After Zhou Yanru left the court, he had been thinking about the candidate for the thief supervisor, he was trying to get out at that time, but he made a package ticket to Zhu Youzhen, Chen Xinjia could not care, but he could no longer shirk.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally had an eyebrow, and after lunch, he didn't care about the office, but he came to the military department.

Chen Xinjia suddenly saw Zhou Yanru visiting, and immediately understood his intention, and was not too polite, leading Zhou Yanru to a secret room in the inner room, and after serving tea, he closed the wooden door, and no one was allowed to approach.

Zhou Yanru picked up the tea cup and said with a smile: "Why is Lord Chen like this...... Haha......"

"Haha," Chen Xinjia also smiled, but his face was a little unnatural, "Could it be that Lord Zhou's visit is not for the sake of the candidate for the thief supervisor?" ”

Zhou Yanru's expression was a little stiff, and he didn't speak, just poured tea hard.

Chen Xinjia also picked up the tea cup and smiled faintly, "If Lord Zhou didn't have a suitable candidate, I'm afraid he wouldn't come to the military department to drink tea, right?" Haha......"

"I know what you're thinking," Zhou Yanru was confident, and he was not as nervous as he was in the court, he put down the tea cup in his hand, leaned forward, and whispered: "According to Lord Chen's opinion, is anyone in the court willing to take on the position of this supervisor?" ”

"Except for you and me, I'm afraid there is no third person!" Chen Xinjia shook his head, and a layer of frost suddenly spread on his face.

"Master Chen doesn't have to be too anxious," Zhou Yanru said slowly: "Actually, the candidate for this superintendent may not necessarily come from today's court......

"Huh?" Chen Xinjia was stunned for a moment, but still didn't understand, "Except for the court, who has the prestige of the superintendent?" Even if we recommend it, the emperor won't allow it, right? ”

"That's not necessarily, it depends on who you Lord Chen recommends," Zhou Yanru gently tapped the square table in front of him with his fingers, and said lightly: "Since you are a supervisor, you must have the ability to command the army!" ”

"Lord Zhou is talking about ......"

Chen Xinjia understood that since the candidate for the thief supervisor could not be selected from the court, he could only find it from the locality, and the candidate from the local area did not need to be approved by himself, as long as the emperor issued a holy decree, he had no room to shirk at all.

"Haha, the old man didn't say anything!" Zhou Yanru opened the lid of the cup, tasted two sips in a row, and then put down the tea cup, "Lord Chen is busy with official business, so he won't bother with the old decay, so as not to be an eyesore!" ”

"Thank you Lord Zhou for your advice!" Chen Xinjia stood up and bowed deeply, "This secret room of the military department will always be open for Lord Zhou, and Lord Zhou should come and walk around often!" ”

"That's natural, as long as you Lord Chen don't dislike it, the old man will always come over to ask for a cup of tea!" Zhou Yanru bowed and returned the salute, didn't say much, and left.

Not long after Zhou Yanru left the military department, Chen Xinjia was still reminiscing about what had just happened, so he received an edict from the eunuch and immediately went to the Qianqing Palace to see him!

In the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, there have been no visitors for a long time, and when Zhu Youzhen sometimes summons ministers in the palace, because of the small number of people, they are generally in the East and West Warm Pavilion, but the number of people summoned today is too much, so it can only be changed to the main hall.

Such a large-scale summoning of ministers can also be carried out in the Huangji Palace, but Zhu Youzhen believes that the Huangji Palace is the imperial court, which is the place of the ministers, and when he arrives at the Qianqing Palace, it is his private territory, no matter what, the ministers are in his place, and it is important to listen to his opinions.

Yang Sichang is dead, so don't pester him anymore, even if he begs, he asks the ministers not to impeach him anymore.

The ministers looked left and right, they were all familiar faces, but they had changed places, so many people gathered in the Qianqing Palace, and I am afraid it was the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

I don't know what Zhu Youzhen is for, the ministers are anxious, but in the Qianqing Palace, they are indeed much more restrained, no one dares to speak, they are all silently thinking about their own thoughts, and those who really don't understand can only show to their colleagues.

When the lamp was in charge, Zhu Youzhen had not yet come out, and the ministers were all hungry, but this time it was summoned by the emperor, and when the post of Pingbao Supervisor was vacant, no one dared to make a mistake.

angered the emperor, the dismissal of the official is a trivial matter, in case the head is gone, it will not be worth it.

Countless palace lamps were lit in the hall, the light was like day, and everyone's face was seen by the little eunuchs who stood like pillars around them.

