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  Chapter 226 224【Zhao Han promoted】

  In the current situation, Hong Chengchou is the governor of the six provinces, and Wang Jiazhen, the minister of the Ministry of War, is the prime minister of the six provinces.

  Yang Sichang felt that Wang Jiazhen was mentally retarded, so he recommended Xiong Wencan to replace him, and Chongzhen quickly agreed to the appointment.

   Therefore, Xiong Wencan was promoted and transferred, and he should thank Yang Sichang a lot.

  As for Lu Xiangsheng, he was highly valued by the emperor, and he was transferred to the governor of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi, and was responsible for defending against the Manchu invasion from the grassland.

  Lu Xiangsheng is currently farming in peace of mind, recruiting a large number of refugees to cultivate, and storing more than 200,000 shi of grain in a year, and there is no need for the imperial court to spend money to raise soldiers!

  Emperor Chongzhen was very happy, and specially issued a commendation order, requiring Jiubian to study Lu Xiangsheng's advanced experience seriously.

   Let’s talk about the changes in the court.

  Shoufu Wen Tiren finally fell down.

  The reason is that after the restoration of the recommendation system, a large number of Donglin party members were reinstated, and a large number of Fushe members were recommended. Coupled with the previous old grievances, Wen Tiren believed that Qian Qianyi and Qu Shixu, the master and apprentice, were behind the scenes.

  Therefore, Wen Tiren instructed Zhang Hanru to report the two for illegal crimes.

  Qian Qianyi and Qu Shixu have been dismissed from office for many years. They have been shrinking in their hometowns and engaged in the literary reform movement of "clearing the roots". Misfortune suddenly fell from the sky, Qian Qianyi immediately asked two people to help get rid of the crime.

  One is the **** Cao Huachun, Chongzhen's old team when he was the prince.

  One is Feng Quan, who is an **** and has been dismissed from office and returned to his hometown.

  Although Feng Quan was dismissed from office as an eunuch, his father gave birth to ten daughters and recruited a bunch of more powerful sons-in-law. Feng Quan didn't want to be nosy at first, but when he heard that Cao Huachun was willing to help, he also mobilized his contacts to push the boat forward.

  Why did Cao Huachun help Qian Qianyi?

  Because after the death of the great **** Wang An, Qian Qianyi wrote an inscription to Wang An.

  Wang An was the accompanying reader of Emperor Taichang, and once participated in supporting the establishment of Emperor Tianqi. Even the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian came to power by currying favor with Wang An's horse boy. Wei Zhongxian and the Ke family became bigger, framed Wang An for rebellion, and sent him to the South China Sea to starve to death.

  After Chongzhen ascended the throne, he bestowed the word "Zhaozhong" on Wang An's ancestral hall.

  As for Cao Huachun, he is also a student of Wang An!

  Qian Qianyi sent the inscription he wrote to Wang An to Cao Huachun. Cao Huachun thought of Wang An's kindness in the past, and he himself could not understand Wen Tiren more and more, so he took the opportunity to help Qian Qianyi defend.

  Wen Tiren was overjoyed by the news, and wanted to kill Qian Qianyi and Cao Huachun together, so he went to Chongzhen to make a small report.

  Chongzhen hates cliques the most, Qian Qianyi and Cao Huachun are cliques!

  At the same time, Wen Tiren asked someone to post a big-character poster, saying that Qian Qianyi had given Cao Huachun 40,000 taels of silver.

  This action seemed superfluous, probably because there was no money given, Cao Huachun insisted on giving money, and asked Chongzhen to send Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to investigate.

   After checking and checking, it was found that Wen Tiren was in collusion with Zhang Hanru, and Chen Luqian was instigated by him, and Wen Tiren sent people to post the big-character posters.

  Seeing that the situation is not good, Wen Tiren hides at home and pretends to be sick, only to wait for three words from Chongzhen Zhu: let him go.

   At this point, Wen Tiren was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown.

  The **** Cao Huachun also exposed many problems, and has been suspected by Chongzhen ever since.

  The chief assistant of the cabinet and the **** who holds the pen are both losers.

  Did the Donglin Party win?

   Chongzhen has been staring at the Donglin Party, how could it be possible for the Donglin Party to benefit.

  Zhang Zhifa, who was born in the Qi Party, became the first assistant in a daze. The cabinet ministers in front of him were either eliminated by Wen Tiren, or by Chongzhen.

   This dude was once passionate, but now he has become an official fan. After he became the first assistant, he learned from Wen Tiren in everything, which can be regarded as "a copycat version of Wen Tiren who is not so clean and sensible".

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  Dry Qing Palace.

  The **** came with a smile, and said to Liu Tongsheng: "Please, the champion, the emperor has been waiting for a long time."

