Ming Dynasty: Is a mere unruly commoner rebelling against heaven?

On the road to Suzhou, a fine horse was galloping.

Amu Lang, his face pale, sat wearily on the horse.

His face was pale from blood loss, and he held a blood-stained saber in his hand.

Since escaping from Hami Garrison a day ago, Amu Lang had been pursued by ten cavalrymen from the Turpan Khanate.

After pulling out the arrow from his shoulder and performing a simple hemostasis, Amu Lang was caught in a protracted battle with the ten cavalrymen behind him.

At this moment, when both man and horse were exhausted, Amu Lang's heart was filled with fear.

He was not afraid of death, but afraid that before he died, he would not be able to convey the news of Akma Khan's rebellion to the Emperor of the Great Ming.

Such important news, even a day late, would create countless variables.

Those brothers who died in Hami Garrison were still waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to avenge them.

The heroic souls of those martyrs could not afford to wait!

Just then, another burst of hoofbeats came from behind.

Those Turpan Khanate cavalrymen, whom he had managed to shake off for a while, were catching up again.

One of the squad leaders, pointing at Amu Lang with his saber, roared loudly.

"Stop! You can't escape, I'm here to take your head!"

"Stop! Don't run!"

At this moment, Amu Lang was at the end of his strength.

Looking at the cavalrymen chasing after him, his heart was filled with despair.

But just then, suddenly a group of people and horses rushed towards him from the road ahead.

This group of people and horses had a neat formation, solemn aura, and carried their own murderous intent.

Amu Lang's eyes widened, but before he could react.

In the blink of an eye, this group of people and horses had passed him, like a sharp sword, and killed the Turpan Khanate cavalrymen behind him.

The Turpan Khanate cavalrymen were shocked and angry, and shouted sharply: "Who are you? Don't meddle in our business!"

"Otherwise, we will kill you all!"

The group ignored them and simply kept increasing their speed of the charge.

The Turpan Khanate cavalrymen were furious: "Looking for death! Charge!"

"Whoosh!"

Ten Turpan Khanate cavalrymen also began to charge, and in an instant, the two sides were fighting together.

In just one charge, ten Turpan Khanate cavalrymen were beheaded.

On the other hand, only four people in this team suffered minor injuries.

After killing the ten Turpan Khanate cavalrymen, the leader turned his horse and walked towards Amu Lang.

Amu Lang looked at him warily: "I am Amu Lang, the commander of the Great Ming border army Hami Garrison, who are you?"

The leader clasped his fist at him: "So you are General Amu Lang, we are the Emperor's personal army, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, I am Chen Lian, a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

"May I ask General Amu Lang, why are you in such a state of distress?"

After hearing that the other party was from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the string that had been taut in Amu Lang's heart finally loosened.

At the same time, a huge wave of exhaustion surged into his heart.

Amu Lang's body swayed slightly twice, and suddenly fell from his horse.

Chen Lian was quick to catch him, and his tone was anxious.

"General Amu Lang, what's wrong with you?"

Before passing out, Amu Lang used his last strength to grab Chen Lian's collar.

"Quickly report to His Majesty, Akma Khan of the Turpan Khanate has rebelled!"

"Khan Shen, the Prince of Zhongshun of Hami Garrison, was assassinated, and thirteen thousand soldiers defending the city died in battle!"

"Hami Garrison is lost!"

"What!"

Chen Lian was shocked!

Although since the incident of the Tatar Little Prince entering the pass, under Zhu You樘's great anger, the Embroidered Uniform Guard's surveillance network had covered the entire Ming Dynasty.

But the Embroidered Uniform Guard really didn't know that Hami Garrison was lost.

One reason was that Hami was too far away, unlike Datong Prefecture and Xuanfu, which were right at the gate of the capital.

And the most fundamental reason was that Hami Garrison was not a directly ruled area of the Ming Dynasty.

The entire Hami Garrison was more like a situation of high autonomy for the local indigenous people.

The Ming Dynasty court would confer a local chieftain king, and then indirectly rule the place through this chieftain king.

For example, this Great Ming Zhongshun Prince Khan Shen, he was a Uyghur, and his mother was also of the bloodline of the Golden Family of the grasslands.

So the Embroidered Uniform Guard's intelligence network, in the northwest direction, only extended as far as Suzhou Prefecture.

As soon as Amu Lang entered Suzhou Prefecture, he was immediately noticed by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

When Chen Lian learned that Akma Khan had rebelled and Hami Garrison was lost.

He immediately rushed to the capital at eight hundred li at a time!

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Forbidden City.

Hongde Hall.

Since the temperature dropped, Zhu You樘 changed the court session from once every three days to once every five days.

For this change, the officials were naturally grateful and agreed unanimously.

When the late emperor was in power, he would attend court and then leave.

In the cold winter, the officials would crawl out of their beds in the middle of the night, shivering to attend court.

As a result, the late emperor would just have the eunuchs call the roll and then dismiss the court.

This operation took a toll on them.

In this regard, the current Emperor is still benevolent and did not torture them like that.

But the actual situation is that Zhu You樘 himself did not want to get up so early in the freezing weather.

And the meaning of attending court is really not great, it can't solve any major problems.

Anyone who has attended a meeting knows that small things are handled in large meetings, and big things are handled in small meetings.

Heavenly things are not handled in meetings.

Now, through the Grand Secretariat and the Six Ministries, he has been able to firmly control the politics of the capital.

But as for whether government orders can leave the capital, whether they can fall to the states, prefectures, and villages.

That is the problem that Zhu You樘 will solve later.

The Fire Dragon was burning in Hongde Hall, and the hall was warm as spring.

Xu Pu, the Grand Secretary of the Grand Secretariat and Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was reporting to Zhu You樘 on the officials drafted by the Grand Secretariat to be responsible for clearing and measuring the land throughout the country.

"Your Majesty, Wang Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, is fair and upright, and was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Chenghua."

"He has served in the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Justice, and has also served as the prefect of Yuezhou and Shuzhou."

"At the same time, he has experience in serving in the capital and in the localities, and can take on this important task in clearing and measuring land."

"As for the Censorate, this humble minister recommends Yang Jizong, the Left Vice Censor of the Censorate."

"Yang Jizong is upright and unyielding, and aloof from the crowd."

"And he is honest and incorruptible, does not take a penny privately, and is impartial in his work, he is the best candidate in the Censorate."

Zhu You樘 nodded: "Approved, as for the lower-level officials, you can appoint them yourselves."

"Yes, Your Majesty, what about the West Depot..."

Zhu You樘 interrupted Xu Pu's words: "The West Depot has its own arrangements, you don't need to ask."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

At this moment, Mu Bin, with an anxious expression, walked quickly into Hongde Hall and knelt down to salute.

"This humble servant Mu Bin greets Your Majesty, I have important matters to report."

Zhu You樘 glanced at Xu Pu, and Xu Pu immediately cupped his hands and took his leave.

"This humble minister takes his leave."

After Xu Pu bowed and left, Zhu You樘 looked at Mu Bin: "Speak, what is it?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Embroidered Uniform Guard has received news."

"Akma Khan of the Turpan Khanate has rebelled!"

"Prince Zhongshun Khan Shen was assassinated, and thirteen thousand border soldiers sacrificed!"

"Hami Garrison has fallen into the hands of Akma Khan!"

"What?!"

Zhu You樘 frowned and was furious!