(Second update, wishing brothers and sisters a Merry Christmas)
When the Donglu invaded, the officials from Shandong Province who stayed in Jinan surrendered, rebelled, or were killed. Not one out of ten survived. Yue Lengqiu led the Qinwang Division on the southern front to regain Jinan Prefecture. The city of Jinan was almost razed to the ground by the Donglu, making it almost a deserted city.
.The imperial court dispatched officials to re-establish the Shandong Xuanfu Envoy Department, the Inspection Envoy Department, the Admiral's Office and other yamen in Qingzhou Prefecture, so that the Shandong county military and political system could barely maintain operation.
Qingzhou is located between Linzi and Laizhou, with Yishan Mountain to the south and Bohai Sea to the north. It is geographically at the junction of the east and west of Shandong County. Most of the Jiao Lai River that traverses the Shandong Peninsula is also within the territory of Qingzhou Prefecture. After the destruction of Jinan City
Choosing Qingzhou as the Shandong county can not only take care of many important matters such as the sealing of the Yellow River breach in the west and the repair of the Cao Canal in Pingyuan Prefecture, but also take into account many matters such as the transportation of grain to the north along the Jiaolai River and the sea-cao transportation in Denglai area.
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When the Donglu invaded, the cities of Yangxin, Bohai, and Linzi were not lost. Qingzhou Prefecture, which was shielded by Bohai, Linzi and other cities, was naturally preserved and was not trampled by the iron hooves of the captives. This can not but be said to be a kind of luck.
Late at night on March 19th, in the east of Qingzhou City, inside the Qingzhou Inspector's Office, which was requisitioned from wealthy businessmen's mansions and rebuilt, candles were shining brightly, making the hall look like it was daylight.
Liu Yefei, the envoy of Shandong Province and the imperial envoy of Youdu Qian, also supervises the military preparation of Qingzhou Prefecture and knows the affairs of Qingzhou Prefecture.
The imperial official Chen Debiao and others sat looking at the candlelight with sad faces.
"Master Liu, you should tell me what to do. The warships of Jiangdong Zuoying have blocked the mouth of Mihe River, and Tang Shaobao has also entered Shouguang City. If you delay any longer, that pigherder Lin Fu will have a bad temper and lead the way.
The soldiers are marching along the Mi River to Qingzhou City, what are you going to do?" Ge Zufang is about fifty years old, with a long and thin face, a pointed chin, and a sallow and sickly look. He once served as a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel and a bachelor's degree. This time he is the governor of Shandong County.
The officials killed the Donglu, and almost no one survived. He found an opportunity, joined Zhang Xie's sect, and got the opportunity to be released to Shandong. He thought he would usher in the glorious pinnacle of his life, but how could he expect that this official in the border area would be here?
You haven't even been seated for a month, and this disaster has happened to you?
Previously in Changyi, he had a bunch of beards pulled off by the He Gang members who were causing trouble, and now his chin, which was half plastered, was still burning with pain. After he bowed down the He Gang members and took them to jail, Ge Zufang thought he could chop off dozens of heads to vent his anger, but he didn't.
Thinking of Lin Fu, without a word of notice, he directly sailed the warship into the mouth of the Mi River, and directed his troops towards Qingzhou City in the upper reaches of the Mi River.
Ge Zufang was used to being a Taiping official in Beijing and had no ability to change his mind. At dusk, when he heard that Jiangdong Zuojun warships had blocked the mouth of the Mi River, he was so frightened that he lost all his strength and could not help but tremble while sitting.
, completely out of ideas.
"Master Ge, please be patient. Even if Lin Fu was given ten more courages, he would not dare to march with troops outside Qingzhou City - could it be that he would raise the flag to rebel for a few unimportant river gang members?
"Liu Yefei lowered his voice and patiently comforted the frightened Ge Zufang. He frowned and said, "If you don't believe it, pull out a few rebels from prison and behead them in public. Let's see if the Jiangdong Left Army advances or retreats? Let me see.
Lin Fu will definitely withdraw from Mihe. Is it possible that the Shandong County Secretary has captured a few rebels and has to be forced by the Jiangdong Left Army to release them?"
"Master Liu, why are you so sure?" Admiral Chen Debiao squinted at Liu Yefei and said in a nonchalant manner, "I don't know if Master Ge can bear the responsibility of forcing the generals to rebel against him. I don't know. I can't bear it.
