Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 307

At this critical juncture, Liu Lingyu didn't have time to think too much. He took two quick steps forward, and then said loudly: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I recommend a person. If your Majesty uses this person, he will definitely wipe out the Eastern captives."

Liu Lingyu's words really attracted everyone's attention, and everyone was guessing who Liu Lingyu would recommend.

In fact, at this time in Daming, there is really a person who is very suitable for commanding the army to use troops against the Eastern Captives.

This person is Sun Chengzong.

It's just that Sun Chengzong is over 70 years old. If he leads the army at such an age, if he makes a mistake, no one can afford it. Therefore, everyone knows that Sun Chengzong is suitable for leading the army, but no one dares to recommend him.

In addition, Sun Chengzong was impeached after his defeat in the battle of Dalinghe.At this time, if you use Sun Chengzong again, what do you think of Sun Chengzong?Chamber pot?Use it when you hold it back, and throw it away when you're done using it?
In fact, it was because of this consideration that Zhu Youjian never used Sun Chengzong.

At this time, Liu Lingyu suddenly said that only one person could be used to wipe out the Eastern Captives. Everyone's first reaction was that Liu Lingyu would recommend Sun Chengzong to come out of the mountain, but they didn't know what level Liu Lingyu would give the emperor to use him.

Even Zhu Youjian believed that Liu Lingyu recommended Sun Chengzong.

Therefore, after hearing Liu Lingyu's words, Zhu Youjian hesitated for a moment and said, "Who did Liu Aiqing recommend? But Sun Chengzong and Sun Xueshi?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Lingyu shook his head and said: "No, Xueshi Sun is too old to lead an army. In addition, Xueshi Sun only focuses on defense and is not good at attacking. But this time when we use troops against the Eastern Captives, we need to attack. I am afraid that Xueshi Sun don't have that ability."

"Oh? Then who is the person you recommend?" Zhu Youjian wondered.

Liu Lingyu continued: "My minister recommends Li Jing, the General of Shanxi."

As soon as Liu Lingyu finished speaking, a person beside him said: "Full of nonsense! Using troops against Donglu is such an important matter. You actually recommended a general to lead the army. Doesn't this make Donglu think that there is no one in Ming Dynasty?"

Liu Lingyu had expected that there would be objections, and had already thought about how to deal with it.

It's just that Liu Lingyu didn't expect someone to reprimand him, so he hurriedly turned around when he heard the words, and after a closer look, he found that it was Zhang Fengyi, the new minister of the Ministry of War.

Zhang Fengyi reprimanded Liu Lingyu precisely because of Zhu Youjian's run on just now.

Zhang Fengyi, as Minister of the Ministry of War, was established by the Eastern Captives of Liaodong, and everyone talked about sending troops to crusade, and it was the Ministry of War's responsibility to dispatch troops.

However, the military department has no one to send, even if there are people, it is useless if the household department cannot provide money and food.

In other words, it is easy to say that sending troops to crusade is easy, but it is difficult to do it in practice. There are many things needed to fight a war, and the Ministry of War alone cannot do this. It requires the cooperation of many departments.

The Ministry of Households is required to allocate money and food, the Ministry of Industry is required to provide weapons and equipment, and the Ministry of Rites is even required to choose a date. The emperor also personally sends the general who leads the army.

The Ministry of Households has no money, the Ministry of Industry cannot manufacture armaments, and the Ministry of War has no generals to send. Everyone knows these things well, so they can only talk impassionedly, but can't take any actual actions at all.

He didn't want Liu Lingyu to impeach Cao Wenzhao, saying that Cao Wenzhao didn't offer advice and suggestions, and was caught by the emperor all of a sudden, and directly dragged the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty into it.

As Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Fengyi was the first to lose face, so Zhang Fengyi deeply hated Liu Lingyu for making trouble out of nothing, and avenging his personal revenge publicly at this stage.

After hearing that Liu Lingyu recommended Li Jing, Zhang Fengyi directly refuted to him.

At this time, Zhang Fengyi was not thinking about Li Jing's ability to lead the army, but about Liu Lingyu himself, that is to say, no matter what Liu Lingyu said, whether it was right or wrong, he had to refute his suggestions.

