Chapter 782: Triumph (Medium)

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Since Shen Mo led the army to send troops, the capital has fallen into an atmosphere of panic and speculation, whether it is the yamen of various ministries or teahouses and wine shops, people will talk about this war in three sentences. In the face of the old enemy who has repeatedly bullied him, the people of the Ming Dynasty, who claim to be the superior country of the Heavenly Empire, are too eager to win a game, but in the face of defeat again and again, they have long been accustomed to failure...... Everyone was looking forward to winning, but they all felt in their hearts that the possibility of losing was much greater.

As a result, rumors spread, and now it is rumored that Shen Mo was defeated and captured, and there are rumors in Ming'er, saying that he died on the battlefield and his head was cut off and still standing......

"Isn't that a punishment?" Hearing Zhang Juzheng relay the message outside, Xu Ge Lao smiled dumbly and said, "It's really a rumor." Saying that, he looked at his students, and said with some pity: "These days, you haven't had a good time, you have lost a lot of weight." Since he decided to marry his daughter to Zhang Siwei, he has always felt sorry for Zhang Juzheng, but fortunately, the latter is not depressed, but more courageous, which makes him feel a little more sorry for him...... It is indeed a pity to miss such a virtuous son-in-law.

"The student is fine," Zhang Juzheng said with a wry smile: "It's just that my life is on this field, and it is inevitable that I will not be able to sleep and eat, which makes the teacher bother." ”

Xu Jie shook his head and smiled, and asked softly: "If you have any difficulties, just mention it, what else is polite to the teacher......

"I can't hide anything from the teacher." Zhang Juzheng sighed lightly and said: "The matter of inferior military supplies has been investigated. ”

"Oh?" Xu Jie said lightly: "Which link went wrong?" ”

"It's a bit big this time." Zhang Juzheng said in a low voice: "Quartermaster procurement has always been the important task of the household department, and it is personally in charge of Lord Shangshu, but when I went to several subordinate cloaking bureaus to inquire, I found that they were no longer under the name of the household department...... It was transferred to some merchants in the capital. After further investigation, I found out that now as long as there is no opinion on the acceptance of the military department, the household department will directly pay for it, and will not even send personnel to supervise it. ”

"That makes sense." Xu Jie groaned.

"It's here." Zhang Juzheng said in a deep voice: "I led people to seal down those clothing and hat knitting bureaus, and found a large number of inferior cotton cloth in their warehouse, as well as finished quilts, which were issued to Qin Wangjun, which cracked when pulled by hand, how could such a thing pass the acceptance of the Ministry of War?" ”

"You mean......" Xu Jie frowned and said: "Yang Bo obviously knew about it, but he deliberately took it......" and paused: "What's the matter with the military rations?" ”

"This is even more strange...... Zhang Juzheng said in a deep voice: "Guangji warehouse is obviously full of high-quality grain, why is it transported to the military department and mixed with half of the sand?" I compared the military rations in the two places and found that the food distributed to the officers and soldiers was all old rice, and the disaster relief at the beginning of the year had exhausted the stock of Guangji Warehouse, and now all the rice in the warehouse is new rice after the autumn harvest......"

"Did you drop your bag?" Xu Jie's expression remained unchanged and said, "Is there any evidence?" ”

"Yes, such a big move, it is impossible to be without flaws." Zhang Juzheng said: "They don't have enough cars and horses, and they have rented the capacity of several car and horse shops, although they are hidden, they can't stop everyone's mouth." Later, I learned from a coachman that they had transported grain out of the Guangji warehouse that day and sent it to a coal merchant's warehouse in the outer city, but the capital was under martial law, but they were not allowed to transport it out...... I have sent someone to keep an eye on me day and night, and I will not let this grain slip away again. "Zhang Juzheng is deeply ashamed that there is such a big basket in the household department, this time he is really ruthless.

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's report, Xu Jie pondered the opportunity, and then said: "Tell the mystery out." ”

"The one who contracted the Clothes and Hats Knitting Bureau was a few side clans, of course, they must be a disguise, and only a few princes and marquis could really make Gao Butang silent and hand over this fat difference. And the coal merchant's warehouse was leased by Qinghe Boshizi......" Zhang Juzheng said unabashedly in front of the teacher.

