During the two days when Yang Tinglin was unconscious, the four gates of Ganzhou City were also locked for two days. No one was allowed to leave the city unless Qin Mu gave the order. The situation in the city was turbulent and people were in panic.
Although Qin Mu had tried his best to keep the news of what happened at the wedding banquet in the Xu family's villa secret, it was impossible to completely conceal it from anyone. The people in the city were discussing it privately and all kinds of rumors were spreading.
Over the past two days, Sima An had been working tirelessly to give advice to Qin Mu and had been working closely with Qin Mu. He had issued several orders in the name of Yang Tinglin. First, he had asked Meng Ke to take Yang Tinglin's orders back to Xinfeng to take control of the military power that had been taken away by Qian Qing.
At the same time, Li Shi and others were ordered to take over the gates of Ganzhou, and then control all the defenders in Ganzhou City.
After Ma Yongzhen was rescued, he was sent back to Huichang. He had only walked a few dozen miles when he met Xiang Liancheng who had led his army. That day, Hu Ge's trick was exposed by Han Gang and others, and Hu Ge and dozens of his men were captured instead.
After Xiang Liancheng and other hundred households were rescued, they immediately agreed that Ma Liuliang would be responsible for guarding Huichang, while Xiang Liancheng would set out overnight with a thousand men and horses and fly to Ganzhou.
After Qin Mu received the news, he made a prompt decision and ordered Ma Yongzhen to return to Huichang as originally planned, while Xiang Liancheng's 1,000 troops went to Ganzhou to completely control Ganzhou.
Over the past two days, the four gates of Ganzhou have been locked tightly, and more than a thousand soldiers from Huichang have entered the city for garrison. These unusual phenomena have made officials and people in Ganzhou even more frightened. Ganzhou Tongzhi Chen Shaoping, judge Gao Dingfang and others have come to the government office several times to ask for an audience, but were all turned away.
After Xiang Liancheng led his troops into the city, these officials were even more frightened and kept silent, thinking that something was going to happen in Ganzhou.
Chen Shaoping and Gao Dingfang could not see Qin Mu, and their home was under close surveillance by soldiers. In fear, they begged the gatekeepers to send in a letter of surrender, which made Qin Mu angry and amused.
In fact, it was no wonder that Chen Shaoping and Gao Dingfang had such a reaction. Qin Mu's army had entered the city. Apart from Yang Tinglin, they were the two most senior officials in the city. If Qin Mu really rebelled, he would definitely deal with them first.
After thinking it over, the two men felt that they were undoubtedly the most suitable candidates to be sacrificed. It was normal for them to rush to surrender in order to save their lives. After all, their entire family, young and old, were in the city. Even if they were not afraid of death, they still had to take care of their families.
When the news came that Zhang Xianzhong was leading his army to attack Jiangxi, Qin Mu, who was already in a state of panic, could not help but let out a long sigh of relief and blurted out, "Zhang Xianzhong, you are finally here."
Qin Mu really didn't want to raise the flag of rebellion hastily, but Yang Tinglin was in a coma and his life or death was uncertain. The four gates of Ganzhou had been blocked for two days. If it was delayed any further, big problems would inevitably arise. Once Zhang Xianzhong's army arrived, many things could be covered up under the flames of war, and even some factors that were not favorable to him could be eliminated through war.
Sima An, who was sitting opposite him, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "I understand your meaning, but I'm afraid Zhang Xianzhong doesn't want to leave this time. His hundreds of thousands of people are also not easy to deal with."
"I know it's difficult to deal with him, but since he's here, we have to deal with him whether it's easy or not. Now we have to consider how to use Zhang Xianzhong to break the impasse in Ganzhou."
Sima An stroked his long beard and said thoughtfully, "It's hard to solve this dilemma. The key is whether the Lord of the Palace can wake up. If something happens to the Lord of the Palace, there will be too many people present at the time. The truth will eventually come out. Unless Ganzhou..."
"No." Qin Mu interrupted him before he could finish, "Ganzhou City is the essence of the entire southern Jiangxi. Once we give up Ganzhou, the essence of southern Jiangxi will be gone, and only chicken ribs will be left. No matter what other options we have, Ganzhou must not be given to Zhang Xianzhong."
"Sir, those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters. Even if the entire southern Jiangxi is included, it is just a shallow pool of water. Why should you care about the gains and losses of a city or a pond? In my humble opinion, it is worth exchanging Ganzhou for your reputation."
Qin Mu shook his head and said, "It's different. If we spread our wings and fly high in the future, we won't have to worry about the gains and losses of a city or a pond. But Ganzhou is like the first mouthful of colostrum, and we must not let anyone take it away. Without Ganzhou, I'm afraid everything else will become a mirage. Reputation is important, but it can be rebuilt. But Ganzhou doesn't have time to rebuild it. If it is taken away by others, we will lose the last chance to rise again."
