A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 725
Chen Xinjia had been standing in a daze for a long time, only then did he come to his senses, words to punish one's heart, this is the real words to punish one's heart!

He yelled: "Absurd, absurd, is it a crime to know how to fight? It's a fault to be strong and strong? You must be like Zuo Liangyu, and you must be satisfied with Zuodu Censor?"

He growled: "This time Zuo Liangyu ran away again, killing 10,000+ soldiers of Ming Dynasty, why didn't you hear him accuse him of his actions? Wu Sangui was also defeated, and didn't listen to what you said! How many times did He Renlong run away?" , you are also focused on appeasing, but Wang Dou, who has won the battle, is trying to criticize!"

He sharply pointed at Li Banghua's nose, and shouted viciously: "Dare is in your heart, the fish and meat people are notorious, and those who have been defeated repeatedly are the pillars of the country! Loyal to the king and patriotic, and those who have won many battles are the scourge? Or Zuo Liangyu and the others? Nao, Gongjin, Marquis of Yongning, thinks that a gentleman can be deceived? Li Banghua, don’t you?”

Li Banghua looked at him coldly: "Which one of the people who have won the world all the time is a fool? It is because Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong, and Wu Sangui are all old men, and it is difficult to become a great weapon, so don't be afraid! , is the talent of a king, and also good at inviting and buying people's hearts..."

He raised the newspaper in his hand: "The paper is full of only Wang Dou, is there any holy name in it? Can there be princes? You say that Wang Dou is a loyal minister, how can you be acting like a courtier?"

He threw the newspaper to the ground and shouted sharply: "This is a conspiracy! A treacherous minister!"

Chen Xinjia gasped for breath, he was so out of breath that he didn't know what to say.

Li Banghua turned to Emperor Chongzhen again, and said calmly, "Your Majesty!"

"enough!"

Emperor Chongzhen yelled, and he stood up all of a sudden, his body staggered, and he just pointed at Li Banghua and said, "You... you have said so much, Li Banghua, what good advice do you have?"

Li Banghua stared and shouted: "The minister is the head of the thirteen supervisory censors. The ancestral system, the Metropolitan Procuratorate specializes in monitoring and impeaching all officials. He is the emperor's eyes and ears. How can he be an ordinary minister? What your majesty said is not my duty." , Your Majesty, is this trying to break Emperor Gao's rule?"

Emperor Chongzhen yelled: "Say, what's your plan!"

Everyone in the cabinet looked at Li Banghua, Zhou Yanru and others, and even subconsciously stayed away from him.

Li Banghua lowered his head, then raised it slowly, and said in a loud voice: "I would like to make Wang Dou the Duke of the State, and let him enter Beijing and take the post of Governor of the Beijing Camp!"

If there was a thunderbolt, everyone in the pavilion shook again, and Li Banghua continued proudly: "The minister is full of blood, only for Daming! If Wang Dou is really loyal to the country and willing to give up military power, Wang Dou will be Bang Hua when he arrives in Beijing." When apologizing with death!"

Having said that, he bowed deeply to the ground.

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned. He looked at Li Banghua who was kneeling, his eyes flashed, and finally he had an expression of great regret.

Chen Xinjia stared blankly at Li Banghua who was kneeling there. For a moment, he admired this man on the ground, this old man over sixty years old.

It's just that it's useless. If Li Banghua's plan is successful, it is indeed once and for all, but is the matter so simple?If it were really that simple, dealing with warlords in the past would not be such a headache.

He whispered: "Old Li Ge, you can't do this."

Li Banghua suddenly raised his head to look at him, and said loudly: "Didn't Wang Dou say that he is a loyal minister? Why didn't he come to the capital? If he knows the righteousness, he shouldn't make it difficult for the emperor! If he doesn't come, he is disloyal. Everyone can know his true face, a thief who will bring disaster to the country and the people! On the contrary, if he comes, he will be a loyal minister and righteous man! The talent of Wang Zuozhi who governs the country and assists the king, I, Li Banghua, is willing to die in person to apologize for my sins!"

Chen Xinjia was speechless, flicked his sleeves, and said bitterly: "Confucianism is not enough and tricks!"

