Chapter 244 All thieves deserve to die
Chongzhen tried hard to suppress his anger, and then looked at Han Xu: "How does Han Qing think he should deal with Chen Cao's court?"
Han Xu really didn't want to take on this hot commodity, but now he left Li Guo unasked and asked himself. In addition to giving himself a chance, the other possibility was that the emperor wanted to reuse him.
Thinking of this, Han Xu said: "It is very likely that Chen Cao has promulgated Emperor Daxing's edict to the southern provinces. I believe that local officials will be suspicious after learning about it;
In addition, His Majesty has decreed that Chen Cao be removed from all positions and the title of Duke of Liang, and his character...
Nature..."
Han Xu didn't want to speak at this point. Although Chongzhen listened to the Donglin Party, he was not a fool. His bad temper was public knowledge in the court. Obviously, as a king, Chongzhen would not let Chen go. It's such a mess that only the ministers can talk about this kind of thing.
Han Xu also thought of this. He was thinking that once he said the last words now, if Chen Cao really rebels in the future, he would be the one to take the blame.
Chongzhen was not stupid. He stared at Han Xu and asked, "Han Qing, why don't you continue talking?"
Han Xu broke out in a cold sweat and turned to look at Li Guo. Unexpectedly, Li Guo's eyes had been staring at the legs of the imperial table in front of the Nuan Pavilion, and he suddenly thought about the female family members of Li's country.
"I think we should simply...maintain the status quo..."
It was obvious that Chongzhen was really looking for the person to take the blame, but at this moment he wanted to hear the rest of Han Xu's words clearly from Han Xu's mouth: "What's the explanation?"
Han Xu was also willing to take the risk, and immediately said: "The imperial court upholds your majesty's previous sage, dismissal and removal from office, but it also affirms the emperor Daxing's edict. This is enough to prove your majesty's respect for Emperor Daxing. After all, our Ming Dynasty rules with filial piety." The world..."
This is just an excuse. Chongzhen thought of this at the beginning, and then nodded: "I have to think about what you said..."
Although he did not agree at the time, Han Xu knew that it would not be long before the emperor's order appeared in the cabinet.
"Ma Shilong deserves to die too..."
Chongzhen had just thought about how to solve Chen Cao's matter, and now he thought about the civil unrest in Shaanxi. A group of rebels actually beat Ma Shilong so much that he dared not leave the camp.
"That guy took millions of military expenditures from the imperial court, but he couldn't even solve the chaos. Instead, he made more and more chaos..."
Han Xu had just become the back-up scapegoat, and all he had to do now was to show his loyalty: "I recommend Yang He, the censor of Youqiandu, to be the governor of the military affairs of the three sides to wipe out the Shaanxi rebels."
Chongzhen thought for a while and then nodded: "Ma Shilong has been the commander-in-chief of the suppression of bandits since the emperor's time. For four years before and after, he failed to achieve any success. A decree was passed that Ma Shilong should be dismissed from his post and escorted back to the capital for questioning.
I have appointed Yang He as the right minister of the Ministry of War, and the governor of all three military affairs. I don’t want to see the rebels in Shaanxi become rogues..."
"I obey the order..."
Wang Chengen carefully walked into the Nuan Pavilion, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please see Zou Weilian, the left counselor of the General Affairs Department..."
"Xuan..."
Zou Weilian entered Nuan Pavilion but saw two chief ministers here. After saluting Chongzhen, he saluted them. After seeing the ceremony, Zou Weilian took out a letter from his arms without waiting for Chongzhen to speak: "Your Majesty, this is Governor Denglai Mr. Sun Guozhen sent a secret letter that had been urgently sent for eight hundred miles to the Secretary of State for Communications. The minister did not dare to neglect it and immediately sent it to the palace for your majesty to read."
Wang Chengen took the letter, opened it, and handed it respectfully to Chongzhen who was sitting in front of the imperial table. Unexpectedly, after Chongzhen quickly read it, he swept down all the memorials on the imperial table and punched it on the imperial table. superior.
"audacious in the extreme..."
None of the three people knew what was written in the letter, and they couldn't help but be confused. Until Chongzhen calmed down a little, he said: "You don't know, Yuan Chonghuan is really a good minister..."
At the end of the sentence, Chongzhen was already gnashing his teeth and speaking every word.
The three of them were shocked after reading the letters one after another. How dare Yuan Chonghuan risk the disapproval of the world to negotiate peace with Jiannu privately.
This is a grave sin.
The Ming court did not pay much attention to the Manchus until the eighth year of Chongzhen, and still regarded them as barbarians. If it were not for the domestic chaos that held the court back, the Jiannu would have been wiped out by the entire country.
And even during the Jiashen national crisis, if Li Zicheng's army hadn't invaded Beijing, directly prompting Wu Sangui to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, the establishment of slaves at that time was just a play-in-the-house style of occasionally climbing over the Great Wall and entering the pass to plunder and then leave. During the robbery, the Guanning Defense Line, which has been blocked from Shanhaiguan, cannot enter the map.
Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan privately negotiated peace with Fannu, which greatly damaged the morale of the soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty. More importantly, Yuan Chonghuan dared to negotiate peace with Fannu privately as soon as he became the governor of Liaodong. If others follow suit, the majesty of the Ming Dynasty will be greatly reduced. Do you want more?
"This guy deserves to be killed..."
Chongzhen said fiercely.
There were many people in the court who were dissatisfied with Yuan Chonghuan, but because he held the military and political power in Liaodong, the court could not deal with him. Now, at the critical juncture of establishing slaves and plundering Shandong, Yuan Chonghuan's collaboration with the enemy came out. How could it be I didn't want to sleep, so someone handed me a pillow.
