I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Chapter 952 The Southwest is in Chaos Again

Those who do not follow will be arrested, and those who do not support will be copied.

Sending off Xu Xianchun, Zhu Youxiao slowly leaned on the throne, squinting his eyes. This Wei Zhongxian really deserves to be the so-called "nine thousand years old" of later generations, and his methods really did not leave any way for people to survive.

Zhu Youxiao also understands that Wei Zhongxian has played a big role in these ten years.

For example, tens of millions of taels of giant mine tax, Jiangnan business tax, canal, and foreign trade tariff income, all rely on Wei Zhongxian to strategize.

There is also the suppression of civil servants in the court and those in the opposition who talk about the party, which also depends on Wei Zhongxian's cruel methods.

To deal with Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Youxiao also made a lot of determination, but in fact, he didn't intend to do everything like the Chongzhen of later generations.

Wei Zhongxian's role is only known to himself as the emperor, and the affairs of the Jiaoshi Mansion have been secretly placed in the East Factory.

Zhu Youxiao is also very clear about whether Wei Zhongxian has any rebellion these years.

It is undeniable that Wei Zhongxian brought disasters, but if he completely denied Wei Zhongxian, it would be too unfair to him.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao slowly kneaded a small seal in his hand.

"The factory minister is here."

……

At this juncture, Zhu Youxiao actually wanted to summon Wei Zhongxian alone!

When the news came out, there was a sensation in the ruling and opposition parties!

In the Forbidden City, Wang Chengen was sitting in a side hall, with his three godsons lying on his feet.

Don't look at Wang Chengen's good-natured face on weekdays, but secretly he is also a murderous ruthless stubble. In this palace, no one is what he looks like on the surface.

He had a sullen look all over his face, and said: "The emperor actually wants to summon Wei Xie into the palace, this is to spare his life!"

Wang Chengen could tell that the current emperor Xu was afraid that there would be too many people who wanted to settle accounts with Wei Zhongxian after Qiuhou, so he was using this hand to warn the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty.

Wei Zhongxian, he still wants to keep it.

Wang Chengen was still not reconciled. In his opinion, Wei Zhongxian had to die. Only after he died would he have a chance to reach the top.

A young eunuch said: "Godfather, this is not acceptable. Once Wei Eun enters the palace this time, there will be no room for maneuver."

"At that time, all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty will know that His Majesty wants to keep him alive, but they will never be able to kill him again."

Wang Chengen's mind is very confused now, he usually pretends to be an honest person in front of the palace and the emperor, should he continue to pretend now?

He immediately scolded him back.

"Don't you think I don't know? Wei Xie entered the palace this time, no matter what he said to the emperor, those people outside would not dare to kill him again."

"My lord, you still have old feelings for him..."

At this time, a little eunuch ran in in a panic, "Godfather, it's not good, godfather, Wei Xun has already walked to Xizhimen!"

"It's all at Xizhimen, if you don't stop it, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Wang Chengen made a decisive decision and said: "You go and hold Wei Wei, I will go to the palace to meet the emperor and report the news of the locust disaster in Shanshan and Shaanxi to your majesty."

"No matter what, we can't let Wei Xie and the emperor stay alone in the Nuan Pavilion tonight."

Xiao Xie quickly ran to Xizhimen, and from a distance, he saw Wei Zhongxian wearing the python robe bestowed by the emperor, passing through the corridor guarded by the imperial guards of the Yongwei camp, and rushing quickly to the Qianqing Palace.

He chased after him, but he was exhausted and out of breath. As soon as he raised his head, Wei Zhongxian had already turned from the corridor and walked in another direction.

Xiao Xie chased after him again, and managed to grab Wei Zhongxian's lapel, and was about to say something, but when he looked up, he found that the person in front of him was not Wei Zhongxian!

At the same time, Wei Zhongxian, who was dressed in the eunuch's uniform, tiptoed to the outside of Xinuan Pavilion, feeling a little sad in his heart.

In the past, where in the imperial palace did they disrespect their boss?

Fortunately, as soon as the emperor wanted to change his face, everyone refused to obey him. If it wasn't for some tricks, it would be difficult to get in.

All of this is aimed at Wei Zhongxian and his eunuchs, Zhu Youxiao's peace of mind as the emperor, of course, he can't understand.

Seeing that Wei Zhongxian was wearing such plain clothes, he was a little surprised, and said, "Here we come, Zhongxian, sit down."

"Today, you and I, the monarch and my ministers, have a good time talking about the old days."

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On the second day, the Grand Court Meeting, the Great Hall of the Emperor.

Wei Zhongxian stood on the steps, on the side of the dragon chair, just like a normal person.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew each other, and last night they all heard that the emperor summoned Wei Zhongxian alone in Xinuange, and had a long talk all night long.

Now, none of them knew whether the emperor had any intention of killing Wei Zhongxian.

They only knew that Wei Zhongxian might not be ready to die yet.

