Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 90 Calm down
The shouts of the people inside calmed down the originally chaotic scene. The soldiers in the guards all looked at me, I looked at you, and then they all looked at Li Shuchun and others in the front row in unison. Faded, the soldiers who were knocking on the door also stopped.

Li Shuchun's heart was also moved when he heard the words: It seems that the adults inside are scared, and they are ready to give in.If he can take the opportunity to negotiate with them, save everyone from the crime of killing the eunuch Hou and others, and compensate some food and salary appropriately, it would be fine.He looked around and found that the surrounding soldiers also showed some relieved expressions.

Thinking of this, he was about to respond aloud by taking a step forward, but Zhang Laosan behind him stretched out his hand and pulled him back.

Li Shuchun was taken aback, and Zhang Laosan saw that the brothers who were close to him in the guard were all around him, so he said anxiously in a low voice: "Boss, are you stupid? They are trying to lure people in! If you go in, you will die." !"

Li Shuchun suddenly understood, what Zhang Laosan said was right, according to the habits of those people, how could they give in so easily?He must have wanted to capture and kill the leader, so the remaining ordinary military households are not easy to deal with?Hit with a stick and give a sweet date, and the fear and obedience to the government and Shangguan will be penetrated into the bone marrow, and everyone will soon submit obediently!

He gave Zhang Laosan a grateful glance, then strode forward to the steps, turned around to face the crowd, and shouted: "Brothers! The people inside are scared! But they don't give up, they want to deceive me Wait! Anyone who believes in their words and goes in will die! They have always treated me like a dog! How can they really talk to me?! Don't listen to their nonsense, just break open the door and rush in!"

Li Shuchun's words made most people realize suddenly, and the anger that had gradually subsided rose again: these officials and gentlemen are plotting against us all the time!Today must not let it go!They must look good!

More than a thousand soldiers began to clamor, and those who had stopped smashing the door began to move hard again. Many soldiers in the back row also left the group and ran to the soldiers who were carrying huge logs from a distance, preparing to help them move faster. lifting speed.

Not long after, dozens of soldiers rushed back carrying two thick beams. The soldiers who were smashing the door came out of nowhere. Dozens of people carried the beams as battering rams and began to hit the gate. After a few counts, the gate that looked extremely solid began to crumble. Some of the dozens of soldiers inside ran into the second hall to report, some held weapons and stared at the gate, and some sneaked aside, looking for a place to hide. On the ground, Yang Ze and others in the second hall were helpless.

The soldiers outside the yamen saw that the gate was about to be knocked open, and they were all very excited. Although there were no weapons, there was no shortage of sticks and stones. Thousands of people rushed in at once, even if there were weapons inside, they would Unable to resist, thinking of the high-ranking officials and gentlemen in the past kneeling on the ground to kowtow to themselves, the drumming noise suddenly increased.

A sound of horseshoes suddenly came from a distance. The soldiers in the back row who heard the sound first turned their heads and looked. Several horses were running towards the crowd. As the distance approached, the sound of the horses galloping and stamping on the ground gradually increased. , like a heavy hammer beating a war drum, although there are only a few riders, the oppressive feeling they bring is overwhelming.

The galloping horse began to slow down a hundred steps away from the crowd, and when most of the soldiers heard the news and looked back, the horse had changed into a broken step forward.

Dressed in a red official uniform and black gauze, Chen Qiyu led the horse forward, flanked by Mrs. Guo's four personal soldiers, some of them were holding knives, some were holding longbows, and their expressions were tense. Use your eyes to search around, for fear that someone will suddenly get into trouble and cause harm to the governor. When you come, the general will give you thousands of warnings, and you would rather give up your own life to protect the governor's safety.

The soldiers who were originally gathered together, under the pressure of Chen Qiyu's calm demeanor, automatically avoided to both sides, forming a passage. Although they did not recognize Chen Qiyu, their intuition and instinct told them that it was a high-ranking official who came. The official authority emanating from them made them feel intimidated unconsciously.

A moment later, Chen Qiyu and the others passed through the crowd and arrived at the steps of the government office. He neatly dismounted from his horse, his posture more like that of a general galloping on the battlefield.After all, Chen Qiyu's equestrian skills are still good when he commanded thousands of troops and horses back then.A personal soldier also got off his horse and took the reins of his mount in his hand. The rest of them were still riding on the horse, holding weapons and watching the soldiers on the field vigilantly.

