Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 137 Warranties and Requirements

For the six yamen, since Yang Chao arrested the third son, they felt a lot more relaxed.

Among them, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, to be precise, the two ministers are quite satisfied with Yang Chao. No matter whether it succeeds or not, at least Yang Chao directed the scholar's firepower to Jin Yiwei. They made a big fuss, asked the Ministry of Military Affairs to arrest people, and went to Yingtian Mansion to ask Yingtian Mansion to arrest people, but the civil official group was very happy to let Jin Yiwei take the blame in the future, anyway, it was Jin Yiwei who caused it, and they will not take the blame.

But within two days, as soon as the third notice was posted, the scholar's attention returned to the civil servant's office, and once again surrounded the six departments to explain.

Especially outside the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, the emotions of the scholars were particularly intense. Eighty percent of the scholars who surrounded the six departments were in the Ministry of Rites.

The messengers from the Ministry of Rites were extremely nervous, closing the gate tightly and allowing the scholars to curse outside, cry outside, call out the ancestors outside, shout out the saints of Confucius and Mencius, and curse the treacherous ministers in power.

The Ministry of Rites made up its mind that the door must not be opened.

The Ministry of Rites was the most sad, so the Minister of the Ministry of Rites was the first to summon Yang Chao.

Yang Chao originally thought that Huang Jin, the Minister of Rites, would scold him. To Yang Chao's surprise, Huang Jin was kind and comforting, and still expressed his determination to support Yang Chao, so that Yang Chao could do it with confidence, but at the same time It implied that Yang Chao's scholar besieging the Ministry of Rites made him very embarrassed. If the scholar went to besiege other yamen, the Ministry of Rites would not mind.

Huang Jin was close to telling Yang Chao directly, 'Let the scholar go and smash the Zhenfusi'.

Yang Chao repeatedly said that everything was under control, and the noise from the scholars would dissipate soon.

Yang Chao's impression of Huang Jin has improved a lot. Huang Jin's realization of the will is willing to take responsibility, willing to carry it for Yang Chao, at least willing to take responsibility together with Yang Chao, unlike Xiong Mingyu who doesn't do anything at all and doesn't want to take responsibility at all.

So Yang Chao came to the Ministry of Rites first, and then to the Ministry of War. He didn't really want to meet Xiong Mingyu, a thick and dark bureaucrat.

It's just that I can see it if I don't want to.

It was already noon when we arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of War.

When Yang Chao saw Xiong Mingyu, Xiong Mingyu was eating, and he didn't let Yang Chao eat with him, which was very rude.

Yang Chao paid his respects honestly.

"The next official pays homage to Mr. Xiong."

Xiong Mingyu put down his chopsticks and waved his servants to clean up the dishes.

Only then did he look at Yang Chao: "Get up."

Yang Chao stood up: "Thank you, sir."

They didn't even give seats, just stood where they were.

Xiong Mingyu took his time, washing his hands, rinsing his mouth, and tidying up his clothes. He tossed about for a quarter of an hour before he started talking.

"Let's talk about it, what's going on, the scholars are making a lot of noise, getting worse and worse, what about your rules?"

Xiong Mingyu was asking the teacher for his crime.

Yang Chao sneered in his heart, the old boy Xiong Mingyu didn't want to stand out, but now he showed a very disappointed attitude, as if Yang Chao had failed his trust.

However, facing a Jiangnan giant like Xiong Mingyu, Yang Chao felt that no matter what he did, he would not be able to affect Xiong Mingyu, and Xiong Mingyu was completely invincible.

If Yang Chao successfully quelled the uproar of scholars this time, for the Ministry of Rites, it would be an atonement, for Jin Yiwei, it would be meritorious deeds, but for the Ministry of War, it would be a good deal.

That's right, the Ministry of War will definitely get the credit, even if they don't bear a little responsibility, even if they don't make any efforts, they are credited.

The reason is very simple. Yang Chao is a military officer in the water battalion, and the Ministry of War has the right to dispatch troops. Once the matter is completed, the Ministry of War will issue a few documents at that time, which can show that Yang Chao was sent by them early in the morning. If it is done, they won't issue written evidence, and everything has nothing to do with them.

If Yang Chao couldn't do it, they put the responsibility on Yang Chao. Yang Chao made it, because of the good leadership of the Ministry of War.

So Yang Chao didn't dare to take the initiative to send troops. The military department of the province will hold the shit pot of privately dispatched troops on his head in the future, so as to minimize his risk, but it can't affect the military department at all. Yang Chao has no responsibility if he fails. Most likely, the Ministry of Rites was made more responsible, and the Ministry of War had no responsibility. Yang Chao didn't deserve much credit for his success.

Therefore, Xiong Mingyu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was invincible early in the morning.

Yang Chao has nothing but helplessness about this.

"Return to the adults. The number of scholars is much smaller. There were less than 200 the day before yesterday, but today there are almost 300. Because the lower officials cannot transfer troops, because the lower officials cannot seal the door."

Yang Chao simply said it outright, pointing out that the situation got worse because he, Xiong Mingyu, didn't send troops, not because Yang Chao didn't do well.

Xiong Mingyu snorted coldly: "Don't you have soldiers under your command? Didn't I allow you to do things cheaply?"

Xiong Mingyu still dared to use his verbal promises as an excuse, and Yang Chao couldn't help but feel a sense of anger in his heart. It was a trap, and he thought he couldn't see it. This was an insult to his IQ. .

