Yang He seemed to be unhurried, but in fact, a deep sadness surged inexplicably in his heart: "Why can't our correct propositions always get a response from others?" Don't they know each other? No, let's make it clear. ”

Thinking about it, Yang He got angry: "Hmph, why do we have to ask others to respond?" ”

A voice immediately retorted: "If others don't respond, it means that others don't support you, and they will trip you at a critical time." ”

Yang He said: "We are doing the right thing, what are we afraid of?" ”

The voice said, "What are you afraid of?" Do you think you're the emperor? The emperor is only golden. ”

Yang He said: "How dare we compare with the emperor? However, since the emperor has entrusted us with the heavy responsibility, we must fulfill the emperor's trust in our own way. ”

The voice said, "People don't live in a vacuum, if you want to do this, you have to be careful." ”

"This is clearly shirking, if everyone shirks responsibility for their own sake, how can the emperor's grand cause be realized?" Yang He thought secretly, he didn't bother to argue anymore, he went to sit alone, and he didn't know what to rely on for a while.

At this time, the Chinese army came in and said: "Governor Qiqi, the Houjin army went around the Ningning defense line, turned to Mongolia, broke the Great Wall, and approached the Beijing Division, and the emperor ordered the five general officers of Yansui, Ningxia, Gansu, Guyuan, and Lintao to quickly enter the King of Jingqin." ”

Yang He sat up straight and asked, "Did they do what they were told?" ”

Zhongjun said: "I did what I was told." ”

Yang He let out an "oh" and said with emotion: "For many years, the imperial court has implemented a policy of fortress advancement, economic blockade and diplomatic alliance against Houjin, but it has not been able to contain it. ”

After speaking, he was silent for a long time.

The Chinese army retreated with interest.

Yang He couldn't help but think again: "It's difficult enough for the emperor to designate, how can we help him?" There is no other way, let's do a good job in Shaanxi, which is the greatest help to the emperor. ”

After making up his mind, Yang He didn't dare to slack off, and took people to inspect various places to guide the thieves to appease them.

If a person is busy, time flies quickly, and before he knows it, it is March 1630 A.D.

On this day, after learning the news of the Beijing Division, Yang He couldn't help but think: "Tongnu has finally withdrawn from the army, and the Beijing Division has finally been preserved, but why did the emperor kill Yuan Chonghuan?" Isn't this self-destruction of the Great Wall? ”

Thinking about it, he shook his head and sighed. After sighing, he turned to a subordinate official and said, "Let's talk about our situation here." ”

This official said: "Last winter, Li Zicheng, the general commander of the Ganzhou army Yang Zhaoji, launched a defeat in Jin County (now Yuzhong, Gansu), killed the general kingdom and the local county commander, and turned to the thief king Zuogui.

Soon, there was another one named Zhang Xianzhong, who responded to the thief king Jiayin to rebel against Mizhi and called himself the Eight Kings.

Following the two thieves Li and Zhang, the deserters of the Yansui army and the mutinous soldiers of the Gansu army, fearing that they would be killed, all joined forces with the thieves.

After this alliance, the thieves from all walks of life consciously became more and more powerful and ready to move.

In the first month, Wang Zuohang and others attacked Yichuan, but were repelled by Zhixian Chengcai and turned to attack Hancheng. Hong Chengchou, who participated in politics, led his troops to resist, captured and killed more than 300 people, and the siege of Hancheng was lifted. The thieves drove to Qingjian.

In February, the prefect of Yan'an, Zhang Ran, and Dusi Aimu marched into Yanchuan to force the thieves, and surrendered the thieves Wang Zishun, Zhang Shusheng, and Ji San'er.

Taken by the prestige of the officers and soldiers, the thief leader Wang Hu, the little red wolf, Yizhang Qing, the land snatcher tiger, and the mixed river dragon surrendered. ”

Hearing this, Yang He's face paled slightly, and he continued: "At that meeting a year ago, I said that as long as thieves dare to attack the government, they will be severely punished.

