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The next day, [-] rebels came out from various city gates, and there was even congestion when they left the city.

Many rebels fled immediately after leaving the city, and the rebel leaders couldn't stop them at all.

"Line up!"

The [-] Datong army, lined up in a neat formation, walked towards the city without haste.

"Heavenly soldiers are coming, run!"

Facing the rebels of the Datong Army, they were still half a mile away, and suddenly they fled in a swarm.Hearing such shouts from outside the city, the rebels in the city became even more anxious, frantically trying to squeeze out of the city gate.

There are two city gates, and the urn city is full of people. In order to escape from the city as soon as possible, they even started killing each other.

Lu Xiangyou froze on the spot, his mind full of question marks.I have more than 2 people, and there are only more than 1000 people on the other side. How can the whole army be defeated before the battle begins?

Xiong Wencan was very happy when the news of the extermination of the thieves came back to Nanchang, and immediately wrote a memorial to report his merits.The general content is: the two prefectures of Raozhou and Nankang were first hit by drought and then flooded.Under the coordination and command of the governor, the officers and soldiers smashed the rebels, but it was a pity that King Huai was killed.

The memorial has not been sent yet, but the imperial decree has already been sent.

Xiong Wencan made great achievements in recruiting the rebels, and was promoted to the right deputy capital imperial envoy, and was transferred to the prime minister of the six northern provinces to assist the governors of the six provinces in eradicating the rogues.

Xiong Wencan wanted to cry holding the edict: Your Majesty is so confused, I really don't have that much ability!

Chapter 224 [Zhao Han's Promotion]

In the current situation, Hong Chengchou is the governor of the six provinces, and Wang Jiazhen, the minister of the Ministry of War, is the prime minister of the six provinces.

Yang Sichang felt that Wang Jiazhen was mentally retarded, so he recommended Xiong Wencan to replace him, and Chongzhen quickly agreed to the appointment.

Therefore, Xiong Wencan was promoted and transferred, and he should thank Yang Sichang a lot.

As for Lu Xiangsheng, he was highly valued by the emperor, and he was transferred to the governor of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi, and was responsible for defending the Manchu invasion from the grassland.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng was farming in peace of mind, recruiting a large number of refugees to settle the land, and stored more than 20 shi of grain in a year, and there was no need for the imperial court to spend money to raise soldiers!

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy, and issued a special commendation order, asking Jiubian to study Lu Xiangsheng's advanced experience seriously.

Let's talk about the changes in the court.

The chief assistant, Wen Tiren, has finally fallen.

The reason is that after the restoration of the recommendation system, a large number of Donglin party members were reinstated, and a large number of rehabilitated members were recommended.Coupled with the previous old grievances, Wen Tiren believed that Qian Qianyi and Qu Shixu, the master and apprentice, were behind the scenes.

Therefore, Wen Tiren instigated Zhang Hanru to report the two for illegal crimes.

Qian Qianyi and Qu Shixu have been dismissed from office for many years, and they have been shrinking in their hometowns, engaging in the literary reform movement of "clearing the roots".Misfortune suddenly fell from the sky, Qian Qianyi immediately asked two people to help get rid of the crime.

One is the eunuch Cao Huachun, Chongzhen's old team when he was the prince.

One is Feng Quan, who is an eunuch and has been dismissed from office and returned to his hometown.

Although Feng Quan was an eunuch who was dismissed from office, his father gave birth to ten daughters and recruited a bunch of more powerful sons-in-law.Feng Quan didn't want to be nosy at first, but when he heard that Cao Huachun was willing to help, he also mobilized his contacts to push the boat forward.

Why did Cao Huachun help Qian Qianyi?

Because after the death of the great eunuch Wang An, Qian Qianyi wrote an inscription for Wang An.

And Wang An was the companion of Emperor Taichang, and he once participated in supporting the establishment of Emperor Tianqi.Even the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian came to power by currying favor with Wang An's horse boy.Wei Zhongxian and the Ke family became bigger, framed Wang An for rebellion, and sent him to the South China Sea to starve to death.

After Chongzhen ascended the throne, he bestowed the word "Zhaozhong" on Wang An's ancestral hall.

As for Cao Huachun, he is also Wang An's disciple!

Qian Qianyi sent someone to send the inscription he wrote to Wang An to Cao Huachun.Cao Huachun thought of Wang An's kindness in the past, and he himself could not understand Wen Tiren more and more, so he took the opportunity to help Qian Qianyi defend.

