Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1232 Changes in Ningxia ([-])
The governor of Ningxia, the full name of the governor of Ningxia, is responsible for military affairs.This post was initially established in the first year of Zhengtong, with Guo Zhizhen, the censor of the capital of the Youqiu, to Fu Ningxia, and the counselor of military affairs.The first year of Tianshun is over.Re-established in two years, go to counselor.In the sixth year of Longqing, Gazan was in charge of military affairs.

This position was originally established by the Shaanxi governor, and it is exclusively for Ningxia.Because Ningxia is one of the nine sides, the governor of Ningxia is similar to the governor of Xuanfu, the governor of Datong, and the governor of Yansui.

At that time, the governor of Ningxia was named Liang Wenmeng, whose style name was Shangxian, and was born in Xincheng County, Weihui Prefecture, Henan Province. A is the 28th Jinshi.

Even though he was ranked No. 8 and [-] in the final palace examination, in fact, his ranking in the palace examination was very high - ranking No. [-] in the palace examination. So from this point of view, his palace examination can be said to be "a failed exam." ".

However, there was a reason for his "smashing the test". The reason was that at that time someone deliberately suppressed the teacher who had chosen his paper.

The teacher was the chief examiner of the subject, and the chief examiner of the Yi Chou department in Jiajing 44 was none other than Gao Gong, the Minister of Rites at that time. As for the person who could suppress Gao Gong at that time, it goes without saying.

Although Liang Wenmeng was severely suppressed because of his ranking in the palace examination, because his papers were pointed out by Gao Gong himself, his later career was relatively smooth. Kedu was in the process of giving, and Tu Menggui at that time was only in the work of the right, and he was still half a step below him.

However, the status of the 13th in the top three still has an impact on him, so he mainly served in the local area later, and Xu Guodu, who was in the same department, had already become a second assistant, so he was promoted from Shaanxi Zuo Buzheng to Ningxia Governor. That year was the [-]th year of Wanli.

Not long after Liang Wenmeng arrived in Ningxia, he found out that Ningxia's general manager, the pacesetter and the generals, were arrogant and unruly, and that he and his family were often illegal, so he was quite dissatisfied.It was only because he had not been in office for a long time and had not been able to collect detailed evidence, so he only gave him some admonitions.

Of course, it's not just admonitions, Liang Wenmeng also restricts the military power of Yanbai, such as reassigning the guards of several castles around Ningxia, and replacing them with people who are not closely related to Yanbai, especially those from Ningxia City. Recently, the most important Heng Castle garrison, Liang Wenmeng reassigned the Han general Jiang Ting to serve as the assistant.

If that was the case, the relationship between him and Qi Bai would not be completely intensified. After all, it was common for the Ningxia governor to ask him to mobilize his subordinates. Even if Qi Bai was dissatisfied, there was no reasonable reason to object.

However, it just so happened that this year's Shaanxi Trilateral Army's salaries were greatly reduced, and Liang Wenmeng was worried about the worship again, so something went wrong.

Since Liang Wenmeng was not at ease in paying his respects, he thought that he was saving his family members privately (the military family of the border generals was paid by the court, and private storage meant that the amount was overdue), and his plans were shady. They insisted on sending people to investigate, so there was a faint uneasiness surging in the city of Ningxia.

On this day, Liang Wenmeng suddenly received a pragmatic letter from the military minister and Qizhen Jing slightly higher.

After reading the letter for a long time, Liang Wenmeng suddenly gave an order to guard Jiang Tingfu and serve as the governor's pacesetter with the horizontal castle, and he was to take up his post today.When the news came out, the atmosphere in Ningxia city was especially weird - this Chinese army was in camp, originally the son of Chen Bai, who was in charge of Chen Cheng'en, but now it was suddenly replaced by Liang Wenmeng, and he didn't give any reason.

The next day, the officers and soldiers in the city suddenly rioted, and the governor's yamen sent someone to check.

Ningxia officers and soldiers have been in arrears for many times in arrears, and last year's winter clothes, cloth and silver were insufficient. Although this is not unique to one town in Ningxia, it is the same for the entire three towns.

However, after all, a large number of officers and soldiers had already endured a whole winter in starvation and cold, and they were hoping that the court would reissue the money for spring ploughing, but unexpectedly, they were forced to settle the fields and pay taxes.For a while, the crowd was furious, the supply officer Chen Han couldn't stop drinking, and although the guard officer Li Chengen came forward to suppress it, the officers and soldiers of the fourth battalion of Ningxia Junzhen were still noisy.

Li Chengen jumped on his horse to patrol the camp, and scolded the officers and soldiers: "Ningxia is an important frontier defense area, how can you and others make trouble! The distribution of food salaries and the payment of taxes are all announced by the court. Those who disagree should refer to Shangguan, and send official documents to Yousi Yamen. Deliberation! You have no king's law, inciting riots, and if you allow thieves outside the customs to take advantage, their crimes should be the same as betraying the party!"

