Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

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After seeing Yang Kang being killed by a sudden fire gun, everyone present was stunned and immediately looked in the direction of the sound.

But he saw a young eunuch in brocade clothes riding on a horse. He had a fair and handsome face, and his thin lips were slightly raised, showing that he was very satisfied with what was happening in front of him.

Kill this eunuch, we will avenge Commander Yang! Qianhu next to him ordered angrily when he saw Yang Kang was killed.

boom! boom! boom!

A well-trained team has already stepped forward with an improved version of the three-eyed firecrackers. Facing the rebels who may be rushing over, they immediately light the match rope and then shoot at it with the muzzle of the gun.

Everything seemed to require no orders, or perhaps they themselves yearned for killing, and the merciless lead bullets whizzed towards the Yangzhou guards who were trying to come over.

puff! puff! puff!

The Yangzhou Guards no longer had the habit of piercing armor. When faced with lead bullets coming towards them, they had no choice but to avoid them. They were all hit and fell to the ground immediately.

The blood quickly stained the ground where they were, and the Yangzhou Guard soldiers who fell on the ground were wailing in pain. The scene looked very miserable.

The Zajia is Wang Zhi, the Nanjing garrison eunuch. If you dare to be a thief, you will be punished by the Luyi clan! Wang Zhi said calmly and calmly in front of this group of Yangzhou guards who tried to ignore the imperial power.

His voice was sharp like that of many eunuchs, but gentle yet decisive. This person seemed like a ruthless killing machine with some emotions.

The Qianhu Yi roared just now, and no matter what choice the hesitant Yangzhou guards made, he had already started shooting, appearing both decisive and domineering.

this……

The soldiers present were stunned by the round of fire just now. Now that they learned that the opponent turned out to be the famous Wang Zhi, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Although Xichang has been withdrawn for many years, and Wang Zhi has disappeared from the court for a long time, who living in this era does not know the reputation of Wang Zhi, the director of Xichang?

When Xichang was first established, Sanyang was already a role model for the civil service group and a model for literati. Little did they know that the Yang family, which had been in Fujian for most of their lives, had already become a cancer.

Relying on Yang Rong's glory, Yang Rong's grandson Yang Tai and great-grandson Yang Ye brutalized the local people and killed innocent people indiscriminately, resulting in dozens of deaths, and the people had no way to surrender.

Wang Zhi learned of this, and later learned that Yang Ye had come to Beijing with gold to deceive officials. He immediately ordered Yang Ye and relevant insiders to be taken to Ximen and tortured, and finally obtained the criminal facts of the Yang family.

After receiving the confession submitted by Wang Zhi, Emperor Chenghua ordered the family to be ransacked even though he was facing the Yang Rong family, one of the famous Three Yangs, and even beheaded Yang Tai, the grandson of Yang Rong who had committed many crimes.

Although Wang Zhi only did something to punish rape and eliminate evil, because the target of his treatment was the family of Yang Rong, a model civil servant, Wang Zhi had a bad reputation and became the most hated eunuch in the civil service group.

No matter how everyone thinks of Wang Zhi as a loyal or traitor, judging from what Wang Zhi has done in the past, he is indeed worthy of the name Wang Zhi.

The current acting style that is vigorous and resolute is not cruel and straightforward, so who else could it be?

When Qianhu saw his men wavering, he immediately questioned: I think you are clearly with them, don't show off here...

boom!

There was another gunshot, and a soldier next to Wang Zhi holding a smoking three-eyed gun seemed to be holding the gun expressionlessly.

puff!

Before Qianhu could finish what he just said, Dangzhi was shot and fell to the ground. Because it was a critical hit, his whole body made a final struggle amidst the trickling blood and died.

Wang Zhi looked at Qianhu who fell in a pool of blood, as if he were seeing a dead dog, and then slowly looked at the Yangzhou Guard soldiers holding weapons, with a faint smile in his eyes.

surrender!

I surrender!

Please forgive me, father-in-law!

…

An inexplicable fear arose in the hearts of all the soldiers. They immediately dropped their weapons and did not dare to resist anymore. They all knelt down and begged for mercy from this decisive and decisive Wang Ruren.

That's all, arrest a few people with military positions for interrogation, find Yang Kang's accomplices and punish them! Wang Zhi looked at the Yangzhou Guard officers kneeling on the ground and shook his head with some disappointment.

I thought I could take the opportunity to practice my Shenji Battalion, but I ended up overestimating this Yangzhou Guard and surrendered before the official confrontation.

The two commanders next to him immediately surrendered their hands, and then began to collect the weapons of the thousand-man army. At the same time, they arrested all the officers who were closely related to Yang Kang and charged them with crimes.

