The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Cui Yuan and Li Zhao jointly submitted a petition to impeach Zhu Hui.

In order to allow more people to participate in this impeachment, Li Wei took the initiative to ask Wu'an Hou Zheng Ying to participate in the impeachment. Cui Yuan also agreed to Li Wei's request based on the principle of one more person and more strength.

Li Na went to Zheng Ying's military camp without stopping that night, and even handed over his 2000 troops to Cui Yuanlai for temporary command.

"Are... are you crazy?"

When Zheng Ying learned that Li Na had arrived, he was shocked and thought there was some major military deployment.

When he saw Li Wei and learned his purpose, Zheng Ying was so frightened that he could hardly stand still. After he calmed down a little, he said, "In the army, it is a taboo for the subordinate to defeat the superior. Even if you really feel that If it’s not right to protect the country, then we have to wait for the official to participate in the impeachment. What are we trying to do by poking this hornet’s nest?”

Li Wei said helplessly: "I also understand that even if the Minister Counselor Bao Guo is impeached, his position of leading the army will not be your turn. This kind of thing is thankless and may even be hated by others. "

Zheng Ying glanced at Li Hao sideways, as if to say, do you still know that you will be hated by others?

This kind of thing is obvious. If you do it, you will be making wedding clothes for others, which is not good for you. And even if you succeed, you may not be able to survive in the military in the future.

Who wants to work with a general who likes to defeat his superiors?Especially when you are your boss in the future, they will guard you to death, leaving you with no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth.

"But..." Li Na's tone suddenly became firm again, "This is Cui Prince Consort's intention. He discussed it with me in a nice voice. Do you think I can deny it?"

"Cough cough."

Zheng Ying suddenly hesitated.

Li Tao struck while the iron was hot: "Now is the time to choose a side. My side is fine. Although I did not achieve any decent achievements in this battle, fortunately, Cui Prince Consort gave me face and we are one. And you? You are Are you going to tie yourself to Baoguo Gong's boat and never get off?"

Zheng Yingdao: "It's impossible."

Li Wei said sternly: "Then what are you waiting for? Do you think I'm here to harm you? We all have the same fate. I can actually see it. Is this asking us to jointly participate in the impeachment? This is a military order for us. Ah, if we don’t impeach together, then someone else will impeach us!”

Zheng Ying seemed to be a sensible person before, but now she looked at Li Na as if asking for help: "It's not like that, is it?"

"Alas!" Li Bo said, "Now look at the local defenders in Ningxia, they didn't give Baoguo Gong a chance. The rest of the people from all walks of life have connections with the DPRK. For example, Jianchang Bo, he has a good sister. There used to be Those who have meritorious service, such as Chen Liangjiu, and their widowed daughters can be sent everywhere. Look at us, what do we have?"

Zheng Ying thought about it and realized that one head is as big as two.

Li Na then took out the memorial jointly signed by Cui Yuan, handed it to Zheng Ying and said: "The opportunity is here, you can choose not to accept it. But after passing this village, there is no such store."

Zheng Ying gritted his teeth and said: "If you participate in the impeachment, you will participate in the impeachment. For this plan, should we also say hello to Cai Guogong in advance? Everyone is fawning over Cai Guogong now. I am afraid that he will have the final say in everything in the northwest from now on."

"It's too late!" Li Bo said, "What you do tonight is still effective. Do you have to wait for ten or eight days and wait for the capital to give you instructions? Do you want to sign your name?"

"Department...department..."

Zheng Ying wiped off cold sweat, but said harshly: "It's getting hotter and hotter today. I don't want to stay in this hellish place like Ningxia for a whole day."

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The people guarding the pass seemed to be watching a play. It was not until dusk the next day that they discovered that Zhu Hui's men were approaching the pass.

At this time, Li Na and Zheng Ying were paying a visit to Yang Yiqing's camp.

Zhu Hui's urgent transfer order came directly to Yang Yiqing's camp.

"Stationed twelve miles south of here." Yang Yiqing looked up at Li Na and Zheng Ying and said, "Duke Baoguo said he wanted to see Marquis Wu'an, Uncle Xiangcheng, and Consort Cui and other generals. Are you going?"

"what?"

As an "outsider", Zheng Ying looked the most embarrassed.

Seeing Li Hao sitting aside with his head lowered and pretending to be mute, he could only bite the bullet and said, "I can't see you here."

Yang Yiqing said: "I told Prince Consort Cui the same thing last night. It would be best not to obey all of Duke Baoguo's military orders."

Zheng Yingdao: "But disobeying military orders is a big deal."

