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Chapter 687 Come to the ambassador

Seeing that the Jianghua Island defenders who used to be submissive in front of Shangguan had completely changed their appearance at this moment, and they all ran towards Jiangdu Palace like wolves and tigers with gleaming eyes, Shen Qicheng suddenly felt that something bad had happened, and his face was filled with eagerness. Di said to Yang Zhen:

"Captain, in the Jiangdu Palace in the city, there are countless treasures and antiques, and there are many beautiful palace ladies. If two thousand rough soldiers are stationed in it, if, if, a rebellion breaks out, the consequences, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Yes, Governor, Jiangdu Palace, although it suffered a disaster when Bingzi was acting recklessly, it is still the important palace of Jianghua Remaining Mansion. It's not that the general can't trust his subordinates. It's actually that these newly-organized subordinates have not yet cleared their ranks and issued orders. Wei Ming, I’m afraid I won’t be able to control myself when I reach a place full of beautiful things!”

An Yingchang, who also felt something was wrong, deliberately stayed until the end and wanted to give Yang Zhen some advice. At this moment, when he heard what Shen Qicheng said, he immediately came to Yang Zhen to echo and said:

"The army led by the Commander-in-Chief is the benevolent and righteous army of the Ming Dynasty. Since arriving on the island, Qiu has not made any inroads. The general and others are all aware of it. Can the Commander-in-Chief withdraw his order and order the loyal Ming army to temporarily station outside the city? "

After An Yingchang said this, like Shen Qicheng, he stood in front of Yang Zhen with a worried face, bowed and saluted, and refused to straighten up.

"Hmph, what kind of person is my governor? Once a word is spoken, it is hard to follow, and once an order is given, how can it be repeated?!"

Upon seeing this, Zhang Chen immediately stood up and scolded Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang.

Yang Zhen also took this opportunity and hurriedly organized his words. He patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder and asked him to calm down, and then said to Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang:

"I heard that everything in the world is bustling for the sake of profit, and the world is bustling for the sake of profit. Although this is a family saying, it is not unreasonable. Director Shen and An both pointed out that you understand the righteousness, so naturally everything should be done with righteousness. First, but what about the people under your command?

"Haha, what's more, if the people under your command are the same as you, putting righteousness first in everything, and following you to throw their heads and blood, eliminate traitors, clean up the emperor, and just to uphold justice, what are you worried about? "

"this--"

"But--"

Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang suddenly heard Yang Zhen's words. They looked at each other for a moment, dumbfounded and unable to utter a complete sentence.

Because what Yang Zhen said couldn't be more clear.

The loyal Ming army reorganized by Yang Zhen was the only force that the pro-Ming and Hua faction in Korea, or the anti-capitalist and peace faction, could control.

If this army always puts righteousness first, then even if they are stationed in Jiangdu Palace, they will not act randomly.

But if this army is not as righteous as people like Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang, then after reorganizing them, if they are not given certain benefits and if they are not completely brought to their side, they will be obedient in the future. Follow orders?

Perhaps Li Zhu's pardon order can disintegrate them.

It might even be possible that most of them would be able to stand against the anti-Japanese and He faction without the need for Li Zhuo to come forward, and only need an order from Hong Ruifeng, the leader of the government.

There are too many incidents in history where people conspired to usurp the throne but then defected in the face of battle.

Give the newly reorganized Ganghwa Island defenders the name of the Loyalty and Gui Ming Army. Do they really advocate loyalty and are they really committed to the Ming Dynasty?

This is of course impossible.

Originally, in history, the treason case of Shen Qicheng's eldest brother Shen Qiyuan was exposed because of reports from his subordinates and generals in the same party.

Faced with such a treacherous and extremely complicated situation, Yang Zhen had to make preparations in advance to prevent someone among them from defecting.

The best way to prevent them from defecting before the battle is to ask them to submit a certificate of nomination for themselves.

In the name of guarding Jiangdu Palace, the newly formed loyal Ming army was allowed to enter the royal palace in Ganghwa City and commit mischief. This was the certificate of surrender arranged for them.

What happened was exactly what Yang Zhen expected, and of course what Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang expected. The two thousand loyal and loyal Ming troops who entered Jiangdu Palace that night fell into chaos not long after they entered the palace.

Most of them disrupted the original ranks, and the newly formed command was at the stage where the generals did not know the soldiers, and the soldiers did not know the generals. As soon as they entered the colorful world of Jiangdu Palace, they almost lost any restraint.

In addition, Yang Zhen deliberately retained Shen Qicheng, and An Yingchang and An Yingchang were discussing matters in the residence, which made the chaos in Jiangdu Palace get out of control.

One of them is the former deputy envoy-general of the left-behind government, and the other is the new commander-in-chief of the capital, a veteran general who has a certain prestige in the army. If the two of them are not present, the two thousand loyal and loyal Ming army will not be able to control it after the chaos.

After a night of chaos, Jiangdu Palace was in a mess, with countless gold and silver utensils, treasures and antiques, and silk and satin missing.

Most of the eunuchs in Jiangdu Palace were killed, and only a small number of them hid because they saw the situation was bad and escaped.

As for the female officials in the palace who were responsible for sweeping and guarding the various palaces and palaces, no one was spared in the face of the wolf-like rebel army, and they were repeatedly ravaged.

