Nanjing Imperial City, Fengtian Temple.

The crown prince Zhu Cihong officially ascended the throne as the emperor, and changed the Yuan Longwu, with next year as the first year of Longwu, from now on he is no longer the crown prince Zhu Cihong, but the Ming Longwu Emperor Zhu Cihong.

The first major event of Emperor Longwu's ascension to the throne was to edict that the ministers would promote the cabinet ministers.

The so-called push is to let the ministers recommend each other to be able to enter the cabinet and assist the government, which is actually the boiled election, and it is the real boiled election, of course, it does not mean that the boiled election must be just and fair, in fact, there is no real fair and fair boiled election in this world, and the so-called boiled election is also shady.

For example, in the early years of Chongzhen, Qian Qianyi, a member of the Donglin Party, had a high call to enter the cabinet, which could be said to be expected, but Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru were stunned to pull Qian Qianyi off the horse on the grounds of "gentlemen are not parties", and as a result, Qian Qianyi lost his official position and was demoted back to Changshu, but Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru successively ascended to the position of the first assistant of the cabinet.

[Digression: The Ming Dynasty's Hui Tui system is actually the germ of the "Ming Boiled Election", if the Ming Dynasty can continue to develop, it is entirely possible to eventually evolve into a constitutional monarchy, but unfortunately the Ming Dynasty failed to withstand the last invasion of the nomads, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs!

The Manchu Qing Dynasty, which had just entered the slave social system, set back the evolution of the Chinese political system for more than a thousand years, and returned directly to the era of Qin Shi Huang, when Kangxi, a slave chieftain who was praised by a professor as the first emperor of the ages, carried out a "book burning pit Confucianism" campaign at a frequency of twice a year, and a large number of precious documents and classics were burned, and a large number of Confucian scholars were killed.

A Confucian scholar was blown by the wind and ruffled the pages of his book, and casually chanted a sentence "Qingfeng is illiterate, why do you flip through the book", and his head was cut off by the Manchu Qing Dynasty!

In the end, the Chinese civilization, which had accumulated for more than a thousand years, was ruthlessly strangled before it could turn into a cocoon.

The slave chief Kangxi's "book burning pit Confucianism" also brought greater harm to Chinese civilization, Confucianism was stifled in the rocking blue, and Confucianism, which had no backbone, eventually evolved into "cynicism", and a large number of "slaves" who were influenced by "cynicism" ideology became the "elite" of the Chinese nation.

This is the credit of the "cynics"!

Why were there so many Han annihilations when the army invaded China? To this day, why do so many people worship foreigners? Why are cars selling so well in China? This is the cultural poison left by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to Chinese civilization, which is still scourging our ideological realm to this day. 】

Zhang Zi'an waved his hand and sang sharply: "Today, the court will discuss and the ministers will promote the cabinet assistants." ”

As soon as the words fell, Qian Qianyi went out of class and knelt down under the Danqi, and said loudly: "The minister thinks that Master Sun has both ability and political integrity, and he has meritorious policies, so he can be the first assistant of the cabinet." ”

Qian Qianyi's voice fell, and Donglin Party members Lu Daqi, Zhang Pu, Wu Yingji and others also came out to second.

The last time Shi Kefa proposed to supplement the Nanjing officials, a large number of Donglin Party members were added to the Nanjing Sixth Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Kedao Yamen, although most of these Donglin Party members have humble official positions, the highest official rank is Qian Qianyi, but also a Ministry of Rites squire, but there are many people, as the saying goes, there are many people, and this time a large number of people fell to their knees, which is undoubtedly very influential.

Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang and other ministers were stunned, they didn't expect that the people of Donglin Fushe would actually nominate Sun Chuanting into the cabinet! Because the relationship between Shi Kefa and the Donglin Restoration Society has always been close, they originally thought that the people of the Donglin Restoration Society would definitely nominate Shi Kefa into the cabinet, and with the strong power of the Donglin Restoration Society in the Nanjing officialdom, they even decided that Shi Kefa would be the chief assistant of the cabinet of course.

