The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

After having preliminary ideas, Emperor Wanli called Zhu Dajue, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, for consultation.

As a high-ranking emperor, he is often unclear about many details at the lower levels, so he needs the eunuchs in charge of rituals to provide reference opinions.

This is also why eunuchs, eunuchs and eunuchs, have very high requirements for education. Without some education, they cannot handle the emperor's consultation, unless they are called Wei Zhongxian.

When Emperor Wanli laid out these recent memorials and expressed his interest in directly intervening in personnel work, he was first poured cold water on him.

Zhang Cheng, the eunuch of the palm seal, said honestly: "Some people make exceptions in the name of asking for mercy, but in fact they just want to take advantage of the emperor to draw chestnuts from the fire."

Um? Emperor Wanli was stunned for a moment. He was just thinking about what to do, but he didn't expect that the problem had this angle.

A senior eunuch like Zhang Cheng really had something to say in front of the emperor. He continued to explain very straightforwardly:

"Maybe there are some people in the court who are afraid that they won't be able to defeat their opponents through court promotion and other channels, so they want to lure the emperor to his death in person."

Anyway, let's just point out that there are people who want to use the emperor as a spearman. As for your majesty, whether you want to be a spearman or not is up to you.

Emperor Wanli pondered for a while and then said: "If there is no suitable candidate for the next Minister of Staff according to the usual practice and can only be selected by exception, then I must make the decision."

This means that if the customary rules are followed, the courtiers themselves can nominate candidates.

But if you want to make an exception, you can't do it without me. Only the emperor has the power to make an exception.

Just like reform, without the support of the emperor, reform would not be possible.

So all the great officials understood that the emperor just wanted to have fun.

So Zhang Cheng made a safe suggestion: "Anything that makes an exception must have a reason and basis, and at the same time, it will definitely be opposed.

How could the emperor disregard his dignity and argue with his ministers in person? The relevant memorials were first sent to the court for discussion, and the courtiers were allowed to argue the reasons first, and then the emperor quoted them selectively.

If those who want to lead the emperor into trouble can't even understand the reason, then the emperor will not need to pay attention to these useless trash. "

Emperor Wanli nodded and said: "Yes, this is more secure."

At this time, Chen Ju, the eunuch of Bingbi, had to stand up and remind him: "Wang Shizhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is seriously ill in bed, and the emperor must not ignore it.

We should first issue an edict to comfort Wang Shizhen, order the imperial physician to go and treat the situation and give him decoctions, so as to ensure the integrity of the emperor and his ministers.

Then let the courtiers discuss relevant matters, which is humane. "

The old Heavenly Official is still ill. If he does not go through the superficial procedures of expressing condolences and giving medicine, but only discusses "posthumous affairs", isn't it a bit too cold and indifferent?

Aren't you afraid that when other important officials in the court see this scene, they will be even more disappointed with you, Lao Zhu?

Emperor Wanli said "Oh" and then realized. No wonder he always felt that something was missing just now. It turned out that he forgot to express his condolences.

"Go ahead and ask the imperial hospital to go as well." Emperor Wanli casually told Chen Ju, and then said to all the officials: "There are still a few memorials to impeach Lin Tailai, so let's send them to the court together. "

According to the principles of the art of emperors, the monarch should appropriately beat the commander-in-chief who is leading the army outside, but Emperor Wanli was afraid that Lin Tailai, who was very useful, would become disloyal.

So after some thought, it was better to send the bullet about Lin Tailai to the court for discussion, and then hammer it through the mouths of the courtiers.

In this way, even if Lin Tailai was resentful, he would still be resentful of the courtiers who criticized him.

Two days later, a large number of courtiers gathered in the East Chamber outside the Meridian Gate. The scope of the court meeting was much larger than that of the court meeting, and the number of people was twice as many.

It's just that this time the court meeting was not chaired by Wang Tianguan, which made many people feel quite uncomfortable. This was the first time in the past two years.

According to the rules, when the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is absent, the court meeting and the court recommendation will be presided over by the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu who ranks second among the six departments.

The great Situ Yu Shenxing, who was not yet fifty years old, stood in the host position, feeling full of emotions in his heart.

If given the chance, he would also like to be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. As the Minister of Household Affairs, his priority is still very high.

But it is a pity that the Minister of Civil Affairs, as the first person in the outer dynasty, attaches great importance to qualifications, and his qualifications are really lacking.

If I were ten to twenty years older, I would have a great chance of winning the title of Minister of Civil Affairs this time.

Seeing that the participants had almost arrived, Yu Da Situ said: "Quiet!"

So everyone in the Dongchao room temporarily stopped chatting and waited for Yu Shangshu's opening remarks.

Suddenly at this time, a sound of wailing came from outside the door, and Yu Shangshu shouted dissatisfied: "Who is outside?"

