Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 783 Court Meeting (First Change)
Facing Chongzhen's inquiry, Wen Tiren, who had already served as the chief assistant, did not answer immediately.

The draft of Zhou Yanru's forced resignation was written by Wen Tiren, and he wanted to put Wen Tiren together before resigning.

However, He Ruchong, who was recommended by him, felt that he couldn't beat Wen Tiren, so he didn't dare to come. The position of chief assistant of the cabinet naturally fell into Wen Tiren's hands.

Since Wen Tiren Chongzhen entered the cabinet for three years, a nursery rhyme has been circulating in the capital:
Chong (Chong) Emperor, Wen (Wen) Ge Lao.

After Wen Tiren became the chief assistant this year, the nursery rhyme has become the Chongzhen Emperor's plague (Wen).

"Wen Shoufu, what do you think?"

Seeing that the emperor came to ask him first, Wen Tiren cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, the subject was reported based on his writing skills, and he knows nothing about this kind of military affairs. Please let Your Majesty personally judge."

"Wen Qing is really Pu Zhong!"

Chongzhen was very satisfied with Wen Tiren's answer, no one is perfect, and there is always something he is not good at.

The key is to recognize your own value, and never pretend to understand, so as not to make a big mistake.

If he, the chief minister of the court, made random decisions because he didn't understand, then the whole Ming Dynasty would be in chaos.

But Chongzhen is still a little unclear. Now facing the harassment of Hou Jin and the peasant uprising, he has nothing to do.

The chief assistant below knows nothing about military affairs, so how can he give him advice?
It is enough for everyone to collectively show bad externally, but to maintain party struggle internally.

After Wen Tiren removed Zhou Yanru from power, he aimed at Li Changgeng, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials who was at odds with him, and wanted to replace him with his confidant, so as to control the power of personnel appointments.

Xiong Mingyu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, knew that this kind of thing would happen to him, so he was the first to come out:
"Your Majesty, according to my opinion, with Uncle Jingliao guarding Ji Town, the Jurchen Tartars dare not easily step aside, the only thing they need to think about is that they seem to be looting all the way from Xuanfu to Datong.

We need to guard Datong County, don't let Dai Wang's lineage fall into the hands of the Tartars, or call Cao Bianjiao from Shaanxi to support one or two.

As long as our army defends the important county town of Datong, Huang Taiji will not be able to plunder enough, and he will definitely go to Shanxi to plunder. At that time, the Houjin tartars and hammer bandits will fight each other! "

Chongzhen couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he heard the words. A few days ago, he was going to let Cao Bianjiao go south to wipe out the bandits.

Who would have thought that the Jurchen tartars would also come to kowtow, apparently wanting to plunder the summer grain, and that would be my tax!
Zhu Youjian was very interested in Xiong Mingyu's drama about two tigers fighting each other, and had great expectations.

If the rogue bandits and the Jurchen Tartars could really fight each other, no matter who wins or loses, Daming would just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, so as to gain certain benefits.

But Chongzhen forgot that people who are not even qualified to participate in the war are not worthy of being on the table to distribute the benefits in the end.

Not to mention self-deceiving thinking like sitting on a mountain and watching a tiger fight.

Moreover, the two parties originally took Daming's interests as a cake after their own gains, and swallowed it in one gulp, leaving no scum to Daming.

"Sure." Chongzhen turned the gloomy look on his face:

"Be sure to stick to Datong at all times, and send Xuanda wars every day."

"Yes."

Xiong Mingyu responded, and as for the people who suffered from the post-Jin army rebellion, no one on this "platform" mentioned it once.

After Chongzhen's mood became brighter: "The rogues are in the Central Plains, and they have made a mess in the heartland of our Ming Dynasty. The local authorities can't resist it. How should we deal with this matter?"

Li Changgeng hurriedly stepped out to express himself:

"Your Majesty, this is because the rogue bandits are uncertain. Each town and governor has different powers. They wait and see each other. It is advisable to use important officials to open the governor's mansion and command all the soldiers to fight against the thieves."

