The eighth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Longqing.
Zhu Zaijing met with the deputy commander-in-chief of Jiubian at Qianqing Palace today.
Zhu Zaijing was in a good mood when they finally arrived in the capital today.
It was as if the day before yesterday he had not punished a court minister with the serious crime of Ling Chi and exterminating the nine tribes.
"You came just in time!" Zhu Zaijing took a sip of jasmine tea and looked at the deputy commanders in front, "Tomorrow happens to be the day when Ling Chi and Li Yuan behead Zhang Dali. You can go back after you all visit!"
The nine deputy commander-in-chief never expected to be received by the emperor in their lifetime at the border. Although they were all second-grade military attachés, they rarely had the opportunity to see the emperor in person.
After arriving in the capital, he was warmly received by Zhu Zaijing. He was also brought into the Palace of Qianqing and given tea, sitting at the same table as these warriors.
These people feel that it is worth fighting and dying now.
But they didn't expect that the emperor Yun Danfeng talked about the horrific punishment of Lingchi's execution and the annihilation of the nine tribes, which made them nervous again in the blink of an eye.
"I know! What are the virtues of the warriors at the border! I invite you to meet today because I really want to know what is going on in the nine borders."
Zhu Zaijing's character became more rude since Zhu Shitai was assassinated.
"You have to tell the truth, tell the truth! If you insist on telling me that the border is cleaner than your face, be careful of being struck by lightning on the way back!"
"I don't dare!" The nine people could no longer sit still and stood up to reply.
"The fact that I see you in such a nice and angry manner means that I won't do anything to you. I will take this opportunity to honestly explain all the dirty things I do in my daily life!"
"Otherwise, if Jin Yiwei finds us, everyone's faces will look bad, right?"
"Uh...yes, yes!" Nine people said awkwardly.
Zhu Zaijing first started with Li Yuan's one thousand acres of military land in Datong.
"Which deputy commander is Datong?"
A strong, burly bearded man stood up.
"Your Majesty, Ma Jin, is the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Datong!"
Ma Jin?
Zhu Zaijing sounded a little familiar.
Where have you heard it?
"Ma Jin? Do you have a brother named Ma Gui?"
Ma Jin raised his head and looked at himself in surprise.
"Your Majesty, does your Majesty know my family background? My younger brother's name is Ma Gui!"
Sure enough it is!
Zhu Zaijing was very excited.
Damn expensive! An anti-Japanese hero, a great general of the Ming Dynasty!
Only then did Zhu Zaijing remember that Ma Gui was born as a general. There were more than 30 people in his family serving in the military, and he himself was born in Datong.
In history, Ma Gui only took up the position of deputy commander-in-chief of Datong in the early years of Wanli. In the 20th year of Wanli, he began to become a famous general. He successively suppressed the rebellion, retreated from Mongolia, and then fought against the Japanese and aided the DPRK as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, defeating the Japanese pirates. , Wanli 40 years before retiring and returning home.
This is a victorious general of the Ming Dynasty, the sword of immortality!
Thinking of this, Zhu Zaijing once again lamented that the Ming Dynasty never lacked capable ministers and generals, but it lacked a good emperor!
"I want to ask you, what happened to Li Yuan's thousand acres of military land in Datong? How many people there know about it? And why didn't anyone report it?"
"Your Majesty, several generals in Datong and we all know about this matter, but Li Yuan often sends money to them. We want to report it, but firstly we don't dare, and secondly we are... afraid..."
"Are you afraid of retaliation if you fail to report?"
"Yes! Your Majesty, basically everyone's family lives in Datong. Many of them are even natives of Datong and don't dare to take risks!"
Zhu Zaijing nodded happily.
Can I kill a few more people?
"I'm very happy that you can admit that you know this! Many times you are in trouble, and you can't stand up to the people above you! I understand you!"
Ma Jin cried aggrievedly.
"I... thank you... Your Majesty!"