Wei Zaode beside him sneered, and he said slowly: "It's really absurd, Li Banghua, you are fighting for a straight name, but you want to force the court to have a showdown with the Marquis of Yongning? What is your intention? Do you know what the consequences are? If the two sides are torn apart Shameless, can you bear this responsibility?"

Chen Yan also said sympathetically, "Minister Li Ji, you have chilled the hearts of our three armies. This is a national traitor! Your Majesty, Li Banghua wants to mess up our Ming Dynasty and plunge all the people into fire and water. Please punish him!"

The words of the two are light, but they are very powerful. They are worthy of the person who gave them money behind their backs. At the same time, Li Banghua is a member of the Middle East Lin Party in the cabinet. A common enemy with Chen Yan!
The chief assistant of the cabinet, Zhou Yanru, sighed beside him. Seeing that the emperor had cast his cold gaze, he knew that he had to make a decision.

Li Banghua's strategy is obviously not feasible, who knows what will happen when Wang Dou is called to the capital to be the Duke of the state?What if Wang Dou doesn't come?Or something else?

If something goes wrong, the chief assistant will be the one who will be unlucky in the end. On the contrary, Chen Xinjia's strategy is good, let Wang Dou run far away, and agree with the wishes of all parties. Even if Wang Dou has an accident in the future, it will be a matter of the future. Get over it.

Moreover, the discussion of rewards has been going on for a few days, and it is time to make a decision, otherwise, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, I will have the impression of incompetence in the emperor's mind.

Recently, he has done a lot of bad things. For example, recently, Zhou Yanru, relying on the trust and support of the emperor and other factions, requested to weaken the power of the factory guards to arrest crimes. Although this move was praised by everyone, it made the factory guards resent him. Deliberately spying on the shady affairs, all parties mobilized to attack, Zhou Yanru was devastated, and he was really at a loss for what to do.

Let's keep calm, the court can't take this risk, it's better to let Wang Dou turn his attention to Beisai.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yanru said: "I feel that Chen Xinjia's strategy is feasible."

Zheng Sanjun, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Ni Yuanlu, Minister of the Ministry of Households, sighed and said, "I second the proposal."

Liu Zeshen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and Yuan Jingwen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, said: "The ministers agree with me!"

Fu Shuxun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Oh... I listen to the emperor."

Li Banghua only felt resentment filling his body, as if his internal organs were about to be burnt into coke. He almost coughed up blood, but finally restrained himself. Daming, I implore Your Majesty's Sacred Heart to be dictatorial!"

Zhou Yanru and others also knelt down on the ground together, saying: "Please Your Majesty, Sacred Heart, be dictatorial!"

Emperor Chongzhen paced back and forth, getting faster and faster, and finally stopped suddenly, and he said loudly: "Design!"

Immediately a eunuch on duty came out, and Emperor Chongzhen said coldly: "Hou Dou of Yongning has made great contributions to the country by conquering the outside of the Great Wall. He can be named the general who conquered the captives, and he will be the chief protector of the Anbei Capital Protectorate. Marquis of Yongning... Wen Yongning Hou Dou, has a concubine named Ji, virtuous and virtuous, can be a first-class wife, Yinzi Jinyiwei directs her affairs... At the request of the general of the army, Han, the deputy general of the Zhongyong Battalion of the Jingbian Army If you have meritorious service in the Northern Expedition, you can serve as the general of Zhenshuo, and serve as the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town!"

"...I heard that Li Banghua, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is seasoned and hard-working. He can serve as the imperial envoy, and he will deliver the decree as soon as he comes out of Beijing. He will also serve as the deputy governor of the Anbei Metropolitan Government and supervise the army!"

There was no sound in the cabinet, and the emperor made a series of thunderous decisions, which stunned everyone. Wang Dou finally became the "General", and compared with Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, Chang Yuchun and others, in the middle of Ming Dynasty, only Ma Gui was named General Japanese, Qiu Luan named General Pinglu, this honor cannot be added.

Even Li Banghua, the censor of the Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, will be sent to Wang Dou. It's nothing to let him calm down. Presumably, even if he hears about the affairs in the cabinet, Wang Dou will not have any dissatisfaction.

A series of thunderstorms really shocked people, even hearing that the emperor rewarded the king's concubine fighting, this move was not in line with the etiquette system, everyone forgot to say anything, and the piercing coldness in the emperor's mouth made everyone dare not speak more .

