Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 704 Find out the traitors and wipe out the Aso tribe!

"That is to say."

"He wants to replace the master, to take the position of the master to strengthen his own power, he wants to be an extremely human minister, to glorify the lintel?"

"Ah!"

"Greedy about money and land, thinking about how to be corrupt, stealing property and shops for your own enjoyment, how dare you think about being the chief assistant of Ming Dynasty?"

"He is the only one who dares to think about abolishing the New Deal?"

"Take it, I want to see what he has to say."

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Eunuch Wei hurriedly went to do it.

Xu Shuangbo had actually noticed the problem.

As people who had contact with him suddenly disappeared, Xu Shuangbo knew that his affairs had been exposed.

Therefore, when Dongchang Fanzi found him, Xu Shuangbo looked very calm.

"Xu Shuangbo, deputy imperial envoy of the capital and Minister of Dali? Something happened to you, let's go!"

Several fans put shackles on Xu Shuangbo and took him away.

In an unremarkable yurt behind the camp, the burning charcoal fire made the yurt a bit stuffy.

Xu Shuangbo, who had taken off his official robe and was handcuffed to torture instruments, lowered his head and said nothing.

When the door curtain was opened and a gust of cold wind came in, Xu Shuangbo raised his head and looked at the person who appeared in front of him, wearing brocade boots, wearing a dragon robe and a black cloak, it was exactly what he had planned. It was replaced by Zhang Haogu, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

"It turns out that Master Zhang is here." Xu Shuangbo sneered, as if he wasn't the one being handcuffed.

Zhang Haogu calmly brushed off the frost and snow from his body, and walked to the side of the charcoal fire to keep warm.

Both hands were dried repeatedly in front of the charcoal fire, Zhang Haogu rubbed his hands: "Why did you betray the court?"

*** did not speak.

Zhang Haogu continued: "This pavilion admired you very much at first."

"One is you, and the other is the former Zuodu Yushi Hanlin, both of whom are talents admired by this pavilion."

"You are all great talents and have the ability to serve the court, so some minor details, this cabinet can be regarded as ignoring."

Seeing Zhang Haogu's indifferent appearance, Xu Shuangbo couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Then I really thank Master Zhang."

Zhang Haogu turned to look at Xu Shuangbo: "The imperial court is sorry for you, or is this pavilion sorry for you?"

"It only took less than ten years, and you are a member of the imperial court of the third rank. As the deputy capital envoy and Dali minister, what are you not satisfied with?"

"Isn't the money, grain and salary allocated to you by the imperial court not enough for you to support your family?"

"You, a third-rank Beijing official, have all your basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation provided by the imperial court. In addition to your annual salary, you also have money for maintenance. During festivals, the court's rituals have never been interrupted. Isn't this money enough for you to spend?"

Xu Shuangbo couldn't help asking: "You also know that I'm a third-rank Beijing official, what kind of expenses is that little salary to support Lianyin?"

"I don't need money to entertain my colleagues? Or do I need money to buy gifts?"

"You Zhang Haogu is the chancellor of the imperial court, you are amazing, you are noble!"

"You can't spend all the salary given to you by the imperial court, and you don't need to give gifts to anyone. The banquets are all banquets and gifts for you."

"But what about me? I want to be promoted. I don't entertain my colleagues to build good relations. I don't give gifts to Shangguan during the holidays. How can I be promoted?"

Zhang Haogu said coldly: "Since the implementation of the new policy, the imperial court has appointed and dismissed people regardless of relatives or estrangements. How do you get promoted? Only your own character and ability are the key to promotion!"

"How can the imperial court turn a blind eye to your political achievements and ability, and still need you to give gifts to curry favor with the superior?"

"How do you get promoted if you focus on forming a party for personal gain and linking up and down?"

Xu Shuangbo looked disdainful: "Heh, can you be promoted if you have political achievements and ability?"

"Master Zhang, you don't really think that as long as you make political achievements diligently, the court will be able to see it?"

"What the court sees is only a small part, a small part, and what is invisible is the majority!"

"There are a lot of people who have made political achievements in this world, but how many were seen by the court, and how many were seen by you, Mr. Zhang?"

"Aren't most of them continuing to be mediocre and unable to be promoted throughout their lives?"

"Master Zhang, the world doesn't run according to your ideas. You don't please the superiors, you don't make friends with your colleagues, and if no one helps you, how can you make political achievements and show them to the emperor?"

