"What a good court rule. General Ding, for the overall situation of Henan, did not care about his own safety and helped our army to defeat the bandits. What's wrong with it? After finally repelling the bandits, Hangu Pass was safe and sound, and the bandits in Luzhou were also driven away, but you took people to hold General Ding accountable. What's your intention? This supervisor suspects that you have ulterior motives and want to deliberately disturb the overall situation of the bandit suppression in Henan!"

As soon as Tiemo opened his mouth, he first put a big hat on Lin Jingze, which made Lin Jingze very angry. "Supervisor, why did you say this? I am dedicated to my duties and loyal to the court. Why did I have bad intentions? Besides, this is my Henan affairs. Is the supervisor too lenient?"

"I am arrogant. As the governor of the three provinces, I am in charge of military affairs in the three provinces. How can I not interfere in Henan? Or, the affairs of General Ding are not subject to Henan's military affairs?"

"You..." Lin Jingze stared at Tie Mo for a while, and couldn't say anything.

"Hmph, I dare to point at this commander." Tie Mo sneered and said angrily, "Come here, take down Lin Jingze and investigate carefully."

Lin Jingze's face became darker and darker, and he shouted with trembling hands: "I have no right to treat me like this. As the right governor of Henan, even if I want to investigate, there will be a transfer order from the Ministry of Personnel and the Censorate Supervisor, you have no right..."

"Is that?" Tie Mo raised the sword in his hand without saying a word. "This governor has the sword given to Shangfang by His Majesty. As long as it involves military affairs in Shanxi, Henan and Nanzhili provinces, it can do things at a cheap price and has the right to take action first and then report..."

"I....."

Lin Jingze was stunned and almost fainted. Even Min Zhengyuan, Yu Chenglong and others wanted to persuade him, but now he didn't know how to speak. They took out Shangfang's sword, how could they persuade him?

The Shangfang Sword is again, and it is also the Shangfang Sword, which represents Your Majesty. Although in private, officials may not really take the emperor seriously, no one dares to despise the imperial power on the surface. After all, this is righteousness. Zhou Yi sighed in his heart. Lin Jingze is over, and Lin Jingze’s actions over the years cannot withstand investigation.

Not to mention Lin Jingze, any official present can withstand the investigation, it just wants to investigate or not.

What happened to Lin Jingze in the end is no longer important. What is important is that everyone can see Tie Mo's intention through this matter. Tie Mo wants to take Henan military affairs in his hands. In short, the Iron Supervisor turned a blind eye to other matters, but if it involves military affairs for bandit suppression, they have to listen to the Iron Supervisor, otherwise the Iron Supervisor will illuminate the sword of Shangfang.

This is a damn...

This is not the governor of the three provinces, but he is a rogue who is holding Shangfang's sword in his hand. What can I do if I sigh?

Before Tiemo entered the city, he gave the officials in Henan a blow. This matter was different from his own opinion, and everyone had different ideas. At least Ding Luyan and other military generals were still very happy. With Tiemo on his back, at least he didn't have to worry about being thrown out to carry the thunder. Since the bandits caused trouble in the Ming Dynasty, the most unlucky ones under the court held accountable were mostly military generals. Many times, everyone was very dissatisfied. If one side had military and political affairs, would the civil servants not participate? Why did he just find the troops to be led and fight together with the bandit suppression? Many times, there was nowhere to complain, because the Ming Dynasty's civil and nobles were inferior to the military and military officials, which was an unchangeable fact.

The people who are most worried about in the chaos in Henan are not Yu Chenglong and Min Zhengyuan, but Ding Luyan and Li Zhenggan, the generals of the command department. Why is Li Zhenggan the commander-in-chief and timid towards Min Zhengyuan? Isn’t it because of this?

Some people are happy, but naturally some are unhappy. Yu Chenglong, Min Zhengyuan and others are not happy. They are looking forward to driving the bandits away quickly and sending away the plague god Tiemo. After a long time, they still don’t know what happened to this guy. As soon as they arrived in Luoyang, they took down a right governor. After staying for a long time, they are afraid that the governor and the supervisor will all be in trouble.

Of course, Yu Chenglong was a little confused. Even if he wanted to find someone to do surgery, why did he have to be the right governor Lin Jingze? With deep doubts, Yu Chenglong led Tie Mo and others into the city. As for the welcome banquet he prepared, he would be spared. At this time, who is still in the mood to drink and chat with Tie Mo?

Most of the officials have dispersed, which shows how much opinions the Henan officialdom has on Tie Mo. Many people here are thinking about watching the fun and want to see how Tie Mo ends. Although Lin Jingze was taken down, what crime should be charged? This is the right governor of Henan, a well-deserved chief official. One of them is not handled well, but it will be angered by the public.

Yuan Chonghuan forcibly killed Mao Wenlong and even gave Mao Wenlong a charge of affair with the Later Jin Dynasty. In short, there must be a reasonable charge. As for accepting bribes, if it is this charge, it will be fun.

