[On Bingxu in July of the 19th year of Zhengde, Zai Yan, the ninth grandson of Taizu and the heir of the late emperor, Wang Jianjun, the sixth grandson of Ji, General Tang Peiyu of Dingguo, General Pu Zitong of Zhaowu, Fu Rongzhong, the senior official of the government, etc., reported to all the kings and civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty. 】
[The message said: In the past, I, Emperor Taizu, founded the Ming Dynasty, but he was dying. After Taizong succeeded to the throne and the Seven Emperors worked hard, their culture was refined and unrivaled in the world. During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong, he was broad-minded and merciful, and his people's virtues were long-lasting; while the former emperor stood high in the territory and conquered the universe. The power of the Ming Dynasty spreads all over the world, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, which is the foundation of eternity. 】
[First, there were rebels such as Yang Tinghe and others who planned to harm the late emperor and died in his youth; then he established a false emperor, stole the legal system, carried away the legacy of the late emperor, and violated propriety and righteousness. 】
【The ancestral teachings of Emperor Ming are above. After the father dies, the son succeeds, and the elder brother eventually succeeds the younger brother. The false emperor succeeded to the throne by his younger brother, abandoned the Xiaozong and respected the Xianwang, and exiled the prince in the wilderness, which is unfilial and unkind! 】
[Disregarding the ancestral system, one person in the world is elected to marry twelve, and the daughter of a cabinet minister is a disaster for the descendants of the relatives. This is debauchery and immorality! 】
[Since taking the throne, disasters have continued, lives have been devastated, and celestial phenomena have frequently warned. In the name of enriching the country, they still plunder the people's wealth in order to fulfill their own desires. They are greedy and arrogant! 】
[Taking flatterers as loyal, treating loyal ministers as disobedient, killing remonstrating ministers with a stick to cut off their speech, being stupid and cruel! 】
[For a time, the false emperor and his treacherous ministers were on the verge of death, and their arrogance sucked the people's fat. Government orders change day by day, official names change every month, and systems change every year. The officials and the people were confused and did not know what to do; the merchants and travelers were poor and embarrassed, crying in the market. 】
[Heaven is the father and the earth is the mother, and disasters and blessings are all brought to you by their own actions. If you act wildly and disobey the Holy One, you will be a thousand miles away; if you believe in traitors and sycophants and kill the loyal and upright, the people will be disintegrated. Regardless of taboos, the Taoism was disrupted, and the heretics were respected, all the temples were shaken. The anger and poisonous atmosphere in the world is like a cloud of thunder. 】
[Zongde’s meritorious deeds shine all over the world. The family does not make up for it, the rebellious child is held hostage by the traitor and the traitor without knowing it, and the inheritance of the ancestors is completely ruined! But I am a descendant of Emperor Mingzong, Yi Ye Jiuchang. Today, the late emperor's heir carries an imperial edict to inform the world, and seeks to punish the thieves. He acts as a hero and achieves the aspirations of the people. Therefore, the heroes stand up with their arms and toes connected; 】
[We, my uncles and brothers, should target their determination, tie their strength, advance and retreat, and join forces with the fierce warriors. The civil servants who have lost their moral integrity and are forced to serve as soldiers should repent and change their ways quickly. They should not rebel against the king's master or become a spy. 】
[After Gu is the first emperor, he should be orthodox. How can all the kings and relatives be ordered to go to the capital together and wait for the slaughter, leading to chaos in the world? Today, I am sending orders to all quarters. After reviewing this righteousness, it is appropriate for each of them to lead his disciples to defeat the false emperor, support orthodoxy, continue the rise and fall, entrust all nations, abide by the old system of Taizu, and cultivate the legacy of benevolence and filial piety. 】
[All the kings, distinguished relatives, gentry, officers and soldiers, and common people in the world, hereby make an agreement: from the prefecture, prefecture, and county level down, each of them will kill the rebels, and Yi will be orthodox and protect the territory for governance; in each prefecture, prefecture, and county, each will establish a king. Division, unite with their common enemies and purge the provincial capital. On the day when I enter the capital to succeed to the throne and regain my authority, I will receive a reward and a general amnesty! 】
Sun Jiao is an old man. Now he unfolds the message Geng Yongfeng sent from Yuezhou Mansion and frowns.
