The ministers conspired

The angry people found a venting point. They had an objection to Yuan Chonghuan, the Ji Liao commander, and defended Liaodong, but let the Tatars bypass Liaodong and enter the capital. The blame was hard to escape. Now the court decided to execute Yuan Chonghuan Lingchi, which was really satisfying. Soon after, someone set off firecrackers in advance on the long street, and some even made noises loudly with the alcohol, "Wait for that day, I must rob a piece of Yuan Tartar's meat to eat..."

Perhaps, Yuan Chonghuan never knew that he was hated so much, or perhaps he was really wronged. At least, Yuan Chonghuan really wanted to protect the Ming Dynasty and the people of the Ming Dynasty, but in the end he became the person that the people in the capital hated the most.

After the official document was issued, generals at all levels in Liaodong were completely desperate. Zu Dashou, He Kegang and others had their own concerns. They didn't know whether the court would continue to attack others in the future. The safest way was to return to Liaodong. As long as they returned to their own territory [Biqudao       www.biqudao.info], even if the court wanted to touch them, they had to consider the consequences.

He Kegang sent an order that all troops were preparing to return to Liaodong. It can be said that the Ming Dynasty was facing a very severe test at this time. Once the Liaodong troops and the court were separated, it would be a huge disaster for the Ming Dynasty.

From the Battle of Sarhu to the present, the Liaodong soldiers and horses have already formed a strict military interest group, and under the construction of Yuan Chonghuan, they are closely connected. Once more than 100,000 Liaodong soldiers and horses are in harmony with the court, the consequences can be imagined. At this critical moment, an old man came to the military camp with two servants.

Looking at the various soldiers in the camp, Sun Chengzong looked complicated. When Emperor Chongzhen decided to execute Yuan Chonghuan Lingchi, he already knew what kind of results would be. He was mentally prepared, but when he saw it, he couldn't help but feel angry and sad. Sun Chengzong's arrival was beyond everyone's expectations, and He Kegang and others quickly invited him to the tent.

In the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month, two braziers were burned in the tent, and the big tent was warm. Sun Chengzong took off his cloak and glanced at the tent with his eyes full of vicissitudes. Whether it was Zu Dashou or He Kegang, many people were actually promoted by Sun Chengzong.

After a long time, sitting in the chair, he looked at He Kegang seriously, "Tell me, what are you doing outside? Do you want to go back to Liaodong privately? Without the imperial decree, go back privately. Do you know what the consequences are?"

He Kegang was a little silent. Zu Dashou, Zhao Lujiao and others dared not stare at Sun Chengzong's gaze, and lowered their heads with shame. But at this time, someone had to stand up. He Kegang thought for a while and bowed his hand: "Supervisor, I dare not hide it from you. We are just dissatisfied. General Yuan worked hard to guard Liaodong, and even led his brothers to fight the Tartars under the city of Beijing. How many people died along the way? How did the imperial court do it? How did Your Majesty treat General Yuan? Brothers are so upset... Instead of doing this, it would be better to go back to Liaodong!"

As soon as He Kegang finished speaking, Sun Chengzong slapped the table suddenly. The heavy sound made everyone's heart tremble. Although Sun Chengzong had been resigning for some time, his prestige remained undiminished, with white eyebrows frowned and powerful.

"All nonsense is talking, and the court has some inappropriate practices, you can mobilize the Liaodong army at will. I want to ask you, is the Liaodong army your private soldiers? He Kegang, you are unfair in the court. I ask you, where is the unfair in the court?"

"I will ask you another question. What is the purpose of Xiong Tingbi to join me? What is the purpose of managing Liaodong and building the Guanning Iron Cavalry? You, He Kegang, can you answer me, or you, who can tell me?"

He Kegang and others looked at each other, and Zhao Rujiao said bitterly: "Supervisor, our army manages Liaodong. The ultimate goal is to resist and restrain the Tartars, finally destroy the Tartars, and pacify Liaodong."

Sun Chengzong smiled coldly, with a little contempt in his eyes, "Hehe, it seems that you have not forgotten your responsibilities. However, since the Tumu Fort Incident, my Ming Dynasty has not suffered military disasters for many years. But under your nose, the Jurchen Tatars bypassed Liaodong and killed in from Xifengkou. This is how you dealt with the Tartars?"

He Kegang and others were so embarrassed by Sun Chengzong's sarcasm, but they were a little dissatisfied. Zuo Liangyu was the most direct and said with his neck: "Sun Master, you would be biased if you say this. The Tartars did not go to Liaodong and secretly walked around Xifengkou. We had no choice, after all, we could not do everything."

