eldest son of Ming dynasty

After entering April, in addition to sudden cases, the orders to clean up the military camps were all in the hands of the border army generals, and the newly appointed governors also quickly took office to ensure the peace of the inland garrison under their rule.

Jizhou Town was plowed through by Qi Chengtun, Minister of the Ministry of War, leading troops from Yongping to Zunhua and then to Miyun. Originally, there were a lot of troops here, about [-], but they were scattered in various places to guard them. There was almost no defense against the elites of the imperial court. Method.

Yang Shangyi's people were in front, and Ma Bin led the Jin Yiwei behind, cooperating with the cleanup of the military camp to survive, and then regained a position in the process of reorganization in Jizhou. If they were unwilling or were found to have violated the law, they would be killed first and then reported.

It is true that some people will be dissatisfied. After all, there is a god of death, and this matter has been widely spread in Beijing, but it has to be suppressed.

The most difficult part of cleaning up the military settlements was in the initial stage. Once some areas began to be spread out, the truth of the matter was gradually revealed to everyone. When the court really distributed thirty or fifty acres of farmland to each household of soldiers, the situation would change. It will gradually stabilize again.

The essence of this matter is that the emperor used forceful means to loot a wave of mid-level officers, which indeed led to rebellion, but these officers also lost the basis for rebellion.

So Zhu Houzhao agreed that Qi Chengtun's squadron should return to the court.

But Ma Bin did not return to Beijing as a team. He was given a few days to rest, and then he crossed the Xuanfu and went to Datong to find Wang Yangming in accordance with the orders from Beijing. Of course, what he did was still the same.

In addition, Zhou Shangwen, the governor-general of Gansu, Ningxia, and Yulin, stepped up his efforts under the urging of the imperial edict and strictly ordered all regions to speed up the survey work of military settlements.

As the conflict intensified, on April [-], he received a military report that several generals from Yulin Town's guard stations gathered around and clamored, demanding that the superiors leave at least [-] to [-] acres when clearing the farmland under their names.

The situation is slightly unstable.

Even though the matter was related to military chaos, Zhou Shangwen did not dare to be careless, lest he make a fool of himself and attract blame from the emperor.

But if it comes to chaos, he won't worry. Wang Shouren is in the area of ​​Datong Town and Sanguan Town. There are two of them, one in the east and one in the west. How can these gangsters go to heaven?

When he left like this, Wang Qiong, the governor of Shaanxi Province, had to change his route halfway and rush north to Yulin.

In late spring and early summer in the northwest, the chill of winter begins to fade away, and patches of green can occasionally be seen on the undulating ridges.

One bad thing about the governor of Shaanxi is that he has a governor of three sides. Just like Wang Qiong used to have a governor of Zhejiang and Fujian in Zhejiang.

In his opinion, this Zhou Shangwen is really interesting. After the Ming Dynasty proclaimed its virtue, the army was gradually led by civilian officials. Wang Shouren and Yang Yiqing were both civil servants. Only this Zhou Shangwen not only granted the title of Jinglubo, but also treated him as a military attache. Identity: Governor of the northwest of Ming Dynasty.

Behind this, in addition to the emperor's emphasis on generals, it should also be related to this person's ability.

When he approached the [-] fine cavalry led by Zhou Shangwen on the road, Wang Qiong opened his eyes. Between the two valleys, there were war horses and military flags all over the mountains and plains. Although there were many people, the march was not chaotic.

The governor also has the responsibility of supervising military affairs, so he can feel the difference between this frontier army in the northwest and the soldiers in the inland garrison in Zhejiang. These people all look capable, and there is no sign of being downcast or in disorder.

Zhou Shangwen also knew that Wang Tingxiang was transferred away and a new Wang Qiong was hired.

He didn't feel much about these people and just followed the normal procedure and took him to Yulin with them.

In the current court, they are all considered to be high-ranking people, and they are naturally polite after meeting each other. Then Wang Qiong said: "Zhou Butang must have known about this year's court meeting. Your Majesty has already cleaned up the military settlements." I made up my mind, and for this reason, I didn’t dare to delay my official position for a day. I heard about something happening in Yulin on the way, so I didn’t even have the intention to go to Guyuan.”

In fact, Wang Qiong is more than ten years older than Zhou Shangwen.

But his military exploits are invincible. Zhou Shangwen has repeatedly made military exploits against the Tatars and is now an earl.

"How is it done over there in Jizhou?" Zhou Shangwen heard a little about it, but he was far away after all.

Wang Qiong was stunned for a moment, then said, "Anyone who opposes will be punished as a rebel."

Another general in the camp said after hearing this: "It seems that Yulin... won't be much better."

"There are great benefits to cleaning up the military settlements. No matter how difficult it is, we must continue to do it." Wang Qiong emphasized.

Zhou Shangwen also has his own opinion, "Ma Rong."

"The end is here!"

"You lead 3000 people first and rush to Yulin quickly. Control the troublemaking generals first to avoid a long night and many dreams."

"Yes!"

I'm afraid it won't be possible without killing people. This place is not like Gansu. Those rookie soldiers in Gansu have been pulled out several times to train his cavalry and have long since lost any other ideas.In fact, the efficiency is much higher than that of Yulin.

Sun Xilie was an old man under Zhou Shangwen. He asked with some anxiety, "Will Yulin also be killed and become a river of blood?"

