Chapter 534 Japan can’t be vindicated, but it can’t be completely pacified either.


Chapter 534 The Japanese cannot be vindicated, but they cannot be completely pacified

Huang Yuanxian is the son of Huang Yiqiao, an anti-Japanese martyr, and he is still in the kelp business.

The simple kelp business is actually not very profitable. Yao Guangqi planted kelp in suitable waters along the coast of Daming to prevent and treat big neck disease. It is destined to transport a large amount of goods, and a huge number of fishermen are needed to plant it, which requires more Large transportation capacity is used to maintain the transportation of kelp, and a long sales chain is used to ensure the sales volume of kelp.

The kelp business was thankless, and even Yao Guangqi’s father, Yao Changzhen, did not support his son.

Yao Guangqi still married the daughter of Wang Chonggu's younger brother. He considered joining Shanxi merchants and established a trading network. Only the seafood products sold together, such as fish oil, pearls, etc., were profitable. His investment and income , it is even better to buy some ship tickets at the trading house, or subscribe to the Ming Emperor's treasury bonds.

From the perspective of family background, Huang Yuanxian was a righteous man who destroyed his family and made it difficult to quell the Japanese. From the perspective of personal behavior, Huang Yuanxian used his own practical actions to support the Ming Dynasty's people-oriented state. , this is Gubang Ning's general strategy, and judging from the whole thing, Zhu Yijun, the prince, is indeed pretending to be the Penglai Huang family.

Zhu Yijun met Huang Yuanxian. He was quite handsome. With this skin, he could make more money than a broker by fooling around in a brothel.

The Emperor of Ming Dynasty walked into the heavenly prison. Huang Yuanxian immediately knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Greetings to your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty."

"Student Rong Chen Qing, Qi Shuai's resistance to the Japanese was the humerus of the Ming Dynasty. I came from Shandong, and Shandong was deeply benefited by Qi Shuai's efforts to ping the Japanese. The students heard that someone was traveling in the name of the General's Mansion and the Penglai Huang Family, and felt that Qi Shuai was too lazy to follow such cunning people. He was careless, so he let people release the news, hoping... I hope to see this Huang Gongzi."

I did see him, but it didn't unfold in the script Huang Yuanxian wanted, and he met the Huanggongzi in the prison. , is a picture that Huang Yuanxian never imagined.

Not to mention that Huang Yuan didn't think of it first, Zhu Yijun didn't think of it either.

"Your best way is to go to the General's Mansion and ask directly instead of releasing the news. No courtesy." Zhu Yijun sat down steadily.

Huang Yuan is a businessman first. He is not a well-rounded person who cannot be a businessman. If he says something wrong, he will offend others. Problems can easily arise in a foreign land. He can guess that Mr. Huang is the emperor. This It’s not a difficult task. Everyone has already entered the prison, and he still doesn’t know what kind of character he will get when he opens the box. He doesn’t have to do business anymore.

Zhu Yijun was wearing regular clothes, but Huang Yuanxian guessed it right away.

"Your Majesty taught the students that they should never dare to do it again." Huang Yuan first expressed his sorrow and went to the general's residence to ask directly? Emperor Ming, you really have no heart! That's the General's Mansion. Can ordinary people visit it? ! Anyone can go to the General's Mansion for various reasons and ask questions, General or General?

Zhu Yijun asked curiously: "You call yourself a student, why didn't you get any honors?"

Huang Yuan is a scholar first. Logically speaking, at this age, he should study at home and strive to be a scholar. But he is If you are doing business, you will naturally not be bad at arithmetic. At least you can still cope with the Jinshi examination questions. The arithmetic examination questions for the Ming Dynasty Jinshi are really not difficult. The main test is logic, not algorithms.

"My father asked the students to lead a team to go into business. My parents have orders, so I have to obey. The students have been doing business for three years." Huang Yuanxian said slightly helplessly, a very standard story, abandoning Confucianism and becoming a businessman, abandoning Confucianism and becoming a businessman. Yifu Jia.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, especially after Wanli, it was very common and was regarded as an unjust behavior that abandoned morality and pursued interests.

Huang Yique allowed his son to lead a business trip, which was considered to support Ling Yunyi's decree when he was still in Shandong.

