There are many people in the capital who are as worried as Wu Xiang.
No, Chen Xinjia, the former Minister of War, was not sleepy even though it was late at night. Through the open window, he looked up at the cold moon hanging in the night sky, and from time to time, he let out a long sigh.
I don't know how long it took, but an angry female voice finally sounded in the house, "Master, what's the use of just worrying? Sigh, if you continue like this, your family will freeze to death before you die of worry!"
When Chen Xinjia heard this, he sighed again, and finally reached out to close the window. He turned to look at the person on the bed, his concubine, and said dejectedly, "When the Jin Yiwei comes back to check, how can you hide from me?" "
"Sir, you are serious, what is there to worry about!" After hearing this, the woman on the bed yawned and said, "Don't hide if you can't. Just throw money at it. It's just more money and less money!"
"What do you know?" After hearing this, Chen Xinjia couldn't help but scolded her, but he was a little reluctant and explained to her, "This Jin Yiwei commander is not a money-greedy person! Haven't you heard of it before? A while ago, he even donated all the money the emperor rewarded him to the refugees."
After hearing this, the woman took off Chen Xinjia's coat thoughtfully, helped him lie down, and said, "He did that before just for reputation. Could it be that after the emperor knew about it, he could still treat him badly?"
Chen Xinjia had never thought about asking for a first name. But he always felt that Zhang Mingwei really didn't care about money! No one had given him gifts before, but as soon as he changed hands, he spent them all on refugees!
As soon as he said this, the woman immediately expressed disdain, and then she lay in Chen Xinjia's arms and asked him, "Isn't being an official just for getting rich? The slave family didn't believe it. Is there a cat in the world that doesn't like meat? Now he has become a saint. Chong, he has defeated those of you who are jealous of him and envious of him, so naturally it’s time to enjoy it.”
At this point, seeing Chen Xinjia deep in thought and not speaking, she continued, "As the saying goes, money can make the world go round! As long as the master throws money at it, the slave family won't believe it. Why would he bite the master?" Won’t let go? If he really wants to insist on letting me go, then it’s because he doesn’t have enough money!”
At this point, she breathed a sigh of relief in Chen Xinjia's face and said, "As long as I am willing to spend money, show my dependence on him, and follow his lead. Then what reason does he have for not letting me go? Maybe not only can I be reinstated, but It may even be possible to go further!”
Hearing this, Chen Xinjia couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
For him, he absolutely agrees with the saying that money can make all the difference. After all, he usually collects filial piety lavishly and always thinks that others are the same.
In the original history, after he was imprisoned, he spent a large amount of money to bribe the censors Liao Guolin, Yang Zhiqi and others to speak for him.
At this time, after hearing what his concubine said, in addition to agreeing with it, his eyes lit up.
By the way, before, I always felt that the Xingguo Guild violated my own interests, so I thought of impeaching him and overthrowing him. Now, if it were the other way around, if you were to curry favor with him, be able to be used by him, and be his dog, you wouldn't be able to still yell and kill, right?
This change of thinking made Chen Xinjia feel that he was finally no longer confused, and his mood suddenly improved a lot. However, when he thought of spending a large amount of money to change his relationship with Duke Xing, he immediately felt distressed.
So, he patted the person in his arms on the back and said with some dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you tell me before? If you had invested it earlier, you probably wouldn't have spent any money!"
When the woman heard this, she immediately started acting coquettishly and said to Chen Xinjia, "Who knew that Duke Xingguo would be so favored before!"
Hearing this, Chen Xinjia couldn't help but feel jealous again. Who said it wasn't the case?
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There are definitely some people in the entire capital who think like Chen Xinjia. But before they could take action, another very big news spread.
"What? Zuo Maodi, who was originally the Ministry of Household Affairs, became the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel? How is this possible?"
"Yes, this is a step to the top. Isn't the speed of promotion too fast?"
"What's the matter? Let me tell you that Du Yinxi, the former magistrate of Changsha, was awarded the title of Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and entered the pavilion!"
"Is this still justified? Who is Du Yinxi? I have never heard of him and he actually joined the cabinet?"
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In short, as soon as the news about Zuo Maodi and Du Yinxi spread, everyone in the official circles of the Ming Dynasty capital did not believe it at first. After all, with such a rapid promotion rate, how many people could there be in the entire Ming Dynasty?
Really, if you tell me this, no one will believe it!
However, after they asked for verification, they quickly confirmed that this was all true!
At this moment, the officialdom of the capital exploded! Especially yesterday, a large group of officials were dismissed together. Today, someone's official position has reached the top in one fell swoop. They are two extremes. When compared together, it is even more exciting.
Naturally, many people were very jealous of Zuo Maodi and Du Yinxi after confirming the news. The so-called sour grapes are said to be sour grapes, and they are talking behind their backs about the appointment of these two people being in line with the decree, but they actually accepted the decree. It is really spineless.
