Qiu Fu impeached.
Mei Shunchang was demoted and sent to guard Kaiping!
And the second prince Zhu Gaoxu is in Kaiping right now!
Even a fool can see that this is the counterattack of Zhu Gaosui and others!
Aren’t you, Li Hongbi, amazing?
In one fell swoop, the third prince Zhu Gaosui was imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple!
The second prince Zhu Gaoxu lost his right hand in the capital, and the situation of seizing the throne was in danger.
Now that I have brought your brother-in-law to Kaiping in an open and honest manner, whether he will live or die by then will not be a matter of my words.
After all, things like guarding the border are full of uncertainties!
If some Tatar cavalry went south to plunder and Mei Shunchang was unfortunately killed, that would be a normal thing!
Li Hongbi was not stupid. Of course he knew that he could not let Mei Shunchang go to Kaiping, otherwise he would most likely die without a burial place!
"Uncle, what is the content of Qiu Fu's impeachment of Brother Shunchang?"
Princess Ning Guo sighed and slowly told the whole story.
Mei Shunchang is a straightforward person, and as he grows older, he becomes more mature and prudent, which is completely opposite to his father Mei Yin's violent temper.
It is precisely because of this that Mei Shunchang gained Zhu Di's attention and was directly promoted to the commanding officer of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion.
But the problem is that his temperament will inevitably leave some political dirt.
It's not that Mei Shunchang is corrupt or bribery, but that he is too accepting of death and too upright.
This time, Qiu Fu dug up dirty information about this subordinate and directly filed an impeachment petition.
In the 13th year of Hongwu, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang claimed that the power of the Governor's Office was too great. While abolishing the prime minister system, in order to prevent excessive concentration of military power, he also abolished the Governor's Office and divided it into five and changed it to the Central Government. , left, right, front, and rear five military commanders' offices, respectively managing the capital and local garrison posts.
During the period of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, all the governors who served were promoted military generals with outstanding military merits. This form was still the main way of appointment after it was changed to the Fifth Army Governor's Office.
But beyond this, there are two other tenure trends.
One is to appoint some middle-level military generals who are old or have retired as governors, which can be regarded as the emperor's favor to these veteran generals.
Second, a group of descendants of meritorious officials and distinguished relatives were specially awarded as governors of the governor's mansion.
Mei Shunchang is undoubtedly the last one!
Mei Yin had a sensitive identity. After surrendering to the Yongle court, he voluntarily handed over his military power and remained idle at home.
In order to appease Mei Yin, the commander-in-chief of the Huai'an Army, and also to appease the 400,000 Huai'an Army soldiers, Emperor Dog reciprocated by granting Mei Shunchang the title of Vice-President of the Central Military Governor's Office.
The tasks of these governors are relatively diverse, such as leading troops in battle, training army horses, reviewing sergeants, managing farmland, etc.
And Mei Shunchang fell on the farm this time!
The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army is responsible for taking charge of all the affairs of the country.
This originated from the guard system established by Emperor Taizu Gao. Simply put, soldiers were stationed in key places around the world according to guard posts. While practicing to ensure combat effectiveness, they also had to cultivate their own fields and even be self-sufficient. Submit food to the court.
To put it bluntly, they treat the guardsmen and soldiers not as human beings, but as donkeys!
Comrade Chongba was very proud of this and boasted: "I raise millions of soldiers without costing the people a grain of rice."
I don’t know how the guards officers felt when they heard this, or whether they would scold Chongba for being an unworthy person.
Last month, a guard sergeant was delayed in planting crops because he went to Beijing for training. However, the Fifth Army Governor's Office "must pursue it" and forcibly requisitioned the grain. The sergeant was forced to beat the Dengwen drum to complain. , and finally alerted the senior officials of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Qiu Fu dug a hole and threw the mess to Mei Shunchang, asking honest people to handle the matter.
From here, it is not difficult to see that this future uncle is indeed not suitable for officialdom!
He dares to take on any dirty work and is not afraid of being the scapegoat.
Mei Shunchang has always been straightforward and wants to act in accordance with the rules and regulations, but the soldiers have gone to the capital for training and have not farmed. Where can they get the food to pay?
