The next day was in the afternoon, and the silent attachés didn't wait for the order to leave, and they didn't know if they could leave today, so they asked Zhou Peijian to ask.

As a result, after a while, Zhou Peijian went and returned, and said to everyone: "Your Excellency is slightly ill, you may have to recuperate for a few days." ”

Everyone was very surprised when they heard it, thinking that the banquet was fine last night, why did they get sick in the next day?

"What's so strange about this" Xu Wei, who was passing by, said angrily: "I haven't heard of what it is" illness is like a mountain. Is it? ”

"Then Mr. Xu, what should we do?" Zhou Peijian said: "The adult is very sick, and he didn't give a charter. ”

"Do you need to ask?" Xu Wei rolled his eyes and said, "Either play idle, or go with Qi Jiguangjun, which one do you choose?" ”

"Do you still need to ask" Everyone sneered and said: "We are Sven people" Later that day, everyone also went to visit Uncle Shaozong. Seeing that he was indeed sallow-faced, sweating profusely, and obviously suffering from illness, the doctor in the army said that the patient needed to recuperate, so everyone was also happy to be idle, and they all settled down to have fun. The scenery of Chongming Island is beautiful, even in winter, there is a kind of desolate beauty, the officials travel together, chant poems, sour but happy. In the meantime, Qi Jiguang started the idea of the Yu family's army, and the two commanders were also called Yu Long and Qihu, and now the two armies meet, of course, there is a dragon fight, every day the teaching field is full of yellow smoke, and the sound of killing is shocking, so that the civil officials who climb high and look far away are very surprised, "These two families will not have any deep hatred, right?"

And at this moment, in a villa in the depths of the barracks, the legend is that Lord Shen, who is seriously ill, wears a moon-white scarf on his head, wears a dark blue cotton coat, and sits by the fire with a teacup.

Xu Wei put his hands behind his back, circled around the stove and the silent group, and complained loudly as he turned back: "Wang Bengu, you killing material, killing material!" ”

The eldest son was dizzy, so he had to ignore him and cast his eyes on the table, where there were a few letterheads, which were the source of Xu Wei's troubles.

Silent but didn't care about him, let Xu Wei turn and turn, until he was tired, sat beside him, and when he got up the big teapot and drank it, he said without hurry: "Now everything is just speculation." Maybe you're thinking too much. ”

"Although you have a good relationship," Xu Wei said with a gloomy face: "But this kind of big thing can't be taken lightly!" ”

"I know." Shen Mo nodded, no more silent.

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Shen Mo is not sick, but he is just looking for a reason to stay on Chongming Island and not enter the southeast boundary first. Because when the ship docked in Laizhou, he received a report from Jinyiwei, saying that there were several provinces in the southeast. At the same time, several rebellions took place. Jiangxi, Xijiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and other places are in constant urgency, and all provinces are dispatching troops, and the atmosphere is extremely tense.

After receiving the news, Shen Mo didn't say anything, but just told Xu Wei and Qi Jiguang, the reactions of the two were not unexpected, they were all the same, it was unbelievable that they both had deep feelings for Hu Zongxian and Southeast Wenwu, and they really didn't want to see this kind of thing happen.

But when they calmed down, they had no reason not to think that this series of incidents was creating a tense atmosphere and blackmailing the imperial court into submission.

"This is to give Lord Qincha a dismount." Xu Wei said with a gloomy face: "How can they do this? ”

"My lord, we need to make a decision." Qi Jiguang said coldly: "The last general suggested that it be suspended in Laizhou, and then decide to stop after the situation is clear." ”

After thinking for a long time, he raised his head and asked them, "Is Hu Zongxian so stupid?" ”

"It shouldn't be," Xu Wei said: "If he doesn't know the time and goes against the grain, he won't be able to build that feat." Saying that, he was not careful at first, and said: "But since the fall of the Yan Party, his situation has been worse day after day, and it is not impossible to be forced to make such a faint move." ”

"You should prepare for the worst" Qi Jiguang said in a deep voice: "Do your best." ”

Prepare for the worst and do your best, silently repeating Qi Jiguang's words softly, nodding slightly: "Well said." "Whether it is for the sake of the country or for the good of Hu Zongxian, we must treat this matter cautiously and minimize the impact.