  Liu Tongsheng, who fled from Jishui to Nanchang, studied hard, won the Jinshi, and was appointed as the number one scholar.

  According to the original historical trajectory, he will be involved in the political struggle between Yang Sichang and the Donglin Party. Because Shangshu criticized Yang Sichang for seizing his love and becoming an official, he was demoted by Chongzhen to be the governor of Fujian's procuratorate, and he returned home due to illness in a rage.

  But after experiencing Zhao Han's rebellion and his family fleeing, Liu Tongsheng became more mature.

  He didn't directly go to the Shu to scold Yang Sichang, but impeached Xiong Wencan for colluding with the rebels. Anyway, Yang Sichang and Xiong Wencan were also in the same group.

  Chongzhen is reviewing memorials, the emperor is very diligent.

   Liu Tongsheng came forward to meet him, and Chongzhen said, "Sit down."

  The **** accompanying him moved the stool, and after Liu Tongsheng sat down, Chongzhen was still reviewing the memorial.

   After a long time, Chongzhen put down his ink brush and said, "I have read all your memorials carefully. Is it really so difficult to control the Luling Zhao bandits?"

   "Your Majesty!"

Liu Tongsheng got off the stool, knelt down on the ground, and cried, "Xiong Wencan seems to be beckoning, but he is actually a friend of the enemy. A letter from my friend in Nanchang said that the entire Nanchang mansion and villages were stolen by Zhao thieves, and only Nanchang city was still the court. It is Nanchang City, where the people were bewitched by the Zhao thieves, and Wang Yongzhong, the **** guarding Jiangxi, was beaten to death by the unreasonable people."

  Emperor Chongzhen asked: "What is the cause of Wang Yongzhong's death?"

Liu Tongsheng replied: "After Wang Yongzhong took office, he wanted to buy a house outside the city enclosure, and sent minions to exploit the common people. The people outside the city were all bewitched by Zhao thieves, and they had already formed peasant soldiers and peasant associations, and drove Wang Yongzhong back to Nanchang city. Wang Yongzhong also exploited the merchants in the city, and even ordinary street vendors were taxed heavily. Because the thief Zhao was very powerful, the merchants in the city were no longer afraid of the majesty of the court, and out of righteous indignation, they beat Wang Yongzhong to death."

   "This thief, **** it!"

   Chongzhen was so angry that his face was livid: "I sent him to guard Jiangxi, but he provoked a civil uprising. Doesn't it make the people feel more fond of Zhao thief?"

"Your Majesty has learned from you," Liu Tongsheng knelt and cupped his hands, "Many officials in Jiangxi are indeed exploiting so much that the bandits of Zhao have become more and more arrogant. For example, Ding Kuichu, who was imprisoned, colluded with Li Maofang and secretly set up a bank outside Nanchang. In order to raise military expenses, they are actually filling their own pockets, and the merchants and people who come and go are evil, so many merchants and their families join the Zhao bandits."

   "嗙!"

  Chongzhen was extremely angry, he slapped the table and said, "Ding Kuichu should be killed!"

  Liu Tongsheng also said: "Since the bandit Zhao made the rebellion, among the officials in Jiangxi, only four officials can be called loyal and diligent."

   "Which four?" Chongzhen asked.

  Liu Tongsheng said: "The late governor Xie Xuelong recruited soldiers to suppress bandits, and was defeated and died for the country. The late Governor Zhu Xieyuan loved the people like a son, worked hard to kill thieves, and died of overwork. This can be counted as one..."

  Chongzhen immediately interrupted: "Zhu Xieyuan underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, causing Jiangxi's elite to die. From then on, the imperial court was unable to wipe out Zhao's bandits. Is he one of them?"

Liu Tongsheng said: "There is another hidden story about this matter. Jiangxi's elites were lost as early as in the hands of Li Maofang. After Zhu Xieyuan arrived in Jiangxi, he helped the people to train soldiers, and the people praised his virtue. The defeat of Fengcheng was actually Zhu Guoxun, the general soldier of Jiangxi, who sat and watched the friendly army. Trapped and indifferent, Zhu Dushi was encircled by the rebels on three sides and attacked halfway through. Zhu Guoxun held the navy in his hand and has not fought a single battle so far, and he did not even dare to send troops to the rebels' territory."

   "Is this true?" Chongzhen frowned.

  Liu Tongsheng said: "If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send Jin Yiwei to Nanchang to investigate closely. Does anyone in Nanchang know about this?"

   Chongzhen closed his eyes and remained silent, and decided to rehabilitate Zhu Xieyuan and posthumously confer a title of Grand Bachelor.

