There was chaos inside and outside Tongcheng County, but the county government hall was quiet.
Since the civil uprising, the county government has been helpless. At this time, the gentry's quelling the chaos has nothing to do with the county government. From the beginning to the end, the county government seems to have the best chance of pulling back Pang Yu's head.
News of the quelling of the chaos continued to spread back. At this time, Yang Fangqian was still restless in the Tuisi Hall, walking around in the hall. Even Zhou County Prime Minister did not dare to sit still and could only stand up to accompany him.
beside.
"Your Excellency, Huang Wending has been consecrated outside the east gate. The thugs killed more than thirty rebels and captured more than seventy people. The gentry captured a bronze tripod for the thieves to hold a memorial ceremony for in Wuyin Temple, and built a stronghold of one hundred thieves.
The names of seventy-two people are engraved on it."
Yang Fangqian stood up and quickened his pace a little excitedly, walking back and forth twice. Since Chizhou soldiers arrived at Liantan, he had not had a good night's sleep. After waiting in fear for a few days, he had already relaxed a little, and did not think about the sudden change in the situation.
First, a Zaoli killed more than 20 people and paraded through the city early in the morning. Then there were rumors that the thieves were gathering at Wuyin Temple to attack the county government. Yang Fangqian was even ready to release Zhang Ru quietly.
Following Youche, the people from Heji Town fled into the city, saying that Chizhou soldiers had occupied Yunji Temple. Yang Fangqian hurriedly closed the six gates, and then Fang Kongzhen suddenly sent someone to notify the county government, saying that the chaos would be put down today.
Everything happened without warning. Officials like him came from other places and had to rely on subordinate officials to govern. The subordinate officials in Tongcheng County Government were scattered, which seriously affected the county government's ability to obtain information. Yang Fangqian and the county government
Cheng was kept in the dark by all parties, so he felt that everything happened too suddenly today.
In the blink of an eye, Huang Wending went from attacking the county town to being hunted, and Yang Fangqian went from losing the city and losing land to being instrumental in quelling the rebellion. As long as Huang Wending was given the title, Yang Fangqian knew that the thieves had already succeeded even though he had never had experience in quelling the rebellion.
It is the end of a strong crossbow.
Seeing that the obstacles that prevented him from being promoted to prefect were about to disappear, Yang Fangqian could not suppress his excitement, as if an extremely precious treasure had been lost and found.
He pointed at the county magistrate next to him, "The bandit leader Huang Wending has been captured. Our top priority is to stabilize the place and let the people take care of their livelihood. Secondly, hunt down the escaped bandits, especially Wang Guohua. We must not cause chaos again.
The third step is to report to Anqing Mansion and Wangdaotai, inform them that the civil unrest has been calmed down, and clearly explain the causes and consequences of the civil unrest. The fourth step is to go to Wangdaotai as soon as possible. After the chaos is calmed down, Chizhou soldiers and horses should respond.
When everyone returns to the flooded areas, please ask him to restrain the troops and not to disturb the people along the way. What do you think, Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Xian Cheng responded quickly, "I agree. The thieves have dispersed. The city gates will not be opened today. Tomorrow morning, notices will be posted everywhere to calm the people. Huang Wending's body will also be transported into the city. It should be able to calm the hearts of the people. But arresting him
Regarding the remnant party, the leaders of the fast class and the strong class in the Yazhong have not been on duty for more than ten days, and I am afraid they will have to rely on the recruitment of gentry."
Yang Fangqian did not answer in a hurry. She lowered her head and turned around twice before stopping at the door. "We will guard a place on behalf of the emperor. It is necessary to co-govern with the rural gentry. However, local authority is not controlled by rural officials. This is the imperial court."
Big taboo. It is the duty of the yamen to catch thieves. How can we pretend to be a squire? Pang Yu is so brave and brave. Since Team Leader Li of the fast class has not performed his duties for a long time, he asked Pang Yu to take care of the affairs of the fast class and lead people to arrest the escaped thieves.
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Zhou Xiancheng knew what Yang Fangfian meant. The local government had to have a good relationship with the gentry. Many things had to rely on the support of the gentry to implement, but they could not rely entirely on the gentry. Especially for major events such as quelling chaos, it would appear that the government had nothing to do with it.
authority.
