Wang Shouren led his troops to advance on the grassland.
The news from the capital was very lagging behind. As for the city of Nanjing, it was even less possible to learn about Wang Shouren's "glorious achievements" at the first time.
But that doesn’t seem to be important anymore, because after Zhang Zhou completed the task of making Zhu Houzhao famous, he still had another important task, which was to defeat Zongfan. He asked Yang Peng to send people there several times. Nanchang made Yang Peng very nervous because he thought Zhang Zhou was going to operate on Ning Fan.
The grievances between the Ming Dynasty royal family and Ning Fan have been going on for a long time. The ministers in the court were not unaware of Emperor Taizong's "mistreatment" of the first generation Ning Wang Zhu Quan, otherwise they would not have made excuses. King Ning was deprived of his guards.
In fact, it was to prevent Ning Fan from rebelling.
Yang Peng went to Zhang Zhou's residence alone that day, explained to Zhang Zhou what he knew, and expressed his concerns about operating on Ning Fan.
"King Xiao Ning has just ascended the throne, and it has only been a year. If he wants to get rid of Ning Fan, I am afraid that the clans everywhere will feel in danger. And there must be a reason to do so. "Yang Peng obviously supports Zhang Zhou's decision on this matter. He just wants to show that you, Zhang Zhou, don't be too conceited. Zongfan is not something you can control.
Especially for a big boss like Ning Fan, if you make trouble, others can take care of you.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "When did I say that I wanted to get rid of Ning Fan or take action against Ning Fan?"
"Then you"
Yang Peng didn't understand. .
If you don’t want to target Ning Fan, why do you always send people to Jiangxi and even go to Nanchang to show that you still want to investigate the clan.
Zhang Zhoudao "If you want to investigate the clan, you must have evidence. Even if I really came to investigate the clan, it cannot be Ning Fan. In fact, I told you clearly, it is King Zhongling."
"King Zhongling" Yang Peng's eyes widened, somewhat subverting his outlook on life.
The King of Zhongling is also a side branch of Ning Fan. The contemporary King of Zhongling is named Zhu Jinzui.
The so-called "loyalty to serve the country" is not that he really served the country with loyalty, but that he kept telling the emperor that he wanted to go to the border to lead troops to kill the enemy. He kept recommending himself, and even trained private soldiers in the palace. Forging weapons, he was sued by Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of War.
"I foolishly thought that the generals recommended in the imperial edict were rejected by the clan. In addition, the skills of bows and horses are not good enough for a king to marry. Now King Zhongling recommends himself for no reason. He is suspected of being a subordinate, or there may be some differences. Picture. It is advisable for the imperial court to send an edict to King Ning to teach Confucian scholars to be close to each other. If there is anything wrong with the country, it will be done in Dongping and Hejian. , it is also advisable to hear more closely, so as not to regret it."
What Ma Wensheng means is that you, King Zhongling, have recommended yourself without any trouble, and you have "unusual plans". Please ask King Ning to take good care of this side branch of Zhong. Prince Ling, get closer to the scholars and don't always think about "serving the country with loyalty."
Then in the 18th year of Hongzhi, because Zhu JinzuiThe report from Zhang Peihuan, the concubine of his son Zhu Chenmeng, said that after Zhu Jinzhui failed to self-recommend the last time, he drank alcohol at home and killed anyone who disobeyed him. Then the concubine ran out and reported that Zhu Jinzhui had made a secret at home. Weapons
In order to defeat Ning Fan, Zhu Youtang expelled Zhu Jinzui from his title and sent him to Fengyang Mansion to see the imperial mausoleum. This could be regarded as eliminating a potential rebellion for Zhu Houzhao before his death.
When Zhang Zhou came to Nanjing, it was impossible to attack Prince Ning directly.
Even though he knew very well, Zhu Chenhao's ambitions were much greater than his uncle.
When Zhu Chenhao first received the title, he asked the emperor to come to Beijing, "Prince Ning expressed his gratitude for receiving the title of begging, and sent a letter to stop it."
It means that he has just received the title. After being granted the title, he asked to visit Yique, that is, to go to the capital to thank him, but the emperor vetoed it.
The Prince Ning faction has always spared no effort in gaining prestige, connections, and resources.
But the problem is that Zhu Chenhao has just become Prince Ning. Even if he is ambitious, he is not qualified to challenge the court. It is unrealistic to find evidence of his "rebellion".
But not everyone is as careful as Zhu Jinjun and his son. Just like Zhu Jinjun, he made weapons privately at home. As long as Zhang Zhou caught him as an example, he could use it as a negative example. Use this to investigate the vassals on both sides of the Yangtze River and investigate whether they are making weapons privately, and then extend this to block the vassals from using power for personal gain.
"Eunuch Yang, King Zhongling may not have shown off before, but he was still a martial man. You should have heard that he usually did not study knowledge and often presented military strategies. He also talks about border affairs. "
"So I suspect that he may be secretly manufacturing weapons and training private soldiers. From this, he may have disobedient intentions."
