I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 162: Only focus on actual results, not on false reputations

Ye Xianggao on the side also spoke at this time and spoke to Liu Yishen.

But Hui Shiyang, Wei Dazhong and others glanced at him and were not moved at all.

"Could it be that if Xiong Tingbi wins the battle, his faults will be wiped out? You elders are confusing right and wrong too much."

"The imperial court spends more than 500 million taels of Liao pay every year, but now it has not gained an inch of territory. Hasn't it won the battle? It happened that the army was gathering in Shenyang and the Jianlu were defeated. Then they should take advantage of the victory to attack and regain Fushun. In my opinion, the reason for the shirk is If we don't move forward, we will only support the bandits' self-respect. The disaster in the future will not be in Liaodong, but within Xiao Qiang."

As soon as Hui Shiyang said this, Liu Yishen suddenly felt unreasonable.

He also knew Hui Shiyang. Although he hated evil and dared to remonstrate as a public official, how could he say such nonsense.

Just when he was about to refute, he saw Gu Zhen, the censor of Shandong Province, also spoke in support.

"The imperial court is self-respecting in raising bandits without realizing it. If Yang Lian hadn't gone to Liaodong, Shenyang would have been lost long ago. Liaoyang is also afraid of danger, but His Majesty still favors Xiong Tingbi as always and reprimands Yan Guan again and again. Why is this? In my opinion, there are treacherous ministers. On the side."

As they spoke, they stared at Liu Yisui. As we all know, Xiong Tingbi was appointed governor of Liaodong because of the support of Liu Yishen. Now that the emperor wanted to punish Yan Guan because of Xiong Tingbi, they naturally wanted to take out their anger on Liu Yishen. .

How could Liu Yishen not understand this matter, but he couldn't defend himself, and then someone started talking about him again.

"Liu Yishui, your Majesty wanted to carry out the Wuzong story just after he took office. He went to Licaolan Field to train troops, regardless of his own safety. He fired off cannons and screamed for death all day long, but you did not dissuade him. Now, your Majesty wants to cut off his words again. , all the officials were asked to go to the local inspections, but as the chief minister of the cabinet, you did not persuade His Majesty at all, but instead promoted this matter, it is really true that Yan Song is still alive."

"Yes, yes, traitor!"

As soon as these words came out, they immediately resonated with the kneeling public officials, and they all accused Liu Yishen.Some people even wanted to get up and rush towards Liu Yishen.

Liu Yishen was unable to argue. Seeing this, Han Xu's people quickly pulled Liu Yishuo and others away to prevent them from being affected. Dongchang Fanzi on the side came up directly and suppressed those Yan Guan who wanted to get up.

"I'll see if any of you dare to move."

"Why don't you submit the letter properly? You have to kneel here. Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have been eating and drinking, and you have saved half of your own expenses. Why are you not satisfied and still kneeling here? What are your intentions? , it seems that His Majesty is right, there is indeed someone behind the scenes."

A soft voice came from behind, and Liu Yishen and others turned around and saw that it was Wei Zhongxian who had brought someone here.

Everyone secretly groaned in their hearts. If they could persuade Wei Dazhong and others to leave, then nothing would happen, and Wei Zhongxian couldn't say anything.

But now that he is here, Wei Dazhong and others are still here kneeling and shouting before leaving, which gives Wei Zhongxian an excuse to deal with it.

Others would naturally be extremely scared when they met Wei Zhongxian, but these officials did not look down on Wei Zhongxian at all. They thought he was just an eunuch who was attached to the emperor. It would be better if they were caught, so that they could gain advice from his ministers. name.

"Eunuch Wei, has your Majesty ever known this?"

Liu Yishen was also worried about the emperor's anger, so he eagerly asked Wei Zhongxian.

"Of course your Majesty knows, but please relax, sir. Before coming here, your Majesty told our family that these are people who are just seeking glory. If punishing them will give them a good reputation, let our family not Pay attention to them and just take them away."

Hearing this, Han Xu glanced at Ye Xianggao secretly, but Ye Xianggao sat firmly on the Diaoyutai with an expressionless face.

"Your Majesty is still benevolent. This is the best. Please bother Eunuch Wei."

Although Liu Yishen was angry that these people were slandering him, he also knew that Mu Xiu was bound to be destroyed by Lin Feng. As the chief minister of the cabinet, the courtiers would naturally shift many responsibilities to him. This is normal. of.

Therefore, he wanted to investigate the mastermind behind it, but he also wanted to protect Wei Dazhong and others, otherwise he would be framed, which would really confirm his reputation as a traitor.

"In our opinion, these disobedient people should be imprisoned and tortured. Your Majesty is still too kind-hearted."

Wei Zhongxian wanted to be tough, but with Zhu Youxiao's orders, he did not dare to move, so he directly ordered the guards present to carry these kneeling officials away.

When Wei Dazhong, Hui Shiyang and others saw this, they still didn't want to leave and refused to get up. However, they could talk and write articles to criticize people. How could they be stronger than the guards present? Seeing that everyone was unwilling to get up, the guards were not polite. Immediately, two pairs of Yan Guan were dragged back.

"Don't hurt them. Send them home with good food and drink, so that I don't get the reputation of persecuting Zhongliang again."

Wei Zhongxian gave instructions casually while watching Yan Guan being dragged away.

"Let's go, elders, His Majesty is waiting for you at Dongnuan Pavilion."

