Chapter 30 Beacon Fire Five

"Elder Ge, urgent military situation. " Just arrived at the cabinet, and before Zhang Juzheng could convey the order to block the news of the riots in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a small official of the cabinet hurriedly walked in and ran in.

"Elder Ge, the emergency military situation in Guangdong." The panting little official handed the letter box tied with a red rope to Zhang Juzheng.

As soon as he heard that it was the emergency military situation in Guangdong, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but tremble in his heart, could it be that there was also a riot there?

"On the night of August 16 in the fifth year of Longqing, countless rioters suddenly appeared in the city. The thief first took the Yamen of the Political Secretary, and after hearing the news, Weichen immediately sent people to rescue the political envoy, but the thief was huge, and the reinforcements were wiped out halfway, and the life and death of the political envoy are now unknown. Now the city is in chaos, the military order is not smooth, the situation is unknown, the thieves have surrounded the Yamen of the capital, and the Yamen is not enough to fall soon. The situation is at stake, and Wechen is determined to die for his country to repay the emperor's kindness. The breadth of the command made Cao Qing worship, long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

Zhang Juzheng's expression was sluggish, and he muttered after a while: "How is it good, how is it good?" At this time, he had already vaguely thought in his heart that this riot must still be a good thing to do without teaching. No, this is a rebellion, not a riot!

Seeing Zhang Juzheng's expression, the little official's heart was full of questions, but he didn't dare to ask. This is a major national event, and you will have to suffer if you speak up rashly. However, he didn't dare to leave, judging from the expression of the elder of the pavilion, this matter must be not small, maybe he will have to order himself when he waits

"Quick, summon the six Shangshu and the Governor Wang of the Maritime Yamen to come to the cabinet for discussion." With such a big mess, Zhang Juzheng knows that he can't cover it, and the only thing he can do now is to find a way to quell the rebels as soon as possible, otherwise it will drag on for a long time, and he can't bear it at all.

Zhang Juzheng suddenly convened everyone to discuss the matter, even if the six Shangshu realized that something was wrong, otherwise Zhang Ge, who had always been calm, would not have let everyone rush to the matter in such a hurry. Could it be that the border pass has made waves again, and the Tartar soldiers have attacked the front line of the Great Wall?

Thinking of these, the six Shangshu adults invariably gave up their usual small official sedan chairs, took eight sedan chairs one by one, and rushed to the cabinet with the flying pace of the sedan chair drivers.

Six people are fast, but they are far inferior to Wang Siming. As soon as he heard that Zhang Juzheng had invited himself to the maritime yamen to discuss matters, Wang Siming was overjoyed, opened his teeth and danced his claws for a while, and stumbled to the cabinet on an old horse. This is the first time he has gone to the cabinet for deliberations since he took office as the governor of the Maritime Yamen, and even the previous Shen Chongming did not have such treatment. Could it be that the elder of the cabinet intends to introduce himself to the cabinet council?

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Siming couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, if this is the case, then he joined the cabinet before he was thirty years old, and there is no one before or since.

Rushed into the cabinet, and when he saw Zhang Juzheng, who was frowning tightly and leaning on the chair with his eyes closed, the smile on Wang Siming's face suddenly disappeared, not good, I'm afraid it's not a good thing.

"Siming, let's take a look first." Zhang Juzheng slowly opened his eyes, pointed to the two urgent reports on the table and said to Wang Siming.

Wang Siming hurriedly responded, quickly stepped forward and took it in his hand and glanced at it a few times, and his expression suddenly changed. "Elder Ge, this ......"

"Alas, the disaster has happened, but I'm afraid that the news of Lei Leopard is about to come, and it will be completely certain who dares to rebel at that time." Zhang Juzheng had calmed down a lot at this time, after all, something had happened, and no matter how worried he was, he had to deal with it.

"Elder Ge, the six Shangshu have arrived." Walked in and bowed and said.

"Let them in." Zhang Juzheng waved his hand and said, his face was calm, as if the confidence of the past had returned to him. However, Zhang Juzheng knew in his heart that this was all forcible and made, otherwise others would know that even he was messed up, so don't even think about cleaning up the situation as soon as possible.

Liubu Shangshu walked in, and without waiting for them to salute, Zhang Juzheng said: "Ladies and gentlemen, there has just been an emergency military situation in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong, and there has been a large-scale riot in the two places. ”

In just one sentence, the six Shangshu who were still breathing were stupid, looking at each other one by one, and they couldn't accept the news for a while.

"It's happened, and I don't want to hold anyone accountable now, after all, quelling the rebellion and protecting the country is the top priority at the moment. Tell me who should be sent in the current situation. Zhang Juzheng looked at the people in front of him and said.

As soon as they heard this, several people couldn't help but feel a burst of contempt in their hearts. This is really nice, and now this disaster is not all due to you, Zhang Ge Lao?

"Elder Ge, now that the northern Xinjiang is tight, I want to send a powerful general to quell this rebellion, I'm afraid it's a little difficult." The military department Shangshu took the lead and said that he knew the situation best.

"The Jiangnan generals are weak, although the combat effectiveness has been improved a lot after the reform of the military system, but most of the leading generals are mediocre, and they only want to quickly quell this rebellion, but I am afraid it is not an easy task. The meaning of this officer is to think of a way, and it is necessary to send a general to the south to preside over military affairs. Zhang Juzheng ignored the embarrassment of the military department, and insisted on sending generals south to preside over military affairs.

