national surname chiming

Chapter 339
The placement of the Hebei frontier army and Guanning army brought back by Zhang Mingzhen and Zheng Chenggong is definitely a big problem.

Considering that Nanjing still has a new six-ministration cabinet that is upright and honest, and the laws and systems of the Ming Dynasty are still there, Zhu Shuren certainly cannot openly reveal his ambition to be a warlord and casually take the Hebei Army as his own. That would be too contrary to the righteous name separated.

After all, he is still just a big official of the Ming Dynasty, not a central minister.As long as you show a little bit of ambition, no matter how good your previous loyalty posture is, all previous efforts will be wasted, and it will cause unnecessary siege instead.

Anti-thieves have anti-thief routines, and there are routines for stealing the country. This muscle in the mind must not be relaxed at all times.

Shi Kefa, who is the official Minister of the Ministry of War and who will most likely become the chief assistant of the new cabinet, will not tolerate Zhu Shuren casually wooing the armed forces that originally belonged to the imperial court.

Shi Kefa is a loyal minister with integrity, he can be regarded as a more upright existence in Donglin, and it is impossible for Zhu Shuren to quarrel with Shi Kefa.

Therefore, Zhu Shuren has two options for placing these troops:
First of all, the first reason is that these troops were escorted by Zhang Mingzhen, the head of the Haidao, and picked up by the sea grain fleet of the Ministry of Households.It can be temporarily incorporated into the Ministry of Household's water protection force, stationed in Zhoushan Islands (Zhang Mingzhen's previous Haidao General Army was also stationed in Zhoushan Islands)

To the outside world, it can be said that the follow-up reorganization and ownership of these troops can be allocated separately by the Ministry of War, and managed by Cao Cao and Haidao, which is only a temporary act.

As for how long this interim will last, it's hard to say, it can completely depend on the mood of Shen Tingyang, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

The second excuse is that after these troops arrive in Zhoushan, if they are gossiped for a long time, or need to be deployed for defense, they can go to Zhejiang Governor Zhang Guowei and Zhejiang General Soldier Jiang Ruolai to make a little preparation.

Anyway, the bases of the Daming Hucao Navy are in Ningbo and Zhoushan, geographically considered the territory of the governor of Zhejiang.

And Zhang Guowei and Shen Tingyang Zhu Shuren are also old friends.His friendship with Shen Tingyang has been formed since before Zhu Shuren crossed over and when Wuzhong was controlling the floods. He and Zhu Shuren cooperated a lot in the Lijin Reform, and later they also had friendship with each other many times to help each other transfer benefits.

In addition, Zhang Guowei was still the penultimate Minister of the Ministry of War in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and he was demoted to be the governor of Zhejiang after the war was unfavorable. Shi Kefa would not say anything about his old qualifications.

So let Zhang Guowei be the white glove of "temporarily holding the shares of the three sides of Hebei".

……

Zhu Shuren took advantage of the first ten days of February to deal with the latest alliance between him and Zhang Guowei.

They also assigned several naval generals under the command of Zhang Mingzhen, the chief soldier of Haidao, such as Shen Lian, who was born in the family of Shen Jiading, and others. They were temporarily assigned to the management of Jiang Ruolai, the chief soldier of Zhejiang under Zhang Guowei's command. The [-] Hebei Frontier Army and the Guan Ning Army were withdrawn.

Zhang Guowei and Jiang Ruolai are also well aware that they will not intervene in the specific command of these troops.For him, in this troubled world, as a newly appointed governor of Zhejiang with unstable foundations, he is also happy to see [-] friendly troops helping him to maintain his facade and keep things going.

These things were taken care of within ten days.In this way, before the southern court discussed the issue of supporting a new monarch, Zhu Shuren actually had strong support in many provinces.

The whole province of Huguang, needless to say, is the core territory where Zhu Shuren himself has been out of the town for three or four years, and he has repeatedly plowed the ground to eliminate dissidents, attack powerful and evil gentry, and farm and manage like an iron bucket.

On the other side of Sichuan, Fang Kongzhang, his uncle and ally, was the governor. Zhu Shuren also had a friendship with Fang Kongzhang's son, Fang Yizhi, who was the same age.

