At present, there are two differences between Wei Zhongxian and the cabinet. One is Li Xianzhong's title, and the other is Azige's submission.
From a normal person's point of view, after Azig surrendered, the Jianzhou Jurchens in the Ming Dynasty were completely pacified. We can quickly calm down the war in Liaodong and recuperate. There is no reason to disagree.
However, the rebellion caused by the White Lotus Sect in Shandong was the most troublesome time for Wei Zhongxian.
It was obvious that Wei Zhongxian was bribing Li Xianzhong with his title so that Li Xianzhong would send troops south to solve the Shandong rebellion for him!
This is obviously not in the interest of the Donglin Party!
There are even rumors that Wei Zhongxian is preparing to report to His Majesty to cancel the "Liao pay".
Even with your toes you can imagine that after he cancels the "Liao rates", he will definitely restart commercial taxes.
At that time, under the governance of Wei Wei, Liaodong was pacified, the White Lotus Sect uprising in Shandong was resolved, and the "Liao pay" was also exempted.
The Donglin Party members will not be very convincing if they say that the eunuchs are disrupting the government.
Although the people are easy to fool, they are not fools, and they may all support the increase of commercial taxes.
Moreover, next year will be the capital inspection. Now that the official department is in the hands of Wei Zhongxian's lackey Feng Quan, can you imagine the fate of the Donglin Party members?
They absolutely cannot allow such a thing to happen.
Therefore, they must oppose the imperial court's acceptance of Azig's surrender, so that at least Li Xianzhong can be temporarily trapped in Liaodong!
Let them have enough time to take advantage of the White Lotus Sect's uprising!
Soon the chief assistant, Han Xu, refused the surrender on the grounds that Azig was now a turtle in the urn and had to be eradicated.
As for letting Li Jiayong control Liaodong, he was firmly opposed, thinking that this would lead to chaos in the feudal town!
Naturally, Wei Zhongxian would not be stupid enough to engage in endless quarrels with the Donglin Party members at the court meeting.
Because the final decision-making power still lies in the hands of Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao!
Soon, under the arrangement of Wei Zhongxian, Ning Yuanbo Li Xianzhong came to the palace to meet the saint.
Zhu Youxiao specially arranged the meeting place at the martial arts field.
Originally there was no dedicated martial arts field in the palace, but as the scale of Zhu Youxiao's "internal exercises" became larger and larger, Wei Zhongxian simply had a martial arts field built at the foot of Long Live Mountain for Zhu Youxiao to practice.
Obviously Emperor Tianqi wanted Ning Yuanbo to review the results of his two years of training.
Li Xianzhong has not seen Zhu Youxiao for two years. Zhu Youxiao is now 18 years old and much taller than before.
However, according to information from the Intelligence Department, he still regarded the emperor as a side job; and at the instigation of Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family, Zhu Youxiao now began to miss court meetings.
According to past rules, Zhu Youxiao will hold a fixed court meeting on the 369th of every month. If there are major events, temporary court meetings may be added.
Basically, Zhu Youxiao has at least nine court meetings every month, but now he always misses two or three times a month on excuses such as physical discomfort.
Although it won't be destroyed directly like Wanli, this is still a very bad sign!
Li Xianzhong quickly saluted Emperor Tianqi and said: "Li Xianzhong, the manager of Liaodong, paid homage to your majesty. Thanks to your majesty's support, it took me two years to finally put down the Jurchen Rebellion in Jianzhou."
Zhu Youxiao said: "Uncle Ning Yuan, please be safe. The soldiers of Liaodong have worked hard. I will definitely reward you for your contribution."
"It's just that Mr. Hange and the others still have doubts about Azig's surrender, and insist on eradicating the roots! I also want to hear Uncle Ning Yuan's thoughts."
Li Xianzhong hurriedly said: "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of the soldiers of Liaodong! I naturally intend to accept Azig's surrender!"
"Although Azig and others were forced to do so, they sincerely surrendered."
"Previously, I used the 'Imperial Alliance Army' to divide and disintegrate the Tatars, which caused the internal military morale of the Tatars to be dispersed. More than 3,000 Tatars outside the city of Hetuala voluntarily surrendered and joined the Imperial Alliance Army. Later, Huang Taiji was worried about the Han army Niu Lu in the city. Joined the 'Imperial Association Army' and took the initiative to kill more than 6,000 auxiliary soldiers in the city."
