"My father was afraid that things would get worse and become more and more out of control, so he ordered thousands of people from Xihehui to abandon their weapons and let the garrison arrest them." At this point, the strong-tempered Sun Wenwan couldn't help but shed tears, "Grain Supervisor Official
So we arrested my father, Xihe Hui, and about 4,000 Zhuhe Gang disciples who had gathered in Changyi as rebels. The right and wrong were still there, and we were not particularly worried. We thought that as long as the court investigated
We knew that justice would be given to us. At that time, I hid outside Changyi City with several members of the congregation, and sent people to look for my second brother. I thought that if the Jiangdong County Secretary could accommodate the situation, it might not be so bad. I never thought that things would get worse.
Another incident happened day and night. The officials from Shandong County who came out to suppress the mutiny insisted on characterizing the Changyi mutiny as a premeditated rebellion led by our Xihe Society. The officers and soldiers not only tortured the arrested members, but also instigated some river gangs to come forward and make false accusations
My father and several bosses of the Suyu Society were unwilling to be beaten and escaped from prison late at night when the guards were lax. After hearing the news, I and the hidden members went to meet up and learned some details. Then a large number of officers and soldiers came to round them up, and everyone did not dare to be arrested again.
, we broke out of the siege together. Under the desperate cover of more than a dozen congregants, I fled to Laizhou. I only had time to say a few words to my second brother, and the arresting officers and soldiers came right after. We had to ride a few fast horses and head north.
Escape and come to the Lord for justice..."
After listening to Sun Wenwan's detailed explanation of the whole process of the Changyi River Gang's mutiny, Lin Fu's tough face turned livid, and he paced around the room with his sleeves and hands clasped behind his back.
Cao Ziang and Lin Mengde frowned deeply. They did not expect that things would deteriorate to this point. They also never expected that the grain supervisory officials of Shandong County and the Ministry of Household Affairs would be so incompetent and mediocre that they would force the canals to flow regardless of the water conditions.
The boat entered and caused a massive traffic jam. The whole responsibility was put on the river gang, and more than 70 people were killed without any hesitation. The river gang did not raise a flag to rebel at that time, which was already quite polite.
But that's not what happened. The Shandong County Sheriff sent troops to suppress the rebellion of the He Gang, and everyone was in the hands of the Shandong County Sheriff. Whether the matter was black or white, it was the Shandong County Sheriff who had the final say.
"I hope you will save my father. The lives of the Xihe Society and the Zhuhe Gang are really unjust! My father has been very cautious all his life, transporting bad grain for the imperial court. He is so frightened that he does not dare to show any slightest indifference. How dare he show any slightest indifference?"
What a disloyalty!" Sun Wenwan got up on the bed and knelt down towards Lin Fu, her head buried in her arms, her hair spread out, covering her head and face, leaving only a white neck exposed, her body filled with resentment
, trembling with fear.
"Don't worry, I won't just sit back and do nothing about this..." Lin Fu put his hand on Sun Wenwan's weak shoulders to comfort her. Only then did he feel that this woman was particularly weak. He frowned and looked at the tiled floor in front of the toes of his shoes.
There was a long silence.
Cao Ziang and Lin Mengde didn't say anything. This matter was too difficult. Jiangdong Zuoying was not qualified to exert influence on Shandong County Secretary and Household Department. They were afraid that they would have to ask Tang Haoxin to come forward to find a solution, but they didn't know how to solve it for the time being.
He spoke in a hurry for fear of disturbing Lin Fu's train of thought.
"Pass my military order," Lin Fu stood up suddenly and ordered, "In the name of the drill, Zhou Pu and Ning Zechen led their troops to immediately enter the shoal north of Jinhaicang to form a defensive formation, take over the entire area, blockade Jinhai Port, and take precautions
The Jibei Army attacks south; all ships immediately stop unloading, and the replenishment of food, water, and ordnance must be completed according to combat standards before nightfall, and all battalions must complete boarding and assembly preparations before nightfall..."
