My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 96 General of Xuanfu: Qin Liangyu!

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Cilang said to Ma Xianglin:

"General Ma, please go down and rest first. I may need you in the next two days, so you should recuperate first."

"Also, don't tell anyone about what happened today!"

Ma Xianglin's expression froze when he heard this, and he quickly bowed and said:
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I understand."

Then he left.

Zhu Cilang looked at Fang Zhenghua again and instructed:

"Go and invite Xue Guoguan and Li Banghua over."

Zhu Cilang needs to discuss this matter with the civil and military officials of the entire border town.

Fang Zhenghua heard this and quickly responded:

"Slave, go now."

After saying that, he left too.

Li Ruo Lian was still holding the list of confiscated property and the list of bribes in his hands, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this moment, Zhu Cilang suddenly asked:

"Li Ruolian, how do you think I should deal with this group of people?"

Li Ruolian didn't expect Zhu Cilang to ask him this question. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"According to common sense, these guys should all be killed without leaving a single one alive!"

"But I think this is inappropriate, because Xuanfu is an important border town. If we kill so many military generals and civil officials at once, it will definitely cause chaos!"

"So, I don't know what to do."

Zhu Cilang didn't say anything, because what Li Ruolian was worried about was also what he was thinking.

After a moment, Zhu Cilang slowly said:

"Send another team of Jinyiwei to Xuanfu, have them ambush near Xuanfu and intercept all those passing through from Shanxi!"

"But don't hurt them, just lock them up!"

Such a big thing happened in Shanxi, it is impossible to hide it. In this case, we can only try our best to prevent the news from reaching Xuanfu.

Then during this period, get rid of the eight imperial merchants and those civil and military officials in Xuanfu as soon as possible.

Li Ruolian immediately understood what Zhu Cilang meant and hurriedly bowed and said:
"I obey!"

"Go!"

Zhu Cilang waved his hand.

Li Ruo Lian left immediately.

Not long after, Xue Guoguan hurried to the East Palace.

He now stays in the cabinet every day, not far from the East Palace, so naturally he comes quickly.

However, Li Banghua was in the Beijing camp and would arrive a little later.

Before Xue Guoguan finished his greetings, Zhu Cilang pointed at the things on the table and said:

"No need to be polite, just take a look at these first."

Xue Guoguan did not refuse and immediately picked up the thing to check it out.

However, after just a few glances, his face turned gloomy.

After he finished reading it all, he was furious and cursed:
"These bastards, the Ming Dynasty trusted them so much, yet they dared to betray the Ming Dynasty! They truly deserve to die!"

"Having secret dealings with the Jiannu is an unforgivable crime!"

Thinking that he had been impeached and even thrown into death row for a mere few thousand taels of silver, and that these guys had embezzled as much as four or five million taels of silver, Xue Guoguan was even more furious.

Zhu Cilang had no expression on his face, he just asked:

"Master Xue, according to your opinion, what should we do now?"

Xue Guoguan said angrily:

"These people must be severely punished! They are collaborators and traitors. Killing them will not be enough to appease the public anger, nor will it be enough to comfort the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Cilang nodded, and then continued:

"I also know that killing these people is not enough to appease the public anger, but the key question is how to kill them?"

"After all, it involves more than a hundred civil and military officials in Xuanfu. If it is not handled properly, Xuanfu will inevitably fall into chaos."

"Xuanfu is the vital point between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia. If it is lost, the Ming Dynasty's capital will be in danger."

After hearing this, Xue Guoguan calmed down.

However, he had no other options for the time being, so he could only bow to Zhu Cilang helplessly and say:
"Your Highness, please allow me to consider this before answering."

Zhu Cilang didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

Afterwards, the young eunuch served tea. Xue Guoguan took a sip of tea and then began to pace back and forth, thinking hard about a solution.

Soon, Li Banghua also arrived.

As soon as he entered the door, he felt that the atmosphere here was a little strange.

Like Xue Guoguan, Zhu Cilang said without waiting for Li Banghua to salute:
"No need to be polite, just take a look at those things first!"

As he spoke, Zhu Cilang pointed at what Xue Guoguan had just placed on the table.

Li Banghua was a little curious at first, but then he picked up the things on the table and started looking at them.

The next second, his expression turned ugly.

After watching it, he was also shocked!
Then he cursed angrily:

"These guys in Xuanfu are so heartless that they secretly funded the Jiannu! They truly deserve to die!"

Looking at Zhu Cilang and Xue Guoguan again, Li Banghua finally understood why the atmosphere here was so tense!
Xue Guoguan hadn't thought of a good solution yet, so he frowned and said:

"Meng An, let's not say anything more. Let's think about how to kill these guys!"

"After all, Xuanfu is an important border town. If so many officials were killed at once, it would definitely cause unrest!"

Li Banghua closed his eyes, trying to calm himself down a bit, and then he said, "These people must be severely punished, but we can't just lump them all together."

"First of all, the Xuanfu General and the Xuanfu Governor are definitely involved, so they will definitely die!"

"But among the remaining people, some were definitely unaware or forced to do so. We cannot generalize."

