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Chapter 75

Many people are busy with Yang Ge's old affairs, so naturally he can't remember many details.

At this moment, he suddenly asked the master to draft a memorial to discuss meritorious service for his subordinates, so the master had to think it over and reminded:

"Mr. Ge, should you discuss this matter with the Wanjian School? The students remember that this Shen Shuren was impeached by other town generals a few days ago, and the right and wrong are not yet clear."

Yang Sichang was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he recovered from the initial joy and realized that he was indeed old and forgetful.

He scratched his thin beard and said, "Call the auspicious person here."

The master immediately withdrew, and after a while, he found a civil servant in his 30s and a school inspector, Wanji Wanji.

Wanji was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi. He has been an official for more than ten years and has been working in the Ministry of War in Nanjing. He has worked all the way from an ordinary job to a doctor.

After Yang Sichang went south to supervise the division, he trusted him very much, so he took him with him and was responsible for the military discipline inspection, rewards and punishments of the generals.

As soon as he entered the door, he opened the door straight to the point and bowed his hands: "I've seen Mr. Ge, and I heard that Shen Shuren from Huangzhou has good news?"

Yang Sichang pushed the letter and the wooden box containing the human head, and asked after he had read it: "Shen Shuren has made a lot of contributions this time, but has he been criticized a while ago?"

Wanji was very clear about the ins and outs, and replied in response: "I remember that seven or eight days ago, Yuan Bingbei's people delivered documents to the governor of Huguang and the procuratorate.

It is said that Shen Shuren avoids the enemy and fights timidly, is incompetent in defending the land, and allows Liu Xiyao to slaughter innocent people.It is also speculated that Shen Shuren intends to punish dissidents and act arbitrarily.

The report handed over to the governor's office was detained, and the report handed over to the inspector's office was later transferred to you, Mr. Ge, and you were thrown to the students for disposal.

A few days later, Zuo Liangyu from Wuchang also sent similar documents, and the students also stayed behind, and was about to write a document in Huangzhou for Shen Shuren to defend himself.Unexpectedly, before the reprimand was sent, he came first to report the victory. "

From Shen Shuren's "avoiding the enemy and fighting cowardly" to his final success in pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, the process seems to be long, but in fact it is only seven or eight days.

In addition, it is impossible for Yuan Jixian and Zuo Liangyu to know the situation at the first time. When they react and launch impeachment, and then go through the process to Yang Sichang, they will drag it to Shen Shuren and recover several counties.

Yang Sichang nodded: "Since that's the case, then the matter should be clear. The so-called Shen Shuren avoids the enemy and fights cowardly. It is probably just his strategy to lure and tire the enemy. When Liu Xiyao became paralyzed, he was killed by surprise.

How can anyone not die in a war?If thieves enter the country, they can guarantee that the city will not be lost, even if there is no fault.How could it be blamed on the guards for the victims of the tyrants and gentry outside the city!Why did Yuan Jixian and Zuo Liangyu suddenly lose their sense of right and wrong? "

Wan Wanji smiled wryly: "Elder Ge doesn't know something, I heard that this time Liu Xiyao, in order to force Shen Shuren to fight, even searched and killed the family members of the courtiers on the boundary of Huangzhou.

Both Yuan Jixian and Zuo Liangyu had relatives who died at their hands, and even Huguang's procurator's yamen had their relatives killed together, so..."

Originally, Yang Sichang was not interested in knowing these dirty details, but at this moment he needed to make a decision, and Wan Ji could report all of them.

After Yang Sichang listened, he became silent: "It turned out that there were so many twists and turns and offended so many people. If I supported Shen Shuren, I'm afraid Huguang would skip me and send them directly to the capital according to the instructions of the envoy.

That's all, in troubled times, employing people should be eclectic, and I will protect him on my own.Those mediocre people should hate Liu Xiyao even if their family members were killed!Shen Shuren can avenge their family, what else is there to hate!
By the way, why did Huguang Governor Fang Kongxuan help Shen Shuren in the end?Didn't you say that only the inspector handed over the paperwork, but the governor's yamen withheld it?Did the Fang family have no relatives killed? "

Wanji didn't dare to speculate rashly, so he could only say in an uncertain tone:

"Students don't dare to judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Governor Fang really has no relatives in the local area. The few concubines he holds in Xinna are also from Jingzhou Prefecture, and none are in Huangzhou.

However, his son Fang Yizhi was in the same year as Shen Shuren, and both were Jinshi in the second list of Jinke. Perhaps it was this friendship that made him favor Shen Shuren. "

"So that's the case, so it's not surprising. According to me, you suggest that His Majesty add Shen Shuren." Yang Sichang didn't ask any more questions.

Among the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, the friendship of "the same year" is quite valuable.

Wanji took the order, so he was about to write a memorial, but after thinking about it, he reminded:

"Mr. Ge, as far as I know, Shen Shuren is only [-] years old. He has already moved to his official position for the second time this year. If we rush to play now, I am afraid that he will be moved to his official position for the third time within a year before the end of the year. Unreasonable.

If it is delayed again and sent to the capital in the first month, it will be easier for the officials to handle it, and there is no need for His Majesty to show mercy outside the law. "

Yang Sichang was completely dismissive of this hypocritical unspoken rule: "The capable go up and the mediocre go down. What's the matter with changing official positions three times within a year? The Ming Dynasty has reached the stage it is now, and it is to let the talented people make the most of it.

Besides, this Shen Shuren changed his official position for the first time this year because he actually got a Jinshi.Counting it down, the time he was appointed as a co-prefect was regarded as a promotion.Now raise again, that is, two liters a year.

I remember that Liu Xiyao's territory is not limited to the Huangzhou border, the spheres of influence among the various thieves are intertwined, and Liu Xiyao, He Jin, and Lin Chengcheng have their own differences.