"In the battle to conquer the inner city of Hetuala and the Changdian Fort, the 'Imperial Association Army' was the main force in the siege. More than 2,000 Imperial Army soldiers died in the battle alone."
"It was their presence that reduced the number of casualties among our Ming soldiers, allowing us to quickly pacify Jianzhou."
"Besides, the thief chief Daishan is still causing trouble in Korea. We, the Ming Dynasty, have accepted Azig's request to surrender, so we can attack Daishan. In the future, this Azig tribe, like the 'Imperial Association Army', will become the representative of our Ming Dynasty's offensive." Pioneer of good!”
Although Zhu Youxiao had never been on the battlefield, he still cared about the military, and he immediately understood what Li Xianzhong meant.
He said: "Come forward to fight against the enemy. Ning Yuanbo is indeed the victorious general of our Ming Dynasty. I will issue an order to approve Azig's surrender!"
Wei Zhongxian on the side quickly said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Han Ge and others don't understand military affairs at all. They only make blind ideas all day long. Do you think any of the people they recommended to go to Liaodong are reliable?"
Li Xianzhong also took the opportunity to say: "Although your Majesty has never been on the battlefield, he still trains soldiers and horses every day. Of course, he is not comparable to those civil servants like Mr. Han Ge who talk about military affairs all day long."
"I heard that the internal guards trained by your Majesty are now quite effective in combat. I wonder if I would be lucky enough to see them!"
Originally, Zhu Youxiao wanted to show off his achievements in front of Li Xianzhong, but now he took the initiative to ask for it!
So Wei Zhongxian quickly waved the command flag in his hand!
Li Xianzhong thought that this "internal operation" was just Wei Zhongxian accompanying Zhu Youxiao to fool around, but he didn't expect that there was actually some rules.
I saw two thousand internal prisoners divided into two thousand-person phalanxes.
A group of internal prisoners held spears. The spears in their hands danced like dragons and snakes, and the sound of breaking through the air was like the roar of the wind.
Another group of prison guards waved their swords, and their sword moves were smooth and smooth, which was dizzying.
It was obvious that they had not been lazy in their daily training. Although these internal prisoners may not be able to defeat the Tatars on the battlefield, they were more than enough to deal with the lack of training in the Beijing camp.
Li Xianzhong can be sure that these two thousand internal eunuchs will never be at a disadvantage against Zhu Chunchen's five thousand Beijing camp!
At this time, he couldn't help but feel a little scared. Wei Zhongxian had trained an elite army in the palace.
No matter how good his martial arts skills are, it would be easy for these martial eunuchs to defeat him.
Afterwards, the remaining eunuchs showed Li Xianzhong the cavalry battle formation and the shooting of blunderbuss.
Good guy, "Nine Thousand Years Old" Wei Zhongxian is indeed not idle. He has a total of 3,000 troops. In addition to 2,000 infantry, there are also 300 cavalry and 700 gunmen.
Li Xianzhong's first reaction was that "Nine Thousand Years Old" didn't really want to rebel, right?
Judging from the fact that later Wei Zhongxian once harmed the prince and tried to have his concubine fake a pregnancy and pretend to be the heir of Emperor Tianqi, maybe he really had the idea of rebellion.
He was also very curious. After all the preparation work, the "9,000-year-old" Eunuch Wei, who had all the power in the world, was finally captured by a stupid young man like Zhu Youjian. It was really hard to see through!
Just when Li Xianzhong was panicking, Zhu Youxiao suddenly asked: "Uncle Ning Yuan, how powerful is my internal guard? Can it compare to your Liaodong cavalry?"
Li Xianzhong said with a smile: "Your Majesty's inner guard is very elite, but it may not be as good as my Liaodong Iron Cavalry; but Your Majesty is the True Dragon Emperor. If this inner guard is personally commanded by Your Majesty, your Liaodong Iron Cavalry will definitely not be the best." The opponent of the inner guard!"
Although he knew he was complimenting himself, Li Xianzhong's words still made Zhu Youxiao feel very comfortable.
Zhu Youxiao said: "What if my troops go to destroy the White Lotus Sect in Lunan?"
Li Xianzhong said: "The White Lotus Sect in Lunan is just a group of bandits. It is natural that His Majesty's inner guards will fight against these bandits!"
Eunuch Wei also quickly said: "Your Majesty has never slackened in training day and night in the past two years. These internal guards are the emperor's own soldiers. If they arrive in Lunan, the bandits of the White Lotus Sect will naturally flee!"
