Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 72 The trend of overthrowing Wei
As early as September 5, Zhu Youjian issued an edict to summon Yuan Keli, Dong Qichang, and Mao Wenlong to Beijing.

On September 6, Yuan Keli was promoted by the court as the Ordnance Minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhu Youjian once again ordered the cabinet and officials to issue an edict.

Later, because Cui Chengxiu, the Minister of War, wanted to maintain the system, and the Minister of War was not available, Zhu Youjian issued several edicts to urge Yuan Keli to come to Beijing.

Yuan Keli is 66 years old this year. He has experienced the Wanli, Taichang and Tianqi dynasties and became an official at the end of last year. Originally, he had planned to retire in his hometown in Suizhou and no longer thought about getting back together. He even declined the title of Third Palace in August.

However, Zhu Youjian issued several edicts and summoned his old friend Dong Qichang and his old subordinate Mao Wenlong to Beijing together. This made Yuan Keli unable to sit at home and had to go to Beijing in response to the edict——

After all, Dong Qichang was his old friend for many years, and he both retired last year. Now that this old friend has been resurrected because of himself, if he does not go to the capital, Dong Qichang will not look good if he arrives in the capital alone.

As for Mao Wenlong, an old subordinate, Yuan Keli was even more worried. Mao Wenlong is a bit domineering, and there are many problems in Dongjiang Town. Once the court does not handle it well, there may be resentment, or even force him to rebel.

This made Yuan Keli unable to sit still anymore, so he drove Jian Cong with a few followers, hoping to enter Beijing before Mao Wenlong. In order to avoid poor communication between the court and Mao Wenlong, Dongjiang Town may be destroyed.

Traveling quickly, when he passed Shunde Mansion and rested at the post station, Yuan Keli also saw Lu Xiangsheng who was recruiting troops there.

It was learned that Lu Xiangsheng had been ordered to recruit troops in Daming, Guangping and Shunde prefectures to clean up thieves and serve as a reserve force to guard the Great Wall. Yuan Keli was even more surprised, thinking that the situation in northern Xinjiang was really dangerous, otherwise the emperor would not have made such a move and asked Lu Xiangsheng, who was far away in Daming Mansion, to recruit troops.

After giving the student a few words of encouragement, Yuan Keli also left him a letter, asking him to go to Shen Yourong to ask for some veterans to help him train his troops.

Lu Xiangsheng was also very happy that his teacher was resurrected, and he even realized that the emperor reused this subject in the second year of Tianqi. With this minister of the Ministry of War, who is very likely to become the Minister of the Ministry of War, in the capital, as long as he trains his troops well, he will have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

This made him even more excited, and he felt that the opportunity to make a contribution was just around the corner.

Continuing forward to Baoding Mansion, Yuan Keli didn't even have time to visit Sun Chengzong. He just sent someone a letter and continued on his way. On October 27th, we finally arrived in the capital.

Yuan Keli breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Mao Wenlong had not arrived in the capital yet. But Mao Wenlong's delay in coming to Beijing also made him worried. I knew that Mao Wenlong must be worried, so he walked slowly. If there is no good communication with the court, the situation in Dongjiang Town will be extremely dangerous.

However, now is not the time for Yuan Keli to think about this matter. Having just arrived in the capital, Yuan Keli had not had time to take a breath. Zhu Youjian, who had been urging him to enter the capital, immediately sent someone to tell him to come to the capital tomorrow after learning the news.

Only then did Yuan Keli realize that his official position had changed. After Cui Chengxiu maintained the system, Zhu Youjian issued an order on the 26th to let Yuan Keli act as Minister of War.

So now his position is that of the Ministry of War, which oversees the affairs of the Minister of Arms and is the agent of the Minister of War. Before the new Minister of War was introduced by the court, he was the top leader of the Ministry of War. In the future, it is very likely that he will be promoted by the court to be the Minister of War and become an important minister of the court.

For such a high-ranking minister, it is natural that people would continue to visit him after he came to Beijing. In particular, the Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi came one after another. Yuan Keli was busy until the evening, and just learned about the situation in the capital from several close students.

Only then did he know that the most hotly discussed thing among officials in the capital today was not the upcoming tribute of Lin Dan Khan, but the wave of rebellion against the Wei Dynasty that started after Cui Chengxiu was deposed:

"On the 21st, His Majesty approved Cui Chengxiu to return to his hometown to maintain the system."

"On the 23rd, Lu Chengyuan, head of the Water Resources Department of the Ministry of Industry, proposed four things to directly impeach Wei Zhongxian."

"On the 24th, Jia Jichun, the censor of Zhili Tixue, and Wu Shangmo, the censor of Shandong Province, continued to impeach Cui Chengxiu and wanted to investigate his crimes."

"On the 25th, at your Majesty's Standing Meeting for Handling the Affairs of the Ministry of War, Qian Yuancu, the director of the Military Elections of the Ministry of War, reported to Your Majesty the matter of Cui Chengxiu, and then impeached Wei Zhongxian."

"On the 26th, in the DPRK, Jia Jichun continued to impeach Cui Chengxiu. The Ministry of War gave permission to impeach Cui Chengxiu. Tian Ji, the minister of the Ministry of War, asked for his return. The eunuch party wanted to let Yan Mingtai, who had the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, return to the Ministry of War. Your Majesty Order the teacher to act as Minister of War."

