Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 878 Bloodstained Qinhuai River (2)

"His Majesty has said that you are all nobles who have lived and died together with the country. Now that there is change in the southeast, anyone can cause trouble except you. Otherwise, His Majesty will not be able to face his ancestors."

"Your Majesty said that everyone has a hard time leaving their hometown, so before leaving Nanjing, let's take a good stroll along the Qinhuai River. After all, isn't the Qinhuai River the most famous thing in Nanjing?"

"His Majesty said that once you go to the capital, you won't have to worry about Nanjing. In the capital, the Ministry of Finance has prepared accommodation for you all."

On the pleasure boat sailing on the Qinhuai River, loud voices rang out. When the people gathered on the pleasure boat heard these words, they all showed complicated expressions.

Especially on the leading pleasure boat, the nobles headed by Xu Hongji, were feeling very complicated when looking at the guards gathered on both sides.

All those who could enter the Honor Guard were children of nobles.

But the difference between the children of nobles in front of them and their children is really too great, especially those in the lead.

"My nephew, can you extend the deadline for going to the capital by a few days?"

Among the gathered nobles, some still refused to give up and walked towards Zhang Zhiji, Li Guozhen, Xu Zhian and others, forcing a smile.

"Your Majesty has also said that it is hard to leave our homeland. We have been in Nanjing for so long. It is inevitable that we will feel a little uncomfortable when we suddenly leave Nanjing and go to the capital."

"Yes."

Another person followed closely and said, "I have heard that the canal in the Xuhuai area is not stable. Even if we leave Nanjing and rush to the capital, what if we are robbed by rebels while traveling north? If this gets to the capital, His Majesty will be furious."

When Zhang Zhiji, Li Guozhen, Xu Zhian and others heard this, they all wanted to laugh, but considering the current situation, they all held back their laughter.

"The deadline for going to Beijing cannot be extended. This is set by His Majesty. Tomorrow we will leave Nanjing, cross the river and embark on the journey north." Zhang Zhiji said, standing with a sword on his shoulder.

"As for the instability of the canal in the Xuhuai area, we don't need to worry about it. With the Tianxiong Army and the Huang Mingzong Army, these bandits can't threaten the stability of the canal transportation."

"That's right!"

Li Guozhen followed closely and said, "Even if there are thieves coming to rob, the guards responsible for escorting them are also not vegetarians. You can rest assured about this."

"Let's all take a good look at the Qinhuai River."

Xu Zhian stepped forward and said, "I have seen it all today and I have kept it in mind. After all, it will be difficult for you to return to Nanjing until the unrest in the southeast ends."

But even if the unrest in the southeast ends, none of you can come back.

But in Xu Zhian's heart, he said something that was inconvenient to say.

This time they were ordered to go south and rush to Nanjing to invite these nobles to come north. Everyone in the imperial guards knew about this. The emperor was furious because of what happened in the southeast and Nanjing. Many of the nobles who stayed in Nanjing even dared to collude with some local officials, which obviously touched the emperor's reverse scale.

Even when they rushed to Nanjing, Zhang Zhiji and Xu Zhian talked about this privately. They were afraid that many nobles who went north would be stripped of their titles or even lose their lives. The nobles of the Ming Dynasty were divided into the north and south, one in the capital and the other in Nanjing. As time went by, perhaps some of them did keep in touch secretly, but more of them became estranged.

Therefore, the noble groups in the capital and the noble groups in Nanjing were very unfamiliar with each other when some core interests were not involved.

For the honor guards who had undergone transformation and training, they were absolutely obedient to the imperial power. So even though they knew that many of these Nanjing nobles who went north would have a bad end, they did not show favoritism.

They would never do such a stupid thing as giving up their bright future for personal gain.

For Zhu Youxiao, he wanted to take advantage of the unrest in the southeast to gather all the nobles in Nanjing to the capital. Their wealth and property accumulated over generations would be taken over in batches from various places in the southeast. Of course, a large part of it would be confiscated. From the moment they set foot on the road to the capital, the fate of these people was sealed.

That is death!!
With the rewards from previous wars, the size of the Ming Dynasty's noble group has increased, and the influence of those old-school nobles is being suppressed by the new nobles.

Even if Zhu Youxiao killed a group of nobles, it would not cause any big disturbance.

As for why they were not executed in Nanjing but were instead taken to the capital to be executed, Zhu Youxiao had his reasons. One reason was that he did not want this incident to further exacerbate the unrest in the southeast, and the other was that he wanted to use this to intimidate the nobles, civil officials, and military officials in the capital! !
The Ming Dynasty has accumulated too many evils and cancers. If we want to eradicate them one by one, we must wash them away with blood.

As this group of Nanjing nobles headed north, Zhu Youxiao had one more thing to do in Nanjing. He had to disband the civil and military teams in Nanjing.

The Ming Dynasty practiced the dual capital system, but when it came to central authority, there could not be two sets of powers. This would have caused too much harm to the Ming Dynasty.

Yes.

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The central government team in the capital indeed holds absolute power, while the central government team in Nanjing is at best a place of exile for those who failed in political struggles or a place for retirement.

But even so, the team in Nanjing still had a great influence on the southeast, especially the Ministry of War and Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, which also took away some power. The emperor was far away and there was no guarantee that there would not be some partial people who would take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao could retain the title of Nanzhili and Nanjing, but any other power that affected the local order must be completely returned to the central government! !
However, the Nanjing nobles who were strolling along the Qinhuai River, including their children, were completely unaware of this.

at that time.

On another pleasure boat.

"You know what, this guard is really heroic. Do you think we will also be appointed as guards when we go to the capital?"

"That's for sure. The Honor Guard is where the children of the nobles gather. After staying there for a few years and accumulating some experience, you can be sent to the Beijing Camp."

"Is this true? Can I go to the Beijing Camp too?"

"Yeah, you don't even know this news?"

The guards gathered on this pleasure boat, upon hearing what these children of Nanjing nobles were talking about, many of them felt contempt in their hearts. It is ridiculous that you, a bunch of good-for-nothings, still dream of joining the guards.
As time went by, those sons of nobles who served in the Honor Guard became proud. They thought how much they had suffered in the Honor Guard to be able to stay in the Guard. Now everyone wanted to join the Guard. They felt it was ridiculous and had no other thoughts.

(End of this chapter)