The officials and veterans of the Ministry of War, the criminal department, the Shuntian Mansion, the Jinyi Wei Zhenfu Division, and perhaps the people from Dongchang and the Imperial Horse Prison participated in it, all those who participated in the verification level knew the meaning of the above, and they all wanted to find fault with these Tartars sent by Shandong. Read the latest chapter

But at this hour of the 28th inspection of the lunar month, there was no fault at all, for the Jurchen, Mongolian, Korean and Han army levels, the Jiaozhou battalion was put in different categories, and registered, all of them were in line with the scathing, otherwise they would not have been sent back so late.

It is said that after the victory of the generals, this level is often the local civil official inspection, which can annihilate more than 37,000 Tartars, of which the real Tartars are almost 30,000.

In the court, Chen Yan, a scholar, and Zhang Guowei, a scholar of the Ministry of War, mean the same, no matter what is below, as long as they grasp the point of inspection, they can always get the results that the court wants.

Whether it is the big people in the court or the people below, they have already formed a mindset, even if the generals below win the battle, the results reported must be mixed with a lot of water, and they can find fault with it.

Who would have thought that this Shandong soldiers and horses were too solid, and in more than an hour, according to the usual practice of spot checks in the past, even if it was the Ministry of War's own spot checks, it should have been concluded. What's more, there are so many experts who specialize in autopsy, and they are all well-informed veterans.

The military department came to preside over this matter is a staff outsider, everyone calls him a forest outside, if you don't know, you think it's a rich man somewhere, seeing that it's dark, but no one says anything wrong, and those people who watch the excitement and the house slaves of the wealthy family are all coaxing there.

This situation will not be fruitful today, this forester wailang and a thousand households of a brocade guard beside him exchanged glances, nodded to each other tacitly, and shouted loudly:

"It's getting late today, I'm afraid I can't see clearly. caused omissions, let's check again tomorrow and give the soldiers in Shandong an explanation as soon as possible! ”

If you continue to check it like this, it is not the result that those bigwigs in the Jingshi want, so you have to go back and ask about it quickly and come up with a charter for the next step. so as not to take responsibility for yourself.

When these words were shouted, the officials of the various yamen were relieved in their hearts, and they were naturally all kinds of orders from their own officials, but they were indeed the same as the forester Wailang thought, it was not so easy to finish, and they had to wait for the next decision. Otherwise, the next day would have been even more embarrassing.

The leaders above thought so. The following clerks and those errand landers don't think so. Tomorrow will be the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month. This year is not to let people pass. This side checks the head level. It's a bad luck in itself. Even if it's twice the reward. The same is true.

There are many complaints. The next day, there are many who plan not to come. Since it is a Tartar, the soldiers and horses are gone. Now there is a consensus in everyone's minds. But no official person will say it clearly. Then the gates will be open for a longer period of time.

Inspect all kinds of people, etc. They all turned around in the night with their heads downcast......

On the evening of the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month. The Imperial Palace, the Cabinet, and the War Department all have several rooms where lights are lit all night. During the day, outside the city, those deeds have been spread in Beijing.

The 100 carts were described by the soldiers and the soldiers. It has dispelled the last bit of doubt or luck in everyone's hearts.

Chen Yan, the assistant to the cabinet who had just taken office, had already received news from several confidant ministers. said that there will be a group of young imperial historians tomorrow. There were even some young officials who had to go to the book together. Ask the court to come down tomorrow. Praise Li Meng, the general soldier of Shandong. and sent a famous minister of the court to serve as governor. High-grade eunuchs are the overseers. Troops were sent outside the border or Huguang, Henan. Pacify the Tartars and thieves.

The first major event of the cabinet assistant Chen Yan was to arrest the former assistant Zhou Yanru in Tongzhou and put him in prison, and this second major event let him know what it was like to sit in the crater.

Originally, when he was in the cabinet, Chen Yan watched Zhou Yanru do things in a muddy manner, and he did not have the demeanor of the world's famous ministers back then. Always in my heart. I despise it very much, the reason why Chen Yan was appointed as his successor by Chongzhen. is also because he often criticizes Zhou Yanru's policies openly and secretly, and what would happen if the ministers did it, so that Emperor Chongzhen had some expectations for him.

Who would have thought that sitting in this position is not the case at all, the entanglement of forces in all aspects, the bright and undercurrent up and down, all of which are exhausting.

It's only been two days, and Chen Yan has already thought from high-spirited to sad that the fate of Xue Guoguan, Wen Tiren, and Zhou Yanru is also his own end.

Hearing that these young people who didn't know the height of the sky were going to write to Li Meng to ask for credit, Chen Yan felt dizzy, many of these young court officials were in the same party as him, and when the party was fighting for politics, they were all the main force in the front with their sleeves rolled up, and he was able to get to this auxiliary position, thanks to these people who carried the sedan chair in plain life.

