The Wanghai Tower in Jiaxing Fucheng is located on the North-South Street, facing east and west, facing the sea. It is three stories high. The height of the third floor exceeds the city wall. Its highest point can illuminate the first ray of sunlight that crosses the city wall every day, which is called purple light.
Pavilion.
Tonight, the entire building was booked by Magistrate Yang. All the wealthy businessmen and prominent figures in the city were present to welcome Huai Haijun's guests.
Yang Ru didn't know what medicine was sold in Ma Liankui's gourd.
Two hundred people entering the city shouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
To this end, he also sought the advice of General Duan.
General Duan also felt that there was no problem. There were thousands of soldiers and horses in the city, and as long as they were dealt with carefully, these two hundred people would not be able to rebel no matter what.
With General Duan's guarantee, Yang Ru felt much more at ease. He was worried that Ma Beard would turn against him and seize the city gate after entering the city.
By then it will be hard for me to defend myself.
Fortunately, Yang Ru was very calm when he entered the city, and the soldiers behind him entered the city in neat lines.
After letting Yang Ru take a look, he turned around and looked at Duan Quan's Green Camp soldiers and those group trainers who were like beggars. He didn't like them.
In addition to having their pigtails cut off, these Huai Haijuns were also raised by their parents. They have one mouth and two eyes, so why are there such big differences?
In order to prevent accidents, Yang Ru asked Duan Quan to deploy his troops on the street inside the city gate, with three floors inside and three floors outside.
The section under the city gate alone was packed with no less than a thousand people, as if they were waiting in the aisles to welcome Huai Haijun.
Entering the restaurant, the men Ma Liankui brought were placed on the first floor. He only took a dozen people up to the Ziguang Pavilion on the third floor.
All the leading figures in Jiaxing Prefecture gathered here.
The food and wine were served quickly, and Yang Ru didn't want to keep Huai Haijun any longer, so he deliberately asked the kitchen to prepare all the dishes and bring them out.
He didn't want to have much to do with this Ma Liankui. A vulgar warrior thought that being around Huai Haijun would make him a bad guy.
If it weren't for the sake of his employer, Huai Haijun, Yang Ru wouldn't hate him.
"Haha, Mr. Yang is really enthusiastic today. I'm not polite." Ma Liankui looked at the delicacies on the table and his mouth was watering.
It would be a waste if we didn't eat it. Ma Liankui lived on the boat every day and ate the same food as the soldiers. He had long wanted to go ashore to have a toothpaste.
"I, Ma Liankui, do it first as a courtesy. From now on, if everyone encounters difficulties in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, report me as Ma Huzi." Ma Liankui drank a glass of wine and talked about the train.
He didn't care about the people around him and started eating by himself. From time to time he dealt with the gentry who came over to propose a toast.
Lao Ma didn't care about his own image at all, and ate and drank as much as he could. The gentlemen watching on the side shook their heads inwardly.
However, Yang Ru wished that Ma Beard would finish his meal quickly and get out.
"Oh, I'm full. Master Yang's food is so delicious!" Ma Liankui not only ate by himself, but also invited his brothers to eat too.
"Haha, brother Ma, you just have a good eating habit. Come to our Jiaxing as a guest more often when you have nothing to do in the future." Yang Ru said with a smile, as he wanted to see off his guests.
But this Ma Liankui had no intention of moving his butt.
"Master Yang, by the way, you have been a prefect for many years, right? Don't you want to go further?"
"I'm just a member of the family. I have to thank God for this step."
"Hey, Mr. Yang, what you said is so unambitious. How can we, the people in the officialdom, not want to make progress?"
"You see, when I was in Green Camp, it was because my father didn't care for me, my mother didn't love me, and it was just a few broken ships. Look at it now, aren't there foreign gunboats? My men can pull out tens of thousands of people at a time."
This is bragging. His Taihu Navy alone only has a thousand men. The marine regiment that came out with him this time was only temporarily under his control. However, Lao Ma made up his mind and became his subordinates.
