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On the morning of the next day, Liu Daxia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, announced in a high-profile manner that the rebellion of the mob in Wen'an County had been controlled, and Chen Wei, the commander of the state guard, led the army to defeat the main force of Wen'an anti-thieves.

The civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and they all rejoiced, praising the military department for acting decisively, and Liu Shangshu was confident that he would do what he said; Liu Daxia was also arrogant, and turned out the words that Song Nan said a few days ago, and sarcastically mocked Song Nan for being worried and nosy.

Song Nan was very surprised in his heart, he originally thought that Liu Daxia did not report it, deliberately concealed the news, so as not to cause panic, and announced the truth after it subsided, but now it seems that Liu Daxia openly announced such untrue news in the court, and he was obviously kept in the dark.

In the face of Liu Daxia's ridicule, Song Nan did not bother to talk to him, and after the next dynasty, Song Nan followed the footsteps of Zhengde to the Qianqing Palace to meet him; Zhengde was in a happy mood, changed his clothes and was about to go to Xiyuan for a walk, when he heard that Song Nan was coming to see him, he suspected that he was ridiculed by Liu Daxia in court, and he came to explain himself.

In the imperial study, Song Nan just proposed to go to Bazhou in person, and Zhengde laughed and said: "Song Nan, is Liu Daxia unconvinced after saying a few words?" I actually want to confirm this matter in person, hey, your temper, I have convinced you; You need to know that you are not right in everything, and it is common for you to be wrong in judgment occasionally, don't I blame you? ”

Liu Jin stood aside, with a gloating smile on his face, and said strangely: "Lord Song is not angry that he is being called a fuss, this is to see if my Ming military department secretary lied in court." ”

Song Nan ignored Liu Jin and said to Zhengde: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't want to be angry with Liu Daxia, the news announced by Liu Daxia today is very different from the news obtained by the minister, so the minister asked to go and see it in person." ”

Zhengde frowned and said, "What? Discrepancies? ”

Song Nan nodded and said: "Yes, the minister received a secret report from the Yamen of the Jinyi Guard Baoding Thousand Households last night, which was diametrically opposed to what the Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of War said; The mob in Wen'an County has not been defeated, but has become a prairie fire, from hundreds of people to thousands, the local people were coerced into a large number, four days ago, the new town defender Xu Shangyi led more than 1,000 soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress, was killed by thieves more than 500 people, Xu Shangyi also died in battle. ”

Zhengde was startled, his face turned pale, and he couldn't speak: "This ...... This...... You're not joking with me. ”

Liu Jin was also stunned, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Song, you can't talk nonsense for the sake of face." ”

Song Nan frowned and said to Liu Jin: "Father-in-law Liu, I will report to the emperor about the big event, can you step back for the time being, don't talk too much?" ”

Liu Jin said angrily: "Why can't I be on the side? Your Song Nan's words are not true, our family has to serve as a staff officer for the emperor. ”

Song Nan Huo Ran got up and said angrily: "Liu Jin, my Ming Dynasty has been in turmoil recently, and the society is in turmoil, do you know why?" Now I don't have time to talk to you, and I will settle accounts with you one day. ”

Liu Jin pointed at Song Nan and shouted, "What did you say?" Could it be that our family caused the civil unrest? Emperor...... Listen to Song Nan's words, it's too presumptuous, beg the emperor to be the master of the slave and maid, this crime The slave and the maid can't afford it. ”

Zhengde frowned and said, "Song Nan, be careful when you speak, why are you pulling Liu Jin's head again?" I ask you, why is there such a discrepancy between the news of the Ministry of War and the news of your Jinyiwei? Who the hell should I listen to? ”

Song Nan sighed, knowing that he was a little impulsive, and he didn't have the energy to tell Zhengde in detail about the causal relationship between the new deal implemented by Liu Jin and the frequent civil unrest, and the first consideration at the moment was how to calm down the incident.

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because the report of the Ministry of War and the information obtained by the Jinyi Guard Yamen are diametrically opposite, that the minister asked him to go to investigate and verify in person, and there must be something strange about this matter. If the information of my Jinyi Guard Yamen is wrong, the minister will severely punish the relevant personnel, and if the military department is untrue, it will be a big trouble. If the thieves can defeat thousands of officers and soldiers in one fell swoop, the thieves will already be strong, not only Wen'an, but also the surrounding states and counties will be affected, and it will be a chaotic situation. ”

Zhengde was shocked, how could he not understand the meaning of Song Nan's words, if Jinyiwei's information was true, at least it showed that there were a large number of thieves and soldiers, and they dared to fight with the officers and soldiers, then it was not a simple civil unrest, but a real rebellion; Once the state capital is attacked, the impact will be huge, and no one knows what the consequences will be.