It would be fine if Zuo Liangyu didn't say it. As soon as these words came out, He Kegang and others suddenly changed their faces. Sure enough, Sun Chengzong's face was tense and he looked over with expressionless face, "Okay, okay, it's okay, the Tatars bypass Liaodong, it has nothing to do with you. Wouldn't that mean that the Tatars can take a detour to Xifengkou or Xuanfu every year in the future? In this case, what should the court raises you, such a group of wastes?"

"He Kegang, is this the person you brought?"

This made He Kegang feel a little embarrassed, and he felt his face burning. He didn't have the courage to go to Sun Chengzong, so he could only turn around and glar at Zuo Liangyu, "Zuo Kunshan, shut your mouth shut for me."

After cursing Zuo Liangyu for a few words, He Kegang said with a complicated expression: "Supervisor, although Zuo Kunshan is nonsense, it makes sense. The Tartars are too deep to hide this time. All kinds of methods have confused us before. If we see the Tartars conspiracy, it is impossible for them to let the Tartars go to Xifengkou."

"Hey, He Kegang, you still don't understand where you are wrong!" Sun Chengzong sighed long, "The Tartars set up a suspicion array to hide it from you. This is not terrible. What is terrible is your next reaction. You are also veterans on the battlefield who have been leading troops for many years. Do you not even understand the most basic siege of Wei and rescue Zhao?"

"This..." He Kegang frowned tightly. He and Zhao Rujiao, Zu Dashou and others had more than ten years of military career, conquering Mongolia and fighting against the Jurchen Tartars. When it comes to military tactics, which one is not a mess, and his experience in fighting the enemy on the battlefield is even more experienced. He besieged Wei to save Zhao and forced the Tartars to return to Shenyang. How could they not understand this principle?

He Kegang opened his mouth, but looked embarrassed, and in the end he didn't say anything.

Sun Chengzong sighed and shook his head with a wry smile, "If you don't say it, then I will tell you, you know, you know what to do is the best, but someone disagrees, right?"

"Hey, ask yourself, the court is going to hold the responsibility, but who is really wronged? You should be glad that the court does not want to implicate too many people, otherwise, Yuan Chonghuan will not be the only one who was executed by Lingchi!"

Sun Chengzong's words were like a heavy hammer hitting He Kegang and others hard. These words had several meanings, and they were also broadcasting He Kegang and others on demand.

The Tartars were detained and the capital was in trouble. The anger of the gentry and the people needed to be vented, and the court needed someone to be responsible. And the Liaodong army was the first responsible person, and Yuan Chonghuan, the Ji Liao commander, was fully responsible. Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan was not wronged, and everyone knew this in their hearts.

Similarly, the court only cured Yuan Chonghuan's crimes and did not want to expand them. As long as it could block the world's vast mouths and let the people find a vent, this matter would be over.

The court did not intend to convict others, so don’t cause trouble for yourself anymore.

The meaning of the third layer was instantly understood by He Kegang and others. Of course, there were also Zuo Liangyu who was inactive and still didn't understand it, but after being scolded by He Kegang, he didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore.

He Kegang and Zu Dashou are not stupid either. Since the matter is a foregone conclusion and the court has no intention of exploring it in depth, why are you causing trouble for yourself? Everyone is with their families, and no one is willing to force them to the dead.

The next day, the court issued another decree. Since Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, the court decided to re-enable the old minister Sun Chengzong to take charge of Liaodong again. Sun Chengzong was the best choice to serve as the governor of Ji Liao again. Many generals in Liaodong were promoted by Sun Chengzong in the early years, and no one dared to have a bad intention with Sun Chengzong. Similarly, Sun Chengzong was very prestigious and the six departments of the cabinet could not find a reason to stop him.

Sun Chengzong is already old, how long can he last in Liaodong? No one knows this at all. But Sun Chengzong still has a passionate blood. As long as he has a breath, his blood will still sprinkle on the land of the Ming Dynasty.

.........

In the west city, in an ancient house. Although night falls, there are still people in the back hall, and there are a few people sitting in the living room, all of whom are frowning and looking worried.

If anyone saw it, he would be shocked. All the people sitting here were important officials in the court. Cheng Jiming, Qian Qianyi, Zhang Fengyi, He Ruchong and others were all there. Everyone got together, worried so much, not for anything else, but for Tie Mo.

