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Chapter 152 News of the Rebellion

Shaanxi, Yan'an Fucheng.

Yan'an Prefecture is located about 300 kilometers south of Yulin City. It is the Shaanxi prefecture closest to Yulin Guard. It houses the Yan'an Guard Command and Envoy Office.

Zhuang Hong, who was defeated outside Yulin City, fled south with a few servants and ran dozens of miles away before he began to collect the defeated troops and inquire for information.

He originally wanted to take a detour back to Yulin City, but on the way he encountered several defeated soldiers who ran out of Yulin City and informed him that Yulin City had been occupied by an army called the Zhenming Army. He could only give up returning to the city and gather them with him. Dozens of soldiers headed south to the nearest Yan'an Prefecture.

After running for five or six days, the ragged and exhausted troops finally arrived outside Yan'an City.

When the guards guarding Yan'an City saw such a miserable team approaching, they quickly stopped them and shouted, "Who are they? Stop immediately!"

"A certain person is Yulin Guard guerrilla Zhuang Hong. He has urgent military information and asks to see the Yan'an Guard Commander." Zhuang Hong reported loudly.

After a complicated process of checking official credentials and reporting to the superior, the City Guards finally confirmed that this beggar-like army was indeed Yulin Guards' men.

Therefore, Zhuang Hong and others were taken to the Yan'an Guard Command and Envoy Office in the city.

In the lobby of the Imperial Office, Commander Yuan Qin was playing Pai Gow with a few subordinates. This was an important way for him to make money. He started gambling on time every day, which was much more exciting than the upper office.

When they were having a good time, they heard the guards coming to report that Yulin Guards guerrilla Zhuang Hong had urgent military information and wanted to see him. He was very unhappy and suspended the game and asked the guards to bring people in.

As soon as Zhuang Hong came in, he saw the card table in the lobby and couldn't help but shook his head.

The Yan'an Guard was blocked by the Yulin Guard to the north, and the peasant army was driven to the westernmost border of Shaanxi. At this time, it was normal for Wen Tian to play martial arts. This was the normal state of military attachés in the late Ming Dynasty.

Besides, Yulin Guard and Yan'an Guard are not affiliated with each other, so even if there is a problem, they cannot handle it. Moreover, Zhuang Hong now has others to ask for, and he will not cause trouble for himself.

So he quickly adjusted his expression and said respectfully: "Greetings to the Commander!"

"Zhuang Youyi, why do you look like this? Could it be that you suffered a defeat?" Yuan Qin asked

"Yes, Yulin City has been captured, and the main force of our Yulin Guard has also been defeated. I hope the commander will quickly mobilize his troops to rescue." Zhuang Hong pleaded.

"Ah, Yulin was breached. Who did it?" Yuan Qin said in shock.

"It was the Zhenming Army who colluded with the Mongols. We were defeated outside Guidebao by their combined forces with the Mongolian Tatars. This Zhenming Army has a very strong fighting capacity and is by no means an ordinary bandit team." Zhuang Hong continued.

"Zhenming Army? I've never heard of it. Why does it sound like the imperial army? Which force does it belong to?" Yuan Qin asked in confusion.

"I don't know the details, but I heard from the brothers who escaped from Yulin City that they seemed to be an army led by Lin Feng, the magistrate of Fugu County."

"What, a county magistrate rebelled?" Yuan Qin felt unbelievable. There seemed to be no precedent for a county magistrate to rebel in the Ming Dynasty.

"Sir, I heard that there is a store called Zhenming Group in Fugu County. The wool coats we are wearing are produced by them." The commanding officer next to him interjected.

"Zhenming Group has a weird name. What does the group do?" Yuan Qin asked.

"It seems to be a collection of shops. This wool coat is produced by Grassland Trading, a subsidiary of Zhenming Group." The commanding officer seemed to understand the situation better and explained further.

