By the beginning of December, the court was basically clear about the battle in Liaodong, and the impeachment storm of the supervisors had reached its peak.
The Secretary of General Political Affairs received dozens of memorials for impeaching Sun Chengzong in one day, and Qiu Hejia, governor of Liaodong, even went to five rounds to impeach Sun Chengzong.
In contrast to them, the senior officials of the Liubu Nine Temples and the cabinet are cherish words like gold, and keep secrets one by one, and do not express their opinions.
Faced with such great pressure from the ruling and opposition parties, Chongzhen was shaken and began to re-examine the Battle of Liaodong.
On December 6, Chongzhen fourth year, in the evening, Qianqing Palace.
In front of Chongzhen is Qiu Hejia's three-track impeachment memo, his first assistant Zhou Yanru, and the military official Zhang Fengyi standing in front of him.
Chongzhen was expressionless and said, "Have you read Qiu Hejia's memo?"
Zhou Yanru and Zhang Fengyi raised their hands together and said, "Yes."
Qiu Hejia’s memorial is progressive. It first analyzes the situation in Liaodong, then explains the course of the war, and then analyzes the results of the war. Finally, he concludes: Sun Chengzong’s "bringing out evil, attracting thieves, and fearing the enemy." Fight, hesitate,','Slavery is inadequate, the thieves want to retreat, just sent troops, and succeeded','The thieves besieged the city, Chengzong is not saved, but the thieves retreat, go out of the city with all their strength, careful consideration, fear of collusion, no Do not observe' so much.
It probably means that Sun Chengzong was afraid to fight at first. Later, when the prisoners were about to retreat, they went out of the city to pick up the bargain and gained a lot of money. If you think about it, Sun Chengzong might be collaborating with the enemy.
"What do you think?" Chongzhen said lightly. The emperor has more and more city mansions, and his thoughts are hidden strictly, and it is difficult to see anything from his face.
Zhang Fengyi looked solemn and said: "Your Majesty, Old Master Sun is an veteran of the four dynasties. He is loyal to the emperor and to me, Daming, and he will sleep at night and rectify Liaodong. If he says that he is collaborating with the enemy, the minister will definitely not believe it!"
Chongzhen frowned slightly as he listened to him.
Qiu Hejia's memorial has pointed out a lot of questions, such as why Sun Chengzong didn't save Youtun for two months? There are 20,000 people in Youtun, and there is only enough food and grass to last for half a month. Why does it last for nearly three months? Jianlu obviously wants to retreat, why does Sun Chengzong still have to leave the city? Isn't he afraid that the entire army will be wiped out and the entire Liaodong will be affected
These Chongzhen couldn't understand it, but it all boiled down to Qiu Hejia's "traitor and collusion with the enemy".
Chongzhen was dissatisfied with Zhang Fengyi's words, turned to Zhou Yanru, and said in a calm tone, "How do you think Shoufu?"
Zhou Yanru lowered his head, as if he had been thinking, listening to Chongzhen’s words, he sighed in a daze, and said: "It's a pity that Cao Bianjiao is only a few meters away from the thief chieftain's tent. If Qiu Hejia can dispatch troops on time, it's hard to say. My army is already on the way to Shenyang, and the emperor’s great cause of Ping-Liao has been successful, but unfortunately, it fell short..."
Looking at Zhou Yanru's expression and listening to his words, Chongzhen's face suddenly became angry, the blue veins on his head throbbed, and his eyes were angry.
Bang!
Chongzhen hammered the table fiercely, and said angrily: "Qiu Hejia, it's time to kill!"
Zhou Yanru's expression moved, as if he had just recovered, he raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, if you say that Mr. Sun is collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, the minister will not believe it. Advance."
Chongzhen was still immersed in the anger that Cao Bianjiao nearly killed Huang Taiji, his Ping Liao great cause was destroyed one step away, and said angrily: "The Battle of Liaodong, what do you think?"
