Chapter 151 Zhengde is a good emperor

The first month is about to come out, and at this time of previous years, Xuanfu City was always busy. Because spring plowing was about to be prepared, even the Tartars would not come to Xuanfu to harass him at this time. After all, they were looking for grasslands and began to herd horses and sheep. It would be impossible to eat by robbery alone.

This first month of the first year of Zhengde was destined to be an unusual spring. A news like a mountain torrent and tsunami hit everyone in Xuanfu City, firmly seizing their hearts, and even putting aside the preparation of spring plowing, without any consideration.

Today, the emperor is inspecting the border in a mini-dress, and is now stationed in Huaxuanfu City!

No one would believe such a more joke-like news, but who wouldn't know that for more than 100 years, the Ming Dynasty was founded. Apart from the two monarchs at the founding of the country, they refused to stay in the comfortable nest in the capital. The only emperor who came out to run around was His Majesty Yingzong.

Since then, no emperor has ever left the capital. Even if the emperor is not afraid of being captured by the Tartars or encountering any other accidents, the ministers dare not let the Supreme Lord of All Saints be lightly, especially when they go to a border town like Xuanfu, aren't they afraid of the old things happening again?

But, the news came from the army, and the news that followed was that His Majesty the Emperor visited in a private manner. After seeing the hardships of the military households in the border town, he empathized with the hardships of the military households. His holy heart was so heartbroken that he shed tears like rain. He also saw the scene of the bloody battle between the border soldiers and the Tartars, and he felt deeply. He praised the bravery of the border soldiers, but also hated the Tartars to ravage the people.

The holy heart was very worried, so he ordered the civil and military officials of the Xuanfu to thoroughly investigate the arrears and corruption of military pay. The emperor issued a strict order to see that the military pay was paid to every soldier before the Holy Lord returned to the capital.

According to the system of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, military households could not receive military pay, farming military camps in their spare time, and taking weapons to the battlefield in wartime. However, such military farm soldiers had poor combat power, but Xuanfu was an important town on the capital. How could they be ignored? Therefore, most of the soldiers in Xuanfu City still had to receive military pay.

In addition, there is not much land in Xuanfu Town, and the Tartars have been invaded all year round, so there is even less land that can be safely cultivated. Moreover, the production of military camps is mostly collected by generals. If everyone relies solely on military farming, it is not realistic.

It was a good thing in the early years, but in recent years, the military pay was repeatedly owed. When the court heard about this, it sent a governor and an inspector to conduct a thorough investigation. However, what is disappointing is that after these adults came, not only did the original arrears of military pay not settled, but even the pensions began to be owed, so the people were in trouble for a long time.

But no one expected that the incident in the border town would alarm the emperor, and the emperor actually came to Xuanfu City and sent the Jinyiwei to thoroughly investigate the major case of corruption in the military pay. Those officials who were extremely guilty and unrepentant had been taken down to question, and the arrears of military pay began to be paid.

There were also people who suspected this news for various reasons, but others could be deceived, but they could not be faked for paying military pay.

When the real money and silver were released, the whole city was in full bloom. After all, most of the people in Xuanfu were military households. Even if they were not, most of them were related. Everyone had been poor for a long time, and this military pay almost seemed to fall from the sky. How could it not surprise people?

With the cooperation of the generals and officials of Xuanfu City and the threat of the Jinyiwei Steel Knife, including the governor, the Ministry of Revenue, and the various yamen in Xuanfu, the unprecedented high-speed operation was run, and the military pay for all the garrisons in the city was paid within two days.

Xuanfu City fell into jubilation, and the joy was spreading to the entire border town. Even the garrisons in the fortresses on the border wall received news. They heard that the lords were coming in person and seeking justice for those of them, and they were all moved. Some were crying and kowtowing to the south.

Originally, the garrisons in these fortresses rarely took the initiative to attack. The Tartars were fast and poor, and they could not get any benefits when they went rashly. If they were not done well, they would be bitten by the Tartars.

In the past, I cut off the heads of the Tartars. Even if I can’t get promoted based on military merits, I can still get some rewards. However, in recent years, I have lost even the rewards. Then who would be willing to go out and fight to the death?

The high-ranking officials hid in the safe Xuanfu City with their salary, and opened various shops. They still felt that they were not enough to make money every day, and in the end they were greedy for their own military pay. Why should they fight for them? Even the low-level officers in these fortresses have always had ordinary ideas. When they see the Tartars passing by, they don’t even bother to attack, and they are not even lazy to spread the warning.

Let him go. Anyway, it’s not enough that the family is unlucky. He has nothing but his life. His parents, wife and children are all hungry in the city. Who cares about what those sporadic Tartars are going to do? If they are unlucky, they will also blame God for being unfair and their family’s life is not good.

When the news of Xuanfu City came, all the garrisons had a great boost in morale, or it was more appropriate to describe it as soaring. It didn't matter if their morale soared. It was a big problem to rush to fight the Tartars at this moment. When they routinely passed through the gaps in the fortress, they found that the defenders who had always ignored them were attacking from all sides and intercepting them everywhere.

The Tartars were shocked. Those who came to Xuanfu at this time all came from tribes close to the Great Wall. They were just ordinary herdsmen, not personal soldiers of the king's tent. The combat effectiveness of the Ming soldiers was just like the Ming soldiers. The reason they dared to come was just because it was the case in previous years. They knew that as long as there were not many people coming, the Ming soldiers would not be intercepted from the fort.

