Liang Wenmeng wanted to die, but Kuaibai did not intend to kill him so easily. In Kuaibai's view, Liang Wenmeng had been against him, and of course he deserved death. However, this man was the governor of Ningxia after all, and if he was killed with one knife I'm afraid that the imperial court will have to mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress him immediately.
Kuaibai's confidence was soaring at this moment, not because he was worried about the imperial court's encirclement and suppression, but because he had a little calculation: if he was immediately surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, it would be tantamount to putting himself out in the open, working hard for Boshu Ketu and Huo Luochi. Brothers draw fire.
At that time, he was here to fight against the imperial army, but Boshu Ketu took the opportunity to capture Yansui, Shaanxi, and Huoluochi, while Brother Jilitu went to capture Gansu. In the end, he was unlucky, but both of them suffered. Your mouth is full of oil, what the hell is this?
Liang Wenmeng was already in his hands. As he said just now, it was "all up to you" to kill or behead him. In this case, what's the harm in waiting for a few days? It's better to take advantage of this time and quickly get rid of the Loop. and Qinghai's reinforcements were mobilized.
Kuai Bai believes that as long as they make a move, the imperial court will weigh the situation of rebellion in the northwest, and most likely will not single out Ningxia first - the truth is obvious, the imperial court must think that he has served the Ming Dynasty for decades. , how could they possibly rebel if they were not really cornered?
Boshu Ketu, as a Mongolian farmer, is obviously a more important target, and the court will most likely attack him first. Even if Boshu Ketu is not attacked first, then Huo Luochi should be attacked first - as long as their brothers really go to him as promised. If you attack Nian Bo and Zhuang Langwei from the east.
After all, once Nianbo and Zhuang Langwei are lost, the whole of Gansu may fall. And it is impossible for the imperial court not to save Gansu, which is about to fall but has not yet fallen. Otherwise, how will it explain it to the world?
Later, Liang Wenmeng, the governor of Ningxia, and Shi Jifang, the deputy envoy, were imprisoned by Kuaibai at the same time. The talisman and other belongings of the governor and deputy military envoy were all owned by Kuaibai.
At the same time, Aibai sent fast horses to contact the Ordos tribes in Xining, Songshan and Hetao, asking them to send troops to help as promised. He also secretly sent people to see Burihatu and gave him a generous gift. The reason is self-evident.
After these things were done, Kuai Bai immediately summoned the officers and ordered Kuai Cheng'en to capture the guard Li Cheng'en, and the grain inspector Chen Han to behead them in front of the army. He also read out Liang Wenmeng's "Twelve Crimes" to vent the soldiers' anger and express them in public. Liang Wenmeng will "choose a day to kill and sacrifice the flag".
In addition, Kuaibai, led by Liu Dongyang, Xu Chao, Liu Chuanbai, Zhang Wenxue and others, each led a department, released prisoners, and granted amnesty to Ningxia to win over the people; Those who were killed were beheaded immediately; the warehouses were opened to store grain, all official funds were taken, and the residences and property of a group of officials headed by Liang Wenmeng were confiscated, no matter how much they were; they were ordered to take the seals of the governor and the general of the army, and the soldiers in each government camp were ordered to stop training and practice When they were stationed in the field, they were greeted by the superior officials for inspection; Wang Wende was ordered to respond, and Chen Lei, Bai Luan, and Feng Jiwu led the troops to guard the city gates and stand guard in case of any eventuality.
As soon as the military order was issued, the officers and soldiers of each battalion arrived, and all the prisoners in Ningxia were released. Due to the strict order, they were registered in a register, and returned to their homes according to the contents of the register. Those who had no one at home were conscripted into the army. The prisoners were clearly ordered to say: "Today's release is a favor." As a result of justice, if he commits the same crime again, he will be killed without mercy. After the prisoners were released, more than 300 people enlisted in the army.
The other department separately searched the Ningxia governor's office and other major offices and their residences, collected artifacts and property, confiscated official property, and obtained 920,000 taels of silver - of which the Ningxia military salary was only more than 300,000, but it was military generals who had lived in Ningxia for a long time.
They have a lot of wealth and occupy the absolute majority.
Liang Wenmeng, the governor of Ningxia, who was labeled as "withholding military pay and being greedy", found less than 3,000 taels of property in his house, but was changed to 3,000 taels by Kuaibai with a stroke of his pen, and was disclosed to the public.
"I'm afraid the remaining money has been transferred long ago."
Zhang Weizhong, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, was detained in a prison cell. Kuaibai came to order Zhang Weizhong to report slander to Liang Wen and Meng for deducting his salary. Zhang Weizhong refused to comply. He denounced Kuaibai for rebellion and took the opportunity to break free from the ropes and seize the knife to kill three people. Kuaibaida
He laughed, admired Zhang Weizhong's bravery, drew out his saber, and said proudly: "I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be so loyal, so disrespectful. I have heard for a long time that Mr. Zhang was a young hero in the past, with superb martial arts, and experience outside the Great Wall. He would win every battle and eventually be promoted.
