Inside the listening area.
Cheng Minzheng saw the battle report of Northwest Zuojie. Lu Wan didn't say anything to him, but just gave him a wink, which meant that you can do whatever you want.
Immediately, Cheng Minzheng hurriedly returned to the cabinet to check on the room. He wanted to inform several cabinet members of the news as soon as possible, even though he could not gain the trust of Liu Jian and Li Dongyang at all.
Cabinet.
When Cheng Minzheng brought back the news, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were still studying how to impeach Wang Qiong, and Cheng Minzheng didn't care about the thoughts of the two people opposite him, and said directly: "You two, Uncle Xinjian Datong sent troops, not from inside the pass, but to the grasslands outside the pass. They marched for more than 900 miles, crossed the grassland, and attacked the Tatar invading troops in Huamachi from behind. The battle was won."
Liu Jian's face instantly turned ugly.
Li Dongyang asked: "It was reported yesterday that Liu Jin and his troops had been heavily besieged by the Tatars outside the pass, and the Tatars were heavily guarded. How many troops did Wang Bo'an send to surprise the rear?"
Obviously Li Dongyang doesn’t believe this is true.
In this battle, Wang Qiong and Wang Shouren were both transparent and were subject to impeachment by civil servants. Why did one of them suddenly jump out?
Cheng Minzheng said: "The number of soldiers and horses is still unknown. There will be reports of victory in the future. I estimate that there are not many. I heard that they did not bring a single artillery, so they relied on light cavalry to cross the grassland. Every day Each soldier was armed with muskets and fire bombs, and there were no obstacles along the way."
Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other, and both of them felt that the changes in the world were too mysterious.
I originally expected that the northwest pattern would be changed through this battle, but now I feel that everything seems to be in vain.
Not only has nothing changed, but it is even worse than before.
Cheng Minzheng said: "The good news was sent directly to Shangting. In this battle, Shangting was behind the scenes and did not participate too much. However, the Yanwu Hall has restored the old system, and many soldiers He will be participating in the military and political affairs of the northwest. I don’t know much about the details of this battle."
Li Dongyang said: "Keqin, let me ask you, the Tatars are now safe and sound. , Or is it a struggle?"
"Oh? What's the difference?" Cheng Minzheng asked.
Li Dongyang sighed: "The Tatars drove straight in from Huamachi and invaded our Ming territory. They caused wars everywhere in the northwest. The Tatars continued to wreak havoc for nearly half a month, even on local battlefields. My Ming soldiers have a small victory, but I am afraid that in the overall battle, we will also lose."
Cheng Minzheng frowned slightly and said: "Then Binzhi, do you want us to win or lose?"
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Li Dongyang said slightly angrily: "You answer directly, don't care about my opinion."
Cheng Minzheng said: "Huamachi is the entrance to the Tatar invasion. The Tatars are here." The heavy troops stationed in Huamachi will restrain our troops and horses on defense in Huamachi. If the siege of Huamachi can be solved, the Tatars will lose the gateway to safely withdraw, and the Tatars will be trapped in a pocket formation. middle, we should win this battle.
Li Dongyang shook his head and said: "That's not what you say. The purpose of the Tatar invasion is just to plunder. It depends on where they retreat." Now that the war is not over, it is too early to say victory or defeat. ”
“Haha. "
Cheng Minzheng smiled bitterly.
He could tell that Li Dongyang did not expect the soldiers in the northwest to be good. Perhaps defeat would be more in Li Dongyang's interests.
Liu Dongyang Jian Ye put down the documents in his hand and said: "This matter will be discussed later. Now we just have a hasty document reporting victory. His Majesty is not in Beijing. Who knows what will happen next? Keqin, you've been coming back a lot lately. There's a lot of official business here, so there's no need to stay there. "
"Okay, got it, got it. "Cheng Minzheng only agreed verbally.
After hearing the words, Cheng Minzheng still excused himself to leave because of the Hanlin Academy's affairs and stopped caring about the matters at hand.
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As soon as Cheng Minzheng left, Li Dongyang slapped several memorials on the table, and the suppressed emotions in his heart seemed to explode at this moment.
Liu Jiandao: "If everything changes as before, there will be no room for change. "
Li Dongyang said with a gloomy face: "If we find a chance to press the matter now, is there still a chance? "
"Bin Zhi, although there are a large number of generals in the northwest, they are basically not under your control. Now those who control the military power in the northwest are basically people cultivated by Zhang Bingkuan. In recent years, they have been Several traditional ministers have been impeached and resigned one after another. If there is no change, then the only option is to go to the most extreme extreme. ”
Liu Jian was also telling Li Dongyang that if there was no other way, he could only take the path of physical eradication.
