Emperor Chongzhen really couldn't make up his mind, although he saw that Xu Liang was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye, Xu Liang's current rank was ranked in the third grade, and the qualifications of the governor of a province were enough.

However, Xu Liang is too young! The Governor, who is only twenty-two years old, is too scary to say. Emperor Chongzhen thought about it for several days, but couldn't hold his mind, so he remembered Wang Chengen's proposal, so he called the two cabinet elders into the palace and asked about Shaanxi.

The two elders sat solemnly on the brocade pier and leaned over to make a gesture of listening attentively to the hadith. Emperor Chongzhen first talked a few idle words, and then asked.

"Zhou Aiqing, Wen Aiqing, the civil unrest in the northwest is becoming more and more serious, the governor of Shaanxi has been vacant, and the position of governor is held by Yang He, the governor of the three sides, well, will the burden on Governor Yang be too heavy?" Emperor Chongzhen looked at the two pavilion elders with a faint gaze, and asked casually.

Those who can get into the cabinet are not mediocre talents. Although Emperor Chongzhen asked casually, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren immediately sobered up, and the emperor was going to choose the governor of Shaanxi.

Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren glanced at each other, as usual, the emperor inquired about cabinet affairs, and Lord Shoufu first replied. Zhou Shoufu felt uneasy for a while, for the reason why the governor of Shaanxi has been vacant, Zhou Shoufu knows better than anyone else, it is not that Governor Yang is unwilling to let go of power, but it is really that the qualified adults in the court are unwilling to go.

So Zhou Shoufu sighed slightly, and arched his hand to Emperor Chongzhen: "What the emperor said is very true. Looking at the situation in the northwest, civil unrest broke out everywhere, and Yang He, the governor of the three sides, was too tired to cope with it, so that he did not have a good grasp of the overall situation. Taking care of this and losing the other, Weichen also thought about sending someone else to serve as the governor of Shaanxi. It's just that there has never been a qualified candidate in my heart. ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly, and tapped the table with his fingertips. Said: "Two days ago, I saw a courageous courtier who was willing to go to Shaanxi to pick up the beam. ”

"Oh? I don't know who it is? Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren were both stunned when they heard this, and asked in unison. Zhou Yanru even breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: Finally, someone is willing to go to the northwest to top the bag!

Emperor Chongzhen's face was strange, staring at the two elders, and said slowly: "Guanglu Temple Qing Xu Liang Mao recommended himself, willing to go to Shaanxi to share my worries, two Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

Hiss! Wen Tiren suddenly felt a tightness in his chest! Xu Liang. It's this Xu Liang again! He took a step forward, arched his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that Weichen criticizes Lord Xu, it's just that Lord Xu is so young, and he is entrusted with the post of governor of a province, is it too sensational?" ”

Chongzhen sighed slightly, "This is where I hesitated. Wen Aiqing, what kind of suitable person do you have? ”

Wen Ge Lao's tone was suffocated. couldn't help but take another half step back, Wen Ge Lao's mind was not much different from Zhou Shoufu's, although there were several adults who were good friends with Wen Ge Lao who were qualified, but none of them were willing to go to the northwest.

Chongzhen saw Wen Ge's demeanor. Knowing that he didn't have a suitable candidate, he looked at Zhou Yanru and asked, "Zhou Aiqing." What do you think? ”

Hearing Xu Liang's name, Zhou Yanru also had a look of confusion. For this young Zhengsanpin official. Zhou Shoufu was also impressed: This person can toss and offend people. But it is undeniable that Xu Liang is also very capable, but unfortunately, he is not Zhou Shoufu's person, but follows Xu Guangqi closely.

Zhou Shoufu raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Chongzhen, and saw that there seemed to be a trace of expectation in the emperor's eyes. After thinking about it in his heart, he suddenly remembered something, blinked his eyebrows, stroked his long beard, smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, when it comes to Xu Liang, Weichen is still about to report to the emperor, and yesterday Weichen received a letter from Hong Chengchou, the governor of Yansui. Lord Hong's performance coincides with the emperor's intentions. ”

"Hong Chengchou?" Emperor Chongzhen said happily when he heard this: "What did Hong Aiqing say?" ”

Zhou Shoufu said: "Lord Hong said that the situation in the northwest is critical, and the court must select and send capable officials to reverse the situation. Xu Liang, the secretary of Guanglu Temple, was originally an official in Shaanxi, and he knew a lot about the situation in the northwest, and Xu Liang was in charge of the prefect of Pingliang and Shaanxi during his participation in politics, and he had a lot of means to govern the army and govern the government. Lord Hong promoted Xu Liang to the post of governor of Shaanxi. ”

When Wen Tiren heard this, he looked at Zhou Yanru in surprise, Hong Chengchou had such an excerpt, how could he not know at all. After thinking about it for a while, Wen Tiren remembered that his eldest son Wen Yan seemed to have made a lot of money yesterday because of business matters, and he was quite interested, so he deliberately took the old and young people in the house to go on an outing.

