The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

It is day and night.

Orders were issued from the commander's tent one after another.

Moreover, they still went through the Jinyiwei channel, and another Qianhu Leng Hantie was in charge.

Therefore, Ma Zhongxi, Qiu Ju and others had no idea what was going on. They could only watch helplessly as Marquis Zhongshan led 30,000 soldiers to advance toward Bazhou unhurriedly. They did not seem to be worried about these rebels fleeing in all directions.

The Marquis of Zhongshan was not in a hurry, but some people soon became unable to sit still.

In this half month, the rebels once again captured three county towns. They did not harm the people wherever they went, but the big gentry families in the city suffered a great disaster.

Such behavior immediately caused an uproar across the country, and the government and the public were in a state of excitement.

The civil servants and gentry were forced to put pressure on the emperor Zhu Houzhao, forcing Zhu Houzhao to issue an order to urge the Marquis of Zhongshan to march to annihilate the rebels, and to completely wipe out this damn rebel who was running around specifically to rob the gentry as soon as possible!

If not, who knows where these damn things will go next?

What if they went to the hometown of an important official, and then accidentally brought disaster to that person?

The rebels who are being killed these days are specifically targeting the gentry and wealthy households!

Zhu Houzhao was also happy. He also saw the plan of the barbarian Tang Ritian, so he was not in a hurry at all.

However, out of sympathy, he still wrote a letter to Tang Hao.

He briefly explained the situation in the court, and then made some reminders.

As for how Tang Hao will exterminate the rebels and how he plans to march, that is all decided by Tang Hao himself.

After Tang Hao read Zhu Houzhao's secret letter, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Master Hou, can't those people sit still?" Tang Mu asked curiously upon seeing this.

"Ha!" Tang Hao sneered, "Of course they won't be able to sit still!"

"Do you really think that I have such a good temper? They want me to come out to quell the rebellion, so I have to come out to quell the rebellion, and am I being led by the nose the whole time?"

"These bastards are deliberately leading this rebel army around, deliberately trying to delay time, and then they can take the opportunity to attack the Qinghe Shipyard in order to pick my peaches."

"I have always been very patient. Since they want to play, let's have fun and see who can't sit still until the end!"

Yumu chuckled lightly and was about to continue asking.

However, at this moment, noises and scoldings came from outside the door.

Tang Hao didn't need to speak, Tang Mu immediately rushed out.

After a while, Tang Mu came back and reported: "Master Hou, this is Ma Zhongxi, he wants to see you!"

"Let him in!" Tang Hao replied without raising his head, "After all, he is the Lord Supervisor, no matter what, he must be given some thin noodles!"

Oh, before, you threatened to kill someone in public?

Is this the "kind of thin noodles" given to you by the Marquis of Zhongshan?

Tang Mu cursed in his heart while going out to ask for permission.

Soon Ma Zhongxi walked in angrily, while Tang Mu was stationed outside the handsome tent.

"Hou Zhongshan!"

"What do you want?"

"Deliberately standing still and delaying the military flight, and just sitting back and watching these rebels grow stronger, you, Tang Hao, cannot escape the blame!"

Tang Hao glanced at this guy, then sneered: "Oh!"

"Since Ma Shilang feels that I am not doing enough to suppress the rebellion, I still say the same thing. You can just lead the troops to suppress the rebellion on your own!"

"Tang Hao!" Ma Zhongxi yelled angrily: "You are the coach appointed by the imperial court!"

"If the rebels continue to cause chaos and harm and shake the Ming Dynasty, then you, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, will be a national traitor that everyone despises..."

National traitor?

What a loud tone!

Is this the Confucian rhetoric commonly used by civil servants and gentry?

To put it more bluntly, this is a complete moral kidnapping.

In the name of the righteousness of the family and the country, in the name of serving the people and the country, we can achieve the goals of civil servants and gentry.

The Ming emperors of the past dynasties were often deceived by these bastards.

"National traitor?"

"Ma Zhongxi, do you really think I am so easy to fool?"

Tang Hao sneered and said: "I had a good stay in Shandong before, so why did I come here to suppress the rebellion? Don't you, Ma Zhongxi, have no idea?"

As soon as these words came out, Ma Zhongxi's face changed slightly.

Although he was not involved in the turmoil here, he had heard about it.

