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"I'm going to punish their nine clans! Punish their nine clans! ”

When a few pavilion elders rushed to the outside of the imperial study, before they had time to ask for a meeting, they heard the loud roar of Emperor Deqing across the main hall.

For a while, not only the eunuchs guarding outside the imperial study were silent, but even the elders who were accustomed to wind and waves were all trembling, and their hearts were full of apprehension.

As the great eunuch Zhang De said—Emperor Deqing has always been deep in the city, and most of the joys and angers of the past are just disguises—in fact, there has been no real anger for many years.

The Son of Heaven was furious, and the corpse was thousands of miles away! This is no joke!

Emperor Deqing usually considers the overall stability and reputation of future generations, and always focuses on checks and balances, but if he loses his mind in anger and directly adopts tough measures, even Zhou Shangjing can only be restrained and has no power to resist.

Therefore, all the pavilion elders did not dare to enter the imperial study directly to meet them, and they all focused their attention on the great eunuch Zhang De, hoping that Zhang De would report first.

Under the gaze of all the elders, Zhang De's face was pale, but he still gritted his teeth and pushed open the door of the imperial study with trembling hands, and quietly dodged into it.

After a while, Zhang De walked out of the imperial study quickly, and whispered to several pavilion elders: "Pavilionmen, Your Majesty is waiting for you, quickly enter the imperial study and meet you!" …… You must be cautious and cautious when facing the saints, and never provoke Your Majesty again! Your Majesty's current appearance is about to scare our family to death! ”

After speaking, Zhang De walked to the side from a distance, but he didn't dare to enter the imperial study to accompany him anyway.

After hearing Zhang De's advice, several cabinet elders glanced at each other.

Then, under the leadership of Shen Changmao, the pavilion elders entered the imperial study one after another with a nervous mood.

At this time, the imperial study was already in a mess, Emperor Deqing smashed all the objects in front of him, the hall was full of fragments of cups and cups thrown to the ground by Emperor Deqing, pen and ink, paper inkstone, and books, Emperor Deqing's face was full of anger, staring at several elders who entered the imperial study, and Bao Wenjie knelt down in front of Emperor Deqing.

When several cabinet elders stood in front of Emperor Deqing one after another, and without waiting for them to salute and greet them, Emperor Deqing had already stretched out his hand and pointed at them and shouted and scolded: "The cabinet auxiliary government is powerless, and they are all extremely incompetent!" Especially you! Liang Fuchen! I trust you so much, regard you as a confidant, and repeatedly promote and reuse, how do you repay me? If it weren't for Zhao Junchen going to the northwest on an errand, I wouldn't have known that the northwest had been eroded to such a shocking point! It's just a blatant rebellion! ”

After hearing Emperor Deqing's reprimand, all the pavilion elders were even more shocked!

Liang Fuchen is the "imperial party" cadre, but also an important chess piece of the Deqing Emperor to intervene in the cabinet, since he returned to Beijing to assist the government, the Deqing Emperor has maintained him a lot, and has repeatedly found opportunities to establish prestige for Liang Fuchen, and the meaning of support is very obvious!

Emperor Deqing is now directly reprimanding Liang Fuchen in front of all the elders, and he has no intention of defending it at all, and he doesn't care about the damage to Liang Fuchen's prestige, which obviously shows that Emperor Deqing has almost lost his mind!

For a while, several pavilion elders did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly saluted and asked for sin.

Liang Fuchen heard Emperor Deqing mention the erosion of the northwest, his face changed again and again, and he also knelt down and bowed his head, without any excuse, and said in a deep voice: "The minister is guilty, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

Seeing Liang Fuchen's appearance, Emperor Deqing's anger not only did not decrease slightly, but became more and more out of control, and scolded angrily: "You still have the face to plead guilty!" You still have the face to plead guilty! I asked you to guard Shaanxi and Gansu for many years, and I originally thought that you would be able to stabilize the overall situation in Shaanxi and Gansu, but now the officialdom in the northwest is not only not stable, but is becoming more and more lawless. The governors of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu secretly colluded and blocked the military situation, withheld the disaster relief money and grain and imprisoned the people fleeing the famine without telling the imperial court, and they were actually preparing to give all the money, grain and people to the Mongols, wanting to beg the Mongols to withdraw their troops! If it weren't for Zhao Junchen's revelations, I don't know how long I would have been deceived? Is this more than a deception? It's just a blatant rebellion! ”

As Emperor Deqing's words fell, the faces of several pavilion elders changed greatly.