If you want to kill people, well, you will be responsible for those He Gang rebels who are imprisoned in prison. Mr. Liu will be responsible for them. Fight or kill as you please, it has nothing to do with me..."
"How can I afford it? Mr. Liu, please don't harm me." Ge Zufang quickly evaded, how could he dare to kill anyone again? Even if Liu Yefei could defend Qingzhou City from Lin Fu and force him to rebel against the general, he would not be able to bear it.
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Chen Debiao looked at Liu Yefei to see what he planned.
Nominally, the three yamen of Shandong, namely, the Shandong Procurator's Office, the Xuanfu Envoy Office, and the Admiral's Office were all newly established, and each performed its own duties, with no distinction in terms of titles. However, the Shandong County Secretary moved all their offices to Qingzhou Prefecture, and Liu Yefei took the position.
The Inspector-General of Shandong was also aware of the affairs of the Qingzhou Prefecture and supervised the military preparations of the Qingzhou Prefecture. He held the military and political power of the Qingzhou Prefecture, and the authority was obviously tilted towards him.
The situation in Shandong County was actually led by Liu Yefei, who was short of the title of governor.
Now there are some important matters to be discussed in Shandong County, so everyone gathered in the Yamen of the Envoy.
Chen Debiao had some objections to the fact that Vice Prime Minister Zhang Xie was so partial to Liu Yefei when re-structuring the power structure of Shandong County. Now that he had created such a big mess, he certainly would not share this responsibility with Liu Yefei.
Chen Debiao's nephew also almost lost his life because he infiltrated the ranks of grain inspectors to gain qualifications. During the Changyi mutiny, he broke his leg bones to the noisy River Gang members and threw them into the freezing cold river. However, at this time
Chen Debiao was only the nominal governor of Shandong County. The new official could not make a fire after taking office. He could not directly mobilize the still fully established town army in Shandong County to Changyi to suppress the noisy congregation. In the end, Liu Yefei mobilized the Qingzhou soldiers to Changyi to round up He.
Help the congregation.
Neither Chen Debiao nor Ge Zufang wanted to make the matter a big deal. After all, the river was blocked, and the Xuanfu envoy was responsible for negligence. He was not held accountable and did not torture. The killing of more than 70 members of the He Gang was also suspected of being too hasty, killing indiscriminately, and intensifying the conflict. The incident
It is difficult for anyone to escape the blame when it comes to the investigation. After the Changyi Mutiny, Chen Debiao still thought of minimizing the big issue. As long as the He Gang surrendered and did not make the matter bigger, it would be okay to pretend that the Changyi Mutiny never happened.
Who would have thought that Liu Yefei suddenly seemed to have taken the wrong medicine, and insisted on killing him to convict the He Gang of conspiracy and rebellion, and also sent a large number of troops to hunt down those who slipped through the net.
If no one had stood up for those mud-legged people from the He Gang, Chen Debiao would not have bothered to argue or argue with Liu Yefei; but Lin Fu did not hesitate to invade Shandong with his troops, but he also wanted to stand up for these mud-legged people. Tang Haoxin, who was always used to be the peacemaker in the court,
This time, he also supported Lin Fu with a strong attitude. How could Chen Debiao be willing to wipe Liu Yefei's shit on his butt?
Liu Yefei had a sullen face, Ge Zufang was timid, fearful of life and death, and definitely not a decisive person. But Chen Debiao was an old fox, and he probably had already thought of a way out for himself. Ge Zufang could not be pulled, and Chen Debiao took responsibility together. Liu Yefei
I really don't dare to drag dozens of mud-legged people out to behead and kill people to demonstrate to Lin Fu and the Jiangdong Left Army.
At this moment, the old concierge of the Inspector's Office came in with a letter in his hand, walked up to Liu Yefei and whispered a few words into Liu Yefei's ear before retreating.
Chen Debiao watched Liu Yefei's face become even more gloomy and ugly after opening the letter, and asked: "What happened again?"
"Tang Shaobao wants us to go to Shouguang immediately to answer the grain congestion issue in person..." Liu Yefei handed the letter to Chen Debiao with an ugly face, and Ge Zufang read it.
