"Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the six divisions of Nanjing are the ancestral system established by Chengzu. Even if Mr. Liu Ge is in charge of the court, he will never do such a perverse move!"
"We are officials of the imperial court. Without the deliberation of the Three Law Divisions, even Mr. Liu Ge has no right to remove us!"
"If Mr. Liu Ge insists on having his own way, then we will go to the capital to file a complaint!"
Liu Yan sneered as he looked at the hall full of officials from the six departments and other yamen yelling. There were even some censors from the Nanjing court who were lying on the ground and rolling around, as if they were performing sideshows in the market.
Liu Yan watched for a while without saying a word, feeling that it was not interesting, so he waved his hands. Chief Soldier Han Qin, Deputy Chief Soldier Qin Chenghu, and Deputy Chief Soldier Bao Qiang each led their soldiers forward and faced the excited soldiers directly. The ministers started fighting, and after a while, the hall became quiet.
But there were already more than twenty people lying on the ground, all of them officials from various ministries and yamen of the Nanjing imperial court.
"Don't you want to invite your name to me? Okay! Today's beating will be given to you by me. However, you will still be dismissed from your official positions."
Then Liu Yan loudly said to everyone: "The reason why Chengzu established the two-capital system was to leave an escape route for the Ming Dynasty. When the city of Beijing fell and the north of the Ming Dynasty could not hold on, the Nanjing court could still operate normally, and the Ming Dynasty could still function normally. Rely on the south to carry out the Northern Expedition."
"But now our Ming Dynasty has prepared to build hundreds of thousands of national defense troops, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been crippled, and the New Deal and military reforms are being fully implemented in various places. As long as time is given, our Ming Dynasty will surely prosper, and the Nanjing court system will no longer exist. It’s necessary to stay.”
"
Because the existence of the Nanjing imperial court has no practical significance other than a waste of money and food! "
In fact, the role of the Nanjing court in history was very limited. When Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself and the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered Beijing, although the Nanjing court quickly became operational, all the officials here were sitting on the bench. Or they are people who have no real talent and knowledge and only compete for power and gain.
Faced with the sudden crisis, the Nanjing court was in chaos, seizing power, fighting each other, and engaging in internal strife from beginning to end, and did not play its due role at all. Otherwise, with the overall strength of the Ming Dynasty Jiangnan, it could at least divide the river and rule with the Manchus and reproduce the story of the Southern Song Dynasty!
So in Liu Yan's opinion, it's okay not to spend such useless company.
"All the officials from all ministries were kicked out, and all the 11th Army units of the National Defense Force immediately searched everyone's residences. All money and food whose sources could not be explained were confiscated as funds for the implementation of the New Deal and military reforms."
"Anyone who is found to be corrupt, bending the law, or violating the Ming Dynasty Law will be detained, escorted back to Beijing, handed over to the Supervision Department to find out the facts, and handed over to the Public Prosecution Department for trial and conviction!"
"yes!"
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Qin Chenghu immediately excitedly led dozens of officials from the Nanjing court away. Then the whole city of Nanjing began to become lively, and the streets were full of National Defense Force officers who ransacked their homes.
However, these officers and soldiers of the National Defense Force have strict military discipline. Even if they ransacked their homes, there was no murder, robbery or extortion. They all followed a step-by-step "civilized law enforcement".
But the officials of the Nanjing court were all unlucky. Together with Ruan Dacheng and Wang Duo, who had been dismissed and driven away before,
At this time, soldiers of the National Defense Force were also blocking their homes, and then they watched helplessly as large groups of soldiers rushed into their homes and began to search their homes.
The words are divided into two parts.
At this time, in the lobby of the official department, Liu Yan looked at a group of nobles in Nanjing.
Seeing Liu Yan deal with dozens of ministers with harsh methods, and even the Nanjing court was directly abolished, this behavior made everyone tremble with fear.
At this time, those present in the lobby were Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong, Wei Duke Xu Yunjue, Baoguo Duke Zhang Guobi, Longping Marquis Zhang Gongri, Linhuai Marquis Li Zushu, Huaining Marquis Sun Weicheng, Lingbi Marquis Tang Guozuo, Anyuan Marquis Liu Zuochang, and Yongchang Marquis Xu Hongjue. , Dingyuan Marquis Deng Wenxuan, Xiangcheng Bo Chang Yingjun, Daxing Bo Zou Cunyi, Ning Jin Bo Liu Yunji, Nanhe Bo Fang Yiyuan, Dongning Bo Jiao Mengxiong, Ancheng Bo Zhang Guocai, Luozhong Bo Huang Jiuding, Cheng'an Bo Guo Zuoyong, Prince Consort Qi Zanyuan, ministers Zhu Zhichen, Liang Yungou, Li Chuo and others.