It only takes a quick glance at the matter to make it clear. Jiannu plundered Shandong and surrounded the capital. Yuan Chonghuan personally led 1,300 Guan Ning cavalry to attack over a long distance. Even though it was Chen Cao's Dingwu army who rescued the siege, Yuan Chonghuan came after all. The 30,000 Guanning troops needed rewards, and Chongzhen couldn't come up with the money, so he was worrying about how to reward them.
At that time, a minister wrote a letter saying that the people of Shandong were in dire straits. Then I thought, as the governor of Liaodong, you, Yuan Chonghuan, have the task of resisting the slaves. Now that the slaves have crossed the defense line and entered the pass, isn't it the responsibility of the governor of Liaodong?
In addition, millions of people in Shandong suffered from military disasters, and more than three million people were kidnapped by the Jian slaves. Someone must take the blame for this crime.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen felt a strong murderous intention. He now felt that Yuan Chonghuan could not stay, and this person could never become the second Chen Cao.
"What do you think, sir?"
The voice was cold and dull, and the three of them were shocked.
Zou Weilian is just a messenger. He absolutely doesn't want to stay here, but he can't leave now. He is just a small left counselor of the General Affairs Department, and it's not his turn to speak yet.
Li Guo glanced at Han Xu and said: "Your Majesty makes the decision..."
Li Guo played the ball well, but he didn't want to be known as someone who encouraged the emperor to kill border ministers. Obviously, Chongzhen didn't want to be blamed for this. He was a wise king who accepted the teachings of the saints. How could he make such a decision.
Han Xu called the female family members of Li's country again, and then lowered his head.
"Han Qing...what do you think?"
Han Xu raised his head and wanted to say the same thing as Li Guo, but he saw Chongzhen's cold eyes. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said in a trembling voice: "I thought that Yuan Chonghuan ignored the majesty of the imperial court and negotiated peace with Jiannu in private. There is a suspicion of collaborating with the enemy. Moreover, this letter is from Governor Denglai. I believe that the matter cannot be concealed. I think that your Majesty should make a decision early..."
Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction. He had already made up his mind to find a time to get rid of Li Guo, the neutral Donglin 'hypocrite', and put Han Xu, the 'clear stream', on the stage to become the chief minister of the cabinet.
"Let me think about this matter. You go back and draw up a charter. Come on, I'm tired..."
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Songjiang Prefecture, Songjiang Governor's Office, Shanghai County
At this moment, the governor's office was full of military generals and Chen Cao's trusted civilian officials. Everyone was hotly discussing one thing, and that was the imperial edict that clearly recognized Emperor Tianqi's edict.
After Chen Cao walked into the lobby, he smiled and said: "Two pieces of news. First, Xu Hongji, the garrison officer of Wei State in Southern Zhili, resigned from the post of garrison in Southern Zhili. It is said that the emperor has agreed and has ordered Qi Boyu, the Minister of War in Nanjing, to serve as the garrison in Southern Zhili. Served on guard;
Second, I believe Yuan Chonghuan will fall soon..."
Today is the first day of May. As usual, Chen Cao has to discuss things with his men, but the focus today is on the issue of military expansion.
"I have sent people to Zhejiang to convey a message to recruit the untouchables from Zhejiang to come to Songjiang Prefecture to join the army. With their fellow soldiers in the Dingwu Army, I believe that the recruitment will not be a big problem."
It's really not big. Chen Cao is now struggling with how to form an army. If we look at it according to the military system of later generations, although it is feasible to identify the troops with numerical designations, in this era without radios and computer storage, naming the troops with numerical designations is still a problem. Inappropriate.
Everyone brainstormed and talked about the military systems of Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Tang and other dynasties. In the end, Chen Cao only lingered in the two dynasties of Han and Tang.
Huang Chunyao stood on one side and said, "I wonder if the Lord is changing the military system?"
Is not this nonsensical? Otherwise, why would Chen Cao gather all his cronies here today.
"Mr. Huang can only take lives, but cannot make plans..."
Tang Yannian's words made the people in the hall burst into laughter. Huang Chunyao was not angry, but laughed and said: "No, my strategy will not only kill people, but it can also help the country..."
Everyone was laughing from ear to ear. Chen Cao coughed and knocked on the table: "Quiet, does Yun Sheng have a good plan?"
Huang Chunyao nodded: "During the Han Dynasty, military armaments and martial arts were not bad. Until the Tang Dynasty, they were at their peak. The swords and guns of the Tang army were so sharp and their armor was so sophisticated that no nearby dynasty could surpass them."
"Hey, Mr. Huang's words are wrong. When my musket is fired at close range, within a hundred steps, even Mingguang Kaishan pattern armor is just a piece of thin paper..."
Huang Chunyao didn't mind Tang Yannian interrupting him at all, but said seriously: "General Tang, this moment is not the other moment...
In the Han Dynasty, military preparations were all based on the word "loyalty". The most important thing for the Han army to show off its power in the Western Regions was military thinking. "
Chen Cao felt that what Huang Chunyao said made sense: "Yunsheng is right, continue."
"Therefore, students believe that our army can inherit the 'Guard Army' system from the pre-Tang Dynasty, eliminate some redundant officials, and then establish a new army."
In fact, Chen Cao had discussed this matter with Song Che and Huang Chunyao for a long time. Song Che proposed to use the military system of the Han Dynasty, but Huang Chunyao strongly recommended the Tang Dynasty. Huang Chunyao's talk today made Chen Cao and Chen Cao determined.
