The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 202
Morning the next day.

After the civil servant Wu Xun arrived at Fengtian Palace, before the emperor arrived, all the ministers were whispering about the recent events, and the most concerned thing was naturally the announcement of the exam in yesterday.

"...Zhang Zhou actually won the Hui Yuan in the general examination. How can it be said that he was not the result of a private grant? Isn't the Ming Dynasty's general examination a trifling matter?"

The Tongzheng envoy Yuan Shouzhi was very angry.

He has a straightforward temper, and he can't rub the sand in his eyes, and there is someone pulling him beside him, it is Zuo Tongzheng Shen Lu, because Shen Lu is an in-law of Queen Zhang's family, and his status among civil servants is not very high, Yuan Shouzhi ignored him, It should be said or continue to say.

Li Dongyang was listening, feeling very uncomfortable.

This group of people talked a lot, saying that Zhang Zhouzhong Huiyuan was unreasonable, but the problem was that this Huiyuan was selected by him. The things in the bones are sincere and without hypocrisy.

Who knew it would be him after Kai Mifeng?

Xu Qiong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help but walked up to Li Dongyang and asked, "I appointed Zhang Zhou as Huiyuan, but it was the result of pressure from middle officials?"

Li Dongyang frowned and glanced at him.

What do you mean Xu Qiong?
Zhongguan pressure?Look down on the emperor, or look down on me?
Daming's guild examination, such a solemn and serious event, would it be possible to falsify such a thing as dianhuiyuan?Then why are you attacking Cheng Minzheng and directly saying that I am the culprit of the problem?
"Inner curtain reviewing, commenting and selection of tributes, everything is in accordance with the process. Zhang Zhou is the member. His articles have been re-checked twice, and none of them have been changed since they were unsealed."

Li Dongyang really wanted to say that he wanted to suspect that the result of this test was unfair, please show evidence.

Yuan Shouzhi said again: "The selection of officials by imperial examination in Ming Dynasty should not be criticized by historians just because of one person!"

Faced with such a hot-tempered person who likes to stand out, Li Dongyang just turned his gaze to the side.

Also imitate the emperor's attitude, turn a deaf ear to things without evidence.

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Just when everyone was discussing, Xiao Jing appeared in Fengtian Hall.

This is not surprising to them, what is surprising is that Zhang Zhou, as the leader of this trial, actually appeared in the court again, this time he came in with Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing first walked in front of Liu Jian, bowed his hands to the three members of the cabinet and said: "Three cabinet elders, there are matters related to military affairs today, and Zhang Gongshi needs to come to discuss together, can you arrange a position for him?"

There were people next to him who heard this, and they kept talking among each other.

Liu Jian frowned.

Now no one can figure out what the emperor is going to do.

Xie Qian said with a smile: "Even if there is something to discuss, should we wait for him to be a Jinshi and rank after the imperial class?"

"Today's matter cannot be delayed, so His Majesty has made this arrangement, please ask a few elders to help." Xiao Jing seemed very embarrassed.

Xie Qian wanted to joke again, but was stopped by Li Dongyang.

Li Dongyang's mind is very bright.

The emperor asked Xiao Jing to ask their three cabinet ministers to choose a position for Zhang Zhou, who was still a tribute. This actually showed the emperor's trust in the three of them. Otherwise, the emperor would bring Zhang Zhou directly and assign him a position. The location is enough, why bother?

The emperor offered to show his favor.

If Xie Qian came out to tease or object again at this time, and annoyed Xiao Jing and the emperor behind him, it would not be a good thing for the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

"It's better to let him stand behind all the six subjects." Li Dongyang said.

All six subjects are the closest to the end of the East Class, and behind them, it doesn't mean that... let Zhang Zhou stand at the end of the civil servants?
Xiao Jing wasn't too demanding on this, and said with a smile: "Thank you three senior elders for your accommodation. Mr. Zhang, please go ahead."

Xiao Jing turned around and called Zhang Zhou, letting the civil officials around know that Zhang Zhou nominally stood behind all the civil officials as a tribute, but the trust he gained, even the elders of the pavilion, might have to stand aside.

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After Zhang Zhou stood still, Xiao Jing hurried out of the hall again.

Most of Wu Xun's side is looking at them with their eyes. It seems that they really hope that Zhang Zhou can stand on their side. Unfortunately, now that Zhang Zhou has passed the examination of Gongshi, he can become a civil servant after taking the palace examination. At present, it seems that Zhang Zhou can go On Wu Xun's side, unless Zhang Zhou will participate in some major battle and get a knighthood for his merits.

This possibility does not seem to exist for the time being.

Then the emperor came.

The meeting begins.

After the minister saluted, before the minister came out to play something, Zhu Youtang pointed to Xiao Jing and said, "Speak!"

Xiao Jingdao: "The captives entered Kaiyuan and other places in Liaodong, killed and plundered people and animals, and prepared for defense. They all commanded Wang Zong not to advance in the face of the enemy. Huang Yan, the right supervisor, and Jiao Yuan, the garrison commander, did not lead the troops. The captives withdrew. Although there was a follow-up pursuit, but no gains..."

