Chapter 393: The Buried Man Trilogy (Continued 2)

With a bang, the gate collapsed, sending up a cloud of smoke and dust. The families retreated, and some die-hard loyalists were still making a last stand, but they were soon overwhelmed by the crowd. On this night, the city of Qufu County was full of fire, and it could be seen ten miles away.

Jinan, the office of the governor's yamen.

"What? Qufu County was broken by displaced people? The surprise on Governor Chen Xie's face definitely didn't look like he was pretending. It's really shocking, shocked to get it so quickly.

Zhang Bingwen looked at the Yanzhou Mansion official who came to report the news with trepidation, and asked, "What about Zhao Fuchun, what is he doing?" Isn't the granary of Yanzhou Mansion full of grain? How did it come to this? ”

Chen Xieteng stood up and said: "Now there is no time to ask about this, Benxian immediately led troops to Yanzhou, just in case, Su Haochen, the general soldier of Dengzhou, led his troops to Dongchang Mansion." The general Wang Ben led his troops to Qingzhou Mansion, and he must control the chaos within the scope of Yanzhou Mansion. Lord Zhang, Jinan is handed over to you, and immediately report to His Majesty. ”

The rapid sound of military trumpets sounded, and there was a nervous group in the newly renovated recruit camp outside the city, and soldiers in dark green military uniforms were fully armed and running. After assembling a team, immediately set off a team, without even waiting for the team.

Five newly formed reinforced teams set fire to the south overnight. After more than half a year of good food and drink, and under strict training, the recruits' marching ability is definitely not a problem. trotted all the way through the city, and at the gate of the city, Chen Xie watched the soldiers run out of the city on horseback.

"In just half a year, these soldiers have been trained like this, and Zhongchengwei is worthy of the name." Even if it is a layman, Zhang Bingwen looks at these soldiers. You can also feel the training.

Chen Xie frowned, and said angrily: "Damn Zhao Fuchun, there is also the commander of the city guard." ”

Zhang Bingwen has no claims now, he usually moves his mouth, but he can only count on Chen Xie if something happens. Hearing what Chen Xie said, he immediately said: "Zhongcheng can rest assured that the chaos will be quelled, and the Jingshi will play the book, and the humble position must be discussed with Lord Song, and the writing will be clear and clear." ”

The two of them know this, and the most important thing at this time is self-preservation. After all, Qufu was broken. The Kong family could not escape. Chen Xie, Zhang Bingwen and Song Guanglan. This will be a grasshopper on a rope, and we must unite and find someone to take the blame. Under normal circumstances, as long as Chen Xie quickly calms down the chaos. Figuring out the situation is a mistake made by the people below. Chen Xie and others will not be too guilty.

"Jinan to Yanzhou. The official road is nearly 400 miles, and it will take five days to walk at the earliest, and I will arrive at the earliest. I'm afraid it's too late for anything. Do your best! Chen Xie said helplessly, and rode his horse to follow the team. The long dragon was winding in the dark, and Zhang Bingwen, who looked helpless, gritted his teeth and looked in the direction of Yanzhou, and turned back to find Song Guanglan angrily.

As soon as he returned to the Yamen, he heard a new news that the commander had passed away. I don't know if I died of illness, I must have heard the news from Yanzhou and was too frightened. Ren Chengwei of Yanzhou, that is within his command system, Qufu was broken by the displaced people, and his responsibility is not small. Even if Chen Xie didn't embarrass him, the emperor probably wouldn't let him go. When he got older, he was overly frightened, and then he died. In this way, the family has no intention of doing anything except for reporting the funeral.

"Is it a hundred dead? Dream! Song Guanglan scolded angrily, after Chen Xie took office, he didn't care about rectifying the health system. Unexpectedly, something would happen so soon, Song Guanglan instinctively thought, this is all the commander who has to take the blame for his death.

"What about Zeng Jinbao?" Zhang Bingwen mentioned that Yanzhou was divided into guards, and this position usually lives in Jinan and regularly inspects various health centers. His responsibility is also indispensable, and it is really undeserved to not show up for such a big thing. Zhang Bingwen, who was angry, called him by his name.

"I've sent someone to inform you, it's time to arrive." As soon as Song Guanglan's voice fell, the person sent out came back and brought back a piece of news that Zeng Jinbao had hanged himself. Zhang Bingwen and Song Guanglan were dumbfounded, Song Guanglan stood up and said, "I'll go check it, and I'll write the recital when I figure it out." This level seems to be difficult to pass. ”

Zhang Bingwen sat on the chair and watched Song Guanglan leave in amazement. Now he knew something was going to go bad. Before Song Guanglan went out, she was stopped back, and Jinyi Wei Qianhu Baocheng took a group of people and hugged the town guard eunuch Wang Dehua to come in, and blocked Song Guanglan back.

Wang Dehua arched his hand and said: "Our family has found out the matter, the officials of Yanzhou and Dongchang colluded to guard the road, patrol the road, and command the envoys, and took advantage of the convenience of the canal to wantonly sell grain in the official warehouse, deceiving the superiors and concealing the subordinates, which is a great crime. Directly led to the case of Yanzhou and Dongchang in the face of drought and no food relief, resulting in a rebellion of displaced people. ”

Zhang Bingwen hesitated slightly, but still asked: "This case, Zhongcheng and Yousi, why didn't they know in advance?" As soon as she said this, Song Guanglan's expression was not good-looking, and she stared at Wang Dehua. Xindao, this eggless eunuch, now that he said it so clearly, what did he do earlier? Earlier, could you have made such a big move?

