[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Shen Qiao controls Lingnan, but as Lin Jian and Lin Daiyu analyzed, the situation is actually chaotic in places where Shen Qiao's forces cannot reach.

Shen Qiao raised his troops to serve the king and vowed to fight to the middle of the capital. Since he wanted to lead his troops out, there must be someone he trusted to guard this Lingnan, otherwise if he left, the backyard would catch fire and he would be outside. I can't feel at ease.

Staying in Lingnan is Shen Qiao's confidant and also Shen Qiao's lieutenant general.

Shen Qiao left [-] elite soldiers for his lieutenant to defend the city, and he brought [-] elite soldiers to attack the capital.

He called on everyone to raise troops to serve the king, but there were very few people who responded throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, even those who had contacted in advance followed him to raise troops, and because the local government sent troops to suppress it, it ended without a problem.

Those people were not as strong as him, but they were only a few thousand troops, and they were quickly subdued by the local garrison.

Shen Qiao's [-] elite soldiers fought all the way out of Lingnan, but after a few days, they were also restrained by the assembled garrison in Fuzhou.

Fuzhou is located between Lingnan and the Central Plains. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The imperial garrison and Shen Qiao's troops are comparable.

Shen Qiao raised his troops with blood and courage. If he couldn't take advantage of the victory and pursue the attack with all his might, his morale would easily be lost.

Fuzhou could not be attacked for a long time, Shen Qiao's army suffered heavy casualties, and the imperial court did not forget to appease while suppressing it severely. The morale of Shen Qiao's army began to fluctuate and people's hearts became uneasy. Not to mention that the expected goal was not achieved, but it began to disintegrate from within. .

Even though Shen Qiao beheaded several sergeants who were planning to accept the imperial court's appeasement, it could not stop the morale of the troops in the team from being distracted. There were still many sergeants in his camp who defected every day, and there were signs of increasing.

It was at such a time that the imperial court increased its troops again, and it was Lin Jian who led the troops to Lingnan to quell the chaos.

Hearing this news, the people around Shen Qiao couldn't sit still. Several lieutenants and counselors all advised Shen Qiao to return to Lingnan first.

"General, there is no benefit to such a lonely army going deep, except for more losses. We can't continue to consume like this, otherwise we will be wiped out by the imperial court before we leave Fuzhou. For the present plan, we should first It is important to protect yourself, wait until you recover, and then look at the situation in the future."

As for Shen Qiao himself, he gritted his teeth and refused to retreat, let alone retreat after walking so far.After all, he and even the Shen family have been planning for many years, and it is not easy to lead troops out. If he retreats, he will not know when he will come out again.

Right now, under the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court, he managed to tear a hole. When he retreated to Lingnan, the imperial court sent troops to surround him. If he wasted again, it would be really difficult for him to come out again.

But if they don't retreat, the current stalemate will be broken by the reinforcements brought by Lin Jian. At that time, it is very likely that the last remaining spirit in the team will be polished by the people brought by Lin Jian. At that time, the loss was even more serious, and it was still necessary to return to Lingnan in despair to recuperate.

Shen Qiao hesitated because of this, and the lieutenants and advisers around him all tended to retreat.But Shen Qiao hesitated and couldn't make a decision.

The dilemma of Shen Qiao's riding a tiger is that he is no match for victory and defeat with the garrison in the court. As soon as Lin Jian leads the troops, he will withdraw the troops and return to Lingnan. What does this sound like?If the news spread, wouldn't it mean that Shen Qiao was afraid of Lin Jian, and would flee back to Lingnan like a tortoise when he heard that Lin Jian led troops for reinforcements?

Shen Qiao didn't want to give people such an impression.

But the situation couldn't help Shen Qiao's hesitation.

Just when Lin Jian was about to lead his troops to Fuzhou, the backyard of Lingnan, which was relatively stable, caught fire. Many tribes of the Miao and Yi people united to raise troops, and caught the [-] elite soldiers led by Shen Qiao's lieutenant general by surprise. .

This time, the Miao people's and Yi people's joint army was able to proceed so smoothly and secretly, all thanks to Lin Hong and Qiao's secret arrangements.

During the period when Shen Qiao left Lingnan, the two of them secretly connected with people who were not aware of Shen Qiao, united those tribes who were dissatisfied with Shen Qiao's mischief, and joined forces with those in the government who also did not submit to Shen Qiao. The officials from all over the country lit a fire together in Lingnan.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

The fire quickly spread across Lingnan, and Shen Qiao could no longer hesitate, otherwise Lingnan would overthrow and break away from his control, and he would really be alone and go deep, with no room for maneuver.

Shen Qiao left thousands of soldiers to stop the imperial garrison and Lin Jian's reinforcements, and then hurried back to Lingnan with the remaining 1 soldiers for emergency treatment.

But the fire is burning, how can it be so easy to put out?

Although Shen Qiao is a Lingnan general, all Lingnan government affairs are handled by Lin Liang, the prefect of Lingnan, and Lin Liang, the prefect of Lingnan, is not put there for a good look.

Shen Qiao came back in a hurry and learned that these things were all caused by Lin Hong behind the scenes. He asked people to lead people to suppress the rebellion of these tribes, and at the same time remembered that Lin Yuan and Lin Yuan were both in his hands, so he immediately brought them out , to be a bargaining chip in front of Lin Hong, and use the lives of these two people to coerce Lin Hong to stop.

Shen Qiao released the news, but he didn't wait for Lin Hong to come.

