Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 207: Big Mistake! Wanli was so angry that he had a fever!

This time, Emperor Wanli was really angry!

The reason was that he saw an impeachment memorial submitted by Ding Yingtai, the director of the Ministry of War.

The person impeached by Ding Yingtai was named Yang Hao!
"Someone come!" Zhu Yijun's voice was shaking with anger as he ordered:

"Call all those useless people in the cabinet to me! I want to ask these cunning old foxes a question!
How on earth could such a big thing have been hidden from them, and the truth was only revealed today? "

Zhu Yijun was so angry that his voice almost broke. Thinking back to last month, he was still happy for a long time because of Yang Hao's "good news at the beginning of the year".

I thought it was a new year and a new atmosphere, I thought the bad luck of the 25th year of Wanli was gone, and I thought the Ming army far away in Ulsan, Korea had really won a great victory.

However, these are just a 'thought'.

The reality is cruel. There was nothing new at the beginning of the 26th year of the Wanli reign. And the Ming army far away on the Korean Peninsula did not win any major victories.

On the contrary, the Ming army not only failed to win the battle, but even suffered a great defeat!

In fact, when the Ming army besieged the Korean city of Ulsan, it initially won a small victory.

However, the Japanese army was not fools. Seeing that they could not defeat the Ming army, they simply chose to close the city and stay in the city, waiting for reinforcements to come to the rescue.

In addition, the weather in Korea was freezing cold at the time, and the cannons used by the Ming army to attack the city were difficult to ignite. This also resulted in the Ming army being unable to capture the city after besieging it for a full ten days.

Seeing that the time is being delayed again and again, it is no longer a solution to continue like this.

The Japanese army seemed to have anticipated something in advance. In order to prevent the Ming army from getting anxious, the Japanese army, who had learned a lot, directly used the strategy of "false surrender" as a delaying tactic!
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that it was a false surrender, but it successfully deceived the highest commander of the Ming army: Yang Hao.

Facts have proved that Lord Yang, who was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Wanli, was appointed by the court as the Right Censor-in-Chief and was ordered to manage the military affairs of aiding Korea, did not seem to be very suitable for being in charge of fighting.

Yang Hao had neither the ability of Song Yingchang nor the wisdom of Li Rusong, so he was defeated by the Japanese army.

Moreover, it happened on the New Year's Day of the 26th year of the Wanli reign.

Looking back to the first month of the 21st year of the Wanli reign, Li Rusong led the Ming army and won a great victory in Pyongyang.

But on the third day of the first lunar month of the twenty-sixth year of the Wanli reign, the same New Year's Day.

When the Ming troops stationed outside Ulsan City saw Konishi Yukinaga, a defeated general of Li Rusong, leading a large number of Japanese troops to support the Japanese troops in Ulsan City, the usually brave Ming army soldiers were actually frightened!

Of course, the soldiers' panic on the battlefield was due to the fact that it was winter in Korea and the weather was freezing cold, making it difficult to ignite firearms.

It is also related to food shortages and the wrong command methods of the main generals.

Yang Hao, the highest commander of the Ming army, was probably shy because he had never seen so many Japanese before. He rode away on his horse before he could even give any orders.

Well... I ran away first...

Ma Gui, the deputy commander of the Ming army, was also stunned when he saw this. The boss had already run away, so what was he supposed to do?

So, Ma Gui also followed Yang Hao's butt and ran away...

The leading generals all ran away, and the morale of the Ming army soldiers under them suddenly disappeared. The outcome of this battle can be imagined!

In this battle, all nine generals were defeated, countless people died, and much of the baggage was lost!
If it weren't for Wu Weizhong and others to cover their retreat, the consequences would have been disastrous!
Yang Hao and others fled all the way to Gyeongju. Perhaps because he was afraid that the Japanese army would catch up with them, he directly ordered the withdrawal of all Ming troops back to the royal capital.

This is what is happening. There is no doubt that the battle at the beginning of the year was a big defeat!

The battle was lost before it even started, and so many Ming soldiers were killed or injured. Yang Hao knew that he could not take this responsibility.

Therefore, Yang Hao conspired with Xing Jie, the Minister of War and Governor-General of Ji and Liao!

Not only did they fail to report the defeat truthfully, they also concealed the defeat as a victory and shamelessly reported the victory to the court!
The cabinet soon received the "good news" sent by Yang Hao. The elders far away in the capital had no idea of ​​the true situation on the Korean battlefield.

