Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"Your Majesty, I have something I don't know you should say."

Walking with the emperor, Zhang Weixian hesitated for a long time. Just thinking about all the recent events, Zhang Weixian still bit the bullet and spoke tentatively.

"What the British Master wants to say is that I have been too arbitrary recently? Isn't it too willful and fierce in doing things?" Zhu Youxiao walked forward with his hands behind his back and said to Zhang Weixian with a smile.

"I have absolutely no such intention."

Zhang Weixian's heart tightened, and he quickly bowed his head and explained: "Old minister is..."

"Okay, I know what the Qing family means."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hands and said: "Since it's just chatting, there shouldn't be so many rules. How can I not know what the Qing family wants to express? I just ask the Qing family, the person who was arrested by my order was arrested by my order. Were there any people who were ordered to be executed by mistake and were arrested and killed by mistake?”

"No."

Zhang Weixian followed closely and said as he walked: "At least according to what I know, those who were caught or killed should be punished in this way according to my Ming law! It's just that your Majesty... I feel that going too far is not enough, and now it's not just the outer court. People are in panic, even in the capital."

"Your Majesty should put the overall situation first. Even if you want to clean up the imperial court and intimidate Xiaoxiao, you should also consider the current situation and people's hearts, and don't allow people with ulterior motives to take advantage of others."

Zhang Weixian knows better than anyone else that since Jixiyuan fell into the water, the emperor has seemed to be a different person. With all the changes that have occurred since then, Zhang Weixian has felt that the emperor wants to work hard to govern. This is for the Ming Dynasty. It's undoubtedly a great thing.

It’s just that even if you want to work hard to govern, you must take into account the changes in the political situation. After all, the Ming Dynasty is currently facing too many difficulties and problems.

If Gan Gang continues to act arbitrarily like this, I am afraid that most of the civil and military personnel in the court will alienate themselves from the emperor, and then the problem will become more serious.

"This is the truth, and I also understand what the Qing family means."

Zhu Youxiao stopped, looked at Zhang Weixian with firm eyes, and said in a sonorous and forceful tone: "But have you ever thought about it, if I don't do this, can the collapsed officialdom be reversed? People's hearts are floating, and empty talk will harm the country. The trend of making general remarks, seeking out tricks, and engaging in malpractice for personal gain will only become more serious!"

"I don't know if I have ever been like this before. I think that I am the emperor of heaven and I have to tolerate the behavior of my officials. But what will I get in exchange?"

Zhang Weixian was silent.

He knew clearly what the emperor meant by these words. It was not just the Donglin Party, but also other groups. However, Zhang Weixian was very worried deep down in his heart.

If this continues from now on, it will indeed shock the civil and military officials in the court, but once the court encounters a difficult matter, I am afraid that no one will dare to come out to handle the matter.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Ke, Secretary of the Ministry of War, wants to see you! Bandits have appeared in the capital, wreaking havoc in Changping, Shunyi and other places, causing heavy losses to the local area!"

Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch in charge of the Qianqing Palace, hurried over, but what he said shocked Zhang Weixian. Bandits were escaping under the rule of Gyeonggi, and they were wreaking havoc in Changping, Shunyi and other places. This is no small matter!

"Xuan!"

Zhu Youxiao, who stood with his hands hanging down, said coldly.

From the moment he decided to do something to reverse the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao knew that he would face many challenges, and now trouble began to appear.

So many things that happened in the past, whether it was arrests or executions, can all be lumped into the category of corruption eradication. In the final analysis, this is an internal struggle game.

As for the various plans made for the "strategy against Liao", they are all aimed at suppressing the rebellion. The realization of this strategic vision can only be judged after the war is over.

But it's different now.

Under the rule of Gyeonggi, bandits have actually appeared, and they are still escaping under the nose. If such a thing does not respond resolutely, then the Ming Emperor may as well not do it!

Inside Dongnuan Pavilion.

Zhang Weixian frowned and looked in the direction of the emperor's case with a slightly uneasy feeling. The emperor who was reading the imperial memorial said nothing, and his expression showed no joy or sorrow. But the more he reacted like this, the more Zhang Weixian knew that something was serious.

Because Yuan Keli, Minister of the Ministry of War, looked very serious! !

"So the bandits that are ravaging the capital this time actually existed two years ago?"

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Youxiao held up the memorial he held, looked up at Yuan Keli and said: "This memorial written by the Qing family was definitely found from the documents stored in the Ministry of War? This Zhao Ni, who calls himself the King of Heaven, gathered under his command With many bandits?"

