Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 812
In the next ten days, Emperor Wanli received several memorials from Nine Sides one after another.

What these memorials report is not military intelligence.The Marshals of the Nine Sides actually asked Emperor Wanli in the booklet to build a living shrine for Zhang Jing in the place where they were stationed.

Emperor Wanli put several memorials on the dragon case and fell into deep thought.

Not to mention that the generals of the Beijing camp got into a fight with Zhang Jing, and the commanders of several border towns had an ambiguous attitude with Zhang Jing.If this continues, Zhang Jing will take all the military and political power of the imperial court into his pocket!
What Emperor Wanli needed was a biting dog, not a wolf.

Emperor Wanli's original plan was to let Zhang Jing do two things for him, and then abandon him.

The first thing to do is to bring down the Yanguan group.Zhang Jing has already done it.

The second thing is to help Zhu Changxun, the third son of the emperor, become the crown prince.The matter is not yet done.

Emperor Wanli now has to make a decision: whether to remove Zhang Jing immediately.

It has to be said that although Emperor Wanli didn't care much about the life and death of the common people, he had a meticulous mind.

He calmly analyzed in his mind: I use Zhang Jing for two words, one is "ruthless" and the other is "stupid".His ruthlessness can be seen from the matter of punishing the officials.

As for "stupid".Zhang Jingzhi has great talents and few talents.He is not Cao Cao.Take control of the military and political power and coerce the emperor to order the princes?Even if Zhang Jing had that ambition, he probably didn't have that ability.Besides, the generals of the Beijing camp and the frontier army flattered him, not because they wanted to follow him to plot rebellion.It's just to find a backer for future promotion.

Thinking of this, Emperor Wanli made his own decision: don't move Zhang Jing for the time being.Although he doesn't move him, he needs to find someone to check and balance him.

Emperor Wanli ordered Wei Zhongxian who was waiting on the sidelines: "Go and ask Zhang Jing and Zhao Zhigao to come to Yongshou Palace to see me."

Not long after, Zhang Jing and Zhao Zhigao came to Yongshou Palace.

Emperor Wanli asked, "Zhao Zhigao, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, you should be familiar with the official system of the Ming Dynasty. Tell me about the origin of the post of Rongzheng Shangshu."

Zhao Zhigao talked eloquently: "Since Lord Hongwu abolished the prime minister system, six parts of the power of the prime minister have been established. The chief of the six departments is the Shangshu. However, in the early Yongle period, Cheng Zuye set up a Rongzheng Shangshu in addition to the six Shangshu. He was in charge of the Beijing camp drills. , Gyeonggi garrison matters. This post was abolished in the second year of Jingtai. It was restored in the 16th year of Wanli. Today, Li Hualong is the Minister of Rongzheng in Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Wanli said: "Li Hualong is now dealing with Yang Yinglong, chieftain of Bozhou, in Sichuan. He is thousands of miles away from the capital, how can he manage the Beijing camp and drill? How can he manage the Jingji garrison? The name is not worthy of the name. How about it, remove Li Hualong from the position of Minister of Rongzheng, and give him another The title of Minister of the Ministry of War."

Zhao Zhigao said: "The minister obeys the order. In addition, dare to ask the emperor, who will take over the position of Minister of Rongzheng?"

Zhang Jing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this slave and servant will recommend someone."

Emperor Wanli interrupted Zhang Jing's words: "Oh, Zhang Jing, don't be addicted to promoting talents for the country! I have already considered the candidate, so I won't bother you."

Zhang Jing said: "The servant should die, the servant is too talkative."

Emperor Wanli said: "He Liu has been under house arrest in the mansion for almost two months. Seeing that winter is coming, he is hiding in his mansion, living around the furnace at ease. Let's draw up a decree, let Zhenshan Marquis He Liu be a soldier Zheng Shangshu ordered him to take charge of the three battalions and be responsible for the defense of the capital."

Zhang Jing's face changed when he heard the words, and he persuaded Emperor Wanli: "Your Majesty, He Liu was involved in the shocking case of assassinating the emperor's eldest son, and he is suspected of treason. If a person suspected of treason takes charge of the Gyeonggi Garrison, the consequences will be disastrous." .”

Emperor Wanli glared at Zhang Jing: "He Liu's rebellion? Zhang Jing, do you believe it yourself when you say this? People are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless? Lu Bing was kind to He Liu back then. To repay his kindness, to release Lu Bing's grandson privately is justifiable. Compared with the great achievements he has made in the past few decades, this little mistake he made is really worthless."

Zhang Jing winked at Zhao Zhigao.Zhao Zhigao chimed in and said, "Reporting to the emperor, military ministers have always been appointed by civil servants or noble relatives. He Liu is a military officer. There is no precedent in Ming Dynasty for a military officer to serve as minister of military affairs."

Emperor Wanli asked Zhao Zhigao: "Could it be said that the Marquis of Zhenshan in the Ming Dynasty is not honorable? He Liu's daughter is my sister Yihuang. Is He Liu not considered a royal relative?"

Zhao Zhigao was speechless.

Emperor Wanli said: "That's it. Zhang Jing, you will go to the He Mansion in the afternoon to announce the decree. Oh, by the way, all the soldiers guarding the He Mansion will also be removed."

Zhang Jing had a mournful expression on his face: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Afternoon, He Mansion.

He Liu is playing chess with He Zezhen in the hall.Zhu Xiang watched the battle from the sidelines.

"Father, why are you playing pawns, it stinks!"

"Zezhen, you are the horse that killed your grandfather!"

He Liu smiled wryly: "Is it you playing, or are we playing? Haven't you heard a word? Watching chess without speaking is a real gentleman."

Zhu Xiang said unconvinced: "You can't just say the first half of a sentence and not the second half of a sentence. Watching chess and not talking is a real gentleman, and seeing death is a villain! Besides, I am just a woman, not a gentleman. "

He Zezhen said indifferently from the side: "Grandpa, don't argue with my aunt. The sage said it, but girls and villains are hard to raise."

Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are playing chess and bickering happily.Zhang Jing suddenly rushed into He's mansion with dozens of Dongchang fan servants in a threatening manner.

Seeing this, Zhu Xiang's expression changed: "Could it be that Zhang Jing wants to murder father?"

He Liudao: "Don't worry, he doesn't have the guts."

Zhang Jing walked into the hall with a livid face, and unfolded a yellow silk imperial decree: "The Emperor Chengyun, the imperial decree said: He Liu, the Marquis of Zhenshan, was ordered to be the Minister of Rongzheng. He was in charge of the three major battalions of the capital, and he was in charge of the garrison of the capital. Qin here !"

He Liu kowtowed and said, "I obey the order."

After receiving the order, He Liu suddenly whispered to Zhang Jing's ear, "How about it, Mr. Zhang, I told you two months ago that this battle between us has only just begun. You didn't believe it at the time. Fighting is like chess. Now, the game is in the middle game, who will win?"

Zhang Jing said: "Oh, I want to congratulate the sixth master, not to mention that he has been exonerated, and he has been promoted to Minister of Rongzheng."

He Liu said with a smile: "Compared to Rongzheng Shangshu, I want to be the left governor of the Jinyiwei. Unfortunately, Eunuch Zhang is reluctant to return the Jinyiwei to me."

(End of this chapter)