In the past two years, the imperial censor has been impeaching Shi Dayong one after another for supporting the army and respecting himself. Hou Xun really did not mention any pot. In the past two years, did the government and the public think that Shi Dayong existed?
In terms of merit, Shi Dayong attacked the city and destroyed the Donglu capital Shenyang. Hundreds of Donglu princes and heads were presented to the capital. There were also tens of thousands of Donglu heads inspected by the Ministry of War. It was still a great victory. Compared with The great victory in Jinzhou in the fourth year of Chongzhen is still encouraging, but what kind of treatment did the imperial court deal with Shi Dayong?
It’s not too late to pretend to be deaf and dumb!
What does the emperor think of Shi Dayong?
Not to mention anything else, several envoys went to Dengzhou to summon Shi Dayong to Beijing for an audience. Is he here?!
There are rumors in the inner palace that the emperor is laughing at himself for not having twelve gold medals in his hands!
The tail is too big to fall off, the tail is too big to fall off!
No one thought that Jinzhou General Shi Dayong could do such a great thing. How did he train the tiger and wolf warriors under his command?
To put it nicely, Shi Dayong was a man of tune rather than an imperial edict. He was as virtuous as his ancestor Dashou. On the surface, he was still a soldier of the Ming Dynasty. But to put it badly, Shi Dayong had tens of thousands of soldiers and had no intention of being a king. My father shared his worries, but instead repeatedly took over power in the brigade, and even more shamelessly appointed himself as the governor of the brigade. What a joke, what a big joke. When did a military general serve as the governor of the Ming Dynasty? It was this military general who came to the court to invite him!
It’s not that the imperial court didn’t know what happened in Dengzhou and Lushun, but it might be possible that they could do nothing about it! Shi Dayong relied on his elite soldiers and horses, and his achievements in suppressing the rebellion and defeating the Eastern Han Dynasty, but he didn’t take the imperial court seriously at all! There really is a king and father here, and there is a court, so why didn't he go to the capital to see him? Could it be that the emperor was really the mediocre Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty! Was he really afraid that the court would cause trouble for him?
In the past two years, no one in the court has spoken up for Shi Dayong, saying that whether he should be rewarded for his merits or not would demoralize the soldiers. But the question is how to reward him? How to reward him?
Shi Dayong's contribution is enough to make him a Duke, but if the court wants to make him a prince, he still has to be willing to accept it!
Is it possible for the imperial court to lose face and go to Dengzhou to impose the title of Duke on Shi Dayong?
The imperial court cannot afford to lose face like this, and the emperor even more cannot afford to lose face like this!
Since last year, no one in the government or the public has been wise enough to mention the situation in Tengzhou. The imperial censors have been instructed not to impeach Shi Dayong anymore. It’s useless. The laws of the court are useless against that arrogant and brave general!
The imperial court is now taking care of itself. No one among the important ministers in power is willing to force Shi Dayong to rebel, and no one wants Shi Dayong to really become an anomaly in the Ming Dynasty!
The tradition of the noble and the humble cannot be discarded. If a martial artist were to enter the court with a sword, the princes in power would not be alive! They would lose their dignity!
On the issue of how to deal with Shi Dayong, whether it is Donglin or not, the government and the public have the same opinion - invisible!
As long as all the memorials in Dengzhou are suppressed, as long as all the things in Dengzhou are suppressed, as long as all the people in Dengzhou are suppressed, it will be treated as if it did not happen. Anyway, there is only one Dengzhou left and right, and even if Shi Dayong is tormented, it will be a loss. The foundation of the Ming Dynasty cannot be established. As for Lushun, the left and right sides were also thrown out by the Donglu. What does it have to do with the Ming Dynasty!
The politicians in power are very smart in their calculations. Unless Shi Dayong comes to Beijing, the whole court will assume that nothing will happen.
It's not that there are people who understand. Some people who know that Donglu was severely injured by Shi Dayong one after another are interested in petitioning for Shi Dayong. However, Shi Dayong commits crimes one after another and refuses to go to Beijing in accordance with the imperial edict. This makes the officials who want to speak for him also Speechless.
Correspondingly, the Jinzhou Army's great victories in Liaonan and Shenyang were also deliberately downplayed by the imperial court. Without the clamor of the censors, not many people knew that the Ming Dynasty had won a great victory in the Donglu territory. There were people close to the border wall.
I only know that Donglu has become more honest in the past two years, and I can't see Donglu's enemies anymore, but I don't know why.