The post of Chief Military Officer. It’s a pity that I never met the Commander-in-Chief when I was a Tatar, but today I got what I wanted! In that case, please ask the Commander-in-Chief for advice!”
After saying that, he jumped up with his sword and struck directly at Zhang Weizhong.
Although Kuai Bai was already quite old, he was tall and strong and could not stop him from jumping up. Zhang Weizhong, on the other hand, had been half-starved and half-fed for several days. He was indoors and had difficulty moving around, so he blocked him with a knife.
He was inevitably knocked back a few steps.
Then Zhang Weizhong's blade protruded, and he swung the knife from different directions continuously. His body was agile and the light of the knife flashed. It was obvious that Zhang Weizhong's claim that he was a "young hero" in the past was true.
But after all, Kuai Bai was full of food and wine. He allowed Zhang Weizhong to use his sword skills, and Kuai Bai relied on his strength to block them all. After more than ten moves, Zhang Weizhong, who was so hungry that his strength was far less than usual, visibly slowed down. Kuai Bai sneered,
He suddenly struck out with a knife, forcing Zhang Weizhong to a blind corner, and then slashed three times in succession. Zhang Weizhong was unable to dodge in time, and his left leg was injured by Kuai Bai.
Seeing that the opportunity was not good, Zhang Weizhong knew that he could not fight for long, so he had to rush forward with a knife, hoping to fight to the death with Kuai Bai. However, Kuai Bai had been prepared for it, and his majestic body was able to dodge Zhang Weizhong's sneak attack, and took advantage of the situation to seize the opportunity.
They knifed and kicked Zhang Weizhong to the ground and ordered him to be bound again.
Zhang Weizhong was captured again, his eyes were about to split, but he refused to speak and his momentum was weakened.
Kuaibai smiled, threw the sword to his subordinates, and once again asked Zhang Weizhong to write a memorial.
Zhang Weizhong still refused to obey, and even turned away to look at him. Kuai Bai was furious and ordered someone to take off his boots and cut off one of his toes as punishment. Zhang Weizhong was in pain, but still refused to obey, and instead yelled at Kuai Bai.
He sneered and ordered all five toes on his left foot to be cut off. Zhang Weizhong almost fainted. He asked again, but Zhang Weizhong just sneered and didn't bother to talk to him anymore.
Kuai Bai stared at Zhang Weizhong gloomily for a while and said in a cold voice: "Since Mr. Zhang refuses to drink wine as a penalty, then don't blame me Kuai Bai for being cruel."
At that moment, people summoned Zhang Weizhong's wife and daughter, and ordered that if Zhang Weizhong continued to resist, he would rape and humiliate his wife and children in front of them, and then cut off their toes! Even Zhang Weizhong's three sons were called, and they were told that they could try to be a rabbit master.
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Zhang Weizhong jumped up eagerly and bumped into Kuai Bai, still wanting to die together with Kuai Bai, but this time Kuai Bai's soldiers were on guard, and they all pulled him back the moment he jumped up, and
He fell to the ground after being pressed down. Seeing that his wife, daughter and young son were about to suffer misfortune, Zhang Weizhong burst into tears. He had no choice but to beg for help and accepted the memorial.
Kuaibai laughed wildly, and asked someone to get paper and pen. Zhang Weizhong wept and wrote: "I, Zhang Weizhong, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, wrote with tears in his eyes. On the twenty-eighth day of this month in Wanli, on Wuchen, Ningxia governor Liang Wenmeng withheld military pay and forcibly requisitioned the old soldiers.
He reprimanded the soldiers and aroused their anger. Liang asked Meng Fu's army for being unethical, which led to the rebellion in Ningxia. As the general of the army, although I was deeply aware of the suffering of the soldiers who were hungry and cold, I could not disobey the orders of the governor of Ningxia; although I was responsible for protecting the country and the people,
Although he was responsible for the rebellion, he had no power to stop the mutiny. He was deeply blessed by the Holy Spirit and had no shame to live. The commander of our defense capital paid homage to him. He had been in battle for a long time. He was loved by the soldiers and acted decisively. He had calmed the morale of the army. The guilty minister asked for an order before his death.
I would like to thank you for your contribution to quelling the chaos."
After writing the memorial, he laughed loudly and supervised the use of the seal. He immediately sent someone to the capital as a way to delay the attack.
Kuai Bai ordered Zhang Weizhong to be untied, and pretended to ask Zhang Weizhong to return to his residence temporarily, "waiting for the imperial court's reward." However, Zhang Weizhong smiled miserably, took the waist knife of one of Kuai Bai's guards, and killed himself without even saying a single last word.
