According to Zhu Houzhao's arrangement before leaving Beijing, Xu Tai should stay in the capital to suppress the bandits, but this guy still came after pleading.
When the emperor met with King Ning in Jiujiang, Xu Tai and Wei Bin went straight to Nanchang with a thousand cavalry.
The chief officials of the Third Division of Jiangxi and the prefect of Nanchang were either forced to become thieves or had their heads chopped off. Now Wang Yangming has the final say in everything here. There are also prefects, prefectures, and county magistrates from various places who led troops to serve the king, and a few remained in Nanchang city.
, assisted Wang Yangming in maintaining security after the war, and made arrangements for the rebels to retreat by category.
As soon as Xu Tai and Wei Bin arrived with their troops, they immediately alerted Wu Wending, who was responsible for defending the city.
"Who is coming?" Wu Wending climbed up the tower and asked.
Xu Tai sneered and scolded: "Anbian Bo Zhutai is here to investigate King Ning's remnant party under the emperor's order. You, a small official, don't open the city gate quickly!"
Sure enough, it came!
Wu Wending's heart suddenly sank. Wang Yangming had discussed with him and knew the real purpose of these guys coming to Nanchang.
Not long after, the city gate opened wide and Xu Tai led the crowd into the city.
Not even bothering to ask Wu Wending's name and official position, Xu Tai directly ordered: "Where is Prince Ning's Mansion? Take me there quickly."
After all, Wu Wending was a fourth-grade prefect, but he was treated as a minor official by a military general. His aggrieved feeling was beyond words. He suppressed his anger, forced a smile and said, "Please come with me, Governor Zhu." At the same time, he quietly gestured for him to follow.
Immediately go to the Chief Secretary's Yamen and invite Wang Yangming to deal with these people.
Xu Tai swaggered into Prince Ning's Mansion and asked five hundred Beijing soldiers to guard each door, while another five hundred Beijing soldiers followed him inside.
"Who is in charge of Prince Ning's Mansion?" Xu Tai asked.
A civil servant came over, raised his hands and said, "Xing Xun, the prefect of Ganzhou, has temporarily taken over Prince Ning's Mansion."
Xu Tai smiled and said: "Then you can leave. I will be in charge of Prince Ning's Mansion now. Before leaving, all the treasures, account books, and traitors must be handed over to the governor!"
Xing Xun was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "Director Zhu, according to the regulations, it should be handed over to the Sanfa Department. You have no right to take over the items that rebel against the king."
"This governor is here under the emperor's order and is responsible for tracking down Prince Ning's remnant party," Xu Tai sneered, "I think you are just like the remnant party. Someone is here to arrest this prefect and torture him!"
"How dare you!" Xing Xun was furious.
Xu Tai really dared to arrest him as soon as the fourth-grade magistrate asked him to, and was prepared to torture and beat him to force him to hand over.
Wu Wending quickly dissuaded him: "Director Zhu, I have something to say."
Xu Tai pulled a chair and sat down, and said with great dignity: "It's okay not to arrest the person, just make him obedient."
"Don't even think about it!"
Xing Xun also had a temper. He once said that he would surrender the bandit leader alone, and he also led his troops to fight to the death without retreating. He stiffened his neck and said angrily: "If there is no Sanfa Division, at least Dongchang and Jinyiwei should come forward. You bring a thousand soldiers from the capital."
Therefore, even if I am obeying the emperor’s order, I can still disobey it!”
Because Wang Yuan flapped his butterfly wings, Jiang Bin did not take charge of Jingying, Dongchang and Jinyiwei at the same time.
Nowadays, Lu Xuan is in charge of the Jinyi Guards, and Li Ying is in charge of the Jinyi Guards. Zhang Yong is in charge of the Dongchang, and Zhu Ying is in charge of the affairs of the Dongchang. Zhang Yong did not know what kind of ecstasy was given to him. He asked for the top leadership position in the Dongchang from the emperor. Anyway, the Dongchang
He Jinyiwei no longer has anything to do with Jiang Bin, Xu Tai and others.
Xu Tai and Wei Bin came in a hurry, bringing only a thousand soldiers here. Without the privileges of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, the local officials could really resist the order.
"How brave!"
