I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 317 Yongping Rebellion

"Your Majesty, I feel that something is wrong with this matter. Not to mention the part-time secretary of the Military Aircraft Department, there is no precedent to follow.

Let's just say that Wei Chen has just entered the Hanlin Academy and is not familiar with court affairs. If he suddenly takes on this important task, he may not be qualified. What if he ruins the important affairs of the court? "

Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng was so "humble", Zhu Youxiao was completely unimpressed. He waved his hands and said:

"That's why I asked you to take on the errands of the secretary's office. You are not asked to discuss matters. You are only responsible for drafting edicts and keeping files. This is what I expect of you, but I cannot allow you to refuse.

Just considering that you have errands for the Military Aircraft Department and the Hanlin Academy at the same time, your future tasks may be complicated and trivial.You may have to travel between places when the time comes, so you have to persevere and never slack off. "

Seeing that the emperor talked so much and was so insistent, Lu Xiangsheng would be disrespectful if he refused again.

"Thank you for your majesty's kindness. I have nothing to repay. I will do my best to serve your majesty from now on."

"That's good, then I'll feel relieved."

The Secretariat of the Military Aircraft Department is just the beginning. Zhu Youxiao will take advantage of the past two years to train Lu Xiangsheng in the Military Aircraft Department, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War and other agencies.Let him be familiar with the court's procedures and operating mechanisms, so that he can have a thorough understanding of government affairs, and then assign him specific positions to serve.

He Ning and others on the side also sighed secretly in their hearts after hearing this, this Lu Zhuangyuan is really extraordinary!To be taken so seriously by His Majesty the Emperor, his future prospects may be limitless. It seems that he needs to make good friends.

"Your Majesty, Minister of Military and Aircraft Sun Chengzong would like to see you."

Just as Zhu Youxiao was giving Lu Xiangsheng instructions, a voice asking for permission suddenly came from outside the door.

"come in."

After a while, Sun Chengzong was seen walking in slowly with a question book.But when he saw that there was Enke No. [-] scholar Lu Xiangsheng in Dongnuan Pavilion, he was slightly startled. He seemed very surprised as to why Lu Xiangsheng appeared here.

"Your Majesty Saint Ann."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and told Sun Chengzong not to be too polite, and then asked Zhang Chang to give Sun Chengzong a seat.

"Where does Sun Aiqing's so-called come from?"

"Your Majesty, Taining Marquis Chen Liangbi reported a great victory to Yongping Mansion."

When Sun Chengzong heard this, he glanced at Lu Xiangsheng for a while, raised the title book high, and reported to the emperor.

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, his face changed slightly, and he was immediately overjoyed and said quickly:
"Submit it quickly."

"Your Majesty, since the number of rebels in Yongping Prefecture is small and they have been detected by the Jinyi Guards, Taining Marquis led the Yaowu Army cavalry to go ahead and divided the troops into two groups. They went all the way to Yongping Prefecture City and directly took over the Yongping Prefecture Yamen. Before Li Daimo, the Prime Minister of Yongping Prefecture, could react, he was captured by Chen Liangbi.

After a subsequent search, letters with Xu Hongru, Zhang Molin of Luanzhou and others were indeed found in his home. Then, according to the map, they immediately captured the five people including Yongping Palace Master Bo He Youfang and Inspector Fang Cheng Ruyin. "

Zhu Youxiao also took the question book and read it in detail, thinking to himself that Chen Liangbi was fast enough. He not only captured Li Daimo from Yongping Fucheng, but also sent a group of elite troops to attack Zhang Molin's house in Luanzhou. Di.

Mo Lin had not received any news at all in advance, and at this time he still wanted to collude with Xu Hongru, Li Daimo and others to plan something big.Unexpectedly, Tan Mian led his elite troops to break into the house and captured it in one fell swoop. He couldn't react at all, so his home was ransacked and arrested.

He took the opportunity to win over the trained White Lotus followers. It was impossible for a few hundred people to fight against the elite Yaowu Army, and they were all wiped out.

"That's great. Jingying did not disappoint me."

Zhu Youxiao looked at the question book and felt happy.Although he didn't pay attention to Bai Lian's rebellion in Yongping Mansion at all, he was still happy that he could eliminate the hidden danger now.

However, sending the Yaowu Army to Yongping Mansion is not just about annihilating the rebels, otherwise it would really be Zhang Fei's embroidery, overkill and underutilization.

"Zhang Molin's entire family was ransacked and sent to the prison of the Capital Punishment Department for interrogation. The rest of the people involved will be severely punished as long as they participate in Bailian's betrayal of the party and secretly plotted against the party. All the land in the family will be confiscated. Have the Ministry of Revenue and Shuntian Prefecture sent anyone there?"

Sun Chengzong had long known that the emperor would ask this question, and he had already made a draft in his mind. When he saw this, he quickly raised his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, the cabinet has sent people from the Ministry of Revenue. As soon as they arrive, they will join hands with officials from Shuntian Prefecture and Yongping Prefecture to start sorting out land taxes and account books, and vigorously promote Juntian tax equalization." "Okay, what happened in Shuntian Prefecture before? Secondly, the Yongping Prefecture has been secretly obstructing the implementation of equal land and equal taxes, and has ignored even repeated orders. This time I will see who dares to secretly obstruct it again. "

Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. Shuntian Prefecture's implementation of land equalization and tax equalization was very difficult. It has been three months, but the results have not shown improvement.Although Sun Chengzong, Ye Xianggao and others have been urging, the Ministry of Household Affairs has also been focusing on the implementation of this matter.

