Paper Maker: This is the end of the Ming Dynasty in Liaozhai

Chapter 159 The Crazy Chongzhen

Dongchang Mansion, government office.

Jiang Renxi, the prefect, Shao Kun, the commander of the Pingshan Guard, and Pan Ding, the commander of the Dongchang Guard, gathered together, everyone looked dignified.

"Commander Shao and Commander Pan, according to reports from some businessmen, a few days ago, Linqing Prefecture was captured by demons from the White Lotus Sect, and all the military officers of Linqing Guard were captured."

Jiang Renxi said solemnly, "What should we do about this?"

Linqing Prefecture is the state city under the jurisdiction of Dongchang Mansion. Linqing Prefecture was captured by the thieves of the White Lotus Sect. He also has lost his position. Once the court finds out his crimes, not only will he lose his official status, but he will most likely be imprisoned.

"What does Prefect Jiang mean?"

Hearing Jiang Renxi's words, Pan Ding frowned. Although Jiang Renxi was obviously asking them, but in his words there was a faint meaning of asking them to lead troops to suppress the rebellion.

"Commander Pan, there are hundreds of thousands of stones of grain in Linqing Prefecture, and we must take it back as soon as possible, otherwise I can't afford to lose the grain."

Seeing that Pan Ding's expression was not right, Jiang Renxi quickly said that for him, Linqing Prefecture lost his post, but it is not a big problem for some thieves from the White Lotus Sect to take back Linqing Prefecture, as long as they don't make too much trouble. The court will not directly question the crime, even if it is not too serious.

The only thing he was worried about was something wrong with the grain. Linqing Prefecture had 50 million stones of grain. If the grain was lost, not only would his official status be in danger, but his life would also be in danger.

"Prefect Jiang, if he wants to send troops to Linqing Prefecture to suppress the rebellion, he needs to order from the commander or the governor of the water transportation. Otherwise, I will not dare to act without authorization. I hope the prefect will forgive me."

Hearing this, Pan Ding shook his head. Although he is the commander of Dongchangwei, the commander of the guard only has the right to train troops, not to transfer troops. If he wants to transfer troops, he must have a transfer order from his superiors. Transferring troops is a capital offense.

Of course, this is the law at the beginning of the founding of the country. Now the five military governors' mansions are just a decoration, and the commanders and envoys of each capital are similar. The actual power to deploy troops is in the hands of the Ministry of War. It is not impossible for soldiers to go to Linqing Prefecture to suppress the rebellion. As long as the communication between the upper and lower levels is good, and it is said that the bandits invaded the city, then it is reasonable for him to send troops to defend against the bandits.

However, this matter is not within the scope of his duties. Even if the court wants to investigate, it will not be able to investigate him. If he deploys troops without authorization, if he wins the battle, he will not have much credit, and he may even be held accountable. If he loses the battle, it will be even worse. If he dies in Linqing Prefecture, if he dies, if he dies, he will be held accountable, and his family will be affected.

"This officer will send people to report to the Jinan Mansion and the Governor's Office of Water Transport. I also hope that the two commanders can let the soldiers and horses under their command practice more."

Hearing Pan Ding's evasion, Jiang Renxi could only grit his teeth secretly, but he couldn't help it. Ever since Xu Hongru and the others made a big fuss, the imperial court ordered all the yamen to take strict precautions against the White Lotus Sect. He, the magistrate, cannot absolve himself of the blame for the people who taught him to take over.

"Don't worry, the magistrate, as soon as the transfer order arrives, I will definitely lead troops to suppress the rebellion immediately."

Hearing this, Pan Ding cupped his hands.

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Jinan Prefecture, Jinyiwei Yamen.

In the loft of Thousand Households, Su Hao meditated and practiced internal strength. On the table beside him, No. [-] and No. [-] natal paper figurines were flipping through official documents. This is a new usage of natal paper figurines that he developed recently.

After occupying Jinan Mansion, he had to deal with dozens of times more official duties every day than before. Just dealing with these matters took up most of his time, leaving him with little time to practice.

So later he tried to let the two natal paper figurines read the official documents. The two natal paper figurines were connected with him, and with the multitasking of the secret art of distraction, now he basically didn't have to waste time on processing. The official business is up, and the only drawback of this method is that it requires mana.

But for him now, as long as it is not a big war, this slight mana consumption is already within his tolerance.

"Master, Tang Baihu and the others have already transported the first batch of grain, about [-] shi."

At this time, Ding Zimo hurried up and said, "In addition, the four cities of Ling County, Pingyuan, Yucheng, and Qihe have also been captured."

"Let's put them all in Prince De's Mansion."

After thinking for a while, Su Hao said in a deep voice: "Send people to guard them strictly, don't let people take advantage of the loopholes, and collect all the horses, mules and carts in the city, and go together to transport grain, and try to get all the grain Ship it back."

