Chapter 72: Unfortunate Words
Fang Jifan actually had already figured out the temper of Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi was actually a good man. Although he was angry, he rarely punished him for words.
Emperor Hongzhi had to change the awkward topic and put on a stern face: "I called you because of several impeachment memorials, this one is Zhang Fen, the Censor of the Censorate, and this one..." He picked up the thickest one: "This is the memorials of Hou Shouning and Jianchangbo, which are all impeachment of you to insult the ministers and impeachment of your daily misconduct. What do you have to say?"
Fang Jifan said in surprise: "Where can I insult the minister?"
"Since he is the right deputy censor and Guizhou Governor Qian Yue..."
Fang Jifan understood what it means to settle accounts after autumn.
Zhu Houzhao was so scared that she was trembling. The rabbit died and the fox was so sad. Why did she feel a little cold on the back?
Fang Jifan immediately said: "I just reported the truth and expressed my opinion. How could I insult Governor Qian? I am wronged!"
Emperor Hongzhi smiled. In fact, he might not really blame Fang Jifan in his heart, but... he just took advantage of the situation and took advantage of this opportunity to make this guy honest, so as not to cause any trouble again.
So he looked stern and angry: "At this point, you still want to deny it. Are you still afraid of your bad words and deeds on weekdays? I have always been tolerant of you in front of your father. Now, with so many impeachment memorials, how can I not give an explanation to the world? This time, I have to punish you severely..."
Fang Jifan was a little confused...
It turns out that the prodigal son has no good ending.
But at this moment, there were rapid footsteps outside the warm-up pavilion.
The boots stomped on the snow, making a slight crisp sound.
A moment of effort...
Then he heard the eunuch sternly, "Who is it?"
"I am waiting for the imperial edict to Jiang Xin, Hanlin, if there is an urgent memorial, it is of great importance and I need to see you immediately."
The eunuch has not responded yet.
Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. He originally took this opportunity to hit Fang Jifan at one time so that he could become a new person. Who knew... something happened again.
He said loudly: "Come in and speak."
After a moment, the Hanlin hurried in, his face was solemn, and he bowed to the ground without hesitation, and raised a memorial with his hands: "Mr. Jiang Xin, report to Your Majesty, Guizhou Governor Qian Yue has sent it to the press..."
Emperor Hongzhi was suddenly attracted by this urgent report, and he couldn't help but wink at Liu Jian and others beside him.
It's so strange.
What's the rush?
Emperor Hongzhi said lightly: "What's the matter?"
Jiang Xin's face looked like a slut: "Milu, the daughter of the chieftain of Zhanyizhou in Yunnan, was in conflict with her husband, the judge of Guizhou, Long Chang, and led troops to kill Long Chang, raised the flag to rebel. Governor Qian received the news and immediately organized a quellant to suppress the rebellion... Unfortunately... Unfortunately... the army was defeated. The general of Guizhou Cao Kai and the chief officer Yang Youfa were buried and killed by the bandit army. The rebels surrounded Governor Qian's central camp. This urgent report was written by Mr. Qian before his death. He ordered people to break out of the siege, quickly and expedite him to the capital. I am afraid that the governor Qian Yue... has also died... The matter is urgent, and I am afraid that I will delay it, so I come to see you specially and ask Your Majesty to forgive me."
"What..." Liu Jian suddenly stood up.
This news...is something I never expected.
The one who was killed was the dignified governor of Guizhou and the chief rank of Guizhou Province. Moreover, there was the general officer Cao Kai, who was the highest military officer in Guizhou Province. As for the central official Yang Youfa, he was the eunuch of the military supervising sent by the palace. These three were all the core figures in Guizhou Province. Anyone who was killed by the rebels not only made the court's face disappear, but what was even more terrifying was that it was very likely to cause more disastrous consequences.
Xie Qian was even more shocked and couldn't help but sternly: "Qian Yue has always had great achievements, how could it trigger a rebellion..."
Yunnan and Guizhou had just been rebelled, and the court was particularly concerned about Yunnan and Guizhou affairs, fearing that something would happen again. Because of this, when choosing the candidate for governor, both the emperor and the cabinet believed that Qian Yue, who had excellent political achievements, was the most suitable person. But he never thought that such a big change occurred when he took office.
