Yan Hong stayed in Yangzhou, and he was not idle every day, gathering civil and military forces to pacify the locality, and at the same time ordering Yun Chuqi and others to participate in the rectification of the guards as military attachés accompanying the Qincha, and put the troops of various counties and counties in Zhidong in order. The original scattered Yangzhou guards and the Zao Yong team, under the supervision and assignment of Yun Chuqi, actually had a bit of military appearance. Of course, it is not necessary to sprinkle some money to reward the soldiers. This is not difficult for Yan Hong. Not to mention anything else, the leakage of 10,000 taels from Zhang Yongfu's filial piety is enough for those big-headed soldiers to go to the sky.

At this moment, news also came from both the east and the west. All the way to the west, the troublemakers included the Nanjing Zhenwu Battalion and some guards, with a total of more than 20,000 people. The Nanjing Zhenwu Camp was originally established in the 34th year of Jiajing (1555) in order to resist the Japanese, according to the old system of military rations, one stone for those who have a wife, and four out of ten for those without a wife is six liters, and later changed to directly send equivalent silver. However, after Yan Hong defeated the Japanese invaders last year, and the civil officials in Jiangnan were wiped out by the Japanese invaders, then military spending should be thrifty. However, Hu Zongxian wanted to organize and train a new army, and the expenses here were simply increasing rather than decreasing, so the salaries of the Nanjing armies were a little tight. In this year, Ma Kun, the head of the household department in Nanjing, cut off the converted silver. In addition, Huang Maoguan, the right attendant of Nanjing's household department, was a rigid and serious master by nature, and he was quite disgusted by the fact that the guards and soldiers in Nanjing were paid empty salaries, and they had to strictly investigate the empty salaries of the fugitives every month, which made the Nanjing Zhenwu Battalion and other sergeants more and more angry. On the first day of the seventh month, I don't know what was going on, and suddenly everyone mutinied. Besiege the residence of Huang Maoguan, the right attendant of the household department. Hack Huang Shilang to death. They also stripped naked and threw their bodies on the road.

After Ju Zheng arrived in Nanjing, he learned that the city of Nanjing was still well guarded, and the rebels were mainly in the suburbs, so he joined forces with Wang Chonggu, the military envoy, mobilized the surrounding troops and horses, first cut off the main roads and key passes around the Nanjing area, and sent the Yangtze River naval division to block the wharf. So that the turmoil of the rebels cannot be further expanded. Then, Zhang Juzheng first sent someone to summon the representatives of the rebels and ask them about their demands, and learned that the excuse of the Zhenwu battalion and the guards was that the household department had deducted their salaries this year, which made their lives difficult. Zhang Juzheng immediately announced that the Qin mission was here, just to picket the hundred officials in the south of the Yangtze River, and if someone really deducted military salaries, the king's banner was here. It will be severely punished. But at the same time, it is not permissible to mutiny and rebel as a soldier. Quickly return to the camp. The court is not to blame. At the same time, the household department was ordered to distribute a part of the food to the soldiers in advance.

But at this time, some of the instigators led by the rebels demanded that the court pardon all the participants. Zhang Juzheng said that for the vast majority of soldiers who were deceived and coerced, as long as they repented in time and no longer participated in the chaos, the imperial court would definitely not pursue them. However, as for the leaders among them, it is necessary to find out the evil and deal with them accordingly. If you want to avoid official law, you can only turn yourself in quickly and ask for forgiveness. At the same time, Zhang Juzheng took out the strength to check the accounts, conducted a strict inventory of the accounts of military salaries in the past year, and found that a few small officials who were indeed suspected of embezzlement and should be beheaded according to the law were beheaded in Nanjing City for public display. In this way, the momentum of the rebels will go down a lot. At this time, elite reinforcements from all over the country also arrived, and Zhang Juzheng took a big appearance, drove the mutinous soldiers back to the camp, and arrested dozens of leaders. The problem was satisfactorily resolved.

On the other hand, in Zhejiang, there was another large-scale invasion by the Japanese invaders. The difference is that this time it is mainly the real widows, although the number of people is only a few thousand, but the combat effectiveness is quite strong. Fortunately, Hu Zongxian's side, since last year's battle beheaded Xin Wulang, captured Chen Dong and Ye Ma, and recruited An Wang Zhi, this year he did not put Nanshan on horseback, but instead took out money to build warships, purchase guns, and strengthen the battalion represented by the Zhejiang soldiers. After hearing about the Nanjing Mutiny and the Yangzhou Mutiny, he was notified by Yan Hong that only part of the troops and horses were dispatched to patrol and suppress everywhere to prevent possible riots, but the main force was still in full force in various parts of Zhejiang. And the Japanese invaders turned out to be in a big way, rushing straight to Hangzhou Bay, in a vain attempt to land and burn them. Near Shaoxing, there are also some local traitors and bandits. As a result, in the first battle of Shangyu, Qi Jiguang's Qi family army showed its might, annihilating more than 3,000 true Japanese people in the first battle, including 800 beheaded, and dozens of people were captured. According to the results of the interrogation of the captured people, some of these true Japanese pirates were former Japanese pirates, and since Wang Zhi was recruited by the imperial court, they refused to wash their hands and simply pulled up their own banners, and some of them were samurai under the Japanese daimyos. Among them, 500 were the elite soldiers of the subordinates of Japan's first-rate prince Imagawa Yoshimoto, and the leader was Imagawa Yoshimoto's nephew, Kanegawa Yoshigo. However, this nobleman had already been killed by the muskets of the Qi family army in the battle array. According to the captives, the reason why some Japanese daimyo sent regular troops to join the raid this time was because of the instigation of Li Wenzao, a Ming official who had fled from China.

