Chapter 166: The Wolf Who Can't Be Fed
If Qin Li was described as depressed for a while, then Jiang Bin could simply be said to be about to collapse.
It is said that Jiang Bin is the first favorite minister around Zhengde, with a high position and power, and he enjoys endless glory and wealth. However, people often have a common problem, and people's hearts will never be satisfied.
When Jiang Bin reached this position, his desire was even more inflated. Every time he saw Zhengde, although his face was full of flattery and respect, he hated Zhengde to death in his heart, and coveted Zhengde's throne.
What is Zhu Houzhao's ability? The whole faint king, the absurd and shameless faint king. You can see what this Ming has become under his rule? God really doesn't open his eyes, how can he let such a person be the emperor?
Zhu Houzhao is less than thirty years old, but I, Jiang Bin, am in my forties, but I still have to call him one godfather after another. No way, who calls someone the emperor? Who likes to hear that?
Is there any reason for this? My Jiang Bin is not much older than Zhu Houzhao's father!
Zhu Houzhao! Wait, Nanjing is your grave, and Nanjing is the capital of my Jiang Bin to rule the world and save the world.
finally coaxed Zhengde to Nanjing, but Jiang Bin was disappointed again.
Speaking of which, he commands the four outer armies, and also commands the two secret agencies of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, so there should be a lot of people available under him, right? But the most difficult thing for Jiang Bin now is that there is no one available.
Let's talk about soldiers and horses first, the Fourth Outer Army is far away in Beijing, but now it is Nanjing. Qiao Yu, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, seemed to have guessed Jiang Bin's mind a long time ago, and he was particularly strict with Jiang Bin. Jiang Bin's every move was almost controlled by Qiao Yu. In other people's acres and three-points of land, Jiang Bin really didn't dare to act rashly.
Zhu Houzhao came out with an army of 100,000 this time, but the Ming Dynasty stipulated the military system as early as Emperor Hongwu.
The military power belongs only to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War can transfer troops after receiving the emperor's will. In the event of a war, the military department will select a general to grant him the right to lead the army. As soon as the fighting subsided, the military power was to be handed over to the military headquarters.
In addition, the generals who lead the troops have little contact with the soldiers in peacetime, and it is impossible for them to have great prestige among the soldiers by virtue of their contact with the soldiers when they encounter war, let alone establish a relationship with the soldiers. Therefore, it is impossible for any general in the Ming Dynasty to have his direct army. Of course, Jiang Bin is a special case. He personally commanded the Fourth Outer Army. But far water can't quench your thirst from near.
The 100,000 troops led by Zhu Houzhao were completely under Zhu Houzhao's command. You must know that Zhu Houzhao is not only the emperor, but also a mighty general. Jiang Bin found more and more that he, the mighty deputy general, was just an idle position, and it sounded very powerful, but he didn't have any real power at all.
There is no way, Jiang Bin still has to shrink his tail to Zhu Houzhao as his godson. As for taking the throne, only take your time.
Besides, this time he came out to quell the rebellion, and Jiang Bin, as a powerful deputy general, naturally wanted to take this credit. But the rebellious Ning Wangte in Jiangxi is a coward. insisted that Wang Yangming be exterminated and captured alive in the bad form of not a single soldier.
What to do? If you want to win this credit, you need to take King Ning from Wang Yangming. It is said that Wang Yangming does not care about his own credit for quelling the rebellion, but is willing to hand over King Ning and give this great credit to Jiang Bin.
But what made Jiang Bin extremely angry was that a big eunuch Zhang Yong came out halfway. As a counterinsurgency vanguard, Zhang Yong naturally didn't want to put the great credit of counterinsurgency on others. Especially when he heard that Jiang Bin was going to steal the credit, Zhang Yong's eyes popped out, and he was ready to fight with Jiang Bin.
Zhang Yong, an old guy who is neither male nor female, is too senior, and he dares to shout in front of Zhengde. He was one of the surviving "Eight Tigers" of that year. Back then, Zhengde cleaned up a few eunuchs around him, and it was called a clean one. Relentless. But this Zhang Yong was stunned and unharmed.
