[The assistant minister repeatedly asked for forgiveness and became more sincere, especially showing his sincerity in abiding by the law. Nowadays, rebels are rampant, and the Prime Minister has been dismissed from office, and his assistant ministers are talented and knowledgable. If he is able to do this with ease, he can be like a star in the past, quickly eliminate the evil atmosphere, and save the people from the fire. On the day of triumph, you will receive a great reward. Shang Fang is still given the sword to supervise the division, and all provinces' military governors, fu, and townsmen are under control. The deputy and deputy ministers are given swords to engage in work, their imperial seals, and other items, and they are quickly dealt with. 】
Yang Sichang thought Chongzhen too well.
He thought that Chongzhen reinstated his official position because he missed his merits and hard work.
As everyone knows, Chongzhen is just planning to give him a big blame.
After seeing this instruction from Chongzhen, Yang Sichang's eyes darkened.
He vaguely felt that his end seemed to have come.
Because he serves as an assistant minister, he knows the situation in the court better than anyone else.
The invasion of the Qing army has exhausted the remaining vitality of the Ming Dynasty. Today, the Ming Dynasty court is as empty as the snow in March, which is not far away from melting.
At this time, the rebel army revived and had no power to quell the chaos.
Whoever is responsible for quelling the chaos is seeking death.
Yang Sichang knew this, and Chongzhen naturally knew it too.
Whenever something big happens, Chongzhen will do something consciously or unconsciously.
That is to find a scapegoat.
Yuan Chonghuan is the first generation, and Yang Sichang is now the second generation.
Three days ago, Chongzhen returned the imperial edict and asked Yang Sichang to return to the palace to assist in the administration, but then asked him to leave the capital to supervise the division.
Yang Sichang had no way to retreat, so he was appointed as the Minister of Rites and the Ministry of War, and the Bachelor of Dongge, in charge of supervising the invasion.
"The matter of suppressing thieves has been made clear before. However, there are still some important matters, so I specially called Ai Qing to come and inform you."
Chongzhen looked at Yang Sichang at the foot of the steps, and the unbearable feeling in his heart quickly dissipated.
Although Yang Sichang made it easy for him to use it, the situation was like this and someone had to be responsible.
He is the emperor, of course.
Then we had to sacrifice Yang Sichang.
"Zhang Thief once disturbed the ancestral mausoleum, and his crime cannot be forgiven. As for other bandits, just suppress them and appease them."
Chongzhen not only wanted to trick Yang Sichang, but also set conditions for him.
Chongzhen also knew that this time the rebel army would rise again, it would be extremely difficult to control. Since it can't be completely eliminated, then pick a bright one to deal with.
Li Zicheng is now missing, and Liang Yue is at home, so Zhang Xianzhong can only be the first one to jump out.
As for the words "Zhang Xianzhong once disturbed the ancestral mausoleum, so he should not be let go", Yang Sichang did not believe a word of it.
If Zhang Xianzhong really couldn't be let go, why bother to recruit him in the first place?
Being a minister to Chongzhen was so frustrating. I understand everything and can’t change anything.
Even though he knew that there was a fire pit in front of him, he could only jump in with his eyes closed.
"Wei Chen understands."
Frustrated, Yang Sichang didn't have much thought to treat the emperor respectfully.
Chongzhen also knew that his actions were a bit cold-blooded, and he could not help but feel hot-skinned, so he quickly made remedial measures.
"I love you, are loyal to you, serve your country, and devote yourself to your country. I see it all in my eyes. Before leaving, I have nothing to show for it. I specially composed a poem to express the friendship between you and me as king and minister."
Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen to bring up a piece of calligraphy and unfold it in front of Yang Sichang.
There is a poem on it, written by Chongzhen himself.
[Yanmei is temporarily serving as Gancheng, and the general is commanding Xiliu camp. The atmosphere of the banditry has been wiped out, and peace has been restored, and the people's livelihood has been improved by education. 】
Yang Sichang was stunned after reading it and burst into tears on the spot.
