The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Convergence of civil and military affairs.

This actually started a long time ago.

The status of civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty was not static, but changed with different periods.

In the early Ming Dynasty, such as the Hongwu Dynasty and the Yongle Dynasty, in order to maintain the unstable dynastic regime, the emperor needed generals to help him manage the army and stabilize the country.

Therefore, the main civil and military official system at this time was to emphasize military affairs over literature. However, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, especially after the Tumu Disaster, it began to change, from a system that emphasized military affairs over literature to one that emphasized literature over military affairs.

After the Civil War, civil servants and gentry began to control the government, and civilian officials began to command and manage the army. In order to consolidate their status, civilian officials began to learn the art of war, and military attachés were gradually forced to start studying literature. This was the beginning of a military system that integrated civil and military affairs.

In the final analysis, everything is for profit needs.

For example, in the Tianjin officialdom in front of us, Zong Yue dared to command Tianjin Right Guards to attack the salt field because of interests.

Zuo Yidao ordered domineeringly, then turned to look at Chen Bao.

The old housekeeper nodded with a smile and respectfully put away his master's calligraphy treasures.

"As long as you are honest and obedient and act according to my orders, I won't be able to keep you after all this is over... hmm? Wait!"

Zong Yue carefully looked at his calligraphy and made sure that there was no problem and that it was completely usable. Then he put down the brush and picked up the embroidered handkerchief on the side to clean his hands.

"Send it to reform!"

"No more nonsense!" Zuo Yidao waved his hand impatiently, "According to the order of the Marquis of Zhongshan, I will send you all to go to the salt field for renovation!"

Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, was responsible for rescuing the enemy in the Nanyuan Tiger Case. He was immediately awarded the title of Marquis of Zhongshan after his meritorious service, and was responsible for the formation of the new army. As a result, within half a month of his arrival, he directly set up a bureau to lead the 12th Regiment Battalion. Hou was uprooted, and since then the entire Beijing army has been under the control of the Zhongshan Hou.

His Zongyue has been working in the Changlu Salt Transportation Division for nearly ten years, and the money he has scattered is as big as a mountain!

Not to mention a mere Chen Bao, even if his eldest brother Pingjiang Bo Chen Xiong came, he would have to treat Zong Yue as an honored guest!

"Why... why..."

If it really destroys the current stable situation and harms the interests of all parties, you, Chen Bao, had better think clearly about the consequences!

These words were quite explicit, but Tu Yu also understood the general situation.

"If the imperial court doesn't take action, the Marquis of Zhongshan will do it himself!"

"Well...that's it!"

At three quarters noon, Chen Bao's residence.

"Hey, Mr. Zong, I don't know about this business. Do you have the qualifications to join it and do it together?"

"Then he really dares to bloodbath the entire Yunsi officialdom?"

"Master, could it be...a fraud?"

At the same time, on the official ship.

"Tu Zongxian should know that the Marquis of Zhongshan was just an honorary guard in the past. Because of his role in rescuing the enemy in the Nanyuan Tiger Case, he became the spokesperson for the support of the military generals. He became the Marquis of Zhongshan and also won the title of "Marquis of Zhongshan". The Beijing army left..."

"That's all, let's give him some thin noodles in Pingjiang Uncle's Mansion."

"That's what Chen Bao said!"

These words seemed to be submissive, but Zong Yue was reminding Chen Bao not to cause trouble!

They are not the only people who do this business and share the interests of the Changlu Salt Farm!

"Take them all away!"

Zuo Yidao asked with a headache, his tone full of impatience.

"Uncle Ping Jiang has no contact with the Marquis of Zhongshan, and we also support his rise to power. We also sent Chen Long to him..."

Chen Bao: "!!!"

"That's right!" Han Wen's eyes flashed, "In order to restore the success of the grain payment, we force the court to clean the Yunsi Salt Farm first, otherwise the success of the grain payment will be a joke!"

Zuo Yidao glanced sideways at Chen Bao while holding his sword, and said with a meaningful smile: "Don't be anxious, this is where you are going!"

But Chen Bao turned a deaf ear to this and remained silent.

Duyun envoy Zong Yue and his officials arrived on time for the banquet.

"It seems that our right-back commander has been short of money recently!"

Zong Yue was so frightened that he trembled and passed out.

ah?

What does it mean?

Do you want to kill Chen Xiong’s whole family?

But something happened at the salt farm now. In order not to affect everyone's interests, Zong Yue still had to go this time.

"Da Sinong, this Marquis of Zhongshan is...what's going on?"

For example, the civil servants and military generals, Qiu Ba, the warrior of the Three Guards of Tianjin, have never received less money!

The salt is produced in the salt farm, so it has to be shipped out, right?

Tu Yu nodded and asked again with a strange expression.

A voice came from behind the curtain, which made Chen Bao tremble in his heart.

