Three days later.
Shaanxi Governor's Office.
Yang He was dealing with government affairs. In the past few years, the wind of rebellion in Shaanxi had risen everywhere. He was so busy that his head was hurting!
However, although he was a little busy, for Yang He, the imperial court was also relying on him more and more, which was a good thing for him!
As long as there were bandits in Shaanxi, the military power in his hands would become heavier and heavier!
Now that the world was not peaceful, everything was possible with soldiers!
"Report!"
"Reporting to the governor, after our investigation, we discovered that there is a person called Zhang Xianzhong in Yan 'an Prefecture's Anding County. He has gathered the surrounding bandits and intends to rebel!”
A soldier hurriedly ran in and reported loudly.
"What?!"
Yang He suddenly stood up. Three days ago, he had received an imperial edict from Emperor Chongzhen to look for the bandit leaders, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.
He had thought that Chongzhen was bragging!
He didn't expect that there was actually such a person!
At this moment, another soldier rushed in and reported loudly,""Reporting to the Governor, General Cao Wenzhao has sent over to capture the bandit Li Zicheng!”
"We have already escorted them to the military camp.”
What the hell!
Yang He's body trembled slightly, and a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. He widened his eyes in disbelief.
Li Zicheng also caught it!
In that case, Emperor Chongzhen's words about these two people were not groundless!
Chongzhen was in the capital!
It was thousands of miles away!
Chongzhen even knew about the two unknown leaders of the thieves…
What did this mean?
It meant that Chongzhen knew the situation in Shaanxi like the back of his hand!
Chongzhen was too terrifying!
Yang He swallowed his saliva in fear. Fortunately, he did not have an army. Otherwise, he would not even know how he died!
"Governor?"
The two soldiers saw that Yang He did not speak for a long time, and their expressions were very ugly. They could not help but call out softly.
Yang He came back to his senses and said," I will immediately write a memorial later. I will first escort Li Zicheng into the capital. In addition, I order Hong Chengchou to quickly lead 30,000 troops to Anding County. We must capture Zhang Xianzhong and the other bandits!”
Yang He didn't dare to be careless anymore. He might have just given the order and Chongzhen would know everything he said.
How could he still dare to underestimate her!
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In May of the third year of Chongzhen.
Shaanxi drought, thousands of miles of barren land.
Anding County, Houan Village.
Zhang Xianzhong had discussed with the leaders of the eighteen nearby villages and gathered all the people from the eighteen villages together today!
There were more than 8,000 people, including the elderly, women, and children!
Zhang Xianzhong stood on the large stone mill at the entrance of the village. He looked at the crowd around him and felt heroic!
"Fellow villagers, there is a great drought in Shaanxi now. I heard that the imperial court has long sent relief money, but until today, we still haven't seen the government granary transport half a day's worth of grain!”
"The money for the disaster relief was all embezzled by the government officials!”
"Why would we wait for disaster relief food? Although we still have some food in stock now, after a period of time, when we finish eating, we can only wait for death!”Zhang Xianzhong said loudly.
The surrounding thousands of villagers immediately panicked. They had long heard of these things!
What should he do?
"Instead of starving to death, it's better to rebel against the imperial court. Perhaps there's still a way out!”
"Those who want to live, follow me into the government, kill corrupt officials, rob silver, and live!”
Zhang Xianzhong raised his arm and shouted!
The eyes of the surrounding villagers lit up as they shouted in unison.
"Rebel, rebel!"
The sound of a tsunami instantly surged through the entire Hou An Village, and its momentum was monstrous!
When Zhang Xianzhong saw this scene, his blood boiled. He had once been a soldier in Yansui Town. In the past, he had always felt that those high and mighty generals were very awe-inspiring!
Now, when he saw this scene, he suddenly had a different feeling in his heart.
When would he be able to form his own army and become a general?
Now that the world was in chaos, he, Zhang Xianzhong, wanted to fight against this chaotic world!
How can kings and generals have descendants?
At this moment, Zhang Xianzhong seemed to see the future. He would become the enviable ruler of the world!
" Thump! Thump! Thump!"
However, at this moment, a drum-like sound suddenly rang out, resounding throughout the world.
The villagers immediately quieted down and looked up. Was it going to rain?
This was not a good sign!
However, Zhang Xianzhong, who was standing on the millstone, had a change in expression!
He had once been a soldier in the border army, so he was all too familiar with this voice!
