My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 58 Things in the North!

"If I hand over the 36 diagrams, can you please spare the followers behind me?"

"This matter will be decided by the emperor and the court..."

Wang Shouren looked at the Saint of the White Lotus Sect in front of him without blinking.

"If you can surrender to the imperial court, repent, and help the army to wipe out the remaining Bailian gang, the imperial court will remember that you will make up for your mistakes, and the punishment will naturally be reduced!"

After saying that, Wang Shouren ignored the saint in front of him who wanted to say something else and closed his eyes.

The officer on the side understood immediately.

With a wave -

"The imperial court has an order to destroy the evil White Lotus Party!"

The faces of the White Lotus sect members surrounded by the net were pale.

The saint originally wanted to call in the yellow scarf warriors to help out and try to break out of the siege.

But no matter how she threw the talisman and recited the incantation, the yellow scarf warrior who was supposed to appear showed no reaction at all.

She felt a chill in her heart when she saw the old man on the hillside who seemed to be completely unsurprised by everything in front of him.

Seeing the Ming army getting closer and closer, she looked around at the panic-stricken congregation who had lost the blessing of Fu Shui.

In essence, they are just a group of poor farmers who are superstitious, stupid, and deceived by cults under the feudal autocracy.

"Escape!"

She shouted, and the congregants fled in all directions.

But there are Ming troops all over the mountains and plains, so escaping is not easy.

Shortly after.

"I report to Wang Shangshu that all 42 members of the White Lotus Sect have been captured except for Tang Xiuying, the leader of the White Lotus Sect's thieves. I would like to ask fast horses and ten light cavalry to pursue them, and they will be captured before tomorrow."

"Thank you for your hard work, General Yu!"

When Wang Shouren saw the victorious return of the general in front of him, he praised with a smile on his face.

The mature-looking general in front of him has just turned 20 years old this year.

He took the set of 36 pictures that Yu Dayou handed over from the White Lotus congregation and recorded the secret origin of the thing in the southwest mountains and how to deal with it.

Wang Shouren showed a satisfied smile.

"The mountains are rugged and there are many thieves and bandits. If you enter the mountains without a guide, there may be mishaps. General Yu will take the army to rest on the spot and wait for the counter-rebellion troops dispatched by the Ministry of War to arrive before entering the mountains in large numbers to search for the remnants. It’s not too late for thieves!”

Yu Dayou looked at Wang Censor in front of him, who was holding a royal flag that was given by the emperor to control local military affairs, which was equivalent to the emperor's personal visit. He mobilized troops from several guard posts around western Hunan to gather at Chongyang Pass on a starry night.

His reputation for putting down King Ning's turmoil has already resounded throughout the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, he is now highly trusted by the emperor. As soon as he entered the capital, he was appointed as the censor of Zuodu, and he was also appointed as minister of the Ministry of war and in charge of the imperial court.

Not only was he in charge of military affairs, but all the imperial censors of the Ming Dynasty were also under his management. He was equivalent to the boss of all the censors in the capital and the local area.

Faced with such an ancestor, the Huguang Chief Secretary's Guard Office and other military and political systems naturally did not dare to neglect him.

They sent fast horses and troops to escort the uncle into the southwest overnight.

Seeing that Wang Shouren didn't seem to want to kill the saint, but just drove her into the mountains again.

Although Yu Dayou is young, he is not stupid either.

Although I have doubts in my heart, I won't express them to my face.

"I listen to Master Shangshu!"

Yu Dayou said.

Then he turned around and said to the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers who were escorting the White Lotus believers behind him.

"Tonight we will take them all back to Jiangxia Prison by waterway! Waiting for interrogation by the court!"

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"Don't stop me! Mr. Liang Ge! Zhang Wenjin, the imperial censor of Datong, has a secret report to submit to the cabinet. Come and take a look!"

Outside Wenyuan Pavilion, Wang Qiong's signature broken gong voice was heard. .

After Yang Tinghe became an official under the orders of the inner court, Liang Chu, who temporarily took over as chief assistant, couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard the noise outside.

"Let Mr. Wangge come in! The servants are so ignorant, how dare you stop Mr. Wangge!" Liang Chujiang had just finished reviewing it and was about to send it to the chief secretaries of various places, announcing that because of the attack by the Southeast Asian pirates, the imperial court sympathized with the people affected by the disaster. Jiangnan The official documents for further tax reductions in coastal and other places were carefully sorted out.

He said to the eunuch on duty outside the door.

