Chapter 64: Lu Fan did it, you can't do it!
The news that the garrisons and guards of Yanghe East Road were in rebellion, and that they were beheaded on the spot by the generals of the East Road, reached the General Military Office of Datong Town in the evening of the second day.
After receiving this news, Cao Wenzhao, the chief soldier, was also taken aback, and hurriedly convened the deputy general and various cronies of the general army to discuss the matter.
"Lord General Soldier, more than 7,000 officers and soldiers on the East Road were killed by Lu Fan in one go, more than half of them were killed, and the entire East Road defense line is probably going to collapse!"
The deputy general of Datong Town frowned, and he knew very well what virtues the officials and soldiers in various places were.
Nayang and Donglu said that there were more than 7,000 officers and soldiers, but in fact, it was good to have 5,000 men and horses, and the matter of eating empty salaries, no matter where they were, was extremely common, and even the princes of the court, even if they knew it in their hearts, did not dare to say anything.
After all, military salaries have been deducted layer by layer, and those officials in the DPRK and China have not lost their profits.
In other words, Lu Fan killed more than 4,000 people with this brain, and the entire officials and troops of the East Road were probably killed by him!
If the northern grasslands invade on a large scale at this time, the eastern defense line will have to collapse in an instant, what should be done at that time?
"I can't collapse!"
Cao Bianjiao, the general of the Datong Patrol Road, did not have much worry, and even had a little smile on the corner of his mouth.
It seems that I agree with Lu Fan's killing in my heart.
"Lu Fan has at least four thousand elite cavalry in his hands, this force is in hand, and the tribes of Northern Mongolia will not be able to stir up any storms unless they unite to gather tens of thousands of troops!"
"And I heard that Lu Fan has done a good job of clearing the wasteland, and he has already begun to recruit new troops before the end of spring ploughing, and it is estimated that it will not be long before this batch of new troops can fill the defense lines of various cities, and there will be no chaos!"
The chief soldier Cao Wenzhao did not speak, but had been studying the official document sent by Lu Fan, and after a while, he handed the official document to the deputy general and shook his head slightly.
"Four thousand chaotic soldiers were pacified in an hour, do you think the more than 10,000 horses under the command of our General Military Mansion have such ability?"
"This ......." The adjutant general took the official document and read it for a long time, his face was a little ugly, and said: "Even if it can be calmed down, there will definitely be heavy casualties, and the number of casualties among the people is probably difficult to calculate." There were only hundreds of dead and injured people on Rudong Road, which is unbelievable!"
Cao Wenzhao nodded and said: "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, there has been a lot of trouble in various towns, although it is the first time that it is so large-scale as this East Road, but I have to say that Lu Fan has handled it very well!"
"The rebels have been suppressed, and they have not caused much damage to the local people, and all the rebels have been killed, which is also a reflection of outstanding ability and rigorous management of the army!"
The commander-in-chief said so, and the adjutant general immediately understood that this was planning to calm things down and not want to be entangled in this matter.
"Besides......" Cao Wenzhao pointed to the document and said, "Don't forget, that Lu Fan is not only a general of the East Road, but also the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and it is within the Jinyi Guard's duty to arrest the rebellious!"
"This official document is just to inform our General Military Mansion that Jinyiwei has quelled a rebellion and arrested several military attaches who planned a rebellion, as for the follow-up matter, there is no intention for us to intervene!"
"And Lu Fan dares to make a move, it is estimated that all kinds of evidence of Li An's rebellion have already been prepared, this matter has been determined, and the case of rebellion, you had better not interfere indiscriminately!"
Speaking of Jinyiwei, the deputy general and other officials of the General Military Office suddenly fell silent, if Lu Fan used the identity of the commander of Jinyiwei to say things, they would not dare to point fingers at this incident in the General's Mansion.
If one is not good, he is targeted by the Jinyi Guard, even if he is hiding in the General Soldier's Mansion, he has no sense of security at all.
As long as the Ming Dynasty is not dead, and the imperial court still has some prestige, even if it is the general army of a town, for the Jinyi Guard, he has to avoid three points, and he does not dare to provoke at will!
"Your Majesty and the princes of the court don't know what to think, since Lu Fan was given the position of general, why do you still retain the identity of the commander of the Jinyi Guard, isn't this adding to the blockage of our east road!"
The adjutant general muttered helplessly, but still asked, "Lord Commander, just report it like this?"
Cao Wenzhao snorted, "In this matter, the General Military Mansion will report it to the imperial court according to Lu Fan's official document, and I estimate that the governor will do the same." As for how Your Majesty and the princes of the court deal with it, that's their business!"
The commander-in-chief had made a decision, and everyone naturally didn't say anything more. In this matter, they Datong Town General Military Mansion, can no longer intervene, as the Son of Heaven's pro-army, Jinyiwei is beyond the world, even if it is to be disposed of, His Majesty has to personally give an order.
After the officials left, in the lobby of the General Military Mansion, only Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, the uncle and nephew, were still there.
"Uncle, this Lu Fan, it is estimated that he has been prepared for a long time, dug the pit, and waited for Li An and those people to jump in!" Only the uncle and nephew were left, Cao Bianjiao spoke very directly, and did not hide it anymore.
Cao Wenzhao said with a smile: "This is natural! If it weren't for this, how could the people only have these casualties? It is estimated that the Jinyi Wei army has been waiting for a long time, waiting for the official army on the East Road to start a disorder, and after having a suitable reason, they will directly enter the town and suppress it!"
Speaking of this, he clapped his hands, with a somewhat old look, with a bit of happiness.
"Sometimes, I can't wait to purge all the military attaches and gentry in Datong, this Lu Fan, did what I didn't dare to do!"
Cao Bianjiao was shocked when he heard this, "Uncle, my nephew has an idea, let's ....... it."
"Put away your unrealistic ideas!" Cao Wenzhao interrupted at the moment: "Lu Fan did it, you can't do it! He is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, are you?"
"What he does is his job, as long as His Majesty still trusts him, there will be no big problem. But if you dare to do this, let alone the gentry officials of the entire Datong Town, even the courtiers will attack you en masse!"
"Lu Fan can bear it, can you bear it?"
was reprimanded by his uncle like this, and the enthusiasm on Cao Bianjiao's face suddenly dissipated a lot, and in the entire hall, only helpless sighs were left.
.........
Just when Yanghe East Road was still cleaning up the aftermath of the previous rebellion, the capital, which was thousands of miles away, also received a few days later from the Jinyi Guard.
At the same time, the twists and turns of the general military office and the governor of Datong Town also arrived in Beijing one after another, as if they were stuck at a point.
For a time, the government and the opposition were shaken, and thousands of officers and soldiers rebelled, which was definitely not a trivial matter.
Even Chongzhen, who had just left the early dynasty, hurriedly convened the ministers and convened the court meeting again after receiving the recital.