Li Dongyang sat down, a little absent-minded. Obviously he had not recovered from this incident. Recovering from the "blow" of the incident
Liu Jian said in a comforting tone: "If you bully the weak and fear the strong, it will only make the situation worse. Although His Majesty now favors Zhang Bingkuan, he still has reservations about many things. If you don't have a hand, then find some responsible people and treat them as brave men who are not afraid of treachery and sycophants, and let them go forward and support them again. ”
Who said that the emperor does not allow participation in the impeachment of Zhang Zhou, so we will not participate in the impeachment?
It just makes people rush forward and never give up with the emperor.
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Li Dongyang said: "Recently, there have been a lot fewer people in the DPRK criticizing Zhang Bingkuan. "
Liu Jiandao: "His rise is bound to make many people lose their future. How many guests have visited your house in the past? How many are there now? Don't they worry about their future? Zhang Bingkuan deliberately avoided interacting with his colleagues in the court. This was his strength. He wanted to maintain relationships with his officials and avoid cliques. But this is also his weakness. He has no friends, which means that no one will regard him as a backer. ”
Li Dongyang understood immediately.
Because people in the court had less communication with Zhang Zhou, they all felt that they were not the same type of people as Zhang Zhou. As you climb up, you will naturally feel that Zhang Zhou is a stumbling block.stepping stones.
Many people don’t dare to fight, but there are also those who are not afraid of death, so let them keep pushing forward.
There is no need to care about the life and death of this group of people, and there is no need to persuade them to think about the overall situation and their own safety. Just count them one by one, and just fan the flames and let them continue to impeach Zhang Zhou.
This is to achieve the goal of three people becoming a tiger.
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When Cheng Minzheng arrived at the Hanlin Academy, he closed the door and saw no one.
This incident was also a bit of a blow to him, mainly because the reactions of Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were far beyond his expectations and made him feel discouraged.
At this moment, Liu Chun, the attendant, knocked on the door and said, "Mr. Lu, the Minister of Household Affairs, I would like to see you."
Liu Chung had just been promoted to the attendant from Hanlin Compilation. He usually goes to the East Palace to give lectures to the prince. Because he speaks humorously and witty, he has been favored by the prince recently, and he has always had a good staff in the Hanlin Academy.
Cheng Minzheng came out in person to greet Lu Wan.
The two arrived at the bachelor's room of the Hanlin Academy. Lu Wan said with emotion: "I never had the opportunity to come in and visit in the past. This is such a good place."
Cheng Minzheng brought tea over. He sighed: "It's just a place for leisure people."
Lu Wan smiled and said: "Scholar Cheng returned to the cabinet earlier. Did you explain everything to the two cabinet ministers?"
"Yes."
Cheng Minzheng nodded.
Lu Wandao: "Then I guess the two pavilion elders will not be too happy, and may even feel that it is a bolt from the blue for them."
Although the matter was solved by Lu After finishing speaking, Cheng Minzheng still said in a stern tone: "We are all ministers of the same palace, why do we need to be sarcastic?"
Lu Wan sighed: "Things that have been expected a long time ago, Cai Guogong went to I wrote a memorial saying that there are some people in the court who only care about scholars and not the world. This makes me feel a lot. I think that so many courtiers in the court are serving as officials for one purpose. , but in the end, who will really plan for the world?"
Cheng Minzheng didn't say anything for a while.
"I just got the news that Your Majesty is on his way back to Beijing. When he came back, I heard that the Hanlin Bachelor Wang was going to join the cabinet, but I don't know who the next cabinet minister who will return to his hometown will be." Lu Finished.
Cheng Minzheng said: "It doesn't need to be anyone else, it's just me."
Lu Wandao: "Does Bachelor Cheng have a plan for the scholars or for the world?"
Cheng Minzheng frowned and said: "Quan Qing, what is your purpose in saying this? If you are here to sow discord, there is no need to say it anymore."
Obviously from the beginning, Cheng Minzheng He did not regard Lu Wan as "one of his own". He was still willing to regard himself as a minister who came from the Hanlin Academy and was willing to work hard for Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. Unfortunately, the current situation is that Liu Jian and Li Dongyang do not want to see him. On the contrary, they Lu Wan is always trying to find ways to get along with him.
This made Cheng Minzheng feel from the bottom of his heart that Lu Wan was taking advantage of him.Fighting with the cabinet.
Especially regarding Xie Qian, Cheng Minzheng still had issues with Lu Wan.
After all, if Shangtingchu and Yanwutang hadn't attacked Xie Qian, Xie Qian wouldn't have been reduced to working as a "cashier" in Binhai City.
Lu Wandao: "I have asked for an order. Please step back from the listening area."
Cheng Minzheng said: "Just asking for an order is useless. Your Majesty will not agree."
"You are wrong." Lu Wandao, "Since the beginning of the Shangting Department's establishment, it has been based on a rotation system. No one can stay in the Shangting Department for a long time. Those who are virtuous will be retained. This is different from the cabinet. You cabinet elders have always been ranked based on seniority. Unless you retire from the court, you will be the cabinet elders for life as soon as you join the cabinet."
