Chapter 641 The public opinion storm against Pan Aqiang

Author: Linjiangjun

Chapter 641 The public opinion storm against Pan Aqiang

Pan Aqiang high-fived Fude Gongbu and swore that after the Snowy Plateau was captured, he would send his grandson to the Ming Dynasty Imperial Military Academy for further training.

Fude Gompo later really found a young grandson named Tsering Norbu to go to Yingtian to study in the military academy.

After his graduation, his grandson fought actively, made countless meritorious service, and was promoted all the way. Finally, he was promoted to major general, became a famous Tibetan general, and was awarded the divine sword.

But at that time, Fude Gonpo had already gone to the West to see the Buddha, and his grandson Tsering Norbu showed him the Shenwu sword in front of his grave, showing that his grandson was outstanding and lived up to his grandfather's expectations. The story of this sword became the Snow Land

The legend of the plateau.

In the Jinluan Hall, Zhu Kezang, as usual, urged officials from the Ministry of Industry to step up the construction of the Wusong Lighthouse and ensure quality and quantity. If anything goes wrong, the official hat will be thrown off!

Officials from the Ministry of Industry had no choice but to pat their chests repeatedly to ensure that they would not disappoint His Majesty.

From top to bottom in the imperial court, the Ministry of Industry was under the greatest pressure. Zhu Kezang, who was born in civil engineering, always focused on the quality of major projects and was under great pressure.

Moreover, there are also various scientific research pressures!

"Good news!"

Just as Zhu Kezang was gesturing to the Ministry of Works, he vaguely heard someone shouting in the distance.

"Good news!"

After Zhu Kezang seriously confirmed that it was a good news, he mentally guessed where Pan Aqiang had hit!

Chen Weiguo, commander of the Jin Yiwei, ran in with excitement on his face. He was about to fly and even lost his shoes.

After seeing Zhu Kezang, Chen Weiguo knelt on the ground with a plop and said loudly: "Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty! General Pan's great victory! This is good news!"

As he spoke, Chen Weiguo raised Pan Aqiang's victory report in front of the emperor with both hands.

Zhu Kezang reached out and took the good news. Zhu Youxiao glanced through it quickly, with a look of ecstasy on his face.

"Okay! Lao Pan, he really didn't disappoint me!"

The Tibetan Army completed the Battle of Qamdo, annihilated tens of thousands of enemies, and suffered less than 500 deaths (mainly due to non-combat attrition). It successfully captured the Qamdo area and spread it to Yingtian.

Everyone in the imperial court, including Zhu Kezang, was very happy. After all, this was Qamdo where the Jinsha River, the Lancang River, and the Nu River flowed together!

It can be said that the Ming Dynasty's special military campaign to conquer Tibet was half completed after capturing Qamdo.

After praising for a long time, Zhu Kezang finally raised his head: "Come here, tell me my will. This great victory in Qamdo will be the headline of tomorrow's Huangming Daily."

Good things must be known to the whole world.

As for the requests for instructions in the report, Zhu Kezang agreed to them one by one.

For example, the surrender of General Fude Gongbu as the commander-in-chief of Qamdo. Of course, this is currently a promise, and it can only be officially fulfilled after the entire snow-covered plateau is captured.

It's not that easy to be an official in the Ming Dynasty.

As for resting and spending the winter in place, Zhu Kezang also agreed.

The current situation of the Tibetan Army is indeed not good.

For example, there are now a large number of sick people in the Ming army. The main cause of illness in the Ming army is altitude sickness.

The more common discomfort reactions of high fever include dizziness and headache, physical fatigue and inability to sleep, loss of appetite, vomiting, difficulty breathing, etc.

If it's a little more serious, you may have purple lips, persistent headaches, continued inability to eat, vomiting, etc. This is still mild. If it's severe, you have to lie down. If you don't take care of it properly, you may die at any time.

Just like isatis root to prevent colds, Rhodiola rosea can also effectively prevent altitude sickness.