"Master Dong has unparalleled benevolence and righteousness. Under his governance, Liangjiang has achieved social stability, rich people, and prosperous commerce. I think all the merchants who are working on it have a deep understanding of this."
The group of Jiaxing merchants who were working there were all closely related to Huai Haijun. Naturally, they all nodded their heads.
"Governor Dong is a genius who has turned the tide of the crisis. Naturally, he cannot be compared with us." Yang Ru praised him without any merit.
"Yes, Mr. Yang said it well. Governor Dong couldn't bear to see the people of Zhejiang being harassed by bandits again, so he decided to take over Zhejiang. From now on, Zhejiang will be like the rest of the two rivers and can enjoy peace."
Upon hearing Ma Liankui's words, Governor Yang's expression suddenly changed: "You, what are you talking nonsense about? Zhejiang is under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. It will take over Zhejiang without an order from the imperial court. What does Governor Dong want to do?"
"Mr. Yang, my family background is never seen in our Huaihai Navy. With your abilities, if you can definitely reach a higher level in our Huaihai Navy, you may not be able to leave your name in history in the future."
"Don't humiliate me. I have been favored by the emperor, so I naturally want to be loyal to you and serve the country!"
"Huh, what a loyal king to serve the country, but he doesn't care about the life and death of the people!" Ma Liankui snorted coldly. He pulled out the pistol from his waist and fired a shot at the roof. The two hundred soldiers who followed him in, whether they were upstairs or downstairs,
, took action one after another.
They opened the tops of their military uniforms to reveal the explosives tied to their bodies. They pulled the fuses in their hands.
"Everyone, this old thief Yang doesn't know how to commend himself. I, the Huaihai Navy, have good intentions and came to Zhejiang to protect the country and the people. What do you think?" Ma Liankui turned his attention to the wealthy businessmen who were doing this.
These people naturally welcome the Huaihai Navy to move in, and they are also eager to see the development of Yangzhou and Shanghai in the past two years.
"We naturally welcome the Huaihai Navy to Zhejiang. They are all troops of the imperial court. We support whoever comes to protect the territory and the people." At this time, an old man surnamed Zhang stood up and said. His words were quite satisfactory and not out of the ordinary.
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"Yes, everyone understands this truth, so why should Governor Yang be more serious?" Ma Liankui turned to Magistrate Yang and said.
"Humph, Ma Liankui, are you trying to frame me for injustice? There are tens of thousands of soldiers in this city, are you going to threaten me with just two hundred people?"
After hearing the gunshots, the green battalion soldiers inside the building also raised their weapons to confront Huai Haijun, and the outside of the building was also surrounded by Qing soldiers who had been arranged long ago.
"Hahaha, I have two hundred people here, each carrying five kilograms of explosives, a total of one thousand kilograms of explosives. Magistrate Yang, do you think you can raze this building to the ground?"
The reason why Ma Liankui arranged such a plan was because he knew that Yang Ru was greedy for life and afraid of death.
It was so difficult for a person like him to climb to where he is today, so how could he be willing to die?
As expected, Yang Ru was scared: "What do you want?"
"Mou Ma has already said that the Huai Navy is only here to protect the country and the people, so it will naturally do no harm to the local people. Everyone has dealt with me, the Huai Navy, and naturally knows the military discipline of the Huai Navy."
This was said to the local forces sitting here.
"As for Mr. Yang, just order the city gate to be opened and let Ma complete the task assigned by the governor."
"Master Yang, you must understand that our Huaihai Navy is not a rebel. Why do you insist on keeping our army out of the city?"
Yang Ru pondered for a while. He really didn't dare to bet with this Ma Huzi. This Ma Huzi used to be nicknamed Ma Madman. He would risk his life in a war.
But Yang Ru's life is precious. He also has eight concubines and more than a dozen children at home!
"Hey, Lord Ma, just tell me clearly. How can I disobey Governor Dong's order? I will order someone to open the city gate."
