Luo Fulong, the magistrate of Fancheng, was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Chongzhen, and was later assigned by the Ministry of Personnel to be the magistrate of Fancheng.

After coming to Fancheng, he still achieved some success by collecting taxes, promoting water conservancy, encouraging agriculture and culture, and organizing culture and education. He was a versatile person. He knew that if he wanted to do a good job in the county, he had to establish good relations with the local gentry. Only with the support of the gentry can he have good political achievements. So when he arrived in Fancheng, he put down his airs and became a member of the local wealthy families. He only had something to ask for, as long as it was not too much, he should be correct.

The gentry also reciprocates. Whenever the magistrate encounters difficulties, the gentry also helps them without harming their own interests. With the joint efforts of both sides, Luo County was soon like a fish in water. Fancheng had a new look under his two years of governance.

When he heard that the army was coming this time, in order to make the soldiers embarrassed to harass the people, Magistrate Luo persuaded the wealthy families to take out money and grain to work for the troops. The gentry praised County Magistrate Luo's idea and happily followed. chī     rén was soft-mouthed and was short-handed. I believe that these generals would restrain their subordinates to accept meat and wine, and at least they would be embarrassed to harass the place in a short period of time. Who knows how long they will leave, and then keep them steady first.

That day, Luo Fulong just came to the yamen when he heard the yamen runners say that a group of military generals came to visit. He was slightly surprised: Is it because the rude army came to visit a few days ago? No, these rude men should not know how to deal with each other. Could it be that the rude army came to ask for the wine and meat after eating? Must be! These vulgar people are so greedy! They came to ask for it again in just a few days, no! They can't think this is the right thing for the county! If they come to ask for it after eating, will the gentry not turn against me? They must not agree!

But we can't turn against these military men, because they have a knife in their hands. Luo Fulong has long heard of the military discipline of the government army. If he turned against them, these rough men would be angry and angry. God knew what would happen. Let's see what they said this time, and let's go over there first. Thinking of this, he ordered the yamen runners to let the military generals come in, and he retreated to the second hall to wait. After all, he was a Jinshi and could not reduce his value to welcome a group of military generals.

Gao Qixun and others were taken to the second hall by the yamen runners. County Magistrate Luo was wearing an official palace and sitting on a chair with black gauze on his head and looking at the file. The generals couldn't help but envy and admire him. Learned people are different. When we are idle, we just brag and say some dirty jokes and are happy. When we are idle, we just read books. No wonder we know so many truths.

They didn't know that the magistrate wanted to attend the hall every day, and thought that literati were just drinking and writing poems.

When Luo Fulong saw the generals coming in, he put down the file in his hand, stood up, and bowed with a smile: "Several generals are in the face! I thought it was General Deng who came here and had never been welcomed. Please sit down, come and watch the tea!"

Gao Qixun and others hurriedly bowed their hands to return the gift, with a very respectful expression. After sitting down, they sat straight on the chair, just like a primary school student in front of the teacher.

There is no way, do you want others?

Luo Fulong was a little surprised. When he went to work for the army that day, General Deng Qi was careless and didn't care about him at all, and the eunuch in charge of the army was even more sarcastic. Although the person who came this time was not the general, he was obedient. There was a guerrilla general. This was a general with real soldiers. Why was he so cautious?

He remained silent on his face, and after he sat down, the servant brought tea to him. He smiled and said, "I wonder what the generals are coming?"

After looking at each other, the generals looked at Gao Qixun. Gao Qixun was disgusted for a long time, suddenly stood up, took a step forward, knelt on the ground, shouting: "Help, sir!" The other people also knelt down.

Luo Fulong was shocked. Although the Ming Dynasty had always been a noble and humble man, there were constant wars in recent years, and the court relied more and more on military generals. The status between civil and military officials gradually reversed. He was a seventh-rank magistrate, and the other party was a third-rank general.

