The official army is always an official army. No matter the equipment, training, or psychological quality, it must far exceed that of the common people gathered together.
Although these rebellious people shared the same hatred, they launched three attacks and failed to break the official defense line.
“Among all the guards in Hunan, the Yuanzhou Guards are considered to have the lowest combat power, yet they are so difficult to deal with...”
“Not to mention the border troops. There are more elite Beijing camp guards above the guard station, and there are also bodyguards and personal guards above them..."
Hearing the emotion of his military advisor, Liu Zhuming turned around with a serious look on his face. Said: "Today, the people are full of dissatisfaction. We are rising up. As long as we use our momentum, we will surely attract the heroes of the world to follow... This is what you told me!"
His military advisor is a defeated person. The scholar, now in his forties, changed his name to Li Qinghou.
At this moment, Li Qinghou thought that his lord was going to scold him for disturbing the morale of the army, but it turned out that he was wrong.
“From the time we started fighting against taxes in a mountain village to now occupying two counties, although there have been twists and turns... it is still generally in line with the military advisor’s expectations!”
“Since the military advisor had previously Judgment, we can defend according to the danger and wait for the opportunity... Why should we destroy our prestige now?"
After saying this, Liu Zhuming looked solemn and said: "You and I are the thieves, and there is no way out. , we can only charge forward and kill him!"
With that said, Liu Zhuming took out his sword and turned to look at the old brother behind him.
This time he personally came to supervise the battle and brought with him the most elite 300 brothers. These people had killed people on the battlefield, had good mental qualities and were equipped with swords.
"Brothers, the ancestor of the current emperor was a beggar hundreds of years ago. He was also forced by the court to survive, and led his brothers to rebel... and he was able to win it. The world!"
"We are all farmers after all, so we are much better off than he is a beggar, how can we lose to the Zhu family's pigs!"
After hearing these words, all the men present laughed.
Withdrawing his smile, Liu Zhuming shouted: "Brothers, whoever doesn't let us live, we will fight to the death!"
"Desperately, desperately..."
"Brothers, follow me!"
Liu Zhuming personally participated in the charge and led a group of brave men under him to rush towards the northwest side of the Ming army's defense circle. .
After a fierce attack, the northwest side of the Ming army was rushed away. Although Liang Yi organized a defense in advance, the effect was minimal.
At this time, he had to make up his mind to choose between fighting to the death or breaking out.
A fight to the death may be able to stabilize the position. As long as the reinforcements arrive, it will be safe. The premise is that the reinforcements arrive in time, otherwise there is the risk of the entire army being annihilated.
As for the breakout, although it is bound to suffer heavy losses, it is very possible to escape.
In the end, Liang Yi chose to break out. He could not bear the result of the entire army being annihilated, so he chose not toSuch a bad result.
Liang Yi chose to break out to the north, and the main force of the Chenzhou Guard was stationed in Luxi. It may be possible to leave south now.
After a fierce battle, the officers and soldiers left behind five or six hundred corpses and finally broke out of the encirclement.
During this period, Liang Yi was hit by an arrow, which was shot by Liu Zhuming.
The anti-people side suffered greater losses, with more than 2,000 casualties. Even if they won at this moment, they would still be wailing.
Liu Zhuming had no time to be happy. While he ordered people to organize a pursuit, he also ordered his cronies to die in battle and use Ming army weapons.
In order to survive and for his great cause, Liu Zhuming tried every means to strengthen himself.
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On the fourth day of July, the Hunan battle report reached the capital.
The Yuanzhou Guard suffered heavy losses, and the Prince Consort Liang Yi was seriously injured. Luxi County, less than ten days after its recovery, was besieged again.
The originally good trend suddenly took a turn for the worse, which made Zhu Xianming extremely uncomfortable. He almost destroyed Huizong's original work while he was appreciating the painting.
Actually, he was in a good mood these two days, because the latest batch of money and grain had been collected, and the financial situation of the treasury had improved slightly.
Furthermore, he also received a report from Zhu Jingyuan. In less than a month since his arrival, this boy had confiscated nearly one million dollars in sea trade taxes and was now being escorted to the capital.
That’s why he was in the mood to admire the paintings, and planned to chat with the queen in the afternoon, so the day passed happily.
Unexpectedly, this happened to him before noon.
Although the incident made him uncomfortable, in the final analysis it only happened in a few counties, and Zhu Xianming did not act in a panic.
He immediately summoned officials from the cabinet, the Ministry of War, and the Fifth Army Governor's Office, scolded the officials and generals specifically responsible for the matter, and ordered a governor to be assigned to take command in Hunan.
The governor Qianshi has a higher rank than the commander-in-chief of the capital. When necessary, he can coordinate the dispatch of troops from neighboring provinces. Of course, this must have the emperor's will.
This annoying matter has been dealt with in this way, and nothing seems to have changed.
As for letting Zhu Jinghong lead the army, Zhu Xianming never thought about it from beginning to end. After all, his youngest son was his trump card. If he didn't lose one or two provinces, he would not let Zhu Jinghong lead the army.
