Zhu Youxiao did not expect that in just half a month, what happened in the capital would have spread to Jiangnan.
Moreover, those wealthy gentry reacted so quickly that things have already started to stir up trouble.
Although he knew that there must be remnants of the Jiangnan noble clan's lackeys in the court.
We also found out who was behind the assassination.
But this speed was indeed beyond his expectation.
This was not in his plan at all, and for a moment, he fell into deep thought.
The land south of the Yangtze River is not comparable to places like Liaodong and the capital.
The so-called generals in Liaodong are at best a group of brats, but they are just a power organization that began to slowly form during the Wanli period.
It's only been thirty or forty years so far, as long as I don't get stupid.
There is no pressure at all to kill these incompetent brats.
Not to mention the Gyeonggi, which is the royal headquarters. There are two capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty. The emperor has the most profound rule and control over the Gyeonggi.
But the big families in those places in the south of the Yangtze River are really powerful and have deep roots.
Of all the people who can get on the stage, which one doesn’t have a history of making a fortune for more than two hundred years?
Moreover, because of the household registration system, these officials and wealthy officials have been hereditary for more than two hundred years.
Even when Emperor Chengzu was stationed in Nanjing with the help of the brave and capable "Yan Army", he encountered suppression and constraints at every turn.
Because Zhu Di was not an orthodox emperor, most of the literati and gentry at that time did not recognize Zhu Di as the emperor at all.
However, even if Zhu Di holds a powerful army, what is the use?
It is a fact known to all the world that he conspired to rebel against his origin.
He can't possibly kill everyone, silence them all and then say to himself that I am the legitimate successor, right?
In the end, he had no choice but to move the capital to Peking and give up Jiangnan, the land of Longxing in the Ming Dynasty.
As for the so-called legend spread by later generations that the emperor guards the country and the king dies in the country, it is completely nonsense.
They are just a group of historically illiterate people who watched some edited and compiled essays and videos on the Internet, and they are just mindlessly flattering.
They are just those who have not even completed nine years of compulsory education.
It's all made up by one mouth.
In fact, Zhu Di couldn't stand the gossip and all kinds of strange things in Jiangnan, and he couldn't help it.
Moreover, his control was no worse than that of Emperor Taizu.
There are many die-hard and stubborn old men there, as well as a bunch of old ministers who yearn for Jianwen. Can Zhu Di command them?
The capital is the capital of a country. How can it be moved or fixed at will?
In the 19th year of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu led his civil and military ministers to the north and designated Peiping as Xingzai, which means the temporary capital. The capital of the Ming Dynasty was still Nanjing.
During the Hongxi and Xuande dynasties, they were also in the name of Xingzai in Beijing. The capital was always Nanjing, but the emperor was not in Nanjing.
It was not until the Zhengtong period that the young Emperor Yingzong finally officially designated Beijing as the capital and Nanjing as the companion capital, despite all objections.
It was also from that time that the city of Beijing was officially called the Capital, using the seal of the Capital. Officially, Nanjing was called Nandu or Nanjing, and the people called it Jinling City.
It is also for this reason that Nanjing retains the government agencies of six departments and nine ministers.
Since Emperor Wuzong, it has been more than a hundred years since the Ming Dynasty, and no emperor has visited Jiangnan.
By the Chongzhen period, the Jiangnan gentry and the imperial court were no longer of the same mind. For them, the emperor was just a decoration thousands of miles away.
The local people were ignorant and had been under the jurisdiction and rule of the big landlords since childhood, and they did not know what an emperor was.
To put it bluntly, Jiangnan has formed a semi-vassal state. Those wealthy families can call the wind and rain in such a place where the emperor is far away, and they are omnipotent.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao felt the pressure after their entrance.
It would be okay if he was in Nanjing, at least he could stay in control, but he was far away in the capital, and he was simply powerless in many things.
What Tian Ergen and Li Zhicai did was just a deterrent.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao also realized that he could not let things go any further and let things get worse, as he would probably get lost.
Now his goal is to rectify the north, and the land south of the Yangtze River will be a matter for the future.
Only by personally attending can this big cancer be eradicated.
It seems that we can no longer delay, we must use the shortest possible time to achieve our goal.
"Xuan Yinggong and Wu Dinghou have entered the palace to see me."
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The junction of the Xuanwei Division of Yunnan and Myanmar and the Xuanwei Division of Mu State.
Qin Liangyu's conquest army has been preparing here for five days.
The rebellion of the two major Xuanweisi and a group of chieftains has been basically put down after the fierce pursuit and fighting in the past few months.
These poor rioters and bandits who don't even have decent clothes are no match for Qin Liangyu's tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
But at this time, Qin Liangyu was not happy at all.
Even though the Ming army fought consecutive battles and was about to win a decisive victory over the enemy, the morale of the Ming army was extremely low.
There are even many sergeants who have gone crazy.
There is no other reason. There are no people living in these places at all. There is no human smoke at all. Not to mention the depression, there is mosquito poisonous gas everywhere.
If you are not careful, you will be infected, which can be said to be a narrow escape from death.
Qin Liangyu, who was inspecting the military camp, looked at the numb expressions and lifeless emotions of the sergeants.
From time to time, the whining and shouting sounds of people who were injured or tortured to the extreme by disease could be heard in their ears, and two lines of clear tears slowly left their faces.
She has roughly calculated that during this expedition south to suppress the rebels, less than 2,000 people were killed or wounded in battle.
However, more than 3,000 sergeants died or were injured due to various reasons.
When Qin Liangyu was feeling sad, there was a sudden sound of horse hoofbeats behind him. When he turned around, he saw his daughter-in-law Zhang Fengyi saying excitedly:
"Mother, General Lu Qin is back. All the rebels in the northwest have been wiped out. Now only the Myanmar Xuanwei Division is left with some remnants."
"My daughter-in-law thought that we should take advantage of the victory and quickly send troops to continue southward to completely wipe out the rebels."
After hearing this, Qin Liangyu shook his head and said:
"Don't go south. This place is filled with miasma, all kinds of ferocious beasts, swamps, and mostly high mountains. It's really not conducive to large armies fighting."
"Since we left Yunnan, soldiers have been infected with diseases, especially in the past half month. There are no medicines in the army, and even if they are, the military doctors have no way to treat them."
Zhang Fengyi obviously has different opinions on Qin Liangyu's words.
"That's why we should seize the time and quickly dispatch our troops after wiping out the rebels."
"I have already sent a letter to His Majesty to ask for permission to return to the army. If we count the days, we should have a reply in the next two days. We can just wait here for the order."
Just as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were discussing whether they should continue going south, a loud voice came from outside the camp.
"The messenger from the Eastern Route Army has arrived!"
"Ping Nanbo, the Duke of Guizhou, was infected by poisonous gas seven days ago and contracted a serious illness. He died five days ago at night!"
PS:
The situation in the late Ming Dynasty was really complicated. After reading Zhu Youjian's records during this period, I found that I was still too young. The history of the late Ming Dynasty was too deep. I couldn't grasp it without spending time and energy to study it.
