Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 317 is more complicated than imagined
In the end, Wang Xiong and the others couldn't stop Yang Chao, so they could only agree to let Yang Chao follow him for protection, but they implied that Yang Chao should take Chen Zilong's opinion as the most important thing, and he should not act without authorization, otherwise Xu Du would be forced to turn against Yang Chao again, and Yang Chao would have to bear the burden. responsibility.

But there are also people who think otherwise.

When they set off on the second day, several people immediately approached Yang Chao.

One of them is Yao Sunfen, the magistrate of Dongyang County.

Yao Sunfen is the magistrate of Dongyang County, Chen Zilong went to Dongyang to accept the surrender, and Yang Chao accompanied him for protection. Yao Sunfen said that as the magistrate of Dongyang County, he has a duty to follow and lead the way.

Before the army could be deployed, Yao Sunfu quietly found Yang Chao, and hinted that he was the one who told Yang Chao that Xu Du had manipulated and supported the news of the Kuocangshan rebellion.

Then Yao Sunfei told Yang Chao a lot about Xudu, to the effect that this Xudu is an ambitious guy. His family recruited tens of thousands of desperadoes, hoarded an unknown number of weapons, and was always restless. Even if they were recruited, they would definitely rebel in the future. The intention was that Yang Chao strangled Xu Du immediately.

The second person who found Yang Chao was a man named Zhu Wanhua, who also had some connections. He was Zhu Dadian's son.

Zhu Dadian was also a member of the imperial court, and he was quite knowledgeable. When he was an inspector in Fujian, he was promoted to the chief secretary because of his contribution to resisting the robbery of the Dutch red hair. Later, he was transferred to Shandong, where he met Kong Youde. Rebellion, he was ordered to organize troops to suppress the rebellion when he was in danger, and was promoted to governor of Shandong due to his meritorious service.

Later, he was transferred to Huai'an as the governor of water transportation and also served as the governor of Fengyang. As a result, he was impeached first, sitting in the state and counties, and being overdue in the review of thieves. This impeachment he could not be honest, and he was dismissed directly pending trial.

He was impeached in Ming Dynasty and could not maintain integrity. There was only one reason for saying that he was corrupt. It's political struggle, not real corruption, because everyone pulls shit and it's not clean.

But in all fairness, Zhu Dadian's ability is still good. To be honest, the level of leading troops is higher than that of Shi Kefa, and he has more experience in leading troops. At this time, he should not be transferred away. Ma Shiying will succeed him after he leaves.

Probably because the Zhu family has traditions, Zhu Wanhua, the son of Zhu Dadian, is also quite kind. When Xu Du led troops to attack Jinhua, Zhu Wanhua organized three thousand rebels with his family members as the core to help defend Jinhua City. It should be said that it was meritorious for defending Jinhua when they were all captured.

When he came to look for Yang Chao, he also hoped to go to Ziwei Mountain with Yang Chao.

Yang Chao can understand Zhu Wanhua's thoughts very well. He wants to make meritorious service, not to become an official, but to save his father Zhu Dadian through meritorious service. At this time, Zhu Dadian is still in the imperial prison in Beijing. Then the emperor may release his father as soon as he is happy.

Yang Chao appeased Zhu Wanhua and allowed him to go with him. Zhu Wanhua thanked Zhu Wanhua for organizing his rebel army to go.

After talking with these two people, coupled with his subordinates quietly inquiring about the situation in the city, Yang Chao suddenly felt that things were much more complicated than he imagined.

Xu Du's rebellion this time must be due to the local tyrants wrestling with the government. Xu Du naturally represents the local tyrants, but his opponents are somewhat vague. He is not qualified to fight against such a wealthy family, there must be someone behind him.

Yang Chao also inquired about the news that the timing of Xu Du's rebellion was not only when the prefect of Jinhua was vacant, but also when Zuo Guangxian, the censor of the two Zhejiang provinces, had just been transferred, which made people suspicious.

What is even more suspicious is that Zuo Guangxian has been transferred. He just left after hearing the news, turned back halfway, and immediately commanded the extermination of Xudu.

If he changed to another civil servant, he had already left his post and encountered a rebellion in his old place. I'm afraid he should be lucky and not worry about the trouble of his successor, but this Zuo Guangxian returned immediately, looking quite responsible.

But after finding out the identity of Zuo Guangxian, Yang Chao felt that there was a ghost in it. Zuo Guangxian was the seventh younger brother of Zuo Guangdou, the giant of Donglin, from Tongcheng, Anhui. Obviously, his identity must be a member of the Donglin Party, and he was Donglin A member of the party.

At the same time, Yao Sunfen from Dongyang County, who was in direct conflict with Xu Du, was also from Tongcheng, Anhui. Zuo Guang left his job first and returned.

Moreover, Yang Chao also contacted that maybe it was Zuo Guang who first served as the patrol censor in Zhejiang, so Yao Sunbi dared to challenge the Hao family.

"History of the Ming Dynasty" records: "The patrolling is to patrol hunting on behalf of the emperor, and the ministers, prefectures, and county officials inspected by the inspectors, and the special officials are impeached, and the big things are judged, and the small things are decisive."

Obviously Xun Chan Yu Shi is a very important official, with Zuo Guang pressing on top of him first, Yao Sun Fen really has enough confidence to fight against these wealthy families.

Otherwise, Yang Chao didn't believe that the local county magistrate would offend the local nobles. Cao Xueqin knew the truth of the official protection talisman, but it didn't make sense that Yao Sunyi, who had been a county magistrate for several times, didn't understand.