Those things were still being talked about at the court meeting, the increasingly serious disasters, and the endless unrest of the hungry people in various places, now it has become the main theme.

It's just that after the conquest of Mongolia and the destruction of Jurchen, these all became minor problems.

With a stable external environment, Daming has sufficient troops to deal with the refugees and rebel forces who are causing trouble everywhere.

Li Banghua, deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Southwest is implementing the reform of the land and returning it to the people. Thirteen families including Shuixi chieftain An Bangyan gathered a crowd to rebel and repel Fu Zonglong for the Guiyang army."

The news of An Bangyan's rebellion actually did not surprise Zhu Youxiao at all.

To be honest, what happened today is still the legacy of my own expedition to the Southwest. At that time, because of the tense war in Liaodong, Lin Dan Khan also frequently invaded the border. He only cared about putting down the rebellious chieftains in Shechongming and Sichuan. The other southwestern provinces basically just maintained the status quo. .

When it was decided at the beginning of the year to carry out the reform of land reform in the southwest simultaneously, the Ministry of War had already thought that An Bangyan might rebel, and submitted it to the cabinet in advance.

Up to now, the government and army in Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan and other provinces have already completed their preparations, and they are waiting for Zhu Youxiao to issue an edict to send troops to suppress the rebellion.

The officers and soldiers in Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces just completed the renewal of all their weapons and armor last year, and reissued the military pay that they lost money over the years.

That is to say, among the thirteen provinces in the country, only the officers and soldiers of the coastal provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are missing, and the previous standards are still maintained. The officers and soldiers of the five provinces of the Southwest, the Nine Borders and the Central Plains have all completed the initial preparations.

Although these newly recruited officers and soldiers are still a little unfamiliar with battles, they are regular troops after all, and the morale of the Ming army is quite high after the Jurchen crusade. Going to fight the chieftains is also a form of training.

Fu Zonglong should have popped up suddenly at this time.

Zhu Youxiao asked, "What does the Ministry of War mean?"

Wang Qia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, came out and said proudly: "Your Majesty, our Ministry of War has discussed with the Ministry and suggested that we can mobilize the officers and troops from the southwestern provinces to attack Shuixi."

"This is Fu Zonglong's memorial, please read it, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youxiao took it from Wei Zhongxian's hand, and after reading it, he said: "As played by Fu Zonglong, the military equipment of Guizhou, Zhu Xieyuan will be transferred back to Sichuan, and the governor of the southwest will open the Governor's Mansion in Chengdu."

"For example, all the weapons, food and salaries for the suppression of the officials and troops were transported to Chengdu for use."

"In addition, order Fu Zonglong, governor of Sichuan, to open the governor's mansion in Zunyi, and lead the officers and troops in Guizhou to resist the Shuixi chieftain rebels."

"Pay 500 million taels of silver, which will be used to quell the southwestern chieftain rebellion."

At the same time, there are personnel changes in Sichuan, Guizhou and other provinces.

The governor of Sichuan was moved to Yongning, the governor of Yunnan moved to Zhanyi, the governor of Guizhou moved to Luguang, and the governor of Yuanzhou moved to Pianqiao.

Everywhere, a member of the general army was transferred to prepare the army for war.

As long as Zhu Xieyuan arrives in Sichuan, the imperial court will advance troops from all sides together, coordinate the suppression, and end the Southwest Rebellion in the shortest possible time.

Chapter 953 Ansai Gao Yingxiang

An Bangyan's rebellion this time, including Zhu Youxiao, almost all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty could have guessed it a long time ago, and no one really took him as a dish.

If An's made trouble in the southwest during the Liaodong War, it would really bring some troubles to Zhu Youxiao.

But now An's rebellion waited for the second year after Daming completely destroyed the Jurchen, and now the troops on the nine sides have all returned to their respective camps to recuperate.

Their rebellion this time is destined to make no waves.

The rebellion of the Shui'an family is the first highlight of the day.

The second highlight is naturally Wei Zhongxian.

The eunuch party has been in power for more than ten years since Zhu Youxiao first ascended the throne in the 47th year of Wanli. Because it was very cruel and bloody to the Donglin Party at the beginning, it has countless political enemies.

Zhu Youxiao knew that if he didn't publicly express his desire to save Wei Zhongxian's life, he would have a terrible death. Speaking of which, it's a pity.

It's just that Wei Zhongxian didn't come out in a hurry, and the important ones were naturally saved for the last.

The next one to stand up was Yang Sichang, who was just transferred to the capital this year.

Yang Sichang's family is a typical scholarly family. Under the influence of family tradition, he devoted himself to reading and imperial examinations since he was a child.

In the 34th year of Wanli, Yang Sichang won the Zhongjuren, and in the 38th year of Wanli, he was ranked among the best, Jinshi and the first, and since then he started his political career.

