Chapter 378 Avoid Medicine

Chapter 378

On the way back to Beijing, I was very worried when I heard that the thieves on the East Road had entered Shandong and came and went around within the jurisdiction of Jinan Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture. The force of the thief soldiers has been strong. If they are allowed to flow south, after passing Qingzhou Prefecture and Guzhou Prefecture, it will be a disaster to the Jianghuai area of Nanjing. The people in Jianghuai and Zhejiang are rich and rare. If the thief soldiers are in trouble, it will become a flood. I don't know that the emperor can understand this.

Zhengde was anxious. He didn't want to hear these words at all. The defeat of the army of thieves on the East Road was the most annoying thing for him in the past few days. He was not only anxious, but he was afraid of the doctor and did not want to be mentioned. In the morning, Li Dongyang mentioned a few words and was scolded by Zhengde. Now Song Nan came to mention this matter again. His face was gloomy and terrible, and he resisted not to get angry.

The emperor can not speak, but the minister asked. Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Ding, who was responsible for it, could not pretend to be dumb. He was the governor of suppressing thieves.

"Lord Song, although the thief soldiers on the East Road have entered Shandong, our army of suppressing thieves has been stationed in Jinan Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture to seize the way to the south. I have also sent more Santun guards from Xingzhou Zuozhong to attack south to attack them in the north of Shandong in a few days. Lord Song, the matter of suppressing thieves is a matter of the governor's office of our five armies. Lord Song is enthusiastic about suppressing thieves, and I understand very well. However, Lord Song still doesn't bother to pay attention to the military affairs of the governor's office of the five armies. Do you think I have ever pointed out your instructions?

Unless you are a fool, everyone can hear the sarcasm in Xu Guangzuo's words. The implication is that you, Song Nan, are not qualified to care about the affairs of my five military governors. Don't join in the fun.

Song Nan laughed and said, "If the Duke of Ding is in the town, there is no room for me, Song Nan to draw his hands and feet. The Duke of Ding will plan a decisive victory for thousands of miles. The east and the west roads are like broken bamboo, making the thieves run away with their heads and rats, and the suppression of the thieves is quite successful. This is obvious to all."

Someone secretly laughed in the court, and more officials covered their mouths and forced themselves to laugh. Song Nan's words were enough to hurt.

Xu Guangzuo said with a shy face and angrily, "Lord Song, do you mean to embarrass me? Victory and defeat is a common thing for soldiers. What is the loss of a moment? It's really ignorant."

Zhengde couldn't help saying, "Soong Nan, is this what you want to play? The only matter of suppressing thieves is the general of the state, which is not under your authority. If there is nothing else to do, just retreat from the court.

Song Nan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, what I played is not about suppressing the use of thieves, but another thing. When I passed by Zhuozhou, I heard that the court had promulgated a Law of Sitting from Thieves. I don't know if this is possible?"

Zhengde said, "It's true."

Song Nan said, "Your Majesty, this law is not appropriate. Please abolish this law."

Zhengde was stunned and said, "Why is that? Thieves and soldiers are so rampant that they are all due to the large number of thieves. If they are not severely punished, the unruly people everywhere want to follow the thieves. How can they be curbed if the thieves are strong?

Song Nan said, "Your Majesty, this law is absolutely unworkable. I came from the front line of suppressing thieves. I know the reason why the people are from thieves. Some things are not taken for granted. We must be cautious."

Liu Jin interrupted coldly: "Song Nan, you are also too broad. You are just commanding the position of Jinyiwei, and the governance of the imperial court has nothing to do with your Jinyiwei government. Today, you are repeatedly presumptuous, and the emperor is already particularly kind not to pursue your guilt. You need to be self-respected and don't talk nonsense in front of the adults. ."

Song Nan said, "I'm a court official. Don't I have the right to speak?"

Liu Jin said, "This law is proposed to be approved by the cabinet vote, and you have no objection, but you say that this law is not appropriate. Are you the only one in the world who is smart? Are all the adults here full of pus?

Song Nan was shocked. This matter was actually approved by the cabinet. It's really incredible. Are these people in the cabinet messing up?

Zhengde also said, "Yes, this law has been discussed and formulated by ministers. The purpose is to prevent the people from thieves by strict measures, which is beneficial to eliminate the rebels. Song Nan, you'd better not say too much."

Song Nan felt chilled. If the cabinet agreed to promulgate it, he would not be able to save it. He could not handle it alone. However, even so, Song Nan still wanted to try his best to save it, so he arched his hand and said, "I think this law may have a deterrent effect, but the truth is that the thief soldiers use coercion. If the people use this method, the persecuted people will never turn back and rebel; the rest of the people's homes will also take risks to join the thief soldiers because of the punishment of the court. In this way, won't it help the thief soldiers?

"Song Nan, at the beginning of the drafting of this law, I have already considered this, but I and all the big people think that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. If they are really loyal to the good people, how can they be willing to be coerced and coerced by the thief soldiers? Can't they rise up and resist?"

Song Nan sighed in her heart that this was really unreasonable. The people were facing swords on their necks. How to resist? How can you resist the life of your family, children and parents to coerce you from the thief? Are they all elm pimples? In order to be loyal to your emperor, the whole family died at the hands of thieves? It's ridiculous.

