Chapter 1204 It is indeed a serious problem for the confidant
When this decree came out, there was nothing to say except being stunned, and many people didn't even respond. Many people noticed that the bosses of the inner court and the outer court expressed silence to this decree. If the inner court and the outer court could not reach a tacit understanding, even the decree written by the emperor would not be implemented. The decree was issued, from the Sili Supervisor, the Imperial Horse Supervisor to the Six Ministry of the Cabinet, and it was a smooth journey without encountering any obstacles.
Where did the competition between the eunuch party and the Donglin party go? They have to mobilize and train a 100,000 army to fight. How much money does it cost? This involves several provinces and border towns. How can it be coordinated so easily? Is Wei Zhongxian crazy?
Although it was the will of Emperor Tianqi, everyone knew that it was Wei Zhongxian who promoted it. The scale of such a large army even exceeded the strength of the battle between Sarhu and the Jurchens in Jianzhou. It is said that half of the Liao salary last year was to be used on this. What exactly should we do?
The decree was issued and various procedures were completed. After a few days of strange quietness, the discussions in the capital broke out completely. The six cabinet ministries were questioning, and the memorials were everywhere. Everyone was saying that the evil spirits in the court were crazy and that they were talking about military and national affairs. They were saying that they regarded military and national affairs as a joke. They must be cleared out to restore the bright world.
Those Qingliu who are qualified to dismiss the order, those bigwigs who can raise opinions and questions at the drafting stage, at this time, they criticized while remorseful that they were bullied by evil spirits and had to act against their will. They even said that the loyal Dahu of the Silijian and other inner court officials were crying secretly and found an opportunity to kneel in front of Emperor Tianqi to persuade him.
The criticism seemed to be boiling, but the order was issued, and the procedures for operation must start to operate, otherwise they could be investigated by the crime of deceiving the emperor. The Dongchang men watched the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, and the official orders to mobilize troops, food and grass were sent from the capital to various places.
Why did he do this?
At this time, rumors were already scattered in the capital, and there were rumors and believers in everything.
Some say that Wei Zhongxian was possessed by evil spirits, and some people say that he wanted to learn from the eunuch Wang Zhen of the orthodox dynasty, and wanted to get over the affinity of suppressing the army, but he didn't see when it was now.
Then, the most thrilling one of these rumors was that Wei Zhongxian was going to rebel!
This rumor is full of slightness, saying that after the imperial court has been defeated, Wei Zhongxian's reputation has dropped to the bottom, and even the emperor has begun to alienate him. In order to save his life, he must fight to the death.
However, it is difficult to continue to suppress the bandits in Xuzhou. There may be a turning point in the big victory. Even if it is a small victory, it will be attacked and downed by censors and even the political enemies of the inner court. If it is defeated, it will be a situation that will never be restored. But according to the embarrassment of the court, can it be a hasty situation to gather the army and win the battle that has already been defeated?
It can be seen from this that apart from gathering these official troops to rebel, he had no way out - everyone who took a private walk on the rumor was very sure.
But the common people in the market are skeptical, middle and lower officials are a joke, while the upper-level officials and bigwigs do not believe it at all. Everyone who has contacted Wei Zhongxian thinks that Eunuch Wei is very sober and still has the same overall situation and is orderly in his work. But unlike before, Wei Zhongxian is very impatient.
But the high-ranking officials and powerful people in the upper class could not see the motivation of Eunuch Wei to do so,
Wei Zhongxian entered the palace and had been practicing for more than 30 years to get his current position. Nothing to know words or rude village men are fake. Now Wei Zhongxian's ability is not weaker than that of anyone with the same position, but how could such a capable and clear-headed person do such an unfavorable move to him?
After thinking about it, their conclusion was very simple. After such a crushing defeat, Eunuch Wei was really crazy.
Everyone knows that don’t bother with the madman now, especially when this madman still holds great power, everyone will make a long-term plan. Moreover, Wei Zhongxian is about to leave the capital as a military supervisor. A powerful and wealthy man comes from the emperor’s great lord, and he is actually staying away from the emperor. Didn’t he realize the danger?
Just after this initial confusion and restlessness, news spread again in the capital.
Why did we have to fight troops to suppress the enemy before? What kind of thieves should be suppressed? Check the memorials and documents over the past two years. Except for the disaster, Xuzhou seems to have no trouble. The taxes that should be paid were not delayed, and the written response was not interrupted. The local officials are still there, without any abnormalities.
Not only Xuzhou, but also in several neighboring places in Xuzhou, and there has never been any rebellion from local officials in prefectures and counties. The only chaos was the riots caused by the incense sect, and the refugees caused by Liao sacrificial salaries and famines. Then no one said that there was a riot in Xuzhou. The reason why the sudden dispatch of troops was just that the governors from Shandong and Nanzhili reported the documents secretly, and the Jinyi Guard reported the documents secretly. They all said that there were misconduct in Xuzhou, but these were all isolated evidence. The governors, the central officials in these places, and the military generals at all levels, were closely related to Wei Zhongxian.
