Jiangxi, Ganzhou.

The two feudal officials hurriedly walked into the yamen of the governor of Southern Jiangxi.

One of these two is Sun Sui, the governor of Jiangxi, and the other is Xu Kui, the envoy of Jiangxi.

These two are based in Nanchang, but they hurried to Ganzhou. They couldn't wait to meet Wang Shouren, the governor of Southern Jiangxi.

Although Wang Shouren is a small governor, he is one level lower than the governor of Jiangxi. But the officials on the ground in Jiangxi are only the sub-sage Wang Shouren, who can fight.

Sun Sui's first words when he saw Wang Shouren were: "King Ning's rebellion is just around the corner!" ”

Wang Shouren said: "Brother Sun, sit down and speak slowly." ”

Sun Sui sat on the chair and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat: "Those bandits and thieves recruited by King Ning have gathered in Nanchang and the surrounding prefectures and counties to swagger through the city. ”

"They went around buying iron and blades. The guards of King Ning's Mansion also led them to drill the military formation. ”

"And Ning Wangfu is also building warships on the Yangtze River. Sima Yi's heart is well known to passers-by! ”

Xu Kui said: "Brother Shouren, our Jiangxi three divisions have jointly named Sun Futai, and we have sent six explanations to the court to expose King Ning's conspiracy, but they have all sunk into the sea!" ”

Sun Sui said: "King Ning has spent a lot of money in front of the emperor's close ministers over the years. Naturally, these notes were intercepted by the close ministers! ”

"Brother Shouren, now the imperial court has taken away the military power of the Jiangxi Weisuo Army from me. Even if I take precautions in advance, it will be difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. ”

Wang Shouren sighed: "Alas. When suppressing bandits before, the emperor once gave me the banner of the king's order, which can control the guards of Jiangxi and Fujian provinces. Now the royal flag has also been taken back by the emperor. ”

"The only people I can mobilize are the governor's yamen and the servants of the prefectures and counties, which add up to less than 2,000 people."

Sun Sui said: "I only have 3,000 people in my hands. And they are not soldiers, they are just errand soldiers who are negligent in training and lack weapons! King Ning gathered 100,000 outlaws. There are all kinds of swords, guns and armor, and there are hundreds of warships! ”

"Once a rebellion occurs, the consequences are unimaginable!"

Wang Shouren said: "It's really a strange thing. Jin'an Hou Changfeng is my best friend. I know this man's character very well. ”

"King Ning can buy anyone, but he can't buy Chang Feng."

"I wrote to Chang Feng many times to inform him of the situation in Jiangxi. It stands to reason that he should be transferred to the emperor. There was no movement on the emperor's side. ”

Sun Sui said: "The magistrate has the responsibility of guarding the land. King Ning's rebellion is imminent, and I know that I am dead, so I can only stay in Nanchang. ”

"But I'm not a saint, I'm selfish. This time I came to Ganzhou, I brought my family small. I also ask Brother Shouren to take care of it on his behalf. Ganzhou has never been Nanchang. It will take a lot of time for King Ning to reach Ganzhou. ”

"If you want to sacrifice your life for the country, I will sacrifice my life for the country alone. I don't want to upset my family. ”

Xu Kui said: "I'm ashamed. My family was also brought to Ganzhou. ”

Wang Shouren said: "Don't worry, you two. I raise your wife. I will do my best to protect them. ”

Sun Sui said: "Brother Shouren, you are an expert in leading soldiers to fight. The situation is so critical, do you have a good plan? ”

Wang Shouren shook his head slightly: "You just said that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice." I don't have a good solution. You can only take one step at a time. ”

At this moment, the Southern Jiangxi military garrison made Mai Banquan come in quickly.

