Chapter 280 The Biggest Defeat After Civil Fortress!
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Xu Xun and Gu Dayong were planning a big money-making plan... While Shen Yue was busy having tea with Li Qingniang to buy an old house and renovate it, the whole court was still in chaos. In this situation Now, the biggest worry for ordinary officials is not about anything else, but the fear of being in the wrong team due to lack of information.
There are still ways to find out the attitude of the big shots in the court, but Zhu Houzhao lives deep in the palace. The internal officials in the East Palace in the past have now been promoted to the imperial court, and most of them are in charge of a high-level government office. Most of the officials are out of reach, so It was inevitable that someone would think of another way. For a time, Xu Liang, who was just in the former military governor's mansion in front of an indifferent governor, suddenly became a hot target. Everyone knew that his son was a confidant of the emperor. All his colleagues came to him to inquire about the news.
During the two days, Xu Liang ate breakfast at home, lunch, dinner and late night snacks, took out tea and chatted, and had seven or eight meals in various restaurants and teahouses. Early on the third day, several more invitations came through the door. He finally couldn't bear the post, so he asked someone to go to the Yamen to report sick and ask for leave. It happened that Xu Xun also had a rare day off, so the father and son had a rare lunch together. In the afternoon, Xu Xun was holding his hand filially. Dad was walking in the garden to eat, when a figure suddenly rushed over like flying.
"Master, Master!" Abao rushed forward and said without even taking a breath, "Outside...outside the emperor is here! I originally planned to lead people to the main hall, but the emperor refused. Now, He is coming here accompanied by Eunuch Liu. The emperor's face is very ugly. I wonder if he was angry in the palace."
Is Zhu Houzhao angry? Xu Xun frowned upon hearing this, thinking to himself that the Empress Dowager Zhang, who had recently lost her husband, would not easily quarrel with her son. As for the backlash in the court because of Jiao Fang's ground-breaking letter, the eunuch Xiao Xiao, the eunuch in charge of the eunuch's seal, was Jing is the most knowledgeable person. When the abridgement is submitted to the emperor, he will most likely suppress it. As for the three cabinet ministers, let alone the three ministers. It is not the time to reveal the secret at this juncture. So, can Zhu Houzhao be able to do this? You came here so angry, what happened?
However, he was not allowed to think too much at the moment. Zhu Houzhao could rush in regardless of the etiquette of monarchs and ministers. He suddenly knew that he had to go and greet him. He glanced at his father and saw Xu Liang nodded and walked out without saying a word. He He hurriedly followed behind, but saw that his father was walking as fast as flying, and Hua Gang's support was nothing but a joke. And Abao walked... After talking about it, he followed behind and trotted away easily. The three of them had just left the small garden, After walking along the narrow road within a stone's throw, when we arrived at the west gate, we almost bumped into Zhu Houzhao.
"emperor…….
"No, no, I was in a bad mood. I didn't want to stay in the palace, so I came directly here!"
He Houzhao interrupted the salute of the three people with his hand, and then said angrily: "Today, the Xuanfu sent eight hundred miles of urgent military information. Do you know what they reported? Those dog screwdrivers are not enough to attack Gansu. , now we simply attack Xuanfu. There are so many troops in Xuanfu, and they have obtained intelligence in advance. Governor Li Jin and the general Zhang Junbing divided into five groups to surround the sister-in-law, but the result was not good. Instead, she was surrounded by others. They were surrounded and had a great meal! Of the 15,000 people, more than 2,000 were killed and more than 1,000 were injured. The rest of the defeated troops were finally able to gather up, and more than 6,000 horses were captured by the Tatars. , as for the countless soldiers, civilians, children, dead, injured or kidnapped, they were also followed to Wanquan Youwei City! Damn it, they all deserve to die!"
Zhu Houzhao was furious there. The more Xu Liang listened, the more frightened he became, and he winked at A Bao. Seeing the little guy running out quickly, and scoldings coming from outside in a moment, he saluted Zhu Houzhao deeply and said, "Your Majesty.
"This is not the place to talk. If you don't mind, the garden is empty and the pavilion is shady, why not talk there?"
"good!"
Zhu Houzhao was also confused. He started to express his bitterness when he saw people. When he heard Xu Liang's words, he realized that Xing'anbo Mansion was also full of talkative people. He nodded in low spirits for a moment. When he arrived in the pavilion,
After sitting down, he clenched his fist and smashed it against the table made of a whole piece of bluestone, and said bitterly: "Those losers! Zhang Jun, the dignified general officer, actually fell off his horse and injured his foot on the way to the army. He
How did he become the chief military officer! And the governor Li Jin, wasn't he very smooth on paper? This time he was beaten to the point where he couldn't even fight back. This was the biggest defeat since Tumubao!
Zhen Zezhou went to the Ministry of War to ask, and was told that the Ministry of War was holding a meeting, but there was no result at the moment. Wang Shouren of Qingshuiying in Gansu Province had said that he would send troops last time, but they and other veterans all refuted it. This time it was the same.
We know we are going to fight! Do you think that even if Emperor Su Tiangao is far away, it doesn't matter if he is lost? The Xuan Mansion is too close to the capital and you are panicking? I don't need these ministers who keep saying that we must be cautious in using troops. At worst, I, Yujia,
Conquer in person!"
"Your Majesty, be careful what you say!"
