394 [Why don't you practice your skills and rebel again? 】
In early September, Wang Yuan received an urgent delivery from Tiqi and asked him and Wang Yangming to quickly go to Jiujiang to pick it up.
Wang Yangming was immediately surprised and asked Na Tiqi: "Didn't your Majesty receive the victory document?"
"Reporting to Duke Yangming, Your Majesty has received good news and only led three thousand light cavalry to Nanxing." Tiqi was very polite to Wang Yangming because Li Ying, the commander of Jinyi Guards, was Wang Yangming's student.
Wang Yangming was speechless for a moment.
Wang Yuan said solemnly: "Sir, I will go to Jiujiang to prepare for the arrival, while you stay in Nanchang to take care of things. Remember, you must not leave Nanchang!"
"Why?" Wang Yangming didn't understand.
Wang Yuan explained: "Since Your Majesty is coming south, he must be accompanied by Jiang Bin and Xu Tai. These two people are extremely greedy and have nothing to do with Prince Ning. How can they let Nanchang go?"
Wang Yangming was silent at first, and then said: "Ruoxu is still thinking carefully."
Why won't Jiang Bin and Xu Tai let Nanchang go?
Because of the money!
They don't need to come here in person. They only need to ask the emperor for an errand, and they can send people to Nanchang to search for the remnants of King Ning's party.
Those who don't give money are the remnants of the party, and those who give enough money are good people. By then, many people in Nanchang City will have their families destroyed.
Historically, Wang Yangming was framed in turn by Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, and Zhang Zhong because he neither cooperated with the emperor nor allowed these people to take advantage of the opportunity to make money.
At that time, Wang Yangming's victory document was directly withheld by Jiang Bin, and the military officials did not know that Prince Ning's rebellion had been over. But Zhu Houzhao had to have a suitable reason for the expedition, so he asked Wang Yangming to quietly let Prince Ning go. This kind of nonsense
The problem was not that he was out of his mind, but that the emperor was unwilling to return to Beijing.
Jiang Bin first sent Jin Yiwei to discuss with Wang Yangming privately. As long as Wang Yangming cooperates, it will be a good situation for everyone.
But Wang Yangming pretended not to understand, and only gave Jin Yiwei five taels of gold as filial piety money. This was Wang Yangming's intention, and when converted into silver, it was only a few dozen taels. Jin Yiwei refused to accept it because it was too little, and he resented Wang Yangming for this.
The next day, the Jinyiwei went back to resume his duties. Wang Yangming saw him off in person, took the Jinyiwei's hand and said, "I have been to Jinyiwei Prison before, and have dealt with many officials in your Yamen. You are the first person I have ever seen who takes wealth lightly and puts it above others."
The righteous Jin Yiwei. The gold I gave you yesterday was just a reciprocity. I didn’t expect that you wouldn’t accept this small amount of money. It makes me so ashamed. I have no other merits. I can only write some poems and articles. I will definitely praise your virtues in the future.
People from all over the world come to respect and worship."
Jin Yiwei was shocked, a little moved and flattered, and reminded Wang Yangming to be careful.
As soon as the Jin Yiwei left, Wang Yangming immediately escorted Prince Ning on the road, deliberately deviating from the emperor's southward route. He was blocked by two eunuchs on the way. These two eunuchs were shameless and shameless, so Wang Yangming found the bribery account book about the two of them.
After some threats, it was burned on the spot.
The two eunuchs were shocked, scared and grateful, and immediately left in despair, reminding Wang Yangming to take care of himself.
The third group of people came again and were eunuchs, and they had not accepted any bribes from Prince Ning. Wang Yangming pointed to the prison car escorting Prince Ning and said, "As long as you sign the document, I will let Prince Ning go immediately."
How dare the eunuch sign?
If something really went wrong, he would have to carry it around, so he was scared away by Wang Yangming.
Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, and Zhang Zhong were extremely angry, so they tricked Wang Yangming into befriending King Ning, and lent a thousand elite soldiers to King Ning to rebel.
On the way, Wang Yangming met Yang Yiqing who had already retired. Yang Yiqing asked Wang Yangming to return to Nanchang quickly because Xu Tai and Zhang Zhong had already gone there to make money.
Wang Yangming originally wanted to go to Nanjing to see the emperor and personally defend himself against the stain of rebellion. Hearing that the people of Nanchang were in trouble, he immediately rushed back to Nanchang. In just a few days, Nanchang was already in trouble. He directly confronted Xu Tai and Zhang Zhong, and finally did not
Let the people continue to suffer.
In this way, Wang Yangming had offended all the emperor's closest officials.
Coupled with the political dispute between Yang Tinghe and Wang Qiong, he also offended Yang Tinghe to death, so how could he gain anything?
