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

Chapter 240 Clear up the internal strife and kill the rebels!

For a period of time afterwards, Xuanwu told Wang Yue and others everything that had happened in the capital over the past month.

When Wang Yue understood the whole story, he felt both relieved and ashamed.

As the Governor-General of the Southwest and Shogun of the Expeditionary Barbarians, who was reinstated by Zhu Youtang himself, he had 100,000 troops allocated to him by Zhu Youtang.

However, he did nothing in this mutiny and coup, which made him feel ashamed of Zhu Youtang's trust!

"It turned out to be like this. Such a treasonous thing actually happened in the capital!"

"Forcing the capital to move, Yu Shen seizing power, and King Xing proclaiming himself emperor, they are all traitors, traitors!"

"How shameful that I was fooled by these traitors. Not only did I not rush to help Your Majesty in the first place, but I was also watched by these traitors and lost control of the army."

"Your humble servant, I feel so ashamed of your majesty's grace!"

Wang Yue's face was filled with tears and resentment.

Looking at the captured palace guards in the parade ground, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

After the defeat, these palace guards tried to take advantage of the chaos to escape from the barracks.

But he was blocked by the Ming troops who surrounded the military camp, and after a struggle, he could only be taken prisoner.

These palace army guards were domineering and full of superiority in the military camp, and their attitude towards the ordinary soldiers was even worse.

These soldiers had long been dissatisfied with the palace guards, and now they were even more ruthless in killing them.

Dozens of palace guards were killed on the spot, and the remaining surrendered and captured palace guards were covered with scars.

Seeing Wang Yue blaming himself like this, Zhang Yong sighed softly and whispered to comfort him.

"Governor Wang, there is no need to blame yourself so much. It was the thief Yu who deliberately blocked the news, and Zhao Xun came with an imperial edict..."

"This matter cannot be entirely blamed on you."

"Yes, Governor Wang."

Ma Yongcheng also went on to say: "His Majesty's order in the imperial edict to continue to let you lead the troops to Annan proves that His Majesty also knows your difficulties and does not blame you."

"Governor, please do not blame yourself or belittle yourself!"

The words of the two Dongchang bosses did not have much effect, and Wang Yue was still immersed in self-blame.

At this time, Wang Yue took out two letters from his arms.

"Governor Wang, these two letters were personally entrusted to me by Governor Wang to give to you before I set out."

"Please accept it."

"A letter? A letter from Wang Zhi?"

Wang Yue turned around in confusion and took the two letters from Xuanwu's hands.

When he saw the signature on the letter, his body trembled uncontrollably.

One letter was signed by Wang Chun and the other by Wang Shi.

It was his two sons who asked Wang Zhi to bring a letter from Xuanfu to Wang Yue.

Wang Yue's chest rose and fell rapidly. He hadn't seen his two sons in many years, and the correspondence they exchanged each year was also very limited.

Wang Yue carefully tore open the two letters and started reading.

When he finished reading the two letters and learned that his eldest son Wang Chun had been appointed as the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu by Zhu Youtang, he was surprised and happy.

At the same time, I am even more grateful for Zhu Youtang's kindness.

"Your Majesty, your grace is so great that I feel unworthy of it!"

Xuanwu said: "Since the Governor-General has received the Emperor's grace, he should do his best to carry out His Majesty's orders."

"Governor, you should cheer up as soon as possible and send troops to Annan."

"Your Excellency will be worthy of His Majesty's grace only when you have brought the entire Annan back into the territory of the Ming Dynasty."

Xuanwu's words gave Wang Yue great encouragement and made him regain his spirits.

"The general is right. County Annan can't wait any longer."

"Pass the order down, prepare immediately, the army will continue to set off for Annan tomorrow!"

"As for these traitors..."

Wang Yue looked at the hundreds of captured palace guards on the parade ground, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in the eyes of this civil official.

"Behead them all!"

"Yes, Governor!"

Wang Yue's order was quickly carried out.

The Ming troops from the three camps in the capital pinned the rebels to the ground one by one and beheaded them on the spot!
The miserable howls echoed over the military camp, which finally allowed Wang Yue to vent his anger.

Afterwards, Wang Yue asked Xuanwu: "When you return, General, can you take a letter home for my son?"

Xuanwu nodded: "That's natural."

"Thank you, General."

Wang Yue returned to the military tent, quickly wrote a letter home and handed it to Xuanwu.

There are not many words in the letter, but one sentence is particularly important.

"Dedicate yourself to serving the country with all your heart and soul!"

Xuanwu accepted the letter and completed his task, so he did not stay any longer and set off for Beijing the next day.

At the same time, the 100,000-strong army led by Wang Yue also headed south again, heading towards Annan.

……

Southern Zhili.

Xuzhou Prefecture.

Feng County.

This is the northernmost county in Nanzhili.

Wang Yan, Yang Jizong and Qin Lu, three officials leading a nationwide land survey, had just set foot on the land of Southern Zhili when they were urgently stopped by Yu Shen.

Like Wang Yue, another official from Nanjing came with Zhu Youlang's imperial edict and forced them to stop all work.