"Then I will prepare a detailed application first and try to send it to Anqing Mansion tomorrow."
"Liantan is close to Anqing. Master Pi may have received some news and must be worried. The application cannot be postponed until tomorrow. It must be sent out today, sooner or later. The process of quelling the chaos in the application must be clear." Yang Fangqian's right hand
He slightly opened his fake photo in front of him to strengthen his tone, "No matter what official position those township officials held before, they are the people when they become officials in the township. Although township officials have the function of supporting and assisting, they must not overwhelm the guests and usurp the host. The county is the first to quell chaos.
Yamen. Since Pang Yu was ordered to lurk in the enemy's camp, he saw an opportunity and decisively attacked him unprepared. He single-handedly wiped out dozens of thieves in Yunji Temple and frightened the remaining thieves. This was a shocking achievement. If he hadn't frightened Xiao Xiao in one fell swoop, those township officials would have recruited
How can we defeat the thieves so easily? The first credit for quelling the chaos must go to the county government officials. The cause and effect must be clearly stated in the application form and cannot be vague."
"Pang Yu has already written a detailed application and handed it over to the lower official. He mainly wrote about the bloody battle in Yunji Temple yesterday, but the cause and effect are quite satisfactory to your Majesty's liking."
Yang Fangqian said in surprise: "Then Pang Yu wrote an article in half a day?"
Zhou Xian Cheng took out a submission paper from his sleeve. Yang Fangqian hurriedly read it and raised his head and said in surprise, "The application written by this person is clear and clear. As long as the secretaries polish it, it can be used as an official document."
"The lower official also heard about it from a friend of the secretariat during the last inspection of the warehouse. He learned that this person was quite talented and planned to reuse him in the government. But then civil riots broke out, so everything was delayed. He never thought that he still had the ability to kill thieves.
Brave."
Yang Fangqian was silent for a moment and then said, "Since he is versatile in both civil and military affairs, let him write the details together. He is the person involved, so it will be more convincing if he writes it."
"Your Majesty, I understand. After I have written the details, I will ask you to review them and make corrections. The last one is the Chizhou soldier. There are rumors in the city that he saw a big flag with the word "王" written on it passing by the trailer river. It seems that Wang Gongbi also went to Yunnan.
Qiu Ba is not the only one in Ji Temple. If you want to ask him to withdraw his troops, I'm afraid it would be more appropriate to write a report."
"Then I will ask Mr. Zhou to draw up the plan together. At that time, please ask the gentry to send one or two mature and prudent people to go to Yunji Temple with Mr. Zhou and present it to Wang Daotai in person, asking him to withdraw his troops back to Jiangnan as soon as possible."
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"Mr. Yu, the junior's name must be included in the application for quelling the chaos sent to Anqing Mansion, and it must be sent out as soon as possible."
In the lobby of the county government office, Pang Yu, who was still wearing blood-stained clothes, spoke to Mr. Yu calmly. Mr. Yu, who used to have a high attitude, subconsciously took a step back when facing Pang Yu today.
The carriage with more than 20 people was parked under the platform of the county government office hall, and even the horses were still hitched to it, because no one wanted to touch the carriage. The carriage board was covered with a thick red liquid, and there was a lot of it.
The place had solidified, and occasionally blood would drip onto the floor.
Everyone else in the government office was hiding in their respective rooms, peeking at the heads of people with different expressions from a distance, and occasionally someone pointed at Pang Yu.
Pang Yu is in the friend's room on the left side of the lobby. From last night to this time, Pang Yu has barely closed his eyes and is still not sleepy at this time.
Mr. Yu tried not to look at the carriage in the hall. He listened to Pang Yu's request and said that Pang Yu was very interested in fame and fortune and wanted to prosper by quelling the chaos.
He paused for a moment and said, "Since Little Brother Pang wants to do this, Yu will use Little Brother Pang's application details as a basis, make some slight modifications, and send it to Anqing Mansion. As for whether Anqing Mansion still writes it when it is reported to the governor's Yamen, I have no choice.
It’s Yu.”
Pang Yu looked at Mr. Yu seriously and said in a sincere tone, "Junior, let me tell you nothing, this application is very important to this junior, and it is also extremely important to the Tongcheng County Government. The gentry has defeated most of the thieves, and I want that Yun."
