Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 239 Sending Troops to Nanyang
"Prince Mu's Mansion is gone! Who cares about the Ming Dynasty!"

"kill--"

On the second day of September in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, when the Ming Dynasty was busy with a new round of party struggles, as well as reconciliation, Nanyang, etc., the words of Sha Dingzhou, chieftain of the Southwest Wang Nong, instantly set the whole Southwest into riots .

Sha Dingzhou, chieftain of Wang Nong, and Pu Mingsheng, Tuzhi of Amizhou, rebelled and each called themselves "General Mansion". The position of the Duke's Mansion in the southwest.

The uprising of the two spread throughout the southeastern Yunnan and western Guangxi in just three days. The gentry, tyrants, and chieftains in southeastern Yunnan and western Guangxi raised their troops one after another. southwest……

Just before Sha Dingzhou, Pu Mingsheng and other chieftains rebelled, Hong Chengchou, who was in the southwest, immediately commanded Ma Xianglin, Mu Yi, Mu Changzuo, and Mu Qiyuan to send [-] troops to suppress it, and at the same time called on other chieftains who did not respond to the rebellion.

The momentum of the [-] Ming troops coming out of Kunming made the vacillating chieftains start to stand in line.

On the sixth day of September, eight southern Yunnan chieftains, including Shiping chieftain Long Zaitian, Sie'e chieftain Wang Yangzu, Ningzhou chieftain Lu Yongming, and Jingdong chieftain Diao Xun, dispatched [-] troops. Go north to suppress the rebellion.

Qin Gongming, the Guangxi commander-in-chief of the southern army's governor's office, also personally led three battalions of soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress the rebel chieftains in western Guangxi.

All of a sudden, the southwest trembled, and urgent letters from eight hundred li were sent to the capital one by one.

It was just that when the capital had just received the southwestern chieftain's rebellion, Hong Chengchou responded to Zhu Youjian's correct move in arranging him to manage the southwest with practical actions.

On the sixth day of September, without waiting for Long Zaitian and other chieftains from southern Yunnan to arrive, Hong Chengchou personally led [-] Ming troops to fight against [-] soldiers and horses from Puming in Mile Prefecture, Guangxi Prefecture, Yunnan.

The two armies of Tangqi met at noon on the sixth day of the lunar new year. An hour later, Hong Chengchou led the vanguard to the Bapan River in the northern part of Mile Prefecture, and bombarded the Pumingming camp with [-] cannons from General Yanshan.

At the sixth quarter of Shenshi, the Pu Mingsheng fortress was broken. Ma Xianglin led [-] cavalry to charge into the battle, while Hong Chengchou ordered the gunners to bombard them.

Two quarters of an hour later, Ma Xianglin beheaded Pu Mingsheng's eldest son. Seeing that Pu Mingsheng's eldest son was killed, the armies immediately began to be defeated. No matter what Pu Mingsheng ordered, they couldn't stop it.

Fleeing in chaos, the rebel soldiers and horses trampled each other, causing countless casualties, and Pu Mingsheng was also killed by shelling in the formation.

Until dusk, more than [-] of the [-] rebels were beheaded, and more than [-] were captured. Hong Chengchou's simple military order made some chieftains who were still shaking firmly stand in line with Daming.

"Owl Head! Zhujing Temple——"

"what!!"

Following the words of the general of the Zhanfeng team, among the tens of thousands of captured rebels, more than [-] people of the same family as Pu Mingsheng were beheaded. The heads and corpses were piled up on the left side of the Bapan River and sprinkled with lime.

Afterwards, Hong Chengchou waited for Long Zaitian and other chieftains to arrive, and took them here to watch the Jingguan in person. When they saw the Jingguan, they were all frightened, and all the chieftains spoke good things about Daming.

Six days after the army was raised, more than [-] rebels were attacked and more than [-] people were wiped out in one fell swoop. After such a deterrent was displayed, some small chieftains among the chieftains who raised troops in the southwest surrendered one after another.

When this battle report was sent to the capital, although the officials in Beijing were busy with party disputes, they still scolded Hong Chengchou for bloodthirsty.

However, the two people who can really decide Hong Chengchou's fate are applauding...

"Okay! Thieves dare to rebel, they should stop killing with killing!"

In the inner court and the Hall of Mental Cultivation, when Zhu Youxiao's applause sounded, the person sitting opposite him also picked up his teacup and took a shallow sip:
"Brother still thinks, did I misplace Hong Chengchou in the southwest?"

