Inside the Hanlin Academy.
Li Dongyang came to Wang Hua and informed Wang Hua that his son Wang Shouren was going to be awarded a title.
In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, Li Dongyang met Wang Hua alone in the Hanlin bachelor's room. He didn't even invite Wang Hao, the Hanlin bachelor, to come over, which seemed like a magpie's nest.
"His Majesty's intention is to use the merits of the Battle of Weininghai and the Battle of Maoerzhuang to give Ma Yi, the deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanfu and the commander of Wanquan left guard, as a pinglupp. Bo'an is the new uncle."
Li Dongyang informed Yu Wanghua of the news Xiao Jing had communicated to the cabinet.
Wang Hua probably understood it as soon as he heard it.
Are you congratulating me on the birth of a talented person from the Wang family? This is clearly asking me to reject the title of knighthood from the emperor on behalf of my son.
Wang Huadao said, "Quanzi first entered the officialdom. Before going to the northwest, he was just observing the politics. Even the post of head of the military department was not lacking. He never sat in court to ask questions. The so-called merits are just the bravery and fearlessness of the northwest soldiers. And he happened to be with the army, so he really didn't dare to take credit."
Compared with Wang Shouren's aggressiveness, Wang Hua has always been a low-key figure in the Hanlin Academy.
He is not young, even older than Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, but he was admitted to Jinshi late, and he never wanted to compete in the Hanlin Academy, and there were few opportunities for him to show up.
Finally, the cabinet minister came to see him and explicitly asked him to refuse the credit. He knew that he had to understand.
Li Dongyang was very satisfied with Wang Hua's knowledge. He smiled and said, "Bo'an is a young and talented man who has already made achievements in martial arts, which is also a good thing. In my opinion, he can use his military exploits in the future He is enterprising, but now he should take care of court affairs more carefully. I would like to ask His Majesty to let him serve in the Sixth Ministry. What do you think?"
Wang Hua didn't understand what Li Dongyang meant for a while, so he didn't Answer immediately.
But Wang Hua has political thinking.
He probably understood that the traditional forces represented by Li Dongyang wanted to use this to remove Zhang Zhou's wings.
Didn’t you Zhang Bingkuan develop a Jinshi who was born in our traditional civil service system into a right-hand man? If it is inconvenient for him to return to the court directly, let his father take action. A son can’t be rebellious
Without Wang Shouren to help you, you expect traditional civil servants like Ma Zhongxi to help you manage military affairs. You want to fly to the sky, but you have to break your wings and understand what seniority is in the world.
If you turn an eagle into a poultry, even if you find someone else to replace Wang Boan as your wings, you will still be unable to flutter.
Wang Huacheng said in panic, "How can a dog be so virtuous?"
He had to show his approval and even gratitude for Li Dongyang's arrangement, but he was murmuring in his heart.
It took my son a month to accomplish something that others would never be able to accomplish in a lifetime. If he, as a father, wipes out his son’s achievements like this, then his son won’t hate him, right?
Also
Not onlyIt was the son who benefited from Zhang Zhou's care and benefited from it, and he also benefited greatly from it.
Yu Zhang Zhouxiu compiled the Great Ming Dynasty Code, so that they, who had been living in poverty in the Hanlin Academy and had no good opportunities for promotion for more than ten years, suddenly had "merit", and naturally they had him on military medals. As a Hanlin minister.
Both father and son are about to be promoted in official positions due to Zhang Zhou's favor. However, just because Zhang Zhou is not tolerated by the secular civil servant system, both father and son will be affected by Zhang Zhou's contribution. Everyone will be affected
I am not willing to accept it
Li Dongyang probably also knows that it is a bit excessive to let people directly recommend a super-grade earl title, so he must communicate well and To appease him, he said, "After Bo'an returns to the court, he should at least be a member of the Sixth Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or even a doctor of the Sixth Ministry. After he has experience in serving as an official, it will not be too late to leave the northwest of the town."
"As for Dehui, His Majesty has previously promised to replace a Hanlin bachelor among the many people in the Hanlin Academy, and the cabinet will also recommend you."
Wang Hua said, "It doesn't have to be like this."
He knew very well that even if the cabinet wanted to recommend him to be a Hanlin bachelor, it would not be because the cabinet really regarded him as the best candidate. After all, when the cabinet recommended a Hanlin bachelor before, Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu were the first ones. In addition to Wang Hao, who was recommended by the emperor and finally selected, Wang Hua didn't even make it to the finals.
