Chapter 414: The Great Disaster of the Country Who Is

The officials and veterans of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, Shuntian Prefecture, the Corps of the Jinyiwei Town Fushi, and perhaps the people from the Dongchang and the Imperial Horse Supervisor participated in it. Anyone who participated in the verification of the heads was well aware of the above meaning and wanted to find some faults to the heads of the Tartars sent to Shandong.

However, at this hour of the 28:00 pm, there was no problem at all. For the heads of the Jurchens, Mongolians, North Koreas and Han troops, the Jiaozhou camp was placed in different categories and registered in the book, which was exactly the same as the ones, otherwise they would not have been sent so late.

In theory, after the generals win, this head is often a local civil servant inspection, which can annihilate more than 37,000 Tartars, of which the real Tartars (including the Jurchens and Mongolia) are about 30,000. Such an almost shocking victory must be confirmed by the court before it can be released.

In the court, Grand Secretary Chen Yan and Minister of War Zhang Guowei meant this. No matter what the following is, as long as you work hard at this level, you can get the results you want from the court.

Whether it is the officials in the court or the people below, they have formed a fixed mindset. Even if the military generals below win the battle, the results they receive will definitely be mixed with a lot of water, and they can always find faults.

Who would have thought that Shandong soldiers were doing too solidly. In more than an hour, according to the usual inspections in the past, even the Ministry of War itself should draw conclusions. Moreover, there are so many experts who specialize in autopsy, and they are all knowledgeable experts.

The Ministry of War came to preside over the matter with a Yuanwai Lang. Everyone called him Yuanwai Lin. If they didn't know about it, they thought it was a rich man from a certain place. It was dark, but no one told me the problem. The people watching the fun and the slaves of the wealthy clans were all there to make a fuss.

This situation will not be a result today. Lin Yuanwailang exchanged glances with Qianhu, an Jinyiwei guard around him. He nodded tacitly and shouted loudly:

"It's getting late today, and I'm afraid I can't see clearly, which will cause omissions. Let's check it out tomorrow and give the soldiers from Shandong an explanation as soon as possible!"

If you continue to test this point, it is not the result that the big figures in the capital want. You have to go back and ask about it quickly. Take out the next charter to avoid taking responsibility.

After these words, the officials in each yamen were relieved. Naturally, they all had various orders from their own Shangguandi, but it was indeed the same as Lin Yuanwailang thought, and it was not so easy to finish. They had to wait for the next decision. The Jinyiwei and the Dongchang man were even more angry. They thought that the ignorant people and wealthy servants on the periphery must find a way to deal with them hard, otherwise they would definitely be even more embarrassing the next day.

The leaders above thought so, and the officials and those attending staff who followed him did not think so. Tomorrow is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. Is it still possible to pass this year? The inspection of the heads here is a disgusting person, even if you give twice the reward, the same is true.

Everyone complained, but there were many people who were sick the next day and planned not to come. Since the Tartars were gone, there was a consensus in everyone's minds, but no one in the officialdom would say it clearly, so the time for the city gate to open will be longer.

People from all kinds of people at the head level were dejected and turned around the capital in the night...

On the night of the 28th day of the 12th lunar month, there were several rooms with lights burning all night long on the palace, cabinet, and the Ministry of War. During the day, those deeds outside the city were already spread in the capital.

The heads of the hundreds of big cars and the descriptions of the soldiers had already dispelled the last bit of doubt or luck in everyone's heart.

Chen Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet, had already received news from several confidant ministers, saying that a group of young censors would meet tomorrow, and even some young officials in the palace would write a letter together, asking the court to spread the world, praise Shandong general Li Meng, and send famous officials of the court to serve as governors, and high-ranking eunuchs were the military supervisors. They sent troops outside the pass or in Huguang, Henan to pacify the Tartars and bandits.

The first major event of the cabinet chief Chen Yan took office was to capture Zhou Yanru, the former chief minister in Tongzhou, and was imprisoned. This second major event made him know the feeling of sitting in the crater.

Originally, when he was in the cabinet, Chen Yan watched Zhou Yan delay his work and was completely disgusted with the style of a famous minister in the world. He always complained in his heart and looked down upon him. The reason why Chen Yan was appointed as the successor by Chongzhen was because he often criticized Zhou Yanru's various policies openly and secretly, and there was something that would happen if the ministers came to do it, which made Emperor Chongzhen look forward to him very much.

Who would have thought that sitting in this position was not the case at all. The entanglement of forces in all aspects and the open and undercurrents from top to bottom are all over the place.