Wen Tiren was overjoyed by the news, and wanted to kill Qian Qianyi and Cao Huachun together, so he went to Chongzhen to make a small report.

Chongzhen formed the most ruthless clique, Qian Qianyi and Cao Huachun were the ones!

At the same time, Wen Tiren asked someone to post a big-character poster, saying that Qian Qianyi had given Cao Huachun 4 taels of silver.

This action seemed redundant, probably because there was no money given, Cao Huachun insisted on giving money, and asked Chongzhen to send Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to investigate.

After investigation and investigation, it was found that Wen Tiren was in collusion with Zhang Hanru, and Chen Luqian was also instigating it, and it was also found that Wen Tiren sent people to post the big-character posters.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wen Tiren hid at home and pretended to be sick, only to wait for three words from Chongzhen Zhu's approval: let him go.

At this point, Wen Tiren was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown.

The eunuch Cao Huachun also exposed many problems, and he was suspected by Chongzhen from then on.

The chief assistant of the cabinet, the eunuch who holds the pen, can be said to be a loser.

Did the Donglin Party win?

Chongzhen has been staring at the Donglin Party, how could it be possible for the Donglin Party to benefit.

Zhang Zhifa, who was born in the Qi Party, became the first assistant in a daze.The cabinet ministers in front of him were either eliminated by Wen Tiren, or by Chongzhen.

This old man was also passionate, but now he has become an official fan.After he became the first assistant, he learned from Wen Tiren in everything, which can be regarded as "a copycat version of Wen Tiren who is not so clean and sensible".

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Qianqing Palace.

The accompanying eunuch came with a smile and said to Liu Tongsheng: "Please, the number one scholar, the emperor has been waiting for a long time."

Liu Tongsheng, who fled from Jishui to Nanchang, studied hard, won the Jinshi, and was even appointed as the number one scholar.

According to the original historical trajectory, he will be involved in the political struggle between Yang Sichang and the Donglin Party.Because Shangshu criticized Yang Sichang for seizing his love and becoming an official, he was demoted by Chongzhen to be the governor of Fujian's procuratorate, and he returned home due to illness in a rage.

But Liu Tongsheng became more mature after Zhao Han raised his troops and fled his family.

He did not directly scold Yang Sichang, but impeached Xiong Wencan for colluding with the rebels. Anyway, Yang Sichang and Xiong Wencan were also in the same group.

Chongzhen was reviewing memorials, and the emperor was very diligent.

Liu Tongsheng came forward to meet him, and Chongzhen said, "Sit down."

At any time, the eunuch moved a stool, and after Liu Tongsheng sat down, Chongzhen was still reviewing the memorial.

After a long time, Chongzhen put down his ink brush and said, "I have read all your memorials carefully. Is it really so difficult to control the Zhao thief in Luling?"

"His Majesty!"

Liu Tongsheng got off the stool, knelt down on the ground, and cried, "Xiong Wencan seems to be beckoning, but he is actually a friend of the enemy. A letter from my friend in Nanchang said that the entire Nanchang mansion and villages were stolen by Zhao thieves, and only Nanchang city was still the court. It is Nanchang City, where the people were bewitched by the Zhao thieves, and Wang Yongzhong, the eunuch guarding Jiangxi, was beaten to death by the unreasonable people."

Emperor Chongzhen asked, "What is the cause of Wang Yongzhong's death?"

Liu Tongsheng replied: "After Wang Yongzhong took office, he wanted to buy a house outside the city enclosure, and sent minions to exploit the common people. The people outside the city were all bewitched by Zhao thieves, and they had already formed peasant soldiers and peasant associations, and drove Wang Yongzhong back to Nanchang city. Wang Yongzhong also exploited the merchants in the city, and even ordinary street vendors were taxed heavily. Because the thief Zhao was very powerful, the merchants in the city were no longer afraid of the majesty of the court, and out of righteous indignation, they beat Wang Yongzhong to death."

"This thief, damn it!"

Chongzhen's face was livid with anger: "I sent him to guard Jiangxi, but he provoked a civil uprising. Doesn't it make the people feel more fond of Zhao thief?"

"Your Majesty has learned from you," Liu Tongsheng knelt and cupped his hands, "Many officials in Jiangxi are indeed exploiting so much that Zhao's thieves are getting more and more arrogant. It is said that Ding Kuichu, who was imprisoned, colluded with Li Maofang and secretly set up a bank outside Nanchang City. In order to raise military expenses, they are actually filling their own pockets, and the merchants and people who come and go are evil, so many merchants and their families join the Zhao bandits."

