Tie Xuan, Xu Huizu, Yang Rong, and Liu Changge knelt in the Wuying Hall, not daring to make any move despite the cold wind blowing across their bodies.
They already knew about Weilu City.
Zhu Yunwen slapped the desk, smashed the document in front of Xu Huizu, and shouted angrily: "Who can tell me, what authority does Commander Shi have to kill his fellow commanders, and what authority does the General Soldier of Jiayuguan have to kill Commander Shi? I gave them the right to do so." , or did the Fifth Army Governor’s Mansion give them the courage, and the Ministry of War gave them support?!”
Xu Huizu lowered his head and did not dare to speak, and Tie Xuan was also a little ashamed.
Zhu Yunwen walked towards Liu Changge, kicked him to the ground, and scolded: "This is the Security Bureau you are in charge of. I remember that the Security Bureau has rules. You are not allowed to have personal relationships with generals and officials. When will hundreds of households in the Security Bureau be able to be brothers with the commander Shi?" , are you drinking together and singing songs together? Liu Changge, tell me, have all the ironclad rules of the Security Bureau been changed?"
Liu Changge hurriedly crawled over, knelt down again, and put his head against the cold floor tiles: "The iron rule has not been changed. We have neglected our duties. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
At this time, it is no longer possible to blame Wang Pei alone to solve the problem, but will instead irritate Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen never imagined that such a big thing would happen on the military frontline of the Ming Dynasty. Officers would do whatever they wanted. They were so bold that they even dared to kill fellow commanders and commanders directly. In order to keep their official positions, they even dared to fabricate charges!
Song Hu left as an urgent document. Needless to say, Fu Chen and others' merit reporting documents were still on the way. If they received the merit reporting documents first, wouldn't they have to give Fu Chen and others a commendation and send some rewards back?
Fallen at every level!
The commanding officer has fallen, and the supervisory censor has also fallen. Even his own eyes and ears, the security bureau sergeants, have enjoyed themselves and become accomplices!
OK!
Covering it up, hiding it, do you really think they can cover up the sky with one hand from outside? !
Don’t forget, there is only one sky and one emperor in the Ming Dynasty, and the only one who can cover the sky is me, Zhu Yunwen!
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xu Huizu and said sternly: "Order Xu Yingxu to lead a team, with personnel from the Ministry of War and the Security Bureau, to go to Weilu City to thoroughly investigate the matter. Once it is confirmed that Fu Chen, Sun Cheng and others framed Zhongliang and killed indiscriminately, Those who are innocent and dead will be dug up and their heads hung on nine sides; those who are not dead will have their heads chopped off immediately, their property will be confiscated, and their whole family, young and old, will be sent to Stone City in Western Xinjiang to cultivate wasteland!"
"I will receive the order."
Xu Huizu, Tie Xuan and others lowered their heads and agreed.
Zhu Yunwen picked up a bloody document and said with sharp eyes: "Although Zhao De of Qianhu in Weilu City was guilty of dereliction of duty and frame-up, he was not the mastermind. He committed suicide in a letter of ten thousand words to apologize. Let's give him a generous burial. Others People should not be spared, get to the bottom of it, and deal with them no matter how many people are involved!"
Xu Huizu knew that this time the army must be reorganized no matter what.
Zhu Yunwen handed Zhao De's "Border Town Rectification Book" to Tie Xuan and said seriously: "Give the Ministry of War two days to submit a set of strategies and tell me how the Ming Dynasty's border towns should be organized! Tatars are always there, and Liang If I am not here for a long time, if there is another general in the border town who neglects his duty and indulges in pleasure, won't the enemy break into the city?!"
Tie Xuan was a little afraid. If Weilu City was opened by the Tatars and the sergeants were killed, the losses would be huge. Not to mention the eighteen divine machine guns and one hundred rounds of gunpowder shells in Weilu City. Once they fell into the hands of the Tatars, that would be a huge loss. The consequences could be disastrous!
