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Chapter 244 8.20 The court discusses to vacate the cage and change the bird
Chapter 8

8.20 The court deliberated and vacated the cage to change the bird

More than half a month later, in the capital, the Imperial Study Room of Daming Palace.

"Your Majesty, I have just received the military report that the civil unrest in the south of the Yangtze River has made considerable progress. Pingyuan Bo Weixu was ordered to go out of the city to respond to the defense. He has already established a firm foothold, but because of insufficient troops, he is recruiting on the spot. .

However, he also used the elite cavalry in his hand to harass the bandit army continuously. By the time the military report was sent out, the beheading had been no less than [-] ranks, and the bandit force outside Jinling City has been greatly reduced. " Niu Jizong respectfully reported.

"Is it only here?" Even though Emperor Yongzheng had great opinions on Wei Xu, the good news he finally heard at this time made him feel a lot better, but he immediately thought of another question, "What about other places? What progress?"

"This—" Niu Jizong paused, but he still had to report honestly, "Returning to Your Majesty, the only good news these days is that no city has fallen yet."

"Huh—" Emperor Yongzheng breathed a long sigh of relief, and sat down on the chair weakly, "Since I was enthroned, although I dare not speak of a virtuous name, I have been diligent in government affairs, day and night, why is this so?"

"I'm waiting for death!" More than a dozen core ministers in the study fell to their knees.

"Death crime?" Emperor Yongzheng stood up abruptly, "If punishing your crimes can make this Jiangnan chaos peaceful, how can I forgive you? Millions of people are in chaos, corrupting Jiangnan, what will the history books say about me? ah?"

The civil and military officials of the whole place broke out in cold sweat.

"Your Majesty is serious. It's just a mere civil disorder, and there will be a day when it will be calmed down." Shen Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, as the No. 1 official, can only bite the bullet and explain, "Now Uncle Pingyuan has made progress. If you want to come later."

"A mere guard is just standing firm now. Since we are talking about replenishing troops, we think the loss is not small. Beheading [-] ranks is nothing compared to hundreds of thousands of rioters?" Emperor Yongzheng interrupted angrily. he.

"Your Majesty, since Uncle Pingyuan has made progress, but the results are not great, presumably it is due to the lack of troops. If he is allowed to expand his army to quell the chaos, he will surely win a big victory." Niu Jizong still had to help Wei Xu spoke.

It has been nearly two months since the civil unrest, and even if the intelligence lines of all parties have not been fully restored, at least they can make do with it. Just two days ago, Wei Xu's information was sent to the Zhen Guogong Mansion.

The conditions are very simple, the expansion of the army, the benefits are very direct, he will arrange four temporary positions for thousands of households, whoever the martial arts side will report to, and the credit will be guaranteed to be enough for them to be promoted to the commander of the guard, or at least the commander.

In other words, Wei Xu promised to help the four of them break through the restrictions of the fifth to fourth ranks, and let them enter the middle ranks from low-level officials. Such conditions are enough for Niu Jizong to consider carefully.

His request was also very simple. The title of "Guard Commander" was obviously not enough for him to continue to raise troops and train soldiers. The position he was looking for was Admiral Jiangnan, which was a real shortage of the third rank.

Although theoretically, the admiral is only in control of the soldiers, but Wei Xu had a plan to take advantage of the civil unrest to "cleanse" his secret troops on the hills and let them wear the cloak of the official army.

The method is very simple. The nobles in the capital helped him obtain permission to send troops throughout the south of the Yangtze River, and he led the troops to sweep up the rioters.

Then, integrate the troops near the top of the mountain, and then report a deputy Qianhu to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion. At that time, they will take the position of Qianhu, give them a name, and leave real power to themselves.

Of course, not all Qianhusuo did this. Just as the conditions he promised Niu Jizong said, there were only four places, and the remaining Qianhus adopted another method, that is, "vacate the cage for the bird."

After "helping" these thousand households are finished, they report the situation in the name of the original thousand households. Anyway, seals and the like can be forged, and the dead don't have to worry about being exposed. The content of the official documents is nothing more than heavy losses and replenishment of troops.

After a period of time, the names of deputy thousand households and hundreds of households killed in battle can be used. The names in the new newspaper have already been replaced by their own family members, and finally they report "Qianhu died in battle", and the entire thousand households have been replaced. .

As for whether the imperial court will find out, it can only be said to be overthinking. The control of the feudal dynasty has always been sloppy. Even in the so-called "prosperous age", this is the case in general. Refer to the "army" who is half paid.

This kind of operation can't be done overnight. It doesn't matter if there is no time limit of more than three months.

Not only can this be done for those thousands of households and soldiers camps, but also for the tentacles of the royal family in the south of the Yangtze River. In fact, it is not so secretive, and quite a few people's identities are semi-disclosed. of.

