Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 338 Chongzhen's Small Actions
Zhao Wen picked up his son who was sleeping soundly in the cradle, his face was full of excitement.

"As expected of my son, he really looks handsome like me." Zhao Wen kissed his son's face with a smile on his face.

"Wow wow wow!"

Little Zhao Wen woke up straight away from the beard on Zhao Wen's mouth, and cried loudly in Zhao Wen's arms.

Looking at little Zhao Wen who kept crying in his arms, Zhao Wen was extremely excited.

This is his own first son, who is related to him by blood.

Seeing little Zhao Wen crying non-stop, Zhao Wen hurriedly coaxed him up.

But Zhao Wen was also raising a child for the first time, so he had no experience, so no amount of comfort could do.

Li Xiaoying gave Zhao Wen a blank look, and took little Zhao Wen from Zhao Wen's hand.

"Look at you, you are so hands and feet." Li Xiaoying took Xiao Zhao Wen, and kept patting Xiao Zhao Wen's back lightly, coaxing Xiao Zhao Wen to sleep.

"You haven't named the child yet. You are the father, so you should also choose the name."

Li Xiaoying held little Zhao Wen and looked at Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen frowned and thought about it. The names of this era are not for later generations. The names of this era, especially the children of rich families, and they are still the first sons. If the names are not well chosen, they will be laughed at.

Zhao Wen thought about it in the room, but he couldn't think of a good name for a long time.

Zhao Wen scratched his head and kept walking up and down the room.

After a while, Zhao Wen looked at Li Xiaoying helplessly, "Oh, naming names is not my specialty, I'll ask Liu Wenzhong and the others later."

With that said, Zhao Wen sat on the bed again, holding the hands of Hai Lanzhu and Li Xiaoying.

At the same time, in Chongzhen's imperial study, Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the current dynasty, stood in front of Chongzhen, his eyes were full of coldness.

"Your Majesty, this guy Zhao Wen has to investigate. I'm afraid this person is rebellious."

Wen Tiren looked at Emperor Chongzhen who was sitting behind the imperial case, and said in a strange way.

Chongzhen frowned slightly, he leaned forward and looked at Wen Tiren, "Why did Mr. Ge say that?"

Wen Tiren cleared his throat, lowered his voice, and said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Zhao Wen is just an ordinary warrior. Although he has made great achievements in recent years, he shouldn't be promoted so quickly.

Today's Zhao Wen is only [-] years old, and now he is considered the commander-in-chief of a town, so what if he makes contributions in the future?Is it the king?
Also, in the past few days, I have been checking the rosters of various places in the Ministry of War.I found that there was something wrong with Zhao Wen's origin. "

Chongzhen became interested. He looked at Wen Tiren and said, "What's the problem? Tell me."

Seeing this, Wen Tiren said unhurriedly, "Return to Your Majesty, Zhao Wen suddenly appeared in Dushikou Shimaying in the first year of Chongzhen. Before that, there was nothing.

As for his military status, it was later replenished after he became the garrison of Longmen Castle.Before he joined the army, I checked a lot of information, but there was still no clue. "

When Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help thinking.

Cao Huachun, who was standing next to Chongzhen, looked at Wen Tiren with a gloomy expression on his face.

"These civil servants are masters at sowing dissension." Cao Huachun cursed secretly, and then hurriedly said to Chongzhen: "My lord, I don't agree with Mr. Wen Ge's words."

Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun and asked, "What? Do you have any other opinions?"

"I have no other opinion, but I know a thing or two about Zhao Wen's origin." Cao Huachun looked at Wen Tiren, and then continued: "As for Zhao Wen's origin, I once asked Liu Changfu to investigate. The town commander must be cautious in employing people.

After my investigation, I know Zhao Wen's origin.

This Zhao Wen was originally the son of a rich man in a village near Longmenbao.

In the seventh year of Tianqi, the Tartars invaded, the whole village was looted, and he was also captured by the Tartars.When he was taken to the grassland by the Tartars, he was rescued by a group of frontier soldiers, who are now his subordinates, that is, Zhao Daniu and the others. "

"No, Eunuch Cao, if Zhao Wen is really the son of the local rich man, why isn't it listed in the household registration of the Ministry of Households?
What is his father's name?Where is his mother?What about his relatives and friends?Why is there no record in the household department? "Wen Tiren's eyes lit up and he was aggressive.

Not to be outdone, Cao Huachun said directly: "I don't know what the household registration of the household department looks like, don't you?
Do you know the population of the entire Ming Dynasty?Do you not know how long the household registration of the household department has not been updated? "

Cao Huachun had been tied to Zhao Wen for a long time. If Zhao Wen fell, he would definitely not be able to fall well, so Cao Huachun opened his mouth to defend Zhao Wen.