Mai Bingbei arched his hand: "Wang Futai, oh, Sun Futai, Xu Zhensi is also there." The eunuch Yamen of Nanchang Town has just issued an order to transfer troops. It is necessary to transfer the four guards in Nanchang and Ganzhou to Fujian to prepare for the Japanese. ”

When the three feudal officials heard this, they said in unison: "What? ”

Sun Sui fell into despair: "Jiangxi's Weisho army is already under-manned. Transferred to 30,000 people in Fujian at once? This is half of the garrison in Jiangxi! ”

Mai Bingbei sighed: "Alas. Now the military power is vested in the town guards, eunuchs and chief soldiers. Nanchang's Gonggong Lin gave an order, and we could only watch the soldiers and horses being transferred. ”

Sun Sui said a very heavy sentence: "Jiangxi is in danger, Daming is in danger!" ”

Wang Shouren was silent. There's no way around it. He couldn't do anything at the moment. can only sit back and watch the rebellion of King Ning occur.

It is painful to anticipate the future and not be able to intervene in it.

In the spring of the fourteenth year of Zhengde, the capital was an eventful autumn.

In order to stop Emperor Zhengde's southern tour, the civil officials launched a second kneeling admonition.

This time, Emperor Zhengde was still the same, and let Jiang Bin and Qian Ning be in charge of kneeling to civil officials. This time fewer people were killed than last time, only six were killed.

However, the rank of the beaten officials was raised from the fifth rank to the fourth grade.

Emperor Zhengde's attitude is very clear: Jiangnan I have made up my mind! If you don't let me go, I will beat you to death. Last time, it was five and below, and this time it was four and below. If you dare to kneel for the third time, I will hit the third grade and below.

If the trouble continues, I will not miss the first assistant of the cabinet!

I have military power in my hands, forgive me for not making a splash for this group of civilian officials!

On the Chang family's side, three generations of the family took leave together. Our Chang family did not get involved in the dispute between civil officials and the emperor this time.

Changfu. Chang Feng sat in the courtyard, playing with the cloth tigers, cloth birds and other things prepared for the unborn great-grandson.

Chang Ponu and Chang Qingyun's father and son played against each other. Huang Yuan watched the chess game while drinking tea. The household department raised the matter of going south for Emperor Zhengde, and Chang Ponu had already arranged it. simply hid at home.

Now the busiest person in the Chang family has become Liu Xiaoyan. She went to the Five Cities Terracotta Division every day for business and became a busy person.

At this moment, Wang Shouren's messenger came and sent something to Chang Feng.

Wang Shouren doesn't often send things to Chang Feng. The two have only exchanged letters over the years.

This time there was no letter, only a scroll of paintings.

Chang Feng opened the painting and saw a watermelon and a sesame seed painted on it.

Chang Feng smiled: "Let's take a look, Wang Shouren is playing dumb riddles with me." ”

Chang Ponu thought thoughtfully: "Watermelon, sesame? Lost a watermelon and picked up sesame seeds? Is that what it means? ”

Chang Feng said with a smile: "Mr. Yang Ming is worthy of being a sub-saint. Don't spit out dirty words when scolding. He's the one in the palace of irony. ”

"Watermelon is the Jiangshan Sheji of the Ming Dynasty. Sesame is the Southern Tour. ”

"The emperor indulged King Ning so much, and Wang Shouren also got a glimpse of the mystery."

"He was afraid that King Ning's rebellion would turn into the Second Battle of Jingjing, which would make the situation uncontrollable."

Chang Ponu interjected: "Dad, Mr. Yang Ming is an expert in war. But he can't win a battle without soldiers! ”

"If all the soldiers and horses in Jiangxi are in his hands, even if King Ning launches a rebellion, he will never be able to set off a storm."

Chang Feng said: "You are very right. The current situation in Jiangxi is a test for Wang Shouren. Maybe it's predestined. Before a man becomes holy, he must first survive the calamity. ”

"King Ning is the robbery that God left to Mr. Yang Ming."

At this moment, Jiang Bin walked in: "Master Hou is so idle!" ”

Jiang Bin and Qian Ning can be described as the two generals of Emperor Zhengde. But there is a way that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. The power of these two people has reached its peak in the past few months, and contradictions naturally arise.

Chang Feng is at home on leave. But I have heard about the struggle for power between the two.

