Shen quickly entered the city of Nanjing, came to the garrison mansion, Wei Guogong Xu Peng raised all the generals to the gate to greet him, the two used to be face-to-face, but at that time Shen was only a small prefect, and Xu Yuju, who was known as Yue Fei's reincarnation, was a freshly baked grandfather of the country, so he naturally would not take the former in his eyes.

But at this time and at that time, the little prefect had become an important minister of the imperial court, the first master of the southeast Wenshuai, and the prince of the country, who was usually obedient, walked away in embarrassment in the Zhenwu camp mutiny, and was called a straw bag by the pawns, losing the face of his ancestors, and naturally clamping the big tail tightly. When he saw Shen, he also lowered his posture.

And treating people has always been Shen Yu's strength, and he will not regress because of the change in status, so the two of them seem to be particularly affectionate when they meet, as if they are old friends who have reunited, and they confide in each other to say goodbye.

Xu Puju saw that Jing Luo and his party were covered with wind and dust, especially Shen Yi looked tired and heavy, his face was earthy, knowing that this was caused by running for days, he suddenly felt uneasy in his heart, and said: "Please Jing Luo take a nap first, bathe and change clothes, and then come to discuss the matter without delay......

Shen touched his face and found that both fingers were black, and couldn't help laughing: "Now, you don't need makeup to play Zhang Fei." The crowd laughed, and the atmosphere that had been very tense relaxed a lot.

Xu Guiju asked Shen to change his clothes again, but Shen refused and said: "The mutiny in the city, the military situation is like fire, let's discuss it first." He also comforted the generals and said: "You stay behind, and you work hard, let's all grit our teeth, go through this pass, but it doesn't hurt to sleep with him for three days and three nights." Xu Peng raised his hand and said="Lord Jingluo bowed to his best) is really a model for my generation, one by one, one by one"

Shen smiled and said, "Don't hold me, otherwise you will have to find a hole to drill down." Then he and the generals entered the crumbs hall.

After going to the court, Xu Peng invited him to take a seat, but Shen resolutely refused to allow it, and the two pushed for a while, and finally sat side by side, facing the generals. Xu Jiaojiao turned sideways to Shen and said, "Please speak to Lord Liu." ”

Shen said that he didn't dare to be, but he actually had a lot of red tape in his heart, and after being a little polite, he said loudly: "This official was planning Quzhou to quell the rebellion in Hangzhou, and was shocked to hear that there was a mutiny in the southern capital, and Zhang Zongxian had to pass on the letter, so he quickly lit up the troops and horses, and marched day and night for three days. But when I heard that the rebels openly besieged the ministry, attacked the government, killed the officials, and did what they did, they were like enemies! Military discipline is like this, don't you know it? His smile faded and his face became grim.

The majesty of the strategy was undoubtedly displayed at this moment, and the hall where there was still laughter became audible.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what Shen wanted to do, and they didn't dare to answer, Xu Pengju had no choice but to sloppy and said: "So that Jingluo knows that the soldiers of Nanjing have been short of pay for a long time and have no discipline, so they went to the ministry to make noise. ”

At this time, he still refused to face the reality, Shen was angry, but because the other party was a respected grandfather of the country, it was inconvenient to refute it, so he only smiled faintly: "Grandpa, although Xia Guan is a southeast economic strategy, he usually doesn't care about Nanjing, I could have stayed out of the matter, but I came to the city at this time, just to work together with everyone and tide over the hardships." He shook his head again and said, "Am I making a mistake?" ”

At this time, a general brought a copper basin and asked him to wash his face slightly, and Shen smiled and said, "It's rude." Then he went to the back of the screen to clean up, leaving Xu Pengju and the garrison generals to look at each other, and hurriedly discussed in a whisper.

Behind the screen, the military attache wanted to serve Shen to wash his face, but Shen smiled and said, "You are invited, I can't do it myself." He thought it was a quirk of Lord Jingluo, and he didn't dare to ask more, so he avoided it.

