It’s morning again.
As soon as the ministers entered the palace, news about the great victory in Ningxia spread. This time there was no cover-up, and even the cabinet was informed of the situation early.
For this sudden "big victory", the ministers did not have much preparation, because the previous discussion in the court was that if Yang Yiqing and other groups could not catch up with the Tatars, they would let the Tatar cavalry cross the Yellow River. To plunder Yunyun around Ningxia Town
With a twist of face, the good news came, and the Tatars also followed the rules and retreated outside the pass. They wanted to use the topic to make use of it before, but how can they use it now
"Liu Mr. Ge, look at this."
Zhong Zhong, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, went to Liu Jian to mention this matter.
He wanted to ask for advice.
He was originally the target of public criticism. The traditional civil servants in the DPRK wanted to use the power of the Ministry of Household Affairs to control the emperor's control of military affairs through the problem of northwest dispatch. The lack of money, food and financial shortages could always be used as a way to dissuade the emperor. The reason is a practical concept, but this is based on the fact that the Tatars left after plundering.
We must first suppress Zhang Zhou before we can talk about gathering power.
Now that the good news has come, Zhong Zhong feels that his mission has come to an end. The rest depends on how the cabinet will characterize the matter.
Liu Jian did not speak. Li Dongyang on the side reminded, "We will wait until the Hulu leave the border and everything returns to stability as to the outcome of the war. It is too early to say now."
Good news is good news, but it does not mean that the Tatars will flee in despair after this victory. Who dares to say that the little Tatar prince has no back-up plan?
Zhong Zhong nodded, and he was still relieved. At least the cabinet didn't force him to mention anything excessive to the emperor, and he could watch the performances of other people in the court with peace of mind.
The meeting begins.
Zhu Youtang was sitting on his throne. Different from the past when he seemed very excited every time there was good news, he seemed a bit depressed that day. After the ministers finished the ceremony and took their seats, he still He coughed a few times, indicating that he was now sick.
When Xiao Jing came out to read out the good news from the northwest, only Yang Yiqing had one.
Yang Yiqing fully affirmed Cui Yuan's role in the victory report and did not steal the credit. He even stated that because of Cui Yuan's bravery and fearlessness in this battle, the war progressed very smoothly. The final victory also showed that he All the people under his command just cooperated a little bit.
"In this battle, 1,163 enemy heads were killed, 11 were captured, 722 large animals were captured, and more than 2,000 pieces of weapons and armor were captured. When the bandits were defeated and retreated across the river, They were in such a state of embarrassment that the number of bandits washed away was one to two hundred."
When Xiao Jing finished reading, he stood back to his original position.
At this time, many people discovered that Zhang Zhou, who was originally the protagonist of the incident, was not present. In this moment of glory with the emperor, Zhang Zhou did not go to court
Sincerely Big.
When Xiao Jing finished speaking, Zhu Youtang was supposed to comment a few words, but Zhu Youtang still looked bad, so Li Rong on the side did it for him.It concluded: "After this battle, the bandits were unable to deal with our Ming border troops. However, the Ming border troops marched and fought in a hurry for days and were very tired. In addition, several groups of people who went to Hetao were unable to rush to help and keep up. Later, they fought with the Tatars. The possibility is not high. In his report to the governor of Ningxia and other places, Yang Yiqing mentioned that it was impossible to stop the Tatars from withdrawing from the pass. "
The military department came out and said, "Your Majesty. , the local people in Ningxia were unable to fight the Tatars with all their strength, which gave the Tatars a chance to withdraw. Yang Yiqing, the governor of Ningxia, blatantly shied away on the grounds of inability and should be charged with slacking off the military."
You, Yang Yiqing, are actually guilty. Dare to report that you are unable to stop the Tatars
Even if this is true, you should risk your life to stop them, even if it means death. At most, we will treat you as a loyal martyr of the Ming Dynasty, and you Now he actually has the nerve to complain
Li Rong said, "The local defenders of Ningxia have been attacking for hundreds of miles without rest for days and nights. The soldiers have long been tired and have consumed too much fire and ammunition. They have the advantage of fighting the Tatars head-on." No longer exists. At this time, if you want to completely encircle the Tatars or even annihilate them all, you must have the cooperation of all parties."
According to general principles, eunuchs cannot be in the court. Telling one's own opinions is more of a converter of messages between the emperor and ministers.
