I'm really not the carpenter emperor

The Imperial Martial Arts Academy is committed to continuously delivering talents with excellent tactical literacy for the military of the Ming Dynasty, not seeking for more, but for refinement.

Its graduation requirements can be said to be extremely harsh to the point of abnormality, and the internal competition is quite fierce.

The first and second phases of Huangwu who have graduated recruited 8000 students and more than 750 students respectively. In the end, only [-] students and [-] students successfully stood up to face Zhu Youxiao at the graduation ceremony. Zero six people.

What is this concept?The ratio of the number of people enrolled at the beginning of the school to the number of people who successfully completed the course is almost the same as "one in a hundred"!

This ratio is obviously extremely terrifying in the eyes of people in the world who are interested in entering the martial arts academy.

That is to say, out of 1000 students, only [-] can successfully complete the course. This number is the upper limit, not the lower limit. It can only be less, and there will be no exceptions.

In Huangwu Academy, students' physical fitness, battlefield fighting and firearm use are all compulsory courses, which need to be tested by real swords and guns.

In addition, military strategy, national topography, and reconnaissance and secret agents are also compulsory courses for the Chinese Department of the Martial Arts Academy, and they need to consider on-the-spot reactions in the sand table drills and the annual martial arts conference.

Those who can graduate are not necessarily all-rounders with military talents, but dare to say that they must be the best among the hundred students in the same period.

Zhu Youxiao also stipulated that the emperor or crown prince must speak in person at each graduation ceremony of the martial arts academy.

All in all, none of the graduates of the Daming Imperial Martial Arts Academy is mediocre.

The three first-stage students of Huangwu who can now stand beside Huang Degong, it is obvious that they are not only outstanding graduates, but also young generals of the new faction who have withstood the test of the barracks.

The education they received guaranteed their absolute loyalty to the imperial court.

"Chen Yi, you seem to be holding back your words. I see you feel uncomfortable, so let's talk." Huang Degong sat for a while without saying a word, and asked sideways.

Chen Yi, who lived in Xiaoxiang, was like Sun Chuanting. He was originally a scholar who studied Confucianism and Mencius, but the more he studied, the more he found that Confucian classics were nothing more than empty talk.

It just so happened that there were frequent wars on the Nine Sides at that time, so he suddenly came to his senses, joined the army, and came to the Royal Martial Arts Academy to study.

In the autumn of the fifth year of Tianqi, the first batch of Imperial Martial Arts Academy students graduated, and Chen Yi successfully graduated with the first place in the school's Tactical Strategy subject.

That year, he came to Jiangnan Daying under Huang Degong's command and became a corps leader.

Almost three years have passed now, and he has been promoted to the guerrilla general of Jinling South Road by virtue of his military exploits.

The student who has been promoted the fastest right now is Xiao Huaizhi, who is number one in the three subjects of the first phase of the Imperial Martial Arts, including infantry combat, firearms, and battle formation.

After graduating, he was handpicked to enter the Yongwei Camp, and now he is a member of the Yongwei Battalion, and the commander of the Jingwei Commander, Si Zheng, the eighth-rank governor.

Hearing this, Chen Yi's face moved, and he said neither humble nor overbearing: "To the governor, the students think that the governor should still be present. After all, this is the 'heart' of the government."

"Intention? With your ability, can you believe his nonsense?" Huang Degong snorted and sneered: "Sun Xiaoxiao asked me to go, nothing more than lending me this time to calm down the rebellious army and shake off the official prestige of the magistrate."

Chen Yi continued: "The students don't believe it, but Mr. Governor, don't forget that His Majesty aims to implement the New Deal. Since it is implemented in Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhaoqing cannot be bypassed."

"Since His Majesty has secretly ordered He Shijin to be killed, the prefect of Zhaoqing has become the No. 1 civil servant in Zhaoqing. It is better to win over him than to end a feud, right?"

"Although it is the will of His Majesty today, it is a secret decree after all, not a clear decree. Killing a feudal official for no reason will cause trouble for the governor sooner or later. If there is an excuse, it will be a matter of course."

"What do you mean, that the governor is going to sell face to that surnamed Sun, so that he can work harder in implementing the New Deal?" Huang Degong thought about it, and said with a smile:

"It's okay, okay, I'll go."

……

After Huang Degong left, Chen Yi went to the tent of the two culprits who were closely guarded late at night, and sat down slowly facing them.

The two were sleeping soundly, but for some reason, their whole bodies trembled as if they were stepping into the air, and then they woke up one after another, staring dumbfounded at the sight of another person in front of them.

"who are you?"