Moreover, most of the ministers of the DPRK and China are from Jiangnan, and behind these young officials are more or less big forces and big wealthy families, and some of them have a few behind them. This kind of intertwined relationship network, where the offense begins, the only idea is to get along with the mud, and everyone can get by.

The brains of these young officials are too easy to get hot, and the impeachment of the Shandong military general Li Mengbahu is arrogant, does not listen to the dispatch of the imperial court, and sits back and watches the friendly army be annihilated by the enemy, as well as the impeachment of Li Meng's private checkpoints, exploiting the good people and business travelers on the canal, greedy and despicable, and saying that Li Meng privately set up military and military official positions, has no legal etiquette of the imperial court, and has bad intentions, these are all these people, and Li Meng also did the same in reality. Judging from the older officials in the DPRK, this Shandong general soldier Li Meng was slow to send good news, but when the New Year was approaching, he sent tens of thousands of people, and caused such a big momentum outside the city.

But a victory has made many people forget everything and change their positions one after another, perhaps these young officials really have some thoughts of serving the country in their hearts, and feel that Shandong has such a strong army. The Ming Dynasty is hopeful, and the thieves have been rampant all these years, and the threat of the Tatars will be swept away.

How can things be so simple, you have a good conscience, so you are a young official, an old minister who has achieved the position of Chen Yan. What kind of conscience will be talked about in the heart, everything is based on self-preservation, everything is based on the will of the court, and the emperor's will must be realized as much as possible except for those that go against his own interests.

However, the big victory of the Shandong soldiers and horses is really refreshing, and he can concentrate on the political struggle in the court, Chen Yan inexplicably has this thought, but this little thing was immediately thrown aside by him. Think about the political disputes in the court tomorrow, and there will be trouble!

The Cabinet was somewhere inside the palace, and it was getting late. Chen Yan was also too lazy to go back, he inexplicably wondered if Zhou Yanru's indulgence in Tongzhou's indulgence and fiery stupid practices such as false reports were a complete abandonment move, but he didn't continue this idea.

"Lord Chen, long live the call."

The screaming voice of a small eunuch interrupted Chen Yan's thoughts, and Chen Yan was excited. Hurriedly stood up, and these cabinet colleagues around him looked at him with a little envy to make Chen Yan feel that it was embarrassing, and it was worth it to have such a treatment, and the position of auxiliary was also worth it.

There is a small sedan chair in the palace, firstly, the cabinet is mostly the elderly, and secondly, when walking in the palace at night, the foreign ministers have many inconveniences, and this small sedan chair is also a shelter.

The study room in the seat of Emperor Chongzhen is also lit. There are many people who can't sleep at night in Jingshi, Emperor Chongzhen is one of them, his current mental state is no different from that of the court during the day, compared to the usual excitement and excitement, but it seems very sluggish.

As soon as Fu Chen Yan entered the inner study, he saw the state of the emperor, and his heart first struck, the one in front of him was so foolish but not easy to serve, and the emperor who was too mean and unkind was always very troublesome.

"Aiqing. Here are a few letters of the honorable people of the Kyoto Division. It's all about that Shandong Li is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty, and ZTE is hopeful. There are also people who ask me to issue an edict to appoint this Li as the general who will lead the world's soldiers and lands to pacify internal strife and external troubles, this is really ridiculous, can't you see my embarrassment? ”

If it weren't for Chen Yan and Emperor Chongzhen making such a statement in the court, people outside would really think that Emperor Chongzhen would be so much, because the Ming Emperor who was diligent and wise, and tried to prosper, suddenly appeared under his command Such an invincible general, the emperor would definitely be overjoyed and lean on the pillar country.

"Your Majesty, the minister has received news that tomorrow the court will meet, and some young officials of the six ministries and three divisions are also preparing to write a letter to ask Your Majesty to reward that Li Meng...... Today's inspection level outside the city, there is indeed no fraud in Shandong...... Moreover, the people of Jingshi and even the wealthy families of the big clans have a lot of clamoring and applauding...... Chen thought that such a large-scale convoy went all the way north, and there must have been many people who had seen and heard about it along the way, not to mention the close to Shandong, and now this news, I am afraid that everyone in the world knows. ”

Chen Yan's words were rambling, but he made the meaning of the expression clear, but some words were really difficult to say, but they had to be said.

This Shandong's means look clumsy but extremely effective, I don't know whether it is crooked or has long been arranged, now it is the Beijing Division, all the people in the world, all know that Shandong has won a big victory, and there is real evidence, at the moment this court is the best face, if it is not handled properly, it is the loss of people's hearts, of course, now this people's hearts have been lost in several provinces, may lose a little, it is always good.