Who will believe it when you suddenly say that I am the best candidate?
There is no need to come to appease me just because I declined the title of my son.
Li Dongyang sighed, "It took many years for the compilation of the Huidian to be completed. You have contributed a lot. The court has also seen your achievements, and even His Majesty often mentioned you."
Wang Huadao "This is all the work of others. I just did my duty. I will write the above table today. Please ask Your Majesty to transfer Bo'an back to the court and ask Your Majesty to let him have more experience on the grounds that he is young and has no qualifications. "
There is no need to wait for the emperor to issue the imperial edict. I will submit my resignation for my son now, which will satisfy your request.
"Yes"
< p>Li Dongyang also didn’t expect Wang Hua to be so understanding, and nodded with a satisfied smile.Qingning Palace.
Zhu Youtang was informed by the Empress Dowager Zhou.
"Originally, we planned to let the two younger generations of the Zhou family go to the northwest for training. Bingkuan is so good at using troops, giving them the opportunity to make contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Why didn't they make the trip in the end?"
< p>The Queen Mother Zhou didn’t understand either.It was originally agreed that both Zhou Tang and Zhou Ying could follow Zhang Zhou to fight in the northwest, but in the end only Zhang Lun went with him, and Zhang Lun did not perform well in this battle. Instead, Wang With people like Shouren and Ma Yi shining brightly, Queen Mother Zhou certainly felt that the Zhou family had suffered a big loss.
Zhu Youtang said, "The use of troops was decided by Bingkuan when he was in Xuan Mansion, and I mostly supported him and let him do it freely. As for who to use, I don't know how to use or not." Too much interference."
Being emperor.The emperor also has a headache.
The old lady used the topic to play off the topic, so he could only shift the responsibility to Zhang Zhou. Anyway, Zhang Zhou was not in the capital, so you, the old lady, would not care about Zhang Zhou
< p> "Furthermore, Imperial Grandmother, using troops is too dangerous. Even if you follow Bingkuan, marching and fighting are often dangerous. Why must you pursue military glory? Even if you want to pursue it, when Bingkuan sends troops to the grassland in the future, There will be a chance."Zhu Youtang was also reminding Queen Mother Zhou.
As long as Zhang Zhou is still in the northwest, or the northwest affairs are at Zhang Zhou's disposal, there will be a lot of military exploits, and there will always be opportunities in the future.
We cannot ruin our long-term plan just because of our temporary loyalty.
The Empress Dowager Zhou smiled and said, "Emperor, do you think that the Ai family cares about you?"
Isn't it true?
Zhu Youtang thought to himself, it was already bad before Let's make it clear
"The Ai family just feels that the children of the Zhou family are not up to par. The elders always want to do something for them, but they are always worried. The Ai family is like this to them, and to you Same thing."
The Empress Dowager Zhou spoke with sincerity.
Of course Zhu Youtang knew the reason for worrying about him.
"The Imperial Grandmother taught me that my grandson must manage state affairs with care so that he can live up to the teachings of the late emperor and the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Youtang said.
Pretending to be confused, Zhu Youtang is now clear in Yemen.
The Empress Dowager Zhou rolled her eyes at her grandson, but turned her gaze to Xiao Jing, who was standing at the door and seemed to come to talk to Zhu Youtang. She said, "Ke Gong, we are all old people in the palace. If you have anything to do, please come." Come in."
Zhu Youtang also nodded to Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing then came in and saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, I have military affairs that I want to mention to Your Majesty."
"Military affairs? Emperor, you go first, sorry. Even if something happens at home, it cannot delay your handling of court affairs, especially military and political affairs. However, these military affairs have come more frequently recently, but you should always take more time to visit the Aijia. The Aijia will always remember you in their hearts. Ah."
Empress Dowager Zhou almost said, don't think I don't know that your master and servant are singing double acts here.
What a major military matter, it’s just an excuse to leave.
You, the emperor, have also learned bad things. Now you make excuses when you don’t want to come, and you always make excuses for court affairs. You know that the Aijia cannot delay you in handling court affairs, right?
Zhu Youtang and Xiao Jing came out.
The Empress Dowager Zhou really did not misunderstand Zhu Youtang before. It was he who told Xiao Jing that he would come in and call people away. Zhu Youtang was not avoiding the matter of the two grandchildren of the Zhou family, but He didn't want the old lady to pester him about having a concubine anymore.
Now his idea is that whether or not to adopt a concubine should not be decided by the people in the inner palace.
