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The guards came to report, and Bai Shenxiu, the chief soldier of Datong, who was reading the military book, put down the military book and frowned: "You said that there are more and more people who kill the tiger's mouth and go out of the customs?" Hiss! ... Recently, Datong is the same, although the imperial court did not order a retreat, but this matter is a little strange. ”

Bai Shenxiu kept thinking about this, and the guard said when he saw this, "Is it? Even the people of Jinyiwei and Dongchang were aware of this. ”

When the guards said this, Bai Shenxiu remembered the official letter sent by Jinyiwei. Because the ministers of the imperial court dislike the factory guards, as long as the official letters issued by the factory guards are not urgent, high-ranking officials like Bai Shenxiu will not take them seriously. When he opened it, it was a report about the recent exit of the people at various passes. Bai Shenxiu crushed the official letter, and what he thought in his heart almost missed the big thing.

"Pass the order, all the passes will be closed immediately, anyone who clears the customs must report to the General Military Office, there is a decree from me to clear the customs, and those who dare to break through the pass will not be killed."

"Obey!" The guards were ordered to go out, and they didn't know why the chief soldier had such a big temper.

The same thing happened not only in Datong Town, but also in Daming Border Town, which bordered the Hechiti Department, and all the town guards in various places realized the seriousness of the problem and followed the practice of Datong Town to retreat.

Ningxia town guard mansion, town guard eunuch Liu Xing was angry and slapped the table and yelled at Pi Wu: "Little monkey! Hurry up and go to the Khetti tribe and ask Burkand what he is going to do. Hum! We have promised him to sell the people to the Hechi Ti Department, but now he has deceived the people of the border towns, making the border towns full of chickens and dogs, and people's hearts are unstable. A large number of people have been lost, resulting in the emptiness of the border towns, the lack of work and the lack of work, what is he going to do? ”

Obviously, Liu Xing was very angry by Burhan's hand, and Pi Wu didn't dare to speak out until Liu Xing finished venting his anger before he said, "Godfather!" The boy had already sent a letter to inquire, and Burhan complained that we were making slow progress, so he came up with such a solution. He said that he did not expect the court to react so violently, and said that we were making a fuss. ”

Liu Xing, who was originally angry, slapped the table again and said angrily: "What a fuss? What fuss are we all about? He didn't know that this matter had been known by Dongchang Jinyiwei, and I am afraid that the emperor would already know about it now. Do you know how serious this is? The loss of people has been a great event since ancient times, a great event. ”

Sure enough, the imperial court already knew. Wanli has been in a good mood recently, and he came to the court early in the morning, but it was a mess when he went to the court.

"The initiation of the saint, the minister has the initiation!" Li Chen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, stood on the shift and said, Wanli supported his chin with one arm, as if he was worried. Seeing that Li Qi was still standing there, he had no choice but to wave his hand and say, "Quasi-play!" ”

Li Qi said solemnly: "The secretary of the Ministry of Ministers and Criminal Justice, the acting Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the imperial history of the capital, Li Qi impeached Bai Shenxiu, the chief soldier of Datong Town, for the four major crimes. First, the royal majesty is not strict and accepts bribes. "This is the people who are ready to go out of the customs to the Hechi Ti Department in order to be able to clear the customs as soon as possible to bribe the officials, in this world, as long as there is a demand, it will form an industry, it seems that this matter was detected by Li Qi, but this is just a prelude.

"Second, the impeachment of Bai Shenxiu, the chief soldier of Datong Town, as the chief soldier of the border town, was not strict in his control, resulting in a serious loss of people in the border town, the emptiness of the border town, and the withering of personnel."

This is a bit far-fetched, how can you say that the loss of local personnel is also the business of local officials, what is the matter of Guan Wujiang? But that's where it is! Who let the people drain the pass under his Bai Shenxiu's jurisdiction?

