Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 154 Central Plains Supervisor o
Given such a good opportunity to deal with Wang Daoqiu, Xia Yan would not let it go.So after reading the Tang newspaper, he hurried to Wanshou Palace with the Tang newspaper.

Arriving at the Longevity Palace, Xia Yan sent Tang Bao in through the small yellow gate.As soon as Emperor Jiajing, the pig brother, saw the riots of the victims in Shandong, he had already laid down the news of Yanzhou City. His lust that was aroused by the singing girls suddenly disappeared without a trace.

As if he was mentally ill, Emperor Jiajing swung his sleeves and kicked out the musicians and singers with shouts.Then he put his hands on his waist and said angrily to Lu Fang beside him: "Lü Fang, please send an order to the cabinet, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, Lu Bing, and that Wang Daoqiu to enter the palace immediately to discuss politics."

"Here"

Lu Fang went out after receiving the order. As soon as he arrived at the door, Xia Laogou approached him with a smile and asked, "Father, did the emperor send me in?"

"No, Mr. Xia, the emperor's decree is for the cabinet, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Lu Governor, and Wang Shizhong to enter the palace immediately to discuss government affairs. Mr. Xia, you still have to wait here until everyone is here before going in!"

While saying these words, Lu Fang waved to the little eunuch at the door to come over. As soon as he finished speaking, he did not give Xia Yan a chance to reply, and directly began to order the little eunuchs to immediately go and find the person whom Emperor Jiajing had called. , all called to the palace.

After giving instructions to the young eunuch, Lu Fang also did not give Xia Yan a chance to speak. He quickly walked towards the Longevity Palace and said goodbye to Xia Yan, not caring whether Xia Yan was shouting from behind, "Eunuch, please stay." "Eunuch, please stay." ".

When Xia Yan was the first assistant, not to mention when the young eunuch went to his place to deliver orders, Xia Yan would always sit down and scold him at every turn, treating the palace servants as if they were his own domestic slaves.It was Lu Fang who went to Xia Yan to tell Emperor Jiajing's words. Xia Yan also always sat there with a big horse and let Lu Fang stand and talk. Let alone tea, he didn't even have a seat. He even gave him Lu Fang instructions from time to time. , teach Lu Fang how to be a man.

Xia Yan used to be so crazy. He despised everyone in the world except Emperor Jiajing.Now that Xia Yan has lost his power, it's too late to make people smile!So now facing Xia Yan's smiling face, Lu Fang had no intention of paying attention to him, let alone letting him go to see Emperor Jiajing alone.

Lu Fang refused to give face, and Xia Yan had no choice but to wait at the gate of Wanshou Palace.

At the beginning of the lanterns, Wang Daoqiu, who was knocked at the door by the eunuch of Xiyuan, could only ride on his horse and go to Xiyuan in the dark.

When he arrived at the gate of Xiyuan, Wang Daoqiu met Lu Bing who was also riding over.As soon as he saw Lu Bing coming, Wang Daoqiu hurriedly dismounted and went over to help Lu Bing lead the horse so that Lu Bing could come down. He said, "Brother Donghu, I have alarmed you too. I heard that the little chamberlain who called me from the palace said that the man from Shandong The police came to report that the victims of the Shandong disaster had rebelled. Brother Donghu, do you, the Jinyi Guards, have any news about this?"

When Lu Bing heard Wang Daoqiu ask about this matter, after he got off his horse, Lu Bing pulled Wang Daoqiu aside and whispered in a low voice: "To be honest with Liangzhen, the pigeon message that just came from Shandong at nightfall said that Tens of thousands of disaster victims in Shandong have captured Yanzhou Prefecture and most of the counties under Yanzhou Prefecture. Now only Jeju in Yanzhou Prefecture is still in the hands of the imperial army. Liangzhen, this matter is getting serious. According to Ge Xin from Shandong He said, now the family of King Lu and Duke Yansheng have all fallen into the hands of the mob, what a disaster! If a prince and Duke Yansheng are exterminated, how will the court explain to the world? Does the Ming court still have prestige? ?”

Damn it, the Shandong righteous people arrested King Lu and Kong Laoer's family. Isn't this what he wanted to do, but he was afraid of doing it?Thank you, thank you to the victims of the Shandong disaster for helping the people of Shandong and getting rid of King Lu, this century-old scourge.Thank you, thank you to the victims of the disaster in Shandong for helping the flower-growing people and getting rid of Kong Laoer's family, a thousand-year scourge for the flower-growing people.