Although the Ming Dynasty had military orders, once the city was defeated, all the gunpowder bombs were ignited and destroyed, and they must not fall into the enemy's hands. But what if the people guarding the gunpowder bombs also failed in their duties and didn't have time to destroy them all?
It is related to the border defense and security of the Ming Dynasty. We must strengthen the rectification of all guards, officers and soldiers, especially the frontline and border towns!
Zhu Yunwen looked at the map hanging on the screen and gave an order: "The Tatars invaded the border and killed our sergeants. From today on, no trade or trade with the Tatars is allowed. Not only salt and iron tea, but also a piece of rag and rust." Not even a single seed in an iron basin is allowed to be given to the Tatars! Tell the merchants and border officials that from the date of the decree, anyone who trades with the Tatars will be deemed to have violated the rules, the merchants will have their homes raided, and the military attachés will be beheaded!"
"According to the order."
Tie Xuan, Xu Huizu and others did not object.
In the past, transactions with Tatars and Oara were mostly based on the need for grassland intelligence and war horses, but now the Ming Dynasty has large-scale grassland
In the field, the number of war horses is growing steadily, and the transaction on the grassland no longer seems so urgent.
Tie Xuan, Yang Rong and Xu Hui left Wuying Hall. When they heard the scolding in the hall, the three of them walked faster. It has nothing to do with how many times Liu Changge will be punished or how many kicks he will receive.
After walking out of the palace, Xu Huizu held up his cold hands and said to Tie Xuan and Yang Rong: "The emperor didn't say how to deal with Song Hu. You should be gentle. He is Song Sheng's son after all."
Tie Xuan had a cold face and showed no mercy at all: "Song Hu knew not to kill Fu Chen, but he still dared to kill him. It is clear that he did not take military law seriously. If he is not severely punished, wouldn't the frontline generals in the future be able to deal with the generals at will? Officer, once this case is made, there will be endless troubles! Don’t say that he is the son of Song Sheng, the son of your old Xu family, he will be punished accordingly!"
Xu Huizu glared at Tie Xuan, "My son, give it a try. If you don't tear down the Ministry of War Yamen, my surname is not Xu."
However, Song Hu did go too far in this matter. Fu Chen killed someone and he deserved to die, but Song Hu should never, never should have killed him. He had to be killed by the imperial court's decree and the emperor's order.
Yang Rong looked at the stiff scene and persuaded: "General Song Hu is guilty and meritorious. No matter what punishment he receives in the end, he will not lose his life. Duke Wei does not need to worry. But the emperor's attitude towards the Tatars is unpredictable. well."
Xu Huizu frowned and nodded: "Yes, according to common sense, when the Tatars invade, the emperor will be furious. The next step should be to order the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War to prepare food, grass and supplies, and send troops to conquer the Tatars after the spring. But this time , the emperor actually just stopped the trade with the Tatars."
Yang Rong was very confused about this.
For a long time, Zhu Yunwen has practiced that I will not offend others unless they offend me, and I will offend them if they offend me. This is true for fighting Annan, this is true for fighting pirates, this is true for fighting Japanese pirates, and it is also true for fighting Timur.
Now, the Tatars attacked Weilu City of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty lost some soldiers. It was a good excuse to start a war. However, Zhu Yunwen was unexpected and uncharacteristically had no intention of conquering the Tatars. .
Tie Xuan clapped his hands and looked at the green white cloud: "The imperial court has too many things to do, and it is difficult to engage in war."
Yang Rong looked at Tie Xuan, somewhat disapproving of this answer.
Yes, the Ministry of Household Affairs is in some difficulties now, but it is not to the point of being stretched. You must know that the ninth year of Jianwen is coming to an end. The Ministry of Household Affairs reserves two million taels of disaster relief money every year and only spent 500,000 taels this year. No, with this amount of money as a base and squeezing in other things, the cost of an expedition to the Tartars is still enough.
