The night is the same night, and there are countless people doing different things in the same night, but some people will shake the world even if they fart, and some people may die without anyone knowing. Obviously Chang Yu is the former.
During the day, less than half an hour after he returned to Beijing on horseback, some people in the capital received the news, and an undercurrent was surging. Servants and servants from various governments were busy exchanging news, preparing to launch a grand event before the year.
The cabinet seized the power of the prime minister and wanted to beat the eunuch to rescue the nobles who were imprisoned by him.
Dreams are beautiful.
When Chang Yu left the palace and returned to his residence to sleep, Emperor Chongzhen summoned the cabinet ministers into the palace to discuss matters. To everyone's surprise, he delegated power!
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In recent years, it is nothing new for so and so to rebel everywhere, and it is even a bit numb. Although the chieftain rebellion is a bit unexpected, it is not a big deal. Since the Ming Dynasty, they have not calmed down much, and they have not put up their houses for three days.
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But at this time they rebelled again, and the chief assistant Li Banghua immediately smelled something was wrong. They didn't even need Emperor Chongzhen to point out that something was wrong. They realized that the time was wrong!
Zhang Xianzhong, the murderous king, is vigorously establishing his Daxi regime in Sichuan. If Yunnan is in chaos at this time, he will take advantage of it and move in. They all know clearly what the consequences will be.
So tricky!
What to do? It was common in the early Ming Dynasty. Under Mu Ying's control, everyone who rebelled would be beaten, and if they refused, they would still rub them on the ground. But it can't be done now. The imperial court is weak, and the Mu family is no longer what it used to be.
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Their military strength alone is estimated to be high. Otherwise, why would they join forces with other chieftains to eliminate them together? It stands to reason that uniting other chieftains is a way to do it, but the emperor has said that those chieftains also have different intentions, and there are many who want to fish in troubled waters. If
It would be even worse to defect at the critical moment!
what to do?
Deploy troops and generals?
Where there are soldiers, where there are generals, where there are food and wages.
Even if there is, the day lily will be cold after waiting for you all this way.
Even if it's not cold, if you want to go to Yunnan, you have to cross the border from Sichuan. Is it possible to do so? Will Xian Thief let you cross?
If dispatching troops and generals doesn't work, what should we do? Several people are in trouble. Emperor Chongzhen's face sank. If I knew what to do, what would I do to you? Aren't you shouting that there is nothing to do? Come on! Finally, he said a harsh word, tomorrow
We must come up with a countermeasure in the morning!
This made Li Banghua and his cabinet ministers extremely embarrassed. They decided to talk to some officials before the morning court meeting, first to imagine ways and second to unify the message.
Emperor Chongzhen didn't sleep much. As a diligent emperor, he got up at three o'clock every day and went to court early at four o'clock every day. He sat upright at the Qianqing Gate and watched the courtiers whispering or making eloquent remarks below.
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There was a hint of sarcasm on Emperor Chongzhen's lips, but he rarely spoke.
Later, Wang Chengen said that the early morning court meeting was so exciting. It was the most embarrassing and shameless court meeting he had ever seen since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne.
If you want power, give it to me, but the matter must be settled for me. This was Emperor Chongzhen's attitude, and it was very resolute.
How to settle the matter? The cabinet ministers knocked on doors all night for small discussions and even went to the court to discuss it, but they still failed to come up with a practical and effective response decision. They enjoyed the process of arguing and fighting, and few people cared about the outcome, especially when there was no solution.
Sometimes using arguments to delay is the most effective way.
Of course, most of the current cabinet are people who really do things. Li Banghua and others are really thinking hard about countermeasures, but... this makes them feel very frustrated. Why do eunuchs do so many things with ease and familiarity, and put them into their own hands?
It’s hard to move forward and I don’t even know how or where to start.
As for the courtiers, most of them were just trying to gain popularity, even to the point of being shameless: "Your Majesty, leave this matter to Dongchang. Eunuch Chang will definitely find a way..."
This made even Wu Xuan, who had always disliked Chang Yu, couldn't help but curse, "You say they have the authority to do things in Dongchang. If others don't do it, you can't do it. If you can't do it yourself, you rely on Dongchang to do it."
It's really shameless. Besides, Chang Yu is preparing for the battle in Xi'an now, so how can he have the energy to go to Yunnan again!
Seeing the ugly behavior of hundreds of officials in the court, Emperor Chongzhen felt a sense of sadness, these are civil servants!
