Chapter 412: Incompetence, Conviction, Send Head

There was a lot of controversy in the capital, saying that the Tartar army had been wiped out in Hejian Prefecture, and all the yamen and wealthy families sent envoys to investigate the news.

There are really many messengers who deliver New Year's goods and gifts during the New Year, and some of them came from Hejian Mansion. These teams gradually spread the news along the way through the outskirts of the capital. However, everyone was hiding it from Emperor Chongzhen. This matter was too incredible. No one dared to tell the emperor about this matter before it was confirmed.

From the beginning of knowing the news and random speculations between the military and civilians of the capital, the people all over the capital had already reacted in about a day.

The people at the foot of the emperor were a little different from those in other places. The people in the world were taxed, food and grass, and elites gathered among them. Even the people in the capital were smart and knowledgeable, so the people in the capital who had come to this reaction began to carnival.

Firecrackers were ringing, drinking indulge in love, and decorate the lights, and using these celebration methods to be used in the New Year in advance. Originally, the Tartar army was lying in northern Zhili, and the capital had no mood for the New Year from top to bottom. At this moment, the feelings that had been suppressed for a long time finally broke out.

There were laughter and joy inside and outside the city. Even the soldiers and horses stationed around the capital were extremely ecstatic now. They didn’t have to fight the wolf-like Tartar army by themselves, and they could be peaceful for a while, so how could they not celebrate ecstasy?

The carnival and noise in the capital inevitably spread into the Forbidden City, and the eunuchs and palace maids who bought outside the palace to deal with the palace were also received early.

The Qing Tartars outside the pass were a man-eating beast that was always watching the Ming Dynasty. The failure of the Ming Dynasty for so many years was equivalent to having no way to use this beast. They could only see the beast growing and growing continuously. The residents of the Ming Dynasty, especially the Northern Zhili, and especially the residents of the capital, had a particularly strong feeling about this. Everyone had a faint despair in their hearts, that is, sooner or later, the man-eating beast grew to a certain level and would swallow the Ming Dynasty and its belt and bones.

Not only the people in the city think so, but also the officials of the court think so, and even the eunuchs and palace maids in the imperial city think so. According to strict analysis of this victory in Hejian Mansion, only a unit of the Tartars was wiped out, and for the Qing Dynasty outside the pass, it did not hurt the fundamentals.

But this victory swept away the despair hidden in everyone's heart. This may not be a decisive victory, but it means that the Ming Dynasty was no longer helpless against the Qing Dynasty, but had a targeted approach and a heroic hunter who could hunt this beast. In the Northern Zhili capital, there is no longer any worry about every autumn and winter. Will the army of the Tartars enter the pass, and after entering the pass, they are worried about whether the Tartars army will come to attack the capital city.

When the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di moved the capital to the current capital, and his idea was to guard the barriers of the emperor. Even if the descendants of the descendants were willing to do their best to fight the border troubles for their own safety.

He probably never expected that it would become like this now. There is no need to mention the fact that the emperor guards the barriers. It completely puts the national center in a dangerous place. When something happened, he would go to rescue the capital everywhere, which delayed the normal allocation and distribution of troops.

Even the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace were extremely happy for such a big happy event. Has anyone in charge said anything explicitly prohibited, but the festive atmosphere gradually spread in the inner palace.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, it was a day to send the Kitchen God, and it was a festival of no small part. However, according to Emperor Chongzhen's diligent style, everything on this day could not be stopped, and the court meeting was still the same.

Although Emperor Chongzhen was paranoid and neurotic, he was not a fool. He could also feel that the environment around him was not right, and that of the eunuchs and maids in the palace.

"My dear friends, the enemy is outside, but there is such joy everywhere in the capital. Why is it that?"

The civil and military ministers of the two squads of the court met each other and knew the reason, but no one dared to say it first. A few days ago, everyone estimated that when the Tartars soldiers entered Shandong, the emperor's relaxed expression was seen by everyone. No one was a fool, and everyone understood what was going on.

Now that things have been happening like this, no one is willing to say it out first and touch the emperor's bad luck.

Emperor Chongzhen was obviously played between the hands of public opinion and his confidant ministers, but he thought he knew nothing and knew nothing. What he hated the most was that others concealed him.

Seeing the court officials' snobbish expression and the court that became extremely quiet again, Chongzhen's anger suddenly emerged. Wang Chengen, who was standing beside him, looked over and found that the emperor's face turned red again. He could also hear Chongzhen's gradually thicker breathing sounds. The eunuch Wang Chengen knew that the diligent and wise emperor was about to get angry again.

Wang Chengen could find out that the court officials below could see clearly, but everyone was still unwilling to start talking. Everyone still understood the saying that the first bird was shot out, so it would be better to shrink this kind of thing a little.

