That's right, Zhu Wenkui was the only child and the daughter of the queen. As the eldest son, his position as prince was justified.
However, Zhu Yunwen refused to relent, and he did not appoint a prince. Even if the courtiers submitted letters several times, Zhu Yunwen ignored them, which made Ma Enhui always uneasy.
If you read more history, you will find that the eldest son is not necessarily the heir to the throne. Let’s not talk about the Qin, Sui, and Tang Dynasties, but just the North Korea next to the Ming Dynasty. Didn’t Li Chenggui just want to make his youngest son the prince? As a result, a coup d'état was triggered, and the second son's seat on the throne is still unstable. It is estimated that he will have to be replaced...
Zhu Yunwen only has one son now, but he will not always have only one son. What if a concubine who is extremely favored comes out later, what if another son is born, what if the emperor supports it again...
Zhu Yunwen had planned to find a teacher for Zhu Wenkui, but there was no news again. In addition, Concubine Shu, Concubine Ning, and Concubine Xian came to bed one after another, so Ma Enhui also lived in fear for a while.
If Zhu Yunwen hadn't always liked Zhu Wenkui and kept him company, Ma Enhui would be even more worried. But now, this worry is no longer necessary.
As long as he waits for more than a year, Zhu Wenkui will be canonized as the prince and take charge of the East Palace.
At that time, the prince will have officials around him, and there will be civilian forces behind him. Even if Zhu Wenkui has a younger brother, he will not be able to compete with him.
Empress Dowager Lu was very satisfied. In her opinion, if the crown prince was not established, the country would be unstable. Since the emperor has publicly stated his position, he will naturally not break his promise, so let's wait another year.
Concubine Ning, Concubine Shu, and Concubine Xian were filled with envy. After congratulating Ma Enhui, they congratulated Daming.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Ma Enhui, who was relieved, and then looked at Concubine Shu, Concubine Ning and others, thinking about whether to have more children. He had never had children before, so he deliberately chose to act at a safe time because he was worried about the dispute over imperial power.
Now Zhu Wenkui is four years old. Even if he has several younger brothers, he will still be five years older. He has the advantage of five years. He can't take care of any younger brother...
"Your Majesty, Qingzhou is urgent."
Shuangxi took the document from the chamberlain, inquired about it and quickly sent it over.
Empress Dowager Lu lamented and said: "No one in the world would have thought that as an emperor, he would not even be able to have a steady meal."
Zhu Yunwen stood up, cleaned his hands, took the document and said, "Queen, please stay with the Queen Mother first."
After bidding farewell to Empress Dowager Lu and leaving Cining Palace, Zhu Yunwen opened the document and looked at it. His face turned ugly and he ordered: "Summon Xu Huizu, Tie Xuan, cabinet ministers, and Yang Rong immediately."
Wuying Palace.
Zhu Yunwen picked up the documents on the desk and said seriously: "Qingzhou Babaili sent the documents urgently, you can take a look first."
The chamberlain forwarded the document to Xie Jin and others. After everyone read it, they were speechless and thought in silence.
Zhu Yunwen knocked on the table and suppressed his anger and said: "The war in Qingzhou is over, why are you all still looking sad?"
Jie Jin, Xu Huizu, Tie Xuan and others looked at each other, and finally Tie Xuan came out and said: "Your Majesty, although the Bai Lian rebellion in Qingzhou has been put down and Bai Lian Guangxiu was beheaded, Bai Lian Mo'er and the Heavenly King Yu Linglong Shan escaped and disappeared, and the casualties of our Ming army are no longer few..."
Huang Zicheng looked at the number of casualties, gritted his teeth, and said angrily: "How could Geng Bingwen be so confused and fell into the White Lotus Sect's conspiracy. He should be severely punished for losing troops and generals like this!"
Xu Huizu wanted to speak for Geng Bingwen, but he couldn't open his mouth.
The battle in Qingzhou ended like this. Not to mention the previous battle losses, in this last battle, the Ming army killed 2,000 people and injured more than 4,000 people. This result is really incredible.
You must know that the Ming Dynasty Navy faced more than 40,000 people from Qi Wang Zhushu, and only injured a few dozen people. These were the injuries while fishing for people. Although the navy has the advantage of treasure ships, you, Geng Bingwen, can't suffer such a big loss, right?
Yang Rong held the battle report and shouted with some heartache: "This battle was so brutal, and Geng Bingwen has no shirking responsibility!"
