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After this year's autumn harvest, not only the peasant army in Ruijin County grew stronger, but also a peasant uprising broke out in Longquan County.

Longquan County, later known as Suichuan County, was very poor with many mountains and little land.

There is a Longquan Hundred Household Institute here. Although it is only a small hundred households, it has been developed for two hundred years and has even produced military Jinshi.

There was not much cultivated land, but it was divided up by military attachés and gentry.

When the news came that Zhao Han had occupied three counties in central Jiangxi, a military uprising also broke out in Longquan County, which was only two counties apart. Military households united with tenant farmers to kill military attachés and landowners. They then rushed into the county seat and killed the magistrate. They also hung a banner on the city tower that read "Justice for Heaven."

Chen Yuding, the imperial censor, came to Jiangxi with great joy. As soon as he arrived, his scalp felt numb!

This guy came to Nanchang in mid-October. First he heard that Zhao thieves had captured three counties, then that General Shen of Nangan was killed, and then Longquan County was also occupied by rebel thieves.

After asking carefully, my dear, Nanfeng County has long since disappeared, and there are also religious bandits rebelling in Qianshan County.

"Master Ying, why didn't you make any move?" Chen Yuding asked.

He Yingrui, the envoy from the left, said: "How could there be no action? The Third Division of Jiangxi is fully assisting the governor in suppressing bandits. Otherwise, where would Governor Li's military supplies come from?"

Chen Yuding said anxiously: "After more than half a year of suppression, the Duchang bandits are still occupying the county seat. What kind of bandits are they suppressing?"

"The water bandits in Poyang Lake have been completely eliminated. The rebel bandits in Duchang have also been besieged for many days. They will definitely be captured within this year!" He Yingrui doesn't want to talk nonsense with Chen Yuding. He is spending money to cultivate relationships and will be transferred back to the center soon. .

In this damn Jiangxi, whoever wants to be an official will come. He Yingrui just wants to leave as soon as possible.

The two didn't talk to each other and parted on bad terms.

Returning to the temporary residence, the servant reported that there was a man named Xiao Puyun who wanted to see him. Chen Yuding quickly invited this person in.

When Xiao Puyun met, he cried and complained: "Prosecutor Rong Zhen, the Zhao thieves killed the landlords indiscriminately and distributed the land of good people to the tenants. They always confuse people's hearts. Even... even Li Meng'an has joined the thieves!"

"But Li Meng'an, the Minister of War a few years ago?" Chen Yuding asked in shock.

Xiao Puyun said: "It's him!"

Chen Yuding felt more and more seriously that the situation was serious and asked hurriedly: "Who else is a thief?"

"There are many thieves." Xiao Puyun was angry that the government did not send troops to Ji'an Prefecture quickly, causing his father and brother to be killed. He immediately framed him and said, "Jiangzhou Army Preparation Officer Wang Siren, his master is Jishui Liu Yingqiu, Liu Yingqiu's son Liu Tongsheng has also joined the bandits. Wang Siren must have colluded with the Zhao bandits. He stayed in Duchang and refused to go south to suppress the bandits!"

Chen Yuding wondered: "The rogue bandits in the north caused chaos, and many gentry sacrificed their families and the country. Why are so many gentry in Jiangxi becoming bandits?"

Xiao Puyun said: "Thieves in the north kill people, steal food, and then flee to other places. How can the gentry become thieves? Even if they want to be thieves, they will be killed by the bandits. This Luling Zhao thief is different. He was a Jishui scholar himself. As long as the gentry handed over their land, he would not rob money or food, nor kill people indiscriminately. In order to save the lives of his clan members, the gentry was often forced to submit. This guy also distributed all the landlord's land to the head of Guizhou, and all the common people were It's so confusing! We can tell from patrolling, what did the Zhao thieves shout when they rebelled?"

"What are you shouting for?" Chen Yuding asked.

Xiao Puyun gritted his teeth and said: "The world is unified!"

"The world is unified?" Chen Yuding thought he heard wrongly.

