Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

"Zhang Zhenglu is really the number one brave general in the country!"

"No.1 after Qi and Li!"

"Punish the captives in the north and conquer the bandits in the south, it's amazing, it's really amazing!"

"This time he deserves a big reward, well deserved, well deserved."

"Last time, some people murmured that Mr. Xue Ge was protecting him and helping him. This time, people really have nothing to say."

As soon as the senior officials left, discussions started to arise. Most of the officials present were from the south, many of them were from Jiujiang or Fengyang, Jiangxi, and there were also quite a few officials from the Huguang area, even the Su, Song, and Chang areas.

Everyone is located in the south of the Yangtze River, and their voices are connected. Zhang Xianzhong is also a serious problem in Nanzhili. Everyone feels relieved when they mention it.

Among the crowd, only Wu Changshi's face was ashen, trembling all over, and his hands and feet felt cold.

Although the weather in Beijing is cold, it is dry. If you stay for a long time, southern officials actually prefer the weather in Beijing. The winter in Jiangnan is just as cold and humid, so it is not as comfortable as Beijing.

As for Wu Changshi's behavior at this time, it was really because the news he just heard made him feel like a thunderbolt, and the unexpected happened suddenly, which made him unable to calm down.

Recommending Zhang Shouren to Yang Sichang, one is to persuade Yang Sichang to leave Beijing as soon as possible to make room for Zhou Yanru, the political master.Second, to sell Zhang Shouren well, and third, to show his strength in Fushe.

Who knew that Zhang Shouren fought really well, now he is fine, he has made such an incomparable contribution, and even Yang Sichang has the merit of discipline. With this great contribution, even if Xue Guoguan is resigned, the possibility of Yang Sichang's succession is infinite.

This can be regarded as he has made an irreparable big mess. Thinking of Zhou Yanru's anger and his vicious methods, Wu Changshi's whole body is icy cold.

"Have to think of a way soon!"

Among the crowd, the leader of the restoration of the society quickly disappeared, and the celebration and joy outside had nothing to do with him.

The news was like wildfire, and soon burned from the imperial city to Miyagi.

Entering Miyagi is nothing more than Donghua Gate and Xihua Gate.

In the early court, the officials entered the imperial city from Dong'an Gate, then entered the Meridian Gate from the left and right Ye gates, and then entered the Huangji Gate until His Royal Highness Huangji held the morning court.

But sometimes the emperor summoned foreign ministers in the Wenhua Palace, or met people at Zuoshunmen, Qianqingmen, and hundreds of officials entered the palace. access.

People who come in and out have tooth cards, engraved with their identity and official titles, and they can only come in and out after checking the cards.

When Fu Zonglong and others arrived at Donghua Gate, Wang Dehua, the eunuch with palm seal, was actually waiting at Donghua Gate in person. Behind him, powerful eunuchs such as Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun were all there.

"Is the news true?"

Si Li compared the cabinet, no matter how strong Fu Zonglong was, he couldn't handle his identity in front of an eunuch like Wang Dehua. However, the memorials are all in the package of wax paint, and the lower officials dare not dismantle them without going through the administration and rituals!"

"This memorial is important, let our family hand in the memorial in person."

Wang Dehua is not too polite, Chongzhen has not eaten or slept well these days, day and night he is haunted by the tense situation in Huguang area.How could someone deliver such good news!

"Yes, please take it away, Eunuch."

Fu Zonglong didn't dare to disobey, so he had to hand over the memorial.After Wang Dehua took it, his hands trembled uncontrollably.Around him, many eunuchs were in the same situation, one or two who were particularly loyal to Chongzhen actually sobbed slightly.

The three foreign court officials were also moved by it.

After a group of eunuchs left, Fu Zonglong and others did not dare to leave without authorization. The emperor was in the Wenhua Palace, and they simply waited in the Jianting area. The snow has been washed."

"Your Excellency said so." A servant replied with a smile, "If Zhang Xianzhong is executed, it will not be difficult to raz the Huguang area. Except for Ge and Zuo Wuying, Li Zicheng has only remnants of his troops, which is nothing to worry about. From then on, the world will be peaceful again. "

"There are still Eastern captives..."

"The Eastern captives are nothing to worry about." The servant was full of confidence, which also represented the attitude of most civil officials: "The Eastern captives are no more than border troubles, and their power will not be stronger than a hundred years. If they endure it for decades, it will pass. Besides, the court has already There is the idea of ​​gathering troops for Ning Jin, and the nine towns and frontier troops will be dispatched together, and the eastern captives will undoubtedly be defeated!"

"I hope so."

Recently, there have been frequent urgent reports from the Ningyuan area that the captive cavalry intends to invade, which makes Fu Zonglong very uneasy, but there is no definite news yet, and as a soldier, he can't say bad things in public, but In any case, he couldn't agree with the words of these two deputy colleagues, but he knew that he was alone, and his words were wrong, and he was easy to be caught by others, so he smiled slightly at that moment, but he refused to say any more.

Chongzhen was in Wenhua Palace at this time, but instead of summoning his officials, he summoned the prince in Wenhua to check his homework.

