It was almost sunset when everyone left the government office. The generals who had received the mission rode their horses straight to their defense areas. The shouts of their personal guards and retinues in different accents were heard everywhere in Yan'an Mansion:

"People from Douying, gather at the treasury immediately. Anyone who doesn't come back before dark will be beheaded!"

"Tian Ziying, gather at the east gate. If you don't come back after dark, chop off your heads!"

"Everyone from Zhenyong Camp will go to Ximen..."

…

Following the shouts that spread throughout the city, chaos broke out in the streets and alleys again. Guys carrying knives and guns in one hand and dragging baggage of various sizes with the other came out of shops, restaurants, and private houses in a chaotic manner, most of them with their bodies on them.

They dressed randomly in clothes they had snatched or even just stripped off the residents. The more "smart" ones among them, in order to maximize the carrying space, actually put on five or six pieces of four-season clothes, covering themselves up and sweating profusely.

There were also some with two or three leather hats on their heads, and some with one or two pairs of boots hanging from their necks... The most ridiculous thing was that there was actually a guy in a yellow "dragon robe" running into the street carrying a big baggage.

superior!

At first glance, everyone thought that the "Emperor" had arrived at Yan'an Mansion, but when they looked more closely, they began to feel that something was wrong: the sleeves and waist were ridiculously big, and the dragon had four claws (this is called a "python robe". The ancients called it a "python".

, is not the "python" as we understand it today - at that time, no one had been to the Amazon rainforest and did not know the existence of an anaconda. The difference between a python and a dragon is mainly in the toes: "Four claws are a python and five claws are a dragon."

". The python robe is the auspicious robe of the prince, and the emperor sometimes gives it to meritorious officials. If there is no ready-made four-clawed python robe and a five-clawed python is given, the recipient must "pick off one claw and wear it." The material is not silk but

Homespun—it turns out that this guy actually robbed the theater troupe and put on the emperor's costume!

The "Emperor" was a little unhappy: He originally went there for the all-powerful beauties in the troupe, but he rushed in full of enthusiasm and found out that all the beauties on the stage were dressed up by men. Some of them were men.

He is still a bad old man! In that era, in order to make it easier to travel around the world, many leading roles in the team were played by men. Otherwise, it would take ten or eight years to train a pillar, and the time and teaching costs were very high. After just one year of popularity,

After half a year of work, we haven’t gotten back our money. If we were kidnapped or robbed by some bandit, the whole team would really be “out of business.” Of course, in the Ming Dynasty at that time, especially among the scholar-bureaucrats, there were many people who

"Good masculine style", those young men who play male roles will inevitably encounter some troubles from time to time... However, compared to women, they will be much better after all - how can this country boy understand this? When he understands it, he will get angry and furious

.

If you don't want to rob, just rob the wealth. I didn't expect that those gold, silver and jewelry that looked dazzling from a distance were actually worthless fake props! I had just packed up some scattered silver and opera robes when I heard that there was a gathering.

I gave the order. I was furious, and I was regretting it. I didn’t expect that when I walked out on the street dressed in this outfit, it would arouse the applause of all my friends! For a time, everyone was watching, and everyone was pointing and pointing. This guy’s vanity

I was extremely satisfied in an instant, and all my previous worries were thrown away from the country of Java. I opened my big mouth to reveal the jagged yellow teeth in and out of my mouth. A proud smile filled my dirty ugly face, and I simply imitated it.

The actors on the stage walked in nondescript square steps, and from time to time they would put on strange appearances that they thought were handsome but were actually weird, attracting more onlookers and cheers. The guy was getting more and more happy, squinting and imagining the emperor.

In a show of style, he pointed at a guy with a shy face and shouted in a long and pretentious voice: "That father-in-law, bring me a white-flour steamed bun to eat!" The person being pointed agreed and knelt down on his knees in response.