They also looked at Li Banghua, who was kneeling on the ground stunned, lonely and desolate, murmuring something in his mouth, it seemed to be "the decree of the minister...", coincidentally, all the ministers felt a sense of sadness when the rabbit died, and the dignified cabinet minister...

Emperor Chongzhen's imperial edicts continued, many people in the Jingbian Army and Xuanda Township had rewards, but they seemed to have forgotten Wang Pu, and only gave him a few words of praise, rewarding him with 100 taels of silver. up.

Li Banghua went out holding the imperial decree, and Emperor Chongzhen kept looking at him coldly, until Li Banghua disappeared, his eyes flickered, and there was a trace of sadness in his heart.

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Afterwards, the cabinet was quiet, and the monarchs and ministers resolved the miscellaneous matters accumulated in these days as quickly as possible, and each issued an order to reprimand the defeated Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu, and demoted them by a few levels, making them pay for their crimes and make meritorious deeds, but they are still in their original positions.

Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen also scolded, but issued internal money and some households to pay for the dead soldiers. After the news of the two people's defeat, there was an uproar, and there were many voices from inside and outside the court to seize their titles. The Times vigorously reported on the new army, and public opinion in the ruling and opposition parties generally sympathized with it.

Emperor Chongzhen was equally astonished. Although he hated the newspaper's overreach, the Xuanfu Times was one of the few ways for him to learn the truth about the outside world. He still had to read every issue. Let him sigh and bury his head, thinking that if Ming Dynasty is all such loyal and brave soldiers, why worry about the uncertainties of the country?
Afterwards, he kept all the memorials for attacking Cao and Wang. Regarding the memorials for the two to return to this town, Emperor Chongzhen decreed that the two should temporarily move to Kaifeng. If there is nothing wrong with Kaifeng, the two can return to Yutian. The second town continued to train the new army.

At this time, the Qing captives are raging in North Korea, and they are on the verge of destroying their country. Not to mention that Ming is powerless now, it is capable. The monarchs and ministers are really tired of the repetition of North Korea. The North Korean monarchs and ministers went into exile outside the Ming Dynasty, which only made Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong, and others strengthen their defenses.

There is another matter that must be dealt with properly, that is Wang Dou's father-in-law Ji Shiwei.

This time, Xuanfu Town and Datong Town jointly dispatched troops to conquer the Great Wall. The great victory outside the Great Wall. As the governor of Xuanda, Ji Shiwei naturally made a contribution. The court thinks that Ji Shiwei can be sent to Beijing to hold an important position in Beijing, such as Fu Shuxun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Always wanted to resign, just to take his place.

Although Wei Zaode and Chen Yan are under the Ministry of Rites, there is generally no practice in the Ming Dynasty that the servants are directly promoted to ministers. They are all selected from the local governors and governors, just like Chen Xinjia was the governor of Xuanda in the past, and was later transferred to Beijing. Served as Minister of the Ministry of War.

It's just that Wang Dou's opinion needs to be taken into account. Will Wang Dou think that this is a conspiracy against him when the court makes such a move?Besides, after Ji Shiwei leaves, who will take over the post of Governor Xuanda?It seems that there is no ideal object.

After all, this position is to face the Jingbian army and Wang Dou directly, and it must be done by a strong man. If Wang Dou is not satisfied, if he makes a fuss casually, the unlucky one will be the one who takes over.

In fact, Governor Xuanda is already an unpopular job. From the chief assistant Zhou Yanru, we can see that there are few people who go here for activities, and even fewer are willing to pay high prices. It seems that Ji Shiwei continues to serve as Governor Xuanda. It is the most ideal choice.

No matter what Ji Shiwei thinks, the governors of the three towns Zhu Zhifeng, Cai Maode, and Wei Jingyuan, needless to say, are loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

What's more, it is necessary to keep quiet now, as can be seen from the emperor's reward intention, the recent appeasement policy towards Wang Dou has undoubtedly been exposed, and everyone doesn't want to be troublesome, otherwise Li Banghua will be their second end.

It was proposed by Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant of the cabinet, to add Ji Shiwei as the prince's junior teacher, and the matter was overturned.