The first thing that came up was a head-on blow to the ministers present.

Di Yi violated the border again.

But it's not on the three sides, it's not on Xuanda, and it's not on the sidelines.

Still in Liaodong.

It was still Duoyan Sanwei.

However, the "Great Victory in Yizhou, Liaodong" had just happened less than a month ago, and the imperial court had just rewarded the eunuch Ren Liang, the commander-in-chief Li Gao, and the imperial censor Zhang Yu. When he turned his face away, the three guards of Duoyan came again!

Is this poor and crazy?The trapped beast is still fighting?Go ahead to dangers?
Is Duoyan Sanwei crazy?
Knowing that Wang Weining is out of the northwest of the town now, and there is no one in Liaodong, so you dare to come?Aren't they afraid that Daming will use Duoyan Sanwei as a sharpening stone?

After Xiao Jing announced the matter, Zhu Youzhan said with a look of annoyance: "The three guards of Duoyan just violated the border a month ago, and they were defeated in Yizhou. Later, there was a battle in Biguan to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty. Why do the three guards of Duoyan dare to offend Liaodong again?" Kaiyuan? Ladies and Gentlemen, shouldn’t the Ming Dynasty’s nine frontiers be more heavily guarded against Liaodong?”

The emperor's words seemed to be asking, but they were actually asking.

Let me analyze it for you, what did the three guards of Duoyan eat? He was killed and returned in a big defeat last time, and he knew that the fire screening was a disastrous defeat, so he dared to come?

Actually let them retreat successfully after looting this time?Are the officers and soldiers in Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty all useless?
Ma Wensheng came out and said, "Your Majesty, is there anything questionable about the results of the victory in Liaodong Yizhou?"

It was Ma Wensheng who had experience and immediately saw the problem.

Since Duoyan Sanwei was defeated last time, and he still dares to come now, it doesn't mean that Duoyan Sanwei is a fool, it can only mean that the last battle report was tricky.

To say it is debatable is an understatement.

It is more appropriate to directly say that the military exploits are falsely reported.

Zhu Youtang said coldly: "I have sent people to Yizhou more than ten days ago to cooperate with the inspectors and the censors to inquire about the results of the battle in Yizhou. It is expected that there will be a detailed report in the next few days."

The ministers were confused at once.

We just felt that there was something wrong with the results of the war in Yizhou, Liaodong, and His Majesty has already sent people to Liaodong to investigate?
But in the past February, the imperial court had successively achieved good results in Yizhou, Pianguan, Yansui, etc., and Yizhou fired the first shot of this comprehensive suppression of Di Yi. How could His Majesty respond? Is Yizhou's victory so suspicious?

"I originally wanted to wait for the outcome of the matter to come out, but now I will say it clearly. As early as a month ago, someone reminded me that the Battle of Liaodong may have been suspected of false reports, killing good people and pretending to be meritorious. I don’t believe it, I sent people to investigate many days later. As a result, you have also seen that the three guards of Duoyan have gone and returned, and repeatedly violated the border of Liaodong. Military spirit?"

Zhu Youtang should make it clear.

The matter you didn't bring up, someone already mentioned it to me, and told me very clearly that it was a false report of military exploits, and suggested that I should investigate it.

I also listened to him!

The ministers present are also quick-thinking...

They suddenly thought of a change in the court today, that is, the emperor asked Zhang Zhou, who was only a tribute, to come to Fengtian Hall in advance, and said that he was asked to participate in the discussion. After getting Zhang Zhou's opinion, did you send someone to investigate?

Besides Zhang Zhou, who else could skip the imperial court and ask the emperor to investigate the fraudulent behavior of the frontier soldiers?

"Gentlemen, tell me, what should I do?"

The emperor threw the difficult problem to the ministers present.

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Among the civil servants and Wu Xun present, many had actual experience in the Northwest battlefield, some were able to talk about war on paper, and some liked to speak out.

But faced with such a tricky question from the emperor, no one knew how to answer it.

Duoyan Sanwei violated the border for the second time in a month.

For the first time, the Liaodong official army claimed to have won and achieved a "great victory", and the emperor rewarded them.

The second time Di Yi left after looting.

If you ask the ministers how to deal with Wang Zong, Huang Yan, Jiao Yuan and others who did not move and caused Di Yi to be arrogant, they can come up with a hundred ways.

But if asked how to let Di Yi know how powerful Daming is, they all chose to pretend to be dumb.

They are thinking too.

Your Majesty, can we not be so irritable?

Is it because Wang Weining has achieved such great victories in the Northwest, you are already in high spirits, thinking that Daming can change the Nine Sides defense into an offensive, so now you can't tolerate a little trouble in the Nine Sides War?

As in the past, if Hulu ran away, we would just close the door and beat the child up. Why do we have to hold on to Yang Guowei?
Could it be that Wang Weining was transferred to Liaodong and asked him to fight in Liaodong?
"Your Majesty, we should severely punish the frontier generals and garrison officials who are not retreating in the northwest, so as to serve as an example to others." Yang Mi, who had just been transferred to the right servant of the Ministry of War, came out to speak.

