Traitors of the Manchu dynasty, why do you make me an emperor through the ages Chapter 304: The Influence of the Neihuang Great Victory on the Ministers
Chapter 304: The Influence of the Neihuang Great Victory on the Ministers
"Misunderstand?"
Lu Yin looked at him in confusion. Just when he was about to ask again, he saw Pei Ji shaking his head: "Since it is a misunderstanding, there is no need to say more."
After saying that, he stood up and walked slowly towards the outside.
"Lu Budang, please excuse me for disturbing me. I have other things to do, so I won't bother you any more."
Lu Yin looked at his back and opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything and let Pei Ji walk out.
This time, the Zhongshu Province and the Menxia Province acted very quickly. Not long after Pei Ji returned to the Ministry of War, the imperial edict with a large seal was sent over.
But think about it, His Majesty the Emperor has finished writing everything that needs to be written, they just need to stamp it, even if they want to delay it, how long can they delay it?
Pei Ji quickly arranged the messengers and horses and sent out to the capital. It was only just after noon, and there was still a long time before the sun set.
After doing this, he did not stay at the Ministry of War any longer, but quickly left the imperial city and came to Li Jing's house in Changxingfang in the east city.
A few days ago, Li Jing suddenly contracted a serious illness and became seriously ill. Although it was not announced publicly, many smart people could tell that Lord Shangshu was probably plotted against him.
The servants and servants in Li Jing's house were even more ashamed. Most of them were veterans who had followed Li Jing for many years and retired from the battlefield. If the two armies were facing each other in the past, the general would have been plotted by the enemy. These people
The personal guards will all be punished.
So in the past two months, the patrols in Li Jing's mansion have become much tighter to the naked eye. Many servants and maids suspected of being in the mansion have disappeared secretly, and it is even more difficult for outsiders to enter the mansion. Waiting for officials to come over will only
Get shut down.
But Pei Ji is not among them.
After passing through the door and being informed of the meeting with the butler, he headed towards the mansion under the guidance of the latter.
After arriving at the school grounds of Li Jing's house, I saw Li Jing standing under the shade of a tree in the distance, wearing a thin lake blue shirt and holding a stainless steel sword, waving it slowly.
Today, Li Jing's condition is a bit better than a few days ago. He is no longer in the posture of falling down when the wind blows, and his face has gradually become slightly rosy.
However, the movement of the sword dance is still extremely slow, and the arms and legs are trembling faintly. It can be seen that a lot of energy and blood have been consumed by a serious illness, and the muscles and bones have been damaged.
"Li Sima?"
When Pei Ji saw him like this, he was suddenly startled and walked over quickly.
The few servants standing beside Li Jing did not stop him. With Pei Ji's body, even if he wanted to do something to Li Jing, he would probably be stabbed by his master with a backhand sword.
"How could Li Sima be born and endure the scorching sun and wind before he has recovered from his serious illness?"
Li Jing also turned around and saw him, with a smile on his face: "No problem."
"The doctor said that I have external cold entering my body, which has already turned into solid. I am now about to take advantage of the scorching sun at noon to drive away the remaining cold in my body."
As he spoke, he wiped the dense sweat on his forehead, handed the sword to the servant beside him, and led Lu Yin towards the row of houses located to the north of the school grounds.
"However, I always get into a trance as I practice. If it goes by a little longer, it will be past noon, and this blazing Yang Qi will inevitably bring a bit of coldness, and it will not be beautiful by then."
Pei Ji listened for a while and smiled and said: "Then it seems that the official came at the right time and just woke up the Lord."
Li Jing also smiled and nodded, and the two of them walked all the way to the house. After the servant served tea, he withdrew and closed the door, leaving only the two adults inside.
It was only then that Pei Ji got down to business.
"Da Sima, I have just entered the palace with the Minister Wang and Sima. Your Majesty has already decided on the reward for Jizhou."
Then he recounted the situation in Ziwei Hall just now in detail.
During this period, Li Jing listened quietly. It was not until he finished speaking that he spoke: "This is a great injustice to you. You have received a slap in the face from His Majesty for nothing."
Pei Ji gave a bitter smile and said helplessly: "Actually, being a lower official is not unjust. Logically speaking, since the Grand Sima is not in the ministry, all affairs in the yamen should be dispatched by the general manager. However, due to his friendship with Shilang Lu, the lower official should be dispatched.
I didn’t ask too much about his errand..."
