Through Yuan Chonghuan's words and deeds, Zhu Youzhen increased his determination that he should not use this person! This made him start to think about another important minister of the court! Yuan Keli, the people call him Yuan Qingtian! On August 12, the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Yuan Keli successfully added the crown prince to the third palace. "If you don't accept it, you will talk about it." Because, at odds with Wei Zhongxian and his party, he was expelled from the imperial court, and now he is at home!

Yuan Keli successively served as the governor of Denglai, the squire of the military department, and the secretary of the military department! Belief in Confucianism and Taoism, the main achievements: beheading ministers, controlling Mao Wenlong, and plotting against Liu Aita. If Yuan Keli, who is nearly seventy years old, becomes the governor of Liaodong, there is no problem with his prestige, qualifications, and ability, Zhu Youzhen is mainly worried about whether he will be old! And now is the critical period for Wei Zhongxian's remnants to be completely active! At this time, if Yuan Keli is appointed as the governor of Liaodong, it is very likely to accelerate the hidden footsteps of Wei Zhongxian's remnants!

Wei Zhongxian has been in power for many years, and it is difficult to distinguish at once which people are Wei Zhongxian's diehards and which ones are not Wei Zhongxian's diehards! Moreover, the rule of officials is enough to be paralyzed, and if they kill indiscriminately, it is estimated that they will not be able to maintain even one-fortieth of their dominance! Although the emperor has great power, he also has many difficult things! Zhu Youzhen felt that the officialdom was unfathomable when he was the head of the township, let alone become the emperor again this time!

"Spread Yuan Ke to see the driver!" Zhu Youzhen left the upper study and found Wang Chengen.

Wang Chengen actually probably understood the emperor's intentions, "Yes." ”

Zhu Youzhen saw that Wang Chengen wanted to speak, and smiled, "If you have something to say, I hate your pretending to be profound the most." ”

"Your Majesty, Yuan Keli's prestige is too high, in fact, it is not conducive to commanding the border towns, if Yuan Keli is made the governor of Liaodong, it is likely to be difficult to control! Although Yuan Chonghuan is a shallow scholar and a good braggadocio, he is easy to control and loyal to the imperial court, if you choose between these two people, Yuan Chonghuan should be more suitable! Liaodong Governor, this position is too important! This accounts for half of the Ming Dynasty, the old slave is brave, and the emperor thinks twice. Wang Chengen said.

Wang Chengen's words shocked Zhu Youzhen's heart, of course he would not suspect that Wang Chengen had any disloyalty to him, and Wang Chengen's advice was also very timely, "Eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics, how dare you speculate on my thoughts?" Damn it! ”

Wang Chengen was so frightened that he knelt down, "Your Majesty, the old slave doesn't want to interfere in the government affairs, the old slave is always by the side of the Long Live Lord, and when the emperor was still in the palace before, he didn't have too much contact with the government and politics, if the old slave didn't tell the emperor if he knew something, the old slave was uneasy." ”

Zhu Youzhen snorted, "If you want to be the second Wei Zhongxian, don't blame me for being hard!" Then tell me, why is Yuan Keli not suitable to be the governor of Liaodong? ”

Wang Chengen explained, "Your Majesty, not only Yuan Keli, even Sun Chengzong, you can't let him hold a foreign position for a long time, of course, if you are on the three sides, it will naturally have nothing to do with being close to the Beijing Division, but if you really put it in Liaodong, it will be the same as appointing Yuan Keli!" These senior members who have served as the secretary of the military department, it is okay to raise one or more to give advice in the imperial court, but when it comes to the qualifications and prestige of Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli, if they have military power in their hands! It can pose a great threat to the imperial power! The soldiers will only see the generals in their eyes, but not the emperor! The monarchs of all dynasties were well aware of the disadvantages of eunuchs supervising the army, but they still insisted on using eunuchs to supervise the army, just for fear of causing a mutiny! Although the eunuch was of little use, he was also the most loyal to the emperor. ”

Zhu Youzhen fell into deep thought, he knew that Wang Chengen knew himself, and he had already seen his intentions! He even saw that he wanted to suppress the power of the eunuchs! "Are you speaking for yourself? For your own sake, afraid that your power will be too small in the future? ”

Wang Chengen kowtowed, "Your Majesty, the old slave is absolutely selfless, even if the old slave dies, he is absolutely loyal to the emperor, what the old slave said is the truth, the emperor uses the minister, but he must also guard against the minister, if you weaken the power of Dongchang and Jinyiwei too much, and increase the power of these old ministers, then the danger to the imperial power may be greater, and it is difficult to control!" The dictatorship of eunuchs, most of which are caused by the emperor's ignorance of the government, as long as it is a slightly more diligent emperor, the power of eunuchs and Jinyiwei is definitely a beneficial auxiliary to the king, otherwise wouldn't it have been canceled earlier? Therefore, the old slave thinks that even if he uses Yuan Keli, it is better to use Yuan Chonghuan, Yuan Chonghuan can brag, but he can't envelop the entire border army around him! Yuan Keli, Sun Chengzong is different, they are all important ministers after 30 years in power, and their protégés are all over the world, once they are in power, the emperor can't control them. ”

