Chapter 13 Xinyang City's Mutiny

"Your Majesty, although this matter is thorny, please don't be angry. It's important to take care of your health!" Feng Jin advised.

Jiang Chen knew he was concerned about him and didn't refuse the kindness. He put away his cold face and temporarily set aside the investigation of the mastermind behind the scenes.

The most important thing at the moment is to quell the chaos in Xinyang City and subdue the mutinous army.

As for the others... he will settle the accounts one by one when he frees up his hands!

"Minister Xu, have you found out any other news on this trip?"

"What are Xie Jin's mutinous subordinates thinking now? Do they really want to counterattack the imperial capital?"

Xu Mu immediately took out a public notice.

"Your Majesty, this is the public notice issued by Xie Jin's subordinates."

"After they occupied Xinyang City, they released all the people in the city, and then issued this article, imposing martial law on the entire city. There is no trend of expansion for the time being."

Jiang Chen took the public notice and browsed through it.

The meaning of the article can be summarized as: the emperor is tyrannical, the court is昏庸 (hūn yōng, muddle-headed), and the loyal are harmed. It is not worth the world's loyalty!

Xie Jin was wronged and is about to die. He had no choice but to rise up and resist, but he didn't want to involve the folks in his hometown, so he specifically issued this notice, asking the villagers to evacuate temporarily.

When everything is settled, they will return to their hometown!

The wording of this public notice is not gorgeous, but the determination to face death as if going home is revealed, which made Jiang Chen frown.

This army obviously does not plan to live.

But Jiang Chen could also understand that mutiny has always been a taboo since ancient times!

These people chose to attract the court's attention in such an extreme way. Even if they finally achieved their goal and cleared their names, the outcome would not be good.

It would be better to simply kill the enemy and fight the court to the end, so that they can still retain some dignity.

Putting away the public notice, Jiang Chen stood in front of the table with his hands behind his back, looking at the unfolded map, with a hint of regret in his eyes.

This Xie Jin and his army have some strategies and courage. If they hadn't made such a big mistake this time, they could have been reused.

But if you think about it carefully, this person ended up like this because he was schemed against.

Well, we can't just kill him with one blow!

Jiang Chen's thoughts turned, and in a short moment, many thoughts floated in his mind, and he couldn't help but have a headache.

The imperial court has hundreds of officials forcing advice, and there are also a group of powerful landlords attached to the Mei family eyeing him, and now there is a scandal of a mutiny in Xinyang City.

Jiang Chen thought, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Mei Wen Shi, do you think this little trick can stump me?"

"Wait, I will let you know whose surname this Great Wei belongs to!"

Jiang Chen's face was serious, and his eyes showed confidence in his plan.

"Come on, go and invite Xu Changqing, Meng Qi, and Song Xun into the palace. Keep the movement small and don't reveal their whereabouts."

"This subject obeys the order!"

Half an hour later.

The three stepped into the Hall of Diligent Governance.

Jiang Chen didn't exchange pleasantries with them, and directly stated the situation in Xinyang City.

"Minister Xu, I will transfer 5,000 soldiers to you, plus my imperial edict. Can you stabilize Xinyang City within two days?"

Xu Changqing's expression became solemn, and he immediately cupped his hands and said, "I will never let your Majesty down!"

Jiang Chen nodded and added: "This time, attacking the mind is the most important thing. Be sure to explain clearly to Xie Jin that the court has never issued an order to arrest him, and the so-called corruption has nothing to do with him."

"As long as he can rein in at the precipice, let go of his military power, and lead his subordinates back to the imperial capital to accept punishment, I will consider sparing his life. If he is stubborn and insists on resisting to the end, then there is only the execution of nine generations of his family!"

"At that time, I will never show mercy!"

Hearing this, Xu Changqing's expression became solemn, and he nodded solemnly.

In his opinion, Jiang Chen's handling was already extremely tolerant.

After all, mutiny is mutiny. Even if there are thousands of reasons, this crime is absolutely unforgivable!

He guaranteed: "Your Majesty, I will definitely make Xie Jin understand your good intentions!"

"Well, I'm relieved when you handle things."

"Hurry up and leave. If the time is delayed, I'm afraid the mastermind behind the scenes will play tricks again."

Xu Changqing bowed and saluted solemnly: "This subject takes his leave."

Watching him leave, Jiang Chen looked at Meng Qi and Song Xun again.

"Do you know the reason why I replaced the general before the battle?" Jiang Chen's expression was indifferent.

The two looked at each other, and Meng Qi scratched his head and said: "Your Majesty, is it because the situation in Xinyang City has changed and a person close to Xie Jin is needed to appease him, so General Xu was used?"

"That's one point."

A hint of sternness appeared in Jiang Chen's eyes: "I analyzed that the real purpose of this change in Xinyang City is not to force Xie Jin to rebel."

"What the mastermind really wants to do is to lure the tiger away from the mountain, divert the direct descendants around me, and take the opportunity to do something rebellious!"

Meng Qi and Song Xun trembled, their eyes full of shock.

Jiang Chen's calm expression remained unchanged, but his tone became a little more dignified: "With Xu Changqing gone, the only two people I can trust are you."

These heartfelt words made the two of them extremely excited, and they couldn't wait to throw their heads and shed their blood for Jiang Chen!

"Your Majesty, we two swear to be loyal to you!"

"If there is a rebellious minister who dares to do something wrong, let him step over our corpses first!"

One civil and one military, the voices are different, but the determination to face death as if going home is the same.

They were deeply favored by Jiang Chen, and they were grateful in their hearts, and they had long put life and death aside.

Jiang Chen was also confident in his ability to control his subordinates, and was not surprised by such a scene. He immediately helped the two up and said:

"Meng Qi, you are in charge of 50% of the soldiers and horses. You must increase patrols recently and keep a close eye on the Mei family's movements."

"As for Song Xun, I will give you an imperial edict later, and temporarily lead the post of military supervisor of the four battalions in the imperial capital, closely monitor the changes in the army, and report any changes in time."

"..."

Jiang Chen made the worst prediction in his mind, and based on this as a blueprint, he laid out the imperial capital.

Even if some things may not happen at all, even if some arrangements will waste huge amounts of money, Jiang Chen did not hesitate at all.

After discussing with the two.

Jiang Chen did not rest, and immediately summoned the civil and military ministers, publicly announced the beginning and end of the mutiny in Xinyang City, and questioned the matter of falsely transmitting the court's decree.

It was not until dusk that the meeting barely ended.

After working hard all day, even if Jiang Chen had an iron body, he couldn't bear it at this time.

After a hasty dinner, he went to bed peacefully under the service of Noble Consort Shu.

The tired appearance made Noble Consort Shu, who was busy changing clothes and removing socks, feel very distressed, and even rarely complained a few words about the courtiers, dissatisfied that they made Jiang Chen so tired.

Mei Mansion in the imperial capital.

Study room.

The quiet and peaceful environment is very secretive.

Except for the guards hidden in the dark, and the Mei family father and son in the room, there are no other living people here.

'Pa!'

A loud slap hit Mei Kang's face hard, causing the aristocratic son to feel dizzy and his right ear buzzing!

"Father... I, I am a meritorious official of our Mei family! How can you treat me like this?!"