"Something unusual."

"yes, I smell a conspiracy." Zhang Juzheng nodded slowly and said: "Someone is behind the back, and someone is jumping in front of the stage, there is only one purpose, that is, to make us look good." "At this time, there are problems in military rations and uniforms, and it is obvious that it cannot be explained only by someone 'filling his own pocket', but that someone is digging a hole for him and Shen Mo. You must know that the two of them have made a military order, and if the soldiers do not obey the order and refuse to fight, then they will be branded with disgrace, and they may even collapse.

Fortunately, the two of them dealt with it in time to stop the deterioration of the situation. But the matter has spread, and the officials are furious, and these impeachment pieces of the Japanese bullet are flying like snowflakes to the General Administration, but they are just being forced by Xu Jie's excuse for the overall situation...... However, many officials in Beijing have regarded Gao Yao and Zhang Juzheng as guilty ministers, and they are not very respectful in words and deeds.

In this cold and warm, Zhang Juzheng, who is in the whirlpool, naturally has the deepest experience, but he can still withstand the pressure and do what he needs to do well, just this mind is very rare.

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Both the master and apprentice know that now they are really counting on the front line to achieve a big victory, and one handsome will cover up all the ugliness, otherwise it really can't end.

"Yang Bo will not be the mastermind." Seeing that Zhang Juzheng was under too much pressure and was already a little suspicious, Xu Jie had no choice but to wake him up and say: "He is an old minister who seeks the country, it is impossible to distinguish between the important and the serious, and he disdains to plan this kind of indiscriminate tricks." ”

"Who else could there be?" Zhang Juzheng frowned.

"Who have you offended?" Xu Jie said softly.

"The old ...... of the clan" Zhang Juzheng said through one point: "The two "Regulations" make them hate the household department and the Ministry of Rites to the core, and it is possible to take the opportunity to retaliate. ”

"You can find out so many clues with an unannounced visit, and if you hand it over to the Criminal Department, you will definitely be able to pull out the radish and bring up the mud." Xu Jie said slowly: "The time is not ripe yet, but you can't wait," Xu Jie instructed Zhang Juzheng: "Haven't you been having a headache for the clan to make trouble?" Don't waste the opportunity to impose martial law in the capital. ”

Zhang Juzheng suddenly remembered that Xu Jie had said to him and Shen Mo that the clan should not be in a hurry, and there will be a time to solve it soon, which is what he meant...... It turned out that from the very beginning, the old man had no illusions of a peaceful solution, but had been waiting for the right opportunity.

Jiang is still old and spicy, he can't help but feel a pang in his heart, Xu Jie's deep and ruthless is indeed worth learning from himself.

But this does not mean that he will lose his thinking, and after thinking for a long time, he decided to be honest and honest: "Teacher, the student thinks that Yang Bo's problem is not so simple, even if he didn't plan it himself, he didn't play a good role, and he can't run away if he deliberately connives or even fuels the trouble." ”

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng was still there entangled in front of him, Xu Jie sighed and said slowly: "The new monarch succeeds to the throne, everything is to be done, there is a lack of people in the cabinet, the old man thinks twice, if you win this time, Taiyue, you will enter the cabinet to govern." The tone was flat, as if he were saying something insignificant.

"Entering the Cabinet......" Zhang Juzheng was shocked, although Xu Jie had mentioned it to him before, he was also extremely eager for it. But after all, he still has self-knowledge, knowing that with his qualifications, he can't pass the court push...... Even Xu Jie, in the cabinet and in the hundreds of officials in the imperial court, it is difficult to speak for him justifiably. After a period of excitement, he regained his composure and said softly: "The teacher is loving, and the students are grateful, but the students have no talent and are not old, so they dare to be between the old and the old, and bear the burden of helping to praise the emperor and sanctify Bi?" At the beginning of the emperor's reign, when he was watching and listening in the sea; When the teacher inherits the old and the new, he holds the sun and the moon, shines on the world, and his reputation is rising. ”

These words were reasonable, Xu Jie couldn't help nodding slowly, he stared at Zhang Juzheng for a long time, and then said: "It's good to be sober-minded, but you don't have to be too pessimistic, Li Chunfang is the same year as you, isn't it early to enter the cabinet?" ”

"He's the champion." Zhang Juzheng said softly.

