The Great Seminary

Chapter 89 Two Wills (Part )

The first legal advisor of the Tianjin Yamen government, who was very proficient in all kinds of laws, explained the pros and cons of Zhang Gui's sending troops clearly and plainly.

Zhao Yueban couldn't help but applaud after hearing this, "Great!

Since Zhang Gui had raised an army to support the king, no one dared to hide it.

So the matter will be known to the emperor no matter what.

But he could not be accused of plotting something evil under the guise of serving the king.

At most, it means that he is too ambitious and wants to take shortcuts to get promoted and make money.

But in the current situation, those who are loyal to the king will never be blamed.

Even if you are innocent and guilty, the most you will be punished with is a salary fine.

But if he has made meritorious contributions and has no guilt, he can at least be promoted to level seven, no, at least level four.

He was promoted from an eighth-rank captain to a sixth-rank "Lang Jiang".

Even if the militia officer is not worth much, a sixth-rank military commander is still a big shot in the local area.

What's more, he is still in the emperor's favor.

What a great idea.

I have always liked smart people and I hate stupid people the most.

Since he's so ruthless and shameless, and can even come up with tricks like the 'blood letter' that I can't even imagine, why not give him a hand? "

As he said this, he stood up and stood on the surface of the well water, which was less than three inches high from the copper basin.

He slowly lifted his foot, wiped the water off, and put on his clogs.

He walked to the desk with a "da da da" sound, and quickly wrote a memorial.

Write down clearly the causes and consequences of Zhang Gui's military expedition, as well as the content that can be submitted to the emperor from the master's previous narration.

Seal it together with Zhang Gui's proposal and call the clerk.

"Send this memorial to Yanjing at an expedited rate of eight thousand miles."

The two places were only a little over a hundred miles apart, but they used a special hawk with an express flight time of eight thousand miles to send the letter.

This is the dignity of the court, or the rigidity of the system.

In fact, if it is not text written on paper, the different secret marks on the folder need to be archived for inspection.

I'm afraid they have already communicated using magic.

The clerk took the memorial and turned around to leave respectfully.

After an hour and a quarter, the Jinmen Post Station was convenient for the hawk to fly straight into the sky
The best place in Ming and Song dynasties.

The 'Yanyun Palace' where the emperor lived was located on the central axis of Kyoto.

There are four gates around the palace wall.

The east gate is the main gate, called the 'Ziwu Gate'.

There are three side gates in the south, north and west directions, named Xuanwu, Qinglong and Baihu respectively.

The outer court is located in the south of the palace, and the inner court is located in the north. Each has a corner tower with nine beams, five pillars and seventy-two ridges to suppress evil spirits.

There are three main halls in the outer court: Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall and Baohe Hall.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest and most imposing, and is where court meetings are held.

The smallest room in Zhonghe Hall is called Shangshufang, where the cardinals hold political meetings.

Few people coming in and out on a daily basis are below the fourth rank.

Baohedian is not used at ordinary times and is only used as the venue for the imperial examinations.

The inner court includes the three main palaces of Qianqing, Jiaotai and Kunning.

And the six small palaces on both sides below are collectively called "Three Palaces and Six Courtyards".

Since the defeat in the war, the Ming and Song 'current' Emperor Hezheng has suspended court meetings on the grounds of illness.

They all stayed in the Shangshufang, discussing state affairs with the prime minister, the ministers of the Censorate, the six ministries, and the generals of the Grand Army Headquarters.

Everyone thought that the emperor must be very worried at this time, reflecting on his mistakes.

But in fact, Emperor Hezheng seemed more energetic and calm than before.

On the Dragon Desk, he spoke in a voice as resounding as a bell, his face solemn as he reflected:
"After this great defeat, I hereby issue a self-criticism edict, admitting my fault."

Wu Qinggeng, the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, was an old man with a haggard face.

In just a few days, he repeatedly heard the emperor take down the "Edict of Confession" to blackmail his ministers. It was really not the behavior of a monarch. He gritted his teeth and said nothing.

This time, Emperor Hezheng was in trouble.

