As the heart of the Ming Dynasty, the Forbidden City is always in motion, and the concerts from all over the country fly here like snowflakes, and after passing the approval of the cabinet and the Son of Heaven, they fly back to various places like snowflakes.

In this way, the power of the empire was carried out, and the will of the Son of Heaven was manifested in this way. Therefore, the Son of Heaven is the busiest person in the world, and in order to ensure that his power and will are reflected, he must sit in front of the desk all day long.

Especially Chongzhen, who regards himself as a Ming Jun, he is not as lazy as his father Wanli, he spends almost half of his time every day dealing with political affairs, but what disappoints him is that he thinks he is more diligent in government, and he is also more diligent and thrifty, and there is no arrogance at all, but the situation of this old empire is gradually declining.

Chongzhen raised his head, angrily threw the fold in his hand to the ground, and said angrily: "Ask for money, ask for money!" How many times in a year will Guan Ningjun have to pay for it, won't they appreciate my difficulties? If there is money, I will drag it and not give it? ”

Zhou Yanru looked at Chongzhen, who was furious, and explained with a wry smile on the side: "They said that the soldiers' salaries have not been settled for two months, and the New Year is approaching. ”

"Are they threatening me?" Chongzhen said coldly: "Since Yuan Chonghuan, Guan Ningjun's military salary has been higher and higher day by day!" I'm trying to be satisfied, but they treat me as a cash cow? The Dongjiang Army only has a lot of military pay a year, but since Wang Hu passed, where did he ask me for a penny? ”

This time it wasn't Wang Hu who provoked it, if it wasn't for the big gamble in the army. How did this group of people start to make a fuss? Wang Hu's knife was too ruthless, and he directly cut the other party's 200,000 taels of silver, and he got a year's worth of silver, and if he was still talking about salary, he was too ignorant. You must know that this is not a number after drifting, usually the Dongjiang Army can not receive the real number, and there can be 150,000, thank God!

Zhou Yanru complained in his heart, and slowly explained: "Your Majesty, Guan Ningjun's military salary has always been not a real number. There is drifting. There are folds again! ”

"And the money they have for you ministers, right?" Chongzhen suddenly asked coldly, and then said in a cold voice: "Don't think that I don't know anything!" I also knew that they were taken 200,000 taels of silver by Wang Hu this time. Although it is a bet on their respective net worth. However, the loss outside the embankment is made up by the embankment. They treat me as a wronged man! ”

"Panic!" Listening to Chongzhen's heart-wrenching words, Zhou Yanru's cold sweat immediately fell, although he had not received the silver specially honored by the Guangning Army. But during the New Year's holidays, he still received the usual silver such as ice charcoal filial piety, especially the ginseng and leather goods sent from Liaodong, and Zhou Yanru did not refuse.

Looking at Zhou Yanru's sincere and frightened appearance, Chongzhen smiled with satisfaction in his heart, as a monarch, he is most afraid that the ministers below will be fools and hide everything from him, so occasional beating is essential, this is the way of the monarch and the minister.

When Zhou Yanru was almost in a cold sweat, Chongzhen said lightly: "Tell the people below, don't get carried away for a few pieces of silver, you must know that this money is mine!" I gave it to them! ”

"Yes! Be! Zhou Yanru didn't even dare to wipe the cold sweat, and bowed down again and again and said, he lamented in his heart, it seems that he will have to pay attention to it in the future, and the things of the Guangning Army can no longer be collected. Thinking about the third aunt's excited look when she saw Da Dongzhu, Zhou Yanru felt that how to explain it after she went back was a big problem.

"Tell me, how to solve this matter?" Chongzhen asked lightly.

"This, Weichen's opinion is that the money has to be given, but there is no need to give so much, just allocate 10,000 taels of silver to them, and then Weichen suggested a secret reprimand, so that they can know that the court is dissatisfied with them!"

"That's it?" Chongzhen felt a little disappointed, if Guan Ningjun's group of people knew that the Tao was restricted, then there would be no such thing as being paid every year.

Zhou Yanru saw Chongzhen's expression, and knew that he was still not satisfied, thinking that Guan Ningjun begged him to replace the governor Cao Wenheng, he gritted his teeth, and then spoke: "This is a palliative solution, Weichen suggests, change the governor!" ”

"Change the Governor?" Chongzhen looked at him playfully, and said in his heart, didn't this fulfill the intention of Guan Ningjun's group? They are at odds with Cao Wenheng, it's not a day or two, they have a lot of opinions about the governors sent by the imperial court, these warlords, the imperial court can't let them stand on their own.

