Chapter 98 The Inspector's Army and the Governor's Army?
Beijing, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.
When Emperor Chongzhen thought of the stubborn look of Yang Tinglin, editor of the Hanlin Academy and lecturer in the East Palace, he became a little impatient. He frowned and whispered to Wang Chengen: "Read Yang Tinglin's Shuzi to me!".
Wang Chengen picked up Yang Tinglin's memorial and read it in a loud voice.
Emperor Chongzhen was sitting on his throne, listening and suddenly became angry. He couldn't help but interrupt Wang Chengen and asked in a deep voice:
"What did he say? Read that sentence again!"
Wang Cheng'en read softly: "Your Majesty has the ambition to attack, but the ministers have no talent to defend themselves against aggression. If you don't plan, you will use the country as a show!"
"What words!"
Emperor Chongzhen was very dissatisfied with the content of Yang Tinglin's memorial, and he continued: "It's purely a scholar's opinion! What does it say next?"
Wang Cheng'en then read softly: "Yang Sichang and Wu Aheng, the governor of Jiliao, supported each other internally and externally, and conspired to harm the country. They advocated peace talks, but Wu Bei suddenly forgot, and that's what happened!..."
"Stop! Stop!"
Emperor Chongzhen suddenly jumped up from his throne, banged his fingers on the imperial case, and said loudly:
"The idea of 'supporting the same people both internally and externally, while friends plotting against the country' is all nonsense! Wang Cheng'en, do you know if this Yang Tinglin is comparing himself to someone and deliberately criticizing ministers?"
"This slave doesn't know." Wang Chengen said nonchalantly.
Emperor Chongzhen sat back on the throne, his head spinning rapidly. He thought for a long time, but he couldn't think of anyone in the court that Yang Tinglin should compare himself with, so he had to continue: "Okay, keep reading!"
Wang Chengen continued to read: "The governor Lu Xiangsheng blamed the ministers for causing harm to the country, and it was heartbreaking to say this. Fu Nanzhong was included, and Li Gang had no merit; the latent good deeds were accomplished, and Zongze died..."
"snort"
Emperor Chongzhen snorted loudly, stamped his feet hard, and stood up again. With a "pop", he slapped his hand heavily on the imperial case. Wang Chengen who was beside him was so frightened that his hands shook and he did not dare to read any more. Go down.
"It's so outrageous! You want to slander me!"
He walked around the Qianqing Palace, still asking angrily:
"Who is Li Gang? Who is Zongze? Who are Geng Nazhong and Huang Qianshan? Ah! Why not say that Qin Hui is in the court? Am I the Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty? ... Damn it! It's extremely hateful!"
The allusions Yang Tinglin borrowed in the memorial made Emperor Chongzhen extremely disgusted and even intolerable.
Chongzhen thought in his heart:
"This Yang Huzi is very knowledgeable, so he was appointed as a lecturer in the East Palace. How could he use allusions so randomly and make comparisons?"
He usually hates people comparing his peace plan with the Qing Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty's humiliating peace with the Jin Dynasty, but Yang Tinglin insisted on comparing the situation in the Southern Song Dynasty!
"What are you talking about!" Chongzhen said angrily in his heart: "Zhao Gou prefers Jiangzuo, and although I have struggled in every possible way, I am still the emperor in the end!"
He muttered in his heart: "Oh, there is really nothing we can do about such a person!"
After speaking, he gently gestured to Wang Chengen, asking him to continue reading.
Wang Chengen was worried that the emperor would be angry because of this and issued an order to convict Yang Tinglin. When he saw the emperor asking him to continue reading, he relaxed a little, cleared his throat quickly, and read again:
"His Majesty Qi was furious and made it clear that the upright minister was guilty of harming the emperor. He beheaded the sycophant minister and hung it at the gate of the country to show that he was at odds with the Dongyi forces. In this way, the generals would fear the law, know their loyalty, and have no two minds.
