Today, Zhang Yanfang was supposed to celebrate New Year's Eve at home, but Zhang Yanfang was worried about the businessmen from the vassal state who stayed at the Shanghai Shipping Department and did not go home for the New Year, fearing that they would get drunk and cause trouble. But he knew that these businessmen from the vassal state were not
There must be quite a few people who are law-abiding and half-bandit among them. From the very beginning, he asked his subordinates and unofficial officials to check carefully whether there were any people registered on the Ming Dynasty's wanted list.
Since he was afraid that they would cause trouble, Zhang Yanfang told his wife and children when they were spending the evening together: "I will go out for a patrol and come back as soon as I go." Then he called two officials from the Shanghai Shipping Department, a few officers, and the local people.
A person with a small banner in Qianhusuo.
Of course these people are unwilling. Who wants to work after the Chinese New Year! Everyone knows that you, Zhang Yanfang, are a member of the Sacred Heart. You can be promoted if you make some achievements. We are all grassroots officials, and it is not easy to be promoted like you.
.Including the soldiers from the local Qianhu Station, they were full of complaints.
But they knew that the current emperor Zhu Yunxi valued Zhang Yanfang more, so they did not dare to offend him. Even the local Qianhu Office was the same, so they followed Zhang Yanfang out for inspection unwillingly.
The first stop was the market. When Zhang Yanfang arrived at the market, Li Jiqian and the others had already pushed the wine out of the market, so they didn't encounter them. Although it was dark at this time, there were not many customers here to buy things.
, most store owners are also packing up their things to go home for the New Year.
Zhang Yanfang made a tour and found that there was no problem, so he led everyone to the place where the merchants of the vassal state lived.
As they walked along, it was already dark. But firstly, they were familiar with this road, and secondly, there were many people setting off fireworks and firecrackers, which illuminated the sky very brightly, so there was no need to worry about getting lost.
When he was approaching the gate, Zhang Yanfang saw two groups of people outside the gate from a distance, as if they were confronting each other and about to start a fight. Zhang Yanfang immediately became nervous, in case a fight really broke out and someone was killed.
But this is a big deal. Now is the Chinese New Year, Shanghai is so close to the capital, and the imperial censors of the Ming Dynasty are all sharp-eyed.
Zhang Yanfang immediately asked an unofficial official accompanying him to ask. The other people accompanying him also became nervous. If something really happened and the superiors investigated, Zhang Yanfang would probably just reprimand them, but the little shrimps below would probably
Process a few.
Even the soldiers at the local guard station were nervous. If something happened, the guard station was also responsible. They were the ones who were on duty tonight, and they would definitely be held accountable. At this time, they were extremely grateful to Zhang Yanfang for coming out to patrol at night.
But what happened next was far beyond their expectations. In their opinion, these merchants from the vassal state would not dare to offend the officials of the Ming Dynasty.
However, the leader of one of the two groups suddenly rose up, grabbed the unofficial official who was sent out, and then sent out a signal, seemingly calling for men.
Although Zhang Yanfang had been a local official for several years, it was the first time that someone dared to directly confront the government. This was the first time he had encountered such a thing, so he didn't know what to do. The other unofficial officials on the side were similar.
Fortunately, the Xiaoqi Zheng Ban from Qianhu Station who came here was quite clever and reacted quickly. He immediately called two soldiers to report the news to Qianhu Station, and then said to Zhang Yanfang: "Master Tiji, no matter what, they are holding officials hostage, there is a possibility of rebellion.
If there is any suspicion, your Excellency should immediately send someone to inform the Qianhu Station near the port to prevent them from escaping; at the same time, send someone back to the county to gather people to prevent them from attacking the city. If the city falls, even if it is recaptured immediately, it is a serious crime!"
Zhang Yanfang also reacted and followed Zheng Ban's words to invite people back to the county seat and sent people to Qianhu Station near the port.
Then Zhang Yanfang looked around at the people around him, still at a loss. Only the little flag was still calm, so he asked the little flag Zheng Ban: "In your opinion, what should we do next?"
Zheng Ban took a look and saw that Li Jiqian and his group were running to a certain place quickly and would soon be out of sight. On the other side, Xiao Zhuo's people stayed where they were and did not move.
So Zheng Ban said: "Master Tiju, it seems that they don't look like they want to rebel and attack the city. Instead, they look like criminal thieves who entered the city and were discovered."
"So according to what I see, your Excellency should gather people and appease these vassal merchants here to prevent other problems from arising. The commanding officer of our office and Mr. Hanguang Qianhu will direct the people of this office and the later office.
The soldiers will arrest him." Although Xiaoqi has no rank, he is still considered a low-ranking official, so he can call himself a 'lower official'.
Zhang Yanfang understood what Zheng Ban meant, and he was trying to persuade him in a subtle way not to interfere with the mobilization of the army. After all, although this did not look like a rebellion, there were so many people that they could not be wiped out by the county government or the city's shipping department.
Guard troops are also needed.
