Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Two: The Four Great Soldiers
As for what the method was, His Majesty didn't say anything, and no one asked. Generally speaking, if His Majesty doesn't say anything about this situation, it would naturally be someone's own idea, and maybe asking would be in vain.
Everyone naturally hates Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province. It is a pity that the court now has no soldiers and money. Moreover, there are internal and external troubles. Bandits and slave builders will go south at any time. At the moment, there is not much energy to deal with these places with different ideas.
Commander-in-Chief, it would be good if he could be recruited and accepted.
But the question is, will Liu Zeqing be recruited?
Not to mention that his refusal to obey the edict was already the work of a traitor. It was also said that he was deprived of his official position by the court because he was good at following people's influence and gave Zhou Yanru 10,000 taels of gold. Only then did he become the president of Shandong again.
Bing. In the area under his jurisdiction, he acted like a local emperor, plundering and plundering, almost like a bandit.
If this man is not killed, he is really angry. But he is helpless because of the current situation in the court, where are there any soldiers to suppress him?
"This incident of Liu Zeqing is naturally intolerable. After I heard that he refused to obey the imperial edict, he went directly south from Linqing. He plundered the people along the way and part of the army arrived in Fengyang. Although this person was not a thief, he behaved like that thief.
Average, even better. Please rest assured, I will never let this person go, but please also see the current situation clearly and don't panic."
When he did not answer the question of how to deal with Liu Zeqing, he could clearly see the disappointment and hatred on the faces of everyone in the hall becoming more and more obvious. Therefore, in order to stabilize them first, he must first express his attitude.
"I trust Your Majesty to never disappoint the people and officials."
Wang Jiayan also stood up and responded in a timely manner, saying that he could still understand the overall situation. At the moment, it was better to stabilize the situation first. Liu Zeqing's matter could not be solved at once.
"When talking about Liu Zeqing, I suddenly thought of the other three people. Now it is said that those three people are also some of my soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, but they have their own evil intentions. Although the nature is not as serious as Liu Zeqing's, they also have their own sins."
Zhu Ling turned to sneer and mentioned several other people.
Naturally, Wang Jiayan, Meng Zhangming and Fan Xianchao knew that the three people Your Majesty mentioned were Fengyang Commander-in-Chief Huang Degong, Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo. These three people all have one obvious thing in common, that is
He is very unruly and has always been unwilling to obey the orders of the court.
However, the imperial court did not have the ability to eliminate them, so it could only try its best to provide them with favors to make them obey the imperial court. But the effect of the implementation was clear just by looking at Liu Zeqing, and it had almost no great effect.
Huang Degong was better than Liu Zeqing. Compared with Liu Zeqing, his military discipline was stricter. In the 12th year of Chongzhen, he was named Fengyang Commander-in-Chief. In the 13th year of Chongzhen, he defeated Zhang Xianzhong's troops and was soon transferred to Anhui to guard Luyang (today's Hefei). However, Gao Jie
He was originally a general of Li Zicheng. He had an affair with Li Zicheng's concubine, the Xing family, and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty in order to avoid punishment.
Later, he became Sun Chuanting's boss. After Sun Chuanting's defeat, he was the only one who retained most of his army, which gave him his own strength. But he also liked to plunder and plunder, which gave the court a headache. Besides, Liu Liangzuo, this person was originally
He was a bandit from Beizhili. He later joined the Ming army and followed Huang Degong to resist Zhang Xianzhong. His tribe was said to have one hundred thousand soldiers.
These four people held most of the Ming Dynasty's army at this time, but they were not very loyal to the court. This made the central government very difficult to deal with and did not know what to do.
"Your Majesty, one or two of those three people can actually be appeased. Unlike Liu Zeqing, especially Huang Degong, I think he is still loyal to the imperial court in his heart."
Although Wang Jiayan remembered that Huang Degong did not go to the north in time for Wang Degong, after all, there was no one available in the court. As long as Huang Degong still had hope to recruit him, he must not be an enemy.
"I still know a little bit about this. Don't these people just think that if the imperial court is falling apart, they will have an opportunity to take advantage of it? I can't control them now, but it doesn't mean that I won't control them when the imperial court is restored in the future. Tell them secretly, let
They should all restrain themselves and don't go too far."
Having said that, Zhu Ling was already a little angry. This world belonged to the Ming Dynasty. But now it was being ravaged by his own ministers, so he couldn't help but scold these people directly.
