Chapter 206: Unexpected Unity

What Chen Sihua is trying to split Huashan and make trouble with the enemy camp and the like, uh, this is not true. Luo Yangxing is still very good at telling stories, and eighty percent of the general process is true, and the imaginary part is that the role of Jinyiwei is exaggerated. What chased the thief for hundreds of miles in the middle of the night, and reported it in time after discovering the traces of the thief, etc. also made a self-examination more modestly: "Jin Yiwei failed to discover Kong Youde's rebellious heart in time, and could only remedy it afterwards, the root cause was that he was not careful enough before, and after the incident, he just made up for it, and Jin Yiwei didn't dare to ask for any credit." Because he knew that His Majesty cared about Shandong's affairs, he let Tianjin Baihu Yuanzhong move. After Yuanzhong took Kong Youde, he proposed to escort him into Beijing, and Chen Sihua agreed. ”

Chongzhen listened with fascination, as if he was in the battle array to command the battle. Zhou couldn't help but sigh as he listened to it on the side: "What a Chen Sihua, he is loyal to the country by killing the enemy." "Queen Zhou directly filtered out the credit for Jinyiwei, which was not intentional. Chongzhen also sighed when he heard this: "I don't know how to reward Chen Sihua, can't I give two more teacups?" ”

Empress Zhou said: "Your Majesty, I don't think Chen Sihua cares about gold and silver property, it is better to reward him with a knighthood and then upgrade to another level." I heard that he hadn't married yet, so the concubine thought it would be better to give him a family affair. Turning back, the emperor gave him a wife and a son, this is what he wants. ”

Chongzhen is now poor, and he understands the words of Queen Zhou, who is a good housekeeper, and he is very tempted. Look at Luo Yangxing and say: "Luo Yangxing, tell me, what does the queen mean?" ”

If you ask anyone about this, don't ask Luo Yangxing, a soft egg, his cautious character. How can you say that the queen is wrong?

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what the queen said makes sense, this Chen Sihua is not short of silver to spend. The minister also heard that he bought tens of thousands of acres of land everywhere and planted some high-yield seeds from the Americas. The people of Dengzhou have benefited a lot from this. It is said that those seeds are very rare and very strange. ”

"Speak clearly, it's messy, it's rare and weird." Chongzhen scolded with a smile, and Luo Yangxing hurriedly bowed down and said: "It is rare to refer to the fact that the seeds come from thousands of miles." I can't bring much at a time. Eccentricity is this seed. Only one season of high-yielding crops can be planted, and the seeds will have to be bought again the next year, otherwise the yield will drop sharply. ”

"Huh? And this strange thing? As soon as Zhu Youzhen was tempted by the seeds, he was poured a basin of cold water on his head. Luo Yangxing said: "At first, the minister didn't believe it. It took many investigations to find out if it was true. Some rich people who are greedy for small and cheap. I bought wheat from Dengzhou and used it as seeds. The result was naturally disappointment. At present, there are too few seeds, and they can only be planted in Dengzhou. However, Chen Sihua brought back several kinds of multigrain seeds. Not really. Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn are some cold-tolerant and drought-tolerant crops, which are now being planted all over Dengzhou, and the harvest is quite abundant. ”

Finally not completely disappointed, Chongzhen stood up and said excitedly: "This is good, this is good." I knew that Chen Sihua was a loyal minister, and he would never get only one season of wheat seeds. With this seed, I will not hesitate to be knighted. ”

Luo Yangxing wanted to persuade on the side, but seeing that the emperor was on the rise, the queen also had this meaning, so naturally she didn't want to touch the mold. After the change of the Ming Dynasty, the system of "non-social merit cannot be sealed" was destroyed, coupled with the comprehensive suppression of military generals by civilian officials, the knighthood of military generals became more and more difficult. From the first year of Jiajing to the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, the ministers were knighted for their military merits, and only Li Chengliang, the chief soldier of Liaodong, was named Ning Yuanbo. Even if Li Chengliang's military exploits were unparalleled, in order to be knighted, he was "instilling power, accepting courtiers, Chinese and foreign dignitaries, all of whom were full of their heavy burdens and swayed by them." "Painstakingly raising a thief to respect himself, he was knighted and raised a Nurhachi.

Therefore, the queen said that she would knight Chen Xie, basically not even think about it, and she would definitely oppose it to the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.

The next morning, Chongzhen announced the good news, and the Manchu civil and military forces immediately congratulated in unison. Chongzhen was still happy, someone came out, and said: "Song Xian, the imperial history of Guangdong Province, ......." ”

"Qi plays His Majesty, the minister Guangxi Dao Yushi Xiao Yifu ......."

One after another, the imperial historians stood up and impeached the following people, Sun Yuanhua, on charges of indulging the Dongjiang army, causing Kong Youde, Mao Chenglu, Chen Shi and others to defect one after another. There is also a group of people led by Yu Dacheng, the governor of Shandong, Kong Youde rebelled and had no way to deal with it, causing Shandong to be eroded. What's even more violent is that some people directly impeached Zhou Yanru, saying that he dominated the center and had no way to deal with it, which caused the imperial court to delay in coming up with correct countermeasures.

Seeing that the New Year is coming, I finally have a little fun and want to have a good New Year, and these blind guys start to bite each other again. The rubbing fire in Chongzhen's heart. Isn't it possible to stop these bastards a little bit? The more fierce the noise below, the happier Zhou Yanru became, because the emperor's face was ugly. Wen Tiren shook his head secretly, the level of these people is too poor, and attacking Zhou Yanru at this time is really a waste of ammunition. It is better to wait until the emperor's patience disappears, so it is better to strike first.

