I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Hearing that his nephew died in Suzhou, Wei Zhongxian was shocked and angry.

I originally wanted to ask for a fat job for my nephew, and go to that prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River to bring back some money for the emperor, so that it can be reused.

Who would have imagined that he would send his nephew to a dead end with his own hands.

At this time, Wei Zhongxian had nothing to say, he no longer thought about the Donglin Party's reaction to this matter, he only thought about going to the emperor to ask for an imperial edict, and sending troops to put down the gang of scholars who made trouble in Suzhou.

The leader should focus on dealing with it, and teach the Jiangnan people a lesson, let them know that the Ming Dynasty is still in the north!

In the past, the fans demolished the academies, which were some places where lectures were serious. This time Wei Zhongxian planned to make a big one and persuade the emperor to issue an edict to demolish all Donglin academies in the whole country.

But Wei Zhongxian also knew that he couldn't just do this by himself, he had to recruit someone, that is Gu Bingqian, the Minister of Rites.

The four Donglins in the cabinet should have one of their own by now.

The reason why Wei Zhongxian approached Gu Bingqian was very simple. First, this guy was from the Chu Party, not Donglin. Second, he was the only civil servant who sought him out, which was shameless enough.

The most important point is that Gu Bingqian's hometown is in Suzhou, and there is a huge mansion in Suzhou City. It is reasonable for Gu Bingqian not to sit idly by when such a big incident happened in his hometown.

Sure enough, Gu Bingqian was terrified when he heard about the changes in Suzhou, and ran to Wei Zhongxian's mansion in the middle of the night to ask advice.

Wei Zhongxian, who had already prepared his speech, gave him an "analysis" immediately, and the meaning was very simple.

The troubles in your hometown are like this, if you don’t want your family to suffer, you have to join me in persuading the emperor to send troops to Suzhou to deal with those troublesome scholars.

The day after the news reached the capital, Wei Zhongxian sent someone to the cabinet to ask the cabinet ministers to draft a memorial based on his opinion, and then he would present it to the emperor.

At this time, the first assistant Ye Xianggao was being impeached by the Taoist officials because of the joint performance, and he didn't want to make trouble anymore, and the second assistant Han Yu didn't want to go to war and hurt innocent people.

In the end, the cabinet's proposed reply to Wei Zhongxian was:

"When Kou Shen was caught, the imperial court decided to deal with it at its own discretion. The common people are ignorant, and after being bewitched for a while, they cheered and clamored. How about the law?"

"If you disband on your own, don't worry about it. If there is any disobedience, the leader will follow the righteous law and pay more attention to the crime of the original crime. Fu, according to the official report."

Facing the result of this vote, Wei Zhongxian had no choice but to move Zhu Youxiao out again.

The meaning of the cabinet is to turn major events into minor ones, and get Kou Shen, the prefect of Suzhou, to take the blame, and the matter will be over.

It was the Donglin scholar who made the trouble, so of course they wanted to cover it up.

Wei Zhongxian insisted on revenge and did not intend to do so.

He pulled Gu Bingqian and brought the ticket to the Xinuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, but Zhu Youxiao looked at the two people with big eyes and small eyes, and didn't speak first.

Zhu Youxiao was not surprised by the chaos in Suzhou, and knew that Wei Zhongxian would come sooner or later.

No matter what, the solution should not come from your own mouth, either you have to approve the proposal proposed by the cabinet, or you have to wait for someone who is responsible for it to come to your door.

Zhu Youxiao, who read the cabinet's proposal, wanted to cover the matter calmly.

Zhu Youxiao didn't know what kind of role Kou Shen, the prefect of Suzhou, played in the local area. He only knew that this matter could not have been unilaterally brought about by Donglin scholars.

Just relying on those mouths, it is impossible to have such a great ability.

Sure enough, when Zhu Youxiao was thinking about it, Wei Zhongxian got up and said, "I think this matter will never be so simple. Suzhou is a place with important canals, so there is no room for loss."

"If the court fails to deal with it effectively and the New Deal can no longer be implemented, the servants feel that they should send troops to Suzhou to arrest the troublemakers."

"If interrogated, the slaves may also implicate a large number of people from the court."

"A group of people have been implicated..." Zhu Youxiao tapped his fingers on the table, nodded and said, "In that case, let's send this ticket back. For the transfer of troops, do you have any good candidates?"

For his own emperor, Wei Zhongxian did not dare to underestimate him.

As soon as Zhu Youxiao said these words, his heart immediately became active.

As far as this matter is concerned, it is only rumored that scholars and unruly people are making trouble. Is it necessary to transfer troops from the north?

Of course, it is not impossible to hand it over to the guards in the south.

But the emperor listened to his own words, and directly sent back the cabinet vote, and wanted to send troops down from the north.

Wei Zhongxian felt that the emperor had long expected that there would be trouble in the south, and this was to use the affairs of Suzhou Mansion to insert soldiers and horses loyal to the imperial court from the north into the south of the Yangtze River, so that it would be easy to do things in the future.

Here comes the question, why didn't Zhu Youxiao directly issue an order, and had to wait for Gu Bingqian to come by himself?

Because such things as sending soldiers from other places to Suzhou to arrest people should not come from the emperor's mouth.

The emperor is the son of heaven, and all the people in the world are his subjects. Such words can only come from the mouth of a traitor who deceives the saint.

There is no doubt that he is the traitor who persuaded the emperor to send troops to avenge his nephew.

This is knowing that there are pots in the mountains, but preferring to travel in the mountains!

Chapter 47 Governor's Controversy

"Your Majesty, the meaning of my minister and Lord Gu is that now that Suzhou is undergoing changes, it is imperative to make timely investigations to stop the chaos and preserve the new policy, and we cannot just tolerate it."

"Yulin Commander Yang Zhaoji is well-trained and familiar with battles, and he is an outsider. Please ask the emperor to entrust him with this task."

After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, Gu Bingqian glanced at him quietly.

"Use Yang Zhaoji..." Zhu Youxiao tapped his fingers on the table, repeating the name in his mouth.

Zhu Youxiao also knew this person a little bit in later generations. He fought for Daming for more than [-] years all his life, and died in the army in the end.

Yang Zhaoji was talented and brave since he was a child. Later, he took the command of martial arts.

After repeated promotions, he is now the general soldier of Yulin.

Even in the town of Nine Frontiers, Yang Zhaoji's name is quite intimidating.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao said:

"I suddenly remembered that in November last year, Yang Zhaoji said that Jizhen was the throat of the capital, and its military equipment was weak, so he asked the imperial court to increase troops in the Santun camp... and move the Jizhen government to the Santun camp."

"At that time, the Ministry of War replied... saying that there were 20 old soldiers in Jizhen, with a salary of [-] taels per year. Jiannu was far away in Liaozuo, beyond the reach of the whip, and the battle in Liaozuo was useless. So I fought back."

"How do you feel now?"

Wei Zhongxian swallowed his saliva, and immediately guessed whether the emperor meant to increase troops in Jizhen or not.

The emperor wanted to express his attitude on the matter of governor of Liaodong.

Xiong Tingbi was involved in the Liao affairs. Although Hou Jin was about to make a move, he had done nothing so far. However, the post of governor of Liaodong was vacant for several months, and Xiong Tingbi could not always bear it.

This candidate will have to be chosen sooner or later.

The position of governor of Liaodong was watched by the Donglin Party and the "Eunuch Party". Although the emperor didn't mention it, he was afraid that there was already a candidate in his heart.

In fact, Wei Zhongxian is also more concerned about the Liaozuo war.

He is the dog of the royal family. If Daming dies, those literati can beg for mercy from the new master, but he, Old Wei, can't.

But Wei Zhongxian was really confused about the battle situation in Liaozuo, and he didn't know anything about commanding operations.

Wei Zhongxian also understood that although the emperor asked this question along with himself, he was not actually asking himself.

Immediately, he looked at Gu Bingqian.

Gu Bingqian thought about it and said: "If you are the main attacker, you must fight quickly. It will cost a lot of money and will drag down the country. If you are the main defender, besides Xiong Tingbi, you need another person to complement him in the Liao affair."

"Who is it?" Zhu Youxiao's heart moved, and he took a sip of water quietly.

"Hong Chengchou, the doctor of the Qing Li Division of the Ministry of Punishment, is a talented man. He studied under Hong Qiyin, and he is worthy of a job."

"puff!"

Zhu Youxiao didn't catch his breath and sprayed water all over the floor.

The servant rushed forward to serve him, Zhu Youxiao wiped his mouth clean with his sleeve, and laughed in his heart.

This Gu Bingqian went with his own thoughts.

Hong Chengchou, the No. 43 candidate in the Yimao Ke Pilot Examination in the 19rd year of Wanli, is a well-known figure in history.

Unlike Lu Xiangsheng and the others, this kid became famous because of his vote.

Don't worry about Hong Chengchou's talent. If he can serve as the governor of Liaodong and complement each other with Xiong Tingbi who manages Liaodong, it will be the best situation right now.

But this time the hardcore "eunuch" Gu Bingqian recommended him, could it be that Hong Chengchou got on line with the eunuch in private?

Clearly hanging out with the Donglin group of sages, and communicating with the "eunuch party", this seems to be something he can do.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao walked to Dongnuan Pavilion, and while wearing military uniforms under the service of the palace people, he said:

"A decree was drafted by the Supervisor of Rites to transfer Yulin General Yang Zhaoji to Suzhou to investigate and stop the chaos. He promoted Hong Chengchou to be the censor of Youqian Capital and governor of Liaodong."

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As soon as these two imperial decrees came out, the Donglin party members all understood.

Two months ago, Wang Xiangqian, Minister of the Ministry of War, handed in his resignation, and Zhu Youxiao accepted the cabinet's opinion and allowed him to go home.

Zhang Minghe is a member of the Donglin Party, and Wang Xiangqian should be in the position when Wang Xiangqian became an official. Therefore, the Donglin Party members are not afraid of the vacancy of the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of War at all.

It stands to reason that the emperor issued imperial edicts in this tone, and the courtiers should give the emperor a little face so that this edict can be issued effectively.

But when it came to the cabinet discussion, although Ye Xianggao and Han Yu didn't say anything to avoid suspicion, Liu Yixiu, a scholar of the Martial Arts Hall who had been quiet all the time, stood up to express his opposition this time.

What he opposed was not the transfer of Yang Zhaoji to Suzhou, but the appointment of Hong Chengchou as governor of Liaodong.

In the eyes of the Donglin Party members, the matter of Suzhou is a little later than the governor of Liaodong.

In fact, Liu Yixiu didn't know much about soldiers, but compared to Xiong Tingbi and Hong Chengchou's stubborn strategy, he obviously liked another person's strategy of "comprehensive counterattack" in his heart.

This person is Wang Huazhen, who is well-known among Donglin party members.

Wang Huazhen, under the tutelage of Ye Xianggao, an important member of the Donglin Party, was a Jinshi in the 41st year of Wanli.

Right now, he is stationed in Guangning with the rank of right councilor.

The Donglin party members had already pushed Ye Xianggao to the position of chief assistant, but they were not satisfied with this, and soon set their sights on Liaodong, a place of right and wrong.

Liaodong Economics is already Xiong Tingbi who was born in the Chu Party, and Zhu Youxiao has a tough attitude on the matter of Xiong Tingbi's resignation, so the Donglin Party members have to take it slowly.

In their view, the issue of Liaodong's economic strategy has already been lost, and the post of governor must be taken over by a trustworthy member of the Donglin Party.

On the second day after the edict went down, Zhu Youxiao received two memorials, and immediately sneered.

Historically, disharmony between economic and political affairs led Nurhachi to take advantage of the emptiness and break into the two major towns of Liaoyang and Shenyang. How did he come here?

The Donglin Party has always looked at things from the perspective of party struggle.

They only knew that Xiong Tingbi belonged to the Chu Party, and Wang Huazhen was Ye Xianggao's proud disciple. No matter whether he had real ability or not, they wanted to push him to the position of governor.

Zhu Youxiao took a few deep breaths, calmed down and went to read these two memorials.

The first one was submitted by Wang Huazhen, the counselor of the right, requesting to increase troops and build cities at Yiyishi and Sanchakou.

Just judging from the situation of Daming, Mongolia, and Houjin at this time, this suggestion is quite insightful, and Zhu Youxiao agreed.

The second copy belonged to Liu Yixiu, a cabinet scholar. Zhu Youxiao directly threw away the first one to see the key parts.

"It's all about talented people who will fight against chaos. Now that a group of sages have gathered, everyone can protect and seal off the borders, and cut off the rebellious chieftains. It's all done with a plow."

"Now that the agreement is clear, it is to appoint important powers in the temple. You should consult with Wang Huazhen as Fuchen. Please respond and respond quickly. Liao affairs can still be handled."

Zhu Youxiao kept Liu Yixiu's memorial, but the next day, the memorial of Zhang Minghe, Minister of the Ministry of War, came.

In the memorial, Zhang Minghe despises Xiong Tingbi's staunch strategy and says:

"Guangning is located in the Liaohe Plain, and the soil is fertile. We can farm here to meet the needs of food and grass. Relying on Guangning, the restoration of Liao is just around the corner. If we keep our promises, it is tantamount to occupying a corner of a tiger."

Look, in Zhang Minghe's words, he first downplayed the word Fu Liao, and then dismissed Xiong Tingbi as worthless.

I don't know, I thought he was some kind of military expert!

Zhu Youxiao sneered a few times and continued to stay.

A few days later, Xiong Tingbi heard that he was being impeached again, and his urgent defense memorial was sent to the capital quickly.

In Xiong Tingbi's memorial, it was mentioned again that the strategy of Wang Huazhen, Zhang Minghe and others to farm in the Liao region was absolutely unfeasible.

He also emphasized that judging from the current situation in Liaodong, it is already beyond our capabilities to just defend Liaoshen and other places.

In the past few days, Kim Jong has been sharpening his sword. Once he makes a comeback, the Liao people will either flee or perish, and work hard to farm the land. In the end, it is inevitable that they will make wedding dresses for others.

Hong Chengchou is smart and knows that he needs to choose a side at this time.

Xiong Tingbi's memorial came a few days ago, but his memorial was long overdue.

In the memorial, Hong Chengchou did not speak as radically as Zhang Minghe, Xiong Tingbi and others, but only lightly said that Wang Huazhen's strategy of farming the land was absolutely unfeasible, expressing support for Xiong Tingbi's strategy of sticking to it.

After reading these, Zhu Youxiao smiled lightly.