After some careful consideration, Shen Mo finally decided to continue south and settle down on Chongming Island to observe. The advantages of this are obvious, the distance is close, the response is fast, and the reaction is natural and fast, but the disadvantages are also obvious, because this is Hu Zongxian's territory, and the garrison is controlled by it.

However, Shen Mo didn't think that this was a risk, because it was the Yu family army stationed on Chongming Island, and with his understanding of Yu Dajiao, this old and serious general would definitely not follow others to mess around.

And before everyone reacted, they controlled the Yu family army with lightning speed, so that there were Yu Longqi Hu under him, at least in terms of momentum, they could deter many people and keep their voices from being drowned out in the hustle and bustle of Jiangnan.

Based on Chongming Island, there is enough blank space for him to advance and retreat independently. Don't look at this simple move, but it is a calm choice made based on an understanding of the situation in the southeast and a grasp of the generals' thinking.

As a result, Yu Daxian had been summoned to Hangzhou, but Shen Mo was even more relieved when he saw his eldest son. So he settled down and waited for the latest information.

When Silence reported the situation to the eldest son, he didn't expect that he didn't know much about what happened outside the island, and it seemed that Yu Daxian was also blocking the news, but the eldest son told Shen Mo: "When the boss of my family left, he explained that without his order, all warships were not allowed to go out to inspect, even if the marshal ordered it." ”

This is both good news and bad news, because on the one hand, it shows that there is no problem with Yu Dayi's position and his attitude is very firm, but it also shows that something bad has indeed happened.

Zhu Wu did not follow Shen Mo by water, but took a fast horse south in Laizhou, contacted and commanded the Jinyi Wei Thousand Households, collected information as much as possible, and provided support for Shen Mo's decision-making.

Jin Yiwei was very efficient, and on the third day, he put the latest information on all aspects on his desk, and the outline of the incident was finally clear.

The seemingly overwhelming rebellion in the southeast can actually be divided into two. In the north, southern Anhui, Xijiang, and Jiangxi were silver miners' rebellions, and in the south, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong, were "three nests." There was no direct connection between the peasant rebellion, but there was also a certain internal relationship.

Let's start with the silver miners' riots, which is actually a historical issue. With the development of the economy in the past hundred years, silver has become the main currency for social settlement, and with it, the demand for silver ore has surged. The mining of silver is controlled by the government, but the actual collection of silver is carried out by the clan-based mountain people in the neighboring areas.

In order to complete the errand and fill the pockets, the government often sets a very high amount of payment, and through the miners and officials, supervises and monitors the mining of miners, severely punishes those who are lazy and slack, and will not tolerate those who steal ore and dig mines. Under the conditions at that time, the living conditions of the miners were extremely harsh, and casualties were common, and they had to face the government's censorship and bullying all day long. The resentment is getting heavier. At such times, there were places where powerful people could easily attract a large number of followers among the miners and the villagers in the surrounding area, who organized and practiced in a military manner, and in addition to resisting the tyranny of the government, there was also a more attractive purpose of opening silver mines privately. Of course, this kind of behavior cannot but be tolerated by the government, and often faces severe crackdowns, but because the miners are united and strong in clans, and the silver mines are often located in mountainous areas, it is difficult for the army to defeat the mountain people. Coupled with the fact that the income from the private silver mines, even for ordinary miners, is much higher than working for government mines, and various factors are intertwined, creating a root cause of conflict that has lasted for a hundred years and cannot be eradicated.

Historically. When Yang Tinghe was in power, he used to take some measures. The contradiction between the government and the miners was eased, but after Yan Song took charge of the country, everything took a turn for the worse, and the government was greedy for ink, squeezed the miners, and forced the people to death from time to time, and it was about to cause a riot again, but the rampant behavior of the southeast was changed The development of the situation "The attention of the government is no longer on the mines, and the army of the guard is even more in the early stage of the war." Wiped out by the mighty Bandits. As a result, in the more than ten years since Jiajing, there has been a vacuum period in the government's supervision of the mine, and the consequences can be imagined with your toes.

