"Why are they here?"

Chongzhen muttered suspiciously, Wen Tiren and Yang Sichang were just fine, and now even Liu Yuliang, a bachelor who has nothing to do and goes to the Three Treasures Palace, is not invited, which makes Chongzhen a little curious, but although he muttered a little in his heart, Chongzhen still ordered the little eunuch to bring the three of them in, and after a while, the little eunuch led Wen Tiren and the three into the Qianqing Palace.

"Chen Wen Tiren, Yang Sichang, and Liu Yuliang see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Aiqing is flat!" Chongzhen sat behind the dragon case with a calm face and looked at the three of them, and asked lightly, "What is the important matter for the three Aiqing to come together?" ”

Wen Tiren bowed and said: "Your Majesty, now the rebels and other rogues have been flowing to Henan and other places, and the governor of Henan, Li Xianfeng, has sent a chapter several times, requesting the imperial court to quickly send a counterinsurgency army to Henan to quell the rebellion, and King Fu also sent a document to the imperial court, saying that now the rebels and other rogues are eyeing Luoyang, and the emperor is also asked to send reinforcements as soon as possible." ”

"Then Aiqing has negotiated any regulations?"

Wen Tiren arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the matter is very important, the old minister thinks that this matter should be widely discussed by the ministers, and submitted to the cabinet for discussion, and finally it is right to ask the emperor to decide." ”

"Group discussion, group discussion again!" Chongzhen was annoyed when he heard this, pointed at Wen Tiren and said, "Wen Tiren, you have to leave everything to the hundred officials and the group to discuss, so what else do I want you to do as the first assistant?" ”

As soon as Chongzhen was angry, Wen Tiren was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "The emperor forgives the sin, and the old minister is dead!" ”

Looking at Wen Tiren, who was kneeling down quickly, Yang Sichang, who was standing aside, sneered in his heart, this Wen Tiren has been an assistant for several years, although he is a master in forming a party for personal gain and playing with power, but he has never put forward any strategy for the economy and the world, nor has he established any meritorious deeds for the benefit of the country and the people, he is a complete mediocrity, and now it seems that the emperor's tolerance for him has reached the limit, and it finally broke out today.

"Why, as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, can't you even worry about this matter?" Chongzhen's voice gradually cooled.

"Minister" Wen Tiren's cold sweat flowed down his forehead, and now the whole Ming Dynasty is in a mess, crying and shouting for money, food, and soldiers, where can he do anything.

"Do you want to transfer Hong Chengchou from Xuanda to Henan again?"

"What? Transfer Hong Chengchou back to Henan again? Chongzhen shouted with a blue face: "Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, Xuanda is already empty, I finally transferred Hong Chengchou to Xuanda to guard against the Tartars, but now you want me to transfer Hong Chengchou back to Henan, what should Xuanda do?" Do you want to give it to the Tartars? ”

Now Chongzhen is becoming more and more unpleasant to look at Wen Tiren, the situation of the Ming Dynasty has deteriorated over the years, and the inaction of Wen Tiren, the first assistant, also has a lot to do with it, and Chongzhen's dissatisfaction with Wen Tiren is gradually increasing.

"Humph!" Chongzhen turned his head to Yang Sichang and Liu Yuliang and said, "Wen Tiren is here for the affairs of Henan, why are you here?" ”

Yang Sichang and Liu Yuliang glanced at each other, Liu Yuliang took a step forward and raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is here to impeach a person this time!" ”

"Boom"

Liu Yuliang's words were like a thunderclap, which shook the entire Qianqing Palace, especially Wen Tiren, and his face instantly turned pale, as if he understood something, he stood aside.

Today, Yang Sichang and Liu Yuliang invited him to go to the emperor together, and it happened that Wen Tiren also had something to ask to see Chongzhen, so he came to the Qianqing Palace with him, but he didn't think that these two people were going to take the opportunity to make trouble.

In a trance, Wen Tiren heard Liu Yuliang say loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister Liu Yuliang has something to do, and the minister Wen Tiren trusts the solemn righteousness and acts of flattery and jealousy, so that the court cannot appoint anyone to govern things, causing a source of trouble, and the crime of benevolence." Since Wen Tiren and his people entered the center, not only have they not achieved anything in the past few years, but they have continued to secretly suppress dissidents."

As Liu Yuliang's words continued to come out of his mouth, Wen Tiren's body shook even more, and finally Wen Tiren's body shook a few times like a convulsion, and he lay on the ground motionless.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, Wen Shoufu fainted!" A sharp voice instantly sounded in the Qianqing Palace

When Wen Tiren woke up faintly, he found that he was already lying at home, and a group of his wife and concubines were surrounding him, nervously calling his name.

After asking everyone, Wen Tiren learned that he was sent back to his home after fainting, and only now did he wake up.

After waking up, Wen Tiren hurriedly resorted to his usual tricks, pretending to be sick at home, waiting for the emperor to comfort and keep him, but can he really get his wish this time?

After Wen Tiren fainted in the Qianqing Palace and was sent back to the house by Chongzhen, Chongzhen did not leave the Qianqing Palace all morning. He reviewed all sorts of papers that only added to his annoyance, and thought about things with a writhing brow. When he was sleepy, he asked the eunuch Wang Chengen to read to him the song or the Tang newspaper. The clerical office sent in a letter of impeachment to Yang Sichang, and when he saw that it was Yang Tinglin, the editor of the Hanlin Academy and the lecturer of the East Palace, he couldn't help frowning, and thought: What is this bearded Yang Hanlin talking about?