Summon all ministers, big and small, to consult on strategies, so that the Chinese and foreign ministers and workers can unite. The emperor has the intention of war but no peace, and will eat his courage and work hard to become stronger. I also hope that your majesty will instruct Lu Xiangsheng to gather reinforcements from all walks of life, seize the opportunity to attack the enemy, and not control it. This is Today’s urgent task is…”
Emperor Chongzhen paced back and forth in the Qianqing Palace, listening to Wang Chengen read Yang Tinglin's memorials word for word.
In his memorial, Yang Tinglin also put forward some specific military suggestions, but his core message was still against peace negotiation, believing that peace negotiation could only be considered after a military victory was achieved.
Although Emperor Chongzhen was stubborn by nature, he also saw that Yang Tinglin's memorial was entirely out of loyalty and patriotism. However, he just hated Yang Tinglin's attack on Yang Sichang, and also hated that the words in his memorial were too fierce, and even hated Yang Tinglin's defense for Lu Xiangsheng. .
He sat back on the throne with some dejection, took Yang Tinglin's memorial, and looked at it carefully. He originally planned to leave it for processing, but then gave up the idea.
His grandfather, Emperor Shenzong, often left some memorials that he was dissatisfied with, causing dissatisfaction among the ministers and workers in the court, so he rarely used this method in his hands.
He strived to be a "sage lord" who was diligent in governing the country.
However, he still did not support Yang Tinglin's memorial. When he picked up the ink pen, he approved a few words: "I know, I admire this!"
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After lunch and returning to the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about Liu Yuliang's memorial to express his gratitude. Before he saw it, he asked Wang Chengen: "Hasn't Liu Yuliang asked for your Majesty's resignation?"
According to Chongzhen's idea, although Liu Yuliang was a civil servant, it was said that he was good at fencing. When he was serving in the Hanlin Academy, he had fun fencing with his children every day. It seemed that he must not be an amateur at using soldiers to fight.
He did not ask Liu Yuliang to be able to charge into battle, he only wanted to be able to go to the army with the prestige of the chief auxiliary, so that morale would be boosted, the generals would no longer cower, and the states and counties would no longer collapse when encountering Qing troops.
As long as Liu Yuliang can do this, it will be considered a great achievement and he will be very satisfied.
At the end of the day, the letter of gratitude from the great scholar Liu Yuliang was indeed sent to the palace, but this letter of gratitude greatly disappointed Emperor Chongzhen.
In addition to thanking the emperor for his gratitude, Liu Yuliang actually begged the emperor to send him to supervise the armies, encourage morale on the emperor's behalf, and urge the commanders of the armies to fight bravely, instead of letting him replace Lu Xiangsheng, governor-general of the army. Ground reinforcements.
Only then did Emperor Chongzhen suddenly realize.
Academician Liu Yuliang's "supervision of the armies" and his idea of "governor of the armies" are two completely different things.
Liu Yuliang was only invited by Yuanshu to supervise the armies, not to be the governor-general of the armies. It was just because he was anxious to find someone to replace Lu Xiangsheng to save the situation, so he issued the edict in a hurry without carefully considering the twists and turns involved.
Emperor Chongzhen had a wry smile on his face. He now looked down upon Liu Yuliang, who wanted to make meritorious deeds but was afraid to lead troops directly into battle. In normal times, he might have issued an order to punish Liu Yuliang, but now it was wartime, and people were already panicking. He couldn't help but sigh again.
How to do it?
Should he agree to Liu Yuliang's request or maintain his own edict?
Emperor Chongzhen was unable to make a decision for a moment!
Just at this time, Wang Dehua, the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department, came in a hurry and said to him: "I would like to report to the emperor that my assistant minister Yang Sichang has requested to be summoned."
Chongzhen was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's his emergency?"
Wang Dehua bowed and whispered back softly: "I don't know, but I may have come here to ask for the supervisor, Liu Yuliang, the great scholar."
Chongzhen understood instantly, and he thought to himself that it would be good to listen to Yang Sichang's opinion.
Then he said to Wang Dehua: "Tell him to go to Wenhua Hall and wait for the summons."