Wen Tiren saw that Emperor Chongzhen was silent, so he said: "Back then, Mao Yuanyi bullied the monarch and said something; Stationed in the right tun, the rangers rode in and out of the three forks, the slave was frightened overnight, migrated from Liaoyang to Shenyang, re-camped outside the cave, a few hidden, and what to say; And the slave chieftain did not dare to commit internal offenses for the first four years, migrated from Youtun to Shenyang, migrated to Gaizhou from Lushun, abandoned in the north and south, each 400 li, and the retreater could be 700 li, turning a blind eye to the Dongjiang containment work, the slave chieftain did not commit Liaodong for four years due to Sun Chengzong, in fact, the old slave eight banners are only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, unable to defend the land of thousands of miles outside the pass, the three years of the Apocalypse, the slave chieftain abandoned Guangning is the reason. ”

Wen Tiren saw Chongzhen's brows frowning slightly, knowing that Chongzhen didn't like to talk more about Sun Chengzong, so he changed the topic and said: "Now that the imperial court's financial resources are not sustained, one of its strategies is to continue to build cities outside the Guan, such as Jinzhou, etc., at the same time, the Dongjiang Lushun departments do not attack, and the slaves are holding on to each other, waiting for the Tartar slaves to be weak, and the other strategy is to regain Xiong Tingbi's tripartite checks and balances, heavy troops in Shanhaiguan, and rectify the defense line of the Great Wall, so that the money for repairing the garrison outside the customs is saved, and at the same time, the Dongjiang Lushun Department is selected as the arrow, and the rear ......of the Tatar slaves is always disturbed."

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Wen Tiren, Wen Tiren still looked calm, Chongzhen suddenly said thoughtfully: "It turns out that Mr. wants to save Yang Bo?" ”

Wen Tiren knew that Chongzhen was suspicious, so he didn't dare to look left at him, and bowed slightly and replied: "Yes, although the old minister doesn't like this person's arrogance and bloodthirstiness, but I heard that this person has a good way of leading troops, then the Jimo camp will be the general Zhou Guangbi and this person are one wide and one strict, complementing each other, but also for Your Majesty to train a strong army, and then talk about the way of civil and martial arts, if it is a national event and these martial arts ** hearts, the old minister will be the first to beg back to eat old rice." ”

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly, Wen Tiren said again: "The old minister also began to pay attention to this person after the battle of Lushun, this person started with more than 100 military households, beheaded the sea bandits, leveled the bandits, broke the incense sect, fought the Tartar slaves in blood, and did not leave a pawn in every battle. This person fought on the battlefield in blood, and the horse leather shroud is his duty, if he was convicted and died because of a few inappropriate words, would it be a pity? It was the old minister who had the heart to save him. ”

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and scolded: "This person is just talking nonsense, but he put me on the fire to roast, it's really hateful."

Wen Tiren hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say, but I don't know whether to say it or not?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wen Tiren with some doubts: "Sir, it's okay to talk about it."

"Actually, in fact, what Yang Bo said also has some truth"

Wen Tiren looked at Emperor Chongzhen carefully, and saw that he didn't react too violently, and said: "The disease is in the gut, and if it is not cured, it will be fearful, in the past, His Majesty gave out 100,000 gold, and the vassal kings from all over the country also gave 50,000 stone rice grain, but the gentry can have a penny of help?" As Qixin said, today it is said that the internal treasury is issued, and the Beijing treasury is issued tomorrow, and there is still a time to come out. Why is it unfortunate to take all the gentlemen in the middle now? How can it be said that it can be obtained and circulated in the world? Not only does he not come out, but he has no endowment, no property, no grain in the field, no tax on things, and he protects the people with a grain tax, and his income is not in the ascendant. That is, sometimes it comes out, if you don't buy Kedi, you buy a place, buy a promotion, and out of one, all of them are into ten. There is a lot of wealth in the world, how can it be like this? The top is good and the bottom is very good, and it is said that it is extreme, and today it is dangerous. If the disease is not eradicated, the thieves will not be able to stop, and it will not be the emperor's world, and it will not be lost to the hands of Confucianism. ”

Emperor Chongzhen silently recited: "The emperor's world is not only lost to the hands of Confucianism in chapters and sentences, but also ......."

