Domineering Daming

Li Banghua read the note, pushed it aside, and said as usual: "Is there any movement in the Governor's Mansion?"

The chief immediately said: "I should have known it a long time ago. The prefectures and county soldiers all over the country have carrier pigeons. Their response will be faster than the prefectures and counties."

Li Banghua nodded and said: "Master Fu will order someone to pass me on later, and Governor Ma will also go. I will ask carefully at that time. Also, the governor's office must be calm. No matter how big the turmoil is, Master Fu will have his own way. Officer, with Governor Ma here, there will be no big troubles, anyone who talks nonsense will be severely punished!"

What Li Banghua said was very confident. He was a civil servant, but he was half a soldier. He acted decisively and calmly.

Seeing that Li Banghua was so stable, the chief officer breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "My lord, I think that the soldiers and horses of the Governor's Mansion need to be dispatched as soon as possible to forcibly separate these bandits, and then defeat them one by one and wipe them out completely, lest the situation continue to expand!"

Li Banghua looked up at him, and said: "The governor's yamen is in charge. Although he can control the governor's mansion when necessary, he should pay attention to propriety in normal times. Although Mr. Fu respects me a lot, we can't go beyond the rules. Can't even touch..."

The master's mind froze, and he said, "Your official understands."

Li Banghua looked indifferent, and just about to deal with the affairs, he said: "The orders to the prefectures and counties must not be careless. The policies of the imperial court and the governor's office must not be lax. If anyone adds trouble to this official at this time, don't blame Gangji for being ruthless!"

Obviously, Li Banghua had realized something a long time ago and struck again.

The chief raised his hand and said, "Your officer understands, so I'll pass the order."

Li Banghua didn't speak, but his brows knit together unconsciously.

Although six or seven million people have been relocated from Shaanxi, Sichuan and other six provinces in the past five or six years, in the face of increasingly intense disasters, the imperial court and local governors feel more and more pressured, even tied their hands and feet, and sometimes they are powerless. They can only do their best and obey the destiny .

People starve to death every day, civil unrest, plague, disease, drought, etc., and the good and bad of officials from all over the country, unpredictable, evil, and other problems are intertwined, complicated and difficult to describe.

After seeing these situations, Li Banghua was under tremendous pressure and was prepared to be imprisoned at any time to be sentenced to death. He insisted on promoting the "farm policy" to gather farmers together and work together to deal with the disaster in order to reduce the number of deaths and survive the disaster. difficulties.

His toughness naturally aroused opposition from all over the world, even everyone's opposition. The "farm policy" fundamentally deprived everyone of their property and rights!Gentlemen and peasants, all their fields and acres belong to the public, and they eat and cook together. Although they promise to return them after natural disasters, no one cares about the future. They only know that the governor’s office is robbing them now and leaving them with nothing!

All kinds of rumors and rumors spread all over Shaanxi, one after another on the surface, and the dark tide is even more raging underneath.

These ever-increasing pressures are all on Li Banghua.

Even though the cabinet and the Palace of Qianqing made low-key handling of those impeachers and memorials in the capital, Li Banghua knew very well in his heart that he might be imprisoned at any time, so he was eager and tough , fierce, and even desperate to promote the "farm policy" and the imperial court's "new policy", in order to complete it as soon as possible!

This is like cooking oil in a raging fire. The situation in Shaanxi has not improved at all in a short period of time, but has worsened, attracting more impeachments and greater pressure!

This is simply an unsolvable endless loop!

Not long after, Fu Changzong summoned Li Banghua, the governor of Shaanxi, and Ma Shilong, the governor, to the Prime Minister's Yamen.

Fu Changzong is a very restrained person. Few people have seen him get angry, and he always has a calm face without any expression.

After seeing the ceremony, they sat down separately and continued their tea, and then they started talking.

Fu Changzong looked at the two of them and said: "I have already heard about the matter, and the matter of the forbidden army has also been passed on by the flying pigeons in the palace. You don't need to care about it, and don't expect them to do anything."

Ma Shilong turned sideways, and said with a calm expression: "Your official understands. It is really strange that there are civil disturbances in many counties in northern Shaanxi at the same time. I plan to go there personally to investigate the situation."

Li Banghua also noticed it naturally, and said to Fu Changzong: "My lord, I have the same idea. Recently, many things have exceeded the expectations of the governor's yamen. I want to see it in detail, so as to improve it."

Fu Changzong knew more than Li Banghua and Ma Shilong, he pondered for a while, and said: "Power ministers, party struggles, eunuchs... My Ming Dynasty has been corrupted for nearly a hundred years, and the rules and regulations have collapsed. Many people are used to the past and miss it very much. Therefore, they They tried every means to obstruct and destroy the 'New Deal'. In the past, these people were used to jumping out. The emperor and the court used thunderous means to frighten them, but they didn't succeed. Now, they have learned how to be smart, and no one will take the lead and collude secretly , connected with each other, forming an extremely huge network, government officials, gentry dignitaries, famous scholars, Yingfu scholars, wealthy merchants, traffickers and pawns, all encompassing, the number of people is unimaginably huge..."

Li Banghua and Ma Shilong couldn't help trembling, stood up abruptly, their eyes wide open, and a look of horror appeared on their faces.

