"spread!"
"spread!"
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Unless there was an urgent military intelligence report, naturally no one would dare to gallop on the streets of the capital, and even yell at pedestrians to get out of the way.
At this time, the one who kept riding wildly on the streets of the capital and shouting loudly was Pu Bing who came to report the emergency military report.
Neither the Jinyi Guards nor the Soldiers and Horses Division stopped him, and they were busy organizing pedestrians to get out of the way.
Not long after, the Privy Council received these urgent reports and sent them to the palace.
"One hundred thousand rogue bandits have made trouble in Yan'an, Qingyang, Fengxiang and other prefectures, and they are gradually closing in on Fushi, Luochuan, Yichuan, Longzhou, and Qianyang."
"In addition, in Huguang, due to the Yunyang famine and the harsh government, more than 20,000 refugees and soldiers rebelled and attacked Gucheng."
"According to Shi Yingyue, the governor of Fengyang who also patrolled the river, there was a flood after the Huaiyang earthquake. There were wandering monks who were bewitched by evil cults, and 20,000 people invaded Shuyang."
After the Prime Minister Qi Jiguang reported these urgent reports to Zhu Yijun, Zhu Yijun asked Qi Jiguang: "What do you think of this?"
Qi Jiguang said: "Your Majesty, this is not an unusual thing, because this kind of situation also happened in the Zhengtong, Chenghua and Zhengde dynasties, not to mention the Shimiao Dynasty. There were Japanese invaders in Nanjing in the south and Japanese invaders in the north. I am encircling the northern capital. On the surface, it seems that the world is about to be in chaos, but it will not affect the foundation."
Zhu Yijun knew that Qi Jiguang said this because he was worried that he would be frightened by these things, and therefore hoped that he would be calm and calm.
But Zhu Yijun still curiously asked Qi Jiguang: "In your opinion, when will it be the time to affect the foundation?"
"Back to Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, it is the time when Yin has been eating so much food that he cannot pay his wages, and there is a large-scale rebellion of the border troops and they turn into thieves, and even the scholars and ordinary clan members also become thieves."
"Now that the imperial court has sufficient national funds, the situation of military pay arrears has improved much better than before, and official and clan salaries have also improved a lot. There is no need to worry."
Qi Jiguang replied.
Zhu Yijun nodded, then yawned, and glanced at the dark sky outside the palace: "I will go back and rest first. After you have finished mobilizing the troops, you can report it to me tomorrow."
Qi Jiguang raised his hand and said yes.
Zhu Yijun really returned to the palace here and fell asleep again holding his concubine.
He really didn't care much about the military situation of such large-scale civil unrest, and he would not be frightened by such large-scale civil unrest. As Qi Jiguang said, this kind of situation has happened before.
As for why such a large-scale people's uprising suddenly appeared after so many years of reform to benefit the people, Zhu Yijun can also guess the reason.
He knew that first of all, Shaanxi, Huaiyang, Yunyang and other places have always been prone to natural disasters and refugees gathered. Secondly, cleaning up Buddhist temples in a short period of time would indeed clear out many people who were taken in by the temple, resulting in jobless refugees in the local area. More, and then organized secretly by the local Qiang Zonghao, it is easy to cause a large-scale rebellion.
Therefore, in essence, it is not that the people cannot survive, but that powerful clans are using their dominance at the grassroots level and using natural disasters to organize the people to do so.
For example, before the government went to the countryside to provide disaster relief, Qiang Zonghaoyou could deliberately force some well-known Lijia in the countryside to organize an uprising for the victims, and demand that they would not be loaned food unless there was no big trouble, and these victims would naturally It has to be like this, and in many cases local officials do not treat the people as human beings, so the people are naturally happy to do so.
Moreover, the more frequent disasters occur and the less wealthy the people are, the less the local officials treat the people as human beings and the more they exploit them.
That's why such large-scale civil unrest still occurs even after more than ten years of reform.
In addition, the Cabinet Policy Department has also predicted this risk in advance and even has relevant response plans.
What Zhu Yijun didn't expect was that the powerful officials below reacted too quickly, and the officials implemented the policy of cleaning up Buddhist temples too vigorously, so that this risk came so quickly, at least faster than expected.
Although Zhu Yijun was not in a hurry, when the urgent news of this large-scale people's uprising came through various channels, many bureaucrats in Beijing began to worry about the safety of Ming Dynasty.
the next day.
Before daybreak, Shu Hua, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Shen Yiguan, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Yue, the censor of the left deputy capital, and others hurried to the official residence of the first assistant to see Shen Shixing.
