In the current situation, Hong Chengchou is the governor of the six provinces, and Wang Jiazhen, the squire of the military department, is the prime minister of the six provinces.

Yang Sichang felt that Wang Jiazhen was mentally retarded, so he recommended Xiong Wencan to replace him, and Chongzhen quickly agreed to the appointment.

Therefore, Xiong Wencan's promotion and transfer, thanks to Yang Sichang.

As for Lu Xiangsheng, he was highly regarded by the emperor and was transferred to the governors of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi, specifically responsible for defending against the invasion of the Manchus from the grasslands.

Lu Xiangsheng was farming at peace at this time, recruiting a large number of displaced people to settle the land, and storing more than 200,000 stone of grain in a year, without the need for the imperial court to spend money to raise soldiers!

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy and issued a special commendation order, asking Jiubian to conscientiously study Lu Xiangsheng's advanced experience.

Let's talk about the changes in the court.

Shoufu Wen Tiren has finally fallen.

The reason is that after the resumption of the recommendation system, a large number of Donglin Party members were reinstated, and a large number of members of the reinstated society were recommended. Coupled with the old grudges in the past, Wen Tiren thought that Qian Qianyi and Qu Shiyun were behind the scenes.

So, Wen Tiren instructed Zhang Hanru to denounce the two of them for breaking the law and committing crimes.

Qian Qianyi and Qu Shiyun have been dismissed for many years, and they have been retreating to their hometowns to engage in a literary reform movement of "cleaning up the source". Suddenly, disaster fell from the sky, and Qian Qianyi immediately asked two people to help get rid of the crime.

One is the eunuch Cao Huachun, Chongzhen's old team when he was the prince.

One is Feng Quan, who is a eunuch and has been dismissed and returned to his hometown.

Although Feng Quan was a eunuch who was dismissed, his father gave birth to ten daughters and recruited a bunch of more powerful sons-in-law. Feng Quan didn't want to be nosy, but when he heard that Cao Huachun was willing to help, he also mobilized his connections to push the boat.

Why did Cao Huachun help Qian Qianyi?

Because after the death of the great eunuch Wang An, Qian Qianyi wrote an inscription to Wang An.

And Wang An is the companion of Emperor Taichang, and once participated in supporting the Emperor of the Apocalypse. Even the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian relied on Wang An's horse boy to ascend to the throne. Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka clan became bigger, framed Wang An for rebellion, and sent him to the South China Sea to starve to death.

After Chongzhen ascended the throne, he gave Wang An's ancestral hall the word "Zhaozhong".

As for Cao Huachun, he is also Wang An's protégé!

Qian Qianyi wrote the inscription he wrote for Wang An and sent someone to Cao Huachun. Cao Huachun thought of Wang An's past kindness, and he himself became more and more unaccustomed to Wen Tiren, so he took the opportunity to help Qian Qianyi defend himself.

Wen Tiren was overjoyed when he heard this, and wanted to kill Qian Qianyi and Cao Huachun together, so he went to Chongzhen to make a small report.

Chongzhen is the most ruthless party, Qian Qianyi and Cao Huachun are the party!

At the same time, Wen Tiren asked people to post big-character posters, saying that Qian Qianyi gave Cao Huachun 40,000 taels of silver.

This action is redundant, it is estimated that he really didn't send money, Cao Huachun bit the matter of sending money, and asked Chongzhen to send Jinyiwei and Dongchang to find out.

After checking and checking, it was found that Wen Tiren colluded with Zhang Hanru, and it was also found that there was Chen Luqian's instigation in the middle, and it was also found that the big-character poster was sent by Wen Tiren to post it.

Wen Tiren saw that the situation was not good, so he hid at home and pretended to be sick, but waited for Chongzhen Zhu to criticize the three words: let him go.

At this point, Wen Tiren resigned and returned to his hometown.

And the eunuch Cao Huachun also exposed many problems, and since then he has been suspected by Chongzhen.

The first assistant of the cabinet, the eunuch of the pen, can be described as a lose-loser.

Did the Donglin Party win?

Chongzhen has been staring at the Donglin Party, how can he let the Donglin Party fishermen benefit.

Zhang Zhifa, who was born in the Qi Party, became the first assistant in a daze. The ministers in front of him were either killed by Wen Tiren or Chongzhen.

This guy was also enthusiastic, but now he has become an official fan. After he became the first assistant, he learned Wen Tiren everything, which can be regarded as a "not so honest and not so sensible copycat version of Wen Tiren".

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Qianqing Palace.

The eunuch came with a smile and said to Liu Tongsheng: "Champion Lang, please, the emperor has been waiting for a long time." ”

Liu Tongsheng, who fled from Jishui to Nanchang, studied hard, was already a jinshi, and was also appointed as the champion.

