Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 93 Roast on the fire

At that time, Hu Shi'an was in charge of supervising the transportation of grain from the capital to Sichuan. Although it was a position of real power, he had a lot of free time. After a few years, he became extremely rich. However, after all, he was demoted from a capital official to a local official.

Without this opportunity, I'm afraid it would be difficult to return to the capital in this life.

He cherished this opportunity very much, so he had already reached an agreement with some people in the court.

The reason why he went to the Jingying Rong government to report before entering the palace was to put on a show of overestimating the guest. However, he did not expect that Li Shunzu was so sensible that he not only asked for his resignation, but also gave him great face in front of everyone.

The goal has been achieved, so naturally there is no need to risk the consequences of offending the nobles by saying anything that offends others.

Hu Shi'an thought for a moment and said, "I thought that these two things were actually talking about the same thing."

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen became interested and raised his eyes and said, "Hu Aiqing, please tell me carefully."

Hu Shi'an felt the emperor's attention, and felt nervous. Without moving his face, he lowered his eyes and said: "Li Yushi's suggestion is actually quite reasonable. Earlier in the Wanli Dynasty, the imperial court had a problem with using Li's family to suppress Liao. Many decisions were made, and the late emperor also had a good impression of the Li family, and he made several orders to use the Li family's children to suppress Liao."

"I know all these things." After Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he consulted many royal classics in the imperial city's archives and understood why Wanli was so fond of the Li family at that time. In fact, this had nothing to do with the Li family, but with the civil servants.

In the late Wanli period, the court was fighting for the foundation of the country. Emperor Wanli wanted to make Prince Fu the crown prince but was unable to do so. He was coerced by the civil servants and the Queen Mother's party and made Emperor Taichang the crown prince. However, he himself was extremely unhappy with Taichang.

The reason why Wanli wanted to use the Li family as generals in Liaodong was also the issue of party strife in the imperial court.

The Li family was a general in Liaodong. They had been in Liaodong for more than thirty years and had a deep foundation in Liaodong. However, Li Chengliang had died at that time, and the Li family had no backer in the court. What they needed was another backer.

Wanli used the imperial edict to recruit the Li family as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong and restore control of Liaodong, which meant that he had become the backer of the Li family.

Although Liaodong is a bitter cold place, it is very interesting that whenever there is a slight sign of peace in Liaodong, the imperial court will start a squabble and remove the capable Liaodong commander-in-chief or supervising minister.

Regardless of their ability, the people who came in were actually doing one thing, which was to make money in Liaodong for the ministers of the imperial court.

The reason why Wanli trusted the Li family was to support the generals of Liaodong and form a counterweight to these civil servants. However, it is obvious that in the later period, none of the children of the Li family were as capable as Li Chengliang, who could not only plow the court and clear holes, but also stand firm in the court. The ability to pour.

Chongzhen didn't understand why Wanli trusted the Li family so much at first, and he didn't understand why Tianqi trusted the eunuchs so much. But now, with everything he has experienced since taking the throne for more than three years, he gradually understands these things.

Things that were rejected in the past, Chongzhen now gradually began to learn.

Because it is really difficult to be the emperor of Ming Dynasty!
Hu Shi'an also knew that the emperor understood his metaphor, so he continued: "The late emperor did it this way, and it was not a bad idea for your majesty. I just think that your majesty does not necessarily have to completely copy what the late emperor did."

"The late emperor used Li Rubai, Li Ruzhen and other Li descendants as generals, but these Li descendants did not have the ability of Ning Yuanbo to become Liang. The Liao affairs were still corrupt and failed to fulfill the late emperor's expectations."

"Your Majesty can approve Li Shunzu's resignation and let him continue to be the commander of Jinwu's left guard, or give him a false position to see what his future situation is. If he still obeys the court, he can be entrusted with important tasks."

"If he is arrogant and domineering, does nothing in office, and only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun all day long, and is no different from those noble sons of the capital, your Majesty can continue like this. Although the Li family has old power in Liaodong, it has no ability, and it cannot defend it. You have to live in a country of three hundred miles."

Hearing this, Chongzhen began to think deeply.

He fully understood Hu Shian's thoughts.

Hu Shi'an's suggestion was to approve Li Banghua's proposal and let Li return to Liaodong as a general, but it was necessary to first consider whether Li Shunzu was loyal to the court and whether he had the ambition to restore Liao.

Otherwise, even if he is sent to Liaodong, it will not be of any use.

After thinking for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly asked: "I previously appointed Li Shunzu as the governor of the capital and was in charge of the capital. I heard that you went to the Rong government to report today. Have you seen the capital? What is the effect of the rectification?"

