Blood from Daming

Chapter 299
In front of Emperor Tianqi's imperial case, there was a joint letter from Liaodong civil and military officials petitioning Xue's family for grievances, and the secret letter from his master Sun Chengzong mentioned that there must be General Xue's army in Liaodong, otherwise the rescue of North Korea and Dongjiang might be in vain. Only by giving the Xue family an explanation to rehabilitate them and appease them, can Xue Polu's troops in Liaodong go out with the army to build prisoners.

But Emperor Tianqi felt something was wrong when he thought about it carefully. He didn’t convict Xue’s family of any crime, so what’s the point of rehabilitating him? All this was secretly manipulated by some civil officials in the court. Convene the cabinet ministers to Dongnuange to discuss matters.

After a while, the cabinet ministers Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, Feng Quan, and Zhang Ruitu arrived. In the presence, the topic raised by Emperor Tianqi today was how to properly appease the Xue family.

Emperor Tianqi set the tone with everyone as soon as he came up. The cabinet ministers are to appease the Xue family instead of discussing the Xue family's affairs. Now the Emperor Tianqi is to appease the Xue family's grievances so that the Xue family can cooperate with the court's large-scale military operation in Liaodong as soon as possible. , This is the turn of the cabinet ministers to come up with ideas.

Fortunately, today's cabinet ministers have more or less turned to Wei Zhongxian and Eunuch Wei, so they don't reject the Xue family, and even have a sense of getting close and wooing them. What every ambitious cabinet minister is looking forward to is to say good things for the Xue family now, maybe it will be useful to the Xue family in the future.

The cabinet minister Huang Liji, the great scholar of the Jianji Palace, stood up and spoke first: "Qizou Your Majesty, the imperial court is not unfair to the Xue family. It only needs to be kind to the Xue family. Presumably the Xue family will also be grateful for the holy grace and serve the imperial court wholeheartedly." .”

After pondering, Emperor Tianqi said: "The Xue family has sacrificed a lot for the court, and I always want to be kind to the Xue family, but officials and scholars from the government and the opposition are chasing and beating the Xue family. I don't know what you love to do. "

The cabinet ministers are nothing, who would come up with an idea against the literati officials in the world, so everyone waited and looked at each other, and the Dongnuang Pavilion fell into silence for a while, and Emperor Tianqi looked at the cabinet ministers all pretending to be saw-mouthed gourds , was about to lose his temper with these cabinet ministers, but found that his big companion, Eunuch Wei, had gone out for a trip.

Emperor Tianqi waited for Wei Zhongxian to come back. When Wei Zhongxian came back and saw the emperor staring at him, he walked quickly to Emperor Tianqi and said softly: "Your Majesty, the second group of North Korean special envoys for help has arrived. Follow the first special envoys to cry at the Meridian Gate." Woolen cloth."

Emperor Tianqi heard that it was a Korean envoy crying for help at the Meridian Gate, and his face suddenly became a little uncomfortable. The Korean stick is really troublesome. It’s not that I don’t send troops to rescue Yizhou, let alone my Dongjiang Town in Daming, but it’s also true. I should be given some time, how could I be so shameless asking for help that I don't know where to put my face.

This vassal state North Korea came to ask for help, Emperor Tianqi, the emperor of such a great country, can no longer pretend to be confused, otherwise there will be another foreign state vassal country following Ming Dynasty in the future, Emperor Tianqi is not happy looking at the cabinet ministers in front of him So he said to the cabinet ministers in a more serious tone: "My dear friends, North Korea is in danger now, and everyone has come up with a way to solve the Xue family's problem."

Wei Guangwei, the second assistant of the cabinet, said: "Back to the emperor, the court discussions between officials and literati inside and outside the court are still secondary. The key is that the Xue family suffered innocently. If the Xue family's grievances cannot be appeased, I am afraid that the Xue family will sell their lives like the Hongluoshan victory. It won't be easy."

Emperor Tianqi nodded and said, "Then, do you have any good suggestions?"

But when it came time to make conditions for the Xue family, the courtiers stopped talking. Everyone was still afraid that they would be hated by the enemies of the Xue family if they talked too much. The governor Tian Ergeng, the Minister of the Ministry of War and Cui Chengxiu, the censor of the left capital.

This time, Tian Ergeng, the left governor of Jinyiwei, was excited. Tian Ergeng came to Dongnang Pavilion to replace the commander of Jinyiwei, Luo Sigong. This made Luo Sigong even more alienated. Emperor Tianqi could not tolerate a secret organization in the clan's mansion that was close to King Fu, and there were officials around him who had important state secrets in it. This is also why Tian Ergeng, the left governor of Jinyiwei, was able to make an exception to participate in Dongnuan Pavilion today. secret discussion.

Tian Ergeng, the left governor of the Jinyiwei, is now aiming at the seat of the commander of the Jinyiwei. Seeing Emperor Tianqi looking at him, he couldn't help being excited, so he pondered the emperor's holy will, and when he understood the emperor's holy will, he said: "Qizou Your Majesty, although the Xue family has been wronged, the loss is actually not that great. Except for a restaurant of the Xue family and General Xue Yun’s house being destroyed, the other shops are still quite intact. The Xue family will definitely be deeply moved and will die for you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Tianqi was in a better mood when he saw someone answering the conversation, so he said to Tian Ergeng, the left governor of Jinyiwei: "Tian Aiqing, those who harass and violate Xue's family must be severely punished, and no matter who is involved, they must be severely punished. You back it up."