Now that Hou Xun mentioned Shi Dayong again in front of the emperor, Wen Tiren and Zhang Fengyi naturally didn't look good.
It is said that Wen Tiren supported Shi Dayong. He took over as the chief minister from Zhou Yanru in the fourth year of Chongzhen. The whole court was full of Zhou Yanru's Donglin Party members. He was really hard to stand alone. He finally forced Zhou Yanru away, but he could occupy the court.
The court is still the Donglin Party. He is determined to use forces outside the court to check and balance the Donglin Party, but at heart he is a civil servant after all, and he does not dare to follow the example of He Jin and bring military generals into the court. Who knows that Shi Dayong is
He is not Dong Zhuo, and the Donglin Party is not a regular servant. He does not dare to risk the world. Especially Shi Dayong constantly challenges the bottom line of the court, which makes his original desire to win over him gradually fade away. Now he only hopes that Shi Dayong will do it.
If you really want to rebel, that's fine. Otherwise, if it's going to rain or your mother wants to get married, just let it go!
Their faces were not good-looking, and Chongzhen's face was even more bad-looking. Shi Dayong had a painful scar in his heart. It was a good thing that no one had to expose it, but if someone did, it would really hurt the young emperor!
He snorted and said in an extremely cold tone, "Except for Shi Dayong, does my Ming Dynasty have no good generals or soldiers?"
"Your Majesty, calm down your anger! Your Majesty, calm down your anger!" Seeing that the emperor was angry, Hou Xun hurriedly stood up and knelt down, "I know that Shi Dayong has been really domineering in the past two years, and there is no imperial court in his eyes. However, his troops are indeed elite, and even the Donglu are not theirs.
Opponents, if the imperial court enlists their help in suppressing the bandits, it should achieve twice the result with half the effort."
"Hmph, I don't want to be hot-faced but cold-blooded. Haven't I lost my face yet?" Chongzhen became even more angry when he thought of Shi Dayong's refusal to enter Beijing after several edicts.
Hou Xunque said: "I heard that Shi Dayong took Dengzhou and Lushun as his base. If he could be transferred from Dengqiao, his troops would be like rootless ducks. If the imperial court controls his food and salary, he would fight to the death with the bandits.
If you win, the court will be happy, but if you lose, it will not harm the court. This strategy is to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf. The tiger and the wolf will fight, and the one who will benefit in the end is the court, Your Majesty!"
Hou Xun's words were so pleasant that Chongzhen couldn't help but be moved, and said in deep thought: "This plan is good, but what if the people refuse to obey the imperial edict?"
Hou Xun hurriedly expressed his loyalty and said: "Since this matter is proposed by me, I am free to persuade Shi Dayong. The emperor can rest assured. No matter whether it succeeds or not, there will be no real loss to the court."
"This..." Chongzhen thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "Then let Aiqing handle this matter."
"I accept the order and will definitely live up to the holy hope."
Hou Xun turned around and sat down and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he was finally worthy of the 50,000 taels of silver sent by Shi Dayong.
Chongzhen also warned Zhang Fengyi: "The Ministry of War must mobilize troops without delay. We must prepare them carefully and make sure there are no mistakes."
"The Ministry of War has already made a decision on the deployment of troops, but I am worried that Hong Chengchou will control several troops and horses, and he has no skills to take care of all the situations. The military situation is very hot, and if you come and go to ask for instructions, I am afraid that it will delay the war opportunity and be captured by thieves.
It seems better to send someone else to oversee the military affairs of Henan, Shanxi and Huguang."
Chongzhen thought deeply: "This statement is indeed reasonable, but Hong Chengchou has long-standing prestige and is good at suppressing bandits. No matter how difficult it is to choose such a handsome man, I dare not change him easily." When he said this, he couldn't help but think of Yang He and Chen Qiyu. , said bitterly: "I really can't afford to delay. If this stalemate continues, how can we hope for peace?"
Chongzhen's expression was a little sad, and his words were full of regret. Although he did not mean to blame, Zhang Fengyi was shocked and broke into a cold sweat. If the emperor thought that he was interceding on behalf of Yang He and Chen Qiyu, he became angry, unimaginable, and hurriedly kept silent.
"Lu Xiangsheng said that the defense of Zhongdu is empty. There is a fear that thieves will go to Zhongdu. Is the Ministry of War prepared?" Speaking of this, Chongzhen glanced at Zhang Fengyi and asked him: "Henan is not far away from Longxing, Zhongdu Fengyang." Far away, how many people are guarding the ancestral mausoleum?"
