The full name of the governor of Ningxia is the governor of Ningxia, who is responsible for military affairs. This position was first established in the first year of Zhengtong. Guo Zhi, the censor of the right Qian capital, was responsible for the governor of Ningxia and was the counselor of military affairs. He was dismissed in the first year of Tianshun. He was reinstated in the second year of Longqing as counselor.
In the sixth year, Gazan was in charge of military affairs.
This position was originally created by the governor of Shaanxi and was responsible for Ningxia. Because Ningxia is one of the nine borders, the governor of Ningxia is similar to the governor of Xuanfu, the governor of Datong, and the governor of Yansui. Not only does it manage both military and political affairs, but it also pays special attention to military affairs.
The then governor of Ningxia was named Liang Wenmeng, courtesy name Shangxian. He was a native of Xincheng County, Weihui Prefecture, Henan Province. He had military status. He was a pragmatic general in the Book of Changes. When he was twenty-eight years old, his Chinese name was Jiajing 44 Years Yi.
The 300th and 300th place in the Chou Division.
Even though he was ranked third and 300th in the final palace examination, his ranking in the general examination was actually very high - ranking eighth in the general examination. So from this perspective, his palace examination can be said to have "failed"
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However, there was a reason for his "failure" in the examination. The reason was that someone deliberately suppressed the subject teacher who selected his paper.
The chief examiner is the examiner of the subject, and the examiner of the Yichou subject in the 44th year of Jiajing was none other than Gao Gong, the then Minister of Rites. As for the person who was able to suppress Gao Gong at that time, there is no need to say more.
Although Liang Wenmeng was severely suppressed because of his ranking in the imperial examination, because his papers were marked out by Gao Gong himself, his subsequent official career was relatively smooth. He once served with Luo Zun, Lu Shude, Song Zhihan, and Cheng Wenqi, and served as Liu
Kedu was given the title of Shizhong, but at that time Tu Menggui was only entitled to the title of Shizhong, which was half a rank below him.
However, his status as the 300th rank in the top three classes still had an impact on him, so he later mainly served in local offices. Xu Guodu, who was in the same department, had already become a second assistant, and he was promoted from the governor of Shaanxi Zuo to the governor of Ningxia.
That year was the thirteenth year of Wanli.
Not long after Liang Wenmeng took office in Ningxia, he discovered that Ningxia's general manager, a model soldier and general, was unruly. He and his family had committed many illegal acts, so he was quite dissatisfied. Because he had not been in office for a long time, there was no time to collect detailed evidence, so he only
A lecture was given.
Of course, it was not just a reprimand. Liang Wenmeng also restricted Kuaibai's military power. For example, he transferred the garrison duties of several castles around Ningxia and replaced them with people who were not closely related to Kuaibai, especially those who were away from Ningxia City.
The most recent and most important thing was the defense of Heng Castle. Liang Wenmeng transferred the Han general Jiang Ting to his post.
If this was the case, the relationship between him and Kuai Bai would not be completely intensified. After all, it was common for the governor of Ningxia to petition for the mobilization of the garrison under his command. Even if Kuai Bai was dissatisfied, he had no reasonable reason to object.
However, it happened that this year the military pay for the three frontiers in Shaanxi was greatly reduced, and Liang Wenmeng was worried about Kuai Bai, so something happened.
Since Liang Wenmeng was worried about Kuai Bai and thought that he had ulterior motives in keeping his servants privately (the armed servants of the border generals were paid by the imperial court, private savings meant that they were excessive), he naturally refused to pay Kuai Bai according to the amount he reported.
They insist on sending people to conduct a detailed investigation, so now there is a faint uneasy atmosphere surging in Ningxia City.
On this day, Liang Wenmeng suddenly received a pragmatic letter from the Minister of Rongzheng and the manager of Qizhen.
After reading the letter for a long time, Liang Wenmeng suddenly ordered the Heng Castle to be guarded by Jiang Tingfu, who also served as the governor's pacesetter, and he was to take office on the same day. When the news came out, the atmosphere in Ningxia City was particularly strange - this Chinese soldier sitting in the camp was originally the son of Kuai Bai. Cheng En's appointment was unexpectedly replaced by Liang Wenmeng without any clear reason.