"Ah!" Cao Ziang, Lin Mengde never expected that Lin Fu, after thinking for a long time, decided to lead the entire Jiangdong Zuoying division to march into Shandong. Jiangdong Zuoying gathered and mobilized in Jinhai, even if it was to block the Jinhai Port, they could still use it for drills
In the name of the army, but without announcing it, the entire army entered Shandong territory. At best, it was a military remonstrance. At worst, what was the difference between it and a conspiracy or rebellion?
Sun Wenwan raised her head and looked at Lin Fu in a daze. She and her second brother came all the way. She only hoped that Lin Fu would come forward to show mercy for the Xihe Club. She did not expect that Lin Fu would categorically gather an army to invade Shandong for the Xihe Club and use force.
Directly appeal to the Shandong side. She was filled with emotions for a moment, and she was so excited that she didn't know what to say. At this moment, she could only place all her hopes on the man in front of her who had occasionally entered her dream, and she listened to him in everything.
arrange.
Sun Wenwan was excited, her heart was racing, and she gritted her teeth and persisted until now. At this time, her body tilted and she passed out. Lin Fu tried her pulse and saw that her pulse was stable and there was nothing serious. He ordered the military doctor who was waiting outside the door.
Make a decoction to nourish blood and Qi.
"Should we ask Tang Shaobao to come forward to show mercy? Isn't it possible that things will not turn around?" Lin Mengde said.
"I'm afraid we won't have enough time," Lin Fu shook his head, "We must make a gesture of moving the entire army south so that Shandong County officials will not dare to kill people indiscriminately! Only by saving everyone's lives can things turn around. Let's all sit down together.
There is room for reason!”
Lin Mengde was slightly startled, and Cao Ziang asked from the side: "Are you worried that Shandong will specifically target the Xihe Conference?"
"That may not be the case, but we must judge a gentleman with a villain's heart," Lin Fu said with a serious look, "What's more, these beasts are not gentlemen at all! After Jinan was defeated, almost all the main officials of Dongshan County were
All died in the line of duty. Almost all of the newly appointed officials and the officials sent by the Ministry of Household Affairs to Shandong to supervise grain this time were from Zhang Xie and Yue Lengqiu's line. It is difficult to say whether Zhang Xie or Yue Lengqiu was behind it.
.”
With Lin Fu's recapture of Hejian Prefecture, the newly appointed officials of Hejian Prefecture are inextricably close to Lin Fu. Jinan and Pingyuan were recaptured by Yue Lengqiu's army. Shandong County Secretary and Jinan and Pingyuan prefectures
Many of the local officials were directly appointed by Yue Lengqiu.
Cao Ziang nodded and said: "Perhaps the mutiny in Changyi is something that no one wants to see, but the mutiny has already happened. Thousands of people from the Xihe Society and the Zhuhe Gang have been taken to justice as rebels. At this time, we really need to prevent Yue Leng.
People from the Qiu family are causing trouble behind the scenes... No matter what, we must be ready to assemble the army."
"Isn't it too risky?" Lin Mengde was still a little worried. Cao Ziang was born in the Ma Kou family and fell out with the court as soon as he said it, so he didn't have many scruples. Lin Mengde had more worries than Cao Ziang and hesitated for a while.
, then said, "Then follow this preparation first. Tang Shaobao and the eldest son must also communicate first, especially Ma Yigong and Yang Yihang. They must communicate well..."
"The seaport is blocked here, and the entire army is gathering and ready to go. Not only Tang Shaobao and the eldest son, but also Hao Zongcheng will be unable to sit still," Lin Fu said coldly, "Ma Yigong, Yang Yihang, Zi Ang, you go and communicate in person.
I have no additional requests for them. If they still remember the friendship between the Jinhai and Yangxin joint forces in fighting, and the Jinzhong Army can stay in the camp without showing their faces before Jiangdong Zuoying leaves Jinhai, it will be a big deal for me.
face."
Cao Ziang nodded, this was also a good opportunity to test which side the Jinzhong Army would stand at the critical moment.
Lin Fu, Lin Mengde, and Cao Ziang made up their minds and immediately summoned Zhou Pu, Ge Cunxin, Zhao Qingshan, Ning Zechen, Ao Canghai, Sun Shangwang, Wu Qi, and all the generals above the deputy sentry general to the big tent.
