Surrounding Hanzhong, the situation in Sichuan and Shaanxi is like the weather, getting hotter day by day.
Shunqing Mansion, Phoenix Mountain.
Several armies of the Ming army gathered together, but at this time they were in trouble. The new Sichuan Guihang camp was established to suppress bandits and train to report their merits. However, they were attacked by the governor general and others for killing good people and falsely reporting their merits.
Manager Wen Anzhi of the five provinces formed a joint investigation team to comprehensively investigate the matter.
After many days of investigation, the final investigation report was placed in front of everyone.
"This is impossible!"
After reading the report, Sichuan Governor Ma Gan slammed the table angrily and refused to admit the authenticity of the report. After many days of joint investigation, the result turned out to be that Zhang Shipeng and others from the camp not only did not lie about their military merits or kill good people, but also It was reported completely truthfully.
The investigation team went to the battlefields of various thief villages and dug out graves where the corpses of the thief were buried. In addition, there was a small jingguan in each place, which was made of the heads of the thief and mud. They also visited and investigated the local remains. The common people who went to work in the fields, as well as some released accomplices of thieves, etc.
The investigation of thousands of soldiers in the camp has also ended. All the results, taken together, show that this is a real achievement, without any water.
Even during the investigation specifically targeting Zhang Shipeng and other major military officers, no information was found such as the illegal sharing of extra loot, and all seizures were truthfully recorded.
The two governors, Wang Yingxiong and Fan Yiheng, also looked incredulous.
Wang Xiang, Zeng Ying, Yang Zhan, Pi Xiong, the admirals, and the commander-in-chief all looked at each other. It was really unbelievable. However, this report was made by a joint investigation team composed of staff, officers, and pacesetters from various factions. It was very public. just.
In fact, before the meeting, they basically already knew the content of the report. After all, their people participated in the whole process, so how could they not know it.
They also thought that there were no big problems and they could always find some small problems, but they couldn't find anything.
The most problematic incident was during the battle against the Black Dragon King. Afterwards, a native soldier from Banzhou raped a woman and was punished by execution according to military law. However, in the end, the camp was able to offset part of the crime with merit and only sentenced the man to whipping. , and then deprived of military honors and dismissed from the army.
Afterwards, Xingying compensated the woman fifty taels of silver and gave her a plowing cow.
The woman was originally kidnapped by the Black Dragon King and had been trampled by thieves long ago. She was worse than dead. After the soldiers invaded the stronghold, they found that she thought she was a member of the family of a thief, so they ignored the military order and insulted her.
The woman had actually forgiven the camp's handling afterwards. After all, she was rescued by the imperial camp. Although she was insulted, it was not the first time, and the soldier at that time also misunderstood her as a family member of a thief. Although the imperial camp had The rules are strict, but that person will not be spared because of it.
But after all, the matter had already happened, and the woman was forgiven for the camp's handling and compensation.
The fact that Ma Gan and the others had to die was actually not a big deal. If this kind of thing were placed in other Sichuan troops, it would not be worth mentioning.
Even if they had the nerve to insist on blaming Xingying for this, Zhang Shipeng and the others couldn't be considered guilty of covering up. At most, they just handled it inappropriately.
"This investigation result is the result of a joint investigation involving people from each company. Now that the results are out, I ask, do you admit it?"
Wen Jinglue specially put on a big purple jade bullfighting robe today, and asked his flag officer to bring out his eighteen-sided Jinglue King's Order flag, and also asked Shang Fangjian to come out.
This posture is already very serious.
After Wanli, the system of flags and flags with royal orders and square swords has been overused. From the governor to the governor, military preparation, general soldier to deputy general to guerrillas, there are basically flags and flags with king's orders, but the number is different.
The original meaning of the King's Order Flag Board is that it has the greatest power to command the army. To supervise the troops in battle, they must rely on the flag board.
The flag must be issued by the court. Holding the flag has rewards, punishments, transfers, and the power of the admiral. In addition to military affairs, the same applies to government affairs.
With the flag in hand, if you dare to obey orders, you can kill them directly. This is the so-called right to kill.
Of course, although you can kill directly, you will have to be investigated afterwards. If you kill indiscriminately, you will have to bear the serious consequences of killing without authorization.
For example, when Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, both of them had the royal flag and the Shang Fang sword. Yuan actually had no right to kill directly, but he was lured into his camp and killed by force. When Yuan Chonghuan was finally convicted and killed, he killed without permission.
Mao Wenlong is also guilty.
Theoretically speaking, if Wen'an is the manager of the five provinces and has eighteen royal flags and Shangfang's sword in his hand, he can kill everyone in the five southwestern provinces.
This is the power of the Five Provinces Economic Strategy, which was specially given by the emperor.
At this time, all the ministers present in the school field were present.
