Chapter 200: Twists and Turns
On February 20, the cabinet deliberated in Wenyuan Pavilion and made a decision again, in view of the fact that the rebel generals Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and Li Jiuru had begun to attack the capital city of Laizhou, and the governor of Shandong Xu Congzhi and the governor of Denglai Xie Lian were all besieged in the capital city of Laizhou, and could not coordinate the reinforcements from all over Shandong, so it was suggested that Liu Yulie, the right attendant of the military department, temporarily act as the military affairs of Shandong, and replace Xu Congzhi, the right deputy imperial envoy and governor of Shandong, to coordinate the overall combat matters. Miyun deputy commander Mu Wenshou led the troops to support the capital of Laizhou. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The ticket was written by Wu Fanhui himself.
When writing this ticket, Wu Fanhui's heart was dripping blood.
The reason why Liu Yulie, the right attendant of the Ministry of War, was able to be entrusted with the important task of temporarily acting for Shandong's military affairs and exterminating the rebels was because when he participated in the cabinet deliberations, he put forward the policy of attaching equal importance to appeasement and encirclement and suppression, which was approved by the cabinet.
As for the Sichuan commander-in-chief Deng Xi and Miyun deputy commander-in-chief Mu Wenshou, who the cabinet decided to deploy, all of them were the troops of the guard, and their combat effectiveness was not very strong, even if they went to reinforce Laizhou, they might not be able to defeat Kong Youde.
This shows that the overall opinion of the imperial court is still appeased.
Wu Fanhui can also conclude that Liu Yulie is temporarily acting for the military affairs of Shandong, and after arriving in Shandong, the strategy adopted is still to appease, which will bring disastrous consequences.
The emperor's decree was soon issued, and on the first day of the first month of March, Liu Yulie, the right attendant of the military department, set off for Shandong.
Deng Xi, the chief soldier of Sichuan, and Mu Wenshou, the deputy chief soldier of Miyun, led the troops to Shandong, accepted Liu Yulie's moderation, and prepared to reinforce Laizhou and fight against the rebels under Kong Youde.
After Liu Yulie set off, Wu Fanhui finally couldn't help it, he had to make a difference.
Perhaps in order to be able to win over Wu Fanhui, or to appreciate Wu Fanhui's talent, Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Wen Tiren, the second assistant of the cabinet, both praised Wu Fanhui in front of the emperor, and in less than two months, Wu Fanhui has been able to skillfully write the draft of the vote, and without too many revisions, he can present the emperor, such an ability is indeed worthy of praise.
Of course, at this time, the contradiction between Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren has begun to be exposed.
Both of them have henchmen in the court, and the fight between the two has already begun, in March of the fourth year of Chongzhen, Zhou Yanru's henchman, Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry, was impeached and dismissed by Wen Tiren, Wen Tiren's hometown right capital Yushi Min Hongxue took over as the secretary of the ministry, Zhou Yanru of course will not give up, and came to a bigger one, impeaching the university scholar Qian Xiangkun, the military department secretary Liang Tingdong, and the emperor and the general dismissed, which is a heavy blow to Wen Tiren.
On the surface, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren are still smiling, but they are both moving knives in their hearts.
It is said that the power of the first assistant of the cabinet is greater, but unfortunately the emperor is almost disappointed in the cabinet, and some changes have also been made in the cabinet deliberations, that is, the first assistant of the cabinet and the second assistant of the cabinet both have the power to vote.
In the past, only the chief assistant of the cabinet had the power to vote, and the second assistant of the cabinet was also to assist the first assistant of the cabinet.
The emperor's hand made the first assistant of the cabinet and the second assistant of the cabinet have a sharp confrontation, perhaps it is the emperor's trick, the emperor thinks that such a situation is very good, so that he can control the cabinet and control the government.
In the past two months in Wenyuan Pavilion, Wu Fanhui has already discovered these clues, he has always taken a neutral attitude, diligently and diligently done the affairs within his identity, and will never visit Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren and others alone.
Wu Fanhui's attitude made him unable to gain a foothold in Wenyuan Pavilion, but he was ordered by the emperor to enter Wenyuan Pavilion on duty, as long as there were no major mistakes, then no one would be able to shake his position, not to mention the confrontation between Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, so that he, the temporarily inconspicuous Wenyuan Pavilion on duty, could also survive in the gap.
However, when writing the ticket on weekdays, Wu Fanhui is slightly biased towards Wen Tiren, needless to say, Wen Tiren also saw this.
Because of the praise of Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren and others, Wu Fanhui has attracted the attention of the emperor, but the emperor's attitude is still very clear, let him exercise well in Wenyuan Pavilion.
According to the normal path of development, perhaps in a year or so, Wu Fanhui may be transferred to Zhan Shifu, serve as the left and right Zhongyun, and officially become the secretary of the emperor's side, so that the potential for development will be even greater.
It's a pity that Wu Fanhui won't take such a path.
On the tenth day of the first month of March, Chen Shiqu, the magistrate of Ren County, Shunde Prefecture, came to the capital.
Chen Shiqu went to the Ministry of Industry to have something to do, and he was also appointed by the prefect of Shunde Prefecture to report on matters related to water conservancy in Shunde Prefecture.
