The day after tomorrow, Chen Kai and Ye Yiyun had a handover at the government office. The former Chaozhou prefect returned to the Chaozhou General Military Mansion and rested for a few days before leaving for Nan'ao to take up his post. The new Chaozhou prefect, after taking over the seal,

, chatted and laughed with Chen Kai for a while, and even escorted Chen Kai out of the office in person. As soon as he returned to the main hall, he began to deal with official duties.

"Wait a minute, move all the files of the incarcerated criminals here. I will start to clarify them again. If anyone dares to dawdle, be careful!"

The day before yesterday's episode of "The Harmony between Generals and Prime Ministers" had already raised the concerns of the government officials and government servants. In their view, Chen Kai is a character with vicious eyes and a man who does what he says.

He was so easy to fool, and after that incident, they probably saw a little bit of Ye Yiyun's temperament, but they didn't expect that this person would be so "vigorous and resolute".

In terms of money and food, when Chen Kai took over the Chaozhou government office, he did not conduct too detailed inspections to ensure stability. These officials were even more anxious to smooth out the deficit. They were all focused on this and had no time to cause trouble for the Ming army. This

Chen Kai and Ye Yiyun mentioned their knowledge in this area. Ye Yiyun naturally knew that even the investigation would be in vain, so the first thing he did when he took office was to re-check the files and try to find out those criminals who were falsely accused.

When goodness is released, this is a great form of good governance.

The files are complicated, and it will take a lot of time to re-examine the case. Ye Yiyun may not be able to crawl out of the pile of files in the near future. In comparison, Chen Ding is much more elegant. He is a tutor in the government, and he is recruiting people when he takes office.

Confucian scholars, who preached and learned the truth, were supplemented by the principles of defense between Yi and Xia, but they also had no time to spare.

The two of them were so busy that they had to stay up late at night. But Chen Kai, after his recent efforts and the life-and-death fight with Che Rensheng, was really shaken to the core, and was just forced to enjoy some time by Zheng Chenggong.

daily sick leave.

At the end of the day, as long as Zheng Chenggong has nothing special or urgent to do, Chen Kai can sleep until he wakes up naturally. He has spent enough time wandering around the scenic spots and bookstores in and around Chaozhou City. On the contrary, he came to this place.

The most relaxing and comfortable few days since the beginning of time.

A few days later, Ye Yiyun finally took a step out of the pile of files. After getting off duty, he made an appointment with Chen Ding to chat with Chen Kai.

The cases in Chaozhou, especially the cases in the past two years, were basically not fair. They were all made of money and rights spoke for themselves. Ye Yiyun was so angry that he wanted to send people to arrest the officials of several prefectures and counties.

Catch them back and make a plan. As for Chen Ding, it is also very laborious. Chaoshan people stick together, and the gentry mostly rely on their clans to sit back and watch the Ming and Qing wars. It is easy to impart knowledge, but if you want to attract more scholars

It's not that easy to become an official.

The two of them came together on an appointment to relieve some of the pressure by confiding in Chen Kai. Chen Kai couldn't help but chuckle to himself as he listened to what the two said. Historically, when Ye Yiyun was appointed magistrate of Tong'an County, he started from the litigation side and re-tried the case.

case, released those kind-hearted people who were falsely accused, and Chen Ding inspired Confucian students in the county school with his righteousness, which was very reassuring.

It's just the beginning now, but there is no need to be too anxious about the results. Just keep doing it step by step. For Chen Kai, this is enough. Tong'an was within the attack range of the main force of the Qing army at that time, plus Zheng Chenggong's habit

Due to bad luck, the boat was hit by a sudden north wind, which led to the tragic massacre. Now that Tong'an is no longer in the flames of war, Chaozhou, thinking of this, Chen Kai couldn't help but smile.

"What good things are you thinking about? Come and tell me."

"I watch the sky at night, and I am afraid that there will be great changes in favor of the Ming Dynasty in the west of Chaozhou recently. Guo Xing can use this time to wipe out the thieves. Isn't it worth laughing at?"

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In the fourth year of Longwu in the Ming Dynasty, the third month of the second year of Yongli, and the beginning of April in the fifth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, just as Chen Kai was dealing with Che Ren in Chaozhou, a detachment escorted Li Chengdong and his generals in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province.

The family members of the Qing army rushed back through Jiangxi, and it took several months before they were reunited with their families.

