"Your Majesty, Henan has sent eight hundred miles to rush. The thieves from Datong, Shaanxi have dispatched 100,000 troops to attack Henan. Henan is in urgent need." Shi Minlai said.
"Where are the emergency documents?" Zhu Youjian asked gloomily.
At this time, a young eunuch held a memorial in both hands and walked over quickly, knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian, raised the memorial in his hand, and said: "The Chief of Ceremonies just sent eight hundred people from Henan." Urgent paperwork in Riga.”
"Bring it to me quickly." Zhu Youjian reached for it eagerly.
Wang Chengen stepped forward, took the eight hundred miles urgent document from the young eunuch, turned around, bowed and handed it to Zhu Youjian on the dragon bed.
Zhu Youjian took the document and looked through it quickly.
Snapped!
After reading the above content, he slapped the urgent document in his hand on the table at hand, his face gloomy.
The first assistant Shi Nian came to look at the mouth and nose, his eyelids drooped, and he said nothing.
He will not interfere with the affairs of the imperial court now if he can.
Now he is just a useless person in the temple. He is just waiting for the day to give up his position as chief minister to the emperor's favorite person.
"Your Majesty, Henan is suffering from thieves. The imperial court should send troops to quell the rebellion earlier." Lai Zongdao, who was standing below, took a step forward and said.
Zhu Youjian said in a deep voice: "Then send troops to suppress it. Who do you think is suitable to command the army?"
"I think that the governor of Henan, Guo Zengguang, is a suitable candidate, and since he is the governor of Henan, he can better command the troops of Henan and the imperial court." Lai Zongdao suggested.
Hearing this, Zhu Youjian nodded slightly.
"I object." Li Guopu suddenly stood up and objected.
Zhu Youjian looked at him subconsciously.
"Mr. Li Ge, the top priority right now is how to encircle and suppress the bandits invading Henan. I hope you can distinguish the priorities clearly." Lai Zongdao said to Li Guopu unhappily.
However, these words aroused Zhu Youjian's curiosity.
Just listen to Zhu Youjian say: "Does Li Aiqing have any objection to Lai Aiqing's proposal?"
"Your Majesty, I have recently discovered that the governor of Henan, Guo Zengguang, the censor of Henan Province, Bao Qimo, the deputy garrison envoy of Kaifeng, Zhou Qiang, and the magistrate of Xiangfu County, Ji Yuyong, have forcibly demolished a large number of residential buildings and erected the statues of Dade and Chengde in honor of the eunuchs. Zuosheng Temple, this person is a remnant of the eunuch party, not only cannot the imperial troops be handed over to him, but he should also be escorted to the capital for questioning." Li Guopu said righteously.
After hearing this, Zhu Youjian's face immediately sank, and he gave Zongdao a fierce look.
He hated Wei Gong the most.
He was a dignified and trustworthy king, and even had to please Wei Eun in order to avoid being targeted by Wei Eun.
Every time he thought of the way he had groveled in front of Wei Gong, he wished he could eat Wei Gong's flesh and blood to satisfy his hatred.
Although Wei Eunuch is dead, the remnants of the Eunuch Party are still there.
Since he ascended the throne, the DPRK has been cleaning up the remnants of the Eunuch Party and promoting loyal ministers who had been suppressed by the Eunuch Party.
Lai Zongdao, who had always been trusted by him, actually recommended a remnant of the eunuch party.
Who doesn't know that he hates eunuchs the most?
Lai Zongdao happened to do this.
In his opinion, Lai Zongdao's doing this was tantamount to openly confronting him, the great emperor.
He felt dissatisfied with Lai Zongdao.
"There are reasons for what happened to Henan Governor Guo Zengguang, and Henan now needs someone who is familiar with the situation in Henan to be the commander of the army." Lai Zongdao spoke up to defend Henan Governor Guo Zengguang.
He was really worried about the situation in Henan and hoped that a powerful figure could resist the rebel army and restore stability in Henan.
