Chapter 129: The inside story of the mutiny

For Zhou Mengchen, the matter on both sides of the Yellow River was just an episode.

He headed south all the way to Guazhou Du.

I didn't continue to go south.

Summon people from all walks of life in Guazhoudu.

The first one was He Xinyin.

We have to admit He Xinyin's intelligence capabilities.

I told Zhou Mengchen the whole story, and some memorials had already been said, some memorials were not said, especially some things that were whitewashed, which had all the faces of Jiangnan nobles.

He Xinyin said: "This mutiny was the leader of Zhenwu Camp. Most people in Nanjing Jing Camp participated. It was just the leader of Zhenwu Camp, and together with Hechi Camp, the most serious cause."

"At the beginning, the Beijing stroke was reported, and the court wanted to lay off the camps. As a result, the morale of the army was fluctuating, and the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue owed the funds and money of each department."

Zhou Mengchen was stunned and said, "I owed all the money to pay? How could it be?"

Zhou Mengchen admitted that he had the idea of ​​killing all the Nanjing Jingzhans. After all, these battalions had no combat power at all. It can be said that they were standing in the pit and not shit. With them, all the new troops were not the imperial court's economic and technological commanders.

But Zhou Mengchen never had any ambiguity in military pay.

Although Zhou Mengchen did not come from the soldiers, he was not the kind of person who did not understand the following situation. The layoffs were entirely out of combat effectiveness. Perhaps in the eyes of these soldiers, this was like a flood.

After all, no one wants to be unemployed. It has been the same in ancient and modern times. This was even more so in the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp, although some of them bear hard labor and those who make their own way to make a living, the positions in the Beijing camp were passed down from ancestors.

After all, if you have some money and food, you will naturally be unwilling to give up on someone’s job.

But Zhou Mengchen dared to swear to heaven, and he was absolutely selfless.

Therefore, layoffs are one thing, and money and food are another.

It is a matter of official business, but before the abolition, the money and food allocated by Zhou Mengchen was in place. Even when Zhou Mengchen was laid off, he had to give some money to sever.

He Xinyin said, "I don't know the specific situation. But I have visited some soldiers and the owed wages is true."

Zhou Mengchen nodded silently, thinking in his heart, who interfered with this matter.

He Xinyin continued, "On March 15th, Zhenwu Camp rushed up to surround the mansion of Huang Maoguan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing. He hated the salary. Huang Lang came out to negotiate and was beaten to death by a group. Then he was still not satisfied. He pulled Huang Lang's body, hung it on the archway, gathered and shot. That scene--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Xu Wei said: "It can be seen that the soldiers in the Beijing camp hated Huang Maoguan very much."

He Xinyin said: "I have asked that many soldiers live on money. They owe money for several months, and their wives and children are not well fed. Naturally, they hate Huang Maoguan, who is in charge of paying the money."

Zhou Mengchen rubbed his head and said, "I seem to have an influence on this Huang person. Have I seen him?"

Xu Wei said: "Sir, I should have seen it. Just when the adults came to their posts and passed by Nanjing and invited the people from Nanjing, Huang Maoguan was on the list. However, the adults may not remember it."

Zhou Mengchen said: "I have some influence. Are you a very fat official?"

Xu Wei said: "That's right."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Whose person is he?"

Xu Wei said: "It should be a member of the Yan Party."

Zhou Mengchen muttered in his heart: "Yan Dang." Zhou Mengchen asked: "What will the officials in Nanjing do next?"

He Xinyin said: "Sir, how did these people in Nanjing write memorials to the court?"

Xu Wei said: "Li Sui, the Minister of War, and Cheng Yibo, Duke of Wei went deep into the chaos and learned about the pros and cons. He pardoned his crimes and paid 40,000 taels of military salary. The chaos was pacified."

He Xinyin sneered and said, "That's what they said. I know, but it's different. First of all, someone came forward to appease the rebellious army. That is, Li Sui, the Minister of War."

"Li Sui is a good person. When I was not in the capital, he was in charge of the daily affairs of the Nanjing Ministry of War and was very effective. Before, he also suppressed bandits and suppressed Japanese officials. It can be said that both civil and military officials can do it." Zhou Mengchen said.

