The question of the Son of Heaven caused a stirring in the hearts of the courtiers in the palace, and it was finally about to begin.

But no one immediately answered, and there was silence in the hall. This silence made Chongzhen wonder for a moment, could it be that Liu Jun is so popular in the DPRK?

It's not that Liu Jun is popular, otherwise there would not have been countless bullets flying to the royal case. It's just that the shadow of the famous tree, Liu Jun is an outlier in this dynasty after all, and in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, there has never been a character like him. For a time, no one was the first to stand up.

After all, although Liu Jun is only in his twenties, he still has the mixed name of Lord Yama.

The silence in the hall made Chongzhen's face a little ugly, and he was impeached one by one, and the wording was fierce, but it really made them speak, but they shrank back one by one. Chongzhen's gaze swept over the courtiers in the hall, and finally looked at Liu Zongzhou with a calm face.

"Liu Qing, you are the imperial history of Zuodu, one of the nine Qings, the head of the officials, the duty is to picket, impeach hundreds of officials, identify wrongs, and supervise all ways."

Liu Zongzong is in the second rank, and the six Shangshu, the general political envoy, and the Dali Temple Qing are called the Great Nine Qing, and the status is lofty. Therefore, under normal circumstances, although the imperial history is the head of the official, he can't make a rash move. The impeachment should be done by officials who are not of high status, have little seniority, are younger, and have fewer scruples. In the words of Ming Taizu, it is necessary to establish a supervision system that "uses the small to control the large, the lower system to the top, the large and the small, and the upper and lower dimensions". It is precisely because of this that Daming established a set of supervision systems known as "Kedao".

But now, Chongzhen directly named Liu Zhouzong's name.

Chongzhen's words were a little stern.

Now that he has made up his mind, there is nothing to hesitate about, he still trusts Liu Jun, but Liu Jun has already shown some bad signs, and he must curb them and control them in advance. In his opinion, this is actually the protection of Liu Jun.

Liu Jun is a sharp knife. But it must be mastered, and it must not be counter-harmed.

Liu Zongzhou also praised Liu Jun in private, thinking that Liu Jun was a talented man, not only able to train troops and fight, but also good at military affairs, but also understood the economy. He also supported Liu Jun's reorganization of the new army and immigrated to Taiwan, believing that this was a move to strengthen the army and enrich the people.

But praise is appreciation, a yard is a yard. It was precisely because Liu Jun was so versatile and versatile that Liu Zongzhou's increasing opposition allowed Liu Jun to continue to command troops in Liaodong. He believed that the three towns of Liaodong did not need Liu Jun to sit in charge personally, and that Liu Jun should be transferred back to Beijing, whether it was for him to train the Beijing camp or to become an official in the court, it was better than letting him continue to command the soldiers and horses of Liaodong.

"Back to Your Majesty. The Duke of Chu has made many meritorious deeds, led his army to the east, won many battles, and recovered thousands of miles of lost territory. recaptured hundreds of thousands of people of the Ming Dynasty, and went to Korea and Japan, so that the two feudal states were resubmitted, and their merits were rewarded. At present, the war situation in Liaodong is stable. The minister thought that there was no need for the Duke of Chu to continue to stay in Liaodong. In addition, I am the ancestral system, and I control the military with literature, and the Duke of Chu is a respected official. If he continues to stay in Liaodong, it is not conducive to the governor to lead the war situation in Liaodong. ”

Liu Zongzhou still has reservations about these words, he opposes Liu Jun's continued command of the army, is to prevent it from happening, Liu Jun is now, although he is also passively avoiding the war, arrogant suspicion, but Liu Zongzhou believes that Liu Jun has also made great contributions to the country, and he can't beat people to death with a stick because of the mistakes of this war.

Wang Chengen stood solemnly not far from the side of the Son of Heaven, listening to Liu Zhouzong's hard work and achievements, without mentioning Liu Jun's avoidance of war, and his heart said that Liu Zongzhou was not in vain in the name of a righteous man and a gentleman.

