Gao Wei went to Mei Yin to discuss matters in Liaodong. Since the naval expedition to Tsushima and Iki Islands, the situation in Liaodong has become tense.
The capital of Liaodong was worried that Japanese pirates might gather to land in retaliation for the Ming Dynasty's military operations. In addition, the internal disputes among the Jurchen tribes in the Northeast were intensifying. Some small tribes were even directly wiped out, while some powerful tribes grew. How to stabilize Liaodong and control the situation? It has become an issue that the Chinese Military Governor's Office must pay attention to.
Mei Yin was not worried about the affairs in Liaodong. More than half a year had passed since the naval expedition to the east, and Japan had not even made a splash. It was said that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu wanted to ask Li Fangyuan, the king of Korea, to ask for peace with the Ming Dynasty, but Li Fangyuan did not want to be the peacemaker at all. Dude, he simply rejected Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
As for the dispute between the Northeast Jurchens, this is a good thing for the court.
There are not many choices for the small Jurchen tribe. There are only two options. First, be annexed by other tribes, and second, surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
Benefiting from the internal disputes among the Jurchen tribes, many Jurchen tribesmen went to Nanjing and paid tribute one after another. They even agreed to the imperial court's request for garrisoning troops, no longer as arrogant as before.
While the Ming Dynasty was planning the Western Regions, Liaodong Dusi had quietly conquered as many as fifty small Jurchen tribes, and forcibly relocated and integrated them into five regions, setting up Helan City Guards and Wuyewu Guards respectively. , Yimahushan Guard, Tarumu Guard and Asojiang Guard. These five guard posts are located between Tieling Guard and Jianzhou Guard, and control the vast area north of North Korea.
The establishment of the Ming Dynasty Guard House indeed protected the safety of the Jurchen tribe, and at the same time truly brought it under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, Mr. Kongfu entered the Northeast and took on the task of educating, and the children of the Jurchen tribe began to identify with it. , recognized the Ming Dynasty, and established one point from consciousness:
We are the people of Ming Dynasty and we must be loyal to Ming Dynasty and its monarch.
Mei Yin has analyzed the situation in Northeast China and found that the biggest problem there is not the Jurchens or Japanese pirates, but the lack of soldiers in the Liaodong Dusi. The scope of management of Liaodong Dusi does not include the northeastern areas, but due to the principle of proximity, the troops setting up guard posts in the Jurchen tribe area are all from Liaodong Dusi.
Because the imperial court integrated the Jurchen tribe, the guards were all fully equipped with 5,600 sergeants. Nearly 30,000 sergeants were taken out of the Liaodong Dusi at one go, and the Liaodong Dusi was also overwhelmed.
Gao Wei suggested that Mei Yin jointly send a letter to Zhu Yunwen to increase troops in Liaodong and Northeast China to stabilize the situation and provide the possibility for subsequent management of the Northeast.
Mei Yin agreed with Gao Wei's idea and asked Gao Wei for his opinion on the reform of the southwestern provinces to local rule and return to local rule. Gao Wei did not agree with Li Yue's suggestion. The comprehensive change of rule to local rule and return to local rule could not be achieved overnight, but should be done step by step and slowly.
Seeing the situation reappear, Huo Lin couldn't help but glance at Gao Wei and Li Jiangao. The two were more cautious, while Mei Yin was obviously dazzled by the news of the victory in the Western Expedition and thought that he could rely on powerful force to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. Solve all the chieftain problems and achieve comprehensive reform.
At this point, there is still no clue. When Mei Yin picked up the document and put it into his sleeve, Liu Changge, Tang Buping, Huo Lin and others all stared wide-eyed.
Liu Changge grabbed Mei Yin and asked sternly: "Did you take the documents out of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion?"
Mei Yin looked at Liu Changge in astonishment and said quickly: "Such an important matter requires careful consideration before reporting to the Emperor. Besides, when writing a memorial to the Emperor, you also need this document as a reference. There is nothing wrong with bringing it to my residence. Bar?"
Liu Changge had a sullen face. I have asked you eighteen times whether this document has ever left the Central Military Governor's Mansion. You have said no. Now you tell me that you have taken it out? Tang Buping stared at Mei Yin, no matter how he checked these days, there was no problem. You concealed the details of your relationship. You said that you, a Duke of Rongguo, who is in charge of the governor's office of the Chinese Army, why would you lie when faced with interrogation by the Security Bureau?
Look, some people don’t need to be punished, but they just can’t tell the truth! If you had told me earlier, would the Security Bureau still have to go to Huo Lin?
Huo Lin stopped Liu Changge and Tang Buhe, who were about to get angry, and said: "The Security Bureau needs to secretly blockade Rongguo's palace, and the situation needs to be repeated in Rongguo's palace."
"Who dares?!"
Mei Yin got angry. He was the Duke of the country and wanted to seal off his own mansion. There was no way!
Liu Changge wanted to kick Mei Yin in the face. If it weren't for you, the court's solution to the Guizhou problem would have been nothing more than a military order and a flag. Now that it's fine, the problem most likely lies with you. Do you still have the face?
"Tang Buping, please deploy personnel to secretly blockade and control all personnel in the Rongguo Palace. Do not alert outsiders!"
Liu Changge gritted his teeth and ordered.
"Liu Changge, don't go too far. I brought this document back to the mansion, but it has never left my sight! No one can enter my study, let alone leak it!"
Mei Yin shouted angrily.
Tang Buping took a deep look at Liu Changge and asked: "This matter is important. Do you want to ask the emperor for instructions?"
"seal up!"
Liu Changge shouted angrily.
Tang Buping nodded heavily, turned and left.
