Chapter 643: Suizhou People - Yuan Keli
Ming dynasty.

For the first time, Zhu Yuanzhang felt what it meant to be in trouble.

He couldn't help but get up and pace back and forth in the Qianqing Palace.

The power of Xiong Tingbi lies in the fact that he gained the 100% trust and support of Emperor Wanli, thus gaining the power to control millions of money and grain, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and millions of people in Liaodong.

This illustrates a point.

The emperor still has power.

Even if Taichang died early and Tianqi moved the palace, the emperor still had power in the court.

If this little bastard Wanli were put in front of him, he would beat him to death!

But I have to say, he does have some skills in judging people.

Xiong Tingbi's strategy was not wrong. The Ming Dynasty at that stage was simply incapable of fighting a field battle.

If people are not united, they will be beaten on the head!

However, the fact is that the emperor was not satisfied with the defensive strategy.

And also...the emperor was not satisfied with the Donglin Party.

"If you're not satisfied, then don't be satisfied! Why did you kill Xiong Tingbi?"

Zhu Yuanzhang could understand why Tianqi disliked the Donglin Party.

Even if you slap your butt, you can understand why those moral gentlemen will say "Your Majesty is young" and "Your Majesty is immature"

Rebellious, Wanli?

"But killing Xiong Tingbi just to suppress the Donglin Party is a case of losing the big picture for the small."

unless……

"This little bastard still doesn't understand what Nurhaci of Liaodong represents."

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped and his face looked gloomy and uncertain.

Looking at the sky curtain here, I can understand the significance of Nurhaci.

But Zhu Youxiao may still not understand.

"It's been a long time since we've had peace..."

……

Ming Dynasty - Tianqi Period
Zhu Youxiao closed the book recording Tianmu's rewards and punishments, and looked at Tianmu again.

"Rewarding merit and punishing faults... this is truly punishment on behalf of heaven..."

Beads of sweat rolled down Wei Zhongxian's forehead.

"It seems that Xiong Tingbi cannot be killed..."

The powerful eunuch remained silent.

There was no room for him to speak about this matter.

Outside, he is the majestic "Nine Thousand Years Old".

Here, in front of the emperor, he is just a hammer that can be replaced at any time.

Wang Zhen, Wang Zhi and Liu Jin are all more powerful than him, and these three gentlemen also hold military power.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Xiong Tingbi would die.

The leader of the Donglin Party pleads for you, and the leader of the Eunuch Party also pleads for you? !

You are awesome!

Can the emperor tolerate you?
If that thing in the sky didn't exist, he wouldn't care whether Xiong Tingbi died or not.

It’s none of my business whether you want to die or not.

But not now...

This thing seems to be just like the emperor, it also likes to get involved!

So Wei Zhongxian decided to install wood.

Everything is decided by the emperor!

Zhu Youxiao was also thinking about this at this time.

The reason why he had been holding Xiong Tingbi hostage for the past two years was simply because there were so many people in the Donglin Party who pleaded for him.

Just keep your party fighting to your own advantage. What do you want to do by interfering with the local officials?
Show him a favor?

That's what I should do!
It is you Donglin Party members who demand imprisonment, it is you Donglin Party members who demand execution, and it is you Donglin Party members who demand leniency outside the law!
What do you want to do? !

Therefore, those Donglin Party members who pleaded for Xiong Tingbi were demoted, imprisoned, or had their salaries reduced.

And Xiong Tingbi must die.

If you don't die, these people will have nowhere to put the blame! Yang Lian and others will have nowhere to put the blame!
I can't carry it on my back, can I?

But now it’s difficult…

Zhu Youxiao looked at the sky with an unfriendly look.

He had reason to believe that once Xiong Tingbi was executed, this thing would drag down the scores when the evaluation was conducted.

Damn it...Xiong Tingbi’s life is tied to my achievements?
Go against Tiangang!

……

Ming Dynasty·Chongzhen period
Zhu Youjian is not stupid, on the contrary he is very smart.

So he collapsed to the ground...

"I killed the wrong person... I killed the wrong person..."

Yuan Chonghuan's strategy and tactics were still derived from Xiong Tingbi's three-party arrangement.

But the finances can no longer support the Ningjin Defense Line...

"No!"

Zhu Youjian looked up suddenly and thought of someone!
Sun Chengzong!
He was not killed by me!
……

On the canopy.

Against the black background, the Great Wall looks like a sleeping dragon circling across the hills.

Outside the Great Wall, the Eight Banners cavalry were watching covetously.

Nurhaci, the leader, stared at the officials standing on the city wall.

And on the city wall.

The white-haired old minister stood with his hands behind his back.

Looking down at the endless cavalry outside the city.

And on the east side of the Great Wall, there is a vast ocean.

Countless tall ships were heading straight for Nurhaci.

……

[Let's turn back time and continue to look at the Liaodong front. ]

[In April of the second year of the reign of Emperor Tianqi of the Ming Dynasty (1622), Xiong Tingbi was imprisoned. ] [Nurhaci in Liaodong was full of vigor and vitality. ]

[If nothing unexpected happens, this Hu tribe leader will capture Dengzhou in one fell swoop and enter Shanhaiguan, and history will come to a turning point. ]

[However, in Chinese history, there has never been a lack of people who have helped a collapsing building. ]

[And this person almost saved the collapsing building. ]

【He is Yuan Keli. 】

……

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Kangxi's expression changed and his eyes instantly became sinister.