Privately opened silver mines have sprung up in various mining areas, the largest of which is located at the junction of Nanzhili, Xijiang and Jiangxi provinces. In this area of 600 miles, there are seven or eight silver mines in Xi'an County, Quzhou Prefecture, Xijiang County, Xi'an County, Kaihua Liudu Yinchang, Jiangxi Poyuan Dexing Yinchang, Yushan Yinchang, etc., and the mining holes have reached more than 100 without permission, and each of them has a large amount of ore.

On the other hand, the sluggishness of the government-run silver mines has not even been able to find enough miners to work, and the annual supply has naturally plummeted. In wartime, in order to avoid internal and external difficulties, the government could turn a blind eye, but now that the government has been completely driven out, without external pressure, the government can not let it toss.

The key figure in the matter is the governor of Xijiang and the king of the imperial history, he has long been unbearable to this situation in the mine, so he wants to continue to resist the spirit of victory, and act vigorously and resolutely to solve this painful disease in one fell swoop. Without informing the governor's yamen, he led thousands of officers and soldiers from his headquarters to Quzhou Mansion, leading nearly 10,000 people, including officials, officials, regimental training, and village bravery, to enter the mountains and seal the mines.

The exhibition went very smoothly, with more than a dozen mines seized and hundreds of resisting miners arrested, as if the trend of illegal mining was extinguished at once. But Wang Bengu knew that there were tens of thousands of people involved in mining, and because Quzhou, as the name suggests, means the thoroughfare of the three provinces, and borders Jiangxi and Nanzhi Huizhou, the miners fled from the mountains to other provinces as soon as they heard the news. The governor, prefect, and county commander have no right to pursue them across the border, so they can only sigh with admiration.

When the imperial court withdraws its troops, the escaped miners will soon return, open the closed silver mines, and continue mining. This kind of game of you advance and I retreat, you retreat and I advance, has been played for many years, but it is still repeated.

Wang Bengu didn't have this patience, in order to achieve the effect of killing one and doing a hundred, he killed more than 100 miners at once in front of tens of thousands of villagers in front of the Yunwu Mountain Mine, "This is very in line with his character, otherwise he would not have almost killed Wang Zhi's father and son back then."

It was utterly stupid because he fouled it. Why did he go so smoothly, an errand that was previously frowned upon. How can it be so easy in his year? Don't be so bad? No, it's because he is famous for his two poles, he vows not to give up until he reaches his goal, and he never talks about feelings and does not abide by the "rules", so the officials of Quzhou Mansion have already greeted the mine owners and heroes. Cooperate well, give Wang Zhong a face, and send this god away, what should everyone do.

Yes, the officials in the mining area have long been bought off with white money and become black mines. 's protector, and even the partner, "what court law, courtesy, righteousness and shame, that is all floating clouds, only real money is real."

Over the years, everything here has developed a tacit understanding, coexisting in a strange harmony.

But as the hundred heads fell to the ground, harmony did not exist, the mine owners and wealthy clans felt betrayed, and the clans who lost their loved ones wanted revenge, so almost overnight, madmen armed with spears and spears, and even iron manuscripts and iron wheels, appeared from all directions, relying on the cover of the mountains, and killed the officers and soldiers out of nowhere.

Wang Bengu was caught off guard, suffered great losses, and organized a counterattack. But they could only pounce again and again, and the opponent's momentum was getting bigger and bigger, as if contagious, the miners of Jiangxi Poyuan and Yushan also joined in, and even the workers of Jingdezhen also made trouble, seeing that the situation was out of control, Wang Bengu finally ignored his face and urgently asked for help from the Governor's Palace. "One one small one one one small one one small one one small one one small one one small

And peasant riots in Jiangxi, Guangdong and other places. In fact, it is just that the old problem has developed with a new development, since the 35th year of Jiajing, the White Lotus cultists have been preaching in the two provinces and organizing poor people's riots. Among them, Li Wenbiao of Heping County, Guangdong, Gao Shabao, Xie Yunzhang, Xie Yunzhang, and Lai Qinggui of Longnan County, Jiangxi Province, formed a party with each other when the official army attacked the Emperor. No. "Three Nests" led his troops to attack nearby counties.

