The inside and outside of Hengyang City, which had been lively all night, calmed down.

No one is iron-clad, and the imperial army also needs to rest, and even the rotational attack in the east or north of the city has not arrived.

Before the artillery fire, Pu Zitong really fell asleep, and his own soldiers did not call him.

Yan Chunsheng was thinking: Wasn't last night a good time?

He obviously fired a few shots and transmitted the signal with his voice.

There is a lot of chaos at night, as long as the king master from the east comes, Si Cong's subordinates and other Jinyi Wei Huguang walkers who are now pretending to be bandits and infiltrating Hengyang City can suddenly erupt, plunging the east of the city into chaos.

Cai Jia went to the palace to protect the mother and son of King Rui, and then took people to capture Pu Zitong alive, and opened the east gate of the city, can this Hengyang City not be broken?

Things didn't develop as he imagined, and Yan Chunsheng had to wait.

In the camp east of Xiangshui, Ma Yong had already met Gu Shilong.

Yao Yi, the new governor of Huguang, who had just arrived in Huguang and came here, was also there, and he had stayed in the northwest town, and at this time he said with certainty: "Pu Zitong is no better than Tang Peiyu." Looking at Zhan Huabi's vote for him from Changde, he knew that Pu Zitong was a more resolute person in this rebellion. Looking at its preparation in Hengyang, the soldiers under his command are not comparable to Changsha Wei. Even if Pu Zitong died, the defenders of Hengyang would not necessarily collapse. In this way, it will make it impossible for the city to succeed, and it will also kill the mother and son of King Rui. ”

Gu Shilong frowned: "What does Dutai mean is to continue to exhaust the enemy army and disintegrate its morale first?" ”

"There must be chaos in the city first, and the Jinyi Guard should be able to make contributions in one fell swoop."

"Ran Luo commanded the message, and Yan Chunsheng sent the news in code, he is already the governor of the right army of the rebel army, and the general of the east of the city."

Yao Yi shook his head: "There are no less than 5,000 enemy troops in Hengyang City who are very rebellious, and there are even more brave ones. How many people can Yan Chunsheng trust? If Pu Zitong had another backhand, it would be difficult to get rid of Yan Chunsheng once he showed his abnormality. First there is Tang Peiyu and then there is Dan Zhaonian, you can't bet on Pu Zitong stupidity! ”

He immediately saluted Gu Shilong: "Gu Hou, this governor doesn't mean to point fingers, but even if you want to drive the rebels in the city to the junction of Jiangxi and Fujian in the future, you can't release so many rebels at once." First, it is necessary to wait for the south to first capture the cities and clear the wilderness, so as to reduce the losses caused by the rebels fleeing and plundering along the road; Second, now the soldiers of the army, is it possible that they have come in vain, and there is no war merit to take, and the credit for this battle is all due to Jinyiwei and the selection of the Beijing camp? ”

Gu Shilong really understands now.

It can only be said that people like Yao Yi think about different things, not just the battle itself.

He thought about the Huguang Zhuwei he had brought.

In the battle of Changsha, the credit was mainly due to the selection of the Shenji Battalion and the Jinyi Guard.

Attacking Hengshan, it was also Jinyi Weice who turned against Tang Peiyu, making his backstab a key hand in Hengshan City. Although the imperial army was meritorious, it was really insufficient.

Ke Hengyang, if it is the Fifth Army Battalion and Guangxi soldiers who take Guiyang Prefecture, Luo Ance but Zhaonian takes the south of Shuikou Mountain, Yan Chunsheng saves Rui Wang's mother and son and opens the city gate, when the merit is recounted, how much credit can be shared by so many troops that have been dispatched by the imperial court?

The problem after the war is the problem that makes the imperial court more headache, and whether it is a civil minister or a military minister, won't there be more fears about such a powerful Jinyi Guard?

In the end, the direction will not change, but the imperial army must also have enough combat merits.

