Since Lin Tailai was mentioned, Emperor Wanli asked casually: "Why don't you see Lin Tailai?"
There are two large groups of civil and military people below the throne. It may be difficult to find others, but with a casual glance, you can know whether Lin Tailai is there.
Wang Tianguan replied again: "Just now, Lin Tailai, who was outside the palace gate and was not qualified to go to the palace, disturbed the court ceremony and was repelled by the cabinet minister Wang Jiaping and the chief minister Lu Guangzu."
Everyone is feeling emotional, what does it mean to speak like a treacherous official? This is it.
In the normal answering mode, just say "Lin Tailai is not qualified to go to the palace".
But Wang Tianguan insisted on saying "Wang Jiaping and Lu Guangzu dismissed Lin Tailai", which made him look like a treacherous official slandering him.
Then there seemed to be no more. Emperor Wanli was not Lin Tailai's father, so he would not blame other important ministers for such a trivial matter as going to the palace.
However, after Wang Tianguan's interruption, Emperor Wanli's mood eased a little, at least he didn't curse or even threaten to kill like he did just now.
Chief Assistant Shen Shixing quickly seized the opportunity and advised earnestly:
"The emperor's temple is grand and far-reaching, and the ministers and common people on the border must adhere to it. Today's border affairs cannot be taken lightly to decisive battles, nor should they be devoted to favors.
The best thing is to protect the territory, defend the pass by strong points, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, so that no prisoners can enter. This is a perfect strategy.
As for accidents, they vary in size, and crimes vary in severity.
If the accident is small but the crime is too serious, the border officials will wait and see and retreat, and the captive chiefs will be forced to take it seriously, which is not conducive to encouraging people's hearts."
Emperor Wanli shouted with still anger: "It's not a big deal now!"
Shen Shixing wrote to him again: "I hope that His Majesty's grace will be lenient, and Rong Chen and others will inform the border ministers so that they can repay their gratitude!"
Emperor Wanli snorted coldly: "Let's talk about this incident in Xifan first!"
As a cabinet veteran, this question was certainly not difficult for Shen Shoufu, and he replied:
“The most important things are: firstly, we will recommend talented ministers to go to the west for strategic planning; secondly, we must select generals who can be used in public affairs to prepare them for envoys.
All other affairs of the bank will be discussed in detail by various officials and issued orders."
This is the job of the chief minister, to mediate between the emperor and the ministers.
When the emperor loses his temper, he should be persuaded to avoid expanding the scope of the attack.
Now that he has Shen Shixing as the first assistant, his initial tasks have been completed, and now it’s time to watch everyone perform.
Discuss what needs to be discussed, remonstrate what needs to be remonstrated, and recommend what needs to be recommended. Anyone who has an idea can speak out boldly.
If you, the first assistant, take care of everything, then in the end all the blame will be yours.
Emperor Wanli also issued an edict: "Allow civil and military officials to speak freely!"
With the emperor's permission, some people whispered, some frowned and thought, and some seemed to have nothing to do with them.
Emperor Wanli was a little impatient and asked directly by name: "Zheng Luo, do you have any good ideas?"
Zheng Luo had previously been involved in politics in Shanxi for several years, and then served as governor of Xuanda for five years and governor for ten years. He had been in the border town for nearly twenty years.
It was not until last year that Zheng Luo was transferred back to the capital as Minister of Rongzheng. He was regarded as one of the best border towns experts on the Northern Lu in the imperial court, and was well known in the heart of Emperor Wanli.
The Minister of Rongzheng is the governor of the capital camp with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, but does not sit in the Ministry of War.
Therefore, it is sometimes referred to as the Minister of Rongzheng to distinguish it from the Minister of War, who sits in the ministry.
Hearing the emperor's inquiry, Zheng Luo stood up and played:
"Now, a hundred thousand tribesmen of the Taoist tribesmen are passing through Gansu to send the Buddha to the West Sea, where they will meet up with the Hailu tribesmen.
This situation made the imperial court take action and allowed the pirates to take advantage of the situation and become arrogant.
Therefore, the first priority is to tell the captives to return north as quickly as possible and not to stay in the West Sea again.
In this way, the Taolu and Hailu can be separated, leaving the Hailu in isolation, making it easier to defeat the enemy as soon as possible."
Taolu was the disparaging name given by the imperial court to the right wing of Beilu, probably because the old Shunyi King Anda came from the Hetao area.
In the peace negotiations with the Ming Dynasty, the main force in paying tribute and rewards was the captives.
But this time, a so-called one hundred thousand Taoist believers also ran to the West Sea to escort the remains of the third holy Buddha of the Yellow Sect, which made the situation more complicated.
