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Chapter 110
In the autumn of the second year of Jingyang, Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Province, came to Beijing to thank him and stayed at the Tenth Prince's Mansion. The emperor came to visit him in person. He was so excited that he suddenly fell ill and fell into a coma.After diagnosis and treatment at Tai Hospital, it was found that old age, physical fatigue, fatigue, and emotional excitement caused a cerebral stroke. His life was safe for the time being, but he didn't know when he would wake up.

The emperor was worried about this, and sent imperial doctors to diagnose and treat him many times. He also took out high-quality elixirs from the imperial pharmacy to nurse him back to health. After a few days, his condition improved slightly, and he sometimes became conscious and sometimes fell into a coma.

When he was awake, Li Chengliang wrote a handwritten letter, asking his descendants to come to Beijing to visit him quickly, no matter far or near. The emperor authorized an express delivery shop to deliver it.Several officials from the DPRK and the Central Government who were good friends with Li Chengliang were allowed to visit him, and they also wrote letters to the Li family in Liaodong explaining his condition, implying that his days were numbered.

In addition to worrying about the condition of the pillar of the country, the emperor also did not forget another official in the frontier, Yunnan Governor Chen Yongbin.But compared with Li Chengliang, this person's treatment was much worse. He stayed in Beijing for almost a month before being declared a palace saint.

"I will use internal funds to bring you back to Yunnan. There is no need to rush to conquer. Make good friends with the local states and use your method to stabilize the situation for me and prevent it from getting worse. Are you sure?"

After listening to the work report for more than an hour, the emperor made a personal allocation of 10 taels with a stroke of his pen.The requirements are very simple, not seeking merit but seeking no faults. Recruiting troops is secondary, and winning people's hearts is the top priority.

"...Eighty percent! Since His Majesty withdrew the mine supervisor, the local state has been much calmer. But if I continue to interact with him, I am afraid it will lead to more impeachments. With so much talk and money accumulated, it is difficult for Your Majesty to make a decision. "

Compared with Li Chengliang, who is full of aura, Chen Yongbin is a complete scholar.He speaks softly, slowly and without any sharp edges, but contains profound meaning.He didn't fully understand the indicators given by the emperor, but he agreed in principle and was generally confident that they would be completed, but he was deeply worried and wanted to complain but didn't want to say it out loud.

"Impeachment is an official matter. You are the censor and are familiar with the secrets, so you don't need to pay too much attention to it. Although I am thousands of miles away, I am always paying attention to your every move. I can't say whether you are loyal or traitorous. It depends on the outcome. .”

Hong Tao didn't beat around the bush too much, and his answer was very clear: I generally know your situation, and I will pay more attention to it in the future. Is there any fault or merit? I won't just listen to the nonsense of the censors. The most important assessment standard is not every three years. It is an external observation, but a real achievement.

In fact, the key point has already been given. We need money for money, policy for policy, and support for support. As long as we can prevent Myanmar’s border troubles from worsening and most of Yunnan become stable, don’t make the world angry and people resentful. Even if the entire court is impeached, both civil and military officials will It's like farting.

On the other hand, no matter how incorruptible, fair, and concerned about the country and the people you are as an official, if the civil and military officials of the entire court agree to resolve the chaos between Yunnan and Burma, a casual impeachment may be the end of your official career.

Only five days after leaving the palace, Chen Yongbin left the capital and headed south with his entourage.He didn't like the emperor very much, mainly because he couldn't feel the slightest breath of the same kind from him. When he closed his eyes, he always felt like he was talking to the statue.

But I can’t say that I am annoying. I can really see the key points of the Yunnan issue, and I am willing to proceed from reality. I don’t like to take credit for success, and I am not eager for success. I am already smarter than most courtiers. It is very practical and economical to work for such a boss. Heart.

Coincidentally, Hong Tao didn't have any special feelings for the governor. He didn't like him, let alone dislike him.After two hours of conversation, I can probably feel that this is a standard ancient scholar, who has persistence and ideas in his heart, and is unwilling to follow the crowd or be out of place.

A job well done can only mean that you have strong abilities and are using them in the right place.It's basically impossible to get this kind of person to agree with your own ideas, understand your own thinking, and fully cooperate.Therefore, the safest and easiest way to get along is to only talk about work and not about the heart. The two parties should establish a correct relationship between superiors and subordinates, complete their respective tasks, and be limited collaborators for the time being.As for whether we can continue to support you in the future, don’t expect too much and don’t be disappointed, we’ll see!
Li Chengliang left two full months later than Chen Yongbin, and the noise was more than twice as loud.On the day he left the capital, the emperor took all the civil and military officials with him, flags fluttering and music booming, all the way to Desheng Gate before saying goodbye.

This also confirms a folk legend from the side. It is said that after the Liaodong general returned to the capital, he suddenly fell ill and fell into coma. On his deathbed, he summoned all the direct descendants of the Li family and planned to explain it to him while he could still wake up. The funeral affairs, lest you die with your eyes closed.

Seeing that the famous general of the Ming Empire was about to die, the emperor was more anxious than the Li family. He was afraid that losing the pillar of the country would cause the war in Liaodong to fall into corruption again, so he personally went to Dongyue Rensheng Palace in Qihua Gate to pray for Emperor Dongyue.

He seemed quite pious, but the next day Li Chengliang miraculously woke up and regained his appetite, eating several large bowls of food.The next day he was able to walk and speak and behave like normal people.

When he heard that the emperor personally went to pray for him, he was so moved that he swore to heaven that the hundreds of people in the Li family would treat the emperor as his reborn parent from now on.

Not only the words sound good, but also the actual actions.After only ten days of recovery, Li Chengliang repeatedly asked to return to Liaodong to continue serving the emperor, and swore in front of several cabinet bachelors and officials of the Six Ministries that as long as there was still breath left, Liaodong must not be lost.

In order to endorse the oath, he specifically issued a death order to the descendants of the Li family. No one was allowed to leave the capital until he returned to the court or died in battle. They all lived in the Tenth Prince's Mansion as hostages!

Is this what happened?No one can explain clearly the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.The emperor did go to Dongyue Rensheng Palace to pray, but no one knew that he didn't go specifically for Li Chengliang.

Li Chengliang did wake up on the second day after the emperor went to Dongyue Rensheng Palace, and his condition improved rapidly. Not only did the courtiers be surprised, but even the imperial doctors at the Imperial Hospital were confused.The credit can only be given to the current emperor. It was the emperor's true feelings that moved the gods. There is no other explanation.

The descendants of the Li family indeed gathered from all over the country to the capital, and then moved into the Tenth Prince's Mansion obediently according to Li Chengliang's family motto, eagerly looking forward to the news of victory from the family master from Liaodong.

Some people have raised several doubts privately, such as why the emperor insisted on going to a Taoist temple to pray. There are hundreds of temples in the capital, large and small. In terms of fame, scale, and incense, Dongyue Rensheng Palace cannot be ranked among the top. .

Another example is why Li Chengliang issued such a military order with no way out. It is seriously inconsistent with his previous style. Could it be that he was forced to cooperate in the acting.

(End of this chapter)