I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"I used to be friends with you, and I also want to apologize to the emperor!"

Hearing this, Wang Huazhen's mind buzzed, and she sat down in the Xinuang Pavilion, looking at the ginseng behind the emperor, in despair.

Chapter 88 Unrest

After the Guangning War, more than [-] soldiers and civilians were overthrown. As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao must give an explanation to the whole world.

As a result, Zhang Heming, Minister of the Ministry of War, was dismissed from his post and imprisoned, and the three clans were killed. Wang Huazhen, the counselor of Guangning, was escorted back to Beijing by Tiqi.

After seeing the emperor in Xinuang Pavilion yesterday, he was also taken to prison by the Dongchang Fanzi.

Now that Xiong Tingbi abandoned Shenyang without authorization and sticks to Liaoyang, it has become the focus of recent debates between foreign and foreign courts.

The members of the Donglin Party obviously planned to use Xiong Tingbi as an excuse, and no matter how bad it was, they would drag him into the water and change people to manage Liaodong.

At this time, no one could see the blow Xiong Tingbi had brought to Nurhachi's empress Jin after several years in the Liao Dynasty, and his efforts to improve the situation in the Liao and Shenyang areas.

On this day, all departments and departments played again.

This time they no longer shouted that Wang Huazhen was innocent, they just insisted on Xiong Tingbi's abandonment of Shenyang, being unable to shrink back in Liaoyang, and fearing the battle.

The snowflakes of the memorial usually flew into Xinuang Pavilion, but Zhu Youxiao did not give a clear answer.

Early this morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the chief assistant of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao, came to the house. He still had a lot of affairs to deal with. As Wang Huazhen's teacher, he was also the target of the Liao incident.

He has gone through three dynasties, ups and downs in the officialdom. In the first year of the apocalypse, although the state affairs have improved slightly, the general situation is still bad.

After Wang Huazhen's incident happened, all the ministers of Donglin went back and forth, trying to save Wang Huazhen, but Ye Xianggao was involved, and gradually felt powerless.

He coughed a few times, opened a notebook on the table, and immediately frowned.

Ye Xianggao read two paragraphs, then turned back to the home page, and carefully confirmed the official position of the scholar, still feeling a little unbelievable.

The inscribed name of this memorial is Sun Chengzong, who succeeded Guangning Counselor.

A few days ago, Sun Chengzong went to Guangning with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War to succeed him as a councilor, which was directly ordered by the emperor.

It varies from person to person, and each department has no complaints.

Sun Chengzong's tenure as a councilor went well. Wang Huazhen was arrested by Tiqi for a few days, and he rushed to Guangning to take office, intending to show his ambitions.

Before that, he was also one of many people who criticized Xiong Tingbi for his ineffectiveness in the Liao Dynasty and his fear of war.

But the fact is often that standing up and talking doesn't hurt your back. When it comes to yourself, it's not so easy to speak.

After a few days in Guangning, Sun Chengzong's attitude towards Xiong Tingbi took a 180-degree turn.

In this memorial, Sun Chengzong changed his previous attitude.

It is said that Xiong Tingbi has lived through the Liao Dynasty for several years, and the captive chieftains have not made an inch of progress. Although there are injuries, it is really a last resort, and Wang Huazhen should be punished for his greed and reckless advancement.

Ye Xianggao felt helpless, smiled wryly, and decided to read it carefully.

In fact, the reason why Sun Chengzong's attitude changed completely was not because he had arrived in Liao and had a detailed understanding of the war situation.

He has personally experienced it, and knows that it is not easy for Xiong Tingbi to go through Liao, and he also knows that Liao is a big fire pit.

Regardless of the governor Hong Chengchou, the manager Xiong Tingbi, or his newly appointed Guangning Counselor, they are all grasshoppers on a rope now.

If there is a loss in one place, the three are guilty of the same crime.

At that time, the court will still be sharpening pens and knives, attacking Sun Chengzong, the former emperor's teacher, and the friendship in the past will be broken in an instant.

After reading it, Ye Xianggao pinched his brows.

He has lived in the capital for a long time, and although he knows everything about the court, he is still a civil servant. The terrain of Liaodong, Guangning, Liao, and Shenyang, to him, are just some distant and unfamiliar place names.

"Yuan Chonghuan..." Ye Xianggao repeated the name.

He still couldn't figure it out, this was just a matter of being a fourth-rank soldier in Ningyuan, but he was so strongly recommended by Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong's current memorial book had to make him vigilant.

If I went to Liao, would it be the same?

In addition to convicting Wang Huazhen, Sun Chengzong also made another suggestion in his memorial.

It is to abandon the corrupt Liao and Shen hundreds of miles of land, and shrink to Ningyuan and Jinzhou to establish a defense line.