Chen Debiao looked at Tang Haoxin's letter from Shouguang, and regardless of what Ge Zufang thought, he said directly: "Tinhai opened a sea canal. Tang Shaobao is the governor-general of the canal. He summoned us to Shouguang to question the grain congestion. It is inconvenient not to go -
—Besides, Tang Shaobao is already in his seventies and has worked hard for the imperial court. He can no longer bear the trouble of traveling all the way to Qingzhou to ask questions."
Liu Yefei secretly spit in his heart. He didn't expect Chen Debiao to be so spineless. Chen Debiao lowered his profile and ran to Shouguang to admit his mistake. He didn't have much responsibility, but he was different. He was responsible for almost all the things. If he couldn't sit down
Tang Haoxin was accused of conspiracy by the Shihe Gang, and Lin Fu would definitely not let it go.
Liu Yefei looked at Ge Zufang and asked: "Master Ge, what do you say? When Changyi mutinied, you were our chief grain officer. After Changyi was congested, if Master Ge hadn't said that he would severely repair those mud-legged people,
It won’t cause so many troubles.”
"Master Liu, you can't say that," Ge Zufang frowned when he saw Liu Yefei putting the blame on him. "In Changyi, Master Liu said that those idiots were slacking off on purpose. I was just following Liu Yefei's lead."
Your Excellency said that you would give those idiots who slacked off on purpose a lesson, but who would have thought that when Master Liu caught someone, he would just drag them to the embankment and behead them in public display..."
"Master Ge didn't stop me at that time! Of course, if the imperial court had not been too anxious to supervise food, Master Ge would not have acted so hastily. I can understand Master Ge's mood," Liu Yefei squinted his eyes and smiled, "It's just all of us.
No one thought that this group of mud-legged people had really taken the courage of a leopard and dared to gather a crowd to make trouble and beat up the imperial government's grain inspectors. They did not tell the officials who were overseeing the canals and killed and injured more than a dozen people. How is this different from rebellion? Could it be that Lin Fu
With soldiers in hand, he can still turn black into white. Of course, if he insists on turning black into white, he will naturally have to investigate the causes and consequences of the Jiaolai River siltation. Could it be that this has nothing to do with Mr. Ge?
Relationship? It was Master Ge who slapped the table and asked the river gang to boldly sail the boat into the Jiaolai River. Master Ge pointed at Sun Jingtang's nose and cursed. The majestic appearance at that time was witnessed by several people."
"This..." Cold sweat broke out on Ge Zufang's forehead. He had served in the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Civil Affairs for nearly twenty years. He didn't know anything about water conservancy and water transportation. He thought that if there was water, he could sail the boat. Who would have thought that the canal boat transporting grain would be as heavy as the river water?
Can't stand it? If we really want to investigate the responsibility behind the mutiny in Changyi, Ge Zufang knows that it will be difficult for him to escape responsibility. He is so anxious that he breaks into a cold sweat, and he doesn't know what excuse he can use to excuse himself.
"Master Chen, how do you think we should go to see Tang Shaohe?" Liu Yefei asked Admiral Chen Debiao again.
When Chen Debiao saw Ge Zufang's bearish look, he knew that he would win over Liu Yefei to fight against Tang and Lin. He weighed the pros and cons in his mind, hesitated for a while, and then said: "There was a mutiny in Changyi, and the river gang gathered to make trouble and surrounded the court.
Officer, several people were injured and killed. This is an iron fact that no one can erase..." He didn't know that Zhang Xie would not protect Liu Yefei. If Zhang Xie protects Liu Yefei, Tang Haoxin must give it to Lin.
Fu's support to stand up for the He Gang means that the conflict between the Tang and Zhang cliques within the Chu Party has become public. After all, it is Zhang Xie who holds the real power in the DPRK, and the majority of the people in the Chu Party are really going to break up.
Will choose to rely on Zhang Xie and abandon Tang Haoxin.
Even if the Shandong county magistrate made a mistake and intensified the conflict, Tang Haoxin and Lin Fu would not have done anything wrong if they arbitrarily supported the troops and pushed directly into Shandong. To put it nicely, it means raising troops to punish the guilty.
, Chen Debiao estimated that even if the court eventually hit each other with fifty big sticks, the fifty big sticks they hit on Tang Haoxin and Lin Fu would definitely be much heavier than the ones they hit.
Under this situation, Chen Debiao could only temporarily stand on the same side as Liu Yefei and Ge Zufang against Tang Haoxin, Lin Fu and others who came to investigate.