Before the war, the local government made an emergency and then the court sent troops. Is this really a rebellion or just colluding with each other to come up with the so-called reason? But everyone can understand that Wei Zhongxian's party would not use the army to fight in the hinterland of Nanzhili for no reason. If he did that, it would not only be crazy, but also crazy.
If someone is interested, you will know that there are powerful people in Xuzhou who are entrenched, killing people and robbing goods, bullying the government, monopolizing commercial roads and salt roads, interfering in the canal transportation, and they are indifferent to the king's laws and have clashed with the government army more than once. However, no matter how they investigate, no matter whether it is the report from the local government or the correspondence between them, it is said that the powerful people in Xuzhou are raising the flag to rebel.
What the Xuzhou powerful people do is shocking, but why aren’t the local tyrants in the Ming Dynasty doing this? To be honest, aren’t the big men in the capital and even the Qingliu family in the local area?
There must be hidden information. Maybe the eunuch party competes with the people for profit or eliminates loyal and kindness, and mobilizes the army to revenge private revenge. As for why the defeat is too great, there are traces to follow. The people in Xuzhou and Pizhou have always been strong, so they naturally try their best to defend their hometown. As for what the official army looks like, everyone naturally knows it. It is not uncommon to have such a defeat.
If you can find out this hidden truth, you can push Wei Zhongxian, who is in charge of the saint, into the eighteenth level of hell, so that he will never turn over. As for how to explain in Xuzhou, you can only capture a few unlucky ghosts who are the leader and kill them, and let others go easily.
Such people gather tens of thousands of thieves, casting cannons and forging armor, opening up sea bans, and thousands of elite cavalry under their command. Even the Tartars in the grassland and Jianzhou cannot do it. It sounds like an exaggeration, and it is nothing more than fighting for each other's profits!
Of course, there are many doubts in this statement. If you want to destroy the powerful, no one will mobilize the army for no reason. Wei Zhongxian is not the kind of person who avenges private revenge for the sake of temporary aura and small profits.
Besides, these powerful people asked themselves, could they make such a huge loss by their own tens of thousands of troops in the court? I'm afraid it won't work.
However, no one cares about these doubts now, everyone only notices two key points: there is no rebellion in Xuzhou, Pizhou, which means there is no unilateral grudge with the Ming Dynasty; then, we can use this opportunity to defeat Wei Zhongxian.
The Donglin Party was suppressed and demoted in the second half of the Wanli period. After finally taking advantage of the opportunity of the change of thrones such as Hongwan and the Palace to control the situation, he was suppressed by Wei Zhongxian and was breathless. Now who cares about the doubts? The first priority is to turn the tables and defeat the leader of the eunuch party, and then the Qingliu Zhengren returned to the court. At that time, the dynasty was full of justice, and naturally the world was peaceful and all nations surrendered. These local tyrants would definitely be willing to be righteous and repent.
The direction of the capital has become very subtle. Wei Zhongxian is in charge of sending troops to fight and suppression. Official documents are constantly issued. The treasury has begun to allocate silver. The local government has made various preparations, but the attacks and interference have been greatly reduced. Some Qingliu even began to cooperate without attention. However, undercurrents are surging, and all factions are in a series of activities. The communication between the capital and the local government is several times or dozens of times more than before. Even the inner courts are in contact.
However, everyone knows that such subtle calm will not last too long. It is already the late lunar month. In more than a month, most of the troops mobilized this time will gather, but in more than a month, the canal transportation will begin. If you really fight, this year's canal transportation will probably be cut off and abandoned again. How many people's plan to make money will be affected, which is absolutely unbearable.
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"Are Wei Zhongxian crazy? He still wants to fight?" As soon as the content of the decree was released, it was immediately passed on to Xuzhou by a quick horse. After seeing the content of the decree, Zhao Jin was also very surprised.
The tens of thousands of government troops that were suppressed this time were almost wiped out. Because Wei Zhongxian was instigating him behind the scenes, he would be implicated in this great defeat. As long as anyone who has a little understanding of the court can imagine the endless attacks, even the trust of Emperor Tianqi will weaken. Simply dealing with these situations will make people feel anxious. Moreover, Zhao Jin and his partners also considered the canal transportation.
Cutting off the canal transport and cutting off the supply of the capital will cause an earthquake in the political arena, not to mention that the cut off the canal transport will cut off the financial path of many people. There have been several conflicts, and it can be seen that Wei Zhongxian is also afraid of the anger of the people, but why did he ignore it and fight to the end this time?
"Does Wei Yi think that our Xuzhou is a major concern of the Ming Dynasty and must be killed all of them?" Wang Zhaojing asked out loud. After saying this, he was stunned for a moment, smiled and shook his head and said, "We are indeed a major concern, and we should be killed all of them."
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Chapter completed!