This was the sound of the Mongolian and Houjin cavalry!
How was this thunder!
It was clearly the sound of galloping horses!
This was just a small village. Why would there be cavalry here?
Before Zhang Xianzhong could react, yellow and blue Ming Dynasty flags appeared on the mountains around Hou 'an Village.
Tens of thousands of Great Ming soldiers surrounded the entire village.
At the entrance of the village, a group of cavalrymen with the " Hong " banner, followed by thousands of infantry, slowly approached the village entrance. Dust flew everywhere.
The pressure of the army scared many villagers silly.
Although they wanted to rebel just now, they were just ordinary people. They had never seen such a scene before!
Not to mention the villagers, even Zhang Xianzhong's face was extremely pale.
He didn't understand. He had just rebelled and hadn't even left Anding County when the Ming army came?
What…what the hell was going on?
At this moment, Hong Chengchou rode his horse forward and shouted,""Fellow villagers, this official is the Shaanxi grain governor, Hong Chengchou. The Shaanxi trilateral governor, Lord Yang He, had already reported to the imperial court in March, imploring the imperial court to prepare for disaster relief!”
"Right now, the Imperial Court is gathering rations in the Jiangnan area and will be able to transport them to Shaanxi in a few days!”
"Dear villagers of Anding, please don't be used by some people with ulterior motives!”
As soon as he said this, the entire Hou An Village erupted into an uproar.
They were already frightened, and now that Hong Chengchou said this, they were all shaken.
Seeing this, Zhang Xianzhong panicked and shouted the slogan of rebellion.
If they didn't rebel, wouldn't their slogans be in vain?
How embarrassing would that be!
"Villagers, don't listen to this dog official of the imperial court. He's talking nonsense. How can the imperial court care about our lives?”
"He's only saying this to appease us. He wants to stabilize us and then defeat us one by one. Don't be deceived!”
Zhang Xianzhong quickly shouted.
Many villagers believed his words because they all knew that rebellion was a great crime that could kill nine generations!
They had already shouted their slogans. If they did not rebel now, would the imperial court let them off?
Hong Chengchou smiled and looked at Zhang Xianzhong with disdain. He said slowly,""Everyone, don't believe his words. Governor Yang He has long received news that Zhang Xianzhong, this traitor, is planning to rebel here.”
"Governor-General Yang is worried that the people of Great Ming will be deceived, so he specially asked this official to bring grain. Whether or not any of the villagers have grain in their homes, you can first receive a portion from this official. After the imperial court's relief grain enters Shaanxi, we will carry out the disaster relief!”
"Other than that, I have Governor Yang's warrant here. All the commoners who have not made a big mistake can leave on their own.”
"If you don't listen to my advice, you don't have to say anything and kill me on the spot!”
"This official has brought food and an army of 30,000!”
"I hope that fellow villagers will consider this carefully.”
As he spoke, Hong Chengchou ordered people to push over a dozen carts. He casually took out more than ten bags and opened them. They were all white rice!
The villagers, who were already wavering, saw the rice and their eyes lit up.
However, they still didn't dare to do so. However, among so many people, there were always bold people.
"Sir, I…I just came to watch the show. I'm not rebelling. I want food!”
A skinny youth squeezed out from the crowd.
"Just come and get the food!" Hong Chengchou waved his hand.
The young man gritted his teeth and rushed over under the watchful eyes of everyone. The soldier handed a bag of rice to the young man.
The young man carried the bag of rice and ran out of Hou 'an Village.
The army opened up a path for him.
When the other villagers saw this scene, they immediately went crazy.
"Sir, I was bewitched. I don't want to rebel!”
"My lord, me too…"
“……”
The villagers rushed over to collect the food.
In fact, the commoners in this land of Ming were the best. As long as they had a bite to eat, who would be willing to risk their lives to rebel?
Soon, the villagers who had received their food returned to their villages one after another, and there were fewer and fewer people.
Zhang Xianzhong sat on the ground, completely paralyzed. He was in a daze. He still could not understand how the Ming army had arrived so quickly!
"It's over…"
Zhang Xianzhong felt cold.
He had just shouted the slogan of rebellion when he was wiped out by the government troops!
It hadn't even been fifteen minutes!
He didn't even have the pleasure of being a general!
His rebellion had become a joke, and he would probably be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of rebellion!
It was too aggrieved!
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