The so-called bigger question is, of course, how to quell this mutiny. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the current rebels have long since ceased to be in the climate, most of them have been quelled, and the rest have been hidden in the mountains, as long as these people are not captured by the government or surrendered, the matter is not over. And the purpose of the imperial court sending Yang Zhen and them to Shanxi is also this.

Therefore, even though it seems that Yang Zhen has solved the root cause of the Shanxi Mutiny, this mess still needs to be cleaned up, and it is not so easy to clean up this mess.

In the hall in the front yard of the Qincha Xingyuan in the afternoon of the next day, after hearing Zhong Yu, who was back in charge of the overall situation, mention the matter again, the faces of the remaining Datong civil and military officials present were full of sorrow and helplessness, and their eyes did not dare to intersect with Lord Qincha.

"What? You've all been around for so many days, and you haven't been able to come up with a working charter? Zhong Yu asked unhappily.

After exchanging glances with each other for a while, Guo Rong, the chief soldier, explained with a wry smile: "The lower officials dare not hide it from the adults, this matter is really not easy to handle." ”

"Oh? But what's the difficulty? Zhong Yu asked quietly.

"This is the first one, that is, they are now hiding in the Taihang Mountains, which is no longer the jurisdiction of my Datong, and we have to have a good relationship with the local government if we want to send troops over to suppress it, which is difficult to do. Second, the terrain of Taihang Mountain is complex, and the woods are dense, so if you rashly send troops in, not to mention that you can't find them, you may get lost in it and can't get out. In the end, after the counterinsurgency operations of the previous period, the soldiers below were already a little tired, and I am afraid that they would be even more reluctant to contribute if they were sent to the Taihang Mountain area at this time...... Therefore, this fact is difficult to do. After saying these three reasons, Guo Rong couldn't help but peek at Zhong Yu's face, afraid that he would scold him angrily.

Fortunately, Zhong Yu is still a person who has a clear distinction between public and private, although he has no good impression of these officials in Shanxi, he can also listen to their opinions and suggestions. Especially for this kind of major event, he will not jump to conclusions until he has fully grasped the main points.

However, after listening to the other party's words, he still had some unpleasant feelings in his heart, so he turned his gaze to Yang Zhen on the side, wanting to hear what he thought. Unconsciously, Zhong Yu's attitude towards Yang Zhen has changed from his previous trust to a certain dependence.

Yang Zhen can accept the reasons that Guo Rong said, especially the overview of the complex terrain of Taihang Mountain in the middle, he agrees. Although we have limited knowledge of the specific situation over there, we only need to think about how complicated the terrain there is, how easy it is to defend and difficult to attack when the invaders with all kinds of powerful firepower still have no way to deal with the Chinese army hiding in the mountains, and instead suffer losses one after another.

And now, the officers and soldiers want to use the means of a strong attack to enter the mountains to sweep away the rebels, which is an almost impossible task. Even if you send 100,000 troops into Taihang Mountain, you may not be able to find out the rebels hiding in it. And the Datong garrison is only more than 100,000 horses, and they have all been sent to quell the rebellion, is there still anyone guarding the border area?

Seeing that Yang Zhen didn't speak at his signal, Zhong Yu could only ask after coughing dryly: "Yang Qianhu, do you have anything to do about this?" ”

His question attracted everyone's attention to Yang Zhen. Especially those generals of the Beijing camp are full of expectations for him. After Liu Yingji's party was quickly wiped out this time, the soldiers of the Beijing camp who came out of house arrest worshiped him greatly, and it can even be said that they worshiped him as a god. So no matter how tricky the problem in front of them is, in their opinion, Yang Zhen will definitely have a solution.

Yang Zhen smiled bitterly in his heart: "Why do you all look at me and count on me?" I'm not an immortal, how can I solve everything perfectly. But he couldn't say this clearly, so he could only pretend to be contemplative, and only after a while did he slowly speak: "What General Guo said is indeed reasonable, if we attack us, we will definitely not be able to afford the corresponding price." However, in my opinion, there is not only one way to pacify this matter, my lordship ......" He looked at Zhong Yu: "Now it is different from the past, the root cause of those army rebellions has been found, why don't we think about appeasing them?" Wouldn't it be much easier than spending a lot of manpower and money to sweep them away? ”

"Fund?" Zhong Yu only thought about it for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "Yes, it is indeed much easier to appease them than to forcibly wipe them out. After all, they were also my Ming army, but they couldn't survive anymore, so they would take risks and do such rebellious things. As long as they can change their minds and never commit any more crimes, we can forgive their sins and settle them. ”

Hearing these two people say this, many officials in the hall have a sense of relief. In fact, they also had this idea in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say it in front of Lord Qincha, after all, this is a matter of the government's face, and it is not a trivial matter to say it wrong.

