My life skills in Daming Liver

The memorials issued by officials of the Ming Dynasty all have strict requirements on the format and format.

If you are a senior official at the level of the local governor, you need to use silk copies for the inscription and memorial, and you must also take special confidentiality measures such as stamping and stamping, and submit it to the capital through a dedicated post system.

However, when Tan Lun wrote the memorial, he had already been kicked out of Zhejiang. Naturally, he didn't have a special silk script to write it, but only wrote it on paper bought in the market, and there were no confidentiality measures.

After Zhao Zhenji finished reading Tan Lun's title book, he ordered his servants to buy the same paper book and chapter book.

Zhao Zhenji himself is a master of calligraphy. He picked up a pen, copied Tan Lun's handwriting, and re-transcribed this memorial.

Zhao Zhenji did not delete or add any content. His only change was to put the seventh strategy written by Tan Lun, "Consolidate the foundation of the country and establish the crown prince" as the first strategy in "Seven Strategies for Fighting Thieves".

Then he sent someone to send Tan Lun's memorial to the capital in a hurry.

What Tan Lun submitted was not a secret report, but a question book submitted according to the prescribed procedure.

The title book memorial was first sent to the Secretary of General Administration, where it was copied and sent to the cabinet and six subjects and thirteen departments respectively to Shizhong.

When Xu Jie received this memorial, his hands twitched.

After repeated confirmation, he closed the memorial and said, "Tan Zili is about to miss the country!"

But this is Tan Lun's test book through formal channels. Such a memorial has already been sent to the six subjects and thirteen officials, and it is impossible to intercept it.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Xu Jie could only hold a cabinet meeting to discuss how to deal with it.

Everyone in the cabinet was also speechless, and could only send this memorial to the palace intact.

The supervisor of ceremonies did not dare to specialize when he got the memorial, so he had to send it to Jiajing's imperial case in its original form.

Before this year, Jiajing had not written much of the memorials himself.

Most of the inscriptions were drafted by the cabinet and approved by the supervisor of ceremonies. He would listen to the eunuch to read as long as the memorials were of great importance, and he would devote his energy to cultivating immortals the rest of the time.

But since this year, Jiajing has been involved in state affairs again.

Only since last year, the emperor has felt the power of the years, and the body that was once stimulated by the elixir to be "cool in summer and hot in winter" has gradually felt exhausted and tired day by day.

If all the memorials were read, Jiajing's body would no longer be able to hold on.

Therefore, the emperor only randomly checked some important memorials, or dealt with some memorials that could not be handled by the supervisor of rituals.

When he saw this mediocre memorial on the table case, the emperor didn't pay much attention to it.

But after reading the name of the person who wrote the memorial, Emperor Jiajing sat up from the slump.

When he saw the first strategy in "Seven Strategies to Suppress Thieves", he immediately slapped Yu An angrily and said:

"Damn it!"

"Okay, okay! I'm not dead yet, I just want to establish the foundation of the country! King Jing has already established the kingdom of vassals, can the Yuwang Party wait for it? Do you want me to issue an edict to abdicate immediately?"

The emperor just glanced at the following content briefly, and immediately said: "This governor of Zhejiang, Tan Lun, was recommended by King Yu, right?"

Huang Jin, who was waiting close by, quickly lowered his head and said, "My lord, I will send someone to look for the files of the Ministry of Officials."

"No need! I'm not old enough yet, Tan Lun belongs to King Yu."

Huang Jin, who had served the emperor for decades, had already felt the emperor's murderous intent.

"Why didn't the cabinet sign the opinion? Why didn't the Supervisor of Rites approve the redemption?"

Huang Jin is the head of the eunuch in charge of the Chief of Rites, of course he was the first to defend the Chief of Rituals, Huang Jin immediately replied: "Go back to the emperor, it is precisely because the cabinet has no acting opinions that the Chief of Rites dare not act on his own. The redemption was sent directly to the emperor's case."

For this answer, the emperor's brows relaxed a little.

"This Tan Lun is Xu Jie's fellow villager, and he was recommended by King Yu."

"As the governor of Zhejiang, how dare you make such wild remarks after losing Zhejiang!"

"The gang of criminals were sent back by the Su thieves. I didn't care about their guilt for their ineffective defense of the land. How dare they make such a memorial to talk about state affairs!"

"Order Jin Yiwei to send Tan Lun to Beijing, and interrogate him for what purpose he put up with this memorial! Was he instructed by the Su thief to deliberately disturb Chao Gang!"

"All the criminals released from Zhejiang will be detained in Nanjing, and will be tried by Dali Temple in Nanjing together with Ke Dao!"

Huang Jin quickly wrote down these orders.

After giving these orders, the emperor still felt perplexed, and he continued:

"Isn't Gao Gong the minister giving lectures to Prince Yu's Mansion?"

