Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 172 The Emperor Is Getting Mature
As soon as this performance came out, the entire Fengtianmen Square fell silent instantly.

Wan An and Liu Ji knew that this memorial was not handed over by the Ministry of War yesterday, so they couldn't help but looked at each other in blank dismay.

This is a mess, right?
Senior officials such as Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, saw that the spearhead was directed at Wang Hua, the governor of Jiangxi.

Is His Majesty going to deal with Wang Hua?
The vast majority of officials didn't realize that the undercurrent was already raging, and they mistakenly thought that what Zhang Ying played was ordered by the emperor, and they had a bad association.

"Zhang Shangshu, Wang Hua is the governor of Southern Jiangxi, so the conviction may not be too hasty?" Zhu Youtang didn't expect that the Minister of the Ministry of War would jump out, and Dang even asked with a sullen face.

Although he knew that Zhang Ying had a close relationship with Xu Pu as a fellow countryman, and also knew that Zhang Ying was not a clean-handed official, He Cong, the left servant of the Ministry of War, was not suitable to be directly promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War, so he chose Zhang Ying, who was then Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. Make the transition.

But now it seems that the minister of the Ministry of War does not intend to accept his love, but to get involved with the traditional civil servants, and he does not hesitate to offend himself and destroy one of the most important chess pieces in his place.

The corners of Xu Pu's mouth rose slightly, but he had already expected Zhu Youtang's reaction.

Facing Zhu Youtang's rhetorical question, Zhang Ying seemed very calm and said: "Your Majesty, the commander of the Jiangxi capital has reported to the Ministry of War that Wang Hua's payment to the Ganzhou new army is indeed [-]% less! The explanation given was that there was an error in the bank of the Jiangxi Chief Envoy, but the Jiangxi Chief Envoy has confirmed that this is a lie. Only by His Majesty's personal instruction can he dare to deceive his superiors and his subordinates, and please His Majesty severely punish Wang Hua to honor the law of the country!"

"Your Majesty, please punish Wang Hua to enforce the law of the country!" Seeing Zhang Ying dealt a fatal blow to Wang Hua, Xu Pu immediately led all the officials to agree.

Bullying?

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and others could not help but secretly admire Zhang Ying's brilliance when they heard this accusation.

"Bullying", this is to give Zhu Youtang direct eye drops, after all, no one wants to be a monarch who is deceived. "Conceal it", this is an explanation for Wang Hua's claim of [-]% less to the officers and men of the new army in Ganzhou.

Anyone can see that after Wang Hua deducted the military salary, Zhu Youtang has been slow to take any action, obviously deliberately protecting Wang Hua.

But now, Zhang Ying exposed Wang Hua's case in the early court, and even put pressure on Zhu Youtang directly under the name of "national law" and "deception".

"National law is of course important! It's just that Wang Hua presided over the suppression of bandits in southern Jiangxi, which is related to the stability of the south. Changing generals in the middle of battle is a taboo for military strategists. I will send people to investigate!" Zhu Youtang did not intend to arrest Wang Hua back to the capital, so he did it immediately. Concessions are authentic.

Although he really wanted to protect Wang Hua, otherwise he would not have delayed the matter on purpose, but Wang Hua's guilt has been confirmed by Jiangxi, and he cannot 100% guarantee that Wang Hua has not withheld military pay.

Even if he did not agree to detain Wang Hua directly and return to Beijing pending trial, he still had to send officials to review to determine whether Wang Huake's deduction of military pay was true.

After all, he is not the leader of the party who only needs to fight for victory, but the emperor of this dynasty, who needs to defend the laws and justice of the empire.

Wan An and Liu Ji originally thought that the young emperor would be self-willed, but seeing that Zhu Youtang was able to make concessions, they couldn't help feeling that the emperor in front of them was getting more and more mature.

Officials such as Li Yu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, saw that Zhu Youtang had made appropriate concessions, and they also secretly felt that the emperor was becoming more and more like a holy lord and Mingjun.

Faced with this result, Zhang Ying did not intend to call for gold to withdraw troops, but he pressed on every step of the way: "Your Majesty, this method is not appropriate! Wang Hua is not an ordinary official, but a governor who holds local military power, so I beg Your Majesty to order the king immediately." Hua was escorted to Beijing to prevent military disasters in the area."

Huh?
As soon as this remark came out, Wan An and other officials turned their heads to look at Zhang Ying in puzzlement, never expecting that the new minister of the Ministry of War would not give up.

"Zhang Shangshu, you only see the risk of military disasters that may arise, but you don't see the opportunity to suppress bandits. Not to mention that Wang Hua's withholding of military pay is still debatable. The current court spends so much money to clean up The Ganzhou rogues are still in peace, so arresting Wang Hua back to the capital isn't all previous work wasted?" Zhu Youtang asked rhetorically, suppressing the anger in his heart.

