Jingshi, Xiyuan.

The sunset is like fire, and these days are surprisingly not cold.

Since the Xiaoice River period, the weather in the north has become more and more severe year by year, and at this time in previous years, the capital has been cold to the bone marrow. But this year is strange, a while ago it was a few days of heavy snowfall, and the river was frozen. But after many days of sunny days, the snow disappeared and the river thawed.

It was a good climate, but it was dry everywhere

。

Liu Yuliang, the newly promoted secretary of the Cabinet Ministers University Scholars and Rites Department, walked out of the West Garden, his body was covered with sweat, and he only felt that his feet were soft and he couldn't step on the ground.

After Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Yanlin attacked at night yesterday and returned in vain, Jin Laoying ran into the capital angrily to ask Yang Sichang for an explanation. Based on Liu Yuliang's observation, Emperor Chongzhen was still a little scared of Lu Jiandou, and he wanted to put the matter aside first, and wait until everyone calmed down before making a decision.

But at this time, the shocking news came that the Guan Ning army led by Gao Qiqian actually suffered an unprecedented defeat.

Not only were the troops scattered, but even the grain and materials accumulated by the Guanning army in recent years fell into the hands of the enemy.

Jiannu received a great replenishment, and while the morale of the army was greatly boosted, the army in the capital also did not receive any supplies from this time. At this time, there were no more soldiers to fight on the periphery of the capital, and the entire battle situation could be described as unprecedentedly deteriorated.

At this point, there is no longer any possibility for Emperor Chongzhen to ignore it.

So, early in the morning, the holy decree and the various commands were sent out from the West Garden like flowing water.

The emperor's first decree was to divide the labor among the ministers of the various ministries, so that their ministries were responsible for the defense of a city gate.

The second holy decree quickly summoned the Shaanxi army of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting to the north to defend the capital. At this time, Hong and Sun were exterminating the remnants of the thief army in Henan, Anhui, and Huguang. But now the capital is already in danger, and now it can't take care of the thieves in the south.

These two decrees did not go through the cabinet and were directly issued by the central decree. If it were to be replaced in normal times, the cabinet would definitely be directly sealed back because its authority was challenged. But at this critical juncture when the mountain rain is about to come, the cabinet can't care about fighting with the emperor.

By noon, the emperor simply summoned the cabinet, the celebrant supervisor, and the officials of the six ministries to the front of the car to discuss the next step in the defense of the capital.

It is said that the two holy decrees issued by the emperor just now are also comprehensive, and all the ministers need to do is make some supplements.

However, Emperor Chongzhen's decision to drive hundreds of officials to the city to preside over the city defense made everyone very unhappy. As a result, this court discussion inevitably began to go off topic, and finally evolved into an attack on the emperor.

Fan Shutai was originally an official in the Ministry of Works, but at this time there was a big limelight

。 He jumped out directly and took the lead in firing the cannon and asked the emperor: "Now that the enemy is approaching the city, but the court has no decision, I don't know if it's a war or a payment?" ”

What this means is that whether to fight with Houjin to the end or negotiate peace, you have to make a point today, the emperor.

Intentionally or unintentionally, Fan Qi pointed the finger at Yang Sichang, the biggest lord and faction in the court.

In the past, Yang Sichang had a lot of trouble with Donglin Qingliu because of this. If you change to someone else, as long as you dare to speak up, you will already be ruined, but unfortunately Yang Sichang is now a saint, and he is a first-class trusted minister in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen. Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen did not have the idea of following the example of Song Zhenzong and the Khitan peace and recuperation, and he and Yang Ge Lao could be said to be two in one.

Regarding the attack on Yang Sichang by the ministers, he pretended to be deaf and played a dumb frame, and put the matter aside.

Now, Fan has brought up the old things again, and Emperor Chongzhen began to pretend to be stupid and asked who was the money.

Fan replied: "This is what is said outside, and whenever there is an alarm, it is kept secret and secret. ”

Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to defend that it was because the matter was confidential.

It doesn't matter which opinion is the wise decision. But now the situation is so critical, the imperial court has not yet agreed to the attitude, Emperor Chongzhen does not express his position, it is purely irresponsible, this is a stupid move. In this way, isn't everyone going to be confused?

Liu Yuliang was also very dissatisfied with the emperor's attitude, he was an old bureaucrat and was born in the Hanlin Academy. Since entering the officialdom, he has never worked at the grassroots level, has no experience in politics, and is confused as an official. In his opinion, as long as you can be an official and a big official, it will be considered a success. As for the country and the nation, what does it matter to us and other reading seeds?

The court negotiated peace, okay, there is no need to fight; War, it's not bad, anyway, it's not me and other ministers and doctors who shed blood.

However, no matter what, the emperor, you have to get a letter of approval, it's not right to shirk responsibility like this!

Seeing the emperor say this, Fan Qi's nose was crooked. The job of the speech official is to find fault with everyone, and the emperor is no exception.

