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  Chapter 121 119【Court Hall】

  Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

  Emperor Chongzhen convened the cabinet, six ministries, and six ministers to discuss matters.

Today's Ming court has entered the era of Wen Tiren, and there are a lot of cabinet ministers: Wen Tiren, Qian Shisheng (Donglin Party), Wu Zongda (Donglin Party), Wang Yingxiong, Wen Zhenmeng, He Wuzou, Zhang Zhifa (Qi Party), Lin Qiang.

  Originally there was Xu Guangqi, who died of illness a month ago.

   Among these cabinet ministers, everyone must be familiar with Wen Zhenmeng's great-grandfather, that is, Wen Zhengming, one of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River.

  Lin Qian is also quite awesome. He accepted bribes three years ago and wrote a memorial to his victory.

   Zheng Yiguan is a pirate, what does Zheng Zhilong have to do with me?

  Zheng Zhilong was whitewashed in an instant!

  In front of me, there are still six ministers who have been summoned to discuss the matter.

   Li Changgeng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who was "accepted by the Donglin Party", has become very close to the Donglin Party in order to oppose the chief assistant Wen Tiren.

  Hubu Shangshu Hou Xun, Donglin Party, father of Hou Fangyu, the fourth son of the late Ming Dynasty.

   Li Kangxian, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, is making friends with the Donglin Party and jointly boycotting the chief assistant Wen Tiren.

  Military Minister Zhang Fengyi, who was born in the **** party, was not liquidated because of his status as a border minister.

  Punishment Minister Hu Yingtai, who was born in the Chu Party, once transported 24 artillery pieces to Beijing. Those were the earliest Hongyi cannons of the Ming Dynasty, eleven of which were shipped to Liaodong, and the Battle of Ningyuan "seemed" to hit Nurhachi.

  Ministry Minister Zhou Shipu was very close to the Donglin Party, and his main political opponent was the **** who supervised the Ministry of Industry.

   Zhang Yandeng, the censor of Zuodu, is a capable minister and official, and he is versatile in both civil and military affairs.

  Emperor Chongzhen seemed a little tired, and said: "The thieves have entered Sichuan, Henan, and Huguang. How should we suppress the law?"

   No one answered, no one dared to answer!

  Emperor Chongzhen has been on the throne for several years, and the ministers have also figured out the way, and now all of them are "smart and safe".

  Shoufu Wen Tiren stood there in a daze like a bodhisattva.

  Although he cultivated party members in private, he was a lone minister on the surface, and he won the trust of Emperor Chongzhen.

  When this person was young, he was also high-spirited, no matter his ability or means, he could be an important minister of the society to turn the tide. Moreover, he was clean and honest. Although the Donglin Party hated him deeply, they dared not say that Wen Tiren was corrupt.

  A capable and honest minister who served as the chief assistant for several years in the late Ming Dynasty... Well, he never did a single job.

   Under Chongzhen, as long as he is not doing business, there will be no mistakes.

  If it is said that Chongzhen is a pot-throwing emperor, Wen Tiren is the chief assistant of non-stick pots.

  Jun Ming Chen Xian, complement each other!

  Warm Body Kernel is non-stick to what extent?

  He only needs to say a few good words casually, without affecting himself, and he can save some ministers who are really doing things. But he just didn't express his opinion, watching the ministers who did things go to prison, he was selfish to the extreme, and he didn't have the slightest responsibility as the chief assistant of the cabinet.

   Seeing Chongzhen looking towards him, Wen Tiren immediately looked at Zhang Fengyi.

  Military Minister Zhang Fengyi could only bite the bullet and answer: "There should be governors of five provinces to take charge of the suppression of bandits in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Sichuan."

   "Is there a suitable candidate?" Chongzhen asked again.

  Wen Tiren said: "Li Shangshu is in the pocket, there should be someone who can do it."

   Li Changgeng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, immediately retorted: "If a minister is neither party nor selfish, how can there be a person who has pockets?"

   "Tell me." Emperor Chongzhen said.

  Li Changgeng said: "Chen Qiyu, governor of Yansui, may be able to take on this important task."

