Chapter 229: Bazhou Uprising (1)
Chen Yu did not hesitate at all, and when the military department gave him the handsome seal, he took Qi Jingtong to march in the direction of Bazhou in the north.
At the same time, he asked Shen Fei and others in the inner factory to operate in the surrounding area and secretly collect intelligence.
Chen Yu has always been unable to understand the thing, the operation of the Ming Empire is on the right track, why there are still rebels, this is enough, after all, there are endless rebellions among ethnic minorities in remote areas, but after all, it is a contradiction between Han people and ethnic minorities, which is understandable.
It is puzzling why the people near Gyeonggi in North Zhili suddenly revolted, and instead of shrinking, the scale of which gradually grew.
Chen Yu knew that there must be a reason for the incident, he didn't want the Ming Dynasty to lose and turmoil, and at the same time, he didn't want the bitter people of the uprising to die in vain, so he had to do it as a commander.
He believes that if there is a different person, there will always be only one way to deal with it, violent suppression!
This is what Chen Yu does not want to see.
This time, Chen Yu also traveled lightly, and it was only him and Shen Fei, and he didn't even bring an entourage with him, because only in this way could he blend in with the rebel army and understand the reason.
So after leaving the gate of the capital division, he and Qi Jingtong changed their outfits, Qi Jingtong was okay, he had been marching and fighting for a long time, his skin was rough and thick, and he was poor at first glance.
But Chen Yu is different, even if he is unkempt and ragged, he can see a kind of aristocratic temperament, and he must think of a better reason, otherwise it will be difficult to blend into the rebel army.
The two begged along the road, preparing to walk to Bazhou, but before they had gone far from Jingshi, they followed the three of them, and Chen Yu was almost scared out of urine when he saw it.
"Your Majesty? You...... What are you doing here? "The Zhu Houzhao and Chen Yu in front of them are not far behind, they are just thin skin and tender meat, and they look like rich sons.
He was followed by two people, and after seeing Chen Yu, these two saluted one after another, "Qian Ning/Jiang Bin, I've seen Chen Shilang." ”
Chen Yu nodded to the two, just looking at each other, Chen Yu felt that the atmosphere between the two was a little wrong, that Qian Ning seemed to have a lot of grievances, but Jiang Bin looked full of spring breeze.
Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Fighting is such a fun thing, I naturally want to come out." ”
I already knew that this kid could toss, so when he said it, Chen Yu was not surprised, so he asked casually: "Does the cabinet know?" ”
In fact, it is also in vain, the cabinet officials can't see Zhu Houzhao's people at all, how can they know when they come out at this moment?
Zhu Houzhao was very excited, did not answer Chen Yu's idiotic question, and said excitedly: "How can we fight?" Is this to go deep behind enemy lines? ”
Chen Yu rolled her eyes and said helplessly: "This is the reason why you are dressed like this?" ”
After figuring out Zhu Houzhao's intentions, Chen Yu knew that even if he carried a sedan chair eight times, he couldn't carry this kid back, so he reluctantly took the three of them to continue to move forward, in order to appear realistic, he filled his hunger with white noodles along the way, the road was far away, the weather was cold, and Zhu Houzhao was already shivering from the cold.
Jiang Bin, who was beside him, immediately handed Zhu Houzhao a coat, and after Qian Ning on the side saw it, there was a trace of resentment in his eyes inadvertently.
Chen Yu also paid attention to the observation along the way, but whenever there were some thankless things to beg for, Zhu Houzhao would tell Qian Ning to do it, which shows that Qian Ning's status in Zhu Houzhao's heart is gradually declining, and it is no wonder that Qian Ning is unhappy.
I don't know how many days after leaving, several people are about to reach the limit in all aspects, but everyone gritted their teeth and persevered.
Because the more this is the case, the more advantageous it will be if you encounter the rebels.
Chen Yu still admires Zhu Houzhao very much, don't look at his Ninety-Five, but you don't have to be bad at all to bear hardships and stand hard work, this kid has many advantages, but that one shortcoming can cover all the advantages.
The group was walking, and suddenly saw a group of people approaching this side, and after seeing it clearly, Chen Yu's eyes were full of excitement, and when it came, so many days of hard work were finally not in vain.
"Ladies and gentlemen, give us something to eat!" Chen Yu immediately pretended to be difficult and walked in front of the group of militiamen, blocking their way.
In fact, it can't be said that he is pretending, his body is indeed about to reach the limit, so this action is not suspicious.
The man at the head didn't pay attention to Chen Yu's words at the moment, but looked at Chen Yu carefully, and asked after a long time, "Where are you from?" Why is it here? ”
"I am the Bazhou Ding family, this is my brother." Chen Yu pointed at Zhu Houzhao and continued: "Not long ago, the government killed more than 30 members of my family including my father for trumped-up crimes. ”
Speaking of this, Chen Yu showed a touch of anger in his eyes, of course, this is all pretending to be for the leader in front of him, there is indeed a Ding family in Bazhou, and it has also been looted by the government, but the information given by the inner factory said that the family has all been killed, where is there still anyone?
