Han ride

Chapter 87 News from the Imperial Court

"Actually, it can also be said that Wu Sangui killed him. After Li Xin killed Azig, he wanted to chase Hong Tai and throw Azig's body on the battlefield. Therefore, Wu Sangui took advantage of it in the end. Wu Sangui didn't think so. This Azig was killed by mistake in the rebellious army, and no one will take credit for him, so he took Azige's head as his own credit." Wang Chengen thought for a moment, then Fang said.Thanks to this person, such an explanation can barely make sense.

"So, this Wu Sangui is lucky." Emperor Chongzhen said lightly.There was a golden light in his eyes, even Wang Chengen couldn't tell what Emperor Chongzhen was thinking at this moment.

"Even if it is luck, it is also given by the emperor." Wang Chengen rolled his eyes, and suddenly said: "The emperor is the emperor, whoever said that this kind of credit is, it is who it is, and whoever gave Wu Sangui luck, that is Wu Sangui The cloud has gone."

Emperor Chongzhen was taken aback when he heard the words, pondered for a long time, then nodded, and said, "It's just that it's a little unfair to Li Xin. Hehe, why don't you take advantage of this opportunity to reward him well this time?" He made such a contribution, and he also saved Zu Dashou and Guan Ning's iron cavalry, if such a contribution is not rewarded, I am afraid it will not be enough."

"My lord, it's just that we need to discuss this matter." Wang Chengen said hesitantly, "My lord, this Li Xin is a sinner first and foremost. Although such a person has made great achievements, but my lord, don't forget, According to the rules of the imperial court, leading an army of 2000 people is not something a small sinner can do, even for ordinary people, leading an army of [-] people is still a serious crime of treason!"

"This moment and that moment!" Emperor Chongzhen was stunned when he heard the words, and said slightly dissatisfied: "If it weren't for Li Xin, how could Zu Dashou survive, and my Guanning cavalry would have been wiped out by Jiannu long ago."

"It's good for the emperor's insightful eyes." Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment, then Fang said: "My lord, I'm afraid Master Zhou will object to this matter."

"Mr. Zhou? What does this have to do with Li Xin?" Emperor Chongzhen was taken aback, and asked curiously. The Mr. Zhou he was talking about was none other than Zhou Yanru, a cabinet scholar at this time.Zhou Yanru, courtesy name Yusheng and nickname Yizhai, was born in the 21st year of Emperor Shenzong's reign in the Ming Dynasty. He was born in Yixing (now Yicheng, Yixing) in the Ming Dynasty.When he was young, he was smart and famous. At the age of 20, he was awarded the first prize and the number one scholar in the Chinese Central Committee.During the reign of Tianqi, he moved to You Zhongyun, who was in charge of the Economic Bureau.Soon he was in charge of Nanjing Hanlin Academy with Shao Zhan.Emperor Chongzhen came to the throne and was called as the right servant of the Ministry of Rites.In December of the second year of Chongzhen, he was specially worshiped as Minister of Rites and a Bachelor of Dongge University, and participated in the maintenance. He was 36 years old at the time, and worshiped as the chief assistant in September of the following year.In December of the second year of Chongzhen, there was a police in the capital, and it was specially ordered to pay homage to Yan Confucianism, the Minister of Rites and a bachelor of Dongge University, and to participate in the maintenance of the aircraft.In February next year, the Prince Taibao will be added and Wenyuan Pavilion will be changed.In June, Tiren also enters.In September, Chengji ordered him to become an official, and Yanru was the chief assistant.Seek to add Shaobao and change the Hall of Martial Arts.It can be said that Zhou Yanru was a rare talent in the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Chongzhen called them Mr. in order to respect these cabinet scholars.

"Well, I heard that the death of Li Gu, the former governor of Huai'an, has something to do with Mr. Zhou." Wang Chengen thought for a while, and finally did not dare to deceive Emperor Chongzhen, and revealed the half-truth and half-false news to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Where did you get this news? Mr. Zhou is the Chief Minister of Ming Dynasty, how could he be as shameless as you said?" Emperor Chongzhen reprimanded slightly dissatisfied.However, no matter what, Chongzhen still listened to Wang Chengen's words a little bit.

"My lord, no matter what, Li Xin led the army to defeat Jiannu as a sinner. Although he made a great contribution, he also violated the imperial court's will. If it is true, he will be punished for the crime of treason." It's okay." Wang Chengen persuaded after thinking about it.

