"What does it mean to run away!" Yang Zhan said half a sentence angrily, only to realize that he had made the wrong person to be angry, so he had to change his tone, sighed and said, "Alas! Master Ji, I, Yang Zhan, am the guard of Tongji Gate, and I let go of the bandits of the White Lotus Sect from under my nose, and Shangfeng must be to deal with the last general...... It seems that the black yarn on my head must be gone, and the head wearing the black yarn hat may not be able to be saved......"

If you want to let go of the sins of the White Lotus Sect, Ji Qingwen is probably still above Yang Zhan.

Therefore, Ji Qingwen was relieved from the bottom of his heart: "Why should General Yang worry? The White Lotus Sect summoned its followers from within the city, besieged the 'Jade Courtyard', and routed the defenders of Nanjing twice, before finally escaping from the weakly defended Tongji Gate. If the emperor investigates it, General Yang will be responsible for half of the guilt at most, and I think it will be almost the same if he will be punished for a few months and make meritorious contributions...... If General Yang's officials have done a good job and can't afford to punish them for these few months, then please ask the general to speak, and it is a trivial matter for me to lend you a few hundred taels of silver......"

After listening to Ji Qingwen's words, Yang Zhan's mood gradually calmed down, and he beckoned the brothers who were still guarding the city to come downstairs to clean up the battlefield.

Ji Qingwen saw that most of the people of the White Lotus Sect had already fled, and felt that there was no need for him to bluff out of the city to pursue, so he also ordered the officers and men of the "Ming Wu Army" to rest in place and count the injured people.

Today, the "White Lotus Rebellion" in Nanjing lasted for most of the day, and in the end it did not annihilate all the White Lotus Cultists, and the three leaders of Xu Hongru, Zhou Xiuying, and Xu Daoqing escaped, causing chicken feathers in Nanjing City.

However, in terms of the intensity of the battle, it was not very intense.

In particular, today, although Ji Qingwen's department has been besieged by bandits several times his size by the White Lotus Sect many times, he has been able to maneuver in the midst of many sieges, and even showed mercy to his subordinates twice and let go of the Holy Daughter Zhou Xiuying of the White Lotus Sect.

Therefore, according to the statistics of casualties, none of the 1,000 people in Ji Qingwen's "Ming Wu Army" were killed, and only about 30 people were slightly injured.

Such a result made Ji Qingwen very satisfied.

So he chose a teahouse outside Tongji Gate, chose a seat by the window and sat down leisurely, took out a silver ticket of one hundred taels, and asked the store to take out all the rice and flour grain, and then steamed steamed buns and cooking cakes to satisfy the hunger of the soldiers of the whole army.

The shopkeeper was naturally very happy to see such a big customer and the cash he was given, and he was about to order the back kitchen to open the fire with the silver ticket in his hand.

Seeing this, Ji Qingwen immediately stopped him and reprimanded him jokingly: "Why did you take the silver, don't you know how to do business?" Serve me tea yet! ”

The owner of the teahouse immediately agreed, personally brought up a food plate, made tea and set snacks for Ji Qingwen and others, and then retreated with a smile.

Ji Qingwen took a few sips of tea, and squinted to see that Yang Zhan was still standing outside, stunned thoughtfully, while beating a willow tree with his fist that was not light or heavy.

When Ji Qingwen saw his dejected appearance, he greeted him loudly: "Hey, General Yang, does that willow tree have an enmity with you?" If it fights again, it will be killed by General Yang! ”

When Yang Zhan heard Ji Qingwen's voice, as if he had woken up from a nightmare, he raised his head suddenly, and it took him a while to react and reply, "Ji ...... Lady Ji laughed......"

Ji Qingwen said with a smile: "Then please invite General Yang to come in and sit in the teahouse, and we can laugh and laugh to our heart's content." ”

Yang Zhan arched his hand: "Lord Ji's kindness, the last general understands it." It's just that the White Lotus Sect bandits haven't gone far yet, I'm afraid that they will come back and kill them, if I drink tea calmly, I will inevitably blame the summit......"