Wen Tiren was cunning and cunning, knowing that talking too much would backfire, so he took his leave.

The next day, Emperor Chongzhen was mentally prepared, but the situation was more serious than he imagined, as Wen Tiren said, all kinds of imperial historians have been on the ** Yang Bo, and Jiangnan officials are especially so, it is foreseeable that if Yang Bo is not dealt with today, I am afraid that the ** will be piled up half a person high.

"Chen, a certain Dao, the imperial history ** Lushun guerrilla Yang Bo is arrogant and careless......"

"Minister ** Yang Bo deceived the king ......"

"The minister ** Yang Bomu can't ......"

It was the time of these crows (imperial history) to perform in the court, Chongzhen sneered in his heart, looked at Qian Shisheng who was speechless, and disliked him even more in his heart. A martial artist said a few inappropriate words, and these literati didn't even want face?

"Minister ** Yang Bo bribed internal officials, greedy and fortunate to enter the ......"

Emperor Chongzhen raised his eyes and looked, it turned out to be Yushi Zhan Erxuan, hearing that Yang Bo's matter was linked to the Zhongguan, Chongzhen began to be vigilant in his heart, what did these people want to do?

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was expressionless and did not answer, Zhan Erxuan returned to his position stupidly after the election, Chongzhen knew that as long as he answered now, these imperial histories would jump out and entangle, and then say that it is not a pity for the ministers to die, Your Majesty listens to the ministers, there is still something to do, if you don't listen, how can you ......

"The minister ** Yang Bo set the law and killed innocent people indiscriminately......"

Another Yanguan stepped forward and started to ** Yang Bo, and he didn't know how he collected these black materials in just one day, Chongzhen sneered, Yang Bo knew about killing Huang Siru's eight family members in front of him, and now when he heard Yanguan turn over the old things, he couldn't help but be extremely angry.

Emperor Chongzhen listened to Yang Bo without saying a word, but he was thinking about how to calm down the situation this time, compromise, there is no doubt that he must compromise, every time it is he, the son of heaven, who compromises, sends the prison army like this, Zhitui is like this, Yang Bo will also be like this, if he does not compromise, these people will use another passive way to confront him. Emperor Chongzhen was stubborn and did not like to compromise, but he had several encounters with his ministers and ended in defeat.

Emperor Chongzhen listened to the clamor of the imperial history, and was angry in his heart, these officials wanted him to open his mouth, what words are not guilty, and those who hear are full of caution, that is for themselves, now a martial artist said two inappropriate words, these people do not mention that those who speak are not guilty, and they can't wait to kill them all before they fulfill their wishes.

Another official stepped forward, but this time it was ** Chen Qixin, saying that the three major causes of his illness were alarmism, exposing his surname of ignorance and unskilled, and said that Chen Qixin used alarmism to attract His Majesty's attention, in order to increase the official and enter the knighthood, etc., but this was a punishment, Emperor Chongzhen snorted and continued to listen expressionlessly.

The official suddenly changed the topic, and the spearhead was directed at Wen Tiren, ** As a scholar and a scholar, he did not refute Chen Qixin's nonsense on the side, and the corpse was ashamed.

Wen Tiren's eyelids drooped, and he didn't mean the words of the official, but he was thinking in his heart that it was time to fight back.

His goal is Qian Shisheng's position as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as for Yang Bo's life or death, it all depends on His Majesty's will, no matter how the official is **, he has made up his mind and will not say a word.

Thinking of this, Wen Tiren quietly glanced at Wu Huakun, the right guard of Fujian, who understood and stood up.

"Qian Shisheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites!"