The fire that Lin Hong lit in Lingnan grew bigger and bigger. Shen Qiao is now in a state of desperation, and there are many things that he needs to deal with personally.

But at this moment, Lingnan was gradually breaking away from Shen Qiao's control.Just when Shen Qiao thought that he was besieged on all sides but there would be no problems around him, his two lieutenants and counselors accepted the court's appeasement and betrayed him.

When Lin Yuan and Lin Liang led people into his camp to arrest him, Shen Qiao was still a little unresponsive.

When Shen Qiao saw Lin Yuan and Lin Liang standing behind him were the lieutenants and counselors beside him, Shen Qiao understood it all at once.

"You guys betrayed this general?"

Neither the lieutenant general nor the counselor said a word.

Lin Liang looked at Shen Qiao who was being tied up, and said calmly: "They are not betraying you. They are turning to the light."

Shen Qiao thought it was his lieutenant general and counselor who released Lin Liang and Lin Yuan.In fact, this is not the case.Lin Liang had been the magistrate of Lingnan for several years, and he also had confidantes under his command. These people were scattered everywhere, and it was impossible for Shen Qiao to arrange everything carefully in a hurry, which made Lin Liang and Lin Yuan fall into the trap The hole was thus released from Shen Qiao's control, thus gaining the initiative.

Shen Qiao hastily raised his army alone, and it was only a matter of time before he was defeated.

The heavy repression by the imperial court was already a great psychological pressure on Shen Qiao's people. Coupled with the fact that they were trapped in Fuzhou and could not move forward, Shen Qiao's people had already lost their morale. With a fire, and Lin Jian's troops leading the reinforcements, how could those people who were already alienated follow Shen Qiao all the way to the dark?

Even if they couldn't turn back, they were unwilling to tie their lives and future to Shen Qiao any more.

As soon as Shen Qiao was arrested, the news spread immediately. As the saying goes, the monkeys scattered when the tree fell, and the people under his command also disregarded their errands, and all fled in all directions.

Lin Hong and Qiao's led people, together with the Miao and Yi tribes, to clean up those people who fished in troubled waters, while Lin Liang and Lin Yuan split up to stabilize the situation in the government and the army.

Although the situation on Shen Qiao's side has been settled, only some rebels who are fleeing in all directions need to be arrested, but in Fuzhou, there is still a tough battle to be fought.

It's too stressful, and sometimes it can backfire.Although Shen Qiao was arrested/captured, the Shen family has put a lot of thought into Lingnan in the past few years. There are people who have different hearts around Shen Qiao, and there are also people who are loyal to the Shen family.

The thousands of sergeants that Shen Qiao stayed in Fuzhou to stop the imperial garrison and Lin Jian's reinforcements were loyal to the Shen family, and there were two to 3000 people who escaped under the joint pursuit of Lin Hong and Lin Liang. These people had nowhere to go They wanted to go, but they were absolutely unwilling to surrender. They gritted their teeth and vowed to fight the court to the death.

These people overcame all difficulties and rushed back to Fuzhou to join the thousands of people. In this way, there were nearly [-] rebels.

When the imperial garrison fought against Shen Qiao's rebels before, they also suffered a lot of damage, because the number of people was relatively equal and they entered a stalemate, and it was difficult to distinguish between winners and losers.

The Shen family has meritorious service for many generations, Shen Shu is mediocre in martial arts, but Shen Qiao is much better than his father.Shen Qiao himself was not only very skilled, it took Lin Liang and Lin Yuan to take him down together, and the soldiers he trained were also stronger than the imperial garrison.

Therefore, if they do not have an advantage in numbers, it will be difficult to break through the defense line of the rebels.

Lin Jian led the army to break the deadlock.

The nearly [-] rebels were defeated in one fell swoop after three to five days, with Lin Jian's main attack on the imperial garrison and the assistance. Thousands of rebels were disarmed, and thousands more surrendered.

When Lin Jian came, Xiao Yu had already given instructions that he didn't want Lingnan to suffer too many deaths and injuries because of this incident.

This place is in chaos, and in the end it is the Li people who are injured, and it is the Li people who suffer.

Xiao Yu didn't want to kill them all, as long as he sincerely surrendered, he wouldn't kill them all.However, the disposal of the rebels will never be taken lightly.After the trial is clear, they will be exiled in the bitter cold of the frontier to do hard labor to atone for their sins.

Everyone obeyed Xiao Yu's imperial decree, but this rebellion lasted for more than a month. According to the official statistics, hundreds of people, including the Miao and Yi people from the Central Plains, still died in this rebellion.

Before Shen Qiao was escorted to the capital for trial, he yelled that he must see Lin Hong. Naturally, Lin Hong would not go to see him, but Lin Jian did.

He has nothing to do with Shen Qiao. Compared with the rest of the Shen family, he has seen this person less. At this time, he is at the end of his life. He also knows what Shen Qiao will say when he sees Lin Hong. If Lin Hong does not go, Lin Jian will. went.

Even though he could guess what Shen Qiao would say, Lin Jian still wanted to meet this person.

Shen Qiao was not surprised to see that it was Lin Jian who came. He didn't have to tell Lin Hong if he had something to say. The same was true for Lin Jian. For him, as long as it was from the Lin family.

Shen Qiao didn't say anything else, but smiled sinisterly at Lin Jian, and said twelve words to him.

The birds are exhausted, and the good bows are hidden.The cunning rabbit dies, the running dog cooks.

After Shen Qiao finished speaking these twelve words, he burst out laughing, and after laughing, he didn't say another word.