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    "I thought Li Xin would definitely be willing." Wang Chengen said without thinking: "Otherwise, he would not have let Sun Chengzong bring a message to the emperor. However, the imperial court still cannot fall out with the tribes in the grassland, and there is nothing these tribes can do to avoid it.  If you can't help Li Xin, attack me at the border. " "Hey, this is all because of my incompetence. The emperor gave me this country, but he turned me into this. It's all because of my incompetence!" Emperor Chongzhen sighed.  road.  "The emperor works hard to govern and is a model for all emperors. The emperor is not wrong. The fault lies with the ministers around him. Most of them are people like Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang." Wang Chengen quickly explained: "These ministers don't think about being the emperor all the time.  The father shared his worries and everyone was thinking of making money. These people are the criminals of the Ming Dynasty. "Yes, if Wu Xiang had not escaped from the battle, Zhang Chun would have failed." Chongzhen suddenly thought of what Sun Chengzong said in the memorial, and he suddenly became furious and said:  "Pass an order to escort Wu Xiang to Beijing and hand him over to the Ministry of Punishment for investigation. If I don't kill this person, I will be unwilling to do so." "Your Majesty, this Wu Xiang is an in-law of Zu Dashou and a prominent family in Liaodong." Wang Chengen heard that Chongzhen wanted to kill him.  Wu Xiang quickly reminded carefully from the side.  "Pass the decree to dismiss Wu Xiang from his post. Let him return to Beijing to retire!" Chongzhen looked stunned, and soon understood what Wang Chengen meant. Although Jiannu was defeated, he was not completely wiped out. If these prominent families in Liaodong and Jiannu were  The slaves colluded with each other, and eventually the entire Liaodong was lost.  So this Wu Xiang could only act like this, but Chongzhen was extremely unwilling. After thinking about it, he said: "Cheng'en, what do you think Sun Chengzong should do?" "This? This is a major matter for the imperial court. How can I know this?  The emperor should ask the minister how to deal with it. This person is the emperor's mentor, and more importantly, he has made great contributions to the court over the years. "If someone is involved, Wang Cheng'en can say something.  The Sun Chengzong in front of me is not an ordinary person. He is the teacher of the late emperor, a generation of imperial masters, and has great status and status in the Donglin Party. If such a person were to kill him, I am afraid that Wang Chengen would have ten heads.  I'm afraid it's not enough for the Donglin Party to cut down.  Therefore, Wang Chengen did not dare to speak ill of Sun Chengzong, but instead defended Sun Chengzong.  "Yes! Sun Chengzong was the emperor's teacher and made great contributions to the court. Such a person cannot die in my hands." Emperor Chongzhen also nodded and said: "Then let him go home and retire!"  "Your Majesty, such an imperial edict cannot be spread now. It is said that there is no permanent victorious general on the battlefield. The army of Jiannu is dangerous and defeat is common. What's more important is that Jiannu failed this time. Tens of thousands of soldiers were killed and injured.  Countless, it can be said that it is considered a victory for the imperial court. What Sun Chengzong said makes sense. If his army had not held back the slave army, how could Li Xin have won? Therefore, Sun Chengzong still has some merit. Since he has merit, the emperor  He shouldn't be allowed to go back to live in retirement." Wang Chengen rolled his eyes and said quickly: "But whether Sun Chengzong has any merit in this matter, I think it is better to let the ministers talk about it. " "Well, in that case, you will submit this memorial.  Announce it to the world!" Chongzhen quickly understood what Wang Chengen meant.  This battle seemed to be a victory for the imperial court, because the slave-building losses were heavy. Sun Chengzong was meritorious in this regard, and Sun Chengzong worked hard all his life. At such an advanced age, he went to this ghost place in Liaodong. From one point of view, it was hard work, and  He is a member of the Donglin Party and the teacher of the late emperor. In this regard, he is a highly respected person. For such a person, wouldn't it be unkind for you to let him go home to retire at this time?  If Emperor Chongzhen issued an imperial edict, how would the world view him as being mean and ungrateful?  Who else will work for you Chongzhen in the future?  Therefore, Chongzhen cannot issue an order on this point.  But those ministers are different. These people usually have no skills, but they are very good at fighting in the nest, especially when they can't see how powerful others are. Just like Li Xin last time, he made a great contribution and killed Ah  Jige, but no benefit has been gained at all, even more so now. Sun Chengzong seems to have won the battle, but he has not won the battle. Chongzhen wants Sun Chengzong to go back to retire, and I am afraid the ministers in the court will say something. If something happens to Chongzhen  If they don't do anything, these ministers will pick and choose in the memorials to criticize Sun Chengzong.  Wang Chengen wanted to use the mouths of these ministers to deal with Sun Chengzong.  "Your Majesty, your Majesty," Wang Chengen said quickly.  "What about Li Xin?" Emperor Chongzhen asked again, frowning.  Sun Chengzong's matter is easy to handle. He believes that the incompetent ministers in the court will help him solve this matter.  But Li Xin is not the case. Now that he has lost the suppression of Jiannu, Liaodong has no available troops. If Li Xin is not appeased, I am afraid that he will send troops to Liaodong, or simply enter the pass from the nine sides to harass the capital.  