Chapter 706 I am the emperor, no one is stronger than me! [Ask for a monthly pass!] 】

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Throughout the morning of the third day of the third month of March, Chongzhen never left the Qianqing Palace.

In the past, at this time, he usually tried to review all kinds of papers, although these papers only added to his troubles, and did not have the slightest pleasure. It was all bad news, either money or food, either the towns were breached, or the soldiers and civilians were slaughtered. There is all kinds of news, but there is no good news of success.

In addition to criticizing, he also has to think about the problem with a frown. There are too many problems in the Ming Kingdom now, and there are many diseases in every aspect. If you want money, you don't have money, you want food, you don't have food. If we want to increase money and food, we must calm down the whole country, develop production, and eliminate Tartars and thieves. However, the elimination of Tartars and thieves requires large sums of money and food. This seems to be the tip of the horns, drilled into the innermost, and can't get out.

When he was sleepy, Chongzhen would ask the eunuch Wang Chengen to read the song or tang newspaper to him. Occasionally, Chongzhen would ask Wang Chengen to tell some anecdotes from the community, such as whose rooster actually laid eggs, or whose hen actually laid two eggs at the same time. Even, some miscellaneous sesame mung beans in the market, Chongzhen also listened to it with relish. But today, Chongzhen didn't have the heart to listen to the story at all.

Gao Qiqian's defeat, he already knew. Such a major event, even if Gao Qiqian tried to conceal it, Dongchang and Jinyiwei would report the situation as soon as possible. The reports of Dongchang and Jinyiwei both show that the Liaodong Army suffered heavy losses. Two county towns were breached by the Tartars, and the soldiers and civilians who died in them may have been tens of thousands. The losses of the Liaodong Army itself were also more than 10,000 people.

The memo submitted by the Ministry of War believed that the defeat of the Liaodong Army was entirely caused by passive defense. The 60,000 men of the Liaodong Army were divided into many places and stationed in different towns, neglecting to monitor the Tartars, and as a result, they suffered a sudden attack by the Tartars, and the other departments could not come to the rescue, and finally had such serious consequences. The military department's recital does not mention the responsibility of Gao Qiqian, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that Gao Qiqian is mainly responsible for this matter.

Obviously, Gao Qiqian was too careless. He thought that the main strength of the Tartars was to the south of the Beijing Division, and he was to the east of the Beijing Division, so there should be no danger. However, Huang Taiji quietly transferred troops north and attacked him in one fell swoop. Caught off guard, I wanted to save it, but it was too late. By the time the main cavalry of the Liaodong Army arrived in the area of Xianghe and Baodi, the Nu chief Abatai had already led the army to leave.

However, the music sent by Gao Qiqian is not described in this way. Gao Qiqian said in the recital that he suffered losses when he took the initiative to fight the Tartars, rather than being passively beaten. Moreover, the Liaodong Legion is still beheading hundreds of levels in battle, which cannot be regarded as a defeat at all. At present, the results are being further counted. Once the count is completed, the head of the Tartar will be sent to the Jingshi.

This made Chongzhen very annoyed. He felt that he had been openly deceived by Gao Qiqian. It is simply ridiculous to say that there are any results and that there is a head of a Tartar. Dongchang and Jinyiwei secretly reported that someone had purchased the head of the Tartar from the Tiger Ben Army and used it to pass off the battle exploits. Among them, there is the name of his high diving.

Zhang Yixian, the eunuch of Dongchang, has always had a bad relationship with Gao Qiqian, and since he caught Gao Qiqian's sore feet, of course he has to make a big fuss. This made Chongzhen more and more dissatisfied with Gao Qiqian. He was about to cut off the high diving but finally held back.

