Chapter 264. Complex entanglements of interests
Imitation of the old Annam calendar? It sounds good, when was that time, Emperor Yongle waved his hand to launch an army of 500,000 to conquer Mobei, in the vast grassland and desert, the supply line was delayed for thousands of miles with the Northern Yuan to compete for power, and it was trivial to send 300,000 troops, but when is it now, even if the battle is in the territory, the salaries of these peasant armies will not be paid.
Not to mention crossing the sea to help the Toyotomi family fight, and then mobilizing one-third of the country's mobile forces to support the Li family of Korea connected by land and land like Wanli Ye's loser, the current Ming Dynasty does not have that strength.
No wonder there is nothing to be done, either traitor or thief! Seeing the two Toyotomi dwarves kowtowing gratefully there, the word "deception" almost came to the minds of all the Ming courtiers present, and they were immediately thrown out by them with their heads.
It's good to cheat tribute, at most you will lose some gold and silver, which is good, I want to push the court into the fire pit!
"Presumptuous!"
It's none of the business, but this matter is like a wildfire, and you can swallow yourself immediately, Wu Mengyan, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, who was in charge of the reception, jumped out like he had a hot buttocks, pointing at the two dwarves in Jinye and roaring angrily.
"You are clearly a liar who came to pay tribute, where are the warriors of the town hall?"
"Lord Wu, what are you talking about? We came from Toyotomi's house, and the customs clearance documents and holy decrees published with the Ming Dynasty during the Wanli period were personally inspected by you, and Your Majesty has just canonized the young master of my family as the lord of Fusang, could it be that Lord Wu wants to bully the king? ”
"This official ......, this official ......"
Listening to this devil's slow words, Wu Mengyan's old face first turned red, and then turned pale again, and he knelt on the ground with a flutter.
Not only his face was twitching, but the emperor's face was also twitching, he thought that his virtue was profound, and he was powerful all over the world, which attracted the Japanese people to come to the court, but he never thought that this trap had caught him, and now Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were cold and he couldn't wait to immediately drag out the two Japanese people and Wu Mengyan and the two idiots to kill them.
However, even if the emperor is high, there are some things that cannot be surpassed, it is easy to kill Shi Chen, and it is difficult to get rid of the stain on the history books, which makes him more uncomfortable than killing Chongzhen, and doing so will also cause criticism, the courtiers are panicked and go to the book, he can't afford it, Wei Zhongxian was ousted by him in this way, Chongzhen knows this too well.
Fortunately, there is a Wen Tiren at the bottom, although the traitorous ministers have brought disaster to the country and the people, but the biggest benefit is that he has never embarrassed the emperor.
"Your Majesty, sending troops to the country is also a big trouble, the old minister thinks, when the envoy is asked to wait in the palace, the cabinet and the Ministry of War will negotiate, and after coming up with a resolution, then notify him to go to the palace to listen to the announcement, what does Your Majesty think?"
Chongzhen is not a stupid person, he has played a lot of intrigues and tricks, and he knows what kind of fart the old guy knows when he pouts his ass, but it is just a procrastination trick, dragging the big things small, and when everyone forgets about it, he will reward some silver to send the two dwarves away.
It's just that the oolong that made a fuss this time, the impact will not be dissipated so easily, the old face is black, and Emperor Chongzhen is helpless to flick his sleeves.
"Quasi-play!"
"Send the Fusang envoy to His Palace!"
"Send Fusang Shichen to His Palace!"
It was the eunuch's shrill voice that passed the baton like that, and the two dwarves in Jinye went out again, but Emperor Chongzhen, who has always been diligent in government, has no heart to deal with the government anymore this time, seeing that the emperor has a headache and holds his head with his hands, Cao Huachun, who also knows that he is unlucky, hurriedly stretched his throat sadly.
"Retreat from the !!"
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Politics is never a one-sided thing, and a political event is likely to involve a bunch of irrelevant things, or even lead to the collapse of the entire political force.
Wen Tiren claims not to be a party, but he is actually one of the leaders of the Zhejiang Party, unfortunately, Wu Mengyan is also a member of the Zhejiang Party!
"Shousuke-sama, help!"
There was no such thing as a major minister in the court, this Lord Wu knelt in the front hall and shrunk into a ball, trembling like a sick chicken with a plague, and kept kowtowing, and after the noon dynasty, he squatted at the door of Wen Tiren, I don't know how many door bags were stuffed into the porter, and I didn't see it until now, at this time he was like grabbing a life-saving straw, a handful of snot and tears, and this boneless literati dog stretched out his hands to Wen Tiren.
However, not all dogs are raised, especially the mad dog that causes trouble for the owner, Wen Tiren obviously doesn't want it, he is really afraid that he will cause trouble for himself at the door of the house, so he let him in and walked out of the study, he flicked his sleeves impatiently.
"Lord Wu is self-respecting! As an official of the imperial court, what kind of system do you have become when you cry like this, if outsiders see it, what do you think of the old man! The affairs of the imperial court have their own Yushitai to deal with, the old man is tired, if Lord Wu is fine, please go back! ”
A few servants held his arm and dragged him out, Wu Mengyan, who was pulled, was like ashes, the unspoken rules of officialdom, how to do his position I don't understand, Wen Tiren is going to give up on him completely, and even threw him directly to the Yushitai to clear himself.
