A grain of sand in the times is a mountain when it falls on everyone's head.

The emperor can take care of everything every day, forget about the anger he has been born in a blink of an eye, and only remember it when he meets him next time.

But for those who are angry with the emperor, they have to be in a panic all day long, and they may be awakened in the middle of the night dreaming.

No, the day after Chongzhen saw Zuo Liangyu's impeachment, Yang Sichang's recital was reported two days ago. Here in the capital, several officials have begun to lose sleep every night.

The first to bear the brunt is undoubtedly the household carrier Shi Langzhong and Shen Tingyang.

It was his own son who was impeached.

He was informed of this news by his immediate boss and waiter Jiang Dejing in the evening of that day, when the household department was disbanding.

At that time, Jiang Dejing called Shen Tingyang and asked him to get together and have a drink after he dispersed.

Of course, Shen Tingyang was flattered, and immediately made the most decent arrangements, good wine, good food and the most beautiful wine and the most beautiful wine and oiran, all arranged.

Anyway, the Shen family is so rich, these are not a problem.

As a result, when he arrived at the place, Jiang Dejing immediately changed his gloomy face as if he was facing a great enemy, and he was not even interested in the Oiran, so he asked bluntly: "Ji Ming, what did your son do?" What happened to him in Huangzhou? ”

Shen Tingyang was completely confused, and was very worried: "Why did my brother say this?" My son has been careful to be an official since he was released, how can he cause trouble? ”

Jiang Dejing was not at ease: "He never wrote a letter to his family and talked about the difficulties encountered in Huangzhou? ”

Shen Tingyang thought for a while: "This is true, by the way, a month and a half ago, I received a letter from home, which talked about some official business, which is also related to our household management of money."

He said that when he was in Huangzhou, he found that the bandits in the Yinghuo and Tongbai mountain areas relied on water transportation to communicate with the outside world because of the inconvenience of roads. Due to the isolation of trade routes and the government's inventory, the price of some materials in the thief area is expensive. It's a pity that some profiteers who are mercenary take risks for the sake of this price difference and do business as thieves.

After he took office, he temporarily organized sailors to escort legitimate merchant ships on the Yangtze River in the Huangzhou section, secretly monitored their movements, and arrested bandits and profiteers. Therefore, the government will also have some expenses, so it asks the merchant ships to collect the escort commission, and the price is not much, only one cent per state capital.

He suggested that I wait for the results of the pilot project of changing the sea to the sea at the end of the year and His Majesty is happy, and then take the opportunity to suggest that the centigold be collected along the rivers in the south as a supplement to the commercial tax, so that the peasants and merchants can share the three salaries of the imperial court and prevent the peasants from being exploited too heavily - could it be that this suggestion has been leaked and offended people? ”

Jiang Dejing heard about this for the first time, and for a while felt that some chickens and ducks were talking about it. He waved his hand impatiently and said anxiously:

"I don't know why, it's like this, I heard the people around Your Majesty say that yesterday Wuchang Zuo Liangyu came to play the chapter, I don't know the content, anyway, it's about Ling Lang!

It is said that Zuo Liangyu overstepped the level and also involved the help of Fang Kongzhi, the governor of Huguang, to cover up, which aroused His Majesty's suspicion, and he thought that Huguang suppressed the thieves and ministers in tandem and deceived the superiors and subordinates.

I only got the news this afternoon, and His Majesty seems to have specially brought Hou Sui out of the edict and asked some things about Zuo Liangyu - if Your Majesty really thinks that Zuo Liangyu is 'loyal and good', and dares to draw a line with other Huguang civil and military forces and be a lonely minister, this water will be muddyed! ”

Shen Tingyang was apprehensive when he heard this: "That...... Is there a subordinate official who can do it? My son is thousands of miles away, and I don't have a place to ask what happened. ”

Jiang Dejing first asked a question he was most concerned about: "Brother Xian, tell you the truth, do you have a deep friendship with Fang Kongzhi, the governor of Huguang?" Do you have officials to protect each other? ”

Shen Tingyang was stunned: "How is it possible, the subordinate position is humble, how can he climb high to make friends with Governor Fang?" I didn't know him at all! ”

Jiang Dejing was still a little unconvinced: "Really? His son Fang Yizhi and Ling Lang were friends on the same list in the same year, and they had a good personal relationship before high school, so you two families didn't have a relationship? I thought Fang Kongzhi was going to marry his daughter to your son. ”

Shen Tingyang smiled helplessly: "Really not, if it is really Governor Fang who covers up for the dog this time, it is really ashamed." ”

Jiang Dejing shook his head helplessly: "That's it, it's good that there is no collusion." Brother Ji Mingxian, in the future, your family will have to be stricter! If something happens in the place, he should report it as soon as possible! How can any enemy know the inside story, you are still in the dark as a father, making us all passive!

