Although Thanh Hoa City is the hometown of Le Li and the current home base of the later Le Dynasty, the city is not that big, at most it is the size of two Xinzheng counties.
Before Gao Pingshi's army entered the city, he, in his capacity as the censor of Guangxi's patrol, informed the two wolf soldiers of Cen and Huang and the surrendered troops of the Mo Dynasty, saying that the rewards for military merit would be calculated and allocated to him, and that he was not allowed to plunder without permission when entering the city.
The chieftains of the two families, Cen and Huang, also restrained the wolf soldiers, saying that Qinghua and Waiqinghua might be the places for their two families to repay their merits. The plunderers regarded them as robbing the chieftains, and then they took out the money that Gao Pangshi had given them before and rewarded them first.
Wolf soldiers, stabilize the morale of the army.
The lower-level soldiers of the Mo Army were a little unhappy about this, thinking that the Zheng family was their biggest enemy. Now that they were defeated, they were about to settle their old scores. However, the top brass of the Mo Army were quite in favor of this. Mo Yulin and Ruan Juan
The generals all said: Duke Gao wants to be Huang Shangshu, which will be Annan's blessing for all generations.
The "Huang Shangshu" mentioned by Mo Yulin and Ruan Juan was Huang Fu, the Ming Dynasty's chief envoy and inspector of Jiaozhi during the Yongle Dynasty.
During Huang Fu's stay in Jiaozhi, in addition to doing his best to "register the people, set taxes, build schools, appoint officials and teachers" and other daily administrative tasks, he also "called his elders several times to proclaim his virtues and warn his subordinates not to disturb them harshly".
", especially the resolute resistance and struggle against some powerful figures who used their power to disturb the people and cause local chaos. The most typical example was the struggle against the eunuch Ma Qi.
In the 15th year of Yongle's reign, the lieutenant-general Ma Qi came to Jiaozhi in the name of guarding and supervising the army. "The treasures in the territory were greatly sought, and people were in a commotion." He stipulated that Jiaozhi must pay tribute to 10,000 fans and 10,000 green feathers every year. He also took the opportunity to plunder.
To rob folk treasures and antiques, history records that "violent and cruel people are brutal, and they are tortured by others, and there are four or five cases of interrogation in three years."
Due to Ma Qi's violent rebellion, the situation in Jiaozhi suddenly became serious. In addition to assisting Jiaozhi general Fengcheng Hou Li Bin to put down the rebellion, Huang Fu focused on attacking Li Li, who was the most powerful. He also actively took measures to appease the people and punished Ma Qi for doting on the people.
He did not succumb to the move of "Fu Shu cut it" because he was a trusted eunuch of Chengzu, but carried out resolute resistance and struggle.
The struggle between Huang Fu and Ma Qi played a great role in easing the burden on the people and easing the unstable situation in Jiaozhi that was intensified by Ma Qi's raids. Ma Qi's move was difficult to fully succeed due to Huang Fu's resistance, which inevitably had a negative impact on Huang Fu.
He was so filled with hatred that he wrote to Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, "falsely accusing Huang Fu of having different ambitions." However, because Chengzu knew Huang Fu very well, Ma Qi's frame-up failed.
Under the combined power of Huang Fu and Li Bin, the rebellion of Li Li and others was suppressed for a time. By the time Renzong came to the throne in the 22nd year of Yongle reign to summon Huang Fu back, Li Li had been defeated and fled to Laos, and the threat was eliminated for a time.
In the 18th year of Huang Fu's stay in Jiaozhi, he was considered to have "respected the people as his sons, punished and disciplined the injured, and ordered the officials of every county and town to practice the government of Fuzi. In the newly created country, the government decrees were drawn up, regardless of the size or detail." His actions were recognized.
He was highly praised by the people of Annan, and therefore he was loved by all strata of Cochin. When he was about to return home, he "had people to help him carry him around and couldn't bear to say goodbye." There was a scene where the streets were empty and people took the initiative to see him off.
Not long after Huang Fu left Jiaozhi, the eunuch Shan Shou took power. The disputes for power among the upper-level officials in Jiaozhi became increasingly fierce. Government and military orders came from many sources, and they fell into chaos.
Seeing an opportunity, Li Li led his troops to fight back to Jiaozhi from Laos in an attempt to make a comeback. When the enemy was in front of him, the civil and military officials in Jiaozhi were unable to act in a unified manner.
Although Chen Qia was the minister of the Ministry of War and the second secretary of the Ministry of War, he was unable to save the situation. He asked Chen Zhi, the general who controlled the military, Fang Zheng, the commander-in-chief, and Shan Shou, the lieutenant-general and governor, to join forces to attack Li Li, but none of the three listened.
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Shan Shouyuan had a good relationship with Li Li and was determined to care for him, but when Li Li attacked the city and plundered the stronghold, he supported troops and did not go to rescue him. Although Chen Zhi was a military general, he "had no general strategy and was afraid of thieves. He used the help to fool the DPRK.
"And with Fang Zheng's note, the troops will not advance, and the thieves will have no scruples." Fang Zheng was brave and unintelligent, and he and Chen Zhi were incompatible with each other and did not cooperate with each other, so they were defeated repeatedly in battles. As a result, Li Li's power became stronger
, the territory is also occupied more and more.