Shen put the warm towel on his face, and suddenly felt that the pores of his body were dilated, but his ears listened to the whispers outside, and he secretly laughed in his heart: "I know that you have a whistle plan." "Why didn't he care about the mutinous officers and soldiers after he entered the city, but first controlled the two provinces? Because the poet said that the man shoots the horse first, and the thief captures the king first!

Of course, it is not that this rebellion was manipulated by these generals, and Shen believes that they do not have the courage to do so, but he believes that the key to solving the problem falls on these people. It seems that these generals are just a little cowardly and incompetent, and there seems to be nothing wrong with it, but if you analyze it calmly, you will be able to find all the problems

As we all know, the army of the Ming Dynasty is hereditary, father and son, brother and brother, and then these people intermarry with each other, forming a military circle...... Although the soldiers in the southeast after the anti-Japanese war were mainly recruited, the composition of the middle and upper ranks of officers did not change in the slightest, and they still could not get out of this trap.

Now that the Nine Battalions have mutinied, these generals at the top of the Nanjing military circles have shown themselves so weak and incompetent, although they dare not say that they are definitely acting, but there must be an element of performance. Shen dared to say that he was not making assumptions, because this was the city of Nanjing, and the capital built by the majestic Emperor Zhu for himself naturally had the most complete defense system.

Open the map of Nanjing, you will see that the wide moat is the first barrier, as long as the suspension bridge is lifted, it will be impossible to open immediately! At that time, more than 50 Japanese robbers came to harass them, and it was this wide river that made meritorious contributions.

Well, even if the defenders didn't react and didn't have time to raise the suspension bridge, Emperor Zhu asked people to dig a deep trench behind the inner city wall, which people can't see when they usually walk on it, but just move the motive bracket to form a huge mouth that devours people's lives, and there are female walls and horse faces behind it, which is enough to make the master of the eaves and the wall insurmountable.

After that, there are also the guards of the left and right prefectures, all of which are selected as the front of the army of one and ten, stationed on both sides of the city gate, in front of Chongxi Street, just like the gods of the left and right gates, guarding the six official offices and the forbidden palace in the back.

It is good to say that it is said that it is a long time of peace, slackness in armaments, and inability to cope with emergencies, but neither of these conditions is valid. First, the smoke of the anti-Japanese war has just dissipated, and the current defenders are still the ones who have been baptized by the war. Second, this mutiny was an outbreak of long-standing resentment, with obvious signs in advance, and there was no possibility that it could not be dealt with.

So, he dared to say that it was the generals in this hall who deliberately released water, for the purpose? It is likely to divert the resentment of the soldiers, or it may be to teach some people a lesson, but there is no shortage of motives anyway. The bell must be tied to the bell, how these guys put the chaotic army in, how to get it out!

In order to leave time for people outside to unify their thoughts, Shen just washed his face for enough time to take two showers. When he turned back refreshed, it seemed that the attitude of the generals was much more honest, and he told the truth as it was.

He sighed and said: "Nanjing is the capital of my dynasty, as important as Beijing, such a serious mutiny, how should it be dealt with and quelled?" ”

Xu Pengju made a look, and a third-grade military attache got up and said: "After a brief investigation, the cause of the incident is that the garrison here is short of salary, and the soldiers are embarrassed. Although the leader ~ u is a battalion, there are many successors, and the soldiers of each battalion have been shaken, and the situation is indeed very dangerous, but after discussing with my grandfather, I agreed that the crux of the food and salary is not solved, and we people rush forward, which can only increase the resentment of the chaotic soldiers, and it will not help. ”

Another military general said: "The soldiers are also people, and they also have to support their families, the situation is indeed worrying, the shortage of pay for four months, if it were not for the last general and other efforts to restrain him, I am afraid that something would have happened." What is the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households? It should be asked! ”

Another second-rank military general continued: "Yes, Lord Jingluo, as the saying goes, 'When a soldier eats food, he is a mother with milk' The root of this matter is still in the military salary, and if the salary is settled, we will be able to straighten up at the officers and soldiers immediately, and naturally someone will listen to what we say." ”

Everyone complimented them together and said, "Fortunately, all problems will be solved, and the rebels will be ambushed and ready to fight." ”

Shen saw that he hadn't been held accountable, so these people first picked up their own two or five or six, and cleaned their homes, of course, they were very unhappy in their hearts, although they didn't have a seizure, they sat there and muttered.

