The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 285 How to Force Yang Yinglong to Rebel

Wanli had already seen through the conspiracy of the three major families in Puzhou.

This group of guys was responsible for the case of Yang Yinglong murdering his wife and mother-in-law.

Then they used this as an excuse to frame Yang Yinglong, smearing him as a suspicious, cruel and bloodthirsty person who would kill innocent people at any time.

It is naturally very likely that such a person who kills innocent people will rebel. These guys want to create such an illusion to make Yang Yinglong the target of public criticism and force him to rebel.

He knew very well that Yang Yinglong was most likely the innocent one, because Yang Yinglong was so drunk that he had no memory of whether he had killed his wife and mother-in-law.

Historically, Yang Yinglong's words were probably falsely accused by the three powerful families of Puzhou of trying to shirk responsibility by using drunkenness as an excuse.

Yang Yinglong had no way to defend himself.

In fact, the key to this matter is the woman named Tian Cifeng.

Yang Yinglong doted on Tian Cifeng so much that even after being tricked by Tian Cifeng, he still believed that he had really killed someone.

As a bystander, Wanli saw through this matter at a glance, but he pretended to be confused and pretended that he had no idea that there was anything wrong with Tian Cifeng.

He just wanted to see how the three major families in Puzhou would force Yang Yinglong to rebel next. He wanted the three major families in Puzhou to expose all their conspiracies, including all the people they bribed in Bozhou to jump out on their own.

Sure enough, not long after, Ye Mengxiong made another report.

Ye Mengxiong's memorial also included petitions from the local officials Song Shichen and Luo Chengen of the Bozhou Xuanwei Office, which also accused Yang Yinglong of being suspicious, cruel and bloodthirsty by nature, and of killing innocent people at will, making the local officials feel insecure.

They actually asked the court to abolish the Bozhou Xuanwei Office and behead Yang Yinglong in public!
This is obviously a problem. The local officials of the chieftain can only gain benefits by relying on the existence of the chieftain. They actually asked the court to abolish the Bozhou Xuanwei Office. Isn't this destroying their own rice bowl?

If Wanli had not seen through the conspiracy of the three powerful families in Puzhou, he would probably have really thought that Yang Yinglong was suspicious, cruel and bloodthirsty by nature, and would kill innocent people at will.

Because all he could see in the capital were memorials and petitions, and all of them said that Yang Yinglong was suspicious, cruel and bloodthirsty by nature, and would kill innocent people at will.

It seems to be true that Yang Yinglong killed his wife and mother-in-law, and Yang Yinglong himself did not deny this.

Rumors can destroy a person. After such a smear campaign, who can still believe that Yang Yinglong is a normal person?
He pretended to be skeptical and remained silent.

As a result, Yu Youcai was at a loss again.

Bozhou Xuanweisi was one of the most powerful chieftains in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Bozhou Xuanweisi was surrounded by mountains and had complex terrain, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Yang Yinglong had outstanding military achievements and was famous for his bravery and fighting skills.

If such a chieftain is not handled properly and a rebellion breaks out, how many troops will be needed to quell the rebellion?

There was no other way, he could only ask Wanli's opinion.

After the emperor and his subjects exchanged greetings, he held up a pile of memorials and said worriedly, "Your Majesty, how should we deal with Yang Yinglong of Bozhou? I'm terrified. If this matter isn't handled properly, it could spark a rebellion even greater than the Nine Silk Duzhang Barbarians."

This means that when the Jiusi Duzhan barbarians rebelled, the imperial court mobilized more than 100,000 troops to suppress the rebellion. If Yang Yinglong of Bozhou rebelled, more than 100,000 troops would probably not be enough.

To be honest, Yu Youcai is really talented, but he is too timid.

He could even foresee the outcome of Yang Yinglong's rebellion in Bozhou.

If the imperial court doesn't mobilize more than 200,000 troops, then forget about suppressing the rebellion!

However, there seems to be something wrong with what he said.

Wanli thought about it carefully, then asked, "Do you also think Yang Yinglong will rebel?"

This is not the problem I think.

Yu Youcai held the memorial in his hand and said worriedly, "Your Majesty, Yang Yinglong killed his wife and mother-in-law, and he also slaughtered innocent people at will. The local officials under him are all afraid of being killed. If such a suspicious, cruel and bloodthirsty person is provoked, he will most likely rebel."

What you said is even more problematic.

Wanli pressed the issue, "You didn't think so before. Why do you think so now? Who said these words?"

Uh, this.

I seem to have been really affected by the rumors.

Yu Youcai was stunned for a moment, then explained in detail: "Your Majesty, the cabinet and the six ministries have been discussing this matter for a while. Many people believe that Yang Yinglong, a suspicious, cruel and bloodthirsty man, will rebel sooner or later."

Has this matter spread to the cabinet and the six ministries?
It seems that the three major families in Puzhou still have people in the court!

now it's right.