"So, the previous Datong generals also took Li Yuan's money, right?"
"yes!"
"Where are the people below?"
"There are quite a few!"
Zhu Zaijing shouted outside, "Feng Bao! Come in!"
Zhu Zaijing didn't like the presence of eunuchs when he was discussing matters, so the eunuchs usually stayed away at this time.
"Your Majesty!" The person who came in was Feng Liang.
"Where is Feng Bao?" Zhu Zaijing asked.
"Back to Your Majesty, Eunuch Feng is meeting the eunuchs guarding Jiubian right now!"
"oh!"
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Feng gave orders to his slaves before he left. Do you want to ask Li Yuan for his confession?"
"Is Datong General Soldier on the list of people Li Yuan bribed in recent years?" Zhu Zaixing asked.
"Back to Your Majesty, yes, there are several generals!"
Zhu Zaijing waved his hand, and Feng Liang retreated silently.
"Ma Jin, you can go back after the court has dealt with these people!"
Everyone understood what this meant.
The first-in-command has been dealt with, and that’s the opportunity for the second-in-command to take over!
The emperor has already made it clear that he will go back later.
This is the example Zhu Zaijing set for them.
You see, as long as you cooperate with me, I will kill the leader, you will become the leader, and all nine sides will usher in a reshuffle and rectification.
You get a promotion and a salary increase, while I rectify military affairs and arrange for my own people. This is really the first emperor having twins, a win-win situation!
"I...I thank your Majesty!" Ma Jinzhan said tremblingly.
After that, the Jiubian deputy generals and the Ming Emperor started a lively chat like the old lady at the entrance of the village. Both parties were enthusiastic, expressive and highly motivated.
The deputy generals actively reported various illegal activities and officers in their respective military towns.
I wonder if the ears of the commander-in-chief of Jiubian and those officers who have done shameful things are burning at this moment.
Only Dong Yiyuan, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, strongly defended Ma Fang, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu. He bluntly said that Ma Fang and his brothers of the Xuanfu had absolutely nothing to do to the court.
Zhu Zaijing believed this.
Jiajing said of this warrior:
No more brave than Ma Fang!
This is also a famous general and the Ming Dynasty’s sword of immortality!
This deputy general, Dong Yiyuan, is also a famous general in history. His ancestor, Dong Zhongshu, was also a general.
but!
Have the military fields of the military households below been embezzled?
"Yes, and it's very serious, Your Majesty!" Dong Yiyuan said sadly, "Military households are having a hard time! Officers and gentry are all occupying military fields!"
"Fortunately, this kind of situation has reduced a bit since General Ma arrived. Before that, several children from military households starved to death!"
"We reported this matter to the imperial court in the 44th year of Jiajing Period, but nothing happened. Now His Majesty wants to make the decision for the military households. I would like to ask Your Majesty..."
Dong Yiyuan knelt down and said, "Please sort out those officers and gentry. They are all working together to deplete the military land and combat power of the border officers, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Zaijing personally stepped forward to help him up.
"Don't worry, since I have summoned you, I will definitely make the decision for the hundreds of thousands of military households on the nine sides!"
Later, Zhu Zaijing asked them about the cancellation of military field taxes. As expected, there was great resistance.
This is expected. After all, this policy has just begun to be implemented. Zhu Zaijing hopes that this policy will be more effective after the nine sides are reshuffled.
After chatting for a while, the distance between me and the deputy commanders became much closer, and everyone relaxed a lot.
Now that the sweet dates are here, the big-mouthed man should also be here.
Zhu Zaijing sat back and took out a booklet.
"This is a book from the Ministry of War in heaven a few days ago. It impeached officers from the Nine Borders for accepting bribes, occupying military fields, and doing business with businessmen since Jiajing 45 years ago."
Zhu Zaijing stood up slowly and said, with a smile on his face but not on his face.
"Guess, does it have your name on it?"