If Zhu Houcong saw what he looked like, he would be a living subway old man looking at emoticons on his phone.
"That's bullshit!"
Sun Jiao was so angry that he slapped it on the table, then turned to look at Gu Shilong: "The problems of Changsha Guard, Hengzhou Guard, and Changde Guard are not small, so I said to wait for the order first! You send Geng Yongfeng to Yue within the capital. The state capital has taken Xiang Falong, and the news has spread to this point, is it possible that the chaos can be quickly quelled now?"
Why hasn't anything been done to the military garrison? It’s not because we really need soldiers to cause chaos.
Sun Jiao was busy with the new issue of the death of the King of Liao. Gu Shilong said that he wanted to solve the problem of paying the guards in Yuezhou without leaving any future troubles. Sun Jiao believed that he was confident that he would stay in Huguang for a long time.
After asking a question to vent his uneasiness, Sun Jiao sighed again: "This will happen sooner or later. I can't blame you. I don't know the military. Now it's up to Gu Hou to pay attention to suppressing the rebellion. Although this statement is written as nonsense, But it will also make many people sit on the sidelines and watch the fire. We need to quell the rebellion quickly, so that all provinces will not be in chaos."
Regardless of the words to smear the emperors and ministers such as Zhu Houcong and Yang Tinghe, they are mainly used for two points.
One is the influence brought about by the emperor's ordering the lords and relatives of the vassal kings from all over the world to come to Beijing. The phrase "lead the neck and wait for the slaughter" can't help but remind people of the Jianwen era when the vassals were reduced. On the surface, Zhang Wei, Hui'anbo, was just greedy for some military pay and participated in Li Xiang's corpse impeachment before being killed. Xun Qi was also very scared.
The second is the impact of the redefinition of Confucius' sacrificial canons and new laws on the officials and gentry. That sentence of following Taizu's old system and cultivating the legacy of benevolence and filial piety is very popular among many officials and gentry. The old system of Taizu was naturally those that had been "perfected" before the new monarch came to power, and the legacy of Renzong and Xiaozong all gave officials and gentry both dignity and benefits.
If you can succeed, you will naturally not have to face unknown new learning and new methods that have already begun to show their edge.
Gu Shilong clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Your Majesty has decided to order the vassal princes and relatives to come to the capital on the Longevity Festival. He is just waiting for this! Now that this has happened, the loyal ministers will bravely put down the rebellion where they should be in charge. I asked Geng Yongfeng went to Yuezhou Mansion to prepare for war, so don’t worry about the pavilion!"
"Wang Bo'an first arrived in Jiangxi. This time, King Ji's rebellion was led by King Rui, and King Yi could no longer stay out of it. Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong have dangerous mountains and dense water... Where did the Shenji Battalion and the Fifth Army Camp choose their frontiers?"
"Qizhou."
"...It will take ten days to go up the river to reach Yuezhou Prefecture. It will take nearly a month to prepare the army for war and transport food and grass." Sun Jiao pondered, "There are also the hinterland of Jingxiang, De'an, Huangzhou and other places in Huguang. King. You cannot take away all the guards in Wuchang."
Instead, Gu Shilong persuaded him: "Ge Tai, Fei Zichong of Sichuan, Jiang Jingzhi of Nanzhili, Wu Xianchen of Guangdong, Wang Bo'an of Jiangxi, and Yan Weizhong of Zhejiang are all people who understand His Majesty's holy will. Many kings in the world are granted the title of Huguang in Jiangxi. Isn’t it now surrounded by enemies from all sides?”