It's only two days and earthly kung fu. Chen Yan has gone from being energetic to sadly thinking that the fate of obtaining Xue Guoguan, Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru is also his own fate.

When Chen Yan heard these young people who didn't know how to write a letter to ask Li Meng for me, he felt dizzy. Many of these young court officials were the same party as him. When they were fighting for the party and politics, they rolled up their sleeves and rushed to the front main force. The position of the assistant was thanks to these people who usually carried sedan chairs.

Moreover, most of the ministers in the court came from Jiangnan. These young officials were more or less powerful and powerful families, and some were behind them. This kind of complicated relationship network, where the only idea was to get rid of the crime, and it would be fine if everyone could get through it.

These young officials are too prone to fever. They impeached Shandong military general Li Meng, domineering and arrogant, do not listen to the imperial court, and watch friendly forces be annihilated by the enemy. They also impeached Li Meng to set up private checkpoints, exploit good people and business travelers on the canal, and they are greedy and despicable. They also say that Li Meng set up private military officials, without the court's legal etiquette and ill-heartedness, are all these people, and Li Meng did this in reality.

Judging from the older officials in the court, Shandong General Li Meng has been slow to show off his good news. As the end of the year approaches, he has sent tens of thousands of heads and has created such a great momentum outside the city. It may not be said that he has made great achievements, but it is more like a different way to beat the court's face.

But a victory made many people forget everything. They changed their positions one after another. Perhaps these young officials really had the intention of serving the country. They felt that Shandong had such a strong army and the Ming Dynasty had hope of reviving. Over the years, the local thieves were raging, and the threats of the Tartars were wiped out.

Things are not that simple. You are still in a state of conscience, so you are a young official. What kind of conscience will you say in your heart when you reach Chen Yan’s position? Everything is based on self-protection, everything is based on the meaning of the court, and the emperor’s intention is not to go against his own interests. It must be realized as much as possible.

However, the great victory of Shandong soldiers and horses is really exciting and can concentrate on the political struggle of the court. Chen Yan had this idea for no reason, but he immediately threw this thing aside. Think about the land affairs in the court tomorrow, and there will be some troubles!

The cabinet was somewhere in the palace, and it was already very late. Chen Yan was too lazy to go back. He wondered for no reason if Zhou Yanru had a silly carnival in Tongzhou and falsely reported good news. It was a completely abandoned move, but he did not continue this idea.

"Mr. Chen, long live the call."

A little eunuch's screams interrupted Chen Yan's random thoughts. Chen Yan was shocked and quickly stood up. The cabinet colleagues around him had some envious eyes that Chen Yan felt that it was difficult to be embarrassed. It was worth the position of the chief assistant to be treated like this.

There are sedan chairs in the palace. First, the cabinet is mostly elderly, and second, there are many inconveniences for external ministers to walk in the palace at night, so this sedan chair is also a cover.

The study in the place where Emperor Chongzhen is located is also lit. There are many people in the capital who can't sleep all night at night, and Emperor Chongzhen is one of them. His current mental state is no different from that in the court during the day. Compared to his usual excitement and excitement, he seems very depressed.

As soon as the chief assistant Chen Yan entered the inner study, he saw the emperor's condition. He had a sudden blow in his heart. The emperor in front of him was always troublesome, who was so foolish but not easy to serve.

"My dear, here are some memorials from the nobles of the capital, which are all about the blessing of Shandong Li's blessing of the Ming Dynasty and the revival is expected. Someone asked me to issue an order to appoint Li as the general who commanded the world's soldiers to quell the internal strife and external troubles. This is really ridiculous. Can't I see my embarrassment?"

If Chen Yan and Emperor Chongzhen had not made such a statement in the court, the people outside would have thought that Emperor Chongzhen would have so many. Because of the diligent, wise and wise Emperor Ming, who was trying to revive, suddenly had such an invincible general appearing under his command, the emperor would have been very happy and leaned on his pillar country.

"Your Majesty, I have received news here. Tomorrow's court meeting, some young officials from the Six Ministry and the Three Divisions are also preparing to write a letter to ask Your Majesty to reward Li Meng... Today, the test head level outside the city is not faked... Moreover, the people in the capital and even the wealthy families have many cheers... I think that such a large convoy heading north, I must have seen and heard about the land people along the way, let alone the nearest Shandong. Now, I am afraid everyone in the world knows this news."

Chen Yan was hesitant, but he explained everything he should express. However, some words were really hard to say, but they had to say them.