But if he couldn't bear it, he had to bear it, suppressed his anger, pretended to be indifferent and said: "Returning to my lord, the soldiers under the officer beheaded the ninth-rank bandit leader, but the official documents were kept being detained. The morale of the soldiers is low if they don't reward them for their meritorious service. Moreover, the payment of two and a half years has not been seen for half a year, and the soldiers cannot be transferred due to arguing about the payment."

Yang Chao directly pointed out the unfair treatment he encountered, and Xiong Mingyu's city mansion must have understood it all at once.

If it's a stunned young man, he will definitely help Yang Chao solve it, but Xiong Mingyu is an old man.

Xiong Mingyu stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "Well, I understand your difficulties. But the difficulties also need to be overcome. Nowadays, soldiers are used in many places in the world, and soldiers in Huguang and Henan are everywhere. It is really helpless, Yang Qianhu should be considerate of the difficulties and share the worries for the imperial court."

Yang Chao bit his teeth: "Master Xiong's words are very true. The lower officials should devote themselves to sharing the worries of the imperial court and die. However, the soldiers are not rewarded, the army's morale is weak, and they are unusable. It's hard for a good official to cook without rice. I hope you will understand It's hard to be an official."

Yang Chao made it clear that his soldiers would not move until this matter was resolved.

Xiong Mingyu understood, what Yang Chao meant was that his military exploits had been withheld, and he was dissatisfied that his soldiers were not rewarded.

What Xiong Mingyu didn't know was whether what Yang Chao wanted most was military merit or salary.

If Yang Chao just asked for money with an excuse, Xiong Mingyu didn't have a lot of money, and thousands of troops from the two armies would still be able to squeeze out. Let Yang Chao help solve such a big trouble caused by scholars making noise, and ask him to take full responsibility, and give him some military salary. It is also worth having a taste of sweetness.

If it is military merit, Xiong Mingyu has to figure it out before he can take care of it, because the military merit of the army will not be detained by the government for no reason. Xiong Mingyu's military merit is to kill the good and pretend to be meritorious, and he, Xiong Mingyu, did not dare to risk the disgrace of the world and force him to win it for him. If he just offended someone, Xiong Mingyu would not mind being a peacemaker and making peace.

If the military merit is real, it will generally not be withheld, because the reporting of a real military merit is beneficial to officials at all levels, and they can be divided into credit and political achievements, so there is no reason to withhold it.

So Xiong Mingyu asked directly: "Does Yang Qianhu want military merit or salary?"

Yang Chao pondered for a moment, and had to be cautious when talking to an old fox like Xiong Mingyu.

Yang Chao said: "Small officials want justice. Military achievements are earned by subordinate officials with their lives, and it is only natural to reward silver, but they are detained for no reason. There is no one saying that the subordinate officials will not accept it, and the officers and soldiers will not accept it."

Xiong Mingyu knew as soon as he heard it that Yang Chao also wanted military merit and salary, but Yang Chao was so confident. Could it be that the military merit was real? Xiong Mingyu was also very troubled by the matter, besides the scholar, it was the most troublesome thing for him. Yang Chao's army to suppress Jiang bandits was a good thing in any way.

Xiong Mingyu will never easily agree to things that are not clear. When something happens suddenly, it must be a monster. There must be unknown tricks in it.

So he said: "Yang Qianhu is easy to do. Since he has military merits, he must be rewarded. The court will not chill the hearts of soldiers. The court will reward those who make meritorious deeds and punish those who have done wrong. Since Yang Qianhu has military merits, this officer will naturally investigate and give you an explanation. However, the scholars in front of you are making a fuss, but there is no delay, you should act quickly, and Yang Qianhu cannot use military merits as an excuse to delay."

Yang Chao said: "My lord taught me the lesson. I should try my best."

Yang Chao was still talking nonsense.

Xiong Mingyu directly asked, "How many days is the limit?"

Xiong Mingyu asked Yang Chao to set a deadline.

Yang Chao said: "After military merit, the unhappiness in the soldiers' hearts can be dispelled, and then the time limit can be guaranteed by the dismissal. Otherwise, forgive the inferior officer for being incompetent."

Yang Chao firmly insisted that the matter of military merit must be resolved first.

Xiong Mingyu was a little annoyed. Yang Chao kept haggling with him when he was doing things. He was a minister of the Ministry of War, and Yang Chao was just a military officer. place.

But Xiong Mingyu was deep in the city, well cultivated, older and less tempered, but he didn't get angry.

He nodded and said: "Okay, okay. Then set a deadline, I will set it up first, and I will help you find out about military merits within three days."

Only then did Yang Chao say: "After the military merits are awarded, the next official will solve the disturbance caused by the scholars within ten days."

Xiong Mingyu's expression froze: "Really?"

Yang Chao was also very serious: "Really!"

Xiong Mingyu said: "Okay, if you come to my place in three days, I will give you justice. In ten days, I want you to solve the matter of the scholar."

Yang Chao said: "My lord, don't worry!"

Only then did Xiong Mingyu wave his hands and said, "Master Yang, go down and get busy."

Yang Chao didn't want to stay any longer, so he resigned happily and left the Ministry of War.

This time Yang Chao was not polite to Xiong Mingyu, it was unwise, but Yang Chao really couldn't believe that Xiong Mingyu, even if Xiong Mingyu promised to solve the problem for himself after finishing the matter, Yang Chao didn't dare to rest assured, he had to see Rabbits scatter eagles, deliver goods only when they see money, and shed tears only when they see coffins.

Otherwise, once the matter is over, if Xiong Mingyu refuses to accept his debt like Zhou Yanru did to Ruan Dacheng, or gives an empty favor, Yang Chao will cry but will not cry.

(End of this chapter)