It would rather report a mistake than hide it, otherwise many people would die if they were investigated later. This was also a rule passed down during the Jiajing period. At that time, the general Qiu Luan bribed Tumot Altan Khan and falsely reported his military achievements. Afterwards, it became a major case. Many people died and were implicated. He also closely monitored the military situation in the border town. Once it was found, it would be strictly dealt with.

I thought it was a matter of collapse and earth, but I never thought it was a false alarm. However, the reaction of the border troops of Jizhen and Liaozhen was really heartbreaking. The chief assistant Sun Chengzong had been rectifying there for several years, but this was the result. This made the relevant people very ugly. However, Wang Zaijin's judgment was quite accurate and made people look up to it. Therefore, there was no obstacle to entering the cabinet as the Minister of War, and it was done soon.

Whether it was Sun Chengzong's defeat or Wang Zaijin's praise, the current situation was not very important. Emperor Tianqi's already shaky body finally couldn't hold on. After being frightened and vomiting blood that day, he never appeared in the palace of the court meeting again.

But Emperor Tianqi was not as lazy as he had been after ascending the throne. Instead, he summoned eunuchs and civil servants to discuss affairs and politics in his bedroom. Emperor Tianqi was helped to walk down the ground for a short time. Most of the time he could only lean on the bed and occasionally lay down to rest in front of his ministers.

If it were in the past, someone would have to talk about etiquette, but in this situation where the king and his ministers share the hardships, those unnecessary disputes and saliva were much less, and everyone was busy with major events calmly. Although everyone said that Your Majesty would recover soon, even Emperor Tianqi himself did not believe these remarks. Now, King Xin Zhu Youjian has been seen in the court meeting, and the young vassal king just stood by and listened.

I originally thought I was a vassal king who died in the fiefdom of Taiping, but I didn't expect that with such a fate, I had the fate of the crown prince, and it seemed that I was about to soar to the sky.

Everyone in the cabinet was not worried about this Prince Xin. When Emperor Tianqi was still the crown prince and was taught by Sun Chengzong, Zhu Youjian often listened to the upright and awe-inspiring Sun Chengzong. As for Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, after a little investigation, everyone knows that King Xin has always had a great impression of the Qingliu people, but the Qingliu people were too lazy to pay attention to the vassal kings, so they had no contact. As for the king in Jin, he seemed to have no concerns about power, so he naturally didn't care about these things.

The real nervousness is the inner court! The eunuchs, from Wei Zhongxian, who were in power, had no friendship with this king of Xin, which is normal. The eunuchs' wealth and honor are only in the emperor they serve. The concubines and crown princess do not count, let alone the vassal kings. They are well-known to everyone. King of Xin Zhu Youjian was extremely angry with the eunuch party and believed that the Ming Dynasty had reached this situation, which was completely a disaster for the internal officials of these eunuchs.

"Long lively, the edict to appoint Sun Chuanting as the governor of Datong has been issued. According to the intentions of Sun Ge Lao, the edict specifically pointed out the new laws and arbitrary rules. Xu Na Sun Chuanting implemented the Xuzhou thief law in Datong and Shanxi to observe the results." Wei Zhongxian reported.

Emperor Tianqi nodded and glanced at his younger brother Zhu Youjian. He now only hopes that this young and passionate brother can learn more so that he will not be in a hurry after he becomes throne. He is not like himself, and he has the leisure to do carpenter work. Another thing that makes Emperor Tianqi worry is that he has a lot of preferences, beautiful colors, carpenters, and a hundred dramas. However, his younger brother has almost no hobbies. He always feels that there is a great reason in the saint's calligraphy and scriptures. I heard that he was taught by those old scholars in the vassal residence and developed some very bad habits.

Wei Zhongxian continued to report there: "After Xiong Tingbi came out, he was so grateful that he was determined to serve the country loyally."

"I have reported to the emperor's brother." King Xin Zhu Youjian said lukewarmly. Wei Zhongxian bowed deeply, and the faces of the others in the room remained unchanged, but his eyes had subtle changes. King Xin's attitude was enough to show a lot.

The Emperor of Heavenly Qi who was leaning against there smiled bitterly, and said in a weak voice: "The matter of selecting and promoting young and promising people must be handled as soon as possible. In the current situation, we will not be able to apply for the exception, but we are afraid that they will go to Xuzhou."

The ministers and eunuchs all bowed and agreed, and even King Xin Zhu Youjian agreed. The scholars of the Ming Dynasty were the core and backbone, and they were the real subject of the Ming Dynasty. Without their support, the Ming Dynasty would no longer exist. Mongolia on the grassland and the Jurchens outside the pass, no matter how threatened the Ming Dynasty was, the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were not worried about the choices of the scholars, because they were the barbarians of the Tartars and were in the remote areas of the bitter and cold. The gentry naturally knew how to make choices, but Xuzhou was different. He was also a citizen of China and was in the heart of the world. As long as Xuzhou offered enough conditions, it was hard to say how everyone chose. In fact, everyone knew more or less. There were already many people showing goodwill to Xuzhou, and some of them were even valuable.