Speaking of which, this person's political career is quite ups and downs. He had already made his mark in the Great Central Plains Earthquake in the second year of Tianqi, but he still hasn't been reused afterwards.

Over the years, Yang Sichang traveled all over the Huaihe River, Suzhou and Hangzhou, and successively served as a salary officer, a pusher, and a censor, and was finally transferred to the capital this year.

Yang Sichang said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, there was no rain in Yan'an, Qingyang, Pingliang and other places in Shaanxi throughout last year, and there is still not a drop of rain, so that the vegetation is scorched and the grains are not harvested."

"Most of the common people died of starvation, and they competed to gather the grass in the mountains for food. When the grass was exhausted, they peeled off the bark and ate it. When the bark was exhausted, they dug up rocks in the mountains and ate them."

"The stone is cold and smelly. If you eat less, you will be full. After a few days, you will bloat and fall to death. The hungry people gather together as 'thieves', saying that it is better to die for 'thieves' than to wait to die of hunger."

"They also burned human bones for salary, and boiled human flesh for food, and those who cannibalized their faces would be red and swollen within a few days, and would die from heat."

"Therefore, with death pillows and a stench in the air, several pits were dug outside Ansai County. Each pit could hold hundreds of people. It was not as good as the buried ones, and I don't know how many more?"

"Small counties are like this, but big counties are known. One place is like this, and other places are known. The people are so peaceful that they are 'robbed'. The famine is even worse in the north of Qingyang and Yan'an."

"Right now, thieves are swarming all over Shaanxi. Your Majesty, dare to send relief food and salaries as soon as possible, mobilize officers and troops to quell the chaos, and appease people's hearts!"

What Yang Sichang said was the famous Shaanxi Great Famine in the late Ming Dynasty.

From last year to this year, there has been no rain in Shaanxi Province for almost two years. There is almost no harvest in the province.

In addition, due to the fact that there were too many dead people and the corpses could not be disposed of in time, the plague was born in some places, and it was likely to spread.

After he finished speaking, there was a discussion in the middle of the court.

Wen Tiren said: "Qizou Your Majesty, the matter of Shaanxi should be dealt with early. After the governor of Shanxi was abolished, the situation in Shanxi has become more and more deteriorating. I propose to continue to appoint a governor of Shaanxi."

Zhu Youxiao also knows that such problems occur every year from now on. The Chongzhen Dynasty lasted for 17 years, and now it is only the second year according to the historical timeline.

In other words, there will be at least fifteen more such catastrophes affecting a province.

That is to say, he had wiped out Jiannu in advance, and Li Chuang had become a hard-core officer. Otherwise, if he fell into this situation, it would be really hard to end.

Zhu Youxiao thought about it and said:

"Add Zhang Wanbang, the deputy general of Shanxi, as the general of Shanxi, and he was promoted to the former military governor's office Zuodudu and the seal of the general of the bandit, and moved to Xi'an."

"Taiyuan Counselor He Renlong was promoted to the general of Datong, and he was added to the right governor of the former military governor's office. Sun Chuanting went to the governor of Shanxi military affairs, and the governor of Shanhaiguan Wang Zhichen was transferred to the governor of Shaanxi military affairs."

"Distribute 500 million taels of silver for disaster relief!" At this point, Zhu Youxiao looked aside and said:

"Wu Youxing, I want to transfer you to Shaanxi to rectify the province's Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau, establish a national medical center, and control the plague. If you need anything, you can just say it."

Wu Youxing was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly.

He heard that there were a lot of dead people in the place, and the plague was everywhere, so he was very anxious and didn't want to stay in the imperial hospital to continue playing tricks.

Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly gave him this opportunity.

This is not an ordinary opportunity. He not only wants to cure the plague in Shaanxi, but also rebuilds the local medical system that has collapsed long ago.

If it can be successful, it will benefit the people!

Thinking of this, Wu Youxing couldn't help becoming excited: "Your Majesty, I haven't arrived in Shaanxi yet, so I should go to the local area to check this matter in detail, so as to know what is missing."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and lazily said: "I also understand this, Wu Youxing obeys the order!"

"My minister Wu Youxing is waiting for the holy will!" Wu Youxing hastily stepped out.

Zhu Youxiao said: "I added you as a doctor of Taiyuan Hospital, and ordered you to go to Shaanxi to take charge of the plague control in Shaanxi. As for the establishment of the National Medical Center and the rectification of the Huimin Pharmacy, I will listen to your arrangements."

Wu Youxing's heart was already agitated, and he said: "My minister Wu Youxing took the order to thank you! Long live my emperor!"

As soon as the words fell, a young eunuch ran into the hall, "Your Majesty, it's bad, there is an Ansai rebel named Gao Yingxiang who gathered 7000 people and besieged Sanshui County!"

"The guerrilla general Gao Conglong led [-] officials to fight and died. The refugees trapped thousands of people in Sanshui, and the number has grown to more than [-]!"

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes, Gao Yingxiang?

He still showed up on time!