Da da da.
The emperor's footsteps echoed throughout the Qianqing Palace.
Wang Shouren and Yan Biyun both remained silent, they did not dare to interrupt the emperor's thinking.
For many years, Zhu Houzhao has always paid great attention to the appointment of local officials, and the officials who patrolled Shanxi were naturally among them. This position was established in the fifth year of Xuande, and there was also a famous minister-Yu Qian.
In the third year of Zhengde, after careful consideration, Zhu Houzhao chose Wang Jing, the right deputy censor of the capital, to patrol Shanxi.
Wang Jing, courtesy name Tingcai, is from Shandong. He was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Chenghua. He is now a veteran of three dynasties. He will be sixty-four after the Chinese New Year.
Historically, this man lived to be eighty-seven years old and did not die of illness until the Jiajing period. Ming history spoke highly of him. He held many lucrative positions in charge of salt affairs, land tax, scientific examinations, and official assessments in the Ministry of Civil Affairs many times throughout his life, but in the end I can still get the word "honest and honest" because I have always been a clean-minded, pragmatic and capable person.
In the fourteenth year of Hongzhi, the then Emperor Hongzhi ordered him to inspect the salt affairs of the two Zhejiang provinces. It happened to be a flood in eastern Zhejiang, and he was also ordered to take on disaster relief matters. Wang Jing took effective and orderly measures, showing his good management ability.
In the seventeenth year of Hongzhi's reign, Zhu Houzhao was already supervising the country. He considered that Wang Jing had never served in the capital and was not a "confidant", so he appointed him as the right deputy censor of the capital, so that he could be summoned by his side. .
Until the third year of Zhengde reign, high-ranking officials such as governors were sent abroad.
In the Ming Dynasty, the governor was ranked second rank, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very stingy with first-rank officials. Therefore, if ordinary people without the power of blood could become second-rank officials, they would really have to touch the ceiling.
And grade is only one aspect, power also depends on it.
As a governor of a province, he must be trusted by the emperor, and he usually has many memorials and exchanges. They have all communicated with the emperor, how can this be an ordinary person? In later generations, many people would not even be able to meet senior party officials.
In fact, Zhu Houzhao knew this man well. He was upright and unyielding. Even if something like this happens in Shanxi, it will never have anything to do with him.
In addition, Wang Shouren and Yan Biyun said that Jizhou's strong suppression suppressed the rebels' impulse, which also makes some sense.
In other words, Shanxi is still apparently stable at this time, and Wang Jing is still the superior of the chief envoy, the inspector general and the capital commander.
Although Yan Biyun has no evidence for this kind of thing, he would rather believe that it exists than that it does not exist.
"Let's do it this way..."
The emperor spoke,
Wang and Yan both responded seriously.
"The imperial court issued an order to go to Shanxi and announced that Tian Ze, the commander of the Shanxi capital, would come to Beijing."
This is a conspiracy.
After receiving this order, he felt very uncomfortable whether he came or not.
unless,
Wang Shouren thought, "What if he claims to be ill and delays it?"
Yan Biyun: "Also, Wei Chen has no evidence at this time. Once the court alerts the enemy, these rebels may still hide! But it will be difficult to deal with them!"
Zhu Houzhao was not worried, "They want to take advantage of my suspicion, and I will also take advantage of his suspicion. Call him sick? Even if he is lifted, he must be brought, and it is certainly not enough to just summon a capital commander. I will order the governor of Shanxi to Jing, once Tian Ze enters the capital according to the order, he will immediately mobilize all the commanders of the Luzhou Guard, Fenzhou Guard, and Pingyang Guard, as well as thousands and hundreds of households. What will they think about such an inexplicable sudden transfer?"
"The matter has been exposed." Wang Shouren blurted out, "But Tian Ze is already on the way. He can neither advance nor retreat."
"If it was really a conspiracy to cause trouble, he would not dare to come." Zhu Houzhao said firmly.