The ministers are patient, and they can endure it if they don't let themselves supervise the thieves, even if they don't sleep or eat all night!

I don't know how long it took, Wang Chengen's sharp voice finally came from the east, "The emperor has arrived!" ”

No matter what they were thinking, the ministers turned their faces sideways and saluted Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen quickly entered the hall, sat down on the main seat, and swept his eyes, which can be regarded as returning the attention of the ministers!

The ministers couldn't help but weaken their legs, and they knelt on the ground one after another, "The ministers knock on the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Excuse me, life!" Zhu Youzhen waited until the ministers got up before signaling to Wang Chengen, "Give you a seat Aiqing!" ”

Although the ministers didn't know why Zhu Youzhen was summoned temporarily, they stood in the Qianqing Palace for most of the hour, and they didn't dare to move at will, and their legs and feet were already numb.

Zhu Youshu glanced at the ministers again, and said with a calm face: "Everyone, Aiqing, the rogue is raging, and the people are in dire straits, but Yang Sichang unfortunately died of illness, who took the initiative to assume the position of the thief supervisor?" ”

Chen Xinjia saw that no one answered, and was about to speak, he unconsciously glanced at Zhou Yanru, saw Zhou Yanru frowning slightly, and hurriedly held back the conversation, yes, the emperor did not ask himself this time, but asked, "Who is willing to take the initiative to assume the position of the thief supervisor", he has no intention of taking the initiative to supervise the teacher, why should he provoke the fire?

He was secretly ashamed in his heart, Zhou Yanru was a human spirit, no, the ministers were all human spirits, and no one had the intention of speaking......

Zhu Youzhen saw that everyone was bowing their heads, and their hearts were more mirror-like, frowning slightly, and said: "You all don't want to supervise the teacher, naturally you know that it is not easy to supervise the teacher, Yang Sichang has been supervising the teacher for many years, although he has not been able to make full contributions, but he has also made many merits, and he has been close to success several times, can this merit be erased?" ”

Everyone was silent for a long time, and the king of Zuodu Yushi said straightly: "Although Lord Yang has meritorious service, he ......"

Zhu Youzhen's face sank, and he immediately interrupted Wang Daozhi's speech, "If you let Lord Wang go to supervise the teacher, what does Lord Wang think?" ”

"This ......" Wang Daozhi was speechless for a while, the emperor has always been lenient to the officials, that is, Huang Daozhou broke the major event of peace between the court and the Tartars, and he was only demoted, how can he be like this today...... He is just the leader of the speakers, do you want the leader of the speakers to oversee the teacher?

Is it all for Yang Sichang? By the way, Yang Sichang is the emperor's hand, and impeaching Yang Sichang is to slap the emperor in the face! However, for the sake of the court, shouldn't the emperor be slapped in the face?

He was about to argue, but Zhu Youzhen said: "Yang Sichang was chosen by me, and the use of troops was ineffective, and I judged myself; Isn't it merit that there is still a talent, and the rogue has not spread to the periphery? He glared at Wang Daozhi fiercely again, and continued: "Everyone rejects and wants to make a name for themselves...... should have been re-governed, but you said that I would protect the heirs, forgive this experience, don't say more, and I can't be impeached, I have my own decision! ”

The emperor said this, who would dare to impeach again?

The impeachment of Yang Sichang by the officials was not because of much hatred with Yang Sichang, nor for the so-called "imperial court", but to show loyalty to the emperor and brush up his sense of existence, so as not to be looked down upon by others.

Now that the emperor has made up his mind......

The officials were silent for a while, and the six departments and Jiuqing did not dare to speak, if they spoke easily, offended Zhu Youzhen, and did not have the hat of the thief supervisor, they would be able to buckle their heads, it is better to be silent!

Wang Daozhi just said something, but it was completely denied by Zhu Youzhen, this is a great shame for the speech official, the duty of the speech official is to speak, if the right to speak is deprived, you can still be silent, how to command the speech official in the future?

Wang Daozhi felt that he couldn't afford to lose people, although Zhu Youzhen's eyes were cold, like a vicious wolf who wanted to eat people, he still said: "Your Majesty, even if Lord Yang is ...... But Zuo Liangyu commanded more than 100,000 troops, and fought with Zhang Xianzhong for many years, so he should be familiar with Zhang Xianzhong's temperament......

Hearing that it was Zuo Liangyu's matter, Zhu Youzhen's face softened slightly, "Zuo Liangyu was demoted by three levels," paused for a moment, and said: "If you can't make meritorious service for the crime, if you can't appease the thief, you will be punished together!" ”

When the ministers left the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youzhen left Chen Xinjia, and when Zhou Yanru walked to the main entrance of the hall, he smiled at Chen Xinjia while everyone was unprepared, and then turned around and walked out of the Qianqing Palace quickly.