After saying everything he should say, Emperor Tianqi sent out all the people in the bedroom, leaving only King Zhu Youjian. This action would also cause rumors inside and outside the palace. Eunuch Wei, who was the first closest emperor, did not stay to serve him. There must be something strange about this.

After Wei Zhongxian left, Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao was about to speak, but he started coughing. King Xin Zhu Youjian rushed over and brought a bowl of warm water to help his brother drink it. He could see the blood from Emperor Tianqi from the handkerchief, and Zhu Youjian's eyes were red.

"You should be kind to the inner officials. I heard that you are also very strict with the serving people around you. Cao Huachun and the others are all trembling?" Emperor Tianqi asked gently.

King Xin Zhu Youjian was stunned at first, and then realized that the movements in his palace would be reported to Tianqi by Wei Zhongxian's eyeliner. This made Zhu Youjian unable to contain his emotions and said angrily: "Brother, our Ming Dynasty is all corrupted by these eunuchs. I really dare not get close to these villains. In this situation, the emperor should recall the ministers of Qingzheng with the intention of cheering up. Now these villains are still involved too many of these civil servants!"

Hearing this, the smile on Emperor Tianqi's face disappeared and became a little cold and ruthless. King Xin Zhu Youjian also knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he lowered his head and stood there without moving. Emperor Tianqi stared at his younger brother. The coldness on his face turned into disappointment, and disappointment turned into helplessness. Finally, he just sighed lightly and said gently: "Fifth brother, all eunuch Qingliu are slaves and ministers of our Zhu family. What is good and evil is right and wrong? Be loyal to our Zhu family. Those who do things for us are right and right, and those who don't do this are wrong and evil."

Because there were only two brothers here at this time, and Emperor Tianqi had always cared for his younger brother, King Xin Zhu Youjian hesitated and said: "Brother, the eunuch party is a disaster for the country and the people. They deposed Qingliu and made the state affairs corrupt. Not to mention anything else, if the eunuch party had not levyed violent taxes, how could it have caused a great chaos in Shandong and the people of Xuzhou? If the eunuch party had not been incompetent and colluded with the bandits, how could it have been defeated several times and brought state affairs to such a situation!"

Listening to the passionate King Zhu Youjian, Emperor Tianqi was speechless for a moment, and then he was silent for a while and asked, "Did you think that who said these words to you and who said them?"

This question made Zhu Youjian stunned for a moment. Emperor Tianqi shook his head and said, "Scholars can write and say, so they will naturally not scold themselves. They will only push all their sins to others. Have you ever seen the internal officials say any reason?"

Looking at the application of King Xin Zhu Youjian, Emperor Tianqi did not continue, but said: "Now, the young and promising officials are being promoted everywhere. Although these people are disciples of the ministers in the court, but you can win over the favor and gain a group of loyal ministers. These are your fundamental team."

"Brother, the brother will definitely get better. Don't say such unlucky words, and I will be frightened." This made King Xin Zhu Youjian cry and knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

"You go out first! I'm a little tired, so I'm calling the Imperial Doctor and Wei Zhongxian and others to come in." Emperor Tianqi showed a tired expression on his face, signaling that King Xin Zhu Youjian would retreat. Zhu Youjian hurriedly retreated and left. The other party just now made King Xin nervous.

Seeing his younger brother withdrawing, Emperor Tianqi was a little helpless. He didn't expect that the vassal kings would not need any education today, but as a result, his younger brother became such a pure and kind-hearted personality. Those Confucian scholars who only knew how to talk about sages and righteousness should really be killed. But when he thought of this, Emperor Tianqi himself was also smiling bitterly. No wonder, the professor of the vassal kings should teach this way, but he didn't know how much his younger brother could learn.

Emperor Tianqi felt tired and drowsy to fall asleep. Before going to bed, a smile appeared on his face. No matter what, the country and the country would definitely not die in his hands.

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After Zhao Jin led the army back to Shandong, it was completely different from when he first came. Before and after occupying Linqing and going to the north, Shandong was more or less suspicious. Zhao Jin, Xuzhou, entered Northern Zhili with more than 20,000 troops, dared to confront nearly 100,000 troops in the court, and dared to rebel clearly. No matter how strong his troops in Xuzhou were, there was no such huge gap in defeating the more with fewer ones, and the most optimistic people were reserved.

Therefore, although the inspector Li and his son of Linqing helped Zhao Jin to take down the number one hero of Linqing, after the Zhao family army entered Beizhili, many of the top figures in the local area deliberately distanced themselves from the Li family, so as not to be settled by the future. Even the two strengthening regiments stationed in Linqing were treated coldly.

But all this changed after the Zhao family returned in triumphant return. The gentry and local tyrants almost flattered the Li family. The young and strong people who joined the army and the laborers filled the two left-behind regiments' stations. Everyone knows that no matter what elsewhere, the Shandong surnamed Zhao has been named in recent years.

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Chapter completed!