Ning Chun's uncle and nephew were kidnapped back to the county town. As for Cen Mingxiu, except for the 10,000 soldiers and horses of his direct lineage, he didn't want any of the troops under his command. They should go back wherever they came from. We will not rebel anymore.
An army like this is easy to recruit but difficult to disband. Mai Tiezhang personally led the troops there. He first collected the rattan armor weapons, then sent his generals to cooperate with Cen Mingxiu to break up the army, and then escorted them away from all directions.
This work alone will take up to a month.
As for Tan Rongjun in Guangzhou, he realized that the situation was not good and left in dejection without even saying hello.
Yang Tanwei asked them to be released and entered the county town. The feeling of surviving from a desperate situation made them feel good. Seeing Li Shimin was like seeing a relative. Especially when they learned about the whole incident, they regarded him as
A lifesaver.
"If Cen Mingxiu could be killed, the Lingnan Rebellion would be a complete success. It's a pity," Yang Tan, Duke of Jingling County, sighed in the hall.
He is the second brother of Teng Wang Yang Lun, but at the moment, he doesn't know that his eldest brother has entered the province.
Mai Zhongcai said: "The prince-in-law's decision is correct. Cen Mingxiu still has 20,000 people in Cangwu County. He has 10,000 direct descendants who will not let go. With our current strength, we can defeat him, but the cost will definitely be high."
, being able to defeat the enemy without fighting is actually the best outcome."
Su Lie said in a deep voice: "Cen Mingxiu said that he could not control the soldiers and horses of Cangwu County, so he did not bring them to Ningyue County this time. After all, those 20,000 soldiers and horses are still members of the Ning family. How to deal with them?
Woolen cloth?"
Li Shimin smiled: "Of course I'll leave it to the Ning family. Of Ning Changzhen's three sons, the eldest is kind, the second is treacherous, and the third is self-righteous, so I plan to let Ning Huizao take over. As for Ning Can, Ning Ju
, send them to Jiangdu, move the whole family, and never think of returning to Lingnan in this life."
Su Lie laughed and said, "I thought the consort would uproot the Ning family."
Li Shimin laughed: "That's not the case. For hundreds of years in Lingnan, the Central Plains has been adopting a policy of restraint. It's not that easy to change the status quo all of a sudden. The Ning family's power is spread all over Guizhou, and they have taken over Ning Chun and Ning Ning.
Daoming, it's almost done. Ning Changzhen can't return to Lingnan, and the eldest son Ning Huizao is very afraid of the court, so it's good to keep him."
It's like you are the mayor of this village. It will be very difficult for a outsider to replace you in managing the village. Even if it is the village chief's stupid son, you can't replace him.
What should I do? Just let the silly son go. Just control the silly son.
The Ning family has been operating in the Guizhou area for hundreds of years. It is deeply rooted. If you want to uproot it, you will kill many people. It is also very difficult to kill people in this way. You have to kill them all in a short period of time. A slight delay will trigger rebellions everywhere.
.
A fire is easy to put out, but wildfires everywhere are difficult to put out.
Li Shimin looked at Guo Jingshan and told him: "General Guo will take Ning Huizao to Cangwu. After taking over the army, he must arrange it properly."
Guo Jingshan was not willing to do this job, and said: "The general is under the orders of His Majesty to protect the personal safety of the consort. For this kind of thing, the consort should choose someone else."
Li Shimin smiled and said: "When things come up, General Guo will do the hard work."
"That won't work. It's not that the general is disobeying orders, but that he dares not to resist orders. Please forgive me, Prince Consort," Guo Jingshan said. He himself didn't take Li Shimin very seriously.
The consort, Princess Shang, although she is not a son-in-law, she is almost the same as a son-in-law.
Guo Jingshan also had a good background and his family was not weak. He himself had served as the emperor's bodyguard and was a close confidant of the emperor. Naturally, he would not take others seriously.
Li Shimin smiled and stopped forcing him. In fact, he could guess that the other party was not willing to go because he was afraid that he would be too involved in Lingnan's affairs and would not be able to go back in the future. Only by remaining a bystander could he come smoothly and be happy.
Heart's return.
It is obvious now that whoever follows Ning Huizao to take over the army will have to stay and place the rebels in the future, thereby threatening the Ning family's military power.
Su Lie, Li Shimin can't control him. He belongs to the prince. You can't leave him in Lingnan without saying hello to the prince.
Other martial arts exercises are too young.
So Li Shimin looked at Mai Zhongcai: "The rebels in Cangwu County need to be resettled as soon as possible. Why don't Erlang make a hard trip?"
Mai Tiezhang himself is from Lingnan, from Guangzhou, but Mai Zhongcai was born in Jiangdu and has no affection for Lingnan. Their family was born in poverty, and their ancestral home is probably in ruins.
When you are poor in the busy city, no one cares about you. When you are rich in the mountains, you have distant relatives. The relatives in your hometown don't know that the wheat iron rod has developed.
Besides, Mai Zhongcai's first wife is Yang Xiu's legitimate daughter, the head of Anfeng County. Her wife is still in the capital, waiting to be fed. What's the point of me staying in Lingnan?
Seeing Mai Zhongcai looking embarrassed and silent, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh inwardly. For the first time, he realized how difficult it is to manage a group of people.
I can't move.
Yang Tanweiyue has already expressed his opinion that he is not willing to stay in Lingnan anymore. He has already asked for an order to go back. Now he is waiting for the emperor's order to be issued before he knows the arrangements.
"Then I'll go there myself," Li Shimin stood up and said, "General Manager Mai is outside the city. After I leave, all affairs in the city will be decided by Dingfang."
As soon as he leaves, Guo Jingshan has to follow. If you take the lead, I can go with you. If you let me take the lead, I won't go.
