Chapter 881: Rumors must be rumors!

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Ruzhou, Ruzhou City.

The terrain of Henan Province is quite unique. Most of the east are flat fields, while most of the west are rugged mountains, Songshan, Funiu Mountain, Xionger Mountain, etc. The towering mountains just separate Luoyang and Nanyang. To get from Luoyang to Nanyang, you must pass through Ruzhou, and the same goes for the same. Therefore, in military terms, Ruzhou is also a military rush and a place that must be fought for by military strategists.

In early October, the coach of the Huguang commander Yang Sichang happened to rest in Ruzhou. The main force of the Huguang army was 30,000. According to the court's policy of pursuing and fighting, the government army continued to chase the Shaanxi uprising army and refused to let go when they died. Wherever the rebel army fled, the government army chased them, until they were eliminated.

This strategy has indeed achieved certain results. Many small groups of rebel troops were completely eaten up. However, the official army itself was indeed exhausted. The Huguang army, which originally had 50,000 or 60,000 people, was dragged into less than 30,000. If this continues, the number of troops will continue to decrease.

In the end, there was no way. Hong Chengchou, Yang Sichang, Shi Kefa and others discussed that the troops would take turns to rest, otherwise they would all fall apart. At present, the main forces of the Shaanxi uprising army were all in Shaanxi, and the Qin army, Jin army, and Liaodong army were all surrounding and blocking each other, and the Huguang army could just rest for a while.

During these days, the Huguang Army was indeed very tired. Yang Sichang, as the supervisor, also felt very tired. He was stationed in Ruzhou City and was just resting. The Liaodong Army, which was supposed to be under his command, was temporarily handed over to Shi Kefa to command. Yang Sichang felt that Shi Kefa could still be trusted.

On the tenth day of October, it was almost dusk, and a small team of official cavalry, a total of 28 people, ran away, and the horses were sweating all over and rushed to the south gate of Ruzhou City. Because it was rumored that the Hu Ben Army had brought it to support the Shaanxi Uprising Army, the city gates were investigated very strictly in recent days. Unless they held an emergency document and were proved correctly, they were not allowed to enter the city.

The team of cavalry was immediately outside the suspension bridge. The young officer led by the head approached the city gate and took out the official documents of the head of the commander to prove that he had urgent business operations when he came to Ruzhou City. The gatekeeper general looked carefully and understood that he was a small officer in the Biao camp of the commander of the Shaanxi commander Hong Chengchou. He also had the position of the chief general, his surname was Liu, his name was Xingguo, and he was twenty-one years old. However, the gatekeeper general was still worried and looked up and asked, "What other official documents do you have in Taidu?"

Liu Xingguo showed contemptuous expression and took out a fire-sealed document sealed by fire and asked the gatekeeper to look at it. The gatekeeper looked at the front and submitted it to Lord Zhang Kejian, the military commander Zhang, with the words "Qi" on it, and the middle crack on the back stated the date of the date of the post. The upper cover of the supervisor Hong Chengchou was on the head of the gatekeeper. He raised his head and said to Liu Xingguo: "Please wait for a moment, and I will report to Lord Li, even if I come back."

Liu Xingguo, a young officer from the Supervisor Headquarters, said unhappily: "What? Brother, is the official documents of the Supervisor Headquarters we have taken are fake? Let me tell you, I really have something urgent to do. I came from Tongguan, and I was exhausted all the way. How many heads do you have?"

The gatekeeper thought to himself, are you scaring me? Come from Tongguan and run three horses to death. If the government troops were as active as you, the Shaanxi bandits would have been pacified long ago, and they still need to be arrogant until now. He believed that the other party was bragging and felt a little contempt in his heart. However, on the surface, he still laughed and said: "Don't be surprised, don't be surprised. The official documents are naturally true, but you only need to report to Lord Li before you can open the door."

Liu Xingguo was indeed very anxious and just wanted to hand over the official document to Zhang Kejian as soon as possible. This was Hong Chengchou's serious explanation. Liu Xingguo didn't know the content of this official document, but he knew that he would definitely take it seriously after handing it to Zhang Kejian. He said angrily: "Brother, this is an emergency document. If you miss the official business, you and I can't afford to be guilty!"

The gatekeeper had already become more experienced in dealing with such words. He looked innocent and said with a smile: "It won't miss things, it won't miss things. Lord Li sat on the city gate tower, and I'll come up soon."

