Chapter 949: One Voice, One Target
After the fifteenth day of the lunar year, the festive atmosphere quickly dissipates.
The fifteenth day of the lunar year this year was a little different. Changweibo Jiang Qingzhi took action and organized a temple fair in the capital, where merchants gathered and there were lanterns to admire.
"Did you go to the temple fair yesterday?"
The streets of the capital are bustling with traffic, unlike the leisurely atmosphere during Chinese New Year, most people are in a hurry.
"No." Shen Lian said, "Jiang Qingzhi made this thing, but he wants to ease the conflict? I think he is dreaming. He was too domineering at the New Year's Day meeting, and Your Majesty took advantage of the situation and arbitrarily lifted the ban on sea trade. Recently, there have been messengers leaving the capital every day, most of them went to the south. You and I know what will happen next."
"So, do you think we should lift the maritime ban?" Tang Shunzhi asked.
Shen Lian was wearing the official uniform of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, while Tang Shunzhi was wearing a cloth robe and straw sandals. The two of them looked quite incongruous when they walked together.
"Whether or not to lift the maritime ban is actually not important. What is important is what the biggest crisis of the Ming Dynasty is right now." Shen Lian said: "The current crisis of the Ming Dynasty is not about money and grain, but the intensifying conflict between the emperor and his subjects. The School of Mind has been discussing this issue recently..."
Tang Shunzhi remained silent. After he broke out last time, he never attended any gatherings within the School of Mind again.
Shen Lian glanced at him and saw that he was as gentle as ever, without any regrets, and he couldn't help but feel sad. He had always wanted to bring Tang Shunzhi back, but there were many voices of opposition within the School of Psychology.
"Most people think that your majesty and Jiang Qingzhi are acting too hastily on this matter, and it will inevitably cause a backlash." Shen Lian said: "Some people even say that if it is not handled properly, it will cause... a divide between the north and the south."
"Jiang Qingzhi has said this a long time ago." Tang Shunzhi said: "The South regards the North as a poor relative and hates to abandon it. The North feels that it is the North that has blocked the enemy and paid a heavy price for it... Each side has its own reasons."
"Lifting the maritime ban will further provoke conflicts. Your Majesty and Jiang Qingzhi are not afraid of the South..."
"Rebellion, or ruling by dividing the river?" Tang Shunzhi smiled and shook his head, "Don't forget the Beijing Guards!"
"Beijing Guards?" Shen Lian said softly, "In the current Ming Dynasty, if Jiang Qingzhi says that he is the second best at using troops, no one dares to claim to be the best. But will this new policy really involve bloodshed? Is he ready?"
"The preparation you are talking about is..."
"You will be infamous forever!"
……
"kill!"
Soldiers are training on the parade ground.
"Whose idea was it to put a bayonet under the flintlock? Without it, once the enemy got close to them, the musketeers would be lambs to be slaughtered."
As soon as the fifteenth day of the lunar year, Jiang Qingzhi took the generals of the Beijing Guard to observe the training of the Huben Zuowei.
"It's Long Wilbur!" An Jing raised an eyebrow. "Everyone in the army said that if he hadn't always kept the safety of the soldiers in mind, he wouldn't have come up with this good idea."
"Yes!"
Everyone looked at the figure standing in front of them with his hands behind his back, and there was more respect in their eyes.
"I heard that Elder Wilbur and those people almost came to blows at the grand court meeting?" someone asked.
"Those people blocked the lifting of the maritime ban for their own benefit. However, Your Majesty acted arbitrarily and their plans failed. Now they are planning to attack this matter."
"How do you know?"
"Someone sent a message to the navy, asking those people to resist."
"Haha! Water Master?"
The Jingwei are the land army, and when the navy is mentioned, everyone sneers.
"Most of the navy's warships are old. I have a nephew who is in the navy. He said that the navy is no different from fishermen. The generals are greedy and the subordinates are lazy in training..."
"Not so bad, is it?"
"Not that bad? If the navy wasn't weak, how could the Japanese pirates have wreaked havoc in the south?"
Everyone thought about it and it was true.
"After the lifting of the maritime ban, the navy is the top priority."
"The Japanese pirates are the top priority." An Jing said excitedly: "Damn it, I bet that the uncle will definitely go south to suppress the Japanese this year. The last time the uncle went was Yan Xu. Old Yan, it's my turn this time!"
Yan Xu sneered, "Hu Ben Zuo Wei has followed Lord Bo in many battles, so how could he be left behind? It would be better for you to stay in the capital as a guard dog."
The watchdog's words were meant as a joke, but An Jing was not angry. He went over and hooked Yan Xu's shoulders, "Old Yan, if this is accomplished, Baiyun Tower will be awarded three times."
"Haha!" Yan Xu said sarcastically, "You want to get close to Master Bo, but you can't find the opportunity!"
"Those people say that your majesty is a tyrant, the second Emperor Qin Shi Huang. They say that Lord Bo is the reincarnation of Wu'an Jun and Shang Yang." An Jing looked at the figure in front of him, "For us warriors, we don't ask for superiority, we just ask to be treated equally. Emperor Qin Shi Huang, that's perfect."
"What about Wu'an Jun?" Yan Xu asked.
"In the Battle of Changping, Wu'an Jun killed hundreds of thousands of Zhao soldiers. This may seem cruel, but if it weren't so, who would feed those hundreds of thousands of Zhao soldiers? If he let them go, it would be like letting a tiger go back to the mountain. If he didn't let them go, it would be a hot potato..."
When the silence was rare and deep, everyone listened quietly.
"As for Shang Yang, my uncle told us to read more books, especially history books. I have read a lot of history books recently. I saw Shang Yang's reforms.
