When Wang Tong went to Shanxi to investigate Zonglu, the ministers in the court were dissatisfied, not to mention the officials and scholars. These things were all the powers of civil officials, and a commander of the Jinyiwei commander and the commander of the Tongzhi was involved in the work.

However, there are too many things to be confused about Zong Lu, and it is true that everyone is unwilling to get involved. Moreover, Wang Tong was in the capital for one day, and Emperor Wanli trusted the most. When he left the capital, everyone might have some plans.

The most important reason is that Wang Tong was in Beijing and there were too many people who couldn't stand what he did, but he did everything right, which was very beneficial to the country and the country, which made people helpless.

When Wang Tong was asked to investigate Zonglu, the first thing was that the annoying person left, and the second thing was that he could suffer some losses in Zonglu's matter, which also affected his position in the court and in the emperor's heart.

Things are always unexpected. After Wang Tong went to Shanxi for a few days, news came from all over Shanxi saying that Wang Tong didn't know how to investigate, and he actually asked the children of the royal family one by one. It was really ugly.

The son of the emperor was frozen and hungry and had never seen the world. Isn’t this a shame the Tian family? The emperor’s face was lost. If you, Wang Tong, did this, do you, intend to deceive the emperor?

As for why civil servants do not live in their daily lives, and why the officials in the court did not reform such a ridiculous strategy, there was no money left in the local area, and the children of the royal family suffered and were poor, so they could only rob and steal, and besiege the government, no one mentioned the various bad deeds.

But the censors wanted to attack this way, and they were immediately scolded by their colleagues and elders. If this memorial was brought up, I am afraid that Wang Tong would have nothing to do, and the local officials in Shanxi would have to be defeated. At that time, the Shanxi Township Party, who were officials in the capital, would definitely not agree and would attract enemies for nothing.

This matter came to an end. Suddenly, the situation changed. It suddenly became outside the Datong side wall. Horse thieves were rampant, and they were repeatedly robbed and killed by business travelers.

The censors and civil officials who originally wanted to make trouble for Wang Tong on Zonglu saw that they had not taken the prescient idea at the time. The Shanxi officials in the capital and the officials who were kind to them all submitted memorials and requested to send troops to suppress the bandits and suppress the bandits. The Minister of War Zhang Xueyan was also frustrated.

In Suli, Shanxi, Shaanxi was harassed by the Tartar cavalry, the people were killed, and the soldiers were defeated. They never saw these people say and do whatever they say. There were even memorials criticizing that training was not good, and that the soldiers were cowardly and timid, and that they said that they should not use wars and be more important. Since peace talks with Altan's ministry have been reached, they must be maintained for thousands of years and ensure that the people live and work in peace. This is also the one who is the one who has made the peace.

Now it’s different. Everyone is passionate and says that there are three hundred miles of the border of the Ming Dynasty, horse thieves are so rampant. Where is the majesty of the Celestial Empire? If you don’t go to wipe it out, you will definitely not be able to be able to conquer the world.

Some people also wondered whether the incident of the rampant horse thieves was related to Wang Tong, but it was too ridiculous. Wang Tong went there to investigate Zong Lu and had no relationship with the horse thieves. So, wouldn’t it be a shame for himself?

You can't say that. If you can give Wang Tong more trouble and take more responsibility, it will be easy to impeach him if something goes wrong at that time, and someone thinks like this.

But Wang Tong's victory in leading troops out of the frontier was quite brilliant. If Wang Tong made great contributions, wouldn't he have made him a wedding dress? Some people hesitated, but hesitation would not be a success. Some people simply reported that Wang Tong was in Shanxi and was just right to supervise the extermination of horse thieves.

This time, the palace really "administered in good deeds". After submitting a memorial, he immediately ordered to go to Shanxi and asked Wang Tong to take on the important task of extermination of horse thieves.

There are so many things in the world, but at this time, Shanxi and the capital have become the focus and center. There are fast horses coming in and out every day, and letters are delivered every day. The officials and scholars in the capital, and the disciples and officials who are held by the big bosses at the front desk are all in contact with each other and gathering together.

The news was conveyed quickly, and the capital also knew a lot about the situation in Shanxi. When Wang Tong presided over the extermination of horse thieves, the activities of horse thieves were still frequent. Even the cavalry of the Tartars even came out in large groups, and the side walls also caused danger.

Wang Tong failed to eliminate the horse thieves and provoked the Tartars. Isn’t this a mistake? I don’t know what ridiculous things he did to cause such a disaster. This is almost the result that the censors hope most. The impeachment memorials immediately flocked out.

At this time, the people who submitted memorials were often those who wanted to seek fame, talk about the distinction between civil and military affairs, the righteousness of the world, or the old friends of the people who were punished by Wang Tong. They were really disciples of the big bosses in the court, but there were not many.

Some low-ranking officials may not know about some things, but when they reach a certain position, many things are naturally clear. Wang Tong's two big victories outside the Xuanfu and outside the Gubeikou were real. With such ability to lead troops, he was just a horse thief outside the frontier. How could he spend so much effort? I don't know what is behind it.

