Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 568 Shocking the Huaihe River

The smell of gunpowder has long spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. Compared with areas such as Liaodong, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Jiubian, the smell of gunpowder is reflected in the military level, while in other areas of the Ming Dynasty, the smell of gunpowder is more reflected in people's livelihood. If these areas are not Once the problems and shortcomings are solved, it will be upgraded to the military level!
Once this happens everywhere under the Ming Dynasty, the foundation of Ming Dynasty's rule will be completely shaken, and it is really not far away from overthrow.

Fengyang.

Zhongdu!

Drum Tower in the south of the city.

"What is this for?"

"I don't know."

"There is clearly a bandit rebellion in the Huaihe River. Why did the army led by Qi Jin not go out to suppress the bandit rebellion? Instead, they stayed in Zhongdu!"

"Why do you think it's not easy?"

Under the Drum Tower, there are many groups gathered, including local officials from Fengyang Prefecture, Fengyang County, Zhongdu Left-behind Department and other groups, Zhongdu gentry, merchants and other groups, and common people under Zhongdu rule. Each group gathers together. Heap, but at this moment, they are all looking at one place.

There is an execution ground under the Drum Tower.

"Tiron, everyone is here."

Ai Wannian, the deputy chief officer of the fifth military camp, came over with a sword in hand and saluted Qi Jin with a stern look, "Please tell me whether you will take the captured person to the execution ground or not!"

"The time is just right, bring me here."

Qi Jin ignored the gaze and looked up at the sky. The bright sun hanging high in the sky was very dazzling. Qi Jin narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly.

"Here!"

Ai Wannian cupped his fists and shouted, then turned around and shouted to someone: "Tirong has an order, take the traitors captured by the Zuling Guards and Huangling Guards to the execution ground!!"

Dozens of messengers, standing with swords in their hands, immediately rushed to one place and shouted.

"There is an order from Ti Rong to take the traitors captured by the Zuling Guards and Huangling Guards to the execution ground!!"

"There is an order from Ti Rong to take the traitors captured by the Zuling Guards and Huangling Guards to the execution ground!!"

When these sounds spread, the crowd gathered outside the execution ground were all shocked. No one thought that the people who would be escorted to the execution ground today were actually people from the Zuling Guards and Huangling Guards.

Especially the faces of all the officials present were filled with surprise and doubt. When did the Beijing army led by Qi Jin actually capture the Zuling Guards and Huangling Guards?

Why they didn't know anything about it before.

Especially the Imperial Tomb Guards, who were under the rule of the Zhongdu Remaining Division, could almost be said to be next to Zhongdu, but they had no prior knowledge. The scene became noisy for a while.

When Qi Jin saw this scene, he felt sad and sighing in his heart, and a scene subconsciously appeared in his mind. This was when he was secretly summoned into the palace by the emperor before leaving Beijing.

"The Qing family, the bandit chaos in Lianghuai is definitely not caused by the disaster. There are too many layers behind it. It is possible that the entire Lianghuai is rotten. Therefore, the Qing family has been ordered to go to Lianghuai this time in order to completely To suppress banditry and restore stability to the two rivers, the authority of the central government must be established.”

"The Qing family is rushing to the Huaihe River. There is no need to rush to suppress the bandits. We should go to Zhongdu first. If we can do something well, it would be better than killing many bandits. I have selected a group of people. The Qing family is going to Zhongdu first. After arriving in the Central Capital, I tried to thoroughly clean the two guards of the Zuling Tomb and the Imperial Tomb, and took the heads of those who violated the law, corrupted the law, and despised the law to start a counterinsurgency journey that shocked the two Huaihe Rivers! !”

It is worth mentioning that the Ming Dynasty not only had two capitals, but also two capitals during the same period. One was the Zhongdu established by the Hongwu Dynasty, and the other was the Xingdu established by the Jiajing Dynasty. Compared with the Zhongdu, it was located in Xingdu in Huguang is not well-known, but so what, some political treatment and benefits are really generous!
However, these blessings from heaven did not directly benefit the lower class groups, but were used by the gentry, scholars, powerful men, merchants and other groups under the rule.

If we really look into it carefully, when it comes to land annexation, it happens to be the most eye-catching in Nanzhili, Zhongdu, and Xingdu. Under their rule, a large number of homesteaders went bankrupt, became tenants, or became refugees!

Outside the capital of the Ming Dynasty, there are also several special forces, namely the Zuling Guards of Sizhou, the Huangling Guards of Zhongdu, the Xiaoling Guards of Nanjing, and the Xianling Guards of Xingdu!
Since Zhu Youxiao reorganized the Ling Guards, except for the reorganization of the Ling Guards in Changping, the above-mentioned Four Ling Guards have not been mentioned. This is not because Zhu Youxiao has forgotten or ignored it, but because of this. The four mausoleum guards all have different political significance!
This is exactly the case. Zhu Youxiao once ordered Yousi to conduct a secret investigation in order to launch a rectification of the above-mentioned Shiling Guards at a specific period and give them different political significance.

Now that there is banditry in Lianghuai, the opportunity arises to rectify the Zuling Guards and Huangling Guards. The Ming Dynasty must not only change the system, but also deal with some problems that clearly have long-term disadvantages and problems, and must also be ruthless to solve them! !
Zhu Youxiao never does anything unprepared, or simply don't do it, which saves you arguing and pushing the blame. If you want to do it, you must do it to the end!
Part of the chaos in the Ming Dynasty was accumulated over a long period of time, and part of it was directly or indirectly caused by successive kings. As the fifteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, since Zhu Youxiao was determined to save the Ming Dynasty, he had to combine all the existing evils with Eliminate the cancer one by one!
Even if this cycle is long, Zhu Youxiao's will will never change!

If you don't even have this courage, then don't try to change Ming Dynasty, let alone lead Ming Dynasty on a new journey!

"The emperor is entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict says: I have heard that the Huaihe River has been disturbed by bandits for a long time..."

And just when Qi Jin was thinking a lot, he saw a man holding the Taoist edict and reading it aloud, and the elite soldiers of the fifth military camp scattered around the execution ground started singing in turn, which caused even greater commotion and even discussion. But he was quickly stopped by Rui Shi who maintained order!

However, as groups of people were escorted to the execution ground by Xunwei, the atmosphere became chaotic again.

"hurry up!"

"Follow!"

Facing countless gazes, hundreds of heavily armed guards marched towards the execution ground in batches, escorting the arrested hereditary guards officers and even groups associated with them.

Your Majesty is right, the local order has almost collapsed, and the undercurrents hidden under the calm are surging. They are not visible on weekdays, but when emergencies occur, these will be directly exposed.

When Qi Jin, who was standing, saw this scene in front of him, especially when he saw the performance of the local officials where a large number of officials gathered, Qi Jin felt deep in his heart.

"Ti Rong, the honor guard has been ordered to capture the traitors from the Zuling and Imperial Tombs and escort them all to the execution ground!!" At this moment, Zhang Zhiji, who was wearing armor and carrying a sword, quickly walked up to Qi Jin, cupped his fists and saluted. road.

"understood."

Qi Jin replied lightly, and then walked forward. Qi Jin knew that it would depend on him whether the center's authority could be established in the future! !

(End of this chapter)