The Chinese army calmed down a little and said: "The soldiers from Sichuan, Hu and other places stationed in Ningyuan suddenly mutinied because of the matter of military salaries, and they kidnapped the governor and several other officials, and they are currently confronting the officers and soldiers, and the situation is very critical. ”

Because Chongzhen was exempted from industrial and commercial taxes, the treasury became increasingly empty, and the money, grain, and equipment allocated by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households naturally shrank, and officials at all levels took the opportunity to exploit layer by layer, and the food and salary that really reached the hands of the soldiers became less and less.

This is not a trivial matter, Yuan Chonghuan noticed this when he was still in the capital. Even though he got Chongzhen's promise, Yuan Chonghuan still didn't dare to be careless, and after leaving Beijing in a hurry, he immediately ordered his cronies to return to Beijing to negotiate with the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of War.

didn't want something to happen so soon, Yuan Chonghuan was shocked when he heard this, but he immediately thought again: "How can Sai Weng lose his horse and know if he is blessed?" After listening to Zu Dashou and the three of them, although the generals no longer oppose our strategy and tactics, they are not really convinced, after we propose personnel adjustments, they will inevitably be opposed, by the way, why don't we take this opportunity to suppress them again? ”

After making up his mind, Yuan Chonghuan deliberately let out an "oh", turned to Zhu Mei in Ningyuan, and said sharply: "Before the big thing is done, there will be civil strife first, tell me, what is going on?" ”

Zhu Mei was bitter in her stomach, and she was scolded by him, and she didn't know how to speak for a while.

That's what he wanted, sneered, and continued: "To fulfill the emperor's trust, I rely on everyone, what do you rely on?" Isn't it the soldier's life? As he spoke, he got up, and when he saw that the generals were still staying in the local area, he pretended to be helpless and said: "Let's go, let's take a look, haven't you heard the Chinese army say that the situation is critical?" ”

When the generals heard this, they didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly followed.

The scene was a bit chaotic, but it was not difficult to distinguish, the mutinous soldiers had been compressed into a small area near the parade platform, the leader led a few people to escort the kidnapped Shangguan to stand on the parade platform, and the others were guarding the stage.

Although the officers and men shouted fiercely, they did not dare to step forward, and for a while, the two sides formed a confrontation.

Seeing them coming, the commander of the rebellion was relieved, walked over quickly, and said, "Meet Inspector Yuan, meet the generals." ”

Yuan Chonghuan calmly observed, the situation in the field was already clear, raised his hand slightly, and said, "Let's talk about the situation." ”

The commander of the rebellion said: "This morning, they suddenly mutinied, because they were unprepared, they actually kidnapped the governor and the officials. We immediately put down the rebellion urgently, and did not dare to act rashly for fear of hurting the kidnapped hostages. ”

Yuan Chonghuan said coldly: "How many people participated in the mutiny, have you found out?" ”

The commander of the rebellion hurriedly said: "I found out, there are more than 1,000 people participating, most of them are soldiers from Sichuan, Lake and other places, it is said that their hometown has a poor harvest this year, so they are waiting for their food and salary to survive." ”

Yuan Chonghuan said: "Where is their food? ”

The commander of the rebellion secretly looked at Zhu Mei and did not dare to speak.

Yuan Chonghuan said angrily: "I'm asking you, where is their salary, say." ”

Zhu Mei stepped forward and said helplessly: "I thought that after the new emperor ascended the throne, the food and salary would definitely increase unabated, and I didn't want to not only increase but decrease, the superintendent should know, when we get here, there is not much left." ”

Yuan Chonghuan knew that what he said was true, and it was not good to blame him too much, but he still said emotionally: "Soldiers are not like those generals who can be greedy for some money, the only thing they rely on to survive is their salary, if there is no food, what does he live on?" What do you rely on to feed your family? ”

said, seeing that the generals were silent, and said: "I really can't live anymore, if it's you, if it's me, we dare to say that we don't have a heart of non-separation?" Alas, this loss has to happen now, if it happens on the battlefield, do we still have the leisure to calm the chaos? Hmph, I'm afraid I don't know how I lost my life. ”

After that, Chong He Ke just whispered like this, abandoned the personal soldiers who were tightly guarding in front of him, went straight forward, separated the rebel soldiers who were confronting the mutinous soldiers, came to the center of the two sides, and shouted sharply on the stage: "You hear clearly, do you know that the mutiny is a capital crime?" Don't you want to live? Even if you don't want to live, shouldn't you think about your family? ”

The leader said, "Stop talking, give us our due food as soon as possible, and let us go, or else, hum." As he spoke, he pointed at the hostages on the stage with the sword in his hand, and said, "Don't blame us for being ruthless, we will immediately let the corpses of these corrupt officials and corrupt officials be on the spot." ”

