Chapter 636: Huguang Rebellion
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When the people sent by He Tengjiao left, Meng Zhengfa couldn't help but feel more angry the more he thought about it.
Meng Zepeng is his favorite eldest son, and although the Naxin family is only a concubine, he has been waiting for him since his wife's death, and he is only short of correcting. Now he even gave up these two people, just to help Huguang seize power, but he didn't think that He Tengjiao himself would retreat first......
Meng Zhengfa wandered alone on the deck for a long time, and various emotions such as fear, loss, and unwillingness tormented him repeatedly.
After an unknown time, he finally stood still at the bow of the ship, stared at the sea with bloodshot eyes, gritted his teeth and whispered: "He Dutang, since you are on this thief ship, don't think about coming down easily!" For the sake of my little life, and for the opportunity to save my friends, I can't say that the lower officials have to help you add fire! ”
He had made up his mind, so he summoned several of his henchmen to give careful instructions. That night, two small boats quietly lowered from the warships of the Huguang Water Division, one crossed the Jiujiang River and entered the lake, and the other went down the river and headed south for Zhili.
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Ying Tianfu front hall.
Eleven cabinet members, including Huang Daozhou, Yang Tinglin, and Lu Zhenfei, are on the left side, while Song Yingxing, Xu Erlu, Zeng Jian and other auxiliary princes, as well as Zhen Zhen, Zhang Jiayu and other officers are on the right.
Both sides looked solemn and engaged in a heated argument.
"Your Highness, although He Tengjiao has the heart of a vassal, he is still a minister in the final analysis." Zhu Jizuo said, "The lower officials think that they should know and reason, and it is not appropriate to use swords and soldiers." Civil strife together, the East Captives will take advantage of the situation to attack......"
"Zhu Gebu's words are wrong!" Zhang Jiayu immediately interrupted him and said, "I think Cao Cao was also a Hanchen at the beginning, so what should I do?" He coerced the Son of Heaven and abused his power over the world, not only brutalizing Zhongliang, but also offering the emperor and the emperor and the prince could not escape his poisonous hands. His son Pi was even more self-reliant.
"And how similar is the current situation to the Eastern Han Dynasty?! If the thief is not killed by thunder, then the heroes and powers of the world will think that the one who holds the Son of Heaven will be the king of the world, and the land of the Ming Dynasty will be full of smoke. Does the Zhu Pavilion want to see the world fall into the Three Kingdoms again? ! ”
"Zhang Shilang is too alarmist, in a corner of Huguang, how can He Tengjiao have that guts?"
"Lord Guo, he even dared to take the Son of Heaven captive, what else did he not dare to do? What's more, there are still Jianyu behind this matter, who knows if they still have a plot? ”
Lu Zhenfei shook his head and separated the people on both sides, and then said to Zhu Linmiao: "Your Highness, this matter is very important, and the ministers think that it is better to hold a court meeting tomorrow and discuss it carefully with the ministers." ”
Zhu Linmiao said in a deep voice: "The core and important members of the imperial court are all here, why do you waste time listening to them talking nonsense at the court meeting?" ”
He looked at Zhu Jizuo again, "Zhu Gebu, you are right, the first thing at the moment is the safety of the Son of Heaven, and the second is not to lead to a civil war in the Ming Dynasty." But what is even worse than the civil war is the long-lasting civil war! ”
He pointed out the window, "It's just these people in the house." Before it gets dark today, we must come up with a charter to solve the robbery of the Son of Heaven! ”
"Your Highness, but this ......"
As soon as Lu Zhenfei said a few words, he saw Ma Wensheng, the eunuch of the palace, trotting all the way and presenting an urgent report to Zhu Linmiao.
The latter unfolded it and looked at it quickly, and then returned it to Ma Gonggong, and pointed to the officials in the hall, "Read." ”
"Yes." Ma Wensheng turned around and said loudly, "He Tengjiao coerced the Son of Heaven into Chu, vainly called Wuchang the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and proclaimed himself the first assistant and the Taishi, and added the Guanglu doctor and the Shangguo Zhu ......"
