On July 10, Emperor Kangxi returned to the capital in an emergency under the protection of the military camp. Before leaving, he sent a message to Prince Shajin of Horqin, telling him to rush to Shengjing immediately and wait for the orders of the general. Prince Kang Jie would call upon Sheng to meet any needs.
The general in charge of the capital.【】
Jing Mingzhu, Suo'etu and others knew about the annihilation of the Northern Expedition army and the rebellion of Wu Sangui's old troops. When Ning Guta's envoy rushed to Mulan Paddock, Mingzhu was already busy at the Ministry of War. Listing lists, ordering troops, and transferring generals.
I was so busy preparing food that I was dizzy. One after another, the fast horses sent to the customs came out of Shanhaiguan. The post station outside Shanhaiguan connecting to Shengjing was brightly lit. The fast horses sent one after another made the postmen dumbfounded.
, I don’t know what big things happened outside the customs that the imperial court paid so much attention to.
Mingzhu was extremely busy with the war situation outside the pass, but Suo'etu was grinning from ear to ear. Although the annihilation of Peng Chun's entire army was a surprise to him, and it was not his intention, as long as he could defeat Mingzhu, an eyesore, he would never die again.
It’s worth it for more people.
His cronies Du Kejian and Hou Dao went with him to Mulan, but they had not returned yet, so Suo'etu thought of Yuan Shijie first, and asked people to call Hao Weina, the official minister, and Zhao Xiangxing, the censor of Shandong Province.
Li Guangdi, who was demoted to three levels, and Shang Alatan of the Lifan Yuan and other close relatives came to the government to discuss the matter secretly.
After briefly talking about Peng Chun's defeat and Wu Sangui's old rebellion, Suo'etu winked at Yuan Shijie. The latter understood and said what Suo Xiang meant: "Peng Chun's defeat, Wu Ni's rebellion,
If he had not insisted on asking the emperor to go out to conquer Rakshasa, why would there have been such a disastrous defeat? If he had not asked the emperor to pardon these Wu rebels, why would he have revolted today? Therefore, the most urgent task now is to punish Mingzhu.
Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty straighten people's hearts and make the world accept them."
If it weren't for Mingzhu and Gao Shiqi, how could Li Guangdi be in the situation he is today? So as soon as Yuan Shijie finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and echoed: "Yes, I'll get it and play his Mingzhu to harm the country!"
Hao Weina hesitated and said: "However, Mingzhu has many members and has a very important position in the emperor's heart. I am afraid that this defeat alone will not defeat him. This stick cannot kill him, and there is no guarantee that he will not bite us back."
Zhao Xiangxing, the censor of Shandong Province, said disapprovingly: "Master Shang is overly worried. With the emperor's temperament, if such a big mess occurs, Mingzhu will probably be unsafe now. As long as we do it smoothly, the emperor will definitely punish him."
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"The memorial is definitely required, but the method of how to do it still needs to be carefully considered. The emperor must be sure of the memorial, but it must not be too tracey, lest the emperor think that we are using this to stir up trouble. According to me, this matter cannot be rushed.
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Shang Malani of the Lifan Court does not agree with the decision to impeach Mingzhu now. The emperor is very wise, and there is such a big thing happening outside the pass. I am afraid that even if the emperor blames Mingzhu, he will have to wait until the situation is settled outside the pass. Otherwise, this promise will not come true.
Who will clean up the big stall?
Malani's words made Suo'etu a little unhappy, but thinking about it, it was right. As soon as the news came, he was eager to take action on Mingzhu, which was too presumptuous.
Hao Weina was noncommittal, Yuan Shijie's head was spinning, trying to think of a good way, but after much thought, he couldn't think of any good way to keep Suo Xiang out of his body.
For a moment, everyone in the hall was silent, and Suo'etu was also very disappointed.
At this time, I heard Zhao Xiangxing stand up and say: "Master Shang said this, I think of one person. According to the official, if you really want to bring down Mingzhu, I'm afraid it will fall on this person. Only this person can take action, the emperor will not
They will be suspicious of us."
"Who?" everyone asked in unison.
Zhao Xiangxing smiled slightly and said two words: "Guo!"
Hao Weina was startled and asked, "Are you talking about the supervisory censor Guo?"
Yuan Shijie also asked: "The one known as the Iron-faced Censor?"
Zhao Xiangxing clapped his palms lightly, "Yes, that's exactly the person."
