Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Battle in the Court
In the next few days, Mo Li took Cao Bianjiao around the valley from time to time, taking him to see the various facilities of the Fuxing Army, as well as the Military Industry Research Institute, and so on.
Cao Bianjiao was deeply shocked by the spirit of the Fuxing Army and its fresh and advanced technology, and their equipment and food far exceeded those of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and even surpassed any army of the same era. With such equipment, such morale, and logistical support from powerful scientific and technological forces, is this still a bandit?
In addition to being shocked, Cao Bianjiao couldn't help but feel a surging passion and blood from the depths of his heart, such an army, if it was pulled to the battlefield in Liaodong, I really don't know who else could stop him? I'm afraid the Tartars will be beaten to the ground.
Cao Bianjiao is the age of enthusiasm, he is also eager to make meritorious achievements, intimidating the enemy, so from the age of ten began to follow his uncle Cao Wenzhao to fight in the army, with the frequent entry of the Tartars, his young heart is even more eager to one day defeat the Tartars, driven out of the land of the Ming Dynasty.
After a few days of contact, Cao Bianjiao also truly realized that the hatred of this army against the Tartars from top to bottom is a feud engraved in the bones, and this should come from the influence and edification of Mo Li, the commander, on them.
Cao Bianjiao was also very interested in the various military training carried out by the soldiers every day, and it can be said that their high fighting spirit and Mo Li's training were inseparable. Every time I saw the soldiers on the training ground, they shouted "Expel the Tartars, kill the Tartars!" If you commit my Huaxia, you will be punished even if you are far away! At that time, Cao Bianjiao felt that there was a hot blood surging in his chest.
Well, there is a chance for Mo Li to return to Liaodong as soon as possible to guard the country.
However, it was said that after Han Chong fled back to Lingchuan City with dozens of people in a panic and embarrassment, he hurriedly reported to the above about the process of entering Heiyun Village to suppress the bandits, and asked the imperial court to send a large army to calm the thieves in Heiyun Village.
The governor of Shanxi was taken aback, thinking that this black cloud village was so powerful, the imperial court sent more than 3,000 people to suppress it, and only a few dozen people were left to come back after being beaten by bandits? Then who would dare to lead troops to suppress this time? And this time the bandits were all wiped out, and I am afraid that I will not be able to keep this black veil.
However, no matter what, this bandit still has to be reported, otherwise you won't be able to eat and walk around.
After Chongzhen learned the news, he was furious, and the three or four thousand officers and soldiers in the hall were actually wiped out by a small bandit, what is the use of raising your group of rice buckets!
The ministers looked at Chongzhen, who was furious, and they were silent, and this scene made Chongzhen extremely angry. You ministers, do you know how much heart I have put into this country? I am the king of a country, the lord of the world, but there are only three or four home-cooked dishes for each meal, which emperor in history has been so frugal as me?
But it's good for you, I saved money from between my teeth to support ministers like you, but none of them can solve my worries and problems, and when something happens, they either blame each other or attack each other, which is really chilling!
Chongzhen stared at Liang Tingdong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and said: "Liang Aiqing, you are the secretary of the Ministry of War, tell me, how to solve this matter of Heiyun Village in Pingyang Mansion?" ”
"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that only by ruthlessly exterminating such bold thieves can the place be pacified and the people's hearts can be calmed." Liang Tingdong said out of class.
"Liang Shangshu's words are wrong." It was Yu Shi Cui Hao who spoke, and I saw him go out and play: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the bandits in Heiyunzhai will be annihilated by more than 3,000 officers and soldiers sent by our court to encircle and suppress within one day, which shows that its thieves must be extremely clever, and now the Liaodong Tartars are eyeing the tiger, and Weichen thinks that it is better to press the border while the army is pressing, and then send a messenger to Chen Shuo, Xu Yilu, Xiao Yiyi, let him surrender to my Daming, and drive out the Tartars for my Daming, and guard the border passes......"
"Master Cui, aren't you fueling the arrogance of the thieves? If all these thieves were like this, what would it be? I'm afraid that there will be more and more people who rebel here! Liang Tingdong retorted.
