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Chapter 98 The Fall of Bijie

She Chongming and An Bangyan indeed rebelled again, and history really has his inertia.

Although at the beginning of the year, Zhu Youjian had already informed officials from Guizhou and Sichuan to not exploit young people, and should treat them with sincerity and trustworthiness. Boone is the best and establish authority as the best.

But it seems that these people-friendly officials probably didn't listen. An Bangyan and She Chongming still rebelled, but it was just a few months behind the original history.

I just don’t know if Zhu Xieyuan, Li Weixin, Qin Liangyu and others in charge of military affairs in Sichuan and Guizhou have listened to Zhu Youjian and prepared for war in advance.

Early the next morning, before the Huangji Gate opened, six auxiliary officials from the cabinet gathered in front of the door, paced back and forth in a hurry. It seemed that they had received an urgent report from Guizhou.

Huang Liji looked at Sun Chengzong and Li Guopu who were turning around in front of him, and shook his head helplessly.

‘Watching care will cause chaos. The emperor can fight for peace and contention. How big can a wave of misfortune can a mere young people be?’

With a heart whispering, Huang Liji took out a three-inch metal round box, and then took out a piece of silk, sucked the dust that did not exist at all, and then gently pressed the mechanism with his thumb.

With a "click", the lid on the round box opened.

Before Huang Liji could show off again, a hat wing flashed in front of Huang Liji.

"Yuan Fu, when is it?"

Seeing that Huang Liji began to show off his imperial pocket watch again, Shi Fenglai on the side could not stand it anymore.

"It's still half a quarter of an hour away."

Before his performance process was finished, he was interrupted by Shi Fenglai first, and Huang Liji was a little dissatisfied.

This pocket watch was a tribute given to Zhu Youjian by the Catholic Church. Compared with the exquisite pocket watches of later generations, Zhu Youjian was a bit big, and it looked like a nouveau riche when hung on her body. Zhu Youjian rewarded it to Huang Liji.

For the cabinet masters of the Ming Dynasty, there is naturally no shortage of gold, silver and wealth, but Your Majesty’s rewards will never be too much. The rewards are not too much, but more of them represent Your Majesty’s favor.

This Ming Dynasty's only pocket watch can fall into Huang Liji's hands, which is enough to represent that Huang Liji's position as stable as Mount Tai.

This is undoubtedly the best suppression for Shi Fenglai and Han Guang who have been eager to try.

So since he got this pocket watch, Huang Liji has been wearing it on his body, and he has taken it out from time to time to remind his colleagues who is Yuan Fu of the Ming Dynasty.

The dark sky in the east was a little white, and the heavy palace gate slowly opened. Huang Liji looked at his pocket watch at about five o'clock.

The six assistants set their positions according to the shift and waited for the eunuch who had just opened the door to report.

In feudal society, the basis of all rights comes from the emperor and the forbidden area of ​​the palace. Even the elders of the cabinet cannot enter just by wanting to enter. The basis of powerful ministers who can be summoned by the emperor is often the summoned by the emperor.

For example, in the Jiajing and Wanli dynasties, the emperor did not attend court for decades, and the cabinet chief who could enter the palace every day to see the emperor became a powerful minister below one person and above ten thousand people.

Because the other cabinet ministers were not summoned by the emperor, many of them became secretary-generals of the chief minister, and their power was even worse than that of the six ministers.

The prime minister, favored by the emperor, had the possibility of becoming the prime minister, and Xu Jie and Yan Song were among the best.

After Zhu Youjian came to power, he naturally would not give Huang Liji this opportunity. Whether it was the ministers of the cabinet or the six ministers and nine ministers, they all left the opportunity to face the saints directly and recite the same song alone. Moreover, the Jinyiwei spread all over the world, and Zhu Youjian was very smart.

Therefore, before the cabinet received the emergency report from Guizhou, Zhu Youjian received it first.

Because he knew that the She'an Rebellion in history was finally put down, Zhu Youjian was not very panicked after receiving the urgent report.

Compared with the Shaomin rebellion, Zhu Youjian was more worried about the rebellion of Shaanxi and the Northern Abduction.