"I obey the decree."
"What's the next thing?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is about the movements of the intruders." Wang Chengen reminded from the side.
"Everyone, I don't have much hope on how to defeat the intruders. I defeated them before because Li Zicheng underestimated the enemy. If they pay more attention to our strength, even if we will win, it will be painful. In the future, the intruders will never
You will underestimate the enemy again, so you must cheer up."
Zhu Ling was also afraid that Meng Zhangming, Fan Xianchao and others standing below would be complacent because they had defeated the intruders several times before. This was a big taboo. In the past, there was room for improvement in underestimating the enemy's failure, but if it is now like this
If you still have this kind of thinking in the situation, it will definitely be a disaster.
"I respectfully obey your Majesty's words." Fan Xianchao took a step forward and then said with a solemn expression: "I have sent out ten teams of scouts, each with five people, to the north, northwest, southeast, south and west.
Two teams, go to detect the incoming enemy. If there are any traces of enemy troops, one team will be responsible for continuing the detection, and the other team will be responsible for rushing back to report."
"You did a good job, and you also took care of the west side. I heard that most of Shandong is actually dominated by the intruder. I don't want to wake up one day and suddenly be told that I have been captured."
Hearing this, Wang Chengen, who was waiting on the side, was a little puzzled. Besides himself, the royal guards of Wang Guoxing were beside his majesty. He had not said this news in the past few days, and he was present every time the royal guards reported. How come he had never heard of it?
Most of Shandong is a world of intruders? Does your Majesty have other spies?
In fact, Wang Chengen is not the only one who has this doubt, several people standing below also have this doubt in their hearts. His Majesty seems to be very familiar with many situations, including the situations of many people. But His Majesty has never left the palace before.
Did Jin Yiwei report everything?
After the imperial meeting ended, Zhu Ling urged a few people to go about their own affairs. They also knew that they had a heavy responsibility and did not stay long and left immediately. Zu Xiangyang, on the other hand, was left behind by Zhu Ling and called to the back to discuss the matter.
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"There is one thing I discussed today, and I didn't let you think of a solution for it." Zhu Ling spoke for a long time, and his throat was already a little dry. He couldn't wait to pick up the tea and start drinking.
Then he suddenly remembered that Zu Xiangyang must be tired after standing for a long time, so he asked Wang Chengen to bring him a rake stool and let him sit down.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Zu Xiangyang sat down carefully, enjoying the favor bestowed by His Majesty. He couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart. This is the feeling of an imperial gift.
"Do you know which one it is?"
"If I remember correctly, it should be about military pay." Zu Xiangyang thought for a few seconds and immediately figured it out. He was also a scholar before, and although he was not bad at memory, he was not bad at all.
"Exactly, just because I don't say it doesn't mean that this matter is unimportant. The issue of military pay is of great importance and must not be delayed for even a moment. It must be resolved as soon as possible. If it is delayed until the intruders attack, I will not be able to pay. I don't say whether there will be a big victory.
, I am afraid that it is very likely that he will be tied up by the soldiers and given to the intruders."
What Zhu Ling said was not serious at all. This happened when he ascended the throne. If the imperial team escorting the military pay had not arrived in time, the general would have been killed by his subordinates.
But when these words came to Zu Xiangyang, he seemed very frightened, making him unable to sit on the stool at ease for a while, and he was quite panicked. However, Zhu Ling quickly calmed him down and asked him to think of a solution.
"Your Majesty, please don't blame me. I can't think of a solution for the moment." After Zu Xiangyang finished speaking, a little sweat started to appear on his forehead.
"Don't worry, I have two ways."
"What can your Majesty do?" Zu Xiangyang asked quickly. It seems that His Majesty's real purpose is not to question him but to elicit his own solution, and he does not want to reveal this solution at the imperial meeting.
"Check the land, thoroughly check the land hidden by corrupt officials and wealthy families." Zhu Ling finally said what he had been thinking. He had mentioned it before in the capital. The ministers only agreed, but it obviously didn't mean much.
repercussions.
He also knew that this move would offend a large group of people, and even the strength of these people together was no worse than that of the army, but if he wanted to save the Ming Dynasty, this move must be implemented. Naturally, the ministers in the court were not available, but these low-level officials who wanted to remember their ancestor Xiangyang
But it was exactly what he needed.
"Your Majesty wants to follow the example of Wanli Pavilion Lao Zhang Juzheng?"