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Chapter 875: Wash the blood away before His Majesty arrives at the Southern Court
In fact, Zhang Juzheng particularly disliked the emperor's brutality, because it would affect the emperor's future evaluation. This influence could easily cause the emperor to lose sight of the big picture in his later years.

When people are young, they don’t think that posthumous reputation is important, but when they get older, their ideas change. Wang Chonggu left his name everywhere, including Chonggu Chidao, Chonggu Award, and Chonggu Castle, which were all his fanatical pursuit of posthumous reputation.

What has supported Wang Chonggu to this day, besides the glory of his family, is his own evaluation in history books.

The Ming Dynasty does not talk about immortality, but about lasting fame.

Therefore, the blood of young people is hot, and the blood of old people is cold. Zhang Juzheng refuted Lu Shusheng, saying that the blood of old people can also be hot, but it is a minority after all.

He wanted the new policy to succeed, he wanted the Ming Dynasty to be forever stable, and he also wanted to be famous after his death. It is impossible for one person to have all the good things in the world.

In fact, Zhang Juzheng has talked about this contradiction countless times, that is, the difficulty of overcoming it. The first difficulty to overcome it was Emperor Wu of Han. The witchcraft disaster in his later years destroyed the last political stability of the Han Dynasty, which was caused by a prince who had been regent for twenty years. The second was Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and the third was Emperor Jiajing.

But now that things have come to this, the only option is to kill.

"Sir, believe it or not, the more we kill, the more afraid these people who think they are the masters of this land will be; the more we kill, the more they will sing praises; the more we kill, the more they will learn to be loyal to the emperor and the country." Zhu Yijun planned to take a train to the Beida camp to review the troops. Before getting on the train, he suddenly told Zhang Juzheng his judgment.

"Uh, I don't understand. They are not cowards. How could it be that the more we kill them, the more afraid they become, the more we sing praises to them, and the more loyal they become to the emperor and the country?" Zhang Juzheng looked confused.

How cheap must this bone be to be this cheap?
Zhu Yijun was also amused when he heard this. He smiled and said, "Sir, you are a man of integrity, so naturally you cannot understand their ideas. Sir, you are right. These people are just bastards."

The difference between people is sometimes even greater than the difference between people and dogs. History has proven that the gentry and bureaucrats in Jiangnan are a class of such despicable people.

The Ming Dynasty was destroyed, the world was destroyed, the Jiannu broke through Shanhaiguan and began to raise their butcher knives, killing people so hard that blood flowed like rivers and pestles floated. These gentry and bureaucrats in the south of the Yangtze River no longer dared to engage in party struggles, nor did they use the Confucian theory of the correspondence between heaven and man to restrain and control the king. No one called for competing with the people for benefits anymore, and they no longer dared to point at the emperor's nose and curse him.

In the Qing Dynasty, let alone cursing the emperor, if you say that Qingfeng is illiterate, all nine clans of your family, even the nine clans of your relatives and friends, will be exterminated.

Yang Tinghe and Yang Shen had shouted, "The country has nurtured scholars for 229 years, and today is the day to die for justice," and they led people to the Zuoshun Gate to force the emperor to abdicate.

When it comes to Hai Rui, he directly scolds Daoye, Jiajing Jiajing, and every family is clean. When it comes to Yuan Keli, he directly scolds Emperor Wanli for "upsetting right and wrong, confusing the virtuous and the treacherous. In the end, the loyal are wronged and the upright are angry. Is this the truth of heaven?" If you want to be the emperor, do it well. If you don't want to be, just die.

Yuan Keli submitted memorials twice in a row, just like Hai Rui's one memorial when he carried his coffin to make a petition. The first time, Yuan Keli asked Emperor Wanli, "The state of the country is deteriorating day by day, it's frightening!" The country is deteriorating day by day, aren't you afraid, Emperor Wanli?"

Yuan Keli was fined one year's salary. He immediately made a second memorial to the Emperor Wanli, asking, "Is this the truth of Heaven? Does Heaven know what you have done?"