Removing a eunuch is as simple as pinching an ant to death. The question is, after the high diving is abolished, who can replace the high diving level? Looking at the ministers in the court, Chongzhen really couldn't think of anyone. For Wu Aheng, Chongzhen felt that his ability was okay. However, out of distrust of civilian officials, Chongzhen always felt that it was safer to put a prison guard. Even if the ability of this prison army is not as good as Wu Aheng, it is more trustworthy than Wu Aheng.

And if you remove the high take-off dive? Who to send to supervise the army? Wang Chengen? No, this big companion must stay by his side. Wang Dehua? It's better to raise the dive Cao Huachun, who is currently in charge of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division. Zhang Yixian? He is currently in charge of the East Factory. Wang Kun? Admiral Xuanfu Datong Shanxi Three Towns. It seems that none of the eunuchs around him can spare their hands.

If I had known this, I would have let Yang Sichang out as soon as possible. Perhaps, let Yang Sichang supervise the teacher earlier, and he would not brew such a fiasco. For Yang Sichang's ability, Chongzhen is convinced. He had already told Gao Qiqian that he must listen to Yang Sichang's words, otherwise, he would find trouble with him. Chongzhen has always insisted that Yang Sichang can bring good luck to himself. Regrettably, Yang Sichang appeared too late, leading to another fiasco.

Originally, the Tartars had been injured by the Tiger Army, and their strength had been greatly weakened, so it was a good time to create combat exploits. If at this time, the Ming army from all walks of life took the initiative to attack, it may not be impossible to kill a Tartar. However, Gao Qiqian did not catch it, Wang Kun did not catch it, and Hong Chengchou did not catch it, so Huang Taiji reorganized the army, and it seemed that he had returned to his original aggressive posture. Compared with the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Army, the imperial court officers and troops are indeed too ugly.

However, Chongzhen had to cover up the news of the defeat. This is also the main reason why he can't immediately withdraw the high diving potential. He even had to vaguely say that he would not be able to evaluate the merits until Gao Qiqian was there and handed over the head of the Tartar. Because, once the people learned that the Tiger Ben army defeated the Tartars, and the Tartars defeated the officials and troops of the imperial court, the people's confidence in the imperial court was only afraid that it would be even weaker.

The current capital has long been full of wind and rain, and everyone is unanimously optimistic that it is not the imperial court, but the tiger army. Even, even some gentry are quietly discussing whether there is room for turning around in the "Juntian Order" of the Tiger Ben Army, and whether there is a place to exploit loopholes. The meaning of this is naturally self-evident. This made Chongzhen very aggrieved. He Chongzhen, he is the dignified emperor of the Ming Kingdom, how can he not be as good as Zhang Zhun as a thief? No, absolutely not

"Introspect and live up to the emperor's grace."

Chongzhen slowly wrote down such comments in the recital of Gao Qiqian.

He wrote very a simple word, as if he had written thousands of words in a row. The last point of the word "en" is even a little fluttering, as if it is weak. This is very uncomfortable for the exquisite Emperor Chongzhen. He has always been very particular about his criticisms, and he does not allow any failures. However, now that the failure has appeared, it seems that the further revision will be covered. I hope that I am good at figuring out people's hearts, and I can feel my own mood from this failure.

After writing the comment, Chongzhen leaned back on the dragon chair and sighed silently. The one-word criticism seemed to drain all his strength, so that he could only sit, and he didn't even have the vitality to stand up. To be honest, his subordinates lost the battle, and he, as the emperor, couldn't be severely punished, and he had to help cover it up, which was really depressing. However, for the sake of the big picture, it had to be so. It's hard to be an emperor

"Ome, what's the matter?"

Chongzhen suddenly said lazily.

He heard a slight footstep in the silence, and without opening his eyes, he knew that it was his companion Wang Chengen. may have felt that the emperor was in a bad mood, and the other eunuchs and palace maids did not dare to enter the study easily, for fear of being angered by the emperor. This place, only Wang Chengen can enter and exit freely at any time.

"Emperor, here's a note of impeachment......"

Wang Chengen said cautiously.

"Which one to impeach?"

