Chongzhen was suddenly a little surprised. He did not expect that Jin Yiwei was also involved in this matter. After all, Chongzhen was very suspicious and worried that his ministers would collude to deceive him.
"oh?"
Luo Yangxing was also a little nervous. In fact, he did not want to get involved in this matter, but he knew that he could not refuse the prince's request, just like he could not refuse the prince's temptation to remove Zhou Yanru from power.
"Your Majesty, I am reporting that Xue Lian, Marquis of Yangwu, has done something illegal!"
"Xue Lian, Marquis of Yangwu?"
A gloomy look suddenly appeared on Chongzhen's face. He glanced at the expressionless Yangwu Marquis Xue Lian calmly, and coldly snorted: "What did Yangwu Marquis Xue Lian do?"
Luo Yangxing calmed down slightly and said: "I have reported Xue Lian's ten major crimes. One is dereliction of duty, the other is embezzlement of military pay, the third is bullying the people, the fourth is collusion with internal ministers, the fifth is forming a party for personal gain, the sixth is selling military supplies, and the seventh act is
If you are not careful, the first eight are disrespectful to Your Majesty, the ninth are excessive, and the tenth are indulgences in military law... Your Majesty, please learn from it!"
"Bang---"
Xue Lian's face turned pale and he fell directly to the ground. He looked at Luo Yangxing with hatred and said word by word: "Luo Yangxing...how did I offend you?"
Luo Yangxing didn't care at all. He didn't even raise his eyes to look at Xue Lian, but directly handed the memorial in his sleeve to Wang Chengen.
Chongzhen's face suddenly turned blue at this time. He took the memorial and read it carefully. His face suddenly turned dark again, and he said coldly: "Luo Yangxing, tell me what is going on?"
Luo Yangxing quickly knelt down on the ground and said: "As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, I should be your Majesty's eyes and ears and not be deceived by treacherous ministers."
Chongzhen took a deep breath. Of course he knew that the things here might not be that simple, but he did not intend to continue to ask. Instead, he looked at Xue Lian who was lying limp on the ground and said coldly: "Marquis Yangwu, you
How to explain?”
"I am wronged..."
Xue Lian had runny noses and tears. He did not dare to admit the above crimes... Once he did admit it, he would probably be executed by Chongzhen, because for the crimes he committed, beheading alone would not be enough.
Chongzhen pinched his eyebrows. His original good mood had been completely washed away at this time. He said coldly: "Put Xue Lian in jail and the three justice departments will interrogate him!"
Soon, Xue Lian, who was crying like a dead dog, was dragged down. At this time, the other noble ministers in the Beijing camp were dumbfounded. They all knew that the situation was no longer right. The remaining ministers were all stunned.
They submitted a memorial in the hope that Chongzhen could remove them from their posts, and they were also willing to donate taels of silver. You had 50,000 taels of silver, and I had 30,000 taels of silver. Soon the amount of silver donated by these people to the Beijing camp had exceeded 500,000 taels.
Chongzhen suddenly felt a headache. He knew that these nobles were already dead and could not fight at all, so he did not try to persuade them to stay. But the problem was that there was still a very fatal problem at the moment - what should the Beijing camp do?
Sure enough, after dealing with such a group of nobles, Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the cabinet, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Beijing camp is related to the safety of our Ming Dynasty. Who should be the governor of the Beijing camp and the military affairs?"
When the ministers heard this, they immediately became energetic. They knew that this position was very critical. They had always chosen among the distinguished ministers and relatives. Nowadays, a large number of distinguished ministers had been cleared, which seemed to bring many opportunities.
Chongzhen hesitated slightly and said: "Who do you think is more suitable to hold this position now?"
Soon, Chen Xinjia, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Li Banghua, the imperial censor of Zuodu, is responsible for the rectification of the capital camp and is suitable for this position so that he can rectify the capital camp."
However, after Chen Xinjia finished speaking, someone quickly stood up to object, and this person was Wu Chang, the selected doctor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He glanced at Chen Xinjia proudly, but did not take him seriously. He snorted coldly and said : "The difference between what the minister said is that Li Banghua is not a nobleman, how can he hold this position? Besides, although he has made achievements in rectifying the capital, he does not need to be the governor of the capital to rectify the military affairs of the capital. I think that the British government should be responsible for it. .”
Chen Xinjia immediately took a deep look at Wu Changshi. He knew that this person was the number one contributor to Zhou Yanru, the chief minister, and did not dare to underestimate him. He said in a serious voice: "Li Banghua has always been talented and has a distinguished reputation. This person is the one who serves as the capital." The military administration of the camp as the governor must be able to clean up the accumulated evils and revive the declining trend of the capital camp."
"I object!"
"I also object to it!"
For a time, several officials jumped out, including Fang Shiliang, an official from the Ministry of War. They all opposed the appointment of Li Banghua as governor of the military affairs of the capital. These people were not simply opposed to Chen Xinjia, but the main target was the opponent. After all, the former Minister of War's methods have made many people very worried.
When Chongzhen saw the chaos in the court, he couldn't help but sigh. He frowned slightly, looked at Zhang Zhiji, and said, "Mr. British, what do you think?"
In fact, as soon as these words were asked, Zhang Zhiji knew that he would not be able to become the governor of the capital, otherwise Chongzhen would not ask him directly. He even said softly: "I am old and frail, and my teeth have long been loose. It is no longer suitable to hold this position..."
Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant, frowned slightly and deliberately whispered: "Your Majesty, the post of military administration in Beijing is of great importance. Neither the British Duke nor Li Banghua seems to be the best choice..."
"Who is more suitable for the first assistant?"
"this........'
Zhou Yanru couldn't help but feel a little speechless. It was not that he didn't have a suitable candidate, but it was not appropriate to bring it up in the current situation, otherwise he would be taken advantage of.
Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He continued to look over and saw that several other bachelors were also silent. No one dared to interfere with such an important personnel issue at this time.
At this moment, Lin Jing said softly: "I would like to inform my father, I do have a candidate for you."
"oh?"
Lin Jing's words immediately attracted everyone's attention, especially Chongzhen who couldn't help but be curious and said: "Who do you think is suitable for this position?"
"I think that the respectful and respectful Marquis Wu Weiying is suitable for this position."
Lin Jing replied with a respectful look on his face, saying that he arranged for Chen Xinjia to recommend Li Banghua as a tactic to advance but to retreat. The real purpose was actually to recommend Wu Weiying.
Wu Weiying, the Gongshun Hou, was actually a Mongolian. His ancestor Wu Yuncheng's original name was Tamerlane. After returning to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di gave him a Han name. He later guarded Liangzhou and had many military exploits. The Wu family has always been very loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Many of them died in the war, and Wu Weiying was also very sincere. In the original history, she chose to commit suicide for her whole family and die for her country.
When all the ministers in the court heard about this candidate, they were all stunned because they suddenly discovered that this person seemed to be really good. This chapter has been completed!