But when it came to the Qing Dynasty, which dynasty had three ancestors, which scholar-official dared to say a word against the Qing emperor?
"Sir, do you want to make a bet?" Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "Look, after this butcher knife is raised, how will these guys react?"

"I will not gamble with Your Majesty, but I would like to see if another way can make them obedient." Zhang Juzheng immediately shook his head. He would not be fooled!

The Ming Dynasty had been benevolent for two hundred years. If this path didn't work, it would try another one. As for what Your Majesty said about killing more people, the more loyal they would be, Zhang Juzheng still couldn't understand the logic behind it.

Zhang Juzheng was not a coward, so of course he couldn't understand it.

"Let's wait and see. I'm going to the Beidaying now." Zhu Yijun got on the car and continued to review the troops.

"Farewell, Your Majesty." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and bid farewell to the train. Only after the train turned a corner did Zhang Juzheng stand up straight and listen to the whistle going away.

Zhang Juzheng didn't know where the emperor got the enthusiasm from. He had been doing such a hard task as reviewing the troops for so many years.

The key point is that after all these years, Your Majesty is not bored and is still so energetic.

Reviewing the troops and horses is a law passed down from our ancestors. On the third day of February in the seventh year of Yongle, Zhu Di launched a northern expedition and ordered the Ministry of Rites to formulate "Matters Concerning the Crown Prince's Stay". In the second paragraph regarding internal and external military affairs, it was clearly stipulated that more official troops must be deployed to guard the four gates of the imperial city than usual, and the troops must be reviewed every day.

Zhu Di told Zhu Gaochi that he was going to the Northern Expedition, and the defenses of the four gates of the imperial city must be strengthened. Official troops must be transferred to rotate guards frequently, and the troops must be reviewed every day without delay.

At this point, Zhu Gaochi, a fat man, had to crawl to the Beijing camp to take a look and let the soldiers recognize him every day. He was the crown prince.

But after Zhu Di's death, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji rarely went to the military camp. During the Zhengtong period, Zhu Qizhen's mother, Empress Sun, completely stopped the military review on the grounds that the emperor was still young.

This ancestral law was restarted again in the third year of the Wanli reign, when the emperor was thirteen years old.

When Zhang Juzheng sent the emperor to mount the horse, he was actually asking the emperor to endorse Zhenwu in the name of imperial power.

Just like the ancestral law of "expounding the people's thoughts in the imperial court and asking about government affairs in the imperial court" was revived in the second year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng actually did not think that the emperor was in the mood to be interested in the poor lives of the poor people and laborers.

Zhu Gaochi had no choice. His father was the emperor on horseback, so he had to crawl to review the troops. After Zhu Di left, he rarely went. Zhu Zhanji didn't like going either. The novelty lasted less than three months, and he never went again.

How could a person born as a nobleman endure the hardships of serving in the military?

But Your Majesty endured this hardship for seventeen years, starting from the twentieth day of the first lunar month in the first year of the Wanli reign. He never slacked off and was always full of enthusiasm. Every time he went there, he was never sad but in a very good mood and went there happily.

When the emperor reviews the troops, it is not just a formality or a show of face, but he is really training himself. Going through the motions can be understood as the emperor working so hard in order to gain control of the military power, but in fact it is unnecessary.

From Qi Jiguang to ordinary soldiers, no one dared to take the emperor's martial arts test. The soldiers were already very happy if they were willing to show up in the Beijing camp every day.

After all, Your Majesty goes there every day, which means that Your Majesty has me in his heart.

Zhang Juzheng admired the emperor's perseverance. The assassination of Wang Jinglong on the 19th day of the first lunar month in the first year of the Wanli reign left His Majesty with too much fear and control.

The reason why Zhu Yijun was so enthusiastic about military affairs was simply because... he was both inexperienced and playful.

Zhu Yijun knew that he had no command ability, but he still wanted to participate, so he could only use this method to make up for his regret.

"Xiong Tingbi, if you defeat me, you can go to Japan. If you can't even defeat me, you will be seeking death by going to Japan." Zhu Yijun put on his protective gear, changed to a wooden sword, and started to gesture towards Xiong Tingbi.

