After Shi Heng returned to Guangning from Liaoyang, he went directly to the governor's Yamen to find Sun Xiang.
Sun Xiang has also fulfilled his duties as governor in the past few days, sorting out the officials throughout Liaodong, and then issued an official document asking the personnel who surveyed and transcribed the map to go out for inspection. The surrounding bunkers and cities must fully cooperate.
At this time, Sun Xiang was looking at Dong Shan's letter to appeal to the market for harsh punishment.
After seeing Shi Heng coming back, he put down what he was holding.
"Marquis Wuyang, did the armaments inspection go smoothly?"
"Everything goes well, Yushi Sundu, have you ever read Shenyang's military literature?" Shi Heng asked immediately.
"Look, two bunkers were attacked, both at night. Our army did not dare to go out of the city to fight." Sun Xiang was also very angry after seeing the military article.
Since you have accepted the Ming Dynasty's edict, you should live honestly in the area designated by the Ming Dynasty. You often violate the power of God and kill the border residents. You are totally disrespectful of grace.
In fact, this is also a shortcoming of Jisi Guards. The Ming Dynasty wanted to tame these foreign nations from the beginning, but never thought of treating them as its own people. The reason why Jisi Guards could not last long is because they have their own Independent culture and customs.
Although these independent cultural customs cannot be compared with the extremely perfect Han culture that has been passed down for thousands of years, different management methods and different ways of survival are destined to not obey the Ming Dynasty's management obediently.
To put it bluntly, he has a straight head.
I said we would give you our ginseng and mink skins in exchange for cattle, seeds, and clothing.
But you look down on the amount of money we have in hand and are very strict on the mutual market, which makes our lives miserable.
Our lives are hard, so don't think about having an easy time.
In fact, this is how they always handle it.
"Does Guangning have any clues about the murder in the south of the city?"
"Jianzhou left guard, Dong Shan is the biggest suspect."
Shi Heng snorted coldly and said: "I had some conversations with Commander Zhou of the Shenyang Commandery Department, and he also deduced that the bunker was attacked, and the person who did it was the Jianzhou Jurchen, this barbarian named Dong Shan, who was in the Orthodox Fourteenth When Mongolia invaded Liaodong in a large scale, Dong Shan became restless and joined forces with Mao Lian's troops to invade Shenyang and Liaoyang. We reported to the court to attack him first, and ordered the surrounding Jurchen tribes to attack in groups. If anyone refused, we would Along with it, the tribes that disobey our military orders will be destroyed."
Shi Heng's idea is very simple. If you don't obey the rules we set, we will beat you into submission.
"I wrote a new memorial yesterday and sent it to the capital."
Shi Heng nodded, and then said: "Now that Sundu Yushi has taken up his new post and has become the new governor, can we use this as an excuse to let Dong Shan and other leaders come to Guangning to report their duties? We can also trap them. They will have no leader by then. , separate camps can also reduce the casualties of our army."
Sun Xiang nodded in agreement.
Then he asked: "We still need the approval of the imperial court, Marquis Wu Yang, if we want to fight, does Liaodong need reinforcements?"
Shi Heng waved his hand and said: "No reinforcements are needed. Although the Jurchens seem to be fierce now, they are far behind Mongolia."
"Then Marquis Wuyang should also write a memorial. He should write down everything he saw and heard in Liaodong, as well as important military matters, so that His Majesty and officials can know about it." Sun Xiang looked at Shi Heng and said.
After hearing Sun Xiang's words, Shi Heng's face suddenly dropped.
Shi Heng became a little coquettish, then looked at Sun Xiang, and said rather embarrassedly: "Sundu Yushi, I, I can't write. My handwriting is ugly. I'm afraid it will scare His Majesty. Otherwise, Sundu The censor helps me write it."
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Capital.
Great court meeting.
Zhu Jianshen sat on the dragon chair, looked at the officials who were kneeling, and shouted: "Ping Shen."