His heart likes to do some tedious and meaningless things. On the eve before the peasant army broke the city in the 17th year of Chongzhen, the emperor was still inspecting the prince's window class and commenting on it personally, and he didn't know what he was thinking at that time!

Although state affairs were troublesome at this time, in Chongzhen's view, the crown prince's homework was related to the inheritance of the country and could not be sloppy. He would call the prince over at a fixed time every day to watch the prince's homework. The shortcomings were to comment one by one.

"The brushwork here seems a bit stiff, why change it? Why not be more round?"

When it comes to calligraphy, Chongzhen has a lot of confidence, even Wang Duo, the best calligrapher among the lecturers in the Eastern Palace, has to admit that the emperor's calligraphy is quite good and his foundation is very deep.

"Yes, father and son, my son knows."

"Hey, let's go back and practice again."

The crown prince said it sounded simple and unpretentious, and he was simple and kind, but said the crown prince was dull, too young and old.Every time he teaches, the prince always promises yes, but the progress is limited.

But anyway, the homework is taught by famous ministers like Wang Duo and Wu Weiye and Jiangnan talents. The classics and history skills in the window class are improving day by day. The atmosphere in the hall was not bad either.

Standing in the hall below the father and son are Wang Duo, Wu Weiye and other East Palace lecturers.

Doing this official position is a short cut to becoming an official with very low experience.At this time, the crown prince is both a king and a minister, and his status is awkward. It is difficult to make the ministers surrender. There is also a difference between the inner court and the outer court. It is difficult for the officials of the outer court to get close to the crown prince.

Only the lecturers in the East Palace are open to the prince and private, and it is impossible to keep a straight face while lectures are given. At least there will be some free time, telling jokes, talking about official career, and increasing the prince’s knowledge. The friendship is also unbreakable. [

In this way, when the prince ascends the throne in the future, the lecturer in the East Palace will be the first batch of courtiers who have trusted the new emperor. It is not uncommon for Zhan Shi to become a cabinet scholar within a few years.

The most famous ones are Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, the pair of lecturers of King Yu. In the Longqing and Wanli dynasties, the lecturers of King Yu's mansion dominated the coquettishness and envied others.

Seeing the emperor rewarding the crown prince, the happiest ones were naturally the lecturers of the East Palace, Wang Duo and Wu Weiye, who made eye contact with each other, and were very proud of themselves.

"My lord, my lord, good news..."

There was a sudden commotion outside, Chongzhen's expression turned pale, and there was already faint anger between his brows.

His temper is strict and resolute, but also a bit old-fashioned, rules are rules, under his golden platform, in front of the main hall, someone dares to make a noise!

No matter what happens, whoever speaks is challenging his majesty as an emperor!

"What good news, so noisy?"

If he hadn't heard the word "good news", Chongzhen would have been angry on the spot, and even so, his face was not very good-looking.Over the years, there have been many so-called "good news". The civil servants and military generals have united with each other to brag. Anyway, there is nothing the emperor can do if the bragging blows the emperor.

Over the years, Chongzhen received good news and received soft hands, but things in the world are getting worse and worse. He frowned subconsciously when he heard the word "great victory".

When he saw that Wang Dehua, Wang Chengen, Cao Huachun and others all came, even a well-informed eunuch like Du Chun ran over, Chongzhen's face was slightly moved, and his expression changed.

A group of lecturers from the Eastern Palace were also well-informed, and they all became nervous at the moment.

Without major accidents, it is impossible for such a group of eunuchs wearing three mountain caps and imperial boa uniforms to come all at once!

"Play the emperor..." Wang Dehua walked away in a hurry, a little out of breath, he said something first, and then calmed down his breath. When he was panting, all the eunuchs wished that a long tail would come out from their buttocks, so that they could shake their hands at Chongzhen Shake, that kind of joyful and happy face is obviously due to a particularly big happy event, but even if Wang Dehua paused, no one in this group of eunuchs dared to rush to talk, the rules inside the palace are stricter than those outside Too much, rushing to say a word may be a supercilious look outside, and it may be a life-and-death enmity in the palace, so you must not Meng Lang.

Chongzhen also felt a little bit out of control, sitting on the golden platform of Nuo Da, his body was trembling a little, his hands rested on the handles, holding them tightly, his expression was very nervous.

"The slaves played to the emperor, and Yang Sichang, the supervisor and assistant minister, rushed to report, saying that Baiyang Mountain was a great victory."

"well!"

Chongzhen uttered two words subconsciously, and he calmed down a lot. He said: "The officers and soldiers have lost two games in a row, have they finally realized their shame and then become brave? How is the victory in this battle? Where will the Xian thief and the Cao thief go? How do the supervisors and assistant ministers deploy troops and horses to prevent blockage? The year is approaching, how about the salary and equipment? Are there any reports for these?"

Frontline civil servants and military commanders send in a large number of reports every day, with all kinds of requirements, such as military horses, armored soldiers, food and salaries, transfer of defense, or deployment of personnel. Anyway, they are all on the emperor's side While talking and fighting in the arena, Chongzhen must do everything by himself, but before reading it, there will always be a general direction. These tasks are the scope of the ceremony.

Subconsciously, Chongzhen asked so many questions, and the emperor really worked very hard.