Shandong's methods look clumsy but extremely effective. I don't know whether it was a mistake or a long time ago. Now the capital is the capital, and all the people in the world know that Shandong has won a great victory, and there is still a real evidence. The court is the best face now. If it is handled improperly, it will be a loss of people's hearts. Of course, the hearts of people have been lost for several provinces now, and it may be a little less. It is always good.

"I understand your words. Li Meng put me and the court on the fire and roasted me!"

Emperor Chongzhen was not a fool, but at this moment he was less powerful than in the court. He was silent for a long time before speaking:

"Chen Aiqing, that Mr. Li from Shandong has ulterior motives and respects his own soldiers. If you don't take the court's conscience seriously, it will be a disaster in the future!"

Chen Yan, who had been given a seat, moved forward on the chair and sat there bent down. The emperor said this as the truth. He was about to answer the conversation, but he suddenly became excited when he heard Emperor Chongzhen's tone. Seeing the young emperor's face flushed again, he said there in a hurry:

"He, Li Meng, went from a humble citizen to today's general Zhendong, guarding the country. He received so much grace from the court. Without the court and my gift, could he have his status and status today? The same is true for the soldiers and horses in Shandong. They are all my people. Without me, how could they have them today? But why are these people so ungrateful and abandoned the loyal and patriotic fundamentals? I worked so hard and thrifty, but the ministers below were so rebellious. This... this... what did I do wrong!!"

This is the first time that Chen Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet, has been summoned alone. It is also the first time that he has seen the emperor's extreme emotions so close, but Emperor Chongzhen's words really stunned him.

What did you do wrong? Since the army of Shandong General Li Meng has been handed over to the army, how much food and pay and how much weapons have been given, and how many times the soldiers have been given, can they have the status today? That is the other party’s step by step exchange for military merits. But even if the other party is the general, didn’t the former Minister of War Chen Xinjia still use various means to conquer Shandong?

If I were in that position, I might have had the opposite. Chen Yan had this idea in his heart, even if he was the emperor and was so harsh to his subordinates, there were not so many foolish and loyal people at this time.

It is one thing to complain in his heart, and it is another thing to answer. Chen Yan thought about it there, and came up with a solution that was not a solution. He cleared his throat and reported to Emperor Chongzhen carefully:

"Your Majesty, I have a way, but I want to ask Your Majesty to clear the left and right first to avoid leaking the secret."

Seeing Chen Yan's solemn speech, Emperor Chongzhen also waved his hand and said tiredly:

"I'm talking to Lord Chen. You guys go down first!"

The eunuchs who had been serving in the imperial study were confused and stared at Chen Yan unhappily for a few unhappy times. Then they all took their leave. Chen Yan smiled bitterly again, thinking that he had offended people again without realizing it. When everyone in the imperial study retreated, Chen Yan hesitated and said:

"Your Majesty, I dare to say something. The embarrassment between Your Majesty and the court is nothing more than not knowing how to reward him. Li Meng is so ambitious. If Your Majesty gives him a bigger position, the situation will be even more difficult to deal with. But now the people among the officials are all watching this matter. It is unreasonable to not reward him or reason. Is it right?"

First he calmed down, then Emperor Chongzhen nodded slowly, obviously agreeing with his statement. Although there were two people in the room now, Chen Yan lowered his voice and spoke:

"Since everyone wants to reward, it is nothing more than a ceremony. Such soldiers and horses come to Beijing, so they naturally have to offer victory. Your Majesty might as well hold a ceremony for offering victory to heaven and earth. With this ceremony, it is extremely grand. The ministers and people below naturally think that they will reward and give generous gifts next, so they will not pay much attention to this reward. But after the ceremony, we will send the team of exchanging victory sent by Shandong. This is also approaching the New Year, and everyone is busy with family affairs, and maybe they have forgotten that the people are very forgetful. After the first lunar month, who can remember this matter will pass silently."

After hearing what Chen Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet, Emperor Chongzhen did not make any sound for a while. Then he slapped the table heavily and shouted angrily:

"For a local domineering military general, I actually wanted me to work so hard and consume the country's money. It's really a reversal of the world. I am so diligent, why do I have such evil and evil things?"

"So diligent" and "so frugal" and other words, all civil and military officials who can attend court can hear calluses, but Chen Yan felt extremely harsh when he heard this sentence tonight. However, ministers who arrived at this position were basically powerful people who could not show their honor and disgrace. Their heads were slightly underground and their faces were always respectful.

Emperor Chongzhen finished saying this angrily, but Chen Yan didn't know how to answer. Who would have thought that after a moment, Emperor Chongzhen hesitated and asked:

"Chen Aiqing, I'm so arrogant and would the court treat him like this? Will it cause any trouble for him to be so arrogant??"

