Chapter 384 Chapter 3

Chapter 384

The huge candle on the Fengtian Hall has a high fever, as bright as day.

When Song Nan stepped into the hall with a chill, the hall was silent, and the civil and military officials turned their heads and watched Song Nan stride from the gate of the hall and go down the steps of the Dragon Throne through the passage between the crowds.

Everyone's eyes moved with Song Nan's body, and their eyes were full of emotions, including envy, disdain, indifference, ridicule, and many others were actually gloating.

Song Nan came to the Zhengde seat without squint and saluted, "Song Nan is called to the palace. Long live my emperor."

Zhengde smiled and waved his hand and said, "Fang, Song Nan, you have been sick at home. You won't blame me for calling you to the hall late at night, will you? How is your health?"

Song Nan smiled and said, "What did the emperor say? The emperor summoned me that he couldn't walk and crawled; my health was fine, but I was just a minor illness."

Zhengde nodded and said, "That's good. Do you know why I called you here?"

Song Nan said, "When the emperor comes to the court late at night, something must have happened. He must be discussing the loss of Dongchang Mansion."

Zhengde nodded and said, "Your news of Jinyiweiyamen is well-ined. Naturally, such a big event can't be hidden from you. Yes, it is precisely because of this late at night that the war in Shandong is unfavorable. Xu Yande is incompetent and lost Dongchang Mansion. It is precisely because of this that I summoned the ministers to discuss countermeasures."

Song Nan arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry to get angry. It has happened, and you must face it calmly."

Zhengde said, "I understand that before you go to the palace, I have discussed this matter with the ministers. The Duke of Zheng's suppressing the thieves is slightly unfavorable, and the use of people is unknown. Xu Yande is afraid of the enemy in the war. I have decided to replace Xu Guangzuo as the governor of the thieves, and at the same time remove the governor of Xu Yande East Road to suppress the thief and demote them to the first level as punishment."

Song Nan took a look at Xu Guangzuo standing on the side of the British man. Xu Guangzuo's face was silent, and his eyes were empty and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"If you have merit, you will be rewarded and punished. If you are capable, you will be mediocre. I agree with the emperor's practice. This loss of Dongchang Mansion is indeed an unforgivable mistake." Song Nan said quietly.

Zhengde nodded and said, "But the anti-thieves is imminent. Do you have any good candidates or suggestions?"

Song Nan thought for a moment and said, "I am not very familiar with military affairs and dare not speak falsely; but it is urgent to suppress thieves. The emperor should ask you to recommend the agreed candidates and take office early to save the dangerous situation."

Zhengde smiled and said, "At this time, someone must shoulder heavy burdens for me. Before you come, the British public and cabinet scholars and six officials have agreed on a candidate, but I want to hear your opinion."

Song Nan said, "Who is it?"

Zhengde pointed to Song Nan and said, "It's you."

Song Nan pretended to be surprised and opened his mouth for a long time and said, "I... How can you think that I am the right candidate? I have never brought soldiers and horses to fight a big battle.

Zhengde laughed and said, "Why haven't you fought? I have personally experienced the battle of Xinpingbao. Not long ago, you led the headquarters to take down the thief's nest Wen'an, defeated the thief soldiers and killed more than a thousand enemies in Xin'an County, which is enough to show your talent. All the civil and military officials have high hopes for you. This time I want you to go on an expedition and destroy the thief soldiers. What do you think of the cancer in my heart?"

Song Nan breathed slowly and said silently for a long time, "Your Majesty, I... can't accept this important task."

As soon as this statement came out, the ministers were buzzing, and even her husband Zhang Mao was quite surprised. Song Nan changed his mind in a blink of an eye after what had just been said a few hours ago.