Cheng Minzheng frowned and said: "How did you know that His Majesty would ask you to withdraw?"
Lu Wandao: "After His Majesty returns to Beijing, he will adjust the members of the Shangting Department. Now there are four people in the Shangting Department, I'm afraid even Bachelor Cheng will have to change this. It should be that Bachelor Wang, who is about to join the cabinet, will also serve as the errand of the Supreme Court. Cai Guogong, who is Zhang Butang of the Ministry of War, may be in charge of the Supreme Court after returning to Beijing." /p>
Cheng Minzheng asked: "Where did you hear all this?"
Lu Wan smiled and said: "It's not a secret, no need to tell others."
< p>Cheng Minzheng thought for a while and seemed to be talking to himself: "Zhang Bingkuan returns to Beijing, or is he directly going to be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs? With his official duties, will he also serve as an errand in the Shangting Department? He has never liked to go forward. I like to hide behind the scenes.""It's different." Lu Wandao, "I also heard that the person who is going to be promoted to Minister of Civil Affairs is Lin Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. Later, I will also take care of the household affairs."
"What did you say?" Cheng Minzheng said in surprise.
Lu Wandao: "I may take the next step and become the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"What about Wang Dehua?" Cheng Minzheng was surprised by Lu Wan's well-informed news and asked hurriedly.
Lu Wan shook his head and said: "I don't know. He may be promoted to the General Constitution and continue to take care of the affairs of the three sides, or he may be transferred back to Beijing to take charge of the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Who knows? "How accurate is it?"
Cheng Minzheng said with a puzzled look on his face: "Wang Dehua did not make any significant achievements in the northwest this time. If he did, would this family be the same after returning to the court? Should he be the concurrent minister? If he doesn't get the credit, he can only be the censor of Zuodu, and he will indeed be demoted." Lu Wandao: "That's probably it." p>
Cheng Minzheng asked: "Then who left the cabinet?"
Before, Cheng Minzheng thought that Lu Wan was here to sow discord, but after listening to a series of "inside information" from Lu Wan After that, he began to feel that Lu Wan knew a lot of details and they were in line with common sense, and it didn't seem like he was here to amuse him.
Lu Wan shook his head and said: "It can't be Bachelor Cheng, it's either Mr. Liu Ge or Mr. Li Ge. I don't know. But there is one person who will quit. This is ten There is something about 89."
Cheng Minzheng."Then what's the purpose of telling me this?" Lu Wandao said: "Scholar Cheng, you are now one step away from the first assistant. In another year or two, you will be You may be in charge of this cabinet matter. Do I need a reason to come down and talk to you?"
Cheng Minzheng said coldly: "Quan Qing, I admit that you are very capable in doing things?" , and you are capable, but you should also know where your shortcomings are."
"Yes." Lu Wan nodded, "You are still young and it is difficult to convince the public, which is why I am here. You can't hold on to the listening position for long."
Cheng Minzheng said: "Also, you are too scheming!" Lu Wan didn't like hearing this.
Cheng Minzheng seemed to be determined to say some unpleasant advice, and continued: "You will definitely offend too many people in the court, but you also know that those who can bring you power Who is this person? If you want to win over me and let me help you, I'm afraid it's too difficult. I'm still too traditional in my thinking and don't like to interact too much with people as scheming as you." p>
I just want to say, don’t mess with me, let’s go our separate ways from now on.
This is very rude.
Lu Wan was not angry, however, and chuckled: "Scholar Cheng, you are a scholar, would you care about someone like me?"
Cheng Minzheng said helplessly: " At the beginning, I also thought that I would just hang out for a few days in the court, and when I retired, I would be able to live a long life. The test at the end of my life changed my mood too much, and I don’t know why I always think about it. Some things are beyond what I have seen and heard, which makes me want to quit."
Lu Wandao: "If Bachelor Cheng wants to quit, it will be a loss for the imperial court."
< p>Cheng Minzheng ignored Lu Wan's words and continued: "If Zhang Bingkuan joins the cabinet, I can let him go at any time. In the past, I felt that he was too sharp and could offend people too easily. But after experiencing what happened in the past few years, I feel , without him, the Ming Dynasty would be a pool of stagnant water."Lu Wan smiled and said, "I feel the same way."
Cheng Minzheng looked over and said fiercely. "You are a person cultivated by Zhang Bingkuan. I can consider him to be your boss, but I don't recognize you as a thousand-mile horse. You have been in the court recently and have interacted with many ministers. You think I don't know, but in fact I know everything. . Zhang Bingkuan does not want to form a party, but you want to form a party in exchange for the reputation of the DPRK. It is not a good thing. What I can say is...you have to do it yourself. "The recent serious transcoding has made us more motivated and updated faster. Please move your little hand to exit reading mode. Thank you