To put it bluntly, he is just a messenger.
The emperor was not angry at all when Li Rong came forward to speak for Yang Yiqing and the local Ningxia generals. In the eyes of experienced ministers, this was entirely the emperor's order. In other words, Zhu You Zang Yi knew early on that someone might use the issue to attack Yang Yiqing for allowing the Tatars to withdraw.
"Ahem."
Zhu Youtang suddenly coughed twice. Just when the ministers thought he was clearing his throat to prepare for his opening remarks, Zhu Youtang fell silent again. .
Li Rong continued, "In this battle, Baoguo Gong and others performed unsatisfactory and missed the opportunity."
Another statement that does not suit Li Rong's identity.
This should have been said by others, and the official who directly remonstrated should have participated in the impeachment, and it should not have been Li Rong who started the topic.
Even if Yan Guan went to participate in the impeachment, maybe the emperor would protect Zhu Hui. After all, Zhu Hui was sent by Zhu Youtang to lead the troops. Now that Zhu Hui is not performing well, it shows that the emperor "was the leader at that time." "Unclear", this is not a slap in the emperor's face
Qu Shen, who had just finished speaking before and had not yet returned to the court, continued, "During the war, Baoguo Gong was afraid of the enemy and delayed the fight many times. The Tatars galloped through the territory of the Ming Dynasty as if they were in uninhabited territory. This is because the general cannot protect his people, so he should be executed for his crime."
I won't say what the crime was at this time, let's just talk about the crime and punishment.
Yang Yiqing’s side still has military merit as a foundation. At most, it is just a crime, and then "the merits and the faults balance out."
If it were Zhu Hui, although this old boy also had military exploits for killing enemies in the Hetao area, his merits could not be compared with his faults. He would just kill him and deprive him of his title. They all gave him an advantage
I really thought he didn’t need to be responsible when he went out to lead troops
Li Rong did not answer this time, but looked back at Zhu Youtang.
To come forward to stir up a topic and express some opinions, Li Rong is still qualified to do so in the court, but if he wants to judge Zhu Hui's behavior, or even to judge the crime, then he must ask the emperor You cannot speak in person.
"Yeah." Zhu Youtang just made a sound in his throat, seeming to agree with Qu Shen's statement.
It seems better to kill that bastard Zhu Hui, and he betrayed my trust in him.
But just this sound did not seem to be enough to sentence Zhu Hui to death. Then Zhu Youtang glanced at Liu Jian and the other three cabinet members on the side, but he only communicated with his eyes and did not speak, as if to say , your cabinet will not come out to express its opinions
The ministers are somewhat overwhelmed.
The emperor just made this sound in his throat and coughed. Although he was not full of breath, he did not seem to have lost his voice. Why didn't he say a word today, but instead he was playing riddles like this
Liu Jian had to speak out at this time. He raised the wat board and said, "Your Majesty, this battle has not yet reached a final conclusion. If we use this time to judge merit and crime, I am afraid it will have an impact on the morale of the army. When the results of the battle appear, We’ll discuss it later.”
“Yes.”
Zhu Youtang responded again.
I not only agree with Qu Shen’s statement that Zhu Hui should be punished, but also agree that it is not appropriate to discuss the crime now
Let us guess what the emperor’s intention is
Xie Qian Seeing this, he came out and showed his eloquent nature and said, "Your Majesty, from what I can see, this battle has at least passed the middle stage. At this moment, if we can coordinate all the troops and horses to block it, we may be able to gain another victory." A big victory, especially the troops at Yansui and Datong should come out in time."
Zhu Youtang frowned when he heard this.
Li Rong looked back at the emperor and asked for help, "What does Mr. Xie Ge mean?"
Xie Qian said, "As I know, this is a Tatar boy." The prince personally leads the troops. If he misses this opportunity, it will be even more difficult for him to be captured and killed in the future."
Li Rong then said, "Didn't Mr. Xie Ge hear the report from Governor Yang?" He said that he was no longer able to fight anymore, or he could only look for good opportunities in the future."
Xie Qian said with a slight smile on his face, "Aren't there people like Bao Guo Gong and others who have not made any achievements? Why?" Don't give them a chance to make meritorious deeds."
Li Rong wanted to beat them after hearing this.
Are you Xie Qian deliberately trying to make excuses?
