Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 586: Nanjing Shangzhi lost all the loyalty of Xiaoling’s personal guards
The ministers who were forced to go to Nanjing may have been outraged, but those who stayed behind were delighted.

In the spirit of a dead Taoist friend but a poor Taoist, with so many officials leaving, it would be a gluttonous feast to divide up the vacant positions.

Zhu Qiyu made a decree to officially move the coffin of Queen Shangsheng to Jingling and bury it together with Xuanmiao.

In order to show filial piety and show the virtue of the Holy Queen, I am offering amnesty to the whole world.An additional [-]% permanent salary increase for officials all over the world will be provided, and taxes and corvees in Northern Zhili will be exempted this year. Even commercial taxes will be exempted in the second half of the year.

At the same time, household registration reform and monk order reform will be launched in an all-round way, starting with a trial in Beizhili and rolling out nationwide next year.

The common people in the capital, who were always talking about the deposed emperor, started to call for the emperor to be wise when they learned that all taxes would be waived in the second half of this year.

Corrupt officials don't care much about the emperor's salary increase, but for honest officials, if someone's salary in the last year of the Zhengtong Dynasty was one hundred dan, now the salary has increased to [-] dan.

In the orthodox dynasty, the maximum salary of one hundred dan was fifty or sixty dan, but now it is [-] dan in actual salary, which has more than tripled.

The most important thing is that according to the emperor's promise, it will increase in the next few years.

In short, it was the first time for the honest officials to see the Ming Emperor who took officials so seriously.

Corresponding to this, Ming Taizu said that officials did not need to enjoy themselves.

Among the important ministers in the cabinet, apart from Wang Wen, the happiest person was He Wenyuan.The emperor kept his promise and returned the power of selection to the officials.Now that there are so many vacant positions in the capital, the power of the Minister of Civil Affairs is as great as that of the chief minister.

The most unhappy person was Luo Tong, Minister of War. On the third day of July, an urgent military report came from Huguang. More than [-] Miao villages came out to fight the Ming army.

More than [-] Miao people died in the battle, and nearly [-] Ming troops died in the battle.
Although the Ming army achieved a decisive victory, many of the top straight guards were directly defeated, such as the Fu army's vanguard and Kingo's left guard.

In the words of Wu Anjun Bai Qi, it is a miserable victory but a defeat.

Although he nominally won the battle, Luo Tong did not feel proud at all.

In the evening, it started to rain again.

Zhu Qiyu leaned on the backrest, watching the rain and listening to the two girls reading military reports.

In recent days, Zhu Qiyu has felt a deep sense of fatigue. The task of the previous big stage has been completed, and he feels very tired after being relieved.

Qianxue asked: "Husband, you want to completely quell the Miao rebellion, and Governor Wang Lai actually carried it out to the letter. The main force of the Miao people is gone, and it seems that all the Shangzhi guards are almost gone."

Look at all the top Naoe guards, only their names are left. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded feebly: "Hey, let the Ministry of Revenue provide generous compensation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Qiyu changed it again: "Let the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs provide a generous pension. Who is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing now? Hey, it doesn't matter anymore. Let Wang Ao and Yu Qian jointly serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then go to Nanjing and Nanjing. The gentry in Zhili want money.

If you want money, you can use it to support the soldiers who fought bloody battles to quell the Miao rebellion.

I still have to keep the money from the Beijing Household Department for big things.

The war in the south is almost over. Let Shen Yi come back quickly. We need him. "

Qianxue smiled and said: "Robbing money from those gentry lords, the job of Nanjing's Minister of Household Affairs is very difficult."

Zhu Qiyu asked back: "What else should I do? This is how you fight with ministers. If you don't give Wang Ao and Yu Qian something to do, don't let them be in a state of stress all the time, once they are free, they should serve Yi. His Royal Highness the King and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Then your husband can safely place King Yi and the Crown Prince in Nanjing, and you are not afraid of their rebellion?"

"What kind of rebellion? All the Shangzhi guards in Nanjing are almost dead, and only the Xiaoling guards who are loyal to me are left.

Didn't I send Gao Ping to Nanjing last time? It was just a matter of course that I sent him to deliver the order. His real task was to communicate with Xiaoling Guards on my behalf.

