Chapter 35 I want to put them on trial
When the eight major locust merchants heard this, they were frightened to the point of being so scared that they were all pissed.
Now that the emperor suddenly issued this order, even if there are people in his court, no matter how the Xuanfu manages it, he will probably not be able to escape.
Fan Yongdou shouted: "Emperor, the people are wronged, Your Majesty!"
Chongzhen sneered: "I am wronged? You are reselling supplies and smuggling iron and food. I am wronged? "
Fan Yongdou immediately screamed: "Your Majesty, we are all businessmen! We are all doing business according to the rules and regulations of Kaizhongfa! If we kill us, who else is willing to execute Kaizhongfa in the future? Emperor?"
When Chongzhen heard about Kaizhong and France, he was furious and said, "Kaizhong and France?! Did Kaizhong and France ask you to sell border guards to Jiannu? Even gunpowder and firearms are smuggled, right?
If you don’t punish you, what will I do to face the thousands of soldiers and people in the Ming Dynasty who died in vain because of you?!”
After saying this, Chongzhen said to Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qianhu again: "What's wrong with me asking you and others to do?"
Gao Qianhu immediately said, "Go back to Your Majesty, I have ordered people to visit the families of these families, and I will not leave any one."
Chongzhen said: "Okay. Where is Ma Xianglin?"
Ma Xianglin, who had been hiding in the army, then he stepped out of the crowd and knelt on one knee and said, "The last general is here!"
Chongzhen said: "You lead the Baigang soldiers from our headquarters to Datong with my order. Gao Qianhu sent the Jinyiwei to cooperate. Be sure to seal all the merchants in Datong and lock them up here."
He paused and said, "Li Xiang, the general of Datong, cannot be loyal to the state affairs. He will be locked back to the capital to investigate. If there is any resistance, he will be executed. In addition, tell the soldiers of Datong that they will be loyal to the state affairs from now on. I will not investigate the past. There will be an edict tomorrow."
After giving instructions to Ma Xianglin, he said to everyone in front of him: "Yang Zhengxin, the general of Xuanfu, cannot be loyal to the state affairs, and his virtue is detrimental. He arrested the Jinyiwei and returned to Beijing. Qin Liangyu was temporarily appointed. Lu Xiang was promoted to Governor of Xuanda, Governor Xuanda, Shanxi and other military rations. I hope you can be concerned about Chinese affairs and guard the gateway of northern Xinjiang for the Ming Dynasty."
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he was extremely excited and immediately bowed: "I am Lu Xiangsheng to receive the order, long live my emperor!"
Chongzhen looked at Yang Zhengxin, the general of Xuanfu, who was limping on the ground. When he saw the scorched earth on the road together, he wanted to cut these bastard officials and the eight locust merchants alive.
But these people are still dead today. These officials need to be brought back to the capital and investigated from top to bottom again. As for the eight locust merchants, they were first tried to cut them alive in Xuanfu today! Thinking of this, Chongzhen ordered Lu Xiangsheng to prepare for the public trial, and then ordered the Jinyiwei to go to the city to spread the news.
After a while at the city gate, it was almost noon. Chongzhen didn't care about resting after entering the city, so he directly asked the guards of the Xuanfu Prefecture to take him to the Xuanfu Prefecture Army camp. He had just issued a series of arrest orders, but he was afraid that the people in the Xuanfu Prefecture Army camp would be panic. If there was a mutiny, it would be no joke.
When we arrived at the military camp, we saw that the soldiers were all confused. If someone stirred up at this time, they would cause trouble.
When the soldiers of Xuanfu saw Chongzhen wearing golden armor, he entered the camp first, and there was an eunuch next to him, he hurriedly knelt down to pay his respects.
Chongzhen ignored it and just headed straight to the schoolyard. When he arrived at the schoolyard, he got off the horse and went directly to the general station.
Chongzhen said to Fang Zhenghua, the leader of the Oriental Sect who had been following him without leaving a step behind: "Beat the drum and click the troops!"
After all, Xuanfu was a military center at that time, and the quality of the soldiers was still much higher than that of ordinary garrisons. As soon as the three-way drum fell, all the soldiers gathered under the generals.
Seeing that the assembly was over, Chongzhen stepped forward and said, "Soldiers, I don't care what mistakes you have made before, I will not blame you for the past!
It was my decree that Yang Zhengxin, the general of Xuanfu, was taken down!
I don’t want to issue this order either. But Yang Zhengxin colluded with the merchants in Xuanfu, selling weapons and putting grain and grass for Jiannu, and let Jiannu eat the food and grass that was originally given to you by the court, and came to kill you with the weapons that the court distributed to you!
You said, can I keep such a person?"
This shit pot is a bit big. After all, Yang Zhengxin has accepted bribes from the eight major locust merchants and allowed him to smuggle, but there is no evidence that he dares to resell military rations and weapons directly.
But how did the soldiers of the Xuanfu know the truth or falsehood? They shouted: "No! No! No!" After all, this is directly related to their own life. No one wants to follow such an unreliable Shangguan.
"I know that you may have done a lot of wrong things with Yang Zhengxin before. However, the crime is not here. I just said that I will not blame you!" Then Chongzhen changed his tone and said, "I also hope to live a good life. But the soldiers, Jiannu will not let them go. These barbarians knocked on the gate again and again, burned, killed, looted, what should we do?
Can we retreat? Behind us are your parents, wives and children, and our home! If we retreat, we will push them under the butcher knife of Jiannu! Soldiers, can we retreat?"
When the soldiers heard this, they shouted together: "You can't retreat! You can't retreat!"
Chongzhen continued: "It's great. Of course we can't retreat. But are we just holding on to it? I tell you, no! I want you to practice your skills and kill Jiannu! One day, I will take you with you to personally conquer Liaodong!
I will pay you all your food and salary. In the future, you will no longer need to hoard the land, I only need to practice your skills to kill Jiannu! Each Jiannu person will be rewarded with two taels of silver!
Don’t worry about losing your fate after death in battle. The Martyrs’ Temple has started construction in the capital. Anyone who is loyal to the Ming Dynasty will enter the Martyrs’ Temple after death! The Ming Dynasty will never be destroyed and the incense will last forever!
At the same time, I will send military supervisors, the lowest level will be up to the hundred households. These military supervisors will not interfere with your war, but if you have any grievances, just look for them! If someone deducts your food and salary, look for military supervisors! Some people are greedy for your military merits and look for military supervisors! Some people drive you to work and look for military supervisors! They are the eyes I put in the army and are also the bridge for my communication with you!”
When the soldiers heard this, this was the first time that the soldiers felt that the military supervisor was not as hateful as those before.
In the past, the military supervisors were all eunuchs in the palace, who were greedy and blindly commanded, and they were more cruel than anyone else! If the military supervisors are really as the emperor said, except for those generals who are less greedy for money, the soldiers below are very welcome.
Chongzhen ignored what the generals below thought. In his opinion, as long as the soldiers at the bottom were loyal to him, even if the generals wanted to rebel, it would be useless. When the Ming Dynasty bank was established and the military pay was paid through the bank, the court's control over the army would be further strengthened, and private soldiers and other things would no longer exist in the future.
After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "Someone in Xuanfu City wants to kill me and the soldiers!
Those eight merchants colluded with Jiannu and smuggled weapons, food and grass. Now the evidence is conclusive!
Chapter completed!