The emperor asked, and Song Yingxing naturally had no reason not to agree.

As soon as he left, Wang Chengen, the commander of Dongchang, finally had his turn. He picked up some important proclamations from what happened during Emperor Chongzhen's absence in Beijing and gave them to the emperor, and then presented a small notebook for his notes.

The eunuch who held the seal of the master of ceremonies was Cao Huachun, who had been repaired by Emperor Chongzhen, and the first assistant of the outer court was Xue Guoguan, who was known as Xue Manzi, and the two of them sat in the court, and there was basically nothing to do.

After Emperor Chongzhen listened to Wang Chengen's oral confession, he just flipped through the small notebook of the notes at random, but when he was about to finish it, he suddenly saw something, so he looked at it seriously. This made Wang Chengen wonder a little, could it be that he was negligent and had something important to tell him?

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen finished reading it, threw away the small notebook, and asked Wang Chengen: "During my absence in Beijing, which gentleman had the greatest influence on the crown prince?" Or rather, who does the prince like to listen to the most? ”

Hearing this, as soon as Wang Chengen heard it, he remembered what the emperor had just seen.

The affairs in the palace, he, the commander of the East Factory, knows best. Therefore, he immediately replied to the emperor and said: "It is Wu Changshi, the head of the Ministry of Rites, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes to listen to his lectures the most!" ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Wu Changshi? When did he give a lecture to the prince? ”

In the list he set up before, there was no Wu Changshi. This person is Chongzhen's seven-year third-class citong jinshi background, speaking of which, he is not qualified to give lectures to the prince, right?

"Back to Your Majesty, there are several vacancies of the prince's lecturer, and it is the queen's mother who is in charge, and he is ordered to give a lecture to the prince." When Wang Chengen said this, seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was still a little puzzled, he added and explained, "This Wu Changshi has a good reputation in officialdom, and his talent and name are recited everywhere, and even the queen mother has heard of it, so she ordered him." At that time, the queen said that if Her Majesty came back and felt dissatisfied, she would replace it. ”

Emperor Chongzhen was still a little puzzled, so he asked again: "Sanjia Citong was only born as a Jinshi, why is it that the name is recited everywhere, and even the queen is famous?" ”

"Your Majesty, this person is one of the few people who initiated the establishment of the Restoration Society, and now the Restoration Society is extremely famous, and his reputation is just under Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai. It is said that he didn't play well at the beginning, otherwise he wouldn't have been ranked in the top three. Wang Chengen hurriedly replied.

Fushe, Emperor Chongzhen has also heard of it, Zhang Pu, naturally he is also impressed, and he is indeed a little famous. Of course, he didn't know that at this time, the fame of the Restoration Society was actually quite loud, and the first Zhang Pu of the Restoration Society was even more prosperous. At this time, Zhang Pu already had a nickname of "Folk Emperor" among the literati in the imperial examination.

The reason for this is because of this re-establishment organization.

This Restoration Society was founded by the exchange of experiences between literati in the imperial examinations.

At that time, it was not as developed as it is now, and you could buy rolls on the Internet wherever you were famous. Generally speaking, the experience of the imperial examination is the secret of every family, and no one will share it. After all, the imperial examination is a single-plank bridge, which is competitive and squeezes others down.

However, Zhang Pu and others shared their experiences. And he is indeed famous. As early as the sixth year of the Apocalypse, with his article "The Tombstone of Five", he became famous in one fell swoop.

So, when they heard that he would share their experiences, the literati immediately flocked to hear him and the other initiators speak. Just like that, this reunion society is getting bigger and bigger. Its members are mainly scholars, and they are mainly children of official families.

In this era, how terrible is the network of people composed of countless children of official eunuch families, which is difficult for many people to imagine. Basically, behind each member, there are immediate family members who are officials in the court or in the local government, and the energy gathered from this gives Zhang Pu and others a decisive officialdom power.

And Zhang Pu and others are obviously not satisfied with just exchanging the experience of the imperial examination, or the pure literary discussion. After all, Zhang Pu's fame relied on "The Tombstone of Five". Therefore, they began to comment on current affairs, commented on the government and politics, and took over the banner of the Donglin Party, that is, "family affairs, national affairs, and everything cares"!

After a few years, their ambitions swelled again, and they began to manipulate the imperial examinations.

The first step in the imperial examination is to become a showman; And Xiucai, the emperor doesn't care, it's all a matter of magistrates. Thus, this gives the Restoration Society room to manipulate.

Most of the local officials are the immediate family members of their members of the Restoration Society, so it is up to them to decide who can and who cannot become Xiucai. If you can't become a showman, it's even more impossible to raise people and jinshi.