"Don't say that I didn't remind you. Tell the Marquis of Zhongshan honestly and reveal all your accomplices. This way there is still a glimmer of hope!"

This is not the first time this kind of thing has been done. Literary people all pay attention to dignity and elegance. Even if it is a bribe, it cannot be ordinary. Just use money to hit people like those despicable businessmen. This is not a simple loss of face.

"Do you understand?" Zuo Yidao's smile continued.

Just when Zong Yue was getting a little impatient, Zuo Yidao walked out with a joking smile on his face.

"Send this calligraphy treasure to Song Yushi's home!"

Zuo Yidao had a lingering fear on his face and patted his chest with a smile.

"Sir, I have already done everything I ordered, sir. Please save me!"

After Tu Tong was called as the censor of Youdu, he immediately went to inspect the Xuanfu of Datong and rectify the border affairs.

"Okay, as long as they are not full brothers, then you can live!"

"If you want more money, I'll give it to you!"

"I wonder...who are you?"

Han Wen briefly described Tang Hao's "family history" and then sighed.

After thinking about his wording, Han Wen finally made the comment "No solution."

Zong Yue, the Master of Transport, just needs to sit in his room, drink wine and listen to music, and someone will take care of these things.

Ten thousand taels of silver at every turn, this is the card of Duyunshi Zongyue.

After half an hour, Zong Yue silently put down his pen.

"He raises prices and raises wages, and he's not afraid of chipping his Chen Bao teeth!"

"Let me ask you something!"

"Your name is Chen Bao, and Uncle Ping Jiang's name is Chen Xiong. Who are you?"

"Why do you sound so afraid of this person?"

Hearing this, Zong Yue just sneered.

"General Chen, what does this mean?"

After the housekeeper left, Zong Yue continued to write the next piece of calligraphy.

Pingjiang Bo, this title represents authority.

If he gives less, others will think that Zong Yue is looking down on him.

"No need to say anything more, he will understand it when he sees the words."

Han Wen and Tu Yu stood on the deck with solemn expressions.

It’s over!

All is lost!

"What's the lie?"

"Tu Zongxian, it's not that I'm afraid of Marquis Zhongshan, but... this person is too... incomprehensible!"

For another example, at this time, the Zaohu Yanding people were exploited and squeezed so hard. If they met so many people who were desperate for their lives, they really dared to rebel and cause trouble!

So he didn't know the current situation in the court, especially the newly born Marquis of Zhongshan.

In fact, Zong Yue had always regarded himself as a noble man and abided by the etiquette of a scholar-bureaucrat, so he was extremely disgusted with dealing with these warriors Qiu Ba, and he rarely dined with them at the same table!

Chen Bao was so frightened that his face almost turned pale, and he said: "No! My humble mother and Chen Xiong's mother are biological sisters, so I relied on Chen Xiong's recommendation to get into my current position..."

Chen Bao trembled and nodded heavily.

At that time, Chen Xuan, the Marquis of Pingjiang, laid a good family fortune for his descendants. Today, in Tianjin and even in the entire water transportation system, the Pingjiang Bo family is the well-deserved leader.

In addition, the Marquis of Zhongshan still dared to beat the Zhang brothers at the palace gate, and dared to curse the ruthless cabinet bachelor in the Wenhua Palace!

Looking at these glorious deeds he has done, that warrior Qiu Ba couldn't give a thumbs up after hearing this. Tang Hao is a real man of iron and blood!

Chen Bao was stunned when he heard this, and then hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, Chen Xiong is the direct brother of a humble official..."

Zuo Yidao breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise he would have to go through all the trouble again to control the other commanders of Tianjin Guard, which would be too troublesome.

Then a person walked out from behind the curtain. It was the commander of the Forbidden Army who had disappeared for several days. He slashed to the left.

Chen Bao nodded frantically. He knew this great man so well!

Zuo Yidao chuckled and said, "Master Zong Yue, do you think I am qualified?"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Bao turned pale with fright and collapsed directly to the ground.

The words stopped abruptly before he finished speaking. Chen Bao's face was filled with shock because he thought of a terrible possibility.

"Fortunately, you are not from the direct lineage, otherwise I would have no choice but to kill you!"

Therefore, military commanders and nobles must take a share of the pie to ensure that everyone's business can continue normally. Civil servants and gentry also acquiesced in this situation for the sake of their own interests.

"Please tell me clearly, is he an elder brother or a biological brother? Are you and he the same mother as the same mother?"

"He wants to invite all the Transportation Department officials to his house?"

"Go down and prepare ten thousand taels of silver, I will take it to the banquet!"

Zong Yue was still a little unwilling to give up. He suppressed the fear in his heart and asked bravely.

What luck did you use and what route did you take?

Regardless of whether it is ships or checkpoints, these cannot be avoided by Tianjin Wei.