Wu Huakun, who suddenly killed, knocked everyone in the hall unconscious, and Emperor Chongzhen came to the spirit and said, "Speak!" ”

Wu Huakun had already prepared, first shook out all kinds of illegal things of Qian Shijin, the right governor of Yunnan, and then changed the conversation and began to drag Qian Shisheng in, covering up, conspiring, bending the law, and so on......

Qian Shisheng's face turned pale, he couldn't argue with the charges that Wu Huakun pointed out, and he couldn't deny it, hearing that Emperor Chongzhen asked him to defend himself, Qian Shisheng trembled in front of the palace for a long time, and suddenly said: "Minister, the minister begs to return to the bones......"

Qian Shisheng is quite obedient, he himself is not clean, and Emperor Chongzhen is annoyed that he leaked what he saw and heard in the palace, and he will definitely not protect him, since Wen Tiren began to ** himself, then he must still be left to kill, if he is not a single person, he is afraid that after the next official, he will be handed over to the criminal department to discuss the crime.

Emperor Chongzhen originally wanted to issue an order to strictly investigate Qian Shisheng, but after thinking about it, he waved his hand: "Promised"

There was a dead silence in the main hall......

Seeing Qian Shisheng walking out of the hall in a gray manner, the other officials looked at each other, and they were shocked in their hearts, but they didn't expect that before Yang Bo could deal with it, Qian Shisheng would fall here?

Everyone looked at each other a few times, and Yu Shi Zhan Erxuan stood up hard, now it is not a matter of ** Yang Bo, the most important thing is to keep Qian Shisheng's position as a scholar.

"Your Majesty, the university scholar Qian Shisheng took the blame and returned home, and it was clear that the auxiliary ministers were going to fight with him, and the emperor should be inspired, and he thought he wanted to be honored? People don't dare to sell their names in the name. If the lord of the people does not drum up the world in the name of the world, so that his ministers are favored by the corpse, and he is accustomed to a world of incorruptibility and shame, how can it be benefited by the country? ”

Chongzhen's face darkened, and he listened to Zhan Erxuan say: "...... The auxiliary ministers are just angry on behalf of the world because of an occasional incident, and they are depressed, and I am afraid that there will be no more ministers who dare to speak out! The minister did not dare to speak, and the more difficult it was for the minister to hope for his words. The person who said to the emperor is only a person who is strict and mean and does not know the general situation, seems to be loyal and straightforward, like crazy and crazy, and if he sells, he stands up and swaggers, and if he loses, he is stealthily scurrying, and he is shocked? ”

Emperor Chongzhen laughed angrily and asked, "Who is the person who Qing said is harsh and mean and ignorant of the general situation?" I don't understand, so please ask Zhan Qing to say it clearly! ”

Zhan Erxuan secretly glanced at Wen Tiren, who lowered his eyelids and counted the ants, he didn't dare to point to Wen Tiren, so he replied: "The arrogant and lazy, the Shang Fang is not effective, hundreds of millions of people's lives, in vain for the martial arts to be greedy, the minister is talking about Yang Bo!" ”

Chongzhen laughed and said: "The speaker is not guilty, I have sent Yang Bo to prison for the crime, but you don't forgive, what are you going to do?" ”

Zhan Erxuan plucked up his courage and said: "The auxiliary minister is just an occasional matter, on behalf of the world, please ask for your life, Your Majesty's expulsion is like abandonment, the world is still okay with things?" ”

Zhan Erxuan looked at Chongzhen, and added: "The emperor is open to words, and the auxiliary ministers go to the country with words, and I am afraid that the ministers will take words as a warning later, and not the emperor will ask for words." ”

Emperor Chongzhen asked rhetorically: "Advice is an official matter, what is the minister's advice?" ”

Zhan Erxuan thought for a while and retorted: "Although the minister is in his heart, he has no reason to say anything. The minister has no reason to stop talking about his greatness. If the minister does not speak, who should speak? ”

Emperor Chongzhen laughed and said: "You can wait, the minister can speak, Yang Bo can't speak?" Could it be that you set the rules of speech? ”

Zhan Erxuan suddenly found that his words were a bit contradictory, and his face was red for a while and he couldn't answer.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yushi Zhang Sanmo hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, destroying the law and causing hidden worries, now it is said that Your Majesty's holy mouth is arbitrary, expelling the auxiliary ministers, and it is difficult to relieve everyone's suspicions."