"Liang Shangshu, after all, this thief is also my Ming people, the court shows its authority, if you declare it again, the emperor is benevolent and righteous, and he is not to blame for his crimes, so Hong's grace is vast, I think it will make the thief lose his way and return to serve my Ming Dynasty." Cui Hao argued.
"You're looking for skin with a tiger! Who are the thieves? They're all killers! Isn't it a joke that you tell them what righteousness you say? Liang Tingdong scoffed.
"Liang Shangshu, you are a member of the imperial court, a high-ranking official, and you have no worries about food and clothing, but do you know why those thieves rebelled? Because they have nothing to eat and can't survive, according to the lower officials, instead of spending huge military supplies to suppress the bandits, it is better to open more warehouses and release grain, relieve the refugees, and arrange for them to resume production, so that the victims have hope, and naturally there will be no rebellion......"
"Presumptuous! Cui Hao, you are so bold! He openly spoke for the thieves! Are you guilty? Chongzhen finally couldn't help but be angry and reprimanded sharply.
"Weichen should be damned!" Cui Hao hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty.
"Humph! Didn't I open a warehouse to release grain? Shaanxi this year. There is a famine in Henan and other places, haven't I already issued an order for the state capitals to open warehouses and release grain to help refugees? But why did they rebel? Who's going to tell me? Chongzhen said angrily.
No one dared to speak.
Chongzhen said again: "Yes, they are also my people, but since they are my people, they should not rise up and rebel!" Since I ascended the throne, I have been conscientious, and I dare not slack off for a day, for what? It's not for the people of the world to live a good life, and for the ancestors' eternal inheritance not to be destroyed in my hands! But have they ever thought about my painstaking efforts? ”
"Your Majesty, it is true that you have issued an order for disaster relief, but Weichen has heard that there are officials in various places who have sent people to collect relief grain to fill their pockets for personal gain, and many places have not even distributed food at all, so that a large number of disaster victims have looted and rioted." Cui Hao said.
"Is that so?" Chongzhen asked in surprise.
The first assistant of the cabinet, Wen Tiren's eyelids jumped, and his heart sank. This Cui Hao usually doesn't eat oil and salt and doesn't eat, and he is out of step with them, but he didn't expect to jump out at this time and explain the matter to the emperor.
Not to mention whether Wen Tiren has anything to do with this matter, but after all, he is the first assistant of the cabinet, and if such a thing happens to the people below, and he does not report it, he is obviously responsible for dereliction of duty.
Of course, Wen Tiren naturally wouldn't sit still, so he coughed lightly and said, "Lord Cui, where did you get this news from?" Why has I not received a report? Isn't it hearsay! ”
"That is, don't take things to the court without corroboration, this is a place to discuss national affairs, isn't it child's play for you to do this? Dare to ask Lord Cui, do you take the emperor in your eyes? Liang Tingdong took the opportunity to fall into the well.
"You! ......" Cui Hao was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"That's it! Don't talk about chasing after the wind and shadows! What a system! Chongzhen was impatient with the intrigue of hundreds of officials, and said coldly.
"Qi played the emperor, Lord Cui, as an official of the court, openly interceded for the traitor above the court, maliciously slandered the emperor's strategy of governing the people, and had unforeseen intentions, and Weichen thought that he should be severely punished and correct the dynasty." Wen Tiren said suddenly.
"That's right! It must be punished severely! Otherwise, where is the majesty of the Son of Heaven! If the officials of the DPRK and China all excuse the thieves, then where will the national law be! ”
Officials in the DPRK and China, led by Wen Tiren, have begun to impeach Choe Ho.
Chongzhen was also very angry that Cui Hao blatantly excused the thief, so he shouted: "Come on! Put Cui Hao in prison! ”
"The emperor is gracious......" Cui Hao was taken away by the guards serving the palace before he finished speaking.
"The Emperor Shengming!" Wen Tiren and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Chongzhen turned his head to Liang Tingdong and asked, "Liang Aiqing, you just said that you would send troops to suppress it, so in your opinion, who should you send?" ”