Punish Longbozhou for cutting the five divisions, and harm the southern soldiers to Jizhou to mutiny

For the previous Yang Yinglong case, in the 23rd year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty ordered Xing Jue, a squire of the Nanjing Military Department, to be the governor of Sichuan and Guizhou to file another case, and ordered Wang Shiqi, the prefect of Chongqing, to order Yang Yinglong to Qijiang to listen to the investigation. After Xing Jue and his entourage arrived in Chongqing, Sichuan Governor Tan Xisi and Chongqing Governor Wang Shiqi went to greet them. It is known that Xing Jue is strategic, does not shy away from hard work, is dedicated to the country, and is valued by the world. Therefore, the local officials were very courteous to Xing Jue's arrival.

Xing Jue and his colleagues met one by one, and invited each other to sit down. Xing Jue said: "The imperial court ordered me to act in Sichuan and Qian, mainly for Yang Yinglong, the change in Loushan Pass is very important, the imperial court has thought about it again and again, and also thinks that there must be hidden secrets, but Yang Yinglong set up an ambush in Loushan Pass, his crime is unavoidable, and he needs to be dealt with as appropriate, where is Yang Yinglong now?" ”

Wang Shiqi replied: "The lower officials have ordered Yang Yinglong to go to Qijiang to listen to the investigation, but Yang Yinglong is not only good at fighting, but also has a cunning temperament, the city government is very deep, clever and eloquent, and he has been at large many times. Qianshu has been surveyed many times, and it has reached a consensus, Yang Yinglong is really guilty of a big crime, and he must not be deceived by it. ”

Xing Jue said: "This matter will be discussed later, I will review it, this time it is only for the change in Loushanguan, and the court is also anxious to reply." Xing Jue then asked what Zhang Guoxi and Liu Yixiang thought of the entourage? Zhang Guoxi said: "The subordinates thought that Yang Yinglong must have negligence and misconduct in governing Banzhou, and the imperial court had already made it clear that Banzhou was autonomous by the law of Tusi. The impeachment of Yang Yinglong has never been strictly verified, and Yang Yinglong's payment of money and grain and military aid to the Eastern Expedition to redeem his crimes have also been approved by the imperial court. At this time, the Sichuan soldiers took the initiative to send troops to Banzhou only to be repelled by Yang Yinglong, even so Yang Yinglong should be punished, and whether Qianshu has other intentions should also be carefully investigated. ”

Wang Shiqi immediately asked: "What do you mean by this, sir?" Could it be that Qianshu has nothing to do, wantonly provoked, and offended Yang Yinglong for no reason? Seeing that Wang Shiqi was emotional, he stepped forward and persuaded: "This is just some ideas, don't be surprised, and see if Yang Yinglong denies his sins and repents before making a decision." ”

Sichuan Governor Tan Xisi motioned for Wang Shiqi to sit down, not to make noise: "There is no need to argue here, just act with the truth." Everything has its own opinion, and the court also has its will, so we only need to do our duty. ”

Xing Jue asked Tan Xisi: "Yue Nan, I heard that since you took office, you have always governed Shu with science, forgiveness and meager endowment, elimination of accumulated evils, and rejuvenation of learning and soothing the people, and the world praises you, presumably you already know a lot about Banzhou, what do you think?" ”

Tan Xisi replied: "The Yang family has been in Banzhou for 700 years and has made great contributions. To Yang Yinglong's generation, it is indeed a bit reckless, and I have also verified in many ways that the five divisions and seven surnames of Banzhou were indeed oppressed by Yang Yinglong. Coupled with the change in Loushanguan, it should be punished. And Guizhou has always wanted to put Banzhou under its rule, I wonder if the imperial court has a will? ”

Xing Jie said: "According to the will, if Yang Yinglong sincerely confesses his sins and repents, he will be dismissed from his post and put the land of the five divisions of Banzhou to Guizhou." If they resist and do not comply, they will ask for an order to exterminate the Banzhou Yang clan. Tan Xisi asked again: "But when Wang Jiguang's troops entered Banzhou, he also asked Guizhou troops to help and attack, but Guizhou has been watching from the wall after sending troops, and he did not move when he saw death. Can the imperial court deal with this matter? Xing Jie replied that he didn't know. And ask Tan Xisi to speak up if he has any objections.

