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Volume 13: Reviving the Ming Dynasty Chapter 620: Conquer

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    As early as half a month ago, when Tang Feng took back Taiyuan City, Tang Wenzheng wanted to rush there.  But this was stopped by Wu Xiang with various excuses. He either said that the road was not peaceful and was afraid that Tang Wenzheng would be injured by rebels running around on the way, or he used the affairs of pacifying Dingzhou to fetter Tang Wenzheng until this half month.  Later, Eunuch Tang finally couldn't help but ordered Wu Xiang to be released as his supervisor, and then he had to let him go to Taiyuan.

    Wu Xiang was well aware of Tang Feng's intention to put Tang Wenzheng under house arrest, and he continued to help him.  Because he knew that Tang Feng's actions would only be beneficial to the use of troops. If an eunuch who knew nothing about military affairs really interfered in the use of troops, it would only be detrimental to quelling the chaos.  But after all, he did not have Tang Feng's courage. When Tang Wenzheng used his own identity to suppress Wu Xiang, he had to make a compromise and sent a team of people to escort Tang Wenzheng to Taiyuan Mansion.

    Along the way, Tang Wenzheng learned about the successive victories of the army and Tang Feng's actions.  At the beginning, he was still jealous. This time Tang Feng quickly quelled the chaos and would surely be glorious in front of the emperor. However, he just stayed in pacification. Although he would have some merits, he would definitely not show off.  This was difficult for him to accept.  Tang Wenzheng became even more unhappy when he thought that this was also because Tang Feng left him in Pingding.

    And after learning that Tang Feng had arranged the property of the recaptured prefectures and counties, Tang Wenzheng felt even more heartbroken.  As eunuchs who will never have any more descendants and will never make a difference in their official careers, they value property more than ordinary people.  Thinking about it, Tang Wenzheng took down those cities and defeated and captured the rebels. The officers and soldiers would naturally get a lot of property, and then he would naturally get some benefits as a supervisor.  But who would have thought that Tang Feng would actually make such an arrangement. Instead of leaving some for himself, he distributed them all to the civilians and sergeants.  This was like taking money out of Tang Wenzheng's own pocket. How could he not feel pain for it?

    But after calming down, Tang Wenzheng found that this was a good reason to impeach Tang Feng.  Although he had written to the court before, saying that Tang Feng was disrespectful and disloyal, it was his own words after all, and the court obviously did not take it seriously, so there was no response at all (he did not know  The message he conveyed using the carrier pigeon had already fallen into Tang Feng's hands, and the emperor had no idea of ??such a thing, let alone reacted to it).  But this time it was different. This time it was a real crime. The silver and property obtained from the rebellion belonged to the imperial court, and now Tang Feng actually divided them all.  From a big point of view, this is an invitation to buy the morale of the military and the people, but from a small point of view, it is corruption. Naturally, the court will not let such a thing go.

    With this idea in mind, Tang Wenzheng put on a lot of airs when he came to Taiyuan.  He made up his mind to talk to Tang Feng first. If he knew the situation and could give him some benefits, the impeachment would be easy. Otherwise, the court would not be able to tolerate him in Shanxi based on this alone.  .

    He thought well, but Tang Feng didn't pay attention to this so-called supervisor at all. When he heard that he was coming, he just sent one of his soldiers to lead him to a small courtyard to stay.  The following article.  It made Tang Wenzheng unable to use insinuating means to ask for some benefits from Tang Feng. How could this make him not angry?  Because eunuchs are different from ordinary people, they are also very twisted in temperament. They have extremely low self-esteem and extremely high self-esteem. Tang Feng's treatment has completely angered Tang Wenzheng's "fragile" mind.

