Zhang Xiumei had his men secretly infiltrate the village and threaten the Miao people who did not want to continue to participate in the rebellion, ostensibly to deter the Miao people from participating in the attack on the Miao army. This move invisibly pushed Miao Min to Gong Jichang's side, these Miao people who just wanted to live didn't want to fight against the "Xi Family Army" anymore, because they knew that being alive was better than anything else, and they were killed by the army of the imperial court, and there was nothing left.

Jing Nanjun was by no means merciful to those villages that continued to interact with Zhang Xiumei, but he was open to the Miao people who cooperated with the "Xi Jiajun" to maintain stability in the southeast of Guizhou, and did not blame the past, distributing a large number of rice seeds and cattle, rent-free and tax-free, and helping them rebuild their homes.

In order to prevent the Miao army from making a comeback, Gong Jichang sent troops to guard the recovered villages, protect the lives and property of the Miao people, and cut off Zhang Xiumei's contact with the village to the greatest extent.

Gong Jichang thought that those Miao troops did not have the support of the common people, so they launched several attacks on the Leigong Mountain area, but they were all defeated by the Miao army.

Many Tao Yao Miao people participated in Zhang Xiumei and Yang Daliu's Miao army, and fought in various other counties or counties, and later the Qing and Qing armies came too much, and they retreated to Lei Mountain. There were more and more troops in the Qinghe army, and the food for the Miao army was becoming more and more difficult. Wherever the Qing army went, they burned down their houses.

The armies of other counties sang blackface to kill people and set fires, Gong Jichang was responsible for singing red-faced, gathering those displaced Miao people to Taoyao's mountain, cooking porridge for them to eat every day, twice a day, who knew that the number of people was increasing, and they almost ate up the military rations of the "Xijia Army". Gong Jichang had no choice but to transfer a large amount of grain from other places to solve the food shortage.

The most terrible thing is that when there are many people, it is dirty and smelly, and the plague occurs, and this disease is transmitted one by one, and more people die.

In order to drag these corpses out, Gong Jichang issued a reward order, whoever dragged the corpses of the dead to the river below and threw them away, he could get three bowls of rice, in order to survive, more people were dragged, and the dead corpses blocked the river, that scene was really miserable.

Fortunately, Gong Jichang brought the third lady Ran Jiufeng to Guimao County and organized a medical rescue team of hundreds of people to temporarily control the plague.

Seeing that the tough encirclement and suppression did not play a big role, and he had to stick the old book inside, Gong Jichang had to think of some other methods.

Miao people have always been upright, you are good to me, I am better than you, you are bad to me, I am worse than you. When it comes to credit, it is always unambiguous. This kind of character is both a plus and a disadvantage. Gong Jichang decided to take advantage of this and capture Zhang Xiumei and Yang Daliu alive.

Then Gong Jichang broke through the natural danger, recovered Taigong, Kaihuai and other places, implemented the imperial court's policy of "capturing the canal and ploughing the court and sweeping the holes", and implemented a military management policy for those Miao Zhai who participated in the rebellion. When the armies were gathered together, the problem arose, because the supply of food was quarreled with each other.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, the military salary of the fighting army of the guest county should be provided by the main county, and because Guimao County was poor, it was still provided by the guest county. After the defeat of the army, the Miao army retreated to the south of the Qingshui River, and could no longer directly threaten Luchuan and Jingnan, so the rulers of the two counties were unwilling to pay money to work for Guimao County and do thankless work.

Liu Kun, governor of Jingnan County, stressed: "Since Jingnan County came to aid Guizhou, it has needed a huge amount of money and accumulated a lot of arrears, and the recent situation in Jingzhong still needs to be prevented and remedied, and it is necessary to consolidate the fundamentals." He proposed that the Jingnan Army planned to suspend its military action against Zhang Xiumei. Prior to this, Xi Qitian returned to Yuanzhou with a part of Xi's army on the grounds of heat and plague, and handed over the military to Gong Jichang, Tang Benyou, etc.

Wu Tang, the governor of Luchuan, proposed that all the troops of Luchuan be withdrawn and handed over to the governor of Guimao County with a monthly salary of 50,000 yuan, which would be handled by himself. Then, Tang Jiong led the Luchuan army to withdraw to the front line of Pingyue and Weng'an on the grounds that the epidemic was heavy and the food was exhausted.

The Qing and imperial courts did not agree to the proposal of suspending pay and withdrawing troops, and stipulated that the army of the guest province would still be paid by the guest province, but in order to solve the difficulty of food and salary, it was allowed to lay off the old and weak. Because of this, Lu Chuan's army was unstable, and the commander Chen Xixiang's troops were defeated first, followed by other departments, and Zeng Biguang, the governor of Guimao County, impeached Tang Jiong.

The Qing Dynasty and the imperial court ordered Zhou Dawu, the governor of Guimao (the former general of the Luchuan Army), to lead more than 5,900 people from Luchuan to Guizhou from Luchuan to Guizhou, and galloped to his post.

There were contradictions between the Qing and the army, which created an excellent opportunity for the Miao army to regather its strength, and the base area centered on the Crow Slope on the border of Danjiang and Kaili gradually formed, and Zhang Xiumei decided to rely on the powerful terrain to have a decisive battle with Gong Jichang.

Because the weather was too hot, according to Xi Qitian's instructions before leaving, the soldiers of the Jingyi Battalion who had entered Lei Gongshan stopped the attack, and Gong Jichang returned to Jingnan County with a soldier.

