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Chapter 1005: Opening a Way for Ming Dynasty
Wang Tian, ​​who led the team to train, was a little absent-minded and kept losing focus along the way.

"Captain, according to the time, it should be time for the attack over there, right?" a captain asked, unable to contain himself.

Wang Tian nodded, "If there is any news, they will report it quickly."

"Where do you think we will be sent to?" someone asked.

"Probably...southeast!"

“The Southeast is suffering!”

"It's better than losing your life."

Everyone finds joy in suffering.

"Captain, there are soldiers blocking our way ahead." A soldier rode over to report.

Logically, this kind of training should be based on actual combat, which was also Jiang Qingzhi's suggestion. The Taoist agreed with it, so the Ministry of War issued a notice to the whole country, ordering the guards in various places to conduct military training based on actual combat standards.

However, once the documents left the capital, they were treated like wipes by the local military garrisons.

Otherwise, Wang Tian should have sent out elite scouts to explore the way according to actual combat, or even sent out a small vanguard.

But he didn't send anyone, his mind was full of thoughts about ambushing Jiang Qingzhi.

Until it was intercepted.

"Who is it?" Wang Tian was frightened all night, and the fatigue from not sleeping all combined to make him furious. He rode over and cursed, "You bastard, I'm going to catch a few idiots and teach them a lesson today, otherwise they'll really think I'm..."

He froze suddenly.

On the official road ahead, teams of soldiers were lined up in neat rows.

They held firearms that Wang Tian had never seen before, and following the general's orders, they raised their guns...

"Stop!"

A general shouted.

Wang Tian was stunned. "What are you waiting for..."

A trembling voice came from behind, "They are in formation, as if they were one man, indifferent to life and death, and their muskets terrify the grassland cavalry. They are... the Left Tiger Guard!"

Wang Tian shook his body and forced a smile, "May I ask what this is..."

"Wang Tian?" asked the general.

"It's the official!"

"dismount!"

Wang Tian was stunned, and then trembled.

"Dismount!" the general shouted.

Then a row of soldiers raised their guns and aimed at Wang Tian.

"Qian Hu." The voice behind him was not just trembling, but wailing. "This is Long Wei Bo taking action. Ambush... ambush will definitely not succeed. We are finished!"

Wang Tian rolled off his horse, knelt on the ground and laughed, "I deserve to die, but there are countless people who deserve to die in this world. Can Lord Chang Wei dare to take them all?"

The general said coldly: "My Lord once said that people love to find excuses for their inaction. If you don't do it and I don't do it, who will do it? A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. No matter how difficult the task is, as long as you do it, you will reach the end one day."

Two soldiers came over and tied up Wang Tian.

Wang Tian smiled bitterly, "It's right to be a soldier and eat food, right? But once you join the army, your descendants will all be warriors. Don't you know what warriors are? They are slaves and livestock. If I do my job honestly, I will starve to death sooner or later."

"Predicament is not a reason to do evil." The general looked at the other generals with a sharp gaze, "Are you going to be bound by yourselves, or do you want me to come?"

The generals dismounted, some cried, some tried to remain calm. Some loudly defended themselves, some said they were merely accomplices, some said they were coerced by Wang Tian…

A centurion suddenly rode away on his horse.

"escape?"

The general sneered and raised his hand.

"volley!"

Bang bang bang bang!

The captain on horseback stiffened and then slowly fell off the horse.

Wang Tian was trembling all over. "I want to report that Deputy Captain Yang Yue is plotting something bad and wants to ambush Captain Wei Bo!"

The general said calmly: "Just him?"

When being escorted back to the military camp, Wang Tian saw Jiang Qingzhi and Yang Yue.

Yang Yue was kneeling at the camp gate with his head down. When he heard the sound of horse hooves, he looked up and saw Wang Tian and others being tied up. He smiled miserably and said, "You won't be lonely on the road to the underworld anymore."

"Kneel down!" a soldier shouted.

Wang Tian knelt beside Yang Yue.

On the parade ground, the officers and soldiers were in disarray.

"Most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled." Chen Bao shook his head and sighed, "Those low-level officers and soldiers live like slaves, with insufficient food and warm clothes every day. Wang Tian and others have close contacts with local tyrants, and often drive their subordinates to work for them... These are not officers and soldiers, they are clearly slaves."

King Jing and Chen Zheng stood at the back. King Jing said, "When the Beijing guards were purged, at least those soldiers looked decent. The southern guards didn't even look decent."

"How unscrupulous!" Chen Zheng sighed, "Are these the soldiers from the south? No wonder the Japanese pirates were able to run rampant for so long."

Zhang Tong was very curious, "Why is no one in charge?"

King Jing shook his head. "Who will take care of it? The world is so big, who can take care of it?"

"There is a big problem with this Ming Dynasty."

Xu Wei's voice came from the side and behind. This guy had previously copied the inscription on the mountain wall and was ready to figure out who was shameless enough to impersonate Sun Quan.

"Yes, there is a problem." Chen Zheng nodded.

"It's a big problem," said Xu Wei.

Chen Zheng looked back and said, "This problem has existed in every dynasty. When a country was founded, there were arrogant soldiers and brave generals, but later the military men became decadent..." "Why did they become decadent?" Xu Wei asked.

"During the peaceful years, officers and soldiers became lazy."

"Just slackness?" Xu Wei sneered, "The Ming Dynasty used civil officials to control the military, and the upper and lower levels of the Ming Dynasty deducted money, so that the officers and soldiers became slaves, which is worse than the previous Song Dynasty. The former Song Dynasty at least did not let the officers and soldiers who were called the thieves' army freeze to death."

"How could someone die of hunger and cold?" Chen Zheng was stunned.

"No way." Xu Wei turned around, "Sun Bu Tong."

"Mr. Xu." Sun Bu Tong came over, and Xu Wei said, "Tell Mr. Chen what Wang Tian and others did."

Sun Bu Tong said: "Wang Tian has been in the local garrison for nine years. During these nine years, he has embezzled countless money and grain. He built a large house for his family, which is comparable to the Bo Mansion in Xin'an Lane. Dozens of his subordinates died of starvation and freezing."

"No one reported it?" Chen Zheng knew nothing about military affairs and felt that there was a loophole here.

"Report?" Sun Bu Tong smiled, a sad smile. "How could there not be? Over the years, more than 30 soldiers have reported, but the reports fell on deaf ears. Not long after, Wang Tian learned about the reports, and then... more than 30 people were all killed by Wang Tian and others on various charges. This is the fate of reporting."

"Oh my God!" Zhang Tong's eyes widened. "Isn't this lawless?"

Jiang Qingzhi turned around and said, "This is just the tip of the iceberg. How many such incidents are there in the entire Ming Dynasty? Countless. If we don't eradicate all the evil, are we going to tolerate it?"

He looked at Chen Zheng and said to the old man who liked him best, "Those scholars and officials trample on the warriors while expecting them to stop the foreign invaders. How can such a good thing happen in the world? Mr. Chen, do you think it is right or wrong to control the military with the civil?"

"Both the Han and Tang dynasties suffered from the disaster of feudal lords."

"But the Han Dynasty fell because of its strength." Jiang Qingzhi said bluntly: "Before the fall of the Han and Tang Dynasties, at least foreign races could not wreak havoc on the Central Plains."

"Look at Jin, my Han people have become two-legged sheep, and our clan is almost exterminated!"

"Look at the Tang Dynasty. Our Central Plains has become a horse ranch for foreign races."

"What did the former Song Dynasty get in return for its use of civil power to control military power? The butcher's knife of the Mongols. What about the Ming Dynasty?"

Jiang Qingzhi's anger was hard to suppress.

The big cauldron in my mind vibrated.

