Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Regiment Exercises

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The news that thousands of soldiers and civilians were slaughtered by the Japanese slaves spread out, and the whole country was shaken.

In a fit of rage, the emperor issued a holy decree: open the sea ban and use civil power to exterminate the pirates.

When the holy decree reached Yingtianfu, all the officials were stupid. There is no other reason, this time it is just a central decree. This kind of decree was not drafted by the cabinet, and only represented the emperor's personal will, and could not be regarded as a government document.

"Are you still not the ones with eggs/eggs, so many innocent people have been slaughtered, and you are still indifferent?". Gonggong Li was rarely domineering and began to blame the officials of Ying Tianfu.

Although Gonggong Li made a generous statement, the other officials had no courage.

The fact that the cabinet did not approve the red means that they and the emperor did not agree with each other.

The relationship between the two has always been harmonious, but this time there is a conflict?

Whether or not to carry out the decree is a question, but how to take sides is an even more important one. It stands to reason that their immediate superiors are the cabinet, and they can refuse to carry out the decree without the approval of the red.

It was a more prudent approach, the appointment and dismissal of officials was in the hands of the cabinet, and the emperor was of a kind personality and would not be angry at refusing to carry out a decree that had not been approved.

But the truth did not allow them to do so, and the officials could ignore the consequences of offending the emperor, but they could not ignore the anger of the people.

As soon as the refusal of them to carry out the decree was made known to the people, they were afraid that the angry people would eat the skin of the officials.

"What are you hesitating about, if you still want to mix on this ground, just do what the holy decree says, and the great cause of the ages will start today!" Gonggong Li took a step forward and said righteously.

The cabinet has always been at odds with the father-in-law, as long as it is what it thinks is right, just do it according to your own conscience, why worry so much?

The father-in-law of the East Factory does not need to be timid!

The officials of the other departments stopped talking, but the people in the military department began to be depressed, and others could choose to be silent, but they couldn't.

The squires who came to petition every day, and the people who came to complain every day. They had only one wish, and that was to send troops from the imperial court to exterminate this hateful group of pirates.

These people are outside the yamen of the military department at this moment, and if they refuse the holy decree, the consequences will only be unimaginable.

"That's it, do you want the people of Jiangnan to scold for a lifetime? Your Majesty is wise and martial, when has you ever made a wrong decision? ”。 Zhao Qianhu reminded the officials in a timely manner.

Today's saint acts decisively and is definitely not a foolish Lord.

"Write according to the decree." The head of the military department breathed a sigh of relief, made a decision, and he was also relieved.

Even if you are dismissed from your post and investigated, it is better than being scolded to death by the people. He was also once a Jin Ge Iron Horse, a figure who died on the battlefield, how could there be no anger in his heart?

Thousands of people were slaughtered and that's it? He could say yes, and neither could his men.

The courtiers under the command of Emperor Hongzhi all followed him from the darkest time.

No matter how difficult the world is, can it be compared to when His Majesty takes over the throne?

What I didn't say, now it's just one word, war!

Those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away!

My minister's ambition is still there, Your Majesty, let's have a good time!

The officials dispersed, the military headquarters began to operate at high speed, and one after another government orders were issued, entering a state of high tension.

The eunuch who carried the decree had not gone far, and there was another sound of neighing horses.

It was another eunuch in brocade clothes, could it be that the emperor changed his mind and compromised with the cabinet? Everyone's faces sank, with the character of the emperor today, it is really possible to do such a thing.

"The Divine Decree arrives". The eunuch began to shout at the throat of the male duck.

The officials were in a hurry again, and began to prepare the table and respectfully ask the eunuch to read the holy decree.

The officials were taken aback again, this time the decree was exactly the same as the last time, and it had not changed a word!

"What the hell is going on?". Gonggong Li called the eunuch to the side, took out a silver ingot of fifty taels from his sleeve, and then gave it to the father-in-law of the decree, "What is going on this time?" Why did the emperor issue a decree without going through a cabinet vote, and why did he issue the same decree again in a short period of time? ”。

As soon as the father-in-law shook the silver in his hand, he knew its weight, and his face immediately bloomed: "I said brother, you can see clearly, this time is different, the adults in the cabinet have approved the red, and when they came, Li Ge Lao and Xie Ge Lao once told me in front of the emperor that as long as I can expel the Japanese invaders, I can be informal!" ”。

When the money arrived, the eunuch told him all he knew.

"It's decentralization!". Gonggong Li knew that things were not as bad as they had imagined.

The reason why the cabinet was angry was not that they did not agree with the emperor's adjustment of the current policy, but that his direct bypass of the cabinet was not in accordance with the rules.

A long time ago, Li Dongyang and others realized the fact that "the general rule of the city is that the business will turn into a businessman, and the market ban will turn a businessman into a businessman."

It's just that there's too much resistance to change that, and there's nothing they can do.

Stimulated by the great contradiction of foreign invasion, the traditional resistance was suppressed, and if anyone dared to mention the matter of the sea ban at this time, I was afraid that it would be the public enemy of the people of the world.

The cabinet ministers are all old fritters, and they naturally know how to take advantage of the opportunity.

As soon as the two sides hit it off, a decent decree was redrawn and sent to the southeast as soon as possible.

Gonggong Li breathed a sigh of relief, at a critical juncture, if the emperor and the cabinet fight, I am afraid that it will not be a good thing.

Since the accident in the salt farm, the Li family has been completely in a hurry, and hundreds of strong men in the salt field have died on the spot, most of these people are the main laborers of the family, and their wages are also the main source of income for the family.

Leaving a bunch of orphans and widows to wash their faces with tears all day long, it makes people look so sad.

Li Ling took all these people to the county seat, arranged a place for them to live in Yong'an Lane, and gave them living expenses on a monthly basis.

Hachi's father died in battle, and the young man was busy with the funeral all day, and he felt very guilty, if he had stayed in the salt field, his father might not have died in battle.

"Young Master, no matter what, I want to avenge my father!". He had already thought about it, and after taking care of the funeral, he would go to join the army, and he would follow whichever army was willing to fight the Japanese slaves.

"Li Ling, congratulations, the imperial court has decided to make you a local regiment training envoy, responsible for the task of exterminating the Japanese invaders!" Father-in-law Li came to Li's house with a smiling face and told him an unexpected news.