Chapter 88: Don't let old things repeat themselves
Although Ma Yongcheng of Dongchang was a close servant of the emperor, he did not have much ambition, and he would not pose any threat to them. On the contrary, he was a member of the Jin Yiwei. He was originally a good man, but Li Huan suddenly appeared, and he was highly valued by the emperor.
In order to reorganize the bodyguards and the army, it is clear that they want to strengthen the Jin Yiwei.
Especially Li Huan's age, this is the biggest reason why the cabinet is afraid.
If Li Huan was like Jinyiwei commander Shi Wenyi or several other commanders and colleagues, who were of average age, had a family and a career, and were mature in nature, they would not have to worry about Li Huan doing anything outrageous because of his hotheadedness.
It was because Li Huan was only 17 or 18 years old and had a young mind. Once he gained power and wielded such great power, they really couldn't guarantee what Li Huan would do if his brain got hot.
Stroking his beard, Xie Qian glanced at several cabinet ministers and said, "I think everyone will never forget what Wang Zhi, the successful young man of Xichang Factory, did."
"Wang Zhi..."
Several exclamations of surprise were heard, and just by looking at the changes in the expressions of several cabinet ministers, one could tell how taboo they had on this name.
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. All of you here are veterans of the three dynasties of Chenghua, Hongzhi, and Zhengde. How come you don’t know about the powerful Xichang Gong of the Chenghua Dynasty?
Even after so many years, their memories are still fresh:
At that time, Wang Zhi was just as old as Li Huan. At the age of fourteen, he was valued by Emperor Chenghua and entrusted with the important task of being in charge of the horse supervisor. At the age of sixteen, he was ordered to establish the prestigious Xichang. At the age of eighteen, he was ordered to inspect.
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Wang Zhi, who was young and successful, even loved military affairs. In the fifteenth year of Chenghua, the Jurchens from Liaodong invaded the border again. Wang Zhi was ordered to supervise military affairs. Zhu Yong, the Marquis of Funing, was the commander-in-chief, and the governor Chen Yue was counselor of military affairs. He commanded the army and levied Jianzhou.
After the First World War, the Jurchen state was rebuilt, which was known as "Chenghua Liting" in history.
During this battle, the Marquis of Funing, Zhu Yong, was granted the title of Duke Baoguo for his meritorious service. Wang Zhi received an additional salary of thirty-six dan and was made governor of the twelve regiments. At the age of twenty, he became an imperial minister in charge of the imperial army.
Chenghua Liting alone at best showed Wang Zhi's military talent, but a great battle in the 16th year of Chenghua pushed Wang Zhi's power and military exploits to their peak.
In the 16th year of Chenghua, the Tatars invaded Hetao on a large scale. Wang Zhi was once again ordered to supervise the army, Wang Yue was in charge of military affairs, and Zhu Yong was appointed as the chief military officer and sent troops to fight.
Wang Zhi discovered that the Mongolian royal court was located in Weininghai, so he sent Zhu Yong to lead troops to lure the enemy. He and Wang Yue led 20,000 elite troops. After more than 20 days of sneaking, they arrived near Maoerzhuang, where the royal court was located, and attacked at night while it was snowing heavily.
The Mongolian camp won a great victory.
Manduhai, who was famous in the Mongolian grasslands and was known as the "Guardian of the Golden Family" and the "Mother of the Mongol Renaissance", also died of serious injuries in this battle.
It can be said that this was the only great victory over Mongolia since the founding of Zhu Di. After this battle, Wang Zhi increased his salary by 48 dan, and Wang Yue was granted the title of Wei Ningbo for his merits, becoming the only three civil servants in the Ming Dynasty who were awarded the title of uncle for their military merits.
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The next year, Wang Zhi was still the governor of military affairs, and Wang Yue was appointed as the chief military officer. They defeated the invading Tatars again at Heishiya. At this time, Wang Zhi was only twenty-two years old.
Wang Zhi even planned to capture Annan and reestablish the Chief Secretary of Cochin. He also wanted to find out information about Zheng He's voyages to the West and recreate the grand occasion of Zheng He's seven voyages to the West.