Xie Jin and Yu Xin also had a headache, thinking about how to deal with it.
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand, ordered the servants to bring up the sand table, and temporarily set up the Qingzhou City sand table. Then he said to Tie Xuan, Xu Huizu and others: "Deduce the Qingzhou war and tell me where Geng Bingwen went wrong?"
Tie Xuan had no choice but to deduce according to the content of the document, saying: "Tie Xuan defended Qingzhou City and surrounded three buildings. There was nothing wrong with it. After Bai Lian Guangxiu led the main force out of the east gate, Geng Bingwen immediately adjusted his deployment and ordered people to pursue him. There is no problem with any of this. The biggest problem is that Geng Bingwen was eager to seize Qingzhou City, which caused his troops to rush from defense to attack, and they were scattered on three sides of the city."
Xu Huizu lamented and said: "Geng Bingwen obviously underestimated the will and fighting power of the White Lotus cultists in the city. He thought they would be captured without any help, but he was caught off guard. In addition, the troops were scattered and unable to form a military formation. The Ming army was disrupted by chaos. There is no advantage in being small in numbers.”
Yang Rong looked at the sand table, pointed the bamboo pole in his hand to the southwest of Qingzhou City on the sand table, and said: "The Marquis of Changxing first mobilized the main force to pursue, and then gave up the defense and dispersed the troops to attack Qingzhou City at night, making the original holding power too weak, and the White Lotus cultists Choosing a weak point and gathering the main force for an assault resulted in the Ming army suffering heavy losses here, and also caused Bai Lianmoer to flee to Linglong Mountain!"
Zhu Yunwen stared at the sand table and said in a deep voice: "In the final analysis, was it a command error?"
Tie Xuan, Xu Huizu and others were speechless. Mistakes in command led to defeat or heavy losses in the battle, and they would be punished. However, Geng Bingwen won the Qingzhou War after all, killing the main force such as the Bailian bandit leader Guang Xiu.
Huang Zicheng saw the opportunity and impeached: "Your Majesty, Changxing Marquis first appointed private individuals and did not manage the army strictly, which caused heavy losses to the Ming army. Now there is a command error, which has damaged thousands of Ming troops and allowed Bai Lianmo'er to escape. It can be seen that Since his ability is insufficient, he should be dismissed from his position as the Shandong Governor and transferred back to the capital. I will recommend someone who can surely bring peace to Shandong."
"Oh, who do you want to recommend?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Huang Zicheng.
Huang Zicheng was so confident that he flicked his court uniform and said seriously: "I recommend Li Jinglong, Duke of Cao!"
"Li Jinglong?"
Zhu Yunwen shivered.
My darling, you were the one who recommended Li Jinglong to Emperor Jianwen in history, but in the end, the recommendation of 500,000 people and a dragon chair was lost. You are still recommending Li Jinglong here?
Huang Zicheng talked eloquently and said: "Your Majesty, Li Jinglong is the successor of Li Wenzhong. He is a fierce general. He is skilled in military skills and has amazing tactics. He also has military achievements in Guangdong. Now that he is idle in the capital, it is time to activate him."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Huang Zicheng, and his back molars ached.
Huang Zicheng, Huang Zicheng, do you know why you can enter the cabinet?
Not because of your ability, but because you need to make room for Xia Yuanji to take over as Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!
Do you really think that by joining the cabinet, you are really a political veteran?
Li Jinglong was also recommended to replace Geng Bingwen, but Li Jinglong's ability was simply not enough to carry Geng Bingwen's shoes. If you don't look at Xu Huizu, Tie Xuan and others, how have they ever mentioned that Li Jinglong is a talented general?
Facing the aggressive Huang Zicheng, Xie Jin stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, we don't care how to deal with Marquis Changxing for the time being, but it is absolutely impossible to promote Cao Guogong. This person's ability is mediocre. He can only be a general at most, not a general."
Huang Zicheng retorted: "Geng Bingwen has repeatedly made mistakes, resulting in heavy losses to the sergeant. How long will you continue to protect him?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Huang Zicheng coldly and said: "What I want you to discuss now is how to give an explanation to the world after the Qingzhou war has ended like this, rather than recommending Cao Guogong to succeed Geng Bingwen."
Huang Zicheng's expression changed. The emperor didn't support him.