I don't care what Zuo Liangyu does, but I must not let Hou Sui regain His Majesty's trust because of Zuo Liangyu! In this way, tomorrow you will think of a way, first of all, the idea of 'Li Jin' that Ling Lang told you two months ago, a simple excerpt.

The day after tomorrow, under the pretext of reporting to His Majesty the Ministry of Households' future reform of commercial taxation and gold, we will ask to see him to find out. If Ling Lang really causes a big incident, His Majesty will definitely count you down, so you can quickly ask for guilt to let Your Majesty dissipate his anger! ”

Shen Tingyang thought about it, it was really the truth, he had to admit it first, and it was better to let the emperor's anger vent a few times than to spew out his brain.

Chongzhen, if his anger is held back for a long time and explodes at one time, it will definitely make the minister's head fall to the ground!

"My subordinates understand!" Shen Tingyang hurriedly received the order.

"Remember! The twists and turns of the reform should be written decently, although it is only a pretense, but it must also be played realistically, as if we are really asking for a meeting for the sake of business, and we don't know anything else!

Otherwise, with His Majesty's suspicions, he will definitely suspect that you and I have befriended internal officials, so that his joy and anger are so well informed! ”

Jiang Dejing finally added a heart-to-heart detail, which has been summarized by the companion for many years.

Chongzhen was too suspicious, and hated the eunuchs around him the most for befriending foreign ministers and passing on news.

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Two days later, Jiang Dejing and Shen Tingyang finally wrote the memorab, found an excuse, and asked to see the emperor to discuss the reform of the Jin.

Chongzhen was angry, and immediately met Shen Tingyang in the Wenhua Palace.

Shen Tingyang gritted his teeth, and he had to pretend not to know that someone had impeached his son, and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the reform at a glance.

Chongzhen actually didn't listen to a word.

It's just that when listening to Shen Tingyang's relay, he mentioned that all this was related to Shen Shuren's practical experience in escorting private businessmen in Huangzhou and cracking down on inspection bandits and traitors, so he summed up this set of methods, and Chongzhen began to accumulate anger.

Halfway through hearing this, Chongzhen finally couldn't help but slap the table and erupt: "Shen Tingyang! You still have the face to introduce your rebel's governance experience in Huangzhou, look at what he has done! ”

As he spoke, Chongzhen directly threw Zuo Liangyu's fold into Shen Tingyang's face, and Shen Tingyang could only kneel down to admit his mistake, and hurriedly took it over to take a closer look.

Seeing half of it, Shen Tingyang's face turned pale, and he tried his best to explain to his son, and said that there must be a misunderstanding.

Jiang Dejing was on the side, and after learning about the inside story, he was also a little relieved. It seems that the specific crimes accused by Zuo Liangyu are not very serious, and the emperor is angry, mainly because he thinks that there are officials and officials in the local area.

Therefore, Jiang Dejing also plucked up the courage and helped Shen Tingyang intercede quite responsibly, saying that he could testify that Shen Tingyang had no friendship with Fang Kongzhi, and most of it was a misunderstanding.

Chongzhen had a good impression of Jiang Dejing, knowing that this courtier had always been diligent. As an outsider, he pleaded for mercy, and Chongzhen temporarily put away his anger.

Not long after the situation was deadlocked, Wang Chengen, the eunuch beside Chongzhen, suddenly came to the palace with an urgent letter in his hand.

Chongzhen didn't have a good face when he saw this: "Don't you see that national politics are being discussed here?" ”

Wang Chengen lowered his eyebrows and didn't shout, but just said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it was Yang Ge Lao who sent a twist from Huguang, involving the case of Zuo Liangyu and Shen Shuren. Your Majesty said the day before yesterday that all the recent recitals of Yang Ge Lao must be presented as soon as possible. ”

Only then did Chongzhen change his expression, clear his throat, and took Yang Sichang's urgent report, before he could unfold it, he first said to himself: "Shen Tingyang, you wait, Yang Sichang's letter is inevitably related to the dispute between your son and Zuo Liangyu!" ”

Shen Tingyang's ghost was there, sweating like rain, like a prisoner waiting for trial and execution, his heart was extremely tormented, and his days were like years.

