"This is the fifth time that Nan Juyi has been in the army when he raided Penghu."

"I have entered and exited suddenly, and I have never reported the court before, the Fujian Navy reserves, and the marching routes of the fleets in various places have probably made Hongmao Fan thoroughly touch it!"

In the hall of the Ministry of War, the Secretary of the Shangshu Cui Chengxiu was slamming the table and roaring.

"Yes, I'm so careless!" Yan Mingtai, the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, also said:

"If I had known this day, I would not have listened to the Ministry of Personnel and asked him to be the governor of Fujian. In this situation, the ships of Hongmaofan have increased instead of decreasing, and most of them have blocked the port of Zhangzhou."

"Being blocked for one day will be a major loss for the court in one day."

Yan Mingtai, like Cui Chengxiu, took advantage of flattery to Wei Zhongxian. Now they have taken control of the Ministry of War with a group of Wei Party officials.

However, compared to Choi Chengxiu's smooth sailing and becoming a ministry leader, Yan Mingtai's experience was too tortuous.

Yan Mingtai was from Qingyuan, Zhili (now Qingyuan, Hebei). He passed the imperial examination during the Wanli period and served as the head of the Ministry of Revenue. He participated in politics in Liaodong. Later, he was impeached and dismissed.

After a long time, he became a deputy and patrolled the Liaohai Sea.

At that time, Kaiyuan was lost. The Liaodong governor Xiong Tingbi sent Fuchenyang to Fuchenyang. He cried and returned in tears. The news came back to the capital. He was impeached by the ministers of Donglin and asked to return home after being sent to memorials.

The new emperor succeeded to the throne, changed the reign of Tianqi, and established the former official, and set up the capital and the military commander to Shanhaiguan and Dongjiang Town. On the issue of Liao affairs, he took drastic measures and made arbitrary decisions, and decided to continue to appoint Xiong Tingbi.

Because Xiong Tingbi recommended, Yan Mingtai became the deputy envoy in the first year of Tianqi and stationed in Guangning.

Wang Huazhen was eager to make contributions and discussed going out to the army from all directions. Despite Cao Wenzhao and others' opposition, he insisted on starting a war. He was eventually defeated by the slave chief. He lost 170,000 troops and abandoned his land and entered the pass. The capital was shocked.

The court parliamentary trial was attributed to the Grand Secretary Ye Xianggao's disciple, and the left senator Wang Huazhen, who was taken into the capital by Tiqi Lock and executed.

The emperor's teacher Sun Chengzong was ordered by the emperor to leave the pass, and repeatedly impeached him, saying that Yan Mingtai was appointed as Guangning for several years, but he was actually without talent and had a flattery in his work, and he was just a fictitious word.

In August of the first year of Tianqi, the court recommended Yuan Chonghuan, the disciple of Sun Chengzong, to prepare for Guangning's army and also to help Ningyuan. Emperor Tianqi acquiesced, so Yuan Chonghuan rushed to Ningyuan to take office.

At that time, Sun Chengzong regarded important officials as the pass, and Ningyuan Yuan Chonghuan followed his horse's leadership, and even the power of the affairs was the only one who obeyed the "Ningjin Defense Line".

Yan Mingtai wrote a memorial to oppose the establishment of the Ningjin defense line, and was repeatedly excluded and impeached by Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan. He realized that he could not do anything. In December of the first year of Tianqi, he wrote a memorial saying that he had returned from his illness.

In the second year of Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian set up a prison.

At that time, Yang Lian returned home and taught in Donglin. The Dongchang military soldiers chased him to his home to deceive people and kill him.

Ye Xianggao was burdened by Donglin and angered the emperor. With a copy of the imperial edict, he was even killed by nine clans. For a time, the eunuch party rose, and the Donglin party members all wrote:

"The thief steals his handle, and there is no sunshine."

Yan Mingtai stayed at home for several months. When he heard the wind, he secretly formed accomplice Wei Zhongxian. He was recommended by Zhang Zhi, the censor of the Censorate, and summoned him to be the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War.

Such tortuous and ups and downs have allowed Yan Mingtai to see clearly what the Donglin Party members call aloof and what the eunuch Party calls a villain.

Like most people's choices, if you are a villain who flatters the power and castration, you can serve as an official again, get resources, and display your ambitions.

Then, he chose to be this villain!

After returning to Beijing, Yan Mingtai, who put his life aside, became the proud minion of Cui Chengxiu, a celebrity under Wei Zhongxian, who was willing to drive him to the front and back.

Cui Chengxiu couldn't match his thick skin.

