The court meeting.
As the minister of Dali Temple, Wang Shi didn’t even get a nomination when he was recommended for the new censor of Zuodu. In fact, he had given up because he knew that he was incompatible with the style of work of Beijing officials. He is also ready to resign and return home in the next few days.
As a result, after Zuodu Yushi confirmed that Dai Shan was the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment of Nanjing, he then decided that Tu Xun, the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Punishments, would succeed him as Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments of Nanjing. Wang Shi was immediately elected to succeed Bai Ang as Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments. The candidate
is still the only one.
Things changed so fast that Wang Shi was unexpected.
I was not even nominated to be the Censor of Zuodu, but they actually asked me to be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment
In fact, I am very satisfied to be the Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice.
Zhu Youtang did not directly decide on the matter of Minister of Punishment, but first decided on the candidates for the two Ministers of Punishment in the court. After deliberation, He Jianjin, the right minister of the Ministry of punishment, was appointed as the left minister. As for the right minister of the Ministry of punishment, Li Shishi, the governor of Yunnan and the right deputy governor of the capital, was appointed as the left minister. "
It is reasonable for He Jianjin to be the left minister. For those who belong to the foreign official faction, Li Shishi will be recommended only if his ability to govern a party is recognized by the court.
Of course, the most famous thing about Li Shishi in history is not that he served as the right minister of the Ministry of Justice, but that he was from Nanchang, Jiangxi, and was also the military advisor in the Ningwang Rebellion later. He was one of those whose coffin boards were not pressed tightly. He got his shoes wet before he died.
After the positions of the two ministers of the Ministry of Justice were confirmed. < /p>
"The veteran has little ability. I hope your majesty will choose another wise minister. The veteran does not dare to take up this responsibility."
Wang Shi also had to be wise.
Knowing that I am easily criticized as a censor of Zuodu, I still dare to directly jump to the post of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Those who are blocked by me in their career will definitely use me as a target
Zhu Youtang said, "This is the result of careful discussion between me and all the ministers. Wang Qing's family, you don't have to refuse. The Ministry of Personnel sent a letter to Nanjing earlier and asked Dai Shan, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, to go to Beijing earlier. After taking office, the affairs of the Capital Inspectorate will be temporarily handled by Gu Zuo, the censor of Youdu. Recently, there have been frequent transfers of officials between the northern and southern capitals. All ministers must fulfill their respective responsibilities and serve the court with their hearts and minds. "
"I will obey the imperial edict." The ministers present quickly agreed.
Zhu Youtang sighed, "There is another matter about the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. We will discuss it tomorrow. The Minister of Zhou has worked hard for the country for many years. I specially agreed to add a Shaobao, a carriage, four servants, six pieces of silk, One hundred and sixty taels of silver. "Zhou Qing's family should be more careful on the way back home."
It's okay to let Zhou Jing return to his hometown as an official, but he actually reminded Zhou Jing to "be careful" on his way back home. You have to think about what the emperor meant by these words
Immediately someone thought
Zhou Jing was from Yangqu, Shanxi, but when he arrivedWhen he returns home at the end of the week, he doesn’t have to pass through dangerous places like Datong. Could it be that the current geographical situation in Shanxi is very dangerous and there are bandits everywhere?
After the court meeting, Wang Shi felt that his head was still buzzing. .
Many people came to congratulate him, but he didn’t know what to say. He didn’t receive any news in advance. He himself felt that he was the minister of heaven, but others would think that he deliberately concealed it and came here. The words of the congratulators were somewhat sour.
In the past few years, there has been almost no change in the position of minister in the Ming Dynasty.
Too many people can't climb up to the position of minister. In the end, they can only transfer to Nanjing to be named a minister and then become an official.
For someone like Wang Shi, who was born as a foreign official and did not belong to the Beijing official system, he directly obtained the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and many people were jealous and envious.
Before everyone left the Fengtian Palace, Chen Kuan came over to inform the emperor of the oral edict, and invited the cabinet to follow the members of the hearing department to the Qianqing Palace. By the way, he also asked Wang Shi to go to the inner court to meet.
Not only was Wang Shi promoted, but he was also summoned by the emperor, which suddenly made him look like a pheasant turning into a phoenix.
Everyone sent him out of the palace gate with emotion and blessings.
Wang Shi was not a member of the Shangting Department, so his visit to the Qianqing Palace did not involve discussing state affairs. It was just that after he became the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, the emperor summoned him to give him some instructions.
When Wang Shi appeared in Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youtang had just finished talking to Xiao Jing about something, and Wang Shi didn't know what they were talking about.