The next day, the officers and soldiers in the city suddenly started to make a commotion. The governor's Yamen sent someone to investigate. It turned out that the officers and soldiers in the city were arguing with the supply officer.
The officers and soldiers of Ningxia have repeatedly been in arrears with food and salary, and last year's winter clothes, cloth, money and money were insufficient. Although this is not unique to one town in Ningxia, it is the same in all the towns on the three sides.
However, after all, a large number of officers and soldiers had been hungry and cold all winter, and they were hoping that the court would reissue the money for spring plowing. Unexpectedly, they were forced to farm and pay taxes. The crowd was furious for a while, and the supply officer Chen Han shouted Unable to stop, the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Battalion of Ningxia Military Town were still noisy even though the guard officer Li Chengen came forward to suppress them.
Li Chengen jumped on his horse to inspect the camp and scolded the officers and soldiers: "Ningxia is an important place for border defense. How can we allow you to make noise and cause chaos! The distribution of food and wages and the payment of taxes are all clearly announced by the court. Anyone who disagrees should report it to the superior official and send the official document to Yousi Yamen Deliberation! You have no laws and incite riots. If you allow thieves outside the customs to take advantage of you, your crime will be considered as treason to the party!"
The officers and soldiers were excited at this time. No matter what Li Chengen said, they thought that the law would not punish the people anyway, so they continued to make noises.
Seeing that there was no way to go, the supply officer Chen Han turned to Li Chengen and whispered quietly: "Now the officers and soldiers are rioting, and the town's remaining salary money is still in Futai's hands. What should we do if it leads to a mutiny?" Li Chengen hurriedly covered Chen Han's words and signaled Chen Han that this was the case. The matter should be decided by the governor.
At this time, in the Ningxia Governor's Yamen, Governor Liang Wenmeng was sitting in the hall to listen to the details of the payment of salary and silver, while Shi Jifang, deputy envoy of Ningxia Hexi Military Preparation, was sitting aside to give praise.
At this moment, Shi Jifang happened to say: "Futai, I don't know who has spread the news, saying that the town's salary and silver have not been distributed in full, especially in the past three years, the winter clothing and cloth silver has only been distributed for one year, and the tax collection has been strict... I understand that there have been a lot of denunciations in the military camp. If it is not curbed, something may happen. Futai, would you like to distribute some more?"
Liang Wenmeng frowned and shouted softly: "That's nonsense! All the money allocated by the imperial court has been distributed in this town. Is it possible that this statement is based on the suspicion that I kept it secretly? Now the country is in difficulty and the treasury is difficult to support. What is the reason? Of course there is the imperial court. There was a huge reason to open the vassal ban, but the various defense stations were ineffective in fielding, military discipline was lax, and the surrender was meager but greed was excessive. Isn't this the reason?
This year, the imperial court has planned to reduce expenditures. It is a great favor to have the Ningxia army pay this amount. Even if the ordinary soldiers do not understand the reason, why don't the generals and generals in the ministries know how to be considerate and talk to the brave soldiers under their command? Pass the order and order everyone to do so. The battalion must feel the hardship of the country, think about its own responsibilities, and abide by its duties, otherwise military law will be violated."
Shi Jifang felt a little uneasy when he heard this. He hesitated and spoke again: "Commander of our guard, the pacesetter and general, Kuaibai and his son, have been supporting the army for a long time. The subordinates must repay it. There have been many disputes between Yankuibai, his father and some junior officers in the military camp recently." Contact, and... Futai, since you took office, you have repeatedly punished me, and I am afraid that you already have a grudge, and if you take the opportunity to cause trouble, something unexpected will happen."
When Liang Wenmeng heard what he said, he suddenly narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully: "This Kuai worship has some reputation. Not only did you come to talk to me about it, Gao Jinglue also wrote a letter specifically to let me know a few days ago.