"Read Yang Tinglin's recital to me!" He whispered impatiently, glancing at Wang Chengen.

Wang Chengen picked up Yang Tinglin's recital and read it aloud. Listening to this, Chongzhen's anger came up, and he couldn't help but interrupt Wang Chengen and asked, "What did he say?" Re-read this sentence! ”

Wang Chengen said: "Your Majesty has the ambition to cut down, and the minister has no talent for insulting; If you can't make a plan, take the country as a play! ”

"What words!" He was not satisfied with him and said. "Scholar's view! What about the bottom? ”

Wang Chengen then read: "Yang Sichang and Wu Aheng, the governor of Jiliao, supported each other inside and outside, conspired to mislead the country, advocated peace negotiations, and forgot about military preparations, so that's it!" ……”

"Stop! Stop! Chongzhen jumped up from the chair, knocked on the imperial case with his fingers and said: "What 'internal and external support for the same, friends conspire to mislead the country', it's all nonsense!" Do you know, is this Yang Tinglin better than someone and deliberately attacking the minister? ”

"The slave doesn't know."

Chongzhen thought about it, but he couldn't think of anyone Yang Tinglin was better than in the court, so he had to say: "Okay, read on!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng unfortunately died in battle, and he was saddened. Including Fu Nanzhong, Li Gang was useless; Hidden goodness is successful, Zong Ze is dead! ”

"Enough!"

Chongzhen slammed his feet and reprimanded angrily: "It's so unbelievable, you dare to wantonly slander the ministers of the DPRK and China." ”

Looking at Chongzhen's expression that was about to explode, Wang Chengen was so frightened that his hands shook and he didn't dare to read it anymore.

"Who are Li Gang and Zong Ze? Who are Geng Nam-chung and Huang Qian-shan? Why didn't he directly say that Qin Hui was in the court? Could it be that I am Song Gaozong? …… Damn it! Damn it! Spread the decree that this Yang Tinglin will be cut to the people, and he will never be hired! ”

Wang Chengen was taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down to report: "The emperor is angry, this can't be helped, this Yang beard is now the backbone of the clear stream in the court, if the emperor deposes him and those clear streams in the court, I am afraid that he will make trouble again." ”

"Hmph, Qingliu, it's this Qingliu again!" Chongzhen had a headache when he heard these two words.

What is Qingliu, the so-called Qingliu refers to those scholars who have lost their hopes among scholars and doctors at a certain stage, or who enjoy a high reputation in academic ethics, and they are unwilling to go along with the dirty political phenomenon, and specifically criticize the bad social atmosphere, attack the [***] phenomenon and the ills in the bureaucratic system, and these figures often represent the righteous and positive faction in the society, and become the progressive force for social reform.

These Qingliu's requirements for the moral level have reached the point of nitpicking, and any small flaw will be infinitely magnified by them, and every word and deed from the emperor to the officials will be observed under the microscope. Such people naturally won't be likeable, but because their status in the government and the opposition is very special, they can't be touched like a hedgehog, which is a headache.

Now as soon as Chongzhen heard that this Yang Tinglin was the backbone of Qingliu, his head also grew a little bigger, if he really disposed of this Yang beard, I am afraid that the next day the court will fall out again.

Although Chongzhen was very annoyed that Yang Tinglin compared himself to Song Gaozong in the folds, but when he thought of Lu Xiangsheng's death, a trace of guilt surged in his heart, if he hadn't let Gao Qiqian see Lu Xiangsheng too dead, if Lu Xiangsheng could have tens of thousands of more soldiers and horses in his hands, he would not have died in Julu anyway, now it's okay, Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, Gao Qiqian was also cut off by Pang Gang's bold bastard, and he lost his face and his inside.

Chongzhen stopped his shaking footsteps and thought, "Liu Yuliang impeached Wen Tiren, and Yang Tinglin impeached Yang Sichang." Yang Sichang has to stay and watch the military department for the time being, but that Wen Tiren has occupied the position of the first assistant for too long, and he should also move. Didn't Liu Yuliang impeach Wen Tiren for inaction? Then let Liu Yuliang go to Henan, let him try to eliminate Henan's rebellion, and see if he has real skills? ”

Thinking of this, Chongzhen said to Wang Chengen: "Immediately send an edict to order Liu Yuliang to be the governor of Henan soldiers and horses, the commander-in-chief of Henan soldiers and horses, and limit him to wipe out the rebellion within half a year, I hope he will not live up to my high hopes." ”

"Yes!" Wang Chengen whispered yes before he whispered: "Your Majesty, Wen Tiren sent his family to take sick leave, you see"

When Chongzhen heard this, his face showed disgust, "Since Wen Tiren likes to get sick so much, let him go home and recuperate, and he won't be this first assistant!" ”

One day in late June, Wen Tiren was having dinner with his family. Suddenly, a eunuch passed the emperor's holy decree, ordering Wen Tiren to be stripped of his official position and abolished as a commoner. Wen Tiren was dumbfounded. With a "dang" sound, the spoon in his hand fell to the ground

(To be continued)