I take care of my business myself.
"Your Majesty, the King of Hanlin presented a memorial and proposed to ask his son to return to the court and serve in the six ministries. He also shied away from the previous rewards for military merit." Xiao Jing mentioned.
The rewards mentioned do not include titles, but only some money and silk, etc., which were given personally by Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang was also helping Zhang Zhou recruit some capable people. Originally, Zhu Youtang thought that by giving the Wang family something, he could recruit Wang Hua and his son to work for Zhang Zhou at once.
But now Wang Hua obviously wants to clear up the relationship with Zhang Zhou.
Zhu Youtang frowned and said, "Which king will give the lecture?"
Xiao Jing was very embarrassed when he heard this. There was no second king in the court, so he could only say that Wang Hua was in the Hanlin Academy. The sense of existence is too low. The number one scholar in the 17th year of Chenghua has been in the Hanlin Academy for 18 years. Now he is just a minister. The emperor can't remember it immediately when he mentions it.
Just like this, when there is a good opportunity for you and your son to climb up, you still have to refuse
"He is the father of Wang Zhongcheng, the governor of Datong. Wang Hua." Xiao Jing reminded.
"He"
Zhu Youtang got very angry after hearing this.
Zhu Youtang believes that Wang Hua has never had a chance to be promoted. He should be a suppressed faction like Cheng Minzheng and will not stand with the traditional factions. But now he knows what Hanlin is. The system is connected with each other.
"The matter of conferring a title has probably not been passed down yet"
"Yes."
Xiao Jing responded hurriedly.
Zhu Youtang said, "Then what is he rejecting in a hurry? He just wants to tell me that because of his son's contribution, I can reject it for him. What Wang Weining has been working hard for half his life, his son uses It will be completed in ten months. Shouldn't he feel honored? What's the matter with him at this time?"
When the emperor felt like he was being teased, he didn't even need to ask if anyone had looked for him. Wang Hua knew that Wang Hua must have been under some kind of pressure before he declined the credit for his son.
Xiao Jing lowered his head and did not dare to answer casually.
Zhu Youtang said, "It was Bingkuan who took the initiative to ask for credit for Wang Shouren. He highly praised Wang Shouren's ability and believed that this was an important part of filling the gap in the military and political affairs of the northwest. Such a great contribution As a young official with great ability, I should value him, so I rejected his request in my name."
What the emperor means is that even if you, Wang Hua, take the initiative to resign, I will not agree.
I just want to give you the title and official position. I want to transfer your son back to the capital. I'm sorry. I don't need you as a minister to teach me how to use people.
I want to put useful people in the most appropriate positions. Even if you, Wang Hua, are afraid of trouble and want to avoid political struggles, don't even think about obliterating your son's achievements in the name of being a father. I want me not to use him
Xiao Jing said, "Your Majesty, please see if this matter can be decided after the court meeting."
This is to remind the emperor to knight Ma Yi and Wang Shouren. After all, the matter only went through the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites, and was not brought to the court for discussion.
If the relationship between the emperor and the ministers was affected by knighting two irrelevant people, Xiao Jing felt conflicted.Intensification is unnecessary.
"With the merits of Wang Shouren and Ma Yi, I want to give them titles to let the northwest soldiers know the rewards they can get after working hard. Is it wrong?"
Zhu You Zang also got angry, "Based on the precedent of using troops in the northwest in the past few decades, why can't they get a title just because Wang Shouren is the son of a Hanlin minister? Are we going to miss out on a capable minister?"
< p> "Bingkuan has a good sense of people. None of the people he recommended is a famous figure. Even if these people ruined the original order of the officialdom, they were all used for preparing for war and for nine-border defense. They did not affect The promotion of officials in the court did not affect the order of the Ming Dynasty. Why should I give in to this matter?"Xiao Jing also did not expect that the emperor would reject Wang Hua's dismissal of Wang Shouren's contribution. , so annoyed.
He also knew that what he said before might have been wrong, and this time he would not express his personal opinion even if he was beaten to death.
He also seemed to see that now that the emperor had Zhang Zhou, he was no longer the king who relied on his civil servants in every possible way. He even regarded the civil servants as obstacles to governing the country, just like Zhang Zhou.
This actually reminded him that Xiao Jing should be more clear about his side in the future, and he could not always think about helping those Confucian officials in the court.
In the name of the emperor, the Chief of Liturgical Affairs first rejected Wang Hua's petition to deny his son's credit.