Sima An looked at Qin Mu in surprise, because he could not predict like Qin Mu that the Ming Dynasty would be destroyed in just a few months. In his opinion, even if the Ming Dynasty was already terminally ill, it could still breathe for a few more years with the army in Liaodong. If it had these few years to operate, it might not be a big deal to temporarily give up Ganzhou.
Before the two of them could come to a conclusion, Zhu Yijin's voice came from outside the door, asking for a meeting. Qin Mu raised his voice and said, "Come in, what happened?"
Zhu Yijin entered the room and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, Xu Yingjie just sent a letter and repeatedly told me to give it to you as soon as possible."
Qin Mu took the letter, tore it open and frowned slightly. The content of the letter was not much and it was clear at a glance. After Qin Mu handed it to Sima An, Sima An only took a look and frowned.
Zhu Yijin asked, "Does your Excellency have any instructions? If not, I will take my leave first."
Qin Mu, who was deep in thought, had no time to answer him, but just waved his hand. When Zhu Yijin left, Sima An immediately said, "Sir, Lu Daqi is quite talented and should not be underestimated. In the 14th year of Chongzhen, Lu Daqi was promoted to the position of Right Assistant Imperial Envoy and Governor of Gansu. He exposed the illegal behavior of General Chai Shihua, who was dismissed from his post. Lu Daqi sent Deputy General Wang Shichong to replace Chai.
Chai Jing went to the west and Turpan to beg for troops and started a rebellion. Lü Daqi ordered Wang Shichong to fight against him. Chai was defeated and died. At this time, Saiwai Erdeni, Huang Taiji and others led troops to attack Suzhou in the name of begging for rewards. Lü Daqi poisoned the Yinma Spring in the name of reward, killing countless soldiers.
He also sent General Ma Huoguang and Deputy General Wang Shichong to attack the leaders of the rebellion outside the Great Wall, beheaded more than 700 people, pacified 28 tribes, and defeated the remaining rebels. At this point, the western border was basically pacified;
Judging from Lü Daqi's experience in the border area, this person should not be taken lightly. Given the current situation in Ganzhou, Lü Daqi must not be allowed to come to Ganzhou, otherwise you may be labeled a traitor."
Previously, Ganzhou was a place where the emperor was far away. In addition, the Qing army had just ravaged Henan and Shandong, and only in April did they abduct countless people and leave the border. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong successively proclaimed themselves kings in Xiangyang and Wuchang, so the court had no time to take care of the small rebellion in southern Jiangxi.
Therefore, Qin Mu could do whatever he wanted, as long as he did not raise the flag of rebellion, just like Zuo Liangyu and others who allowed their troops to plunder and loot. Even if the court knew about it, it could only turn a blind eye.
But now Lu Daqi is the governor of Jiangxi, Huguang, Yingtian and Anqing, and his power is beyond description. It just so happens that at this moment the prefect of Ganzhou fell under Qin Mu's sword and has been in a coma ever since. Once Lu Daqi comes to Ganzhou, Qin Mu will have nowhere to hide.
After all, Zuo Liangyu was the general with 200,000 men under his command. Lu Daqi had to rely on Zuo Liangyu to deal with Zhang Xianzhong, so naturally he didn't dare to do anything to him.
But Qin Mu was just a small county magistrate, with few soldiers and generals. Now that Lü Daqi had come with Zuo Liangyu's 80,000 troops, would he still care about this small county magistrate? I'm afraid Lü Daqi was just looking for someone to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys.
Are they really going to raise the flag of rebellion? Qin Mu frowned. Raising the flag of rebellion at this time seemed to be a response to Zhang Xianzhong, which was very beneficial, but in fact it was not.
Zhang Xianzhong swept across Huguang and was invincible. He must have been ambitious and wanted to take over the entire south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop. How could he allow himself to gain a foothold in southern Jiangxi and ignore it
Therefore, if we hastily raise the flag of rebellion now, we may immediately face attacks from both Zhang Xianzhong and Lu Daqi. It is really not a good choice to lose the right time, place and people.
Qin Mu really didn't know what to say to Yang Tinglin. The "coup" he launched seemed to be over, but in fact, the impact it caused had just begun, because although this "coup" did not take away Qin Mu's military power, it pushed him to the edge of the cliff.
Now it seems that, forced by Yang Tinglin, he has almost no choice but to raise the flag of rebellion.
Qin Mu felt a little headache. He rubbed his temple and asked Sima An, "Sir, do you have any good advice for me?"
Sima An could understand Qin Mu's suffering. No matter what Yang Tinglin did first, or whether it was right or wrong, he had now fallen under Qin Mu's knife. Once Yang Tinglin died, Qin Mu would have to bear the infamy of killing his father-in-law, which was almost the same as killing his own parents.
Even the most brutal bandits would despise this. Once such a bad reputation spreads, Qin Mu will inevitably be criticized by people all over the world.
One can imagine the pressure he was under.
Sima An sighed secretly and replied: "Since you are unwilling to give up Ganzhou, it seems that the best choice is to take the initiative to attack."
"Take the initiative?"
"good."
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