Jiang Bin and others framed Wang Yangming for participating in the rebellion, which was directly recorded in the "Records of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty". At the same time, it was also recorded that Wang Yangming sent troops to massacre the people of Nanchang. In fact, it was Xu Tai and Zhang Zhong who committed the murder to make money.
Wang Yangming is even more lucky now. He has a good student named Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan specifically told those who reported the victory that if the emperor had left the capital, they must shout in public, "Jiangxi is a great victory, Prince Ning has been captured alive", leaving no room for the emperor to personally conquer.
Since all the officials knew that King Ning was defeated, there was no need for Zhu Houzhao to let King Ning go, thus resolving the direct conflict between Wang Yangming and the emperor.
But the emperor still chose to go south, and even asked Wang Yuan and Wang Yangming to pick him up in Jiujiang.
Wang Yuan thought on his heels and knew that this must have been instigated by Jiang Bin. If Wang Yuan and Wang Yangming were transferred away from Nanchang, Jiang Bin would be able to send people to investigate the remaining gang members, and the entire city of Nanchang would be able to plunder at least one million taels of silver!
End of September.
The emperor's chariot arrived in Jiujiang, and Wang Yuan took his wife and children out of the city to greet him.
Before Zhu Houzhao left Shuiyi Pier, he reprimanded him in public: "Erlang, why didn't you wait a moment? My trip was in vain!"
Wang Yuan did not confront the emperor directly, nor did he make any big arguments. He just said to Qu: "I am wronged. I originally wanted to block Prince Ning on the Gan River so that His Majesty could come to conquer it in person. Who expected that Ning would be defeated?"
Wang Na was useless! He still had 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses at that time. According to common sense, he could hold on for at least two or three months. But Chen and the teacher only brought some local warriors to confront each other, and King Ning's tens of thousands of troops collapsed.
It’s not that I didn’t wait for Your Majesty, but that Prince Ning didn’t wait for Your Majesty!”
Zhu Houzhao was speechless. He was stunned for a long time and finally asked: "How did Prince Ning lose? To be honest, I don't believe he is really that cowardly!"
Wang Yuan said: "That's true. At that time, the Xiangyong Volunteers had just approached. King Ning had more soldiers, more ships, and more cannons, but they collapsed instantly before the battle started. Thousands of people jumped into the river and fled, causing
The rebels were defeated, and all the navy generals of King Ning ran away. What else can I do? Let the rebels swim back to the ship and continue fighting?"
These words made Zhu Houzhao laugh, and he probably thought it was funny. The anger in the emperor's heart was mostly dissipated in this way, and he immediately cursed: "Prince Ning, this bastard, dared to rebel even if he didn't have good fighting skills. He was just fooling around."
I! If I had known earlier, I would have restored his guard unit in advance and let him train well."
Wang Yuan joked and said: "Your Majesty, with his great dignity, can also study the art of war and be familiar with military affairs. But which vassal king in the world has your Majesty's perseverance and intelligence? King Ning thought that your Majesty was stupid and ridiculous, but he didn't know that your Majesty was like a god in using troops. He
I am the one who is truly ignorant!"
"Erlang's words have won my heart." Zhu Houzhao laughed happily.
Wang Yuan took the opportunity to introduce again: "Your Majesty, this is Wang Ce, the dog son."
Wang Ce had practiced it a long time ago, and he immediately knelt down on one knee and knelt down in obeisance: "My dear Wang Ce, pay homage to the Holy Emperor!"
Zhu Houzhao saw Wang Ce carrying a short bow and asked curiously: "How old are you that you can shoot a bow?"
Wang Ce replied: "My grandma and master taught me."
Wang Yuan explained: "Ce'er's master is also Chen's martial arts teacher. His name is Yuan Gang, he is the father of Yuan Da, and he is now a local soldier general of the Song family in Guizhou."
Zhu Houzhao also knew Yuan Da. After all, they had fought together in the valley. He nodded and said with a smile: "If you can teach Erlang and Yuan Da, you must have Yuan Gang who is very skilled in martial arts and can be sent to the Leopard Room to serve as a servant."
Wang Yuan did not agree with this matter. Yuan Gang is now the leader of the Song family. He is so happy and comfortable in Guizhou, but he will be buried if he enters the Leopard Room. Moreover, Yuan Gang will not flatter people, so he may not be able to stand out in the Leopard Room.
On that day, I can only be a royal guard for the rest of my life.
Wang Yuan knew how to divert the emperor's attention and said with a smile: "Master Yuan, you actually had dealings with Taizu."
Zhu Houzhao was indeed interested and asked: "Oh, which famous general is his ancestor?"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Master Yuan's surname is Zhao, and his given name is 'Shuangdao Zhao'."
Zhu Houzhao asked in surprise: "But Zhao Pusheng?"
