Chapter 1018 Difficult

For some reason, the Ministry of War arranged people to stare at several city gates in the capital, and they had to look at anyone who had official documents.

If it was an envoy from the Eastern Expedition Army, the Ministry of War would arrange for people to lead them to the corresponding yamen to report the news, but there was no delay. The news would definitely be delivered to the palace first. The Ministry of War's messengers were naturally familiar with the way and led the people to the palace gate. There were eunuchs waiting in front of the imperial city gate. After receiving the news, they would have to hand it to Emperor Wanli as soon as possible.

This is a strange thing. The envoy who submitted military memorials did not know the way. Why not do it again? But there is one thing that the rule of the Ming Dynasty in the past was that whenever a great victory was achieved, the envoy would shout loudly from the time he entered the capital gate, fearing that others would not know.

"Sisters don't know. This is the news of our master's victory in the palace. Everyone in the world knows that it is difficult to do it in the palace?"

In Wang Tong's inner house, Song Chanchan and several female relatives explained that Han Xia and Zhang Hongying had seen the world. Zhai Xiuer was naturally intelligent, but Lu Ruomei didn't understand it and asked curiously:

"Sister Song, why don't you let the noise?"

"Now our master is a marquis, and the capital of the Jinyiwei, and his position is noble. If you make great contributions, you don't know how to reward the reward. If the news is suppressed, the palace will take out the rules and talk about it, so be calm."

Lu Ruomei still didn't understand, but just nodded there. Song Chanchan pondered for a while and said:

"Madam, Hongying, you will go to Tianjin Wei tomorrow. Take the young master and tell the public that you are going to see your father-in-law and be filial to the old man."

Han Xia nodded. Wang Xia in her arms was looking around curiously with her big eyes open. Although she could walk and talk, she was too young and didn't understand these things at all. Han Xia shook Wang Xia in her arms, called her aunt who was serving outside, took Wang Xia out for fun. When only five wives and concubines were left in the house, Han Xia stood up solemnly, bowed to Song Chanchan, and said:

"Sister Song, I don't know much about the three sisters. I'm worried about this family matter and danger."

Song Chanchan quickly got up and supported Han Xia, and said with a smile:

"There is nothing dangerous to say about the lady, and the master's plan is complete and thoughtful, so there is no need to worry about the lady and her sisters."

In the Wenyuan Pavilion in the imperial city, Wang Xijue's loud voice was missing, but it was much quieter than before. In May, the eunuch in the Imperial Supervision Bureau led the craftsmen to replace the windows and utensils of Wenyuan Pavilion, and changed from winter supplies to spring and summer.

The opening of Songjiang port was on track. The army in the eastern expedition consumed money and grain from Liao Town. The court was under a lot of pressure, and the cabinet ministers were quite relaxed.

On the seventh day of the fifth month, two days after the Dragon Boat Festival, when the dynasty meeting was about to end, a young eunuch sent a memorial from Liaodong. Emperor Wanli did not leave everyone to continue the dynasty meeting. He returned to the imperial study room, and the cabinet and the six ministers were naturally as usual.

It was said that it was as usual, but in fact it could not get up as usual. The news sent by the little eunuch during the court meeting was the memorial of the Huwei Army's victory and the thief chief.

"If someone told me this news five years ago, I had to jump out of my chair, but now I feel that nothing is left."

"It was too late five years ago. If someone reported the record of beheading more than a thousand to the Ministry of War six or seven years ago, the Ministry of War would go to the inspection in a big battle. This person would have a bright future. Now? If you get a thousand heads, you should first ask if you bought it from the regiment training. As for Wang Tong, it is not surprising that he won a big victory."

"There are 30,000 people in Chenyang, and the Tielingwei chased me and reported about 10,000 yuan. This time, there are 20,000 yuan outside the wall, and more than 60,000 yuan heads. Even if the troops from Xuanda Jiliao are included, the contribution of the Huwei Army is too heavy. How much official positions are needed and how much money is given?"

"Ma Fang has only two or three thousand heads in her life, and she has been granted the title of marquis. How can Wang Tong calculate his military merits? In addition to the head, he is now a marquis."

Speaking of this, everyone became quiet. They watched Shen Shixing, who had been silent since the beginning of his comments, but then slowly looked up and said:

"There is a sage for this kind of matter. We, as ministers, should not argue."

After Shen Shixing said this, everyone felt a little overwhelmed. They coughed a few times, returned to their seats, and were busy with their own affairs.

There were a lot of discussions in Wenyuan Pavilion, but the imperial study room was very quiet. However, the reason why it was so quiet was not that it was not that it was that it was not that it could not be discussed here.

Tian Yi and Zou Yi respectfully commented and sorted out memorials from all over the place. Zhao Jinliang also went in and out and sent the documents from inside and outside to take them back. Although it was a miscellaneous job, the only ones in the palace who could pass on the side of Emperor Wanli were Zhao Jinliang, and even Tian Yi and Zou Yi were not so close.

Emperor Wanli frowned, looked at the memorials there, and scolded him from time to time:

"This kind of sesame thing has also been sent to me. Is the court giving him a salary and asking him to write memorials in everything?"

