During this period, due to Emperor Longqing's drastic measures to rectify the officialdom, this lifeless court once again glowed with different vitality.
The efficiency of office workers has also improved a lot.
For example, the Ministry of Punishment, which originally had a serious backlog of cases, has now begun to operate at a high speed under the leadership of Emperor Longqing. It has not only accelerated the speed and quality of case processing, but has even vindicated many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases.
Since the court had already stabilized a lot, Emperor Longqing struck while the iron was hot and sent Prince Teng south to command the local army to encircle and suppress the White Lotus Sect.
Originally, Emperor Longqing's plan was to give some credit to the prince, rise up and down secretly, and completely deprive him of his real power.
This is how it was done in the original work. Wang Ziteng was granted the title of ruler of nine provinces, governor of all nine provinces, and cabinet bachelor.
It sounds naughty, right? It sounds like it's about controlling the world's troops, but in reality? The high-ranking generals under Prince Teng are all the emperor's people, and the emperor really wants to do something with him.
After all, Wang Ziteng had been running the Beijing camp for many years, and he had more or less control over a lot of troops.
The direct lineage in the hands of this promotion has completely disappeared, and it is impossible to cultivate it again for ten or eight years.
If Wang Ziteng, the ruler of nine provinces in the original novel, could really control the world's troops, then he would not have been killed by the emperor's thought.
Prince Teng, a strong-backed general who was in the prime of his life, died of a cold? What a lie? Who believes it? Anyway, I don’t believe it.
In this life, Emperor Longqing also planned to adopt the method of rising up and descending secretly, using Wang Ziteng to destroy the White Lotus Sect, and then Wang Ziteng would be promoted for his merits. Not only would he completely turn the nobles into polished commanders, but he could also provide support to the Supreme Emperor and Yi
Prince Zhong's illusion of a comeback was enough to achieve success in one fell swoop.
Since Emperor Longqing now had plenty of money, he frequently rewarded some low-level hard-working officials, which also led to the rise of hard-working people in the court.
Emperor Longqing was so relaxed for the first time in these years.
In the past, when reviewing memorials, at least 9,000 of the 10,000 words were nonsense and flattery, but now they have gradually become concise and concise.
During this period, Emperor Longqing felt that he was about to regain his second youth, so he discussed the possibility of having another daughter with Empress Yin and put it into practice.
Just when Emperor Longqing was imagining the wonderful life tonight...
"Eight hundred miles urgent!!"
"Eight hundred miles urgent!!"
The entire court fell silent instantly.
A soldier carrying an order flag ran in, holding a military report in both hands: "Your Majesty! The Annan Kingdom has rebelled. The Annan royal family deceived the Annan County King into the palace and killed the Annan County King. Now they are clamoring for a counterattack.
I am the Ming Dynasty!" (Annan is the Ming Dynasty's name for Vietnam.)
Emperor Longqing laughed angrily: "Did I hear you correctly? Don't they want to live? They are so brave!"
Sun Chuanting, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, opened his eyes wide and held a wat tablet in his hand: "I would like to ask your Majesty to issue an order to set foot in Ping'an South!"
The Ming Dynasty now has a rich treasury, and it has just developed new equipment relying on Xue Hong. Every military commander is gearing up to achieve meritorious service and be awarded a title.
Even Yu Zheng, the Minister of Hubu, and Huang Jin, the Minister of Rites, were angry.
Xue Hong stood in the crowd and wondered who gave Annan the courage. Was it Liang Jingru?
I don’t know why, but in ancient times, people in Japan, Annan and other areas were generally around 1.4 to 5 meters tall. In front of the Ming Dynasty’s well-fed, well-paid, and sturdy Ming army, they were no more than a child in a kindergarten class.
Some people may have said: "Japan and Annan were not that weak in ancient times. They had many famous generals, and they were no weaker than our country's powerful generals."
Fart! It’s all their own money, who can believe it?
For example, Honda Tadakatsu, who is known as Japan's best general and best warrior during the Warring States Period, is only about 1.5 meters tall. (I'm not making this up)
Oda Nobunaga, who was 1.69 meters tall, was recorded in Japanese history books as a "giant!"
The situation in Annan was similar in ancient times. The royal family was generally about 1.5 meters tall.
With this height, you still dare to touch the famous Chinese generals. Take the Three Kingdoms as an example. The average height of those famous generals is over 185cm.
If Zhao Yun and Honda Tadakatsu had a fight, Zhao Yun would probably not see anyone after waiting at the scene for a long time.
When I got home and took off my shoes, I saw Honda Tadakatsu had sticky soles. No wonder I couldn't find anyone.
In terms of equipment, Annan is very sexy, but the physical fitness of the soldiers is not good, how dare he do it!!
And Prince Annan, who guards Annan, how did you get tricked into coming to the palace? Were you not prepared at all?
After Annan was pacified, this matter came to light. The old king of Annan often went to Annan Palace to play "mother and daughter rice bowl" with the queen and several princes' concubines, so he was not prepared at all for the queen's invitation, "Only one."
The gun and the horse entered the palace, and then turned into minced meat.
Xue Hong just wanted to say to this: Prince Annan, you are really a tadpole with a frog tattooed on your body, you are showing off.
But no matter why Annan suddenly rebelled, counterinsurgency is necessary, not to mention that now Annan is still clamoring for a counterattack against the Ming Dynasty, which is so low that he can't live without it!
Emperor Longqing: "My dear friends, please tell me. What should Annan do if he is so arrogant?"
"Xing him as an immortal! Play with him!"
"The ancestral graves of the Annan royal family were raised by him!"
"Your Majesty, I invite you to fight!"
"I invite you to fight!"
This time, the civil and military opinions were unified again, and they all proposed to attack Annan.
"Sun Chengzong, Sun Aiqing, the minister of the Ministry of War, listens to the order! I have appointed you as the marshal. I will allocate 30,000 troops and horses from Jing, Gui, Yun, Chang, Lu, Songjiang, Deng, Shanxi, and Datong, and I will allocate 70,000 to you from the capital camp.
Infantry, 20,000 cavalry, and 3,000 battalions of 5,000 soldiers and horses. A total of 125,000 people, attack Annan!"
"Zu Dashou and Chen Qiyu, I order you two to be the vanguard and lead 20,000 infantry to set off today!"
"Master Lin Ruhai of Lantai Temple, I order you to be the supervisor."
"Yu She, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, I order you to be responsible for escorting the food and grass, and you must not delay even a single cent of the military aircraft!"
"Since Annan is seeking death, I will help him! From now on, there will never be a place like Annan in the world! I will completely incorporate Annan into the Ming Dynasty!"
As the domestic situation stabilized, Emperor Longqing's ambitions that had been suppressed for many years slowly recovered.
Which emperor doesn’t want to leave a lasting mark in history? Which emperor doesn’t want to expand his territory and be admired by future generations? (Wan Yan Gou doesn’t want to)
After resigning from the court, Xue Hong went home directly without worrying about anything. After all, there was no suspense about winning or losing. It was just a question of how long it would take for Ming Dynasty to win.
The quality of the troops will be crushed, the commanders will be crushed, the equipment will be crushed, and the logistics will be crushed. Unless you encounter the great mage "Xiu'er", it will be a sure win.
After Lin Ruhai came to supervise the army, Daiyu often lived with Baochai because there was no one at home, and Aunt Xue even recognized her as her goddaughter.