Wei Chao, the eunuch and eunuch of the ceremonial department, suddenly came to the gate of Chengtian and said loudly to the civil servants gathered here: "The rebels have been wiped out. Today, the first day of September, we are unable to attend the morning court. The prince supervising the country will hold an early morning court on the second day of September!"<
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"Obey!"
Everyone feels at ease, such a terrible mutiny is over in one day, and the morning meeting will continue tomorrow morning.
But I am also beginning to worry that today's mutiny will definitely be dealt with in tomorrow's morning meeting. Looking at the scale, it is estimated that tens of thousands of people will be dealt with.
Most ministers are both happy and worried, but they are more happy than worried.
It’s a good thing that we can resume morning morning service tomorrow morning~
The Donglin Party is not happy with its fundamentals but is worried.
Zhang Wenda, the censor of Zuodu, was clearly dead, and his head was hung on Xi'an Gate. Governor Zhang Jingshi was stabbed to death by Qin Liangyu, the female chieftain of Shizhu, and all the Xuanfu cavalry in Beijing were arrested and investigated.
Second Assistant Liu Yijing, Minister of Industry Wang Zuo, and Military Advisor Wang Wenyan have disappeared.
Han Xu, a great scholar outside Donglin, pretended to be dead and pretended not to know anything. Zhou Jiamo, the minister of official affairs, closed the door to thank guests and did not see anyone who visited. Sun Ruyou, the minister of rites, prepared the ceremony for the new emperor's enthronement, and he was extremely well-behaved.
The other Donglin Party members could no longer hold their temper and planned to cut off from Zhang Wenda immediately.
Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou stood up.
"Don't lie! I, Dong Lin, are all just and upright people. If you don't do something, you don't do it."
"Not to mention that there are edicts that are beneficial to us, even the prince overseeing the country must not behave like a tyrant and act recklessly."
This is what Donglin heard.
The prince dares to punish civil servants or imprison them? Do you really think civil servants are afraid of death? Many people are waiting for upright crimes to become famous in the world~
Not afraid.
Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou were not afraid, and everyone gained confidence.
Let’s see what the prince can do to us tomorrow?
If the prince dares to be a tyrant, the world's literati will support Zhu Youjian, the fifth son of the emperor. If he offends us literati, the government decree cannot leave the palace, and the world's literati will call him a bastard~
"Not only that, we should also keep filial piety for His Majesty Taichang, promote our Confucian filial piety, and remember that the Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety."
"Of course! We are all loyal ministers of His Majesty Taichang!" The Donglin Party members are all extremely loyal.
Yang Lian is quite confident:
"Everyone says that Wang Wenyan is smart, but his background is too low and his behavior is a bit extreme. My ambition, Yang Lian, is to become Zhuge Kongming. This time it is my turn to compete with the prince in a battle of wits and courage..."
Zuo Guangdou nodded to Yang Lian, he understood Yang Lian's plan.
"To let the prince bear the reputation of being violent and unfilial, coupled with his previous liking for the Mohist family and his treachery towards the Zheng family, the civil servants in the world will not recognize him as emperor as long as they believe him."
Let’s see~
Led by the two of them, who were at the middle level of the Donglin Party, the civil servants regained their fighting spirit.
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Zhu Youxiao was busy throughout September 1st.
"The governor of Xuanfu, Zhang Jingshi, is dead. Most of his confidants have entered the city together, and they have all been captured now."
Liu Qiao, Huang Jiashan, and Qin Liangyu quickly interrogated the prisoners and determined that Zhang Jingshi did not have much energy. He just deceived the soldiers and followed the rhythm of his henchmen.
This time they were all captured, and there was no bigger mutiny in Xuanfu.
Zhu Youxiao thought for a while, how could the border troops rebel directly by following a governor? Most people are loyal.
However, some civil servants may take advantage of this.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jia Xu planned to bring chaos to the world. At that time, he told the Xiliang army that after Wang Yun and Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, they would kill all the Xiliang troops. As a result, the Xiliang army raised troops, killed Wang Yun, and defeated Lu Bu. The Eastern Han Dynasty has been in chaos ever since.
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Yang Lian may not necessarily use Jia Xu's strategy, but there are still people like Wang Wenyan.