Sun Jiao thought about it for a while, but he could only sigh: "With the chaos, disaster relief will inevitably be difficult. What I'm worried about is that with the military disaster, the victims will have no way out, and the thieves will become more powerful."
"We can only worry about it at the pavilion. Without further ado, I will lead the Wuchang Guards and Mianyang Guards to Yuezhou Mansion!"
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When King Ji started making trouble together with Changsha Guard Commander Tang Peiyu, Hengyang Guard Commander Pu Zitong, and Changsha Prefecture Magistrate Fu Rongzhong, Prince Rui's Mansion in Hengzhou Prefecture was completely unaware of it.
Seeing Pu Zitong come in with blood and armor on his body, Xia looked pale and hugged Zhu Zaiyan, who was just six years old.
"Kill them all!"
Pu Zitong said these words coldly, and the generals he brought went straight to all parts of Prince Rui's palace. The targets to be killed were naturally the Imperial Guards Department, the Chengdu Department and other subordinate officials - these were all people appointed by the imperial court. .
If you have soldiers in your hands and are determined, you no longer have any scruples.
Pu Zitong walked to Xia and Zhu Zaiyan, knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "General Pu Zitong came late to escort, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty were frightened! Please don't worry, the Queen Mother, the Hengzhou magistrate and other traitors have been brought to justice, and now Hengyang City All the gates are guarded by the generals, and King Qin’s troops are coming in waves.”
Xia was indeed frightened, her lips were pale and trembling, she didn't know what to say, she just felt like falling into an ice cave.
For a moment, Zhu Houcong's young and always smiling face appeared in her mind: She, a poor person, had been used as bait after all, and now she was inexplicably called the Queen Mother.
What about the Queen Mother and Your Majesty? What kind of teacher is King Qin?
She just wanted to live peacefully. In the past two years since she arrived in Hengzhou, her life had actually been good, and she was no longer so restrained.
In Prince Rui's palace, Xia could hear screams and screams from everywhere, as well as some wanton laughter.
She shook her head at Pu Zitong in horror, speechless.
Pu Zitong didn't care about this: "Come here, guard the line and change your clothes for Your Majesty!"
If the emperor is not in Beijing, the place where he visits is called Xingzai.
Even if he is a prince, according to the Ming Dynasty ceremony, his clothing is not much different from that of a prince.
Now, people like Pu Zitong seem to want to support Zhu Zaiyan as emperor to attract firepower.
Facing Pu Zitong who was determined to win, Xia was completely powerless to stop him. He could only hold Zhu Zaiyan tightly and begged: "General, this is a serious crime against the nine tribes..."
Pu Zitong looked at the still charming "Empress Dowager" with a "loyal" smile on his lips: "Empress Dowager, since your majesty is the heir of the late emperor, you are orthodox. The last general will be loyal to the emperor, and the world will support orthodoxy. When the rebellion is successful, , the last general does not need to be rewarded, I just hope that he will live up to the kindness of the late emperor."
Xia refused.
Although she didn't know much about it, she still knew the allusion to the yellow robe.
If Zhu Zaiyan puts on this outfit, there will be no turning back.
But since Pu Zitong dared to kill the Hengzhou magistrate and break into Prince Rui's mansion, there was actually no way back for her and Zhu Zaiyan.
In Changsha Prefecture, Wang Bangrui, who happened to be inspecting water conservancy and disaster situations at the time of the incident, was tied up and held down at a busy street in the city.
Sixty-eight-year-old Zhu Jianjun took the initiative to stand up. Beside him, there was also his grandson Zhu Hou who was furious.
Fu Rongzhong, the former prefect of Changsha, has been "promoted" to become the left minister of the Ministry of War.
There was a row of officials kneeling at the street entrance. Fu Rongzhong stood in front of an incense table and presided over the ceremony.
Zhu Jianjun has a very high seniority among the existing vassal kings. After all, he is the son of Yingzong and the younger brother of Xianzong. He was granted the title of king in the first year of Tianshun and became a vassal in the 13th year of Chenghua. He has stayed in Changsha Mansion for 47 years!
