Han ride

Chapter 110 Clouds
"The servant thought that Li Xin would definitely be willing." Wang Chengen said without thinking, "Otherwise, he would not have allowed Sun Chengzong to bring a message to the emperor. However, the imperial court still cannot turn against the tribes in the grassland, so what will happen to these tribes?" Without Li Xin, attack me towards the border."

"Hey, it's all because of my incompetence. The emperor handed over this country to me, but he turned me into this. These are all because of my incompetence!" Emperor Chongzhen sighed.

"The emperor's hard work is a model for the emperors of all dynasties. The emperor is not wrong. The ministers who are wrong are mostly people like Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang." Wang Chengen quickly explained: "These ministers don't want to be king all day long. Father shared the worries, everyone wanted to make money, these people are Daming's sinners."

"Yes, Zhang Chun would have failed if Wu Xiang hadn't escaped in battle." Chongzhen suddenly thought of what Sun Chengzong said in the memorial, and immediately became furious, and said angrily: "Decree, escort Wu Xiang to Beijing, and hand over to the Ministry of Punishment for punishment. Don't kill him People, I am not reconciled."

"Your Majesty, this Wu Xiang is Zu Dashou's in-law and a prominent family in Liaodong." Wang Chengen reminded him cautiously when he heard that Chongzhen wanted to kill Wu Xiang.

"Pass the decree, dismiss Wu Xiang. Let him return to Beijing to retire!" Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and soon understood what Wang Chengen meant. The slaves colluded with each other, and in the end even the entire Liaodong was lost.So this Wu Xiang could only act in this way, but Chongzhen was extremely unwilling. After thinking about it, he said: "Cheng En, what do you think Sun Chengzong should do?"

"This? This is a major matter for the court. The slaves don't know how to deal with it. The emperor should ask the minister. This person is the emperor's tutor. More importantly, he has made contributions to the court over the years." If it was someone, Wang Chengen could say something about it, but the Sun Chengzong in front of him is not an ordinary person. He is the teacher of the first emperor, a teacher of a generation of emperors, and has a very status and status in the Donglin Party. If such a person is killed Without him, I am afraid that even if Wang Chengen had ten heads, it might not be enough for the Donglin party members to chop off.Therefore, Wang Chengen did not dare to speak ill of Sun Chengzong, but instead excused Sun Chengzong.

"Yes! Sun Chengzong was the teacher of the emperor's brother and made great contributions to the court. Such a person cannot die in my hands." Emperor Chongzhen also nodded, and said: "Then let him go home to retire!"

"Your Majesty, such an imperial decree cannot be passed on now. The so-called generals are not always victorious on the battlefield. The soldiers who build slaves are in danger, and defeat is also a common thing. What is more important is that this time the slaves failed, and tens of thousands of troops were killed or injured. Countless, it can be said that it can be regarded as the victory of the court, and what Sun Chengzong said is also reasonable. If his army hadn't held back the army of slaves, how could Li Xin have won the victory. Therefore, Sun Chengzong still has some credit. Since he has credit, the emperor He shouldn't be allowed to go back to retire." Wang Chengen rolled his eyes and said hastily, "It's just that whether Sun Chengzong has contributed to this matter or not, I think it's better to let the ministers talk about it."

"Well, since that's the case, you should announce this memorial to the world!" Chongzhen soon understood what Wang Chengen meant.This battle seems to be a victory for the imperial court, because the loss of the slaves was heavy, and Sun Chengzong is credited with this point, and Sun Chengzong has worked hard all his life, and he went to this ghost place of Liaodong at such an advanced age. From one point of view, it is hard work, and He is a member of the Donglin Party and the teacher of the first emperor. In this regard, he is a highly respected person. Isn't it unreasonable for you to let him go home to take care of himself at this time?If Emperor Chongzhen issued an imperial decree, how would the people of the world treat him as mean and ungrateful?Who else will work hard for Chongzhen in the future?So on this point, Chongzhen could not make an order.But those ministers are different. These people usually have no skills, but they are very good at fighting in the nest, especially because they can't see the power of others. Just like Li Xin last time, he made a contribution and beheaded Ah Jige, but he didn't get any benefit at all, especially at the moment. Sun Chengzong seemed to have won the battle, but he didn't win the battle. Chongzhen wants Sun Chengzong to go back to retire. I'm afraid those ministers in the court will talk. If they don't do it, these ministers will pick and choose in the memorial and attack Sun Chengzong.Wang Chengen wanted to use the mouths of these ministers to deal with Sun Chengzong.

"The emperor is holy." Wang Chengen said quickly.

"Then what should Li Xin do?" Emperor Chongzhen frowned again and asked.The matter of Sun Chengzong is easy to handle. He believes that the incompetent ministers in the court will help him solve this matter.But Li Xin is not the case. Now that he has lost the suppression of Jiannu, Liaodong has no soldiers to use. If Li Xin is not appeased, I am afraid that this person will send troops to Liaodong, or simply enter the border from the nine sides to harass the capital. Or unite with the rebels in the Central Plains. When Emperor Chongzhen thought of tens of thousands of cavalry marching across the Central Plains, he could not help but shudder, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes.

"The emperor can add Li Xin as General Zhenbei or General Zhenshuo." Wang Chengen thought for a while and said.

