Chapter 763 The monarch and ministers discuss Miao Man, and the sister-in-law discusses the golden charm
"Your Majesty has a decree. Lin Zhao, the commander of the Xuan Jin Yi Guards Command, is here to see you."
Lin Zhao held his head high and strode across the half-foot-high threshold without any sign of caution.
Entering the imperial study, he just slightly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Lin Zhao, is here to attend."
Then he looked up without caring,
He was the only one in the Zhou Dynasty who could be so unscrupulous.
At this time, there was no one else in the imperial study except Emperor Xiaode and Dai Quan, but there were a few seats.
Obviously, it was reserved for important officials of the imperial court.
"Lin Aiqing, I summoned you to see you this time because of the incident involving the Miao barbarians in Hunan. Why did you come empty-handed?" Emperor Xiaode glanced at him and saw that his hands were empty. He couldn't help but frown slightly, and then looked at Dai Quan.
Dai Quan hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, I have told Lin Dutang in detail about your majesty's oral instructions."
Lin Zhao smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, as the commander of the Jinyi Guards, I read countless messages every day, so I naturally have to keep them all in mind in case the emperor asks at any time. I have already kept them in my mind about the affairs of Hunan, Gui, and Miao barbarians.
Yes. Your Majesty, it’s okay to ask. As long as the Jinyi Guards investigate clearly, I will clearly report to you what the Emperor and the military officials want to know.”
"Ha!" Emperor Xiaode glanced at him and shook his head: "You are indeed a young man with a good mind and a good brain. Don't be speechless when the elders and ministers smell it."
Lin Zhao chuckled and said: "Jinyiwei is the emperor's personal army, and is a steel sword for your majesty. As long as your majesty asks me to answer, I will tell you everything I know."
"Okay, then you can wait aside." Emperor Xiaode nodded and was very impressed by Lin Zhao's answer.
After waiting for about a stick of incense, several courtiers came in soon.
After playing a set of etiquette in which the monarch and his ministers responded to each other, they assigned seats according to their order.
These ministers were all important officials of the imperial court. They were Zhang Tingyu, the first assistant of the cabinet, Tian Congdian, the second assistant, Tongzhi Feng Tang, the governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Office, Gao Qi, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Gan Rulai, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Originally, Meng Nantian, the left commander of the Chinese Army's Governor's Office, should have come to this meeting. However, Lao Meng was injured in the battle at Tiewang Mountain and had not yet recovered. Feng Nantian, who had made great contributions to the Commander's Office and was promoted to the Commander-in-Chief, was promoted to Commander-in-Chief.
Tang took charge.
Calculated in this way, there are two cabinet ministers, important military ministers, plus two ministers from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War.
It is enough to show the importance the emperor attached to the Hunan-Guizhou Miao people.
If it is a small rebellion as usual, you only need to discuss it with the cabinet bosses and then notify the military, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War. There is no need for them to come over and discuss it in person.
After everyone sat down, Emperor Xiaode said: "Lin Zhao, please tell us in detail the story of the Miao rebellion in Xianggui."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Lin Zhao cupped his hands and saluted.
In fact, the relevant information has been received in detail by all the court officials. The general content is only known, but Lin Zhao was asked to explain it in detail again. It seemed that he wanted to unify his thoughts.
Lin Zhaoqing cleared his throat and said: "The Miao people in Hunan and Guizhou are actually the reaction of the Miao people located in the Hundred Thousand Mountains who have been suppressed by the Great Zhou Dynasty for a hundred years and are unwilling to endure the suffering in the mountains. Although there are five to six million Miao people, they are known to have
It looks like there are a hundred thousand soldiers, but in fact there are at most twenty or thirty thousand strong men. No matter what, there must be strong men staying behind."
"But these two to thirty thousand men are strong, extremely tough, and good at fighting in the mountains. In addition, with the stronghold as a support, it can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"What's more important is that they seem to be involved with the Jinchuan chieftains who are far away in the Sichuan-Sichuan Plateau..."
Lin Zhao detailed the information inquired by Jin Yiwei. Some of the information was naturally known to all parties, but some was not even known to the Chinese Army Governor's Office.
After Lin Zhao finished speaking one by one, Emperor Xiaode said: "My dear friends, the news about the Jin Yiwei has been explained in detail. Today we will decide whether to fight or appease, and how to suppress the Miao Man's wolf ambition. We have decided to come up with a charter.
