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Chapter 455
Su Ping, who frowned slightly, raised his head and said to the outside: "What's the noise!"

At the same time, the messenger who had already broken into the hall finally stopped, and several officials from the Ministry of War's yamen also came up to greet him.

But anyone who stayed in the Yamen of the Ministry of War did not know what the urgent message of eight hundred miles meant, especially just now when they heard the messenger shouting the words of King Ning's rebellion.

Even though these officials had already experienced the shock of the Anhua King Zhu Zhiyu's rebellion and the news that 10,000+ Tatars had invaded the country, they were still shocked when they suddenly heard the news of Ning King's rebellion.

It is precisely because they are in the Yamen of the Ministry of War that they know better than ordinary people what the news of King Ning's rebellion means at this moment, and what impact it will have on the court.

An official reacted almost immediately and went forward to take the official letter from the messenger, and then ordered people to take the messenger down to settle down, and at the same time, he walked quickly towards the inner room.

The official heard Su Ping's voice before entering the hall.

Stepping into the hall, the officials stepped forward and saluted Su Ping: "Report to your lord, hurry up for eight hundred miles, King Ning is rebellious!"

Su Ping, who was holding a sip of tea, was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he couldn't help but spit out a sip of tea, his face was full of horror and he said: "What, you said that King Ning is rebellious?"

Su Ping's reaction was not surprising, at least in the eyes of the official, it was a normal reaction. If Su Ping looked calm and composed, it would be a really strange thing.

The official lowered his eyebrows and handed Su Ping the official letter in his hand, saying: "My lord, please read."

Even if Su Pingdang took over the official letter, he is now the chief official in the Yamen of the Ministry of War. If such a big thing happened, he had to confirm it at the first time, and then decide whether to report it or not.

When he opened the official letter, Su Ping felt nervous, and at the same time confirmed the news of King Ning's rebellion.

Taking a deep breath, Su Ping suddenly stood up and glanced at the officials in front of him, saying: "Quickly prepare the chariots and horses, I'm going to meet some elders!"

cabinet
As the cabinet ministers, Yang Tinghe and Liu Yu seem to be quite leisurely these days. It is not that there is no business in the court. It is said that the affairs of the court and China are busy. Under normal circumstances, they should not be idle as cabinet ministers. .

But now the cabinet is obviously dominated by Wang Yangming. Although Wang Yangming has not yet become the chief assistant of the cabinet, in fact, in the cabinet, the power in the hands of Wang Yangming, who is in charge of implementing the New Deal, is probably inferior even if he is the chief assistant of the cabinet. point.

After all, Wang Yangming, who has won the trust of the emperor, is definitely in power, and even the supervisor of rituals has to cooperate with Wang Yangming.

People came and went in the cabinet today, showing a busy appearance.

Wang Yangming was leaning over his desk to look through the official documents submitted below, when suddenly he saw a person rushing towards him with a look of panic on his face.

When he saw the person coming, Wang Yangming couldn't help frowning.

When Su Ping came to the cabinet, he came to look for Wang Yangming immediately. After all, the officials in the court are not fools. Everyone knows that Wang Yangming is now trusted by the emperor. Don't say who should be closer to him at this time. up.

"My lord, the military situation in the eight hundred miles of Jiangsu is urgent, and King Ning is plotting rebellion!"

Wang Yangming suddenly looked up at Su Ping, his eyes fell on the official document in Su Ping's hand, his eyes were full of dignity and he said: "King Ning rebelled?"

Su Ping saw Wang Yangming's expression and reaction in his eyes. Seeing that although Wang Yangming was shocked, he didn't show any panic. He couldn't help secretly admiring Wang Yangming's courage and determination.

One must know that even when he heard the news, he couldn't help but be overwhelmed by it, but he never thought that Wang Yangming would appear so calm and unhurried. He really deserves to be a figure who can lead the army, fight on the battlefield, and be a general in the past.

With such a thought flashing through his mind, Su Ping nodded at Wang Yangming and said, "Reporting to my lord, the lower officials have confirmed that it is indeed an urgent military document for King Ning's rebellion."

After receiving the official letter from Su Ping, Wang Yangming glanced at ten lines at a glance, without much reaction on his face, but he also sighed in his heart. Li Huan really knew things like a god, and King Ning really reacted as he said. up.

After all, although Wang Yangming knew that with the implementation of the New Deal, there would inevitably be turmoil in the world, but as to where the turmoil came from, Wang Yangming was really not sure.