Zhou Yanru hesitated, and said: "The minister is a civil servant, and he doesn't know the soldiers. But from the perspective of the battle and the results, everything is under the control of Mr. Sun. Liaodong has no losses and is undoubtedly a big victory. The minister heard that, There is news from Jianlu that he wants to make peace with me."
Chongzhen's anger calmed down a little, and he still snorted, "Agreeing, they want to be beautiful! Sun Chengzong is passed on, and he is required to step up efforts to rectify the army, prepare for the northern expedition of Shenyang, calm Liaodong, and completely eliminate the prisoners!"
Zhang Fengyi hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the ruling and opposition parties are now raging. They are all impeaching Elder Sun. Your Majesty and the court must not act rashly.
Chongzhen was startled, and immediately became more angry, staring at Zhang Fengyi and said, "Could it be that you just watched such a good opportunity and slipped past your eyes?"
Zhang Fengyi raised his hand and explained: "Your Majesty, the purpose of this battle for Old Master Sun is to recreate the captives, and then establish a foothold in the right village, and gradually advance north until the complete elimination of the captives. This battle is certainly defeated. Build the captives, but the main force of the captives has not been damaged. If you rush to send troops, you may lose out and you will lose more than you gain..."
Chongzhen became more and more angry, his face was green, his eyes flashed for a while, and he waved his hand fiercely: "Allow Sun Chengzong to be an official!"
Zhang Fengyi knew that Chongzhen's killing of Qiu Hejia was not enough to vent his anger. Sun Chengzong was dragged, and he sighed inwardly, but he couldn't.
Zhou Yanru still frowned, raised his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, although the ruling and the opposition impeached Mrs. Sun, Qing Yi still praised Mrs. Sun for his military exploits this time. We also know this well, if Mrs. Sun is at this time To the official, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers of Liaodong."
Chongzhen was full of anger now, and didn't even think about it too much. He said directly: "What do you say?"
Zhou Yanru was also a little irritable, pondering for a long time, and said: "Zhou Zhengyun was seriously injured and could no longer lead the army. He has written to resign. The rest of Guigui, Zhao Ledjiao and others should be rewarded. Zu Dashou defected to the enemy and treason, and went to prison for crimes..."
Chongzhen's five internal organs, which were only a little short of success in the great cause of Pingliao, are all fire, and I can't wait to take Qiu Hejia over and kill him personally!
Listening to Zhou Yanru’s words, Chongzhen still barely calmed down, frowning and said: "Zhou Zhengyun gave up his life as a country twice, and he really wants to reward him again. Mangui, Zhao Ledjiao and others are also good at Wu Xiang, and Zu Dashou does not even sit. Yes, the Ministry of Defense has agreed to submit it, so let’s stop here today."
Seeing Chongzhen's angry expression, Zhou Yanru let out a sigh of relief.
He already felt that Chongzhen had a slight dissatisfaction with him. Most of this dissatisfaction was caused by the impeachment of the supervisor. In the Liaodong incident, he, the first assistant, was not able to get rid of it, and Chongzhen was responsible in his eyes.
Fortunately, he can still hold on.
Zhang Fengyi didn't think as much as Zhou Yanru, but he felt that the incident was a perfect ending, not as mean as last time.
The two raised their hands to quit. After a few steps away from the Palace of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Fengyi couldn't help but said, "Yuanfu, why doesn't it follow the emperor's explanation? The emperor should be able to understand the tactics of the old man."
Zhou Yanru has always played the role of a competent minister who has always been a veteran of the country. He sighed softly: "Don't say I don't understand, but I understand, how much can the emperor listen to? It's pretty good to have such a result. If you insist , The emperor is afraid that he will be suspicious of you, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War."
Zhang Fengyi's expression was tangled, and he sighed, shook his head, and said nothing.
Zhou Yanru walked slowly, with a trace of anxiety in his heart. Chongzhen became more and more suspicious, making him a little frightened. He was going to find a time to meet Zhou Zheng in person, and the correspondence alone could no longer reassure him. (End of this chapter)