"Third, the minister impeached Bai Shenxiu, the chief soldier of Datong Town, for negligence. Half a month ago, Dongchang and Jinyiwei had sent a special letter to Bai Shenxiu, the commander of Datong, to remind the displaced people of breaking through. However, Bai Shenxiu ignored it and did not retreat immediately, which led to the current situation. Characters like Bai Shenxiu, who regard the official letter of the imperial court as nothing, simply ignore the majesty of the imperial court, this person does not do it, the law of the imperial court is at peace, and the dignity is at peace? ”

This is to cure Bai Shen Xiu to death.

Li Ji went on to say, "Fourth, the minister impeached Bai Shenxiu, the chief soldier of Datong, for colluding with the Tatars, and privately released the customs to cause the displaced people to clear the customs, but after the refugees cleared the customs, they all went straight to the Saiwai Hechi Ti Department. So this person deserves to die. ”

Li Chen's words were all said in this way, and the ministers were all thinking that Bai Shenxiu was destined to die.

Li Shen impeached Bai Shenxiu, although Bai Shenxiu did not have such outstanding feats as Ma Gui and Li Ruxun, nor as well-known Confucian generals as Zhang Duo, but he was so good that the servant Cui Jingrong came up with one hand. As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat a dog, and Cui Jingrong seems to have been slapped twice in the face at this time.

Cui Jingrong stood up and came out and said, "Your Majesty." The minister believes that the impeachment of Master Li Zheng is biased, and the minister must admit that Bai Shenxiu, as the chief soldier of Datong Town, has indeed misbehaved and been negligent. However, it was absolutely impossible for him to collude with the Tatars, and besides, the loss of the people was the fault of the local officials, if it was imposed on Bai Shenxiu, would it be a bit excessive? ”

Cui Jingrong is trying his best to defend Bai Shenxiu, but this can't help him exonerate all the evidence, just ignoring the factory Wei Tehan can be sentenced to dereliction of duty, which is also the reason why Emperor Wanli doesn't like him, but the crime is not death.

Emperor Wanli was at this time and asked, "Don't care about anything else, what's the matter with the loss of border people?" Can anyone tell me about it? ”

The one who has the most say in this matter is the first assistant Fang Congzhe, and most of the Jinyiwei and the border towns are in his place, so of course he sorted it out.

Fang Congzhe stood in the class and said, "Your Majesty! A few months ago, a rumor suddenly spread from the Hechiti tribe of Taoxi Mongolia, saying: If the border people go to the Hechi Tibu Hetao, each person can get ten acres of fertile land and one ox. To this day, all border towns have reported that more than 36,700 border residents have been cleared and sent to the Hechiti Department, and more than 7,500 households have been reduced in border towns. Fortunately, the towns found it early and closed the people, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

After hearing this, Wanli slapped the dragon chair fiercely and said, "It's this Hechi Ti Department again, what are they going to do?" ”

Fang Congzhe continued, "Not only that, but the border town passes are all closed, resulting in a large number of people stranded near the pass, which is also a big threat. ”

"Didn't you say that your homeland is hard to leave? Why did the people there rush to be the first to run outside the gate? It's not a refuge, and the Hechiti Department is located in a bitter cold place outside the Saiwai, what is there to go? In this regard, Wanli was very puzzled.

"Your Majesty doesn't know that most of these people who are trying to clear the customs have no land or property, or are burdened with foreign debts, and going to the Hechi Ti Department may also be a way out."

Wanli is like a mirror in his heart, the Ming Dynasty's land annexation is not a day or two, once it encounters a catastrophe, selling land has become the most direct method, and then the poor are in debt, and the rich collect rent according to this cycle, the poor will get poorer and poorer, and the rich will get richer and richer, and it is reasonable for the people to leave their hometowns to make a living in Hechiti.

Seeing Wanli coming out of his reverie, Fang Congzhe immediately said, "The top priority now is how to appease the people and enrich the border towns." This means that Bai Shen's cultivation can be put aside first, it seems that Fang Congzhe, a peacemaker, has cultivated a realm.

