Chengcheng is not big, He Renlong and his party just turned two streets, and then they saw the side street where the county government was located. Although there were already pedestrians and vendors on other streets in the city, there were no pedestrians in sight on this side street in front of the county office, only a team of sergeants blocked the two ends of the side street with their horses, guarding in front of the county office.

He Renlong, who was in the camp and said nothing, dismounted before he could refuse the horse, and honestly stepped forward to inform him of his name and the intention of asking to see the governor. When he stepped forward to sign up, he had already seen Ai Wannian sitting under a bamboo and wood shed on the side of the street waiting, obviously he had also come to ask to see Governor Hong Chengchou.

After He Renlong handed over his name card to Hong Chengchou's personal guard officer, he took advantage of the officer's entry into the government to spread the word, and went to the shed to talk with Ai Wannian.

The county government in Chengcheng was originally Gao Yingxiang's residence, so the buildings in the yamen were not much destroyed by the displaced people. However, after the official army broke through Chengcheng, the displaced soldiers guarding the yamen could not resist, so they simply set a fire, so they burned down many houses, but fortunately, several major buildings were preserved because of the timely rescue.

For example, the back house of Zhixian near the back garden is relatively intact, but the main hall of Zhixian, which was originally relatively dilapidated, has now been burned down. The officer holding the name of the congratulatory dragon quickly bypassed the crumbling main hall and entered the door of the second hall of flowers.

The officer immediately stopped and announced He Renlong's visit to the flower hall. Hong Chengchou, who was talking to Sun Chuanting and Luo Yangxing, thought for a while, and then instructed the officer who came to report: "Let him wait outside with Ai Wannian first, and then summon them when the official conversation is over." ”

The officer said yes, and immediately turned away. As the footsteps gradually disappeared, Hong Chengchou said earnestly to the two people sitting in the flower hall: "What happened on the night of the recovery of Chengcheng, the two of them have also investigated almost in the past two days. I think it's time to put an end to this matter, otherwise if we continue to delay, not only will there be more false rumors among the people, but the officers and men of the large battalion outside the city will take risks if they say they can't say it, and it will be more difficult for us to deal with it. ”

Sun Chuanting glanced at Luo Yangxing, who was sitting diagonally opposite, so he said quietly: "What Lord Hong said is very reasonable, the situation is almost understood, it should indeed be closed as soon as possible, and it is better to settle the army's heart as soon as possible, I have no opinion,"

After listening to Sun Chuanting's statement, Hong Chengchou turned his gaze to Luo Yangxing on the other side. Luo Yangxing just hesitated, then smiled and said: "The two adults have the same opinion, and I naturally have no opinion." The order given to me by His Majesty is also to assist Lord Sun in acting, so as long as the two adults negotiate properly, I should obey it. ”

Hong Chengchou nodded after hearing this, and then continued to dominate the conversation without humility: "According to the information investigated by Commander Luo, plus the funds temporarily borrowed from Shanxi Bank.

I think that there are two things to do well at the moment, the first is to reward meritorious people for meritorious deeds; The second is to provide bereavement benefits to the residents of the city. In order to calm the hearts of the army and the people, do you have any opinions? ”

Sun Chuanting thought for a while, and then admitted: "The predecessors are thoughtful, these two things are indeed the first priority, and we will calm the hearts of the army and the people, and then we will punish the soldiers who make mistakes in the army, so that we will not encounter too much resistance." I agree with my predecessors. ”

Luo Yangxing nodded as usual, and Hong Chengchou didn't bother to say anything to him. Jin Yiwei and civil officials have never been all the way, after all, they are the eyes and ears of the emperor, and if the relationship between the two sides is too close, His Majesty may not like it.

So, Hong Chengchou continued: "Next, let's talk about His Majesty's requirements for the disposal of criminal personnel in the army. I thought that although His Majesty loved the people, His Majesty had lived in Beijing for a long time and did not know much about local affairs.

If the soldiers of these two armies who rape women are to be severely punished, then at least one-third of the soldiers will be punished.

Whether it is He Renlong or Ai Wannian, their subordinates are either the township party or their own relatives, if so many people are punished at once, even if there is a new army to suppress them now, they dare not make any changes.

But when these sergeants return to their garrisons, there may not be disgruntled people who intend to embarrass the court. At present, although there are many homeless people in Shaanxi, most of them are not in the climate, and the reason is that these people have never been out of the house in their lives, do not know the dangers of the geography of mountains and rivers, and do not know the important things of the army and civil affairs, so even if there is an incident, it can only be a chaotic party, as long as a small number of officers and troops are dispatched, they can be killed.

But these border troops and town troops are different, they are all familiar with the method of military drills, and in recent years, they have been running around to exterminate the thieves, and they know the geography of Shaanxi very well. Once they are allowed to merge with those bandits and rebels, I am afraid that in the future, the bandits in Shaanxi will become a problem for our court's henchmen.