Zhuang Hong next to him was very worried. The military situation was getting heated. They were discussing what kind of shop they should go to. So he quickly said: "Master Commander, no matter what the shop is, the most important thing now is to send troops to Yulin Guard to quell the rebellion."

When Yuan Qin heard that this was something serious, he rolled his eyes and said: "Zhuang Guerbi, it's not that I don't want to send troops. We must send troops with the order of the Shaanxi Capital Commander. Otherwise, it will be a serious crime to mobilize troops without authorization." Who can bear it?"

"Sir, rescuing troops is like putting out fire. If we arrive late, I'm afraid the entire Yulin Guard will fall." Zhuang Hong said anxiously.

"Brother Zhuang, no matter how anxious you are, you can't break the rules. What's more, we haven't figured out the situation in Yulin City yet. We should report the situation to the Shaanxi Commandery Department and send sentries to Yulin to investigate the situation. Collapse of the government and quelling the chaos is not something we Yan'an Guards can do, so we should wait for the governor of Shaanxi to take charge of the matter." Yuan Qin quickly figured it out, what does it have to do with losing Yulin City?

Besides, what kind of Zhenming Army can take down Yulin City? How dare one of them, the Yan'an Guard, go to quell the rebellion? This Yulin Guard has been at the border for a long time and is much stronger than them. If they are all defeated, how can he dare to send troops? Isn't this looking for death?
  "Sir!" Zhuang Hong still wanted to fight for it.

"Brother Zhuang, you are tired after coming all the way. It's better to go and have a rest first. It's better to wait for the superior to decide the matter of quelling the chaos. Don't be impatient. Guards, hurry up and lead Zhuang's guerrillas to rest." Yuan Qin. Before Zhuang Hong could say anything else, he quickly stopped him.

Zhuang Hong had no choice but to follow the guards to rest. He hadn't washed in seven or eight days and his body stinked. He really had to take a shower.

Although Yuan Qin sent Zhuang Hong away, someone rebelled, and he was still a county magistrate. Such a major event must not be delayed, otherwise he would have to bear the consequences if he was held accountable in the future.

So he had no choice but to dissolve the card game reluctantly, and ordered his clerks to quickly draft a military report to the Shaanxi Capital Commander's Office. At the same time, he sent sentries to the border to check whether the Zhenming Army was heading south to Yan'an Prefecture.

How could the Zhenming Army not do anything to him in Yulin Guard? If they entered Yan'an Prefecture, it would be his area of ​​responsibility. And regardless of whether he was responsible or not, his own life was always at stake. After the emergency military report was sent out, Yuan Qin felt that he still needed to inform the Yan'an prefect. So he sent someone to call Zhuang Hong, and they went to the Yan'an government office together.

"What, Lin Feng, the magistrate of Jiazhou Prefecture, rebelled?" Song Shilun, the magistrate of Yan'an, was also very surprised when he heard the news.

"Yes, the army that attacked Yulin City is called Zhenming Army. There is some kind of Zhenming Group in Fugu County. They should be a group of people." Yuan Qin immediately learned and sold it.

"It is very possible to say that. Not long ago, a Jiazhou magistrate was killed after going to Fugu to investigate the case. At that time, it was said that the Mongols did it. It seems that Fugu County and the Mongols have colluded for a long time.

Recently, Shaanxi Inspector Ren Zuo went to Fugu to investigate the case, but no news came back. It seems that something was found, and the Fugu County magistrate took the risk and rebelled. "Song Shilun, as the prefect of Yan'an, has more information. Based on this analysis, there is no doubt that Lin Feng, the magistrate of Fugu County, rebelled.

Although Jiazhou is an independent state, it still belongs to Yan'an Prefecture in name. This rebellion by a subordinate county magistrate was the first time in the Ming Dynasty.

Song Shilun could already imagine how angry Emperor Chongzhen would be once the news reached the court, and he might masturbate immediately.

So he quickly asked Yuan Qin to organize his army to go to Fugu County to check the situation, and wrote a letter to Chen Jiace, the magistrate of Jiazhou, severely scolding them for the rebellion in Fugu County.

