On the first day of the Lunar New Year in the fourth year of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Qizhen granted Zhou the title of Zhongyongbo. At the same time, he was promoted to the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture and was fully responsible for the public security inside and outside the capital.
After the decree spread throughout the capital, the civil and military officials of the entire court were shocked, but could only marvel.
Since ancient times, there has been no greater achievement than rescuing a chariot. Feng Zhou was a young Jinshi, and he also had the merit of rescuing a chariot. He gained a loyal and brave prince, which was regarded as a reward for his life. So no one doubted it.
Thinking back to the incident of seizing the gate, Sun Tang did nothing and was named Huai Ningbo because he pretended to be the one to seize the gate. This treatment was much higher than that of Feng Zhou.
In the next two days, Feng Zhou was as busy as ever. The public security in Kyoto was very good for a while, but of course the people who stayed at home to celebrate the New Year could not feel it.
However, the court and harem began to stir up a bloody storm. After several days of investigation, Zhu Qizhen finally started to take action against some people in the court and harem who might have had an affair with the White Lotus Sect.
For a moment, the court was shaken, the harem was even more panicked, and the atmosphere was solemn and solemn to the extreme.
Orders for confiscating homes came out of the palace and were sent directly to the Wucheng Military and Horse Department and the Shuntian Mansion Yamen. Feng Zhou personally led a group of cheerful government servants to raid the homes of several officials.
Needless to say, there was chaos, crying, and despair. Every family that had previously been a high-ranking official family was suddenly ruined. Every pampered lady was suddenly taken to the street and sold directly.
Needless to say, it is miserable.
Feng Zhou felt withdrawn for a while and bought eight official ladies between the ages of eight and fifteen. As for maids and the like, he also purchased a lot of them at low prices.
Of course, after he bought them home, he left them alone and Xu Ting took care of them.
Although Xu Ting had little experience in the world of martial arts, she was able to get back in time, which showed that her fighting skills were pretty good. Feng Zhou made a brief observation and found that she was almost as good as Sister Feng he met in the world of Red Mansions, so he completely let go.
On the fourth day after the shocking incident at the Danian Palace Banquet, an urgent battle report suddenly came from Henan, and the White Lotus Sect rebelled...
Obviously, Zhu Qizhen had already known about the sudden rebellion launched by the White Lotus Sect!
So when he was suddenly assassinated by the Forbidden Palace in time, he did not lose his mind.
Not only Zhu Qizhen knew this well, but all the old foxes in the court knew it well, and they were obviously mentally prepared for the White Lotus Rebellion.
Naturally, Zhu Qizhen was furious, and all the courtiers also had to curse, and then the counter-rebellion matters were arranged in an orderly manner, and even a fool could see the tricks in it.
Some soldiers in the Beijing camp received the order and immediately prepared to set off. At the same time, all the surrounding garrisons would dispatch a peace trial.
Feng Zhou was not interested in any of this because it had nothing to do with him.
Although Zhu Qizhen knew that he was a super strong general, it was impossible for him to join the army due to various scruples.
What's more, in this era, unless you are fond of military affairs and have implemented military preparations from the beginning, joining the army as a civilian is simply an insult to the civilians.
However, there are not a few people who want to get on the train of counterinsurgency.
Uncle Sun Mandarin of Huai Ning, Uncle Chen Huai of Huairou, and Uncle Ren Li of Ning Yuan all sent their children to fight against the rebels in order to advance.
Of course, when the imperial army was immediately dispatched to counter the rebellion, relevant officials also began to be appointed.
After all, there was a local rebellion, but there was almost no news from local officials. A person who failed to defend his territory could not escape the crime.
Therefore, after Zhu Qizhen discussed with everyone in the cabinet, he prepared to carry out a major change of officialdom in Henan and Shandong.
This is called grabbing with both hands, both hands must be strong!
Among them, Liu Jian, the editor of the Hanlin Academy and a shuji scholar, was appointed as the magistrate of Zhangqiu Prefecture in Quancheng Prefecture, with an official rank of Cong Wupin.
