The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 460: Kill all the rebels and establish your authority through martial arts
Konishi Yukinaga and Shimazu Yoshihiro launched a rebellion.

Wanli was not worried at all.

He was just waiting for these guys to rebel, and he wanted to establish his authority by suppressing the Japanese pirate rebellion.

The soldiers of the Shenwu Camp had been waiting on Iki Island for a long time.

The soldiers of the garrison camp and the feudal princes and nobles had already been secretly on guard.

If the Japanese pirates fail to capture the city within one day, they will be finished.

This time, because of their good strategy and the assistance of Mori Terumoto, they did not use cavalry at all in the attack on Japan.

The Japanese pirates probably don’t know how powerful the Shenwu Camp cavalry is in the wild.

If there were no city blocking the way, the Shenwu Camp cavalry would be invincible.

At least in Japan now, it is invincible.

The Japanese pirates' iron cannons could at most injure the armored soldiers of the Shenwu Camp in the front row, but it was difficult to kill them.

Moreover, all the Japanese pirates' original cannons had been confiscated by them, and I believe that the Japanese pirates would not be able to produce many cannons in such a short period of time.

It would probably take a few days for the Shenwu Camp cavalry to suppress the rebellion.

Sure enough, there were frequent reports of victory from Kyushu Island. Within three days, the Japanese pirate rebellion was basically put down, and within five days, all the Japanese pirates who should be arrested were arrested.

However, Wanli was not in a hurry to kill these Japanese pirates.

In early September, the weather was clear and cool, and the renovation of Dongwang City was finally completed. Good news also came from Ezo, and the battle there was finally over.

Wanli immediately issued an edict, ordering all the surrendered daimyos and generals in Japan to gather in Dongwang City.

At this time, the daimyos and generals who surrendered did not know that Konishi Yukinaga and Shimazu Yoshihiro had launched a rebellion.

Because after they surrendered and submitted, they became retainers of those dukes and nobles. They had no troops under their command and could not run around.

After the Japanese cities were replanned, they could no longer run around. All the road intersections were blocked by the cities, and it was not easy for them to get through.

The most daimyos and generals surrendered on Kyushu Island, but they only saw a large group of cavalry passing by in a hurry and had no idea what was happening.

Why did the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty recruit them to the so-called East King City?

After they were taken to Dongwang City by the navy's express boat, they were not yet arranged to live in the city. Instead, Wanli made them live directly in the Ming army camp in the north of the city.

At this moment, there was an area of ​​more than ten miles in the middle of the Ming army camp in the north of the city. In the middle of the area, a fighting arena and a giant stand several stories high were being built.

They simply couldn't understand what this was for.

Wanli actually just wanted to hold the military examination and palace examination, which had been delayed for a long time.

The military examination was to be held in Japan, which was what he and Qi Jiguang had agreed upon.

However, after they took Kyushu Island, there was another battle on Honshu Island, and then the twelve battalions of soldiers from the vassal state of Korea were taken to Ezo.

Those martial arts candidates were essentially constantly at war, making it impossible to hold a joint martial arts examination.

Now that Ezo had been taken, he wanted to establish his authority, so he ordered all the daimyos and generals who had surrendered to be summoned to come and see him.

Showing force is also part of establishing authority.

In September, Gengshen, the sky was clear and cloudless.

At around noon, all the daimyos and generals who had surrendered, including envoys from Indian tribes, were summoned to the first level of the high platform in the middle of the North Training Ground.

At this time, all the martial arts candidates were already sitting cross-legged on the stage and began to answer questions.

Wanli, Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, and the eldest son Zhu Changluo were already seated on the third floor, while the second floor in the middle was occupied by commanders from the Beijing Camp, the Navy, and the Garrison Camp.

This situation was so confusing that not only the envoys of the Indian tribes but even the daimyo and generals who surrendered were a little confused.

What does the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty want to do?
Those martial arts candidates are just sitting there answering questions without moving. What's so interesting about that?

Seeing that everyone was sitting down, Wanli immediately said in a loud voice: "Come here, bring up the traitors Konishi Yukinaga and Shimazu Yoshihiro."

Soon, two teams of Jinyiwei took the tied-up Konishi Yukinaga and Shimazu Yoshihiro to the south side of the stands.

Sitting on this side were the daimyos and generals who had surrendered.

Originally they had sat together to eat, and now they were still sitting there well, but Konishi Yukinaga and Shimazu Yoshihiro were tied up and pressed to the ground, unable to move.

The other daimyos and generals who surrendered all had complicated expressions on their faces when they saw this.

Wanli said coldly: "Konishi Yukinaga, Shimazu Yoshihiro, what did I tell you at the beginning?
Do you think I'm joking?

You have no joke!

You want to turn the world upside down just by gathering a mere 40,000 to 50,000 troops?

You haven't learned the laws of the Ming Dynasty well, right?
I tell you, anyone who leads a rebellion will have their entire clan exterminated and be executed by slow slicing, and anyone who joins the rebellion will be killed without mercy!"

Konishi Yukinaga and Shimazu Yoshihiro may have been punished, as they knelt there with their heads down and said nothing.

However, their obviously shaking bodies proved that they were extremely frightened.

Wanli pretended to look at the bewildered Indian envoys, thought for a moment, and then said majestically: "Today, considering that we have distinguished guests from America, I will make an exception to the law.