In view of the loss of the old camp in Tongzhou, the grain and straw fell into the hands of the gold people, and the imperial court could no longer get the military salary. Fan Qi shouted angrily in the matter: "The matter lies in the practice of the law, and if the law is not good, it will be worried, that is, the rain in the sky and the rain in the earth, what is the help?" ”

This tone is already very heavy, and the accusations against the emperor have already begun

。

The officials below were in an uproar, and they also began to conform to the fan, forcing the emperor to tell the truth.

Chongzhen had no choice but to say: "Why doesn't the imperial court want to practice the law!" ”

Meaning, I've thought about it too, but I can't help it!

As soon as these helpless words were spoken, everyone fell silent at the same time.

Emperor Chongzhen's face was sad, Lu Xiangsheng and others were aggressive to ask for an explanation, but unfortunately Yang Sichang didn't say a word at all, and when he heard the words of the Son of Heaven sadly, Lu Xiangsheng let out a long sigh, but his eyes were red.

The emperor is already like this, and Gao Qiqian's army has been dispersed, at this time it is meaningless to hold Gao Qiqian and Yang Sichang accountable yesterday, rather than wasting energy on this, it is better to discuss the next military action. [.Lots of good]

But at this time, Yang Sichang walked out and began to investigate the responsibility of the first battle in Tongzhou. As the person directly responsible, Gao Qiqian naturally has to be investigated.

Lu Xiangsheng also agrees with this.

The civil officials and eunuchs were enemies, and when they heard this, they naturally shouted and shouted to kill, and asked the emperor to send someone to arrest Gao Qiqian and put him in prison.

Chongzhen has been on the throne for 12 years, and he has long since stopped believing in the civil officials who have always fooled him. In the past few years, he has pondered it, and only the eunuch is truly loyal to him. But the ministers were so forced, Chongzhen could only be sloppy, saying that Gao Qiqian is now the governor Guan Ning and Jizhen soldiers and horses fighting against Jiannu outside the city, changing generals in battle, which is not in line with the art of war, it is better to let him make meritorious contributions, and wait until Dongyi retreats from the army to pursue it?

The ministers also had no choice, and they also knew that Gao Qiqian had won the emperor's trust, so they had to remain silent.

After disposing of Gao Qiqian, Yang Sichang actually pointed the finger at Lu Xiangsheng, saying that Lu Xiangsheng, as the governor, was improperly commanded. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't hide his whereabouts despite the full moon and the horses, he insisted on attacking the Qing army camp at night, there would have been no high diving division of troops and no return, and the Ning army would not have been eaten. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng also has to bear the responsibility for this matter.

What kind of character is Lu Xiangsheng, he immediately debated with Yang Sichang in front of the emperor

。

In fact, since this happened, the contradiction is limited to the two people, and it is a personal grudge. Emperor Chongzhen didn't take it seriously, to tell the truth, in his mind, Yang Sichang had the heaviest weight in his mind about the enemy's military arrangement. As for Lu Xiangsheng, although he was a little dissatisfied, he had to admit that this person was the pillar of the country and could be relied on.

He had already made up his mind about this matter, and let them quarrel first, and he would not go to the thunder himself. When they get tired of arguing, he, the emperor, will pass with a haha.

Anyway, I have seen a lot of such quarrels in the more than ten years since I ascended the throne. Ministers quarrel with each other, attack each other, when did they ever divide the winners and losers?

But the problem is that as soon as the flames of this mutual attack are ignited, no one knows who will burn them. Civil officials, especially those from Hanlin, have nothing to say and do.

At this time, a sudden situation happened, and Yang Yanlu, the director of the Hanlin Editorial and Military Department, who went to Beijing with Lu Xiangsheng to file a complaint, jumped out, pointed the spearhead directly at Emperor Chongzhen, and made a majestic impeachment fold, directly pointing at the emperor's nose and scolding, the most excessive sentence in it was: "Including Nanzhong, Li Gang is useless, Qianshan Bingcheng, and Zong Ze is hateful." The state has a minister, not a feudal blessing. ”

This is ugly, and directly praised Lu Xiangsheng in favor of Li Gang and Zong Ze, and compared Yang Sichang to Geng Nanzhong and Huang Qianshan, traitors in the late Northern Song Dynasty.

If someone else is Yang Sichang, he would have been furious for a long time.

It's a pity that Yang Sichang is such a shrewd person, so he only smiled faintly: "Yang Tinglin said cautiously, Shengming has no past the monarch's father." ”

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen woke up. He was already an extreme person, and he immediately turned white with anger; "Li Gang is useless, Zong Ze is hateful, am I Song Huizong?"

Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng was immediately removed from the title of Shangshu of the leading army, removed from the post of governor of Xuanda, and took back the Shang Fang sword given to him, and ordered him to still make meritorious contributions in the army. However, there is no need to mention the matter of the Governor's World reinforcements.

Emperor Chongzhen had already made up his mind and was ready to replace him with Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi and who had made outstanding achievements in the past two years.

This thunderous method immediately shocked the ministers of the DPRK and China into speechlessness.

