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Chapter 1133 Change
"What?!" Zhang Fu looked at Wang Xian in surprise, but this time the meaning of surprise was completely opposite to the previous two times.

"Why, do you find it difficult for the father-in-law?" Wang Xian asked with a smile.

"No, it's not." Zhang Fu quickly shook his head and smiled wryly, "It's just that I didn't expect my father-in-law to give such a simple job after two extremely harsh conditions."

"Is it simple?" Wang Xian said sternly: "In my mind, this third condition is no easier than the first two." After a pause, he added in a deep voice: "My lord knows the current situation of the imperial court. It is impossible to send a large army to go south with the Lord. I am ashamed to say that I can only give the Lord a few thousand soldiers and some officers. Everything depends on the Lord's ability to put down the Jiaozhi rebellion."

"Hehe, don't worry, my lord. Mr. Zhang has been in Jiaozhi for more than ten years, and he knows those Annan people like the back of his hand. The key to calming them down is to find the right way. What's more, there are high mountains in Annan, and there are many troops. It’s useless.” Talking about Cochin, Zhang Fu finally recovered his former spirit, he was the best military strategist in the Ming Dynasty!The army and the battlefield are the stages for him to gallop!

From the day he was recalled by Emperor Yongle, Zhang Fu had been involuntarily plunged into a terrible political vortex. Facts have proved that he is not an excellent politician, let alone a competent conspirator.On this battlefield that he was not good at, the Duke of England was defeated and lost, his reputation was lost, and he even almost lost his wealth and life.This made him even more tired of the present, eager to return to the battlefield and regain his former confidence and glory.

"I'm telling the truth. In my opinion, the cochin issue is more important than the previous two." Wang Xian stood up, walked up to Zhang Fu, looked into his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "One inch The territory cannot be lost, can it be done?"

"Yes! I lost an inch, and I am willing to apologize with death!" Zhang Fu also looked into Wang Xian's eyes, and issued a military order without hesitation.

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Although Wang Xian and Zhang Fu cut through the mess quickly and reached an agreement in a short period of time, it still takes a lot of hard work to transition the situation to an ideal state.

The imperial army's rebellion and attack on the imperial city was a great rebellion that shocked the world. If the emperor, the court, and the world were not given a plausible explanation, even Wang Xian would never want to turn over this page.What's more, as long as you are not a fool, you will not believe that there is no instigation and planning of the nobles behind this rebellion. If you want to pick the nobles out without getting your own shit, how easy is it?
Fortunately, Jin Yiwei is an expert in fabricating evidence and turning facts around. Under Wu Wei's careful planning, Beizhen Fusi approached Wang Xian's goal step by step.First of all, they sealed off the whole city, searched for rebels wantonly, and arrested many nobles. Even British Duke, Cheng Guogong and others were ordered to suspend their duties behind closed doors, pending interrogation.

The purpose of making such a big move is to let the government and the public see that Jin Yiwei is doing its best to solve the case in line with the traditional virtue of preferring to be injurious, which makes everyone feel insecure.

After a whole month or two of tossing like this, everyone was scared and tired from tossing, so Jin Yiwei stopped in time and started the secret interrogation.Another month or two passed like this, and it has entered the scorching summer. People's attention to this case has gradually diminished with the passage of time, and all attention has been attracted by the reform of the abolition of banknotes!
Wang Xian could afford it, but Emperor Hongxi couldn't. After finally losing the restraint of the nobles, Zhu Gaochi naturally wanted to throw off his arms and do a big job.After a lot of intensive preparations, he decreed that the imperial court would never issue new banknotes!The original treasure banknotes will be used at a discount of one-tenth of the face value according to the degree of newness and oldness. After three years, the treasure banknotes will be completely withdrawn from circulation!
Compared with the treason case that is used as a talk after dinner, this is a major issue that concerns everyone's vital interests. People's attention is suddenly shifted to how to spend all the family's treasures within three years; should they hoard more? Copper coins and silver taels, just wait for the appreciation!

Even the energies of the civil servants are all focused on arguing over whether the banknote law should be abolished in such a hurry, how can they care about any treason case?

Wang Xian was waiting for this opportunity. He quietly closed the case and reported the investigation results to the emperor, saying that Duke Ding was the mastermind of the rebellion.Xu Jingchang was dissatisfied with the reforms made by the emperor after he ascended the throne. During the Changling incident, Xu Jingchang saw that the late emperor's coffin was abnormal, and thought that the late emperor had manifested himself, so he wanted to replace the emperor.So he teamed up with a small group of nobles, forged the edict, defrauded some generals of the Imperial Army to trust them, and launched this coup.

Xu Jingchang, several nobles, and officers of the Forbidden Army made thousands of confessions and confessed to this.As for the other nobles, they didn't know about it, and they didn't participate in it. However, they still deeply realized that their actions in Changling had deceived the emperor and committed serious crimes. They all wrote confessions and expressed their willingness to accept all punishments.British Duke and Cheng Guogong are no exception.

Now that the matter has been dealt with to this point, the emperor's face can be passed, and Yang Shiqi and others dare not say anything more.If we really want to compare it with the real son, it was the emperor who first protected the grandson, and Wang Xian was just following the example.What's more, what are the meanings here, which of the upper-level people doesn't know it well?In all fairness, it is not easy for Wang Xian to be able to cover everything in this way and explain everything to each other...

A few days later, the emperor decreed that Xu Jingchang had an evil heart and intended to rebel, and he should be executed according to the law. However, because his father died for the country and made great contributions, he was instead exiled to Jiaozhi to serve in the army to make atonement.Now that the first offender has been lenient, it is not easy to kill the accomplices, and they are all assigned to have sex and never allowed to leave.

As for the other nobles, it is natural to be able to take the initiative to admit their mistakes. The emperor just reprimanded them and ordered them not to commit the same crime again in the future, otherwise they will be punished for several crimes and severely punished!
For the emperor's magnanimity, the nobles were naturally grateful, and they all expressed their regrets and said that they would never do it again.The British Duke even said that although the emperor is magnanimous, he does not care about previous suspicions.But as the Duke of the state, instead of playing an exemplary role, he contradicted the emperor in public. He absolutely could not forgive himself. He begged the emperor for permission to cut off his title and send himself to Jiaozhi to serve in the army.

In order to dispel Zhang Fu's worries, the emperor specially hosted a banquet for the Duke of England, with Wang Xian of course as his companion.During the banquet, Zhang Fu knelt in front of the emperor and wept bitterly, regretting his mistakes, which made Zhu Gaochi feel a lot better.He has always been a magnanimous emperor. Now that he has controlled the situation, there is no need to settle small accounts with Zhang Fu.

Speaking of it, Zhu Zhanji caused far more harm to Zhu Gaochi than Zhang Fu. The emperor could even forgive his disobedient son, so what else could he not let go of?
Therefore, Zhu Gaochi helped Zhang Fu up, and said with a pleasant face: "Don't mention the past, right and wrong, I can't say it's all right." After the British prince sat down in fear, the emperor continued: "I said the past It's over, you don't have to be burdened, continue to be your Duke, I still have a lot to rely on you."

"Your Majesty..." Zhang Fu said with ashamed shame, "I would like to be a bull and a horse for life and death."

"For the matter of Jiaozhi, Lord Zhen Guo recommended you to me, saying that you don't need thousands of troops, just send the British Lord back." Zhu Gaochi said kindly: "I want to hear what you think."

"I am willing to go to Jiaozhi! Swear to put down the rebellion to the death, without losing an inch of land, in order to repay the trust of the emperor and Duke Zhen!" Zhang Fu immediately stated.

"Haha, good!" Zhu Gaochi held up his wine glass with great joy, and said, "Then this glass of wine will be regarded as the Zhuang Xing wine I gave you! Ai Qing will drink this glass to the full, and Zhen Guogong and I will wait for you to sing the song of victory!"

"Respect the Duke of the country." Wang Xian had been listening quietly, and then raised his wine glass and toasted Zhang Fu with the emperor.

