Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 5 Lying on the Salary and Tasting the Courage

Chapter 1 Training Anmin Town Tongzhou

Section 4: Combating Corruption (2)

At the beginning of February of the forty-eighth year of Wanli (the fifth year of the Later Jin Heavenly Mandate).

In the confession that Yuan Mingxuan asked, the officials and gentry suspected of embezzling the new army's food and salary were numerous and widely distributed, and these people were not only limited to Tongzhou itself, but almost all the prefectures and counties in the north of Beijing; Moreover, from the six departments of the imperial court and the thirteen yamen, to the state and county yamen, thousands of households, and squires, there are people involved. The number and scope of the new army's food and salary are so large that it can be said that it has set a record for the highest number in this dynasty.

But it's no wonder, after all, the new army camp in Tongzhou pinned the last expectation of Emperor Wanli, and under the extremely difficult financial request of the imperial court, Emperor Wanli also raised money in many ways, and even did not hesitate to use internal anger to supplement military expenses. Since its inception, the amount of money and food mobilized by the imperial court to the new army camp in Tongzhou can be said to be astronomical, no less than the expenditure of a major war! With so much wealth in front of him, it is not surprising that all the bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods of Beizhili have gathered here.

After Liu Yunwei read the confession, he immediately summoned Lu Ying, Wu Xing, Li Tianhao, Zhao Kaishan, Wen Poyu, Gao Hongguang, Wang Gandang, and Huang Fuming into the big tent. After everyone arrived, Liu Yunwei directly took out the confession and said to everyone: "This is the confession obtained by Lord Yuan's interrogation of those miscellaneous pieces, which records all the scum who are suspected of being greedy for the food and salary of the new army!" From today on, all departments of the Hanwei Army began to prepare for war, and at the same time began to arrest the moths of these dynasties, and gave the officers and men of the new army a bright and fair life! ”

As early as the day when Wang Zuhe and others came to ask for money, Lu Ying and Wen Poyu were on the spot, and they were so angry that they wanted to take down their party, and now when they saw that Liu Yunwei was finally powerful, they suddenly felt a bad breath; And Zhao Kaishan, Li Tianhao, and Wang Dangdang were even more afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and they shouted loudly to lead troops to attack, and separately arrested the corrupt and perverted the law; Gao Hongguang was also excited, and said loudly: "Big brother is going to swing his sword to unfold this dark cloud covering the sky!" ”

However, Wu Xing and Huang Fuming were a little hesitant, and they were worried that the Han Wei Army's blatant dispatch of troops to suppress corruption would cause things to get completely out of control, and even pull the Han Wei Army into a dilemma.

Liu Yunwei said to the two: "If we don't crack down on corruption, then things will be completely out of control!" Think about it, nearly half of the food and salary for more than 300,000 people and horses were divided up by these corrupt officials and corrupt officials, can our Hanwei army support the rest of the food and salary? Not at all! But at that time, once the food supply is insufficient, these 180,000 captives and 100,000 displaced people will inevitably riot, and the land of Gyeonggi will be turned into a battlefield in the blink of an eye! ”

After hearing this, Wu Xing and Huang Fuming suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and said: "It's still the eldest brother who is thoughtful and long-term, and we resolutely support the eldest brother to fight corruption!" ”

Liu Yunwei saw that everyone was supporting him, so he said loudly: "Since everyone has no opinion, then I will give an order!" ”

"Please give the general an order!" All the generals clasped their fists together and said.

Liu Yunwei looked at everyone and said, "Wen Poyu! You immediately led the iron cavalry soldiers of the Changshui Ministry to go to Pinggu, Liangxiang, Shunyi, and Changping Prefecture, and arrested people and raided their homes according to the list of corrupt officials in the confession! Anyone who is arrested will be killed! All the stolen money and criminals were escorted back to the camp for safekeeping! ”

Wen Poyu asked, "Big brother, what if the garrisons from all over the country send troops to stop it?" ”

"Defeat on the spot!"

Wen Poyu's blood immediately boiled, and he replied loudly: "The last general will be ordered!" ”

Liu Yunwei said to Gao Hongguang again: "Hongguang, I said to you as early as when I was in Jinan: Follow me to run rampant for thousands of miles, and the wicked people from all directions will be slaughtered!" Today is the beginning of our sweep of the world! You immediately lead the soldiers of the Yingyang Department to surround Tongzhou City, and according to the list on the confession, the whole city will search for the officials and gentry involved, and all those arrested will be killed! ”

Gao Hongguang was already trembling with excitement at this time, and said loudly: "The last general will be ordered!" ”

After that, Liu Yunwei said to Lu Ying and Huang Fuming: "You lead the soldiers of the Flying Feather Department and the Feather Forest Department to stay in the camp, pacify the captives and displaced people, and make sure that there is nothing wrong here." ”

Lu Ying and Huang Fuming clasped their fists and said: "Big brother, don't worry, with the two of us guarding here, it will be foolproof!" ”

Liu Yunwei nodded, and then said loudly: "Li Tianhao, Zhao Kaishan, Wang Dangdang, Wu Xing, the four of you immediately gather the troops and horses of the department, go to the Beijing Division with me, and ask the imperial court for the relevant people in the Beijing Division!" ”

The four of them were stunned when they heard this, and then Li Tianhao, Zhao Kaishan, and Wang Dangdang shouted excitedly, Wu Xing's face was also flushed, and the four of them shouted their orders.

After arranging these, Liu Yunwei said to Yuan Mingxuan on the side: "Lord Yuan, when I arrive in Beijing, I will trouble you to go into the city to find Lord Huang of the Ministry of War and Lord Li of the Ministry of Households." ”

Yuan Mingxuan said with a smile: "No problem! However, I thought it would be better for the little general to add another military order. ”

"What military order?"

