Seeing Chongzhen's reaction, Sun Chengzong sighed secretly. He knew that this cheap student did not take this advice to heart at all.
In fact, Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan also had some teacher-student friendship, but this relationship was very weak. To be precise, when he was in charge of Liaodong, although he promoted Yuan Chonghuan, he also suppressed Yuan Chonghuan for a period of time. Sun Chengzong was worried about Yuan Chonghuan.
I feel dissatisfied and cannot listen to advice.
A few months ago, I wrote a letter and sent it to Liaodong, explaining the pros and cons. I hope Yuan Chonghuan can consider various aspects to maintain the relationship with Mao Wenlong and Zhao Lejiao. Then he will speed up farming and boost commerce. On the one hand, he will increase taxes in Liaodong, and on the other hand, he will
It can also reduce some of the burden on the court. After all, the court has to care not only about Liaodong, but also northwest and Sichuan.
Unfortunately, Yuan Chonghuan still went his own way, and this time he even submitted a letter asking for part of his military pay.
From then on, Sun Chengzong knew that his advice was useless, and Yuan Chonghuan did not listen at all. For the current plan, he could only ask Zhu Youjian to write a letter and hammer it to make him restrain himself. But it was still too late.
Ten thousand taels of silver had already been sent to Liaodong.
According to Sun Chengzong's intention, there is no need to give these hundreds of thousands taels of silver. No matter how short of money Yuan Chonghuan is, how can he not even solve the vacancy of hundreds of thousands taels of silver?
Yuan Chonghuan is not here to ask for money this time, but to test. He wants to see the extent of Emperor Zhu Youjian's favor and bottom line, which is related to the next plan.
Chongzhen was too indulgent towards Yuan Chonghuan, and the final result would inevitably lead to Yuan Chonghuan becoming arrogant due to his favor. In addition, this person had a strong desire for power and was selfish, so he was afraid something would happen.
Chongzhen didn't want to get too entangled with Yuan Chonghuan's affairs. He also couldn't understand why the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty didn't seem to like Yuan Chonghuan. Is it because Yuan Chonghuan was the person chosen by Zhu Youjian? The young Zhu Youjian also had a stubborn streak in his heart.
The more others question it, the more they want to support Yuan Chonghuan in doing great things in Liaodong. As long as Yuan Chonghuan can win a big victory in Liaodong, let's see what else those people can say.
Chongzhen deliberately ignored the topic of Yuan Chonghuan and brought the matter to the situation in Shaanxi.
"Teacher, the students intend to promote Tie Mo to the rank of general. I hope he can stay in northern Shaanxi for a while. What do you think?"
"Tie Mo?" Sun Chengzong held the teacup, thought for a moment, and then shook his head. He knew this so-called student very well, and he probably saw Tie Mo's outstanding ability, and deliberately let Tie Mo stay in northern Shaanxi until he
The civil unrest was wiped out.
There is no need to think about whether Sun Chengzong has given up on this idea. The reason for thinking about it is just to figure out how to reply to Zhu Youjian.
The key to civil unrest is not the use of troops, but disaster relief. The imperial court does not have enough money and food. As long as there are hungry people, civil unrest will continue to occur. Therefore, even if Tie Mo is good at fighting, it will be useless to let him stay in northern Shaanxi.
More importantly, Tie Mo could not stay in northern Shaanxi forever, and northern Shanxi needed him even more. Sun Chengzong had traveled around the country in his early years, surveying the nine borders, and had a clearer view of the situation in northern Shanxi than Chongzhen.
Nowadays, northern Shanxi is fine for the time being, relying entirely on Tie Mo to control the Hanhai Grassland. If the Tumut tribe and the Khalkha tribe want to go south to clear grass valleys, they must first pass through the Hanhai grassland. Now the Mongols on the Hanhai grassland only recognize Tie Mo
, without Tie Mo, these Mongols might attack Xuanfu and Datongfu in a blink of an eye.
Transferring Tie Mo to northern Shaanxi for a long stay is almost equivalent to destroying the Great Wall. If this matter reaches the Xuanfu, the first person who will disagree will probably be the commander-in-chief Hou Shilu.
"Your Majesty, given Tie Mo's meritorious service, it is not a bad idea to promote him to the rank of general. However, I am afraid it would be inappropriate to transfer him to stay in northern Shaanxi."
