Chapter 223 Wheel War

The emperor endorsed Zhang Zhou, and Zhang Zhou seemed to be more powerful.

Zhang Zhou looked at Xie Qian with a smile and said, "Mr. Xie Qian, Zhang Zhou's move seems to be telling Xie Qian, I know you are the most eloquent person in the Ming Dynasty. Don't ask others to come out to argue with me today, so as not to leave a bad impression on His Majesty. Then Just the two of us, don’t you dare to accept it

Zhang Zhou’s move was also considered.

If you really want to quarrel with the scholars and all come out to question him, it will be very troublesome just to deal with everyone's personality and opinions.

It is better to face the strongest one directly.

This will minimize the risk of getting into trouble with a group of people at once. Anyway, Xie Qian usually likes to talk nonsense with others. If you are not as good as others in court debate, given your character, Xie Qian, even If you blow your beard and stare for a while, you won’t hold grudges against a young man like me.

Just pick Xie Qian, a good-tempered man, to fight in the lane.

Xie Qian was naturally happy to have a good discussion with Zhang Zhou. He said, "Zhang Jinshi, since you also admit that the mighty sky gunpowder came from your hands, then it is impossible to follow up on the damage to the fortress of Pianguan. You have nothing to do with it, right? Even if this matter is not from your instruction, it should have a lot to do with you."

"Yes"

The civil servants seem to have suddenly declined. The key to the issue is found in the migration guidelines.

For blowing up the wall of Piantou Pass, Zhang Bingkuan, who invented the new gunpowder, does not bear the responsibility. Who will bear the responsibility without your gunpowder? Even if Wang Weining had the intention, he would not have the ability.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Mr. .

You admit that you are an alchemist and you also admit that you like to do those strange and cunning things. Then you are admitting defeat and preparing to plead guilty and accept punishment

Zhang Zhoudao "It is said that the invention of Chinese gunpowder, It was developed by alchemists who controlled furnace fires around the Tang Dynasty. If Tatars use gunpowder to capture the Ming Dynasty's fortress today, would we dig the grave of the inventor for him? , and then crush his bones and spread his ashes as punishment."

"Ah"

Not to mention the civil servants present, even Wu Xun was in an uproar.

Zhang Zhou's way of discussing can be said to be "unique". In court debates, there is really no one as bold as Zhang Zhou who dares to speak and make metaphors.

"You"

Xie Qian was speechless for a moment.

Even Xie Qian felt that this boy had no worries when he spoke

Zhang Zhou continued to talk: "Think about it, no matter whose hand something is made or by whom. Invented research, as for what has been done with this thing, the person who uses it should bear the credit or fault. Mr. Xie Ge, please don’t interrupt me. My point is very clear. I don’t want to take the credit for the Piantou Guan. To steal, what is his, Wang Weining's, is his.I never wanted to take credit. ”

Xie Qian almost wanted to say it.

The emperor even credited you with the invention of the mighty gunpowder, but you actually said that the explosion of the mighty gunpowder in the Biantou Pass had nothing to do with you

Zhang Zhou just shut his mouth.

I don’t want the credit.

I invented nitroglycerin to help you defeat the enemy because Wang Weining gave the city to you. It exploded. Are you still planning to settle the scores? It's you civil servants who are shameless. Since you insist on worrying about how much credit and fault the inventor should bear, I will just say that I neither want to take responsibility nor Not to mention how angry Xie Qian was.

With his sharp tongue, it was difficult to find an opponent in the court.

There was a strong one today, which made him speechless for a moment. With the anger in his heart and the desire to win, Xie Qian was like a fighting cock, competing with Zhang Zhou.

Xie Qian said angrily, "I won't argue with you about matters of minor importance. I won that battle. The Ming Dynasty showed its majesty. No one denies your ability to predict in advance." But what happened in Liaodong? Why did Zhu Feng, Zhang Yanling, and Chen Rui lead the army instead of the capital censor? Wu Xun led the army and the general officers were temporarily recruited, and the local generals were not demoted. How could anything else be done? The soldiers will win"

Zhang Zhouyi knew that the civil servants now placed the responsibility of appointing Zhu Feng, Zhang Yanling and Chen Rui on him.

This is the emperor's fault. Advice.

It’s not good to use anyone. Is Zhu Zhijie a leader who can fight hard? As for Zhang Yanling, it’s even more nonsense.