"It's impossible that all the officials in Xuanfu are secretly communicating with the Jiannu, right?"

"If this is really the case, where will the court's reputation be?"

Although Xue Guoguan was somewhat dissatisfied with what Li Banghua said, he thought about it carefully and felt that what Li Banghua said made sense.

Just then, Zhu Cilang spoke.

"Let's not talk about how many people we kill. The most important thing now is how we kill them."

"I have only one request, and that is to ensure the stability of Xuanfu at all costs."

"Nothing can happen in Xuanfu!"

Both of them frowned when they heard this, because they also knew the importance of Xuanfu.

Xue Guoguan pondered for a moment and said:

"Your Highness, the most important thing now is to send someone to take over the positions of Governor of Xuanfu and General."

"As for how many people we should kill, let's put that aside for now. We can't let them continue collaborating with the enemy."

Zhu Cilang nodded in agreement and asked:
"Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

Xue Guoguan bowed and said:

"Yes! I recommend Shi Kefa, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and Right Censor-in-Chief, to serve as the Governor of Xuanfu."

Shi Kefa?
Zhu Cilang thought about it and had the impression that he was indeed a loyal minister and a good general, and that he eventually died for the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, Li Banghua also echoed:

"I second the motion! Shi Kefa is impartial and selfless, and quite talented. He will definitely be able to rectify the atmosphere in Xuanfu."

Since both ministers agreed, Zhu Cilang naturally had nothing to say.

"In that case, let's do this!"

Then, Zhu Cilang asked again:
"The governor has been chosen, but what about the general?"

When the two heard this, they were immediately in trouble.

Because they were all civil officials and were not familiar with military generals, and the Ming Dynasty was currently in a turbulent period, all capable generals had been sent out.

And those dukes, marquises, earls and the like are all good-for-nothings and are of no use at all.

If they were really allowed to go to Xuanfu, who knows what kind of disaster they would cause to Xuanfu.

Seeing that the two were silent, Zhu Cilang said:

"If you don't have anyone suitable to recommend, then I would like to recommend someone."

As soon as these words were spoken, both of them looked at Zhu Cilang with curiosity.

Zhu Cilang said slowly:
"How is Qin Liangyu?"

Xue Guoguan was stunned for a moment, then asked:

"Your Highness, are you referring to Qin Liangyu, the Sichuanese envoy to Shizhu?"

Zhu Cilang nodded:
"Yes, it's her!"

Xue Guoguan had some impression of Qin Liangyu, and it was a good impression. After all, Qin Liangyu had come from afar to rescue the emperor before, and Chongzhen had also written several poems for her.

but
Qin Liangyu is just a woman after all. Can she be worthy of being the general of Xuanfu?
Li Banghua also remembered Qin Liangyu's deeds at this moment, and then said:
"Qin Liangyu is indeed a useful talent. Although she is a female general, she is no less capable than a man. In my opinion, she is more than a hundred times stronger than those nobles in the court."

"I heard that her white-pole soldiers even defeated the Jiannu. If it's her, I think it's possible!"

"But Sichuan is too far away from Beijing. I'm afraid it won't be possible to make the round trip in time."

Zhu Cilang was amused in his heart, but he said:

"You may not know that the Emperor has already ordered Qin Liangyu to lead the White-Pole Soldiers to the capital. She is only about 300 miles away from Beijing now. If nothing goes wrong, she will arrive in two or three days."

When the two heard the news, they looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Because the Ministry of War and the Cabinet were unaware of Qin Liangyu's move to Beijing, it means that the emperor secretly transferred her without going through the Cabinet and the Ministry of War!

Although this is somewhat against the rules, considering the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, these rules seem less important.

that's it.

The new governor of Xuanfu is Shi Kefa!
The new general of Xuanfu is Qin Liangyu!
Then, Li Banghua seemed to have thought of something and continued:

"Your Highness, I believe that in addition to sending a new governor and general, we must also send someone who can calm the situation to calm these restless soldiers."

"Otherwise, even if Qin Liangyu and Shi Kefa really went, I'm afraid they would find it difficult to control those border troops."

"After all, the border troops of Xuanfu have always been arrogant."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cilang nodded slightly, feeling that this made a lot of sense.

After all, Shi Kefa and Qin Liangyu had never been to Xuanfu, so it was necessary to send an important figure to accompany them and keep the situation under control.

Then he asked:
"Who do you think should be sent?"

Li Banghua thought for a moment and said:

"Originally, we should have sent the Duke of England, but as far as I know, he seems to be away from the capital recently."

"That's right,"

Zhu Cilang interjected:

"Recently, there was something in Liaodong that needed the Duke of Ying to handle, so he went to Liaodong."

Hearing this, Li Banghua could only say:
"Then I think we can choose a nobleman with experience and courage from among the existing dukes and marquises to go."

When saying this, Li Banghua himself felt a little lacking in confidence.

Because he had just said that none of the nobles in the Ming Dynasty were as powerful as a woman, and saying this now was obviously a slap in the face.

He hit his own face!
(End of this chapter)