"Wang Qing's family." After the ceremony, Zhu Youtang looked at Wang Shi with a smile, full of expectations for Wang Shi as he spoke, "After you take charge of the prison, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders. I can I hope you will uphold justice, put national law first, and not be partial."
The words of this expectation are very official.
Wang Shi only thought that this was the emperor's expectation for the Minister of Punishment, and hurriedly saluted and said, "I will bear in mind what your majesty said. It's just that my ability is not up to the standard."
" There is no need to talk about this." Zhu Youtang said, "I actually have another matter, which involves the illegal activities of foreign sects in the past many years. Some people even have disobedient intentions. Once there are clues, the Ministry of Punishment will deal with it impartially. "< /p>
Wang Shi’s head seemed to have been violently hit, and he was stunned on the spot.
My feelings made me the Minister of Justice, and I was entrusted with "special tasks"
Wang Shi was stunned for a long time and didn't know how to respond.
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Don't worry, Wangbu Tang. The Ministry of Punishment just wants to deal with it impartially and does not involve bending the law for personal gain. Your Majesty does not want anyone to bend the law for personal gain. As for how to investigate matters such as the royal family and vassalage, Someone will give you a template. It’s just a breath of fresh air right now, so there’s no rush.”
Wang Shi hurriedly asked, “Your Majesty, do you want to send someone from the Ministry of Punishment to conduct a thorough investigation?”
Zhu Youtang smiled brightly and said, "You don't need to worry about the thorough investigation. I have already sent someone there, and I won't hide it from you. It is Bingkuan. When he went south this time, he originally had the intention of investigating the illegal activities of the royal family. Responsibility, this kind of contactIt would be better to let him deal with the bad luck, and the Punishment Department can just do its part. ”
Let Zhang Zhou do the things that offend others, and the Ministry of Punishment is only responsible for helping clean up the end.
No matter how Wang Shi heard it, he felt as if he was tied to the same boat as Zhang Zhou.
But Wang Shi didn't understand that even if those sects and vassals were always doing illegal things and saying they had "disobedience", they even asked the emperor to pay special attention to investigate thoroughly. Is there really such a thing? Is it necessary?
However, Wang Shi also had political awareness. He thought that it was reasonable for His Majesty to slash the clan with a knife after cleaning up the situation on the northern border. After all, it was to show that Junwei, but he is so eager to move the vassal, will there be backlash? If I want to be involved, I will not become an accomplice to the internal turmoil of the Ming Dynasty
Wang Shi was not very successful before, but it does not mean that He is willing to get involved in the whirlpool.
Zhu Youtang said, "There have been many changes in the staff of the Shangting Department recently. If you are interested in Wang Qing's family, I will let you walk in the Shangting Department as appropriate." You give me more advice. Okay, you don't need to pay attention to the specific matters, just take charge of the prison affairs. "
"Yes. ”
Wang Shi understands.
Well done, I will be promoted to a higher position. If you don’t do well, get out early.
Why should the emperor promote you out of the ordinary? Because you are more capable than others, but because you know that promotion is not easy, you also know how to do things, and understand what your position should be.
The emperor seems to have great trust and respect for him, but in fact this is a matter of establishment. On the basis that he is good at doing things and being a good person, if he is stubborn and adopts the traditional civil servant's attitude of muddying the waters, then it is estimated that he will not stay in the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice for too long. It is just a case of a royal family member. It can make him shed a layer of skin.
After Wang Shi left the Qianqing Palace, the cabinet and members of the Shangting Office entered the Qianqing Palace and entered the stage of inner court discussions. The only thing discussed was the Tatar invasion.
Xiao Jing reported the urgent situation from various places in front of a few people and explained that "the little Tatar prince used troops to lure rivers many times after the year. There was a conflict with the Mengguoljin tribe of Huoshi, and then Huoshi led his troops to continue to move westward. The little Tatar prince went south from Hetao many times and raided Yansui, Pianguan and other places, causing many losses to humans and animals."
"Qin Hong, who was in charge of the military affairs of the three sides, sent out three thousand soldiers and horses of the Yulin Guards to fight back. There was a brief battle with the Tatars in the Hetao. There were injuries to each other, but no first success was achieved. Six horses, cattle and sheep were obtained. Ten heads, after the two sides moved their camps, the little Tatar prince used tens of thousands of cavalry to harass Ningxia West Road and other places, cutting off the path between Ningxia and Hami. It is still unclear what the military situation in Hami is."
"Also Duoyan and other remnants of the guard moved their tents to Daning and other places to disturb the border areas of Jizhou."