Tian Ergeng, the left governor of Jinyiwei, said with great joy: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, I will definitely fulfill the will of the Holy Majesty without avoiding swords and arrows."

Emperor Tianqi smiled and said: "Since you dear ones haven't thought about it yet, let me make a suggestion for your reference first. The new general of Datong, Qu Jiazhen, is on standby for another appointment. Coordinating with the Datong Mansion, it is recommended that the cabinet recommend another suitable candidate for the governor of Xuanda, revoke the order to dismiss Xue Yun, the deputy general of Datong, Xue Rui, the head of the Xue family, bestows a noble title, Xue Aoren is promoted to the deputy commander-in-chief, and allocates a set of mansions in the capital to reward Xue Yun. Open the Bank of Neifu to rebuild Xue's house and restaurant."

Emperor Tianqi's words shocked the cabinet ministers. The conditions imposed by the emperor were too great, and it was almost a crime against himself. He reversed the punishment of Xue Yun's family. His grace is even greater.

However, these cunning old foxes are not willing to come forward and offend Xue Yun, a stupefied young man, so the cabinet ministers, whether they like it or not, all sang praises for the emperor's decision and supported Emperor Tianqi's wise decision. In the end, it was decided which cabinet minister to send on behalf of the emperor to condolences to the Xue family.

So everyone discussed and discussed, and decided that Gu Bingqian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Huang Liji, the great scholar of Jianji Palace, and Cui Chengxiu, the minister of the Ministry of war and the censor of the left capital, would jointly go to the Xue family to express condolences on behalf of the emperor and the court. I hope Xue Rui, the head of the Xue family, can come forward to be Xue Po. The work of the captives enabled the Liaodong reinforcements to go out as soon as possible to relieve the dangers of North Korea and Dongjiang Town.

Due to the urgent situation in Liaodong, as soon as the Dongnuange meeting of Emperor Apocalypse ended, Gu Bingqian, chief assistant of the cabinet, Huang Liji, a scholar of Jianji Temple, Cui Chengxiu, minister of the Ministry of war and censor of the left capital, and Tian Ergeng, the left governor of Jinyiwei who volunteered to join , Straight out of the imperial palace, he rushed to the Xue Mansion of Chongwen Gate in the outer city.

It has been about a month since Ms. Chen set fire to Xiaoxue's mansion that day. During this period, Xue Rui, the usually calm head of the family, was also a little calm after experiencing riots outside the gate of the mansion. I can't stop, the family members in the mansion are all living in panic, some people have started to go crazy under the long-term mental pressure, Xue's mansion has some food, other vegetables, meat, and fruits have long since disappeared. It was only by secretly buying off the Jin Yiwei guarding Xue's house that he secretly transported a small amount of vegetables and fruit into the mansion.

Xue Rui understands that although the emperor didn't mean to embarrass the Xue family, there are too many people in the court who want the Xue family to die, and his family basically has no future in Daming, and it will be hacked at some point, Xue Rui I don't know how long Xue's mansion will be protected by Jin Yiwei, and I don't know what the final outcome will be.

No matter what, Xue Rui has to pretend not to be surprised, if he is in a panic, then the Xue residence is still in chaos. After lunch, Xue Rui ordered his concubine Ji to dance in the inner courtyard After a few dance moves, the old butler Mao ran in in a panic.

Xue Rui looked at his old housekeeper and said in a panic, "Old housekeeper, why are you so panicked?"

The old butler Mao stammered and said, "My lord, the imperial court has sent an adult to see you."

Xue Rui said: "It's just someone from the imperial court. I said a long time ago that I should be calm in my heart. Which adult is here?"

The old housekeeper Mao said: "It is Gu Bingqian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, who is visiting the master outside the mansion."

Xue Rui himself became a little impatient and stood up abruptly. The boulder in Xue Rui's heart seemed to have been removed. Now the chief assistant of the cabinet, Gu Bingqian, came to see him. He believed that the most difficult time for the Xue family had passed. Xue Rui secretly suppressed his excitement and said, "The chief assistant, Gu Bingqian, has nothing to say when he comes to see the old man."

The old housekeeper Mao said: "Master Shoufu said that he came to visit the master according to the emperor's order."

Xue Rui knew that there must have been some changes in the military situation in the north, otherwise the emperor would not have sent the chief minister of the cabinet to see him. The values ​​​​can only be accepted by the Thunder God of the Ming Dynasty.

After more than a month, the Xue Mansion finally opened the gate again. Xue Rui brought his only relative and grandson Xue Jie out of the gate of the Xue Mansion. Seeing his senior cabinet officials, at this time Xue Rui's acquaintance Jin Yiwei Zuo Dudu Tian Ergeng stepped forward and said: "My lord Xue, the emperor is deeply concerned about the comfort of the Xue family, and sent important court officials to condolences to your Xue family."

(End of this chapter)