"Your Majesty, the minister Wen Tiren has something to play." As soon as Wen Tiren stood up, the scene of the quarrel was quiet, and an elder came out.

"Aiqing, please speak!" Zhu Youzhen's head was cleared, and his feelings were a little more stable. Zhou Yanru secretly said It's a pity, it's too bad for this Wen Tiren to come out, and you will die if you come out later. This guy is specifically against himself, otherwise they will make a lot of trouble, spoil the emperor's good mood, and just clean them up.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there are two priorities, one is to check the merits, and the other is to deal with the aftermath. After checking the merits, the military department sent personnel to deal with the aftermath, and the minister thought that Yu Dacheng, the governor of Shandong, was incapable of defeating the matter, and should be punished appropriately to set an example. ”

Wen Tiren's words can be regarded as pulling the topic back, and at the same time, in terms of wording, it seems that Yu Dacheng has to be dealt with, but it actually has the meaning of pulling it out. Of course, this pull was intentional by Wen Tiren. Otherwise, how could it lead to Zhou Yanru's attack?

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Yu Dacheng is a great sin, Shandong is erosive, and the responsibility is on this person. Don't let it go gently. ”

Chongzhen listened to this, and did not have any dissatisfaction with Wen Tiren, and people did not say that they would not deal with it. On the contrary, there is room for words, and the old man is serious. After thinking about it, Chongzhen said: "Everyone has read Jinyiwei's report. I thought that Chen Sihua was ordered to save the situation, and the credit was in the community, and I should be knighted. I don't know what you think? ”

"Your Majesty, by all means, since the year of Yingzong, there have been few knighthoods for officers, Chen Sihua is just a fluke victory, how can he be knighted?" It was Yushi Shui Jiayun who said this, and it was precisely because of this person's impeachment of Liang Tingdong that Zhou Yanru's dissatisfaction with cabinet member Qian Xiangkun and his design to harm him. As a result, Qian Xiangkun resigned, and Liang Tingdong also got out. It can be seen that there is a basis for Zhou Yanru to be included in the biography of traitors.

(In four years, Yushi Shui Jiayun impeached Liang Tingdong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Tingdong defended without waiting for the will.) Tingdong is like Kunmen, Jiayun is suspicious of Kun, and his words invade Xiangkun. Yanru used Tingdong to taste his personal stolen crimes, which were evil, and evil like Kun. Xiang Kun then went away with five sparse injuries, and Tingdong was resigned. - History of the Ming Dynasty)

Chongzhen was upset when he heard this, you guys, in addition to impeaching this and impeaching that all day long, can you still do something serious? What were you doing when Kong Youde rebelled? I'm still busy impeaching this and that, and I haven't come up with a solution at all. Now it's okay, Chen Xie has made a contribution to quelling the rebellion, and the household has no money, so I thought of this way to make up for it after emptying my brain, you guys are good, you won't do anything but oppose it.

Chongzhen was tired in his heart, and said angrily: "The change of Wuqiao, the Manchu Dynasty is tied, and it is difficult to determine the strategy of suppression. Kong Youde fell into several cities in a row, and the people were devastated, especially the people of Xincheng who suffered from the slaughter of the city by the rebels. What were you doing at that time? Have you ever come up with a useful solution? I want to seal Chen Xie today, all the ministers want to oppose it, you go and reward Chen Xie for his meritorious deeds, and you come to give this silver. ”

I thought that a group of Wenchen would be afraid, but I didn't expect Wenchen to be unexpectedly united on this issue. They all came out and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice!" Don't do that! ”

All the ministers stood up, bent down neatly to speak, and then didn't get up, which meant that Chongzhen would not get up if he didn't agree. Seeing this, Chongzhen's hands and feet trembled with anger, and he was about to have a seizure, Wang Chengen said in time: "Your Majesty is angry." ”

Chongzhen stood up and walked away. When he decided to send eunuchs to serve as overseers last month, the ministers were all against it, but not as united as they are today. It seems that on this issue, Wenchen will not let go. Even Chongzhen, who has a tough personality, can't make them give up the idea of obstructing Chen Xie's knighthood.

From Wenchen's standpoint, this matter must not be compromised. Everything else is easy to say, suppressing the generals is absolutely irreversible. Even if there are few generals who can fight in the current Ming Dynasty, they will not give up this principle.

As a result, Zhu Youzhen really didn't expect that when Wenchen's fundamental interests were touched, the counterattack would be so strong.

Chongzhen, who returned to the Wenhua Palace, sat silent with an angry face. He can dismiss these officials who oppose people, but he can't dismiss all these people, someone always has to do the affairs of the court. After a long silence, Chongzhen could only let out a long sigh before the Spring Festival of the fourth year.

At this time, Chen Xie had already returned to Dengzhou, and looked at the twenty-eighth day of the month of Nimala. Hurry up and pack up and get ready for the New Year. The things in Changyi County, who you love, anyway, Lao Tzu doesn't care, let's have a happy New Year first.

In the sound of firecrackers at the vigil, Chongzhen's four years have finally passed, and in the past year, there has finally been a good ending. Watching a group of women playing around the mahjong table, even the two women with their stomachs were full of fighting spirits, Chen Xie suddenly felt that the things he did in the Ming Dynasty were still very meaningful. (To be continued......)