Especially Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong, this person is the tenth generation Xincheng Bo of the Ming Dynasty. His family has been favored by the Ming Dynasty for many generations, but he has no intention of serving the country. He is famous in history for fighting for power and profit, and he is also very good at gathering nobles to intervene in politics. .
In the first year of Hongguang in history, Duduo led his army to the gates of Nanjing. Zhao Zhilong directly gathered a group of nobles in Nanjing and voluntarily surrendered to the Manchus.
For this reason, Zhao Zhilong was appointed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty as Shangshu and Bachelor of Hongwen Academy. Later, he also served as the Minister of Rites of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He was an out-and-out traitor.
Liu Yan has also heard of almost all the Nanjing nobles who voluntarily surrendered to the Qing Dynasty together with Zhao Zhilong in history, and they are basically the people sitting here.
So Liu Yan said coldly: "You are all honorable men of my Ming Dynasty.
All of our ancestors have shed their blood for the Ming Dynasty, and even died in battle for the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty treats your families very favorably. The court will not hesitate to reward you with glory, wealth, meritorious service, and official positions, so that you can live a life of fine clothing and food without worrying about food and clothing. "
"It can be said that you are all enjoying these fine clothes and fine food by resting on the merits of your ancestors!"
Liu Yan asked loudly: "But ask yourselves, are your actions worthy of the imperial court and worthy of the merits of your ancestors? Now you have long lost the abilities and skills of your ancestors, and have all degenerated into Ming worms, lying on the already broken The unbearable Ming Dynasty has its bones and marrow sucked out of its body, and it still doesn’t even know it!”
Although everyone was scolded sharply by Liu Yan, there was not much guilt or remorse on their faces. They were just worried about how their titles would be affected and whether they would be affected.
Liu Yan looked at everyone and sighed in his heart. The ancestors of these people were all capable ministers and generals, and every one of them was the best among them. However, after two hundred years of reproduction, the descendants of those capable ministers and generals have all changed. He has become a moth, and only has eyes for power and wealth, and does not know about propriety, justice, integrity, and the harm to his family, country, and world!
Liu Yan felt sad every time he thought of this.
Then Liu Yan said to the deputy commander-in-chief Bao Qiang beside him: "Immediately take people to these people's mansions, search the houses and check them. If there is no problem, my lord will keep them. I will give you a share of glory and wealth to continue to enjoy."
"If there is a problem, he will be deprived of his title, sent to prison, handed over to the Inspectorate for review, and handed over to the Public Prosecution Department for conviction!"
As soon as Liu Yan finished speaking, Zhao Zhilong and everyone immediately exploded. Who among them?
He didn't do anything illegal, but now he suddenly goes to search everyone's homes, and a lot of problems can be found in every home.
Apart from anything else, it is impossible to tell the source of the huge amounts of money in people's homes. Based on this alone, Liu Yan can take everyone's money at once!
The Duke of Wei, Xu Yunjue, hurriedly kowtowed and shouted: "Old Liu Ge, please show mercy. My ancestor was General Xu Da. I hope that for the sake of his old man's face, I will be more generous!"
The rest of the people also begged for mercy, and many people moved their ancestors out, hoping that Liu Yan would show his favor.
But Liu Yan was even more disdainful: "You still have the nerve to mention your ancestors now? Our ancestors' face has been completely ruined by you unscrupulous descendants!"
Then Liu Yan waved his hand impatiently, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Bao Qiang directly led his troops to escort everyone out and began to search every house one by one.
After Liu Yan dealt with many Nanjing officials and nobles, he led tens of thousands of national defense troops to station in Nanjing and carried out a "big purge" of officials and nobles in the city.
This turmoil lasted for more than ten days, and house searches were carried out in full swing. Basically, every house was pulling out carrots and bringing out the mud.