After sending Wu Mengyan away, Wen Tiren sat on the recliner irritably, and the old servant on the other side bowed his waist and clenched his fists, and kept pleading.
"Master, Luo Xiaoyi, Yao Ximeng and a few people just went to the court, and they gathered in Xiaoyue Pavilion again, and Wang Yongguang also went to Chashui Hutong, today's matter, I'm afraid it's not good!"
"If it's easy, the old man is still weird, these killers regard the old man as a thorn in their side, if they don't talk a few words to the old man on this sore foot, where is their character?"
The old face was hidden in the darkness, and Wen Tiren's face was as hideous as a vampire when he spoke, full of disdain, and he snorted coldly.
"But with this, if you want to bring down the old man, they are still a little tender!"
"Lao Li, you go ............"
One conspiracy plan after another slowly poured out of Wen Tiren's mouth, and several accomplice housekeepers who listened to it kept nodding, but just before they were about to be implemented, another subordinate came in from outside the door, hurriedly announcing at the door.
"Master, there's a short man at the back door, knock on the door and ask to see you!"
"Nope!"
When it came to the dwarf, Wen Tiren's first thought was the Japanese Mission, and he immediately waved his hand angrily, but the man didn't leave, but opened the box from his arms in embarrassment.
"But sir, the man also presented a treasure! Say sir, you'll definitely see him!"
"Hodiorama!"
As soon as the jeweled mirror was revealed, the bright moonlight was immediately reflected in the room, Mao Jue's mirror is really famous, only two sides a year, and sending it to Jiangnan will always cause the crazy competition of rich businessmen, the court is not without the minister's eyes, ask for Dongjiang, but what kind of character is Mao Jue, you secretly say bad things about Lao Tzu, withhold Lao Tzu's military salary, and want to care about Lao Tzu? Where is the beauty? In addition to being given to the Chen family as a dowry, there is also the current Denglai Governor Yu Dacheng in his hands, and there is really no prince and nobleman who has owned it, even if King Fu is said to have spent 100,000 taels of silver, so he got it back from Jiangnan.
Mirrors are secondary, what is important is identity, looking at this thing, Wen Tiren couldn't help muttering in a low voice.
"Dongjiang Mao Jue, that kid's person?"
"Anyway, the matter was caused by their Dongjiang! Now I guess these people are not having a good time, call him in!"
The servant put down the mirror and was about to leave, but behind him, Wen Tiren slapped him eagerly.
"Isn't he diminutive? Let him come in through the dog hole in the garden, and you keep an eye on the back, remember, don't let anyone see it!"
"The little one understands!"
With a knowing nod, the servant hurried out the door.
After a while, Song Xiance, who still had a grassroots on his head, sadly entered the main hall, and while walking, he was in his heart, and he also sprayed Wen Tiren, the old king's scolding dog's blood, and drilled the dog hole, it's really a shame that his old bastard can come up with it.
It's a pity that the situation is stronger than people, and when he arrived at the place, he still had to pounce and kneel down when he saw Wen Lao Wang Ba.
"The lowly deputy general of Dongjiang Tieyi praised Song Kangnian and met with the first auxiliary scholar!"
"You Dongjiang did a good thing!"
This Song Xiance had just signed up, and he didn't expect Wen Tiren to be crackling, and scolded him.
"Rice bucket! Pig! A vulgar man is not a waste of the Son of Man! What an eventful time for the imperial court! This kind of deceiving the tribute and the Japanese people, without knowing it clearly, handed it to the imperial court, which provoked the anger of Long Yan! Can he Mao Wenlong afford it? ”
Emperor Chongzhen holds a grudge, this matter, Wu Mengyan, who is in charge of the reception, will definitely not end well, but the Dongjiang River that sent people here must also be implicated, but now the imperial court is very cautious in the punishment of martial artists, according to the status of the Dongjiang soldiers today, at most they will be cut down and punished, and if they have the opportunity, they will be transferred to consume with the thieves, unlike the literati, who directly lose their officials and go to exile or even die.
The low status of the martial arts is not without benefits, there are not many civil officials who are willing to surrender their identities and fight them to the end, this fishing for the Dongjiang River is much simpler than fishing for Wu Mengyan, and it is a big scolding to go up, on the one hand, Wen Tiren is really angry! On the other hand, he is also exaggerating the truth and selling it to Dongjiang!
After all, Mao Jue's unruly name and his Liaodong Shuangxing's name of good warfare are famous in the Ming Dynasty, God knows which day, he or his henchmen will have to supervise the division and suppress the bandits, although the imperial court clearly stipulates that the civil ministers are not allowed to make friends with local military ministers, but the cabinet bosses also try their best to build a good relationship with these feudal towns.
Just when Song Xiance was still confused, Wen Tiren, who had been scolding for a long time, finally came to a board and raised it high, but it fell gently.
"You take the things back, the old man will find a way to mediate on behalf of the Dongjiang River, but go back and let your deputy take care of things in the future! Let's go down! ”
This Song Xiance was a little dumbfounded, Lao Tzu didn't say a word! After being scolded, you want to send Lao Tzu away? How's that going to work?
didn't care about the rules, Wen Tiren picked up the teacup, and he simply kowtowed again.
"Lord Shoufu, the general of my family, I want to implore Shoufu to promote the matter of the imperial court sending troops to the country!"
Burst......
(End of chapter)