Hearing Zhang Fengyi refute him, Liu Lingyu also knew that he said something wrong just now, and was used by the emperor, and then misfortune was caused.

Liu Lingyu is the censor, although he has great power, his rank is low, only rank seven, which is far behind Zhang Fengyi's senior officials.

Zhang Fengyi's position is high and powerful, Liu Lingyu is not afraid of being a spokesperson, but who knows that one day he will be transferred, once he falls into Zhang Fengyi's hands, if he offends him now, then he will be unable to eat and walk around.

Liu Lingyu didn't dare to be negligent at the moment, he cupped his hands at Zhang Fengyi and said, "Master Zhang, although Li Jing is a general, but don't forget, he is still a relative of the emperor. The emperor decreed the betrothal of Princess Kunxing to Li Anguo, Li Jing's son. , although the princess is still young and has never been married, the deed has already been issued. Moreover, the princess is now at Li Jing's place. Since ancient times, the princess has never been so kind when she gets married. He is a general, but his status is honorable."

Hearing Liu Lingyu say that Li Jing is a relative of the emperor, Zhang Fengyi couldn't help but sneer to himself.

Li Jing threatened Zhu Youjian to send the princess to Pingyang Mansion to be raised, how could Zhang Fengyi not know?But Zhang Fengyi knew that Zhu Youjian's move was forced and helpless.For the royal family, such a marriage of the princess is a great shame, and Zhu Youjian is absolutely unwilling to hear this matter mentioned.

Hearing Liu Lingyu mention this matter at this time, Zhang Fengyi knew that Liu Lingyu must be in trouble, and naturally Zhang Fengyi would not miss the matter of beating the dog in the water.Immediately sneered and said: "Li Jing is just a small general. He was favored by the emperor and married the princess, so he should serve the country wholeheartedly. But he is guarding the Pingyang mansion and is arrogant and domineering. Did he ever put the emperor in his eyes? ? What is your intention in recommending him?"

But Zhang Fengyi obviously underestimated Liu Lingyu's combat effectiveness.

As a speech officer, Liu Lingyu either impeached this or that all day long. He was experienced in many battles in the court, and his verbal skill was very good.

Seeing Zhang Fengyi being so rude, Liu Lingyu immediately understood that Zhang Fengyi was trying to put himself to death. At this moment, he could no longer care about the future, and the most urgent task was to refute Zhang Fengyi.

Immediately Liu Lingyu said: "Whether Li Jing is loyal to serve the country is not up to you, Mr. Zhang. What's more, Mr. Zhang is the Minister of the Ministry of War. When the Ming Dynasty was humiliated, he did not have a plan to offer to His Majesty. It does not mean that he is loyal."

Hearing Liu Lingyu say that he was not a loyal minister, Zhang Fengyi became anxious at the time, and immediately asked: "Why is the headquarters not a loyal minister?"

Liu Lingyu sneered and said: "It is said that a loyal minister will be seen in a difficult country. Your Excellency, as the Secretary of the Ministry of War, should take the initiative to invite Ying to go to battle in person when there is no one to lead the army. However, your Excellency, you are timid and never mention this matter. How can this subordinate officer treat you As a loyal minister?"

"You!" Zhang Fengyi didn't expect that Liu Lingyu would run on him so much, in desperation, he just pointed at Liu Lingyu tremblingly, but couldn't say a word.

Liu Lingyu and Zhang Fengyi were arguing in the court, Zhu Youjian was angry at first, and then felt sad: "Are these the officials of Ming Dynasty? When the country was humiliated, these people didn't try to solve the problem. Do you still have the leisure to fight in court?"

The ministers in the court did not pay attention to Zhu Youjian's expression. At this time, everyone was watching Liu Lingyu and Zhang Fengyi's fight with gusto.

It's been a long time since officials and high-ranking officials got into a fight. It's a rare occurrence. How can everyone miss such a good show?
But the performance of these people completely fell into Zhu Youjian's eyes. Seeing the minister watching Liu Lingyu and Zhang Fengyi quarrel like watching a play, at this moment, Zhu Youjian really couldn't sit on the dragon chair anymore.