For more than ten years. The leader of the bandits, Li Wenbiao, is dead, but the arrogance of his sons Li Zhen, Xie and Lai is becoming more and more rampant. They parted ways to attack the city and seize the city, and they had tens of thousands of people. And occupy Guangdong Heping, Longchuan, Xingning, Jiangxi Longnan, Xinfeng Anyuan counties, should be money, food, words, there are divisions dare not ask. And the farmers and handicraftsmen who have no livelihood are mostly in the mountains and villages, and the "three nests" are mutually powerful. Relying only on the Qing Planning Department, they crossed the six counties of Jiang and Guangzhou, and stubbornly defended according to danger, and the officers and troops were invincible.

Li, Xie, and Lai were not stupid, they knew that they would not allow others to sleep on the side of the couch, and once the imperial court freed up their hands, they would inevitably do their best to exterminate them, so they actively contacted the Haikou Wang Yiyi and others who fled to the coast of Guangdong. Intended to expand power and resist the official army. When the riots of the miners of Anhui, Qu, Po, and Jing broke out, they thought that the best time had come, so they began to frantically attack the imperial court prefectures and counties, in a vain attempt to divide the territory into one piece, so as to achieve the goal of establishing the country and becoming the king.

For a time, the two provinces of Jiangxi and Guangdong were in a hurry, and Wu Baipeng, the governor of southern Jiangxi, rushed for 600 miles in a row, and reported to Beijing and Hangzhou to request that troops be sent to suppress it.

This is the truth of the current riots in the southeast, in Xu Wei's view, it is all because Wang Bengu did not get credit in the resistance, and he felt that Qin sent him to face and couldn't get over it, so he made this rash move.

"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous" Xiao Xu Wei's face turned red and said: "If it is not handled well, the good situation in the southeast will be ruined." The eldest son made him shudder with fright, but Shen Mo didn't even blink an eyelid.

"I said you're too insensitive, aren't you?" Xu Wei was very dissatisfied with Shen Mo's attitude, and shouted, "Aren't you in a hurry? ”

"Of course I'm in a hurry." Silently put down the teacup, patted Xu Wei and said, "However, I'm not in such a hurry." ”

"Still insensitive". Xu Wei opened his hand and said, "No wonder people say it." If you become an official, you are not a human being. "you" Shen Mo laughed and scolded, stood up, and moved his sore legs and said, "I just feel that things are not as bad as you imagined."

"Not bad?" Xu Wei waved his arm and said, "The southeast half of the wall is in chaos!" What else? ”

"Listen to me three things" Shen Mo stretched out three fingers and said: "First of all, the rebellion took place in the thoroughfare, and it is said that it involves five provinces, but in fact it is only two rebellions. As he spoke, he curled up a finger and said: "Then, the riots in Jiangxi and Guangdong are actually old problems, the government used to be able to deal with it, but now the army is stronger, there is no reason why it can't deal with it." ”

He only put up a finger in the end and said: "And the most important reason is that I believe that if only one person is in power, there will be chaos in the southeast." ”

You mean Xu Wei said softly: "Hu Zongxian? ”

"Not bad." Shen Mo nodded and said with a smile: "When he took over the southeast back then, what was the situation?" Charming, reluctant, tigers and wolves are all over the ground, and they can keep the clouds open and see the moon, and now these rebellions, it is estimated that in his eyes, it is not enough to see. ”

"Didn't you say that the big marshal was leaving? The eldest son, who had been silent on the side, suddenly asked in a low voice, "Is that so?"

The good news is that the publication has been basically finalized, the proofreading has been completed, and everyone will soon be able to see the beautiful paper book of Yipin.