Yao Yi finally said a sentence that Gu Shilong also agreed with in his heart: "Gu Hou, since you know that Your Majesty has the intention of training, you need to understand that without going through blood and fire, whether it is a Huguang soldier or a Guangxi soldier, it will not be a soldier who can fight in the future." In the future, the border between Jiangxi and Fujian will be used to suppress and practice, but it will not be your turn to have made contributions this time. ”

Gu Shilong nodded: "Dutai is reasonable, I understand." ”

After that, he looked at Ma Yong: "Brother Ma came from afar, and I hope that the Guangdong sailor will make new contributions." Next, Ben Hou first divided his troops with 6,000 troops, captured the Yin of Haoshui in the north of the city, and approached Hengyang City! ”

Ma Yong's eyes flashed: "The last general takes orders!" ”

……

The battle of Hengyang entered a new stage after nightfall, and Puzitong really ushered in the main attack in the west and north of the city.

And it's a real bloody battle.

Yan Chunsheng could only hold his troops first, because it was agreed in advance that he would send a signal in which direction, and he would wait for the army to approach from before making a move.

Before, he had already given the signal in the east of the city.

But now, the imperial army mainly attacked from the north and west of the city.

The time has entered November, and on this day, Cai Jia said to him when he came over: "Gu Hou has captured the north bank of the city and confronted the defenders of the north city, now we must first pull out the nail of the stone mouth." There was a loud voice to insult Pu Zitong in front of the battle, saying that the remnants of the Pu clan had failed to assassinate the Wu family on the canal outside Linqing City, and His Majesty had ordered all the Pu clans to be wiped out everywhere. Pu Zitong's so-called rebellion in Fengtian is false, and it is true that he has resentment and seeks to usurp the throne. ”

He lowered his voice and said, "Brother Yan, will Pu Zitong be annoyed and angry, and directly except for the mother and son of King Rui?" ”

Didn't they put so much effort into protecting King Rui's mother and son?

At the beginning of Pu Zitong's incident, Cai Jia and the other six potential Jinyi guards in Hengyang City were neither able to protect them and take them away, nor did they receive such an order.

In His Majesty's big game of chess, maybe King Rui was originally the bait, how can the heavy protection of the bright and bright soldiers fish out the people who dare to rebel?

Cai Jia didn't know how arrogant Pu Zitong had become, and they didn't have the courage to speculate about the emperor's ruthless intentions.

But he knew that their mission now was to rescue the Rui Wang mother and son.

In that case, the so-called reason of Pu Zitong and others to "conquer the heavens" no longer exists. If he doesn't surrender, it means that he wants to seek to usurp the throne, or he is willing to be a bandit.

Now that Pu Zi is doing things, the same branch of the Pu clan outside his nine clans has jumped out to assassinate him, is this because the Pu clan is loyal to Zhu Ming's orthodoxy, or are they holding a grudge against Taizu for more than 100 years for the Pu clan in Quanzhou?

If Pu Zitong simply killed Rui Wang's mother and son, then Yan Chunsheng and Cai Jia's mission would fail.

Yan Chunsheng shook his head: "No!" Pu Zitong's prestige is not enough, King Rui is the key to the rebels being able to hold on and wait for variables, and we will wait. ”

Before, the second brother He Quanan had already analyzed him a lot.

This is not a chaotic time when the people's hearts are disheartened, and the current rebellion is nothing more than seeing that His Majesty's implementation of the new law makes the gentry unwilling, and encounters a great drought.

But if you want to succeed in the rebellion, Zhu Ming's legacy is still there, and the hearts of the people in the world have not been lost.

Even if Pu Zitong dies, as long as there are still people who refuse to surrender, he has to protect King Rui.

Yan Chunsheng decided to wait, Hengyang has become a lonely city, and it is not difficult to break the city with his own internal should, so the will of the imperial army is much firmer than Pu Zitong imagined.

He wanted to hold on, and wait for the changes in other parts of the Ming Dynasty, Commander Luo also said it, and Pu Zitong thought too much.

What is Your Majesty going to the southern tour for?

In the west of the city, Zhu Qi deeply agreed with Yao Yi's opinion.