Wang Chengen is now the eunuch in charge of the seal, and he is also in charge of the military affairs of the Beijing camp, and since Cao Huachun left, he has secured the position of the first eunuch in the palace. Holding the right to criticize red, Wang Chengen won Chongzhen's trust even more, and he never left him day and night. He knew very well the emperor's bottom line on this matter, and the emperor was worried that he would be too indulgent to Liu Jun and it would be difficult to control it in the future, but he had not lost his trust in Liu Jun.

This time, the emperor did not want to dispose of Liu Jun. Those who want to knock down Liu Jun with a stick are doomed to disappointment.

Liu Zongzhou said a lot, but he did not impeach Liu Jun, but mentioned Liu Jun's merits many times, and did not mean to attack Liu Jun in or out of his words, but proposed that the emperor should reuse Liu Jun, and Liu Jun should be recalled to the court and entrusted with important positions, not just to stay in Liaodong.

Chongzhen patiently listened to Liu Zongzhou's words and was noncommittal.

After a moment of silence, the emperor turned his head to Zhou Yanru, "Shoufu, what do you think?" ”

Zhou Yanru couldn't wait to deal with Liu Jun severely, it would be better if he could reduce his guilt. But Liu Zongzhou, the old stubborn donkey, was the first to speak, but when he said it, it was like impeachment, but it was like a meritorious speech. Now the emperor asked him, as the first assistant, although he was the driving force behind the impeachment of Liu Jun, he did not want to charge forward in front of the officials.

"The minister thinks that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it will be outside, so it is necessary to judge the time and seize the momentum. The Duke of Chu fought more than half of the battles in Liaodong, dozens of battles of all sizes, recovered Lushun and Zhenjiang, rescued hundreds of thousands of enslaved people, and restored Korea and Japan, which is unparalleled. Although there is a suspicion of passively avoiding war, if the criminal responsibility is investigated in this way, it is not a way to give preferential treatment to the heroes. As for the impeachment of the Duke of Chu for not respecting the governor, the minister thought that this may be true, but the Duke of Chu was the commander of the army, and he added the Zhu Guoxun, and the rank of the ministry was higher than that of the governor, and the rank of the Duke of Chu was actually the highest in the civil and military affairs of Liaodong, and it was indeed a little uncomfortable if he was allowed to be commanded by the governor. ”

Wang Chengen frowned slightly, Zhou Yanru seemed to be protecting the Duke of Chu, but in fact, his words were confirming Liu Jun's passive avoidance of war and disrespect for the governor.

The impeachment of Liu Jun by the officials focused on the two items of passive war avoidance and domineering, but the officials have the right to hear the news and do not need factual evidence, as long as they hear this kind of rumor, they can play the impeachment. But Zhou Yanru is not a speech official, he is the first assistant, if he wants to talk about these two articles, there must be evidence. But now he seems to be helping Liu Jun to protect him, but it is equivalent to indirectly confirming the truth of Liu Jun's two crimes.

Chongzhen didn't immediately express his position on Zhou Yanru's words, and he asked the second assistant Wu Fu again.

"Wu Qing, what do you think?"

"The official of Kedao has the right to hear about things, and there is nothing wrong with his impeachment of Zhu Ciye's arrogance and disrespect for the governor, as well as the passive avoidance of war under the city of Gaizhou. However, the words of the official have not been verified, and the court cannot ask the guilty minister because of the opinion of the official. The imperial court should choose a minister, and was ordered to go to Liaodong to investigate thoroughly, and issued an edict ordering Zhu Ciye to defend himself to clarify the facts. ”

"Of course, because the matter involves important ministers, in order to avoid affecting the war situation in Liaodong, the ministers think that they may be able to suspend their duties as the governor of Liaodong first, and let him return to Beijing to defend himself first, and Liaodong will be responsible for the governor first, and then deal with it according to the situation after the facts come out."

