In the eyes of Sun Jiao and many courtiers, the governorship of Neisan Pass, which had taken a long time to negotiate, was basically decided after a court meeting.
As the governor of the Neisan Pass, Tang Yin held the title of Imperial Censor of Jindu and the title of Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry. He promoted the military affairs of the Neisan Pass, including grain and grass supplies, defense and other matters, which was equivalent to an official promotion. With him was Huairou Bo Shi Zan.
and eunuch Zhang Yong.
Although the matter has not yet been completely settled, it is basically a matter of an edict, because everyone can see that Yang Tinghe agreed and indirectly contributed to this matter.
Tang Yin is the most beautiful.
In just over a year since he entered the court, he has already risen from the rank of Ambassador Guangjiku of the ninth rank to the rank of Doctor of the Ministry of Industry of the fifth rank. After being sent abroad, he even became the censor of Youjindu of the fourth rank. This is equivalent to saying that now
Tang Yin is already qualified to be promoted to the rank of Minister of the Sixth Ministry.
But this is not a given. In fact, if Tang Yin is promoted again and stays in the capital as a capital official, he can be placed in positions such as the Young Master of the Five Temples before being promoted to Minister.
No matter what, Tang Yin's promotion seems to be on a rocket, which is the envy of others.
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The battle in Beijing is still going on.
Yang Tinghe was using his own way to dismantle the power of the little emperor. At this time, Zhu Hao and Yu Chengxun were not in the capital, so this matter had nothing to do with them.
After the matter was basically determined, Yang Tinghe began to arrange the mobilization of troops in the Beijing camp.
This matter was not originally his responsibility. The main purpose of his being so concerned was to gradually take control of the military power of the Beijing camp.
If the cabinet can play a leading role in this troop transfer, even if the Beijing camp is not under the jurisdiction of the cabinet in name, it will not all depend on the cabinet in the future whether the cabinet will arrange anyone to move in, or if the nobles want to supervise the Beijing camp.
face?
But before that, Yang Tinghe wanted to meet Zhang Yong.
There is a taboo on meeting internal officials, and Yang Tinghe knows this very well.
When Lu Wan and Wang Qiong were brought down, didn't they all have the crime of "making friends with internal officials"? This was especially true for Wang Qiong. In fact, apart from having more contact with internal officials, Wang Qiong did not do anything at all.
No real evidence of corruption and perversion of the law could be found. Many of the so-called evidences were imposed on Wang Qiong after his fall.
When you reach Wang Qiong's level as an official, you don't need to deliberately take bribes and bend the law. You will have all the money you want, and there will be a large number of forces behind it to use it.
Most of the so-called charges of corruption and bribery are told to the common people and middle- and lower-level officials. What they want is a justifiable reason. In fact, everyone knows that Wang Qiong is a victim of political struggle. If Zhu Houzhao is still alive, a political struggle will be launched in the court.
Purging, then last year it was Wang Qiong who took charge of the overall situation...
It is estimated that Yang Tinghe, who has committed "heinous crimes", will be overthrown now, and Wang Qiong will also become a hero in protecting the country.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.
When Yang Tinghe saw Zhang Yong's name, he asked him to be the lead to contact the Empress Dowager Zhang. He asked him to pay homage to the Empress Dowager Zhang first, and then conveyed the imperial edict to him in the name of the Empress Dowager Zhang.
Yang Tinghe is not a fool.
Zhang Yong has now fallen. He is useless. He was suddenly activated. Naturally, he will turn to the emperor. If he wants Zhang Yong to understand his mission to the northwest, someone must "awaken" him, and that is the Queen Mother Zhang.
Yang Tinghe asked Zhang Yong to take orders directly from him?
The ideal is very fulfilling, but the reality is...it can't be achieved.
It is taboo for eunuchs to oversee the army, not to mention taking orders from the chief minister of the cabinet. Even exchanging letters in private is a taboo. Yang Tinghe is now in a high position, so naturally he is afraid of being caught in the pigtails, although he knows that even if this is the case, the little emperor
But he couldn't.