Li Jing understood what he meant. His Majesty the Emperor thought that Pei Ji, who was in charge of the Ministry of War, knew, but Pei Ji actually didn't know, but he couldn't explain it, because if you really want to calculate it, it was actually Pei Ji's failure to do his job well.
So he could only swallow this reprimand.
"After coming out of Ziwei Palace just now, the official returned to the Yamen and had a talk with Minister Lu."
"What did he say?" Li Jing's eyes showed a sharp look.
Pei Ji described what happened in the Ministry of War just now, and then sighed: "Xiaoguan thought that this was indeed a misunderstanding, and he was honest with Lu Shilang, but he didn't expect that he would use such excuses to prevaricate me, so I went on to say
Did not continue."
"After that, he went to look for the King's Minister. The Sima Minister inquired, but he probably couldn't find out."
Lu Yin and Zhao Kuangyin have always been very close, and Zhao Kuangyin and Zhongshu Sheng had many disputes over military merit rewards. Wang Ciweng would definitely not like Lu Yin. Sima Guang was a stable man and had always been virtuous, so he might
Talk to others about His Majesty the Emperor's decision, but you will not easily tell others that Pei Ji has been reprimanded and has lost face.
Seeing that Li Jing continued to be silent, Pei Ji added, "Da Sima is recuperating in his mansion these days. Maybe he didn't hear the news outside..."
"Are you talking about His Majesty's edict on Huang County in Jizhou?" Li Jing suddenly raised his head.
Pei Ji was startled for a moment, then nodded.
Since these days, Li Jing has been bedridden. He has not attended any morning court or banquets, and has not appeared in the yamen. His presence in the court has gradually weakened.
The ministers all thought that this Lord Bing had become a thing of the past. With His Majesty the Emperor's character and style, he might even follow in Lord Cai's footsteps.
After all, Cai Jingdu has fallen, and Li Jing's military department has always been in charge of Cai Jing. Although he is not Cai's party, it has aroused the suspicion of His Majesty the Emperor and no longer trusts him.
While the war in Jizhou has been getting more and more intense these days, His Majesty the Emperor has never attempted to revive Li Jing, nor has he even sent anyone to his residence to consult. Such behavior is further evidence of this speculation.
The Minister of War has always been an important minister in the court. At this time, foreign enemies have invaded Daqian, and the military situation is urgent. Even if he is seriously ill, His Majesty the Emperor must at least make a show of it, right?
But he didn't even show any sign of it. What if this wasn't rejection?
Coupled with the measures taken by the servants of Li Jing's Mansion to defend themselves against the outside world, the entire Li Mansion gradually became desolate.
But a few days ago, when the good news arrived in Beijing, Li Jing suddenly entered the palace, and many people saw him leaving the palace in a chariot.
The fact that he submitted his resignation to His Majesty the Emperor also came out, and His Majesty the Emperor's performance that day also became known later.
Only then did everyone understand that His Majesty the Emperor's treatment of Li Jing was completely different from that of Cai Jing. He did not want Li Jing to resign and become an official.
If you are hesitant about Li Jing's attitude, or want him to get out of here, you can continue your previous attitude towards Cai Jing and directly approve his resignation...or you can be a little more merciful and play a trick with three concessions to save some face for Li Jing.
Let him go.
But even the latter had to accept Li Jing's resignation, approve it, and reject it.
But he didn't keep it at all and returned it directly to Li Jing, which showed that he had no intention of letting Li Jing become an official. When Li Jing gets better, the position of Minister of War will definitely still be his.
Feeling this trend, the previously deserted Li Mansion became lively again.
Not to mention that the servants in the palace are harsh and harsh, no matter how strict the place is, they can't stop the officials' pervasive desire for power.
It just so happened that Li Jing's health had improved in these days and he could get out of bed and walk, so he met some people one after another and learned some things about the court, and those rumors were one of them.
"The news spread in the court a few days ago, and many adults followed suit. Our Ministry of War is in charge of military aircraft, which has been regarded as a priority by many people, and a lot of noise has been transmitted..."
Those people seized on the edict sent to Jizhou and pointed the finger at His Majesty the Emperor, saying that his indiscriminate command might lead to a defeat on the front line.
Most of the ministers in the court have only read a few military books, or even no military books, and basically do not understand the art of war.
If the Ministry of War, as an authority in the military field, could stand up to support their remarks at this time, it would undoubtedly greatly increase the credibility of these rumors.
But Pei Ji is not a fool, and he has no need to suppress the emperor's prestige, so why should he serve as a swordsman for others?