"Ping Shen." The four eunuchs at the bottom said in unison.
The ministers stood up one after another.
When Yu Qian was about to play the memorial, Zhu Jianshen took the lead and took out Sun Xiang's memorial.
"I have read Sun Xiang's memorial. The first thing to be discussed at the meeting today is the matter of Liaodong, Zhang Bao."
"My slave is here."
"read."
Zhang Bao quickly took two steps forward, took the memorial from Zhu Jianshen with both hands, then returned to his seat and began to recite the memorial.
"I, Sun Xiang, were investigating the Jurchen harassment case. It was shocking. The Jurchens massacred sixty-three people."
After the court officials heard this number, they already knew that Li Chun was finished. The officials who were close friends with him were also a little frightened. They considered that their correspondence with him should not involve sensitive words.
"At that time, Li Chun, the governor of Liaodong, deceived the emperor and concealed the truth. After the murder, he failed to investigate and investigate, which led to tragedy. Twenty-one young sons were hiding in the cellar, but no one found them, and twenty of them starved to death."
Death is certain, and no one dares to plead for mercy.
Some upright officials were gritting their teeth and burning with anger.
The so-called good and righteous people are all people who can empathize with others. They can imagine how terrifying it is to stay in a cellar for such a long time, waiting for death.
And the initiator of everything was Li Chun.
Zhu Shou and Chen Ying, who had been favored by Zhu Jianshen, were clenching their fists tightly at this time.
They know what His Majesty means by first discussing Liaodong.
I also knew that today's court meeting would never end so easily, but Zhu Shou and Chen Ying also found their positions.
The old Duke is gone. We cannot let people look down on us and think that we, the nobles, have no one to take the lead.
"Did you forget it?"
This word that left Zhu Shou, Chen Ying and others speechless has been weighing on their hearts these days.
"When Wei Chen captured Guangning on the spot, Li Chun, the governor of Liaodong, was escorted into the capital to see the Holy Judge. Wei Chen thought that the former Guangning commander-in-chief and other officials should be held accountable after the bandits were suppressed. I hope your majesty will make a final decision. Submitted by Sun Xiang, the deputy censor of the Imperial Procuratorate and governor of Liaodong, on October 23, the fifth year of Chenghua."
After Zhang Bao finished reading, the officials began to talk about it.
Yu Qian and Li Xian looked calm, as if they had expected that Zhu Jianshen would bring this memorial to the court for discussion.
And Xu Youzhen couldn't wait to show off the fruits of her overnight labor.
Zhu Shou, Chen Ying and others also looked solemn.
"What do you think, dear ministers, how should Li Chun be dealt with, and how should matters in Liaodong be decided?" Zhu Jianshen asked.
This time, Zhu Jianshen did not ask Yu Qian first like before, but directly threw the proposition to Baiguan.
"Wei Chen believes that Li Chun has committed a serious crime and should be dismissed from his post for investigation and sent to the Ministry of Justice for trial by the three departments." Wang Wen, the minister of the Ministry of War, took the lead in saying.
The so-called joint trial of the three departments is the Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple.
It is also the trial process of major cases.
The Ministry of Criminal Justice investigates and collects evidence, the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises its responsibilities, and the Dali Temple exercises the power of review and verification.
"The sentence should be severe, because we have lost the integrity of our scholars and the power of the Ming Dynasty." Min Yuan, the minister of the Ministry of household affairs, reported.
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The officials were so excited that they wanted to eat Li Chun alive.
But for Zhu Jianshen's second sentence, no one took the initiative to report the matter in Liaodong.
For some reason, Yu Qian, Li Xian, the two assistant ministers of the cabinet, Zhu Shou, Chen Ying, and the governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion also did not speak.
Naturally, it's not their turn.
When these people say something wrong about their temper, my group will start complaining again.