The imperial guards led by Lu Song couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but seeing Wang Zhi deal with Yang Kang so resolutely, they couldn't help but admit that he was indeed a ruthless man.

Although their status is noble, Wang Zhi's just revealing his identity may be able to scare Yang Kang, but Wang Zhi's approach is not as quick as Wang Zhi's, and the imperial power also requires blood to maintain.

If everyone was like Wang Zhi, who would show his sword and spear whenever he disagreed, then there would not be so many people in the world who ignored the imperial power, and these two capitals and thirteen provinces could truly become the land of kings.

It's over!

how so?

This time it's really over!

…

Li Zhiqing and others had just seen the hope of escaping, but they did not expect that Wang Zhi would show up with his troops and quickly kill Yang Kang. He suddenly murmured with despair.

Yang Kang can be said to be their last trump card. After all, in the end, the fists speak.

But who would have thought that Wang Zhi would personally lead his troops from Nanjing and get rid of Yang Kang with great force.

Their so-called trump card has no signature power, and even ends up worse than them.

When Wang Yue saw Wang Zhi coming towards him, he smiled slightly and cupped his hands and said, Eunuch Wang, I haven't seen you for many years, but you haven't changed at all. Your style is still the same!

Unlike those civil servants who rejected eunuchs, he did not have much prejudice against the eunuch group, and even admired the eunuch Wang Zhi who acted independently.

At that time, not to mention those important ministers who were greedy for life and fearful of death, even the then Minister of War Yu Zijun strongly opposed it. Fortunately, with the support of Wang Zhi, who served as the supervisor of the army and himself as the admiral, he was finally able to lead the elite cavalry to attack Weininghai overnight.

Everyone in the world said that he was responsible for the surprise attack on Weininghai, but Wang Zhi was also indispensable for that battle. If it weren't for Wang Zhi's support, he would never have had the chance to lead the troops into battle.

My lord, you haven't changed either. The good-looking imperial envoy is treating you like a march to war. It's really one clever plan after another! Wang Zhi responded with a smile when he saw this old friend from the past.

Wang Yue thought that he had almost been discovered by Li Zhiqing on the spot, and he rubbed his nose awkwardly and said: The water in Yangzhou is too deep. If I come directly here under the identity of an imperial envoy, I am afraid that all I will see is people who are worried about the country and the people. An upright official, not a nest of snakes and rats!”

That's true! People said that after the Yang family was a virtuous prime minister, it must be a scholarly family with a strict family tradition. I don't believe that the descendants of the Yang family killed dozens of people! Each of these scholars can tell a lot of big stories Logically speaking, you can become an official by whatever kind of superior you meet, but what you do behind the scenes is actually a matter of persuasion. Wang Zhi seemed to have already seen through it, looking at Li Zhiqing and others and couldn't help but scolded.

Li Zhiqing, Yang Mingyuan and Zhang Lushan knew that their true colors had been revealed, but they knew that it was useless to defend themselves, so they lowered their heads silently.

Zhang Hushan originally thought that his reputation as a stern censor could save him, but when he saw Wang Yue's disgusted eyes, he knew that he could not escape this disaster.

Wang Yue and Wang Zhi had a special relationship, so they extended an invitation: We haven't seen each other for many years. Let's talk by candlelight tonight!

If Wang Zhi had not been forced to leave by the civil servants colluding with the internal prison, and he was wronged and wrote a poem to complain, Wang Zhi would have spoken for him, and he would not have been in the dilemma of no one in the court to complain for him.

Very good! Wang Zhi also appreciated Wang Yue's talent and responsibility, and nodded gently.

At dusk, Yangzhou City was covered with a faint golden light.

Have you heard? Li Zhiqing was arrested!

Not only Li Zhiqing, there are more than twenty officials locked up inside!

My dear, how many officials do we have in Yangzhou City? We want to catch them all in one fell swoop!

We just want to catch them all. These officials are not just greedy, but they have done countless illegal things!

…

When the people of Yangzhou City learned that Li Zhiqing and more than 20 officials, large and small, were sent to prison, they showed no sympathy at all. Instead, they applauded and cheered.

Strictly speaking, people like Yang Zhiqing are greedy for the court's money, and the local people should not hate them so much.

However, these people rely on their money to buy houses and land everywhere, thus beginning to squeeze out the means of production of ordinary people. Even ordinary people have nowhere to complain to the government.

But everything has changed now. Those who used to show off their power in Yangzhou City are now all imprisoned, and the one who did these things was the imperial envoy Wang Yue.

If it falls into Wang Yue's hands this time, I'm afraid all those people will lose their heads!