Zhu Youjian's voice appeared, and Zhu Youxiao also looked up at him.

The two brothers haven't seen each other for more than a year, and both sides have undergone some changes.

Zhu Youxiao is a little fatter, his skin is still as fair as before, and his height is also slightly longer, probably less than five feet five inches (1.76).

Compared with Zhu Youxiao who stayed in the inner court all year round, Zhu Youjian has changed more on the contrary.

He is six years younger than Zhu Youxiao, but he is almost as tall as Zhu Youxiao.

He likes horse hunting all the year round, his skin is a little dark, but he is very masculine.

He inherited the appearance of his parents, and his facial features are exquisite, so when he and Zhu Youjian looked at each other, the living Zhuguan who was hidden in the corner also specially described Zhu Youjian's appearance.

[King Qi is a man, tall and handsome, he is funny and talkative, he is generous and listens, and he is good at military strategy. Therefore, every time the emperor sees his face, he is always happy. 】

"Haha, this Hong Chengchou is using it correctly. Judging by his appearance, I am afraid that there is no need for the imperial court to allocate money and food. Only the money and food in Yunnan is enough to put down the rebellion."

When the daily commentary described Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youxiao also closed the military newspaper and responded to Zhu Youjian with a smile, and Zhu Youjian also said:

"Hong Chengchou used it correctly, and Sun Chuanting will use it correctly."

After all, he took another sip of tea, and Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly when he saw this and said:

"My brother didn't listen to me again this time, and ran back to the capital secretly."

"How can you use the word secretly when you go back to your own home?" Zhu Youjian chuckled, then put down the teacup and said:

"The main thing I miss when I come back this time is my brother. If I don't come back at this time, I will take [-] cavalry to go out at the end of the month. I am afraid that when we meet again, it will be next year."

"Well... thank you brother." Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Zhu Youxiao also felt a little embarrassed and embarrassed.

As the emperor, he only needs to face the court's verbal swords, while his younger brother has to face real swords, guns, swords and halberds. In terms of danger between the two, he is far inferior to his younger brother.

But for this, Zhu Youjian enjoyed it.

"Long live, Your Highness brings the prince and eldest princess to see you."

When Zhu Youxiao felt guilty, among the five eunuchs standing at the door, Wei Zhongxian deliberately opened his mouth to attract a wave of attention.

Zhu Youjian and Zhu Youxiao both turned their heads to look at him when they heard the words, and Zhu Youxiao said with a smile:

"Quick, Xuan! Let my younger brother see his imperial nephew."

"Your servant takes orders..." Wei Zhongxian responded, and then signaled the little eunuch at the door to invite Zhang Yan to come in.

Zhang Yan at the door got a signal from the little eunuch, and immediately led Mrs. Ke and Concubine Hui into the Hall of Qianqing, and then into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"The concubine (servant) has seen Long Live..."

Zhang Yan, Concubine Fan Hui, and Ke Shi saluted first, and then walked over behind Zhu Youxiao Shuoping, and Zhu Youjian also got up to give up his seat to Zhang Yan, and at the same time looked at the two girls in the arms of Concubine Fan Hui and Ke Shi. child.

Since the two children are not yet one year old, they cannot walk yet and can only be held by others.

Zhu Youjian stepped forward and took a look. To be honest, he didn't have much affection for everyone other than Zhu Youxiao. Even if he saw the so-called two imperial nephews, he just thought they were cute.

Therefore, after taking a look, he turned around and smiled at Zhu Youxiao:
"These two children look a bit like my brother."

"Really? I think so too, haha..." Zhu Youxiao smiled heartily, then raised his hand to signal:

"Brother can hug them."

"Hmm..." Seeing his brother speak, Zhu Youjian took it and hugged him tentatively.

He thought the two children would cry, but he slept more peacefully in his arms, especially when Zhu Ciran rubbed his head against Zhu Youjian's chest, muttering in his small mouth, which was very cute.

However, Zhu Youjian didn't hug them for too long, but after taking turns hugging them for a while, he returned them to Keshi and Concubine Fan Hui, and then said to Zhu Youxiao:

"Brother and younger brother will stay in Beijing for half a month when they return to Beijing. After half a month, they will return to Yanshan Daying, and then go to Datong to kill the tiger at the end of the month."

