Borrow the day to change the day

When Cao Yubian saw Zhong Jinwei's face, he was slightly taken aback, and did not speak for a while.

Zhong Jinwei turned to Emperor Chongzhen when he saw this, and said again: "Your Majesty, as far as I know after the interrogation of the traitor Ning by Gu Baichuan, the head of the East Factory, the purpose of this traitor was to sneak into the capital through Denglai and buy off the officials of the court and the Central Committee. Putting pressure on and even transferring the frontline generals whom Jianlu feared. In the past, they used this strategy to succeed repeatedly, otherwise it would be impossible for Ming's army to be defeated again and again."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was greatly surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Is this true?"

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen's remarks were extravagant questions. It is basically impossible to deceive the emperor about the things that were interrogated at the Dongchang stall.

Cao Yubian couldn't help sweating when he heard this. His original intention was to punish Lu Xiangsheng for his crimes, not to mention imprisonment, at least he should be dismissed from office.If this meaning is said out, and Zhongxinghou repeats it, it is tantamount to setting himself on the bribed person.

Thinking of this, he was slightly grateful for Zhong Jinwei's mercy. If Hou Zhongxing waited for him to speak first before taking out this trump card, he would not be able to argue with his own words, and it would be inevitable to leave someone to attack him in the future.

At this moment, Zhong Jinwei pulled out a roll of paper from his sleeve, and said with both hands: "Your Majesty, this is the battle report and the confession of the three traitors."

The servant on one side didn't wait for Emperor Chongzhen's order, and consciously stepped forward to take it and forwarded it to the imperial court.

The Wenhua Palace was quiet, waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to finish watching.While waiting, Wen Tiren looked at Zhong Jinwei, thinking that Hou Zhongxing was getting more and more sophisticated in his work now!

As soon as Zhong Jinwei waited for Emperor Chongzhen to read the materials, he began to play: "Your Majesty, Denglai Governor Lu Xiang has made a lot of military achievements after he was promoted to office, so he was feared by the slave chief Taiji, and he tried hard to get rid of him, but it was not satisfactory. If If the imperial court wants to punish Lu Xiangsheng for his crimes and make him no longer serve as the governor of Denglai, wouldn't it just follow the slave chief's will? What he failed to do, the imperial court helped him do."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded again and again. He looked at the other courtiers in the hall and saw that they also looked thoughtful. None of them spoke, so he said to himself: "Master Zhong, what do you think?"

Zhong Jinwei was waiting for this sentence, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, there is a good saying that rewards and punishments must be clearly defined. Therefore, Denglai Governor Lu Xiangsheng must be punished. But the ultimate intention of the court is to keep Denglaiming's army from losing the battle." strength, and continue to make Jianlu afraid of his combat power. Based on this purpose, I have the following suggestions."

Everyone looked at Zhong Jinwei, listening to what suggestions he was about to give.

"One, the dead soldiers should be compensated, and their spirit tablets should be set up in the ancestral hall of heroes to summon their souls, and enjoy the incense of the people of Ming Dynasty."

"Secondly, Denglai soldiers who escaped from birth should also be commended. There is no need for the court to come forward for this. Newspapers can publish some heroic deeds of soldiers who killed the enemy, let the world know, and make the brave and good fighters famous all over the world."

Zhong Jinwei said this, mainly because he considered that the military merits of the Ming Dynasty were recorded according to the first rank.But the Denglaiming army has no leader at all. If the imperial court still comes forward to reward them, other frontier troops will have opinions and it will be unfair.

"Third, Lu Xiangsheng, governor of Denglai, must be punished. As for the punishment, it will be discussed by the court. The key is to let him continue to perform his crimes and meritorious deeds in the position of governor of Denglai, and beat Jianlu hard."

After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and thought it was good, so he first asked the chief assistant Wen Tiren: "What do you think Wen Qing?"

These few articles of Zhong Jinwei do not need to cost the court much food, but they can reap the morale of Denglai's army, so why not do it for Wen Tiren!

"Your Majesty, I think it is possible." Wen Tiren bowed and played.

Just now, Zuodu Censor had a big reaction, so Emperor Chongzhen turned to him and asked, "What do Qing Cao think?"

"The minister has no objection." Cao Yubian immediately expressed his opinion after hearing the words.

After receiving the reply from the two of them, Emperor Chongzhen just glanced at the minister of the Ministry of War, but did not ask him any questions, and said directly: "So, just do as Master Zhong said."

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he played again: "Your Majesty, the reason why this war has suffered such a large loss is that I think it was caused by three traitors. If it is not serious, it is difficult for the common people to be angry, and it is not enough to warn future generations."

Emperor Chongzhen also thought this way, he nodded and said: "For those who have forgotten their ancestors after counting the classics, I will never spare them lightly."

Cao Yubian, the censor of Zuodu, now found an outlet for venting, and he played righteously: "Your Majesty, that Sun Degong is the chief culprit for the imperial court's loss of Guangning. Cutting him to death by a thousand swords is not enough to atone for his crime.”

Liang Tingdong remained silent for fear that someone would think of his crime of supporting Lu Xiangsheng in robbing food, which led to his failure.At this moment, when he saw that the spearheads in the hall were all pointing at the three traitors, he had an idea, and immediately expressed his opinion: "Not only Sun Degong, but also that ancestor Dale, Ning Wan, I also want to declare the canonical punishment, so as to serve as an example to others."

On the contrary, Wen Tiren hesitated for a moment, and he played to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, it was just ordered that all criminals be exiled overseas to supplement the manpower needed to build a large supply point. Should these three people be treated in the same way?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he turned to Zhong Jinwei, who was the first to propose punishment, and asked, "What does Master Zhong think?"

"I believe that the traitors who advise the barbarians and harm the interests of our Ming Dynasty will all be sentenced to death, and they will not be exiled. Otherwise, it is not enough to warn the latecomers."

Zhong Jinwei answered Emperor Chongzhen's question without hesitation. He hated traitors the most.It's just that since ancient times, traitors have been emerging in endlessly, which made him sigh.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and said: "This traitor has caused great harm, so I will hand it over to the three courts for conviction."

What he meant by saying that was to agree with Cao Yubian's disposal.Because according to the actions of these three traitors, according to the law, the crime is also a punishment.

"Regarding the disposition of Lu Xiangsheng, governor of Denglai, according to Master Zhong's intention, the cabinet will draw up a note for me." Emperor Chongzhen ordered Wen Tiren to say.

"I obey the order." Wen Tiren agreed.

The discussion about Denglaiming's army in this battle was almost done, and Lu Xiangsheng did not receive the same treatment as other similar people before because of his defeat.

After some discussion, it was almost dusk.Emperor Chongzhen had already noticed Zhong Jinwei's dusty appearance, and said to him: "If Master Zhong hadn't arrived in time this time, the consequences would have been disastrous. I know you have worked hard all the way, so go back and rest first."

Zhong Jinwei originally wanted to hear about Cao Yubian's trip to Nanjing, but now that Emperor Chongzhen said so, he himself was really tired, and he had been out for many days, thinking about his family, so he didn't refuse, and immediately bid farewell to Emperor Chongzhen and went home up.

What he didn't expect was that something good was waiting for him at home.