Chapter 351 Is Jiang Qingzhi a Eunuch?
"All the generals of the Beijing Guards were captured, no one was spared! Jiang Qingzhi is not stupid, he must know the consequences of capturing the generals. What does he want to do?"
In the back garden of Fengyuan Building, Han Yu paced back and forth outside the water pavilion.
Yang Qing was reviewing the game in the water pavilion. He was unwilling to accept the fact that he had lost the previous round.
"At first, many people said that Jiang Qingzhi, the so-called famous general, was promoted by His Majesty. Later, when the White Lotus Rebellion broke out in Xuanfu, Jiang Qingzhi's response in public slapped many people in the face, including you and me."
Yang Qing picked up a chess piece and frowned as he looked at the situation. "He has a deeper understanding of martial arts than you and I. He must be aware of the consequences of this matter. But he still did it. Why?"
"You mean..." Han Yu stopped, "He knew that this was inappropriate, but in order to solve the problem once and for all..."
Yang Qing changed his chess move and suddenly realized, "I just figured it out now. If he plays it lightly, we will make some moves in the Beijing Guards later, and it will be difficult to clean up the Beijing Guards."
"In that case, let's take the risk!"
"Right!" Yang Qing deduced the next few moves and made his final move, "Since we are stuck in a dilemma, let's just draw our long sword..."
"Either you die or I live!" Han Yu closed his folding fan. "Yes, Jiang Qingzhi once taught the generals of the Tiger Guards and Left Guards these tactics... When facing a strong enemy, even if you know you can't win, you must dare to draw your sword and fight! When the two armies meet..."
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"When two armies meet, the brave one wins!"
In the study, Jiang Qingzhi was giving lectures to his students, but this lesson was more for Ma Fang.
"Uncle." Prince Yu raised his hand. After Jiang Qingzhi nodded, he said, "Isn't this the way to be a general?"
He glanced at Ma Fang and thought to himself how many generals in the army would be willing to become his uncle's disciples, but his uncle didn't even bat an eyelid and instead favored this unknown man.
In this case, Ma Fang should not be a general.
But handsome talent!
Ma Fang listened calmly.
"Do you think it can't be used in the temple?"
Jiang Qingzhi said: "When two countries are fighting, the central government needs to make a decision. If war is inevitable... For example, the former Song Dynasty has been avoiding war. Is it useful?"
The crowd shook their heads.
"Not only is it useless, but it also makes the people of the world depressed and the morale of the army plummets." Jiang Qingzhi said solemnly, "Yue Wumu did the opposite. He took it as his responsibility to recover the lost territory and took the initiative to attack...
In the eyes of the outside world at that time, who was stronger, Yue Wumu's men or the Jin people? "
"The Jin people were more powerful, and in the eyes of the Song people, they were almost invincible." Zhu Shitai showed off his knowledge. "At that time, the Song people were depressed, and there was a saying among the people and the army: The enemy has wolf-tooth clubs, but we have the top of our heads."
Jiang Qingzhi nodded with satisfaction, and Zhu Shitai raised his eyebrows provocatively at the two princes.
Ha ha!
King Jing laughed at him. Zhu Shitai had not gone crazy for a long time. The Duke's Mansion spread the news intentionally or unintentionally, saying that Zhu Shitai's second uncle cured his chronic illness with a peerless prescription passed down by the Mohist school for many years.
Gradually, Prince Yu and his two brothers also dared to play with this guy.
"Why did Yue Wumu win?" Jiang Qingzhi prefers to inspire his disciples to think for themselves.
The five people were thinking.
Jiang Qingzhi saw Ma Fang's eyebrows twitch slightly, but he glanced at the four people and then fell silent.
"Ma Fang!" Jiang Qingzhi pointed at him, "There is no prince here, only classmates. Say whatever you want to say."
Ma Fang stood up embarrassedly. "Teacher once said that we all have hands and feet, heads and faces, and we are all human beings. Why are the people of the Ming Dynasty not as fierce as the people of the grassland? It's not that they are weak, but that they have lost their courage."
Prince Yu's eyes lit up, "Yes, that's all, you can say what you want."
Zhou Xia couldn't help but smile as he looked at several classmates who were much younger than him.
Ma Fang bowed slightly, "Thinking back to the Han and Tang dynasties, we Han people went out to fight against the Hu people. One Han person fought against five Hu people, which frightened the foreign races. We are also Han people, so why do the men of the Ming Dynasty fear the enemy like a tiger?
