Nanjing City, the official office.
Liu Yan chose to summon officials from the six departments in the yamen of the Ministry of Personnel, as well as a number of nobles in Nanjing city.
In the lobby of the official department, dozens of people were packed with people. Liu Yan was sitting at the top. Bao Qiang, Han Qin, and Qin Chenghu each led 20 soldiers of the national defense army to guard the surroundings. Everyone was sitting in the lobby with fear.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Yan said, "Since everyone has taken time out of their busy schedules to come here, I will ask each tribe one by one to what extent each tribe has implemented the new policies and military reforms!"
Liu Yan took the lead and looked at Shi Kefa, Minister of the Ministry of War, and asked: "Master Shi, how are the military reform policies in Southern Zhili and other places in the south of the Yangtze River being implemented?"
Shi Kefa was slightly shocked, then stood up and clasped his fists and said: "I would like to report to Mr. Ge, I think the military reform policy is too harsh. If the military reform policy is strictly implemented, there will be hundreds of thousands of soldiers in South Zhili and Jiangnan provinces." The officers and soldiers will be laid off, and when the time comes, the turmoil in various places will be out of control..."
Liu Yan looked at this national hero who has gone down in history and was troubled in his heart. It is true that Shi Kefa is impeccable in terms of integrity and remarkable in terms of national justice, but his specific governance ability is somewhat inferior.
So Liu Yan said: "Master Shi, if I recruit soldiers from Zhili and Jiangnan provinces in the south, and go north to Shanhaiguan to recover Liaodong, is it feasible?"
Shi Kefa was suddenly speechless.
"If I had mobilized soldiers from Southern Zhili and Jiangnan provinces to guard Northern Zhili and resist Li Zicheng's million-strong army, would it have been feasible?"
Shi Kefa was speechless.
Liu Yan said: "Of course this is not possible. I know it, and Mr. Shi also knows it."
road. Let me ask, what is the use of keeping soldiers and horses that cannot fight like this! "
Shi Kefa hurriedly said: "But if the hundreds of thousands of troops in the southern provinces get into trouble because of the military reform policy, what should we do?"
Liu Yan responded tit for tat and said loudly: "If the imperial court stops implementing the military reform policy just because it is afraid that someone will cause trouble, then where does the authority of the imperial court and your majesty lie!"
"The reason why I sent the National Defense Force escort and inspection team south is to prepare for those clowns. Does Mr. Shi think that tens of thousands of National Defense Force soldiers cannot stabilize the place?"
Shi Kefa was shocked when he heard this, and everyone also looked sideways. They didn't expect Liu Yan to make such a big determination.
Then Liu Yan said: "Nanjing's Minister of War, Shi Kefa, has not been able to implement the military reform strategy well. He is dismissed from the post of Minister of War and transferred to Jinan Prefecture in Shandong as the prefect to see the effect!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar. Shi Kefa blushed and wanted to say something, but he saw Bao Qiang walking up to him and said respectfully: "Master Shi, please go back and prepare your luggage. I will have a carriage and horse to take you to Jinan Mansion."
"Leave now?"
"Leave now!"
Shi Kefa angrily walked away, but everyone could no longer sit still and stood up to protest.
Liu Yan said directly and loudly: "Who dares to make a noise when I am discussing this matter!"
The crowd's protests subsided for a while, and then Liu Yan said to Deputy Commander Bao Qiang: "If anyone disrupts the order of the meeting again, he will be taken to jail immediately!"
"yes!"
Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to sit back down with pale faces.
Then there is Lu Daqi, the right minister of the Ministry of War, who has some military ability. After the Qing army went south, Lu Daqi led his troops to regain Yuanzhou, Pingxiang,
Wanzai, Ji'an, Luling, Jishui, Yongxin, Taihe, Anfu and other places.
Historically, Lu Daqi was a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen. He was awarded the rank of traveler, promoted to the head of the staff department, and served in the four divisions. In the 14th year of Chongzhen's reign, he was promoted to censor of Youqian Capital and visited Gansu Province for his efforts in quelling the rebellion. In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, he was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War. Seeing many troubles in the world, he resigned and went into seclusion. In the 16th year of Chongzhen's reign, he was appointed governor of Baoding, Shandong and Henan. Soon he was appointed governor of Jiangxi, Huguang, Yingtian and Anqing. He was stationed in Jiujiang and joined forces with Zuo Liangyu to fight against Zhang Xianzhong. He was promoted to the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War.
