Hou Fangyu was immediately captured by the brave cavalry of the Chuang army and headed to Guide, preparing to participate in the public trial. Not long after Chen Yongfu surrendered in Mamuji, his son Chen De also actively led the way for the Chuang army, and as a vanguard general helped Li Laiheng capture the city.
The undefended Guide City.
The war in eastern Henan has now come to an end.
But Hou Fangyu still had the intention of struggling with his destiny. Another scribe in the army, Gu Junen, who liked to wear military uniforms, rode by alone. He had feelings for the world-famous young man in front of him.
With a sarcastic smile he said:
"Only a great hero can show his true character, and he is a true celebrity. The four young masters of Fushe are famous all over the world. Under the great reputation, there is no falsehood."
Hou Fangyu was so mocked by Gu Jun'en that he didn't even look up. Fang Yiren clapped the platinum fracture fan in his hand and replied: "Young Master Hou is willing to help the army with all his money, and it will be of great use."
"Hahaha." Gu Junen couldn't help laughing, "Leshan, you really have the ability to teach students according to their aptitude and make the best use of them."
When Hou Fangyu heard this, his heart suddenly moved.
Leshan?
This font name suddenly produced some familiar ripples in Hou Fangyu's ears. From the beginning, he felt familiar with Chuang Jun's appearance, Grand Master Fang, just because everyone before was kneeling down to beg for mercy.
Don't think too deeply.
Now that Hou Fangyu heard Fang Yiren's name, he suddenly recalled many memories. He vaguely remembered that Fang Yizhi, who was also one of the four young masters of Fushe, seemed to have mentioned the name Fang Leshan to him?
Ah, yes, no wonder this person looks so familiar. Doesn't his appearance resemble Fang Yizhi?
A large number of memory fragments quickly emerged in Hou Fangyu's mind, and he exclaimed: "Fang Yiren! You are Mi Zhi's cousin Fang Leshan!"
Hou Fangyu then remembered an old case. Ruan Dacheng, a remnant of the eunuch party, had fabricated some evidence to attack Fang Yizhi's cousin Fang Yiren, who had died for the country, and turned to the thieves for rebellion.
At that time, the Donglin literati in Nandu only regarded this anecdote as Ruan Dacheng's crazy talk, and no one paid any attention to it. Hou Fangyu only briefly heard him talk about Fang Yiren during a casual chat with Fang Yizhi.
This cousin's incident left some impression.
At this time, all the clues from the past were connected together, and Hou Fangyu finally understood that the crazy words Ruan Dacheng said were actually true!
Fang Yiren looked at Hou Fangyu's shocked expression, shook his head, and said calmly: "Young Master Hou is really a noble man who forgets things. In my early years, I traveled to the southern capital and heard about Hou Chaozong's literary name. I wrote to you several times, hoping to find him.
It was an opportunity to discuss matters such as the national dignitaries and the invasion of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Several times, I stayed outside the mansion built by Mr. Hou in Nandu, just hoping that we could meet and express my thoughts on the military affairs. Unfortunately, Mr. Hou
Unfortunately, the two of us are not meant to meet each other."
"Fang... Tongcheng's Fang family actually obeyed Ni so early?"
Hou Fangyu's eyes widened, and he was shocked by Fang Yiren's true identity. Then he felt that his tone was wrong. Speaking like this in front of Fang Yiren would be asking for death, so he immediately changed his words:
"Fang...brother Fang, my brother Mi Zhi and I are close friends like Boya Ziqi. For Mi Zhi's sake, please spare my life! My father is now the imperial governor-general and minister of suppression of thieves. As long as
Brother Shi asked me to go see my father, and I will definitely try to get him to surrender. In this way, the army can take over the Central Plains without having to fight!"
"Hey, that's not bad." Fang Yiren replied cheerfully, "I have always admired Chaozong's knowledge and literary talents, but General Chen has sent us a particularly detailed evidence of the crime. Among them is how you apportioned military supplies.
You made money in the name of the police and forced more than a hundred families to death; there is also evidence of how you seduced good wives and forced them to work as prostitutes to set up a brothel in Guide."
Fang Yiren walked over, patted the dumbfounded Hou Fangyu on the shoulder, and said softly: "I also want to save you, Mr. Hou. As long as you can speak eloquently at the public trial and explain clearly all the evidence presented by Chen Yongfu.
If it is perjury, then Chuangjun will enforce the law impartially and give you the innocence you deserve."
At this point, Hou Fangyu was already at war with each other. He knew the evidence of guilt in Fang Yiren's words best, and of course he knew that he had no escape.