Or unite with the rebels in the Central Plains. When Emperor Chongzhen thought of tens of thousands of cavalry crossing the Central Plains, he couldn't help but shudder, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.  "The emperor can make Li Xin the general of Zhenbei."?Or General Zhenshuo will do.  "Wang Chengen thought for a while and said. "General Zhenshuo is the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu. I'm afraid Li Trust is not suitable for this position.  Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and finally said: "Didn't he take the Han Hussar as an example?"  I will make him a captain of prostitute Yao now. If he really pacifies the grassland, I will make him a general of hussars.  " Wang Chengen's mouth twitched when he heard it, but he lowered his head and said nothing. "Colonel of Whoring Yao" was the official position conferred by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when Huo Qubing first joined the army. Emperor Chongzhen conferred Li Xin as "Colonel of Whoring Yao", which seemed to be a sign of respect to Li Xin.  The praise is also full of confidence in Li Xin, but in fact, with the position of a captain, he can command tens of thousands of cavalry. This is not a compliment, but an insult. But you can't say anything, look at the emperor.  I value you, and as long as you make further contributions, the emperor will confer him the title of Hussar General. You must know that there was no such title as Hussar General in the Ming Dynasty. Now the emperor actually created this position for Li Xin. From this  It can be seen that Chongzhen has great trust in Li Xin. "Your Majesty, this servant will go and deliver the message.  "Wang Chengen suppressed his smile and whispered. "Wang Chengen, this time you go to deliver the order in person and meet this Li Xin for me. I want to know who this Li Xin is?  "Emperor Chongzhen suddenly said quietly. "I understand.  Wang Chengen was stunned when he heard this, and soon understood that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to see if Li Xin could be used by the court. It is said that there are no secrets in the capital. The next day, the news from Liaodong quickly spread throughout the capital.  After victory, they were defeated, but in the end, all the Jiannu soldiers and horses were destroyed by Li Xin. So, did the court win or lose this battle? There were different opinions for a while, but no matter what, Li Xin's name was completely popular.  Throughout the capital, some storytellers began to make stories about Li Xin and spread them everywhere: "Yuanfu, did Sun Chengzong win or lose this time?  "In Zhou Yanru's mansion, a middle-aged man with a loyal face said respectfully. "Chang Qing, what do you think?  "Zhou Yanru saw the respectful look on the other party's face, and a trace of satisfaction suddenly appeared on his face. Because this person was none other than Wen Tiren, who joined the cabinet in the third year of Chongzhen's reign and served as the Minister of Rites and the Bachelor of Dongge. Wucheng, Zhejiang (today's Zhejiang)  Huzhou), named Changqing, Wanli Jinshi. In the third year of Chongzhen, he served as Minister of Rites and Dongge University Scholar. In the late Ming Dynasty, there were countless generals, but unfortunately, there were no good prime ministers.  , neither Zhou Yanru nor the previous Qian Qianyi were really talented prime ministers, especially Wen Tiren. In the winter of the first year of Chongzhen, the imperial edict was issued.  Cabinet minister. As soon as the edict came out, Wen Tiren began to make his own plans in private. He knew that he had little qualifications and low reputation. If he relied on this alone, he would not be able to join the cabinet. However, Wen Tiren also had his own reasons.  Advantage. Emperor Chongzhen promoted him to the position of Minister of Rites. Wen Tiren believed that this was a sign that the emperor intended to reuse him. Therefore, he was very confident about his appointment. However, during the promotion process, Wen Tiren was repeatedly ignored.  However, Wen Tiren discovered that Zhou Yanru, who was far more talented than him, was not on the list.  He was a well-behaved person, very good at reading people's opinions, and won the favor of the emperor. Wen Tiren speculated that the emperor must be suspicious. Emperor Chongzhen was very dissatisfied when he saw that Zhou Yanru's name was not on the list.  Great opportunity. He and Zhou Yanru quickly colluded and pointed the finger directly at Qian Qianyi. They re-exposed the bribery case of Qian Qianyi and urged the emperor to cancel the so-called bribery of Qian Qianyi.  The case refers to the incident in which Qian Qianyi accepted bribes from Tong Shengtian Qianqiu when he was in charge of the Zhejiang test in the second year of Tianqi, and named him (Jie Yuan) based on a popular poem: "One day, a smooth step to the sky".  Later, he was reported. Qian Qianyi was punished by having his salary and position reduced. This case was already over, but Wen Tiren suddenly touched the heart of Emperor Chongzhen, thinking that he had been too rash in such a major personnel decision.  The next day, he ordered Wen Tiren and Qian Qianyi to go to the Wenhua Palace for questioning. On that day, officials from various ministries gathered in the Wenhua Palace to discuss privately what had happened. Wen Tiren was the first to make an attack.  . In the end, Qian Qianyi was defeated by conspiracy. Soon, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren entered the cabinet successively. Wen Tiren was appointed as the Minister of Rites and the Bachelor of Dongge, and his conspiracy was realized. However, the so-called soldiers who do not want to be generals are not good soldiers.  In the Ming Dynasty, literati who did not want to be the chief minister were not good literati. On the surface, Wen Tiren was very respectful to Zhou Yanru, but in private, he was very respectful to Zhou Yanru, but Zhou Yanru still trusted him very much.
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