Chapter 1151: Pushing the Boat Down the River (II)
Sun Ning seemed to refute the ministers with some anger, and finally dismissed dozens of people in a fit of anger.
But in fact, his mood was quite calm, even with a bit of joy and joy.
Because this time, he was finally able to justifiably drive out the guy who wanted to clean up the court.
For these former Dayue courtiers, Sun Ning really didn't have the slightest good impression.
Not to mention their choice to stay out of the situation after the collapse of the situation at that time - this is human nature after all, and no one can force these officials to really make a martyrdom - just after Sun Ning was in the southwest and established a foothold in Jiangnan, the performance of these so-called loyal ministers of the imperial court was enough for him not to take these guys seriously.
Because in those years, the imperial court was established, and it was the time to employ people, but none of them were willing to leave everything behind, go to Jiangnan, and fulfill their duties as a courtier.
It was not until the Dayue Imperial Court really started the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, especially after taking Kaifeng, that these so-called loyal ministers kept popping up and wanted to enter the court as officials again.
And more people simply came after Luoyang was also restored, saying that they wanted to be loyal to the emperor. For example, that Liu Rong came to Luoyang two months ago.
For these so-called courtiers who don't want to share hardships and hardships, but are worried about being rich and noble with you, if it weren't for the overall situation, Sun Ning would not even give them an idle official.
At that time, it took Shen Zhou to persuade him for a long time before he reluctantly accepted these people, and also reinstated them to their official positions, and even increased their ranks.
But what they did afterwards, those methods that secretly only fought for power and profit, still made Sun Ning very dissatisfied, and he had long wanted to find a reason to clean them up.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is also reasonable, because these officials are all people who were in the court when Dayue collapsed, how can there be people who are really for the court and the world?
Fifteen years ago, the collapse of Dayue was caused by a combination of various reasons, internal and external troubles, and then a faint king, naturally there will be the end of the country.
It was only because Sun Ning's sudden crossing replaced Emperor Baoqing that there was a series of changes after that, so that the Dayue Imperial Court, which was supposed to end, was renewed again.
As for these former court officials, as one of the important reasons why Dayue almost lost the country, they naturally cannot be used. Sun Ning just couldn't come up with a reasonable reason for a while, so he kept them for the time being.
And this time, Liu Rong's statement gave him a chance.
Subsequently, these collective comments of the old courtiers were completely expected by Sun Ning.
So today's arrangement was very smooth, as Sun Ning left, hundreds of soldiers of the forbidden army who had been guarding outside the hall swarmed in, quickly removed the clothes of this cadre, and then semi-forcedly, took them out of the general's mansion.
It was only then that they came back to their senses one by one, and the emotions of fear and regret filled their hearts, and they suddenly cried and shouted that there were those who were wronged, and there were those who called for the emperor to be gracious.
Sun Ning naturally saw all this, but he didn't say anything other than pursed his lips.
Shen Zhou, who was on the side, couldn't help but have some doubts: "Your Majesty, wouldn't it be too much to do this? If they talk nonsense after leaving, it will cause a lot of damage to the reputation of the imperial court."
"Is it excessive? They deserve it." Sun Ning said disapprerovingly, "I have long wanted to remove them from the court, and this time I finally got an opportunity, so naturally I can't miss it."
"As for the nonsense, they don't have the guts. I will let the people of Wuyisi stare at them, if they dare to talk nonsense, they have no official status, and the people of Wuyisi have the means to make them swallow back all what they say!"
Listening to the emperor's resolute words, Shen Zhou couldn't help but snort, but those words that continued to persuade were also quickly swallowed back by him.
In fact, he did not pity these fellows, because, as His Majesty said, they were to blame.
It was already useless to the imperial court, and he tried in vain to compete for power and interfere in major affairs, which really didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Sun Ning naturally didn't pay too much attention to these guys, and soon turned back to the most pressing issue at present: "
Tell me, how are we going to deal with the trilateral war?"
"The minister thinks that if the three sides start a war at the same time, I am afraid that even with the strength of the current imperial court, it will be difficult to bear." Shen Zhou replied.
Sun Ning nodded: "I naturally understand this, and I am not arrogant enough to think that with my Dayue soldiers and horses, I can start a war with Guirong, Jinzhou and Guanlong at the same time. What do you think of these three parties, what kind of arrangements should we make?"
"It's just easy first and then difficult, or hard and then easy. However, the three parties must have reached an alliance, so this time they can attack almost at the same time, so even if we want to break them down and settle them one by one, they will not give us such a chance to break them one by one."
Shen Zhou's answer was exactly what Sun Ning thought, which made his brows furrow again: "Yes, they have formed an offensive and defensive alliance, but they are divided into three directions, especially the Guirong people, and now there is Ludi, so that I Huaibei and the Central Plains must be on guard at the same time......
"Therefore, Oni Rong is our strongest enemy, and in comparison, Jinju and Guanlong are much weaker. You say, if the imperial court is really willing to make conditions at this time, cede all the land of Hebei to the Guirong, and also admit that the land of Lu is in their hands, and even put on a posture of retreating back to Jiangnan, how will the Guirong people react?"
This sudden question made Shen Zhou's face change suddenly, and he subconsciously shouted, "Don't ......" But immediately, I realized again, how could His Majesty the Emperor really make such a decision, so why dismiss Liu Rong.
Then, his expression changed again, and he thought of the key point: "Your Majesty's intention is to use this method to paralyze the Ghost Rong people first, as long as they temporarily have the idea of quitting the army, this alliance will naturally collapse.
"This is indeed a clever move, if it is Guo Han or Li Wannian, they may not be willing to believe that we will compromise, but Ghost Rong has almost no dealings with the imperial court, and they are the strongest, and they ask for more, maybe they will really believe it.
"And as long as they relax a little and retreat slightly, it will give us the opportunity to take the initiative and pacify Jinju and Guanlong...... The only thing to worry about is that it is not easy for Jinzhou and Guanlong to be defeated, and if the time drags on, maybe the ghost Rong people will react."
Sun Ning smiled and shook his head: "Shen Zhou, your idea is certainly good, but it still can't solve the current predicament and break this unfavorable situation.
"What I think of is another strategy, one that can really catch everyone off guard and solve the current dilemma once and for all. If you think about it the other way around, you get it."