Chapter 124 Ancestral System
Emperor Chongzhen quickly cut the mess and solved the problem of reward. Although some people tried to use the cabinet's power to refute Emperor Chongzhen's imperial edict, Sun Chengzong was also an auxiliary minister, and Bi Ziyan was even a veteran grandson. They had to protect the rights and interests of Zhou Shixiong and others, otherwise who would work for them? You should know that Jiannu had just evacuated and was still in the territory of Northern Zhili, and there were still tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry robbed in the southern part of the capital. It would be too idiotic to play with birds and bows at this time.
Zhou Shixiong did not get a chance to speak at the grand dynasty meeting. After the dynasty dispersal, Zhou Shixiong submitted a farewell memorial for the ninth time. He thought about it. Even if Emperor Chongzhen disagreed, he would leave. Helping Emperor Chongzhen do things is definitely not a good option.
Emperor Chongzhen also wanted to reuse Zhou Shixiong. He once tried to pick up Man Gui to replace Zhou Shixiong, but Man Gui was seriously injured and dying, and he could not get out of bed yet. Emperor Chongzhen also ordered people to privately ask about Heiyunlong, Wu Weiying and Sun Zushou's opinions. Heiyunlong made it clear that he was not the material to command the army. If Sun Commander could lead the troops, he could become a vanguard. Wu Weiying and Sun Zushou had the same views as Heiyunlong on this issue. The three of them seemed to have agreed, and no one mentioned Zhou Shixiong.
Man Gui wrote a memorial to Emperor Chongzhen, took all the faults and resigned from his title. At the same time, Man Gui strongly recommended Zhou Shixiong to regain control of the cavalry camp. Man Gui said that the cavalry camp was founded by Zhou Shixiong, and no one could replace him yet.
After reading the replies of these people, Emperor Chongzhen called Fang Zhenghua, "Little Huazi, is it really impossible to lose Ziqi in the cavalry camp?"
Fang Zhenghua's young age does not mean that he is ignorant. Although the cavalry barracks are disabled, the signs of the cavalry barracks have been launched. In just two months, a small cavalry barracks have produced three ears and two marquises. This kind of place is unimaginable attraction to those with great ambitions. Every day, the children of nobles find ways to gain connections just to enter the cavalry barracks.
"Long live, as I know, Man Jingluo did a good job. This time he was caught in a heavy siege, not a war." Fang Zhenghua refused to answer this question directly. Could it be that he could not be without Zhou Shixiong? This is not to help others, but to harm others. Long live did not want Zhou Shixiong to lead troops very clearly. When he received the order from Beijing to rescue the cavalry camp, Emperor Chongzhen only told Fang Zhenghua to ensure that Zhou Shixiong's safety, and did not say that Zhou Shixiong would lead the two armies.
The reason why Zhou Shixiong actually commanded the two armies to fight was because Fang Zhenghua and Heiyunlong both understood that they were not the material. The facts proved their conjecture. Zhou Shixiong not only rescued Man Gui, Wu Weiying and others, but also defeated Jiannu's strongest vanguard battalion.
"Man Gui refused to accept the order, and strongly recommended Ziqi, and said that Ziqi's ability was unparalleled." Emperor Chongzhen did not want Zhou Shixiong to lead the army out of good intentions. He was afraid that Zhou Shixiong, who was a wild person, would do whatever he wanted. In fact, Emperor Chongzhen's concerns were realized. Not only did he lead troops to fight privately, but he also caused a storm of disappearance. Emperor Chongzhen took the opportunity to go to Zhou Shixiong's military leadership, just to keep him by his side and not to do risky things.
But Zhou Shixiong was not grateful. Not only did he submit memorials to go home many times, he also sneaked out of the capital. Emperor Chongzhen was immediately angry when he received the first emergency report for help, and ordered Luo Yangxing to strictly investigate who let Zhou Shixiong go out of the capital! After the result was found, Emperor Chongzhen himself was angry and laughed. The city gate official said that Lord Zhou was the governor of the Beijing camp, who dared to stop him from entering and leaving the capital?