Corruption and bribery can be said to be well-known. There are 100 people in the Ming Dynasty, ninety-nine are corrupt, and the remaining one is pedantic and stubborn. To use this matter to determine Lin Jingze's crime, I am afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty official will regard Tiemo as an alien. He always talks about corruption. Who dares to be an official in the same court in the future?

Since the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, there has been an unwritten rule in the officialdom. Although one of the charges was corruption, the fundamental reason for the downfall was definitely not greed, but it must be because of others. During his tenure as an official, he was unlucky, encountered natural disasters and man-made disasters, and his political achievements were miserable. Either he stood in the wrong team and fell into the officialdom, or he was impure and caught.

In the lobby of the government office, Yu Chenglong looked at Tie Mo with some complex mood. On the one hand, he needed to rely on the Xuanfu army to suppress the bandits, and on the other hand, he had a lot of opinions about Tie Mo's attack on Lin Jingze without discussing it. He was angry and too lazy to remind him that the extent to which Tie Mo could handle the matter of Lin Jingze depends on Tie Mo himself. A cup of fragrant tea and greeted him for a moment. Yu Chenglong couldn't help but mention the bandits. When he mentioned the bandits, he frowned.

"Supervisor, I wonder what you plan next? Now most of the Ruzhou Prefecture has fallen, and the bandits are arrogant. If there is no important matter, please ask the Supervisor to rectify it for a moment and send troops to Ruzhou as soon as possible. If it is too late, the officials are afraid that the situation will not be cured."

Yu Chenglong did not say so deliberately to urge Tie Mo to send troops. He was really worried about the situation in Ruzhou Prefecture. If Ruzhou is not protected and the bandits are so powerful, it will surely radiate to nearby Kaifeng and Henan Prefectures. By then, Henan will be in chaos.

"Sir Yu, after hearing what you said, the situation in Ruzhou Prefecture is really so serious?" Tie Mo also felt a little nervous. Could something fatal happened in Ruzhou Prefecture?

Sure enough, Yu Chenglong did not hide it and took out a document from his sleeve, "Please read the military newspaper I just received. The troops of the bandit Li Zicheng captured Shenwu Mountain two days ago, and the troops continued to increase their troops. But so far, the bandits have not launched an attack on Ruzhou City. This matter is very strange. It is a conspiracy for the lower officials to be afraid of the bandits."

Tiemo looked at the military newspaper in his hand carefully and had some impression of Shenwu Mountain. It is located in the northeast corner of Ruzhou Prefecture, just on the border between Ruzhou Prefecture and Kaifeng Prefecture. If you attack Ruzhou City, just gather troops and attack head-on. Why gather heavy troops at Shenwu Mountain? This place has no impact on Ruzhou City.

Gradually, Tie Mo's heart sank, and his hand holding Gongwen couldn't help but shake. After a while, he raised his head and showed a bitter expression. "Hey, the bandits Li Zicheng's troops gathered heavy troops at Shenwu Mountain. Eighty-most not to attack Ruzhou City, nor to go north to Dengfeng. I think they were going to Yuzhou. It seems that the bandits are no longer satisfied with Ruzhou Prefecture."

Yu Chenglong's heart skipped a beat, and the teacup in his hand almost fell to the ground, and he said in a lost voice: "This... the bandits have such a big appetite? Before Ruzhou Prefecture has been defeated, he attacked Kaifeng Prefecture?"

Tie Mo curled his lips with contempt and smiled bitterly: "Why can't we attack Kaifeng Prefecture? With the combat effectiveness shown by the troops of Ruzhou Prefecture, do the bandits need to be afraid of? Yuzhou is a place where official roads are connected, with all connections. If you take Yuzhou, you can directly attack Xuzhou and Tongxu eastward, or even plan to Kaifeng. This is indeed risky. Once the imperial army goes south, occupy the entire Ruzhou Prefecture, and regains the eastern prefectures and counties of Nanyang Prefecture, this army entering Kaifeng Prefecture will be trapped in a lot of siege. However, the risks and benefits are equal, and others may not dare to do this, but Li Zicheng... absolutely dares... so Yuzhou cannot be saved..."

Tie Mo's words came true. Before the Xuanfu's troops gathered in the southern part of Luoyang, bad news came from the southern front line. The bandit Li Zicheng's troops gathered a large number of soldiers and horses in Shenwu Mountain. After hiding for many days, they suddenly left Shenwu Mountain and attacked Yuzhou City. The soldiers and civilians of Yuzhou had only barely resisted for half a day, and the city was occupied by the bandits.

After conquering Yuzhou, relying on the strong city of Yuzhou, Li Zicheng quickly sent troops to advance eastward, conquering several nearby prefectures and counties such as Xuzhou and Changge, and the troops were approaching Zhuxian Town.