Someone opened the window, and people nearby looked out through the window, only to see someone wearing a rather strange blue-black official uniform, lying on the ground and sobbing in front of the Meridian Gate.

Even if they can't see the face, everyone knows who it is. The only person in the capital wearing blue and black uniforms is North Korea's envoy Yin Zhuoran.

Someone in trouble shouted: "Yin Zhengzhi, why are you crying again!"

Yin Zhuoran didn't even look back, and answered loudly: "First, we cry that the palace of our great ancestor was burned down, and the ancestral temple no longer exists! Second, we cry that important towns in the north of our country are being devastated one after another!"

Everyone in the Dongchao room: ""

The word "death" is used here with great accuracy. This North Korean envoy is also a talented person.

In less than a month, Lin Jinglue defeated Pyongyang and Hamhung, two important towns in northern North Korea. The item with the largest number of enemy kills in the battle report was "burning to death."

Although the cities are all Korean cities and the houses are the houses of Korean people, is it a bit too unscrupulous to set fire to it like this?

Wherever we attack, we will burn it. What is this if not "a loss of life"?

No one had ever thought that "the devastation of life" could not only be an exaggerated way of describing a miserable situation, but also an objective description of a certain fact.

A group of ministers from the Celestial Kingdom were speechless when faced with the accusation of "life was ruined" by the ministers of the small vassal country.

Yu Shangshu ignored Yin Zhuoran, turned to everyone and asked, "Who brought Yin Zhengshi here? Aren't you afraid that Lin Jiuyuan will misunderstand?"

Many people are also very curious, who is so brave?

If you bring the North Korean envoy to the Meridian Gate to cry, aren't you afraid of Lin Tai's return to North Korea and his revenge?

I saw Qian Yiben, the senior censor of the Quasi-Dzogchen Realm, standing up with his head held high and confessing: "It's me!"

He also explained: "I saw Ambassador Yin Zheng crying outside the right gate of Chang'an. The situation was pitiable, so I brought him here.

After all, today's court meeting also involves Lin Tailai, who is sending troops to North Korea. Does it make sense to have North Korea's envoys attend? "

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but wonder, isn't the highlight of today the matter of the Minister of Personnel? Why did you attack Lin Tai who was two to three thousand miles away first?

The article by the Minister of Civil Affairs, should we start with Lin Tailai?

To be honest, this kind of influence on government affairs made everyone present feel envious.

Yu Shangshu, who presided over the court meeting, asked dutifully: "Qian Yushi, what do you think is wrong with Lin Jiuyuan?"

Qian Yiben said impassionedly: "At the beginning of the month, I impeached Lin Jiuyuan for five major crimes! The court treated Lin Jiuyuan lightly and did not deal with it seriously.

This caused Lin Tailai to intensify his efforts and commit three more atrocities!

First, deliberately sitting back and watching the palace of the North Korean King Taizu be burned down, which violates etiquette, music and morality! There are even rumors from the front line that Lin Jiuyuan prevented the fire from being put out at the scene!

Ya Sheng said, "When I am old, I am in harmony with others' oldness; when I am young, I am in harmony with others' youth." Therefore, when facing the ancestral temple of the vassal, you should also be in awe. This is the basic etiquette for ministers who represent the Ming Dynasty in a foreign country!

How can we let it be burned and let foreigners think that our Ming Dynasty is ignorant of education and etiquette?

Secondly, wherever Lin Jiuyuan went he burned down the city at every turn. Pyongyang and Hamhung were two important towns in the north of North Korea, but now they were all reduced to scorched earth!

Not to mention the suffering suffered by the Korean people, it has really damaged our Ming Dynasty’s image of benevolence and righteousness, and ruined our Ming Dynasty’s reputation externally! "

The ministers listened and commented in their hearts. I have to say that the angle taken by Qian Yushi this time is quite tricky.

Instead of talking too much about North Korea's feelings, Lin Tailai's faults were raised to the level of "national image."

In addition, Qian Yiben is really a warrior who is not afraid of death! Back then, Hai Rui carried a coffin and died to remonstrate, but that was all!

Everyone knows that the number one "Lin Chui" in the imperial court is Zhou Yingqiu, the editor of the Hanlin Academy; correspondingly, the number one "Lin Hei" is Qian Yiben.

Based on Qian Yiben's performance in criticizing Lin Tailai in various ways in the past two years, he is well-deserved to receive such an honor.

At this time, Qian Yiben continued to list the facts: "Thirdly, Lin Jiuyuan's military discipline was corrupted, he sent troops to plunder the people, and demolished 199 houses of North Korean people along the march!

It is also detrimental to the national dignity and seriously damages the face of our heavenly country! "

Ministers: ""

The number one hundred and ninety-nine is really spiritual. Why does it sound very Lin-style?

This money man is not only commendable for his courage and courage, but also has excellent intelligence work. He was able to master such accurate figures.

Finally, Qian Yiben said loudly: "If what I say is wrong, feel free to argue with me!"

When everyone in the Dongchao room heard this, they all looked at one person.

Ye Mengxiong, the chief commander of the Ministry of War, was listening to other people's nonsense, but he suddenly discovered that everyone was looking at him!

As a "newcomer" who had been in the court for only a year, Ye Mengxiong rarely spoke publicly at various court meetings, unless it involved military matters.

Generally speaking, they keep a low profile and follow the principles of not standing out, not carrying the flag, and not striving for hegemony.

Now, unexpectedly, he became the focus of others' attention.

Ye Mengxiong almost didn't react for a moment, but then he realized that he had become the "leader"! Usually, Wang Tianguan is the one who charges in the front, and he only needs to follow behind and wave the flag and shout.

Today's Lin Party is recognized as having three pillars, the chief assistant, the Tianguan, and the Grand Sima.

The chief minister did not participate in the court meetings of the foreign court, and the heavenly official was not present, so the Grand Sima Ye Mengxiong became the one with the greatest "status" among the Lin Party members present.

Now Qian Yiben, the leader of the Qingliu forces, spoke harshly and directly attacked Lin Tailai, so others thought that it would be Ye Mengxiong who should counterattack in the next round.

Moreover, Lin Tailai's actions in North Korea were also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War at the court level.

Thinking of this, Ye Dashima couldn't help but smile bitterly. In the eyes of others, he was the largest Lin Party member on the scene.

But he himself knows very well that within the Update Society, his main task is to cooperate, and he does not have the prestige to respond to everything.

But the organization didn't tell him the plan in advance. What should he do at this time?

At this time, Qian Yiben also directly approached Ye Da Sima and asked: "The war affairs in Korea belong to the director of the Ministry of War. What does Da Sima think of Lin Jiuyuan's atrocities?"

Lin Tailai's "crimes" are difficult to clear up in theory. Ye Mengxiong could only say vaguely:

"The Ministry of War is only responsible for coordinating food and grass, collecting intelligence, recording military achievements, battle victories and defeats, etc., and does not comment on moral issues."

Qian Yiben said aggressively: "Don't bother Da Sima to bother to evaluate Lin Jiuyuan directly! Just tell me what I just said about Lin Jiuyuan. What does Da Sima think?"

In terms of eloquence, Ye Mengxiong was indeed no match for a professional like Qian Yushi, and was once again questioned until he was speechless.

Some things are of the nature of "can't be said but can be done", and most of Lin Tailai's so-called "atrocities" fall into this category.

Qian Yushi could accuse atrocities unscrupulously, but no matter what Ye Mengxiong did, he could not publicly say that burning the city and looting was right.

Seeing the embarrassment of Ye Da Sima hesitating, the Qingliu party members let out low laughter.

This is a very good start, and a good start is half the success, so this is probably a sure bet!

If we suppress the Lin Party on the issue of Lin Tailai's atrocities and force the Lin Party to compromise, we can gain a huge advantage in the battle for the Minister of Civil Affairs!

Ye Mengxiong was so squeezed that he couldn't bear it, and suddenly said: "Ah, yes! Everything Qian Yushi said is right!

Lin Jiuyuan committed five major crimes before and three major atrocities later. In fact, he was more violent than the Japanese pirates! "

Qian Yiben was confused. Da Sima Ye actually said these words. Is he crazy?

The Qingliu party members also looked at each other, they would rather see Ye Da Sima making all kinds of quibbles, rather than making such weird remarks.

Then I heard Ye Mengxiong continue to say viciously: "Since you think that Lin Jiuyuan's crime is extremely serious, then he should be punished severely!

Could you please come up with a punishment schedule? Should I be dismissed from office or imprisoned? You can speak to the officials, our department has no objection! "

The entire Dongchao room fell silent for an instant, and the Qingliu party members were also shocked. This style of painting was wrong.

If you think about it carefully, Lin Jinglue is currently making great progress and winning victories. How could he be recalled, dismissed or imprisoned for some atrocities?

Da Sima Ye pointed at Qian Yiben and said, "Qian Yushi, tell me, how should we severely punish Lin Jiuyuan, who has committed many atrocities?"

Qian Yushi: ""

What happened to you, Da Sima Ye? Why did you just flip the table?

Is it necessary to force Qian Yiben to say something like, "As long as the court gives him a warning", he should be treated lightly? Where does Qian Yiben's face come from in that high-profile incident?

Qian Yiben is a distinguished top-up VIP player. Can't you, the Lin Party, cooperate with him in acting?

Logically speaking, you Lin Party members should try your best to defend Lin Jiuyuan under his offensive from Qian Yiben! Rather than messing it up like this!