Chapter 345 The saint also raided his home! 【2 more】
Chen Tai looked at Wang Yangming and couldn't help but sigh for a while: "That's all, in that case, I will go crazy with you!"
In fact, for Chen Tai, he didn't have many choices at all. He could either choose to abandon the city and flee. But if he abandoned the city and fled, once the court found out, he would inevitably end up in Caishikou.
Either he would defend the city and wait for reinforcements. Unfortunately, Chen Tai did not have high hopes for reinforcements from the imperial court.
That's not to say that the imperial court will not send reinforcements. Anyone who is not a fool can see that the imperial court will never sit back and watch Prince Ning gain power in Jiangnan. Therefore, the imperial court's anti-rebellion army will definitely arrive as quickly as possible.
But no matter how fast you are, water from far away cannot quench your thirst from near.
Maybe they didn't even see the shadow of the imperial reinforcements, and they were already defeated and killed by the rebels.
It is just human nature to be greedy for life and afraid of death.
Now that Wang Shouren stood up and looked confident, it naturally gave Chen Tai and others some hope.
It is true that King Ning's momentum is too great. With the support of the powerful families and powerful people in the south of the Yangtze River, King Ning's rebellion really went smoothly. There was almost no resistance wherever he went. It gave people the impression that King Ning had great control.
The illusion of Jiangnan power.
It was precisely because of this that when facing Prince Ning's rebels, even Chen Tai, the governor, was extremely panicked.
Wang Shouren glanced at the crowd and saluted Chen Tai and others: "Everyone, after I leave the city, I ask you to defend the city. Unless I return with my army in person, the city gate must not be opened!"
Chen Tai regained some of his majesty as a governor, nodded slowly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I promise you that as long as I am still breathing, I will definitely not let the city fall into the hands of the rebels."
Seeing Wang Yangming's leaving figure, all the officials were slightly stunned. They all saluted Wang Yangming and said, "May your Excellency be victorious and return safely!"
In fact, in the eyes of most people, Wang Yangming's departure must be like a moth flying into a flame, a sheep falling into the tiger's mouth. How can a mere few thousand troops be the opponent of tens of thousands of rebels? I am afraid that there will only be a dead end.
Three thousand soldiers and horses in the city who had been carefully selected by Wang Shouren gathered on the school grounds. Although the military appearance was not very neat, they were not a ragtag crowd, and they still had a somewhat military demeanor.
Wang Yangming was dressed in armor and had a sword hanging from his waist, and he looked somewhat like a general.
Looking at the two thousand men and horses selected, Wang Yangming shouted in a deep voice: "All officers and men, follow me out of the city to kill the enemy and serve the country!"
"Kill the enemy to serve the country, kill the enemy to serve the country!"
Taking a deep breath, Wang Yangming shouted in a deep voice: "Wang Wu comes out!"
Immediately, I saw a big man coming out, and I heard Wang Yangming say: "Wang Wu, take your men and horses and set off with me!"
There was a bit of confusion on Wang Wu's face. He only had more than a hundred people under his command, but he didn't know what Wang Yangming asked him to lead. However, Wang Wu didn't ask any more questions, but solemnly accepted the order and shouted.
, more than a hundred soldiers behind him suddenly lined up, followed by Wang Yangming out of the barracks.
On the school grounds, the remaining soldiers looked at Wang Yangming and others who were walking away with bewildered expressions.
Chen Tai, Mao Yuan and others who were about to come out to see Wang Shouren off happened to see Wang Shouren leading more than a hundred soldiers roaring out of the military camp and heading towards the center of the city.
Mao Yuan said doubtfully: "Master Governor, Master Wang, this is..."
No wonder Mao Yuan and others looked puzzled. Wang Shouren's behavior was really too weird. Wang Shouren should have led the army out of the city. Why did he only lead a hundred people towards the center of the city?
Already.
Even Chen Tai looked a little puzzled, stroking his beard and shaking his head slightly: "I don't know why Wang Shouren did this! You will know if Magistrate Mao goes with me to take a look!"
The center of Ji'an County is naturally the most prosperous place in Ji'an County. Needless to say, these places must be occupied by the wealthy gentry in the county.
King Ning's memorandum spread throughout the Jiangnan area, especially in the memorandum, which listed Chu Yi's crimes. It mentioned that Chu Yi violated the Taizu's ancestral precepts, increased business taxes, intended to open the sea, deceived the emperor, and harmed loyal ministers, etc.
Of course, Chu Yi's cruelty to Zhongliang, deceiving them, etc., in the final analysis, has nothing to do with them. They don't care who the emperor is, as long as the emperor doesn't cause trouble for them.
However, the memorandum pointed out that Chu Yi wanted to increase commercial taxes like Liu Jin, and also open the sea. Ninety-nine percent of the wealthy gentry in these places did not care about opening the sea, but they wanted to increase business taxes, mining taxes, etc.
are closely related to them.
The reason why these tycoons became rich was not by doing business and occupying local minerals and other resources to make money like crazy.
Now that the court wants to increase taxes on these people, isn't this taking flesh from them?
Therefore, as soon as the slogan came out, Chu Yi became an out-and-out treacherous minister in the eyes of 70% to 80% of the wealthy gentry in the world.
