Volume 7 Chapter 92 Playing with Balance
Wen Tiren is ready to make a move, the Qi Party officials were removed one by one, and Zhang Bin's cronies took positions one by one, and he finally determined that the person hiding behind Huang Chenghao was Zhang Bin!
He used to ignore Zhang Bin, because Zhang Bin used to be far away in Fuguang and only returned to Beijing in the past two years, and he never sang against him in the court, and even, people didn't sing any tunes, and it was like an ornament in the court.
Such a person, if it weren't for the growing power, Wen Tiren would not really doubt it.
However, Zhang Bin can't hide it at this time, because after the Qi Party officials were recalled, all his people came up, and Wen Tiren couldn't see it anymore, so there was a problem with his IQ.
Of course, Wen Tiren's IQ is no problem, after Zhang Bin entered the cabinet, he began to doubt, because that time the court pushed up, Cai Shanji, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Bi Maokang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Chen Zizhuang, the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, are all Zhang Bin's henchmen, plus Zou Weilian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who came up in front, and Huang Chenghao, the left capital of the Imperial Court of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who "coincidentally" entered the cabinet with Zhang Bin.
In the end, what made Wen Tiren determine the goal was Zhang Bin's "performance" in Liaodong this time.
This so-called performance does not refer to Zhang Bin's mainstay and stabilization of the situation in Liaodong in one fell swoop, nor does it refer to Zhang Bin's re-establishment of miraculous feats and the recovery of nearly 600 miles of rivers and mountains in southeastern Liaodong in one fell swoop.
It was precisely because Zhang Bin took Hong Chengchou as soon as he ran to Da Liaohe Fort that Wen Tiren was sure that the person behind Huang Chenghao was Zhang Bin!
According to the secret report of the person he planted in the Governor's Mansion, Hong Chengchou didn't know that Zhang Bin would come to Da Liao River Fort in advance, and Zhang Bin didn't greet Hong Chengchou after he arrived at Da Liao River Fort, but ran to the Qin army barracks, and then, this guy gathered a group of generals and rushed into the Governor's Mansion, overturned Hong Chengchou's personal guards, and took Hong Chengchou down in one fell swoop.
This guy, is it really sinister, he quietly rushed to Da Liaohe Fort, and suddenly took down Hong Chengchou.
At this time, Wen Tiren remembered that his former henchmen, Min Hongxue, Min Mengde, Zhang Jie, Shi Fan, etc., were not all without any signs, and suddenly something happened, and besides, Zhang Bin has been in charge of military and political affairs in Fuguang for so many years, and it is very simple to secretly train a group of thugs, and nine times out of ten, his cronies were killed by this guy.
Zhang Bin, this guy, is really terrifying.
He is both civil and military, not only the rich world governed by Fuguang, but also repeatedly made military exploits, and the anti-thieves and Jiannu could not be found in the north;
He can bend and stretch, no matter how he scolds him, no matter how unfair the emperor is to him, he can endure it, and he can pretend that nothing happened;
He is insidious and vicious, pretending that nothing has happened on the surface, but behind his back, he is specifically against himself, Min Hongxue, Min Mengde, Zhang Jie, Shi Fan, Tang Shiji, Wang Yingxiong, the cadres he has cultivated with great difficulty will be wiped out by him, and the secret forces accumulated by the Zhejiang Party for more than 30 years have also been killed by him overnight!
Now, in terms of the forces in the court, Zhang Bin has the advantage, and in terms of the forces in the dark, Zhang Bin has an absolute advantage, and even Hong Chengchou, who he cultivated to master the military power, has been taken down by Zhang Bin, is there still a way for Wen Tiren to turn over?
Of course he has, as a top master of infighting, this disadvantage is nothing to him, he didn't know who the opponent was before, so he didn't know where to start, now that the goal has been determined, it will be easy to do, one by one conspiracies come to his mind, how to turn the tables, how to clean up Zhang Bin, how to regain power in the court, step by step, every step he can come up with countless tricks.
The first step is naturally to fool the emperor, regain the emperor's trust, and let the emperor help him clean up Zhang Bin!
Will Chongzhen still trust him? Of course it will, in his eyes, Chongzhen is a child, so foolish.
At this time, Zhang Bin happened to be not in the court, it was a good time to fool Chongzhen, and after he made a preliminary plan, he picked up a piece of music and walked to the imperial study with high morale.
This memo was just sent by Zhang Bin from Liaodong, which mainly reported the latest results, and also mentioned that Hong Chengchou was unruly, saying that he was a civilian official and not a soldier in the world, and he did not accept his own dispatch, so he took Hong Chengchou down.
Chongzhen was in a good mood when he saw the twists and turns, this Zhang Bin was really powerful, and he took advantage of the fact that the main force of Jiannu was stuck near the Santaizi River, and recovered nearly 600 miles of rivers and mountains under the jurisdiction of Gaizhouwei, Fuzhou Wei, and Jinzhouwei in southeastern Liaoning!