   After a long time, Chongzhen opened his eyes and said, "Which two are there?"

Liu Tongsheng continued: "Wang Siren was responsible for the military preparations of Jiangzhou, reorganized the military equipment, and organized and trained the navy. Although there was a defeat, the main reason was Li Maofang, who was afraid of the enemy with a large army in his hand. Such a delay in fighting opportunities caused the water in the Ganjiang River to rise, and the rebels used it. The small boat attacked with fire. Even so, Wang Siren withdrew the main force of the navy. Today's Jiangxi navy was compiled and trained by Wang Suidong, and it is the only remaining elite officers and soldiers in Jiangxi."

   Chongzhen believed that Liu Tongsheng was telling the truth, because Xie Xuelong, Zhu Xieyuan, and Wang Siren were not officials of the same faction.

  Since he is a good official who can handle affairs, he should be reused. Xie Xuelong and Zhu Xieyuan were dead, and Wang Siren was still alive. Chongzhen decided to recall Wang Siren to the capital to serve him.

   "Where is the one left?" Chongzhen asked.

Liu Tongsheng said: "Wu Na, the chief minister of the left, is like Wu Shiliang. He is mature and prudent, and tries his best to mediate. But he is over 80 years old, old and weak, and he is only half. Commanding soldiers, and being greedy for money and sex, is only half of them."

   Chongzhen sighed and said: "Your remarks, I know Jiangxi officials are also governed. Raozhou and Duchang thieves are in chaos, but the Zhao thieves instigated it?"

Liu Tongsheng replied truthfully: "My old friends in Nanchang have organized a return home meeting, all of whom are scholars who have fled. I corresponded with all my friends once every two months. There were rebellions in Raozhou and Duchang, and it was not instigated by Zhao thief. But this year in Jiangxi, there was a drought first, followed by a flood. The government forced it, the vassals exploited it, and the people did not have a living, so the people rebelled."

  Chongzhen was speechless. He asked Jiangxi officials to urge taxes because he did not believe that there was a disaster in Jiangxi.

  Liu Tongsheng suddenly kowtowed and put his forehead on the floor: "Zhao Bandit used the name of the government to send troops to occupy Raozhou and Duchang. It is said that outside the city of Raozhou, thousands of clans shouted "Long live Zhao Bandit."

   "The clan shouted long live the bandits?" Chongzhen stood up abruptly, standing on the spot in surprise.

Liu Tongsheng said: "There are a lot of poor people in the clan of Raozhou, even the generals and captains. The money and food provided for the clan in the local area are mostly deducted by the prince and the county king, and the clan's children are not allowed to engage in all kinds of jobs. Some clans even rely on begging for income. pregnancy."

   Chongzhen was completely dumbfounded. The descendants of the Zhu family are beggars? It's really a return to the ancestral business!

   Chongzhen wondered: "Isn't the clan with a distant bloodline allowed to make a living by itself?"

  The problem of the clan has long been revealed. Therefore, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, those with distant bloodlines could not receive Lumi, and could fend for themselves like ordinary people.

  Liu Tongsheng replied: "The prince colluded with the county king to fill in the clan book indiscriminately, and the local government did not strictly enforce the court decrees."

   Chongzhen was furious, and determined to investigate the clan books in various places, so that the descendants of the Zhu family at the bottom could make a living by themselves.

  This is so **** nonsense, the descendants of the Zhu family shouted long live the rebels? Chongzhen seemed to have been slapped.

  Liu Tongsheng kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, if Jiangxi is not rectified, it will definitely fall into the hands of Zhao thief!"

   Chongzhen was silent, sighing in his heart.

  This year, there is a catastrophe across the country, bandits have revived, and the tax lands in the south of the Yangtze River have also suffered disasters. How can there be money to suppress bandits in Jiangxi?

  The rogue bandits have caused disasters to several provinces, and the Tartars have repeatedly violated the capital. These two bands of bandits must be fought first. As for Jiangxi, since the thief Zhao didn't cause chaos across provinces, he can only let it go for the time being.

   After thinking about it for a while, Chongzhen comforted him: "Qing is a great talent, and he can be read by you. Don't talk about Jiangxi affairs for the time being."

  Liu Tongsheng could only listen to the order, and kowtowed in tears: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

  Although Liu Tongsheng only advanced one level, he took a crucial step. As an attendant, he can often see the emperor, and he can also go to the Forbidden City to discuss matters.

  In order to appease Zhao Han, Chongzhen quickly promulgated an imperial decree, in the name of his meritorious deeds in suppressing thieves, promoting Zhao Han to the position of Governor Tong Zhi (Cong Yipin), and even gave Fei Rulan a royal wife.

  (end of this chapter)