: Strategic candidate

Just when Tang Feng learned that Sun Chengzong was dismissed from office in Liaodong and was trying to stabilize the emotions of the generals in Liaodong, the eunuchs in the capital were also busy finding someone who could replace Sun Chengzong as the position of Liaodong governor.

They didn't know much about Tang Feng's situation in Liaodong at this time. They only thought that he had a certain prestige among the defenders as a military supervisor, but they didn't know that he was highly valued by Sun Chengzong, so they directly ignored Tang Feng when choosing candidates. After all, he was still young, and his time in Liaodong was short, his foundation was not solid, and his grade was not enough. Of course, it was impossible for them to suppress those arrogant soldiers and generals. In this way, the court had to send a person of sufficient importance to Liaodong to take charge of the overall situation.

Although the eunuch party in the court can almost cover up the world with one hand, they don’t know much about military affairs, so the Ministry of War is the only yamen that can still maintain their own opinions. Now that Sun Chengzong has fallen with the Donglin Party, Wei Zhongxian wants to extend his hands to the Ministry of War. Only when the general’s power is controlled by his own hands can he completely control the whole world. This time, the position of Liaodong’s ruler is a great opportunity, with more than 100,000 most elite troops in the Ming Dynasty.

But now the problem is facing them again, that is, they cannot find someone who can truly replace Sun Chengzong. Although these eunuchs have a good plan and do not hesitate to deal with Sun Chengzong, they still have the name of knowing themselves. Let them go to Liaodong to guard them, not to mention whether they can convince Sun Chengzong's old subordinates. If the Jurchens really come to attack, they don't know how to deal with it.

After a few days, the candidates were decided one after another, but in the end they were able to draw conclusions. Finally, someone raised dissatisfaction. The land of Liaodong is very important and no one should take charge of the overall situation for a long time. He kept giving me a message to the emperor, asking for a new candidate for Liaodong's strategy as soon as possible. Although Tianqi was obsessed with craftsmanship, he did not dare to be careless in this major event that concerns the country and the world. He immediately called Wei Zhongxian, Gu Bingqian and other important officials to him and ordered them to choose one as soon as possible.

Wei Zhongxian, who received the order, did not dare to neglect, and immediately summoned all his followers to jointly seek countermeasures.

The lobby of the Wei Mansion was full of upstarts in the court. They were all the first people to follow Wei Zhongxian. Now that the eunuch party has taken office, their status has naturally risen. They are all carrying a lot of chores among the six ministries. Because the weather gradually became hot, ice cubes for cooling off were placed in the hall. Even so, because thinking that the matter was too serious, many people were still sweating.

Slowly savoring the best Longjing tea, Wei Zhongxian was not in a hurry to speak, but signaled that Gu Bingqian would speak first. As the power in his hand became bigger and bigger, his style became bigger. Even in front of his confidants, he showed an incomprehensible side. As the chief minister of the cabinet, Gu Bingqian is now enough to host this discussion.

After a slight cough and attracted everyone's attention to him, Gu Bingqian said: "The Emperor has issued an order. The position of the new Liaodong Administration before June will be decided. Let's talk about who is the right candidate?"

Everyone whispered for a while, but there was no conclusion. There were still many people in the court who were engaged in military affairs, but they were not real eunuchs. They even had some holidays with some people here before. No matter who went to Liaodong, everyone would not be satisfied. After a long discussion, one person said, "Dadult, sir, I think there is no need to find someone else in the court. Now Tang Feng, a military supervisor in Liaodong, is very suitable." Although Tang Feng kept it very secret when he went to Liaodong, the secret no longer mattered now, so everyone in the eunuchs knew that he was ordered to go to Liaodong and now he has a firm foothold.

I didn't expect that as soon as this person's words fell, Cui Chengxiu shook his head: "This person is not old enough to take on such a heavy responsibility in terms of identity and qualifications. Although it seems that he has settled in Liaodong now, how could those generals obey him? Moreover, Sun Chengzong was dismissed from his post shortly after he arrived in Liaodong. If the generals could not have any suspicion, it would be impossible. If he was allowed to replace him now, he would directly tell them that Tang Feng was arranged to deal with Sun Chengzong, which would cause dissatisfaction among the warriors. Therefore, this person can only stay in Liaodong as an assistant and cannot assume the position of Liaodong's strategy."

His words made some sense, so the person who made the suggestion had no intention of refuting. Of course, with Cui Chengxiu's position in the eunuch party, such a small person would not dare to contradict him. On the other hand, the backbone of the eunuch party looked at Cui Chengxiu and showed a clear smile. In fact, although Cui Chengxiu's words sounded like a starting point from the overall situation and even considered Tang Feng, the most important thing he did in the eyes of insiders was that he did not want Tang Feng to stand up. If Tang Feng really took the position of Liaodong Strait, he would have a great threat to others, so he would definitely not be able to hold power.