When they heard that they had won the battle, they were overjoyed and rushed to report the good news to Emperor Wanli!
Everyone in the court was happy about the great victory, but the truth of the battle was that the Ming army suffered as many as tens of thousands of casualties!

However, Yang Hao refused to report the truth. He firmly only reported the deaths, which were only over a hundred people!

In addition, Yang Hao also received a handwritten letter of praise from the cabinet, praising him for fighting the battle beautifully and being a master of military strategy!
If such an absurd thing were to be covered up, it would be truly unjust.

Although there is indeed not much justice in the world, there is no wall that is impenetrable.

Ding Yingtai, the director of the Ministry of War, learned the real news that Yang Hao had lost the battle. He was so angry that he went to question Yang Hao without saying a word, asking him what to do next!
After all, so many people died, it is impossible to cover it up forever.

It turns out that Yang Hao might not be mentally normal.

Not only did he not think about how to cover Ding Yingtai's mouth, but he also took out the handwritten letters from the cabinet elders "officially praising" him for winning the battle, and showed off to Ding Yingtai!
And he said - The emperor and the ministers have praised me, you are nothing, how dare you challenge me here?
Yang Hao, whose brain circuits were not normal to begin with, probably didn't expect that this time he was hitting a wall with nothing.

Ding Yingtai, who was already angry, was so humiliated that he was so angry that he directly submitted a memorial to impeach Yang Hao for twenty-eight crimes and ten more shameful things!
There is no wall that is completely airtight. Now, the wall has collapsed and the truth has been revealed!
Now, not only the cabinet and all the officials knew about it, but also the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun knew about it!
The terrible 25th year of Wanli finally passed, but unexpectedly, not long after the beginning of spring in the 26th year of Wanli, such a huge defeat occurred!

With such a big thing happening, it is impossible for Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun not to be angry!
Such a big thing has happened, and the cabinet must take responsibility no matter what it says!
As a result, the cabinet chief Zhu Geng fell ill again.

But the cabinet's second-in-command, Yu Shenxing, is in big trouble!

As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. Although Yu Shenxing was about to be reprimanded by the emperor, he was finally able to see his imperial student again.

……

It was when the ministers such as Shen Xing were summoned and scolded by His Majesty the Emperor.

The students outside the Imperial Examination Hall are about to enter the examination hall with the accompaniment and encouragement of their relatives.

……

Outside the Imperial Examination Hall.

"Fifth brother, don't be afraid. If you can't pass the exam, then you can't pass it. Anyway, you already have a position of Yinguan, and you've married Fifth Sister-in-law, so your life is secure!"

Zhang Jingxiu looked at his brother Zhang Yunxiu sincerely and said words of comfort that he thought put his heart at ease.

Zhang Yunxiu was speechless. He simply decided not to look at this stupid and annoying brother. But when he turned his head, he heard his wife Li's muttering again.

"I heard that no one has cleaned the Imperial Examination Hall for three years. It must be extremely dirty. I don't know which room you will be assigned to, but I hope it's not next to the toilet..."

Li's face was full of heartache. When she thought that her man, who was so delicate and fair-skinned, had to suffer in the Imperial Examination Hall, she felt so heartbroken that she loved her husband so much.

"Okay." Zhang Yunxiu turned to Zhang Jianxiu who came with him to the examination room and said:
"Fourth brother, please take them back first. I will be going to the tribute hall soon. You don't have to wait here."

"How can this be possible!" Zhang Jianxiu said seriously, "We have to see you go in with our own eyes before we can feel at ease!"

"Yes, yes." Li pointed at the attendants who were carrying large and small bags and said:
"Husband, I have prepared so many useful luggage for you. If we leave, how can you carry it all by yourself?"

Zhang Yunxiu sighed helplessly and said, "I've told you so many times not to prepare so many things. It's not that I don't want to bring them, it's that I can't bring them in..."

"I'm also worried that you'll suffer in there..." Li lowered her head in grievance.

"Alas..." Zhang Yunxiu was also helpless about the emperor forcing his wife on him.

Although he was very disgusted with Luo Sigong's cousin, he had to admit that his wife took good care of him.

But if he doesn't like someone, he doesn't like him. You can't change that by being nice to him.

"Speaking of which, my nephew is really something." Zhang Jingxiu said unhappily, "He didn't even come to see you off, Fifth Brother..."