"What's wrong?" Chongzhen raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty, you don't know. The situation in northern Shanxi is quite complicated. Don't think that the Sunit tribe and the Naiman tribe have professed to me, the Ming Dynasty. That's just an appearance. The real reason is that Tie Mo is sitting in Zhangbei and subduing these two tribes.
With him here, Hanhai Grassland can become a natural barrier for our Ming Dynasty. Now that it has just stabilized, if Tie Mo is transferred away at this time, won't all the previous efforts be in vain?"
Listening to Sun Chengzong's explanation, Chongzhen felt very uncomfortable. Those Mongolians were afraid of Tie Mo, but weren't they afraid of him, the Ming emperor?
I really liked Tie Mo before, but now, I don’t know why, I don’t like him anymore, and I even feel a little disgusted, “Those hateful Mongolians... In this case, let Tie Mo continue to stay in Zhangjiakou.”
Beibei..."
Chongzhen was obviously unhappy, so Sun Chengzong and Zhang Yan had no choice but to leave with an excuse.
...
Outside the Wenhua Hall, looking at the crescent moon hanging on the branches, Sun Chengzong was filled with thoughts and frowned.
Zhang Yan was clever and advised in a low voice: "Mr. Sun, you don't need to be upset. Your Majesty is still young and some things need to be done slowly."
"Hey, I don't know, but I am worried that I don't have enough time... If I am not more than forty years old, why worry... Your Majesty is still young, how many more years can I stay with him?"
The wind was slightly cool, the osmanthus trees were swaying slightly, and the shadows were dancing on the ground.
Looking at Sun Chengzong's back, Zhang Yan suddenly felt a sense of desolation in her heart. At this moment, the old man seemed older...
Yes, he is getting older and older. How many more years can he last? When the late emperor was in power, he followed the instructions and later supervised Liaodong, stabilizing the situation in Liaodong for the late emperor. Later, the late emperor died and the new emperor ascended the throne.
, he returned to the capital.
It is a pity that young Zhu Youjian is not young. As an emperor, he is very young, but as a student, he is a bit old. Some of Sun Chengzong's words and opinions were not listened to by the emperor's brother at all.
"Why did Mr. Sun say this? You must be strong and strong. Your Majesty will ask for more help from you in the future!"
"I hope so." Sun Chengzong smiled bitterly and shook his head. He took two steps forward, stopped and said softly: "Empress, if you have time, you should persuade His Majesty more. Now I, the Ming Dynasty, can't stand the trouble."
"I have known this man Tie Mo. I have known him for a long time. At such a young age, he captured the Hanhai Grassland in less than two years. This man is very determined and knows how to use people well. He can be said to be a capable minister in the world and a hero in troubled times.
, everything depends on how the court uses it."
"Your Majesty is young, energetic and enterprising. It is the right time for you to hire someone!"
Zhang Yandai frowned and chased after him in confusion, saying in a low voice: "If Mr. Sun values this person so much, why did he say those words to His Majesty before?"
Zhang Yan doesn't know much about government affairs, but she still knows a little about the emperor's brother Zhu Youjian. Sun Chengzong's words before clearly said that the Mongols were only afraid of Tie Mo, not the Ming Emperor Chongzhen. With the temperament of the emperor's brother Zhu Youjian, he probably
Already starting to get a little annoyed with Tie Mo.
Sun Chengzong stroked his beard and said calmly: "If I didn't say that, how could your majesty abandon Tie Mo in Zhang Bei? Alas, this is also a helpless move. At least, so far, Tie Mo is in Zhang Bei.
, Northern Shanxi will be at peace. If Your Majesty really wants to reuse Tie Mo, transfer him to Northern Shaanxi or Liaodong..."
Sun Chengzong didn't say the next words, but Zhang Yan still understood.
Tie Mo is so rebellious that he finally managed to carve out a piece of territory. His Majesty asked him to go and fight elsewhere. Can he listen? Maybe, there will be a complete stalemate with the court. By then, Ming Dynasty will not only face the Liaodong military rebellion, but also the military rebellion in Liaodong.
We have to face the chaos in northern Shanxi.
Xuanfu and Datong are not the bitter cold places in Liaodong. If there are military disasters here for consecutive years, the capital Shuntianfu will also suffer.