Both Wang Yingjiao and Bi Ziyan had to admit that although these people were not afraid of death, they were still bad enough. They really deceived His Majesty as a fool who had never left the palace. They also used such scary words to describe the poverty of the people in Jiangnan, hoping that His Majesty would be dissuaded. Jiangnan's idea.
"But everyone who has been to Jiangnan knows that although Jiangnan has the heaviest taxes, its wealth is unmatched by other places in the world."
"If the people in Jiangnan cannot make a living, then other places will be hell."
"If the people in Jiangnan cannot survive and want to rebel, then other places will have rebelled long ago."
"I hope Your Majesty will not be deceived by the behavior of these people who are willing to die to ask for their lives."
Wang Yingjiao, Bi Ziyan and others couldn't help but curse.
"If you still dare to lie to me, you will be executed immediately! You will lose your family!"
Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but say something, and then shouted an order.
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At this time, outside the Daming Gate, the sound of swords continued, and Liu Chunjing and others finally fell to the ground.
"Continue to go south! I want to see what Jiangnan has become because of the poverty of our people!"
As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he suddenly shouted loudly: "Han Aiqing!"
The second assistant, Han Xu, trotted over in a hurry: "I'm here!"
"When you arrive in Jiangnan, you will tell the people of all the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River for me. Tell them that I am here not only to quell the rebellion, but also to send blessings. Tell them that my appearance will make Jiangnan more prosperous!"
Zhu Youxiao did not specify what kind of blessing it was, but he did go to transform Jiangnan and make Jiangnan more prosperous, not to make Jiangnan's prosperity disappear.
After all, Zhu Youxiao believed that he was not a colonist, but the master of Jiangnan.
Zhu Youxiao also believed that Han Xu would know how to explain his good fortune when the time comes.
As a dignified second assistant, it is impossible not to have the ability to deceive people.
"I obey the decree!"
Han Xu immediately replied.
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Xiao Jingao has formally offered sacrifices to heaven and earth here, read out a proclamation, expressed his uprising, and the whole army declared against the rebels.
But because among the entire rebel army, Xiao Jingao, who was truly capable, actually had little confidence in raising troops, and did not want to be too conspicuous in the annals of history in the future, so he proposed to raise troops in the name of "Qingjun Side" and arrested them casually. A local ruffian named Zhu Qie used to boast and claim to be a descendant of the clan, and he was called Jianwen at the suggestion of some scholars who had joined the rebellion, and he was promoted to be "the general who fights against rebellion from heaven". Therefore, the whole The rebels seemed particularly nondescript. Those who really wanted to rebel were many gentry, and the leader who was pushed out was a ruffian who knew nothing. He even said that he was a side of the Qing emperor and that he was a general after Jianwen. In short It was a rebellion that combined opinions from all sides.
The uprising carried out by Huang Zunyi's people in Zhejiang was similar to this. They also put a person named Zhu at the head of the uprising, and then said that they were seeking to fight against thieves. Although the slogans were different, the meaning was roughly the same.
However, these two rebel forces are the same as the various supervisory powers of the Ming Dynasty during the Southern Ming Dynasty in history. Although they are a group of people from the same class, they are even related to some extent. For example, at this time, the direct cause is Huang Zunyi Caused by this, but the slogans for establishing power are not consistent, and even the leaders are not unified into one leader.
At this time, in the outer city of Nanjing, these Jiangnan gentry who had raised troops were discussing political management and war matters with Xiao Jingao.
Xiao Jingao sat together with gentry such as Xu Shaoliang and Wang Yang, which looked like a round table meeting.
"I believe that the first rule of state affairs is to give preferential treatment to the gentry, so all harsh laws must be abolished and the court must respect the gentry!"
"That's right, there is also the second article. The gentry's taxes cannot be levied, demanded, or forcibly collected, and the gentry cannot be made to work like common people!"
"Also, there can be no east-west factories, eunuchs cannot have exclusive power, and there cannot be imperial guards. We must open up the channels of speech, allow associations, and allow private academies!"
"In addition, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism must be respected only, and all heresies and heresies must be attacked. All miscellaneous studies, including arithmetic, astronomy, and qi studies, must be regarded as alien and the imperial court shall not allow them to be taught!"
