Chapter 190 The great and wise emperor has arrived in the suburbs of the royal city!
Minister of Rites Xie Sheng looked at the gentry of Quang Binh Mansion kneeling outside the moat holding Li Guanglu's head, feeling very uncomfortable.
He didn't want to see this scene!
That is, the gentry of Quang Binh Prefecture will directly kill the prefect and surrender the city to the court.
Because of this, Xie Sheng gave Zhang Gui a helpless look.
He didn't know how Zhang Gui thought of jumping out of the habitual counter-insurgency thinking of attacking a big city, but dividing the land in the countryside outside the city first!
So that the gentry who defected to the rebels lost miserably.
But whether Xie Sheng wanted to see this scene or not, Guangping Mansion was indeed taken back by the guards so quickly.
The gentry in Quang Binh Mansion will admit defeat when they know that they will lose, and they will even betray the officials who stand on their side without hesitation.
Li Guanglu, the prefect of Quang Binh Prefecture, did not expect that after he chose to cater to the local gentry and join the rebel army, these local gentry would kill him without hesitation when they didn't need him or even needed to get rid of him.
"Minister Dai Xingsu, who was formerly a political participant in Shanxi, led the villagers to welcome Master Wang! And presented the head of the rebel minister Li Guangping!"
Tian Qi looked at Li Guanglu's head and listened to the words of Dai Xingsu, a gentry from Quang Binh Mansion, couldn't help but smiled contemptuously, and then said: "It's your meritorious deeds!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
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"The emperor has taken Guangping Mansion! His Royal Highness King Lu's foundation is in jeopardy!"
Soon, the rebel "Ming Li Pao" also reported the news of the fall of Quang Binh Mansion, and began to reveal disturbing information in the text.
Zhu Changhao was also very disappointed by this, and said: "Why did Guangping Mansion fall so soon! Didn't he say that Zhu Youxiao was unpopular?!"
"Your Highness, there is no need to be depressed. The fall of the Guangping Mansion was caused by internal thieves, not because of the people's support for the stupid king. The stupid king just had better luck this time, but his army is undoubtedly at the end of its strength now. I would like to ask you to help me." Superintendent, go to Zhangde Mansion to face the unrighteous teacher of the faint king! To relieve His Highness' worries!"
Wang Yongguang urged himself to be the supervisor at this time.
Zhu Changhao was very moved after hearing this, and hurriedly said: "It's good to have Wang Qing's words! I only believe in Wang Qing!"
Speaking, Zhu Changhao said: "Give Gu the sword to Wang Qing, and Wang Qing can control all the soldiers and horses outside Weihui City on behalf of Gu!"
"I respectfully obey the king's orders!"
Therefore, Wang Yongguang replied, and said: "It's just that the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. Your Highness, if you want to resist the unjust army of the foolish king, please allocate more money."
Zhu Changhao choked up and said: "Wang Qing doesn't know, my palace is almost empty!"
As he said that, Zhu Changhao wiped the corners of his eyes with the patched sleeves of his robe, and then said: "Last night, I asked the **** to take some antique jade articles from the palace to sell, and exchanged them for more than 200,000 taels. Wang Qing's 200,000 yuan, this is the last bit of lonely property, Wang Qing must make these family members worthwhile!"
"Your Highness, don't worry!"
Wang Yongguang replied.
But he didn't feel sad because of Zhu Changhao's crying miserably, but felt that his supervisor only had 200,000 taels of silver, which was even worse than his subordinate Mao Yujian!
Therefore, Wang Yongguang thought for a while and said: "His Royal Highness, Mao Yujian is playing, his army's attack on Guanzhong is like a broken bamboo, and the cities along the way are waiting for the wind, and now he has won Mizhi, but he thinks that the fortune is difficult now. It is suggested that abolishing post stations can save a lot of expenses, and it can also be used for raising troops. The minister thinks it is very appropriate to govern the country with thrift, which can lead to Yao and Shun. In this way, the 300,000 taels of post fees saved can be used for ministers and supervisors use."
