At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 467 Conspiracy
Capital, evening.

Wu Heng, the servant on the right, came back in a hurry, and instead of going to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, he turned around and went to the mansion of Yang Hong, the servant on the left.

During this period of time, Yang Hong has been complaining about illness, and the emperor is not in the capital, so no one cares about it.

The housekeeper, Yang Gui, had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Wu Heng, he hurriedly saluted and said, "Master Wu, the master welcomes you!"

Wu Heng nodded and followed Yang Gui into the inner courtyard.

If you are someone else, you will be surprised to find that a seemingly ordinary Sanjin courtyard has more than a dozen guards standing there, all of them armed with knives.

Wu Heng didn't hesitate at all, as if he knew it a long time ago.

Yang Gui gently knocked on the door and said, "Master, Mr. Wu is here."

Soon, a voice came from inside: "Come in!"

Yang Gui pushed open the door and made a gesture of invitation. After Wu Heng entered, he closed the door.

Immediately afterwards, he returned to the front yard and told the two guards: "Go outside and have a look. If you find anyone suspicious, just..."

As he spoke, he put his palm flat on his neck and made a slight gesture.

The two guards understood, turned and walked out of the gate.

Wu Heng clasped his fists and saluted: "Master Yang, the humble job is back!"

"Well, how's the situation?"

The oil lamp was lit in the room, and Yang Hong stared at the map on the wall with his hands behind his back.

Wu Heng said: "Sure enough, as you expected, the emperor is in Mobei, with only a small number of Jinyiwei with him!"

Yang Hong turned around slowly and asked, "Where are the Tatars?"

Wu Heng stepped forward and pointed at the map.

There was a gleam of joy on Yang Hong's face, and he said, "Has the problem of Mobeiwei been solved?"

"It's going well. Gula has taken Qiqike according to the plan, and has taken over the military power. He only needs to attack the Tatars back and forth. The emperor must have no way out!"

Yang Hong nodded and said, "In that case, let's start!"

That night, a large number of carriages and sedan chairs were parked on the street in front of Yang's house.

Among these people, there are various positions below the six ministers. In addition, Yang Hong's eldest son is the governor Yang Jun, the second son is the guerrilla general Yang Jie, and the son-in-law Jinyiwei Qianhu Qiu Dinglong.

If you look through the resumes of these people, you will find that, except for Yang Hong's family, all of them are from Zhejiang and Jiangsu areas, and all of them have been run for generations with a lot of wealth.

Everyone looked dignified, both nervous and excited.

Yang Hong counted a few people, and then said: "I have been planning for a long time, and the time is finally ripe today. Whether I can turn around depends on tomorrow's battle!"

Wu Heng stood up immediately and said: "A foolish king is incompetent, he only competes with the people for profit, and the people of the world are already miserable. We are doing this great thing for the sake of the people of the world and the community, and we will die!"

Chang Xuegong, head of the Ministry of Rites, then said: "It's not just a foolish emperor. In the 5000 years of my country, I have never seen such a cruel emperor. It is simply unheard of in ancient times!"

"That's right, even in the Hongwu period, they wouldn't kill people like this, they simply don't treat people as people!"

"The current holy majesty is bloodthirsty and extremely greedy. If the country is not easy to master, no one can keep their money!"

Everyone is slandering Zhu Qizhen, a faint and tyrant. The reason is very simple. After a series of reforms, the foundation of the gentry class has been seriously touched.

First open the sea, can this thing open?
Who doesn't know that maritime trade is highly profitable, otherwise, where would the landlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang get their money?

The products of Daming were extremely popular. Shipments of porcelain, silk, and cotton cloth were shipped out one by one, and the scarce materials such as spices and sugar from abroad were shipped back. The profit was ten times and a hundred times.

As the saying goes, the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish!

The more the imperial court banned the sea, the higher the profit of smuggling.

Now that the imperial court is sailing to the West again, this is no longer just a share of the pie, but even the pots and pans are taken away.

After eating the meat, there is no soup left!
Besides Annan, the terrain of this country is very strange. To put it bluntly, it is just a coastline.

Before the sea ban, Annan could be used as an important route for smuggling fleets to enter the Southeast Asia. Not only can it dump goods, but it can also be used as a transit for replenishment, which is very important.

The imperial court took Annan into the pocket again, which was not enough. They beat the rabbits and took Champa by the way.

Now, the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang completely lost their overseas strongholds, and the smuggling industry was completely cut off.

If you want to go overseas for trade, you can do it, follow the normal procedures, report what needs to be filed, and pay taxes when you need to pay taxes.

In this way, not only can it not be monopolized, but also, due to the liberalization of trade, no monopoly can be formed, and profits will drop.

Over the years, everyone has become accustomed to taking everything alone, so naturally they cannot accept this result.

Even those mud-legged people who had been planing food in the ground joined in the fun, got a few boats and went to sea to do business.

What grade is worthy of doing business with us?

If in the past, each of them had at least a hundred ways to kill these bastards, but before they could make a move, the emperor showed his butcher knife first.

Through the treason case, thoroughly investigate the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.

Tens of thousands of people were imprisoned, and blood flowed throughout Jiangnan. During that time, officials who went to work in the morning did not know whether they would be able to return home at night!
Those who survived by luck can only keep this account in their hearts and wait for the opportunity.

For thousands of years, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have held the greatest power in the world.

Regardless of the past dynasties, they can control the government in different ways.

Even during the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian cavalry invaded, their strength was not greatly impacted, and they were relatively well preserved.

However, this time the blow was too great. As long as there is any smuggling, no matter whether it is personally involved or the umbrella of money has been collected, it will be dealt with to the end.

So, they chose to hibernate and forbear.

After five years, finally, the opportunity came!
Yang Hongnai used to be the commander of Datong, and was later promoted to Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War. His two sons were Zuo Dudu and Guerrilla General, who were in charge of the former Army Dudu's Mansion and Shazhou Guard respectively.

Not long ago, Shazhou Wei was found to be in a huge shortfall by the supervisory censor, who was suspected of reselling military supplies, even weapons!

Daming's army is invincible, in addition to excellent military quality, there is also advanced equipment.

The flintlock has been upgraded to the third generation and is now called a semi-automatic rifle.

However, this new type of equipment is too advanced and difficult to manufacture. Only the [-] Battalion and some of the Fifth Army Battalion were equipped.

As for the second-generation flintlock muskets, they have been mass-produced and equipped to guards all over the country.

However, after the supervisory censor found out the problem, before he had time to return to Beijing to play, he was inexplicably embarrassed.

Yang Hong operated secretly, preparing to suppress the matter, but unexpectedly, the backyard caught fire and the former military governor's mansion was found to be in deficit again!

Only then did he realize that the two incidents were not a coincidence, but that someone wanted to kill him.

(End of this chapter)