Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 131 Jane in the Emperor's Heart

Earlier, Emperor Chongzhen had learned from Chen Xinjia's eavesdropping seeds that Sun Chuanting had already arrived in Shanxi, and had sent someone to ask Chen Xinjia for military rations along the way, but Chen Xinjia replied that there were not many grains and grasslands. It should be used by Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides.

Now, the later Hong Chengchou has arrived, so where is Sun Chuanting?

Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about it when suddenly another servant came to report that Shaanxi Governor Sun Chuanting and his army had also arrived in the suburbs of Beijing.

Hearing this, he was a little surprised that Sun Chuanting arrived so quickly, almost at the same time as Hong Chengchou. Could it be that he was not restricted by the military rations?
Just thinking about it, the servant reported to the cabinet minister Yang Sichang to ask for an audience.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't even need to guess, he knew that there were two King Qin armies coming from outside the capital, and the outer court knew about it.

Thinking of this, he sent an order for Yang Sichang to have an audience, and he wanted to see what Yang Sichang had to say?
After a ceremony, Yang Sichang really mentioned the two King Qin armies on the outskirts of Beijing: "Your Majesty, the governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou, and the governor of Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting, have all rushed to the capital. After supplying Governor Hong, I wondered in my heart, I don't know where Governor Sun came all the way, where did the necessary military supplies come from?"

Speaking of this, he took a peek at the emperor's face, and then continued to play: "Your Majesty just severely punished Zu Kuan, the general soldier who disturbed the people, to warn other armies to take warning. Governor Sun As a civil servant, I expect that he will not be like a martial artist, therefore, I am willing to go to verify one or two things, in order to clear the suspicion of Governor Sun, please allow your majesty!"

On the surface, there was really no clue that he wanted to get rid of Sun Chuanting. On the contrary, he seemed to be thinking about Sun Chuanting wholeheartedly. People who don't know the details are really easy to be deceived by him.

Emperor Chongzhen appraised in his heart, but kept his face calm, and immediately nodded his head and said: "Yang Qing's words are reasonable, let's play!"

Yang Sichang was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately went on to play: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with Governor Hong. If you come from thousands of miles to help, the imperial court should reward you and express your condolences. This way the army's morale can be used, which will benefit the next battle."

The implication was that Emperor Chongzhen should immediately receive Hong Chengchou, and at least make a gesture of commendation for coming to his aid from thousands of miles away.

Logically speaking, this is indeed the case, and Emperor Chongzhen should do the same.

In the original history, Yang Sichang also resorted to this trick, in fact, he treated Hong Chengchou differently, suggesting that Emperor Chongzhen received Hong Chengchou, but refused to let Sun Chuanting enter the capital, which made Sun Chuanting dissatisfied and resentful.As a result, after Yang Sichang made another move, he was tricked and deafened with anger, and made some inappropriate actions, so he was attacked by Yang Sichang, and was finally sent to prison for questioning.

After Yang Sichang finished speaking, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen, waiting for a reply.In this regard, he is still sure in his heart, because the suggestions he made are all logical things, and the emperor will not object.

However, Emperor Chongzhen actually understood his real purpose, so how could he be fooled by him, so he looked at Yang Sichang, and seemed to have a slight smile on his face, the smile made Yang Sichang's heart skip a beat, why did he have a bad feeling ?
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "You have reminded me by saying this. If this is the case, then I will call the two of them together for an audience. I will ask Governor Sun in person to see how he responds. Don't bother Yang Qing to run out of Beijing."

"..." Yang Sichang was a little silly when he heard it.If he had known the answer earlier, he should not have mentioned the latter matter. He had first been ordered to embarrass Sun Chuanting, and then he would report back that Sun Chuanting had a problem, so it would be logical to summon Hong Chengchou alone.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had already said so, and he couldn't stop it.After all, Sun Chuanting was also a great official in the frontier, and in the war against the bandits, he often won the battle, so he was qualified to see the emperor.

what to do?Yang Sichang asked himself, did he miss the opportunity like this?
As expected of a man with a quick mind, Yang Sichang immediately thought of a countermeasure, and immediately said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, I would like to go to the barracks to deliver the decree, and by the way, I can check the situation of the two armies on the spot. What's the problem, I believe Wei Chen can also see a thing or two."

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen said with a bit of playfulness on his face when he heard it, "Yang Qing means that he believes that there will be problems with Governor Sun?"

