readx; At the court meeting the next day, the discussion was naturally the current military issue. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Zhu Youzhen is still silent, and the courtiers are still arguing, and this situation has been going on for several days. For the officials, this situation was exactly what they dreamed of: the emperor had no idea, and everything had to be done by the officials, so that the group of officials could gradually overthrow the emperor and become the real master of the empire.

It is a pity that these officials who are full of wealth do not understand military affairs, and although they come up with various ideas, most of them are out of touch with reality. For example, some people think that since the Beijing camp and the Qin soldiers are not good, they have to transfer the army to the eastern border of Liao to suppress the thieves. However, it was immediately opposed by the officials of the household department and the military department, because the transfer of troops for thousands of miles not only labored and mobilized the people, but the imperial court was unable to supply food and wages; Moreover, once the Liaodong border army is transferred, the defense of Shanhaiguan and other places will inevitably be weakened.

There are also Donglin party members who suggested that the guards be mobilized from the provinces to suppress the thieves, which is even more unreliable. Regardless of the combat effectiveness of the Weisuo army and whether they were willing to fight or not, the lack of cavalry alone was destined to be a blind command, and even together with Qian Longxi and others, who were Donglin Party members but were more sensible, they had to refute bitterly.

After weeding out most of the apparently unworkable options, the courtiers were still unable to come up with a unanimous opinion. It is now broadly divided into three factions:

The first is the change of leadership. This faction, represented by the Donglin Party, advocated the removal of Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting from their command and the appointment of important ministers and superintendents from the DPRK, with the real purpose of fighting for military power. This faction is the largest and the loudest.

The second is the maintenance faction. This faction was represented by Yang Sichang, the right attendant of the Ministry of War, Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Huang Zongxi, Wang Fuzhi, a member of the Zhongshu She, who believed that Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting had no merit, and that the responsibility for the fall of Nanyang was not the two, and advocated that the two should continue to lead the troops and go all out to pursue and suppress Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng. However, the number of people in this faction is very small, and compared with the officials of the Donglin department, it inevitably seems to be alone.

The third is the wait-and-see faction. The representatives of this faction are mainly Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru, as well as Wang Yingxiong, Zhang Fengyi, Qian Xiangkun and other henchmen. In the past, they had always acted with a straight face, but this time the emperor was slow to express his opinion, and they couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking. I want to make a claim myself, they don't know anything about military affairs; Don't keep quiet, I'm afraid that the Donglin Party will steal the limelight. So he had to sneer at the advice of others while staring at the emperor's expression.

At noon, no matter how much they quarreled, they couldn't come up with any new tricks, and Zhu Youzhen finally opened his mouth: "Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and the generals tried their best to kill the thief, which is obvious to all. But the first rebellion escaped, Nanyang fell, and the thieves re-entered southern Shaanxi, the main responsibility lies with me, and I don't want to cover up for their mistakes. Since most of the secretaries think that the commander should be changed, let's change it! The cabinet drafted a decree to remove Lu Xiangsheng from the post of governor of the five provinces and four prefectures, and return to Beijing to wait for the order; Sun Chuanting was changed from the governor of the trilateral to the governor of Gansu; Take back the seal of General Qi Xianzong Fubo and return to Dengzhou to wait for the order. Wang Zaijin Fan Jingwen was not directly in charge of the army, and his responsibility was not great, so he still held his original position. The court deliberated on the candidates for the public, took over the military affairs of the three people, and supervised the thieves. Why do you think so? ”

The courtiers led by the officials of the Donglin Department were overjoyed when they heard this, thinking that this time they finally made the emperor bow his head! Although there is still a certain gap between the emperor's plan and what they envisioned, for example, they really want to dismiss Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting and completely expel him from the officialdom; But they also know that the emperor is young and vigorous, and it is not easy to make such a big concession this time, if it is too urgent, and the emperor regrets it in anger, it will be more than worth the loss.

