Chapter 441 Yan Shaoting! You are shameless!
Yan Shaoting and Zhu Shitai both had some awareness of the disarray of the Nanjing guard camps.

But when the two were greeted by Li Tingzhu, Cao Wenbing and others and entered the West City camp, and saw with their own eyes the soldiers being trained by the military lieutenants on the parade ground, they could not help but sigh deeply in their hearts.

even.

When everyone entered the central military tent in the camp.

Zhu Shitai finally couldn't help it. While there was no one around, he grabbed Yan Shaoting and finally uttered a very objective evaluation.

According to his meaning.

If the troops inside and outside the entire Nanjing city were in this situation, then based on the combat effectiveness of the Qi family army, it would be entirely possible for the Qi family army alone to massacre all the troops inside and outside the Nanjing city.

The officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Guard Camps who could be trained in the West City Camp were naturally not old veterans or child soldiers.

Even to deal with the possibility that Yan Shaoting might come to patrol the camp at any time.

Li Tingzhu and Cao Wenbing, who were stationed at the garrison office, issued orders to urge the various guard camps in Nanjing to select elite soldiers in their prime to enter the West City camp for training.

Under the inexplicable pressure of Yan Shaoting.

The generals of the various guard camps in Nanjing naturally did their best and sent the best troops in their respective camps to the West City Camp for training.

These officers and soldiers are all strong and sturdy. Each of them is a rare good man, with a straight figure, fat and strong, and tall and strong.

But such a top-notch young man, in the eyes of Zhu Shitai, did not have any spirit at all.

Let’s not talk about this for now.

Even the training captains in the Nanjing West City Camp used training methods that were dated back to many years ago.

This is exactly why Zhu Shitai said that.

This is why a single Qi family army could massacre all the guard camps in Nanjing.

This is just a fancy army with only the appearance of a soldier but no spirit.

Moreover, this flower stand was pieced together by all the guard camps in Nanjing.

This is a fatal thing.

So after Yan Shaoting entered the central army tent and sat down, his expression changed from the smiling face he had outside the camp gate to silence.

Li Tingzhu was a smart man after all. After just one glance, he knew that something must have gone wrong on his end.

But he didn't dare to ask directly.

Everyone took their seats.

Li Tingzhu was about to speak when he saw Yan Shaoting, who had just sat down, stood up.

"Do you know where the Nanjing garrison is now?"

Yan Shaoting's direct question instantly made the expressions of the generals of the Nanjing Guard Camps who were fighting in the entire central army tense.

Li Tingzhu swore that Yan Shaoting must have already grasped the situation in Nanjing city even before he arrived, after having been in Nanjing for so many days.

Who are the people left behind in Nanjing?

It’s none other than Xu Pengju, Duke of Wei.

I think he must have known the name of Xu Pengju, the idiot Duke, and he also knew that this idiot Duke spent all his time having fun on the Xuanwu Lake.

But asking this in public at this time.

This is tantamount to accusation.

Li Tingzhu had to tense up and said softly, "Reporting to the Admiral, Duke Xu is on vacation today and I think he is at home now."

Faced with Yan Shaoting's questioning, Li Tingzhu could only use the excuse of taking a day off to cover up for Xu Pengju's lie.

Yan Shaoting did not continue to ask, but just said "oh", and then changed the subject: "Before going south this time, I was in the capital and was summoned by Duke Dingguo. He also expressed his concern about Nanjing. I was busy with many things before and was unable to have time. Now I thought I could pay a visit on his behalf, but I didn't expect that it was Duke Wei's day off."

This made Li Tingzhu suddenly not know how to respond.

As everyone knows, the Xu family of Zhongshan Wuning Palace was divided into two branches after the Jingnan Campaign.

One of them is the Duke of Wei’s Mansion that stayed in Nanjing.

One branch traced back to the Emperor Chengzu's Jingnan Campaign and won the title of Duke of Dingguo. When Emperor Chengzu moved the capital, the line of Duke of Chengguo also moved to the north.

Of course, everyone knows the reason and name behind this.

Those who were able to move the capital to Beijing with Emperor Chengzu were the true core nobles of the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing that no one answered, Yan Shaoting just smiled.

He then went on to say, "Today, I inspected the camps and saw the mighty soldiers of the Nanjing Guards. The imperial edict is coming soon. I think I can complete the task assigned by the imperial court as soon as possible and draw troops from the guards to form a loyal and brave bandit-suppression camp."

These words finally gave Li Tingzhu a chance to catch his breath.

He immediately smiled and bowed, saying, "The emperor trusts me. Now the admiral is stationed in Nanjing, in charge of all the troops. This time we are training a loyal and brave bandit-suppression camp. With the help of the prince and the Shanzi camp, we will be able to form an army in no time. When the army rushes out, we will definitely wipe out the White Lotus rebels hiding in the provinces of Jiangnan and bring peace to the people of Jiangnan."