Chongzhen said impatiently.

As soon as he heard that it was the impeachment movement, Chongzhen's mood was even more unhappy. What he hates most is that the ministers are fighting back and forth, impeachment and impeachment, and the government is in chaos and miasma. At least half of the pieces he receives every day are labeled in black. What does the black label mean? It means that it is specifically to impeach people and find trouble for people.

For this kind of music, Chongzhen usually watches it when he has time, and if he doesn't have time, he simply doesn't watch it. Because, the difference between watching and not watching is really not very big. Even if you don't look at the cantata, you can still know the general idea when you go to court. Every day in the court, the ministers impeach me with you, and I impeach you, and there is no way to solve the problem, but when you attack others, you are very energetic.

He now seems to understand a little why the original Emperor Jiajing and Emperor Wanli were reluctant to go to court. Which emperor is willing to go to court every day and hear those ministers arguing and impeaching? In particular, those speech officials are like buzzing headless flies, biting whoever they catch. If you speak out, they will be even more arrogant. Because, the person they like to bite the most is the emperor.

The previous emperors didn't say it for the time being, almost every thing Chongzhen did, no matter how big or small, had to be refuted by the officials. One of the things that has been boiling up recently is related to Chongzhen. Tian Guifei's son, that is, the national abbot Tian Hongyu, recently didn't know what to do with the people of Taifu Temple, and got some war horses to sell them, and in the end I didn't know where the sales went.

Dongchang and Jinyiwei reported the matter, and Chongzhen, who didn't know it, ordered a thorough investigation. As a result, it was found on the head of the abbot. Tian Guifei cried pitifully in front of Chongzhen twice, Chongzhen felt that it was no big deal, it was just one or two thousand war horses, which were of little value.

The officials didn't know where they learned the news, and dozens of impeachment letters came up immediately, demanding a thorough investigation and an explanation for everyone. As a result, he was suppressed by Chongzhen. Otherwise, even if Tian Hongyu was divided by five horses, he would not be able to meet the requirements of these officials. In other words, no matter who it is, as long as the psychological tolerance is slightly worse, it will be forced to death by these officials.

Yes, Chongzhen has never reflected on what responsibility he has, and he has put all the responsibility on the ministers. If the ministers, especially those who speak the language, impeach everyone and everyone in three days, the court does not know how much more peaceful it will be. However, if there is really no impeachment, he will be suspicious again, and he feels that the ministers below may be holding up and dealing with him together.

"The old slave didn't dare to look at it."

Wang Chengen said respectfully.

"You take it apart and read it."

Chongzhen said impatiently.

Wang Chengen opened the song and found that it was the impeachment of Yang Sichang, and his heart was slightly shocked. In other words, Yang Sichang has been impeached for the first time since the Governor of the world, King Qin, and the soldiers and horses came. This is a very serious matter. Chongzhen had high hopes for Yang Sichang, worked hard to cultivate, and eagerly expected Yang Sichang to make meritorious contributions, but others wrote to impeach him. This is not an impeachment of Yang Sichang at all, but a direct impeachment of the emperor himself.

Looking at the name of the impeacher again, Wang Chengen felt even more bad. The person who impeached Yang Sichang was Yang Tinglin, the editor of the Hanlin Academy and the speaker of the East Palace. The editor of the Hanlin Academy is a sesame mung bean official, which is irrelevant, but this East Palace lecturer is a bit of a provenance. Wang Chengen couldn't help frowning, thinking, this bearded Yang Hanlin, impeaching Yang Sichang at this time, is it to learn from Yang Jisheng back then?

Among so many eunuchs in the palace, Wang Chengen's heart can be kind, and he is also the most loyal to Chongzhen, and he is also the least concerned about political affairs. However, this does not mean that he does not understand the situation in the DPRK and China, and he is not familiar with the ministers of the DPRK and China. In fact, Wang Chengen is extremely familiar with the government and politics. For example, this Yang Tinglin, Wang Chengen knows it more clearly.