If Yang Zhen hadn't been worried that they were going too far and sent Zhang Chen to lead the musketry battalion at dawn to restore order, the disorderly court people might have burned down Jiangdu Palace to cover up their crimes.

The rebellion in Jiangdu Palace on the night of June 12th in the 13th year of Chongzhen came to an end in the early morning of the next day when Yang Zhen sent troops from the Musket Battalion to suppress it and executed more than ten of its leaders.

General Yang Zhen handed over the matter of recovering the gold, silver, utensils, treasures, antiques and other property lost during the Jiangdu Palace Rebellion to Shen Qicheng, the commander-in-chief of the Zhongyi Gui Ming Army, and An Yingchang, the commander of the capital, to investigate and handle the matter.

Facing the piles of treasures sent by their subordinates, Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang could only shake their heads and smile bitterly, saying nothing.

The matter of recovering the stolen goods finally came to nothing.

As for the beating of the palace eunuchs and the humiliation of the palace maids, there is no way to investigate, so they can only be suppressed and not mentioned.

But after this incident, even Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang had to admit that the two thousand soldiers who participated in the Jiangdu Palace rebellion were completely tied to them.

In addition, the chaos in Jiangdu Palace was originally expected by Yang Zhen, so it took no effort to deal with it. By noon that day, the peace in Jianghua City was restored to its previous state.

At this time, the Monju Mountain City on the other side of Ganghwa Island, which was only separated by a strait, finally responded.

They sent two envoys, flying a white flag, in a small boat, across the sea to the Jiachuodun area where Qiu Zhenhai led the navy to be stationed, and questioned Qiu Zhenhai's navy about the purpose of their visit.

After Yang Zhen received Qiu Zhenhai's report, he immediately ordered him to send someone to send the envoy from Manjusri Mountain City to the left-behind mansion in Jianghua Mountain City.

At noon on June 13, the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Yang Zhen led Zhang Chen, Shen Qicheng, An Yingchang and others to summon the envoys from Manjusri Mountain City in the meeting hall in the front yard of Liushou Mansion.

Yang Zhen originally meant that the envoy from Manjusri Mountain City across the strait was either a young and energetic civil servant or a mighty and courageous general. But when the envoy entered the courtyard, he was surprised to find that the so-called The messenger was just a dry old man wearing a white loose coat and a black gauze hat, accompanied by a young man carrying a luggage and book box.

But after a moment of shock, Yang Zhen quickly realized that this dry old man with a mustache and a goatee was no ordinary person.

Zhang Guogan led several musketeers and pointed their muskets with bayonets at him, while he walked leisurely into the yard, walking and watching under the scorching sun, looking unconcerned.

How can ordinary people do this?

While Yang Zhen was still sizing up the old man, the old man had already walked to the steps outside the meeting hall.

At this moment, Yang Zhen suddenly heard Shen Qicheng, who was sitting on his knees, shouting:

"Mr. Jin?! Mr. Jin, how did you get here? How did you become the messenger of Wenshu Mountain City?!"

There is indeed a reason why the stickmen of later generations like to be startled and murmur when they talk, because their ancestors hundreds of years ago had this virtue.

Yang Zhen was startled by Shen Qicheng who suddenly screamed like a corpse. Before he could recover, he heard An Yingchang, who was kneeling on the other side, suddenly raised his body like Shen Qicheng. , exclaimed:

"Mr. Kim?! Is this old man the same as Mr. Kim Sang-heon who surrendered in Namhansan Castle back then?!"

Facing An Yingchang's surprised inquiry, Shen Qicheng glanced at An Yingchang with disgust and said proudly: "Other than Mr. Kim Sang-hyun, who advocated resistance against the captives and had a letter of surrender, who else can be worthy of Shen's title?" For Mr. Jin?! An Duzhi, why don’t you come with me to welcome Mr. Jin?!”

After Shen Qicheng said this, he stood up immediately, straightened his clothes, walked out of the hall, and outside the door, bowed to the dry old man.

After hearing what Shen Qicheng said, An Yingchang looked surprised and happy. He stood up immediately after Shen Qicheng, walked quickly to the steps outside, then lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, mouthing Also said:

"I have heard Mr. Jin's name for a long time, and I have always regretted not being able to meet him. Unexpectedly, I met Mr. Jin here today. It is really my luck, my luck."

Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang's strong reactions after seeing the old man confused Yang Zhen and Zhang Chen, who was also present.

Needless to say, Zhang Chen didn't know much about the Li family's affairs in Korea.

As for Yang Zhen, although he knew a little more, for a while, he could not connect the Kim Sang-heon, who was regarded by later generations as Moon Cheon-sang of the Joseon Dynasty, with the dry old man in front of him, with his hair and beard all white and his face full of wrinkles.

"Kim Sang-hun? Is he Kim Sang-hun? If he is really the famous Kim Sang-hun, then what happens next will be much more interesting!"

Although Yang Zhen was a little doubtful about the identity of this dry old man, when he saw Shen Qicheng and An Yingchang behaving like this, he immediately stood up.

At this time, they saw the old man, smiling slightly, stepping forward to make the sinking utensils. An Yingchang helped them up one by one, and said to them at the same time: "Yes, I am Jin Sangxian. He had a little fame back then, but it is really not worth mentioning. The two of them Seat - no need to be polite, please get up, please get up!"
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