Huo Lin couldn't help but feel a little excited. This is the style of the commander of the Security Bureau. He sealed the palace as soon as he asked. This majesty, this courage, this power, this unrestrained. If he can do the same, he will not live in vain... …
Mei Yin looked at Liu Changge angrily: "I will definitely write a letter to impeach you!"
Liu Changge sneered: "If the Security Bureau makes a mistake, the emperor will deal with it. If you make a mistake, the Security Bureau will also pursue the crime to the end! From now on, I hope that Mei Mansion will remember it and conceal the information from the Security Bureau. Deliberately hiding important details is not deceiving the security bureau, but deceiving the emperor!"
Mei Yin shivered.
Behind the security bureau is Zhu Yunwen, who is right to deceive the emperor. It's just that I have never leaked any secrets at all, and I only brought them back to my house to write a memorial overnight.
Rongguo Duke's Mansion.
The maid Jade looked at the sleeping Princess Ning Guo and pushed her uneasily.
Princess Ning Guo was a very light sleeper and disliked being disturbed. She couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when her maid woke her up.
Jade was afraid that Princess Ning Guo would be angry, so she quickly explained: "Rong Guo Gong returned home and asked the princess to go to the study."
Princess Ningguo looked at the window. The sun was still early, so she couldn't help but ask: "The government office is working at this time, why is he back?"
Jade shook his head.
Princess Ning Guo didn't want to blame her, so she got up and dressed up before heading to the study. She didn't see many servants along the way, and the people guarding the Moon Gate were not acquaintances of the mansion.
"What happened, who are you?"
Princess Ningguo asked warily.
Yang Chen from the Security Bureau gave a fist-cup salute and said with a straight face: "Princess, please go to the study room quickly and don't ask about anything else."
"This is the Duke of Rongguo's mansion. Everyone who comes here has died!"
Princess Ningguo scolded angrily.
Mei Shunchang ran over quickly, saluted Princess Ningguo, and said quickly: "Mother, go to the study."
Princess Ningguo was shocked when she saw Mei Shunchang's solemn face and turned a blind eye to the outsider's control of the mansion. She followed Mei Shunchang to Mei Yin's study without asking any more questions.
Outside the study, there were four more sergeants wearing embroidered spring knives.
Mei Shunchang didn't say anything and took Princess Ningguo into the study. Mei Yin, Li Jian, Gao Wei, Huo Lin and Liu Changge were all there.
Princess Ning Guo frowned, looked at Mei Yin and Li Jian and asked, "What happened?"
Li Jian was familiar with Princess Ningguo, and the two families moved around a lot.
Mei Yin looked at Liu Changge and said to Princess Ningguo: "This is Commander Liu Shi of the Security Bureau."
Liu’s command history? !
Princess Ningguo was surprised. How could he, the number one person in the Security Bureau, come to the Duke of Rongguo's mansion?
Tang Buping jumped down from the roof and reported to Liu Changge: "There are no signs of damage on the doors, windows, or roof. If anyone gets a glimpse of the secret from here, I'm afraid they walked in through the front door."
Liu Changge nodded slightly and looked at Huo Lin: "Go on."
Huo Lin saluted the people in the Mei Mansion and said solemnly: "Some time ago, Li Yue wrote a secret report, hoping that the imperial court would fully reform the country in the southwestern provinces. The content of the document was of great importance, but it was leaked and circulated in the public. If you are not careful, you may cause the chieftains in the southwestern provinces to rebel!"
"In order to find out the truth behind the leaked documents, I have no choice but to invite you here. I also ask you to think carefully about where you were on April 1st and 2nd, what you did at what time, and whether you have ever stepped into this study. Have you ever seen anyone come to the study? Be truthful and don’t deceive, otherwise you will be punished for the crime of deceiving the king!"
Princess Ningguo's expression changed, and she exclaimed: "A document to change the land and return to the countryside?"
Liu Changge looked at Princess Ning Guo with sharp eyes, stepped forward and said, "You know?"
Princess Ningguo looked panicked.
Mei Yin was filled with uneasiness. She walked up to Princess Ning Guo and asked seriously: "Have you been to my study and read my documents?!"
Princess Ning Guo said nervously: "I just came to bring you some soup. Seeing that you were not here, I just stayed for a while."
Mei Yin looked sad, her family was in misfortune!
He had given repeated orders not to allow anyone to enter his study, not even Princess Ning Guo! But she refused to listen and acted recklessly just because she was the eldest princess of Taizu!
"Please ask others to exit!"
Liu Changge said sternly.
Mei Yin quickly protected Princess Ning Guo and said to Liu Changge: "She just read the document and will not leak the secret!"
"Mr. Rong Guo, what happens next has nothing to do with you. Please retreat!"
Liu Changge is not negotiable.
Tang Buping asked Li Jian, Mei Shunchang and others to leave, and then looked at Mei Yin. He only waited for Liu Changge's order. The security bureau would not mind taking Mei Yin out.
Mei Yin took Princess Ning Guo to sit down and stood aside: "If you want to ask anything, just ask. I will not allow you to interrogate Princess Ning Guo alone."
Liu Changge wanted to insist, but Huo Lin quickly said: "It doesn't matter, we just want to ask Princess Ningguo who she has talked to about this matter after reading the document, and who has been to this study before."
Princess Ning Guo was a little at a loss and looked at Mei Yin.
Mei Yin comforted Princess Ning Guo: "Don't worry, it's okay. Just answer whatever you know. If you don't know, don't answer. No one can make things difficult for you."
Princess Ning Guo had a backbone, and after thinking for a while she said: "The rules in the mansion are very strict. Except for me and Duke Rong Guo, no one else can come in and out of the study at will, and neither can Mei Shunchang. As for the contents of the document, I have not told anyone about it. Yes - no, I mentioned it to the female scholar, but it was just a word..."
