Chapter 81: Suppressing? Touching?
Listening to the wailing sound of Lu An gradually fading away, the officials in the hall were silent at this time, especially Liu Zongzhou, the left censor of the Censorate, who had already stood at two stations.
Without Zhu Youjian's explanation, Liu Zongzhou had already made plans to investigate the Censorate's Office at this time.
Seeing the ministers looking frightened, Zhu Youjian knew that killing a chicken to scare the monkey was done, and then he stopped wasting time, so he reported Dongchangtang to the ministers to circulate.
Although the ministers guessed from Zhu Youjian's words just now, they finally understood why Zhu Youjian was so angry when they saw the words "Shaanxi Civil Rebellion".
When Zhu Youjian finished his discussion, Shi Fenglai stood up first.
"When your Majesty, the civil rebellion in Shaanxi has begun to begin. We should send troops to encircle and suppress it as soon as possible. When it becomes a climate, it will be difficult to suppress it again. The She'an Rebellion is not far away."
After Shi Feng finished speaking, all the ministers agreed, and many people even used examples of the She'an Rebellion to explain things.
The She'an Rebellion was a rebellion in the Tusi area of Guizhou and Sichuan during the Tianqi period. It lasted for more than three years, with millions of soldiers and people killed and injured, and was expending money and food.
From the perspective of materialist historical perspective in later generations, the fundamental reason for the outbreak of the She'an Rebellion was the Ming Dynasty's high-pressure policy of using barbarians to control barbarians in ethnic minority areas, but the fuse was the corrupt administration of the Ming Dynasty.
Since Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty has not only imposed heavy taxes on the Han people, but also tightened the necks of the southwest ethnic minorities.
It is not counted as the corrupt officials extorted the chieftains every year, but the big trees that Minghuang asked for tribute to the southwest region every year to cost countless lives.
Moreover, during the Wanli period, in order to compete for the inheritance of the chieftain, the local Ming army not only did not dissuade them, but instead took advantage of the situation to rob. Taking advantage of the time when the She family had no time to take care of the civil strife, they brazenly sent troops to loot the She family's wealth in the ninth generation.
Such outrageous behavior laid the groundwork for the future misfortune.
In the first year of Tianqi, Liaodong was in a hurry. At that time, the Donglin Party members of the Zhengying Dynasty came up with a clever plan to use the barbarians to control the barbarians and ordered the two chieftains of the She family in Guizhou and the An family to lead their troops to Liao for battle.
At this time, the chief of the She family chief She Chongming had no choice but to afford 20,000 wolf soldiers to go to Chongqing to obey the order.
But after arriving in Chongqing, not only did not receive the kindness he deserved, but the 400,000 taels of military pay originally promised by the imperial edict was left in the hands of She Chongming.
Moreover, the then Chongqing Governor Xu Keqiu was dissatisfied with seeing She Chongming, so he falsely accused and accused all the soldiers he dispatched of were old and weak, and ordered him to return to Yongning to re-enlist.
Of course, Xu Keqiu's original intention was not to let She Chongming go back and dispatch troops, but to be dissatisfied with him. After She Chongming was filial to him, the 20,000 old and weak would naturally become 20,000 elite soldiers.
Xu Keqiu claimed to be playing with the chieftain in his palm, but he didn't know that this knock became the last straw that overwhelmed She Chongming.
It is unbearable. The She Chongming tribe, who had a deep hatred for the Ming Dynasty, raised an army that night to capture Chongqing.
And the self-righteous Chongqing Governor Xu Keqiu naturally became a ghost under the knife.
Subsequently, in January, She Chongming divided his troops to occupy Hejiang, Naxi, Zunyi and other places, and established a country in Yongning, known as the King of Daliang.
Another major chieftain in the southwest, An family, married the She family for generations. At this time, the leader of the An family chieftain was She Chongming's nephew.
Seeing that his uncle was in a state of unstoppable power after his rebellion, An was afraid of being implicated and wanted to gain some benefits. So, under the instigation of She Chongming, he raised his troops to respond and soon occupied Bijie, Anshun, Zhanyi and other places.
The other chieftains, seeing that the Ming army was vulnerable after the She'an clans rose up, responded one after another. In less than half a year, most areas of Sichuan and Guizhou fell.
