Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 149 Zuo Liangyu's Rebellion

Zhang Shenyan disguised himself as a farmer selling vegetables, and escaped from the water gate, followed by Master Enlightenment.

The two ran all the way to Jiangpu in embarrassment, Zhang Shenyan also wanted to take the three thousand cavalry of Huaining Marquis Sun Weicheng to Huguang, so as to wait for Zuo Liangyu's command, so as to have a solid foundation.

But when Zhang Shenyan arrived at Ying Tianwei, he found that there was no one living here.

"How is this going?"

At this time, Yang Fengchun, the deputy general, poked his head out of a wrecked boat: "Are you old Zhang Ge?"

Zhang Shenyan had stayed in Nanjing for a long time and was familiar with Sun Weicheng, so most of his generals also knew Zhang Shenyan.

Zhang Shenyan naturally knew Yang Fengchun, a deputy commander-in-chief military officer, and immediately ran over: "Yang Fengchun, what's going on here, where are Ying Tianwei's three thousand cavalry?"

"Old Ge, where are the three thousand cavalry? A few days ago, a battalion of the Guards broke into Ying Tianwei, killed all the people inside, and said it was to wipe out the rebels. Liu, I happened to go out and came back that day and hid, so I escaped the catastrophe, the court obviously already knew about our secret alliance with Zuo Liangyu!"

This is what Yang Fengchun said.

"Elder Ge must have been told by Gao Hongtu again, only he and we know that Huaining Hou Sun Weicheng is ours!" Master Jue Wu said.

Zhang Shenyan spat out another mouthful of old blood, and couldn't help but roared up to the sky: "Gao Hongtu, as long as I live, I, Zhang Shenyan, will not eat his flesh or sleep on his skin. I, Zhang Shenyan, swear I will not be a human being!"

"Mr. Ge, people from Dongchang are looking for you everywhere. It's not too late. Let's run away!"

Master Jue Wu hurriedly said something at this time, and discussed with Yang Fengchun that the two of them would take the boat to send Zhang Shenyan to Huguang together.

The two of them took Zhang Shenyan onto Yang Fengchun's boat.

Zhang Shenyan fled to Huguang in embarrassment.

However, his mansion was ransacked by angry people, and Zhang Shenyan's family members were also detained and sent to prison for trial by the three mages.

Zhu Youjian returned to the palace, and it was always surprisingly quiet before the war.

Zhu Youjian also had time to ask Enke about the examination.

Gao Hongtu, Shi Kefa, Liu Zongzhou, Huang Zongxi and others were summoned by Zhu Youjian on the platform.

"From now on, it will be difficult to resist the government by bewitching the people. The government and the people are united to save the country and help China in danger. The world is not happy. In this incident, you can be said to have made great contributions and stood firm. , This is the demeanor that scholars and officials should have, guiding the atmosphere, but not disturbing the atmosphere."

Just as Zhu Youjian was speaking, Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, came in: "Your Majesty, Ma Shaoyu, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, who has absconded, has been captured, Sun Weicheng, Marquis of Huaining, has hanged himself, and his family property has been lost. Only Zhang Shenyan has not been captured. According to the interview I learned that it is possible to escape by boat by chance."

"Tell Liu Kongzhao to lock down the river and search carefully!"

Zhu Youjian didn't expect that Zhang Shenyan would be so lucky to escape from his East Factory, and the whole city of Nanjing was still under the strict control of his East Factory and Guards.

Zhu Youjian, who was a little unhappy in his heart, didn't show it, but continued to say to Liu Zongzhou, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites:

"The court situation in Jiangnan has been stabilized, and there will be basically no major turmoil in the country. Enke's popularization of teaching must be put on the agenda in the future. You are the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and you are in charge of the world's etiquette. You must focus on this aspect. I will give you a plan." This goal is to ensure that every school-age child in the world receives more than three years of enlightenment education in Liu Zongzhou's lifetime, can you achieve it?"

"Let every school-age child in the world receive enlightenment education?"

