The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 288 Yang Yinglong was angry
The hostage sent by Yang Yinglong, the envoy of Bozhou Xuanwei Office, to Chongqing City was killed!
This news spread throughout Bashu as quickly as thunder, and everyone who heard it was shocked.

People in other places may not know how powerful Yang Yinglong is, but everyone in Bashu knows him.

This guy can uproot spruce trees and lift boulders weighing hundreds of pounds. These are all true.

What’s even more terrifying is that the Bozhou army is invincible in the Bashan and Shushui areas.

The Jiusi Duzhan barbarians were no match for the imperial army, so Yang Yinglong led the Bozhou army to destroy them directly.

Who else in Bashu can rival the Bozhou Army?

Not to mention Bashu, it cannot be found in the entire southwest.

The Shuixi chieftains were defeated by the Bozhou army during the Jiajing period.

It's over now!

If Yang Yinglong rebelled, there would probably be chaos in Bashu.

There is a high probability that the imperial army will not be able to defeat the Bozhou army.

How long will this battle last then?
How can they live like this?

Would Yang Yinglong really rebel?
When the news spread throughout Bashu, the navy's express ships specially sent to the secret guards were rushing to the capital day and night.

Three days later, around 10 p.m., when night had fallen, the news finally reached the capital.

Luo Sigong didn't care about all that anymore. He just shouted to open the gates of the imperial city and the palace city, and ran to the palace to ask to see Wanli.

Wanli has fallen asleep at this time.

However, when he heard that it was Luo Sigong who wanted to see him, he still put on his clothes and went to the corridor outside.

Luo Sigong quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the three great families of Puzhou have taken action. More than ten assassins broke into the main house of Yang Kedong's courtyard at midnight three days ago. They were all taken down by the secret guards. Not a single one escaped."

You get the point!
Why should I care about the lives of those assassins?

Wanli asked anxiously, "Where is Yang Kedong? Has he been rescued?"

Luo Sigong nodded repeatedly and said, "He's been rescued and sent to the Shizhu Xuanwei Division."

That's good.

Wanli thought carefully, then decisively said: "Pass on my secret order, ordering General Qin Liangyu of Zhendong and Deputy General Ma Qiancheng to prepare the army for battle and be ready to support Chongqing at any time."

Will Yang Yinglong start a rebellion because of this?
He couldn't determine that yet.

He had never met Yang Yinglong and didn't know much about this man's temperament.

Judging from Liu Jing's description, Yang Yinglong should not have started a rebellion.

This can be considered a test he gave to Yang Yinglong.

If Yang Yinglong did not rebel despite all this, then Yang Yinglong was truly loyal and this brave general could be used.

Will Yang Yinglong rebel?
At this moment, Yang Yinglong had no intention of rebelling at all.

He was indeed heartbroken at the sudden loss of his beloved son, but he had been to the capital and attended the Imperial College. He knew how big the Ming Dynasty was and how powerful it was.

There is a reason why the Yang family was able to survive in Bozhou for nearly seven hundred years.

He knows what he can do and what he cannot do.

Rebellion means cutting off the foundation of the Yang family.

He would not rebel unless he was forced to do so.

Besides, his son is already dead now, so what’s the point of rebelling?

Yang Yinglong actually just sent an envoy to Chongqing Prefecture to request to bring back his son's body for burial!

Wanli was completely relieved when he received the news.

Yang Yinglong can tolerate all this, this brave general is really useful.

He thought that the evil plot of the three powerful families in Puzhou had ended there.

At this moment, he was thinking about how to subdue Yang Yinglong and how to completely solve the problem in the southwest.

He thought, since Yang Kedong was still alive, as long as Yang Yinglong didn't rebel, everything would be fine.

However, it seems that Yang Yinglong's men and the white-pole soldiers newly recruited by the Shizhu Xuanwei Office are not enough. There are more than one or two chieftains in the southwest, and the Bozhou army and the white-pole soldiers of the Shean family alone may not be able to wipe out all of them.

This time, he had to lead the Beijing camp to help.

He didn't want Yang Yinglong and Shizhu Xuanweisi to wipe out all the mountain troops under their command.

As soon as the news from Chongqing City came, he ordered people to rush to Xuanfu Town to invite Qi Jiguang back to Beijing for consultation.

At this moment, Qi Jiguang was arranging defenses in the north in Xuanfu Town.

This year he planned to solve the problems in the southwest, so it was unlikely that he would go to fight the Northern Tartars. They also had to be on guard against an attack from the Northern Tartars. When Qi Jiguang received the imperial edict, he hurried to the capital.

The next morning at about noon, he came to the imperial study.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Wanli said cordially, "Yuan Jing, how are the defenses of Xuanfu, Datong, and Jizhou being arranged?"

Qi Jiguang nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, I have already arranged for the Shenshu Front Camp to go to Longcheng Guard, and the Shenshu Rear Camp has also gone to Quanning Guard. The Shenshu Left Camp and the Shenshu Right Camp have been divided into six groups, and they will be stationed between the guard cities on the east and west sides of the northern Chahar grassland, ready to provide support at any time.