"Aiqing, I understand your words, this Li Meng is roasting me and the court on the fire!"

Emperor Chongzhen is not a fool, but at this moment he is even more powerless than in the court, and he was silent for a long time before he spoke:

"Chen Aiqing, that Li Mou in Shandong Province has ill intentions and self-respect for raising soldiers, and now he doesn't put the face of the court in his eyes, there will be disasters in the future!"

Chen Yan, who had been given a seat, moved forward on the chair, sat there and bent over, the emperor was telling the truth, and he was about to answer, but when he heard Emperor Chongzhen's tone, he suddenly became excited, and saw that the young emperor's face was flushed again, and he hurriedly said there:

"He Li Meng has walked step by step from a lowly people to today's Zhendong general, guarding one side, how much grace he has received from the imperial court, without the imperial court, without my gifts, can he have today's status, the same is true for the soldiers and horses in Shandong, they are all my people, without me, how can they be today. But why are these people so ungrateful, throwing aside the root of this loyal monarch and patriotism, I have worked so hard and thrifty, but the courtiers below are so rebellious, this ...... This...... What did I do wrong!? ”

This is the first time that Chen Yan, the assistant of the cabinet, has been summoned alone, and it is also the first time that he has seen the extreme emotions of the emperor so closely. But Emperor Chongzhen's words really stunned him.

What did you do wrong, since the soldiers and horses of Shandong General Li Meng became an army, how much food and salaries have been paid, how many weapons have been given, and they can have today's status, which is what the other party has exchanged for military merits step by step, but even if the other party is the general soldier, didn't Chen Xinjia, the former secretary of the local military department, still come up with all kinds of means to concoct Shandong?

If I were in that position. Maybe I will be the opposite, but Chen Yan has this idea in his heart, even if he is a son of heaven. Treat subordinates so harshly, how can there be so many foolish and loyal people in this season.

Slander is one thing, response is another, Chen Yan pondered there, came up with a way that was not a way, cleared his throat and cautiously reported to Emperor Chongzhen and said: Your Majesty, the minister has a way, but I want to ask Your Majesty to clear the left and right first. lest the matter leak out. ”

Seeing the solemnity of Chen's speech, Emperor Chongzhen also waved his hand and said tiredly:

"I'm talking to Master Chen, you guys go down first!"

Several of the big eunuchs who had been serving in this imperial study were all puzzled, and they stared at Chen Yan a few times unhappily, this is the resignation one after another, Chen Yan smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that he had offended people again unconsciously, and waited for the people in the imperial study to retreat. Chen Yan hesitated for a moment before he spoke:

"Your Majesty, the minister has the courage to say, at the moment, His Majesty and the court are embarrassed by nothing more than not knowing how to reward, this Li Meng's ambition is so big, if Your Majesty gives him a bigger position, I am afraid that the situation will be even more difficult to control, but now the hundred officials and the people are staring at this matter, and it is unreasonable to not appreciate it, the minister. Is that right? ”

It was quiet at first. Then Emperor Chongzhen nodded slowly, obviously agreeing with his statement. Although there were two people in the room now, Chen Yan still lowered his voice and spoke:

"Since everyone wants to reward, it is nothing more than a ceremony, such soldiers and horses come to Beijing, naturally let them offer victory, Your Majesty should not come forward to hold a ceremony to offer victory, there is this ceremony, very grand, the following courtiers and people naturally think that the next will be a heavy reward, and they will not pay too much attention to this reward, but after the ceremony, let's send the team sent by Shandong to fight back, this is also close to the New Year, everyone is busy with family affairs, maybe forget, the people's forgetfulness is big, the first month is over, who can remember this incident, And it passed silently. “

After listening to the words of the cabinet assistant Chen Yan, Emperor Chongzhen did not make a sound for a while, and only then slapped the table heavily and shouted angrily:

"For the sake of a local military general, I should work so hard and consume the country's money, it is really upside down, I am so diligent, why do I have such a treacherous and evil thing."

"So diligent" and "so thrifty" and the like, all the civil and military officials who can go to the court are cocooned, but when Chen Yan heard this sentence tonight, he felt unusually harsh, but the ministers who arrived in this position were basically powerful in honor and disgrace, their heads were slightly down, and their faces had always maintained a respectful look.

Emperor Chongzhen said this sentence angrily, but Chen Yan didn't know how to answer, who would have thought that after a while, Emperor Chongzhen asked hesitantly:

"Chen Aiqing, pushing and prohibiting Shandong Li like this, that military general is so domineering, and the court treats him like this, will it cause any trouble!?"

After hearing this question, Chen Yan, a cabinet scholar who had just taken office, was finally completely disappointed in Emperor Chongzhen, the cabinet assistant was different from the rest of the cabinet bachelors, the assistant was close to the emperor, and the rest of the cabinet scholars were estranged, and above the court, Chen Yan's evaluation of Emperor Chongzhen was not high.

