When Wang Shouren came to Ji'an, he was surprised to find that Ji'an had already come to many old acquaintances.

The first old acquaintance was Xing Xun, the prefect of Ganzhou. Ganzhou is the seat of the governor of Southern Jiangxi. He is Wang Shouren's direct subordinate. After the fall of Ganzhou, he and Wang Shouren fled separately. He ran to Ji'an first.

Xing Xun's characteristics are as his name suggests, he likes to extort confessions by torture. If Wang Shouren is a god, Wu Wending is a ruthless man. That Xing Xun can be regarded as a little ruthless person.

Two years ago, Wang Shouren put down the rebellion, and Xing Xun was also one of his helpers.

In addition, there are three civil officials in Ji'an Province. One is the general sentence Hu Yaoyuan, the other is the magistrate Xu Wenying, and the other is the magistrate Wang Mian.

Everyone gathered at the Yamen of the Ji'an Prefect. The counterinsurgency command was officially opened.

One governor, three prefects, one general judge, one magistrate, and one prefect. These people are the entire team of the headquarters. Without exception, they were all literati.

Inside the Yamen lobby. Wang Shouren ascended to the court.

He first pointed to his bulging official robe: "I have here the royal flag specially issued by the emperor." All garrisons in Jiangxi can be mobilized. ”

This can only deceive the ghost. The civil servants in the hall were tacitly acknowledged by Wang Shouren.

There is a royal flag, why doesn't Mr. Yang Ming hang it out, but hide it in the official robe? Could it be that the flag of the king's destiny is unsightly?

However, no one pierced Wang Shouren. They all know that to clean up the situation in Jiangxi, only Wang Shouren has this ability.

Wang Shouren asked: "Wu Zhifu, where are the soldiers and horses of the three thousand households in Ji'an?" ”

Wu Wending replied: "Three thousand soldiers and horses have been assembled on the city wall to defend. ”

These 3,000 people were the "bodyguards" selected by Wang Shouren from the Hakka people before. They are all simple and kind outstanding players in the robber's head cutting competition.

These 3,000 people are the elite soldiers that Wang Shouren can rely on the most in this rebellion.

But compared with King Ning's more than 100,000 rebels, 3,000 Hakka soldiers are still slightly inferior.

Wu Wending suddenly reported: "Wang Futai." Two years ago, you counterinsurgency and appeasement. Many bandits put down their swords and guns and returned to the fields for the people. ”

"Xia Guan is afraid that King Ning will rebel this time, and those bandits are ready to make a rebellion again. He took matters into his own hands and arrested more than 200 bandit leaders with criminal records in Ji'an and the three nearby prefectures. ”

"The lower officials are going to cut him dozens of people in public tomorrow to deter Xiaoxiao!"

Wang Shouren nodded with satisfaction: "Well done!" It's time to deter the little ones in advance! Save them from messing up! ”

Wu Wending listened to the praise of his boss and was proud of his iron wrist.

Wang Shouren seems to be quite interested in this group of bandit leaders. He asked: "Where are the bandit leaders being held?" ”

Wu Wending replied: "Imprisoned in the government prison. ”

Wang Shouren said: "Ah, these people are all cunning and villains, so you have to watch carefully." ”

Wu Wending arched his hand: "Go back to Lord Futai." In addition to the 200 government officials in the government prison, I also found 200 Hakka soldiers to take care of it. It's as solid as an iron bucket. It can't go wrong. ”

Wang Shouren stretched out his thumb: "Brother Wu Nian's work is really reliable!" Well, I'm tired from the journey, so I'll rest for a while. ”

Wu Wending said: "Xiaguan will arrange a bedroom for Lord Futai." ”

Ying Tianfu. Ying Tian guards the eunuch's yamen.

Zhang Zhong, the young eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison, was meeting Wu Ren, the eunuch guarding Nanchang Town.

Zhang Zhong is the favorite eunuch of the new generation after Zhang Yong, Gu Dayong, and Wei Bin.