Shi Kefa, who was standing at the head of the civil official class, was inevitably a little disappointed in his heart, he felt that he had been betrayed by the people of the Donglin Restoration Society.

However, Sun Chuanting was still humble, and hurriedly went out of class to kneel down Danqi, and said: "The old minister is only shallow in learning, and he is not enough to enter the cabinet to govern." ”

Sun Chuanting was humble, but no one responded.

Seeing that no one raised a different opinion for a long time, Emperor Longwu said in a slightly immature voice: "The first emperor once said to me that he left me two capable ministers with one article and one martial arts, which I can rely on, and Sun Aiqing is the civil minister in the mouth of the first emperor!" Since all the ministers think that Sun Aiqing can be the first assistant of the cabinet, this can be regarded as the expectation of the public, Sun Aiqing, don't shirk anymore. ”

Sun Chuanting raised his teeth high and said loudly: "The old minister is panicked. ”

Although Sun Chuanting said that he was frightened, everyone knew that he meant to agree, and Emperor Longwu said happily: "The first assistant of the cabinet is Sun Aiqing, and the ministers can nominate a few more virtuous ministers to jointly preside over the cabinet with Sun Aiqing." ”

Emperor Longwu's voice fell, and Sun Chuanting raised his teeth and said: "The old minister thinks that Lord Qian and Lord Lu are famous in Jiangnan, and they have both ability and political integrity, and they can be auxiliary ministers of the cabinet. ”

Sun Chuanting's voice fell, and Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa's faces changed.

For the selection of cabinet assistants, the words of the cabinet chief assistant are undoubtedly very weighty, even if it is the first emperor, the candidates proposed by the cabinet chief assistant must also be carefully considered, and now he is still young, so he must pay more attention to the opinion of Sun Chuanting, the cabinet chief assistant, this matter is basically Sun Chuanting's final say.

Sun Chuanting said that let Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi enter the cabinet, that is almost these two people, basically there is nothing to do with Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying, although the two are dissatisfied, it is not good to openly raise objections, because they are also officials with a high voice in the cabinet, and they have to avoid suspicion.

Gao Hongtu was even more angry, when he supported the new monarch, he was in the same camp as Sun Chuanting, he thought that Sun Chuanting would be the first assistant of the cabinet, so he would let him enter the cabinet, but what he never expected was that Sun Chuanting actually recommended Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi!

In fact, allowing Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi to enter the cabinet was agreed by Wang Pu and Sun Chuanting in advance, because Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi had a handle in Wang Pu's hands, and they had to listen to Wang Pu, and they could only be Sun Chuanting's mouthpiece in the cabinet, which ensured the unity of the cabinet's pace and did not have differences of opinion on major policies.

The cabinet team was thus decided.

Although Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Gao Hongtu were dissatisfied and even angry, they had nothing to do, because Sun Chuanting was already the head of the cabinet, and most of the officials in the court were Donglin Party members, so what was the use of relying on a few of them to oppose it? Even if you put forward your opinion, no one agrees with it, it's just self-deprecation.

The newly formed cabinet showed rare efficiency, and in the afternoon of the same day, the list of the six officials and the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was drawn up:

Ministry of Rites: Sun Chuanting

Waiters of the Ministry of Rites: Qian Qianyi, Lu Daqi (according to the convention, the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet must be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites or the waiter of the Ministry of Rites)

History Department Shangshu: Sun Chuanting

Military Department Shangshu: Shi Kefa

Tobe Shangshu: Gao Hongtu

Criminal Department Shangshu: Gao Zhuo

Ministry of Works: Ma Shiying

Imperial History of the Left Capital of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Procuratorate: Liu Zongzhou

Imperial History of the Right Capital of the Imperial Palace: Wang Duo

In addition to drawing up candidates for the six ministers and the Imperial History of the Imperial Inspectorate, the Cabinet also drafted a list of military generals for promotion.

