Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VIII Troubled Times

Chapter 1 The military is shaking the sky and raising the prestige of the Han

Section 4: Discussion on Establishment (3)

Wei Zhongxian looked at Liu Yunwei's distant back, and did not feel annoyed by Liu Yunwei's fierce words, but always maintained a smile on his face, and said secretly: "The miscellaneous family doesn't care what you think in your heart, whether you are willing or not, wait until the miscellaneous family squeezes out Sun Chengzong, and then report your Liu Yunwei's name to His Majesty for approval, and see how you Liu Yunwei explain to the people of the world." When the time comes, the miscellaneous family is not afraid that you will not comply! ”

Within a few days, there were many voices in the DPRK and China accusing the military department of Shangshu and the governor of Jiliao, Sun Chengzong, for supporting the army without a fight and spending money on food and wages. For several days, many imperial historians wrote to impeach Sun Chengzong, accusing him of not doing anything since he went to Shanhaiguan to take up his post, except for spending national strength to build a useless Ningyuan City. If this continues, there is no need to wait for Jiannu to attack, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will be dragged down by Sun Chengzong!

At this time, Sun Chengzong's recital of the reorganization of 100,000 Tuntian soldiers in Tongzhou Town was sent to the capital, and suddenly the already boiling court situation was detonated.

And Wei Zhongxian was even more overjoyed when he learned the news that Sun Chengzong was going to reorganize 100,000 Tuntian soldiers, and laughed: "The miscellaneous family is worried that they can't find an opportunity and excuse to get rid of Sun Chengzong, who would have thought that he would actually send it to the door himself!" ”

Within a few days, Sun Chengzong changed from the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao to the "national thief" who was reckless in the mouth of those imperial historians, and dozens of ministers jointly demanded that the Emperor of the Apocalypse remove Sun Chengzong and reassign capable generals to the post of secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao.

In the face of criticism from the government and the opposition, Sun Chengzong finally remained silent, no matter how angry Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Shujiao and others under his command were, he would never argue a point. Facing the doubts of his subordinate generals, Sun Chengzong said disheartenedly: "This matter must be Wei Zhongxian's excuse to play and want to drive the old man out of power, even if the old man argues, what can he do?" It can only exacerbate the chaos of the situation, and it is useless. ”

Zhao Shujiao said angrily: "It was all caused by Liu Yunwei, the chief soldier of Tongzhou Town, and now the supervisor has become the target of the public, but Liu Yunwei has stayed out of the matter; I heard that Liu Yunwei and Wei Zhongxian have a lot of dealings, and I can't guarantee that it is not that Liu Yunwei and Wei Zhongxian colluded to harm the supervisor! ”

Yuan Chonghuan was thinking about something with his brows, and looked at Sun Chengzong's expression from time to time, as if he was observing something, and he was not in a hurry to speak.

Sun Chengzong shook his head when he heard this, and said: "Don't talk about right and wrong, then Liu Yunwei is not a eunuch, nor is he a villain, he is a real martial artist, a real patriotic general!" This time it was just taken advantage of by Wei Zhongxian, and he was no wonder about it. ”

Yuan Chonghuan also said: "The supervisor is right, then Liu Yunwei is not a eunuch villain. Moreover, I also heard that among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, only Liu Yunwei spoke out for the supervisor, and sent people to Wei Zhongxian to argue for the supervisor many times, which shows that he did not intend to harm the supervisor. ”

Sun Chengzong couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and said, "Liu Yunwei, why bother? The old man was also disheartened this time, even if the court did not dismiss the old man, the old man didn't want to do it anymore, it was better to tell the old man to return to his hometown. ”

"Don't be an overseer!"

"Don't be rash, overseer!"

"You don't have to say any more." Sun Chengzong waved his hand and said, "The old man has made up his mind, you don't have to say it anymore." Before the old man returned to his hometown, the old man would recommend Chonghuan as the governor of Liaodong at the imperial court, and led the army to garrison Ningningyuan Gongwei Mountain Pass. ”

Yuan Chonghuan was very excited when he heard this, and his eyes were slightly red and said, "Supervisor! Chonghuan will definitely do his best to keep Ning far safe! ”

Ten days later, Sun Chengzong wrote two letters to the imperial court, one was an excerpt recommending Yuan Chonghuan as the governor of Liaodong, and the other was an excerpt asking the old man to return to his hometown.

Wei Zhongxian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the two letters, and his mood suddenly improved, and he said secretly: "It's really not easy for this Sun Chengzong to finally be killed by the miscellaneous family." Haha, I don't know what kind of expression Liu Yunwei will have when he receives the appointment from the imperial court! ”

Then, Wei Zhongxian looked at the letter recommending Yuan Chonghuan again, and said secretly: "I have also heard of this Yuan Chonghuan miscellaneous family, it is said that he is a person with some talents, and I heard that Yuan Chonghuan also built a shrine for the miscellaneous family in Ningyuan City, and it seems that he is a reasonable person." After Liu Yunwei succeeded as the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao, the miscellaneous family also needed a capable person to restrain Liu Yunwei in Shanhaiguan, so as not to become a figure like Sun Chengzong. ”

Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian entered the palace with these two folds, and after seeing the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian did not rush to take out the two folds, but worked for the Emperor of the Apocalypse, coaxing the Emperor of the Apocalypse to do carpenter work for an hour first.