Pay attention to this person, this is really strange - Gao Jinglue lives far away in the capital and has never been to Ningxia, how did he know that Kuai Bai had ulterior motives?"
Of course Shi Jifang didn't know, but he had an idea and pondered: "The former chief military officer of this town, Ma Gui, is said to be a good general that Gao Jinglue values. Not long after he returned to Datong, could it be that he had a close relationship with Gao Jinglue?"
Mentioning the unethical behavior of Kuai Bai?" Then he added: "Since Gao Jinglue has heard about it, I think we really need to be more careful about this matter."
After Liang Wenmeng heard this, he smiled leisurely and waved his hands and said: "You are nothing more than a Mongolian slave that I raised in the Ming Dynasty. Since I took office, I have already known that this slave has always had different ambitions and ulterior motives, recruiting surrenders and rebels, and raising private soldiers."
, the euphemistic name is Cangtou Army. His son, Yi Chengen, has a single-shaped owl cry. He is ruthless in nature, often planning to escape, and has lawless eyes. He kills good people for deeds and falsely receives military pay. He does evil and robs women of the people. In fact, he is a party.
It is a disaster. It is precisely because of this that I have reprimanded him many times.
However, although Kuaibai's strength is enough to affect the security of a town in Ningxia, we have a great Ming Dynasty where civil servants control generals, military and political power does not lie with Kuaibai, and I have all the food, wages, weapons, and dangerous places in my hands. What can I do with the mere three thousand servants of Hulu?
?Of course, what Gao Jinglue said must be taken seriously, so I not only transferred Jiang Tingfu back to the camp to supervise the central army, but also sent a request to Shu for the order. As soon as the order came, I ordered him to be captured without restraint. If Kuaibai instigates rebellion,
It is different from seeking self-destruction. What should I fear?"
Before he finished speaking, Li Chengen and Chen Han came to visit Liang Wenmeng and wanted to explain the details of the riot in the military camp to Liang Wenmeng.
Liang Wen and Meng Ziwen did not take a penny from it, so he was not nervous after hearing this. Instead, he ordered Chen Han to compile the details of the pay and make it public to the officers and soldiers, conveying the difficult situation of the country, and once again ordered each battalion to strictly abide by their duties. In addition, he also ordered
Li Chengen monitored any changes in the camp, and those who instigated riots were engaged in military law.
Shi Jifang separately told Chen Han and Li Chengen to stabilize the morale of the army. Chen Han and Li Chengen accepted the order and retreated.
At this time, Kuai Bai was hunting outside the city. Kuai Bai was a man with big shoulders and a round waist, a rough appearance, and a bright eye, which was the murderous aura developed from years of fighting. At this moment, he was wearing heavy armor and galloping on his horse. He shot five wild boars today and returned home with a full load.
Yangyang.
Subsequently, the adopted sons Kuaiyun, Kuaihong, and Kuaisai led the team, not only to accompany them in hunting, but also to train cavalry. Kuai was delighted to see Kuaiyun, and greeted Kuaiyun as if he were eating meat.
During the banquet, the general Tu Wenxiu said: "Grand Master, Ningxia Governor Liang Wenmeng regards us as a thorn in his side and punishes us again and again. Look at this posture, I am afraid that sooner or later he will ask for an order to kill us. Does the Grand Master want to do this?"
Are you going to sit still and wait for death?"
Of course, Kuaibai was not a Taishi, but the Mongolians had a habit of calling high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty Taishi. Kuaibai was not even able to get the title of "Taiji" when he was in Mongolia, but after the Ming Dynasty, he was gradually promoted
, in order to satisfy his vanity, his subordinates often called him Taishi, and he happily accepted it, so it became a habit in the army.
At this time, Kuaibai heard the words, snorted softly, and replied: "Liang Wenmeng, this thief, I will kill him sooner or later! However, the time has not come yet, so we cannot act rashly, and I have the right to put this thief's head on my neck."
