King Ning rebelled in mid-June, and the news was 800 miles into Beijing in a hurry, and the imperial court learned of the situation on July 8.

Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to say hello to the cabinet and the military department, so he asked Zhu Hong, the governor of the left, and Zhu Cong, the governor of the capital, to stay in the Xiguan Hall of the Governor of the capital (Leopard House Border Army). Among them, Zhu Hong was also in charge of the East Road Pass, Zhu Cong was in charge of the West Road Pass, and asked Zhu Tai to lead troops to suppress the Gyeonggi bandits.

The emperor himself took the eunuch Zhang Zhong, Pingyu Bo Zhu Bin, and the left governor Zhu Zhou to the south.

The above group of people surnamed Zhu are all Zhu Houzhao's godsons. Zhu Bin is Jiang Bin, Zhu Tai is Xu Tai, Zhu Zhou is Shen Zhou, and Zhu Cong is Li Cong...... Through his godson, the emperor took full control of Gyeonggi and the border towns, and the military department was directly deprived of nearly half of power. Even Wang Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, had to curry favor with that group of godsons, and at the same time relied on this group of godsons to fight Yang Tinghe and Gang.

The contradictory cabinet and the six ministers were once again forced to unite by the emperor.

Except for Wang Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who remained silent, the rest of the ministers all cried with tears and begged Zhu Houzhao to give up his plan to drive the expedition in person.

Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to pay attention to the ministers, and urged the military department and the household department to quickly collect people's husbands and grain and grass.

Faced with such a situation, Yang Tinghe handed over his sixth resignation letter this year: "The minister is sick and painful, and he requests to resign and return to his hometown to recuperate." ”

"No!" Zhu Houzhao's face was expressionless.

Yang Tinghe knelt on the ground and refused to get up, just looking at the emperor in a daze.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Yang Tingyi, the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, has outstanding talents, and I propose that the court recommend him to be transferred to the right attendant of the Ministry of War. ”

This is to promote Yang Tinghe's own brother, in exchange for Yang Tinghe no longer organizing the emperor's personal expedition.

Three months ago, Zhu Houzhao slipped to Xuanfu again, and Yang Tinghe sent a letter of advice for half a month. Yang Shen's edict of exhortation was withheld, and he was so angry that he resigned, and the emperor allowed it. Yang Tinghe also resigned, but the emperor did not allow it, and returned it to his nephew Yinguan, anyway, he could get the emperor's reward by giving it a few more times.

Yang Tinghe said expressionlessly: "Yang Tingyi doesn't understand military affairs and is not qualified for the position of the right attendant of the military department, so I ask Your Majesty to take back his order." ”

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "I'm just recommending candidates, everything depends on the results of the court discussion." ”

The court discussion went very smoothly, and Wang Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, went against Qingliu, and Qingliu voted to let Yang Tingyi enter the Ministry of War.

Wang Qiong was extremely depressed in an instant, he licked the emperor and Jiang Bin hard, but his own army was mixed with sand by the emperor.

Wang Qiong went to Huang Ke, the left attendant of the Ministry of War, to drink, complaining that Yang Tingyi couldn't make sense, and it was pure nonsense to serve as the right attendant of the Ministry of War, and a few more drinks actually expressed the emperor's dissatisfaction.

Huang Ke smiled and said, "This is Your Majesty's balancing technique. ”

Wang Qiong was stunned, and instantly understood, and her vest was shocked into a cold sweat.

Zhu Houzhao made this appointment, firstly, to ease the relationship with Qingliu, secondly, to make a deal with Yang Tinghe, and thirdly, to knock Wang Qiong not to get too close to Jiang Bin.

Zhu Houzhao's appreciation of Wang Qiong, although it is not as good as Wang Yuan, can also be described as Jian Zaidi's heart. The emperor was happy to see that Wang Yuan and Jiang Bin did not have a good relationship, and also hoped that Wang Qiong would not collude with his close ministers, and the more fierce they were with each other, the happier Zhu Houzhao would be.

The hundred officials couldn't stop the emperor from conquering in person, so they could only repeat the old trick - drag!

After a long time to collect grain, grass and people, the Ministry of Rites also slowly prepared for the pro-conquest ceremony, which dragged on for a month.

At the critical moment, Pan Chen, the young secretary of Taichang Temple, resigned.

Pan Chen was specifically responsible for this swearing-in ceremony, and he suddenly stopped doing it, and the whole ceremony had to be rearranged.

Zhu Houzhao was angry with Pan Chen, and asked this person to get out of the capital quickly, and then changed to an obedient Shaoqing of Taichang Temple.

The oath ceremony was hastily completed, and Zhu Houzhao personally led an army of 30,000 to the south, claiming to be leading 100,000 troops to fight against the traitorous king. Officials from every department, including the cabinet, had to send at least one of their troops south, and the emperor had to show the hundred officials how he could win the battle.

"Great victory, Jiangxi great victory, King Ning has been captured!"

Historically, as soon as Zhu Houzhao walked to Zhuozhou, Wang Yangming's report document arrived. At this moment, the oath-taking ceremony has just ended, and the 30,000 troops have only walked a few miles, and when they turn around, they can even look at the Beijing city wall from afar, and the news of Jiangxi's victory is rushing.

Zhu Houzhao could only order to stop the march, patiently read the success paperwork, and said with a constipated expression: "Wang Shouren mistook me, and Wang Erlang also misunderstood me!" ”

Yang Tinghe's mood was a little complicated, he was happy that King Ning's rebellion was quickly pacified, the emperor could not have to drive in person, and his younger brother also picked up a right squire of the military department for nothing. I was also worried that Wang Yuan and Wang Yangming would make great contributions again, and it would be difficult to remake it in the future, so I pondered how to promote Wang Yangming.

Historically, Wang Yangming was recommended by Wang Qiong to go to Jiangxi, so Yang Tinghe had to crack down. He chose the practice of "saluting first and then soldiering", that is, giving Wang Yangming a first credit for counterinsurgency, and promoting Wang Yangming to be the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department.

The insidious thing about this method is that the credit for the temple reckoning of the sworn enemy Wang Qiong is lost, and all the credit is attributed to Wang Yangming. Once Wang Yangming agrees, it will be tantamount to betraying his benefactor Wang Qiong, and he will be thrown to Nanjing for retirement, which means that he has nothing to gain except for promotion.

Wang Yangming resolutely refused, so angry that Yang Tinghe directly knighted him, blocking the upper limit of Wang Yangming's career promotion.

And now it's different, Wang Yangming was recommended by Wang Yuan to go to Jiangxi, and he has nothing to do with Wang Qiong. If Yang Tinghe dares to get in the way, he will tear his face with Wang Yuan, he will do this when he is crazy, don't he think he has enough political enemies?

But Wang Yangming also has an enmity with him!

At the beginning, Wang Yangming was appreciated by Li Dongyang, and he was promoted three times within a year, which can be described as a bright future. It was Yang Tinghe who was the first assistant who frantically excluded dissidents and threw Wang Yangming to Nanjing to raise horses. In this way, it is equivalent to a mortal feud in the officialdom, and Yang Tinghe really doesn't want to see Wang Yangming return to the court.

Unable to think of how to deal with it for a while, Yang Tinghe put away his thoughts, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty, please return to the court immediately!" ”

"Your Majesty, please return to the court immediately!" The officers shouted along.

After walking for 200 miles, Zhu Houzhao was able to continue southward with a cheeky face. Now that he has only walked a few miles, he can still see the city of Beijing when he turns back, is his face still so thick?

Yes!

Zhu Houzhao scolded: "I have already sacrificed to heaven and earth, and I swore to drive the expedition in person, how can there be any reason to turn back halfway?" ”

Yang Tinghe retorted: "Your Majesty, it's not that you are turning back halfway, the army has just started. ”

"Walking only one mile is called turning back halfway!" Zhu Houzhao began to play tricks.

Yang Tinghe Zhengse said: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, the royal drive is a crusade against the traitorous king." Now that Ning Fan has been captured, what is the reason for His Majesty's personal conquest? As the so-called division is famous, Your Majesty commands the six divisions to the south, please find a legitimate name for sending troops. ”

Zhu Houzhao was speechless for a moment, and stomped his feet in anger: "Then go back!" ”

The military officials were ecstatic, packed their luggage and returned the same way, and Yang Tinghe was also thinking about how to control the imperial court.

Zhu Houzhao quietly called Jiang Bin, and after some advice, Jiang Bin immediately went to the 3,000 camp.

The 30,000 army only returned to the division for one mile, only to see Zhu Houzhao suddenly riding a horse and slipping away.

Jiang Bin naturally wanted to cooperate with the acting, and shouted: "Your Majesty has run away, the cavalry will chase after me!" ”

In just a few strokes, the emperor took his cronies and more than 2,000 cavalry, and ran away with only a black shadow left, making the civil and military officials look stupid to the collective.

"Elder Yang Ge, do you want to chase it?" Li Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, asked.

Yang Tinghe was silent for a long time, and said, "No matter, let's go back to Beijing!" ”