Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 784

When Wang Tong went to Shanxi to investigate Zonglu's affairs, the ministers in the court were dissatisfied, not to mention officials and scholars, such matters were the responsibility of civil servants, why did a commander in Jin Yiwei intervene.

However, there are too many unclear things about Zonglu, and it is true that everyone is unwilling to touch their hands. Moreover, Wang Tong was in the capital for a day, and Emperor Wanli trusted him the most. If he leaves the capital, everyone may have some plans.

The most important reason is that Wang Tong is in Beijing, and there are too many people who can't understand what he does, but he does everything right, which is of great benefit to the country, which makes people helpless.

Asking Wang Tong to investigate Zonglu, firstly, it would be an eyesore to leave, and secondly, it would make him suffer a little bit in the matter of Zonglu, which would also affect his position in the court and the emperor's heart.

The development of things is always unexpected in this way. After Wang Tong went to Shanxi, he did not stay for a few days. The news came back from various places in Shanxi, saying that Wang Tong didn't know how to investigate at all, and actually asked those clan children one by one. act like a buffoon.

The children of the Son of Heaven are suffering from cold and hunger, and have never seen the world. Wouldn't such things disgrace the Tian family, and the emperor's face would be dishonored. You, Wang Tong, did such a thing, did you intend to deceive the emperor.

As for why the civil servants don't pay their patriarchs, why don't the princes in the court reform such absurd policies, there is no money in the local area, and the children of the clan suffer from poverty, so they can only rob and steal, and no one will go to all kinds of bad deeds of besieging the government. mentioned.

But the officials wanted to criticize like this, and they were immediately scolded by their colleagues and elders. I am afraid that Wang Tong's side will have nothing to do with this memorandum. The Shanxi Township Party will definitely not agree, and it will attract enemies for itself.

This matter came to an end, and suddenly, the situation changed. Suddenly, outside the Datong wall, horse thieves were rampant, traveling between business trips, and were repeatedly robbed and killed.

Those officials and ministers who originally wanted to make trouble for Wang Tong on Zonglu now saw that they had the foresight to do nothing at the beginning. The Shanxi officials of the capital and the officials who were friendly with them went to the public to make a noise and asked to send troops to suppress the bandits. The bandit, Zhang Xueyan, Minister of the Ministry of War, was also devastated.

Normally, Shanxi and Shaanxi were harassed by Tartar cavalry, the people were killed, and the soldiers were defeated. I never saw what these people said or did. For swordsmen, peace is the most important thing. Now that the peace agreement with the Alta Department has been reached, it will be maintained for thousands of years to ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment.

It's different now, everyone is impassioned, they say that horse bandits are so rampant within three hundred miles of the border of Ming Dynasty, what is the majesty of the Celestial Dynasty, if they don't go to exterminate them, they will definitely not be able to subdue Wan Fang and so on.

Some people also wondered whether to link the rampant horse thief with Wang Tong, but it was too absurd. Wang Tong went to investigate Zonglu, and he had nothing to do with the horse thief. Take its shame.

You can't say that, if you can give Wang Tong more trouble and let him take more responsibility, if something goes wrong, it will be easy to impeach him, and some people think so.

However, the results of Wang Tong's leading troops out of the fortress were quite brilliant. If Wang Tong made great contributions, wouldn't it be a wedding dress for him? Tong is in Shanxi, just in time to supervise the extermination of horse thieves.

This time, the palace was really "following the good", and immediately after going to Shanxi, there was a decree to go to Shanxi and let Wang Tong take on the important task of exterminating the horse thieves.

There are so many things going on in the world, but at this time, Shanxi and the capital have become the focus and center. There are fast horses coming in and out every day, and letters are passed every day. The students and old officials who are in charge of the front desk are all in contact with each other and gathering with each other.

The news was transmitted quickly, and the capital knew a lot about the situation in Shanxi. When Wang Tong presided over the extermination of the horse bandits, the activities of the horse bandits were still frequent.

Wang Tong failed to destroy the horse thieves, and provoked the Tartars. Isn't this a mistake? I don't know what absurd thing he did to provoke such a disaster. This is almost the result that the officials hoped for most. out.

At this time, those who go to the public are often those who seek fame, or talk about the difference between civil and military, the righteousness of the world, or the relatives and old friends of the people who were punished by Wang Tong. many.

Some low-level officials may not know, but when they reach a certain position, many things will naturally become clear. Wang Tong's two big victories outside the Xuanfu and outside Gubeikou are real. It's just a horse thief outside the Great Wall, why would it take so much effort? I don't know what's behind it.

Being in a high position, he was much more cautious in his words and actions. Without knowing the truth, no one dared to act rashly, which made the capital's rhetoric very strange.