"One of Xiachen, the guerrilla general of Jiangnan Daying Camp."

"What do you want?"

"You two also know what trouble you have caused this time. The reason why the governor spared your lives is precisely because he noticed something strange about this matter."

Speaking of this, Chen Yi's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "You two, why don't you think about it carefully, why did the soldiers mutiny?"

"If you tell the truth, even if you can't be cleared of your crimes, the whole family can still be saved from being implicated."

8 Chapter Ninety

The two looked at each other, and turned their heads away at the same time, with a look of coldness on their faces. It was obvious that they still had deep prejudices against each other until now.

Tian Xing, the commander of Jieshiwei, took the lead and said: "Treason is a felony, Chen Yi, you are just a young guerrilla general, how can you give us this guarantee?"

Chen Zhi smiled, stood up and walked to the door of the camp, and lowered the curtain, "You are right, I really cannot guarantee that you will survive."

"But the Son of Heaven is benevolent. If he repents in time and confesses the person who co-operated with the rebellion, Paul and his family will be safe and will not be implicated."

"I can't give this guarantee, but it's always good to have hope, isn't it?"

Tian Xing lowered his head, and after a long time, he sighed heavily, "It should be a way of life for the family, I say."

"What about you? Qiu Tuanying, don't carry it at a time like this. Do you want your family to be buried with you?" Chen Zhi kept looking over.

Seeing that Tian Xing had given in, Qiu Kui also let go.

What's more, he always had a tone in his heart, and then said: "Listen well, this incident has something to do with He Shijin, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi."

"He Shijin?" Chen Zhi's eyes moved, "Go on."

Looking back, Qiu Kui sneered: "He Shijin said that he asked me to stir up conflicts between the battalion and the guards. He falsely passed on the decree of the imperial court's rotation of defense and stationing. Once a mutiny is triggered, he can stay out of it and push all the responsibilities to On top of the guard."

"Besides, I'm a battalion trainer. I have nothing to do with the reorganization of the guards this time, and the imperial court will not suspect me. Who would want to..."

Having said that, he sighed.

Chen Yi understood everything, and interjected: "Who would have thought that Jiangnan Daying came to Zhaoqing last night by such a coincidence?"

He took a deep breath and said:

"Forget it, I'll let you be a fool. This time, my Jiangnan camp has ordered He Shijin to be captured by the emperor's secret decree, so as to ensure that the reform of the guards can be carried out smoothly in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions."

"The emperor's secret decree?" Tian Xing was stunned, and asked: "How does the emperor who is far away in the capital know that He Shijin is planning this matter?"

Chen Zhi smiled, spread his hands and said, "Who knows?"

He took two steps, turned his head suddenly, and said with a smile: "Maybe that's why that is the emperor, and we are just courtiers?"

"Even Wei Zhongxian can't understand the mind of the Son of Heaven, let alone you and me."

"But don't worry, I, Chen Yi, will do what I say, and I will do my best to mediate so as to protect your family from being implicated in a catastrophe."

Tian Xing glanced at Qiu Kui beside him, and the latter also smiled helplessly, knowing the end, they all let go after all.

"Having fought for half my life, but I didn't want to, but it ended like this."

"Alright, you and I can be a companion on the way to Huangquan, so as not to be lonely down there."

"Hahaha."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Chen Yi thought that they were all acting as shields for others, so he stood outside the tent for a while, and sighed:

"Bring them some wine and food."

The sergeant outside the door also knew what happened to the first two rebel leaders here, so they didn't say much, turned around and went to prepare.

……

Chen Yi had obtained the ironclad evidence of He Shijin's obedience to the law, and by the way, he could bring down a group of local officials. On the other hand, Huang Degong was being "washed away" by a group of local civil and military officials in the government office.

"Come, come, the governor led troops to Zhaoqing to quell the chaos, and the progress is rapid. If it is reported to the court, it must be another great achievement!" Xu Wentai, the prefect of Zhaoqing, raised his wine glass and said loudly.

Huang Degong naturally knew that he was here on order this time, but he couldn't say more, otherwise he would definitely startle the snake, so he had to deal with it with a fake smile:

"Come, come, drink!"

Xu Wentai is a civil servant, and he only cares about face.

The reason why Huang Degong was called this time was to take advantage of his prestige in leading his troops to quell the chaos to consolidate his position in Zhaoqing, and second, he wanted to share the credit.

You know, in the Ming Dynasty, mutiny in the military camp was not a trivial matter.

Although the loss caused by the mutiny in Zhaoqing this time was very small, it is still necessary to report it as big as possible. Such credit is rare, and the report must not be the same person.

