Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 257 Arrogant official gentry

Wang Chengming happily accepted the money:
"Hehe, let's talk about it, children, our family knows that you will go to the Three Treasures Hall for everything."

The eight commanding envoys in Fengyang, in order to curry favor with him, the guard eunuch, all called him adoptive father, and they never came to him, but came empty-handed.

Not only did they help Wang Chengming occupy the land of military households and civilians, but they also added all the land he occupied to the tax-free land. Wang Chengming did not have to pay a penny of taxes on his 30 mu of land.

Wang Chengming also took special care of these so-called adopted sons. There are eight guards in Fengyang, and each guard has five offices under its jurisdiction, and each office is a thousand households.

The total strength of the Eight Guards should be 5 to [-], but when Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng attacked Fengyang, their total strength was less than [-], allowing the bandits to easily break through Fengyang and dig Chongzhen's ancestral grave.

It was at that time that the military fled abroad seriously, and the situation is not much better now, but it has made it easier for the officers of the guards, who have encroached on a large number of military households and military fields.

The Fengyang garrison eunuch also got great benefits, so he turned a blind eye and deceived the emperor above and all the officials below.

Seeing that Wang Gonggong asked them why they came, the Commander of Eight Guards hastily told Wang Gonggong everything he knew.

"Father, I heard that Zhu Dadian was ordered to investigate the land and carry out land reform, and all the military land in the guard station will be taken back. You must stop Zhu Dadian's actions."

"That's right, your adoptive father's fertile land is also being investigated by them. If it is found out, not only will it affect your old reputation, but your old income will also be greatly reduced..."

Several county and state officials also colluded with the eight guards, and told the prince that they were ordered to check the land, and they immediately started to check the land to make everyone ready.

The prince couldn't help being furious, didn't Zhu Dadian snatch his cake?The land has been taken back, so where does his money come from, his net worth will definitely shrink by more than half.

"Don't worry, this kind of thing won't happen easily. The system of guards was established by Emperor Taizu. If we take back the military fields of the guards now, it will violate the ancestral system."

Commander Yang Wu of Fengyang Guard clasped his fists and said:

"Father, what if Zhu Dadian enforces it?"

Wang Mingcheng stared suddenly, and shouted in a shrill voice:

"He dares, if they dare to act rashly, you will encourage the soldiers and the entire Fengyang gentry to come out and make trouble. In order to prevent the army from mutinying, the imperial court will immediately stop the land investigation."

"Yes, in the eighth year of Chongzhen, there were troubles in the guard. In the end, the imperial court withdrew its orders to stabilize the situation and did not punish any soldiers or generals."

"That's right, the Ming Dynasty is currently marching eastward with a three-way army, and the domestic troops are insufficient. In order to stabilize the situation, the imperial court will definitely stop checking the fields immediately."

This group of people is really united enough, they quickly discussed the countermeasures, and planned to make Fengyang Mansion into chaos first, and see how Zhu Dadian would deal with it.

They scattered around after leaving the prince's mansion, preparing to go back and incite the military households and gentry to make trouble.

As for the matter of going to Zhu Dadian and Li Dakai, Wang Cheng also put it aside for the time being, he wanted to wait until the situation was out of hand before coming forward, then it would be easier to get benefits.

Some people were so smart that they were confused for a while, and they were completely dazzled by the interests. They all forgot to think about what the five thousand garrisons outside Li Dakai's city were doing.

At this time, in the barracks outside the city, the soldiers were practicing flintlock guns. It was the first time for them to use this kind of guns. Their morale was high and they were full of praise for the flintlock guns.

They are quite familiar with guns, and flintlock guns are easy to use, so the soldiers quickly became familiar with the use of flintlock guns.

Various county and state officials also began to check the land, but most of the officials who checked the land were eating, drinking and having fun in the guards and local officials' homes.

They were all ready to deal with Zhu Dadian's materials, as long as they handed in, anyway, Zhu Dadian didn't know how many fields there were in Fengyang.

There are also some officials who went to the guard to check the land, and they were also confessed by the guard to have fun. They never went to the fields at all, and they also had prepared fake materials in their hands.

Of course not everyone is like that, among them Li Yang, the magistrate of Bozhou, Xu Xin, the magistrate of Dingyuan County, and Wang Mao, the magistrate of Suzhou, are completely different.

The three of them led the officials under their command to check the land very seriously, together with the military fields of the guards in the jurisdiction, the commander of the guards personally entertained them and bribed them heavily.

In the end, they sternly refused, and they did not compromise with the guard at all. In the end, they were beaten by the military households of the guard until their noses and faces were swollen, and some people had their legs broken.

In the barracks, Zhu Youjian spent half a day watching the training of the soldiers. At this time, Yuhuatian Pegasus came to him, got off the horse and held his fists in salute:

"Your Majesty, Gao Jie's army has entered the designated place in batches, waiting for His Majesty's orders at any time."

"Okay, let them rest for a while, there is no task today, pay attention to the security in the city, and have you checked the quality of this army now, don't let them harass the people."

Yuhuatian:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this humble position has already been investigated. Since Liu Liangzuo and Zuo Liangyu were killed, their military regulations are very strict, and they have never done anything wrong to the people! Gao Jie must have been frightened."

This news made Zhu Youjian very happy. It seems that it was useful to summon Gao Jie at the beginning. This is a bandit army, and it is not easy to do nothing to the common people.

While talking, the two walked towards the big tent, just in time to meet Zhu Dadian arriving.

Seeing Zhu Youjian, Zhu Dadian immediately stepped forward to salute:

"See the emperor!"

"Aiqing, you're welcome, it's been almost a day since the investigation, is everything going well?"

Zhu Dadian was full of helplessness and anger:
"Your Majesty, I have violated your entrustment, and this humble minister has neglected his duty!"

Seeing Zhu Dadian's appearance, Zhu Youjian guessed that he was in trouble:

"How is it? The water in Fengyang is very deep, right? Go in and discuss in detail!"

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he turned and entered the main tent of the Chinese army. The moment he turned around, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

After Zhu Dadian followed in, he fell to his knees again:
"Your Majesty, as the governor of Fengyang, the guilty minister really deserves to die. Today the criminal inspected the fields and sent many spies. It turned out that those officials not only concealed their own land, but also colluded with the guards and guards..."

It turned out that most of the poor performance of those officials was controlled by Zhu Dadian. As the governor of Fengyang, Zhu Dadian still had some tricks.

After he got the information, he rushed to the scene immediately, and beheaded a state official and two county magistrates on the spot with Shang Fang's sword in front of the commanders of the guard.

In the end, he fell out with the guard. If he wasn't strong enough and had some personal guards with him, he might be left behind by the guard.

After listening to Zhu Dadian's narration, Zhu Youjian's face turned green. He thought these people were just too greedy, but he didn't expect them to be so arrogant.

He gave Zhu Dadian the imperial edict. These people completely disobeyed the imperial edict. They didn't take the Emperor of Ming Dynasty seriously at all. They even dared to injure the magistrate and county magistrate who were entrusted with the investigation.

"Zhu Dadian, get up and talk. Where are the injured officials? Are their lives in danger?"

Zhu Dadian stood up and replied:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, they have gone back to heal their injuries, and their lives are not in danger."

Zhu Youjian:

"Okay, this kind of officials are the talents I need in Ming Dynasty, and I will never let their blood be shed in vain."

Before Zhu Youjian finished speaking, Qinglong quickly entered the big tent:
"Your Majesty, there is great chaos in the city. Almost half of the prefectures and counties took to the streets to protest the land reform. Some people even took the opportunity to smash and loot shops."

(End of this chapter)