"Exactly." Wang Yuan replied with a smile.
Zhu Houzhao sighed: "No wonder Erlang is so brave that he learned martial arts from the Zhao family!"
In the late Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Pusheng led his army to attack Chizhou, and Xu Da led Yu Tonghai, Zhao Desheng, and Yu Tingyu to rescue him. First, Yu Tonghai was defeated by Zhao Pusheng in a water battle, and then Zhao Desheng was defeated by Zhao Pusheng in a horse battle. Xu Da also joined the battle in person.
The battle was defeated. Therefore, Xu Da could only lead his troops to leave Chizhou, allowing Zhao Pusheng to capture the city and kill the defender.
With such a fierce general, Zhu Yuanzhang used a alienation strategy to successfully make Chen Youliang suspicious. He said he would murder Zhao Pusheng and forced Zhao Pusheng to remain anonymous.
Of course, Chen Youliang just took advantage of the situation, because Zhao Pusheng was the leader of the army and there was a potential risk of betrayal, so he just killed and annexed his tribe.
Zhu Yuanzhang also did this kind of thing. For example, Guo Zixing's general Shao Rong was almost a replica of Zhao Pusheng. After Guo Tianxu died, Shao Rong was very obedient and never disobeyed military orders, but Zhu Yuanzhang was jealous of him. Because Zhu Yuanzhang and Shao Rong, before
They were on equal footing. Shao Rong was nominally taking orders from Zhu Yuanzhang, but his troops were semi-independent.
In the end, Shao Rong was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang, leaving a highly suspicious "rebellion" case. When writing history, it was necessary to put Shao Rong's military exploits on the heads of Xu Da and Li Wenzhong. As a result of many battles,
The coach was downplayed in history books as Shao.
It's not a matter of whether you rebel or not, but if you have the ability to rebel, then I must get rid of you. Chen Youliang did this to Zhao Pusheng, Zhu Yuanzhang did the same to Shao Rong, and Wang Yuan didn't want to one day be so successful that he would become the master.
Therefore, Yuan Gang must not go to the Leopard Room again, because Li Sanlang has already entered the Jinyi Guard.
Zhu Hou looked at Yuan Da who was not far behind Wang Yuan, beckoned and said: "Yuan Er, come here!"
"See Your Majesty!"
Yuan Da knelt down on one knee to perform a military salute. Although he did not hold any position, he was studying at a martial arts school in the capital and was equivalent to a reserve officer at the Central Military Academy.
Zhu Houzhao asked with a smile: "Are you a descendant of Zhao Pusheng?"
Yuan Da said: "Exactly!"
Zhu Houzhao said with emotion: "Shuangdao Zhao was loyal to Chen Youliang back then, but he was still harmed by Chen Youliang. If Chen Youliang can reuse Zhao Pusheng, Emperor Taizu will probably have to spend more effort to conquer the world, and who will win or lose is unknown.
"
Wang Yuan suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I do not agree. Taizu is bound to take over."
Zhu Houzhao asked with a smile: "Do you want to say that Taizu is the destiny of heaven?"
He shook his head in vain and said: "I am only in my twenties this year. I have not reached the age to know the destiny. I dare not speak in vain about destiny. I only know what people's support is. But at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, rebels from all walks of life sprang up, but Taizu was the only one who worked hard to manage the fields.
For example, Chen Youliang had a vast territory and many people, but he did not engage in production. He forcibly levied the people and grain and grass, and the area under his jurisdiction had long been overpowered by foreign powers. For example, Zhang Shicheng occupied all the sea profits, sat on the salt tax, and had countless money. He also did not engage in production, resulting in
There is endless money, but there is not enough food for the army. Even with the money, there is no food. Taizu stationed in the fields to raise troops, and the people were able to breathe, and naturally the hearts of the people returned. Taizu could be defeated once, twice, even ten or twenty times. As long as
Without damaging the fundamentals, they can regain their strength. However, Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng only need to be defeated a few times to disperse people's hearts and even run out of food."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "What you said makes sense. Before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Taizu's farming will be of great benefit."
Wang Yuan took the opportunity and said: "Therefore, Taizu was able to rule the world not only by using military force like a god, but also by putting domestic affairs first."
"Are you trying to persuade me not to resort to militarism?" Zhu Houzhao glared at Wang Yuan, but did not rebuke him. Instead, he said to Yuan Da, "From now on, please change your name to Zhao Da. Don't insult the reputation of your ancestors."
Yuan Da said gratefully: "Thank you!"
Zhu Houzhao suddenly bent down, picked up Wang Ce and said, "Let's go, let's go into the city. I want to go to see King Ning in person and ask him why he didn't practice his skills before rebelling, which made me, a general, useless. It's true.
It’s a big damn thing!”
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