"General Zhenshuo is the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu. Li Xin may not be suitable for this position." Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, and finally said: "Didn't he follow the example of the Han hussars? I will make him a prostitute now." Captain, if he really pacifies the grassland, I will make him a general of hussars."

The corners of Wang Chengen's mouth twitched, but he lowered his head and did not speak. The prostitute Yao Xiaowei was the official position conferred by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when Huo Qubing had just joined the army. Emperor Chongzhen conferred Li Xin as the prostitute Yao Xiaowei. The praise is also full of confidence in Li Xin, but in fact, it is not a compliment, but an insult to be able to command tens of thousands of cavalry with the position of a lieutenant.But you can't say anything. Look at how much the emperor attaches importance to you. As long as you make more contributions, the emperor will confer him the title of Hussar General. You must know that there was no such title as Hussar General in the Ming Dynasty. Right now, the emperor is calling you a Hussar General. Xin actually set up this position, which shows that Chongzhen has a lot of faith in Li Xin.

"Your majesty is wise, this servant is going to deliver the decree." Wang Chengen held back a smile and said in a low voice.

"Wang Cheng'en, this time you pass the decree and go personally to meet this Li Xin for me. I want to know who this Li Xin is?" Emperor Chongzhen said suddenly.

"Slave understands." Wang Chengen was taken aback when he heard the words, and soon understood that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to investigate whether this Li Xin could be used by the court.

The so-called there are no secrets in the capital. The next day, the news of Liaodong quickly spread throughout the capital. They won first and then lost. Was the battle won or lost?There were different opinions for a while, but no matter what, Li Xin's name was completely popular in the whole capital, and some storytellers began to make stories about Li Xin into stories everywhere.

"Yuan Fu, did Sun Chengzong win or lose this time?" In Zhou Yanru's mansion, a middle-aged man with a loyal face was saying respectfully.

"Changqing, what do you think?" Seeing the respectful look on the other side's face, Zhou Yanru immediately showed a hint of satisfaction on his face.Because this person is none other than Wen Tiren, who entered the cabinet in Chongzhen three years ago, served as Minister of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University.A native of Wucheng (now Huzhou), Zhejiang Province, his courtesy name is Changqing and his nickname is Yuanqiao.Wanli Jinshi.In the third year of Chongzhen, he entered the cabinet to assist the government as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Bachelor of Dongge University.

In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, there were countless generals, but unfortunately, there was no good prime minister. Neither Zhou Yanru nor the previous Qian Qianyi were really talented prime ministers, especially this Wen Tiren up.Emperor Chongzhen decided to add cabinet members.In the winter of the first year of Chongzhen, the edict will push out cabinet ministers.As soon as the edict came out, Wen Tiren made up his own wishful thinking in private.He is well aware that his qualifications are shallow and his reputation is not high, and it is impossible for him to join the cabinet based on this alone.However, Wen Tiren also has his advantages.Emperor Chongzhen promoted him to be Minister of Rites as soon as he came to the throne.Wen Tiren thought this was a signal that the emperor intended to reuse him.Therefore, he has full confidence in joining the cabinet this time.However, during the promotion process, Wen Tiren was repeatedly neglected and finally failed to join the cabinet, while Jiangnan talented Qian Qianyi ranked first in private, Wen Tiren's wishful thinking fell through.

However, Wen Tiren found out.That is, Zhou Yanru, whose qualifications and prestige far surpassed him, was not on the list of candidates.Zhou Yanru is well-behaved.He is very good at observing words and demeanor, and has both ways and means, and won the emperor's favor.Zhou Yanru lost the election, Wen Tiren guessed that the emperor must be suspicious.Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen was very dissatisfied when he saw that Zhou Yanru's name was not on the list.

Wen Tiren thinks this is a great opportunity to reverse the case.He and Zhou Yanru colluded quickly and pointed the finger at Qian Qianyi directly.They wrote to the emperor, re-exposing the bribery case of Qian Qianyi's joints, and urged the emperor to disqualify Qian Qianyi as a cabinet minister.The so-called joint bribery case refers to the case of Qian Qianyi accepting bribes from Tongsheng Tian Qianqiu when he took the test in Zhejiang in the second year of Tianqi. He was designated as (Jie Yuan) by using a vulgar poem "once in a day's smooth steps to the blue sky" as the joint. .This was reported later.Qian Qianyi was punished by losing his salary and dismissing his post.

This case was already over, but Wen Tiren brought it up again.Suddenly touched the heartstrings of Emperor Chongzhen, thinking that he was too hasty in such a major personnel decision.So the next day, he ordered Wen Tiren and Qian Qianyi to go to the Wenhua Hall for questioning.On that day, officials from various ministries gathered in the Wenhua Hall, discussing privately.Don't know what happened.As soon as the pairing meeting started, Wen Tiren was the first to attack.In the end, Qian Qianyi was defeated by conspiracy. Soon, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren entered the cabinet successively.Wen Tiren served as Minister of Rites and Bachelor of Dongge University, and realized his conspiracy.

However, the so-called soldiers who don’t want to be generals are not good soldiers. In the Ming Dynasty, literati who didn’t want to be chief ministers were not excellent literati. On the surface, Wen Tiren was extremely respectful to Zhou Yanru, but in private, he was obsequious to Zhou Yanru.However, Zhou Yanru trusted him very much.

(End of this chapter)