Cui Jingrong echoed casually: "Yes! Your Majesty! If the border people stay at the border gates, it will not only bring disadvantages to the normal mutual trade at the border gates, but will also become a major hidden danger. ”

Wanli thought for a moment and asked, "Then did your cabinet come up with any regulations?" ”

Fang Congzhe replied: "The minister put forward the following points. First, to guide the people. Speak with affection and reason, let the people know what is powerful, and then severely punish one or two leaders. Second, the minister was sent to the Hechiti Ministry to hold accountable. According to the report of Jinyiwei, the Hechiti Department had sent a large number of spies into our Daming Dynasty for this purpose, and most of them were intercepted by the factory guards, but there was no one alive. It can be seen that the ambition of the Hechi Ti Department is so great, and the border people are actually trying to enrich themselves, and their hearts can be punished. The minister only thought of these two articles, and asked His Majesty to make a holy judgment. ”

How could this be an idea that a cabinet minister could come up with? Is it obviously perfunctory? However, he pointed out the key to the problem, this way of throwing bricks and leading jade is difficult for ordinary people to grasp its true meaning.

Wanli waved his hand after hearing this, obviously Fang Congzhe's suggestion was not in line with his heart. At this time, Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, immediately said, "Initiate the saint!" The minister did not think that the method of Lord Shousuke was not feasible. As soon as Li Ruhua's words came out, the ministers immediately showed great surprise, and a minister of the ministry openly questioned the decision of the first assistant, isn't this looking for death? But Fang Congzhe did not show disgust, but became more relaxed.

Li Ruhua also said: "The border people go to the Hechiti Department to survive after clearing the customs, and if we stop it, I am afraid it will be counterproductive, and if we do not have to do it as a last resort, I believe that everyone will be unable to leave their homeland." If we must stop it, it may provoke a popular uprising, and if we do this, the Chiti Department will definitely not give up, then I will have another enemy. Why can't we turn our enemies into our friends? Or more directly become our vassals? ”

Li Ruhua's words made Wanli interested, and he hurriedly asked, "How to become our vassal?" ”

"Your Majesty! The Hechiti tribe's abduction of border people is nothing more than to enrich themselves and strengthen their strength. The minister knew that the Hechiti tribe had destroyed the Taobu Mongols this year, not only gaining a large area of fertile land in the Hetao region, but also becoming the most powerful branch of the Mongols in southern Mo in one fell swoop, and even the Tumut Mongols trembled under its majesty. In that case, why don't we make a deal with the Hechiti Division? ”

The book of the household department is really the book of the household, and the two sentences ignore the old line.

"The border people cleared the customs and went to the Hechiti Ministry, and the Hechiti Ministry, in turn, had to find ways to get the people. Both sides are willing to do you, but with my Ming there are all kinds of harm and no benefit, why do I have to bear the consequences, but the Hechi Ti Department can get benefits? This is very unfair, so the minister thought, we can use these people to make a deal with the Hechi Ti Ministry, and if the Hechi Ti Department wants to get the people, they must pay real money, or war horses and other materials, and the minister thinks that Burhan will definitely agree. ”

As soon as Li Ruhua's words came out, he was immediately refuted by Cui Jingrong: "Bold Li Ruhua! In vain, you still read the books of the sages, and the important ministers of the court. I didn't expect you to come up with such a despicable and obscene idea to deceive the Holy Hearing. How is it that you want Your Majesty to sell your people to profit from it? I implore Your Majesty to punish Li Ruhua's crimes. ”

Li Ruhua is indeed excessive, as a scholar, a person who has been educated by saints, and an important minister of the imperial court, it is indeed the best to say such things. For this reason, Li Ruhua was also attacked by other ministers of the court, look at this is the court of the Ming Dynasty, and such endless quarrels are also the reason why Wanli does not like the court. Probably because he was tired of listening, or because the ministers were arguing so that their lips were dry and they stopped.

Li Ruhua said, "Don't pretend to be a righteous gentleman, if you don't do this, then you think of a better idea?" ”

This...? As long as it comes to making up ideas, people avoid it.

No way? It's also a good idea.