After hearing this question, Chen Yan, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet who had just taken office, was finally completely disappointed with Emperor Chongzhen. The Prime Minister of the Cabinet was different from the other cabinet bachelors. The Prime Minister was close to the emperor, while the other cabinet grand bachelors were alienated. In the court, Chen Yan did not have a high opinion of Emperor Chongzhen.

Who would have thought that after close contact, he found that Emperor Chongzhen was even worse than he expected. He had a strong personality and was unwilling to take responsibility, but he was scrupulous and flinched. It was no wonder that such a person would have become such a situation now. At this moment, Chen Yan's excitement of getting the position of chief minister of the cabinet was completely wiped out. Since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, the chief minister, the minister, the minister of the minister, the governor and the governor of each province were not known how many times he had been killed, and his fate would not be much better.

But Chen Yan still reported respectfully:

"Your Majesty, according to the observation of the little minister, although this Shandong general Li Meng is domineering, he is seeking a title of righteousness everywhere. Now, today, the people are loyal to the emperor and patriotism, and they will never allow rioters to be rampant. I believe that Li also saw this and dared not act rashly. This righteousness is naturally on Your Majesty's side. If you catch this, Your Majesty will take the initiative. At present, there are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses stationed outside the capital. The total number of soldiers and horses in the world is about one million. Shandong is only a province. With the help of the chaotic season, he took advantage of the situation. Now the Tartars' soldiers and horses have suffered heavy damage in the pass, which must have been damaged. They may not enter the pass in a short period of time. The court can mobilize and train troops, or drive these Shandong soldiers to fight with the bandits."

While speaking, Chen Yan observed Emperor Chongzhen's face. As expected, with his guidance, Emperor Chongzhen's face eased more and more. Finally, it calmed down.

"This Shandong general Li Meng was rude and martial artist. In order to show his momentary power, he put himself in a dead end. This is God bless the Ming Dynasty and the ancestors and ancestors bless him!"

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen completely relaxed and smiled again on his face, but Chen Yan himself felt that these words were disgusting. After so many years of entering the officialdom, telling lies has become commonplace, but he feels embarrassed to say this.

Since the tone has been set, all the yamen have finally settled down and done it according to the rules. However, the officials below have even complained even more, and the young and old at home are still waiting to go back to work on the New Year. As a result, they still have to work on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. The family is already very complaining.

Tonight, the palace and various yamen were sleepless nights, except for these worried people. Several of the young officials who were preparing to submit the report the next day did not fall asleep either.

Some people are urging their families to organize their luggage in a delicate manner, and some local people burned some documents there. If these officials traced their background in detail, they would always find out that they were from Shandong or Yangzhou Prefecture, and their families did not move to the capital.

There were several other shops closed before dark, and the shopkeeper distributed money to the guys below and told him:

"The next day, I went to Nancheng to spend more money to invite some idle people, and went out of the city to coax. After coaxing, I went directly to the car shop in Nancheng to follow the arrangements and didn't go back to the city."

Hundreds of big trucks were pulling their heads outside the city gate. It was the busy New Year season in the capital. The civilians in the capital did not have so much time to go out to the city to watch the fun. Only by first gathering the crowds and building the momentum first can there be a marginal effect. Just like rolling a snowball on a snowy mountain. The snowball rolls down by itself, and it will become bigger and bigger, and eventually become a shocking avalanche.

Similarly, the same was true for several hidden piles and strongholds arranged by Lingshan Trading Company and Shandong Salt Gang. When the hundreds of large trucks were parked outside, the hidden piles in the capital began to move, inspiring idle people to go out of the city to watch the fun. After this momentum, pedestrians from south to north, as well as people in the city who like to watch the fun, will naturally increase and make the momentum completely coax.

The Fang family of Yangzhou Prefecture and the salt merchants of Lianghuai and many officials in the capital had a relationship of one kind and another. Each merchant in each family had his own close relatives. The second son of the Fang family shared honor and disgrace with Jiaozhouying, and had a combination of interests and interests. He had long introduced his relationships in Beijing to Jiaozhouying.

The Jiaozhou Camp's internal account and the Shandong Salt Gang naturally had the means to control these officials who had entered the court shortly after, and could use them at critical moments. Find relationships and use these people to add some money to make a big difference.

In fact, the big men in the court guessed the Jiaozhou camp with their intentions. The Jiaozhou camp was to show their victory in order to embarrass the court as much as possible and at a loss, and then promote the great victory and glory of the Jiaozhou camp as much as possible. From Shandong, it is not as credible as the capital center, so that more people can hear it.
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