Chapter 161

"Now all the anti thieves have been eliminated. If Mrs. Huang wants to go back to her hometown to save her relatives, I can allocate 200000 silver from the internal Treasury and let her do something for the people in her hometown."

"Ah!"

"This... My concubine, thank you for your grace, but I'm afraid to provoke criticism and trouble your majesty when I leave the palace to visit relatives."

Zhang Yan was stunned. She was very happy. Her moved eyes were red. She got up and knelt down.

"The imperial sister-in-law doesn't have to worry. As long as she doesn't have a flag and drum, she won't care too much about those civil servants. She's just wronged the imperial sister-in-law."

Chongzhen quickly picked her up and waved her hand. Maybe she was in a good mood. She was too excited, or Zhang Yan was too important in his mind. In order to make her happy, she also broke out.

"It's too late for my concubine to be happy. Where will there be any grievances?" Zhang Yan waved her hand excitedly.

At this moment, I was happy like a 16-year-old girl. What's wrong with my face?

It can be seen that returning home in royal clothes is not only a dream for men, but also for women.

……

Three days later, under the escort of five hundred royal guards, Zhang Yan took a large number of palace maids and eunuchs, escorting the 200000 Liang silver given by Chongzhen and the savings she had accumulated over the years, and left the capital in a low-key way towards Henan.

Although the civil servants had some criticism, they did not write a letter to impeach the matter, but the empress of Zhou had some taste.

After Zhang Yan left for a few days, bad news came one after another. First, Huguang jumped out, and an anti thief named king Xiaohua attacked Baokang, and then successively attacked Zhushan in Fangxian County. Yunyang's army was defeated, and governor Dai Wenwen died for his country.

Then Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, personally led 20000 troops to encircle and suppress. Because Qin Ming, the general soldier, was greedy for life and afraid of death, the whole army was defeated.

Here, Chongzhen just annoyed Xiong Wencan's incompetence and urged him to exterminate the Xiaohua king as soon as possible.

But when the eight kings came down and rebelled, broke Baokang and rushed into Huguang, and King Xiaohua broke Junzhou and rushed into Henan under the siege of Hong Chengchou, he became angry and almost smashed the tables and tables in the imperial study.

He hated the eight kings who had fallen and rebelled. He was also very angry with Xiong Wencan, so he made an order immediately.

Xiong Wencan was arrested and sent back to Beijing for trial. Governor Huguang, governor Xiangyang and governor Yunyang were dismissed from office. Qin Ming, who was greedy for life and fear of death and fled from battle, copied his family and destroyed his family. Zuo Liangyu, who abandoned Baokang and lost his official seal, was dismissed from office and killed the enemy.

Similarly, Hong Chengchou did not escape and was dismissed from office, but he still exercised the power of the governor of the three sides to suppress bandits. Cao Bianjiao, Chen Hongfan, Zuo Guangxian and others were demoted or dismissed to commit crimes and kill the enemy.

Chongzhen not only captured a governor of five provinces, but also a trilateral governor, a patrolman, two prefects and more than a dozen civil servants. He also killed a general and dismissed more than a dozen generals.

However, compared with the time when dufengyang was captured in the eight years of Chongzhen, this time is nothing at all, but it still scares many civil servants and calls Tianwei unpredictable.

No, Yang Sichang, the Minister of the Ministry of war, has knelt outside the palace gate for two hours.

Because Xiong Wencan was originally recommended by the Minister of the Ministry of war. Now he has made such a big basket. At the moment, he is frightened and afraid of being implicated.

Knowing that the eunuch announced him to go in, he was very relieved, wiped the sweat on his forehead, quickly cleaned up his mood and followed the eunuch to the Qianqing palace.

"I don't know who I am. I hope your majesty will commit a crime!"

As soon as he went in, Yang Sichang stole a look at Chongzhen, whose face was as gloomy as water, and fell on his knees.

"Get up, it's no wonder Yang Aiqing. It's that Xiong Wencan's incompetence has led to the destruction of the good situation. It's really hateful!"

As soon as Chongzhen waved his hand, he obviously trusted and valued Yang Sichang very much. After all, it was his strategy of encirclement and suppression that put out all kinds of anti thieves one by one.

"Thank you, your majesty!"

Yang Sichang's heart was finally relieved. However, seeing his Majesty's tone when talking about Xiong Wencan, he also knew that Xiong Wencan's end might not be worse than Qin Ming, but now he can't protect himself and can't plead for Xiong Wencan.

"Your Majesty, I'd like to resign from the post of minister of the Ministry of war and ask for an order to go to Huguang to exterminate the eight kings and Cao Cao, and make meritorious service. I hope your Majesty's grace!"

Yang Sichang knows that even if his majesty doesn't blame him, other civil servants will not let him go. After all, Xiong Wencan was the governor of five provinces he recommended. Now he has made such a big basket. He doesn't clean it up himself. I'm afraid he can't do it again in the future.

"I'm very relieved that Aiqing has this determination!"

Chongzhen's face immediately eased a lot and nodded. Finally, he not only served as the Minister of war, but also gave him a Shangfang sword to act conveniently.

In order to avoid Bu Xiong Wencan's footsteps, Yang Sichang took the opportunity to ask for several generals.

Chongzhen thought Xiong Wencan was incompetent, but he knew that it was not Xiong Wencan who was really incompetent, but that Xiong Wencan could not suppress those arrogant soldiers and valiant generals because he had neither direct troops nor Shangfang sword in his hands.

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When Yang Sichang arrived in Xiangyang with Shang's sword, it was the end of August. At the same time, he also arrived with the imperial edict to catch Xiong Wencan.

Poor Xiong Wencan was the governor of five provinces a moment ago. The next second, he was transferred to his official uniform and put in a prison car.

Looking at his own adult being escorted away with a dead face, his staff Wang can is also dejected and sad.

As an aide, he will not be implicated, but his future is also slim.

Somehow, before leaving Xiangyang, he wanted to go to Heishi town again, because he always felt that if he hadn't been a day late, maybe the Xiaohua king would have accepted the recruitment, and the adult's outcome would be the opposite.

He always believed that with his three inch eloquence, he would be able to persuade King Xiaohua to submit to the court.

After Qin Huan left, the whole Nanzhang County calmed down.

As soon as the autumn harvest was over and the people's grain dried, the gentry and landlords in the county made up their minds and sent servants to collect grain door to door.

Especially the two landlords entrusted by the second childe of Wu.

In the stronghold, Xiao Xinru changed into a man's dress again. Since Qin Huan left, although she has been diligently handling the big and small affairs of the stronghold every day, she still misses it all the time.

Especially in the last two months, the whole person seems to have lost his soul. Li Waner and Liu Ruolan are also haunted all day. Li Waner naturally misses her brother Xiaoyu, but Liu Ruolan is worried about the safety of Hong Ying.

"Madam, the county's Yamen Constable has come to collect grain again. I think we should just kill him and see if they dare to come."

Qin Shuang came in with a murderous look on his face. If his wife didn't let him kill the servants who came to collect grain to protect the yard last time, where would the constables and yamen guards dare to come?