If you want to withstand the encirclement and suppression by the imperial court, besides soldiers and horses, the most important thing is food. There are countless springs in Jinan Mansion, so you don’t have to worry about being cut off. As long as the food is guaranteed, you can guard the city for ten years, let alone one year. It is always cheaper than attacking the city. The city walls of Jinan Prefecture are tall. If they want to attack Jinan City, the imperial court will need at least several times the number of soldiers and horses.

"Teacher, let's arrange it now."

Hearing this, Ding Zimo nodded in response.

"How is the conscription going?"

Su Hao continued to ask, other things are trivial matters, conscription is the most important thing, how long he can survive the court's siege depends on how many soldiers he can recruit.

"Xiao Er has already set up recruiting points in various places in the city, and has recruited more than 6000 people."

Ding Zimo said: "In addition, more than [-] guards of Jinan Guard have joined us."

"Is loyalty guaranteed?"

Su Hao frowned and said, "I want them to reinforce Tang Xiangjin and the others, and bring back the remaining food as much as possible."

Although the news from the Jinan Prefecture is still under blockade, the news that Tang Xiangjin and the others won Dezhou and Linqing Prefecture will definitely not be blocked for a long time, and the capital may already know it by now.

It takes a lot of time for the court to mobilize a large army, but it doesn't take long to mobilize three or two guards. At most, in a month, Tang Xiangjin and the others will usher in the first batch of soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress, and in a month, At most 40 million shi grains were transported away.

If you can survive the first batch of soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress, then you will have more time to transport the remaining grain back.

"Loyalty is still guaranteed."

After thinking for a while, "Their families are all here, and our conditions for conscription are so good, those soldiers will never want to go back to the old days."

To be honest, Su Hao's conditions for conscription are too good, it is already the treatment that can only be enjoyed by masters of talent, and the money is ignored, as he enlists in the army, he can have two acres of land, and three people will be exempted from corvee, ten acres of land Land tax, this is a good thing that all people can't dream of.

"Then let Tian Ming lead his troops to Dezhou to try to resist the first wave of encirclement and suppression."

Su Hao nodded his head and said, "Besides, pay more attention to those rich nobles. Those people may not always be honest. Don't let their clansmen approach the city gate. If there is anything wrong, suppress it immediately."

If you want to defend Jinan Mansion, besides the soldiers, you have to be careful of those wealthy families in the city. The strong fortresses are breached from the inside.

If he wants to win the hearts of the people, he must cut taxes, corvees, and donations, but if he wants to rebel, he must have a lot of money and food. up.

Now he has plundered Prince De's Mansion and the Tong family and other families, and obtained a large amount of wealth, which can be sustained in a short period of time. Once time passes, he will sooner or later take action against those wealthy families. For this reason, those wealthy families are even more aware well aware.

The family inheritance of those people is more than a hundred years at least, and they have seen many rebellions of the White Lotus Sect, so they reject the White Lotus Sect from the bottom of their hearts. Once the imperial court cannot attack Jinan City for a long time, they will definitely try to win over the wealthy families in the city. The aristocratic family, let them open the city gate from inside the city.

As for the matter of slashing Prince De's son before, sometimes, this kind of matter can be easily exposed, it just depends on whether the court can let go of this face.

"The disciple knows."

Hearing Su Hao's words, Ding Zimo nodded seriously.

...

As a large number of people left the prefecture, the changes that occurred in the Jinan prefecture gradually spread. For a while, the prefectures and counties around the Jinan prefecture were in chaos, and countless horses rushed towards the capital.

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cabinet.

Qian Longxi, Li Biao, and Zhou Daodeng's faces were flushed, and they smiled when they looked at everything, and they looked proud. Compared with them, Shi Fenglai's faces were expressionless, even a little gloomy.

At this time, a servant hurried in with a notebook and almost bumped into Qian Longxi.

"Hurry up, how decent!"

Glancing at the waiter, Qian Longxi scolded.

"Ge Lao, something serious happened!"

The servant who was reprimanded hastily said: "King Heng sent an urgent report that Su Hao, a thousand households of Jinyiwei in Jinan Prefecture, rebelled. Now Jinan Prefecture has been captured, King De's family has been slaughtered!"

"What did you say!"

Qian Longxi snatched the playbook from the servant's hand and flipped through it. The next moment, he was stunned.

The movement of the two also attracted the attention of cabinet ministers such as Li Biao and Shi Fenglai, and everyone surrounded them.

"Brother Qian, what happened?"

Seeing the sluggish Qian Longxi, Zhou Daodeng wondered, at their level, there are not many things that can make Qian Longxi look like this.

"The sky is falling!"

Hearing Zhou Daodeng's voice, Qian Longxi came back to his senses, and handed the playbook to Zhou Daodeng with a bitter face.

