In late November of the sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

A cold wind suddenly struck the center of the empire, Beijing, and a vast expanse of snow fell from the sky, transforming the ancient capital into a jade sky.

However, at this time, the literati did not have the heart to write poems and essays on the current scenery to express their hearts, just because at this time almost all the attention was devoted to this chaos in the southwest.

When this rebellion first started, although the monarchs and ministers in the court seemed quite nervous about this, the ordinary officials and ordinary people were very unimpressed-I have experienced too many rebellions since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and those rebels have not been exterminated in a short period of time? Now those clowns in the southwest who jump off the beam are just the same behavior, and they will be pacified by the imperial court in a few days.

But the fact is that these people think greatly, in just a few months, the southwestern provinces of the Ming Dynasty have been involved in this rebellion, and in addition to Guangxi, the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan have been occupied by the rebels, although there are still some officials and troops resisting, but its situation is extremely dangerous.

What made the people even more worried about this was that it was said that the men and horses sent by the imperial court to quell the rebellion had also suffered defeat in Sichuan, and they had to retreat temporarily after losing their troops. At the same time, Guangxi, which had just eliminated a chaotic situation, also fell back into a greater crisis, the army of the traitor Yang Yinglong had invaded a month earlier, and the Guangxi official army could only retreat in a few cities at this time, but gave up a large area.

When this unfavorable news was disseminated to the people through various channels one by one, there were many more people among the people who were worried about the country and the people, and who were worried about the court. Some people even think of the advent of a greater crisis, such as whether the Mongolian people who have been invading the northern border of the Ming Dynasty will take the opportunity to attack, and whether the rebellion of the Miao Zhuang tribe will attract more disobedience from other ethnic groups......

Of course, the impact of these complicated discussions on the imperial court and on those high-ranking officials in the court is completely negligible, and their grasp of the chaos in the southwest is naturally far better than these hearsay, casual speculation guys, but at the same time, they also feel a strong uneasiness, the situation in the southwest can indeed not be so rotten anymore, and the imperial court must take measures to quell this rebellion as soon as possible.

For this reason, those officials who served in the court, regardless of whether they were justified or not, would present their views on this matter to the Son of Heaven, and there were hundreds of copies of these notes every day, which made several important ministers of the cabinet and officials of the relevant yamen such as the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household very annoying, and among them, the most troublesome about this was the current Son of Heaven Wanli.

Wanli really didn't expect that in the first year after Zhang Juzheng's appointment, such a big change would happen in this country, which made him feel uneasy. Especially when he learned that Yang Yinglong, an anti-thief, actually took out Zhang Juzheng's Zhishi as a banner, it made him even more angry, and bluntly said that he would punish this anti-thief to the nine clans and die by inch!

But Wanli also understood that it was not easy for the imperial court to quell this rebellion, let alone capture Yang Yinglong alive. Because today's Ming Dynasty is not comparable to the past, although Zhang Juzheng's years of efforts to make the treasury much fuller than the previous dynasty, there are still a lot of problems in the army.

Except for the northern border army, which was stationed in the north and needed to be on guard against the Mongol invasion at all times, the other provinces could only use a limited number of men. The only thing that can be trusted may be only a few battalions of soldiers and horses in the capital. But these people are the guarantee of maintaining the stability of the capital, and it is a drop in the bucket to transfer less, if there are more, and I am afraid that there are people in the capital who take the opportunity to make trouble, it will be even more than worth the loss.

In desperation, only a part of the available troops could be transferred from the provinces, but in this case, the time would be too long. Even though the imperial court strictly ordered the time limit for the provinces to send troops, these troops who went to the southwest to quell the rebellion still dragged their feet, but it was not known whether they would be able to reach the southwest before this year.

At the same time, the news of the continuous loss of the cities of the southwestern provinces continued to fly into the palace like snowflakes, which made Wanli, who had just been in power, only feel a burst of heartbeat, until this time he knew that the emperor's chair was really not easy to sit on, and only then did he know how much wind and rain Master Zhang had blocked for himself before.

The only thing that could make Wanli feel a little happy was the news that came back from Guangxi before--the rebellion that had also caused a lot of noise in Guangxi at the beginning had been completely extinguished under the all-out attack of the local government. Not only that, but the White Lotus Sect, which had been plagued by the Ming Dynasty for many years, and the White Lotus Sect, which had been unable to find their whereabouts for many years, was finally broken through the main altar, and its leader Xu Jinghong and many important figures were all captured and killed.