Yan Biyun knew what he heard that day, and he was convinced, "Your Majesty, the court should also prepare early."
"My preparations have been completed, which is to call back the people around you."
Zhu Houzhao said quickly: "Bo'an, you take advantage of this time to rest in Beijing. Five days later, I will give you two more guards and horses, plus the two guards already stationed at Zijingguan. There are a total of four guards and 20,000 people, all of whom are under your control.
After you go, bear the seal of General of the Western Expedition. Not only in Shanxi, but also in the northwest of Beizhili, any chaos must be put down in time. As for how to defend dangerous passes such as Bauhinia and Daoma, you can decide after careful consideration. "
Wang Shouren didn't say anything, and said firmly: "Weak minister, take the order!"
Yan Biyun thought about it carefully and realized that the emperor's decision was appropriate.
Because he had no evidence, from Zhu Houzhao's point of view, he could not immediately issue an order to arrest people. It was one thing to alert the snake, but what if the whole thing turned out to be a mistake?
Now, on the one hand, he is summoned to Beijing, and on the other hand, his troops are arranged in formation.
The former was to force him and disrupt their plans, while the latter was just in case.
And if all of this turns out to be false, there's no problem.
The emperor issued a decree to summon an envoy from the capital to Beijing. What's wrong with this?
Mobilizing several generals and colonels from the military base cannot prove anything.
As for Wang Shouren, the order to transfer him to Beijing was made a year ago.
Therefore, this approach can deal with any kind of situation, basically letting the wind and waves rise and sitting on the fishing boat.
Just one more thing...
"His Majesty."
"Huh?" Zhu Houzhao had already returned to the dragon chair and sat down, "What's wrong?"
"Should we also be on guard against the soldiers of Datong Town?"
Wang Shouren explained, "Your Majesty has taken precautions. Zijin Pass is the only way from Datong to the capital."
Because if you take the Xuanfu route, you will be stopped by Xuanfu soldiers before you reach the capital.
Yan Biyun is a scholar, and it is normal not to understand these things. Zhu Houzhao did not worry too much. He was surprised, "I can understand the mutiny in the border town due to the farming incident. The various guards of Shanxi Dusi are not included in the Qingtun." , why did they revolt?"
Wang Shouren comforted him and said: "Why does your Majesty need to worry about a few rebels? Even brothers born from the same mother can be divided into virtuous and unworthy, so it is inevitable that a few ambitious people will sometimes take advantage of the chaos. Your Majesty is virtuous and benevolent. , it is well known to the officials and the people that these few fanatics alone cannot make any waves."
"Fine."
Wang Shouren saw that the emperor had no intention of continuing. After thinking about it for a while, he decided to say it himself, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing."
"What's up?"
"King Shen."
"Ah, Prince Shen..." Zhu Houzhao sighed and kept touching his chin.
"I think that since I have learned about it in advance, I should send people to strengthen the guards of Prince Shen's Mansion to prevent the blood of the Tian family from falling into the hands of the enemy."
Well. .
Zhu Houzhao could not have imagined that,
He was pretending to be confused, thinking that if dog bites dog, it would solve some trouble for him...
But Wang Shouren is a person whose name has been left in history and will definitely not be missed.
"Ah, what if the imperial court suddenly strengthens its guards and alerts the rebels?"
Wang Shouren also pretended to be confused. He only advised, "If people in the world know afterwards that your majesty protected King Shen, they will definitely praise your majesty as a benevolent king."
He didn't dare to say the last part of the sentence: so as not to bear the bad reputation of being harsh to the vassal king and not caring about the relationship between relatives.
So sometimes history is quite interesting. Is it really because a person does something because he originally wanted to do it?
Zhu Houzhao didn't want to make too many rebuttals. Too many rebuttals seemed to give people the feeling that they wished the prince of the Zhu family would die soon.
"I never said I would not protect Prince Shen."
"Your majesty, please forgive me for speaking nonsense!"