Just when Zhu Youjian was hesitating whether to retreat, an urgent report suddenly came from outside the palace.

The door of Shaoqing Hall opened, and a guard rushed into the hall, passed between Liu Lingyu and Zhang Fengyi, knelt down in front of the steps, and shouted loudly: "Hurry up for six hundred miles."

Wang Chengen walked down the steps quickly, took the letter paper from the guard, then turned around and came to Zhu Youjian's side, and handed the letter paper to Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian hurriedly tore open the letterhead, and after reading it, his expression changed drastically.

"Your Majesty, what happened?" Seeing that Zhu Youjian's expression was not right, Wen Tiren hurried forward and asked.

Zhu Youjian sighed and said, "The soldiers of the Donglu army entered Xifengkou and Dushikou in three routes. Now the Donglu soldiers are marching towards Juyongguan and Changping North Road."

"Ah! So fast?" Wen Tiren asked in surprise.

"It's useless to say these things, you better think of a countermeasure quickly!" Zhu Youjian shook his head.

As soon as Zhu Youjian finished speaking, Liu Lingyu continued, "Your Majesty Qizuo, the Eastern Captives have already entered the pass. The only plan now is to prevent the Eastern Captives from invading the capital."

"It's easy to say! Do we have soldiers?" Zhang Fengyi said disdainfully.

Liu Lingyu smiled and said, "Didn't Master Zhang say that he is a loyal minister? Now that the Eastern captives have come in, why don't you go out to fight? Now is the time to test whether you are a loyal minister or not."

"Are you afraid of death when you are in the headquarters!" Zhang Fengyi said angrily.

Speaking of which, Zhang Fengyi gave Zhu Youjian a salute and said, "Your Majesty, I kindly request you to go to Changping to control the Eastern captives!"

As Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Fengyi couldn't think of any way to deal with Donglu. Zhu Youjian didn't like him very much. He saw Zhang Fengyi and Liu Lingyu arguing just now, and he was even more disgusted with Zhang Fengyi. Hearing his initiative to invite Ying, he immediately nodded and said: "Since Zhang Aiqing is willing to go, let's go. The military situation is urgent, Zhang Aiqing should leave now!"

Zhang Fengyi didn't expect Zhu Youjian to agree without even hitting him, and he thought of hanging himself for a while.

But this is because he took the initiative to ask for Ying, and Zhu Youjian had already agreed, and it was too late to retreat, so he had to kowtow to Zhu Youjian, seeing that Zhu Youjian ignored him, in desperation, he had no choice but to get up Go out of the palace.

After Zhang Fengyi left, Zhu Youjian looked at Liu Lingyu coldly and said, "You let Zhang Fengyi take the initiative to invite Ying, but you can't be a descendant. Zhang Fengyi has gone to Changping. You can go to Juyongguan to supervise the army."

Liu Lingyu had just pushed Zhang Fengyi to the front line, and before he had time to be happy, he didn't expect that it would be his turn soon.

Liu Lingyu knew that he must not refuse at this time, because if Zhu Youjian was annoyed at this time, Zhu Youjian would definitely not be polite to him, and he would definitely kill himself on the charge of cowardice.

Liu Lingyu did not hesitate, kowtowed three times on his knees, then got up and left.

Seeing that the two annoying ghosts had left, Zhu Youjian felt a little better, and then said to the ministers: "It is definitely not possible to rely on these two people to supervise the division and the army, especially since Changping is the gateway to the capital, there is no room for loss. Dear friends, please discuss how to deal with the current situation."

Wen Tiren hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Cao Wenzhao has been recuperating in Zhengzhou for a while, and it is just in time for him to use it. Why don't we call Cao Wenzhao's department to help Changping."

Zhu Youjian nodded: "This discussion is very good. You should issue a document immediately to transfer Cao Wenzhao's department to Changping."

After a pause, Zhu Youjian continued: "Last time Wang Pu neglected his duty, this time let him commit crimes and meritorious deeds, and let him lead his troops to help Juyongguan."

Wen Tiren heard the words and repeatedly called the emperor's sage.

(End of this chapter)