"Well, these days you come to the inner court more often to get close to Ran'er and Shu'e." Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, responded with a smile, and then asked:
"You came in a hurry, I'm afraid you didn't have a meal, why don't you have a meal together in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

"No..." Zhu Youjian shook his head:

"I haven't returned to the capital for a long time. There are some things that need to be done. Let's bother brother tomorrow."

"Um... OK." Seeing Zhu Youjian's refusal to eat, Zhu Youxiao was a little discouraged, and Zhu Youjian also bowed and saluted afterwards, and left with Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun.

Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian, Wang Tiqian and Liu Ruoyu followed closely and sent Zhu Youjian out of the inner court for Zhu Youxiao.

The five eunuchs with the most power in the court followed Zhu Youjian, not daring to breathe, especially Wei Zhongxian, who was even more afraid of offending His Royal Highness King Qi who was naturally noble.

A group of people walked out of the gate of Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Youjian didn't even look at Wei Zhongxian and the three of them until Zhu Youjian got on the elephant.

Looking at the elephant that was drifting away, the three of Wei Zhongxian finally breathed a sigh of relief, and above the elephant, Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen, who were driving for Zhu Youjian, also asked:

"Your Highness, are you returning to Xuqin Palace?"

"No..." Zhu Youjian lowered his eyes and said softly, "Go to prison..."

The two of them trembled, knowing that Zhu Youjian was going to see Yang Lian, so the atmosphere became heavy.

When Xiang Ren came to Xihua Gate, Zhu Youjian changed to a carriage, and outside Xihua Gate, Lu Wenzhao had already led three hundred Tiqi to wait for a long time.

When the carriage drove out, Lu Wenzhao immediately led Tiqi to clear the way for it, and guarded Zhu Youjian to go to the imperial prison.

After coming out of Xihua Gate and detouring for a quarter of an hour, Zhu Youjian and the others came to West Chang'an Street.

When he arrived here, Zhu Youjian deliberately opened the window of the four-wheeled carriage, and took a look at the fireworks in Beijing.

Although there are basically few traffickers in the inner city, compared with a year and a half ago, the West Chang'an Avenue now looks much more prosperous, but it is still dirty and messy.

Ti rode a yellow horse galloping, causing flying dust to fill the streets. Passers-by came back and got off their horses. Their nostrils were as black as smoke, and the bodies of people and horses were covered with sand.

The sandstorms in Beijing were even more manic in the Ming Dynasty when the temperature dropped sharply and the moisture in the air dropped.

Like this year, there are nineteen sandstorms in the first month, thirty-six in February, thirty-five in March, twenty in April, May and June...

In short, as of today, if Zhu Youjian remembers correctly, there are a total of [-] sandstorms recorded by Qin Tianjian.

Such a harsh environment caused the well water to be bitter, and even if there was a sweet well, many literati would praise it again and again.

To be honest, Zhu Youjian was not used to living in such an environment and climate.

If he wants to become a feudal clan in the future, he will probably choose a place with a pleasant and warm climate.

"You bastard, you dare to try! Hit me! Hit me! If you don't hit me, I will look down on you, bastard. If you do, I will leave you and give me money!"

As the carriage was walking, Zhu Youjian suddenly heard the sound of someone quarreling. He turned his head to look, and saw a woman in the capital who kept scratching the man in front of him, and asked him to beat him.

Zhu Youjian frowned at such a shrew's appearance, and Lu Wenzhao, who was riding a horse next to him, also shook his head when he saw this:

"It is said that there are five bad things about women in the capital: greedy, lazy, cunning, lewd, and clumsy. I have seen wandering eunuchs from all over the world take women from the capital as concubines. want……"

"I have been in Beijing for ten years, and I have a deep understanding. The inner city is good, but the women in Beijing and the outer city are difficult to deal with."

No matter in the official history or unofficial history, or in the oral miscellaneous notes of the literati, the women in the capital city of the Ming Dynasty had a bad image, and Zhu Youjian knew it well, but he did not expect that the women in the capital city of the Ming Dynasty knew how to ask for breakup fees and divorce fees.

"It can be regarded as a kind of humanistic style..."

Zhu Youjian sighed, then closed the window angrily, and looked out the blurry window through the glass of the car window.

But before he could see any difference, the carriage came to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and Zhu Youjian also asked:

"Who is working in this five-army governor's mansion right now?"