Yang Yinglong was also thinking hard about countermeasures in Banzhou, and Sun Shitai, the military advisor, offered advice: "This matter is related to the overall situation, and you can't fight against the imperial court. Some people were selected to be the culprits to atone for the battle of Loushan Pass, and they should be fine when they donated gold and silver, and felled good wood to please the court. ”

Yang Yinglong thought so: "What Mr. Sun said is very true, it reminded me, I couldn't think of these things in a hurry." Qianshu coveted Bozhou, had ulterior motives, and repeatedly picked quarrels and provoked trouble. The court wavered on this matter, I had no intention of asking, the court was also at a time of many events, and I didn't want to cause chaos in Banzhou, the battle of Loushan Pass was already up for discussion, as long as I took the initiative to take the blame, it was expected that the big thing would turn into a small one, and the palace has always loved money, and it will definitely be able to get through this pass. There are also five divisions and seven surnames have also changed a little in recent years, and they always communicate with Qianshu secretly, as long as the court can get by, the five divisions will not dare to act rashly, and they will be collected in the future. ”

Sun Shitai said: "That's right, I think the imperial court should also be like this, I heard that the new governor of Sichuan and Guizhou, Xing Jue, is also a thoughtful person, and the governors of Sichuan and Guizhou will not speak well for the head of the family, even if the will is as Fang just said, the head of the family still needs to express his loyalty to the country, remorse, please prepare quickly." Yang Yinglong agreed.

Yang Yinglong ordered his brother Yang Zhaolong to kneel outside the city to greet the official. Because he didn't see Yang Yinglong, he questioned Yang Zhaolong, Yang Zhaolong explained: "After the incident at Loushan Pass, Ying Long tied up Qukui for a long time, and waited for the crime of Songkan. There is a clear lesson in the past, and I am afraid of the plan, so I dare not come out. So that the king is fortunate to ride in vain to the pine kan, respect the heart. ”

That is, on May 8, he rode alone to Songkan. Yang Yinglongguo was bound to the side of the road, crying for capital crimes, kneeling in front of the seat, kowtowing and bleeding. Please govern the mansion, and donate the convict and the fine to the court. Yang Yinglong wept tears and knelt down and said: "The Son of Heaven inquired, the messenger came, the criminal minister Banzhou consoled Yang Yinglong's crime to death, the criminal minister has been taught to be loyal to the monarch since he was a child, and he has not felt the emperor's grace for a day since he was in charge of Banzhou, and he did not remember the hard work of his ancestors for a day, and occasionally the guilty minister also thought of repentance, and the prosperity of Banzhou was due to the emperor's virtue as heaven, and the criminal minister did not dare to be greedy for merit. Where the imperial court needs to serve, Ying Long will do his best, but the two provinces of Guizhou and Shu do not know what the intention is, and they have repeatedly impeached and added crimes, and the guilty ministers are physically and mentally exhausted. The crime of Loushanguan this time was really a last resort, and some subordinates acted recklessly and accidentally injured the officers and soldiers, which was the crime of not being strict under Ying Long's control. The criminal did not dare to be stable, but remembered that An Guoheng, the former Guizhou Xuanfu envoy Shuixi Tusi, An Guoheng was falsely accused of rebellion, surrendered and ambushed by traitors. There is a lesson from the past, and the guilty minister has to treat the guilty Songkan, please forgive me. The criminal ministers have arrested all the culprits and waited for the court to ask for their crimes, and at the same time they are willing to pay 40,000 taels of silver and help to pick good wood to atone for their sins, so as to make up for their own mistakes and repay the emperor's kindness. Please report it truthfully, and thank you for crying blood! ”

Yang Yinglong is from An Guoheng. Because An Guoheng was also falsely accused, he was afraid that the crime would not go out of bounds, so Ying Long quoted it again. After receiving the report, the governor Xing Jue ordered the painting of Zhang Guoxi, Liu Yixiang and Dao, and the government to be stable. Yang Yinglong was imprisoned in Pufu suburbs, and Yang Yinglong offered 12 people, including Huang Yuan, A Lamb, and A Miao, to resist and behead, and asked for 40,000 taels of silver to help collect wood to atone for their crimes.

