The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 72 There are always villains who want to harm me

At around noon, the sun had just risen and the weather was not very hot.

The space in the Qianqing Palace is incredibly large, with the roof more than ten people high from the ground.

With such a large space, you won’t feel hot early in the morning.

However, at this moment in the huge imperial study, Huaiyuan Marquis Chang Yinxu and Ningyang Marquis Chen Yingzhao were sweating profusely because of Wanli's stare.

Their temples seemed to be wet with sweat, and the sweat beads on their foreheads were as big as soybeans.

Wanli stared at them with feigned suspicion for a long time before slowly asking, "Did you participate in the rebellion this time?"

How could we possibly participate in a rebellion?
Huaiyuan Marquis Chang Yinxu shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, Your Majesty, I have been on duty at the Five Military Commandery these past few days and have not been anywhere."

Ningyang Marquis Chen Yingzhao nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I am also honestly on duty at the Five Military Commander's Office. I know nothing."

Upon hearing this, Wanli pretended to think it over carefully before nodding slightly and saying, "Well, you guys still dared to go to the Five Armies Commandery to sit on duty. You probably didn't participate. But Wuding Hou Guo Dacheng didn't dare to go to the Five Armies Commandery to sit on duty. He's guilty as a thief."

Uh, it seems that Wuding Hou Guo Dacheng was too tired at night.

This guy doesn't get up until the sun is shining on his butt every day. He usually goes to the Five Army Commander's Office to take up his post after lunch. Moreover, he almost always dozes off while sitting there in the afternoon. Only at night will he be full of energy and vigor.

No, these seem to be just rumors, they have never seen it with their own eyes.

Who knows what this guy did at night.

Marquis Huaiyuan Chang Yinxu and Marquis Ningyang Chen Yingzhao glanced at each other quietly, neither daring to say a word.

Because too much talk leads to mistakes, many people die because of their bad mouths.

Seeing this, Wanli couldn't help but nodded secretly.

It seems that these two dukes and nobles should be the honest type.

Because both of them were unknown in history, they had never done anything good or bad, and it can be said that they did not leave their names in history.

In fact, their identities are not simple. Although they are all marquises, their ancestors are actually very famous.

Huaiyuan Hou Chang Yinxu was the descendant of Kaiping King Chang Yuchun, who was enshrined in the Taimiao. Kaiping King Chang Yuchun was ranked behind Zhongshan King Xu Da, and ranked second among all the Hongwu nobles.

King Xu Da of Zhongshan left behind two lines of duke descendants, the line of Duke Ding and the line of Duke Wei, both of whom were descendants of King Xu Da of Zhongshan.

The two sons of King Kaiping Chang Yuchun, Chang Mao and Chang Sheng, were actually dukes. Chang Mao was the Duke of Zheng and Chang Sheng was the Duke of Kaiguo.

Unfortunately, the son of King Kaiping Chang Yuchun was far inferior to the son of King Zhongshan Xu Da.

Duke Chang Mao of Zheng was a useless person and was stripped of his title and sent to the border during the Hongwu period.

Founding Duke Chang Sheng was also stripped of his title and sent to the border because he was a general of the Southern Army in the Jingnan Campaign.

Marquis Huaiyuan Chang Yinxu was the descendant of the founding duke Chang Sheng. In the fifth year of Hongzhi reign, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youtang, commemorated the merits of Prince Kaiping and continued to confer the title of Marquis Huaiyuan on the descendant of the founding duke Chang Sheng.

Ningyuan Hou Chen Yingzhao was the descendant of Jingguo Duke Chen Xiang, one of the four great heroes of the Jingnan Rebellion. Jingguo Duke Chen Xiang ranked third in military merit in the Jingnan Rebellion, only after Chengguo Duke Zhu Neng and Yingguo Duke Zhang Fu.

Unfortunately, Chen Xiang was seriously injured three times in the Jingnan Campaign and was on the verge of death. The last time, he was pierced through the chest by a spear from the Southern Army general Ping An. He could not be saved and died in the second year of Yongle.

Therefore, the title of Duke of Jing was posthumously conferred, not hereditary. The descendants of Duke of Jing Chen Xiang inherited the title of Marquis of Ningyuan.

The status of these two people can be said to be far above that of Marquis Wuding.

After Wuding Hou Guo Xun came to power, he was extremely arrogant. He sold official positions and titles, frantically annexed military farms, snatched shops all over the capital, and even wanted to be promoted to the title of Duke. All of this is recorded in history books.

These two people in power did not leave any records in history, which shows how low-key they were.

He needs this kind of honest person, the kind who doesn't dare to act rashly in front of him.

If someone becomes arrogant after taking power, he should never use it to control military power.

These two people look so honest, they should be easy to win over.

