Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

Chapter 289 I’m actually not happy at all

: Original history, in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Chen Shiqi was appointed Minister of War on the left, censor of Qiandu on the right, and patrolled Sichuan. However, Chen Shiqi was a literati and devoted himself to writing and calligraphy, which led to the dereliction of military and political affairs. The court believed that he was not qualified to lead the army, so he was transferred to Tong The political envoy ordered Long Wenguang to take his place, but Chen Shiqi had already died in the battle before Long Wenguang took office.

However, the emergence of Zhu Youjian caused some changes in history. Zhang Xianzhong captured Chengdu and Chen Shiqi died in battle. Zhu Youjian did not appoint Long Wenguang as governor of Sichuan because he had other ideas in mind.

The governor is the highest chief executive of a province. For such an important position, Zhu Youjian naturally has to appoint his close confidants. However, some of the close confidants he cultivated are not qualified enough and have low official positions. They may be promoted too high at once and may not be able to convince the public. The key is He was strongly opposed by the Donglin Party, which was the main reason for his headache.

"Why doesn't the emperor send a deputy to General Qin?" Wu Buwei thought for a moment and said with a smile.

"Old Wu, what a wonderful move you made." Zhu Youjian's eyes lit up when he understood the meaning, and he couldn't help but praise it.

Wu Buwei, on the grounds that although Sichuan was peaceful, there were still many bandits roaming around and needed to be exterminated, he appointed Qin Liangyu as temporary governor to implement military control, and then assigned her a deputy to assist her in managing Sichuan's political affairs.

This deputy is naturally a close confidant that Zhu Youjian wants to appoint. The problem of insufficient qualifications and official positions can be solved immediately. The Donglin Party members can't use this to cause trouble if they don't accept it, hehe.

"Xuan Ruan Dacheng."

After solving the problem of the governor of Sichuan, Zhu Youjian was in a good mood and immediately announced that Ruan Dacheng, the second assistant to the cabinet, would enter the palace to face the emperor.

Xuan Ruan Dacheng entered the palace, naturally to discuss the governor of Sichuan. The Donglin Party has been eyeing this position for a long time. Once the whole territory of Sichuan is recovered, they will definitely jump out to grab the cake. The important role of playing Dacheng is highlighted, that is, like Like a stick that stirs shit, he stirs and stirs, and finally he appears and decides the outcome with one word.

Of course, the cake in Sichuan was very big, and Zhu Youjian couldn't eat it all. Most of Sichuan was occupied by Zhang Xianzhong, and officials of all sizes were either killed or ran away. Those who ran away could not be re-hired. Therefore, there were many vacant positions, including the first and second leaders. He took it, and gave Ruan Dacheng the third position as a reward.

The fourth in command and the magistrates of five counties were given to the Donglin Party as a way to appease the Donglin Party. If they still didn't realize it and continued to make trouble, he wouldn't mind getting rid of a few of them. There were many backup officials waiting to be appointed and people who wanted to be officials. There are so many people that without the Donglin Party members, all departments can still operate normally.

Qin Liangyu made great achievements in annihilating Zhang Xianzhong. In addition to promotions and rewards, her brother Qin Yiming was granted the title of General Xuanwu of the fourth rank, and several nephews were granted the title of Chengdu garrison.

There are many vacated county magistrate positions, and Zhu Youjian wants to occupy some of them. The Jiangnan faction, the Donglin Party, and some other factions will divide them up. This is a happy outcome for everyone.

However, having said that, it was others who were happy, and Zhu Youjian was not happy at all. It was really sad that the emperor regarded it like this, but he endured it. After Li Zicheng was eliminated and the army returned in triumph, it was time for him to clean up the court.

He found that the initial use of Ruan Dacheng to fight against the Donglin Party was a stroke of genius, and Ruan Dacheng's role was really not small.

In fact, even if it is garbage or bad silver, as long as it is used in the right place, it can still exert its effect.

As a superior, it is the kingly way to know how to employ people.

When Ruan Dacheng returned home from the palace, it was already late at night. According to his age and physical condition, he should be so sleepy that he couldn't even open his eyes. However, this guy was as excited as if he had been given chicken blood. He just drank a few pills. The powerful Vajra Pill tormented my favorite concubine until she died, and then she fell asleep snoring.

In the morning court the next day, all the officials sang praises and flattery, not only praising the emperor's sage and the right person, but also praising Qin Liangyu. In short, it made people's skin crawl.

"Your Majesty, a country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without an owner for a day. In order to appease the people of Sichuan, a series of officials including the governor must be appointed as soon as possible to ensure the normal operation of Sichuan's official system."

"I second the proposal."

"The veteran seconded the proposal."

After days of flattery, the Donglin Party officials finally couldn't hold themselves back and jumped out, as if they were for the sake of the court and the Sichuan surname.

Zhu Youjian looked at Ruan Dacheng and couldn't help but be startled. Come on, what's wrong with this old guy? He actually has a pair of dark circles under his eyes. Could it be that he has insomnia?

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