The imperial court allowed it, and Liu Yixiang preached: "According to the will, I will go to Yang Yinglong to take the post of consolation envoy in Bozhou, and replace him with Yang Chaodong, the son of Yang Yinglong, and the second son Yang Kedong will stay in Chongqing as a hostage, without delay, and will be released after the fine is paid." and assigned the land of the five divisions outside the Banzhou River to Guizhou to show punishment for Sichuan and Banzhou. ”

Yang Yinglong was puzzled when he heard that the land of the five divisions was going to be assigned to Guizhou, so he asked Liu Yixiang: "Why do you want to assign the land of the five divisions to Guizhou?" The five divisions and seven surnames are already within the jurisdiction of Banzhou, and my Yang family has been taking care of them repeatedly, why is the imperial court like this? Is it the meaning of the five divisions or the meaning of Guizhou? ”

Liu Yixiang wanted to keep his mouth shut, but Zhang Guoxi still felt that it was inappropriate, so he said: "In the case of Loushanguan, Banzhou and Sichuan are each responsible for their own responsibilities, because you sincerely repented, collected silver and wood, and tied up the culprit to only dismiss you from office." In order to reduce the territory of Sichuan, and the five divisions have no objection to being directly under the jurisdiction of Guizhou. Yang Yinglong asked again why it was necessary to transfer land from Banzhou, Zhang Guoxi and Liu Yi did not answer again, and returned to resume their lives after finishing their official business.

After listening to Zhang Guoxi and Liu Yixiang's reply, Xing Jue asked Yang Yinglong how his reaction was? The two answered truthfully, Xing Jue said: "Guizhou is barren, and I have asked the imperial court many times to allocate the land of Banzhou, and the imperial court actually has this intention, but it involves Tusi, and there are still many concerns. According to the investigation, the five divisions and seven surnames have long been dissatisfied with Yang Yinglong, and they are always looking forward to leaving. Pushing the boat down the river, the imperial court also agreed. also used this to warn Yang Yinglong, hoping that he could wake up. In addition, let people inform the two provinces of Guizhou and Shu, and in the name of the governor of Sichuan and Guizhou, they warned the governors of the two provinces not to make trouble in Banzhou again, and Yang Kedong, the son of Yang Yinglong, should take proper care of Yu during the period, and release him immediately after the fine is paid, and he is not allowed to make trouble. The two of them took the order.

After the Ming Dynasty negotiated peace with Japan, the Ming Dynasty soldiers withdrew, among which 3,700 members of the southern army of the Jianchang battalion under Wu Weizhong were ordered to be stationed in Shanhai, Shimen and other places for drills. The two pieces of his settlement silver are taken from the Kuandian recruitment silver, or they are drawn from the Taiwanese soldiers. However, by October of the 23rd year of Wanli, there was still no money and food, and the previous discussion of Pyongyang's reward was hastily discussed, and the southern army was unhappy and made noise in Shimenzhai.

"Our military salary is eighteen taels per year, and the salary of General Song Jingluo of the Eastern Expedition to Korea has been raised to forty taels, but it has not been paid on time until now. Everyone is holding their heads and working hard, but they can't get what they deserve, how will this battle be fought in the future? ”

"Originally, when the first assistant Zhang Xiang and General Qi were there, we all had no worries about food and clothing, and we always remembered the teachings to do our best to serve our family and country. Since they went, our days have been worse day by day, and although the military men have taken great care of us, they can't resist those big officials! Song Jing is fine, but now that the war is over, the court doesn't care about us anymore. ”

"That is, we have made great achievements, but all the credit has been robbed by the Northern Army, and now we have no money and food, which is really infuriating! We must take back what belongs to us! ”

Seeing that the Southern Army was angry, Officer Li Wuyi said: "What nonsense! How are you going to take it? Rebellion? General Qi's spirit is our foundation, and we must serve the country wholeheartedly at all times, and we are not allowed to stir up riots! If you are dissatisfied, you can only apply for the above, first state the matter to the military gates, and then ask the old friends of the Southern Army, there is a division to give the emperor a relief, the key is who in the court can help us to handle this matter. ”

Officer Hu Huaide also said: "That's right, don't be confused, don't be rash, before the imperial court accepts it, we should also let the general soldiers know our intentions, understand our situation, understand our needs, and everyone follow me to collectively petition the court to treat the sergeants well." ”

