The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 102 The old bitch almost died

Wanli suddenly issued an edict to promote Shandong Governor Yang Junmin to be the governor of the three borders of Shaanxi, specifically responsible for suppressing the rebellion of Haobai!
What is the Haibai Rebellion?
Shen Shixing was dumbfounded when he received the imperial edict.

In order to catch Wanli off guard, the three powerful families in Puzhou blocked all urgent reports from the northwest.

At this moment, the imperial court had not received any news of the rebellion by Ningxia Deputy General Haobai and Vanguard Battalion Commander Liu Dongyang.

Shen Shixing was naturally confused.

However, at this moment he no longer dared to openly disobey Wanli's order.

Since Wanli issued the decree, there must have been a rebellion by Haibai.

Moreover, it seemed to be a good thing for Yang Junmin to quell the rebellion.

This guy has no real ability, he only got promoted because of his family connections. It would be best if he was sent to quell the rebellion, but he would be killed by the rebels!

Yang Junmin was dumbfounded when he received the imperial edict and the official document from the cabinet that was urgently sent over 800 miles.

He really didn't expect that the young emperor would send him to quell the rebellion.

What to do now?
He had no choice but to quickly return to Puzhou to ask his father-in-law Wang Chonggu for advice.

Puzhou was called Puban in ancient times. Its history can be traced back to the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. It is recorded in many ancient books that Puban was the capital of Shun.

As for why Puzhou has such a long history, it is actually because of the Hedong Salt Lake.

In ancient times, most of the salt in the Central Plains came from the Hedong Salt Lake.

The Hedong Salt Lake is located in Jiezhou next to Puzhou. According to legend, the Yellow Emperor fought against Chiyou, and the place where Chiyou's body and head were "solved" was Jiezhou. Therefore, the Hedong Salt Lake is also called "Jiechi".

As for why the Hedong Salt Lake is in Jiezhou and Puzhou is famous for the Hedong Salt Lake, it is because of transportation reasons.

Puzhou and Jiezhou are both located in a large basin, surrounded by mountains on three sides and the Yellow River on one side.

It is very troublesome to transport the salt from the Hedong Salt Lake over mountains and hills. Since the invention of boats, water transportation has become the best option.

Therefore, Puzhou on the bank of the Yellow River became the main transit point for pond salt. Fenglingdu is just a few dozen miles south of Puzhou. In ancient times, in order to facilitate the transportation of pond salt to Chang'an, the famous floating bridge Puzhou Bridge was specially built.

It is precisely because this is the main transit point for pond salt and has developed commerce that Puzhou has been home to many merchants since ancient times.

The Wang family of Puzhou got their fortune from the Hedong Salt Field. After they got rich, they intermarried with the Zhang and Yang families. The Zhang family then took over the business of the Changlu Salt Field. Yang Bo and Wang Chonggu used their power to take over the business of the Northern Tartars. From then on, the three major families of Puzhou became uncontrollable.

In fact, if we talk about the origin of the three major families in Puzhou, it should be attributed to the Wang family of Puzhou.

If they had not monopolized the Hedong Salt Field business and made huge profits, there would not have been the three major families in Puzhou.

As for the two with the surname Wang among the eight imperial merchants, they must have close ties with the Wang family of Puzhou.

Because the eight imperial merchants were mainly engaged in the business of Hedong Salt Field and Changlu Salt Field.

Historically, from the Tianqi period to the Chongzhen period, Han Yu, the successor of the three major families in Puzhou, was still in power. It was naturally impossible for them to transfer the business of Hedong Salt Field and Changlu Salt Field to outsiders.

Therefore, there is no doubt that the eight imperial merchants and the three major families of Puzhou are relatives.

The Wang family of Puzhou can be said to be the source of the three major families in Puzhou and the source of the eight imperial merchants.

At this time, the Wang family of Puzhou was at its peak. The Wang family compound occupied almost half of the western half of Puzhou city. There were so many densely packed courtyards of all sizes that it was almost impossible to count them. There were at least thousands of maids, servants, housekeepers, and guards inside.

If you have never been to Wang Family Compound, you really don’t know what it means to be rich.

In mid-November, when the river south of Fenglingdu was about to freeze, Yang Junmin finally rushed back.

It was around noon when he rushed back to Puzhou City, but because of the heavy snow, the sky was dark, and it was almost dusk. He could not see people even a few feet away.

At this time, Puzhou City was already covered in white, and the Wang family compound was as crowded as tofu blocks in a tofu workshop, making people dizzy just by looking at it.

Perhaps, this is also the reason why the remnants of the Maitreya Sect were able to assassinate Zhang Siwei but fell into the hands of Wang Chonggu.

The Wang family compound is so huge that people who have never been here would not only not be able to find Wang Chonggu in such a large compound, but would even get lost if they walked in.

Yang Junmin naturally would not get lost. He sat in a carriage and someone took him to the courtyard where Wang Chonggu was.

At this time, Wang Chonggu was having his meal in the huge kitchen.

He was half lying on a recliner carved out of golden nanmu wood, covered with a large mink blanket. There were dozens of delicacies from land and sea on the large round table in front of him, and there were more than ten pretty maids serving him meals.

There were countless charcoal heaters placed under the big round table and in the corners around it. The whole kitchen was warm and comfortable.

However, Wang Chonggu had no appetite at this time.

He is already in his seventies and he is no longer able to care for any maid, no matter how pretty she is.

He hadn't taken many bites of the delicacies on the table, and now he was staring out the window with a lonely look on his face.

Alas, I am old and can’t do anything. Even if I have a fortune, a mansion and beautiful maids, I can’t enjoy them.

Only when Yang Junmin's familiar figure appeared in the yard did a rare look of relief appear on his face.

