Chapter 812 No More Compromise

Lu Wan, the minister of the Ministry of War, reluctantly introduced the situation of the battle between the rebels of King Ning and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court. The reason why he was reluctant was that all the officials in the court knew the progress of the war, and the only thing they didn't know was Song Nan; this was like an introduction specially for Song Nan, which made Lu Wan very unhappy.

In particular, Song Nan didn't interrupt him to ask for details. The posture was like Shangguan asking his subordinates, which was even more unhappy. Moreover, if Lu Wan had a comprehensive grasp of the situation, he could answer them one by one. Lu Wan couldn't answer many questions. For example, Song Nan asked: "According to the judgment of the Ministry of War, King Ning rebelled. Where is the direction of the army's attack, east or west?

Lu Wan can only answer: "At present, the rebels have gathered troops and horses in Jiujiang, which may be the momentum of attacking Nanjing."

But Song Nan asked again, "How can you tell that he is not playing with the east and west?" If their real purpose is to attack Hunan in the east and then enter Sichuan or occupy the southwest rear of Yunnan and Guizhou, can the Ministry of War have a solution?

Lu Wan was one or two big, and he was furious. If the military department really had this arrangement, it would be fine. The fact is that Lu Wan did not expect this at all, let alone the arrangement.

The ministers all heard that Song Nan was actually deliberately looking for fault. In fact, Song Nan's purpose of doing this is also obvious. This time, the rebel army department originally intended to take the lead and solve it on the spot with the soldiers and horses of the local guard, but they never wanted Song Nan or Song Nan's generals department to dominate the matter again. To put it bluntly, it was to win merit; and Song Nan obviously wanted to be If you don't allow it, the plan of the military department will naturally change Zhengde's original intention.

"Duke Zhen, our military department has its own way to act. The day before yesterday, the emperor gave the military headquarters full authority to quell the rebellion. It's better not to bother too much about some things. The Duke of Zhen has just returned from an adventure. It's time to have a good rest. Don't worry about this matter. Lu Wan finally couldn't stand it and said these words with thorns.

Song Nan sighed and said, "It's not that I want to mind my own business. I really doubt the ability of your military department. This time, King Ning's rebellion was well prepared. I fought with the bandits he sheltered. Even the bandits were equipped with gunfire and horse armor, not to mention the rebels attached to him. He has worked hard to manage and gather a lot of wealth for so many years. Isn't the courtless? There will be a war again. I'm afraid that you will suffer losses.

"No effort, there is still money to suppress the rebellion in the court, and there are enough weapons, horses, food and salaries." Lu Wan snorted coldly.

Song Nan frowned and asked, "Is that right? Enough? You didn't say that before the New Year. When I went to the north to recover the river, Lord Yang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and all the adults of the foreign court cried with snot and tears, which made me owe me a lot of debt. It turns out that I have no money when I lead troops to war, and your military department has enough money and food to fight?

Lu Wan was shocked and hesitated, "I don't quarrel with you. I'm not in the mood to talk to you now."

Song Nan shouted angrily, "What is this? Are you treating the money of the court as your own money and holding the financial power and not allowing others to touch it? It's ridiculous."

Yang Tinghe can't let Song Nan make a big fuss about this matter and coughed, "Mr. Zhen, you misunderstood. Lord Lu said that the money and grain was collected after the New Year, otherwise how can there be money to suppress the rebellion? At present, the most urgent task is to calm down the rebellion of King Ning's rebels, not to be entangled with the old things. The Duke of Zhen should not know the priorities.

Song Nan sneered and said, "I naturally know what is important and what is not. I'm going to lead the army to fight against this rebellion, and the military department can rest.

"What? What is this called? The emperor has appointed the military department. Why do you want to go? Lu Wan shouted.

Song Nan ignored him and bowed his hand to Zhengde and said, "Your Majesty, please go on an expedition to fight against the rebellion. Please accept it."

Zhengde originally meant Song Nan. The reason why he issued a decree to authorize the Ministry of War to suppress the rebellion was because of the rumor that Song Nan had no choice but to die. At this moment, Song Nan asked for an expedition, and he couldn't ask for it. So he said, "I promise you that you will lead the troops on an expedition, and I am very relieved."

Lu Wan shouted, "Your Majesty, you have appointed the Ministry of War. I have made a lot of dispatches to quell the rebellion..."

Zhengde scratched his head and said, "That imperial edict has been annulled. The Duke of Zhen did not return before, and your military department had no choice but to take on this great task. Now that Song Nan is back, I think it is more beneficial for him to go through the war."

Lu Wan looked at Yang Tinghe for help. Yang Tinghe looked at his eyes and nose and was silent, but Fei Hong exploded his lungs and shouted, "How can it be reasonable? Is there any fault or failure of the Ministry of War? How can the imperial edict issued by the emperor be invalid? Isn't this a day-night change? Forgive me for being disrespectful, the emperor is condoning the arrogance of some people. Just now, someone killed Ma Yongcheng, the leader of the imperial horse prison, outside the Fengtian Hall. I don't know if the emperor knows about this?

Zhengde was shocked. He didn't expect Song Nan to be so fast and so cruel. Ma Yongcheng had been killed in front of the hall by him, so he asked, "Song Nan, you said you agreed to take Ma Yongcheng, but why did you kill him directly?"

Song Nan arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, Ma Yongcheng colluded with the traitor Zhu Chenhao to inform him that it was a capital crime. What's wrong with killing him?"

"The state law has family rules. Even if Ma Yongcheng is a capital crime, the court only has procedures to determine the crime. What power do you have to kill Ma Yongcheng?" Fei Hong shouted.

