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On March [-]th, in the early morning, just before the dawn appeared in the east, there was a rush of horseshoes outside the east gate of Daizhou City. The gate guards seemed to have received military orders, and they opened the gate immediately without any delay.

A cavalry of more than a thousand horsemen rushed into the city of Daizhou. Although their faces were covered with wind, frost and dust, they were all armored, with spears, knives and axes in their hands, and bows and arrows on their backs. Hanging the pistol.

The rising sun shines on the armor and weapons of the knights, flashing dazzling light and shadows, rushing into Daizhou city like a heavenly soldier and god general.

There was not a single person to be seen on the street. Everyone was frightened by the movement last night and was in a state of panic. How dare they go out when the news is unknown?
Those shops along the street, especially those inside the east gate, the people who stayed behind to watch the shops last night all looked out at this strange army through the gaps in the door panels and window panels.

These knights seemed to be very familiar with the streets and alleys of the city. As they gradually penetrated into the city, they ran to various streets in a team of a hundred people, or a team of more than ten riders.

People with a discerning eye have already seen that the direction they are going is actually the government's mansion and office that caught fire last night, and... the direction of the Zhizhou Office and the General's Office...

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"Who are they, outside the office?"

A yamen servant replied in a low voice: "Returning to the old man, I asked the younger one, and he said that they are the men and horses of the Qinglong Camp of the Yongyi Army. They entered the city to capture the rebel Tongnu under the order of Uncle Yongning."

"Tongnu?"

Huang Jing had a look of incredulity on his face: "Even if you are a slave, Daizhou City has its own judge to deal with it. Besides, this is the Zhenwu Weixuan area in Shanxi. His brave army is far away in Xuanfu. How can he come to my Daizhou to arrest people?"

He opened his eyes wide and shouted at the yamen servant: "There is no rule of law, no respect for the rules of the court, it is lawless. Open the door, I want to see how the brave army is different..."

Huang Jing was born in less than a year, and he was born as a scholar in the imperial court. He has always regarded himself as a noble man. Although he is usually arty, he hangs around the stages of various theaters, and even in Goulan cottages, he is often seen.

But on the three-acre land in Daizhou, he was used to bossing around, and he didn't take Ke Zhenyu, Bai Daxuan and other military officers in his eyes at all, and he never even looked directly at Jiang Mingwu, the deputy commander in chief.

He never imagined that the gate of the state government was blocked by a group of Qiu Ba from the Xuanfu today, how could he bear it?

If even this is endured, what is the face of officials and scholars?

In the future, how will he be the magistrate of this generation, and how will he face the city's deputy commander-in-chief, garrison, commander and many others?
"My master can't help you, can he?"

Seeing that the yamen servant was still standing still, Huang Jing became even more angry: "Come here, tie me up and beat me to death."

He continued to yell domineeringly: "Open the door, sir, I will definitely meet this gang of ignorant Qiuba today, and let him know how powerful I am!"

All the yamen servants looked at me and I looked at you again, but none of them moved their legs. In the end, all their eyes focused on the steward.

This old butler is also surnamed Huang, and it has been over half a century.

He had served the old man of the Huang family for many years before, and he was quite good at all kinds of affairs in the state government, so he followed the young master to serve in Daizhou, thinking that he was a housekeeper, but he was actually a relative.

At present, perhaps only he can persuade Huang Zhizhou who is in a rage, so the eyes of all the yamen servants are focused on him and put their hopes on him.

Steward Huang looked at the ardent expectations of the crowd, how could he not understand, and at the same time, he also knew that he must not go out to argue with the group of Xuanfu Qiu Ba at this time, so he stepped forward immediately.

"master……"

Huang Guanqiao tugged on Huang Jing's sleeve, and continued in a low voice: "Master, you didn't see the commotion last night, and Qiu Ba of the Yongyi Army entered the city today, don't you think there is something strange about it?"

"You mean..."

Huang Jing stared at the old housekeeper dumbfounded, full of questions, but couldn't say a word.

"What's more, 'a scholar meets a soldier, there is no reason to explain'."

The old housekeeper continued: "The situation in the city is unclear now. From my point of view, Judge He and Ke Shoubei may be in trouble. Let's wait and see first, and don't make a rash decision, otherwise the consequences will be unbearable."

"You can indulge this group of Xuanfu Qiu bastards, what's the face of the state government? What's the prestige of this official?"

"master……"

Steward Huang continued to persuade: "You have also heard about Uncle Yongning's deeds, and it is really your blessing that he is not serving as the general soldier in Shanxi.

Although he is the head of a military officer in a town, he is different from the magistrate who was born as a Jinshi, but with his earl status, even the governor will kowtow to him when he sees a senior official, so what can we do? "

Seeing that Huang Jing of Zhou knew that Huang Jing had spoken out for him, the old housekeeper continued, "Kuang Xuan's army and horses have passed through Shanxi this time to aid Henan in suppressing bandits. Along the way, the state capitals contacted each other to provide sufficient grain, grass and horse feed.