At this time, the sky in the Central Plains was once again covered with a thick layer of haze, especially Kaifeng Prefecture, which was completely anxious. Zhuxian Town is located in the south of Xiangfu County, less than fifty miles away from Kaifeng City. Li Zicheng has a large cavalry under his command. At the speed of the cavalry, a distance of fifty miles will pass in the blink of an eye. As long as Li Zicheng is willing, he can reach Kaifeng City within two hours.

What does this mean? It means that Kaifeng, an ancient capital of several dynasties, may encounter a tragic military disaster at any time after a hundred years of peace.

The prefect of Kaifeng, Min Zhengyuan, could not sit still, so he quickly asked the commander-in-chief Li Zhengqian to return to Kaifeng and mobilized heavy troops to Zhuxian Town. In short, no matter what, the bandits could not be allowed to break through Zhuxian Town.

Min Zhengyuan would not place his hope on Li Zhengqian and sent Li Zhengqian away. He hesitated for a long time and still came to the military camp in the south of the city. Whether the bandits can be blocked south of Kaifeng depends on whether the Xuanfu border army is willing to work. Tiemo took down Lin Jingze before, which made everyone unhappy. It was indeed embarrassing to come to the door to ask for help at this time, but at this time, he didn't care about his face.

Others can spend time with Tie Mo, but Min Zhengyuan can't. If the situation in Kaifeng is corrupt, he, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, is the first responsible person.

In the south of Luoyang City, there was also a busy scene in the huge military camp. Li Zicheng suddenly attacked Yuzhou, which was beyond Tie Mo's expectations. Letting Li Zicheng grow bigger would be of no benefit to anyone. Compared to Gao Yingxiang, Tie Mo was more afraid of Li Zicheng. When he fought several times in northern Shaanxi, it can be seen that Li Zicheng was more courageous than Gao Yingxiang.

"Orge obeys the order. If you take your troops through Zhengzhou and to Kaifeng Prefecture in a while, you must rush to Zhuxian Town as quickly as possible. In short, no matter what method you use, protect Zhuxian Town!"

Orge quickly stood up, received the general order, and asked, "Supervisor, what if the bandits retreat, they will no longer attack Zhuxian Town, and attack other places?"

"What's this?" Tie Mo touched his chin and thought for a while, and said, "As long as the bandits give up Zhuxian Town, you can rest in Zhuxian Town for the time being. If the bandits attack Xu and Qi County, you don't have to pay attention. If the bandits dare to attack Shangqiu, you will send troops to cut off the bandits' retreat. At that time, our supervisor will also send troops to cooperate with you."

Tie Mo's order was very strange. Orge touched his forehead and took the order out. At this time, most of the generals in the room did not understand Tie Mo's intentions. I'm afraid that only Wang Zuoguai could see through the deep meaning.

Shangqiu is under Guide Prefecture and is close to Fengyang Prefecture, Nanzhili. If the bandits capture Shangqiu, they can attack Fengyang Prefecture at any time. Fengyang is the location of the ancestral tomb of the Ming Dynasty royal family, and there must be no trouble there.

After Orge left, Tiemo pointed to the table with a serious expression and said in a deep voice: "Now the bandits are in great power, and the situation in Ruzhou Prefecture is not optimistic. You will go back and rectify military affairs. The troops of all units will raise troops to Ruzhou tomorrow. In two days, this supervisor hopes that everyone can arrive in the Ruzhou area."

"Here!" The generals quickly stood up, and some even showed an excited expression. Sending troops to Ruzhou means that there is another war, and fighting means military merit. In the Xuanfu, especially the generals from Yunfu, are mostly professional soldiers, and many people seem to be able to fight. If they don't fight, they don't know what they can do.

The troops and horses of the Yun Mansion are still strong and are even a little bloodthirsty. Tiemo can see this and is also worried. But now, it is not the time to consider these things, at least there is still something wrong with it.

Min Zhengyuan's arrival was also expected by Tie Mo. The matter of sending troops to Kaifeng Prefecture had already been decided. However, if you send troops to fight, you cannot work in vain. You have to take some benefits.

In the room, Min Zhengyuan was asking for help, so he naturally lowered his posture, but Tie Mo looked sad and seemed very embarrassed. "Mr. Min, you must know some things. This time, the court has no money for the imperial court to send troops to Henan. So far, the brothers under our command are all fighting on hungry days. So, I can't guarantee whether Li Zicheng's troops can be driven away."

Min Zhengyuan smiled bitterly in his heart, why are you fighting on hungry? The food of the border troops of Xuanfu is much better than that of the Henan Prefecture's troops. Every meal is white-floured steamed buns, isn't you still hungry?

Of course, Min Zhengyuan knew what Tie Mo meant, and fortunately he was prepared. "Don't worry, the Xuanfu soldiers came from afar, and I, the Kaifeng gentry, would not let the brothers fight hungry."

After saying that, Min Zhengyuan escaped from his sleeve. Tiemo took it and saw it, and he immediately laughed.

It turned out to be a gift list, and the food resources were not included, and there were 500,000 taels of silver alone.
Chapter completed!