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Chapter 108 Zhu Xieyuan (please subscribe)
"You don't understand that."

Zhang Sheng dismissed his words, and to show off his ability and show off his face, he started talking to him.

"I think he seems to have been preparing for a long time. You think, logically speaking, a guard can only have two to three thousand soldiers and horses.

But in the past few years, I have been doing business in Yongning, and I have seen that many men in the village have been recruited by the She family to serve as soldiers.

Some even require half of the men to train and join the army, and the village is full of old and weak men working with women.You have been doing business all year round, so you must have developed your eyesight. "

Everyone nodded after hearing this. Indeed, what they have seen and heard while doing business in these villages in the past few years is very different.

"Impossible. With so many people deployed for military training, the movement must be extraordinary. How could the imperial court not notice it?"

The young merchant still shook his head in disbelief, and everyone quickly said that he was young and innocent.

"I think you are young and have little experience, so I won't argue with you.

Our place in Yongning is different from other places. There are many karst caves and burrows in the mountains. Some caves look small from the outside, but once you enter, they are open and flat. There is no cave like this. Living and traveling there is not a problem, let alone training troops. . "

After Zhang Sheng explained in this way, the young merchant was convinced, and he quickly toasted, saying that he was young and wanted to thank senior Zhang Sheng for his advice.

Sometimes, once you drink too much, the chat box opens up. These people have walked around Yongning countless times, and they naturally know all kinds of information very well.

Then, under the guidance of that person, everyone told them about some large caves in Yongning that might hide people, and the person also secretly remembered them in his mind.

After they were full and full of food and wine, everyone was happy with their meal. They felt that this meal gave them a supply of ironware, and their future business would definitely be good. Then they agreed on the time and place of delivery, and everyone returned to their residences. We will start our journey home tomorrow.

The young merchant returned to his residence, immediately wrote down the information he had obtained today, quickly packed his things, and prepared to rush to Yongning Guard.

This person is Lin Xingquan, the Jin Yiwei sent by Liu Beiyu as a merchant to inquire about the news.

He was also smart. Ever since he learned that Yongningwei Blacksmith Po was not taking jobs but instead making weapons, he knew that iron tools must be in short supply and would also make local merchants who travel around doing business envious.

As the saying goes, everyone in the world is here for profit, and everyone is here for profit. When the time comes, we will establish a good relationship with local merchants for the supply of iron supplies.If you wait for an opportunity to find out more information, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

It's just that he has only been here a few days, but he didn't expect the effect to be so good, and he immediately got useful information.

Dishui Village was not far from Yongning Guard, and he arrived at Yongning Guard two days later.

Entering the warehouse in the city, I saw Liu Beiyu already waiting here. At the same time, some colleagues had come back to report the information.

"Boss, this extravagant worship of Ming is too blatant. I went to several villages and saw that they were all headed by women. When I asked where the men were, they all said they were soldiers. Recruiting soldiers on such a large scale and making weapons. It’s clear that he wants to rebel.”

"Yeah, it's pretty much the same here."

"This southwestern chieftain is really used to being a local emperor. He has become tired of his work and has gradually become unscrupulous. It's just that there are so many people and horses mobilized, how can there be no movement."

Liu Beiyu was very sure that She Chongming was planning a rebellion now, but where and how many people there were, this information must be determined as soon as possible.

"I also guarded the team transporting weapons to see where they were going, but they were very guarded. After a while, I was discovered by them and couldn't follow them."

Seeing that everyone was helpless, Lin Xingquan quickly told everyone what he had discovered.

"Boss, I got a message from a local merchant that there are many karst caves in the area, some of which are large in size. It is not a problem to house thousands or even tens of thousands of people. It is also difficult for outsiders to find out. It is an easy to hide place. This place, I suspect She Chongming has hidden all his troops here."

Liu Beiyu became interested instantly, so he asked Lin Xingquan to write down the locations of the caves and burrows informed by the local merchants, and then ordered people to go out of the city to have a look on the spot.

Then he also began to write memorials to the court, informing the court in detail about the situation here.At that time, Zhu Youxiao told Luo Sigong to report to him and the governors of Sichuan and Guizhou immediately if he found any changes.

Naturally, he did not dare to neglect. Now, as soon as he could confirm that this guy was indeed training in private, he would immediately submit a question book and go to Chengdu in person to inform him of the matter.

With a clear location, it was easier to check. Lin Qingquan and others continued to pretend to be merchants according to the location mentioned by the local merchants, and went to the villages next to these caves to do business.

After all, the military discipline of the chieftain troops is not strict. With so many people eating, drinking, and eating, they also need external supplies. They will also buy some things when they see merchants.The result was not bad as they thought. Sure enough, under the guise of doing business, when they walked to a natural cave next to Tiantai Village in the southwest of Yongning Guard, they saw that this place was guarded by many chieftain soldiers. The soldiers were not surprised to see them coming. , directly asked what items were for sale, and then asked three or two people inside to come out to buy things.

Lin Xingquan saw that it was so easy, so he took advantage of the victory and took the opportunity to return some money to the leader of the guard, hoping that he could introduce the chief here to do long-term business.

