Ming Empire

Chapter 58
The secret report sent by Wu Ming was sent to Beijing two days ago, but it was withheld by Wang Chengen and was not sent to Emperor Chongzhen's case.

Coincidentally, one day before receiving the official newspaper from Wu Ming, Wang Chengen received a person who claimed to be Cao Yue's subordinate.This man named Cao Neng, in addition to presenting Cao Yue's personal letter, also brought 5 taels of silver.

Cao Yue said in the letter that because of his strict military management, he violated the interests of Wu Ming, the deputy commander, and the other party held a grudge.Two days ago, he found out that Wu Ming was going to join forces with his lieutenants Zhu Yang and Gao Gao to falsely accuse him of treason in front of the emperor.Gao Qing and Zhu Yang had secretly reported the matter to him because of righteousness, but Wu Ming's false accusation may have been sent to Beijing. Cao Yue hoped that Wang Chengen could help and let the court send someone to investigate this matter.What he did in Datong was all for the court, for Ming Dynasty, without any self-interest, let alone any intention of treason. Gao Qing and Zhu Yang are willing to testify about this matter, and he and all the generals under his command are willing to cooperate with the investigation.

Of course, Wang Chengen didn't believe that Cao Yue would rebel. Although Cao Yue performed very well in the surprise attack on Shengjing and was very strategic, Cao Yue only stayed in the army for a while and didn't have too many troops. Rebellion, that is very unrealistic.

Furthermore, Cao Yue gave him generous gifts several times, and this time he also gave him 5 taels of silver. If he takes people's money, he will always commit suicide.

But Wang Chengen also knew that Emperor Chongzhen was suspicious. If the emperor saw this "false accusation" memorial, Cao Yue might be in trouble.Therefore, he boldly kept this memorial privately, hoping to present it when the opportunity was right.Cao Yue's letter was very confident, and Wang Chengen had already made a conclusion that this was the special mission assigned by the imperial court, and he wanted to take the opportunity to take revenge and replace Cao Yue.

Wang Chengen will not get involved in the struggle between Cao Yue and Wu Ming, but Wang Chengen will definitely not help Wu Ming, because Cao Yue has given him far more benefits than Wu Ming, and Wu Ming is an insignificant person to him. But Cao Yue is different.The emperor wanted to marry his precious daughter, and he also thought that Cao Yue was a rare talent, as long as he didn't go wrong, his future would be limitless.

Therefore, in this matter, Wang Chengen will definitely help Cao Yue and step on Wu Ming.

Datong sent an emergency military report today, and it was also sent by the eunuch guarding Datong, the prefect of Datong, and Cao Yue, the commander-in-chief. Wang Chengen immediately guessed that there was something abnormal in the direction of Datong, or a war broke out.At this time, it is impossible for the imperial court to punish the general of the border town. That is to say, even if someone else impeaches Cao Yue or accuses Cao Yue of something wrong, the emperor will not immediately issue an edict to investigate and deal with it.

If he took the opportunity to say a few words for Cao Yue later, the emperor would consider this matter carefully and probably send someone to investigate instead of dismissing Cao Yue based on his temper.If so, then things will be easy to handle.It is even possible that the emperor thought that Wu Ming, the deputy general, wanted to take the opportunity to replace Cao Yue. Cao Yue was innocent.

Wang Chengen, who was well aware of Emperor Chongzhen's temperament, stood quietly aside, waiting for Chongzhen's inquiry.

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen finished reading the secret performance, threw it aside expressionlessly, took a sip of tea, and asked Wang Cheng'en without any emotion: "Cheng'en, you said that Cao Yue reported that he was a slave? Is the attack really true? Is it possible that for a special purpose, he colludes other officials to report the military situation in a false manner, so as to achieve the goal of not waiting for others?"

"Long live, neither Cao Yue, nor Wei Datong, nor Zhang An dared to report this kind of thing. The slaves think it is true. The court should strictly order all prefectures near Beijing to take strict precautions so as not to be established as slaves." attack!" Wang Chengen said with certainty.

"Look at this secret memorial submitted by Wu Ming, the deputy general of Datong!" Emperor Chongzhen pointed to the secret memorial on the case.

Wang Chengen responded, walked over, picked up the ensemble, looked at it carefully, and then put it down, showing a very surprised expression. "Long live, Wu Ming, the deputy commander in chief of Datong, actually wants to rebel against Cao Yue, the commander in chief? Cao Yue recruited so many soldiers for this purpose?"

"Do you think this is possible?" Emperor Chongzhen asked Wang Cheng'en.

Wang Chengen didn't answer right away, but after thinking about it seriously, he shook his head slowly: "Long live, it's impossible for this servant to admit it."

"why?"

"If Cao Yue objected, would he still present it to Your Majesty after taking the Jade Seal of Chuanguo?" Wang Chengen said seriously: "It is destiny to be the one who wins the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, if Cao Yue has the idea of ​​seeking the world , he got this thing, he will hide it, and will not dedicate it to His Majesty. Also, if Cao Yue really has the intention of treason, it is impossible for him to go to Datong and not even have a firm foothold, so he has some plans. I will definitely have to wait for a few years, and when everything is under control, I will make an attempt. I don’t think much about it, but I feel that these two points are enough to show that Cao Yue cannot have an attempt to rebel now, Wu What Ming played must be a false accusation. As for why Wu Ming falsely accused Cao Yue, I can’t figure it out.”

"It's very reasonable!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, his face looked a little better, he stood up, and started pacing again with his hands behind his back: "He got the Jade Seal of Chuanguo in Shengjing. I believe not many people know about it. He would not hand it over to the imperial court, and he would not make a fuss about it. But he told Hong Chengchou as soon as he returned to Songshan, and personally escorted the Chuanguo jade seal to Beijing."

"Long live, if you don't send someone to investigate this matter, I believe the truth will come to light. If Wu Ming falsely accuses Cao Yue, he will be severely punished. If Cao Yue really intends to do so, the imperial court will send someone to investigate, which can also serve as a deterrent. In the past one or two years, the imperial court transferred him to work in another place, so he lost the basis for rebellion." After saying this, Wang Chengen felt that what he had said was too much, and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what do you think? Woolen cloth?"

"That's right, I'll do it according to your suggestion. After a meeting, I will appoint a member of staff to go to Datong in the name of a labor force, and investigate the matter by the way." After Chongzhen made up his mind, he felt better and sat back again. Beside the stove, he sighed: "Oh, when the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom enters the capital, I should lead all the officials to greet it in person, so that it will look grand. I made a mistake! Alas!"

At this time, the summoned ministers had already reported outside the palace, and Emperor Chongzhen stopped expressing his emotions and ordered the palace servants to bring them in.

When Emperor Chongzhen's current ministers were discussing the urgent military situation presented by him and several other important officials of Datong, Cao Yue was at the head of Datong City, personally directing the defense against the upcoming siege of slavery.According to Cao Xin's report, Jiannu speeded up and came towards Datong, and could arrive outside the city of Datong as early as tomorrow morning. Cao Yue didn't dare to be careless.

But Cao Yue didn't worry too much. Cao Xin led hundreds of famous Ding to rebuild slaves twice in a row, and Cao Yue already knew the battle with almost zero casualties.In the ice and snow, it was hard for Cao Yue to imagine that he could win so easily against Jiannu.These two small victories also gave him a lot of confidence. He felt that this time not only could he withstand Jiannu's siege, but he might be able to inflict great damage on Jianu.Therefore, instead of being afraid, he is very much looking forward to the coming of the war soon!
(End of this chapter)