Although they had guessed in advance that something had happened in the northwest, they never expected the truth of the matter to be so shocking!

Secretly withholding the imperial court's disaster relief money and grain, and imprisoning the people fleeing the famine, this kind of matter is extremely serious, and it is also planned to give the grain, grass and people to the Mongols to beg for peace in private, and the nature of the matter is even more serious! But the most serious point is that several feudal officials secretly colluded and deceived the king, as Emperor Deqing said, this practice is not much different from open rebellion!

This series of events not only represents the fear of the enemy, short-sightedness and stupidity of several feudal officials in the northwest, exposing the inadequacy of the northwest frontier defense force, but also shows that the imperial court's control over the northwest provinces is declining, and the local officials have lost their awe of the imperial court!

The last point is the real reason why Emperor Deqing was so angry!

It is no wonder that Emperor Deqing will directly reprimand Liang Fuchen, after all, Liang Fuchen is the previous governor of the three sides, even if Liang Fuchen does not know about this series of things, but he can't get rid of it!

Liang Fuchen originally thought that Emperor Deqing reprimanded him because he was raising private soldiers during his tenure as trilateral governor, so he directly pleaded guilty and asked for punishment.

But after hearing Emperor Deqing's reprimand, Liang Fuchen realized that the matter was far more serious than he imagined.

Liang Fuchen has always been steady and calm, but at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a big mess in his heart, and raised his head with a shocked expression and asked: "The feudal officials in the northwest are begging for peace with the Mongols in private from the imperial court?" W-How is this possible?! ”

Emperor Deqing snorted angrily, and directly threw the song in his hand in front of Liang Fuchen, and said: "This is the secret sparse sent by Zhao Junchen, you can see for yourself!" ”

Liang Fuchen hurriedly picked up the secret and took a closer look, and after several pavilion elders saw this secret sparse, they were anxious in their hearts, and they didn't care about the rules for a while, so they gathered around Liang Fuchen and read it with Liang Fuchen.

Zhao Junchen's dense sparseness is very thick, with thousands of words, and it records in detail what Zhao Junchen saw and heard after entering Shanxi, and how he discovered the appeasement plan of the governors of the northwest, the details of the appeasement plan, the process before and after the rectification of Shanxi officialdom, and Zhao Junchen's follow-up plans and ideas and suggestions.

According to Zhao Junchen, he has now controlled the Shanxi officialdom and suspended the appeasement of Shanxi, but because the appeasement plan of the northwest provinces is centered on the trilateral governor Wang Zheng, after Zhao Junchen rectified the Shanxi officialdom, he has rushed to the Huamachi camp on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, wanting to completely stop the appeasement plan of the Shaanxi and Gansu governors, and because the high-level officials in Shaanxi and Gansu are no longer trustworthy, so after Zhao Junchen arrives at the Huamachi camp, he will also exercise the power of the ministers to arbitrarily and empty the power of the Shaanxi and Gansu governors. He took over the duties of the governor of the three sides with full powers, and until the will of the imperial court came, he would also temporarily preside over the overall situation of Shaanxi and Gansu and try his best to maintain the stability of the situation in the northwest.

In addition, Zhao Junchen also put forward his own suggestions in the dense sparseness, that the northwest provinces now have natural disasters for many years, and there are fires sifting into the Kou, just at the time of internal and external troubles, it is not suitable to make a big move, although several governors in the northwest are extremely evil, but they cannot be punished for the time being, and they should still be given the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, if the high-level leaders of Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi are swept away by the imperial court, the situation in the northwest will inevitably be out of control, even if the imperial court wants to punish them, it must wait until the situation in the northwest is stable before settling accounts. In addition, the appeasement plan of the northwest officialdom must be kept secret and must never be made public, and even if it is necessary to punish a few feudal officials, it is necessary to find another crime, otherwise it will inevitably cause an uproar in the world, and the prestige and credibility of the imperial court will also be negatively affected.