"Exactly," Xiao Puyun said, "Many poor scholars in the three counties of Luling, Jishui and Anfu were seduced by the Zhao thief just because they were allocated a few acres of land. You can speak of integrity! Nowadays, in the three counties of central Jiangxi, the people only know that there are Zhao thieves, but they don’t know that there is a Ming emperor!"

Chen Yuding inquired about the situation carefully, and Xiao Puyun told him everything.

At night, Chen Yuding held a lamp and wrote a memorial.

Not only did he impeach Jiangxi officials for their ineffective suppression of bandits, but they also impeached the former censor. He was unwilling to take the blame for his predecessor.

Moreover, Chen Yuding also requested in the memorial to establish a Jiangxi general army and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to send troops.

After finishing writing the memorial, Chen Yuding felt exhausted. He knew that he was in trouble. The Luling Zhao thief was an unusual rebel!

By the way, in history, Chen Yuding first defected to the Manchus, but was later dismissed and became Zheng Chenggong's teacher.

Zheng Chenggong failed to resist the Qing Dynasty, and Chen Yuding was captured and beheaded by the Qing army. His last words before his death were to the effect: "At the end of the Ming Dynasty, only Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong could fight, and the others were idiots. I can follow Zheng Chenggong to fight against the Qing Dynasty and die, even if I die No regrets.”

He is also a complicated official. He has no psychological burden if he surrenders to the Qing Dynasty, and he would rather die than regret if he resists the Qing Dynasty.

Chen Yuding was afraid that the memorial would be delayed, so he simply paid for it himself, asked his servants to hire a boat and went straight to the capital, and entrusted his mentor to deliver the memorial.

Only a month and a half later, Chongzhen saw the memorial and was so angry that he kicked the desk upside down.

He urgently summoned the cabinet ministers, pounded the table and shouted: "Jiangxi is so corrupt. I only know today what the three ministers of Jiangxi and the governor of Jiangxi do for food!"

The ministers were too frightened to speak. There have been too many bad things this year.

In the summer, Huang Taiji unified Monan Mongolia, and on his way back from the western expedition to Chahar, he went to Xuanda to plunder. This means that the Tatars no longer need to go east and can attack directly from Shanxi!

Just a few days ago, armies from five provinces surrounded the bandits. As a result, Luonan was defeated, and the deputy commander-in-chief of Huguang was killed by the rebels.

These ministers were summoned urgently, thinking they were discussing the matter of rogue bandits, but they did not expect that they turned out to be Jiangxi rebels.

"See for yourselves!" Chongzhen smashed the memorial out.

Wen Tiren, the first assistant, quickly picked it up, read it quickly, and handed the memorial to the second assistant.

Even if Wen Tiren is not doing his job, he has achieved a lot of results this year. Li Changgeng, the Minister of Officials, Hu Yingtai, the Minister of Punishments, and Zhou Shipu, the Minister of Works, were all overthrown by Wen Tiren. These three ministers were all replaced by the sworn enemies of the Donglin Party.

The survivors of the Eunuch Party and the Qi, Chu and Zhe Party fought fiercely with each other and the Donglin Party, while Wen Tiren stood by and watched the show as a lone minister!

Chen Yuding's memorial passed through the hands of the cabinet ministers, but no one was willing to speak first.

Chongzhen was so angry that he even laughed in anger: "A rebel actually called for the unity of the world to rebel. It's extremely ridiculous and ridiculous! And that Li Banghua, an important minister who was the Minister of the Ministry of War, actually took the lead in following the bandits!"

Xie Sheng, the Minister of Civil Service, who was born in the Lu Party, finally spoke at this moment: "Anyone from the Li family in Gucun, Jiangxi who is an official in the court will be sent to prison for interrogation."

Chongzhen said angrily: "Go to jail and arrest them all!"

Liu Zunxian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said: "The three divisions of Jiangxi and the governor of Jiangxi should all be recalled to the central government for questioning."