Knowing that Zhu Hui and others did not even join the frontal battlefield, you actually stood by and watched the battle, and actually said that they should take responsibility for their crimes and meritorious services. But the problem is that the Tatars are not stupid enough to give them a chance.
"This is a very good proposal." Zhu Youtang finally spoke, his voice a little hoarse, "According to Mr. Soldiers, generals, etc., act according to the opportunity. If they can take advantage of this opportunity to expand the results, it will also be considered as a chance for some people to make up for their mistakes."
As soon as the emperor said this, he repeatedly mentioned it.Xie Qian, who made the suggestion, was a little unexpected.
My opinion, is this how to attract the emperor's attention?
I was just adding insult to injury to Zhu Hui, or I came out to express the civil servants' views on this matter and ridicule Wu. Xun, why does it seem that His Majesty is more enthusiastic about this matter than me?
Li Dongyang and Liu Jian both glared at Xie Qian with reproachful eyes, and Xie Qian had no choice but to retreat.
Zhu Youtang said, "In this battle, Prince Consort Cui Yuan performed very well. Some people even compared him with the champion. I think it is exaggerated, but his bravery is what I have seen. But he has always been It was only through Bingkuan's planning that he had the opportunity to perform like this. His military management ability still needs to be improved."
Cui Yuan was praised but Cui Yuan was belittled.
It seems that the emperor is not too optimistic about Cui Yuan.
This is in line with the opinions of the ministers present. After all, Cui Yuan is from the relatives' faction and has not had much communication with them. In other words, this person was not in the court system at all before and just used the name of the consort. , now let us support him to enter the court or even join the governor's office to run the army.
Zhu Youtang said, "I believe in Bingkuan's vision now, and I hope you will stop causing trouble for him."
Xie Qian came out again and said, "Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean. We both serve the court, so there is no reason to make things difficult for each other."
"Xie Qing's family, I hope you remember Today's words." Zhu Youtang agreed with Xie Qian's point of view just now, but now he seemed to be deliberately sarcastic and said to Xie Qian, "I still hear what you said in the past to tease him. I know that many people think that I think too highly of him, but others don’t know why. You are in the court, don’t you know?”
Xie Qian retreated in despair this time.
"It has been almost three years since Bingkuan entered the dynasty. I believe you all have noticed the improvement in the situation in the northwest border towns. I want to make the country strong and powerful, and I will pay more attention to those capable ministers. Nothing wrong. "Ahem." Zhu Youtang coughed twice and seemed to have stopped talking.
Then Li Rong came out and said, "Zhang Zhou, the Minister of War, has submitted a report."
When the ministers heard this, they realized that the emperor was paving the way for Zhang Zhou to play a big game.
As soon as the emperor said that he valued him, he came forward
Li Rongdao, "The Ministry of War requested that the imperial court allocate 200,000 taels of money to be used for shipbuilding in Jiangnan and other matters. The specific expenses are It has been sent to the Ministry of Revenue, please give your Majesty's approval."
As soon as the northwest battle was won, Zhang Zhou began to ask for money and grain from the court. It was not to contribute to the stability of the northwest frontier, but to contribute to the previous situation. The increased funds for the stagnant Jiangnan shipbuilding project were directly allocated by the court
If Zhang Zhou was building ships based on his personal ability before, now Zhang Zhou seems to be testing the bottom line of the ministers.
I can win the war, so I have the final say. I think we should continue to build ships. You have to give us money or you will come out to oppose, and see who is more confident
This time it is LiDongyang came out and said with a bit of annoyance in his tone, "Your Majesty, the Jianghuai shipbuilding matter has been determined by the court early in the morning and should be suspended. Why do we need to bring up the old matter again today? I believe that this matter should be in accordance with the previous decision." It is recommended that the money and food be used for urgent needs instead of unnecessary planning.”
You Zhang Bingkuan said that shipbuilding is to prevent pirates, but the problem of pirates does not seem to be that serious. You are obviously alarmist. .
We are not saying that it is wrong to deny what you did, but we are just saying that good steel should be used on the blade. Your approach of using the back of the knife to test our bottom line is simply shameless.
Li Rong said, "Then Mr. Li Ge is opposed to this matter."
"Yes." Li Dongyang replied very rudely.