Yang Chao thought of a movie in later generations that made bullets fly, and Ge You said in it the way of being a county magistrate: "To win over the gentry, set up a clever name, the gentry will pay the tax, and the common people will follow suit. In the end, the gentry's money will be returned in full. Eighty percent, the gentry gets eight."

The Xu family is a wealthy family in Dongyang. There is an archway for the third generation of Shangshu in the family, and the three generations of Shangshu are bestowed by the emperor. Such a status is obviously the kind of wealthy family that is entitled to [-]% of the distribution.

But look at what the county magistrate Yao Sunfu did. Zhang Xianzhong's army invaded Jiangxi, and people in Zhejiang were panicked. Local officials took the opportunity to train troops and raised money and food everywhere. It is impossible to blackmail the local wealthy family, but Yao Sunfen really has his eye on the Xu family. The Xu family is the first in Dongyang, so Yao Sunfeng asked the Xu family to pay the most money, asking them to pay 1 taels silver.

Can the Xu family afford 1 taels of silver?
This is just a joke, the Xu family has raised more than 1 servants, and the food and drink of these servants alone is probably more than 10 taels a year.

So are they reluctant?If you are willing to spend money to support desperadoes, you will be reluctant to give the county magistrate 1 taels of silver.

It can only be said that the Xu family doesn't want to give it, why doesn't it want to give it, because it's against the rules!

It has always been the wealthy clan and the officials who join forces to oppress the poor. You, Yao Sun, want to blackmail the wealthy clan. This is breaking the rules, so it is unacceptable, so you would rather spend more money to play a rebellion than surrender to the county magistrate .

The result is what it is now.

But is Yao Sunfen really just with Zuo Guangxian? Yang Chao doesn’t think so. He also found out that Jinhua Tongzhi Ni Zuoshan is also from Tongcheng, Anhui. He is a fellow villager with Zuo Guangxian and Yao Sunfen. A close relationship, almost a natural alliance. Apparently here in Jinhua Mansion, the Donglin Alliance has been formed with Zuo Guangxian at the top, Ni Zuoshan at the middle, and Yao Sunbi at the bottom.

This alliance competed with the local powerful clan for power and profit, and finally caused Xu Du's rebellion, and it was chosen to start when Zuo Guangxian had just left. Obviously, he couldn't wait long ago.

However, it is impossible for the Hao family to fight alone, at least that Wang Xiong is very suspicious. Yang Chao believes that this Bing Beidao and the Hao family are in the same group, that is to say, they are enemies with Zuo Guangxian's Donglin faction, maybe they are political enemies in the first place. An enemy's enemy is a friend, so Wang Xiong chose to side with the Hao clan.

However, Yang Chao had a doubt. When he asked about Xu Du's burial mother, Yao Sunyi reported that Xu would rebel, but Wang Xiong was the first to send troops to suppress it, but Xu Du took advantage of the situation and turned against him.

It's just that Wang Xiong's movements were too slow, and the rumors he made were louder. Xu Du had captured seven or eight counties around Jinhua. His soldiers hadn't fought Xu Du before, and finally returned to Jinhua. It is hard to say whether to actively suppress the bandits, or to take the opportunity to put pressure on Xu Du, so that Xu has a reason to rebel.

But judging from Wang Xiong's later performance, he must have had insider dealings with the Xu family.

Yang Chao couldn't help but raise such a thread in his heart.

Xu Du buried his mother, Yao Sunfei "falsely accused", Wang Xiong sent troops in the open, and secretly notified Xu Du, Xu Du immediately rebelled, after defeat, Xu Du retreated to his home, Wang Xiong said he would accept surrender.

Obviously Xu Du's surrender was a focus of struggle between the two sides at this time. If the surrender was successful, it would mean that Xu Du's rebellion was justifiable.

If the acceptance of the surrender fails, then Xu Du is a real traitor. Under the protection of Zuo Guangxian, Yao Sunfu might have a credit for suppressing bandits, and he will be promoted to rank.

Yang Chao feels that Wang Xiong and the Hao family are on one side, and the Donglin forces headed by Zuo Guangxian are on the other. Chen Zilong has a tacit understanding with Wang Xiong because of his relationship with Xu Du, and the only variable is Yang Chao.

Xudu rebelled, and 10 people responded. Although the damage caused by giant bandits like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong was not as great, it still caused tens of thousands of people to be displaced, and among them, no less than 10 people were bankrupt.

In the end, Jinhua was defeated in the First World War. Xu Du immediately abandoned those outlying refugees who responded and echoed him, and fled back home with his core of [-] family members, and then expressed his intention to surrender.

Wang Xiong, who guarded Jinhua, not only protected Jinhua City, but also beheaded a lot, which is naturally a great achievement, and a wealthy family like the Xu family can also take this opportunity to annex the land of the bankrupt people, and at the same time hit Yao Sunwei and others. The Donglin Party member is also a winner. If he fails, Xu Du will be appointed as an official by Zhao'an.

The complexity of the matter far exceeded Yang Chao's initial judgment.

After analyzing and analyzing, Yang Chao felt his head was swollen, and he still couldn't come to a conclusion of who was right and who was wrong. It seemed that there was only power struggle, but no justice.

But from the perspective of those displaced people, no matter who loses or who wins, they all lose. From this point of view, Yang Chao feels that these local tyrants who take advantage of the chaos are even more hateful.

(End of this chapter)