Volume 1: Birth! Seven time travelers Chapter 155 The so-called imperial mind
"Dong'er, do you know about Xiao Bozhi from Kuandianwei going to Jianzhou?"
"Hmm? What is Grandpa Huang talking about? Oh, this matter, grandson doesn't know."
It was almost the Spring Festival again, and Zhu Youdong returned to the capital again. Soon after meeting Wanli, Wanli asked him this question.
Is it the censors of Jianzhou Weiyang who are causing this? Damn, can these guys be more efficient? I haven't seen you guys be so active in redressing the grievances of the people.
"Well, you have been paying for the supply of Kuandian in the past few years, and Xiong Tingbi, who is in charge, is your teacher. When you have time, write a letter to warn them that the country is still spending more than it earns, and it is better to have less trouble on the border. Boundary survey is very necessary, and officials from the Ming Dynasty should enjoy the benefits when they go to Jianzhou. But they should not be too domineering like Xiao Bozhi."
Wanli meant that Kuandian was so closely connected to him, Zhu Youdong, that no matter whether Zhu Youdong knew about it beforehand, others would contact him. Even if Zhu Youdong didn't know about it beforehand, he should have disciplined his subordinates. Zhu Youdong didn't want to make any excuses, so he could only bow his head and say yes.
"Dong'er, are you wondering why Grandpa wants to take out such a small matter and tell you seriously?"
"My grandson is a little confused. After all, it is very common for the Liaodong Garrison to survey the borders with the neighboring Mongolian and Jurchen tribes. It is not uncommon for the people below to go a little out of line sometimes ."
"Oh..." Wanli let out a long sigh and waved his hand. A young eunuch brought a stack of memorials over.
"Look for yourself, the Xiao Bozhi incident was just an excuse."
After Zhu Youdong carefully read through these memorials, he was so happy that he almost laughed out loud.
With the financial resources and status of the Jianzhou Jurchens at that time, they could at most bribe a few censors whose families were relatively poor and whose careers were relatively bleak. The impeachment of the Kuandian Guard by these censors was just that, and could be completely ignored. However, after these censors took the lead, a large number of censors followed suit: their target was not a small character like Xiao Bozhi, but Li Chengliang, the general of Liaodong.
It is reasonable to say that Li Chengliang is not strict with his subordinates, and it is also groundless to say that Li Chengliang is old and has done many foolish things. But then it is recounted that Li Chengliang has been arrogant in Liaodong for many years, expanding his territory without limit, and raising tens of thousands of private servants. In addition, he has been in Liaodong for too long and has a very high prestige. Almost all the generals in Liaodong were promoted by him. There is even an imperial censor who said in the memorial that if the emperor does not replace Li Chengliang, he might as well directly enthrone him as the king of Liaodong.
In this way, most of the imperial censors in the entire court collectively submitted a memorial to impeach Li Chengliang, which was definitely not something that Jianzhou Wei could initiate. In fact, according to Nurhaci's original intention, he himself wanted to grow up for a few more years. Getting rid of an acquaintance like Lao Li? This was definitely not his intention.
To put it in today's terms: I just wanted to throw a firecracker into the sewer to hear some noise, but it turned into a methane explosion and overturned the entire sewer!
The reason for this situation is that, on the one hand, Li Chengliang has been in Liaodong for too long and his prestige is too high. He really has a monopoly. On the other hand, Liaodong is now the most heavily guarded place in the Ming Dynasty, with a lot of silver and military merits passing through it every year. The civil officials have been eyeing this place for a long time: Going to Liaodong, although the climate there is not very friendly, on the one hand, you can make money, and on the other hand, you can gain military merits. After one or two years of hard work, this career will enter the fast lane!
But Lao Li has absolute control over Liaodong. Not to mention that the position of Liaodong Governor is sometimes absent, even if there is a Liaodong Governor, he is still a weakling in front of this powerful general with a title! The whole Liaodong, whether military or civilian, only recognizes the old general. What is a governor? Can you eat it? Therefore, it has been a long time since the civil officials wanted to get rid of Lao Li. Now that such a small matter has been encountered, everyone has taken it very seriously and devoted themselves to it.
"Grandpa Emperor." Zhu Youdong thought carefully while flipping through the memorials, and then he spoke slowly: "If you say that Li Shuai has a rebellious heart, I absolutely don't believe it. Since ancient times, the founding emperors of all dynasties have never been over 60 years old when they ascended the throne. This is not without reason. Li Shuai is 84 years old this year. How many years can he live? At this age, how could he still have the idea of rebellion?"
