Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 273
The purpose of Hong Shixing's visit was simple, and it hit Jia Cong's heart.

Yanzhou Mansion can be said to be rotten. Since the experience of the government office and above, the entire army has been almost wiped out, and they have all participated in corruption and dereliction of duty.

After a short interrogation by the Dragon Guards who were traveling with him, Liu Ke, angry, invited out the Tianzi Sword, and went to the prison to slaughter the pockets of these national thieves.

If it wasn't for Jia Cong and Lu Xiaozu's persuasion, it is estimated that all the officials in the Yanzhou government would report to the Palace of the King of Hell.

Of course, Jia Cong and Lu Xiaozu are not pleading for these national thieves. The disappearance of money and food in the treasury has not been found yet. There must be someone behind them, and the banditry in Yanzhou may be related to government officials Related, everything is inextricably linked.

Wouldn't it be too cheap for them to cut it off like this.

Jia Cong didn't consider giving these people a chance at all for committing crimes and meritorious deeds. Of course, this also caused Lu Xiaozu to do the work of ten people by himself in the past two days. .

Although the Dragon Guard Thousand Household Office in Yanzhou has also joined forces with the government officials, the local information is still relatively complete.

Hong Shixing has been an official for 20 years, probably because he is in his hometown and cares about his reputation. His official reputation and reputation are not bad.

The reason for his resignation is also somewhat subtle. It seems that he offended Mu E, the former magistrate of Ziyang County and now the Tong Zhi of Yanzhou.

And Mu E's old father-in-law is now Kong Renying, the political envoy of Shandong Chengxuan, who is participating in politics.

Kong Renxun, the direct branch of Yanshenggong's mansion, the cousin of Kong Renxuan, the contemporary Yanshenggong, is one of the few Kong family officials who are officials in the court.

The government office and the county office in Ziyang County where the government is located, from the magistrate to the magistrate, the general judge, the pusher, the county magistrate, the county magistrate, etc., have all been imprisoned.

The biggest problem facing Liu Ke and others is no longer money and food, but the lack of people, and there is a lot of shortage.

No one dared to say when they would receive a response to the rush sent to the capital. Liu Ke was impatient with these matters, and handed them all over to Jia Cong and Lu Xiaozu.

"Let's not hide from Yuanwai Hong, if Yuanwai is not coming today, I will go to Yuanwai's house in person. You should have heard about the government office and Ziyang county government office. The official is in urgent need of manpower, and the fact that Yuanwai can come can be regarded as a help." The officer is very busy."

Jia Cong didn't make a fuss, and raised his hand to invite Hong Shixing to sit down.

A cup of tea calmed Hong Shixing's excitement a little, and he heard Jia Cong continue to say: "The prince is busy suppressing the bandits, and almost all the government affairs in the mansion are on me and Lu Langzhong. I am worried that there is no one to help me." .”

Hong Shixing immediately clapped his hands and responded: "Your Excellency has an order, so I dare not refuse to obey, and please do not hesitate to order me, Your Excellency."

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Being able to be the county magistrate in Yanzhou for more than 20 years, his official reputation and reputation are good, which shows that Hong Shixing is quite capable.

Jia Cong took the initiative and obtained several official certificates with the seal of the imperial envoy from Liu Ke to sue him. He tentatively proposed that Hong Shixing be the magistrate of Ziyang County, and be in charge of all affairs of Ziyang County.

Moreover, Jia Cong didn't even spare Hong Shixing's son who was at home. Hearing that he was good at managing money, he was transferred to Lu Xiaozu's command with a single order, and he was given the title of imperial envoy of the seventh rank.

With Hong Shixing as an example for the pillars at the city gate, the gentry in Fucheng, who were still waiting to see, were more or less moved.

For three consecutive days, Jia Cong sat firmly in the government office, and the heads of more than ten families visited him one after another.

Under the recommendation of Hong Shixing, coupled with the private investigation of the Long Guard's spies, Jia Cong drew up a candidate for the interim government office, county office, and full imperial envoy. After reporting to Liu Ke, the appointment document arrived on the afternoon of the third day various.

