On that day, Ji Qingwen was preparing to stay in Xi'an for two or three days before leaving for Suzhou, so he went to the palace of the king of Qin to say goodbye to Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin.

These two people smell the same, and they will be separated after a long absence, so they are naturally a little reluctant.

When the two of them were saying goodbye to each other, they saw that Li Yuanyin didn't even knock on the door, so they walked straight into Zhu Cunshu's study.

Although Li Yuanyin was the commander of the Jinyi Guard, he was still a little bold and rude when he went straight to the vassal king's study, which caused Ji Qingwen to complain: "Commander Li, you are too unreasonable, the king of Qin is also a relative of the emperor, you go straight in like this, it seems that you don't take the king of Qin seriously, right?" ”

Li Yuanyin had a serious expression on his face and replied: "The last general is rude, and he should apologize." However, this is an urgent military situation, and it is here to communicate to the prince of Qin. ”

After that, Li Yuanyin took out a letter with three chicken feathers pasted on it from his sleeve and handed it to Zhu Cunshu with both hands.

This is the legendary chicken feather letter, which is specially used to deliver 100,000 urgent military intelligence.

When Zhu Cunshu saw it, he immediately put away the frivolous expression of Ping Suli, took the chicken feather letter, tore open the envelope and read it.

Ji Qingwen took advantage of this moment and asked Li Yuanyin again: "Li Yuanyin, you were sent by the emperor to Suzhou to follow me on an errand, how could there be an emergency military situation to inform King Qin?" Could it be that something big happened in Suzhou? ”

Li Yuanyin still had a grim look on his face, and replied: "The last general is now the biggest official of Jinyiwei in Xi'an. According to the rules of the Jinyi Guard, as soon as the last general arrived in Xi'an, the Jinyi Guard in the city listened to the last general's moderation, so there was a military situation here, and the last general reported to the prince. ”

His explanation is reasonable.

The Qin Wangfu in Xi'an is different from the vassal kings in other places, and it bears the heavy responsibility of guarding the northwest for the imperial court, so it has a certain military power, and it is natural that Li Yuanyin will directly communicate with Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin.

I saw Zhu Cunshu finish reading this "chicken feather letter", pondered for a while, and said: "What should I be, it turns out that a few rebels are openly inciting the victims to rebel in Yuzhong County. Hum! It is unheard of for this group of anti-thieves to be so rampant. ”

He put down the letter and said: "But looking at the situation mentioned in the military intelligence, it seems that these thieves are not yet in the climate. In this way, Li Yuanyin, right, you will report the military situation to Liu Guangsheng, the governor of Shaanxi, and Zhang Mengjing, the governor of Yansui, as usual, and instruct them to join the expedition and suppression. ”

Although the status of the Qin Wangfu was respected, the military power was limited to its three guards and about 1,500 people, and the military power of the guard post in Shaanxi Province was divided between the governors of Shaanxi and Yansui. Therefore, Zhu Cunshu's handling of this kind is also a common practice over the years.

Li Yuanyin was also born in the army, so he naturally understood the rules, listened to Zhu Cunshu's words, and promised to get back the chicken feather letter and go down to do something.

Ji Qingwen saw that Li Yuanyin was about to leave, but he felt a little inexplicably uneasy in his heart, and said, "Commander Li, can you show me this military situation?" ”

Li Yuanyin was stunned for a moment and said, "It doesn't work according to reason, but as an adult, it's okay to take a look." As he spoke, he handed the chicken feather letter to Ji Qingwen.

Ji Qingwen took out a blank piece of paper from the opened envelope and read it quickly.

This military situation was obviously written by a man of rough writing and ink, and it was written very briefly, but it was just a description of the whole matter, and asked the imperial court to quickly send troops to calm down the situation before the rebellion was completed.

It is not a trivial matter for someone to incite the victims of the disaster to rebel, but in Shaanxi, which is now full of mourning, it is not something that cannot be imagined.

However, Ji Qingwen couldn't help but get nervous when he saw this military situation, because in this hundred-word military situation, he deliberately mentioned the names of the leaders who instigated the disaster victims to rebel: "Chuang Wang", "Chuang General" and "Eight Kings"!

The names of "Eight Kings" and "Breaking General", Ji Qingwen seems to have heard of them from somewhere, but he can't remember the identities of these two people. And the word "Chuang Wang" is like thunder - isn't it Li Zicheng, the leader of the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty?

