Although Bi Ziyan suggested that Wen Tiren assign capable people to promote salt induced matters and pointed out a way for Wen Tiren, relying solely on these two items cannot fundamentally solve the problem, and then the distant water cannot save the near thirst, and Wen Tiren is still anxious.

What's more, even if there are good strategies and Donglin Party members next to it, it is still a matter of whether the good strategies can be implemented smoothly. Wen Tiren believes that to solve financial difficulties, the ultimate goal is to fight in the court.

Zhu Youjian did not trust Wen Tiren without reservation. At that time, Min Hongxue, the Minister of Personnel, obeyed Wen Tiren's words, so Zhu Youjian immediately replaced the Minister of Personnel with Li Changgeng. Later, Zhu Youjian replaced Liang Tingdong, the Minister of War who was close to Wen Tiren, and asked Zhang Fengyi to serve as the role. His intention to distrust Wen Tiren was obvious.

Wen Tiren has been in the cabinet for many years and has many followers in the court. He immediately summoned Wang Yingxiong, the Minister of Rites, and Liu Zunxian, the Minister of Works, to discuss. Wen Tiren directly raised the problem: "The Minister of Revenue Bi Ziyan is old and weak, and has submitted his resignation. In addition, the emperor has long been dissatisfied with the national treasury deficit. This time, it is likely that the report will be approved. We need to discuss a charter to deal with this matter!"

Wang Yingxiong and Liu Zunxian's eyes lit up, revealing their eager eyes, staring at Wen Tiren.

Wen Tiren narrowed his eyes and said, "It is not easy to be a minister of the Ministry of Revenue. You also know that Bi Ziyan's ability has almost been exhausted in the past few years, and the emperor is not satisfied."

Wen Tiren's words calmed down the two of them. Wang Yingxiong said: "Apart from the Minister of War, the most difficult thing in the dynasty of the Ministry of War was the Ministry of Revenue. Now when I think of elements, I am frightened. Who can guarantee that the Minister of Revenue will not follow the footsteps of elements? Besides, every time the court discusses, the Ministry of Revenue is always scolded the most, and it is a person who asks for money every day. It's really sad."

Liu Zunxian disagreed with Wang Yingxiong's words and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Do you give up the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to the remnants of Donglin? How can we live our lives in the future? Now that the Ministry of Works has a Zhou Shipu, it has already made me feel extremely uncomfortable. With the addition of Minister of Revenue, we will stop doing things in the future!"

Wen Tiren changed his mind after hearing Liu Zunxian's words, frowned slightly, and fell into deep thought. Liu Zunxian thought he was wrong and hurriedly said: "Gei Wen, the Ministry of Revenue must find at least someone who doesn't have much contact with Donglin, so..."

Wen Tiren interrupted Liu Zunxian and said slowly: "This position as Minister of Revenue, you might as well recommend the Donglin Party..."

Liu Zunxian was anxious and shouted: "Gei Master Wen, take a step back, there will be endless troubles. Donglin will not only not appreciate the grace of the Master, but will also become worse!"

Wang Yingxiong was calmer than Liu Zunxian and kept this matter silent in his heart. Only then did he understand Wen Tiren's intention. He looked at the anxious Liu Zunxian silently, and felt contemptuous: Are you stupid when you are angry with Zhou Shipu every day in the Ministry of Works? You are like this, you still want to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and you don't go home and look in the mirror to see what you look like!

Sure enough, Wen Tiren said: "Don't be anxious, Mr. Liu, recommending the people of the Donglin Party as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has many benefits. In order to calm the emperor's heart, the emperor has been quite suspicious of me recently; in addition, the Ministry of Revenue is struggling, and I have no solution to the problem at present, so I just handed over this problem to the people of Donglin."

Wang Yingxiong clapped his hands and praised: "Wen Ge Lao is a good plan, so Yingxiong admires it!"

Liu Zunxian then reacted and asked, "Who should I recommend?"

Wen Tiren spit out two words almost word by word: "Hou...heng..."

"Haha... it's amazing..." Wang Yingxiong and Liu Zunxian laughed at the same time.

Wen Tiren has his own plan for the candidates for the nine ministers in the court. The only person who is undecided is the candidate for the Minister of Revenue. Now this problem has a strategy and the possibility of success is extremely high, which makes a stone in Wen Tiren's heart fall to the ground.

