Chapter 97: The new time travel continues
The ninth day of the tenth month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, the capital, the Forbidden City, the cabinet room
With a "snap" sound, a just-delivered Ministry of War newspaper was thrown heavily on the floor. Immediately afterwards, there was another "crack" sound, and a colorful glazed tea bowl with a flower and bird pattern was hit hard against the wall, and then fell down, breaking into pieces of porcelain on the ground.
"...Stupid thing! Qian Yizhi, this stupid thing, is ruining the country! At this time, how can we show the record of the ministers? This thing does not know whether to live or die!"
After learning the whole story of the Tianjin Incident, Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet who has been in charge of the government these days, immediately fell back in anger, his whole body twitching and trembling, wishing that he could provoke a mutiny and bring down the last stronghold near the capital. Qian Shisheng, the second assistant who supported Qin Wang's army, was taken out and beaten up. Beside Wen Tiren, the other two cabinet ministers Wang Yingxiong and Wu Zongda also echoed and cursed Qian Shisheng, the second assistant who was currently fleeing to nowhere. He Wuzuo, who was sitting on the other side of the class room, lowered his head and fiddled with the jade pendant around his waist, seemingly in deep thought.
Seeing that He Wuzu still refused to admit his mistakes and showed no intention of working together, Wen Tiren was so angry that he wanted to slap him in the face and wake him up severely: everything has ended up like this Waiting for the situation of life and death, you Donglin Party members are still thinking about causing trouble and fighting among themselves?
——In the official history of later generations, Wen Tiren, the first assistant in the late Ming Dynasty, was classified as a first-rate traitor. Because he had always been opposed to the Donglin Party, he was always an enemy of the Donglin Party when he was in office. He repeatedly proposed increasing business taxes in the south of the Yangtze River and reducing land taxes in the north, and was determined to oppose the Donglin Party. Although none of Wen Tiren's measures were accomplished under the desperate obstruction of the Donglin Party of the Manchu Dynasty, they were enough to make the Jin gentlemen in Jiangnan gnash their teeth with hatred.
Therefore, after Wen Tiren defeated Zhou Yanru, the leader of Donglin, and seized the throne of chief minister, the Donglin party members kept putting various shit basins on Wen Tiren's head, and even used Wen Tiren's surname to make a fuss about "Wen Tiren". "Associated with "plague", all kinds of low-level and despicable methods were used.
For example, in order to prevent Wen Tiren from becoming the chief minister, Huang Shaojie even openly claimed to the emperor during the criminal investigation: Since Wen Tiren entered the cabinet, there has not been a year without drought, not a day without dimming of the sun, no place without disaster, and no place without disaster. Bandits appear. Therefore, Wen Tiren is an unlucky person and should be allowed to resign. As for the folk songs that were the surefire way for literati to fight in politics, they also began to "praise" Wen Tiren and curse Wen Tiren and his political allies: the cabinet was turned into a brothel, and the king of Wugui Bamo was always plagued by plague (Wen). This ballad uses surnames and place of origin as allusions. "Wugui" means turtle, referring to Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of Wucheng family; "Wangba" means bastard, referring to the cabinet minister Wang Yingxiong from Ba County, Sichuan; "篾片" It means those people who accompany others to study, play chess, paint, etc., similar to today's escorts. It is used here to refer to another cabinet minister Wu Zongda.
——The three cabinet ministers Wen Tiren, Wang Yingxiong, and Wu Zongda have a good relationship, and they are all mortal enemies of the Donglin Party in terms of political stance. Therefore, the Donglin Party calls them turtles, bastards, and escorts. The cabinet also has These three people were ridiculed by the world's literati as a brothel.
But to be honest, compared with several other chief ministers during the Chongzhen period, Wen Tiren's character and talents are already very good.
First of all, Wen Tiren is smart and capable and has strong working ability. The cabinet is busy with government affairs, including punishment, money and food, and there are many clues. Whenever they encounter complex problems, all the ministers frown and look at each other. Only Wen Tiren understands it clearly and never makes mistakes or refutes. Therefore, other ministers in the cabinet admire his agility. Secondly, Wen Tiren was very incorruptible. His house in the capital was awarded to him by the emperor. Other than that, he had no money left and never accepted any bribes. Compared with the astonishing wealth accumulated by his predecessor, Zhou Yanru, the first assistant minister in the four years of ruling the country, Wen Tiren, the first assistant minister, is truly the most incorruptible prime minister since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and can even be compared with the famous upright official Hai Rui during the Jiajing period. Even the Donglin Party members who hated him had to admit that Wen Tiren was "not as good as a bribe".