Chongzhen held back his anger and said warmly: "The purpose of the auxiliary minister's departure is very clear, not for Yang Bo, but for Qian Shisheng's corruption and perversion of the law, and you have to be ashamed of this?" ”

At this moment, Li Zhiqing suddenly stood up and said: "Qian Shisheng is corrupt and perverts the law, and the minister asks His Majesty to hand over the crime to the Criminal Department to correct the law of the court."

Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed, knowing that this was Wen Tiren who gave him a target, and then he groaned for a moment and said: "The matter is big, let's discuss it later."

Li Zhiqing didn't dwell on it, ignoring everyone's fire-breathing eyes and retreated

Everyone was silent, today it can be regarded as a big defeat, Emperor Chongzhen has shown mercy to his subordinates, if he is entangled endlessly, I am afraid that Qian Shisheng will not die well, everyone secretly hates Qian Shisheng in their hearts, but they are a little unconvinced,

At that moment, Zhan Erxuan stood up again and said: "Raising a phoenix wants to sing, raising an eagle wants to attack, now it sings and clamps its tongue, hits and slaps its feathers, why is it different from the court to the official?" The world knows all the reluctance to govern, and it is difficult to describe it......"

Disheveled!

With a loud bang, the white jade paperweight on the imperial case fell to the ground and shattered, and everyone's hearts were tight......

Emperor Chongzhen's face was flushed, and his breath was short, interrupting Zhan Erxuan's words and scolding: "I ask you, what is the government of the world? What is the government of the world? ”

Emperor Chongzhen's anger was not extinguished, he rushed down and pointed at Zhan Erxuan's nose and asked sharply: "I ask you, what is the government of the world?" Say! ”

Zhan Erxuan didn't expect Emperor Chongzhen to be furious, and he stiffened his neck and said, "Add a faction!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen was so angry that he trembled all over, and scolded: "Add faction, because the thief has not been leveled, why is it difficult to stop the thief?" Do you still have something to say? ”

Zhan Er chose to go out and replied loudly: "Sou Kuo is also a reluctant government!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen replied: "This is for the use of the military state, not for internal losses!" What more do you say? ”

Zhan Erxuan asked loudly: "Donations are also harsh!" ”

Chongzhen said angrily: "If you want to donate, donate, how can you be strong?" How strong am I? ”

Zhan Erxuan was speechless and silent.

Emperor Chongzhen swept over the people in the hall and said slowly: "I am so anxious, the world is still suspicious? Yang Bo asked Shang Fang to give him a sword, beheaded the gentry and looted 300 times, all of them were false, you coerced the left way, harbored deceit, and deceived it, could it be that I could not cure the crime of deceitful king? ”

Chongzhen exhaled and said, "Come on, take Zhan Erxuan to the edict prison, and say that the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be punished."

The two brocade guards came in, carrying Zhan Erxuan and leaving, the ministers were silent like cicadas, and did not dare to say anything to save them, Zhan Erxuan shouted with his head on the ground: "It is not a pity for the ministers to die, the emperor is fortunate to listen to the ministers, and the matter is still okay." Even if you don't listen, you can leave it for him to think. ”

Emperor Chongzhen swept the silent ministers again, and said coldly: "This soldier proposed to increase the Liao salary by three cents, and I approved it!" ”

He also said: "Qian Shisheng will be promoted and returned to his status, and he will never be used!" ”

Later, these literati recorded this court meeting as follows: "The court was summoned to the Yingwu Palace, and the angry Zhan Er selected him, and the emperor was full of voice, and the left and right were shocked, and the emperor calmly played the right one, not for the ......" A few strokes, portraying the image of a brutal Chongzhen Emperor and a loyal minister full of righteousness.

