"Wei Yue!"

"The minister is here!"

The civil affairs were handed over to a few confidants and ministers, and the military affairs were naturally handled by Wei Yue, the chief general.

Looking at Wei Yue, Zhu Cihong ordered in a deep voice: "Don't let one person slip through the net, don't wronged one person, and don't kill innocents indiscriminately...... Got it? ”

"Yes, the minister must do as His Highness instructs."

Zhu Cihong was still satisfied and relieved with this general, and with a little nod at the moment, he asked Wei Yue to immediately lead his troops to arrest the rebellious party.

Wang Yuan shouted: "Your Highness, the minister is also willing to go." ”

"You?" Zhu Cihong sneered and said, "It's not enough to kill the right person?" You keep me honest here, and you can be a guard. The direct guards around me can do this, which can be regarded as a little tempering! ”

Saying this, Liu Zhaohui and a group of direct guard commanders all smiled, and everyone squeezed their eyebrows at Wang Yuan, and then the iron armor was strong, and after a while, they followed Wei Yue away.

Wang Yuan's direct leader is also very elite, and the team officers and sentinels, many of them are veterans, and they have no loyalty and strength, so it is indeed a good arrangement to take this opportunity to let the direct guards out for exercise.

It's just that Wang Yuan's killing is very unpleasant, and at this time, he didn't dare to object to a word in front of Zhu Cihong, standing in the hall, rubbing his hands and feet, looking very anxious.

Zhu Cihong ignored him, just stepped out of the door, stood on the steps in front of the hall, stood with his hands behind his back, listened attentively, and didn't know what he was listening to.

At this time, the civil officials were busy writing letters to Nanjing, and there was already a group of cavalry waiting in front of the door, and a group of cavalry galloped out of the city to inform Liu Konghe at the Three Forks River.

There are sailors and boats in Yangzhou Town, although there are not many, but they are usually well maintained, and the boatmen and sailors are skillful, and they can reach the Nanjing Water Pass outside within two hours.

Of course, you can't delay a little unnecessary time.

At this time, the entire huge courtyard, except for the rustling of pens and the clatter of war horses, was the sound of everyone's breathing, and only occasionally there was one or two unsuppressed coughs.

Before the crown prince drove, the majesty was so serious.

After half a sound, the sound of horses' hooves not far away first clicked, and then there was a rumbling explosion, mixed with one or two exclamations from the nearby people, after hearing this, Zhu Cihong took a long breath, turned his head, and said lightly to Wang Yuan and the others: "Killing and injuring living beings, there is originally a dry heavenly peace, if it is a barbarian thief, you might as well kill it." Most of the people in the city, except for a few, were coerced and deceived, so why should they kill more? Wang Yuan, you are brave and martial, but your surname is urgent, this is okay, but if you turn to a thirst for killing, I am afraid it will not be good for you, and it is good to grind. ”

Everyone behind him was awe-inspiring, and after half a sound, Wang Yuancai grinned and replied to Zhu Cihong: "The minister is a rough man and doesn't understand these things...... But I know that the world is swinging, the thieves and the East are in chaos, the Ming Dynasty wants to prosper, and His Royal Highness has to raise troops to sweep away these bastards, since he wants to do it, the minister is willing to kill people with an axe for His Royal Highness, and he will not be satisfied, regardless of whether he is a murderer! ”

Zhu Cihong turned around and looked, and his eyes also showed a touched look, but in an instant, he turned back again, and just reprimanded in his mouth: "Nonsense!" ”

………… Wei Yue acted cautiously, but also forged ahead.

After going out, he first led his troops to the government office, grabbed the prefect and officials at all levels in the government who were trying to abscond, and ordered them to make meritorious service for their crimes.

Then it was to disperse the people in the state capital, divide the soldiers under his command into ten teams, and search for outlaws everywhere.

Qin Shoufa and his gang are also in the team, they have been selling salt for many years, and the salt merchants and the salt guards in the courtyard know a lot, and they can recognize it clearly at a glance.

More than 20 miles around Yangzhou City, more than 1,000 people are naturally not much, but the victory is that they are all cavalry, the action is fast, there are more than 3,000 people in the garrison battalion, less than 200 cavalry, except for a few to guard the city gate, all the soldiers are also requisitioned out, and they are also divided into more than ten teams, and the city is demarcated according to the southeast, northwest and northwest directions, and the bandits are arrested everywhere.

Not long ago, the bandits who were still arrogant outside Chen Mingxia's residence were already scattering and fleeing at this time, and the streets were full of lost things, tattered clothes and shoes, and they were also everywhere.

The baskets of small traders are flat, and the vegetables are fresh, and they are also thrown all over the ground.

All shops are closed, at this moment, the silver-armored cavalry with murderous faces is everywhere, one by one with swords on the horse, is choosing people to arrest, opening the door by himself, isn't it self-inflicted?

The whole Yangzhou, originally a famous city in the north of the Yangtze River, since the Ming Dynasty, although not as important as the Han and Tang dynasties, but also a wide and circumferential city, Yangtai geographical advantage, salt advantage, commercial operation is all developed, that is, culture and education are not much worse than the south of the Yangtze River. At this time, in this big city, there is only the sound of iron horses galloping back and forth.

From the prefect onwards, all the civil officials were also trembling, and all of them were led by Sona in front of the cavalry.