In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the capital was reported to have fallen. King Fu was established in Nanjing and moved Lu Daqi to serve as the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Because Shangshu impeached the traitorous ministers Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, they were deprived of their posts and reduced their status. In the first year of Longwu, King Tang of the Ming Dynasty came to the throne in Fuzhou, and he called Lu Daqi to be the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Bachelor of Dongge University. In the second year of Longwu's reign, he rushed to Guangdong, supported King Yongming in supervising the country, and ordered him to be an official and also in charge of the military affairs. After a long time, he entered Shaofu and took charge of all the southwestern armies. All other generals were subject to his restraint.
Shi Kefa had already left at this time, and everyone's eyes fell on Lu Daqi. Liu Yan said: "Lü Daqi, the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War, was dismissed from his position as the right minister of the Ministry of War due to his inability to implement the military reform policy and immediately went to Qingzhou. Study at Fuhuangming Military Academy."
Lu Daqi was shocked at first when he heard this, and then felt a burst of joy in his heart. This meant that Liu Yan was still planning to use his own. Now that he had lost his official position as the right minister of the Ministry of War, he might not have a good future in the future.
So Lu Daqi didn't care what other people thought of him at this time, he bowed his hands directly to Liu Yan and saluted, then turned and left.
Then, Liu Yan looked at Gao Hongtu, the Minister of Household Affairs.
Gao Hongtu is from the thirty-eighth year of Wanli
Shi, official censor. At the beginning of Tianqi, he patrolled Shaanxi, but because he offended Wei Zhongxian, he stopped and returned. During the Chongzhen period, Gao Hongtuli moved to the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, but he was ashamed to sit with Zhang Yixian, a middle official, and he cut his status and returned. In the 16th year of Chongzhen's reign, Gao Hongtu became the Right Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, and later moved to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Historically, after Zhu Yousong, the King of Fu, succeeded to the throne, Gao Hongtu was appointed as the Minister of Rites and a bachelor of Dongge University. He was involved in many court affairs, but he was tabooed by Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng. .
When the Qing soldiers went to the south of the Yangtze River, Gao Hongtu fled to a temple and died on hunger strike. He was considered a very tragic figure.
"Gao Shangshu, according to the imperial court's new policy strategy, the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs should be reorganized into the Ministry of Finance. For some reason it has not been effective!"
Gao Hongtu raised his head and said: "The policies of the New Deal are not so much the policies of enriching the country and strengthening the army, but rather the policies of the Legalists of the day. They have changed Taizu's classic system beyond recognition. It is difficult for lower officials to agree with it!"
Liu Yan said: "I don't need anyone's approval! Now that I am the chief minister of the cabinet, the New Deal and military reform policies have also been approved by His Majesty, and they have been tried out in Beizhili and Shandong with good results. Gao Shangshu and everyone All you need to do is find the right execution, the rest is not something you need to worry about!"
Hearing this, Gao Hongtu seemed to have been inspired by Liu Yan, and he was about to make an impassioned speech, but was interrupted by Liu Yan's words: "Gao Hongtu, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, resisted the new policy, so he was immediately removed from his position as Minister of Household Affairs and demoted to the Ministry of Finance. The Minister is in charge of the bank under the Ministry of Finance and is responsible for the casting and issuance of imperial silver coins. He will leave for Qingzhou Fucheng early tomorrow morning!"
"What!"
Gao Hongtu couldn't believe his ears. He actually
Then he was thrown to Qingzhou Mansion to mint money?
Liu Yan dealt with the two ministers one after another, and the rest of the people did not dare to say anything. At this time, the hall was completely silent. Seeing this, Gao Hongtu turned around and left angrily, just like Shi Kefa.
After Gao Hongtu left, everyone looked at each other, and Liu Yan looked at everyone. The next one was Ma Shiying.
Ma Shiying was a Wanli Jinshi and was awarded the title of head of the Nanjing Household Department. At the time of Tianqi, he moved to the doctor's office and knew the three prefectures of Yanzhou, Henan and Datong. Later, he became the censor of Qiandu and the governor of Xuanfu. Because he took public funds and paid bribes without permission, he was sent to Xu and lived in Nanjing. After the restoration, Ma Shiying served as the right minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of Youqiandu, and the governor of military affairs in Luzhou, Fengyang and other places. During the Jiashen national crisis, Ma Shiying supported his troops and established King Fu in Nanjing. He became a scholar in Dongge University and the Minister of the Ministry of War. However, because of his greed for power, Ma Shiying fought with Gao Hongtu and Shi Kefa. This caused Shi Kefa to leave the town and supervise the divisions of Huai and Yang.
Later, when the Qing troops defeated Nanjing and Hangzhou, Ma Shiying surrendered to the Tang king, but he was not accepted. Then he joined Fang Guoan's army, but Guoan was defeated. He wanted to surrender to the king of Tang, but he was also rejected.
In the end, Ma Shiying was captured by the Qing army and was killed because he did not want to surrender to the Manchus.