Zhu Changhao now also thinks that if he can spend less money, he can spend less money, so he said: "Then let's abolish it, and the money saved will be used for Wang Qing's supervisor."
"Your Highness, Shengming!"
Wang Yongguang then brought tens of thousands of rebels and one hundred thousand taels of silver to Zhangde Mansion.
However, at this time the officials and gentry of Zhangde Mansion were already panicking.
Because they already knew the situation of Quang Binh Mansion, they didn't know how to deal with the imperial army.
Especially Duan Shucheng, the magistrate of Zhangde, he has been unable to sleep for several days and nights, and now he regrets the decision he made to join the rebels with the gentry.
He also had to admit that today's imperial court really has expert advice, and even thought of dividing the land outside the city first to cut off the way out for people like himself.
Duan Shucheng was very desperate. He knew that he was going to die, and now he didn't even have the chance to be a loyal minister and protect his people.
But Duan Shucheng decided to try his best to be a loyal minister.
Because this is better than waiting in the city to be betrayed by the gentry.
When Tianqi led the army to Zhangde Mansion, and all the gentry in Zhangde Mansion were about to kill the magistrate and offer the city to save their lives, Duan Shucheng had already sneaked out of the city first, and after Tianqi and other troops arrived, he suddenly appeared, embarrassed Weeping unbearably:
"Your Majesty! I have failed your high hopes, and I have failed the country!"
"The evil gentry in Zhangde Mansion have no king and no country. They colluded with the subordinates and kidnapped the ministers, and then in the name of the ministers, dedicated the city to join the rebels, and even published articles in the newspapers of the rebels in the name of the ministers. The ministers just have nothing to say. Ah! Your Majesty, please enlighten me!"
"For the sake of the people, I had to pretend to serve King Lu as the master, so I had a chance to be released, but I really don't want to be a disloyal minister! Old minister, I heard that His Majesty's personal conquest, so I came out of the city first to report directly to His Majesty. Chen! Let Your Majesty know the loyalty of the minister! And present the gentry's confession to the enemy!"
Then, Duan Shucheng said again: "To prove the loyalty of the minister, the minister is willing to commit suicide by taking poison, in order to honor the minister's day!"
After finishing speaking, Duan Shucheng took out a small bottle from his sleeve, pulled out the small stopper, and poured a few drops of liquid into his mouth.
Not long after, Duan Shucheng fell to the ground and twitched.
At this time, the gentry who had already opened the city gates to welcome them were shocked to see this, and thought: "The magistrate has already left the city! But he first expressed his loyalty, what should we do!"
"Seize Zhangdefu City immediately!"
Tian Qi saw that the city gate had been opened, so he immediately issued an order first.
"yes!"
Lu Xiangsheng led the cavalry to rush in first.
Tianqi asked Wei Zhongxian to pick up Duan Shucheng's confession, and after reading it, he said, "Don't let any of the gentry here go! Exterminate all the clans!"
This time, the prefect Duan Shucheng won the gentry of Zhangde Mansion.
The gentry in Zhangde Mansion were naturally annoyed by this.
However, at this point, the official army successfully captured Zhangde Mansion again.
"The wise and great Emperor His Majesty has recovered Zhangde, and the soldiers are pointing directly at Weihui Mansion. The rebellion will be put down just around the corner!"
When Tianqi's army successfully captured Zhangde Mansion and came to Weihui Mansion, the rebel army's "Ming Li Bao" also reported the matter, but all of a sudden it praised Tianqi.
This is naturally because the person who hosts the newspaper is preparing for his own future.
After all, no one expected the imperial army to come so quickly.
Wang Yongguang did not expect that before he arrived in Zhangde, he heard that Zhangde had been breached by the guards, so he had to withdraw to Weihui and reported the matter to Zhu Changhao.
Zhu Changhao was also very shocked when he learned about it, and he couldn't help asking Wang Yongguang: "Wang Qing, is it wrong to follow the teachings of Confucian officials alone and practice benevolent government? Otherwise, why is there such a result!"
(end of this chapter)