What surprised Wanli even more was that it was Yang Zhen who he valued who led all this. It was Yang Zhen's advice and leadership that allowed him to constantly break through the rebels along the way, find the lair of the White Lotus Sect, and even kill Xu Jinghong with his own hands!

"If it weren't for Yang Qing who happened to go to Guangxi, I'm afraid that even Guangxi would have fallen into the hands of those traitors now. It's a pity that Yang Qing only has one person, if there are a few more people like Yang Qing among my courtiers, why worry that these rebels will not be destroyed? Looking at this report, Wanli, who was delighted, sighed helplessly.

Indeed, the current situation cannot be reversed by a few victories in Guangxi, not to mention that soon, news came from Guangxi that made him feel uneasy, and Yang Yinglong's rebel army had begun to use troops against Guangxi after stabilizing the rear. Moreover, their strength was far above the Guangxi garrison, and they begged the imperial court to send troops to support them quickly, otherwise they would only be able to barely maintain their strength there, and they could only hold some important cities.

Seeing this, all the emperor could do was sigh. In fact, he also knew the truth, but the speed of reinforcements from various provinces was too slow, even if the imperial court urged him again and again, it couldn't play a big role. Those local guards know their own affairs, and with their current combat strength, they are not too sure to fight those fierce Miao Zhuang rebels, so it is better to delay on the road for a little longer, maybe there will be some variables?

Wanli has gradually understood the way of this, but he is helpless. Although he could force the army to rush to the southwest within a limited time, he could not let these troops fight the rebels, let alone let them win the battle.

"Do you still have to rely on Yang Qing to continue to create miracles in Guangxi?" Unconsciously, Wanli pinned his hopes on Yang Zhen again. Indeed, over the years, Yang Zhen has created too many incredible things for him, which has made him a habit.

But then, Wanli saw the last paragraph attached to the song, and he was stunned: "Yang Qing actually left Guangxi for Sichuan a month ago?" But there was no news after that...... Where the hell did he go? Nothing will happen to him......"

Not only Wanli is concerned about Yang Zhen's whereabouts, but his current biggest enemy, Yang Yinglong, is also paying attention to Yang Zhen's whereabouts at the moment.

Originally, he was a little interested in this new celebrity of Jinyiwei, who had become famous in the capital before, but the next series of changes in Guangxi treated this person as a strong enemy that needed to be guarded against. He actually single-handedly changed the situation in the entire Guangxi, and even in the southwest, not only disrupting all their rhythms, but also bringing Guangxi back under the control of the government.

This is not the most disturbing, what surprised him even more was that this Yang Zhen actually taught the White Lotus to Lian Woduan, and even such a powerful character as Xu Jinghong actually died in his hands. Although he and the White Lotus Sect were only using each other, now that the two sides were allies after all, the fall of Xu Jinghong and the White Lotus Sect would naturally have an extremely huge impact on him, so that his plan to seize Guangxi had to be readjusted, and he could only use a stronger attack, but it might also bring greater casualties.

"This Yang Zhen is really a troublesome guy. And now, what is even more troublesome is that he has actually come to us, and he has actually come to Sichuan......" Looking at the information sent by the remnants of the White Lotus Sect in his hand, Yang Yinglong's face became even more gloomy.

Although Xu Chongchuan wanted to deal with Yang Zhen personally, he still informed Yang Yinglong's side, after all, now they can only rely on Yang Yinglong's strength to develop in the southwest again.

"This Yang Zhen, just looking at his past, it can be inferred that he is an extremely difficult person to deal with, it is not so easy for him Xu Chongchuan to venture to rob and kill, even if he has someone available by his side......" Yang Yinglong frowned, thinking in his heart: "And it's been a long time, but there is no news coming, I'm just afraid of ......"

And what is even more disturbing is where will this Yang Zhen go after coming to Sichuan, and who will he find? If I were him, what would I do? Do you want to go to a place like Chengdu and follow the example you did in Guilin, or do you want to contact other forces loyal to the imperial court in Sichuan to deal with us, or do you ......" Yang Yinglong's eyes patrolled on a detailed topographical map of the three southwestern provinces in front of him, which was originally a secret map hanging in the yamen of the governor of Sichuan, which was an absolute secret of the imperial court.

But no matter what he thought, he couldn't think of where Yang Zhen's true intentions would be for a while. All he knew was that this time it was their turn to be scared. In the past, they were in the dark and could sabotage unscrupulously, but now, it is the enemy who is in the dark, and it is the turn of Yang Zhen and the brocade guards he led to do something different.

"It seems that the only way to do this is to let all places be more careful......" In the end, Yang Yinglong sighed and thought so.