In addition, there are more and more granaries in the north. The grain reserves in Peiping alone are enough to support the local area for two years. Even if an army of 300,000 is mobilized for an expedition, it is enough to adjust the grain from Peiping.
With money and no shortage of food, the conditions for the expedition were sufficient. As long as Zhu Yunwen decided to go to the Tartars, he could definitely fight a war. Zhu Yunwen did not order an expedition, there must be bigger considerations.
Yang Rong didn't know what Zhu Yunwen was planning, but he knew very well that he would never let Tatar go.
Zhu Yunwen really did not intend to let Tatar go, but it was far from time to settle accounts now. Tatar is not Tamerlane and cannot be avoided. Zhu Yunwen will never be like Zhu Di in history, who went on expeditions again and again, seemingly gaining prestige, but in fact most of them returned without success and cost a lot of money.
If you want to fight, kill him and completely eliminate the threat to the grassland, instead of fighting once this year and again in three years. Zhu Yunwen knew that if the grassland did not surrender, it would be impossible for the Ming Dynasty to live a stable life for a long time.
There will be war sooner or later, but Zhu Yunwen cannot be satisfied with petty fights. Decisive war is the emperor's chess game.
Two days later, the Ministry of War reported that the officers and soldiers in the border towns should be rectified, and some supervisors were transferred from the Beijing army to inspect the border towns to find out the style of the soldiers in the border towns, strict military discipline, and stay alert.
Zhu Yunwen was very dissatisfied with Tie Xuan's behavior and called Wuying Hall to curse. In two days, your Ministry of War came up with such a moderate plan?
To rectify military discipline and establish military prestige, we should focus on discipline, style, and examples.
The Ministry of War has spoken about discipline and work style, but what about typical examples?
Fu Chen?
How can his dead head be enough? !
thorough
Check the border town and find out the generals who take the lead in breaking the law, doing nothing, and indulging military discipline. They will be punished and announced elsewhere, so that all generals will understand that the court will not show mercy in rectifying military discipline!
After Zhu Yunwen set the tone, Tie Xuan made a decisive decision and attacked Song Hu. He beat the commander-in-chief of Jiayuguan and the commander of Gansu Xingdu Division to the end, and was directly demoted to the general banner of Jiayuguan, which was not even as good as a hundred households.
Regarding the arrangements of the Ministry of War, Zhu Yunwen had no objection, and Xu Huizu also breathed a sigh of relief. Now that he was in the limelight, dealing with Song Hu was an explanation for everyone, so that everyone could see clearly that even the son of a general had made a mistake. Severe punishment will not be given.
But Xu Huizu also knew that even though Song Hu was demoted to the rank of general banner, he was still in Jiayuguan and no one could bully him. In a few years, he would still climb up.
This is the way officialdom works.
Song Hu had an amulet, and he was a rough military commander with a bad temper. Killing Fu Chen was just to uphold justice, so he was not punished too severely. But it is not so easy for others. When patrolling border towns, as long as there is a serious violation of military discipline, they will be punished to the end and other guards will be transferred to serve as small soldiers. If it is too serious, they will be reported to the court and beheaded to boost the morale of the army.
Zhu Yunwen made up his mind to rectify military discipline and selected 120 officials from the Ideological and Political Institute to serve as governors. After being trained and assessed by the Grand Governor of the Beijing Army, they were sent to the frontline towns, with the goal of becoming the third governor of the town.
The inspectors were given the right to supervise, and at the same time, the sergeants of the border town and the local security bureau were ordered to randomly exchange each other once a year to cut off the possibility of the security bureau colluding with the generals. The inspection of the censor was strengthened. The censor no longer stayed in the border town, but was changed every six months, with informed consent. Failure to report, failure to investigate and dereliction of duty will be held accountable, ranging from dismissal from office to imprisonment in serious cases.