First, it was given as a gift of calligraphy treasures to these salt road censors. If they accepted it, someone would come to buy them the next day and spend a lot of money to buy these calligraphy treasures. At least one calligraphy sticker would be worth ten thousand taels of silver. !

But if they don't accept it, then they will be given a toast instead of eating it and they will be fined. My master has many means to deal with them!

This method can't even be called bribery, but a normal hobby. Even if it is really reported and exposed, the prosecutor will not find any evidence of crime.

Marquis of Zhongshan!

Tang Hao!

Because, no matter who they are, they all represent one person - the Ming Emperor!

As Zuo Yidao revealed his identity, elite soldiers emerged from all directions. All the officials of the Transportation Department were panicked, but they did not dare to make any move.

However, the next scene instantly made Zong Yue realize that something was not right, and alarm bells rang in his heart!

"The Marquis of Zhongshan gave His Majesty a secret memorial to kill Pingjiang Bo Chen Xiong's family, mainly his direct lineage!"

"Well, good job!"

“May I ask, sir, what do you mean by this?”

"Let's continue to work together to do business, don't hurt the harmony!"

Then, Tianjin Wei needs to take action at this time.

Otherwise, why would Zong Yue still be able to sit in this position after having been the capital's transport envoy for so many years?

It’s not like the imperial court has never tried to send some salt censors to seize power, but can those so-called powerful dragons really overwhelm local snakes?

Therefore, the way my master pays bribes is very sophisticated.

"No solution?" Tu Yu was stunned, "What do you mean?"

"The first one is to break the abscess of Yunsi and help the imperial court restore the old system of paying grains. The second one is to target your Pingjiang Count's Mansion. I guess Chen Xiong has already been tortured by the Jinyi Guards. It won't be long before your Pingjiang Bo's Mansion." It’s time to change the master!”

"Who in this Tianjin land can touch my Zong Yue?"

"Simple!" Zuo Yidao sneered, "You know, Marquis Zhongshan, right?"

The profits from the Changlu Saltworks are not the income of a certain family or a certain surname, nor are they monopolized by a certain noble family. Instead, there are various forces involved, all of whom are involved.

To put it bluntly, the Tianjin Sanwei were the thugs raised by his clan. They were never given less money, so now it was time for them to take action.

Who doesn’t know that the four guards only obey His Majesty’s orders?

"So, this time, the Marquis of Zhongshan picked up Yun Si's abscess, and did so on purpose?"

"You said Chen Bao refused to send troops?"

Chen Bao fell to his knees on the ground with a thump, and hurriedly kowtowed to the person behind the curtain to apologize.

If you want to continue this business, you can't go around Pingjiang Uncle's Mansion. After all, they are in charge of water transportation, and they have many ways to disgust people.

At the headquarters of the Tianjin Guard Command and Envoy Division, Right Guard Commander Chen Bao sent Zong Yue's men away expressionlessly, and then looked at the curtain behind him.

Upon hearing these two titles, Zong Yue instantly collapsed on his chair.

"Zuo Qianhu, is there any misunderstanding here? I..."

The old housekeeper nodded hurriedly.

"Oh, by the way, and you, let's go meet the Marquis of Zhongshan together!"

When Han Wen heard this, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Zuo Yidao seemed to suddenly remember something, and looked at Chen Bao solemnly.

"The four guards are guarding thousands of households, and the guards in golden clothes are guarding thousands of households. One sword from the left!"

"Since then, the Marquis of Zhongshan has become His Majesty the Emperor's number one hawk. The former Grand Sima Liu Daxia, the former General Secretary Tu Xun, and the former Grand Sikong Zengjian were all because of this Marquis of Zhongshan..."

Chen Bao: "???"

Zong Yue looked at Zuo Yidao's cold smile and noticed Chen Bao's respectful look towards him, and the uneasiness in his heart suddenly became stronger.

Jinyiwei!

The four guards are forbidden soldiers!

Who doesn’t know that Jin Yiwei kills people without blinking an eye!

Oh, the case is solved, it turns out they are not biological brothers!

Chen Bao welcomed everyone into the mansion with a smile, and then stood quietly without sitting down.

A scholar admires his master and is willing to spend a lot of money to buy his calligraphy and copy it back. Is there any problem with this?

Everything makes so much sense.

The shadow of the famous tree, the Marquis of Zhongshan, is now in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. He is a madman and a murderer who can stop a child from crying!

As long as you guard Changlu Saltworks, a mountain of gold and silver, are you still worried about not having any money?

"Otherwise, why do you think the Marquis of Zhongshan disembarked in Tianjin?"

Because there was no food or wine on the table, the entire mansion was eerily quiet.

Things like fighting and killing were naturally left to their martial artist Qiu Ba.

Haha, not necessarily!

At least there are no less than ten of these salt road censors coming and going, but the chief transport envoy of Changlu Salt Field is always his Zongyue!

"Well, Tang Hao really dares!"

"..."