The Nine Frontiers Army was afraid to attack the enemy's hundreds of cavalrymen and remained silent. I thought they were scared! When an army loses its courage, it is like mud. "
"Well said!" King Jing looked at Ma Fang with appreciation. "We are both Han people, so why is the Ming Dynasty so weak? I think it is because of the suppression of the military by the literati! Since the Song Dynasty, it has become a common practice for the literati to suppress the military. This situation was reversed when the dynasty was founded. However, after the Battle of Tumu, the literati once again gained the upper hand, and it was also because of this that the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers went from prosperity to decline..."
Jiang Qingzhi saw Xia Yan outside the door and went out quietly.
"I've just listened for a long time, Qingzhi, you are really bold, you dare to teach everything." Xia Yan said with a smile.
"We need to avoid these things?" Jiang Qingzhi said, "In the eyes of Confucianism, we Mohists are barbarians. Barbarians will naturally not reason with their enemies and will attack at the first sign of disagreement..."
The two of them walked away from the study. Sun Chonglou and several guards were playing nearby. Duoduo... Jiang Qingzhi looked up and saw Duoduo standing on the roof, teasing a mouse.
The poor mouse trembled under its claws. Duoduo suddenly retreated. The mouse glanced at it furtively, then tiptoed a few steps, looked back again, and saw that Duoduo didn't move, so it ran away...
Duoduo easily caught up with it, slapped the mouse with one claw, and threw it out with his mouth. After the mouse landed, its four paws were facing the sky, and it seemed to have been bitten to death.
"I just heard from His Majesty. His Majesty said that the purge of the capital guards is imperative." Xia Yan was a little curious, "Why didn't His Majesty tell you directly, but told me..."
"Maybe... to save trouble!"
Duoduo walked over slowly, grabbed the mouse and threw it violently. The mouse fell to the ground, probably knowing that it was doomed, and began to run away...
Jiang Qingzhi knew that the Taoist was embarrassed.
Purging the Beijing Guards is an offensive thing. Jiang Qingzhi is the mortal enemy of Confucianism. After purging the Beijing Guards, how many military men will regard him as an enemy?
But if someone else was sent to purge the Beijing guards, firstly, the Taoist priest was not confident in him, and secondly, his ability was not as good as Jiang Qingzhi's.
Duoduo easily caught up with the mouse, bit it in his mouth, and then slowly began to enjoy this snack.
Jiang Qingzhi felt that the Taoist was like Duoduo, and the mouse was naturally the Beijing Guard.
Only when the Jingwei is in his hands will the Taoist have the confidence to compete with the Confucians.
Therefore, Jiang Qingzhi had no choice but to take responsibility for this matter.
But what about the reconstruction after the cleansing? This is the highlight! Thinking of this, Jiang Qingzhi had a faint smile on his face.
During lunch, Xu Wei appeared from nowhere, with a look of regret on his face, "The moral integrity of the generals of the Beijing Guards! They have lost everything. Now even the people in the market are talking about it. It is said that before the Ministry of War even asked them any questions, those generals told all the scandals they had done. One of them even had an affair with his comrade's wife for many years, and that comrade's three children might all be his children..."
Holy shit! Everyone in the cafeteria was stunned.
Jiang Qingzhi found this normal after hearing about it.
"Shameless!" Li Tian was angry.
"Calm down!" Jiang Qingzhi picked up a piece of boiled pork, dipped it in garlic paste and put it in his mouth, "Ba Shi!"
Garlic pork is addictive...a perfect match between fat and garlic, a mixture of greasy and spicy.
Jiang Qingzhi felt that this was the case with Sun Chonglou and Sun Bu Tong.
Sun Chonglou was a big and sturdy man, while Sun Bu Tong was short and thin. It was quite funny to see the two of them walking side by side.
The capital city is a little more peaceful in autumn, as if a noble lady, after enjoying the hustle and bustle of summer, chooses to sit by the window and read, occasionally looking up at the exquisite scenery outside the window, but just smiles and is not moved.
"Old Xu!" Sun Chonglou saw Xu Wei.
"Where is he going?" Sun Bu Tong was also quite curious.
"Don't worry about it." Jiang Qingzhi stopped the two gossipers from following him.
After passing here, the main road is crowded with cars and people.