Yang Sichang was taken aback for a moment, feeling in his heart, why is it getting harder and harder for the emperor to speak?
But on the surface, he immediately replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, what I mean is that I know something about military affairs. If I go to the barracks in person, if there are gossips in the capital, I can also testify for Governor Sun." , I believe that others will not say anything.”

Hehe, what if you framed Sun Chuanting instead of testifying for Sun Chuanting?In your capacity, wouldn't it be more detrimental to Sun Chuanting?After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen sneered in his heart and thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Yang Qing is right, so that's it!"

Yang Sichang was delighted when he heard this and was waiting to leave the palace.

But at this moment, Emperor Chongzhen said again: "Chen Baoting?"

"The servant is here!" Chen Baoting, the personal servant, immediately bowed and waited for the order.

"You go with Yang Qing, just follow Yang Qing, warriors in the army don't know etiquette, if the leader of the army is rude to Yang Qing, write down his name and play it back to me!"

Yang Sichang next to him was speechless. With his status, how could those big soldiers be rude to him?Even Sun Chuanting didn't have the guts to be rude to him!The emperor took care of himself too much by doing this!In this way, some things are not easy to do.

He wanted to decline, but Emperor Chongzhen didn't give him a chance, telling him to go and return as soon as possible, so as not to delay the battle later.

Yang Sichang had no choice but to take Chen Baoting away according to the order.

Seeing his back coming out of the palace, Emperor Chongzhen also felt a little helpless.If there were enough eavesdropping seeds, they would know what Yang Sichang did after he went to the military camp outside the city without sending Chen Baoting there.

Of course, if no one is sent, if Yang Sichang doesn't speak, but despises Sun Chuanting and the people who angered him from his behavior, if he deliberately seeks trouble, he will not be able to find out just by eavesdropping on the seeds.

About an hour later, Yang Sichang came with Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, and Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, to meet and pay the order.

For Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, Emperor Chongzhen has long been famous in later generations. Seeing them saluting with Yang Sichang at this time, he couldn't help observing them carefully.

Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were born in the same year, but Hong Chengchou is younger in appearance alone.Moreover, Hong Chengchou's behavior was in line with his status as a civil servant of the Ming Dynasty, but Sun Chuanting's behavior was more military-like.

Emperor Chongzhen also noticed a detail. When he entered the palace, Hong Chengchou had a respectful face. When he occasionally looked at Yang Sichang or the servants, he was kind and pleasant, which made people feel close; With a serious face.The first impression of the two of them is that Hong Chengchou is easy to get along with, while Sun Chuanting is difficult to deal with.

After seeing the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen said with a serious face: "Jianlu is still raging in the pass. After all, the two ministers can arrive in time. I am very relieved. I hope that you two will do your best in the next battle and kill them." Serve the country!"

"This is a matter within the scope of my duties. I must devote myself to it until death." Upon hearing this, Hong Chengchou immediately echoed in a respectful voice.

But Sun Chuanting was late for a moment, and seemed to hesitate a little before playing: "Your Majesty, Jianlu is too powerful to confront him head-on. I believe that it will take some time to be careful and choose the weak ones to attack. .”

"..." Emperor Chongzhen was speechless. You, Sun Chuanting, are so true. Why don't you see how Hong Chengchou answered?So straight to the point, would the emperor like to hear it?

Ha ha, but I like it!

Although he thought so in his heart, on the surface, Emperor Chongzhen remained calm and looked down. Suddenly, he found that Yang Sichang secretly glanced at Sun Chuanting.

Emperor Chongzhen knew it well, he immediately looked at Sun Chuanting, and suddenly said: "I heard from Yang Qing that you didn't get the military rations from the place along the way, so Yang Qing is a little curious about how you arrived at the capital and where the soldiers are. Where does the grain of food come from?"

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he turned to look at Yang Sichang. His face remained expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking about Yang Sichang. He quickly turned back and bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I am about to impeach you. In the prefectures and counties along the way, they said that food could only be supplied to Governor Hong. If the food and wages obtained by the small ministers in Qingtun could not support the army to reach the capital, the army would mutiny halfway due to lack of food, which would be beyond my control."

Obviously, Sun Chuanting thought that he might not be able to raise food on Qinwang Road, so he took the food on the road by himself.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said: "It seems that Sun Qing's policy of paying taxes in Qingtun is very good. It is well done and has solved a lot of trouble for the court. Even if the Taizu knows it, he will be gratified The strategy of farming is actually effective!"