"Your Majesty, the student is quite wealthy." Huang Yuanxian bowed his head and said: "After the Zhang family in Jimo went bankrupt because of reselling ships, my father became the general manager of Mizhou Ocean Trading Company. Because he sold kelp everywhere, Governor Ling wrote to Mr. Guo After receiving the letter, my family can go to Luzon to do business. "

Huang Yuan first wanted to redeem himself. Penalty for suspected crimes was a system that existed in the Central Plains dynasty since the pre-Qin Dynasty, and also existed in the Ming Dynasty.

Shang Shu said: Gold is used as atonement.

In the past three generations, bronze was used to atone for sins. When bronze was first cast, it was as golden as gold. It was not until the Han Dynasty that gold began to be used. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, 缯 (heavy silk with double warp and double weft) was used, and in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was used Silk was made of red copper in the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties. In the Yuan Dynasty, Bao Chao was used, and in the Ming Dynasty, red copper was used along with the Tang system.

There are rules for atonement in the Ming Dynasty. Serious crimes and capital crimes cannot be atonement. Only some ambiguous misdemeanors can be atonement.

The most typical case here is Qi Jiguang's poverty in his later years.

Zhang Juzheng passed away in the tenth year of Wanli, and Qi Jiguang's biggest supporter collapsed. When Zhang Juzheng's body was still cold, the court unanimously decided to put Qi Jiguang in Guangdong as the general soldier.

In the eleventh year of Wanli, Zhang Xigao hunted him down and impeached Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang was forced to become an official and returned to his hometown in Penglai.

In the fifteenth year of Wanli, Fu Guangzhai, the censor of Henan Province, asked for orders to resurrect Qi Jiguang, which resulted in severe reprimands. At that time, Emperor Wanli believed that Qi Jiguang was still secretly plotting to resurrect him, so he immediately began to hold people accountable, and finally fought in the court. As a result, Qi Jiguang was given a "salary redemption", which was to deprive Qi Jiguang of his retirement salary and use it to atone for his sins.

What crime? The charge of seeking revenge.

In the fifteenth year of Wanli, the sixty-one-year-old Qi Jiguang passed away in poverty. The court did not give him a posthumous title or an official burial. In the seventeenth year of Wanli, Qi Jiguang's son Qi Zuoguo came to Beijing and went to Beijing to get an official funeral for his father. In the last year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli suffered a huge defeat in the Battle of Sarhu. It was not until he repented that he realized how strong and loyal Qi Jiguang was, who had conquered hundreds of battles from the Jiajing period to the early Wanli period. His posthumous name is Wuzhuang.

Time flies, as the Ming Dynasty continues to decline and decline, Qi Jiguang's status begins to continuously improve, and his posthumous title is changed to Wu Yi again, hoping that the country will have such a strong future to stabilize the country.

In the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign, Emperor Chongzhen specially set up a meritorious temple in Penglai, offering sacrifices in spring and autumn to inspire people.

But it was too late.

The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty were very jealous of the general Qi Jiguang, but in fact Zhu Yijun knew very well that Qi Jiguang was not that powerful in the court. It was unknown whether Qi Jiguang could continue without the protection of the emperor.

As an emperor, he doesn't even need to do anything. As long as he releases some signals, Qi Jiguang, the Duke of Feng, will be criticized to the point where he has no place to stay.

In fact, what the courtiers were afraid of was not the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Beijing camp, but the protective umbrella of Qi Jiguang, the emperor himself. In order to protect the name of Qi Jiguang, the Ming Emperor once killed Chen Youren, a lowly scholar, on the street.

Obviously, Huang Yuanxian is very clear about the provisions of the Ming Law. According to the Ming Law, the mistakes he made can be redeemed with gold and silver, but the iron plate he kicked was the Ming Dynasty. The largest iron plate.

"There is no need to redeem it." Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "I will pardon you."

The legal provisions applicable to those who offend the emperor are non-penalties, and the emperor himself has the final say. If the emperor says he is not guilty, then he is not guilty. This is how Wang Chonggu was forgiven.

This is not a big deal. In fact, Zhu Yijun is somewhat guilty. Li Gui bumped into Li Kui, and his really domineering treatment was self-defeating. It would be better to let it go secretly and expose this matter.

"Student, thank you for Your Majesty's favor!" The biggest stone in Huang Yuanxian's heart fell to the ground, and he quickly knelt down to thank him. For him, it was such a big event that the sky fell apart, and because of His Majesty's words, the clouds cleared and the sun cleared. Dawn.

It is said that His Majesty is violent and unpredictable, but after Huang Yuan contacted him first, he felt that His Majesty is a really easy to talk to.