Zhu Youzhen and the others went out of the Qianqing Palace, and only then did they ask Wang Chengen to serve tea, and said: "Chen Aiqing, this is half a day, can there be a candidate for the thief supervisor?" ”

Chen Xinjia knew it in his heart, but he deliberately frowned and said, "The minister has a suitable candidate......

"Tell me, tell me, who is it?" Zhu Youzhen can't wait.

"Ding Qirui, the governor of Shaanxi Trilateral!"

"Ding Qirui?" Zhu Youzhen groaned for a while and said, "Is he okay?" I haven't seen much of his military exploits......"

"The emperor doesn't know anything," Chen Xinjia said carefully: "Lord Ding has not been the governor of Shaanxi for a long time, although he has not made great achievements, but he has taken care of Shaanxi in an orderly manner. Originally, Shaanxi's rogues were the most fierce, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others, but they were all from Shaanxi......"

Zhu Youzhen was thoughtful, but did not speak.

Chen Xinjia was afraid that Zhu Youzhen would not agree, so he would not be able to propose a candidate for the supervisor of the thief, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Lord Ding is not only highly respected, but also has the experience of being the governor of Shaanxi and dealing with the rogue......

"Let Ding Qirui serve as the thief supervisor, what about Shaanxi's military affairs? It's just getting a little better......"

"If the emperor is worried about the rogues in Shaanxi, he can let Lord Ding concurrently serve as the governor of the three sides," Chen Xinjia said: "It is the Pingbao army of Huguang, and there are also many soldiers in Shaanxi." ”

Zhu Youzhen finally nodded and said: "In this way, I will issue an order on the same day, and Ding Qirui will be the governor of Huguang, Henan, Sichuan, and the northern and southern armies of the Yangtze River, and still serve as the governor of the three sides," after a pause, he said: "With Ding Qirui as the secretary of the right capital, and the title of secretary of the leading army, I will give the sword above!" ”

"The emperor is wise!" The stone in Chen Xinjia's heart just landed, pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, the five battalions of the Liukou Zuoge, which have been active in the Yingshan and Huoshan areas, originally had the intention of surrendering, but according to the local Tang report, this Liukou has indeed been about to move recently......"

Zhu Youzhen was displeased, and said: "What does Chen Aiqing mean, the imperial court wants to increase troops again?" ”

"There is no need to increase troops," Chen Xinjia saw that Zhu Youzhen's face was not good-looking, and hurriedly said: "But the local army of thieves needs to be adjusted appropriately......

"Let's talk about it!"

“…… Ordered Liu Yuanbin to choke Guangshan and Gushi, Lu Jiude to control Qianshan and Taihu Lake, Song Yihe to intercept Qizhou and Huangzhou, Zheng Eryang to garrison Luzhou, Mu Wenshou to prevent Fengyang and Sizhou, Qian Zhong to protect Chengtian, Zhang Maojue to and from Yingzhou, Shouzhou, Bozhou, Suzhou to audit the merits, Zhu Dadian into the governor, control all the Fuzhen and other officials to enter Yingshan, Huoshan, and supervise the suppression. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded, since there was no need to increase troops, and there was no change in money and food, he was relieved, "Quasi-play, I will make an order tomorrow!" He was about to serve tea to the guests, and when he thought of something, he said, "How is Jinzhou?" ”

Chen Xinjia said: "The emperor doesn't have to worry, the general soldier of Datong Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu Yang Guozhu, the general soldier of Miyun Tang Tong, the chief soldier of Jizhen Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of the Eastern Association Cao Bianjiao, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan Ma Ke, the general soldier of Qiantun Guard Wang Tingchen, and the general soldier of Ningyuan Wu Sangui, the soldiers of these eight towns are the most elite divisions, and the 130,000 troops have all arrived in Jinzhou and Songshan, and our army is already in an advantageous position. ”

In Zhu Youzhen's eyes, there was no excitement, "Tartar has been a disaster for a long time, don't take it lightly!" ”

Chen Xinjia paused and said: "Chen Zheng is urging Hong Chengchou to march into the army, even if he can't recover Guangning, at least he must drive the Tartars back, so that the Tartars will no longer dare to start the battle lightly!" ”

Zhu Youzhen's face was a little heavy, as if he had something to say, but he didn't speak, pondered for a long time, and just asked Chen Xinjia to go back temporarily.