Jiang Dejing was also nervous, lest because of this incident, Zuo Liangyu would be further trusted by the emperor.

Although in front of the emperor, the minister should keep his head down and dare to raise his head to peek at the emperor's face, which is a loss of honor in front of the king. But at this moment, Jiang Dejing couldn't help it, repeatedly glanced up his eyes, and frantically peeked at Chongzhen's expression.

Chongzhen's expression changed from anger to surprise and then ecstasy.

"Yang Sichang really lives up to my hopes! Hahaha, don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people, wonderful! Wonderful! ”

Jiang Dejing breathed a sigh of relief and took the lead in congratulating: "The minister congratulates His Majesty, but what is the great victory?" ”

"Huangzhou's victory! Liu Xiyao's troops in the fifth battalion of the left side of the revolution were completely annihilated! Liu Xiyao himself was beheaded, and the heads have been sent to Beijing with the letter! The battle of Huangzhou, the previous weakness and delay, was just a tired and arrogant enemy's art of war!

God bless me Daming, after more than a year of teaching, it is finally the first time that the thirteen-way anti-king-level thief who dug the ancestral tomb of Fengyang has been beheaded! ”

With this kind of result, it is impossible for Chongzhen not to be ecstatic.

When Chongzhen was eight years old, Zhang Xianzhong took the lead and organized the thirteen anti-Wang Litou to join forces and participated in the excavation of the ancestral tomb of Fengyang in the Ming Dynasty. Since then, the degree to which these thirteen-way thieves have been valued in the court has been higher than that of ordinary thieves.

These thirteen roads include Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, Gezuo 5th Battalion, and Junzhou 4th Battalion, so Liu Xiyao also participated in this deed.

Eight years after Chongzhen, the newly rising leaders of the thieves, as long as they have not participated in digging the ancestral grave of the old Zhu family, their status will be lower. Over the years, the official army has repeatedly encircled and suppressed the thieves, and they have won some battles, but they really haven't reaped the results of killing the veteran thief king a few times.

And Chongzhen was so ecstatic, Jiang Dejing next to him and Shen Tingyang, who was kneeling, were even more stunned.

This kind of roller coaster of ups and downs of hell one second and heaven one second, even people with almost heartbeats can't stand it.

Shen Tingyang stammered, "Your Majesty...... Huangzhou is a big victory, but the dog participates in ......"

Chongzhen jumped down directly from the steps of His Majesty, ran to Shen Tingyang's side in three steps and two steps, and pulled him up with his own hands regardless of the emperor's demeanor:

"Shen Qing, you gave birth to a good son! Of course, didn't Yang Sichang make it clear in his recital? Shen Shuren trained the strength of the guard with a regiment, designed several times to weaken the tired enemy Liu Xiyao, and did his best in the last battle! ”

Shen Tingyang breathed heavily, even more than Fan Jinzhongju, and asked tremblingly: "So what Zuo Liangyu said...... It's just a misunderstanding of the strategy of using troops, right? ”

Chongzhen didn't think about it, he slapped Shen Tingyang on the back a few times, and was kinder than Hu Butcher Fan Jin, and said without a word:

"Of course! Zuo Liangyu: This is purely a blind accusation! Or did Sun Wuzi say it well, the general will not be subject to the orders of the monarch outside, and how can people who are not immersed in the scene understand the rapid changes on the front line and the right and wrong decisions? Just understand the situation, you shouldn't point fingers! ”

Shen Tingyang was already in ecstasy, and he had a tendency to be as phlegm-obsessed as Fan Jin. was slapped on the back so heavily by the emperor, he couldn't help coughing up a mouthful of phlegm and spraying it on the floor tiles of the Wenhua Palace,

He was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and excused himself for his failure to be a king, but Chongzhen didn't care, and gave Wang Chengen next to him a look: "Why don't you take a cloud broom to wipe Shen Qing?" ”

Shen Tingyang was flattered, he didn't blame the emperor for spitting in front of the emperor, and let the eunuch's cloud broom wipe it off, what a courtesy!

Shen Tingyang couldn't help but burst into tears.

Chongzhen was also immersed in the contrast, and casually sealed the official like Murong Fu and made a wish: "This time, according to Yang Sichang's request, first quickly add Shen Shuren as the prefect of Huangzhou." When the spring of the next year is opened, he will be given the rank of military preparation, and he will pursue He Jin and Lin Yangsheng together! ”

Shen Tingyang cried bitterly and thanked him: "The minister thanked the emperor for the dog!" ”