Zuo Liangyu is Ning Nanbo

Gao Jie is Xingpingbo

Liu Liangzuo is Guangchangbo

Liu Zeqing is Dongpingbo

Wang Pu was the Marquis of Jingnan, and he was the commander of the military affairs of Nanzhi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Huguang, and Jiangxi provinces, and Zuo Liangyu, Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing were all subject to his control.

Zuo Liangyu's generals Jin Shengyuan, Lu Guangzu, Li Guoyong, Xu Yong, and Hao Xiaozhong were the general soldiers

Gao Jie's generals Li Benshen, Gao Jinku, Li Chengdong, and Wu Shengzhao were the general soldiers

Liu Liangzuo's generals Ma Degong and Tian Xiong were the general soldiers

Liu Zeqing's troops took Liu Konghe, Liu Hongji, and Li Huajing as the general soldiers

Wang Pubu took Scarface, Zhao Xin, Tang Sheng, Monk Zhang, and Huang Degong as the general soldiers

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Tianjin Wei, the camp of the righteous army.

The soldiers of the righteous army were all dressed in linen and filial piety, all the flags were replaced with white, and the spears were also tied with strips of white cloth.

The red lady is dressed in filial piety clothes and wrapped in a white cloth on her head, and she has become a white lady.

Behind the Red Lady, Li Hu and Jing Maocheng held a white cloth banner, on which was a blood book written by the Red Lady with the blood of Li Yi and the others: Avenge your husband and get rid of the thief!

Facing the silent thousands of soldiers of the Righteous Army under the parade platform, the red lady swept away the grievances and poignancy when facing Li Yan, and became murderous, her bright and charming eyes were full of bitter hatred at this time, and the delicate face of the frost and snow showed an extremely determined expression at this time.

"There is no way to break into the thief, and you will kill the loyal and good!" The red lady's voice is still so good, but the tone reveals a cold murderous aura, "Such a senseless and faint king is not worthy of our loyalty to him, my red lady swore in front of the soldiers of the three armies today, swearing to kill the thief and avenge the deceased husband!" ”

"Avenge Big Brother!"

"Avenge the General!"

Li Hu and Jing Maocheng raised their arms and roared at the same time.

"Avenge the General!"

"Avenge the General!"

"Avenge the General!"

Under the parade stage, thousands of soldiers of the volunteer army responded with three calls.

These thousands of people are Li Yan's soldiers pulled out from Qixian County, Henan, they are more loyal to Li Yan than Li Zicheng, and now that Li Zicheng has killed Li Yan, of course they have to follow the Red Lady to make Li Zicheng's rebellion.

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Nanjing, Yanziji Daying.

When Wang Pu hurriedly entered the signing room with the military secretary Liu Ru, the intelligence secretary Liu Qingyan had been waiting for him for a while, and seeing Wang Pu and Liu Ru in and out of pairs, Liu Qingyan's beautiful eyes couldn't help but have a trace of jealousy.

However, this trace of jealousy disappeared in a flash, and Liu Qingyan, the demon girl, quickly recovered her demeanor of smoky eyes, first threw a flattering look at Wang Pu, and said, "Master Horse, something big is happening in the north." ”

Wang Pu said: "What's wrong?" ”

Liu Qingyan said: "A bad news, a good news, do you want to hear the bad news first or the good news first?" ”

"Good news." Wang Pu said, "Of course, listen to the good news first. ”

Liu Qingyan said: "The good news is that Li Yan is dead, and the red girl you dreamed of for a long time is now a young widow." ”

"Ahem......" Wang Pu looked embarrassed and said a little sneeringly, "What kind of good news is this?" ”

"Why not good news?" Liu Qingyan said in a coquettish voice, "Do you know how Li Yan died? ”

Wang Pu said: "How did you die?" ”

Liu Qingyan said: "It was killed by the thief." ”