Chongzhen immediately had an impression, and he also praised this person. During Chen Qiyu's tenure as the governor of Yansui, he killed more than 170 people, including Jieshanhu, Liu Robaozhi, Golden Chipeng, Xue Rengui, Yilong, Diamond Diamond, and Fanshan Harrier. Thieves.

  Actually, they were all thieves who were recruited by the imperial court and returned to their hometown to plow the fields.

  But the actual problem has not been solved. Although the rebels return to their hometowns to farm, it is difficult for them to bear heavy taxes and labor. These former thieves naturally did not want to be oppressed again, so they did many illegal things, and some even rebelled again.

  Chen Qiyu either suppressed or deceived, beheaded more than 170 thieves, and beheaded more than a thousand old thieves, and all ordinary thieves were sent back to farm.

Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied with this, nodded and said: "Promote Chen Qiyu, the right servant of the Ministry of War and the censor of the capital of Youqin, and the governor of the military affairs of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Sichuan provinces. All armies must listen to their restraint. Let the rebels continue to flee!"

  This appointment almost killed the Northwest Liu thieves, and the rebels escaped narrowly and narrowly by relying on bribes and false surrenders.

  Including Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, and Li Zicheng, they were all blocked in the carriage gorge by Chen Qiyu. As long as Chen Qiyu was more cold-blooded and decisive, the history of the late Ming Dynasty would be different.

  Emperor Chongzhen suddenly asked again: "Is the food and salary enough for the five provinces to suppress bandits?"

  Hubu Shangshu Hou Xun replied: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not enough."

   "The Ministry of Households should raise funds as soon as possible." Emperor Chongzhen said.

  Hou Xun bowed and said, "I will do my best."

  Emperor Chongzhen suddenly remembered: "Nanzhi and Zhejiang Jinhuayin still owe hundreds of thousands of taels, let them deport to the capital quickly!"

  Hou Xun said: "Your Majesty, please leave gold flowers and silver to suppress thieves."

   "No!" Chongzhen flatly refused.

  Gold flowers and silver belong to the income of official land, and are sent directly to the emperor's private treasury. How can they be used for war?

  Hou Xun stepped back and stopped speaking, let alone admonishing him.

  The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry have almost broken their cans.

  Especially the Minister of the Household Department, there was already another minister in charge of the warehouse, and Chongzhen got another **** to take care of it.

  After Hou Xun took charge of the household department, he didn't bother to do anything, didn't bother to take care of anything, and couldn't take care of so many things.

   Moreover, Hou Xun firmly opposed the addition of factions, after all, money and food were not in his hands. If taxes and taxes were increased, Hou Xun would not get half a cent of the benefits, but he would also be accused of harming the people. He was not willing to blame the emperor.

  The six ministries in the cabinet are unwilling to take care of things.

  With the emperor and the chief assistant as role models, all the important ministers in the cabinet have become pot throwers and non-stick pans.

   The scene suddenly turned cold because no one spoke.

  Under the Chongzhen Emperor, important ministers did not even dare to directly attack political opponents. If two or three ministers attack one person at the same time, they will be suspected by the emperor of forming a party, and their political future can basically be declared over.

   "Ahem!"

  Chongzhen coughed twice, breaking the embarrassing atmosphere of Wenhua Hall.

Wen Tiren immediately said: "There is a traitor in Jiangxi, Zhao Yan, who is rumored to be a scholar of Jishui. He stole Ji'an Fucheng a few days ago. Dozens of Ji'an and Luling officials died for the country. Jie Xuelong, the governor of Jiangxi, died in the battle when he regained the Fucheng. Zhang Yin, the **** in charge of Ji'an , led the troops to attack, was seriously injured, and took back the capital city. The appointment of rewards and punishments here still needs to be discussed by colleagues."

   Chongzhen said expressionlessly: "I have already learned about this matter. All loyal ministers who died for the country should be commended."

   Li Kang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, bowed first and said: "Governor Xie Xuelong, prefect Xu Fusheng, can posthumously give three grades, and one son from each Yin will be the son of the Imperial College."

   "Quite." Chongzhen said.

  Zhang Fengyi said: "There are reports of thieves in Pingxiang and Duchang in Jiangxi. I suggest that we can assign 2,000 pacesetters to the governor of Jiangxi to quickly quell the civil unrest."

