Chapter 543: Famous Minister
Qiu Yue also sent someone to deliver the news to Wang Shouren when he entered the city, and only when the Guyuan army and the Shuofang army arrived, the counterinsurgency could be truly stable. And Wang Shouren and Wang Tingxiang both felt a little self-deprecating when they learned that the town had been broken and the palace had been taken by Jinyiwei.
I was still thinking about how to grab the credit, but I didn't expect the emperor to be one step ahead.
Zhang Xuan sighed, King Anhua rebelled, which shocked people a lot, but fortunately, it was successfully exterminated in just seven days.
"Zhongcheng, the ministry, the note to the court has been handed out six days ago, and it is still eight hundred miles to hurry, and now that the anti-thieves have been extinguished, they should be played again in time Your Majesty, so as not to worry about the government and the opposition."
"Okay." Wang Tingxiang has no opinion, "It was written by Zhang Yushi and signed by Brother Bo'an." ”
Wang Shouren had no other opinions, but he considered it more comprehensively and thoughtfully: "This kind of thing happened. Do you want to continue to clean up the grasslands and military camps in Ningxia, and do you also play the imperial court? ”
In fact, this question should not be asked by Wang Shouren, strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with him at all.
He was somewhat surprised when he said this, with this Wang Bo'an's mind, he would never fail to figure out the truth.
"Yes." Zhang Xuan still nodded, for him, this is his main duty, "The lower officials are still thinking, just tell the truth about the counterinsurgency." The key lies in cleaning up the military cantonments. The lower officials thought that His Majesty's original intention was never to force the border towns to rebel. King Ke'an rebelled, the world shook, will Your Majesty and the lords in the court have the intention of changing their ways...... I can't be sure of that. It's not easy to write. ”
Yes, that's the crux of the matter.
Wang Tingxiang and Wang Shouren both nodded, and their eyes showed a look of admiration for Zhang Xuan, this person who was originally only a county magistrate, is still sober when facing major events, which is not something that can be done by talking.
After all, this is a rebellion of the vassal king, even if it is the Zhu family who likes to do this kind of thing, it is extremely unusual.
At least the emperor's face can't be hung up. Therefore, if this kind of thing happens, the elders and ministers of the central government may be inclined to act prudently, and even the emperor will have this kind of mentality.
That's why Zhang Xuan hated, that stupid vassal king had no influence in the military, but the political trouble was huge.
Now, Zhang has to face a gamble, and the bet is his political career.
Because there will definitely be some people among the ministers who will voice opposition, if the emperor's mind is still to continue to carry out, then the notes they hand over must be in line with this point, and only in this way can the emperor push the boat smoothly.
Otherwise, those who handle it will say that they can't do anything, and this is their own people making it more difficult for the emperor.
The problem is that in case the emperor also changes his mind, they also say that it is not appropriate to continue with it.
So where is it so easy to be an official.
However, what Zhang Xuan didn't expect was that he met two good officials.
Wang Shouren and Wang Tingxiang didn't want to be good to him, but they were concerned about cleaning up the military tun.
Therefore, Wang Tingxiang agreed to play the joint game, and Wang Shouren agreed to write down the matter of cleaning up the military cantonment.
In fact, this matter really has nothing to do with them, but their opinions are very similar.
"It must be written, and the emperor must be advised to continue to implement it!" Wang Shouren said categorically: "The military camp has invaded too much, resulting in the dilapidated guards, and there are almost no soldiers to fight, and a rebellion by King An will make this matter a halberd, but when will the Ming Dynasty get rid of this evil?!" ”
Wang Tingxiang was even more ruthless, "Since ancient times, Qingzhang Tianmu has been full of people, just thinking about going smoothly but not killing people to do this, I haven't seen anything like this." Therefore, this officer also believes that the clean-up of military cantonments must not be stopped. Otherwise, how can Ningxia have the image of renewal? ”
These two people can be said to be the real power figures in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Xuan has been in Beijing, in Huai'an Mansion, in the mainland he has not seen such officials as Wang Tingxiang and Wang Shouren, what was it in the past, no ambition, full of greed.
But in this moment, he had a certain sense of empathy for these two people.
Whether it was the governor of Shaanxi or the governor of Hetao, they could find a way to get rid of this matter, but they didn't.
This is not only to help Zhang Xuan in real politics, but also to shock him at the level of ideal spirit.
The worries of the world first, the joy of the world after the world, there are such people in the world!
Zhang Xuan saluted the two quite solemnly, "Bo'an Gong, Ziheng Gong's high righteousness, the lower officials will know today!" ”
"Don't praise us, you Zhang Bingyong (Zhang Xuanzi) fight corrupt officials and protect the people in Shanyang County, Huai'an Prefecture, and you can't change your ambition in prison. Wang Shouren said with a smile.
It's hard to know yourself in life.
The three of them suddenly began to sympathize with each other.
Originally, Wang Tingxiang wanted to grab the credit, but Jin Yiwei took the lead, so he had nothing to say.
In any case, the matter is settled safely, and the emperor will not lose the benefit of any of them.
Thinking about it carefully, which of the three of them was not specially selected and appointed by the emperor.
It was a moment of some historical significance—three ministers who wanted to do something reliable gathered at the same time in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, and all of them were trusted by the emperor.