Before, Wei Zhongxian was forced by the emperor's will and wanted to let Tang Feng take the position of Liaodong Marshal nearby. But now when he heard Cui Chengxiu's words, he felt that this was indeed a problem, so he canceled his previous plan. However, once this most ready-made person was removed, the others would have no better idea. They could not say that a person who had nothing to do with the eunuch party came out. In this way, the eunuch party would do nothing to eliminate Sun Chengzong?

At this time, someone raised another question: "Commander Tian, ​​Xu Qianshi, and Lord Sun, Lord Yang and Lord Cui, you five are all from warriors, why not just go to Liaodong by one or two of you. In this way, more than 100,000 people in Liaodong will be directly controlled by my father-in-law. Don't you know what this method is?"

Those around him who had no idea nodded and agreed. There was indeed no way to do so. He mentioned the five people just now, namely Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Sun Yunhe, Yang Huan and Cui Yingyuan. They were indeed from warriors and were called Wu Biao, who used force to deal with people with Wei Zhongxian. However, the five of them were just a little brave, and if they were asked to lead troops, they would not be able to do that. Moreover, they didn't want to stay away from Eunuch Wei at this time and go to a hard and dangerous place to do a strategy for Lao Shizi, so they all refused and even said that they would not lead troops.

Gu Bingqian and Wei Zhongxian also knew about this, and they could not do without the help of these people, so this plan was also ruled out. In this way, things could not be continued. There were not many capable people in the eunuch party, and they didn't want to take this risk. The Liaodong strategy became a useless person, and it was tasteless to eat, but it was unwilling to give it up.

At this time, Wei Guangwei, who had been thinking about it, proposed an appropriate candidate: "Father-in-law, I think there is one person who may be able to take on this important task, and this person has been the governor of Liaodong before, and he has a more thorough understanding of the situation in Liaodong than others."

Wei Zhongxian was stunned. When he was still thinking about who this person was, Cui Chengxiu had already stroked his hands and said, "It's not bad, this person is indeed the most appropriate person. Wang Huazhen has become a middle-aged man in order to save his life. Moreover, he guarded Guangning many years ago, which prevented the Jurchens from going south. Moreover, he also has some old subordinates in Liaodong, which is always better than others."

"But... sir, Wang Huazhen lost Guangning City in the second year of Tianqi, and almost wanted to start a lawsuit. If he asked him to go now, I'm afraid someone would be dissatisfied." Someone said with concern.

"This is not a big deal. No one has any faults. As long as they are wrong, it is good to change it. There is no general in this world who is invincible and unbeaten. He, Wang Huazhen, is naturally no exception. Moreover, Guangning's mistakes before were not his, but Xiong Tingbi. Now that Xiong has been punished, we should rehabilitate Wang Huazhen." Wei Guangwei said calmly.

This was heard in Wei Zhongxian's ears. His originally drooping eyebrows suddenly shook. He felt that this was a good opportunity. The eunuch party started to gradually get rid of the Donglin Party members by Xiong Tingbi's affairs. After that, Xiong Tingbi took all the blame, and Wang Huazhen, who was originally opposed to him, was naturally not at fault. Since it was wrong with Xiong Tingbi and the Donglin Party, they and Wang Huazhen were naturally implicated. Now that Wang Huazhen can re-promote Wang Huazhen to this Liaodong Strategic can be re-determined from the side and win over a helping hand. Why don't he do it if he is not? So after looking at the reactions of everyone, Wei Zhongxian came to the final conclusion: "This person is very suitable, let him replace Sun Chengzong as the new Liaodong Strategic. You can jointly submit a memorial tomorrow to ask the emperor to issue an order to assign Wang Huazhen as the Liaodong Strategic!"

Although some people were still full of doubts about this candidate, Eunuch Wei made a decision, so they naturally would not be ignorant to refute Eunuch Wei, so everyone agreed.

Regarding this candidate, Zhu Youxiao was only concerned about whether anyone would go in time, not who would go. Since the most trusted Eunuch Wei and the civil and military officials in the court both believed that Wang Huazhen was suitable, he immediately issued an order to let Wang Huazhen, who had already returned from prison, take up the position of Liaodong's governor and immediately go to Liaodong to handle everything. However, because Wang Huazhen made the mistake of losing the previous time, this time the Liaodong governor was only a temporary service. After he made a contribution, he could only consider letting him take over Liaodong completely.

Wang Huazhen, who had returned to his hometown, Zhucheng, Shandong, and was about to die for this life, was very surprised when he received the imperial edict, but then he was overjoyed. He knew that some of his actions to help the eunuch party deal with the Donglin party in order to protect himself had finally benefited him. Although it was only a temporary Liaodong strategy, it was a great joy for him, who thought his life would pass by. In order to show his loyalty to state affairs and respect for those who recommended the court, he left the house the day after receiving the appointment and decree, and only brought three servants straight to the capital. He had to thank Eunuch Wei for his praise.

Unexpectedly, he was just halfway up, so Wei Zhongxian sent someone to give him an order, saying that he would not go to Beijing to thank him, so he would go directly to Liaodong to work.
Chapter completed!