Chapter 310: Damn, I’ve become a rebel (three updates, 12,000!)
Yan Maoqing, who was imprisoned in Fuzhou Prefecture Prison, couldn’t figure out why Su Ze rebelled?
A dignified province’s Jieyuan rebellion?
Yan Maoqing has met countless passionate scholars like Su Ze in his life.
These scholars were full of enthusiasm for the court and plunged into the big dye vat of Ming Dynasty officialdom.
Some, like Yan Maoqing, had their colors changed by the big dye vat and became disillusioned and became pure egoists.
Some give up their ideals and just seek a moment of peace in this troubled world.
Those who adhere to their ideals, like Yang Jisheng and Zhou Yunyi, are vulnerable to power.
On the execution ground, they hoped that the emperor would take back his life, that they would move the emperor with their passion, and that they would use death to cleanse this turbid world. How naive they were!
Killing these people is like killing a dog to Yan Maoqing!
Originally, Yan Maoqing thought that Su Ze, like them, would be arrested and then shout that he was wronged.
But Yan Maoqing was wrong, Su Ze had planned it for a long time!
Yan Maoqing came back to his senses. He thought about the process of being caught and felt a chill down his spine.
The loaded musket and the soldiers who quickly pounced on the officials present were all planned by Su Ze!
How dare he!
Yan Maoqing really couldn't figure out why Su Ze rebelled? What reason did he have for rebellion?
Can he make it?
Yan Maoqing broke into cold sweat.
The elite of the Ming Dynasty and the elite border guards of the Nine Borders are resisting the attack of Mongolia Ada.
All the elites in the south are now in Su Ze's hands.
Tusi rebellions in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi are rising one after another, and a flying dragon army can penetrate Jiangxi.
There are absolutely no soldiers to fight around in Fujian!
Transferring elites from the north to the south?
Impossible, at least for now!
Even if I don't take the opportunity to cause rebellion, the capital will have no military pay to supply the Northern Army to go south, at least until this year's autumn harvest, which is impossible!
Yan Maoqing thought about it again. Su Ze used to train in Shanghai and was also very influential in Zhejiang.
If Su Ze had a boat, he could destroy Japanese pirates like Lin Daoqian. The combat effectiveness of the Fujian Navy can be imagined.
If Su Ze led his troops northward and cut off water transportation from the south of the Yangtze River, let alone mobilizing the northern frontier troops to go south, even the Manchu ministers in the capital would be hungry!
Su Ze's timing is really great.
The more Yan Maoqing thought about it, the more he became afraid. No matter what the outcome of Su Ze's rebellion was, he would be dead.
In great panic, Yan Maoqing spent his days in prison like years, in constant panic.
What Yan Maoqing couldn't figure out was Hu Zongxian who was "rescued" from the Zhejiang Governor's Yamen by Lin Mojun.
After the Battle of Taizhou, Hu Zongxian also thought about his final destination.
When Jin Yiwei came to the door, Hu Zongxian felt as if a big stone had fallen from his heart.
Of course, Hu Zongxian felt more chilled.
With his heart to serve the country, he violated the instructions of his mentor Yan Song and insisted on quelling the Japanese rebellion in Zhejiang.
Hu Zongxian's memorial to resign from office and the memorial to plead for merit for his subordinate Zhejiang New Army were sent to the capital. Finally, the Jin Yiwei came to visit.
When the shackles were placed around Hu Zongxian's neck, this high-ranking official who once made all the changes in the southeast was led out of the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion like a dog.
Hu Zongxian was full of humiliation. He resisted committing suicide because he wanted to be able to state what he had done over the years in front of the emperor after being escorted to the capital, so that the emperor could understand his merits and hard work over the years.
In addition, even if Hu Zongxian was full of wisdom, he could not think of any way to break the situation.
At this time, Lin Deyang led the Zhejiang New Army into Hangzhou City and stopped the Jinyiwei team.
Seeing that Lin Deyang personally led the team to subdue the Jinyiwei, Hu Zongxian was not happy at all because he was rescued.