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Indeed, even Luo Sigong followed Zhang Jianxiu to see his cousin Zhang Yunxiu off to the examination room, but Zhang Chonghui, who had the best relationship with Zhang Yunxiu, did not come.

"Okay!" Zhang Yunxiu's attitude suddenly became tough, and he did not allow for any rebuttal:
"Go back and leave your things behind!"

……

Zhang Yunxiu's tough stance was actually effective, and he finally sent back all his relatives who had come to see him off to the examination room.

Looking around, most of the candidates who came to take the exam outside the Imperial Examination Hall were accompanied by relatives and friends.

It’s not that Zhang Yunxiu didn’t want someone to accompany him, it’s just that the person he wanted didn’t come.

Zhang Yunxiu knew that Zhang Chonghui was afraid that he would be under too much pressure, so he deliberately did not come to see him off on this day.

After all, the expectations of family members are often what makes people feel the most pressure and nervous. "It's okay if you don't pass the exam. You are still young. It doesn't matter if you wait another three years."

This is what Zhang Chonghui said to Zhang Yunxiu the last time he met him.

Zhang Yunxiu knew that others might have many more three years, but he did not.

He is the descendant of a criminal. If he fails to pass the imperial examination while Yu Shenxing is still in the cabinet, he will probably have no hope in the future.

Zhang Yunxiu also knew that even if Zhang Chonghui didn't tell him anything because he was afraid that he would worry and be distracted, he could guess that the emperor didn't have much time left for Zhang Chonghui.

"I will definitely pass the exam!"

After encouraging himself, Zhang Yunxiu put on his bag and walked towards the gate of the Tribute Hall.

At the same time, in the crowd not far away, Zhang Chonghui watched this scene silently.

He didn't feel relieved until he saw with his own eyes that Zhang Yunxiu passed the body search and successfully entered the Imperial Examination Hall.

Zhang Yunxiu entered the Imperial Examination Hall, and Zhang Chonghui was about to turn around and leave.

However, at this moment, a sudden dispute not far away made him stop.

Because he saw an acquaintance...

……

Yang Chunyuan just felt puzzled. He just took advantage of the fact that there were no classes in the Eastern Palace today and the Spring Examination was about to begin, so he wanted to join in the fun at the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall.

Unexpectedly, he just made a few "honest" comments to a passerby, but the other party rushed up to him, grabbed his collar without saying a word, and raised his fist to hit him!
"Let me go! Do you know who I am?"

Yang Chunyuan spoke toughly, but he was actually a little scared.

After all, the big guy who was holding his collar was very strong. Looking at those followers who were knocked down by him in just a few moves, Yang Chunyuan guessed that he must be a martial artist!
"I don't care who you are! I don't even know you, but you humiliate my father like this. What on earth are you thinking?"

Hearing the burly young man's angry questioning, Yang Chunyuan was stunned...

No, when did he humiliate the other person's father?
"Are you sick?" Yang Chunyuan felt innocent and angrily scolded, "When did I humiliate your father? You are bullying me!"

The burly young man in front of him was obviously stunned for a moment, but soon became even more angry and cursed:

"You pampered young men are really good at confusing right and wrong!"

"Are you mentally ill?" Yang Chunyuan seriously thought that this big fool had a problem with his brain and could not understand what people said.

However, it didn't matter whether there was a problem or not, because Yang Chunyuan was about to be beaten.

Seeing that the burly young man's sandbag-sized fist was about to hit his incredibly beautiful face, Yang Chunyuan panicked!
Facts have proved that God is still very kind to Yang Chunyuan. At this critical moment, he saw a familiar figure!

"Ming Hyuk! Save me!"

Yang Chunyuan shouted at Zhang Chonghui who was rushing over: "Someone is bullying me!"

Zhang Chonghui: "..."

……

Facts have proved that Yang Chunyuan was not unjustly beaten.

After Zhang Chonghui stopped the angry burly young man, he found out after some questioning that it was Yang Chunyuan's foul mouth that caused the problem again.

This young man who looked very irritable actually had a good temper. After all, Yang Chunyuan didn't know him at all, but he laughed at him right away:

"You are here to take the exam too? I thought you were a servant of someone's family, escorting your master to the exam room, but ended up losing your master."

At first, the burly young man ignored Yang Chunyuan who came to cause trouble and turned away.

