‘Rebellion~?’~ Hearing these two words come out of Xiong Wencan’s mouth, Liu Ruyi was really confused!
What do you mean? In front of the ‘thieves’ who excavated Taizu’s tomb, he said that he, an upright and well-established official of Qianhu in the Ming Dynasty, wanted to rebel?
Isn’t this the legendary ‘turning a deer into a horse’ and ‘forcing a good girl into prostitution’?
Taking a deep breath, Liu Ruyi tried to calm down her emotions. Xiong Wencan was now the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he was deeply attached to the Holy Family. It was obviously not a wise move to be tough!
"My soldier is joking! I came all the way from Jinan City to the Central Plains in order to help Commander Zuo wipe out the banditry in the Central Plains, so that I can share my worries for the emperor and my soldiers! What's more, I, the Liu family of Zhangqiu, have been serving the Ming Dynasty for generations.
, Loyalty to the Holy One is clear to the sky, visible to the sun and the moon! I don’t understand what I mean?”
Liu Ruyi lowered her head respectfully, but a fierce look flashed in her eyes!
Sure enough, the word "official" is pronounced twice. Xiong Wencan's skill with his mouth is really amazing!
Xiong Wencan glanced at Liu Ruyi in front of him and snorted coldly, "Since Liu Qian is always loyal and good, why did he frequently hinder the emperor's recruitment plan? Is it possible that your personal self-interest can be more important than the Ming Dynasty?
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As expected of a pen writer, he used his power to pressure people with his mouth. If the ink was left on, Liu Ruyi really couldn't imagine what other charges he would accuse himself of!
Now, it is already mid-August of the 10th year of Chongzhen. According to the normal development of history, in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong rebelled, and Xiong Wencan was imprisoned and executed the next year!
Although civil and military affairs are incompatible, especially since the Zhao and Song Dynasties, the power of literati has continued to grow and the status of military personnel has continued to decline. Everything must be controlled by literati. By the early years of Wanli in this dynasty, Zhang Juzheng took over all military and political power, reaching the point where literati could do everything.
The highest peak, the most extreme!
But when the tide rises, it overflows, and when the moon is full, it wanes. The world is fair. If you gain something, you will also lose something more important!
Like Xiong Wencan now, although he is already a very popular minister, he has no real military power and is just a showman!
According to Emperor Chongzhen's character, how could he let him go?
Liu Ruyi thought for a while and then said: "I, my soldier, will hand over Sun Kewang to you. There is no problem with this. However, many of our brothers have sacrificed hundreds of lives for this. I, my soldier, should let someone explain to my brothers, right?"
Xiong Wencan laughed loudly, a reckless man is a reckless man, and in the end he will never forget that little profit!
He turned his head and glanced at the officers under Liu Ruyi, and said calmly: "Since Mr. Liu Qian is still sensible, I can't repay evil with kindness! Let's do this. I will double the compensation for the expenses and losses you incurred during this trip.
Moreover, I will personally write a letter and give it to the governor of Shandong, Yan Jizu, Mr. Yan, to discuss your merits, how about it?"
Liu Ruyi pretended to be frightened, knelt down on one knee and said: "In that case, everything is decided by my soldiers! Come on, please bring Sun Kewang here quickly!"
After Liu Ruyi finished speaking, she kicked Xiao Liuer hard and signaled him to pick up the person quickly!
Xiao Liu'er was still a little aggrieved, but when he looked up and saw Liu Ruyi's eyes, he suddenly understood something and quickly turned around and ran towards the camp!
Not long after, Sun Kewang was carried out of the military tent by more than a dozen soldiers. His hamstrings had long been severed by Liu Ruyi. At this time, his whole body was covered with bloody wounds. He was so skinny and skinny that he looked almost inhuman.
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When he saw his adoptive father Zhang Xianzhong beside him, he couldn't help but burst into tears, "Father, handsome father, handsome father, I miss you so much!"
Zhang Xianzhong also couldn't accept that the originally strong and brave adopted son had turned into this. He looked at Liu Ruyi angrily and was about to say something to Xiong Wencan, but Liu Ruyi said to Xiong Wencan first: "My soldier
, It turned out to be a hostility, this person killed many of our brothers, so the brothers became more ruthless!"
This kind of thing is not a matter of course, but it is also a long-standing rule. When you are a prisoner, do you still expect your master to serve you with good food and wine?
Xiong Wencan didn't have much to say, he just said: "Hurry up and invite the medical officer to treat Sun Zhuangshi's injuries!"
After that, he turned around and left quickly without even looking at it!
Zhang Xianzhong glanced at Liu Ruyi bitterly, and hurriedly asked people to carry Sun Kewang, followed Xiong Wencan's footsteps, and quickly left Liu Ruyi's camp!
Seeing them walking away, Huo Lang said angrily: "Brother, these bastards are so fucking evil! Is this how Brother Zhao's grudge is settled?"
Liu Ruyi smiled coldly, "It doesn't matter, he owes us what he owes us, and he will pay it back sooner or later!"
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The reason why Xiong Wencan left quickly was because the eunuch Wang Yuanhua, a close confidant of Emperor Chongzhen, had arrived not far away, and he had to greet him in person!
After Liu Guoneng, the "Chuang Taotian", and Zhang Xianzhong, the "Eight Great Kings", surrendered one after another, a chain reaction was quickly triggered!
