Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 171: Walking into a trap, a secret battle in brocade clothes!
The Cabinet is busy.

The Ming Dynasty had nine borders and nine towns, but the generals of seven of the border towns had to be adjusted.

After several promotions, the current status of the generals of the nine border towns is as follows.

Li Chengliang (new), the general commander of Liaodong Town.

Qi Jiguang (transferred), the general commander of Jizhou Town.

Zhao Ke, the general commander of Xuanfu Town.

Ma Fang, the general commander of Datong Town.

Niu Bingzhong (replaced), the general officer of Shanxi Town.

Guo Hu (replaced), the general commander of Yansui Town.

Ningxia Town General Lei Long (replaced).

Yu Dayou (transferred), the general commander of Guyuan Town.

Liao Fengjie, the general commander of Gansu Town (new).

Xie Chaoen, the former commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, was promoted to Minister of War.

Zheng Yin, former commander-in-chief of Gansu Town, was promoted to Minister of Works.

among them.

The two new generals, Li Chengliang and Liao Fengjie, took over the position of general from the deputy general.

Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were transferred from the southeastern army to serve as generals of Jizhou Town and Guyuan Town.

The former generals of Shanxi Town were Guo Hu, Yansui Town General Lei Long, and Ningxia Town General Niu Bingzhong. But after the exchange, Niu Bingzhong became the general of Shanxi Town, Guo Hu became the general of Yansui Town, and Lei Long became the general of Ningxia Town.

Only the general commander of Xuanfu Town, Zhao Ke, and the general commander of Datong Town, Ma Fang, remained unchanged.

The purpose of such a big drama was to transfer Xie Chaoen, the former general commander of Liaodong Town, and Zheng Yin, the former general commander of Gansu Town, to the court in a reasonable manner.

In order to reduce the vigilance of Huizhou merchants, Xie Chaoen and Zheng Yin, the cabinet specially vacated two Shangshu positions.

The position of Minister of War was given up by Cabinet Senior Li Chunfang, and the position of Minister of Works was also given up by Cabinet Senior Hu Zongxian.

Using the position of Shangshu as bait can make Xie Chaoen and Zheng Yin ignore the risks and go to Beijing to the greatest extent.

In order to appease the Huizhou merchants, Hu Zongxian also wrote a letter to them as the head of the Hu family, stating that the large-scale mobilization of the Ming Dynasty's army was normal.

Moreover, the promotions of Xie Chaoen and Zheng Yin were the result of Hu Zongxian's efforts in the cabinet.

Hu Zongxian has just taken over the position of head of the Hu family.

The two military generals sponsored by the Huizhou merchants were promoted greatly, and the power of the Huizhou merchants in the court experienced a huge breakthrough, which made the Huizhou merchants extremely happy.

To express their gratitude, the Hui merchants sent Hu Zongxian several large carts of gold. However, knowing that Hu Zongxian would not accept them, they sent all of them to Hu Guiqi and Hu Songqi.

The cabinet heard that the Hu brothers ignored their injuries and counted the money one by one and put it directly into the treasury.

Hu Zongxian did not ask for his father's permission throughout the process.

The main point is that if the Hui merchants dare to give, the Hu brothers dare to accept. Anyway, they don’t have to do anything and they won’t do anything.

When Hu Zongxian learned about what his two rebellious sons had done, he sighed for two days, feeling that he had disciplined them too lightly.

If it weren't for the overall situation, Hu Zongxian would probably have rushed to his two sons' residence and lectured them again.

It is not impossible to kill one's own relatives for the sake of justice.

In short, under the cover of the national policy of separation of military and political power, the strategy of "removing the firewood from under the cauldron" and "luring the tiger away from the mountain" formulated by Zhang Juzheng's cabinet is being steadily implemented.

According to the report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, there was no unusual movement in the troops of the two border towns, Liaodong Town and Gansu Town. After Xie Chaoen and Zheng Yin handed over their military power, they rushed to the capital along the Great Wall.

Great Wall.

It is not only a defensive fortress, but also has the function of transporting troops. The marching speed there is much faster than that in the Central Plains. When marching quickly, the speed can reach 200 miles a day.