Liu Zongzhou did not expect that His Majesty Zhu Youjian would have such a grand goal, but he also knew that it would be difficult to implement, but in his opinion, it is rare that His Majesty attaches so much importance to studies, and this is indeed a great cause , then nodded: "I will definitely do my best!"

"In this era of chasing fame and fortune, people's hearts are not ancient, and morality is degraded. You and I, as monarchs and ministers who rule the people, cannot study behind closed doors. We should advocate the way of enlightenment, so that all the people of Ming Dynasty can know and understand, and have reason to follow. , we must not blindly fool the people and deceive the people again, causing discord between the government and the people, and chaos in the world."

After Zhu Youjian said, Gao Hongtu and others who were present nodded, expressing their views on how to advocate the way of enlightenment.

Only in the aspect of persuading students, scholar-bureaucrats paid more attention to and supported Zhu Youjian, so the monarch and ministers were more compatible, and the atmosphere of the entire platform summoning was also very happy.

On this day, Zhu Youjian came to Zhongshan to offer sacrifices to Xiaoling.

Now it is February, when the spring is full of fragrance, the fragrance of flowers is overflowing, and the old trees are sprouting new buds, Zhu Youjian feels quite refreshed walking on the imperial road.

All the high-ranking civil and military officials of the second rank and above who stayed in Nanjing City followed Zhu Youjian to come here.

The monarchs and ministers worshiped Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and Ma Shi, the founding queen.

China pays more attention to the family and country, so it pays more attention to the inheritance of etiquette, respecting the ancestors and respecting the ancestors. Although Zhu Youjian is a descendant, he respects the etiquette of sacrificing ancestors every important festival or before a major event, just like today's Ming people.

This kind of thinking can be said to be deeply rooted, and it is precisely because of this that we can become a collective, a country and a nation.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Youjian didn't dislike him. Although he killed heroes like hemp and was ruthless, no one could be derogatory for his love for the people and his diligence.

After all, at the beginning of the founding of the country, how could the rich and powerful not be eliminated?Although the release of military power with a glass of wine also stabilized the rule, the dignitaries without military power can still seize the benefits of the people. Zhu Yuanzhang's methods are obviously more thorough.

However, it is precisely because of this that it also contributed to the rise of the civil servant group.

Now that Zhu Youjian is in charge of the Great Ming Dynasty, he will naturally not settle Zhu Yuanzhang's old accounts anymore. He can only keep promoting him to prove his legitimacy and legitimacy, and those who deserve to be honored still deserve to be honored. Xiang, when it’s time to salute, you still have to salute.

However, just as Zhu Youjian finished offering sacrifices to Xiaoling and was standing on the top of Zijin Mountain, Wu Mengming, commander of Jinyiwei, came to Zhu Youjian:

"Your Majesty, I just heard the news that Zuo Liangyu had killed Yan Delin, the prefect of Wuchang, on the fourth day of the lunar new year, and announced that he would send 60 troops into the south of the Yangtze River. He was known as a million-dollar army to the outside world. Take Jiangnan within a month!"

Shi Kefa beside Zhu Youjian became serious, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it seems that Zuo Liangyu is still on the wrong side!"

"What should come will come!"

Zhu Youjian turned around and shouted to the officials in front of him: "My dear friends, I just got the news that the rebel Zuo Liangyu rebelled, and now he has sent 60 troops to attack. Now we have become what he calls the faint king and treacherous ministers. You say, can we let his ambition succeed? No!"

Many officials present still exclaimed. Although they already knew that Zuo Liangyu had signs of rebellion, they were still a little uneasy after hearing the news.

"Zuo Liangyu's 60 army, can the court resist it?"

"Who knows, what I'm most afraid of now is that if Jiannu also takes the opportunity to go south, it will be difficult for me to deal with internal and external troubles."

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"What are you panicking about! This is the emperor, dare to talk nonsense, and listen to what your majesty said, the left army has not come yet, and they are in a mess. You are all important officials of the court. The more important things are, the more calm you are!"

The first assistant Fan Jingwen scolded in a low voice, and the officials fell silent, and they all saluted Zhu Youjian: "Please show me, Your Majesty!"

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