However, for thieves, it is still necessary to appease them, which is approved by the emperor.

In this way, since Wang Hu, Little Red Wolf, Yizhangqing, Ground-Sweeping Tiger, and Chaojianglong have already been surrendered, they will be given a certificate to avoid death and placed in the area of Yansui and Hequ.

After the last meeting, I also thought that the reason why they rebelled was because they didn't have a settled life. As long as they have a settled life, they will not repeat it. In the future, all thieves can be resettled in this way. ”

As he spoke, seeing that everyone looked disapproving, he said: "Of course, there is a price for them to get a new life, and the price is what I said before, they must bow down to the emperor's seat, shout long live, listen to the emperor's instructions, and then make an oath to return to the army or to the farmer, and never be a thief." ”

Hearing what he said solemnly, everyone didn't dare to say anything more, and the subordinate official hesitated and said: "Another thief Wang Jiayin has ransacked Yan'an and Qingyang, I don't know whether it should be reported to the imperial court, and I also ask the governor to make it clear." ”

When Yang He heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought: "After the invasion of Tongnu, the court will inevitably have all the soldiers, if it is reported like this, the emperor will inevitably question our strategy, and we will have to bother to speak, forget it, anyway, this matter still depends on us to deal with it."

What to do? Wang Jiayin's forces are not small, and they must be dispersed, otherwise, they will not be able to surrender at all.

And to disperse them, it is definitely not enough to rely on the government soldiers alone, there must be a commander in the future. The generals have all gone to King Qin, where can they find it? By the way, use the veteran Du Wenhuan. ”

Thinking of this, Yang He pretended to say: "Tongnu has just retired, and the affairs of the court will inevitably be complicated. Forget it, let's deal with it ourselves. ”

After thinking about it, the subordinate officer thought it was true, but he didn't know what to do, and asked, "Please also ask the Governor to make it clear." ”

"Explicitly, explicitly, isn't it a shirk of responsibility?" Yang He thought secretly, a little impatient, and sneered: "Do you still need to be made clear by the governor for such a trivial matter?" What do you do? ”

As he spoke, seeing that this subordinate official was embarrassed, he felt extremely complacent, and said teasingly: "Actually, it's no wonder you, this matter seems simple, but it is not easy to solve." In this way, he ordered the veteran Du Wenhuan to go out of his horse, disperse them, and then appease them. ”

Du Wenhuan, the son of Du Tong, is a martial artist. Broad-based literature and history, able to chant and sing poetry. In the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), the town of Ningxia began. Ningyuan and Jinzhou alarmed, Zhao Wenhuan rushed to help, and the Russian order was divided into Ningyuan. Enter the right governor and guard the gate. Soon after, he returned home.

Hearing Yang He's recruitment, knowing its difficulty, he gladly accepted the order, extended the town's affairs, and supervised the original army.

At that time, after Wang Jiayin's troops defeated Huangfu, Qingshui, and papaya, they captured Fugu.

Du Wenhuan is worthy of being a veteran of the battlefield, and he is not in a hurry, so he ordered someone to probe Wang Jiayin's camp and lead his troops to attack directly.

Although Wang Jiayin's troops were numerous, their combat strength was not as good as that of the officers and soldiers after all.

Du Wenhuan led his troops to chase and kill, and it was not until it poured into Shanxi that it stopped.

At the same time, Wang Zuogui, the leader of the thieves who had already accepted Zhao'an, planned to attack Suidezhou because of Bai Ruxue, and planned to take it over. After learning of his conspiracy, the inspector Li Yingzhi and Cheng Chou designed to kill Wang Zuojiao and the fifty-seven people he sent in Suide.

When Yang He heard the report, he was overjoyed and said: "Report it to the court truthfully, it can be regarded as adding another joy to the emperor." After speaking, he felt that it was inappropriate, and changed his words: "No, don't say that Wang Jiayin's troops poured into Shanxi, just say that they were dispersed." ”