"Your Majesty, this is just my conjecture. I'm afraid this bandit will exist for much longer."

Yuan Keli bowed his head and said: "When the Ministry of War knew that there was an urgent report from the local department, I felt strange in my heart. Why did such bandits appear in Changping and Shunyi without any warning? So I went to the archives. Access the archives and documents stored there.”

"This investigation does not matter. Starting from the second year of Tianqi, in addition to the counties under Beizhili, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town and other places have also submitted urgent reports. However, these backlogged urgent reports all have one The common characteristic is that the raging bandits are not very large in scale, but they move too fast, which makes it impossible to clean up the place."

"and many more."

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and interrupted: "If I remember correctly, in the second year of Tianqi, it was Xu Ni who caused trouble in Shandong, right?"

"Exactly!"

Yuan Keli nodded and said: "In the second year of Tianqi, Xu Ni caused chaos in Shandong, causing chaos in Yanzhou, Dongchang and other prefectures and counties, and even halted water transportation. Although the imperial court announced military campaigns to suppress it, there were many rebels on the loose. When I was the governor of Denglai , I have repeatedly asked the imperial court to strictly investigate the remaining culprits, after all, Bailian’s private missionary and association is too powerful!”

Zhu Youxiao's eyes were sharp and he said: "Then can I understand that many of these local bandits that I don't know about are actually the remnants of White Lotus who were roaming around back then?"

"Your Majesty, it's hard to tell. I can't say that it's all true, but at least there are a small number of White Lotus remnants who are afraid of death." Yuan Keli pondered for a moment and said what he was thinking.

"Okay! That's great!!"

Zhu Youxiao angrily threw his hands and walked out, saying in a cold tone: "How did I get the job of the Ministry of War before? There are so many urgent reports of local bandits and bandits, but I don't know anything about it!!"

Zhu Youxiao originally believed that large-scale bandits would not appear until the seventh year of the Apocalypse, but in fact this was not the case.

Yes.

The rogue forces that swept across the Ming Dynasty did not begin until the seventh year of the Apocalypse. The root cause was the frequent disasters in the northwest provinces and severe excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. The people at the bottom had no way to survive and were forced to rebel against the Ming Dynasty. During this period, a group of bandits emerged. A large number of uprising forces.

The most famous ones are Gao Yingxiang, Wang Jiayin, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and other rebels.

But the cruel reality is that before that, small-scale rebellions and uprisings, and even bandits, had been happening all over the Ming Dynasty.

What made Zhu Youxiao angry was not these rebellions and uprisings, bandits and bandits, but what made him angry was that he, the Ming emperor, had no idea about these things!

There is no impression at all in my memory.

This shows how serious the current situation of bullying the superiors and suppressing the subordinates was in the Ming Dynasty officialdom! !

"Your Majesty, the top priority right now is to eliminate these bandits as soon as possible. The leader, Zhao Ni, has led his troops to Changping Prefecture many times."

Yuan Keli bowed and said: "Tianshou Mountain is in the hinterland of Changping. This is the location of the dragon vein of our dynasty. We must not be disturbed by bandits!!"

Tianshou Mountain is the location of the tombs of the kings of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the most important existence of the Ming Dynasty! !

Zhu Youxiao couldn't hide his murderous intent and said: "Did the tomb guards stationed at Tianshou Mountain not send urgent messages to the capital before?"

"No."

Yuan Keli's words are concise and concise.

I'm afraid things are going to change again.

Zhang Weixian, who remained silent, felt dizzy when he heard this. He never thought that such a big thing would happen. None of the supervising eunuchs stationed at Tianshou Mountain, or even the commanders of the Zhuling Guards, reported it to the capital. Urgent report.

If the roving bandits invade Tianshou Mountain, then...

Zhang Weixian didn't dare to think about it at all.

"Here comes someone!! Summon Xiong Tingbi to come into the palace to see me immediately!!"

When Zhang Weixian was lost in thought, an angry shout rang out in Dongnuan Pavilion. Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, could not suppress his anger no matter what.

This was just a small group of bandits, and he, the Ming Emperor, didn't even know about it. So if there was a larger-scale rebellion, would the people below also deceive them?

Not to mention the oppressed people of the Ming Dynasty who want to rebel, now even he, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, wants to rebel! !

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, he is like a mascot. As for the privileged groups up and down, they can hide it for one day. If they can't hide it anymore, they will change the flag and worship the emperor. That’s it! !