Ming politicians

() Zhu Youjian looked at Mi Zhe with a smile on his face.

On one side, Wang Chengen already knew the contents of the Secret Book. Lord Dong had already mentioned it, and he secretly admired it. Su Tiancheng was a boy with a clear mind. He told the truth without any concealment, which was just in line with the emperor's taste.

"Elder-in-law, I really didn't expect Su Tiancheng to have selfish intentions. He ransacked Kuang Siming's mansion, thinking of gaining benefits for himself. If he didn't get any benefits, he said it was for nothing. I have never seen such a straightforward minister. , from this point of view, I still want to give Su Tiancheng some benefits, otherwise I will be disappointed if he doesn't work hard in the future."

In this case, there is no need to answer, Wang Chengen lowered his head and did not speak.

"I see, Su Tiancheng still has some foresight. He said that he had far-reaching thoughts in handling the matter of salt merchants. He didn't act rashly. It was not simple. It was much better than those civil and military officials who boasted. I regretted it a bit. , Su Tiancheng should be left in the capital."

"This time when Su Tiancheng comes to the capital, I will take the school exam."

Su Tiancheng knew that he had a hard time. There were many things that he had not had time to do, and he had to go to the capital again. This trip would probably take him more than a month.

The key is to follow the escort team and set off together, the speed cannot be very fast.

Fortunately, it is the autumn harvest season, so there won't be too many delays.

Before leaving, he carefully instructed the government affairs that needed to be represented. Lu Tianming focused on people's livelihood matters, Qu Qingze and Sun Yuankun focused on the inspection department, and Liu Zhongji focused on security matters.

Of course.The importance of going to the capital is self-evident.He will not take it lightly.

What he didn't expect was that there was another important person who followed him to the capital this time, and that was Wang Zhen, the eunuch in charge of Nanjing.

Along the way, Wang Zhen had a good attitude, with a smile on his face, and often talked with Su Tiancheng, but Su Tiancheng noticed it sensitively.In Wang Zhen's smile, there is always an inexplicable feeling, and he has already figured out the deep meaning in it.

Dong Chang did not act with the large army, this old man was always mysterious.

As for the teams that escorted the silver, they were the Shenji Battalion and the Xiaoqi Battalion of the Xijing Daying Camp in Nanjing.

There is one more thing that has not been settled yet.That is, the many firearms placed in the Jiangning County treasury have not yet been attributed and have been stored all the time.

This is actually a good thing. If the emperor had any objections to Jiangning County's approach, he would have dealt with it directly.

So, along the way.Su Tiancheng was still in a good mood, socialized with Wang Zhen, joked from time to time, complimented Wang Zhen, and confuse Wang Zhen to the greatest extent.

July 22.The large troops arrived in Beijing city.

During this period, many things happened.It is impossible for Su Tiancheng, who is far away from the capital, to know.

The biggest thing is that Cao Huachun, the chief eunuch of the Licensing Supervisor, changed his position. On the sixth day of July, Cao Huachun, as a middle official, was admiral of the Jingying Rongzheng, and Tang Wenzheng, the former admiral of the Jingying, was dismissed.

Wang Chengen served as the chief eunuch of the Lijian and concurrently the eunuch of Bingbi.

On the surface, it seems that Cao Huachun's power seems to have grown a bit, and he has taken control of the Beijing camp. In fact, there are profound reasons for the internal changes, and very few people know about them.

To put it bluntly, in the contest between Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen, Cao Huachun was defeated and left the palace to control the military affairs of the Beijing camp.

The biggest reliance of eunuchs is to rely on the emperor, to be by the emperor's side all the time, to grasp the emperor's joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys, and to cater to them, so that they can get the emperor's special attention.This is human nature, the emperor is also a human being, and he also hopes to have friends, especially in the ninety-five years, the height is extremely cold, the only person he can confide in is the eunuch.

Cao Huachun left the palace, Su Tiancheng had a big reason.

The second major event was that Liu Yulie, the minister of the Ministry of War, was directly dismissed and thrown into prison because of his failure to crusade against Kong Youde.

The third thing is that the game between Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren is becoming more and more intense. Min Hongxue, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Chen Yuting, the censor of Zuodu, are both involved. Chen Yuting is Zhou Yanru's confidant, and Min Hongxue is Wen Tiren's Best friends, such a fierce game, do not know what will happen.

When they arrived in the capital, both Su Tiancheng and Wang Zhen lived in the official post, waiting for the emperor to summon them.

In the evening, a man in black came to the official post and met Wang Zhen.

Throughout the night, Wang Zhen didn't show up, and he didn't come out when eating.

Su Tiancheng wanted to take a look, but found that there was no light in Wang Zhen's room, so he didn't bother him.

When approaching Zizi, a man in black came to the official post and directly found Su Tiancheng.

Su Tiancheng, who was in a daze, felt strange. After hearing what the visitor said, he was greatly surprised. He didn't feel much sleepiness anymore. He didn't expect that some changes had occurred in the palace before he arrived in the capital.

No wonder Wang Zhen didn't eat in the afternoon. It turned out that his immediate boss and big backer Cao Huachun had already left the palace and went to the capital to supervise the army.

