Chapter 582: Xinuan Pavilion, Chongzhen (2)

In fact, the full volume of music on his desk was transferred from the Cabinet today. This is the amount of a day, not the amount that adds up. Since ascending the throne, Chongzhen has insisted on reviewing the chapters every day, never overnight, unless he is sick and can't even pick up the pen.

Generally speaking, before the cantata arrives at the emperor, there will be a cabinet of instructions to draw up a general disposition. After reading it, the emperor felt that there was nothing that needed to be modified, and he would forget it after a while. Some emperors didn't even look at it themselves, and directly handed over the recital to the celebrant to deal with. The power of Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian has been extremely inflated in this way.

However, after Chongzhen ascended the throne, all the chapters were approved by the cabinet, and he had to give instructions in person. The reason is simple, he can't trust the cabinet. Of course, this is tacit and no one will say it. In the past 17 years, Chongzhen has changed 50 cabinet ministers and 15 criminal department secretaries. With so many changes in ministers, how can the cabinet be kept functioning?

Because Chongzhen is too hardworking, the cabinet's instructions are basically not up to the top, and some are even scolded by Chongzhen. Chongzhen is not afraid of hard work, as long as there is a concert, he must finish it before going to bed. Because of the sheer number of recitals, he sometimes slept less than two hours a day.

The movement turned over by the cabinet is divided into several color labels, each representing different types. The red ones are military affairs. The blue one is civil administration. The yellow one is the royal family. The cyan one was sent by the brocade guard. The purple one was sent by Dongchang. There are other colors as well, and so on.

Now the most on the top of the desk is red. This fully shows that in the Chongzhen Dynasty, military struggle was the first priority. After 267 years, the Ming Dynasty is already in turmoil. Outside the customs and inside the customs, they are all in the midst of a war.

The Tartars in the northeast, the dragon spirit and the tiger are fierce, the stronger they fight, not to mention the control of the land of Liaodong, but also deep into the interior of the Ming Kingdom to loot. For the Tartars, the Ming army basically had no power to counterattack, and could only defend passively. The initiative in the war is entirely in the hands of the Tartars.

A considerable part of these red concerts were sent from the front lines of Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan. Intelligence reflects that the Tartars in Liaodong have begun to show signs of activity again, but they don't know what actions the Tartars are ready to make. The Liaodong Prison Army Gao Qiqian stretched out his hand to ask Chongzhen for money and food, and to increase the number of troops, but Chongzhen scolded him for "a waste of money".

The situation in Shaanxi's civil unrest is not very good. Hong Chengchou is capable, and Lu Xiangsheng is also capable. Chongzhen asked the two to work together to suppress the civil unrest as soon as possible. However, the two continued to attack, and it was true that they had killed a lot of rebels, but there was no way to exterminate them. Because, the rebel army is attacking everywhere and its whereabouts are erratic, and it is impossible to besiege them all together.

The civil unrest in Shaanxi is a typical wildfire that burns inexhaustibly, and the spring breeze blows and grows again. The Ming army missed a great opportunity like Chezhou Gorge, and in the next battle, there was no such a good opportunity. Because the rebel army was too cunning, the officers and troops also suffered certain losses. Among them, the biggest loss is Cao Wenzhao's death.

Cao Wenzhao, a native of Datong, Shanxi. He served in the army in Liaodong and fought against the Houjin army with Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Chonghuan. He served as a meritorious officer, guerrilla, and general. In July of the third year of Chongzhen (1630), he was promoted to deputy chief of Yansui East Road. In April of the following year, he killed Wang Jiayin, the leader of the rebel army, and promoted him to the chief military officer of Lintao. Following the defeat of many peasant armies in Shaanxi and Jin, he was ordered to control the generals of Shaanxi and Shanxi. The base notes are the same.

In July of the seventh year of Chongzhen, the Tartars entered Kou Datong, and Cao Wenzhao stuck to Huairen. Because of the loss of land, he was charged as a border guard. Sponsored by Wu Fu, the governor of Shanxi, he was reinstated as the commander of the army to aid and suppress, and he made meritorious service and redeemed himself. On June 28, the eighth year of Chongzhen, he was surrounded by peasant troops in Zhenning Hutou Town (now Zhengning, Gansu) and killed himself.

Fortunately, in terms of the overall situation, the officers and troops still have the upper hand. It is no longer possible for the Shaanxi rebel army to gather hundreds of thousands of troops as it did when it was in Henan. Cao Wenzhao's death was just an accident. Chongzhen ordered Cao Wenzhao to be buried to boost the morale of other officers and soldiers.

and Zhang Zhun from Shandong......

Thinking of Zhang Zhun, Chongzhen was a little annoyed.