"Lin Deyang! Are you committing rebellion by attacking the Jinyi Guards?"
Hu Zongxian refused Lin Deyang to unshackle him, but said: "You return to the military camp quickly! Otherwise, the Zhejiang New Army will be implicated!"
Lin Deyang Said: "Ministry, the Zhejiang New Army has taken control of Hangzhou City."
Lin Deyang stepped aside, and Hu Zongxian saw a young and handsome officer staring at him with a smile.
"Lin Mojun, the guard of Changning, has met Hu Butang."
Hu Zongxian regained his ability to think.
Yes, he manages the Zhejiang New Army, but he doesn't seem to have let Lin Deyang lay down his life for him, right?
Hu Zongxian looked at the neatly dressed soldiers behind Lin Mojun, holding blunderbuss, and suddenly thought of a possibility.
"Su Ze rebelled!?"
Hu Zongxian blurted out and asked.
Lin Mojun smiled and said: "Hu Butang, Mr. Su asked me to come to Zhejiang because I couldn't bear to resist Japanese Zhongliang and be framed."
Hu Zongxian's face was ashen and he said: "Don't think of me becoming a thief!"
Lin Mojun took out a memorandum. , handed it to Hu Zongxian and said: "This is Mr. Su's letter to the capital, please Hu Butang to read it." The
content of the letter is the content of Su Ze's speech at Fuzhou Pier. After reading it, Hu Zongxian looked pale.
When he saw the signatures of many officials from Fujian and Zhejiang, as well as the name "Hu Zongxian" at the end of the appeal, his face turned even paler.
Su Ze's [Calligraphy] skill has reached Level 9. He imitated the signature written by Hu Zongxian based on the letters he exchanged with Hu Zongxian, which was enough to fool most people.
Although traces of imitation can still be seen, Hu Zongxian knew that if this memorandum was sent to the capital, everyone in the world would think that he and Su Ze had joined forces to rebel!
Now it’s really mud that fell into my crotch, it’s either shit or shit!
Hu Zongxian calmed down completely. He looked at Lin Mojun and said, "Why me? Everyone in the world knows that I am a disciple of the Yan Party. What I, Hu Zongxian, did in Zhejiang is not a good person. Why did Su Ze tie me up to rebel? "
Lin Mojun said: "Mr. Su said that a gentleman does not care about his heart. In the battle of Taizhou, Hu Butang is countless times better than those hypocrites who talk about benevolence, justice and morality and do not benefit the country at all. Hu Butang is serving the country. A gentleman who serves the people."
"The reason why the government is weak is because the gentlemen who did things like Hu Butang were framed, those villains who talked about empty talk were reused, those who have contributed to the country will not die well, and those who flatter and flatter themselves enjoy wealth and honor. What kind of world is this? "
When we raise our troops this time, we will first protect Fujian and Zhejiang. If the imperial court is stubborn, we will have no choice but to punish the people and go to Beijing to sideline the emperor!"
Then Lin Mojun was too lazy to talk nonsense with Hu Zongxian and asked Lin Deyang to general He "invited" to return to the Yamen of Zhejiang Governor's Mansion.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Mojun personally led the fleet and sailed into the Yangtze River Estuary to threaten Jiangnan!
When the news reached Nanjing, the entire officialdom of Nanjing was shaken!
Zhang Juzheng, who was originally planning to go south to persuade Hu Zongxian, suddenly felt that the world was changing too fast.
Qingliu was originally worried that Hu Zongxian would threaten the Japanese self-respect, so he asked Zhang Juzheng to go south to persuade Hu Zongxian to win over him.
Unexpectedly, before Zhang Juzheng arrived in Zhejiang, Hu Zongxian completed his task in one battle and wiped out the Taizhou Japanese pirates. Zhang Juzheng then stayed in Nanjing to wait for the situation, but received the news that the emperor had ordered that Hu Zongxian be sent to Beijing to face charges.
But before Zhang Juzheng could react, he received new news that the Tuanlian New Army in Fujian and Zhejiang rebelled and supported Su Ze as the governor. They also robbed the Jin Yiwei and rescued Hu Zongxian.