Sun Chengzong's idea was to elevate the status of Yuan Chonghuan, the military preparation officer of Ningyuan, so that he would be stationed in Ningyuan, while he himself would abandon Guangning and move to Jinzhou.

In the Ning and Jin areas, high fortifications were built layer by layer, and Liao people were recruited to guard the Liao soil, expanding the scale of the Liaodong Army, forming a natural moat.

Ye Xianggao knew that he had never been to Liaodong, so he could not understand Sun Chengzong's thoughts, so he chose to discuss this memorial.

……

When Sun Chengzong's memorial was discussed, it caused an uproar in the court.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves. A few days ago, those who were fighting against Wang Huazhen and Xiong Tingbi turned around and stirred up the theory of setting up the Ning and Jin defense lines.

During this time, another voice emerged in the Ministry.

These people once supported Xiong Tingbi, claiming that Yuan Chonghuan was too soft-spoken to be responsible for major affairs.

The Secretary of the General Administration proposed that Xiong Tingbi, who is resident in Liaoyang, be moved to Shanhaiguan, and Gao Di, the governor of Datong, should be transferred to Shanhaiguan to serve as Ji Liao's economic strategy and assist Xiong Tingbi.

Immediately, objections from the officials of Donglin came one after another.

All of a sudden, the memorials of various disputes flew to Xinuange.

Officials from Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate listed in detail the various inadvisable things about guarding the Shanhaiguan. In terms of numbers, once the Shanhaiguan falls, it will be the capital after a hundred miles, and slaves can arrive at any time.

The so-called separation of one wall is the safety of the nine temples. The defense line must be as far away from the capital as possible. The best choice is Ningyuan, which is hundreds of miles west of Shanhaiguan.

With Ning and Jin as the Yong wall, expand the army of Liaodong, protect the mountains and seas, and then defend the capital.

Facts have proved that whether Zhu Youxiao is in court or not does not affect the usual decision on major court affairs at all.

In Xinuange, Zhu Youxiao sneered again and again.

Wang Zaijin and Gu Bingqian looked at the gloomy emperor, but they also sat with their heads sullen, without saying a word.

All the discussions in the DPRK are limited to garrisoning the mountains and seas, or setting up the Ning and Jin defense lines, but giving up Liao and Shen is easy to say, that is hundreds of miles of Han land!

Once the army is withdrawn, the people will follow, how many people will be displaced because of this, and how much loss will be caused if the army re-offends.

What's more, once Liaoshen gave up, Jiannu would get the rich Liaoshen Plain, and thus become completely bigger. How easy is it to get it back?

Discussing where Shanhai and Ningjin should be stationed, but secretly there is still a dispute between Donglin and the eunuch party.

Both the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party wanted to use their own people to control the Liao affairs. One was Yuan Chonghuan, who was strongly recommended by Sun Chengzong, and the other was Gaodi, a villain who flattered Wei Zhongxian.

There is another thing that Zhu Youxiao has to take care of, that is, Yongning Xuanfu Chieftain She Chongming asked to raise [-] troops to support the war in Liaodong.

This question book directly made Zhu Youxiao turn his attention to the southwest border.

What is his plan, how could Zhu Youxiao not know?

As soon as She Chongming's title book was written, it showed that he had already prepared for the rebellion, and it was almost at night.

The rebellion of She'an and Shapu spread to four provinces and lasted for more than ten years before it was completely put down.

At this time, Daming is still fighting on the front line. Once the southwest becomes chaotic and becomes a two-line battle, it will be troublesome.

Therefore, before She Chongming blatantly rebels, we must arrange it properly, wait with him, and directly suppress it with the force of thunder!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao's eyes moved slightly, and he said quietly:

"Here comes an order to rehabilitate Qin Liangyu's husband Ma Qiancheng, and Yin's son is Jinyiwei Qianhu. The eunuch Qiu Chengyun of the Sichuan Supervising Army slandered Zhongliang and killed him on the spot."

"Secret decree, the governor of Sichuan asks for permission that when Chongming comes to Chongqing, he is not allowed to enter the city, and the army must be prepared as soon as possible to prevent sudden changes."

"Secret order, Qin Liangyu, chieftain of Shizhu, Du Wenhuan, general soldier of Sichuan, etc., pay close attention to She Chongming and An Bangyan."

"Secret decree, add Lu Qin, the chief soldier of Baoding, as the prince Shaobao, and the governor of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Guangxi, and give Shang Fang a sword to emphasize the power of affairs."

"Transfer officials and troops from Sichuan, Huguang, and Guangxi provinces to Chongqing. If there are any changes in the chieftains, there is no need to ask for an order, and they will be wiped out on the spot."

Chapter 89 Food Prices

"Shoushan Customs..."

"Set up Ning and Jin lines of defense..."

"Yuan Chonghuan..."

"Gaudi..."