Therefore, if those literati want to continue on the road of the imperial examination, they must join the reinstatement society, serve the saddle before and after the resumption of the society, and get the approval of Zhang Pu and others.

Once recognized, it is a sure thing for the students to pass the examination.

Although it is much more difficult for the Fushe to manipulate the two steps of lifting people and jinshi, if the foundation is controlled by the Fushe, it is tantamount to manipulating the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty. And this is the origin of the "folk emperor".

When Wen Tiren was the first assistant, he was actually aware of the danger of resuming the society. However, he did not fight to bring down the Restoration Society, but he was knocked down first.

Besides, after Emperor Chongzhen listened to Wang Chengen's answer, he frowned and asked, "Then did this Zhang Pu also become the prince's lecturer?" ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" When Wang Chengen heard this, he immediately nodded and replied, "Zhang Pu was also hit by the queen's mother, but the prince was closer to Wu Changshi." ”

Emperor Chongzhen frowned when he heard this, during the time when he was not in Beijing, a few people from this Fushe could actually influence the queen and let them become the lecturers of the next round of emperors of the Ming Dynasty, this energy seems to be a little scary!

Thinking so, he explained to Wang Chengen and said: "You go and secretly give me a careful touch of the bottom of this restoration society, and report back to me as soon as possible!" ”

"Slave obeys!" Wang Chengen naturally knew at this time that the emperor seemed to have an opinion on this restoration society, so he hurriedly replied.

Emperor Chongzhen still had something to say: "Check it again, how do they usually teach the prince Wu Changshi and Zhang Pu, and what are the main things?" ”

He felt that something was wrong, the prince was a little vain now, and he paid more attention to face, which is not what a good emperor should have!

When teaching usually, there are naturally palace maids to serve, and Wang Chengen only needs to investigate them, and he can know the content of their usual classes. Therefore, he hurriedly agreed, and when he saw that the emperor no longer confessed, he left in a hurry.

At the same time, on the side of Shanhaiguan, the people sent by Emperor Chongzhen also arrived.

In the governor's mansion, Sun Chuanting had a gloomy face, and said coldly to Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong: "This official has made up his mind, so he will set off today to clean up the military tuntian!" ”

"Governor Sun insisted on going his own way, intending to force him to rebel against the generals who had been fighting for the imperial court for many years?" Fang Yizao did not show weakness, but asked-for-tat.

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he immediately slapped the case and shouted: "Those military tuntians, but they are determined by Taizu, who dares to disobey?" The emperor also explicitly supports that all tuntians shall not be occupied by any private person! ”

Speaking of this, he walked around the case, paced in front of Fang Yizao, looked at him with his eyes and said, "Guanning line, how much grain does it cost the imperial court every year?" You are the governor of Liaodong, don't you have a little bit in your heart? ”

"Jianyu invades every year, and the army fights every year, how can it not consume money and food?" Fang Yizao still didn't let go, and still retorted.

"Huh!" When Sun Chuanting heard this, he suddenly sneered and said, "Why didn't this official see Jian Yu attacking every year?" Why didn't this official see the elite of the Ming Dynasty, and he didn't even dare to defend the land, so he would only stay in the city and rely on the cannon of the fortified city to defend? ”

Speaking of this, he saw that Fang Yizao still wanted to open his mouth to argue, so he was a little impatient, and shouted first: "Don't think that this official doesn't know, most of the tuntian fields on the front line of Guanning have become the grain fields of the ancestral family. The imperial court has explicitly ordered that the family system should no longer be practiced, but how many family members are there in the ancestral family? The money and food allocated for military salaries were all privately appropriated by the ancestors. If it weren't for the fact that the ancestral family has been fighting against Jianyu for many years, the official would have punished him a long time ago! ”

"Speak with evidence!" Fang Yizao also raised his voice and said sharply.

"Evidence?" Sun Chuanting listened, turned around and walked back to the handsome case, picked up a booklet from it, and raised his head: "This official has visited various places in the past few months, but he is not just a casual visit. Here is the number of tuntian surveyed by this officer, and the random inspection of the salaries of various armies over the years. In addition, the archive in the household department of the imperial court is also here, compared with the two, the number of tuntian, even if there is a slight gap, it is almost the same, the ancestral system cannot be violated, and tuntian must be recovered! ”

Staring at the booklet in Sun Chuanting's hand, Fang Yizao actually knew in his heart that Zu Dashou had already known about it, if he couldn't stop it, Zu Dashou would also have a countermeasure. Therefore, when he saw that Sun Chuanting had brought out his set of statements again, he smiled coldly and said, "Sun Chuanting, I hope you don't make a mess." Once something happens to Shanhaiguan, there is no danger to defend in Gyeonggi, and the consequences are so serious that even if you have the emperor's trust, you can't afford to take this responsibility! ”

After saying that, he wanted to throw his hands and leave. As the governor of Liaodong, he has the confidence to confront the governor of Jiliao in person. What's more, he and Zu Dashou are in cahoots, and he has more confidence to deal with Sun Chuanting, an outsider.

