Chapter 44 Yang Lian impeaches Huang Jiashan for eight crimes
Chapter 44 Yang Lian impeaches Huang Jiashan for eight deadly crimes
"Your Highness, no matter how treacherous and sycophantic they are, they dare to threaten the royal family. I, Liu Qiao, will serve as your shield and sword and let them experience the final pride of Jinyiwei."
"I have seen your determination, but it is not the end. Please protect yourself and don't think about the end."
"Yes!" Liu Qiao bowed solemnly and remembered something: "Your Highness, Qin Tianjian and Eunuch Liu Shimin are still investigating, but the preliminary conclusion is that there are many lightning and thunderstorms in the capital during the summer and autumn."
"Lightning and thunderstorms... God is really helping me~" Zhu Youxiao was ecstatic in his heart, but of course he didn't show it on the surface. Instead, he said in a normal tone: "Send someone to carefully guard the bombs and gunpowder."
"Yes, the thunderstorm is coming hard but it won't rain for long. I have made preparations and will personally check more."
Liu Qiao not only led the training team to practice offense and defense, but also watched the duty team protect the bombs and gunpowder.
Zhu Youxiao came to the study group and saw that everyone was already very proficient in making throwing bombs, two-kick bombs, mine bombs, rope bombs and grape bombs composed of thirty turtle-dove-foot blunderbuss bullets.
"Very good~
He also saw the armor brought in by Jin Yiwei. It was originally used for self-defense, but was now unused and piled aside for the time being.
These armors are cloth-covered iron armors, which can be thought of as a multi-layered jacket-style armor. The outside is made of thick red and blue cloth, and the inner layer has iron sheets and linings, which are connected with brass rivets to form a jacket-style armor.
Face armor.
As soon as he saw this, and then looked at these grenades, two-kick grenades, trip mines, explosive packs, and blasting tubes, Zhu Youxiao thought of a good idea.
"When we use grenades and various types of mines, we must be careful of explosion injuries. Tie two layers of cloth-covered iron armor together, put a layer of cotton inside, and wear a cotton helmet and an iron helmet to make an explosion-proof suit." This cloth-covered iron armor itself is a bit like the explosion-proof suit of later generations. Although its main function in later generations is to leave a whole body. But with the power of anti-black powder, the explosion-proof suit can really prevent explosions~
After Jin Yiwei heard about it, someone familiar with armor thought it was possible to tie two sets together, but it was too heavy.
However, this is an explosion-proof suit, not the armor you usually wear. The point is that it is safer.
These Jin Yiwei have almost become technical soldiers. A few people who know armor immediately started to work, saying that they can make three sets of explosion-proof suits tomorrow.
I can still do it later, but there is no more cotton.
"Just three sets will be enough. The cotton inside must not leak."
"Yes!"
Of course he has other uses as an explosion-proof suit. I believe the Donglin Party will like it~
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August 29.
Emperor Taichang's condition continued to deteriorate.
The Imperial Hospital was helpless, and no one dared to open the skull and let out blood.
The heat-clearing and blood-stasis-removing drugs Cui Wensheng used were no longer effective, and the headache became uncontrollable.
At this time, the Ministry of War reported to Yang Lian: Huang Jiashan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, has misled the border wars, the ancestral temple and the country, and your Majesty's trust. Please immediately suspend his position as Minister of the Ministry of War and replace him with the Minister of the Ministry of War or the Grand Governor of Zhaoxuan. In addition, Huang Jiashan has been investigated for eight major crimes and will submit a letter within two days asking for censure.
Directly impeach the Secretary of the Ministry of War, and then list his eight major crimes.
This is a very shocking event.
Huang Jiashan was in the palace at this time, accepting Emperor Taichang's instructions regarding the current situation.
In the past few days, the January Emperor has summoned these Tuogu ministers one after another, sometimes summoning several people, sometimes talking to one of them.
My energy has long been exhausted. Now I am in a state of listening more and speaking less, closing my eyes and speaking more.
When Taichang heard Wang An's report, he waved his hand helplessly and told Wang An to step aside.
Then he gritted his teeth and lay on his side, and said to Huang Jiashan, the Minister of the Ministry of War: "For the Liaodong affairs, please ask Huang Shangshu to help Xiong Tingbi. The Liao affairs will inevitably be talked about, but this is not your and Xiong Tingbi's fault. Just do your best.
Do what needs to be done and mobilize the elites of the three sides to prepare for war."
"In compliance with your Majesty's decree, I and Xiong Jinglue both trust the elites of the three sides. I have served in the three sides for a long time and know which soldiers are suitable to support Xiong Jinglue. Rumors in the court are just rumors after all and are of no use to the war in Liaodong."
"Okay...that's it..."
