.Xie Qian, Ding Keze, Zhao Shuxiang and others were stunned for a long time. Zhao Shuxiang first came to his senses, with a hint of excitement on his face: "Brother Xie, it is a good thing that the imperial court sends special envoys over here, we should go out to greet them."

"What's the matter with the court when we create the rebellion of the Tartars?"

"We can't say that. The court is the court after all. We were able to eat enough when we were under the rule of the court."

"Yes, if the imperial court comes, we are not afraid of the Tartars."

Everyone started talking. After all, Shandong had only been lost for more than a year. Huang Degong had come back again. Everyone has rebelled since childhood. Although they rebelled, they still have awe of the Ming Dynasty. In particular, tens of thousands of Tartars were annihilated in Huai'an, not far from Shandong, and it wiped out the bad luck of the imperial court losing against Tartars before. Now the Tartars have been killed, and many people have relied on the Ming Dynasty again.

"Brother Xie, what do you think you should do?" Zheng, butcher Zheng buzzed. Among the rebel army, the butcher Zheng was well-known. Every time he attacked the city, the butcher Zheng was the first to rush into the city. The Qing army in front of him was like paper, but the butcher Zheng was a stubborn man. He recognized that Xie Qian was a man who did big things and obeyed Xie Qian in everything, not seeking fame and profit. Xie Qian also attached more and more importance to the butcher Zheng and promoted him to the fourth leader of the rebel army.

Hearing the words of the butcher Zheng, everyone realized that Xie Qian had not spoken. This army was originally brought up by Xie Qian's prestige, and they had a higher reputation in capturing several counties. Although most people think it is a good thing that they can get the attention of the Ming Dynasty court, if Xie Qian refuses to contact the imperial envoy, everyone will feel regretful and will still accept it.

Xie Qian glanced at everyone and saw their reactions. He laughed: Let's go to welcome the envoy." After saying that, he walked out the door first. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed behind him.

Du Xiaoshan stood outside the county government. He became Sun Kexian's personal soldier. Sun Kexian didn't like his tact. He was only for the sake of his brother Du Dashan. Du Dashan made contributions and became a team leader. He was recommended by Sun Kexian to the Yulin Guard to draw on the list of strengthening the strength of the Jinyiwei. Although the reputation of the Jinyiwei was too bad compared to that of the Yulin Guard, Du Xiaoshan found that he was truly like a fish in water when he arrived at the Jinyiwei. For him, the Yulin Guard was too serious. The Jinyiwei might always go to the Tartars and use the area occupied by the bandits to engage in activities and cheat. This is his specialty.

He looked carefully at the rebels coming and going. Although these rebels were ragged in clothes and simple weapons, they were all full of energy. Many rebels already knew Du Xiaoshan's identity, and secretly looked at Du Xiaoshan with curious and a little awe-inspiring eyes, and whispered from time to time.

Clothes and weapons are second-hand. What people fear most is lack of spirit. This is a sentence Du Xiaoshan learned from the Yulin Guard. Now it makes sense. In the past, the Ming army and the Tartars lost their courage to fight repeatedly. On the contrary, the new local army of the Yulin Guard, facing the siege of tens of thousands of Tartars, defended the mountain to death. Finally, the Tartars collapsed and ushered in an unprecedented victory.

If these people have the right weapons and fight a few more battles, they will become elites as long as they don’t die. It seems that the emperor is really far-sighted. Maybe these people can really make the Tartars suffer a big loss.

"Caomin and others will meet with the special envoy." After Xie Qian and others came out, they saluted Du Xiaoshan together.

Du Xiaoshan looked at the people who came. His eyes were flying over the butchers Zheng, Ding Kefa, Cheng Shan, Zhao Shuxiang and others. Finally, he stopped on Xie Qian. The most prominent of these people was undoubtedly the butcher Zheng. He was not only big and stood in the middle, but also kept placing the log on his shoulders. It was impossible not to attract attention. However, Du Xiaoshan still recognized Xie Qian as the leader at first sight. He personally supported Xie Qian's arm: "This must be the leader Xie."

Xie Qian's face showed a hint of surprise. He deliberately stood beside him to test his eyesight. Unexpectedly, he was easily found. He naturally didn't know that the Jinyiwei had set up a special external department and had set up countless spies in Shandong. Xie Qian's affairs were concerned. The Jinyiwei was basically aware of the important figures in the rebel army. In this case, Du Xiaoshan would certainly admit his mistake.

It’s just that in this era, the message was too slow. There was no higher level instruction. Jinyi. Otherwise, someone would have contacted them long ago.

"Return to the special envoy, it is the grass-roots. It is not very convenient to talk here. Please come from the adults."

Xiaoshan replied, no longer politely, walked ahead, Xie Qian and others followed behind.

When he arrived, Du Xiaoshan sat on the main seat, and Xie Qian hurriedly asked someone to send tea. Tea was good. It was found from the county government office for the county magistrate to drink by himself. However, the rebels were all clumsy and could not make it. They brought it up with hot water. Du Xiaoshan didn't care. He lifted the tea cover and took a sip. He was about to speak, but Xie Qian asked first: "I wonder what the special envoy is here?"