Ji Qingwen waved his hand disapprovingly and said, "General Yang is just joking." The White Lotus bandits finally escaped from Nanjing City, how could they come back to die? Even if they are dizzy and tired of life—General Yang has now ordered the city gates to be closed, and they can't find a way to die even if they want to! ”

As soon as Yang Zhan heard what Ji Qingwen said, he couldn't refuse anymore, so he could only sigh, walked in slowly, and met Ji Qingwen, Li Yan, Li Yuanyin and others, and then sat down at the table, only took a sip of tea, and then lowered his head and said nothing.

Seeing that the atmosphere cooled down suddenly, Ji Qingwen hurriedly spoke: "I remember that General Yang was almost named a martial champion back then, presumably martial arts and command are all skills, I don't know how these rabble of the White Lotus Sect broke through General Yang's defense and walked away?" ”

Yang Zhan sighed heavily again and replied, "It's all because the last general is big and didn't make all the preparations, which made the White Lotus Sect bandits rush out from under their noses......"

So Yang Zhan told Ji Qingwen and others about the cause of the incident.

Ji Qingwen listened to his words, and then he knew that Zhou Xiuying, who he intended to let go, was almost killed by Yang Zhan on the spot, so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his back, and said: "General Yang is worthy of being born in martial arts, the man surnamed Xu in the White Lotus Sect, and the woman surnamed Zhou, are all strong people in martial arts, and it is not easy for General Yang to gain the upper hand with one arrow and a knife." ”

Yang Zhan shook his head, waved his hand, and said, "Wu Zhuangyuan, please don't mention it again." It's all because of the kindness of the woman and the culprit, otherwise it wouldn't be impossible to deal with a few adults by now. ”

"Hahaha! What is the difference, why do you want to pay the difference? Ji Qingwen laughed out loud.

He laughed for a while, but heard the sound of noisy footsteps outside the teahouse.

Ji Qingwen heard this, and hurriedly went out, but saw that it was Xiong Mingyu, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of the Nanjing garrison, and Liu Kongzhao, the commander of Nanjing, leading about eight or nine hundred soldiers who were disheveled and disheveled, and walked quickly towards the teahouse.

Before Ji Qingwen could speak, Yang Zhan couldn't sit still, hurriedly got up from his seat, ran out of the teahouse quickly, and stood on the side of the street and bowed down to greet the three bosses.

Although Yang Zhan was respectful, Xiong Mingyu and the others were unceremoniously, and scolded as soon as they opened their mouths: "Okay, you Yang Zhan, you actually let go of the bandits of the White Lotus Sect!" A few of us adults set up a plan to encircle and annihilate against the wall, but you were negligent, and it was ruined! Do you know what you are guilty of? ”

Yang Zhan was ready to be reprimanded and even punished, but he didn't expect that the Shangshu Xiong Mingyu Lord in front of him didn't have half a word of comfort, but just scolded him, and he also put all the responsibility for the White Lotus Sect's escape on his head.

This made Yang Zhan suddenly recall the unfair treatment he encountered when he was taking the martial arts exam, which made him unacceptable for a while, and plucked up the courage to argue: "My lord, the last general has never received an order to close the city gate before, nor has he received instructions to stop the bandits, let alone heard of the arrangement to gather and annihilate the opponent. Lord Xiong, I don't know where to start? ”

In fact, Xiong Mingyu's words just now were discussed with Han Zanzhou and Liu Kongzhao along the way, that is, to put all the responsibility on Yang Zhan's head, so none of the reasons he had for reprimanding Yang Zhan were tenable, so he only counted on Yang Zhan, a martial artist, to bow his head and admit his guilt, for fear that he would fight with reason.

Whatever you're afraid of, you'll come.

As soon as Xiong Mingyu said a crime, he was pushed back by Yang Zhan for three reasons, which immediately made the old bureaucrat a little embarrassed, and he struggled for a long time, and finally came up with a reason: "Hmph! How can you tell others about such confidential things at will? To tell you the truth, this official has long suspected that there is an inside line of the White Lotus Sect bandits among the defenders in the city. Hum! Sure enough, it seems that you are not negligent in your private cult cult, but because you are a White Lotus disciple yourself! ”

The crime that Xiong Mingyu arranged for Yang Zhan just now was just dereliction of duty, but it was just dismissal from office, and the crime plus the third degree was at most taken to the entrance of the vegetable market and stabbed at most. But the crime of fornicating with bandits is equivalent to disobedience and rebellion, and it will be investigated carefully, but it will be executed by Ling Chi and the nine clans!