dognovel Chapter 685 The Shorty Invades? All Set, All Set!
Chapter 685 The Shorty Invades? All Set, All Set!
No.
Is Old Deng sick?
It was clearly Zhu Biao who spread the rumor, so why is he causing trouble for me?
Yang Shaofeng grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "It seems His Highness the Crown Prince is right."
Just as Emperor Zhu was about to ask what that little beast Zhu Biao had said, he suddenly had a thought and looked at Yang Shaofeng, saying, "We don't want to know what Biao said, and you don't need to frame me. That trick won't work on us."
As Emperor Zhu finished speaking, Yang Shaofeng was completely dumbfounded.
Speaking of which, I must have given Old Deng quite a bit of trouble, right?
So why did Old Deng not only not lose his hair, but instead let his intelligence take over?
Look at Hu Weiyong next door, his hair is falling out so much, tsk tsk.
Just as Yang Shaofeng was pondering this, Emperor Zhu snorted coldly and said, "Come in and sit down first. I have something to tell you."
After Yang Shaofeng sat down, Emperor Zhu went straight to the point and said, "If it weren't for you and Xia Yu this time, Hu Weiyong would most likely have been killed by them."
most?
Not mostly, but definitely.
For example, historical records state that Hu Weiyong poisoned Liu Bowen.
Regardless of whether Liu Bowen would be foolish enough to believe Hu Weiyong, the fact that Liu Bowen died three months after Hu Weiyong's visit is enough to illustrate the point.
For example, Hu Weiyong colluded with Vice Minister Tu Jie and Imperial Censor Chen Ning, and ordered Chen Ning to sit in the Secretariat and inspect the troops of the whole country.
Isn't this a blatant mockery of Hu Weiyong for being brainless, and also an attempt to imply that Deng Xiaoping is blind?
He sat in the Secretariat and reviewed the military forces of the entire country.
These two terms are acceptable when used to describe Li Shanchang, but when used to describe Hu Weiyong?
Tsk tsk.
Emperor Zhu continued, "I've been thinking about this for a while now, and something just doesn't feel right."
"This time it was Hu Weiyong, so next time it should be Li Shanchang and Xu Da's turn?"
"And then there are those garrisons that got involved. Countless old brothers among them fought alongside us to build this empire, but now they've been inexplicably dragged into this major case."
"Will the second and third brothers be the next ones to get involved?"
That's a must.
Sima Yi's arrow grazed Li Jing's scalp and struck Li Shanchang squarely between the eyebrows.
Before his death, Xu Da craved roast goose, which led to the legend of roast goose killing Xu Da and cannon fire attacking the celebration building.
Needless to say, the black sesame dumplings were a given. The second son of the Zhu family earned the reputation of being a construction maniac, and was infamous in history books. The third son of the Zhu family died suddenly. The fourth son was forced to pretend to be crazy and sleep with Zhu Quan in the Prince of Yan's mansion. Although the fifth son lived a long time, his reputation was not much better.
Yang Shaofeng was internally ranting when Emperor Zhu continued, "When you go to Jiangnan this time, you must thoroughly investigate and find out what kind of people those are."
"We don't believe that Gu Chengzhi is the only one involved in this case, and we don't believe in the White Lotus Cult either."
"There must be someone stirring up trouble behind this case."
What is Gu Chengzhi anyway?
To put it nicely, they were local gentry; to put it bluntly, they were just nouveau riche from the countryside, no better than Yang Yuanqing and his son.
How could he, with the help of the White Lotus Sect, pull off such a huge case?
There was also the White Lotus Sect.
Rather than calling the White Lotus Sect a professional rebel group, it would be more accurate to say that the White Lotus Sect was a cesspool, capable of pinning all sorts of ridiculous accusations on them.
Because no matter how much the White Lotus Sect is known for its rebellions, it still needs people willing to believe in it and follow it.
The premise for ordinary people to believe in and follow the White Lotus Rebellion was that they could no longer survive.
If they could survive, which ordinary person would rather risk their life than live a life of comfort with their wife, children, and a warm bed?
As early as the second year of the Hongwu reign, a large number of gentry in Jiangnan had to give up their surplus land due to the progressive tax system. After the land was redistributed and the court continued to relocate people to Shandong Province, the land distribution situation in Jiangnan had already improved.
To run off to rebel with the White Lotus Sect at this time is practically the same as running off to serve as Hu Yuan's soldier in the 27th year of the Zhizheng era.
Ordinary people aren't that stupid.
Even if there are fools, they are ultimately a minority.
Therefore, Emperor Zhu always suspected that there was someone else behind this case.
Unfortunately, Yang Shaofeng also felt that the case was not so simple.
The most important thing is where those children went.
Or rather, who exactly is this so-called Left Protector?
Master Shihang, that bald monk, failed to reveal who the Left Protector was.
Gu Chengzhi was also unable to reveal who the Left Protector was.
If even the Left Protector is so mysterious, what about the Right Protector and the so-called leader?
While pondering the matter haphazardly, Yang Shaofeng nodded in agreement, "Father-in-law, rest assured, I will continue the investigation and will not give up until I find out the results."
Emperor Zhu grunted and said, "Like I said, if you make a huge mess, we'll take responsibility for it. Just go ahead and do whatever you want..."
Before Emperor Zhu could finish speaking, Xia Yu rushed over and bowed to the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, an urgent report from Wenzhou states that several hundred Japanese pirates have invaded, and Commander Mao Xiang has led troops to meet them in battle."
Japanese pirates?
Wenzhou?
Yang Shaofeng stood up abruptly and said to Emperor Zhu, "I will set off for Wenzhou Prefecture now."
Seeing that Emperor Zhu's expression was a bit off, Yang Shaofeng added, "Well, I have a feeling that this case might involve the Japanese pirates. This trip to Wenzhou Prefecture is to investigate the case."
Emperor Zhu glanced at Yang Shaofeng and snorted coldly, "A few hundred Japanese pirates are nothing. By the time you get to Wenzhou Prefecture, Mao Xiang will have already taken care of them. If he can't, then Mao Xiang might as well just find a block of tofu and smash his head against it."
Yang Shaofeng's eyes darted around, and he whispered, "Well, we can definitely catch some short, ugly guys in Wenzhou, and Dengzhou Medical College happens to need a lot of them, Father-in-law?"
Without much thought, Emperor Zhu nodded and replied, "That's easy. We'll issue an edict to Mao Xiang later, ordering him to send all the Japanese pirates to Dengzhou."
Huh~
Isn’t that settled?
As we all know, Wenzhou Prefecture was part of the Ming Dynasty, and so was Dengzhou Prefecture. So, for the shorty to plunder Wenzhou was the same as plundering Dengzhou. Does that make sense?
It just so happens that some idle, bored, but very enthusiastic young men in Dengzhou Prefecture heard about this. Behind their official backs, they went to cause trouble for the short and ugly man. Isn't that reasonable?
In addition, there are many workshops in Dengzhou Prefecture, and there are also many kinds of miscellaneous ironware in the market.
However, having many workshops means that management is prone to oversights, and having too much ironware in the market makes it easy to lose some inventory.
That makes sense, doesn't it?
As for how those iron weapons and even firearms ended up in the hands of those young men, and how several ships equipped with cannons were lost from the Dengzhou shipyard, which was clearly guarded by garrison soldiers, you don't need to worry about that.
The answer is poor management.