Shimenzhai kept clamoring, and the chief soldier Wang Bao scolded: "This group of southern soldiers is really bastards, there are more than 20,000 southern soldiers of the three associations in Jizhen, all of which were recruited by Qi Jiguang, and they have always trained the northern army as teachers." Arrogant, indispensable, think that he is the first in the world, fight for everything, and think that he can dedicate himself to the country and have no one in his eyes? It's a beast! Lack of sound actually demonstrated to me, sir, do you know the truth about their money and food? ”

The military advisor said: "As usual, the monthly monthly payment of grain and silver is one or two and five yuan, the silver of grain, salt and vegetables is one and a half yuan, the silver of clothes and shoes is three yuan, and the reward silver is three yuan, a total of three taels and six yuan. There are also generals, thousands of generals, and the total income, at that time, the expedition outside the country was in addition to the original number, and the amount of the court was doubled to imply sorrow, boost morale, and stimulate combat power. and deputy generals, generals, guerrillas, etc., support five liters of rice a day, and one penny of grain and silver; 3 liters of rice a day, 5 cents of grain and silver; The soldiers of the management sticker team have five rice and three points of salt and silver; Five cents of silver in a day, the treatment is good, and there are many people who apply for the Eastern Expedition, but there are many shortcomings today, and the southern army is brave, which is really worrying. ”

Wang Bao said: "The money has always been in the hands of Song Jingluo, I heard that most of it comes from the horse price silver of Taifu Temple, and then borrowed a total of 50,000 taels of Taishan incense tax silver and Dengzhou Mansion Kutun silver from the Shandong Buzheng Division, and bought military rations at the current price to supply the army, as well as the Nanjing Military Department depot rental silver and other projects, which is very difficult. Now that the fighting is stopped, you can't let us go looking for money, right? ”

The military advisor asked: "I heard that the northern and southern soldiers have always been at odds, and there are many disputes, and in this eastern crusade, because of the merits and rewards, and even a big fight, the north and the south turned against each other, and the morale of the army was sluggish, and it was difficult to gather strength to fight the enemy, but is this so?" Wang Bao was indignant about this, and replied: "I don't know the details of this matter, and it is difficult to tell now." I only know that these southern soldiers have been pressing on the heads of my northern soldiers, and their leaders Wu Weizhong, Luo Shangzhi, Qi Jin, and Wang Bidi don't even pay attention to Li Rusong, and the group of soldiers they bring are the same, disobedient to discipline. In the last conflict, I was almost hacked to death. ”

The military advisor exclaimed, "Is there such a thing? It's really appalling, if it becomes an unimaginable mutiny, then what are you going to do with it? If you are negligent in talking about things, you will be drafted in the next wish. Wang Bao said: "No need, I am ready to get rid of them, these southern soldiers have no commanders, they are in the northern army but they bully the generals of the northern army, and they cut off my financial route in military affairs, they should have died a long time ago." ”

The military advisor persuaded: "Please think twice, this killing soldiers is not trivial, this is a big crime, and the southern army is strong, how can it be easily defeated?" The court will also ask you for your guilt. Wang Bao suddenly said: "Don't worry, there are people in the court and in Liaodong who greet me and ask me to punish them at the right time." The southern soldiers, or Qijia Army, are generals and special soldiers, and they have long been jealous of outsiders and the DPRK. I'm secretly a killer, and it's better to think of it as a mutiny to the outside world. In the past ten years, there have been many mutinies in the world, and this is not a bad case. With this kind of end, Qi Jiajun is also asking for himself! ”

On October 20, the 23rd year of Wanli, Wang Baobu ambushed the soldiers, and induced the southern soldiers to gather on the grounds of making a sound, and then wanted to reward the gathering, coerced the monthly salary, and launched a mutiny to kill more than 100 people on the spot.

On 26 October, Li Hualong, governor of Liaodong, learned of the mutiny and was furious, not because he was angry at the mutiny, but because he knew about the southern army, he concluded that there must be a hidden secret, and that there were traitors who deliberately framed him. Li Hualong is an official resourceful and responsible, and he is extremely dissatisfied with this injustice.