He Xinyin said: "Yes, this Minister Li is capable. He went deep into the chaos army, and he kept his face and scolded loudly, so that the chaos army would not dare to hurt him. But Chengyi Bo is far from the Duke of Wei."

Xu Wei said: "Didn't you just say that Li Sui is the only one who comes forward?"

He Xinyin said, "Yes. It's just that Nanjing Jingying is actually the two people who are responsible for the Duke of Wei and Chengyi Bo. If they don't want to go out, they can't stop these soldiers from thinking of them. So the unruly army broke into the Duke of Wei's mansion and captured both Duke of Wei and Chengyi Bo. It was said that the unruly army attacked Duke of Wei with sticks, and I guess there is still a big bag on the Duke of Wei's head now."

"And I don't send it forty thousand taels, but one hundred thousand taels."

"It's not only the repaid pay, but also the reward of the entire army. It's just that the money was blackmailed. It's hard to say. I can only report for 40,000 taels."

Zhou Mengchen said, "It's unreasonable."

He Xinyin is more biased towards the lower class and hates corrupt officials. So when he speaks, he can speak it out in a relaxed and humorous tone.

However, Zhou Mengchen has been an official for many years, and his way of thinking about things is more official.

He also hated corrupt officials. Even this time, Zhou Mengchen must investigate the incident of payroll. After investigation, the truth was revealed. But what he could not allow was that soldiers often mutiny and the following offenders were infringed.

Because this is too harmful.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the soldiers and horses were strong and powerful. I don’t know how many people filled the gaps. Although many people felt that civil servant politics led to weakening of military power. However, since the Song Dynasty, civil servant politics and even later modern countries were governed by civil servants.

Because even if the generals are suppressed, there is no harm than the generals who are in power and wanton use of force.

Whether the army can be controlled is an important sign of the stability of a country's foundation. Zhou Mengchen decided not to let this matter go, and this is over. He originally wanted to take action against the various battalions of Nanjing Beijing Camp, but now he took this opportunity to solve it together.

He Xinyin said: "Yes, these soldiers in the Beijing camp were originally natives in Nanjing. They were understandable because of military pay. However, they did not care about the feelings of the elders of Nanjing and looted many streets in Nanjing. If Li Sui had not made a quick decision and stopped these chaotic troops, Nanjing might have suffered a great disaster."

Zhou Mengchen asked He Xinyin and said, "Do you want to see Li Sui?"

He Xinyin said, "I want to meet you."

Zhou Mengchen said to Xu Wei: "Let Li Sui come here."

Zhou Mengchen would not listen to He Xinyin's one-sided words, and he also wanted to contact Nanjing to see what they said. Although Li Sui, as a direct subordinate of Zhou Mengchen, had not been with Zhou Mengchen for a long time, the affiliation in the officialdom would not change. Therefore, Zhou Mengchen called him secretly across the river.

Xu Wei immediately said: "Yes."

After a while, Li Sui arrived.

Li Sui was an old minister in his sixties. He was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jiajing. He has gone step by step to the present. An old minister like him is the portrayal of most officials of the Ming Dynasty. He cannot be considered incompetent. He just has no background or backing. He can only survive step by step.

After Li gave his salute.

Zhou Mengchen asked: "What's going on in Nanjing Mutiny?"

Li Sui explained the situation concisely, and did not know whether it was intentional or unintentional, so he omitted some points. Finally, he said: "The leader of Zhenwu Camp, Huangshan and other 17 people are the core members of the mutiny."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Core? What do you mean is to do it for the first time, and never mind the threat?"

Li Sui said: "That's true. In the eyes of the Xiaguan, the lord should promulgate the people and show the court's lenient intention to the various departments of the Beijing camp, and promise not to lay off the Beijing camp, and send people to capture Huangshan and others. Behead them to show their heads to the public to serve as a warning."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Do you really think so? Or are the Duke of Wei and the others thinking so?"

Li Sui said: "The opinions of officials from all parties in Nanjing are generally like this."

Zhou Mengchen said: "So that's it."

Zhou Mengchen could also guess why they did this? It was nothing more than turning big things into small things.
Chapter completed!