When Emperor Chongzhen asked this question, the focus in the Wenhua Palace once again focused on Zhang Mingwei.
Zuo Liangyu's problem is quite difficult. In addition to the heavy troops he held, there was another thing that Emperor Chongzhen didn't know. Zuo Liangyu certainly knew the importance of having people in the court, so he was willing to send money to the court.
In fact, Zuo Liangyu is not the only one who does this kind of thing. Any general with a little bit of brains is doing this.
Therefore, many people are a little curious, how will this strange person answer the emperor's question? You know, even they can be said to be helpless about this. Looking at how knowledgeable this person is at such a young age, does he know the powerful relationship between them?
Zhang Mingwei didn't care what these civil servants and eunuchs thought of him, but turned around and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Lu Xiangsheng has made great contributions to the court since he led the army and Qinwang as the prefect of Daming Prefecture. How many people in the Chongzhen Dynasty can compare with it?" ?His achievements are not just trumped up, but have real achievements. As far as I know, he was called the King of Hell by the bandits, the kind that can make bandits frightened. In the end, Lu Xiangsheng fought against Jianlu and died on the battlefield. People like Lu Gong who served the country with loyalty should be widely publicized, enter the Martyrs' Shrine, enjoy the incense of the Ming Dynasty, and set an example for officials of the Ming Dynasty!"
, the matter regarding Lu Xiangsheng could not be concluded for a long time because of Yang Sichang. Even Lu Xiangsheng’s remains were not collected until eighty days later. In the second year, Lu Xiangsheng's wife Wang asked for help. In the third year, Lu Xiangsheng's younger brothers Xiang Jin and Xiang Guan asked again, but neither was allowed.
If this were not the case, Liu Zongzhou would not come up and demand that Lu Xiangsheng be commended. Obviously, in his opinion, he was a loyal minister who could set an example for Lu Xiangsheng.
At this time, after hearing Zhang Mingwei's words, Emperor Chongzhen immediately understood that the history books of later generations would definitely have a positive evaluation. In this way, Emperor Chongzhen was really moved when he recalled every bit of his interaction with Lu Xiangsheng. Even if Lu Xiangsheng didn't do what he wanted in the end, wasn't that a sign of serving the country with loyalty and dying to prove his ambition? If you want to talk about loyal ministers, Lu Xiangsheng is definitely one!
Thinking of this, he immediately became serious, nodded and said, "Sir, what you said makes sense. Lu Xiangsheng should be the first person to enter the Martyrs' Shrine."
At this point, he remembered something and added bitterly: "Hong Thief is the first person to be beaten into the Treacherous Hall!"
After Liu Zongzhou heard Zhang Mingwei's proposal, the emperor was right and gave Lu Xiangsheng a very high evaluation. He was immediately full of affection for Zhang Mingwei: He is a loyal and loyal man, and we can have a close friendship!
Other civil servants were shocked when they heard this. They understood that Lu Xiangsheng's final conclusion was definitely not due to the influence of Liu Zongzhou's proposal. It was because of this person's evaluation that the emperor made this decision. After so many years of delaying the decision, this man's influence on the emperor was actually so great!
Suddenly, the civil servants and eunuchs in the Wenhua Palace were more concerned about this man who appeared from nowhere. They wanted to know if this strange man suggested arresting Zuo Liangyu, would the emperor really arrest him? Zuo Liangyu was arrested?
Thinking about this, except Chen Xinjia, the Minister of War, who was a little nervous and didn't know how Yang Sichang would deal with it, most of the others were focused on how to respond to Zuo Liangyu's matter.
They believed that Zuo Liangyu's matter would be a touchstone as to what this strange man was capable of.
Just listen to Zhang Mingwei still talking to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, as for whether Yang Sichang committed treason and betrayed the country, I am not sure yet. Can I make a conclusion after I understand it later?"
Just because he and Gao Qiqian framed Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Mingwei had a very bad impression of Yang Sichang. Not to mention, he also suspected that Yang Sichang had contacts with Shanxi merchants, so he recommended Chen Xinjia. However, this is just a suspicion. If there is evidence to prove this, it will not be too late to conclude Yang Sichang's coffin.
