"It doesn't matter!"
Chongzhen didn't care. If Li Banghua was restrained at this moment, he was not a stubborn Li Banghua.
This person who dared to directly attack the two emperors Wanli and Tianqi, and even dared to face the man who wanted to tear Wei Zhongxian apart, it would be weird if he was being polite at this moment.
Chongzhen was sitting in front of the dragon case. Although he was holding a memorial, he was secretly sizing up Li Banghua.
Li Banghua is an awesome figure. According to historical records, this man was a veteran in the three dynasties of Wanli, Tianqi, and Chongzhen. He was a man who had done practical things. He had an upright personality and was not afraid of power.
During the Wanli period, Gu Xiancheng was considered to be a member of the Donglin Party because of the case. In the second year of Tianqi, he persuaded Sun Chengzong, the chief minister, to eliminate the bad guys around the emperor. Then he angered Emperor Tianqi and was dismissed. The eunuch party impeached and removed his official status.
After Chongzhen ascended the throne, he was appointed as the right minister of the Ministry of War, assisting in military affairs, rectifying military affairs, protecting the capital, improving the military system, and bringing order to chaos. One after another, every one of them was awesome.
It can be said that Chongzhen was able to struggle for seventeen years because of his absolute contribution.
More importantly, the boss's father Li Tingjian and his younger brother Li Bangmei were also capable ministers loyal to the Ming Dynasty. If you make good use of Li Banghua, you can buy one and get two free.
Among the three heroes of the sect, Li Banghua committed suicide and martyred his country, and Li Bangmei destroyed the city and cursed the Qing army for being killed. They can be said to be absolutely trustworthy.
Chongzhen was secretly sizing up Li Banghua, and Li Banghua was also secretly sizing up the extraordinary new emperor.
A quarter of an hour later, Li Banghua finished eating and wiped his mouth: "Your Majesty, the common people have finished eating."
"Li Aiqing, I'm very interested in the ten opinions you wrote about emulating our ancestors' employment methods. If it were left to you, do you think it would be implemented?"
"able!"
Li Banghua's answer without thinking made Chongzhen a little confused.
Without waiting for Chongzhen to ask a question, Li Banghua continued: "Unless you kill all the ministers such as the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party."
Fuck...
In Dongnuan Pavilion, the three people including Chongzhen screamed in their hearts at the same time.
Fang Zhenghua looked at Li Banghua with interest. He did not expect that this scholar would be so murderous.
Wang Chengen was a little confused. Zou Yuanbiao, the leader of the Donglin Party, was a close friend of him. How could he be so disrespectful?
While the three of them were stunned, Li Banghua said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, you know my character. If you have anything to say, you can tell me directly instead of testing me in roundabout ways."
"You really have character!"
Chongzhen secretly praised in his heart, and immediately said: "I will promote you to the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, and you will be able to rectify the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty for me. What do you think?"
Li Banghua was silent for a long time after listening, his brows furrowed and his face full of confusion.
"What? Afraid of death?"
Li Banghua shook his head: "If ordinary people were afraid of death, they would not confront Wei Zhongxian, but..."
"This is not like your character. If you have something to say, it's okay to say it. I forgive you!"
Hearing what Chongzhen said, Li Banghua took a long breath and said in a deep voice: "The common people don't respond because what His Majesty said is unrealistic."
"The situation in the court is like this. Whether it is the nine frontier armies, the emperor's twenty-six guards, or the guards in various places, their combat strength is inflated, they are paid on empty wages, and there is serious corruption.
The Eunuch Party will stop it, the Donglin Party will also stop it, and the Honorable Party will even stop it, because it affects their interests.
Coupled with financial constraints, rectifying military affairs is not easy. "
"You just said it's easier said than done, but you didn't say it's impossible. I believe you have a way, just tell me!"
"Kill those who stop you!"
"You can have this!"
After Li Banghua finished speaking, Chongzhen replied: "I will kill anyone who stops him."