"Then please ask your father-in-law to lead the way." So Wei Zhongxian took the four cabinet members to the duty room next to Dongnuan Pavilion to wait. After a while, the eunuch on duty opened the door and let the four ministers in.

This was also the first time for everyone to enter the Dongnuan Pavilion, and the first thing they saw was the plaque "Late Night and Night Food".

"Have you never been to Dongnuang Pavilion? I used to feel that it was inconvenient to work in the Qianqing Palace. I had to come here to check the information. It is better to come here directly to review the title book and memorials. It is also convenient to review the memorials."

When Zhu Youxiao saw them coming in, he put down the memorial he was preparing to criticize and introduced them to them jokingly.

When everyone saw this, they all bowed and took a look at the layout of Dongnuan Pavilion. It was also very simple. In addition to the papers for reviewing memorials, there were rows of neatly arranged books and volumes, and there were many signs of reading inside.

"I am ashamed. Your Majesty has been working hard for state affairs since he came to the throne. However, we are still unable to restrain the imperial court, so we still ask your Majesty to convict you."

As the chief minister of the dynasty and the target of criticism from officials, Liu Yishen knew that he was closely involved. When he saw the emperor here, he immediately bowed down and begged Zhu Youxiao to punish him.

"What do you have to be ashamed of? I trust you, and you should continue to do what you should do. You can't ruin the Liaodong event just because of the impeachment of a few officials. Has the Liaodong reward been settled?"

Everyone was confused when they heard Zhu Youxiao revealed the matter in an understatement.

Emperors have always cherished their reputation the most, especially when they saw Yan Guan kneeling outside the palace. Not only were they furious, they were at least angry that Yan Guan was trying to restrict him.

I just never expected that the emperor would let the matter pass so lightly, as if he didn't care.

As a time traveler, Zhu Youxiao really didn't care about Yan Guan's actions. These Yan Guan thought that kneeling outside the Meridian Gate would force them to take back their lives, or make them famous. They really thought too much.

After all, in the era of information explosion in later generations, there are all kinds of weird opinions about an incident on the Internet. If you really believe them all, you will be angry to death.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao has one principle when it comes to hiring people after time travel, which is to only focus on actual results and not on false reputations.

As long as it is useful to oneself and the court, it doesn't matter if one is not clean and corrupt, but if it is of no use to oneself or the court, even a small amount of corruption is a crime.

But now Xiong Tingbi, Liu Yisui and others are useful to themselves and the court. Even if their personal ethics are compromised or there are problems, it is okay. They must protect themselves.

As for those officials and those who instigated behind the scenes, if they dare to confront themselves and hinder the major event of fighting Jianlu for their own selfish interests, then they are wrong no matter how right they are.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao had already made a calculation in his mind. These officials just wanted to be famous, so he would let them become famous. See you in the newspapers tomorrow.

"Your Majesty, the matter has been settled. Yang Lian promised to give a reward of 70 silver during the war. This was not included in the reward. However, the soldiers of Liaodong did contribute a lot and had to be rewarded. The Ministry of Household Affairs also has a surplus, sir. If you dare, let the Ministry of Household Affairs allocate funds."

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao didn't care about this, Liu Yishen immediately relaxed and began to report truthfully. Only Ye Xianggao was a little concerned and lamented that he still underestimated the emperor.

"Just dial it, don't chill the hearts of the soldiers, you can't save this kind of money, you have to spend what should be spent. You hurry up and draw up the votes, the Chief of Ceremony will directly approve the red and issue it. But let Yang Lian pay attention to this money If anyone dares to be greedy, he will take it directly without asking me."

"I called you here today because I want to discuss a few things with you."

After saying that, he asked Zhang Chang to take out Xiong Tingbi's secretly folded manuscript and hand it to Liu Yishen and others, so that they could take a look at Xiong Tingbi's plans for the Liaonan garrison and North Korea.

Everyone in the cabinet already knows about the secret, but this is the first time they have seen it.After opening it and flipping through it, I learned about Xiong Tingbi's plan.

He actually wanted to support Lord Lingyang Li Zhu in launching a coup, and at the same time stationed troops in southern Liaoning and even Zhenjiang (now Dandong), so that he could support Li Zhu if necessary.He also wanted the Zhenjiang garrison to take the opportunity to bypass North Korea and constantly harass and attack the rear of the Jianlu. If the Jianlu were to plunder North Korea, they could also send troops to rescue and intercept them, which would accomplish multiple things.

Seeing that everyone had different reactions here, although the court was very dissatisfied with Gwanghae Jun, the leader of North Korea, it was not in line with the morality of the court to support his nephew Ayang Jun Li Jie's coup.

"Your Majesty, this matter is definitely not feasible. North Korea is a vassal state of our dynasty. Our dynasty governs the world with etiquette and restrains all nations. How can we do such an act of humiliating a vassal state and inciting a coup? If the matter is exposed, it will definitely make North Korea alienated and completely disloyal. If you turn to Jianlu, you will lose more than you gain.

"Instead of wooing North Korea, it is better to woo Mongolia. The imperial court spends heavy rewards every year to win over Lin Dan Khan. Mongolia also wants to be on good terms with the imperial court and jointly deal with the Jianlu. Why not the imperial court."

Ye Xianggao was originally dissatisfied with Xiong Tingbi. He felt that this man was frivolous and a waste of the court's financial resources. He finally won the battle. Instead of pursuing victory with Mongolia, he wanted to stage a coup in North Korea. This was not to seek the distant side at the expense of the near.

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