"Return to Your Highness..." Lu Wenzhao responded:
"Since Xungui withdrew, only the Eighth Battalion and the Four Cavalry Guards in the capital directly worked in the Dudu Mansion."

"..." Hearing Lu Wenzhao's words, Zhu Youjian was silent for a moment.

At the beginning of the construction of the Five-Army Governor’s Mansion, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi built it entirely in the volume of six departments. Who would have thought that Wu Xun would completely degenerate within thirty years after the two men built the Five-Army Commander’s Mansion in Beijing? ...

"It's really a pity to leave such a good place to Xungui."

Zhu Youjian sighed, and then motioned for the carriage to continue.

And because Jin Yiwei was behind the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies, it didn't take long for the carriage to send Zhu Youjian to the gate of the imperial prison.

When he got out of the carriage, he was seen by hundreds of Tiqi at the gate of the imperial prison, and all the Tiqi were terrified, and then bowed one after another: "Qi Wang is a thousand years old, a thousand years old..."

"Get up..." Zhu Youjian confessed, but his eyes kept staring at the plaque of the prison.

At this time, Cui Yingyuan and Li Ruolian from Jinyiwei Yamen also rushed over with a large number of officials, such as Xu Xianchun, Wu Mengming, Yang Huan, Wei Zhao, Hou Guoxing and others were present.

However, at this moment, they have completely lost the prestige of the past, especially those who are close to Wei Zhongxian, such as Hou Guoxing, Hou Keguang, Wei Zhao, Yang Huan, lower their heads and dare not speak.

For them, Zhu Youjian glanced at them, and just explained:

"You stay here, Hua Chun, you three accompany me in."

"Yes..." A group of people responded, and Zhu Youjian led the three of Lu Wenzhao into the prison.

Under Lu Wenzhao's guidance, they went underground, where Zhu Youjian met Wan Yanyang, who had impeached him, and a group of familiar Donglin Yanguan.

It's just that they are miserable at this time, the once simple Taoist robes have been beaten to pieces, and traces of burnt can still be seen in some places.

Now they, let alone scolding Zhu Youjian, can't even look up at him.

However, Zhu Youjian didn't care about them, he just said: "Don't kill me"

The reason why he told people not to kill these guys was not because of his Virgin Mary, but because he still needed to use these guys for waste.

Southwest, Indochina Peninsula, Southeast Asia...

There are many native women and men in these places, and they must be allowed to accept the cultural education of Ming Dynasty.

Donglin's speech officer, among other things, can be said to be unrivaled in the world in terms of brainwashing.

Don’t you see that Qian Qianyi, who is too cold in the water, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but the disciples taught by him can be said to have been washed by him...

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian was a little surprised.

Not only Donglin, but also other rotten Confucian scholars will be dispatched by Zhu Youjian to Nanyang and Indochina Peninsula.

Zhu Youjian was not worried at all that they would brainwash their disciples to turn against themselves. To put it bluntly, they would not turn against the court even if they would turn against themselves when they were thrown to the place.

As long as they don't oppose the imperial court, these rotten scholars are free teachers.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian's pace became much lighter, and when he came to the last and innermost cell of the prison, he also saw Yang Lian sitting in the cell, reading a book with a palm-sized light.

It has to be said that Yang Lian, who has a relationship with him, is doing well in the cell.

"Short table, dishes, books... I think you are living here very comfortably..."

The cell door opened, Zhu Youjian's voice sounded, and Yang Lian, who was reading a book, suddenly raised his head.

He stared blankly at Zhu Youjian, while Zhu Youjian, who was wearing a blue Taoist robe, stepped forward, picked up the jug on the low table and sniffed it.

"This taste is the lotus pistil from Yujiufang..." Zhu Youjian said the name of the wine, then put the wine on the low table, looked down at Yang Lian and said:
"Let's go..."

"Where are you going?" Yang Lian closed the book and got up slowly.

"Take you out and let you go back to your hometown in Huguang." Zhu Youjian looked at Yang Lian and shook his head.

"In my opinion, the old man should stay here..."

He never thought that Yang Lian would sit down again after hearing Zhu Youjian's words, and then lean on the thatch lazily, reading a book in the dark cell, still muttering:

"Even if you let me out and go back to Huguang, I still want to impeach Wei Zhongxian and Cui Chengxiu. Rather than being captured by Jin Yiwei and brought back to the capital from Huguang, I might as well just stay here."