According to the original historical trajectory, he will be involved in the political struggle between Yang Sichang and the Donglin Party. Because of Shangshu's criticism of Yang Sichang's seizure of affection as an official, he was demoted by Chongzhen to the governor of Fujian, and in a fit of anger, he said that he was sick and returned to his hometown.

But after Zhao Han's army and his family fleeing, Liu Tongsheng became more mature.

He did not directly scold Yang Sichang, but impeached Xiong Wencan for colluding with the thief, anyway, Yang Sichang and Xiong Wencan are also in the same group.

Chongzhen was reviewing the chapters, and the emperor was very diligent.

Liu Tongsheng stepped forward to greet him, and Chongzhen said, "Sit down." ”

At any time, the eunuch moved the stool, and after Liu Tongsheng sat down, Chongzhen was still reviewing the chapters.

After a long time, Chongzhen put down the pen and said: "I have carefully watched all your previous performances, is the Luling Zhao thief really so difficult to control?" ”

"Your Majesty!"

Liu Tongsheng left the stool with his buttocks, knelt on the ground, and cried: "Xiong Wencan, this person, seems to be appeased, but in fact he is an enemy. A letter from the minister's Nanchang friend said that the entire Nanchang Mansion and the countryside were stolen by Zhao thieves, and only Nanchang City was still the land of the imperial court. It is Nanchang City, and the people were also bewitched by the Zhao thief, and Wang Yongzhong, the eunuch of Jiangxi Town, was beaten to death by Diao Min. ”

Emperor Chongzhen asked, "What is the cause of Wang Yongzhong's death?" ”

Liu Tongsheng replied: "After Wang Yongzhong took office, he wanted to enclose land outside the city to buy a house, and sent his minions to exploit the small people. The people outside the city, all bewitched by the Zhao thief, have already formed peasant soldiers and peasant associations, and drove Wang Yongzhong back to Nanchang City. Wang Yongzhong also exploited merchants in the city, and even ordinary street vendors were also levied heavy taxes. Because the Zhao thief was quite powerful, the merchants in the city were not afraid of the majesty of the court, and in righteous anger, they beat Wang Yongzhong to death. ”

"This thief, damn it!"

Chongzhen was so angry that his face turned pale: "I sent him to guard Jiangxi, but he provoked a rebellion among the people, wouldn't it make the people's hearts turn to Zhao Thief?" ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian," Liu Tongsheng knelt down and bowed his hand, "Many officials in Jiangxi are indeed excessively exploited, so that the Zhao thief is becoming more and more arrogant. Let's just say that Ding Kuichu, who was imprisoned, colluded with Li Maofang to set up a private banknote gate outside Nanchang City. In the name of raising military expenses, in fact, they filled their own pockets, and the merchants and people who came and went were evil about their politics, and many businessmen turned to Zhao thieves because of this. ”

"Poof!"

Chongzhen was already furious, slapped the table and said, "Ding Kuichu should be killed!" ”

Liu Tongsheng also said: "Since the Zhao thief rebellion, among the Jiangxi officials, only four officials can be called loyal and diligent. ”

"Which four?" Chongzhen asked.

Liu Tongsheng said: "The late governor Xie Shifan (Xie Xuelong), who recruited troops to suppress thieves, was defeated and martyred, which can be regarded as one. The late Governor Zhu Hengyue (Zhu Xieyuan), who loved the people like a son, fought hard to kill thieves, and died of illness due to hard work, which can be regarded as a ......"

Chongzhen immediately interrupted: "Zhu Xieyuan lightly attacked the enemy, causing the elite of Jiangxi to be lost, and the imperial court was unable to exterminate the Zhao thief from then on. He's also one? ”

Liu Tongsheng said: "There is another hidden story in this matter, the elite of Jiangxi was lost in the hands of Li Maofang. After Zhu Hengyue arrived in Jiangxi, he helped the people to train the army, and the people praised his virtues. Fengcheng was defeated, but it was actually Zhu Guoxun, the chief soldier of Jiangxi, who sat back and watched the friendly troops trapped and indifferent, resulting in Zhu Dushi being surrounded by anti-thieves on three sides and attacked half-crossing. Zhu Guoxun holds the sailor in his hand, and has not fought a battle so far, and he does not even dare to send military ships to the territory of the anti-thieves. ”

"Is that true?" Chongzhen frowned.

Liu Tongsheng said: "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send Jinyi Wei to Nanchang to investigate secretly, who doesn't know about this matter in Nanchang Mansion?" ”

Chongzhen closed his eyes and was silent, and decided to rehabilitate Zhu Xieyuan and posthumously confer the title of a university scholar.

After a long time, Chongzhen opened his eyes and said, "Which two are there?" ”

Liu Tongsheng continued: "Wang Suidong (Wang Siren), the former commander of Jiangzhou's military garrison, rectified the armament and trained the sailors. Although there was a defeat, the main reason was Li Maofang, who held the army and feared the enemy. Such a delay in the fighter plane caused the water in the Gan River to rise, and the anti-thieves used small boats to attack. Even so, Wang Suidong withdrew with the main force of the water division. Today's Jiangxi Navy Division is compiled and trained by Wang Suidong, and it is the only remaining elite of officers and soldiers in Jiangxi. ”

Chongzhen believes that Liu Tongsheng is telling the truth, because Xie Xuelong, Zhu Xieyuan, and Wang Siren are not officials of the same faction.

Since he is a good official who can do things, he should be reused. Xie Xuelong and Zhu Xieyuan are dead, Wang Siren is still alive, Chongzhen decided to recall Wang Siren to Jingshi to listen to it.

"Where's the remaining one?" Chongzhen asked.

Liu Tongsheng said: "Wu Neru (Wu Shiliang), the political envoy of Zuobu, is old and serious, and tries to mediate as much as possible. But he was over eighty years old, old and frail, and only half of it. Zhang Zhongyang (Zhang Bingwen), the right-hand political envoy, loves the people and works diligently, and the people respect him. It's a pity that he doesn't have the right to run the army, and he is greedy for money and lustful, and he is only half of it. ”

Chongzhen sighed and said: "Qing's remarks, I know that Jiangxi officials are also governed. Raozhou and Duchang thieves are in chaos, but what the Zhao thief instructed? ”

Liu Tongsheng replied truthfully: "The minister's old friends in Nanchang have formed a homecoming association, and they are all refugees. The minister and the friends corresponded once every two months, and there were people in Raozhou and Duchang who rebelled, not because of the Zhao thief, but because there was a drought in Jiangxi this year, and then there was a flood. The government urged, the vassal king exploited, the people were not able to make a living, and the people were in turmoil. ”

Chongzhen was speechless, he asked Jiangxi officials to urge taxes, because he did not believe that there was a disaster in Jiangxi.

Liu Tongsheng suddenly kowtowed and pressed his forehead against the floor: "Zhao thieves are all in the name of the government, and they sent troops to occupy Raozhou and Duchang. It is reported that outside the city of Raozhou, thousands of clans shouted long live the thief. ”

"The clan shouts long live the thief?" Chongzhen stood up abruptly and stood on the spot.

Liu Tongsheng said: "In the clan of Raozhou, there are many poor people, even generals and captains. Most of the money and food provided by the local clan were withheld by the prince and the county king, and the children of the clan were not allowed to engage in all kinds of industries, and some clans even lived by begging. ”

Chongzhen is completely stupid, the descendants of the Zhu family are beggars? It's really a return to the ancestral business!

Chongzhen was puzzled: "Isn't the clan with a distant bloodline allowed to fend for itself?" ”

The problem of the clan has long been revealed, so in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, those who are far away from the bloodline cannot receive Lu rice, and can fend for themselves like ordinary people.

Liu Tongsheng replied: "The prince colluded with the prince of the county to fill in the register indiscriminately, and the local government did not strictly enforce the imperial decrees. ”

Chongzhen was furious and determined to check the records of the local sects and let the descendants of the Zhu family at the bottom fend for themselves.

This is fucking nonsense, the descendants of the Zhu family are shouting long live the anti-thief? Chongzhen seemed to have been slapped in the face.

Liu Tongsheng kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, if Jiangxi is not rectified, it will inevitably fall into the hands of Zhao thieves!" ”

Chongzhen was silent, sighing in his heart.

This year's national disaster, the resurgence of the rogue, and the land of taxation in Jiangnan has also suffered, where is the money to suppress thieves in Jiangxi?

The Liukou is a disaster in several provinces, and the Tartars have repeatedly violated the Beijing Division, and these two bandits must be fought first. As for Jiangxi, since the Zhao thief did not make trouble across provinces, he could only put it down for the time being.

After thinking for a while, Chongzhen soothed: "Qing is a great talent, and he can be a waiter." The matter of Jiangxi, there is no need to discuss it for the time being. ”

Liu Tongsheng could only listen to the order, and bowed with tears: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Although Liu Tongsheng was only promoted by one level, he took a key step. As an attendant, he can often see the emperor, and he can also be ordered to enter the Forbidden City to discuss matters.

In order to appease Zhao Han, Chongzhen quickly issued a holy decree, and promoted Zhao Han to the governor of Tongzhi (from Yipin) in the name of merit in suppressing thieves, and even gave Fei Rulan a wife who was ordered to do so.