"Hmm..." Wanli nodded: "Dong'er, please continue."
"As for the fact that Marshal Li has been in charge of Liaodong for a long time, this is indeed true. If Marshal Li is replaced, Liaodong may be in trouble in the short term."
"Yes, this is why Grandpa is so hesitant."
From Zhu Youdong's point of view, he was actually happy to see the court officials collectively impeach Li Chengliang at this time.
Nurhaci would never raise the flag if Li Chengliang did not leave Liaodong. In fact, in the original historical plane, Li Chengliang resigned from the post of Liaodong General in 1608 and remained idle in Beijing until his death in 1615. During these seven years, Nurhaci still did not raise the flag. It was not until the second year after Li Chengliang's death that Nurhaci officially established the country of Dajin.
Because Nurhaci knew very well: as long as Lao Li was there, Liaodong would be a solid block with a single call. Facing such a solid block, Jianzhou's chances of winning were slim.
As for Zhu Youdong, it doesn't matter if he is the only traverser in this plane. If you, Nurhaci, are developing in a lowly way, won't I just focus on farming? I'm afraid that I, a traverser, can farm more than ten times faster than you. The longer the time, the greater my advantage.
But the problem is, there are seven travelers in this plane.
South Asia, the Middle East, and Europe are too far away to talk about now, so let's just talk about East Asia and Southeast Asia. Japan's Tokugawa Ieyasu will die in 1616, and after that, no one in Japan can suppress Takechiyo. And the Thai king has been in power for so many years and is about to start expanding. If Zhu Youdong does not take advantage of this time difference to dig out Jianzhou, this cancer, and wait for Japan and Thailand to cause trouble around the Ming Dynasty, Jianzhou will pop up and fight Sarhu again? Then it's really time to stop playing.
Therefore, Jianzhou must be forced to raise the flag of rebellion in advance!
To achieve this goal, Lao Li's resignation is necessary.
However, the interests of the Liaodong Li family and the crown prince are deeply intertwined, and it is unreasonable for Zhu Youdong to remain neutral on this matter, let alone give it a push. So in this matter, we have to be skillful.
"So, Grandfather Emperor, General Li cannot retreat at this time. Although General Li is very old, I think he is in good health. He can at least hold on for a few more years..."
"Um~ No! Dong'er, what you just said is wrong!"
"Grandpa Emperor, what did my grandson say that is wrong?"
"You said Li Chengliang can hold on for a few more years, but what about after that?"
"Well……"
"Hahaha, you see, you still have times when you don't think things through. Dong'er, what you said reminds Grandpa. Li Chengliang is really too old. Even if he can live to be a hundred years old, it will only be a matter of a dozen years. If we don't seize the time to train a new Liaodong general while he is still alive, if Li Chengliang suddenly collapses in office one day, that would be a big problem!"
"Grandpa Emperor, if we withdraw Marshal Li at this time, Liaodong might be in trouble."
"It doesn't matter. After all, Li Chengliang is still here. If things don't work out, we can just replace him. Besides, because of you, my grandfather's treasury has plenty of silver right now. Even if something happens in Liaodong, my grandfather still has money to fight!"
"Uh...Grandpa Emperor..."
"Okay, that's it. Grandpa knows that you are deeply involved with the Li family. You can spread this news and let Li Chengliang deal with some things in Liaodong as soon as possible to avoid any unpleasant things later."
"Yes, grandson understands."
After walking out of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youdong looked up to the sky and sighed: It seems that I have become more and more despicable?
Feeling depressed, he first went to the Cining Palace to pay respects to Empress Dowager Li and presented her with two hundred thousand taels of silver as usual. Then he went to the Ciqing Palace.
Looking at Zhu Youxiao, who was one year older and even more mischievous. Looking at Aunt Liu, who was pregnant and about to give birth to Zhu Youjian. Looking at Zhu Changluo, who was obviously not looking at him well and whose body was getting emptier and emptier, Zhu Youdong did not feel the warmth of home at all.
To be honest, Zhu Changluo didn't like him, and he became more and more unhappy with his biological father. If it weren't for his mother and half sister here, he really didn't want to come here!
Alas, those who know me say that I am worried, and those who don't know me say what I want. Go, go, go, it's better to go home!
