Compared with the march into Liangzhou and the full speed of advancing in the wind and snow, this time the imperial court division returned to Jiangnan much slower.

Ten days have passed, March has come to the end of the month, but the emperor's car is still in Liangzhou, temporarily stationed in Lianzhou.

It's not that Sun Ning is really slacking off, or he doesn't want to return to the dynasty sooner, but after all, he is a little relieved about the situation in Liangzhou. Therefore, after leaving Liangzhou City for hundreds of miles, he stopped and watched for the time being, while waiting for the news to come back.

The subordinate courtiers did not let Sun Ning wait for a long time, and on the last day of March, news of the situation in Liangzhou City was transmitted back one by one and reported to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, just five days ago, a small group of rebels made trouble in Dongcheng, Liangzhou, intending to coerce the surrounding people and attack the granary over there.

"But fortunately, Liu Maozhen, the new Taishou who stayed in Liangzhou, had already made arrangements and dealt with it properly, and at the same time as the chaos, he had sent thousands of soldiers and horses to besiege it, annihilating dozens of rebels in one fell swoop and quelling the rebellion."

Listening to the report and looking at the report sent in his hand, Sun Ning also showed a satisfied smile on his face, which was exactly the development and result he hoped to see.

"Liu Mao is really a capable official, and he is loyal enough to the court, after returning to the court, I will definitely reward him well, and he may be of great use in the future!" Sun Ning immediately expressed his position and asked his courtiers to write a will for his appreciation.

Although this is also a demoted official, he has not been reused when he was under Guo Yan, and this time he can be selected by Sun Ning and entrusted with important tasks, so he naturally has to perform well and leave a good impression on the emperor.

Later that same day, another report was delivered, also in Liangzhou.

"Your Majesty, Liang Yuanjing, the garrison of Liangzhou, came to report that just five days ago, Guo Yanyu's party was secretly instigating and forcing many old troops who had already been disarmed and returned to the field to make trouble again, but they were rejected by those soldiers.

As a result, they broke into the homes of the soldiers, intending to threaten them with force. It was Liang Yuanjing who rushed to rescue and suppress the news after hearing the report, which quelled this disaster. ”

"Hmph, these traitors are so bold that they dare to be so ghostly. Go to Liangzhou quickly, give Liang Yuanjing a decree, and I will allow him to deal with relevant people severely and strictly, and make an example of him! ”

Sun Ning immediately spoke up and gave instructions: "Also, let him send more soldiers and horses to inspect all parts of the city on weekdays, so as to prevent similar situations from happening again." Then tell the people who were originally generals in the Liangzhou army that no matter what they had done before, I had promised to pardon them and write them off.

"So in the future, as long as they no longer violate the laws of our court, no matter who threatens them with anything, they can ignore it, and if they report to the official, it will be counted as meritorious service and will be rewarded!"

When he was in Liangzhou, in order to prevent someone from accusing him of ulterior motives, Sun Ning did not dare to convey this instruction that the former Liangzhou soldiers would expose each other. But now, having left Liangzhou for hundreds of miles, there are no worries, and some things can be done freely.

Fortresses can be easily breached from within, and the same can be true of a seemingly united and threatening army.

After hearing this, many courtiers who accompanied the car all had their eyes lit up. They knew that in this way, there would be new changes in the situation in Liangzhou City, which was enough to completely smash all the backhands that Guo Yan and his people had worked so hard to arrange.

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Facts have proved that this view of the ministers is correct.

In the process of the imperial army continuing to return south, the city of Liangzhou in April was already a different situation.

Originally, the Liangzhou soldiers in the city who had changed back to the identity of ordinary people were still a little hesitant, and in the face of the criticism and temptation of the old boss and others, or simply threatened some previous things directly, and let them follow the incident, they just dragged it, but they did not dare to speak out.

But at this time, with the government's order to deliberately beat gongs and drums and pass it to every household, everyone was really reassured.

Although the vast majority of them have not been able to directly sell their original robes, after all, there are still people who are either forced by internal and external pressure, or really just to get some rewards, so they directly expose those who want to pull themselves into trouble and sue the government.

When all the evidence in these pleadings is put in front of him, whether it is Liu Maozhen or Liang Yuanjing, it is naturally impossible to let these unstable factors continue to go unsafe and cause trouble.

At that moment, the soldiers and horses in the city moved quickly, and in one fell swoop took down dozens of guys who were extremely active during this period and had been thinking about making trouble, and quickly convicted them of serious crimes.

At the time of the final conviction, although these dozens of people were forcibly escorted and fell to the ground, they all straightened their waists one by one, and their eyes were even more like fire staring at the two officials, and they said indignantly: "Liang Yuanjing, you were also a member of my Liangzhou army, and now not only do you not want to avenge the marshal, but you actually join the foreign enemy and harm my robe, aren't you afraid that you will have no shame to see the marshal and those brothers after death?" ”

"Liu Maozhen, I can see that you are a white-eyed wolf who can't be fed! Dashuai was really right when he refused to use you at the beginning, if you are brave enough, kill me! Even if I turn into a ghost and can't take revenge, one day, the young marshal will lead the army back and let your whole family bury me! ”

In the face of their constant shouting and threats, the expressions on the faces of the two officials also changed several times, but in the end they turned into a decisive decision.

Now that they have decided to take refuge in the imperial court, there should be no more thoughts of the two ends of the rat.

"It's you who are stubborn, even Guo Yan is far from being an enemy of the court, you can only commit suicide to beg for a good time, and now you dare to make trouble, I really don't know whether you live or die.

"Your Majesty is merciful, this incident has not been done against your respective relatives, otherwise it would have been enough to destroy your three clans according to your charges of plotting rebellion.

"As for Guo Han, he didn't even dare to stay in Liangzhou, the official thought that he was not qualified to come back at all, and my Liangzhou military and civilian officials would not recognize him again!"

After clearly revealing their attitude, the two no longer hesitated, and immediately slapped the shocked wood, ordered their subordinates, dragged these dozens of people out, and later opened a knife on the most lively cross street to behead them, and the Ming canonical punishment!

Even at this time, when they were escorted to the last leg of the journey, and were pressed to the execution table by many people, they still did not regret it at all.

If it weren't for the silence, they would have shouted angry at the emperor and the two officials who were now in charge of the city.

But as time went by, some of the surrounding voices kept coming, and their firm beliefs suddenly wavered.

"These people really don't know what to say...... We can finally live a peaceful life, and finally we don't have to worry about war all day long, why do we have to make trouble? ”

"That's it, what Emperor Guo Shuai, as long as we can all be peaceful, it's enough. The imperial court is very good, and it can exempt us from paying taxes for two years......"

"If you want me to say, these people deserve to be killed......"

Listening to these words coming one after another, their struggling movements suddenly stopped, their faces were full of confusion, were they really wrong? Why doesn't anyone agree with themselves?

Unfortunately, they will never get this answer again, because the hour has come.

With an order, the sword light suddenly rose and fell, and dozens of heads fell to the ground.

The death of these dozens of people means that Guo Yan's overall plan has completely failed, and it also means that Liangzhou City has really fallen into the hands of the imperial court.

Some people died, but not completely......