So led by Li Biao, Qian Longxi and other cabinet ministers, the ministers expressed their support one after another. The maintenance faction and the wait-and-see faction saw that Zhu Youzhen had made a decision, and they had to accept the reality.

The next most important thing is naturally to select the specific candidate for the superintendent. Unexpectedly, the officials of the Donglin Department were just eager to try to nominate the candidates who had already been discussed, but Zhu Youzhen said: "The promotion of the superintendent this time is not trivial, and the important task of cutting off the first rebel and exterminating the thieves is all related to him. Even a task that a capable minister like Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting could not accomplish could only be accomplished by an important minister who was superior in both civil and military affairs. In my opinion, there are several conditions that must be met for the selection of a supervisor:

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"First, you must be a minister, so that you can serve the public;

"Second, you must have been a magistrate, be familiar with local government affairs, and be convenient for overall coordination;

"Third, you must be able to learn and be highly respected;

"Fourth, it is necessary to know the soldiers, and it is best to command the troops and achieve results;

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Sun Yuanqiu is not the only one, Sun Shumo is the lord of Leng Yuenuo, but it is a pity that these officials who are full of wealth do not understand military affairs, and although they come up with various ideas, most of them are out of touch with reality. For example, some people think that since the Beijing camp and the Qin soldiers are not good, they have to transfer the army to the eastern border of Liao to suppress the thieves. However, it was immediately opposed by the officials of the household department and the military department, because the transfer of troops for thousands of miles not only labored and mobilized the people, but the imperial court was unable to supply food and wages; Moreover, once the Liaodong border army is transferred, the defense of Shanhaiguan and other places will inevitably be weakened.

"Fifth, you must be young and energetic. The above five are indispensable. Ladies and gentlemen, can there be such a minister in the court? ”

As soon as these words came out, the vast majority of courtiers were immediately dumbfounded. If nothing else, the five conditions mentioned by the emperor are too harsh!

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First of all, it must be a minister, and that is limited to the fifteen people of the minister; Second, he must have been a magistrate, but more than half of the ministers were born in Hanlin, and since he entered the official career, he has been a Beijing official and has never been released; Third, it is necessary to learn from others, and to be highly respected, this standard is not easy to say; Fourth, you must know the troops, and it is best to have commanded the troops, this article is even more difficult, and the officials who have never even been out of the Beijing Division, where can they go to command the troops? Fifth, they must be in the prime of life, and most of the ministers are older, and people like Li Biaocheng Jiming who are over the age of sixteen and have gray hair cannot be considered.

However, if you want to refute these five standards of the emperor, I don't know where to refute them, after all, any of these requirements alone is not too much for such an important candidate as the superintendent. The officials of the Donglin Department hurriedly racked their brains and put all the Donglin cabinet ministers one by one on these five standards: Li Biao, Qian Longxi, how to favor Wen Zhen, Meng Chengji, Wang Qia... But no one meets all five criteria. Even if you count the centrist Bi Ziyan, Xu Guangqi and Yang Sichang, no one still compliness.

In fact, the closest to the requirement is undoubtedly Yang Sichang, but Yang Sichang is not from the Donglin Party, and his qualifications are too shallow, so of course the officials of the Donglin Department do not want to promote him. Li Biao, Qian Long, Xicheng, Ji Ming and several other important ministers of Donglin discussed, and the only one who barely met the standards was the Shangshu Wang of the Ministry of War, except for the fact that he had never personally commanded the troops, the other ones were all in line. In fact, Wang Qia is not too important in the Donglin Party, but in order to grab the supervisor, he had to recommend Wang Qia.

Before they could discuss it, Wen Tiren, who had been silent before, suddenly came out and said, "Your Majesty, the minister will nominate one person!" ”

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"Oh?" Zhu Youzhen asked in surprise, "Does he meet all the five points I just said?" ”

"Exactly!"

"Who the hell is it?"

"Your Majesty, this person is the prince Taibao, Zhou Yanru, Zhou Yanru, Zhou Yanru!"

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