The middle-aged man grinned.
I thought in my heart, since the imperial court can't take back its decree, what's the use of force?
Zhou Yanru naturally didn't know what the other party was thinking, so he continued: "It is definitely not possible to withdraw the decree, but I can think of ways to delay it for you for a while, but this time cannot be too long, a month at most."
Considering the generous gift from Gao Di, he didn't mind helping Gao Di.
But Liaodong will definitely not be able to send troops to the capital unless he can be sure that the Tiger Character Banner will not attack the capital.
"But delaying for a month is of little use! If the requirements of Liaodong generals are not met, my boss will not be able to mobilize Liaodong's soldiers and horses to the capital." The middle-aged man said.
Zhou Yanru frowned even deeper after hearing this.
I was very dissatisfied with the fact that the Liaodong generals did not respect the imperial will, but the imperial court was unable to do anything for the time being.
The middle-aged man glanced at Zhou Yanru secretly.
The owner of his family had no control over the affairs of Liaodong generals, so he could only leave it to the court to resolve.
"Okay, I know about this matter. You can find a place to stay first. I will give you an answer in two days." Zhou Yanru didn't know what to do at the moment and had to let people leave first.
The news brought by the other party gave him a headache.
In my heart, I blamed Gao Di for being incompetent. As a supervisor, he couldn't even control the soldiers and generals below him. At the same time, he hated the generals of Liaodong for being greedy. They had received a lot of money and food from the court in recent years. Now the court wanted to use money and food to mobilize soldiers and horses from Liaodong. To blackmail.
After a day passed and no better solution came to mind, Zhou Yanru had no choice but to find Wen Tiren when he was on duty.
Because Zhou Yanru had just become the chief assistant, the two people at this time had not completely broken up, and the two sides still retained some of the friendship they had during their cooperation.
"Chang Qing, what kind of tea are you drinking? I can smell the fragrant fragrance outside." Zhou Yanru walked in from outside the house with a smile on his face.
Wen Tiren saw Zhou Yanru and said with the same smile: "The jade rope comes just in time. I have just made a pot of tea sent by people from my hometown. Let's taste it together."
Facing the invitation, Zhou Yanru sat down.
Wen Tiren personally poured a cup of tea for Zhou Yanru and placed it in front of Zhou Yanru.
Zhou Yanru fanned the steam from the tea twice with his hands, sniffed it, and said with a smile: "Well, it smells so good. You can't keep it to yourself, Chang Qing. Remember to share some with me later."
"Haha, it's easy to say. I'm extremely happy that Yusheng likes the tea from my hometown." Wen Tiren stroked his beard and laughed a few times.
Zhou Yanru picked up the tea cup and blew the hot air inside, sighing: "Oh, I don't know how long I can drink such good tea!"
"What's going on? You're dejected, Yu Sheng." Wen Tiren knew in his heart that Zhou Yanru might have something to say when he came to him.
Zhou Yanru put down the teacup and said, "I won't be too slow to greet you. Just yesterday, one of Gao Di's staff came to my house and said some words that kept me awake at night!"
As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed.
"Is it possible that Gaudi's staff came to the capital because of the imperial court's recent request for troops from Liaodong? Could it be that Gaudi is unwilling to send troops to the capital!" Wen Tiren asked directly.
Because the imperial court had issued more than one imperial edict to urge Gao Di, he felt that Gao Di was unwilling to send troops and horses from Liaodong to the capital.
Zhou Yanru said: "It is indeed because of this matter, but it is not that Gao Di is unwilling to send troops, but that he cannot mobilize the troops in Liaodong, so he sent people to me to ask for help."
"How could this be so!" Wen Tiren was shocked.
The Ming Dynasty had always used culture to control military affairs, and now he was told that Gao Di could not control the soldiers and generals in Liaodong. For him, this simply overturned his long-standing concept.
Zhou Yanru smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid it's true, otherwise Gao Di wouldn't have sent anyone to the capital."
Originally he also suspected that Gaudi was lying to him, but after thinking about it all night yesterday, he really couldn't think of any reason for Gaudi to lie to him. Then the thing was naturally true, and Gaudi really controlled more than just his soldiers.
"The troubled times are coming!" Wen Tiren sighed.
During the many years of peace in the Ming Dynasty, civilian officials naturally suppressed military generals. However, in troubled times, military generals will emerge one after another and will no longer be controlled by civilian officials.
Zhou Yanru said: "There are slave thieves in Liaodong and tiger thieves in the northwest. The world has been in chaos for a long time. The most urgent task now is to find a way to send troops and horses from Liaodong to the capital. Once the capital cannot defend it, I'm afraid the fate of you and me will be the same." It would be great.”
"What can I do? The key to this matter is the general in Liaodong." Wen Tiren said the key.
Zhou Yanru said: "The generals of Liaodong can find time to deal with them in the future, but tiger thieves may attack at any time, so we should first find a way to bring back a troop of soldiers and horses from Liaodong to the capital. Only by saving the capital can we have a chance to solve the problem." The problem of Liaodong generals.”
After hearing this, Wen Tiren looked thoughtful.
Zhou Yanru did not disturb him, but waited for him to come up with ideas.
"What does the Liaodong general want before he sends troops?" Wen Tiren asked.
"Money and food."
"give them."
Now it was Zhou Yanru's turn to sit on the wax. He said: "How can the imperial court have any extra money and food for them? Fu Zonglong went to Shandong and took away the imperial court's last one hundred thousand taels of silver."
"If you want the soldiers and horses from Liaodong to come to the capital, you must agree to their request. There is no other way." Wen Tiren said firmly.
Zhou Yanru said: "How to solve the problem of money and food?"
"Find a way to get together, even if you borrow, the money and food requested by the Liaodong generals. The last incident with Yuan Chonghuan has made the Liaodong generals wary of the court. If they don't meet their demands at this time, they will definitely not send troops there. Capital Master, I believe you are well aware of this in Yusheng." Wen Tiren said.
Zhou Yanru thought for a while and said, "I can only go to your Majesty to see if he can come up with the money and food."
"It's okay to go to your Majesty. After all, the Ming Dynasty is your Majesty's Ming Dynasty." Wen Tiren supported.
Zhou Yanru said to Wen Tiren: "Chang Qing, why don't you come with me to see your majesty? It's better for the two of us to convince your majesty."
"Then let's go together." Wen Tiren also knew that he couldn't escape, so he agreed.
The two of them stopped drinking tea now, left the room where Wen Tiren worked, and went to Qianqing Palace together.
Compared with his imperial brother, imperial father, and imperial grandfather, Chongzhen was considered the most diligent emperor. He spent most of his time in Qianqing Palace handling political affairs.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhou Ge and Mr. Wen Ge are outside asking for an audience."
A young eunuch reported the news that Zhou Hongru and Wen Tiren had come to Qianqing Palace, and Wang Chengen personally came to Chongzhen to report it.
Hearing this, Chongzhen raised his head and said, "You came just in time. I was planning to send someone to call them and let them in."
(End of chapter)