With such money opening the way, they also connected with the chieftain officers and soldiers trained here. In the past few days, they could come and go freely without obstruction. They gradually learned about the number of soldiers in the cave and their training conditions. It didn't matter at first glance, but they found that only There are more than 1 people in this cave.

With such important information, Lin Xingquan quickly sent someone back to report it.

After getting information from Liu Beiyu of Yongning Guard, he discovered that there were actually five or six similar venues where She Chongming trained troops, with a rough calculation of more than 3 troops.

In addition, he also learned another important news. It turned out that the Yongning She family was married to the Shuixi An family in Guizhou. She Chongming also had a good relationship with the current Shuixi Xuanwei magistrate An Bangyan. The two often exchanged letters. This For a period of time, She Chongming often transported some weapons to An Bangyan.

The imperial court was indeed right, and the Shuixi'an family seemed to have objections.

Thinking of this, he did not dare to neglect, and quickly wrote to Luo Sigong to report the intelligence, and asked people to stay at the warehouse and continue to spy on the news under the guise of being a merchant. He immediately set off for Chengdu and sent Lin Xingquan and others to Guiyang to report to the governors of the two provinces. Report the situation.

Liu Bei headed north without stopping, passing Luzhou and Ziyang. Five days later, he arrived at Chengdu Prefecture and went straight to the Chief Envoy Si Yamen.

After arriving, he directly revealed his identity and said that he had important matters under the emperor's orders and needed to report to the Sichuan governor in person.When the scribe saw Jin Yiwei coming, he did not dare to neglect him and took him directly into the main hall to wait.

After a while, a manager of the Experience Department (General Office) came and took him into the back hall, where he met Zhu Xieyuan, who had just taken over as governor of Sichuan.

Zhu Xieyuan has been serving as the Right Chief Envoy in Sichuan since the 46th year of Wanli. This year Guangzong came to the throne and was promoted to the Left Chief Envoy of Sichuan.

In early October, Liu Yisui and others suggested that talented people with outstanding abilities should be selected as local officials. Zhu Youxiao thought of Zhu Xieyuan. As far as he knew, Zhu Xieyuan was a famous and capable minister during the Tianqi and Chongzhen years. It was he who pacified Mianyan. The She'an Rebellion between Tianqi and Chongzhen dynasties.

Since history has proven that this person has outstanding abilities, Zhu Youxiao did not doubt it and directly promoted him to the governor of Sichuan to supervise military affairs, thinking of entrusting him with important tasks in advance and letting him prepare in advance.

When he met Zhu Xieyuan, Liu Beiyu didn't waste any time and directly told him that the court had ordered him to go to Yongning Guard to investigate the rebellion. At the same time, he also handed over all the evidence collected in the past few days to Zhu Xieyuan one by one.

"Sir, I have reported these situations to the court, but His Majesty has ordered us to see you in person if the situation is true, so that the government can prepare early."

Zhu Xieyuan was originally wondering why Jin Yiwei was looking for him, but Liu Beiyu gave him a "big surprise" as soon as he came up. Looking at the evidence handed over, he thought that it was definitely not false.

So he stroked his beard and asked his servants to serve tea so that the two could chat.

"I already know these things. The Yongning She family has been disrespectful to the imperial court for a long time. I just didn't expect that She Chongming was so ambitious and hid it so deeply. The Chief Secretary of Sichuan has never received any reports of rebellion. Thanks to Mr. Liu Letter, otherwise She Chongming might be waiting for an opportunity to catch us off guard."

When he thought of this, he sighed with emotion:

"It's just that we can't alert the enemy now. Sichuan has been at peace for a long time, and its armaments have long been abandoned and there are not enough soldiers and horses. I just took over last month. I checked the officers and soldiers of the Chengdu Guard and found that there were only 3000 usable people. If we want to wipe out She Chongming, we still need to reorganize the army. Prepare for war and plan it slowly."

Liu Beiyu was doing nothing wrong. He was just spying on information. Now that he had given the information to Zhu Xieyuan, his mission would be completed.

"Just follow the governor's arrangements. Jinyiwei still has a stronghold in Yongning. I will return to Yongning in the next few days to continue to spy on information. The She family is secretly colluding with the Shuixi'an family and may cause chaos together. We will continue to lurk and investigate there. , if any abnormal behavior is found in She Chongming, report it immediately.

In this case, I also ask the governor to organize the army as soon as possible, prepare for the battle in the future, and share the worries of your majesty.Farewell! "

Seeing this, Zhu Xieyuan did not hold back, and immediately asked the clerk to take Liu Beiyu down to rest.He knew that there were no troops in Sichuan now, and even the general army was vacant. Training troops could not be achieved in a short time. At this time, troops must be mobilized from chieftains who were loyal to the court.

Thinking of this, he already had a suitable candidate in mind, Shizhu Xuan comfort envoy Qin Liangyu.

After a while, he began to write down the title, explaining the matter to the court, asking for money, people, and food.At the same time, Wang Shen, the political envoy from the left, and Xue Puzheng, the patrol censor, were called to discuss the matter.At the same time, he wrote to Qin Liangyu, asking him to come to Chengdu as soon as possible to discuss matters.

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