Chang Feng smiled: "Oh? Why is Uncle Jiang here? Didn't you follow the emperor? ”

Jiang Bin restrained his smile: "Master Hou, please take a step to speak." ”

The two of them came to the study.

Jiang Bin said: "I found out about a major event, and I don't know how to deal with it. I came to ask Master Hou, you are an old-timer of the factory guard, and you have eaten more rice than I have ever eaten salt. ”

Chang Feng joked: "Yes, yes, yes." I've eaten more than you've ever eaten rice. So now I can rely on the old and sell the old. ”

Jiang Bin smiled: "Master Hou is really funny." To get back to the point, I recently found out that when Zhengde was eight years old, Qian Ning did something with ill intentions. ”

Chang Feng asked quietly, "Oh? What is the ill-intentioned thing? ”

Jiang Bin replied: "In the winter of the eighth year of Zhengde, Liu Yangzheng, a strategist of King Ning, entered Beijing. He once conspired with Qian Ning to pass on the son of King Ning to the emperor. ”

"The emperor has no heirs. Qian Ning did this, obviously wanting the Ning royal clan to steal the national throne after a hundred years of emperordom! ”

Chang Feng took a sip of tea: "It's not just Qian Ning and King Ning in the court, right?" I heard that Uncle Jiang, you also exchanged letters with King Ning. Liu Yangzheng also often goes to Beijing to give you gifts. ”

"I know that your friendship with King Ning was instructed by the emperor, not with ill intentions."

Jiang Bin said: "But the emperor didn't know about the plan to pass on the prince of Ning to the emperor!" ”

"Qian Ning is suspected of colluding with King Ning to rebel."

Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Isn't King Kening yet to rebel?" If you want to use this matter to challenge Qian Ning at this time, it is inevitably too far-fetched. ”

Jiang Bin said: "Master Chang, I know the truth of inseparable intimacy since ancient times. Qian Ning has been with you since the early years of Hongzhi. You are naturally close to him, but I am sparse. ”

"Not to mention that you have a lot of relationship with his godfather Qian Neng's husband."

Chang Feng said: "Uncle Jiang, let's not say dark words in front of the Ming. You are afraid of fighting for power with Qian Ning, I will stand by Qian Ning's side. Therefore come today to test my attitude. ”

"My attitude is simple, it's no attitude. I'm old, and I've seen too many power struggles. I'm tired of watching. Don't talk about getting involved. ”

"Didn't you see that the civil officials have been kneeling recently, and I hid directly at home?"

Jiang Bin said to himself: "No attitude? After a while, he arched his hand: "Old marquis, thank you!" ”

Chang Feng persuaded Jiang Bin: "Let me tell you a heart-to-heart word, what's the point of fighting?" It's nothing more than you singing and I appearing, and we singing and he appearing. ”

Jiang Bin said with a smile: "The old marquis has seen through the red dust. In my opinion, the power struggle is endless! ”

Jiang Bin didn't listen to persuasion, and Chang Feng didn't say anything more.

Jiang Bin was about to leave, but Chang Feng stopped him: "You can compete with Qian Ning for power or profit." I only ask you for one thing, don't involve your husband who is living at home. ”

Jiang Bin bowed: "This is nature. ”

Jiang Bin left the study, and Chang Ponu walked in: "Dad, what did Jiang Bin say?" ”

Chang Feng said: "Heh, Qian Ning is really bold. Six years ago, I wanted to pass on the son of King Ning to the emperor! Although King Ning had not yet exposed his antipathy six years ago, Qian Ning would never recover because of this incident! ”

"Coupled with the fact that his opponent is the ruthless Jiang Bin, Qian Ning is in danger."

Chang Ponu said: "Dad, Qian Ning is your person." You don't care about him, do you? ”

Chang Feng waved his hand: "I can manage it for a while, but I can't manage it for a lifetime." Let him be blessed! ”

14th year of Zhengde, June.

The tug-of-war between Emperor Zhengde and his ministers over the southern tour had been going on for months.