The sky is falling?
Hearing this, Zhou Daodeng's heart couldn't help but thumped. He immediately thought that something happened to Zhu Youjian, but the next moment he overturned this guess. They are now in the palace. Impossible to hide from them.

Zhou Daodeng opened the memorial book, and Li Biao and Shi Fenglai also hurriedly surrounded them. When they saw De Wang's family being slaughtered, everyone couldn't help but gasped.

The sky is falling!
Although King Zheng was imprisoned and his son was sentenced to death because of the case of Renyuan Dadan, it was a struggle within the court, and King Zheng and his son deserved what they deserved.

But this time is different, Su Hao rebelled and slaughtered the family of King De. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this is the first time that the vassal king is the face of the royal family, and the family of King De was slaughtered.

The most important thing is that they still don't know how to tell Zhu Youjian. This kind of thing happened a few days after Zhu Youjian took the throne, and they don't know how Zhu Youjian will be furious?

As for Shi Fenglai and the others, their faces were pale. As members of the Eunuch Party, they have all heard of the title of Su Hao's number one vicious dog. Now that Su Hao has rebelled and slaughtered King De's family, if Zhu Youjian is true If it is pursued, they will all be implicated.

"Go and see His Majesty."

After a moment of silence, Qian Longxi said bitterly.

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Qianqing Palace.

Qian Longxi looked at Zhu Youjian, whose hands were shaking and his expression was gloomy, and he couldn't help but lament in his heart. It was a serious matter. He just entered the cabinet two days ago, and it was really sad to encounter such a thing. If If one is not handled well, he may become the cabinet elder with the shortest time in the cabinet and become the laughing stock of scholars all over the world.

"Su Hao, if I don't kill you and punish your nine clans, what face will I have to meet my ancestors in the future!"

With a roar, Zhu Youjian overturned the table directly, his eyes were red, since his elder brother passed away, he has never been happy. On the day of enthronement, the sky suddenly thundered with war drums, and Qin Tianjian said that this is a sign of national chaos .

Finally, Wei Zhongxian was brought down, and he wanted to kill the grass, but Wei Zhongxian disappeared. He is still worried about it. After all, Wei Zhongxian has been in power for two or three years. Who knows if Wei Zhongxian has left behind.

Unexpectedly, Wei Zhongxian hadn't been found yet. At the beginning, a vicious dog under Wei Zhongxian rebelled, slaughtered the family of King De, and occupied Jinan Mansion. After all, the king is the face of the royal family, and the slaughter of King De's family is tantamount to rubbing the face of the royal family on the ground, rubbing his face on the ground.

"Shandong Governor Li Jingbai, Zuo Buzheng Liang Yingze, Right Zuo Buzheng Yue Junsheng..."

After the anger calmed down a little, Zhu Youjian said coldly: "These mediocre officials have neglected their duties, and the Ministry of Punishment will punish them for their crimes."

Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, the expressions of Qian Longxi and others changed instantly. They did not expect that Li Jingbai and the others had already died for the country, and Zhu Youjian was going to punish them.

After a moment of silence, Qian Longxi bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, Governor Li and others have already sacrificed their lives for the country and are loyal to the country. Even if there is negligence, death is the most important thing nowadays. If they are punished again, the world will be frightened." The heart of a loyal minister."

Although he knows that refuting Zhu Youjian now will definitely make Zhu Youjian dissatisfied, but he has to stand up for this. Now Shi Fenglai and others are already grasshoppers after autumn. It is estimated that they will have to retire in two days and get out of the court. Well, they will definitely not stand up against the thunder again. Now that he has the highest prestige in the cabinet, he will not be able to stand up even if he does not stand up.

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian's face became even more gloomy, but he also knew that what Qian Longxi said was not unreasonable. It is really not very good to punish Li Jingbai and the others now, it will only make people think that he is a Faint king.

"Su Hao's rebellion was definitely not on a whim. The previous governors and chief envoys of Shandong didn't realize it. They were raising tigers and they were severely investigated by the Ministry of Punishment!"

After taking a deep breath, Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth and said.

"The ministers obey the order."

Hearing Zhu Youjian's gnashing of teeth, Qian Longxi and the others could only salute. Now Zhu Youjian is so angry that it's okay to save the names of Li Jingbai and others. If he persuades him again, Zhu Youjian's anger will be destroyed. They have endured it themselves. As the saying goes, you should die as a fellow Taoist rather than a poor Taoist. Let others bear this anger.

After a pause, Zhu Youjian still couldn't let go of his hatred, and then said: "Wang Daban, pass an order to order the Nanzhen governor to investigate strictly, and anyone who has anything to do with Su Hao will be sent to the Imperial Prison. Strict punishment!"

"The slave is going here."

Hearing this, Wang Chengen on the side quickly replied.

(End of this chapter)