Soon, the Imperial Censor Shi Yongan arrived in a hurry. He was also a meritorious official who assisted Li Yi in making plans and strategies during the defense of Guiyang.
Seeing that everyone was present, the imperial envoy stood up and walked to the main hall, stood solemnly in front of the incense table, waited for the three people to kneel, and then began to announce the decree.
Wang Sanshan was transferred to the Censorate and immediately returned to Beijing to prepare to preside over the next year's inspection work.
Li Yu was transferred to be the governor of Yunnan and moved to Zhanyi; Shi Yongan was promoted to be the governor of Yuanzhou and moved to Pianqiao.
In addition, there was another imperial edict to commend those who made contributions in the defense of Guiyang, including Sichuan councilor Pan Runmin, Yunnan education commissioner Yang Shikong, and school official Zhou Lianghan, who were all promoted.
Even students without any official titles, such as the young talents Yang Wencong and Wang Sunzhang, were granted the privilege of visiting the capital to meet the emperor.
However, the personnel changes in the imperial edict surprised all three of them.
Wang Sanshan was particularly confused. Normally, the person presiding over the imperial examination held immense power, and every time the imperial examination took place, all factions would fight tooth and nail, yet it just so happened that the power fell into his hands.
After thanking the emperor and accepting the decree, the three followed the imperial envoy to the side hall. After the imperial envoy introduced him, they learned that this person was the new governor of Guizhou, Fu Zonglong, who had come to replace Wang Sanshan.
Although Fu Zonglong is a new governor, he is very low-key and modest, and there is no trace of arrogance in his words and deeds.
He also told the three that the governor of Guizhou would be moved to Lu Guang, and the governor of Sichuan was Cai Fuyi, who was newly appointed by the court and moved to Yongning; Zhu Xieyuan, the governor of the army, set up his government in Zunyi, and together with Shi Yongan, the governor of Yuanzhou who moved to Pianqiao, they formed a siege on Shuixi from all sides.
Obviously, Fu Zonglong came with the imperial order, and such deployment was also the court's latest strategy to quell the rebellion.
"Lord Wang once served as the Minister of Personnel, appointing people based on their talents and not flattering the powerful. Your Majesty highly commends you."
Fu Zonglong bowed to Wang Sanshan and said with a smile, "It is a new move for the governor to take charge of the important task of the imperial examination. This shows the trust your Majesty has in you, Lord Wang."
"I dare not, I dare not." Wang Sanshan hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am so grateful for your trust. I dare not disobey you and serve the country with all my heart and soul."
Wang Sanshan felt much better after hearing this. It wasn't because his work in suppressing the rebellion was bad, but because the Emperor wanted to appoint him to an important position.
Fu Zonglong turned to Li Yi and said, "Lord Li has defended the isolated city with outstanding merit. The court has recognized his achievements, and the imperial decree should arrive soon. In addition, Lord Li has instructions for his appointment as Governor of Yunnan. The expectations are high, and the burden is heavy!"
Li Yi felt relieved. The commendation for merit was not very important. This appointment had already proved that the impeachment against him was just a rumor, or that the emperor had already made a judgment.
"Your Majesty, I am loyal to my country and I will never let you and my father worry about me." Li Yi bowed and answered loudly.
Fu Zonglong spoke a few more words to Shi Yongan, reminding him to pay attention to his safety after moving to Pianqiao.
Afterwards, he took out the court's detailed strategy for suppressing the rebellion and detailed each measure one by one.
In this side hall, the war supervisors from Yunnan and Guizhou (Yuanzhou also belongs to Guizhou) have gathered, forming a three-pronged force. How to coordinate operations and blockade the enemy is crucial.
In fact, although Fu Zonglong conveyed the emperor's will, he did not fully understand the emperor's thoughts.
Zhu Youxiao believed that Li Yi was a man of both courage and strategy in defending an isolated city, and he was a man of talent. He transferred him to Yunnan to take up a post, not only to suppress the rebellion but also to strengthen the military preparations in Yunnan and guard against rebellions by local chieftains.
Fu Zonglong was not aware of these things, and Li Yi only understood some of them after receiving the secret order.
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As the saying goes, strong winds reveal strong grass, and turbulent times reveal loyal people.
During the She'an Rebellion, many famous generals and loyal and brave men emerged, but also some cowards who were greedy for life and afraid of death were exposed.
The capable are promoted and the mediocre are punished.
Li Yu, Shi Yongan, as well as Pan Runmin, a low-ranking Sichuan councilor, Yang Shikong, a Yunnan education commissioner, Zhou Lianghan, a school official, and Yang Wencong and Wang Sunzhang, students, showed loyalty and bravery in the defense of Guiyang.
The great waves wash away the sands, or in other words, the opportunities given by the times. They seized them, and were noticed by Zhu Youxiao, who recorded them in his notebook.
Liaodong needs talented officials and brave generals, and so does the southwest, which will be the future battlefield set by the young emperor.
These officials and talents who were familiar with the situation in the southwest were highly valued and were required to go to Beijing to meet the emperor and receive study and training arranged by the young emperor.
Of course, no one knows what kind of foresight and ambition lies behind the emperor's grace.
And when the messenger announcing victory shouted again along the way and galloped through the streets of the capital, stirring up a wave of excitement among the people, the young emperor was picking up the brush dipped in cinnabar to decide life and death.
That’s right, it’s the execution of criminals.
On the list of criminals to be executed after the autumn, the emperor only needed to put a "tick" on a name, which meant that a life disappeared from this world.
Li Sancai, Cui Chengxiu, Wang Haoxian, Li Zitong... There are corrupt officials, rebels, and landlords.
Although the young emperor felt that the pen was extremely heavy, he still carefully and solemnly crossed out each name, setting a countdown to the end of these lives.
They had tried to minimize the use of collective punishment, such as extermination of three clans or nine clans. Only the head of the principal offender was killed, and his family was pardoned and exiled to Dongfan, Hainan Island, and Yunnan.
There are still many areas in Ming Dynasty that need to be developed or are not developed enough.
After finally declaring all the criminals, Zhu Youxiao checked them carefully again before putting down his pen and closing the list, not wanting to even glance at it.
Wang Tigan stood respectfully, bowing, holding the memorial reporting the victory in his hand.
"Wang Ban, please present the memorial!" The young emperor's calm voice rang out.
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