In addition, another reason for him to say this is that Emperor Chongzhen himself may not have meant anything about Lu Xiangsheng. Although Emperor Chongzhen certainly had no intention of killing Lu Xiangsheng, he just wanted to promote peace talks with Jianlu. But Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian were ruthless, and Emperor Chongzhen was also responsible for this. It is not appropriate to draw a conclusion for Yang Sichang on this matter.
In addition, after Yang Sichang's death, Emperor Chongzhen personally wrote a memorial text and presented it posthumously to the prince and tutor. He lamented: "Since the death of Yang Sichang, there has been no one who can supervise the division and quell the thieves."
Although he also ordered Yang Sichang to be held accountable for causing the fall of the Second Domain, he was ultimately acquitted on the basis of "discussing merit". In response to Shangshu's attack on Yang Sichang, Emperor Chongzhen also retained all of them. He summoned the six ministers, nine ministers, Ke Dao and other officials into the palace and announced: "Yang Sichang is my simple servant. If the troops are ineffective, I will judge myself. There are still talents that can be used." Then he reprimanded Shang Shu's ministers as " Everyone ostracized and wanted to make a name for themselves... We should have reorganized the government, but you guys said that I was protecting Sichang, so I could spare this fate."
It can be seen that Emperor Chongzhen actually had a very good impression of Yang Sichang. Even his fall into the vassal vassal, where he had previously killed the governor and governor, was blamed on himself to excuse Yang Sichang.
Therefore, if you want to say that Zhang Mingwei just opened his mouth and labeled Yang Sichang as a traitor who harmed the country, Emperor Chongzhen would definitely feel awkward.
Zhang Mingwei is not stupid and would not really think that Emperor Chongzhen would not have his own opinions and listen to himself 100%. Sometimes, there is still a way to speak and do things.
No, at this time, when Emperor Chongzhen heard what Zhang Mingwei said, he didn't feel any discomfort. He immediately nodded and said: "Sir's words are correct, yes!"
He agreed to this, firstly because he believed in Zhang Mingwei, and secondly because he already understood that Lu Xiangsheng had dedicated himself to the Ming Dynasty and died. Otherwise, just like in history, Liu Zongzhou would be reprimanded for seeking fame.
Chen Xinjia below heard this and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He was most afraid of making a conclusion to Yang Sichang on the spot. In this case, since Yang Sichang was his benefactor, he had to jump out and fight this strange person.
Although Liu Zongzhou was the censor of Zuodu, he was not afraid at all. But this strange man was too trusted by the emperor. Facing such a person, he had no confidence at all. Therefore, with a buffer, he decided to make good friends with this strange person when he went back. Anyway, he had plenty of money, and he would have to destroy Liu Zongzhou's attack on Yang Sichang.
He was thinking that Zhang Mingwei was already answering Emperor Chongzhen about Zuo Liangyu: "I also heard that this Zuo Liangyu is arrogant and domineering and does not take the court seriously. For example, he respects his own troops and does not listen to Shangguan. orders; and his large number of troops has seriously exceeded the upper limit of the number of troops under the jurisdiction of a general soldier. He also failed to suppress thieves, leading his troops to escape at every turn, and even robbed the people of the Ming Dynasty like thieves, doing the same things as thieves …”
Listening to his words, Liu Zongzhou nodded excitedly. It seems that this strange man is a like-minded person. He is so trusted by the emperor. If he says so now, it seems that Zuo Liangyu's good days are over!
After Zhou Yanru and others heard this, they looked down on Zhang Mingwei. In their hearts, Zhang Mingwei was classified as a clean figure like Liu Zongzhou, the kind who only talked about it.
Even Emperor Chongzhen frowned after hearing this. Even his husband said so. Although he didn't mind punishing Zuo Liangyu, the key was that it was difficult to deal with!
Just as they were thinking this, Zhang Mingwei's tone changed and his voice became much higher, which immediately attracted their attention.