The appearance of Wang Dehua instantly completed the task of pulling hatred. The ability of these civil officials is not strong, and the level of infighting is first-class. originally planned to shake off his majesty, but suddenly remembered one thing, Chen Xie is a civil official. In this situation, civil officials naturally want to keep warm. Wang Dehua doesn't care about Zhang Bingwen and Song Guanglan, but he is afraid of Chen Xie.

Wang Dehua was stunned on the spot, and secretly weighed it, our family thought badly. If Chen Sihua is involved in this matter, His Majesty may not be able to handle him, and our family will definitely have to eat the board. I know how to do it in advance, why don't you report it? On this point, our family can't escape it.

Politics is to unite the majority to fight against a handful, and Chen Xie has done a very good job of this. Unconsciously, Shandong officialdom has tied up a piece on this issue, and the core is Chen Xie. Whoever wants to bargain at this time will definitely attack it en masse.

"Our family also just found out, don't you come to tell you adults right away?" Wang Dehua temporarily changed his words, originally he wanted to say: "Dongchang and Jinyiwei are investigating the case, and they still want to inform you?" At this time, Wang Dehua hadn't figured it out yet, but he had actually fallen into the pit. In Yanzhou and Dongchang Prefectures, he had heard about the theft and sale of grain depots before. Dongchang and Jinyiwei are both investigating, and he wants to inform Chen Xie seriously. However, someone below instigated him that it was better to investigate this case by himself, otherwise Chen Xie would have taken the credit. When it is clearly checked and suddenly announced, maybe you can still take Chen Xie.

Wang Dehua, who has a deep grudge against Chen Xie, naturally wants to take this matter to Chen Xie. Unexpectedly, the plan was good, and it was only at the end of the matter that he realized that once the Shandong officialdom was twisted into a rope, this matter was really not as good as he thought.

There is no other reason, and it is too involved. Once the matter is big, the emperor has to be with the mud, not to mention a eunuch who has no eggs. What's even worse is that Cao Huachun, the celebrant supervisor, has a good relationship with Chen Xie, and his companion Wang Chengen also likes Chen Xie. Wang Dehua dared to think about Chen Xie, which was based on the premise of Chen Xie alone. Now when he found that he was facing the entire Shandong officialdom, he immediately shrugged off. Originally, he said in advance that things could have been avoided, but now he is doing it according to the original plan, and he doesn't report it. Thinking of this, Wang Dehua glanced at Jinyiwei's Qianhu Baocheng angrily.

Chen Xie walked on the road for six days before arriving in Yanzhou. At this time, there were no homeless people outside Yanzhou Mansion, not a single one. Even so, the gates were closed. Chen Xie sent people to the city to call the door, and the soldiers at the head of the city looked at the army outside the city with trepidation, and hurried to report the news. The Yanzhou garrison was a petty officer, and he went to the command office first, but it turned out that the commander had committed suicide by swallowing gold. turned around and went to the prefect Zhao Fuchun, but the first to push the concubine into the well and hang himself in the study.

Tongzhi and garrison have become civil and military leaders, so they have to come out together to open the door to greet them. Chen Xie didn't even enter the city gate, waved his hand, and the soldiers swarmed up, and after they all took Yanzhou's civil and military affairs, Chen Xie said lightly: "When I deceived Benxian, no one came out to speak. This is long overdue. ”

Chen Xie sat in Yanzhou and sent 2,000 people to Jining and 5,000 to Qufu. then took over the military and political affairs of Yanzhou, and tried them one by one. Three thousand soldiers took control of the city and declared martial law in Yanzhou.

The process of trying the case was very smooth, everyone pushed the heads of the dead prefect and commander, Chen Xie did not let go of any of them, and all of them were punished. The case here has not yet been tried, news came from Jining, Zhizhou also hanged himself, and the guards of the guard first killed the concubine and then killed themselves. All of them were charged.

The news from Qufu also came quickly, the displaced people ransacked Qufu, more than 500 people in the Confucian Mansion, and there was no adult man left, who either committed suicide or was killed. The Kong family was ransacked, and the specific losses could not be checked, the thieves had dispersed, and a fire was lit to the Kong family. Chen Xie immediately put down the case on Yanzhou's side and went straight to Qufu with five hundred cavalry.

When Chen Xie arrived in Qufu, the Kong family had already been burned to the ground. There are ruins everywhere, and the Kong family, which covers an area of more than 1,000 acres, has become a ruin. Li Yuncong, the officer who led the team, brought a group of women and children of the Kong family, about 300 people.

The scene of a group of women and children kneeling on the ground and crying is really miserable. Governor Chen cordially greeted these women and children and learned what had happened. According to these women and children, on the day the family was broken, the patriarch Kong Yinzhi asked his wife and concubine to commit suicide and hid in the cellar himself. More than 30 women and children of the Kong family were martyred, and Kong Yin's vegetation thieves were killed after being captured. Surprisingly, the thieves did not embarrass the surviving women and children, locked them in a courtyard, and gave them food.

After robbing the Kong family, the displaced people scattered in a hurry for some reason. It is said that the thieves divided the accounts unevenly and fought among themselves, killed each other all night, and withdrew from Qufu the next day, and they didn't know where they went. The women and children of the Kong family were frightened for a day and a night, and the Dengzhou soldiers arrived, and they were saved.

There was one thing that the women and children were indignant about, the Kong family kept more than 3,000 domestic slaves, and no one stood up when the matter came. In the farmstead outside the city, there were at least 1,500 slaves, who dispersed without the slightest resistance. Kong Yinzhi was accidentally killed, regardless of men and women. How to re-establish the Confucian family, Chen Xie did not dare to make decisions in this matter, and after settling these women and children, he went to the Beijing division and asked the emperor to decide. (To be continued......)