The generals in Sichuan were also overwhelmed by Zhu Shuren's contribution and ability in killing Zhang Xianzhong and pacifying the thieves.The stubborn forces who refused to accept Zhu Shuren had almost been killed by Zhang Xianzhong before.

On the South Zhili side, Zhu Shuren is not very able to intervene. This is also the area where Donglin and other conservative forces are most stubborn.

But his father, Shen Tingyang, is already the official secretary of the household department, and he is also regarded as a cabinet minister, so he can say something in Nanjing.

On the other side of Fujian, Zhu Shuren has never developed power and is too far away, but Fujian is originally an "indisputable land for military strategists", and the almost sworn friendship between Zhu Shuren and Zheng Chenggong is enough.

Since ancient times, as long as the southern court does not intervene or cause trouble when the southern court establishes the country, it is enough.I don't expect the local forces to help.

Now, with the addition of an old ally Zhang Guowei, Enwei and Shi became foreign aid to control Zhejiang.Although Zhejiang has a small area, it is close to Nanjing after all, which is also very important for the smooth transition of the Nanjing court.

Of the seven southern provinces, only Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, and Yunnan and Guizhou remained, and Zhu Shuren had little control over them.

There is only one Jiujiang mansion in Jiangxi that was rectified and infiltrated by Zhu Shuren. Zheng Chenggong also served as the prefect of Jiujiang there for a while, and all other mansions did not listen to Zhu Shuren.Guangdong and Guangxi have no friendship at all.

As for Yunnan and Guizhou, the Ming Dynasty’s notification to it has almost existed in name only, so don’t think about it for the time being, those are the places that need to be reformed and returned to the local people in the future.

However, before Zhu Shuren made an emergency landing on Sun Kewang, Sun Kewang helped with the dirty work and killed some chieftain tribes in Guizhou who refused to accept Wanghua. Later, he surrendered to Zhu Shuren, which eased some resistance in Guizhou.

The person in charge of Jiangxi now is Yuan Jixian, who had a little friction with Zhu Shuren.However, Yuan Jixian is still a bit of a public mind, and he can be regarded as a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, who can distinguish right from wrong.

On the other side of Guangdong and Guangxi, it was not affected by the butterfly effect. It was still ruled by Ding Kuichu, who had failed several times in the fight against thieves in the north in history, but was exonerated. He had just been transferred to be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

This Ding Kuichu didn't have any achievements in history. He spent several years in Guangdong and Guangxi, and finally the Qing army came and voted directly.

In addition, within Nanzhili, Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, and even his close friend Ruan Dacheng have always had animosity against Zhu Shuren, and Ruan Dacheng's hatred is particularly deep. .

Among the generals of the Ming army in Jiangbei, Lianghuai, Liu Liangzuo, who had a close relationship with Ma Shiying, had a little trouble with Zhu Shuren.In addition, they had already been wooed in advance by Fu Wang, who risked the world's disgrace.

Liu Zeqing from Huaibei, Shandong Province, because Zhu Shuren was unable to rescue him in time to carry a "thief crossing the border", and "the preparation of the ferry was not timely, which caused Zhu Shuren to fail to cross the old course of the Yellow River in time to save the late emperor".

This is also a great crime. Out of fear of being liquidated, Liu Zeqing naturally chose to move closer to Ma Shiying.

But Zhu Shuren couldn't help it. If he couldn't save things, he would definitely find someone to take the blame, and he couldn't win everyone over.

Historically, Liu Zeqing was a weakling who preserved his strength and devoted himself to separatism. Since Zhu Shuren knew the history, he had to find someone who could take the blame. Of course, Liu Zeqing would be the first to dump it, otherwise he would dump it to those loyal people?

It was in such a situation that the southern imperial court finally ushered in a big choice of right and wrong.

……

On February 17, 24th year of Chongzhen, about forty days after Chongzhen died, it was also the fifth day after Li Zicheng was defeated and returned to Beijing to ascend the throne and escaped.