I will spare you the death penalty this time, and only your nine clans will be executed.

Also, all those who participated in this rebellion were beheaded in public.

All right, drag it down and chop it off."

You call this showing mercy?
Only nine clans will be killed!
How many people is that?

Also, you just said only 40,000 to 50,000 troops.

So many people, all beheaded and displayed to the public! Upon hearing this, the other daimyos and generals who had surrendered could not help but reveal a hint of fear in their eyes, and their necks could not help but shrink.

This is not over yet.

When Wanli saw the Jinyiwei dragging Konishi Yukinaga and Shimazu Yoshihiro away, he continued sternly, "And you, don't think I will always show mercy.

If you refuse to enjoy your good life and insist on trying the pain of being executed by slow slicing, I can grant your wish.

If you think you can turn the tide by gathering tens or even hundreds of thousands of troops, you can give it a try."

Who wants to experience the feeling of being executed by slow slicing?

Also, tens of thousands of troops are definitely not enough to cause any trouble. Can they gather hundreds of thousands of troops? What would happen if they could?

They have been living in the Ming army camp these days.

They had all seen the weapons and equipment of the Ming army. There were tens of thousands of muskets and cannons!
There were also countless Ming navy ships they saw along the way.

Upon hearing this, the other daimyos and generals who surrendered could not help but lower their heads in thought.

Their lives now are not as good as before.

But it's not much different.

To put it bluntly, they just don't have as much power as before, and they don't have as many people under their command, that's all.

In terms of just living, they are even living a little better than before.

Because the Ming Dynasty was so rich and powerful, whether it was food, clothing, or daily necessities, they were much better than before.

How will I live my life from now on?

Do they still need to think about earth-shattering problems?

Can they turn over the Ming Dynasty?

If you can't turn it over, you will be tortured to death and your entire clan will be exterminated!

The reason why Wanli asked them to come and watch the military candidates answer questions was to let them think carefully about whether they still wanted to rebel.

This is just the beginning.

The next day, the martial arts examinee began to demonstrate his martial arts prowess.

Today's martial arts candidates are completely different from before.

The original martial arts examinations were not based on one's own abilities, but on connections. Those without connections could hardly pass the examinations, let alone take part in them.

Today's martial arts examinations are based on real ability. Whether you have connections or not, it's all about survival of the fittest.

Moreover, as long as one can pass the military imperial examination, he or she will at least be a guerrilla general. The higher the ranking, the higher the position. Some people can be directly appointed as a lieutenant general or even a deputy general.

These are all real positions, with at least a few thousand men under their command, and it is possible to command tens of thousands of men.

Today's rewards for military merit are even more tangible. When they participate in the military examination, they basically have the opportunity to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy.

If you take part in the military examination now, you can make great achievements and earn a few hundred or even a few thousand taels of military merit rewards. Some military candidates have even been granted titles and honors before the examination even begins.

Who doesn’t want to be granted a title of nobility?
Who doesn't want to have their own territory?

Who doesn’t want to become the new noble of the Ming Dynasty?

Now the prevalence of martial spirit in the Ming Dynasty even surpasses the prevalence of literary spirit, and the number of warriors is even greater than that of literati.

Those scholars were just studying hard in the cold classroom, but the warriors studied and practiced diligently every day, forgetting food and sleep, regardless of the seasons.

The warriors trained in this way are much stronger than the martial arts candidates of the past.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about the basic skills.

Most of the original martial arts candidates could only lift 100 to 200 kilograms. If they could lift 300 kilograms, they were considered very powerful. Those who could lift 500 to 600 kilograms were very rare.

Nowadays, most martial arts candidates can lift 300 kilograms, and there are quite a few who can lift 500 to 600 kilograms. Lifting 200 kilograms is considered embarrassing.

As for archery, in the past, not many people could hit the center of a bull's eye at a distance of 100 steps while standing still, and it was even more common for people to miss the target while riding.

Nowadays, it is shameful for a martial arts candidate to fail to hit the center of the bull's eye at a distance of 100 steps while standing still, or to miss the target while riding and shooting.

As for the ability to kill the enemy in battle, they had basically all fought in battle before the examination began, and the competition was so murderous and scary.

After two days of competition, these martial arts candidates frightened the daimyo and generals who surrendered so much that they looked like they had lost their souls and were stunned.

The warriors of the Ming Dynasty are so terrifying. Who says they are women?

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, you must have lost your mind!

At this point, these surrendered generals basically had no thoughts of rebellion.

Are you kidding me? Rebellion?

The Ming Dynasty doesn't even need to send a large army. Just sending tens of thousands of warriors can deal with them.

The envoys of the Indian tribe were extremely excited after seeing the performance of these martial arts candidates.

The Ming Dynasty was powerful not only in its muskets and artillery, but also in the terrifyingly strong military force of its soldiers.

If these tens of thousands of warriors could go to America, they could shoot all the colonial bandits with arrows alone!
The power of today's muskets is not even as strong as that of other people's arrows.

Because firing a few shots from a musket may not necessarily kill someone.

These warriors all shot people in the throat with one arrow!

They also use arrows and they can also shoot while riding horses, so it's natural to see how terrifying these warriors' archery skills are.

(End of this chapter)