Blood from Daming

Chapter 291
Gu Bingqian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is a timid and fearful person. When he saw Emperor Tianqi's face look bad, he looked at Wei Zhongxian, but Wei Zhongxian's smile was elusive. The ancestor died, and suddenly my heart beat up, and I just stood there pretending to be a mud Bodhisattva and didn't speak.

In this way, the Emperor Tianqi and the cabinet ministers became deadlocked. The standing cabinet ministers winked at each other, and no one was willing to come out and get shot. In the end, Emperor Tianqi couldn't hold back and said: "Is there anything wrong with you? It's time to talk."

The cabinet ministers Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, Feng Quan, and Zhang Ruitu heard that the emperor had something to say, and they dared to bring up the topic they brought. To be honest, it was not the court ministers who flocked to find everyone. These cabinet ministers came forward to uphold justice for the students and scholars who were beaten, injured and disabled. The cabinet ministers were really helpless, so they reluctantly came to Emperor Tianqi to speak, which can be regarded as an explanation to those colleagues in the court .

Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, Feng Quan, Zhang Ruitu and other cabinet ministers more or less turned to Wei Zhongxian. Now Wei Zhongxian has mastered Dongchang, and his minions Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun are basically After taking control of Jinyiwei, Luo Sigong, the commander of Jinyiwei, has been completely evacuated, Cui Chengxiu is in charge of the military department, six ministers, and officials at all levels are attached to Wei Gonggong. If it is possible, most of them have to hug the thighs of those who hug Eunuch Wei's thick legs.

The cabinet ministers clearly know that they are being used by those civil servants including the members of the Donglin Party, but there are too many of these officials. If everyone does not help to say a few words, these officials will not cooperate in future work. Anyway, the Xue family is not the same as everyone. It’s a big deal to give the Xue family bad medicine for yourself. Besides, the Xue family has dealt with those literati and scholars too hard this time. After all, our cabinet members are also of the gentle line. Isn’t your Xue family doing this? Hit everyone in the face?

That's why these cabinet ministers, regardless of the relationship between Xue Fu Xue Yun and Wei Zhongxian's lineage, came to the emperor collectively to seek justice for those bastards who were full of food and made trouble. Now the emperor wants to talk about something. The good manuscripts are all useless, so I have to listen to what the emperor has to say first.

Emperor Tianqi said: "Huang Aiqing, how about the Mingjin peace talks you hosted?"

Huang Liji, a scholar of the Jianji Temple, was at a loss when he heard what Emperor Tianqi said. The benefits of this peace negotiation are obvious. At that time, he saw the great benefits of the peace negotiation, so he frequently stepped on the line and took the initiative to contact the Jin Kingdom Mission. I also saw the huge political interests in the middle, and hoped to make achievements to become the next chief minister of the cabinet.

It is also reasonable for Master Huang to do so. The chief assistant of the cabinet, Gu Bingqian, is old and timid, and he is a puppet. Emperor Tianqi is very dissatisfied with the chief assistant, Gu Bingqian. If it wasn’t for Eunuch Wei, Gu Bingqian would have been kicked out a long time ago. He took the position of chief assistant, and went home to take care of his grandson for the elderly. Wei Guangwei, the second assistant to the cabinet, was also a member of Eunuch Wei, but he claimed that he was from the same hometown as Eunuch Wei, and he was of the same clan as Eunuch Wei, and served Wei Zhongxian as his nephew, but Wei Guangwei was in the court. The above is very arrogant, most court officials hate him very much, and privately call Wei Guangwei Wei Gong, although it shows that Wei Guangwei's power is overwhelming, it also shows that Wei Guangwei is unpopular in the court, Wei Guangwei has too many enemies and wants to be the chief minister of the cabinet , the whole court is still noisy.

After listening to Emperor Tianqi's question, Master Huang couldn't figure it out, so he had to answer vaguely: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the negotiations between the two countries are progressing smoothly, and everything is under the control of the cabinet." Huang Liji felt that Tianqi The emperor's words were not right, so he hurriedly pulled the cabinet to the back. If there are good things, he will occupy them by himself, and if there are bad things, he will be responsible for the collective. This collective responsibility is not responsible.

Emperor Tianqi was very angry when he heard Huang Liji's words. Didn't you run the most diligently when the peace was negotiated? Why is it now a matter of the cabinet collective? Huang Liji shrinks faster than a tortoise when the wind blows and the grass moves you. Emperor Tianqi said in his heart that I will recognize you today, let's see where you can hide.

Emperor Tianqi asked: "Aiqing promised me that Jianlu would return the land south of Yizhou, Guangning, and Liaohe Xipingbao, and agreed to hold negotiations on Jin Guo's withdrawal from Shenyang City."

Huang Liji, a scholar of the Jianji Temple, didn't know why the emperor brought up this matter, and it was on a very serious occasion. Huang Liji felt that there was something wrong with Liaodong again. Huang Liji broke into a cold sweat when he thought about it, right and wrong They are all strong. This time, in order to show themselves in front of the emperor, they were trapped by the beasts of Jianlu. Alas, I am such a smart person. For the sake of the chief minister of the cabinet, I committed the problem of eager for quick success. How could I believe Jianlu? What do these inhuman guys say?