"Then should we let such a brave man stay outside the court?" Emperor Chongzhen sighed.After governing the world these years, he realized that the difficulty of governing the world is far from what he imagined when he was the king of Xin.

"My lord, things can be done step by step. First of all, my lord can take this opportunity to pardon Li Xin's crimes. Li Xin is so powerful, so naturally there will be opportunities to make military exploits, and then my lord will reward him. "Wang Chengen comforted him on the side.

"That's the only way to go." Emperor Chongzhen nodded.Even if he becomes the emperor, he still finds that there are still many things that are not satisfactory.

However, what Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect was that he wanted to downplay Li Xin, but others were different.Who is Li Xin? He is the son of a generation of upright officials Li Gu.But at this moment, Li Xin's victories in Liaodong had already been introduced to the capital, and immediately attracted the attention of those who were interested in the capital.

"Brother Jing Lian, what reward do you think the emperor will give Li Xin this time? Haha, after Li Tuizhi, Yun Wen Yun Wu is a rare genius!" In a restaurant in the west of the city, three Young scribes sat facing each other, with a jug of sake in front of them exuding a tempting aroma. Among the three, one had a thin face, one had a slightly fat body, and the other had a gloomy complexion.Looking at the appearance of the three of them, it is obvious that they are officials.

That's right, these three people are none other than Sun Sanjie, Feng Yuanbiao, and Yu Shi Yu Yinggui who were given by the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty. These three people are close friends.They often gather together to discuss state affairs. Although the official positions of the three are not high, it does not prevent the three from giving advice.This time the three of them were discussing about Li Xin again.

"Hmph, I think it's good that Li Xin can escape the catastrophe this time." The thin-faced man sneered.

"Brother Jing Lian, why did you say that? How can a loyal minister like Li Xin be exiled when the emperor is in power?" Feng Yuanbai asked curiously.

"Hmph, don't forget, how did Li Tuizhi die back then. Li Xin was his son, and some people in the court were overshadowing the sky with one hand, so how could he let Mr. Li be promoted? It's good that he didn't cause Mr. Li any trouble. Already." Sun Sanjie sneered.

"Hey!" Yu Yinggui snorted coldly: "The hateful thing is that this person deceived the emperor, appointed a private person in the court, and colluded with that treacherous sycophant inside and outside. It's not a good thing, hehe, brother Jing Lian, this Li Tuizhi is Li Tuizhi, Li Xin is Li Xin, and Li Xin, as a criminal, dares to recruit soldiers, what is he trying to do? Could it be? Rebellion is not possible?" I have to say that there is one thing that is very strange in the Ming Dynasty, that is, scholars look down on eunuchs, wishing that all eunuchs in the world are dead, but when the eunuchs are powerful, they invest in He was a member of the eunuchs, or had a good relationship with the eunuchs, such as Jiao Fang in Wuzong's period, etc. Although Hong Chengchou hated Wei Zhongxian in his heart at the beginning, after meeting, didn't he still say he was nine thousand years old?It is the same with Wang Chengen and Gao Qiqian among the current cabinet scholars.In the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet and eunuchs struggled with each other and depended on each other. This relationship was very sick and strange.

"Hmph, a scholar is a scholar. He only knows how to scold the sky, but he doesn't know how to solve the problem. It's sad." A cold voice came.

"Luo Yangxing?" Sun Sanjie frowned, and snorted coldly: "I didn't expect to meet you here, what a disappointment. It's an extreme disappointment."

"What, is Commander Luo going to put us in the Jinyiwei prison?" Yu Yinggui said disdainfully.

"Squeeze you into the prison, hehe, don't want to dirty my Jinyiwei's prison. You people talk about others behind their backs, how can you be better?" Luo Yangxing pointed at Feng Yuanbai and sneered: "Just say you Feng Your Excellency! On the surface, you are a member of the imperial court, but in reality? At home, you are nothing more than a fearful master. You can't even protect your own concubine. What a big joke, if you can't protect Miss Yuerong, You can release it. What you are doing now, there is no arrogance. You also want to discuss Mr. Li. He led the army to fight Jiannu. With 300 cavalry, he dared to break through the Jiannu eight-way blockade. Hundreds of people He defeated Jiannu in succession, beheaded countless Jiannu generals, and even Mrs. Hong cut off his beard and abandoned his robe, fled in embarrassment, and rescued the siege of Dalinghe City with two thousand troops. How can such a hero Are you guys talking about it?"