Suppressing horse thieves is not good, that is, it hurts the interests of Shanxi frontier merchants. Naturally, the Beijing officials from Shanxi and their cronies will not let it go. They are the ones who made the most noise, but after a few days, they immediately died down and became enthusiastic for a few days. , suddenly quiet, it is very surprising.

Originally, Li Sancai and Gu Xiancheng believed that they had judged the general situation correctly. Wang Tong was not in the capital, so they could not follow the trend here.

They waited and watched for a few days, and just when they were about to launch, the public opinion in the capital suddenly cooled down, and an official from Shanxi Province said in the court:

"My lord Wang is not familiar with this trip after all. It will take time to get rid of the horse thieves in order to rectify the soldiers and horses. If you urge me like this, it will be a waste of help. Let's wait and see."

The person who spoke had never had anything good to say about Wang Tong, and he thought he was a traitor who would bring disaster to the country and the people, but he said these words today, which is really inexplicable.

I asked someone to inquire, and the truth is very simple. The merchants with border trade suffered heavy losses, but the big merchants who are close to Wang Tong are buying supplies in Shanxi, and the accumulated supplies of each family are sold at a good price. Wang Tong was a traitor at first. , now he is the God of Wealth, if he offends so badly and Mr. Wang doesn't buy it, who will he turn to?

Those who wanted to make a fuss also died down, and now if they want to attack Wang Tong, they must conflict with officials from Shanxi, so why bother, there is no benefit and they will make themselves feel bad.

But from October of the 11th year of Wanli, that is, when Wang Tong was ordered to go to Shanxi to investigate Zonglu, the situation changed too fast. The brigade of cavalry is dispatched, threatening the side wall, and Datong is in danger! !

All of a sudden, the situation became critical. Anyone in the capital city who knew about the military affairs and those who didn't know about the military affairs, who knew the emergency news of Datong, immediately became anxious.

Since the founding of Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang swept the world invincible, and Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's bravery in the Northern Expedition several times, the rest of the time, they were almost passively beaten, and it was not once that the Tartars were beaten to the capital city. This is more than one shameful humiliation Among them, almost all broke in from Datong.

Now that Datong is in an emergency, doesn't it mean that the current capital is also in danger, and everyone in the capital is terrified, but after all, it is only an emergency. The Tartars are frequently active outside the border wall, but they have not yet entered.

Why did you have nothing to do for a year, and you, Wang Tong, went to investigate the horse thieves and you were in a hurry. Whose fault it was, of course, it was very clear. Immediately, the officials complained about it. Wang Tong mishandled things and caused disturbances, which is not a big deal. However, some scheming people thought that if Wang Tong was to preside over the defense against the Tartars, such a responsibility would be even greater.

Although Wang Tong had great victories outside of Gubeikou, it was mainly due to the contribution of the famous general Qi Jiguang. There are no good generals in Datong, and the troops on the side of Datong have always been weak. The overlord of the prairie has never lost a war against Daming for so many years.

At that time, as long as Wang Tong made a slight mistake, or made any small mistakes, he would definitely start a frontier quarrel and endanger the country, and such a serious crime would be decapitated.

This time, the court was "following the people's will", and soon there was another decree, ordering Wangtong Datong, the governor, to supervise the defense against the Tartars. The world, if the responsibility is pursued, the cabinet ministers will not be able to get rid of the relationship.

If there is someone high enough in Datong to be the governor and give him the right to make decisions, then no matter what, the responsibility can be pushed to the past. Emperor Wanli was thought by everyone to be mature, but this time he seemed naive. To put it bluntly, if Wang Tong is really regarded as a trusted minister, then he should not be proposed to be the governor. What is even more strange is that Zhang Cheng, Zhang Jing and others did not remind them.

Naturally, the cabinet would not have any opinion on this decision of Emperor Wanli since it was promoted by Shen Shixing. However, even if the emperor wanted to promote Wang Tong, it would not be at this time. The title of Governor Datong is indeed good, and Wang Tong After Tong took office, it would be much more convenient for him to be promoted and received a title in the future, but at this time, making such an appointment would not help Wang Tong, but harm him.

Since it is the emperor's will, everyone is eager to find someone to take responsibility, and the eunuchs in the palace are silent, so why bother to remind everyone.

Next, the imperial army was transferred from Tianjin Wei, and troops were transferred from Jizhen to support them. The household department allocated money, and the military department made various documents.

Then, Wang Tong led the army out to exterminate the horse thieves. Some people said that at this sensitive time, the army went out lightly.

Then, the capital got the news that Wang Tong led the army to go deep, and the public opinion was uproarious.
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