    "Well, since you Tang Feng is so ignorant of praise, don't blame our family for not giving him face!" While gnashing his teeth and thinking about all the experiences he had experienced after arriving in Shanxi, Tang Wenzheng began to concoct all kinds of crimes against Tang Feng.  Some of them are facts, such as the arrogance and unreasonable treatment of him as the supervisor of the army, and the distribution of property of the Shanxi rebels; some are fabricated, such as Tang Feng's domineering and disrespectful behavior in front of others.  words.  Tang Wenzheng was not afraid of exaggerating as long as it could shake Tang Feng's position in the emperor's heart, or even make the emperor disgusted.

    While Eunuch Tang was writing urgently in his room, Tang Feng was making arrangements for the upcoming war in Shanxi.  Now the war in Shanxi has reached its end, and all the powerful rebels have been wiped out. They have either surrendered or dispersed, and they have long been unable to cause trouble.  But Tang Feng didn't intend to stop there. He still had a very important thing to do, which was to force these people out of Shanxi and cause chaos in other places, so that he could take the opportunity to realize his ideas.

    In this regard, Tang Feng knew that it would be more difficult to deal with than wiping out all the rebels. Naturally, more precise arrangements were needed.  Today, he was talking about this matter in detail with all the people under his command. Of course, he would not tell everyone his true purpose. He just said that in order to reduce casualties, he would focus on chasing and killing as a secondary purpose to deal with the withering people.  Anti-military.

      "Master Hou, in fact, most of the rebels in Shanxi have surrendered to the imperial court, and the rest are just those who occupy the mountains and become kings. From the general's point of view, we don't need to kill them all anymore, as long as they kill them  The local officers and soldiers must be careful, so they won't be able to make any big waves." Sun Chuanting said disapprovingly after hearing what Tang Feng meant.

    Others also nodded in agreement with his statement.  Indeed, when they think about it, there is really no need for those small groups of rebels to go to war now that the general trend has passed.  These people turned out to be strong men who turned into bandits. Now they just returned to their old profession. Now they are hiding in the mountains. It is quite difficult to find them, let alone attack them.  And even if we really defeat them again, there will be little benefit to the country and Shanxi, and there is really no need to use troops.  What they should focus on now is Shaanxi, where the anti-military base lies.

    What they said was reasonable. Even if Tang Feng had a higher status than them, he could not force them to do unreasonable things.  He can't tell Sun Chuanting and others that this is to deal with clans in various places, so as to drive these rebels to other provinces.  So Tang Feng had no choice but to accept their wishes, but this did not mean that he would not think what he wanted. When fighting against the rebels in Shaanxi, he would still pursue the plan he had in mind.

    In this way, what Tang Feng and the others have to worry about is how to ensure peace here after he and others lead the army to leave Shanxi.  In this regard, the generals' opinions are very unified, that is, double control.  The first is to select the strongest rebels who have surrendered and bring them to Shaanxi to become an army to quell the chaos. In this way, they will naturally have no worries and they will have an extra army for nothing.  Although these troops are not as elite as the Liaodong Army, they are enough to deal with the rebels in Shaanxi.

    The second is to recruit local guards officers and soldiers for training together, and at the same time let each township and village form a people's stronghold to work together to defend the homeland, so that the anti-army forces that have lost the scale of the past will never be able to rise again.  It's stormy.  In addition to the role of these people, the most important thing in all this is the cooperation of local officials, which Tang Feng is not worried about.  After experiencing the hardships of the previous few months, these officials naturally no longer take security matters lightly.

    Having said so much, and seeing the sky getting dark, Tang Feng asked them to disperse and went to eat something casually, so as to lay a solid foundation for his immediate trip to Shaanxi.  Just when Tang Feng was holding a few noodle buns and munching beef, Zhang Tai came to him and reported: "Master Hou, Tang Wenzheng, who you want me to stare at, is restless again."

    "Huh? What did he do?" Tang Feng picked up a bowl of broth and took a sip before asking disapprovingly.  Tang Feng was still very confident about controlling this so-called supervisor.

    "My lord, please see, this is the memorial carried by the carrier pigeon that flew out of his yard." Zhang Tai handed over a note.