Liu Zunxian stretched out his right hand, held his finger, and said as if he had known it: "Li Changgeng, the Minister of Personnel, was the priest, uploading the sound tube. It would be better if he didn't say it. The Ministry of Revenue gave it to the Donglin Party. Huang Ruliang of the Ministry of Rites was old and weak, and had lip stones (Wang Yingxiong's name) was there. It doesn't matter. Hu Yingtai of the Ministry of Justice regarded himself as an isolated minister, and no one was biased. Zhang Fengyi of the Ministry of War had any ideas. At present, the only thing that was annoying was Zhou Shipu, the Minister of Works, who was disrupting the situation all day long."

Wen Tiren smiled and said, "Mr. Liu's analysis is reasonable. Zhou Shipu should not move for the time being. We still need a voice of objection. The emperor hopes to hear voices of objection. As for Zhang Fengyi..."

Wen Tiren turned to Wang Yingxiong and said, "Haha, this requires the Minister Wang to take action. It is reported that Zhang Fengyi is a little uneasy recently..."

Wang Yingxiong was overjoyed and clasped his fists and said, "Please rest assured by Master Wen."

No wonder Wang Yingxiong was very happy. After all, Wen Tiren's position is getting more and more stable. He can convince Zhang Fengyi, which is considered a great contribution. At present, there is a vacant one in the cabinet, and the chance of entering the cabinet will increase greatly.

As Wen Tiren said, Zhang Fengyi was still afraid of the position of Minister of War. The current situation is obvious. The bandits were in chaos inside, and they were suppressed for a long time, and the enemy attacked outside. Datong and Xuanhua defense lines were full of holes. If Jiannu came to the capital for another year like the second year of Chongzhen, he would probably end up like Yuan Chonghuan.

Thousands of knife to pieces! Thousands of knife to pieces! Three thousand five hundred and forty-three knife!

Zhang Fengyi shuddered!

Zhang Fengyi refused Zhu Youjian's appointment many times, but unfortunately Zhu Youjian just saw him and insisted on taking office. Zhu Youjian has this temperament, so it's okay to see who he can see.

It was April of the sixth year of Chongzhen. After being moistened by lips, the capital looked clean and refreshing. Zhang Fengyi was lying comfortably in his back garden, and there was a beautiful maid next to him gently knocking on his legs. Suddenly, he heard that Feng Yuanbiao, the middle-aged man from Huke, came to visit. Zhang Fengyi quickly asked his servant to take him into the living room and thought to himself: One party couldn't help but take action.

Sure enough, Feng Yuanbiao said: "The defense line of Guanliao has been stable recently. Governor Hong drove all the bandits into Shanxi. At present, Cao Wenzhao has led the iron cavalry into Shanxi, gathered You Shilu and drove the bandits out of Shanxi. The Shanxi and Shaanxi general should be peaceful! It's a pity that Master Zhou has laid the groundwork and let the traitors enjoy the fruits!"

Zhang Fengyi couldn't help but sneer at Feng Yuanbiao, a military asider. Zhang Fengyi stayed in Liaodong for nearly ten years and supervised the military affairs of Ji Liao Baoding, which was clear about the difficulties faced by the Ming court. Zhang Fengyi knew that it was not much about whether Feng Yuanbiao's words were correct or not. The key was that Feng Yuanbiao expressed his political attitude against Wen Tiren.

Zhang Fengyi carefully tentatively said: "The bandits are just around the corner, but it seems that most of them have entered Henan recently. What if they do?"

Feng Yuanbiao laughed and said, "Shangshu Zhang, Brother Dazhen recommended Deng Yan last year, Zuo Liangyu and Lin Chunhong. All three generals can conquer generals who are good at fighting. The three generals, Miao Li, moved forward. After capturing the thief, and Cao Wenzhao's iron cavalry, the bandits can be destroyed by overthrow!"

Zhang Fengyi was not going to talk to Feng Yuanbiao, a military idiot, about the danger of the bandits entering Henan again. He changed the topic and said: "I recently heard that Jiannu will invade Datong in September. I wonder what Brother Ertao thinks?"

Feng Yuanbiao smiled and said, "It's coming today! Didn't you mention the three generals recommended by Brother Dazhen just now? If Shangshu Zhang is willing, he can be transferred to Datong!"