The east and west sides are less than a thousand miles apart, and the area they are responsible for is only about three hundred miles. No matter which Acropolis is attacked, they can rush to support it within a day.

As long as they arrive, no matter how many people the Northern Tartars have, they won't be able to capture a city within a few days. This will buy time for the cavalry of the three towns. I believe the northern defense line should be no problem."

Yes, Not Bad.

Wanli nodded slightly when he heard this, and then asked, "What about the Shenwu Camp and the Shenji Camp?"

Qi Jiguang replied without hesitation, "The Shenwu Battalion is camped on the grasslands north of Zhangjiakou, herding their horses. The Shenji Battalion has already returned to their base in the capital."

Well, it’s almost time to go to the southwest.

Wanli thought about it carefully, then asked, "Yuan Jing, do you think we should bring the Shenji Camp with us this time?"

The reason he asked this was because the southwest was too far and the journey was inconvenient, so they could only go there by boat.

The navy now has tens of thousands of speedboats. The problem is that transporting people and even horses is easy, but transporting grain carts is a bit troublesome. One centipede ship can probably fit two grain carts, and one octopus ship can probably fit one grain cart.

The Shenji Camp has 24,000 grain carts, 24,000 war horses, 4,000 artillery carts, and 4,000 war horses. Just these alone would take more than two trips to pull all the navy warships over.

Qi Jiguang was naturally aware of the transportation problem, but he still said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I have discussed the issue of pacifying the southwest with Shengwu.

Shengwu felt that neither cavalry nor ordinary infantry would be of much use against the Tusi soldiers in the southwest, because there were too many mountains there, and horses could not run fast in the mountains, and ordinary infantry could not outrun the Tusi soldiers.

He believed that the best weapons to use against the Tusi soldiers in the southwest were muskets and artillery. This was the same as hunting in the mountains: even the most skilled hunters could not outrun the wild beasts in the mountains, so they could only use long-range attacks.

This makes sense.

It seems that the Shenjiying has to be brought along, and used as the main force.

The Shenwu Camp could only guard him or attack the large group of people gathered on the plain.

However, unless they are mentally ill, they definitely would not dare to gather a large group of people on flat ground to fight them.

Wanli nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "Well, it seems that no matter how troublesome it is, we have to pull the Shenjiying over. We can't make a wasted trip this time, nor can we give up halfway. Once we go, we have to completely solve the problem in the southwest.

I will immediately order Yun Qing to mobilize the warships to bring the soldiers, food carts, and artillery carts of the Shenji Battalion in batches. First, bring the entire Shenji Battalion over."

He was just about to send someone to pass on his order when Li Xuancheng suddenly poked his head in and said, "Your Majesty, Luo Sigong requests an audience."

What is this guy doing here at this moment?
Wanli was stunned for a moment before he said loudly, "Announce."

Soon, Luo Sigong hurried in, bowed his head and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened in Chongqing."

what?
Wanli said solemnly, "What's the matter?"

Luo Sigong said anxiously, "Yang Yinglong sent an envoy to request that he take his son's body back for burial, but the Imperial Inspector Jiang Dongzhi refused. He demanded a ransom of 40,000 taels of gold before he would return Yang Kedong's body!"

What the hell, are these guys still human?

Wanli finally understood how Yang Yinglong was forced to rebel in history.

These guys are just beasts, they have no humanity at all. Not only did they plot to kill someone's son, but they also made Yang Yinglong so angry.

Can Yang Yinglong come up with 40,000 taels of gold?
That is equivalent to more than 500,000 taels of silver!

Perhaps, Yang Yinglong can take it out.

However, he had tens of thousands of troops under his command to feed, and these 40,000 taels of gold were equivalent to several months' food wages.

The Bozhou Xuanwei Office only has two prefectures at most, and its area is less than half of the entire Ming Dynasty. How much money can Yang Yinglong collect in a year to support his army?
If calculated based on the original taxation of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Yinglong could only collect 200,000 to 300,000 taels a year at most.

How will he live after taking out more than 500,000 taels?
The three powerful families in Puzhou are so vicious!

This time, Yang Yinglong could no longer bear it.

Wanli gritted his teeth secretly and said decisively: "Sigong, quickly send the secret guard who delivered the letter back to convey my order. I order General Qin Liangyu of Zhendong and Deputy General Ma Qiancheng to immediately mobilize all the troops of the Shizhu Xuanwei Office to rush to Chongqing Prefecture and capture this beast Jiang Dongzhi for me.

If Yang Yinglong comes to attack Chongqing City, first send Jiang Dongzhi to Yang Yinglong to calm him down, and then let Yang Kedong explain to Yang Yinglong.

If Yang Yinglong refuses to return, then let them defend Chongqing City to the death and wait for my reinforcements."

Can you turn back from something like rebellion?

It is hard to say whether Yang Yinglong will turn back once he raises the banner of rebellion.

So, will Yang Yinglong rebel because of this?
It is unbearable!

When Yang Yinglong received the news, he was furious. He immediately mobilized all the troops in Bozhou, and the entire army, dressed in mourning, marched straight towards Chongqing City.

(End of this chapter)