Nanjing, as a large number of workers gathered together and occupied factories one after another, the whole of Nanjing became turbulent. Some people took advantage of the chaos to smash, loot, and burn, so that many shops were filled with billowing smoke, and there were a large number of The shops were ransacked and everything was robbed.
All kinds of chaos quickly appeared along with the workers' gatherings that were burning like wildfire, just like after every major disaster, all kinds of horrible scenes will inevitably appear.
At this moment, the whole of Nanjing is in complete chaos, especially in the new area of Nanjing. There is chaos everywhere. Unpaid workers are smashing factories. The gangsters who are taking advantage of the chaos are even more unscrupulous. Close the door tightly and hide inside your home, shivering.
The lively and festive atmosphere that was about to celebrate the New Year disappeared in an instant, and it looked like war was everywhere, so many officials in Nanjing hurriedly wrote letters to the capital.
In the study room of Qianqing Palace in Beijing, the atmosphere was so solemn that it turned water into ice.
"...The rioters in Nanjing are beating, smashing, looting and burning everywhere. Hundreds of thousands have gathered together, and they are threatening to sweep the world. Your Majesty, please send a large army to suppress the rebellion and protect the safety of our Ming Dynasty~"
Xiao Jing recited word for word the urgent report from Nanjing. In the report, the workers in Nanjing who asked for wages were called rioters, and the act of gathering them together to demand wages was called "rioters". Calling it a rebellion, they did not mention a word about the reasons for all this, and only asked the imperial court to send a large army to suppress it.
"How can this be!"
"How could there be a rebellion in the prosperous Ming Dynasty now, and in a prosperous and wealthy place like Nanjing?"
Liu Jin was the first to express doubts and expressed serious doubts about the content written in this memorial.
Liu Jin is very clear about the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. The country is rich and the people are strong, with ample food and clothing, sufficient food, and low prices. Not to mention a wealthy place like Jiangnan, even the people in the border areas have lived a pretty good life. day.
It is absolutely impossible to say that there is a rebellion, and it is still in a place like Nanjing. To say that there are hundreds of thousands of rebels in one fell swoop and spread across the country is not sheer nonsense. There is definitely something wrong with this memorial.
"It's impossible~"
"Jinling is a prosperous place and is connected in all directions. It is impossible to say that there will be chaos and rebellion."
Li Dongyang also nodded and said, "There must be something going on here that we don't know yet."
"Who wrote this memorial?"
Liu Jian thought for a while and asked.
"Memorial notes written by the Minister of Civil Service in Nanjing~"
Xiao Jing quickly replied.
"Where's Wang Shouren? What happened? Where did he, the chief envoy, go?"
"Why didn't I receive his memorial as soon as possible?"
After Liu Jin and Li Dongyang said this, Emperor Hongzhi also thought for a moment and asked after thinking about it.
"I haven't received Wang Shouren's memorial yet~"
Xiao Jing replied immediately.
"What does he, the chief minister, do for a living? No matter how big something happens, he doesn't know anything about it, and he doesn't even report it to the superiors."
Emperor Hongzhi immediately said with great dissatisfaction, and then asked: "My dear friends, what do you think of this matter?"
"Your Majesty, regardless of whether things are as stated in the emergency report, I believe that the most urgent task is to make complete preparations."
"On the one hand, we will dispatch a large army to Nanjing. If there is really a rebellion, we can immediately exterminate it to prevent the situation from deteriorating further."
"On the other hand, we should immediately investigate what caused this incident and how far it has developed, and find out what is going on in Nanjing."
"The prosperity of Ming Dynasty today was hard-won. In a prosperous and prosperous place like Nanjing, it stands to reason that such a thing should never happen. There must be something hidden behind it that we don't know now."
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Jian also stood up immediately, and after some thought he put forward a more mature and prudent suggestion.
"Hmm~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction, this was exactly what he thought.
"What Liu Gong said is reasonable, but I think that we should send important officials to Jiangnan to take charge of the overall situation and thoroughly investigate the matter."
Li Dongyang also added.
When everyone heard this, they also nodded. At this time, it is indeed necessary to send an important minister to Jiangnan to thoroughly investigate this matter, and he must be able to support the situation in Jiangnan.
"My dear friends, who is willing to go to Jiangnan for me?"
Emperor Hongzhi also deeply agreed with Li Dongyang's suggestion, and looked around among the people and asked.
When everyone heard this, they immediately fell silent.
Jiangnan is a powder keg right now, and not everyone can go there.
If a rebellion really breaks out, there will still be hundreds of thousands of people, and once war breaks out, even if they have soldiers, they may not be able to suppress it easily. Without any military ability, they may not be able to command well.
It's your duty to do it well. If you don't do it well, or it causes a bigger disaster, you might even lose your head.
