Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

The reason why Gu Yanwu dared to reveal the reform measures of the Wei Suo to Qian Sheng was naturally because the Privy Council’s plan was about to be announced.

On February 14, after bestowing additional titles such as Prince Taibao on a number of court ministers, Zhu Youjian formally issued an edict to the Privy Council, with Yuan Keli as the leader, to implement the garrison reform measures that he had approved.

The Privy Council immediately announced the reform plan for the capital's guards and conveyed it to the Five Military Governorates, the Five Cities Military Command, the Military Government and other government offices.

Each garrison also received transfer orders, requiring them to sort out the situation and complete rectification and relocation within a time limit.

Newspapers such as "Dibao", "Jingbao" and "Guardian" even issued special supplements to introduce this incident.

While leading the Shesheng Camp in battle preparations, Gu Yanwu also published his articles.

In Fuyuwei, Qian Sheng and a group of hereditary officials listened to the transfer orders issued by their superiors with mixed feelings of worry and joy.

What he was worried about was that if Fuyuwei was to be relocated, his family would suffer great losses.

The good news is that the relocation location is very close, right next to the existing base.

The Fuyuwei, which was originally located in Jiqingfang, southwest of Shichahai, was simply moved to Jintaifang, northeast of Shichahai, to guard the Beilümen that was about to be opened.

The distance can be covered by just a simple movement, and many of the properties his family has invested in can be fully preserved.

Many hereditary officials of Fuyuwei also thought so. Commander Li, Qian Sheng's superior who was sent to investigate the situation, said:
"We are lucky this time. We were not relocated to the outer frontier like the Five Guards of Daning."

"Although the allocated land is less than that in other places, the shops and other things of each family can still operate."

"Everyone needs to cooperate and complete the migration as soon as possible."

As a hereditary official of the Hongwu period, he was calm and composed. The emperor's policy of not allowing hereditary officials of the early period of the country to be demoted had already given him peace of mind.

But the other commander, Ma, was not in such a good mood, because he was not a hereditary official at the beginning of the country, and his merits had to be recalculated to determine his hereditary official rank.

If the accumulated merits of his ancestors do not meet the standards under the new military merit system, he will most likely be demoted.

So he said bitterly:

"I don't know who has bewitched the emperor to attack our guard post."

"The civil officials in the court only know how to deduct the merits of the military officials."

This statement attracted the agreement of many officials, who said that they might be demoted or that the losses from relocation would be too great.

Some people who were more familiar with the court system also shouted out that the Dusiwei Suo should be managed by the Five Military Commanderies Office, and that the Privy Council had no power to manage them.

The implicit demand is that everything should be restored to the old system. The civil officials should not be allowed to deceive the emperor and change the system like Emperor Jianwen did.

Normally, not many people would dare to say such a rebellious idea. Before the reform measures fell on them, these hereditary officials of the guards did not care much about the various reforms promoted by the court.

However, when the reform came to them, these officials finally felt the pain and joined the ranks against the reform.

Under their loud clamor, Fuyu Wei Shiguan's opinion on the reform became worse and worse. Many people tended to maintain the status quo and not make any changes.

Seeing these people talking more and more outrageously, Commander Li slammed the table and shouted angrily:
"Who wants to cause trouble? Stand up!"

"If you want to die, go ahead and kill yourself, don't let us get involved."

"Look at what you are like now. You only know how to bully others in your own den, and you are unwilling to choose the way out given by His Majesty."

"If you have the guts, go to Liaodong to join the army, or even establish your own fiefdom. Not only will your hereditary position not be reduced, it can also be converted into a title!"

This was a way out given by the emperor, regardless of whether one's ancestors had obtained the hereditary position by fraud or not. As long as one went to Liaodong, one could keep the hereditary position.

The courageous hereditary officials had naturally made up their minds secretly to pass on the family's hereditary position even if it meant dying in battle in Liaodong.

The cowardly officials, who had dared to criticize the reform measures when they got together, suddenly became quiet after their boss lost his temper.

They themselves knew that the emperor had already given sufficient preferential treatment to the hereditary officials of the guards. As long as they worked for the country, they could continue to be related to the country.

Unfortunately, most people have become bored in the comfortable nest of the capital, and only care about their own family property and wealth, and are not willing to risk their lives at all.

Commander Ma had the same idea, and he was not afraid of Commander Li, and they usually had some conflicts.

At this time, he squinted his eyes and said:

"Stand up if you want to!"

"The court treats officials harshly, and people are not allowed to complain?"

"Tomorrow I will go to the Five Military Commandery and ask the commanders to seek justice for us!"

"If you have the guts, come with me and see who has the guts to stop us."