"On the 27th, that is, today, Qian Jiazheng, a tribute student of the Imperial Academy, exposed Wei Zhongxian's ten major crimes. This matter has spread a lot, and people are talking about it everywhere!"

So many people continued to apply for evacuation, even Gongsheng who did not have official positions. It can be seen that impeachment of Wei Zhongxian has become a trend in the capital. As long as the emperor does not protect him as hard as the late emperor, Wei Zhongxian will definitely find it difficult to overcome this hurdle.

Yuan Keli had anticipated this for a long time. From the emperor's various actions since he ascended the throne, he knew that the emperor had been consolidating his power. It is even felt that the emperor dismissed Cui Chengxiu and made himself the acting minister of the Ministry of War in order to prevent chaos in the capital when Wei Zhongxian fell.

Therefore, Yuan Keli listened to the students' stories and remained calm, asking Jiang Dejing, Ni Jiashan and others who came to see them:

"You are His Majesty's close ministers. Do you know what His Majesty's plans are?"

"How are these impeachment memorials approved?" Ni Jiashan was concurrently serving as the daily minister, and Jiang Dejing was in charge of the imperial edict. Of course, he knew the emperor's attitude very clearly. Ni Jiashan said:

"His Majesty said that he would be arbitrary. He reprimanded the officials who impeached him, but he did not pursue them."

"Today's Qian Jiazheng's edict, His Majesty asked his chamberlain to read it over and said, 'The courtiers have their own opinions.'"

"Wei Zhongxian was sweating profusely while listening to the memorial!"

After understanding the emperor's attitude and repeating the phrase "court officials have their own opinions," Yuan Keli knew that the emperor thought their impeachment was not strong enough and wanted more ministers to come forward.

Therefore, he made a prompt decision and decided to make suggestions to the emperor when he had an audience tomorrow and persuade him to remove Wei Zhongxian.

On October 28, Zhu Youjian summoned Yuan Keli at Wuying Hall.

Looking at this veteran minister, Zhu Youjian was very moved. Seeing that there was still a look of exhaustion on his face, Yuan Ke immediately gave him a seat after he bowed to him.

Yuan Keli did not sit down, but said directly to the emperor:

"Does Your Majesty want to be a wise king or a mediocre king?"

Zhu Youjian didn't even think about it and replied immediately:
"Of course I want to be a wise king!"

"I want to follow the aspirations of Taizu and Chengzu and be a sage monarch."

Although it is not consistent with the standard of Mingjun in his mind, Yuan Keli still said:
"In that case, why does Your Majesty keep Wei Zhongxian around and tarnish his reputation with such a person?"

"Your Majesty must have heard of Wei Zhongxian's reputation in the world."

"When Taizu and Chengzu became emperors, would they allow such people to ruin their reputations?"

"Will you let him be called nine thousand years old?"

"I ask your Majesty to make a decision and remove Wei Zhongxian immediately!"

　"Chongzhen Changbian":
　　Qian Jiazheng, a tribute student in Jiaxing County, Zhejiang Province, said the ten crimes of Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch of the East Factory:
　　One is to merge the emperor. There are only two days in the sky, and all the ministers of Afu who have seals must first seal Bai Zhongxian, and praise Mang's merits and deeds, and they must match them. The late emperor and Feng Yu's decree must say that I and the officials in the factory have always had this kind of memorial? A heinous crime.

　　The second is the contempt for the queen. The palace in the husband's palace is also the mother of all the subjects in the world. The emperor's relative, Zhang Guoji, had not been spared. Hearing that the late emperor ordered Zhongxian to proclaim the queen, but Zhongxian failed to pass on the order, causing the queen to commit adultery in front of the former emperor, so he organized the emperor's relative, and many attempts were made to kill him, which put the palace in danger. . The second heinous crime.

　　The third is to engage in troops. Our ancestors never heard of the system of internal affairs. The loyal and virtuous men threaten their subjects from outside, and force the palace from within. They wield swords and swords, strike with cannons, rocks and lightning, and have evil plans. Three heinous crimes.

　　Fourth, there are no two ancestors. Emperor Gao has warned that Zhongjuan is not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the state. It is the loyal and virtuous military and state affairs that block the sky with one hand. All the money, valleys, important land, and water transportation throats are often placed in the heart. What do you want? Four heinous crimes.

　　The fifth day is to cut down the feudal vassal. When the three feudal lords were granted farmland, the amount of money given to them was not as high as that of one of the lucky vassals. However, when the loyal and virtuous were granted the title of farmland to the princes and uncles, they could produce no less than 10,000 hectares of agarwood. Being a relative of ancestors for hundreds of generations is no better than a heroic domestic slave, a heinous crime.

　　Sixth, there is no saint. Husband, the most holy teacher is a famous leader for all generations. Who is a loyal and virtuous person who dares to build a temple next to the Imperial Academy? Six heinous crimes.

　　Qiyue Ruanjue...

　　Eighth: Covering the Edge...

　　Jiuyue Minmin...

　　Ten days to clear the joints...

　　Reply: Regarding the affairs of Wei Zhongxian, the court officials have their own opinions, and I am also arbitrary in my heart. The Qingjin scholar is not familiar with the rules, so he should be dealt with seriously, so I will spare him a small amount of time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)