"Why are you doing this? You have a wife and five sons waiting for you at home, so why bother with him?" Zhu Youjian frowned.

"If I pass by, how can I live up to the exhortations given to me by the late Emperor?" Yang Lian put down the book in his hand, and looked sideways at the ceiling of the cell.

"..." Hearing Yang Lian's words, Zhu Youjian felt speechless for a while. He didn't know that he thought that his cheap father had done something to Yang Lian, but in fact Zhu Changluo said, "This is really loyal to the emperor".

The simple four words bought people's hearts, and they didn't even assign official positions. They could be called the biggest PUA in the early seventeenth century, which made Zhu Youjian feel speechless.

"You're going to be an official, and you want to impeach him?" Zhu Youjian pinched Shan Gen, feeling a headache.

After all, he is a human being, and after spending so many years with Yang Lian, he is naturally reluctant to let him die.

"Naturally..." Yang Lian was still stubborn, but Zhu Youjian could only sigh:

"If you follow the imperial brother's will, I'm afraid you will all be exiled to Yunnan. I can arrange you to go to Dali, where the scenery is beautiful. Do you want me to take your family over there?"

"Forget it, why let them suffer with me?" Yang Lian shook his head, and Zhu Youjian was even more speechless.

Is that place Dali? !Hearing Yang Lian's words, Zhu Youjian clenched his fists.

Cangshan Erhai Lake, wind, flowers, snow and moon...

In addition, it has been developed since the Han Dynasty, and Dali can be said to be one of the most livable places among the cities in Yunnan. Zhu Youjian was not able to visit it in his previous life. Now let Yang Lian go on vacation to retire. Yang Lian still had an expression of suffering?
"Since you don't need me to take care of you, I can only wish you a smooth journey."

After all, Zhu Youjian turned around and was about to leave, but at this moment Yang Lian got up suddenly, and said with a shabby face:
"If you have nothing to do, and my wife owes some money to the local government for studying for the fourth and fifth sons, you can help me pay it back. When I go to Yunnan, I will work during the day and cultivate at night to pay you back."

"If you don't want to help, let Yizhi (Zuo Guangdou) pay it back for me, thank you..."

"The humble room inscription is not as ugly as yours!" Hearing Yang Lian's words, Zhu Youjian scolded, and could only turn his head to tell Lu Wenzhao who was holding back his laughter at the prison door:

"Have someone give five hundred taels from Xuqin Palace and send it to Yang Duge Shizhong's home in Huguang."

"Yes..." Lu Wenzhao responded with a suppressed smile.

"It doesn't take that much!" Yang Lian grabbed the cell door and shouted at Zhu Youjian, and Zhu Youjian also said irritably:

"Anything more will count as a bonus!"

"Then I'll leave a note for you..." Yang Lian was still yelling, but Zhu Youjian stepped out of the prison at a faster pace.

The moment he walked out of the prison, he turned to look at Lu Wenzhao and the other three, only to find that they were all holding back their laughter.

Regarding this, Zhu You was so angry that he didn't even want to say anything.

However, just when he felt speechless, he turned around and saw Lu Xiu coming with a document.

Obviously he has been waiting outside the imperial prison for a long time, and the matter in his hands is also very important.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Youjian asked, and Lu Xiu shook his head to indicate that he could not speak, and then handed over the Chinese document in his hand.

At this point, Zhu Youjian knew the importance of the matter.

The document was printed with the words "Navy Governor's Mansion", and the first-class seal represented its level of confidentiality.

Zhu Youjian immediately took it and opened it, and then saw Huang Long's handwriting.

The content of the letter is not many words, but all of them are revealing a piece of news.

The Battle of Nanyang can begin...

Folding the handwriting, Zhu Youjian immediately said:

"You write a copy for me, telling Huanglong to set off today, no matter how long or how far the fight is, it's up to him to decide."

"In addition, I ordered people to expedite the eight hundred miles, and ordered Wang An in the south field to raise food and increase the relocation of people from the Ryukyu Prefecture."

"I will go to the emperor's brother for the food, and ask the emperor to allocate silver taels from the household department and internal funds to purchase grain from Siam to support the migration to Nanyang."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian looked sternly:

"In this battle, we must fully demonstrate the national prestige of our Ming Dynasty that has been sluggish in Nanyang for more than two hundred years since the Xuande period!"

(End of this chapter)