Xin Ran looked lost, and Tong Derong understood immediately after seeing it.
Governor Xin obviously thought too much and caused a misunderstanding!
So Tong Derong walked up to him and pulled him into the reception room.
After Xin Ran sat down, he asked numbly: "What does the Prime Minister want to do with me?"
Tong Derong glanced outside and said with a smile: "Captain Xin, you are so courageous. The Prime Minister really wants to punish you severely. However, there are people who are more courageous than you, so... now the Prime Minister has no time to consider your matter."
Xin Ran changed his depression, stared at Tong Derong with expectant eyes, and said happily: "Am I okay?"
Tong Derong thought for a while and said uncertainly: "I don't know about that. I don't dare to guess what I'm thinking. But judging from the fact that he didn't summon you, nor did he order you to be sent to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, you are
The test has passed for the time being."
Xin Ran let out a big breath, turned to be interested in the person who saved him from the sea of misery, and asked: "Just now you said that someone is more courageous than me?"
"Isn't it?" Tong Derong asked in a louder voice, "You know Chang Yuchun, right?"
"I know, I read it in the military newspaper. What a fierce general!" Xin Ran nodded in response.
"Do you know what he did?"
"What did you do?"
"Your mass killing in Quanzhou is nothing compared to him!"
"He massacred the city?"
"No, he didn't dare. But he violated the Central Committee's policy of ethnic equality and killed people in Yunnan."
"In fact, many foreigners are dissatisfied, and sometimes they have to do so in order to pave the way for subsequent governance."
"Haha, you two have something in common. But he is much more ruthless than you. He not only kills those who seem to be disobedient, but also the civilians who do."
"Ah! That's a bit much."
"It's not an exaggeration, it's an exaggeration! He made a strange rule. Anyone who was taller than the wheel of the carriage would be put to death. Not only that, he was also extremely cruel. He castrated the children who were not taller than the wheel... the boys.
After that, he and his wife were sent to the capital. The euphemistic name is: to enrich the harem for the emperor and prime ministers!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk! It's really a labor of love... too cruel."
Tong Derong glanced at Xin Ran strangely, knowing that he wanted to settle things once and for all, so he couldn't help but sigh: They are indeed the "two devils in the south" that the Prime Minister evaluated. They are indeed the same species.
Tong Derong suddenly lost his mind to talk to him again.
Because he felt very uncomfortable when he saw Li Jiang working hard these days. The two Qiu Ba were happy to kill people without caring, but it was Li Jiang who had to deal with the mess left behind.
Their indiscriminate killing behavior is neither serious nor trivial. At the most petty level, it is nothing more than disobeying orders. They may be punished for a few years at most, but they will not lose their lives, but the consequences will be great. This will make China
The aliens on the earth are alienated.
After nearly a hundred years of mixing with Mongolians, Semu people and Han people, they are everywhere. The Ming Dynasty that Li Jiang decided is not a closed Ming Dynasty. He wants to continue the commercial policy of the Yuan Empire. To engage in trade, for the time being, the use of Mongolians is indispensable.
Regardless of whether they are naturally good at doing business or not, at least their status makes it much easier for them to go to the other three khanates.
But what now? Chang Yuchun openly broke the guarantee of the Central Committee and massacred foreigners. The news has spread all over the world. I heard news from the intelligence department that Monan Mongolia is already unstable, and several princes are secretly contacting them.
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Is this okay? With the incident in Monan, the foreigners in the Central Plains will immediately have a backbone. By then, it will be like what I have been talking about, a single spark can start a prairie fire!
Li Jiang has been dealing with this problem in the past two days. He first locked up Chang Yuchun in a rage, and then frequently contacted the Mongolian nobles imprisoned in Beijing, hoping that they would send back news of Ming's goodwill, especially asking the former Yuan Emperor to show up.
King Gongshun personally wrote several letters to appease some rebellious princes in Monan Mongolia.
Therefore, he really couldn't care about Xin Ran, who was mainly killing Semu people.