The little magistrate dared to resist the decree. Xu Tai was furious and shouted: "Drag him down and beat him, even if he is beaten to death!"
Wu Wending stopped him and said, "Captain Zhu and Magistrate Xing are the heroes who suppressed the rebellion. You should not be insulted like this."
Xu Tai sneered and said: "What hero is responsible for quelling the rebellion? I think he is the remnant of King Ning. Otherwise, how could he disobey the order and not let the governor inspect King Ning's belongings?"
Xing Xun was dragged into the courtyard and whipped by Xu Tai's followers.
Then, other officials who stayed in Prince Ning's Mansion were also detained by Xu Tai and tortured collectively to extract confessions. Those who did not cooperate were immediately tortured as members of Prince Ning's party, and the sealed items were easily obtained.
"Prince Ning is richest in the world, and everyone in the capital knows about it, why do you only have these treasures?" Wei Bin was a little dissatisfied.
Xu Tai gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "It must be those civil servants who have embezzled it. We are a step too late."
Wu Wending explained: "All of King Ning's money was used to recruit troops and horses, and he rewarded the rebels lavishly before the battle. This is really the only thing left."
Xu Tai couldn't believe it, so he pointed at Wu Wending and said, "I think you are like King Ning and the rest of the gang, dragging them out and beating him!"
This collective torture yielded no results, and Xu Tai became increasingly depressed.
Wei Bin whispered: "It seems that Prince Ning really doesn't have much money left, so he has to find other ways to get money."
Xu Tai asked: "What can Superintendent Wei do?"
Wei Bin said: "Prince Ning has been planning a rebellion for many years. There must be countless remnants hidden in Nanchang City."
"Hahahaha, heroes think alike!" Xu Tai laughed arrogantly.
When Wang Yangming received the news from Wu Wending, he quickly came to Prince Ning's Mansion and saw only many officials covered with scars.
"Captain Zhu, why is this so?" Wang Yangming asked.
Wang Yangming was the teacher of Wang Yuan and Li Ying. Xu Tai behaved quite politely and said with his hands raised: "I have been ordered by the emperor to investigate the remaining members of Prince Ning's party. Naturally, I must strictly investigate and not let anyone suspicious go."
Wang Yangming suppressed his anger: "Is there anything to gain?"
Xu Tai smiled and said: "Not yet, but there will be soon."
Xu Tai and Wei Bin did not take action personally, but sent their soldiers to rush in when they saw the mansion in the city. It didn't matter whether these wealthy households had relatives serving civil servants, they would be tortured on the spot anyway, and only after giving them enough money could they free themselves.
Prove innocence.
No matter how clever and clever Wang Yangming is, he can't stop him at all. He can't lead his troops to fight with the soldiers in the capital, right?
He could only send people to Jiujiang to ask Wang Yuan to complain before the emperor. At the same time, he advised the wealthy households in the city to leave quickly and hide in the countryside for a while, but there were still many wealthy people who were lucky.
The entire city of Nanchang is in complete chaos, the army has lost control and can do anything.
These Beijing cavalry who followed Wang Yuan's formation to kill Dayan Khan were all good men with a good reputation, but now they have collectively transformed into wolves, tigers and leopards. They committed heinous crimes in Nanchang, and people died every day. They were tortured to death.
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As for beautiful women, let’s not mention them.
A few days later, the person who went to Jiujiang to deliver the message came back and reported to Wang Yangming that Wang Yuan had accompanied the emperor to leave Jiangxi.
"Teacher, what should I do?" Ji Yuanheng asked.
Wang Yangming said: "Attack the heart!"
Wang Yangming was accompanied by more than 20 students, who immediately went out to organize the people in the city.
Niu Zhen is a flag officer of the Three Thousand Battalion. He once followed Wang Yuan to conquer Turpan, and also followed Wang Yuan to fight against Dayan Khan in the valley. He was promoted from an ordinary soldier to the general flag. In the past few days, he led the troops to torture and kill three
There were more than 10,000 taels of silver, but Xu Tai didn't say anything, and no one knew how much they could share.
There had just been an autumn rain and the weather suddenly turned cold.
Niu Zhen came out of a wealthy family's home and shivered because of the wind. Suddenly, his men said: "Fifth brother, what kind of battle is this?"