"deliver an imperial order!"

Liang Jiugong took a step forward.

Kangxi pointed at the sky and said coldly:

"The Eight Banners and Green Camp patrolled the city and imposed martial law. Officials and civilians were not allowed to step out of the court."

"Every household has received the order."

"Anyone who mentions the three words 'Yuan Keli' will be executed without mercy."

"If anyone reports and the report is verified, the civilians will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, the soldiers will carry the flag, and the officials will be awarded the single-eyed peacock feather."

Liang Jiugong went down quickly.

Yinreng looked at the angry emperor and dared not say a word.

……

[Yuan Keli, courtesy name Liqing, was born in Suizhou, Henan in the 1562st year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty ().]

……

Datang.

Li Shimin's eyelids twitched when he saw the word Suizhou.

The bloody battle of Suizhou, the memorial to my nephew, the Anshi Rebellion, and Li Longji.

All kinds of infuriating memories came flooding back like a raging tide.

"You guys take a rest for a while."

Li Shimin stood up and tightened his sleeves under the gaze of the Queen, the Crown Prince, Li Zhi, Wei Zheng and others.

"I will be back soon."

Little Li Zhi, holding his face, sat on the railing of the pavilion, watching calmly the figure that disappeared after the golden flowers suddenly appeared.

“Ah… That’s great.”

"I want to play, too."

Empress Changsun tapped little Li Zhi on the top of his head in annoyance.

"Stop talking nonsense, go practice your calligraphy!"

Little Li Zhi touched his head, chuckled, and ran to Li Chengqian.

Empress Changsun shook her head helplessly and continued to look at the sky.

……

Tang Xuanzong Period
"Ouch!"

Li Longji jumped up from the chair with a somersault!
"What are you doing!"

It's fine! Why are you talking about Suizhou?
"It's over..."

Li Mi didn't react at first, but he figured it out the next moment!
moment!

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise wildly!
Li Longji squinted his eyes and looked at Li Mi who was not hiding his smile.

"Oh...Minister..."

As soon as the words fell, golden light appeared!
……

【Yuan Keli is a tough guy.】

[At the age of 27, he passed the imperial examination. When he was the magistrate of Suzhou, he confronted Li Lai, the governor of Yingtian.]

[Ignore the cabinet chief Shen Shixing behind Li Lai and conduct a thorough investigation! ]

[It was soon clear that Li Lai had colluded with local gentry and framed the honest prefect Shi Kunyu, and he was forced to resign.]

[Then, taking advantage of the victory, they reviewed thousands of local backlog cases in one go, and redressed and compensated a large number of wrongly accused people.]

【From now on, I will clear my grievances along the way. 】

[He worked as a censor in the capital, beheaded a eunuch who caused a death in the street, and earned the nickname "True Censor". ]

[During the Wanli reign, Yuan Keli wrote a letter to the emperor in anger, expressing his views after witnessing the emperor's negligence and the harm he caused to the country.]

Compared to the memorials of the censors at that time, which were written just for the sake of cursing, Yuan Keli spoke the truth in every sentence and word, and explained the various crises of the Ming Dynasty's finances and national defense clearly, presenting facts and reasoning. 】

[It is said that lies do not hurt people, the truth is the sharpest knife! ]

【After reading this, Wanli was furious and dismissed Yuan Keli without hesitation, demoting him to a commoner.】

[This led to a 24-year-long injustice: the Zhenmen case.]

……

Ming Dynasty Jiajing Period
Zhu Houcong couldn't help but click his tongue.

To be honest, he felt a little embarrassed now.

Wanli’s grandson...is really a grandson!

A bit too much like my grandfather...

In fact, it doesn’t have to be that similar.

I don’t know what happened to Hai Rui in the end.

Zhu Houcong was a little melancholy.

It’s a good thing that there are still people who speak the truth in the court.

If everyone praises you, you're done!

……

[For more than 20 years after Yuan Keli returned to his hometown, he has been staying at home in Suizhou, refusing visitors and all social interactions.]

[There was only one exception: in the 1614nd year of the Wanli reign (), Wanli's son, Prince of Fu Zhu Changxun, was enfeoffed in Luoyang and took the opportunity to impose heavy taxes in Suizhou.]

[Yuan Keli stood up again to negotiate with them, and after a strong argument, he told Prince Fu and his group to leave.]

[In the first year of Taichang (1620), Wanli passed away. Emperor Taichang issued an order to restore Yuan Keli's reputation and appointed him as the Shangbaosi Cheng. The following year, he was promoted to the Taipusi Shaoqing and was ordered to pay homage to Confucius' ancestral mausoleum.]

[On the tenth day of April in the second year of the Tianqi reign (1622), the sixty-year-old Yuan Keli was officially appointed as the governor of Denglai.]

[Following Xiong Tingbi, he took up the heavy responsibility of the Ming Dynasty's Liaodong defense line. ]

(End of this chapter)

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