He felt that he was kind enough to Zhang Zhun. Acquiescing to him supervising the military affairs of two governments and one town, this is a power that the chief military officer has never had since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and even many lords and magnates cannot do it. However, Zhang Zhun was still not satisfied. Zhang Zhun actually ran to Hejian Mansion again. What is Zhang Zhun doing in Hejian Mansion? Idiots know that he doesn't mean to drink when he is drunk!

This Zhang Zhun is really a scourge. If he is not completely eliminated, the court is really not at ease. I hope that Wu Sangui and Xu Dingguo can get Zhang Zhun out. However, thinking of the head of the tartar sent by Zhang Zhun, Chongzhen was very conflicted in his heart. Within the Ming Kingdom, it seems that Zhang Zhun is so capable of fighting, but there is really no one. It would be great if Zhang Zhun could help deal with the Tartars!

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Chongzhen saw a piece of music. It may be that the content of the piece is a little abrupt, and Chongzhen can't help but show a surprised look. But after reading the recital, his brows couldn't help but tighten firmly.

This piece was sent by Shi Kefa. Shi Kefa got the information from Zhang Zhun that the Tartars were about to enter the army, and after returning to the capital, he immediately reported it to the military department, asking the military department to verify it. However, Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, did not believe it at all, and sneered at Shi Kefa for being nosy. Shi Kefa was furious, so he simply wrote a piece of music and sent it directly to the emperor.

It stands to reason that this is unruly. Shi Kefa didn't care about military affairs, and he was an official of the sixth grade, not a speech official, and according to the conventional way, he couldn't send the chapter to the emperor at all. This kind of recital was intercepted in the cabinet. If there is no accident, Shi Kefa will be held responsible. However, probably because of the content of the chapter, it was really a bit terrifying, and the cabinet did not dare to intercept it, so it was sent to Chongzhen.

"Huang Taiji ......"

Chongzhen gritted his teeth and muttered to himself.

Every time Tartar enters the court, it is tantamount to slapping Chongzhen hard, and his hatred for the slave chief Huang Taiji is, of course, needless to say. If the Tartars really launched the third invasion, Chongzhen's face would be beaten again again. Chongzhen would never allow such a thing to happen. The first two Tartars entered the Kou, and he still remembers it vividly. It was an unforgettable shame, a shame he couldn't bear.

"Call Wen Tiren."

Chongzhen suddenly shouted.

Wang Chengen hurriedly sent the little eunuch to invite someone.

Due to Chongzhen's super diligence, it takes late at night to review the recitals every day, resulting in the cabinet having to keep people on duty every night. Several scholars in the cabinet took turns waiting. To say that there are so many cabinets in the Ming Dynasty, the hardest one is none other than the cabinet of the Chongzhen Dynasty. Not only is it hard, but it is also dangerous. Lives can be at risk anytime, anywhere.

The cabinet on duty tonight is none other than Shoufu Wen Tiren. Soon, Wen Tiren arrived, and after a simple salute, he was given a seat. Because he often discussed with the emperor, Wen Tiren was naturally so familiar with everything in Xinuan Pavilion that he couldn't be more familiar with it. Wen Tiren is a talent, his reaction is very quick, his eloquence is very good, and after sitting down, he carefully observed Chongzhen's expression. I didn't notice anything unusual, and I was completely relieved immediately.

Chongzhen directly handed him Shi Kefa's recital, frowned and said, "Changqing, what do you think of Shi Kefa's recital?" ”

Wen Tiren said succinctly: "Sensational, you must guard against it." ”

Chongzhen said with a gloomy face: "You have to speak carefully. ”

Wen Tiren said eloquently: "Weichen also received rumors that the Tartars were about to enter the Kou. Weichen also sent someone to investigate, and the rumors spread from the area of Zhending Mansion and Baoding Mansion. Many local people believed it. A large number of people, fearing that they would be poisoned by the Tartars, fled south. The local government could not stop it. However, neither the military department nor the Liaodong side had accurate information, and the minister did not dare to draw conclusions. ”

Chongzhen said with an indifferent expression: "Shi Kefa got the information from Zhang Zhun. ”

Wen Tiren said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, what if it is Zhang Reverse's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain?" ”

Chongzhen's face became more and more gloomy.

Wen Tiren's words hit him right in the sore spot in his heart. If the information was transferred by someone else, Chongzhen might believe it. However, the information was obtained from Zhang Zhun, and Chongzhen was highly suspicious. If he had transferred the troops of the Beijing Division to support the border pass, and Zhang Zhun led the army to raid the Beijing Division, wouldn't it have fallen the Beijing Division? After pondering for a moment, Chongzhen said slowly: "You still need to be careful. Ordered all localities to transfer more regimental exercises to maintain the Beijing Division. ”

Wen Tiren was silent for a moment, and said euphemistically: "Your Majesty, do you want Jiangnan to escort the autumn grain into Beijing as soon as possible?" If the group training in various places arrives and the food and grass are insufficient, Wechen is worried about ......"