So what I mean is, of course, Your Majesty's orders must be obeyed, but we must not blindly obey them. For example, these soldiers who raped women, I think they can still be open to them. ”

Luo Yangxing finally couldn't hold his breath, and he quickly interjected: "Governor Hong, I'm afraid this is not right." His Majesty gave the order in black and white, and after the battle of Chengcheng, he still wantonly attacked and killed good people, and those who raped * women during the war must be severely punished. It's not like you can't blindly follow a word that you can ignore as an adult, Lord Sun, do you say that's the truth? ”

Sun Chuanting, who was named by Luo Yangxing, looked at Hong Chengchou, who was silent, and then at Luo Yangxuan, who was staring at his statement, he thought for a moment before saying: "Commander Luo is a little calm, let's listen to Lord Hong first, and then discuss this issue is not too late." ”

Luo Yangxing's eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "Anyway, I have already made my attitude clear, and we Jinyiwei only listen to His Majesty's edict." However, His Majesty also once said, Lord Sun, you are responsible for the case here, and Lord Sun wants to hear it, so let's listen to it? ”

Hong Chengchou didn't care about the attitude of the two, and quickly continued: "I mean, now that we have learned about the situation of these victims, the next step is to wait for them to identify the sinners."

Those who can identify sinners should let those soldiers who have made mistakes follow the customs of Shaanxi, and give a dowry to those women with one person. If they can't be identified, the government will compensate them for a dowry.

A few years ago, there was a disaster in Shaanxi, and this yellow flower girl was only three or four taels of silver, could it be that we, the soldiers who were loyal to the king, were not worth these three or four taels of silver? ”

Luo Yang couldn't help but look at Hong and Sun's faces, and did not answer Hong Chengchou, and Sun Chuanting thought for a long time, and finally said: "I agree with Lord Hong's opinion, what does Commander Luo think?" ”

Luo Yangxing looked at Sun Chuanting and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since Lord Sun has taken the idea, I don't dare to disobey, but should I report this matter to Your Majesty first?" ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's too late in time, and it will be even more difficult to end this matter if it drags on for a long time." ”

Sun Chuanting looked at Luo Yangxing, who was casual again, and then said: "I think, let's do it in the way of Lord Hong first, and then write a copy of the report to Your Majesty, and report the matter here to Your Majesty." Is this a concerto, I signed it with Lord Hong..."

When Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and the other three were discussing the aftermath of the Battle of Chengcheng, Chongzhen in the capital finally understood what happened in Shenyang.

Although the news from Houjin's side had not yet come back, Du Du had found out something from the mouths of Erli and his entourage, so he made a careful report to the emperor.

Escaping the political struggle in Shenyang, Erli traveled to Jinzhou in April, where he negotiated business and urged the Ming to release the captured Jurchen soldiers.

In mid-May, when his affairs in Jinzhou were almost finished, and the city of Shenyang seemed to have calmed down, he returned from Jinzhou, but instead of Shenyang, he went to Yingkou.

In late June, Shenyang sent an envoy asking him to return to Shenyang for a new mission, apparently asking him to represent Houjin as an envoy to the Horqin Ministry. Allie was not suspicious at first, and when she received the order, she planned to go on her way. However, it happened that a new cargo arrived in Yingkou, so he planned to return to Shenyang with this batch of goods.

Even people and goods returned to Shenyang by land, and the trip naturally slowed down. Therefore, it was not until July 7 that the general walked to the location of the Anshan post station, and it was here that he met the general who came to report that there was an accident in the city of Shenyang, and the Great Khan had already dealt with the master of Amin, and the general persuaded him to flee from the rule of Houjin as soon as possible.

When he heard that his father and his family were trapped in the city of Shenyang, they were burned all over the place, and he completely lost his claim, and finally the steward of the Sihai Trading Company who accompanied him made a quick decision to let the family run back to Yingkou with him and flee to Tianjin by boat.

And the generals who guarded Erli's escape from Houjin also told Du Du in detail how they knew that something had happened in the city and was able to report to Erli.

These so-called generals are actually dead soldiers that Amin has raised over the years. At the beginning, there were only 3 or 40 people, mainly to prevent the Heavenly Destiny Khan from secretly cleaning him up. After the death of the Mandate of Heaven Khan, these dead soldiers quickly expanded to 120 people in two Niulu, who were used as personal guards to protect Amin on the battlefield.

After Amin and Daming got in touch, he accumulated a lot of financial resources through trade with the Four Seas Merchant House, and expanded the pro-guard army to five Niu Lu. At this time, the purpose of this army is somewhat difficult to say.

However, although Amin built this personal guard force, at the beginning of the year, he did not dare to listen to Song Xiance's words and take risks with this unit.

As the situation in Shenyang City eased up, such a large group of people were stationed in Amin Mansion, which was obviously a bit eye-catching. Therefore, at the suggestion of Song Xiance, Amin scattered three of the cattle to Zhuangzi outside the city.

Just in case, Song Xiance suggested making an agreement with these guards Niu Lu, once there was an accident in Shenyang City and the city gate was blocked, then the people in the city would use fireworks to send out instructions at a fixed time at night.

So, at the end of June, first the news came out of the city that Amin had been impeached and ordered to think about it behind closed doors, then the four gates of Shenyang City were blocked, and it was no longer possible to get information about the city, and then on the evening of July 3, the city issued an order to protect Erli's escape.

On July 3, after receiving news from the city, the three guards Niu Lu immediately took action, but nearly half of Niu Lu's soldiers did not respond. The two half-bulls suffered a lot of losses in the process of escorting Elli's escape, and in the end only more than 80 people arrived in Tianjin.