readytorunbook Chapter 73: The 6 frightened Nanjing, Yan Song’s horror!
Chapter 73: The 6 frightened Nanjing, Yan Song’s horror!
Night time.
The whole city of Nanjing was brightly lit.
The Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing was particularly panicked.
There were voices of discussion everywhere.
"What? Prince Ning's rebellion was put down?"
"Ten thousand Snow Dragon Riders arrived in Nanchang after three days of raiding?!"
"Can cavalry attack a city?!"
"Is the Grand Master of Celestial Phenomena really so exaggerated?!"
"this...."
Facing the news from Jiangxi.
No official in the entire Nanjing Ministry of Revenue dared to believe it.
In their previous understanding.
Whether it was Prince Ning's rebellion or Zhu Houzhao's suppression of the rebellion.
At the very least, it will take several months, or even one or two years.
This is also the reason why these officials were not in a hurry before.
Because of so much time, they can deal with everything calmly.
You can even take advantage of the chaos to gain some benefits.
But now?!
Prince Ning's rebellion was suppressed in less than three days?!
Even if we don't count the time spent running along the way.
It only took Xu Yanbing and Wang Yangming a few hours to quell the rebellion? !
Isn't this a joke? !
That’s Prince Ning!
King Ning who dominated Jiangxi for decades!!!
.......
These officials were not the only ones who couldn't believe it.
Even Zhang Cong couldn't believe it. He sat slumped in the armchair with a dazed look on his face.
My mind went blank: "Really only half a day?!"
"Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena?! How ridiculous!"
"How exaggerated!"
In fact, it was early this morning.
Zhang Cong already knew that Prince Ning was planning to launch the Jingnan Uprising in Nanchang.
He even sent people to find Wang Yangming's whereabouts, hoping to contact Wang Yangming as soon as possible.
Then discuss Prince Ning's plan to quell the rebellion!
After all, Jingnan is different from rebellion, not to mention that there are Mongols by Prince Ning's side.
This is treason!
He also wants to overthrow the Ming Dynasty!
These officials in Nanjing may not care who becomes the emperor, but they cannot tolerate the entire Ming Dynasty ceasing to exist.
They could not tolerate the Mongol foreigners occupying the Ming territory, but this did not mean that they were loyal to the Ming.
It is about their vital interests.
If the Mongols occupied the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Or the glorious Ming Dynasty no longer exists.
What are they? What are their second- and third-rank official positions?
What will happen to the thousands of acres of fertile land in Jiangnan? !
As the Ming Dynasty was about to collapse, these parasites could only tremble and feel fear.
...
It's just that no one could have imagined it.
The document announcing Prince Ning's uprising had not yet arrived.
Then came the news that Xu Yanbing and Wang Yangming had put down the rebellion.
The moment the news came.
Zhang Cong was completely dumbfounded.
He also knew that he had done something completely wrong.
Xu Yan's soldiers were able to act so swiftly and they were able to resolve Prince Ning's rebellion so quickly.
This is certainly a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
But what does it mean to these Nanjing officials?
They knew about Prince Ning's rebellion but did not report it!
Your Majesty has been of no use in suppressing their rebellion.
So what if they are there, and what if they are not there?
In addition, the methods Zhu Houzhao displayed in suppressing the rebellion were extremely shocking.
Xu Yan's soldiers were able to rush from the Forbidden City to Nanchang City in a few days and pacify Prince Ning and his 100,000-strong army.
Then who in the territory of the Ming Dynasty has the power to threaten Your Majesty?
Even all the princes and all the forces will be under the deterrence of Your Majesty.
...
In the Ministry of Rites.
When Yan Song heard the news, he was also horrified.
He said in a heavy tone: "Zhang Cong and Xia Yan are completely finished!"
No matter what Zhang Cong and Xia Yan had thought before.
But here are the facts.
They did not write to Your Majesty to show their loyalty.
Nor did he actively prepare to quell the rebellion after receiving the notification from the Six Gates.
There was no move to mobilize troops to deal with Prince Ning's rebellion.
He even just perfunctorily took out 100,000 silver taels to give to Wang Yangming.
Of course, Nanjing has treated the Forbidden City and the late emperor in this way in the past.
But the situation is different now.
After Zhu Houzhao displayed such drastic measures to suppress the rebellion of Prince Ning.
Who among the six tribes of Nanjing dared to look down on this young king?
Who dares to disobey the orders of His Majesty!
"Sir, what should we do?"
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites was also a little panicked.
Although they had previously intended to stand on His Majesty's side.
Haven't you stood up yet?
Even the mobilized resources were not used at all.
Yan Song frowned and asked, "Has the memorial been delivered?"
As early as the day before, Yan Song had sent a memorial requesting instructions to the Forbidden City.
But Nanjing is still some distance away from the Forbidden City.
It is impossible to use a black eagle that can travel thousands of miles a day at will.
"According to the time calculation, I'm afraid it hasn't arrived yet." Someone whispered, "But there is a date on the memorial, and it will arrive tomorrow with the news of the successful suppression of the rebellion in Jiangxi, right?"
"Your Majesty should also know our intentions."
After hearing the news, Yan Song stood up and paced back and forth in the hall, thinking.
After a long time.
He slowly said, "Not enough!"
Not sincere enough!
Although Yan Song had already submitted a memorial to the emperor, he also expressed his desire to surrender to Zhu Houzhao.
But this is still not enough!
Just because he was a member of the Nanjing Six Departments, he did not do anything truly substantial.
A memorial doesn't mean anything.
"Didn't Yu Huatian from the West Factory arrive yesterday?" Yan Song said coldly, "Send someone to contact him immediately and hand him all the evidence we have collected on various officials over the years."
"Tell Yu Huatian if there is any need."
"I, Yan Song, can also go and arrest people myself!"
This is a true token of allegiance!
This is also the decisiveness of a treacherous minister like Yan Song.
After facing such a shocking change.
Yan Song quickly came up with a solution and even offered his allegiance to the government at all costs.
It doesn't matter even if it offends the entire Jiangnan bureaucracy.
As long as Your Majesty can trust him.
With Yan Song's accumulation over the years and his intelligence and talent.
You will surely be able to serve as an official in the court in the future.
You can even rise to the top and become a cabinet minister.
"this?!"
When the ministers under Yan Song heard this, they were suddenly horrified: "Is this too much?"
These people had previously wanted to follow Yan Song and surrender to His Majesty.
But it’s not like now, which is almost breaking off relations with the entire Jiangnan and Nanjing bureaucracy!
They lived in Nanjing for a long time.
Of course I know how exaggerated the power of these people is.
"A dead Taoist friend will never die a poor Taoist!"
"If you want to gain your majesty's trust, you must do this."
Yan Song said coldly: "If you don't dare, then pass this news to those people!"
He didn't believe that these people would dare to be fence-sitters.
With your majesty's current power.
As long as Yan Song is alive, he will surely become prosperous in the future after making such a pledge of allegiance.
Who betrayed today?
In the future, he will have to face the reckoning of Yan Song.
These ministers were obviously not fools: "We follow the Shangshu!"