In the evening, Emperor Chongzhen coveted the shade of the harem garden, so he said to Cao Huachun behind him: "Cao Daban, the heat is pressing, I will rest here for a while."

Cao Huachun hurriedly waved his hand, and several palace maids behind him stepped forward to clean up the stone table, and worried about the invasion of cold and evil, so they spread a cloth curtain on the stone table and stone bench, and put some refreshments, Cao Huachun then invited His Majesty to sit, Cao Huachun also took a bright yellow woven gold robe for Emperor Chongzhen to put on, and said sharply: "Grandpa Huang, you must also pay attention to the cold air entering the body, and you can't sit for a long time." ”

Chongzhen nodded, sitting down and being blown by the wind just now, he felt a little cool, Cao Huachun was indeed caring.

Chongzhen held a piece of pastry between his two fingers, thoughtfully, Cao Huachun was busy, brewed a cup of fragrant green tea for Chongzhen and handed it over, Chongzhen took two sips, and suddenly felt that his teeth and cheeks were fragrant, and the warm tea was in his stomach, and even his mood was much better.

"Cao Daban, how did the Metropolitan Procuratorate discuss the crime today?" Chongzhen asked suddenly

Cao Huachun was stunned for a while: "I heard that the discussion was stopped"

Emperor Chongzhen was furious, thought for a while, and said: "Passing on the decree, Ming said that he will discuss the crime together with the Criminal Department, and the officials will protect each other, and they will be unscrupulous?" ”

Cao Huachun nodded and ran out, muttering a few words to a eunuch, who understood and ran to deliver the decree, Cao Huachun returned to Chongzhen to serve, a little cautious.

Emperor Chongzhen asked again: "What did that Yang Bo say in the edict?" ”

Cao Huachun thought for a while, bowed down and said: "Grandpa Huihuang, this person can eat and sleep well in the edict prison, listening to the little ones, it is the first time to see such a free and easy criminal minister, and he didn't say much, but complained a few words about bed bugs and fleas or something."

Chongzhen snorted and didn't say anything, Cao Huachun suddenly took out a crumpled note as if he remembered something, and said, "Grandpa Huang, this person also recited a poem, and the little ones have written it down." ”

Oh?

Emperor Chongzhen became interested and said: "The vulgar martial artist also learns from the literati to chant poetry? Read it aloud and listen to it. ”

Cao Huachun unfolded the note, revealing the crooked poem that Chen Bilian made with a knife on Xiucai's neck: "The mountains and rivers change with the fog, and the water head is east." Hell is full of injustices, and heaven is empty. The lonely peak has many holes, and the road drags the smoke. Eunuchs in thousands of mansions, Li Min drank tears and ......"

Emperor Chongzhen said disdainfully: "Please ask the butcher who slaughtered three million hungry people to also know that Li Min drank tears?" ”

Cao Huachun took out another note and said: "This person once wrote a sacrificial text for Huanglong, and the imperial grandfather said that he wanted to find out what this person had said before, and the slave maid asked him to copy it."

Emperor Chongzhen took it, read it again without speaking, and threw the note back to Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun didn't know how to interface, so he smiled and said: "This vulgar martial artist made a few crooked poems, which makes people laugh off their big teeth, although the slave maid is not literate, she is confident and writes better than him, Grandpa Huang, you see, this sacrificial text is written unevenly, and the rhyme and feet are messy......"

Cao Huachun knew Emperor Chongzhen's rebellious psychology very well, and after accepting Yang Bo's silver, he naturally found a way to damage Yang Bo in an inconsequential place, which had an excellent effect.

Sure enough, hearing Cao Huachun's ridicule, Chongzhen shook his head and said: "Books are paintings for the heart, poems are for the voice of the heart, I didn't believe much in the previous poem, but this sacrificial text reads a bit of a generous and sad song." ”

Cao Huachun saw that the goal was achieved, so he smiled and said: "What the imperial grandfather said is accurate, and the slave maid felt that although this bullshit did not make sense, it tasted like blood surging when it was read." (To be continued.) )