It can be seen that Zhang Yong's scheming is by no means ordinary. It was precisely because of the merit of Zhang Yong and Jiang Bin that King Ning could not be sent to Nanjing. For this, Jiang Bin is also holding his stomach.
What made Jiang Bin even more disgusting was that Qin Li in Jiangdu actually made the county school office prosperous. What kind of pencil did you come up with. When he was in Yangzhou, Jiang Bin had already hated Qin Li and wanted to kill Qin Li to relieve his anger. This Qin Li always makes such a big move, sooner or later he will return to the emperor's side, and with Qin Li's ability, he is bound to be favored. Jiang Bin was really worried that Qin Li would replace him one day.
Especially when he got the news that Qin Li had suppressed the White Lotus Sect in Jiangdu County, and also robbed them of their private salt. Jiang Bin was so angry that he almost rushed directly to Jiang Du to kill Qin Li.
You are a small county school teacher who can't manage your county school well, and the White Lotus Sect is hindering your eggs, so you go to the dog to get a mouse.
On this day, just after dinner, Jiang Bin was lying listlessly on the soft couch sulking, and the window suddenly opened. Then a figure jumped in neatly.
Jiang Bin was excited, and hurriedly went to draw the sword beside him. The person who came laughed and said, "Lord Jiang, do you still want to hold a sword when you see me?" ”
This voice was too familiar, and Jiang Bin, who was familiar with it, immediately broke out in a cold sweat when he heard it. Thinking secretly, it's no wonder that my mighty deputy general's mansion is guarded like a cloud, and the precautions are very strict, and he is the only one who can come in.
Jiang Bin didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly stood up, with a flattering look on his face, and said, "It turned out to be Brother Yan, please take a seat!" ”
The person who came was five short in stature, and his face was covered with dark spots, which was very ugly. However, a pair of eagle eyes are extraordinarily bright, and their eyes are sharp and vicious. His name is Yan Hao, and he is the leader of the White Lotus Sect.
Then Jiang Bin very respectfully poured a cup of tea for Yan Hao.
Yan Hao's face was not angry, he sat down with a golden sword, and said, "Lord Jiang, hum! It's all a good thing you did, and my White Lotus Sect has suffered heavy losses! ”
Jiang Bin's brows furrowed slightly, and he said in his heart, who can blame you for your heavy losses? Indeed, I begged you to learn from the White Lotus Sect in Jiangdu County to make trouble and give Qin Li eye medicine. But you're too cowardly, aren't you? There are more than 300 White Lotus Sect disciples in the entire Jiangdu County, and they can't fuck a Qin Li, not to mention that you are incompetent, but to blame the official.
He thought so in his heart, but his face did not show it in the slightest. After all, the power of the White Lotus Sect is too great, and Yan Hao, this master, is not so easy to offend. Moreover, Jiang Bin is now in Nanjing, and there are very few people available, and there are many important things in the future that cannot be separated from the help of the White Lotus Sect. So he didn't want to tear his face with the White Lotus Sect yet.
"Brother Yan, it should be that son of a dog Qin Li is too difficult to deal with, I didn't expect him to learn superb martial arts now. The Jiangdu White Lotus Sect has been wiped out this time, and Brother Yan will have to be more careful if he wants to deal with him in the future! Jiang Bin said softly.
"Humph! Jiang Bin, that son of a dog Qin Li, I naturally won't let him go. But this time, you also have to compensate for the losses of our White Lotus Sect, right? Yan Hao said in a deep voice with a cold face.
Jiang Bin grinned and said with a bitter face, "This ...... How much does this need to be compensated? ”
It is said that since Jiang Bin had a connection with the White Lotus Sect three years ago, the White Lotus Sect has received countless amounts of money from him. This White Lotus Sect is a wolf that can't be fed.
"This time, I lost more than 300 brothers in total, and each of them is counted as 300,000 taels of silver, so you can give me 100,000 taels of silver!" Yan Hao said in a cold voice with an expressionless face. (To be continued.) )