The uncle thought about it and felt sorry for the poor life of the soldiers at the bottom, so he took it upon himself to postpone the payment of grain for half a year, which was equivalent to giving the soldiers a chance to breathe.
After all, Mei Shunchang was also a fellow governor and had some status, so the matter was ignored.
After Qiu Fu learned about this, he didn't say much. Anyway, he just wanted to see the result. As long as the soldiers didn't cause trouble, that would be fine!
If these soldiers were really allowed to sound the imperial drum and report the imperial decree, then the emperor would be furious, and none of them, the governors, would get any good results!
This matter should have been over by now. Hello, hello, hello, everyone.
However, due to Li Hongbi's divine hand, the youngest Zhu Gaosui was imprisoned in Dali Temple. The second prince and his party lost their most important ally. The party leader Qiu Fu was furious and began to take revenge.
Mei Shunchang's biggest mistake was a matter of sequence.
If he reported it to Qiu Fu first and obtained Qiu Fu's consent before doing so, there would be no problem.
However, the situation was critical at that time, and there was a risk of mutiny among the soldiers. Mei Shunchang decided on his own initiative to postpone the delivery of food for six months, and only reported it to Qiu Fu afterwards.
This issue of sequence would cost Mei Shunchang his life!
Qiu Fu wanted to take revenge on Li Hongbi and his son, but the problem was that he had no clue.
Li Jinglong is a loser who never talks much in court.
Li Hongbi was a dandy, not even a minister, and he had been studying hard before and had no dirty information.
Moreover, this strange father and son have all been given imperial sticks by His Majesty the Emperor. No matter how they impeach them now, it will have no effect.
So Qiu Fu targeted the Li family's in-laws, the Mei family, and he happened to have dirty information about Mei Shunchang in his hands.
If Mei Shunchang breaks the rules, he will naturally be punished.
The dirty information was revealed in front of Zhu Di, and the Dog Emperor was already furious. You can imagine what the consequences would be.
Mei Shunchang was immediately wiped clean and lost his status as a governor. Then he became a serving military general and was under the control of the Fifth Army Commander's Office.
At this time, Qiu Fu, a military tycoon, can throw Mei Shunchang anywhere he wants, such as the most dangerous frontier!
The more dangerous the better!
How to cause accidental casualties without danger?
You cut off my arm, I will kill your uncle, everyone comes and goes, cheers and applause!
I have to admit that Qiu Fu, the biggest crocodile in the military, still has a temper and a good reputation.
He could launch a sharp counterattack casually, leaving Li Hongbi with no way out!
Li Hongbi really has no way out now!
If he just watched Mei Shunchang die, then the alliance between the Li family and the Mei family would be destroyed, and instead there would be discord over this matter!
But what can Li Hongbi do now?
"Hongbi, do you see clearly?"
Princess Ning Guo stopped her smile and said coldly.
Li Hongbi nodded, his expression extremely solemn.
"Because of Hongbi's fault, the Mei family has been involved in the fight for the right to inherit the heir, please forgive me!"
Princess Ningguo looked satisfied when she heard this, and said calmly: "You and I have been one family for a long time, so there is no talk of being involved."
"Shunchang made a mistake, and he deserves to be dismissed from office. But my son cannot go to Kaiping, otherwise he will die!"
"Hongbi, this is the trouble you caused. It's up to you to solve it. I hope you can come up with a proper solution. I only have one request, as long as Shunchang can survive!"
"Qiu Fu's military order is for Shunchang to leave Beijing within three days and go to Kaiping to guard the border. I will visit the queen immediately and test the emperor's and queen's tone."
As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Ning Guo stood up to say goodbye and left with Mei Yin.
Li Hongbi and Li Jinglong looked at each other, and both father and son showed bitter smiles.
The fight for the right to inherit the throne!
They ushered in the second crisis by accident!
And this crisis is far more dangerous than Li Jinglong being tabooed by the emperor!
"Son, I finally understand. You bastard is more willing to commit suicide than being a father!"
Li Hongbi remained silent, then looked around.
"Qiuxiang, grab the mace and bring it over!"
Li Jinglong: "Σ(っ°Д°;)っ"