"I will still use the Penglai Huang family to walk in the future, you know." Zhu Yijun said about his waistcoat as a prince. This is his waistcoat for watching the excitement, so he can't throw it away casually.

Huang Yuanxian immediately bowed his head and said: "My family name is not the only one in Penglai."

Huang Yuanxian's answer was very clever and quick-witted. In just a blink of an eye, he found the best one. The answer is, His Majesty borrowed the name of the Penglai Huang family. He, Huang Yuanxian, would not dare not borrow it. However, it is impossible for the Ming Emperor to condescend to the Huang family.

So, there is more than one family in Penglai with the surname Huang, which perfectly solves this problem. His Majesty continues to act as the prince, and the Penglai Huang family is just the Penglai Huang family.

Not everything can be climbed along the pole. If you climb randomly, you will only fall to death.

"That's good." Zhu Yijun asked curiously: "Your family's connections are also quite powerful. They are related to Ling Butang and Yin Butang of Lu Song."

Huang Family The reason for being related to Ling Yunyi is to support the government decree. For the kelp business, even the clever son of the Huang family got involved. He is related to Lu Song's surname Zhengmao. It was Ling Yunyi who introduced him. This business is not a big one.

Huang Yuan thought for a moment without hiding it, then bowed his head and said: "The student's father is actually Qi Shuai's old subordinate. Although he did not follow Qi Shuai in the north and south, he was still preparing for Japan in Shandong, so he can actually talk to Qi Shuai. "

"So just ask directly. It's all Huang Yuanxian's fault if Zhu Yijun throws the blame. Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened.

Huang Yuan thought for a moment before bowing his head and said: "But my father warned me that it is not easy for Qi Shuai to live in the court, and you must not cling to him without any reason." Point, you shouldn't spend money on this kind of thing, and if Qi Jiguang doesn't recognize this relationship, it will be even more embarrassing. After all, the relationship is not close, and it is difficult to inquire about family matters.

Huang Yuanxing bowed his head and said: "My father also exchanged letters with Governor Xu of the Nagasaki Governor's Mansion. The main reason was that Japanese silver entered the Ming Dynasty. The family's ship will arrive in Nagasaki, and my father and Governor Xu can also talk."

Zhu Yijun and Huang Yuan chatted for a long time first. From the scar on Yao Guangqi's face, they talked about the pirates. From the pirates, they talked about the trade to Nagasaki. From Nagasaki, they talked about Luzon. Zhu Yijun discovered that Penglai Huang's business is really big.

Luzon is an island country, and Japan is an island country, but the needs of the two island countries are different. Japan is short of food and rich in silver, while Luzon is short of people and rich in copper. A small triangular trade between the Ming Dynasty, Japan and Luzon unfolding between them, Ming Dynasty has everything, lacks nothing and lacks everything at the same time.

The short-lived prosperity of the Japanese country was also at the cost of population. It participated in the triangular trade and ushered in the short-lived prosperity, and this prosperity was harvested by Baoqian.

The development of the Huang family in Penglai is a microcosm of the opening of the sea in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yijun was indeed harsh on those who wanted to be arrogant, but as Lin Fucheng said, as long as you don't collect rent, you don't act like a monster on this three-quarter acre of land at home. If you go to the sea to plunder, if you don't stay at home, you will be treated favorably.

Wanli’s overall strategy for opening up the sea was not to focus on official ships and official trade during the Yongle period, but to use the navy to ensure maritime security. In some dangerous areas, the navy escorted official ships and official trade, while the Ming Dynasty trade was absolutely Most of them were completed by merchant ships, which were completely different from those in the Yongle period.

As long as you are willing to change your mind and follow the pace of opening up the sea, you can make a fortune, and make a big fortune. Huang Yuan first walked out of the gate of Fusi, Beizhen, and immediately left the capital. He originally planned to stay in the capital for a short time and then go to Xuanfu. The purpose of his trip was to visit the alkali at the pass. The noodles are mainly from the alkali lake in Suiyuan. The alkali is of high quality. The kelp is brought to Xuanfu, and then the alkali is brought back to Shandong. This is the purpose of Huang Yuan's first visit to Beijing.

Huang Yuan left quietly first. Not many people in the huge capital hall of more than two million people noticed him, thinking that he had been caught and exiled to Suiyuan like countless liars.