This network of relationships is too familiar, too familiar!

Isn't this the way the Donglin Party forms a party?Fellow villagers, classmates, relatives and friends, teachers and students, etc., are interconnected and intertwined with each other, forming a huge "net of cronies" covering both inside and outside of Ming Dynasty and penetrating into all institutions!

Chapter 1059

Seeing Li Banghua and Ma Shilong's expressions, Fu Changzong shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't be surprised, sit down, just the three of us, it's okay."

Li Banghua and Ma Shilong couldn't help but looked at each other, and then sat down slowly, the look of surprise on their faces did not fade away.

Although the word "Donglin" is not a taboo, the court officials are not willing to mention it. This is their embarrassment, embarrassment, and pain point.

The Donglin Party used to be a group respected by government and opposition officials, and they were proud of them and proud to be with them. However, after the Donglin Party was stripped, these became the "humiliation" in everyone's mind, and no one wanted to mention it.

Li Banghua and Ma Shilong are very clear about the Donglin Party. Li Banghua is originally a member of the Donglin Party, but he hates party disputes and never participated in hiding in Tianjin Wei.Although Ma Shilong is in the army, he is also excluded.

At the same time, they knew very well that the power of the Donglin Party was too great. The current emperor started to dispose of it since he ascended the throne, but it was not considered "clean" until last year, which took eight years!

Eight years!

If there is another copy of the Donglin Party, will there be another eight years?How much noise has the Donglin Party made? Could it be that at this critical moment, the government and the public will concentrate on dealing with this "No. [-] Donglin Party"?

Both Li Banghua and Ma Shilong looked solemn, and they also knew the energy and ideas of the Donglin Party, which made them deeply fearful and worried.

Fu Changzong looked at the two of them, and he could roughly guess what they were thinking. He comforted him: "No need to think about it, the emperor has always insisted on the 'ban', in order to prevent them from making a comeback. Not too much wind and waves."

But Ma Shilong didn't dare to be careless, and said: "My lord, if they are behind the chaos in northern Shaanxi, it means that they have become more extreme, ignoring the emperor, ignoring the court's discipline, and must not be underestimated. They need to be prepared and eliminated as soon as possible!"

Fu Changzong is Zhu Xu's uncle, and he holds a lot of weight between the government and the public. Li Banghua thought about Fu Changzong's words, and he had some understanding, and said, "My lord, has the emperor already grasped it and can control it?"

Fu Changzong looked calm, and said: "The disease of scabies. Telling you these is just to let you know, there is no need to think about other things."

Li Banghua and Ma Shilong looked slightly relieved. They all knew Zhu Xu's methods. Since Fu Changzong said so, it probably wouldn't be a big deal.

In this case, Ma Shilong said: "My lord, I plan to get up immediately, lead three thousand troops, and completely wipe out the chaos in northern Shaanxi!"

Fu Changzong nodded, and said: "This is your job, I won't say too much. However, if you can't kill, don't do it. Liaodong, Bei'annan and the Ministry of Industry's various projects, and even the South China Sea need people. ,Do not waste."

Ma Shilong said: "I understand. Shaanxi is no longer what it used to be. I am confident that all the bandits will be put down within a month!"

Fu Changzong smiled, Shaanxi is really different, the army's control is quite strong, even if some bandits occupy the hilltops and roar in the mountains, they can rarely occupy the prefectures and counties, and they are still unable to compete with the army.

Li Banghua was not worried at all. The governor's yamen believed that the control of the local area was not bad. He said to Fu Changzong: "My lord, let me go down and take a walk to observe the 'farm policy' and improve it. I will trouble my lord to watch it here. .”

Fu Changzong looked at Li Banghua and said: "Your rank is supposed to have personal guards, but the Ministry of War has not arranged to come here, so you should be cautious when you go. The emperor has said more than once that what happened to Li Jingbai must not happen. Time! How about this, I will lend you my personal guard first, and you must carry it everywhere, so don’t be careless.”

Li Banghua was relieved in his heart, and said with a normal expression: "Thank you, my lord."

Fu Changzong did not intend to interfere with Li Banghua and Ma Shilong's government affairs. Although he is the prime minister of the six provinces, he will not interfere too much. After thinking about it, he said, "I will discuss with the commander-in-chief of the six provinces and the governor of Qin, and the speed of disarmament will be postponed. , to be sure."

Li Banghua and Ma Shilong have no objections, so these matters are settled.

Things in Shaanxi are turbulent, and the high-level officials in Shaanxi are calm and unhurried.

Just when Li Banghua, Ma Shilong and others left, starting from Yingtianfu, more than 20 large ships transported by water, and the official ships transporting this year's summer grain and tax silver had just passed Yangzhou and ushered in a rainy season.

This is an official ship, and the officers and soldiers of the Water Transportation Department under the cabinet are responsible for escorting. There are more than 20 large ships, with a total of more than 300 officers and soldiers.

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Dark clouds covered the sky, and the raindrops, which were bigger than beans, fell densely and hit the boat with a crackling sound, accompanied by gusts of wind, giving people an extremely disturbing sense of fear.

On the leading and largest boat, a man in school captain's armor stood in front of him, looking up at the sky and the road ahead, with a solemn expression.