Chen Yu's words were true or false, and he had to be convinced, the leader nodded, spat and said: "The hateful court, what else can you do if you bully me and other people?!" ”
"Didn't you say that Chen Shilang proposed the enslavement reform? Why are there so many refugees coming down the road? Chen Yu asked pretending to be puzzled.
"Reform? Then Lord Chen's original intentions are good, but how can these policies be widely implemented? At this point, the leader immediately became alarmed, "Why do you ask?" Don't you know these things? ”
This guy is quite cautious, Chen Yu sighed and said, "You don't know, our brothers are all studying in Gyeonggi, where will they know these things?" ”
"Oh, I don't hear anything outside the window, and I only read the books of the sages! It turned out to be a scholar, no wonder. As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd immediately laughed.
Chen Yu didn't care about the perverted and jealous psychology of these people, he said: "I don't know where this military master is? Can you know the Liu brothers? We want to defect to them and avenge the more than 30 members of the Ding family who died unjustly! ”
"Still take revenge? Let's fill my stomach first. The leader grinned and said, "I am Qi Yanming, follow me a reason!" ”
Obviously, this Qi Yanming had no doubts about Chen Yu and the others, and he shouted: "Bring some buns to these righteous people!" ”
"Thank you, thank you Leader Qi, I wonder if we can follow you?" Chen Yu asked quietly.
"Haha, Fuxian uprising, naturally everyone welcomes it, and you will follow me in the future! is bound to hit the Jingshi and pull the emperor Lao'er off the horse. Qi Yanming said boldly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Ning behind Chen Yu immediately shouted: "Bold! ”
This shout immediately made Qi Yanming nervous, and the people of the righteous army all showed their weapons and surrounded Chen Yu and the others.
Zhu Houzhao glared at Qian Ning fiercely, and at this moment, Qian Ning also realized that he had made a mistake and was at a loss.
"Be bold, you said don't mess around in front of others!" Chen Yu hurriedly smiled: "The two brothers are our scholars, one is called Daring, the other is called Bao Tian, and they like to mess around the most on weekdays!" ”
Chen Yu pointed at Qian Ning and Jiang Bin, "If you don't come over to confess your guilt to Leader Qi, you can slap your mouth!" ”
The two glanced at Zhu Houzhao, came to Qi Yanming's side, and slapped their mouths fiercely.
"Okay, okay, it's all nonsense, forget it." Qi Yanming relieved his heart at this time, grandma's, almost scared to pee by the two little cubs.
In this way, Chen Yu and a few people successfully mixed into Qi Yanming's team, and along the way, Chen Yu inquired that these people did not go to the direction of Bazhou, but turned to Shandong and joined Liu Liu and Liu Qi.
The food problem in Jiangnan has been solved by Chen Yu, but when he learned about the problem of raising horses in Hebei from Qi Yanming, Chen Yu knew the reason for the uprising in southern Jinan.
In order to ensure the supply of horses for the border army, since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming government ordered the peasants in Hebei to act as horse breeders, and the forced labor of the horse households was very heavy, in order to ensure the supply of horses for the border army, these farmers must give up their fields to raise horses, once the horses died or the supply was not timely, these people had to compensate for huge losses, and even suffered lawsuits.
In addition, the Hebei region is close to Beijing, and the bureaucrats and other big families naturally exploit them seriously, so the people are not able to make a living, and the social contradictions are very acute.
In the fourth year of Zhengde, Liu Jin killed and suppressed the rebel army with extremely cruel means, which was the direct cause of this large-scale uprising.
Along the way, according to Chen Yu's observation, these people have strict military discipline, and never disturb the people, and even help the victims.
When going down to Shandong, the team first circled around Hebei, and Chen Yu didn't know what these people were going to do, so he could only turn around behind them with weapons.
The composition of the army was mixed, including robbers, scholars, beggars, and merchants, but the backbone was still mostly Hebei peasants.
After three or four days of turning like this, Qi Yanming suddenly made a lot of big fish and meat for his soldiers, and even a lot of good wine, after three rounds of wine, Qi Yanming said: "Brothers, I have long heard that the political officials of Boye are corrupt, the people are not living, and the people in the county are complaining, today I will go to rescue those suffering compatriots, kill me in, and overthrow the tyranny!" ”
This shout came so suddenly, and many people in the army were caught off guard, but Chen Yu observed that there were more than 2,000 people in front of him who were of very good quality, and when Qi Yanming shouted out, they rushed out in unison.
It seems that these are regular troops, and with the charge of these 2,000 or so people, the people behind have become much more courageous, and they also rushed towards the city gate.
The quality of the soldiers in the Gyeonggi area was even worse than Chen Yu imagined, and the soldiers guarding Boye saw nearly 5,000 people under the castle tower, and immediately dropped their weapons and ran away in fright.
Not a single one resisted, and the rebels stormed Hakuno Castle without much effort.
Zhu Houzhao followed at the back of the team, looking at everything coldly, already angry. (To be continued.) )