Chongzhen murmured in confusion, "Wen Tiren and Yang Sichang are just fine. Now even Liu Yuliang, a great scholar who goes to the Sanbao Hall for nothing, came without invitation. This made Chongzhen a little curious, but although he was a little guilty in his heart, But Chongzhen still ordered the young eunuch to bring the three of them in. After a while, the young eunuch led Wen Tiren and the three of them into the Qianqing Palace.
"My ministers Wen Tiren, Yang Sichang, and Liu Yuliang are here to see the emperor. Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"
"My beloved!" Chongzhen sat behind the dragon case with a calm expression and looked at the three of them. He asked calmly: "What is the important matter for the three beloved ladies to come together?"
Wen Tiren bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the bandits such as Chuang Ni have fled to Henan and other places. Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, has sent memorials several times, requesting the imperial court to quickly send a counter-rebellion army to Henan to quell the rebellion. In addition, Prince Fu also sent a notice to the imperial court. A document came, saying that Chuangni and other bandits are now eyeing Luoyang, and asked the Emperor to send reinforcements as soon as possible."
"Then have you discussed any regulations?"
Wen Tiren cupped his hands and said: "It is a matter of great importance to inform the emperor. I believe that this matter should be discussed by all ministers and handed over to the cabinet for discussion. It is only right to ask the emperor to make a final decision."
"Group discussion, group discussion again!" Chongzhen became angry when he heard this, pointed at Wen Tiren and said: "Wen Tiren, you have to leave everything to the officials for discussion, so why do I need this chief minister to do it?"
When Chongzhen became angry, Wen Tiren was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, forgive me, but I will be punished with death!"
Looking at Wen Tiren who quickly knelt down, Yang Sichang who was standing aside sneered in his heart. This Wen Tiren had been in power for several years. Although he was a master at forming parties for personal gain and playing with power, he had never put forward any strategy for running the country and benefiting the world. He has established any achievements that benefit the country and the people. He is a complete mediocrity. Now it seems that the emperor's tolerance for him has reached the limit, and it finally broke out today.
"Why, as the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, can't you even help me with this little thing?" Chongzhen's voice gradually became colder.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Wen Tiren's cold sweat flowed from his forehead. Now the whole Ming Dynasty is in chaos, with people everywhere crying and shouting for money, food and soldiers. Memorial. What can he do?
"How about... how about transferring Hong Chengchou from Xuanda University to Henan?"
"What? Transfer Hong Chengchou back to Henan again?" Chongzhen shouted with a livid face: "Lu Xiangsheng died in the battle, Xuanda is already empty. I finally transferred Hong Chengchou to Xuanda to guard against the Tatars, but now you want me to transfer Hong Chengchou back. Henan. What about Xuanda? Do you want to give it to the Tatars?"
Now Chongzhen looks at Wen Tiren more and more dissatisfied. The deterioration of the Ming Dynasty in recent years has a lot to do with the inaction of Wen Tiren, the chief minister. Chongzhen's dissatisfaction with Wen Tiren is also gradually increasing.
"Humph!" Chongzhen turned to Yang Sichang and Liu Yuliang and said, "Wen Tiren came here because of things in Henan. Why are you here?"
Yang Sichang and Liu Yuliang looked at each other. Liu Yuliang took a step forward and raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to impeach someone!"
"boom........."
Liu Yuliang's words were like a thunder, which caused the whole Qianqing Palace to shake. Especially Wen Tiren's whole body was shaken, and his face instantly turned pale. He stood aside as if he understood something.
Today, Yang Sichang and Liu Yuliang invited him to go to see the emperor together. It happened that Wen Tiren also had something to ask to see Chongzhen. So he came to Qianqing Palace with him, not realizing that these two people were going to take the opportunity to make trouble.
In a daze, Wen Tiren heard Liu Yuliang say loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to report to you, Liu Yuliang. I, Wen Tiren, entrusted me with strict righteousness, and acted on my own selfish ends, so that the court could not allow anyone to manage affairs, which caused disaster. It is the crime of Tiren. Since Wen Tiren entered the Central Committee, not only has he made no achievements in the past few years, but he has continued to secretly suppress dissidents..."
As Liu Yuliang's words continued to come out of his mouth, Wen Tiren's body shook even more violently. Finally, Wen Tiren's body shook a few times like a convulsion, and he lay on the ground motionless.
"Your Majesty, it's not good, Chief Wen has fainted!" A sharp voice suddenly sounded in the Qianqing Palace...
When Wen Tiren woke up faintly, he found that he was already lying at home, with his wife and concubines surrounding him, nervously calling his name.
After asking everyone, Wen Tiren found out that he had been sent home after he fainted, and he only woke up now.
After waking up, Wen Tiren quickly resorted to his usual tricks, pretending to be sick at home, waiting for the emperor to comfort and retain him, but could he really get what he wanted this time?
After Wen Tiren fainted in the Qianqing Palace and was sent back to his residence by Chongzhen, Chongzhen did not leave the Qianqing Palace all morning. He reviewed various documents that only made him more troubled, and thought about the problem with a frown. When he was sleepy, he He asked the eunuch Wang Chengen to read to him a memorial or a memorial. A memorial to impeach Yang Sichang was brought in from the clerk's office. When he saw that it was from Yang Tinglin, editor of the Hanlin Academy and lecturer in the East Palace, he couldn't help but frown and thought: :What is this bearded Yang Hanlin talking about?