When Yang Sichang was stationed in Ruzhou City, each city gate had a general with the title of deputy general in charge. During the day, he sat on the city gate tower or in the house near the city gate. Since Yang Sichang went to Huguang, because the military situation within hundreds of miles of Ruzhou City was eased, the city gates were changed to the Thousand Generals garrison, but the South Gate was more important and changed to a guerrilla general.

The guerrilla general was named Li Min'an. He looked at the official documents carefully on both sides of the presented documents. He could not see the suspicious places, but he still didn't dare to rest assured. He had to go down the city tower himself, stood in the gate, called the young officer who came to get the documents, looked him all over, and asked, "Are you here to get this official document?"

Liu Xingguo replied respectfully: "Yes, sir."

General Li said slowly: "Did you come from Tongguan, Shaanxi?"

Liu Xingguo said impatiently: "I have told you that all kinds of identity certificates are available. Do you have any doubts?"

General Li thought to himself, you are the subordinate of the commander Hong Chengchou, why are you in the ground of our commander Yang Sichang? Although Hong Chengchou's power is still above Yang Sichang for the time being, he can still command Yang Sichang. However, our immediate boss is favored by the emperor and comes to command the Huguang army, just gilded.

As long as you make a little record, Yang Sichang can become the prime minister and enter the cabinet. His status and power are far above Hong Chengchou. At that time, everything will turn around. Our supervisor has a bright future. Your supervisor will at most be more empty titles. In front of our supervisor, what awesome is it?

Of course, he was a general at least and would not argue with a small officer. Seeing that others were sweating profusely, it seemed that they were indeed coming from Tongguan, so there was no need to make things difficult for the other party. However, not being able to make things difficult for him does not mean that he did not follow the prescribed procedures. Hong Chengchou's people, of course, must abide by the rules when they arrive at Yang Sichang's territory. Otherwise, they will not show the majesty of Yang Sichang's commander.

General Li said in a formal manner: "Since this is the case, please rest and wait in the Nanguan restaurant shop. I will immediately send someone to the Taotai Yamen. Once there is a reply, even if you take it back to the Supervisor's Office, you will not need to be responsible for your relationship."

Liu Xing was anxious in the country and just wanted to hand over the official documents to Zhang Kejian as soon as possible. He quickly said, "Sir, I am coming to Ruzhou City to urgently dispatch troops. Tonight, I will have to go to the Taotai Yamen and submit the military talismans to the Taotai Lord. I cannot wait outside the city. I must meet Taotai Lord today, and it would be even better if I could meet the Taotai Lord."

General Li thought to himself, what are you? You want to see Commander Yang? I am a decent deputy general, but I can't even see Commander! However, his attention was attracted by the military talisman mentioned by the other party. The other party actually came with the military talisman, which looked serious. He asked curiously: "Do you have the military talisman? Why didn't you take it out earlier?"

Liu Xingguo hurriedly took out half of the military talisman from his arms and presented it to him.

General Li was very familiar with the military talisman style of the commander's headquarters, and understood that half of the military talismans brought by the young officer in front of him were true, and the military talismans were made of copper, and others could not forge them in a hurry. In fact, the military talismans of the Ming Dynasty were all made uniformly by the court. There was no big difference between the military talismans used by Hong Chengchou and the military talismans used by Yang Sichang.

However, seeing this military talisman made General Li uncomfortable. Hong Chengchou's people took their military talisman to mobilize Yang Sichang's soldiers, and it was strange no matter how they looked. Although Hong Chengchou had the power to control the three armies, Yang Sichang also had it! Yang Sichang had never done anything to mobilize the Qin army. Today, Hong Chengchou made such a move. Is he going to fight with Yang Sichang?

The more I thought about it, the more I felt a little depressed. General Li, who had originally had a little loose expression, began to tense again and said slowly: "You wait for a while in the restaurant outside the suspension bridge, and ask the brothers to have tea and rest. I immediately sent the official documents and the military talismans to the Taotai Yamen and presented them in person. The military talismans were not wrong, so I asked my brother to take the brothers into the city to live. This is the official procedures, so I have to do so."

This is done according to the regulations. As long as you do according to the regulations, you have to wait slowly. If you want to see Yang Shishi, dream! General Li even had a little doubt whether this Liu Xingguo was faked by the Shaanxi Uprising Army. He used Hong Chengchou's military talisman to mobilize Yang Sichang's soldiers. Is Hong Chengchou's head dizzy, or is the sun coming out from the west?