If the three major families of Puzhou had no one in the court, and he had not issued an order to deal with Yang Yinglong, how could the three major families of Puzhou force Yang Yinglong to rebel?
Very good, the people you have placed in the court are also going to take action, right?

I want to see who the three great families of Puzhou have placed in the court. Wanli thought carefully and then said decisively: "Bingzhong, you will come forward to organize the court discussion."

what?
Court discussion!

Does His Majesty also find this matter difficult to decide?
Yu Youcai was stunned for a moment, then he quickly bowed and said, "Your humble servant obeys your order."

Yang Yinglong of Bozhou is really difficult to deal with. If we are not careful, there will be chaos in the southwest.

Wanli seemed to have no idea what to do.

He actually ordered the cabinet chief Yu Youcai to organize the court discussion.

This court meeting did not take too long.

Around noon, Yu Youcai ran to Kunning Palace again to ask for an audience.

At this moment, Wanli was having dinner with several concubines and princes and princesses.

He openly invited Yu Youcai in, had him sit down beside him, drank a glass of wine, and ate a few bites of food, then asked, "How is it? What was the result of the court meeting?"

Yu Youcai quickly pulled out a memorial from his pocket and explained in detail, "Your Majesty, most officials above the third rank believe that we should adopt a gentle approach towards the chieftains, but at the same time, we should not be too indulgent. Yang Yinglong is so lawless, if we turn a blind eye, I'm afraid it will lead to disaster.

Therefore, everyone felt that His Majesty should issue an imperial decree to teach him a lesson, ordering him to be more restrained and reform his ways. At the same time, he should send his second son, Yang Kedong, to Chongqing as a hostage to ensure that he would not kill innocent people in the future.

The result of the court discussion seemed fair and did not intend to anger Yang Yinglong.

But there is a fatal problem, that is Proton Yang Kedong.

Yang Kedong is dead!

The three major wealthy families in Puzhou must have arranged people in Chongqing City long ago.

If Yang Kedong ran over to do the proton test, he would probably be killed soon.

The three major families in Puzhou wanted to use this to provoke Yang Yinglong!

In this case, Yang Kedong’s death had nothing to do with Guizhou Governor Ye Mengxiong, and the person responsible was Sichuan Governor Li Hualong.

Humph, what a vicious plan.

Wanli snorted inwardly, took the memorial and looked at it again before asking, "Who proposed this solution?"

Yu Youcai said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, this solution was proposed by Xu Guo, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and most officials above the third rank think it is feasible."

Cabinet Grand Secretary Xu Guo, right?
well.

Wanli nodded slowly and said, "Well, let's do it this way. The New Year is almost here. Let's deal with this matter quickly so that everyone can go back and celebrate the New Year without any worries."

When Yu Youcai heard this, a strange look appeared on his face.

His Majesty actually listened to the civil servants and did this?

This doesn't seem to be His Majesty's style.

Would Wanli really do what the civil officials said?
After lunch, he actually went to the imperial study and wrote an imperial edict in his own handwriting, giving Yang Yinglong a few words of advice, ordering him to control his temper and stop killing innocent people. He also asked him to send his second son Yang Kedong to Chongqing as a hostage as a guarantee.

This seems to have been resolved.

However, after he finished writing the imperial edict, he ordered someone to summon Luo Sigong.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, he gave detailed instructions: "Cabinet Grand Secretary Xu Guo probably still has connections with the remnants of the three great families in Puzhou. Send someone to secretly investigate, including his hometown.

Also, this time they proposed to send Yang Yinglong's second son Yang Kedong to Chongqing as a hostage, probably because they wanted to kill Yang Kedong and anger Yang Yinglong.

You send someone to convey my secret order, and have the secret guards over there disguise themselves as various identities and protect Yang Kedong in secret for twelve hours. This includes testing the poison of any food given to Yang Kedong in advance.

If someone wanted to assassinate Yang Kedong, they would kill all the assassins, pick one with a similar body shape to Yang Kedong, change into Yang Kedong's clothes and personal belongings, then set fire to Yang Kedong's residence, throw all the assassins inside and burn them, and then announce to the public that Yang Kedong was dead.

Yang Kedong can't really die. After you rescue him, arrange for someone to secretly send him to the Shizhu Xuanwei Office and ask General Qin Liangyu of Zhendong to send people to protect him.

Also, please convey my oral order to have Li Hualong return to his hometown for the New Year. After the New Year, he reported that he had caught a cold and needed to recuperate for some time. The specific time he will go to Bashu is subject to my secret order."

Uh, what is His Majesty going to do?
Luo Sigong was stunned for a moment, then he quickly bowed and said, "Your humble servant understands."

He really couldn't understand why the Emperor wanted Yang Kedong to fake his death.

If you don't want to anger Yang Yinglong, then just send Yang Kedong secretly to the Shizhu Xuanwei Office for protection.

If an outsider entered the chieftain's territory, he would probably be lost. Who could assassinate Yang Kedong under the protection of tens of thousands of chieftain soldiers?
(End of this chapter)