Chapter 4: Fooling (Part II)

The speed at which a decision is made is absolutely inversely proportional to the number of people involved in the decision. The behavior of the two Timurid monarchs and ministers just verified this point.

That night, he and Park didn't spend two and made a detailed plan. The next morning, it was rare not to go to participate in the secret method of "performing butterflies" with the lamas, but appeared in the court with high spirits.

It had been a long time since the ministers of civil and military affairs had seen their emperor come to the court so seriously, and they were so surprised. Just as he was pondering whether he should seize this rare opportunity to show it, he heard Tuhuan Timur slap the imperial case with his hand and shouted, "Is Sang Ge lost?" You volunteered to convince Liu Thief Futong, what was the result? ”

The result, of course, was nothing, except for Liu Futong's soldiers and horses to enter Shaanxi! Among the civil and military forces, many people were originally dissatisfied with the rapid rise of Sange's loss, and when they heard that Tuhuan Timur's tone was not good, they turned their heads to the side, looking for a target of schadenfreude from the end of the ranks of civil officials.

And that Sang Ge lost his life, obviously he didn't expect that it had been more than ten days, and His Majesty the Emperor actually remembered to settle accounts after the autumn. His face turned pale with fright, and he trembled and knelt down, and lamented in a trembling voice, "The criminal minister Sang Ge has lost his life and failed the emperor's grace, please take your majesty seriously!" ”

"Do you still know that you have a negative imperial grace? Hehe, it's not easy! Timur's voice sounded like it was floating in the clouds, illusory and cold, "Since you already know that you have failed me, I will not waste everyone's effort." Come on, drag me out, and give me forty canes first! ”

"Yes!" The samurai who had already been on duty stepped forward, dragged Sango Lost, and walked out without hesitation. After a while, outside the Daming Palace, there was a "crackling" sound of fried meat on the bamboo board. The civil and military forces in the palace were so shocked that they looked at each other, and no one dared to believe that Tuhuan Timur, who had always acted femininely, actually picked up the punishment of the court staff that had been abandoned for many years.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I beat him, but I beat him wrongly?" Since you are interested in acting, of course you must do a full set. Tuhuan Timur turned a deaf ear to the crying from outside the door, glanced coldly at the ministers, and asked in a deep voice.

The Mongolian ministers, led by Hama, bowed their heads one after another, not knowing how to reply. Sang Ge lost this goods should indeed be severely punished, but whether Tuhuan Timur belittled his officials, punished him for his money, or even directly exiled him thousands of miles away, everyone would not feel that there was anything wrong. But pulling it out in public and spanking it is too humiliating. The civil and military forces inevitably surged up in their hearts with the sadness of the rabbit and the fox, and no one was willing to open their mouths to cheer for Tuhuan Timur.

However, Han Yuanshan, the leader of Hanchen, who has always been old and smooth, suddenly didn't know which tendon he turned wrong today. He arched his hand and whispered, "Don't dare, don't dare." Thunder and rain are all Jun'en! His Majesty beat him today in order to sharpen him. How can a courtier be resentful?! ”

"You'll say!" Tuhuan Timur listened to the two words, and his heart immediately felt a little weak. He quickly peeked at the old monk's settled Hama, and then scolded angrily, "In this case, I want to ask you." Back then, your two sons went to Anqing and Huaiyang separately, what happened to them? How did you promise me in the first place, and why haven't I heard from you all this time?! ”

"This" Zhongshu Zuo Cheng Han Yuan heard this, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead. Staggered out of the ranks, bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty is gracious." At that time, the dog was ordered to explore the way in front of the head, and then there was no news. Yes, it is because the old minister has not been able to move, and he can't, he can't give His Majesty an explanation! ”

"You'll say!" Tuhuan Timur looked at him and pouted disdainfully. "If I don't ask today, you'll never be ready to give me an answer! Come on, drag Master Zuo Cheng out for me, and hit twenty boards first, so that he can have a long memory. ”

When the ministers of civil and military affairs heard this, they immediately turned their eyes to Han Yuanshan, who was already paralyzed on the ground, and felt sympathy in their hearts. He sent an envoy to Huaiyang to persuade Zhu Butcher to accept Zhao'an, which was two or three years ago. At that time, the detachment had not yet been dismissed, and many decisions were also emergency measures of the imperial court. According to common sense, as long as this kind of emergency measure is effective, there is no need to consider the result at all, so everyone has forgotten about it for more than two years. No one expected that Tuhuan Timur himself would remember it clearly.

felt pitiful in their hearts, but none of them had the courage to cry out for the good old man Han Yuanshan. I could only watch as this person was dragged out by the samurai, and he and Sang Ge took off his pants and pressed them in a heap, sharing bamboo shoots and fried meat.

Tuhuan Timur felt that he was puzzled, and his eyes widened and he glanced around. When his eyes fell on someone's face, the courtier immediately lowered his head, lest he say something carelessly, or if he didn't look right, he would follow in the footsteps of Sang Ge and Han Yuanshan.

"Where is the Privy Council Governor An Tong?!" Tuhuan Timur looked at the top of everyone's heads for a long time, and finally dropped the third round of the board on the head of An Tong, the governor of the Privy Council, who was also a good old man, and asked with a pout.

"The old minister is here, the old minister is incompetent, please punish Your Majesty!" Lao Antong was frightened, and came out of the queue with a bitter face, reaching the ground with a long face.