Zhu Youxiao laughed and said, "You two are not complimenting me, are you?"
Li Xianzhong said: "I have been in charge of the army for many years. Although I have never seen any bandits, I imagine that their combat power cannot be stronger than that of the Tatars. Your Majesty's internal guards are more than enough to deal with them!"
Zhu Youxiao said: "Okay, since Uncle Ning Yuan said so, of course I believe you."
Then he changed his tone and said: "Wei Zhongxian, since the inner guard has no problem dealing with the rogue bandits, go and prepare enough food and grass. In three days, the inner guard will go south to Lunan."
"I want to lead the expedition myself!"
Zhu Youxiao's words really shocked the two of them.
Wei Zhongxian was still thinking about the pros and cons of this matter when he saw Li Xianzhong suddenly kneeling on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, is this absolutely impossible?"
"They are just rogue bandits, so why bother His Majesty to lead the expedition in person?"
"There is a saying that the emperor is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the emperor will humiliate his ministers to death! This is all the fault of the ministers. I will soon order the Liaodong Army to go south to suppress the bandits. Do you want your majesty to take back your order?"
Zhu Youxiao said: "Ning Yuanbo's Liaodong Army should be preparing to attack Daishan in North Korea next. How can it go south so easily?"
Hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Li Xianzhong instantly realized that he had been fooled.
Zhu Youxiao went through so much trouble to let himself watch the inner guard's drill. So he was waiting for him here?
Now he even began to wonder if this was a trap set by Zhu Youxiao and Wei Zhongxian together?
But looking at Wei Zhongxian's innocent expression, it was obvious that he was saying: "This matter has nothing to do with me!"
I was really careless in Jingzhou, I underestimated this "Carpenter Emperor"!
But now that I have said what I said, I can't change my words anymore.
So Li Xianzhong said: "Our Liaodong Army's ammunition consumption is serious, and it still needs time to reserve. In addition, the Azigh Division also needs some time to integrate, but there is no rush. I just happened to take advantage of the opportunity to go to Lunan, and I will definitely not disappoint His Majesty. !”
Zhu Youxiao looked very disappointed and said: "Originally, I wanted to review the training results of the past two years, so I have to ask Uncle Ning Yuan to do it for me!"
Then he said: "Ning Yuanbo Li Xianzhong listens to the order. I will appoint you as the governor of North Korea and the governor of the Central Plains to suppress bandits. You must control the troops of Shandong Province. You must wipe out the rebels as soon as possible for me!"
General Li Xian said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, whether it's the Tatars in Korea or the rogue bandits in Shandong, they will definitely be wiped out for your Majesty!"
Seeing Li Xianzhong's fearful look, Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied!
After Li Xianzhong left, Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "My slave, congratulations to Your Majesty. It seems that Uncle Ning Yuan is indeed loyal to the Ming Dynasty. This is really the prosperity of the country!"
This test was something he came up with on the spur of the moment. It was impossible for anyone to inform Li Xianzhong in advance.
His reaction was definitely the most genuine. It seemed that Uncle Ning Yuan was indeed loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Youxiao said: "Uncle Ning Yuan did not disappoint me. It seems that the emperor did not misjudge the person. He is indeed the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to make him the Duke of Liao Kingdom based on his contribution to pacifying Liaodong, but if the country is sealed too early, Sir, how should I reward him if he makes new achievements in the future?"
"It's better to be promoted to the Marquis of Ningyuan first. After he pacifies the bandits and North Korea, he will be granted the title of Duke of Liao. I believe Mr. Han Ge and the others will have nothing to say!"
"As for the matter of letting Li Jiayong take control of Liaodong, it is of great importance, and I have to think about it some more. But you can send a message for me. As long as I am here, no one can touch his Liaodong strategy!"
Wei Zhongxian said: "I obey the order!"
At this time, Wei Zhongxian's back was soaked with cold sweat. If nothing else, Zhu Youxiao was hiding too deeply.
How is this a puppet emperor under his control?
It seems that His Majesty really doesn't like to be disturbed in his carpentry work, or maybe His Majesty actually doesn't like those Donglin Party members, so he uses his own hands to weaken them? However, the inner court is now under his control, and with the Hakka family here, His Majesty still trusts him.
Zhu Youxiao was very happy today. In fact, he had only met Li Xianzhong twice.
He only knew that Uncle Ning Yuan was the most favored minister of Emperor Wanli, and that his father had sent him to prison.