"Read Yang Tinglin's memorial to me!" he whispered impatiently and glanced at Wang Chengen.
Wang Chengen picked up Yang Tinglin's memorial and read it aloud. As he listened, Chongzhen became angry and couldn't help but interrupt Wang Chengen and asked: "What did he say? Read this sentence again!"
Wang Cheng'en read: "Your Majesty has the ambition to attack, but the ministers have no talent to defend themselves against insults; they are not willing to plan and use the country as a show!"
"What are you talking about?" he said, dissatisfied. "A scholar's opinion! Where is it down there?"
Wang Chengen then read: "Yang Sichang and Wu Aheng, the governor of Jiliao, supported each other internally and externally, and conspired to harm the country. They advocated peace and negotiated funds, but Wu Bei suddenly forgot about it, which led to this!..."
"Stop! Stop!" Chongzhen jumped up from his chair, tapped the imperial case with his finger and said: "The idea of 'supporting the same internally and externally, and plotting to harm the country with friends' is all nonsense! Do you know if this Yang Tinglin is compared with anyone? OK, deliberately criticizing the minister?"
"This slave doesn't know."
Chongzhen thought about it and couldn't think of anyone with whom Yang Tinglin would be better off in court, so he had to say: "Okay, keep reading!"
"I am deeply saddened that Lu Xiangsheng unfortunately died in battle. Fu Nanzhong was included, but Li Gang had no merit; his latent good deeds were fulfilled, and Zongze died!"
"enough!"
Chongzhen gave his foot a heavy slap and said angrily: "It's so outrageous, how dare you wantonly slander the ministers of the DPRK."
Seeing Chongzhen's expression as if he was about to explode, Wang Chengen was so frightened that his hands shook and he did not dare to read any more.
"Who are Li Gang and Zongze? Who are Geng Nazhong and Huang Qianshan? Why didn't he directly say that Qin Hui was in the court? Am I the Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty?... Damn it! Damn it! The decree is that this Yang Tinglin will be demoted to a civilian position and will never be hired. !”
Wang Chengen was startled, and quickly knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, please calm down. This is impossible to do. This big bearded Yang is now the backbone of the Qing Dynasty in the court. If the Emperor deposes the Qing Dynasty in his court, I am afraid there will be another uproar."
Get up."
"Humph, Qingliu, it's these Qingliu guys again!" Chongzhen got a headache as soon as he heard these two words.
What is Qingliu? The so-called Qingliu refers to those scholars in the feudal era who had high hopes among the scholar-bureaucrats at a certain stage or who enjoyed a high reputation in academic ethics. They were unwilling to join in the dirty political phenomena and specialized in criticizing bad things.
Social atmosphere, attacking the phenomenon of corruption and the shortcomings of the bureaucracy, these figures often represent the righteousness and positive faction in society, and become a progressive force for social reform.
These Qingliu have reached the point of being picky about morality. Any small flaw will be infinitely magnified by them. Everything they say and do, from the emperor to the officials, will be observed under a microscope. Naturally, they will not offend such people.
People like them, but because of their very special status in the government and the public, they are like a hedgehog that cannot be touched or beaten, which is very troublesome.
Now when Chongzhen heard that this Yang Tinglin was the backbone of Qingliu, his head became a little big. If he really dealt with this Yang Bearded, I am afraid that there would be another falling out in the court the next day.
Although Chongzhen was very annoyed that Yang Tinglin compared himself to Song Gaozong in the memorial, when he thought of Lu Xiangsheng's death in battle, he felt a sense of guilt in his heart. If he hadn't let Gao Qiqian regard Lu Xiangsheng so seriously, Lu Xiangsheng would have died.
If he had tens of thousands more soldiers and horses in his hands, he would not die in Julu no matter what. Now, Lu Xiangsheng died in the battle, and Gao Qiqian was also beheaded by that daring bastard Pang Gang. Regardless of whether he was
Both face and dignity were completely lost.
Chongzhen stopped his swaying steps and thought, "Liu Yuliang impeached Wen Tiren, and Yang Tinglin impeached Yang Sichang. Yang Sichang has to stay and look after the Ministry of War for me for the time being, but Wen Tiren has occupied the position of chief minister for too long.
It’s time to start moving. Didn’t Liu Yuliang impeach Wen Tiren and do nothing? Then let Liu Yuliang go to Henan and let him try to wipe out the rebels in Henan and see if he has real ability?"
Thinking of this, Chongzhen said to Wang Cheng'en: "Immediately issue an edict, appointing Liu Yuliang as the governor of Henan's army and commanding the army of Henan. He is also given a limit of half a year to wipe out all the rebels. I hope he will not disappoint my high expectations."
"Yes!" Wang Chengen agreed in a low voice and then said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, just now Wen Tiren sent his family to ask for sick leave. You see..."
When Chongzhen heard this, a look of disgust appeared on his face, "Since Wen Tiren likes to be sick so much, let him go home and recuperate, and he should not be the chief assistant!"
One day in late June, Wen Tiren was having dinner with his family. Suddenly, a eunuch delivered an imperial edict from the emperor, ordering Wen Tiren to be stripped of his official position and deposed as a commoner. Wen Tiren was dumbfounded. With a "dang" sound, the spoon in his hand fell to the ground...
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