However, Yang Chunyuan just likes this kind of people who don't pay much attention to him when they first meet.

So Yang Chunyuan chased after him and said something in his own way, which he thought was 'caring':
"You are so poorly dressed, your family must be very poor, right? I am not saying anything bad about you, but for something as important as the imperial examination, you should wear something festive, right? You are so plainly dressed, someone who doesn't know you would think your father just died."

Now, Xiong Tingbi, who already felt deeply guilty towards his deceased father, suddenly became angry!

……

Yang Chunyuan was not beaten after all. No one knew what Zhang Chonghui had said to Xiong Tingbi in private. In the end, this burly man who looked very irritable only said to Yang Chunyuan with a complicated expression:

"It's not easy for you to grow up this big, you should go out less in the future!"

……

Xiong Tingbi left, but Yang Chunyuan was confused. He hurriedly chased Zhang Chonghui and asked:
"Minghe, what did you tell him? Why did you tell him in private without me noticing? You...didn't you use money to get rid of the disaster?

No, you are so poor and you have no money. So how did you convince him? And I saw you two...how come you were still talking and laughing?"

Faced with such a dense question, Zhang Chonghui thought for a moment and replied, "Well, I paid the money to get rid of the disaster."

"Humph! You tricked me!" Yang Chunyuan said with a smug look on his face, as if he had tricked you.

"Although I didn't hear what you said, I was staring at you the whole time, and you didn't pay at all!"

Zhang Chonghui: "..."

"So what method did you use?" Yang Chunyuan asked, and then threatened: "Don't lie to me, or I won't tell you anything about the Eastern Palace anymore!"

"I still can't hide it from you." Zhang Chonghui said seriously:
"In fact, I didn't do anything. After introducing myself, I found out that he was also from Huguang.

Fellow villagers always have feelings for each other when they are away from home, so he will not care about your matter because he and I are from the same hometown."

Zhang Chonghui didn't lie, he just said a few less words.

"I see." Yang Chunyuan thought this reason was reasonable, and then asked curiously, "He said it wasn't easy for me to grow up that big, and he also asked me to stay out of the house. What did he mean by that?"

Zhang Chonghui thought for a moment and replied, "He probably worries that it's unsafe for someone as handsome as you to go out, so he kindly reminds you."

"Is that so?" Yang Chunyuan took out a mirror from his sleeve, looked at himself and nodded, "He really has a lot of thoughts."

Zhang Chonghui was silent. . .

It turns out that looking in the mirror can still reveal something. In the reflection of the mirror, Yang Chunyuan saw a strange person.

"Minghe." Yang Chunyuan held the mirror in front of Zhang Chonghui and pointed at the mirror and said:

"Look at that man in the green robe, why is he staring at you?
Hey, he seems to have noticed that we saw him? Hey hey hey... why is he still coming over here! "

……

Qianqing Palace.

After scolding all the cabinet ministers, Zhu Yijun's anger not only did not subside, but he became even angrier!
Yang Hao suffered such a great defeat and committed such a "deceiving the emperor" act. Such a serious crime deserves beheading!
However, the cabinet ministers all urged the emperor to let Yang Hao go, saying that Yang Hao's father had died and that Yang Hao went to Korea to fight against the Japanese invaders with the pain of losing his father. Even if he had no merit, he had worked hard.

Such talk is simply bullshit!
It was pitiful that Yang Hao lost his father, but what about those Ming army soldiers who died in vain because of Yang Hao's desertion from the battlefield and improper command?
They also have relatives, many of them have already started their own families, and they are also the fathers of their children!
However, as the emperor, Zhu Yijun was powerless to refute such nonsense.

After all, for thousands of years, no one could refute the four words "filial piety is the foundation", and no one dared to resist.

If "filial piety" is not advocated, how can the emperor, as the Son of Heaven and the father, rule his people under the sky?

In the end, Yang Hao was simply dismissed from his post.

His Majesty the Emperor was probably so enraged by this act of deception that he suddenly developed a high fever!
……

The emperor has a severe fever.

However, even though he was dizzy due to a fever, Zhu Yijun still did not forget to ask about the Spring Examination.

After learning from Zhang Cheng that Zhang Yunxiu had entered the examination room, Zhu Yijun, feeling dizzy and confused, asked another somewhat puzzling question:
"It's been several months? Still not giving birth?"

(End of this chapter)