Yuan Keli stood outside the parade ground, looking around in a daze. Generals such as Qi Jiguang, Li Rusong, Ma Lin, Ma Jin, and others, along with military honors and generals who had been promoted during the war against Japan, stood beside the parade ground, looking as if they were enjoying the fun and cheering. Everyone was very much looking forward to it.

Yuan Keli never expected that His Majesty's review of the army would be like this. How could he see that the Ming Dynasty's Beijing Camp was the lair of the rebels? Beating the emperor was something that he didn't stop, but applauded?

Yuan Keli knew very well what level Xiong Tingbi was. He was a natural warrior.

Twenty-year-old Xiong Tingbi had a broad back and strong arms like a bear, arms as thick as trees, and palms bigger than his face.

"Your Majesty, this..." Xiong Tingbi had never expected that this time he would be fighting against the emperor. Even if Li Rusong took the field in person, Xiong Tingbi had confidence. However, it was not that he could not beat the emperor, but that he could not grasp the degree involved.

"How disgraceful it is to be so submissive. Luo Sigong, set an example for Xiong Tingbi." Zhu Yijun knew that Xiong Tingbi didn't dare to take action, so he let Luo Sigong be an example. This kid was ruthless.

Luo Sigong was standing next to Zhu Changzhi. When he heard the emperor asking him to go on stage, he looked at the surroundings and immediately felt relieved. This was the parade ground of Wuying Tower in Beidaying, surrounded by military heroes who had fought hard in the battles and had just received generous rewards. He looked at Zhu Changzhi again, and the eldest prince's eyes were filled with eagerness to try.

Zhu Changzhi did not want to learn martial arts at first as he thought it was hard, but after following the emperor several times, he gradually came to like it. At an age when he could pick up a straight wooden stick and use it as a sword, wielding swords and guns was very tempting for a child, and after getting over the initial discomfort, he soon became active.

Luo Sigong changed his armor and started fighting with the emperor.

Luo Sigong was no match for the emperor. In terms of martial arts talent, Luo Sigong was slightly inferior. At first, he couldn't even stand better than the emperor. As time went on, the gap became obvious. In twenty rounds, Luo Sigong only won five, and in three of them the emperor deliberately let him win so as not to let Luo Sigong lose face.

Qi Jiguang kept nodding his head outside the venue. He had fought in battles for nearly fifty years and had led countless troops. He could tell at a glance that neither the emperor nor Luo Sigong had been slacking off. During the three years that he had been away, their majesty had remained unremitting.

Let Qi Jiguang objectively evaluate the emperor's martial arts. Putting aside the emperor's identity, the emperor's level is just above the first to attack the enemy line, but below the fierce general. Moreover, His Majesty has strong endurance and is good at long battles. If he was on the Ulsan battlefield, he could also go in and out nine times and conquer the mountain city.

All the brave generals present can defeat His Majesty, but no one dares to be like Luo Sigong, who hit His Majesty without mercy and injured him. Who will pay his salary?

The emperor's identity cannot be ignored, which is no different from ignoring the facts.

"Your Majesty, I have overstepped my authority." Xiong Tingbi felt helpless. Luo Sigong dared to use such brutal force because he knew that he could not defeat him even if he tried his best.

Xiong Tingbi knew very well that even if he tried his best, His Majesty would lose face.

After a brief test, Zhu Yijun spotted Xiong Tingbi's weakness, swung his sword straight in, and slashed at Xiong Tingbi's left rib at an angle.

Xiong Tingbi blocked the knife casually, then his left hand suddenly stretched out like a ghost hand, grabbed the emperor's arm, stepped forward with his left foot, and threw the emperor to the ground over his shoulder.

Zhu Yijun was lying on the ground, feeling a little dizzy. He stared blankly at the ceiling. He was already very aware of the gap in strength, and it was really huge.

Because when throwing the emperor over his shoulder, Xiong Tingbi restrained his strength, dropped the knife, and lifted him up, which prevented the emperor from being knocked unconscious.