Speaking of this matter, Li Chengdong served as the commander-in-chief of Songjiang when he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Later, when the army swept south, his family members stayed there until last May, when Tong Yangjia, the governor of Guangdong and Guangdong and the governor of Guangdong, came to the Qing court and said, "

Li Chengdong, the admiral of the post inspection, had to guard the place in Guangdong, but his family members were sent to Songjiang. Du Yonghe and other family members also lived in Songjiang. The officials and family members paid their salaries there, and the expenses here were not reduced. It would be better.

Moving and returning them to one place will not only avoid the expense of overlapping branches, but also allow the families of the hard-working soldiers to be reunited without internal worries." With the permission of the Qing court, Fan Cheng'en was sent to Songjiang to meet and escort them.

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Along the way, it entered the Yangtze River from Songjiang and entered from Poyang Lake in Jiangxi. It happened to be that in the first month of the first month, Jiangxi Admiral Jin Shengheng and deputy general Wang Deren were envoying a province, and they only arrived in Guangzhou today.

The generals and their families returned home, but Li Chengdong was not in a hurry to reunite with his family members. Instead, he called Fan Chengen into the study, closed the door, and asked in a low voice impatiently: "Can Jin Shengheng's troops be able to fight?"

In fact, Fan Cheng'en had already sent his cronies to report this issue when he was in Nanxiong earlier. Li Chengdong was so anxious here, and he obviously had a strong interest in it.

"Jiangxi's military strength is unstoppable!"

After receiving this answer, Li Chengdong nodded, and after listening to some of Fan Chengen's description, he asked him to leave on his own.

Since the first month of Jin Shengheng and Wang Deren's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, Tong Yangjia has been urging Li Chengdong to go north to quell the rebellion. However, the former academicians He Wuzou and Huang Shijun who were lurking in Guangzhou, as well as the Qing Chief Envoy to Guangdong Yuan Pengnian and others, were trying to persuade Li Chengdong overtly or covertly.

, I hope he can take this great opportunity to revive Guangdong Province and revive the Ming Dynasty.

Li Chengdong has always been hesitant about this matter, so he has always delayed Tong Yangjia's orders. However, in order to prevent Tong Yangjia from becoming suspicious, he still sent Shi Lang, Huang Ting, Hong Xishan and other former Zheng Group generals to lead his troops.

Troops and horses arrived in Nanxiong and Shaozhou area to assist in defense.

These people have been used as cannon fodder by him since he entered Guangdong. Last year, when he suppressed Zhang Jiayu, Chen Zizhuang, Chen Bangyan and others who rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, these people were not missing. But when Li Chengdong talked about them to the Qing court,

But he always belittles them blindly, obviously never treating these people as real subordinates.

It was a trivial matter for the collateral people from Fujian to be squeezed out, but the situation in Jiangxi was of particular concern to him, because all this was likely to affect his decision-making and even future choices.

After Fan Chengen left, Li Chengdong thought for a long time alone in the study. It was not until a long time later that Mrs. Zhao, who had just arrived from Songjiang, came over with money. However, before she could be gentle, Mrs. Zhao began to encourage Li Chengdong to do anything.

"How can you, my wife, be allowed to say too much about important military and national affairs?!"

Li Chengdong was furious, and Mrs. Zhao had no choice but to plead guilty and leave. However, sitting in the study, Li Chengdong was extremely upset. As a result, a moment later, news came that his wife had committed suicide.

Returning to the room in the inner house, in front of Li Chengdong, Mrs. Zhao had lost her breath. Only the corner of a blood letter was exposed from the gap in her clothes. When she opened the blood letter, it still talked about advising Li Chengdong to change things anyway, even to the end.

, also mentioned that she was willing to die to prove her ambition, and hoped that Li Chengdong would not let her down.

Judging from the ink marks, it must have been written long ago. It turns out that the scene in the study just now was Zhao's farewell. Thinking of this, Li Chengdong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I am not as good as a woman!"

Zhao's death, Li Chengdong only said that he died suddenly due to illness. Knowing that Li Chengdong was in a bad mood because of Zhao's death, Tong Yangjia did not continue to force Li Chengdong to send troops in the next few days. However, ten days later, Li Chengdong was still

There was no movement, as if everything about Jiangxi had been forgotten.

