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Text Section 210: The Way of Checks and Balances

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    There were already dark clouds on Zhen's face, but before Zhang Fengyi could finish his words, Zhang Fengyi said bravely, "Old Hong Heng went to the police station the day before yesterday and said that the soldiers' pay was insufficient. Please ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate money."

    Chongzhen said with great displeasure, "Where is the money in the Ministry of Finance? I will find 400,000 yuan from the internal treasury for him If it is not enough, let him raise his own salary in Shaanxi!"

    Some time ago, Mr. Hong Heng had a proposal to raise his own wages. He said that there was a way to get money from the yellow land of Shaanxi where refugees were everywhere, which caused a lot of discussion among the ministers.  According to his method, he basically had the final say in Shaanxi, and all ancestral regulations were broken.  As soon as Chongzhen said these words, the three ministers couldn't help but look at each other.

    In order to survive, the Ming Dynasty no longer cared about the checks and balances passed down by their ancestors.

    Chongzhen seemed not to notice the unusual look on the three men's faces, and asked again, "I read Xiong Wencan's memorial. Did Lu Ce really capture Lianzhou and kill 6,000 Yi soldiers?"

    Zhang Fengyi inherited a mess when he was the minister, and the world was full of wars. No matter how hard he tried, he could not change the overall situation. Every time Chongzhen gave him a bad face, he always felt that he was going to die one day.  When the emperor asked about Lianzhou, Zhang Fengyi felt a little more comfortable and quickly answered,

    "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. Lu Ce immediately captured Lianzhou and killed 6,000 Long Zaitian Yi soldiers without any delay after receiving the favor. The Yi soldiers have been sent to the capital. This matter has been confirmed by many parties and is absolutely consistent."

    This is a big deal. Not only Zhang Fengyi likes this topic, but Fu Zhou Yanru, who is impeached by Donglin Party forces and Wen Tiren forces every day and is almost out of work, also likes this topic. He quickly said,

    "Your Majesty clearly knows that Lu Ce was recruited by Xiong Can in Leizhou Mansion and conquered Lianzhou without even a single soldier from the imperial court. Now he has handed over Lianzhou Mansion to the local officials of Lianzhou and has set up camp in the north of the city.  .¡±

    Zhen Zhen was really happy when he heard this. Ever since Qin Mingtao forced Huang Taiji to leave seclusion and left immediately after the incident, Chongzhen had a good impression of Wuyuan Nanman.  Although there are some rumors that Qin Mingtao and Huang Taiji fought to the death several times about selling cannon to the Tatars, these rumors are not very credible.  When it comes to transporting refugees, although it makes people uncomfortable, it is not a big deal.

    These hungry people were the most terrifying enemies of the Chongzhen Dynasty.  There is no doubt that he will become the second Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng.  I want to be comforted but I don¡¯t have money.  It might as well be shipped away

    The Ming Dynasty has not been monolithic for thousands of years.  In the past, Annan was also the territory of the Ming Dynasty.  Later the Annamites rebelled and became independent.  After being independent for a long time, it also became a vassal state Qiongzhou Prefecture is isolated overseas.  It is even more difficult to leave than Annan, although the slogan of counter-insurgency in the South China Sea is still sung.  But now there are internal and external troubles.  Chongzhen can't control it.  I don¡¯t want to care either¡­

    ??Smiled.  Chongzhen and the three ministers said.

    "This Lu Ce is also a loyal man. Wang Zunde didn't know how he forced them to rebel. It's hateful. It's hateful!" Chongzhen was a little excited.  Couldn't help but stand up.  He stroked the imperial case and smiled.

    "This is in line with Yang Sichang's strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians. Wonderful! I will use this Lu Ce to quell the rebellion in the southwest. If Qin Mingtao can be appeased again, why should the Tatars be afraid? Zheng Zhilong first, then Lu Ce. Xiong Wencan is good at doing things.  . If foreign officials are like this, how can the world be uneasy? Six hundred thousand can level the southwest. Xiong Wencan has made great contributions this time! I will reward him!"

    Zhou Yanru heard that Chongzhen wanted to give money to Lu Ce.  He was stunned for a moment.  I think of those officials from the Donglin Party.  Suddenly I felt pressure all over my body.  "Just appease him. If you give him salary and silver, I'm afraid the ministers will criticize him"

    Now this is what Zhu Youjian hates to hear the most. He is no longer the timid little emperor he was when he first came to the throne.  After slamming Xiong Wencan's memorial on the table, Youjian laughed and said, "How do you criticize me? I want to see how the ministers criticize me!"

    Zhou Yanru spoke for "the ministers", which made Chongzhen very dissatisfied. The prosecutor glanced at Zhou Yanru and said coldly, "I have made up my mind. Xiong Wencan has the title of Minister of the Ministry of War for his meritorious service, and Lu Ce is promoted to the chief soldier of Guangxi, and he is assigned to conquer the barbarians."  With the seal of the general, 600,000 taels of silver from the internal treasury will be allocated to military supplies. In addition, Wang Kun, the inspection eunuch of the Xuanfu, will be sent to Guangxi to supervise the army. He will be on his way today without delay."

