When Lin Jing was looking through the information of the officials in the East Palace before, what he valued most was not Wu Weiye, but Yang Tinglin, who had returned to his hometown without work, because judging from his experience, this person was a real person who did practical things.
Yang Tinglin was from Jiangxi. Like Wu Weiye, he was a Jinshi in Xinwei Ke in the fourth year of Chongzhen. He was promoted to a common scholar and was awarded Hanlin editorship. In the tenth year of Chongzhen, he became a scholar in the East Palace. However, this man had ambitions in his heart and faced difficulties.
I was extremely anxious about the world situation at that time and wished I could fulfill my ambition.
In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the Qing troops entered the fortress for the fifth time. Huang Taiji, with Dorgon and Yue Tuo as the main generals, detoured through Mongolia and broke through the Great Wall Fortress from Qiangzi Ridge east of Miyun and Qingshan Pass east of Xifengkou.
They attacked Jinan all the way and captured hundreds of thousands of people and animals. Crisis arose everywhere inside and outside the court, and there was chaos.
At this time, Yang Sichang, the Minister of War, wanted to advocate for peace talks, so Yang Tinglin wrote a letter of impeachment, claiming: "Your Majesty has the ambition to attack, and the ministers have no talent to resist insults. The plan is not prosperous, and the country is a show." Sichang and the governor of Jiliao, Wu Aheng, supported him internally and externally.
, friends plotted to harm the country, and Gao Qiangqiang hid, Fang Yizao advocated peace and deceit, and military preparation suddenly forgot, so that it ended up like this."
After the impeachment, Yang Sichang claimed that Yang Tinglin knew military matters and was prepared to send him to the front line to die. However, Emperor Chongzhen at the time believed that this man was indeed very capable, so he appointed Yang Tinglin as the head of the Ministry of War.
, and Lu Xiangsheng also admired this person very much, so he arranged for Yang Tinglin to go to Zhending to transfer his salary to the master.
Later, in order to resist the Qing army, Lu Xiangsheng led his troops to Jiazhuang, Julu. When he led the troops to Haoshui Bridge, he was surrounded by the main force of the Qing army and launched a decisive battle with the Qing army.
However, Lu Xiangsheng had few troops and was defeated by the Qing army. Many of his soldiers died. The tiger was so powerful that he wanted to lead him to break the siege. Lu Xiangsheng pressed his sword and shouted, "The general will die, and there will be no failure to advance!"
Later, he led his troops to charge into battle, and was struck by four arrows and three blades, and died heroically for his country.
After Lu Xiangsheng's death, Yang Tinglin and his subordinates received interesting reports from every household on the battlefield, and then reported the military twists and turns to the court. However, Yang Sichang pointed out that the tribute tools were used to bully the officials, and they were demoted and transferred to outsiders. It happened that at this time, Huang Daozhou was
Being imprisoned for slander made Yang
Tinglin was implicated, so he resigned and returned to his hometown.
Lin Jing admired this person's talent very much and decided to use him later. Since Yang Sichang died last year, there would be no qualms about appointing this person. However, Yang Tinglin was squeezed out by the officialdom after all, so he felt that he was not without heaven in his heart.
Therefore, you need to find someone you know well to write a letter and explain it.
Lin Jing thought about it and thought that the only person suitable for this job was Lin Zengzhi. He had good friends with Yang Tinglin, Huang Daozhou and others, so he could send a letter to invite him, and then sent someone to find Lin Zengzhi.
Lin Zengzhi has been busy with the affairs of the prince's military camp these days. When he heard that the prince had an edict, he hurriedly went to see him. He was devoted to his studies and found it difficult to deal with these matters, so he planned to take this opportunity to resign from these secular affairs.
"I would like to report to Your Highness that I am a dull man and I am really overwhelmed. I am even more frightened. I am worried that I will miss the important task entrusted by His Highness the Crown Prince... Please forgive me."
Lin Jing smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Ren, I know your temperament and you can't bear to do these things. Naturally, I don't want to force you. There happens to be something else suitable for you to do right now. You can put the things on your body into practice later."