Who would have thought that after close contact, but now Emperor Chongzhen is even more unbearable than he expected, with a stubborn personality, unwilling to take responsibility, but looking forward and backward, snarky and cringe, such a person, it is no wonder that the world will become such a situation today, at this moment, Chen Yan's excitement to get the position of auxiliary cabinet has been completely swept away, since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, Fu, Shangshu, Shilang, the governors of the provinces, and the governors do not know how many have been killed, and their fate must not be much better.

But Chen Yan still respectfully reported and said:

"Your Majesty. According to the observation of the minister, although Li Meng, the general soldier of Shandong, is domineering, but he seeks a righteous name everywhere, and now all the people are loyal and patriotic today, and they cannot tolerate the rampant ministers and thieves, presumably Li Mou also saw this. Don't dare to act rashly, this righteousness is naturally on Your Majesty's side, seize this, of course, Your Majesty has the initiative, at present, there are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses stationed outside the Beijing Division, and the provinces in the world add up to almost one million soldiers and horses, that Shandong is just a province, with the help of the chaotic season, only to take advantage of the situation, and now the Tartar soldiers and horses have suffered heavy losses in the pass. Presumably, it has also hurt its vitality, and it may not enter the customs in a short time, and the imperial court can mobilize and train soldiers and horses. Or drive the Shandong soldiers and horses to fight with the thieves. ”

While speaking, Chen Yan observed Emperor Chongzhen's face, and sure enough, with his enlightenment, Emperor Chongzhen's face became more and more relaxed, and finally calmed down.

"This Shandong general soldier Li Meng is rude and reckless, for the sake of temporary prestige, but he has fallen into a dead end, this is God bless the Ming Dynasty, the ancestors and ancestors bless it!"

After saying that. Emperor Chongzhen was completely relaxed, and his face was smiling again, but Chen Yan himself felt that he was disgusted by what he said, and after entering the officialdom for so many years, telling lies has become commonplace, but he was embarrassed to say this.

Since the tone has been set, the yamen have finally settled down and acted according to the rules, but the following officials are even better at complaining. The old and young in the family are still waiting to go back to work for the New Year, but they are still busy with errands on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, and the family is already complaining.

Tonight, the palace and the various yamen were sleepless nights, and apart from these worried people, several of the young officials who were preparing to play the next day were also not asleep.

Some people are urging their families to pack their bags, and some people are there to burn some documents or something, and if these officials trace their backgrounds in detail, they will always find out that they are from Shandong Province. Or in Yangzhou Mansion. And not all of their families moved to the capital.

There are also a few shops that are closed before it gets dark. The shopkeeper distributed money to the men below, and instructed:

"The next day, I went to Nancheng to spend money to invite more idlers, went out of the city to coax, and after the coaxing, I went directly to the big car shop in Nancheng to listen to the arrangement, and don't go back to the city."

Hundreds of carts pulling people's heads outside the city gate, it is the busy season of the Beijing Division, the common people of the Beijing Division do not have so much leisure time will go out of the city to see the excitement, only the first entanglement of the flow of people, the first to build up the momentum, in order to have a marginal effect, just like on the snowy mountain, rolling a snowball, the snowball itself rolls downward, it will roll bigger and bigger, and finally become an earth-shattering avalanche.

In the same way, Lingshan Commercial Bank and Shandong Salt Gang arranged several hidden pile strongholds, the same is done, when the hundreds of big cars are parked outside, these hidden piles in the Beijing Division begin to move, encouraging idlers to go out of the city to see the excitement, after causing this momentum, pedestrians from the south to the north, as well as the people and residents in the city who like to watch the excitement, will naturally become more and more, and the momentum will be completely coaxed.

The Fang family of Yangzhou Mansion and the two Huai salt merchants, and many officials in Beijing have such and such relationships, each merchant has his own relatives, the second son of the Fang family and the Jiaozhou camp share honor and disgrace, and the interests are one, and they have long introduced their relationship in Beijing to the Jiaozhou camp.

The internal account room of the Jiaozhou camp and the Shandong Salt Gang naturally have the means to control these officials who have not long entered the imperial court, and at the critical moment, they can be used.

In fact, the bigwigs in the DPRK and China guessed the intention of the Jiaozhou battalion, and the Jiaozhou battalion made a successful trip, which was to embarrass the court as much as possible, and then publicize the great victory and glory of the Jiaozhou camp as much as possible.

To put it bluntly, the Jiaozhou battalion came to Beijing to slap the face......

Look at the back chasing the ground, look at the distance in front, smile bitterly, weekend, rest, please vote for my monthly ticket, thank you very much