   "Yes," Chongzhen actually agreed to assign two thousand pacesetters to the governor of Jiangxi, and asked, "Who can be the governor of Jiangxi?"

  Shoufu Wen Tiren, shut up and don't speak.

  Zuodu censor Zhang Yandeng suddenly said: "According to the inspector Lu Xiangsheng, he can be the governor of Jiangxi."

  Wen Tiren moved his footsteps lightly, as if he was tired from standing for too long.

   Li Ke gave the matter to Xue Guoguan, and immediately retorted: "Lu Douzhan is very profitable in suppressing bandits in the north. Obviously he is a man who knows the soldiers. He can be transferred to the governor of Yunyang to help suppress the bandits who have rushed into Huguang!"

  Lu Xiangsheng is a member of the Donglin Party, and Wen Tiren does not want him to take over as governor of Jiangxi.

  Chongzhen had a very good impression of Lu Xiangsheng, and immediately nodded: "The danger of thieves is worrying, so let Lu Xiangsheng go to Yunyang to suppress the thieves."

  Zhang Yandeng can only re-recommend candidates: "Shen Youlong, Shaoqing of Taipusi, can be the governor of Jiangxi."

  Shen Youlong is also an expert in suppressing bandits. Historically, he was defeated and martyred for fighting the Qing Dynasty.

  Xue Guoguan said: "Jiangxi is a land of prosperity, and the troubled people can be educated. Su Song supervised Li Maofang, who has both virtue and conduct, cleans himself and keeps integrity, so he can be the governor of Jiangxi."

  Zhang Yandeng was furious, and said: "Your Majesty, the Jiangxi bandits have not been wiped out, even the Zhao bandit fled into the mountains, and someone with knowledge of the army must suppress them!"

  In fact, many ministers know the real situation in Jiangxi.

  Because there are too many officials in Jiangxi, any servant who goes to Beijing to report the letter will quickly spread throughout the central court.

   But this matter involves eunuchs, so it is inconvenient to expose it directly.

  The situation between the DPRK and China, the first assistant Wen Tiren is the big boss, and the Donglin Party is making trouble with eunuchs.

  Historically, they succeeded. The Donglin Party borrowed a knife to kill people, and let Cao Huachun and Wen Tiren dog bite the dog. A **** holding a pen, and a cabinet minister, both of them suffered a loss, and they all resigned and returned to their hometowns.

  The two sides quarreled about the candidate for the governor of Jiangxi, and the quarrel caused Emperor Chongzhen's head to hurt, so he had to say: "Stop arguing, the court will push the decision!"

  Choose a day to hold the court push, Shen Youlong naturally got the most votes, and Li Maofang only had a few votes.

  Then the result is obvious, Chongzhen chose...Li Maofang.

  Zuodu Censor Zhang Yandeng resigned in anger.

  He wants to do things, but the situation in the court does not allow him to do things, so he might as well resign and return to his hometown for retirement.

  The emperor refused, Zhang Yandeng had no choice but to continue to be an official and suffer.

   Fortunately, this summer, Nanjing East Factory found a letter. One official asked another official to seek help from Zhang Yandeng.

  The letter was never sent, and Zhang Yandeng didn't know about it, but he was implicated in it.

  Three requests and three speeches, Zhang Yandeng finally left.

  But Chongzhen knew that he was capable, so he only allowed Zhang Yandeng to go home for recuperation, and then return to the court to serve after he recovered from his illness. Among the cabinet ministers, all the officials who dared to do things finally left.

  In the spring of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Li Maofang set off from Suzhou and went to Jiangxi by boat to serve as governor.

how to say?

  Wen Tiren misjudged, Li Maofang is also disobedient.

  Although Li Maofang impeached Zhou Yanru (Wen Tiren's political opponent), it was purely out of personal grievances. Although Li Maofang is not a member of the Donglin Party, she is not in the same pot as Wen Tiren, and she has been close to the Donglin Party during Su Song's supervision.

  This old man is also capable of leading troops to suppress bandits!

   It's just that, compared to Xie Xuelong, Li Maofang is weaker in fighting, and more serious in corruption and bribery.

   (Open a new volume, sort out ideas, there are only two changes today.)

  (end of this chapter)