Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 155 The power of civil servants

Wang Quan heard Wang Zhi, the fifth child, say that he was sure, and gritted his teeth and said that he would also have today.

Wang Quan and Wang Ying were very difficult to deal with because Wang Ying scolded him on the street many times, making him very embarrassed. Of course, Wang Quan didn't like Wang Ying since he was a child. There was something wrong with Mrs. Wang Quan. , there are also problems with several other sons.

Someone spoke ill of Wang Ying in his ears every day. In addition, he didn't like her very much in the first place, but later on, he became like an enemy.

"Dad, why don't you go this time? How about the fourth child?" Wang Zhi, the fifth child, looked at Wang Quan with a smile and asked.

"Well, let's wait for the news from him! However, if something happens on the front line, huh, then you will go and take care of that Lin Cunde, and take back all the things from the fourth child's house!" Wang Quan said with a sneer. .

Wang Quan is not optimistic about this expedition. What ability does Wang Ying have? He still doesn't know. How can a brainless person command and win a battle? Kong has a lot of brute strength. If his daughter hadn't married Zhu Qiyu, would he be where he is today?

Logically speaking, Wang Quan should have visited his son when he went off to war, or Wang Ying should have come here to pay his respects, but neither Wang Ying nor Wang Quan moved.

Four days later, the army assembled at the school grounds, and Zhu Qiyu also went there. Before the army set off, they had to take an oath and emphasize discipline.

Lin Cunde, Wang Zhi, and Wang Ying's wife Qin were also outside the school grounds. There were also a large number of family members of military officers outside, some of whom were already wiping tears.

Lin Cunde was there to support Mrs. Qin. Although Mrs. Qin was sad, she also knew that her husband was fighting for his daughter and son-in-law's face, and fighting for his son's wealth. This was what a father should do.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, Wang Ying is a reckless man with many shortcomings, Qin knows in her heart that her husband is a very family-oriented person who loves herself and her children very much. This is enough.

The army set off quickly. The forward army was cavalry, followed by infantry. The army set off from several gates and rushed towards Yanmen Pass.

Lin Cunde also saw that those crossbows had been equipped with the army. Among them, all the cavalry carried crossbows. Of the remaining [-] crossbows, the infantry took [-] and the Shenji battalion received [-].

The [-]-strong army moved in a mighty manner, stretching for dozens of miles. There were also [-] civilians to help transport food, grass and equipment. The entire marching team had no end in sight.

In the afternoon, Lin Cunde returned home, and Wang Zhi also accompanied Mr. Qin home. In the past few days, Xiaozhi has become much more mature and sensible. Especially after hearing the talk from outside, this battle may not be won.

Although Lin Cunde advised Wang Zhi that this time he was defending the city, and there were not many possibilities for fighting in the wild. There were only two possibilities, either Oula's army broke through Yanmen Pass, or Ming's army took the initiative to go out and set up an ambush outside Yanmen Pass to ambush Oula's army. .

Although Xiaozhi nodded, he was still worried. Lin Cunde could only pat Xiaozhi on the shoulder, thinking, that's okay.

In the evening, Lin Cunde sat in the study and read.

In the next few days, Lin Cunde read at home. Although Wang Zhi came over every day, he would go back to accompany his mother in the evening, and a man was also needed at home.

As for the matters on the front line, Lin Cunde had no chance of knowing about it. Although there was a Di newspaper, he could not receive it and was not qualified enough. However, Lin Zhenshan was in the General Affairs Department, and the Di newspaper was issued by the General Affairs Department. Therefore, Every few days, Lin Zhenshan would come over to sit with Lin Cunde and inform Lin Cunde of the latest news from the court.

The reason why Lin Zhenshan came here was because Zhu Qiyu secretly ordered him to go to Lin Cunde's house every few days to inform Lin Cunde of the latest happenings in the court.

At this moment, Lin Zhenshan realized how much his nephew was valued by Zhu Qiyu. Moreover, Zhu Qiyu had given him an order to write a memorial immediately and send it to the imperial study if there was an emergency. Moreover, every five days, Lin Zhenshan needs to write a report on what happened in the court recently.

Lin Zhenshan was very excited. His memorials went straight to heaven, and he had to write reports to His Majesty every five days. What did this mean? It meant that he was His Majesty's person. Whether he could be promoted in the future would all depend on how he did it now.

Therefore, Lin Cunde was waiting for news from the front line, Zhu Qiyu was also waiting for news from the front line, the cabinet was waiting, and Wang Quan was also waiting.

This morning, Lin Cunde had just finished practicing martial arts and returned to the study to read.

The concierge knocked on the door and said that Yu Qian Yu Shaobao was here. Lin Cunde came out quickly. After seeing Yu Qian arrived at the verandah, Lin Cunde quickly walked over and began to salute as a disciple.

"Yu Shangshu, but I haven't been here for a while!" Lin Cunde said to Yu Qian with a smile.

Only then did he realize that something was wrong with Yu Qian's expression, and Lin Cunde's heart trembled. Did he lose the battle on the front line?

Yu Qian forced a smile at this moment and said: "I have nothing to do today, so I came here to sit here specially!"

"Nothing happened today?" When Lin Cunde heard this, he felt that there shouldn't be a problem on the front line. Otherwise, Yu Qian would not be fine. Then Lin Cunde thought in his heart that there is a war on the front line now. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, How can nothing happen?
  "Yu Shangshu?" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian in confusion.