"Oh?" Wang Pu was stunned and said, "The thief really killed Li Yan?" ”

"Isn't it?" Liu Qingyan said, "Now that the red lady has already raised the banner to kill the thief and avenge Li Yan, is this good news for you?" ”

"Yes, of course." Wang Pu nodded and asked again, "What about the bad news?" ”

Liu Qingyan straightened his face and said solemnly: "The bad news is that Wu Sangui has led Jiannu into the customs and defeated the thieves in a stone, and now Wu Sangui is rushing to Yanjing with Jiannu in a joint army, and news also came from Yanjing's hall that yesterday morning, Li Zicheng had ascended the throne in the Huangji Palace, and led the army to escape from Yanjing yesterday afternoon!" ”

"Ping!"

Wang Pu took the case and said angrily: "Wu Sangui, I didn't expect this dog Han Jian to enter the customs!" ”

Liu Qingyan said with a solemn expression: "Things may be worse than we expected. ”

Wang Pu said in a condensed voice: "What do you say? ”

Liu Qingyan said: "Wu Sangui is fighting under the banner of restoring the Ming Dynasty and avenging the first emperor, and Jiannu is nominally just a foreign soldier borrowed by him, and the forces of the Ming Dynasty who don't know the truth are likely to be used by Jiannu!" ”

Liu Ru is fair face also showed a solemn look, and said in a low voice: "Once this news reaches Jiangnan, there are not a few people who support Wu Sangui and welcome Jiannu to enter the customs, and some corrupt officials in the court may also propose to crusade against the thieves with Jiannu. ”

"Jiannu is not a Uighur!" Wang Pu said in a deep voice, "The Uighurs have no ambition for the Central Plains, but the Jiannu have the heart to destroy our China!" ”

"Then you can only strike first." Liu Ru stared at Wang Pu with beautiful eyes and said, "Using the strong influence of the Donglin Fushe in Jiangnan to spread the news from the people, it is said that Wu Sangui has secretly surrendered to slaves, and the entry of the Jiannu army into the customs this time is also intended to be in the Central Plains, not just to exterminate the thieves for my Ming Dynasty." ”

As long as the people of Jiangnan have a preconceived understanding, they will no longer be deceived by Jiannu's "teacher of benevolence and righteousness".

"Okay." Wang Pu said happily, "That's it!" ”

Liu Rushi said again: "The thieves defeated a piece of stone, first punished Li Yan, and then withdrew from the Beijing Division, and Wu Sangui led the Jiannu army into the pass, and the situation in the north became even more treacherous. ”

"Weird?" Wang Pu shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, as you just said, Wu Sangui led Jiannu into the pass to fight under the banner of restoring the Ming Dynasty and avenging the first emperor, and it has a strong deceptive surname. ”

Liu Ru nodded and said, "It's very possible." ”

Wang Pu said: "It can be expected that under the pursuit of Wu Sangui and the Jiannu coalition army, the thieves will be defeated like a mountain, if there is no external force to intervene, the thieves will fall sooner or later, so that the five northern provinces will completely fall into the hands of Jiannu, and this situation is undoubtedly very unfavorable to us." ”

Liu Ru was Bingxue was smart, and soon heard the meaning of Wang Pu's words, and said in a condensed voice: "General, do you want to secretly help the thieves?" ”

"The thieves forced the first emperor to death, and he has a common enmity with the Ming Dynasty, how can he help it." Wang Pu said this, a trace of sly color flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice, "But Yanjing is the former capital of the Ming Dynasty, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, how can I watch her become the capital of Jiannu?" ”

Liu Ru's eyes lit up when she heard this, she already understood what Wang Pu meant, Wang Pu used the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao, and put on a posture of attacking Yanjing in a big way, so that Jiannu and Wu Sangui did not dare to chase and kill the thieves with all their might, so that the purpose of secretly helping the thieves was achieved, and the corrupt officials in the court would not be allowed to seize the handle.