In the process of fighting with the Blue Wolf Army and the Miao Army, Gong Jichang also used Miao to transmit information, but many soldiers read too little, and they can say that they can't write, and it is really difficult to bring an army without cultural literacy!

Gong Jichang and Zhu Rongchu discussed this matter for a long time, and finally decided to save the local culture by running a free school and bilingual teaching.

After more than two months of hard work, the "Miao Dictionary" was finally out of draft, Gong Jichang was very happy, ordered batch printing, Zhu Rongchu said happily: "The dictionary is completed, but there are very few orders, how to promote the Miao language?" ”

Gong Jichang said: "Success is in the sky, and it is in the people." Each village builds its own private school and a academy, and I can fund it. ”

Zhu Rongchu said: "There are not enough people, what should we do in terms of teachers?" ”

Gong Jichang said: "You should be a professor, Gong Tianyuan, Yu Qian, Zhu Shuiqiang and others are teaching assistants, and after the completion of the academy, you can start teaching." Each village selects two smart and excellent people, and they will teach face-to-face for one year in the academy, and then return to the private school to teach Tongmeng face-to-face. ”

Zhu Rongchu said: "I have little qualifications, I'm afraid I won't be competent-"

Gong Jichang patted Zhu Rongchu's shoulder and said, "Don't shirk it, you are in the prime of life, and the professor is none other than you, so it's decided." ”

With the efforts of Gong Jichang, Miao Wen gradually spread, and for a time bilingual teaching in various villages in Rulin County became popular, Miao literacy achieved good results, and the Miao family's folk songs also flourished.

Miao people love to sing mountain songs, which are like a sweet stream, nourishing their lives and accompanying them day and night, and have gradually become an indispensable cultural and traditional custom in Miao people's farming, life and festivals.

In the past six months, Gong Jichang often rode a horse to fish in the rivers around Dayangtong, Xiaoyangtong, and Tunniudong, and returned with a full load every time. After a long time, the local Miao people all know this great hero in the south of the Yangtze River, and they all affectionately call him "Lord Gong", because Gong Jichang has an excellent reputation among the people of Rulin County.

One day, Gong Jichang walked around in front of the newly repaired mansion. An old man wearing sunglasses came to the door of the Gong family's mansion, looked left and right, and saw the stone horse, the stone lion, and the two carved flying dragons on the door, and couldn't help exclaiming: "Whose mansion is this?" Six in and six out, something big will happen! ”

Gong Jichang was stunned, invited the old man into the village, hurriedly poured tea for him, and treated him as a guest: "Sir, where do you say this?" ”

The old man took off his glasses and said with a smile: "My lord, don't you know me?" ”

"I don't know." Gong Jichang shook his head.

"You always know this, right?" The old man pulled out a "Louis XVI" trademark from his bosom. Gong Jichang looked at the trademark for a long time, it was all French and Western letters, and he definitely didn't know it.

"This is Lu Yi Sixteen...... the old man laughed.

"You're the old nephew?!" Gong Jichang asked.

"It's me, uncle." Gong Shengdi couldn't help but burst into tears, "I finally found you." ”

"Sheng Di's old nephew, you're back, why don't you go back to Lao Cai Town?" Gong Jichang was puzzled.

"I'm alone, I don't have a reputation, what are I going to do when I go back?"

"Your lady has been waiting for you for more than ten years, can you bear it?"

"Uncle, I heard that you have won many battles in the pacification of the Blue Wolf Army and the Miao Army, and you have become a first-class admiral, is it true?"

"What's wrong with the Admiral, when I think of Li Dayu who was beheaded in Nanyue, and those dead soldiers, I can't sleep at night. Of course, there is also you, who have been confiscated to the frontier for more than ten years, and I am ashamed of my brothers......"

"Uncle, fighting a war is about killing people, and some things are not something you can control. By the way, how much silver did you get in Guimao County? Gong Shengdi suddenly asked.

"Not much, a few million taels." Gong Jichang said.

"Awesome, uncle." Gong Sheng smiled and said, "What are you going to do with this silver?" ”

"Keep hundreds of thousands of taels for your own use. The rest of the money was used to build roads, build bridges, build academies, and do righteous education, and use the money for charitable causes that benefit the people. Gong Jichang smiled slightly.

"That's right. Your mansion is too luxurious, which will attract the resentment of those court officials, so the stone lions and stone horses in front of the house must be paid attention to at any time, and do not be seized by people with ulterior motives. Gong Sheng reminded.

"What are you afraid of, General Xi Qitian's mansion is more atmospheric than mine, and there are several manors." Gong Jichang said with a smile.

"Uncle, General Xi Qitian is a talented person, he is clever, you can't compare with him, it's better to be careful." Gong Sheng said.

"Well, yes." Gong Jichang said, "Sheng Ji old nephew, the rebellion of the Miao people in Guimao County has not subsided, do you still have the idea of joining the army again?" ”

"Yes. This time, I came to Sidu to find you, and it is precisely for this reason that I came. Gong Sheng was overjoyed.

"Very good." Gong Jichang nodded.

At this time, Feng Jiaoer, Lin Haiying, Ran Jiufeng, and Luo Suqin came in, and they felt very strange when they saw Gong Shengdi, who had pale sideburns and was full of energy, sitting in the hall and chatting with Gong Jichang.

"Changyu, this old gentleman is ......," Feng Jiao'er asked.

"The master, this is Gong Sheng in Laojie Town, my righteous son." Gong Jichang said with a smile.