Li Ruhua continued: "Holy Lord! As a matter of fact, there have been no major border troubles in our dynasty for nearly 100 years, resulting in a surge in border people, serious land annexation, and a large number of people not only have no land, land, or even a place to settle down, but are homeless. What's more, the minister heard that the mother of Burhan, the leader of the Hechiti tribe, is a descendant of Yang Yiqing, the former trilateral commander-in-chief, as long as the imperial court crowns him as an edict, he will definitely be grateful to come to Burhan, and will only get closer to the imperial court. We can also crown Burhan as Khan. The Great Khan of Mongolia has been inherited by the direct descendants of Genghis Khan since ancient times, and if the imperial court canonizes Burhan as Khan, it will break this shackle. The Hechiti tribe would become a thorn in the side of the other Mongol tribes, and he would become more dependent on the imperial court, which would also be able to obtain a solid northern barrier for nothing. Wouldn't it be nice for the imperial court to let or even encourage the people to go to the Hechi Ti Ministry, which can not only enhance the strength of the Hechi Ti Ministry, but also subtly assimilate the Hechi Ti Ministry, so that it can finally be used by me? In recent years, many places have been affected by disasters and people have been displaced, and these displaced people are also a factor of instability that can be eliminated. ”

I didn't listen to Li Ruhua finish speaking before, and the ministers didn't care very much. But after listening to it, people realized that this solution could at least solve the problems that currently plagued the imperial court.

Emperor Wanli also thinks so, Li Ruhua's attention is really good. "Good! Good! All right! Li Aiqing is worthy of being an important minister of the imperial court, and your ideas are much stronger than some people. In fact, Li Ruhua only dared to put forward such a solution in the face of the world's condemnation because of the fact that he was greedy for money. As the head of the household, he knows better than anyone that the treasury is difficult, but Wanli is a lord who asks for too much. As long as there is a chance to get money in it, I am afraid that he will put on a bright coat and pack it out for the next thing. So he is not afraid that someone will impeach him or scold him, and the emperor will stand up to him in everything.

In the face of Wanli's praise, Li Ruhua did not dare to be arrogant, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty has praised falsely, this is what a minister should do." And the first assistant Fang Congzhe was criticized by Emperor Wanli without being named and didn't feel anything blushing, and he still handled it calmly.

"Message! Bai Shen was reappointed as the commander-in-chief of Yunnan, and the commander-in-chief of Datong Town was succeeded by Zhang Wanbang, the deputy commander-in-chief. "Although Bai Shenxiu escaped and the death penalty can be avoided, this change to the chief military officer of Yunnan is equivalent to three thousand miles.

The decree has not yet been issued, and Wanli continued, "Spread the decree again!" The mother of Burhan, the leader of the Hechiti tribe, is a descendant of Yang Yiqing, who has contributed greatly to the friendship between the two states, and is specially named the Lady of Jinhua. Then the decree was announced that Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, would supervise the affairs of the border people, and Cui Jingrong, the squire of the military department, would assist him. Okay, that's it for now, all of them retreat, I'm tired. ”

After hearing Wanli's decree, Li Ruhua shook his head helplessly, originally in his strategy, canonizing Burhan as Khan was the key, but now it seems that Wanli still has concerns.

A few days later, Burhan received the decree and was very apprehensive, what is this called? Although Li Ruhua and Cui Jingrong were ministers, neither of them came for safety reasons.

"Big brother! What exactly does Ming Court mean? They actually want us to exchange silver and war horses for the people, they are poor and crazy, right? Zaduro was very contemptuous of the Ming court.

After hearing this, Liu Dingchen smiled and said, "I'm afraid that there are also people who understand in the Ming court, and this idea is not bad." ”

Burhan nodded, and told the envoy, "Go back and tell your lords, that I have agreed to exchange silver and war horses for the people, and Ben Khan can give up to 200,000 taels of silver and 2,000 war horses, and there will be no more." But... Ben Khan had a request, the Ming court had to sell me food, otherwise these people would starve to death even if they came. ”

Seeing the embarrassed look on the envoy's face, Burhan smiled and said, "Haha! I know you can't be the master, and I'm not busy agreeing to Ben Khan. We will also buy grain at market prices, so you can rest assured of this. ”

The envoy who returned to Datong brought Burhan's original words to his face, Li Ruhua did not hope to get much from the border people, but he did not expect Burhan to be so generous, which made him even more sure that the displaced people after him might be a new trade business.

PC: I almost forgot about it today!