Zhang Fengyi replied: "Emperor Taizu Gao specially established the Zhongdu Liubei Division, which had jurisdiction over Fengyang, Fengyang Middle, Fengyang Right, Huangling, Liubei Left, Liubei Zhong, Changhuai Eight Guards and a thousand households. There are six thousand people from the Ban Army, the High Wall Army, the Cao Army, and the New Army that protects the mausoleum."
"It's not a peaceful and prosperous time now. I'm afraid the six thousand men and horses are too few."
Zhang Fengyi was afraid that Chongzhen would order to mobilize troops again, so he hurriedly argued: "The emperor does not have to worry about the Kou Nan invaders. He can order Yang Yipeng, the governor of Fengyang, to move to Fengyang, and he and the censor Wu Zhenying who is stationed in Sizhou will respond to the situation. The ministers Then fly a message to the governor of Shandong and the censor Caojiang to strictly guard the key areas and teach the rogue bandits to retreat when they see difficulties."
Wu Zhenying was Wen Tiren's in-law from the same hometown, and worked as an aide in the Wen Mansion for many years. Wen Tiren was promoted to the chief assistant, and he was given an official position in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He had just been released and served as the censor of Fengyang for less than a year. The yamen was located in Sizhou. He is a staff member of the Governor of Fengyang, but the Governor of Fengyang is also responsible for the governor's water transportation. The governor's office for water transportation is located in Huai'an, so all the affairs of Fengyang Mansion are handled by the governor. If the governor's office is moved to Fengyang, Wu Zhenying will naturally have problems. Although the young man was restrained, Wen Tiren wanted to protect him and asked Zhang Fengyi: "How do you know that the bandits will retreat despite the difficulties? Are you so sure, not to make the dragon happy?"
Zhang Fengyi didn't think too much and said with a smile: "Don't worry too much. You grew up in the south of the Yangtze River. The folk customs in the northwest are not as familiar as those in Shanxi like me. Since ancient times, Hu horses followed the north wind and crossed the south branches of the bird's nest. This means that people and Each thing has its own habits. Nowadays, the rogue bandits from the northwest cannot eat the rice from the south of the Yangtze River, and the war horses ridden by the thieves do not eat the water and grass from the south of the Yangtze River. If they cannot reach Fengyang, they will not adapt to the climate and the soil, and they will be defeated. How can they be invincible? "
Wen Tiren hummed and said: "So there is such a mystery! If that's the case, then Yang Yipeng doesn't have to move to Fengyang. I think he is old and all his disciples have joined the cabinet to participate in secrets. After all, he is not capable of working, so why teach him anything? Those Zhouzhang?”
How could Zhang Fengyi not hear the edge in the words? He immediately remembered that Pi Yang Yipeng was the master of Pavilion Lao Wang Yingxiong, and Wu Zhenying and Shou Kui were related by marriage. If the two pavilions were offended because of a simple defense change, I am afraid that my minister, the Minister of War, will not be able to do this. I wiped the fine sweat from my forehead and hurriedly replied: "That's natural, that's natural."
Chongzhen had never left the capital since he was a child, and he had never understood the local customs and customs. He listened to Zhang Fengyi citing the past to prove the present, and his explanation was very clear. However, he still felt confused and asked Wen Tiren, "Sir, do you think it is feasible to protect the ancestral mausoleum in this way?"
Wen Tiren stood up and said: "I have been greatly favored by the Holy Spirit to take charge of cabinet affairs. I should have made suggestions and suggestions, but I only know how to be loyal and honest, and have never studied the use of troops in battle. I am really ashamed! Zhang Da Sima dared to talk like this.
, I don’t want to make unreasonable comments, please ask the emperor to make a judgment.”
"Sir, sit down." Chongzhen looked at Hou Xun who was silent and said with a smile: "Are you still worried about food and wages? I don't want to embarrass you, nor do I want to embarrass Hong Chengchou. I will leave some money for you, and the Ministry of Household Affairs will prepare the wages.
One hundred thousand taels, two hundred thousand taels of silver will be allocated from the internal funds, and another 130,000 taels of new rates from Huguang and 20,000 taels from Sichuan will be reserved for military use. Do not delay the suppression of bandits due to lack of wages and give you an excuse.
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"How dare you, Your Majesty Shenwu!" Wen Tiren stood up in a hurry and said in unison with Hou Xun and Zhang Fengyi.
Chongzhen stared at the exquisite little hand stove and said: "Draw up a decree to give Hong Chengchou the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, so that he can live a good life."