Commander Li snorted angrily and pointed at his nose and said:

"If you want to die, go by yourself. Don't try to drag others down with you."

"Qian Sheng, tell me what you saw at the patrol camp the day before yesterday?"

"How many new armies can we, the hereditary officials, defeat?"

Everyone looked at Qian Sheng after hearing this. Qian Sheng wiped his sweat and said:

"I didn't see the new army training, but from the sound of the muskets in the barracks, they could fire at least ten rounds a minute."

"The rumored new musket is real. It can completely replace the bow and arrow."

Obviously, his purpose of going to the patrol camp that day was not just to inquire about the reform of the garrison.

In fact, because of Qian Wu's level, he didn't even think about finding out much information.

It was only because he happened to meet Gu Yanwu that he gained a comprehensive understanding of the reform of the garrison. After he came back, he was valued by Commander Li and others.

At this time, Commander Li said to all the officials:

"Listen!"

"The fire guns can shoot as fast as bows and arrows. Even if you are skilled in archery and horse riding, how many of them can you stop?"

"What is the Patrol Battalion? It belongs to the Royal Guards."

"Even if it is renamed the Eagle Army, it is still your Majesty's henchmen."

"If you want to die, don't let us get involved!"

When the hereditary officials thought of this, they realized that the biggest driving force behind the reform of the Wei Suo system was the current emperor.

If they dared to obstruct the emperor's measures, or even wanted to overturn the previous reforms such as the establishment of the Privy Council, they would definitely not be recognized by the emperor, but suppressed and attacked.

Even though a way out had been left for them, they obstructed the emperor's policies for the sake of comfort.

The emperor would definitely not regard them as loyal subjects, but as obstacles.

Thinking about the current emperor's method of cleaning up the court, many officials began to retreat. Even the commander surnamed Ma was still a little indignant and muttered:

"The emperor prefers to trust civil officials, and he doesn't believe that there are no wise people in the Five Military Command Office."

"How many of the military officials who are pretending to be hereditary officials have no connection with the nobles or the eunuchs?"

These words are the key point and also the source of his confidence.

Most of those who were able to obtain hereditary official positions were relatives and slaves of nobles, as well as relatives and friends of eunuchs and their lackeys.

These people were all close to the emperor, and their influence could not be underestimated. Even if the eunuchs changed because of the change of emperor, the relationship between the nobles and their relatives could not be cut off.

Most of these nobles work in the Five Military Commanderies. As long as we find them, someone will definitely come forward.

When some hereditary officials heard this, they began to waver and thought about reminiscing about the past with these connections and asking them to help them keep their official positions.

But Commander Li did not hesitate to expose these words and revealed:
"The nobles of the Five Military Commands are now in the Beijing Camp."

"They are followed by soldiers from the Warrior Battalion. Whoever they see and what they do will be recorded."

"If you want to find them, go to the Beijing Camp. Don't blame me for not reminding you!"

"Look at our Fuyu Guards. Have the generals in the Beijing Camp not returned recently?"

When everyone heard this, they looked around and found that those who were serving in the Beijing Camp had indeed not returned for some time.

Obviously, they had been restrained by the Beijing camp and were even preparing to send troops to suppress the rioters.

After these hereditary officials thought of this, they no longer dared to make trouble and expressed to Commander Li that they would obey the court's orders and cooperate in completing the reform.

Even Commander Ma stopped saying anything strange. It was obvious that he already knew that with the elites of the garrisons being confined in the Beijing camp, these useless officials without even real jobs would have no ability to resist the court.

As for his relationship with the Xining Marquisate, it was not to the point where he needed to be protected. Unless he was willing to work for them and accompany the Song family to establish a fiefdom:
"Establishing a feudal domain? That seems like a good idea."

"If the Xining Marquisate goes to establish a fiefdom, I will go with them."

"I think it will be safer with the protection of the Marquis of Xining."

"And the Xining Marquisate would definitely be willing to have a viscount like me as their vassal."

Commander Ma had no confidence in maintaining his current rank and did not have the courage to go to Liaodong to fight the Jianlu.

Therefore, if he wanted to keep his hereditary position, the best way was to establish a fiefdom. In that way, not only could he retain his hereditary position, but he could also turn it into a title.

After it was converted into a title, he no longer had to worry about it being revoked, because the noble council established by the emperor would help him keep the title.

The question now is whether the Xining Marquisate is willing to establish a vassal state and where will it go in the future?
As long as he has the big tree of Xining Marquis Mansion as his protection, he doesn't have to worry about the future.

For a moment, he didn't even care about the fact that he had lost face in Fuyuwei, but instead looked coldly at the now glorious Commander Li and the hereditary officials who were now surrounding Commander Li, thinking that he would teach them a lesson after he became a lord in the future.

