Chapter 54: The Golden Mean

This Sima Zhao's heart of the Qi Poetry Institute is well known to passers-by, and the intention is very obvious, it is Wei Zhongxian and Gu Bingqian who deliberately created rumors of rebellion against bandits in order to save Wei Guangwei and them, which is alarmist.

Wei Zhongxian coughed lightly and said, "Your Majesty, there is no conclusive evidence here, but last night, Dongchang stationed in Shandong Province returned to Beijing at night to report that Xu Hongru, the head of the White Lotus Sect, intended to rebel. For such a major event, the most important thing is to believe in it, not to believe in it, and to take precautions as soon as possible is the right way. Once the precautions are neglected, the bandits will rebel, attack the city and plunder the land, the people will be devastated, the court will be paid a lot of money, and the losses will be huge. ”

Carpenter Zhu nodded and said, "What Wei Qing said is good, such a big thing is better to believe in it than not to believe in it." Gao Di, you should now draw up a strategy for transferring troops to Shandong and stationing them. As for Wei Guangwei's case...... "At this point, Carpenter Zhu pondered for a moment, Xiang Yue Su, and was about to speak, but he heard someone rush to say: "Your Majesty, please think twice......"

Zhu Carpenter went with the ministers, and the words were Qi Boyu, the right man of the military department, only to see him bow down and say: "It is unknown whether the bandits will rebel in Shandong now, and if they rashly transfer troops and horses from all directions to garrison, it will inevitably bring panic to the people." In addition, the three armies did not move the grain and grass first, and as soon as the soldiers and horses from all sides came out, the imperial court would definitely spend food and salary. The military expenditure of the Nine Sides has already overwhelmed the imperial court, and this time it will cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to send troops again. Let's ask Gu Shoufu, if there is a rumor somewhere, the imperial court will send troops to garrison it, and how much more food and salary will be spent in that year. Moreover, there are also garrisons and horses in Shandong, as long as you are vigilant, it is nothing for the bandits. ”

Although Qi Boyu is not from Qichu Zhejiang, he is close to Fang Congzhe, and now that Fang Congzhe has returned to Beijing, he immediately threw himself into Fang Congzhe's mén. Who doesn't want to climb up, as long as Wei Guangwei is brought down, how many high positions can be vacated, and he is also qualified, why don't he get a scholar.

However, his words are not unreasonable, and now he just received a little rumor, and the imperial court sent people to garrison it with great fanfare, and the soldiers and horses moved, which cost a lot of food. Moreover, at that time, even if some bandits want to rebel, they will have to retract when they reach this posture, and maybe turn around and go to other provinces. You can't listen to anything, so the imperial court will send troops to station there, and what the defenders will do to eat.

"Your Majesty, what Qi Shilang said is good. Now that the treasury is empty, if you can reduce the number of soldiers, you will reduce the number of soldiers. Since the Duke of Wei Dongchang received the news that the bandits were plotting to make "luàn", the imperial court could let the local people in Shandong be on guard, send more people to investigate, find out the nest of the leader of the bandits, and then send troops to "dàng" in one fell swoop. It's not worth mentioning just a bandit, as long as the local soldiers and horses are waiting for them, they can't afford to set off any wind. The first "It was Fang Congzhe who spoke this time, and the two backbones under him had already spoken, and it was his turn to make a summary of "xìng" to speak.

As soon as his words were finished, the officials of the three parties responded one after another, saying that they agreed with Elder Fang Ge's words, and that they could not just hear a little rumor and mobilize the people, but they should first find out the details.

The three parties and the eunuch party, just like the Donglin Party and the eunuch party at the beginning, must approve what the other side opposes, and oppose what the other side is in favor. When the three parties did not approve of sending troops to Shandong, officials from the eunuch party came out one after another to refute it. Strongly expressed his belief in the words of Gonggong Wei and the investigative ability of Dongchang, and the bandits would definitely cause trouble in Shandong. The imperial court should take precautions now. Once the bandits really succeed in attacking the city and plundering the land, the loss will not be hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

The two sides went back and forth, and there was a war of words on the Imperial Palace. As soon as the carpenter Zhu arrived at this time, he made a mistake of "mí", and he was disturbed by them to the point that his heart was like "luàn", and he couldn't make up his mind. When he couldn't bear it anymore, he finally slapped the dragon case fiercely, and shouted angrily: "Enough! If you continue to quarrel like this, when will you be able to get a result? ”

Seeing that the emperor was angry, the hundred officials shut up. The high-ranking Zhu carpenter directly to Yue Su said, "Yue Aiqing, what is your opinion on this matter?" ”

In Carpenter Zhu's heart, Yue Su is the most trustworthy person, and he believes that Yue Su will definitely give the most effective advice.

Yue Su had already guessed that the emperor should ask for his opinion, so he had been thinking about countermeasures when others were arguing. Fang Congzhe and Gu Bingqian's meaning, he understood, just because of Wei Gonggong's casual words, let him stop trying Wei Guangwei's case, how could it be willing. But if that is true, if Wei Guangwei and them are done, causing the government and the opposition to shake, and the White Lotus Sect takes the opportunity to make 'luàn', the consequences will definitely be much lighter than not doing Wei Guangwei and them.

He is also a person who is dedicated to the public, and the party struggle is a helpless move, and Wei Zhongxian's is a personal grudge and cannot rise to the height of the country. If he shakes the country because of his great loss, how can he be worthy of the emperor's weight on him. Yue Su hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, I heard what Gonggong Wei said, it was the news sent by the Dongchang stationed in Shandong, and the minister wanted to meet this person, and he could also verify the authenticity of the news." ”

Yue Su's words were decent, but they were the most practical sentences from top to bottom. Don't care how to deal with it, and verify the authenticity of the information.