At that time, no matter whether it is right or wrong, it will be right to have a wave of "rioters". As the saying goes, "clean the house before treating guests." If we don't sweep away these nails behind the scenes, it is sheer nonsense to talk about "controlling Jiangnan". "Jinling Guards Expands the Army" Emperor Yongzheng suddenly frowned.

"Your Majesty, the commander of the guards has not yet completed the replenishment of troops, and there is no rush to expand the army. It will not be too late after he completes the replenishment and has a firm foothold." Wang Feng, Minister of the Ministry of War, topped the vat in time.

"What Aiqing said is reasonable." Emperor Yongzheng nodded in satisfaction. After all, the south of the Yangtze River is in chaos.

"Your Majesty is holy!" Niu Jizong was aware of this problem a long time ago, and he didn't feel uncomfortable after being rejected, so he stepped back decisively to negotiate conditions, "It's just that there are riots everywhere, and it's too wasteful to trap an elite soldier in one place.

In my humble opinion, it is better to give Wei Xu an order to allow him to sweep the Jiangnan area and pacify as many places as possible. As for the issue of meritorious service, we might as well wait until after the war to discuss it. "

"Good!" Emperor Yongzheng looked at a group of civil servants first, and nodded in agreement after none of them raised their opinions.

"Your Majesty, civil unrest is rampant now, harming the local area, and many officials and people suffer. If some gentry in the country are allowed to organize the people to defend themselves, even if the civil unrest cannot be quelled, it will also prevent them from coercing the people." Luo Xian, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, said.

"Your Majesty, civil unrest is rampant now, and it costs a lot to mobilize the army to quell the chaos. The Ministry of Households does not have much money now. If the gentry can keep themselves on their own, at least some of it can be saved." Jiang Xing, Minister of the Ministry of Households, added a knife.

"Huh?" Emperor Yongzheng didn't wrinkle, he always felt that something was wrong, but what the two ministers said made sense, so he hesitated for a while.

"Your Majesty, such an important matter cannot be decided in a short while, so it's better to think about it." Shi Guangzhu bowed and said, while concealing the strange expression on his face when he lowered his head.

Almost like him, everyone in Wu Xun's side in the imperial study lowered their heads, but no one raised any objections. Feng Tang, who was the only one with a troubled face, was also held back by Liu Fang.

"What Shi Aiqing said is reasonable." Emperor Yongzheng nodded, and after everyone discussed some matters, he signaled everyone to back down.

"Your Majesty, why are you so distressed? The affairs of the world cannot be resolved in one day. Even though the civil disturbance in the south of the Yangtze River is huge, it is only a temporary problem. Relying on Your Majesty's blessings, the soldiers will use their lives. Why worry about the war being uneven?

What's more, today, the concubine listened to the words of several love ministers, but she didn't mean to be nervous, on the contrary, she was more afraid of His Majesty Longwei. Empress Xu came out from the back room, put down a cup of ginseng soup and smiled.

"Why don't I know? Although the civil turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River is great, it will only last for a year or so, and I can afford to wait." Emperor Yongzheng sat helplessly on the chair, allowing the queen to help massage his temples, "But what about after the peace?

Jiangnan is originally a place of wealth and taxation in the world. After this civil unrest, I am afraid that it will take three to five years to slow down. If the money cannot be collected, many things will not be able to be done. If there is another natural disaster, how will I deal with it?Another civil unrest? "

"This——" Empress Xu smiled wryly and stopped the massage, "I can't say anything about myself, but, as the saying goes, 'the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge', we can only talk about the future."

"That's all, that's the only way to go." Emperor Yongzheng had nothing to do about it, "I heard that Cheng Engong was attacked by rioters? It doesn't matter now, right?"

"Your Majesty, thank you for your concern. Although my father was frightened a lot, he was fine. Thanks to the servants under his command who were willing to work hard to block the wave of rioters, only my father ran out with a few people in the end.

Fortunately, the eldest brother didn't come with him because of something else, otherwise, if there was a mistake, the concubine didn't know what to do. "Empress Xu said with lingering fear.

"That's good." Emperor Yongzheng nodded, "By the way, what did Zitong think of Luo Aiqing and Jiang Aiqing's suggestion at the end?"

"This——" Empress Xu lowered her head slightly, her eyes flickering, and she spoke after a while, "I don't dare to talk about political affairs, I just said it casually, if the people below have military power, I'm afraid."

"Huh?" Emperor Yongzheng was not stupid, and immediately frowned, "But there is nothing wrong with what Aiqing said. Even if the chaos subsides soon, the rats in the treasury may starve to death."

"If that's the case, how about setting a limit?" Empress Xu stood behind Emperor Yongzheng, her expression constantly changing, "For example, how many people can be sent by Your Majesty to supervise the affairs of Minzhuang?"

"Yes!" After thinking for a long time, Emperor Yongzheng nodded slowly.

(End of this chapter)