Yuan Mingxuan smiled but did not speak.

Liu Yunwei thought for a moment and slapped his forehead suddenly, and then hurriedly said: "When the armies of all departments attack, they must be strict with military discipline!" Corrupt officials can be arrested and killed all over the house if they resist, but if any of the generals under him dare to harass the people and kill innocents, I will punish them severely! When the commanders of all departments lead the troops to attack, they will all implement the law of seven kills and fifty-four slashes at the time of the expedition! ”

Lu Ying and the others clasped their fists and said: "General rest assured, we will abide by military discipline and strict military discipline!" ”

In the afternoon of this day, the Hanwei army camp began to move frequently of troops and horses. Immediately afterwards, the army of the Han Wei Army divided into several groups of men and horses, and roared towards all parts of Gyeonggi. And in the next ten days, all parts of Gyeonggi fell into extreme panic, everywhere were arresting people around the iron cavalry soldiers and elite soldiers, many cities in North Zhili were rushed open by the Hanwei army soldiers, officials, gentlemen, and wealthy people were arrested, for a time the officials, gentry, and wealthy families in all parts of Gyeonggi were in danger, and officials and guards from all over the country reported to the Ministry of War: the Hanwei army rebelled, and the Tongzhou garrison Liu Yunwei rebelled!

Just when Huang Jiashan frequently received urgent reports from all over the country and was in a hurry, Li Linbin suddenly ran into the lobby of the military headquarters in a panic and shouted: "Lord Huang! Liu Yunwei led the army towards the capital! ”

"What!" Huang Jiashan only felt a mouthful of old blood blocked in his chest, his whole face turned purple, and exclaimed, "What does he Liu Yunwei want to do?" Is he going to rebel? ”

Li Linbin was also in a hurry, and said: "Hurry up and send someone to Tongzhou to take a look, what happened!" Li Linbin took out a thick stack of folds in his hand, slammed it on Huang Jiashan's desk, and said: "Lord Huang, look at it, Tongzhou City is surrounded by the Hanwei army, and it is estimated that the city has been broken now; Liangxiang, Pinggu, and even Changping Prefecture all have the iron cavalry of the Hanwei Army arresting people everywhere! I took a cursory look, and there were already more than 100 officials large and small who had been arrested by the Han Wei army. If His Majesty knows about this matter, he must not ...... it directly Alas! Li Linbin was so anxious that he stomped directly.

Huang Jiashan was also in a hurry in the lobby, thought for a while and said, "Master Li, hurry up and find Liu Yunwei to see what he wants to do!" I will immediately inform Ying Tianfu, and Jingshi will immediately start martial law! ”

"Good! I'll be on my way right away! ”

As soon as the words fell, a soldier ran into the lobby in a hurry, with no blood on his face, and stood in the hall with a crying face.

Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin were taken aback when they saw this, and their buns were almost so shocked that they were about to fall apart.

Huang Jiashan asked in a low voice, "What's going on again?" ”

"My lord, the Han Wei army has launched a killing campaign in Changping Prefecture and Tongzhou City, and seven officials have been killed!"

Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin suddenly felt a burst of dizziness, and their eyes were dark in an instant, and they almost fell to the ground; The two finally supported each other and did not fall, and they stabilized themselves. Then Huang Jiashan said in a trembling voice: "It's the opposite! It's the other way around! Immediately give orders to the state capitals of Beizhili, and the Hanwei army is in rebellion, and order the garrisons to join the capital immediately! King Qin! I will go into the palace to meet Your Majesty immediately, and I hope Your Majesty will be able to hold on. ”

After speaking, Huang Jiashan was about to go out, but was stopped by Li Linbin.

"Lord Huang, then Liu Yunwei has always been loyal to the imperial court, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly send troops to make trouble? Don't you think it's weird? And didn't you find out? The Han Wei army has been arresting officials and gentry, and has not attacked the city and annihilated the imperial army! Li Linbin said anxiously.

Huang Jiashan was stunned when he heard this, and then said, "You mean that there is still an inside story in this matter?" ”

"Yes! There must be something going on! So, Lord Huang, let's wait for a while, and we must wait until I come back from Liu Yunwei before making a decision! ”

Huang Jiashan said angrily: "Then let's just watch the Hanwei army run rampant all over Gyeonggi? ”

Li Linbin also said angrily: "But Lord Huang, now that we haven't even figured out the cause of the matter, you have started to transfer troops to King Qin, do you have to make all parts of Gyeonggi smoke and war?" This is going to shake the country's foundation! Do you want the Ming Dynasty to die! ”

Speaking of this, Huang Jiashan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, almost crying, and hurriedly said: "Yes!" Yes! It's me who is too anxious! Master Li, go to Liu Yunwei immediately, don't let the situation worsen further! ”

Li Linbin didn't speak, clasped his fists at Huang Jiashan and saluted, and then trotted all the way away.

Huang Jiashan looked at Li Linbin's figure, his heart was a mess, and he finally exhaled a few breaths of turbid air to calm down his anxious mood, and saw the waiter just now running over in a panic. At this time, Huang Jiashan only felt that his heart was about to jump out, his hands were tightly clutched on his sleeves, and he asked in a trembling voice: "What's going on again!" ”

The squire also said in a trembling voice: "My lord, the iron cavalry of the Hanwei Army and the men and horses of the Changping Prefecture Mausoleum Guards have started a war!" ”

Huang Jiashan almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of blood, and screamed: "Immediately order martial law in Jingshi!" Let Li Linbin find Liu Yunwei for me immediately! ”