When did Lu Xiangsheng receive this kind of anger, it is said that at this time, he only needs to be soft, with his status in the emperor's mind, after Chongzhen comes down, he will not do anything to him as soon as he is angry

。 Perhaps, in a few days, he will be restored to his powers.

However, his temperament was like fire, and he immediately turned his head with Yang Yanlin and left angrily.

Only Emperor Chongzhen was left behind him to keep shouting and scolding: "Crazy, crazy!" ”

Only Yang Sichang showed a vague smile, if you talk about the political dispute between the DPRK and China, how can Lu Xiangsheng, a person who has been leading troops outside all the year round, be his opponent.

As soon as Lu and Yang left, the scene cooled down.

Up to now, after a long time of trouble, there is no charter for how to retreat from the enemy, and everyone has no intention of talking about it.

However, the emperor still didn't let everyone go, and after discussing it for a long time, he still couldn't come up with an idea.

At this time, Liu Yuliang, a university scholar, didn't know what evil he had fallen into, and suddenly remembered that this was probably a good opportunity for him to get ahead. For this emperor, he knows the best, employing people and doing things is urgent, as long as you can say a few big words in front of him, maybe you can be promoted to a few levels.

Didn't Yuan Manzi be promoted to Liaodong by Chongzhen as a supervisor just because of "five years of Pingliao"?

Since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he has hired people in a hurry, and today he can promote you to an important position. The cabinet has been severely affected, and over the years, Liu Yuliang has lost count of how many people have made an attic.

The reason why he was able to get into the cabinet was not because he had any talent, or because he had a very important weight in the emperor's heart, and there was no one available in the imperial court, which pushed him, an old man, in.

But in the cabinet, Wen, Zhou, and Yang Sichang are all strongmen, and Liu Yuliang is simply ignored, and he can't tell when he will be kicked out.

Liu Yuliang is naturally unwilling to remain in obscurity, but he will not let go of any opportunity to improve.

Thinking of this, his blood boiled for a while, and the ghost made a god stand up and invite himself to see the teacher.

The so-called inspector is to supervise the army, and like the supervising army in the army, it is similar to the political commissar of later generations, and has the final decision-making power for military plans.

As a cabinet elder, if he goes down to the army, it will naturally be a great encouragement to morale. In addition, the prestige is not low, after all, he is a Zaifu, and it is naturally the best to coordinate the relationship between various armies and military and localities

。

Emperor Chongzhen was naturally surprised and inexplicable, and immediately approved it, and gave Shang Fang's sword as usual, ordering him to go out of the city tomorrow.

However, when the emperor finished praising him, Liu Yuliang came to his senses: No, no, there seems to be something wrong with this!

This time, the Son of Heaven is in power, and the scenery is indispensable. You have to leave Beijing, which is well-fortified, and run to the wilderness outside.

There was a war outside the city, especially yesterday when Jiannu raided the Tongzhou Gaoqiqian camp, and the sound of fighting even spread to the city. What kind of army is the Guanning Army, it is the first army that can fight in the Ming Dynasty. The country does not have 9 million taels of silver to spend on the army, and there are two generations of emperors of Tianqi and Chongzhen who have been operating for decades, and I don't know how many elite soldiers and strong generals there are in the army. But as soon as he met Jiannu, he was completely beaten and collapsed after only half a day's work.

Although Liu Yuliang is confused as an official, he still knows how many catties he has. Since so many generals with troops were lost in the hands of Jiannu, Lu Xiangsheng, who was good at fighting twice, could not bargain in the hands of the Liaodong Tartars. I went out of the city to see the teacher, and if I met Jiannu, I was afraid that I would lose worse than them.

This Emperor Chongzhen knows very well, he loves you and can't wait to hold you to the sky. But once you find out that you are just a person who speaks loudly, they will immediately hate you to the bone. It is conceivable that as long as Jiannu loses a few games, maybe he Liu Yuliang will be the next Yuan Chonghuan. Even if he doesn't die in the hands of Dongyi, he will inevitably walk in the vegetable market.

Today's glory is certainly fascinating, but the future law of the iron country makes Liu Ge tremble.

In the praise of the emperor and the praise of the ministers, Liu Yuliang came to his senses. Immediately made a move that stunned everyone, he knelt in front of the emperor with a plop, and said a lot to get His Majesty's trust, and pressed the burden of a thousand catties on the shoulders of the old minister, and ordered the old minister to read the three armies, and the minister was grateful. There is no way to repay it, but to smear the liver and brain, and kill yourself to serve the country......

This was said very skillfully, and unconsciously, he had secretly replaced the word "sight" with "reading". However, there is a world of difference in the meaning of these two words, and the division is to hold the talisman in his hand and lead the troops to kill the enemy, which is the commander responsible for military operations. However, the inspection is to inspect the army on behalf of the Son of Heaven, boost morale, and inspect the work, and there is no need to enter with the enemy's white knife and go out with a red knife.

To put it bluntly, his work is similar to the central inspection team of later generations. After going down to the troops, they only listen to the opinions of the people below, and then give them to the higher authorities, without any right to judge at all, and do not have to bear any responsibility, they are purely a mouthpiece.

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