"Why don't you talk anymore? I heard from the little eunuchs in the harem that there are rumors in and out of the capital. It is said that King Yue Xiansheng and led the heavenly soldiers and generals to wipe out the Tartar army in Hejian Prefecture?"

As he was talking, there was a smile on the corner of Emperor Chongzhen's mouth, but the attitude of all the ministers was even more respectful. Everyone knew that this was a sign that the emperor was about to attack. This smile really only appeared on Emperor Chongzhen's face for a moment, and immediately his face became gloomy. He sneered and said:

"Didn't it be said that a general in Shandong wiped out the Tartar army. It was a great victory. It was the beginning of the twelfth lunar month. It was more than 20 days. I only realized such a big thing today, and it was in the harem. I heard from a labor-serving palace maid, everyone, what are the yamen in your charges for? Why are there no news at all??"

If the emperor's wrath and such cold questioning were indeed frightening, but the ministers in the court were all old foxes who had been in the officialdom for many years, how could they be scared by Emperor Chongzhen? Everyone was still silent there, and no one spoke.

Every time this kind of hob meat is silent, Emperor Chongzhen is furious, but he is helpless. This time is no exception. Emperor Chongzhen took a heavy photo of the book case and stood up suddenly:

"What's the use of asking you? What's the situation in Hejian Prefecture and Shandong? Isn't anyone giving me an answer?...Waste, waste, I'm going to dismiss you all."

All dismissed, and this was the first time Emperor Chongzhen said that his anger had reached an unprecedented level. Wang Chengen, who was serving him for a long time, naturally understood the proportion and looked at the ministers below. Many of the close friends were begging with their eyes.

Wang Chengen cursed in his heart, thought for a while, but walked around to Emperor Chongzhen's imperial case, knelt down respectfully, and spoke in a sharp voice:

"Your Majesty. All the soldiers and horses around the capital are strictly guarding and trying to be perfect. People inside cannot go out and people outside cannot come in. They guard like golden soup and iron buckets. The news outside is naturally much slower. This shows that all the soldiers and horses are loyal and dedicated, and you probably don't mean to conceal the reports."

These words were slick and asked everyone below to ask for help. When the ministers below heard this, they all fell down and knelt down there and said sincerely:

"Your Majesty. I am not much earlier than Your Majesty. I am already sent out to inquire about the news. I will hurry up and quickly. I believe there should be a reply now!"

This left enough room and space for both sides to lower the steps, but Emperor Chongzhen was even more angry and directly swept all the things on the desk to the ground, stood up and shouted loudly:

"It was you guys and fools who made my Ming Dynasty look like this. The country is not a country. You, you should all kill..."

Now even Wang Chengen, who was kneeling in front, was confused. He thought that everyone said this, and basically confirmed the loud news from Hejian Mansion. Why is the emperor still so angry? And he could tell that the anger has obviously increased a lot. Why?

The ministers in the court all knelt down tremblingly. This time the emperor really went to an extreme, but Zhao Yulai, the commander of the Right Capital, kowtowed and said:

"Your Majesty, although the person who inquired about the news has not come back, according to the rumors and various signs of the capital, this victory is 90% sure. Here I would like to congratulate Your Majesty on congratulating Your Majesty. The Tartars are arrogant and arrogant. My Ming Dynasty has a tiger general to attack him. This is all your Majesty's wise and the protection of the ancestors and ancestors!"

This is a good prayer and a blessing. The credit for this great victory is entirely attributed to Emperor Chongzhen. After all, this great victory is an exciting thing. Why do you have to be so angry? It should be rewarded based on merit.

Unexpectedly, this sentence aroused greater anger from Emperor Chongzhen. He stood behind the imperial case, shook his body a few times, and almost fell back to the dragon chaise. He stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhao Yulai who was kneeling in the front. His hands were already trembling, obviously he was extremely angry, and his voice became sharp, and he shouted angrily:

"What are you happy about? A general won the victory. It took me more than 20 days to get news from the people. Is there any other person in his eyes? Is there any other court in his eyes?

After saying this, everyone suddenly realized and finally understood why the emperor's anger came. Although all the ministers were confused when dealing with government affairs, they were all very smart among the people. They had long thought of this matter. The general was domineering and not a Shandong family.

Since the general Zuo Liangyu retreated to Huguang in Henan, even the former officers and soldiers of Huguang wrote memorials to complain, saying that Huguang was poisoned by foreign troops and complained that the people had complained, and some people said that it was better for the bandits to enter Chu than this, and maybe they could have a way out.

The officers and soldiers in Huguang have a very poor reputation in Chu. Local officials have impeached them many times, but this time they have also come to report their grievances. It can be seen how hard the general Zuo Liangyu, the thief, and his soldiers are tormenting, so they would rather welcome the thief than live in the same place with friendly forces.