23ri, Si time.

The eunuch in the palace came to the official post and informed Su Tiancheng to go to the Forbidden City immediately to see the emperor.

Su Tiancheng couldn't help but think wildly, why did he meet the emperor so soon? According to the rules, he had to wait for at least three to five days. Some prefects, even chief envoys, arrived in the capital and waited for almost a month before they could see him The emperor's, I am only a sixth-rank magistrate, and Zhu Youjian takes himself too seriously.

Although he has earned money for the imperial court, he has nothing to do with transporting the gold and silver treasures to the capital. This incident of crossing rivers and demolishing bridges is too common in official circles.

Besides, the things that should be dealt with have already been dealt with. Cao Huachun left the palace, Wang Chengen became the chief eunuch of the chief inspector of ceremonies, and the eunuch Bingbi was already the No. 1 eunuch among the eunuchs.

Su Tiancheng was taken directly to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

This is the first time he has visited the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Of course, in his previous life, he had visited the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

This is the place where the emperor summoned important ministers and worked. He thought that he would see Zhu Youjian in the Huangji Hall, but he actually went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Su Tiancheng became even more anxious.

I haven't had any real contact with Zhu Youjian yet.When the official department of the palace examination was conferring officials, they met Zhu Youjian.But he didn't say much, most of them were formalism, and he only wrote two poems, which didn't cause any extra sensation.

As for the evaluation of history, Su Tiancheng doesn't believe it at all. Scholars are harmful to others. There are always those self-righteous historians who don't respect historical facts.Relying on one's own preferences to evaluate history, besides, Ming history is notoriously unreliable.

Following the eunuch and entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Su Tiancheng knelt obediently without looking around.He didn't look up at Zhu Youjian either. No matter how arrogant he was, he knew that at this time, he must keep a low profile.

"Su Tiancheng, magistrate of Chen Jiangning County, pays homage to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

"Su Aiqing is dead."

Zhu Youjian's voice was soft.It's very comfortable to listen to. These days, I'm used to hearing Wang Zhen's duck-voiced calls, and suddenly hearing such a pleasant voice, Su Tiancheng feels very comfortable.I feel a little more relaxed.

After standing up, Su Tiancheng still didn't look up.

"Give a seat."

Soon there will be eunuchs.He came over with a stool and placed it beside Su Tiancheng.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a seat."

After giving thanks, Su Tiancheng was able to sit down. This is the etiquette taught by Honglu Temple, and it was unexpectedly used so soon.

"Su Aiqing, there is one thing I don't understand. You searched Kuang Siming's mansion. All the gold, silver and jewels were handed over to the state treasury. After a lot of effort, you didn't get anything. Don't you have any complaints?"

Surprised, Su Tiancheng raised his head and looked at Zhu Youjian.

He was only about four meters away from Zhu Youjian, so he could see clearly.

Zhu Youjian is still very young, no wonder, he is not yet 22 years old, so it is impossible for him to grow old.It's just that there is a black circle around Zhu Youjian's eyes, which looks like a panda's eyes, which is obviously due to lack of rest.

Logically speaking, Zhu Youjian should have greeted him, whether he had worked hard along the way, chatted about homework, and then asked about the business, but without these processes, he directly entered the topic.

Zhu Youjian is very straightforward, and it can be said that he is very impatient. When doing things, he hopes to see results in a short time. He doesn't like formalism, and he doesn't like to play tricks.

This was the first impression Su Tiancheng analyzed.

That being the case, you have to be straightforward.

"I dare not lie, I do have some complaints. I originally thought that the emperor could leave some money for Jiangning County, but who knows that all of them were transported to the capital."

"Hehe, 500 million taels of silver, I don't dare to think about it anymore. There are many things that can be done. I have already ordered the Ministry of Households to start disaster relief in Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong and other places. You It is indeed indispensable, if I can cross the river and tear down the bridge, then tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"I dare not speak nonsense."

"Then let me tell you, do you want to keep those firearms?"

"The emperor is sympathetic to the humble minister, that's what the minister thinks."

"Then you have to give me a reason. The Jiangning County Inspection Department has only three thousand soldiers. Although they used to be generals in the army, there is a Beijing camp in Nanjing. There is no problem with defense. You want so many firearms. What's the use?"

"This is what I think. Everyone wants good things. This is like saying that children like to wear new clothes. When I see so many firearms, I naturally want them in my heart. Seeing the new clothes, I have the same idea. If they can be equipped with the sergeants of the Jiangning County Inspection Department, it will be so majestic. Besides, these sergeants used to be Lord Xiong Tingbi's personal soldiers, and their status is also good. I am very sorry."

The smile on Zhu Youjian's face grew even bigger.

"Hehe, you are very honest. In front of me, you are willing to tell the truth. You helped to bury General Xiong's wife. You sent the old lady away in sackcloth and mourning. Bing, it is right to serve you. You want to gain fame for them. You are affectionate and righteous. I am also very optimistic. In this case, I will grant your request, but half of the firearms will be given to the Xijing camp. What do you think?"

"The minister obeys the order."

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