After Zhang Fu drank the Zhuang Xing wine, he resigned first in a sensible manner. He would not naively think that just shedding a few tears, drinking a few glasses of wine, and saying a few words on the scene can wipe out the grievances.Everything is just acting, everything can't go back to the past, there is no place for him in the capital, the same is true in the emperor's heart...

After Zhang Fu left, the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly became much more relaxed.

Zhu Gaochi said with a smile to Wang Xian: "I can't see it, you are very skilled, and you have tidied up these nobles." He poured a glass of wine for Wang Xian himself, and then poured it for himself.Wang Xian smiled and stood up, going to get the glass of wine in front of the emperor: "The emperor is kind, this glass should also be given to this humble minister."

"Hey, no, no." Zhu Gaochi stretched out his hand to protect his wine, and said with a smile: "I'm happy today, make an exception and drink a few more glasses, don't worry about me."

"The empress is going to scold me." Wang Xian withdrew his hand and said with a bitter face, "Is it the last drink?" The emperor was in poor health, so Empress Zhang gave Wang Xian a task to supervise the emperor, and each time he drank no more than three cups.I have already finished today's ration with the British public before.

"The last three cups!" Zhu Gaochi laughed loudly and said, "I know my body well, it's much better than it was at the beginning of the year."

"Succeed, then the humble minister will try his best to be scolded by the empress, and pretend to be confused." Wang Xian didn't insist anymore.

"That's right!" Zhu Gaochi smiled happily, his face blushed as he exchanged cups with Wang Xian, and said with a smile: "To this day, I, the emperor, is only getting a taste of it."

"It is only today that I dare to sue the emperor for leave." Wang Xian also laughed.

"What?! Are you going to leave again?" Zhu Gaochi lost all drink, stared at Wang Xian and said, "Can't you just stay in Beijing?"

"Your Majesty, I really can't..." Wang Xian said with a wry smile, "I have to go to Wudang Mountain, otherwise Immortal Sun will kill me one day and kill me with a single sword."

"So it's because of this..." Zhu Gaochi said with a relieved smile, "It's really time to go. The whole world knows that you are going to Wudang Mountain to propose a marriage, but you haven't shown up until now, it really shouldn't be."

"Oh, I can't get away!" Wang Xian took a sip of his wine, and he has been dragging on until now, he doesn't know what kind of "entertainment" he will receive when he arrives at Wudang Mountain.

"Let's go on leave, hurry back!" His Majesty the Emperor said graciously.

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Leaving aside what happened to Wang Xian when he went to Wudang Mountain, in the following days, Ming Dynasty entered into a stage of comprehensive reform, every old government and evil laws were abolished, every policy that benefited the country and the people was implemented, and the interests of the rich and powerful were suppressed. Exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes were reduced and exempted, and the heinous banknote law became a historical memory. The people who fled gradually returned to their hometowns, and crops were replanted in the abandoned fields. The dying Ming Dynasty finally looked forward to a beautiful day of recuperation.

The reform of the army was even more drastic. The five military governors' mansions were abolished and replaced by the only major governor's mansion. The most immediate effect was that the size of the institution was reduced to one third of its original size. This alone can reduce the size of the military in one year. Spending millions of taels of silver.

More importantly, after the unified leadership was established, the recruitment system was adopted, and the many hills in the army were flattened, and family background and connections were no longer the only conditions for promotion and appointment. The army has a new look!
Naturally, this process will not be smooth sailing, but with Wang Xian in charge, how can the nobles dare to make mistakes?Not only did they dare not make mistakes, in order to occupy a favorable position in the new situation, the nobles had to perform desperately, acting as pawns for Wang Xian, and subduing those dissatisfied officers.Therefore, although the turmoil continued, Wang Xian's military reform was realized step by step.

As for Jiaozhi, Zhang Fu led Xue Huan and others, and after more than a year of arduous fighting, they finally regained the prefectures and counties occupied by Li Li and drove the rebels into the mountains and forests.However, the British army was limited and money and food were tight, so they were unable to organize a large army to attack, so they could only temporarily maintain the status quo and wait for a turnaround.

(End of this chapter)