In autumn, harvest and winter, even the poor would bring their wives and children to have a look. With a little money in their pockets, they would be bold enough to ask about the price and size from time to time, and to see the smiling faces of their wives and children. Even if they were reluctant, they would pay the bill.
All the fatigue of the year disappeared at this moment.
A carriage suddenly stopped on the right side, the curtain was opened, and a pretty face poked out. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes were like stars, and she looked like an immortal.
"Long Wilbur!"
Jiang Qing was startled, "You are..."
The girl was stunned. "Ningyu. Ningyu from Baiyun Tower."
"Oh! Miss Ning." Jiang Qingzhi remembered, isn't this the top performer in Baiyun Tower?
Last time, he won the most beautiful courtesan with his poem. Although it was not really a stunning poem, it was widely rumored that he had won the first prize.
The maid Yuanyang helped Ning Yu get out of the car.
Ning Yu squatted down and said, "Hello, Long Wilbur. Since we last met, I have often wondered when Long Wilbur would come again. I didn't expect that we would be gone for such a long time."
Ning Yu looked up, with some resentment in her eyes, which made people's heart beat fast.
"Haha!" Jiang Qingzhi laughed, "But is there something wrong?"
The interrogation of the generals of the Beijing Guard was over, and Emperor Jiajing summoned him to the palace to discuss matters.
Ning Yu said, "Ning Yu got a pack of good tea recently. I wonder when Chang Wei Bo will have time to enjoy it?"
If a beautiful woman invites you, anyone else would definitely flock to her.
"Thank you very much, but I'm busy lately." Jiang Qingzhi said calmly, then nodded, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Ning Yu turned around and watched him go away. Yuanyang beside her whispered, "Miss, what if Jiang Qingzhi doesn't fall for it?"
"We got the news earlier. Jiang Qingzhi was ruthless and almost wiped out all the generals of the Beijing Guard. The Beijing Guard is in chaos now. If..." Ning Yu narrowed his eyes and suddenly sighed, "It's a pity that most of my Saint Church members are in the northwest. If not, this would be a great opportunity to start a rebellion. What a pity."
"Miss, we also have people in the capital."
"That number of people is not enough." Ning Yu shook his head. "That night, Jiang Qingzhi suppressed the Right Guard of the Prefecture Army with such determination that it was shocking. If we suddenly start a rebellion, he has the Left Guard of Tiger Guards in his hands, and we are no match for him."
Ning Yu got in the car and returned to Baiyun Building.
The madam was waiting for her.
"There's news from the northwest that the merchants of the Altan tribe and the merchants of the Ming Dynasty are fighting fiercely, and the Holy Church is having a hard time."
"Money can make anything possible." Ning Yu frowned, "Zhao Quan and others have already established a foothold in the Altan tribe, each commanding tens of thousands of people. We are not in a hurry for this matter."
The madam nodded, "By the way, Jiang Qingzhi..."
Ning Yu sighed, "This person actually disdains me."
The madam was stunned, "Is he a eunuch?"
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When Jiang Qingzhi arrived, Emperor Jiajing and Yan Song and others had been discussing for a while. When they saw him coming in, Cui Yuan said, "The Beijing Guards are now only led by the generals below. Those generals lack prestige. The Beijing Guards are a little uneasy at the moment. How should we deal with it?"
Yan Song looked at Jiang Qingzhi. Although he didn't say anything, his meaning was very clear.
This is your fault, you solve it!
Jiang Qingzhi glanced at Cui Yuan and said, "I can't think of a solution, so why do I need you to come?"
He now has the identity of a great Mohist scholar, which is different from before, so when Cui Yuan provoked him, Jiang Qingzhi responded with sarcasm without any hesitation.
Cui Yuan said calmly: "If the guards of Beijing are uneasy, who here can sleep peacefully? Since Chang Wei Bo has chosen to purge, he must have a way to solve this matter, right?"
I won't argue with you, but you have to find a solution to this problem!
Jiang Qingzhi ignored him, "Your Majesty, do you want an elite army or a group of mediocre people?"
Emperor Jiajing asked, "How about the elite division?"
"That's like the Tiger Guard's left guard."
Emperor Jiajing was startled. "Re-train?"
"Where do we get so many people to teach?" Cui Yuan retorted, then he shuddered and pointed at Jiang Qingzhi and shouted, "Jiang Qingzhi, you have been planning this for a long time... What a thief!"
(End of this chapter)