Hearing Chongzhen's murderous response, it was Li Banghua's turn to be confused.
This new emperor seems to be glorious, but in fact he does not have much military power. How can he have the confidence to say such a thing?
"Your Majesty, you..."
"What to do is my business. You don't need to worry about it. I need your answer now."
Li Banghua looked at Chongzhen, trying to read something from the young new emperor's face, but he was disappointed.
The new emperor's face was extremely calm, as if he was recounting something trivial.
After pondering for a moment, Li Banghua gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "I accepted it!"
Rather than letting others do it half-heartedly, it is better for him to do it himself. Even if it offends some people, even if he will die, at least there will be some results, and that is enough.
"Okay, this is what I'm waiting for."
Chongzhen patted the table: "But this matter needs to start in half a month. During this half month, you should make plans first and wait for my will.
In addition, you can write to your father and brother and ask them to come to Beijing together, and I will give them new official positions. "
After Li Banghua received the order to thank him, Chongzhen said to Fang Zhenghua who was waiting on the side: "My dear friend, give Li Aiqing a pair of tooth tags that prohibits entry and exit from the palace. Come see me at any time.
Fang Zhenghua told Li Ruolian to arrange a place for Li Aiqing to stay and make sure to protect it. "
After Li Banghua left, the pressure in Chongzhen's heart instantly eased a lot.
According to historical records, even when the party struggle was still there and Chongzhen did not have much military power, he still reorganized the Beijing camp and revitalized it.
Now that I have done so much laying the groundwork, I really look forward to the results of the rectification.
Li Banghua was arranged in an inn that Li Ruolian was familiar with, and told the innkeeper to serve him delicious food and drinks every day, leaving four good people to accompany him.
Li Banghua naturally had no problem with this arrangement. After settling in, after the four people who protected him disguised themselves, the five people walked out of the back door of the inn in a low-key manner and slowly blended into the crowd on the street.
Returning to Beijing after three years, Li Banghua's eyes were filled with emotion.
He could clearly see the light in the eyes of the people, which was the light of hope.
This made him very curious, so he walked among the streets and alleys, occasionally stopping in the crowd and listening quietly to the people's discussions.
Two hours later, he seemed to know the answer.
Killed Chen Derun and ransacked the family, killed the Hakka family and ransacked the family, the governor of Shaanxi, the governor of the three sides ransacked the house, killed Qian Qianyi and other Donglin Party members, beat the head of state Zhou Kui, severely punished the troubled students and abolished the ancestral system, allocated internal funds to provide disaster relief, Never raise taxes and Shaanxi did not collect taxes for three years, Yuan Keli entered the cabinet, subdued Huang Liji and was sent to the Supervisory Council...
One after another, each one was like thunder in Li Banghua's eyes.
He did not expect that the young new emperor would be so courageous, but he was more confused.
"Why did Your Majesty kill the Hakka family and not touch Wei Zhongxian? Instead, he comforted her in various ways. Did he want to reuse Wei Zhongxian?
"That's not right. Your Majesty wants me to rectify the military affairs and tell who will block and kill whom. Is this to comfort me? But it's not necessary..."
“If it’s true who is blocking and killing the other, then where is the confidence?”
…
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. No matter what your Majesty's plan is, since I have taken over the task of rectifying the military affairs, I will do my best to do it well."
After returning to the guest room, Li Banghua muttered to himself for a long time, then took up a pen and wrote a letter to his father and brother, asking those who accompanied him to help send it out.
In the next few days, Li Banghua spent most of his time in the guest room sorting out plans for reorganizing the military and political affairs. Occasionally, he would disguise himself and stroll around the streets to inquire about people's sentiments. His life was quite comfortable.
His return did not seem to alarm anyone, and Chongzhen was busy asking about Shaanxi's disaster relief every day.
On this day, Chongzhen was sleeping soundly in Kunning Palace when he was woken up hastily by Wang Chengen. After waking up, Wang Chengen's first words made him jump up instantly while he was still confused.
