Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Shouren rushed to Linqing in mid-April, and with a thunderous blow, he quickly defeated nearly 3 "rogues". The poles and thieves who came to the wind were at worst the kind of thieves who wanted to rob merchants, or the green-skinned rogues who didn't care about production. Zhang Shouren's attitude towards such people had always been merciless.Read novels on www>

As for whether they will kill some good people who are coerced, there may be some, but not many.

Such military exploits were reported, and the ruling and opposition parties were silent about it.Zhang Shouren's military exploits are too monstrous. If the old Ming rule of beheading a few ranks is transferred to one rank, even a hundred ranks would not be enough for Zhang Shouren. Each time he beheads thousands of ranks. If this continues, he will be beheaded. The first level is already enough to form a Jingguan with a height of more than ten feet.

Officials from Shandong were less surprised and more happy.

The siege of Linqing was over, and the chaos in Jinan City was also calmed down. Liu Zeqing began to collect his parts and prepared to leave, which was quite interesting. [

In this way, Shandong has a strong vassal guarding it. Whether it is a captive or a bandit, they will have to consider before invading Shandong in the future... What everyone considers is whether the home in Sangzi is safe, and there is no need to think too much about other things. many.

The Ministry of War is the most troublesome group. Of course, such a great achievement has to be expressed, and this time the procedures are complete. It is Zhang Shouren, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Town, who reported the great contribution together with the Shandong patrol censor. Due to emotion and reason, the merits should be discussed quickly , played to the cabinet and the emperor, and awarded Zhang Shouren a reward... But it is obviously impossible!

Last year Zhang Shouren chopped off Zhang Xianzhong's head. Chongzhen was very happy and awarded him a heavy reward. Zhang Shouren already has a large group of governors and fellow governors under his command. Quite a few, there are as many as a dozen people at the first level of lieutenant general.

Zhang Shouren had made a bad start before the Ming Dynasty's military ranks had really flooded. Hundreds, hundreds of guerrillas, and the actual soldiers may be tens of thousands, but it is still the 13th year of Chongzhen, and Zhang Shouren is considered to be the pioneer.

If the military exploits this time were to be rewarded heavily, Zhang Shouren would at least have to go from an earl to a marquis, and at least a dozen generals under his command would be awarded the title of a dozen general soldiers... Don't say that the emperor is worried about such a military town, even the whole army department thinks so There is really no way to make people feel at ease with the award... At that time, Li Chengliang was indeed an earl, and his generals were like a cloud. The family members of the Li family, that is, pure elite cavalry, cost thousands of horses, but it was Li Chengliang who guarded Liaodong for 30 years. Thousands of levels, so that the local barbarians and Jurchen tribes in Liaodong were subdued, and the border of the imperial court was peaceful. Such an inexhaustible achievement deserves such a reward. Dissatisfied, it was returned to the Li family.

Zhang Shouren is only in his twenties, his eldest son was born under one year old, and now he is giving it to the Marquis, and he has so many strong generals under his command, and the whole of Shandong... Thinking about it this way, which military official is not a white haired forehead?

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed, the water transportation resumed, and Shandong was quiet. Zhang Shouren had already reported that he had dispatched troops to enrich Dezhou, Jinan, Linqing and other places, and at the same time sent troops to the borders of Dongchang and Yanzhou to chase down the bandits. Judging from the reports, Shandong Among the prefectures, Linqing and the three cities of Jinan, Dezhou, are safe and sound. The two prefectures of Denglai are the old nests of the Fushan Army, and there is no possibility of accidents. Once Zhang Shouren made a move, the water transportation that was almost cut off three months ago and the chaos in Shandong The situation quickly returned to calm, at least in the eyes of Shandong and northern Beijing officials, this young military general is already the magic needle of the Ming Dynasty, no amount of rewards can be overstated.

The most unlucky one is of course the Ministry of War, who is discussing meritorious deeds, but the rule has always been that rewards for great achievements should be given quickly. In desperation, the Ministry of War reluctantly drew up a draft of rewards. Chen Xinjia read it hastily, sighed, and hurried to in the palace.

He is a frequent visitor to the palace. Except for the Liuke Gallery and Wenyuan Pavilion in the Huiji Gate, the six ministers who can often enter the palace and face the holy summons are the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household. A heavenly official like Bu Shangshu is far inferior, not to mention other ordinary officials.

It was Yang Sichang who served in the Ministry of War, and finally became the head of the cabinet. During the reign of Chongzhen, the Ministry of War was very important to keep military affairs connected.

"The emperor met the old man in the Wenhua Palace... After reading a few memorials in the Qianqing Palace this morning, the emperor was very unhappy."

"Oh?" Chen Xinjia asked very attentively: "What kind of memorial is the father-in-law talking about? Is it the inscription or the memorial? The person who was talking to Chen Xinjia was a young supervisor of the Supervisor of Rituals. He was almost the same as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and he was one of Chen Xinjia's few supporters in the palace. He came to the palace today, and it happened to be this young prisoner on duty, so he naturally wanted to find out.