Finally, on the morning of the sixth day when the imperial envoy was stationed in Yanzhou, the government offices of Yanzhou Prefecture and Ziyang County, which had almost stopped, officially resumed operation.

dang dang dang...

The bell rang loudly, and Jia Cong, who was buried in the desk, suddenly raised his head.

The heavy snow that has been coming for the past few days has finally stopped. It was originally planned to go outside the city to inspect the disaster relief this afternoon, but I didn't want the alarm bell to sound suddenly.

Jia Cong got up and opened the door and walked out of the duty room, only to see a captain of the Imperial Army walking in quickly.

"My lord, the scouts found about ten thousand unidentified people about ten miles north of the city, and they are attacking the city!"

"Where is the prince now?"

The captain's report surprised Jia Cong. The north side of Yanzhou Prefecture is Ningyang County. Liu Ke just led his troops to Ningyang to suppress the bandits yesterday.

Because the surrounding area of ​​Fucheng was relatively stable, Ren Chengwei was ordered to divide his troops into two groups, going to Qufu County in the east and Jining Prefecture in the east. Currently, there are only 500 Imperial Guards and [-] Ren Chengwei in Fucheng.

The captain clasped his fists and replied: "The messenger just left this morning, and there is no news yet."

"Send an order to the Renchengwei camp to transfer all the remaining troops into the city. Then send an order to Guo Lindong to suspend the river control work and ask him to take people to Jining Prefecture and not to go near the Fucheng area. All the victims outside the city will enter the city. The city, the four gates are closed, and no one is allowed to enter the city without the order of the official."

"Beating drums and gathering generals!"

dong dong dong...

The sound of drums shook the sky, and two quarters of an hour later, civil and military officials including the imperial envoy Xingyuan, Yanzhou government office, and Ziyang county government gathered in the lobby of Yanzhou government office.

After everyone was seated, Jia Cong took out the scout emergency report he had just received.

"Everyone should have received the news that more than ten thousand bandits from the White Lotus Sect bypassed Qufu and came straight to Fucheng along Surabaya. According to the investigation of the scouts, this group of bandits came well prepared. Not only were they large in number, but they also carried There are siege machines..."

boom!
The people in the lobby immediately exploded. Most of the people in Fucheng went out to suppress the bandits, and the city was empty of troops. This is a well-known fact.

At the moment, thousands of bandits are attacking with weapons, and they all feel a little inexplicable fear.

Everyone can see the tragic situation of the Yan family. The group of Bailian sect gangsters who shouted to help the people save the world did everything they could to burn, kill, loot and torture. It is said that the nine-year-old girl of the Yan family was stripped naked. I don't know how many crimes I suffered.

The silt comes from chaos, and the white lotus is in full bloom.

The slogan is so grand and righteous, but in fact, the White Lotus Sect has long lost its original appearance, and it is simply burning, killing, looting, raping, and abusing.

The Yan family has a reputation for benevolence and kindness in Yanzhou Prefecture and even the entire Shandong Province. Yan Hui, the head of the Yan family, is a great Confucian in Shandong.

The tenants in Yanzhou Mansion most wanted to rent the land from the Yan family, because the land of the Yan family only charged [-]% of the rent.

Such a good family, the old house was burned, all the nephews and nephews left behind by the family died, and even a nine-year-old girl was bullied to death.

The servants in the family and the tenants who rented and planted the fields of the Yan family protected the master's family, and more than ten people were killed or injured.

Such a tragic situation made everyone present extremely terrified.

The Yan family is like this, let alone them.If it is true that the White Lotus Sect invaded Fucheng, it is estimated that everyone here will be skinned and used as grass.

Boom boom boom!
Jia Cong knocked on the table, and the uproarious lobby finally quieted down.

"Everyone, the most important thing for us right now is to ensure that the city will not be breached by bandits. The prince and Ren Chengwei's army will definitely rush back to rescue after receiving the news."

Hong Shixing was quite calm, and the city of Fucheng was strong. If he just stood by and waited for help, he should be able to hold on.Of course, this depends on whether the food and grass in the city are sufficient, and whether the people support the government's plan to defend the city.

