prosperous age

Chapter 507 Chapter 506
Southern Jiangxi is actually the junction area of ​​Jiangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, and Hunan provinces. It has high mountains and steep mountains and belongs to the Wuling area. This is a mountain range running from northeast to southwest, lying between Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Jiangxi.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, this area was sparsely populated and filled with miasma, which was not suitable for crowds to live in.

But in the mid-Ming Dynasty, the situation changed drastically.

After the mid-Ming Dynasty, land annexation was very serious, and many people lost their land. This led the people to rely on usury or migrate to other places for a living.

The Southern Jiangxi area has more land and less population. The refugees from the four provinces gradually migrated to the Southern Jiangxi area to live, which changed the situation of the sparsely populated area in the early Ming Dynasty. main force.

These refugees who migrated here went down the mountains to farm during the day and went up to the mountains to become thieves at night. In addition to the aborigines of the ethnic minorities who had already lived in southern Jiangxi in the early days, the local security environment was quite chaotic. The government was struggling to deal with it in this area, but with little success.

The common people evaded taxes, which greatly reduced the tax revenue, and the refugees who gathered here became local thieves, causing turmoil from time to time.

From the Hongzhi period, in order to eliminate the rebellion of the refugees in the southern Jiangxi region, the Ming court not only mobilized the surrounding guards, but also invited Guangxi wolf soldiers to join the war.

Here, the seeds of turmoil are hesitant like weeds, the fire is endless, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates.

For this reason, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty specially set up the post of Governor of Southern Jiangxi, responsible for exterminating local thieves, controlling refugees, restoring local order, and changing the atmosphere of local thieves.

Wei Guangde sat in the carriage with his eyes closed and rested his mind. In a few days, the major yamen of the imperial court will be sealed, and they can rest for a while, and they will gradually resume their work after the fifteenth day.

At the beginning of the establishment of the governor of Nangan, "Ganzhou was the governing place, and the three prefectures of Nan'an, Ganzhou, and Jianchang, as well as the Chao, Hui, and Nanxiong of Guangdong, Tingzhou of Fujian, and Chenzhou of Huguang, etc. were arrested and stolen."

A criminal minister can be so unscrupulous, but the local official of Fenyi actually pretends to be deaf and dumb, showing that he doesn't know anything.

"Invincible is invincible, invincible and indestructible."

It is easy to see that the pedestrians on the street are in groups of three or four, including adults and children. One can tell at a glance that they should be a family, and they are here to buy new year's goods.

Putting down the curtain of the car, continue to close your eyes and meditate, thinking about going to the residence of Huang Guangsheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments at night.

Two days ago, Wei Guangde received a letter from Jiangxi, telling him that there was news that had not been officially reported, and Yan Shifan replied to Fenyi.

The mountains are high and the roads are far away, even he is out of reach.

Wei Guangde whispered something in his mouth.

Wei Guangde thought to himself.

After receiving the news of the fall of Xinghua Fucheng, he immediately issued a summoning order, and at the same time asked the governor of Nanjiang to raise food and grass, prepare armor and equipment, and it took some time for the various ministries to come to Shenwei City.

It's a good family, people are divided into two places to celebrate the New Year, I don't know if my mother will not get used to it.

"Zong Xian was only escorted to Beijing today, how did His Majesty find out so quickly?"

Since the establishment of Southern Jiangxi in the Ming Dynasty, it has been arranging governors to sit in town and stabilize the place. The most famous one should be when Wang Yangming was the governor of Southern Jiangxi.

"Crackling."

"My lord, Eunuch Li asked me to inform you. I just received news from the palace. The emperor said, 'Zong Xian is not a member of the Song Party. He ordered him to be released, and he was dismissed from office to stay idle'. I heard that the decree has reached Beizhen Fu Secretary, he should be released soon."

I don't know how Hu Zongxian will be dealt with by His Majesty?

"On the seventh day of December in the 41st year of Jiajing, the emperor sent Gu Guan to pay homage to the god of the mighty god of heaven, the invincible general of fire and thunder. Only the god is brave and fierce, strong and strong. The thunder strikes the thunder, and the fire rushes to the wind. .Protecting the country and sheltering the people, Jue Gong is remarkable. Su Jing is violent, peaceful and closed the border. Conquering conquests, only God is the reliance. Driving the front and dispatching dysprosium, straight and wonderful. Thousands of strikes, repeated penetration. Breaking the enemy to win, Rula is withered and decayed. Nothing is invincible, nothing is invincible. The gods store up energy and spirit, and use it to respond. Special sacrifices are made of animals. The gods enjoy it."

Ordinarily, it is impossible for the local officials not to know about matters involving the Yan family.

Since then, the jurisdiction of this post has continued to shrink and shrink, but it is still roughly centered on Ganzhou Prefecture and Nan'an Prefecture, and the remaining jurisdictions are managed under "concurrent jurisdiction".

Standing on the high platform, Yu Dayou read aloud the troop transfer order from the Nanjing Ministry of War.

