"Mr. Yang, I see that you only mentioned in the song that you only mentioned the transfer of the governor of Ningxia to the governor-general of Shanxi and Xuanda military affairs, and the transfer of Liu to become the commander-in-chief of Datong, and the governor of Shanxi and Xuanda Zhulu.

Yang Sichang knew that Chongzhen let himself use the military department Shangshu as the first assistant, and his purpose was nothing more than to solve the war with Houjin, and the reason why he only asked for Liu Cheng and Lu Boqi, a pair of military and political partners, to be transferred to Shanxi, and the other party did not mention the details of the details, because his plan (that is, the one proposed by Liu Cheng) was too appalling. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info It's better to see through the tone in this case of a separate call, and see what Chongzhen means before making a claim. Thinking of this, Yang Sichang stood up and said in a deep voice: "The ministers are mediocre, the Homon knows the situation, and the favor is great, only to do their best to repay the saints, but it is difficult to have both things in the world, and the affairs of the military state are kept secret, and it is difficult to make the court know everything. Today, the minister poured out to His Majesty, and implored His Majesty to feel the sincerity of the minister, and to be the master of the minister when the court is in the meeting, so that the minister can follow the work of dogs and horses, and do his best! ”

"Sir, rest assured!" Chongzhen said with a smile: "I know a lot about the habits of this courtier, and there is a lot of openness between you and me, so why are you afraid of court discussions?" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust!" Yang Sichang knelt down and kowtowed, got up and said: "The art of war is 'soldiers are expensive, not long'." "If the husband and the army are long and the country is beneficial, there is no such thing", but the East has been in the Wanli period for nearly 20 years, and the east is connected with Korea, the West and Mongolia, and its wings have been completed. With today's situation, it may not be easy to win quickly. In Weichen's view, you must first plant the roots, and then you can enter the army and exterminate the Eastern Captives! ”

"What the gentleman said is very true, but how can we build the roots!" Chongzhen said to Wang Chengen: "Give Mr. Yang to sit, sit down and talk!" ”

"Slaves obey!" Wang Chengen knelt down and kowtowed, took a pair of cushions from the side, and put them next to Yang Sichang, Yang Sichang bowed down and sat down and said: "The minister thinks there are four: peace, tax increases, military training, and military aircraft construction!" ”

"Please sir!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Yang Sichang coughed lightly and said: "The minister went out of Beijing to Shanxi to supervise the division this time, and the officers and soldiers will be arrogant and lazy, and they will be afraid of the captives like tigers, and the captives will treat the officers and soldiers as nothing. If there is no Ningxia general Liu Cheng to send troops to the east, even the capture of the soldiers, the situation is almost out of control, how can such soldiers be captured? It is because the minister asked His Majesty to transfer Governor Lu and General Liu to Shanxi, just to borrow the talents of the two of them, eliminate the old, weak and arrogant, rectify discipline, so that they dare not regard the commander as nothing, and the national law is child's play, and then they can show the prestige of the court and boost the weak morale, so that they can be used! ”

"Hmmm! What the gentleman said is true, but why should he negotiate peace? ”

"Your Majesty, this time the chieftain Taiji came to the west, in addition to breaking the border and plundering, there is also a purpose to unite the Mongolian tribes and use them as wings. It calls itself Bogda. Chechen Khan, divided the various departments, and after retreating, he also left Yue Tuo to build a city to defend himself and lead the various departments. The ministers led the troops to break the city and capture Yue Tuo alive, in order to cut off the chief's arm. Today's plan must be gentle with the Mongolian tribes, but the eastern captives are strong, and under the extreme power, the Mongolian tribes are afraid of it. Therefore, I intend to send people to negotiate peace in the east, so as to be lenient to the hearts of the people! ”

"What if Huang Taiji refuses to negotiate peace?"

"Your Majesty, Yue Tuo's status is noble, and he and his father Dai Shan share two red flags, Dai Shan is also one of the four major Baylors, and the brother of Huang Taiji. If Huang Taiji refuses to negotiate peace, his father Daishan and the two red flags will inevitably have a grudge against Huang Taiji, and we can divide the group without spending a single soldier, isn't it a good thing? ”

"Not bad!" When Chongzhen heard this, he clapped his hands and smiled: "Sir, this plan is very good!" What is that military aircraft department, how come I have never heard of it? ”

"Tell Your Majesty that there is no such official position in the past dynasties, but it was created by the ministers!"