By the time Zhang Yong arrived, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
Zhang Yonggang went to the palace to see Empress Dowager Zhang. When he saw Yang Tinghe, his face was full of vicissitudes of life and loneliness, and it was no longer the same as when he was the eunuch who protected the country in the Ming Dynasty.
When Zhang Yong was at his most prosperous, half of the people in the Ming Dynasty's military and political system were his disciples. His younger brother Zhang Fu was granted the title of Tai'an Bo, and his other brother Zhang Rong was granted the title of Anding Bo. They were equally popular. Even Zhang Rui, who was the most favored at the time,
Zhang Zhong and other three eunuchs lost their temper when they saw him.
It has only been more than a year. To Zhang Yong, it seems like a century has passed.
It's because people have left and the tea has gone cold.
"...Mr. Yang Ge, the Queen Mother has given instructions that the governor of Neisan Pass should be replaced by a distinguished noble. It would be better to let one of Shouning Marquis or Jianchang Marquis go."
After Zhang Yong met Yang Tinghe, he first conveyed the wishes of the Queen Mother Zhang.
Empress Dowager Zhang heard that her son was going to set up the governor of the three inner gates and send a distinguished minister there. She thought, my two brothers are depressed because of the armed fighting in the past two years, why not let them achieve military merit?
If we go to Sanbian or Xuanda, Queen Mother Zhang will definitely not have the idea of letting her younger brother lead the army. The reason is that the inner three passes are backed by the capital. If the inner three passes are really dangerous, she can just call her two younger brothers back to the capital.
This is a position where "if you advance, others can attack you, but if you retreat, you can escape by yourself."
Yang Tinghe naturally understood why Empress Dowager Zhang would mention this. He said: "The situation in the northwest is chaotic, and I'm afraid there will be danger."
He cannot refuse explicitly, after all, Yang Tinghe now needs to maintain a good relationship with Queen Mother Zhang.
Zhang Yongdao: "If one of the two uncles really joins the army, in terms of deployment, it might be... uh..."
Zhang Yong didn't make it too clear.
But in fact, it is indirectly reminding Yang Tinghe.
Although I, Zhang Yong, can obey your orders, things are not what they used to be, and there is little appeal in the army. If Tang Yin and Huairou Bo Shi Zan are connected, then I, Zhang Yong, will be just a decoration. It is better to let a demon king of the Zhang family go.
, there is someone who specializes in muddying the waters, and the three inner gates are absolutely bustling, and Tang Yin's orders may not be able to leave his mansion.
"Um!?"
Yang Tinghe thought about it for a while and realized that Zhang Yong's suggestion was very considerate.
Very targeted.
But at such a critical moment, it is understandable to let Bo Huairou go. Others think that you, Yang Tinghe, are serving the country and the people. If you directly send any of the Zhang brothers to go, everyone will know that you, Yang Tinghe, are deliberately looking for the new emperor.
Trouble.
Is this a candidate that normal people should recommend?
Zhang brothers?
They can't even win a fight with weapons, so they still want them to command and dispatch troops and horses to fight the Tartars? Is there no one left in the Ming Dynasty to be in such a situation?
Yang Tinghe thought about it and said, "This proposal should be made by Eunuch Zhang."
"Isn't this... bad?"
Zhang Yong immediately refused.
It is a great blessing that I was appointed as the eunuch to supervise the army. You actually asked me to propose to follow the army as a minister? This makes people think that I and the minister are in the same group to cause trouble for the new emperor? What about the new emperor?
It would be weird if he didn't kill me.
Yang Tinghe said: "Let's do this. I will ask someone to make suggestions. But I can't just send one relative. I have to think more about the candidate..."
Zhang Yong said with a smile: "Then why not ask your Majesty to send a relative there?"
"ah!?"
Yang Tinghe thought about it a little more.