Zhang Fengyi sighed in his heart and thought, thinking that he thought the Donglin Party would throw out money, grain and other bait, but he didn't expect that he just agreed to allocate three generals to resist Jiannu. It seems that after the Donglin Party suffered several suppression, it was already declining and could not come up with more attractive conditions.

Zhang Fengyi was unwilling to offend Feng Yuanbiao verbally and said, "Recently, Deng Qi and Lin Chunhong are not easy to deal with, and even made trouble for the unauthorized dispatch of troops and attacking each other. Alas, it's difficult. The court is struggling. These arrogant people actually ignore the laws, which is really difficult to deal with!"

Feng Yuanbiao secretly complained that Zhang Fengyi intentionally mentioned the conflict between the two generals, and his intention was quite obvious: he did not believe that Deng Yan, Zuo Liangyu and Lin Chunhong could resist Jiannu in Datong.

Feng Yuanbiao said: "Please rest assured by Zhang Shangshu. Deng Yan and Lin Chunhong are fighting each other in anger. Lu Jiandou mediated before. Someone will sort out the chaotic things in the near future. I will never mislead the Shangshu."

Zhang Fengyi said: "I appreciate Brother Ertao's kindness. However, the elite and powerful soldiers of Jiannu are not able to resist them unless the Guanliao Iron Cavalry is invincible. Although Deng Yan, Zuo Liangyu and Lin Chunhong have a lot of achievements in suppressing bandits, it is hard to say whether they can stop Jiannu. What's more, the bandits still need three generals to wipe out. If Datong is lost, the capital will be in danger. I have to be careful for the court's plan."

After hearing Zhang Fengyi's words, Feng Yuanbiao knew that his conditions could not satisfy Zhang Fengyi, so he was disappointed and said goodbye immediately. He kept sighing on the way: I felt sorry for my Donglin lineage, but it was so declining!

The reason why Zhang Fengyi and Feng Yuanbiao were so sure that Jiannu would attack Datong in September was because Jiannu hoped to negotiate peace with the Ming court and threatened that if the Ming Dynasty did not respond in September, they would mobilize troops to attack Datong with Mongolia. This request was opposed by the court and had not responded to it so far, so Zhang Fengyi was very upset.

As soon as Feng Yuanbiao left, Zhang Fengyi received a reply from Wang Yingxiong. Zhang Fengyi knew it in his heart and thought to himself that he was currently in the same trench as Wen Tiren. If Jiannu invaded in September, he could not defend Datong, Wen Tiren would not be able to explain to the emperor. He thought carefully about how the court should deal with Jiannu's invasion and was ready to put forward his own conditions when Wang Yingxiong came to visit.

To win over yourself, you have to pay a price!

As for the bandits, Zhang Fengyi thought that it could be put aside for the time being. The bandits had been in trouble for more than a year or two, and it had already made Zhu Youjian feel numb. Even if he fled into Henan, he would be scolded by the emperor at most. However, the revenge of Jiannu's last invasion was not yet avenged, and this time he was bullied. Zhang Fengyi could have expected Zhu Youjian's thunderous anger. As the saying goes, the wrath of the emperor, he buried a million corpses and bleed thousands of miles away!

Alas, to defend against foreign countries and to defend against foreign countries, should we first defend against foreign countries or to defend against domestic countries?

Zhang Fengyi felt that this question was simply nonsense. As long as he could save his official hat and his life, no matter how many he had, everything would be as good as the emperor's will!

When Zhang Fengyi clearly showed his attitude of joining Wen Tiren, Zhang Fengyi and Wen Tiren really meant to be in the same boat:

It prompted the emperor to transfer Cao Wenzhao to Datong to deploy defense. It was no problem. Wenge had a long history of being accused of this, and even planned to urgently allocate Wu Xiang's Guanliao Iron Cavalry to Datong for reinforcements when Datong was attacked by Jiannu.

At present, the border troops in Datong and Xuanhua towns were insufficient, so they needed to raise 10,000 people each. The monthly salary of the two towns is only five cents. I hope that one person can eat and two pay to increase morale. Yes, it is OK. Mr. Wen has already negotiated with Mr. Bi and allocated money and grain immediately.

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Chapter completed!