Liu Xingguo was both angry and helpless. This was Yang Sichang's territory. Even if he was anxious, he couldn't come. In desperation, he had to say: "Since that's the case, he had to obey his orders. But please send the official documents and military talismans to the Taoist Lord. If you can give them to the Supervisor to personally review it, that would be even better."

After saying that, he saluted and turned around and crossed the suspension bridge.

At this time, the Henan Daotai was Zhang Kejian. His Daotai Yamen was not far from the south gate. When General Li arrived, Zhang Kejian was bored practicing calligraphy. Since Yang Sichang arrived in Ruzhou City, Zhang Kejian has no fun.

Yang Sichang was a relatively arrogant person and rarely stayed with the people around him. It seemed that others didn't like him very much, except for Emperor Chongzhen. Although Yang Sichang was in Ruzhou City at this time, he had no contact with Zhang Kejian. Apart from doing business, he had no contact in private.

For example, today, Master Supervisor went to the temple to have a trip, but he, Master Taoist, didn't even have the chance to accompany him. It would be absolutely impossible to say that Zhang Kejian had no complaints in his heart. The relationship between the Master Supervisor and the military preparations was so irresistible that he still hoped to win a battle?

There was no choice but to help Yang Sichang back to Chengyun Temple, find a quiet room to lie down, and bring tea for Yang Sichang to drink. Yang Sichang's face was only slightly better. However, he still had no strength to speak, and his face was still pale and terrible. His eyes were completely empty, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Zhang Kejian had known that Yang Sichang would have such a reaction. Yang Sichang was just a big embroidered pillow with a good appearance but a ball of shit inside. Every day he called to wipe out bandits, and he made every effort to kill Zhang Zhun and pacify the world. He was ambitious and full of ambitions. However, when the real big thing came, he was immediately defeated.

Well, it is indeed a bit harsh to criticize Yang Sichang like this. Anyone who has such a big deal, even Emperor Chongzhen, will have a big deal. The reason why he did not react so fiercely was mainly because his official position was too small and it was not the turn of the superior to pursue it. Otherwise, he might have fainted at this time.

The fact that Luoyang was broken is really not very important. The one that has a lot of importance is that King Fu was killed. Who is King Fu? He is the emperor’s uncle today! Emperor Chongzhen, who has always been a charitable filial piety, would be strange if he doesn’t go crazy when he receives this news. The Shaanxi uprising army has not completely wiped out, but he lost his uncle here. It would be strange if Chongzhen didn’t vomit blood.

Zhang Zhun, it's really ruthless! Zhang Zhun caught all such fleeting fighter jets in Luoyang. What's even more annoying is that this person once let King Heng, King De, and even King Lu, but he did not let King Fu. Zhang Kejian believes that King Fu at this time must have gone to another world. Zhang Zhun wants to kill someone, so who dares to keep him until the fifth update?

However, Liu Xingguo was calm and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Supervisor, there are rumors outside, and it is unknown whether it is true or false. Supervisor Hong's meaning is to ask Supervisor Yang to judge the authenticity nearby, and then decide how to report it to the court."

Yang Sichang was sweating coldly, feeling that his backbone was completely cold. In extreme fear, his language ability was completely lost. However, he was a smart person after all. After all, he was reminded by Liu Xingguo, and his language ability was immediately reacted, and he also recovered. He kept saying: "Yes, it's rumors, it's rumors."

How could Yang Sichang not understand Hong Chengchou's thoughts? Hong Chengchou meant that we had to discuss and discuss it. I believe that the official documents sent by Hong Chengchou would definitely be sent to him more than just Yang Sichang. Wang Kun, Shi Kefa and others should have received them. The consequences of this matter are really too serious. If they report this way, they would all lose their heads. They didn't know about Emperor Chongzhen's temperament.

"rumor!"

"It must be a rumor!"

Zhang Kejian said in a deep voice.

It is good for everyone to hide the matter of King Fu. Zhang Kejian would never expose this big thing just because he dislikes Yang Sichang. At this time, even the Dongchang and Jinyiwei would probably not dare to expose this matter directly. Anyone who doesn’t know about some of the tricks of being an official?

"Order the entire army to set sail and go to Luoyang!"

It took a while before Yang Sichang shouted weakly.
Chapter completed!