Zhang He said with a sarcastic smile: "Then it depends on what order you resist! If our prediction is good, the Baoguo Guild will let all the people continue to pursue it. After leaving the pass, they will fight to the death with the Tatars. To prevent the Tatars from crossing the river, we will take our group of troops as the vanguard, and he will follow behind in the middle army. When the battle begins and we are almost done fighting, he will step forward to pick up what is ready."

Zheng Ying had a bitter look on her face and glanced at Li Nao. This time Li Nao simply closed his eyes and pretended not to hear.

Yang Yiqing asked: "Did Marquis Wu An hear what Eunuch Zhang said?"

"Yes." Zheng Ying said, "Eunuch Zhang thinks, what should we do if Bao Guo Gong is really like this? Bao Guo Gong has tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command. If he disobeys his orders, what if he wants to kill him first and then show off."

Yang Yiqing seemed to have a plan for a long time. He took out a transfer order and said: "I will ask Mr. Qin, who is in charge of Yansui and other military affairs departments, for instructions. Now that the border defenses are tight everywhere, the Tatars may take advantage of it. Especially since he was once defeated by our Ming Dynasty and is now running through the sieve of fire in the western border of the grassland. He is likely to make a comeback, and we need generals to lead troops to guard the border. Are you two going to take orders? "

"Ok?"

Zheng Ying was a little pleased when he heard this.

This is simply the best thing. If you stay in place and don't obey Zhu Hui's orders, it will be disobedience.

But if there is a reasonable reason... Now that the excuse Yang Yiqing has been found, and there are even instructions from Yang Yiqing and even Qin Hong, everything will be different.

We are also defending the territory, who said we must listen to you, Zhu Hui?Isn’t it okay for us to listen to Qin Hong and put the overall situation first?

"Two of you, please tell me what's going on!" Zhang Xun couldn't help but urged.

Zheng Ying glanced at Li Ao and knew that Li Ao had a way out. There was no need for him to directly disobey Zhu Hui's military orders in public at this time. Zheng Ying had to obey the orders because he had no military merit.

Zheng Yingdao: "The last general will take orders."

Suddenly, Yang Yiqing was regarded as the military commander of the northwest.

Yang Yiqing glanced at Li Hao, knowing that this was also a human spirit, and he didn't want to offend anyone at the critical moment.

"Well, the two men under my command will be dispatched to the north bank of the Yellow River and stationed around Zhongtunwei in Ningxia. I also ask you to put military affairs first and lead the army there early tomorrow morning." Yang Yiqing said.

"I have the order!" Zheng Ying clasped his fists.

But Li Hao just stood up and cupped his hands, which was a sign of consent.

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Zhu Hui's department.

When Zhu Hui led his troops to the halfway point and heard that Yang Yiqing, Zheng Ying, Li Na, and even Chen Rui, Zhang Yanling and other troops had not left the border to pursue the Tatars, he stepped up his march. However, he had already known before arriving that the Tatars The Tatar man has been running non-stop since he came out of seclusion. He has probably traveled a hundred or two hundred miles and cannot catch up.

This made Zhu Hui very angry.

After the troops were stationed, in addition to sending someone to notify Li Er and others to come and prepare to punish these people, he was also sulking there.

"Aren't these people afraid of death?" Zhu Hui basically threw everything he saw to the ground.

Anyuan Hou Liu Jing entered the camp, but saw that the soldiers were all trembling with fear, knowing that the commander-in-chief was incompetent and furious inside.

He walked over and said, "Has Duke Bao Guo thought of any countermeasures?"

"What countermeasures?" Zhu Hui said angrily, "Those bastard bastards ordered them to pursue them. They are all as timid as mice. Let's see how I can impeach them so that they can't eat anything! There is no general in this battle! The Tatars are encircling, they are the culprits!”

Liu Jing was surprised by Zhu Hui's confidence, but it was difficult to say anything.

Are you telling Zhu Hui that they are ganging up to kill you?

Are they enjoying the credit and waiting to see your jokes?
"What do you have to say?" Seeing that Liu Jing didn't refute, Zhu Hui felt a little uncomfortable, because he was also panicking inside, and he just used this kind of rage to cover up his inner fear.

Liu Jingdao: "The most important thing now is that the leaders of the troops from all walks of life must be in step with each other." Zhu Hui frowned and said: "Don't play riddles and explain clearly."

Liu Jing sighed: "This battle can almost no longer continue. If the reports of the various generals can be unified, there will still be room for maneuver."

Zhu Hui's face was ashen.