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Although he said "war or appeasement" and everyone discussed it, but later added "suppress the Miao Man's wolf ambition", then that minister dared to persuade the emperor to put appeasement first?
Immediately, Feng Tang took a step forward and made a vigorous speech, claiming that the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion was full of elite soldiers and fierce generals. As long as His Majesty gave the order, the enemy would be defeated.
However, Gan Rulai, the Minister of Hubu, was hesitant. The implication was that the imperial court spent too much money and did not have enough food and grass supplies. It was recommended that elite troops and local governments should be used to supplement the war.
As for Zhang Tingyu and the other three, they looked at their noses, noses and hearts, and seemed not to hear what they said.
Lin Zhao also closed his eyes slightly and stood aside.
From the words of these ministers, he had already judged Emperor Xiaode's intention.
It is nothing more than sending a party of high-ranking officials to lead one or two thousand troops, with a brave general as the vanguard, to implement a scorched-earth strategy, to burn, kill, and loot those tribes' strongholds, but it is not for the purpose of occupation, and it only needs to be implemented for a year or two.
, the Miao barbarians must have suffered heavy losses and would be unable to fight again.
This tactic is actually an improved version of Wang Shouren's method of killing bandits.
But depending on the situation, several important ministers will have to discuss it for an hour.
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At this time in the Lin Mansion, Sister Feng was sitting lazily aside, chatting with Daiyu.
And sitting beside her was Xichun.
At this time, everyone in the room had very serious expressions.
It turned out that Daiyu casually asked why the maid Jin Chuan, who was usually by Mrs. Wang's side, didn't come with her this time.
Only then did I hear Sister Feng sigh and say: "Jinchuan is dead."
Sister Feng briefly explained the details of the matter and said: "... She has always been arrogant and frivolous. She is the most able to change the situation when the wind comes. She is the most popular person around the second wife, and she is praised by everyone.
Yes, ever since I left the house, she would come over to pass a message without even saying a word, so I despised her very much. But after all, we had been in love for a few years, so why can't we let her go and die like this? "
Aunt Rong interjected: "Second Grandma, forgive me for being fair, but your second wife is right about this matter."
Sister Feng said: "Why didn't I know that the second wife was right? Even I, if the maid next to me teased my son in front of me and instigated my son to catch the concubine and the maid, I would not forgive him.
Her temper, according to me, is probably more violent than that of the second wife. The second wife, for the sake of Baoyu's reputation, only said that she broke something and kicked her out. I just can't figure out why Jin Chuaner jumped into the well.
?The second wife was quite merciful and allowed her to take out all the money she had accumulated. She is not the same person who talks about one thing and does the other behind her back. She is a nice person and rich. She is my mother-in-law.
I also have face, but it’s hard to match someone in my house, so I begged the second wife to release her from the contract, and hire her to work as a married couple outside."
Xichun said: "Second sister-in-law, if she is willing to be released and become a commoner, she will not tease her second brother in front of the second wife."
Sister Feng was startled and smiled bitterly.
Also, if you are used to seeing the glory and wealth in the house, how can those maids care about the life outside?
The "ambitious" maids in the house all wanted to be the men's aunts. I didn't see that Xiren, who was usually the most virtuous, had seduced Baoyu a year or two earlier and it turned out to be a good thing. With the eyes of Grandma Li, she would have seen it earlier.
I'm afraid that the autumn pattern and the blue moon are not clean either. Those maids want to win over the aunt first, and then they will marry the men and give birth to a son and a half. In the future, they will be the masters, and they will be followed when they go out.
There are people to take care of you, sleep in a golden nest with a silver quilt, and live a life of wealth and honor. If your children can live up to their expectations and earn a royal life for themselves, won't they be the same as their ancestors in the future?
Sister Feng sighed: "Everyone is just thinking and dreaming. The maids who give birth to children are slaves who have been sold with a death contract, so people who don't respect the rules can call her aunt at will, and the serious ones can't even be called concubines."
The most serious example in the house is Aunt Zhao.
She had a beautiful color and was favored by her master Jia Zheng. She gave birth to a son and a daughter.
But her daughter Tanchun was very smart and she didn't dare to recognize her at all. She only dared to call her aunt in secret and overtly.