Ming Zuo

Chapter 510 Don't dare to turn around
Wen Tiren's technique of throwing the pot is perfect.

But this time he didn't win all the prizes.

Li Changgeng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said unhappily: "Old Wen Ge doesn't know something. Since four years, there has been a serious shortage of officials in Shandong, and they have never been filled."

Wen Tiren was taken aback.

"Why do the officials neglect their official duties?"

He still wanted to throw the pot away.

"Nowadays, there are continuous wars, and the loss of officials is endless. It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. What can I do?"

Li Changgeng said something ambiguous, and everyone knew what was going on.

Since the first year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty has never stopped fighting.

And as long as there is a war, the loss of officials is inevitable.

Coupled with those who were convicted, dismissed from office, and dismissed from office, the speed of the imperial court's recruitment of scholars was far behind the speed of the lack of officials.

Li Changgeng wrote a letter to Chongzhen in the summer, suggesting that Jian Ba ​​raise someone to be an official.

This suggestion made Chongzhen quite hesitant, and he is still undecided.

The war in Shandong has never been eliminated, and no one took seriously the lack of officials.It turned out that it was only now that a fierce tiger was raised.

Huang Ruliang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, pondered and said: "Then Zuo Menggeng is only one mound, even if he occupies a place, how can he have the talent for governing? The people in Ludi can't bear to be disturbed, and I'm afraid they will attack in groups. This disaster is not difficult to overcome."

Han Chuan didn't know how to complain about his innocence.

"Your Excellency Huang doesn't know that Zuo Menggeng is very ambitious, and now he has recruited many talented people under his command. The former Minister of War, Hou Xun, Li Banghua, Huang Daozhou, Zhang Jimeng, Qu Shixu, etc., have all taken over Shandong civil affairs."

There was an uproar in the hall.

Many people were trembling.

Because many of the people mentioned by Han Chuan are their close friends.

Will Chongzhen follow their plans and find trouble with them?

Fortunately, Chongzhen didn't have that thought now, he just ordered: "Tell me what happened to Zuo Menggeng?"

The Jinyiwei Baihu who ran to Yidu whispered.

"The young one saw Zuo Menggeng leading his army into the city outside Yidu City. The army stretched for several miles, the military capacity was at its peak, and the array was majestic. There were dozens of cannons alone, and tens of thousands of soldiers were armed with guns. surpass the armies of the world."

Another Jin Yiwei said: "The younger one also saw Zuo Menggeng's soldiers and horses in Lijin and Pingyuan, also tens of thousands. One responds to the soldiers, which is the same as what Tong Baihu saw."

"Linqing also has Zuo Menggeng's [-] soldiers and horses, who practice all day long, and everyone knows it. The local people even threatened that with such a strong army, the city walls are useless. Now the city walls of Linqing have been demolished, and people are allowed to enter and exit. "

All kinds of situations were conveyed to the ears of the court leaders through Jin Yiwei's dictation, making these people in charge of the country's destiny seem to have listened to a heavenly scripture.

"That is to say, Zuo Menggeng is called a general, but he has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands? And the soldiers are strong, the horses are strong, and the weapons are excellent?"

Li Shouqi's scalp was numb and his heart was trembling at the same time.

I was afraid that Chongzhen would open his mouth and let him go to Shandong to suppress the rebellion.

With such a powerful army, he didn't want to die.

The others also realized the seriousness, and their expressions were full of worry.

"All my lovers, tell me, how should Zuo Menggeng control it now?"

Chongzhen looked over eagerly, hoping that someone could share his worries.

However, all I saw were the evasive eyes of the officials.

Although most of them do not understand military affairs, they understand the simplest comparison.

The most powerful army of the Ming Dynasty was the Guan Ning Army, but the Guan Ning Army was defeated by the Dongjiang rebels.

Zuo Menggeng defeated the Dongjiang rebels again, and once defeated the Houjin Eight Banners at Qingshuiguan.

How strong should it be?
Don't say that the imperial court can't raise enough soldiers and horses to counter the rebellion. Even if they have soldiers and horses, can they fight?

