Seeing Li Tianjing and his group entering the city, Kong Youde was thinking about how to win over Li Tianjing. Although Li Tianjing could lower his posture, the confidence and momentum of the superior could not be concealed.

Kong Youde speculated that Li Tianjing's official position should not be lower than Sun Yuanhua's, and he is definitely not an incompetent person. Unlike Bi Ziyin, who was only in his fifties, he became a seventh-rank magistrate.

The most important thing is that Li Tianjing is different from other civil servants. As for the few civil servants Kong You are currently in contact with, although due to his high rank and thoughtful etiquette, he could still feel that they looked down on military generals from the bottom of their hearts.

Li Tianjing is different. Even though he rebelled, he still persuaded himself to turn back. He felt that he was the same type of person as Sun Yuanhua, no wonder he could become friends with Sun Yuanhua.

Seeing that it was getting late, Kong Youde also returned home. Bi Ziyin died. Except for Qin Zhiyuan who had hidden before, everyone in the county government ran away. Kong Youde naturally moved into the county government government without hesitation, and some chose places with good conditions to live.

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Jinan Prefecture, Pingyuan County, and the imperial envoy's office.

The Shandong inspector Wang Daochun held a finger of the document. This was from Ling County, twenty miles north. The magistrate of Ling County said in the document that Kong Youde, the general of Dengzhou who had transited a few days ago, rebelled this morning and attacked Wuqiao County. He hoped that the inspector would make arrangements early to prevent the rebels from turning back to attack Shandong. All the prefectures and counties in Jinan Prefecture would be affected by military disasters.

Just as Wang Daochun was thinking about how to deal with it, the servant came to report that it was Cheng Hongbo, the magistrate of Pingyuan, who asked for a visit.

Wang Daochun probably Cheng Hongbo also received the message "Let him come in"

As soon as Cheng Hongbo came in, he knelt down to Wang Daochun and said in panic, "Dengzhou Governor Kong Youde rebelled, and the subordinates were afraid that he would kill Pingyuan, so he asked the patrolman to save the people of Pingyuan County."

In fact, Wang Daochun and Cheng Hongbo are both in the seventh rank. The reason why Cheng Hongbo kneeled down to Wang Daochun is because Wang Daochun’s official position is different from ordinary official positions. Although he is in the seventh rank, he has great power and can sometimes catch up with the second rank Shandong Governor.

The Shandong Inspector, the full name is the Shandong Inspector Censor, which belongs to the system of the Inspector Censor. Wang Daochun is the seventh-rank Taoist Censor of the Inspector Censor. If he is in Beijing and still serves in the Inspector Censor, he is called the Inspector Censor. If he goes to the Salt Service, he becomes the Inspector Censor, he becomes the Inspector Censor, and if he goes to the Salt Service, he becomes the Inspector Censor, and if he goes to the Salt Service, he becomes the Inspector Censor. These are temporary assignments, and Wang Daochun belongs to the last type.

Although the inspector's position is not high, his power and responsibilities are very important when he is ordered to inspect the local government. It is equivalent to inspecting local officials on behalf of the emperor. If he encounters a major incident and requests his superiors to make decisions, he can make decisions on small matters. The gains and losses of local officials and the situation of ordinary people can report to the superiors.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is equivalent to the working group of the Commission for Discipline Inspection in later generations, and the power is much larger than that of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Moreover, the Censor of the Inspector is only one, and he has the final say in everything. Local officials in these days can definitely pick out if they want to find faults. If you don’t respect the Censor of the Inspector and offend them, you will be finished with a memorial. At the very least, you will go home to retire, and at the worst, you will be sentenced to prison.

"It seems that County Magistrate Cheng has also received news. How should you deal with this matter?"

"Sir, according to the officials, Kong Youde has received great grace from the emperor and does not want to serve the country. He brazenly rebels. He should be wiped out as a warning to others."

Cheng Hongbo has specialized in Wang Daochun's resume. Wang Daocheng impeached this and that while he was idle, he impeached this and that. Although this is the job of the censor, most of the people who have been impeached by him have lost their posts and left their posts, and the success rate is very high. If he goes against his will, it will be unfair to make him unhappy and be impeached.

The officials that Wang Daochun impeached were actually not a big problem, they were all small matters, but when he caught the evidence, he grabbed it. Cheng Hongbo concluded from it that Wang Daochun would definitely not be able to stand such disobedient things as Kong Youdexing, and would definitely ask the court to wipe out them, so he said it according to his wishes.

"I mean the same thing. Kong Youde is arrogant and illegal and openly rebelled. If he does not suppress it immediately and the soldiers will be wiped out, the rebellion will only increase in the future.

Yuan Chonghuan was also a waste. At that time, Mao Wenlong dared to kill all the generals in his town, but the arrogant soldiers and generals under him did not deal with them. If they were dealt with, they would not have such a thing. This would cause rebellion and cause harm to the place. If he was alive, his official must have participated in his book."

Cheng Hongbo said yes, he didn't want to know what kind of person Yuan Chonghuan is now, as long as he didn't target himself.

"So, according to the Lord's wishes, what should the subordinates do?"

Cheng Hongbo was still a little worried that Kong Youde would come to Pingyuan County. After all, Pingyuan is only a hundred miles away from Wuqiao and only twenty miles away from Ling County. It is better to be prepared early.

"Kong Youde has a general, with nearly 3,000 troops. You are only a few township brave men in your county. You can't help you in the eradication of the rebels. You just need to guard the county town."

It’s not that Wang Daochun looked down on Cheng Hongbo. If it were a border prefecture and county, he could indeed have the strength to fight against the rebels and even wipe out the rebels. However, all prefectures and counties in Jinan Prefecture, including Pingyuan County, have been peaceful for one or two hundred years, and it would be good to be able to defend the county town without losing it.

"Please tell me what should I do specifically?" Cheng Hongbo is not flattering. He really has no experience in this area. Pingyuan County does not even have bandits. He doesn't know how to defend against the enemy, otherwise he wouldn't have come to ask for help from Wang Daochun.

"You only need to do three things well. First, repair, reinforce, and raise the city wall. Second, recruit young and strong people, impose training with the township heroes. Third, do a good job of screening and beware of rebel spies entering the city. As long as you do these three things well, it doesn't matter if the rebels come. The governor will send troops to quell the rebellion."

Although Wang Daochun has never fought a war, he has also read some military books, which are the most basic ways to defend a city.

"Sir, I'll make arrangements for you now, and the officials will take your leave." Cheng Hongbo did not forget to flatter you before leaving.

After Cheng Hongbo left, Wang Daochun fell into deep thought again. The rebels were in Wuqiao, and their intentions were unclear. According to the documents from the magistrate of Ling County, Kong Youde's rebellion may be due to insufficient food and grass, so it is very likely that the rebels will return to Dengzhou. Dezhou, Lingxian, Linyi, Pingyuan, and Shanghe on the way may be the target, and things may be going big.

He inspected Shandong for more than a year and had a general understanding of all the prefectures in Shandong. The two prefectures with the strongest military were naturally Denglai.

The second is Yanzhou Prefecture. During the Tianqi period, Yanzhou had a rebellion of "Mosquito-Chang Cult". In order to quell the rebellion, the military strength was strengthened a lot. Qingzhou, Dongchang and Jinan prefectures had extremely poor military equipment.

Now the only thing that can be relied on is the Fubiao camp of the Shandong Governor. Even if he wrote a letter to the Shandong Governor, he immediately sent troops to quell the rebellion. When the rebellion army arrived, Kong Youde might have captured many prefectures and counties.
Chapter completed!