April 12.
The capital, court meeting.
Xiao Jing read out the results of the battle in Liaodong in front of all the ministers: "Since the beginning of the year, troops have been deployed in Jianzhou and Haixi, etc., and they have captured more than 1,400 heads of strong men and captured 2,600 horses. There were more than 44,000 relocated border residents and Jurchen people; more than 40 Jurchen tribes in Haixi surrendered and resettled, and 67,900 border residents were resettled in their original places."
When Xiao Jing is on top explain.
The ministers below were cursing in their hearts.
You said that you, Zhang Bingkuan, have nothing to do, what do you call those Jurchens?
With that kind of energy, you go and deal with the Tatars! You captured all the Jurchen tribes alone. Nearly 100,000 people, which is a bit close to the Tuotuo Buhua raids in Liaodong during the orthodox years, also took away 100,000 Jurchens, almost leaving all the Jurchens in the house empty. Decades later, you do it again
"Xinjian" Uncle Wang Shouren requested that 100,000 Han border residents in southern Liaoning be used to fill in the land of Jianzhou and Haixi. Since the drought in eastern Liaoning last year was severe, the summer and autumn grains from last year to this year were exempted, and the Jurchen tribe was moved to the land in southern Liaoning for farming and grazing. , no city is allowed to be built, and officials are used to calm the people."
Not only did it achieve outstanding military results, but it also moved the Jurchens inland, and at the same time moved Han people to the original gathering places of the Jurchens.
After Xiao Jing finished reading, he retreated behind the emperor.
Zhu Youtang said, "I have consulted the censor and the Ministry of Household Affairs and learned that the drought in Liaodong, North Korea and other places last year was very serious. In many places, there was even no harvest, and the progress of disaster relief was also very poor. , This is all the fault of the previous governor of Liaodong."
It is not the fault of the new governor of Liaodong, Lu Wan, nor the Chief Envoy of Shandong, but the fault of the former governor of Liaodong, Zhang Yu, and the chief military officer. The disaster happened, and they were also to blame for their inability to provide disaster relief.
But the minister is also thinking that this is not because Liaodong also fought such a big deal last year in the Ningyuan and Huangshui wars. The main supplies of grain, grass and baggage, transferred from various places, were used as military supplies. , how can it be used for disaster relief
"So I proposed that in addition to exempting taxes from last year's drought, taxes arising from the war this year will also be exempted. At the same time, the next two years will involve the relocation and resettlement of border residents in Liaodong. etc., and the tax will also be exempted. Even after three years, only 50% of the tax will be levied, and if there is another drought, it can be appropriately reduced."
" As for Jianzhou, Haixi and Northern Liaoning, new Nuergandusi were set up to govern the Jurchen, Jirimi, Kuyi, Daur and other tribes. The newly built Prince Shouren was the commander of the capital, fully responsible for the management of the army and the security of the people. "
The emperor gave Wang Shouren a privilege.
It seems that he is just the commander of the capital, but in fact the power in his hands involves both military and civil affairs, and he is equivalent to the existence of a governor.
Zhu Youtang said, "As the censor of Youqiandu, and also as the doctor of the household department, matters related to the marching grain and other matters can be directly dispatched from Taicang, the household department, and grain delivery and other matters can also be directly dispatched from Wendeng, Shandong, etc. Department, transported by ship to Liaodong for military supplies and civilian comfort. "
This is tantamount to acknowledging Wang Shouren’s status as a civil servant and Wu Xun. Although he is only a doctor in the household department, his official position as a civil servant does not seem to be very big, and the border people he manages look very messy. It's a hard job, but the good thing is that the power given to it is enough. To put it bluntly, this is simply a country within a country, and I can be the emperor of the country.
In the past, it could be called Jianzhou Jurchen and Haixi Jurchen, but in the future it can be called "Xinjian Bo Autonomous Territory".
Liu Jian came out and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, there has never been such a case before."
Zhu Youtang heard that Liu Jian did not have enough confidence to object, because everyone knew Wang Shouren What we are about to do is not a good job.
Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Isn't this the case even for the governor of southern Jiangxi and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi? In the next few years, Nuergandusi and other places will not have to worry about taxes, so Xinjian Bo will govern well." At the same time, I am planning to let him open border markets throughout northern Liaoning to allow various tribes to conduct trade, which will also facilitate the migration of Han people to the north." Liu Jian shook his head helplessly and returned to his class. .