Shang Yang's reforms offended high-ranking officials, but benefited the entire Qin Dynasty. Shang Yang made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty and should not have suffered such a fate. "
"But people outside are saying that Lord Bo's fate will be even worse than Shang Yang's." Someone sighed, "Being torn apart by five horses is not bad enough, what will be worse?"
"Those people will stop at nothing to deal with Lord Bo." Yan Xu turned around and looked at everyone. "Without Lord Bo, would we have the good life we have now as the Beijing Guards? The guard dogs are guard dogs, and the scholars and officials wantonly humiliate us. Who dares to fart? It was Lord Bo who stood in front and opened a way for us. Now the scholars and officials are irreconcilable..."
"Those bastards!"
"Don't be afraid of birds. Just give the order and we'll start."
"Yes, we are armed with swords and guns, so why should we be afraid of those weak scholars?"
"In times of chaos, warriors killed them like killing pigs and dogs. Now that we are suppressed, it is because of our own failure."
"After the Tumu Fortress, our military life went from bad to worse." "But the Northern Expedition helped us stand up again."
"Those people attacked Lord Bo. If Lord Bo is defeated, will we be safe?"
"I've had enough of being a watchdog. I want to follow my uncle!"
"Yes. Whenever the Lord orders me to do so, I will pick up a knife and kill people!"
"Ahem!" Yan Xu coughed dryly. "Yes, I will follow His Majesty!"
"Isn't it that the Lord follows His Majesty? If we follow the Lord, we are following His Majesty."
Yan Xu shook his head, "The order cannot be wrong. Lord Bo said that the army must have a soul. This soul is not loyal to a certain person, but loyal to the Ming Dynasty."
"Be loyal to the Ming Dynasty!"
Jiang Qingzhi turned around and said, "A bunch of careless people, muttering for a long time, they are all idle."
Xu Wei smiled and said, "In fact, there is another benefit to your Majesty's absolute authority at the Grand Court. It makes the military officials feel that your Majesty no longer relies on the literati."
The warriors feel that their spring has come, and they will take the initiative to approach the emperor without anyone reminding them.
This is also a check and balance... Jiang Qingzhi felt that the Taoist's methods were becoming more and more sophisticated. Without any show of violence, he was able to win the hearts of the troops.
With the army in hand, you have a big stick in hand.
Be obedient and eat meat.
If you don't obey, you will be beaten!
Jiang Qingzhi, like a butterfly, flapped its wings and pulled Emperor Jiajing out of the track that was confined to him.
The same is true for the group of generals in front of him. If it weren't for Jiang Qingzhi, these people would still be hanging around in the army, or following the trend of corruption, and those who are alone would either be suppressed or isolated...
At the same period in history, the Ming Dynasty was sliding step by step into the bottomless abyss.
Jiang Qingzhi looked at his hands and suddenly laughed.
Turning hands is a cloud, covering hands is rain.
That's all good.
No?
The Taoist priest has changed, the Beijing guards have changed, and everything in front of me has changed.
"The New Year has passed. It's time to focus on your life."
After the drill, Jiang Qingzhi stepped forward to give a speech.
"A year's plan begins with spring, and spring training is the most important thing."
"Some say that Altan Khan was defeated and is now licking his wounds on the grassland. Optimistic estimates show that it will take at least five to ten years for him to get back on his feet. Before that, the Ming Dynasty can rest easy."
This was an old saying repeated again, and everyone listened in silence.
"That's right. Within five years, unless Altan makes a desperate move, there will be no more risk of large-scale enemy invasions in the north."
"But the Ming Dynasty only has the north?" Jiang Qingzhi pointed to the south, "You all know about the grand court meeting, right?"
Just after the grand court meeting, Jiang Qingzhi summoned all the generals of the Beijing Guard and informed them one by one about the lifting of the maritime ban, and asked the generals to go back and inform all the soldiers in the army.
At that time, all the generals were puzzled, thinking that it was enough for them to know it, and there was no need for the lower-level soldiers to understand these things.
But after conveying the news of the grand court meeting, the perceptive generals discovered that there was more light in the eyes of the lower-level soldiers.
The soldiers, who had previously only known how to follow orders, seemed to have found their souls.
"Your Majesty's determination to lift the ban on sea trade is as firm as a rock. Once the ban is lifted, Japanese pirates and foreign races...wealth comes from the sea, and danger also comes from the sea. Who will protect the interests of the Ming Dynasty at that time?"
"It's us!"
Jiang Qingzhi used the word "we".
He looked at the look in the soldiers' eyes with great satisfaction. "We will take up our swords and guns and go out to sea on our warships. We will fight to the death with foreign races on the sea, in foreign lands. We will be ready to fight at any moment, waiting for your majesty's call. The glory of the future is on the sea."
"Wan Sheng!"
Zhu Shitai raised his arms and shouted!
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
Amid the cheers, Jiang Qingzhi turned around and said, "In the past, the Ming Dynasty only knew how to passively take the beating. When the enemy came, they fought back, and when the enemy left calmly, they shouted "great victory".
From now on, everything will change dramatically. The Ming Dynasty will take the initiative to go out and burn the flames of war into the enemy's territory."
He pointed to the south and said, "Your Majesty is ambitious and wants to create an unprecedented prosperous era. The army should obey your majesty's orders."
This is the basis!
"Long live your Majesty!"
The generals were the first to shout.
"Long live your Majesty!"
in the palace.
Rui Jingxian reported: "Chang Wei Bo said that there can only be one voice in the army, and that is your Majesty's voice!"
"I, got it."
In the spring light, Emperor Jiajing stood before the statue and whispered, "One voice, one goal. Outward!"
(End of this chapter)