"Absurd! He really thought I didn't know what Jiangxi was like, and he dared to report a severe drought to me. Tian Yi asked the Jinyiwei people to go down to check it out to see if the Jinyiwei's report was wrong, or if he was wrong in Jiujiang Prefecture!"

He had such a bad temper, and the rest of the people were very careful, for fear of being affected by this anger. After reviewing several memorials, Emperor Wanli suddenly asked:

"Wang Tong's military achievements are so grand, how should we reward him?"

Asked this question, as expected by several people in the Imperial Study Room. According to the order of status, Tian Yi naturally answered, but Tian Yi was definitely unwilling to be the chief at this time, but the emperor asked, but he could only bow and answer:

"Long live, Lord Wang is now a marquis. This time he should be the Duke of the State. He has also arranged for various yamen to prepare for military merits in the past few days. Now the palace is expensive, so please don't worry."

"Why do you have to say about these things? I knew how to reward you when I was in the Huwei Martial Arts Hall. Wang Tong's contributions were promoted to a duke step by step, and then he gave him land, houses, wealth and goods. What will the people in the world see me and say me? Rewarding military merits, you are not the gold and silver that Tianjin Wei has come from!!"

Emperor Wanli suddenly became irritated, and Tian Yi quickly knelt down and kowtowed and apologized:

"Long live the anger, I am not considering it."

However, Tian Yi's face was facing the ground, and the others could not see any expression. It was hard to say that there was a bit of regret on it. Emperor Wanli didn't care, and patted the table and said impatiently:

"Kneel around and kneel, what's the use of kneeling? Get up and do things, Zou Yi, what do you think?"

"Long live, this servant thinks that Wang Tong's achievements seem to be able to match Xu Da and Li Shanchang's servant, no matter how great Wang Tong's contributions are, he is also a minister of Emperor Long live. Anyone who wants to reward him will be grateful."

After Zou Yi said a few words, he saw that Emperor Wanli looked wrong, so he quickly changed his words and lowered his head. Emperor Wanli stared at Zou Yi for a few times, but asked Zhao Jinliang, who was standing in the distance, who was sorting the memorials:

"Xiao Liang, Wang Tong has made such a great contribution, how do you think he should reward him?"

"The world is the Lord of Life. I will reward you as much as I want!"

Zhao Jinliang had almost no hesitation in his answer. Emperor Wanli nodded with satisfaction, but then shook his head again, as if he had said nothing.

Emperor Wanli did not continue to ask, and did not even arrange for anyone to go to the cabinet to ask for advice.

However, there was a vague legend in the palace the next day, saying that after the eunuch of the Sili Supervisor Tian Yi returned to his residence, he said to his confidant:

"Twenty years later, it may not be useful for twenty years. Zhao Jinliang will sit at the position of the Sili Supervisor's Printing."

Needless to say, everyone knows this. Such close people are always accompanied by their lives several times, and from Zhang Cheng to Zou Yi, they are all considered his elders. Such people will definitely be in the position of Silijian for a long time in the future. Moreover, Zhao Jinliang is actually the manager of the Qianqing Palace now, and this identity is even more amazing. Maybe he can serve the prince's generation.

But this is not the biggest thing. What is really amazing is that Tian Yi went to the Marquis of Wuqing to greet Empress Dowager Cisheng, but the news was blocked very strictly. Except for Emperor Wanli, only Zou Yi knew that others seemed to be a routine emperor who sent eunuchs to the Marquis of Wuqing to greet him. It was unfilial and he just did his face to save face regularly.

Emperor Wanli could not come up with an idea for Wang Tong's reward and wanted to ask Empress Dowager Li. This behavior scared Zou Yi in a cold sweat. If Zhang Cheng had not told him before leaving, he would have been confused. What Zhang Cheng said at the time was that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Wansui were biological mothers and sons after all, and there was nothing that could not be said between the mother and the mother, but the Emperor Wansui should be careful and would not be careful. Our normal mind as slaves is.

Wang Xijue's memorials came to the capital one by one. The memorials explained the prosperity of Liao Town and the disadvantages of the general's autocracy. It also said that the other towns on the nine sides were dealing with an enemy, while Liao Town responded to all parties, including Mongolia, Jurchen, and Goryeo, and it was too easy to have problems and could not be dealt with.

Therefore, Wang Xijue suggested that Liao Town be divided into three generals, Liaodong, Liaonan and Liaobei, each with one side, and act cheaply. He also said that Liao Town is vast, with fertile land and large areas of land that have not been reclaimed, which is suitable for moving the poor in the pass. Moreover, the development outside the wall is about to begin, and civil affairs are heavy, so a province should be set up to send civil servants and pastors to guard them.

Wang Xijue has an interesting statement, saying that the local people outside the pass are different, and those who are clear-minded and skilled in practice should be selected to take office, governors, attend politics, and governors naturally use imperial examinations. However, the officials who are specific to the following are best selected in places like Tianjin Wei, and do extraordinary things in extraordinary times.
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