It is really unfair no matter how you look at it, to label such an honest and capable chief minister as a traitor. Speaking of which, as long as Wen Tiren, the first assistant, wants to do things, he will definitely not tolerate the troubles of the Donglin Party members who only talk nonsense but are not practical. Without Donglin's troubles, he, the first assistant, can truly accomplish national affairs. . However, the logic of Donglin Party members is: Donglin Party members are always good people, so Wen Tiren who excludes Donglin Party members is a bad person. This kind of logic is shameless and unreasonable bandit logic, and it is brainless pig-headed logic. However, because Donglin scholars controlled the right to speak and wrote history under their auspices, at that time and for many centuries after that, it was No one can refute this absurd logic.
On the other hand, Wen Tiren's character and talent were not bad among the ministers in the late Ming Dynasty, but he was just the eldest son among the shortest. At best, he was just a paper framer who demolished the east wall to repair the west wall, rather than someone who could turn the tide. of great men.
Especially in this time and space of the late Ming Dynasty, which has been greatly changed by many time travellers, Wen Tiren, taking advantage of the Dongfeng defeat in Dalinghe, had just defeated Zhou Yanru, and not long after he was promoted to the chief minister of the cabinet, he encountered a series of earth-shattering events. Super disaster - Fujian Huangshi Rebellion, Dengzhou Chen Xinmou Rebellion, the Wenxiang Sect uprising in Shandong, internal strife in the Xuanda border army, Shaanxi bandits breaking through Taiyuan and killing the vassal king, Guan Ning's army defecting to the captives, Jurchen soldiers entering the capital again... No matter which one of these, it can be The drastic changes that shocked the entire world happened to happen together at the same time! So many sap fell down that Wen Tiren, who had just assumed the position of chief assistant, was at a loss for a moment and almost fainted.
What's even worse is that as the sworn enemy of the Donglin Party, Wen Tiren, the chief minister, is currently fighting alone against the entire bureaucracy. Although he was the chief minister, after the Eunuch Party was purged and the Donglin Party was offended, Wen Tiren only had a few cronies to help him. Faced with the Donglin Party's hindrance, what could he do? The Ming Empire is now suffering from internal and external troubles, but why is Wen Tiren not suffering from internal and external troubles?
Even at such a critical moment of life and death, the Donglin Party in the court is still working tirelessly to hold back the situation - although Wen Tiren is the chief minister at the moment, the important positions in the court are all Donglin Party members, and the order issued by the cabinet There is simply no effective implementation of Part 6.
Even the ministers in the cabinet are not of the same mind: for example, Qian Shisheng, the second assistant to the cabinet, is Donglin Yuanxian, who became famous very early. He is older than Qian Qianyi and originally was not the same person as Wen Tiren. However, after being promoted to Chief Assistant, Wen Tiren felt that he was unable to cope with the collective sabotage and lack of cooperation of many Donglin Party officials in the imperial court, so he decided to give up his position to accommodate the opposition, which attracted the attention of Qian Shisheng. Donglin Yuanxian, who is quite pleasing to the eye, joins the cabinet. He hopes that Qian Shisheng can put the country first and suppress Donglin so that cabinet orders can be passed smoothly. Unexpectedly, Qian Shisheng looked kind and kind, but in fact he was still a model good Donglin who never ceased his life and fought with the party. He didn't care about Wen Tiren's support at all. As soon as Fang entered the cabinet, he immediately resisted all Wen Tiren's actions. He even openly colluded with the ministers to plot against Wen... Wen Tiren's plan completely failed.
Then, another college student, He Wuzuo, was also a member of the Donglin Party in the cabinet. He was also an extremely staunch anti-Wen faction. He had always been on the same page as Qian Shisheng. He had been holding back Wen Tiren for a long time since he entered the cabinet. Wen Tiren was very hostile to He. My son was so angry that he had itchy teeth, but there was nothing he could do because it was impossible to drive him away through legal channels - as long as Wen Tiren dared to instigate people to impeach He Wuzu, the Donglin Party would have several times of memorials to impeach Wen Tiren. The cabinet comes.