The ministers were also very surprised. Just now, before my husband mentioned Song Nan's candidate, he quarreled in court. Many candidates were proposed and overturned, either because of their lack of ability, which made the ministers rest assured, or the parties themselves refused and were afraid of taking responsibility for failure. In particular, there was no general of the Duke Dingguo. If he is willing to take the initiative to take up this heavy burden, Ding Guo is unlucky. Who dares to touch the bad luck?

However, the inner court has no suitable candidate at all. There was a mistake in front of Gu Dayi. This guy is still being questioned. Other people, such as Wei Bin, Gaofeng and others, are not the material to lead troops to fight at all. Zhengde will never consider them for such a large army to suppress thieves.

And Yang Tinhe and others in the outer court are not willing to easily recommend their own candidates. Before going to the palace, everyone has unified their attitude. Unless the emperor ordered a general, they will never take the initiative to recruit this position, because the thief soldiers are already out of control. If they are not sure of success, there is no need to take risks. In any case, the princes still have to take the initiative to lead the army to fight. Who told them to hold the military power?

Under the delicate trade-offs of all parties, they argued for more than an hour but did not select people. Therefore, when the British Duke proposed Song Nan's election, most people chose to agree. Naturally, some people believe that Song Nan has this ability, and a large number of people can shirk this burden that they can't afford. He secretly made others happy; even Liu Jin voted in favor, obviously believing that this was the place where Song Nan could fall.

Song Nan's euphemistic refusal made people feel that this boy may have seen through the psychology of the people and does not want to fall into this quagmire. Some people sigh disappointed, while others are happy for Song Nan.

Zhengde looked gloomy, and he didn't expect Song Nan to refuse. In his heart, he always thought that Song Nan was his last reliance. Just like in Xinping Fort, Song Nan was the last hope in his heart when he was desperate. The current situation is the same. He hoped that Song Nan could stand up as before to help the court tide over the current difficulties. Guan, but Song Nan actually refused.

Zhengde couldn't hide his disappointment and sighed, "I know this is a force for you. You are not a general, and I can't blame you. It's just that I'm very disappointed that no one can fight for me in a big court in the Ming Dynasty. It seems that I'm going to wear it myself.

Li Dongyang and other old ministers hurriedly shouted, "No, how can the emperor personally march? It's definitely not."

Zhengde said angrily, "What should I do? Is it possible to watch the thief not go south to attack Nanjing and Zhejiang, but I pretend that I can't see it?"

The ministers were silent, and no one dared to speak. Even if Zhengde was anxious and angry, no one dared to raise his hand to say that he wanted to take on this task. Zhengde's heart was sad.

In the silence, Song Nan's voice sounded: "The emperor's anger is not afraid of the thief soldiers, and I don't want to mention the emperor's worries. In my opinion, the matter of suppressing thieves is actually not difficult at all, and I don't pay attention to the thief soldiers at all."

Everyone looked at Song Nan in surprise and thought to himself: This guy is crazy. He is too bragging. He dares not take over and brags again. The emperor is angry and is afraid he will show this guy a little color.

Sure enough, Zhengde said angrily, "What's the use of these big words? If you have the ability to exterminate the thief soldiers, you can talk about it again.

Song Nan held her head and said quietly, "Your Majesty, this is my well-thought-out conclusion. I have been to deal with thieves and soldiers, and I know how many pounds they are. I am not a big talker."

Liu Jin said negatively, "That proves to the emperor that as a minister, since he has a strategy to fight against the enemy, he does not share his worries with the emperor. This is an act of disloyalty."

Song Nan sneered and said, "Eunuch Liu, you don't need to label me. I said that there are prerequisites for extermination of the thief soldiers. As long as the emperor can agree to my several requirements, I will immediately put on the battle and come to see you if I don't eliminate the thief soldiers."

As soon as this word came out, the ministers were shocked, the righteous spirit was refreshed, and the words became soft, and they asked, "What do you want me to agree to?" Whether you want an official position or Tianzhai, if you succeed in suppressing thieves, I will reward you. These are by no means a problem, and you deserve it.