Wu Fu made it clear that he also wanted to take the opportunity to bring Liu Jun down, and now there are three major forces in the DPRK and China, the opposing Jiangbei and Jiangnan parties, and the Chu party with Liu Jun as the link. Wu Fu also wanted to win over Liu Jun and those governors, but they didn't want to meddle in the party struggle between the two parties in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, which made Wu Fu always vigilant and worried that they would join forces with Zhou Yanru. Now that Zhou intends to work with him to suppress the Chu Party first, he is naturally willing.

Wu Fu's words seemed to be very fair, but it was also clear that he was attacking Liu Jun. If the imperial court really trusts Liu Jun, how could it suspend Liu Jun from his post and transfer him back to Beijing because of several impeachments?

Chongzhen was also a little surprised, he didn't expect that Wu Fu and Zhou Yanru, who had always opposed each other, would have the same attitude on this matter. This is an extremely rare situation, since Wu Fu openly opposed several personnel recommendations of Zhou Yanru in front of the imperial court, the first assistant and the second assistant have been incompatible, and the two sides have even begun to plant party members with each other, as long as it is proposed by the other party, they will inevitably oppose it.

Chongzhen was also very troubled by this situation. At the beginning, he used Zhou Yanru as the first assistant, because he was worried that the imperial court would become Donglin's Yiyantang, and he used Wu Fu as the second assistant to balance. But he didn't expect that this kind of imperial technique would end up causing constant disputes in the court.

But what's going on today?

Zhou Yanru and Wu Fu actually had the same attitude and attacked Liu Jun together.

For this tacit understanding, Chongzhen was not happy.

If he is a little loose in this matter, he is afraid that the officials will compete for impeachment, and then all kinds of trivial matters can be said by them to be a heinous crime, and it will be difficult for him to protect it at that time.

"Ci Ye served as the governor of Liaodong with the titles of Duke of Chu, Shangzhu Guo, Young Fu and Prince Shaobao, and Shangshu of the Military Department and the right deputy capital of Yushi, and the official rank is much higher than that of the new governor of Liaodong, which is really inappropriate. What Liu Qing said just now is very good, the battle situation in Liaodong is stable now, so let Ciye return to Beijing if I see it. ”

A military general with a higher rank than the governor is indeed inappropriate, but Liu Jun's title and title are all obtained by virtue of military merits, so he can't be demoted again for no reason. What's more, the emperor's original intention was not to let Liu Jun continue to lead the Chu army, so today's meeting, the so-called impeachment and culpability, are just a reason.

The battle outside the border was going well, and Chongzhen planned to take advantage of this incident to transfer Liu Jun back to Beijing, and put it under his nose. If you come, you can not only rest assured, but also avoid Liu Jun from making greater contributions in the next Liaodong war. Liu Jun is already the prince of the country, and if he makes meritorious deeds, will he be crowned king? But the Ming Dynasty does not have a different surname, and now Liu Jun is the righteous son of the emperor who is included in the nationality and gives the country a surname. But after all, it is not the real Zhu family, and Chongzhen will never give Liu Jun the title of king.

It is not good to reward high merit, and the best way is to transfer Liu Jun back to Beijing.

If you don't make new military achievements, you naturally don't need to be rewarded.

Doing so, of course, will make Liu Jun suffer some grievances, but for the sake of the stability and long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen believes that this is very necessary.

"Proposed purpose, since Zhu Ciye, the Duke of Chu, crossed the sea to conquer Liao, he has recovered thousands of miles of lost land, rescued hundreds of thousands of Ming people, and made many meritorious deeds in attacking the city and conquering the pond, and his hard work has been high. meritorious service, that is, Zhu Ciye, the Duke of Chu, was transferred back to Beijing and promoted to the position of Governor of Beijing Camp Rongzheng, and the three battalions of the Governor of Beijing Camp and nine towns of soldiers and horses. The former governor of Liaodong was removed from the post and no longer held the position. (To be continued.) )

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