Later, under the leadership of Yu Dayou, the generals of the expedition followed and held a sacrificial ceremony. On the sacrificial platform, a flagpole decorated with ivory with a red background and a blue border fluttered in the wind. The sun and moon patterns were embroidered in the flag.

After becoming an official, except for the year when I went back to Jiujiang Mansion to get married, I still spent a reunion year with my parents at home, and I haven't been back for many years.

It is no wonder that there are rumors in the market that Yan Shifan once said wildly after drinking that "the imperial court has no wealth for me".

After Yu Dayou read aloud the offering ceremony, the generals behind him and the soldiers in the audience shouted in unison: "Invincible is invincible, invincible is invincible."

Wei Guangde opened the curtain of the car to look, and after seeing the person clearly, Wei Guangde said lightly: "Let him come up."

But if you ask someone casually, you will definitely say that the imperial treasury is full of gold and silver.

What's more, it's still far and wide, and it's hard to go home several times in my life.

From Hu Zongxian's impeachment and arrest to his escort to Beijing, it took one and a half months, which can be said to be extremely fast.

For military generals, the battlefield is the only place where they compete for meritorious service, so when Yu Dayou received the news of the fall of Xinghua Fucheng, he was both regretful and fortunate in his heart, which was really complicated and difficult to understand.

By this time, due to the weather, the Tartars in the north did not come out very much. In the first two months, they frequently violated borders, but they could not harass the nine border towns of the Ming Dynasty. An urgent border report was sent to the capital in three or five days. .

What is even more worrying is that the letter also said that after Yan Shifan returned to his hometown, he had no scruples at all and expanded the mansion to enjoy himself.

King Yu hated the Yan family deeply, so he naturally vented his anger on his party members.

The carriage stopped, Wei Guangde was curious.

Of course Wei Guangde knew why King Yu was so dissatisfied with Yan Shifan. Thinking about the deduction of the old gifts from King Yu's mansion, he forced King Yu to borrow money from him to bribe him in order to get the share he deserved. Don't you feel aggrieved?
After receiving the money from King Yu, Yan Shifan was not only not afraid at all, but he was complacent, and he was complacent that he could receive a bribe from the son of the emperor.

But if you know, you know, and Wei Guangde didn't disclose the news to the people in Prince Yu's mansion.

It's Chinese New Year, let's have a reunion.

After the people got into the carriage and sat down, and the carriage started slowly again, Wei Guangde asked.

In the 35th year of Jiajing, the two mansions of Ting and Zhang in Fujian were placed under the administration of the governor of Nanjiang, but they were under the dual management of Nanjiang and Fujian.

This Huang Guangsheng, Wei Guangde had a relationship with him back then, when Yu Dayou had just made contributions in Datong, and Huang Guangsheng was the appointed governor of Huguangchuan.

Moreover, after destroying the Wushipu bandit nest, Yu Dayou dispersed his troops, intending to encircle Ye Huai, Li Wenbiao, Xie Yunzhang and other bandits in the area under his jurisdiction.

In order to restrain the people in the southern Jiangxi region, Wang Yangming set up a "meeting system" to restrain the behavior of the people.

The ears are always filled with the noise on both sides of the street, there are merchants and customers bargaining, and there are children playing.Wei Guangde opened his eyes, stretched out his hand and gently lifted the curtain to look outside.

Because what they know, what they hear is what month and day, how many tens of thousands of money the imperial court allocated to where, and how much money was given to where to relieve disasters.

Yan Shifan's final verdict was approved by Emperor Jiajing, and it was published in the residence newspaper.

It's no wonder that Yu Dayou's fall of Xinghua Mansion was such a major event, he didn't immediately send reinforcements. In fact, when he received the transfer order, Xinghua Mansion had already fallen.

As a general, although he hopes for peace in the world, who doesn't want to make contributions.

After Liu Cheng sat down firmly, he opened his mouth to answer.

Three consecutive beeps, earth-shattering.

Thinking of Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang Province who was escorted to Beijing today, Wei Guangde shook his head slightly.

Set up positions such as "Yue" and "Yue Chang", meet regularly to deal with local issues, and establish social studies and academies to educate the local people, which promotes the development of the Southern Jiangxi region.

Nangan Shenwei City is a new acropolis located between Xingning, Chengxiang, Anyuan, and Wuping counties in Jiangxi.

Officials know whether the court is rich or not, but ordinary people naturally don't know it.

The Ming Dynasty implemented the system of floating officials. After the scholars passed the imperial examination, even the officials who were sent out would avoid their hometowns. If they were lucky, they would be assigned to serve in nearby provinces. This is considered very good.

However, after all, the two prefectures of Ting and Zhang have been under the management of Fujian for a long time, so after the Guangdong Rao bandits appeared in Fujian, it was the governor of Fujian who reported it immediately, but the governor of Nangan escaped the disaster.

From Wei Guangde's point of view, after Hu Zongxian entered imperial prison, the Ministry of Criminal Justice should have brought the case to trial. Could it be that Emperor Jiajing made the decision to release him only after Jin Yiwei informed Xiyuan about the matter?

"Let go."