Everyone in Changsha County, where Changsha Prefecture is located, knows about King Ji.
Zhu Jianjun's great ceremony told heaven and earth: "My ancestors and clans are above me, but the son of King Xingxian was kidnapped by traitors and stole his throne. Instead of trying to hoe the traitor, he corrupted the ancestral system, failed to follow the etiquette and laws, and harmed the clan. The foundation of the Ming Dynasty will not exist!" Today, I am entrusted with the order of the late emperor’s heir Zhengtong to fight against rebellion! All the civil servants and generals in the world who have been awarded by the Ming Dynasty obey the emperor’s orders and return our Ming Dynasty to Zhengtong. Today, I will sacrifice the flag of the traitorous officials appointed by the false emperor and the rebels!”
His son died young, but he still has grandchildren.
Zhu Hou was furious and excited.
Grandpa Wang said that as long as he accepted the late emperor's heir as orthodox, then King Yi of Jiangxi would have to rebel.
When the war breaks out, the kings of Jiangxi will serve as a barrier to the east. The disaster in South Zhili and Zhejiang is even more serious. Once the war on the Eastern Front reaches a stalemate, people all over the world who are sitting on the sidelines and watching the fire will turn to orthodoxy.
The new laws and new learning are trying to usurp the interests of the officials and gentry. How many people do not cherish the goodness of the old system?
This is what people want!
But now, the generals and generals of Changsha and Hengyang who are raising troops are inseparable from the fertile land by Dongting Lake and the interests of merchants.
How could King Rui, a mere child, really secure the throne?
As long as the big thing is accomplished, it will be Zhu Hou who will make the world angry in the future!
Zhu Jianjun has experienced several dynasties in his life.
He was born in Nangong, where Yingzong was once imprisoned. When he grew up, he heard about the old events of Seizing the Gate. He admired his brother, Emperor Chenghua, and watched with cold eyes how his nephew was coaxed by civil servants to change many old systems. How his great-nephew wanted to open up another world.
Zhu Jianjun also has some admiration for his current grandnephew.
But his knife was sharpened too quickly, and Zhu Jianjun had lived in Changsha Mansion for too long, and had too many benefits in Changsha Mansion that were difficult to give up.
The kings of Chu and Liao both passed away inexplicably, and Prince Ji's palace had also seen the cold blade displayed by Wang Ruiqing when he was regulating water conservancy.
Now the emperor is facing a drought that Zhu Jianjun has never seen in his life, and he wants to attack Confucius. Zhu Jianjun feels that this is an opportunity that he will never encounter again.
After he became a vassal, he carved "Pictures of the Ancient Saints" and "Shangshu" at Yuelu Academy. He was a prince with a virtuous reputation among scholars!
Although people like Gao Kewei and Meng Chun were arrested, and people like Wang Rumei were killed with sticks, didn't people like Fu Rongzhong still have the courage?
The feudal kings, noble relatives, civil servants, and military generals were all waiting for someone to stand up first.
Zhu Jianjun is already sixty-eight, and his only grandson is still alive.
If he were to leave, that generous boy would look at the wealth of Prince Ji's palace and issue a decree to remove Prince Ji. How could his grandson resist?
It’s better to give it a try based on prestige!
Determined, Zhu Jianjun turned around and ordered without hesitation: "Behead!"
On the execution platform, Wang Bangrui felt a little regretful.
But at this point, all he could do was remain loyal and hope that the emperor would protect his descendants for the sake of his death.
His mouth had long been blocked, and he couldn't curse here. He could only say "Uh huh" and his head was pressed down.
The soldiers of the Changsha Guard held large swords and raised them high.
To the north of Xiangyin County, Changsha Prefecture, where the Miluo River merges into the north bank of Dongting Lake, Geng Yongfeng asked Si Cong in the military tent: "What do the Jinyiwei do for food while walking in Huguang? Aren't there people in the inner factory in Huguang? King Ji has a rebellion I mean, the Changsha prefect and the Changsha Guard Hengzhou Guard commander had treasonous intentions, didn’t they know anything about it in advance?”