They are just a few rebellious bandits. They can kill chickens with a bull's-eye knife. He, the emperor, cannot afford to lose this person.
At this time, the palace of Prince Xiang was filled with singing and dancing, literally.
I had free time today and there was nothing else going on in the palace, so Baochai arranged a song and dance and called everyone together for a party.
What is different from the past is that Yingchun, the "invisible person", is also attending the banquet today. It can be seen that she has won a lot of love for herself under the guidance of her external brain these days.
Creating aggrieved but not aggrieved, maintaining the original fragile and vulnerable character, and at the same time providing unique services for Buddhist monks and Buddhist scriptures, Zhu Jinghong has really been fascinated by her recently.
Everyone else was invited by Baochai, only she was Zhu JingHong Mingren came.
Because she is not suitable for public places, she covers her face with a gauze during the Spring Festival, which adds a different style.
Sitting on the main seat, Zhu Jinghong leaned on the back of the chair, playing with a jade pendant in his hand, closing his eyes slightly and listening to the singing on the stage.
On the scene, she was the only one who listened carefully.
Daiyu was sitting next to Baochai, and the two were chatting in a low voice next to each other, while Keqing and Baoqin were sitting together and whispering.
Only Zhen Qin pulled Yinglian and spoke in a slightly louder voice about her parents' family, saying how many good things had been sent to her and that she would share some with her later.
As for Nuo Minqiqige, they are natural allies. At this time, they were drinking and chatting about the scenery outside the customs and the interesting things in their youth.
At this moment, Deng An appeared in Zhu Jinghong's ear with his waist raised, and whispered: "Your Majesty, I just got the news from Hunan..."
After listening to Deng An Zhu Jinghong nodded and said nothing more about An's story.
The situation in Hunan rebounded, which gave him a bad premonition. He still advocated mobilizing heavy troops to exterminate the thieves in one go.
But...he just thought about it and had no intention of telling the emperor.
The reason is that he is too concerned about state affairs, which will make the emperor jealous.
From the time he returned to Beijing to the present, except when the emperor took the initiative to call him for questioning, he had never taken the initiative to express his views on military and political matters, nor did he personally interact with nobles.
Although he had made up his mind, Zhu Jinghong still felt unhappy as he sat back and watched the situation continue to collapse.
"What's wrong?"
This was Baochai's voice, and she was keenly aware of Zhu Jinghong's strangeness.
"It's okay!" Zhu Jinghong said calmly.
Nothing means he doesn’t want to say anything, at least on this occasion, so Baochai didn’t ask any more questions.
"It's okay!" Baochai nodded.
Everything remains as usual, as if nothing happened.
But less than half an hour later, Deng An appeared next to Zhu Jinghong again.
"Your Majesty, the Holy One has sent a message... Please come into the palace!"
After being stunned for a moment, Zhu Jinghong nodded.
"My father has told me to enter the palace, you continue!" Zhu Jinghong stood up and said.
"Go early and come back early!" Baochai ordered.
Then Zhu Jinghong stood up, changed his robes, and went to the palace.
After asking the messenger eunuch, he learned more about the situation.
It turns out that the latest news is that a civil uprising also broke out in Jingzhou Prefecture, south of Chenzhou Prefecture, but it was quickly put out by the Jingzhou Guards.
There were rebellions in the two palaces one after another, and the severity of the situation increased sharply, so the emperor convened another meeting.
When Zhu Jinghong arrived, the prince, the cabinet bachelor, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, and the two governors of the Fifth Army Commandery were already present to participate in the discussion.
Meet Zhu JinghongEveryone present was not surprised to be called, because the emperor had called him frequently for months.
The content of the discussion was that the emperor asked the local officials in Hunan about the governance situation.
It is said to be an inquiry, but in fact it is more about accountability. The first ones to bear the brunt are the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The reason is that the Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of taxation, and the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of appointing and dismissing officials. Now that tax collection by local officials has triggered civil unrest, it is natural to ask the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Husbandry for their culpability.
The two court officials answered with sweat on their foreheads, but they also put all the blame on them
But the problem is that the memorial to the Chief Secretary of Hunan said that everything was arranged according to the Ministry of Household Affairs Carry out taxation.
In the end, the three bachelors present also spoke individually, and their opinions were to appease the local government and avoid triggering another civil unrest.
Not only that, the newly allocated taxes must also be appropriately reduced or reduced, so as to resolve the grievances of people everywhere.
There have been constant wars in recent years. Military rations, ordnance, military pay, pensions, rewards, shipbuilding, and cannon building...everything is a gold-swallowing beast.
Not only is the national treasury empty, but the lives of the people are also extremely difficult.
"What do you think, the prince?" The emperor suddenly looked at the prince.
"My ministers believe that what the three elders said is very true. After years of fighting, the people are uneasy, so we should show some sympathy... This will show your majesty's mercy!"
