Li Qin returned to his hall where he handled matters, looking at the memorial in his hand.
The text above states that after Zu Zhilong and others rebelled in Gansu Town, the tone of the writing softened considerably.
Especially after receiving Hong Chengchou's letter, he almost completely agreed to their demands.
They no longer objected to any of the points they had initially strongly opposed, and accepted them all.
Even more importantly, he actually agreed to the request to station troops in Shaanxi.
I never thought he would agree.
It's clear that Hong Chengchou is under considerable pressure right now.
Because the rebellion that has broken out in Gansu Town is quite large.
It wasn't just them; rebellions broke out in various parts of Shaanxi.
The Yang family had wielded considerable influence in the Northwest for many years, and although Hong Chengchou managed to destroy them with the help of his army.
However, eradicating it completely is extremely difficult.
Not only them, but even within the court that they currently control, after learning of the rebellion in Gansu, some people suggested taking advantage of Hong Chengchou's weakness to quell the rebellion and completely control the Northwest.
Li Qin even sent people to investigate, and they found that they were all officials who had received favors from Yang Shizhong in the past.
The one shouting the loudest was the hostage sent by the Yang family.
After it was delivered, Li Qin pretended to give him an official position.
As a result, the Yang family was destroyed, which saved him from disaster.
Was he keeping him around to consolidate the Yang family's remaining influence in the Northwest after he and Hong Chengchou had a falling out?
Moreover, he and Hong Chengchou were absolute mortal enemies, and when they arrived in Shaanxi, he was definitely the one who worked the hardest.
However, it's possible. Once Hong Chengchou pacifies Gansu Town this time, the remaining forces of the Yang family will face another blow.
We don't know how much will be left by then.
Li Qin looked at the remaining conditions that Hong Chengchou had agreed to.
This included a fixed amount of silver to be given to the imperial court each year, and permission for the court to send tax officials to a few designated areas in Shaanxi.
Meanwhile, military expenses and provisions for Ningxia and Yulin were provided by Shaanxi Province, which was nearby.
One of the conditions was that if Li Qin led his army to attack the puppet regime in Jiangnan...
He was willing to lead troops out of Shaanxi and do everything in his power to help him destroy the puppet regime in Jiangnan.
Li Qin looked at this and thought that with the addition of him, the most powerful warlord under his command, people like Jiang Xiangyang of Datong would also have to send troops to him.
He did a quick calculation and realized that if he went south, he could lead both northern and Tatar troops south.
The feudal lords of Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan, Datong, and Sichuan would send troops to assist him in attacking the Jiangnan court.
At that time, I will lead the army of two-thirds of the land southward.
The downfall of the Jinling court was inevitable.
After receiving the memorial, Li Qin also wrote to his nephew Li Xuanshang, instructing him to send troops into Shaanxi and station them near Chang'an.
After all, didn't Hong Chengchou agree to let me station troops here?
I'll let him fulfill his promise first, and at the same time, I'll give myself an extra layer of insurance.
What if Hong Chengchou really makes a mistake and loses?
My own troops in Chang'an can first defend Chang'an and buy time for Li Xuanshang in Shanxi.
As long as Chang'an is not lost, there is still room for recovery no matter how bad the situation in Shaanxi becomes.
Chang'an.
Hong Chengchou looked at the intelligence reports coming from various parts of Shaanxi.
His face was extremely pale. He had expected some people to respond, but he hadn't anticipated so many.
Looking at the places in Gansu that had rebelled in his hands.
At this rate, the area west of the Yellow River is completely beyond saving.
Rebellions broke out in various prefectures and counties in places east of the Yellow River, including Gongchang, Pingliang, Qingyang, and Fengxiang.
It covers almost half of Shaanxi.
Fortunately, he had made some preparations beforehand, and as long as he could get Li Qin on his side as soon as possible, he could solve all of these problems himself.
But we must be quick, because Li Qin's army is already stationed in Hedong and is watching us closely.
I can't keep dealing with him like this.
Although by continuing to negotiate, I can lower the price and protect some of my interests.
But it was too late.
Although it seems like rebellions are breaking out everywhere, they are only happening in some prefectures and counties. The officials at the prefectural level are still observing.
As long as they don't get involved, things are still under control for now, but only temporarily.
The most crucial factor is whether the rebels in Gansu Town can cross the Yellow River. Once they cross the Yellow River...
Then there will only be more people responding to them.
Rebellions at the prefectural level will then erupt, and only then will the situation completely collapse.
Although he had made preparations and deployed troops along the Yellow River in Lanzhou and other places, he could temporarily block the rebels in Gansu Town.
But if I don't personally supervise them, and there's no one from my own family watching over them, who knows if those generals are putting in their best effort?
Zu Zhilong was also sent to the capital by his own family.
Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou sighed, because his biggest problem had been exposed once again.
That means the imperial clan wasn't just few, it was practically nonexistent.
They can only rely on and win over outsiders, but when leading troops abroad, they face external factors such as the wooing of opponents, as well as internal instigation and their own constantly changing ideas.
Some of them are truly reassuring.
So, when you don't have any family members around, you still have to take matters into your own hands in this situation.
Therefore, I need to resolve the issue of Li Qin's influence as soon as possible.
We can only try our best to lower our bottom line and get Zu Zhilong and his group to end the negotiations as soon as possible.
He even agreed to the request to allow Li Qin to station troops there.
After other things were arranged.
After leaving 30,000 troops in Chang'an, Hong Chengchou immediately led the remaining troops, which had been prepared in advance, westward to quell the rebellion.
Before leaving, he specifically instructed the troops stationed in Chang'an to keep the city gates tightly closed and to be especially careful of Li Qin's troops entering Shaanxi.
After giving him some specific instructions, he immediately led his army westward to quell the rebellion in Gansu Town.
He had already devised a plan regarding the rebellion in Gansu: as long as they were kept west of the Yellow River, another army could be sent to quell the rebellion in Shaanxi.
Those opportunistic officials, seeing that Gansu Town is unable to cross the Yellow River for a long time, will soon return to a wait-and-see attitude.
The rebellion will soon be quelled.
The soldiers trapped in Gansu Town, west of the Yellow River, had only one option left.
That means risking crossing the Yellow River to find a way to fight him.
Given the limited resources west of the Yellow River, even a large army stationed there would not be enough.
Not to mention the large-scale battle where they confronted each other on the banks of the Yellow River.
Soon his food supply will run out, and then he will have only one option: to risk a final battle with him.
Of course, he had another option: to wait for death after running out of food.
Of course, he knew that Chen Deze from Gansu Town would absolutely never choose this option.
He will definitely launch an eastern expedition to fight me.
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