The so-called East Palace is the crown prince. Because the two sons are still young, Chongzhen has never designated a prince, and the two children go to school together in the East Palace. Chongzhen felt that he was still young, and there was no need to appoint the crown prince so quickly. However, as the future heir of Guozuo, outsiders cannot but care. Therefore, all the officials related to the East Palace are more popular.

Yang Tinglin is a Jinshi of Chongzhen for four years, diligent and ancient, and is a famous talent in the Hanlin Academy, he and Huang Daozhou and Ni Hongbao are collectively known as the three Hanlin. Because the article was very good, Chongzhen chose him to the East Palace to give a lecture to his children. Such a person actually took the lead in writing a book to impeach the favored Yang Sichang, which is not a good thing. Wang Chengen could almost imagine that under Chongzhen's anger, this Yang Tinglin was very likely to be kicked out of the capital again.

Sure enough, when Wang Chengen picked up Yang Tinglin's recital and read it out loud, Chongzhen's face became more and more unsightly. Originally, because of the high diving thing, Chongzhen was already holding back the fire in his belly, but now this Yang Tinglin came to join in the fun, which simply forced him to go crazy. Listening to this, Chongzhen's anger came up, and he couldn't help interrupting Wang Chengen, and said stiffly: "What did he say? Re-read that sentence again."

Wang Chengen secretly prayed for Yang Tinglin, and then read it in a proper manner: "Your Majesty has the ambition to cut down, and the minister has no talent for insulting." If you can't make a plan, take the country as a play"

Chongzhen said angrily: "What is this called? What about the scholar's opinion? ”

Wang Chengen continued: "Yang Sichang and the Liaodong Supervision Army raised their heads and dived inside and outside to support each other, conspired to mislead the country, moth-eaten the treasury, and forgot about the armed forces, so that this ......"

"Stop"

"Stop"

Chongzhen jumped up from the chair, his face was pale, he knocked on the imperial case with his fingers, and roared fiercely: "What kind of internal and external support, friends conspire to mislead the country, it's all nonsense Do you know, is this Yang Tinglin better than someone and friends, deliberately attacking the minister?" ”

Wang Chengen felt that Chongzhen was really angry, and hurriedly said: "The slave doesn't know. ”

Chongzhen thought about it, but he couldn't think of anyone Yang Tinglin was in trouble with in the court. This person's literature is indeed good, but his temperament is a little arrogant. His relationship with Huang Daozhou and Ni Hongbao is not very good. Previously, Ni Hongbao also wrote to impeach him, and Yang Tinglin also wrote to impeach Zodiac Zhou, alluding to Zodiac Zhou's reputation. After thinking about it, Chongzhen said stupidly: "Okay, read on"

Wang Chengen stabilized his mind and read in a proper manner: "Prime Minister Lu Xiangsheng blames the cardinal for bringing disaster to the country, and his words are sad. Including Fu Nanzhong, Li Gang was useless; Hidden goodness is successful, Zong Ze dies......"

Chongzhen snorted and snorted, so frightened that Wang Chengen's hand shook and he didn't dare to read it any further. Chongzhen suddenly walked in front of Wang Chengen, snatched Song Shu over, tore it into pieces directly, and then shook his hand fiercely and threw it near the door. The palace maids and eunuchs at the door were all frightened by Chongzhen's violent action, and hurriedly knelt down, not daring to make any sound.