Now it seems that he can still be reused. If this person is used well, Ming Dynasty will basically have no more border troubles.
As for whether to let Li Jiayong take control of Liaodong, he was still hesitating.
Li Xianzhong's grandfather, Li Chengliang, controlled Liaodong for nearly 40 years. During this period, the imperial court weakened the Li family's influence in Liaodong, which led to the rise of the Jianzhou Jurchens.
In fact, the imperial court has tried many times. Once the Li family was no longer in charge of Liaodong, Liaodong immediately fell into chaos.
In fact, Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty is now inseparable from the Li family.
Should I follow the example of Duke Mu's family of Guizhou who guarded Yunnan and let the Li family guard Liaodong?
Zhu Youxiao found that there were too few people around him who could speak the truth at this moment.
Soon he said: "Show the Kunning Palace!"
In this harem, the only one who can let down her guard and have a good conversation about life is Queen Zhang Yan.
After arriving at Kunning Palace, Zhu Youxiao told Zhang Yan everything that happened in the martial arts field today!
Zhang Yan said: "I am very curious. If Ning Yuanbo had supported His Majesty in his personal expedition, what would Your Majesty have done?"
Zhu Youxiao said excitedly: "I hope Uncle Ning Yuan will support my imperial conquest. As long as he is willing to let go, I believe Eunuch Wei will also support it, so that I can go out and have a look."
"How can a little bandit be my opponent?"
Zhang Yan said: "Your Majesty is the most powerful, so you are retaliating against Ning Yuanbo and deliberately blocking his title?"
Zhu Youxiao smiled evilly and said: "That's right. I thought that among the important officials in the imperial court, only Ning Yuanbo and Li Xianzhong were about the same age as me. He was only 24 years old. I didn't expect that he was just like those old men. Really? Boring!"
Zhang Yan said: "Loyalty is hard to hear. Uncle Ning Yuan stopped His Majesty from going on a personal expedition out of concern for His Majesty's safety and the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty!"
"But because of this, he was not granted the title of Duke. Wouldn't it be wronging Uncle Ning Yuan?"
Zhu Youxiao said: "Sometimes misfortunes are unpredictable, and there is nothing wrong with getting a marquis. According to Mr. Han Ge, they want me to make him a Duke and then transfer him back to the capital."
Zhang Yan said: "Uncle Ning Yuan is only 24 years old. Is it too early to abandon him at this time?"
Zhu Youxiao laughed and said, "That's why I didn't make him a Duke?"
"By the way, Eunuch Wei told me that he wants to cancel the 'Liao rates' and reintroduce commercial taxes. What do you think?"
Zhang Yan said coyly: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and I'm afraid that I won't say it well, so I'd better not say it, right?"
Zhu Youxiao said unhappily: "Queen, after saying so much just now, it doesn't count as interfering in politics. Why are you being pretentious now? I asked you to just tell me, and I didn't ask you to issue an order."
Zhang Yan said: "Abolition of 'Liao pay' is a good thing to reduce the burden on the people. Collection of commercial taxes will not increase the burden on the people. I also support it. However, I am afraid that it will offend many people, and this matter is not so easy to accomplish. "
Zhu Youxiao said with a bit of a smirk: "These offending things are naturally left to Wei Zhongxian, otherwise why would I support him?"
"By the way, do you think we should let the Li family guard Liaodong for generations?"
At this time, Zhang Yan seemed very hesitant. She said: "Xiao Duozi, your majesty's tea is a little cold. Why don't you take it out and change it to a hot cup?"
The young eunuch Duduo on the side said: "I obey my command!"
After Duoduo walked out of Nuan Pavilion, Cao Huachun asked: "Xiao Duozi, why were you sent out?"
Duduo said softly: "His Majesty asked the Queen if she wanted Li Jiayong to control Liaodong, and then the servant was sent out by the Queen for tea!"
After hearing this, Cao Huachun felt bad. The Intelligence Department had given Zhang Yan instructions, asking him to help the Li family to "forever conquer Liaodong". Now that she has withdrawn Duduo, this clearly means "there is no silver 300 here" Two"?
It seems that it is time to warn the queen, lest she forget her identity.
Cao Huachun saw Zhu Youxiao trotting out of Kunning Palace excitedly.
Then he walked in with a smile and said: "Since Your Majesty has asked whether the Li family will be permanently in Liaodong, I must have completed the tasks assigned to you by the organization. I wonder what Your Majesty said?"