At the same time, Zhao Junchen also reminded the imperial court that the emergence and strength of the Dzungar Khanate must be valued, believing that the Mongolian tribes now have a trend of reunification, and this matter has a far-reaching impact on the Ming Dynasty, and this year's border defense is the top priority, once the Dzungar Khanate thinks that the border defense of the Ming Dynasty is weak, it will eat the marrow in the future, and the northwest frontier will no longer be peaceful, but if the invasion of the Dzungar Khanate is severely thwarted this year, the Dzungar Khanate will be in awe and dare not offend at will. The Northwest Frontier will be much calmer in the future! Therefore, Zhao Junchen hopes that the imperial court can further support the northwest frontier defense as soon as possible, and must show a tough posture and must not be weak and retreat!

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After reading Zhao Junchen's secrets, several feudal officials finally understood the details of the matter, but their mood became more and more solemn.

As Zhao Junchen said, the crimes of the Northwest Governor are certainly hateful, but the unification trend of the Mongol tribes cannot be underestimated.

The elders are very clear that if the Mongolian tribes are unified, the Ming Dynasty will face a huge threat, the Tumubao Change, even the Ming Yingzong has become a prisoner of the Wara army, and more than 60 ministers died in battle, if it were not for the ancient minister Yu Qian's efforts to turn the tide, I am afraid that even the capital will be lost.

According to Zhao Junchen's intelligence, this Dzungar Khanate, which is about to unify Mongolia, is the Warat branch back then!

The threat of the Mongols was so great that it was no wonder that the feudal officials in the northwest were terrified.

After Liang Fuchen finished reading Zhao Junchen's recital, he knew that after he left Shaanxi and Gansu, there were so many changes, and he had always been dedicated to public service, so he didn't care about the guilt, but just raised his head and said to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty, the erosion of the northwest provinces, the minister did not deliberately conceal it, but this matter is widely implicated, and it affects the whole body, after the minister entered the cabinet and auxiliary government, he did not dare to act rashly, just wanted to slowly start to reverse, some time ago the minister insisted that the court send a large army to support the northwest frontier, It is because the minister knows that the northwest border army has been exhausted, and the Mongols have been forced into a desperate situation by natural disasters year after year, and this year's fire screening into the Kou must be extremely crazy, Wang Zheng was the first governor of the three sides, I am afraid it is difficult to control the situation, but the minister did not expect that the feudal officials in the northwest would directly break the guts, and actually did such a bold thing......"

Speaking of the back, Liang Fuchen was already gritting his teeth, obviously hating several governors of the northwest, he thought that if he remained in the post of governor of the three sides, it would be impossible for such a thing to happen!

Then, Liang Fuchen continued: "But in any case, these things are due to the fact that the minister had no way to do it and did not know anyone during his tenure as the governor of the three sides! The minister has a big crime, no matter how His Majesty punishes, the minister does not dare to complain! But Your Majesty, before you punish the minister, please give the minister a chance! The minister does not expect that he can make meritorious contributions, but the minister thinks that among the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, only the minister knows the military and political affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu best, Zhao Shangshu is a good hand in financial management, and he also has scheming means, but he does not understand military strategy, and he controls the overall situation of Shaanxi and Gansu, and the minister is not at ease anyway, and asks His Majesty to let the minister return to the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu as soon as possible and preside over the situation with Zhao Shangshu! ”

Hearing Liang Fuchen's words, Emperor Deqing's anger finally eased slightly, but his eyes were still cold, and he looked at Liang Fuchen with a scrutinizing gaze, and did not speak for a long time.

After the rest of the pavilion elders encountered such a change, most of them had no idea, and only Zhou Shangjing carefully read Zhao Junchen's secret again, and said to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say. ”

Emperor Deqing turned his head and glanced at Zhou Shangjing, his eyes were slightly complicated.

Emperor Deqing fought with Zhou Shangjing for most of his life, and regarded Zhou Shangjing as a big trouble, but at every critical moment, only Zhou Shangjing could provide him with effective assistance.

Thinking of this, Emperor Deqing was a little helpless, but he still said: "Say it! ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the changes in the northwest are certainly shocking, but Elder Liang Ge should not bear the main responsibility! The old minister has been in charge of hundreds of officials for many years, and he knows a truth, that is, the four words 'upward and downward effect'! If the superior official is upright, the subordinate official will often abide by his duties, and if the superior official is mediocre, the subordinate official will often be unscrupulous! The same official, with a different boss, often behaves diametrically opposite! Liang Ge Lao has guarded Shaanxi and Gansu for many years, but Shaanxi and Gansu have always been stable, and they never need the court to worry about it, and several governors in the northwest have always worked hard and never dared to disobey the imperial court, but after Liang Ge Lao returned to Beijing to assist the government, these governors suddenly bullied the monarch and became fearful of the enemy, short-sighted and stupid, isn't it strange? In the eyes of the old minister, it may not be that the old Liang Pavilion has an unknown employment and no way to do it, perhaps...... It was the person who took over who played a bad role! ”