He fell down and raised his hands in vain: "Grandpa Emperor, the best white flour steamed buns are dipped in sugar!" The gangsters laughed more and more until they both received a severe whip on the head, and

The voice in his ear shouted: "You bastards, hurry up and gather together, I'll kill you guys if you're late!" Just then, he covered his head and ran wildly, and a burst of laughter that resounded through the dusk broke out behind him again...

When it was time to hold the lanterns, most of the troops found their respective commanders at the designated locations. Guan Shengyun's troops finally returned to their formation, and the chain of command resumed operation.

Following Luo Yonghao's instructions, the generals first called the team officers and fruit leaders together to discuss their interests. After these guys understood that their lives were at stake, they especially explained the reward of 20 taels for the team officers and 10 taels for the fruit leaders.

Things were much easier to handle: a group of guards held torches high in their left hands and held knives in their right hands, standing in a semi-circle behind the bright-eyed Takato Doya Shirakaba and others, staring at the team officers and fruit leaders and searching them one by one. Soon, each case

There were mountains of property piled up in front of him.

Afterwards, these stolen goods were escorted to the treasury by the generals' personal guards - Junior Master Luo and the magistrate Chang Wenping in plain clothes were waiting there, registering them one by one and entering them into the treasury. It was natural for them to pick up some oil and water on the way, Junior Master Luo had a good eye.

Looking at a guy with bulging arms, he just opened his mouth. Luo Yonghao, who had been lowering his head and concentrating on accounting, suddenly coughed twice. Luo Shifan immediately fell silent in understanding. The guard glanced at the father and son, and gave him a deep breath.

He bowed deeply, lowered his head and walked away quickly.

After staying in Yanchang County for two days, Yu Shengliang finally gradually regained his senses. In the past few days, he also gathered more than a dozen officials, big and small, who had escaped from Yan'an Prefecture, and more than 200 soldiers and soldiers were defeated.

While sending another urgent military intelligence report to the Xi'an Prefecture, the old man was not idle either. The Yan'an Guards set up five garrison posts at the front, left, right, and middle. Due to the long period of peace, these Qianhu posts, which were mainly for farming, have been

It was completely transformed into a farm without soldiers and generals, so Yu Shengliang simply asked Li Shaobing to hurriedly organize the defeated soldiers and the men from Yanchang County into a team, barely scraping together a battalion of troops, of which about half had formal weapons.

Some of the remaining people used sticks and others with hoes. As for the fighting power of these peasants and soldiers, there was no need to count on it, it was better than nothing.

The old man also wanted to mobilize the people of Yanchang to raise the city wall, but he was persuaded by Li Shaobing, Yanchang County Magistrate Liao Xingxiang and others. The earthen wall was so dilapidated that there was nothing to repair. If more bricks and stones were piled up, it might collapse altogether.

.If you really want to repair it, you have to tear off a long section and start over - that is equivalent to opening the door and waiting for Guan Shengyun to come in. Besides, you can't build a wall on the Yanhe River. As long as Guan Shengyun wants to come, he still can't stop it.

Shaanxi's official envoy Niu Shiqun, the envoy Zhang Deming who was sentenced to death, and the three frontier officials Ma Teng were rarely together. They frowned and looked at each other. The only thing that can make these three people feel troublesome at the same time is Guan Shengyun.

War disaster.

According to common sense, there are three traditional ways to deal with thieves: suppress them, caress them, or make them invisible. The specific operating standards are also simple:

If the number of bandits is not large, for example, two or three hundred, and there is no rabble with a strict organization and command system, like the Mountain King, or if it is expected that they will not dare to fight hard, then suppress them! Assemble thousands of soldiers and horses on all sides.

Surround them all and wait for several months until they are half starved to death, then they can be wiped out in one fell swoop. During this period, there will definitely be some officers and soldiers who receive benefits from the thieves and some will run away, and there is a high probability that there will be a bandit leader among them.

