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

Chapter 76 The storm is coming!
Just then, a noise was heard outside Hongde Hall.

The leader of the Xianzhen Camp, Marquis Wuding Gao Shun, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, the director of the East Factory Huai'en, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Horse Department, the director of the West Factory Wang Zhi, and the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard Mou Bin, walked into the Hongde Hall together.

"General Gao Shun pays respect to Your Majesty."

"This old slave Huai En pays respect to His Majesty."

"Your humble servant Wang Zhi pays respect to Your Majesty."

"Your humble servant, Mou Bin, pays respect to Your Majesty."

Gao Shun and other three walked up to Zhu Youtang and saluted respectfully.

On the way here, Gao Shun, Wang Zhi and Mou Bin were all full of doubts.

I don't know why Zhu Youtang hurriedly summoned all four of them into the palace.

Only Huai En felt both excited and frightened.

At this moment, the Ming Dynasty is at the center of the storm and is about to face a huge wave.

And this huge wave was caused by his kindness.

And His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will personally stir up this turbulent wave that can kill tens of thousands of people.

Zhu Youtang said with a serious face: "Do you know why I summoned you to see me tonight?"

Wang Zhi, Mou Bin, and Gao Shun all shook their heads and said, "Your Majesty, we don't know."

"Wyan, tell them!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After Huai'en respectfully accepted the order, he repeated what he had said to Zhu Youtang before to Wang Zhi and the other two.

The more Wang Zhi and the other two listened, the uglier their expressions became.

When Huai En finished speaking, he was sweating profusely, while Wang Zhi and the other two had ashen faces, filled with shock and anger.

"How dare the officials in the court and outside the court be so lawless? Your servant Wang Zhi, please execute the officials involved and avenge the late emperor!"

"Your Majesty, these civil servants dared to poison the late emperor, and they dared to endanger Your Majesty. Your servant, Mou Bin, please execute the officials involved!"

"Your Majesty, with just one order, General Gao Shun will massacre the capital with blood!"

The king humiliates and the minister dies!

As Zhu Youtang's confidants, they were furious when they learned that the civil service group had the guts to poison the emperor. They wanted to kill all the civil service group without leaving a single survivor!
Especially Wang Zhi, he was an old minister of the previous emperor and had a deep relationship with him.

Unexpectedly, only five years after he was demoted in the 18th year of Chenghua, the late emperor was murdered.

Only he knows the taste of it.

Zhu Youtang looked gloomy and immediately issued orders to them.

"From now on, the capital is under martial law. No one is allowed to enter or leave the capital without my order!"

"Immediately, all military officers from the Five Cities Military Command, the Beijing Guard Command, and the Five Military Commands will be suspended from their posts and will be subject to investigation by the Western Factory!"

"All officials in the Ministry of War are also suspended immediately and are subject to investigation by the Western Factory!"

"If anyone finds anything unusual, kill him immediately!"

"Pass the order down. All the troops around the capital cannot be moved without my order!"

"Inside and outside the capital, except for the Xianzhen Camp and the three major camps of the capital, all soldiers should take off their armor and wait for orders!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The Five Cities Bingmasi, the Capital Guard Commander-in-Chief and the Five Military Governor's Office are all military departments in the capital.

The Wucheng Bingmasi was mainly responsible for the public security of the capital and had a certain number of soldiers.

The main responsibility of the commander of the Beijing Guards is to protect the capital and garrison the city walls. He also has the power to mobilize some troops around the capital.

The Five Military Commission was nominally the highest military institution, in charge of all military power in the world and leading the country's military construction.

However, since the Battle of Tumu, a number of important dukes, marquises, generals and military governors were killed in the battle.

Emperor Yingzong was captured, and his accompanying Grand Tutor Duke of Ying Zhang Fu, Marquis of Taining Chen Ying, Earl of Pingxiang Chen Huai, Earl of Xiangcheng Li Zhen, Left Commander-in-Chief Liang Cheng, and Associate Commander Wang Gui were all killed in action.

The deaths of these important military generals directly led to the rapid rise of the status of the Ministry of War headed by Yu Qian.

Yu Qian was the sole governor of military affairs, holding the power of military command and general.

It is unprecedented in ancient times for a civil official to hold military power, and it is a big taboo for the monarch and his subjects!
The management and command of these troops were previously held by the Five Military Governorates.

Since the Jingtai period after the Tumu Incident, Yu Qian actually controlled the military and political power of the Ministry of War and the military command and management power of the Five Military Commissions.