The governors of Huguang and Sichuan respectively dispatched Chu soldiers, chieftain soldiers and Shizhu soldiers to reinforce the governor of Henan.

When several governors got together, of course they were fighting on their own.

Because the war thousands of miles away was commanded remotely by the Beijing Ministry of War, several governors used urgent documents to ask the Ministry of War for instructions before dispatching troops and generals.

Just asking for instructions to fight back and forth like this, even if the officers and soldiers have a chance to fight, it will be too late when they receive the approval from the Ministry of War.

Rogues, rogues, ran away a long time ago, how can you wait for your officers and soldiers to ask for instructions to fight?
This backward method obviously cannot adapt to the ever-changing situation and the ever-expanding front.

Even Xiong Mingyu of the Ministry of War couldn't bear this kind of thing, because the governor below could completely push the responsibility to the Ministry of War.

Who made your reply slow, causing the fighter to be fleeting.

Therefore, there must be a governor authorized by the imperial court to come to the scene to represent the Ministry of War and command the various armies to coordinate their actions.

Chongzhen was also very dissatisfied with the different powers of the governors and generals of the provinces, watching each other and being beggar-thy-neighbor, etc., and they all wanted to pick peaches to gain military exploits.

In this way, he also agreed with Li Changgeng's statement of setting up governors above Fuzhen in each province, unifying command and cooperating in the conquest.

Chongzhen gave up his previous disapproval of the idea of ​​setting up a governor, and he relaxedly agreed with the proposal of the courtiers to set up the governor of five provinces.

He previously felt that Hong Chengchou's three-sided governor already had a lot of power, and if he established five provinces, it would increase in the future, seven provinces and eight provinces.

After all, the Ming Dynasty only had two capitals and thirteen provinces!
I dare not think about it!

"Then let's discuss, who is the best candidate?"

Hearing Chongzhen's inquiry, Li Changgeng didn't even think about it:
"Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, is the best."

In terms of qualifications and achievements, Hong Chengchou is the only one who is the first choice.

Everyone echoed Li Changgeng's words, Hong Chengchou put down the bandits in Shaanxi, if it wasn't for a flood last year that reimbursed [-] officers and troops, Hong Chengchou's strength would be greatly reduced.

Presumably the hammer bandit He Jinzhao couldn't last this year, so he should be taken to the capital by Hong Chengchou to be hacked to pieces.

Even if he could not catch He Jinzhao and caused him to flee, then with Hong Chengchou's method, is there anyone who can pacify the lands of Qin, Jin, and the entire Ming Dynasty one after another?
Chongzhen hesitated again and again, Hong Chengchou was responsible for the three sides of Shaanxi, and he could not leave easily.

Coupled with the fact that Hong Chengchou is in charge of six provinces, Shaanxi alone can surpass the scale of three provinces.

More than half of the ruling power of the Ming Dynasty fell into the hands of Hong Chengchou, and it was really impossible for Chongzhen to sleep peacefully.

Although he hated Hou Jin and the bandits deeply, but he was terrified of his imperial power and would never allow an important minister to appear.

Otherwise, once Cao Cao usurps things, how can he resist?

Only the first assistant, Wen Tiren, saw that everyone recommended Hong Chengchou, but His Majesty still refused.

He who is good at figuring out what he wants knows what's going on.

Compared to Zhou Yanru who likes to pretend to be aggressive in front of others, so as to leave people with something to talk about, Wen Tiren is better at plotting behind the scenes and never says anything in front of others.

So he stood up: "Your Majesty, I think Hong Chengchou is wrong."

"Oh?" Chongzhen looked at Wen Tiren.

"Hong Chengchou shoulders the important task of Shaanxi, he must guard against Lin Danhan externally, and he must guard against He Jinzhao, the hammer bandit occupying Shanxi internally.

Once Hong Chengchou leaves Shaanxi, the scene of the two tigers fighting may not appear.

It is very likely that He Jinchao will avoid Houjin's offensive and go to Shaanxi. The minister thinks that Hong Chengchou is not suitable! "

Chongzhen's eyes lit up: "Wen Qing, who can take up the position?"

(End of this chapter)