Hou Fangyu only felt that his vision was dark, and he couldn't help but accuse: "Fang Yiren! You are also a Fushe scholar, and the court has never treated you poorly. How could you do something like Li Zhen!"
Fang Yiren couldn't help but laugh out loud when Hou Fangyu said: "Chaozong, do you know today that the court has never treated Donglin gentleman poorly? Li Zhen? Since you said I am Li Zhen, that's just right. As long as the public trial comes out,
When the result comes, I will catch you to the Yellow River, so that you will be a turbid current forever!"
Li Zhen was the counselor of Zhu Wen, Taizu of the Later Liang Dynasty. In order to attack the old noble families, he threw a large number of aristocratic families who called themselves "clear streams" into the Yellow River, turning them into turbid currents forever.
Fang Yiren threatened Hou Fangyu with the disaster of Baimayi, and he was so frightened that Hou Fangyu fainted. Hou Fangyu was not a martial artist to this point, compared to Fu She, who died in a hand-to-hand fight with the Qing army when the Ming army's westward marching regiment was completely wiped out.
How strong is the promotion of people? It is really a shame.
It can also be seen that the gentlemen of Donglin and Fushe are just ordinary people. Among them, He Gang is a loyal and brave man who is not afraid of death, and there is also a disdainful person like Hou Fangyu who cherishes his life like gold.
Chen Zilong and Xu Du, who were in Xuzhou City at this time, both belonged to the Donglin and Fushe line of scholars. Chen Zilong was a good friend of He Gang, and Xu Du was a disciple of He Gang. Together, the three of them led Yiwu in Zhejiang Province.
Tuan Lian came to help Xu, but he never thought that He Gang would leave so quickly.
When Yuan Shizhong rode back to Xuzhou alone, Chen Zilong immediately saw the sensational joy of Yuan Shizhong's return in Gupeng City, which gave people a little comfort in their despair.
After Shi Kefa heard the news that Yuan Shizhong rode back from the bandit camp alone, he finally saw the only glimmer of hope amidst the myriad of bad news.
Liu Liangzuo left his post without permission on the south bank of the Yellow River and was defeated without a fight. As a result, the westward marching regiment led by Liu Zhaoji unexpectedly crashed into the Qing army's encirclement network without warning. Within a quarter of an hour, almost all of them were defeated.
The army was destroyed.
When Shi Kefa received the news that the Westward Expedition Corps had been destroyed, he really felt like the world was shattering. He felt a sense of despair in his heart that the situation was completely ruined and that even the best chess players could not reverse the situation at all.
What made Shi Kefa even more troubled was that the Westward Army was destroyed and Liu Zhaoji died in the battle, but Yu Yongshou and Gao Qian fled back to Xuzhou. Although the two "generals" brought back not many soldiers and horses, there were some.
Two thousand people.
Although the defeated troops of the Westward Army had already brought back to Xuzhou the news that Yu Yongshou and Gao Qian had escaped before the formation, they still had only 2,000 troops!
Likewise, he is not someone that the current Shi Kefa can deal with.
Shi Kefa was nominally the general minister of the Xuzhou Suppression, and could governor of countless states, counties and armies between Huaiyang and Xulu. But in reality, the only army Shi Kefa could really control was the 30,000 troops in Xuzhou.
Now Liu Liangzuo and more than 10,000 people have fled without a trace, Liu Zhaoji and 10,000 people have been wiped out in Dangshan, and Shi Kefa nominally still has nearly 10,000 troops in Xuzhou, but almost all of them are make-up.
In the empty troops, most soldiers just live on the roster.
The only force he can rely on now, besides his standard camp of less than a thousand people, is the Yiwu team that Chen Zilong and Xu Du brought from Zhejiang for training.
The military strength was so stretched that Shi Kefa knew that Yu Yongshou and Gao Qian had left their posts without permission and fled before the battle, but he did not punish them.
Even some of the defeated troops who fled back to Xuzhou from Dangshan clearly explained the situation of the Battle of Dangshan very clearly: how Yu Yongshou and Gao Qian fled in fear of the enemy, and how Liu Zhaoji fought desperately against the Donglu until the entire army was annihilated.
Yes, Shi Kefa was actually very clear about all this situation after hearing it from the defeated soldiers.
However, Shi Kefa was afraid of the changes in the troops controlled by Yu Yongshou and Gao Qian, so not only did he not punish the two cowardly generals who fled before the battle, but he also had to embezzle the treasury savings everywhere.