"In officialdom, there are two mouths, upper and lower. If you don't feed the upper and lower mouths, how can you make political achievements? People in bridal sedan chairs carry people, you are lofty, and people don't like you!"

Zhang Haogu nodded: "It makes sense, so you choose to assassinate the king?"

Xu Shuangbo said: "New Deal, New Deal, New Deal is not a good government but a bad one!"

"Being an official is not for money and power, but for the so-called common people, the common people?"

"Who becomes an official not to glorify the lintel, for a thousand hectares of fertile land, and ten thousand taels of silver?"

"This does not allow officials to be corrupt, and officials are not allowed to take it. Why do officials do things for the court?"

"Since ancient times, officials have worked for the court only when they have property and money, and gentry are willing to obey the court."

"Without these, everything is empty!"

"Being an official can't have money and land, and you can't show off your power. What's the point of being an official?!"

"Master Zhang, you are lofty, you are amazing, but how many people in the world can be as non-greedy or robbing as you? How many people can be in your position?"

"You are an extremely human minister, you have no desires, but what about your colleagues in the world?"

"Who runs around all day not for family members, for glory and wealth?"

Zhang Haogu looked at Xu Shuangbo's very reasonable words, and nodded: "This pavilion understands."

Xu Shuangbo continued: "Zhang Haogu, you are just one person, a single husband like you won't last long!"

"Everyone in the world is like me. How long can you sit in this position?"

"You can't stop the general trend of the world. It seems that you and the emperor won now, but the facts will prove that we won in the end!"

"I'm dead, and you will die in the future!"

Zhang Haogu didn't talk to Xu Shuangbo anymore, Xu Shuangbo's words and deeds seemed very reasonable, but in fact they were full of fallacies!

If you are not corrupt or corrupt, you can't support your family and make your family shine?
Without thousands of hectares of fertile land and tens of thousands of taels of silver, is being an official for nothing?
Being an official for thousands of miles is only for money, and people don't want to kill the world for themselves?

To put it bluntly, it's just that desire is confusing and the gap is hard to fill.

This person is no longer sober, so it's meaningless to ask any more.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the dossier compiled by Dongchang fanzi, and recorded the conversations between Zhang Haogu and Xu Shuangbo on it.

Seeing Xu Shuangbo's remarks, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sigh: "This official, can't resist a greedy word?"

Zhang Haogu was silent for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, in the final analysis, this is the desire of the people, and the gap is difficult to fill."

"Taking Chen's family as an example, Chen's father was a rich family and landlord in Shandong from the beginning, and the family owned a lot of land."

"With the new appointment of His Majesty, the official has grown bigger and bigger, and the family's land, shops, and servants have also increased."

"It seems that without so much land and so much money, the officials are in vain. It seems that there are not so many servants to take care of them. It's as if they can't show their power if they pave the road with loess and pour water on the street."

"These, in the final analysis, are all human desires and the expansion of people's hearts."

"No matter how big this official is, he is nothing more than a servant of His Majesty. He is responsible for the people of the world. No matter how much land and money he has, how much he should eat for a meal, he is still full of those things, and no matter how many servants he has, he will take care of him by his side. , but still those few people.”

"Take your majesty as an example. Your majesty is sitting on the world. These thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, hundreds of millions of subjects belong to your majesty, and the gold and silver in the palaces of the world belong to your majesty. But can your majesty live here and spend money here?"

"Your Majesty possesses endless wealth and power. You don't live in one room, and you don't eat those few dishes. Even if you have Jinshan Yinhai, don't you hold two chopsticks?"

"Your Majesty doesn't have seven or eight stomachs, and your Majesty only has one body and one pair of feet. No amount of wealth is just a pair of chopsticks in your hand and a pair of shoes under your feet."

"And the officials of the world want to come to so much wealth, collect so much people's fat and anointment, build dozens of mu of houses, and pile up food that can't be eaten in ten lifetimes, what's the use of it?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Master's words speak to my heart."

Sitting on a round stool warming the fire, Zhu Youxiao said slowly: "It's not that I don't love money, but I also know that I can't use so much money."

"Speaking of houses, I have the most and largest houses in the world. The palace of the capital, with so many houses, how can I live in it? And no matter how many dishes I serve in a meal, I can't fill my stomach with only those portions."

