Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 352 Yu Dayou, Dismissed
It has been more than a month since Guangxi General Soldier Yu Dayou came to Beijing to report on his duties.

There are many bad rules in the officialdom of Ming Dynasty.When the general of a province returns to Beijing to report on his duties, he will call on the elders as usual; the palm prints and pens of the chief inspector; . .Offer light or heavy "respect" with both hands.

Yu Dayou is not Qi Jiguang.Qi Jiguang is good at dealing with the relationship with the court officials.Yu Dayou is a stupid person, and he never does these things that are bullshit in his eyes.

This may be the reason why he was only a second-rank general soldier after more than 30 years of fighting in the south and north.

The members of the cabinet, the three officials of the Ministry of War, and the five newly appointed governors of the five armies all knew Lao Yu's temperament.They didn't mean to blame him for not coming to see them.

But Meng Chong, the chief inspector of ceremonies, is a villain with a narrower mind than a needle's nose!Well, you came to Beijing to report on your duties, and you didn't pay tribute to me, the majestic supervisor and eunuch?You are defiant!See how I deal with you!
Meng Chong found Nuer Huahua, and explained it so and so, so and so.

On this day, Yu Dayou came to see you in front of Yongshou Palace.After meeting Emperor Longqing and handing in the work report, he can return to Guangxi.

Feng Bao went into the main hall and said, "I want to report to the emperor, Yu Dayou, the commander-in-chief of Guangxi, is asking to see you."

Emperor Longqing said: "Oh, let him in."

Nuer Huahua said from the side: "Your Majesty, let him wait for a while. Eunuch Meng just sent a large jar of wine from the Western Regions. I want the Emperor to drink with me."

Emperor Longqing smiled, turned his head and told Feng Bao: "Let Yu Dayou wait for a while! By the way, he is a veteran with meritorious service. Don't let him kneel down. Give him a chair outside the hall."

Feng Bao took the order and left the hall.Emperor Longqing put his arms around Nuer Huahua: "Come, have a drink."

Wines from the Western Regions are originally very weak.But once the wine is mixed with Baijiu from the Central Plains, the strength of the wine will increase several times.The way of drinking wine mixed with liquor is called "drinking at the wind".It means that if someone drinks alcohol like this and is blown by the wind, he will fall drunk to the ground.

A lot of Shanxi Fen wine was mixed in the jar of Western Region wine that Meng Chong sent.Although it tastes refreshing, it has great stamina.

Emperor Longqing usually had a good capacity for alcohol, but he couldn't stand Nu'er Huahua's persuasion one after another.

Nuer Huahua instructed the little eunuch again: "This hall is too stuffy, open a few windows."

The little eunuch opened a few windows, and the cold winter wind poured into the hall.When Emperor Longqing was blown by the wind, his head swelled and his whole body became groggy.

Nuer Huahua saw that the fire was almost ready, and finally showed her knife: "Your Majesty, I heard that Yu Dayou, who was kneeling outside the palace, withheld military pay! How can such a person manage the [-] troops in Guangxi for the Emperor?"

What Nuer Huahua said was all taught by Meng Chong.

Emperor Longqing was already drunk.He wanted to lie down on the dragon table and take a nap.But Nuer Huahua was relentless: "Your Majesty, don't sleep. I'm telling you something serious! Yu Dayou, embezzling military pay..."

Emperor Longqing's eyes were blurred, and he felt dizzy.Nuer Huahua's words were repeated back and forth in her mind: "Yu Dayou, embezzled military pay! Yu Dayou, embezzled military pay!"

Emperor Longqing said angrily, "Where is Feng Bao?"

Feng Bao entered the hall: "Your Majesty, the slaves are here."

Emperor Longqing said drunkenly: "Draft the decree, Yu Dayou, embezzle the military salary and demote him to a commoner!"

Feng Bao was stunned!If even people like Yu Dayou embezzled military pay, then none of the [-] military officers above the seventh rank in the Ming Dynasty would have clean hands and feet!

