Chapter 953: The South, the Earth Dragon is about to turn over
When Lu Bing heard about the tragedy in Songjiang Prefecture, his first reaction was to sneer and said to Shen Lian: "Those people want to show your majesty a warning. They should either stop investigating the land or..."
Shen Lian said in disbelief: "This is a threat to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty doesn't stop..."
"This time it was arson, next time, if things go wrong, there will be smoke everywhere."
The South is an important source of revenue for the Ming Dynasty. Once chaos breaks out in the South, the Ming Dynasty will be doomed soon.
This is also the reason why those people are so fearless.
In history, Emperor Wanli saw this and finally chose to endure.
Lu Bing was also wondering what choice his nanny would make.
In order to calm the situation peacefully, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue were brought back, the swords were sheathed in shame, and the matter of clearing the land was left unresolved.
As for the imperial majesty, just throw Jiang Qingzhi out as a scapegoat.
If you don't give up Jiang Qingzhi, who will you let go of... Zhu Xizhong!
Lu Bing glanced at the old dude, who squinted his eyes, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
Otherwise, it’s Cui Yuan.
Cui Yuan was old, but he was reluctant to leave. Sometimes Lu Bing would maliciously speculate whether this old prince consort wanted to die in Zhilu.
Power is intoxicating, and Lu Bing is no exception. After the tragedy, how can he gain the greatest benefit for himself and the Jinyiwei?
Shen Lian analyzed that Emperor Jiajing would not let things go quietly. If the Jinyiwei took on this matter, in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, they would be seen as brave enough to face difficulties and loyal.
——The Jinyiwei are His Majesty’s henchmen, so there is nothing wrong with them taking on this matter.
This is the job of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Shen Lian was hinting to Lu Bing that this move would not offend Confucianism too much.
So, you can take action.
But Jiang Qingzhi took action first.
Lu Bing, who had been hesitating, felt relieved but also a little annoyed.
"Those people in the south regard you as their mortal enemy. If you go south..." Emperor Jiajing hesitated.
"This trip is dangerous, I am prepared." Jiang Qingzhi said, "But this matter is serious and involves the overall situation of the South. If someone else goes... they won't be able to control those people."
Even if Yan Song went there, it would be of no avail.
Not enough deterrence!
What is deterrence?
The fierce look in Jiang Qingzhi's eyes let everyone know that the deterrent in his heart was killing.
Taizhou suppressed the Japanese pirates, but the Jingguan is still there.
In the Northern Expedition, Altan's army suffered a crushing defeat.
This is external, and Jiang Qingzhi is also ruthless internally.
That night, the Beijing guards were restless, and Jiang Qingzhi, who was in charge of the capital, took decisive action to suppress the situation.
The great scholar Wang Qing resisted the new policy, and Jiang Qingzhi personally led people to search his house.
All these things, one after another, made Jiang Qingzhi be covered with a black halo called the god of death.
Those people in the south dared to set fire to and burn officials to death, so the court had no choice but to retaliate.
Otherwise, once you compromise and bow your head...
"Your Majesty, if you compromise, the consequences will be disastrous." Jiang Qingzhi offered, and Yan Song felt relieved, and then he spoke, "Once the local authorities succeed in forcing the court, they will then push further and further, step by step, to test the bottom line of your Majesty and the court."
Zhu Xizhong glanced at Jiang Qingzhi. He knew the nature of those people in the south. They would do anything to gain power and wealth.
Moreover, the south was far from the control of the capital, and the small court in Nanjing was only responsible for taxation and other matters. The specific governance still depended on local officials.
"When serving as an official in the South, as soon as you take office, you have to visit the local gentry and powerful people, appease them, and promptly express your intention not to deal with them..."
As long as it does not concern him, Yan Song is happy to show off his rich political experience. "To put it another way, local officials and local gentry and powerful people are one and the same. The Ministry of Revenue encountered obstacles in its southward journey this time. The gentry and powerful people were the masterminds, and local officials must have been the accomplices. The best thing they could do was to sit back and watch with full knowledge."
——This matter is very tricky!
That’s all I have to say. You, Chief Wilbur, can do whatever you want.
Emperor Jiajing said quietly, "Qingzhi, you once said that there was a divide between the north and the south. I thought those people only dared to shout. Who would have thought that they would be so bold?"
"It's not just the south." Jiang Qingzhi said, "It's the same in the north. It's just that there are more troops stationed in the north, so those people don't dare to act rashly."
Where there is profit, those people dare to do anything.
For example, those guides and the group of smuggling merchants.
When it comes to interests, people’s hearts are hard to predict.
This is not divided by north or south.
"What do you want?" Emperor Jiajing asked directly.
Going south to deal with this matter is like walking into a minefield.
If you are not careful, the body will be blown to pieces.
Lu Bing wanted to use this opportunity to gain credit and regain his position in Nai Ge's heart, but he was also timid.
He hoped that Emperor Jiajing could compromise and that the Jinyiwei would go south to investigate the case and keep the matter under a very small scope.
In this way, with the credit in hand, the Taoist priest will re-examine him and the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
but!
The Taoist chose to take action.
And the first thing he did was bomb!
what would you like?
What kind of gesture is this?
There are no boundaries to this!
Just take action!
How would Jiang Qingzhi respond?
army!
Everyone knew that Jiang Qingzhi would definitely ask for the Beijing Guards.
One thousand people.
Two thousand people...
Xu Jie's mind was full of the letter from his eldest son Xu Fan.
——The entire South is undercurrent. Dad, if His Majesty doesn't stop, I'm afraid something unspeakable will happen.
When Xu Jie saw this, he guessed the methods of the local tyrants in the south.
He instigated the common people to attack and besiege the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, injuring several of them, which made the court and Emperor Jiajing give up.