But the imperial court issued an order to comfort such a domineering military general and "encourage" him to fight against the treacherous thieves. The soldiers and horses in Shandong still won the battle no matter what. How could they not even have any words of reward, but this self-proclaimed wise and diligent Long Live's emperor was so angry.

It's normal to think about it. Chen Xinjia made so many rectification measures out of thin air, and all of them were added to the Jiaozhou Camp. Anyone would have had great resentment in his heart.

In fact, in this situation, the ministers did not think of one thing, that is, they had already consciously or unconsciously compared the central court with Shandong. If such a thing happened in the past, the court officials now discussed how to behead the general in Shandong.

But now it is different. The authority of the court has been completely lost, and the court officials no longer feel that the central court has any great authority.

However, after knowing why the emperor was angry, everyone knew how to deal with it. The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet Chen Yan and the commander of the Jinyiwei Luo Yangxing exchanged glances. Luo Yangxing gritted his teeth and knelt there and shouted loudly:

"Your Majesty, I have important things to report!!"

Today, Emperor Chongzhen's anger has successfully shocked the ministers. Everyone knelt there silently, afraid that anyone would say something more. The Long Live Emperor would shout out: The Han general took the imperial prison and asked. "At this quiet embarrassment, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Luo Yangxing, spoke to everyone.

The commander of the Jinyiwei was a close minister of the emperor and could not be held responsible unless he was a confidant. Luo Yangxing gritted his teeth and shouted for something to report, which distracted Emperor Chongzhen's attention. Luo Yangxing secretly looked up at the top. Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's attention turned, he quickly lowered his head and reported:

"Your Majesty. The young minister received a secret report from Zuozi the day before yesterday. Zhou Yanru, the Grand Secretary of the Chief Cabinet, never left Tongzhou during his time in charge. He had a banquet with his disciples and old friends every day, falsely reported the news and documents, and deceived the emperor!!"

After saying these words, the court was truly silent. Emperor Chongzhen raised his hand and pointed at the people below to say something, but in the end he let out a breath and said nothing.

Emperor Chongzhen sat dejectedly on the dragon throne. The ministers below were a little quiet and immediately flocked to him. You and I began to attack Zhou Yanru's mistakes, such as Zhang Pu, the leader of the Fushe, who poisoned the death of the Fushe, and accepted bribes, appointing private individuals in the court, and even colluded with the Tartars. They were all held on the chief minister.

I thought that the Hejian Prefecture had wiped out the Tartars and the city was full of carnival, but I didn't know any news. This was already very deceived. Who would have thought that today I suddenly heard the crime that Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the dynasty, had never heard of. God knew how many things he didn't know.

Looking at the ministers below, everyone was excited and scrambling to the forefront. Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt weak and wanted to do nothing. In the end, he just ordered in a weak voice:

"Send the Jinyiwei to capture it in Beijing, issue an edict to prison, and the three departments will conduct a trial!"

The relevant yamen quickly received the order, but everyone could guess who the successor was. Everyone had already looked at the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Chen Yan, thinking how to get close to each other after resigning from the court and engaging in connection with each other.

At the west gate of the Forbidden City, the guards guarded there were chatting and laughing with the little eunuchs, talking about the great victory of Hejian Mansion, but they saw several cavalrymen coming quickly on the official road. The guards and the little eunuchs in the Forbidden City knew that these cavalry were all going to Hejian Mansion to inquire about the news, and the urgent delivery of one day and one night is enough to go back and forth. Now it seems that this news has been passed.

Everyone was extremely excited and looked forward to it. The knight first turned over and dismounted, nodded at the little eunuchs and the guards, panting, but couldn't speak. A little eunuch directly picked up a bowl of water and handed it to the knight. The cavalry inquired about the news was stunned, thinking that when will these officials be so polite, but they were extremely thirsty. He took the bowl and drank it in a big gulp, and handed it to his companion behind him, and said in a hurry:

"This father-in-law is working in the Jinyiwei, and he went to Hejian Mansion to investigate the situation of the war..."

The little eunuch and the guards immediately opened their eyes wide, put down their work, and surrounded them, eagerly waiting for the answer. The cavalry swallowed and shouted in a loud and clear voice as possible:

"Shandong soldiers and horses wiped out 40,000 Tartars in Hejian Prefecture, and the documents that presented the head and offered the war were already on the way!"

The people who dismounted behind him nodded one after another, confirming that what this person said was correct. Judging from their robes, the imperial guards also recognized them. They were all servants from the various yamen of the Dongchang and the Ministry of Justice.

Since so many people confirmed, it is probably not fake that the news spread in Beijing is not fake. Great victory. The Ming army and horses won the Tartars. The little eunuch became more and more excited the more he thought about it. He explained a few words behind him, turned around and ran into the imperial city, shouting:

"Your Majesty is very happy, Your Majesty is very happy. Shandong soldiers and horses have wiped out 40,000 Tartars in Hejian Prefecture, and the documents for reporting the victory are already on the way!!"