Although Yuan Qin is not a subordinate of the prefect, the Ming Dynasty has always used civility to control military affairs, and the food and grass for their Yan'an command department must be guaranteed by the Yan'an Prefecture.

So even though I was very reluctant, I was still ready to go back and gather troops to go to Fugu. But I made up my mind that I must be able to walk as slowly as possible. If I go to take the lead, it would be too bad to get beaten.

Jiazhou, state government.

Zhizhou Chen Jiace was pacing back and forth in the public room anxiously. It has been almost a month since Shaanxi Inspector Ren Shu went to Fugu to investigate the case, and there has been no news, which is very abnormal.

The key is that some news has come recently, saying that Fugu County has rebelled and has sent troops to attack Yulin City. He was so shocked that he was restless and quickly sent Feng Gui, the military officer, to inquire about the news.

Finally Feng Gui came in, and Chen Jiace immediately asked: "How is the situation?"

"President Zhou, there must be something wrong over there in Fugu. The roads are all blocked. Qianhusuo responded and said that broken troops from Yulin Guards came to our Jiazhou territory one after another. They said they were attacked by an army called Zhenming Army. Yulin City." Feng Gui replied.

"It's over, it's all over." When Chen Jiace heard this, he immediately slumped down on his chair. He naturally knew that the Zhenming Group in Fugu County was actually called the Zhenming Army, so it must be the Fugu rebellion.

The county magistrate directly under Jiazhou rebelled, which was the first of its kind in the Ming Dynasty. He could already imagine the anger of the court and Shangguan coming towards him.

At this time, Chen Xianming, the household secretary of the state government, came over and reported in a very ignorant manner: "President, the deadline for last year's autumn tax payment has come. Fugu County has not yet paid it, and the other two counties have not paid enough." , I’m afraid there will be trouble this year. Please stop urging Fugu County, they have paid taxes in full in the past.”

"Pay taxes, pay taxes. Even the government and the government have turned against you. Why don't you pay the taxes?" Chen Jiace was full of anger and just took the opportunity to vent his anger.

I felt extremely regretful in my heart. This Fugu County has always been a model for paying taxes. Why would I bother them? After all, not only were the taxes gone, but they also rebelled.

However, Fugu County seemed to have some industries in Jiazhou. He immediately became excited when he thought of this. Confiscating these industries could at least recover some losses.

"Go ahead and invite Zhang Tongzhi." Chen Jiace was not very clear about Fugu's property in Jiazhou, but he knew that Zhang Yingjie must know about it.

After a while, Zhang Yingjie came in.

"Zhang Tongzhi, do you know Fugu County's industries in Jiazhou?" Chen Jiace asked directly.

"Well, I know something about it. I don't have much contact with them." Zhang Yingjie thought they were going to investigate him for accepting gifts from Fugu, so he nervously denied it.

"Zhang Tongzhi doesn't need to be nervous. It was Lin Feng, the magistrate of Fugu County, who rebelled. We need to seal up his property in Jiazhou as soon as possible." Chen Jiace said.

"What! Lin Feng rebelled, and I have nothing to do with him." Zhang Yingjie's first thought was to distance himself from the relationship.

"Zhang Tongzhi, we are not investigating whether you have any dealings with them. We are going to seize Fugu's property in Jiazhou as soon as possible. You know this, right?" Chen Jiace said in a more serious tone.

"I know this. They have two shops in Jiazhou, one is Sitong Express, and the other is Grassland Trading. It is the shop that sells wool coats and has a good business." Zhang Yingjie quickly told everything he knew. .

"Then please ask Zhang Tongzhi to quickly lead the government officials to seal down these two shops." Chen Jiace ordered that he must force Zhang Yingjie to become this villain.

"Yes!" Although Zhang Yingjie didn't want to offend Lin Feng in his heart, he was a little afraid of Lin Feng's methods, but he had to bow his head under the eaves, so he had no choice but to accept the order and do this errand.

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