Huang Jin immediately said: "Gao Gong has already taken up the post of Secretary of Taichang Temple, and resigned from his position as a lecturer."

"Since King Yu opened the sutra feast, Gao Gong has been giving lectures to King Yu, right?"

Huang Jin lowered his head and dared not continue speaking.

Jiajing said: "Let Gao Gong go to Nanjing Guozijian to serve as a sacrificial wine. When King Yu succeeds to the throne, call him back."

After saying this, Jiajing felt that his whole body was exhausted, and his restless mood could not be calmed down.

"Incense!"

Huang Jin hurriedly asked the little eunuch to bring the incense burner, and when the smell of sandalwood rose, Jiajing frowned and asked:

"Why not ambergris!?"

The little eunuchs were trembling with fright, Huang Jin could only say: "Go back to the emperor, the previous ambergris was paid as a tribute from Fuzhou..."

"Trash! Order! Shandong, Nanzhili, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Qiongzhou Prefecture! This year's ambergris tribute must be completed! Send the palace people to supervise it now!"

Huang Jin could only bow his head in response, and waited until the emperor had settled down, then Huang Jin withdrew.

It was only after walking out of Yuxi Palace that Huang Jin's tense body relaxed. Since Lu Bing's death, Huang Jin felt that being with the king was like being with a tiger.

But the eunuch wanted to leave the palace, and he had nowhere else to go except Nanjing and Fengyang.

But now that Nanjing is in such a situation, Fengyang Mansion seems to be in jeopardy, so where else can we go?

Huang Jin, the palace companion, was thinking of retreating, but more people wanted to move forward.

This naturally included Chen Hong, the chief eunuch of the admiral Dongchang.

After receiving the decree, he immediately dispatched elite guards from Jinyi to go south to arrest Tan Lun, eager to make meritorious service in front of the emperor.

Zhang Juzheng, who was in Huizhou, didn't know the chain reaction caused by Tan Lun's memorial, and he didn't know that his friend Gao Gong was about to be demoted to Nanjing to be his companion.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng received a private letter from You Jujing, Governor of Huguang. After reading the letter, Zhang Juzheng angrily slapped the letter on the table.

Uncle Liu Shiyan, who was rushing back from the front line, was sitting in Zhang Juzheng drinking tea, and was so frightened by Zhang Juzheng's angry slap on the table that he almost shook the tea out.

Liu Shiyan's official position is higher than that of Zhang Juzheng, and he is honorable, but he still dare not show the prestige of a general in front of Zhang Juzheng.

Liu Shiyan himself also found it very strange. When Li Sui, the former Shang Li Sui of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, was in office, Liu Shiyan often patted the table with him.

But instead of Zhang Juzheng, who was acting as the acting military department, Liu Shiyan was convinced to follow him as his younger brother.

"Zhang Butang, calm down."

Liu Shiyan said quickly.

Zhang Juzheng calmed down and said: "You Jujing, the governor of Huguang, is really ignorant and disregarding the overall situation! The Soviet bandits are going to attack Jiujiang, and he hasn't shipped the autumn grain yet!"

Liu Shiyan was also a little surprised. It stands to reason that it is now September, and the harvest of autumn grains has already begun. No matter how slow the Huguang government is, there should be some early-maturing autumn grains. No wonder Zhang Juzheng is so angry.

The strategic intention of the Fujian-Zhejiang coalition forces is already obvious. They occupy the three prefectures of Jiangxi around Poyang Lake, and the goal is naturally Poyang Lake and Jiujiang, a key city on the Yangtze River waterway.

If Su Ze really occupies Jiujiang City, he can cut off the connection between Huguang and Nanjing, and block the transportation of this year's autumn grain to the north.

The governor of Huguang was reminded early in the morning, but until now, even the food that was supposed to be shipped has not arrived, so how could Zhang Juzheng not be angry.

"Didn't Zhang Butang remind Huguang last month? Why is the autumn harvest so slow this year?"

Zhang Juzheng handed the letter to Liu Shiyan, and Liu Shiyan was speechless after reading it.

It turns out that the reason why Huguang's grain harvest is so slow this year, if it really goes back to its source, is because of Zhang Juzheng's letter.

After receiving Zhang Juzheng's letter, the governor of Huguang really took action very quickly.

And his action is to let the people harvest the grain in the fields immediately, and collect the autumn grain in advance.

The decision of Huguang governor You Jujing is actually not a big problem, because his order is to let the people harvest grain, and harvest the immature ones as forage green storage.

Wheat can be harvested when it is not yet mature and can be used as feed for cattle and horses. In addition to food, it is also necessary to mobilize the Nine Frontiers to move south. Naturally, feed is also needed.

In fact, You Jujing can be regarded as a capable minister. He was transferred from the governor of Yunnan to the governor of Huguang. When he was in Yunnan, he was good at using soldiers and quelled several rebellions by the Shaomin.

It happened that Yang Shen, Emperor Wenzong of the time, died, and You Jujing confiscated Yang Shen's body, and then asked the court to allow Yang Shen to be buried in his hometown.

You Jujing knew civil affairs as well as military affairs. It stands to reason that a veteran like him should be able to handle affairs. It's a pity that You Jujing's time in Huguang was too short, and his control over the officials and subordinates was too weak.

After this order was issued, it was apportioned layer by layer, and at the bottom, it became necessary for each county to immediately harvest a batch of silage wheat as fodder for the army.

What's even more amazing is that originally You Jujing ordered the green storage wheat to be stored in the warehouse, and it was also converted into land tax, that is, it was included in the grain tax.

But when it comes to the grassroots level, it becomes an additional tax for green storage wheat, and what is paid is not considered a regular tax.

And big households are naturally unwilling to harvest the grain that is about to mature now, so these shares are naturally allocated to the small people in the end.

Obviously, they only need to wait another half a month for this batch of autumn grain to mature, but the common people are forced to harvest green storage.

Because the south of the Yangtze River changed rice to mulberry, Huguang's land tax has been increased in recent years. This time, the forced harvest of green storage became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Anti-tax campaigns appeared in various parts of Huguang. Ordinary people took up farm tools to protect their crops, and even some small landlords joined in.

Huguang is in such a mess that even the normal precocious grain collection cannot be carried out.

You Jujing was in a state of desperation, and wrote a letter asking Zhang Juzheng to hold back Su Ze's army, and give him another month to collect food.

After reading the letter, Liu Shiyan said worriedly: "The bandit army is overwhelming in Jiangxi, but Jiujiang City is tall, and there are 3,000 Jiujiang guards in the city, plus the Jiujiang navy, it should be able to stop it for a month, right?"

Zhang Juzheng sighed and said: "Although Jiujiang Guard is the command post of the capital with 3,000 soldiers, no one knows how many soldiers are left."

"Not to mention the Jiujiang Navy. The fishermen on the Jiujiang River are all recruited into the navy, and there are only small boats and no big boats."

Zhang Juzheng sighed and said: "The only thing Jiujiang can count on now is that the outer city of the water wall built by Chen Youliang in Jiujiang was strong. I have already written to Jiujiang to ask them to shrink their troops and enter the inner city to guard. Just hold back the bandit army until the end of the year. .”

Liu Shiyan is a descendant of Bowen Liu of Chengyi, and he has his family's art of war.

At that time, Chen Youliang used the swamps and tributaries along the Jiujiang River to build a Jiujiang Outer City, which blocked Zhu Yuanzhang's navy for several months.

Liu Shiyan felt a little strange that Daming actually wanted to use the city defense left by Chen Youliang to resist the bandit army.

However, the military situation is such that Liu Shiyan's army cannot break through the Jingdezhen defense line, and cannot support Jiangxi.

The civil unrest in Huguang has not subsided, and it seems that there is no spare power to support Jiangxi.

Self-defense in Jiujiang is indeed the best way.

Sure enough, the fall of Jiangxi was very fast. Lin Liangjun, who had just captured Raozhou Prefecture, quickly moved northward to control Nankang Prefecture.

Lin Liangjun first went to Duchang City in the east of Poyang Lake, and then mobilized ships to go westward, crossed the lake and captured Xingzi City, the prefecture of Nankang Prefecture.

Xingzi City is backed by Mount Lu and Poyang Lake, less than 200 miles away from Jiujiang City.

The Jiujiang garrison did not dare to patrol Poyang Lake anymore, and withdrew all naval warships into the outer city wall.

However, Zeng Guangtai, the prefect of Jiujiang, can be regarded as a soldier. He dug out the Folang cannon cast by Wang Yangming from Jiujiang City, and installed it on the outer city of Jiujiang City, which saved some morale.

At the same time, on the pier of Xingzi City, Lin Liangjun was looking at a bunch of bottles and cans on the pier.

"Hu Gong, do you really want to go in person?"

Eunuch Hu, who already had a white beard, said: "After the new drug is prepared, it is easy to explode during transportation. Even if sawdust and sand are added, it is not safe to encounter bumps."

"The best way is to configure it at the place closest to Jiujiang City, so that there is a greater chance of detonating under Jiujiang City."

Lin Liangjun touched his head and said: "But Mr. Hu, you can let your disciples go. The governor sent you here, and it is not for you to risk yourself."

But Eunuch Hu said: "How can I entrust my disciples to do such important military and state affairs? Besides, I am the most experienced person in dispensing new medicines. I don't feel at ease entrusting them to my disciples."

"In addition, I also want to see the power of the new drug explosion at a close distance. Brigadier Lin, you just need to ensure the safety of the frontline laboratory!"

Lin Liangjun couldn't persuade Hu Gonggong either, he could only say: "Hu Gonggong, you have to be careful all the way!"