After the defeat of a stone, the thief has been greatly injured, the main enemy of the Ming Dynasty has changed from the thief to the slave, the enemy is current, when the thief should be pulled, what is the thief who forced Chongzhen to death? In the eyes of politicians, there are no eternal friends or permanent enemies, only eternal interests, and Wang Pu is now a dirty politician.

Wang Pu walked to the front of the case, spread out the map in the sand, and asked, "Where are Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo?" ”

Nanming is not monolithic, Wang Pu also has his weakness, his weakness is Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, Zuo Liangyu, the four towns of the total army, the total army of the four towns has nearly one million troops, especially Zuo Liangyu, who is entrenched in Wuchang, is known as having 800,000 troops, and before solving the total army of these four towns, Wang Pu will never dare to lead the troops to the battle.

What if the general army of the four towns took advantage of Wang Pu's expedition and led troops to occupy Nanjing in the name of "Qingjun's side"?

To think about the good in everything, but to guard against the bad, Wang Pu must prepare for the worst!

Liu Zeqing has arrived in Nanjing early in the morning, he has been eating and drinking well, Liu Liangzuo and Gao Jie are also on the way to Nanjing, the most headache for Wang Pu is Zuo Liangyu, this guy doesn't know if he has more eyes than Liu Zeqing, or there is a master behind him, Lai is in Wuchang and refuses to come to Nanjing.

Liu Qingyan said: "Liu Liangzuo and Gao Jie have already passed Jiangdu, and it will take about three or four days to reach Nanjing." ”

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Tianjin Wei.

The Red Lady is convening Li Hu, Jing Maocheng and more than a dozen volunteer generals as the chief general of the Henan Army, this situation is quite unexpected by Li Hu, he originally thought that the Red Lady was just a woman, after Li Yan's death, he Li Hu is the chief general of the Henan Army, if the Red Lady wants to avenge Li Yan, he is bound to rely on him Li Hu.

In this way, Li Hu can face the red lady day and night, and finally hug the beauty.

Li Hu's ambitions don't stop there, he also wants to take advantage of Li Yan's death to ascend to the throne and become the commander of the Henan Army! This is also the reason why Li Hu suddenly killed Li Yi with a killer, because he didn't want to return to Li Zicheng to serve, he wanted to lead an army alone, and take advantage of this troubled era to become the commander of the righteous army on an equal footing with Li Zicheng!

But the current result is not at all what Li Hu expected, the red lady reversed her usual weak and gentle surname, and showed surprising courage and appeal, and a crying blood oath on the school field made thousands of Qi County soldiers return to their hearts, and now she is the de facto commander of the Henan Army!

The red lady's beautiful eyes slowly swept over the faces of the generals, and she said in a condensed voice: "Everyone talk about it, how should this revenge be retribution?" ”

"Needless to say." The Red Lady's voice fell, and a righteous general with a big waist and a round waist shouted, "Of course, it is to kill Yanjing, cut off the head of the thief and worship the general's heroic spirit." ”

"Nope." Jing Maocheng shook his head and objected, "Our army is small, less than 5,000 people, and there are more than 100,000 troops under the command of the thieves, this is not counting the troops distributed in the provinces, the difference in strength is too great, if you kill Yanjing like this, you can't take revenge, I'm afraid you will have to pay for your life." ”

Another rebel general said: "If you want me to say, if you want to avenge the general, you can only surrender to Wu Sangui!" ”

"Shut up!" The red lady's beautiful eyes sharpened, and she shouted coquettishly, "He Laosi, you remember, Wu Sangui is a Han anniversary, we have to avenge the prime minister, but we must not be a Han anniversary in order to take revenge!" If you haven't said this today, if you mention it again in the future, don't blame me Hongying for being polite! ”

The general of the rebel army called He Lao Si was suddenly silent, and it was quite scary for the red lady to launch a female threat.

(To be continued)