Volume 3 Jianghu Road, People's Hearts Are Dangerous Chapter 154 The Dust Settles (Medium)
When the battle in front of the Taishou Mansion in Ruzhou ended with the victory of Sun Ning's army, the battle near the military camp in the north of the city had also been seen.
Naturally, the officers and troops on this side also won a big victory.
However, compared to the Lianyunzhai bandits who easily killed and lost their main commander under the leadership of Sun Ning, the battle here in the military camp was obviously much more difficult and tortuous.
Although the strength of the official army in this place far exceeded that of the bandits, and they also divided their troops and horses to form a two-sided attack, under the leadership of Qi Huai, Lianyunzhai still burst out with extremely strong combat effectiveness and struggled to make the last support.
Even when they were shocked that the officers and troops were outflanking from behind, they decisively chose to turn their guns and brazenly attack the soldiers and horses in the rear, which really allowed them to kill the bloody road and rush straight to the rear barracks.
Seeing that the enemy was still stubbornly resisting to the end at this time, the officers and soldiers finally let go of their hands and feet completely - bows and arrows, especially ignited rockets, shot at the bandits like locusts flying in the sky.
Not only did they shoot the enemy on their backs, causing heavy casualties, but they also set fire to the houses and shops along the surrounding streets, thus trapping the bandits in this area of fire.
After that, there will be a battle of trapped beasts, that is the real one, and it will be a more fierce fight than in front of the Taishou Mansion.
Knowing that there was no way out, and under the command of Qi Huai, the backbone of the backbone, more than 1,000 people in Lianyunzhai gritted their teeth and persevered all night, until the dawn of the day, they were defeated by the equally desperate onslaught on both sides.
At the end of the battle, Lianyunzhai suffered more than six or seven hundred casualties, and the price paid by the officers and soldiers was also comparable, which was a tragic victory.
But Jiang and the others didn't have time to celebrate with emotion, because they also heard the battle from the center of Ruzhou City, and they were all worried about the progress of the battle over there.
As soon as the battle was over, they bound up the captives and guarded them, and at the same time sent fast horses to inquire about the situation in the city and inquire about the details of the adults.
And when they officially escorted all the captives and rushed to the city with Qi Huai, who only had one breath left, halfway through, another fast horse brought news like a thunderbolt on a sunny day: "Lord Taishou was killed in the mansion by the rebellious bandits!"
"General Kuang also died heroically in the battle with the enemy......"
Hearing this result, Jiang He and the other officers immediately froze there, only to feel that they didn't know what to do next.
They are all just rough generals, and they have never known to follow orders.
Regardless of whether the order came from Lord Taishou or from General Kuang, as long as the order was given from above, they would do it, and they would do it without thinking about anything else.
And now, the sky in Ruzhou has completely changed, and these rebellious bandits have been completely annihilated, but the two pillars have also died at the same time. So what should you do next?
In the past, this would not be a problem, and the imperial court would have sent officials to replace the power and govern the locality.
But now, the imperial court has long existed in name only, and the other officials and others in the city simply don't have the prestige and ability to take the place of those two lords, how can this be good?
Could it be that the whole of Ruzhou is going to be completely divided because of this incident, and each will find a way out?
With an extremely anxious and dazed mood, the entire army continued to move forward until it was still covered with blood and corpses everywhere in front of the Taishou Mansion.
Then they saw a man who had not been seen for a long time, but who was quite familiar, and stepped out of the carriage that had just stopped.
Ruzhou Zhizhou, Liang Zhengrong!
Compared with the four products too shou, the status of the six products is too bad.
In a sense, the functions and powers of the two sides overlap, and both have the right to manage the affairs of a state's civil affairs.
But when it comes to power, the gap between the two is too big, so when the Dayue Imperial Court sent high-ranking officials to serve as the taishou of the important state capitals a few decades ago, the original status of the governor became very embarrassing and humble.
When you meet a talkative Taishou, the two sides can also divide their responsibilities or discuss them. After all, the Taishou's duties and powers are heavier and more numerous, not only local civil affairs, but also military and political finances are under his control.
But if you want to meet a good grasp of power, the situation is completely different, and Ruzhou Taishou Bian Jiuling is obviously the one who shows off such officials.
Since he sat in the high position of the Taishou of Ruzhou, he has continuously received the rights below into his hands, turning the officials below into officials who can only act according to orders, and making his colleagues in the Manchu government become the existence of echoing insects.
In the face of a strong boss, many officials can only choose to bow their allegiance, but Liang Zhengrong refuses.
Not only did he refuse, but he also criticized Bian Taishou's various decrees and practices, and even refuted a series of policies of the other party in public.
For such disobedient subordinates, Bian Jiuling naturally would not be soft, and soon exercised his power to completely empty this Ruzhou governor. Later, he planted a lot of charges of corruption and dereliction of duty on his head, and he had to be prosecuted.
As a result, not long after the impeachment of Liang Zhengrong arrived in the capital, a huge change occurred, and it was impossible for the imperial court to deal with this small governor.
After that, Bian Taishou was also busy grabbing more local power and benefits, coupled with the protection of some of Liang Zhengrong's old friends in the yamen, he finally just put him under house arrest at home and did not do anything further.
In Liang Zhengrong's view, this is the end of his life, and he can't even resign and go home.
But as a result, just when the smoke rose and the turbulent night was coming to an end, two strangers appeared in front of their house.
"Zunjia is Lord Liang of Ruzhou Zhizhou, right? In Xia Xiao Qian, I hereby ask you to make decisions for the hundreds of thousands of people in Ruzhou, sit in the yamen, and deal with the next changes. ”
When the woman who looked quite pretty and free said these words in front of him, Liang Zhengrong was full of doubts and uneasiness: "Who are you?" What do you mean by that? ”
Seeing that he was extremely calm, although he was not surprised, Xiao Qian even showed an appreciative look: "It's not too late to ask Lord Liang when he arrives at the yamen for other things." Now that Ruzhou has no leader, only a good official like you, who is capable and has a prestige, can stabilize the hearts of the people and the army, and restore peace to the whole city. ”
After a pause, she added: "By the way, this night's chaos has killed Taishoubian Jiuling, and if you don't come forward again, Ruzhou will really be in chaos." ”
This really made Liang Zhengrong's face change, but driven by responsibility, he still chose to believe in the other party, followed the two out of the house, and then came all the way to Taishou Mansion.
As a result, what he saw along the way was such a miserable scene, which made him believe the other party's statement more and more, and at the same time, he felt a little excited in his heart.
Liang Zhizhou, who was seized of his post and placed under house arrest at home, has actually always had the illusion of returning to Yamen one day!