The latest military situation in the north was finally sent to Nanjing at an expedited speed of [-] miles, and it was also sent to Fengyang, the central capital, the day before.

It was also at this moment that the civil and military men of Ming Dynasty in Nanjing and Fengyang confirmed with certainty that it was almost impossible for the three sons of the late emperor to escape——

Before Li Zicheng withdrew from Beijing, he brandished a butcher knife in despair and killed the late emperor's heirs indiscriminately. Many people in Beijing heard about it and spread it to the outside world. Naturally, the relevant personnel sent by the southern court to inquire about the military situation Collected and reported with the highest priority.

Before getting this news, the new cabinet composed of six ministries in Nanjing had actually secretly discussed the issue of Li Xinjun in private. The discussion had been going on for seven or eight days, but they didn’t dare to cross the road, and they didn’t dare to let any governors from other towns know about it. .

At this moment, everything can finally be put on the table.

Early this morning, in the Wenhua Palace of the Forbidden City in Nanjing, Shi Kefa, Minister of the Ministry of War, finally took the opportunity of being on duty in the cabinet, and tacitly summoned the other five ministers to discuss major issues together.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was always an imperial palace or the Forbidden City in Nanjing, which was the "Nanjing Forbidden City" in later generations, but by the end of Chongzhen, most of the palaces had been destroyed due to disrepair.

Only a few main halls such as Wenhua Hall, Wuying Hall, Fengxian Hall and Cixi Hall are still maintained.In addition, the Fengtian Gate, Donghua Gate, and Xihua Gate that serve as facades are still intact.

However, these palaces are also places for offices, ceremonies, and sacrifices, so some people keep repairing them, and there is basically nothing left in the inner palace for living.

Therefore, in history, after Zhu Yousong ascended the throne as Emperor Hongguang, he also lived in the "Nanjing Inner Defense Mansion" for a long time as a temporary residence, and only entered the palace for office work and holding court meetings and ceremonies.Zhu Yousong also allocated money to rebuild the residential inner palace, but because he had only been emperor for eight months in total, he was killed by Duoduo. Until Nanjing fell, the inner palace of the Forbidden City was not repaired.

Today, Shi Kefa and others only rely on the limited palaces in the Forbidden City in Nanjing to support the cabinet's office, making the imperial court look barely as decent as Beijing.

"Everyone, now I heard that the crown prince and the kings are very likely to be in misfortune. This important matter for the country can no longer be postponed. It has been a whole month since the news of His Majesty's great trip. If you continue to hang on, I'm afraid It is also difficult for the provinces to keep pace with the Nanjing cabinet. What do you think, and speak freely."

Shi Kefa took the lead, and while he was talking, he handed over the transcript of the gossip that the Nanjing Ministry of War had just received today, "It is said that Li Zicheng killed the second king when he left Beijing", and handed it to other ministers to read.

Also present at the meeting were Wang Duo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, Shen Tingyang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, Xu Shiqi, who was to be appointed as Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Jiang Riguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and Gao Hongtu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.Among these people, anyone who is in the key department can basically be included in the Dongge University Bachelor in the future.

Among these people, when Gao Hongtu died in Chongzhen, there happened to be a vacancy for the minister of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing. After a meeting, Gao Hongtu was changed to Minister of the Ministry of Industry - when Gao Hongtu was in Beijing a few years ago, he was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he was familiar with the business.

And Xu Shiqi is also an old acquaintance. He was still the secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs in Beijing a few months ago. When Chen Xinjia was sentenced to death, it was Xu Shiqi who handled the case.Later, Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was executed by Chongzhen for his crimes. Xu Shiqi was not in line with Chongzhen's wishes in handling this series of cases, so he was demoted and idled.

Xu Shiqi's native place is from Jiaxing, Zhejiang. After being dismissed by Chongzhen, he went south and returned to his hometown, so he came here a little earlier than Zhang Guowei.As soon as he arrived in Jiaxing's hometown, news of the emperor's death came, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice in Nanjing had a relatively large gap, so Shi Kefa brought Xu Shiqi here.But he has not been formally appointed, so he can only take up the deputy position first, and he will not be able to formally complete the appointment process until there is an emperor or supervisor in the future.

