Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 297
Yan Yingyuan looked at Huang Zongxi in astonishment.

I said in my heart, Huang Taichong, what's the matter with you, have you told the Holy Spirit all this?

But Huang Zongxi returned a look of peace and calmness, saying that the Holy Majesty is more enlightened than you imagined.

Yan Yingyuan then replied: "Return to the Holy Master, the students have indeed discussed this matter with Brother Taichong, and they really think that this is very necessary, because the dragon has nine sons, each of which is different, and no one can guarantee the future of my Ming Dynasty. If the emperor can be as wise as the emperor and the prince, then it is necessary to rely on the supervision mechanism to ensure the people-oriented thinking."

Chongzhen said: "I agree with what you said, but now is not the time."

Yan Yingyuan agreed: "It's really not the time to revise the emperor's ancestral precepts."

"However, the monitoring mechanism for you Qinwangshizi can be established first." Chongzhen said, "Lest you Qinwangshizi are reduced to the same worms as those civil servants."

"From then on, I only thought about welcoming and sending off in the officialdom."

"From then on, I just wanted to be good to my colleagues, cater to my superiors, and then climb up the ladder."

Having said this, Chongzhen said again: "I plan to set up a supervision department in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and you two are the best candidates for the supervision department. From now on, I will entrust you two with the important task of supervising the prince Qin's son. .”

Huang Zongxi agreed straightforwardly: "Students will definitely stick to their original aspirations and not disgrace the holy order."

Yan Yingyuan said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, can students not treat this as a matter of course?"

"Why, you don't want to?" Chongzhen couldn't help being a little surprised. Although the supervisory department gave the matter a low grade, he had great power in his hands, and the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs had to accept the supervision of the supervisory department.

This is actually the Feng Xianguan of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, seeing the official senior level.

Yan Yingyuan was really unwilling, and whispered: "Your Majesty, the students are more willing to lead thousands of troops and horses to gallop on the battlefield."

"Okay." This result was not only unexpected by Chongzhen, but also reasonable. It was Yan Yingyuan.

At that moment Chongzhen said again: "In this case, you and Xu Yingwei will serve as the military department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs together."

"Is the military department in the matter?" Yan Yingyuan asked with an expression, "Your Majesty, is the Ministry of Internal Affairs going to set up a military department?"

"Yes." Chongzhen said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs will not only transfer the military department, but also the military department will become the largest department. I have a task for you soon."

Yan Yingyuan immediately lifted his spirits.

Chongzhen said again: "Yan Yingyuan, you go to Xu Yingwei right now, and then select from more than [-] Qinwang scholars who you think are better at leading the army."

Yan Yingyuan said: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, how many people need to be screened out?"

"One thousand people." Chongzhen said, "After the selection, I will return to Nanjing with you. You don't have to study other articles on the way, and you will only study military books and war strategies."

"If there is more time, let's discuss classic battles from ancient times to the present."

After a pause, he said: "There is also the Battle of Shanyang that you commanded, you can also take it out and analyze it, and tell other scholars what you thought at the beginning."

"Students would like to receive the oracle." Yan Yingyuan turned and left with a long bow.

Chongzhen said to Huang Zongxi again: "Huang Zongxi, there are more than [-] Qinwang scholars, [-] of whom will stay in Xuzhou, [-] will be filled in the military department, and [-] scholars have been seconded to Ying Tianfu, but you can Prioritize the selection of [-] people from among them, and serve as the Supervision Section for Shizhong."

There are more than [-] scholars, and Chongzhen plans to be incorporated into the Ministry of Internal Affairs as errands.

After a short pause, he continued: "However, you must pay attention when selecting candidates. These three hundred scholars need to be of good character, tough-willed, and have excellent flexibility, otherwise, I am afraid that they will not be able to take on the important task of supervision."

Huang Zongxi bowed to the ground and said solemnly: "Students would like to receive the holy edict."

After sending Huang Zongxi away, Chongzhen called Wang Chengen in again.

"Wang Daban, you protect my Luanjia and go south with Lu Zhenfei and Jin Xuan." Chongzhen said, "But after arriving in Yangzhou, don't go to Beijing, and don't go to Yangzhou city, just stay at the canal dock."

"The old slave leads the order." Wang Chengen didn't ask any more questions, and immediately went out to make arrangements.

Watching Wang Chengen go out, Zhu Cihong was thoughtful, but Zhu Cijiong couldn't hold back.

Zhu Cijiong asked: "Father, shouldn't we go south with Lu Zhenfei and Jin Xuan?"