Seeing that Lord Jingluo didn't speak, everyone had to persuade them to close their mouths, and their hearts were saddened, but the countermeasures had already been discussed, and what should be said still had to be said, Xu Pengju stubbornly said: "Now except for the three holy camps that have not moved, the nine camps have mutinied. As the saying goes, 'The law does not hold the people accountable-, and I think that it is necessary to be extrajudicial and not to be responsible. At the beginning, the rebels threatened the people, and then they besieged the mansion with their blades exposed, and asked for money, and now the top priority is how to raise the silver. Shen was still silent, and the generals finally didn't dare to talk nonsense, including Xu Pengju, all closed up and sang.

After a while, he looked at Xu Pengju and said, "Dare to ask my grandfather, have the officials of Jiuqing in Nanjing suffered any trouble?" You are here today, why are you not here? ”

Xu Peng raised his throat and trembled a few times, but immediately sweated like rain, and he couldn't speak. The generals below hurriedly relieved him and said: "After the incident happened at that time, Nanjing Jiuqing gathered to discuss countermeasures, but who knew that he was surrounded by the chaotic army, and none of them ran out. He hurriedly excused himself and said: "But the military department itself has hundreds of directly subordinate soldiers, which is enough to defend the yamen and protect your lords!" ”

"All the officers are in the military department?" Shen Yu's voice was cold, and a line of words popped out from between his teeth: "Those people wearing official uniforms on the Bell and Drum Tower, are they singing to help the fun?" His gaze swept over the generals, and these pampered generals finally couldn't sit still, and stood up one by one, only Xu Pengju was still sitting there, but he felt cramped and uneasy.

Outside, Qi Jiguang had already surrounded the entire yatang, and he stood at the door of the yamen with his sword in his hand, majestic and majestic, like a god.

Shen stood up and came to the hall, walked past the generals in helmets and armor, sighed, but the words were pinned to the Javanese national road: "I respected the status of the founding generals, but since the change of the civil fort, it has fallen greatly, and it has become a civil dignity and military inferiority, and today, the military generals of the same level have seen the civil officials to salute, but the civil officials have nothing to remember the military generals, and there are even a few arrogant people, calling and drinking to the military generals, treating them as slaves and maids...... "Seeing the general with a look of disgrief, Shen knew that he had the right pulse, so he continued:" This is indeed a special mistake of Da Aluminum, the civilian ruler of the country, the military general Anbang, should complement each other and respect each other, to this point today, it is really embarrassing......" said deeply and said: "I can't represent all civil officials, here, I can only represent myself, and apologize to you." Although the generals listened happily, where did they dare to accept his great gift, they all quickly knelt down and said in unison: Your Excellency, don't kill me! The third-grade military general who spoke first said with red eyes: "I can hear Jinglu's fair words today, and the last general is really embarrassed...... "Yes, our words just now are too bastard...... "After all, he is a martial artist, he is more ambitious, he is easy to be emotional, and he has recognized his mistakes."

In fact, everyone knows that the fundamental problem is not here, but at this time, avoid the important and light, and use some topics that are easier to understand, so as to establish empathy, in fact, the effect is also very good, and it is easier to achieve, which is an art of conversation.