The officers and soldiers were excited at this time, no matter what Li Chengen said, thinking that the law does not blame the public anyway, they still made a lot of noise.

Seeing that it was not the way, the supply officer Chen Han turned to Li Chengen and whispered in a whisper: "Now the officers and soldiers are rioting, and the remaining wages in this town are still in the hands of Futai. What if there is a mutiny?" Li Chengen hurriedly covered Chen Han's mouth and signaled Chen Han to The matter should be decided by the governor.

At this time, in the yamen of the Ningxia governor, the governor Liang Wenmeng was sitting in the hall to listen to the details of the pay and silver distribution, and Shi Jifang, the deputy envoy for the preparation of the Ningxia Hexi army, sat beside him and praised.

At this time, Shi Jifang said: "Futai, I don't know who has reported that the town's wages and silver have not been distributed in full, especially in the past three years, the winter clothes and cloth flowers and silver have only been distributed for one year, and the urging and taxation are strict... I understand that there has been a lot of criticism in the military camp. If it is not curbed, there may be changes. Futai, do you want to distribute some more?"

Liang Wenmeng frowned and shouted softly: "What nonsense! The town has paid all the salaries allocated by the imperial court. Do you suspect that I am secretly making money? Now the country is difficult and the treasury is difficult to support. What is the reason? Of course there is the imperial court. It takes a lot of reason to open the ban, but the guards in various places are ineffective, the military discipline is lax, and the handover is meager but greedy, is it not the reason?
This year, the imperial court has cut costs, and the people who are conspiring are big. It is a huge favor for the Ningxia army to have this amount.Even if ordinary soldiers don't understand the truth, why don't the generals and schools know how to be more considerate and talk to their soldiers bravely?The order goes on, so that each battalion needs to feel the difficulties of the country, think about its own responsibilities, and abide by their duties, otherwise they will engage in military law. "

Shi Jifang felt a little uneasy, hesitated, and said again: "The commander of the guard, the pacesetter and the generals have worshipped the father and son for a long time, and the subordinate officials have been rewarded. Yan Yan worshipped the father and son and some lower-level officers in the barracks recently. Contacts, and... Futai, since you took office, you have repeatedly blamed the court for worship, and the lower official is afraid that he already has a grudge.

When Liang Wenmeng heard what he said, he suddenly narrowed his eyes and thought about it: "This worship is a bit of a name, not only did you come to talk to Ben Fu, but Gao Jinglue also sent a special letter a few days ago, asking Ben Pay attention to this person, this is really strange - Gao Jing is slightly far away in the capital, and he has never been to Ningxia, how does he know that Bai Bai has ulterior motives?"

Of course Shi Jifang didn't know either, but he had an idea and pondered: "Ma Gui, the former chief soldier of this town, is said to be a good general that Gao Jinglue valued, and soon after he returned to Datong, could it be that he had worked with Gao Jinglue? Mentioning wrongdoing?" Then he said, "Since Gao Jinglue has heard of it, I must be careful about this matter."

After listening to Liang Wenmeng, he smiled leisurely, waved his hand and said: "I can't worship the Mongolian slaves that I kept in Ming Dynasty. Since Benfu took office, he has long known that this monk has always had different intentions and ulterior motives. , euphemistically known as the Cangtou Army. His son, Chengen's single-shaped owl cries, is ruthless, often desperate, out of order, kills the good and takes the merit, falsely leads the army's pay, does evil, robs the people's women, and is actually a party. A scourge. It is precisely because of this that Ben Fu has repeatedly reprimanded him.

However, although the strength of Yanbai is enough to affect the safety of a town in Ningxia, I am very clear that the civil servants control military generals, the military and political power is not in Yanbai, and the food, salaries, weapons, and dangerous places are in my hands. ?Of course, what Gao Jinglue said must be taken seriously, so Benfu not only transferred Jiang Tingfu back to the Chinese army to serve as a supervisor, but has also issued a decree, and as soon as the decree arrives, he will be captured.If you worship and instigate rebellion, how is it different from self-destruction, what is the fear of Benfu? "

Before he finished speaking, Li Chengen and Chen Han came to meet outside, and they wanted to tell Liang Wenmeng the details of the riot in the military camp.

Liang Wenmeng asked himself that he did not take a cent or a cent from it, so he was not nervous after listening to it. Instead, he ordered Chen Han to compile the pay and silver details and publicize the officers and soldiers to convey the difficulties of the state, and once again ordered the battalions to strictly observe their duties.In addition, Li Chengen was ordered to monitor the changes in the camp, and those who further incited riots were engaged in military law enforcement.

Shi Jifang also instructed Chen Han and Li Chengen to focus on stabilizing the military, and Chen Han and Li Chengen took orders to retreat.

At this time, Zhaibai was hunting outside the city.I worship this person with big arms and round waist, rough appearance and bright eyes, that is the murderous aura that has been cultivated from years of fighting.At this moment, he was wearing heavy armor and riding his horse at a gallop. Today, he shot five wild boars and returned home full of joy.