This year has already entered winter, and it is impossible to expand the results of the battle. After the spring of next year, I still count on Shen Shuren to take advantage of the snowmelt and ice floods in the Dabie Mountains to expedite and deepen the suppression.At that time, he must be promoted again, otherwise, where would he get the status to pursue across the border?

The Shen family in Suzhou is as rich as a country, and it would be too wasteful not to let them spend more money to become officials and contribute more to the country. "

……

It was already mid-November when Yang Sichang received the good news, confirmed the follow-up results, and took action.

There is no need to rush this kind of thing, so it took more than ten days for the post courier to arrive in the capital at the end of November.

In addition, Yang Sichang mainly suppressed Yuan Jixian and Zuo Liangyu's criticism of Shen Shuren, but it was impossible to completely suppress such things.Coupled with the time difference, some memorials that spoke ill of Shen Shuren were already on the way ahead of schedule.

At the end of November, Chongzhen received these memorials one after another.

The first memorial arrived on November 26, and the presenter was Zuo Liangyu.

Zuo Liangyu didn't dare to go against Yang Sichang in the memorial, so he chose another point of attack and modified the wording properly.

That night, Chongzhen was quite angry after reading it:
"Ridiculous! I belittled that Shen Shuren and expected him to come to Huangzhou to live and contribute to the country. He didn't know what was good or bad, and he dared to use excuses to avoid the enemy and fight cowardly, but in fact he used a knife to kill people, punish others, and try to deceive others! This is tolerable and unbearable." !"

Seeing that the emperor was furious, the eunuchs beside him didn't dare to say anything, even if it was Wang Cheng'en, they were afraid that His Majesty would suspect that they wanted to interfere in politics.

Fortunately, it was late at night, and it happened that the imperial concubine Tian, ​​who was favored by Chongzhen, brought a few court ladies and brought supper to invite the emperor to rest early.

She didn't dare to engage in politics, but at least she dared to say a few homely words, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon's body, and don't get angry with government affairs."

A trace of tenderness flashed in Chongzhen's eyes, he loved Concubine Tian Gui more than Empress Zhou.Concubine Tian Gui is not in good health, so he never speaks loudly to Concubine Ai, he always coaxes her.

Historically, one and a half years later, the Tian family died of grief and illness. His father's relative, Tian Hongyu, feared that the family would lose his family, so he went back to the south to search for beautiful women, found Chen Yuanyuan, and offered them to her—of course, all of these are gone now, Chen Yuanyuan It has already been hidden by Shen Shuren's golden house for half a year.

"My dear concubine, you are not in good health. Why do you worry about these important national affairs? Go back quickly, I will go to rest after reading this." Chongzhen pulled Concubine Tian Gui into his arms, and said affectionately.

Concubine Tian Gui said softly: "Your Majesty's body is tied to the world, and he cannot sleep peacefully. The body of a concubine, Pu Liu, is nothing to worry about."

Chongzhen had no choice but to have some supper with him first, and went to bed after eating.

While eating, he couldn't help but take the initiative to bring up the bad news he just saw.

Concubine Tian Gui does not do politics, but she knows how to comfort the emperor, so she said tactfully:
"Your Majesty, the courtiers and concubines don't understand government affairs, but there may be a turning point for these bad news, or is it a misunderstanding? The courtiers and concubines are just women, and they know what the courtiers and generals are saying at any rate. If there is no special reason, they should report it to the next level. .

This Zuo Liangyu was just a town general in Wuchang and other places. He did not go through the governor or the governor, and directly impeached the magistrate of another defense area with His Majesty.Your Majesty might as well wait a few more days, maybe all parties will make excuses, so as not to suffer in vain in advance, but finally find out that it is not the case. "

Chongzhen was impatient, and immediately said: "My concubine, you don't understand, Zuo Liangyu has a reason for leapfrogging this time - he said that he had already complained about this matter to the governor of Huguang before, but Huguang Governor Fang Kongxuan told him not to worry about it, thinking that there were other twists and turns.

It is also because he was blocked by the guards of officials when he played normally, so he leapfrogged to play, there is no problem.Although he didn't say it explicitly in the memorial, he also hinted that - Fang Yizhi, the eldest son of Huguang governor Fang Kongzhang, was the same year as Shen Shuren, and both of them were in the current department!
From my point of view, this Fang Kongzhang might be the same year he raised his son, helping to cover it up.If it can be confirmed, it will be a major case of collusion and deception! "

Concubine Tian Gui saw that the emperor was getting more and more angry, and she was too scared to say any more, but added one last sentence:
"Your Majesty calmed down. Since that's the case, why don't you wait a few days and see what Elder Yang Ge has to say—it's not like no one is watching from the governor of Huguang, so why bother His Majesty to get angry in person?"

Chongzhen was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered that this is a special period. There is Yang Sichang, the governor of the six provinces in Hubei, Henan, Anhui, and Sichuan, and there are people on top of Fang Kongzhang.

"Forget it, this Yang Sichang is not too confused, right? The people below are making such a fuss and criticizing each other, and he doesn't give me an explanation! Then give him a few more days. If there is no report from Yang Sichang by the end of the month, I will An investigation is about to be ordered!"

After getting angry, the events of the day are finally over.Chongzhen returned to Tian Guifei's palace and spent the night, and the next day he temporarily forgot about it.

Chongzhen had to deal with a lot of government affairs every day, so he didn't have time to pay continuous attention to one thing.

Three days later, it was already the 29th, and Yang Sichang's memorial had also been delivered. When Chongzhen saw the memorial, he remembered that there was something that Yang Sichang had to explain three days ago, so he quickly opened it to look at it.

(End of this chapter)