Now, as a guest army, during the period when he passed through Daizhou, he was arrested under the rule of our Daizhou. Although it is not in line with the laws and regulations, but now that the matter has come to this point, even if it is out of the government to discuss it with him at this moment, I am afraid it will be too late. No supplement. "

He tugged on the sleeve of Zhizhou Huang Jing, went to the back office, and continued to talk as he walked: "Master, please think about the fire and the sudden riot in He Judge and Ke Shoubei's mansion last night. There was nothing beforehand." A trace of a sign is a wonder;
However, there was such a commotion, yet no sound of guards in the city was heard. So far, even though the fire between Judge He and Ke Shoubei's government office has been extinguished, there is still no notification coming from the state government office. This is strange;
Furthermore, Jiang Mingwu, the deputy general, came out of the town to Zhenwuwei, and was responsible for guarding the land. Although there was internal turmoil in the state, he had no right to intervene without the order of the state government, but he still turned a blind eye to such movements and did nothing. One can imagine the strangeness. "

"you……"

Zhizhou Huang Jing stopped abruptly, looked at the old housekeeper with suspicion on his face, and said, "...does it mean that Jiang Mingwu privately communicated with Xuanfu soldiers and horses, and slaughtered the officials and civilians of Daizhou?"

"Master's words are serious... serious words!"

The old butler dragged him to go back to the Yamen, and continued: "If you say that Vice President Jiang knew in advance that something happened last night, and he was connected with the frontier army from the Xuanfu, I'm afraid it won't happen. wronged him.

However, if it is said that he hooked up with outsiders and slaughtered the officials and people of Daizhou, it is far from talking about it, and it is far from talking about it. Besides, there is still you in Daizhou. "

At this time, the two had already entered the left side hall of the rear yamen, the old housekeeper poured a cup of herbal tea for Huang Zhizhou, handed it over, and then said: "Who in Xuanda knows Uncle Yongning's evil name?

Vice President Jiang said he was the same in Zhenwuwei, but how can he compare with Yongning Bo, who commanded envoys and garrison officers in Xuanzhen, did he kill less?
Now, since they dared to arrest He Wenshan, the state judge, and Ke Zhenyu in defense, would they be afraid of arresting another magistrate?
At that time, just like He Zhoushang and Ke Shoubei, he will be accused of being a slave to the master, and he will be slashed with a knife. At that time, even if he is covered in mouths, he will have nowhere to express his grievances, even if he jumps into the Yellow River, he will not be able to clean up ah.

Not only is the body and head different, but also the ancestors will be humiliated. The master needs to think about it for himself, how to deal with it! "

Huang Jing was also angry for a moment just now, and he was also in front of a group of subordinate yamen servants. He always had to take into account his Zhizhou's face, it was a last resort.

At this moment, when he returned to his back office, he was like a defeated rooster, without the courage of Shicai, don't bring up the office to question Qiu Ba from the Xuanfu, even if he came out of this side hall again, he would not be willing.

Now, after hearing what the old butler said, especially seeing his last gesture of wiping his neck, he also felt a chill in his heart, sat slumped in the chair, his eyes no longer bright, and murmured: "What should I do?" ? Could it be that I just watched and didn’t do anything?”

"No."

The old butler continued: "I can just wait and watch, but the master can't."

Amidst the doubts on Huang Jing's face, the old housekeeper explained to him again: "Not only can the master not just watch, but also give full support to the actions of the soldiers of Xuanfu, and even provide them with sufficient food and grass in transit."

"This……"

Huang Jing didn't understand what the old housekeeper said, and was also very reluctant.

"My lord, the way to be an official is nothing more than the sophistication of the world."

The housekeeper patiently explained to him: "Uncle Yongning has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and his power is strong. Now that the matter in the state city is a foregone conclusion, why bother to fight for others. Instead, it is better to show goodwill to Uncle Yongning. Wouldn't it be wonderful to think that there will be a ladder to advance in the future!"

"But the breath in my chest is hard to swallow." Huang Jing was still a little unwilling.

The old housekeeper looked at Huang Jing for a long time, then sighed, and said: "In the officialdom, it has always been like this. If you want to get ahead, you have to be a vassal of the powerful. It is absolutely impossible to do things on your own will."

Seeing the unwillingness in Huang Jing's eyes, he finally softened his heart, and continued: "Even if you don't want to, you must not offend Uncle Yongning now.

What's more, both governors and governors have documents down, and the brave army has passed through various prefectures and counties, so that they can make contacts and provide food and grass.

As for the things of last night and this morning, it's inconvenient to worry about them at this moment, what reason can those soldiers talk about in front of Tiqiu Ba?

After this matter is over, they will always go to Henan to suppress thieves, and they will not stay in Daizhou forever. At that time, they can collect evidence and report to the governors and governors how the border guards of the Xuanfu slaughtered the imperial court officials and looted the imperial court's official offices. "

"Okay. That's it."

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There is no suspense in the action of the Qinglong Battalion of the Courageous Army in Daizhou. The elite soldiers who sneaked into the city in advance successfully captured the guard Ke Zhenyu, the judge He Wenshan, and their powerful minions. After confiscating their property, they set fire to it Be clean.

At the same time, in Taiheling, ten miles northwest of Daizhou City, a den for imitating fake military tickets was also seized, and all the staff, technicians, equipment, and templates inside were seized.

Soon, the city of Daizhou was restored to its original state. Except for some big streets, there were brave soldiers in armor stationed and patrolling, and most of them had withdrawn from the city to assemble.

At the beginning of time, Zhang Guodong, the chief general of the Qinglong Battalion of the Yongyi Army and the general of the Xuanfu, accompanied by Jiang Mingwu, the deputy commander of Shanxi Town, came to the Daizhou Zhizhou Government Office to visit the Zhizhou Huang Jing.

As for Daizhou judge He Wenshan and guard Ke Zhenyu, they conspired to build slaves and imitated the military tickets of the Yongyi Army in an attempt to destroy the economy of the Xuanfu and plunge the Yongyi Army into chaos. Huang Jing naturally had no objection.

He even scolded He and Ke for eating the king's salary and paying it back if they don't want to serve the country. What's even more hateful is that they secretly collude with slaves in order to murder the pillars of the country and destroy the pillars of our Ming Dynasty. Cutting can't solve the hatred in my heart.

However, Huang Zhizhou immediately asked where He and Ke are now, whether they are still alive, what to do next, whether they can stay in Daizhou Prison, etc.

Regarding his questions, Zhang Guodong only said: The two thieves, He and Ke, have no worries about their lives. However, their family property and property have been confiscated and stored in Zhenwuwei's arsenal. As for the two thieves, they have already been taken to Xuanfu town , Yongningbo will personally play the imperial court, and ask for the decree to be issued.

After hearing the words, Huang Jing was both regretful and relieved.

It's a pity that He and Ke both worked in Daizhou. After several generations of accumulation, their wealth is extraordinary. Unexpectedly, Jiang Mingwu took the lead and collected all of them in the arsenal of the guard, not keeping a cent for himself.

Thinking of this, I looked at Jiang Mingwu with envy and hatred, and even cursed in my heart: No wonder there was such a commotion last night, and I didn't see any reaction from you Zhenwuwei. Today, Xuanfu soldiers entered smoothly for no reason. City, it's because your kid is full!

What he felt relieved was that although He Wenshan was taken to the Xuanfu, Uncle Yongning still had to ask the emperor for a decree, and this time would take a long time, so there might not be other accidents.

The He family lived in Daizhou for generations, specialized in court laws, and almost monopolized the criminal and prison litigation in Daizhou. Not only did they accumulate wealth for several generations, but they also formed a huge local power. They can be said to be the underground governors of Daizhou. So dare to do whatever you want.

However, He Wenshan himself is also exquisite, and he is really capable in the world. He respects Huang Jing very much, gets along well, and is very friendly in private, so Huang Jing is also very concerned about him.

In Huang Jing's view, as long as the person is not dead, this matter will have a turning point. He Wenshan is relying on the big businessmen in Shanxi, and he has heard that the power behind it is even more terrifying. As long as this matter is delayed indefinitely Go on, and in the end it's not nothing.

But in front of Zhang Guodong, Huang Jing was very decent in speaking and doing things, and he didn't ask too much about He Wenshan.

Finally, according to the agreement between the two parties, the state government issued a statement to inform the public of what happened last night. Naturally, the statement listed the crimes of He Wenshan and Ke Zhenyu and made them public.

Next, Zhizhou Huang Jing expressed his admiration for Zhang Guodong's army aid to Henan, and ordered the clerk to hand over the grain and grass in transit on behalf of the state, and even more kindly asked Zhang Guodong to stay, but he politely refused.

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In just over ten days, incidents such as Huairen, Xinkouzhai, and Daizhou occurred frequently in various places in Datong and Shanxi without interruption, whether it was rescue, arrest, assassination, kidnapping, etc. Although there are differences, bloody killings are inevitable without exception.

There is He Kuan in Datong Town, Chen Dakuan in Shanxi Town, and Liu Quan who was previously sent to Liaozhou. He followed Qin Shizheng to Liaozhou and formed the Liaozhou Battalion with two troops under his command.

In this way, together with the soldiers and horses of Chen Zheng's White Tiger Battalion who set out earlier, and the dark cousin brothers who had been hiding in various places in Shanxi long ago, there is an army of more than ten thousand.

Throughout Shanxi and Datong, not to mention the flames of war everywhere, swords are on the verge of breaking out, and a life-and-death duel is doomed to be inevitable. (end of this chapter)