After Wang Yue, the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, took Zuodu Yushi and Northwest Military Affairs, and was promoted to Weininghou, the current governor of the three sides of the Northwest is actually equivalent to the official position of civil servant and military honor.

The minister also knew that Wang Yue's civil position would soon be removed, but it was a question of who would go to the position of the trilateral or even the hexagonal system.

To be able to control Weining Hou Wangyue...

Without two brushes, it would be a shame to go there.

Now in the hall of the Ministry of War, Wang Zongyi was promoted from the right servant to the left servant, and the position of the right servant was given to Yang Mi, who had been the governor of Shaanxi and the governor of Xuanfu, and had rich experience in governing the army in the Northwest.

But Yang Mi himself is a minister of the conservative school, and he would not casually suggest that the emperor send troops when faced with such a problem.

Zhu Youtang said: "The Liaodong general still has to guard the frontier to defend against the enemy. For the time being, I will remember the crime. If I can predict the enemy first, and when Di Yi invades the border next time, will I be able to boost the prestige of the three armies? ?”

"Your Majesty, you can't..."

This time, Tu Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, directly opposed it.

Is this emperor crazy?
The battle at Piantouguan achieved a victory. Did the emperor think that he was so capable that he could replicate it again?
Did you expect the enemy to come first?
Are the expectations too high?
You don't want Zhang Zhou to do the math again, do you?

Zhang Zhou...

Zhu Youtang looked at Tu Yu and said, "Tu Qing's family, do you have a better suggestion?"

"Your Majesty, I think that now that Di Yi has retreated, why not tighten up the defenses in Liaodong to prevent Di Yi from committing another crime... If you rashly mobilize troops and horses, and move the whole body with one hair, I am afraid it will affect the defense of other places. The Pianguan Fortress has not yet been repaired, and I am afraid it will be difficult to resist Di Yi's second attack..."

Tu Yu was defending against the emperor and said that the next step was to transfer Wang Yue to Liaodong to have a real fight with Duoyan Sanwei.

Probably the civil servants also felt that the emperor would not rashly propose to let Wang Yue go to the Fire and Screen Department, or to fight the main force of the Dayan Department.

The persimmon should be picked softly, since Duoyan Sanwei is so ignorant and has repeatedly committed crimes, if the emperor wants to achieve great military and political achievements, the best way is to use Duoyan Sanwei to act.

But this is also contrary to the position that civil servants cannot stick to.

Zhu Youtang said: "I didn't say to deploy troops from the side, why would there be a saying that a single hair will move the whole body?"

"This……"

Tu Yu was speechless.

Don't you want to transfer Wang Yue to Liaodong, Your Majesty?

If not, would someone else want to confront Duoyan Sanwei head-on?

Not realistic.

Your Majesty, you obviously have a capable minister like Wang Yue, and you want to take the initiative to fight, why don't you use Wang Yue, and have to go to someone else?You don't want to find Zhang Zhou, do you?
Zhu Youtang said: "My idea is just to set up a pocket in Liaodong, and when Duoyan Sanwei dares to attack rashly again, let them come and go, and don't necessarily expect them to go all out, trap as many as they come, and kill as many as they come. how many."

The minister almost wanted to vomit blood.

Your Majesty, you still say you are not floating?

It's all going to the sky!
Come and kill as many as you want... It sounds very unreliable.

"Gentlemen, I just ask you, is it possible to set up this pocket formation?" Zhu Youtang sternly said.

The ministers looked at each other, and no one knew how to answer.

Li Dongyang came out and asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know how to set up this pocket array? Who will preside over it, and who will affect the situation in Liaodong, so as to resist Di Yi?"

Compared with Tu Yu who came out to be a "prophet", he was actually a shit-stirring stick, so Li Dongyang's question was on point.

Li Dongyang can see it.

This matter must be what the emperor wanted. Ask Zhang Zhou, and Zhang Zhou made a suggestion.

Now that the emperor has moved his mind, it is actually very difficult to stop it. The only thing the civil servants should do is to ensure that the so-called pocket array will not affect the situation in the Nine Borders.

It's like the meaning of sending Wang Weining to Piantouguan...

Take precautions first, as long as you don't take the initiative to attack, wait for Duoyan Sanwei to attack by himself, and fight when you fall into the trap.

If you don't come, don't call.

Anyway, Liaodong has no big losses except for a little bit of tossing.

Li Dongyang also realized that if the civil officials objected for no reason, it would gradually reduce the emperor's trust in them.

Although no one believes that Zhang Zhou can reproduce the glory of the first battle of Pianguan.

"What I want is the support of your noble families. How to set up the pocket array and how to fight this battle, I will not talk too much in the court to prevent the news from leaking. Who will I use and how to make arrangements, except for the cabinet, The Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion will fully cooperate, and the Ministry of Households will allocate enough money and food for control, and the rest... I also want to wait for the development of the situation."

(End of this chapter)