But more than 20 common people in shabby clothes came over with simple meals. The leader said: "General, King Ning usually did us misery. Thanks to the general who came with his troops to quell the chaos. You must torture him well."
If all Prince Ning's people are found, the people of Nanchang will be able to live a stable life from now on."
Niu Zhen was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said: "Don't worry, fellow villagers, I will never let go of a member of Prince Ning's party."
The man held up a rice bowl and handed it over: "General, we are all poor people. We have nothing to reward the officers and soldiers. This is the only food left at home. Please general, don't dislike being shabby."
A bowl of gruel, some vegetable leaves, bran and gravel.
Niu Zhen didn't care whether he ate it or not. He declined and said, "I appreciate the kindness of the folks. I will take the food back."
The common people immediately knelt down in unison, shouting gratitude and gratitude, and wanted to reward the troops life or death.
Niu Zhen and his soldiers had no choice but to drink the porridge. It was difficult to swallow and at the same time, they felt strange in their hearts.
After walking for a while, I suddenly met a civil servant.
The civil servant came over and said with a warm smile: "Thank you for your hard work, soldiers!"
Niu Zhen was just a general bannerman, not even a military commander. He was flattered and said: "It's not hard, thank you for your concern."
The civil servant frowned and said, "It's cold, how can I wear single clothes? Don't get cold."
Niu Zhen was speechless. Could he say that he took off the stolen fur because he got hot while torturing the rich man?
The civil servant patted Niu Zhen on the shoulder: "You are in a foreign land, take care of yourself, and don't let your wife, children and children at home worry."
"Hey, I understand." Niu Zhen nodded repeatedly.
The civil servant went to talk to other soldiers, asking them about the situation at home, and asking them all kinds of questions.
Niu Zhen couldn't help but said: "May I ask your name, sir?"
The civil servant smiled and said, "My name is Wang Shouren."
Niu Zhen was surprised and happy: "But Wang Erlang's teacher?"
"Exactly." Wang Yangming nodded.
Niu Zhen admired him very much: "I have gone on two expeditions with Wang Shilang, and I have been promoted from a soldier to a general banner. It is all the credit of Wang Shilang leading us to fight. Wang Shilang's teacher is our ancestor. Grandmaster
Your Majesty, please bow down to me!"
Wang Yangming praised and encouraged: "You have gone into battle to fight and have made great contributions to the country and the people, and it is more important to take care of yourself. Put on your clothes quickly, don't catch a cold."
"It's not cold down here." Niu Zhen didn't dare to wear it, and he didn't have the shame to wear it. The fur was stolen.
Wang Yangming showed concern again before walking away.
Niu Zhen and his soldiers fell into silence for a moment, always feeling ashamed.
"Fifth brother, this is a bit too much."
"That's right, Peng San insulted a woman yesterday. He pulled her over when he saw her on the street. Looking at the girl's clothes, she didn't look like someone from a wealthy family. If he keeps doing this, he might even humiliate us to the point of giving us food today.
The people’s families.”
"And Shilang Wang's teacher, what a great official. He just warned me to be filial to my parents. I... I... feel so embarrassed!"
"Let's not talk about the superficial things. Xu Tai is really nothing. We have worked very hard these days and knocked out tens of thousands of taels of silver, but Xu Tai didn't get a penny in reward."
"I'm not going to do it anymore. Whoever wants to do it will do it. We commit crimes and Xu Tai takes the money. There is no such useless thing in the world!"
"..."
Throughout the city of Nanchang, there were common people everywhere paying tribute to the soldiers, and there were also many civil servants and scholars who greeted the soldiers from the Beijing camp when they met them on the streets.
In just one or two days, the thousand soldiers from the capital no longer listened to orders and showed no effort in torturing "Dirty Silver".
Seeing his income plummeting, Xu Tai could only scold and curse, and even whipped his soldiers in public to insult him. Such a sharp contrast caused the soldiers under his command to become disloyal. Gradually, they didn't even bother to pretend. They went out to copy money but hid in a restaurant to drink.
On the third day of Wang Yangming's "heart attack", the thousand soldiers from the capital camp only brought back a few dozen taels of silver.