With Liu Yuliang taking the lead, in the next few days, the impeachment and attack on Li Xiao were piled up like snowflakes on Chongzhen's imperial table. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Liu Zhifeng, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, recently heard about Chifengbo Li Xiao's affairs, and he was very angry. Since ancient times, the rule of kings and ministers, the respect and inferiority of the upper and lower levels, and the laws and decrees are the foundation of the country and the foundation of the industry. Now Li Xiao ignores it, starts a war without permission, sets up officials privately, and smuggles in the country, he really has no king, no father, and no outline! Such arrogance and rampant people, even if they have great achievements in the country, should not sit idly by and watch them act recklessly! I hope that the emperor will quickly investigate and verify the responsibility of the Jinyi guard, if everything is found to be true, Li Xiao needs to be severely punished, and he will follow suit。。。。。。 ”

"The minister Shao Zhan is Huang Daozhou, when he heard that Li Xiao, the uncle of Chifeng, started the war lightly, annexed Taiwan alone, and set up officials privately, he was indignant in his heart, how can he say it! Li Xiaogui is Chi Fengbo, who is the general of the country's cadre, but he has the name of honesty and integrity, and secretly has the heart of a tiger and a wolf. Ignoring the grace of the country and ignoring the imperial court, he has done all kinds of things, which can be described as the ambition of a wolf, which is obvious! I hope that Your Majesty needs to send Jinyi Wei to investigate his mistakes in detail, deeply pursue his responsibility, and never indulge in self-indulgence again, which will eventually become a catastrophe。。。。。。 ”

"Fu Guan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites and Rites, is now risking his life to impeach Li Xiao for manipulating swords and soldiers, privately annexing Taiwan, and smuggling and betraying the country. In the more than 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, I have always been a gentleman and courteous, and things are harmonious, and I have never been like Li Xiao, a lawless, greedy and despicable person. Li Xiao's evil deeds are obvious, and his actions are rampant and domineering, which can be described as appalling! Even if he has a small contribution to the state, he can become lawless and contemptuous of the capital of the court? I hope that Your Majesty will quickly find out Li Xiao's responsibility and punish him severely, thinking that those who come after him will be punished。。。。。 ”

"Chen Hanlin Yuan Zhan Shi Gu Xichou risked his life to impeach Chifengbo Li Xiao. In the eyes of the ministers, Li Xiao is known as a good general of the country, but he is actually a giant thief of the country。。。。。。 ”

"The Minister's Patrol Pressed the Imperial History Lin Chaoqiu 。。。。。。"

"The History Museum edited Xu Qing's 。。。。。。"

In the Qianqing Palace, looking at the mountains of impeachment recitals on the imperial case, Chongzhen's face was terrifyingly dark.

"Wow!"

Chongzhen suddenly seemed to go crazy, and swept this large pile of musicals, together with the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table, to the ground.

Above the Dan Steps, there was a mess.

Seeing that the emperor was so anxious and angry, Cao Huachun and the others on the side did not dare to come out.

"How long has Yang Sichang been in Shanxi, why hasn't he returned to Beijing yet?!"

Chongzhen suddenly turned his head to Cao Huachun and asked loudly, his voice was full of anxiety and uneasiness.

The reason why Chongzhen hoped so much was that Yang Sichang, who was then a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University, returned to Beijing, but he was now distraught and anxious by these impeachment of Li Xiao. In his opinion, only the opinions of Yang Sichang, whom he relied on the most, were the most worthy of listening.

It's just that just three days before Liu Yuliang reported Zheng Zhilong's complaint letter, Yang Sichang had just gone to Shanxi and asked Chongzhen to ask questions, but he couldn't find anyone.

Cao Huachun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Yang Gebu went out of Shanxi, it was only six days, and when he said goodbye to the emperor that day, he said that he would go to the land of Shanxi and discuss the complete extermination of the thieves with Xiong Shangshu of the Ministry of War, but it will take more than a month." ”

After Cao Huachun finished speaking cautiously, Chongzhen's brows suddenly furrowed even tighter, and after he walked back and forth in the room a few times anxiously, he shouted to Cao Huachun: "Quickly draft the order, spread that Yang Wenwan will return to the capital as soon as possible, I have something to ask him." ”

"Yes, slave and maid."

Eight days later, Yang Sichang, who had received the edict, hurried along the way and finally returned to the capital, and then he immediately went to the palace to meet the emperor.

Seeing Yang Sichang, who was covered in dust and haggard, followed the little eunuch to the Qianqing Palace from outside the palace quickly, Chongzhen felt inexplicable pity in his heart.

This Yang Sichang, since he was arranged to be a heavy minister to suppress bandits, his work is conscientious, and after more than a year, Yang Sichang is obviously much older than when he took office.

Yang Sichang entered the hall and immediately knelt down.

"Minister Yang Sichang knocks on Your Majesty, may my emperor live long live long live."

"Yang Aiqing worked hard all the way, quickly flattened down, and sat down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yang Sichang stood up, and a little eunuch had already moved a small brocade pier, so Yang Sichang sat diagonally and sat halfway through.