Anyway, the household registration is now in a bad shape, even if you try your best to check it, you won't find anything.

When Wen Tiren heard this, Cao Huachun choked and couldn't speak.

There is nothing wrong with Cao Huachun's remarks. Basically, the household registration during the Chongzhen period has not been updated for many years, and not one or two people were missed.

After all, updating the household registration is a waste of time and money, and there is no benefit.These officials are naturally too lazy to update their household registration, as long as they are roughly the same.

Not to mention that Wen Tiren didn't know, even the officials in charge of household registration didn't know how long the household registration of the household department hadn't been moved.

"Old Wen Ge, I don't know why you want to slander Zhao Wen and Zong Bing Zhao so much. Could it be that you are jealous of his achievements?" Cao Huachun refused to budge, and pushed back directly.

Seeing this, Wen Tiren was not only not angry, but sneered instead.

"Hehe, I don't know how much Eunuch Cao has benefited from Zhao Wen, but what is white will always be white, and what is black will always be black." Wen Tiren took out a folder from his sleeve and handed it to him. Passed the small yellow door next to it.

Xiao Huangmen took the booklet, walked to Chongzhen's side, and put the booklet on Chongzhen's imperial case.

Chongzhen looked at the notebook, and then read it.

Cao Huachun stood aside, actively glanced at the booklet.

But Zhezi was so strictly blocked by Chongzhen that Cao Huachun couldn't see it at all.

After a while, Chongzhen put down the folder in his hand, and a solemn look gradually appeared on his face.

Chongzhen pointed to the notes on the imperial case, and looked at Wen Tiren, "Where did you know these things?"

Wen Tiren said: "Return to Your Majesty, I sent people to Xuanzhen to inquire about all the things here."

Chongzhen stood up from his chair, walked back and forth behind the imperial case, his face was full of gloom.

The contents of Wen Tiren's note are roughly how many soldiers Zhao Wen has, the power of the weapons in his hands, and the current scale of Xuanzhen.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Wen has disappeared from Xuan Town since last year, and has been gone for nearly a year.

Although they hid this matter very well, the people I sent had been keeping an eye on the General Military Mansion. During that time, Zhao Wen never showed up.

And not only that, not long after Zhao Wen disappeared, Xuanzhen began to recruit soldiers again. This time the number of recruits was huge, a full 10 people.

Including Zhao Wen's previous troops, there are probably [-] to [-] people.Why did he enlist so many soldiers?
Also, where did he go when he disappeared?What on earth is he trying to do?Your Majesty, this matter has to be investigated. "

After Wen Tiren finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and bowed three times to Chongzhen, his face was full of concern for the country and the people.

Cao Huachun's forehead was covered with cold sweat when he heard Wen Tiren's words.

A trace of coldness gradually appeared on Chongzhen's face, but the coldness disappeared quickly.

Chongzhen sat on the chair, pointed at Cao Huachun, and said, "Big Companion, go to the Imperial Dining Room to see how the food is today, why is it still not good?"

When Cao Huachun heard this, he immediately understood that Chongzhen wanted to send him away.

In the past, Chongzhen would never let himself take the lead in such trivial matters, but today he let himself go, the meaning of which can be seen by a fool.

It seems that the emperor began to disbelieve himself.Cao Huachun let out a long sigh in his heart, then saluted Chongzhen and walked outside.

As soon as he stepped out of the gate, the gate was closed.

In addition, all the little yellow gates inside were driven out by Chongzhen.

Cao Huachun looked at the closed door with bitterness on his face.

When Cao Huachun went out, Chongzhen made all the small yellow doors in the imperial study retreat to the outside of the imperial study.

Chongzhen looked at Wen Tiren who was kneeling on the ground, and said to him: "Wen Aiqing stepped forward to speak."

A gleam of joy flashed across Wen Tiren's face, he hurriedly stood up from the ground, and walked in front of Chongzhen.

"How sure are Wen Aiqing of these things?" Chongzhen still asked a little bit.

It is not so easy to feed a 10,000+ army. It is not easy for the imperial court to raise a Guanning cavalry, let alone a 10,000+ army.

Wen Tiren pointed to the excerpt on the imperial case, and said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, everyone in Xuan Town knows what is on this excerpt.

Although not many people knew about Zhao Wen's going out, everyone in Xuan Town knew about the conscription. "

"From this point of view, it seems that this Zhao Wen is really rebellious?" Chongzhen gradually became uneasy.

Now that Jiannu and the thieves have been seriously injured, the situation of the court has improved a lot. If Zhao Wen rebelled at this time, it would be very fatal to the court.

Wen Tiren said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this Zhao Wen definitely has the intention of treason.

If he didn't have this thought, why did he recruit so many soldiers and horses?This is not [-] to [-], but an army of [-]. "

"But even if Zhao Wen is rebellious, can the court stop it now? Zhao Wen is no different from ordinary people. I think you have heard of the weapon in his hand. It is fierce.