Hu Shian was stunned for a moment, and when he recalled the current situation in Beijing Camp, he paused and hesitated.

If the truth is told, Li Shunzu would definitely not be able to go to Liaodong.

But the problem is, what he wants is to send Li Shunzu to Liaodong.After Yuan Chonghuan was captured, Liaodong is now in a mess. It would be difficult to mention Li Shunzu even if he goes there. Even if he can mention it, when the situation improves, he will criticize a few words, remove him, and replace him with one of his own. This is Ready-made for free.

Hu Shi'an thought for a while and said with a smile: "I have already been to the martial arts field in Beijing. The armor of Beijing is now bright, the soldiers are energetic, and the organization is neat. Ning Yuanbo has achieved remarkable results in rectifying Beijing."

When Chongzhen heard this, he had no doubts.

After all, Li Shunzu took the Jingying camp out and fought many victorious battles. If the Jingying camp was still in disarray, how could it win against Jiannu?
He nodded slightly and said, "I understand, you can go back first."

After summoning Hu Shi'an, Chongzhen also summoned Wang Yongguang, Secretary of the Ministry of War, Li Biao, leader of the cabinet Donglin, and other six ministers of the cabinet. Each of these people had their own ideas and they all had different opinions. It was difficult for Chongzhen to make up his mind for a while. .

Therefore, similar to the late Wanli period, the decision to restore Li's control of Liao Dynasty was pending in the court.

Emperor Chongzhen was furious and issued an edict to hold a ministerial meeting. The six ministers of the imperial court gathered together to discuss the matter, and a result was bound to come out today.

"Dear ministers and ministers, I believe that the Li family cannot continue to Liaodong!" A spokesman came out and loudly said: "When the late emperor restored the Li family to control Liao, everyone has seen the result. "

"Li Rubai was the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. After the Battle of Saarhu, he fled back to the capital and committed suicide out of fear of crime!"

"Li Ruzhen was the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and the slave cavalry launched a large-scale attack on Tieling. However, he backed up the troops in Shenyang City and watched the fall of the important town. The imperial court appointed Li as a general for many years. The Liao Dynasty did not get better, but became more and more corrupt!"

"Although Li Shunzu has some military exploits, he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong just because of his Li family name. Not to mention that we and other ministries could not agree, and even the officers and soldiers of Liaodong were not convinced!"

After saying these words, the hall became even more noisy.

The officials started to discuss and made a lot of noise.

At this time, Li Biao, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stood up and said loudly: "It will be done by those who are capable. Li has been working hard for more than [-] years in Liao Dynasty. You should trust him! What's more, Li Shunzu repeatedly defeated the slaves in Jifu this time. It shows your ability!”

"When serving in the imperial court, regardless of Li's qualifications or Li Shunzu's current ability, he should be used to restore control of Liaodong!"

Li Biao’s words are very thought-provoking.

Logically speaking, Li Chengliang's backer in the court was Zhang Juzheng. Although Zhang Juzheng was also a civil servant, he had always been at odds with the Donglin Party.

The reason why Wanli wooed the Li family was to create a situation of opposition to the Donglin faction in Liaodong.

As the leader of Donglin, Li Biao spoke for Li Shunzu in the ministry meeting and supported him to take over the position of Liaodong Commander-in-Chief, such a high-power position.

With this chorus, the mood of the ministry meeting suddenly changed.

Many Donglin officials began to support Li Shunzu in taking over, and directly served as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.

People with a discerning eye can see that they are not supporting the Li family, but are trying to put the Li family on the fire.

The current situation in Liaodong, whoever becomes the commander-in-chief of Liaodong will be in trouble.

There are different powers in Liaodong, and even if the Li family guards it again, they may not be able to command the local generals such as Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang who are invincible.

Wang Yongguang, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, was also a good person. He immediately noticed that Li Biao was in harmony with these Donglin officials. It seemed that he wanted to continue to reuse the Li family, but in fact he wanted to directly kill Li Shunzu, the junior of the Li family who had just fledged and made his mark.

And as a former eunuch official who was shamed by these Donglin Party, he naturally could not sit back and watch these self-proclaimed clean-bloods control the court at will.

He sneered and went the other way, saying: "I'm afraid Li Ge's eyes are dim. Li Shunzu is only in his early twenties now. Although he has military exploits, his qualifications are still young. Even if he is sent to Liaodong as a general, he is not qualified to be a general." Liaodong General Soldier."

"Does Li Ge still think that Liaodong today is not chaotic enough?"

(End of this chapter)