Chen Qia had no choice but to ask for help from the imperial court, but Wang Tong, the general sent by the imperial court to conquer the barbarians, was also a mediocre person. He did not listen to Chen Qia's dissuasion and easily entered the army. As a result, he was defeated in an ambush. After that, he languished, "lost in one battle, and was so timid."
They were all in mourning and behaved erratically. They disobeyed the imperial orders and cut off the land south of Qinghua from thieves. He evacuated all the palace officials, soldiers and civilians and returned to Dongguan." He also negotiated peace with Li Li in private, which greatly affected the morale of the Ming army.
Another general, Liu Sheng, underestimated the enemy too much and was killed in an ambush as soon as he entered Jiaozhi. At this critical moment, the officials of the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi had to jointly report to the court, asking Huang Fu to return to Jiaozhi to take charge of the power. "Jiaozhi cloth, according to the above words,
"Shang Shu Huang Fu was once in Jiaozhi, and the people were worried about him, so he begged for orders to come back to comfort the people."
Xuanzong then summoned Huang Fu and said: "Qing Hui has been in love with me for a long time, and I have been thinking of you for a long time. I will go to Jiaozhi again as a couple. I still serve as Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Zhan Shi, and lead the second secretary. Huang Fu was ordered to be in danger for the second time and went to Jiaozhi again."
But when Huang Fu arrived in Annan in September of the Xuande year, a mutiny had already occurred in Jiaozhi. Xuanzong was preparing to end the Jiaozhi War. Part of the Ming army had withdrawn from Jiaozhi, and most of Jiaozhi was controlled by Li Li. Not only did Huang Fu have no chance to return,
He had the power of heaven and was unfortunately captured by Le Loi's army on the way back from Cochin.
It is said in this history book: "After Bi Zhi, Liu Sheng was defeated and died. Fu returned to Jiling Pass. He was held by a thief and wanted to commit suicide. The thief Luo bowed down and cried and said: "My lord, please pay me to the people's parents, but the lord will not go.
I, Cao, would not be like this (Wufeng's note: this passage means, "Sir is the father-in-law of the people of Jiaozhi. If you don't leave, we won't be like this."). "Stick to it.
Li Li heard about it and said: "China has sent officials to govern Jiaozhi and made everyone like Huang Shangshu. How can I rebel?" He sent people to guard it, gave him a platinum throat root, and sent it out of the country. He went to Longzhou and took everything he had left.
Return to the official position.
Huang Fu turned the corner this time, mainly due to his huge prestige in the hearts of the people of Cochin. Even his enemies admired him extremely. Moreover, Huang Fu also showed the awe-inspiring and unyielding integrity of a civil servant of the Celestial Dynasty at the critical moment of life and death. He failed to commit suicide.
Under such circumstances, the Jiaozhi people who captured him "reprimanded him and ordered him to obey", but the Annan thieves actually sent him away in tears.
After he returned to the country, he immediately "took all the gifts given to him by the Cochin people and returned them to the officials." It can be said that in every aspect, he achieved perfection.
Now Mo Yulin and Ruan Juan call Gao's pragmatic behavior "desire to be Huang Shangshu", which is obviously a very high praise.
Gao Pragmatic knew very well that he was definitely not here to do Huang Fu, but he might as well make some articles based on the Annan people's admiration and memory for Huang Fu.
Therefore, when Cen Ling arrived on the second day and before the army entered Thanh Hoa, Gao pragmatically announced in a high-profile manner that the southern expedition to Li Zheng and Zheng Ni was to fight against the thieves. Tomorrow the soldiers would not conquer a meter or seize a penny, "
Except for "Li Ni, Zheng Ni and others who have rebelled against property", the Ming Dynasty will not confiscate a penny or an acre of land from the Annan people. At the same time, it will also help the Annan Metropolitan Government to compile folk registers in Annan, pay land taxes, build schools, and build new buildings in Annan.
Official, water conservancy project, mining industry...
All in all, with the "assistance" of his high position, the Annan Metropolitan Government will implement a lot of measures to benefit the people, and at the same time, it will also give the "unrebellious" literati a strong hope of becoming an official.
Compared with the military, who can only form strongholds and fight stupid wars, Gao Pragmatic is much more experienced in civil affairs. A three-chapter agreement distinguishes Li Ni, Zheng Ni and his rebellious ministers from the "broad masses of the people".
He faithfully implemented the Red Dynasty's political philosophy of "uniting the majority and attacking the small group".
Well, in terms of head count, this is definitely a small group, but Gao Pingshi is clear in his heart. What he is doing now is to fight against local tycoons and divide their fields. The Li family is the "royal family", and the Zheng family is like the shogunate later.
Killing them to death would be much more cost-effective than confiscating 100,000 Annan civilians. In addition, the so-called "rebellion" depends on Gao Pragmatism. He thinks whether he is rebellious or not, there are many wealthy people who can be defeated, so why bother?
Are you rushing to compete with ordinary Annan people for food?
So, amid the jubilation and singing that made no distinction between friend and foe, Gao Pingshi led the army and marched into Thanh Hoa City.