He needs credit.

Let him bombard the west of the city with such low efficiency, he is not reconciled.

In the Ming Dynasty, the credit is mainly the first level, the enemy general, the trapping, and the breaking of the city.

Although there are not many soldiers brought at the moment, the Guangxi soldiers want credit, and Jiuxiwei also wants credit.

In the north of the city, Gu Shilong witnessed the red eyes of the rest of the generals because of the rebellion of the three guards of Huguang. Some of them were worried about the trouble caused by the liquidation of the Huguangwei Institute by the imperial court in the next step, and some wanted to seize this opportunity to make contributions.

Either way, you need to take credit, either to avoid misfortune or to climb up.

And in the south of the city, Luo An has already figured it out.

He said to Dan Zhaonian: "You rebelled and surrendered, and the last place you will go in the future will be in my Jinyiwei." ”

After that, he looked at He Quanan: "You have done enough, next, just wait for them to make contributions, and we will drive this flock of sheep." ”

Although Luo An dared to rush to the front line in this counterinsurgency, he also saw the dragon and the tiger lying in the original brocade guard.

After returning to Beijing this time, he was ready to resign from the torrent.

Luo An knows that he is two pounds, and Jinyiwei has made such a great contribution, and he does not want to block the road of so many dragons and tigers, which is not conducive to the emperor continuing to control this powerful force.

Everyone wants to climb up, Wang Zuo thinks, He Quanan thinks, and Yan Chunsheng thinks the same.

Counterinsurgency, what a great credit. Everyone can get a little, so that Your Majesty will have more loyal ministers.

Now, Zhu Houxi is already approaching Huai'an.

This is the territory of Nanzhili, just like when he was in Shandong, the vast majority of officials above the fourth rank of Nanzhili have been ordered to come to Huai'an to prepare to meet them.

But the Nanjing garrison Guo Xun and the coordinated garrison Song Liangchen were not used.

Zhang Jin, the eunuch of Nanjing, was also not used, he was in Jiading, in the house of Gong Hong, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

Gong Hong accepted the order, knelt on the ground and looked up at Zhang Jin.

Now, the palm seal of the former celebrant represents the emperor.

After the decree is announced, it is to ask questions on behalf of the emperor.

"I ask you, how much have you been greedy for more than three years in the river yamen? I want to investigate the world's floods and water conservancy, why did you resign in a hurry? ”

Gong Hong is seventy-four, and his hair is white.

In the past three years, he has become more and more ruddy.

At this time, his face was still ruddy, and he was not flustered and pale because of the harshness of the emperor's questioning and the murderous intent contained in these two questions.

"The minister is ashamed, these two rivers, the minister can only cultivate like this." Gong Hong replied slowly, "The ministers have successively served as the prefect of Yanzhou, the right of Zhejiang, the left of Huguang, and the prime minister. The ministers are invited to the office, just because they have reached the age of antiquity, and they are not suitable for old age. ”

Zhang Jin has dealt with Gong Hong, after all, during the Zhengde period, he Zhang Jin has already worked in the celebrant supervisor, and Gong Hong is a member of the party.

Now that the emperor specially sent him for questioning, Gong Hong answered with a clear conscience.

"The prefect of Huizhou is your proud protégé in Huguang. Song Liangchen went to Huizhou, that person Ding silk tax, did you Gong Hong write that letter because I killed your grandson Gong Shimei? ”

Gong Hong still looked calm: "The child is crazy and doesn't know the world. His Majesty sent down the wrath of thunder, and that was also his own fault. The prefect of Chu asked the minister for advice, and the minister only used his life as an official to express his own opinions. ”

Zhang Jin nodded: "Gong Shangshu's answer, our family will have a truthful report." ”

Gong Hong got up silently and accepted the order.

Zhang Jin said: "Then please ask Gong Shangshu to leave for Huai'an, and His Majesty will summon him again after returning to Huai'an from Fengyang and Sizhou." ”

Gong Hong looked at Langzhong of the Nanjing Criminal Department he brought, and after handing over the will to his son, he said to Zhang Jin: "Father-in-law Zhang, please." ”

His son looked worried, but Gong Hong calmly followed Zhang Jin out of the door.