At this moment, after Shi Kefa finished speaking, Xu Shiqi and Gao Hongtu didn't have a deep foundation, and their names were not right, so they were not willing to talk about substantive issues. The core issue was the discussion of the remaining four people.

Gao Hongtu just said some safe words, and persuaded: "The Ministry of Shige should be more cautious. The murders of the kings are just rumors and there is no solid evidence. ..."

Gao Hongtu's words were in a stable manner. The other five ministers present were all famous teachers, and the most important thing was "the name must be corrected", so of course they would not refute it.

Only Shen Tingyang, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, has the lowest level of education, and theoretically he is the least qualified to be in the cabinet. He is not so sensitive to fame and righteousness, and is more pragmatic. (University scholars have academic status after all, so originally they must be born in the imperial examination. Those who spend money to donate to officials can do household affairs.

Shen Tingyang said anxiously: "How can we wait so long for major national affairs? Even if the news is not convincing, we can only listen to Shige Department first, and prepare a charter!"

Gao Hongtu rolled his eyes at him slightly, and didn't refute. He said in his heart that you and Lu Wang are in-laws, and your Shen Tingyang's attitude can fool the devil!
Shi Kefa believed that Shen Tingyang didn't mean that, and he quickly stopped the meaningless internal friction: "Okay, it's important to be right and right, but you don't have to keep pestering you. What brother Yanwen (Gao Hongtu) said is true. We will discuss it today." Let’s start with the topic of the selection of the supervisor, and start the follow-up discussion, and the selection of the new monarch will not be involved for the time being.”

When the emperor's position was vacant, there was a precedent for establishing a clan as the supervisor of the country first.

When Yingzong was captured in Tumubao, Yu Qian and others first established his younger brother as the supervisor. Later, Yingzong never came back, and he was also used to threaten him. Yu Qian and others made the supervisor the king.

Now let’s set up a supervisory state for a period of time, and wait for Chongzhen’s sons to escape, it will be regarded as a buffer, which is also equivalent to a "public announcement period".

If it has been publicized for several months and Chongzhen’s son does not show up, it means that “before the cancellation, the creditors have been registered to confirm their rights, and if the creditors do not come by themselves, it is equivalent to giving up their creditor’s rights.”

This is very fair, and naturally no one questioned it. The six ministers all agreed, and Shi Kefa has advanced a small goal and built up his confidence.

Soon, Shi Kefa pushed the question to the meat of the show: "Then what do you think, who is suitable to supervise the country now?"

While talking, Shi Kefa involuntarily looked at Jiang Riguang, Minister of Rites.Jiang Riguang also knew that the Ministry of Rites was in charge of ethics, so the basic scope of discussion had to be determined by him.

Jiang Riguang said without hesitation: "According to the law of ethics and etiquette, it is natural that His Royal Highness Fu Wang is the closest blood relative to Emperor Daxing.

There is also King Hui, who is generally distant and distant, but he is older.Moreover, His Royal Highness King Hui has openly worshiped Buddha for many years and dismissed his concubines, fearing that he has no intention of supervising the country in this autumn of national calamity.

In the end, the Lu Fan was a little older than the Fu and Hui Fans, but last year His Majesty ordered him to worship the ancestors on behalf of the heavens, and it seemed that he had the heart to take charge of the clan's affairs, but there was no decree since then.And I have always heard that Lu Fan has a virtuous name, so Emperor Daxing would stay away from the nearby and seek far away when comforting the ancestral temple of the ancestral mausoleum in Fengyang.It may also be included in the discussion to comfort the Emperor Daxing. "

Jiang Riguang's words did not fully represent his own meaning. In fact, there was naturally pressure from the Donglin file and a group of mainstream civil servants in Nanjing behind him——

Historically, Donglin civil officials were also afraid that King Fu would liquidate them for the old King Fu's affairs, and re-use eunuchs to counterattack and retaliate. Therefore, there must be various excuses to drag King Fu's hind legs, but many reasons are really outrageous, and in the end there were no succeed.

Who made Shi Kefa more upright and principled?

(End of this chapter)