Chapter 174 The Eunuch Party’s Choice

After reading the two memorials sent from Liaodong were read by officials, they were put back on the desk. Everyone began to talk quietly below, and many people also glanced at the fat and white eunuch sitting high above, waiting for him to make a decision. This is Wei Zhongxian's mansion. Now the important officials in the court are his followers, and the court's government orders are all silenced from his words. When encountering such an important thing, they of course waited for Eunuch Wei to make an idea. After Wei Zhongxian coughed lightly and stopped the discussion below, he slowly said: "You have read these two memorials. I wonder how do you think we should be in vain? How can we report to the emperor and calm the people and fulfill our responsibilities as ministers? Let's talk about it and give us some advice."

Although everyone had a certain opinion in their hearts, they did not dare to mention it casually before they understood the opinions of Eunuch Wei and several other cabinet assistants. So everyone looked at Cui Chengxiu and other officials who were most trusted by Eunuch Wei, and then agreed to it after they made their own ideas.

After a moment of silence, Cui Chengxiucai said: "When I go back to my father-in-law, the official thought we should naturally present the memorial of the Liaodong governor Gaodi as a basis to the emperor. After all, he is the military and political supervisor of Liaodong. The reason why this battle was able to block the nearly 200,000 Jurchen army must be because of his proper command."

Wei Zhongxian nodded, and did not say good or bad, so he looked at the others. Seeing that the think tank in the eunuch party had already spoken, they just thought that Eunuch Wei meant this, and they all agreed, all of whom they believed should accept Gao Di's report. As for the Ning Qiandao Yuan's report, of course, it was not necessary to take it seriously. Some people even said: "My father-in-law, this Gao Di is the first person to recommend to Liaodong after he gained the trust of the emperor. He can make such great contributions, naturally, it depends on your wise eyes to know the talents, and Yuan Chonghuan is not the case. For your reputation, we should naturally attribute the credit to him. "There are all talents of the eunuch party, and some things that cannot be said clearly outside can be said here. Anyway, no one dares to reveal them.

At this moment, Wei Guangwei suddenly put forward a different view: "Dad, the lower official thought that he should accept Yuan Chonghuan's report! Not long ago, the military supervisor Tang Feng participated in this chapter of Gao Di, saying that he only knew how to withdraw all the Liaodong troops to Shanhaiguan, and did not know how to rescue him when Ningyuan was surrounded. Now that the war has come, he Gao Di has taken all his great achievements on himself, and I am afraid that even the emperor will not believe his words easily. Therefore, the lower official thought that it is more appropriate to choose Yuan Chonghuan's report this time."

Cui Chengxiu frowned when he heard this. He knew that this matter was indeed a little embarrassed, so he stopped insisting. At this time, Gu Bingqian also said, "Mr. Wei said this very much. We can no longer let him get away with it because he was recommended by his father-in-law. In this battle, he was too disbelief and lost his father-in-law's face. On the contrary, Tang Feng seemed very good in Yuan Chonghuan's report. If it weren't for his command and arrangement in Ningyuan City, it would not be so easy to defeat the 200,000 Jurchen army. Therefore, the officials also thought that they should accept Yuan Chonghuan's report."

When the officials saw that both of them were like this, they immediately looked at Feng Huan's dodge and changed their views just now, and suggested that Wei Zhongxian use Yuan Chonghuan's report as a basis. Cui Chengxiu knew that he was a little confused at this time, but his concern for Tang Feng made him say, "Dad, although he said that, there is one thing we need to consider, that is, if the memorial is as Yuan Chonghuan said, Gao Di, the position of Liaodong governor, would not be able to sit down. Where can we find someone to replace him?"

The point of this was the point, and everyone suddenly calmed down. The eunuch party members still clearly remembered the two searches for suitable managers half a year ago. If Gao Di really couldn't take this position again, they might have a headache about it again. Seeing that the people present were moved by his words, Cui Chengxiu went further: "And don't forget that Yuan Chonghuan was promoted by Sun Chengzong. If Gao Di was guilty and he made a contribution, it would show that Sun Chengzong was more suitable for this Liaodong Administration. At that time, the emperor might use Sun Chengzong as the Liaodong Administration again. In this way, we would try our best to drive him out of this position before. However, Tang Feng, who Yuan Chonghuan was interested in, brought his men to pursue the Jin army without knowing life and death. He was useless to us. It would be better to continue to let Gao Di be the Liaodong Administration."