Zhu Youzhen sighed, only now did he truly understand the embarrassment of a feudal emperor, Wang Chengen's words undoubtedly convinced him, and he also thought that what Wang Chengen said was reasonable, "However, if I am sure that they are loyal ministers, can't this be used?" Stand up and speak, I don't blame you. ”

Wang Chengen stood up, "Your Majesty, even if you can confirm that a subordinate is a loyal minister, but you can't guarantee that he will still be a loyal minister in a few years, and you can't guarantee that there are no traitors among his sons or generals?" ”

Zhu Youzhen glared and said, "So, according to what you mean, can I only use some mediocre people?" ”

Wang Chengen nodded, "It's not that you can only use mediocre people, such as short-term expeditions, no matter how powerful the generals are, they should be used by the emperor, or those who are close to the Beijing Division, the superintendent within the emperor's control can also be reused, I am not afraid of his ability, but the selection of the Liaodong Governor is particularly important!" First of all, his army accounts for more than one-third of the elite of the Ming Dynasty, and it is already beyond the scope of the emperor's control, and it is still a long-term position, you can't just appoint a supervisor this month and remove it next month, right? Therefore, this overseer must not only be able to fight, but also be loyal to the emperor, and he must not be too talented! Therefore, Sun Chengzong recommended Yuan Chonghuan to the emperor, he said that this is the most suitable candidate for the Ming Dynasty at present, and the old slave also thinks that he is not lying! Yuan Chonghuan's ability can barely complete the task of defending the border without threatening the imperial power, so he is indeed the most suitable candidate. If the emperor wants to use a person like Yuan Keli, he can stay in the court as a person to discuss, but he must not be entrusted with the important task of border passing! There are endless troubles in the future. ”

Zhu Youzhen sighed, these words, perhaps, when he was in the last life, Wang Chengen may have said it to himself, but at that time, with his own political experience and political vision, it was very likely that he could not understand it, and now he really understands it a little, and also agrees with Wang Chengen's point of view, but he still has a straight face, "I know!" ”

Wang Chengen hurriedly knelt down for the emperor again, although he was loyal, but the eunuchs, or people who were close to the emperor, built directly to the emperor like this, it would make the emperor uncomfortable, but with the experience of serving the emperor from birth to the present, he was sure that the emperor listened.

"However, you still let Yuan Keli come to see me, I want to see if he can still contribute to the imperial court, after all, Yuan Qingtian." Zhu Youzhen's words, in fact, have dispelled the idea of using Yuan Keli to serve as Liaodong, a Liaodong governor, let himself be upset. It is necessary not only to employ people, but also to guard against people! Today is a lesson for Wang Chengen to teach himself! Zhu Youzhen also began to re-evaluate his eldest companion, these people who have been old eunuchs in the imperial court all their lives are actually very high-level!

"Yes." Wang Chengen cautiously retreated, the reason why he dared to talk to the emperor like this was because he was out of public intentions on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was selfish, he really regarded the emperor as his own flesh and blood, and he had to say some words, kill his head.

When Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen shook around and returned to the upper study, he found that Yuan Chonghuan had disappeared, "What about Yuan Chonghuan?" ”

The eunuch on duty hurriedly replied, "Back to Long Live Lord, then Yuan Chonghuan was in a hurry, fainted, and was being rescued in the Tai Hospital." ”

Zhu Youzhen Khan, this is too much to be an official, right? I just said that he should return to his hometown, and I didn't say that I would kill him, as for being so sad? "Don't save him, let him come to me."

The eunuch on duty said secretly, even if you are the emperor, you can't let people say yes, okay? Respectfully agreed to go out.

The eunuch couldn't guess accurately, Yuan Chonghuan, who was being treated by the imperial doctor, was drugged, and massaged, and as soon as he heard that the emperor was going to summon him, he jumped up! When he first entered the palace, he procrastinated, and he had the aura of a court official, and he was like two people. frightened the eunuchs and eunuchs, and they were collectively jumped.

"Your Majesty! Wechen knew that he was wrong! As long as Weichen can fight for the emperor again, even if he is a pawn guarding the city gate, he is willing! Emperor! Yuan Chonghuan knelt down and climbed to the throne.

Zhu Youzhen sighed and glanced at Yuan Chonghuan who was kneeling on the ground, could it be that this is the most suitable candidate? Although he is the emperor, the weight of everyone's construction is still very great in his heart, especially Wang Chengen's words, which persuaded him that he is now in a feudal society! Every society has its own rules! He himself is slowly adapting to this transformation! It is impossible to raise the feudal society to the next higher level of society at once!

It seems that although I am walking in this known history, every step of the change is extremely difficult! History is like a cog that has been carved into a trajectory! "Calm down, Yuan Chonghuan, I have appointed you as the deputy governor of Liaodong, and I will take office tomorrow."

When Yuan Chonghuan heard this, he was a little unhappy again, and tried his best to control his tone, "Dare to ask the emperor, who is the chief supervisor?" Lord Sun? ”

Zhu Youzhen held back a smile, "There is no chief supervisor, you are the deputy presiding officer, I want to see if you can correct your ability, not necessarily." ”