But commanding the guardsmen is different from commanding the police officers. It is best not for laymen to lead experts.
Zhang Yanfang knew that because of his special status, the local guard commander did not dare to offend him. If he offered command, although he might not listen to him, he would not refuse it completely. He could always get a share of the credit. But Zhang Yanfang knew that Yun Xi
He hates outsiders interfering in the affairs of experts. If he insists on interfering, Yunxi will definitely be unhappy; and he himself does not want to be like this.
So Zhang Yanfang said: "Okay, that's it. You go tell Han Guangqian about this matter and let him command and pacify it." Then he turned to the arrester who brought him and said: "You go call someone, don't say anything but have two or three words."
Ten people, bring them here."
Finally, he said to the rest of the unofficial officials: "Just wait here with me!"
The few people who received the order followed the order. The other officials who had not joined the ranks were actually unwilling to stay here, but since all the superior officials had stayed, they had no choice but to stay.
At Xiao Zhuo's place, Xiao Zhuo watched Li Jiqian leading his people back without moving. The one-eyed wolf looked at it and whispered to Xiao Zhuo: "Xiao Dong's family, I think they are probably pirates on the Ming Dynasty's wanted list, so
As soon as the officials told them to come over, they immediately rebelled."
"Xiao Dongjia, if you want to get close to the local government, try every means to stop it. You are watching the promotion of the Shanghai Shipping Department over there. I will definitely take note of my employer's achievements."
After hearing what One-Eyed Wolf said, Xiao Zhuo realized that what One-Eyed Wolf said was right. It was indeed like the pirates were afraid of being discovered. But he thought for a moment and said: "Forget it, if the manpower is lost and it is difficult to deal with it,
It’s better not to interfere.”
However, Xiao Zhuo, who guessed the truth of the matter, relaxed a little and said to the one-eyed wolf: "I didn't expect that you want to get close to the government like this? Otherwise, why did you persuade me to stop you?"
The one-eyed wolf said nothing.
Xiao Zhuo did not ask further questions, but just ordered his people not to move, even if Li Jiqian and his people could no longer be seen.
It wasn't until Zhang Yanfang gathered thirty or forty people and came over, that he went up to them alone, and then immediately knelt down and explained the situation to Zhang Yanfang.
Zhang Yanfang felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said, so he scolded him a few times, fined him some money, and let him go back temporarily. However, Zhang Yanfang, who was cautious by nature, still asked the arrester to check the truth again, which made Xiao Zhuo and the others lose their lives.
Living well. Many people traced the origin and thought it was caused by the one-eyed wolf looking for trouble, so they had an even worse attitude towards him, and the one-eyed wolf didn't care.
Li Jiqian led his men to join the others and ran towards the port. But halfway through, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind, and the officers and soldiers were chasing after him on horseback!
Li Jiqian secretly said, "No! It's the New Year. He also inquired about it. The two local Qianhu Stations were only guarded by people from one general banner. They also had thirty or forty people. The enemy had a general banner to fight with them.
They may not lose in a fight of this scale.
But what he fears most is the cavalry. The cavalry comes and goes like the wind. They cannot be hit at all and will only be slowly eliminated.
Fortunately, there was a forest here. Although the trees were not high and the woods were not dense, it was enough to block the cavalry. So he led the people and ran towards the woods, and successfully arrived in the woods before the cavalry caught up.
As expected, the cavalry stopped outside the woods. In the dark, if there was any ambush in the woods, they had to report it here. After a while, a man wearing the clothes of a fourth-grade military attache also came over on horseback, and brought a few more
Ten cavalrymen arrived.
This person was Wei Huo, who was from the local Qianhu Office and was also given the title of Commander. He was celebrating the New Year at home, when suddenly someone sent by Zhang Yanfang came to his house and told him about the incident.
Wei Huo immediately put on his clothes and rushed to Qianhu Station without having time to put on his armor. At the same time, he sent his own soldiers to notify other officers and soldiers of the guard station who were celebrating the New Year at home.
When he arrived at the place, he immediately asked the soldiers of the general flag on duty to mount their horses and pursue them. He stayed at the guard post and waited until the first group of people arrived, then he mounted his horses and chased after them.
When they arrived outside the woods, Wei Huo took a look and understood what was going on before the commander-in-chief could speak. Then he immediately ordered: "Split one-third of your people and ride horses to wait outside the port. There is a half chance that they will
They will rush to the port. If they really want to go to the port, capture them; if they cannot be captured alive, they will be killed."
Then he said to the remaining people: "You patrol around this forest. If a lot of people come out, blow the whistle immediately. If only a few people come out, call the people nearby to capture and kill them. I'm afraid they will use
A plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
Then he said to a hundred households who rushed over urgently: "You stay here. If someone comes here again, if they are cavalry, just follow the instructions I just said. If they are infantry, let them rush to the Yangtze River."
Finally, he said: "I personally went to the rear, took down their boat, and interrogated them as to where they came from."
