roccoschili Chapter 133
Chapter 133
Then he picked up the teacup from the side.
"Everyone, I am old and can't hold my liquor..."
Before he could finish his words, Lord He and others had already hurriedly and tactfully said goodbye.
After Fang Congzhe watched them leave, his expression gradually became solemn.
I shook my head helplessly and sighed,
"Alas! It seems that it is time for me to find a way to resign and leave the capital!"
When Emperor Xinglong ascended the throne, Fang Congzhe was only the Minister of Rites.
As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. After Emperor Xinglong ascended the throne, he naturally replaced some important departments with his own confidants.
Fang Congzhe himself, because he was well versed in the ways of being an official and understood the emperor's will,
He was soon promoted by Emperor Xinglong and officially became the chief minister of the cabinet two years ago.
After serving as the Prime Minister,
Fang Congzhe himself does not have too much scholarly spirit. On the contrary,
He knows how to guess his superiors' intentions very well, so even Liu Weitong, who is more capable than him, has always been suppressed by him.
But Fang Congzhe knew that he was now on the eve of the storm!
After Emperor Xinglong ascended the throne, he worked hard to govern the country and carried out reforms.
Everything went smoothly at the beginning, but after the emperor's health improved, all the new policies became difficult to implement.
Especially the Beijing camp, which had long been run like an iron barrel by the four kings and eight dukes.
In addition, with the support of people in the palace, even Emperor Xinglong did not dare to act rashly.
As Fang Congzhe, who was able to become the chief minister of the cabinet, naturally understood what Emperor Xinglong meant today.
Emperor Xinglong wanted to transfer troops from the Beijing Camp to Yangzhou to suppress bandits, and take the opportunity to place people in the Beijing Camp.
However, after several generations since the founding of the country, the Jingying has become the private land of the four kings and eight dukes.
Besides, they all respect the one in Daming Palace, so how could they be willing?
The chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Weitong, was from the Daming Palace.
Fang Congzhe knew this, and even Emperor Xinglong knew it.
The current situation can no longer be properly handled by simply catering to the emperor's will.
Fang Congzhe knew that his memorial today would certainly displease Emperor Xinglong.
But as the chief minister of the cabinet, he was caught in the middle and was in a difficult position!
Thinking of all kinds of things,
Fang Congzhe sighed helplessly.
"I'm afraid there will be a strong wind in the court tomorrow!"
……
The next day, the court meeting began.
Han Wenshan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, directly reported that the banditry in Yangzhou was rampant.
Requesting the court to send troops to Yangzhou to suppress the bandits,
It immediately caused an uproar in the court.
Xu Changhe, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately stepped out of the ranks and bowed to Emperor Xinglong.
"Your Majesty, I have a report!"
Emperor Xinglong, sitting on the dragon throne, showed no emotion at all.
"allow!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xu Changhe bowed first, then said,
"I think, Lord Han, this is just like saying that a pear is steamed and eaten! It is absolutely unacceptable!"
Emperor Xinglong raised his eyebrows, but his expression remained unchanged.
Xu Changhe continued,
"What Minister Han said is just a small bandit problem, whether it is true or not is irrelevant."
"Even if there are bandits, that's a local matter in Yangzhou. Why send troops from the imperial court to fight them?"
"Let's not even mention that Daqian is currently preparing for war in the northern border. How could we possibly send troops, horses, money, and food to Yangzhou? It's just a bunch of bandits. The local authorities can just wipe them out and report them. Why would Minister Han interfere?"
Han Wenshan immediately retorted angrily,
"Minister Xu is a man of great learning, how could he make such short-sighted remarks?"
"The bandit problem in Yangzhou is beyond the reach of other places! As far as I know, in less than half a year, the bandits that were once scattered all over Yangzhou have been swallowed up by a group of bandits under the banner of Qingfeng Village, gathering tens of thousands of people!"
"The local garrison is no match for Qingfeng Village. If the imperial court doesn't send troops to suppress the bandits as soon as possible and allows them to continue, chaos will be imminent!"
An official stood up and said to Emperor Xinglong,
"I think what Lord Han said makes sense. As the saying goes, we should be prepared for danger in times of peace. Although banditry has existed throughout history, bandits like those in Yangzhou have reached the point where we must suppress them!"
"The local area lacks a strong army to suppress the bandits. The imperial court should send troops to suppress them as soon as possible and bring peace to the people of Yangzhou!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xinglong nodded in agreement.
"My dear, what you said makes sense!"
Then Emperor Xinglong turned around and looked at Fang Congzhe, who was standing at the head of all officials.
Fang Congzhe's forehead was slightly covered with cold sweat, and he felt as if there were flashes of swords and knives stirring on his scalp.
Just as he was ready in his heart, at worst he would just mess things up.
Then he took the opportunity to hand in the resignation letter he had written last night in his sleeve.
But unexpectedly, Emperor Xinglong's gaze
Just a slight glance at him,
It immediately fell on Liu Weitong who was standing next to him.
He asked with a smile,
"Lord Liu, what do you say about the Yangzhou bandit suppression?"