Chapter 656 Xiangshan Red Leaves with Golden Branches (I)
Originally, a small half of the officials of the military department were taken to prison, but from top to bottom, no one tried to embarrass them. It's almost the same as when everyone advised Wu Zong not to go to the conscription, that is, people behave in prison, live in a single room, and the environment is also very good. If you are willing to spend a few dollars and live with your wife and concubine, there is no problem.
But when the Son of Heaven began to track down the people responsible, the lives of these people gradually became sad. The northern captives besieged the city, and of course this pot border pass had to be carried, and the Beijing camp had no way to capture the captives, so they also had to bear the responsibility. In the past, the problem of the shortage of the Beijing camp was hidden under the water, but this time it is really time to employ people, and it is impossible to pull troops to fight, and this problem cannot be suppressed.
Although this is not a problem formed in a day or two, or even a problem formed in the past ten years, from the three battalions to the twelve regimental battalions and the re-establishment of three battalions, tossing and turning a few back and forth, this system must have been full of problems for a long time. But in the past, the problem was under the water, and this time it has surfaced, and there must be an explanation, and someone has to be responsible for these things.
Originally, whether it was encroaching on the number of soldiers or eating empty salaries, it was something that the civil and military internal supervisors were doing, and it was possible for the board to fall on anyone's head. However, the Son of Heaven is targeting the Ministry of War this time, and Yang Tinghe and others are thinking about making a fuss about Xungui and the Eight Tigers. The two sides also privately tuged at each other, but in the end, the emperor came up with some evidence from Luo Feihong, so that the cabinet could not continue to maintain it.
First of all, Peng Ze, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said that he was sick and begged for leave, and the Son of Heaven went through the motions of retention, so he approved his excerpt, which is basically not much different from the dismissal of officials. As soon as the big tree of Shangshu fell, the monkeys below could only disperse.
The Jinyi guard was led by Yang Chengzu, and went to the yamen of the military department to arrest a circle of people, and this time he even arrested a squire. Then, the interrogation began, and at this time, the officials of the military department who were originally imprisoned in the edict also began to enjoy the treatment of real prisoners.
If you want to eat three meals well, you have to send money to pay for it, even if you want to be punished less, you have to send money. As for the accommodation conditions, they are not much different from ordinary prisoners, according to the level of official positions, from high to low, gradually decreasing, to the level of petty officials, living in the worst prison.
At first, these officials were still able to carry themselves for a while, waiting for rescue from outside, but after several executions, some people began to be unable to carry them. Later, a Lang Zhong was tortured to death, but he was dragged out and buried, and the rest of the people had nothing to say, and in the end, they were asked to say whatever they wanted.
A squire asked to behead, several langzhong were sentenced to be popular, and the subordinate officials below asked more than 20 people, and the people who filled the army were several times this. This time can be regarded as a real big move, a big stroke, and Yang Tinghe also played a role in promoting it.
This Shoufu is not a weak or simple person who maintains the civil service system, in Yang Chengzu's view, Yang Tinghe is a person who really wants to do things and has the ability to do something, and wants to make a difference. If the monarch and the ministers work together, they will definitely be able to make a very good result.
It's just that Yang Tinghe has the ability and determination to do things, but the path he takes is the opposite of himself or the emperor, and everyone's end point is different, so the faster the speed and the farther the distance. However, this does not mean that everyone has to oppose each other in everything, such as this kind of punishment of officials who drink the blood of soldiers and even officials who are suspected of having a foreign connection, and investigate and rectify the Beijing camp, Yang Tinghe supports it as much as possible, and the intensity is even greater than that of the emperor.
He is the first assistant, and he says everything in the cabinet, and when he says that he is going to die, no one can say it. From the verdict to the execution, and to the sealing of the criminal department, the process went very smoothly. Just wait for the day, and take them to the West Fourth Archway for public execution, so that the people can take a look, and the fate of these people can be regarded as killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys. How much of this is to warn those nobles and the Eight Tigers to let them stop, it's hard to say.
In addition to the military department, the border pass is not much better, not long after Peng Zezhishi, the imperial court issued an edict: Liu Kui, the former governor of Shuntian, and Zhang Bao, the governor of Liaodong, were sent to prison to be served, and their seals were taken over by others. Shuntian and Liaodong generals surrendered, and there were as many as 26 military officers in prison, and the civil and military officers of the Jiliao defense line, except for a few who died in the battle of the Mongolian invasion and later King Qin, almost all of the rest went to prison.
The scope of preferential treatment of scholars in the Ming Dynasty does not include the nine-sided governors and ministers, these border generals who hold military power, once they commit something, it is common to lose their heads. From the perspective of the people, arresting these people can be regarded as a great joy and a celebration for all the people.
Most of the people talking on the streets are how wise Banzai is, how honest Shoufu is, and how to get rid of all these things that have brought disaster to the country and the people. Under the guidance of Yang Chengzu and the princes of the imperial court, everyone put the blame for the Mongols' breakthrough on how incompetent the two governors were or how they drank the blood of the soldiers. But no one cared, and the army of King Qin who scared the Mongols away was the standard battalion of these two governors and their subordinates.
The autumn wind is bleak, the leaves are yellow, and the red leaves on the fragrant mountain are arrayed, like a sea of fire. More than a month has passed since the siege of the city in the north, and the refugees in the capital have returned to their hometowns one after another out of the city to rebuild their homes, and the order in the capital has been restored. The literati began the literary meeting and poetry meeting again, expressing their feelings and expressing their ambitions. The teaching workshop is full of cars and horses, and social activities are as usual, but occasionally some people remember a few stunners such as their Du family, and they have never been traced, which is very regrettable.
Like this Xiangshan, it is also a good place for dignitaries to travel together, in previous years, in this month, the tourists on Xiangshan are like clouds, and even a round of walking down, can pick half of the red leaves. But today, Xiangshan is surprisingly quiet, there are not many tourists coming and going, and there are only two young men who swim together.
There is not much difference in age between these two people, they are both Yushu Linfeng, extremely handsome, but the attitude is too intimate, and when people see it, they will inevitably think of Hanlin Fengyue and other scenes.
The slightly older man in the middle smiled, but his voice was like a pearl, and he was a woman. "At this time in Xiangshan, there are the most tourists, you can make the people here disappear today, I think it took a lot of effort, right?"
The slightly younger man put his hand on this person's shoulder, "Xiuchang, it's rare that you want to come out and take a look, how can I not do it for you?" I just said that I found the traces of the remnants of the northern captives, and I led the troops to come to suppress them, and I didn't say that I stopped them from coming in. It's just that as soon as they heard about the Northern Rangers, they were scared and lost their courage, and they can't blame me, right? ”
Zhu Xiuchang, who was dressed as a man, smiled, although she was dressed as a man, she still couldn't stop this peerless appearance. Walked under a big tree, leaned lazily against the tree, lifted his legs, and pointed to his slender feet, "Walk up from the bottom of the mountain, your feet are sore, come, help me rub them." ”