The idiots of the Donglin Party did not pay enough attention to public opinion propaganda. It was not until their children who were studying in the Imperial College came home to talk about the truth about the Xiangxi Civil War that they realized that they had to stifle such discordant voices, but they had the power in their hands The power of public opinion is very weak. Although the students of Donglin Academy also have the word Donglin on their heads, they have the arrogance and rebelliousness of young people in their hearts and like to pursue the truth. Those who top posts in Zuixian Tower use these Donglin reserves Lord.
"The scholars have failed to rebel in three years. I'm afraid they will do something." Qian Qianyi disdainfully handed over this task to the Wucheng Army and Horse Division. The new commander of the Army and Horse Division was selected by the Donglin Party from the Beijing Camp Forbidden Army. A general named Meng Siju was born in martial arts but had never been in battle. He had no merit but was die-hard loyal. Qian Qianyi valued this and gave him the leadership of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division responsible for public security in Gyeonggi. .
After taking over the task, Meng Siju immediately ordered troops and sent them to the area of Zuixianlou. After taking office, he had not had a chance to repay Qian Qianyi for his kindness. This time he was caught. He rode on a tall horse and led 500 officers and soldiers to Zuixianlou. The entire street where he was located was sealed off, and only people allowed in and out were allowed. Everyone present was temporarily detained, all posts were to be torn down, and those scholars who publicly slandered the government were also arrested and punished.
Since this time they were carrying out a soft suppression mission, the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department all held five-foot-long wooden sticks in their hands. They used the sticks to drive away the scholars and drinkers roughly, and from time to time they gave stern orders to let this person Don't move, that person squats down. The scholars will be beaten with big sticks if they resist even a little bit. As they learn that there are many children of high-ranking officials among them, Meng Siju is still ruthless, because he has been authorized by Qian Qianyi, no matter what Everyone involved will be investigated to the end and will not be tolerated.
Meng Siju stood under the Zuixian Tower, with a row of strong soldiers standing behind him. He looked at the mess with satisfaction and pointed from time to time: "Pull that post down for me! Tie that boy up for me. !”
Suddenly, a sentry officer rushed down from Zuixian Tower, ran to Meng Siju and reported, "Sir, there are two young masters upstairs who seem to have a lot of background. Please go up and talk."
Meng Siju was so angry that he kicked the sentry officer over and shouted: "This general is performing official duties, no matter who he is, no matter whose family he is, he will be locked up!"
The Wucheng Army and Horses Division is an offending job. There are too many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital. It stands to reason that Meng Siju should be more diplomatic, but he is eager to achieve success and relies on Qian Qianyi's big backing to let no one go. He saw it, and with a wave of his hand, a group of soldiers carried iron chains and went upstairs. However, a moment later, the group of soldiers came down the stairs, all with bruises and swollen noses and faces. They had obviously been beaten. Had a meal.
Seeing the defeat of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, the sour scholars squatting on the ground with their heads in their hands couldn't help laughing. This aroused Meng Siju's anger even more. You must know that these sour men all have venomous tongues. Today If the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is really defeated, it will definitely spread throughout the capital in less than two days!
So Meng Siju secretly decided that no matter what the identities of the people upstairs were, they would be locked away today. He pulled out his sword with a canglang sound and personally led the team to arrest them upstairs. The soldiers also abandoned their wooden sticks and pulled out their sabers, looking fierce. Followed behind, the floor of Zuixian Tower was littered with shredded paper, overturned wine glasses and plates, in short, the floor was in a mess. Meng Siju walked at the front with a gloomy face. As soon as he stepped onto the stairs, he saw two servants dressed up above. The man was looking at himself with contempt.
"Whose slaves are you? You are so bold that you beat up officers and soldiers. How outrageous!" Meng Siju shouted sternly.
The two men smiled coldly and showed their ivory waist badges: "I am from Qianhu, Nanchang. I am here on business. I have asked you to come up and speak to me, but you don't listen and insist on using force. Aren't you bringing the blame on yourself?"
"Hmph, Nanchang is so scary that others can't scare me! Even if you, the admiral, are on top, can you beat up the officers and soldiers who are performing their official duties wantonly? I am not afraid of this lawsuit even if it comes to the imperial court!" Meng Siju is a stubborn man.
, he knew very well that his position was taken from the Zhenwu Hou family, and it was only a matter of time before the two sides clashed. His Five Cities Military and Horse Division was a relatively powerful and important organization, plus Donglin and Jun
Fang’s backstage doesn’t need to give Nanchang face at all.
"Well said! I ask you, what kind of official duties are you performing?" A figure in white clothes appeared at the top of the stairs. Although there was no legendary red python robe and white rainbow sword, Meng Siju could still tell that this person was
Liu Ziguang, the long-famous Marquis of Zhenwu, had a huge disparity in status between the two. Logically speaking, he should have knelt down immediately to pay his respects and then lead his troops to retreat. However, Meng Siju, a stubborn donkey, got angry and refused to give Liu Ziguang any face: "Marquis
Lord! There have been a lot of illegal remarks slandering Jin Shang and making irresponsible remarks about the government in Zuixianlou area. Our Five Cities Military and Horse Department will deal with them in accordance with the law. It is natural for them to tear up the posts and take the people!"
"You are still reasonable. This dynasty will not be punished for words. How can it be used to arbitrarily discuss government affairs? I will tell you clearly. Have you seen the post about the tallest building? It's the one saying that the magistrate of Jingzhou forced the people to do something.