Zhou Shangwen glanced at him, "Today's Ming Dynasty is not the Ming Dynasty ten years ago. You also know how courageous the emperor is. If the situation calls for it, what should you do if you don't kill?"...

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The capital, Qianqing palace.

Because it has been a month since the end of the Great Court Meeting, by arranging these powerful local civil and military officials, both the south and the north were very lively.

However, Zhu Houzhao could only feel the intensity from the memorials in the capital.

It was already dark, candlelight was rising in the warm pavilion where the emperor lived, and the sound of pages being turned over was endless.

In this silence, a loud shout suddenly sounded,
"What a beast! I'm going to skin him! He keeps saying that your kindness is profound, but behind his back he is all lies!"

Snapped!
The emperor threw all the memorials on the ground, and two of them bounced a few times and then scattered irregularly on the floor.

Mao Yuwen stood with a bow, not daring to express his anger.

Zhu Houzhao was extremely angry, "Such a big official was still in charge of Fengyang, the central capital, and he lied to me for several years in front of my ancestors of the Zhu family! I just asked them to truthfully report the public sentiment data. Even if the situation is not ideal, I will When have you ever harshly criticized any official? Well, in order to please me, he made up these lies to deceive me! The key point is that none of the officials in the four prefectures and three states said a word! Either he was confused and didn't notice, or I am just afraid of their lustful power and lack of integrity! What is the use of raising these officials?!"

The emperor stood up, shook off the last case file on the table and threw it into Mao Yuwen's face, "And you, the people you sent are all pig-brained?! I don't know how bad it is to lie about these data? And the crime was reduced because Lin Ting didn't know about it! A prefect who has been in office for a year doesn't even know this, what's the difference between that and me raising a dog in the prefect's Yamen?!"

Mao Yuwen's heart trembled, and he quickly reported: "Your Majesty, I know my mistake! However, Lin Ting's matter belongs to Fei Butang, and even Lin Ting himself admitted the crime of negligence."

"He can't recognize me!" Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, and finally sneered twice with his hands on his hips, "I know very well what those few people you sent and Fei Zichong are thinking. Lin Ting, Lin Han's second son, the Lin family There are also other clansmen who are officials in the court. This is a scholarly family and a family of officials. They have committed something, but they did not do it on their own initiative, or it can be said that they did not do it on their own initiative. In this way, I, the emperor, was handed over, and the Lin family was I’ve made this friend too. Even though Lin Han is gone, there are still other people in the Lin family. From now on, you have to keep a good face even if you don’t see him when you look up, right?”

This can be said to others, but to say Jin Yiwei is heartbreaking.

How could Jinyiwei get involved with civil servants and do such taboo things?
Mao Yuwen's heart suddenly burst, "Your Majesty, please calm down! I don't dare to have such thoughts. Please allow me to put these people in jail now! When I punish them, please punish me!"

"Humph!" Zhu Houzhao snorted heavily, and his chest rose and fell slightly. After a few rough breaths, he said: "The next edict from the attendant's office is to reprimand Fei Zichong. You can be smart as an official, but you don't have to be shrewd. You have become the Governor of Water Transport, and you still don’t dare to make a decision? Ask him again, why am I so ungrateful in my governance, so that he mistakenly thinks that I will not handle matters impartially? Let him understand the consequences!"

"Yes."

The emperor did not rest, and all four people in the attendant's room were on duty.

It's for times like this.

Today's decree cannot be postponed until tomorrow, so they quickly wrote it and handed it out as soon as dawn tomorrow.

"This memorandum, please send it back to the cabinet tomorrow. I don't have the approval, and I won't leave it in the middle. Just ask them. The prefect is staring in confusion, where is this crime?"

"This slave will obey His Majesty's will."

After processing this memorial, Zhu Houzhao looked down at Mao Yuwen, who was kneeling, and said angrily: "Get up."

"Yes, I thank your Majesty for your forgiveness."

"What's the situation in Zhejiang? How are his relatives and friends doing?"

Mao Yuwen was a little embarrassed, "Your Majesty, Zhejiang is a long way away. Please wait for two days... I will give you an explanation."

It's okay for him to say this when the emperor is in a good mood, but now he's worried about saying this...

However, Zhu Houzhao was not an unreasonable person. He gradually calmed down and said, "I know, I will respond as soon as there is news. And the 30 taels of silver, tomorrow... where is Jing Yang?"

Hearing the emperor's call, Jing Yang hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"Tomorrow you and Jin Yiwei will take out the 30 taels of silver, put it in a box, and seal it. Write on the seal that it is Chen Tai's stolen silver, and then carry it all to the Ministry of Finance for storage, and allocate 10 taels to the library. , allocate 10 taels to the academy, and another 10 taels to the Shaofu, so that they can increase the salary of the teachers at Nancheng Private School and provide extra meals for all students!"

"Yes!" Jing Yang thought more carefully and asked, "Your Majesty, there are originally silver dials in these places. If they ask, how should I answer?"

"Just tell them that corrupt official Chen Tai can hire them!"

sweat.No one has ever seen this kind of move before. This is going to make Chen Tai live in infamy for eternity.

Zhu Houzhao's internal funds are not short of this small amount of money. It is as if the emperor is torturing a minister to make money. This money is spent like this. 30 taels for him to applaud and investigate corrupt officials!