One manager has two governors, and there are also governors, inspectors, sub-inspectors, presidents, admirals, commander-in-chief, etc.
Even if he is a seventh-grade patrol officer, because of his special status as an imperial envoy, he also has a standard camp and a royal order flag.
The guerrillas who only commanded one bid and two battalions all had the royal order flag.
Everyone has a flag and has a dedicated flag officer to help carry the king's flag.
But now Wen Anzhi's expression was solemn, and when he asked this question, no one dared to speak nonsense.
As you all know, this matter has been brought to an end, and today, there may be serious consequences.
Looking at the military appearance, Zhao Jing was dressed in a red robe, squinting his eyes and seeming to be dozing off. There is no doubt that this low-key eunuch clearly fully supports Jinglue Wen Anzhi.
Qin Liangyu, the seventy-year-old, gray-haired president of the five provinces, General Qin Liangyu of Shu Kingdom's Gongjia Zhendong, was dressed in iron armor and sat upright. She put her helmet on the table in front of her with a serious expression.
"If anyone thinks there is something wrong with this report, you can come forward immediately!"
Wen Anzhi asked again.
No one answered.
"Zhao Guanjun?" Wen Anzhi named him directly.
The old cat Zhao Jing raised his eyes and said, "My family has read the report. It is very detailed and true. Our family agrees."
"Zhang Anzhi?" Wen Anzhi asked Zhang Dai, the censor of the patrol and the censor of the five provinces.
"I don't have any objection either."
"President Qin?"
"Approved."
"Wang Butang?"
The Governor of Sichuan, Wang Yingxiong, sat there with a solemn expression. He did not reply immediately. He seemed to be still thinking about how to alleviate the pressure in front of him, and wanted to make big things smaller.
"If Wang Butang has any objections, please speak up!"
Wang Yingxiong could not provide any basis for rebuttal.
"The report is basically true..."
"Wait a minute, this is the result of everyone's joint investigation. If it is true, it is true, and if it is false, it is false. What does it mean to be basically true? Governor Wang, please be true to your words,"
Shen Gongtai, the governor of the Sichuan-Guihang camp, stood up and questioned directly. Although the governor was a second-rank official, the Shaanxi-Gansu camp belonged to the emperor's personal army of the imperial camp. The governor had no power to directly command the imperial camp. They were not directly subordinate, so Shen Gongtai had no direct subordinate relationship.
Don’t give Wang Yingxiong face.
Wang Yingxiong was held up in the sky, full of anger, but there was nothing he could do.
Gu Hua
"Okay, let's just say it's all true."
"What does it mean to forget it? If it's true, it's true, and if it's false, it's false. I'm asking Governor Wang to make it clear today. We're going to camp but we can't take any grain of salt out of our eyes!"
Zhang Shipeng also stood up, "Yes, we are the emperor's personal army. Even though we are in Shu, we still bear the dragon flag. That is the emperor's reputation and no one can tolerate throwing any dirty water at will."
Wang Yingxiong's face turned purple, he gritted his teeth and said word by word, "Approved!"
Zhang Shipeng and Shen Gongtai then sat down.
"Fan Budang?"
When the governor of Yunnan, Fan Yiheng, saw Wang Yingxiong being beaten like this, he didn't dare to say anything nonsense, so he could only nod his head in approval.
"Fan Budang?"
Fan Wenguang, the governor of Guizhou, served as a minister in the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Nanjing during the Tianqi period. He later resigned and returned home to practice Buddhism in Mount Emei. In the 17th year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong entered Shu for the third time. Fan Wenguang came out vigorously, united the gentry, and summoned the guards and soldiers.
, advocated restoration, but due to the isolation of information, he once supported Fushun Zhenguo General Zhu Pingyu as the leader of the alliance in Yingjing, and called it the Palace of the King of Shu.
Later, when he learned that the king of Lu in eastern Zhejiang had established himself, he took the initiative to read out the imperial edict, asking Zhu Pinghu to abdicate the throne and appointing eastern Zhejiang as Zhengshuo. His performance was also praised by Zhu Yihai, who successively served as supervisor of military affairs and other positions, and was newly transferred to the post of governor of Guizhou.
However, although he was from Sichuan, he had also raised a group of troops before, such as the commander-in-chief Cao Xun, who was the chief general of the Zhongxiao Army he had raised. However, Fan Wenguang was defeated by the Western Army before, and soon took the initiative to join forces with Wen Anzhi.
, and then he was promoted to Governor of Guizhou. Unlike other military leaders in central Sichuan, he did not have much interest in the camp. Even if he is able to become Governor now, it is because of his good relationship with the court.
"The investigation has made it very clear that the camp was well done." Fan Wenguang praised.
"Governor Ma?"