"Yes, this makes sense. There must also be a sea ban. The imperial court cannot open the sea for the benefit of the people. All government-owned industries must be banned. The imperial court must reduce taxes and only levy land taxes!"
"Don't forget the sage teachers. The sage teachers must continue to be taught in schools, and the descendants of saints must be respected. This is the respect we scholars have for teachers!"
"In addition, no more acres of land can be cleared, and all the land cleared must be returned to the gentry."
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Xiao Jingao looked at the soldiers who had joined the army and talked excitedly about how to govern. He became more and more speechless. He couldn't help shouting loudly: "Everyone, be quiet!"
These scholars calmed down and looked at Xiao Jingao.
Xiao Jingao said: "All of this must be done after we have eliminated the traitorous officials. The top priority now is how to eliminate the traitorous officials as soon as possible and how to deal with the troops that are about to be sent by the traitorous officials and the rebellious party!"
"We don't have much time!"
Xiao Jingao said something, and then he cupped his hands towards Zhu Yigui, who was already revered as the general who fought against the rebellion, and said: "General, in the opinion of the lower officials, it is better to inform Li Changgeng and others in the inner city to join the general. , together with the generals, they raised troops to fight against the rebellion. On the one hand, they gathered the army to fight against the rebellion along the direction of Zhejiang, attacked cities and plundered territory, and recruited troops and horses, hoping to join forces with the Huang family's rebel army in Zhejiang and unify the southeast in the future, and then directly target Shandong and Henan to attack the capital. Cleanse the treacherous ministers, return the honest ministers to the court, and make the wise king reign!"
"Very true!"
Other scholars hurriedly agreed.
Zhu Yigui, who was raising one foot on the table, also said hurriedly: "Okay, everything is as per Zhongcheng's wishes."
Xiao Jingao was quite speechless, but he couldn't say much. He just looked at Xu Ze: "Xu Ze, you stay in the outer city and send people to recruit the nobles and officials in the inner city to surrender! Tell them that we only seek punishment for rebellion. As long as they are willing to join us in upholding justice for the traitorous officials in Beijing, we will still respect their position!"
"yes!"
Xu Ze replied.
Then, Xiao Jingao said: "The rest of the rebels will join me in fighting against the rebellion and attack Liyang first! Soldiers are very fast! Take advantage of the fact that the traitorous ministers in the court have not had time to react and march immediately! Set off tonight!"
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"Your Majesty, the following is the decree proposed by the Zhejiang rebels as found by Dongchang:
Article 1: Restore the honors of ministers who died in Jianwen's death, and posthumously confer posthumous titles such as Fang Xiaoru;
Article 2: Stop the land clearing process, exempt gentry from surrendering taxes and fire expenses, and never impose additional taxes and fire expenses on gentry;
Article 3: Abolish the heavy tax imposed after converting rice into mulberry, and strictly implement the policy of sea ban;
Article 4: Welcome the Holy Master back to school and allow the gentry to establish societies and schools;
Article 5: We should respect literature and courtesy, treat the gentry kindly, and do not punish the officials;
Article 6: Correct the atmosphere, follow tradition, and abolish the new imperial order prohibiting foot binding and punishing parents. Women should bind their feet and stay in the boudoir. Men should not leave home easily and engage in shady and despicable careers. They should study. Plowing the fields is essential;
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Wei Zhongxian reported to Zhu Youxiao the latest intelligence obtained by Dongchang, which was about the current national political program drawn up by the rebels in Zhejiang.
Zhu Youxiao asked Wei Zhongxian to read it out in front of him, Han Xu and Xiong Tingbi.
When Zhu Youxiao finished reading, Zhu Youxiao was not surprised. He just smiled slightly and took a sip of tea.
Through the administrative orders issued by these rebels, Zhu Youxiao can confirm that these rebels, mainly composed of Jiangnan gentry, are different from the peasant uprisings. The governing ideas they express are all biased towards scholar-bureaucrats and are extremely tolerant of them. This is obviously due to the imperial court. Express dissatisfaction by treating the gentry harshly.
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