Chapter nine hundred and ninety-six greed is the original sin
He stole public grain without authorization, even in modern times, he would have to eat peanuts, not to mention feudal society, which is definitely a serious crime of beheading. Therefore, when Song Ye heard Li Ge talk about what Li Zheng did, even though he was mentally prepared, he was shocked.
But after the fright, it was anger.
"Okay... What a Li Zheng, he really knows how to enjoy it. He will cost hundreds of taels of silver when drinking a casual meal. The Duke of the State handed over Jiang Ningwei to him. This is how he served the Duke of the State and the imperial court? Isn't he really afraid of death?"
Li Ge was worried, "What are he afraid of? Now that he is the commander of Jiangning Guard, even if the Duke of the State wants to behead him, he must report to the Ministry of War. He needs to be written by His Majesty to behead him. Besides, he has colluded with many grain merchants and officials and gentry in the past two years. At that time, there will be a few more people in the court to speak for him, at best, they will lose their official position and dismiss him. In the end, he can still be his rich man."
"fart!"
Song Ye was furious.
"Do you don't know what Jiangningwei looks like? At that time, we poor military households worked hard for those officials all year round, but never had a full meal.
After the Duke came, he gave us all the hardships and paid for them. He finally lived a good life for a few days. If he had a little conscience, he should be grateful, but what did he do now? What he is doing now is to ruin all this! If such a person can escape unscrupulously, it would be inconsistent with nature!"
"Shhh...you whisper!"
Hearing Song Ye's voice getting louder and louder, Li Ge was so scared that he quickly stopped him.
"Be careful, be careful that someone else will report it! If that guy makes you anxious, you will not be able to die. If you implicate the Duke, we will be able to blame for death!"
After being reminded by Li Ge, Song Ye woke up. Yes, Li Zheng has been operating here for two years, and there must be many of his followers here. If he sees the matter exposed, he will be unfavorable to the Duke of the State, and the Duke of the State is caught off guard and may suffer a great loss.
Seeing Song Ye with a ugly face, Li Ge reminded: "Song Qianhu, now Li Zheng is the commander of Jiangning Guard, and he has more than 5,000 soldiers under his command. If he is incited by this guy to rebel, it would be a huge disaster?"
"Incitement to rebellion?"
Song Ye frowned, then slowly calmed down, and shook his head: "If Li Zheng could use some soldiers to do something wrong in secret, I believe that he could lead all the soldiers of Jiangning Guard to rebel.
Don’t think that Jiangningwei will be able to let Li Zheng do whatever he wants after two years of leaving here. Don’t forget that there are nearly 20,000 troops from several other battalions in Jinling, and those generals will not accompany him to rebel."
"Well, that's true."
After Song Ye said this, Li Ge also recalled that rebellion is not a joke, it has to be paid. Now the young officers who were suffering in the past are already generals with military power. Once they follow Li Zheng to rebel, they will inevitably become rebels in the court.
If you don’t enjoy the glory and wealth, you will rebel with a madman. I’m afraid even a fool won’t do such a thing.
Furthermore, the Jiangning Army is different from the ordinary Ming Army.
The supreme commander of the ordinary Ming army said that he had the only one power in his subordinate troops, but the Jiangning army was different from the ordinary Ming army. There was Sima in the Jiangning army.
What is Sima?
Simply put, the Sima of the Jiangning Army is equivalent to the combination of the Military Law Department, the Inspection Department and the Political Commissar in the later army.
When not fighting, Sima's task is to do ideological work for soldiers and inspect whether sergeants and officers have violated laws and regulations. If Sima is present, he will stop or arrest people.
Someone asked again, since Sima is so awesome, why didn't he care about Li Zheng's stolen and sold the granary?
Another issue of authority is involved here. Sima's functions are limited to the army, while food is something from the farm and is not managed by the army. Therefore, even if they want to, they cannot manage it. This is the reason why Li Zheng was able to stole and sell food unscrupulously.
"But even so, if Li Zheng really wants to take risks, he doesn't need to mobilize all his troops. He just needs to ambush dozens of servants in the Thousand Household Institute. If the Duke enters without knowing it, then the consequences..."
Song Ye's face finally changed. This was what he was most worried about. Yang Feng didn't know what happened to Jiangning Wei, and Song Ye knew very well that every time Yang Feng came back from sea, there was no guard around him. This was also the time when Yang Feng was the most vulnerable. If Li Zheng attacked the Duke at this time..."
Seeing Song Ye's face change drastically, Li Ge hurriedly said: "Song Qianhu, the most important thing now is not how to deal with that Li Zheng, but to find the Duke of the Kingdom and protect him. Now we will immediately spread all our hands. Once we find the Duke of the Kingdom, we will immediately escort him to the camp of Cao Yingmao, He Sheng, Xu Li and other generals. As long as the Duke of the Kingdom arrives at the military camp, Li Zheng will no longer do anything to him."
"inappropriate!"
Song Ye shook his head, "The guy's eyes and ears are everywhere here. If we do this, it's tantamount to telling that guy that we are ready to turn against him. If he forces him to jump over the wall, it will be more than worth the loss. So although people have to send people, they have to be quietly and not alarm others."
"I'll listen to you." With such professional protection work, even ten Li Ges were not as good as Song Ye, so he naturally admired good deeds.
Just as the undercurrents were surging in the Thousand Houses of Jiangdongmen, our Grand Official Yang also took advantage of the faint moonlight to come to the time and space of the Ming Dynasty.
This is an empty room. Since there has been no one living for a long time, there is a pungent smell everywhere. Yang Feng pushed them away, and streams of dust spread everywhere, causing Yang Feng to cough repeatedly.
"I had known it, I would have set up the crossing point outside the yard." After several sneezes, Yang Feng thought regretfully. Although there were beds in this room, it was not cleaned for too long and there was dust everywhere. Unless it was cleaned thoroughly, people would not be able to live.
Looking up at the dim sky and the strong wind, Yang Feng frowned slightly. It seemed that there would be a heavy rain. I don’t know how long it will last. I hope it won’t affect the army’s departure.
Pushing open the door and walking out of the yard, Yang Feng raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist. It was now twelve:30 in the morning, and Yang Feng, who was standing at the door, found that he was in a state of nowhere to go.
Are you mistaken? This is where I started my home in the past.
Chapter completed!