The prince's answer was quite satisfactory. Zhu Xianming He smiled and then said: "The imperial edict has been issued, and it cannot be changed overnight!"
"But I am the king's father, and all the people in the world are my subjects. Anke does not care about maintenance. Next year's tax... can be reduced or exempted Thirty percent!”
The money and grain collected this year is to support the northwest battle, so it must be collected, otherwise it will affect the overall situation.
After all, if you continue to delay, more money and food will be spent.
If we win a great victory next year, then the whole world will be able to relax its burden, but if we lose...then the fight will have to continue, and the people will still have to live a hard life.
Then it was time to discuss the military agenda. A map of Hunan was laid out, with the locations of various garrison posts marked on it.
Of course, due to the backwardness of current communication methods, the marked content is from six days ago and cannot represent the situation at this moment, or it can only be a rough idea.
On military issues, everyone is speaking out and offering suggestions, such as how to use psychological attack, how to buy traitor soldiers, how to deploy troops to attack, how to stabilize other prefectures and counties...
Everyone is discussing and discussing. The talk was extremely lively, but Zhu Jinghong didn't speak the whole time because no one talked about the key points.
About half an hour later, when the discussion was coming to an end, Zhu Xianming dropped a bombshell.
"The troubles in Hunan are all caused by local officials deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth. I think... we should send officials to rectify it. What do you think?"
No one said this at all. If you dare to refute, you will be suspected by the emperor of being the backer of local corrupt officials.
"Your Majesty is wise!" All the ministers said.
So the emperor tookHe said, "Do you have anyone to choose?"
No one said a word about who to send.
Firstly, because this job offends people, secondly, it is difficult to find so-called "official officials", and thirdly, they are waiting for others to say it first.
"Chen Qing, do you have a candidate?"
Second Assistant Chen Jinyun replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Cui Yu, the Minister of Rites, is upright and decisive, and I think he is a suitable candidate! ”
Cui Yu was promoted by the chief assistant Zhao Yushan, and Chen Jinyun led the trouble to his opponent.
"Qing Zhao, what do you say?"
Zhao Yushan went out and replied: "Your Majesty, Cui Yujiu has little contact with political affairs and criminal matters in Hanlin Chunfang. He goes to rectify it...I think it is not appropriate!"
"I recommend Wang Linzhi, the Minister of Punishment, who has been a criminal for thirty years. He has handled many major cases over the years, so it is more appropriate to send him there! !”
The Wang Linzhi recommended by Zhao Yushan does not belong to any faction in the court, and he was chosen out of public concern.
Although Wang Linzhi was not bad, Zhu Xianming already had a better candidate in mind, so he shook his head slightly.
After a few moments of silence in the palace, Zhu Xianming was heard saying: "The deputy capital ambassador Wang Pei'an is upright... What do you think?"
Cui Yu was mentioned by the two cabinet ministers just now. Wang Linzhi may sound upright, upright, and decisive, but that is compared to ordinary officials, and is several orders of magnitude worse than Wang Peian.
So after hearing the three words "Wang Pei'an", everyone in the palace changed their colors, which shows that this deputy capital censor is very famous.
Of course, most people present also know that Wang Pei'an, the deputy censor of the capital, is also the chief historian of Prince Xiang's Mansion.
If this person is really sent, I am afraid that most of the Hunan officials will be held accountable... This is what everyone thinks, including Zhu Jinghong.
At this moment, the emperor's questioning eyes were roaming around the ministers present, waiting for them to express their opinions.
"Prince...what do you think?" The emperor asked directly.
"Father, Holy Ming!" The prince could only reply.
With the prince taking the lead, the others could only respond one after another, and at the same time said "take care" to the Hunan civil and military officials.
"Okay...Immediately draw up a decree and order Wang Pei'an to patrol Hunan, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, together with the Metropolitan Inspectorate, will send another person to take over the northwest military supervision!"
"I will accept the decree! "
The matter was discussed, and then everyone resigned and left, except Zhu Jinghong who was left by the emperor.
Walking around the corridors of the palace, the emperor was in front and Zhu Jinghong followed closely behind, but there was no word between them.
"You didn't say a word just now. Could it be that you have something to hide?" Zhu Xianming asked calmly.
Zhu Jinghong did have something to say, but it was not convenient for him to take the initiative to say it.
At this moment when the emperor asked questions, the situation was a little different. It was also time for him to speak.
"Dad...please forgive my son for being arrogant, not being bound by the constraints of being a minister, and frankly speaking his thoughts on the war in Hunan."Law! ”
Zhu Xianming was shocked when he heard this!
What does it mean to be “not bound by being a minister”? If you don’t want to be a f*cking minister, how could you possibly want to sit in my position? ?
This kid is really crazy... Zhu Xianming thought to himself.
In fact, Zhu Jinghong has been reclusive recently and deliberately weakened his sense of existence, which makes Zhu Xianming very satisfied.
Before, he was worried that father and son would not get along well, but fortunately, it turned out that these problems did not exist.
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