Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 223 Acting Skills (add 5 monthly tickets for May)

Zheng Chongjian didn't care about this. Those who had no soldiers were convicted of the chief soldier, and they ran away as soon as they ran away. The palace has to go all the way to rectify the armaments, etc., I am really too busy.

Nearly one hundred Jurchens from Jianzhou were imprisoned in the prison of Guyuan Governor's Mansion. They were originally guarded by Qianhu sent by Han Leyu, a hussar battalion.However, due to the need to deploy troops to accompany the governor to escort the banknotes and food stamps of the Daming Royal Bank, the manpower in this prison is insufficient, so the original prison guards will send food and drink, and guard them by the way.Of course, there are still people from the hussar battalion on the outskirts.

The prison in the Governor's Mansion is not dim, and can be seen clearly.A skinny prisoner was very rare to watch the Jianzhou Jurchens locked inside one by one, and talked to the prison boss from time to time.

"Brother Wang, I think this Jianlu also has two arms, two legs, and one head. There is no difference. Why did I hear that he was so powerful and invincible? Some of our troops were afraid to go to Liaodong."

"No matter how powerful he is, he's still in a prison!" Wang Laotou replied with a bit of disdain while looking at Jianlu inside.

"That's true, Brother Wang, I really didn't expect Governor Hong and Sun Zhongcheng to lead the troops to serve the king, and they could make such a great contribution. Did you see that Han Leyu is now an officer of the Imperial Forest Army, tsk tsk, how lucky ah!"

When Wang Lao heard it, he obviously said enviously: "That is, it is said that after arriving at the capital, the emperor personally intervened, so he was able to eat well. This fighting power will naturally come up."

"Ah..." the thin guard heard this, and heaved a long sigh, "When will we be able to have enough to eat! Many of our soldiers in the Qin land were too hungry to survive, so they simply voted for the rebels." .Brother Wang, that thief Li..."

Hearing what he said, prison leader Wang quickly stopped him, and motioned with his mouth: "Stop talking nonsense, there are Jian prisoners here!"

After hearing this, the thin prison guard turned his head to look at the Jian prisoners inside, and saw that they were all huddled in the cell, so he said indifferently: "Brother Wang, they don't understand what we say. A bunch of savages."

After explaining a sentence, he began to chatter again: "The Li thief came out of Shangluo Mountain, and there were tens of thousands of people at once, and the momentum was very loud! There is also Zhang thief, who also rebelled in Gucheng. The Central Plains is in chaos. These years, it’s all caused by famines and food shortages!”

Prisoner Wang seemed to agree with his statement. He felt that Jianlu could not understand what they said, so he responded to his words: "The situation is very bad. Let me tell you the latest news. Because there was no food in the army, there was a big disturbance, and the land rent from King Rui was robbed, you know?"

Among the Jianlu group, Turg listened with pricked ears.Ordinary Jianlu may not understand Chinese, but the top leaders of Jianlu basically understand Chinese, and Turg also understands Chinese.He was a little surprised when he heard the news.Unexpectedly, the situation in the Ming Dynasty has turned into such a mess!
"What, you dare to snatch King Rui's land rent?" The thin jailer couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.Between the looks, there is a little disbelief.

The head of prison Wang saw it, and added: "I just heard it outside, and the news was reported. I panicked. The governor is not here yet, so I rushed to report to the governor."

This King Rui is the fifth son of Ming Shenzong, and he is the uncle of the current emperor.Compared with other feudal princes, this relationship is much closer.Dare to snatch King Rui's land rent, this matter is definitely a big deal.

In the original history, such a thing did happen, and in the end both Li Guoqi and Zheng Chongjian, who was the governor of the three sides at the time, were downgraded to one level.Although the time is different now, things still happened because of it.

When the thin guard heard the news, he couldn't help sighing and said, "Oh, it's all caused by food shortages. Everyone can't survive. It's easy to grab land rent, and some of them have gone to thieves."

Speaking of this, he glanced at each of the Jianlu in the cell, and said with a little more hatred: "If you want me to say, what are you doing with these Jianlu? It's a waste of food. It's better to kill and eat meat!"

Prisoner Wang also looked inside the cell, shook his head and said, "I've got something to tell you, don't tell it!"

"Ah, good!" Hearing this, the skinny prisoner was filled with gossip, agreed without hesitation, and then asked, "What's the matter?"

"The imperial court brought these Jian captives to our land of Qin in order to exchange war horses with the Hetao Tartars." The head of the prison said in a low voice. That's good too. Now the imperial court is short of war horses!"

"Ah, so that's it!" The thin prison guard suddenly realized when he heard this.

The two of them felt that Jianlu couldn't understand, so they continued to gossip without any scruples. Anyway, there was no good news. It was because there were rebels somewhere, the soldiers were making troubles again, and the generals would not listen. Dispatch or something.

Turge listened very attentively, and when he heard that Mingguo was going to trade them for war horses, he couldn't help being very happy. Of course, survival is the best thing.Then, hearing that the country of Ming was in chaos, I was even happier.

After chatting with the prisoner for a long time, the prison chief finished his work before leaving the cell.

What Turge didn't know was that when the two were out of the prison, they went to see Han Leyu who was guarding the door.

"We both said what the adults told us!" Prisoner Wang assured, "These prisoners will never doubt it."

Obviously, he has confidence in his acting skills.

Han Leyu nodded after hearing this, and then told them to reveal some news to Jianlu from different aspects in the past two days.

Of course, this matter was not decided by Han Leyu himself.Instead, according to the emperor's will, he deliberately let Jianlu know the chaos in the interior.

Of course, those things said are all true, including the fact that Li Guoqi's soldiers robbed King Rui's land rent.

When the messenger found Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides, he had just come out of the Prince Qin's Mansion in Xi'an.These distant relatives of the emperor, after listening to Emperor Chongzhen's will, although due to different degrees, could not withstand the emperor's faint threat in the end, they still accepted the food coupons and silver coupons from the Daming Royal Bank, and took The corresponding money and food were issued.

Zheng Chongjian was just happy, when he heard about Li Guoqi's subordinates robbing land rent, he couldn't help but lose his joy.

The deputy envoy of Guyuan, Lu Daqi, who was accompanying him also had a worried look on his face, and said to Zheng Chongjian: "My lord governor, this King Rui is the emperor's uncle. If something like this happens, he will definitely sue the imperial court. This..."

Although I didn't go on, the implication is still obvious, if you don't do it, you may be unlucky.

After careful consideration for a while, Zheng Chongjian suddenly shook his head and said, "Not necessarily!"

"Not necessarily?" Lu Daqi asked in confusion after hearing this.

"Well!" Zheng Chongjian nodded after hearing this, "The name of King Rui is also included in the emperor's will. That is to say, in the matter of money and food, the emperor did not treat King Rui differently because he is the uncle of the emperor. Therefore, I feel that After the emperor knows about this, he will only feel that the matter is very serious, and will ask the vassal for more money and food. Between family affection and Daming Jiangshan, the emperor is very clear, and knows which is more important!"

As soon as he heard that King Rui was also on the list of the emperor's decree, Lu Daqi thought about it for a while, and then he figured it out. He felt that what Zheng Chongjian said was reasonable, so he felt relieved and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the thieves will not make trouble for long!"

I'm afraid that the emperor can't tell the situation clearly, it's all up to this point, and he still wants to make decisions for King Rui and protect the interests of King Rui. In this way, it will only make the soldiers of Qin even more chilling, and even more disgusted with the court , Maybe, there will be more soldiers who go to the bandits to rebel.

But since the emperor is sage, then such a thing does not exist.

Now, with the money and food of the two feudal lords, at least the surrounding frontier troops can appease them.Zheng Chongjian thought about this, made some calculations in his heart, and then told Lu Daqi: "I will return to Guyuan now, and then I will send people to Hetao to contact the Tumote department. This matter cannot be delayed. After this matter is dealt with , I have to rush to Hanzhong. You are here to preside over military affairs and rectify the army. On the surface, you want to encircle and suppress the rogues, but in reality you want to deal with the Tumed army. Hold the troops for now and wait for further orders. Remember, the news It can’t be leaked, and the generals in various places can’t disclose it either!”

"Your Majesty understands, don't worry, my lord!" Lu Daqi knew that the matter was of great importance, so he quickly agreed and assured him.

Therefore, Zheng Chongjian hurried back to Guyuan, and after meeting Han Leyu, he proposed a Niulu with a white banner who was in good spirits, and then sent someone to Hetao to contact the Tumote Department and ask for an exchange of horses.

And near Shangluo Mountain in the southeast corner of Shaanxi, in the county seat of Shang County, Li Zicheng sat at the head of the table, and his eighteen cronies sat on the two sides below him, all of whom were eating large pieces of meat and drinking in large bowls. The atmosphere was quite lively.

He drank too much wine, so he talked too much. I heard Li Zicheng's general Liu Zongmin raised his glass and said to Li Zicheng: "Brother is really amazing. When I came out of the mountain this time, I just called it "Jiantian Free Fu", and there are so many people." The common people come to vote, high, it is really high, little brother toast to big brother!"

After finishing speaking, he drank it all in one gulp, put the glass on the table with a "snap", and wiped off the wine hanging from his beard.

Li Zicheng was pleased with what he heard, and what Liu Zongmin said just hit his itch.

During the year of hiding in Shangluo Mountain, he summed up his experience and lessons. After getting the news of Zhang Xianzhong's uprising, he came out of the mountain with a thousand troops, and at the same time shouted the slogan of "equal land and no tax". slogan.Unexpectedly, the effect was really good. When the common people heard about it, they all volunteered to join his team with hoes on their shoulders.In just a few days, there are already tens of thousands of horses.What's more important is that there are still people coming to seek refuge and contacting one after another. It can be said that the situation is very good.

Therefore, he also raised his glass, and after signaling to Liu Zongmin, he also drank it down.

In the year in the mountains, wine and meat are rare things, and only when I come out can I eat and drink so freely, not bad!

Li Zicheng's nephew Li Guo, nicknamed a tiger, said that he was brave in battle, but he was more than that, he was also a man of conspiracy.Li Zicheng discussed with him the slogan of "equalizing the land and exempting taxes" this time, and finally decided on it.

After hearing Liu Zongmin's conversation at this time, he also said to Li Zicheng: "Uncle, although the current situation is good, this Qin land is too barren and there are many frontier troops. According to my nephew, we should enter Henan as soon as possible. .It is much richer than Qin land, and the local army is not as elite as the frontier army, and there are more soldiers available!"

"That's right, big brother, a tiger is right!" Li Zicheng's other general, Yuan Zongdi, also echoed, "We should go to Henan, and the slogan of equalizing the land and exempting taxes will be shouted. At that time, it will be worse than it is now." Ten times, a hundred times more people vote, and sooner or later the emperor will be pulled down!"

Hearing this, they all laughed, basically, they just listened to it as a joke.

At this time, they hadn't thought about overthrowing Daming.More is rebellion, live day by day.

In fact, Li Zicheng had already thought about sending troops to Henan. He heard several generals under his command say so, so he clapped the case and said loudly: "Okay, I think so too. There are too many frontier troops in Qin. Unfavorable. Simply enter Henan again!"

Liu Zongmin was the number one general under Li Zicheng, but he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy when he heard that Li Zicheng obeyed other people's wishes.He hiccupped and shouted loudly: "Brother, there are many brothers in the frontier army. They all intend to join him. If he goes to Henan, what will they do?"

Speaking of this, he gave Li Guo a sideways glance, then turned his head and said to Li Zicheng: "Brother, the brothers in the frontier army, the combat power is not comparable to that of ordinary people. This is a precious source of soldiers. It would be a pity to give up like this." !"

Hearing this, Li Zicheng also felt that it was reasonable, and couldn't help thinking about it again.

However, before he could come to any conclusion, a person suddenly broke in from the outside, also wearing a suit of armor.When everyone saw it, they recognized Gao Yigong, another general under Li Zicheng, who should be on duty outside.

"Come, come, brother Gao, drink him three cups before talking!" Liu Zongmin saw him, and shouted holding the jug.

However, Gao Yigong ignored him, but stared at Li Zicheng, and said loudly: "Brother, there is news, it is brought by a brother who defected from the frontier army, it is not very good."

Upon hearing this, many leaders who were drinking and eating meat stopped suddenly and turned to look at him.

"What news? Are you here to encircle us again? It's not new." Liu Zongmin listened, and said indifferently, "Sun Chuanting and that Hong barber have left, and I'm afraid they're a bird, drinking and drinking!"

However, Gao Yigong still ignored him, his face was serious, as if the matter was still serious.

Seeing Li Zicheng, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. He quickly put down his wine glass and asked seriously, "What news?"

(End of this chapter)