Now that Zhang Siwei is dead, this boy is the hope of the three great families in Puzhou.

He should have married his daughter to this boy. Yang Junqing is just an uneducated and uncultured playboy.

After a moment, Yang Junmin walked in quickly, bowed and said, "Hello, my dear Public Security."

Wang Chonggu nodded with satisfaction, then raised his hand and said, "Bo Zhang, come, come and sit down. You haven't eaten yet, right? Come and eat with me."

Yang Junmin is not in the mood to eat at the moment.

He rushed back as fast as he could, so he didn't send anyone to inform Wang Chonggu in advance. It was icy and snowy at the moment, and the 800-li express trip was not as fast as his boat trip, so Wang Chonggu didn't know what had happened.

He didn't know how to tell Wang Chonggu.

This little emperor is really speechless.

He sat down respectfully beside Wang Chonggu, asked the maid to pour two glasses of wine, and then raised his glass and said, "Father-in-law, can you drink a little more?"

Wang Chonggu smiled slightly and said, "It's okay to drink a little of this wine."

He picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Yang Junmin, then took a sip carefully and asked the maid to pick up some food for him. He seemed to be enjoying the food very much.

Yang Junmin raised his head and drank the wine in his cup in one gulp. Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Father-in-law, the young emperor has ordered me to be the governor of the three border areas of Shaanxi, specifically responsible for suppressing the Haibai Rebellion. What should I do?"

With a "puff", Wang Chonggu spat out all the food he had just eaten.

This almost choked him to death.

The little emperor was so reckless!
This series of conspiracies was actually designed by the old scoundrel Wang Chonggu.

He originally thought that he could let more than 300,000 northern barbarians tie up the border troops of the three major border towns of Liaodong, Xuanfu and Datong, and then block the news of Haobai's rebellion, allowing the rebels to take the opportunity to grow stronger. In this way, the young emperor would have to send the Beijing camp or even the imperial guards to quell the rebellion.

If the young emperor sent the Beijing Camp or even the Imperial Guards to quell the rebellion, he would really ask the Duolun Tumed, Weiwushen, Hetao Ordos, and even the Tumed tribe to send a large number of troops to intercept the grain supply route.

By then, the Beijing troops would really starve to death or even freeze to death on the way!
The little emperor is now acting arrogantly relying on the small number of troops in the Beijing Camp.

This guy might even lead the army in person, just like he did last time at Gubeikou, with the elite troops of the Beijing Camp, the Imperial Guards, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

If this is true, the Battle of Tumu will be repeated.

If the young emperor was controlled by the northern barbarians or even killed directly, they could make their eldest son Zhu Changluo, who was less than one year old, the new emperor.

That stupid woman, Empress Dowager Li, will definitely cooperate with them, and then the entire court will belong to them.

Who would have known that the young emperor not only did not send the Beijing troops to quell the rebellion, but also asked Yang Junmin to do it!
This time, the master was really defeated by a random punch.

The old bastard Wang Chonggu was almost beaten to death by Wanli's punches.

He panted for a long time under the caress of several maids, and finally he caught his breath and said coldly: "Everyone go out, close the door, and stand far away."

Upon hearing this, more than a dozen maids hurried out.

He frowned and pondered for a while, then sighed softly, "I'm afraid it won't work if you don't go."

Yang Junmin nodded solemnly and said, "The little emperor is clearly trying to get rid of me. If I don't go, he will probably issue an order to dismiss me immediately."

The little emperor's random punches really caught everyone off guard.

Wang Chonggu frowned and pondered for a while, then couldn't help but sighed softly, "Such a good opportunity, what a pity."

Don't sigh all the time.

Yang Junmin asked carefully, "What should I do if I go there?"

Wang Chonggu frowned and pondered, "If you go there, let alone suppress the rebellion, you must at least hold on to Guyuan Town. Otherwise, if Guyuan Town falls, the entire Shaanxi Province may be taken over by the rebels.

At that time, it would not be as simple as dismissing you from your post and investigating you. The little emperor might even use this as an excuse to execute you.

Therefore, you must first mobilize troops to defend Guyuan Town, and then delay.

You just say that the rebels are powerful and ask the court for reinforcements, but you won't suppress them until the reinforcements arrive.

Let’s see what the little emperor will do.”

What else can the little emperor do?
Yang Junmin said with a worried look on his face, "He will fire me and investigate me."

Wang Chonggu frowned and said, "You can delay it for a while and see if the young emperor will send troops to help, or even lead the army himself.

As long as we can hold out until the little emperor sends reinforcements, we will win.

If you really can't delay it any longer, you can pretend to launch a fierce attack, and then let Huo Luochi and the Ordos tribes in Neitao pretend to support Haobai.

In this way, you can cooperate with the outside forces to capture Ningxia Town in one fell swoop and put down the rebels. Although the Ningxia Town move was a waste on our part, it is still good that we can gain such a great achievement for you.

We'll see what the little emperor will do then."

This is actually how they achieved their achievements.

It can be said that the achievements of Yang Bo, Wang Chonggu, Fang Fengshi, Wu Dui, and Zheng Luo all came from Xuan Da.

The Northern Tartars cooperated with them.

In the past, the northern barbarians would rush into Xuanda first and plunder it violently.

Then they pretended to lead an army to drive them out.

When the northern barbarians heard the news and retreated, they lured out the soldiers and civilians who were hiding at the border and killed them to claim credit!
Handing in hundreds or thousands of heads each time would be considered a great achievement.

This is not the first or second time they have done this.

The soldiers and civilians at the border were afraid of the northern barbarians, but they were even more afraid of them.

When the northern barbarians came, the most they could do was abduct them and take them outside the Great Wall to be slaves.

They came, killed innocent people to claim credit, rushed in to silence witnesses, and killed them all!
(End of this chapter)