Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 176 No one can be left alive!
Yu Shen looked at the secret letter in his hand and felt dizzy.

Crazy! Crazy! This is just crazy!
Yang Tong was so bold that he wanted to emulate the Tumu Incident.

This is a serious crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of the clan!
But, in this situation, do they have any other choice?
Waiting for Your Majesty to patrol the border now means death, and doing something big also means death. Since this is the case, we might as well give it a try!
If successful, not only would he not have to die, but...

Yu Shen lowered his head again, staring at the last sentence "You are the young protector" in a daze.

Shao Bao, Yu Shao Bao...

Thinking of the time when Yu Shaobao was in the Jingtai period, he was able to call the clouds and rain, had power over the whole world, and exercised the power of a king while being a minister!
He holds heavy troops in the capital and uses the emperor to control the world!

He issued various policies that benefited officials and gentry in Jiangnan, and consolidated the smuggling voyages of the Jiangnan gentry to the West. He was revered as a loyal and wise minister through the ages by the gentry and landlords in Jiangnan!
And I will be the next Yu Shaobao.

Thinking of this, Yu Shen's heart beat faster and his breathing became rapid.

It is our responsibility to restore the glory of civil servants in Jiangnan!
Yu Shen had to consider whether this was his only chance in his life to reach the highest position in the government.

After a period of ideological struggle, Yu Shen's expression gradually became cruel and fierce.

Yu Shen, this little character whom no one had taken seriously before, is finally ready to show his fangs.

……

Xuanfu.

Inside the central army tent, Yang Tong looked solemn and extremely gloomy.

If he still had a choice, he would not want to go this far.

How brave one must be to imitate the Battle of Tumu!

If he had a choice, he would also like to be a loyal minister. He can also be loyal to the emperor and love his country!
However, Zhu Youtang was really going too far. He had tolerated it again and again, but Zhu Youtang kept pushing him and refused to give in!
How could he bear this?!

He is not one of those unarmed civil servants in the capital. He is a military commander in a border town with nearly 100,000 soldiers!
The civil servants in the capital city don’t have the power to overturn the table, but he does!

Even a rabbit bites when it is cornered. If the emperor is really pushed to the edge, what can he do?

He dares to move!
Anyway, this is not the first time that the Yang family has done this, so they have experience.

Just then, his son Yang Kui, wearing Ming-style armor, walked into the tent.

"General, everything is ready."

"I have already distributed fifteen taels of silver to the twenty thousand personal soldiers."

"And he promised them that after the task was completed, each of them would receive another 15 taels of silver."

"When they heard there was money to be made, they behaved very positively. No one was afraid and the situation was under control."

"very good!"

Yang Tong nodded with satisfaction. It was worth it that he had loved these personal soldiers all these years. When something big happened, they really dared to come forward.

Of course, Yang Tong also understood that this was also thanks to the silver.

Silver is really a good thing. There are many people in the world who would give up their lives for silver!
"You should ambush at Zijing Pass now. The location there is remote and there are no guard posts nearby that can provide supplies."

"If the emperor is coming to Xuanfu, he will definitely go out of Juyong Pass. I will ask Luo Xin, the commander of Juyong Pass, to persuade the emperor to take the Zijing Pass route."

"At the same time, send out troops to launch a feint attack and divert some of the troops around the emperor."

"When the time comes, you will have the advantage of time, place and people, and work together to kill all those who pass through Zijing Pass!"

After hearing what Yang Tong said, Yang Kui's face turned serious and his heart couldn't help but start pounding.

"But there are still many civil and military officials around the emperor!"

Yang Kui frowned and asked in surprise, "The Minister of Revenue Xu Pu and the Minister of War Liu Daxia are also among them, as well as several assistant ministers, ministers, and military generals... Are these people going to be killed as well?"

Yang Tong sneered: "I dare to attack even the emperor, so why would I care about these ministers, ministers, earls and marquises?"

"Kill everyone the emperor brings out!"

"Kill them all!"

"Xu Pu and Liu Daxia, these two old bastards, wanted to ask me for money before. This time, I will kill them together to vent my hatred!"

Yang Tong looked fierce and murderous: "Besides, since you want to put the blame on Wala, don't leave anybody alive."

"If the news leaks out, it will be a grave crime that will punish all nine generations of our family. The world will not tolerate our Yang family."

"You must not leave any one alive, understand!"

Yang Kui's face turned serious and he stood up straight immediately: "Understood! Sir General!"

This is the difference between a military mutiny and a civilian coup.

A civil servant coup d'état emphasizes the unity of one party and the elimination of dissidents, as well as targeted cleaning.

Generally speaking, a civil servant coup d'état would eliminate his own political enemies and rarely harm innocent people, let alone purge his own party members as well.

But it’s different for military generals. Once they mutinied, who would care so much?
What Shangshu, what Shilang, what Earl, what Duke, they can all be solved with one sword.

Under the soldiers' butcher knives, everyone is truly equal.

Anyone who stands in their way must die, regardless of you or me!

It's just a matter of convenience anyway.

"Go ahead, do it beautifully."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"

After receiving the order, Yang Kui turned and walked out of the central military tent.

When Yang Kui was about to step out of the big tent, Yang Tong looked at Yang Kui's back and couldn't help but said, "Son, be careful on this trip!"

Yang Kui's body trembled and his heart was moved, but he did not look back.

"Yes, Dad!"

When Yang Kui walked out of the central army tent, he saw that the parade ground was already filled with 20,000 of his personal soldiers wearing full sets of Ming Dynasty helmets and armor.

He arrived at the training ground, jumped on his horse and said, "Everyone, follow me to the battle!"

Following the order, Yang Tong's 20,000 personal soldiers immediately followed Yang Kui, walked out of the gate inside the pass, and headed straight for Zijing Pass!

……

In the expeditionary force, the emperor's guard of honor was in the front, Zhu Youtang was in the middle, and the civil officials were in the back. The 200,000 logistics and supply personnel were at the back.

The 50,000-man Xianzhen Camp protected Zhu Youtang tightly. The 5,000 Western Factory guards, military supervisors and civil servants and supply personnel in the rear, and the 5,000 Jinyiwei spread out 20 miles forward to investigate the surrounding situation.

Zhu Youtang, who was in the central army, had changed from riding a horse to sitting in a sedan chair.

Riding a horse is too tiring, it’s more comfortable to ride in a sedan chair.

The sedan he was sitting in was a large sedan that had to be carried by eighteen people and was extremely comfortable.

Gao Shun, Wang Zhi, Mou Bin, Xu Pu, Liu Daxia and others all rode their horses near Zhu Youtang's sedan chair, ready to take orders from him at any time.

Zhu Youtang's marching speed was not very fast. After walking slowly for three or four hours, he had already passed Juyong Pass.

Juyongguan is located in Changping, only one hundred miles away from the capital. Another one hundred miles ahead is Tumubao.

Juyong Pass is sandwiched between the West Mountain and a huge ravine with steep cliffs below, making the terrain extremely dangerous.

Since ancient times, it has been a battleground for military strategists.

Juyongguan, Zijingguan and Daomaguan are also known as the Inner Three Passes. All three passes are within the Great Wall and provide heavy protection for the capital.

Luo Xin, the general guarding Juyong Pass, received the news in advance and led a group of soldiers to welcome Zhu Youtang at Juyong Pass.

"I, Luo Xin, the commander of Juyong Pass, come to see Your Majesty!"

Luo Xin, with thousands of soldiers behind him, knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang did not show up. Only a faint voice came from the dragon sedan: "Stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Luo Xin stood up with the soldiers behind him. Facing the Ming Emperor who had lived in the capital for a long time, he felt extremely nervous.

What's more, Luo Xin still has an important thing to do.

When he thought about what would happen next, Luo Xin's heart began to beat uncontrollably and his breathing became rapid.

But before Luo Xin could say anything, he heard Zhu Youtang had already started giving orders.

"Wang Zhi, Tu Yu."

"Wei Chen is here."

Wang Zhi, the director of the Western Factory, and Tu Yu, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, immediately came to Zhu Youtang's dragon sedan chair.

"Go, each of you will lead a group to check the number of soldiers, food and wages, weapons, and farmland at Juyong Pass."

"See if there is a shortage of food, wages, soldiers or weapons, or if wasteland has been illegally reclaimed and not reported."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Zhi and Tu Yu received the order and immediately gathered people to start an investigation.

When Luo Xin saw this scene, his legs began to tremble with fear.
It seems that what Yang Tong, the general of Xuanfu, said to him was true!

Zhu Youtang's personal expedition this time was not for fighting at all, he came to investigate the military affairs of all the garrisons in the border towns!
Fortunately, not long ago, Yang Tong sent him a large number of soldiers, food, wages and weapons, which were enough for him to deal with this inspection.

Otherwise, Luo Xin might be subject to military law at the next moment.

Not only Luo Xin, the defender of Juyongguan, was nervous, but also Xu Pu, Liu Daxia, and a group of officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War.

Again, the border troops are short of weapons, and the Ministry of War is responsible.

The border troops are short of food, wages and soldiers, and both the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue are responsible.

If any problems were found in Juyongguan now, they would not have to go to the remaining border towns, as they might be killed on the spot by Zhu Youtang.

Xu Pu and Liu Daxia were pale, looking lifeless, their necks shrunk, trembling as they stood in the back.

"My two ministers, what are you shaking about?!"

Zhang Fu, Marquis of Pingning, looked at the trembling Xu Pu and Liu Daxia and shouted loudly on purpose.

"what?!"

Xu Pu and Liu Daxia were frightened by Zhang Fu's shout. They were afraid that Zhu Youtang would find out, and they were shaking with fear.

Liu Daxia said angrily: "Who is shaking? We just feel a little cold and want to move our bodies."

"Cold? How can it be cold when the sun is so bright today?"

"I've been marching for so long, I'm sweating all over!"

Zhang Fu laughed unbridled and made fun of the two court officials in public.

In the imperial court, these civil officials suppressed these meritorious military generals so much that they could not even raise their heads.

Now that the army is on the march, these civil servants are like castrated roosters and no longer crow.

The military generals all burst into laughter. When had Xu Pu and Liu Daxia ever suffered such humiliation in the capital?

His face turned ashen and he was so angry that his teeth were itching.

Juyongguan is not big, and there are many foreigners from the Censorate and the Western Factory.

In addition, Zhu Youtang was personally stationed at Juyongguan, so the censors in the Censorate did not dare to resort to any tricks.

Soon, the Western Factory and the Censorate had completed the investigation of all the circumstances at Juyongguan.

Wang Zhi and Tu Yu came together to Zhu Youtang's dragon sedan to report the situation.

"Your Majesty, the inspection of Juyong Pass has been completed."

Hearing Wang Zhi's report, Xu Pu, Liu Daxia and some officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War all held their breath and looked at Wang Zhi in fear.

"Report."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wang Zhi cupped his hands and said, "According to the results of the investigation, there is no shortage of food, wages, soldiers or weapons at Juyong Pass."

“It’s just that there are more than 700 acres of newly reclaimed wasteland that have not been reported.”

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