There were so many scammers surrounding the imperial examination. Shuntian Prefecture arrested a thousand people, and then extensively educated students entering Beijing not to be deceived. This matter was finally concluded. Recently Nine hundred people were exiled to Suiyuan, and it was the Womagang mining area. According to the judgment of Shuntianfutang, they had to serve five years in Womagang before they were allowed to return to the hinterland, if they lived.

Before the examination, Zhu Yijun received a memorial from Zhang Dingsi who was involved in the incident. In the memorial, Zhang Dingsi impeached Ling Yunyi.

Zhu Yijun read this memorial in detail, and it was eloquent and full of thousands of words. It was very reasonable. He announced to Zhang Dingsi and asked Wang Chonggu to lead the people. This is one of the direct descendants of the Jin Party, and this Zhu Yijun felt it was necessary to respond to this memorial published by others.

“The issue of guest soldiers is very specific and clear. I understand that you discussed the harm of guest soldiers in your memorial, and what you said makes sense. However, I cannot draw the inference you draw from this. Agree." Zhu Yijun did not let Zhang Dingsi skip the ceremony, and announced to Zhang Dingsi that it was a response and a warning.

The combat effectiveness of guest soldiers is extremely strong, but the problems of the guest soldier system are also very prominent. Most of their sources are desperadoes, and the military discipline is loose and illegal. It is extremely difficult to place them. As long as there is some problem of arrears of pay, they will When trouble breaks out, the biggest advantage of the guest soldier system is that it can fight. When the war is in chaos, the previous problems are not problems. As long as it has the advantage of being able to fight, it is enough.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Xiangsheng formed the Tianxiong Army, and Sun Chuanting formed the Qin Army. They were both a type of guest soldiers. The guest army system continued until the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhang Dingsi concluded that Ling Yunyi might be disobedient from the issue of guest soldiers, but Zhu Yijun did not agree.

Ling Yunyi impeached the Chief Secretary and the Councilor. These two local leaders in Henan must pull out the carrots and bring out the mud. This eventually led to a major blood change in Henan. Zhang Dingsi believed that this behavior was to eliminate dissidents and then grow bigger.

Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Dingsi and said seriously: "As a court official, when you think about a problem, you need to ask first where the money and food come from. You have written thousands of words in this memorial and discussed everything except There was no discussion about where the money and food for Ling Butang Buchen came from."

"The Confucian scholars in the Imperial College always lamented the "Water Margin" and felt that Song Jiang's surrender was a betrayal of Liang Shanbo. When Confucian scholars think about problems, they never ask where the money and food come from. There are 100,000 people in the Liangshan River, and there are more and more mouths to eat. There is no farming in the Liangshan River. Where does the money and food come from? Of course it is borrowed. You can imagine whether you borrow it with your mouth or with a knife. "

Water Margin has said from the beginning that one hundred and eight people on the water in Liang will be the magic star.

From the perspective of these heroes, Song Jiang's surrender was indeed a betrayal of the heroes, but from the perspective of the common people, if these 100,000 people do not farm, where will they get food?

"The same question applies to Li Chengliang and Ling Yunyi. Where did their money and food come from? From the imperial court." Zhu Yijun stated his point of view. The world is material, and the huge navy is at present. In the world, only the Ming Dynasty and Spain could afford it. Materials existed objectively, and so did people. Guest soldiers needed silver to eat, and Ling Yunyi's guest soldiers' pay, armaments, and military supplies were all provided by the imperial court.

Li Chengliang's guest soldiers and servants have been in the same situation since they were fully paid in the second year of Wanli.

"But aren't the engineering regiments and the official factory regiments producing? Once Ling Yunyi controls the financial path, it will be controlled by the governor of the feudal town. The court should be vigilant!" Zhang Dingsi still argued! He said, with strong soldiers here, are you still short of money and food? Ling Yunyi is murderous, so as long as he spends money and food ruthlessly, it won't be a problem!

"Shut up!" Wang Chonggu wanted to tear Zhang Dingsi's mouth to pieces and let out any words! He said sternly: "The engineering corps battalion and the official factory production are also public property. They are not privately owned by Lingyunyi. Even if he uses it, he has to settle the account. He can't take it if he wants to. If the local government wants to take it, he can take it. Take it, that’s fine!”

“You don’t understand the government-owned factories at all. The government-owned factories are directly affiliated with the Ministry of Industry. Can’t win!”