Hu Zongxian suddenly changed his identity and signed a memorandum with Su Ze, transforming himself into a rebel leader.
This is too fast!
When they heard that Su Ze's navy had entered the Yangtze River Estuary, the Six Ministries in Nanjing immediately panicked and quickly called a meeting with senior officials in Nanjing.
As a Hanlin official and King Yu's envoy, Zhang Juzheng was also summoned to attend the meeting of the Six Ministries in Nanjing.
Since Fang Wanghai resigned, Zhao Zhenji has taken charge of the Nanjing Household Department and is currently the person in charge of the Nanjing Household Department.
Li Sui, the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, was still the Minister of the Ministry of War when the Zhenwu Camp mutiny occurred. Because of his contribution to the pacification of Zhenwu Camp, he was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing.
However, it was said in Nanjing that it was Liu Shiyan, the sincerity uncle, who negotiated with the military leader of Zhenwu Camp at that time, and Li Sui just took the credit from Liu Shiyan.
The governor of the Nanjing Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was still Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu. Although Li Tingzhu failed to deal with the last Zhenwuying mutiny, the person who embezzled it was Wei Guogong Xu Pengju. Li Tingzhu stayed in his original post and was fined three months' salary.
The Duke of Wei, Xu Pengju, who caused such a vicious mutiny, was finally deprived of military power and closed his door to reflect on his mistakes.
However, the guarding eunuch He Su, who was the emperor's domestic slave, was not so lucky. He was directly deprived of all positions and went to Fengyang to guard the mausoleum.
Therefore, the three people who can speak at the meeting today are the Marquis of Linhuai, Li Tingzhu, the Minister of War, Li Sui, and the Minister of Household Affairs, Zhao Zhenji.
Li Tingzhu looked around. He, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army in Nanjing, was really a coward.
First there was the Japanese rebellion in Nanzhili, then there was the Zhenwuying mutiny, and now Su Ze has rebelled again.
Li Tingzhu even wondered if his ancestor Li Jinglong had manifested himself. How could he be so unlucky as the Marquis of Linhuai?
He even envied the Duke of Wei, Xu Peng, who had been ordered to think about it at home. This old man had made money, and now he was dismissed. He no longer had to worry about state affairs and could pack his bags and run away with his family at any time.
Li Tingzhu looked around and finally landed on Li Sui, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing.
"Li Shangshu, you are in charge of the military affairs of Nanzhili. How are you going to fight against this traitor at the mouth of the Yangtze River?"
Li Sui cursed in his heart, asking for rebellion? What to ask for?
After the Zhenwuying mutiny, the Nanjing gentlemen were afraid of further trouble, so they did not even issue weapons to the soldiers.
The soldiers near Nanjing have not touched weapons for a year, let alone training. Even the kitchen knives for cutting meat are locked on the stove!
Moreover, the Nanjing guards were all watching the imperial court's settlement of accounts and the settlement of Zhenwu Camp after the fall. Who would work for you in the Ming Dynasty?
Su Ze had a very high reputation in Jiangnan, and he was in charge of the Shanghai Anti-Smuggling Corps, so what could he do with it?
Li Sui frowned and said: "The last battle at Jingkou in Zhenjiang, the Nanzhili Navy was burned down. All the available troops in Nanzhili were taken to Zhejiang by Hu Zongxian, and there was no way to rebel." Li Sui handed over his family background, and everyone
was I understand, the current situation in Zhili in the south is that there is simply nothing we can do about the fleet at the Yangtze Estuary!
Zhao Zhenji, a great Confucian scholar and disciple of Xu Jie, the current chief minister of the cabinet, Zhao Zhenji, the Minister of Household Affairs, finally spoke.
"The Nanjing Household Department still has 100,000 taels of silver in deposit."
Li Tingzhu and Li Sui immediately looked at Zhao Zhenji, but Zhao Zhenji said: "Of these 80,000 taels are the gold and silver arrears from Jiangnan that were pursued last year. They cannot be misappropriated!" Listen
! When it came to gold and silver, everyone was in despair.