Thinking of the great evil King Lu and the joy of having his entire family slaughtered by the cult leader Kong Laoer, Wang Daoqiu couldn't help but smile.

Seeing that Wang Daoqiu was still laughing at this time, Lu Bing said angrily: "Liangzhen, why are you still laughing at this time? Liangzhen, you must know that the victims of the disaster are dispatched to transport them." The work-for-relief project by the river was your suggestion to the court. Now that the victims have rebelled, you cannot escape joint responsibility, so Xia Yan, the old dog, will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble."

"Hahahaha, Brother Donghu, you are wrong. To be honest, Brother Donghu, I'm really hoping that Xia Yan will come out and impeach me on this matter when the next court meeting comes!"

"What, Liangzhen, are you still eager for Xia Yan to impeach you for this matter before the emperor? Liangzhen, what do you mean?"

"Hahahaha, brother Donghu, you still can't figure out the secret behind this? Yes, I proposed the work-for-relief policy, but the emperor and the cabinet agreed to it at the time. If Xia Yan attacks this policy now, Isn't it tantamount to implying that the emperor and the other three cabinet ministers are indiscriminate?"

"This, this! Liangzhen, you are right. Our emperor really has this temper. Okay, just don't have anything to do. Liangzhen is still smart. He can figure out everything as soon as he thinks about it. It's because my brother has been thinking about it just now. You are so worried, hahahaha!"

While chatting, Wang Daoqiu and Lu Bing quickly entered Xiyuan.When they arrived at the entrance of Wanshou Palace, they saw Xia Yan standing there looking at them with hatred in his eyes. Wang Daoqiu and Lu Bing did not answer Xia Yan.

Anyway, everyone's grudges are now public, and there is no need to be polite or impolite.So when Wang Daoqiu and Lu Bing saw Xia Yan, the second minister in the cabinet, they ignored court etiquette and walked past him without saluting.Let the little yellow door at the door go in and announce that the two of you are going in to meet the driver.After Xiao Huangmen listened to Lu Bing's words, he politely replied: "The emperor knows that the two adults will arrive earlier than the elders riding in sedan chairs. Therefore, the emperor has decreed that after the two adults arrive, , you can go in directly to see the driver without having to pass the call."

Xiao Huangmen said this in a loud voice, as if he was deliberately trying to make Xia Yan angry.So as soon as Xiao Huangmen finished speaking, Wang Daoqiu and Lu Bing went straight into the Longevity Palace, while Xia Yan stood there, his face red with anger.

Wang Daoqiu and Lu Bing entered the Longevity Palace and saw Emperor Jiajing sitting on the dragon couch with a depressed look on his face. He held his chin in one hand and seemed to be thinking about life.

After Wang Daoqiu and Lu Bing finished their salutes and stood on the left and right sides of Emperor Jiajing according to their private habits, Emperor Jiajing said leisurely: "I am doing it myself! Nalu King Zhu Guan always His evil deeds brought great disaster to the people of Yanzhou, and also tarnished the purity of our Ming Dynasty royal family. But I always thought of his youth and his filial piety every year, so I protected him."

"Lu Ermao, you warned me earlier that King Zhu Guan of Nalu was extremely harsh on the victims and might provoke a civil uprising. But at that time, I felt that you, Lu Ermao, were being alarmist, so I didn't take your words seriously. The thing is, I just sent my servant to Yanzhou privately to convey my instructions to Zhu Guan, asking him to cooperate with the court in disaster relief and stop fooling around. But, but...! Hey, Ermao, I regret not listening to you in the first place! Otherwise, why As for this? Now, tens of thousands of disaster victims have rebelled, and several prefectures and counties have been captured. To suppress the rebellion, it will cost millions of taels of silver and hundreds of thousands of lives! Ermao, I I should have listened to you in the first place!”

Emperor Jiajing had always been strong and would not admit his mistakes even if he was beaten to death, but now he admitted his mistakes in front of Wang Daoqiu and Lu Bing, which frightened Wang Daoqiu and Lu Bing.

This matter has nothing to do with Wang Daoqiu. He has been announcing the conscription in the past few days, so he can remain silent now.As for Lu Bing, the person involved, in this situation, he had no place to hide even if he wanted to.So Lu Bing could only say a lot of things against his will in front of Emperor Jiajing, and attributed the responsibility for the civil uprising to the unrepentant death of Lu Wang Zhu Guan, and the instigation of the mob by someone with a heart.

