The emperor was furious, and the entire officialdom in Liaodong was immediately shaken.

A sudden storm swept through the entire Liaodong officialdom. Soon, the person named Xu was found out. He was Xu Bengao from the Xu family in Huating. He was originally teaching in Lushun, but he suddenly died of illness one day. This is

The news reported by the local government in Lushun, but now it seems that it was replaced by others and secretly replaced.

Following this day's clues, Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and even the Metropolitan Procuratorate began a thorough investigation, and soon uncovered an astonishing clue.

Nuer Hachi was once the adopted son of King Li Chengliang of Liaodong. He stayed in his family for a period of time and worked as a domestic slave before returning to Jurchen in Jianzhou and establishing his own family. But because of this experience, he and the Li family have always been close.

Even later, Li Chengliang's son Li Rubai became Nu'erhachi's niece. Although she was not his wife, she was still a favored concubine.

Through this relationship, Nuerhaci flourished and gradually began to unify the Jurchens in Jianzhou.

After that, although Nuerhachi died in battle, the relationship that was built on the initial incense was not broken, even if Liao Town became today's Liaodong Province. There were more generals in the local city defense army than before.

Li Chengliang's subordinates, cronies, in-laws, etc.

Huang Taiji inherited the position of Nuerhachi, and it was impossible not to use these connections, especially after avoiding Qiqihar. They were far away from the Ming Dynasty and knew nothing about the Ming Dynasty. They could only rely on these old

Some connections are used to collect information.

These old generals in Liaodong were all greedy for money. The generals in Liaodong had been doing business for a long time and were generally greedy for money. Huang Taiji exchanged rich specialties for information and some key supplies. Naturally, they were happy to do so. They often sent caravans to the Northeast.

Deep in the jungle.

Such behavior is now very common in Liaodong. A large number of caravans set out from Zhenbeiguan and Fushun Pass every day. Outside the front outer wall, there is not the traditional ruling base of the Ming Dynasty. There are a lot of tribal activities. They have accumulated accumulated knowledge over the past generations.

The furs, precious herbs, precious wood, etc. that came down are all in urgent need within the customs.

Therefore, these old generals, and even some civil servants who were dragged into the water, have been communicating with the Jurchens to bring them news and supplies. After frequent caravans, their actions have not been discovered.

For example, these people sent the cold-resistant rice seeds to Huang Taiji. In their opinion, such rice seeds were just a trivial matter, and they just gave them away. It was no big deal.

Little did he know that in Zhu Youxiao's heart, such a seed was something extremely precious, more important than the jade seal he had obtained in Mongolia.

"Go to prison, go to prison. All those involved will be dismissed from their posts and investigated. All those who are related to these officials will be removed from their official positions and will never be used again. The descendants of these people will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination for five generations. All companies under the jurisdiction of the inner government

Not allowed to be employed." After learning this, Zhu Youxiao was really furious and imposed the severest punishment.

"The names of these people are reported through the Imperial Daily News, and their actions and the severity of their punishments are also informed to the world through newspapers."

Soon, in the entire Liaodong Province, hundreds of civil servants and generals, large and small, were found out, and even more were implicated by them. There were thousands of people in the officialdom, covering the entire Ming Dynasty, ranging from petty officials to senior officials.

, and there are tens of thousands of other family members and relatives.

Of course, among these people, all those who were officials were beaten to the end. It was not just the serious ones that were never used, but the more involved ones. The imperial examinations were not allowed in the Five Dynasties. The parties involved were directly sentenced, and the serious ones were beheaded, and the lighter ones were

, it is also a life sentence or even a sentence of forty or fifty years.

As for the families of these people, Zhu Youxiao did not distribute them into slaves as the previous convicts did. Now he is liberating the slaves of landlords in various places through land reform. How could he go against the trend and increase the number of slaves?

All of these people were thrown into prison and sentenced to different terms of imprisonment.

Ancient China has had a joint sitting system since ancient times. The glory and benefits of being an official are shared by family, friends and relatives. So when they make mistakes, they will naturally share the burden. Zhu Youxiao has always felt that this habit is very good, so he has not changed it. The ancients all valued

Family, if you resist any responsibility, you must clear the family. This can be seen from the fact that some families have the penalty of expulsion from the family tree.

But now his punishment has been extended to the relatives of these people and even the families behind them, which has increased the cost of the crime tremendously. It really made the officials all over the world silence themselves and shudder.

Zhu Youxiao also intended to use this incident as a model to let officials all over the world learn to be vigilant. However, the Imperial Daily reported it in a series of articles, and also issued a large number of documents through the staff, recording the crime in detail.

The conduct of the official, and the extent of the punishment received.

Everything, every matter, the most serious one is that the entire family has not passed the imperial examination for five generations and is not allowed to join the army. The lightest one is that within ten years, this family will not be able to participate. Moreover, all government agencies related to it are not allowed to employ these people.