When Yan Hong learned of this, he said angrily: "Li Wenzao, this old bastard, it's okay for you to flee to Japan to save the dog's life, and you actually colluded with the Japanese to invade the Ming Dynasty." Turning around and grabbing him, not giving him an inch by inch, it is really difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart. ”

Chen Keyuan said: "Yan Xiqing, what my subordinates are worried about is that since Li Wenzao has instigated the Japanese to make trouble, and the sea route is not smooth, it is not good news for our plan to open up sea trade. ”

Yan Hong smiled: "Don't worry about this. Now that the Japanese themselves are dividing each other's vassals and fighting endlessly, they can't muster much strength to invade in the first place. This time, Li Wenzao instigated the Japanese people to commit crimes, and he was bound to make heavy profits. Now that they are fighting this battle in Zhejiang, they have not reaped any benefits, but they have lost their troops, and if they are willing to continue to invest in troops, they will be fools. In my opinion, Li Wenzao stabbed such a big basket in Zhejiang, and his life in Japan was not much better. Besides, we still have the fleets of Wang Zhi and Xu Hai at sea, and it is not a problem to fight these real widows. When I go back, I will play the imperial court and tell the Japanese princes that they must not be enemies of my Ming Dynasty, maybe Li Wenzao can take it. ”

By the twenty-fifth day of July, Zhang Juzheng had basically settled the affairs of Nanjing and returned to Yangzhou with his team. And Hu Baiqi also brought back from Hangzhou. Everyone met together, and Yan Hong set up a family banquet in Yan Yuan to catch Mr. Zhang. During the banquet, Yan Hong said to Zhang Juzheng: "Mr. Zhang is in Nanjing, using thunderous means. Quell the mutiny. I really admire the students. But you also read it. I stayed in Yangzhou, but I was really worried that there would be no rebellious party, so I stayed just in case. The result really made me wait, and I swept away a chaotic party, not blindly greedy for comfort and pleasure. ”

Zhang Juzheng scolded with a smile: "Chunchen, you are really a lucky general, obviously you are greedy for comfort and pleasure, and you can also make such a contribution." That Li Wenzao is also a Jinshi of the National Dynasty. Who knew that it was sad that he would be mad enough to do such a thing. However, he is also to blame for his many unrighteous acts. Even though it was the same year as my mentor Xu Gelao, I couldn't take care of him. Pure ministers, the dynasty pays more attention to relatives, teachers, sects, mutual aid, has been a practice. But there are some things that require righteousness to destroy relatives. Otherwise. Relatives and friends care for each other, intertwined. If you move the whole body, then nothing will be accomplished. ”

Yan Hong heard Zhang Juzheng say this, and nodded again and again, but there was a trace of doubt in his heart. On the other hand, Feng Bao came out and said: "Speaking of which, this time our family followed Zhang Da to Nanjing with the wine, and I was a little apprehensive in my heart. There are tens of thousands of soldiers in this chaos, if there is a mistake, then it will be worth it? Who knows, if Zhang Da's sacrificial wine command is determined, three times five divided by two, he will clean up the rebellious soldiers, caress them, and clean them. I heard back, hey, Yan Xiaoxianggong is in Yangzhou, and he can actually wipe out thousands of thieves between talking and laughing, this is really a famous teacher and a high apprentice, and there are no weak soldiers under strong generals. Our family followed Zhang Da's sacrificial wine, which can be regarded as an eye-opener, but it is a pity that we can't see Yan Xiaoxiang's handwriting. ”

His words praised both Zhang Juzheng and Yan Hong, and everyone laughed. Zhang Juzheng asked Yan Hongdao: "Chunchen, the matter of the Nanjing Zhenwu Camp is just a mutiny in arrears, and if you track down a few officials, you will understand." But how are you going to report the turmoil in Suzhou? ”

Yan Hong replied: "The students want to come, this gang of evil young people came to the rampant place quickly, and this time they were instigated by the thief Li Wenzao, so I reported them to be a Japanese thief, and dealt with them strictly, wouldn't it be happy." He himself also considered that if he regarded these people as the White Lotus Sect Office, he would certainly be able to kill them fiercely, but in this way, Jiangnan jumped out of the White Lotus Sect case again, which was not very beneficial to Hu Zongxian. Anyway, Li Jiahu and the others were arranged by Li Wenzao, and it was not an exaggeration to say that they were widows, so they got it according to this method.