He has seen so many strong winds and waves that he has become numb to sudden attacks.

When he was young and still studying in the Imperial College, Liang Chu had just gotten up one morning to review yesterday's lessons when he suddenly heard a loud sound of worship outside Chang'an Gate.

While Liang Chu was confused, shouts of "The Emperor has been restored!" came towards Liang Chu from far and near.

Subsequently, the imperial court publicly announced that Emperor Jingtai was unable to continue to assume the duties of the emperor due to physical reasons.

The Supreme Emperor Zhu Qizhen returned to power.

By the way, change Yuan Tianshun!

He took a look at yesterday's class. Liu Hanlin from the Imperial College proudly handed over the memorial he wrote a few days ago to the emperor Jingtai to the students below as homework for them to appreciate and copy.

The title is to advise Emperor Jingtai to visit the harem more often and give birth to a prince as soon as possible, so as to prevent some villains with evil intentions from taking advantage of the unfortunate opportunity of Prince Zhu Jianji's early death and leaving Emperor Jingtai childless to cause trouble.

Looking at the half-written article in front of him, Liang Chu felt that he was not feeling well.

Sure enough, from that day on, when he returned to the Imperial College, Liang Chu never saw the talented Liu Hanlin again.

That was also the first time Liang Chu felt the power of power.

This also strengthened Liang Chu's determination to climb up the officialdom in the future.

"Old Wangge! What happened to Datong!"

Liang Chu looked at the stubborn old man with a hot temper in front of him with a serious expression.

Datong, an important city in the north of the empire.

Not only does it have 15 elite soldiers.

Even more because the geographical location is extremely important.

It is one of the three towns directly guarding the capital.

"Liang Shoufu!"

Wang Qiong walked in. He didn't even drink the tea brought by Liang Chu. He walked directly in front of Liang Chu and slammed the official document in his hand on the table.

"Zhang Wenjin reported secretly that due to the long-term arrears of military pay, and the recent imperial court's plan to rebuild the northern garrison and transfer garrison soldiers to guard the harsher and colder north, the hearts of the people in Datong Military Town are floating! The military households in the guard station are whispering to each other, and there is a suspected danger of mutiny! "

Wang Qiong's eyes were sharp, and he looked steadily at the chief minister of the Southern people in front of him.

"I also ask the Chief Assistant to come up with an idea as soon as possible. Whether it is to settle the military salary arrears over the years or to suspend the reconstruction of the northern fortifications, we can avoid the worst situation of the situation."

Of course Liang Chu knew what the so-called worst-case scenario was in Wang Qiong's mouth.

mutiny!It was by no means a rare thing for the Ming Empire at this time!

Soldiers in the north had been unable to receive full wages as early as the Zhengtong period, and the land allocated by the court to ordinary guard soldiers was misappropriated by wealthy military households.

The generals colluded with inland merchants, smuggled across the border, and sold arms and food to the Jurchen Mongols. The situation was shocking.

The officers of the Northern Guard colluded with local officials and sold the muskets, armor, and weapons in the arsenal to various barbarian merchants.

To exchange for furs, medicinal materials, silver and other hard currency to put into their own pockets.

An ordinary firecracker passes through this huge smuggling trade network.

It can be sold step by step from Mongolia in the north to the Jurchens in the northeast, then transferred to the Korean Peninsula, and finally flowed to the Japanese country in the east along the sea trade, helping the daimyo prepare for the Warring States war that will happen soon.

The profits were so huge that every time the Mongols in the north invaded, their partners in the Ming Dynasty had to be notified in advance.

Avoid accidental injury.

This is true for the generals, and many of the soldiers below are hungry and cold, selling their children and daughters, and even selling their bodies to become servants of their superiors.

Such a miserable scene, the army is not a machine, it is impossible not to get up and cause trouble!
"How does Mr. Wang Ge think we should deal with it!"

"Strictly inspect the military depots in various parts of the north to put an end to the smuggling trade between the generals and the Tatars! The imperial court immediately settled the salary arrears to the soldiers over the years! Re-measure the land of the guards, take back the lands of the guards that the wealthy families have misappropriated through illegal means, and distribute them to ordinary people Sergeant, restore the farming and warfare system of the Hongwu Dynasty!"

"In this way! Only the people of the world can be stabilized! The evil villains dare not take the opportunity to incite people's hearts! Gather the crowd to cause chaos!"

Wang Qiong said unceremoniously.

(End of this chapter)