Han Xu was reciprocating the favor by cooperating with Liu Yishen to express his disapproval of Xiong Tingbi in front of Emperor Zhu Youxiao, and prompted Xiong Tingbi to step down.
After all, Liu Yishen had previously been willing to cooperate with him in mobilizing officials to prevent the emperor from reestablishing martial arts.
It can be said that Liu Yishui and Han Xu can be regarded as people wearing the same pants because they are both close to the Donglin Party.
And because Han Xu had no collusion with the people in Liaodong Military Town, he expressed it more directly than Liu Yishui.
Although Zhu Youxiao didn't know Xiong Tingbi very well, he didn't even know what Xiong Tingbi looked like yet.
But judging from the theory of historical results, Zhu Youxiao clearly remembered that the war in Liaodong in history had become worse since Xiong Tingbi left.
Originally, when Xiong Tingbi was still the manager of Liaodong, the Ming army in Liaodong at least dared to fight. In June and August of the 48th year of Wanli, they repelled Nurhaci's troops twice.
As a result, Nurhaci has never entered a large area and has been unable to win Shenyang and Liaoyang.
But after Xiong Tingbi was dismissed and Yuan Yingtai ordered Liaodong to be managed, only seven months later, in March of the first year of Tianqi, Ming Dynasty lost Liaoyang, Shenyang and other important places one after another.
Therefore, although Zhu Youxiao was not sure whether Xiong Tingbi could completely solve the slave-building problem, he was at least certain that Xiong Tingbi could not be replaced.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, governing a large country is like cooking a small dish. Now that you have just ascended the throne, you must seek stability in everything. No matter whether Xiong Tingbi is brave or not, you cannot replace him now. The officials in the capital do not know what is going on in Liaodong, so they will inevitably lose their evidence and cannot Based on this, not only can the imperial court not suddenly change the Liaodong economic strategy, but it should also issue an edict to Xiong Tingbi to reassure him. Only in this way can the front line be safe. If the front line is safe, it will not be able to afford internal worries. If it is not able to afford internal worries, ZTE can be expected! "
Fang Congzhe argued hard. Although he just wanted to be a good chief minister and return power to the emperor, he had to force himself to argue when it came to such a major matter that related to the safety of the country.
Zhu Youxiao nodded. He was very pleased that the chief minister could stick to his principles on this matter, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "What Yuan Fu said is reasonable. The cabinet immediately issued an order to Xiong Tingbi, and appointed him as the Minister of War, Prince Shaobao. He can work in Liaodong with peace of mind!"
Fang Congzhe was overjoyed and took the lead in handing over his hand: "I obey your order!"
Liu Yishui couldn't help but glare at Fang Congzhe, but immediately looked away, hiding his inner dissatisfaction.
Han Xu had a clear view of Liu Yishui's expression. He could guess Liu Yishui's helplessness, but what he didn't understand even more was why His Majesty the Emperor trusted Fang Congzhe so much.
"As long as Fang Congzhe is in the court, Xiong Tingbi's position as an administrator will be secure. Your Majesty, Fang Congzhe, can be said to obey his words, but I am powerless! In a few days, I will resign from office."
However, Liu Yishen was not too discouraged because Xiong Tingbi was not overthrown. After all, he was just doing things for others.
In fact, Liu Yishen just wants to retreat now. As for whether the Liaodong manager is Xiong Tingbi or Yuan Yingtai, it is not very important to him.
Therefore, at this moment, Liu Yishen said this to Wei Yingjia and Fan Yuqing.
"This Fang thief appears to be neutral, but in fact he is the patron of the Zhejiang Party, the Qi Party, the Chu Party, etc.!"
Wei Yingjia said angrily.
"So, we have to find a way to remove Fang Congzhe from power first?"
Fan Yuqing asked therefore, and glanced at Liu Yishen quite anxiously, trying to read some answer from Liu Yishen's ancient and calm face.