The rules of the Forbidden City. If there are major matters that the emperor is concerned about and that the ministers should know, they will usually be passed on word of mouth and inform them layer by layer, and do not delay for a moment. The little eunuch shouted so happily and was such a happy thing, and everyone immediately shouted.

"Shandong soldiers and horses wiped out 40,000 Tartars in Hejian Prefecture..."

"Shandong soldiers and horses wiped out 40,000 Tartars in Hejian Prefecture..."

As the little eunuch ran in the imperial city, the speed of the good news was faster than that of him. The court was already in silence. Everyone had just taken the blame to drive Zhou Yanru into a place of doom. Just when they were about to take a breath and rest, there was a shout from outside the hall.

The news of the victory was confirmed, and the capital was completely worry-free. The Tartars suffered heavy damage and were overjoyed. Several young censors listed behind the court officials stood up with excitement and were about to say something. But they saw that the entire earth hall was extremely quiet. The important officials and bosses who had just reported to the sky to the sky were all observing their hearts and didn't say a word.

These young censors felt that something was wrong, and they all quietly stood back to their positions. The ministers in the court no longer knew what to say.

At this time, the closed door of the hall creaked and was pushed open by the little eunuch running to report the news. The little eunuch looked full of joy. He thought that if the news was heard by the emperor and the ministers, he would definitely be extremely surprised, and maybe he could get some reward.

But he was quick to see the opportunity. He pushed the door open and was about to shout something full of surprise, but he saw the hall silence, and the emperor was slumped on the dragon throne. The ministers in the court all lowered their heads and stood beside them. I think they had heard the good news, but the current appearance seemed to be defeated.

This little eunuch is also a leader. I remember when Yang Sichang committed suicide and Zhu Xianzhen was defeated, the emperor and ministers seemed to be like this. What happened? It was obviously a great joy...

Wang Chengen, who had already stood up behind the emperor, saw the little eunuch running in excitedly, and naturally knew why this person ran in. But this time was not a good time to say this. The little eunuch was also one of his own confidants. He originally wanted to add icing on the cake today.

But with the emperor's thoughts, don't add fuel to the fire. Emperor Chongzhen was almost half lying on the dragon throne, closing his eyes, as if he was asleep. Wang Chengen frowned and raised his hand and waved his way out to drive out the people. The little eunuch who reported the good news had already reacted, lowered his head, and stepped out gently.

The two great Han generals standing by the door closed the door again. Apart from the sound of the door closing, there was no sound in the hall.

The little eunuch must have said something after he went out. He could hear the joyful sound of the outside of the hall. With the main hall as the center, it gradually faded away and slowly disappeared.

The news of the victory was already spread in the capital. The people were celebrating it, but after the people who were exploring the yamen, the atmosphere of the carnival was even higher.

The crackling sound of firecrackers was already ringing, and the imperial city was in the capital, and the movement of the capital could be heard clearly in the imperial city. There was a festive atmosphere outside, but the atmosphere in the imperial city seemed to be a funeral. The emperor closed his eyes and sat on the dragon throne, while the ministers below were quickly exchanging their eyes. Shandong general Li Meng could actually wipe out the more than 40,000 Tartars army that entered the pass. Even if the war report was false, it would be a big victory. I don’t know what would happen in the future. This general is much stronger than Zuo Liangyu and worth dating!

Moreover, Li Meng, who heard that there was an eunuch party as a backstage, had no aid in the court. Isn’t this complementary? When he went to court, he was close to the cabinet Grand Secretary Chen Yan, he also had to think about this matter.

Emperor Chongzhen finally opened his eyes and said weakly there:

"My dear friends, Shandong General Li Meng has made such a great contribution, and he should give him a reward. Look, what kind of reward should he give?"

The left governor, the general of Shandong, assisted in the military affairs of the two Huaihe Rivers and was given the title of General Zhendong. Although Li Meng stayed silently in Shandong. However, over the years, his military achievements were accumulated, and he was rewarded step by step. The so-called Shandong Li Erlang was already a first-rank general who guarded Shandong.

Because during the Tang and Song dynasties, the generals were extremely popular, so after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, they had extremely strict control over the title of military generals and were not allowed to add the general. Even the generals in the important towns of the nine borders were not omnipotent. The generals in Shandong, where Li Meng was located, were not even a general who was established in the late years of the Apocalypse.

Being able to get to the present step by step, he defeated the migrant army several times, and killed more than a thousand Tartars in the battle in Qihe County. In addition, because of Liu Fulai at that time, he could operate in the court. He received a bonus from General Zhendong due to internal and external reasons.
To be continued...