, such as teachers, Tiangong Trading Company, etc., even if they publish articles or want to publish books, they are not allowed.

Such harsh and widely implicated punishment measures immediately made the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom much cleaner. Many people were faced with large sums of money. It was not that they had no ability or opportunity, but they did not dare to be greedy.

Of course, these are all things for later. At this time, Zhu Youxiao just wanted to inform the world of such serious consequences and make everyone alert. I have to say that this trick is very useful. Ming Dynasty is an official-based country.

Not being allowed to participate in the imperial examination is the most vicious punishment for everyone.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, scholars come first, and those who excel in learning will be officials. These common sayings all illustrate the expectations of the people in the hearts of the officials. This ban has simply cut off the hope of the entire family. For a time, many people accepted it.

No, there were not a few people who committed suicide by hanging, and when these reports came out, it made all the officials feel chilly. They quickly studied the documents issued by the officials carefully to see what behaviors would lead to punishment such as being banned from participating in the imperial examination.

When officials all over the world were frightened, Colonel Zhu You faced nearly one-third of Liaodong's officialdom, and sighed helplessly, "It's really hard to fill this official position. It seems that it's time to consider the content of the next imperial examination."

, otherwise there will be no officials to serve as officials by then.”

Fortunately, he recruited all 50,000 candidates in the country. Otherwise, with his method now, I really don't know if there would be enough officials to fill the vacancies.

After the great earthquake in Liaodong officialdom began, Zhu Youxiao, apart from giving severe instructions, stopped taking care of it and just kept paying attention. His attention was focused on the military. He didn't know much about Xu Bengao, and he didn't know much about it.

I know what will happen to Huang Taiji after he gets it.

However, to be on the safe side, he sent an order inland and asked Li Yuyu to draw 10,000 of his most elite troops. There were a total of 3,000 heavy infantry, 5,000 musketeers, 2,000 artillerymen, and 100 cannons.

Above, eighty mortars and thirty twelve-pound cannons.

As for the military restructuring in Henan, it had to be entrusted to other people in the army. The number of provincial troops in charge of the Yulin Army also dropped from 10,000 in one province to 8,000. Fortunately, they are all northern provinces, and the number on the back is

Shaanxi and Shanxi have completed military reforms and can provide support when necessary.

With this quantity, there won't be much of a problem.

However, time was wasted by going back and forth like this. By the time Li Yuyu was ordered to arrive, it was already a month later and the time had entered mid-June.

Not only is it summer, the weather has warmed up completely and is no longer cold, so it is a good time to send troops to fight.

Liaodong is bitterly cold and the roads are remote. The logistics department does not have much construction here, so this expedition still requires a lot of civilian labor. However, this time, Zhu Youxiao did not adopt the method of hiring civilians, but recruited them. However, it was not recruiting civilians or recruiting civilians.

The army, but those minority tribes.

Many of these tribes were the commanders of various guard posts conferred by the Ming Dynasty. They were nominally subjects under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty sent troops, they were obliged to send troops to follow them.

Just like the Battle of Saarhu, the then manager Yang Guo ordered North Korea to send 30,000 soldiers and horses to follow. Zhu Youxiao is now using this trick.

Facing the Ming Dynasty, which was in full swing, most of the tribes gave in and sent their clan members to follow the march and act as auxiliary logistics. Of course, there were also some arrogant tribes who refused to follow, and these were immediately attacked.

A severe blow.

Becoming the chicken among the chickens and the monkeys, a ruthless, decisive and rapid military action completely established the Ming Dynasty's long-lost authority in this area, making all the tribes living among the white mountains and black waters tremble with fear and fear.

With the lessons learned from the past, subsequent operations were much smoother. Guides and assistants were fully prepared. Sentries, grain stations, bridges, etc. along the way were all built, and troops were ready to be dispatched.

The third year of the Great Ming Dynasty is on the 18th day of the sixth lunar month.

Zhu Youxiao's army swore an oath and offered sacrifices to the flag, with bright armor and fully equipped weapons. After a solemn ceremony, Zheng's army began to broadcast.

The broadcast was an eye-opener for the country bumpkins who came randomly. The shiny steel armor, the bright red cloak, the ferocious cannons, the neat queues, and the mountains of supplies made them salivate and at the same time, they were filled with excitement.

The awe became even stronger.

Foreign tribes all have the habit of fearing intimidation and not being immoral. This can be clearly seen from Japan. The purpose of recruiting the Qingzhuang troops of these tribes this time is to frighten them and let the power of the Ming Dynasty be completely established in their hearts.

Prepare for future immigration development.

Judging from the map, the terrain from Shenyang to Qiqihar is flat. Except for the river left from the Daxingan Mountains, there are no other dangerous places here. Therefore, except for the bridges built, the entire army marched smoothly and smoothly.

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After Zhenbeiguan, it took only more than ten days to cross the Songhua River and reach the base of the area from Harbin to Daqing.
Chapter completed!