Ji Temple's first contribution is also the county government's first contribution. Currently, only the head is in the county government, but the body is in Yunji Temple. Chizhou soldiers occupied Yunji Temple, and Wang Gongbi, in order to appease his Qiu Ba, is likely to fight for this
For the first step in quelling the chaos, our application must arrive at the governor's office before Wang Gongbi's."
Mr. Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Tangzun also wants to go to the governor's office before Wang Gongbi, so that Zhang Dutang can urge the Chizhou soldiers to leave Tongcheng. But after all, Wang Gongbi is the military commander of the Five Prefectures, and Zhang Dutang, the governor, can't
To refute his face, even if we arrive first, we may not be able to win over Wang Gongbi."
"If Zhang Dutang is biased, can the county magistrate please make a separate application and send it to the inspector?"
After Pang Yu finished speaking, he looked at the ground silently. He heard this from Tang Weimin about the size system of government offices in the Ming Dynasty.
The county magistrate is controlled by the magistrate, mainly because the magistrate can evaluate the assistant officials. But the county magistrate has another immediate boss, Tongzhi of Anqing Prefecture. Tongzhi is not terrible, but what is terrible is Tongzhi’s immediate boss Xun
According to the censor.
This seventh-grade minor official was a strange thing in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. The central government had the Yanguan Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the patrol supervisor was the local censor. His status was similar to that of the governor's assistant official, but he was not subject to the governor. Although the patrol supervisor had a rank
Low, but very powerful in the local area. Not only can he appoint the second officer, he can also impeach the chief official of the state and county. The chief officer therefore respects the second officer. Because of the existence of the patrol, the second officer has become
A relatively independent vertical system, rather than simply a subordinate of the local chief official.
Because of this strong backing, the prefecture and county chief officials and the second assistant officials restrained each other. The county magistrate could not block the sky with one hand. He was generally very polite to the second assistant officials and did not dare to beat, scold and punish them at will like he did to the dianshi.
Normally, the Zuo Erguan would report to his colleagues on a regular basis. For major events such as the civil commotion, the patrol supervisor would ask the county magistrate to report directly to him in order to obtain more detailed information.
The governor and the governor were in check with each other. As long as the governor mentioned Pang Yu's contribution, the governor could not completely ignore it. The higher the level, the more important it was for Pang Yu to recognize his first contribution, because it would make Fang Zhongjia even more hostile.
However, this may cause a gap between the county magistrate and the county magistrate. Mr. Yu hesitated and said, "First, the county magistrate must sign, and then the magistrate still needs to sign and deposit it before it can be sent to the Tongzhi Yamen Office of Anqing Prefecture."
"Sir, you will definitely think of a way." Pang Yu said in a low voice, "Please take care of this matter, sir. I will thank you deeply, and I will have Miss Zhou deliver it to your house in the evening."
Mr. Yu lowered his head and frowned, thinking for a moment and then said, "Then Yu will try his best to persuade the county magistrate to send a separate application to the same magistrate. Yu can also think of a way to the Chengfa Department in Anqing Prefecture."
Pang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but he never let go of his worries. Today, it seems that the fighting force recruited by the Fang family is strong, with almost no soldiers lost. Dealing with the mob is like chopping melons and vegetables. If Fang Zhongjia really wants to find him
Pang Yu couldn't resist revenge. He planned to stay in the county government office for the next two days and try not to go out for activities in order to avoid Fang Zhongjia's revenge.
Fortunately, the county magistrate gave him a lot of support. Today, Yang Fangqian arranged for Pang Yu to take charge of the express shift. As long as he has enough money, Pang Yu can quickly recruit a trusted force.
But the money also involves Yunji Temple, which is still occupied by Chizhou soldiers. Pang Yu himself is unable to drive away Chizhou soldiers. In the end, he has to rely on the soft power of the yamen and gentry. At this time, the county magistrate is personally writing a letter to the prince.
Bi wrote an apology.
Pang Yu felt that his own strength was weak. He had to move in a very small space to do everything and was controlled by others. Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Prince Bi..."