Others only thought that he was in tears of gratitude, but he was the only one who understood that he was really hopeless.
Nowadays, it is difficult to quell chaos, but we still have to take into account people's livelihood?
If you really care about people's livelihood, can you, the emperor, not act recklessly?
Yang Sichang left the capital in despair and went all the way south to Xiangyang.
The dismissed Xiong Wencan, eunuch Liu Wenbin, governor Fang Kongzhen, Zuo Liangyu, Chen Hongfan and others had been waiting for a long time.
When everyone meets, they all have different thoughts. But one thing is the same, that is, they are all decadent.
Xiong Wencan was determined to atone for his sins and asked expectantly: "The Superintendent has come from afar, adhering to the holy will. Please tell me where to start the strategy to quell the chaos."
Yang Sichang had a lawsuit on his head. After sorting out the current enemy situation, he stared at the burning eyes of everyone and started to deploy.
"Now that the bandits are powerful, we must concentrate our forces to change the past situation of inconsistent advance and stop. Zuo Zongrong, I have requested the Holy Order to grant you the seal of general for defeating bandits. From now on, we will drive troops to suppress the enemy. You are in charge."
Everyone was shocked and had no idea that Yang Sichang would trust Zuo Liangyu so much.
It stands to reason that Zuo Liangyu has lost all his defensive seals. Even if he doesn't lose his head, he must be punished with a serious crime. As a result, not only was he not punished, he was awarded the seal of "Plain Thief General" and took over military power.
This is rising instead of falling, which is really puzzling.
Zuo Liangyu was stunned by surprise.
He fully thought that after Yang Sichang came, he would be held responsible for his defeat. He had already secretly prepared a large amount of gold and silver, planning to find a suitable opportunity to buy Yang Sichang in order to avenge himself.
As a result, before the gold and silver were taken out, everything was fine and the official was promoted to a higher level.
The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is really amazing.
Zuo Liangyu accepted the seal respectfully and immediately regarded Yang Sichang as his reborn parent.
No matter what Yang Sichang said, he planned to do his best to live up to the high expectations of his supervisor.
But Zuo Liangyu was too happy too early.
He simply didn't know why Yang Sichang had been trusted by Chongzhen for many years in the Chongzhen Dynasty, where changing appearances was like changing lamps.
only because……
Yang Sichang's temperament was exactly the same as Chongzhen's.
He appointed Zuo Liangyu as his general, not because he wanted to make peace between the generals, but because he wanted to find a scapegoat.
The most similar thing between Yang Sichang and Chongzhen is that they take the blame when looking for someone to take the blame, but they also like to point fingers.
"I have observed the trend of thieves over the years, and it is either Yu or Qin, or Qin or Yu. Now that our heavenly army is overwhelming Mount Tai, the thieves will definitely not be able to gain a foothold, and they will abandon Yu and go to Qin. General Zuo, you should lead the army to station in Xing'an (today's Ankang) , Pingli, just send three thousand partial troops to Sichuan."
Zuo Liangyu's scalp was numb and he immediately said: "I will obey the order."
When he left the commander's tent and took charge of the military affairs himself, Zuo Liangyu's face immediately changed.
After he led his army to set off that day, he did not go to Shaanxi at all, but entered Sichuan directly from Yudu River.
Yang Sichang was originally very proud, thinking that after conquering a tiger general, he could take the blame for himself. No matter how successful the suppression of the thieves is, one's own guilt will be greatly reduced.
The staff rushed in in horror.
"Prime Minister, Uncle Ning Nan... Uncle Ning Nan left Shaanxi, he... he went to Sichuan."
Wow...
Yang Sichang immediately dropped the tea cup in his hand, and his eyesight turned black.
"Asshole, how dare he... how dare he deceive me?"
A feeling of depression lingered in his heart, and Yang Sichang could not wait for a moment.
"When someone comes, send a message to Ning Nanbo immediately, asking him to rush to Shaanxi. If there is any further delay, military law will be engaged."
(End of chapter)