"Xiaguan is here to play a song! Report to the Emperor! ”
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Wang Shouren's thoughts were brought back to the twelfth year of Hongzhi by the sunset on the horizon, when he had just entered the Jinshi, because he followed Wang Yue to the northwest to see the invasion of the military camp with his own eyes, so he was stunned.
But at that time, the prince's treatment of him was relegated to Guizhou Longchang.
Ten years had passed, and by this time he had finally understood.
The emperor actually knows everything, he is just waiting for an opportunity.
Therefore, Zhang Xuan felt that it was risky to continue to suggest cleaning up the military camp, but Wang Shouren knew that it was definitely not.
Because he knows the current Emperor Zhengde better.
At the same time, Wang Shouren also secretly determined that no matter what, he would definitely assist the emperor to complete this matter, and if Ningxia rebelled, he would go out of Ningxia, and if Yulin rebelled, he would go out of Yulin.
Ten years of sharpening a sword, he and his soldiers are the sword sharpened by the emperor.
Now, Ningxia is just the beginning.
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In the town, with the arrival of Wang Tingxiang, the governor of Shaanxi, the original chaos began to gradually dissipate, and once the backbone of the government arrived, the work of stabilizing order in the city could be carried out smoothly.
In a spirit of curiosity, the three of them went together to meet the King of Anhua, who was already in prison.
After a day or two, King Anhua gradually recognized the reality, and then the previous arrogance quickly dissipated, and the whole person became like a decadent mute, and he didn't even speak.
The property occupied by the palace was found, including acres of land, silver taels, gold, antiques, calligraphy and paintings...... This greedy prince looted millions of taels of wealth.
"Let the Jinyi guard send the Jingshi."
This is the final decision.
On the second day, that is, on the ninth day of the first month of September, under the auspices of the governor Wang Tingxiang, the government posted a notice to the people: 1. The king of Anhua gathered a crowd to rebel, and his crime should be punished, and those who obey him will be guilty of the same crime; 2. All the people who have nothing to do with the rebellion case are not guilty, and as long as they keep to themselves, the officers and soldiers will not be guilty; 3. September 1 is the date set by the government to withdraw from the army, and now the An'an has been ambushed, and the date of retreat is postponed to September 20, and those who do not retreat after the deadline are regarded as resisting the decree and should be beheaded; Fourth, the people and merchants in the city must maintain order, and anyone who commits adultery and criminality shall be punished severely.
The former Ningxia Town General Soldier and Deputy General Soldier were all killed, at a special moment, Wang Tingxiang could only do both, there are many generals and soldiers in Ningxia Weizhong who are involved in the crime of rebellion, this is not a place to show benevolence and righteousness, and he does not have this power, and the rebellion will definitely be killed.
However, when it comes to military affairs, there is no need to inform the people.
Neither the Shuofang army nor the Guyuan army left immediately, but assisted the government in dealing with the aftermath.
Ningxia Town originally had seven guards, but Jingyuwei was far away and was not affected. The other six guards: Ningxia Wei, Ningxia front, center, and rear guards, and Ningxia left and right army guards, all have different numbers of rebels.
These don't have to be said, they must be arrested, it turns out that the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses pulled up by King Anhua, one has been killed a lot, and many have also run away, and the rest of the people are absolutely miserable, and no one can save them.
Wang Tingxiang chose to disrupt all the guards in order to stabilize the situation, and re-organized the three new guards of Ningxia Wei, Ningxia Qianwei and Ningxia Rear Guard in Ningxia Town, and the remaining three guards were there, but the number was already insufficient. The specific handling of it can only be determined after the court is played.
The rebellion was initially decided, and there were many affairs.
Because of the relationship between killing many people, millions of acres of fields were suddenly added.
As long as they go on this note and the imperial court agrees, then Ningxia Town can re-divide the military cantonment on the basis of the newly organized three guards.
The so-called breaking and then standing is like this.
It's just that after the war, there are always people who break their homes.
Wang Shouren moved his mind at this point, and he found Wang Tingxiang and said: "Brother Ziheng, the Hetao area is vast and sparsely populated, and after the war, there are many people who have suffered, and I want to absorb some people in the city and bring them to Shuofang, so that Brother Ziheng's pressure is less, and the Hetao Tunken can also help more." ”
The reclamation of the Hetao is also a government matter that the imperial court and His Majesty attach great importance to.
"How many people does Brother Bo'an want to bring?"
Wang Shouren didn't pretend to be thin-skinned, "Of course, you can bring as much as you can, and it's not in vain for the Fang army to come on this trip." ”
"How much can you bring?" Wang Tingxiang was speechless, how rich this is, "The army pulled grain and grass without saying." So many people brought it back, and the rations were not a small number, and Brother Bo'an had made a fortune. ”
"Haha, Brother Ziheng said with a smile, it's not that he's making a fortune, it's the emperor who is making a fortune. The emperor worked hard to recover the Hetao, because it was a real plug in the south of the Yangtze River. ”
Wang Tingxiang had some longing in his heart.
As for the absorption of the people, he agreed. It's a good thing for both public and private, and there's no reason to disagree. As for the emperor's side...... He and Wang Shouren are also high-ranking officials, some things can be decided by themselves, and they don't have to report to the emperor for big and small things.
The two chatted happily, and soon after, someone asked to see them.
A soldier came in outside, he knelt down on one knee and said: "Zhongcheng, there is also a Qing prince who has been shouting injustice in prison, saying that he was coerced by Anjun, this person, I don't know how to deal with it?" ”