Commander Li naturally had no idea what Commander Ma was thinking. At this moment, he was glad that he had completed the task assigned by the Jinyiwei.

He had ancestors who had served in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and he was contacted by Embroidered Uniform Guard personnel yesterday, who promised that his hereditary position could be transferred to the Jinwu Guard.

This naturally made him extremely excited, and he wholeheartedly supported the court's policies. He wanted to become a hereditary official of the Jinwu Guard in the future and get rid of the military service responsibilities.

Jinyiwei had arranged such personnel in each guard post, and promised some commanders and thousand households whose ancestors had made contributions that their hereditary positions could be transferred to Jinwuwei.

The situation of most of the guards was similar to that of Fuyu Guard. Under various warnings and threats, the hereditary officials gave up the idea of ​​seeking justice.

As military attachés, they are more aware of the violent nature of the military.

As the imperial court had made it clear that it wanted to suppress dissenting opinions, the Yingyang Army would point their guns at them without hesitation if they made any unusual moves.

Even contacting nobles would become a crime, and at this tense moment, it would be considered as plotting something bad.

However, there are always people who are confused, especially when some garrisons are moved out of the capital or even arranged to be outside the Great Wall.

The few people arranged by the Jinyiwei in these garrisons were simply unable to suppress the situation. Many of the hereditary officials who were incorporated into the Five Guards of Daning went to the Beijing camp and asked the Five Army Commanders living there to come forward.
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Next to the training ground of the Beijing Camp, Duke of England Zhang Weixian sat in a barracks and said to the nobles who stayed in the Beijing Camp:
"I have said everything that needs to be said these days."

"If you don't want this official uniform and don't care about the family title, just follow the hereditary officials outside."

"I really want to see how many heads he has!"

Glancing at the group of nobles, he knew that there must be someone among them who was pretending to obey his orders but actually disobeyed them and had connections with the hereditary officials of the garrisons outside.

The few warriors sent by the emperor could not stop them from communicating with the outside world.

However, he did not care about these things, because as long as the Beijing camp was not in chaos, those hereditary officials outside who did not even have real positions could not cause any trouble at all.

He even guessed that the emperor didn't care and was hoping that these officials would make trouble.

In that way, some hereditary officials could be abolished with justification, thus alleviating the pressure on the court.

With this idea in mind, Zhang Weixian led a group of nobles and soldiers from the Shenji Camp and marched out in a mighty procession.

He ignored what the officials who came to the Beijing camp to ask for an explanation wanted to say and directly gave the order:
"If you dare to cause trouble in the Beijing camp, take him down for me."

"Throw them all into the Imperial Prison and hand them over to the military court for trial!"

Directly order Cao Wenzhao to arrest all these hereditary officials.

Zhu Guobi, the commander-in-chief of the Shenjiying Camp, never expected that the Duke of Yingguo would handle the matter so rudely. He subconsciously wanted to persuade him.

However, after seeing Zhang Weixian's stern expression and Cao Wenzhao's unhesitating execution of the order, he immediately realized:
This time it's not a game, the Duke of England is serious about it.

No matter if it was the emperor's instruction or something else, he could not openly oppose this military order at this time.

Otherwise, he would offend the Duke of England and possibly the Emperor.

If these hereditary officials cause bigger trouble in the future, he, as the person who persuaded them, will have to take responsibility.

So he could only watch as his subordinate Cao Wenzhao, under the order of Duke Ying, led the soldiers of the Shenji Camp to arrest the hereditary officials who were making a fuss in front of the Jingying.

These hereditary officials came to seek justice, so naturally not many of them carried weapons. Some wanted to resist, but Cao Wenzhao used a spear to knock down a few of them. After that, no one dared to move. They all obeyed and held their heads, and were taken into the Beijing camp by the soldiers.

The Jinyiwei personnel stationed in the Beijing camp immediately came to receive them and took them to the imperial prison where the ministers were imprisoned.

The imperial prison, which had become empty after the eunuch party was dealt with, was suddenly full and there was not even enough room to accommodate them.

Many officials from the Ministry of Justice were also eager to try to pry open their mouths and gain merit.

The current emperor clearly does not attach much importance to the imperial prison, so they must seize the opportunity to make meritorious contributions and be promoted to other departments.

The sinister looks of these people made the officials who were about to be imprisoned in the imperial prison tremble in their hearts. Some even cried out in fear at the thought of the horror of the imperial prison, wondering if they could get out alive.

The spies sent by various guards to the Beijing camp to monitor this matter also reported back one after another. This made some officials who were ready to make a move give up their delusions. (End of this chapter)