From then on, the Ming army only knew Yu Qian, but not the Ming emperor. Yu Qian, a military minister, was promoted to a higher position after the Ming army was defeated. He had great power in the court and the country, and he was as powerful as a regent and could depose and enthrone emperors at will!
During the Jingtai reign, was Zhu Qiyu the emperor or Yu Qian?

During the Hongzhi period, although the Ministry of War was powerful, the Five Military Commissioners' Office had not yet completely become a decoration and still had some power to appoint military generals and command the army.

Moreover, most of the officials in the Five Military Commanderies are appointed by relatives of the emperor's wife. If they communicate with the harem, the consequences will be disastrous.

Zhu Youtang naturally would not ignore the role of the Five Military Commandery and would also control it.

Zhu Youtang had previously issued an order that there was no need to investigate and that all officials should be killed without mercy. This order was directed at all officials involved in the poisoning of the previous emperor.

Any official who had any suspicion of being involved in the poisoning of the previous emperor would be executed without any further investigation.

All the military officers of the Wucheng Bingmasi, the Jingwei Commandery and the Five Military Governor's Office, as well as all the civil officials of the Ministry of War, were suspended from their posts and subjected to investigation by the Western Factory because of the special positions they held.

Even if there is no connection with the poisoning of the previous emperor, one must be suspended and investigated, and no one can be an exception.

If any tricks are found, there is no point in investigating them, and the perpetrators can be killed immediately.

Then Zhu Youtang looked at Wang Zhi.

"Wang Zhi, I want to ask you, are my four Tengxiang guards completely loyal to me? Are there people with ulterior motives who have infiltrated them?"

As the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Stables, Wang Zhi, in addition to being the commander-in-chief of the Western Factory, was also in charge of the imperial guards such as the Tengxiang Four Guards.

Wang Zhi bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, since I took over the Tengxiang Four Guards, I have eliminated hundreds of guards with impure intentions."

"The current Tengxiang Four Guards are absolutely a sincere and loyal army to Your Majesty."

"If anything happens to the Four Tengxiang Guards, I will die as a token of my guilt!"

"good!"

With Wang Zhi's reply, Zhu Youtang felt somewhat relieved.

Afterwards, Zhu Youtang looked at Gao Shun again, took off his jade token and threw it to Gao Shun.

"Gao Shun, immediately mobilize 50,000 soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp to enter the capital!"

"Order 10,000 Xianzhen Camps to strictly guard the Forbidden City. All eunuchs and palace maids entering and leaving the Forbidden City must be strictly investigated. No mistakes can be made!"

"30,000 soldiers will be stationed outside the capital to protect the capital!"

"You will personally lead the 10,000-man Xianzhen Camp to replace the Beijing Guard Command Headquarters. You must defend the capital's walls to the death for me!"

"The remaining 20,000 Xianzhen Camp troops will continue to train the remaining three camps in the capital and be prepared to be deployed by me at any time!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Gao Shun bowed his hands and accepted the order, respectfully taking the jade token from Zhu Youtang.

"Mou Bin, you will lead the Jinyiwei and take over the duties of the Wucheng Bingmasi, and be responsible for the security of the capital!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After this series of arrangements, Zhu Youtang had firm control over the capital and the Forbidden City.

There are three thousand Dongchang guards and the Four Tengxiang Guards protecting the Forbidden City.

Outside the Forbidden City, there are 10,000 soldiers guarding the city, providing an airtight defense.

In the capital, the Jinyiwei, led by Mou Bin, took on the heavy responsibility of maintaining public security in the capital.

On the city wall of the capital, Gao Shun personally led a camp of 10,000 soldiers to defend the capital to the death.

Outside the capital, there are 30,000 soldiers stationed to protect the capital.

Further away, there were 20,000 Xianying Camp troops, commanding nearly 100,000 troops from the three major camps in the capital, ready to enter the capital to defend the king at any time.

At the same time, all military officers in the capital were suspended and under investigation.

All the subordinate soldiers took off their armor and listened to the order.

Such tight defenses meant that Zhu Youtang did not have to worry about official changes caused by the purge.

After issuing all the transfer orders, Zhu Youtang leaned heavily on the dragon throne, feeling very tired.

Zhu Youtang waved his hand, and the four of them understood.

"Wei Chen resigns!"

The four of them left Hongde Hall in a solemn manner, each of them shrouded in a layer of evil spirit.

This night in the capital.

The rain is coming from the wind!
(End of this chapter)