Therefore, what Zheng Luo meant was that in order to quell the Hailu rebellion, we must get rid of the Taolu who came to the West Sea to join in the fun, and first isolate the Hailu.
Otherwise, it would be inconvenient for Taolu and Hailu tribesmen of the same ethnic group to mix together.
This is the first time Emperor Wanli has heard a "useful" and feasible proposal since he came to court today.
He opened his mouth to praise and said: "This is a very good idea! Continue to elaborate!"
Zheng Luo then continued: "There are two key points in driving Taolu to return north.
The first is to threaten them with tribute and rewards. If they continue to stay in the West Sea, they will cut off the tribute and rewards.
The second is to appoint ministers who are familiar with Luo Lu to convey messages and negotiate with Zhongshun and the Luo King."
The Zhongshun mentioned here refers to the third wife who was named Mrs. Zhongshun; the King of Lu refers to the ten-year-old current Shunyi King Bu Shitu.
Everyone knows who is in power, so loyalty and obedience are at the front, and the King of Lu is at the back.
Someone immediately started to play: "Zheng Luo has been guarding Xuanda for more than ten years. He is familiar with the situation of captives and has been in contact with Zhongshun for more than ten years."
It is not convenient for Zheng Luo to say these things himself, but naturally there are people who can help him say them.
Obviously, after this Hailu Rebellion, the governor of the northwest will be replaced. This is to create public opinion for Zheng Luo.
To be honest, there is really no more suitable person to manage the northwest than Zheng Luo.
But someone still expressed a slightly different opinion: "In terms of communication with Zhongshun, Lin Tailai should be more familiar with Zheng Luo."
Although you, Zheng Luo, have known Sanniang Zi for more than ten years, although you, Zheng Luo, met Sanniang Zi every year because of the tributes and hospitality, and although you are close to each other, like father and daughter.
But Lin Tailai still has a deeper relationship with Sanniangzi, right?
If you Zheng Luo tries to persuade you, that’s called daddy style. If Lin Tai tries to persuade you, that’s called pillow style.
Which effect is better is clear at a glance.
The truth is correct, but something strange seems to have been mixed into this serious discussion about military affairs.
Zheng Luo also had to admit: "If you want to persuade Zhongshun to urge the Taolu tribe to return north and isolate the Hailu tribe, you have to have Lin Tailai."
Damn it! The courtiers in the palace suddenly remembered that Lin Tailai was making a noise in front of the palace just before going to court.
I didn't expect that today's matter would really have something to do with Lin Tailai, and Lin Tailai was very useful.
So just now Lin Tailai deliberately sneaked into the group of big guys and attracted others to drive them away. In fact, he was just digging a hole?
This trap is so insidious, who could have imagined it just now?
It is estimated that only Wang Tianguan, who had been ill for a long time and became a doctor, could react in time.
Emperor Wanli asked again, "Where is Lin Tailai?"
Wang Tianguan from the Ministry of Personnel jumped out again and said: "Just now, Lin Tailai was scolded by Wang Jiaping and Lu Guangzu. He claimed to ask for leave to recuperate, and left in anger. He didn't know where he went.
Before he left, he also said that he would not serve as ministers in the same palace as Lu Guangzu and Wang Jiaping!
In addition, Wang and Lu knew clearly that Lin Tailai knew the situation of the captives, but they still did not hesitate to exclude him from the border affairs. Their intentions were to be punished!
I am here to impeach you. The king and Lu are so narrow-minded in their own personal views that they ignore the affairs of the state and neglect public affairs for personal reasons. They are not worthy of being important ministers of the cabinet!"
Everyone was speechless. You were nowhere to be seen, Wang Tianguan, when we were discussing business matters. You jumped out when it came to overt and covert fights. You are worthy of being a manipulator.
However, this kind of impeachment cannot be said to be completely unreasonable.
Wang Jiaping, do Lu Guangzu have selfish motives? Yes.
If this selfishness does not affect the overall situation, others will not say anything.
But if this selfishness affects national affairs, especially in public in full view of the public, then he deserves to be impeached.
Emperor Wanli did not respond directly to the Tianguan's impeachment of Sange Lao and Da Sikou, but shouted: "Find Lin Tai first!"
Smart people all understand the meaning. The emperor's mentality is roughly "don't watch advertisements to see the efficacy."
If you, Lin Tailai, are useful, everything will be fine; if you are of no use and you are still here to sensationalize, the emperor will not mind venting his anger on you.
After receiving the order, the royal guard on duty hurriedly went out to look for someone.
Who knows where Lin Tailai went after he left in anger, so he could only send more people to look for him separately.
Maybe it will take half an hour, maybe it will take an hour, I really can’t say.
To be continued...