If you ride a horse, it will be even faster, three hundred, four hundred, or even five hundred or six hundred miles a day. If you are a Jinyiwei, you can easily travel eight hundred miles in a day and night.

Xie Chaoen and Zheng Yin were obviously keen on promotion and were heading towards the capital at a speed of 300 miles a day.

The distance from Liaodong Town to the capital is only 1,500 miles. Even if you walk slowly, you can still get there in seven days.

Gansu Town is far away, about three or four thousand miles away. It would take ten days at the fastest and half a month at the slowest to get there.

Zhang Juzheng's cabinet prepared a "big gift" for Xie Chaoen and Zheng Yin in advance and was waiting for them to arrive.

The Jinyiwei also obtained the list of merchants from the Huizhou merchant gang and the list of officials sponsored by the Huizhou merchant gang. The Jinyiwei could only choose one of the two lists.

The reason is very simple, there are not enough people. Even though the emperor has given the Jinyiwei countless money and support in the past ten months, the hard power that the Jinyiwei can mobilize in the entire Ming Dynasty is only 50,000 people.

In order to prevent the incident at Prince Yi's mansion in Luoyi from happening again, there were unexpected incidents such as private guards, slaves, armor, crossbows, and firearms. The Jinyiwei required that when taking action, they must have more people than the enemy.

After several consultations between Lu Bing and the cabinet, they finally set their sights on the Huizhou merchants.

First, the Huizhou merchants were small in number, and second, the officials who funded the Huizhou merchants were there and could take action whenever they wanted.

As long as the Huizhou merchants do not collude with other generals and armies of the Ming Dynasty, these people will not even be able to organize a rebellion.

Nowadays, the people of Ming Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, farmers have a good harvest, and workers have good jobs. It is impossible for them to follow this group of corrupt officials in rebellion.

As for the tens of thousands of officials funded by the Huizhou merchants, they organized themselves into an army and launched a rebellion.

Lu Bing just wanted to say that it was all the credit that came to him!

An army composed of a group of corrupt officials who are too weak to carry a load would probably not even be able to defeat the village militia.

After finalizing the target, Lu Bing mobilized all his forces to secretly keep an eye on all the Hui merchants in the two capitals and thirteen provinces. With just one order, they could be captured all together.

Intelligence from the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty continuously flowed into the Northern Pacification Office, where Lu Bing integrated the key information and then handed it over to the cabinet.

On the hidden front, a war no less than that of the greatest in the history was about to begin, and Lu Bing's life was extremely difficult.

The night before in the dark prison, Lu Fang could not see Lu Bing's fatigue because the candlelight and starlight were not bright enough. When he saw him in the Cabinet Government Affairs Hall, he was shocked and realized that the outlines of Lu Bing's eyes were black, and his mental fatigue could not be concealed and could be seen at a glance.

Lu Bing, who had not slept for several days and nights, did not even have the strength to speak. When he met Lu Fang, he nodded slightly, passed by him, and returned to the Northern Pacification Office.

It is different to have someone to share the responsibilities with when there is no one to share the responsibilities. The five members of Zhang Juzheng's cabinet were energetic and were handling the government affairs of the two capitals and thirteen provinces. When he saw Lu Fang coming, Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "Eunuch Lu, long time no see!"

In Yan Song's cabinet at that time, except for Gao Gong, who hated evil and was hostile to the Imperial Household Department, the others were not close to the Imperial Household Department, but their relationship was harmonious.

Zhang Juzheng was one of the cabinet ministers close to the Imperial Household Department. When he saw Lü Fang coming out of the imperial prison, he was happy for Lü Fang.

Hu Zongxian had been reminded by Huang Jin, and although he did not listen, the affection was there and he was close to Lu Fang.

Li Chunfang and Chen Yiqin just nodded.

Not close, but not distant either, as long as it's acceptable on the surface.

Only Gao Gong did not conceal his disgust. In his opinion, Lu Fang also had a share of "contribution" to the darkness of Yan Song's cabinet.

Lü Fang took in all the elders' reactions and said loudly, "There is a sacred decree..."

(End of this chapter)