"Your Majesty, there are only two guards and horses in the left side of Wen'an, Bazhou Wei and Hejian Wei, and there are no soldiers and horses in other states and counties near the left. Now the situation is unclear, and I can't make a specific judgment, but the minister goes, at least I can understand the situation, if there is a change, my Jinyi Wei Yamen has manpower in all counties, and you can mobilize to resist first; lest the thieves run rampant, and the charcoal is too widespread to be contained. ”

Zhengde nodded and said, "That's right, just in case; If Liu Daxia dares to deceive me, I will never spare him. ”

Song Nan said: "I can't judge the truth now, even if the news of the Ministry of War is wrong, it may be that Liu Shangshu was deceived by the guards below, don't mention this matter, let's figure out the situation first." ”

Zhengde said: "Okay, I will allow you to go, when will you leave." ”

Song Nan said: "As soon as the news is true, it is inevitable that the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp will be dispatched to suppress the bandits." ”

Liu Jin also realized the severity of the problem, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you can summon the Duke of England and the Duke of Dingguo to come to discuss secretly, now it is not appropriate to make a big splash, the slave and maid even suspect that Liu Daxia did it deliberately, maybe there is some conspiracy or something, in short, you must take precautions." ”

Song Nan glanced at Liu Jin, this guy can draw conspiracy theories about everything, having him by Zhengde's side is really a big threat, although he has no good impression of Liu Daxia, but it is nonsense to say that he did it on purpose and what conspiracy is brewing; After this incident, Liu Jin must find a way to get rid of it, and if this person is in the court, there will be no peace in Daming Sheji.

After leaving the palace, Song Nan returned to the yamen to gather everyone, let Sun Xuan sit in the Jinyi Wei Yamen to handle daily affairs, and ordered Wan Zhi to lead two hundred Jinyi Wei Han generals, Hou Dabiao Zheng Da led five hundred Beizhen Fu Si Ti cavalry, Wang Yong and Li Daniu took three hundred personal guards to the battalion flag school, a total of 1,000 Jinyi Guard cavalry to accompany him.

The daughters of the Song family knew that Song Nan was going to rush to Wen'an, Bazhou, where the mob was swarming, and they were all very worried, Ye Fanggu asked to go along, but Song Nan refused. This is not a tour of the mountains and rivers, although it is not a serious expedition with troops, but it is not much worse, and it is inconvenient to take a female dependent; Just appeased, let the little county lord ventilate the grandfather's mansion, and the sergeants immediately left Beijing after breakfast.

Wen'an County left close to the capital more than 800 miles, more than 1,000 cavalry along the official road Xiaoxing overnight, three days after arriving at Bazhou City; Bazhou Jinyi Wei Qianhu Yamen Wen General Yamen commanded Lord Song to come in person, and hurriedly gathered thousands of horses out of the city to greet him, and the Bazhou prefect went to the new town with Bazhou Wei, and the Tongzhi Lord who stayed behind also hurried out to greet him when he learned the news.

Song Nan asked about the situation in Wen'an County, and what was surprising was that the Bazhou officials didn't know anything, but said that two days ago, all the soldiers and horses of the Bazhou Wei were mobilized to Xinzhen, and the Bazhou Wei commanded Chen Wei to gather troops and horses in Xinzhen to wipe out the thieves in Wen'an County in one fell swoop, but as for the current result, I don't know.

Song Nan is going crazy, these guys don't know what to think, they are not sensitive to the crisis that is close at hand, it is obvious that since Chen Wei has gathered five or six thousand officers and soldiers of the whole guard to suppress the bandits, it shows that the matter is extremely tricky, so do you still monitor the news from time to time to find out the winner?

Fortunately, the Bazhou Wei Jinyi Wei Yamen is still quite powerful, and the news obtained from the thousands of households in Jinyi Wei in Baoding Prefecture said that a large army left Xinzhen the day before to suppress the bandits, as for the specific victory or defeat, it is necessary to confirm further information.

Song Nan knew the internal rules of Jinyiwei, and the thousands of households generally did not invade each other's jurisdictions to investigate, and if there was information to share, they could ask for assistance, but they were not allowed to differ. Ground grabbing work. Wen'an belongs to Bazhou, but it is relatively close to Baoding Mansion, and after the turmoil, the local government of Bazhou strictly ordered that it was not allowed to go out of the city at will. However, at this moment, the specific situation on the front line still needs to go to Xinzhen to listen to the news of the local Jinyi Wei Baihu Office.

Song Nan decided not to stop, and immediately went to Xinzhen, Bazhou Jinyi Wei Qianhu Lin Song proposed to take his brothers with him, Song Nan refused his proposal, because considering that in addition to the arrest of fast officials and tolerance and others in Bazhou City, the officers and soldiers of the guard have taken time, and they will not be able to maintain it in case of emergency, so more than 1,000 Jinyi Wei Ti cavalry is an important force in this city.

Song Nan announced that the Yamen of Bazhou Jinyi Wei Qianhu has entered an emergency standby state, and all Jinyi Weiqi schools must be on duty to cancel their vacations to ensure the stability of Bazhou.

After refusing the sumptuous luncheon set up by the Tongzhi of Bazhou, Song Nan led a thousand cavalry and cavalry to rush south to Xinzhencheng.