Zhu Houzhao was told what he was thinking, and then he denied it shamelessly. Even a shameless person like him was a little embarrassed. The main reason was that he felt that Wang Shouren must be as smart as a mirror in his heart.
So he touched his nose in embarrassment and said, "Okay, get up. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Don't talk about whether the crime will be punished or not. Ahem..."
Even his eyes were a little dodgey as he spoke.
Yan Biyun, who was watching on the sidelines, was stunned.
Wang Shouren, the governor of Hetao, must be the emperor's confidant. Yan Biyun also knew this, but he did not expect that the relationship between the emperor and Wang Shouren would give him the feeling of being both a monarch, a minister, and a good friend.
Moreover, he was given great military power during the entire response to the Shanxi incident.
This divine favor is truly enviable.
"Yan Aiqing."
"Ah, I'm here."
This guy went off on a mission and was too slow to react.
"Are you okay?"
Evicted guests. . .
Yan Biyun understood this and said, "Your Majesty, I have nothing to report, so I will retire first."
"Okay, then step back. A Jin Yiwei will be looking for you in a while. Don't show your face. No one is allowed to see you, whether they are relatives or close friends. In a word, except for those who saw you today, no one is allowed to know that you have returned to Beijing. .
You can be considered a meritorious service this time. Even if nothing happens in the end, you still risked your life to deliver the message. I will remember this sincere desire to protect the Lord. It happened to be a hard journey, so I took this time to take a good rest. "
"How dare I take credit?"
The emperor nodded and watched him leave.
But Yan Biyun doesn't understand. I'm leaving... Why is there no movement from Wang Shouren?
Of course, Zhu Houzhao wanted to keep him.
Sure enough, after the people left, the emperor walked down the steps and personally supported Wang Shouren, "Bo'an, you are making me think hard!"
Well, Wang Shouren knew that he was very kind, especially when he recalled that he had made the emperor feel embarrassed just now. The key point was that the emperor didn't care at all, so he felt guilty,
"My humble talent cannot bear your majesty's trust."
Zhu Houzhao said to himself, that can't be done. There are only two and a half saints in five thousand years of history. Wang Shouren is not the half, but the complete one. If he does not respect his faith, it will be comparable to Zhao Gou killing Yue Fei. No matter how bad he is as an emperor, he cannot be as famous as Song Gaozong.
As for what happened just now, Wang Shouren did make sense. When he thought about it that way... he really had a better view of the overall situation.
Zhu Houzhao admitted this, and there was nothing to be angry about.
Not as good as Wang Shouren, this is normal.
But at this moment, Jin Gui suddenly walked in from the attendant's room. He was not particularly calm, and he rarely came in suddenly like this.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Wangge is kneeling outside the palace begging to be summoned!" Jin Gui raised his hands above his head, holding a memorial in his hand.
"Which prince is the elder?"
"Mr. Ji, he also raised four sons."
What kind of show is this?
Zhu Houzhao was surprised, and looked at You Zhi, and the old eunuch quickly went to get it.
After reading the memorial, he suddenly realized that someone was really instigating a rebellion in the capital, "Bring in the brazier."
"yes."
Zhu Houzhao put the memorial together and ignited the flames in the brazier. The flames jumped and illuminated his calm face. "Go and tell Mr. Wang that I already know about this and the memorial has been burned. Let him just pretend that this has not happened." He didn’t enter the palace, and I didn’t see him. I’m not allowed to reveal a single word of what happened. What happened in the past will be what happens in the future.”
Jin Gui didn't know what was written in it, so he couldn't understand it. Anyway, just paraphrase the original words, "Yes."
Wang Hao was actually quite frightened. He thought there would be thunderous wrath, but he didn't expect it to be like this. His eldest son's legs were shaking, and he was confused in the end.
"Dad, what does your Majesty mean by this?"
Wang Hao also shook his head. The emperor's thoughts were unfathomable, and even he couldn't guess everything.
"As ordered, return home."