But they dared to set fire!
It's over! Xu Jie was most worried about whether Xu Fan was involved in this matter.
Xu Fan is smart, but also young and hot-tempered.
His father Xu Jie was the leader of the literati and the prime minister of the dynasty.
The status of the leader of the literati is higher than that of the prime minister of the current dynasty.
The eldest son of the leader of the Shilin community did not lose out even when meeting with the prefect of Songjiang.
As far as Xu Jie knew, when the current Songjiang prefect Chen Lian first arrived in Songjiang to take up his post, he went to visit the Xu family and was very polite when meeting Xu Fan.
Xu Fan later mentioned Chen Lian in a letter, saying that this person was slippery but knew his limits.
What is proportion?
That means watching the Xu family annex land and take in people.
I don’t know anything!
It's slick.
However, Xu Fan mentioned in his last letter that Chen Lian has been very close to him recently.
Xu Jie knew that his son was trying to win over Chen Lian.
Why did he want to win over Chen Lian?
Did he do something that required Chen Lian to cover it up?
For the first time, Xu Jie felt extremely confused.
He didn't look up until he heard Jiang Qingzhi's voice.
"The Japanese pirates have revived recently, so I can wipe them out while I'm heading south this time."
When others mentioned the Japanese pirates, they treated them as a formidable enemy, but Jiang Qingzhi downplayed it and everyone thought it was natural.
This is the effect of the halo of a famous coach.
But everyone knew that suppressing the Japanese was not the goal; deterring the South was Jiang Qingzhi’s intention.
The famous general of the Ming Dynasty is leading his troops southward. Who dares to act rashly?
"I want to lead the Tiger Guards and the Left Guards south!"
Jiang Qingzhi said.
Xu Jie was stunned, and Yan Song was also stunned.
"The entire Tiger Guard Left Guard!"
Jiang Qingzhi said it calmly, but everyone was shocked.
The entire Huben Zuowei marched south... This was not an attempt to suppress the Japanese invaders, but more like an attempt to suppress the south.
Yan Song's eyes narrowed, and he wanted to speak to dissuade him, but then he changed his mind and worried that his dissuasion would be seen by Emperor Jiajing as a show and he might even try to trip him up.
Xu Jie's lips moved, but in the end he said nothing.
He couldn't tell.
Emperor Jiajing had already given him face, otherwise he should have avoided the matter.
Even considering Emperor Jiajing's attitude of treating his subjects as monkeys, it would not be a big deal to kick him out of Yongshou Palace.
The Huben Zuowei was a powerful troop trained by Jiang Qingzhi, and they had never been defeated in the battles over the years.
It can be said that the Huben Zuowei is the first army of the Ming Dynasty!
Jiang Qingzhi led the Tiger Guards to the south...
Just thinking about it made Yan Song, Xu Jie and others shudder.
If things in the south get out of hand, Yan Song will also be overwhelmed.
As for Xu Jie... he was the leader of the literati. Now that things in the South had gotten out of hand, where would this leader of the literati go?
Should we stand on the side of Confucianism or on the side of the Taoist priest?
Those people!
For the first time, Xu Jie hated those ignorant fools.
The same is true of Yan Song.
Taoist priest.
How will you respond?
Emperor Jiajing looked at Jiang Qingzhi with his hands behind his back. After an unknown amount of time, he said in a deep voice, "Yes!"
Yan Song lowered his head and smiled bitterly.
Xu Jie bowed his head and prayed.
He was praying that his eldest son Xu Fan was not involved in this matter.
otherwise……
Jiang Qingzhi and others immediately took their leave.
"Those people in the south are greedy, so be careful. Just pick the guards from my place." Zhu Xizhong and Jiang Qingzhi walked side by side. "Also, I'm afraid the people in Nanjing will protect themselves, so don't count on them too much. I'll write a few letters later to see if I can win over a few of them..."
"No need." Jiang Qingzhi said.
"You don't know how dangerous the south is..." Zhu Xizhong was suddenly stunned, "You forgot that you are from the south."
Jiang Qingzhi said: "Nanjing is definitely trying to pass on the blame."
"Most of the six departments in Nanjing are officials in dire straits, all trying to build up their reputations. Building up reputations means building up reputations. Where does reputation come from? It comes from the mouths of scholars. Therefore, they dare not offend the scholars in the south."
Zhu Xizhong whispered: "Duke Wei is guarding Nanjing. If you go there, you can go find him. Xu Chengzong has a very good reputation, but you also know that such nobles live on their reputation.
Duke Wei's family has been stationed in Nanjing for generations, and they rely on the reputation of the southern scholars to defend Nanjing. Don't think that he will offend those people for the sake of the overall situation...
Damn it, after all, it's a dangerous place. Well, since it's already a foregone conclusion, why don't I go south with you, brother?"
"After I go south, someone must be in charge of the capital." Jiang Qingzhi said, "Wang Yiqi is good, but he is not qualified to take charge of the overall situation."
"Where is Lu Song?" Zhu Xizhong asked.
"Although Lü Song stood on the side of the new policy and was excluded by Confucianism, the new policy is closely related to Mohism. Once those people use Mohism to attack, where will Lü Song go? Therefore, someone must be in charge of the capital."
"be careful!"
Zhu Xizhong escorted Jiang Qingzhi out of the West Garden, watched him mount his horse and leave, and sighed, "I'm afraid there will be bloodshed this time."
In Zhilu, Yan Song said to Yan Shifan: "I have a premonition. In the south, the earth dragon is about to turn over."
In another duty room, Xu Jie quickly wrote a letter and handed it to his staff, "Send it to Huating's home on a fast horse!"
The staff hurried out, Xu Jie stood there in a daze with his hands behind his back, and sighed for a long time, "I hope it's not too late!"
(End of this chapter)
