But no matter what, neither Zhang Qingbo nor the officials from Shuntian Prefecture, nor the generals of the commanding army in the Beijing camp, had the intention to continue the investigation, and directly pinned the case on this group of fierce bandits.
But what shocked them even more was that they found a lot of military supplies from the bandit's lair, including crossbows and other tightly controlled weapons.
Seeing the ten shining crossbows placed on the field, all the officers and soldiers present who were encircling and suppressing the bandits broke out in cold sweat.
Secret marching indeed has its advantages.
If it is done in a big way, these bandits are well prepared. All they need to do is occupy the pass and shoot with these ten bows and crossbows, which is enough to cause them heavy casualties.
Not only that, they also found some fatal items and some very crucial letters.
When Zhang Qingbo saw it, he was shocked and wished he hadn't seen it at all.
So he blocked the news immediately, and at the same time, he sorted out the things he found and returned to Kyoto to report to Zhu Qizhen as soon as possible.
It was about the safety of the dragon chair. Tianshun Emperor Zhu Qizhen was furious when he heard about it and immediately dealt with the relevant persons. The county government in the suburbs of Jing where Bailong Mountain is located ranged from the county magistrate to the county magistrate and the chief minister and other high-ranking officials, down to ordinary officials.
All the government officials were thrown into jail, and some officials from the Sixth Ministry of Kyoto also suffered great misfortune, especially the Ministry of War Yamen which became the hardest hit area.
The middle and lower-level officials didn't know the reason, they just thought that this was the beginning of another round of fighting in the imperial court. They were all afraid of being careless in the slightest, for fear that they would become cannon fodder in the battle.
As the leader of all these practices, Feng Zhou not only knew the brutality of the battle when wiping out the bandit gangs, but also knew that Zhu Qizhen was suspicious of a certain faction this time, so he beat that faction hard and beat some of it.
Important officials were either eliminated or marginalized.
Regarding Zhu Qizhen's move, all the civil and military officials in North Korea and China unanimously expressed their full support.
It’s no wonder that Zhu Qizhen was furious, and hundreds of officials agreed. It was really a certain faction that was doing something terrible. It just raised men and horses, but it was so close to the capital and had powerful ordnance in hand, as well as good combat effectiveness.
What do you want to do?
Do they also want to make a "gate-breaking change"?
This exceeds the safety line for court struggle!
Everyone agreed to fight each other politically, using words, writing, and being domineering to fight against each other.
But you actually hid your troops and horses and prepared crossbows. This is outrageous!
Officials who show signs of this must be eradicated completely.
As a result, a major earthquake in official circles began to rumble.
Of course, in this earthquake in the officialdom of the capital, Feng Zhou was the absolute winner.
Feng Zhou successfully took over the post of Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, a fourth-rank official, and became a standard quasi-senior official. It was still a good thing to hold real power and be the second-in-command in a key yamen such as Shuntian Prefecture.
Just a few days after he became the fourth-rank Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, Feng Zhou made a suggestion to Fu Yin. Since the bandits in Bailong Mountain were too alarming, he suggested that the Gyeonggi Yamen should eliminate these bandits in Shuntian Prefecture.
All bandit forces must be thoroughly investigated and eliminated one by one, otherwise there may be huge consequences in the future.
Zhang Qingbo was convinced that he had managed to get through the danger this time. The big bosses with real power were furious because of the bandits in Bailong Mountain, and he, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, also had a lot of responsibility.
After all, this Bailong Mountain is under the rule of Shuntian Prefecture. It is a serious oversight for an official below to collude with this group of bandits, so it is reasonable to punish him.
Fortunately, he was a close confidant, and the nobles involved in this matter had a very high status. Even Zhu Qizhen did not want to make the matter too big, so he barely escaped disaster, but he was also shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.
Zhang Qingbo knew in his heart that if something like this happened again, he would no longer need to wear the black gauze hat on his head, and it was hard to say whether he could escape unscathed.