Kuai Bai was startled for a moment, and his face turned cold. The next son, Kuai Chengchong, looked stern and asked Kuai Bai if he had killed Zhang Weizhong's wife and children. Kuai Bai rolled his eyes and looked at the Zhang family members who had already burst into tears.
, waved his hands and said: "Zhang Weizhong can be considered a man. There is no point in killing his wife, but she is imprisoned in his house first, and the ministries are not allowed to harass her."
Then he issued a strict military order, ordering each battalion to collect the food and salary from the government treasury and hand it over in full, and then distribute it equally to stabilize the people's hearts in the city and prevent further riots. He also ordered the officers of each battalion to gather after an hour to discuss preparations for war.
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That night, Kuaibai captured the city of Ningxia and named Liu Dongyang the chief military officer of Ningxia. Kuai Cheng'en was appointed, and Xu Chao was appointed deputy commander-in-chief on the left and right.
Hong, Weisai, Jiyun, Liu Chuanbai, Zhang Wenxue, Wang Wende, He Yingshi, Chen Lei, Bai Luan, Feng Jiwu and other officers of all sizes were also rewarded.
After the reward was completed, Kuai Bai gave advice to the generals, saying: "Now that Ningxia has begun to change, the local guards are not aware of it, and the imperial court has not heard the report. It is best to attack everywhere quickly and consolidate the base. Send the order, Kuai Chengen, Xu Chao
Each led a group of troops with the seal of the governor and the general to send troops to Ningxia Zhongwei and Yuquan, Guangwu, and Lingzhou to make a surprise attack on the fortresses in Hexi. The order was sent to Yunbei to attack Pinglu and seize the key border defense areas in northern Ningxia. The order was given, and Tu Wenxiu led the troops.
After leaving the customs, we formed an alliance with Mongolian Jinong Boshu Ketu in Hetao and asked him to come to the south to help. We then led an army south to prevent the Guyuan army from going north, and waited for opportunities to attack them in order to deter the Dao prefectures and counties. In short, we
The most urgent task is to unite with Mongolia and capture the entire territory of Ningxia before the imperial court notices."
The generals took the order, and Liu Dongyang asked: "What about Songshan Ertai Ji in Xining City?"
After hearing this, Kuaibai smiled confidently and said, "Since Buri Hatutaiji is here, there is no need to worry about the movements of Songshan Ertaiji."
Although Liu Dongyang was doubtful, he also knew that from Ningxia to Xining, there was the Ningxia Zhongwei and the Gansu stronghold Zhuanglangwei in between. It was okay to send elite detective horses as messengers to sneak in, but it was obvious that the time had not come to contact the army, so he had to respond.
Go away with your life.
After Tu Wenxiu's troops came out of customs, they galloped straight to the Ordos camp in Hetao. On the way, they were intercepted by Mongolian cavalry. Tu Wenxiu immediately negotiated in Mongolian and asked the cavalry to lead the way on the grounds of surrendering to Boshu Ketu.
After Tu Wenxiu met Boshu Ketu, he immediately sent a letter of worship, pleading for alliance and support. Unexpectedly, Boshu Ketu was young and energetic. Although he was very satisfied with Burihatu, who was from the golden family Taiji, he
He had long been dissatisfied with Kuai Bai. Now that he saw Kuai Bai coming to show his alliance, he felt disdainful and sarcastically said: "Kai Bai, a lowly slave, is indeed a two-faced villain. Although he was not originally a khan (Jinong is now also called a khan)
), but since he is a Mongolian, he should have been sympathetic to the Mongols, but he is willing to be a Han Chinese dog to bite his own people! Ha, now this dog can no longer be a dog, and he has come to fight with my brother again
It's so shameless. I, Mongolian Jinong Boshu Ketu, have the noble blood of the Golden Family flowing in my body. How can I be compared to a lowly slave like him?"
The bloodline of the Golden Family is indeed extraordinary in the minds of the Mongolians. Tu Wenxiu couldn't help but be speechless for a moment after hearing this.
Boshu Ketu sneered and said: "Although we are at war with the Ming army at the moment, it has not triggered a full-scale war. Our Hetao is rich in water and grass. If we start a war rashly, we may lose the pasture. But if we capture you, maybe we will lose it."
We can even get a lot of wealth from the Ming Emperor!"
As soon as Tu Wenxiu heard this, he knew that Boshu Ketu, a Jinong, had no far-sighted ideas at all, and only had some short-term interests in his eyes. He thought about it for a moment, and quickly knelt down to worship. Boshu Ketu was just stunned, and then he heard Tu Wenxiu
Wenxiu said: "Honorable Jinong, you have misunderstood our leader. Since the death of the Great Khan (here refers to Dayan Khan), Mongolia has been divided. Each tribe has been pursued by the Han people and fell apart. All cattle and sheep have been lost, and there have been countless casualties. Every Mongolian
Everyone was distraught! The leader did not want to see his people being slaughtered, so he had to bow down and do something.