Tu Wenxiu asked: "I heard that Liang Wenmeng had deducted military pay again. Now is the beginning of spring. The soldiers in each battalion pointed to the money and used it for spring farming at home, so they were very angry. This shows that Liang Wenmeng has caused public outrage."
Kuaibai continued to eat, ignoring Tu Wenxiu's inquiry. After Tu Wenxiu asked again and again, Kuaibai replied: "You don't know something. The Ming army system is complicated and harsh, with strict hierarchies and many checks and balances."
, unless you really can't bear it anymore, you can never take risks easily. I am the same, I just want to be free, go out to defeat the bandits, collect the property, and settle down."
Tu Wenxiu frowned and said, "I'm afraid that even this little wish will be difficult to achieve now."
Kuai Bai grabbed a piece of cooked meat and remained silent. After a long time, there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, and he said coldly: "If you want to achieve such a big thing, it's like lying in wait. You have to stay calm and wait for the right time to act.
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Tu Wenxiu asked what time was a good time, but Kuaibai just shook his head and refused to say more.
When he was young, Kuai Bai's son, now only Kuai Cheng'en, the commander of the guard, sent someone to deliver a letter. After Kuai Bai took the letter and read it, he sneered: "The time is coming."
Tu Wenxiu was overjoyed, and all the generals also had bright eyes.
The next day, Kuai Bai and his son secretly invited Liu Dongyang, Xu Chao, Liu Chuanbai, Zhang Wenxu and others from the fourth battalion of Ningxia Town to discuss the big plan. Kuai Chengen took the lead and said: "You are all representatives of the brothers in the military camp. You know that all the brothers have suffered.
To be honest, my father has returned to Ningxia for decades and has already regarded Ningxia as his home. Therefore, my father and son have always been thinking about the soldiers and people of Ningxia when you are suffering.
Everyone, it’s okay for my father and son to be bullied by others, but although all brothers are in the military, they are no different from domestic animals. The royal palace, the government, and the local gentry have invaded military fields, forced military households into slavery, and abandoned the war to make a living as coolies.
, the deprivation of food and wages has forced us to pay taxes on farmland! This is really outrageous and unbearable!"
As expected, the crowd made a noise, and Liu Dongyang paid homage: "I heard that the commander was deprived of his post a few days ago and was sitting in the camp for no fault of his own. He was very angry. He also knew that the commander had been running around for the brothers for the past few days. It was really hard, but what was the reason for the commander?
Being bullied?"
Before Kai Chengen could speak, Kuai Bai waved his hand, stood up and said, "As you all know, I, Kuai Bai, was originally a Mongolian chief. I led his people to defect, and thanks to Meng Buqi I was able to stay in Ningxia. This feeling will never be forgotten by Kuai Bai."
.So every battle, I take the lead, sharing the joys and sorrows, in order to achieve meritorious service in return! Gradually, I was promoted from the general to the garrison, guerrilla, general, and even now the hereditary guard commander.
Perhaps because he was born in Mongolia and did not follow the etiquette in his daily behavior, some people always thought that his heart must be different and wanted to kill him quickly. Especially since the new governor Liang Wenmeng took office, he first refused to allow our troops to go out to look for Songshan Huoluochi.
Due to bad luck, the two thieves had enough energy to sneak into Xining and succeeded. Later, they repeatedly encouraged their subordinates to report, slander, frame up, and listed the so-called illegal affairs of my father and son more than ten times. They even falsely accused my son, Cheng En, of raping a civilian girl, and the dignified guard
The commander couldn't help but whip twenty military sticks in public.
Not to mention this, I heard that the day before yesterday, he had also reported seven charges against us, including falsely receiving military pay. I expected that soon after the court heard the report, it would be accurate. By then, it would be a foregone conclusion that both my father and son would be dead. It would be undesirable for my father and son to die.
But the family still has some money left over. Instead of taking advantage of this indiscriminate court, it is better to be more kind to the brothers before that - I swear to all brothers today: I am willing to use up all my family wealth to protect my family.
Brothers, let’s get through this catastrophe of salary cuts and deductions!”
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