"Your Majesty has been exhausted after fighting for a long time. I won by chance, but this is not a fair victory." Xiong Tingbi hurriedly helped the emperor up and found a reason and excuse for the emperor. It was not that the emperor was not good at martial arts, but that the emperor had already fought a battle and was exhausted!

Zhu Yijun stood up and said indifferently, "What do you mean by fatigue and lack of physical strength after a long battle? It's just that you are not as skilled as others. Come on!"

After that, Xiong Tingbi never dared to win again. He played against the emperor for nineteen rounds, and His Majesty won with a score of nineteen to one.

This was a very pleasing exhibition match. The emperor's moves were decisive and swift, and Xiong Tingbi's defense was impenetrable, and finally this duel between the emperor and his subject was completed.

"Your Majesty is mighty!" Xiong Tingbi said sincerely.

"Your Majesty is mighty!" The military honorees blushed and shouted loudly.

For an emperor who was born a nobleman, being able to become an elite vanguard of the enemy and having endurance that surpassed most of the vanguards of the enemy made him a martial emperor who was ranked among the best in history and extremely powerful.

Of course the military heroes had to shout, as this was a show of loyalty and sincerity. They knew and saw clearly that His Majesty's achievements in martial arts today were not the result of talent, but of sweat and hard work.

"Okay, when you go to Japan, you must be careful. You can only be loyal if you are alive." Zhu Yijun patted Xiong Tingbi's arm and warned him very seriously: "Japan is not like the capital. If you are injured, you can't get medical treatment immediately. I will wait for you to come back."

"I thank your Majesty for your grace!" Xiong Tingbi bowed again. His Majesty was a very simple and easy to understand person. Winning was winning, losing was losing. His Majesty never boasted of victory. It was really not a shame to be unable to defeat a gifted warrior.

The only thing he did was to be honest and trustworthy without embellishing his achievements. This is one of the reasons why the Wanli Reform could last until today.

"Everyone present today will have a share. Take a roast goose." Zhu Yijun waved his hand and gave a small favor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." The military heroes thanked loudly but did not disperse. Instead, they watched the eldest prince and Qian Zhizhong fight against each other, just like they watched the emperor and Luo Sigong fight against each other back then.

Qi Jiguang watched for a while and sincerely disliked Qian Zhizhong, because he saw the words "sinister and vicious" in Qian Zhizhong's moves. He did not use bold and aggressive tactics, but instead used insidious moves that specialized in attacking the lower three routes. His moves were not ruthless, but vicious.

Not only Qi Jiguang, but also the military heroes who were watching all frowned after watching for a while. Qian Zhizhong's character was completely different from Luo Sigong's.

"This child has suffered too much, so he is like this. He is very sensible." Zhu Yijun watched this scene helplessly and talked to Qi Jiguang about Qian Zhizhong's background. Zhu Yijun also hoped that Qian Zhizhong would become more sunny and cheerful after getting rid of his past environment. But Qian Zhizhong became more and more sinister and vicious.

After hearing this, Qi Jiguang let out a sigh and said, "So that's how it is."

Qian Zhizhong suffered more at the age of nine than many people suffer in their entire lives. He was very clear about his identity and the emperor's purpose. He gladly accepted this arrangement of fate and was very grateful. Only after experiencing hardship can one know how hard this life is to come by.

Moreover, he worked hard to make himself qualified. He wanted to be an indomitable sword that killed people without shedding blood. He would use any means and do his utmost to kill all enemies of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, even if it cost him his own life.

Qian Zhizhong knew that if the emperor had not taken him out of the orphanage, he would not have survived the winter. His sister had already been sold to a human trafficking clinic. His resistance was futile and he would only end in death.

There is another reason why Qian Zhizhong practiced martial arts so hard, and that is what Zhu Changzhi said, "He and I are both human beings, there is no difference."

Qian Zhizhong had been with Zhu Changzhi for more than a year. Zhu Changzhi said and did what he said, and had never bullied any servant. Last time, Zhu Changzhi secretly hid maltose, and the Queen Mother wanted to punish him, but Zhu Changzhi asked the Queen Mother to punish him instead of letting a palace maid take the blame.