In the end, the soldiers of the Right Battalion of the 11th and 12th Army of the National Defense Force searched the homes of 217 officials and nobles. Almost every family was greedy for money, and there were many other evidences of crime.
Liu Yan looked at the mountain of evidence in front of him and could only describe it in four words: "shocking".
The Nanjing imperial court was originally a place used by the Ming Dynasty to settle idle officials and officials who failed in political battles. However, these people were unwilling to be lonely in Nanjing city, and their job was to plunder the people!
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From 217 houses, the National Defense Force officers and soldiers confiscated a total of 61.52 million taels of silver and 9.18 million shi of grain. There were also many land deeds seized, basically around Nanjing City and in southern Zhili. All the good land in the area has been robbed and occupied by these people, and the amount has reached an astonishing 3.34 million acres!
Liu Yan then wrote a memorial about all the evidence and his handling of the Nanjing court, and sent someone to report it to Emperor Chongzhen.
As for the money and grain seized, Liu Yan left 10 million taels of silver and 5 million shi of grain to Jiang Dejing as expenses for implementing the New Deal and military reform policies in southern Zhili and Jiangnan provinces.
"With this money and food, the imperial court will not allocate funds to the southern inspection team for the time being. You should save some money!"
Liu Yan said to Jiang Dejing, Han Qin, and Qin Chenghu, and the three of them took orders one after another.
Now that the biggest obstacle standing in front of the three of them has been overcome by Liu Yan, and the three of them have a large amount of money and food available, it can be said that the three of them are concerned about the implementation of the New Deal and military reform policies in South Zhili and Jiangnan provinces. Full of confidence.
"alright!"
Then Liu Yan said: "Those prisoners and evidence will be sent to the capital first. I and Bao Qiang will also lead their troops back to Beijing. There is such a big commotion here in Nanjing. It is estimated that the city of Beijing has already exploded. ”
Jiang Dejing was a little worried and said: "Mr. Pavilion, there are basically no officials in the government who oppose the New Deal and military reform. However, His Majesty may be angry. After all, the Pavilion directly abolished Nanjing without informing Your Majesty in advance." Court, if this happens, Your Majesty will probably think too much."
Liu Yan nodded and said: "Your Majesty, how much do you think about it?"
That's for sure, but with these evidences and so many seizures, Your Majesty should be able to understand that what I did was an act of loyalty to the country. "
Two days later, Liu Yan led the deputy commander-in-chief Bao Qiang's troops from Nanjing, crossed the Yangtze River by boat at Yanziji, and returned to Beijing.
At this time, Huang Degong was still demobilizing troops and horses in Yangzhou and was actively implementing the military reform strategy. When the military reform strategy in Yangzhou was fully implemented and all the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his headquarters were settled, Huang Degong would leave for Qingzhou Fucheng.
The news that the Nanjing imperial court was abolished also reached Yangzhou at this time. Huang Degong was also shocked after hearing it. However, apart from the shock, Huang Degong was full of admiration for Liu Yan. After all, this kind of courage is definitely not something that ordinary people can have.
So when Huang Degong learned that Liu Yan had led his troops across the Yangtze River and was returning north to Beijing, he hurriedly rushed to Liuhe County, where he caught up with the right battalion of the 12th Army of the National Defense Force led by Liu Yan.
"Your Majesty Huang Degong pays homage to Mr. Pavilion!"
Liu Yan smiled and asked Huang Degong: "General Huang is here to see me off, or to report on military affairs?"
Huang Degong said: "I heard that Mr. Ge was going to return to Beijing, so I came here to see him off!"
"Well, General Huang is interested."
Liu Yan did not order the army to stop, but waved to Huang Degong, and the two rode horses side by side for a while.
Liu Yan encouraged Huang Degong, and then said: "In the Huangming Military Academy in Qingzhou Prefecture, there are several special academies, Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, and Li Yan. You should also have the names of three of them. I heard that in the future you will be each other’s classmates and you will have to support each other.”
Huang Degong clasped his fists and said, "Mr.
He has a broad mind and can even use his talents to the best of his abilities, and the subordinates admire him! "
"Please rest assured, Mr. Ge. After I arrive at Huangming Military Academy, I will study hard and live up to Mr. Ge's hard work!"
Then Huang Degong asked: "I have something to ask you, please give me some advice."
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
"I wonder how Mr. Ge dealt with Liu Liangzuo and Gao Jie?"