'Hun Shiwan' Ma Jinzhong, 'Shooting the Sky' Li Wanqing, 'Cao Cao' Luo Rucai, 'Guo Tianxing' Hui Dengxiang, 'Wing of the Whole World' Wang Guoning, 'King of Tuotian' Chang Guoan, 'Ten Anti-Kings' Yang Youxian,'
Guan Suo, Wang Guangen and more than a dozen refugee armies successively asked to surrender. Except for Li Zicheng's tribe who retreated to the mountains of Shaanxi Province, the banditry in Huguang and Henan was suddenly calmed down. The imperial court finally had a chance to breathe!
On that day, the angel Wang Yuanhua, the military supervisor Liu Yuanbin, the Minister of War Xiong Wencan, the general Zuo Liangyu, the general He Renlong, the general's soldiers were as fierce as tigers, as well as the governor of the five northwest provinces Hong Chengchou and the governor of Shaanxi Sun Chuanting who arrived quickly, according to Emperor Chongzhen's instructions.
Instructions were given, and after a night of deliberation, arrangements were made for these refugee troops!
Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting's Northwest Army continued to advance into Shaanxi and captured the remaining troops of Li Zicheng, while the remaining refugee armies were resettled according to the location of their surrender!
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Everything seemed calm.
At the end of August, Zhang Xianzhong got his wish and went to the Gucheng station. Liu Ruyi, who had prepared a generous gift for Zuo Mengeng in advance, luckily escaped from Zuo Liangyu's nose and went to the Yuzhou station.
In early September, news came that Zhang Xianzhong's troops were ambushed by a large number of "bandits" in Xinye, causing heavy casualties. Fortunately, Li Dingguo resisted with all his strength, and Zhang Xianzhong escaped by chance!
At this point, Liu Ruyi no longer had any nostalgia, and asked someone to prepare a generous gift for Zuo Liangyu. The army immediately set off, diverted to Wuyang, Xiping, from Xiangcheng to Yingchuan, and entered Suzhou, Anhui.
At this point, the Central Plains bandit suppression operation formulated by Yang Sichang, the chief minister of the cabinet, has also come to an end. Although it is somewhat anticlimactic, on the surface it at least allowed the precarious Ming Dynasty to temporarily settle down and be able to concentrate on fighting against the Manchu Jurchens in the Northeast!
Pu Sheng had been waiting for Liu Ruyi in Suzhou for many days. After this, he was a little disheartened by Jin Shenghuan, so he handed over the military power that did not belong to him, and planned to follow him with more than 300 trusted brothers.
Liu Ruyi went to Shandong to try his luck!
After the group met, they crossed the Yellow River from Xuzhou (in this era, the Yellow River flowed from the Jianghuai Plain to the sea) and entered the bustling canal!
Several months have passed since the time of the expedition. Every soldier is homesick, and Liu Ruyi is no exception. He misses the porridge cooked by his mother, and he misses the red bean paste buns made by his mother. He has also missed it for several months.
The beautiful wives and concubines that I haven’t even seen yet!
Although this expedition was a bit hasty and there was no material receipt, for Liu Ruyi, being able to build a combat-effective army is definitely more satisfying than a hundred thousand taels of silver!
After all, water and land are convenient. Seven or eight days later, Liu Ruyi finally saw the ancient Jinan City Wall again!
Liu Hanyi had already learned the news in advance and rushed to greet him outside the west gate of Jinan City with dozens of servants. In these days, he had lost a lot of weight and his face was a little pale. He looked worse than Liu Ruyi, who had just climbed out of the dead.
What comes out is even more miserable!
He hugged Liu Ruyi fiercely and couldn't help but shed tears, "Brother, it's good to come back! It's good to come back!"
Liu Ruyi also noticed something strange about Liu Hanyi, and took advantage of the opportunity when no one was around to ask: "Brother, what happened?"
Liu Hanyi's eyes were red, "Ruyi, old man, old man, he, he is gone!"
"What?" Liu Ruyi was also shocked. It took him a long time before he calmed down and asked, "Brother, when did this happen?"
"Less than a month after you went on the expedition, the Fang family successively annexed many of our properties in Jinan City. Moreover, King De's old man who was destined to die unexpectedly stabbed us in the back. The old man was furious for a moment.
, I went to argue with King De! Unexpectedly, King De’s rip-off old ghost actually set a trap with Mr. Fang to bet my Liu family’s money. The old man was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot! In addition, the weather was hot.
, The old man didn’t survive a few days, then..." Liu Hanyi couldn’t continue talking as he continued!
Liu Ruyi nodded silently. Unexpectedly, the little butterfly still flapped its wings! However, Mr. Liu was in strong health, so why did he die suddenly?
Liu Hanyi wiped away her tears and said again: "Ruyi, I have also found out the news about your expedition this time!"
"Huh~~?" Liu Ruyi was stunned, "Brother, keep talking!"
"This is the news Qingxu gave me! Mr. Fang joined forces with Cao Xiong, the Shandong water transport envoy, and through connections, dragged you to the battlefield in the Central Plains in order to get rid of you there..."
Liu Ruyi took a deep breath and said slowly: "Brother, is there nothing going on in my town?"
To Liu Ruyi, everything was an external possession, but Liu Ruyi did not dare to be careless about the safety of his mother and several wives and concubines!
"Brother, something happened in the town. It's a long story..." Liu Hanyi told the story of these days intermittently!
Liu Ruyi sneered slightly, "Brother, as long as the person is here, it doesn't matter! Whoever owes me, I will make them pay back ten times!"
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Volume 3, the end!
Volume 4, Fifty Strings of Jinse for no reason! Begins.