"Go to your study and talk!" Yu Qian smiled and waved his hand.

Lin Cunde could only take Yu Qian to the study. After arriving in the study, Yu Qian sat at the tea table.

Lin Cunde poured tea for Yu Qian, but he didn't know what happened. Yu Qian was obviously in a bad mood, but he was too embarrassed to ask directly. "The cabinet is discussing whether I should be replaced!" Yu Qian sat there and said with a wry smile.

"Changing the Minister of War at this time? What do you mean? They don't have the power to change the cabinet, right?" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian in surprise.

Yu Qian continued with a wry smile: "They don't have the power, but they can unite with other ministers and ministers to put pressure on His Majesty!"

"Why is this happening?" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian puzzled and asked.

"Because the last rectification of the Central Military Governor's Mansion is still implicated now. Although the Criminal Department is now in charge, the Jinyiwei is still investigating, and another minister from the Ministry of Revenue has been implicated, as well as the Henan Daoyou Chief Envoy." Yu Qian. He explained calmly.

"Ah? Are you still involved?" Lin Cunde also felt a little surprised.

Yu Qian took a look and sighed: "How could your Majesty let this opportunity go so easily? How long have you not seen Shang De? This child has been away from Beijing for almost a month, and he has been leading people to investigate outside!"

Lin Cunde understood that the civil servants did not want to continue the investigation, but Zhu Qiyu had no intention of letting Jin Yiwei continue the investigation.

"If we continue the investigation, we will probably find the cabinet ministers. There may be one or two cabinet ministers coming down!" Yu Qian said with emotion.

Lin Cunde nodded and said, "So, they are taking their grievances out on you?"

Yu Qian nodded silently.

"Drink tea!" Lin Cunde made an invitation gesture to Yu Qian.

Yu Qian finished it and took a sip from the tea cup. Lin Cunde continued to give Yu Qian more tea.

"Jin Yiwei made a big move this time and was very efficient. Those people are scared again! Last time, His Majesty rectified the Jin Yiwei, and the results came out. Before, those civil servants said that Jin Yiwei had various shortcomings, but now that His Majesty has rectified it according to their requirements, they are afraid again. Yes!" Yu Qian said with a sneer on his face. These civil servants shot themselves in the foot. Only when their feet hurt did they realize they regretted it.

For example, when reorganizing the army, at first the civil servants wanted to reorganize the army and deal with the generals, but they did not expect that they were unlucky and a large number of civil servants were arrested and their homes were ransacked.

When things got to this point, they began to blame themselves. They were the ones who wanted to rectify the situation by themselves at the beginning, and they also dealt with many generals, but they completely ignored it.

"Then if you are not at the Ministry of War, where are you going?" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian and asked.

Yu Qian shook his head and said: "I don't know, maybe go to the Ministry of Works. Jiang Yuan of the Ministry of Works made [-] crossbows in order to raise Wang Ying, which was noticed by the civil servants. It is estimated that Jiang Yuan will return to his hometown after becoming an official. They will Asking Jiang Yuan to return to his hometown.

Jiang Yuan has always been aloof from those civil servants. Just like me, he only recognizes reason and does not recognize people. Therefore, one of the two of us must go back. This time it is Jiang Yuan, and next time it will be me! "

"You are only in your early fifties and you are going to work and go home?" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian in disbelief.

"Jiang Yuan is two years younger than me, and he is just fifty this year!" Yu Qian said with a wry smile again.

"This!" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian in surprise. Lin Cunde had never met Jiang Yuan and had never paid attention to him. He didn't know how old Jiang Yuan was this year.

Then he was silent for a while and said: "Your Majesty will not sit idly by and do nothing, right? Such transfers are not decided by the cabinet. The power of the cabinet is not that great. How can such an important official in the court be decided by them?"

"Well, His Majesty's attitude is very important, but, how should I put it, we don't know His Majesty's attitude now!" Yu Qian nodded, and then said worriedly.

"Then don't worry. How could His Majesty let you leave the Ministry of War so easily? Your Majesty trusts you!" Lin Cunde was completely relieved after hearing this. Zhu Qiyu could not be so stupid as to let Yu Qian go at this time.

Yu Qian didn't say anything. He actually had no confidence in his heart. Although he had chatted with Zhu Qiyu several times alone, that happened two months ago. Who knows whether Zhu Qiyu would have changed in the past two months, so he came to Lin Cunde's place. Sitting there, I wanted to listen from here and consider Zhu Qiyu's views on himself.

"If you are not in the Ministry of War, who will take your place?" Lin Cunde thought about it, looked at Yu Qian and asked.

Yu Qian smiled and said: "I don't know, there is no shortage of people. The Ministry of War seems to have many things to do. If the army is not rectified, there will not be many things. It will be the same for anyone who is the Minister of the Ministry of War.

But if we don't rectify the army, then the Ming Dynasty's army will definitely decay. As you said, how can we live in peace? I am not greedy for the power of the Ministry of War, but I hope that in my lifetime, I can see the Ming army become stronger again, completely defeat Oala, and make it unable to invade the border for a hundred years! "

Lin Cunde nodded after hearing this, knowing that Yu Qian had such a personality. He didn't care about honors, official positions, and power. He only cared about doing things.

But Lin Cunde is not worried at all. Zhu Qiyu cannot let Yu Qian leave the Ministry of War!
  (End of this chapter)