Only Chen Rui, who has experience in leading troops. Because of your bad reputation recently, your reputation in the army has plummeted.

Your Majesty, I know that you have been distracted recently, but can we discuss it carefully?

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Mr. Xie Ge. It makes sense, why don't we replace these three people now, and then temporarily replace a censor of the capital to go and lead the troops to prepare for war."

"You" Xie Qian is angry this time.< /p>

Zhu Youtang came forward to make peace and said, "Zhang Qing's family, don't be rude to Mr. Xie Ge and talk about things when you have something to say. Actually"

Zhu Youtang saw that this matter was difficult to explain. , indeed the decision to use Zhu Feng, Zhang Yanling and Chen Rui was his own. He felt it was necessary to explain that this matter had nothing to do with Zhang Zhou. Zhang Zhou just followed Liaodong's idea of ​​using troops, and he When the emperor acted arbitrarily, he used these three people.

Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the use of troops in Liaodong should be judged based on the situation. If these three people are capable, they should be treated equally. Success or failure should be judged by the results, rather than denying its ability beforehand. ”

After he finished speaking, the scene was very quiet.

The civil servants seemed to be waiting for Xie Qian to continue to attack.

Wu Xun felt aggrieved. This has been the case in the past. Whether or not to use people depends entirely on you civil servants. It is rare that the emperor has made an unusual move in hiring people this time. Even we don't look down on Zhu Feng, Zhang Yanling and Chen Rui. We just rely on the emperor to hire people.In this aspect of thinking improvement, we are very supportive of adopting more opinions from other people rather than just listening to your civil servants.

Xie Qian also regained some momentum at this time and asked, "You mean to guarantee the results of the three of them? The merits and demerits of the three of them in Liaodong are closely related to you." "

"That's enough"

Zhu Youtang couldn't listen anymore and interrupted Xie Qian directly. "Mr. Xie Ge, I have told you about the employment matters before." It's very clear. It's up to me to decide who to use and who not to use. By using Uncle An Bian as the chief military officer, he can implement the Zhang Qing family's strategy. If you insist on questioning this matter, you should come directly. Ask me."

Xie Qian was pushed back immediately.

In fact, there are some things that need not be explained by the emperor, but those ministers with foresight should also analyze that the use of Zhu Feng, Zhang Yanling and Chen Rui should not come from Zhang Zhou's suggestion.

Zhu Feng is young and energetic and is not suitable for being a coach at all. Not to mention Zhang Yanling, Zhang Zhou is a potential rival of the emperor's closest ministers. As for Chen Rui, Zhang Zhou once helped Wang Yue achieve the northwest meritorious service, and Chen Rui hated Wang Yue and naturally also hated Zhang Zhou. Why did Zhang Zhou need to recommend Chen Rui, who had a prejudice against him?

But Zhang Zhou was willing to take the responsibility for this matter for the emperor, so he should let those Wen Chen realized that Zhang Zhou was not as irresponsible as they thought.

If the emperor had not come out to explain the situation, Zhang Zhou might have directly stated on the spot that the merits and demerits of these three people were shared by Zhang Zhou, and they could advance and retreat together.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, can I still escape the outcome of the Liaodong Battle?"

"You"

Zhu Youtang was silent for a moment.

The civil servants suddenly became excited.

Yes.

If it had been Zhang Zhou before he set foot in the court today, if Liaodong had set up an ambush in Ningyuan and was defeated, Zhang Zhou could still say that this matter had nothing to do with him, he was just a tactic, and it was Zhu Feng and others The defeat was caused by improper use of troops

But now it is difficult for Zhang Zhou to get rid of the relationship.

If Zhang Zhou didn’t want to get on the same boat as Zhu Feng and the other three, the civil servants would forcibly tie Zhang Zhou to the boat.

Zhang Zhou said in a very calm tone, "Mr. , in order to calm the morale of the army in Liaodong. Then should I pray that they don't come now?"

Xie Qian turned his head aside and said, "What you think has nothing to do with me."

The civil servants present had a firm opinion and wanted to fight Zhang Zhou to the end.

But after listening to Zhang Zhou’s words, private discussions started again.

They seem to understandUnderstand why Zhang Zhou is so powerful today, and even why the emperor trusts Zhang Zhou so much.