As for Liu Jin, he actually doesn’t want to go to Jiangnan at this time. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. He finally takes the annual leave and can hug his beautiful wife at home every day. Who wants to go to Jiangnan to deal with such things.
"I think Liu Jin can take on this important task!"
Just when Liu Jin was looking at his nose and heart, Liu Jian stood up and recommended to His Majesty.
"I also think Liu Jin is qualified for the job, and I can't find a more suitable candidate than Liu Jin."
Li Dongyang also said quickly.
"I also think Liu Jin is the most suitable candidate."
When the other ministers heard this, they also hurriedly said.
Taoist friends who are poor but not dead, we are all too old and it is really not suitable to go to Jiangnan. Liu Jin is young and energetic, so he is most suitable to go to Jiangnan.
"Your Majesty, I...I am willing to go to the south of the Yangtze River for your Majesty."
Liu Jin was speechless. He would never deceive people like this, but now it seemed that there was no other way. Liu Jin could only take the initiative to ask for help.
"Haha, if you take a trip to Jiangnan, I will feel more at ease."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jin and smiled happily.
Liu Jin is the most at ease when doing things and has never let him down.
Moreover, although Liu Jin is young, he has experience in commanding large armies. He has previously attacked Japanese countries, Nanyang and the Western Regions, and has a very high prestige in the army. If something big happens in Jiangnan, Liu Jin will be there.
Can settle down quickly.
In addition, Liu Jin has always been loyal to the emperor and the country when doing things, and can always consider the overall situation. In fact, the person Emperor Hongzhi had in mind was Liu Jin.
"Liu Jin accepts the order~"
After speaking, Emperor Hongzhi also said very seriously.
"I accept the order~"
When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly saluted seriously.
"I have appointed you as the Imperial Envoy. I grant you the right to kill first and report later. You can go to Jiangnan to investigate this matter thoroughly!"
"Remember, we must stabilize the situation!"
Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and issued an edict.
"I obey the decree~"
Liu Jin quickly accepted the order.
After receiving the order, Liu Jin immediately rushed to Jiangnan without stopping. Fortunately, the train has now been repaired to Nanzhili. The journey is not only faster, but also does not have to brave the wind and cold. This makes Liu Jin
This trip south became much more comfortable.
On the other side, Emperor Hongzhi also started a series of deployments.
"Zhang Mao~"
"I'm here~"
Hearing Emperor Hongzhi calling him, Zhang Mao immediately became energetic. He must be planning the deployment of the army.
Now the military power is back in the hands of the emperor, who dispatches all the armies of the world through the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.
"Immediately dispatch 50,000 troops from the capital to go south and follow Liu Jin's orders~"
"In addition, troops stationed in various places from Huguang, Henan, Shandong, Jiangxi, and Fujian can march to Jiangnan. They will all obey Liu Jin's dispatch and command~"
"Order the East China Sea Fleet to go to Nanjing and obey Liu Jin's orders~"
Emperor Hongzhi closed his eyes, thought deeply in his mind, and issued the order to deploy troops and generals.
"Yes~"
Zhang Mao widened his eyes slightly, and then nodded quickly.
Emperor Hongzhi's deployment of troops also meant that Liu Jin would be able to hold at least 100,000 troops by then. This was why Emperor Hongzhi was worried about the situation in Jiangnan.
After all, it is clearly written in the memorial that there are hundreds of thousands of rebels. If this is really the case, it will be difficult to suppress them without enough troops.
"In addition, a hundred thousand troops will be dispatched from the grasslands, Liaodong, Qinghai, and Gansu back to Beijing to await deployment~"
After thinking about it, Emperor Hongzhi decided to dispatch some of his troops back to the capital to consolidate the safety of the capital and at the same time, have some leeway if the situation becomes worse in the future.
"Yes~"
Zhang Mao quickly replied.
"Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and Zhong received the order~"
Emperor Hongzhi thought for a moment and then said immediately.
"I'll wait for the order~"
Several ministers immediately stood up and said respectfully.
"Immediately dispatch food and grass from various places to Jiangnan, and be sure to ensure the food, grass and supplies for the Jiangnan army~"
"At the same time, we strictly order local governments to make relevant preparations. Once bandits break out, they must be put out as soon as possible."
Emperor Hongzhi was preparing for the worst. If there were hundreds of thousands of rioters, the war in Jiangnan would definitely involve the surrounding areas, so he made corresponding arrangements.
Naturally, he had not been the emperor for nothing for more than 20 years. The actual layout was very fast and very mature, and it can be said that it is almost watertight.
"According to the decree~"
Upon hearing this, several ministers quickly accepted the order.
"Let's all get busy~"
Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand, indicating that everyone could leave.
After all the ministers left, he also said to Xiao Jing: "Immediately dispatch the Jin Yiwei and Dongchang's forces to Jiangnan to secretly investigate the affairs of Jiangnan, and closely monitor the disturbances in Jiangnan!"