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"Although the thieves have moved to other places, I am always worried about Kaifeng. At present, there are still soldiers and horses who can be rescued in various places in Ming Dynasty?"

After solving a series of troubles, but facing more troubles, Emperor Chongzhen sat back on the dragon chair decadently, and just murmured.

All the ministers looked at each other, the most powerful soldier in the world, Jing Bianjun, did not dare to move, and turned a blind eye to him as if he did not exist. Wang Pu was frozen like Wang Dou. Whether he can be ordered to move him is still the reason, but there is still room for the rest. Mobile rescue troops?

After much deliberation, everyone found that Wang Qiaonian, the governor of the three sides, is one. He is currently suppressing bandits in Henan Mansion, and he is the closest to Feng Mansion.

It's just that the news came that after the battle of the bandits in Zhuxian Town, tens of thousands of cavalry were forced towards the Henan Mansion. Wang Qiaonian's subordinates were full of He Renlong, Zheng Jiadong, and Niu Chenghu, who were on the same level as Zuo Liangyu. The news must be more ominous than ominous.

If Wang Qiaonian is defeated, the officers and soldiers will be defeated, and the situation in Shaanxi will be affected. All the officials dare not think about it.

Tang Tong originally went south slowly, but after hearing the defeat of the Ming army in Zhuxian Town, he ran back to the station.

Liu Zeqing and other ministries in Shandong had long received the military order to assist Bian, but they were afraid of the battle and found various excuses to dare not take a step forward. At this time, the officers and soldiers were defeated, let alone.

There is also Wu Sangui from Liaodong, who is so frantic because of Liaodong's salary, he may not take another step out of Liaodong, but is willing to send troops, and the high price may not be affordable by the court.

Zhou Yuji, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, is available, but he only has one main battalion, with no more than 3000 soldiers, and only a thousand cavalry, so what's the use?Moreover, he and Li Yunshu, the deputy commander of Shanxi Town, also had to guard against the Henan thieves on the other side of the Yellow River.

Zuo Liangyu, Emperor Chongzhen didn’t want to hear this person’s name anymore. After much deliberation, only Yang Guozhu in Ji Town had 5000 people who could move. !"

The officials all looked at him. If the emperor's words spread, the townspeople would be even more renegade, but they would be the same if they didn't renounce their virtues. Anyway, they wouldn't be available.

Chen Xinjia said cautiously: "Then send Marquis Jibei to go south to exterminate the thieves?"

Emperor Chongzhen yelled: "Jibeihou, don't move!"

All the ministers were silent, of course they knew the reason why Yang Guozhu couldn't move, but, looking at Daming, there was no soldier who could dispatch to Kaifeng, the state was in such dire straits, everyone felt a heavy feeling in their hearts.

Fortunately, the bandits failed to attack Kaifeng for the second time, and all the ministers were lucky, thinking that even if the Kaifeng officers and soldiers could not go out to fight in the field, they should have no worries about defending the city, but even if Kaifeng could be defended, the Central Plains would be more corrupt.

Chen Xinjia took a deep breath, stepped forward and knelt down, and said loudly: "Bo Hong Chengchou of Nan'an once made a performance. Please reinstate Sun Chuanting as the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, and ask Sun Chengzong to be the governor of Jiliao. I think it is feasible!"

He said: "There is also Nan Anbo who has been idle in Beijing. Although he has an old illness and does not bother to travel far, I think that there is a lot to be done by ordering him to rectify the Beijing camp and train the new army of the capital. The current situation is all the result of the central weakness. , if Emperor Gao and Emperor Chengzu were strong in Beijing, who would dare to ignore them if they look at the towns on the nine sides?"

He said loudly: "I still have a strategy. The frontier army will do more harm than good in the end. The defeat of Cao and Wang is an example! If the Liao people guard the land of Liao and the new army guards its land, Shanxi Cai Maode, governor of the town, Song Yihe, governor of Huguang, Ma Shiying, governor of Fengyang, and Sun Chuanting of Jieshi trained the new army in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang, and Nanzhili to prevent the situation from spreading and the thieves were poisoned. Straightforward strategy with six corners and ten-sided nets to surround the thieves!"

Emperor Chongzhen stood up and murmured: "Sun Chuanting...Sun Chengzong...Hong Chengchou...New Army?"

(End of this chapter)