Such an errand should not be Chen Shiqu's turn, but now who doesn't know that Chen Shiqu's quasi-son-in-law Wu Fanhui is already on duty in Wenyuan Pavilion, and he has been praised by the emperor, the first assistant of the cabinet and the second assistant of the cabinet.
After Chen Shiqu went to the Ministry of Industry to send the relevant recitals and documents, he politely refused to eat and came directly to the mansion.
Wu Fanhui has not yet rested, he is still in Wenyuan Pavilion, Chen Shiqu is not in a hurry to eat, waiting for Wu Fanhui to come back, during this period, he asked Chen Daiming and Cuihuan, and learned that Wu Fanhui is extremely hard every day, there is almost no time to rest, even the time from the second to the fourth year of junior high school, he has to go to Wenyuan Pavilion or Hanlin Academy, and he nodded very satisfied.
In Chen Shiqu's view, the busier Wu Fanhui is, the more he is reused, and it seems that some of the rumors he heard in Ren County are not false at all.
With such a son-in-law, who is not happy, Chen Shiqu has already planned to write a letter to his family immediately after returning to Ren County this time, and also to Mizhi County, suggesting that the wedding of Wu Fanhui and Chen Yitong should be carried out in the month of this year to the first month of the next year.
When Wu Fanhui dragged his tired body into the mansion, Chen Daiming hurriedly stepped forward to report that the master had come to the mansion.
Wu Fanhui was stunned for a moment, thinking that his father was coming, but he quickly understood that it should be the future Lord Yuezhang who came, and a smile appeared on his face.
In Wenyuan Pavilion for two months, Wu Fanhui's ability is improving rapidly, which he can feel himself, and his mind is becoming clearer and clearer, for many things in the Ming Chongzhen period, he has gradually recovered his memory, Wenyuan Pavilion is like a melting pot, constantly casting him Wu Fanhui.
But Wu Fanhui has one of the most distressing things, that is, he has no allies, no matter how big or small things are, he has no one to discuss, and he can't hear other opinions and suggestions.
Those colleagues of the Hanlin Academy, needless to say, after Wu Fanhui entered the Wenyuan Pavilion on duty, he just went to the Hanlin Academy to have a look during the rest of his time, and he couldn't see his colleagues at all, so there was no way to talk about the alliance.
A hero with three gangs, even if Wu Fanhui has the ability to reach the sky, he needs to be helped.
"Qian Jue meets my father-in-law."
"Qian Jue, I'm hungry, I'm hungry too, I've been waiting for you to eat, we talked while eating."
Chen Shiqu, the magistrate of Ren County, although he was in Beizhili, received the report from the imperial court earlier, but he didn't know much about the affairs in the imperial court, far less than Wu Fanhui.
During the meal, Wu Fanhui said some matters of the imperial court, which were all things in the newspaper, but when Wu Fanhui said it, some of the details were also said, which Chen Shiqu could not know.
Chen Shiqu listened very carefully, and nodded in approval of some of the judgments put forward by Wu Fanhui.
As a person in the officialdom, Chen Shiqu knows very well that the relationship between the Chen family and Wu Fanhui can be said to be the most intimate relationship, after his nephew Chen Minghui retired from the Guozi prison, he needs to rely on Wu Fanhui, and the Chen family's strength in the capital has gradually weakened, and it can't help Chen Minghui much, Wu Fanhui is different.
Therefore, Chen Shiqu attaches great importance to Wu Fanhui, and the old man in the family also has this attitude, after learning that Wu Fanhui entered the Wenyuan Pavilion on duty, he asked the family to prepare some money and food, bring it to the capital at the appropriate time, and hand it over to Wu Fanhui in person, Wu Fanhui must use this money.
Wu Fanhui finally talked about the Dengzhou mutiny, and the news was all in the newspaper, but it was impossible for Chen Shiqu to know why the emperor and the cabinet made those decisions, and Wu Fanhui was very clear.
Wu Fanhui made it clear that according to his views on the Dengzhou mutiny, the strategy of the imperial court to appease will definitely fail, Kong Youde already has the ambition to be the king, and will never obey the court's appeasement, according to the current strategy of appeasement, the loss of the court will be greater, so he is ready to write directly to the emperor and put forward his own views.
Chen Shiqu was taken aback, thought for a full quarter of an hour, and a smile appeared on his face, he agreed with Wu Fanhui's decision, thinking that he should write a memora and report his understanding to the emperor.
Then, Wu Fanhui casually talked about the many contradictions between the cabinet ministers, especially the contradictions between Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Wen Tiren, the second assistant of the cabinet, and the fact that the emperor had intended to let Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, enter the cabinet.
Hearing Wu Fanhui say these things, Chen Shiqu even forgot to drink and eat, these important information, he could not know it at all.
Wu Fanhui finally said his own judgment, judging from the current situation, the possibility of Wen Tiren replacing Zhou Yanru is very great, after all, Zhou Yanru is old and spicy, and he can understand the emperor's mind better, and Zhou Yanru has some arrogant taste, and always thinks that his ability is very outstanding.
After Wu Fanhui finished speaking, Chen Shiqu didn't think too much, from Wu Fanhui's words, he already felt that his son-in-law was very independent, and he was afraid that he would not be attached to any party's power.
Wu Fanhui's attitude made Chen Shiqu very satisfied, and after thinking about it carefully, he said his attitude, that is, to support everything Wu Fanhui did, and at the critical moment, the power of the Chen family in the capital can also be used.