Yan Mingtai was doing everything that despised Donglin, impeached Qingliu, and accepted bribes.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Yan Mingtai is actually not as good as Gu Bingqian and Cui Chengxiu. The latter two are not very clean from birth, and they have been criticized countless times in the Shilin.

Like Wei Guangwei, he was born in a scholarly family and had a righteous spirit, but now he is willing to be a castrated dog and be scolded by the world.

Today’s issue of the Ministry of War is whether to replace Nanjuyi.

Unlike what Donglin thought, the Ministry of War, which was controlled by the so-called eunuch party, had a more significant role than when Wang Xianggan, a great talent in the Shilin, was a former scholar.

At least, they are really discussing the best solution based on intelligence.

In the past, when Donglin controlled the Ministry of War, it was often held a small meeting every three days and a big discussion every five days. It was complicated and troublesome, and it could neither solve the problem nor propose substantive solutions.

In the end, it is usually done until the matter is solved by itself, or it is so serious that the Ministry of War can no longer take care of it.

After Yan Mingtai finished speaking, another official from the Ministry of War said:

"After Nan Juyi became the governor, he still had some actions. He seized the representatives of Hongmao Fan to envoy and mobilized the navy and army to take the initiative."

"As for being ineffective and losing repeatedly, the red-haired ships should be too sharp..."

Yan Mingtai took a look.

"The red-haired ships have extremely sharp firearms. Hasn't the emperor sent someone to the Macau Bujialao Artillery to buy them?"

"It's best if you start a war with Hongmao Fan this time, you can capture a few of their ships and see what kind of firearms their ships use."

"Take it to Tianjin Water Camp and let the Military Equipment Department imitate it!"

Yan Mingtai said that it was actually what many eunuch party officials thought. Judging from the current situation, although Nanjuyi belongs to the Donglin Party, it is actually quite good after becoming the governor of Fujian.

If someone else has changed, it is hard to say whether Nan Juyi is now confronting Hongmao Fan. If someone has changed, it is better not to change him. So what should I do?

As he said that, fine snow began to fall in the capital.

A trace of blue-gray worries appeared in the hearts of the officials of the Ministry of War. In midsummer, the court mobilized the navy from several provinces in Jiangnan, hoping to quickly repel the invasion of Hongmao Fan.

At that time, the Ministry of War naturally supported it with full support.

After all, in this book, there are not many red-haired ships and soldiers, and they are adapted to the local conditions. We must take advantage of the situation that they have not yet established a stable foothold and start a war quickly!

However, the mid-winter has arrived, and the battle situation in Penghu has not improved at all and has been defeated repeatedly.

The outlet of Zhangzhou was blocked by Hongmaofan for half a year, and the losses in the court's trade and local areas were immeasurable!

Since he arrived at the Ministry of War, this matter has almost become the most concerned thing for Yan Mingtai. The so-called eunuch party officials of the Ministry of War have all racked their brains.

The grace of the country to support scholars is not today, so when will it be returned?

Choi Chengxiu sat in the seat of the ministry and kept sneering:

"Just a little setback, the Donglin Party actually submitted memorials, asking His Majesty to send envoys to negotiate with Hongmao Fan."

"A bunch of fools!" Yan Mingtai was so angry that he said:

"The current peace talks are actually the loss of the Ming Dynasty. This move will definitely greatly shave the morale of the border. Is this the result your Majesty wants?"

"Since you've fought, you'll have to fight to the end!"

"Other people's ships are sharp and they are sent to their doorstep. Can't they still let them withdraw calmly? Even if they use their lives to pile up, they will still snatch one. We want to build such a ship, which is sharper than them!"

Someone also snorted coldly and laughed:

"Those sour and stinky scholars don't know the benefits of continuing to fight. Our Ministry of War does not have to argue with them. The most urgent task is how to solve the Penghu issue and share your worries."

Yan Mingtai thought for a while and suddenly said:

"Didn't Nan Juyi suggest that he recruit an official position named Zheng Yiguan?"

Choi Chengxiu was a little puzzled and said:

"I mean, the imperial court had given the Zheng family the right to conduct business in the southeastern waters before. They did not contribute to the Penghu issue. This request was too rude, so I asked me to refute it."

"What, what's the point of Mingtai?"

Yan Mingtai gritted his teeth and said, "There is no question, but the officials think that they can try to grant Zheng Yiguan the title of the garrison of Zhangzhou to see how the Zheng family acts."

As soon as this statement came out, someone immediately praised:

"The garrison in Zhangzhou is a good trick to drive away tigers and swallow wolves!"

"Now Zhangzhou is trapped by the Red Mahogany, the Zheng family wants to fight Zhangzhou for the convenience of the court or for their own interests!"
Chapter completed!