After all, there were rumors circulating in the capital before. Who didn't know that the Marquis of Zhongshan and His Majesty the Emperor were secretly building a fleet in Shandong, preparing to go out to sea for trade and profit?

Then this sudden rebellion broke out, so much so that His Majesty the Emperor had to dispatch the Marquis of Zhongshan to lead an army to put down the rebellion!

To put it bluntly, I am afraid that someone really instigated it, so that such a strange thing would happen!

"Hou Zhongshan!"

Ma Zhongxi's tone couldn't help but soften.

"Even if you are angry in your heart, you should not act out of anger at this moment."

"Nowadays, the rebels are plundering everywhere with great force, and the people are suffering greatly. Can you bear to watch these innocent people suffer from the plunder of the rebels?"

"Furthermore, if our army cannot wipe out these rebels with the force of thunder, this will also be a fatal blow to the court's prestige. If the people's hearts are not attached to the prestige, how should the court govern the people of the world?"

Tang Hao waved his hand impatiently and sneered: "Since they can do it, why can't I, Tang Hao, do it?"

"For the sake of sea trade profits, they deliberately encouraged the horse thieves to rebel. When they did this, did they ever consider the common people and the prestige of the court?"

"If you, Ma Zhongxi, are really a smart man, then you shouldn't question me now, but ask those gentry and gentry like you, what do they want to do?!"

The wrong person is not me, Tang Hao!

But those gentry who deliberately instigated rebellion!

"Back then, I was responsible for organizing and preparing the Japanese capital, but as a result, there was a rebellion. It was none other than Huang Xingfu, Zhu Maogong, and Bian Xiong."

"This time, they want to use the same method to check and balance me. Do you really think that I am a soft persimmon?"

Tang Hao deliberately behaved in an arrogant and hateful manner, disregarding the people of his family and country, just to vent his anger.

Hearing this, Ma Zhongxi frowned and his face turned pale.

To be honest, thinking from the perspective of Marquis Zhongshan, it seems that he really did nothing wrong.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see this rebellion, and there must be some unknown evil behind it.

The gentry and the gentry have plotted against him again and again. Shouldn't they allow him to fight back?

The clay figurine is actually quite angry!

What's more, he is the Marquis of Zhongshan of the Ming Dynasty who has a lot of troops!

However, the truth is this, but Ma Zhongxi still continues to ask Tang Hao to send troops.

There was no way, during this period of time, countless people sent secret messages, coercing and inducing them to immediately send troops to exterminate the rebels.

It's ridiculous to say that the original plan of the gentry was to delay as much time as possible and let Tang Hao fall into the quagmire of counterinsurgency. He had no energy to take care of the Qinghe Shipyard so that they could start picking peaches.

However, people's calculations are not as good as God's calculations, and plans are far from changing as fast as they should.

Qi Yanming and others did indeed raise an army, but they were not really brainless. After all, they were from poor people. So even after they really raised an army and became a "general", they still did not forget their original intention and focused on killing and looting. The gentry and officials did not commit any crime against the common people!

As a result, the first person who could not sit still became a gentry!

God knows these damn rebels can be so "benevolent and righteous" and focus solely on killing the gentry and officials?

They are now running around and looting. Who knows if they will directly kill their hometown and kill all their family members?

Under such circumstances, the gentry did not care about the profits of sea trade, nor did they dare to scheme against Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan. They wished they could kneel on the ground and beg Tang Hao to march immediately and destroy the rebels, otherwise the next person would be the unlucky one. Maybe it's them!

"Tanghou!"

Ma Zhongxi's tone couldn't help but soften.

"If we advance slowly and watch the rebels running around, if the family members of Shandong officials in the DPRK are lost, then Tang Haoke will face the impeachment of both the government and the opposition!"

"The war is fierce and dangerous. Their family's life is their life. Isn't the life of the Beijing army general Shierlang not his life?"

Tang Hao said coldly: "I'm still saying the same thing. If you feel dissatisfied, you can impeach me and directly take away my power as the commander. Then you, the Minister of War, will personally lead the troops to quell the rebellion. I will go back to Shandong and continue to live quietly. What do you think?"

How about it?

not so good!

Ma Zhongxi couldn't help but sigh.

