A group of officials discussed this topic for most of the day, but could not find a solution.
But I had already had one contact, and I basically understood the true inner thoughts of this young feudal lord.
They have basically figured out Zhu Youjian's attitude, and they have a little confidence in their hearts.
But the current situation is indeed not good for them. King Guang will leave Beijing to join the feudal clan soon, and they don't know when they can take action.
Finally, under Chen Liangxun's suggestion, he decided to spend a lot of money to bribe the eunuchs and maids in Prince Guang's palace.
Let them help secretly and find ways to delay Zhu Youjian's departure from Beijing.
That night, Sun Liang once again came to Prince Guang's Mansion in the name of the Ministry of Rites arranging a travel date, wanting to see Zhu Youjian.
Like the previous times, Sun Liang was still rejected.
However, this rejection was no blow to Sun Liang at all.
Because his purpose this time was the eunuchs and maids in the palace, he didn't have much hope in meeting Zhu Youjian.
As the saying goes, money can make the world go round. There are as many as thirty eunuchs and maids in Prince Guang's palace.
Moreover, except for a few officials who were appointed by Zhu Youxiao, most of these eunuchs and maids were newcomers.
Although some people are too timid and afraid to do this.
But there are always people who can't resist the temptation of gold and silver and board pirate ships.
Therefore, Sun Liang's operation went extremely smoothly, and he bought two eunuchs and a palace maid with a lot of money.
Under Sun Liang's instructions, they will look for opportunities in these two days to put laxatives in Zhu Youjian's meals.
In short, the purpose is to make Zhu Youjian sick and unable to go south as scheduled, and the delay can be delayed as long as possible.
On the second day, Zhu Youjian's body was indeed in trouble and he suffered from diarrhea the whole day.
This matter soon reached Zhu Youxiao's ears. After learning all this, Zhu Youxiao frowned, and his expression showed a hint of anger.
He immediately asked Wei Zhongxian and Li Changwen, the director of the imperial hospital, to go to the palace for diagnosis and visit in person.
He wanted to see if his brother was really sick or fake.
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Datong Town
After more than ten days of preparation, Yang Honghe was ready for everything.
Because of the collusion between civilians and military generals and Li Yuan's assistance, Datong's tens of thousands of elite border troops were basically in his hands.
The Mongolians outside the customs have all been contacted. Yang Hong has given them the benefits they want and has taken care of everything.
In order to obtain their help and cooperation, the conditions they offered to the Mongols were quite high.
Yang Hong even promised them that as long as they succeeded, they would get all the money and food from the Datong Xuanfu.
And in order to ensure the chance of success, he also sold a large number of equipment and some armor to them at low prices.
Even firearms have been sold in large quantities, to the point of being insane.
The news that Yang Erhu brought back from the capital made Yang Hong feel more at ease.
The current situation is that everything is going smoothly and is within their control and expectation.
Since the capital had already made plans and preparations, and the court was unaware and unprepared, Yang Hong thought it was a good opportunity and didn't want to wait any longer.
After some discussions with Li Yuan, they decided to put pressure on the imperial court and test the emperor's reaction.
On April 1, the imperial court had just announced the mobilization of heavy troops to encircle and suppress the Fujian bandits, and another military report came from the border town.
It is said that Mongolia surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and the Mongols who gathered outside the Great Wall rebelled, gathered tens of thousands of cavalry, and invaded Datong.
People are talking a lot about what happened to the Ming Dynasty. Every year there were either disasters or wars. It was such a troubled year.
And Yang Hong's military reports and memorials caused a stir in the officialdom of the capital.
When Mongolia returned and rebelled, it was a slap in the emperor's face.
Yang Hong's military report stated that the situation was extremely critical, saying that the border troops from Datong led by him had already fought a fierce battle with the Tartars.
However, due to sudden reasons, they were ambushed by Mongolia, resulting in heavy losses and a defeat. Now they are in urgent need of reinforcements from the court.
His memorial was even simpler. It basically summarized the contents of the military report and then talked about a lot of useless nonsense.
The minister is guilty, the minister is incompetent and so on.
In the memorial, Yang Hong also applied for the imperial court to allocate weapons and armor to Datong to supplement the battle losses.
There were a total of five thousand bows, twenty thousand arrows, two thousand pairs of cotton masks, one hundred cannons, and countless types of gunpowder.
"What do you think?"
Zhu Youxiao also quickly summoned some major courtiers and held a small meeting in Qianqing Palace.
"Yang Hong said in his memorial that with Datong's current military strength, it can only defend the city and not have the strength to go out and fight in the field to repel the invading Tartars."
"Moreover, there are thirty to forty thousand Tartars who invaded this time. Once they are allowed to penetrate deep into the pass, it will be a disaster for our Ming border residents."
"Hurry up and discuss it and come up with a charter. Should the imperial court send reinforcements to assist in the battle, or mobilize troops from other border towns to join Datong to assist in defense?"
Zhu Youxiao is very worried now. Before the civil unrest in Fujian has subsided, another war has broken out in Datong.
My cheap brother is also worried, and those noble civil servants have to be on guard at all times, so their energy is really limited.
Before the courtiers could discuss it, Ni Wenhuan, the censor of Zuodu, spoke.
But he was not proposing suggestions, but wanted to impeach. The person who wanted to impeach was none other than Yang Hong.
"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Yang Hong, the chief military officer of the Datong garrison, for being lawless and arbitrarily transferring, appointing and dismissing the garrison generals of various passes in Datong."
"He was so bold that he dared to unite with those unscrupulous merchants in the border towns and sell a large amount of supplies such as armaments, grain, salt, etc. to the Mongols. This act was actually supporting the enemy and raising thieves."
"I believe that it was precisely because of Yang Hongli's desire that the Tartars seized the opportunity and took advantage of it, leading to today's crisis in Datong."
"I believe that we should first remove Yang Hong from the post of chief military officer, and then select another person to take up the post of chief military officer. With the morale of Datong soldiers, we can regroup and fight against the Tartars again."
"As long as Yang Hong serves as the chief military officer of Datong, the border towns will never be peaceful. Even if the Tartars are defeated this time, the Tartars will still come back in the future."
Zhu Youxiao was a little surprised. Since he became the censor of Zuodu, Ni Wenhuan has always said very little, let alone impeached others.
And what surprised him was how did he know about Yang Hong's evidence?
You know, he is still under investigation and there is no conclusive evidence.
Just when he was about to ask a question, Ni Wenhuan spoke again:
"I also want to impeach Wang Zaijin, the Minister of War, for abusing his power, accepting bribes and embezzlement, and without authorization from His Majesty and the cabinet, he transferred the border guards to the posts ordered by the imperial court."
Zhu Youxiao was a little confused. Why did this involve Wang Zaijin again?
What surprised him even more was that Ni Wenhuan actually dared to impeach Wang Zaijin?
Who in the government and the public does not know that Wang Zaijin is his most trusted minister? He is also an important cornerstone and leader of the royalist party.
Zhu Youxiao vaguely felt that something was wrong, it was too weird.