Now that he heard the new deputy's suggestion, he was frightened and frightened, but he was also absolutely willing to directly hand over the matter to Feng Zhou who had full authority to handle it.
This is what Feng Zhou wanted. He first wrote a memorial to Feng and submitted it jointly with his boss Zhang Qingbo. After getting the emperor's permission and support, he directly found several commanders of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, and then contacted the Beijing camp to request for deployment.
Some officers and soldiers are jointly operating. How can this matter lack the support of officers and soldiers?
After Shi Heng was driven to prison by both the government and the public, the capital camp was also cleaned up. All the generals on duty were trembling and did not dare to slack off, for fear of being caught by the civil servants, so they all took responsibility seriously.
When Shi Jian encountered such demands, no matter which general would give Feng Zhou's request a green light, Feng Zhou appointed Zhu Yong, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanwei Battalion, to take charge of the matter.
Zhu Yong is thirty years old this year. He has been granted the title of Fu Ningbo. He is considered a direct confidant of Zhu Qizhen. Feng Zhou asked him to take action by name, which naturally created opportunities for him to perform meritorious deeds.
At this time, Ye Yun, his younger brother and thief who had just recovered, provided timely intelligence support and pointed out the strength of all the bandits in the suburbs of Beijing.
Feng Zhou drew carefully on the ridiculously crude map, and couldn't help but shook his head and was speechless for a while.
On the map of Shuntian Prefecture, the Kongbai area, which belongs to the suburban mountain forest area, is sparsely marked with more than a dozen bandit forces. Two of them are highlighted with black circles. The masters there are even as powerful as Ye
This guy Yun doesn't dare to provoke him easily.
The majestic capital of the capital, at the feet of the emperor, should have been the most benign place, but there are so many bandits and bandits gathered. Is this the so-called prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty?
It seems that some big guys in Beijing have their hands stretched out too long!
In this case, let the emperor's confidants give you a major blow!
Zhu Yong was worthy of being from a family of generals, and his own strength was quite good. He commanded the Xuanwei Camp Forbidden Army in the Beijing camp, set out in a mighty manner, ran for dozens of miles day and night, and wiped out fifteen bandits in one go.
However, we ran into trouble at Changyun Mountain.
The enemy was well prepared, equipped with strong bows and crossbows, and closed the gate according to the mountain terrain, and actually restrained the attack of the officers and soldiers.
Zhu Yong only used one charge to realize that the enemy was well prepared, so he immediately stopped the attack and rushed to Beijing to inform the court of his judgment.
It is obvious that the opponent is a force that is more powerful and powerful than Bailong Mountain, and cannot be wiped out by a thousand orthodox officers and soldiers.
After receiving the news, the government and the opposition were shocked again.
In the important area of Gyeonggi Province, there is a stronghold that even a thousand officers and soldiers cannot break!
This is not because the refugees despised the imperial power.
Instead, the powerful were behind the scenes and opposed the emperor.
Is it the Southeast King? The Taiping King? Or several other vassal kings?
Or is it some Duke's Mansion or Marquis' Mansion?
Zhu Qizhen lost his temper at the court meeting, and immediately ordered Zhu Yong to lead his army back to Beijing. At the same time, he ordered the five-city military division and the Beijing camp to jointly dispatch five thousand officers and soldiers straight to Changyun Mountain.
The bandits were wiped out.
Of course, everyone can see this operation.
It was clear that the emperor wanted to calm things down and give the people behind the scenes a step down. If he didn't step down, then don't blame Zhu Qizhen for falling out with him!
So the 3,000-strong army left in a mighty manner, but ended up in vain at Changyun Mountain.
The Shuntian government office did not go easy either. Due to the successive incidents of gangsters, the court bosses were very dissatisfied with Fuyin Zhang Qingbo. They named and criticized this guy during the court meeting, which made Zhang Fuyin uncomfortable.
Depressed and frightened, for fear of throwing off his official hat, Feng Zhou took the opportunity to make an idea...