It wasn't that he was worried that he couldn't lead the troops to put down the rebellion, but that he couldn't take on the job!

In fact, when Ma Zhongxi was governor of Xuanfu, Tatars invaded. He personally commanded the army to defeat them and routed them.

Therefore, even if Ma Zhongxi could not be said to have both civil and military skills, he had led troops in battles, so there was no problem in dealing with the rebels who were running around.

But the problem is, he can't do that.

Once Ma Zhongxi squeezed out the Marquis of Zhongshan and led the troops to quell the rebellion, this would indeed be a great achievement, but it would also attract the jealousy and rejection of the gentry.

You, Ma Zhongxi, had a good trick and took the opportunity to counter the rebellion. However, the Marquis of Zhongshan took the opportunity to get out of the quagmire and continued to build ships and build a fleet.

So what's the point of all the hard work planned by the gentry?

Is co-authoring just a benefit for you and Ma Zhongxi?

In the final analysis, the clumsiness behind this war is the real reason why Ma Zhongxi is unwilling to get involved.

Therefore, he cannot accept this job, otherwise he will end his career and career!

"Marquis Zhongshan, what on earth do you want to do before you are willing to send troops?"

Tang Hao looked at Ma Zhongxi with a playful look on his face, a flash of ridicule flashed across his face.

"Master Ma, you are only supervising the army, so just do your duty as supervising the army."

"This march to fight is not as simple as you think. You must move forward steadily and ensure absolute safety. Although these rebels are not a climate, the frontline of the army is now full of morale. It is really not suitable to send troops to fight with them at this moment. Fight!"

Tang Hao didn't pay attention to the rebellion of Liu Liu, Liu Qi and others at all.

To be honest, although the current Ming Dynasty is rotten to the core, at least the foundation is still there, and it cannot be overthrown so easily.

Furthermore, the gentry and gentry would not tolerate anyone destroying their base. If the Ming Dynasty was gone, who would recognize their status as officials and gentry?

This uprising in history, including the uprisings in the early and mid-Ming Dynasty, were all ruthlessly suppressed.

Of course, most of these uprisings were due to the White Lotus Sect. This group of professional rebels had never succeeded.

It can be seen from the side that the White Lotus Sect does not have a long-term political program and military organizational capabilities.

No matter how large-scale an uprising is, it will still be wiped out in the end. The only effect is to shake the foundation of the dynasty's rule and make it easier for latecomers to overthrow the dynasty.

Tang Hao has a clear understanding of these rebellions and uprisings. Although these people are not capable of overthrowing a dynasty, they can completely shake the foundation of a dynasty.

It is easy to suppress thieves and put down rebellions, but how to eradicate the soil for rebel organizations like the White Lotus to survive is the key. If the current political system of the Ming Dynasty is not completely healed, even if the White Lotus is gone, what kind of evil will appear? Lotus Sect, Red Lotus Sect.

For example, the last time the White Lotus Sect rebelled in Juzhou, even if Bian Xiong and others deliberately indulged it behind the scenes, why were just two White Lotus Sect demons able to incite the people of Juzhou to rebel?

In the final analysis, it is because the people of Juzhou are living too hard!

As long as ordinary people can have enough food and clothing!

As long as ordinary people can live a stable life!

They were so full that they had nothing to do, so they would follow these White Lotus Sect monsters to rebel and cause chaos!

Why does the White Lotus Sect continue to be banned, and why is it able to take root among the people at the bottom and remain as stable as Mount Tai?

It’s not because the people at the bottom are living too hard and can’t survive anymore, so it has become a hotbed for the White Lotus Sect to take root and multiply!

And the culprit of all this is none other than these gentry from all over the world!

Back to the present, the rebels led by Commander Qi Yanming are, to be honest, just a group of bandits. As the number of people gradually increases, the food and grass they need will naturally increase, which will force them to continue to attack the city and plunder. Big house.

Originally, after Tang Hao joined the army, he really wanted to send troops to directly suppress these rebels. After all, they could not be allowed to continue to harm the people and shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's rule.

However, Tang Hao discovered something interesting from the information collected by Jin Yiwei.

That's this group of rebels, more like robbing homes, robbing the rich and giving to the poor...rebels!

