Ming politicians

() The sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the day of the Great Dynasty.

Hurrying quickly, Su Tiancheng and his party arrived at the stables on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. After living in the official post, before they had time to catch their breath, they were immediately notified that they would attend the Great Court on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

The Great Court is held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and there are only a few times a year. All officials above the seventh rank in the stables must participate. There are too many people. Of course, they cannot stand in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Civil and military officials, according to their respective ranks , under the guidance of Honglu Temple officials, stood outside the main hall.

This kind of feeling is not pleasant, the [-]th day of the first lunar month is the severe winter season, the temperature in Beijing is already low, standing outside the main hall, without a good body, I really can't relax.

It can be seen that although being an official is said to be majestic, he also has to suffer some torture. It is no wonder that officials have unusual endurance.

On a whim, Zhu Youjian asked Tang Shiji and others to bring Zijinliang and others to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to offer prisoners.

Since Chongzhen's great victory in Western Australia in the fourth year, the imperial court has repeatedly encircled and suppressed the rogues, and the rogues have become more and more powerful. Houjin is also eager to move. After capturing the newly built Daling City, it has become more and more arrogant. Under the two-phase attack, Zhu Youjian looked exhausted.

Seeing the money flowing out like water, people from all over the country are complaining, including the southern provinces, what happened to the famine, what begged to be exempted from the land tax, it was not because the treasury had too much money, and they were thinking about their own family. The small treasury.

Expeditions and disaster relief have cost a lot of money, but the effect is still not very good, Zhu Youjian also knows.Some officials saw the silver.I don't care about anything, and I'm not afraid of losing my head anymore, colluding with each other and greedy for money.But these problems have not been exposed, and he has nothing to do. During the festival, there was a great victory in Yingshan, and Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning County Inspection Department, Nanjing Xiaoqi Battalion and the sergeants of Anqingwei.With less than 1000 sergeants, they actually wiped out more than [-] bandits led by Zijin Liang, and captured Zijin Liang alive. This is a huge victory and can boost the morale of the army to the greatest extent.

You know, Zijin Liang is the organizer of the 36th battalion of rogues, the biggest leader of the rogues.

After receiving the memorial.Zhu Youjian was so excited that he almost stayed up all night. Such a great victory, of course, must be publicized with great fanfare.

Su Tiancheng and others got up in the middle of the night, and followed Tang Shiji and Zhang Taining to the outside of the Forbidden City.

Their party is a special treatment, starting from the official post.There are sergeants from the Beijing camp, who are closely guarded, and 1000 people guard Zijinliang and more than 50 brothers of Zijinliang. There are also five steps and one post along the road.Three steps and one whistle, it is estimated that no flies can fly in.

Came outside the Forbidden City.Many ministers are waiting, but they can follow the cabinet ministers, enter the Forbidden City, and wait outside the Jianji Hall.

Finally at the third quarter of the hour, Su Tiancheng felt that he was going to be frozen stiff, and the early morning was the coldest time, yet he still had to stand and wait obediently.

Xiong Zijian and the others were in a different mood. They had already forgotten the cold when they were able to come to the Forbidden City and see the emperor.

Su Tiancheng didn't have that much interest, it's the same whether he sees the emperor or not, what to do in the future, or how to do it.

Officials from Honglu Temple came over and led the crowd towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The guards guarding Zijin Liang and the others had already been replaced by Jin Yiwei.

Even if he had made meritorious service, according to his rank, Su Tiancheng was still standing outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, far away, and as for Qu Qingze and others, they stood at the back.

As the eunuch shouted that the emperor was coming, everyone knelt down and followed the officials in front of them, bowing three times and kowtowing nine times. In fact, they didn't even see Zhu Youjian's hair.

Half an hour later, Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant of the cabinet, walked to the door of the main hall.

"The emperor has a decree, Yingshan is a great victory, order Nanjingbu Shangshu, Zhizhe Governor, Military Counselor Tang Shiji, Nanjing Defense Minister Zhang Taining, Jiangning County Magistrate Su Tiancheng, Jiangning County Chief Bo Qu Qingze, Jiangning County Inspection Department Inspector Sun Yuankun, Deputy inspectors Liu Shiliang and Luo Chang, meritorious officers Xiong Zijian, Liu Tiehan, and Deng Hui are prisoners."

Immediately, officials from Honglu Temple led the crowd towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Jin Yiwei escorted Zijin Liang and others, and followed behind.

Of course, the captives are also qualified, Zijin Liang is eligible to enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the rest are detained outside the hall, waiting to be dealt with.

Su Tiancheng met Zhu Youjian again.

What he couldn't believe was that Zhu Youjian actually designated the battle in Yingshan County as a great victory.In his opinion, this is nothing at all. Zijinliang just encountered many setbacks, and when he was desperate, he wanted to rob Yingshan County. Fighting against each other is not of the same level.

The memorial was read out by Tang Shiji, and it has nothing to do with Su Tiancheng.

The next court discussion is about how to deal with Zijin Liang and others.