Seeing Chongzhen looking at him with a smile, Zhou Yanru felt a lot of pressure, he thought about it, and continued: "Cao Wenheng went to Liaodong for two years, and in these two years, he has failed the expectations of the imperial court and has not made any achievements, so he should be replaced and re-elected as a virtuous man!" ”

"It's easy to change the governor, but it's hard to choose the governor! The contradiction between Sun Chengzong and Guan Ningjun is not a day or two, he is not suitable in the past, and he is also old! It is difficult to find a person who can suppress the Guan Ning army and can be civil and martial! Do you have any other candidates? ”

Chongzhen stared at Zhou Yanru and asked lightly, if there was a suitable candidate, he would have wanted to change it a long time ago. But the problem is that there is no suitable candidate at all, and it is difficult to find a person who can not only lead the troops, but also be of one mind with the court! Let the military attache hold this position in the past, the civil officials are not happy, and he himself is not happy, using the military to control the military, this is the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

Hearing Chongzhen's words, Zhou Yanru felt a little guilty in his heart, as soon as you draw out this condition, how can I find it? There are many people who read in the Ming Dynasty, but if you want to find a literati who can fight, this is more difficult than finding a three-legged toad, those civil officials, you let them tell the enemy's strategy, he can talk non-stop for three days and three nights, but let them really go to the battlefield, they may immediately pee their pants.

Originally, Zhou Yanru wanted to recommend Fu Zonglong, that guy used to be the chief soldier, and there was no problem in leading troops to fight, but the most important thing was that this guy gave him silver and wanted him to help find a better position. Now that Chongzhen's condition is stuck, he can only give up, and Zhou Yanru began to think in his heart about who else is suitable for this position.

Just as the two monarchs and ministers were pondering, there was a rush of footsteps outside the hall, and then the door was pushed open, only to see a little eunuch running in excitedly, shouting loudly: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor!" The Dongjiang Army won a great victory, 5,000 Tartars were killed in this battle, 20,000 were injured, 50,000 people were rescued, and the thief chief Taiji fled in embarrassment! The hinterland of thieves is in ruins! ”

"What?" Chongzhen's first reaction was impossible, this result sounded too scary, five thousand people were killed, what kind of concept is this? It is the ten cattle records of the Eight Banner Army, and the total number of the Eight Banner Army is only three hundred, not to mention that it has also attacked the hinterland of the Tartars.

Zhou Yanru was also stupid! His first reaction was the same as Chongzhen's, he felt unbelievable, but he reacted quickly, whether it was true or false, this was always a big victory, even if the Dongjiang army only killed a few Tartars, just by being able to repel Huang Taiji's attack, this is a happy event, take 10,000 steps back and say, even if it is fake, it has nothing to do with him. So he shouted: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor!" ”

Chongzhen calmed down and said, "Bring the paperwork!" ”

Chongzhen took the document, saw the signatures of Wang Dalun and Zhou Xigui on it, and believed a little in his heart, and when he saw the complete content of the document, he patted the table with excitement and said loudly: "Good job, good job!" Wang Hu has lived up to my trust, and my Ming can finally raise my eyebrows! ”

"Someone, proclaim! Feng Wang Hu is the governor of the Dongjiang River, the official is the third grade, and he is named the general of the hussars! The meritorious generals of the Dongjiang Army are all promoted to one level, and the meritorious soldiers are all rewarded! Chongzhen was excited, he couldn't wait to give all the rewards to Wang Hu now, it was not easy, he really let his monarch have a long face.

"Your Majesty, reward the heroes, this is the right thing to do, but do you want to verify it, in case there is a discrepancy, the face of the court is not good-looking!" Looking at Chongzhen who was on the rise, although his words may be a little unpleasant, but in order not to be complained about in the future, Zhou Yanru had to be dissuaded, and falsely reported his achievements in the army, which was already a stubborn disease.

"Wang Hu, I can trust it, this person never falsely reports his merits, and it is often lower than the actual number!" Chongzhen waved his hand very confidently, but he thought about the results of this battle, and felt that it was better to be cautious, this person, it will change after a long time, in case he also learns those bad habits in the army, so he nodded and said: "Well, it's better to wait for someone to verify and then seal the reward!" ”

As he was talking, he saw Wang Chenen walk in, he handed Chongzhen a letter, and said in a low voice: "Jinyiwei's spies have come to report that the Dongjiang Army has won a great victory!" ”

Chongzhen opened the envelope and read it, and said happily: "I said that Wang Hu will not falsely report the credit, Aiqing, please see, the intelligence of the army in Shandong and Guanning has also confirmed this great victory, and Wang Hu is transporting the rescued people to Shandong!" ”

"Congratulations to the Emperor, congratulations to the Emperor! Weichen suggested that this time we should give a big prize, announce it to the world, let all the people of Daming understand, and inspire people! Zhou Yanru finally put his mind at ease loudly, and he began to propose to vigorously promote this victory.

"Zhun Qing's performance, reward the heroes, I want the whole world to know the Tao, I will not bury the merits of the heroes without merit!" Chongzhen excitedly gave the order.

"Emperor Qiqi, I now think of who is suitable to be the governor of Jiliao!" Zhou Yanru said confidently.

"Who is it? Wang Hu? No, he's not suitable, he's gone, what about Dongjiang? Chongzhen immediately refused, he would not let Wang Dalun be the governor, Wang Dalun is already powerful now, if he is allowed to be the governor, then he will become a monopoly, who can balance him? Moreover, Shanhaiguan is the gateway to the capital, if you hand it over to him, if something happens, who can you rely on?

"Weichen is not talking about Wang Hu, but about an old acquaintance of his, this person is the most suitable person to serve as the governor of Jiliao!" Zhou Yanru said with confidence, he felt that Chongzhen would definitely approve his proposal this time. (To be continued......)