This time, Emperor Chongzhen was awarded only the title and no official position was mentioned. If Mangui had not pleaded to resign from the position of cavalry camp, Emperor Chongzhen would have thought about taking the title of governor of Zhou Shixiong's Jing camp, so that he would not run around.
"I think it's better to ask Long Live to issue an order to ask the Lord to recommend a new camp management." Fang Zhenghua helped Zhou Shixiong to send resignations several times. He understood that he really didn't want to stay in the capital, so he simply helped Emperor Chongzhen come up with an idea to solve two problems at once.
"Yes, let Ziqi recommend this idea!" Emperor Chongzhen did not issue an order to ask for advice, but ordered people to find Zhou Shixiong and prepare to have a long talk with him. The last time the monarch and ministers sat against each other, it was only ten days since then. Zhou Shixiong planned to force Emperor Chongzhen to agree to let him go, but he was not in the mood to continue to drag him down.
"Your Majesty, are you asking me for your resignation?" Zhou Shixiong said and wanted to leave, which made Emperor Chongzhen a little unhappy. He just didn't want Zhou Shixiong to lead the troops, and he didn't plan to let Zhou Shixiong go. In this chaotic years, if a miracle doctor is with him, no matter who he is, he will only be happy. Yes, he is just a miracle doctor. No matter how powerful Zhou Shixiong is, in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, he is a miracle doctor. It can be seen how important the first impression is.
"Ziqi, don't say anything else if you leave. There is chaos outside. How can I let you go with confidence? I know that you are worried about your family. When the capital is pacified, I will send someone to pick up Ziqi's family to Beijing. I came to you to ask, who is suitable for the cavalry camp?" Emperor Chongzhen did not expect that he said that he sent someone to pick up Zhou Shixiong's family to Beijing. It was purely unintentional words, but Zhou Shixiong was angry.
"Damn it's my place to be under house arrest?" Zhou Shixiong cannot be blamed for his extreme thoughts and he cannot accept the kindness of Emperor Chongzhen. There are too many such things in Chinese history. What's the matter? A rabbit dies and a dog cooks a bird and hides the bow!
"Ziqi, what are you thinking?" Emperor Chongzhen waited for a while before Zhou Shixiong's response, and couldn't help asking.
Zhou Shixiong looked at Emperor Chongzhen's face with a mustache, "Emperor, I am thinking about the elite cavalry camps who died under the Crescent Bay, and I am thinking about the soldiers of the four guards who died by Baoqiu Bridge. When I think of them, I have something to ask the emperor, and I hope the emperor can tell me the truth."
"You say." Emperor Chongzhen knew as soon as he heard this, Zhou Shixiong was still worried about Gao Qiqian and Zu Dashou. He had something to say but could not say it. In fact, it was very simple. Why was it impossible to shake Gao Qiqian and Zu Dashou even though the power of the cavalry camp and the four guards could not shake Gao Qiqian and Zu Dashou? Because the cavalry camp and the four guards had a tragic victory, both battalions were destroyed. No matter how good the military achievements were, they could not participate in the next stage of military operations. Ningyuan Army, who preserved their strength, became the protagonist. Zhou Shixiong and others wanted to be glorious and radiant in their past, which was meaningless to the court. It was very realistic, but this was the truth.
"Zu Dashou did not obey the emperor's order and resigned for no reason. Why does the emperor still trust such a person?" Zhou Shixiong wanted to take revenge. For him, there was no difference between taking revenge with the court and taking revenge by himself. He advocated the theory of destruction.