Wanli thought about it carefully, then sighed slightly and said, "You should know that ever since my mentor passed away, there have always been villains trying to murder me. If I hadn't been accompanied by experts to protect me this time, there is a high probability that these guys would have succeeded.

You may not know why these guys want to murder me.

The Ming Dynasty has reached a critical juncture of life and death. Not only are the civil officials trampling over the military commanders, they are also frantically annexing land, plundering everywhere, and even collaborating with the enemy. If this continues, the Ming Dynasty will surely perish. I just want to rely on military power to suppress culture, develop military power, and make the Ming Dynasty strong again. But they say I am a warmongering tyrant and want to depose me!

You won't side with them, will you?"

That's what happened.

It’s good to respect military power and suppress literature!

Those civil servants are really too arrogant.

Huaiyuan Marquis Chang Yinxu bowed without hesitation and said, "I swear to be loyal to Your Majesty until death, and I will never have second thoughts."

Ningyuan Marquis Chen Yingzhao also followed suit, clasping his hands and bowing, saying, "I swear to be loyal to Your Majesty until death, and I will never have second thoughts."

well.

Wanli nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems that I was not wrong about you. You are indeed worthy of being the descendants of loyal and righteous people.

However, Marquis Wuding Guo Dacheng and Marquis Wuqing's son Li Wenquan are not so good. Marquis Wuding's family is born to be rebellious, and Marquis Wuqing's son only follows the orders of the civil officials and does not listen to me at all.

I have decided to take back their military power. The Left Army Commandery will remain under the command of Duke Yingguo Zhang Yuangong, and the Central Army Commandery will be under the command of Duke Chengguo Zhu Yingzhen. What do you think?

The two of them bowed without hesitation and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Now the Five Military Commandery was in his hands. With the support of these two people and the Duke of Dingguo, the Duke of Chengguo and the Duke of Yingguo, the garrisons in the world were under his control.

Wanli nodded slightly, then said solemnly, "I intend to recruit garrison troops from all over the country to come to the capital for training and selection to supplement the Beijing garrison. I hope you can support me when the time comes."

Huaiyuan Marquis Chang Yinxu bowed without hesitation and said, "Your Highness, I will obey you completely. I will do whatever you say."

Ningyuan Marquis Chen Yingzhao also quickly followed suit and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I will obey your command. Please do whatever you want me to do."

Well, that’s about it, we can start killing.

Wanli immediately issued an edict, ordering Qi Jiguang, Marquis of Penglai, to lead the four battalions of the Shenji Army to Beijing to protect him.

A team of Jinyiwei cavalry rushed from the capital to the Summer Resort like a whirlwind. The Summer Resort was suddenly filled with the sound of orders, and the entire valley seemed to be shaken.

The teams of Shenjiying soldiers quickly packed up their luggage and boarded the grain carts. The eight thousand grain carts gathered together like flowing water and soon formed a convoy that was as far as the eye could see.

At this moment, the mobility of the Beijing Camp is extremely strong. The 8,000 grain carts can easily carry 40,000 soldiers of the Shenji Camp and rush all the way to the capital.

It was after the morning hour that the Embroidered Uniform Guards rushed to the Mountain Resort to deliver the imperial edict. At noon, the huge fleet of grain carts from the Beijing camp swarmed into the city from Deshengmen.

At this time, the equipment of the Beijing camp was extremely sophisticated. Each person had a set of swords and guns, and there were tens of thousands of iron shields, muskets, and cannons.

When the people of the capital saw such a mighty and majestic team, they couldn't help but be excited and ran around to tell others.

They didn't know how long it had been since they had seen such well-equipped Ming troops. With such elite guards, the capital city would surely be impregnable, and they would no longer have to worry about the invasion of the northern barbarians.

When Zhang Juzheng's old party members in the court heard the news, they couldn't help but feel excited.

At this moment, the Emperor clearly stands on their side, and these soldiers from the Beijing camp are definitely here to deal with their opponents.

When Shen Shixing and his party heard the news, they were very nervous.

What is the little emperor going to do?

When Zhang Siwei and his gang heard the news, they were horrified.

Could it be that the young emperor has mobilized so many soldiers from the Beijing camp to come and deal with them?
Wanli immediately issued an edict, appointing Duke Yingguo Zhang Yuangong as the Left Generalissimo of the Left Army Military Governorate, and Duke Chengguo Zhu Yingzhen as the Left Generalissimo of the Central Army Military Governorate.

Now Shen Shixing didn't dare to get stuck anymore, and Wu Dui didn't dare to get stuck even more.

The Five Military Commandery was completely under his control.

This is not over yet.

Then he ordered the Jinyiwei to convey his oral order and hold a court meeting early the next morning.

(End of this chapter)