The mountains and rivers of Liaodong are equivalent to nearly thirty percent of them being recovered by him at once, plus the Guanningjin defense line and the Santaizi River basin and the Liaohe River basin, this Liaodong has almost recovered half of it, according to this posture, he may even recover the entire Liaodong within the year, which is really good!
Chongzhen couldn't help but praise: "This Shuangquan is really powerful, Jiannu is not his opponent at all." ”
Wen Tiren pretended to be worried, and cautiously arched his hand: "Your Majesty, there is a sentence that Weichen has always wanted to remind you, but I am afraid that you will be angry, at this time, alas." ”
Chongzhen couldn't stand people's appetite for him the most, this Wen Tiren deliberately said half and half left, Chongzhen's heart was immediately tickled by it, he couldn't help but ask: "What words, you say, how can I be angry because of a word." ”
Wen Tiren heard this, pretended to believe it, and then continued to say cautiously: "Your Majesty, I don't know if you have noticed, in the current court, Bi Maokang, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Cai Shanji, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Zou Weilian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Sun Chuanting, the left attendant of the Ministry of War, Lu Xiangsheng, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Zizhuang, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Fu Guan, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, and Qian Shijin, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, were all officials under Zhang Bin when he was the governor of Fuguang. “
This Chongzhen naturally knows, because these people are all he followed Huang Chenghao's advice and deliberately promoted, in order to clean up the remnants of the eunuch party, now it seems that the effect is very good, the Qi party was expelled, the court is clear, even Wen Tiren, the Zhejiang party boss, is honest, and now, Zhang Bin has recovered nearly three percent of the rivers and mountains in Liaodong, and the Ming Dynasty is a Zhongxing image.
He couldn't help but say proudly: "Of course I know this, they were all specially promoted by me, as for the reason, you must know it too." ”
He is beating Wen Tiren and asking Wen Tiren to be honest, otherwise, the Qi Party will be their example for the Zhejiang Party.
Wen Tiren really said "honestly": "This Weichen heard that someone is spreading some rumors about the resurgence of the remnants of the eunuch party, and the Qi party and the Zhejiang party are vainly trying to control the court or something. ”
Chongzhen's eyes narrowed, and he asked with a smile, "What do you think about this rumor?" ”
He thinks that everything is under his control at this time, so he has the leisure to catch Wen Tiren and knock it carefully.
Wen Tiren sneered in his heart, but on the surface, he replied respectfully: "According to Weichen's view, the Qi Party and the Zhejiang Party are nonsense, the emperor is wise and martial, and as soon as he succeeds to the throne, he will go all out to crack down on the eunuch party, and the results are remarkable. ”
Well, Wise Shenwu, this must be admitted, he is indeed wise and martial, Chongzhen accepted this sycophant very calmly, so, does the party struggle still exist? If the party struggle still exists, doesn't it mean that he is not wise and powerful!
Chongzhen asked with hope: "Is there really no party struggle?" ”
Wen Tiren nodded affirmatively and said: "Back to the emperor, the party struggle does not exist, at the beginning of the Wanli, Taichang, and Tianqi dynasties, the officials of the DPRK and China made it clear that I am the Zhejiang Party, I am the Qi Party, I am Donglin, I am the godson of the factory minister, I am the godson of the factory minister, etc., to prove which party he belongs to, and now there is anyone in the court who says that he is the Qi Party and the Zhejiang Party, there is no such thing at all, so the Qi Party and the Zhejiang Party are purely nonsense fabricated by some people!" ”
This Chongzhen really hasn't heard anyone say that party struggle really doesn't exist?
He couldn't help but ask: "So, how to explain that Zhang Sizhi is such a humane beast, and Xie Sheng, Xie Majesty, Zhang Zhifa and others still have to work hard to defend it?" ”
Wen Tiren sighed and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, you also know that people do not live alone in this world, there will always be relatives and friends, Weichen dares to make an analogy, just like the emperor also has relatives such as the queen and the prince, your majesty, do you think, if His Royal Highness the prince makes a mistake and wants to kill his head, will you defend him?" ”
Kill the prince, how is that possible, although Chongzhen is suspicious by nature and stubborn, but he is not a cold-blooded animal, he can't do this kind of thing by killing the prince, even if the prince commits the crime of killing his head, he will not kill, it is his own son.
Chongzhen thought about it for a while, and seemed to understand, he nodded, thinking he was smart and said, "What do you mean, Xie Sheng, Xie Majesty, Zhang Zhifa and others are friends with Zhang Sizhi?" ”
Wen Tiren took advantage of the situation and patted it: "The emperor is wise, although Zhang Sizhi has no humanity, he is very good at hiding, and he is also very good at sycophants, in order to get promoted and make a fortune, he deliberately befriended Xie Sheng, Xie Majesty and Zhang Zhifa and others, these people are not indifferent people who refuse to be thousands of miles away, plus they are all Shandong villagers, this slowly, they became friends, friends committed the crime of killing their heads, they naturally tried their best to defend it, things are as simple as that." ”
This seems to make sense, Chongzhen was fooled again, and he doubted: "What do you mean, they really didn't form a party?" ”
Wen Tiren nodded and said: "Your Majesty, there really isn't, they are just doing their best to be friends, if they can be saved, they can't be saved, they are not good, are they?" ”
This seems to be true, when he sent Zhang Sizhi to prison, Xie Sheng, Xie Majesty and Zhang Zhifa didn't seem to say anything.