Chongzhen was suddenly a little annoyed, and subconsciously said: "The autumn grain has not yet entered Beijing? Didn't you urge Yang Yipeng last time? Does he want to be like Liu Rongsi? ”

Wang Chengen next to him couldn't help but be slightly shocked in his heart, and the emperor was angry and was about to arrest people again. Wen Tiren was uneasy and kind, and after Liu Rongsi, he pointed the finger at Yang Yipeng, the governor of Caoyun. However, the emperor trusted Wen Tiren so much, he was really helpless.

On the third day of the ninth month of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Liu Rongsi, the governor of the river, was arrested and imprisoned. In the past, Liu Rongsi felt that Luoma Lake was bursting and silting, and Cao Yun could not be transported, so he proposed to move from Suqian to Xuzhou to dig a new river and divert the water of the Yellow River into it to open the Cao Road. This project cost a total of 500,000 taels of silver and excavated more than 200 miles of the new river.

Among them, Pizhou is the old road of the Yellow River. The deep ruler is the sand, digging into the river, falling through the sand, and the river is flattened, so the number is four. When the water of the Yellow River is introduced into it, the waves are rapid, and the sand follows the water, so it is shallow and cannot be boated. And the boat is coming, and the collapse of Llama Lake is flat, and the boaters are reluctant to go through the new river.

Liu Rongsi went to supervise him in person, and wanted to be brought to military justice, but the entrants were bitter and shallow, and they were resentful. Patrol the imperial history Ni Yu Yi impeached him for deception and reckless work, and Nanjing gave Cao Jingshen a re-impeachment in the matter, so he was arrested and imprisoned, and died of illness. Later, Luoma Lake collapsed, and the boat traveled to the new river, all thinking about Liu Rong's merits.

In fact, Liu Rongsi was arrested and imprisoned entirely because of Wen Tiren's relationship. As long as there is a project, there will be oil and water, let alone a river project? Wen Tiren wanted to meddle in the river, but Yang Yipeng refused. Wen Tiren instructed his subordinates to expose Liu Rongsi and get rid of Yang Yipeng's right-hand man. But Wen Tiren's ultimate goal is still Yang Yipeng, the governor of Caoyun.

Sure enough, Wen Tiren said quietly: "Yang Yipeng said that the river is shallow in winter......"

Chongzhen was immediately furious, and without waiting for Wen Tiren to finish speaking, he shouted: "Spread the order!" I want Yang Yipeng to escort the autumn grain to Beijing before the end of the year! Otherwise, it will be punished! ”

A sinister smile flashed in Wen Tiren's eyes, and he immediately volunteered. Wang Chengen next to him saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help but quietly shook his head in his heart. Chongzhen was too anxious for quick success, impatient in his approach, and didn't care about the feelings of his subordinates at all. It is a fact that the river is shallow. The water is shallow and can't boat, even if Yang Yipeng has great ability, he can't deliver the autumn grain in time. Wen Tiren took the opportunity to rectify Yang Yipeng, just to control the position of the governor of Caoyun.

You must know that Wen Tiren came up by striking Zhou Yanru. And Zhou Yanru is a member of the Donglin Party. This Yang Yipeng has a very close relationship with the Donglin Party. After the elimination of Yang Yipeng, the Donglin Party will have one less general in the DPRK. If Wen Tiren wants to monopolize power, all the Donglin Party members must be cleaned.

In the past year, Wen Tiren has eliminated two opponents. One is Wen Zhenmeng. One is Zheng Man. Wen Zhenmeng was originally a left waiter of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University, ranking fourth in the cabinet. He was at odds with Shoufu Wen Tiren, and repeatedly accused Wen Tiren of favoritism. Wen Tiren then said bad things about Wen Zhenmeng many times in front of the emperor. Emperor Chongzhen did not distinguish between right and wrong, and angrily accused Wen Zhenmeng of "favoritism and trouble", and seized the official position on the seventh day of November, resigned and returned to his hometown. Zheng Man was originally a procurator in Shandong, and he had always been good friends with Wen Zhenmeng. This time, Wen Zhenmeng was dismissed, and Zheng Man was also implicated.

Wen Tiren drafted the holy decree and handed it to Chongzhen for review. After Chongzhen read it, he didn't find a problem, so he handed it over to Wang Chengen. Wang Chengen took the jade seal with an expressionless face and covered it on top of the holy decree. At this point, the decree can be issued. Wen Tiren defeated his own purpose, so he took his leave and left. Chongzhen continued to review the chapters.

Wang Chengen waited beside him, as if it was a statue, silent. Behind the dragon case, the emperor of the Ming Kingdom is still working hard to write. Chongzhen feels very positive and very diligent, the three emperors and five emperors, and the ancestors and emperors of all dynasties are not as diligent as him. He believes that with his own efforts, he can turn the tide and prosper the Ming Chamber. The long night was long, and the candlelight was dim, reflecting a lonely and toiling figure......