Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "I knew that there would inevitably be military generals in the old party who still want to use old rituals to control me!"
"Biography of the Duke of Ji and the Marquis of Nanchang."
Zhu Yijun then gave instructions in a deep voice.
Half an hour later, Qi Jiguang and Liu Wei came to Zhu Yijun and stood with their hands folded: "Your Majesty!"
"You cooperate with Marquis Tieling to immediately arrest Wang Shangwen, Feng Mengfeng and all the people he instigated to return to Liaodong, and decree to seal the city and let the guards take over the imperial city!"
Zhu Yijun ordered directly.
"According to the order!"
Zhu Yijun then waved his hand: "Step back."
Then, Zhu Yijun returned to his Nuan Pavilion and continued to sleep with his concubine.
And soon.
In the imperial city illuminated by the bright moon, armor began to move around, like an undercurrent of iron currents, and a large number of wind-chasing blunderbuss (eagle-billed blunderbuss) were also carried out, like long snakes passing over the black bluestone. , when illuminated by the moonlight, a cold air came out.
At that time.
Wang Shangwen and Feng Mengfeng were summoning a group of officers from the Northern Military Academy in Liaodong.
Wang Shangwen first said: "I am asking you, by the order of the young marquis, whether you are willing to return to Liaodong with the young marquis and rebel against the imperial court?"
At this time, Yang Jijing's general asked: "Why do you want to rebel against the imperial court?"
"You ask why?"
Feng Mengfeng said coldly and said:
"Of course it's because there are treacherous officials in the court who want to frame the old and young marquis! They want to kill Zhongliang!"
"The ignorant king is ignorant, he is good at doing the things of a single man and a traitor to the people, he blindly violates the laws of his ancestors, and does not obey the imperial edict of Taizu not to conquer!"
"Moreover, we are able to get to where we are today thanks to the kindness of the old Marquis and the young Marquis. Now that the old Marquis and the young Marquis are in trouble, shouldn't we serve them?"
"But we received military medals and received favor from His Majesty."
Sentinel Zhong Changdong replied.
"Then it's up to you!"
"Are you willing to work hard for the old marquis and the young marquis, so that you can do whatever you want in the future, without having to abide by any rules, and get rich and enjoy great wealth? Or you are willing to continue to work for the court and live in such a miserable life every day, even the soldiers The experiences of those from Xingming Academy can give you some advice!"
Wang Shangwen said.
"Then I am willing to serve the old marquis and the young marquis! I have had enough of these bird army rules and regulations! Soldiers cannot be privately owned by the general, so what power does this general have in front of him!"
At this time, Mr. Qian, who was called Cheng Bangqi, shouted and stood up.
"I do too!"
"And I!"
For a while, several government schools were willing.
"I do not want to!"
"In the final analysis, it is all the emperor's favor. The old marquis and the young marquis promoted us impartially and just did their duty as ministers."
"That's right, you have to be loyal! All the guards and guards are His Majesty's people, so they are naturally different from others. You don't have to come if you don't want to!"
But there are also many government schools that refuse to do this.
After Wang Shangwen expressed his opinions in these official schools, he looked at Feng Mengfeng and said, "If you don't want to, don't blame us for being rude!"
Feng Mengfeng even threw the tea cup down: "Here comes someone!"
Keng!
Bang bang!
Bang bang!
Suddenly, there was a heavy sound of gunfire outside.
Then, a large number of infantrymen wearing cloth-faced armor walked into the house where Wang Shangwen and others were, all holding hawk-billed muskets and wearing red helmets, and surrounded Wang Shangwen, Feng Mengfeng and others.
"Who are you?"
Wang Shangwen asked in a deep voice.
Li Juexian, the commander of the camp, came over at this time: "Of course he is also the emperor's personal guard."
"People from Nanbing?"
Feng Mengfeng also looked at Wang Shangwen in shock and asked.
Wang Shangwen's face was as sinking as water at this time.
After a while, Wang Shangwen looked at Feng Mengfeng and said, "It's the young marquis! It must be the young marquis who betrayed us. Only he knew that we would do this."
"Why did he do this?"
Feng Mengfeng asked through gritted teeth.