When he walked to the door of the lobby, he suddenly stopped again, turned his head, and said to Sun Chuanting in a cold voice: "The slave chief has recruited General Zu three times and twice, and the conditions given are not too generous, once you are in a hurry, you will wait to apologize for your sins with death!" If you insist on going your own way, the official will go back and impeach you to the court, this is a public matter, you can do it yourself! ”

After finishing speaking, he didn't care what Sun Chuanting's face was, he wanted to leave with his hands.

But at this time, a lieutenant arrived in a hurry, and when he saw that the two feudal officials were there, he immediately announced: "My lord, the emperor's holy decree has arrived!" ”

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting immediately ordered: "Put the incense case and take the order!" ”

Cleaning up the military tuntian, he is iron-hearted. According to the ancestral system, if all the tuntian fields are normal, the imperial court will not have to bear so much. Although the court is rich now, he knows that it is a stick business, and it is impossible to steal a large number of people every year. If you want to take back Tuntian in the long run, you can greatly reduce the pressure on the imperial court, and in addition, you can suppress the ancestral family, which is expanding day by day, so that the entire Shanhaiguan side will have to look at the face of the ancestral family.

Before Jingshi left, he got the emperor's personal permission to let him do what he wanted in Shanhaiguan. And from the previous Qin Wang, he knew that the current emperor was a responsible person, and since he had said everything, he would definitely support him, this was the confidence of his Sun Chuanting to dare to move his ancestral family!

This time the decree came suddenly, and he didn't worry about anything. Believing in the emperor's side can only be something that is beneficial to him. Unless......

When Sun Chuanting thought of this, his heart suddenly tightened, and he couldn't help but worry.

Unless the emperor does not go well with the bandits, he will continue to transfer the Guanning army. If this is the case, then it will depend on the military strength of the ancestral family. In this way, the ancestral family will definitely take advantage of this, and maybe they will fight back against themselves!

Thinking so, Fang Yizao obviously also thought of this possibility, so he saw him smile coldly and said: "The emperor has only been on the expedition for half a year, not to mention taking away the three major battalions, and also transferring the headquarters of Deputy General Wu, the original Shanhaiguan side of the army is weak, if the emperor suppresses the bandits and continues to transfer the elite of Guanning, General Zu is afraid that he has something to say to the emperor, hehe, you can take it easy!" ”

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting still had a cold face, and there was no change in the slightest, in his heart, he still believed in the emperor's responsibility.

At this time, the angel had arrived, and Sun Chuanting and Fang Yizao stopped arguing and hurried to greet them.

To the two of them, the angel smiled and seemed to be in a good mood, and what made them wonder even more was that the angel also brought a huge package, and they didn't know what it was, which was a bit strange!

At this time, the incense case had been placed, and the two of them didn't ask, and took the order first.

It's nothing if you don't accept the order, and as soon as you accept the order, Sun Chuanting and Fang Yizao were suddenly taken aback.

They never expected that the emperor would be so powerful, annihilating the Hetao Tartars, obtaining countless cattle, horses and sheep, and in just half a year, all the thieves were exterminated, and the three major battalions had almost no losses, and now they have returned to Beijing.

This matter, for Sun Chuanting, is simply not too good news! On his face, which had always been expressionless, he rarely showed a smile, and after the angel finished reading the will, he smiled and shouted loudly!

And Fang Yizao was a little distracted, as if his soul was out of his body, he didn't know what he was thinking, long live the mountain, and he just instinctively moved his mouth.

After Sun Chuanting received the holy decree, the angel pointed to the package and said: "Vice General Wu has been promoted to the commander-in-chief of the reinforcement army, and now he is still suppressing the rebel general Chai Shihua in Shaanxi. He assured the emperor that those who dared to rebel against the Ming Dynasty would be punished even if they were far away, and if he did not catch the rebel general Chai Shihua, he would not return to Liaodong. Oh, this is the family letter of the officers and soldiers of the Guanning Army, the emperor is triumphant, so he brought them back by the way, and the Governor sent these letters by the way, so that the family members of General Wu's army can rest assured! ”

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