In the leopard room, there are three newly favored eunuchs. They are Zhang Zhong, Zhang Xiong, and Zhang Rui, known as the "Three Zhangs".

He came to call Emperor Zhengde for the front station.

Zhang Zhong asked Wu Ren: "Senior Wu, the situation in Jiangxi, can you hold out until the emperor arrives?" ”

Wu Ren was a eunuch, and Zhang Zhong was a young eunuch. Therefore, Zhang Zhong called him "old-timer".

Zhang Zhong is now most afraid of the local government garrison in Jiangxi to suppress the rebellion. Isn't the Emperor Zhengde's personal expedition in vain?

Wu Ren replied: "I have ordered all the generals in Jiangxi to lead their troops and rush to Yingtian. From the beginning is to defend the Ming Dynasty Nanjing. There is only a group of civilian officials left in Jiangxi who have no soldiers and no generals. ”

"The situation in Jiangxi will definitely last until the emperor arrives."

Zhang Zhong nodded with great satisfaction: "Okay, good!" That group of sour literati will also be noisy and play with the pen. To say that fighting a war is just a bunch of waste! ”

Zhang Zhong made a mistake. He ignored Wang Shouren's existence.

You can say that most of the civil servants are wine bags and rice bags, and most of them are weak scholars.

Wang Shouren is not.

Moreover, God can't bear to see the people of Jiangxi being poisoned by the rebels. put all the ruthless people among the civil officials in Jiangxi by Wang Shouren's side.

Wu Ren smiled: "What Gonggong Zhang said is extremely true. Even if they weren't waste, they couldn't put down the rebellion. Without soldiers, what do they do to quell the rebellion? Is it possible to rely on moral articles to persuade King Ning to stop fighting? ”

Zhang Zhong said: "Senior Wu, wait for the emperor to lead the army to Jiangxi." If we follow the dragon, we will be able to follow the light and make great contributions to quelling the rebellion. ”

"You are a provincial town supervisor. After this incident, I may be able to transfer back to the capital and enter the celebrant supervisor. ”

Wu Renmei smiled: "Then borrow Grandpa Zhang's auspicious words." Although I entered the palace a few years earlier than you, I am far inferior to you in terms of favor. At that time, please say a few more kind words in front of the emperor. ”

Wu Ren is a complete bastard. In order to lick Emperor Zhengde and help Emperor Zhengde make immortal achievements. He actually transferred all the few soldiers and horses in Jiangxi to Yingtian. Completely disregarding the lives of the people.

The two traitorous eunuchs sat on Yingtian's side and dreamed of being promoted and making a fortune.

At the same time, the Ji'an Mansion was in prison.

Wu Wending came to the door of the prison and found that the door was open.

He reprimanded the cell boss: "What's the matter? Aren't you afraid of those bandit leaders escaping from prison? Do you dare to be negligent? ”

The cell boss explained: "Go back to the house." Wang Futai was in prison just now. ”

Wu Wending heard this and thought to himself: Wang Futai must have gone to see those bandit leaders and threatened them to pass on the message to his subordinates outside, and not to act rashly.

Thinking of this, Wu Wending went to prison.

As soon as he entered the prison, Wu Wending was stunned.

I saw Wang Shouren set up a table of banquets in the prison guard duty room. At the same table with him were eight or nine local bandit leaders in Ji'an.

Wang Shouren and a group of giant bandit leaders staggered and talked and laughed. As if they were not officials and bandits, but a group of old friends.

Seeing that Wu Wending was coming, Wang Shouren smiled and said, "Governor Wu, sit down quickly." ”

Then Wang Shouren said to one of the old bandits in his seventies: "In the battle of Nankang two years ago, you made me suffer a big loss!" ”

The old bandit leader said: "Wang Futai can really tell nonsense. You have died fifty, and I have a thousand. How can you count yourself as a big loss? ”

Wang Shouren restrained his smile: "In that battle, the number of casualties I predicted before the war would be at most twenty. ”

After a while, he smiled again: "We don't make a deal!" Now we have a good relationship, just like that half-brother. ”

Wang Shouren was busy making friends with the bandits, and he had the meaning of smiling and hating.