Besides, Zhao Wen doesn't seem to be using the banner to rebel now. If he is really forced to rebel, what should we do? " Chongzhen looked at Wen Tiren with a tangled expression.

To be honest, if Zhao Wen really wanted to rebel, he would probably reach the capital within two or three days.

With Zhao Wen's means, the capital will definitely not be able to support it.

Wen Tiren squinted his eyes, and his eyes were full of coldness, "Your Majesty, Zhao Wen now has an army of tens of thousands, and if he doesn't handle it well, it will be a disaster.

But your Majesty need not worry, I already have a countermeasure in mind. "

Chongzhen's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What countermeasure?"

Wen Tiren smiled and said, "Your Majesty, that's right.

His Majesty can issue an imperial decree, saying that Zhao Wen is a great loyal minister, a loyal minister who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Yue Wumu.

Let the people of the world think that he is a loyal minister like Yue Wumu. After the people of the world think that he is a loyal minister, if one day he raises troops to rebel, he will probably be cast aside by the people of the world.

At that time, the hearts of the people will be on the court's side, and he will be criticized by the people of the world because of this, and finally everyone will betray his relatives.

In addition, His Majesty can also win over Zhao Wen's generals, promise them huge profits, and disintegrate from within them.

Not only that, but also provoke the relationship between them and make them suspicious of each other.

The easiest way at the moment is to first issue an imperial decree to praise Zhao Wen, and then issue an imperial decree to transfer his generals Zhao Daniu or Song Hu to the capital and make them high officials.

And this official position must be above Zhao Wen.When they come to the capital, let them bring their respective troops with them. As long as these soldiers and horses enter the capital, it is not up to them.

After they are transferred away, the generals from other places will be transferred to Xuanzhen. By then, Xuanzhen will not be monolithic.

To be on the safe side, His Majesty can call Zhao Wen to the capital first, and then issue an imperial edict to his generals while Zhao Wen is not in Xuanzhen.

At the same time, the Guanning cavalry, Qin army, and Datong soldiers were recruited to the capital.Now that Jian Nu and Liu Thief are no longer such a big threat, they can just be recruited to guard against Zhao Wen. "

Wen Tiren's trick is not insidious, it is simply a stratagem of a peerless family.

Chongzhen couldn't help laughing when he heard Wen Tiren's scheme.

"I'll leave this matter to you." Chongzhen patted the table and said with joy.

In fact, Chongzhen had worried about this problem a long time ago, but he couldn't think of a better way.

Now Wen Tiren proposed a solution, which happened to be in line with Chongzhen's thoughts.

The biggest reason why Chongzhen handed over this matter to Wen Tiren was because Chongzhen was unwilling to face Zhao Wen directly.

It will be implemented directly by Chongzhen. If Wen Tiren's plan fails and Zhao Wen is angered, there will be no buffer between the two, and Zhao Wen will definitely point the finger at Chongzhen.

But if Wen Tiren is allowed to implement it, even if the matter fails, with Wen Tiren as a buffer, he can kill Wen Tiren at that time to comfort Zhao Wen, or at least give him a knighthood.

At any time, the emperor will not directly conflict with his courtiers, unless you are the founding emperor and have unparalleled prestige.

Chongzhen did not know how many times in history he did things like this.

Wen Tiren kowtowed three times and bowed nine times to Chongzhen, then walked outside.

When Wen Tiren turned around, his eyes were full of coldness.

A few days later, an imperial decree was sent to Zhao Wen through the cabinet.

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"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: Zhao Aiqing is the pillar of the country and a loyal minister. It is Wei Qing in Han Dynasty, Yue Fei in Song Dynasty..."

In front of the gate of Xuanzhen General Military Mansion, Zhao Wen placed an incense table to welcome the imperial decree.

The imperial decree has one meaning throughout, that is, Zhao Wennai is a great loyal minister.

The person who came to proclaim the decree was none other than Liu Changfu.

In order not to arouse Zhao Wen's vigilance, Chongzhen deliberately chose Liu Changfu to announce the decree.

After the edict was announced, Liu Changfu handed the edict to Zhao Wen with a smile.

Zhao Wen received the imperial edict, his face full of doubts.

"Eunuch Liu, something is wrong with this matter. It's not right to write such an imperial edict for me." Zhao Wen asked, pulling Liu Changfu's arm.

The smile on Liu Changfu's face disappeared. He looked around and found that the surrounding area had been cleared by Zhao Wen's guards. In addition, the followers behind him were all his cronies. Liu Changfu leaned closer to Zhao Wen's ear and whispered: "General Zhao, I'm afraid there will be thunder in the sky."

(End of this chapter)