    "Huh, after being peaceful for so many days, he started causing trouble again when he arrived in Taiyuan." Tang Feng took the note and read it.  After a while, the chill on his face increased a bit: "It seems that he is not only restless, but also has a lot of opinions about me. I want the emperor to convict me. Since he is so ignorant, I can't be polite to him.  Let's go. Let's go see this Lord Supervisor first." After saying that, Tang Feng ate all the food, patted his regular clothes, and stood up.

    At this time, in the small courtyard, Tang Wenzheng was eating his rice with a smile full of hope.  His food was much more exquisite than Tang Feng's. In addition to some meals, there were also many famous products from Taiyuan and Shanxi. He was enjoying himself while facing a table full of delicacies.

    "Eunuch Tang is really free." With this voice, Tang Feng strolled in. Behind him, several soldiers had already blocked Tang Wenzheng's entourage from outside.

    "How come Marquis Anping has time to visit our home?" After being stunned for a moment, Tang Wenzheng quickly returned to normal and said with a smile.  The implication was naturally that he was talking about Tang Feng's previous indifference to him.

    Tang Feng immediately sat on the other side of the table, looked at the dishes on the table, shook his head and said, "Father-in-law, do you know how much silver your table of dishes costs? Thirty taels! Even in normal times, this is enough for one household.  This is a year's expenses for a well-to-do family, not to mention the years of constant famines like these in recent years. There are still many people in Taiyuan City who are hungry, but I didn't expect that my father-in-law would be so extravagant and wasteful."

    "You" Seeing that Tang Feng said his fault as soon as he opened his mouth, Tang Wenzheng's expression suddenly changed, and he finally suppressed his anger. He said with a smile but not a smile: "Master Hou, those words are too much."  Passed. Yes, the past few years have been bad, but our family represents the imperial court, how can we be compared with ordinary untouchables? If they hadn't helped the rebels, why would they have ended up like this? They all asked for it.  of."

    "You are a thing without eggs, how can youWhat a representative of the imperial court!  " Tang Feng was about to say these words straight out of his mouth. Fortunately, he knew his identity, so he tolerated the foul language, but his face was already a little ugly.

    Seeing that Tang Feng was not happy, Tang Wenzheng felt even more happy. He smiled again and said: "And regarding the money, don't think that you really don't know what you have done about the money because we are not here. Compared to you,  Our family's waste is nothing at all. I heard that you took out all the money and food from the treasury in Taiyuan and other places and distributed it to the soldiers and people. Don't say that our family didn't remind you that the Marquis did this.  But where did it leave the court and the emperor?"

    Tang Feng looked at him saying these words proudly, with a sneer on his face: "Eunuch Tang is really well-informed about the news. But I also did this for the sake of the stability of Shanxi. I don't think there is any need to deal with it."  Can you report it? As for the emperor, I will explain it to him after the chaos is calmed down." After saying this, Tang Feng's face darkened and his tone changed: "But there is one thing I want to ask Tang Feng  Father-in-law, if you have something you don¡¯t understand, you can ask me about it, but why do you have to speculate and tell the court about my fault?"

    "Master Hou, thishow did you say these words?" Frightened by Tang Feng's momentum, Tang Wenzheng's voice also trembled a little. He still didn't know what Tang Feng meant by saying this, and whether he was carrying it behind his back.  His complaint to the court was discovered by him.

    "Why, Eunuch Tang, do you still want to do this? I know everything you do behind my back. In order to improve morale and appease the people, I used the weapons obtained from the rebels to  The silver grain is distributed to the sergeants and the common people, but you use this as an excuse to criticize me. What are your intentions?" Tang Feng, who originally wanted to find excuses to get rid of this thorn in his side, now that he has a proper excuse, he will not do it again.  He asked sharply, showing no mercy.

    "Our family our family has never done anything like this. I wonder where the Marquis heard the rumors." At this time, the only thing Tang Wenzheng could do was to deny it. He had already heard from Tang Feng's solemn tone.  , obviously feeling the murderous intention.  This is no joke. Once you really offend this person, your life will be at risk.  Even though he has the status of supervising the army, he still has this self-awareness, knowing that he has no status at all in the army.