Wu Wending couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Wang Shouren was selling in his gourd.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Wang Shouren finally made his intentions clear.

He picked up his glass and said, "I am looking for you today because there is a big incident in Jiangxi. King Ning rebelled, and wherever the rebels went, they wantonly looted and slaughtered the people. Everyone should have heard of this. ”

The old bandit said: "We naturally know this. After we were appeased, we became honest ordinary people, and we behaved like little daughters-in-law all day long. This time, he was arrested and put in prison by Governor Wu because of this incident. ”

Wang Shouren said: "Although you have changed your ways. But there is always a word 'bandit' on his head. As soon as something happens on the ground, the government will cut you in and squat. I feel sorry for you! ”

"Now there's a great opportunity. Not only can you wash away the bandit brand on your body, but also make you a meritorious person of the imperial court, and even get a military position, serving an iron rice bowl, I don't know if you would like to? ”

Wu Wending was shocked. Listen to Wang Shouren's meaning, he wants to recruit bandits to fight the rebels of King Ning, which is composed of bandits!

The official level crushed people to death. At this time, even if Wu Wending was very dissatisfied, he couldn't show it, so that Wang Shouren couldn't get off the stage.

The old bandit leader is a good person, and he immediately understood: "What does Lord Futai mean, is it for us to follow you to fight the rebels?" ”

Wang Shouren bowed: "It's not just you. And you sons and daughters who are not yet in prison! ”

"You used to think of robbing houses and killing people as business. Follow me to exterminate the rebels, and also do business. ”

"If the business loses, it will lose a head. The business is earned, the rebellion is suppressed, and your profit is military expenses and military positions! ”

The old bandit leader was more practical: "If we follow Wang Futai, how many taels of silver do you give to our son?" ”

Wang Shouren began to draw flatbread: "Have you heard of King Ning's wealth? ”

The old bandit said, "I've heard of it." It is said that King Ning is richer than Emperor Lao'er. ”

Wang Shouren began to flicker: "That's right! I have found out that the silver in the treasury of King Ning's mansion adds up to 20 million taels. ”

"If the rebellion is quelled, I will give you the three components of King Ning's wealth. That's six million taels! ”

Anyway, there is no tax on painting flatbread. Wang Shouren's pie is painted very big.

Do these elve-like bandits believe in Wang Shouren? The answer is: Yes!

First, Wang Shouren has the name of a sub-saint in Jiangxi. How could a sub-saint tell a lie?

Second, two years ago, when Wang Shouren used both suppression and appeasement to extinguish bandits, he was trustworthy. Whoever put down his sword and spear, he did not pursue it. Even the property that the bandits had saved by looting before, he did not collect any of it.

Everyone looked at each other. The old bandit leader asked, "How many people is Wang Futai going to recruit to share these six million taels of silver?" ”

Wang Shouren thought for a while and said, "King Ning's rebels are known as 160,000. There should actually be about 100,000 people. I have to recruit 100,000 people to divide these six million taels of silver. Sixty taels per person! ”

"Moreover, there is more than just silver to win the war. Like all of you here are leaders. Each person can also seal at least 1,000 households. ”

"When you become a thousand households, your children and grandchildren can be hereditary. Your descendants will all hold a golden rice bowl that will not be broken for thousands of years and will not be rotten for 10,000 years! ”

Wang Shouren made a big fool, and the bandit leaders were moved.