The funny man asks a question, and the straight man responds, but the nose won't make any sound.

The emperor had no choice but to look around.

Wherever he looked, he saw that even the left and right censors, whose political views differed from Wu Qinggeng's, hung their heads and remained silent, and he couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart.

If the civil servants don’t work, then the military ones will be replaced. Emperor Hezheng coughed lightly.

He fixed his eyes on Wu Jinwu, the Left General of the Grand Army, and asked, "What do you think, General Zuo?"

The military headquarters of the Ming Song Dynasty had no real power.

However, the general has been in a high position of power since ancient times, and he is born with the right to "open", so it is not usually set up.

In this way, the left general of the second rank is equivalent to the head of the military headquarters and the number one military general in reality.

In name, he can barely compete with the prime minister.

But a name is just a name after all.

Besides, the current military government is not pragmatic at all and is only interested in deception.

The Ministry of War had long since seized all the personnel, financial resources, and material power of the military offices below.

Who should be sent to lead the army before the national war?

From which provinces' 'Wanjiang Yamen' should the participating troops be deployed?

The Grand Military Office had no involvement in how the military branches were matched.

Now that we have suffered a defeat, we asked General Zuo, "What do you think?"
Wu Jinwu just wanted to spit in Emperor Hezheng's face.

Therefore, he said something expressionless, "At this moment, I think that everything should be done with caution."

Then he stopped talking.

Emperor Hezheng was furious but remained calm on the surface.

The Zhonghe Hall fell into deathly silence.

At this time, a man walked in from outside the temple gate.

He tiptoed to the dragon desk and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, Zhao Yueban, the prefect of Jinmen, has submitted a memorial.

The situation is quite urgent.”

If someone else had done this at this time, Emperor Hezheng would have been shocked.

But the person who came was the head of Ming Song's inner court, the eunuch Yang Sanchun, who was also his most trusted confidant.

Even if the Yuanshan Empire's navy attacked Tianjin, they would not choose such a time to report it.

Therefore, Emperor Hezheng calmly waved his hand and said, "Present it."

"Yes," Yang Sanchun presented the memorial respectfully.

Emperor Hezheng glanced around quickly, a faint smile flashing across the corner of his mouth.

“His actions deserve punishment, but his situation deserves sympathy.

It's not a big deal, but the timing is a bit delicate.

Let’s all take a look.”

Having said that, Emperor Hezheng threw the memorial back to Zhao Sanchun.

Zhao Sanchun handed the memorial to Wu Qinggeng again, "Prime Minister, please read this."

Wu Qinggeng took the memorial and read it for just a moment before he flew into a rage.
"It's absurd for a mere eighth-rank group to act so recklessly.

If all the military commanders in the country were to abandon their posts like him, the whole country would be in chaos.

It is clear that he is trying to curry favor in order to gain advancement.

His crime deserves to be punished!

Otherwise, it would be difficult to learn from this.”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Hezheng's expression darkened slightly...

The next evening.

The eunuch who announced the imperial edict to Zhang Gui arrived at the Tianjin wharf and went out to sea.

The will is written very simply:
"Here is Zhang Gui, an eighth-rank bandit-suppressing captain in the Siyang Commandery of the East Yuehai Province, who is in charge of the military and civil affairs of Zhihai Fort.

However, this insignificant general should have been responsible for defending the country and the people, but he was arrogant and led his troops on a journey of thousands of miles. He should be severely punished.

It is ordered that the Zhihai stronghold of the militia army in Siyang County of the East Yuehai Province be dismantled and turned into a town, and placed under the jurisdiction of the Siyang County government office.

Zhang Gui was stripped of his official position and demoted to a commoner as a warning to others."

Zhang Gui was stunned by the imperial edict, but he couldn't immediately turn against it and cause chaos in this situation.

I can only grit my teeth and kneel down to thank God for his grace.

Thunder, rain, and dew are all your grace.

Zhang Gui took the imperial edict expressionlessly.

Unexpectedly, I heard the person in front of me who had no idea what was going on say slowly:

"Master Zhang, please don't be anxious. There is still an imperial decree to be issued."

(End of this chapter)