This is flattery.

However, Yan Shaoting smiled and shook his head, saying, "How can the imperial court really train a new army to wipe out the White Lotus rebels?"

After he finished speaking, he cast a deep gaze at Li Tingzhu, Cao Wenbing and others present.

Li Tingzhu's expression froze, while Cao Wenbing beside him bowed his hands in confusion and asked, "What do you mean, Admiral?"

Yan Shaoting seemed to be thinking about himself and answered: "Do you two know why the emperor named this new army "Loyal and Brave to Suppress Bandits"? "

As he asked the question, even Cao Wenbing frowned.

After a while.

Li Tingzhu shook his head: "Please give me your instructions, Admiral."

Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "I dare not say. But the emperor's intention this time is to emphasize loyalty and bravery first, and then to suppress the bandits. Lord Li, Lord Cao, do you understand?"

Cao Wenbing was still confused.

But Li Tingzhu was shocked, his brows were furrowed, and he looked at Yan Shaoting with some uneasiness.

The wine and drinks that the West City camp hastily prepared upon hearing the news were not used.

The banquet and the girls that were scheduled for the evening at Jinling Tower did not earn any tips from the nobles.

At the gate of the West City Camp.

Li Tingzhu frowned as he looked at Yan Shaoting and his group who were leaving on horseback, his expression becoming increasingly solemn.

Cao Wenbing put away the flattering smile on his face, looked sideways at Li Tingzhu, and asked in confusion: "Brother Tingzhu, what's wrong?"

Li Tingzhu shook his head: "Do you know why he asked what the name of the new camp means?"

Cao Wenbing snorted and curled his lips: "He kept us in suspense and was deliberately mysterious. A soldier like me in the army can't guess it. But today he inspected the camp and left without any reason."

"Nothing? I'm afraid something big is going to happen!"

Li Tingzhu glanced at Cao Wenbing and became more and more worried.

Seeing Li Tingzhu like this, Cao Wenbing finally put away the frivolous expression on his face, looked around, and then asked in a low voice: "What happened? Why did he ask that just now?"

Li Tingzhu turned his head and looked at the officers and soldiers behind him.

Seeing Lord Li looking at them, everyone immediately retreated to a distance.

Li Tingzhu then sighed: "He is not asking us, he is clearly warning you and me!"

Cao Wenbing's brows trembled: "Warning? What does he want to do!"

Li Tingzhu shook his head and reached out to hold Cao Wenbing.

This action finally made Cao Wenbing feel a little uneasy, and he felt that something was wrong.

Li Tingzhu's voice also reached his ears.

"He said loyalty and bravery come first. If it is about the White Lotus rebels, why would the court need to discuss these two words with them? It can just be called suppressing the rebels. Why would the emperor add the words loyalty and bravery?"

Cao Wenbing's heart suddenly trembled.

He has already reacted a little.

Li Tingzhu continued, "Loyalty and bravery... Loyalty and bravery... This is clearly a warning to us, don't forget who you are loyal to and where you are brave. If these two words are gone, I'm afraid the task of suppressing bandits will fall on us..."

The son of a meritorious official who had inherited the throne from the reign of Emperor Taizu had a look of worry on his face, and for a moment he could not help but shake his head and sigh.

When Cao Wenbing heard this explanation, his face turned pale and his eyes flickered with anxiety.

"You...you mean...he's going to attack us?"

Li Tingzhu laughed helplessly twice, and looked straight at Cao Wenbing, feeling more and more helpless, not knowing why he had to work with such a stupid person.

People have already sent warnings.

Can I still remain indifferent?
Li Tingzhu looked at Cao Wenbing: "If he really wanted to do it, why would he go to all the trouble to come and warn us? He wants us to make the final decision in Nanjing City, where to stand."

A light sigh.

Cao Wenbing's eyes moved quickly.

Li Tingzhu had already put his hand on his shoulder: "Wen Bing, I am older than you. I usually regard myself as your elder brother, and you are quite respectful to me. If you still regard me as your elder brother now, can you listen to me?"

Cao Wenbing nodded repeatedly.

His face turned paler and paler. "Brother Tingzhu is my elder brother, so I should listen to you. I will do whatever you say. Who would have expected anything from that idiot Duke above us?"

Li Tingzhu nodded: "That's good, that's good. Just remember, from now on, as long as Yan Shaoting is in Nanjing, you must act according to my instructions, and there must not be any mistakes, otherwise I'm afraid that we, who originally lived together with the country, will lose this dignity and inheritance."

Seeing that Li Tingzhu said it so seriously.

Even though Cao Wenbing was really stupid, he could already understand the meaning at this time.

He immediately gritted his teeth and stamped his feet.

He turned around and looked in the direction where Yan Shaoting and his group left.

"Even if Yan Shaoting asks me to chop off Xu Pengju's head in the future, I will do it without hesitation!"