Well, after all, Tang Hao was the Marquis of Zhongshan in the Ming Dynasty and a close confidant of His Majesty the Emperor. He really shouldn't have such thoughts. After all, he was a member of the imperial court.

But just looking at what Qi Yanming and others have done, it's hard not to feel respectful!

Every time they conquer a city, they do no harm to the common people. At most, they just force the young and strong among them to rebel together, and that's it.

On the contrary, it is aimed at those gentry and officials. These guys are really merciless. They will kill those who deserve to be killed and behead those who deserve to be alive. They will show no mercy!

how to say?

They are now doing what Tang Hao has always wanted to do!

After confirming this meaning, the Marquis of Zhongshan who was worried before was now really not panic at all, he even wanted to laugh.

In this land of Zhili, there are countless powerful and gentry people, so the people of Hebei are suffering from exploitation and oppression, and their lives are indeed miserable. It is not an exaggeration to say that the people are living in poverty.

For example, the "harm caused by Ma Zheng" is just one of them, and it is not even enough to describe the suffering of the people in Hebei!

In this case, it's better to tear everything down and start over.

Anyway, it was not Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan in the Ming Dynasty, who was the one who committed the murder. At most, he would be accused of "failure to suppress thieves" afterwards, and he would not be short of meat.

On the contrary, wherever these rebels went, they almost killed all the gentry and country squires. Except for one or two who were quite famous and virtuous, the rest were all confiscated and exterminated.

What Tang Hao has to do now is to think about how to make good use of this "sharp blade"!

Qi Yanming and others are now using this knife to cleanse the gentry and gentry in Zhili, Hebei, and he only needs to lead the army to drive the rebels around, and wait for the rebels to confiscate the homes of the gentry and exterminate their families for food. After that, he sent troops to regain the city!

A clean city without gentry or gentry, a city with a lot of unclaimed land that can be redistributed to the people!

Tsk tsk, what a nice person!

Tang Hao's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, but Ma Zhongxi sneered when he heard them.

"Marquis Zhongshan, don't think that I can't see your little thoughts!"

"You just want to take this opportunity to purge the wealthy gentry, just like you did in Shandong, right?"

"I can tell you clearly that if you really dare to do this, the gentry in the world will regard you as an enemy, and you will definitely be criticized and impeached. You will be notorious and will be infamy for thousands of years!"

These words are almost obvious.

It's a pity that Savage Tang Ritian has never been threatened by others, let alone his own reputation.

Tang Hao looked at Ma Zhongxi leisurely and sneered: "You want me to come to suppress the rebellion. Now that I am here, what else do you want?"

"If you have the ability, can you use some more intrigues to get me away?"

"Tang Hao, you..." Ma Zhongxi was furious.

He hated the arrogance and domineeringness of the Marquis of Zhongshan, and even more the lawlessness of this reckless man!

You must know that Hebei is a land under Zhili, with countless gentry and officials. God knows how many courtiers and officials came from these Zhili prefectures.

If this damn reckless man is really determined to cleanse all these gentry and officials, then the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will really be shaken!

Unless... this damn reckless man is replaced, someone else comes to take over the army, and immediately sends troops to put down the rebellion!

In other words, these gentry and gentry have undoubtedly shot themselves in the foot this time, and they have smashed their feet so hard!

Ma Zhongxi finally returned without success. After returning to his camp, he immediately wrote a memorial in which he wrote that Tang Hao deliberately allowed the rebels to massacre the gentry. He also made a generous speech and volunteered to request the Emperor to strip Tang Hao of his authority. He, Ma Zhongxi, took over the army and immediately sent troops to quell the rebellion.

Things have developed to this point, and he can't do anything if he doesn't take the initiative to ask for help.

Although doing this is very likely to arouse the jealousy of some gentry, if he does not do this, Ma Zhongxi will be tolerated by the gentry all over the world!

You clearly know that the Marquis of Zhongshan is deliberately purging the Zhili gentry, but you, the supervisor, do nothing. If things happen here, Tang Hao will be infamy, and you, Ma Zhongxi, will not be much better!

Therefore, Ma Zhongxi has no choice!

The memorial quickly arrived in the capital, causing an uproar in an instant.

Yang Tinghe, the chief minister in charge of the cabinet, showed an inexplicable smile after seeing this memorial.

The Marquis of Zhongshan is truly loyal and good!