After Si Cong helped him take down Xiang Falong, the commander of the Yuezhou Guard, he was still helping to stabilize the situation at the Yuezhou Prefecture Guard, but something went wrong in the Changsha Prefecture.
He could only reply helplessly: "General Geng, I was originally ordered to go to Guangdong. Although I am staying in Huguang temporarily, I can only obey the orders of Zhenyuan Marquis. I don't know the names of the Jinyi Guards walking in Huguang."
"...Go to the shores of Xiangkou Lake first and capture Xiangyin!" Geng Yongfeng said with a sullen face, "Since the special service team has other training, the military situation is urgent now. Although the military order from the Marquis has not yet arrived, I ordered you to sneak into Changsha Mansion to inquire. Enemy situation.”
Si Cong was also unambiguous, clasping his fists and saying, "I'm humble and obey orders!"
Counterinsurgency is a big deal, counterinsurgency is a success!
Geng Yongfeng mentioned that there are actually people under the command of Hu Guangzhong and Neichang Cicada Lord in the Jin Yiwei, and they are actually lurking in Changsha Prefecture and Hengzhou Prefecture.
But as soon as the local guards' troops moved, there were people who cooperated inside and outside, and the situation was temporarily under their control.
Seeing that the sword was about to be swung down, several people in the crowd looked at each other.
Four of them had a look in their eyes asking for instructions, but the other one remained stern and motionless.
As Xing said, the commander went to Sichuan first and then to Huguang.
Commander Luo is now in Huguang.
This situation may be what His Majesty wants.
The pieces of steel knives finally fell, and Wang Bangrui and others, who were suddenly caught in a conspiracy, were beheaded.
Zhu Jianjun on the high platform shouted energetically: "Send troops to Changde to persuade King Rong and King Huayang!"
Although Changde Mansion is small, two kings have vassalage here, and Prince Huayang comes from the lineage of Shu kings in Sichuan.
King Rui, King Ji, King Yi, King Rong, King Huayang, King Shu... The more vassal kings in the world gather under the banner, the easier it will be to deflect the general trend.
Is it that easy to quell the chaos in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty?
With the terrain of southern Hunan, western Hunan, and eastern Hunan, you can advance to attack and retreat to defend!
In the Hengzhou Mansion, the Xia family watched with trepidation as her son was put on a dragon robe and left the Prince Rui's Mansion to "review" the officers and soldiers of the Hengzhou Guard and select generals.
The news has reached Nanchang Mansion. Wang Shouren, who took office less than a month ago, ordered without hesitation: "The Nanchang Guards are going to Yuanzhou via Ruizhou Mansion. Send an order to the Yuanzhou Guards to prepare for war in Pingxiang until the governor arrives! Send an order to Raozhou!" Wei and Jianchang Qianhu Office escorted King Huai and King Yi to the capital."
Jiangxi only needs to deal with the problem of King Yi first, and Yan Song is still behind it.
After Wang Shouren issued the order, he set off from Nanchang Prefecture to Jianchang Prefecture in the southeast. King Yi was in Jianchang Prefecture at the junction of Jiangxi and Fujian. Even if he wanted to rebel, he would be isolated and helpless.
Huguang, Luo An is in Jingzhou.
Therefore, Jinyiwei also arrived in Jingzhou during his tour from Huguang.
Luo An was in Prince Xing's Mansion before, and later came to the capital, where few people knew him.
Jin Yiwei basically doesn't show his face when he travels around.
In a private house outside the Liao Palace, Luo An looked at the subordinates in front of him and asked, "Is the evidence conclusive?"
"It can't be wrong. The King of Guangyuan, the prefect of Jingzhou, and the King of Chu are all inseparable from the death of the King of Liao!"
(End of chapter)