Feng Baodao: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important. Do you want Dongchang to investigate in detail before you make a decision?"

Nuer Huahua said from the side: "Feng Bao, you are so bold! You are just the emperor's servant! The emperor asked you to draft an order, how dare you push back?"

Nuer Huahua fanned the flames, and Emperor Longqing was furious: "Feng Bao! Did you hear what Chen Fei said? You want to resist the order? Well, I will spare you too!"

Feng Bao kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Your Majesty, I dare not. I will draw up an order."

Feng Bao drew up the imperial decree, but Nuer Huahua actually took Emperor Longqing's hand, took out the jade seal from the seal box on the dragon case, and stamped the seal on the imperial decree.

Nu'er Hua Hua said: "It happens that Yu Dayou is outside the hall, Feng Bao, why don't you hurry up and give him an edict?"

Feng Bao had no choice but to follow suit.

Just as Feng Bao walked out of the main hall of Yongshou Palace, Emperor Longqing fell headlong on the dragon table and fell asleep.

Outside the main hall of Yongshou Palace.Yu Dayou sat on a chair.He thought to himself: The emperor is still sympathetic to the veterans in the army.It is an honor only for senior cabinet members to be granted a seat outside the main hall of Yongshou Palace.

At this moment, Feng Bao appeared in front of him: "There is an edict."

Yu Dayou hurriedly knelt down: "Minister, Yu Dayou, the general soldier of Guangxi, listens to the order."

Feng Bao read with a guilty face: "There is a decree, check, Yu Dayou, the commander-in-chief of Guangxi, embezzled the army's salary, and he is really not qualified to lead the army in a province. Nianer has fought for many years, and he has quite little merit. Go back to the fields and take care of your life."

Yu Dayou was stunned.

Feng Bao put the imperial decree in Yu Dayou's hands.

With a horrified expression on his face, Yu Dayou said: "Eunuch Feng, Your Majesty said that I embezzled the military salary? Which bastard made a false accusation on me? I, Yu Dayou, have been in the army for more than 30 years, and I have never taken one or two more dollars..."

Feng Bao said helplessly: "The emperor made this decree while he was very drunk. Marshal Yu, I can't help you!"

Yu Dayou looked up to the sky and sighed: "That's all! I have fought for the court for so many years, so I should take a good rest."

After speaking, he walked towards the gate of the palace in a sense of loss.

Two hours later, Emperor Longqing woke up from a hangover.Concubine Chen's slave Huahua has already returned to Chuxiu Palace.

Feng Bao offered Emperor Longqing a bowl of sober lotus seed soup.

Emperor Longqing asked while drinking lotus seed soup: "How long have I been asleep?"

Feng Baodao: "I've been asleep for two hours. Your Majesty, Yu Dayou has already left after receiving the order."

Emperor Longqing asked suspiciously: "Yu Dayou? Accept the order? Did I issue an order for him just now?"

Feng Bao nodded: "Yes, just now, your majesty issued an order to reprimand Yu Dayou for embezzling military pay and demote him to a commoner!"

Emperor Longqing slapped his head: "Ah! Oops!"

Emperor Longqing himself did not believe that Yu Dayou, a veteran general, embezzled military pay!
Emperor Longqing knew that he must have been intoxicated and made such an edict out of nowhere.

The one who can be an emperor is the golden mouth and jade teeth.How can the sent out will be changed at will?If you do that, you will be reduced to a laughing stock in the history books!

Ever since, Emperor Longqing had no choice but to make mistakes.

Yu Dayou joined the army at the age of 20 and fought for the imperial court for more than 30 years. He fought against Hulu in the north and fought against Japanese in the southeast.Countless injuries and countless meritorious deeds.In the end, he was inexplicably dismissed from the military.

This is precisely the fact that it is easy to hide a sharp spear, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow.Pillow wind, killing without blood!

(End of this chapter)