However, it cannot be implemented in stubborn places such as Jiju and Yongpyeong in the northeast of Gyeonggi Province.The wealthy families in these places are either those who are rooted in Yongping like Zhang Molin, or they have the support of nobles from the imperial court or military commanders from Jizhou Town, and they scorn the imperial government's implementation of equal land and equal taxes. They are totally indifferent.Even if the officials of Shuntian Prefecture explain the pros and cons, it will be of no avail.

So Zhu Youxiao thought that this time he would kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. In the name of wiping out Bailian's rebel party, he directly killed Zhang Molin's family, in order to shock the tigers, and then implement equalization of land and labor in Yongping.At that time, if anyone dares to play tricks again, then we will investigate whether he has an affair with the White Lotus Sect and punish him for the same crime.

"You, Ye Xianggao, Zhu Guozhen and others must take care of this matter this time. We must take this opportunity to implement the issue of equalization of land and equal service and win it! Anyone who pleads for mercy will be rejected.

I will also support you and work hard to get this matter done.As long as Yongping and Jizhou are able to equalize land and service, other places in Gyeonggi will not stand in the way. "

"I understand, Your Majesty, please rest assured."

When Sun Chengzong heard this, he felt relieved instantly.Compared with countering the rebellion, this matter was what he and the others in the cabinet were most concerned about. Now seeing that the emperor was so supportive, they immediately responded.

"By the way, Sun Aiqing, I forgot to tell you. After I found out that Lu Xiangsheng came to the Hanlin Academy to report today, I sent someone to call him over. I was thinking that the Military Aircraft Department was short of a book clerk, so I asked Lu Xiangsheng to take over the book clerk's job. , let him come to the Military Aircraft Department to help out on weekdays."

Sun Chengzong was slightly surprised when he heard this. He forgot about it for a moment, thinking that he really underestimated this Lu Xiangsheng.Although the position of the Secretariat of the Military Aircraft Department is low, it is a big deal to have access to the military.On the first day that Lu Xiangsheng took office, the emperor couldn't wait to arrange such an important position for him. It seemed that he valued him more than usual. I really couldn't understand why His Majesty valued him so much?No matter what, just follow the Holy Instructions.

"Lu Xiuzuan is a quick thinker. It would be great if he could also serve as secretary of the Military Aircraft Department. It's just that Lu Xiuzuan has just joined the job, and he may not be familiar with the rules and regulations of the court. He will have to work harder by then. That’s all.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao immediately heard that Sun Chengzong wanted to persuade him not to appoint Lu Xiangsheng easily. Otherwise, Lu Xiangsheng would be easily criticized if he took up this position without any qualifications.

"This is reasonable. I have told Lu Xiangsheng before that the Military Aircraft Department is busy with affairs, and he will have to shoulder more responsibilities in the future. I think there is a ready-made good teacher now! Mr. Sun Ge, don't you also do this? With the title of Imperial Academy's Attendant, Lu Xiangsheng can be well-guided by the Military Aircraft Department so that he can better acquire it."

Hearing what the emperor said, Sun Chengzong sighed slightly in his heart. It seemed that the emperor did not listen to his words and insisted on re-employing Lu Xiangsheng.

He believed that as long as this news spread, those officials would write a letter of impeachment.But seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, he didn't say much and could only say yes.

"Wei Chen understands."

"Your Majesty, the chief assistants of the cabinet Liu Yishen and Ye Xianggao, as well as the Minister of War, Wang, are in Jin to seek an audience."

Zhu Youxiao was not surprised when he heard this, thinking that they must have known about Yongping Mansion.

"Let them in."

Then Zhu Youxiao turned to Lu Xiangsheng and said:

"I originally wanted to talk to you more, but I didn't expect you to be so busy. But I have already told you important things. Do it well when you get back, and don't let me live up to my expectations."

Lu Xiangsheng had just heard the meaning of the words of the emperor and Sun Chengzong, and was on pins and needles. When the emperor let him go, he immediately stood up and resigned.

The people who entered Dongnuan Pavilion under the leadership of Zhang Chang suddenly saw Lu Xiangsheng bowing and leaving, and they were curious about what the emperor was doing when he summoned Enke No. [-] Scholar.

However, they came here to discuss important matters at this time, so they didn't think much about it and entered the Winter Warm Pavilion one after another, bowing to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet has just received a report from the Military Aircraft Department and Jizhou Town, saying that Marquis Taining led the vanguard of the Yaowu Army in the capital to annihilate the Bailian rebels in Yongning. Now all the Yaowu Army have arrived in Yongping Mansion."

"Haha, yes, Sun Aiqing sent the report just now. It seems that Chen Liangbi did not disappoint me. And I have just been discussing with Sun Aiqing to let the Ministry of Revenue and Shuntian Prefecture take this opportunity to directly implement equalization of land and service in Yongping Prefecture. , this time the success was accomplished in one battle."

Seeing what Liu Yishuo said, Zhu Youxiao chuckled, put aside the report he had been holding in his hand, and told Liu Yishen what he had just discussed with Sun Chengzong.

But Wang Zaijin, Minister of War, glanced at Liu Yishui and others, suddenly took out another question book from his sleeves, held his hands on his head, stepped forward and handed it over and said:
"Your Majesty, Sun Zushou, the commander-in-chief of Jizhou Town, wrote a letter to plead guilty, saying that there was a Bailian rebellion in Jizhou Town, but he knew nothing about it. It was only now after the Marquis of Taining wiped out the Bailian rebels that he discovered that Jizhou Town could breed such a conspiracy. He is deeply ashamed of the grave sin and asks Your Majesty to punish him."

(End of this chapter)