Zhu Youtang stood up and said with emotion, "Bingkuan has made another great contribution to the court. The decision of Liaodong involves the stability of the next few decades or even a hundred years. The merits are for the future." , But Bingkuan still has an errand to complete, and he should not be able to return to the capital for a while."
Only a few people in the DPRK know about this matter, and Zhang Zhou will stay in Liaodong to cooperate with the attack on North Korea. subversion and the use of troops.
The ministers present were still puzzled.
It’s not that the war situation in Liaodong is now clear, and it has been decided that it can be completed without Zhang Zhou’s presence. It will be up to Xinjian Bo Wang Shouren to coordinate everything, so what other secret missions can Zhang Zhou have there
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Zhu Youtang said, "I will decide on the matter of sealing and rewards after Bingkuan returns to Beijing. Let's do this for now."
After the court meeting, the ministers After leaving Fengtian Hall, people couldn't help but talk about it.
Everyone is speculating on the emperor’s intention of keeping Zhang Zhou in Liaodong. Among the few insiders, in addition to Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao and Ma Wensheng from the Shangting Department, Liu Jian and Xie Qian are also informed. , and they all remained silent about this.
"Zhang Bingkuan is really giving people face. Before the little Tatar prince's raids on the border last autumn and winter were over, he was determined to use troops in Liaodong without knowing what was important."
"If he knew If it's serious, he won't let others send troops every time, and he will pick up the ready-made ones from behind."
"Yes, this person is very cunning. Every time he has merit, he always succeeds with others. Fate is in harmony."
There are many criticisms.
But it was just a dispute between some literati. Even Xie Qian, who had always been picky about Zhang Zhou, shook his head helplessly when he heard this.
The three cabinet members returned to the duty room.
Not necessarily." LiDongyang Road.
Xie Qian said, "Bin Zhi, you have always been resourceful. Do you think there is any other way to restore everything in the Ming Dynasty to the past?"
Li Dongyang shook his head helplessly.
The general meaning is that there is no going back.
Liu Jian asked, "Yu Qiao, you have been to the Ministry of Household Affairs before, have you ever seen how Wang Boan planned to use troops in Liaodong for one year's military pay?"
Xie Qian smiled bitterly and said, "Now the war is still going on." Not sure, besides Wang Bo'an, there are also people from Liaodong and Zhang Bingkuan. How to calculate the military pay is still a problem. His Majesty has not expressed his attitude on this. Maybe Zhang Bingkuan has submitted a detailed plan but has not revealed it. "It's difficult to deal with the government department and the household department."
"Alas," Liu Jian sighed, "It seems that the Liaodong matter has been delayed for a while, but within half a year, everything moved forward so smoothly. Zhang Bingkuan He seems to have a good way of managing border residents."
Xie Qian said, "Even Mr. Liu Ge thinks so."
Liu Jian shook his head again, not wanting to comment on this matter. .
"Bin Zhi, please go back first. You have settled the affairs of the Kong family earlier. The recent criticisms from the Chinese people in the DPRK are all related to your marriage with the Kong family. Your Majesty has nothing to do with the Kong family. The heirs and titles of Duke Yan have not yet been decided. It is up to you to remove the criticism from the court, and it is probably what His Majesty wishes. "
Liu Jian to Li Dongyang. Very concerned.
Because Kong Hongxu’s arson was exposed, it also made the world aware of the crimes Kong Hongxu committed, which was equivalent to being announced to the world. In this way, the world knew that there were descendants of saints who did evil and were punished by the court. cover.
Not all of them condemned it. Most still felt that the court should make a final decision on the inheritance of the Kong family. At the same time, there was a lot of criticism of Li Dongyang's cancellation of the marriage between his daughter and the Kong family. Some people thought that Li Dongyang was adding insult to injury.
Because Li Dongyang has been avoiding people from the Kong family recently, it has deepened the criticism of people in the court.
Li Dongyang received Liu Jian's "instruction" to represent the cabinet and even the court to meet the current nominal head of the Kong family, Yanshenggong Kong Hongtai.
The place I saw was not the Li family, but the Confucian Temple of the Capital.
When Li Dongyang arrived, Kong Hongtai had been waiting for a long time.
"Mr. Li Ge, I finally see you. Now the future safety of the Kong family depends on you alone." Kong Hongtai almost gave Li Dongyang a big gift.
Li Dongyang shook his head and said, "You don't have to be like this."
As he said that, he stretched out his hand to help.
After the two sat down, Kong Hongtai also seemed very reserved.
Li Dongyang said, "You should go back to Qufu earlier."
"Oh," Kong Hongtai said, "I can't go back. My brother's matter is now making a fuss. My brother himself I feel guilty about the imperial court and have already decided to renounce myself."