Qian Zhizhong watched for a long time and he knew that Zhu Changzhi had a good father and a good mother.

"General Qi, the southern tour will set out in seven days." Zhu Yijun and Qi Jiguang talked about business, the southern tour will set out in seven days.

Everything is ready, even the "Matters Regarding the Crown Prince's Stay" has been written, and we are just waiting for the day of the tour.

Qi Jiguang hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, how about this? I will lead the way for you, and Your Majesty will go next year. When Your Majesty goes, the blood will have been washed away, and I will clean it up."

Qi Jiguang's meaning was very clear. If a large-scale purge was to be launched, it would be better to let the emperor stay in the capital. It was not a safety issue, but an issue of crime.

He led the Beijing army there, killed everyone and cleaned up the place. When the Spring and Autumn Annals judged people for crimes in the future, it was still Qi Jiguang who acted recklessly, relying on his status as a duke and the protection of Zhang Juzheng. In the future, the literati could curse the country for having treacherous ministers.

You can curse as much as you want, but the person must be killed. The contradiction and conflict are already irreconcilable, so don't hesitate any longer. The longer you delay, the bigger the problem will be. If being gentle and kind doesn't work, just take out the knife.

"What General Qi said, if there was no order from me, what hatred or grudge do you have against them that you want to take revenge on them? It's untenable." Zhu Yijun didn't care much about it, but said that Qi Jiguang's behavior of taking the blame on himself was a lie.

"Your Majesty, they have a grudge against me." Qi Jiguang took a deep breath, stood at the edge of the parade ground, held on to the fence, and said through gritted teeth: "Your Majesty, the Japanese invasion was caused by them. Without these gentry and bureaucrats in Jiangnan, the Japanese invasion would not have been so serious and fierce."

"It's not them. Japan is a small country. The Japanese threat spread all over the southeast. How could so many people die? I have a grudge against them, and it's a big grudge."

"Your Majesty, they must be colluding with the Japanese."

From the ministers to the local gentry, everyone in the Ming Dynasty remained silent when the emperor put all the blame for the Japanese invasion on Japan. This was because the Japanese invasion could not be examined in detail, and if the emperor was not allowed to blame the Japanese pirates, he would put the blood debt on their heads.

Qi Jiguang was very clear that the Japanese pirates were not a force to be reckoned with at that time. They had neither advanced weapons nor vast territory. These pirates were no different from desperate criminals.

The fundamental cause of the Japanese invasion was the two major issues of maritime trade and tariffs, over which the imperial court and local governments were competing.

If we understand this fundamental contradiction clearly, we will be able to understand the roles played by these powerful and wealthy people, local celebrities and gentry in the Southern Yamen and Zhejiang.

"If we had just stopped there when we caused the Japanese invasion, it would have been fine. After all, the matter has passed. We should not talk about what has been done, nor should we advise against it. But when Wanli opened the seas, the court never organized official ships or official trade except for circumnavigating the world. They are so ungrateful that we can no longer tolerate them." Qi Jiguang explained why he did this.

The original matter has been settled, and there is no point in talking about it further. However, when Wanli opened the sea and other important events of the country, your Majesty's official ships and official trade were only allowed to sail around the world, and the rest were left to these Jiangnan gentry. This was your Majesty's compromise and kindness, and a concession to them.

As a result, these gentry secretly colluded with each other and produced a list of the families that had surrendered!
Let’s settle old and new grudges together!

As for his posthumous reputation, Qi Jiguang was not afraid at all. He was a military general, and it would be abnormal if he did not do something extraordinary.

"I will go there myself." Zhu Yijun said with certainty, "We will set off in seven days!"

Zhu Yijun did not agree with Qi Jiguang's idea. Qi Jiguang was certainly capable of taking the blame and was willing to take it, but Zhu Yijun did not let Qi Jiguang take it.

Zhu Yijun was the emperor and no one could blame him, but Qi Jiguang was a minister. When Qi Jiguang was alive, even if he was not in the capital, no one dared to report to the emperor and throw dirty water on him. However, Zhu Yijun had to protect his reputation after his death.

It’s a very simple truth, one that has been proven by history.