He hurriedly stood up and helped Gao Qixun and others up, and repeatedly said, "Please get up quickly, you can't do it, it's not possible!"

Gao Qixun and others stood up with the opportunity, Luo Fulong called them to sit down, and then asked, "God of generals, why did you give this great gift? You also need my official to help you. Where should I start?"

Gao Qixun told all the events that happened last night, and focused on how Deng Qi deducted military pay and treated soldiers for a long time, how Liu Yunzhong was domineering, how he was in love with him, and after he finished speaking, he picked up the tea and drank it all, and then wiped the water stains on the corner of his mouth with his hands.

Luo Fulong no longer cared about despising him for his vulgar behavior and was shocked. Many generals of the Ming Dynasty were killed, but the first one was killed by their subordinates! Damn, do these rough men think they have long lives? It's so cruel. Even the second-rank officials of the court dared to kill them. This is a serious crime to kill the clan! You can't get involved in this kind of thing, and whoever gets involved will be unlucky.

He came back to his senses and said, "I am admired by all the righteous actions of the generals! But I am a civil servant, and governing the local area is my duty. As for the military affairs, I know nothing about it, let alone have any plans. Please come back after drinking a cup of tea. I am sorry that I can do nothing!" After saying that, I was going to serve tea and see the guests.

Gao Qixun sighed deeply and said, "We can only use swords and guns to fight. This time we have committed such a serious crime in a confused manner! It's just that we have pity for our Sichuan soldiers. We obey the imperial orders to go out to Sichuan to fight. We have not returned home for two years. We usually have hunger and full meals, from Shanxi to Shaanxi, from Shaanxi to Henan, and from Henan to Huguang. There are 8,000 brothers left with 6,000 people, and many people have no bones left. The money is even more arrears.

It's commonplace, and we even met a general who even had to deduct the arrears! Alas, as a general in the court, we still have loyalty and righteousness in our hearts, but the brothers below have changed their minds. Without our suppression, we may be thieves this time! Well, we will go back now and wait for the court to punish them! I'm afraid that our brothers will make trouble and we will not be able to restrain them. Then the people of Fancheng will suffer!" After that, he stood up and greeted the rest of the people and wanted to return to the camp.

Luo Fulong suddenly became furious, and these rough men were simply a threat! You can't restrain your subordinates, you don't want to restrain them, right? But I'm afraid that if the situation really gets out of control and these soldiers become chaotic soldiers, the consequences will be even greater than those of the bandits. By then, the magistrate will be at the end, and even the heads are not guaranteed. No, you can't let these rough men return to the camp and find a way to stabilize them before talking.

Luo Fulong hurriedly stood up and said, "Everyone, I have a way!"

The generals were overjoyed when they heard this. Gao Qixun laughed and said, "I'm just saying that people with knowledge are still smart. What kind of tricks do you have? I will obey them all!"

Luo Fulong secretly despised everyone, invited everyone to take their seats and said, "It's not a clever plan, it's just a one-man statement. Let's say it and see if you think it's appropriate. This matter is not a trivial matter. A general who guards one side and the military supervisor sent by the emperor were killed together. This is no different! Now the plan is only for the head to be used to cover the public's mouths, and you can get rid of the crime! You said that you were bound by your subordinates and you were unable to stop it, but you did not participate. There is no evidence to die now, and it is difficult for the court to find out the truth. As long as someone takes the blame, the court will have a remark. At most, you will be punished by the crime of being unscrupulous and being indifferent, but your life will be saved. What do you think?"

Gao Qixun felt sad and said in a low voice: "The person who killed General Deng was my personal soldier. This man saved my life twice in the battle. He also bravely moved forward when fighting with the bandits. His parents and brothers died in the war! This time he saw that I was humiliated and was angry and killed people. If he was handed over to the court, I, Mr. Gao, became an unrighteous person, and I, would not have the face to hang out in the army in the future!"