"What do you know about martial arts? Although Li Xin has made military exploits, it is true, but as a criminal, he dared to recruit soldiers. What is it if he is not trying to rebel? Also, the ancestral system cannot be violated, he Li Xin Faith is a violation of the ancestral system. Hmph, it's also fortunate that he is not my imperial courtier, otherwise, I would join him." Feng Yuanbai said loudly with his face flushed and veins popping out of his neck.But Luo Yangxing's words talked about Feng Yuanbai's weakness. The Yuerong girl Luo Yangxing said was a famous prostitute in Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, who was beautiful and virtuous.When Feng Yuanbiao was the county magistrate of Jieyang in the first year of Chongzhen, he passed by Yangzhou and took him as a concubine, and came to Jieyang together.Helping her husband solve the case and eliminating harm from the people, she is deeply loved by Feng.It's just that at this moment, because of the jealousy of Feng Yuanbai's wife, he often beats and scolds Huang Yuerong. The power of his wife's family also turned a blind eye to this. This matter was widely circulated in the capital, and Feng Yuanbai was framed for it.At this time, Luo Yangxing said it out, how not to make him angry.

"Hmph." Luo Yangxing looked at Feng Yuanbai with disdainful eyes. He really didn't like such a scholar.

"Master, master, it's not good, it's not good." At this moment, a servant broke in and said loudly to Feng Yuanbai: "Madam sent Miss Huang to Shuntian Mansion, she said that Miss Huang stole her A pair of Yu Ruyi, are you going to punish Miss Huang?"

"This?" Feng Yuanbai's complexion changed when he heard the words, he knew that the so-called Huang Yueying's theft was actually non-existent, Huang Yueying was so smart, how could she do such a thing.

"Aren't you going soon?" Luo Yangxing said disdainfully.

"Yes, yes." Feng Yuanbai nodded repeatedly, and was about to leave.Suddenly there was a shout.But I saw several officials rushing over.Feng Yuanbai recognized these people, they were Yu Shi Jingyuan, Yin Mingyi, Lu Zhenfei, Wu Zhiyu, Wang Daochun, Wang Xiangyun and others. These people were all rumored to be involved, and they are all gathered here, obviously something big happened.

"Let's go, Brother Feng, everyone is going to participate in the performance of Zhou Yanru's failure of the country, can you go?" Jing Yuan stepped forward and pulled Feng Yuanbai and said: "This person is hiding the truth, saying that Azige was killed by Wu Sangui, in fact, it was not at all. It wasn't Wu Sangui who killed him, it was because the Wu family and his son had a good relationship with him, that's why he said that, how can such a person who likes to use private persons be the head of a hundred officials? Let's go, let's go and play him together." I have to say Most of the scholar-bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty were extremely perverted guys. They didn't care about right or wrong, justice or evil. , that is the greatest achievement, and these people are even more proud of the court staff. If they are killed, those civil officials must come to pay homage. If they are not killed, they are heroes. If they are killed because of this Dismissed from office is even more serious. From the capital to the hometown, as long as there are people and squires, they are regarded as honored guests and welcome these people like heroes.It has to be said that this is almost impossible in modern times.But in the Ming Dynasty, it was considered normal.

"This?" Feng Yuanbai hesitated.

"Yes, such a big event, how can I miss it." Sun Sanjie said loudly: "You can wait for the matter of Miss Huang to settle, and then worry about it. If you think about it, the governor of Shuntian Mansion would not dare to do anything to Miss Huang? Go, go, go together."

"Such a major event that benefits the country and the people can do without us." Yu Yinggui also said loudly.

"Let's go, go together, go together." Feng Yuanbai's heart was finally moved. Compared with becoming famous, Huang Yuerong naturally stood aside, and immediately went out of the restaurant, following the crowd towards the Forbidden City.

"Hey, scholars are really ruthless." Luo Yangxing saw it clearly, shook his head involuntarily, and said to the people around him: "Go, take my post, and tell Shuntian Fu Yin to spare Miss Yuerong!" As a result, Luo Yangxing's famous assassin went to Shuntian Mansion.

"Hmph, what do these scholars know?" Luo Yangxing stood up and looked at the crowd in the distance, with a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth, but soon looked to the northeast, his eyes full of thoughts.

(End of this chapter)