"But Zhang Shangshu seems to have considered this. In Zhang Shangshu's opinion, if the ship cannot be repaired before the next year, it will not be able to make it to sea next year. There will be hurricanes on the sea every hot summer. Now is the time to make plans for the coming year," Li Rong explained seriously.
Li Dongyang said, "I dare to ask, if it can't make up for the consumption of 200,000 taels of silver by sailing out to sea, what is the point of doing so?"
Li Rong smiled. Without saying a word, Li Rong turned back and glanced at Zhu Youtang, but after seeing that Zhu Youtang had no expression, Li Rong also stepped back and said nothing.
The atmosphere at the scene was a little weird.
Zhang Zhou’s memorial was very inappropriate, and he once again put himself on the opposite side of the minister.
"Let's discuss it later." Zhu Youtang said casually after the scene was silent for a long time.
Li Dongyang then returned with confusion.
Obviously Li Dongyang also felt that something was wrong. If he had been opposed to it before, but when he was silent in the court, he suddenly seemed to realize that Zhang Zhou's behavior seemed meaningless.
He was also thinking that it was Zhang Bingkuan who had stopped the shipbuilding project on his own before, but this time he suddenly brought it up again at such a juncture, knowing that we would definitely object, just to test us. Will he succumb to his decision?
Then Xiao Jing came forward and said, "There has been a detailed reply regarding the list of appointments and adjustments of local officials requested by the Ministry of Personnel. The appointment of officials in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places, Nanjing, etc. The Ministry of Officials has not yet sent an invitation. Your Majesty said that many of the six ministries in Nanjing will be slack in their duties after the year, so they should send someone to supervise them."
The ministers present were confused for a while.
What does it mean to send someone to Nanjing to supervise the work of the six ministries in Nanjing?
Xiao Jing said, "His Majesty's intention is to send people to Nanjing to supervise and supervise the work of the six ministries in Nanjing." "
Liu Jian came out and asked, "Your Majesty, I don't know how this is just to supervise the errands. It is enough to issue an imperial edict, and there is no need to send important officials personally."
< p> Xiao Jing replied on behalf of Zhu Youtang, "Mr. Liu Ge, where the capital of Nanjing is located, is involved in many affairs in the south of the Yangtze River, and officials do their own thing. Many of the previous petitions were suspected of appointing people for selfish purposes. Your Majesty used the official department to the left. The minister went to supervise and make judgments on the employment of people.Examine the great plans of the past years, and review the officials in various parts of the south. ”“This”
It’s hard for Liu Jian to say anything.
The emperor’s attentiveness to the administration of officials is a good thing in the eyes of ministers.
If the person sent was Liu Jian's favorite, then there would be no problem, but the key was that the emperor sent Cheng Minzheng, and this was precisely the group of people who were first attracted by Zhang Zhou.
< p>The emperor said that he wanted to rectify the military affairs in the northwest, and at the same time he wanted to take action on the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River. He did not tell the ministers present that the next step would be your turnZhu Youtang said, "I don't think you can Wait until there is something worthy of objection. Let’s talk about the river work. This year’s river work schedule has not been confirmed yet. I have just made a plan here. After it is reviewed by the Ministry of Household Affairs, it will be discussed in detail tomorrow. ”
This made Zhong Zhong a little confused.
The Ministry of Revenue gave out plans one after another. Regarding the allocation of money and food, the principle adhered to was that rain and dew should be equally distributed, and there would be no situation of favoring one over the other.
The emperor didn’t agree and didn’t say anything. Now the emperor actually wanted to take the initiative to give a plan and asked them to discuss it first and then bring it to the court to make a final decision
Zhu Youtang didn’t wait. The people present expressed their opinions, and then said, "My lords, the news of great success in the northwest has arrived, and the next step is to discuss merit and rewards. I will take the opinions of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites. If you have anything to say, it is best to do this I also made it clear in the memorials two days ago. Merits, demerits, rewards and punishments are related to the vital interests of the soldiers, so I hope you will keep them in mind. ”
The minister felt uncomfortable hearing this.
Rewarding for merit sounds reasonable, but ministers are never keen on spending money, so it is best to punish them for their faults. The more important they are, the better, and if they have merit, they will give a few compliments lightly.
What the ministers like to do is to default on their silver rewards and official positions.
If they are in arrears. , the one who will make the ministers hate is Zhang Zhou, who is in charge of the Ministry of War. As the saying goes, it is not too good to transfer the hatred of the generals below to our political opponents.