He knew what Liu Jing meant, and now he wanted all the commanders leading the army in the northwest to "advance and retreat together". To put it bluntly, he still had to regard him as the boss, Zhu Hui, and take the credit given by Zhu Hui first. In this way, even if the emperor knew that he would get the credit. It's not Zhu Hui who is the most important, but because Zhu Hui "doesn't have merit, he has hard work", he may not care about it, and may even record Zhu Hui in the credit book.

Even in this joint effort, there will be some elements of false reporting and concealment.

Liu Jingdao: "But looking at the situation now, it seems that the Ningxia governor will not give us face."

Zhu Hui said in surprise: "You mean that Yang Yingning wants to cause trouble for you and me?"

Liu Jing glanced at Zhu Hui, as if to say, he is looking for trouble from you, not from "you and me".

"And I also heard." Liu Jing added, "Governor Yang may seem to be an upright civil servant, but in fact he has done a lot of crooked things secretly. He had already sent someone to Qin Lao Shangshu, who is on the third side of the general administration. Letter, or there may be some secret discussion. In addition, they disobeyed the order and did not send troops this time, which is... not good. "

Zhu Hui said: "What are you afraid of? He is a local magistrate, how dare he go against me?"

Liu Jing almost wanted to say, who gave you the confidence that you are still so awesome?

After the war is over, even if you are the coach, what do you dare to do to the coaches from all walks of life?Or do you have a reasonable way to shirk the responsibility?
"Draft a military order for me." Zhu Hui said with a ferocious look on his face, "Send the governor of Ningxia to cooperate with me to send troops to the Hetao area to prevent the Tatars from crossing the Yellow River and returning north. We will set off tonight. Order Li Wei and Zheng Ying again Send troops together."

Liu Jingdao: "With the position of honorable minister and commander-in-chief, I am afraid that it will be..."

This is to remind Zhu Hui that you have enough to support him. Even if you are the orthodox governor of Ningxia, you are not qualified to send him.

Zhu Hui looked at each other sharply and said, "If he doesn't obey his orders, I will definitely participate in the performance!"

"Row."

Liu Jing didn't know what to do.

Even if he is pretending to be stern and arrogant, he seems to have to pretend with Zhu Hui today. It depends on whether Yang Yiqing can show some respect to these honorable ministers.

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Zhu Hui was greatly disappointed by the incident. Yang Yiqing ignored Zhu Hui's official letter to mobilize troops.

As for Li Na and Zheng Ying, they led their troops to leave this troubled place early, but they did not go far. They went out for sixty or seventy miles, and they could not afford to offend and hide. Even Zhu Hui specially ordered Cui Yuan to be transferred back. Cui Yuan didn't obey even when he was doing things around him.

Cui Yuan followed Li Er to guard the pass.

Zhu Hui was furious. He felt the desolation of being a coach but not being respected by others. He wanted to use the topic as an excuse, but then Qin Hong issued a trilateral military order, ordering the border troops in various parts of Ningxia to take precautions against the Tatars. People from various tribes in Tartar took the opportunity to disturb the border.

Qin Hong's military order was equivalent to an instruction for the governor Yang Yiqing, who had to follow it.

It was just a negotiation with Zhu Hui.

Anyway, your mission as Zhu Hui is to lead troops into the grassland. Whether you want to go in or not, you can go if you are willing to chase the Tatars. Anyway, your mission to conquer the Hetao has not been completed yet. As for whether you have done more credit or more sins in the war so far, That's not what I, Qin Hong, decide for you.

Zhu Hui immediately sent a military order to Qin Hong, asking Qin Hong to send more troops and horses to assist him in the expedition to Hetao.

"Mr. Bao Guo is not seeking medical attention because he is ill. He is simply suffering from a demon!"

Zhang Xun saw the transcript of Zhu Hui's military order to Qin Hong and laughed so hard, "He asked us to send troops to the Hetao to chase the Tatars. We didn't go. He could have gone by himself. But he didn't go himself, and instead asked Yansui to send troops. ...Having come this far, he still wants to take advantage of others, which is no different than seeking death."

Yang Yiqing sat aside and continued to write his memorial, casually saying: "Don't worry about the frost on other people's tiles, for now we have to withdraw our troops back to Ningxia Town."

Zhang Xun said: "The memorial for asking for rewards for merit has been published. What should I say?"

Yang Yiqing said: "To be honest, there is no need to add personal opinions. Even if the consort Cui Yuan can participate in the impeachment of Duke Bao, we cannot. This has nothing to do with us."

"That's right." Zhang Xun nodded and said, "He Baoguo Gong sent troops to the Hetao, and he has little to do with the local border troops in Ningxia. We don't need to judge whether he is right or wrong. Everyone is pushing against the wall, but we As expected, there are not a few people in the DPRK who want to protect the country and public life."