Li Jiang didn't even eat lunch and came to Chongde Temple, located in the north of Taiye Pond, where Chang Yuchun was under house arrest.
Chang Yuchun, a wealthy man, had a great time eating and drinking here. When he saw Li Jiang, he even invited him to drink with him.
Li Jiang drank three drinks with him silently. After putting down the cup, he asked: "Bo Ren, do you regret it?" Boren is Chang Yuchun's nickname.
Chang Yuchun paused at the wine glass he was about to put to his lips, then raised his head and drank it all, and said boldly: "Old Li, you are the eldest brother of Brother Yuanji and also my brother. If you have anything to say, you can just say it.
.Am I going to die? But even if I die, I will not regret it! He has been bullying us for hundreds of years..."
Li Jiang waved his hand to interrupt and said, "Okay, I know what you mean, you don't need to say more."
Chang Yuchun slammed his wine glass on the table and laughed loudly. After laughing enough, he asked: "Tell me, should I be punished in front of everyone or should I beheaded secretly and sent to Monan?"
Li Jiang shook his head and said slowly: "I haven't decided yet on how to deal with you. But there is one thing more terrifying than death. Do you dare to do it?"
Chang Yuchun paused for a moment and said hesitantly: "What else can I do with my sin-ridden body?"
"Yes!" Li Jiang's eyes flashed with a ruthless look. He stared at Chang Yuchun and said in a low voice: "I will give you ten thousand elite soldiers. Do you dare to sweep across Monan and kill the heads of those dancing Mongolian princes?
Send it to me?"
When Chang Yuchun heard this, he was not surprised but overjoyed. He immediately stood up and said with great arrogance: "Prime Minister, why do you need ten thousand? Give me five thousand soldiers to guarantee that we can do it."
Li Jiang was very satisfied with his attitude. At this time, he finally smiled and said: "Don't be too presumptuous. The truth is that if I give you ten thousand, it will be ten thousand. It's not just you, you also have someone who has the same problem as you."
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"Oh? Who else is like me?" Chang Yuchun asked.
He was imprisoned in Chongde Temple, and Zhang Jing, the military commander, would not tell him any news that had nothing to do with him except for interrogation, so he did not know that someone higher than him had also committed a crime.
Li Jiang told him Xin Ran's deeds with a wry smile.
After hearing this, Chang Yuchun felt like he had met a close friend. He suddenly understood and sighed: "Captain Xin is still too timid. He should be more ruthless!"
"Killing all of Yunnan like you did?" Li Jiang interrupted abruptly.
Chang Yuchun laughed loudly and said to Qu: "How can you call it killing all the people in Yunnan? It's obvious that only a small number of people in Yunnan were killed..."
Li Jiang's eyes bulged and he said angrily: "Look at how proud you are! Okay, just stay here. I'll send someone to call you when everything is ready in a few days."
After that, he didn't want to stay any longer, so he got up and left.
Chang Yuchun chased after him and shouted: "Prime Minister, don't forget to add 'gunpowder'! That thing is the best for killing people and setting fire to it."
Li Jiang staggered and shouted, "Rough guy, rough guy..." without even turning back.
Just after New Year's Day in the third year of Hongwu, the Central Committee held its first Third Plenary Session. At the meeting, the Military Aircraft Department proposed a motion to remove Chang Yuchun and Xin Ran as members of the Central Committee.
Some people expressed objections on the spot.
Xu Da, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Theater Command, believed that Chang Yuchun and Xin Ran had different consequences and should vote separately.
The Military Aircraft Department agreed after intense discussions.
Then came the voting. Since Chang Yuchun and Xin Ran were not there, there were only 498 people in the central committee at this time, but it complied with the rules that 2/3 can vote.
The results came out an hour later:
The central committee passed the motion to remove Chang Yuchun as a member of the central committee with 259 in favor, 220 against, and 19 abstentions.
280 were against, 199 were in favor, 19 abstained, and the motion to remove Xin Ran as a member of the Central Committee was not passed.
The Mongol nobles who came to watch the ceremony had mixed emotions.