But maybe the emperor had expected them. He would give them vaccinations in advance because he would argue about meritorious deeds.
Zhu Houzhao was hiding in the back and listening, even though he was talking. He didn't have much thought when it came to matters related to military affairs. He yawned repeatedly and finally leaned against the wall, holding his hands on the wall and staring with his eyes closed.
"Your Highness, let me help you. ”
Liu Jin came over to serve him, and was very considerate and extended his hand to help him.
But at this moment, it was time to build the ship, and Zhu Houzhao suddenly stared.
< p>In Zhu Houzhao's heart, he had a dream of wandering among the stars and the sea, which seemed to make him more happy than going out to the grassland.But then Li Dongyang came out and rejected Zhang Zhou's proposal.
p>"I'm so angry that I won't even allow the ship to be built." Zhu Houzhao was furious and prepared to rush out and argue with Li Dongyang.
Fortunately, Liu Jin was very discerning.With quick hands, he grabbed him.
"Your Highness, you can't show your face. Your Majesty won't let you go out."
Before Liu Jin finished speaking, Wei Bin, who had been guarding behind, followed him. Fortunately, he didn't let the prince succeed. It was his duty to stop the prince from doing stupid things, but Liu Jin took the lead.
Zhu Houzhao said, "A group of mediocre ministers only think about themselves. No wonder the father is angry. In contrast, if someone is lazy every day and can be appreciated by the father, no wonder."
Liu Jin and Wei Bin both heard this and had wry smiles on their expressions.
The summary is to the point, but the problem is that children’s words are unbridled, who will take your words seriously
It’s better to wait until you take power yourself.
Zhu Houzhao was no longer interested in the following content. Until the end of the court meeting, Zhu Houzhao almost fell asleep leaning against the wall.
"Is it over?" Zhu Houzhao stretched his head and looked forward. The ministers had retreated, and even his father had left.
Wei Bin said, "The meeting is over. Your Highness, you can go back to the East Palace to rest first."
"Yes."
Zhu Hou took care of it. With a cry, he immediately stepped away.
Liu Jin asked, "Eunuch Wei, doesn't the prince go to the inner hall to meet the saint?"
Wei Bin smiled and shook his head.
After Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao left towards the East Palace, Wei Bin hurried back to Qianqing Palace to resume his duties.
In the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Youtang was not very angry or excited. He had achieved good results on the battlefield and raised some objections with the ministers, which made him feel very calm, as if this was the daily life of the court. Of course, this kind of daily life The joy, anger, sorrow, and joy were brought to Zhang Zhou after he entered the court.
"Your Majesty, I think Mr. Li Ge did not object intentionally. There is indeed something to be discussed about shipbuilding." This time it was Li Rong who came out to make some objections.
Obviously not what Li Rong wanted to say.
It was Xiao Jing who forced him to say this. The euphemistic name was to speak out, but in fact it was to put pressure on Li Rong. You can't say nice things every time and leave the matter of being a bad guy to him. Let's do it.
Zhu Youtang said, "It's normal for them to object, but it's unusual not to object. It's better to be angry than I used to be."
Zhu Youtang recalled that there was no Zhang Zhou Day by day, I was just like an idiot, doing whatever the minister said, showing enough respect to the minister, and then when I became the emperor, I would be less like an emperor and more like a rubber stamp.
It’s different now. Zhu Youtang’s vision has been much improved than before. It doesn’t matter what emotions he has, the most important thing is to be a theatergoer and see how you act.
Wei Bin said, "Your Majesty, the crown prince has returned to the East Palace. When the servant came over, he heard that the eldest princess Yongkang had gone to pay her respects to the empress dowager again."
"This Yongkang, She didn't take my words to heart. I told her not to disturb the Queen Mother. Did she turn a deaf ear to it? Ask her to admit her mistake to Bingkuan. She was stubborn and didn't do it. Go ahead.Tell her that I want her to leave the palace immediately, and that all merits, demerits, rewards and punishments involving Mao Ren will be decided by Bingkuan. With Maoren's contribution this time, he has the potential to be knighted, but he cannot really be knighted and become a general. What I said to the Queen Mother does not count. It all depends on how Bingkuan comes to tell me. "Please remember to bookmark, the latest website The fastest and free reading without anti-theft