Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 146 Please, give me another chance!

All the civil and military officials were horrified and quickly bowed in agreement.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Retreat."

When Xu Pu saw Zhu Youtang turning around and wanting to leave, he hurried forward to ask for permission.

"Your Majesty, the Puzhou uprising..."

Zhu Youtang did not stop walking or turn his head back: "I have already asked the Jinyiwei to go to Puzhou to handle this matter. There is no need to discuss it further."

Xu Pu was shocked and frightened, so he stopped immediately and did not pursue the matter any further.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

All civil and military officials knelt down again in the direction of Fengtian Gate.

But Zhu Youtang was no longer seen under the Fengtian Gate, only an empty dragon throne.

Only after the grand ceremony was completed did the civil and military officials stand up again.

Civil and military officials walked in groups of three or four and headed out of the palace.

Xu Pu did not move, but just looked at the dragon throne under the Fengtian Gate, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

Xu Pu never expected that Zhu Youtang had already known about the Puzhou uprising.

He had even bypassed the cabinet and directly sent the Embroidered Uniform Guard to Puzhou to handle the matter.

If that is the case, does it mean that Zhu Youtang already knows the truth about the Puzhou uprising?
In fact, in Zhu Youtang's mind, he had already sentenced Yang Ying to death when Yang Ying came out to report the matter.

When Xu Pu thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

At the same time, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

The Jinyiwei went to Puzhou to deal with the civil unrest, which might cause another bloody storm.

But, the people of Puzhou suffered...

……

Jinzhou.

Pingyang Prefecture.

After Baihu led a group of Jinyiwei to capture Wang Yao, Qinglong was not idle in Puzhou either.

After leaving a part of the Jinyiwei to control the situation in Puzhou, he personally led 300 Jinyiwei to Pingyang Prefecture.

The order Zhu Youtang issued to the Embroidered Uniform Guard included, in addition to arresting the people in Puzhou County, also arresting Gong Ang, the prefect of Pingyang Prefecture.

Gong Ang has been hiding in his house since he claimed to be sick that day.

Apart from reading and writing every day, he would play with his grandson and concubines. His life was peaceful and happy.

However, his wonderful life was completely shattered when Qinglong led the Jinyiwei to Pingyang Prefecture.

At this moment, Gong Ang was hiding in the backyard with his new beautiful concubine, reciting poems and listening to music.

The housekeeper of the Gong residence suddenly came to the backyard in a hurry, looking anxious and out of breath.

"Master! It's bad! It's bad! Someone is coming outside, it's..."

Gong Ang was disturbed by the housekeeper from enjoying the harmonious relationship with his beautiful concubine. He felt unhappy and frowned slightly.

"Is it Wang Yan and Yang Jizong who are here?"

"Didn't I tell you before? No matter who comes to visit, tell them that I'm still sick and won't see any visitors!"

"Let them go back. I won't see them!"

Gong Ang actually knew long ago that Wang Yan and Yang Jizong had instigated a civil uprising in Puzhou and had to retreat to Pingyang Prefecture.

From the very beginning, Gong Ang predicted that Wang Yan and Yang Jizong would suffer a defeat in Puzhou.

Where is Puzhou?
That was the home base of the two most powerful Shanxi merchants in southern Shanxi. It would be strange if the Zhang and Wang families did not resist facing the imperial court's investigation.

However, even Gong Ang did not expect that Wang Yan and Yang Jizong would be defeated so quickly and so thoroughly that they could not even stay in Puzhou.

Gong Ang believed that after Wang Yan and Yang Jizon returned to Pingyang Prefecture, they would definitely come to him, the prefect of Pingyang Prefecture, and ask him to come forward to solve the problem.

But Gong Ang had already made up his mind. He just wanted to not help either side and pretend to be dead to the end. No one could help him.

After hearing this, the housekeeper of the Gong Mansion was stunned at first, and then he shouted anxiously: "No, sir! It's not the imperial envoys from the court, it's the Jinyiwei who are here!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing the name of the Jinyiwei, Gong Ang stood up immediately and his face turned pale with fear.

"What did you say? Jinyiwei..."

Before Gong Ang finished speaking, Qinglong had already led his men to the backyard.

"Your Majesty has ordered that Gong Ang, the prefect of Pingyang Prefecture, be taken to the capital to await trial for his laziness and negligence in his duties!"

"Someone, take Gong Ang down!"

"Yes, Second Master!"

Upon receiving the order, the Jinyiwei under Qinglong's command immediately drew their knives and rushed towards Gong Ang.

Gong Ang still had a look of astonishment on his face. He was in a state of panic as he looked at the Jinyiwei rushing towards him.

"No! Stop it! Let me go!"

"I am not lazy in my administration! I am not negligent in my administration!"

"I'm just sick! I'm really sick!"

"..."

Just when Qinglong led the Jinyiwei to Gong Ang’s house to arrest someone.

A man from the Western Factory who was following Qin Lu to supervise the land survey came to Qin Lu.

At this moment, Qin Luzheng, Wang Yan, and Yang Jizong were in the room, discussing the Puzhou uprising. After bowing, the West Factory sentry reported briefly: "Second Officer, Jinyiwei Commander Tongzhi Qinglong just brought a large number of Jinyiwei into the house of Prefect Gong Ang."

As soon as these words were spoken, the three people in the room became excited.