Carpenter Zhu also felt reasonable, turned his head to Wei Zhongxian, and said, "Wei Qing, what Yue Qing said is good, you can bring the Dongchang Hunt who returned to Beijing to deliver the message to the palace." ”

"The old slave obeys."

Regarding Yue Su's words for not directly vetoing him, Wei Zhongxian not only glanced at Yue Su again. Although he is trapped in party disputes, he is not confused about major events, and he should be regarded as a masterpiece.

Wei Zhongxian was ordered to go down to the palace, and after a while, he brought Yang He to the palace. Wei Zhongxian did not go down again, but bowed down at the bottom of the stairs and saluted, Yang He didn't need to, he knelt directly on the ground, kowtowed, and said: "Weichen Dongchang is stationed in Shandong to kill Yang He to see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Flat!" Carpenter Zhu is a very kind person, and most of his courtiers are very polite to him, regardless of their grade.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yang He got up, but he still bowed and didn't dare to look up.

"You are the Yang He who rushed to Wei Qing last night and made the news of the bandits' intention to rebel?" Carpenter Zhu asked.

"It's Wechen."

Carpenter Zhu nodded and said, "Master Yue has something to ask you, and when I ask you later, you have to answer truthfully." ”

"Wechen obeys."

"Very. Yue Qing, if you have anything to ask, just ask. ”

"Obey." Yue Su agreed, and rushed to Yang Daodao: "Are you the Dongchang in Shandong?" ”

"Exactly." Yang He replied dryly.

"Where did you find out about this in Shandong?" Yue Su asked.

This news was overheard by two of his lowly subordinates. On that day, they were drinking in the Dongchang Mansion Tavern, and they met four people with suspicious shapes and many words in code, so they listened carefully. In the words of these four people, "lù" is out of identity, it should be the people of the White Lotus Sect, and they still have Maitreya to come into the world to save the world. "Yang Daodao.

As soon as Yang He's words were finished, before Yue Su could continue to ask again, he listened to Qi Shijiao: "This kind of god and Buddha deception is known in the market, you won't rely on these words to mean that the White Lotus Sect wants to rebel." You know, if you go anywhere now, you will encounter people who invite gods and ghosts, and if the court hears about one and sends troops, it will not be too busy. ”

"This lord, I also know that this news is not very credible, but those four people have mentioned a name, called Mahayana Holy Master. Wang Sen, the leader of the White Lotus Sect who was beheaded in the capital that year, claimed to be the leader of the Wenxiang Sect, and there were three major disciples under him, among which the eldest disciple Xu Hongru was called the Mahayana Holy Master. Therefore, I think that this matter is definitely not empty. "Yang He is neither humble nor arrogant.

"Ah, since you are like this, then let me ask you again, your two subordinates both suspect that the other party is a White Lotus Sect bandit, why did they capture and torture him?" Qi Shijiao asked again.

"My lord didn't know that those four people were carrying weapons, and they didn't look like good people, so the two subordinates of the lowly position didn't dare to act rashly. When he realized that the gaffe was serious, one of them went to Dongchang Mansion to look for reinforcements, and ordered one of them to stay watching. Who would have thought that the four of them ate too quickly, and before the reinforcements arrived, they would settle the bill and leave. My subordinates continued to follow, and I don't know if anyone who had spotted me was following, and after crossing a few streets, the four of them parted ways. One-on-one, my subordinates still have some confidence, and plan to track one and take it down to no one, I don't want the terrain of Dongchang Mansion to be very familiar, so I turned three times and two times, and I lost it. In the end, Yang He shook his head helplessly.

"You haven't caught this person either, you have no evidence, empty mouth and white teeth, who knows if it's true or not. Once the imperial court increased its troops in Shandong, it was bound to work hard and cause panic among the people. If the news is true, it will be returned, and if it is false, who will bear the responsibility? Qi Shijiao asked loudly.

"The lowly knows that he can't bear this responsibility, but the duty of the lowly is to monitor the Shandong locality, whether it is the civil or the government, but if there is an abnormality, it must be truthfully reported." Yang He is righteous and awe-inspiring.

From Yang He's demeanor, Yue Su couldn't help but feel some shadows of himself, in his heart, but all the people of "jiān" would never have this kind of expression. But this matter was too important, and Yue Su didn't dare, so he was easily arbitrary and made a decision that was unfavorable to the country.

The court froze. Carpenter Zhu said to Yue Su: "Yue Qing, now I ask and ask, what should you do more safely?" ”

"Ah...... Returning to Your Majesty...... "Yue Su finally made a middle-of-the-road idea, his: "The minister thinks that it is not the best policy to send troops rashly, but it is not appropriate to ignore it, it is better to send additional people from Dongchang and Liufan Mén to Shandong to investigate thoroughly." Whether it is open or secret, once there is a disturbance, they will immediately send a message to the Jingshi. Then he ordered the local government to cooperate, and if the bandits' nest was found, they would send troops to "dàng" in one fell swoop. As for Wei Cifu's case, the minister thought that the trial could continue, and if the adults were not guilty, they could all be released; If they are really guilty, they can also be convicted first, sentenced to punishment, and then promulgated when the truth about Shandong is discovered. ”

Chapter 54: The Golden Mean

Chapter 54 The Mean Strategy, to the Address