Seeing that everyone dodged and escaped, Chongzhen's anger surged up again.

"Alright, alright, since all my loves are as fearful of the enemy as a tiger, then I will follow the example of the great ancestor and become the ancestor, and conquer the rebellion myself."

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

Zhou Yanru and others were terrified, and quickly knelt down around Chongzhen.

Brother, stop making trouble, okay?
Are you learning from Taizu Shizu, or from Yingzong?

Of course Chongzhen was speaking in anger.

"Then tell me, where should we start now?"

Zhou Yanru's scalp was numb, but he also knew that there must be a countermeasure for this matter.

Shandong is the southern gate of the capital, and the canal passes through here.

In the first year, Feng Lun robbed the prisoners and blew up the banknotes of Linqing, which caused chaos in the capital.

In case Zuo Menggeng cut off the canal...

In addition, the rogue bandits in the northwest are raging in Shanxi again. If the two sides join forces and attack from east to west, wouldn't the capital become a desperate place?
Thinking of these, Zhou Yanru didn't care about scheming anymore.

"Your Majesty, there are priorities, and we must investigate. Now that the imperial court is weak and the treasury is scarce, it is absolutely impossible to fight with multiple parties. Therefore, we must focus on things in order to turn things around."

Zhou Yanru's words miraculously got Wen Tiren's support.

"Zhou Ge's sincerity is the words of seeking the country, and I hope that His Majesty will temporarily calm the anger of the thunder, so that the merits and virtues will be completed in the future."

Didn't Chongzhen know that he couldn't do it?

Of course he knew.

But I just couldn't swallow this breath.

Old four nine city, good face.

Now the words are spoken by the ministers, so let's go down the steps.

"What is Aiqing's good plan?"

When dissuading Chongzhen from raising troops in anger, Zhou Yanru knew that he had to find a way.

Politicians, if you ask him to make a country a success, he doesn't have that ability.But if you let him come up with bad ideas, he is just like a robot cat, endless.

Zhou Yanru pondered for a while, and really thought of a way.

"Your Majesty, it's not appropriate to force it now. However, Zuo Menggeng did not expressly declare rebellion. In the eyes of the world, Shandong is also our Great Ming territory. This is a good opportunity."

While Chongzhen was meditating, Zhou Yanru carefully suggested: "Since governor Zhu died in Shahe, Shandong has had no governor for more than two years. How can we establish a feudal border again? The name is just and right, and it may have a miraculous effect."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present couldn't help praising Zhou Yanru, and at the same time, they had a deep understanding of Zhou Yanru's sophistication.

Anyway, Zuo Menggeng didn't declare to the world and set up a flag to rebel, maybe he had some scruples.

In this way, Shandong is still the territory of Ming Dynasty, so it is not a matter of course to send a top military and political officer, the governor, there.

As long as the new governor takes office and has legal orthodoxy, it is impossible to say that Zuo Menggeng can be restrained.

Chongzhen was silent.

Frankly speaking, he didn't like this approach.

It seems like a good strategy, but it actually highlights the helplessness of the court.

To put it more clearly, it is tantamount to completely throwing his emperor's authority to the ground.

Think about when Zhu Youjian came to the throne, when did he not keep his promises and the constitution of heaven in his mouth?

Wei Zhongxian?
Say kill.

Yuan Chonghuan?
Cut to pieces.

There are so many officials who were executed and punished by his decree.

The pleasure of life and death can be decided with one word, once you experience it, you will never let it go.

What is the result now?

Knowing that someone is rebelling, but looking forward and backward, not to mention mobilizing troops to put down the rebellion, they dare not even say serious words.

suffocated.

Very frustrating.

I can only bear it.

Chongzhen decided not to be angry.

"It's all up to Zhou Qing to take care of everything."

This matter is your idea of ​​Zhou Yanru, it has nothing to do with me, Chongzhen.

It's okay if you do it well, but if you don't do it well...

Zhou Yanru was full of bitterness and had nowhere to confide in.

I always feel that the top of my head is dark, as if something is covering it.

He understood that it should be a pot.

(End of this chapter)