This is an attack by political enemies. Hou Xun, the Minister of Household Affairs, said quickly: "Your Majesty, Chen Yushi's memorial said that the three divisions and the governor of Jiangxi are attacking the thieves in Duchang. Duchang County is extremely important, why not wait for them to destroy the capital? Chang thief, go south to attack the Luling thief? The top priority is to order Shen Youlong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, to gather troops from the four provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Jiangxi to annihilate the southern Jiangxi thief first. Then move forward from the north to the south and join forces to encircle and suppress the Luling Zhao thief. "

Li Kangxian, the Minister of Rites, agreed: "What Hou Shangshu said is very true. Jiangxi can be ordered to collect autumn grain and recruit more soldiers to suppress the bandits."

"Taxation, taxation, taxation again," Chongzhen said angrily, "In which year has Jiangxi's money and food not been taxed? Since I came to the throne, Jiangxi's taxation has never been in full!"

No one dared to speak, the emperor was furious.

After a long time, Chongzhen finally spoke: "Order the governor of Fujian to assist the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to first destroy the bandits in southern Jiangxi, and then go north to conquer the Zhao bandits in Luling!"

Although Shen Youlong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, did not understand military strategy, he was good at employing people and knew how to leave the war to professionals.

Zou Weilian, the governor of Fujian, teamed up with Zheng Zhilong to destroy the pirate Liu Xiang's lair two years ago. Last year, they fought for eight days in a bloody battle, driving the Dutch out of Xiamen and capturing the Dutch colonial leader.

The two of them joined forces to make enough for Zhao Han to drink a pot.

Fortunately, Wen Tiren, the first assistant, was there. In history, Zou Weilian was framed and dismissed from office by Wen Tiren.

Zou Weilian was also unlucky. He was dismissed from office after winning the battle, and died of illness in his hometown the next year.

At this moment, Wen Tiren remained silent, just waiting for Shen Youlong and Zou Weilian to make mistakes. If the two of them cannot destroy Zhao Han for a long time, or if they suffer defeat, they will have to bear the emperor's wrath. Wen Tiren will not let go of a good opportunity.

In the middle of the matter, Xue Guoguan suddenly said: "Your Majesty, according to the memorial of Chen Yushi, Wang Siren of the Jiangzhou Army Preparation Committee may be suspected of secretly colluding with the rebels."

"Nonsense," Li Kangxian was furious. "Chen Yushi's memorial has already been written clearly. Wang Siren secretly communicated with the rebels, but he heard about the memorial and did not dare to confirm it or conceal it!"

Zhang Fengyi, Minister of War, also said: "Wang Siren's character is trustworthy and he will never collude with rebels."

Wen Tiren suddenly frowned. Although Zhang Fengyi was not his party member, he was still his helper. Why did he speak for the Donglin Party instead?

It can only prove that Wang Siren is so popular.

Li Changgeng, the Minister of Civil Affairs who was dismissed by Wen Tiren this year, also held Wang Siren in high regard.

Zhang Fengyi felt that Wen Tiren was unhappy, so he immediately changed the subject: "Your Majesty, do you want to set up a Jiangxi general soldier?"

Chongzhen thought carefully and suddenly said: "Li Ruolian, the commander of Jinyiwei, can be the commander-in-chief of Jiangxi."

This appointment made the ministers want to complain, but they restrained themselves from speaking.

Although Chongzhen did a lot of stupid things, he did one thing right, and that was to add a martial arts examination.

In the past, there were only martial arts exams for martial arts students, and civil servants would invigilate the exams. Since the Chongzhen Dynasty, there have been martial champions, and these warriors can also be disciples of the emperor.

Wu Jinshi was very grateful for this, and there were many bloody battles and martyrs.

For example, this Li Ruolian faced Li Zicheng's attack and fought until the last moment in Beijing.

At this point, the imperial court finally took Zhao Han seriously. The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the Governor of Fujian, the Governor of Jiangxi, and the General Soldier of Jiangxi all regarded Zhao Han as the ultimate target of conquest.

After talking about Jiangxi, the emperor and his ministers began to discuss the matter of rogue bandits.

Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces, this unlucky guy is definitely doomed. If you suffer such a huge defeat, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die. The best outcome is to be sent to the frontier.

Chongzhen and his ministers argued for several days and finally decided on the candidate for the new governor of the five provinces—Hong Chengchou!

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