Sun Chuanting hired himself as the governor of Shaanxi in the ninth year of Chongzhen. When he founded the army in Yulin, he raised money and food by himself, and did not ask the court to allocate food and salaries.His self-financing method is to use the ancestral system, clear the village for payment, take back the occupied military land, and implement self-sufficiency.The military soldiers had logistical support, which also made the Qin soldiers under his command outstanding in combat.

Now Emperor Chongzhen praised him face-to-face on the matter of Qingtun payment, which is tantamount to fully affirming that the strategy of Qingtun payment is effective, and even moved out Taizu for this. I have to say that this affirmation is quite important. .

Hearing his words, Yang Sichang's face, which was teasing Sun Chuanting just now, suddenly froze, and he just froze there.

And Sun Chuanting is not a fool, he knows that he has offended quite a few people by doing the thing of clearing the village to pay.However, he is confident that as long as he wins the battle, the court must rely on him, and it will not matter.But in any case, he was still a little uneasy.

At this moment, hearing Emperor Chongzhen's affirmation of his approach in person, a heart immediately fell into his stomach, and a rare look of excitement appeared on his face, and he bowed and said sincerely, "Your Majesty is holy!"

Hong Chengchou on the side slightly lowered his head, glanced sideways at Sun Chuanting, feeling a little surprised.

He and Sun Chuanting are both in Shaanxi, and he is the governor of the three sides. Many people have brought this matter to him because of Sun Chuanting's actions.However, he understands that Daming's focus now is to suppress thieves and suppress rebellion.Sun Chuanting did that in the name of the ancestral system, and it would be inconvenient for him to stand up for the subordinates, so he didn't care.

However, he always thought that Sun Chuanting would pay the price for this matter sooner or later. This approach is the most unwise!

But I didn't expect that the emperor would praise him so much in person. Obviously, this lunatic grandson was blessed by misfortune. With the emperor's affirmation, at least in the short term, he should be in the emperor's heart, and there is no possibility of trouble in the future.

As he was thinking, Emperor Chongzhen had already turned his head to look at Yang Sichang, and said to him, "You can rest assured, Yang Qing, Sun Qing brought the food himself, and did not loot the place without Qing hearing about it!"

"It seems that what I heard was rumors!" Yang Sichang was a little embarrassed to be told so bluntly by Emperor Chongzhen, and he quickly bowed his head and played back.

At the same time, he was also complaining a little in his heart. Looking at this situation, Sun Chuanting was so favorably favored by the emperor, which really made matters worse!
By this time, the butterfly effect of the traverser had fully manifested.

In the original history, at this time, Lu Xiangsheng had already died in battle; and when Sun Chuanting first arrived in the capital, he was bullied by Yang Sichang, and then he suggested to Emperor Chongzhen that Hong Chengchou should guard the capital, but Sun Chuanting replaced Lu Xiangsheng. To fight against the Manchus.

After the Manchu Qing army left the customs, Yang Sichang gave Emperor Chongzhen another idea, transferred Hong Chengchou as governor of Jiliao, and kicked Sun Chuanting back to Shaanxi.If it's just this, it's okay, the key is that the elite Qin soldiers trained by Sun Chuanting will also stay in the capital, and let Sun Chuanting go back as a bare-handed governor.

This made Sun Chuanting so angry that he got sick, so he sued for illness and resigned. After all, the illness he had spent years of hard work on was gone, so he went back to fight ass.As a result, Yang Sichang reminded Emperor Chongzhen that Sun Chuanting had opinions on the imperial court and was dissatisfied, so he resigned because of illness.In the end, Sun Chuanting fought for the Ming Dynasty and made countless military exploits, but ended up in jail.

Today, the series of words and deeds of Emperor Chongzhen all show that he attaches great importance to Sun Chuanting. Even when he is right, he speaks straightforwardly. Instead of being angry, the emperor praises him a lot. If it is used, it will go bankrupt, that is, it will be stillborn.

Just this time, Emperor Chongzhen had an intuitive impression of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting.Not to mention Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou is actually a standard civil servant.But compared to other people, relatively speaking, if you are more pragmatic and capable, you can use it.

This summoning did not last too long. Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about the war, and asked Yang Sichang to explain the latest battle situation to their two coaches, and then gave orders to Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting to let them rest for a day before setting off with the whole army. , went to meet Lu Xiangsheng, and obeyed Lu Xiangsheng's command.

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