Wang Shouren finally added: "You should know that I, Wang Shouren, am the best at fighting. Follow me to win and not lose! Such a good business is hard to find with a lantern! ”

Wang Shouren is a sub-saint, and he speaks elegantly and easily. He paused and asked, "It's all the one who stands and pees." Hurry up, in a word, do you want to do it? ”

The old bandit picked up the wine bowl and drank it all. Then he smashed the wine bowl: "Damn, people are hanging to the sky!" We followed Wang Futai! ”

The big and small bandits echoed one after another: "Yes, you can't suffer a loss if you follow Wang Futai!" ”

"We are all under the orders of Wang Futai!"

Wang Shouren's thinking is very clear. I don't have soldiers, in fact, King Ning doesn't have many "soldiers" in the real sense.

Most of his hundreds of thousands of rebels were bandits and robbers.

That's good, I'll use bandits and robbers to fight bandits and robbers!

The folk customs of Jiangxi are simple. You can gather hundreds of thousands of bandits and robbers from a population of more than 9 million. I can.

This "Zhao'an" banquet is over. Wu Wending worriedly followed Wang Shouren out of prison.

Wu Wending finally couldn't help it, and said, "Wang Futai, you're crazy." ”

Wang Shouren smiled: "Why do you say this? ”

Wu Wending said: "Use bandits to quell the rebellion, even if you win, some people in the court will say that you are a bandit!" You know, you were in the limelight two years ago when you counterinsurgency. How many people in the court are jealous of you! ”

"If you lose, you're dead. If you win, you will still die! ”

Wang Shouren said: "To do things, you must first think about what result you want. The result I want is to put down the rebellion as soon as possible, and the people of Jiangxi will suffer less from the war. ”

"For the sake of this result, I will do whatever it takes and am willing to bear all the consequences."

Wu Wending sighed: "Wang Futai, my brother Shouren!" I look at you now like I'm looking at a dead man! ”

Wang Shouren said: "Tens of millions of people are going to die, so why are you afraid of death?" ”

After a moment, he smiled slyly: "Besides, I can't die." I have someone in the court. ”

Wang Shouren has three big backers. One is Changfeng, Hou Changfeng, Jin'an, the second is Wang Qiong, the secretary of the military department, and the third is Wang Hua, the father of Zhishi.

Wang Hua has been a Beijing official for so many years, and his protégés are all over the world. Although he is old at home, the energy of officialdom is still there.

If only bandits could be used to quell the rebellion. I don't expect the imperial court to commend him for his counterinsurgency efforts, and it is not difficult to offset his merits.

Wang Shouren released the news through those bandits in Ji'an Prison that Lord Futai recruited counter-rebels, and he could make a fortune and become an official with Wang Futai.

For a time, those simple and kind bandits and thieves in Jiangxi responded in droves.

Bandits are not born bandits. They are also from ordinary people. Wang Shouren loves the people like a son, and everyone knows it.

Besides, Wang Bing's immortal prestige is the best in Jiangnan. They believed that fighting with Wang Shouren would only win and not lose.

Who wouldn't want to make a sure deal that doesn't deserve it?

In just half a month, Wang Shouren actually recruited a counterinsurgency army composed of about 100,000 thieves and bandits!

And the group of civilian officials under him, such as Wu Wending, have become generals with tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of troops.

Late that night, Wu Wending found Wang Shouren.

Wu Wending got straight to the point: "Why did Brother Shouren come to Ji'an?" ”

Wang Shouren replied: "Recruit soldiers." ”

Wu Wending asked: "Have you recruited any soldiers?" ”

Wang Shouren replied: "It's here." ”

Wu Wending clapped his hands: "Then let's go!" When to set off to counterinsurgency? ”

Wang Shouren said: "Don't go." ”

Wu Wending asked: "Why are you waiting if you don't go?" ”

Wang Shouren replied: "Timing! ”

Now King Ning's rebels are staying outside Anqing City. From anyone's point of view, King Ning's correct choice was to attack Anqing first and open the channel to attack Yingtian. Then capture Yingtian and claim the emperor. and the Zhengde Emperor in the north showed a north-south confrontation.

Wang Shouren began his riotous operation. (End of chapter)