Chongzhen immediately handed over Zheng Zhilong's letters, as well as some selected pieces of impeachment against Li Xiao, to Yang Sichang for viewing.

Yang Sichang quickly browsed these things, and then handed them back to the little eunuch standing on the side.

"Yang Aiqing, Zheng Zhilong and the impeachment of Li Xiao by the officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee can be described as violent and unstoppable. In Yang Aiqing's view, what do you think? ”

Chongzhen finished speaking in a low voice and looked at Yang Sichang with an expectant look.

Yang Sichang's face suddenly flashed a faint wry smile, he stood up and bowed to Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, about Li Xiao, Zheng Zhilong once sent a recital to Xiong Wencan, so the minister already knew about it. However, in the eyes of the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, Li Xiao's attack and impeachment were mostly alarmist and of little benefit. They want to severely punish Li Xiao's suggestion, and His Majesty must not take it. ”

Yang Sichang said slowly in a heavy tone, and Chongzhen's face suddenly became more and more ugly.

"Then what is Yang Aiqing's opinion on Li Xiao's four crimes?" Chongzhen asked.

"Your Majesty, in Weichen's view, most of Li Xiao's four crimes are dangerous and exaggerated. Although Li Xiao has had it, he is flawed, and he can completely cover up his faults. ”

"Oh, why does Yang Aiqing think so?"

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a copy of Li Xiao's self-report here, and I implore the emperor to take a look."

Under the emperor's suspicious gaze, Yang Sichang took out a folded letter from his bosom and respectfully presented it with both hands.

Chongzhen was surprised and asked anxiously: "Wen is weak, why did Zheng Zhilong's letter only arrive in Beijing, and Li Xiao sent you a self-reported letter, but why?" ”

Yang Sichang smiled and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, this point, that Li Xiao has explained in the letter, it is from the place where Zheng Zhilong heard, after hearing about Zheng Zhilong's own frame, he hurriedly used the flying pigeon to send a message to prove his innocence, this letter was sent to Mo Changrong, a subordinate who was suppressing bandits in Shaanxi, and he wanted to send it to Xiong Wencan, who was inspecting Shanxi, so Mo Changrong directly presented Li Xiao's letter to the next, and only then did he understand Li Xiaozhi's self-defense below. ”

Chongzhen took the letter from the little eunuch and quickly began to read it.

Gradually, a faint smile began to appear on his face, but there were still a lot of doubts on Chongzhen's face.

"Wen is weak, then Li Xiao said that the reason why he didn't have time to report and urgently sent troops to North Korea was that there were many unavoidable things. What does Wen Wei think about this? ”

"Your Majesty, Li Xiao's words, so do the ministers. In Zheng Zhilong's recital, it was said that Li Xiao privately sent troops to Korea and attacked Taiwan, which was for the crime of ignoring the imperial court and using swords and soldiers without permission. In Yichen's view, Li Xiao did not report these two things to the emperor and the court in time, which was his fault. However, with all due respect, the war in Korea was so urgent at that time, and the king Yi Liang, his troops had all been defeated, and even the royal city of Hanyang had been lost, so he had to survive in the mountain fortress of Namhan, which could be described as hanging by a thread and in danger. If Li Xiao hadn't sent troops in time to rescue North Korea, I am afraid that the current North Korea would have surrendered to the Qing captives and completely become a vassal of the Qing captives. If this is the case, it is equivalent to my Ming Dynasty, and I was cut off by the Qing Dynasty! Therefore, the minister believes that Li Xiao's move is not only without fault, but has made a great contribution to the society. ”

When Yang Sichang said this, he peeked at Chongzhen, and found that Chongzhen's face was slightly softened, and he nodded invisibly.

"Li Xiao went to Korea this time to keep the most loyal vassal country of my Ming Dynasty, and I also rewarded him that day and crowned him as Chifengbo, which can be described as a great favor. It's just that he didn't report to me and the military department, and sent troops to attack Taiwan without authorization, but I was very suspicious of Li Xiao's explanation. After Chongzhen finished speaking, he sighed lightly.

"Oh, why did the emperor say this?"

Li Xiao said in the letter that the reason why he did not report to the imperial court in advance when he sent troops to Taiwan this time was because he felt that this time he sent troops to Taiwan was a long way away, and he had to fight with Spain and the Netherlands, which were powerful countries in the West, and the future was uncertain, and the outcome was difficult to know. Therefore, he expected that if it was reported to the imperial court, the imperial court would be extremely suspicious of its dispatch of troops to Taiwan, so that it would delay the decision for a long time, and even delay the fighter plane. Therefore, he made his own decision and sent troops privately, and if he succeeded, he would open up territory for the Ming Dynasty, and if he failed, he could take the fault alone. Alas, Li Xiao's rhetoric, I feel very far-fetched, but I don't know what to think of Wen Xiao? ”

"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, Li Xiao's move, although there are many mistakes, but it is also a helpless move, think that back then, when the power of Nurhachi had not grown, the officials of Liaodong felt that they had different intentions, so they had privately played to the imperial court, hoping to conquer this fang as soon as possible, so as to prevent future troubles. Unexpectedly, the imperial court did not attach great importance to this matter, and it was indecisive for a long time, so that Nurhachi continued to sit on the throne, and finally unified the Jurchen tribes, established a pseudo-gold, and confronted my Ming Dynasty to this day. That Li Xiao is a smart and decisive person, and he must have taken into account that although many courtiers could not do one thing, they could also be greatly delayed, so that Li Xiao might wait for several years without a result, just like the conquest of fake gold that day. In this way, this land of Taiwan, I am afraid that I don't know when it will become my Ming land. ”

Yang Sichang's words made Chongzhen's face soothe even more, and then he sighed again.

