Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 333 Chongzhen doesn't like to take the blame (second update)

Master Ding Tang didn't dare to be as decisive as He Jinzhao, so he only left him a squadron to help him maintain the law and order in Fenxi.

It can be said that it is freeing him, so that he has no means to use it, but the summer grain and taxes have to be handed over.

Otherwise, replace.

How Ding Tang governed Fenxi County did not rely on the old-fashioned way, discussing with members of the local local snake clans, jointly governing and maintaining the law and order in Fenxi.

These landlords and gentry also cooperate with Ding Tang, after all, he has the name of Hammer Bandit He Jinzhao, and the surrounding gangs of thieves will give him three points.

Now it's time to collect summer grain and taxes, Ding Tang finds a few people to discuss and pay money and grain to ensure safety.

But these gentry turned away from each other.

What about the severe drought this year, how can there be so much food, I hope Ding Tang can tell He Jinzhao to plead for mercy and reduce some.

Ding Tang nodded, stood up and said with a smile:

"What you said is also reasonable. In this case, I will send someone to send you to Hequ County, and I will personally explain the whole story to my family's governor, okay?"

The few gentry fell silent for a while, talking hastily and discussing again.

"I'll tell you." Ding Tang looked around the crowd and said, "On weekdays, you are domineering, and I can turn a blind eye.

But now when it's time to make a confession of real money, he still dares to push back and forth with Lao Tzu and play tricks.

If I lose face with the governor, I will drag you into the water and die together! "

Ding Tang pinched his beard and said, "You have also heard about the treatment of landlords and gentry in Hequ County, right?
I don't know, I can tell you in detail.

The envoy asked me to promote it slowly. I said that Fenxi County is in the middle of riots and thieves, so it is easy to be invaded, so I took it slow.

Lao Tzu won it for you, if you are still not satisfied. "

Before Ding Tang could finish speaking, several gentry expressed their opinions one after another:
"My lord, please don't worry, I will fully cooperate with you in transporting summer grain and taxation."

"It's best not to make any mistakes."

Ding Tang only felt comfortable all over.

Because after becoming a thief, there is no need to talk about officialdom at all. Some gentry are more powerful in the court than you, a county magistrate, so what you say is nothing.

What's more, he is still a master who can't even be regarded as an official.

Now, who has big and hard fists to compare with, if you don't accept me, you will be robbed directly, making you lose all your money, food and life, and you will not even have the chance to pretend to be a snake.

Since He Jinzhao's order was issued, this scene has appeared in all counties in Jimi.

With the time when Shanxi General Tian Mingjie reported to the capital, a new party struggle was brewing in Beijing.

Everyone was impeaching Yuan Chonghuan, which made Chongzhen very angry, because he still wanted Yuan Chonghuan to return to Liaodong to perform crimes and meritorious deeds.

Several Shandong Taoist censors published Taoist memorials, fabricated and slandered Qian Longxi, who had resigned from office, advocating Yuan Chonghuan beheading the general (Mao Wenlong) to send troops (later the Jin Tartars entered Beijing), and advocating a peace agreement (Yuan Chonghuan advocated peace).

As a result, the emperor listened to his theory of success in Ping Liao in five years, betrayed the country and deceived the emperor, and Qin Hui could do nothing wrong.

Qian Longxi is Qin Hui, so am I not Zhao Gou?

Emperor Chongzhen was furious, but he wanted to be the master of Zhongxing, so he dared to use Zhao Gou as an analogy.

"Qin Hui" must be killed, and he must not allow his reputation as the master of ZTE to be polluted in the slightest.

Shi's target was not Yuan Chonghuan at all, but Qian Longxi. He first identified Yuan Chonghuan before revealing his real killing move.

That is, the tens of thousands of taels of silver that Qian Longxi accepted as a bribe from Yuan Chonghuan was not placed in the Qian family, but in his in-law Xu's family.

The Xu family was Xu Jie. When they got married, Xu Bengao was a family member of Jinyiwei, and Qian Longxi was a scholar of the Hanlin Academy.