After Liu Jian received the appointment, he was surprised at first, and then admired Feng Zhou's foresight.
If people can detect big moves from the clues of every move of the imperial court, they can indeed be one step ahead in the same year.
In fact, the rebellion in Henan Province had been planned for a long time, and local officials had either been bribed by the White Lotus Sect or had been ousted by local powerful people.
According to the White Lotus Sect's plan, they launched an attack in the Forbidden Palace. If they could kill the emperor, it would be best. Even if they could not, they would kill several relatives of the emperor and pillars of the court to cause chaos in the court.
In this way, they will have a greater chance of winning when they launch a rebellion in Henan.
It has to be said that the White Lotus Sect in Henan has more stable power, greater ambition, and stronger action capabilities.
I don’t know how high it is compared to a pile of loose sand in other places.
According to the information reported by Yuan Bin, the Jinyi Guards Hall, Zhu Qizhen already knew that although the White Lotus Rebellion had just broken out, they had already become a phenomenon, and their numbers were expanding like a balloon.
Because they not only colluded with the wealthy gentry, but also united with the peasants of Hebei, Shandong and Henan who had gone bankrupt due to Ma Zheng, formed a cavalry army, attacked the officers and soldiers in the field everywhere, and achieved many victories.
But Zhu Qizhen saw another hidden worry, that is, there were many martial arts masters among the rebels. They acted as charging arrows for the rebels and killed local officials one after another, so that the rebels, who did not have many weapons at hand, were defeated.
The main reason for capturing nearly ten counties in a row.
The masters of martial arts use it in a clever way, and the deterrent effect produced is no worse than that of the army.
After receiving the news, Zhu Qizhen immediately aroused great vigilance. The rebel army was easy to deal with, but it was really difficult to deal with these powerful martial artists.
Especially those who are highly skilled in martial arts can even ignore the protection of the city wall, which will be a great hidden danger to the city wall defense of various prefectures and counties in Henan.
What Zhu Qizhen is most worried about is that the White Lotus cultists hiding in various places will join forces with the rebels. With the destructive power of the White Lotus cultists like madmen, after the Henan rebellion is put down, the hinterland of the Central Plains will be ruined.
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And Henan is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Once the rebellion breaks out, it will be really bad. Maybe the entire Central Plains will fall into turmoil, and then the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will really be in danger of being shaken.
Although the Tang Saier riot decades ago was extinguished in just over a month, it still caused great destructive power, and even Deputy Commander-in-Chief Liu Zhong was attacked and killed.
Zhu Qizhen is not willing to make the same mistakes again.
He, Zhu Qizhen, had suffered enough since the Tumubao Incident. Therefore, at this stage, he valued his posthumous reputation very seriously and did not want to do anything that would make future generations laugh.
Therefore, the civil unrest in Henan must be defeated in one fell swoop, and the rebels cannot be given a chance to breathe!
Otherwise, when the civil unrest spreads to a wider area, and the more martial arts experts join it, it will be even more difficult to deal with it.
Zhu Qizhen felt a headache when he thought that the generals who led the army to counter the rebellion would face an endless stream of assassins. Once the generals who led the army were not chosen well, they would not be there to put down the rebellion, but to give experience to the rebels.
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With so many unfavorable conditions, the generals sent to quell the rebellion must not only have strong military command capabilities, but also have to pass the test of their own force. There are indeed many generals in this field who go to the DPRK and China, but it takes a lot to quell a civil rebellion.
If he holds back his ultimate move, what will people in the world think of him as an emperor?
During the national war, you were extremely rash, but you still had to send a pillar general to quell the civil strife?
Wouldn't this be a stupid and embarrassing way of employing people?
If you think about it this way, it seems that only that guy is suitable.
It’s just that he is too young!
Even if the British Duke and Chengguo Duke's family were to lead the army at such a young age, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to command it!
Well, wait a minute, we can let him, as a loyal lord, hold Shang Fang's sword, go out on patrol to kill the bandits in the rivers and lakes!
Thinking of this, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but feel happy.