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"... Huang Wending, the leader of the village, was chased and killed by the people outside the east gate. The remaining party was defeated and captured overnight. This was achieved in an instant by virtue of his prestige, without hurting a single person or wasting a single meal. Once the people's hearts were set,
Yu Yong Kejia. At this time, all the gentry are talking about it. The soldiers of Chizhou have been away from their hometown for nearly a month. They are afraid that the guests will miss their return for a long time. Now that the chaos in Tongcheng has calmed down, they no longer dare to go eastward with the army..."
In the main hall of Yunji Temple, Wang Gongbi put down the report from Tongcheng County Government. Yang Fangqian was polite and humble in the official document, and even flattered Wang Gongbi, but the overall meaning was that he extremely disliked Chizhou soldiers. At this time,
After the civil unrest subsided, they impatiently asked Wang Gongbi to lead his troops to evacuate, for fear that Chizhou soldiers would enter the county.
Wang Gongbi was a high-status civil servant in the Military Preparation Department, and he had to pass the prefecture examination before he could have the opportunity to serve. Wang Gongbi served as the prefect of Ningguo Prefecture as early as the third year of Tianqi, and it was only now that he became the Military Preparation Department. And according to the officialdom rules of the Ming Dynasty
, if it is a local promoted official, he must have served as a military officer before he can be promoted to governor, and he is considered a candidate for governor.
Even for a civil servant of this status, once he goes out with troops, he will be disliked by various places along the way. He is more guarded against thieves than against thieves. If the local government has its own armed forces, it would be better to annihilate these officers and soldiers.
Wang Gongbi himself was transferred from a Beijing official to a local government, so he understood the local mentality quite well. Even he himself disliked the Chizhou soldiers extremely much. After marching across the river, he was always worried that these Qiu Ba would cause trouble. Since the Chongzhen year,
There were many soldiers and governors who were questioned because of the military rebellion. It would be a lie to say that Wang Gongbi was not worried at all.
Fortunately, Pan Ke was very effective in restraining the troops. There were many soldiers on the road who were recruited to make up the numbers, but there was no big trouble. In the end, they occupied Yunji Temple and made the thieves' lair, but it was a pity that their heads were taken.
After leaving, I didn’t see much money.
Wang Gongbi held back his anger and did not tear up the sticker, but handed it to his friend behind him.
He turned to Pan Ke Avenue on the left and said, "Send spies to Tongcheng County to check. If what Yang Fangfian said is true, we will organize our troops and return to Anqing."
"Yes, sir." Pan Keda replied weakly. He had stayed at Yunji Temple for two days. He followed the scattered silver coins in the direction of Huaining that day, and finally found no trace of dirty silver. After thinking carefully, he realized
, maybe the people who stole the silver went to Tongcheng, and the broken silver was just to lure them to Huaining.
During this raid on Yunji Temple, we only recovered more than a thousand taels of broken silver found at the foot of the mountain that night. Some of them were probably hidden by the soldiers, but the maximum was one or two thousand taels, which was definitely far less than the 40,000 taels.
What made Pan Keda the most angry were the two gentry who had just come to deliver the letter. They clearly demanded that the Chizhou soldiers return the dirty silver, almost assuming that Pan Keda had taken it all.
Because everyone believed that Pang Yu went alone to exterminate the bandits that day, and the carriage also contained human heads, and he could only smuggle a few hundred taels at most. In any case, tens of thousands of taels of silver could not be transported, and even Wang Gongbi believed more in the Tongcheng gentry.
In conclusion, he was also doubtful about General Pan Keda, always hinting to him in his words, and felt that Pan Keda had embezzled money.
Pan Keda suppressed the frustration in his heart and whispered, "How about staying a few more days and searching the nearby mountains and forests? Maybe the thieves are hiding there..."
"If the palm-sized mountain forest were here, hundreds of people would have found it after two days of searching." Wang Gongbi said coldly, "Maybe it's not here long ago, so why bother wasting time."
After Wang Gongbi finished speaking, he walked away. Pan Ke stayed for a long time, murmured a few curses, and finally returned to the direction of the monk's residence, preparing to send spies to Tongcheng to investigate.
When passing by the stinking pit, Pan Ke couldn't hold back his anger. He coughed up thick phlegm and spit it into the pit.
Pan Keda held his breath and walked through that section of the road, cursing in a low voice, "Your mother's thief, where did you hide the money?"