Xiao Jing summarized the intelligence from all parties.
Roughly speaking
Except for Datong and Xuanfu, which are still relatively peaceful at the moment, no one else is quiet. Even Liaodong, where the Ming Dynasty focused its military deployment, is again under the influence of the Eastern Mongolian tribes, especially theThe attack by Duoyan's three guards who had failed to eradicate the problem before.
Of course, except for the little Tatar prince, the rest of the harassment was only superficial and did not directly pose a direct threat to the Ming Dynasty's borders.
The situation is different for the little prince Batu Meng, because in the past two years of war, the main losses were the effective forces of Huosi, Duoyan and other tribes, but on the contrary, Dayan Khan’s headquarters Chahar The losses suffered by the troops were minimal, but now Batu Munch has shown his ambition as the Lord of the Grasslands and has begun to commit crimes repeatedly.
After Xiao Jing finished giving the general battle report, Zhu Youtang looked very angry and said, "I don't understand either. Could it be that the country's forge ahead on the border in the past few years cannot bring peace to the border?" They will not be willing to surrender until the grasslands are flattened."
Li Dongyang said, "Your Majesty, the drought has been severe in the Central Plains in the past two years, and the same is true in the northern grasslands. The Mobei grassland has suffered from drought for several years, which has caused the northern grasslands to suffer severe droughts. The Yuan forces continue to invade south. Now we should strengthen border defense and increase salt tax revenue to prevent people from occupying nests from enriching their own pockets. At the same time, we should reduce waste and increase military expenditure in the northwest. "
The minister actually has nothing to do with managing the border. Good idea.
Taking the initiative to advance troops was considered by traditional civil servants as an unacceptable and rash advance, and because the grassland was desolate, even if it was defeated, it would not be easy for the Central Plains dynasty to control it.
So after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the idea was always to stick to the borders. Even Zhu Di's northern expedition was often criticized, let alone Emperor Hongzhi, who was known for his defense.
Zhu Youtang shook his head and said, "I will do what you said, but I also think that we must find a way to make the little Tatar prince feel timid and establish the authority of the country. I originally intended to let Anbianhou go south, but now I want to use Anbianhou to transfer Ningxia, and then use the new Ningxia governor to coordinate the dispatch of troops. I don’t know what you can recommend.”
The emperor doesn't talk nonsense either.
I didn’t come to you to discuss how to stick to it.
I just want to send troops and fight hard.
Only by strangling the throats of the Tatars with the tip of a knife will they know how to be afraid and dare not invade the Ming Dynasty. As for Wu Xun who leads the troops, I have found them for you. Zhu Zhijie was forced to do so. As for the governor who leads the troops, I will not make any decisions on my own. I will directly ask you who is suitable and pick someone out. I will ask him to cooperate with Zhu Feng in using the troops.
Liu Jian hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, using troops in such a hasty manner will cost a lot of money, and it will not be easy to make progress."
Zhu Youtang said in a cold tone, "Sky gunpowder, new cannons, I have made castings everywhere. If there is no progress in the past two years, will it be too late when the Tatars secretly learn these techniques and then compete with them? You always say that I am too trusting. Bingkuan, this time Bingkuan went south to Nanjing, Di Yi in the north immediately provoked a border provocation. It was clear that he did not take the governors and generals other than Bingkuan into consideration. This is intolerable."
Several people exclaimed.
I will go
It can still be understood this way
Since Zhang Bingkuan is in the capital, the Tatars will not dare to invade.Last year, Batu Monk still went to Ningxia to fight
Now it seems that the Tatars have also figured out that the defensive weakness of the Ming Dynasty's nine sides is in Ningxia, that is, in the west, so Batu Monk is also taking a look. We kept hitting the target, and each time we achieved good results in Ningxia.
Zhu Youtang said, "Don't you have any candidates you can recommend to me? Do you have to ask Yu Bingkuan every time?"
The emperor was very anxious. There is even an undeniable urgency.
Ma Wensheng said, "I still recommend Liu Daxia, the former Minister of Household Affairs."
For Ma Wensheng, he thinks the person who is best at using troops is Liu Daxia. Only Liu Daxia can transfer Ningxia. Opportunity to confront Batu Munch head-on.
Zhu Youtang shook his head and said, "Hasn't Liu Qing's family decided to reinstate the military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi? It's really unnecessary to transfer him north. I also want to find civil servants in the court who can forge ahead. The most important thing is You must be responsible so that you don't stick to it every time the Tatars invade and cannot confront them head-on."
The emperor did not like Liu Daxia.
Because Liu Daxia represents a conservative veteran, and what he talks about is a steady and steady defensive strategy, which cannot make him shine.
"I originally had the intention to transfer Xinbo or Wang Qiong, the governor of Pianguan, but they are still shouldering heavy responsibilities. If we easily transfer them to Ningxia, we will ignore the war situation in Pianguan and Liaodong. As for the internal impact on the military affairs of Ningxia and other places, it is not what I want to see. I prefer to find rising ministers with both ability and political integrity, rather than old ministers who already have a reputation on the battlefield. Shangshu, I think he didn't do enough."
Zhu Youtang said it tactfully.
Actually, the reason why I don’t use Wang Qiong and Wang Shouren is because in the eyes of your traditional civil servants, the three sides are the territory of traditional forces.
The Xuanda front line and Liaodong have been occupied by people from Zhang Zhou’s forces. If I let people from Zhang Zhou’s forces go to the three sides just because of internal disputes, this war may not be fought. Go down.
Qin Hong seems to have no conflict with Zhang Zhou, but Qin Hong is also from your traditional faction, and he is also the kind of mature and prudent veteran. If Wang Qiong and Wang Shouren are sent, he may still think that I Looking down on him, only sending an "unknown" person, preferably one recommended by civil servants from your traditional faction, will meet the expectations of all parties.
"Your Majesty, if you want to find a minister who is good at attacking and strategizing with the ambition to lead the army, it is not impossible, but it needs to be recommended and selected."
This time Xie Qian came forward. Perfunctory.
Your Majesty, if you ask us for someone, we will recommend one to you right away. Isn’t this a big problem?
Why don’t you ask us to go back to discuss it?
< p>Zhu Youtang said, "The situation in Ningxia is changing rapidly. When the little Tatar prince breaks through the border and marches away, nothing will be done. Dear lords, you will not reach this point. Even the candidates are not ready. Why? You have to go back and think about it later”The emperor was dissatisfied.
You traditional civil servants are always attacking Bingkuan.
Now I also understand that there is no need for Bingkuan to take charge of the military affairs of the three sides. At most, Zhu Feng will be transferred there, but Zhu Feng is always a martial artist, and he must obey the orders of civil servants when using troops. Now you can't even pick a governor to lead the army. This is not a slap in my face, but a slap in your face.
Ma Wensheng said, "Xu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is qualified for this position."
Your cabinet is not sure who to recommend, so I, the Minister of the Ministry of War, will do it.
If Liu Daxia is not suitable, then send someone with "high moral character and high prestige". It is not possible to send him directly as minister. You can always send a minister. After all, Xu Jin is the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He mobilizes money and food while cooperating with the army. This Very suitable.
Zhu Youtang said, "That's inappropriate. I've already said that it's the junior ministers who will lead the troops. Why didn't you understand what I meant?"
Liu Jian also said at this time Very anxious.
It is necessary to find rising stars and people who understand the situation in the northwest. The most important thing is to not make Qin Hong feel disgusted. The most important thing is to recommend people at the moment. This problem is too big.
Just when Liu Jian was anxious about who to choose, Li Dongyang on the side said, "I think Yang Yiqing, the minister of Taichang Temple in Nanjing, is qualified for this job."
"Oh"
p>Zhu Youtang was still a little anxious and angry.
After hearing the recommendation, he frowned slightly but did not comment.
Li Dongyang said, "Yang Yiqing has been in Shaanxi for many years and is familiar with the military affairs of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and other places, and he has military strategies."
Zhu Youtang looked at Liu Jiandang and said, "Liu Mr. Ge, what do you think?"
Liu Jiandao, "I think it's okay."
"Yes." Zhu Youtang nodded, seeming to be thinking about whether this person is suitable.
At this time, Ma Wensheng had some objections to this, "Your Majesty, Yang Yiqing was mostly a school inspector when he was in Shaanxi. Even though he had the advantage of being familiar with the border areas, it was difficult to conceal the disadvantage of not seeking a position in the military and government. Your Majesty, please Send someone else."
To put it bluntly, Ma Wensheng thinks Yang Yiqing is not qualified enough.
He became the governor of Ningxia when he came up, and he also had to lead the troops to attack. Even sending a minister might not be able to control the situation, so he actually found the unknown Yang Yiqing
Zhu Youtang He said, "There is no more suitable candidate, and the situation is urgent. I agree to appoint Yang Yiqing as the right deputy censor of the capital to take charge of Ningxia's border affairs." Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website for free reading without anti-theft