"It's just a green word." A hint of smugness appeared on Xu Jie's face, and he said in a blink of an eye: "You said that you don't have the talent to look forward to the old work, does he have it?" It's just that he has been writing green words, which is liked by the first emperor, so that he can take the throne for Yang Bo. Saying that, he looked at him and said, "Do you know why the teacher recommended him to join the cabinet first?" ”

"It's for students......" No matter how stupid Zhang Juzheng is, he can hear the three flavors: "Paving the way?" ”

"Not bad." Xu Jie nodded and said, "With Li Chunfang first, you will not be so abrupt." Then he asked, "Do you know why I want you to get close to the arch?" ”

Zhang Juzheng said softly: "In order for him not to object to ......"

"Do you know why I married my beloved daughter to Zhang Siwei?" Xu Jie finally pierced the layer of window paper after some foreshadowing.

But Zhang Juzheng's face still changed, and he said in a low voice: "The teacher is ...... for my good" In addition, there must be an exchange of interests, Xu Jie's don't say, Zhang Juzheng can't ask.

"Yes, you and I are only teachers and students, how can I promote you, others can only feel awkward and can't say anything." Xu Jie said in a deep voice: "But if you want to become Weng's son-in-law's family, I can only send you far away." ”

"It's the student who doesn't understand ......" A warm current swam around Zhang Juzheng, and he was now full of joy and gratitude, and the original grievances disappeared suddenly. I couldn't calm down now, and my gratitude to Xu Jie arose spontaneously, and he got up and kowtowed: "The student is broken, and he can't repay the teacher for a ......."

"The teacher treats you like this, not because he has any selfish intentions, but because he expects you to be a good person to save the time." Xu Jie said in a deep voice: "I hope you can behave yourself and don't live up to my expectations today." ”

"Students remember the teacher's teachings, if they disobey, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed," Zhang Juzheng cursed...... As for the topic of Yang Bo, naturally I will not mention it again.

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It didn't take long for Zhang Juzheng to wait, and the fast cavalry that reported the victory reported to Beijing, a battle that was not favored, and ended in a complete victory for the Ming Dynasty.

No one dares to lie about this kind of thing, but the officers who are used to defeat still can't believe that the Ming Dynasty can completely annihilate 30,000 Mongolian cavalry, which has to ...... How much water is mixed in? However, soon the commissioners of the Military Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate sent back an investigation report from the front line, and after repeated verification, 17,000 enemies were annihilated in this battle...... Most of them were killed by the Ming army after being injured and falling off their horses; Eight thousand prisoners. and beheaded my uncle, Rabu Ketaiji, captured my son Buyan Taiji, and the famous traitor Zhao Quan.

Only then did the cabinet and the Ministry of War be convinced, and hurriedly reported to Emperor Longqing, who had been hanging his guard on his liver. Long Qing was overjoyed when he heard this, and shouted to the sky: "Father, my son entrusted you with his protection, avenged you for your great revenge, and finally lived up to your spirit in the sky" The reason why I say 'revenge' is because in the 'Gengshu Change', I promised to make Jiajing lose face, Jiajing hated it deeply, and even said that whoever can take the head of my answer will be crowned the prince of the country...... Now in the same situation, he defeated me, of course, but it sounded a little weird, as if he was showing off to his father.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and Longqing no longer sits in the harem all day to play kisses, and the next morning to discuss post-war matters with his ministers. Xu Jie was also beaming, and spoke on behalf of the emperor: "To be able to celebrate the victory here today, thanks to the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, and the lives of the soldiers and soldiers in the next battle, you have also made great efforts." Today, let's brainstorm and add luster to this victory. ”

The ministers said yes again and again, at this time, there was no distinction between the main battle faction, the main and the faction, all of them regarded themselves as victorious factions, and they all looked like they were honored.

Yang Bo is the secretary of the Ministry of Officials and the Secretary of the Ministry of War, and he is an important minister on an equal footing with Xu Jie, and he speaks first whenever he encounters a major event. Although before the war, he played a less glamorous role, but he did not leave any handle. So today he was also in good spirits, and he spoke first: "What Yuan Weng said is that today we are discussing the matter of Zhu Jie, which reminds me of the ...... I think that when the Gengxu Change, when the Mongol soldiers came to the city, the first emperor also summoned the ministers here, at that time, his face was bleak, the sacred heart was haggard, we were ashamed to die, and today we finally took revenge......" said with tears in his eyes and looked at the humanity of the Hanlin Academy: "You have to write a good sacrifice, and it is right to sacrifice to the first emperor." ”

When he said this, everyone nodded again and again, and the high-ranking Emperor Longqing was even more red-faced, and echoed loudly: "Yes, yes, if the first emperor is here today, the old man may be so happy."

Although Zhang Juzheng also nodded, he sneered in his heart, Old Yang Bo is really powerful enough, and after reminiscing about the past and showing his qualifications, he washed away the anti-war stain on his body, and also won the emperor's great joy.

But not everyone is so forgetful, everyone was laughing, and suddenly someone said strangely: "Some people are really interesting, they clearly said that they must not fight, and they also pushed back to prevent people from fighting, but now they see that others have won, and they are really thick enough to pick peaches again."

The atmosphere in the court was stagnant, and when everyone saw that it was Yu Shi Zhan, Gao Gong immediately reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

In fact, Gao Gong was protecting him, but unfortunately Zhan Yushi hadn't understood the officialdom yet, and thought that Gao Gong was speaking for Yang Bo, so he stiffened his neck and said: "Who ......knows who knows" Suddenly the gang of peers also shouted.

Yang Bo smiled as if nothing had happened: "Since it is a pre-war discussion, we have to allow different opinions." Once it is decided, the old man will fully support it, don't you know who quelled the rebellion in the Xuanda barracks? Who reorganized the Ma family army for Lord Shen, and also took on the great responsibility of sending the most elite Shenji battalion? These words must be made clear, because officialdom loves to beat the water dogs, and he must ensure that he is always right...... At least nominally correct, so as not to become the target of public criticism.

Zhan Yangbi wanted to say more, Xu Jie said loudly: "Puzhou Gong is right, since it is a discussion, naturally the speaker is not guilty, and it cannot be used as evidence of the crime after the fact." ”

Xu Jie's prestige was too strong, and Zhan Yangbi could only keep his mouth shut, but Yang Bo's face was also lost.

Xu Jie hurriedly diverted the topic and said: "How should the meritorious heroes of this battle be rewarded, and please long live the Holy Judge." "Although the cabinet is now almost in charge of heaven and earth, because 'favor is from above' is deeply rooted, it is still up to the emperor to decide on the matter of rewards.

Long Qing thought about it, and didn't know how to reward it, so he turned his head and asked Gao Gong: "I am not very familiar with the rules and regulations, according to the opinion of the elders of the high pavilion, how to reward Lord Shen and them?" ”

Gao Gong replied in a deep voice: "Back to the emperor, according to the etiquette system, this is the work of leveling, Shen Mo is now the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the prince should be added as usual." After a pause, he said: "There is a way to reward merit and be able to do anything." The minister thought that Shen Shuyan not only had high merit, but also had the ability to do great things. There are not enough people in the cabinet, and the four of us old men can't keep busy, so why don't we let him join the cabinet to counsel the cardinal and share the burden on our shoulders, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be envious and jealous, and said in their hearts that Lord Shen had worked hard and made great achievements, but he had only been a scholar for a few days...... That's too fast, isn't it? But on second thought, what's so good about entering the cabinet? You can't talk about seniority when you go in? Xu Ge is only sixty-three, Gao Ge is fifty-four, Li Chunfang and Guo Pu are even younger, how long do you have to sit on the cold bench in silence to get out?

If you can't eat grapes, you say that grapes are sour, which is probably what it means.

But it does ......

In that room, Xu Jie's face changed, Gao Suqing has good eyesight, he can see through my next step, and sell it to Shen Mo first, obviously to make Shen Mo not good in the future. Xu Jie's anger, but he couldn't lag behind, and he also said loudly: "Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister also has this intention, but the cabinet lacks more than one person, and the minister thinks that Zhang Juzheng, the left waiter of the household department, has made a great contribution to this campaign, and he can also enter the cabinet to praise ......"——

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I went through the outline again to make the plot more compact and complete it within the year......