As long as Huang Degong comes, he will have a share of the credit this time.

Huang Degong sold this face, and Xu Wentai got a political achievement without doing anything. He was naturally happy in his heart, so he said:

"Governor Huang has become the governor of a large battalion at a young age, and is ordered by His Majesty. I am afraid that the future will be limitless!"

Huang Degong said hastily: "Hey, where is Futai? This time the chaos is quelled, thanks to the cooperation of Futai and your colleagues in our Jiangnan camp. Internal cooperation and external cooperation."

This compliment was very pleasant for the civil servants, and they raised their glasses one after another.

"Come, come, I'll take care of the Governor-General!"

"It's just..." Huang Degong narrowed his eyes suddenly, his expression changed, "This time I came to Zhaoqing, and I heard a lot of rumors along the way."

"The imperial court strictly forbids local rich households from encroaching on the military settlements of the guards. Why are there still many military households who can't distribute their fields and give them to other families as tenant farmers?"

After saying this, Huang Degong began to exude a murderous look all over his body, "Military households, are they the soldiers of the imperial court, or the slaves of those big households?"

"Master Xu, as the magistrate of Zhaoqing, must have heard about this matter!"

These words directly poured cold water on the civil servants.

But after all, they had benefited from Huang Degong before, and the civil servants were not easy to lose face, not to mention that they were all like a mirror in their hearts.

Since it can't be stopped, why bother to learn from Shaanxi and act like a cart with the arms of a mantis?

Thinking of this, Xu Wentai changed his face filled with righteous indignation, "Oh! Who said otherwise, I already knew about Wei's bad government, so why didn't I dare to ask more questions!"

"How to say?" Huang Degong asked.

Xu Wentai said: "Your Excellency, there are three rich households from Youtian, Zhao, and Wu, who have invaded and occupied many guards and military settlements, and often drive farmers to be their own tenants."

"Although the magistrate's yamen knew about it, they didn't dare to take care of it. There's really nothing to do about it. These three families all have backgrounds in the court. It's easy for me to lose my seat as a magistrate."

"I advise the governor not to pay attention to this matter. When the officials from the court who handle the New Deal come down, they will naturally handle it."

"Knowing that there is a bad government and not dealing with it, how can you eat this meal with peace of mind!" Huang Degong got up straight away, threw his hands on the ground, and shouted:

"Pass down my military order to surround these three families, and check their field records and the field records of the guards. If it is true as the Futai said, we will copy it first."

"Your Majesty will be held accountable, and I will bear it alone!"

What Huang Degong said seemed to be quite righteous, but in fact only he himself knew that this time he came by order.

At this time, you can't stick to small things.

Now that the excuse has been made, let's take back the army station in Zhaoqing first. This must be the reason why Emperor Apocalypse asked him to bring troops here.

The scene changed so quickly that the civil servants couldn't react.

By the time they reacted, the generals of the Jiangnan camp who were present had left their seats one after another, each led their troops, and rushed to the three families in a hurry.

Even Xu Wentai, the magistrate, didn't expect Huang Degong to be so terrific in his work. He was just showing his position to the police and shaking out the three families.

But who knew, Huang Degong actually lifted the table directly.

Chapter 891

"Open the door!"

"Hurry up and open the door, or the uncle will kick you!"

Wu House.

Two majestic stone lions were crouching outside the door, and the big red wooden door was tightly closed, and then there was a rush of knocking on the door.

On weekdays, people who come to the mansion are respectful, even some local officials are respectful, how can anyone dare to be so disrespectful.

After being a servant in such a mansion for a long time, my heart and vision inevitably grow up.

It was late at night, the doorman was disturbed from his dream, rubbed his eyes and came to open the door, his tone was very dissatisfied, "Who, don't you know where this is?"

When he opened the door, he was stupid.

The person who knocked on the door was none other than the general of the Jiangnan camp in armor. Behind him, soldiers stood almost all over the street.

They all lighted torches, making the night as bright as day.

The doorman's face reflected the light of the fire, and he even stuttered, "You, what are you going to do here? The master is asleep... I'll come again tomorrow..."

The general laughed, pushed him away in a very arrogant and unreasonable manner, just like his tone just now, entered the door and said:

"There is no need to wake him up. Wu Guoyi, a rich man in Zhaoqing, has been found to have embezzled Jieshi Weijun Village. The evidence is conclusive. The imperial court has issued a decree, and my Jiangnan camp has been ordered to search the house!"

"Copy the house!?" The doorman froze in place, unable to say anything more, "Jiangnan Daying, is that the one in Jinling?"