The brows of the military department Shangshu immediately wrinkled, the capable generals can be counted in two slaps, and now all of them are nailed to the front line of northern Xinjiang to prevent Chen Bing outside the pass, and now Zhang Juzheng has to go south alone to preside over military affairs, isn't this embarrassing for himself?

"Pavilion Elder, there is no general in the court at the moment, if you have to send a general to the south to preside over the counterinsurgency, the lower officials think that Xiong Dabiao can also be qualified to command the direct guard. Although this man lacks strategy, he is brave and brave, and he has accumulated a lot of combat experience in the southern and northern wars over the years, and it should not be difficult to send him to deal with a group of mobs. The official secretary said that the appointment of officials must go through the official department, so he knows the career experience of the officials very well. This Xiong Dabiao is also a person with outstanding achievements, and this errand is enough to be competent.

"My lord, the lower officials think that it is inappropriate to send Xiong Dabiao to go, so it is better for us to choose someone else." Wang Siming suddenly spoke.

Xiong Dabiao is Shen Chongming's sworn friend, and sending him to preside over military affairs is simply sending a puppet for Shen Chongming. Although it is not difficult to quell the rebellion in this way, Xiong Dabiao will definitely speak for Shen Chongming when he returns to Beijing to meet the emperor, in that case, no one will be able to stop Shen Chongming from reinstating.

Zhang Juzheng's thoughts were almost exactly the same as Wang Siming's, so he nodded and said: "Yes, this Xiong Dabiao is brave and strategic, but it is mostly resourceful to quell this rebellion, and sending him to go can only be a bad thing." ”

Zhang Juzheng vetoed Xiong Dabiao, and the six Shangshu immediately kept silent, and stood up one by one, just waiting for Zhang Juzheng to make his own claim, otherwise he would be vetoed by him, which would be too shameless.

Zhang Juzheng saw everyone's appearance, knowing that he couldn't count on them, so he could only look at Wang Siming, who was frowning and thinking bitterly.

Looking at his appearance, Zhang Juzheng's heart moved, and the corners of his eyebrows suddenly relaxed. "Siming, tell me what you think of this rebellion."

"This ......" Wang Siming was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said: "This rebellion is so huge, there must be someone behind the control, and Wuwei is the most suspicious. This Wuwei Sect has been plotting to rebel for many years, and the imperial court has spent countless manpower and financial resources over the years, but it has not been able to completely eliminate the Wuwei Sect and other chaotic parties. As long as the imperial court seized this opportunity and quelled the rebellion in one go, the hidden danger of Wuweijiao would be completely lifted. ”

Wang Siming was very thoughtful, and knew that at this time, there would definitely be many people complaining that Zhang Juzheng had caused this disaster, and what he said was all for Zhang Juzheng.

This can be regarded as saying that Zhang Juzheng's heart is above the threshold, and he nodded and said: "Well, what you said makes sense, you can make such a big move at the same time, except for Wuweijiao, there is no other chaotic party with such great strength." Tell me, then, what is the best way to quell this rebellion? ”

If Wang Siming is allowed to pat himself on the back, now Zhang Juzheng asks him to analyze the war, but it is really a bit of a promotion for him.

"This ...... This ...... was almost sweating in a hurry, Wang Siming quietly glanced at the six Shangshu adults, only to see them looking at him, and his heart was even more panicked.

Gritting his teeth, Wang Siming said fiercely: "Ge Lao, the Wuwei Sect has a very set of demagoguery, and since these days, the people and horses of Dongchang have acted thunderously, killing more than 1,000 Wuwei Sect disciples before and after, but now it seems that this method has not only failed to scare them away, but has made it even worse. In the opinion of the following officials, the rebellion should be dealt with in accordance with the decrees of the imperial court, but those who plot rebellion will be killed! ”

"Lord Wang, I'm afraid this method is inappropriate, according to the current situation, there are tens of thousands of people in chaos, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of people, and this anger has been killed, not to mention the blood flowing thousands of miles, I am afraid that such a disaster, the Holy Lord will also be thunderous and angry. At that time, I am afraid that our courtiers will not be able to afford to eat it. The Ministry of Rites Shangshu glanced at Wang Siming, who was surging in blood, and said lightly.

Wang Siming choked, and suddenly didn't know what to say, and what he said just now was also blurted out by him in a hurry, and he didn't know whether it was right or wrong.

"Yes, it's not a good thing to kill too much." Zhang Juzheng nodded and said, "Siming, this time you go to quell the rebellion, you must remember to only punish the evil, and the ordinary people can surrender." ”

"Yes...... Ah, Elder Ge, this ......" Wang Siming was dumbfounded, and let himself lead the troops to fight?

Seeing him like this, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but smile. "Siming, although you have no experience in leading troops to fight, you are superior in resourcefulness, and you also said that it is useless to rely on courage alone to quell the rebellion this time, so it is only appropriate for you to go."

"But the elder of the pavilion, the lower officials ......" Wang Siming was in a hurry, and he opened his mouth to shirk. This is a battle with soldiers, and there are no eyes for swords and guns, so what if you lose your life.

"Hey, don't shirk anymore, since ancient times, the pillar of the imperial court is not capable of literature and martial arts, your ability is clear in your heart, and you will definitely be able to do this errand." Zhang Juzheng said with a smile, the more he looked at Wang Siming, the more pleasing he felt it.

A sentence of a pillar of the court raised Wang Siming's spirit, yes, haven't you always thought you were a pillar of the court? If he succeeds in leading troops to quell the rebellion this time, this head will be confirmed.

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