Zhang Jin kept looking at him, and then said as he walked: "Gong Shangshu, the commander of Shandong has confessed in front of His Majesty, and he honors the river yamen with three thousand taels of silver every year. ”

Gong Hong stood in front of the carriage brought by Zhang Jin and smiled slightly: "Gonggong Zhang's loyalty, I know." Whether I am guilty or not, I will find out if I am guilty, and Your Majesty will understand. ”

With that, he bowed his hand, and walked into the carriage with the support of the old servant.

The carriage went west through the streets and alleys in Jiading City, and the people only knew that the owner of Qiuxiapu and the official of Jiading City was invited away again, guessing that he was going to go out again?

But the more important characters all knew that it was the previous master of ceremonies who came with the palm print, and there were also people from the Nanjing Criminal Department.

From the Chenghua period to the sixteenth year of Zhengde, he did not do the actual Shangshu and did not enter the Taiwan Pavilion before Zhishi, but Gong Hong served as an official in many ways, and his protégés may be more.

He is not a clear stream from the Hanlin Academy and has been promoted in the capital.

He, like the Governor of the River he had served, was a turbid current that could not be more turbid.

The years and life experience left on Gong Hong's face are not only the eyes that see through the world, but also the light and light on the expression.

At this time, Zhu Houxi had just arrived in Huai'an City.

Huai'an Mansion is located at the confluence of the Yellow River, Huai River and Canal, which is stronger than the throat attribute of Linqing.

To the northwest of it, there are almost parallel Yellow River and canals that converge at Qingjiangpu in the northwest of the city. To the east, the Huai River, which flows into the Yellow River and flows to the sea. On the southwest side, there is Hongze Lake, which is close to the ancestral tomb of the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty in Sizhou.

Due to its unique topography, Huai'an City was built with huge manpower, material and financial resources. The old city, the new city, and the sandwich city together constitute the Huai'an City, which is strong and high, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In Huai'an Mansion, there are Huai'an and Dahe guards, as well as a large number of Cao soldiers.

The Governor's Cao Yun Department is here, and the Cao Army is also centered here.

In addition, there is also a Huai'an warehouse that is only inferior to Linqing and Xuzhou warehouse, and transports 1.5 million stone of grain from Jiangxi, Huguang, Zhejiang and other places every year.

There is the largest shipyard in the Ming Dynasty, the factory area stretches for more than 20 miles, and manages nearly 10,000 craftsmen and merchants.

Naturally, there is also a Huai'an banknote.

But the population of Huai'an is far less than that of Linqing City.

for there is no inhabitation in the city, and there is ...... outside the city Flooding is frequent.

Zhu Houxi did not enter the city.

The escort army was stationed south of Qingjiangpu and across the river next to the Hanhuai weir.

Next to it is the vast Hongze Lake.

Across the lake, to the west of Hongze Lake, is the Ming ancestral mausoleum located in the north of Sizhou City.

Zhu Houxi stood on this weir of Hanhuai, and Li Li explained beside him: "According to legend, this weir was built by Chen Deng, the Taishou of Guangling County in the late Han Dynasty, and the weir is more than 30 miles long. In the past, Sima Yi was to destroy Wu, and he had stored grain in this tuntian, and this weir was constantly consolidated. ”

He knew that the emperor was still concerned about something, so he said solemnly: "The Yellow River has been seized into the sea for many years, and the sediment has been continuously silted. If this weir is lost, Huaiyang does not exist, and the canal is decided! ”

Zhu Houxi nodded: "No one dares to joke about this, I know." Let's go back, Jiang Mian and they have also arrived. ”

Yes, despite the flooding, no one dares to joke about it.

Because not far away is the ancestral tomb of the Ming Dynasty.

Who is responsible for flooding the ancestral mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty?

(End of chapter)