"Food, clothing, housing, and transportation are enough. No matter how extravagant, I can't let me live in two rooms at the same time and eat ten meals."

"The people in this world are just full, and they still wear cotton clothes. For these officials, the court is in charge of food, clothing, housing and transportation. The court provides official robes, meals, residences, and carriages. They only need to deal with them every day. Government affairs are easier than most people in the world, and they are not satisfied."

"For this person, it's easy to be greedy, but difficult to be content. It's too rare to be like Master, who knows when to stop and how to control."

Zhang Haogu said: "I have thought about it for a long time. The reason for this matter is not only that I don't know people well, but also that the New Deal has not been implemented thoroughly. The thinking of these officials has not been corrected. In the final analysis, it is because the lower officials have not realized that the court intention."

"I think that after returning from this trip, the imperial court needs to unify their thinking again, declare the intention of the New Deal, and let officials all over the world understand the imperial court's New Deal thinking."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Well, this matter is extremely necessary. The court's propaganda cannot be stopped."

"It's still necessary to mobilize the people to supervise the officials. The eternal foundation of the Ming Dynasty cannot be destroyed by these self-interested and corrupt officials!"

Eunuch Wei stepped forward at this time: "My lord, Xu Shuangbo has already recruited."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand: "Xu Shuangbo and his accomplices will be beheaded everywhere! His family property will be confiscated, and his family will be exiled to Lingnan!"

Soon, a prisoner was dragged out, dragged outside the camp and beheaded.

Nayans from various Mongolian ministries watched in horror as one by one officials were dragged out of the camp by Dongchang Ti riding a dog. The rows of officials knelt in the ice and snow and trembled, and then their heads were chopped off. The dark red blood was reflected in the sun. The sky looks so dazzling, more chilling than the winter wind and snow.

Soon Nayan of the Mongolian tribes knew what had happened. It turned out that the attack by the Aso tribe was due to the collusion of someone within the Ming Dynasty who wanted to murder the emperor.

Now the Mongolian ministries are confused: Daming is so powerful now, the people are rich, and the army is strong. Being an official of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be the happiest thing. The court takes care of your food, clothing, housing and transportation. It is simply a glory of the ancestors, why should you betray the court?

Could it be possible to have a higher status and greater power by betraying the court?
Even if there is, what do you use to betray the court?

When Xingyuan chopped off the heads of the criminals involved, Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji were leading the cavalry of the Ming army to chase the rout of the Aso tribe along the way.

They have been chasing and killing them for a day and two nights. Tens of thousands of Asobu routs were chased along the way, and countless people were killed and captured!
But Nayan of Asubu ran away with his personal guards all the way and disappeared, which made Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji extremely annoyed!

In the camp, Zhou Yuji said: "Brother Cao, in my opinion, we might as well divide up our troops. You lead a large army to continue to encircle and suppress the defeated troops of the Aso tribe while deterring the surrounding tribes. Clamp back and forth and completely destroy it!"

Cao Wenzhao looked at the map: "Right now we are at least hundreds of miles away from the home of the Aso Department. The army is indeed moving slowly, but the risk of a surprise attack by Qingqi is too great."

Zhou Yuji said: "How can we not take risks in marching and fighting? What's more, our army is in full swing now, and the snow is getting bigger and bigger. If we can't complete the payment as soon as possible, when the snowstorm arrives, we can only Headed home."

Cao Wenzhao looked at Zhou Yuji: "Brother Zhou, how many soldiers and horses do you need?"

Zhou Yuji thought: "Five thousand, no! Three thousand! Three thousand fine riders are enough!"

Cao Wenzhao slammed his fist on the map: "Brother Zhou, you will lead three thousand riders to make a surprise attack in the snow, and I will lead the main force behind."

Zhou Yuji smiled and said: "Brother Cao, don't worry, this battle will definitely shock the Mongolian tribes and make them fear me, Ming Dynasty!"

The next day, Zhou Yuji personally led [-] cavalry out of the camp, led by the attached Mongolian cavalry, and made a detour to go straight to the old lair of the Aso tribe!

The grasslands in winter are covered with white snow, and the howling winds sometimes roll up the snow on the ground and blow up the sky with snowstorms, covering people's sight.

Zhou Yuji led [-] cavalrymen to trek for hundreds of miles in the snow, braved the wind and snow, and led the horses all the way to the foot of the North Caucasus Mountains.