Hearing Xie Gong's questioning, Jiang Xin hurriedly said: "In the hurry, he said that Milu and his husband had a conflict, so before that, Lord Qian had gone to talk about peace. He thought that after the peace talks, things would be over, but who expected..."
This suddenly... everyone was stunned.
Say and...
Whether it was Milu or Longchang, they were all holding local soldiers in their hands, asking for money and food, and they noticed something was wrong in advance, so they didn't send troops to guard against each other, and did not monitor the cities of both sides, but went to talk about the peace? In this case, even if the two were placed under house arrest, calm the incident and interrupted it, it would be fine, but... Qian Yue took the most speechless approach.
Emperor Hongzhi's face was already tragic. The small chieftain rebelled, but the court was fine, but now it was the worst result. More than 10,000 troops to suppress the rebellion were wiped out, and Guizhou Province was in a group of leaders. The prestige of the court in Yunnan and Guizhou was bound to disappear. Those chieftains who were ready to move, seeing Milu's strong soldiers and horses, it is hard to guarantee that they would not have any other ideas.
Emperor Hongzhi reluctantly supported the imperial case and said, "Qian Yue misled me!" He wanted to curse, but then he thought that Qian Yue had already sacrificed his country for his death. Although he was pedantic, he could be called loyal and righteous. After all, he was not harsh. He was just anxious and said, "Just because the couple is not in harmony, it is a rebellion. This... is so terrible!"
Liu Jian was frowning and quickly apologized: "Your Majesty, this is the old minister's mistake. He recommended Qian Yue..."
Xie Qianze said: "It's too late to apologize now. The most important thing is to send troops to quell the rebellion immediately and never let the situation go uncontrollable."
But Li Dongyang, who had been silent, had a look of surprise flashed through his eyes. Then, he glanced at Fang Jifan in horror.
Because, compared with the news from Guizhou, what shocked him even more was... Fang Jifan.
Emperor Hongzhi also slowly walked out of the shock, but then, he was replaced by a greater shock. He couldn't help but look at Fang Jifan, because at this time he realized that the result of Guizhou today was exactly the same as Fang Jifan's prediction.
The chieftains of Yunnan and Guizhou have always been respectful to the court on the surface because of the indulgence of the court, but in fact they are all in charge. Chen Kaizhi speculated that they would rebel, but they did.
Qian Yue, the governor of Shandong in Henan, had outstanding political achievements, but Fang Jifan thought that this person was scholarly and was not suitable to be alone in Guizhou. Now, everything has come true.
Emperor Hongzhi did not believe in the affairs of gods and monsters, so in his heart, how powerful is this young man?
Change the land and return to the flow!
Now it seems that changing the land and returning to the current situation seems to be imperative.
Fang Jifan was extremely embarrassed to be stared at by Emperor Hongzhi and three cabinet ministers like hungry wolves.
In fact... he didn't want this rebellion to happen. He wanted to stop this rebellion, so he spoke without saying a word and issued a warning. Unfortunately, no one took his words seriously.
After all... I am a scumbag, Fang Jifan is actually used to it.
Emperor Hongzhi took a few more steps in the warm pavilion with his hands behind his back: "It seems that it is imperative to change the land and return to the current situation. The most urgent task is to first eliminate the rebellion. He issued an order to order Wang Shi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, and the left deputy censor of the Censorate, to act as the governor of Guizhou, to transfer troops from Yunnan and Guizhou, and to divide troops into suppression. I vow to take over the thief chief Milu, and never tolerate it."
After saying that, he paused and showed a decisive side: "After the rebellion was pacified, the army was still stationed in Tuzhou such as Yunnan and Guizhou. Next, he ordered Wang Shi to promote the transformation of land and return to the rebellion. Fang Qing's family wanted to issue an order. After quelling the rebellion, he first divided the chieftains and the natives, and ordered the natives to force the chieftains to be changed to the resignation, set up teachings in the Tuzhou and promote education. In addition, he won over the locals, distributed their land, and let them farm. If the chieftains were not convinced, they would take it down immediately. What do you think?"
Fang Jifan shook his head: "Not good."
Chapter completed!