"It's so boring to be with them." Chongzhen said with a smile, "The three of us, father and son, dressed up, and then took a hundred or so Yi Ding Qiao's makeup guards and Yan Yingyuan and other scholars to go overland. Take a look at the customs along the way, and the two will also let you brothers see the sufferings of the people and understand how the people live."

"That's a good idea." Zhu Cijiong said happily, "This is the most interesting way."

Zhu Cihong was a little worried, and frowned: "Father, will this be unsafe?"

"Lang'er, what you said is wrong." Chongzhen's eyes turned cold, and he said, "It's dangerous to follow Lu Zhenfei and Jin Xuan all the way. Scuttling?"

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "Maybe I will be bombarded by naval warships!"

"Ah?" Zhu Cihong and Zhu Cijiong said with a sudden change of expression, "Father, you mean Lu Zhenfei and Jin Xuan?"

"Hey, it's not what you two think." Chongzhen waved his hands and said, "Lu Zhenfei is a loyal minister, and Jin Xuan needless to say, the two of them will never join forces with those from the Donglin Party. "

Zhu Cijiong was puzzled and said: "Father, what did you say just now that your tank boat will be scuttled?"

"The reason is very simple." Chongzhen said in a deep voice, "Lu Zhenfei, Jin Xuan and Luanjia who were with them are false targets that I deliberately released to lure those from the Donglin Party."

Zhu Cihong said in horror: "Father means that the Donglin Party will send people to assassinate us on the way back to Beijing?"

But Zhu Cijiong was furious: "Father, these thieves from the Donglin Party are too abominable, why don't you hand over the thousand scholars of Yan Yingyuan and Xu Yingwei to my son, and I will bring the thousand Qin princes and kill them back." Go to Nanjing City, arrest Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang, Xie Xuelong and other Donglin party members, and behead them all."

Chongzhen frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Jiong'er, have you forgotten what your father said to you?"

"What?" Zhu Cijiong asked blankly, "Father, which sentence are you referring to?"

But Zhu Cihong said with a serious face: "Father once said that those in positions of authority must have a sense of awe and obey the rules. The more power they have in their hands, the more they must abide by the rules."

"Children can be taught." Chongzhen praised Zhu Cihong.

Then he turned his head and reprimanded Zhu Cijiong: "From now on, learn from your elder brother."

"Oh." Zhu Cijiong nodded honestly, but when Chongzhen turned his head, he made a silent grimace, slightly.

Chongzhen went on to say: "Father can conclude that the Donglin Party members raided the House of Internal Affairs and sent Ma Mingyu to the prison for the purpose of burying you, my father, my son, and [-] border troops in Xuzhou City. Then your fifth younger brother will be able to succeed, and the Donglin party members will be able to monopolize power again."

Zhu Cihong nodded and said: "Father, I trust you."

Zhu Cijiong then said: "Father, my son also believes in you."

"It's just that you don't believe enough." Chongzhen waved his hand and said.

Zhu Cilang said: "The more than six thousand Qin Wang scholars in the Shizi Camp, as well as Lu Zhenfei, Jin Xuan, Du Yinxi, they will definitely believe in your judgment, Father."

Zhu Cijiong said: "The [-] frontier troops in Xuzhou and the [-] townspeople in Huai'an will definitely trust you."

"It's not enough, it's not enough." Chongzhen said solemnly, "Although the emperor holds the supreme power in his hands and has the power to seize power over his subjects, it is precisely because of this that he needs to abide by the rules. So if there is no convincing evidence, it is It is absolutely impossible to convict a minister casually, and cabinet ministers need to be even more cautious."

Speaking of this, Chongzhen couldn't help but slander the former host a few words.

Obviously he wanted to negotiate a peace, but he accidentally leaked the news and put the blame on the Minister of the Ministry of War, and finally killed the Minister of the Ministry of War as a scapegoat.

This kind of practice is simply not paying attention to political rules.

So it's no wonder that in the end, those cabinet ministers and ministers were at odds with him.

With such an unruly emperor on the stall, who would dare to take things seriously?Maybe one day he will be pulled by the dog emperor as a scapegoat.

It is also because of the former host's previous convictions,

Therefore, Chongzhen needs to be extra cautious and more disciplined in doing things.

Otherwise, if he accidentally kills a person, it will easily evoke the unbearable memories of his past in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

There is a saying in Zeng Guangxian's text: When people are united, Mount Tai will move.

Conversely, if people are not in harmony, nothing can be done.

That's why there is a saying that governing the country first governs people, and winning people's hearts is the most difficult thing.