After issuing a series of secret orders, Zhu Youxiao opened the playbook piled up on the imperial case, repeated a few words in his mouth, and then there was a long silence.

At this time, Gu Bingqian and Wang Zaijin in Xinuang Pavilion are the most active minds.

Gu Bingqian didn't want to talk, and he didn't know what to say. For him, keeping silent was the best choice.

He was born as a Jinshi, but he relied on clinging to the top position of the Wei Party. Now it is a dispute between the Wei Party and Donglin, and the emperor obviously does not want to support either party.

Supporting the Wei Party would cause dissatisfaction with the emperor, and if he did not support the Wei Party, it would cause dissatisfaction with Wei Zhongxian, no matter which one he wanted to see.

But Wang Zaijin was different. He was born in Donglin, and he was promoted by the emperor to be on duty in Xinuang Pavilion today.

After a long silence, he stood up first and said:

"Your Majesty, I believe that the homelands of Liao and Shen, hundreds of miles away, cannot be abandoned, and the safety of the Nine Temples cannot be separated by a wall between mountains and seas."

Zhu Youxiao glanced at the two officials on duty in the Xinuan Pavilion, and said calmly: "Then according to your opinion, how should I decide the current dispute between the court and the middle?"

Now that you have stood up, you must stick to it to the end.

Wang Zaijin said: "Back to the emperor, the war between Liao and Shenyang has developed to the point where it is today. It is no longer possible to give up at will. Xiong Tingbi should still be appointed to give orders and tokens to give more power."

"Give the command flag, token?" Hearing this, Gu Bingqian was startled, stood up and said:

"That's the most important thing for the governor. Even Hong Chengchou, the governor of Liaodong, didn't have a flag when he took office."

"Xiong Tingbi has the command flag and token, so he can say the same in Liaodong."

"The meaning of the minister is to let him do what he says." While speaking, Wang Zaijin secretly looked at the face, and found that the emperor's complexion changed a little, so he became bolder and said:

"Not only that, but the emperor wants to send troops from Datong Bianzhen to Liaoyang to assist Xiong Ting and send money so that he will have no worries when rebuilding Shenyang Jiancheng and recovering Fushun."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and suddenly sneered.

"My lords, whenever I have an order, I will say 'Rong Fuchen will confirm the trial', or say that I will pay attention to the general affairs, which really annoys me."

"Every time now, when accidents happen and the country is humiliated, they think of it again and let Zhen Gangang decide! To resolve the matter..."

"This group of people are really good academicians and good scholars!"

"Pass down the decree, Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong, the Shaoshi of the Prince of Jin, the governors of Liao, Shen, Ning, and Jin military affairs, and give orders and tokens to emphasize the power of affairs."

"30 taels of domestic money and [-] shi of military rations will be rewarded to the army."

"As for Sun Chengzong's request to set up the Ning and Jin lines of defense, and distribute internal money to expand the army, call me back!"

"Anyone who makes false claims to abandon Liao and Shen, retreat to Shanhaiguan, and deceive people will be executed!"

Wang Zaijin and Gu Bingqian quickly echoed: "Your Majesty is wise!!"

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao turned his head and said again: "The internal money is sent directly from Xinuange to Liaoyang, and the Ministry of War must not intervene."

"The matter of the Beijing inspection should have a result in the near future. It will also be handed over to Xinuang Pavilion. Wang Zaijin will be in charge, and the officials will not be allowed to intervene."

……

The recent controversy over Shan Hai and Ning Jin seems to have calmed down because of the emperor's statement, but the ministers of the various ministries of the outer dynasty are still in conflict and attacking each other.

At nightfall, Zhu Youxiao held a banquet in Maoqin Hall.

Wei Zhongxian has important matters to report, and he also knows that if the emperor agrees to these matters in a sober state, rumors will spread in Beijing, and those scholars will not let this opportunity pass.

On a whim, he put on a pomegranate skirt, a light yellow cardigan, and a water-coloured cloak on a beautiful palace lady, and rolled up her black hair high up, interspersed with pearls and emeralds to make her look like a charming woman.

As soon as the maid attended, the "slightly drunk" emperor looked sideways.

Wei Zhongxian saw Gong'e sitting next to the emperor smoothly, with a smile on his face, and he could clearly read the contempt and sarcasm on the faces of others from the corner of his eyes.

But who is he, in order to achieve his goal, he doesn't care about these face issues at all.

Keeping these people in mind silently, Wei Zhongxian stepped forward to persuade him to drink. After drinking for three rounds, he laughed again:

"Your Majesty, the Mining Superintendent of the Metropolitan Government has returned to Beijing. He said that the mines are going well in various places, but there are some rich and powerful families who have mines in their yards, but they are unwilling to allow the Metropolitan Government to open mines..."

Hearing this, the smile on Zhu Youxiao's face stagnated slightly, and then he drank the glass of wine in his hand again, saying: