The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

Since Lin Tailai was mentioned, Emperor Wanli asked casually: "Why don't you see Lin Tailai?"

There are two large groups of civil and military people below the throne. It may be difficult to find others, but with a casual glance, you can know whether Lin Tailai is there.

Wang Tianguan then replied: "Just now outside the palace gate, Lin Tailai, who was not qualified to go to the palace, disturbed the court ceremony and was repelled by the cabinet minister Wang Jiaping and the commander Lu Guangzu."

Everyone's heart was filled with emotion. What does it mean to speak like a treacherous official? This is it.

In the normal answering mode, just say "Lin Tailai is not qualified to go to the palace".

But Wang Tianguan insisted on saying "Wang Jiaping and Lu Guangzu dismissed Lin Tailai", which looked like a treacherous official slandering him.

Then there seemed to be no more. Emperor Wanli was not Lin Tailai's father, so he would not blame other important ministers for such a trivial matter as going to the palace.

However, after Wang Tianguan's interruption, Emperor Wanli's mood eased a little, at least he didn't curse or even threaten to kill like before.

Chief Assistant Shen Shixing quickly seized the opportunity and advised earnestly:

"The emperor's temple is grand and far-sighted, and the ministers and common people on the border must adhere to it. Today's border affairs cannot be taken lightly to decisive battles, nor should they be devoted to favors.

The best thing is to protect the territory, defend the pass by the danger, strengthen the wall and clear the country, so that the captives cannot enter. This is a foolproof strategy.

As for accidents, they vary in size, and crimes vary in severity.

If the accident is small but the crime is too serious, the border officials will wait and see and retreat, and the captive chiefs will be forced to take it seriously, which is not conducive to encouraging people's hearts. "

Emperor Wanli shouted with still angry anger: "It's not a big deal now!"

Shen Shixing wrote to him again: "I hope that the emperor's grace will be lenient and I will allow ministers and others to inform the border ministers so that they can repay their gratitude!"

Emperor Wanli snorted coldly: "Let's talk about this incident in Xifan first!"

As a cabinet veteran, this question was certainly not difficult for Shen Shoufu, and he replied:

"The most important things are: first, to recommend talented ministers to go to the west for strategic planning; second, to select generals who can be used by the public to prepare for envoys.

All other affairs of the bank are allowed to be discussed in detail by the officials one by one, and orders are issued. "

This is the job of the chief minister, to mediate between the emperor and the ministers.

When the emperor loses his temper, he should be persuaded to avoid expanding the scope of the attack.

Now that he has Shen Shixing as the first assistant, his initial tasks have been completed, and now it's time to watch everyone perform.

Discuss what needs to be discussed, remonstrate what needs to be remonstrated, and recommend what needs to be recommended. Anyone who has an idea can speak out boldly.

If he, the chief assistant, takes care of everything, then in the end all the blame will be his.

Emperor Wanli also issued an edict: "Allow civil and military officials to speak freely!"

With the emperor's permission, some people whispered, some frowned and thought, and some seemed to have nothing to do with them.

Emperor Wanli was a little impatient and asked directly by name: "Zheng Luo, do you have any good ideas?"

Zheng Luo had previously been involved in politics in Shanxi for several years, and then served as governor of Xuanda for five years and governor for ten years. He had been in the border town for nearly twenty years.

It was not until last year that Zheng Luo was transferred back to the capital as Minister of Rongzheng. He was regarded as one of the best border towns experts on the Beilu frontier in the imperial court, and he was also recognized in the heart of Emperor Wanli.

The Minister of Rongzheng is the governor of the capital camp with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, but does not sit in the Ministry of War.

Therefore, it is sometimes referred to as the Minister of Rongzheng to distinguish it from the Minister of War, who sits in the ministry.

Hearing the emperor's inquiry, Zheng Luo stood up and played:

“Now, a hundred thousand tribesmen of the Taoist tribesmen took the way to Gansu to send the Buddha to the West Sea, where they met with the Hailu tribesmen.

This situation made the imperial court take action and allowed Hailu to take advantage of the situation and become arrogant.

Therefore, the first priority is to tell the captives to return north quickly and not to stay in the West Sea again.

In this way, the Taolu and Hailu can be separated, leaving the Hailu in isolation, making it easier to defeat the enemy as soon as possible. "

Taolu is the disparaging name given by the imperial court to the right wing of Beilu, probably because the old Shunyi King Anda came from the Hetao area.

The main force in negotiating peace with the Ming Dynasty and offering tributes and rewards was the Taolu people.

But this time, a so-called one hundred thousand Taoist believers also ran to the West Sea to escort the remains of the third holy Buddha of the Yellow Sect, which made the situation more complicated.

So what Zheng Luo meant was that in order to quell the Hailu rebellion, we must get rid of the Taolu who came to the West Sea to join in the fun, and first isolate the Hailu.

Otherwise, it would be inconvenient for Taolu and Hailu tribesmen of the same ethnic group to mix together.

This is the first time Emperor Wanli has heard a "useful" and feasible proposal since he came to court today.

He opened his mouth to praise and said: "This is a very good idea! Continue to elaborate!"

Zheng Luo then continued: "There are two key points in driving Taolu to return north.

One is to threaten with tribute and reward. If they continue to stay in the West Sea, the tribute and reward will be cut off.

The second is to appoint ministers who are familiar with Luo Lu to convey messages and negotiate with Zhongshun and the Luo King. "

The Zhongshun mentioned here refers to the third wife who was named Mrs. Zhongshun; the King of Lu refers to the ten-year-old current Shunyi King Bu Shitu.

Everyone knows who is in power, so loyalty and obedience are at the front and King Lu is at the back.

Someone immediately started to play: "Zheng Luo has been guarding Xuanda for more than ten years. He is familiar with the situation of captives and has been in contact with Zhongshun for more than ten years."

It is not convenient for Zheng Luo to say these things himself, but naturally there are people who can help him say them.

Obviously, after this Hailu Rebellion, the governor of the northwest will be replaced. This is to create public opinion for Zheng Luo.

To be honest, there is indeed no more suitable candidate to manage the northwest than Zheng Luo.

But someone still expressed a little different opinion: "In terms of communication with Zhongshun, Lin Tailai should be more familiar with Zheng Luo."

Although you, Zheng Luo, and Sanniangzi have known each other for more than ten years, although you, Zheng Luo, have met Sanniangzi every year because of the rewards and hospitality, and although you two get along very close, like father and daughter.

But Lin Tailai still has a deeper relationship with Sanniangzi, right?

If Zheng Luo tries to persuade you, that's called daddy style. If Lin Tai tries to persuade him, that's called pillow style.

Which one works better is clear at a glance.

The truth is correct, but something strange seems to have been mixed into this serious discussion about military affairs.

Zheng Luo also had to admit: "If you want to persuade Zhongshun to urge the Taolu tribe to return north and isolate the Hailu tribe, you have to have Lin Tailai."

Damn it! The courtiers in the palace suddenly remembered that Lin Tailai was making a noise in front of the palace just before going to court.

I didn't expect that today's matter would really have something to do with Lin Tailai, and Lin Tailai was very useful.

So just now Lin Tailai deliberately sneaked into the group of big guys and attracted others to drive them away. Was he actually digging a hole?

This pit is too insidious. Who could have imagined it just now?

It is estimated that only Wang Tianguan, who has been ill for a long time and has become a doctor, can react in time.

Emperor Wanli asked again, "Where is Lin Tailai?"

Wang Tianguan from the Ministry of Personnel jumped out again and said: "Just now, Lin Tailai was reprimanded by Wang Jiaping and Lu Guangzu. He claimed to ask for leave to recuperate, and left in anger. He didn't know where he went.

Before leaving, he also said that he would not serve as ministers in the same palace as Lu Guangzu and Wang Jiaping!

In addition, Wang and Lu knew clearly that Lin Tailai knew about the captors' affairs, but they still rejected him at the border. Their intentions were deplorable!

I am here to impeach you. Wang and Lu are narrow-minded in their own views, ignore state affairs, and abolish public affairs for personal reasons. They are not worthy of being important ministers of the cabinet! "

Everyone was speechless. You were nowhere to be seen, Wang Tianguan, when we were discussing business matters. You jumped out whenever there was an overt or covert fight. You are worthy of being a manipulator.

However, this kind of impeachment cannot be said to be completely unreasonable.

Do Wang Jiaping and Lu Guangzu have selfish motives? have.

If this selfishness does not affect the overall situation, others will not say anything.

But if this selfishness affects national affairs, especially in public in full view of the public, then he deserves to be impeached.

Emperor Wanli did not respond directly to the Tianguan's impeachment of Sange Lao and Da Sikou, but shouted: "Find Lin Tai first!"

Smart people all understand the meaning. The emperor's mentality is roughly "don't watch advertisements to see the efficacy."

If you, Lin Tailai, are useful, everything will be fine; if you are useless and continue to sensationalize, the emperor will not mind venting his anger on you.

After receiving the order, the royal guard on duty hurriedly went out to look for someone.

Who knew where Lin Tailai went after he left in anger, so he could only send more people to look for it separately.

Maybe it will take half an hour, maybe it will take an hour, I really can’t say.

Taking advantage of this gap, various censors suddenly became active.

Censor Xiong Yuan stepped forward and said: "I impeach Mei Yousong, the Governor of the Three Borders of Shaanxi! As an important minister of the country, he spends millions in military pay every year. If he cannot control the captives, he is guilty of harming the country!"

Censor Zhou Kongjiao also said desperately: "I impeach the former governor of Shaanxi Province, Gao Guangxian! There was the Xining Incident the year before last. He could not suppress the thieves. He only knew how to flatter the captives and tolerate them. This continues today and leads to disaster!"

There are five or six censors who have come out one after another. According to the order, it is estimated that the governor of Gansu and various officials are going to be impeached.

Although Emperor Wanli was irritable, he did not stop the censor from impeaching him.

Probably in the emperor's mind, all officials in the Shaanxi-Gansu border areas should be abolished, and there is no excuse to deal with them without impeachment.

Just as a large group of censors were preparing to line up to speak, suddenly the imperial guard who had been ordered to find Lin Tailai entered the palace again.

Then he ran to the throne and said, "Lin Tailai has been brought here and is waiting outside the palace!"

Everyone in the hall was puzzled. It took only a few breaths for you to bring Lin Tai back? Are you flying there and back?

Emperor Wanli also asked in surprise: "Why so fast?"

The royal guard replied: "I left the palace and walked to Huiji Gate. I saw Lin Tailai squatting under the eaves of the porch doing nothing."

Everyone: "."

Where is your pride and ambition when Lin Tailai angrily criticized Lu Da Sikou just now?

Pretending to run away in anger, you dare to walk a hundred steps? Is this because you are afraid that the court will not be able to find you in time?

No matter how much everyone complained in their hearts, Emperor Wanli still summoned Lin Tailai.

Then he asked directly: "Just now Zheng Luo said that the first priority in pacifying the Western Fans is to drive the Tao captives back to the north and return to the east, so it is necessary to persuade Zhongshun. Do you have anything to say about this?"

Lin Tailai replied: "Why not send Wang Jiaping or Lu Guangzu? With these two ministers, there will be no disadvantages."

When everyone heard this, they were really worried about Lin Tailai. The emperor is in a very irritable mood today, and you, Lin Tailai, dare to play with fire here.

Sure enough, Emperor Wanli was furious and said: "Lin Tailai! How dare you neglect state affairs with personal grudges!"