A eunuch actually did something that they, the civil servants, could never do in their lifetimes. How could the civil servants tolerate it?
Finally, in the 19th year of Chenghua, hundreds of officials rose up to attack. Emperor Xianzong, for unknown reasons, demoted Wang Zhi to Nanjing, leaving the center of power in the Ming Dynasty.
However, more than ten years later, in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, Emperor Hongzhi tried to recall Wang Zhi, which immediately caused the officials to get excited and attack. Emperor Hongzhi had no choice but to give up the matter due to pressure from the officials.
The elders present were just ordinary officials in the court back then, but they still can't forget how powerful and arrogant Wang Zhi was when he was young.
Xie Qian, who was stroking his beard, snorted coldly and said: "The emergence of Wang Zhi in the past has already brought shame to our civil servants. Now we must not let Wang Zhi's incident happen again."
The cabinet minister Yang Tinghe, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "Then send the supervisory censor Luo Wenxiang to come."
Their eyes lit up. Since it was Luo Wenxiang who impeached Li Huan before, and after this incident, Luo Wenxiang and Li Huan were at odds with each other, so it was most appropriate to leave the matter against Li Huan to Luo Wenxiang.
While he was talking, he saw a figure appear, it was Li Dongyang who went to seek an audience with the emperor.
When he saw Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe raised his hands to Li Dongyang and said: "Xi Yagong, where is your majesty..."
Li Dongyang's nickname is Xiya Jushi, and Yang Tinghe is twelve years younger than Li Dongyang, so Yang Tinghe has always treated him as a junior.
Li Dongyang showed a bit of a bitter smile on his face, glanced at a few people and said: "Your Majesty asked us to come up with an opinion on how to deal with Luo Wenxiang!"
Xie Qian said on the spot: "This is impossible. As a supervisory censor, Luo Wenxiang has the power to supervise and impeach. He made no fault in impeaching Li Huan. Even if he made a mistake, it was just because there was no evidence. How can your Majesty blame Luo Wenxiang for this?
, this move is simply to block the way of speech, this is not what Mingjun did..."
Just as Li Dongyang was about to speak, he suddenly saw an official stumbling over, panting, with a strange look of fear on his face.
Li Dongyang, who was feeling aggrieved, had always been a good-natured person. At this moment, he couldn't help scolding the official: "This is an important position in the cabinet. Why are you so reckless? Where is the etiquette!"
The official hurriedly calmed down and saluted the elders: "Sir, something bad is going to happen, something is going to go wrong!"
Looking at the expressions of the officials, several cabinet elders who didn't care much at first couldn't help but feel nervous. These cabinet officials usually assist them in handling various major world affairs. What kind of things have never happened before, and now they are like this?
If he loses his composure, could something really big happen?
Thinking of this, Li Dongyang, the chief minister of the cabinet, immediately said in a deep voice: "Tell me, what happened? Could it be a military report from the Eight Hundred Miles Border Pass, or a natural disaster somewhere..."
Several eyes fell on him, and the official calmed down at this moment, gritted his teeth and said: "Lao Huige, Luo Wenxiang, Du Wen, and Han Fuli were drinking wine in Taoge Pavilion, and were led by Li Huan
The person was caught, dragged out naked, and taken to prison in public..."
When several pavilion elders heard this, they were stunned for a moment. When they realized what they were saying, their eyes widened one by one, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Yang Tinghe, who was stroking his beard, shook his hand, and several gray beards were pulled off, causing Yang Tinghe's mouth to twitch in pain.
"What are you talking about! Luo Wenxiang and others were dragged naked to the imperial prison by Li Huan and his royal guards!"
After reacting, Xie Qian stared at the official and shouted.
The official shrank his neck in fright, and nodded hard under Xie Qian's frightening gaze.
With a bang, Xie Qian slapped the table, causing the pile of memorials to scatter to the floor.
"Arrogant, what an arrogant child! He, Li Huan, has not yet taken charge of the Royal Guards. Who gave him the courage to arrest and humiliate the court officials so unscrupulously? He still has the king's law in his eyes, but he still has the court officials.
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Xie Qian's roar echoed in the cabinet, and the officials working outside were all startled.