If you rebelled against the enemy and lost the city, you should open a post about asking for punishment. They are my friends. What can you do?" Liu Ziguang put on an arrogant face and teased Meng Siju condescendingly.
Meng Siju was indeed a tough guy. He straightened his back and said: "Under the emperor's feet, even you, the Marquis of Zhenwu, cannot despise the king's law like this. Come here, come here and lock up the friend of the Marquis of Zhenwu for questioning.
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Meng Siju didn't want his life. The soldiers were so afraid of death. They just followed and shouted blindly but no one dared to charge forward. Liu Ziguang looked amused and said: "General Meng said it well, how can the emperor's feet despise the king's law?
Come up and arrest them, I will never interfere."
Meng Siju couldn't understand what Liu Ziguang meant, but when he thought of the hundreds of pairs of sour scholar's eyes staring down below, if he didn't take someone down, there would be no place for the soldier's face, so he gritted his teeth and walked up
Up the stairs.
Meng Siju came up, and the Nanchang fans did not stop him. Liu Ziguang looked at him with a smile and said with approval: "General Meng is really brave, but please see clearly who is over there before taking action."
Meng Siju followed Liu Ziguang's gaze and looked toward the window, only to see a young master in a blue shirt and square scarf looking at him with an angry face. Who else could he be if he wasn't the current emperor?
The soldiers downstairs did not follow up. They did not dare to cause trouble for Zhen Wuhou. They thought that General Meng would fight for a while after he went up, but they heard a thump, as if someone fell to his knees.
Then there was a chaotic sound of "dong dong dong", and the soldiers whispered, wondering what high-ranking official their general had seen.
Upstairs, Zhu Youxiao asked coldly: "Meng Siju, let me ask you, who asked you to come to Zuixian Tower for inspection, and who told you that this was an unreasonable discussion of government affairs and that you should be jailed?"
Cold sweat was pouring from Meng Siju's head. He was not afraid of having his hair taken off, but he was afraid of affecting his benefactor, Mr. Qian. Qian Qianyi recruited him to the house to take care of this matter.
His subordinates didn't know about it, so he decided to take responsibility for this matter alone, so he kowtowed and said, "It's all the humble ministers who made their own decisions. Please punish me."
Zhu Youxiao said: "It is not easy for the capital to have such a place where the voices of the people can be heard. The people dare to tell the truth and are willing to tell the truth. This is my blessing and the blessing of the Ming Dynasty. Such a thing
It's a great thing, but you actually intervened, ripped up posts and arrested people. Do you think I have ruled the Ming Dynasty for too long?"
Zhu Youxiao had been emperor for more than a year and was already very good at talking. His heart-wrenching remarks made Meng Siju sweat profusely, but he just kowtowed violently and said he was guilty of death.
Zhu Youxiao said: "You are just a warrior. I don't blame you. Release those scholars quickly and take your soldiers back. You are no longer suitable for this position of commander. I will give you a suitable one."
Take your seat. Go ahead."
Meng Siju kowtowed again to thank him, and then went downstairs dejectedly. Not daring to talk nonsense, he asked the soldiers to let go of the locked scholars, and then led the soldiers back dejectedly.
The officers and soldiers evacuated as quickly as they had arrived, and the area around Zuixian Tower was restored to life. The scholars and drinkers sitting on the same floor as Zhu Youxiao and Liu Ziguang witnessed all this, and knew that the two young men in front of them were the current Holy Emperor.
Liu Ziguang, the Marquis of Zhenwu, was extremely excited. It turned out that the Emperor and the Marquis often went to Zuixian Tower incognito to post and like posts. This important discovery made them almost crazy.
Although they were crazy, they did not reach the point of losing their minds. Everyone just knelt on the ground and shouted long live the mountain. The news that the emperor was upstairs disappeared. The sour scholars below also knew that it was the emperor who drank the officers and soldiers away. They also
Extremely excited, looking at the emperor and the marquis coming down from upstairs, everyone shouted long live. This cry was completely different from the lifeless shouts of hundreds of officials in the court. It was a cry full of passion and fanaticism. Zhu Youxiao
The voices and eyes of these people showed heartfelt support, which made Zhu Youxiao, who had been tortured by the cabinet bosses, extremely useful and inflated...
On the carriage back, Colonel Zhu You said to Liu Ziguang: "Brother-in-law, if you hadn't brought me to this good place, I really wouldn't have known that the scholars supported me so much, nor would I have known the truth about the Xiangxi Civil War, let alone
People like the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division are so fucked up!"
Because he was on his way to Liu Ziguang's private home to see his sister, Zhu Youxiao used such an intimate title and did not call himself "Zhen". Of course, Liu Ziguang would not go to the public either. He said: "This guy Meng Siju is too reckless. He went into battle."
The war is still about to start, and the security of the capital cannot be left to such a person. I have a general named Zhong Shouyong under my command, who is rough on the outside but fine on the inside, and is very suitable for this position."
Zhu Youxiao said: "General Zhong, I have heard that he is indeed brave and resourceful. That is him. Tomorrow I will let Xiao Weizi draw up the decree."
Liu Ziguang was so happy that he took back the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. However, this was an unexpected gain and the real goal had not yet been achieved. He then said: "Your Majesty, what do you think should be done with He Tengjiao?"