After being comforted by Lu Bing for a while, Emperor Jiajing felt better, and then he said to Wang Daoqiu: "Wang Qing, there are too many reasons for this civil uprising that cannot be explained to outsiders. I don't want to cause trouble in the city. In Among all the ministers in the court, you and Lu Bing are the only ones who understand me best, so I want you to take charge of the suppression of the rebellion in Shandong. Moreover, you are the imperial envoy that the court is preparing to send to Shandong to take charge of the military affairs of Shandong and Henan provinces. Minister, I am justified in sending you there. Wang Qing, can you handle this matter in Shandong?"

Emperor Jiajing said all this in a roundabout way. He didn't want the outside world to know that it was because Emperor Jiajing accepted King Lu's filial piety every year and indulged King Lu that he made King Lu lawless and brought trouble to the place for more than ten years. Even this time It also directly provoked a popular uprising.

For this reason, he asked Wang Daoqiu, a close minister, to suppress the uprising to prevent the so-called Qingliu and Xun officials from being exposed to insider information that cannot be made public.

Emperor Jiajing gave such an instruction, how could Wang Daoqiu refuse?So as soon as Emperor Jiajing finished speaking, Wang Daoqiu knelt down and said sincerely: "I obey the decree! This civil uprising is caused by the servants around King Lu, who are doing whatever they want in the name of King Lu. King Lu I was deceived by them when I was young, and King Lu is responsible for his negligence in this matter."

After receiving the order, Wang Daoqiu went against his will and cleared King Lu of his responsibility in this matter.This made Emperor Jiajing very satisfied. He knew that Wang Daoqiu understood what he meant.So as soon as Wang Daoqiu finished speaking, Emperor Jiajing said: "My beloved, for my sake, you have a heart. Well, it is the end of July, and autumn is about to begin. At this time of year, the Tatars in the north Horses, after being reared in spring and summer, are fat and strong in autumn, and have the strongest horse power."

"So every autumn, the Tatars will take advantage of their strong horse power to go south to grab some winter supplies in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, every autumn, for the nine northern borders of the Ming Dynasty, it is the time of year when border troubles are the most serious. To prevent autumn. So this time to suppress the rebellion in Shandong, I cannot transfer the nine-border border army to you. Wang Qing? I asked you to recruit troops on the spot, can you do it?"

The nine borders of the north must guard against autumn, and Beijing’s Jingying, this iron-blooded army that once followed Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, galloped across the Mongolian desert. After more than 100 years of peace, now he can only serve as a guard of honor. When there are large-scale celebrations in the country, he will come out to pose , has been completely reduced from a practical product to an ornamental product.

Emperor Jiajing also knew about the garbage in Jingying, so he ordered Wang Daoqiu to go to Shandong to quell the rebellion. Emperor Jiajing did not mention Jingying and just asked Wang Daoqiu to recruit troops by himself.

An army is reduced to nothing more than good-looking. This is also the fate that all armies cannot escape in a long-term state of peace.Wang Daoqiu is well versed in the history of the world for nearly 2000 years and knows this fate, so he does not ask Emperor Jiajing to mobilize the capital to fight.

After thinking about Emperor Jiajing's words for a while, Wang Daoqiu said: "Your Majesty, it is no problem to let me recruit my own troops on the spot. Huaixi, not far from Shandong, has produced strong armies since ancient times, which is the foundation for Taizu and his family to start their business. . But Your Majesty, since ancient times, the primary factor in recruiting troops has been money. I have talent in dealing with money. You know this, Your Majesty. So, Your Majesty, it is okay for me to recruit troops, but Your Majesty, you must give me autonomy in dealing with money. Also, Your Majesty, I have to choose the generals in the army I have formed. In addition, Your Majesty, you have to promise me that regardless of whether Shandong's rebellion is successful or not, you will have to transfer me from the army after one year. I don't want to die."

I don’t want to die. Emperor Jiajing understood Wang Daoqiu’s words and expressed his appreciation for Wang Daoqiu’s awareness of current affairs.It is true that one of your ministers is in charge of a strong army, and he also has the power to pay for his own military expenses and select his own generals. So, does your army belong to the country, the emperor, or is it your own private army?
Emperor Jiajing was very satisfied with Wang Daoqiu's clear understanding, so he happily agreed to Wang Daoqiu's request on the spot.

Emperor Jiajing was very satisfied with Wang Daoqiu's attitude, but he didn't know the effect of moisturizing things silently.Just like the Beiyang Army in later generations, even if the Qing Dynasty fired Lao Yuan and allowed him to become a common man, wouldn't the Beiyang Army still only listen to Lao Yuan?

(End of this chapter)