Song Nan sneered and said, "Well said, there is naturally a reason why I did this. First of all, the people who kill the enemy in extraordinary times are the young people who shock the night and wake up the stupid people. Among the officials in the capital, who knows how many of them were bought by King Ning? I just wanted to tell these people, but I found that it was a wartime strategy to punish them quickly and severely. Secondly, you said that I didn't follow the rules, because I was too disciplined before, so the Ming Dynasty was messed up by some of you. Today's chaos, tomorrow's chaos, why on earth? I finally figured out that the root of the chaos is your group of people, shouting laws and regulations, but secretly doing things that do not follow the rules and disrespect the laws. I will never believe you.

"What?"

"It's presumptuous."

"A group of nonsense."

The officials of the foreign court were in an uproar, and even Zhengde was stunned by Song Nan's bold words. Zhang Lun and a group of marquis generals also opened their mouths and were silent. Song Nan's words openly intensified the contradictions, directly attacked the officials of the foreign court, and attributed all the disasters of the Ming Dynasty to the foreign court. In particular, it was extremely inappropriate to accuse them in court, which is also very different from Song Nan's always kept a low-key style.

Yang Tinghe could no longer keep silent. He slowly walked out and stretched out his hand to signal everyone to calm down. He silently looked at Song Nan and said, "It turned out that in the eyes of the Duke of Zhen, all the adults in the court were mediocre corpses. It turned out that the Ming Dynasty was independently supported by the Duke of Zhen, Zhao Guo If the father-in-law said so, why don't we just resign and return to old age? How about you let the Duke of Zhen take the power?

Song Nan sneered and said, "Yang Shoufu, what do you like to think? I'm talking about some of you. If you insist on resigning and die, I won't persuade you to stay."

Yang Tinghe said coldly, "Why do I want to grow old? I, Yang, was loyal to the emperor and did my best for the court, but today I was so accused by you. The Duke of Zhen must make this matter clear, otherwise he must not stop.

Song Nan said, "So what?"

Yang Tinghe said harshly, "How can Yang be slandered in front of people? Go to my house. There are only two servants in my family. There are two plates of vegetarian soup for each meal, and there are several servants in the green mule car and several servants. My wife is still wearing a plain dress and doesn't even have decent jewelry. However, you live in the high-rise building of Zhenguo and hugging her before going out. The family is very luxurious, but you come to accuse us of the vegetarian meal. How can there be such a reason in the world?

Song Nan laughed and said, "Yang Shoufu has read too much and is dizzy. The word integrity is divided into two meanings. One is integrity and the other is integrity. The pure person is competent and capable, which can be understood as honesty rather than poverty. The integrity means to adhere to integrity and not corruption; Yang Shoufu sticks to poverty and Song. Admiration, but Qing is pure and honest. Those who are clean are not necessarily honest, and those who are honest are not necessarily clear. Do you still need me to explain this truth?

Yang Tinghe said angrily, "You mean I'm incompetent? It's not clear?"

Song Nan said, "Since you jump out, I'm not afraid to offend you face to face. You really don't know how to deal with things."

"Please speak clearly, otherwise your blood will stain my reputation. I will fight with you today. Even if the blood splashes in the court, I will ask for an innocence in front of the emperor."

Zhengde didn't expect Song Nan's temperament to change greatly today, and today's behavior can be described as misconduct. This is a situation that caused a disturbance in the court, and the accusations against the foreign court are also too radical. If you really want to make a judgment, Zhengde is a little biased towards the foreign court; so Zhengde said, "Song Nan, don't mess around. It's not you at present. When quarreling, calming the rebellion is the top priority.

Song Nan arched his hand and said, "The emperor calmed his anger. Today, I said something that I shouldn't have said, but I have been holding back for too long. It is not a good thing to hide things in the court. Although I do not want to make the contradictions public, I don't want to see the Ming Dynasty again. It is difficult to hope to rejuvenate in the chaotic world. I originally thought that the recovery of the river would make the world stable and the government stable, but I was wrong. Although it is important outside, it is also important inside. Today is the king of Ning, and there may not be any other prince tomorrow. The weakness of the court is the root of everything. The emperor grants these people the right to manage the government, and they can't prevent civil unrest, so they are responsible.

Yang Tinhe said, "A minister of the first hall, we have a responsibility. Do you, the Duke of Zhen, stay out of the matter?"

Song Nan said, "Don't get involved with me, didn't you want me to give you an explanation? I'll tell you what I know. As early as a few years ago, officials reported the conspiracy of King Ning. Jiangxi governor wrote seven memorials before and after, counting the incident of King Ning's clever seizure, colluding with bandits, eliminating dissidents, and expanding armed weapons to prepare for rebellion. I would like to ask, where have these memorials gone? The emperor didn't see any of them. Dare to ask Lord Yang, the head of the cabinet, have these memorials been wiped by you in the hut? King Ning's conspiracy has long been clued. If it had been contained earlier, how would there be today's disaster? Lord Yang, can you explain in front of the ministers and the emperor?

The Man Dynasty was in an uproar. It was the first time that everyone had heard of this matter, and even several university scholars in the cabinet had never heard of it. If it was true, as Song Nan said, local officials had already impeached Wang Ning's conspiracy, but the memorial did not reach the emperor, it was obviously someone who deliberately covered up.

From a procedural point of view, after the summary of the memorials were opened, the cabinet was uniformly reported to the emperor, and the cabinet was the first to take the brunt. That is to say, Zhu Chenhao's people in the cabinet, and this conclusion immediately silenced the court.