You can't send one of the Zhang brothers. If you send another person, it won't be the two Zhang brothers together, right? Since the emperor is sending a relative, it's impossible for the Shao family. It seems that only the people who have just been named Yutian Bo will arrive.
Jiang Lun, who has done nothing now, is more suitable.
"talk later."
Yang Tinghe waved his hands and said.
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After some operations.
Finally the matter was settled.
Tang Yin, Zhang Yong, Zhang Yanling and Jiang Lun formed the "Big Four" in the inner three levels, and Shi Zan was kicked out before he knew it.
The division of labor between the four of them was quite clear at first, but everyone could see that they belonged to three factions, and there was also Zhang Yanling who specialized in causing trouble. It must be very lively when he went to the Neiguan station.
Nominally, the person leading the army was Zhang Yanling.
Even though Zhang Yanling was careless, he had an errand for the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army. The purpose of sending Xun Chen there was to serve as a general in command, responsible for leading the "reinforcements" of the Beijing camp, while Jiang Lun served as Zhang Yanling's "deputy commander."
Tang Yin served as the chief civil officer, and Zhang Yong was responsible for supervising the army.
The team is very organized, but before setting off, it seems that this team is in danger.
Jingying
Allocate five thousand men and horses.
It is not considered elite. There are also a thousand men and horses from the Shenji Battalion. Among them, there are only about a thousand cavalry that can really be used. Plus more than two thousand civilians recruited to transport ordnance and supplies, the entire team has more than 7,000 people.
people.
Time is tight and we must arrive at Juyongguan within three days.
If you just rush, the distance from the capital to Juyongguan is only a hundred miles, and it won't take three days at all. But when it comes to marching and accompanying military supplies, time is still very tight. The army will not move too fast. If it encounters an enemy on the way,
Attack by the Tartars... Of course, this possibility is very slim, because the Tartars are still blocked from the inner and outer three passes.
But if the Tatars really come, this team will easily be "annihilated."
Maybe when the Tatars heard about this, they took the less traveled path, bypassed the three inner pass defenses, and sent troops to launch a surprise attack?
Before Tang Yin set off, he did not even formally enter the palace to meet Zhu Si, and there was no face-to-face meeting with him. Tang Yin went on the expedition with Jiang Lun, which gave him a little more confidence, but more of it was given to him by Zhu Hao, who was still in Nanjing.
"...Brother Bohu, didn't Mr. Zhu say everything? Let's go with peace of mind. We don't have to worry at all! When the enemy comes, we will guard. If the enemy escapes, we will still guard. Just enjoy the military glory."
Jiang Lun was very open-minded.
At this time, the two of them had already left the north gate of the capital and had not yet joined the troops in the capital camp. Tang Yin was accompanied by only a few Jinyi guards for personal protection.
At this time, although the official roads around the capital are not under martial law, there are few cars and horses traveling around, and the situation in the capital is tightening step by step.
"What else did Jingdao tell you?"
Tang Yin was very angry.
There are some things he doesn't know.
But Zhu Hao calculated in advance that Jiang Lun would go to the northwest with him?
Jiang Lun said with a smile: "The young gentleman didn't say anything. He only said that he might let me go to the northwest to lead the troops. He said it was just to gain military merit. There was no other meaning. If there really was a big war, the defense of the inner three passes was enough to guarantee
Our safety. Oh, by the way, the young gentleman also said that we have some good people in the team guarding the coal mine in Xishan, and we can take them with us to Juyongguan, which may come in handy at critical moments."
"Good player!?"
Tang Yin was frowning again.
He really wanted to say, I have been to Xishan many times before, and sometimes I have menstruation as soon as I live in Xishan. How come I don’t know who is good at it? How good must my skills be to withstand your praise? Comparable to those in the three sides of the land.
Are the border troops elite?
Jiang Lun said mysteriously: "Didn't you hear that a lot of cannons were cast in Xishan? There are also fire blunderbuss and so on... Isn't that what the young gentleman was talking about?"