Wang Chong was dizzy with ancient anger. Zhang Dingsi did not understand the basic logic of the operation of the official factory and thought that the official factory was subordinate to the local government. But in fact, the appointment of the entire official factory was drawn by the Ministry of Industry, including the profits handed over to the Ministry of Accounts. Account, and then the Ministry of Accounts gives the local government 30% of the retention.

Ling Yunyi did not have the conditions to become a vassal town at all, and his personnel and financial rights were not under his control. If he really wanted to become a vassal town, the chief envoy should have died an unexpected death instead of being sent to the capital to ask questions.

Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Dingsi and continued: "Back to Ling Butang, if he really wants to do it, he should do it in Guangdong and Guangxi, not Shandong and Henan."

Ling Yunyi It's not like there is no chance to become a vassal town. The focus is on raising bandits. Using Japanese banditry, he constantly asks the court for enough power to complete the separatist regime. The Jin Party did this back then. It's not like Ling Yunyi doesn't read the Di newspaper. Can he not? Do you know how to do this?

He didn't. Ling Yunyi was extremely serious about quelling the Japanese banditry in Guangdong and Guangxi and put an end to it.

Ling Yunyi has a serious brain disease, so he did not choose Guangdong and Guangxi in the extreme south, but Henan and Shandong. The capital camp should not be too close from the capital to Shandong and Henan Kena.

In the 21st year of Wanli, when Li Rusong entered the court to fight against the Japanese, someone used Qi Jiguang's old story to remind Li Rusong that the Japanese could not be vindicated, but they could not be completely pacified.

As long as the Japanese pirates were still raging in Korea, Li Rusong, the general who defeated the Japanese, would be as safe as a mountain. But in the end, Li Rusong did not listen to such slander and chose to repel the Japanese pirates.

Chen Lin has heard similar noises before, but in the end, when it comes to pacifying Japan, everyone still aims at complete elimination, rather than raising the bandits to respect themselves.

"Take this memorial back." Zhu Yijun handed the approved memorial to Feng Bao and gave it to Zhang Dingsi, asking him to take it back.

The last time Zhang Juzheng requested that the emperor be wise enough to abolish the cabinet and restore the ancestral law and the one-yuan dictatorship during the Hongwu period, Zhu Yijun vetoed Zhang Juzheng's proposal for the sake of his own life, but he also agreed. There is no doubt that this is the result of a compromise.

In the first year of Yongle, Zhu Di, who had just ascended the throne, also tried to monopolize power and handle common affairs. Later, Zhu Di couldn't stand it anymore and established Wenyuan Pavilion.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was also tired. After he dismissed the prime minister, he worked for several years and established four officials to assist the government in spring, summer, autumn and winter. However, Zhu Yuanzhang soon abolished them and continued to have one-yuan dictatorial power. He had to do everything personally. Although Zhu Biao Listen to politics, but never manage politics.

Zhu Di discovered that his eldest son, the prince Zhu Gaochi, was talented in general affairs, so he directly regarded him as the big shopkeeper. During the Yongle period, Zhu Gaochi was the de facto executive deputy emperor, and Zhu Di was more like the general who conquered the north, not the general in the Northern War. Conquest is the way to conquer.

Zhang Dingsi took the memorial, bowed again and left the Wenhua Hall.

Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Dingsi's back and said to Wang Chonggu: "Wang Cifu, this is obviously not for Ling Yunyi, but for you."

For Ling Yun Yi Lai, this specious thing cannot bring down Ling Yunyi.

Zhang Dingsi is not a fool. He eloquently wrote thousands of words, just to avoid talking about where the money and food came from, just to cause the emperor to think about or even misunderstand the construction of the engineering corps camp and the official factory. As long as he thought At this level, Zhang Dingsi's memorial was not in vain.

Judging from the correct report, Zhang Dingsi came here for Wang Chonggu. This was the Jin Party’s warning to Wang Chonggu. Wang Chonggu’s high pressure internally aroused widespread dissatisfaction among the Jin Party.

"I have just seen it." Wang Chonggu bowed his head and said. He is a tyrant and a sycophant. Without the emperor's holy family, he can't do anything. The previous internal clean-up of the impersonation of superiors and exemptions triggered a The dissatisfaction of the Jin Party is also the Jin Party's warning to Wang Chonggu. If you want to show off in front of the emperor, don't take advantage of the Jin Party.

Zhu Yijun asked: "How do you think Cifu should deal with it?"

After all, he is a member of the Jin Party. Zhu Yijun wants to hear Wang Chonggu's opinion on how to deal with it.