Immediately ordered to summon Wang Bao to Liaoyang for inquiry, Li Hualong asked sharply: "Wang Bao, what is the evidence for the Jianchang battalion to want to mutiny?" What is your crime of slaughtering and imprisoning soldiers without permission? Wang Bao said: "Dutang Mingjian, Jianchang Camp quarreled endlessly for the Eastern Crusade, coerced the increase in monthly salary, caused a mutiny, the incident happened suddenly, the situation was critical, if it was delayed, I am afraid that the consequences would be unimaginable, and the end would have to be like this." ”

Li Hualong said to Wang Bao that it was difficult to believe it: "The Jianchang camp is all trained by the Qi family's army, and the military discipline has always been strict, and he is loyal to the monarch and serves the country." How could there be a mutiny because of a lack of sound? Even if you want to mutiny, just rely on the garrison under your command to capture and kill the Jianchang battalion? What a joke. Wang Bao, tell you the truth, what is the reason? Is there someone behind it? ”

Wang Bao denied it again and again, and Li Hualong asked again: "I know that there has been a contradiction between your northern and southern armies for a long time, but I didn't expect it to come to such a point!" Was the Liaodong Li family involved in this matter? I can guess if you don't say it. And I also know that you usually encroach on military land and oppress the guards, and you have long been dissatisfied with the battalion. You refuse to confess your sin, and I will not say much to you. In the future, I have my own considerations, now that the thief has been obtained, hundreds of them have been killed, and the rest of the entourage will be released immediately, I have other arrangements, and I will also go to the court to say, if you violate the yang and yin, you can know the consequences? ”

Wang Baoli knelt down and replied: "If you say so, the last general will really be deeply wronged, but how dare the last general not listen to Dutang's order, and he will be released when he returns." "Just as he was talking, there was an order from Gu Yangqian, the governor of Jiliao, to attack Chen Yunhong, the former guerrilla Ji Jintong, to guard the Hainan soldiers and send them back to their hometowns, and there were those who did not obey the military law.

After a long time, Li Hualong and Gu Yangqian talked about this matter again, and Gu Yangqian said: "As you Yu Tian said, it is impossible to riot because of lack of noise, but it stems from the disharmony between the north and the south, especially after the Eastern Expedition. In Pyongyang's victory, those who ascended first had their own people, and Yang Yuan, who returned, was uneven, and the generals and officers and soldiers of the north and south were distracted from then on, and it was difficult to clean up. ”

Li Hualong said: "In this case, we should treat everyone equally and give compensation as soon as possible. Unless the court has other plans, I have already guessed this, is this really the case? Gu Yangqian immediately took out a document and handed it to Li Hualong: "The imperial court has argued, and in the matter, Dai Shiheng and Yushi Wang Yishi said that the southern soldiers did not rebel, and Wang Bao connived at the killing, and the official should be questioned." And Ma Wenqing, the patrol of the imperial history, played the ten major reverses of the southern soldiers, and his words were convincing, and the military department also strongly agreed. Prepare to give Wang Bao the merit of quelling the mutiny. You can check the content of Ma Wenqing's performance in detail, and I think I will make a decree soon. ”

Hearing this, Li Hualong had roughly guessed that there must be instructions from important ministers of the DPRK and the central government: "I can probably guess which ten major adversities they are, this has been premeditated for a long time, and the contradiction has been going on for a long time. Moreover, it was rumored to be a mutiny, with the intention of confusing the public. Since the tenth year of Wanli, there have often been mutinies in various places, most of which have arisen because of lack of sound, and they have been quelled quickly. Among them, the larger ones were the Luoding Mutiny in Guangdong in the 11th year of Wanli, the Mutiny in Sichuan Jianwusu in the 13th year, the Xunyang Mutiny in the 15th year, the Yongchang Mutiny in Yunnan in 17 years, the Jingying Mutiny in 19 years, and the Ningxia Mutiny in 20 years. ”

Gu Yangqian said: "Because of this, it is often not carefully investigated, and a will is directly issued, and many lives are lost because of this. And the reasons behind this, you can't say it explicitly, and you can't ask too much. It is better to leave only a few culprits in Jizhou, and all the rest will be returned to the south, which can be regarded as saving their lives. It was with this in mind that this order was given at that time. ”

Li Hualong said: "Thank you for mentioning it, I also know how to do it, so this matter has to end here." As a governor, he was extremely ashamed to see the injustice and could not save it. I don't dare to speculate on who is the mastermind behind it, but this matter is bound to affect the hearts of the southern soldiers, and the gap between the north and the south will be greater from then on. Gu Yangqian felt powerless and advised Li Hualong to protect himself, but Li Hualong had no choice but to give up. Later, on the sixth day of December, the southern soldiers clamoured the leader Hu Huaide and the puppet army division Li Wuyi to send Jing Lingchi to be executed.