Trapped in the carriage gorge, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other subordinates told that every day should not be called the earth and the earth is not spiritual, and tens of thousands of people are almost facing the desperate situation of being starved to death, so he and the two decided to surrender. The traitors gathered all the gold and silver seized from the army, and sent people to "enter the camp of Qiyu and bribe all over the place." ”

At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Court were greedy for life and afraid of death, and they were still very confident in fighting thieves, but they were very greedy for money. The army was poorly treated, the officers and men were generally poor, and the generals were greedy for money to the point of desperation—this trick was very good. After the generals from all walks of life got bribes, they strongly advocated appeasement, and Chen Qiyu also thought that the traitor was already cornered, but sincerely surrendered, and he was very proud to think that he could succeed without much effort. Besides, today is a great joy, and Zhao'an definitely has more credit than encirclement and suppression, so he decided to appease.

Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the military department, agreed very much, and Emperor Chongzhen also agreed. In June of that year, Chen Qiyu successfully recruited An. According to the number of rebels, a pacification officer shall be assigned to monitor every 100 people, who shall be responsible for repatriation to their places of origin; The local government supplies grain and grass to the prefecture and county; Prevent the entry of the official army to avoid conflict.

There are more than 40,000 rebels who have been appeased, and these more than 40,000 rebels are all elites who have survived a hundred battles, and it can be said that they are the most elite force among the rebels who once exceeded one million. With them, the thieves can raise a large army at any time.

The traitor is the whole brigade out of the stack, and the Qi Yu soldiers let the drink, easy to ride, and sleep on the foot. The thieves who have no clothes and armor are all neat, those who have no bows and arrows are sharpened, and those who have not eaten for several days are full. And when they had eaten and drunk enough, they immediately turned their faces, and in one night they bound the pacifiers, or killed, or cut off their ears, or reprimanded with rods, or tied up and thrown at the way. Then he attacked Baoji, Linyou and other places, from then on, such as the dragon out of shallow water, the tiger into the mountains and forests, vertical and horizontal can no longer be controlled.

Chen Qiyu woke up like a dream, Emperor Chongzhen was furious, Li Jiayan, the magistrate of Baoji County, and Chen Qiyu, the governor of Shaanxi, were all dismissed and investigated.

From the early years of Chongzhen to the day when the Ming Dynasty collapsed, officers and soldiers had many opportunities to wipe out the anti-thieves, and this time was the most pity and the best opportunity.

After Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other troops escaped from danger in Hanzhong, they separately attacked the surrounding areas of Xi'an and Qingyang, Gongchang and Pingliang in Gansu, and their prestige was greatly boosted for a while. Because Chen Qiyu made a mistake, he was imprisoned in November of the seventh year of Chongzhen, and at the same time, he was promoted to the secretary of the military department, and the governor of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Huguang, and Henan. At this time, the Xining garrison mutinied, the generals were killed, the guards were expelled, and the eunuchs who guarded the town fled in a hurry and were only spared. Hong Chengchou was forced to personally lead the army to Xining, and the thieves took advantage of this opportunity to trap Guanlong. When Hong Chengchou quelled the mutiny and freed up his hands to suppress the anti-thieves, the anti-thieves ran east again, parted ways into Henan, and gathered Wan and Luojian.

"In the winter of the seventh year, the thieves rode more than 1,000 westwards and immediately went to the wheat fields in the west. The big flag is fluttering, looking at the cliff mouth and south, the flag covers the sky, the light is shining brightly, the south is the south mountain, the north is the river meander, and the waves are surging to the clouds. But I heard the sound of neighing horses, from morning to night, and camped for dozens of miles. The thieves trampled on people and animals, and the road was five or six miles wide, and I don't know the geometry of the crowd. ”

After the thieves re-entered Henan, the soldiers were divided into three routes: one crossed the river from Shaanzhou and went north to Pingyang, Shanxi; First, from Wuguan through the Nanyang area to the lake Guangxiangyang; First, Lushi County attacked Henan County from the east. Soon, the rebel army that entered Shanxi crossed the river from Huaiqing, Henan, and entered Guide in the south; The rebel army that entered Huguang also entered Nanyang, Henan again through Yunyang and Shangjin.

Hou Fangyu sighed: "The anti-thieves re-entered Henan, and now the entire Central Plains is already a piece of erosion, and the people have been poisoned and their lives have been ruined. ”

Although he grew up in the north and south of Beijing, his ancestral home is Henan, and now most of the clan and his ancestral home are still in Henan Guidefu, so he is also very worried, and his heart is quite worried.

Although Dong Ce is a member of the government, he has to admit that after Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong arrived in a place, the people there must have lived much better than under the rule of the Ming court. Although slogans such as free grain have not yet been proposed, at least they will not impose heavy taxes that ordinary people cannot pay for selling their sons and daughters and wives.

He secretly said in his heart: "I can't talk about the people, and now I am still looking forward to those two going." ”

Dong Ce doesn't know as much as he does, but in terms of the general trend, he is clearer. He knew that now there were 72 battalions of thieves of all sizes, with more than 300,000 people, and after some time, as soon as they entered Chongzhen for eight years, they would capture Xingyang County and assemble in Xingyang.