"Send it to Suiyuan. If you do well, you will gain practical experience. If you do poorly, you won't have to go back to the hinterland and return to the capital." Wang Chonggu came up with a solution. Zhang Dingsi is the chicken. The party let the chicken crow to warn Wang Chonggu, and Wang Chonggu killed the chicken to scare the monkeys.

"Then follow what I said." Zhu Yijun agreed with Wang Chonggu's handling method.

In fact, Zhang Dingsi probably thought about what would happen to him, but he did not have the right to refuse. Wang Chonggu also slowly got rid of the shackles of the Jin Party after the government and factory groups gradually became stronger. How could Zhang Dingsi have any idea? That ability?

Wang Chonggu was even more ruthless than Zhang Juzheng, and even his nephew could be used as a gift.

After hearing his transfer order, Zhang Dingsi went to the Quanjin Guild Hall to ask for an audience, but Wang Chonggu did not see him. Zhang Dingsi had to go to Suiyuan to serve as the magistrate of Wuyuan Prefecture. He could only hope that he could return to the court with his political achievements. Come up to the hall.

The punishment of the speech officials did not arouse much resistance from the speech officials. The triennial conference examination has begun. Who has time to take care of the internal strife in the Jin Party?

On the seventh day of the second lunar month in the eleventh year of Wanli, the Ming Emperor appointed the examiner for this examination, Yu Youding, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, from Zhejiang. The examiner is Xu Guo, who was a Jinshi in the Imperial Academy in the 44th year of Jiajing's reign.

The two examiners are presidents and will lead eighteen fellow examiners to organize the examination, regulate the examination style and discipline, and mark the papers afterward, and evaluate each failed answer sheet. Written comments were submitted to the emperor, and after the emperor determined that there were no problems, an announcement was made.

All eyes of the Ming Dynasty were turned to Gongyuan, and Zhu Yijun was no exception. This time the examination was supervised by Tiqi and Fanzi from Dongchang. Li Yougong, who moved back to Beijing from Henan, went to Gongyuan to supervise.

Li Yougong worked hard and was involved in almost everything outside the palace. He was still very keen on going out. After returning to Beijing after doing errands in Henan, Li Yougong also hoped that His Majesty would go out if nothing happened. It's not a problem to stay in the palace all the time.

Li Yougong was deeply touched by the conversation between Zhou Wang and his son.

In the original historical line, February of the 11th year of Wanli was supposed to be Feng Bao’s unlucky day. It was the third day of this month. Zhang Jing, the eunuch of the East Factory, and Liu Shouyou, the governor of Jinyiwei, brought him to the hospital. Feng Bao, Feng Bao's nephew Feng You, and Feng Bao's two adopted sons Zhang Damou and Xu Jue ransacked their homes. The entire house raid lasted for more than half a month. Feng Bao and his accomplices confiscated a total of 1.2 million silver. , probably exactly one year’s worth of gold and silver.

Also this month, Liaodong was completely transformed into a vassal town. The two most typical events at that time were that Li Chengliang destroyed Gule Village again, but this time, Li Chengliang returned to the mountain and killed the previous servants of Gule Village, Nurhaci, Shuerhaqi and the other five brothers were released, and the five Nurhaci brothers were allowed to annex the Jurchen tribes outside the Great Wall and let them become powerful.

Moreover, Li Chengliang allowed his servants to kill good people and take credit for their merits. Qi Jiguang was transferred from Jizhen to Guangzhou. After the capital lacked strong generals, Li Chengliang lost his shackles.

On February 7, Wang Daochun, a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment, and others noticed that Li Chengliang began to kill good people and take credit for their merits, and they jointly submitted a report with dozens of people, saying that Liaodong was ruining the situation, and asked Qi Jiguang to guard Liaodong as his original official, and would have already It was Ning Yuanbo's Li Chengliang who was transferred back to the capital to be promoted. Emperor Wanli was almost convinced, but Emperor Wanli also wanted to liquidate Zhang Juzheng and ultimately did not agree to this suggestion.

Dozens of officials, including Wang Daochun, were beaten into Zhang Dang and were expelled from the capital. Wang Daochun became the prefect of Kaifeng, rising up and down secretly.

The seeds sown in the eleventh year of Wanli came to fruition in a tragic way during the Battle of Saarhu in the forty-seventh year of Wanli.

This is also the reason why Emperor Wanli gave Qi Jiguang the posthumous title after the Battle of Saarhu.

(End of this chapter)

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