However, Master Huang had to hold on and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, Jianlu's return of the land south of Yizhou, Guangning, and Liaohe Xipingbao is clearly written in the terms of the peace negotiation. The negotiation was said personally by Mele Ezhen Abai, the third son of Nurhaci, the envoy of Jin Guozheng, and it was unanimously agreed by the cabinet ministers at that time, and Jianlu was compensated to some extent."

Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Shi Fenglai, Feng Quan, Zhang Ruitu and other cabinet ministers listened to Huang Liji's words and thought to themselves, "Is your son of a bitch going to drag everyone down the river together?" Speaking of good things, now that you, Huang Liji, are biting so recklessly, maybe everyone can't get rid of your claws.

Emperor Tianqi was taken aback when he heard Huang Liji's words, and asked anxiously: "What compensation did your cabinet give Jianlu? Why didn't I know about it?"

Huang Liji saw that Emperor Tianqi had been caught by his golden cicada's plan to escape, and put on a posture that a dead pig would not be afraid of boiling water, so he stopped talking. Emperor Tianqi asked twice, but no cabinet minister came out to accept the move.

Emperor Tianqi got a little angry and said: "When do you still want to lie to me, Gu Aiqing, you are the chief assistant."

When Gu Bingqian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, saw that Emperor Tianqi called him by name and asked him to answer, Gu Bingqian was so angry that he secretly scolded Huang Liji, a guy who suffered a thousand knives, that he would drag a bunch of people to accompany him to death. I was trembling for a while and didn't speak for a long time.

Now Emperor Tianqi was furious, and he snapped at the cabinet ministers, "Tell me what happened."

Emperor Tianqi roared like this, if no one came out to speak out, the emperor's might would be affected. Wei Guangwei, the cabinet assistant, said in his heart that I didn't know about it at the time, so why did you, Huang Liji, represent me? This matter of compensation for Jianlu, we old Wei has to pick himself out.

So Wei Guangwei said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I only found out about the compensation for Jianlu after the fact, that is, the prisoners Jianlu Ba Duli and Li Yongfang were used out of the bag and returned to Jianlu's negotiating envoy. group."

After hearing Wei Guangwei's words, Emperor Tianqi sang angrily and asked loudly: "You are so courageous, you dare to do such a thing, let me face the subjects of the world in the future, do you still have me in your eyes?"

Except for Wei Guangwei, who was slightly complacent standing there, all the cabinet ministers present hung their heads, not daring to look directly at Emperor Tianqi. Emperor Tianqi cursed there for a while, seeing that no one paid attention to him, he wanted to let Ba Duli go. Li Yongfang and Jianlu Shenyang were not at the same level of building the capital, so they slowly suppressed the anger in their hearts.

Seeing Emperor Tianqi nodding to himself, Wei Zhongxian understood that Emperor Tianqi was too lazy to talk, so Wei Zhongxian coughed. When the cabinet ministers heard Wei Zhongxian coughing, they knew that his father-in-law had something to say, so they cheered up and were ready to listen to Wei Zhongxian's father-in-law. .

Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on himself, Wei Zhongxian said: "Full ministers, in the middle of the Jianlu month, we have established the capital in Shenyang, the lost land of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone, please talk about everything, and don't hide it. "

After listening to Eunuch Wei's words, Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, Feng Quan, Zhang Ruitu and other cabinet ministers were stunned. No matter how stupid people are, they understand that everyone has been fooled by Jianlu. How could it be possible to return Yizhou, Guangning, and Xiping Fort of Liaohe, which were close at hand, to the Ming Dynasty after the establishment of the capital? It is necessary to know that after Shenyang became the capital of Jianlu, Yizhou, Guangning, and Xiping Fort of Liaohe were built. With the pillow collapsed, how could Jianlu allow the Ming Dynasty to snore and sleep.

Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, Feng Quan, Zhang Ruitu and others know that they have done bad things with good intentions, and now they are always greeting the women who built the official family. Later, people like Wei Guangwei and Huang Liji took away even the right to speak.

So Gu Bingqian said to Emperor Tianqi: "Your Majesty Qizuo, although Jianlu used tricks to negotiate a peace agreement, the property they paid tribute was genuine. What's more, the morale of our Liaodong Army's new victories is booming, and Jianlu withdrew from Yizhou. Guangning and Xipingbao in Liaohe count him as acquainted, otherwise the Heavenly Soldiers will go everywhere, not to mention Shenyang and Liaoyang, even if they destroy the Jurchen tribe, it will be a piece of cake."

Emperor Tianqi listened to Gu Bingqian's answer, but no matter how he listened to it, he felt that it was a big talk. This month, Emperor Tianqi received several memorials from his master Sun Chengzong, all of which were urging to increase troops and pay to reward, but it happened that the six ministers including the cabinet The officials of the imperial court thought that the household department had no money and the peace talks had been completed, so they put forward the disarmament plan of Liaodong.

Now the entire Liaodong reward has not been sent, and there has been no further increase of troops in the follow-up. Liaodong officials complained to the court and pleaded for mercy. According to the secret report of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, Liaodong officers and soldiers did not receive rewards. , some teams deserted, and Ning Jin’s officers and soldiers also had a firefight and a pay incident. A small number of local officers and soldiers in Liaodong believed that Shangguan was greedy for money and wages, and once held Shangguan to gather crowds to rebel. Although Ning Qiandao Yuan Chonghuan quickly calmed down, but The bad influence caused spread like a plague in Liaodong.

(End of this chapter)