As he spoke, Zhou Shangjing raised his hand and raised Zhao Junchen's secret, and said: "Zhao Shangshu's secret is very clear, the new trilateral governor Wang Zheng was scared to a serious illness because he personally experienced a surprise attack by the Mongolian cavalry, and he has not been cured so far, and he can't even deal with the military and political affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu in person, and then it happened that the governors of the northwest colluded to secretly beg for peace with the Mongols, and it is precisely because of Wang Zheng's weakness and incompetence that the feudal officials in the northwest will have the confidence to deceive the court and do their own things!" Therefore, Lao Chen believes that the main responsibility for this matter lies with the new trilateral governor Wang Zheng, not Liang Gelao! What Liang Ge did after returning to Beijing all proved his loyalty to the imperial court! ”

Hearing Zhou Shangjing's words, Emperor Deqing's expression eased a little again.

After glancing at Liang Fuchen again, Emperor Deqing snorted coldly: "Liang Fuchen, stand up and speak!" ”

After Liang Fuchen got up, Zhou Shangjing continued: "In addition, the old minister also thinks that Zhao Shangshu's several suggestions in the secret are quite reasonable, and several feudal officials in the northwest are of course extremely evil, but in order to stabilize the situation in the northwest, they must be kept for the time being, and it is not too late to settle the general account after the autumn!" The appeasement plans of the governors of the northwest must also be concealed and must not be made public! Fortunately, Zhao Shangshu should have arrived at the Huamachi camp by now, stopping their plan, and there has not been any tangible losses yet, and everything can be recovered! Finally, the unification trend of the Mongolian tribes must be taken seriously, and the imperial court should mobilize troops from all over the country as soon as possible to once again support the Northwest Frontier Army, as Zhao Junchen said, this year's border defense is particularly important, only by showing the toughness and strength of our dynasty can we deter foreign invaders and ensure the future stability of the Northwest Frontier! ”

After a pause, Zhou Shangjing suddenly hesitated, and added again: "In addition, Zhao Junchen went to the northwest this time, although he was in charge of the identity of the minister, but after all, he was only a special minister, only responsible for disaster relief, and now he suddenly interfered in border military affairs, not only rectified the officialdom of Shanxi, but also wanted to set aside the governors of Shaanxi and Gansu and take over the power of the governor of the three sides. It is also necessary for Your Majesty to be cautious and come up with ideas as soon as possible. ”

After listening to Zhou Shangjing's series of narrations, Emperor Deqing finally regained some calm, no longer blindly vented his anger, and began to really think about countermeasures.

After a long time, Emperor Deqing's gaze turned to Liang Fuchen, and said in a cold voice: "If you want a chance, I will give you a chance!" I have ordered you to be the minister of the Qin Mission, and you are fully responsible for all matters in Shaanxi and Gansu, you should prepare immediately, leave Beijing and rush to the northwest before tonight, and replace Zhao Junchen to preside over the border defense plan of Shaanxi and Gansu! ”

Liang Fuchen was suddenly relieved in his heart, and kowtowed again: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

After pondering for a moment, Emperor Deqing said: "Cheng Yuandao, you have the best writing, and you will immediately draft a holy decree, just say that I attach great importance to the defense of the northwest this year, and express my ardent hope, just say that the military merits and political achievements of the civil and military officials in the northwest are all added to the first-class plan this year!" And I also want to emphasize that let the officials in the northwest let go and do things boldly, as long as they have military merits and political achievements, even if there are occasional mistakes during the period, they can also make meritorious contributions and not blame the past! ”

When he said these words, Emperor Deqing gritted his teeth and forced himself to endure the anger in his heart.

According to Emperor Deqing's thoughts, those feudal officials who deceived the monarch deserve to die one by one! But after considering the overall situation, Emperor Deqing still gave them the opportunity to make meritorious contributions!

At least on the surface!

"As for Zhao Junchen's ultra vires ......"

Speaking of this, a look of deep thought flashed on Emperor Deqing's face.

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Well, a big chapter of 5,000 words!

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