Under Chen Qiyu's majestic gaze, the soldiers who were banging on the door put down the beams they were holding, and pushed each other, slipped down the steps from both sides of him and got into the crowd.

Chen Qiyu walked up to the top of the steps slowly with his hands behind his back, turned around slowly, and scanned the thousands of soldiers with piercing eyes. The noisy crowd was silent, and everyone looked at him.

Chen Qiyu nodded unobtrusively. He was very satisfied with the situation on the field. He came in a timely manner. If he came a step later, once this group of people started to kill, he would be hard to stop. The damage caused by Fengyang, which has been weak for a long time, cannot be recovered in a short time. At that time, there is no other way but to use Xuzhou reinforcements to suppress it. It will take time and effort to clean up the mess. I want to make some achievements. will basically collapse.

He cleared his cough and raised his voice: "I ordered Chen Qiyu, the governor of Fengyang! Why did you gather a crowd to make trouble today? Killing and injuring people! Attacking the court office, violating the laws and regulations of the country, law and military! You still have the principles of human relations in your mind. Is it superior or not?! Now this official is ordered by the emperor to govern Fengyang. According to the law, the soldiers and civilians are all under my rule. This official also sympathizes with the hardships of the soldiers in the guard. These days, I am also considering the solution to this matter. Unexpectedly , today I suddenly heard that you openly gathered a crowd to kill! Attack the government! This shocked and saddened the official! That’s why I rushed here! Today’s matter will definitely find out the reasons in detail! Give you a satisfactory answer! Today’s matter Who will take the lead? Come out and answer!"

After Chen Qiyu finished speaking, hope was rekindled in the hearts of most of the soldiers on the field: The governor means that he can make decisions for us, so we have to be obedient, maybe the governor is Bao Qingtian in the story book Woolen cloth!

Under the watchful eyes of the soldiers, Li Shuchun plucked up his courage and stood up from the crowd. After walking a few steps, he knelt down and kowtowed to salute: "The little Fengyang Central Guard is Li Shuchun! Today's affairs are all small. Do what you want, and have nothing to do with others, the elder will be killed and cut, and the younger one will bear it all!"

Li Ergou was full of blood, stepped forward a few steps and knelt down next to Li Shuchun, blushing and said: "Little Li Ergou also killed someone, the elder will punish me too!"

Zhang Laosan and other soldiers who had been friends with Li Shuchun also came out and knelt down, saying that they were also involved, and asked the elder to punish them together, and even Wang Mutou, who had always been honest and dull, stood up.

Chen Qiyu stroked his beard and looked at the people in front of him. After pondering for a moment, he ordered: "Notify the people in charge of the office, open the gate, and all officials and others will leave the office!"

A soldier immediately yelled loudly, and after a while, the gate of the government office opened from the inside, Yang Ze and others came out under the guard of his cronies, Chen Hongzu and Chen Qizhong knelt down and called Chen Qiyu to pay respects, Zhu Guoxiang bowed his hands in salute , Yang Ze turned his hands behind his back and did not come forward to greet Chen Qiyu.

Chen Qiyu was annoyed in his heart, but his face remained calm, he said in a deep voice: "I just found out that you two, as the chief generals of a guard, usually exploited and tortured the soldiers under your command, which provoked today's mutiny, is there such a thing? !"

The two were shocked when they heard the words, and the big hat of provoking a mutiny was taken off. It was a felony. If they confessed, they would die. They had never had anything to do with the governor, so why did they treat him like this?Could it be that he wanted to use his own head to appease public anger?
Chen Hongzu glanced at Yang Ze, then kowtowed and said loudly: "Your Excellency Governor, don't listen to rumors. The two low-ranking officials have always treated their subordinates generously and leniently. The so-called cruelty is nothing but framing!"

Chen Qizhong also kowtowed and said: "Eunuch Yang and Lord Zhu can testify for the humble official. The humble official has always been sympathetic to his subordinates, and there is no such thing as exploitation!"

Yang Ze had accepted huge bribes from the two for several years, so he wanted to stand up for them at this time, not to mention he believed that he had a nobleman in the palace as his backer, so he didn't take Chen Qiyu seriously at all.He said sharply: "Our family was entrusted by the emperor, and we have been in Fengyang for several years. We know these two bastards very well. They are a bit domineering, but they have no other notoriety. Lord Chen, don't listen to people with ulterior motives." rumors!"

(End of this chapter)