Li Jing connected Pei Ji's words with what he had just said, and immediately became alert, with a bit of surprise on his face: "You mean... Lu Yuqing is also contributing to the flames?"
Pei Ji sighed: "I don't know if he was demoted to add fuel to the flames, but someone in the ministry has heard Mr. Lu comment on this matter. Although it has not been directly spread, there is a hint of approval in the words."
Li Jing was silent for a moment, and finally sighed: "I'm confused..."
He knew that there were always people in the court who didn't like His Majesty's involvement in this and that, and just wanted him to stay in the inner harem, do nothing, and leave everything to the ministers.
Naturally, these people have been keeping an eye on His Majesty the Emperor for a long time, trying to catch his sore feet and suppress his prestige, but they have never found any good opportunity.
After all, although many of the things His Majesty the Emperor did seemed ridiculous, they actually had little impact, and the final facts proved that the results were pretty good.
But this time is different. Intervening in the war on the front line, and it is such an important war, the harm and impact caused by failure will be extremely huge.
These people finally seized the opportunity and began to publicize these things in advance. Lu Yin didn't know why, but he had a tendency in this regard.
"Yu Qing is really confused this time."
Li Jing couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I follow those fools and do things that harm others and do not benefit myself. So what if they made a loud noise before? As soon as the news of the good news arrived in Beijing, they were like chickens and dogs.
I was swept away all of a sudden."
Pei Ji also nodded and said in approval: "Although all parties have made great efforts in the past few days to take credit for themselves, it is all in vain. They can't even fool themselves, let alone fool others?"
"Nowadays, there are rumors in the capital and in the court that the victory of the Inner Yellow River was carried out by His Majesty the Emperor from the center of the capital, and he ordered the Prime Minister of Qin, Zuo Weiwei and the border troops to defeat the victory. This is the truth and the general trend. How can it be that those who jumped over the beam were defeated?
Can a clown distort it?”
The truth is, the news of Neihuang's victory surprised everyone.
Thanks to those people who spread the news that His Majesty the Emperor was haphazardly directing the military affairs in Jizhou, now everyone knows that the first great victory since the Jinlu invasion was caused by His Majesty the Emperor.
In the past, the emperor did try many things in the court and the country, whether it was sending troops and horses to attack the state of Wu, or controlling floods in Xingyang, dredging the Cao River...
But in the eyes of some people, it wasn't until Neihuang's great victory that people really started to pay attention to him, and there was a hint of respect for him.
An emperor who can lead the court, lead everyone to win battles, stabilize the situation and even expand outward may not be a good emperor, but he must be an emperor worthy of respect and an emperor who is needed by the vast majority of people...
Li Jing was silent for a moment and then said: "When you were in the Ziwei Palace just now, Wang Cweng did not dare to refute the reward written by His Majesty. I am afraid he was also affected by this."
Pei Ji did not speak. Not only Wang Ciweng, but also he and Sima Guang were probably affected to some extent.
After experiencing the inner-porn incident, everyone's sense of His Majesty the Emperor has subtly changed. They have more respect and awe in their hearts. Before making any decision, they will subconsciously be more cautious...
The two of them talked in the house for a while, until Li Jing showed some signs of fatigue, and Pei Ji left.
Just this afternoon, the rewards for the soldiers and generals of Jizhou had also spread. Everyone knew that His Majesty the Emperor had made a decision quickly, and at this moment, the edict to award the rewards had already left the capital.
But after learning the contents of the edict, everyone had no special reaction and all acquiesced to the edict.
This is because the rewards on it are relatively fair and considerate, and the rewards for the three parties participating in the war are treated equally without any bias.
Neither the border troops were treated badly, nor the Zuo Weiwei suffered any injustice.
This is the best solution, which is much better than relying on military merit.
If we really talk about military merit, no one can say who has greater credit. Without the support of Zuo Weiwei, Qin Hui and others, these frontier troops would definitely not be able to escape so easily.
And if the frontier troops led by Wu Sangui had not responded properly, sent people decisively to cut off the rear, and distanced themselves from the Jin soldiers, Zuoweiwei would definitely have been attacked by them, fell into a rout, and then been beaten by the Jin soldiers who followed closely.
This great victory was the result of the cooperation of both parties, and it would not have worked without either one. The division of labor between the two parties was different, so it was difficult to define the level of this achievement.
The reward document had just left the capital, but the edict inquiring about the details of the victory that had been sent out a few days ago had already arrived outside Neihuang County...