As usual, he got up at six o'clock, exercised a little, and then sat in the Ganqing Palace Hall to handle official business.

Today's imperial meeting was nearly an hour earlier than usual.

Looking at the cabinet masters with a serious face in front of the hall, Zhu Youjian knew that the cabinet was shocked by Guizhou's urgent report.

The elders did not have Zhu Youjian's golden fingers. The She'an Rebellion during the Tianqi period lasted for five years. Although it was finally declared to end with She Chongming's defeat and fleeing to Anbangyan, the second She'an Rebellion was not killed because of the failure to kill the rebel leaders She Chongming and Anbangyan.

After three years of rest, She Chongming and An Bangyan raised the banner of rebellion again. When will the rebellion be suppressed, the ministers were unsure of their hearts.

Guizhou area has dense forests, miasma is reborn, and the humid and stuffy climate is the biggest enemy of officers and soldiers. Not to mention fighting, it is really difficult to march in the jungle.

If it was like the previous time, it took five years to calm down, the already tight finances of the Ming Dynasty would definitely be dragged down.

Everyone understands this, so they are worried.

"Your Majesty, Guizhou urgently reported that the chieftain of Shuixi, Anbangyan, and She Chongming rebelled again. They captured Bijie in three days and are currently heading towards Guiyang."

Huang Liji stepped forward to report the report from the Guizhou Governor's Office, and secretly glanced at Zhu Youjian with his light. Seeing his old god-like appearance, he knew that he already knew about this.

Unlike the Shaanxi civil rebellion at the beginning of the year, Zhu Youjian was calm and composed during the Guizhou rebellion. Huang Liji was increasingly unable to understand the young emperor's character.

Without the expected reaction, the previous draft could not be revealed. Knowing that Zhu Youjian had already had an idea, Huang Liji retreated tactfully.

"I have already informed Guizhou about military wars at the beginning of the year, and I don't know if the commander-in-chief in Guizhou, Sichuan and Shu have prepared?"

Zhu Youjian was calling out this. Sun Chengzong, who was in charge of the Ministry of War, naturally understood that he did not need to urge him to answer.

"Return to Your Majesty, the Lord will listen to the instructions. Will you obey the order? Since May, the commander's yamen and the governor's yamen in Guizhou and Sichuan have been in charge of war, and the morale of the army has been strong."

"However, the rebels of She'an rebels suddenly and were in great power. Although Bijiewei was prepared, he was outnumbered. Commander Han Qianliu fought to the country and died in a desperate battle, with more than 2,000 troops in his army suffering heavy casualties."

Speaking of this, Sun Chengzong looked sad.

Zhu Youjian knew last night that Bijie's defeat was the case. Bijiewei, who should have more than 5,000 soldiers, was actually less than a thousand people who could pick up the knife. It would be good to be able to defend An Bangyan's three thousand vanguards for three days.

The garrison system in the mainland of Ming Dynasty was 200 years old and had been completely ruined. Officials were vacant and had a serious shortage. They turned soldiers into private servants and lacked training. The garrison had already been in name only.

Han Qianliu was able to gather more than 800 people to fight in the city for three days, and finally died in a fierce battle. He was already the best among the commanders.

Zhu Youjian did not want to use this matter as a matter of writing, and he also asked to explain the matter to the point of beating Sun Chengzong.

"Commander Han is loyal to his duties, not afraid of strong enemies, and resists the rebels with the power of a guard for three days. He is actually a pillar of the country. He is willing to fight hard and die. I feel very sad. I pursue his bravery and promote him to be the commander-in-chief and frugal, and a son is a hundred households."

Zhu Youjian also wanted officials from Guizhou and Sichuan to use their lives, so he did not pursue the matter of losing the city. If everyone died, it was not the benevolent king who held the responsibility accountable. According to the practice, he issued a decree and commendation.

When Sun Chengzong heard this, he felt relieved, but the question that followed made him raise his heart again.

"Bijie has been lost, and Longchang may be out of its way. The rebels are targeting Guiyang. Does Sun Qing have any plans?"
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