The purple was shaking, as if something was urging them.

The purple meaning continues to accumulate.

"Once the Ming Dynasty declines, what will await us, our children and grandchildren? What will await the Ming Dynasty if we rely on these slave-like officers and soldiers?"

"It's a butcher knife!"

Jiang Qingzhi's eyes were red.

Yan Xu said: "Mr. Xu, the uncle is a little..."

"You don't understand." Xu Wei sighed, "Since coming south, Lord Bo has witnessed too many things. One by one, they are all jaw-dropping and unbelievable. Lord Bo has been suppressing his anger. Today, he probably can't suppress it anymore."

"Mr. Chen is the emperor's teacher. Will Lord Bo offend him by doing this?" Yan Xu was a little worried. He was a die-hard member of the Jiang faction, and Xu Wei did not hide it from him, "Chen Zheng represents a force. This force has an ambiguous attitude. The purpose of Chen Zheng's trip is to observe and test Lord Bo. Lord Bo has never expressed his position, so he will probably make it clear to them today!"

"Didn't you say, sir, that we should make more friends and fewer enemies?" a general asked.

Chen Bao said: "So-called friends are definitely people who share the same ideals. Those people followed Your Majesty in the past, but their motives were not pure. Lord Bo is impatient."

Yes.

Jiang Qingzhi was not only furious, but also impatient.

He was tired of such hypocritical temptations, so he simply took the opportunity to make his attitude clear.

"If the Ming Dynasty does not reform, it will only die."

"Reform is necessary, but can it be more moderate?"

Is this the attitude you are waiting for?
Jiang Qingzhi looked at Chen Zheng, and Chen Zheng said, "This Ming Dynasty cannot withstand too much turmoil."

The Great Etiquette Dispute caused the Ming Dynasty to lose a lot of vitality. In Chen Zheng's opinion, if the new policy follows the way Jiang Qingzhi did in Songjiang Prefecture, it will inevitably repeat the mistakes of Wang Anshi in the previous Song Dynasty.

"If we don't make a move now, do we have to wait until the butcher knife of the alien race is on our necks before making a move?"

Jiang Qingzhi couldn't understand these people's train of thought. "I also want to implement the new policy peacefully, but what is the response from those people? In the capital, the response from those powerful and wealthy people is: Get lost! In Songjiang Prefecture, the response from those local powerful people is: Songjiang Prefecture has become a den of dragons and tigers, waiting for you, Jiang Qingzhi, to die! Mr. Chen, tell me, what should I do when facing such people?"

Chen Zheng couldn't answer.

"What should I do?" Jiang Qingzhi's eyes were sharp. "Should I give up the New Deal, or should I keep going forward?"

Chen Zheng smiled bitterly, "Your iron-fisted approach to implementing the new policy is certainly commendable, but it can't last forever. Have you ever thought about what you will encounter in the future?"

"Even if it's a bottomless abyss, even if I'm walking alone." Jiang Qing said, "I will go forward without hesitation!"

Chen Zheng smiled bitterly, "I will go crazy with you. Tell me! Where are we going next? How many people do we want to kill?"

This old man...Xu Wei was stunned.

Zhang Tong whispered, "Mr. Chen has a bad temper, but he is different towards Lord Chang Wei."

Jiang Qingzhi was also a little surprised. He made his attitude clear. Unless the people represented by Chen Zheng could stand firm, he would be sorry, but the new policy was not a garbage dump that would accept everything.

Chen Zheng’s attitude was also very subtle: I will go crazy with you.

Old man!

one person!
Not that group.

Jiang Qingzhi took out a cigarette and lit it. He squinted at Chen Zheng and suddenly smiled, "You old man, you are a wonderful person."

Chen Zheng also laughed, "You are a ruthless person."

The ruthless man exhaled smoke, "Next step, go to sea!"

"Go to sea?"

"Correct."

"Why go out to sea?"

"Open a way for the Ming Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)