Fan Yuqing thought to himself: "We cannot delay the matter in Liaodong! If Xiong Tingbi is not driven away before the spring of next year, it will undoubtedly be very difficult for Nurhaci and others to attack Shenyang and Liaoyang. They will not be able to capture Shenyang and Liaoyang. They have just passed the harsh winter." , Nurhaci and the others will have to endure the spring famine again, and it will be even more difficult for everyone to make a fortune!"
But Liu Yishen did not give Fan Yuqing a clear answer because he no longer wanted to participate in their affairs.
After all, Liu Yishui has long known that businessmen like Fan Yuqing have no sense of loyalty and shame. They only think about money and profit. They don't care even if the country is destroyed and the country is destroyed. Even if they know that doing so will kill themselves, they They will also do it for profit.
So Liu Yishen doesn't want to say a word now.
Fan Yuqing therefore had no choice but to look at Wei Yingjia.
As an official of the Donglin Party, Wei Yingjia was dissatisfied with Fang Congzhe, a minister who was not from the Donglin Party, so he naturally said: "Of course we need to remove Fang thief from power first. The late emperor died after taking red pills. I didn’t settle the score with him!”
After saying that, Wei Yingjia added: "Now the bribe money from Xiong Tingbi has been delivered, and the letter he wrote to me has also arrived. When the time comes, I will submit it as evidence of Xiong Tingbi's bribery. If this is proven, I will not believe him. Congzhe can still protect Xiong Tingbi!"
Liu Yishen raised his eyes and glanced at Wei Yingjia. He wanted to dissuade Wei Yingjia. After all, as a cabinet minister, he was closer to the emperor. He knew better the temperament of the current emperor Zhu Youxiao and the emperor's trust in Fang Congzhe. Moreover, he did not want Wei Yingjia to wait for others. Official Lin, together with Fan Yuqing and others, made a fuss about Xiong Tingbi's matter. After all, Liu Yishen knew that if this matter continued like this, he would be implicated.
Because Liu Yishui was still worried that His Majesty the Emperor would really continue to follow the other party's wise words and punish all those who asked for Xiong Tingbi's removal.
But Liu Yishen did not stop him in the end, because he knew that even if he said so, he would not be able to persuade these Donglin officials, and would even be branded as cowardly, cowardly and incompetent by these Donglin officials.
Liu Yishen now only hopes that he can be a stable official and return to his hometown to become a wealthy gentry with the more than 3 million taels of silver he earned as an official.
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"Asshole! What are they going to do? Are they not going to stop until Xiong Tingbi is brought down?!"
Wei Yingjia's memorial to impeach Xiong Tingbi for bribing court officials aroused great repercussions as soon as it was submitted.
However, it was not Emperor Zhu Youxiao who lost his temper first, but Fang Congzhe, who had always been a coward.
Fang Congzhe has gained more confidence since Zhu Youxiao adopted his advice.
Of course, as a veteran of three dynasties, he has been single-handedly supporting the cabinet for many years. Although he is not a strong chief minister, his ability to figure out what is best for him is not comparable to that of a few people.
Therefore, Fang Congzhe can know the true thoughts of Emperor Zhu Youxiao, and also knows what role Emperor Zhu Youxiao wants him to play.
Therefore, as soon as Fang Congzhe received Wei Yingjia's memorial, he slammed the table and became furious.
Han Xu couldn't help but said: "Why should Yuan Fu be like this? It is his duty to speak to officials, to impeach lawless things, and even to speak on rumors."
Liu Yishui gradually felt a little uneasy. He knew that Fang Congzhe would not lose his temper because of his lack of official position, so he laughed and said: "Why is Yuan Fu so angry? When others impeached you before, , I have never seen you so angry."
Fang Congzhe couldn't help but glance at Liu Yishui, his eyes were stern, then he looked away, and said decisively: "This matter is still subject to your Majesty's Holy Judgment! This matter involves a high-ranking official in the border area, and it cannot be judged lightly!"