When Yu Qian was about to speak, he was blocked by Li Xian with his wrist. Then he came out and said: "Your Majesty, Li Chun did not care about the emperor's favor and committed a serious crime. He should be tried by the three divisions and receive a severe punishment." However, the matter in Liaodong is a major military matter and a major national event. The ministers thought that it was not appropriate to act rashly. At this time, Wuyang Hou Shi Heng took over as the chief military officer of Liaodong, and Sun Xiang, the deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, took over as the governor of Liaodong. Waiting for them After the two of them completely mastered Liaodong's armaments, they exerted the power of heaven on Xiaoxiao."
Li Xian's words were ambiguous. He said he would fight, but he was inaccurate. He said he would not fight, but he also hinted at a fight. He put everything on Sun Xiang and Shi Heng in Liaodong.
It took three days for Liaodong's report to arrive in Beijing, and to finalize the war, even one report would not work. The court must be thoroughly familiar with the situation ahead. Not only must they understand everything, but they must also have a vague outline of the overall situation. Otherwise, the court must When troops are sent out, they don’t even know where they are going or where they will fight.
Li Xian blocked Yu Qian's speech in order to prevent Yu Qian from finishing his words and give Xu Youzhen a clue to target him.
Yu Qian knew it well and chose to remain silent for the time being.
After Zhu Jianshen listened to Li Xian's words, of course he knew that Li Xian's words were beautiful, but it was no different than he didn't say anything. He couldn't help but secretly cursed: "The old fox is so mean-spirited."
But he didn't know that he was also a little fox in Li Xian's heart.
These are the words from the heart of the emperor and his ministers, which cannot be expressed in words...
"Li Fuchen's words are very reasonable. Military affairs do require a lot of consideration. Since military matters are involved, Duke Cheng and Taining, you two should also talk about it."
If you two don't take the initiative to speak for fear of saying the wrong thing, I'll ask you to speak by name.
Zhu Shou came out in line.
"Your Majesty, I think what Li Fuchen said makes sense. Sun Xiang and Shi Heng should be allowed to clean up their armaments and complete the arrangements for the Imperial Palace of Qianqing. They must complete all the affairs before they can send their troops northward. However, the barbarians do not know the etiquette. Indeed, He should be severely punished.”
This is the court, Zhu Shou can't say anything, everything must be decided by His Majesty.
Your Majesty is still young. Listen to His Majesty's judgment and don't be scolded to death by those censors.
But he didn't dare to veto it, which made His Majesty think that he was timid.
After Zhu Shou finished speaking, Chen Ying also went out and said: "Your Majesty, it is the bitter cold of winter in Liaodong. It is really not suitable to march at this time. If the three armies of the Beijing camp go to the outside of the pass at this time, they will not be able to do so. The current military affairs should be left to Shi Heng and Sun Xiang will be fully responsible..."
Chen Ying approached the matter from a different angle.
After the two of them finished speaking, they just lowered their heads and waited.
They were really afraid that Zhu Jianshen would go on to talk about the glory of their ancestors, which was above the court...
Of course, Zhu Jianshen would not be so disrespectful to Xun Gui. He just recalled that in the original history of the first Chenghua Liting in the third year of Chenghua, it seemed that he also marched in October and won a complete victory in December. Killed more than 600 Jurchens in Jianzhou, captured thousands of others, and were thrown to labor in the northwest.
But that was Chenghua Liting in history.
It seems that a person's power and thinking are indeed limited.
He really didn't expect what Chen Ying said. Sometimes, the cold winter is more difficult to deal with than the enemy. For detailed results, please see the fate of Mustache...
We still have to fight, how to fight, and how to fight. We still need to listen more to the analysis of professionals. We cannot act arbitrarily and force the army to move out now. It will be self-defeating. If we build another earthen fortress, what difference will we have between ourselves and my father? …
Just when Zhu Jian was deep in thought.
A voice suddenly appeared.
"The humble minister Xu Youzhen..."
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