He put forward his own views and stated that the Hong family is willing to send young and strong men to the city to help in the war.

Some people made a start, and the rest naturally understood that they were the number one target of the White Lotus Sect's bandits, and they all expressed their opinions that only Lord Yumao would follow suit.

There is enough food and grass in the city, the only thing lacking now is the guards.Jia Cong was not ambiguous, and directly ordered Hong Shixing, the county magistrate of Ziyang, to recruit troops on the spot, recruiting the young and strong in the city to supplement the lack of defenders.

At the same time, Lu Xiaozu was ordered to collect food in the city and implement a temporary rationing system.All the gentry, rich merchants' homes, and guards were all recruited into the army, and a wartime curfew system was implemented in the city.

Then order the scouts to set off in the four directions of southeast, northwest, and inform the villages and towns along the way, to enter the city near the city, and enter the mountain near the mountain to avoid the bandit chaos...

In the midst of flying and jumping, the bandits of the White Lotus Sect finally arrived outside the north gate of Yanzhou Prefecture.

Jia Cong was dressed in silver armor, with a Yanling saber on his left, and a golden sword and gold medal on his right. With a calm expression, he stood on the tower of the North City surrounded by his own soldiers.

Lu Xiaozu looked at the black bandits under the city, opened the pamphlet and looked at it, and said to Jia Cong: "My lord, look at this flag, it is Han Tong, the Great Ming King of the White Lotus Sect in Tai'an Prefecture."

"Ming King, he also deserves the word Ming Wang? He's just a rebellious official who tramples on the flesh and blood of the common people!"

Jia Cong spit at the people under the banner of Mingzi under the city. This Han Tong is also a frequent visitor to the mansion, and the imperial court's reward for him has accumulated to a high price of 5 taels of silver.

In 49, Zhaowu took advantage of the drought in Qingzhou to rebel and stirred up chaos in the entire Qingzhou government. As a result, the government's relief food was not delivered to the people, and tens of thousands of people in Qingzhou starved to death outside the porridge shed.

Such a person, after the imperial army wiped out most of the bandits, took refuge in the vast sea by boat.And what disappeared with him was the nearly one million taels of silver that he had collected into his arms.

Only a person like Emperor Hongwu in the previous life can be called a bright character.As long as he is like Han Tong, he is also worthy?Ah!

To say that the White Lotus Sect is such a wonderful thing, Jia Cong is really disgusting.

In the previous dynasty, the White Lotus Sect took advantage of the uprising of rebels in various places in the name of expelling the Tartars.Later, due to the faction's internal fighting power was greatly reduced, it was defeated by Taizu, and it was dormant for more than ten years, and was almost completely wiped out by Emperor Taizong.

During the period of Taiping and Xingguo, Emperor Taizu made great efforts to govern and attacked the aristocratic family. The weather was good, and the people had lived a stable life for more than ten years, which was considered to be the period when the White Lotus Sect entered the lowest period.

Until Emperor Taizong became seriously ill, the center was in chaos, and there were natural disasters, and the people were starved of food. The White Lotus Sect once again carried out the slogan of equalizing the land and calming the people, which displaced tens of millions of people in Shandong and Henan provinces.

During the time of Zhaowu, the Emperor Taishang's literary and martial arts suppressed the aristocratic family unwilling to take the lead, the country was strong and the people rich, and the world was peaceful. The White Lotus Sect shrank again, until the center changed drastically, and the princes seized the throne, and the White Lotus Sect emerged again...

It can be said that every time the White Lotus Sect revolts, it is a time when the common people are not fed enough to wear warm clothes.

If they really wanted to feed the common people, Jia Cong would respect them as good men even if the officials and gangsters had different positions.

But in fact, the teachings of the White Lotus Sect doomed this group of people to just take the opportunity to stir up conflicts between the government and the people, and fooled the people into filling their selfish desires by stepping on the people's flesh and blood.

Back then, the Taizu imperially designated the White Lotus Sect as a cult, but in fact it was not that they had competed with the imperial court.