Because what Zhang Zhou did was just the duty of a minister, which was to tell the emperor what he knew. The emperor sent people to complete the rest of the arrangements, which had nothing to do with Zhang Zhou, and Zhang Zhou did not let the border troops rush into the grassland and fight the Tatars to the end.

If you want to find Zhang Zhou’s fault, please ask where the fault lies

Zhang Zhou said, “If you think I am speaking from an alchemist, don’t forget that the Ming Dynasty has the Qin Tianjian. In my opinion, the responsibility of the Heavenly Prison is to observe the weather and tell the time. The Imperial Heavenly Prison can observe the celestial signs, predict the occurrence of disasters, and report them to His Majesty in a timely manner."

"But I am just an ordinary person. The mentality of the subjects is to report their findings to Datian and respond to them. As for whether it can be fulfilled, it seems that there is no deviation so far, which means that my report is at least more accurate than that of Qintianjian."

Xie Qian glanced at Zhang Zhou coldly, not knowing how to reply.

In the eyes of future generations, it is outrageous to talk about ghosts and gods, and it is even an eccentric approach.

But in these days, not only ordinary people believe this, but also the emperor and his ministers. The court also has a special organization to study the heavenly aspects. Why should Zhang Zhou be said to be an alchemist? Unfounded words

What Zhang Zhou means is that the Qin Tianjian’s predictions are inaccurate nine times out of ten, but he still reports them every time he guesses them. And I hit the target ten times out of ten, just because my predictions are so accurate. The civil servant felt the pressure, so he didn't let me say anything, right?

Is this still true?

The situation seemed very embarrassing.

Civil officials were humiliated by Zhang Zhou. The main reason was that unlike Li Guang, Zhang Zhou relied on alchemy and nonsense to get to the position, while Zhang Zhou relied on his true ability.

And their suppression of Zhang Zhou was not due to Zhang Zhou's misbehavior. Many people were motivated by jealousy. To put it mildly, it was Zhang Zhou who broke the rules of making speeches in the court. It’s not because Zhang Zhou destroyed the only trustworthy position of civil servants in the emperor’s heart

Zhang Zhou said, “The land of Ningyuan has a long, narrow and special terrain. Even if it is said now that the next step may be the focus of Di Yi’s invasion, In fact, it doesn't matter. They will come anyway, because it is quite difficult to set up an ambush in that place to fight with them, unless they accumulate heavy troops, but this will cause the other places where the troops are deployed to be insufficiently prepared. ”

Xie Qian no longer wanted to argue with Zhang Zhou, so he retreated to the court.

All civil servants were surprised.

The argument has not yet concluded. Didn’t Xie Qian argue very well just now? He seemed to have the upper hand. Why did he back down at this time?

Only Xie Qian himself knows. In fact, the moral high ground has been firmly controlled by Zhang Zhou, and what he says has little meaning.

It was what Zhang Zhou said about whether something should be reported or ignored, which made Xie Qian feel that Zhang Zhou was actually right in essence. What was wrong might be that Zhang Zhou was too awesome and too much for civil servants to step down. Anyway, this kid has already passed the exam and joinedAs for us, when the emperor trusts him extremely, fighting with him will not bring good results.

Unless Zhang Zhou’s prophecy was wrong in the battle of Liaodong, or something happened in the future that caused Zhang Zhou to lose the emperor’s trust

Xie Qian was also very good at assessing situations. , seeing that the wind direction was wrong, there was no ambiguity at all when it was time to shout.

When Li Dongyang saw that Xie Qian had withdrawn first, he knew that he had to take action himself.

Previously, Xie Qian belonged to the "emotional school", but now it is his turn to be the "rational school".

Changing my thinking, it’s time to discuss the pros and cons with you.

In the past, it was bombing indiscriminately, but now it is a matter of fighting for size.

Li Dongyang said, "Zhang Jinshi, since you mentioned Ningyuan, should you explain the strategy of this battle and how to defeat the enemy? If your prediction is accurate, then Di Yi's purpose , they are here to plunder. The border people should be mobilized in the city fortress, and when the enemy comes, they can gather superior forces. Why are there only Ningyuan where troops and horses are mobilized?”

Now let’s talk about your tactics Right?

Before discussing.

At least let us figure out your tactical intentions first, and then we can find faults to attack you. We can even let the emperor know the pros and cons, and adjust Ningyuan's tactics according to the opinions of our civil servants.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Does Mr. Li Ge believe that the soldiers and horses of Duoyan Sanwei will really attack Ningyuan?"