Tuhuan Timur glared at him fiercely and asked sharply, "Are you smart?" I came to ask you, Guan Duo, the leader of the rebels under Liu Thief Futong, led his troops to invade Shaanxi, did your Privy Council come up with a countermeasure? What about Huguang? Could it be that you just watched the mountains and rivers shatter and did nothing?! ”

"This" An Tong shuddered again, and lowered his head, "Your Majesty." The Privy Council's response was to mobilize local troops to save themselves. At the same time, officials were dispatched to encourage and support heroes from all over the country to run their own volunteers, and the gentry formed villages to protect themselves. In addition, Zhang Liangbi, the consolation envoy of Shaanxi, has raised troops to meet Guan Duo, and the two sides have not won or lost. On the Huguang side, there are also rebels Wanhu Liu Guigui and Wang Xiang leading troops to meet Zhu Thief Chongba, worrying about the country! ”

Shaanxi Xuanwei made Zhang Liangbi known for his ability to fight, and it was not a bad trick for him to deal with Guan Duo. But using two volunteers who no one has heard of to resist the big thief Zhu Chongba is equivalent to feeding wolves with meat. Not only is it impossible to win, but it is very likely that Zhu Chongba will develop and grow faster and faster.

Tuhuan Timur was a rare sobriety today, and after a little pondering, he felt that An Tong was fooling himself. So, he slapped the table hard again, and shouted loudly, "Volunteer soldiers Liu Guigui and Wang Xiang? Where did the two of them come from? Huguang's consolation envoys, Pingzhang, Mongolia, and Han army Wanhu, did they all commit suicide? The Privy Council didn't use them, why did they pin their hopes on the two volunteers?! You idiot, you're obviously dealing with it randomly! Come on, drag me out, and hit fifty boards! ”

"Yes!" The samurai rushed in screaming, and dragged away An Tong, who had won a streak and begged for mercy. At this time, Hama, who was the prime minister, could no longer continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, straightened his waist, and bowed to Tuhuan Timur, "Your Majesty is angry, the arrangement of the Privy Council, the minister once seconded it above, and sent someone to the palace." ”

"I saw it, that's why I'm so disappointed!" Tuhuan Timur had just analyzed Hama's true strength last night, so he spoke with a lot of confidence today, "Isn't it just a few anti-thieves?" See what you've all become? In this case, how can I rest assured that you will wait for you to take charge of the government?! Hum! I don't want to punish more people today, but remember to do it yourself! ”

After all, he didn't give him a chance to discern. He looked up at the outside of the Daming Palace, and continued to announce sharply, "Sang Ge lost his words and misled the country, and was demoted to a single father county order, and he will take up his post on the same day." Rectify the local soldiers and horses to prevent thieves from crossing the river and causing trouble! ”

When the civil and military forces heard this, a chill surged in their hearts again. This is clearly preparing to let Sang Ge lose his life and send him to death. Shan Father County is a small land next to the north bank of the Yellow River, and it has just experienced war some time ago, where can I recruit enough warriors to help defend the city? In case the Huai'an army crosses the river to the north one day, I am afraid that the first time, Sang Ge will have to die with the city.

Without waiting for everyone to breathe a sigh of relief, Tuhuan Timur disposed of the unlucky Han Deshan and An Tong one after another. One of them was demoted to Lingbei as the governor, and the other was exiled to Gansu to do the capital. A good life is to kill decisively. After dealing with the three of them, the nameless karmic fire in his stomach seemed to have finally dissipated, and he glanced at Hama, whose face was blackened with shame, and slowed down his tone and said comfortingly, "I know that you are soft-hearted, but as a prime minister, you can't help but have clear rewards and punishments." This time, I did the wicked for you, and next time, I hope you can save me a little bit of thought! ”

"Yes, I obey!" Hama was confused by the hot and cold actions of Tuhuan Timur. He arched his hand and reluctantly agreed.

"The last time I heard Sango say that Chakhan Timur and Li Siqi had fought with Huai thieves. And didn't fall behind in the slightest? Is this true? Tuhuan Timur glanced at him and asked quietly.

"This, this is true!" Hama's mind was still in a state of vertigo, and he couldn't find a way to hide it, so he responded honestly.

"Summoning the two of them back to Dadu, I will personally inquire about the situation on the Huai thief's side. Let Taibuhua and Xuexue be on strict guard, and wait for me to understand the enemy situation clearly, and then decide whether to arrange for them to move south. Don't delay these two things, you can arrange them right away! Tuhuan Timur waved his arm and commanded with great trust.

How could Hama have thought that someone had bared their fangs in their throats? Nodding his head, he said yes in a low voice. In order to paralyze him, Tuhuan Timur kindly inquired about the storage of autumn grain and taxes, and dealt with some trivial government affairs when the court, then waved his sleeves and turned to leave.

"Scatter!" Park Buhua pulled his throat and announced loudly. After seeing the ministers disperse, he hurriedly went around in a circle, ran into the side of the Daming Hall for the warriors of the town hall to rest, and pulled up the hands of Sang Ge Li, who had already been carried there to wait. While smiling and helping the latter to move his muscles and bones, he asked in a gloomy voice, "Sang Ge is lost, Your Majesty asked the old slave to ask you, do you feel wronged if you were beaten in public today?!" ”