Only Guo Rong's expression was a little strange at this time. As one of the people directly responsible for this mutiny, to be honest, he was still a little afraid of seeing those rebellious troops again. But even he himself did not have the confidence to lead troops to Taihang Mountain to suppress the rebellion, this may be the best countermeasure.

"However, even if we want to appease us, our problems are still not small. One is that we don't know where they are hiding in Taihang Mountain now, and since they are appeased, they always have to meet and negotiate first, which is not easy to do. Once the countermeasures were decided, Yang Zhen quickly thought of the following questions: "Second, how to make them believe in the sincerity of the government, these are all up to you to come up with countermeasures." ”

"The lower officials thought that it would be a good idea to post notices everywhere. Although most of the rebels hid in the mountains, they would inevitably send a small number of small numbers to infiltrate the cities and cities to find out what was happening in the government. As long as we tell the meaning of appeasement, the news will always be known to them. ”

"Besides, we can find the families of the rebels and let them speak for us. Xia Guan believed that they were still more willing to believe the words of their relatives. ”……

The officials in the hall were not stupid, and they intended to show their talents and loyalty in front of Zhong Yu, who had regained control, so they all said their intentions, and there were many good suggestions.

After listening to this suggestion, Zhong Yu also nodded frequently, and it was seen that these officials were cautious just now, but now it seems that they also have some ability.

Seeing him like this, everyone's courage became stronger, and some people proposed such as finding the local people of Taihang Mountain to lead the way to find people, sending people from the rebel army who had been captured before to the mountains to bring words, and so on, which may be usable or whimsical.

It wasn't until everyone finished speaking that Yang Zhen said after sweeping everyone around: "My lord, what everyone said has some truth, but in my opinion, everyone has ignored one of the most important things. If we don't do this well, no matter how many methods we use, we won't be able to really solve the problem. ”

"What do you mean?" Zhong Yu shrugged his eyebrows and asked the question in everyone's hearts.

Yang Zhen said: "Dare to ask everyone, why did the mutiny come about?" ”

"This ......" Everyone had embarrassment and shame on their faces, and some of them smacked their lips, but they were still a little speechless.

"Because the soldiers have no way to live. When they can't guarantee even the most basic survival, they will take such a desperate risk and commit rebellion. If they are well fed, clothed, and have a home to return to, how can they risk being killed and defecting? Yang Zhen didn't intend to save them any face on this, and said very directly: "So if we want to show the sincerity of the government, let the rebels believe in us, and surrender from the mountains, the first thing we need to do is not to post notices and find their whereabouts, but to eliminate their worries and return the land and family property that belonged to them again." ”

"What Yang Qianhu said is very true, everyone, the official has an account in his heart, you should know what you should do in your heart, right?" Zhong Yu finally came back to his senses at this time, and slowly swept over the faces of these Shanxi officials meaningfully.

As soon as everyone and Zhong Yu's substantial gaze met, their bodies couldn't help but tremble. Although all the people present had different positions and personalities, almost all of them had benefited from their status, and many of them came from the property of the soldiers.

Now, Zhong Yu has made it clear that he wants them to hand over this part of the property. This is a difficult decision for officials, and anyone will feel pain and even resistance.

Seeing that they all showed hesitation, Yang Zhen turned his gaze to Guo Rong, who also had an ugly face: "Guo Zongbing, what do you say about this?" ”

Although Yang Zhen's gaze was not as sharp as before, it was still very terrifying in the eyes of Guo Rong, who had seen his decisive methods. And as the first Datong official to fall to Yang Zhen, he should indeed take the lead in expressing his position at this moment, so he suppressed the unwillingness in his heart and said: "Now that I think about it, the last general is really ashamed." At the beginning, he actually followed Liu Yingji and them to embezzle the property of the soldiers below. Now that I know my mistake, I am willing to hand over all the military assets I have before, and I hope that my lord will forgive me for my original sin! ”

Yang Zhen saw that he knew him like this, and a smile appeared on his face: "General Guo really understands the righteousness, which is admirable. What about adults? ”

Seeing that Guo Rong, the person who occupies the biggest head, said so, do others dare to hold on? So after a period of silence, they expressed their positions one after another, saying that they were willing to take out the previous illegal gains and hand them over to the government for disposal.

It's unclear how much of the assets they've embezzled back this time, but it's a good thing to get this head started. Zhong Yu only felt a burst of joy in his heart, thinking that the chaos in Shanxi should be pacified soon.