Chongzhen, as the king of a country, is actually very disgusted and disgusted by the Ming Dynasty's procrastination and delaying style, but this style of doing things has gone through several generations, and it has been accumulated for a long time.

"Wen is weak, then I will ask you again, that after Li Xiao took Taiwan, he did not report this matter to the imperial court, but secretly concealed it and set up officials privately, such a rebellious act, I am very dissatisfied in my heart. However, Li Xiao said in the letter that it was because Taiwan was initially decided, the people were not convinced, and there were frequent turmoil in various places, so he decided to set up his own officials to administer Taiwan first, and then report to the imperial court after the situation was completely stabilized. Li Xiao said this, but how to think about it? Chongzhen asked in a low voice to Yang Sichang with burning eyes.

Yang Sichang could clearly feel the unkindness in the emperor's eyes, and his heart trembled.

In fact, to be honest, he was also very dissatisfied with Li Xiao at this point.

Because, even if Taiwan is in turmoil again, under the premise that it has become the land of the Ming Dynasty, Li Xiao should first make a decision to the imperial court and let the imperial court make a decision. And his approach is really thankless, it can be said that he gives people a handle and sends braids to make people pull, Li Xiao's approach is really very unwise.

So, after a little silence, he stubbornly said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Li Xiao attacked Taiwan and did not report to the imperial court. Now that Li Xiao has explained, he hopes that the emperor will be lenient. “

Listening to Yang Sichang's words, Chongzhen had a smile on his face, and he said to Yang Sichang in a deep voice: "If this is the case, then I will not hold Li Xiao accountable for his first offense." As for Li Xiao's smuggling, I have already made a decision before, so I will let this matter go. And Li Xiao and Zheng Zhilong's competition for trade with Japan is mostly a personal grudge, and for these, I will not be held accountable. ”

"The emperor is benevolent and generous, and he is really a wise king."

Hearing Chongzhen's words, Yang Sichang's heartstrings, which had been tense, suddenly relaxed a lot.

"Wen is weak, a few days ago, the first assistant Liu Yuliang told me that he wanted me to implement three strategies against Li Xiao, namely, to send the prison army, the imperial court to send officials to Taiwan, and to divide Li Xiao's subordinates to the generals of other departments, so as to control and weaken Li Xiao. After I heard about it, I was undecided, but I don't know if Yang Aiqing thinks so? “

Yang Sichang, who had just relaxed in his heart, suddenly changed his face when he heard Chongzhen's words.

"Your Majesty, don't do it!" Yang Sichang hurriedly said: "Li Xiao is a rare good general of the country, and he is extremely smart, if the emperor uses these three plans, it is a sign of self-suspicion, so that the consequences are unpredictable!" “

"Hmph, why are you talking like this?! Then Liu Jilong also said, even if Li Xiao has meritorious service to the country and is also a general of the country, how can the generals of other ministries send the supervising army, but Li Xiao can't send it, what is the reason? ! Chongzhen's face was very ugly, and he continued angrily: "Besides, now that the imperial court is no longer holding him responsible, but only wants to re-appoint officials to govern Taiwan, is Li Xiao still going to obstruct it?!" Could it be that as a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, he doesn't think about the country and the court, but he still has to follow his wishes in everything?! ”

Yang Sichang was speechless in his heart, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Li Xiao is really troubled by acting like this. Besides, the dynasty is the time to employ people, how can Li Xiao be regarded as an ordinary general! I'm afraid that Li Xiao has worked hard to open up the territory, and he has not received a reward, but he is suspected by the emperor like this, so if Li Xiao is angry and stirs up trouble, how should the emperor clean it up! ”

"You, you think so." After listening to Yang Sichang's words, Chongzhen suddenly had a look of panic on his face, and he said in a low voice: "Then according to Wen's weak opinion, how should I treat Li Xiao, is it appropriate?" ”

"Your Majesty, if you look at it according to the following opinions, Your Majesty needs to reward Li Xiao for his contribution to opening up the territory, and then give Taiwan, like Dengzhou, to govern on its own, and the imperial court only needs to collect taxes according to the income. As for the dispatch of the prison army, it must not be done. At the same time, it is necessary to knock Li Xiao on the side to let him know his mistakes, so as not to make mistakes again in the future. In this way, Li Xiao is an extremely smart person, and he will definitely be sincerely grateful to the emperor, and at the same time, he will also be aware that he will not make such a mistake of contemptuous of the court again. ”

After Yang Sichang finished speaking, he looked at Chongzhen with a look of anticipation, and Chongzhen on the dragon chair with a complicated face.