This Li Zicheng planned to gather the tenants in Xi'an City two years ago to plot a big thing, but Ji Qingwen accidentally disturbed a good thing; Unexpectedly, this person is not ambitious after all, and finally took the opportunity of the drought in Shaanxi and Shanxi to start recruiting troops and horses, ready to seize the world!

It is now the second year of Chongzhen, and no one in the court takes the "King Chuang" Li Zicheng in their eyes. But Ji Qingwen, as a traverser, clearly knows that it is this Li Zicheng, worthy of the title of "King Chuang", who broke into the east, west, south, and north, and finally broke the already crumbling Ming Dynasty into a thousand holes, which directly led to the death of Emperor Chongzhen in the coal mountain, and the Ming Dynasty, which lasted for more than 270 years, also collapsed.

Therefore, Ji Qingwen couldn't help but pay special attention to this "King Chuang", frowned and said: "Lord, I don't think this matter is simple, and it can't be taken lightly!" ”

Zhu Cunshu disagreed, and said: "It's just a few thieves, and they can't make any big waves." Before the disaster in Shaanxi, I heard that some people were indeed restless. I think we can take this opportunity to exterminate these thieves in one fell swoop, and this is called ...... It's called luring the snake out of the hole, wanting to catch it! ”

Ji Qingwen said: "Does the prince know who this 'King Chuang' mentioned in the military intelligence is?" ”

Zhu Cunshu pursed his mouth and said, "This kind of thief, how can the prince of my dignified clan know him?" ”

Ji Qingwen shook his head and replied, "The prince knows each other. Not only does the prince know, but I also know. I don't know if the prince still remembers the dispute between the tenants a few years ago, when a man named Li Zicheng was the first to attack, and after being subdued by the prince's guards, he escaped the pursuit by luck. This person is still a thief, and he is finally going to start an incident in Yuzhong County! ”

"Oh! It turns out that 'King Chuang' is him Li Zicheng! Zhu Cunshu exclaimed, "This person has some skills, but now he is entangled with the chaotic people, and he really can't let it go." ”

Li Yuanyin, who was on the side, said: "After such a little bit of attention from Lord Ji, the last general will know that this matter is important. In this way, please ask the prince to approve a few words, and I will personally send them to the yamen of the governor of Shaanxi and the governor of Yansui, and ask the two governors to deal with them immediately. ”

Ji Qingwen was still not at ease, and said: "I'm afraid that the two governors don't pay enough attention to this matter, and the measures are not effective enough, so that this Li Zicheng ......will run away."

"Brother Ji, do you want you to say, how should this matter be handled?" Zhu Cunshu asked along his train of thought.

Ji Qingwen pondered for a moment and said, "I want the prince to approve me to use the township brave regiment under my command to practice, go to Yuzhong County to see the situation, and even directly send troops to extinguish Li Zicheng...... Alas! I don't know if this is in line with the imperial court system...... It's a pity that Li Yan is not by my side, otherwise it would be better to ask him for advice. ”

Although Zhu Cunshu has the respect of the King of Qin, he doesn't know anything about this kind of thing, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "I have an idea, I remember that when my father encountered a problem before, he would gather the masters in the palace to discuss it together." Why don't I also ask a few masters, and I will naturally know. ”

Li Yuanyin hurriedly stopped: "The prince can't." This matter is related to the emergency military situation, and the fewer people who know about it, the better, for fear that it will cause a storm in the city, and it will be easier for others to think about it if they don't talk about it. ”

"It's not going to work...... That's not going to work...... How? When Ji Qingwen heard this, he couldn't help but complain.

When he was at a loss, Ji Qingwen suddenly had a plan and said, "I have an idea!" Don't forget, I'm still the minister in charge of disaster relief, and I heard that the disaster in Yuzhong County is serious, so it's my duty to visit you. Commander Li, do you think this statement is reasonable? ”

Li Yuanyin thought about it for a while, but he really couldn't think of any flaws, so he said: "That's okay, even if the imperial historians who are full of food and support listen to it, they can't find faults." ”

Ji Qingwen listened, nodded and said, "That's good." In this way, this urgent military situation was still sent to the governor of Shaanxi and the governor of Yansui as usual, and the village brave regiment under my command also immediately set off for Yuzhong. It's called 'grasp with both hands, both hands should be hard'! ”

Zhu Cunshu listened to Ji Qingwen's deployment, and his blood immediately boiled, and he said, "Okay, then I will also order 500 guards from the palace to go with Brother Ji." ”

Li Yuanyin was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly dissuaded: "Lord Wang, this is not good. The vassal king cannot leave the fiefdom without permission, and if you want to send troops, you must ask the emperor for orders! ”