Li Dongyang frowned.
If you want to commit suicide, you should die. Even if you die, I still think you are a person.
Did thatMost of them do evil things, but they still have the nerve to live
In other words, if ordinary people have committed so many crimes as you, the court's laws will not tolerate it, and doing this like you will give you a chance to break the law again
"Nowadays, there are also disputes within the Kong family about the inheritance of Yan Shenggong, but it is generally believed that my nephew should be adopted in my name to inherit the title. Therefore," Kong Hongtai raised the Kong family's opinion on this matter. solution.
He was still the heir of Kong Wenshao, but he was no longer the son of Kong Hongxu, but adopted the name of his uncle Kong Hongtai.
This is in line with the imperial court's requirements for the inheritance of titles, that is, if the eldest son is deprived of the title due to a crime or deprived of the order of succession, the central idea will no longer be passed on to this branch in any case.
If it is adopted under someone else’s name, it won’t be this one
Li Dongyang frowned and said, “So what else do you have in mind?”
Kong Hongtai lowered his head. Somewhat ashamedly, he said, "The previous marriage is actually about to come true."
Li Dongyang almost slammed the table and left.
After all, you, the Kong family, still use me, the daughter of a cabinet minister, as a bargaining chip. At the expense of my daughter’s happiness, you use the cabinet as your father-in-law to endorse your Kong family
Why
I finally broke off the engagement. Could it be that just because your nephew was adopted by you, he was not born from a sinful father?
You are deceiving yourself
< p>In the Ming Dynasty, or in traditional feudal society, bloodline issues were taken seriously, and this stereotype has been throughout every dynasty. It is also the basis of social status and clan concepts.Only when society becomes enlightened will this stereotype be lifted.
But in this era, Li Dongyang couldn't accept the son of a rapist, kidnapper, and murderer as his son-in-law.
"Dongzhuang, I heard that you had a daughter before, why didn't you think about it, Yan Shenggong will be passed down in your lineage?" Li Dongyang asked.
“Ah”
Kong Hongtai was extremely surprised.
Li Dongyang said, "I know that you two brothers have a very deep relationship, and there will be no brother-in-law feud, but it does not mean that the inheritance of the title will be completed according to the clan rules of your Kong family. The court is still willing to stand. On your side."
Kong Hongtai looked embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.
The situation of Kong Hongtai is just an external manifestation of the conflict between "family rules" and "national law".
Nominally, Kong Hongxu was deprived of the title of Duke Yansheng because of his crime. However, according to the Kong family’s family rules, Kong Hongxu is still the eldest son and has the right to inherit the family. Therefore, everything in the Kong family should be controlled by the Kong family. The eldest son will inherit from the same line.
Even if Kong Hongtai is Yan Shenggong, he is still bullied by his elder brother at home. Outside, Kong Hongtai is responsible for socializing and making friends, but when he returns home, he must be polite every time he sees his elder brother. He was so angry that he would go over to kowtow to his eldest brother during festivals. There was no such thing in the Kong family.When Kong Hongtai made the decision.
In this case, how can Kong Hongtai be qualified to give birth to a son to inherit the title?
The Kong family needs you. Kong Hongtai will later complete the "righting of chaos" inherited by the Confucius family, then you The need to extinguish the heir was not subject to Kong Hongtai's will.
In fact, Li Dongyang also understood this. He didn't say it before because he knew that it would be useless if he did. The affairs of the Kong family would not change because of his interference as a bachelor.
But now the public opinion is very unfavorable to Kong Hongxu, which is equivalent to saying that the secret has fallen on Kong Hongtai's side. In order not to marry his daughter, Li Dongyang did not hesitate to tell his friends directly that you should have a son by yourself to inherit. With the title, everything will be settled, and we won’t talk about marriage anymore in the future.
"You don't want to, or you don't dare?" Li Dongyang couldn't help but ask when Kong Hongtai didn't answer.
Kong Hongtai gritted his teeth and said, "I lost my father when I was young, and my eldest brother is like my father."
"Yes."
Li Dongyang nodded, "No matter your brother I don’t blame you for anything you did wrong. In fact, I have no right to decide this matter. It depends on your Majesty’s opinion. There is another person you should know who is Zhang Zhou.
A figure who cannot be avoided but who is closely guarded when it comes to the inheritance of the Confucius family.
Kong Hongtai said, "But he refused to see him or come up with any ideas."