Zhang Ying had already made up his mind, and even expressed his position authentically: "Your Majesty, Wang Hua just saw that you attach great importance to eliminating the gangsters in Ganzhou and is so confident. Now that Wang Hua's crime has been verified, he should be escorted to Beijing to await trial immediately! As for the suppression of the gangsters in Ganzhou There are a lot of talents in Daming, and I decided to recommend a capable minister for His Majesty!"

"Zhang Shangshu, you who are in charge of the Ministry of War should know the military expenditure of the imperial court, because a mere 1000 taels will interrupt the suppression of bandits. I don't know if you have calculated the gains and losses?" Zhu Youtang took a deep look at the Minister of the Ministry of War, and said It is questioning.

Although he cannot ignore the laws of the country, he must also consider the overall situation.

If the issue of Southern Jiangxi is left alone, the future cost will be calculated in millions of taels, and countless people will suffer from bandits.Now because of this mere 1000 taels, he gave up halfway, which is completely unacceptable to him.

Now he can agree to investigate Wang Hua, but he will never agree to arrest Wang Hua to the capital without asking questions. This approach is simply picking sesame seeds and throwing watermelons.

In his mind, even if Wang Hua really took the 1000 taels, if Wang Hua could solve the problem of the bandits in Nanjiang, it would still be a very worthwhile deal.

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong!"

Just at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.

Everyone couldn't help but secretly startled, and immediately turned their heads to look over, and found that it turned out to be Xu Pu, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials.

Xu Pu knew it was time to go out in person, so he stepped out and said: "Your Majesty, when you were in the East Palace, the minister said: Don't lose the great righteousness because of small righteousness! It's not too much for Wang Hua to deduct 1000 taels of military pay today. But righteousness has nothing to do with the amount of withholding of military pay, but with the judgment of right and wrong. Even if Wang Hua withholds a couple of soldiers’ pay, he must be immediately released to Beijing to await trial, instead of letting the traitor go free by calculating the gains and losses!”

"Xu Shilang, are you exaggerating? Your Majesty means to send personnel to investigate. When will Wang Hua be allowed to go unpunished?" Li Yu said tit for tat when he saw Xu Pu jumping out.

"Xu Shilang, please be more careful with your words, our Ministry of Criminal Justice has not yet convicted Wang Hua!" Du Ming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, corrected Xu Pu when he saw that Xu Pu was disrespectful to the emperor.

Xu Pu's face suddenly darkened, but he was not afraid of these two idiots at all when it came to his ability to debate, and he immediately argued with reason: "Wang Hua's withholding of military pay has been confirmed by many important local officials, and Li Ang, the governor of Jiangxi, sent an official warehouse back then. Tens of millions of stones have been used to help the victims of the disaster with hundreds of thousands. He is a rare virtuous minister in my Ming Dynasty. It is by no means unreasonable to expose Wang Hua's embezzlement of military pay, and it is righteous for the court to deal with Wang Hua as soon as possible!"

"Quick action is the righteousness, so what's wrong with sending people to the local area to try the case?" Li Si, Minister of the Household Department, understood Zhu Youtang's financial situation very well, and snorted coldly.

Xu Pu came prepared this time, and even said indifferently: "Just now Zhang Shangshu said that Wang Hua is not an ordinary official, but the governor of a locality! If the imperial court allows Wang Hua to continue to rule the locality, if he sees the situation If you are defeated and jump over the wall in a hurry, or continue to embezzle and arouse the dissatisfaction of the new army in Ganzhou, who will bear the responsibility for the military disaster?"

"Don't scare me here! According to what you said, if the governor commits a crime, he will be sent to Beijing for trial?" He Cong, the left servant of the Ministry of War, also stood up and retorted.

But without waiting for Xu Pu to speak, Zhang Ying, the minister of the Ministry of War next to him, said indifferently: "In the 23rd year of Chenghua, the governor of Gansu was accused of embezzling ink and the governor of Liaodong used second-rate winter clothes. Didn't they all take them back to Beijing directly? ?"

This……

When Li Si and other officials heard this example, they immediately realized that they had come prepared.

"That being said, Wang Hua is now suppressing bandits in southern Jiangxi, so it is not appropriate to change his commander!" He Cong, the left servant of the Ministry of War, was defeated, but he still insisted on his point of view.

Xu Pu was very rude to He Cong. He said, "If you make mistakes, don't correct them. How can the Ming Dynasty be governed? What's more, what achievements has Wang Hua made since he took office? It is not unusual for the imperial court to send Hanlin officials to serve as governors. Today, it has been proved that Wang Hua is not a military talent, even if he is not escorted to the capital, he must not choose a good minister to be the governor of Southern Jiangxi!"

For a while, everyone was refuted speechless.

In fact, things were really not good for them. Wang Hua did not show enough military talent when he took office, but he was also exposed to the fact that the military salary was withheld.

The most weird thing is that Wang Hua should have gone to Shuzi Chen to show his innocence, but now there is no movement from the Secretary of General Affairs, and it seems that he has already acquiesced in the fact of his crime.