"It's too unbelievable, it's a wanton slander" Chongzhen walked around the house, his eyes were a little green, like a hungry wolf in the night. Suddenly, he stood still in front of Wang Chengen, staring at Wang Chengen with green eyes, as if Wang Chengen was Yang Tinglin, and asked angrily: "Who do you say are Li Gang and Zong Ze?" Who are Geng Nam-chung and Huang Qian-shan? Why don't you say that Qin Hui is in the court? Could it be that I am Song Gaozong? …… Abominable and abominable"

Wang Chengen hurriedly knelt on the ground, desperately asking Chongzhen to calm his anger. At the same time, in his heart, he was secretly worried about Yang Tinglin's fate. Everyone can see that Chongzhen is really angry this time. Gao Qiqian and Yang Sichang, the two of them are mixed together, so it is strange not to let Chongzhen go crazy. This master is completely different from the Emperor of the Apocalypse back then, he is young and vigorous, and he wants to die when he goes crazy. It seems that the imperial court is about to make a bloody storm again.

Yang Tinglin's impeachment of Yang Sichang at this time is indeed looking for death, and no one can save him. Yang Sichang supervised the teacher, and it was less than two months. In such a short period of time, no matter what happened, it didn't have much to do with him. On the contrary, the one who is responsible should be Chongzhen. Yang Tinglin's impeachment of Yang Sichang is to directly impeach Chongzhen, and directly say that Chongzhen is inappropriate, how can Chongzhen endure such a performance?

Gao Qiqian's defeat was lifted high by Chongzhen and gently put down, not because of Chongzhen's kindness, nor because of Gao Qiqian's good luck, not to mention the pleas of other ministers, but because all of Gao Qiqian's actions were implemented by Chongzhen's secret instructions. Gao Qiqian was defeated, and most of the responsibility is actually still on Chongzhen.

In private, Chongzhen has special instructions for Gao Qiqian, that is, to watch from the wall, preserve strength, let the Tiger Ben Army and the Tartars fight to defeat both, and then take the opportunity to plot against the Tiger Ben Army. For the imperial court, this was the best outcome. Whether it is the Tiger Army or the Tartars, it would be best if they died together in battle.

Unexpectedly, Huang Taiji didn't know that Chongzhen secretly sent Qiubo, so he actually destroyed the flowers with his hands and stabbed Chongzhen directly. Chongzhen was depressed, so he had to knock out his teeth and swallow blood, he couldn't speak, cry, or scream. It is precisely because of this that Yang Tinglin's performance is equivalent to stirring up Chongzhen's anger at once.

When Yang Tinglin was in the book, he definitely didn't expect that the consequences might be so serious. According to the estimation of high potential, Yang Tinglin should not have the courage of Yang Jisheng back then. Yang Jisheng back then, but he completely handled the aftermath, bought the coffin, and chose the cemetery before he went to impeachment, which was a real dead bullet. The so-called dead bullet means that either you die or I die.

It was precisely because of this that even Wei Zhongxian was frightened at that time, and had to hurry to find the Emperor of the Apocalypse in the middle of the night to cry and beg. If it weren't for Wei Zhongxian's move, it would be hard to say who would win in the end. Now, Yang Tinglin is also doing this, but I am afraid that he does not have Yang Jisheng's determination and courage, and he is purely looking for death by himself.

It was not enough to offend Chongzhen and Yang Sichang, Yang Tinglin was in the chapter, and he had to try to exonerate Lu Xiangsheng, which was simply afraid that he would not die fast enough, and while eating arsenic, he would also commit suicide by cutting his veins. Idiots know that Chongzhen is already "sad and difficult to control" because of Sun Chengzong's death. In order to cover up his mistakes, Chongzhen must put all the blame on Lu Xiangsheng.

If Lu Xiangsheng doesn't die, how can Chongzhen be worthy of the dead Sun Chengzong? How do you appear to be "pure filial piety?" Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng still has to die. At present, the Criminal Department is already reviewing Lu Xiangsheng's criminal responsibility. Both the Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were involved. This is the triage of the three divisions. Basically, the people who have been interrogated by the three divisions will shed their skin if they don't die.

