In order to "suppress" Agui and get rid of the Dingxi general who dared to frame him in one fell swoop, Fulhun, the governor of Sichuan, moved the governor's headquarters from the mouth of the Guo Mingzong River to Sanping, less than 20 miles away from Daping, in order to "quell the rebellion".
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At the same time, Fulehun ordered Daping to cut off all contact with the outside world, ensuring that only the memorial about Agui's rebellion could be delivered to the capital in the early stage, without giving Agui any chance to argue.
Governor Fu is very confident in solving Agui because the mutual aid association is powerful.
Yu Minzhong, the chief military minister, successively accepted more than 300,000 taels from him. Yiletu, the Minister of War, was his brother-in-law, and Fulong'an and Agui did not deal with him.
As early as when Wen Fu died, Fu Da's elder brother wanted his third brother Fu Kang'an to take over as General Dingxi, but A Gui stopped him and died in Jinchuan. How to settle the score?
Now, on behalf of the emperor, my younger brother went to visit your injury, but he was killed together with the imperial doctor. What happened?
No matter whether you have any doubts or not, don't expect Fulong'an to speak for Agui.
The rest of the military ministers were not sure whether Agui was rebelling, but they knew that the minister Fu sent by the emperor to visit Agui was murdered. Who dared to say anything at this juncture?
Even if Agui did not murder Fu Shilang, they could not speak for Agui.
The third and fourth sons of the Fuji family were raised in the palace by the emperor as his own sons!
Now that both of them died in Jinchuan one after another, who can guarantee that their deaths have nothing to do with Agui?
Besides, there are many doubts about Agui.
His background was not clean in the first place. In his early years, he colluded with Zhang Guangsi and colluded with the enemy and was trapped and killed himself. It was the emperor who pitied Aktun for having such a son, so he spared Agui's life.
An army commander with a history of collaborating with the enemy, and an army commander who was injured but refused to be visited, was he really loyal to the Qing Dynasty?
Taking a detailed look at what happened to Agui over the years, the emperor has always criticized him, otherwise he would not have been defeated and incompetent. One of Agui's two sons was exiled to Guangxi and the other to Qiongzhou.
Muguomu was defeated, Wenfu's main force suffered heavy losses, and there were many casualties on other roads. How come Agui's road was safely withdrawn without any losses?
There are too many doubts, too many.
All the troops and leaders from all walks of life ran out, why couldn't the army coach Wen Fu and his gang escape?
You can't think too carefully about everything, and once you think about it, no one dares to speak for Agui.
Of course, Governor Fu could not conclude that Agui wanted to rebel simply because he suspected Agui of murdering an imperial envoy. He had also collected a large amount of incriminating evidence.
These criminal evidences show that Agui has been forming gangs in the army for a long time, embezzling military pay, committing fraud at all levels, concealing reports and seeking credit, secretly colluding with thieves, selling grain and weapons, and reaching an agreement with Seng Gesang, the chieftain of Xiaojinchuan, behind the back of the court during the Muguomu War.
Secret withdrawal agreement
The various crimes are too numerous to list and are outrageous.
Later, he became even more fearful of the enemy and lied about being shot to deceive the emperor. It can be said that he was blinded by the power of the enemy, he was unforgivable, and his nature was extremely bad!
It can be said that Agui has no Qing Dynasty in his heart, only the selfish interests of his Zhangjia family!
In an urgent message to the emperor, Governor Fu said that in order to prevent Agui from jumping over the wall, he exercised the governor's special emergency power and mobilized troops to surround Daping. Regardless of whether Agui had any objections, this move could prevent the situation from developing in the worst direction.
After all, once Agui openly rebels, Jinchuan will be corrupted, Sichuan will be corrupted, and the consequences will be disastrous!
However, the Governor was obviously not a fool. He had no specific decree authorizing him to "quell the rebellion". He only dared to mobilize troops and generals to surround Daping, but he did not dare to actually order an attack on the camp and fire the first shot.