The ivory flag is used as a sacrificial flag during the expedition. "The book of war says that the ivory flag is the banner of the general. It is said that the ancient emperor came out and built a large ivory flag. The pole is decorated with ivory, so the cloud ivory flag."

go back home?

In the minds of ordinary people in the market, Yan Shifan dared to say that he was richer than the imperial court, so one could imagine his wealth and his "prestige" in the market.

Unexpectedly, in just two years, Huang Guangsheng had been moved from the governor to Nanjing Household Department Minister, and even moved to the position of Criminal Department Minister a month ago.

Looking at the neatly arranged soldiers on the teaching field, Yu Dayou couldn't help feeling agitated.

On the same day, Qi Jiguang followed Tan Lun in the barracks outside the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and held a ritual ceremony, and then [-] troops went south to Fujian to suppress the Japanese.

"Invincible is invincible, invincible and indestructible."

If the case is not tried and the person is released directly, then what is the point of escorting him all the way from Zhejiang to the capital?

Fortunately, the hometown is near the capital. Officials who are far away from the capital have no chance to go home during the holidays.

Today, the army has been assembled, and more than [-] soldiers will follow him to Fujian again.

The post of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Southern Jiangxi granted to Yu Dayou by the imperial court is actually the soldiers and horses under the commander-in-chief of the Southern Jiangxi Governor. After all, these troops still have some combat power due to the long-term suppression of bandits, but they have been fighting independently for a long time and lack a general to command them.

Wei Guangde is just thinking about it casually at the moment, mainly because he has a little hesitation in his heart.

After the sacrificial ceremony was completed, a strong soldier raised the tooth flag and walked towards the gate of the camp, followed by [-] soldiers, and marched out of Shenwei City to Xinghua Mansion.

Hu Zongxian was Yan Song's most powerful party member outside when he fell from power. Naturally, he was disliked by King Yu and wanted to get rid of him quickly.

The arrival of Yu Dayou gave them a backbone, and they gained a lot in this battle against Zhang Lian.

Even today, the Yan family has collapsed and Yan Shifan has been assigned. The topic of Yu Wang giving money to Yan Shifan a few years ago is still brought up from time to time.

Soon, a servant in green robe climbed into the carriage. He was a eunuch named Liu Cheng under Li Fang, and he was also an old man who followed from the palace to Prince Yu's mansion.

Wei Guangde knew that of course he couldn't go back. This year, his mother also went to the capital, and there was only his father and elder brother and sister-in-law in Jiujiang Mansion.

This kind of news spread to King Yu's ears, it can be said that the only remaining face of King Yu was stepped on the ground and rubbed hard.

Although the Ministry of Punishment is not high in the six departments, it is also one of the six ministers.

Of course, tonight's visit is not only to present Huang Shangshu last year's gift on behalf of Prince Yu's Mansion, but more importantly, to test Huang Guangsheng's attitude towards Hu Zongxian's case.

"According to the news from the palace, the emperor seems to think that his meritorious deeds outweighed his demerits in the southeast war against the Japanese. Moreover, he is the Minister of the Ministry of War and the title of Prince Taibao. Such a pillar cannot be questioned in court."

"Let people go?"

Liu Cheng immediately gave an answer.

After Yan Song's downfall, he talked about Yan Shifan several times in the palace, and King Yu always gritted his teeth, and the tension between them was gone.

At this moment, Li San's announcement came from outside the curtain of the car: "Master, there are servants in Prince Yu's mansion blocking the way, saying that there is something important to tell the master."

Liu Cheng replied.

According to the results of the joint trial by the three divisions, Yan Shifan was dispatched to Leizhou, Guangdong, and was escorted south by officials sent by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Who would have thought that he did not go to Guangdong, but went directly to Jiangxi.

It was also after this incident that countless people sent money to him one after another, just for the sake of their own career. King Yu's bribery is undoubtedly a living sign for Yan Shifan to accept money and do things.

"Eunuch Liu, what are you?"

Wei Guangde said in surprise.

At this moment, Wei Guangde felt the carriage shake, and then the swaying in the carriage stopped.

He read on the stage, and dozens of soldiers with loud voices shouted after him. The purpose was to let all the soldiers in the audience know the reason for their expedition, even though the news had actually started in the barracks a few days ago. spread.

As the end of the year approaches, the streets of the entire capital are full of people and traffic, and the sound of children setting off cannons can be heard from time to time in the alleys of residential houses.

The heart of the red flag is paired with the edge of the blue flag, which is used to make a fire with wood.

Wang Yangming's set of practices set a template for the latecomers, and the situation in the southern Jiangxi region gradually changed and stabilized.

When Wei Guangde heard this, he also understood that he was taken to the capital because he was guilty, but being guilty does not mean that he will be tried.

Thinking about the Yan family, it was just that Yan Shifan was interrogated, and Yan Song went home without asking any questions.

The reason why the two are treated differently is because Yan Shifan is the left servant of the Ministry of Industry.

Wei Guangde understood that it was really because of Jin Yiwei's report that Emperor Jiajing made the decision.

(End of this chapter)