Zhang Juzheng said: "But in this way, you have already reported for the extermination of the Japanese in the last year, so there is no resistance to opening the sea." At this moment, if the Japanese invaders revive, and even make trouble in Yangzhou, they will be furious and strictly ordered to investigate on a large scale, and the matter of opening the sea will be troubled again. ”

Yan Hong said: "In Mr.'s opinion, how is it good?" ”

Zhang Juzheng said: "From a certain point of view, this Yangzhou rebellion is directly said to be a group of evil young people in the south of the Yangtze River, because they were bribed by the Qin criminal Li Wenzao, and rioted in Yangzhou, intending to kidnap the Qin Cha and destroy the great cause of opening the sea. There is not a single word mentioned in the whole text. In this way, the implication is not widespread, and the impact will not be too great. It must be known that Li Wenzao instigated this matter in order to disturb Jiangnan, so that he could relieve the hatred in his heart. If we make a big show and ask for everything, it is right in its arms. Now we only accept the crime as ordinary villains, so the follow-up will be much simpler, and it will not delay the plan. ”

Yan Hong suddenly said: "I see, thank you Mr. Zhang for reminding me." However, there are real Japanese people who have landed on the shore in Zhejiang, and there is a war, how can this matter be reported? ”

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "The coastal areas of Zhejiang have always been rampant. After Wang Zhi and Xu Hai recruited An, some sporadic remnants refused to change their evil and continued to do evil, what is so strange? It is the mainland, but there are also lawbreakers. Qi Jiguang annihilated the enemy in the first battle, and it no longer spread for thousands of miles in previous years, and it was the erosion of several provinces, doesn't this just show that the Japanese are already surviving? After the opening of the sea to trade, the local exchanges between the Japanese and the Celestial Empire will be able to gradually clear up, but there is no need to worry. ”

Yan Hong listened to Zhang Juzheng's words, and nodded again and again: "Mr.'s teachings have made the students suddenly open." ”

Zhang Juzheng said: "Chunchen, you were originally a military attaché, acted decisively, and made many meritorious contributions on the battlefield. However, in the affairs of the dynasty, sometimes it is necessary to combine rigidity and softness. The doorway of this should be carefully referenced. ”

In fact, Yan Hong had prepared for the national examination several times in his previous life, and he was not ignorant of these doorways. It's not hard to work hard, and sometimes it's inevitable that the brain will go down. After listening to Zhang Juzheng's words, he naturally knew it.

Zhang Juzheng said again: "Chunchen, since you know that there are thieves who are going to riot in Yangzhou, why don't you inform the civil and military officials and make preparations as soon as possible?" Instead, call all the civil and military officials to your house to drink happy wine. I heard that Xun Sixun's wife was also convicted by thieves, and she washed her face with tears at a sky-high price, so she was pitiful. ”

Yan Hong hurriedly said: "Sir, I can't hide it, the students are afraid. This news is not accurate, if it is chasing the wind and catching shadows, then the whole city will make a big fuss, but nothing happened, in this Nanjing mutiny, but it makes people panic, maybe it will also make Mr. Nanjing's Nanjing Rebellion have worries. Second, the land south of the Yangtze River is intertwined, and some of these thieves may have connections with people in the government. If I inform the civil and military forces of the whole city, all places will be prepared as one, but I am afraid that the thieves will learn the news and come up with another poisonous plan, but it will not be easy to deal with. Therefore, I only secretly arranged for the Jinyi guards to be everywhere, and once something happened, I quickly led the officers and soldiers everywhere with my warrant to deal with the camera, so that I could advance and retreat. As for the civil and military forces in Yangzhou, if they are really scattered in the yamen everywhere and become chaotic, they seem to be afraid of mistakes. I gathered them in my outer house, in fact, to protect them, not to be affected at the beginning of the turmoil, and when the situation is less peaceful, I can let them all fall into the hands of the leaders of the yamen. It's just that I didn't expect the thief to be so ruthless, and he was able to break the yamen of the Yangzhou prefect and make Mrs. Xun suffer, which is also a student's miscalculation. ”

Zhang Juzheng said: "If you say so, it's really a good thing to deal with." Xun Taishou was also unlucky. Hey, fortunately, he has been robbing and arresting few evils these days, and it is said that dozens of people have been tortured to death. Chunchen, you also persuade him, the anger should be eliminated, and it is enough to stop. ”

So everyone raised their glasses and went home. When he turned around, he reported to the court with what Zhang Juzheng pointed out. was sent out to track down the evil young Jinyi guard, and when he arrived in Suzhou and other places, he only took the confessions and pictures of the evil young people's family members, and then did not continue to pursue them for the time being. Yan Hong got these texts, and he was secretly happy in his heart. There are few evils in Yangzhou this time, many of them are partial brothers of Jiangnan merchant families, if they really investigate on this, although they can squeeze out a lot of silver, but they will be widely offended. Now he only left his confession to himself, but these families in Jiangnan also accepted his love, and things will be handled in the future. (To be continued......)