Everything is done within the scope of authority, and everything is done impartially.
Because whoever takes action first has great knowledge, especially great knowledge.
Even if the Governor is motivated by public motives, if he really wants to take action first, there is no guarantee that he will not be framed by Agui's gangsters afterwards as a living Qin Hui.
Now, what the Governor has to do is to unify the thinking of all Manchu and Han officials in Jinchuan and make everyone realize the danger of Agui to the Qing Dynasty.
The attendees included the deputy governors Fu Sheng'a and Bo Qing'e, the leading ministers Fuxing and Baoning, the counselors Techeng'e and Erte, the second-rank imperial guards Tortobao, Urna and others.
After listening to the Governor's brief briefing on the case and the current situation, most people believed that the death of Minister Fu was indeed related to Agui, and therefore all supported the Governor in taking necessary measures against Agui.
However, the leading minister, Fuxing, had some doubts about the Governor's report. He believed that the death of Fu Chang'an had not yet been thoroughly investigated, so it was too hasty to conclude that it was Dingxi General Agui who murdered Minister Fu.
The second-class guard Urna snorted: "If it's not Agui, who else could it be?"
This statement was still based on speculation. Fuxing could not agree with it, so he tactfully asked the governor whether he should send someone to contact Daping to see what Agui said, and then report it to the court and ask the emperor to make a decision.
"This is indeed a safe way. If something goes wrong, it will really mean that those who love you will hate you, and those who hate you will soon get there."
Vice President Bo, who came to see the commotion, still insisted on his own idea, which was to mediate the conflict between the governor and the general, suppress the situation from an emergency, and must not allow a farce of his own people beating his own people.
But this speech obviously did not speak to the heart of the Governor, and it was obvious that the Governor's face was a little sad. At this time, the Deputy Governor Fu Sheng'a stood up and expressed his support for the emergency measures taken by the Governor to deal with the current situation, saying that he could lead the good fight.
The battalion joined the siege of Daping.
The general idea is that regardless of whether Agui is plotting rebellion or not, the danger should be nipped in the bud first, and the court will do the rest.
"If we really rebel, we have nothing to do. If we don't die by Agui's hands, we will die by the king's law!"
Vice-President Fu looked at Bo Qing'e and Fuxing, who were waiting and watching.
Fuxing stood up and was about to speak when someone sent by Guizhou Admiral Wang Jintai to report the news arrived.
"A fight started?"
Upon hearing that the Guizhou soldiers had exchanged fire with the forward battalion, Fuxing's face suddenly changed: Is Agui really rebelling?
Vice President Bo's face also turned pale with shock, but his heart was filled with ecstasy: Grandma, well done!
But the Governor was panicked and asked the reporter: "Who fired first!"
"It's the forward battalion!"
The reporter was very sure.
The Governor immediately decided and shouted: "Everyone, is there anything else to discuss? Agui has rebelled, rebelled!"
Everyone was shocked.
The governor didn't waste any time and ordered the flag officer to take out the king's flag. He looked at the civil and military officials in the tent with a murderous look on his face: "Since Agui has rebelled, there is no need to discuss this matter further. I now order you to mobilize troops to put down the rebellion as soon as possible.
If anyone dares to collude with the enemy and refuse to advance, don’t blame me for killing them with the royal flag!"
Military and national affairs must not be neglected!
He stared at the team leader, Vice President Fuxing Tongbo, so much so that the Vice President had the idea of doing it for you next time.
However, they still responded to the order at the same time as Fuxing, and they could not bear the governor's royal order.
Then groups of Qing troops from Sanping quickly assembled towards Daping.
Over at Daping, Fu Min, who was born in Xianghuangqi in Manchuria and is now a guerrilla in the Guizhou Green Battalion, organized two offensives and failed to break through the defense line of the forward battalion in front of him.
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Author's note: Agui has a history of collaborating with enemies. This is not fabricated by the author, but has been written in Qing history manuscripts.