Luo Fulong also admired him very much after hearing this, and raised his thumbs up and praised: "This person is a loyal and righteous man! General Gao refused to betray his subordinates, and I admire him very much. He can't let the loyal and righteous man die innocently? So, after you return to the camp, you dug out the body of the person who was killed last night, and then cut off the head. Just say that you were looking for an opportunity to break free from the bondage and rushed to the place where the incident happened. Seeing that the general and the army supervisor were dead, you finally cut off the head of the person who was in trouble to intimidate the rest of the officers and soldiers, and temporarily calmed the chaos!"

After thinking about it carefully, this method was feasible, so he sent a Qianzheng back to the camp to handle this, and asked Liu Erzhu and others to hide for a while and not to show up. He also arranged for the confidants of the generals to patrol the camp everywhere and strictly ordered the soldiers not to leave the camp.

After the Qianzong returned to the county town, Luo Fulong sent a yamen runner to beat the gong along the street to announce that a bandit approached the county town, closed the city gate, and closed the business, and all the people were not allowed to go out. After discussing the details with the generals, Luo Fulong planned to write to the governor and report the matter. After all, such a big thing could not be hidden. After writing the article, Gao Qixun sent a Qianzong back to the camp and arranged for someone to send the letter. Then everyone waited for the Governor's Office to deal with it in the city until Hong Chengchou arrived.

Luo Fulong roughly finished the whole story, {Of course, not including the idea he gave to the generals, people at that time were very careful about Xinyi} Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and pondered. The following crimes were the best, killing the general and the eunuch in the military supervisor, which was already a serious crime to kill the nine clans.

If it was said that it was done by more than a dozen soldiers, Hong Chengchou did not believe it, and there must be someone behind it. As for the reason, Hong Chengchou believed that it was indeed Deng Yan's deduction for a long time, which led to the sudden outbreak of resentment from the soldiers. He had heard of Deng Yan's greed for a long time, but he didn't expect that this would make him die.

As for the eunuchs in the military, Hong Chengchou had no good feelings. These eunuchs were arrogant and arrogant, greedy and timid, and liked to make trouble in the military. All generals were very disgusted with them, but they did not dare to offend them. This time, if a eunuch died, it is estimated that the other eunuchs in the military should be able to restrain themselves, after all, anything could happen in the military camp.

After a while, he ordered the generals in the courtyard to be called into the lobby. Gao Qixun and others walked into the lobby naked under the supervision of several sword-holding soldiers. The soldiers ordered everyone to kneel down. After a while, Hong Chengchou was wearing a big red official uniform embroidered with a crane torch, accompanied by Luo Fulong and walked out of the second hall around the screen.

Hong Chengchou sat down after the big case, while Luo Fulong stood respectfully in the lower head.

Hong Chengchou glanced at the kneeling generals in the hall and said, "Who is kneeling down? The common name is coming up!"

The generals signed up loudly when they were the governor of the grain road in Shaanxi. They were promoted to the governor of the five provinces for their merits and were well-known in the army. Those generals would kneel down to celebrate their reputation when they saw him, let alone other generals.

Hong Chengchou was slightly stunned when he heard Gao Qixun's name. He had heard of this person. Deng Qi's command was able to fight, but because he was quite upright, he was not favored by Deng Qi. He was still a guerrilla general.

After the generals were well-known, Hong Chengchou said, "As a general in command, you should strictly control your subordinates according to military laws. This time the general and the military supervisor were killed because you were too loose in control of your subordinates! According to the law, you should be beheaded! But thinking that the court is employed, you should be bypassed your lives for the time being! But the death penalty can be avoided, and the crime of living will inevitably be avoided. People will each take forty military sticks!"

Several personal soldiers came up and pressed the kneeling people to the ground, took off their pants, took the water and fire sticks from the yamen runners and began to torture them. The personal soldiers were not ruthless, and the forty military sticks were beaten hard. The generals who were tortured gritted their teeth and made no sound, and their butts were already flowing blood.

