275 The night changes
Yunyang City was taken down, but the city gates were still closed, and the city walls were densely filled with soldiers from the Qi family's army, and the defense seemed to be tighter than before.
What's going on?
Could it be that Zuo Liangyu or Zhang Xianzhong received the news and led a large army to pounce?
Of course not.
It took no time for the Qi family army to "attack" Yunyang City. It can be said that Yunyang City has changed hands in the blink of an eye. Zuo Liangyu or Zhang Xianzhong could not receive the news at all. Moreover, even if they received the news, they would not have arrived so quickly.
The reason why they have such strict defense is not to prevent someone from attacking the city, but to prevent someone from leaving the city to report the news.
This is also a strategy set by Zhu Qizhu. Whether other remaining counties in Yunyang, including Xing'anzhou and Kuizhou Prefecture, can be easily taken down by this trick.
In the Fuzhiyamen, it turned out that in the study where Wang Yongzuo was on duty, Zhang Jimeng took a piece of the official document written by Wang Yongzuo and read it carefully for a while, then picked up a brush and imitated it on the white paper beside him.
He was Bi Maokang's proud disciple, but he was not good at weapon design, but calligraphy and fine brushwork.
It is true that Bi Maokang is a weapon expert, but he is not only a famous weapon expert but also a famous calligrapher and painter. The world's celebrities Fang Hongjing, Wang Daokun, Xu Guo and others praised his calligraphy and painting.
Zhang Jimeng and Bi Maokang learned calligraphy and painting, especially calligraphy, which is more popular in learning from many schools and like what they write.
To put it bluntly, he is just a copying expert.
Wang Yongzuo's font is not difficult to imitate. This guy uses the most popular style of the Pavilion and has no outstanding features.
Nowadays, as long as you have passed the imperial examination, you have basically practiced the style of the Pavilion, and Zhang Jimeng naturally practiced it too. He just copied it carefully and wrote it almost immediately.
Immediately afterwards, he took out another official document paper, copied it with all his concentration, and then stamped it with Wang Yongzuo's seal and Yunyang Fuzhi's seal, picked it up and blew the ink marks, then handed it to Gao Zhongxia beside him, and asked with a smile: "General Gao, see if there is any problem."
Gao Zhongxia took it and saw it, and couldn't help but be stunned.
Of course he knew Wang Yongzuo's handwriting. After all, at this moment, there were basically only five hundred people under his command. Most of the official documents issued by Wang Yongzuo were forwarded to the prefectures and counties below through his hands.
It can be said that he could tell whether it was the official document issued by Wang Yongzuo at a glance.
However, he couldn't see this official document, because the handwriting was exactly the same as that written by Wang Yongzuo!
If he hadn't seen with his own eyes that this official document was written by Lord Zhang in front of him, he would have thought it was written by Wang Yongzuo himself.
He was stunned for a moment, then handed the document to Qi Jin beside him, and said with great conscience: "Mr. Zhang's move is simply amazing. I can't see any problems. General Qi, see if there is any problem."
Qi Jin took the official document and looked at it. He picked up the official document written by Wang Yongzuo on the table and compared it. He couldn't help but look shocked in his eyes.
These two official documents are just like those printed, no difference!
He couldn't help but exclaim: "Mr. Zhang, your unique skill is really amazing. No wonder the emperor sent you to take charge of the overall situation."
When Zhang Jimeng heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head and smiled bitterly: "It's just a trick, it's not worth mentioning. Since there is no problem, I will start issuing official documents."
After saying that, he took out a piece of official paper and started writing it out.
What he wrote was that the cabinet and the Ministry of War jointly wrote the article, and the bandit Zhang Xianzhong's troops intended to attack Sichuan. The Yunyang Prefecture, Xing'an Prefecture, and Kuizhou Prefecture under their jurisdiction were all strictly guarded. In response to the imperial order, this official summoned several guards. On a certain day, he would arrive at XX City to assist in defending the city. All prefectures and counties in each prefecture were required to collect food and money for the defense of TX City.
Simply put, he ordered his subordinate prefectures and counties to raise food and money to avoid having no food or money to get it when the guards come to assist in defense.
In fact, he was the Fuzhi of Yunyang at this moment, but he was appointed by Emperor Yongsheng Zhu Qizhuo, not by Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian. Of course, when he issued the official documents, he still used Wang Yongzuo's name and seal.
Not long after, more than a dozen Tunwei with the backs of the imperial flags came out from the west gate of Yunyang City and scattered to the county towns under Yunyang Prefecture, Xing'an Prefecture and Kuizhou Prefecture.
They are indeed the Tunwei of the Xingdusi in Huguang. The flags they put on their backs are not imitated, but only the official documents they passed on are all forged!
The magistrates and prefectures of Yunyang Prefecture, Xing'an Prefecture and Kuizhou Prefecture did not see any problems, because Zhang Jimeng's imitation handwriting was too similar, and Wang Yongzuo's seal and the large seal of Yunyang Fuzhi were both real. Even if they compared them with the original official documents, they could not see any problems.
After receiving the official document, they didn't say anything, but they sighed in their hearts, alas, how can we raise the food and salary?
You know, the people are so hungry that they rebel, and the gentry and tyrants are all stingy. It is too difficult to get some food and salary from them.
In desperation, they had to go door to door with official documents to threaten and intimidate the gentry and tyrants.
You all saw it. The bandit Zhang Xianzhong is going to fight again. If you don’t donate food and money, let the guards who come to assist in the defense have food and money to protect the city. When the city is broken, you will have nothing.
Seeing this, the gentry and tyrants didn't dare to make trouble anymore. They all donated some money or food to a greater or lesser extent.
After all, the bandits have no mercy. Once the city is broken, the first thing they will suffer will be the gentry and local tyrants.
Zhang Jimeng did not expect that the official documents he forged had such effect.
Of course, Zhuqizhuo did not mean that these gentry and local tyrants donated food and wages. His purpose was to make the magistrates of Yunyang Prefecture, Xing'an Prefecture and Kuizhou Prefecture all thought that the people who appeared outside their city next were really the Tunwei sent by King Yongzuo, the Fuzhi of Yunyang to assist in defense.
How could the magistrates and prefectures of Yunyang Prefecture, Xing'an Prefecture and Kuizhou Prefecture think that the strategy can still be played like this? If the enemy is coming to attack, you will ask you to notify you in advance and ask you to prepare food and salary?
Isn't it okay if I didn't do it like this?
Therefore, they were not prepared at all. When the "Tunwei" sent by Fuzhi of Yunyang arrived on time according to the time in the official document, they all personally welcomed them into the city, and encouraged them to do their best to defend the city.
How could they know that these people came to seize the city!
In less than half a month, the Annan Army under Qin Bangping, the Anbei Army under Qin Minping, and the Qi family army under Qi Jin, all "stayed" into the designated cities. Immediately afterwards, the "Wang Yongzuo" in the Fuzhuan of Yunyang issued another official document, and the bandit Zhang Xianzhong's troops arrived one day. We hope that the magistrates and prefectures would cooperate with the defense of the garrisons to take strict precautions.
Actually, this is the signal of taking action!
That night, the magistrates and prefectures and prefectures of Yunyang Prefecture, Xing'an Prefecture and Kuizhou Prefecture were all caught in one go, and were imprisoned. The two prefectures and one prefecture changed the weather overnight!
Chapter completed!