Qian Longxi was the first cabinet minister to be drawn by lottery in Chongzhen. It is normal for a cabinet minister to discuss military affairs with a frontier general.

Then in the mouth of the censor, Qian Longxi became a colluding minister, who made you a majestic cabinet scholar to work!

As long as you do your work, whether you do it well or you do it wrong, you will have a handle.

As long as you don't do anything, like a clay bodhisattva, you may be able to do it for a longer time.

It is taboo for the cabinet to collude with border ministers.

As for the evidence?

No.

Everyone is hearsay.

If you don't talk about evidence, as long as someone says so, then it is true, and you must participate!

Buckle up!
Anyway, censors are good at this kind of thing.

Chongzhen went directly to the top, and he couldn't complain that Huang Taiji was able to lead the troops to wreak havoc on the capital, which turned out to be the reason.

He immediately issued an order: "Yuan Chonghuan committed murder for personal gain, conspired to bring money to the enemy, despised the king and father, and closed the border by mistake. The Ministry of Penalties is restricted to give a notice within five days.

Qian Longxi served as the assistant prime minister (Second Assistant), privately formed border ministers, negotiated orders and conspired with each other, but failed to do so, and he was guilty of hearing the ministers' meeting. "

With this decree, he has already "temporarily dismissed Yuan Chonghuan as an inspector", and upgraded it to the crime of despising the emperor's father and sealing the border by mistake.

Qian Longxi took it upon himself to identify it, and Chongzhen expressed his understanding of the arguments of the elders of the four dynasties.

But at this moment, it doesn't matter whether Yuan Chonghuan bribed Qian Longxi and whether Qian Longxi transferred property is true or not.

"Qin Hui's claw" must be chopped off!
Chongzhen summoned Cheng Jiming, the chief assistant of the cabinet, to discuss the execution of Yuan Chonghuan.

When Yuan Chonghuan was arrested, only Cheng Jiming observed Zu Dashou's legs trembling, but he stopped it quickly.

He thought that Zu Dashou might defect and asked Chongzhen to handle it carefully, but the emperor refused.

Then there was Zu Dashou who fled, and it was he who proposed to ask Yuan Chonghuan to write a letter to recall him to stabilize Zu Dashou.

In the critical situation when the Hou Jin Tartars invaded Beijing, Cheng Jiming made many suggestions, which were adopted by Chongzhen and won the trust of the emperor.

However, in dealing with ordinary government affairs, Cheng Jiming's idea is to take the time to manage the government, but Chongzhen's government is in a hurry, and the effect must be seen immediately.
Then he was gradually distrusted by Chongzhen.

Especially in Yuan Chonghuan's handling, Cheng Jiming wanted to protect Yuan's attitude, especially to prevent Qian Longxi from being implicated.

After Han Yu and Li Biao resigned one after another, in March of the third year of Chongzhen, Cheng Ji was ordered to become the transition chief assistant, working with Zhou Yanru, He Ruchong, and Qian Xiangkun.

In June, Wen Tiren and Wu Zongda also entered the cabinet, and Zhou Yanru's party members were already abundant.

Cheng Ji ordered his ability to be limited and failed to affect the overall situation.

In addition, Cheng Jiming was attacked one after another, and he was accused by the cabinet ministers of evading matters in the Yuan case, and there were signs of wanting to involve him.

Cheng Jiming felt that the general situation was over, and in order to protect himself, he had the idea of ​​becoming an official at this time.

Chongzhen saw that the cabinet did not discuss it, and the chief assistant did not express his position.

He expanded the scale and convened the cabinet, the five government departments, the six ministries, the Inspectorate, the Secretary of General Administration, Dali Temple, the Imperial Academy and other civil and military ministers on the platform to discuss the execution of Yuan Chonghuan.

At this meeting, Chongzhen first set the tone and said the various crimes that Yuan Chonghuan deserved to be killed, and then asked the ministers in an inquiring tone:

"Qing and others already know the whole story of this case, how should we convict him now?"

(End of this chapter)