Alani knew Guo, and said somewhat simply: "Guo and we are not the same people, he is willing to help us fold the pieces?"
"The problem is not with Guo as a person, but with another person."
Zhao Xiangxing deliberately showed off and left a tail.
Suo'etu was excited when he heard what he said. Seeing him like this, he said unhappily: "Sir Zhao, speak directly and don't beat around the bush. There are no outsiders here."
Hearing what Suo Xiang said, Zhao Xiangxing hurriedly said: "Yes, Mr. Xiang."
He didn't dare to show off any more and said honestly: "The emperor's car will arrive in Beijing tomorrow and he will be lowered to the rank of official. The emperor is so anxious to come back, not only because of the war situation outside the pass, but also for the matters of Beijing inspection. And this matter of Beijing inspection must be received.
Yu Chenglong is the first person on the list of provincial officials and civil servants, so as long as we borrow Jackie Chan's words, we can overthrow Mingzhu."
"Yu Chenglong?" Everyone was startled again.
Hao Weina touched his head and said with a confused look: "Isn't he dead?"
Suo'etu and Alani were also looking at Zhao Xiangxing in confusion, wondering what he was doing with a dead man.
Zhao Xiangxing explained: "Xiaguan is not talking about 'Yu Qingcai', but is talking about being less than Jackie Chan."
When they heard that he was younger than Jackie Chan, everyone suddenly realized, yes, yes, there were two Yu Chenglongs in the Qing Dynasty, one older and one younger.
Yuan Shijie also remembered that Yu Chenglong was here, and said with a smile: "Young Yu Chenglong once served as a prefect under the elder Yu Chenglong, and was recommended by the elder Yu Chenglong. He was later promoted to the prefect of Jiangning due to his political performance. When Huang Nan visited Jiangning, did he ever
I gave him some advice and asked him to learn from the elder Yu Chenglong and become a high official in the border areas in the future."
Zhao Xiangxing followed: "Less than Cheng Long, whose courtesy name is Zhenjia. He is a member of the Han Army's Xianghuang Banner. He is currently the prefect of Jiangning, but his term has expired. According to the assessment of the Ministry of Personnel, this person ranks first in the capital inspection and is also the first person the emperor wants to see after returning to the capital.
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Hao Weina was a minister, so he knew the affairs of the capital. He nodded and said, "Yes, Jackie Chan is at the top of the list." After a pause, he hesitated and said, "But Jackie Chan and Na Yu are the first ones on the list."
Like Jackie Chan, he is a master who can't get enough of oil and salt, can he help us deal with Mingzhu?"
Zhao Xiangxing saw that Suo'etu was also confused, and then said: "This is why the official said that our matter will fall on Guo Shen, because Guo and Yu Chenglong have been close friends for generations, and the relationship between the two is extraordinary.
, and it is rare that both of them hate evil and hate corrupt officials the most, and Xianguan happens to have some friendship with Guo, so as long as Xianguan exposes Mingzhu's clique for personal gain, embezzlement of the national treasury, and personal gain at the expense of the public, in front of Guo, Xianguan will
The officer is sure that Guo will definitely impeach Mingzhu. If the officer gives me a few more words, Guo will definitely think of the emperor's less than Jackie Chan who will meet the emperor tomorrow, and then hehehe."
"Wonderful, very wonderful!"
Alani clapped his hands and praised: "Master Zhao, this is a good idea. Everyone knows that the iron-faced censor and Xiao Chenglong are incorruptible, and they are not the same people as us. If these two come forward, the emperor will definitely not suspect us."
, so that you can step away from other things and look at the pearl."
Yuan Shijie and Hao Weina were also very excited and thought this method was very wonderful.
"Haha, that's a good idea!"
Suo'etu was also smiling. The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and the more Zhao Xiangxing became, the happier he became.
Zhao Xiangxing was also very proud of being praised by Monk Suoxiang.
"Without further delay, tell me, you go find Guo immediately. I can't wait to see how Jackie Chan can impeach Mingzhu!"
"Yes, Mr. Xiang, I'll go right away!"
Zhao Xiangxing hurriedly respectfully went down to look for Guo.
As soon as Mingzhu learned about Suo'etu's plan, he only knew that if he didn't mobilize troops and prepare military supplies as soon as possible, the emperor would definitely not be able to spare him when he came back.