The next day during the court meeting, Zhu Youtang announced in public that he would confer titles to Wang Shouren and Ma Yi.
“Bing Kuan was the chief meritorious in this battle, but the soldiers, Wang Shouren and Ma Yi, both fought for the country. They were brave and fearless and could stay calm in the face of danger. To retreat, to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, citing the past border affairs and considering the use of troops, I also think that the two of them are Pinglubo and Xinjianbo. I will stay in the northwest and serve in front of the army. I cannot be transferred easily. Do you have any objections?”
The emperor first affirmed that the two men carried out Zhang Zhou’s tactics and were meritorious ministers.
It is also stated that Wang Shouren, Ma Yi and other meritorious people should not be transferred out of the northwest. In any case, they must cooperate with Zhang Zhou and continue to use troops.
This seemed to be blocking the mouth of the civil servants. After all, Wang Hua had offered to transfer his son back to the capital yesterday. Naturally, the emperor also knew that this was actually the traditional way for civil servants to dig holes for Zhang Zhou.
As soon as these words came out, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang couldn't help but look at each other.
The emperor's intention was too obvious, which made them feel that something might have angered the emperor, who was once known for his benevolence and righteousness.
Min Gui, the imperial censor of Zuodu, said, "Your Majesty, if you want to reward many knights for your merits in a battle, I am afraid that there will be an overflow of military titles in the northwest. After this year, many people will be rewarded for their military merits."
Zhu Youtang said, "What do the Minqing family mean? After Emperor Taizong settled the situation, he rewarded many people at once, and they were all based on military merit. Do you think I gave excessive rewards?"
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Min Kyu hurriedly explained"That's not what I meant."
"I think that's what you meant." Zhu Youtang responded tit for tat. He probably also knew that if he didn't show some momentum, the civil servants would still chatter about this matter. , it would be bad if the influence of the matter was extended from the court to the discussion among private scholars.
So the discussion must be kept within the confines of the court.
In order for the scholars in the world to be convinced, we must first stop the people in the court from acting blindly.
"Same as before, I did not directly reward Bingkuan with a title. As for Wang Shouren, who is now the governor of Datong, I still used his current official position to work in the northwest until the war subsided and he returned to the capital. I will give him a generous reward with a title, and as for the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, Ma Yi, I will again use him as the chief military officer of the Xuanfu to help guard the military affairs around the Xuanfu."
"As for protecting the country. "My lord, I will transfer him to Ningxia, and he will be stationed in various areas of Ningxia."
The emperor's words made the ministers at the scene even more confused.
No matter how you look at it, Zhu Hui, as the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, helped achieve the great victory in the Battle of Weininghai, which was also meritorious.
Why was Zhu Hui suddenly transferred to Ningxia?
Could it be that Zhang Zhou felt that Zhu Hui was out of tune, or that the emperor believed that the defense of Ningxia was more important than the surrounding area of Xuanfu? Let Zhu Hui take on the big responsibility
Zhu Youtang said, "The Duke Zhu Fu transferred Guyuan, set up a border town in Guyuan, and assisted everywhere"
Liu Jian hurriedly came out. He asked, "Your Majesty, the war in the northwest is still ongoing, and it is really inappropriate to change the current layout of the towns in the northwest."
Although Guyuan is also an important border city in the northwest, in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, it was still not a nine-border city. At this time, the important town in Shaanxi was transferred to Guyuan in order to strengthen the control over the three sides. Of course, this happened fifteen years after Hongzhi. Now Liu Jian felt that things were too hasty.
Zhu Youtang said resolutely, "Nowadays, many of the affairs on the three sides are blocked by Yansui Yulinwei. The defenses of Ningxia, Shaanxi and other places cannot be coordinated. It is my responsibility to use the city of Guyuan to increase the dispatch of all parties in the northwest." The result is based on appropriate consideration. The feasibility of this matter has been discussed within the Ministry of War before, and there is no need to discuss it again. Qin Hong, who is in charge of the military affairs of the three sides, coordinates the reinforcement of the pass and the separate defense. "
Liu. Hearing people are very angry.
I always felt that I was a hindsight. Even the Ministry of War knew about this matter in advance, but the cabinet knew about it together with others
Zhu Youtang said, "The matter of conferring titles is also There is no need to discuss it any further. The Ministry of Revenue has drafted a strategy to allocate money and grain to various parts of the northwest after collecting grain this year to increase military expenditures." Please remember to bookmark the website for the latest and fastest anti-theft free reading<.