Discuss secretly and arrange the gathering of the army.
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The ships on the sea stopped unloading and half-sailed to replenish fresh water. Ordnance and other supplies had not attracted the attention of the people on the north bank of the Wushui River. However, at dusk, Zhou Pu and Ning Zechen led two battalions of soldiers to bravely enter the north bank of the Wushui River and block it.
After the passage between Jinhaicang and Jibei Army Camp was blocked and Jinhai Port was blocked, all the people on the north bank of the Wushui River who had been kept in the dark woke up together. They looked at the frequently mobilized Jiangdong Zuoying with great confusion. They didn’t know what happened.
I sent people to ask what happened, and the answers they got were all emergency drills.
At that time, the only thing that could be said about running an army was drill, but everyone in Jinhai knew some new terms such as "actual combat drills" from Jiangdong Zuoying. Jiangdong Zuoying conducted military drills in Jinhai not once or twice, but there was no announcement this time.
Other yamen directly blocked the passage between Jibei Army and Jinhaicang, and blocked the Jinhai Port. Anyone with a little insight would know that things were not as simple as they seemed.
When Jiangdong Zuoying blocked the passage between Jinhaicang and Jibei Army garrison, Liu Zhi and others were still in the Yamen of the Water Transport Department of Jinhaidu.
Liu Zhi was panicked for a moment. He didn't know what happened, and he didn't dare to go to Lin Xuwen. Lin Fu asked what happened, fearing that he would be detained without a chance to escape.
Liu Zhi holds the title of deputy envoy to watch the troops in Jinhai, and is the deputy commander-in-chief of the various ministries stationed in Jinhai. He can nominally coordinate and mobilize the troops stationed in various ministries. After much thought, he finally sent someone to find Ma Yigong, hoping that Ma Yigong
Send someone to escort him to the Jibei army camp in the north to find Hao Zongcheng.
Cao Ziang had communicated with Ma Yigong and Yang Yihang a long time ago. Ma Yigong directly rejected Liu Zhi's request to mobilize troops. He told the messenger sent by Liu Zhi that the bandits in Tianjin and Hainan were peaceful and that there was no escort for a distance of five or six miles.
reason.
Liu Zhi led a dozen guards to the north in trembling fear. Zhou Pu, who blocked the passage, had no intention of leaving Liu Zhi in trouble and let them pass.
Seeing Hao Zongcheng, Liu Zhixuan's heart finally dropped. In the cold spring season, he wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and asked Hao Zongcheng: "Seeing Hao Changshi here, I feel like eating it."
A reassurance. Mr. Hao, you said that Lin Fu took the wrong medicine and suddenly sent troops to block the passage, blockade the Jinhai Port, blockade the Jinhai warehouse..."
Hao Zongcheng asked Liu Zhi with a serious face: "You came back from the south, what are Ma Yigong, Yang Yihang and others doing?"
"These beasts, sir, let them stay in Jinhai regardless of the past grudges. I asked Ma Yigong to send someone to take me to the north. He refused. I think they have been wearing the same pants as Lin Fu for a long time. I can't raise them."
The wild wolf of the family," Liu Zhi suddenly thought of a possibility, and asked in a frightened voice, "Master Hao, do you think Lin Fu wants to rebel by doing this?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Hao Zongcheng yelled. Although he was also worried about this, he could never express his worries. Although he had 20,000 Jibei Army in his hand, the Jiangdong Zuoying and Jinzhong Army totaled 6,000.
Elite soldiers who shocked the world. If Lin Fu and the Jinzhong soldiers really wanted to create a change, Hao Zongcheng didn't know whether he should lead the 20,000 Jibei army to suppress the rebellion, or pack up and immediately flee Jinhai, a place of right and wrong.
Hao Zongcheng was hesitant. Deep in his heart, he never wanted Lin Fuyi to rebel, and he also felt that the possibility was extremely slim. Lin Fu, Lin Xuwen and others were very favored, so what benefit would a rebellion bring to him?