However, if Xu Liang is allowed to go to Shaanxi, Wen Ge Lao is still not very happy about this kind of thing. Although the northwest is the governor, the governor of Shaanxi is also the head of a province, and his status is extraordinary, so Xu Liang is the governor, and it will be difficult to clean him up in the future.

Before the emperor could answer, Elder Wen Ge interjected and said in surprise: "Lord Hong, the governor of Yansui, will actually protect Xu Liang?" Oh, when Hong Chengchou was participating in politics in Shaanxi, he had a very good relationship with Xu Liang, and it was reasonable for Lord Hong to protect Xu Liang. ”

Wen Ge Lao said in surprise, but the implication was that Hong Chengchou and Xu Liang had a good relationship, and Hong Chengchou's promotion of Xu Liang was not necessarily out of public intentions.

Zhou Yanru glanced at Wen Ge and said indifferently: "Aside from the personal relationship between Lord Hong and Lord Xu, Xu Liang's political achievements when he was an official in Shaanxi are also well known. Saying that, Zhou Yanru arched his hand at Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, do you remember?" The year before last, Zhu Zijian, the son of King Han, colluded with the remnants of the Wenxiang Sect to rebel, with a huge momentum, with nearly 200,000 troops, and once besieged Xi'an Mansion, but in the end, when attacking Pingliang, he was defeated by Xu Liang in one fell swoop! ”

"Hmm, when Zhou Aiqing said this, I also thought about it." Emperor Chongzhen smiled, came to the spirit, and beckoned to Zhou Yanru: "Aiqing, where is the performance of Governor Hong Chengchou?" Grab it and show it to me. ”

Zhou Yanru said yes, recruited a little eunuch, told the location of the fold, and the little eunuch went to the cabinet to pick up the fold.

Wen Ge Lao looked at Zhou Yanru and Emperor Chongzhen in a daze, looking at this style, if he didn't stop it, Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi, would be confirmed.

Elder Wen Ge was about to speak, when he heard Zhou Yanru cough lightly and glared at him. He smiled at the emperor again: "Your Majesty, speaking of which, this Xu Liang is not only younger. The ability to be an official is really not inferior to others. Well, Wechen heard. The coal yard co-founded by Xu Liang and Chengguo Gong Zhu Chunchen has developed very rapidly in the past few months, and the business has reached the boundary of Hebei. Hehe, speaking of which, this Xu Liang has the interests of being an official, and he also has a hand in collecting money, but he is really a wonderful person! ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen felt a little proud in his heart and glanced at Wen Ge Lao. Secret Dao: That's it, Xishan Coal Mine still has my Yicheng shares!

With a cup of tea, the little eunuch ran all the way to take Hong Chengchou's recital from the cabinet, and Emperor Chongzhen took it, nodded appreciatively, and said hello twice.

When Wen Ge heard this, his heart sank.

Elder Wen Ge and Zhou Shoufu came out of the Palace of Self-Nourishing Hearts and returned to the cabinet, and Elder Wen Ge followed Zhou Shoufu into the house. Standing beside Zhou Shoufu, he stomped his feet and shouted, "Elder Zhou Ge, how can you agree to Xu Liang going to Shaanxi?" This, isn't this a tiger returning to the mountain! ”

Zhou Shoufu glanced at Wen Ge Lao lightly. He sat down leisurely and said, "Didn't Brother Wen see it?" The emperor actually liked Xu Liang to go to Shaanxi in his heart. The old man is just pushing the boat with the current. ”

Elder Wen Ge was still unwilling, and said angrily: "It's just like this." If you want to clean him up in the future, it's hard to start! Xu Liang killed Cao Ge Lao this fight. forced away Cheng Ge Lao, and he has a deep prejudice against you and me. If I don't step him down, I can't feel at ease. ”

Zhou Shoufu pondered for a moment, smiled proudly, pointed at Elder Wen Ge, and said, "Brother Wen, you are obsessed!" You forgot who you are, you're a cabinet scholar! And what is he Xu Liang? A local governor only. The person the cabinet wants to punish, whether he is in the central government or in the local government, cannot escape. ”

Wen Ge was stunned and didn't understand for a while.

Seeing this, Zhou Shoufu explained: "Brother Wen, think about it, the northwest is a rotten mess, let's let Xu Liang go, he did a good job and successfully quelled the civil unrest. If he doesn't do a good job and governs Shaanxi in a mess, then we will take the opportunity to punish his crimes openly. ”

Wen Ge thought about it, his expression changed, and he said melancholy: "Xu Liang is a master who can toss, I'm afraid that if he is not careful, he will do a good job in the northwest, then we will lift a stone and hit our own feet!" ”

Zhou Shoufu laughed, shook his head slightly, and said in an affirmative tone: "Brother Wen, don't worry, with us here, it is absolutely impossible for Xu Liang to do a good job." If my expectations are good, Xu Liang will go to Shaanxi and designate that he will make a proposal to the emperor and draw troops from Dai Feng, the general soldier of Tongzhou, to accompany him. Well, the old man heard that the shadow of the Tartar soldiers has appeared in Jizhou recently, and it seems that the defense of the Beijing Division has to be strengthened again! Talking to himself, Zhou Shoufu glanced at Wen Gelao.