Wang Shangwen smiled helplessly: "It seems that he is more loyal than we thought, even if this incident involves the safety of his Li family!"
Wang Shangwen sighed and said, "The emperor still knows him better!"
“Holy will is God’s will.”
Feng Mengfeng suddenly thought of a saying that had been widely circulated among scholars recently, and asked Wang Shangwen:
"Is it true that the Holy Will, the will of Heaven, is the ultimate principle of heaven and earth?"
"Otherwise, why does His Majesty know the young Marquis better than we do? That's why we feel free to let the young Marquis' people join the personal guard!"
“Holy will is God’s will!”
Wang Shangwen murmured, then looked at Li Juexian:
"Not all the generals of the Northern Army here will follow the criminals to plot rebellion. These few are unwilling to do so. Please report the truth truthfully."
As Wang Shangwen spoke, he pointed at some Zhong Changdong and others.
Cheng Bangqi and others became even more frightened.
Li Jue nodded first: "I will report it to the court truthfully!"
With that said, Li Juexian ordered Wang Shangwen and others to be taken down.
Zhu Yijun personally interrogated the pro-military generals Wang Shangwen and Feng Mengfeng the next morning: "Tell me, why are you fabricating rumors in an attempt to trick Tieling Marquis and Ningyuan Marquis into rebelling?"
Wang Shangwen replied: "Because Fang Hongjing and Zhou Hongzu will expose us sooner or later, we can only take risks first."
"You are the emperor's internal ministers, why do you want to have contact with foreign ministers?"
Zhu Yijun asked.
Wang Shangwen fell silent.
At this time, Feng Mengfeng replied first: "Back to Your Majesty, because not all generals are willing to compete for military honors and titles!"
"Most military generals actually want to live a peaceful life, and don't want to fight on the battlefield for some prominent official title. Even in order to obtain military functions and win on the battlefield, they must treat soldiers as human beings. They cannot be used casually, cannot be beaten or scolded casually, and cannot be beaten casually. Feel free to deduct military pay!"
"Many military generals think this is boring. In fact, they prefer to be like before, from being an official to being the commander-in-chief of the army. Major matters are left to the civilian officials. We generals just make money and keep the world in peace!"
"But now, everyone from the soldiers to the commander-in-chief has to pass the exam, and they are all required to work hard to become a high official and show their nobility."
"This makes us generals who just want to live a peaceful life as commander-in-chief and generals, more and more marginalized, forcing us to turn to the old party, and hope that the military power can check and balance the imperial power, so that the bureaucrats in the world can be free , we can all live a little more comfortably, without being forced to make progress or make achievements."
Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "Is there any other reason?"
"have!"
Wang Shangwen also became bold at this time, knowing that since the holy will might be God's will, there was no need to hide it, so he replied:
"Since Qi Penglai proved that farmers and miners can become good soldiers with firearms, chariots and one month of training, my general in the north has become even more uneasy!"
"Now His Majesty has appointed him as the Prime Minister. Regardless of the fact that there are a large number of Nanbing generals in the Imperial Guard, even the Beijing camp must be dominated by infantry and artillery. The infantry also uses firearms like the Nanbing soldiers, and only honest and honest farmers are selected. This Let’s make it more difficult for our general disciples to be honored by the court for being good at riding and shooting!”
"So, in our hearts, we don't want the court to take the road of strengthening the military! We just want the court to continue to worship civil servants and weaken the military masters, and the civil servants can rely on a few of our generals to guard the nine sides!"
"As long as civil servants have military power and follow the old etiquette without expanding it, firearms will not need to develop too much. Our northern generals can still rely on their excellent riding and archery to become the mainstay of the court."
"Instead of asking Qi Penglai to practice firearms like now, and even more than 100,000 people practicing firearms!"
"If this continues, Your Majesty will be able to control our generals just by controlling the craftsmen and money, and he can kill and copy whenever he wants. In addition, the soldiers can also threaten the superior officers with superior martial arts with just one firearm."
"So, although the road to strengthening the army allows us military ministers to not have to look at the faces of civil servants, it also messes up the integrity of soldiers and subordinates, so that they don't have to look at our faces."
(End of chapter)