The land south of the Yangtze River is the most prosperous in commerce, and these tycoons in Ji'an County are no exception. They all hate Chu Yi. And when King Ning raised an army to clear the emperor's side, he pointedly pointed at Chu Yi and naturally applauded.
The Liu family in Ji'an County is the largest gentry in the county. They occupy several mines in Ji'an County. It can be said that they hate Chu Yi the most.
Now in the living room of the Liu family, an envoy from Prince Ning's rebel army came to Liu Lian and said: "Master Liu, my prince obeyed the destiny and became a new king and emperor. Now the eunuchs Chen Tai, Wang Shouren and others have unexpectedly
Trying to rely on Ji'an County to fight against Wang Shi is overestimating your own capabilities!"
Liu Lian nodded with a smile on his face and said: "What your lord said is true. These people are really ignorant and want to stop the prince's army. I am willing to respond in the city when the king's troops approach the city. I will try every means to open the city gate.
We sincerely welcome Master Wang to the city."
The envoy nodded with a smile and said: "If the Liu family can open the city gate for our army, General Zhou will definitely speak kindly to the prince for the Liu family. By then, it may not be impossible for the Liu family to join the prince.
Fayan, from now on the family will prosper and its career will be astonishing!"
Liu Lian couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
At this moment, outside the gate of the Liu family, Wang Yangming looked at a disciple in front of him and said, "Chen Zuyin, are you sure that the Liu family has colluded with the rebels?"
Chen Zuyin was one of the few disciples brought out by Wang Yangming from Longchang, Guizhou. Although he could not be said to have both civil and military skills, he was quite talented.
After entering Ji'an County, Wang Yangming quietly sent a few disciples out, and then kept an eye on several wealthy gentry's homes in the city.
The reason why King Ning's rebels were able to sweep across Jiangxi and many cities were captured with little resistance was partly because the incident happened suddenly and many counties were not prepared at all. Also, some counties were prepared, but in the end they were defeated by the wealthy gentry in the city who cooperated with each other.
The city gate was opened inside.
It was naturally impossible for a person like Wang Shouren not to be on guard against this, so he arranged for his disciples to keep an eye on several houses in the city early.
Not long ago, Wang Yangming received a message from his disciples that a rebel envoy entered the Liu family in the city.
Chen Zuyin said with a serious expression: "Teacher, I dare to guarantee with my life that the rebel envoy is in the Liu family mansion! I saw it with my own eyes and there is absolutely no mistake."
Wang Yangming naturally had no trust in Chen Zuyin. He nodded slightly, and then shouted to Wang Wu, who had his eyes wide open: "Wang Wu, follow me in to capture the rebels!"
Wang Wu and others couldn't help but be stunned. Considering the prestige of the Liu family in Ji'an County, if these soldiers were people from Ji'an County, I am afraid that even Wang Yangming's presence might not be able to order them to attack the Liu Mansion.
But now the soldiers in Ji'an County are the troops mobilized from various places by the governor Chen Tai and him. It can be said that there are not many people who are from Ji'an County, so naturally they have no fear of the Liu family.
After listening to Wang Yangming's order, Wang Wu was stunned for a moment, then he shouted loudly and rushed towards the Liu family mansion first.
With a bang, Wang Wu hit the door with a single-handled sledgehammer. It only took two or three hits to knock the door down.
The servants of the Liu family were dumbfounded and watched helplessly as a group of soldiers rushed into the mansion.
While he was accompanying the rebel envoys there, thinking about the dream that when the city was destroyed, Liu Lian would be appreciated and used by King Ning, and that the Liu family would prosper from then on, there was a burst of noise.
From a distance, he saw a group of men and horses rushing into the courtyard. Liu Lian couldn't help being furious. He suddenly stood up and strode towards the soldiers. He shouted angrily from a distance: "What a courageous dog. You guys are so brave."
Which general is he? Don’t you know that my Liu family..."
While he was roaring, a figure appeared in Liu Lian's sight. Who could it be if it wasn't Wang Yangming?
Not long ago, Liu Lian accompanied Wang Yangming and Chen Tai to a banquet with the county magistrate Mao Yuan, so he was naturally no stranger to Wang Shouren.
When he saw Wang Shouren, Liu Lian couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart, his eyes shrank, but he took a deep breath, stared at Wang Shouren and said: "Master Wang, as the saying goes, don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, what kind of wind is this today? General Wang
Your Excellency, I was blown to Mr. Liu’s house, and I am not welcomed from afar. Please forgive me, Mr. Wang!”
Wang Shouren glanced at Liu Lian indifferently, and sneered: "Liu Lian, you are so brave, you actually colluded with Prince Ning's rebels, do you know your crime?"
Liu Lian's face suddenly turned extremely pale. He looked at Wang Shouren in fear and said tremblingly: "You...you are slandering others. My Liu family is a wealthy gentry in the county. How could I collude with the rebels? This is simply a false accusation.
I want to see the magistrate..."
Wang Shouren waved his hand and said: "Search for me!"
The rebel envoy was a big living person, so he couldn't hide for long, but he was taken out in the blink of an eye.
Wang Wu presented an identity token found from the rebel envoy to Wang Yangming and said: "Sir, this is the token found from this person, please check it!"
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