"Now that all the thieves have been wiped out, if the imperial sister-in-law wants to return to her hometown and province, I can transfer 200,000 yuan of silver from the inner treasury, so that the imperial sister-in-law can do her best for the people of her hometown."

"Ahh

"It's... The concubines thank Your Majesty for her grace, but the concubines are afraid of causing criticism and causing trouble to Your Majesty. ”

Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment, her heart was overjoyed, her eyes were a little red when she was moved, and she actually got up and knelt down.

"This imperial sister-in-law doesn't have to worry, as long as it doesn't make much fanfare, those civil officials won't care too much, but they are a little wronged by the imperial sister-in-law."

Chongzhen hurriedly helped her up and waved his hand, maybe he was really in a good mood and was too excited, or Zhang Yan was too important in his mind, and in order to make her happy, he also let it go.

"It's too late for the concubines to rejoice, where will there be any grievances?" Zhang Yan hurriedly waved her hand excitedly.

At this moment, she was happy like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, where was there any sickness on her face?

It can be seen that returning to the hometown is not only a dream for men, but also for women.

……

Three days later, Zhang Yan was escorted by five hundred brocade guards and eunuchs, with a large number of palace maids and eunuchs, holding the 200,000 taels of silver given by Chongzhen, and the savings he had accumulated over the years, and left Beijing in a low-key manner and headed towards Henan.

Although the civil officials were a little criticized, they did not write a letter of impeachment on this matter, but Empress Zhou had some taste.

And Zhang Yan left for a few days, and the bad news came one after another, first Huguang and a thief called Xiaohua Wang broke through Baokang, and then successively broke through Zhushan in Fang County, Yunyang officials and troops were defeated, and Governor Dai Yuwen was martyred.

Immediately afterwards, Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, led an army of 20,000 to encircle and suppress, because the general soldier Qin Ming was greedy for life and afraid of death, which led to the defeat of the whole army.

At this point, Chongzhen was only annoyed that Xiong Wencan was incompetent, and issued an order urging to exterminate the Xiaohua King as soon as possible, and not to let him sit big.

But when the Eight Kings rebelled, broke through Baokang, and rushed into Huguang, King Xiaohua broke through Junzhou again, and entered Henan under the siege of Hong Chengchou, and immediately became furious, and almost smashed the table in the imperial study.

The Eight Kings who rebelled were eager to break the corpses, and they were also extremely angry with Xiong Wencan, who appeased him, and immediately issued an order.

Xiong Wencan was arrested and returned to Beijing to be imprisoned for trial, the governor of Huguang, the prefect of Xiangyang, and the prefect of Yunyang were dismissed from office, and Qin Ming, who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and fled from the battle, exterminated his family, abandoned Baokang, and lost his official seal, and dismissed Zuo Liangyu, who was guilty of killing the enemy.

Similarly, Hong Chengchou did not escape, and was also dismissed, but he still exercised the power of the trilateral governor to be responsible for suppressing bandits, Cao Bianjiao, Chen Hongfan, Zuo Guangxian and others were also demoted or dismissed from office and treated as killing the enemy.

Chongzhen not only captured a governor of the five provinces in one go, dismissed a trilateral governor, a patrol, two prefects and other more than a dozen civil officials, but also killed a general soldier and dismissed more than a dozen military generals.

But compared to the time when Chongzhen's eight years of Fengyang was captured, this time is nothing at all, but it still makes a group of civil officials tremble, and they call the power of heaven unpredictable.

No, Yang Sichang, who is the secretary of the military department, has been kneeling outside the palace gate for two hours.

Because Xiong Wencan was recommended by him, the secretary of the military department, at the beginning, and now he poked out such a big basket, he was terrified at the moment, for fear of being implicated.

Knowing that the eunuch announced him in, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief, wiped the sweat on his forehead, quickly cleaned up his mood, and followed the eunuch towards the Qianqing Palace.

"The minister knows no one and wants His Majesty to surrender!"

As soon as he entered, Yang Sichang peeked at Chongzhen, whose face was as gloomy as water, and knelt down.

"Get up, it's no wonder that Yang Aiqing is in this matter, it's all Xiong Wencan's incompetence and misleading the country, which led to the destruction of the good situation, which is really hateful!"

Chongzhen waved his hand, obviously he still trusted Yang Sichang very much, after all, it was the encirclement and suppression strategy he proposed at the beginning that extinguished all the thieves one by one.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yang Sichang's heart finally relaxed, but seeing His Majesty's tone when he talked about Xiong Wencan, he also knew that Xiong Wencan's fate was not worse than Qin Ming's, but now he himself is difficult to protect, and it is impossible for him to intercede for Xiong Wencan.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to resign from the post of secretary of the Ministry of War, please go to Huguang to exterminate the eight kings and Cao Cao, and make meritorious contributions, and I hope Your Majesty will approve it!"

Yang Sichang knew that even if His Majesty didn't blame him, other civil officials would not let him go, after all, Xiong Wencan was the governor of the five provinces he strongly recommended at the beginning, and now he poked out such a big basket, if he didn't clean it up personally, I am afraid that this official will not be able to do it again in the future.

"Aiqing has this determination, I am very relieved!"

Chongzhen's face suddenly softened a lot, nodded, and finally not only let him have the secretary of the military department, but also gave Shang Fang the sword to facilitate his actions.

And in order to avoid the footsteps of Buxiong Wencan, Yang Sichang took the opportunity to ask for a few generals.

Chongzhen thought that Xiong Wencan was incompetent, but he knew that it was not that Xiong Wencan was really incompetent, but that Xiong Wencan had neither a descendant of soldiers and horses nor a Shang Fang sword in his hands, so he couldn't suppress those arrogant generals at all.

……

When Yang Sichang arrived in Xiangyang with Shang Fang's sword, it was already the end of August, and the holy decree to capture Xiong Wencan arrived at the same time.

Poor Xiong Wencan was still the governor of the five provinces one moment, but the next second he was transferred to his official uniform and put in a prisoner car.

Seeing his own adults being escorted away with a dead face, staff member Wang Can was also heartbroken and grief-stricken.

As a staff member, he will not be implicated, but his future is also bleak.

Somehow, before leaving Xiangyang, he really wanted to go to Blackstone Town again, because he always felt that if he hadn't been a day late, maybe the little Hua Wang would have accepted Zhao'an, and the ending of the adult would have been completely opposite.

He always believed that with his incorruptible tongue, he would definitely be able to persuade King Xiaohua to submit to the imperial court.

After Qin Yu left, the entire Nanzhang County calmed down.

Just after the autumn harvest, as soon as the people's grain was dried, the gentry and landlords in the county made up their minds and sent their families to collect grain from house to house.

Especially the two landlords entrusted by Wu Ergongzi.

In the cottage, Xiao Xinru changed into men's clothes again, since Qin Yu left, although she has diligently handled the affairs of the cottage every day, she has been thinking about it all the time.

Especially in the past two months, the whole person seems to have lost their souls, Li Wan'er and Liu Ruolan are also soulless all day long, Li Wan'er naturally misses her brother Xiaoyu, but Liu Ruolan is worried about the safety of the red warbler.

"Madam, the county officials are coming to collect grain again, I think it is better to kill a few of them, and see if they dare to come."

Qin Shuang walked in and said with a murderous expression, if it weren't for the last time when Mrs. didn't let those family guards who came to collect grain, where would those fast arresters dare to come?