"Ah!"

Chongzhen was extremely angry, he slapped the table and said, "Ding Kuichu should be killed!"

Liu Tongsheng also said: "Since the bandit Zhao made the rebellion, among the officials in Jiangxi, only four officials can be called loyal and diligent."

"Which four?" Chongzhen asked.

Liu Tongsheng said: "The late governor Xie Shifan (Xie Xuelong) recruited soldiers to suppress bandits, and was defeated and died for the country. The late governor Zhu Hengyue (Zhu Xieyuan) loved the people like a son, worked hard to kill bandits, and died of overwork. Can be counted as one..."

Chongzhen immediately interrupted: "Zhu Xieyuan underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, causing Jiangxi's elite to die. Since then, the imperial court has been unable to wipe out Zhao's bandits. Is he one of them?"

Liu Tongsheng said: "There is another hidden story about this matter. Jiangxi's elites were all lost in the hands of Li Maofang. After Zhu Hengyue arrived in Jiangxi, he helped the people train soldiers, and the people all praised his virtue. Fengcheng was defeated. It was actually Zhu Guoxun, the general soldier of Jiangxi, who sat and watched his allies. Trapped and indifferent, Zhu Dushi was encircled by the rebels on three sides and attacked halfway through. Zhu Guoxun held the navy in his hand and has not fought a single battle so far, and he did not even dare to send troops to the rebels' territory."

"Is this true?" Chongzhen frowned.

Liu Tongsheng said: "If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can send Jin Yiwei to Nanchang to investigate closely. Does anyone in Nanchang know about this?"

Chongzhen closed his eyes and remained silent, and decided to rehabilitate Zhu Xieyuan and posthumously confer a title of Grand Bachelor.

After a long time, Chongzhen opened his eyes and said, "Which two are there?"

Liu Tongsheng continued: "Wang Suidong (Wang Siren), the former Jiangzhou military preparation officer, reorganized the military equipment and organized naval divisions. Although there was a defeat, the main reason was Li Maofang, who was afraid of the enemy with a large army in his hand. Such delays caused the Gan River to rise. The rebels used small boats to attack with fire. Even so, Wang Suidong withdrew with the main force of the navy. Today's Jiangxi navy was compiled and trained by Wang Suidong, and it is the only remaining elite officers and soldiers in Jiangxi."

Chongzhen believed that Liu Tongsheng was telling the truth, because Xie Xuelong, Zhu Xieyuan, and Wang Siren were not officials of the same faction.

Since he is a good official who can handle affairs, he should be reused.Xie Xuelong and Zhu Xieyuan were dead, and Wang Siren was still alive. Chongzhen decided to recall Wang Siren to the capital to serve him.

"Where's the one left?" Chongzhen asked.

Liu Tongsheng said: "Wu Naru (Wu Shiliang), the chief minister of the left, is old and prudent, and tries his best to mediate. But he is over eighty years old, old and weak, so he can only be counted as half. Respect it. It's a pity that you don't have the right to command soldiers, and you are greedy for money and lust, and you are only half of it."

Chongzhen sighed and said: "Your remarks, I know Jiangxi officials are also governed. The thieves in Raozhou and Duchang are in chaos, but the Zhao thieves instigated it?"

Liu Tongsheng replied truthfully: "My old friends in Nanchang have organized a return home meeting, all of whom are scholars who have fled. I corresponded with all my friends once every two months. There were rebellions in Raozhou and Duchang, and it was not instigated by Zhao thief. But this year in Jiangxi, there was a drought first, followed by a flood. The government forced it, the vassals exploited it, and the people did not have a living, so the people rebelled."

Chongzhen was speechless because he asked Jiangxi officials to urge taxes because he did not believe that there was a disaster in Jiangxi.

Liu Tongsheng suddenly kowtowed and put his forehead on the floor: "Zhao bandits are all in the name of the government and sent troops to occupy Raozhou and Duchang. It is said that outside Raozhou city, thousands of clans shouted "Long live Zhao bandits."

"The clan shouted long live the thieves?" Chongzhen stood up abruptly, standing on the spot in shock.

Liu Tongsheng said: "There are a lot of poor people in the clan of Raozhou, even the generals and captains. The money and food provided for the clan in the local area are mostly deducted by the prince and the county king, and the clan's children are not allowed to engage in all kinds of jobs. Some clans even rely on begging for income. born."

Chongzhen was completely dumbfounded. The descendants of the Zhu family are beggars?It's really a return to the ancestral business!