When the ministers heard this, their hearts sank. This Shoufu and Taishi are already the highest official positions of non-clan ministers, and the "Shangguo Zhu" is the highest honorary title, just like Chang Yuchun, Zhang Juzheng and other people who have made great contributions, they were all posthumously awarded this award. And He Tengjiao's move is obviously to try his best to raise his worth, and what he intends is already clear.
When Ma Wensheng saw the following lines, he couldn't help but swallow and spit hard, and his voice trembled a little, "Jiao also slandered the so-called 'eight major sins' such as His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King's 'unauthorized power', 'bullying', and 'wanton killing', and pretended to show the world 'King Qin to beg'." ”
The eunuch wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued to read: "Recently, Huguang soldiers and horses have begun to move frequently, and tens of thousands of troops and horses from You Changsha have begun to move north, and it seems that they are going to join the Wuchang army......
At this time, everyone present was in an uproar, none of them expected that He Tengjiao, who seemed to have little courage, would be so fierce, holding the Son of Heaven in his hand, and immediately wanted to pull the flag and rebel!
Zhu Linmiao also sighed heavily in her heart. In the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, due to frequent internal struggles, the strength was greatly consumed by his own people, so that Jianyu took advantage of the fishermen. Therefore, he has been doing everything possible to avoid the internal fighting of the Ming Dynasty, but unexpectedly, people are not as good as heaven, He Tengjiao was still carried away by power and decided to take risks.
In fact, if the He family is really capable, Zhu Linmiao is even willing to compromise with him to avoid the Han people from killing each other, and defeat the foreign enemy first. But he knows very well that He Tengjiao is a straw bag in history, and he is extremely selfish, so he can't make a big deal at all.
During the Yongli Dynasty, the He clan had an army of more than 100,000 troops, but was quickly defeated by Kong Youde's 20,000 or 30,000 horses, retreated into Guangxi, and was captured the following year, causing the land of Jingchu, which had a large population and a wide area, to easily fall into the hands of captivity. You know, there is still a loyal battalion to help him support the scene, otherwise he will lose faster.
With this kind of goods, how could Zhu Linmiao hand over the future of Daming to him? In addition, since Huguang has issued his so-called "eight deadly sins", it means that He Tengjiao has no intention of keeping himself alive.
It seems that there is only one path ahead.
He looked at the ministers, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Since it is necessary to fight, then solve the problem as quickly as possible, and put down the Huguang Rebellion before the civil war brings too much damage to the Ming Dynasty!
"Looks like it doesn't need to be discussed any more." He said in an unquestionable voice, "He Tengjiao imprisoned the Son of Heaven, colluded with Jianjiao, raised troops and rebellion, and immediately ordered the world to suppress the rebels!" ”
Zhu Jizuo and the other courtiers who had illusions about He Tengjiao just now were dumb at this time, looked at each other, and had to bow down with the "main battle faction" and responded: "The lower officials obey the order!" ”
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In the Wuchang Governor's Mansion, He Tengjiao was also shocked and angry. His dream has always been nothing more than the side of the world, to earn a share of the glory and wealth of ten thousand years for his children and grandchildren. At first, Meng Zhengfa said that he wanted to blackmail the Son of Heaven into Chu, but he was also confused for a while, and he actually wanted to use the little emperor to bargain with the court, so he let Meng do it.
Who would have expected that before the Son of Heaven arrived in Huguang, rumors were rife everywhere that he "self-proclaimed Shoufu, Taishi, and even Shangguo Zhu", and there were also ill-intentioned people who made Zhu Linmiao's "eight deadly sins" in his name.
Surprised, he hurriedly traveled to various places in the lake to clarify the rumors. As a result, these officials under their command thought that they were testing the will of the people, so they immediately persuaded those who entered, criticized Zhu Linmiao, and expressed their loyalty and did not hesitate to fight Nanjing, but no one believed in their innocence.
There was even a fellow acquaintance of Wuchang Mansion who came to advise him not to be an enemy of Zhu Linmiao, but he was stabbed to death in his own home the next day!