Alliance of the Heavens and Ming Dynasty

Chapter 27 Preparing to take the Xungui Group as a knife
The reform event presided over by Wang Yangming was the first cut to the three major battalions of the capital, abolishing the old, weak, sick and disabled, and cleaning up the scum in the army.

And this knife undoubtedly cut a piece of meat on the bodies of all the nobles, making them grin their teeth in pain. The three major camps of the capital have always been their private land. blood.

The Xungui headed by Cheng Guogong exploded immediately, and they all scolded Zhu Houzhao for being unrighteous. Their ancestors followed Zhu Di to conquer the world, and they were born and died. Moral!
It is nothing more than ungrateful to kill a donkey.

They approached the British Duke Zhang Mao, hoping that the British Duke would persuade Zhu Houzhao to do something, but they must also take into account the feelings of the veterans of the Zhu family.

The reason why he sought the British Duke Zhang Mao was because Zhu Houzhao had made great efforts to become the British Duke, and Zhu Houzhao also respected the British Duke very much. Unlike them, Zhu Houzhao didn't take them seriously at all.

"Veteran Zhang Mao, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

The British Duke came to see Zhu Houzhao in the Leopard Room. He didn't want to come, but he had to.

"The old man please stand up."

Zhu Houzhao personally helped up Zhang Mao, who was already in his seventies, and ordered Liu Jin to bring a chair for Zhang Mao to sit down.

Among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, the most powerful is the Xu family, a family of two countries, prominent in the ruling and opposition parties, but the most trusted by the Zhu family emperor is the British Duke Zhang family.

From Zhang Yu, the hero of the Jingnan War, Zhang Fu, the British Duke, to the current British Duke Zhang Mao, all of them were loyal to the emperor and won the trust of the emperor.

The Zhu family and the Zhang family were indistinguishable from each other as early as the Yongle Dynasty. The civil and military nobles in the Manchu Dynasty could betray Daming, but the Zhang family could not. , the only reason is to pay more respect to the British Duke Zhang Maoli.

The Zhang family is naturally his loyal.

Everyone sat down, neither Zhang Mao, the British official, nor Zhu Houzhao said anything. They all knew the reason for the meeting. If they didn't talk about it, the matter would not be resolved.

"Your Majesty, you have grown up!"

Zhang Mao was the first to speak, in the tone of an elder, with sighs, sighs, and joy. Who would have thought that Zhu Houzhao, who had no foundation in the court at the beginning, could now overwhelm all forces!

Zhu Houzhao didn't mind Zhang Mao's tone, and said with a smile: "People will always grow, and if they stand still, they will only perish."

Zhang Mao was taken aback for a moment, and smiled wryly. Zhu Houzhao has not only grown up, but has grown to an unimaginable level, overwhelming the government and the opposition, and he is quite majestic in Yongle.

"The old man came to see me, he probably didn't come to see me to reminisce about the old days!"

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile that was not a smile.

"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from His Majesty."

Zhang Mao sighed and said, "Your Majesty, is there no room for maneuver?"

Zhu Houzhao did not answer Zhang Mao, but pointed to the blue sky outside the hall, and said with a hint: "How does the old man think that the world today is compared to Hongwu, Yongle, and Xuande?"

"I want to hear the old man tell the truth."

Zhang Mao didn't understand why Zhu Houzhao asked such a question, but he told the truth: "It's not as good."

Not only is it slightly inferior, but the gap is huge. Although there were still foreign enemies in the Hongwu, Yongle, and Xuande dynasties, there were not many domestic problems. At best, it was just power struggles in the court.

For example, the Huaixi Party and Huaidong Party at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Princeling Party and Hanwang Party during the Yongle period, no matter how fierce the disturbance was, it was limited to the court and had not yet spread to all walks of life.

Nowadays, the military guards are corrupt, there are countless people who eat empty salaries and drink the blood of soldiers. The trend of wealthy businessmen joining together.

Nobility, vassal kings, are all moths, encroaching on land to make money, doing all kinds of tricks, but none of them are capable people.

During the Zhengde dynasty, the foreign aggression was almost wiped out. The northern grasslands and the southwestern border were no threat. The real threat to Ming Dynasty was the vassal kings, nobles, gentry, and civil servants. If these black sheep and blood-sucking moths are not cleaned up, Daming will have to leave sooner or later. Back to old ways.

"Is it really just slightly worse?"

Zhu Houzhao sneered, and said: "I won't say much about anything else, just talk about the three major battalions. During the Yongle period, the three major battalions followed Emperor Taizong, conquered Mobei five times, and the Megatron outside the Great Wall. During the Xuande period, the three major battalions followed Emperor Xuanzong has always been invincible and invincible when he conquered Mahamu."

"But what about the three major battalions today, they are either the old, the weak, the sick, or the scum in the army who are starved of money and blood. Old Duke, can the three major battalions still go to the battlefield?"

In a word, after asking Zhang Mao, the Three Great Battalions are not only the elite among the elite established by Zhu Di, but also the brilliance that the Zhang family is proud of. He knows the situation of the Three Great Battalions, but he has no face to say it.

"I know the purpose of the old man's visit, please go back and tell those idiots, don't cause trouble for me, otherwise don't blame me for being merciless."

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao directly showed his cards. The three major battalions must be abolished and rectified, and it is useless for anyone to come.

"Your Majesty, they are all following Emperor Taizu. After Emperor Taizong made great achievements in the Great Ming Dynasty, let them save some face!"

Zhang Mao pleaded that as a member of the Xungui Group, he couldn't bear to see Cheng Guogong and others fall into Zhu Houzhao's hands.

Other emperors may be tolerant of nobles, but Zhang Mao, who supported Zhu Houzhao's superior position, knew very well that Zhu Houzhao would not have any forgiveness or tolerance in his eyes. .

Those who obey me prosper, those who oppose me perish!

"I save face for them, whoever saves face for me, whose family doesn't have millions of taels of silver, and who doesn't have a large tract of land, I'm already very tolerant to them, they are constantly provoking me, provoking the imperial court Bottom line."

Zhu Houzhao picked up an account book from the table beside him and handed it to the British Duke Zhang Mao. All the records on it were the illegal deeds of nobles, seizing other people's land, selling salt, iron, tea and horses, and killing innocent people.
All the nasty things that the nobles have done, no matter how big or small, are clearly recorded above. Zhu Houzhao is not ignorant of many things, but he is enduring, waiting for an opportunity to wipe out the noble group.

"This, this, this"

Zhang Mao was so shocked that he couldn't speak easily. He was not only shocked by the audacity of the nobles, but also shocked by Zhu Houzhao's methods. I am afraid that such a thick account book has been prepared for a long time!
Even if there is no matter of the three major battalions, and no Xungui dares to touch Zhu Houzhao's brow, one day, Zhu Houzhao will find an excuse to kill Xungui who committed the crime!

The Xungui group, the gentry group, the civil official group, and the vassal king Xungui are the four moths lying on Daming's body and sucking blood crazily. Zhu Houzhao must get rid of them. The gentry group and the civil official group have been suppressed. It's the turn of the noble group and the vassal group.

(End of this chapter)