This is a refutation of Li Dongyang.

Don’t you civil servants not believe my predictions? If you don’t believe it, then you still don’t care what tactics I use in Ningyuan

Actually, you just want to say that I am only responsible for telling the emperor Wherever there may be war, the specific arrangements for tactics will be decided by you civil servants. That’s what I mean. It’s a pity. I have no objection to your participation in it, but who told your majesty to listen to me now and not believe in yours?< /p>

You don’t believe whoever proposes and arranges the arrangements. What a nonsense arrangement

Li Dongyang said, “Just tell me the tactics.”

Zhang Zhou said, “The war is going on. I'm sorry to tell you before the results come out."

Although Li Dongyang knew that Zhang Zhou might have a weird temper, he never expected that Zhang Zhou would directly tell him not to come in front of the emperor and the civil and military ministers. tower.

He is even thinking about whether it is really necessary to recruit this kid into the civil service camp to gain affection. He is determined to go against us.

If that's the case, then why did he take the Jinshi examination?

After hearing Zhang Zhou's words, the civil servants were very hostile to Zhang Zhou.

But the situation with Wu Xun is exactly the opposite.

They have a feeling of "finally making it through". It is rare. Fifty years after the Tumu Fort Incident in the Ming Dynasty, there is finally someone who can challenge the civil officials in the court and gain the emperor's trust. Look. Now our military officers have finally stopped using the past fifty years and have to rely on the civil servants to live.

Tu Fu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, asked, "Why can't you tell me? Is there something ulterior to tell?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "This is Tu Butang, right? What do you mean by ulterior motives? If it is a tactic that cannot be told to outsiders to prevent Di Yi from knowing about it, then it is indeed something ulterior motives, but you have to "I think you are exaggerating to say that this is going to endanger the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youtang couldn't help but frown when he saw Tu Fu coming out.

Why are you, Tu Jian, joining in the fun here

Don’t you, Tu Jian, know that you are actually half an alien in the eyes of Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and other factions

Otherwise why after what happened to Li Guang, the Yushi Yanguan would use you as a target and impeach you repeatedly. At that time, you were favored by Zhang Zhou. It was Zhang Zhou who reminded me not to pursue Li Guang’s accounting book. You are now "repaying kindness with enmity"

General Affairs Minister Yuan Shouzhi said, "Speak out what is unspeakable and you will be able to distinguish right from wrong. Is it because you, alone, are detached from the court?" ""

Zhang Zhou said, "If it had been two months ago, if I had mentioned the mighty gunpowder in court and told you that it had such power, would you have believed it?"

"You"

Yuan Shouzhi was also dumbfounded.

He has never seen what the mighty gunpowder is. Now he only hears rumors that it is so evil that even city walls can be blown down directly. This is something that traditional Confucian officials cannot understand.

Xie Qian smiled again and said, "Then you mean that there are things you can come up with that are stronger than the mighty gunpowder."

"Yeah." Zhang Zhou He nodded unceremoniously.

“Haha.” He said helplessly, "I just regretted that I was just an official at that time. After arriving in the capital, I started to implement some things, and only after His Majesty sent people to cooperate, did I start to make progress."

"The new killing I mentioned The weapon was only prepared for production at the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, it was not completed before the Battle of Pianguan, so it was missed. However, it happened to be built at this time, and it was planned to be used in the Battle of Liaodong. This is why I did not want to fight with it. The reason you made it clear is because the tactics used are too bizarre. Even if you say it clearly, you may not understand and support it."

Xu Guan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, came out and said, "Zhang, do you know what you are talking about?" ”

Civil officials with moderate ideas really couldn’t listen.

You are bragging a little too much

Zhang Zhou shrugged and said, "I'm afraid I have to ask Eunuch Xiao from Dongchang and the British father who went there with me. I've tried it, but I wonder if I can come out and say something."

The civil servant stared at him with big eyes.

I am not bragging alone, there are others who are helping me brag together

Zhang Maoze walked out and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I am really lucky, and it was an eye-opener at that time. Perhaps, as Zhang Jinshi said, this thing is very effective in Liaodong, and it may also change the pattern of the Ming Dynasty's border wars. I admire Zhang Jinshi very much. "Please remember.Hidden, the latest and fastest website for free reading without anti-theft