After Zhang Juzheng's death, the Zhang family was confiscated by Emperor Wanli, more than a dozen people starved to death, and the eldest son committed suicide. From then on, no court official was willing to work hard for the emperor.

There are many people who are willing to fight for the Ming Dynasty, but no one is willing to bear any infamy for the Ming Emperor.

When Li Zicheng captured Xuanfu and marched toward Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen wished someone would propose moving south, but no one was willing to step forward.

When Zhu Qizhen was hunting in the north and the Oirat Mongols were threatening Beijing, there was Yu Qian's desperate resistance in the court, and there were also people like Xu Youzhen who supported the migration to the south and felt that they should temporarily avoid the limelight. Even Xu Youzhen, who supported the migration to the south, at least at that time, dared to raise the issue, which meant that he was still willing to bear the infamy.

At that time, there were still ministers willing to work hard for the emperor.

But after Yu Qian, Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang experienced glory and disgrace, no official was willing to take on such responsibility anymore.

Zhu Yijun wanted to preserve the posthumous reputation of Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang, and even Wang Chonggu. As a result, Yu Qian's pursuit of glory and disgrace became an isolated case, a problem of Zhu Qizhen, the Ming Dynasty's emperor, rather than a problem of the Ming Dynasty.

"It's settled." Zhu Yijun didn't let Qi Jiguang say anything else. Even though Zhu Changzhi hid the maltose, he knew not to let the palace maids bear this crime. Zhu Yijun was an adult already, he couldn't be worse than a child.

When the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was preparing to leave, Luo Bingliang, the Southern Court Marshal who was on duty at the Tax Inspection Office of Songjiang Prefecture, received the emperor's secret edict. It took only two days for this edict to reach Songjiang Prefecture, and Luo Bingliang stood up immediately after receiving the edict. The case was undoubtedly a big one.

Luo Bingliang immediately realized the difficulty of this case.

First of all, we have to be quick. Before the news reaches the Southern Court, we have to surround and capture all the people in the Nanjing Imperial College as quickly as possible. This must be done quickly, as there are only three days.

The Ming Dynasty had coastal defense inspectors to deliver messages, and these powerful and wealthy families also had their own desperate men and information channels.

It was impossible for the imperial court to keep such a big thing secret. When Luo Bingliang was in the capital, he knew that the officials between the various departments had very close contacts. They would even share the secrets they knew with each other in order to fully understand the information.

The Ministry of Rites has accepted this case, and all the officials in the Ministry of Rites will definitely spread the news.

Even if the clerk of the Ministry of Rites did not disclose the secret, Xia Zongyao and Li Xianfang were looking for witnesses and waiting to be summoned at Zuo Shunmen, which meant that something big must have happened.

Moreover, Luo Bingliang did not trust Lu Shusheng very much. When Lu Shusheng opposed the new policy, Luo Bingliang was still in the Northern Yamen. He did not have a good impression of this person. To put it nicely, he was a man who retired at the height of his career. To put it bluntly, he was not magnanimous and resolute.

This period is only three days at most.

In addition, the person doing the work must be loyal enough.

Once the person who actually does the work leaks the news in advance, the capital will be like an iron barrel, and those who should know will still know.

After looking around, Luo Bingliang did not choose the Tiqi of the Southern Pacification Office, nor did he choose the Tax Inspector. Most of the Tiqi of the Southern Pacification Office were locals, and the Tax Inspector had economic dealings with these wealthy families.

This is inevitable. After all, some communication is inevitable before a complete breakdown.

Luo Bingliang chose the coastal defense inspectors to carry out this task. This group of people were all poor laborers. Going out to sea was extremely difficult. Anyone with a little bit of wealth would not do such a hard and risky job.

Hydrofoil sailboats are not easy to operate and are very dangerous.

Most importantly, the Coast Guard patrols have gone through countless tests and proven their loyalty.

If the coast guard inspectors could relax a little and turn a blind eye to the opium business, they could make a fortune for several lifetimes. The coast guard inspectors who have been fighting on the front line for a long time are the best candidates at this moment.