But it doesn't matter, there are plenty of corpses of thieves. If you point to any head, it will be the culprit. In order to avoid affecting family members and friends, or to make their names more famous, thieves will almost always give themselves "Scorpion Block", "Heaven"

They are nicknamed "Monkey", "Old Zhang Fei"*, etc., but no one knows their real name. Even if the thief comes back again in the future, as long as he insists that it is another thief who faked his name, he will be able to fool him nine times out of ten - some giant bandits are in the military everywhere.

Baoli was beheaded by the formation more than a dozen times, and every time the evidence was irrefutable, and the imperial court never saw him compare with Zhen'er, so he had to be rewarded anyway! If not, who will work harder in the future?

This has the greatest benefits: First, when you deploy troops, you have to pay them, and they are paid twice. If the cannon fodder can get some money, they can just recite Amitabha. Who dares to care about how much they really get? Second, you can recruit troops. Fight the soldiers.

The bandits have been suppressed, but what about city defense and security? Who will guard the army's food routes? That's why we need to recruit soldiers. To recruit soldiers, you have to pay settlement fees, right? Thirdly, fighting consumes food and grass. The longer the war lasts, the more it will be consumed, right? Of course, procrastination

If it takes too long for the court to do anything, I guess we can just fight for the longest period of time that the court can accept - food and grass are also money! Fourth, you can receive rewards for meritorious service. The reward for beheading is clearly marked! Some generals even receive it from time to time.

The personal guards went out to capture the refugees and brought them back and locked them up in the camp. Anyway, they gave them wild vegetable porridge every day to prevent them from starving to death. When the number of people reached dozens, they killed them all. They reported a great success in suppressing bandits and asked the imperial court for rewards!

In fact, I know that they are close to each other, but I can't be serious about it. I can still make money by bargaining for a small half. There are always casualties in wars, let alone thieves and bandits. Those of you who died in the battle cannon fodder, as long as you say they are thieves, their heads will

They can all be exchanged for silver rewards! Fifth, you can recommend "people with meritorious service". There are ready-made examples: it took several years to catch a "big criminal" and hundreds of people were rewarded for their meritorious service! How about a good opportunity to promote one of your own people?

If you can let it go. Finally, if you pass the military, you have to be exempted from local taxes - those dead people can't see the imperial decree. The imperial court exempts them, but the local government can "appropriately" collect "a little"...

If there are a lot of thieves, or if the knives in their hands are hard enough to hit, and they are all desperate, then fight! The officers and soldiers are not stupid: they would rather hang themselves with the whole family than risk taking one away with them.

Of course, good people are brave and invincible, but if you encounter those who are really willing to go all out, it is not worth it to have their wages cut off by thieves for a few taels of silver.

The court will definitely not be happy about it, and some people will make sarcastic remarks, but don’t be afraid. You can do it? If you can do it, why don’t you do it! In the end, the court will always weigh the cost, talk to the other party, send some money and food, and give some support to the guerrillas

Forget about the false reputation of defense, etc. - the court wants to keep face, and this is much more important than spending some money! Of course, whether it is true or false, it is necessary to fight it several times, and the process needs to be walked through, and it can be

The above-mentioned benefits are just less. However, the prerequisite for pacification is that the thief dares to risk his life, which is both a necessary condition and a sufficient condition: when seeing the officers and soldiers, their hands will be too weak to lift the knife. If you don't chop, who can you chop?

!The rebels will take their lives!

If you encounter a really difficult thief, then there is the third way. You can either pretend to be deaf and deny it by saying: "You have bad intentions and are making a mountain out of a molehill in an attempt to destroy a good situation" - this is the best crime to make, as it can be picked at your fingertips; or you can divert the trouble to a neighboring province.

, then it’s those dog officials who have a headache! It’s easy for the court to explain: I have wiped out all the thieves, but a few fish that slipped through the net came to you and actually made trouble. You don’t examine yourself for exploiting the people.

It makes hungry people attach themselves to thieves, and they still have the nerve to falsely accuse me? This is simply unreasonable - who is afraid of this kind of bullshit lawsuit...

But none of these three methods worked for Guan Shengyun. The three veteran cadres encountered new problems.
Chapter completed!