Afterwards, the adopted sons, Kuiyun, Kuanghong, and Kuaisai led the team, not only to accompany the shooting and hunting, but also to train the cavalry.Delighted to meet him, he greeted him with the equivalent of eating meat.

During the banquet, the subordinate Tu Wenxiuyan said: "Taishi, Ningxia Governor Liang Wenmeng sees me as a thorn in the eye, and has been punished over and over again. Looking at this posture, I am afraid that sooner or later, I will ask for an order to kill us. Can't you just sit still?"

Cengbai is of course not a great master, but the Mongolians have a habit of calling the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty as masters.When he was in Mongolia, he couldn't even get the title of "Taiji", but he was gradually promoted after the Ming Dynasty. In order to satisfy his vanity, his subordinates often called him Taishi, and he accepted it with pleasure, so he became a member of the army Habit.

At this time, he bowed to hearing the words, snorted softly, and replied: "Liang Wenmeng, this thief, I will kill him sooner or later! However, now that the time has not come, we must not act rashly, and the right to put this thief's head on his shoulders."

Tu Wenxiu asked, "I heard that Liang Wenmeng once again deducted the army's salaries. Now it's the beginning of the spring, and the soldiers of each battalion are pointing to the money and the spring farming at home, so they are very angry, which shows that Liang Wenmeng has committed public anger."

Chanbai continued to eat and drink, ignoring Tu Wenxiu's questioning at all, and after Tu Wenxiu's repeated questions, Chanbai replied: "You don't know something, the Ming military system is complicated and strict, with strict levels, and there are many checks and balances on each other. If it is not really intolerable, I must not take risks easily. The same is true for me, I just want to be at ease, go out on expeditions, collect property, and live in peace.”

Tu Wenxiu frowned and said: "I'm afraid that even this wish has been difficult to achieve now."

Cengbai grabbed a piece of cooked meat without saying a word, after a long time, there was a murderous intent in his eyes, and said coldly: "If you want to achieve such a big event, it is like a hunt, you have to keep your breath and wait until the right time to act. ."

Tu Wenxiu asked what time was a good time, but Yanbai just shook his head and refused to say more.

When I was young, the son of Yanbai, now only the commander-in-chief, Yan Chengen, sent a letter to him. After reading the letter, he said with a sneer, "The time is coming."

Tu Wenxiu was overjoyed, and all the generals had bright eyes.

The next day, Qibai and his son secretly invited Liu Dongyang, Xu Chao, Liu Chuanbai, Zhang Wenxue and other officers from the Fourth Battalion of Ningxia Town to discuss the plan.Chen Chengen took the lead in saying: "You are all the representatives of the military camp brothers, and you know that your brothers have suffered for a long time. To be honest, my father has been in Ningxia for decades, and he has long regarded Ningxia as his home. Therefore, when you are suffering, my father and son are all inseparable. Heart of Ningxia military and civilians.

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s okay for my father and son to be bullied by others, but although brothers and sisters are in the military, they are in fact no different from domestic animals.The palace, the government, and the local gentry invaded and occupied the military fields, forced the military households to be slaves, abolished the war and made a living by hard labor.This is really outrageous, unbearable! "

The crowd really clamored, and Liu Dongyang bowed: "I heard that the commander had been deprived of his post recently and was in the camp of the Chinese army, and he was full of indignation. He also knew that the commander had been running around for the brothers for several days, and it was really hard, but what is the reason for the commander? Bullied?"

Before Chan Chengen could speak, Chan Bai waved his hand, stood up and said, "Everyone knows, I Chan Bai was originally a Mongolian chief, who led the crowd to defect, and Duo Meng did not give up and stayed in Ningxia. Therefore, in every battle, he takes the lead, sharing weal and woe, in order to achieve meritorious service! Gradually, he has been promoted from the general to the garrison, the guerrilla, the general, and even now the hereditary guard commander.

Or because they were born in Mongolia, they usually do not behave properly, and there are always people who think that their hearts must be different, and they want to kill them and then hurry up.Especially since the new governor Liang Wenmeng took office, he was not allowed to go out to find the fire in the Songshan Mountain and focus on the bad luck, so that the two thieves had enough energy to attack Xining successfully.Afterwards, he repeatedly encouraged his subordinates to report slander and frame up, listing my father and son's so-called illegal affairs more than ten times, even falsely accusing my son Chengen of robbing people's daughters, and the commander of Tangtang Wei couldn't help but flog [-] military sticks in public.

That's not all. I heard that he had filed seven other counts of false leader's pay and other charges the day before yesterday. I expect that soon, the court will hear the report and it will be a foregone conclusion that my father and son will be killed.It is not a pity for my father and son to die, but there is still some surplus money in the family. Instead of taking advantage of this indiscriminate court, it is better to be more righteous to the brothers before this-I swear to the brothers today: I would like to disperse all the family wealth and protect the brothers through this great disaster of cutting and deducting pay! "
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