However, it must be taken in advance to be effective. Starting to brew Rhodiola rosea root cubes, powder, or capsules 7 to 10 days before going to the plateau can activate the body's oxygen-carrying capacity in advance and prepare for the hypoxic environment of the plateau.

The Ming Dynasty was fully prepared for altitude sickness, but the snowy plateau was not so easy to conquer, because the Ming Dynasty lacked an effective means to deal with altitude sickness: oxygen!

Inhaling enough high-purity oxygen to patients with hypersensitivity syndrome can save lives. This is the most effective way to treat hyperthyroidism, but Ming Dynasty does not have the industrial level to produce oxygen cylinders.

In fact, the largest attrition in ancient wars was often not combat attrition, but non-combat attrition caused by various diseases.

When the Ming Dynasty entered Tibet, a large amount of manpower was used for logistical support. However, due to the limitations of medical theory and technology at the time, high altitude reaction and acclimatization still caused considerable damage to the Ming army.

In Qamdo City, about a quarter of the Tibetan army rebelled.

Therefore, after Zhu Kezang read the report, he agreed with Pan Aqiang to spend the winter in Qamdo and wait until the road is passable next year before marching to Lhasa.

But while the Ming Dynasty was rejoicing for the victory of Qamdo, there was an undercurrent surging in Yingtian City.

In the previous Ming Dynasty, there were Confucian promotion departments in each province to supervise the academic affairs of one party. The new Ming Dynasty also followed this control.

The school inspector's office in Yingtian has been quite uneasy recently. Every day, many students who have failed before will gather in crowds and block the gate to protest loudly!

This is extremely rare in the New Ming Dynasty. It was obviously organized deliberately by someone. It is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

At the foot of the imperial city, someone actually made some small moves. The Jin Yiwei did not stop their actions because they wanted to catch big fish.

These students parading in the streets complained that the examinations in Xinghua, Fujian Province were unfair, allowing people with bad conduct like Pan Boheng to gain the title of civil servants. They demanded that Pan Boheng be severely punished and that the unfair selection of candidates in the imperial examinations be thoroughly investigated.

By the way, Pan Boheng, whose courtesy name is Yucheng, is the younger brother of General Pan Aqiang. He is only sixteen years old.

After the New Ming Dynasty swept across Jiangnan, he followed his family back to his hometown in Putian County, Xinghua Prefecture.

Because of his thin body, he chose a completely different path from his elder brother Pan Aqiang, studying and taking the imperial examination.

It was precisely because it was Pan Aqiang's younger brother who was involved in the storm of public opinion that Jin Yiwei prepared to catch a big fish.

The central point of discussion among the students was the lack of matching of virtue. They believed that Pan Boheng relied on the status of his eldest brother Pan Aqiang to gain the title of civil servant.

Moreover, Pan Boheng once beat the legs of his classmate in Putian, causing his classmate to be disabled for life. What is the difference between him and Xu Jun who fed the teacher poison?

Students believe that if such a person is allowed to obtain the title of Juren and then participate in the Beijing Examination, the consequences will be even more serious than the Xu Jun case!

The power of public opinion is very terrifying, and there are people deliberately arranged to fan the flames among scholars and throw out "bombshell news" from time to time.

The demonstrations against Pan Boheng's achievements intensified and got out of hand.

Under the operation of caring people, the spread of the news has become wider and wider, and has gradually spread throughout Yingtian Mansion!

Even many scholars from neighboring prefectures and counties in southern Zhili came to join in the fun.

Scholars in this era are really free. If there is such an important event, you must come to see the excitement.

Of course, the fact that Pan Boheng caused a person to have his legs disabled is not groundless, and those secret rumors are not entirely false. It is difficult to tell the truth from the truth, but they are all rumored to be well-informed and provide first-hand revelations.

People are also confident in what they say, so there is no reason why the students don’t believe it.

So, with his beloved general Pan Aqiang fighting to the death on the plateau, will Zhu Kezang just sit back and watch this public opinion storm intensify?

Brothers, the next few chapters will pay tribute to Mr. Pan from Zhihu with the story of Pan Aqiang’s younger brother.
Chapter completed!