Chapter 370: Defeat Again
Liu Jin is dead! Liu Jin, the eunuch who once had the power to dominate the world and shocked the government and the opposition, is dead!
Although people have already expected it, but when Liu Jin turned into a pile of rotten meat and was robbed by countless people, it was still embarrassing, Liu Jin was really dead!
The dark clouds that blocked the sky over the Ming Dynasty dispersed, and the sun's rays shone on the earth again, because the emperor finally stopped ignoring the government!
The imperial court has undergone some changes, and the palace has undergone some changes, and the Ming Dynasty has finally stepped out of Liu Jin's shadow and regained its vitality!
But the trauma that Liu Jin brought to this land is far from over, and the rebellion of the people in Hebei, Shandong and other places is still in full swing, and even intensified!
Before the courtiers had time to celebrate the victory of the elimination of the eunuchs, the war in Bazhou once again brutally broke into people's sight!
The courtiers who had just paid attention to Liu Jin's downfall had no time to take a breath, and they were hit by the news of the war in Bazhou!
Ma Zhongxi reorganized the army to fight Bazhou again, and all the eyes of the government and the opposition during this time were attracted by Liu Jin, and not many people paid attention to the war in Bazhou.
Or the war in Bazhou is not worthy of everyone's attention, even if the army of the imperial court has experienced a fiasco in Bazhou, but the Bazhou civil rebellion still has not attracted enough attention!
No one expected that in the blink of an eye, the rebellious people of Bazhou would develop to 100,000 people on foot, and they were quite disciplined and morale-strong, and they blatantly defeated the imperial army!
Ma Zhongxi's army was defeated like a mountain, and the rebellious people of Bazhou captured Yongqing in one fell swoop to deter the Beijing Division! When the news reached the capital, the government and the opposition were shocked!
Zhang Zhijie was also taken aback after listening to Jinyiwei's report, no one thought that a popular uprising would develop to such an extent, and because of Liu Jin's wrong moves, the best opportunity to quell the chaos had been lost.
Now it can't be described as a chaotic people, 100,000 people on foot, after two wars, where are the chaotic people, this is a 100,000 army with considerable combat power!
In fact, it is true, the two battles easily defeated the imperial army, Liu Liu, Liu Qi and others were greatly boosted, and they no longer had the determination to see death as if they were home, but felt that the imperial court was nothing more than that!
They played the banner of "going straight to the land of Youyan" and "reopening the chaotic sky", set up five armies, and listed 28 battalions, and their ambitions were clearly revealed!
When Zhang Zhijie arrived at the Qianqing Palace, the scholars, the Sixth Ministry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and other important ministers had been discussing for a long time, and the hall was noisy and noisy!
The emperor finally convened the ministers to discuss the matter, and for the first time in several years, the ministers were also hot in their hearts, and they all wanted to perform in front of the emperor!
Zhang Zhijie stood behind and observed silently, the ministers were divided into two camps, one side thought that the Beijing camp was not strong, and the border army should be transferred into the country to suppress the bandits!
The other side believes that the Tatars on the border have been eyeing each other, and if the border troops are transferred in, if the Tatars take advantage of the situation to invade the border, it will be even worse for the two sides to fight.
The public said that the public was reasonable, the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, the two parties quarreled inseparably, Zhang Zhijie secretly glanced at Emperor Zhengde, and saw that he was frowning and looking at it coldly, obviously very impatient.
Emperor Zhengde was indeed very impatient, he had been patiently listening to them arguing for a long time, but he didn't make any noise!
Emperor Zhengde raised his eyes impatiently, and finally saw Zhang Zhijie who was shrinking behind, Emperor Zhengde stood up and said in a deep voice: "You guys are discussing, I go out to breathe!" ”
After that, he walked straight to the outside of the main hall, and when he walked to Zhang Zhijie, he gave Zhang Zhijie a look, and Zhang Zhijie had no choice but to follow Emperor Zhengde out in the eyes of everyone.
After coming out, Emperor Zhengde let out a long breath and said with a wry smile: "I've been arguing for a long time, but nothing has happened!" If you wait for them to quarrel with the result, I'm afraid it will be too late! ”
Zhang Zhijie could only smile bitterly when he heard this, Emperor Zhengde walked a few steps, turned to look at Zhang Zhijie and said, "You also heard the argument of the ministers just now, what do you think?" ”
Zhang Zhijie's face became solemn, he knew that his answer would definitely have a huge impact on Emperor Zhengde, so he had to be cautious!
After thinking for a while, Zhang Zhijie muttered: "The minister thinks that there is no need to transfer troops from the border town!" Tatar has always been eyeing the border, it has never been stable, and the border towns have always been struggling! If the border army is transferred into the country to quell the chaos, the Tatars will definitely not stop! If Bazhou has not been pacified, and the border towns are also in chaos, it will be even more troublesome! ”
Emperor Zhengde nodded and said, "So, are you in favor of having Jingying be responsible for quelling the chaos?" ”
Zhang Zhijie groaned: "The minister thinks that it is not only to dispatch the Beijing camp to quell the chaos, but also to take a two-pronged approach!" ”
Emperor Zhengde was surprised: "How can you say this? ”
"Your Majesty, the ministers feel that the people are determined and do not think about chaos! But as long as there is a way to live, the people will not rebel, and no one wants to pin their heads to the waistband of their pants to live! Therefore, the minister suggested that the emperor issue a decree to reduce or exempt taxes in Gyeonggi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other places. ”
"These places are particularly badly plagued by Liu Jin, if you appease the people, there will be no more people who will rebel! This is a strategy to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, and the rebels will definitely be unstable! ”
"Then it will be much easier to choose a capable general to rectify military affairs and go to quell the chaos!" Zhang Zhijie groaned and said his opinion, of course, there was still a word in his heart, anyway, the imperial court had already copied millions of taels of silver from Liu Jin's mansion, not a little money and grain!
The more Emperor Zhengde listened, the brighter his eyes became, and he heard the subtext of Zhang Zhijue, the imperial court is not short of money now, as long as the taxes are reduced, there will be no more people following the rebellion, which means that the situation is under control, even if the chaos is defeated again, the situation will not get worse than now!
Emperor Zhengde excitedly stepped forward and patted Zhang Zhijie's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Zhijie, you are really my Zhizhuge!" They have been arguing for a long time, but they are not as thorough as your two-pronged idea! ”
"The emperor praised it! The ministers are just talking nonsense, this policy of governing the country is still good at the ministers of the six ministries! If you can't do it specifically, you have to discuss it with the ministers! Zhang Zhijie hurriedly said modestly.
Emperor Zhengde listened to the corners of his mouth and said, "Counting on them? Forget it, let's go, go back and see! ”
Emperor Zhengde felt that Zhang Zhijie's two-pronged idea was very reliable, so he was in a much better mood and came back with Zhang Zhijie in a good mood.
Since Emperor Zhengde left, the ministers have become more noisy, and when they saw Emperor Zhengde coming back, they were a little quieter again.
Emperor Zhengde returned to the dragon chair, sat down and asked, "How is it?" Have you come up with a result? ”
The ministers were quiet for a while, and Emperor Zhengde smiled and said, "No? I have a two-pronged approach! ”
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