The Ming Dynasty's finances were complex, but it already had a modern financial system of dedicated state revenue and expenditure.
Jinhuayin is a part of the tax collected specifically in silver. This silver is specially used for the emperor.
To put it bluntly, this is money sent to the emperor's inner treasury. No one dares to misappropriate it without the emperor's will.
Taxes in Jiangnan were often in arrears and resisted. Zhao Zhenji's greatest political achievement in Nanjing's Ministry of Household Affairs was the collection of 80,000 taels of gold and silver, so it could never be touched.
All this has come to a dead end again.
Zhang Juzheng finally couldn't help it anymore. He stood up and said,
"Master Zhao! This money must be used!"
Zhao Zhenji knew Zhang Juzheng, but she didn't expect him to speak suddenly on such an occasion.
Zhang Juzheng saluted Li Tingzhu and Li Sui, and then said:
"The Soviet thieves invaded the Yangtze River. If they cut off the Yangzhou water transport hub, you will all be the sinners of the imperial court!"
Zhao Zhenji also felt a thump in his heart. Yangzhou is the main water transport hub in the south and north of the Yangtze River. It is also the hub of Yangtze River water transportation.
Not only taxes and food from Jiangnan, but also food from Huguang, the main grain-producing area of the Ming Dynasty, flowed down the Yangtze River, transited in Yangzhou, and were transported north to the capital.
Yangzhou is more important than Mount Tai. If there is a loss in Yangzhou, the ministers in Nanjing will really be responsible for their death.
Zhang Juzheng said loudly: "Same as the last time the Japanese invaded, the Soviet navy has powerful artillery, but there are not many soldiers capable of fighting on land." "
Shouyang must defend Zhenjiang! Please send all the troops to South Zhili to survey and use, Governor Li , defend Zhenjiang!"
"Use Zhenjiang to defend, and then build and train naval forces in Nanjing's Xuanwu Lake. As long as we hold on to Yangzhou and the elites from the north of the imperial court move south, the Soviet Union's rebellion will be put down!" What
Zhang Juzheng said was righteous, but he himself also Know what is going on at Jiubian.
The former governor of Jiliao, Wang Yan, was killed. Wang Yan was well-known in Jiubian, and he was not greedy for soldiers' pay, so he was very supported by the soldiers of Jiubian.
Not to mention how to appease the soldiers from the Nine Borders heading south, the military ration consumption alone is something the imperial court cannot afford now.
But Zhang Juzheng has to say this. If Yangzhou is lost, Ming Dynasty will lose the channel to draw blood from the south, and then the court will have no hope of suppressing the rebellion!
At this moment, Zhao Zhenji, a non-stick pan, still hesitated and said: "This is Your Majesty's money. Do you want to issue a memorial?" Zhang Juzheng was almost laughed out of anger at him. He said directly: "If the Su
thieves
capture Yangzhou, All this money will go into the hands of thieves! It is better to go out and recruit soldiers now!"
Zhao Zhenji still said: "In this case, I, a small minister of household affairs, can't make the decision, so please sign it."
Zhang Ju Zhengqi's teeth were itching, so he snatched the brush from the clerk who was recording the meeting and signed his name directly.
"Everyone, please sign! Zhang immediately submitted a memorial. This matter was initiated by Zhang, and he will take full responsibility!" Only
then did all the officials present sign their names.
With Zhang Juzheng taking the lead, Li Tingzhu issued military orders to various large and small officials in Nanjing to become monks. He also ordered the yamen at all levels in Nanjing to collect special taxes.
Xu Shixing, the new top scholar who visited overseas elixirs for the emperor, finally arrived in Nanjing. When he heard the news of Su Ze's rebellion, Xu Shixing felt like he was struck by thunder.
Xu Shixing ignored the emperor's order and hurried back to his hometown in Suzhou Prefecture, only to see that soldiers wearing the familiar uniforms of the Shanghai Anti-Japanese General Corps had taken control of the Suzhou Prefecture city gate.
The young No. 1 pick was dizzy.
Oops, I've become a rebel!
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