But Li Huan told him early on that King Ning would rebel.

To be honest, Wang Yangming was somewhat puzzled by Li Huan's certainty that King Ning would rebel. He didn't know why Li Huan was so sure. However, Li Huan was sure that King Ning would rebel.

Now, as Li Huan said, King Ning really rebelled.

Breathing out a foul breath, Wang Yangming said to the officials at the side: "Invite Mr. Yang Ge and Mr. Liu Ge here, and say that we have important matters to discuss."

For such an important matter, Wang Yangming couldn't believe that even the cabinet had received the news, but the emperor in the imperial city and Li Huanhui, who was sitting in Jinyiwei, had not received the news.

It is expected that the emperor's summoning order may come at any time, so Wang Yangming naturally wants to seize the time to discuss with Yang Tinghe and Liu Yu to come up with a result.

After all, when the emperor summoned him, he would inevitably ask the cabinet's opinion on King Ning's rebellion.

Suddenly there was an exclamation from the next door and the crisp sound of the teacup falling, and then Yang Tinghe and Liu Yu walked over from the next door with serious expressions on their faces.

Yang Tinghe looked at Wang Yangming and said, "Prince Ning really turned against him?"

Liu Yu also stared at Wang Yangming.

If such a big matter is true, it will cause a sensation in the world, so Liu Yu can't help but pay attention to it.

The most important thing is that after such a big incident, the court is sure to put down King Ning's rebellion, but when the time comes, the court will inevitably introduce someone to take the blame for King Ning's rebellion.

After all, such a big thing happened, no matter what, all the officials must give the emperor an explanation, right?

Then, no matter how you look at it, this person who is responsible for the blame is no more suitable than the elders of the pavilion. It is precisely because of this that Liu Yu is quite worried.

After all, looking at the cabinet, it seems that he is the most suitable to take the blame.

Wang Yangming only felt that Liu Yu's reaction was a bit weird, but he didn't think much about it for a while, he just thought that Liu Yu was shocked by the news of King Ning's rebellion, so he didn't think of anything else.

Nodding his head slightly, Wang Yangming handed the official letter in his hand to Liu Yu and said, "You guys should take a look too. If nothing unexpected happens, His Majesty's order to summon us is probably already on the way. We must get it before meeting His Majesty. Come up with an idea."

Liu Yu took the official letter and looked it over, then handed it to Yang Tinghe, his eyes fell on Wang Yangming and said: "King Ning dared to rebel, so there is nothing to say, the court must send troops to fight the rebellion."

Yang Tinghe stroked his beard and said, "King Ning's so-called side of the Qing emperor is just an excuse. It is clear that he wants to rebel. My opinion is to immediately select good generals who are good at fighting and lead the army to pacify King Ning as quickly as possible. The rebellion absolutely cannot allow King Ning to enter the Southern Zhili area."

After hearing what Yang Ting and the two had said, Wang Yangming nodded slightly. Although the two people's suggestions were not new, they were perfectly suitable for such matters.

Just as he was about to speak, there was a sound of footsteps outside, both Wang Yangming and Yang Tinghe looked towards the entrance of the hall.

Seeing a servant coming in a hurry, his eyes lit up when he saw Yang Tinghe and Wang Yangming, and he said with a straight face: "Your Majesty urgently summons several elders to enter the palace to have an audience!"

Wang Yangming and the others had long been mentally prepared, so they should respectfully accept the order.

At the same time, several governors who were sitting in the five-army governor's mansion also received urgent documents from eight hundred miles, and at the same time the emperor's will also came to the five-army commander-in-chief's mansion.

In the past, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies had been reduced to a decoration, and it had completely become a department that cooperated with the Ministry of War and had no rights.

However, with the rise of Li Huan, a group of upstarts were born, and the command of the five armies, which represented the power and interests of the military, naturally fell into Li Huan's hands.

Now the governors serving in the five army governors' mansions are definitely nobles who are close to Li Huan.

After all, the Ming Dynasty has always served as the governor of the Five Armies with honors, and has the power to dispatch troops and horses, so as to check and balance the civil official group.

It's a pity that the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion has long been unusable. Now, under the drastic reforms of Li Huan and the emperor, the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion dare not say that it has restored its former glory, but it has gradually become slack.

Li Zhi, Marquis of Yangcheng, Cheng Guang, Marquis of Weiyuan, and Zhu Fu, Duke of Cheng, are the governors of the Five Armies Governor's Mansion, and they hold the interests and voice of the noble group.