    On October 18, the fifth year of Chongzhen, in the north of Lianzhou City, there was a pioneer camp.

    "Hello~"

    A group of people, dressed in bright clothes and riding tall horses, were galloping towards them, but they suddenly stopped a few hundred meters away.  Several Jinyi guards, wearing black gauze hats and carrying bamboo spring knives on their waists, all wearing black armor, stopped reining in their horses and looked at the camp in front of them curiously, not daring to approach.

    After turning the horse in a circle, a captain said loudly,

    "Which army is this military tent? Why don't you use the banner of Ming Dynasty?"

    Not all Jinyiwei can wear the Feiyu suit. It is a second-grade official uniform, and even a thousand households can definitely wear it.

    ??????????????????????????????????Wearing black, he said, "I'm here to lift up this edict for your father-in-law!"

    He took the silk-wrapped box from the attendant, held the box high, which symbolized the majesty of the emperor, and stood behind Wang Kun on horseback.  Wang Kun silently watched Lin Qiang's actions, raised his riding whip and pointed at the camp in the distance, and said with a smile, "Let's go meet the Guangxi military officer for a while to see if he really has three heads, six arms, and seventy-two heads.  "

    The group of people heard and laughed, all in high spirits, and rode towards the camp.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

    With a deafening sound, one hundred training cannons suddenly fired out of the camp.  It exploded at the target and stripped bare a hill to the far west.  Amidst the flying smoke, several fast horses rushed up the hill. Several large black flags were fluttered in the west of the camp, as if they were reporting their shooting results.

    The emperor's envoys had never seen such a battle before. They looked at the hill with wide eyes, their bodies were so frightened that they felt their hearts beating rapidly.

    ¡­

    Zhao Yuan patted the dirt on his hands and walked into the Chinese army camp. He saw King Nan and his master playing with the sand table, seemingly formulating the next battle plan.  King Nan didn't take it too seriously. He sat beside him thinking about something and didn't say much.  The master was very serious, and from time to time he would ask the two local guides next to him to confirm the terrain and recalculate the battle plan.

    Zhao Yuan was not in a hurry to report, he just stood aside and watched.  Looking at the strategic configuration on the sand table, Zhao Yuan asked curiously, "Master, we only have 10,000 people to attack in line?"

    Lu Ce nodded and said, "The chieftains from Guizhou are still gathering towards Guangxi. The longer they delay, the more enemies there will be. Now the 80,000 local soldiers in Guangxi are seizing the time to fight another battle and drive him back to the plateau." Lu Ce said this.  Ran smiled and said, "Half the city of Lianzhou is worth 130,000 taels in pursuit of pay. Wouldn't it be good to attack a few more prefectures and counties?"

    Zhao Yuan grinned and stopped talking, just staring at the arrows on the sand table.  Lu Ce thought for a while and asked casually, "What brings you here?"

    Zhao Yuan was stunned for a moment, then he remembered what had happened and said, "The eunuchs from the Ming Dynasty are here, and they have brought a few guards in royal robes with them, and they are standing at the door with a dark face."

    A few days ago, when Xiong Wencan sent the Guangxi General Soldier and the appointment of General Zhengman, he also told Lu Ce about the supervisory officers and others. Lu Ce also knew that such a man was coming.  Looking outside the camp, Lu Ce said, "Is there any money to tidy up the tent to the south of the camp and add some furniture for them to live in Chongzhen?"

    Zhao Yuan shook his head, Lu Ce frowned and said, "Let's go"

    The gate of the camp is open, but there are several layers of fences outside, and the way in is like a maze.  Wang Kun and others had obviously walked through these mazes, and were stopped by a group of guards on duty at the main entrance.  Seeing that Lu Ce came over with only Zhao Yuan, everyone in the group seemed dissatisfied. In front of the Guangxi military commander, not one of them dismounted.

    Lu Ce usually doesn¡¯t have any airs and doesn¡¯t care about etiquette. He walked up, cupped his fists and saluted, and said to everyone on the horse, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for being so busy with so many chores.¡±

    Wang Kun was a very flexible person. Seeing Lu Ce's polite words, he immediately put on a smile and said, "General Lu is busy with military affairs, so we don't blame him. Haha, our family is just a fourth-grade wife."  Officer, General Lu is a second-grade military general. If he can come to the gate to greet you, our family will be proud and proud! Haha!"

    Lu Ce is a free and easy person. Seeing that this person was easy to get along with, he actually liked him for a while. He smiled and said, "My lord, you have worked hard all the way. Please come in."

    Wang Kun laughed loudly, jumped off the horse, led the horse and walked side by side with Lu Ce.  After walking a few steps, he saw the neat formations being trained in the military camp. Wang Kun smiled with a red face, nodded and said, "Okay, what a great army! Our family is happy, and let those scholars and the emperor conquer the southwest."  , our long-cherished wish to revive the Ming Dynasty cannot be fulfilled this time!"

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