Someone comes out and uses a vicious trick to spread rumors that he wants to cleanse Xuanfu Town and force the Xuanfu troops to rebel.
It’s not just the Donglin Party that wants me, Zhu Youxiao, to be destroyed...the other civilian township parties all have similar fundamental interests.
"To appease Cui Jingrong, the governor of Xuanda, he specially rewarded Datong soldiers and horses. Those in Xuanfu Town who have nothing to do with Zhang Jingshi's direct relationship will not be held accountable."
"I understand that since Zhang Jingshi is dead, it is best to arrange for a civil servant who is very loyal, has a good reputation, and can get along well with the generals to take over the position of governor of Xuanfu."
Huang Jiashan thought carefully. The new governor should be able to appease the soldiers and resolve hidden dangers to the greatest extent.
Zhu Youxiao thought about it and found it a bit difficult.
After he became the prince, he has been recruiting loyal people to maximize military power.
Up to now, there are not many available talents. Even if there are, they will be used in the next major shake-up of Jingying, Dongchang, Jinyiwei, Xucheng Yushi and Shuntianfu.
Xuanfu...Xuanda and Jiliao are the most critical towns around the capital.
Wait a minute...there seems to be someone!
This person may not be loyal to himself, but he must be transferred from his current area.
"Yuan Yingtai, who is responsible for logistics and transportation in Liaodong and has a reputation for being honest and capable, heard that he might be promoted to governor of Liaodong?"
"Yuan Yingtai... Exactly, he is basically determined to be the governor of Liaodong, but..." Huang Jiashan hesitated for a moment, and his expression became a little heavier.
"Yuan Yingtai is incorruptible and close to military commanders, which can indeed appease Xuanfu Town, but he is very close to Liu Yijing, Zhang Wenda and others. Although he is not a Donglin Party member, he is almost considered to be on the outskirts of Donglin Party."
"Well..." What Huang Jiashan said is basically consistent with what Zhu Youxiao later generations knew.
This Yuan Yingtai was unanimously recommended by the Donglin Party and the Zhejiang Party to replace Xiong Tingbi as the Liaodong Economic Strategy.
After he took office, in the name of generosity and benevolence, he greatly relaxed the strict requirements for generals and soldiers during Xiong Tingbi's period. He also accepted Mongolian refugees who suffered from drought and incorporated them into the army in large numbers and entrusted them with important tasks.
In the Battle of Shenyang and Liaoyang, Nurhaci defeated the general He Shixian who was particularly trusted by Yuan Yingtai.
He Shixian was ambushed when he went out of the city to fight. At the same time, the Mongolian soldiers in the city responded to the enemy. During the fierce battle, the Luzon bronze cannon overheated and exploded. In the end, the enemy captured the important town of Shenyang.
Afterwards, there was a bloody battle on the Hun River, and the Ming army encountered the Eight Banners halfway across the river.
Shizhu Baigan soldiers and Youyang chieftain soldiers defeated the two red flags with inferior forces, and then encountered the siege of the Eight Banners and started a fierce battle.
At this time, Shenyang's surrender troops were bribed and fired at the white-pole soldiers, only to be defeated.
There were only 4,000 Zhejiang soldiers who had not yet crossed the river. They formed a formation to resist the Eight Banners' next attack. Although the reinforcements were easily killed by the Eight Banners cavalry, they still fought hard until they ran out of gunpowder. In the end, they fought to the end in fierce hand-to-hand combat.
In the bloody battle of the Hunhe River, the Zhejiang soldiers and the Baigan soldiers were defeated even though more than half of their troops were killed with absolutely inferior strength, causing considerable casualties to the Jiannu.
These two powerful armies were immediately appeased and incorporated by Zhu Youxiao, and are now the key combat forces in controlling the security of the capital.
We can’t waste it on people like Yuan Yingtai who don’t know anything about fighting.
After Yuan Yingtai successively lost Shenyang's strong army, as well as Zhejiang soldiers, white pole soldiers and other elite troops who were better than Jiannu in hand-to-hand combat, he made a stupid move and caused the Liaoyang army to lose consecutive battles.
In the end, he committed suicide and left a reputation as a martyr for his country. The elite troops of the Nine Borders and the Southern Army aiding Liao, as well as hundreds of thousands of people in Liaoyang and Shenyang, the largest cities in Liaodong, were all harmed by him.