It was not until the third year of Tianqi that the Ming army, led by Sichuan Governor Zhu Kuilong, Shizhu General Qin Liangyu and Sichuan General Du Wenhuan, finally quelled She Chongming's rebellion.
But She Chongming and his son were able to escape and went to Shuixi to surrender to Anbangyan.
After the defeat of She Chongming, the Shuixi'an clan also calmed down a lot, and the Ming army also suffered serious losses and was seriously short of wages and food. The two sides reached a short tacit understanding.
At this time, all the ministers in the court reminded Zhu Youjian to quell the rebellion in Shaanxi as soon as possible.
But what they didn't know was that in the original history, in July of the first year of Chongzhen, An Bangyan, chieftain of Shuixi, rebelled again in Guizhou.
At this time, Shi Fenglai mentioned the She'an Rebellion, which reminded Zhu Youjian that he had to prepare in advance for the second She'an Rebellion that would take place this year.
"Does all the ministers agree with the encirclement?"
Seeing that all the ministers were waiting for their decision, Zhu Youjian hurriedly took back his mind.
"I have different opinions when I go back to your Majesty."
Zhu Youjian felt so reluctant to encircle and suppress the peasant uprising. He was about to express his plans when he saw Han Guang go out to pay his respects.
"Oh! What are the opinions of Han Aiqing?"
Seeing that Zhu Youjian finally had a different opinion, he first put a high hat on Han Guang so that other ministers could know what they were thinking.
"When you go back to your Majesty, I think that although the civil rebellion in Shaanxi is unforgivable, it is caused by natural disasters and man-made disasters, and officials force the people to rebel. If it were not for the Shaanxi officials who were corrupt and harmed the people and the people were desperate, this civil rebellion could have been avoided."
"This matter is a matter that the court has its own disadvantages. If it is just a slap in the fight, it may lose the people's hearts. If the people are angry, the civil unrest will become more and more intense."
Since Han Guang was persecuted by the eunuch party last time, he has gained a deeper understanding of the lower class people, so he naturally has more sympathy.
"Well, what Han Aiqing said is very true. If it weren't for the Shaanxi officials corruption of the imperial court's disaster relief money, this civil rebellion could have been avoided."
When he mentioned this, Zhu Youjian did not get angry, and he wanted to peel Zhao Baishi's skin. Zhu Youjian finally realized Zhu Yuanzhang's mood of peeling the skin.
"In Han Aiqing's opinion, how should this matter be handled?"
Seeing that Han Guang coincided with his own ideas, Zhu Youjian naturally made good use of it. Even if Han Guang said something wrong, Zhu Youjian’s next idea would not seem too abrupt.
Moreover, his signal has been released very clearly, and it is extremely unlikely that Huang Li will not be able to receive it.
"When you come back to your Majesty, I think that if you want to pacify the civil unrest in Shaanxi, you should first provide disaster relief and food, and eliminate the source of civil unrest. Then, clarify the government of Shaanxi, eliminate the grievances of the people, and then do the matter of pacification, and then the people will be pacified."
Han Guang deserves to be a talented prime minister. One, two, three words, and every sentence touches Zhu Youjian's heart, and Zhu Youjian almost applauded him.
Huang Liji, who was standing in the audience, naturally saw Zhu Youjian's expression, and then left the team.
"Your Majesty, I also feel that what Lord Han said is very good. If this plan is done, the court will not have any military expenses, and the people will be fully satisfied."
As expected, Huang Liji's ability to observe his expressions and expressions was still possible, and he did not disappoint Zhu Youjian's expectations.
"Well, Han Aiqing loves the people as much as his son. What he said is indeed a good plan. I am very pleased. This matter will be handled according to what Han Aiqing said."
Seeing that Zhu Youjian made a decision, the ministers had no choice but to obey.
"In addition, I have passed my decree that Shaanxi has suffered from droughts for years and the common people have suffered hardships. I am ashamed to hear that, and I will exempt Shaanxi from taxes for three years and rest with the people."
"Also, I will send an order to the governor of the three sides, Yang He, to recruit troops and prepare for war. If the recruitment is not effective, I will quickly advance to the suppression."
In the shock of the ministers, Zhu Youjian then added Han Guang's suggestions.
But as soon as Zhu Youjian finished speaking, with a voice saying "Your Majesty, this matter is inappropriate", a figure suddenly left the shift to object.
Chapter completed!