He is in a high position and is much more cautious in speaking and doing things. He does not know the truth and no one dares to act rashly, which makes the capital's speech tide very strange.

To destroy the horse thieves is not good, that is, it hurts the interests of the Shanxi Bian Shangs. The Beijing officials and their cliques from Shanxi will naturally not give up. The one who makes the most noise is them, but just a few days later, they immediately stopped. After a few days of enthusiasm, they suddenly became quiet, which was shocking.

Originally, Li Sancai and Gu Xiancheng believed that the judgment of the general trend was correct. Wang Tong was not in the capital, and his movements were beyond the reach of the situation. The capital was full of rhetoric. If he could take advantage of the situation to incite, he could completely bring down Wang Tong.

They waited and watched for a few days. Just when they were about to move, the *** in the capital suddenly became cold. An official from Shanxi said in the court: "Mr. Wang is not familiar with him after all, and it will take some time to rectify the troops and eliminate the horse thieves. You all urged you like to do something bad, so let's wait and see."

The speaker never said anything good to Wang Tong on weekdays, thinking that he was a treacherous person who harmed the country and the people. But today he said these words, which is really surprising and even more strange is that there are many people who echo.

I asked someone to ask and inquire. The truth was very simple. The merchants in the border trade suffered heavy losses. However, the big merchants close to Wang Tong were purchasing supplies in Shanxi, and the accumulated materials from each company were sold at a good price. Wang Tong was a treacherous at first, but now he is the God of Wealth. If he offended him ruthlessly and Lord Wang didn't buy them, who would he look for?

Those who want to do things have to stop. Now that they want to attack Wang Tong, they have to conflict with officials from Shanxi. Why not be so hard? Not to mention the benefits, they will also mess with themselves.

But starting from October of the 11th year of Wanli, when Wang Tong was ordered to go to Shanxi to investigate Zong Lu, the situation changed too quickly. The matter of the horse thief had not stopped yet. Suddenly, another urgent report came to Beijing, saying that the Tartars cavalry were dispatched and threatened the border wall, and Datong was in danger!!

Suddenly the situation became critical. Anyone who knew about military affairs and who did not know about military affairs in the capital was immediately anxious.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang has swept the world with the invincibility, as well as the Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's bravery in the northern expeditions several times. At the rest, they were almost passively beaten, and the Tartars hit the capital city not once. In this more than once, they almost broke into Datong.

Now Datong is in an emergency, doesn’t it mean that the capital is in danger now? Everyone in the capital is panic, but after all, it is just an emergency. The Tartars are frequently moving outside the wall, but they have not yet entered.

Why is there nothing wrong in a year? Your king is in a hurry by investigating the horse thief? It is naturally clear who is his fault. A censor immediately submitted a memorial to criticize him. Wang Tong was inappropriate in handling things and causing border quarrels. This is nothing, but some scheming people thought that if Wang Tong was asked to preside over the presidency to prevent the Tartars, this would be even greater.

Although Wang Tong had a great victory outside Gubeikou, it was mainly due to the contribution of the famous general Qi Jiguang. He had no good generals in Datong, and the border soldiers of Datong have always been weak. They were opposite the royal city of Altan. Altan was the overlord on the grassland and had never lost the war against the Ming Dynasty for so many years.

At that time, as long as Wang Tong makes a slight mistake or makes any minor mistakes, he will definitely be arbitrarily ignoring the border and endangering the country. Such a serious crime will be beheaded.

This time, the court was "to follow the will of the people" and soon had an order to order Wang Tong to govern Datong to supervise the prevention of the Tartars. Such decrees are difficult to issue without cabinet tickets, but there are police officers in the border areas, which are related to the country and the world. If the responsibility is held accountable, the cabinet ministers will not be able to escape.

If there is a person with a high enough position in Datong to be the governor and give him the right to make a decision, then no matter what, the responsibility can be pushed over. Emperor Wanli originally thought that he was much more mature, but this time it seemed a little naive. If Wang Tong was really regarded as a trusted minister, he should not have proposed to serve as the governor. What is even more strange is that Zhang Cheng, Zhang Jing and others did not even remind him.

The cabinet has been moving downward since the time of Shen, so naturally there will be no objection to Emperor Wanli's decision. However, I sighed that even if the emperor wants to promote Wang Tong, it was not at this time. Governor Datong, this title is indeed good, and after Wang Tong takes office, it will be much more convenient for future promotion and title. But at this time, making such an appointment is not to help Wang Tong, but to harm him.

Since it was the will of the emperor, everyone was eager to find someone to take responsibility. The eunuchs in the palace stopped talking, so why bother to remind everyone?

Next, the imperial guards were transferred from Tianjin Wei to support the troops from Jizhen. The Ministry of Revenue allocated silver and the Ministry of War made various documents. Some people in the capital began to say that the people were exhausted and the money was damaged.

Then, Wang Tong led a large army to attack the horse thieves. Some people said that at this sensitive time, the army would come out lightly, which was arbitrary to initiate border quarrels. What should I do if a major disaster occurs? Wouldn't it harm the lives of countless people?
Chapter completed!