Once there is a loss in Henan, Sichuan, Huguang, etc. will be affected, and the imperial court's control over the southwest will also be weakened.
At this time, I heard Li Guopu say: "Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have set things right, punished the eunuchs of Wei, and the power of the eunuchs has been greatly reduced. The Ming Dynasty is discovering that it is moving in a good direction. If the remnants of the eunuchs like Guo Zengguang are reused now, those remnants of the eunuchs will surely be defeated. The power of the remnants of the eunuchs has increased again, which is not good for the court and the country. I also ask your majesty to issue an order to capture Guo Zengguang and bring him to Beijing for punishment."
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" Lai Zongdao hurriedly stopped him, "Wei Eunuch is dead, and the remaining members of the Eunuch Party will disperse without a backbone. If Your Majesty can reuse people like Guo Zengguang, they are not that big of a deal with the Eunuch Party. The courtiers who have good relations will surely make all the courtiers return to their hearts.”
However, his words not only failed to move Zhu Youjian, but made Zhu Youjian's face look even more ugly.
As the chief minister, Shi Minlai watched the quarrel between the two cabinet ministers with cold eyes.
He sneered in his heart.
He knew very well what Li Guopu was planning.
All for the purpose of waiting for the position of chief minister in the cabinet that will be left after he leaves.
Everyone in the court and he himself knew that when the emperor straightened out the affairs of the court, it would be time for him to leave the position of chief minister.
The people most likely to succeed him as the chief minister of the cabinet are Li Guopu and Lai Zongdao.
Originally, due to Zongdao's qualifications, there was no way to take over Li Guopu as the first assistant. However, since Zongdao was the minister of Gu Ming appointed by Emperor Daxing before his death, it was possible to take over Li Guopu and take over as the first assistant.
He believed that Li Guopu also discovered this possibility.
Otherwise, he would not have grasped the emperor's hatred of Wei Eun and the eunuch party, and used the name of cleaning up the remnants of the eunuch party to suppress political opponents and promote his own people to high positions. At the same time, he would have used this to please the emperor and prepare more candidates for his future appointment as chief minister. One weight.
It can be said that killing three birds with one stone.
"That's enough." Zhu Youjian shouted loudly and said immediately, "Send an order to Henan and order the Jinyi Guards to escort Henan Governor Guo Zengguang to Beijing."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is wise." Li Guopu looked happy.
Hearing that Zhu Youjian was going to send Jin Yiwei to capture the Henan governor, Lai Zongdao's expression changed and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, please think twice. Even if you want to take the Henan governor to Beijing, please give Henan governor Guo Zengguang more time to attack Henan." The bandit army will be driven out of Henan, and it will not be too late to capture the governor of Henan and come to Beijing."
Zhu Youjian looked at Lai Zongdao coldly and said: "Except for Guo Zengguang, the imperial court will not suppress thieves. What you have to do is to select a suitable candidate for me to go to Henan to suppress thieves, instead of working for the eunuch party here." The remnants opened their eyes."
"I obey the order." Even Lai Zongdao could see that Zhu Youjian was suppressing his anger at the moment. He knew that if he continued to excuse Guo Zengguang, he would get involved, so he had to give up.
Then, he glanced at Li Guopu who was standing aside, and happened to see the proud look in Li Guopu's eyes.
He sighed.
Given the Emperor's dislike of Wei Eunuch, the best outcome for Guo Zengguang would be to lose his official position and return home. However, he could be considered worthy of Guo Zengguang, the governor of Henan.
Lai Zongdao's concession made Zhu Youjian's expression lighten slightly.
I saw him saying to several cabinet ministers in front of him: "Guo Zengguang can be escorted back to the capital for further treatment, but the rebellion in Henan also needs to be resolved. The princes of Henan must not get into trouble. A few of my beloved ministers thought that Who is more suitable to replace Guo Zengguang in Henan?"