"Can they be considered corrupt officials? Hmph, for sure, we have tried hard to persuade them, are they willing to listen? They deserve to die, and we want them to die, but do we dare? If that's the case, let's not talk about five years of recovering Liao, I'm afraid we won't even be able to pass a hundred days. There is no way, we would rather be sorry than we must save them. ”

Thinking secretly, Yuan Chonghuan had to relax his tone and said, "Isn't there room for negotiation?" ”

Zu Dashou, who came to protect him, whispered: "Why bother like this? What do these grandsons, who are accustomed to drinking the blood of soldiers, do to them? In my opinion, why don't we rush forward and let the mutineers kill them, and then we kill the mutiners? ”

Zhao Shujiao answered: "That's right, shouldn't people mutiny? In my opinion, that would be cheaper for these grandchildren, hmph, I think people's requests are reasonable and reasonable. ”

Yuan Chonghuan glanced at these two, and when he was about to speak, the leader on the stage had hesitated and said: "It's not that there is no room for negotiation, but it is necessary for Inspector Yuan to come in person, and we can't trust others." ”

Yuan Chonghuan was moved in his heart, and teased: "This is difficult, Inspector Yuan resigned a year ago and returned to his hometown, where do you let us find Inspector Yuan?" Even if you find Inspector Yuan, can you guarantee that he will definitely come to see you? ”

The leader said: "We have inquired, Inspector Yuan was appreciated by the emperor, and we will return to Ningyuan today, the reason why we chose to mutiny today is to see Inspector Yuan." Hmph, how can Inspector Yuan be compared to corrupt officials and corrupt officials, if he knew, he would definitely come over. ”

Yuan Chonghuan continued to tease him: "If you believe in him so much, why do you mutiniate and not go to his yamen to find him?" ”

The leader said: "I can't wait for a small soldier, how can Inspector Yuan be able to see me if I want to?" Besides, even if Inspector Yuan wanted to see us, how could it be? ”

Yuan Chonghuan said curiously: "Why? ”

The leader said, "Why else? Those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, in order to prevent us from telling Inspector Yuan about their bad deeds, separated us from Inspector Yuan on three floors inside and three layers outside, how can we go to see them? ”

Yuan Chonghuan thought that he had done this before, and he didn't know what it was like, Zu Dashou had already said loudly: "Blind dog eyes, I don't know if it's Inspector Yuan who is talking to you?" Hmph, why don't you abandon your weapons and surrender quickly? ”

"It's a matter of looking forward to Inspector Yuan!" The mutinous soldiers were all agitated, and they couldn't help but look at the leader in the stand.

The leader was also excited, but he still said in a trembling voice: "Is the Lord really Inspector Yuan?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan said: "It is Yuan, who was ordered by the emperor to return to Liaodong and return to Liaodong in five years. As he spoke, seeing He Kegang coming over panting, he secretly shouted, "Just right", pointed behind him, and said, "Look, these are only part of the food and salary given by the emperor." ”

The mutinous soldiers invariably followed his fingers to look, but saw that behind him were ten large carts, all covered with tarpaulins, and the ruts were extremely deep, which showed the weight of their bearings.

He Kegang began to understand why he wanted to get these ten carts of stones by himself. Seeing that all the generals at the border gates came to see it together, lest it be leaked, it was inevitable that they would be uneasy.

Yuan Chonghuan was calm, and saw that they were still hesitating and said: "The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first." Since the emperor has entrusted Yuan with a heavy responsibility, how can he not give Yuan a military salary? What else is there to hesitate about, why don't you give up your arms and surrender quickly? ”

"I haven't heard that the emperor has given him food, what's going on?" The generals speculated.

Seeing that it was Yuan Chonghuan and that he had a salary, the mutinous soldiers no longer hesitated, threw their weapons, and fell to the ground together.

Zu Dashou and the others drew their swords, and when they were about to step forward, Yuan Chonghuan stretched out his hand to stop him, and said: "You know that mutiny is the crime of destroying the door, but you don't care about your life to do it, there will be unspeakable hidden, and you won't invite it quickly." ”

These mutinous soldiers, in order to survive, inevitably burst into tears, and they made the darkness of the border pass clear.

Yuan Chonghuan quietly looked at the generals, but saw that most of them were sweating on their foreheads, and knew that his goal had been achieved, and said: "The leader will be executed to set an example, and he will be buried thickly, and the rest of the military salaries will be paid and settled." With that, he turned and walked away.

He Ke was just waiting to do it, but Zu Dashou caught up and asked, "What about those grandsons who drink the blood of soldiers?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan said without squinting: "Say it slowly, go back first, and finish the business." ”