A few days later, in the land of the capital division hundreds of miles away, in the imperial city, in the imperial study, Emperor Chongzhen sat upright, and the officials of the military department and a cadre of internal servants sat on both sides.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think you must already know what Liu Lingyu played in the imperial history, how do you think you should deal with Cao's dereliction of duty, which led to the death of Ma Fengyi, a local official in Sichuan?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chongzhen spread out his hands, threw a piece aside, and looked around with a calm face, waiting for the response of the officials.

At this time, Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, walked up, gave a deep salute, and replied directly: "Your Majesty, although General Ma died at the hands of thieves, General Cao has an unshirkable responsibility and should be punished. ”

And the reason why Cao Zongbing is like this is because he is proud of his merits, but because he has won a few battles. Therefore, Weichen thought that in order to show punishment and make General Cao calm, so as not to be too arrogant, he could transfer Cao's general army out of Henan, remove him from the post of chief military officer of the suppression of bandits, and transfer him to Datong as the general soldier, and stick to the security on the west side of the Beijing division."

Wen Tiren, who squeezed out Zhou Yanru, was already the head of the cabinet, and then said: "Your Majesty, Weichen also thinks that it is better to transfer Cao Zongbing out of Henan for the time being. Ever since General Cao's troops were transferred to Shanxi to suppress bandits, he had conflicts with the officials and gentry of various state capitals, and the trouble was very unpleasant. If you leave for the time being, you can ease their relationship, yes. ”

Except for Chongzhen's accident, everyone present knew in their hearts that Wen Tiren was simply distorting the facts, but the real situation was that the squires and officials in Shanxi contradicted Cao Wenzhao, not only did not supply grain and grass, but closed the city gate tightly, did not allow him to enter the city for repairs, and still injured Cao's soldiers with cannons.

It can be said that it is excessive, and he does not take Cao Wenzhao in his eyes at all!

Zhang Fengyi peeked at Chongzhen, his face was worried, and he knew this very well in his heart, the reason why the emperor was like this was not only that the Ministry of War had already had opinions on Cao Wenzhao, but even the emperor was also confused.

"Okay, let's do it according to the advice of the Ministry of War, immediately draft the will, and transfer Cao Wenzhao to Datong to serve as the chief soldier of Datong."

To everyone's surprise, no one expected that the emperor would agree so happily, even Zhang Fengyi, who was the proposer, and Wen Tiren, who was the one who echoed it, were stunned.

Soon after, the military department and other officials left the imperial study one after another, leaving the chamberlains alone. On the way out, some officials whispered, and the buzzing echoed among the officials.

"Hey... Cao Zongbing is really pitiful, not long ago, he also made meritorious service in Ziling Village, Huaiqing Mansion, killed the leader of the rebel army, Rolling Dilong, and then relieved the siege of Cizhou, and defeated the old man in Linyuan, but now he ended up with such a fate. ”

"You know what? Although it was nominally a suspicion of derogating Cao's general army, in fact it was to let him guard the safety of the west of the Beijing Division, so as not to let the Mongolian tribe of Hetao and the Hudun Rabbit break through Ningxia and attack the Beijing Division from Shanxi. ”

"After you say so, it's really true, since the Mongolian Eight Banners of Houjin united the Hetao tribes to invade Ningxia, the war continued, the situation was very bad, Ningxia General Soldier He Huchen died in Hamberburg, if it wasn't for Ma Shilong's General Army to rush to the aid and stationed in Ningxia, maybe the Mongolian army would have hit Shanxi a long time ago."

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At the same time, in the imperial study, Chongzhen showed a solemn look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Once Cao Wenchao is transferred out of Henan, in the land of Sanjin, the action of encircling and suppressing bandits will inevitably slow down. If the thieves cannot be completely suppressed, they will definitely raise tigers and lay the foundation for the future. Do you have any good ways to reduce the impact of Cao Wenzhao's departure? ”

As the emperor's trusted person, confidant, and the eunuch Cao Huachun as a backer, Wang Chengen was the first to stand up.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of today's plan, although the war at the junction of Jin, Hebei and Henan provinces is in full swing and is at a critical time. However, the barbarian enemy who invaded Ningxia had to be taken off guard, and the situation became more and more intense. Throughout the world, no one is more suitable than General Cao to guard Datong Mansion and surround the western security of the Beijing Division. At present, there is no good way to reduce the impact of Cao Zongbing's departure. ”

Seeing Chongzhen's expression becoming more and more ugly, Wang Chengen's words turned again.

"However, the emperor, although rest assured, after a while, the Beijing camp of Wang Pu's general army will set off, and the troops will come to the aid of Xuanmo, the governor of Henan, and meet with the general soldiers from all walks of life, and when the time comes, the bandits will definitely be wiped out in Zhangde Mansion and Weihui Mansion."

"Well, that's good."

Chongzhen responded with a low emotion, and he was no longer so worried about the war in the three provinces of Shanxi, Hebei and Henan.

After Cao Wenzhao left, in the short term, the thieves may rebound and become more powerful, but they will definitely not be rampant for long.

There is a natural barrier of the water of the Yellow River in the south, as long as the water division is there, supplemented by nearby soldiers, it completely cuts off the possibility of the rebel army fleeing south; Shanxi is even more heavily garrisoned, continuing to encircle and suppress the remaining chaotic army, driving it to the southeast; There is Lu Xiangsheng's army in the north, which not only guards the security of the southern part of the Beijing Division, but also serves as the interception of the rebel army.

As for the east, not to mention, Kong Youde's rebellion was suppressed, and although the criminal leader fled to Liaodong, the situation in Shandong was completely stabilized, and the troops of Shandong were blocked in the east to prevent the rebellion from spreading to the east.

For a time, a situation and general trend had been formed, and most of the rebel armies were besieged at the junction of the Three Jin Dynasties.

As soon as he thought of this, thinking of this, Chongzhen was even more relieved, but Cao Huachun stood up at this time and said respectfully: "Emperor Qiqi, the matter you asked the servants to check is already clear, and what Lord Wen played is purely false. Zhang Hanru sued Qian Qianyi for making friends in the township, but the fact is that it is just a common book club for literati and ink writers, used for things like poetry and painting. ”

"Yes, I see." Chongzhen nodded lightly, his face was gloomy, and he said further: "Since Qian Qianyi is not guilty of making friends, then the official should be reinstated." ”

Hearing such a reply, the emperor had no intention of punishing the problem, and Cao Huachun did not look disappointed at all, but was very happy in his heart.

Because, he sensitively caught Chongzhen's trace of gloom, knowing that the calmer the emperor became, the more he cared in his heart, sooner or later he would be able to bring down Wen Tiren, but the time and time had not yet come.

At the same time, Chongzhen was also thinking about other things in his heart, and his mind began to change, although Wen Tiren was a very popular minister and held the position of head of the cabinet, he couldn't say who he could arrest.

However, things happened, just thinking that Qian Qianyi was guilty, let people put him in prison, it was completely a prelude!

To be able to do this, if there is no Wen Tiren and his friends in the DPRK, it is definitely nonsense, Chongzhen wrote down this.

As the saying goes, good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, but it was just a day, and the government and the opposition arrived at the news, and even the officials of the three prefectures in Henan had heard about it, not to mention the Henan governor Xuan Mo who was stationed in Zhangde Mansion.

Cao Wenzhao will be transferred to Datong, Shanxi, to serve as the chief soldier of Datong!