What they are best at is wrangling.
But...
I couldn't help but remember that when I was chatting with the prince, the prince was very contemptuous of civil servants. He scolded civil servants in front of Chang Yu for being like dogs and causing harm to the country and the people. But Chang Yu taught him: "A country cannot be run without civil servants, just like a war cannot be fought without military commanders. This is called
Each performs his own duties, and the reason why it is difficult to say that they are harming the country is not because of the identity of civil servants themselves, but because those people are so silent in politics, rights, and interests that they cannot extricate themselves, and only slogans are left to govern the country and bring peace to the world.
Once these three things are involved, no matter whether you are civil or military, you will be full of ugliness and the bottom line will be revealed.
In addition to the feeling of sadness, Emperor Chongzhen was even more happy! Didn't he always want power? I gave it to you, but you guys solved it for me. None of them could come up with anything useful other than blind comparisons.
measures.
Well, I will tell you how to deal with it and send people to Yunnan to mediate. As for who to send, you can recommend it!
Wow, the court became lively again. No one wanted to go, and everyone wanted their opponent to go.
The court is also a river and lake, with various sects and factions arguing endlessly.
At this time, no one mentioned Dongchang's recruitment of people anymore. Everyone knew which one was more important and which one was more important. Now whoever mentioned it was the key target of firepower coverage.
At this time, Chang Yu had just fallen asleep.
The sleep was quite sweet, and I didn't wake up until half noon. The first time I saw Chunxiang, he ran to Tongzhou to take shelter from the wind. When he heard Chang Yu came back, he came back early in the morning. The two of them murmured in the room for a long time before they came out.
, Lao Hu came to report that the door of the mansion was crowded with people asking to see him.
Some of these people have friendships with Chang Yu and come to visit after hearing that he is returning to Beijing. Some are visiting officials from the capital, but most of them are family members of nobles who have been imprisoned. Logically speaking, everyone who comes here is a guest, especially those with family backgrounds.
People who are friends should at least come into the house and have tea with each other, but Chang Yu had already expected that this situation would happen today and ordered Lao Hu not to see guests.
Those who came to visit and pay homage heard that the Governor had left because of inconvenience. They all understood. After all, Chang Yu was now in the center of the whirlpool, but those noble family members who were imprisoned could not leave easily. Some people were sobbing.
Some people were complaining and others were pleading, but the servants of the Chang Mansion said it was okay not to leave, but they must not disturb the neighbors, otherwise they would be violently evicted.
"How long will we be locked up? These people are really hot potatoes. If we are locked up for one more day, our Yamen will not be able to live in peace." Chunxiang looked bitter, while Chang Yu took a few mouthfuls of rice and looked relaxed: "We can't live in peace now because the courtiers are here."
Behind the scenes, they are adding fuel to the flames. Now that something is happening in Yunnan, they are afraid of getting burned, so they dare to follow suit, so that the Yamen will not have so much pressure."
"Then we can't always keep it closed. If we don't have any evidence at the moment, how could we really concoct it..." Chunxiang was suddenly startled as he spoke, and looked at Chang Yu with a little fear in his eyes: "Is it the emperor's instruction?"
Moreover, Chang Yu chuckled and shook his head: "The emperor does, but he doesn't dare to do such a thing yet." He sighed: "I will wait until I come back after the new year. As for these family members, as long as they don't make too much noise, just ignore them."
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"Is it really dangerous to go south here?" Chunxiang did not expect that Chang Yu would leave immediately after returning to Beijing, and would have to cross the line of fire as soon as he ran out of the Longtan Tiger's Den on the other side of the Yellow River.
"It's not that dangerous when you get to Yunnan, but it may be uneasy on the way." Chang Yu also told the truth: "But it's not that dangerous. To say that there are mountains of swords and seas of fire is just to tell outsiders, otherwise it will look like we are devoting ourselves to everything."
Hey, Chunxiang smiled: "This can scare those courtiers so that no one dares to go. As soon as I entered the city, I heard that there was a huge quarrel in the morning. It seems that I haven't decided who is going to Yunnan.
I guess I was scared to death when I heard that I had to cross the territory of a thief!"
Chang Yu smiled bitterly and sighed: "This time I am going south, I am not afraid of the risks on the way, but whether I can prevent this rebellion from getting worse, otherwise... the consequences will be extremely disastrous. This is what I am worried about."