"This..." To be honest, Wei Zhongxian was already moved by Wei Guangwei and the others' words, but now hesitated after hearing Cui Chengxiu's words. He was indeed unwilling to let Sun Chengzong take office again, which would be very unfavorable for them. And Tang Feng had a little suspicion in his heart because of the incident a month ago, and now he was even more unseen than the corpse. There was no need to make a headache for him. But Gu Bingqian's words forced him to reconsider: "Father-in-law, this is the same as the situation half a year ago. Now we don't have to worry about whether the more than 100,000 troops in Liaodong are under our control."

"How can I explain this?" Seeing that he said this with such confidence, Wei Zhongxian became interested and asked hurriedly.

"We just eradicated the Donglin Party half a year ago. There are still many people in the court who are enemies with us. Once they collude with the generals of the border, it will be very unfavorable for us. But now, my father-in-law is favored by the emperor and supported by all officials. The court is full of our people. How can we talk about it half a year ago? If there are any illegal attempts by the border generals, it is really rebelling and rebelling, and the officials in the court will not agree to what they do. And after this, I also saw a very important thing, that is, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are in Liaodong, they are still subject to the allocation of money and food from the court. If they refuse to obey orders, as long as we do not pay military salaries, the soldiers guarding the border will remove the general for us. So no matter who is in the position of Liaodong's governor, we no longer have to take it seriously."

"Not bad, not bad! Why didn't our family think of this?" Wei Zhongxian smiled and nodded repeatedly, obviously he was moved by Gu Bingqian's words. But before Gu Bingqian finished his words, he continued: "And there were hundreds of generals in Yuan Chonghuan's memorials signed by hundreds of generals, which shows how they value this matter. And Gao Dijing will not be tolerated by the soldiers of Liaodong after this matter. We no longer need to protect such an incompetent and useless person. There is also Tang Feng mentioned in Yuan Chonghuan's memorials. Don't forget, he

It is also the Liaodong we recommended to go to. He was able to make such great contributions and it was because we valued him. Therefore, it is not entirely beneficial to us to accept this seal! Although he is unclear about life and death now, if he does not come back from death, he will be grateful after learning about this and will give up his work for his father-in-law. Even if he really dies on the battlefield, we can still use him to set an example for the scholars in the world, indicating that the court will not treat those who have made meritorious deeds. Therefore, the officials think that it is more beneficial to us to accept Yuan Chonghuan's memorial than Gao Di!"

"Okay! Our family has decided, so we will submit Yuan Chonghuan's report to the world. But how should our family deal with him? Should we take him back to Beijing?" Wei Zhongxian asked with some embarrassment.

"This Gaodi is not enough to make a mistake, and even if he is dismissed, he is light. However, he still has a certain purpose, that is, to make the soldiers of Liaodong return to their hearts. As long as the father-in-law punishes this person seriously, the soldiers of Liaodong will be grateful for their fairness and severity. Then, even if someone else is replaced as the Liaodong governor in the future, it will not harm us." Gu Bingqian said with a smile.

"Mr. Gu is indeed our right-hand man. He acted like this and killed several birds with one stone. This not only bribed the Liaodong defenders' hearts, but also let the officials in the court know that our family is dedicated to the public. It is indeed a clever plan. Just do what you said!" Wei Zhongxian giggled with joy. The other officials were busy flattering and exclaiming.

When Wei Zhongxian reported this to Emperor Tianqi, even the emperor who was busy working as a carpenter was furious: "He is so noble. What a great trust I have to let him manage Liaodong. He is not only unwilling to do his best for the court, but only thinking about protecting himself, but also being jealous of the virtuous and capable, and pushing all his mistakes to those who have made contributions. It's really outrageous!

"Wei Zhongxian, you can immediately arrest this thief and be punished by me. Also, Tang Feng is loyal to the country and doesn't even know his life or death. The court cannot treat him badly. I plan to give him a reward."

"The old slave has already discussed with several auxiliary ministers in the cabinet. Although Tang Feng is only an ordinary Jinshi, he has real talents. Moreover, he has made meritorious service several times, so the court should naturally be rewarded. Now he is only a sixth-rank censor. The ministers and others mean to promote him to the Ministry of War. From the fifth-rank official rank, I wonder what the emperor thinks?"

"Then do it according to your wishes. Don't treat such a loyal minister unfairly. If this Tang Feng is really dead in the battlefield, you must remember to improve his official position."
Chapter completed!