"At the beginning of his appointment, His Majesty has already stated that Wang Hua will be given one year, and now it is time to judge success or failure! Xu Shilang, you are too hasty!" Seeing that Xu Pu wanted to seize the results of Wang Hua's battle, Li Yu said indifferently reminded.

Although it is true that Wang Hua has no achievements in suppressing bandits so far, and his current performance does not reflect half of his military talent, Wang Hua was given a one-year time limit at the beginning of his appointment by the imperial court.

Now Xu Pu ignores the time limit and talks about military achievements, but he attacks for the sake of attacking.

Xu Pu didn't think there was anything wrong, so he continued to argue: "Although there is a one-year period, so far there has been no effect at all, which shows that Wang Hua can't take on this important task!" Zhu Youtang said: "Your Majesty, I know that you are partial to Wang Hua, and you also want to focus on the overall situation of suppressing the bandits! It's just that Wang Hua's illegal deeds were exposed together by the press, and the chief envoy and other officials confirmed it." , isn’t this matter credible? Please, Your Majesty, give up the small righteousness and do the great righteousness, and order Wang Hua to be released to Beijing to await trial!”

"I can believe it, but I won't trust it lightly, so it is my bottom line to send officials to check!" Zhu Youtang was not influenced by Xu Pu at all, so he expressed his position lightly and authentically.

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and other officials saw Zhu Youtang's statement, and knew that the emperor was not an indecisive and faint emperor after all, but a determined and wise emperor.

Even though Xu Pu's words were extravagant, they couldn't impress the emperor after all.

Xu Pu frowned slightly, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, Jiangxi Governor Li Ang is recommended by the minister! If Your Majesty does not believe Jiangxi Governor Li Ang, the minister is willing to guarantee Li Ang, and begs His Majesty to escort Wang Hua back to Beijing and deal with the deduction of military pay." sinners to show the law of the country!"

Wan An and Liu Ji silently exchanged glances, but they didn't expect that Xu Pu would put his political life on the line.

Things have come to this point, even if Zhu Youtang is a majestic emperor, he still needs a suitable reason for refusing.

"Xu Shilang, do you think I can't find out this case?" Zhu Youtang seemed to have determined that Wang Hua's deduction of military pay was an iron-clad fact, and immediately seemed to have insight into everything.

Xu Pu didn't expect Zhu Youtang to be so straightforward, so he pretended to be confused and said: "Your Majesty, I don't understand!"

"The case of Wang Hua's embezzlement of military pay must be investigated, but the rogues in southern Jiangxi cannot ignore it. It is impossible for me to ignore the safety of the local people! Since you are so obsessed with the truth, I will not disappoint you and will definitely investigate the case." Get to the bottom of it!" Zhu Youtang felt more and more that this matter was a conspiracy, so he just expressed his position authentically.

Although Wang Hua probably set someone up, he didn't believe that the setter could do things seamlessly.Now that Zhang Ying and Xu Pu jumped out one after another, it made him believe that Wang Hua was innocent. This matter was like a conspiracy from beginning to end.

Xu Pu was taken aback for a moment, and said in a preaching manner: "Your Majesty, once there is a problem with soldiers, there will be endless troubles! Governing the country should be based on the word stability, and please remember the teachings of the minister when he was in the Qing Palace. Use your emotions! I would like to guarantee Li Ang, please release Wang Hua immediately and return to Beijing to await trial!"

"Xu Shilang, you are really open-minded!" Zhu Youtang couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he saw Xu Pu who had not submitted his resignation letter for a long time.

Xu Pu knew that there was no turning back when he opened the bow, so he looked righteous and said: "For the sake of righteousness, it is my duty to do so, please Your Majesty to fulfill it!"

"What a good one for righteousness! Wang Hua still stays at the post, and I will send people to investigate the facts. If it is really because of Wang Hua's military disaster, I will punish myself!" Zhu Youtang knew that the other party was in a hurry, and immediately expressed his position in public typical.

Guilty order?
When Li Yu and other officials heard these words, they couldn't help being dumbfounded.

Xu Pu's eyes widened, and he also did not expect Zhu Youtang to be so tough, nor did he expect Zhu Youtang to be able to do this for Wang Hua.

It's just that Zhu Youtang had already made up his mind, but he chose to protect Wang Hua, and even tried his best to protect the number one scholar.

"The minister is willing to go there!"

"Your Majesty, I request to go to Jiangxi to investigate this case!"

"Your Majesty, I recommend Song Cheng, Yin of Shuntian Mansion, to go to Jiangxi to investigate the case!"

……

The officials present saw that Zhu Youtang was going to send officials to Jiangxi for inspection, but they knew that this was the best chance to win the holy family, so they all stood up and expressed their authenticity.

Just as everyone was vying for this very important position of imperial envoy, a Tang newspaper came in through the Meridian Gate and was being passed on to the Fengtian Gate.

(End of this chapter)