Today, Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang were chatting happily again, and they lost track of time, so Emperor Chongzhen once again stayed with Yang Sichang for dinner in the palace.
Although Emperor Chongzhen was frugal and there were not many dishes for dinner, the dishes prepared by the imperial chef were still exquisite. The two people who were able to eat had no intention of tasting them. They both followed the ancient saying "a gentleman eats but does not speak", and they were silent.
They were eating, so in the dining hall, apart from the clatter of some dishes, there was silence. It was not until they finished their meal in a hurry and rinsed their mouths with tea that the two of them continued their conversation.
"Your Majesty! The police crisis in the capital has been resolved. Now we need to properly arrange the subordinates of Minister Yu." Yang Sichang's opening remarks were straightforward advice.
What Emperor Chongzhen appreciated the most was Yang Sichang's attitude. He had the courage to "admonish directly" regardless of personal gains and losses. You must know that what he is talking about now is a sensitive topic, and it is an act that can easily damage Yang Sichang's reputation.
When the Qing army was conducting raids near the capital, the imperial court would of course want to keep its elite troops, Yu Zilian's Ruzhou Army, outside the capital. But now that the Qing army has left the border and the alarm has been lifted, it would be very difficult to keep the Ruzhou Army in the capital.
Some are inappropriate. There are two solutions: one is to send the Ruzhou Army back to Ruzhou; the other is to merge the Ruzhou Army into the Beijing Camp.
From the bottom of their hearts, both Emperor Chongzhen and the imperial court hoped to merge the Ruzhou Army into the Beijing Camp. From the entrance battle of the Qing Army, it can be seen that although the Beijing Camp has an army of 200,000, it is indeed vulnerable.
It's hard to reassure people, so we urgently need a strong team to join us.
But in this case, Yu Zilian must be released from the capital. Thinking about it, it is too dangerous to let an important official of the imperial court control a large army in the capital. Even as a precaution, we must prevent this kind of thing
occurrence.
But even with such precautionary measures, no courtier was willing to speak first, and even Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling to give even the slightest hint, because this kind of meaning of killing the donkey was too obvious.
Moreover, in terms of personal feelings, Emperor Chongzhen had a very good impression of Yu Zilian. From the bottom of his heart, Emperor Chongzhen was prepared to make great use of Yu Zilian. However, if Yu Zilian was released, the governor of Jiubian would definitely not be suitable.
The reason is the same. Jiubian is too close to the capital. The governor in the south is also a carrot and a trap. If Yu Zilian is arranged there, who should be replaced? Anyway, it is an offending thing.
In this case, Emperor Chongzhen must listen to Yang Sichang's advice: "Yang Aiqing! Yu Aiqing's matter is indeed difficult to deal with, and I have treated a meritorious minister badly. I can't bear it, but I cannot disrespect the rules of the court. I really don't know how to speak."
Facing Yang Sichang, Emperor Chongzhen also spoke his mind. In the final analysis, Emperor Chongzhen was too proud to be such a bad person.
"A gentleman is magnanimous! Shilang Yu is not an unreasonable person. The minister had a face-to-face conversation with him yesterday, and Shilang Yu was not dissatisfied with letting go. Some things are better said clearly. Shilang Yu is also an upright gentleman. He
I also understand the difficulties faced by the court, so there is no obstacle to this matter." Yang Sichang said.
"Oh? What did Yu Aiqing say?" Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard that the problem had been solved. So he was eager to understand Yu Zilian's request for external release. If it was not excessive, Emperor Chongzhen would definitely satisfy him.
"Shilang Yu agreed to be appointed as the Shilang of the Nanjing Ministry of War, and returned to his hometown of Changzhou to raise money and soldiers, and then train a strong army for the imperial court." Yang Sichang replied.
Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang did not know that Yu Zilian was on pins and needles in the capital these days. As an official born in Changzhou, he naturally became a member of the Donglin Party, even if he wanted to do so. But when he saw Yu Zilian, he suddenly became a member of the imperial court.
As an important minister, Donglin Party officials immediately praised him as the Donglin Party's standard bearer in the court.
However, Yu Zilian’s status within the Donglin Party was not high and his reputation was not great. Therefore, the big bosses of the Donglin Party took advantage of their status and reputation in the Donglin Party to confront Yu Zilian every day.
He pointed fingers and forced Yu Zilian to fight for the power of the Donglin Party in the court.
But Yu Zilian is not a fool, and he has no interest in the matter of eggs hitting stones. Not to mention Emperor Chongzhen's attitude towards the Donglin Party, just look at the chief minister Xue Guoguan and his favorite Yang Sichang who are now absolutely hostile to the Donglin Party! Yu Zilian
Knowing that there is no chance of winning in this fight.
Besides, Yu Zilian has no sense of identification or affection for the Donglin Party. Everything he gained was gained with his life on the battlefield, in which the Donglin Party did not contribute at all. But now he is regarded as a slave by the Donglin Party.
The chess pieces were manipulated and sacrificed at will. Yu Zilian would never tolerate such stupidity.
Since you can't afford to offend, then you can hide! So Yu Zilian decided to give up everything and refused to play in the officialdom anymore. If the imperial court wanted the Ruzhou Army, then give the Ruzhou Army; the imperial court wanted to let him
After leaving Beijing, Yu Zilian returned to his hometown. The imperial court could not arrange for him, so he took the initiative to ask for a casual post in Nanjing and solved the problem for the imperial court. Since he had no use value, no one would bother him anymore.
Leave your scalp alone!
So when Yang Sichang took the initiative to have a heart-to-heart relationship with Yu Zilian, Yu Zilian immediately withdrew to the end in an understanding manner, showing a completely selfless and unattached appearance to his official position.
But Yu Zilian made some miscalculations. He underestimated his status in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen. The country was in trouble and a good general was missing, and Emperor Chongzhen would not give up on Yu Zilian, who had shown outstanding abilities.
Anyone who understands will know: Yu Zilian was semi-resigned as soon as he returned to Changzhou, and the Nanjing Ministry of War Minister was a sinecure. And raising money to recruit soldiers in Changzhou? There is no hard target, God knows how many soldiers Yu Zilian will train.
Coupled with Yu Zilian's unwillingness to leave, this won the favor of Emperor Chongzhen.
"How about the governor of Huguang or the governor of Yunyang?" Emperor Chongzhen asked.
"Then where should we put Governor Xiong?" Yang Sichang objected.
If Yu Zilian is placed in these two places facing the peasant army, anyone with a discerning eye will know that he is preparing to replace Xiong Wencan's official position as governor of the five provinces. Otherwise, Yu Zilian will not be allowed to hold the title of Minister of War to be under-qualified.
These two official positions.
Although Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang are indeed somewhat dissatisfied with Xiong Wencan and believe that he has not fulfilled his duty to exterminate bandits, they do not want to replace Xiong Wencan immediately. This is because Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang are deploying the imperial army to encircle and suppress the bandits entrenched in Gucheng and Fang.
As for Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai from the county.
At this critical moment, Emperor Chongzhen and the imperial court would never change their generals on the spot, let alone have a two-headed commander to disrupt the bandit-suppressing army.