Seeing that a very delicate folding wooden table had been formed, the Emperor of the Apocalypse put down the tools in his hand with great satisfaction, sat on the chair next to him and took a sip of tea, and asked, "Is there anything going on with you entering the palace today?" ”

Wei Zhongxian saw that Emperor Tianqi was in a good mood, so he took out two copies of Sun Chengzong's recital, and said: "Your Majesty, Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao, recently played, saying that he was unwell, and asked His Majesty to allow him to return to his hometown. ”

Emperor Apocalypse pondered for a long time and said, "But because of the recent impeachment of the Imperial Historian, Lord Sun was forced to return to his hometown?" Hum! Those Imperial Historians are too much! ”

Wei Zhongxian also said bitterly: "Your Majesty Shengming, the old slave was also very indignant when he heard about this, Lord Sun just proposed to train some more elite troops, which was also used to prepare for the recovery of Liaodong in the future, and those imperial historians jumped out to attack Sun Da's crowd, it is simply unreasonable!" ”

"What does it mean to be a companion? Do you want to find some leading officials to deal with it, and calm down Lord Sun's anger first? ”

Wei Zhongxian was slightly embarrassed, and then said: "Your Majesty, the old slave also considered this matter when he came, and I think it would be better to allow Lord Sun to tell the old man to return to his hometown." ”

"Oh? Why is that? ”

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Your Majesty, now Lord Sun can be said to have committed public anger, if Your Majesty punishes the Imperial Historian again, it will be tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, those nerds will not be afraid of punishment, and even be proud of being punished, and then Lord Sun's life will only be even more sad." Therefore, Your Majesty might as well approve Lord Sun's resignation, which can be regarded as protecting Lord Sun, and after a few years of this matter has subsided, it is not too late to find a way to recruit Lord Sun into the court. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned and pondered, but he never said anything. And Wei Zhongxian didn't say anything anymore, just stood quietly by the side of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

After a while, Emperor Tianqi asked, "Who will take over the Shangshu of the Military Department and the Governor of Jiliao?" Is there a suitable candidate? I don't want the situation in Liaodong to deteriorate any further! ”

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the old slave recommended one person to be qualified for the post of secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao, as long as this person is appointed, Jiannu will definitely be in pain and unable to go south!" It's just that there will be some resistance between the government and the opposition. ”

"Who!"

"Liu Yunwei, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town and the uncle of the broken army!"

Emperor Apocalypse's face changed when he heard this, and then said, "If I remember correctly, then Liu Yunwei is probably only in his twenties, right?" ”

"Your Majesty has a good memory, Liu Yunwei is twenty-three years old this year."

"Humph! The dynasty has never had a twenty-three-year-old military secretary and a governor of Jiliao! Did you take the benefits of Liu Yunwei? is so nonsense, taking state affairs as child's play! ”

Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, the old slave is just talking about things, and he definitely has nothing to do with Liu Yunwei!" ”

"Then tell me the reason for your recommendation!"

"The old slave obeys! Your Majesty, although Liu Yunwei is not very old, he has been in battle for a long time, he has led the army to participate in the Salhu War and the Liaoshen War, and he has made many military exploits, and he also knows the reality of Jiannu well; Especially in the Liaoshen War, Liu Yunwei led the army to achieve a great victory in thousands of mountains, and even beheaded tens of thousands of Jiannu, and defeated Jiannu for hundreds of miles. Moreover, last year's Southwest Hao and An rebellions were quelled by Liu Yunwei leading the troops, and he made a great contribution to the country. In terms of merit alone, Liu Yunwei is definitely qualified to serve as the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao. ”

Emperor Tianqi nodded slightly, and said: "This is true, but after Liu Yunwei is in a high position, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not become golden, can he continue to be invincible?" ”

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Your Majesty, rest assured, that Liu Yunwei's grandfather Liu Ling, father Liu Zhao and his new wife all died tragically under the iron hooves of Jiannu, and they have a common enmity with Jiannu. If Liu Yunwei really served as the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao, then he would definitely actively prepare to recover Liaodong, if others could pacify Liao in five years, then Liu Yunwei might be able to do it in three years, and he wanted to take revenge! ”

After hearing this, the Emperor of the Apocalypse calmed down a little and said, "I already know about this matter, is there anything else?" ”

Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw this, and continued: "Your Majesty, Lord Sun also recommended Yuan Chonghuan, the military commander of the Ministry of War, as the governor of Liaodong, and led the army to garrison Gongwei Mountain Customs in Ningyuan City. ”

"That's right."