Although Liu Yan was very disgusted with Ma Shiying's manipulation of power, he had to admit that in the era of the late Ming Dynasty when civil servants generally lacked ability, Ma Shiying was still a middle-to-upper-class person who was capable of both literary and military work.
At the same time, Ma Shiying was able to refuse to surrender to the Qing army despite successive defeats. This integrity is also worthy of recognition.
So Liu Yan said: "Ma Shiying, the right censor of the Inspectorate, failed to implement the new policy effectively. Ma Shiying was removed from his official position and was appointed director of the Inspection Department of Dongchang Prefecture, Shandong Province to see the effect!"
Although Ma Shiying resisted the New Deal, during this period
I have been very familiar with the New Deal for a long time. When I heard that I was appointed as the Director of the Inspection Department of the first government, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but it was better than losing my official position.
For a person like Ma Shiying who is obsessed with power, as long as he still holds an official position and there is still a chance of recovery, he will never give up easily.
At this time, Ma Shiying had a straight face, cupped his fists and saluted Liu Yan, then turned and left.
At this time, Liu Yan saw Qian Qianyi, the "water is too cold" minister.
Qian Qianyi was the third Jinshi in the 38th year of Wanli Dynasty. He was awarded the editorship of the Hanlin Academy and is now the Minister of Rites in Hongguang of the Southern Ming Dynasty.
Historically, after the Manchus entered the customs, Qian Qianyi served as the minister of the Ministry of Rites and in charge of the secretarial affairs, and as the vice president of the "History of the Ming Dynasty". In the third year of Shunzhi's reign, he claimed to be ill and returned home. In the fifth year, he was implicated in the Jiangyin Huang Yuqi anti-Qing case and was imprisoned. After being released from prison, he stayed at home and secretly engaged in anti-Qing and restoration activities. He was connected with Huang Zongxi, Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, Qu Shichu, etc. His poetry was extremely famous at that time, and he was regarded as the leader of "Wenzong" and "Yushan Poetry School" in the southeast area. Yan Ruochu said that among the scholars in the country, the only ones who were knowledgeable and capable were Qian Qianyi, Gu Yanwu, and Huang Zongxi. Especially because of the name of the poem, together with Wu Weiye and Gong Dingzi, they are known as the "Three Great Masters of Jiangzuo".
But for Liu Yan, Qian Qianyi's evaluation was very negative. No matter how good Qian Qianyi's poetry and prose were, his actions to lower the Qing Dynasty and serve in the Qing Dynasty were stains that could not be removed.
Even Qianlong, the slave chief of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, regarded Qian Qianyi as a loser and ordered his works to be deleted. Qian Qianyi privately instigated rebellion and surrendered the generals of the Qing Dynasty, secretly supported Zheng Chenggong in his rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, etc. No matter what the purpose was, it was just for comfort.
Especially Qian Qianyi’s
The hypocrisy was even more unacceptable to Liu Yan.
Historically, in May of the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, when the Qing soldiers came to Nanjing, Liu Rushi persuaded Qian Qianyi to join him in drowning and die for the country. Qian Qianyi was silent for a while, and finally stepped into the pool to test the water and said: "The water is too cold. , Can't get down." Liu Rushi "wanted to sink into the pool," but Qian Qianyi held him back.
Then on May 15th, Qian Qianyi led his ministers to Kaicheng in the pouring rain to greet the commander-in-chief of the Qing army Duduo. In the heavy rain, Qian Qianyi's respectful posture made people look at him.
Shi Dun's "Miscellaneous Notes of Laiyu" records: "King Yu (Duduo) went south to the south of the Yangtze River and ordered his head to be shaved. People in the Southern Ming Dynasty talked about it a lot. One day, Qian Qianyi suddenly said: 'My scalp is itching terribly'" and suddenly went out. . The family thought he was going to use a grate to chop his hair. After a while, he came in with his hair cut and braids. "
At that time, Yue Qijie, the governor of Henan (brother-in-law of Ma Shiying) who was good friends with Qian Qianyi, and Yuan Shu, the military patrol officer of Henan (the son of Yuan Keli, the Minister of the Ministry of War) both vowed not to serve in the Qing Dynasty and died on hunger strikes one after another.
Thinking of this, Liu Yan didn't bother to say anything more to the Shui Tailiang Minister, and said directly: "Qian Qianyi, the Minister of Rites, resists the new policy, and I will remove him from the post of Minister of Rites!"
After speaking for a while, Qian Qianyi still sat there and waited blankly. Who would have thought that Liu Yan had nothing more to say and actually just dismissed him.
Qian Qianyi was excited. He stood up and was about to speak, but was stopped by Bao Qiang: "Master Qian no longer has an official position. This is the place for court discussions. Please leave first!"