After fighting the military stick, Hong Chengchou had no intention of resting in the county government office. He ordered his personal soldiers to drag the generals out and put them on the horse. He led his team to the military camp outside the city, and Luo Fulonggong sent it outside the city.

After about half an hour, I arrived at the Sichuan Army camp ten miles outside the city, and I saw that the camp was very strict.

Hong Chengchou was quite approving. A personal soldier rushed to the camp gate. A group of soldiers holding a whistle had already seen them. One of them had already run to the camp to report. Some of the rest were bending and some were armed with guns, and they were vigilantly monitoring the cavalry.

The personal soldiers held their mounts in an arrow and shouted loudly: "Governor-General of Military Affairs of the Five Provinces, Master Hong, said! Open the camp gate quickly!"

The team was stunned. They had only heard of the reputation of the commander, but they had never seen the commander's appearance. Seeing the team of cavalry wearing red armor of the official army, guarding a middle-aged official wearing a red official uniform and black veil, they had already believed it.

Gao Qixun lay on a war horse, not caring about his miserable appearance by his subordinates, looked up and shouted loudly: "Li Desheng, it's me, please open the camp gate to welcome the supervisor into the camp!"

The head of the team who was holding the whistle heard Gao Qixun's familiar voice, looked carefully at Gao Qixun's raised face, confirmed it without a doubt, and hurriedly called out: "Open the camp gate quickly, it's General Gao!"

The officers and soldiers in the battalion were already alarmed and were gathering under the command of the general and the commander-in-chief. The sentry was clamoring that the officers and soldiers relaxed.

A team of personal soldiers opened the way. Hong Chengchou and his party entered the camp and led by Gao Qixun to Deng Qi's tent. The scene had been cleaned up. There were heads hanging on more than a dozen wooden stakes outside the camp, with ferocious faces.

Hong Chengchou got off the horse and came to the tent. He glanced at the head of the wooden stake and did not make a sound. He went directly into the tent. After Deng Yan's case, he sat down and ordered: "Bring the person in!"

The personal soldiers brought Gao Qixun and others into the tent, and everyone knelt down and did not dare to look at him.

Hong Chengchou said softly: "Wait, I have something to explain!"

Everyone stood up after the order, and Hong Chengchou spoke, "The Sichuan soldiers are good at fighting and hardworking. They have made many achievements in recent years. The court and our governor know that the money cannot be distributed in time, but it is not only for the Sichuan soldiers. Since the bandits' rebellion, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued, and the tax money of the court has become increasingly difficult to collect. Only when we work together to eliminate the bandits as soon as possible, the people live and work in peace, the burden on the court will be greatly reduced, the tax will be collected, and the money that owed to officers and soldiers will be compensated. Therefore, you must fight bravely in the future, destroy the bandits as soon as possible, and repay the blessings of the Ming Dynasty!"

All the generals knelt on the ground, and Gao Qixun whispered: "The humble one will definitely kill the enemy with all their hearts to repay the holy grace!"

Hong Chengchou asked the generals to stand up and continued, "I know the whole story of this incident, so I will no longer talk to soldiers one by one!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly slapped the table and shouted: "Don't think that I can be deceived! No matter what Deng Qi is, the following crime is a death sentence! I only thought that I had been waiting for a long battle formation and bravely fighting, so I would not go into this matter in depth! If you commit this serious crime again in the future, I will definitely be killed!"

Gao Qixun and others were sweating and wet their backs, and they all dared not speak out.

Hong Chengchou calmed down and said, "The Emperor thought about the hard work of the officers and soldiers in suppressing the thieves, so he specially allocated the treasury as military pay. This time, the governor was the leader and paid three months of salary. The rest of the money will be paid after the court has allocated them. The Emperor is busy with all his affairs every day and still thinks about you. If you don't fight bravely in the future, how can you be worthy of the emperor's kindness?"

The generals were deeply grateful and knelt down and shouted long live, vowing not to let down the emperor's wishes and to wipe out the bandits as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!