In short, if Wen Tiren, the chief assistant, wants to really make a difference, he must vigorously attack the Donglin Party. However, the current national situation is critical and it is really not a suitable time to engage in party struggle. But although Wen Tiren intends to be tolerant, the Donglin Party still wants to Continue to cause trouble, or even seek death!
For example, after Lu Xiangsheng defeated Jizhou, Wen Tiren, the chief assistant, no matter how bad he was at military affairs, he understood that the Qin army in Tianjin was the last straw for the capital. No matter what, he had to give generous rewards, appoint officials and make wishes to encourage them to serve the country loyally. Just fine.
But the problem is that the Donglin Party in the imperial court does not seem to think so: the Ministry of Household Affairs stated that there is no money or grain in the treasury, and the last remaining grain has been allocated to Lu Xiangsheng in Tongzhou, and there is no money to pay the Qin army. And it is even more impossible to violate the old rules and promote them. Another imperial censor openly accused Wen Tiren of being willing to humble himself and please the warriors - "...We, the scholars, are the pillars of the country. The chief minister before treated the scholars so contemptuously and harshly, and expelled the Donglin gentlemen from the court. But to please others Isn't it true that despicable warriors have turned the world upside down and rebelled against morality? Over the years, while a gentleman has been in the imperial court, the country's affairs have been in ruins. This is all because these vulgar warriors deserve death. They do not read poetry and have no loyalty in their hearts. Ken Fulfilling the duty of serving the imperial court, only thinking about getting rich and protecting one's life, and being afraid to move forward when encountering difficulties. This is why the Eastern captives hold the pass and bandits are wreaking havoc. From the perspective of despicable duties, it is not difficult to maintain peace in the country and stabilize the capital, as long as the people in charge are in charge. Count all those treacherous people Expelled from the court, entrusted me and other Qingliu with important responsibilities, monitoring and beating those warriors in the army, always showing great righteousness, threatening with severe punishment, those lowly warriors will definitely die in service, and the situation will be improved in this way. ! ”
Wen Tiren naturally sneered at such ridiculous words, but the Dukes of Donglin couldn't stand it, but they all agreed, thinking it was a good suggestion. Immediately after, Qian Shisheng, the second assistant to the cabinet, discussed with He Wuzou, and went to Tianjin to "supervise the war" without even saying a word to him... and then just caused a mutiny for him. Come! What's even worse is that Jiannu Donglu seized the opportunity and destroyed the 50,000 King Qin reinforcements in one fell swoop!
Hey, let’s not mention things that have happened in the past now. What's really important is that the situation in Gyeonggi Province has deteriorated to such an extent that even Wen Tiren doesn't know what to do next. Anyway, as the chief minister of the cabinet, he is probably the most aggrieved person in the country for more than two hundred years. No one listens to what he says. Every court meeting is dismissed. The civil and military officials of the court regard him as nothing.
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What makes Wen Tiren even more chilling is that he has already caused such a catastrophic disaster and put the capital in deep danger. Let alone Qian Shisheng, the principal criminal whose fate is unknown, and the accomplice He Wu sitting in front of him. Zou still had no intention of repenting at all.
——Under the silent condemnation of the three cabinet bachelors Wen Tiren, Wang Yingxiong, and Wu Zongda, He Wuzou remained silent for a long time without blushing and without a beating heart. He suddenly changed the topic and asked, "... I wonder if the Holy Dragon Body is at this moment? How's it going? Is your condition getting better?"
"...According to what the palace eunuch said, His Majesty is still unconscious..." Although he was unhappy, Wen Tiren reluctantly replied.
In recent days, the reason why Wen Tiren, the chief minister, has been so aggrieved, and even almost despised and ignored, is that in addition to the Lin Party in the DPRK and the Lin Party's desperate attempts to undermine him, another very important reason is the sudden change of Emperor Chongzhen. Lying ill and comatose, Wen Tiren, a lonely minister, lost the support of the imperial power. He was suddenly in trouble due to the non-cooperation of the Donglin Party of the Manchu Dynasty, which made the imperial court basically paralyzed recently.