Huang Jiashan resigned, and when he left the Qianqing Palace, he happened to meet Zhu Youxiao coming in.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhu Youxiao immediately paid his respects: "Teacher Huang, students think that you and Xiong Jinglue are on the cusp of the storm. Please hold on. As long as my father and I are here, we will definitely support you in fighting the slaves with the elites from the three sides."
"Prince, please rest assured. Xiong Jinglue likes the three armies the most, and the veteran is most familiar with them."
Let’s exchange a few simple sentences.
Zhu Youxiao discovered that Huang Jiashan, the Minister of War, had a very good personal relationship with Xiong Tingbi.
It's not that the two of them have any interactions, but that they have similar personalities, and they both attach great importance to the soldiers and horses on the northwest and northwest sides of the nine sides.
Xiong Tingbi served as the manager of Liaodong and mobilized elites from the northwest to aid Liao. The key figures who gave him support and dispatch included Huang Jiashan, who had made great contributions in the northwest.
It is a coincidence that these two people came back from their hometown to put out the fire after the tragic defeat of Salhu.
And one month later in history, they were impeached and removed from office by the civil officials who were "all upright and prosperous".
Zhu Youxiao had never thought of Huang Jiashan and Xiong Tingbi together before, but after talking like this, he discovered that they were the key figures who mobilized the three northwest sides to fight against the slaves and reversed the situation of repeated defeats after the Saarhu.
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He asked Huang Jiashan: "If the court is busy with internal strife in the next situation, sir, please persevere and withstand the pressure to save the situation in Liaodong."
"Old minister, I understand. I will carry on at this critical moment."
Huang Jiashan is an old minister who does not stick to the clique, has been in Beijing for a short time, and is relatively isolated. However, he has been trusted by the prince so much in the past month. He may no longer be able to stand the internal strife and chaos in the court and may have the intention of quitting.
But now, he will never resign lightly.
That afternoon.
Yang Lian submitted the essay again and submitted the "Eight Major Crimes of Impeaching My Soldier Huang Jiashan".
This memorial is actually very powerful, listing Huang Jiashan’s eight major crimes.
First crime: He was the Minister of War during the three-pronged defeat of Sarhu;
The second crime: using these two useless guys Li Rubai and Li Ruzhen;
Three crimes: deceiving superiors and concealing inferiors, keeping silent about the disadvantages of the war;
Four crimes: When reinforcements to the Liao Dynasty arrived in Tongzhou, internal strife broke out when they stayed where they were;
Five crimes: uneven rewards and punishments, no prestige, resulting in many deserters, almost becoming a laughing stock in the world;
Six crimes: Promoting a group of generals who have committed crimes before to aid the Liao Dynasty, but not using real loyal and righteous soldiers;
Seven Sins: Jealousy of talents and talents. When Yang, the left minister of the Ministry of War, passed away due to illness, he secretly rejoiced that his position was secure;
The eight sins: greed for power and official position, and monopolizing military power, just like Qin Hui, Huang Qianshan, Li Bangyan and others, or similar to Ding Rukui and Shi Xing of the Ming Dynasty. If not dealt with, I am afraid that the worst will be the same as Wang Mang, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao and Sima Yi.
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As soon as Yan Guan fired the cannon, the whole court trembled.
Many people have a premonition that the Bing Ke Yan Guan impeaches the Minister of War, which is a battle for strategic policy and even military power.
However, Zhu Youxiao smiled gloomily, impeached Huang Jiashan in a high-profile manner, and responded to the impeachment of Xiong Tingbi. This should be Yang Lian's biggest black spot.
This time the situation is more intense, Donglin is even more arrogant, and the seizure of military power a month later is actually happening ahead of schedule~
Some thoughts after textual research: The reference to the charges is Yang Lian's "The Eight Major Crimes of Impeaching My Soldier Huang Jiashan", which comes from the first volume of "Collected Documents of Yang Zhonglie" and "Ming Guangzong Shilu". The original words of the "Ming Shilu" memorial are "Like Qin Hui
Huang Qianshan, Li Bangyan, etc., our dynasty is like Ding Rukui, Shi Xing, etc., they are only incapable of meddling in the affairs of the country, how can they be like Wen Yi who acted recklessly." For the original text of the Eight Deadly Sins in the anthology, see the Easter egg chapter on the next page.
Yang Lian's attitude in the article is based on textual research and empirical evidence. Historically, the first important thing Yang Lian did after Tianqi ascended the throne was to impeach Huang Jiashan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and participated in the discussion of impeaching Xiong Tingbi, the Liaodong manager.
He adopted a diplomatic attitude but supported the replacement. As a result, both of them were quickly replaced, and Wanli's final military arrangement was broken.
Even some modern people who prefer the Donglin Party and Yang Lian admit the fact that Yang Lian's "eight deadly sins" and the wording of the memorial to impeach Huang Jiashan are obviously biased.