Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 96
Emperor Chongzhen in the palace, after hearing this information through the wiretapping seed, immediately remembered the information about Chen Xinjia, Governor of Xuanda, which was in the memory of the original Emperor Chongzhen.

Chen Xinjia, a Juren in the 36th year of Wanli, was initially granted the prefect of Dingzhou.

In the first year of Chongzhen, he became a member of the Criminal Department, Wailang, and then a doctor, and moved to Ning to prepare for the army.This official position, Yuan Chonghuan has done, is similar to the post of Commander Ning, who has jurisdiction over the army, including money and food.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen, Dalinghe New City fell. Chen Xinjia originally resigned from office, but many people protected him, including the outer court and eunuchs. In the end, he was promoted and became the Deputy Military Envoy of Ningqian.

In the seventh year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to the censor of Youqian Capital and governor of Xuanfu.That is to say, this year, he was the governor of the Xuan Mansion, and he already belonged to the great officials of the Ming Dynasty.

In the 11th year of Chongzhen, it was recommended by Yang Sichang that he was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of the right capital, and the governor Xuanda became the governor of Xuanda, taking over the position of Lu Xiangsheng who went home for the funeral.

It's just a lifter, but he can achieve such a high position.But his merits are just general talk, such as the rectification of the military equipment is good, the Chongzhen Emperor at that time can be fooled, but he who comes from later generations can only sneer at this.If this is the case, why are you still losing so many battles?As far as Chen Xinjia is concerned, is there one thing that can be remembered in the world?

Emperor Chongzhen had read a time-travel novel, and he was reminded of this. From the original impression of Emperor Chongzhen, he also remembered a person, also an official from Juren, called Zuo Yingxuan, which formed a sharp contrast with Chen Xinjia's experience.

When Jianlu invaded Gyeonggi for the first time in the second year of Chongzhen, Jianlu sacked the city and plundered land in the pass, and Yongping, Jizhen, etc. fell one after another. Only Zuo Yingxuan defended Changli, which was very sensational and conspicuous at the time. one thing.But even so, he was only promoted to Jizhou Bingbei Dao Shandong Press Inspector, and Chen Xinjia became the same position as Ningqian Bingbei.

But later, because he was only from Juren background, he was not allowed to be those officials from Jinshi background.You know, at this time at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were no one who was born as a Jinshi waiting in line to become an official. It’s fine for you to become a county magistrate, and you have to go up. How can they feel embarrassed?

Therefore, Zuo Yingxuan was finally impeached by Zhou Yanru, who was already the chief assistant at that time, instigated Zhili inspector Gan Xuekuo and Shuntian governor Fu Zonglong.

From this comparison, combined with Wang Chengen's previous revelations about the background of buying officials in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen could immediately conclude that this Chen Xinjia definitely had a lot of money to clear the way for him to be able to occupy the position of the Great Ming Dynasty official.

Governor of the Xuan Mansion, Governor of Xuan Da, and Emperor Chongzhen thought about these official positions, and inevitably, he connected Chen Xinjia with those Shanxi merchants.

Thinking about these things, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Shanxi merchants smuggled and cooperated with captives. It was impossible to hide these things from the local garrison and officials.After all, Shanxi merchants are not just making troubles, and it is impossible to cover them up no matter how they are covered up.However, it would be unrealistic to say that all the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty in Shanxi were bought by Shanxi merchants, or worked hand in hand with them.

For example, Lu Xiangsheng also served as the governor of Xuanda, but his policies in office were harmful to the local tycoons.Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu under his command, is also fighting bloody battles with the Manchu Qing army, so it is unlikely that they will have any collusion with Shanxi merchants!
Also, Yang Sichang also served as the governor of Xuanda, so will he have problems?Thinking of his strategy of making peace with the outside world first, and remembering that he had recommended Chen Xinjia, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but question Yang Sichang?
As for Chen Xinjia, Emperor Chongzhen was [-]% sure that he and Shanxi merchants were in collusion.

Thinking of this, he came back to his senses, and continued to look at the news fed back from the eavesdropping seeds.

In the Yang Mansion, Yang Sichang looked a little unhappy after reading Chen Xinjia's letter.

Liu Meicai met and wanted to ask, but this was in the Yang Mansion, not the yamen, and it was obviously a private letter, so it was not easy for him to ask.Therefore, he thought for a while, and suddenly had an idea: "Minister Yang, Governor Chen should be a like-minded person like us, right? Otherwise, for the sake of the common people, I will play together and bring up the strategy of the Ministry of Yang again?"

After hearing this, Yang Sichang nodded and said, "He wrote a letter to me after hearing that the emperor had re-promoted Lu Xiang to the position of Minister of the Ministry of War and to command the world's troops again. He also had strong opinions on the court's repeated actions. If the letter passed, he would It must be able to play the emperor, there is no problem with that."

Speaking of this, Yang Sichang seemed to have come to a conclusion in his mind, and said to Liu Meicai: "But there is no rush! After all, it is the emperor's judgment that he cannot coexist with the Manchus. After a few days, Lu Xiangsheng still has nothing to do with the Manchus. The common people are still suffering from military disasters, at that time, the emperor may be shaken, and that is when I wait for the performance, understand?"

When Liu Meicai heard it, she immediately smiled and praised: "Wonderful, wonderful! As expected of Yangge's department, he has a clear insight into the emperor's thoughts, and the subordinate officials also think it is so wonderful!"

After setting such a tone, the two sides chatted for a few more words before leaving.

After Liu Meicai went back, he conveyed Yang Sichang's words to Fan Fu who stayed in his mansion waiting for news, and after saying something else, he sent Fan Fu out.

At this time, it was getting dark, so Fan Fu hurried back to the bank.He didn't expect that someone would follow him, so he went in directly.

"Fanji Bank!" Liu Yue, General Banner of Jinyiwei read the name of the signboard in a low voice, and said excitedly, "This matches what the Commander told me. It's from Shanxi merchants. The important ministers in the court protect this bank."

Several of his subordinates also became excited, and the command made progress in the things that the adults valued very much. If they make contributions in return, they will be promoted quickly.

"Liu Er, go back and meet with the Commander, report what we found, and then ask for instructions on what to do next?" Liu Yue ordered to one of his subordinates, "Should we arrest people directly, or continue the secret investigation? What are you looking for?"

Just like that, Li Ruolian got the news, and he couldn't make a decision, so he went to the palace to have an audience, and reported the situation to Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen heard that this so-called benefactor who nominally represented the majority of merchants was actually a Shanxi merchant, so the motive was not so simple.Combining with history, Emperor Chongzhen can conclude that the Shanxi merchants making trouble behind their backs are definitely related to the cooperation with captives, not whether they can do business or not!

But some things are not clear, for example, which officials are connected with this Shanxi merchant?Collusion?Collusion?And what else is there for Shanxi Merchants?What are they doing now?Waiting for these things, once the arrest is made, many things may not be clear.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen temporarily decided not to startle the snake.However, necessary monitoring is still necessary, and the most practical method is to monitor by eavesdropping on seeds.

Thinking of this, he had an idea.

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