——After learning the bad news that the generals in western Liaoning had surrendered to the enemy, and that the slaves in eastern Liaodong had seized Shanhaiguan and invaded Yongping Mansion, Emperor Chongzhen was so angry that he rolled down from the Danqi of the palace, and suffered a bloody head and head on the spot. I don’t know the personnel. Although the injury did not worsen after being rescued by the imperial doctor, Emperor Chongzhen has been lying in bed for a long time and has been unconscious for many days. He can only hang on with ginseng soup... Today, it is already January. Even though the situation in the country outside was rapidly collapsing, and the concubines in the palace were crying blindly, Emperor Chongzhen still showed no sign of waking up.
However, when Academician He Wuzou mentioned this matter at this moment, he was certainly not really concerned about the safety of His Majesty's dragon body, but had other purposes.
"...Alas, His Majesty is in poor health and cannot handle the affairs of the state, which really worries us. He is also quite constrained in handling state affairs, and no one can make a final decision. But now the country is in trouble, and as the saying goes, the country is not in power. A day without a king How about appointing the crown prince (Zhu Cixiang) as the supervisor of the country?" He Wuzou stood up, raised his hands to the sky with a serious face and said, "...In this way, we will surely appease the ministers and calm the hearts of the people... ”
"...But although His Majesty is sick, he is not in trouble after all, and the prince is only four years old this year..." Wen Tiren said subconsciously, and then suddenly his pupils shrank, guessing He Wuzuo's sinister intentions - he He wants to launch another coup and seize his throne as chief minister!
——In the past, although the emperor's sudden coma made Wen Tiren, the chief minister, become a nameless one due to the exclusion of the Manchu Dynasty, it was also because of the same reason that the Donglin Party was unable to make an effort to knock Wen Tiren out of the position of chief minister: dismissal. The chief assistant must obtain the emperor's approval.
And if the crown prince, who is only four years old this year, is allowed to exercise imperial power on his behalf, it seems possible to overthrow the cabinet and remove the prime minister...
When I think of these Donglin gentlemen who speak of loyalty and morality, at this critical moment of the country's life and death, they are still only thinking about how to overthrow the government and seize power... No matter how well-trained Wen Tiren is, he can't help but blush with anger. Losing his face, he pointed at He Wuzuo, who was about to have an attack.
However, before Wen Tiren could curse, a middle-aged eunuch with a happy face hurriedly opened the door and barged in, not even realizing that his shoes had escaped, "... Dear gentlemen, happy news! What a joy! Your Majesty finally woke up! Your Majesty finally woke up today!"
After hearing this rare good news, Wen Tiren, who was originally furious, couldn't help but feel relieved, and suddenly his anger turned into joy.
"...Your Majesty is awake? This is really...great!!! The old minister is really feeling...ah..."
Thinking of the tremendous pressure he had endured these days and the many bad news that could scare people to death, Wen Tiren muttered with almost tears.
"...Well, His Majesty's dragon body has turned the corner, and it is indeed God who has blessed me, the Ming Dynasty... It's gratifying, it's gratifying..."
Academician He Wuzou, who had just proposed to support the crown prince to supervise the country, had no choice but to agree with it.
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At the same time, deep in the palace, on a large carved bed with dragon-patterned curtains, a haggard and thin young man was sitting up in a daze, looking blankly at the people around him who were crying, laughing, and expressing expressions. The excited concubine Gong'e couldn't help but feel confused.
"...What...what is going on? Where have I been? Who are they?"
He clearly remembered that a moment ago he was sitting in front of the computer in the Internet cafe playing "World of Warcraft", and how in the blink of an eye he was lying on a bed, surrounded by such a circle of beauties in ancient costumes with high buns and jingle rings. ? Is it a variety show trick? Or are you dreaming?
So, he coughed a few times, opened his mouth with some difficulty, and wanted to ask the people beside the bed. Unexpectedly, he immediately felt a sting in his throat and couldn't make a sound at all... At the same time, he felt that his whole body was greasy and dirty, and his hair It was extremely itchy, as if there were lice, and there was an extremely disgusting rancid smell coming out of my mouth - Damn it, how long have you been lying in bed? Why doesn't anyone come and give me a good wipe?
Next, he suddenly seemed to be electrocuted, his whole body twitched violently, and his brain felt like it was about to burst. Countless memories of this body's original memories came rushing in like hurricanes and tsunamis, making this time traveler a Time is painful, but I also know my identity at this time: "... ...It turns out that this is the Forbidden City, and I am Zhu Youjian, the last Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty... I didn't expect that I also traveled through time... Wait, no! It's only the fifth year of Chongzhen's reign! Hou Jin Bing, why have you entered the border early!”