"Your Majesty..." Song Nan sighed.

"Okay, you just returned to Beijing from Yizhou, and you must not have even returned to the house. Go back to your house quickly and come back to see me after a good rest."

"Your Majesty, think twice..." Song Nan did not let go.

Zhengde waved his unhappily and stood up, stepped down from the dragon seat and walked away. When the eunuch on duty did not react for a moment, he was stunned and quickly shouted, "Go back!" The ministers hurriedly bowed and shouted long live, but Zhengde had already fallen behind the curtain of the side hall.

Song Nan stood there in a daze, and the courtiers withdrew from the hall bustlingly. Song Nan did not move. After a long time, someone patted him on the shoulder. Song Nan woke up and turned his head to look, but saw her husband Zhang Mao standing behind him and looking at himself with a smile.

Song Nan hurriedly said, "Good night, old man."

Zhang Mao waved his hand, and the two walked out of the hall and went down.

Zhang Mao smiled and said, "Have you just returned to Beijing in the morning?"

Song Nan nodded and said, "Yes, I haven't had time to go back to home. I was going to see you in the afternoon."

Zhang Mao laughed and said, "Go back to the house first. I haven't been home for more than 20 days, but I came to the upper hall when I returned to Beijing. Are you going to learn from Dayu to control the water and go through the house without entering?"

Song Nan smiled and said, "The old man is joking. Thieves and soldiers from outside Beijing are rampant. Isn't I so anxious that I came to see him?"

Zhang Mao sighed and said, "Song Nan, there are some things that can't be rushed. Xu Xu Tuzhi is the best policy."

Song Nan said, "Sir, you haven't seen the suffering of the people. Wherever the thief soldiers go, they become scorched earth and ruins; after the people were taken hostage by the thief, I had to kill them with my own hands. It's really teaching... Hey! I won't mention it. Anyway, it's useless for me to be in a hurry.

Zhang Mao laughed and said, "You are too young to know how to keep a low profile. Do you think you are the only one who is anxious? Are you the only one who understands it?"

Song Nan said, "Sir, can't you see that this method of sitting in a row is simply nonsense?"

Zhang Mao stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Of course I know."

"Then why don't you come out against it?" Song Nan stopped and asked in astonishment.

Zhang Mao said, "There are some things that are not enough to oppose. Xu Guangzuo sent Xu Yande, a strawbag, to suppress the thieves, to make Xu Yande some military achievements. Gu Da's intention of besieging but not attacking is to make the thief soldiers fight with you. The disadvantages of the method of sitting in Shiwu are like a mirror in my heart."

Song Nan was even more stunned and said, "Then how can you indulge them? Why don't you come out to give them?"

Zhang Mao said, "Is it useful to enter the ado? Instead, you provoked the emperor to be unhappy and Xu Guangzuo to hate you to the bone. It is said that the law of sitting in Shi Wulian was proposed by the emperor himself. Do you think that Yang Ting and they are both fools in the cabinet? They wanted to pass the vote because they didn't want the emperor to come to Taiwan. Even if this law is not conducive to suppressing thieves, the cabinet will not take responsibility, which is the way to protect itself. Naturally, people who understand this will not come out against it.

Song Nan stood for a long time and said, "It turned out that the emperor proposed it himself. No wonder so."

Zhang Mao said, "I guess it's probably still Liu Jin's idea. How could the emperor remember to get such a thing? Liu Jin was afraid of attracting opposition, so he didn't know how to move the emperor to propose it himself, so that it would be implemented logically."

Song Nan nodded and said, "I also think so. It must be a bad idea made by Liu Jin, a eunuch. This man wants to die. The previous Ma Zheng and land policy have made the people miserable. This time, Liu Liu and Liu Qi rebelled. I dare to say that it was caused by Liu Jin's Ma Zheng and land policy. If this thief is not eliminated, it will be difficult for the court to have peace. It's hard for people to have a birthday.

Zhang Mao said solemnly, "Be careful, don't talk nonsense."

Song Nan sneered and said for a long time, "Well, then we can't do nothing?" The thief soldiers on the West Road have disappeared into the mountains and are difficult to eliminate them. Shandong's thief soldiers are across a large area under the jurisdiction of the two prefectures of Dongchang, Jinan. As soon as the law of sitting in Shiwu Lian is promulgated, the strength of the thief soldiers will definitely increase greatly. Can Xu Yande be annihilated? I doubt it."

Zhang Mao stood still and looked at Song Nan and said, "Young man, remember that some people don't touch the south wall and don't look back. This is my disaster of the Ming Dynasty. No one can survive and avoid it. When the emperor understands, he will take the initiative to come to you without going to tell him directly. Go back home and do his own business well.

Song Nan sighed, "Do you have to hit the south wall to repent?"

Zhang Mao said, "Sometimes it's like this. I also know that the Ming Dynasty has suffered a lot. However, some people can't understand the reason. Although these losses are huge and unbearable, they have to endure them. With the strength of one or two people, instead of turning the situation around, there will be a disaster. I don't want to see you on the day when you are cut off your head. If you dare to let your son be a widow, I can't forgive you.

Song Nan was silent and stood still; Zhang Mao patted him on the shoulder again, turned around and walked out of the palace door and walked quickly.