In the pattering spring rain, a densely packed group of bureaucrats stood outside the entire official residence of the Chief Minister.
But at this time, the door of the chief minister's official residence was closed.
Zhang Yue was the most impatient and walked forward quickly and knocked the door knocker: "I want to see Yuan Fu, but I wonder if Yuan Fu is here?!"
After a while, Shen Yongjia came out. He was startled when he saw so many officials coming to pay homage to his father. Then he raised his hands and asked, "What's the matter, gentlemen? Why are so many people coming?"
"Since yesterday evening, the sound of horse hooves carrying urgent reports has not stopped. After asking today, I found out that there are hundreds of thousands of bandits in Yan'an, Fengxiang and other prefectures, and there are also civil unrest in Huaiyang and Huguang, so I am anxious to see Yuan. auxiliary!"
Shuhua replied at this time.
Shen Yongjia said: "My father hasn't gotten up yet. If you have other important matters, please go back. If not, please come in and wait for a while. If you are late, I will go and report to my father."
"How come Yuansuke is still in the mood to lie down?"
"This whole thing started because he was cleaning up the Buddhist temple. He should immediately ask for an order to stop it!"
Zhang Yue asked and then began to question him a little anxiously.
Shen Yongjia looked at Zhang Yue: "What you said is wrong. You have to sleep as a human being, right? Besides, this is military affairs. We should ask the prime minister. Why did you accuse my father in the first place?"
"We are not here to stir up trouble. Please ask Mr. Xiao Ge to see if Yuan Fu is up, and then let him know. The chief minister needs to speak up about this matter, so that we can have some peace of mind."
Shen Yiguan then said something.
"Wait!"
Shen Yongjia said a few words and walked in.
Not long after, Shen Yongjia came out and said, "My father woke up with a severe headache this morning because of the rain and wind yesterday. He is lying down and asking a doctor to ask for his pulse. It is inconvenient to see you, so please come back temporarily."
"this!"
Zhang Yue wanted to say something, but Shu Hua pulled him back, then cupped his hands and said, "Then let's meet again another day."
"I won't send you far."
Shen Yongjia cupped his hands and replied.
"What's going on? There are so many refugees everywhere, but Tangtang Shoukui is still in the mood to excuse himself and ignore it. If the Buddhist temple hadn't been cleaned up, there wouldn't have been so many refugees causing trouble!"
After Zhang Yue came out, he complained angrily to Shu Hua, Shen Yiguan and others about his opinions.
Shu Hua advised: "Perhaps Yuan Fu is already thinking of a countermeasure, otherwise it wouldn't be the case that Xu Yushi and Gong's memorials haven't been released yet. Let's wait for a while."
"How long do we have to wait? If we continue to wait, are we really going to kill the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhang Yue asked Shu Hua.
Shu Hua smiled and said: "It's unlikely that the country will be destroyed if we wait a few more days. Xiao Daheng, the governor of the three sides, is just inconvenient to dispatch the border troops to suppress the bandits. After all, once the border troops are dispatched, they need to prevent the Tatars from crossing the Hexi River to invade. "
"Even if the country is not subjugated, if so many refugees are causing trouble, there will definitely be casualties. And according to the new etiquette, all Han people in the world are His Majesty's innocent sons. How can we just sit back and watch some people die because of cleaning up Buddhist temples?"
After Zhang Yue asked, he said: "Since the chief minister refuses to see me, I will go to Fugu to ask for an audience with your majesty. I want to ask your majesty if you still want to care about your own country! Or care about those in power in the government who only know how to restructure and cause trouble without knowing the end?" They!"
After Zhang Yue said that, he really went to the direction of the Forbidden City.
"I will go with you!"
At this time, He Yuan, the minister of Taichang Temple, echoed and followed Zhang Yue.
"And me!"
Ao Kun, the Right Shaoqing of Dali Temple, also followed.
Wang Xiao, the censor of Zhejiang Province, also followed: "I will go too!"
…
For a while, many bureaucrats in Beijing followed.
These civil servants, headed by Zhang Yue, knelt outside the Huiji Gate, handed over their books, and shouted: "Please accept your advice from the Emperor!"
"Please accept your advice from your Majesty!"
"Please accept your advice from your Majesty!"
…
When Zhu Yijun learned about this, he couldn't help but said: "What are you doing in such a hurry? It disturbs people's dreams!"
Then, Zhu Yijun ordered Zhang Hong: "Ask the cabinet, has the policy department approved the number?"
(End of chapter)