And after the Xingyang Conference, the traitor is really out of control.

It's just that these words can't be said anyway.

He also knows very well now that it is useless for him to care about this, the matter over there is too big and too far away, and he is far from being able to intervene in the command of the affairs and the garrison of a fort.

The only thing that makes him more pleased is that the thieves will not come back to Shanxi in the past few years, and even if they come back, they will not come to Jinbei, Jinbei is too poor, there is really nothing to grab, so it is always a lot safer.

He stared at Hou Fangyu and asked softly, "Chaozong, why are you telling me this today?" ”

"Chen Qiyu's sin this time is not small, he was convicted and exiled, I am afraid that he will not be able to recover within three or five years." Hou Fangyu said with drooping eyelids.

Dong Ce nodded. He also knows about this, and as a caring person, he can also see some unusual flavors from it. Emperor Chongzhen is mean and mean, and he is never soft on killing, Chongzhen has been killed by him until now, how many important ministers in the court have been killed by him? And this time Chen Qiyu made such a big mistake, but he was just discussing the crime, which is actually an obvious signal - the emperor still trusts him, and he will still be of great use one day.

"Chen Qiyu is finished, but the situation in the Central Plains is becoming more and more erosive, and there must be someone who can see the overall situation. My father wrote to me that the two most prestigious people in the government and the opposition today are Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang, the current governor of Xuanda. Lu Xiangsheng, the saint means that he wants him to move to the nine sides of the town to guard against Jiannu. Therefore, it is more likely that this matter will fall on Yang Sichang's head. ”

Hou Fangyu glanced at Dong Ce: "Along the way, what kind of virtue the Xuanda border army is, I also see it in my eyes." Not to mention that it is vulnerable, and the rabble is also a little exaggerated, but it is really not a heroic army. I can see it, can Governor Yang see it? And Brother Hanchen, I know what you are capable of. You are already named in Yang Sichang's place, once you can train an elite soldier again, you don't need too much, you can do it with 1,800, you just have to pull it out to be stronger than others, and it is not difficult to get Yang Sichang's appreciation. When the time comes, he won't need me to do anything, I'm afraid he will use you too. ”

He leaned closer to Dong Ce, lowered his voice and said: "The last time Chen Qiyu failed, this time, the court will never allow any more failures, and will do their best to support the supply, even on the Jiannu side, it can also be slowed down." This time, the thief will undoubtedly be defeated, and just by being in the meantime, it is a great achievement. ”

His fist landed lightly on the table, but his words were extremely eager: "Brother Hanchen, don't miss it!" ”

Dong Ce looked at him in a daze, a touch of emotion flashed in his heart, he suddenly got up, and sighed deeply: "Thank you Chaozong for mentioning something!" For brother, toothless unforgettable! ”

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The night was dark and the lights were dim.

The two large lanterns hanging at the door of the Yuelai Inn emitted a faint light, and Dong Ce stood in front of the store, watching Hou Fangyu's carriage roll away, a little distracted.

Due to the memory of his previous life, he originally had no good impression of Hou Fangyu. thinks that this is just a mean and unkind sour and rotten literati, or a rich and noble man who doesn't know the suffering of the world, only knows how to dance and write and make ink, and sing the wind and the moon. Even in my heart, I am very sorry that Li Xiangjun is not worthy, although it has not yet been decided whether this matter is true or not.

But now, after coming into contact with each other these days, I found that this person is really a good friend worth making.

As a son of a family, he is not arrogant, not arrogant, and can be regarded as talented, but the most important thing is in one word - true. Treat people sincerely, do not hide it, and know how to think about others. To tell the truth, Dong Ce is still a little unaccustomed to the friendship between men and men in this era. In the past few days, he has traveled and eaten with Hou Fangyu, only sleeping together and sleeping has not been carried out, Dong Ce is sure that Hou Fangyu has never been so enthusiastic about his daughter-in-law, nor has he been so bothered to plan.

This kind of friendship, which is more intimate than the love of husband and wife, is really creepy when you think about it!

Dong Ce can understand this emotion now, but he has to accept it slowly.

The news that Hou Fangyu revealed to him today is extremely important to Dong Ce. After coming to this era, the greatest hope is, to put it bluntly, just four words: to get ahead. He wanted to be a bigger official, have more authority, occupy a wider territory, and have more people, soldiers and soldiers under his command. Whether it is hypocritical and hypocritical to say that it is for the world or directly and clearly said that it wants to live in this troubled world, it must be promoted after all. He can't give this expectation to himself, but others can give it, the officials can give it, and the court can give it. As a martial artist, if you want to be promoted, you must have military exploits! He was promoted all the way to the rank before, unimpeded, and was promoted to commander within half a year from a small soldier on the side of the army, a garrison of a fort, and five official residences, which can be described as a prosperous career. The reason for this is his activities up and down, Liu Ruozai's overt and covert care, and even the fact that the military position in the last years of the Ming Dynasty was worthless, but when it comes to the root, the most important reason is still one point - military exploits.

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