The prefect Pi Hongxuan, this guy was imprisoned. Logically speaking, no one would want to save him if he was such an unpopular guy.

Even those former personal soldiers and former servants did not show too much objection to Pi Hongxuan's fall. After all, everyone knows that once the thieves attack, a stupid official like Pi Hongxuan may lose Xinyang City.

But now it’s different. Hong Niangzi is critically ill and no one in Xinyang City takes charge of the overall situation. At this time, some sluts are starting to get ready.

For example, Nan Chunfu, the judge of Xinyang City, is in the same nest as Pi Hongxuan, snakes and rats.

Hongniang went into the city and arrested Pi Hongxuan in prison. When employed people, Hongniang urgently needed an official who knew Xinyang City, and Nan Chunfu, as a deputy, escaped the punishment.

Now the life of Hong Niangzi is hanging on a thread. I heard that she fainted directly on the city wall. After being carried back to the prefect's office, she almost lost her life after she collapsed.

Li Zicheng was about to come to the city, and Madam Hong could not command the battle. There was no commander in the city, so Nan Chunfu thought of Pi Hongxuan.

So, as a magistrate, Nan Chunfu summoned some of Pi Hongxuan's old subordinates, who were preparing to rob the prison and release Pi Hongxuan, so that their Lord Pi would come out and continue to take charge of the overall situation.

In any case, Pi Hongxuan was the prefect of Xinyang Prefecture and an official appointed by the court. The Hongniang was from unknown origin, although her husband Li Yan said he was ordered by the crown prince.

Not to mention whether the prince’s handwritten letter is true or false, even if it is true, the prince has no right to stop a dignified prefect. The whole city of Xinyang believes in Hong Niang, just because it is just because it hopes that Hong Niang can defend Xinyang Niang.

Nan Chunfu summoned Pi Hongxuan's old subordinates and a prison chief as an insider. At Nan Chunfu's home, everyone conspired to take action.

"Now our Xinyang Mansion is in danger, everyone knows it. Since the Hongmao came to our Xinyang City, will we have a good life one day? The Hongmao has put forward the slogan of equalizing the land and grain, and where is there any way to survive."

As a magistrate, Nan Chunfu is well aware of the law of fanning everyone's emotions. These people were once Pi Hongxuan's close friends. It can be said that with the arrival of Hong Niangzi, these people are all those who have benefited from the benefits.

They had followed Pi Hongxuan before and could do illegal things and then fill their personal pockets. They became corrupt and fattened Pi Hongxuan, and naturally fattened those who followed him.

After Hong Niang came to Xinyang City, she first took back the official right to store grain. It is strictly forbidden for individuals to hoard grain, thereby hoarding goods. Although Hong Niang did this to destroy the market order, in such a disaster year, only the court held the right to store grain in its own hands can prevent the wealthy private households from raising prices.

With the fall of Pi Hongxuan, the former followers around him became rats crossing the street that everyone shouted and beat. They could only be forced to hold their tails together, and now they have become their only chance to turn things around.

Hong Niangzi was seriously ill and could not preside over the government affairs of Xinyang City, which gave these people a chance. So, they were all excited: "Master Nan, just say, what should we do."

Nan Chunfu was satisfied, and he looked at the prisoner among the crowd: "Post Pu, when we Lord Pi presided over Xinyang Mansion, we didn't treat you badly."

The prison head named Pu immediately nodded like a dog: "Yes, yes, Lord Pi is kind to the villain, and the villain is taken care of by Lord Pi a lot with him."

Nan Chunfu sneered: "Then why did you sneer Pi and even humiliate and insult Mr. Pi when Mr. Pi was imprisoned by Mr. Hongzi to prison?"

Pu Lao, who has always liked to change his mind, was shocked immediately. He didn't know how this magistrate learned about it. He couldn't help but blush and explained for a while: "The villain just doesn't want to arouse others' suspicion. This is why he loses respect for Lord Pi."

Fortunately, Nan Chunfu was not here to provoke a criminal offense. He hurriedly changed the topic: "If we want to rescue Lord Pi successfully, we must start with Master Park Lao. Master Park Lao, when you are on duty, our brothers will rush into the prison and rescue Lord Pi first."

Pu Lao's scalp was a little numb, and he suddenly became timid: "Master Nan, it is easy to rescue Master Pi. The question is, what should we do next when we rescue Master Pi?"

Another Pi Hongxuan once followed and said, "Yes, Lord Nan, the commander of Xinyang City, Cheng San, has followed Hong Niangzi. Even if we rescue Lord Pi, we have no soldiers in our hands."

Nan Chunfu pondered for a moment: "Don't worry about this, I've already figured out a person. As long as he is willing to help, we can take back Xinyang City when Lord Pi is rescued."

In the ancient state system, the prefectures or prefectures were above the county and county, and the immediate superiors were of course the prefectures. According to regulations, almost every state has a certain garrison. If it is a state prefecture on the border, there are even border field troops stationed. Then, how many people are there in total?

Almost every prefecture has two or three thousand garrisons. For example, Yongchang Prefecture, during the Ming Dynasty, there were two thousand and seven hundred garrisons. Generally speaking, those small and medium-sized peasant uprisings were suppressed by these troops. Unless it was similar to the White Lotus Rebellion, it was necessary to ask for help from the governor of the provincial capital.

However, during the Chongzhen period, bandits broke out everywhere. For example, there were more than 10,000 troops garrisoned in Xinyang Prefecture, which was added later.

In fact, these local garrisons have always been seriously owed to empty wages, which seems to have become an unwritten rule. Ningbo Prefecture should have more than 3,000 garrisons, but in fact there are only more than 800 people. This is everywhere, because the vacancies are very serious. But don’t worry, each yamen will have a large number of gangs, and a yamen runner has ten or even dozens of gangs.

When Zhu Cixuan rectified the three camps, he finally affected these local prefectures and counties.

Another important reason is that bandits are rampant in Henan. The court has also begun to pay attention to the situation of soldiers, because these bandits everywhere often have tens of thousands of teams. In contrast, if the number of officers and soldiers is too small, it is difficult to resist.

If there are too many people and the court is overwhelmed. What should I do? Then implement a reserve system similar to that of modern times. On weekdays, there are less than 3,000 officers and soldiers in Xinyang City. Once it is time for war, I will quickly summon the previously expanded reserve troops.

Most of these reserve battalions have no military pay or salary, but are just local defense and armed forces spontaneously organized by the local government. They usually do busy farming and do not hinder production activities. Only during slack farming can they conduct some simple military training.

The combat effectiveness of these reserve battalions is low, but it is more than enough to deal with bandits. Because bandits' combat effectiveness is often even worse.
Chapter completed!