On the road, I encountered a lonely sneaky crowd, and immediately flew forward, the team rode up with pure riding skills, and the layers were clear, and after a night of hurrying down, these cavalry not only did not have a sense of exhaustion, on the contrary, they were full of spirit at this time, and when they were pressing the enemy, they gave full play to the tactics given by Wei Yue and others.

That is, such an occasion, experience, is the most suitable for the growth of soldiers.

Seeing this situation, Wei Yue was of course the most relieved.

Those who fell on their stomachs and knelt down were tied up by the infantry of the garrison battalion, tied them one by one in long strings, and brought back to the camp for slow screening and interrogation.

These wandering on the streets are either many and half instigated salt people, but also a large number of ordinary people in Yangzhou City, or farmers from outside the city who come in to find work and do things, or merchants passing by.

At this time, as long as those who are left out, they will all be tied up, and they would rather be in vain.

In less than two hours, there were already more than 2,000 people caught, and a large number of them had Jiangnan accents, presumably hired from Jiangnan, and were fleeing around the city at this time, but they were outsiders, where would the locals dare to contain them?

Fleeing in all directions with nowhere to hide, he eventually fell into the net.

In the evening, the moonlight was still like last night, and all the soldiers were exhausted, and they hurried all night and fought for another day.

The errand officers of Yangzhou Mansion were also all arrested, and the remaining dozens of officials under the control system, in addition to leading the team to arrest people, identifying visitors from other places, recognizing salt merchants and guards, and making trouble scoundrels, at this time, they also had to make a fire and cook together with the officials in the yamen.

On the east side of the Yamen Mansion is the usual big kitchen, several large pots are raised on the open flame, put oil to fry the vegetables, for a time the oil and salt are up, and the vegetables are fragrant.

It's just a person who cooks, which one is not usually a big man in the eight directions of Buttress Town? The head of the fast shift who dances the big spoon in the fire, usually has three or five hundred people, and the majesty is no worse than a county magistrate when he goes to the countryside to collect taxes.

The big and small officials are like this, as well as those miscellaneous historians, and the officials who are not in the stream, all of them are also in tatters, helping to chop vegetables and do chores, one by one with bared teeth and grinning, not in a proper manner.

The original official authority system has disappeared by this time.

The food of thousands of people, of course, is not something that these people and a few pots can make in front of them, and it is served out like flowing water, but it is just a little taste when the dry food of the cavalry is eaten.

The garrison of the city defense army has its own supplies, and it is not hard for Wei Yue.

Such an act is only a slight punishment, and now it is said that the Yangzhou government and the counties are acting strangely and preventing degeneration is not effective. Officials at all levels will definitely not be able to keep their official positions, or there will be people who will be punished, beheaded or imprisoned, or exiled, which will not be so cheap.

These petty officials and assistants should also be insulted, so that they will know greatly!

In the Huaiyang area, the power of the officials and gentry is far less than that of Jiangnan, and now that they have torn their faces and not taken the opportunity to cleanse themselves, is it reasonable?

At the time of eating, it also showed the results of the physical fitness and military discipline training of this new army during this period.

Pause, not to rest first, but to rush forward, wash the war horse, untie the belly belt, loosen the saddle, so that the war horse can have a good rest.

Then drink the horses, and then feed the bean concentrate brought with them, and after feeding the war horses, take care of the horses, and the meals have long been cold.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers were so strict and the military discipline was solemn, the people in Yangzhou Mansion were originally reluctant and very unconvinced, but at this time, they were also very convinced in their hearts, and there was no longer any unusual thoughts.

"Wei Zongzhen," the prefect of Yangzhou Mansion, pushing officials, general judgments, state tongs, big and small officials, or blue and green robes, or green robes, black yarn is like this, but they are detained in the courtyard, eating and drinking tea are not their share, running around for a day, at this time the water and rice are not exhausted, although the white blade is current, the temper of several officials still can't help but attack, and he stepped forward to Wei Yue and said: "Even if the lower officials are at fault, they have to wait for the court to deal with it, right?" Our family is in Yangzhou, and we are from a scholar's background, so we will never do anything insulting...... It's better to release us back first, it's also a great feeling. ”

"Exactly, please open up the town."

"We are a Dengshi, and we will never do anything to abscond."

In fact, what these officials said was very reasonable, they were from the ranks of the gentry, and the identity of the gentry was more important than anything else. Today's incident is against the law again, and the great thing is that the assistance is not effective, and it is not a crime of killing the head, and if it is great, you will be dismissed from the official and go home, and you can live a comfortable life as a gentry, so it is very unnecessary to abscond, and it is extremely stupid.

"You have not completed your labor, how can you return?"

In front of Wei Yue, it was just a plate of fried vegetables and a bowl of boiled water, which was worse than what ordinary soldiers ate. At this time, he sat upright, the armor of the soldiers around him was as thick as a mountain, and the weapons in his hands were cold, stinging people's eyes, and in his eyes, they were also full of coldness.

is so simple, and it is a simple soldier, where is it like a town commander who controls the soldiers and horses of a town?

The officials were really disdainful in their hearts, but they were still respectful before, and they didn't dare to show the slightest.

Just listened to Wei Yue's words, and was in an uproar for a while.

(To be continued)