"I have preached on many occasions that the civilian, official and military generals are the left and right legs of my Ming Dynasty, and if any one is wasted, I will fall on the kind of big heel that can't get up." Shen also said emotionally: "The original mistakes are slowly being corrected, but it will take a little time for everyone to change their concepts." He raised his voice and said, "But it takes everyone's joint efforts...... Now civil servants are surrounded by high walls and are in danger of dying at any moment. If we don't save ourselves when we see death, then because of the feelings established by the common anti-Japanese war, it will come to naught, and from then on, the civil and military will be regarded as enemies, and everyone's life will become more and more sad...... "Needless to say, adults. The generals shouted, "Let's go and persuade those beasts to return to camp!" ”

"No hurry, no hurry." Shen knew that a moment of excitement could not solve any problems, rather than letting them go and return, telling himself that there was nothing they could do, it was better to make it clear again. He smiled and beckoned the generals to sit down, and then said to Xu Peng with a pleasant face: "What Grandpa said is that you can only set up a pot to cook white rice, and you can't set up a pot to reason."

Xu Pengju watched Shen turn over the attitude of the difficult guys below like a pancake, and his mouth was half open in shock, and the admiration in his heart was really like a surging river, out of control. Hearing Shen Yi's call, he came back to his senses, wiped the shiny strip at the corner of his mouth, and said with a dry smile: "Yes, yes, you can't cook white rice, oh no, boil - reason......" Shen smiled and said, "Then let's solve the problem of white rice." ”

Hear this, people! $ suddenly froze, and even Xu Pengju stared. Shen Qi's speculation can only be said that although it is not hit, it is not far away... These generals did not have the courage to confront the imperial court, but they also did not want to face the angry officers and soldiers, because the reason why the officers and soldiers were trapped and angry was indispensable for their contributions. No one dared to guarantee that the soldiers would not deny their relatives and pour their anger on them.

But this trick ▲ Misfortune leads to the east "In fact, it is also ▲ drinking water to quench thirst" The soldiers only look for those civilian officials to pay for money, and the generals have nothing to do at the moment, but everyone is a member of the imperial court, and it will be the civilian officials who will settle accounts after the autumn in the future, and they will definitely not let them go.

So these generals gloated on the side, but on the other hand, they were worried in their hearts, and they didn't know how to end the game, Shen Zhi's words, although they only touched their hearts from the side, but for the generals who were already in a messed up, it was enough.

Being able to unify their understanding and let them take the initiative to solve problems is enough for Shen. He took out the stack of IOUs from his sleeve and said, "The IOUs signed by his father-in-law and Zhang Butang here are a total of 400,000 taels, everyone knows what to do, right?" ”

The crowd looked at each other, and there was a stirring spirit saying, "My lord, are you letting us, the rich man in the city, borrow the coconut?" "I didn't say that." Shen smiled faintly and said, "I only know that you can exchange these IOUs for money." "As for how to do it, that's your business.

For Shen to say this, the generals will understand, they know the stinky virtues of the civil officials, don't look at being surrounded now, scared like quails, but if they know in the future, this money is borrowed by the rich people in the city, and they will definitely become Boyi Shuqi who eats Zhou Su shamefully, thinking that he is defiled, and then public opinion is boiling, causing a lot of incidents, and even biting Lu Dongbin and impeaching Shen Jingluo.

These things that seem incomprehensible to future generations are the common feelings of this umbrella era, and they have completely become the Shen of the Ming people, and it is impossible to ignore them.

So you can't borrow, you can't borrow, then you have to donate...... So sometimes taking off your pants and farting is not an extra move.

The generals fully comprehended the spirit of Lord Jingluo, and each received tens of thousands of taels of IOUs, starting from Beicheng, where she was inhabited by wealthy people, of course, there were many people who went straight to the bank of the Qinhuai River, and they knew that they were hiding on a flower boat. There are many great rich men.

In the blink of an eye, only Shen and Xu Pengju were left in the hall, and Grandpa Guo gave a thumbs up and said, "Convinced, my brother is really convinced!" If I had half the skills of you, I wouldn't have to be so disgraced. ”

Shen smiled understandingly: "I know that the position of the grandfather is not easy to sit, on the one hand, he cares about the court, and on the other hand, he cares about the thoughts of the army, so he is in a dilemma......

This is really useful, Xu Pengju -, °C head swelled up with a sense of confidant, and he restrained Shen and said: "Don't say anything, I have made up your friend, and in Nanjing, my family will be your family, and my daughter-in-law will ...... It's your sister-in-law. ”