Chapter 343: The Great Calamity in the South of the Yangtze River [3 more]
Throughout the dynasties, when it comes to achieving national justice, no one is better than the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was a grassroots man who joined the rebel army, held high the banner, drove out the Tatars, and restored Chinese clothes. Meng Sen once said in "The Romance of the Ming Dynasty" that after the third generation, China
, the only ones who can win the most upright country are Han and Ming.
As a descendant of the royal family, King Ning actually colluded with the Tatar tribe to invade the Central Plains. No wonder the ministers reacted so violently.
Chu Yi sneered and said: "Zhu Chenhao even dares to rebel, so colluding with foreigners is nothing to him. Historically, there are many people who colluded with foreigners to invade the Central Plains for their own selfish interests, and there are not many like him.
A Zhu Chenhao."
Zhu Houzhao's face was livid. If King Ning rebelled, Zhu Houzhao would be angry, but he would not be so angry that he would die. Zhu Chenhao is a descendant of Taizu. Like him, the blood of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang flows in his veins.
And Zhu Chenhao actually colluded with the Tatars to invade the Central Plains.
"Zhu Chenhao, the royal family does not collude with foreigners like you. I want the clan to remove Prince Ning's lineage from the imperial books. I want to capture Zhu Chenhao and cut him into pieces in front of Taizu's mausoleum!
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When the angry Zhu Houzhao said such words, it was obvious that Zhu Chenhao had really touched the emperor's bottom line.
All the important civil and military ministers saw Zhu Houzhao being so angry, but no one said a word for Zhu Chenhao.
Zhu Chenhao's rebellion was a crime of treason, and now he has colluded with foreigners. Even if he is cut into pieces, it will be difficult to atone for his crime.
After venting his anger, Zhu Houzhao stared at Chu Yi angrily and said: "Daban, tell me how I can put down the rebellion of King Ning and repel the Tatar invasion!"
Chu Yi sneered and said: "One hundred thousand Tatars are indeed very powerful, but your majesty does not need to be too panicked. Yang Yiqing has been in office for more than half a year. After some rectification, the three sides plus the Xuanfu
Datong has at least hundreds of thousands of soldiers capable of fighting, instead of the situation in the past where there were so many people with no pay."
All the civil and military officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they heard what Chu Yi said, but Zhang Mao snorted coldly and said: "General Manager, don't forget that the border town stretches for thousands of miles, and hundreds of thousands of troops are placed like this.
How can the long border withstand the fierce troops of 100,000 Tatars!"
After all, Zhang Mao is also a person who knows the military, so the point he raised is the biggest disadvantage of the Ming border towns. After all, the Ming Dynasty is the defensive side, not to mention other things, just the Xuanfu, Datong line, large and small towns are
There are dozens of them.
There are so many cities. When the Tatars invade, some of them can indeed be temporarily abandoned. However, some cities must be garrisoned by large armies, and other places also need soldiers and horses to garrison. In other words, they can really be used by then.
The number of frontier troops fighting against the Tatars was actually tens of thousands at most.
Chu Yi glanced at Zhang Mao and said calmly: "What the British Lord said is true, but the British Lord also knows that places like Shaanxi and Gansu have always been barren, and they are far away from the capital, so they have always been invaded by Tatars.
None of them will choose these border towns. However, Xuanfu and Datong are the barriers to the capital, and they are the first choice border towns for Oara and Tatar invasion."
Zhang Mao said: "So what, Yang Yiqing also wants to leave a large army for defense in Shaanxi, Gansu and other places, so at most he can gather tens of thousands of troops in Xuanfu and Datong. Otherwise, once the Tatars invade from other places,
The force is bound to be overwhelming. How can an army of tens of thousands withstand the Tatars' 100,000-strong army?"
As he spoke, Zhang Mao added: "There is an invasion of foreign tribes from outside, and a vassal king is plotting rebellion inside. I would like to ask the chief manager, what is the plan?"
At least not a fool can see such a situation. If the Ming Dynasty cannot bear it, it will either die at the hands of the rebels or at the hands of foreigners.
Jiao Fang, Wang Hua and others couldn't help but look at Chu Yi and said: "General Manager..."
Chu Yi stood up, slowly bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "I ask your majesty to issue an order to transfer 100,000 people from the capital camp to Yang Yiqing's command. It only takes Yang Yiqing to stop the Tatars for one month."
A bright light flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, and he immediately said: "I'm sure!"
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao said to Jiao Fang: "Mr. Jiao Ge, the cabinet has quickly drafted a decree. I will stamp it and immediately mobilize troops from the capital camp. The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War and other departments must prepare the ordnance needed for the army to leave the city.
Food and grass, a hundred thousand troops in the capital, must set off tomorrow!"
When Zhu Houzhao issued the order, Chu Yi spoke again: "I would like to ask your majesty to allow me to go to the south of the Yangtze River in person to quell the rebellion of King Ning!"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his expression changed and he said, "Daban, do you want to take action personally?"
Originally, according to his and Chu Yi's plan, Chu Yi would not need to take action to put down King Ning's rebellion at all. With the backup they had arranged earlier, putting down King Ning's rebellion would only be a matter of time.
But it was obvious that King Ning actually colluded with the Tatars, which greatly exceeded Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao's expectations.
Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, I will put down King Ning's rebels within a month, and then personally lead the army north with the opportunity of a great victory!"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but hesitate for a while. If Chu Yi left the capital, he would feel a little uneasy in his heart, as if he had suddenly lost his support.
Seeing Zhu Houzhao's expression, Chu Yi looked straight and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. After I leave, Your Majesty can order Hu Yi, the commander of the Forbidden Army, to inspect the Forbidden City, and the Tengxiang Four Guards to inspect the capital. The British Duke will be in charge of the capital, and all the ministers will be stable."
Court, is there anything your Majesty can't feel at ease with?"
After the previous killings, there may still be some people with evil intentions in the capital, but these people alone cannot make any trouble.
After suffering a loss, Zhu Houzhao will always grow. Even if Xie Qian, Jiang Mian and others are resurrected, it will not be that easy to plot against Zhu Houzhao again.
Zhu Houzhao pondered for a while, looked at Chu Yi with a look of reluctance, nodded slowly and said: "At the request of my eldest companion, I made my eldest companion the imperial envoy, and gave me a seal to carry with me. I am fully responsible for putting down the rebellion of King Ning."
, from the vassal king to the common people, all civil and military officials have the right to kill first and then report!"
Everyone couldn't help but look at Chu Yi with a strange look after hearing this. It had to be said that Zhu Houzhao really trusted Chu Yi very much, and even gave Chu Yi the right to kill first and then report. Even the vassal king could kill first and then report.
In this great world, Chu Yi can kill anyone except the emperor Zhu Houzhao.
Chu Yi looked solemn and said solemnly: "I will live up to your Majesty's expectations."
While the DPRK and China were responding, the land south of the Yangtze River was boiling.
Just as Jiao Fang and other pavilion elders said, when Wang Yangming and Chen Tai rushed 800 miles away to the capital, King Ning had already raised troops for three days.
In three days, if you march in a hurry, you can cover almost one or two hundred miles. If the attack on the city goes well, you may have captured several cities.
Since Chu Yi had noticed Zhu Chenhao's intention to raise an army, he naturally made arrangements early. For this reason, Wang Shouren was transferred from Longchang, Guizhou to Jiangxi as an inspector.
The most important thing is that in order to prevent accidents, Chu Yi asked the emperor for a decree to Wang Shouren, which gave Wang Shouren the power to make arbitrary decisions based on the opportunity.
Chu Yi knew very well the efficiency of local officials. If Wang Yangming did not have enough power, even if Wang Yangming had great ability, he would never be able to do anything without the cooperation of officials.
Regardless of the history, it took Wang Yangming more than a month to suppress King Ning's rebellion. That was because King Ning's rebellion was not popular in the south of the Yangtze River, and the local dignitaries and gentry except for the most powerful people.
A small number of people could be said to be all on the side of the imperial court. With Wang Yangming strategizing and local officials working together, it was natural that they suppressed Prince Ning's rebellion easily.
However, this time is different from history. In history, King Ning's rebellion in Jiangnan was not popular at all, and no one helped. But this time, Chu Yi and the emperor killed several people, and the whole Jiangnan was like a huge gunpowder.
Tong, who has already accumulated a lot of resentment, can just say it.
Whether it is the dignitaries and gentry whose homes were confiscated and exterminated, or the dignitaries and officials who stood on the opposite side of Chu Yi, I dare not say that the whole of Jiangnan is alienated from the imperial court. At least most of Jiangnan definitely welcomes King Ning's rebellion.
It can be said that Chu Yi had anticipated that King Ning's rebellion would sweep through most of the south of the Yangtze River at the beginning, unless Chu Yi took action to remove King Ning in advance.
But even if King Ning is removed, Jiangnan's accumulated resentment against the court will still exist. Without King Ning, there will still be vassal kings such as King Qin and King Zhao.
There was nothing else about the Ming Dynasty, but there were so many vassals and princes that any prince he chose could raise an army.
In fact, the importance of Prince Ning is not that important at all. In the final analysis, what the Jiangnan interest group needs is nothing more than a brand name like Prince Ning.
With Prince Ning as a sign, the rebellion would be regarded by all forces in the Ming Dynasty as an internal struggle within the royal family, just like Zhu Di's trouble.
Once there is no vassal king as a sign, people like Jiangnan want to rebel, and without a righteous name in hand, they will be at a disadvantage.
After all, what Chu Yi wants to deal with is not just Prince Ning. If he really wants to get rid of Prince Ning, a decree and the arrival of the Jinyi Guards will be enough to capture Prince Ning.
However, entrenched in Jiangnan, the huge forces with deep roots have formed a network of interests covering the vast Jiangnan, and have made Jiangnan almost watertight.
Although the imperial court still had certain control over Jiangnan, to a certain extent, Jiangnan was gradually breaking away from the imperial court's jurisdiction.
Jiangnan was originally the Jiangnan of the Ming Dynasty. It could provide Ming Dynasty with huge manpower, material resources, and financial resources. However, it is a pity that a group of shameless people are like greedy blood-sucking insects lying on Ming Dynasty's old body and frantically absorbing it, consuming Ming Dynasty's vitality.
Chu Yi repeatedly indulged King Ning for a simple purpose, which was to sweep away the vast Jiangnan. Only a great turmoil sweeping Jiangnan could wipe out the evil forces entrenched in Jiangnan.
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