"I see!" Chongzhen smiled: "No wonder I haven't heard of it, so why did Mr. create this official?" ”

"Your Majesty is a scholar of the East Pavilion and a member of the Cabinet to assist the government, which is really a great fortune for the minister. It's just a matter of military aircraft, which is changing rapidly and must not be leaked. Although the auxiliary minister was in a high position, he lived outside the palace, had no subordinates, and had many constraints, so he could not concentrate on military affairs. It is possible to open the government system, recruit subordinates, and concentrate on military affairs, so as to reap the effect of double the success and half the knowledge. ”

After Yang Sichang's words, Chongzhen did not immediately agree as before, his face was gloomy, as if he was thinking about something, and only after a while did he ask: "Mr. Yang, do you mean that this military aircraft department is not subject to the jurisdiction of the officials, and it is self-contained?" ”

"Exactly!"

"What's the right to do that? Where does the money come from? ”

"The power should be given to a heavy minister, and it should be provided with new taxes!"

Chongzhen pondered for a long time, and finally replied: "Sir, this matter has a lot to do with it, let me think twice!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Yang Sichang lowered his head, Chongzhen's reaction was also in his expectation, the **** political system in ancient and modern China and foreign countries, the reason why it can control the bureaucracy composed of hundreds of thousands and millions of people with one person, its secret is the separation of powers and checks and balances, that is, the power is divided into multiple parts such as decision-making power, executive power, supervision power, etc., and then supervised by different departments to ensure that it acts according to its own will at the expense of efficiency. Otherwise, even if the Son of Heaven does not eat or sleep every day, it is impossible to control and manage a huge country. Therefore, for Chongzhen, the separation of powers and checks and balances has been integrated into his blood, Yang Sichang proposed the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department, which has independent personnel rights, executive power, and the imperial history can not be supervised (can refuse to disclose military secrets, naturally cannot be supervised), although the final decision is in Chongzhen's own hands, but the problem is due to the defects of information acquisition and command ability, in fact, Chongzhen can not do much. If Chongzhen agrees to Yang Sichang's request, it will be tantamount to destroying the ancestral system and letting such a lawless monster out of the cage, no wonder Chongzhen hesitates.

Since the matter of the military aircraft department was stuck, the atmosphere in the hall had undergone subtle changes, and Chongzhen gave Yang Sichang a royal poem, and the ceremony of giving the banquet was over. After Yang Sichang resigned from the palace, Chongzhen pondered for a while and said to Wang Chengen: "Wang Companion, you sent all the utensils used in today's imperial banquet to Mr. Yang's mansion, and said that I gave it to him!" ”

"Slaves obey!" Wang Chengen replied and ordered the little eunuchs to remove the utensils and put them on. Chongzhen sat in front of the imperial case, watching the little eunuchs busy there, looking sluggish, Wang Chengen saw it in his eyes, and didn't dare to say much, standing behind Chongzhen, bowing slightly. I don't know how much time has passed, the light outside the window has become dim, Wang Chengen was thinking about whether to let the little eunuchs hold the lamp, but heard Chongzhen's voice: "Wang Companion? He hurriedly responded: "The old slave is here, what does the emperor command?" ”

"Do you say that Yang Wenqiao is a loyal minister?"

Wang Chengen was stunned when he heard this, in ancient times, a courtier was actually asked this question by the emperor, and it was basically not far from losing his head. But Chongzhen has just appointed him as the first assistant, and gave him gold and silver imperial weapons, and summoned him to trust him with state affairs, which is really contradictory. Wang Chengen thought for a while and replied in a low voice: "The slave thinks that Mr. Yang is a loyal minister. ”

Chongzhen raised his eyebrows and asked with some surprise, "Oh?" Why did Wang Banban say that? ”

"The old slave heard that the people who serve the country have no time to make a living, and Mr. Yang can let the emperor ask the old slave such a question, so naturally he should be a loyal minister!"

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed dumbly: "Those who serve the country have no time to make a living!" Well said, well said! Wang Banban, you can say this sentence for Yang Wenqiao in front of me, and you are also a loyal minister! ”

"The old slave doesn't dare to be!" Wang Chengen bowed: "Mr. Yang is a great talent, the old slave is just a crippled person, a dog of Your Majesty, how dare you compare with Mr. Yang?" It's just to tell the truth, Mr. Yang, he is not a fool, he also knows that this military aircraft department is a very taboo thing, he doesn't know how many people are red-eyed when he does this first assistant, but no one dares to do it, in his position, if the holy family is lost, it will be difficult to save his life. He should know this better than anyone else, if he didn't want to be for the sake of the country and the saint, how could he say such words that would anger the emperor? ”

"Yes!" Chongzhen sighed, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "If it weren't for the country, for the sake of me, there would be no need for him Yang Wenqiao to do such a thing!" Hey, Yang He, Yang He, you have raised a good son! ”

Yang Sichang returned to the mansion, and just after changing his clothes and sitting down, he saw the old servant Yang Qing coming in from outside, arched his hand and said, "Young master, there are people outside who ask to see him, and he is from Chaoyi!" ”

"Chaoyi? Is it Liu Cheng's person? Yang Sichang's expression immediately became solemn: "Hurry up and let him wait in the study, I'll be there later!" ”

"Yes, young master!"