"General Duan, what do you think?" Yang Ru looked at Duan Quan aside. General Duan's back was already soaked with cold sweat, and he had not recovered yet.
He also did not expect that the dignified general of the Huai Navy would not take his own life seriously and use such radical means to threaten everyone into submission.
Duan Quan originally positioned himself as a soy sauce warrior. Since the prefect said so, he was just a martial artist without power and naturally obeyed the orders of civilian officials.
"My subordinates will obey your orders."
Duan Quan dumped the blame easily. In fact, no one wanted to be called a thief.
What if the imperial court turns Huai Haijun into a rebel? What if Huai Haijun is unable to defeat the imperial court?
But now they have no choice. They can only see the final result alive.
Hearing what Duan Quan said, Yang Ru was helpless. He didn't want to take the lead. This decision made him happy for a while. The whole family crematorium.
"Master Yang, we are all acquaintances. I know you have your difficulties. I have the documents from the Governor of Liangjiang that I can give to you. You just need to hand over the city defense to the general as ordered." Ma Liankui saw Yang Ru say this.
, it’s just fun.
He knew that Yang Ru was worried about the Qing Dynasty settling accounts after the fall, so he had to leave a way out for Yang Ru.
"General Ma, please ask your men to put away their weapons. I will ask people to open the city gate right now." Yang Ru said helplessly, "General Duan, go and ask the soldiers inside and outside the building to retreat."
"Okay, Mr. Yang really takes the overall situation into consideration. I will report your contribution to my governor."
"It doesn't matter what General Ma's merits are. I just hope that the general will take care of the people in the city."
"Master Yang, please don't worry. The people in the city are still under your control. I am a rough man, Lao Ma, and I only lead the troops in battle."
"This..." Yang Ru thought that as long as he relaxed, he would be brushed aside. It seemed that he had no use value.
"Lao Yang, I know you well. You are different from those old men who only know poetry and calligraphy. When we worked together, I knew you were capable."
"Our Governor is a meritocracy. You know Mr. Zeng Xianfeng? The Governor has entrusted all the government affairs of Liangjiang to him. Last year, he was just a white man."
Yang Ru naturally knew about Zeng Xianfeng, and he had become the second-largest figure in the Huai Navy.
Although he has never been a public figure, he holds real power and controls the government affairs of the three provinces. He is also a civil servant, and Yang Ru is just a prefect.
Hearing this, Yang Ru was obviously moved. Anyway, the current situation was better than others. He simply joined the Huai Navy to gain a better future.
"That's fine. I'll have people put up notices to calm the people."
With the cooperation of Yang Ru and Duan Quan, who was willing to join the Huai Navy, the marine regiment brought by Ma Liankui quickly took over the city defense.
After the Huaihai navy entered the city, it did not have any impact on the city.
Huai Haijun only took over the strategic locations in the city and various city gates.
Under the leadership of Duan Quan, all Duan Quan's men surrendered to the Huaihai Navy.
Ma Liankui suddenly had abundant troops, and with the assistance of Yang Ru and Duan Quan, he quickly took over the entire territory of Jiaxing, basically without firing a single shot.
The main reason is that the civil forces in Jiaxing hope that the Huaihai Navy can settle in.
In this way, they can pay less tax when they go to Shanghai to do business.
The unlucky Ma Liankui met his old acquaintance Yang Ru in Jiaxing and captured Jiaxing effortlessly.
After accepting the Green Camp from Duan Quan and the regiment training from Jiaxing, the city defense was handed over to the militiamen sent by Songjiang for support.
Ma Liankui did not stop, but went towards Shaoxing Mansion.
The reason why I didn't go to Hangzhou was because Hangzhou had already been captured by Li Cunwen and Niu Jie.
Shaoxing Prefecture, which is sandwiched between the two prefectures by the sea, happens to be uninterested and sits there like a piece of fat. How could Lao Ma give up?
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