Guangdong.

A few months ago, after the floods in Jiangxi were over, the Pingnan Army continued its march southward in a big way, reaching a flat field outside the Guangzhou Prefecture, and began to build a large camp of the Pingnan Army outside the city.

Among the large battalions, it is already quite large.

Thanks to the large-scale use of cement in Daming, in Guangdong, where the climate is warm, it is almost not affected by the season.

It's just that due to the continuous rainy season, the progress of the construction of the camp has been slowed down slightly.

"This... This.. These are all areas controlled by clans, and the local prefectures and counties have little to say, and the words of the patriarch there are far above the decrees of the imperial court. ”

Like the Tianhu Army, there was also a large number of staff officers within the Pingnan Army.

Now.

The staff officer of the Pingnan Army kept waving the long wooden stick in his hand and pointing around on the map of Guangdong on the table, as for the sources of these intelligences, of course, they all came from Dongchang.

"So much .."

The more he looked at it, the more frightened Huo Weihua finally understood what Zhu Youzhen said to himself before he came to Guangdong: "When you go to Guangdong, you can act cheaply when you encounter something, and I support you." ”

At that time, Huo Weihua, who was indeed in tears and felt that he was deeply valued by Emperor Chongzhen, now understood how complicated the situation was with clans entrenched in Guangdong and Fujian.

It is undoubtedly a great challenge to solve this problem this winter.

"It is impossible for all of these clans to be unrestrained by the imperial court, let's talk about where we are not needed!"

"Yes! Master Huo.. Look! ”

Then the staff officer of the Naping Southern Army once again compared back and forth on the map, and then said: "In fact, the most important forces are mainly the Wang clan and the Yan clan of Guangzhou Prefecture. ”

Speaking of which, Huo Weihua's expression is obviously much better-looking, and there is one main goal, which is much simpler.

Otherwise, he would be an enemy everywhere, and Huo Weihua couldn't imagine how difficult this matter would be.

"Then as long as these two forces can be swept away, will the other clan forces collapse with it?"

As soon as this sentence came out, the staff officer of the Pingnan Army on the side showed bitterness on his face, and said in a loud voice: "Don't think so, my lord, things are far from being so simple, the relationship between clans and clans is often quite good, and the contacts are also quite close. ”

Huo Weihua was also surprised, and said in disbelief: "The court doesn't make a move on them, why do they dare to resist at the risk of capital crimes, could it be that they want to rebel?" ”

The staff officer was originally persecuted by the neighboring clan forces in Guangdong before fleeing to Henan, and was later taken in by the local guard, and later restructured and joined the Pingnan Army.

The understanding of this is much higher than that of Huo Weihua, and I saw him speak: "These clan forces, don't look at each other, are different clans one after another, but they are often very closely related to each other, and intermarriages, marriages, and various means emerge in endlessly. ”

"Shhhhh Doesn't it mean that once this clan force is defeated, it is very likely to attract more clans to counterattack? ”

"My lord.. I'm afraid it is! ”

The problem instantly surfaced, and this happened to be the main reason why many of the clan forces in Guangdong and Fujian showed a fearless look when they heard that the imperial court was sending troops to the south.

In fact, it was with such an intricate relationship that they concluded that the imperial court would not dare to do anything to themselves no matter what.

"No matter what! It is necessary to quell the clan rebellions in Guangdong and Fujian as soon as possible, otherwise the day when it really breaks out, the pressure on the imperial court will be even greater! ”

Huo Weihua's eyes froze, and he once again thought of what Zhu Youzhen said before he set out on the expedition.

What about intricacies?

As long as enough people are killed and the traditional concepts that are heavy in the hearts of the people are killed, Huo Weihua feels that Guangdong's predicament will definitely be resolved.

Then I only heard him speak: "Gather all the officers of the Pingnan Army above the division commander level to come to me for a meeting, and at the same time send people to invite the division commanders of the Tianhu Army, as well as the Dongchang Thousand Households of the Guangdong Provincial Government."

"Yes! My lord, I'll arrange it! ”

Time was rushed, and the meeting was finally moved to the next day.

In the early morning, a large number of military attaches gathered here.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have gathered you here today to ask the first question... Do you know anything about the clans in Guangdong and Fujian?"

As soon as this sentence was thrown out, someone understood the deep meaning of Huo Weihua's words, and hurriedly said: "My lord.. Isn't it.."

There was a pause, and everyone was not stupid.

Immediately, everyone's eyes focused on Huo Weihua, only to see him nodding silently.

Hiss... Everyone immediately gasped.

Sure enough, the rumors in the market are not rootless water, the source of the news is really true, and everyone who is now sent here by the imperial court is indeed for the clans in Guangdong and Fujian.

"Why. Why do you have to do it so hastily for us to do something to these clans? The power of these clans in Guangdong may not be large, but it is easy to incite a large number of people to riot! ”

As soon as a division commander of the Pingnan Army spoke, Huo Weihua raised his eyebrows, looked at the man and said, "Go on, don't have any worries." ”

The person who spoke was a chief of the health department when the Guangdong Health Institute was restructured, and he was a native of Guangdong named Xian Feng.

"Once we touch these clan forces, we can easily fall into passivity because of the riots of the people, those clans will definitely let the people rush to the front first, we can't shoot at the people!"

"yes.. If we can't make a move on the people, then those clans will hide in it, and after the intention is broken, I am afraid that those clan forces will usher in a counterattack against us like a fish in a dead net. ”

.. Guangdong Jinyi Wei Qianhu on the side also spoke.

Seeing this, Huo Weihua opened his mouth and said: "You are all the ministers of the king, but you are the ministers of Your Majesty, you should understand the truth of this." ”

"It's not that the imperial court has to take action against the clan forces, nor is it to take the initiative to offend the interests of the people, but now the clans in Guangdong and Fujian have reached the time when they can't be eradicated."

The staff officer on the side also hurriedly echoed: "What Master Huo said is right, if you have a certain understanding of the territory of Guangdong Province, you will know that what the clan patriarch said here is more effective than the decree of the imperial court, and even more effective than His Majesty's holy decree." ”

However, these remarks aroused the indignation of many people.

Especially the division commanders of the Heavenly Tiger Army, who said almost in unison: "How can this be true!" If you want to fight, you can fight! ”