Ming politicians

After Sun Chengzong received Su Tiancheng's letter, he was horrified. He never imagined that Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng of Houjin would actually focus on this matter. His worries were the same as Su Tiancheng's. How did Huang Taiji know how to abolish Shaanxi? As for the affairs of the guard army, such a big matter cannot be kept secret, and there is no talk of Jin after the victory.

The team escorting the middle-aged people is still on the way, but it will arrive in a day or two. Sun Chengzong, who has no time to think seriously, thinks that he will ask to see the emperor immediately. For such an important matter, a countermeasure must be discussed.

Before Sun Chengzong asked to see him, the emperor summoned him.

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Wen Tiren, Hou Xun, Yang Sichang, Dong Chang and others stood by, and Zhu Youjian, who was on the throne, looked very bad.

After Sun Chengzong entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, a smile appeared on Zhu Youjian's face.

"Sun Aiqing, you are getting old, stop talking standing up, come here, and give me a seat."

Immediately, a eunuch brought the round wooden pier chair.

"Sun Aiqing, I have a brochure here, please read it carefully."

The situation described in this booklet is similar to that in the letter that Sun Chengzong saw, but Sun Chengzong could not show it. After all, the letter Su Tiancheng wrote to him was an act in private, hoping to get his Support, Su Tiancheng also proposed a solution in the letter for his reference.

Sun Chengzong quickly finished reading the excerpt. During this process, Wen Tiren, Yang Sichang and others did not speak.

In fact, the situation in the imperial court is already very delicate.

Since Sun Chengzong became the second assistant of the cabinet, Zhu Youjian has become more and more dependent. Because of his seniority and age, Sun Chengzong's prestige in the court is also unusual, and he has experienced too many things.He has a deeper view on government affairs, and can often find out what is behind the matter. Therefore, the opinions and suggestions put forward are very in line with Zhu Youjian's mind.

Especially when dealing with the matter of royal family members entering the court as officials, Sun Chengzong handled it very skillfully.There were only 12 people in the first batch, and all of them took up local positions. In this way, everyone's attention was distracted, and too many discussions in the court were avoided. Being an official, the rank is not in the middle of everyone's imagination, and the highest rank is the magistrate of the fourth rank.Such an arrangement once caused dissatisfaction, thinking that the vassal king among the royal family should be assigned a higher position.

Zhu Youjian was very worried at first, but after such a long time, he was very happy without any turmoil. Although someone impeached Su Tiancheng during the period.It was even said that Su Tiancheng had a different intention and combined with the royal family's family members to enter the court as an official.Including a series of things that happened in Shaanxi, predicting that Su Tiancheng might rebel, etc. Of course, Zhu Youjian would not believe these words. Zhu Youjian had long seen the filth in the court.

Because of these circumstances.Zhu Youjian slowly began to neglect Wen Tiren.

It's not that Wen Tiren didn't do well, but Su Tiancheng's words made Zhu Youjian think deeply. There were many problems in the Ming Dynasty, and they were all repairs.It is still determined to carry out large-scale reforms. This is a choice that must be made. To maintain the current status quo and fool the past, Wen Tiren is still good, but to carry out reforms, Wen Tiren is obviously not suitable.

In Zhu Youjian's heart, he has already begun to choose the path of reform.

The changes that have taken place in Jiangning County and Henan Province, including the rapid stabilization of Shaanxi Province, show that reforms can be carried out. First, implement them in a certain place. Live the situation of the Ming Dynasty.

After a period of observation, Zhu Youjian slowly made up his mind and prepared to use Sun Chengzong as the chief assistant of the cabinet.

"Dear dear friends, I never imagined that Hou Jin was always harassing my Ming Dynasty. Last year, the Qing Dynasty was established. The wolf's ambition is obvious to the world. My Ming officials and people should work together to fight against Hou Jin, but this happened. It is not a rare thing that Houjin plotted against me as an official of the Ming Dynasty, but why was the matter discussed in the court leaked out, and how did Houjin's Huang Taiji know about it? Check, dear friends, tell me your opinion."

Wen Tiren looked at Sun Chengzong, and spoke first.

"Your Majesty, I was also taken aback when I saw this memorial. I didn't expect that the important matters discussed by the court would be leaked out. I think that the key now is to see if there are spies in the court, such as Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, etc. The lessons learned by people are profound, and I suggest that a thorough investigation should be carried out, and after the Houjin spies are escorted to the capital, they will be interrogated strictly to find out the spies who leaked the news."

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly.

Seeing that Zhu Youjian agreed with his opinion, Wen Tiren was a little happy. This situation had not happened for a long time, so he raised his tone.

"I think that there are not many people who know about the abolition of the Shaanxi Guards. As long as we start from here, we will be able to find out the situation. These hidden dangers must be eradicated."