Leave it all to Meicun and concentrate on doing the job I entrusted to you."
"Please tell me, Your Highness, that I will do my best..."
Lin Zengzhi felt a bit bitter in his mouth. He felt that the things ordered by the prince were too troublesome and he didn't want to get involved. However, he was from the East Palace, so naturally he couldn't refuse all the prince's orders.
Lin Jing naturally saw Lin Zengzhi's inner worries and said with a smile: "Mr. Ren, this matter may be difficult for others, but it is very simple for you. I just hope you can write a letter to invite Yang Boxiang to go out. As an official...you might as well tell Yang Boxiang in your letter that he is indispensable in my prince's military camp."
Lin Zengzhi breathed a sigh of relief. He had always exchanged letters with Yang Tinglin, and he knew much about his resentment at having no way to serve the country. He used the name of the prince to invite him to serve as an official. The key is to do practical things. He wanted to come to Yang Tinglin. He would not object, and immediately said loudly: "Yes, I will write a letter to Boxiang right now."
After waiting for Lin Zengzhi to go down, Lin Jing was slightly relieved. The remaining Shen Tingyang was relatively simple. He was a fifth-rank Hubu doctor who was in the capital. He immediately sent Li Jizhou to invite this person.
According to Lin Jing's preliminary understanding, Shen Tingyang comes from a wealthy family. He has been generous and ambitious since he was a child, advocating chivalry. More importantly, he is quite talented and proficient in shipping. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, he once got a "" "Please advocate a small trial of maritime transport" and suggested that the imperial court resume the maritime water transport pioneered by Zhu Qing in the Yuan Dynasty, and also presented the five volumes of "Sea Transport Book" and "Sea Transport Map" to Emperor Chongzhen.
Later, Emperor Chongzhen asked Shen Tingyang to build a sea boat to test it. Shen Tingyang tried to build a sea boat in June of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen. He took people on two sea ships, carrying hundreds of meters of rice, and sailed from Huai'an all the way to Tianjin. And many tests have found that it only takes five days to go from Huai'an to Tianjin with a tailwind, and only ten days with a headwind.
Because of this incident, Shen Tingyang was added as a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs this year and went to Denglai, Shandong Province to plan shipping food and wages to support the Jinzhou Ming Army. But now with the end of the Songjin War, Shen Tingyang can only return sadly. Beijing.
After a moment or so, Shen Tingyang hurriedly followed Li Jizhou into Duanben Palace. Although he looked very calm on the surface, the fingers in his sleeves were trembling slightly, showing that he was not as calm inside as he appeared.
Ever since he learned that the prince was going to summon him, Shen Tingyang could no longer contain his excitement, because for him at this time, it was a very rare opportunity.
After all, the defeat of the Songjin War also affected Shen Tingyang's future from the side. At least the shipping strategy he proposed did not play a key role, and the shipping strategy he insisted on also offended the water transportation officials in the Ministry of Revenue. In these In people's eyes, Shen Tingyang is simply an anomaly in officialdom.
But when he walked into Hongren Hall, Shen Tingyang raised his head slightly and looked at the young man sitting in the middle. His heart relaxed and he was no longer nervous as before.
"Shen Tingyang, the minister of household affairs, has met His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Please get up."
Lin Jing's voice was a little cold, and he smiled and said: "Ji Ming, I heard that you are from Chongming?"
Hearing the prince's inquiry, Shen Tingyang felt a little nervous. He whispered: "I am indeed from Chongming, but I am not from the island."
"No wonder you are so enthusiastic about shipping. It seems you are also someone who knows the benefits of the sea..."
Lin Jing stood up, walked to Shen Tingyang and helped him up, saying: "You know, I grew up in the capital for fifteen years, but I have never seen the sea, even Tianjin... .. ...I envy you very much."
This is not a lie. After all, Lin Jing has never seen the sea in his life. As for Xu Fei, he was not very familiar with the sea before crossing. This chapter has been completed!