In such a large territory as the Ming Dynasty, there was chaos. There might be one or two thousand memorials sent up every day. The official memorials sent by the six ministries and various yamen are also called inscription books. In terms of fold form, it is generally best to approve such folds, but if you know it, the ministry knows it, or approve one according to the regulations.

In addition to the inscription, it is a memorial in the name of a private person. The official book is still in the form of an inscription, and the private book is a smaller size private book. People, at a glance, can tell who is playing and what the event is.

"It just happens to be related to the matter that the boss came today." The young prisoner did not directly reveal the mystery. Those who work in the inner court have a certain bottom line, and it is impossible to say it straightforwardly. They only reminded Chen Xinjia: "Linqing Prefecture was arrested. The killing seems to be inconsistent with what Shandong Town played."

"Oh, oh, I understand, thank you, Eunuch!"

The young supervisor made a humble gesture, telling Chen Xinjia not to be too polite, and after a while, seeing that Chongzhen was fine, he led Chen Xinjia in.

"My soldier got up and spoke."

After Chen Xinjia worshiped and danced, Chongzhen ordered him to stand up. After thanking him, Chen Xinjia stood up. [

It was only two days since the last time we met, but Chen Xinjia felt that Chongzhen's face seemed to be a little older at a glance.He was only thirty, and there were already many gray hairs on his temples, and the wrinkles on his face were also very obvious.

The affairs of the state are so thick that it is difficult to move forward, and the emperor is naturally the one who feels the worst.

With a short glance, Chen Xinjia didn't dare to take a closer look. Although he was a close minister and a confidant minister, he was still trembling when he was summoned. Sometimes Chongzhen's voice was slightly dissatisfied, and he felt very scared, and even sweated heavily. Clothes.After returning home, I often think back on what I said when I was playing correctly. As long as I feel slightly wrong, I will regret it very much.

The reason for this is that Chongzhen is the most powerful Ming emperor below the Shimiao. Since the three dynasties of Longqing, Wanli, and Tianqi, the emperor has monopolized power, and only Chongzhen is arbitrarily arbitrarily appointed. The cabinet ministers are often removed. Dozens of people have been replaced at the first level, and even more local governors and governors have been dismissed or dismissed.

This is not terrible. Civil servants have never been afraid of being dismissed. After passing the examination, they will become a member of the scholarly society. They can save farms and houses and make friends with famous scholars. The official residence is also very comfortable.

But Chongzhen was not just dismissed from office. Dismissal would not dispel the emperor's anger. When the emperor was angry, he would either be thrown into a prison, or given death, or even beheaded.

In the 11th year of Chongzhen alone, 36 officials at the governor, governor, and general level were beheaded because of their incompetence in guarding the soil.

This was unimaginable in the previous dynasty. In the past, it was just a court official who caused an uproar. Although the current emperor does not insult the ministers, he is really frightened by the frequent use of knives.

In the second year of Chongzhen’s reign, the Eastern captives invaded the country, the capital was destroyed, and the emperor killed the governor of Ji and Liao in anger. At that time, Wang Qia, Minister of the Ministry of War, was also arrested and killed within less than a year after taking office. , and there were dozens of high-ranking officials and generals at the level of the governor, governor, and general who were killed later.

The emperor's heart is too cruel, his hands are too dark, and he is jealous and irritable. He is really not a good emperor to serve...

Chongzhen didn't know that his confidant minister was slandering him, he just felt upset and everything was not going his way, especially the recent incident in Shandong, which made him feel very troublesome.

After Zhang Shouren arrived in Shandong, he was quite domineering. Now it seems that it is not easy to transfer this person to Liaodong again.

Chongzhen secretly hated him, and he seemed to have lost his sight. In the 11th year of Chongzhen, Zhang Shouren defeated the Eastern Captives and gained a lot. Chongzhen had a good impression of him.

After Hu Guang made great achievements, he wanted to train this young general into his own Qi Jiguang, so he rewarded him generously. Now it seems that he acted too carelessly.

"Is this soldier here for the reward of Shandong Town?"

Chongzhen was in a gloomy mood, and he was not polite, and said directly: "At that time, I thought that Zhang Shouren was doing something cheap in Linqing, and he had to kill Xu Wen, the magistrate of Linqing, to boost the morale of the army. Now it seems that he is arrogant and domineering. It’s a big disappointment to my expectations!”

After finishing speaking, he asked the eunuchs around him to pass the few memorials before the imperial case to Chen Xinjia to watch.

Several bullets were played by censors from the south in Beijing. They are officials of science and Taoism, so they can hear about things.

Chen Xinjia was also very surprised after reading it.When Zhang Shouren played the performance that day, he only said that Linqing Prefecture had withheld the army's salary to shake the morale of the army, so he ordered him to behead him with a golden arrow in front of the army.

Of course, this matter caused an uproar, and many civil officials were very dissatisfied, but because of their great achievements in rescuing Linqing and restoring water transportation, they were also suppressed by knowledgeable court officials.

Only now do I know that the war had stopped at that time, Zhizhou and many other officials were ordered to be beheaded when they greeted the general. Of course, the crime was still embezzlement of military pay, but the pre-military rectification and the post-procedural punishment gave people a completely different feeling. up.