The news of the rebellion on the Hexi Ancient Road was like rain, and it spread everywhere overnight.

"Have you heard? The Yiren rebellion on the Hexi Ancient Road burned and looted all the way, and fled to Tulietu. ”

"Didn't they all be intercepted halfway? I heard that it was Dongjin Palace who shot and captured them all. ”

"That's great! These strangers should be killed on the spot! Da Ming gave them so many privileges, and instead of cherishing them, he committed such an act! It is really heinous!" Speaking of excitement, the temperament couldn't help but slap the table and scold.

The news of the Inhuman rebellion on the Hexi Ancient Road was parallel to the news of the Qingyun Trial, and it quickly exploded in the Tiandu after the rain stopped. The old, the young, the women and the children all form a circle of their own, saying unique news that outsiders don't know.

The rain had just stopped this morning, but the heavy clouds had not dispersed, leaving the sky still gloomy.

Outside the noon gate, hundreds of officials had already gathered, each finding a good position, and talking quietly with the familiar officials.

Since the time of Emperor Wen, there were regulations of the early dynasty, to the early period of Emperor Wu, the cumbersome war made people have no time for the early dynasty, until the middle of Emperor Wu, the daily early dynasty became a habit, and then in the later period of Emperor Wu, the early dynasty gradually abandoned. So far, Emperor Tianshun has been in the early five dynasties at the beginning, but now there are few early dynasties in a year. So much so that some newly-promoted officials did not know etiquette, and they received a notice last night and studied from the old officials in a panic for half the night.

"Lord Min, do you know what today's early dynasty is about?"

"Lord Gong doesn't know?"

Lord Min smiled, he was entangled in mundane affairs for the past two days, and he closed his eyes and listened for a long time. ”

"Oh, I almost forgot about Lord Gong's family affairs. Lord Min lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the Yiren of the Hexi Ancient Road rebelled, killed the officials of the dynasty, and fled to Tulie. ”

"Really?" it was impossible for this Lord Gong not to hear the wind, but he still showed a look of surprise.

"How do you know what the specifics of this matter are? It's just two words of hearsay, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously. ”

“......”

As soon as the time came, the noon gate opened, and the civil and military officials passed through in turn, crossed the Jinshui Bridge, and came to the square, each standing in their respective positions. After noon, no one spoke, and all of them stood motionless, regardless of their age.

After such a toss, it is already the time of the hour.

The gate of the Taihe Palace, which was facing the civil and military officials, was closed, and it was obvious that Emperor Tianshun was not among them, but in the Heart Cultivation Hall next to it.

At this time, in the palace of raising the heart, the five elders of the cabinet are all there, in addition to the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, which are concurrently served by the cabinet, the other four Shangshu are also here, and Chu Anliang of Dongjin Palace is also there.

In the center of the main hall is a half-human-high incense burner, which spreads a soothing aroma. The lantern emits a soft light, making it impossible to detect the slightest darkness, and it is impossible to judge the time based on the sky.

Everyone bowed their heads slightly, waiting.

On the platform in the center of the Heart Cultivation Hall, a voice slowly came.

"The military department is still in the book, you come on. ”

Xu Shaozhi, the secretary of the military department, was shocked, and immediately replied: "Long live Qiyu, the strangers of the Hexi Ancient Road were provoked by Tuli, killed Ming officials, looted Huashi City, and defected to Tulie, but they were intercepted halfway. This interception relied on the help of Dongjin Palace to prevent any fish from slipping through the net. "He had written a detailed report on the Inhuman Rebellion last night and handed it in, and this is nothing more than to say it again.

After Xu Shaozhi, the secretary of the military department, finished speaking, the Heart Cultivation Hall quieted down, and there was no sound.

Chu Anliang said: "The Tulie Kingdom has coveted the Hexi Ancient Road for a long time, and this time it has been planned for a long time to provoke strangers. This is a bad thing, but it is also a wake-up call. ”

After all, the rebellion of the Hexi Ancient Road has been suppressed, and this matter can be big or small, it all depends on the meaning of the Ming master in front of him.

Xu Shaozhi said: "The supervision of the military department is not effective in supervising this matter, and it is a dereliction of duty on the part of the minister. ”

"Yan Ge Lao. A voice came from the center of the Heart Cultivation Hall again.

A white-haired old man among the five members of the cabinet raised his head slightly and said in a fairly robust voice: "There are a total of 18,000 households and about 80,000 people on the Hexi Ancient Road, which can be regarded as a county. The first emperors and emperors all gave leniency to all the tribes who returned to obedience, but in recent years, all the tribes were ready to move, all because of the temptation of the surrounding countries. According to the old minister's opinion, he can send envoys to appease all ethnic groups, spread the holy wisdom, cut off the ambitions of other countries, and secure the frontier. ”

As Elder Yan Ge finished speaking, the Heart Cultivation Hall fell silent again.

"Don't stand stupidly, the officials outside are still waiting for you. ”

Hearing this, Xu Shaozhi was shocked. It is not them who are waiting for the officials outside, but the saint today, but the saint just says that he is waiting for them. It seems that the matter cannot be concluded without an explanation.

Lu Yeshen, who is the head of the household department, said: "Enlighten the saint, this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated to the end, and all dereliction of duty will not be tolerated. ”

Xu Shaozhi had to bite the bullet and said: "Lord Lu is reasonable, in addition, the minister suggested that the six departments jointly set up a patrol group. In addition, the military department investigated the military situation in various localities, paid close attention to the movements of neighboring countries, and dealt a heavy blow to countries that tried to infect the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Lord Xu's suggestion is advisable. Nowadays, the administration of officials everywhere is quite lax, and it really needs to be rectified. In addition, the Criminal Department also needs to thoroughly investigate the alien incident and severely punish the main culprit and those who fail in their duties. ”

Chu Anliang stopped talking, and only waited patiently.