Seeing that the Ming army attacked from all directions, they were all cavalrymen, and the number was not large, they were shocked and pulled out their weapons to meet them without caring. They thought that if they could defeat these Ming troops, they might be able to go deep into Xuanfu and grab more things to return to the tribe. The wives and children at home were hungry.

In the era of cold weapons, when the individual combat power of the soldiers on both sides was similar, morale became a decisive factor. As soon as they fought, the Tartars were shocked to find that the Ming army opposite was completely different from before. They fought desperately with red eyes, and their previous appearance of cherishing their lives and fearing death could not be seen at all.

After the Tartars realized this, they were even more shocked to find that they were already survivors, and most of their companions had already fallen off. The Ming army did not compete for the heads as before, but chased them with murderous intent. The remaining Tartars fled north and did not even dare to look back. These Ming army were too terrible...

Our Mongolian warriors are very brave and do not hesitate to fight, but they can't stand the other party being a group of madmen. Let's run away. Changshengtian will not blame us, after all, the other party is a madman.

In the end, only a few people returned to the tribe. After the tribe, they were still shocked. They asked the elders and tribes of the tribe to migrate north. The Ming army with red eyes was too terrible, as if they had changed their army.

Their worries make sense. If the officers in the fortresses had not maintained their rationality and had been red before they killed people, the more red Ming cavalry after they were killed was indeed planning to chase and kill them.

For many years, except for the time when the Tartars invaded in large numbers, did Xuanfu Town attract the attention of the court? And the humble existences of ordinary soldiers and military households in the border town cannot join the court's vision. It is the most suitable description to regard it as grass. In the end, even these people themselves think so.

Who would have thought that the emperor actually came in person, just half a year after ascending the throne, and the purpose of coming was not for anything else, but for the suffering of people's livelihood and the hardships of border towns. What is more concerned about is whether everyone has enough food and clothing!

The emperor also conducted an open and secret investigation just to kill those corrupt officials like worms. Even the legendary saints are just like this? The entire Xuanfu is boiling, and the entire border town is moved!

In Xuanfu City, countless people prayed and chanted good deeds, wishing the Emperor good fortune and longevity and good fortune;

In the fortress on the side wall, countless soldiers were waiting for the sword and fighting bloody battles, wanting to use the blood of the Tartars to play an ode to the Holy Emperor;

Outside the wall, countless herders were cursing the culprit that suddenly boosted the Ming army's morale. He made the shepherds feel furious. Even when she was grazing, she had to look around. In the past, only the farmers in Xuanfu were like this.

Jun’s kindness was deep, and the soldiers and civilians of Xuanfu were thinking about how to repay Jun’s kindness, when the General Office issued another military order. Although it was an order, everyone who heard this order was happy and wanted to implement it immediately.

The military order said that the emperor and the emperor took off and returned to Beijing in two days. The emperor said that before leaving, he wanted to see the soldiers of the Xuanfu, the mighty and majestic troops defending the border of the Ming Dynasty, and award medals to the soldiers who had made contributions!

In short, the General Office passed down the emperor's imperial edict, and the emperor wanted to parade the military and inspect the border troops in Xuanfu City!

The mood of the military and civilians in Xuanfu City was even higher. Without the need for military orders, no matter the military and civilians, everyone began to prepare their brightest clothes. The soldiers wiped their armor and kept their weapons in succession. It is necessary to allow themselves to accept the emperor's inspection in the best posture. This is a chance that many people will never have in their lifetime.

Those who had made all kinds of contributions were even more excited. Everyone knew a little news, that is, Eagle Tiger and his men were chosen by the emperor as their personal army and were about to enter the capital!

There are very few jealous people, and most of them are very excited. The emperor really attaches importance to our border army. Who is the Hungry Tiger? He was promoted purely by military merits and the number one hero of the Xuanfu. Since the emperor chose him, it proves that the emperor attaches importance to pure military merits. Today is the Hungry Tiger. If we make military merits in the future, we will definitely have a chance.

The storm swept across Xuanfu Town, and the final effect even the central figure of the storm was shocked. Listening to Qian Ning's recitation, the folk lyrics collected by the Jinyiwei, and looking at the good news of beheadings from the wall poster, the male protagonist Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be stunned.

It took him a long time to raise his head and asked director Xie Hong in a shy way: "Brother, I'm not that good, right?"

Xie Hong was actually very surprised. He originally wanted to create momentum, and then returned to Beijing with the momentum of public opinion and morale to fight against possible accusations by the literati. This method will often be used in later generations, especially when shameless literati whitewashed the chief, Xie Hong was just copying it.

But the effect was really beyond the expectations of directors. The people of this era were too simple and had too low requirements. Xie Hong had never been a superior person and did not know how to deal with the situation he had created without intention of planting willows. Fortunately, Zhengde's words reminded him.

Zhengde is just a child now and cannot be considered a good emperor, but he has the potential to be a good emperor. Yes, he is the most potential among all the emperors in the Ming Dynasty, no, among all the emperors in China.

Xie Hong is not a historian. He doesn't know what the real Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty is. But according to his observations during this period, he is a young man who values ​​friendship and true nature. Although he is very playful, he is not hypocritical and slander enough, and he can't be said to be decisive in killing, but this is the potential of a wise ruler.

Zhengde in his previous life was eventually defeated by the scholars and officials, but this time, with his own existence, the tragedy will not be repeated. Let this second brother become a true wise ruler with his own assistance, and deserve the support of the soldiers and civilians of the Xuanfu today.

Staring at Zhengde, Xie Hong nodded with a serious expression and said solemnly:

"No, second brother, you are a good person. With me to help you, you will definitely become the best emperor in the ages."
Chapter completed!