Song Nan sighed in her heart that Zhengde was too ridiculous. If it was for this, why did she have to take her head to the battlefield desperately and serve such an emperor? Song Nan felt deeply sad for herself.

"Your Majesty, I'm not talking about personal officialdom and personal gain." Song Nan sighed.

"Oh, yes, yes, yes, I misunderstood you. I know you never care about this, but what are the conditions you want to raise?" Zheng Deshu asked insincerely, but what he regretted was that he should not be so straightforward in front of the ministers, which would make it difficult for Song Nan to step down. Such things should be promised to him in private in the imperial study.

Song Nan didn't want to go around the circle any more. She said quietly, "Your Majesty, one of the conditions is to ask the emperor to abolish the law of sitting in Shiwulian... The second condition is to ask the emperor to abolish the law of the new horse government and land reform. The third condition is to ask the emperor to send officials to the place of military disaster to comfort the people and help the disaster. The people are forgiven all the sins of those who are forced to join the army. As long as the emperor agrees to these three conditions, I can set up an army order to eliminate the thieves.

Hundreds of civil and military officials were in an uproar. The three conditions proposed by Song Nan turned out to be to change the example that had been promulgated by the court and pardon the crime of thieves. The meaning is self-evident. Song Nan is implicitly linking the civil unrest with the Ma Zheng promulgated by the court, the policy of land reform, and the law of sitting in Shi Wulian. It is still saying that it is these dynasties. The policy promulgated by the court has led to civil unrest.

And these three measures are all policies implemented by Liu Jin. Abolishing these three decrees is equivalent to accusing Liu Jin of mistaking the country in court. This is an open ** naked confrontation with Liu Jin.

Everyone stretched out their necks and swallowed and waited for the emperor and Liu Jin's reaction, and all of them lost their voices for a moment.

Zhengde didn't react for a long time, but Liu Jin quickly reacted and said coldly, "How can it be? As a minister, it's my job to serve the court, but you came here to put forward such rude conditions, which is simply rebellious."

Song Nan sneered and said, "It is precisely in order to eliminate the thief soldiers to stabilize the society that I put forward these three conditions. Without this prerequisite, forgive me for my incompetence. I can't destroy the thief soldiers. If the emperor wants me to go, I can only fight and die in the country and be loyal to death."

Liu Jin scolded: "Joke, what does your suppression of bandits have to do with the policy of this court? The policy of new Malaysia and land reform is the big policy agreed by the imperial court, and the law of Shiwulian sitting is to prevent the people from deterring thieves. What do you want to abolish the three policies? Do you want to disturb the government by taking advantage of the chaos?

Song Nan shouted angrily, "Shut up, do you have any other ability besides hating and framing others? The ills of the new Malaysian government are prominent, and there are complaints from all over the Ming Dynasty. How much do you know about this? The new land law is even more ridiculous. The illegal annexation has not only failed to be confiscated, but on the contrary, it has become worse. The people have worked hard for a year but are heavily in debt. Don't you think the people are fools? Under such circumstances, how can people's chaos stand?

Liu Jin shouted angrily, "Nonsense, it's all nonsense."

"Whether it is nonsense or not, the court sent a member to investigate secretly. After my careful analysis of the information obtained by the Jinyiwei government, I dared to say it here today. Your Majesty, although the people are pure and good, they are not lambs. They don't want much, they just need food and warmth. When there is no way to live, it is inevitable that people's grievances turn into anger. Why are there so many people from thieves? Because they have no way to live. And the method of sitting in Shi Wulian is even more ridiculous. Most of the people have no intention of being a thief. This is good. They are forced to make trouble from the thief. How can the thief and soldiers not become more and more powerful? If these three strategies are not abolished, it will be difficult to eliminate the thief soldiers. Even if this time it calms down, the root of the disaster is still there, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no more chaos. I dare to say a rebellious word. These three strategies will not be abandoned, and the country will have no peace.