Although Wang Qiaonian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has some sympathy for Lu Xiangsheng, but the emperor is in his body, and it is very difficult to reduce some of Lu Xiangsheng's responsibility. Dali Temple and Ducha Yuan are impossible to exonerate Lu Xiangsheng. What's more, Lu Xiangsheng was imprisoned in Jinyiwei's Zhao Prison, not the prison of the Criminal Department. Therefore, when the three divisions were tried, Dongchang and Jinyiwei had to send people to listen to the trial.

This means that the trial of Lu Xiangsheng will be carried out by five departments, and the criminal department will be among them, but it will be the least powerful. In the cases of the five departments, the emperor's will is supreme, and only he can decide the life and death of the prisoner. Thinking about Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen back then, they still couldn't escape death in the end.

"Order Jinyiwei to put Yang Tinglin in prison"

"Isn't he trying to exonerate Lu Xiangsheng? Lock him up with Lu Xiangsheng"

Chongzhen said angrily.

"The slave obeys."

Wang Chengen didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly agreed to give the order.

This Yang Tinglin, when he was playing sparsely, should have thought of such a fate. Impeaching Yang Sichang and trying to exonerate Lu Xiangsheng are all Chongzhen's backlash. If you Yang Tinglin don't die, it will really be a miracle. If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for being too good at being a person.

"Someone Coming"

Chongzhen paced back and forth in the study, feeling that his anger was still unresolved, and he had to deal with a few people to be willing. I value Yang Sichang so much, and there are still people who write a book for impeachment, which is simply looking for death. We must nip such signs in the bud. It's not enough to deal with one Yang Tinglin, but it takes a few more people to kill in order to suppress those crazy officials.

"The Slave is Here"

Another eunuch, Wang Dehua, hurriedly came in.

"The two of them, Huang Daozhou and Ni Hongbao, are often with Yang Tinglin and are suspected of forming a party. Now Yang Tinglin is in prison to be convicted, and he is ordered to deprive these two of their official positions, demote them to commoners, and never use them to immediately beat them out of the capital with a stick."

Chongzhen's face was pale, and he gritted his teeth and said.

"Oh my mom, this thing is really big"

Wang Dehua whispered in his heart.

Just because of Yang Tinglin's recital, the other two people were unlucky together, what kind of truth is this? The two of them are friends with Yang Tinglin? It doesn't seem to make sense, Ni Hongbao also wrote a book to impeach Yang Tinglin? But the emperor's words are true. He didn't dare to show the slightest emotion, and hurriedly passed the decree.

After disposing of Huang Daozhou and Ni Hongbao, Chongzhen's heart finally calmed down a bit, and he didn't have so much anger. He sat down again, curled up in the dragon chair, and stared coldly at the recital on the table, without saying a word, as if he had settled down.

In fact, dealing with these two people is by no means a whim of Chongzhen. When he was not yet on the throne, he hated the ministers the most for forming a party and attacking each other, so as long as there was the slightest suspicion of forming a party, he would severely punish him. Even if there is no real evidence, it is purely chasing after the wind, as long as Chongzhen thinks it is possible, he will make a serious disposition.

Yang Tinglin, Huang Daozhou, and Ni Hongbao are all editors of the Hanlin Academy, and they are not big or small officials, and they all like articles, so they naturally have to communicate in private. When Jinyiwei and Dongchang's report went up, Chongzhen was a little uncomfortable. In the future, every time he heard others talk about "Sanhanlin", he doubted whether the three of them were gangsters, but there was no actual evidence. However, this time, there was no need for evidence at all, so he found an excuse and got rid of all three.

"Think you can hide it?"

"I am the emperor, no one is stronger than me"

Chongzhen suddenly sneered, then straightened his body and began to review the recital again.

After disposing of the three people, Chongzhen felt good about himself, as if he was full of energy. He kept reviewing the recitals, constantly telling himself again and again that he was the emperor of the country, the smartest and most capable person in the country, and that as long as he continued to work hard, the fate of the country would definitely be reversed. His name will definitely be admired by generations of descendants of the Ming Dynasty.

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