It can be said that the Tartars detained the pass and disrupted the relatively stable situation of the imperial court. Since the Tumubao Incident, military power has been gradually recovered, and after generations of efforts, the nobles were kicked out of the center of power. However, during the Zhengde period, Emperor Wuzong came up with a balanced strategy of the eunuch party, which made all officials unhappy. This trick has been used for nearly a hundred years, until a few years ago, after unremitting efforts and cooperation with Zhu Youjian, the eunuch party was kicked out of the court in one fell swoop.

The six ministries of the cabinet have slowly grasped their power, and the Ministry of War has further tightened the military power of the nine borders. Originally, according to the plan, the number one important town in the nine borders should have fallen into its own hands. However, the Tartars were in chaos.

Hou Shilu became the Minister of War when he accumulated merits. What was even more troublesome is that Tiemo came out of nowhere and made a world-class merit, and was in charge of the Wanquandusi of Xuanfu.

In the past year, with the rise of Tie Mo, Cheng Jiming and others have gradually learned about Tie Mo. After really understanding it, they found that Tie Mo is more terrifying than Hou Shilu. Tie Mo is different from Hou Shilu. Hou Shilu is a real official, and no matter what he does, he is bound by the court. But Tie Mo is different, he is a complete local snake.

The army of tens of thousands of people under Tiemo did not spend a penny of the court from beginning to end, and did not use a grain of food from the court. It was all up to him to work hard. Behind Tiemo was standing was the Shanxi Shang Group with incalculable wealth. Tiemo had controlled the Xuanfu. As long as Tiemo was unwilling, the six cabinet departments would not even reach the Xuanfu, not even a finger.

The Wanquandusi of Xuanfu is not only a gateway to the capital, but also involves countless interests. Not to mention other things, the annual trade in fur and medicinal materials in Guangbeidi is a astronomical figure. This is only a part of it, and the interests cannot be accurately calculated.

"Everyone, Tiemo has become a climate. If he is allowed to control Wanquandushi again, then the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue will probably not be able to sprinkle a drop of water in it. We must find a way to stop this matter!" Qian Qianyi said coldly.

Cheng Jiming patted his legs and whispered: "But there is no reason to stop it. Although this boy is young, he is very cautious and knows how to advance and retreat. Because of the relationship between Sun Shin, His Majesty trusts him more. What's more, he is still in charge of military affairs of the Xuanfu in name..."

Everyone shook their heads in distress and couldn't help but fall into thinking, but no one could come up with a good idea for a while.

For about half an hour, He Rutong blew the heat coming out of the teacup, and suddenly her expression moved, "Your Majesty has a lot of trust in him, but if so, we will find a way to make Your Majesty no longer trust him, or even disgusted with him?"

"Hmm? What are the tricks of Lord He?"

"This...Miao Ce dare not say it, it's just..."

He Ruchong said what he thought, and everyone in the hall looked complicated. After a while, Qian Qianyi put down the teacup and said calmly: "For the sake of my long-lasting foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and to prevent villains from disturbing the court, there are some things that should be done."

Cheng Jiming deeply agreed, "That's it!"

.........

The capital city, the British Duke’s Mansion! The British Duke of the Ming Dynasty was hereditary and reunited with the country. There were countless nobles in the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that only the British Duke’s Zhang family is still extremely noble. Today, the British Duke’s Mansion is very lively. The servants in the mansion hurried by with all kinds of dishes, and more and more guests.

Although it was to celebrate the repelling of the Tartars, it was actually just to find a reason to get to know each other for the powerful and wealthy people in the capital.

Tie Mo arrived as promised, and Zhang Weixian enthusiastically invited him to the inner hall. Before the banquet officially began, the two started chatting in the inner hall. Zhang Weixian exchanged a few greetings and started to talk about the main topic.

"General Tie, the Duofu name is very envious. I just don't know if this Duofu name is intended to expand the semicolon? If I have this intention, some of my friends are also interested in joining it, but I don't know what General Tie wants!"

Tie Mo's expression moved and he smiled in his heart. Mr. Zhang is really a businessman. Judging from his current appearance, he looks less like a prince, more like a cunning businessman. If Zhang Fu and his men were alive, they would definitely be furious when they saw their descendants become like this.

However, it is really no wonder that Zhang Weixian has done this. Since the military power in the hands of the nobles was taken away by civil servants, these nobles seemed to have nothing else to do except to think about making more money.
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