It's hard to tell on this matter. There are too many people involved, so there's no guarantee that there will be insurance on top of it!

That's true. If Li Zhiqing has been in Yangzhou for so many years, he must have a big backer in the court!

…

Although everyone knows that it was Wang Yue who brought Li Zhiqing and others to justice this time, many people still do not believe Wang Yue, but are worried that Li Zhiqing will be protected by the backers behind him.

They live in an era ruled by civil servants, and the relationship between these civil servants is complicated. When things get to the top, Li Zhiqing may be rescued by the backers behind him.

Although Zhu Youtang wanted to change this era, and Wang Yue also wanted to eliminate evil for the people, this era was ultimately controlled by the civil service group for too long.

Like the Yang family back then, if Zhu Jianshen hadn't done whatever he wanted, and if Wang Zhi hadn't captured Yang Rong's great-grandson Yang Ye and tortured him, things might have been like the Songjiang Xu family later, who were protected by important officials in the court.

As night falls, the lights on both sides of the Xiao Qinhuai River are brightly lit, but the noise is obviously a notch lower.

It was not just Li Zhiqing and other officials who were arrested today. All the salt merchants who participated in the subscription of Yanyin on the ship were imprisoned. These people were also considered to be working for the tiger.

As for the silver coins they stored in Jiangdu Qianshi, Zhang Cai immediately led a team to seize them, and Xue Huahua's silver coins there will be classified as treasury.

Affected by the arrest of a large number of salt merchants, the brothel tonight was naturally greatly affected.

Inviting eunuchs to a brothel was probably something only Wang Yue could do, but Wang Yue was not to blame for this, but Wang Zhi took the initiative to come to Yangzhou Meng Qinglou to have a look.

Unlike those eunuchs who have lost interest in life, Wang Zhi likes dancing very much.

Since the two big shots were here, everyone else naturally gave way. There were only two people drinking together in the hall of Nuo Da, and there was a wonderful dance performance on the stage.

Wang Zhi picked up his wine glass and watched the performance on the stage, but suddenly said: My lord, you have made many tricks this time, and you have not hesitated to take risks to board the ship. I am afraid you have already gained something, right?

All the non-commissioned officers in Yangzhou can be killed! Wang Yue thought of the situation on the ship and said with a fierce look in his eyes.

Wang Zhi stopped bringing the wine glass to his mouth, but said full of expectation: In that case, the Za family will stay to see the reputation of your king's beheading. The Za family must join in the fun this time!

It's what I asked for! Wang Yue already regarded Wang Zhi as an old friend and expressed his welcome.

Wang Zhi took a sip of wine and expressed his worries: But if you really want to kill him with this sword, the resistance will be no less than when I wanted to kill Yang Rong's grandson!

Eunuch Wang, why do you say this? Wang Yue frowned slightly, pretending to be confused.

Wang Zhi poured the remaining wine in the glass on the table, then dipped his finger in the wine and wrote a word.

After Wang Yue saw it, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Wang Zhi took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped his fingers and said, If I were you, I would have a precious horse-killing sword in my hand. If I chop it now, it will be all over. Otherwise, I'm afraid the night will be long and full of dreams!

There are too many people this time! And His Majesty's resourcefulness is not weaker than that of the late Emperor. Now that the evidence of these officials stealing salt has been conclusive, I don't think anyone will be forgiven! Wang Yue picked up the wine glass, and then changed the subject and said: I I have seen the military appearance of Shenji Camp in Nanjing Camp, but now it is indeed completely transformed, and your three-eyed gun seems to be even more powerful!

Staying in Nanjing as a garrison eunuch is not a idle position for the Za family. Your Majesty also has high hopes for the Za family! Wang Zhi put the silk handkerchief back into his sleeve and said seriously.

Wang Yue also stopped bringing the drink to his mouth and asked curiously: Your Majesty, do you have any special instructions?

Practice the Nanjing Shenji Battalion, build the first firearms army of the Ming Dynasty, and develop a firearm called a flintlock gun! Wang Zhi met Wang Yue's gaze and revealed it.

After the emperor recalled him to the capital, since the matter of the Twelfth Battalion had been resolved, he appointed himself as the garrison eunuch of Nanjing after soliciting his own opinions.

Different from the city of Beijing, the Nanjing Jingying Camp is mainly responsible for training the officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Guards in shifts in large and small training grounds. These are mobile sources of troops, but Nanjing also retains the Shenji Camp left over from the Taizu period.

It is precisely with the support of the emperor's secret provision of funds and ordnance that today's Nanjing Shenji Battalion can be reborn and is working towards becoming the First Firearms Army of the Ming Dynasty.