For some reason, the Heart Cultivation Hall suddenly quieted down again, and everyone's hearts tightened again.

After talking about it for so long, no one has touched on the core issue, but has made some insignificant suggestions, and most of these suggestions have been beneficial to the party.

Who will be in charge of the establishment of the embassy and the mission? How many people will be dismissed from their posts and investigated after such an inspection? How many people will be able to withstand the investigation if they are really investigated? Isn't this a good opportunity for "the party to fight against differences"?

Almost all of us avoid talking about the fundamental issues involved in the Hexi Ancient Road, and the implications are self-evident. No one wants to be held accountable, and no one wants to give all the credit to Dongjin Palace.

The voice came from the Heart Cultivation Hall again.

"What time is it?"

"Back to Long Live Lord, it's two o'clock in the hour. ”

Yan Ge Lao coughed lightly and said, "The matter of the Hexi Ancient Road, Dongjin Palace has made a lot of contributions. The border patrol can be led by Dongjin Palace, and the other six departments will fully cooperate. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone made a decision in their hearts.

"The territory of the Ming Dynasty is so vast, if you only inspect one place, and other places will hear the wind and do some superficial work, this move will be meaningless. The minister suggested that at least 16 places should be divided into 16 places to raid the frontiers, so that only in this way can we play a role in discovering problems, eliminating stubborn diseases, strengthening border defense, and putting an end to rebellion. ”

Go to sixteen places respectively, even if there are more people in Dongjin Palace, they will lack skills, and everyone will be on the frontier at that time, and Dongjin Palace will undoubtedly be emptied, that is, a paper tiger. If there is a problem with the frontier again, it will drag down the strength of Dongjin Palace.

"The minister also suggested that the inventory should be carried out, and the spies planted in my Ming by other countries should be removed, and warnings should be given everywhere in the frontier, lest all countries think that my Ming is easy to bully. ”

"The ambition of the wolf son of the Tulie country, if he does not fight back, his arrogance will become more and more intense!"

"If there is no ironclad evidence of treason on the Hexi Ancient Road, it is not appropriate to fight with the Turkic State. Recuperation is a national policy that must not be easily shaken. ”

Chu Anliang listened to everyone's remarks quietly, and the expression on his face did not change much.

With the discussion of the officials, the strategy of solving the problem gradually became clear, and in general: first, the frontier should be rectified, second, the Turkic state should be counterattacked, and third, the officials at all levels in Sujin Mansion and even Yongliang should be investigated.

It was four quarters by this hour.

The hall of heart cultivation fell silent again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, how are you discussing?" Emperor Tianshun's tone was mocking, and there was also a trace of undetectable annoyance.

"Holy forgiveness!" all these rulers of the Ming Dynasty knelt down and kowtowed to confess their sins.

If it is really investigated, no one in the palace of cultivating the heart will be guilty of dereliction of duty? Every single one of the officials and soldiers will not be able to escape the blame! I am afraid that no one can imagine the extent to which the officials of the Hexi Ancient Road are rotten, otherwise the Yiren would not have defected at all; after the defection of the Hexi Ancient Road, the officials at all levels not only did not immediately deal with it, but thought about how to conceal the truth.

However, the people of the Heart Cultivation Hall are still discussing countermeasures in a way that avoids the important and trivial. According to them, it will be like a new paint to cover its rotten spots.

After a moment of silence, Emperor Tianshun announced: "Ordered Chu Anliang to be the chief inspector to patrol the hunt on behalf of the sky, thoroughly investigate the administration of officials and border defense, and have full authority to deal with the defection of strangers." ”

"The minister receives the order, and he does not live up to Longen. Chu Anliang kowtowed.

"Liu Jin, open the door. ”

Emperor Tianshun's personal eunuch immediately went to open the door, and the cold wind blew in.

"The rain stopped. The civil and military officials outside are tired of standing, all of you Aiqing, take them back. Emperor Tianshun said lightly, and then closed his eyes to recuperate.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live. ”

Everyone didn't dare to look at it and withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Palace.

As the herald eunuch announced his retirement from the court, the civil and military officials who had stood motionless outside and waited for half an hour finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the older officials almost fell to the ground. But there can be no superfluous acts yet, and they must be taken until they get out of the noon gate. But this will take half an hour to leave the stage in order, and I'm afraid that many people will have to have a good rest after they go back. Standing for such an hour for no apparent reason, most of the officials couldn't help but slander, but they could only go to a secluded place to speak.

The five cabinets glanced at the civil and military officials who had dispersed, each with their own thoughts.

"Fortunately, the rain stopped, otherwise this rain would have caused many people to have a serious illness. Tobe Shangshu Kano Shen said.

Xu Shaozhi, the secretary of the military department, looked up at the sky and said, "The rain has stopped?"

"The heavy rain is still to come. ”

"It doesn't hurt if it's raining, I have a lot of umbrellas here. Chu Anliang said with a smile.

"Congratulations to Master Chu for his ascension!"

"Next, I will rely on the help of all my lords to complete the task assigned to me by the Holy Lord. ”

"I'm here to help!"

"Thank you in advance. ”

"It's not too early, I have time to discuss the next many matters with Master Chu, the old man can't resist the cold after the rain, and he takes the first step. ”

"Yan Ge is going well. Chu Anliang looked at the backs of these rulers of the Ming Dynasty, and a smile appeared on his face.

"The rain has stopped, and it's time to get cold. ”