"The Imperial Guards are here?! They must have been sent by His Majesty!"

"With the methods used by the factory guards, this cowardly prefect Gong Ang will surely have a miserable end!"

Wang Yan was so overjoyed that he accidentally spoke out what was in his heart.

Just after he finished speaking, Wang Yan noticed that there was a second-in-command from the Western Factory next to him. He suddenly felt extremely embarrassed and even a little scared.

"Master Qin, I'm not talking about your West Factory, I'm referring to the East Factory and the Imperial Guard."

Qin Lu glanced at Wang Yan and said nothing.

Yang Jizong was also very happy. With His Majesty's intervention, the Puzhou uprising was no big deal and could be resolved with just a wave of his hand.

But after being happy, Yang Jizong felt a little worried again.

"Alas, your majesty's personal involvement in this matter will help us advance the work of surveying the land in Puzhou."

"But I don't know if His Majesty will blame us for causing such a big trouble in Puzhou."

Yang Jizon's words woke Wang Yan up from his joy, and he also felt worried about this issue.

Qin Lu didn't bother with this question: "Now is not the time to dwell on this issue."

"Let's go to Gong Ang's house to find Qinglong first and ask about the current situation in Puzhou and what His Majesty has to say."

"Yes, yes, yes. Just ask Lord Qinglong and you'll know."

"Okay, let's go now."

Wang Yan and Yang Jizong agreed immediately, and then the three of them left the post station and walked towards Gong Ang's house.

When they arrived at Gong's house, the Jinyiwei guarding outside the door saw them but did not stop them.

So they entered Gong's house smoothly and met Qinglong.

As soon as they met, Wang Yan and Yang Jizong immediately stepped forward and bowed, showing great enthusiasm.

"Master Qinglong, thank you Jinyiwei for your help."

"Thank you so much, Lord Qinglong!"

Qin Lu just clasped his fists and nodded to Qinglong, which was considered a greeting.

As the saying goes, when colleagues meet, they are jealous of each other.

The West Factory has always been at odds with the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, so there is naturally no need to appear too enthusiastic.

When Qinglong saw Wang Yan, Yang Jizong and Qin Lu, he also bowed to them politely and said, "My Lords, there is no need to be so polite. These are all orders from His Majesty."

"This..." Wang Yan and Yang Jizong looked at each other, both of them feeling worried.

Wang Yan was nervous and asked cautiously, "Is there any instruction for us in your Majesty's order?"

Qinglong shook his head: "No, His Majesty only wants us Jinyiwei to come to Puzhou to arrest Zhang, Wang, Hou Wei, Wu Yong, and this Gong Ang, nothing else."

Qinglong said this and looked at Gong Ang, who was lying on the ground and tied up like a dumpling by the Jinyiwei.

At this time, everyone saw Gong Ang struggling on the ground.

The Jinyiwei thought he was too noisy and covered his mouth, but he didn't make any other sound.

However, Gong Ang’s current situation was extremely embarrassing, and he had long lost the demeanor he had as a prefect.

Gong Ang, who was struggling on the ground, also saw Wang Yan and the other two. Gong Ang's eyes suddenly lit up and he tried desperately to crawl towards Wang Yan and the others.

The people whom Gong Ang least wanted to see are now regarded as his life-saving straws.

At this moment, he wished that Wang Yan and others could take a look at him, and then beg Qinglong to release him.

As long as he can be released, he is willing to do anything!
He must stand firmly beside the imperial envoy and help them deal with those big Shanxi merchants!
Whatever Puzhou uprising, he will take action immediately and solve this problem right away!
Please, give me another chance!

“Mmmm!! Mmmmm!!!”

Gong Ang tried his best to make a sound.

But Wang Yan and Yang Jizong just glanced at him and turned their attention back to Qinglong.

Qin Lu didn't even look at him and just let him shout there.

"Mmmm!!! Mmm!! Mmm!!!"

Gong Ang let out a desperate roar. He really regretted it now!
If he had known this, he would never have pretended to be sick, but would have devoted all his efforts to helping Wang Yan and others to survey the land!

On the other side, after hearing the list given by Qinglong, Yang Jizong asked curiously: "Have you arrested all these people now?"

"Has the civil unrest in Puzhou been resolved?"

Qinglong nodded: "Your Majesty ordered us Jinyiwei to arrest everyone, and we have already arrested them."

"As for the Puzhou uprising... when we arrived in Puzhou, we didn't encounter any uprising, nor did we see people gathering to cause trouble."

"By the way, if the three adults don't come to see me today, I will also go to the post station to visit the three adults after the Jinyiwei captures Gong Ang."

"Now that Puzhou has been settled, the three of you can return to Puzhou without any worries and continue to survey the land in Puzhou."

Wang Yan and Yang Jizong smiled at each other and bowed to Qinglong: "Thank you, Lord Qinglong."

"The work of surveying the land has been delayed for a long time. Time waits for no one."

"Without further delay, we will leave for Puzhou immediately. Lord Qinglong, we will say goodbye now."

Qin Lu also nodded to Qinglong: "Thank you."

Qinglong also bowed in return: "You are welcome, everyone. We are all here to serve your majesty."

The three of them nodded, without wasting any more time, turned around and went back to the post station immediately.

After packing up their things and taking other officials with them, Wang Yan and his party headed back to Puzhou.

(End of this chapter)