He didn't want to think about it, Zhang Sizhi was conclusively guilty, coupled with his temper as a donkey who eats soft and not hard, who dares to say anything in front of him, he is the emperor!
Chongzhen nodded, and asked curiously: "Then why did you just remind me that Cai Shanji, Bi Maokang, Zou Weilian and others were Zhang Bin's subordinates, didn't you say that no one formed a party for personal gain at this time?" ”
Hehe, I was fooled again, what a fool!
Wen Tiren laughed secretly in his heart, continued to use the Dafa of fooling, pretended to be serious, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, it is true that no one has formed a party for personal gain at this time, but there are many selfish people, Zhang Bin's selfishness is particularly heavy, he and Huang Chenghao are in cahoots, slandering us as the Qi Party and the Zhejiang Party, just to oust us from power, so as to bring up his former subordinates, Your Majesty, you think, these people used to be his subordinates, if he let these people do anything, will these people refuse?" If Zhang Bin's subordinates occupy the entire court, then wouldn't he be able to cover the sky with one hand! “
Chongzhen thought for a while, nodded solemnly, and said: "Well, what you said is very right, these people are hindered by the previous relationship between superiors and subordinates, and it is indeed impossible to go against Zhang Bin's wishes." ”
Wen Tiren shamelessly added fuel and vinegar: "Your Majesty, these are nothing, the most terrifying thing is that Zhang Bin has secretly controlled almost all the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, haven't you seen the fold, he has taken Hong Chengchou, and the Liaodong Army is also controlled by him!" If he wants to do something, who else can stop him! ”
When Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but pick up the fold and take a closer look, and then his face changed greatly: "This, how can it be good now?" ”
At that time, he authorized Zhang Bin to mobilize the world's soldiers and horses to deal with Jiannu, but he didn't want Zhang Bin to control the world's soldiers and horses to cover the sky with his hands and do whatever he wanted.
At this time, Wen Tiren said calmly: "The emperor doesn't have to panic, don't you still have Wei Chen, Wei Chen dared to remind the emperor again, above the court, you need to balance, you can't let one family dominate or one person dominate, some people If the power is too heavy, there must be corresponding people to check and balance him, so as to avoid the emergence of chaotic ministers and thieves like Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao." “
Playing balance, Chongzhen naturally knew, but he was fooled by Huang Chenghao, and then tossed by Huang Taiji, and forgot to play balance, he thought about it, and then stared at Wen Tiren and said: "What do you mean, you come to help me balance Zhang Bin?" ”
Idiot, you're right, that's what I mean!
Wen Tiren was so proud in his heart, Chongzhen took the bait again, he hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot: "It is the duty of Weichen to share worries for the emperor, I only hope that the emperor will not be deceived by Zhang Bin and Huang Chenghao and the like, and believe that whatever comes out of one place is what kind of party, and all Weichen and others will be driven out of the court, and Zhang Bin will be in charge of the court alone, covering the sky with one hand, and setting up the emperor." ”
said this, as if he was some kind of loyal minister, can Chongzhen believe it?
Chongzhen is forgetful, he forgot how Wen Tiren, Wang Yingxiong and Tang Shiji fooled him Cao Yubian's so-called Western Party case, what kind of party came out of the same place, isn't it the trick that Wen Tiren and they played!
At this time, he had been fooled by Wen Tiren, he actually believed Wen Tiren's nonsense, and asked Wen Tiren stupidly: "Zhang Bin now controls almost all the soldiers and horses in the world, what do you say?" ”
This emperor is on the road, how is it good, it is good to ask!
Wen Tiren pretended to be brave and loyal, and proposed: "This can only be slowly figured out, Liaodong is in a big war, and it is not appropriate to strip Zhang Bin of his military power for the time being, however, the thieves in the five northwest provinces have not been wiped out, and the emperor can reappoint a governor of the five provinces, and when the Liaodong war is over, Zhang Bin will be recalled, and the other armies other than the Liaodong Army will be transferred to the five northwest provinces as much as possible, and they will be divided, so that Zhang Bin's conspiracy to control the world's soldiers and horses will be solved." ”
What a good idea, Chongzhen couldn't help but nod and said, "Then who do you say is more appropriate to send as the governor of the five provinces?" ”
Wen Tiren shamelessly arched his hand and said: "The virtuous do not avoid relatives, Wu Zhenying once served as the governor of the three sides, and he is still relatively familiar with leading the troops, plus he has a little relationship with Weichen, he will definitely try his best to help Weichen share the emperor's worries, Emperor, what do you think?" ”
Chongzhen actually believed his nonsense again, nodded stupidly and said, "Okay, I will promote Wu Zhenying to be the governor of the five provinces!" ”