……

As for whether Cao Wenbing will chop off the head of this stupid Duke Xu Pengju, I wonder if he will.

No one knows.

But as time went on, Yan Shaoting spent longer time in Nanjing.

He also began to attack one move at a time.

is the day.

Nanjing Governor's Grain Storage Office.

After Yang Zongqi severely reprimanded several clerks in public, he dismissed everyone and only left his own staff and advisors to enter his own office with anger in their hearts.

Enter the public office.

Yang Zongqi drank the tea in big gulps.

"These people are truly lawless!"

"Have they forgotten that they rely on me, Yang Zongqi, for their livelihood?"

"Do you really think I don't dare to expel them from the government?"

In the government office, Yang Zongqi was still cursing angrily.

The staff could only sit aside and calm down.

There is no other reason.

The clerks that Yang Zongqi had just reprimanded outside were all clerks with official titles who worked in the Nanjing Governor's Grain Storage Office as students waiting to be officials.

With the arrival of Yan Shaoting, these officials and clerks now work in the government office in the daytime. But once they get off the government office, they immediately run to the West Garden to calculate accounts with Wang Xijue, who has returned from his hometown to celebrate his father's birthday.

Moreover, the accounts calculated by those clerks in the yamen were not from elsewhere, but the accumulated accounts over the years that the Governor's Grain Storage Office had sent to West Garden that day.

Originally, Yang Zongqi had publicly announced in the yamen that day that no one was allowed to go to the West Garden to settle accounts with Yan Shaoting.

These words were naturally directed at those clerks who had achieved fame and honor.

But these people were not afraid at all and were fearless.

Every day he would still finish his work in the yamen, and after leaving the yamen he would go into the West Garden.

to this end.

Today, Yang Zongqi finally couldn't bear it anymore and got furious.

But the effect is very bad.

Those few clerks who had achieved fame and honor still looked fearless.

Yang Zongqi was both angry and furious at this moment, but he could do nothing about it.

A clerk with merit and honor.

Just as Nanjing Minister of Personnel Wang Yongbao had reminded before, the names of these people were on the Imperial College side, and they were people nominated by Prince Yu and Lord Gao.

If we really move this group of people, it would be a slap in the face of Prince Yu and Lord Gao.

Yang Zongqi could beat and scold them, and he could also give these people a bad evaluation within his own government, but he just couldn't get rid of them.

However, it was nine years later that the ministry gave its final comment.

By that time, no one knows where Yang Zongqi will be.

No wonder those clerks who have achieved fame and honor are so confident.

However, if Yang Zongqi knew this, he would know that the reason why these clerks were so confident was not only because their future lay in nine years, but also because Yan Shaoting had promised them through Wang Xijue that now that this matter was done, they could get it done for them whether they went to the various ministries and government offices in Beijing or elsewhere.

I'm afraid Yang Zongqi will be furious again.

But not for long.

But someone knocked on the door of Yang Zongqi's office.

"Come in!"

Yang Zong shouted angrily.

The door was pushed open.

The person who came in was none other than a clerk working in the Nanjing Governor's Grain Storage Office.

He happened to be one of the people who had been severely reprimanded by Yang Zongqi in court before.

Yang Zongqi wanted to open his mouth and scold again.

But the clerk had already spoken first.

"Reporting to the Minister, the West Garden has sent someone to deliver all the accounts of this ministry to you, and I ask you to review them."

Yang Zongqi, who was about to say a swear word, was instantly blocked in his mouth.

His eyes widened, his expression blank.

After a while.

He then spoke angrily in a deep voice: "What did you say! Say it again! It's only been a few days since Yan Shaoting took my money away, and now he has someone send it back?"

The clerks were not afraid when they saw this.

Instead, he looked at Yang Zongqi with a hint of sarcasm.

"Reporting to the Minister, the West Garden also said that the accounts of all the ministries and yamen have been sent back today. In addition, Governor Yan has issued another order. Because the archived accounts of the ministries and yamen in Nanjing are outdated, poorly managed, and disorganized, in order to implement good governance, the accounts are reopened and the twelve prefectures under the jurisdiction of the Yingtian Governor are ordered to re-inspect the land and households under their jurisdiction in preparation for the various ministries and yamen in Nanjing. The Yingtian Governor's Yamen has received the order and is also in charge of the Wenzhou Prefecture."

Almost as soon as the clerk finished speaking, Yang Zongqi staggered backwards and almost fell to the ground.

The staff hurriedly stood up and wanted to help.

But Yang Zongqi's eyes were bloodshot, and his red face and hands were pressed forcefully on the table.

now.

Yang Zongqi was already furious, his face full of rage.

Under the calm and fearless gaze of the clerks.

Under the worried gaze of his staff.

Yang Zongqi's throat trembled.

"Yan Shaoting!"

"You are so shameless!"

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