Luo Bingliang immediately went to the Navy Office in Jinze Garden and met Zhang Cheng, the eunuch and admiral of the Songjiang Navy. Zhang Cheng was the adopted son of the second ancestor Zhang Hong. Similarly, Zhang Cheng received a secret decree from the emperor, asking him to cooperate with Luo Bingliang's actions.

"General Luo Ti, we have already transferred 300 coastal defense inspectors from Sandu'ao, plus the Nan Ya Ti Cavalry and Songjiang Navy, a total of 3,000 people." Zhang Cheng and Luo Bingliang had the same judgment. He did not choose the coastal defense inspectors of Songjiang Prefecture, but ordered the transfer of coastal defense inspectors with more than three years of experience from the Sandu'ao Navy's base.

The natural harbor of Sanduao has been developed into the base of the Ming Dynasty Navy. All training of new troops and resettlement of veterans are carried out in Sanduao Port. Being able to serve in Sanduao Port for a long time is already a screening, and coastal defense inspection is also a screening. Working for more than three years is another screening.

This is already very reliable.

This time, the Coast Guard inspector acted as a temporary grassroots officer to prevent the leakage of confidential information before the action.

"They will arrive this afternoon. Let's take them with us. Tax inspection is a major matter for the court. We can't let this matter have too much impact." Zhang Cheng thought for a moment and said with a smile, "I am a eunuch, so I am not afraid of being scolded."

Although Zhang Cheng was very polite in his words, as this was a major matter of taxation and he was a eunuch and was not afraid of being scolded, it seemed that he was afraid that Luo Bingliang's knife would break, but Luo Bingliang had completely seen through his thoughts, and Zhang Cheng did not trust Luo Bingliang at all.

Although the emperor thought that Luo Bingliang's son Luo Sigong was the emperor's sparring partner and Luo Bingliang was completely tied to the emperor's chariot, Zhang Cheng never trusted Luo Bingliang, and the accounts of the Tax Inspection Office were all checked by Zhang Cheng.

The Pacification Office and the eunuchs in the inner court have been fighting for nearly two hundred years, so it is impossible to trust them.

"Zhang Dadang, we have to hurry on this matter. Apart from arresting the rebels within three days, we have to clean up the blood before His Majesty arrives at the Southern Court." Luo Bingliang did not show any anger, but stated his position very simply.

Are you, Zhang Cheng, the only loyal minister? Isn't Luo Bingliang?

Luo Bingliang was a little helpless about this distrust. After all, he had worldly desires, but Zhang Cheng did not.

"General Luo Ti is also acting on the king's orders, so let's go together." Zhang Cheng hesitated and chose to go together.

The monk may run away, but the temple cannot. Unless those guys from the Southern Court Imperial College commit suicide immediately after hearing the news, they will be captured and interrogated no matter where they are.

Zhang Cheng and Luo Bingliang led a total of 3,000 coastal defense inspectors, imperial guards, and Songjiang navy soldiers. When they arrived at the Imperial College, the college was in a state of peace and prosperity.

"Tsk tsk, are you planning to hold a poetry reading?" Zhang Cheng reined in his horse. It was already nightfall, but the Imperial College did not seem to be following the curfew order and was still brightly lit.

"From March 3rd to the end of April, every seven days, a different theme will be changed for reciting poems and composing couplets." Duke of Wei Xu Bangrui was already very old and ill. He was in charge of the defense of Nanjing.

When Xu Bangrui learned that Luo Bingliang was leading his men from Songjiang Prefecture, he directly ordered the city gates to be opened, and took his son Xu Weizi, followed by Zhang Cheng and Luo Bingliang to the Imperial College.

Xu Bangrui was seriously ill and kept coughing, but he had to crawl over. Even if these rebels really took over the world, could they give the Xu family two dukes? Even if they could, why would they bother?
To rebel and become emperor, one needs a bit of divine will. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang were asked to do it again, he would not dare to say that he would succeed.

Xu Bangrui not only came himself, he also ordered all the city gates of Yingtian Prefecture to be closed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Anyone who violates this will be charged with the crime of treason.

(End of this chapter)