However, more people felt that there must be some reason why these two people were so strangely promoted, so they started to inquire.
In fact, they found out quickly without much effort.
There is no other reason than that they were recommended to the emperor by Duke Xingguo!
This time, many people understood.
Look, anyone who goes against Duke Xingguo, no matter who they are, will lose their official positions; and those who take refuge with Duke Xingguo, have you seen that, they are directly treated as ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, and as ministers of the cabinet!
Needless to say, recognizing this, official circles are the most snobbish.
Those who had not participated in the impeachment of Zhang Mingwei due to various reasons, either absent, doing other things, or not having enough official positions, were the first to take action and went to visit Duke Xingguo with gifts in an attempt to surrender.
Soon, even those who had impeached Zhang Mingwei pretended that they had not been impeached, and joined in the fun with a shy face, trying to recognize their ancestors.
All of a sudden, the Xingguo Duke's Mansion became crowded again.
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Zhang Mingwei was still busy searching and arresting people, and wanted to discuss the reconstruction of the capital camp with the emperor and others. Suddenly he heard Lan Dibao coming to the Yamen to report that many people were giving gifts. He was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, could it be that Don't they know they are catching people who take bribes?
When I came back to my senses, it actually didn't matter anymore, they could just give it away if they wanted to. Anyway, I have Princess Kunxing here, so I just let her collect gifts and keep accounts. After all, who thinks there is too much money!
The money that is delivered to your door will be in vain if you don’t accept it!
As a result, those who came to bring gifts never saw Duke Xingguo at all. However, they accepted the gift.
This happened once before. Some people begin to worry about gains and losses. They feel distressed about the money but also worry that the money will not have any effect.
Just like that, two days later, another news suddenly came out.
Zhou Yuji, the deputy general of the Yongwei camp, had meritorious service in quelling the Fangshan bandit rebellion. He also had meritorious service in arresting the traitor Zhu Chunchen. He also had meritorious service in taking over the capital camp. He served as the chief military officer and was awarded the seal of general for pacifying the bandits. In other words, he became the commander-in-chief of the army. In addition, he was awarded the title of loyalty. Bo. As for the other relevant officers and soldiers in the Yongwei camp, they have all been promoted.
There were actually not many surprises about Zhou Yuji's promotion to the rank of Commander-in-Chief. However, since he was also granted the title of Uncle Loyalty, this would be rare.
The most famous ones in the Yongwei camp are Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong, who became the commander-in-chief first. Now both of them are leading troops and fighting on the battlefield, but they do not have titles.
The second-tier Zhou Yuji, although he also had many military exploits, was definitely not as successful as Sun Yingyuan and Huang De. Putting down the bandits in Fangshan, what kind of credit is that? The real move was to capture Zhu Chunchen. However, it would be no problem if the other two generals were to do this.
So, soon, most people basically came to the conclusion that because Zhou Yuji and Xing Guogong were close, they got this benefit!
As a result, many people who were still watching stopped watching. I was reluctant to throw money at it at first, so I didn’t care anymore. In short, it is necessary to smash it so that Duke Xingguo agrees to be his lackey.
However, they never thought that Liu Zongzhou would continue to speak for Duke Xingguo, and he was still the censor of Zuodu, and he was not promoted!
If his official position is high enough, what about Fang Yizhi and Huang Zongxi? This is a real student of Duke Xingguo, no, there is no reward!
Of course, only a few people know about the relationship between Fang Yizhi, Huang Zongxi and Zhang Mingwei. However, Emperor Chongzhen knew.
Not to mention, Emperor Chongzhen once mentioned to Zhang Mingwei that his students must be good, so why not give them some official title?
In response, Zhang Mingwei refused, meaning to let them study with peace of mind. When things are sorted out militarily and the world is not so critical, then they can focus on what they are studying.
As for the real reason for Zhou Yuji's knighthood, it was actually because assassins failed to succeed when they tried to assassinate Zhang Mingwei twice. In addition, they had to rely on the couple to protect Zhang Mingwei and Princess Kunxing. Emperor Chongzhen gave out the reward of an earl. Then There is no problem at all!
On March 20, the 15th year of Chongzhen, Zuo Yingxuan returned to Beijing in response to the order. Emperor Chongzhen immediately informed Zhang Mingwei, and after some communication, on March 22, Zhang Mingwei led a battalion of 3,000 brave guards, with Zhou Yuji as the chief general, and marched to Shanhaiguan in a mighty manner.
Although Duke Xingguo left the capital this time, there was no news in the court. However, after everyone knew that the destination was Shanhaiguan, they were sure that they were going to clean up the mess of the Battle of Songjin.
As a result, many people are curious.
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