Ma Gan, the governor of Sichuan, was the first to stand up and slap the table with suspicion, and he was also the first to think that the truth should be thoroughly investigated.
Seeing that the three governors did not dare to stand up, Ma Gan was angry, but could not produce any evidence.
But he still kept his temper and said that there was definitely something fishy about this matter and he would not admit the result.
Wen Anzhi ignored him and turned to ask President Qin Liangyu, who naturally supported him.
Then there are several generals holding the title of admiral and deputy admiral, such as Yuan Zongdi, the admiral of Pianyuan, Pi Xiong, the noble admiral, Wang Xiang, the admiral of Sichuan, Zeng Ying, Yang Zhan, the deputy admirals, Gan Liangchen, Qin Yiming, the chief military officers, etc.
When faced with Wen Anzhi's inquiry, these generals finally expressed their approval.
Even Ma Gan's confidant general Zeng Ying was intimidated.
In the end, Ma Gan was the only one who disagreed.
"Ma Futai, you should know that false accusations will lead to rebellion!"
Ma Gan sat there with a dark face and ignored him.
"Please give me the king's order for the flag, please give me the sword!" Wen Anzhi slapped his palm on the tables and shouted loudly.
A group of flag officers came in, each of the eighteen flag officers held a command flag, each of the eighteen flag officers held a command plaque, and then two sword officers came in, each holding a Shangfang sword.
Wen'an has eighteen flags and two Shangfang swords.
He was also wearing a jade belted robe given to bullfighters.
Zhao Jing opened his eyes.
"This summary is based on the decree of Long Live. It is a summary of the five provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, and the governor-general of military affairs. Today I invite you to bring out the king's flag and the sword..."
Zhao Jing was shocked to see Wen Anzhi's murderous look on his face. Wen Anzhi usually gave him the impression that Wen Anzhi was a very gentle Confucian official and a very polite scholar.
But now, he is full of murderous intent.
"Wen Xiang, calm down."
"Tolerance serves the country."
Wen Anzhi looked at Ma Gan, who was stiffening his neck, and then at Zhao Jing.
"Governor of Sichuan, Ma Qian, come forward and listen to the order!" Wen Anzhi shouted.
Ma Gan stepped forward and said, "Does Prime Minister Wen want to ask Shang Fangjian to kill someone, just like Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong?"
He was also a civil servant. Although he was only a civil servant, his ability to become a governor all the way was due to his loyalty to the king in troubled times, his dedication to protecting the country, and his excellent fighting skills.
"Please hand over the governor's seal. From now on, you will no longer be the governor of Sichuan."
"Hmph!" Ma Gan was disdainful. Wang Yingxiong also impeached him, and the Hongguang court even issued an order to seize his position and arrest him. However, the Hongguang court died before the order reached Sichuan.
He, the governor of Sichuan, was conferred the title personally by the emperor today.
"Come here, kill Ma Gan, seize his position, and escort him to Nanjing to wait for the saint to deal with you!"
"Don't you dare to kill?" Ma Gan challenged.
Wen Anzhi snorted coldly, "It's not that I don't dare to kill you, I just remember that you have done great service in guarding the river before, but you have slandered the imperial camp and have not repented. This book cannot tolerate you. Now I will send you to Nanjing. You can face the emperor in person." Appeal."
Zhao Jing came out to smooth things over, "Xiangong Wen, Ma Fuyuan, the situation in Sichuan and Shaanxi is a mess. We should tolerate each other for the sake of the country. Why are we still arguing? Some misunderstandings are normal. They are all for official court affairs. Let's forget it."
Wen Anzhi glared at Zhao Jing. Zhao Jing actually felt murderous intent, immediately smiled and closed his mouth, continued to squint his eyes and dozed off.
Zhao Jing's face doesn't matter, so naturally it's hard to persuade others.
The scholar became angry and very frightening.
Ma Gan is even more arrogant and refuses to give in even an inch.
"Take him out!"
Ma Gan was asked to leave, and the atmosphere became more solemn.
The dignified governor of Sichuan, if he says he wants to resign, he will resign.
But everyone also knows that Wen Anzhi is the manager of the five provinces with the title of cabinet bachelor. He has eighteen pairs of royal flags and two Shang Fang swords. How many heads of Ma Gan are enough for Wen Anzhi to cut off?
What is the Bachelor of Economics from the Five Provinces?
It means that the emperor has the full power to kill, reward, do things cheaply, and even accept the right to worship!
Even if the court investigates and says that he is a good killing expert, will the severed head still grow back?
Ma Gan has just been dismissed from his post and sent to Nanjing. At least he still has his head.
However, Wen Anzhi clearly had no intention of stopping here today.
Now that he has made a fuss, he must resolve the matter once and for all.
After taking down Ma Gan, he also dealt with all the people who had attacked the camp together.