The aged Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu is now the governor of the former military governor's mansion. Although he doesn't care much, if there is any important matter in the five armies' governor's mansion, he must be consulted.

At this time, Zhu Fu looked at the urgent military situation in front of him, his face was full of astonishment, obviously shocked by the news of King Ning's rebellion.

Li Zhi, Cheng Guang, and the nobles looked at Zhu Fu one by one and said, "Old Duke, King Ning rebelled, let's..."

Before a few people finished speaking, Zhu Fu waved his hand and said indifferently: "Isn't it just that King Ning rebelled? A mere King Ning can't make any troubles. Everyone follow me into the palace to meet His Majesty, and see what His Majesty tells you." That's right."

These people are all human spirits, just listening to what Zhu Fu said, they understand that they are able to have today, it is entirely because of the emperor's support and value, so after meeting the emperor, they only need to obey the emperor's order That is, as for what opinions they have, it must be based on the will of the emperor.

In the imperial city
Following the news of the emperor's summons, no matter whether it was the cabinet, the governor's office of the five armies, or the chief officials of the various ministries, they all entered the palace immediately.

At this moment, more than a dozen figures had gathered in the originally spacious Imperial Study Room. Although it was not as powerful as the dozens or hundreds of officials at the court meeting, the dozen or so people present were the real core decision-makers of Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the imperial study room was in a mess, everyone entered the palace hastily with the order of the emperor, some of them knew the news of King Ning's rebellion in advance, and some of them learned the shocking news from other people only after they arrived.

Facing the news of King Ning's rebellion, before the emperor appeared, everyone was naturally discussing.

While everyone was discussing, suddenly Qiu Ju's sharp voice sounded.

Immediately, the figure of the Son of Heaven appeared in the eyes of everyone. The Son of Heaven walked into the imperial study slowly, walked up the imperial steps and sat down, while everyone bowed to the Son of Heaven.

Glancing at the crowd, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand to signal them to be free from courtesy, and then he looked at the crowd solemnly and said: "My dear family, why I summoned all the gentlemen to come here today, I think you all know by now. gone."

Wang Yangming took a deep breath and bowed to the emperor, "I would like to report to your majesty, the ministers and others have not been strictly supervised, so that it caused the catastrophe of King Ning's treason, please punish him."

Everyone followed Wang Yangming to plead guilty to the emperor.

Regardless of whether King Ning's rebellion has anything to do with the officials or not, no matter what the reason is for a vassal's rebellion, someone has to take the blame, but the emperor can't let the emperor take the blame, so it can only be done by the officials.

After all, the emperor can't be wrong, the real ones are the treacherous ministers in the court.

Zhu Houzhao's expression was calm, and he said lightly: "This is not the time to pursue responsibility. I called all the ministers here to discuss with them and come up with a strategy to put down King Ning's conspiracy."

As he said that, Zhu Hou looked at everyone and said, "I wonder if you guys have any suggestions?"

For a while, everyone was silent, and no one was in a hurry to speak.

Wang Yangming subconsciously looked at Li Huan who was standing aside, as if he wanted to see Li Huan's suggestion, but Li Huan stood there without moving, which made Wang Yangming very puzzled. After all, in Wang Yangming's opinion, this At that time, Li Huan was definitely the first to stand up.

Seeing that Li Huan was not moving at this time, Wang Yangming, who couldn't figure out what Li Huan was trying to sell, took a deep breath, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the rebellion of King Ning is not a small matter. The rebellion is getting more and more intense, the imperial court should quickly select a capable minister to quell the rebellion as quickly as possible."

"What Yang Ge said is true!"

"That's right, you must choose a minister with both virtue and talent, and outstanding ability to put down the rebellion."

"Old Wang Ge once commanded an army to defeat the Tatars in the past. He is the best candidate in terms of prestige and ability, and he can be the commander in charge of countering the rebellion!"

Someone recommended Wang Yangming without hesitation.

But as soon as this person's voice fell, Zhang Lun, Cheng Guogong, who had been silent on Xungui's side, said: "If you want me to speak, there is no more suitable candidate than Champion Hou."

Perhaps the relationship between Li Huan and Wang Yangming is very harmonious, and they are even regarded as a party, but in the eyes of nobles like Cheng Guogong and British Duke, Wang Yangming's brand of civil society is too heavy, so seeing someone recommending Wang Yangming, Cheng Guogong and others subconsciously They stand up and recommend Li Huan, after all, in their view, only Li Huan can represent the interests of their noble group.

(End of this chapter)