Chapter 1315 Retreat to advance
At the beginning of the court discussion, Hu Shining, the Minister of Justice, took the lead. Just when Zhang Cong thought Hu was going to attack him, the former shouted: "Emperor, why don't you see King Beijing Xu Jin at this time? The situation in the west is now extremely critical. Looking at the civil and military officials in the court, the one who can solve this situation is the King Beijing!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Jin, the Minister of Revenue, also came out and agreed: "Emperor, Lord Hu is very saying, why don't you see King Beijing at this time?"
It is said that although Qin Jin, the Minister of Revenue, is not as strong as Hu Shining, he is also upright, upholds principles, is serious and does things in a scrupulous manner. Therefore, in addition to "iron rooster", there is also a nickname called "Shangshu of Face Paralysis". At this time, his tone of speaking, coupled with the expression of facial paralysis, seemed to be questioning Jiajing, or he was just questioning.
However, it is no wonder that although King Xu Jin of Beijing is now at home, his influence in the court and the army is still unparalleled. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the "white jade pillar of the sky and the purple gold beam of the sea". Now that such a major event has occurred on the frontier, the court discussion has not seen him "old man" present. The officials of the court naturally feel that it is abnormal. Some even secretly speculate that there is a problem with the relationship between the emperor and Xu Jin and the ministers, so the emperor began to intentionally alienate Xu Jin, and did not even call him to participate in such an important court discussion.
If Jiajing alienated Xu Jin, the upstart faction led by Zhang Cong would naturally be very happy, but Hu Shining and Qin Jin and other Qingliu were very worried. Now the upstart faction has dominated the court. Once King Xu Jin of Beijing loses power again, no one will be able to suppress Zhang Cong.
Because of this, Hu Shining and Qin Jin directly questioned why they did not see King Beijing, and they were quite upset.
Faced with the questioning of the two Shangshu, Jiajing's expression was quite unnatural and a little annoyed. He did not summon Xu Jin to participate in this court discussion, but it was not because he intended to alienate Xu Jin, nor because there was a problem with the relationship between the monarch and his subjects.
As mentioned earlier, after receiving the news of the changes in the Yarkand Khanate, Jiajing responded according to his own wishes without consulting Xu Jin. This was just that he wanted to prove that without Xu Jin, he could do things well, just like a student trying to gain the recognition of his teacher with excellent performance.
Unfortunately, things are messed up now, and the situation is getting worse. As a result, it is impossible to get praise from the teacher, and may even be scolded. So, unless it is absolutely necessary, Jiajing was embarrassed to ask teacher Xu Jin to come out to clean up the mess for him. Instead, he subconsciously hid it from him and then tried his best to make up for it.
It was precisely because of this mentality that Jiajing did not summon Xu Jin to participate in the court discussion, but the blunt questioning of Hu Shining and Qin Jin undoubtedly made Jiajing a little uneasy.
Fortunately, Xia Yan, a Grand Secretary of the Dongge, was very good at observing words and taking good care of Jiajing's face. He immediately went out and said, "The King of Beijing was deeply favored by the emperor. Now the border is in urgent need. At this moment, he should obey the orders in front of the emperor and share the worries of our emperor."
Jiajing coughed lightly when he heard this, "I have actually sent someone to summon Xu Qing, but for some reason I haven't arrived yet!"
Chang Huaien, the eunuch of the Sili Supervisor who had been standing behind the imperial throne, immediately cleverly replied: "Go back to the emperor, maybe King Beijing is not in the mansion, so I sent someone to urge me to ask."
Jiajing nodded quickly and said, "Go quickly!"
Most of the people present were old officials, so they naturally saw the clues, but no one was so stupid that they exposed Jiajing's lies, including the bad-tempered Minister of Justice Hu Shining, who still had to give this little face to the emperor.
It was a coincidence that about half an hour later, Chang Huai'en sent a small yellow gate to summon Xu Jin and hurried back to report. It turned out that Xu Jin was not at home at this moment. He accompanied his wife out of the city early this morning and went to Tantuo Temple west of the capital to burn incense and regain the gods. He probably wouldn't be able to come back before dark.
Jiajing was secretly happy when he heard this. No one suspected that I was lying again. Xu Qing was indeed not in the mansion. He coughed lightly and said, "Since that's the case, then let's discuss matters first. I will summon him again when Xu Qing returns to the city."
As soon as Jiajing spoke, Hu Shining took the lead and said loudly: "Emperor, now that even Jiayuguan and Suzhou have fallen, the situation is extremely dangerous. Turpan and Yarkand are in a mess, the Oirats will be ready to move, and even the Tatars will have variables. Every day later, the situation will become worse. At this time, the Beijing King should be immediately appointed to lead troops to fight westward to quickly stabilize the situation, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."
Gui E, a doctor from the Ministry of Personnel, sneered: "From what Secretary Hu said, it seems that there are no other capable people in the Ming Dynasty except King Beijing Xu Jin? Where is the place where is the Secretary Wu?"
Wu Wending, Minister of War, couldn't help but frown. Gui E's words were obviously provoking his relationship with Hu Shining. However, he was determined and had no response. However, Hu Shining was different. He was as ill as a vengeance and had a hot temper. He immediately pointed and scolded: "Shameless villain, don't be sowed here. Who is Wu Shitai? How could he fall into your treacherous plan? Emperor, Gui E is a thief who doesn't want to serve the country in a time of crisis. He actually did this dirty and sinister trick to provoke the relationship between ministers. He should be punished!"
Gui E's expression changed slightly, and she immediately went out to argue: "Hu Shining, you are slandering people. I have no intention of provoking and discord. Please give me a clear idea. It is important to know that Hu Shining is just the Minister of Justice, and Master Wu is the Minister of War. How to deal with military forces should be the Lord Wu. Hu Shining over his authority, and there is no Lord Wu in his eyes? I am just a matter of being unfair."
Hu Shining was furious: "Fuck, I just expressed my personal opinion. Why did I interfere with it? I am afraid that someone would just want to get rid of the crime and bite it randomly. The emperor thought that Yu Dayou was actually recommended by Zhang Fujing. Now Yu Dayou was inappropriate in dealing with it, which led to great defeat and threw Dunhuang, Yangguan, Yumenguan, Jiayuguan and Suzhou, which made the good situation take a sharp turn and the efforts of King Beijing to waste. According to the law, all Yu Dayou's positions should be immediately removed and captured and returned to Beijing to question. Zhang Fujing was not aware of the people, and he should also be punished for his position."
Zhang Hao was slightly shocked. Hu Shining finally opened fire at him, but he did not argue and even left the shift to kneel down and touched the ground with his forehead: "Your Majesty, I don't know what I know, and I am willing to resign from my official position to receive the crime."
Chapter completed!