Chongzhen asked suspiciously: "Isn't the clan with a distant bloodline allowed to make a living by itself?"

The problem of the clan has long been exposed, so in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, those with distant bloodlines could not receive Lumi, and could fend for themselves like ordinary people.

Liu Tongsheng replied: "The prince colluded with the county king to fill in the clan book indiscriminately, and the local government did not strictly enforce the court decrees."

Chongzhen was furious, and determined to search out the clan books in various places, so that the descendants of the Zhu family at the bottom could make a living by themselves.

This is so fucking nonsense, the descendants of the Zhu family shouted long live the rebels?Chongzhen seemed to have been slapped.

Liu Tongsheng kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, if Jiangxi is not rectified, it will definitely fall into the hands of Zhao thief!"

Chongzhen was silent and sighed in his heart.

This year, there was a catastrophe across the country, bandits revived, and the tax lands in the south of the Yangtze River were also hit by disasters. How can there be money to suppress bandits in Jiangxi?

The bandits have caused disasters to several provinces, and the Tartars have repeatedly violated the capital. These two bands of bandits must be fought first.As for Jiangxi, since the thief Zhao didn't cause chaos across provinces, he can only let it go for the time being.

After thinking about it for a while, Chongzhen comforted him: "Qing is a great talent, and he can be read by you. Don't talk about Jiangxi affairs for the time being."

Liu Tongsheng could only listen to the order, and kowtowed in tears: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Although Liu Tongsheng only advanced one level, he took a crucial step.As an attendant, he can often see the emperor, and he can also go to the Forbidden City to discuss matters.

In order to appease Zhao Han, Chongzhen quickly promulgated an imperial decree, in the name of his meritorious service in suppressing thieves, promoted Zhao Han to the position of Governor Tong Zhi (Cong Yipin), and even granted Fei Rulan an imperial wife.

Chapter 225 [Taking Jingdezhen]

Knowing that Xiong Wencan was transferred away, Zhao Han immediately ordered Li Zheng to send troops to Fuliang County.

Even if you break face with the imperial court, you must seize Fuliang, because there is Jingdezhen there.

In the Ming Dynasty, the general notification county is the seventh grade.

The magistrates of Wanping and Daxing counties are the sixth rank, and because they are attached to Guo Beijing, they can manage part of the capital.

The magistrate of Fuliang, the fifth rank!

Zhao Han encountered a catastrophe this year and had to help the victims. His finances were already in extreme distress. Taking Jingdezhen would immediately fill the gap.

After Li Zheng killed more than a dozen bandits, he selected two or three thousand bandits and urgently transferred Ding Jiasheng to be the commander-in-chief.Ding Jiasheng rushed to Fuliang County with these thieves in a hurry, pretending to attack the county seat.

The magistrate of Fuliang County is called Lu Hongsheng, a native of Jinjiang, who was appointed in the seventh year of Tianqi.

He felt that he could not pass the Jinshi examination, so he spent money to become the teaching edict of Zhao'an County.In the third year of Chongzhen, Lu Hongsheng participated in the Jinling Conference. After joining the Fushe, he was promoted immediately, and now he is the magistrate of Fuliang, the fifth rank.

Lu Hongsheng has no other skills. He likes to write articles, likes to hold literary clubs, and pays more attention to education.

As for the others, he really doesn't know.

For example, when the rebels besieged the city, Lu Hongsheng was completely blinded.

"What to do!" Lu Hongsheng stood on the tower.If there were not hungry people outside the city, he would have ordered the gates to be closed long ago, and the rebels had already attacked.

Wu Bing was also panicked, but he still didn't lose his mind. He said, "At night, Xuan Basket sent people out of the city to go to the Raozhou Prefecture to rescue soldiers. There is General Li (Li Zheng) there. He defeated the rebels a few days ago. The siege of floating beams."

Lu Hongsheng's eyes widened, feeling that Wu Bing was mentally handicapped: "The Raozhou city is Zhao thief's soldiers, this is also an act of luring wolves into the house!"

"The thieves here are evil. If you break the city, you and I may lose our lives. Zhao's thieves are kind, and they don't kill indiscriminately. Even if they steal Fuliang, they can keep the people safe," Wu Bing also reminded, "Don't do it again Call it Bandit Zhao, this person has been recruited by the imperial court, and he is my dignified military officer."

Lu Hongsheng thought about it, and there was no better way, so he could only agree, "Well, I will send someone to Raozhou to ask for help at night."