Du Xiaoshan stood up and bowed to the sky: "Dear leaders, the emperor is very happy to hear that the leaders are resisting the Tartars. Although you are trapped under the iron hoof of the Tartars, you still do not forget your loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. You are really a righteous man of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor has an order that all the soldiers of the rebel army who died in the battle with the Tartars can enter the Martyrs' Temple as martyrs, enjoy incense and salary forever, and the court will also receive other rewards for those who are alive. At present, the court's army cannot counterattack, so they can only provide you with a batch of armies as aid. What do you think?"

Xie Qian suddenly regretted it. If he had known this, he would not have seen this imperial envoy at all. The living landlords would have rewarded them. Do they have any money or property? Now that the rebel army has taken several counties, it is not rare to see how much property the imperial court can take out. What attracts people is nothing more than official positions. It is meaningless to face the siege of the Qing army at all times.

It is a great temptation for those who died in battle to enter the Martyrs' Temple. After the uprising, their heads are equal to being on their waists. No one knows when they will die in battle. If they can enter the Martyrs' Temple, they can not only be lonely ghosts, but also enjoy incense for generations and leave their names in history. They cannot enjoy glory in life, but they can be extremely mourned and honored. Isn’t this the pursuit of many people? Not to mention that ordinary rebels can be tempted, even these leaders will be moved.

If he accepts it, this rebel army will undoubtedly be incorporated by the court. But even if he wants to refuse, those rebels will sacrifice their lives for them, and they cannot stop them from entering the Martyrs' Temple, otherwise all living people will be disloyal.

Xie Qian, who figured this out, could only smile bitterly, and stood up and bowed: "Caomin, please thank the emperor for his kindness."

Ding Keze, Zhao Shuxiang and others also stood up, but there was a hint of excitement on their faces: "The grass people thanked the emperor for their kindness."

"Congratulations to everyone. From today on, you don't need to call yourself a sage. The emperor has an order..."

Speaking of this, Du Xiaoshan stopped. Zhao Shuxiang suddenly realized, quickly pulled Xie Qian's clothes and knelt down. Xie Qian had no choice but to do it. After all the rebels in the county yard knelt down, Du Xiaoshan continued: "The emperor has an order. Xie Qian, a righteous man from Shandong, and his group, are not afraid of violence. They have led the people to expel the Tatars and have made contributions to the position of Xie Qian as the general of Qingzhou. Ding Keze is the position of the guerrilla general of Qingzhou, and Zheng, a butcher of Zhao Shuxiang..., the above people have been rewarded. If there are any omissions, they will be recommended by the general of Qingzhou and the general of Tongzhi, and then the imperial edict will be issued!"

Xie Qian was surprised at first, but afterwards, he was sweating profusely. The court captured all the leaders of his level. Even if there were a few missing, it was because he had just issued an announcement. He immediately felt unfathomable about the strength of the court, and was not as resistant to being incorporated by the court as before.

"Everyone, why don't you thank me quickly."

People, thank you Lord for your kindness, long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!" Everyone's answers were uneven, and they claimed to be even more screaming, but Du Xiaoshan's face was full of smiles, knowing that his first step was finally completed.

"General Xie Gan and Zhao Tongzhi, due to the rush of time, I didn't have time to bring the imperial edict here this time, so I could only convey the emperor's oral edict. However, the imperial edict will soon come with the local ordination brought by the imperial court."

Zhao Shuxiang couldn't stop smiling. He was just a juren. If he followed the normal imperial examination, even if he passed the Jinshi, he would be just a small official in the rank of the territory. The Tongzhi of Qingzhou was a sixth rank official. No wonder people said they wanted to be an official, kill people and set fire to be recruited. However, Zhao Shuxiang immediately secretly said that he was a thief in the Tartars, not a thief in the Ming Dynasty.

Ding Keze, Cheng Shan and others were also happy when they received official positions. Xie Qian sighed in his heart, "Forget it, it's not easy to be independent. If he can survive this period and cooperate with the court to take back Shandong in the future, he may enjoy wealth and glory. He asked the envoy, "I don't know when the imperial court's armed forces will arrive and how many?"

"General Xie Shen, don't worry, the imperial court's weapons will arrive in a few days. As for the number, the first batch is five hundred strong bows, one thousand five hundred long swords, two thousand long spears, and another hundred armor and two hundred muskets. I wonder if this number is enough?"

Everyone took a breath of cold air. They captured the four counties. All the weapons in the arsenal, plus the seized from the Qing army, were only more than 2,000 pieces. The rest of the rebels were all made by their own weapons. They thought that the court could transport dozens of weapons to the point of being so meant, but they didn't expect that there were more than 4,000 pieces at one time. With these weapons, the rebels' strength at least doubled, and everyone really felt the benefits of surrendering to the court.

In fact, if needed, the court can transport more weapons and arm all the rebels at once. However, this would seem that the court's weapons were too cheap and were not conducive to the subsequent control of the court. Only more than 4,000 weapons were transported. (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in to the festival for more.
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