This is one of the procedures for presenting prisoners, which demonstrates the majesty of the court.

Everyone had no objection to the execution of Zijin Liang. After all, he was the biggest leader of the rogues, and it was impossible to pardon him. However, there was a problem in dealing with Zijin Liang's subordinates.

Tang Shiji spoke first.

"Your Majesty, I think that most of the bandits are postmen, hungry people, and refugees. They were originally good people, but they rebelled because of hunger and cold, and lack of food. In order to show my gentle heart, I suggest that only Zijin Liang, the leader of the bandit, be executed. , the rest can be pardoned, in order to divide and disintegrate the many rogues, and let them understand the painstaking efforts of the emperor."

Zhu Youjian nodded approvingly, and then Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren both expressed their opinions and agreed.

Su Tiancheng felt that something was wrong. According to this way of handling, there was a major problem. If all the fifty or so key members of Zijin Liang's subordinates were pardoned, it would be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain, leaving behind huge troubles. These people will never be good citizens , After going out, they will also rebel. Their thinking has undergone a complete change, and they are unwilling to live a peaceful life.

Moreover, these people are all charismatic. If the [-] captives detained in Nanjing are all pardoned, it can be expected that another Zijin Liang will appear soon after.

Su Tiancheng felt a little regretful, he should have killed these backbones in the first place if he knew that such a situation would happen.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhu Youjian agreed to speak, Su Tiancheng didn't care much, and spoke.

"I don't agree with such a disposition. I think that if I can't be pardoned, Zijin Liang and Zijin Liang's backbone should all be beheaded. I can't tolerate it. Otherwise, I will be breeding tigers and harming my Ming Dynasty."

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Su Tiancheng was not qualified to speak. When he said these words, everyone was stunned.

There are things ready to come out for impeachment.

Fu Youliang took the lead.

"I think what Lord Su said is reasonable. Although you shouldn't speak casually in the hall, but Lord Su is for the court, and I agree with Lord Su's opinion."

Everyone was surprised again. Not long ago, Fu Youliang impeached Su Tiancheng, and now he supports Su Tiancheng. What's the reason?

Su Tiancheng looked at Fu Youliang, then at Zhou Yanru, and lowered his head thoughtfully.

Seeing that the debate was about to begin, Zhu Youjian finally spoke.

"Su Aiqing, why did you say that?"

"I have two reasons. First, a bowl of rice nourishes a benefactor, and a bucket of rice nourishes an enemy. The rogues are indeed postmen, hungry people, and refugees. They were originally good citizens. At the beginning of the rebellion, they were unable to live because of hunger and cold. This is understandable. But once they formed forces and got used to the life of plundering everywhere, their mentality has undergone a fundamental change. They are no longer satisfied with a peaceful life, they are always eager to gain power, and even think of becoming kings on their own , Threatening the country of my Ming Dynasty, if there is a chance, they will definitely rebel again, the court's pardon cannot satisfy their demands, and they will become my confidant's troubles again. In this case, talk to them about the court's favor, It's like playing the piano to a cow."

"Second, to deal with hostile forces, we rely on iron and blood methods, not a policy of softness. Now that I am a Ming Dynasty, there are disturbances from Houjin outside and bandits inside. The court should use unusual methods to subdue civil strife. The minister's suggestion Yes, it is not a policy of softness to kill those rogue leaders and their core members who are making rebellions. In recent years, there have been many disasters, and the emperor is kind. He thinks that the rogues are the people of my Ming Dynasty. Yes, I deeply understand the emperor's benevolence, but the bandits have become a trend. When they broke through the city, did they think of the emperor's painstaking efforts, and would they be willing to release my Ming officials? No, they all killed them all, even their families. Such thieves are by no means kind and should not be spared lightly."

"To sum up, I believe that all Zijin Liang and its key members will be killed. The five thousand bandits detained in Nanjing will be treated differently according to the situation. Those who do not change their minds will still be shot and killed."

Inside the hall, buzzing discussions arose.

Zhu Youjian fell into contemplation. Indeed, the imperial court adopted lame soft policy for not a day or two, but the effect was very bad. It was because of Yang He's implementation of this idea that the bandits surrendered and rebelled, and he was exempted from three Border Governor.

"I think Master Su's reasons are justified. The imperial court's lame and gentle policy is originally a kindness of the emperor, but the bandits are not willing to die. They don't understand the emperor's painstaking efforts. They took the court's silver and turned around. They still rebelled. The officials were brutally slaughtered by them, and the people of my Ming Dynasty were bewitched by them. The current famine still exists. If these people continue to rebel, it will definitely bring more trouble to the court."

Zhou Yanru actually stood up and agreed with Su Tiancheng's opinion.

Seeing such a scene, Wen Tiren was not to be outdone, and spoke up.

"I believe that Master Su's suggestion is indeed feasible, and we must not soften our hearts when dealing with rogue bandits, and we must not leave future troubles behind."

When such a situation happened, Su Tiancheng was a little confused, he didn't know what was going on, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, who were originally rivals, agreed with his opinion. (To be continued. Welcome to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets,