Chapter 160: Sun Chengzong's Worries

The victory in northern Shaanxi was over, and the news arrived in the capital, and Emperor Chongzhen, who had not been happy for a long time, finally had a little more smile on his face.

During this time, many bad things were pressed on Chongzhen's heart, and he was a little out of breath. In the past two years, almost most of the money in the treasury has been sent to Liaodong, but the salary is still insufficient, and a few days ago Yuan Chonghuan wrote a letter requesting an increase in salary.

Chongzhen can't figure it out, hasn't he been streamlining the troops? Why is it that when the number of soldiers decreases, the salary is more and more? If it was a different person, Chongzhen would have sent a holy decree a long time ago, and he would have arrested that person in the capital and asked him clearly. But the other party was Yuan Chonghuan, Chongzhen didn't say anything, summoned officials, and tried his best to get silver.

Not for anything else, just because the other party is Yuan Chonghuan. Yuan Chonghuan said that Liaodong will be pacified in five years, as long as the chaos in Liaodong can be calmed down within five years, Yuan Chonghuan will give whatever he wants, and Chongzhen will not say a word.

Yuan Chonghuan is the person he Chongzhen has chosen, since he has identified him, he must first try his best to support him.

For more than ten days, Chongzhen tried his best to scrape the inner money again, and dragged the money that was distributed to Jinyiwei back, and then he made up 180,000 taels of silver and sent it to Liaodong urgently. Because of this matter, the court officials have quite a lot of complaints. The civil unrest in Shaanxi is getting more and more intense, and many Shaanxi soldiers and horses have not yet been paid in full, and Shaanxi officials have written several times to urge the military to pay them, but the imperial court has not given a penny. Yuan Chonghuan was good, wrote a letter, and His Majesty scraped together 180,000 taels of silver and hurriedly sent it over.

Mo said that some officials of the imperial court, even some general soldiers of the Nine Sides, were quite dissatisfied with this. The Xuanfu, the head of the Nine Sides, has always been a big problem in terms of military salaries over the years, in order to get enough salary, Hou Shilu had to think of some crooked ideas, if it weren't for the special situation, he wouldn't be tossed by the iron ink. In short, who can toss money for Xuanfu, Hou Shilu likes it very much.

The nine sides are all thinking of ways to find a way to live, why should Yuan Chonghuan give whatever he wants? Just because he is the Jiliao Governor?

There are many dissatisfactions inside and outside the court, Chongzhen doesn't know, he can't hold back Yuan Chonghuan at this time, Yuan Chonghuan can't do anything, it's not his Chongzhen's face?

Worries are one after another, but fortunately, there is good news in Shaanxi. Hearing that Wu Yangui's party in the two tributaries of Shaanxi was defeated, Chongzhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the joy on his face was also a little more.

In the military newspaper, Chongzhen saw Tiemo's name again. It was this iron ink again, and he attacked with cavalry, which completely defeated Wu Yangui's department. It can be seen from the military newspaper that the generals in Shaanxi deliberately pushed iron and ink as the first credit.

Tiemo, what kind of person is he, he has made many military exploits in the past two years, especially at his age, he is only twenty.

Less than twenty years old, he was already a garrison of Yunfu and a guerrilla general. According to the merits he has made, it will not be rewarded. After thinking about it, Zhenzhen still decided to promote Tiemo to the general of Xuanfu, and still served as the garrison of Yunfu.

Northern Shaanxi defeated other meritorious generals, Chongzhen didn't think too much, and directly threw the matter to the cabinet, and after the cabinet came up with an opinion, it was directly passed, and the draft was sent to northern Shaanxi.

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In the Wenhua Palace, Chongzhen sat behind his desk, squinting his eyes, enjoying the little free time.

On the chair below, Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan sat elegantly on the side and listened carefully.

"Imperial sister-in-law, you have been to Zhangbei and met Tiemo, can you tell me what kind of person Tiemo is, and whether it is available or not?"

Zhang Yandai's eyebrows frowned slightly, and for some reason, her heart suddenly became nervous. Involuntarily, the figure of the man flashed in front of him.

On the windy grassland, with his back to the sun, a man and a wolf.

Zhang Yan will never forget that scene, in this life, it is the first time she has seen such a killing, one person and one wolf, as if there are thousands of troops.

Similarly, Zhang Yan also knows her imperial brother Zhu Youzhen. Tie Mo has outstanding ability, but he is ambitious, and the emperor's heart will definitely not tolerate this kind of person. Zhang Yan didn't know what she thought, and for the first time in her life, she lied in front of Zhu Youzhen.

"Your Majesty, Tie Mo is young, his ability is still okay, and the most important thing is to be loyal to the court. A few months ago, Jizhou was in trouble, and the palace went to Shanxi to raise donations, but those people were unwilling to pay a penny, and it was General Tie who came forward, so he made up enough money. ”

As soon as the words came out, Zhang Yan secretly scolded herself. Why do you have to say good things for Tiemo?

Chongzhen nodded and smiled meaningfully, "In this way, I have let people know a little, this person was born in poverty, and he also went to the north to walk through the goods." In a short period of time, he can create a world in northern Jin, which can be regarded as outstanding. If he really has a heart for the court as the imperial sister-in-law said, he can reuse it. ”

"But he's too young, he has to polish it!"

"I'm young too!" Chongzhen smiled faintly, and just wanted to say something more, when Wang Chengen's voice came from outside the door, and after listening carefully, it turned out that Sun Chengzong was waiting outside.

Facing Sun Chengzong, Chongzhen did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly asked Wang Chengen to invite Sun Chengzong in. Sun Chengzong, who is over the age of six, is already gray-haired, but his feet are not good, and his spirit is strong, not like an old man who is about to die.

Entering the Wenhua Hall and seeing that Zhang Yan was also there, Sun Chengzong was slightly stunned, and bowed his hand, "The old minister has seen Niangniang." ”

How dare Zhang Yan accept Sun Chengzong's gift, so she hurriedly helped her.

After helping Sun Chengzong to sit down, Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "Why did you come here at this time?" ”

"Hey, the minister has no choice but to ask, what does Your Majesty plan to do about Yuan Chonghuan's impeachment of Mao Wenlong?"

"This ....." Chongzhen immediately looked embarrassed, not that he didn't want to answer, but he really didn't think about what to do.

Since Yuan Chonghuan arrived in Liaodong, he has not dealt with Mao Wenlong, and has written several times to impeach Mao Wenlong, asking the court to treat Mao Wenlong's crimes. Several times before, Chongzhen was with the mud and persuaded Yuan Chonghuan to endure it. However, this time, Yuan Chonghuan was very resolute, saying that Mao Wenlong fornicated with Houjin and wanted to cure Mao Wenlong's crime.

Regarding Mao Wenlong's matter, Chongzhen couldn't answer, Sun Chengzong's face tightened, and he sighed: "Your Majesty, you shouldn't have sent the 180,000 taels of silver to Liaodong before, since Yuan Chonghuan is the governor of Jiliao, some things have to be solved by yourself, and you can't find the court for everything." Now that the treasury of the imperial court is empty, and the treasury is empty, doesn't he know? ”

"Your Majesty is so accustomed to Yuan Chonghuan, he will be arrogant, afraid that Liaodong will be in trouble."

Chongzhen sat next to him and wondered: "What's the mess? Teacher, what do you say students should do? ”

"If Your Majesty didn't send 180,000 silver, Yuan Chonghuan would have a taboo in his heart, so he naturally wouldn't dare to mess around. But now, not necessarily. In short, the old minister thought that Mao Wenlong had to use it, although Mao Wenlong was engaged in illicit trade, he took the lead and acted like a thief. But there is one thing, as long as Mao Wenlong is there, Houjin will not dare to leave Liaodong too far. As long as Houjin dares to leave Liaodong, with Mao Wenlong's temperament, he will inevitably send troops to Liaodong and dig a hole in Houjin's heart. ”

"Mao Wenlong has the meaning of his existence, so even if Mao Wenlong is not likable, he must be used."

"For the sake of today's plan, Your Majesty had better repair a letter and scold Yuan Chonghuan, so that he can take into account the overall situation and maintain a good relationship with Liaodong."

"Huh? Teacher, is this necessary? ”

Chongzhen scratched his head, quite speechless.