The more Xu Xun listened to Zhu Houzhao's words, the more angry he became. Even the words "imperial conquest" came out. He had to interrupt Zhu Houzhao's words. However, before he could think about how to persuade him tactfully, Zhu Houzhao actually made a thud.
He patted the bluestone table... and stood up to kiss him empty-handedly! 11 What is there to be careful about? Do you want to say that if my imperial conquest is defeated by others, and if the plan reaches Beijing, it will be
A return trip to Tumu Fort?"
Zhu Houzhao had already cited all the examples of Tumubao. Even if Xu Xun knew the little emperor's temperament well, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, but immediately said categorically: "Your Majesty, this moment and that moment,
How can the situation at Yingmiao's time be compared with today? Yingmiao had been on the throne for fourteen years and had been in charge for several years. However, because of Wang Zhen's monopoly on power, many civil and military officials in the court were alienated, and his military command was ineffective.
The delay in supplies and the combination of various reasons led to the Tumu Fortress incident. Now that the emperor Gangzhou has ascended the throne, he has no brothers, and the Tatars took advantage of the late emperor's new death to send troops. The whole court is united, and it will never happen in any case.
situation."
Zhouzhou was so angry that he blurted out. At this moment, Xu Xun was making such an in-depth and simple analysis. Zhu Xiuzhao gradually lost some of his anger, but his face was still very ugly. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and groaned for a long time, and suddenly he punched the table hard again.
He said viciously: "That's not all, Gu Dayong also sent another message today, saying that the officials and people in several places in Jiangxi and South Zhili were intercepted by bandits on the way to transport official rations.
Thousands and three hundred stones! In broad daylight, bandits cut off the official rations. This is simply... This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!"
Seeing that Zhu Luzhao was furious, Liu Jin was afraid that the little emperor would shout something shocking again, so he quickly coughed and explained: "Thirteen hundred shi of grain, which can be converted into more than 100,000 per cart."
Calculating ten stones at most, this would require more than a hundred vehicles, and if it were a canoe, there would be at least dozens of them. For such a major event, the government only reported how to make up for the shortage and how to transfer the grain from the Najing warehouse to the warehouse.
This is what annoys the emperor the most."
"It turns out that the emperor is not worried about people robbing food, but that the government who reported the matter did not discuss how to investigate it?" Xu Xun understood what Zhu Houzhao meant. After asking, the little emperor nodded angrily, and he said, "Your Majesty,
If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if the people are careful, there will be no disciples. Although this statement is biased, it has to be true in many cases. Manpower is exhausted, so there are countless unsolved cases from ancient times to the present. It is natural to pursue such cases.
It needs to be traced, but in order to trace the whereabouts of 1,300 shi of grain, does the emperor think it is worthwhile to spend 13,000 shi of grain?"
"This..." Zhu Houzhao hadn't thought about this yet and was stunned.
"Of course, you can't just think that it's not cost-effective and don't spend tea. But the local officials are unwilling to put a lot of effort into this matter. Why not the emperor go beyond them and let Xichang or Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi try it? Ordinary factory guards are just
Investigating big cases involving officials may seem overkill when used in such trivial matters, but when thrown out at a critical moment, it is a different kind of shock to the officials. The factory guards are not only monitoring their corruption or disloyalty, but also
Monitor their inaction as officials!"
"What a failure of inspection!"
He Houzhao felt that his bad mood had suddenly disappeared, and he stood up with a slap on his face. He had thought about asking Xichang to check, but the second half of Xu Xun's reason was so high-sounding that he was extremely happy.
He just wanted to laugh when he thought about the embarrassment of those old men who were so rigid in front of him that they were not allowed to do this or that.
"Okay, it's up to you!"
"It's just that now that Xichang Chu is doing things, Master Ye Turan, the Fusi of Beizhen, won't mind, but Wang Yue of Dongchang is narrow-minded and watching with eager eyes. In the past during the Chenghua period, Xichang's detective cavalry left the capital, and the angry horses in bright clothes returned.
He spoke with a Beijing accent, and everyone knew he was a factory guard in the capital. Such a high profile was certainly a show of force, but it did not appear to be a true investigation of the matter.
This mission is not to investigate officials, but to ask the emperor to ask Eunuch Gu to send someone who is capable but knows how to keep a low profile. And..."
At this point, Xu Xun saw that Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin were listening attentively, and he said word by word: "This robbery of official grain happened to happen in Jiangxi and South Zhili. Your Majesty, do you remember the man who offered the elixir recipe to Liu Jin?"
Wentai's candidate, Di Luo, happened to be from Jiangxi, so why not check it out along the way?"
"Xu Xun, thanks to you reminding me, I almost forgot about this important event!"
Zhu Houzhao suddenly realized it, and his face was both happy and happy. He stood there with his hands raised and wanted to pat Xu Xun on the shoulder. However, Xu Liang was here, and he was thinking about Empress Dowager Zhang nagging about the majesty of the emperor.
He could only put down his hand reluctantly, and imitated his father's style of putting his hands behind his back. When he caught a glimpse of Xu Liang, he suddenly blurted out a shocking sentence.
"Xu Liang, they all say that I am a hero and a good man. You are now the governor of the former military governor's office. This time the Xuanfu government was defeated. If the Ministry of War decides to send troops to help, how about I let you be the chief military officer?