On June 14, Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, under the pretext of Emperor Zhengde's immorality, raised 120,000 troops to set off a rebellion. On the same day, he killed the governor Sun Sui and Xu Kui, the envoy. Ge Zhengde year name.

On June 15, Li Shishi was appointed as the left prime minister, Liu Yangzheng was the right prime minister, and Wang Lun was the secretary of the military department, and he established his own court in Nanchang.

By the beginning of July, King Ning led the land and water armies to advance eastward along the river, and successively captured Jiujiang and Nankang, and the troops had gone out of the Jiangxi boundary and pointed directly at Anqing and Yingtian.

The news of King Ning's rebellion reached the capital. Emperor Zhengde's first reaction was not shock, but clapped his hands: "Wow! Good! King Ning finally reversed! ”

Fortunately, Chang's family was not in front of him. Otherwise, he will be greatly compelled.

Because of the fighting with civil officials, Emperor Zhengde, who had dropped out of the dynasty for four months, opened the noon dynasty for the first time. The civil and military forces in Beijing gathered in front of Fengtian Gate.

Emperor Zhengde had an angry expression on his face: "Bullying the sky! Zhu Chenhao dared to rebel! Dare to try to get involved in Yingtian! Yingtian is the place where the great grandfather was founded, the Nanjing of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"It's bearable, it's unbearable!"

"I advocated a southern tour before, and you Aiqing thought that it would disturb the people and cost a lot of money. I think so! I've decided, cancel the Southern Tour! ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Zhengde changed his words: "But Zhu Chenhao is very rebellious!" If it goes on like this, the sky will not be guaranteed! I've decided, I'm going to go south! ”

This time, none of the civil officials stood up against Emperor Zhengde.

Because they have no reason to refute!

Emperor Zhengde's southern tour, that is not a proper business. Civil officials can stand on the moral high ground and forcibly block it.

Now there is a rebellion in the south, and the Zhengde Emperor, who has military talents, is in charge, which is justifiable.

Although both the civil officials and the emperor knew that the southern tour and the southern expedition were fundamentally the same thing.

As soon as Emperor Zhengde finished speaking, there was a loud bang in the sky, and a charming old six appeared on the stage!

"Your Majesty, Shengming!" This charming old six is naturally the usual wind.

Chang Feng Zhengse said: "In terms of leading troops to fight, today's son is on par with Taizu and Taizong. It's a military wizard born once in a century! ”

"The emperor drove the expedition in person, and as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrived in Jiangnan, why should the king of Ning be worried?"

"The minister is willing to accompany the king and be a horse with a whip!"

As soon as Changfeng wore a high hat, Emperor Zhengde was proud: "Wonderful! Or Chang Qing is loyal and brave! The Chang family is all loyal and powerful. Naturally, I want to reuse it! ”

"Intended! Feng Changfeng was the southern conquest of the thief Rong Zhengshangshu. In charge of rebel intelligence. ”

"Feng Chang Po slave is the chief grain officer of the southern expedition to fight thieves. It is in charge of the financing and dispatch of military rations and salaries. ”

"Feng You Jingwu is the vanguard general of the southern expedition against thieves. He led his troops and horses to the battle. ”

"Feng Weiguo's wife, Liu Xiaoyan, is the left-behind chief military officer. Temperate the soldiers and horses left behind in the Beijing Division. ”

"Feng Changqingyun is the official of the southern expedition to fight thieves and drivers. He is in charge of military clerical affairs. ”

Emperor Zhengde still trusts the Chang family. Each one is entrusted with important tasks.

The three generations of Chang Feng's ancestors and grandchildren shouted in unison: "Thank the emperor for Longen!" Your Majesty, Shengming!"

Emperor Zhengde said again: "Feng Zhang Yong is the left general of the southern expedition, Jiang Bin is the right general, and Qian Ning is the rear general." I am the general. Raise 150,000 soldiers and horses from the Beijing battalion to the south, and it is determined to put down the rebellion of King Ning within half a year! ”

A southern expedition with loud thunder and little rain was decided in front of Fengtianmen. (End of chapter)