"Two thieves, Hu Shuai, Jin Shengheng, and Wang Deren, started a rebellion and besieged Ganzhou. If Ganzhou falls, it will be difficult for us in Guangdong to survive."

Li Chengdong's nickname is Tingzhen, and his nickname is Huzi. It is not an exaggeration to call him Hushuai. At this moment, Li Chengdong also showed his approval of Tong Yangjia's sincere persuasion, but at the same time of approval, there was also the word "embarrassment" on his face.

"The commander-in-chief did not know that the army was sweeping across Guangdong and Guangxi. Last year, he was busy suppressing Zhang Jiayu and other thieves. The war in Guangdong was finally eliminated. Moreover, all the generals had just reunited with their families. Now that we are sending troops, we are afraid that the soldiers will be resentful and unwilling to use their lives. The time has come.

At that time, once the army is defeated, it will not only be a matter for Jiangxi and Southern Gansu, but Guangdong and Guangxi may not be able to defend it anymore."

Li Chengdong was talking about matters, soldiers, and major national events. There are many taboos in using soldiers. There are countless incidents in history where soldiers were resentful and led to defeats. Hearing this, Tong Yangjia hesitated, but after a moment, he

He proposed ways to reward the troops to increase their morale.

"The soldiers should be happy to be able to reward the army. But this matter has to be dealt with by Yuan Fantai."

Just do it, Tong Yangjia immediately sent someone to call Yuan Pengnian. But when the latter arrived, Tong Yangjia asked, and the answer he got was that there was no money in the vassal treasury, and he was still waiting for the merchants, salt classes, etc.

In terms of income, I can’t even wait for the summer tax.

"I remember, I remember, there is still 80,000 taels of silver in the vassal treasury. Why did you say it was gone?"

Tong Yangjia looked puzzled, while Yuan Pengnian immediately looked like a young lady who didn't know how expensive firewood and rice were. Next, there were rewards for suppressing the rebels, pickles supplements for the lieutenant generals, and Shi Lang and other generals headed north to Nanxiong to assist in the defense.

Silver, Shifu Navy's ship maintenance costs are huge, not to mention 80,000 taels. Without Yuan Pengnian's careful calculation, even 180,000 taels would not be enough.

"Army leader, if nothing else, even the rats in the vassal treasury have begun to move. I have tried my best. Not to mention the extra rewards for the expedition, I am afraid that this month's military pay will not be paid.

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Hearing this, Li Chengdong immediately expressed his dissatisfaction. In his words, even if the land in Guangdong is scraped three feet away, the military pay will definitely not be lost. You must know that if the military pay is cut off, the soldiers below will not care about others.

Yes, making a fuss over pay is never a small matter.

It was clear that he had been advising to send troops just now, but now Tong Yangjia wanted to appease Li Chengdong while urging Yuan Pengnian to think of another way, even if he wanted to get more money. After noisy all afternoon, Tong Yangjia realized that he seemed to be worried about nothing.

Nothing was done, especially the matter of sending troops, which still had no solution.

A few days later, on March 15th, early in the morning, Tong Yangjia was still having breakfast. Unexpectedly, Li Chengdong rushed over in a hurry. He said that there was no food in the army and the soldiers were making noise outside the city. To put it bluntly, they were making a fuss about pay.

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"This, what should we do?"

Tong Yangjia had no experience in dealing with such matters. When he asked, Li Chengdong only told him to leave the city and assured the soldiers that the issue would only be delayed for a few days. In a few days, the money from the shipyard and the salt department would be collected, and not only would the money be reissued,

, and will also increase rewards, so that the soldiers can be coaxed back to the camp.

"By the way, bring the governor's seal with you. If things don't work out, you might have to use that thing as security."

Seeing this, Tong Yangjia had no choice but to follow this plan. However, when he left the city, he saw a large army gathering and cavalry all over the city. His face suddenly turned pale. But when he just wanted to open his mouth, he was stopped by Li Chengdong.

The next moment, Li Chengdong grabbed the governor's seal, took off his official uniform, and threw the top hat on the ground, revealing a shaved head with braids.

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"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"..."

The army cheered, and then with only one order, the tens of thousands of troops outside the city cut off their braids. At this time, Li Chengdong turned his head again, and smiled at Tong Yangjia: "The general trend of military control lies in the Ming and not the Qing.
Chapter completed!