Sun Chengzong didn't have any expression on his face, but he secretly felt that Su Tiancheng was really good at predicting things. In the letter, he analyzed all possible situations and put forward suggestions. Given time, Su Tiancheng would enter the cabinet, and even Becoming the chief assistant of the cabinet, the Ming Dynasty will definitely undergo earth-shaking changes.

After Wen Tiren finished speaking, it was time for Sun Chengzong to express his opinion.

Zhu Youjian looked at Sun Chengzong.

"Your Majesty, I do not agree with Mr. Wen's proposal."

Sun Chengzong's words came as a surprise to Zhu Youjian. He looked at Sun Chengzong with some doubts.

"Your Majesty, what is the purpose of the Houjin Tatars? I think it kills two birds with one stone. If their instigation succeeds, the army in the guards of our Ming Dynasty will be unstable and cause large-scale turmoil. This is what they are most willing to see. The first step is that the matter did not succeed and was detected, so what will the court do next? Large-scale investigations and investigations will also cause turmoil. That is the purpose of post-gold.”

Wen Tiren's expression was originally a bit ugly, but after hearing what Sun Chengzong said, he also fell into deep thought.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court has discussed and decided to abolish the troops of the guards in Shaanxi. It is true that not many officials know about it, and there are only a few people. But there is another aspect that Mr. Wen must have overlooked, that is, the mutual market and the abolition of the guards. It was discussed at the same time, which involved the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War. I know that many officials in the Ministry of War know about the abolition of the guards. The two things were discussed at the same time. I think that many officials in the Ministry of Households may also know about it. .”

"In this case, the scope is very wide, and many people are involved. If you want to investigate and deal with it, it is not a simple matter. I estimate that a large-scale investigation and deal with it will definitely cause turmoil."

"When something like this happened, it wouldn't work if we didn't take any measures. I agree with Su Tiancheng's analysis. There were no Houjin spies in the imperial court. It was just that Houjin used other methods, such as clinging to him. Information has been obtained by means of relationships, large amounts of gold, silver and treasures.”

"I believe that if you get gold and silver treasures, you have to spend them. You can use secret investigations to pay attention to the officials of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households to see who bought the house and land, or who is particularly generous. I suggest that , Things like this must be investigated secretly, and no rumors can be caused, and if the news is leaked again, it may not be found out."

While talking, Sun Chengzong looked at Dong Chang.

"As for the follow-up countermeasures, I believe that when the court discusses important matters, it should be strictly kept secret, and the scope can be appropriately narrowed. If someone leaks it at will, it is easy to investigate and deal with it. Of course, what I am talking about is those that need to be kept secret. matter."

"The meaning of the minister is that he does not want to cause turmoil in the court, and absolutely cannot let Hou Jin's trickery succeed."

"As for the matter concerning the officers of the Ningxia Guard, I believe that Su Tiancheng can be given full authority to deal with it according to Su Tiancheng's request, and the request should not cause disturbances and shocks."

There was a smile on Zhu Youjian's face. It was Sun Chengzong who was old enough to think of everything.

Afterwards, they all agreed with the method proposed by Sun Chengzong, including Wen Tiren, and they all expressed their opinions afterwards, thinking that they hadn't considered it well, and Mr. Sun thought it comprehensively.

Zhu Youjian immediately asked Dong Chang to start an investigation immediately, and to keep it strictly confidential. As for Houjin's spies, after they were escorted to the capital, they were directly handed over to Dong Chang and held in secret, so that no unrelated personnel could know.

In this regard, Zhu Youjian is still very smart. Up to now, Hou Jin must have thought that the scheme had succeeded, but he didn't know that the spies they sent had already been captured, and all their plans had been exposed. Of course, the court wanted to hide this matter.

Zhu Youjian also thought of Su Tiancheng, and handled the matter very calmly. Although he was calculated, the first thing he thought of was the stability of the court.

"Hou Aiqing, Yang Aiqing, I think that regarding the mutual market and the abolition of the army of the Shaanxi Garrison, Su Aiqing will be the main one. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War will send people to Shaanxi. As for those nasty commanders of Ningxia Wei, let Su Aiqing deal with it, in my opinion, there is absolutely no mercy."

The discussion was very fast this time. Sun Chengzong suggested that Xu Eryi, the left servant of the Ministry of War, go to Shaanxi. Xu Eryi is Su Tiancheng's teacher. He must fully consider Su Tiancheng's request in the plan to abolish the guard.

After arranging these things, Zhu Youjian's mood became better. Recently, when the court discussed things, it was much faster. Although there were disputes, generally speaking, it was still possible to make a decision in a short time , All of this is directly related to Sun Chengzong's entry into the cabinet. It seems that the time for Sun Chengzong to preside over the cabinet is ripe.In addition, Sun Chengzong was very old, and Zhu Youjian felt more at ease in his heart. (To be continued..)