The imperial edict was genuine, the order was genuine, and even the officials were genuine.

Wang Yan and others had no idea of ​​the specific situation, and were forcibly controlled by these people in Feng County for more than a month.

Controlling Wang Yan and his men is much easier than controlling Wang Yue’s 100,000 troops.

Due to Yu Shen's interference, the action of investigating the land area in the entire Ming Dynasty was put on hold.

Wang Yan was like an ant on hot pan, pacing anxiously in the room of the inn.

"They won't let us investigate, and won't let us leave. They won't even let us return to Beijing to report. What on earth do they want to do?!"

Since they were stopped from continuing the land inventory, Wang Yan, Yang Jizon and others were placed under house arrest in Fengxian Post Station and were unable to leave.

Compared to Wang Yan's impatience, Yang Jizon's skills in cultivating qi are obviously more advanced.

He seemed unusually calm as he drank tea and read a book.

"Master Yang, why are you..."

Wang Yan was so anxious that he was jumping around. When he was about to say something, the door of the post station was suddenly pushed open, and Xu Hong, a doctor from the Nanjing Ministry of Justice, came into the room personally with food.

"My lords, please enjoy your meal."

Xu Hong put the food on the table and made a gesture of invitation to Wang Yan and Yang Jizong.

When Wang Yan saw Xu Hong, he felt so angry that his teeth were itching.

It was this guy who brought a group of palace guards and, with Zhu Youlang's imperial edict, suspended their work and placed them under house arrest in the post station for more than a month in disguise.

Such treatment made Wang Yan feel frustrated and crazy.

"Master Xu, how long do you want to keep us locked up?"

"Even if you don't allow us to continue surveying the land, you should at least allow us to return to the capital to report to His Majesty, right?"

"Do you think it's appropriate for you to keep us in the post station like this?"

"It's suitable, it's so suitable."

Xu Hong said with a smile: "It's not that I won't let you go, I just have orders to do so."

"Besides, Yu Shaobao has issued an order that the capital city is under martial law. No one is allowed to enter or leave the capital city without the order of Lord Yu."

"Even if I let you go, you can't go back to the capital."

"You two adults are very busy with official duties and it's rare for you to have some free time. There is food and drink here. Why don't you drink tea and read a book in this post station? How comfortable it is."

"Look, Lord Yang, aren't you living a very comfortable life?"

"Isn't that right, Lord Yang?"

Yang Jizong closed the book silently, said nothing, and just ate his food.

Wang Yan was extremely angry and could not help but yell, "You are..."

"Doctor Wang!"

Yang Jizong suddenly shouted in a deep voice, stopping Wang Yan from saying the next words.

"Let's eat first."

Wang Yan frowned and glared at Yang Jizong with dissatisfaction.

Xu Hong smiled slightly and said, "Then I won't disturb you two adults from having dinner."

After saying that, Xu Hong left the room and closed the door.

After Xu Hong left, Wang Yan sat in front of Yang Jizong and complained, "Master Yang, it would be fine if you didn't say anything, but how could you stop me?"

"We have been under house arrest for more than a month. When will this end?"

Yang Jizong put down his chopsticks, looked at Wang Yan, and said calmly: "You should know that whether we can get out has nothing to do with these people. It mainly depends on what happens in the capital."

"The capital city has suddenly encountered a major change, and Yu Shen has blocked the news from the capital city. No one knows what happened inside."

When talking about things in the capital, Wang Yan's face was full of sneers.

"Humph, those officials in the capital are so ridiculous!"

"Your Majesty was attacked in Tumu Fortress. Instead of thinking about how to rescue Your Majesty, they are clamoring to move the capital and to welcome Prince Xing as emperor..."

"It's ridiculous! Ridiculous!"

"I am unworthy of being a subject! I am unworthy of being a subject!"

It’s no wonder that Wang Yan was so angry and looked down on the officials in the capital.

In fact, the wealth, glory, property and lives of people like Wang Yan all depend on Zhu Youtang.

The inventory of land in the country was ordered by Zhu Youtang, and these people were also appointed by Zhu Youtang.

In order to complete Zhu Youtang's task, they offended a large number of aristocratic families from all over the Ming Dynasty.

These aristocratic families have close ties with the Ming Dynasty officialdom.

Without Zhu Youtang's support, the fate of these people can be imagined.

Zhu Youlang had just ascended the throne, and Yu Shen could not wait to stop their investigation and put them under house arrest again.

If Zhu Youtang really couldn't come back, their best outcome would be to become a county magistrate in some remote county.

Yang Jizong also sighed: "Let's wait a little longer. Apart from waiting, we have no other choice."

Just as the room fell into silence, suddenly there was a loud shouting outside the room.

"stop!"

"The area ahead is an important part of the imperial court. Anyone who trespasses without permission will be killed without mercy!"

"Stop, stop it! Who are you?!"

These were the shouts of the palace guards who were guarding outside the room.

And then, there was an extremely cold response.

"Jinyiwei Commander-in-Chief, White Tiger!"

"Come and put an end to the internal strife and kill the rebels!"

(End of this chapter)