    "What, you dare to do it but don't dare to admit it?" Tang Feng took out the letter from his arms and threw it in front of Tang Wenzheng: "This is the evidence!"

    "Ah!" Seeing his handwritten letter appear in front of him, Tang Wenzheng's face suddenly turned pale: "Thisthis" For a moment, he couldn't even speak a complete sentence.

    Tang Feng looked at this greedy and incompetent eunuch coldly, with disdain in his heart: "Why, do you have anything else to say now? As a supervisor, you don't want to offer suggestions for our army to quell the chaos, but you only know that  It¡¯s really disgusting to play these tricks!¡±

    Until this moment, Tang Wenzheng knew what kind of opponent he was encountering. Tang Feng was not only good at using troops, but he was also absolutely unambiguous in other matters.  Moreover, this person does not have the taboos of other generals, which is truly terrifying.  Looking at Tang Feng's cold eyes, Tang Wenzheng believed that if he made this person angry, his life would be in danger.  Although he was not a hero, he knew that the situation was stronger than the others, so he had to lower his head and said: "Master Marquis, it's my fault. I don't dare to do it anymore!" In the blink of an eye, he had already called himself a slave, and he no longer had the arrogance of Shicai.  .

    Seeing that he had surrendered, the murderous intention in Tang Feng's heart had calmed down a bit.  Although it was just a matter of raising one's hand to kill this man, he was a supervisor sent by the emperor to the army after all. If there were any shortcomings, it would not be very reasonable.  Although Tang Feng didn't have any thoughts of loyalty to the emperor, it was always good to avoid arousing the emperor's suspicion.  And after killing him, the court will definitely send another supervisory army, which may cause even more trouble.  So after thinking about it, Tang Feng said: "It's good that you can change your ways. I'm not a grudge-bearing person. But I hope you can remember what happened today and don't do it again. Otherwise, even if I am willing to forgive you,  , even my brothers would not do it.¡±

    "Yes thank you Lord Marquis for your magnanimity!" Tang Wenzheng said hurriedly, not daring to have any more dissatisfaction.

    Tang Feng said again: "By the way, you have been here with my army for some time. It's time to write some memorials to the emperor. Let's write some truthfully. I will send someone to send it to you when the time comes.  Going back to Beijing."

    "Yes, yes, slave, write it now!" Tang Wenzheng responded quickly, being docile and obedient, not like a supervisor, but like a servant.  Tang Feng needed just such a person. After smiling, he turned around and left.

    Gao Yingxiang and others in Shaanxi are paying close attention to everything that happens in Shanxi.  In their opinion, even if those rebels like grass bandits are not opponents of the officers and soldiers, they can still last for a period of time and cause some trouble to the officers and soldiers, but who knows, things are not as good as they expected.In just one month, more than 100,000 people there had dispersed, which was really hard for them to accept.

    Until this time, everyone accepted the reality that this time the officers and soldiers were more powerful than before, and they were far beyond what they could handle.  Therefore, several rebel armies no longer fought independently, but formed an alliance.  If we were to fight the officers and soldiers alone now, we would probably lose the battle. Only by uniting everyone's strength and relying on our familiarity with the terrain could we deal with the officers and soldiers led by Tang Feng.

    With this understanding, the original feud between Wang Jiayin and Gao Yingxiang can only be put aside.  When the rebellion first broke out, it was precisely because of the distrust between the two parties that Tang Feng was given every opportunity to defeat them. This time they would never let the same thing happen again.  So on April 25, after learning that the situation in Shanxi had been decided by the government and the army, the two groups gathered together and met in the city of Xianyang, Shaanxi, to discuss how to join forces to fight the enemy.

    After a night of preparation, on April 26, two old friends who had not seen each other for a long time finally met. However, they still did not dare to let down their guard. With hundreds of people following them, a meeting concerning the overall situation of Shaanxi began.  Already
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