Tie Xuan thought over and over again and expressed his position: "The losses in the Qingzhou war were huge, and Geng Bingwen should undoubtedly be held responsible. However, without his full support to Qingzhou, the Qingzhou White Lotus Cult would most likely disrupt the entire Qingzhou Prefecture, and even other places in Shandong. I believe that Geng Bingwen's meritorious service If it is more than a fault, it should not be punished.”
After hearing Tie Xuan's words, Xu Huizu relaxed a lot and said: "Looking at the overall situation, Geng Bingwen has meritorious service. It was just a local mistake that led to excessive battle losses. I agree with Tie Shangshu's words."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Tie Xuan and Xu Huizu and said: "From the overall perspective, Geng Bingwen has merit, but from the perspective of the part and the results, Geng Bingwen's fault cannot be ignored. The remnants of White Lotus have fled without a trace. If it happens again in the future, the people will suffer again." !”
"Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Yang Rong walked out and said solemnly: "On the battlefield, the situation changes rapidly. Even the King of Zhongshan sometimes misjudges the situation and loses his troops. Bailian in Qingzhou City changed in a hurry. Geng Bingwen made a sudden decision and ordered an attack on the city. This is on the battlefield. There is nothing wrong. Once Qingzhou City is captured, the White Lotus Sect's retreat will be cut off, which is strategically correct. It's just that Geng Bingwen miscalculated the White Lotus Sect's strength and direction of attack."
"And Linglong Mountain is not a place suitable for large-scale operations. Encircling the mountain and blocking roads is the best option. If the sergeants are rushed into the mountain, heavy losses will occur. Therefore, I believe that there is no problem with Geng Bingwen's command."
In Yang Rong's view, troops are unpredictable and water is unpredictable. It is impossible for anyone to predict the enemy's combat intentions and prepare adequate responses in advance.
If the generals are punished for heavy losses in every battle, then whoever leads troops to fight in the future must first consider the battlefield damage. In order not to affect their official career, these people are likely to follow Liu Sui's example and fight when they can, and when they cannot. Just retreat.
Zhu Yunwen heard Yang Rong's reminder and found that he was a little anxious. Looking at the document, he felt sorry for the soldier who died in the battle, but also worried that Bai Lianmo'er would cause trouble again.
Yu Xin, Xie Jin and others stood up to support Yang Rong's opinion.
Zhu Yunwen finally waved his hand and said: "I have never been to the battlefield in person, so I don't know that there are always risks in making decisions on the fly. That's all. Xie Jin drafted a decree to reward Geng Bingwen and the combat sergeants. The sergeants who were killed in the battle should be buried generously according to the new army's policy. As for money and food, Let’s allocate it directly from the Shandong Governor’s summer tax this year.”
"The Emperor's Holy Might."
Xie Jin, Xu Huizu, Tie Xuan and others saluted and prepared to leave.
Huang Zicheng refused to give up and said: "If the court is too biased towards Geng Bingwen, two thousand soldiers will definitely die with their eyes open!"
Zhu Yunwen frowned. Seeing that Huang Zicheng was so unsure of whether to advance or retreat, he said: "The war in Qingzhou has just ended. Why don't Huang Aiqing go to Qingzhou to temporarily take charge of the prefecture, appease the people, and resume production."
Huang Zicheng trembled all over. What did the emperor mean by kicking himself from the cabinet of the capital to the prefect of Qingzhou, Shandong?
I made no mistake, why should I be demoted?
Zhu Yunwen added: "Zhang You is a cabinet minister and went to Yunnan. Ru Yu is a cabinet minister and went to Shanxi. You are also an important minister of the imperial court. Is it not a grievance to go to Qingzhou?"
Huang Zicheng couldn't believe it. Zhang Yan went to Yunnan to be the chief envoy, Ru Jin went to Shanxi to be the governor, and when he went to Qingzhou, he became the prefect!
This is not called grievance, what is it called?
Zhu Yunwen ignored Huang Zicheng's pleas. This person could no longer stay in the cabinet. A guy who could even be recommended by Li Jinglong showed that his ability had come to an end.
This kind of person is better suited to be in charge of government. If he stays in the cabinet, he will harm many people and cause many things to happen sooner or later.
Although Yu Xin was Huang Zicheng's "political ally", he did not say a word in this situation. The reason was simply because during this period, Huang Zicheng became more and more out of control and even opposed himself.
A chess piece that cannot be controlled, if the emperor does not drive him away, he will drive him away.
Now that the disobedient one is leaving, let’s find someone who is obedient...
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