Of course, Wen Tiren went to Jinan for another reason, that is, he couldn't stay away from the emperor for a long time, and he was worried that he would be marginalized.

In Wen Tiren's heart, he was a standard imperial party, and he was squeezed out by the Donglin Party and other party officials, and only by hugging the emperor's thigh tightly could he continue to gain a foothold in the court.

Now that he is in Jining Prefecture, he is too far away from the emperor in Jinan City, and the holy family can't let Hong Chengchou enjoy it alone!

So Wen Tiren immediately summoned the camp officials and announced his decision to go to Jinan to accompany him.

"Elder Ge, what should you do if you leave this big camp?" There is a way for officials to be embarrassed.

"What to do? What else is there in this camp besides the guard of honor? Wen Tiren said angrily.

Zhu Youzhen took six or seven thousand people to Jinan, and Zhang Shize took the remaining more than 10,000 troops to exterminate the rebellious peasant army, and there are less than 1,000 people left in the camp now, guarding the honor guard of the emperor's patrol.

Instructed the officials who stayed behind to take people to take care of the emperor's honor guard, Wen Tiren only took dozens of men and horses to the north by boat, arrived at Anping Town and entered Jishui, and it took only a few days to reach the north of Jinan City along the Jishui River.

"Your Majesty, Elder Wen Ge is here." Wang Chengen said.

"It seems that Elder Wen Ge can't help being lonely at last," Zhu Youzhen said with a smile to Hong Chengchou on the side.

"Let him in."

......

"Your Majesty, Weichen suspects that there are officials and even gentry behind the rebellion of the Wenxiang Sect." After the visit, Wen Tiren said to himself.

"In detail." Zhu Youzhen's expression became serious.

Hong Chengchou also looked at Wen Tiren in surprise.

"Your Majesty, the Wenxiang Sect was exterminated by the official army in the second year of the Apocalypse, the sect leader Xu Hongru was killed, and the backbone of the sect was killed or captured, even if there are remnants of evil, how many people can there be? But this time, the Wenxiang Sect has grown to more than 30,000 people in just over half a month, first captured Zhucheng County, and in more than a month, it almost occupied the entire three prefectures of Jiaodong, captured more than 10 cities, and the people who rebelled are said to have reached more than 200,000 now! ”

"Da Sima has led troops to suppress bandits, when you know how weak the combat effectiveness of these peasants who have just put down their hoes is, where do they know how to attack the city? However, in just one month, more than ten county towns were attacked by the Wenxiang Sect anti-thieves, if it is said that there are no officials in the city who should cooperate with the outside, who can believe it? Wen Tiren said solemnly.

Hong Chengchou nodded, agreeing with Wen Tiren's analysis of the combat effectiveness of the peasant army, but asked: "As Elder Wen Ge said, what are those gentry and officials trying to help the Wenxiang Sect rebel?" When the city was captured, wouldn't those peasant armies rob them, after all, these gentry and officials had a lot of money and food at home. ”

Wen Tiren was silent for a moment, and Fang said: "Maybe the anti-thieves of the Wenxiang Sect have a promise to the gentry officials who are doing internal responses and will not rob them, maybe those officials feel that they have been forced to a dead end and have to ...... for it."

Driven to a dead end, who drove them to a dead end? Zhu Youzhen's expression became fierce.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for saying bluntly, now it's just a mess in Shandong. If the gentry and officials in other provinces felt that they were unable to protect themselves, and then followed suit, the ministers feared that the entire Ming Dynasty would be on fire everywhere. Wen Tiren sighed.

Zhu Youzhen sneered: "Does Wen Ge always accuse me of being brutal and forcing the officials and gentry to rebel? ”

Wen Tiren was startled, and hurriedly knelt down: "The minister is dead, the minister has no such intention, all the minister's thoughts are for His Majesty's consideration." ”

"Hmph, I don't dare." Zhu Youzhen snorted coldly, his expression softened.

Zhu Youzhen knew that with Wen Tiren's consistent practice of protecting himself, it was very rare to be able to say this heartfelt words to himself this time. You shouldn't be harsh on yourself, otherwise you won't dare to tell the truth in front of you in the future.

Wen Tiren's meaning Zhu Youzhen naturally understood, and he had thought it through in advance.

At the beginning, it was enough to kill officials and plunder the gentry in northern Shaanxi, after all, there was a large-scale rebellion among the people in northern Shaanxi, and it was natural to deal with some people.

The three sides such as Xuanda are all military regions, and nominally all the fields are military fields, and these military fields have been annexed by the generals. Therefore, as long as those hereditary generals are taken down on the three sides, they can reform as much as they want.

And Liaodong is simpler, it has been occupied by Jiannu for more than ten years, where are there still gentry and landlords? After the recapture, Liaodong is equivalent to a blank piece of paper, which can be swayed by oneself at will.

However, Shandong is different from the above places, the east and west of the mountain are bordered by the Central Plains, the south looks at the Jianghuai, the geographical location is very important, and it is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, everything he does here will spread throughout the country, and it will definitely make the provincial officials and gentry frightened. It is not impossible that there will be such a situation as Wen Tiren said.

After all, no one wants their net worth to be with their lives, not even the emperor! If it is urgent, those gentry really dare to rebel, and it is not impossible to set up a new king, after all, there are too many clans in the world.

After coming to Jinan, Hong Chengchou also persuaded Zhu Youzhen on this point. Zhu Youzhen decided to do so after careful consideration.

Because what Zhu Youzhen wanted to do was to equalize the land, not simply the gentry to pay the grain in one piece, but to completely deprive the land from the gentry and distribute it to the ordinary people. As long as each peasant has his own field, they will naturally work hard to fill their stomachs, and as long as there is a strict government organization, even natural disasters can be carried over. As long as this is done, Daming can be revitalized.

And for the gentry officials, it was no longer about canceling their privileges, but about digging up their roots. This is no longer a reform reform, but a thorough revolution, a revolution from above, revolutionizing the lives of the gentry and officials, which will inevitably cause a backlash from the gentry and officials, and it is not uncommon for rebellions to occur.

But so what?

If you rebel, you will rebel, and you can take the opportunity to make a radical change!

With 100,000 troops in hand and the emperor's righteousness, why is it difficult to quell the rebellion?

Even if the world is against it, Zhu Youzhen doesn't care now.

No matter how difficult it is, is it more difficult than another time and space to break into the city? Is it more difficult than Jiannu repeatedly invading himself and being forced to hide in the city of Beijing?

What if the world is against it? It's a big deal to fight one province after another, and kill all these ignorant gentry and officials!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen's expression became solemn, and his eyes looked at Wen Tiren sharply: "Elder Wen Ge, if that situation really occurs, how will you choose?" ”

Wen Tiren shivered, and hurriedly patted his chest and promised: "The minister naturally follows His Majesty wholeheartedly and fights to the death with the anti-thief." ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "Then I will tell you, I just want to completely clarify the rule of officials, all the officials who are corrupt and pervert the law, all the gentry who oppress the people, I will sweep them away, and I will return the people of the world to a bright future!" ”