"It's not like losing your life. It also depends on the Holy Will." Yang Yiqing looked a little worried.

Zhang Xun asked: "Does your Majesty still want to protect him? With Cai Guogong here, how can we protect him? This kind of person has no other use except to cause chaos. Fortunately, Yang Junmen is here in this battle, otherwise the land of Ningxia will not be determined How to be horrified by Tatars.”

Yang Yiqing said: "The battle between the old and new forces is not about life and death. A year ago, how do you think Mr. Cai Guogong should treat me?"

"Ha ha."

Zhang Xun smiled and did not answer.

A year ago, Yang Yiqing seemed to be standing in Zhu Hui's position, and no one would regard Yang Yiqing as a member of Zhang Zhou's faction. However, Zhang Zhou just ignored the past and actually took Yang Yiqing, who was criticized by others, a year later. The governor of Ningxia has been built up to be a banner figure among generals.

Yang Yiqing said with emotion: "From what I have seen, Cai Guogong may not necessarily kill Bao Guogong, but people like Bao Guogong have no ambition in their bones and are not useful. Even Cui Yuan is not as good as him."

Zhang Xun smiled and said: "As long as I don't see such people on the battlefield in the future, I will feel better. From now on, Yang Junmen will be a capable minister in His Majesty's eyes. It is not convenient for you to contact Cai Guogong, so let our family members Go, our family happens to have some connections in the capital."

Yang Yiqing looked at Zhang He and said with gratitude: "Thank you very much."

"Haha."

Zhang Xun obviously thought that Yang Yiqing would refuse. Seeing that Yang Yiqing was so "aware", he felt much more happy.

With just one eunuch or a circle of eunuchs, it would be difficult for him to really make a name for himself in the military and political system, but if he could establish a good relationship with Yang Yiqing, then his status in the military world would be considered stable.

Of course, this must be based on being able to connect with Zhang Zhou.

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The war in the northwest has subsided, but the criticism among generals has turned into a mess.

Cui Yuan and others participated in the impeachment of Zhu Hui, and Zhu Hui participated in the impeachment of Yang Yiqing. The local censor participated in the impeachment of Zhu Hui, Chen Rui, and Zhang Yanling... Chen Rui and Zhang Yanling still had something to say, and they targeted Zhu Hui... In short In addition to Zhu Hui himself, Zhu Hui must be one of the targets of others' attacks.

Such a chaotic relationship between the imperial concubine and the impeachment was even more exciting in terms of excitement than the merits and rewards. A bunch of messy memorials about the impeachment and participation in the imperial court were spread to the capital, which dumbfounded Zhu Youtang.

"His Majesty."

Zhu Youtang had nothing to say except sighing after reading more than a dozen memorials on the table.

Li Rong was also afraid that the emperor would be depressed, so he couldn't help but remind him.

Your Majesty, we must be strong.

Zhu Youtang said: "Does it mean that the generals in the border towns have begun to fight for power and profit?"

Li Rongdao: "Your Majesty, do you mean that they are participating in each other's concerts because they want to compete for military power?"

Zhu Youtang was too lazy to ask any more, so he asked, "Has the Shaanxi patrol censor ever gone to the border areas of Ningxia?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the local authorities in Shaanxi have not sent a request yet, but it is reasonable to say that the war has subsided and the patrol censor is about to arrive or has already arrived in the army. However, with people from all walks of life scattered everywhere now, it is impossible to resolve the matter at once. not easy."

Li Rong was embarrassed to say that those people now had military power in their hands. Even if a censor was sent to discuss merits and crimes, what kind of trouble could a censor with little power cause?
Zhu Youtang said: "Then transfer Zhu Hui back first! I want to relieve him of his military post! After such a famous general, the late emperor still trusted them so much. Look what he has done? If he insists on causing trouble, Is it to the point of anger and resentment?”

The more I talk, the more angry I get.

Li Rong said cautiously: "Mr. Baoguo is at fault, but now is the time when good news is spreading frequently, so it is not appropriate to do something that brings disgrace to the scenery."

Everyone in the court was celebrating the victory, and even if they wanted to punish Zhu Hui, they were not in a hurry.

Zhu Youtang said sternly: "Rewards and punishments for merits and demerits are what I care about the most. If you are allowed to be lenient if you are guilty, will the leaders of the army in the future all wait for Bingkuan to make plans, and you will be a coward? Let him be the tortoise first?" After his military post was dismissed, Dongchang secretly investigated his crimes and asked Bingkuan to deal with him. He has always been fair and will not let me down." (End of Chapter)