But the White Lotus Sect is really evil, where is the evil?
The most terrifying thing is the teaching of the White Lotus Sect: Believe in gods and Buddhas, and gods and Buddhas can bless their everything!
This wonderful teaching made the congregation of the White Lotus Sect not to do production, but to gather together to worship gods and Buddhas, which seriously affected the production order and stability of society.

And once they get sick, they don't advocate seeing a doctor, and relying on the "lifeless mother" for treatment is often just a glass of talisman water.

It was through such teachings that the White Lotus Sect was able to gather many rogues and ruffians very quickly, and even deceived a large number of low-level people.

What they deceive is not only the beliefs of the people, but also the meager money of the people at the bottom, and even their wives and daughters.

Besides, their purpose is even more complicated.In other words, each sect has a different attitude towards the imperial court. Some want to be recruited and submit to the imperial court. They still have some conscience and know how to restrain themselves.

But more are just to make money, crazy people and wealthy businessmen to support them, some want to overthrow the court, so they run around and contact forces, but they have no unified thinking, no regular military force, they can only be bubbles in the water , It will break with one poke.

Just imagine, in the face of the regular army of the court, can the people resist it? So more often, they are transformed into a bargaining chip for the court and a tool for those who want to make money.

For example, the Sanyang Sect was widely spread in the inner court. Back then, when the former prince suddenly raised troops to force the palace, there was the shadow of the Sanyang Sect, also known as the White Lotus Sect...

far away!
When the world is safe, the White Lotus Sect secretly stirs up wind and rain everywhere, and whenever there is a natural disaster, the White Lotus Sect will try its best to cause a man-made disaster.

In the eyes of the White Lotus Sect, the imperial court's disaster relief was breaking their foundation, and they tried every means to attack the government and disrupt the imperial court's disaster relief plan.

If the White Lotus Sect hadn't attacked the city, Jia Cong would have been patrolling the porridge shed outside the city for disaster relief.

Poor victims who are already suffering from cold and starvation, they will not even be able to eat hot porridge!

Whoosh!
"Third Master, be careful!"

hum!Snapped!
Jia Shixi drew his knife and swung it down, and a feathered arrow brushed Jia Cong's ear and pierced into the pillar behind him.

The tail of the arrow was still buzzing, and the arrow penetrated an inch or so into the column, which showed the strength of the archer.

"My lord, carry a letter on the arrow!"

The soldiers guarded Jia Cong behind him, but Jia Cong pushed him away.He wears silver armor, a silver helmet, and hangs a sword and sword to let the enemy and the soldiers and civilians in the city clearly see that Jia Cong of Rongguo Mansion is here!

It is the responsibility of the commander of an army and the commander of a city to deter the enemy and boost the morale of the army and the people.

Jia Cong took a look at the cloth strip that Yu Jian was carrying, and laughed.

"I have the blood of Rongguo, my father Rong Guogong, my father Rong Guohou, surrendered to the White Lotus Sect? What can the White Lotus Sect give me? Can you let the Holy Mother of the White Lotus come down to earth to be my concubine?"

The soldiers at the top of the city suddenly burst into laughter after a brief absence.

Are the people from the White Lotus Sect really idiots?The general of my family (the head coach) is the son of the dignified Marquis of Rongguo. The emperor personally gave him a royal cat. A person who is in the emperor's heart, will he surrender to you White Lotus sect rebels?
"Come here, bring some refreshments to me. Today, I'm sitting on the top of the wall, waiting for the Madonna of the White Lotus, who was sent to them by the Bailian gangsters, to make tea for me and hold my shoulders!"

Jia Cong sat on the grand master's chair with his golden saber horse, and ordered: "Come here with loud voices, and pass on my words in unison. Tell the rebels in the city, Jia Cong of Rongguo Mansion, wait for Han Tong, the king of Ming Dynasty of the White Lotus Sect." , Send the Holy Mother of the White Lotus down to earth to be my concubine!"

The guards quickly shouted towards the city: "My general said that he waited at the top of the city for the Great Ming King Han Tong of the White Lotus Sect to send the Holy Mother of the White Lotus down to be my general's concubine!"

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　Thanks to Su Chen's favorite silly dog ​​for the reward!

　　Let’s stop here tonight and continue tomorrow.Good night!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)