The so-called killing of fellow tribesmen is just the leader's revenge on his early enemies, and it can also be used to silence the Ming army. After the enemies were eliminated, my leaders never killed their fellow tribesmen again. The so-called military achievements are all pretended to be Han people. But the Han people have always been the Huayi people since ancient times.
Farewell, even though we are pretending to be so, we actually endure bullying and humiliation every moment, so we have been secretly preparing to this day, wishing to occupy Ningxia and share it with the whole clan!"
Although Boshu Ketu was young, he knew the past events after all. After hearing this, he became furious: "What a clever word! When the Ming Dynasty came, the 30,000 households on the left and right wings had already been separated. At that time, the Great Khan's army was in great power and he attacked
The Ming army is breathless, so there is no need to worry about being hunted down by the Han people. As for enduring humiliation, in my opinion, it is just for profit! Moreover, you said that occupying Ningxia will be shared with the whole clan, then I have to ask,
Since it is Byzantine Ningxia, how can we share it?"
Tu Wenxiu heard that he was still entangled in the past at first, but then the conversation turned to the current issue of dividing the spoils. Knowing that this person had forgotten his loyalty for small profits, and what he really cared about was what he could get from this incident, he immediately replied:
"The leader of my family is willing to use the Huamachi area in Hexi to benefit farmers, live in livestock and livestock!"
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and several Taijis around Boshu Ketu were immediately overjoyed after hearing this. One of them quickly said to Boshu Ketu: "Great Khan, the area around Huamachi is vast and has abundant water and grass. It is really excellent.
Heaven and earth, if we can enjoy this place, our tribe will have no worries, and relying on other dangers, it seems that it is not difficult to guard Ningxia with Kuaibai. In the future, if we unite with Huo Luochi who is marching east from Xining, we can even make our tribe enter again.
Within the Guanzhong, I got what I wanted! Even if I can't take over the world, I can at least be the 'King of Guanzhong'! By then, who dares to say that the Great Khan is not justified in helping farmers?"
When Boshu Ketu heard this, he was really itchy, while Tu Wenxiu kept up his efforts and continued to encourage: "If Jinong has no objections, please help me send troops to quell the captives as soon as possible. By then, Huamachi and all the gold and silver in this place will be
All the products belong to Jinong. The leader of my family will never forget the brotherhood of the same clan, share the honor and disgrace, and form an alliance forever."
Unexpectedly, Boshu Ketu suddenly interrupted Tu Wenxiu and sneered: "It's useless to just say nice things. It's not difficult to take Pinglu Fort, but the pastures, cattle, sheep, gold and silver slaves are really impressive. If he regrets after paying homage,
, what should this Khan do? You want me to send troops based on just a few words of yours? That’s too much for your leaders! You occupy Ningxia, how can the Ming court sit idly by and ignore it? When the army comes to suppress it, can you still count on me?
To save you?"
When Tu Wenxiu heard this, he secretly thought that Bo Shuketu really "forgets his righteousness for small gains and cherishes his life for big things." However, if he wants to stand firm in Ningxia now, he still needs this person's help, so he advised again:
"Jinong can rest assured! Although the Ming Dynasty court will definitely come to conquer, my leader has already anticipated this and has made full preparations. When the time comes, we will attract the main force of the court, and you can lead your troops to raid without anyone else.
Can be stopped..."
Bosho Ketu interrupted: "Are you so kind-hearted?"
Tu Wenxiu smiled and said: "Why not do this? Although my leader seems to have suffered some losses, in fact, this means that our troops and Jinong are attacking from both front and back. The Ming army cannot break through our defense, and the retreat is blocked by Jinong.
Farming is cut off, and we can't even get food locally. How can we not collapse?
Even if the Ming army is aware of it and divides its troops to resist, then my leader will have an opportunity. You and my leader are both heroes of the grassland. Who knows on the frontier? The troops you lead can be called a pack of wolves and sky eagles. Both sides
Join forces, cooperate inside and outside, and the land inside the pass is at your fingertips!
If Jinong makes an alliance now, I will also give you a deposit. If my leader betrays the alliance or the situation is unfavorable in the future, you can withdraw directly from the pass and leave us alone. At that time, the Ming army is tired from long battles, even if it is helpful to you
If you are dissatisfied, you can only endure it and comfort me with all your heart, and you can also be safe."
When he heard that there was such a good deal, Boshu Ketu was really overjoyed. He immediately made an alliance with Tu Wenxiu, gathered his troops, and rushed to Pinglu Fort.
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