"Oh, this is also a helpless move." Emperor Chongzhen thought that Zhou Shixiong would directly attack the two of them and would not save them when they were afraid of the enemy. Unexpectedly, Zhou Shixiong asked this. For Emperor Chongzhen, having to do something that was guilty was a mental burden. The matter of raising the ancestor's birthday was a burden in Emperor Chongzhen's heart.
Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and asked the eunuchs and palace maids to withdraw, and then said, "Ziqi, Zu Dashou led not only the 20,000 troops to enter the pass, but in Liaodong, Zu Dashou, Zu Dale and Zu Dabi controlled nearly 90,000 troops. Wu Xiang, the general of Liaodong, also has nearly 10,000 troops. If Zu Dashou is moved, can you guarantee that his two brothers and sister-in-law will not rebel?"
Zhou Shixiong was speechless when he asked this. He understood Emperor Chongzhen's concerns, and at the same time he also remembered some posts he saw in the forum in his previous life. He said that he was not afraid of killing civil officials in the Chongzhen Dynasty, but he did not kill any mistakes. He turned out to be here. Emperor Chongzhen used Huairou to exchange for border troops and did not rebel. This method was a bad idea at first glance, but Emperor Chongzhen had no choice, and he could not think of a better solution.
Because all the soldiers and generals from Liaodong came from Ming people, after so many years of operation, they had already made the iron bucket of Liaodong, and there was almost no good ending for outsiders. In order to win over the Zu brothers, Yuan Chonghuan had no idea how much he paid, so he could not gain a foothold in Liaodong without doing so.
Seeing Zhou Shixiong speechless, Emperor Chongzhen felt inexplicable excitement in his heart. He could finally control you, a savage! "Ziqi, I know you are angry, and I want to vent your anger for you, but Liaodong Jing cannot be turbulent. If you want to deal with the Zu brothers, you can only slowly take it, and you cannot be anxious."
"Okay, Zu Dashou cannot move, what about Gao Qiqian? Is the Gao family also holding the general in his hand to shock the court!" Zhou Shi was just so eloquent and deliberately used this sentence to exhale. Emperor Chongzhen shook his head, "Gao Qiqian is only a servant, why should Ziqi have the same knowledge as him?"
"Emperor, since he is just a servant, why can he be in charge of military affairs in the army? Is it even worse than a servant?" Zhou Shixiong found a place to ignite the fire. As long as he angered Emperor Chongzhen, Zhou Shixiong, he would have an excuse to run away. As for whether anger Emperor Chongzhen would lead to punishment for raiding the family and extermination of the clan, he was not worried. Emperor Chongzhen was angry again and there were two queens behind him. Empress Zhou could not persuade Emperor Chongzhen, and Zhang Yan would definitely be able to settle it.
"Zi Qi is calm. The eunuchs are the ancestral system. How can you criticize them as a minister?" Emperor Chongzhen called Zhou Shixiong to be calm, but Zhou Shixiong had no nephritis at all, and he was very good at kidneys!
"The ancestor system? Or the rules set by Emperor Taizu or the rules set by Emperor Chengzu? Neither of the two saints had made such rules. How dare other emperors violate the ancestor system? Speaking of the rules, I remember one. Emperor Taizu set up an iron plate to strictly prohibit eunuchs from interfering in politics. I wonder if the emperor had heard of this?" Emperor Chongzhen was about to get angry, but as a minister, Zhou Shixiong dared to mock the previous emperor. This was enough to enjoy the crime of great disrespect.
When he heard the iron plate of Taizu, his anger disappeared instantly and he burst into cold sweat. The iron plate that eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in politics was indeed not in the Forbidden City of Nanjing. But not to mention the Longzi Longsun knows this, ordinary people know it. When it comes to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the most qualified person to call his ancestors was of course Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor.
Sending eunuchs as military supervisors is not interfering in politics, but pure participation in politics. If Zhou Shixiong uses this article to impeach Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen will at least write a self-criticism edict, and then go to Taimiao to kneel for a few hours to apologize to Emperor Taizu!
Chapter completed!