"Father, my son understands." Zhu Cihuang suddenly realized, "That's why you took Zhongzhi Jianba Lu Zhenfei as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and entered the cabinet to pre-engineer, and Zhongzhi Jianba Jin Xuan as Yingtian governor and admiral Cao Jiang Military affairs, you are doing this to create the illusion that a big prison will be raised in Nanjing, and then force the Donglin Party members to take the risk."

"Just now, my son was really worried that Father, you were going to set up a big prison in Nanjing, and planned to persuade you."

After a pause, Zhu Cihong said again: "Once these people extend their black hands to Father Huang Luanjia, it will be a big case of treason! With the big case of treason as a starting point, Lu Zhenfei and Jin Xuan can really raise a big conspiracy in Nanjing." In prison, investigate these people to the bottom of the sky, but anyone who wants to participate in it, don't even try to escape!"

"Lang'er, you have really grown up." Chongzhen said happily.

"This tells them to fight theirs, and we fight ours. We must not be led by the nose by our opponents."

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "As you said, if there is not enough shocking evidence, the towering tree of the Donglin Party will never be shaken, because the roots of this tree in the south of the Yangtze River are really deep. Too deep and too wide, its depth and breadth can only be described by one idiom, that is intertwined!"

"Their influence has even penetrated into the traffickers."

"It will not be easy for us to uproot such a towering tree."

"At least, the fact that the Metropolitan Procuratorate seized the Ministry of Internal Affairs and sent Ma Mingpao to jail is not enough, because these two things are far from enough to turn the public opinion of scholars."

The biggest reliance of the Donglin Party is the public opinion of scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.

The Donglin Party can even make the brothel prostitutes in the south of the Yangtze River share their nostrils with them, which is really powerful.

"Father, didn't you just say that the Metropolitan Procuratorate inspected the Ministry of Internal Affairs and imprisoned Ma Mingpao, which might lead to the failure of the Xuzhou battle? This would lead to the three of us becoming prisoners of Jiannu?" Zhu Cijiong asked puzzled, "Isn't that enough? Shilin doesn't even have the basic ability to distinguish?"

"The problem is that what you said didn't happen, did it?"

Chongzhen said: "Things that haven't happened, can't be used as evidence? Because they can bite back and say that this is to ensure the supply of food and salaries on the front line of Xuzhou."

"Ah?" Zhu Cijiong said dumbfounded, "Isn't this confusing black and white?"

"Black and white are sometimes difficult to distinguish." Chongzhen said, "Sometimes there is even no black and white at all, and there is even no justice or evil, and there is only a dispute of ideas."

"Huh?" Zhu Cijiong kept scratching his head.

These words are somewhat beyond his cognition.

Zhu Cihong fell into deep thought after hearing these words.

……

Soon, five days passed.

Nanjing, the cabinet is on duty.

"Elder Ge? Elder Gao Ge!"

Zuo Guang first ran into Gao Hongtu's guard room with a panicked face, but because he was flustered and didn't care about his feet, he stumbled on the threshold and fell a dog eating shit, and screamed.

When Gao Hongtu looked up and saw it, his expression immediately became serious.

As soon as he put the brush in his hand, Gao Hongtu reprimanded him: "Speaking of which, after all, you are also the censor of the Zuoqian capital, and a court official of the fourth rank. How can you still act so rashly? What kind of dignity do you really have?"

"Master Ge, have you heard?" Zuo Guang first automatically ignored Gao Hongtu's reprimand, got up and said, "The Holy Majesty's Luanjia has left Xuzhou, and will return to Nanjing within ten days."

"Why panic about this matter?" Gao Hongtu said, "It's a great thing for the Holy One to return to court."

Zuo Guang first slandered, is it a great thing for the saint to return to court?I almost believed what I said, Mr. Gao Ge, are you really not afraid that what you did will be known by the Holy One?Aren't you afraid of being barbarians?

It is not new for the Holy One to kill cabinet ministers today.

Killing ministers below Shangshu is even more like killing chickens.

But of course Zuo Guangxian didn't dare to say such words.

Looking around, Zuo Guangxian said in a low voice: "Old Man, I heard that the Holy Majesty has issued a decree to Jianba Lu Zhenfei as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and merged it into the East Pavilion Preliminary Affairs, and Jianba's military selection department Lang Zhongjin Xuan is the governor and admiral of Yingtian, who is in charge of Jiang's military affairs, and this is obviously aimed at the case of the Metropolitan Procuratorate's raid on the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

After a pause, Zuo Guang made a killing gesture first, and then said: "Old Ge, it will be too late when Lu Zhenfei and Jin Xuan arrive in Nanjing and set up a big prison, so it's better to act first Ming the horse..."

(End of this chapter)