The conditions I gave were: Xiaoling Guards chose to be loyal to me, and I ended the unclear status of Xiaoling Guards and officially placed them under the jurisdiction of Nanjing Royal Horse Supervision.In recent years, I first expanded the Xiaoling Guard to three standard guards, and all of them were treated the same as other personal guards.

To put it simply, the Imperial Horse Guards in Beijing are directly under the jurisdiction of Tiance Guard, and the Royal Horse Guards in Nanjing are directly under Xiaoling Guards. The status and treatment of the two guards are exactly the same.

Now I am the one who monopolizes the title of Dayi and is in charge of the armies of the two capitals. To this extent, they are still rebelling. I can only say that there must be some serious disease in their minds. "

Qianxue asked curiously: "What is Xiaolingwei's unclear status?"

"Xiao Lingwei, you may say he is a Shangzhiwei, but he is actually a Lingwei. You may say he is a Lingwei, but he is actually managed according to the Shangzhiwei.

I can't tell what he is. The soldiers of Xiaoling Guard are sent to fight from time to time. Their treatment is also inferior, far behind that of Jinyi Guard.

So others are living a miserable life, but my credibility is, in one word: hard!

As soon as my preferential treatment conditions were put forward, they immediately accepted them readily. "

Qianxue suddenly realized: "Oh, you have already obtained the allegiance of the Xiaoling Guards and transferred all the Shangzhi Guards to the Huguang battlefield. Only when all these arrangements are clear can you start deposing the emperor.

Now that King Yi and the prince have arrived in Nanjing, they will be surprised to find that there is no army loyal to them in Nanjing.

How desperate must the father and son be? "

Zhu Qiyu added: "Ding Guo Gong has been wandering around Liaodong for long enough, and I have sent people to call him back to Beijing. After Ding Guo Gong returns to Beijing, Wei Guo Gong can return to Nanjing to guard.

The three garrison nobles of Nanjing: Duke Wei, Duke Xin, and Marquis Lecheng, are all loyal to me.

I asked Huang Qi and Yan Li to escort King Yi to Nanjing, and then Huang Qi arranged for King Yi to come back. Yan Li was appointed the right garrison eunuch of Nanjing and the right young eunuch of Nanjing's royal horse supervisor.

Yan Li imprisoned King Yi for me and supervised the prince for me. At the same time, he was also in charge of the Xiaoling Guard, ready to put down the rebellion at any time.

If the prince behaves honestly, he will be given a wealthy prince in the future.If he's plotting a rebellion, that's great, so don't blame me. "

Qianxue nodded: "Now everyone understands. It turns out that my husband has already made clear arrangements in Nanjing."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Nine guards and one Xiaoling guard are enough to guard Nanjing. Don't forget that Zhejiang and Fujian are also in my hands.

Even if someone rebels in Nanjing, as long as the north and south attack, they will be destroyed in an instant.

After all, no matter what you say, the center of the imperial court, the status of justice, the guards of the Beijing camp, and the elite border troops are all in my hands.How bored does a person have to be to think of rebellion?

Moreover, I have reinstated the Imperial Guard's detective captains across the country. It is a bit too idealistic to think that people can rebel without anyone noticing and quietly.

Forget it, go to bed first.Everything is under control, and once it is stable, the next step of reform will begin. "

On the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, Dingguo Duke Xu Yongning ended his experience in Liaodong and returned to Beijing.

On July [-]th, Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong and Ding Guogong completed the handover and set off back to Nanjing.

The descendants of Xu Da, the two princes, are in the same spirit and support each other. Now one in the south and one in the north echo each other and become more powerful.

On July [-], Huang Qi finally completed his mission and settled in His Highness King Yi.

Although the Crown Prince was nominally sent to Nanjing to serve King Yi, King Yi was actually placed in a secret and secluded courtyard in the Xiaoling Mausoleum. No one was allowed to approach except for the twenty or so young eunuchs who served him personally.

Back at the Royal Horse Prison in Nanjing, Huang Qi called Yan Li into the room and solemnly pushed a small wooden box in front of Yan Li.

Yan Li was so curious that he opened the wooden box and saw three military talismans neatly placed on the top. He immediately asked: "Godfather, is this one?"

(End of this chapter)