Yang Sichang freshened up a little, changed into home clothes, and entered the study. Then he saw a scribe stand up and salute himself: "The villain greets Lord Yang!" ”

"Get up!" Yang Sichang smiled slightly and sat down by himself: "What, Liu Zhentai is good, Mrs. is good?" ”

"Greetings from Lord Lao, my family and Mrs. are fine!" The scribe got up and took out a letter from his bosom and presented it with both hands: "Lord Zhentai asked the villain to bring this letter!" ”

"Hmm!" Yang Sichang took the letterhead from Yang Qing's hand, opened it and looked at it, frowned slightly, and asked, "Does Liu Zhentai have anything to say?" ”

"Tell your lordship, Lord Zhentai only said that you should ask your lord to handle it, and nothing else will be said!"

Yang Sichang waved his hand, Yang Qing hurriedly led the man down to eat and rest, and when he returned to the study, he saw Yang Sichang standing in the study, his face was gloomy, and he held the letter in his hand, so he asked in a low voice, "Young master, is something wrong?" ”

"What's the matter?" Yang Sichang snorted coldly: "This Liu Zhentai is not short, he has all gone to Fujian, and there are not many things in the world that have nothing to do with him!" ”

Yang Qing saw Yang Sichang's angry snort, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and finally had to reply with Ai Ai: "Young master, could it be that Liu Cheng caused some trouble?" ”

"Hmph, he has a general who is on an errand in the Zhejiang Command Division, and went to conflict with Hongmaoyi on the island of Taiwan, and somehow Zheng Zhilong joined in again. That subordinate had the same stinky temper as his general, and killed Zheng Zhilong's subordinates, even the garrison who led the team, and I heard that he was still a relative of Zheng Zhilong. ”

"That's too far, isn't it?" Yang Qing was almost confused by the big list that Yang Sichang said: "It's just a general, why does Liu Zhentai ask the young master for him to help?" ”

"Of course, it's not just a general!" Yang Sichang sneered: "Liu Cheng said in the letter that he had some business with the southeast, transported the north to the southeast, and transported tea from the southeast to the Mongolian tribes, and this general should be in charge of this matter in Hangzhou. ”

"I see!" Yang Qing smiled: "Young master, this is reasonable, as far as I know, this Liu Zhentai was a lawless character when he was under the master, he was a good hand at fighting, and he was also top-notch in making money and getting into trouble. ”

Hearing Yang Qing mention his father's past, Yang Sichang's face also showed a smile: "Yes, that guy is indeed this character, but it's no wonder that he, the court owes salaries, and his subordinates are all some chaotic soldiers, rogues, and Tartars, all of whom are tigers and wolves, if you don't want to make money, you will starve to death, where can you still fight!" ”

"Then, then young master, are you going to help him this time?"

"Hmm!" Yang Sichang smiled: "What else can I do?" Do you want to perfunctory the past for him? His Majesty just said that he would send a painter from the palace to paint his appearance and hang it in the study, and said that the prince would also put a picture after reading, so that the prince could remember the meritorious ministers of the country. The handwritten letters of such great heroes have come, can I not perfunctory things for him? ”

"What?" Yang Qing's mouth was wide enough to stuff a steamed bun, and he was completely stunned by the news. After a while, he came to his senses and asked eagerly, "Then, does the Holy Lord want to make your appearance also-" Speaking of this, Yang Qing's hands made a hanging gesture, and his face was full of earnestness.

"Hmm!" Yang Sichang's face showed a look of self-satisfaction, and he immediately sighed: "The Son of Heaven is so important, but I feel a little ashamed."

"Whew!" Yang Qing let out a long breath of relief, and looked like he had put down a heavy burden in his heart: "The saint is really Mingjun!" Listening to his tone, it seems that this good thing of taking pictures of Ling Yan does not have the share of his young master, and the Son of Heaven is like a faint king.

While he was talking, there was a commotion outside, and a family member ran into the study quickly, and without saluting Yang Sichang, he shouted: "Master, someone is in the palace!" (To be continued.) )