Lin Tailai said: "I am only worried that I will die without a burial place!"

Emperor Wanli scolded: "You bastard! Who told you to die without a burial place?"

Are you cursing who is the foolish king?

Lin Tailai replied loudly: "Wang Jiaping, Lu Guangzu, Song Qizhi and their associates are specially watching what I do!

If I make the slightest move, I am afraid that I will be impeached in the blink of an eye for cooperating with the enemy, colluding with the captives, hijacking the captives' self-respect, causing trouble, and falsely claiming credit!

They even spread rumors and slanders, saying that sending Buddha to the West with a hundred thousand captives was the result of a discussion between Zhongshun and I! Just waiting to provoke the pirates into trouble, and then make false achievements! "

Everyone in the hall was in a daze for a moment, who was slandering whom?

It seems that the crime Lin Tailai invented for himself is indeed easy to pin.

Any censor can say this if he hears something.

Emperor Wanli took a deep breath and asked like an ultimatum: "No need to talk nonsense! I just ask you, can you persuade the Taolu to leave the West Sea?"

Lin Tailai replied: "I will do my best, and I am 70 to 80% sure."

Emperor Wanli was tired and spent a long time before deciding on such a practical matter.

Lin Tailai then said: "Your Majesty, don't worry! The Hailu are located in the bitter cold of the plateau and have no solid foundation. Even if they gain power for a while, they are just like thousands of rogue bandits. They are just scabies!"

Controlling the problem of pirates in the sea is not a problem in my mind. There are several strategies, seven parts political strategy and three parts military strategy. If you follow them, you can calm down the Western Sea! "

"Say!" Emperor Wanli, who was irritated, suddenly looked forward to it. Even if he was bragging, doing it well could relieve his mental stress.

Lin Tailai answered clearly and confidently: "First, I have already said that we should persuade the Taolu who rushed to the West Sea this year to return north and return east. But to what extent we can persuade them depends on the specific situation.

Second, the roads in Gansu and Hexi are under martial law. From now on, only captives are allowed to ride north and return to the east, and they are no longer allowed to use the road to move south and west to the West Sea.

Those who return from the north to the east will be allowed to go; those who move south to the west will be treated as invaders and attacked directly!

Third, order the Xining Guards to send troops to destroy the Yanghua Temple, the Yellow Sect’s holy land on the south bank of the West Sea, to prevent the captives from fleeing back and forth under the pretext of pilgrimage!

Fourth, recruit the Ban clan on a large scale. No matter what kind of Ban people they are, whether they are fresh or familiar, they will not reject anyone who comes!

Eli drove the Fan people to deal with the Hailu, strengthen the walls and clear the country for the Hailu, and completely isolate the Hailu!

Fifth, as a cliché, select available ministers and generals to guard the city, repair city weapons, increase elite officers and soldiers, etc.!

If we follow the five principles, we can pacify the Western Frontier in two or three years! "

After hearing this, Emperor Wanli's face finally relaxed slightly.

I couldn't help but think, if I had known better, I wouldn't have been so tired when going to court, and I would have just summoned Lin Tailai to ask questions alone.

Suddenly I heard Lin Tailai say angrily: "I think Wang Jiaping and Lu Guangzu have a better strategy, I would like to hear their opinions!"

Emperor Wanli said casually: "These two should stop talking about border affairs and Lin Tailai from now on!"

Wang Jiaping and Lu Guangzu had no choice but to kowtow and thank them.

Lin Tailai then said: "I want to impeach you, and the Ministry of War will miss the opportunity!"

People who are familiar with Lin Tailai are shocked! Could this be Lin Tailai's real purpose?

Positions such as Ge Lao, Shangshu, and Governor were too high and had nothing to do with Lin Tailai himself. Lin Tailai could not reach them even if he broke the sky.

But the Staff Department is only a fifth-grade department, and it is a target that Lin Tailai can invade!