The lair of Asobu is here!

Surrounded by mountains, it is the camp of Asobu!
Leading the horse over a hillside and looking at the huge camp that suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain, Zhou Yuji, who was already mentally and physically exhausted from traveling day and night, saw a bright light in his eyes: "Brothers, we have discovered the thief's lair!"

Shaking off the snow on his body, Zhou Yuji shouted loudly: "Brothers, it's time to achieve success and fame!"

"Follow me!"

Zhou Yuji, who got on his horse, grabbed the military flag from the flag bearer beside him, held the flag and charged first, and the blood of the three thousand cavalry was also boiling at this time!

Braving the wind and snow and risking getting lost, this hard trek for hundreds of miles, isn't it for today?

The soldiers got on their horses, drew their swords, cheered and rushed down the hillside following Zhou Yuji, but at this time, the camp of the Aso Department didn't know anything about it.

The wind and snow covered all the traces, and the herdsmen of the Aso tribe were all warming up and sleeping in the yurts. No one knew that Shashen had arrived at this time.

The howling wind covered the sound of galloping horses' hoofs, and the snowflakes covered the sky blocked the figures of the Daming cavalry. When Zhou Yuji led three thousand cavalry into the camp of the Aso Department, they still didn't know anything about it!
"Kill! Kill!"

Zhou Yuji stepped forward, with the battle flag in his hand pointing obliquely to the front, smashing down all the obstacles encountered along the way, and aimed directly at the king's tent in the center of the Aso Department.

Three thousand cavalrymen followed behind Zhou Yuji, brandishing spears and knives in their hands, beheading all the herdsmen of the Aso tribe who were caught off guard.

Wails and cries immediately sounded in the Aso tribe, and the herdsmen of the Aso tribe who heard the movement outside rushed out of the yurt with weapons, but what greeted them was the sword of the Ming generals!
The light of the sword swept past like a horse training, one by one the herdsmen of the Aso tribe fell under the iron cavalry of the Ming army, and the three thousand fine cavalry swept all the way, causing the entire Aso tribe to fall into panic.

Nayan's son of Asobu was sleeping in the king's tent. After all, in the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, no one wanted to go out in the snowy sky.

But in his sleep, he was awakened by noisy and chaotic voices.

Hearing the noise of war horses neighing and people outside, the prince of Asobu was very angry. What are these herdsmen doing in winter?

Suddenly, the curtain of the king's tent was lifted, and a general riding a horse rushed in. Looking at Prince Asobu who was lying on the bed covered with a blanket, the general sneered and cut off his head with a sword. head.

As the world was turned upside down, Prince Asobe saw his headless body lying on the bed, blood splattered all over the bed.

A few days later, Nayan of the Aso tribe was chased by Cao Wenzhao all the way back to his lair with the remnants of the defeated general. What he saw was the destroyed camp and the Ming army's cavalry in full swing.

Seeing the devastated state of the entire old lair, Asobu Nayan's whole heart was chilled.

Finished!

It's all over!

The army was completely destroyed, and the old nest was taken away.

The herdsmen of the Aso tribe were killed and injured, and now there are no men in the entire camp, only women and young children are still alive.

Nayan of the Asobu knew that this was not the kindness of the Ming army, but the practice of the grassland tribes: kill all adult men and children who are higher than the wheels, and take away the women and children to fill their own tribe.

This is the usual way the grassland treats the losers and rebels. Some are even crueler, and even children who are not as high as the wheels will be executed, and the entire tribe will disappear in the snow.

The red-eyed Asobu Nayan screamed in pain and led the remnants of the defeated soldiers to the Ming army cavalry who were waiting in full battle. The Ming army cavalry who had already recharged their batteries charged head-on without fear under the leadership of Zhou Yuji!

Just kidding, I ate my stomach early, fed the horses well, and the soldiers of the Ming army who are waiting for Nayan of the Asobu here will still be afraid of these soldiers who are desperately fleeing all day long. The remnants of the Aso tribe were defeated?

When Nayan of the Aso tribe led the remnant soldiers of the Aso tribe to charge, on the hillside behind them, banners belonging to the Ming Dynasty crossed the mountain range, and more cavalry figures of the Ming Dynasty appeared behind them.

In this battle, no one from Asobu will escape!

(End of this chapter)