"Liu Wuzhou and Zhu Can, you two will lead two thousand soldiers and escort Ning Chunning, Dao Ming and Ning Xuning to Jiangdu to resume their duties." After Su Lie made arrangements, he also went down to rest.
The rebellion in Guangxi has entered its final stage.
The ending is not easy either. Mai Tiezhang is stationed outside and often encounters slanderers who attack the camp. People reject outsiders like them from the bottom of their hearts. What’s more, the Ning family has been building momentum in Guizhou for a long time, saying that it is the imperial court.
These officials sent down would confiscate their land and force them to be slaves, so that the current Guizhou area was full of hatred for the imperial court.
There are no major rebellions, but small rebellions continue.
In Jiangdu, after receiving the report, Yang Guang and Long Yan Dayue immediately held a court meeting and summoned Ning Changzhen.
"Cen Mingxiu surrendered, and Ning Chunning Daoming rebelled in Ningyue County and was defeated by Li Shimin. Now they are on their way to Jiangdu, and Qin Jianggong's two sons are also on the way," Yang Guang said with a smile.
He looked at Li Yuan:
"You are such a good grandma, how can you be like this? I didn't know."
Ning Changzhen's face was ashen and he said nothing. He knew that the Ning family was doomed.
Li Yuan smiled happily and hurriedly said: "The people of the dog world are fortunate to be your majesty's consort, and they are very intelligent. All their courage and wisdom came from your majesty and were given by your majesty. It can be seen that your majesty has inherited the destiny and is subject to submission from all over the world."
Yang Guang laughed loudly: "That's exactly it."
Pei Ju smiled and said: "The people's treatment is still appropriate. Ning Chun Ning Daoming has lived in Lingnan for a long time, and his local prestige is not weak. Letting them leave Lingnan is to reduce their prestige. As for Qin Jianggong's two sons...
....”
Pei Ju glanced at Ning Changzhen, who looked ashen, and said, "The court should appease him."
"Of course it needs to be appeased." Yang Guang is not a mortal. He knows who can and cannot be killed. He nodded and said: "Qin Jianggong followed me in Jiangdu and failed to discipline his two sons, causing them to become a big brother.
Wrong, but since they have not shown any signs of rebellion, they can be considered for recruitment as candidates."
In this court, telling lies is commonplace. Isn't Ning Chu and Ning Zhi considered rebellion? Colluding with Feng Xuan and intending to unite with Cen Mingxiu to attack Mai Tiezhang, this is rebellion.
But there is no need for Yang Guang to pursue the case. If the investigation continues, Lingnan's affairs will be endless.
The purpose of the imperial court was to implement policies in Lingnan, not to exterminate the people of Lingnan. Families like the Ning family, which had great appeal in Lingnan, could be used by the imperial court.
It stands to reason that since Yang Guang said this, Ning Changzhen should express his gratitude to His Majesty for his kindness, but at the moment, Ning Changzhen's mind has been filled with angry emotions, and the words around him seem to have gone unheard.
Yang Guang smiled and didn't care. I'd rather piss you off.
"Mr. Qin Jiang, Gong Qin Jiang," Pei Yun, who was standing next to Ning Changzhen, noticed that Ning Changzhen was different. He turned around and saw that the other party had a nosebleed, his pupils were dilated, and he was feeling dizzy.
So Pei Yun hurried to help him.
Ning Changzhen fainted from anger.
Everyone in the court was suddenly stunned.
Yang Guang smiled and said: "It seems that my Lingnan pacifier is too worried. Let's take him out for treatment."
Others also suppressed smiles on their faces.
In fact, Ning Changzhen is considered to have a very strong psychological quality, but no matter how strong he is, he cannot withstand such a bolt from the blue.
The Ning family has been running Guizhou for hundreds of years and has deep roots. He never expected that it would be disintegrated.
Are you all shit eaters? Let a fifteen-year-old boy settle this?
At this time, Yang Da, the minister of Huangmen of Menxia Province, said: "Yang Tanweiyo and others have reported to the court that they hope to no longer perform their duties in Lingnan. How will your Majesty make a decision?"
Yang Guang immediately sneered and said: "As a minister, I can't solve your worries. On the contrary, you create problems for me. Please tell me, how should I deal with such an incompetent person?"
Yu Shiji said: "They have been in Lingnan for less than half a year, and it is not appropriate to replace them now. I believe that the situation in Lingnan is currently stable, and they should stay on voluntarily to appease the local government and implement policies. It is not appropriate to throw away the burden."
Yang Guang nodded and looked at Pei Ju, asking, "What do Shi Ju think?"
The reason why he asked this was because Pei Ju's son Pei Xuanji was also one of the prefects sent to Guizhou by the imperial court. If Pei Ju took the lead and asked his son to come back, others would not be happy.
Pei Ju certainly knew what the emperor meant, and said: "I second the proposal to Yu Shangshu to retire in distress. It is not the duty of a human minister. The prefects of each county should remain in their official positions. Your Majesty still needs to issue an edict to reprimand Yang Tan and others. Don't they want to serve your Majesty?"
Are the worries shared? If that's the case, then let them each go back to their homes."
"Shiju's words are deeply in my heart," Yang Guang said with a pleased look on his face:
"Those who are ministers have no choice but to act according to their feelings and forget about themselves. Why should they enjoy life and hate death? They have disappointed me so much that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and History issued a reprimand and deprived them of a year's salary, leaving it for observation."
What he means by this is that as a minister, there are many things that have to be done. When doing things for the emperor, you have to grasp the true meaning and forget about yourself. How can you care about life and hate death?
You don’t want to do it? It doesn’t matter what you say.