Wen Ge groaned for a while, and then suddenly came to his senses, as if he had thought of something funny, and a smug smile appeared on his face.

Zhou Shoufu leaned on the Taishi's chair and said comfortably: "A Shaanxi is full of holes, there are too many places to be supported by the court, troops, military salaries, weapons, grain and grass, official silver, etc., which one does not need to go through a pen from the cabinet?" To give or not to give, to give more to give less, is not a matter of you and me? Hehe, we are staring at the cabinet, how can he Xu Liang do a good job in Shaanxi?! ”

Elder Wen Ge and Zhou Shoufu glanced at each other, and they both laughed happily.

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At the court meeting five days later, most of the ministers of the previous court were stunned.

Xu Liang knelt in the center of the hall in a regular manner, above. Emperor Chongzhen looked at him with appreciation, and Wang Chengen, the secretary of the pen, held a holy decree in his hand, and read it aloud: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Xu Liang of Guanglu Temple, loyal to the monarch and the country, caring for the people, anxious about my worries, I have courtiers such as Xu Liang, the great luck of the country, the great luck of me!" Jiasheng was promoted to the left deputy capital of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Inspectorate, gave Shang Fang the sword, and the governor of Shaanxi, and admired this ......"

"Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Xu Liangsan bowed nine times, took the sword of the holy decree monk Fang presented by Wang Chengen, got up slowly, and immediately felt the artistic conception of the attention.

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After the court meeting dispersed, the ministers around Xu Liang passed by in twos and threes, and the eyes that looked at Xu Liang were very complicated. Xu Liang didn't care, said hello to a few good-natured adults, and was about to leave the palace with the imperial history of the imperial history of the palace on Monday, when he saw Wang Chengen coming over with a smile, and arched his hand: "Congratulations to Lord Xu." ”

Xu Liang responded with a smile: "The prince is polite. ”

Wang Chengen nodded slightly and said, "Lord Xu, the emperor summoned Lord Xu to the Heart Cultivation Palace. ”

Xu Liang nodded, the emperor finally made up his mind to make himself the governor of Shaanxi, in order to reflect the emperor's grace, he always had to ask himself again in private.

So, Xu Liang asked Huang Daozhou to go first, and he followed Wang Chengen to the Yangxin Palace to see Emperor Chongzhen.

Entering the Heart Cultivation Palace, Emperor Chongzhen sat leisurely on the dragon chair, saw Xu Liang come in, and looked at Xu Liang with a smile.

After Xu Liang saluted, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Xu Aiqing's loyalty and courage make me appreciate it very much. Originally, I asked you to go to Shaanxi, but I still had some concerns in my heart. Later, the first assistant Zhou Ge Lao and the governor of Yansui, Hong Chengchou, agreed that you would go to Shaanxi, and I decided to hand over Shaanxi to you. After speaking, Emperor Chongzhen blinked his eyes and said, "Xu Aiqing, don't let me down." ”

Even the first assistant Zhou Yanru was in favor of going to Shaanxi by himself? This made Xu Liang slightly surprised.

After Xu Liang thanked him sincerely, he expressed his loyalty to Emperor Chongzhen again, and Emperor Chongzhen nodded again and again.

Subsequently, Emperor Chongzhen asked about the intention of summoning Xu Liang over.

"The situation in the northwest is complicated, although Aiqing is from Shaanxi, she must have been away for a long time. Returning to Shaanxi this time, Aiqing has a long way to go, what do you want, just come! Chongzhen said very cheerfully.

Xu Liang smiled slightly, and arched his hand: "Speaking of requirements, Weichen really has something to ask for, and I am willing to ask the emperor for permission." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to speak!"

Xu Liang held Shang Fang's sword in his arms and said, "When Weichen served as the prefect of Pingliang, Dai Feng, the chief soldier of Tongzhou, was the general of Pingliang, and Weichen and Dai had a tacit understanding. This time he returned to Shaanxi, Weichen had no other requirements, and was willing to ask the emperor to decree that Mr. Dai should take the soldiers and horses to go to Shaanxi with Weichen to help the minister. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he frowned in embarrassment, looked at Xu Liang, spread his hands, sighed and said, "Aiqing, if it is a request from the side, I will also agree to you." It's just that the soldiers and horses in Tongzhou can't be mobilized for the time being. ”

Xu Liang's eyes widened and he looked at Emperor Chongzhen anxiously. Xu Liang dared to recommend himself to go back to Shaanxi to clean up the mess, relying on the nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses under Dai Feng, the general soldier of Tongzhou, who were all old teams formed by Xu Liang himself. Now Chongzhen said that he couldn't use it? So how do you play?

Chongzhen looked at Shou Xu Liang embarrassedly, and sighed: "It's not that I'm stingy, Aiqing doesn't know, and the Tartars in the north are restless again." Yesterday, the cabinet reported urgently, and there were Tartar soldiers outside Jizhou City, in order to protect the stability of the Beijing Division, the cabinet proposed, urgently transfer the general army of Tongzhou Dai Feng, and move to the vicinity of Jizhou, this matter, I have approved! (To be continued.) )