Zhang Yan said: "I naturally tried my best to facilitate this matter in front of His Majesty as required, but His Majesty still seems to be hesitant!"
At this time, Cao Huachun said with a smile: "Master Commander, please ask our family to bring a painting to the empress!"
Zhang Yan opened the scroll and saw an enchanting woman who was almost naked, covered only with a thin layer of transparent gauze. She was also making extremely charming movements, as if she was seducing others.
There is also a small black mole on the woman's waist.
The woman in the painting is none other than Zhang Yan, the current empress.
At this time, Zhang Yan's mind replayed the humiliating moment when those people forced her to pose in these poses after being sold to "Heaven and Earth".
Her face instantly turned red with embarrassment, and he asked angrily: "Eunuch Cao, what do you mean by this?"
Cao Huachun said coldly: "This slave is just reminding the Queen not to forget her mission and identity. If it is really like what you said, why do you need to send Xiao Duozi away?"
"It's not easy for the Queen to get to where she is today, and she has spent a lot of energy on the organization. If this mission fails, it will not only be you, the Queen, but also the slaves and Xiao Duozi, as well as everyone in Kunning Palace who are silently protecting you. The people and our relatives may all die!"
"How would Your Majesty feel if he knew that his queen was a lowly woman who was once sold into a brothel for others to play with?"
Zhang Yan snatched the painting and tore it into pieces, and then said: "That's enough. I have not betrayed the organization and will definitely complete this mission."
Cao Huachun didn't seem to care about this painting, and then said: "The Queen should remember how many poses she had taken and how many such paintings were painted by others?"
"Perhaps the empress will be thrown into the cold palace by His Majesty, but you still have a young sister. She will become someone else's plaything from now on because of her sister's cleverness!"
At this time, Zhang Yan had already given in and said with a tearful voice: "Eunuch Cao, I didn't say anything bad about Ning Yuanbo. I just reminded your majesty to be more cautious and not to make decisions easily!"
"Besides, I accidentally let it slip that His Majesty already knows about my pregnancy. At this moment, he is going to the Imperial Hospital in person to ask the Imperial Doctor to diagnose his pulse!"
Cao Huachun sighed and said, "My dear, you are too bad at protecting yourself!"
He will definitely report Zhang Yan's behavior to his superiors truthfully. He doesn't know yet whether the organization will punish Zhang Yan.
But now the "Wang Divine Doctor" of Tai Hospital belongs to Wei Zhongxian. If Zhang Yan reveals the news of her pregnancy so quickly, it is very likely that she will be tricked by the other party.
Not long after, Zhu Youxiao brought the imperial physician to check Queen Zhang Yan's pulse. When the imperial physician confirmed that it was a happy pulse, Emperor Tianqi directly rewarded each person in Kunning Palace with 20 taels of silver.
The news that the Queen was pregnant with a dragon heir soon spread to the harem.
The entire harem was filled with a festive atmosphere, except for Eunuch Wei, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, Bingbi, and Mrs. Hakka, the Holy Lady, whose faces were extremely ugly.
At this time, although Mrs. Fengsheng, Hakka, had been taken back to Qianqing Palace by Emperor Tianqi from outside the palace.
However, the love between His Majesty and Queen Zhang Yan still stimulated her fragile heart.
Originally, Wei Zhongxian was at odds with the Donglin Party members in the previous dynasty, and Zhang Yan showed a certain amount of goodwill, so they did not continue to target Zhang Yan.
But if the queen gave birth to a prince at this time, it would definitely threaten their status in the harem.
Ke Yinyue would never allow such a thing to happen.
The Intelligence Department would definitely not allow Zhang Yan to act on her own initiative, so Mao Yuanyi decided to give Zhang Yan a small punishment.
So Cao Huachun was informed not to interfere with Wei Zhongxian's action.
At this time, Zhang Yan felt that her back was sore and needed a massage, so Ke Yinyue bribed the palace maid who hammered Zhang Yan's waist. As a result, the palace maid's strong hammering caused the queen Zhang Yan to miscarry.
Originally, the prescription Wang Huazhen prescribed to Zhang Yan would cause her to never have children, but in the end Cao Huachun asked Duoduo to secretly change the medicine, thus saving Zhang Yan.
After Li Xianzhong in Tianjin learned about this, he could only sigh at the magic of history!
Zhang Yan still did not escape the miscarriage despite her careful protection.
But at this time, he could no longer control the palace. Something happened to his old brother Cheng Guogong, and he had to rush to Shandong immediately!
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