"That's it. Even the instigator like him didn't dare to face it. The reason for dealing with this problem is that the turmoil behind it is too big, and your Majesty is still dealing with it coldly. Shouldn't you understand that the joints involved are to pass the heir to your name, and it cannot be that the eldest son of Wen Shao cannot succeed. This is the filial piety of the Ming Dynasty. The basis of righteousness and etiquette. It’s up to you.”
It means.
I won’t object if you adopt a son in your name.
But it definitely can’t be Kong Wenshao.
Even if you really want to adopt your elder brother’s son, why do you have to kowtow to Kong Wenshao alone if your eldest brother has so many sons?
If he adopts him, nothing will change. Don't tell me that I feel uncomfortable, even His Majesty has a hard time dealing with you. Just say, this has been changed for a long time, how different it is from before. It's just that your nephew will call you daddy from now on.
Kong Hongtai said helplessly, " Then I'll go back and discuss it."
Li Dongyang said, "It's better for you to make the decision on some matters. This is what the court hopes to see, and it is also my expectation of you. Only in this way can things be done sooner. Solution, if you are still so timid, then the inheritance may not come to fruition within a few years. Do you want Yan Shenggong's lineage to be passed on to the side branch of the Kong family?"
"I understand. "Kong Hongtai probably knows.
Either give birth to a son, and the court will immediately give him the status of an heir, or adopt Kong Hongxu's young son as his own son, so that there is no need to talk about marriage.
In short, the Kong family must be decided by you, Kong Hongtai, and the emperor will give you convenience.
Otherwise the emperorWe must consider changes in title inheritance.
Multi-walled city.
Tang Yin has been very anxious recently.
I wanted to lead my troops away, but I couldn’t leave, so I had to stay in the isolated city. There were no Ming troops within a hundred miles, but there were Jurchen villages and cities everywhere, as well as the Huifa Department and so on. The big tribes are watching with eager eyes.
For Tang Yin, Wang Shouren and Zhang Zhou marched too slowly.
It takes many days to attack the Jianzhou Guards. You are simply smearing the faces of the Ming Dynasty’s frontier troops. I, Mr. Tang, led 40,000 troops to attack the Jianzhou Guards. The battle ended in three days. As a result, you fought for ten days and still stood still
You didn't come to my rescue on purpose, right?
"Envoy Tang, we are not sending troops. We will cooperate with you when we are released back to Ping'an Road." The Ming Dynasty's mission of sending troops has been completed. Now North Korea's soldiers are exhausted. If they can no longer capture the city, please let my soldiers go back, so that we can give an explanation to our king."
Li Kejun's recent days. The sky was a bit "jumping up and down".
As the coach of this team, Li Kejun was deprived of the authority of the coach, but Park Yuanzong did not dare to kill Li Kejun and his direct descendants who accompanied the army.
Even if Park Yuanzong does not think about his own life, he must also think about his wife, children and family members in North Korea.
No matter what Li Kejun said, he was still the direct descendant of Yanshan Jun Li.
Tang Yin said, "His Majesty the Ming Dynasty has no decree, and Duke Lai and the governor of Liaodong have not sent anyone to convey the message. Let's wait for now. But when will the 15,000 reinforcements from North Korea arrive?"
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Li Kejun was surprised and said, "At such a time, we, North Korea, are still using our troops to send reinforcements."
"Why not?" Tang Yin's attitude also seemed very tyrannical, "If it doesn't come, it means North Korea has not completed the mission of His Majesty Ming It means resisting the decree."
Li Kejun's attitude was still very arrogant, so he could only retreat after hearing this.
That night, a letter written by Zhang Zhou was delivered to Duobi City.
After Tang Yin finished reading, he didn’t even eat dinner. When Xu came over to deliver food to him, he saw Tang Yin sitting there feeling lost.
"Bohu, has something happened?" Xu Jing saw the gray look on Tang Yin's face.
Tang Yin said, "Go and call Pu Yuanzong."
"He"
Xu Jing thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay."
As Pu Yuanzong was called to Tang Yin's bedroom, Tang Yin asked the attendant at the door to close the door. He asked seriously, "General Park, let me ask you, if your monarch is not suitable, I mean if, he is not Suitable to be this monarch again, do you think North Korea should be restored to order by you and those righteous people?"
"What"
Pu Yuanzong understood it as soon as he heard it, and suddenly stood up He stood up and stared at Tang Yin.
"Senior Tangtang, you won't let me go back to rebel, right?" Pu Yuanzong's eyes almost popped out of his head. Please remember to bookmark the website, the latest, fastest and free to read without anti-theft