Zhang Zhou’s tone was very relaxed, as if Zhu Jiaconi could be held and played with casually.
When Yang Peng knew that Zhang Zhou was not targeting Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao, but only Zhu Chenhao's uncle, he seemed to be relieved, but he still said cautiously, "Such a matter, I want to It won’t be easy to make a thorough investigation.”
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, “If you want to investigate, you will naturally need evidence. I heard that there are people from the Prince of Zhongling doing business in Jiangnan. People who do business say that the members of the Jianggan Ning clan do not follow the rules when doing business, and they often take advantage of others. There are many complaints from merchants and people."
"Who can say anything? Did you find any evidence?" Yang Peng's eyes widened.
He was thinking, you even know the plight of businessmen in Nanjing
Zhang Zhou said, "No talent, my old Taishan, whose surname is Jiang Dezhong, has been doing business in Nanjing. He Every time he tells me these things, they are like treasures from his family, and because his wine is often traded with the Zongfan Palace, he knows the reason behind it."
Yang Peng swallowed.
Zhang Zhou has a father-in-law who is a businessman. He is aware of this. There is not much contact between Yang Peng and Jiang Dezhong.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "We need to make it privately."Weapons must be purchased from raw materials, that is, iron. Find the royal ships traveling between Jiangxi and Nanjing, seize the people, and interrogate them carefully. I think if I send people to search the palace of Prince Zhongling again, my inference should not be wrong."
Yang Peng was startled.
Whether your own inference is wrong, you actually Ask me
Suddenly Yang Peng understood something, and he said, "Even if Master Zhang is wrong in your inference, you can make him right. ”
“Talk about evidence. "Zhang Zhou smiled.
It seems that Yang Peng is quite good at framing people.
This is different from people like Xiao Jing and Mou Bin. , Yang Peng seems to be better at doing things by hook or by crook.
“Yes, yes. Yang Peng nodded hurriedly and said, "We are on an imperial mission. How could we not provide evidence? There is some evidence. If you look carefully, there is still some evidence." ”
After Yang Peng knew Zhang Zhou’s intention in detail, his enthusiasm for doing things became much higher.
Taking a little-known King Zhongling as cannon fodder, in Yang Peng’s view Come on, it’s so easy. Even though it might offend people from the Ning Wang faction, as the owner of Dongchang Factory, he is still afraid of this
After Zhu Houzhao completed the cultural meeting, he was so satisfied that he should also His return to Beijing was put on the agenda.
But more importantly, it was to let the emperor know about Zhu Houzhao's "excellent performance" in Nanjing.
As Zhu Houzhao appeared in Nanjing as the prince. , and within just five days, the news had reached the capital, and it was known to the ministers in the court. Not surprisingly, the whole court and the public were in an uproar.
The crown prince of the Ming Dynasty was actually betrayed. Zhou "went" to Nanjing
No wonder the prince never showed up to give lectures on Jingyan Day, and even the lectures in the East Palace lectures were suspended. He said he was sick. It turned out that he was just following Zhang Bingkuan to fool around.
After the ministers found out, they naturally wanted to use this as a topic to criticize Zhang Zhou. Kidnapping the prince out of the capital was a serious crime. Many ministers believed that this was Zhang Zhou's sinking in the gutter.
At the court meeting on September 17,
Zhu Youtang took the initiative to raise this topic right after the court meeting began. Of course, his focus was not on it. Regarding Zhang Zhou, it depends on his son's performance in Nanjing.
"My dear friends, I have sent the prince to Nanjing to pacify the people, soothe the drought in the Central Plains and the floods in various places in the south of the Yangtze River along the way, and at the same time enable him to be safe. Have some more experience. Unexpectedly, the prince composed three poems in Nanjing. Read his poem to everyone present. ”
Zhu Youtang looked very proud.
His son is only ten years old, but he is still ten years old, and he can compose poems.
Three poems at once , every one of them sounded so awesome.
Xiao Jing then came out and read Zhu Houzhao’s three poems in front of the audience with a smile.
In fact, the ministers present. , most people have heard of these three poems, and some have heard some rumors. Some say they were written by Cheng Minzheng, and some say they were written by Cheng Minzheng.It was written by a ten-year-old boy named "Zhu Shou". Now the emperor took the initiative to say that the boy was the prince, and everything seems to have been cleared up.
No matter whether the poem was really written by the prince or ghostwritten by someone else.
Even the emperor said so, but Cheng Minzheng did not fight for it. It seems that this poem was not written by Zhu Houzhao, but by him.
After Xiao Jing finishes reading, go back.
Zhu Youtang sighed with emotion, "The words are very plain, but they contain profound truths. I just want him to read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. His trip to the south has increased his knowledge and knowledge." It makes me feel relieved. Mr. Wang, how do you think the prince's poems are written?"
The emperor felt that it was not appropriate to brag on his own, and he needed someone to brag with him.
If you can't ask Liu Jian directly, they will probably find fault with you, so just ask Wang Hao, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
After all, Wang Hao is also my son’s husband. In terms of faction, he is not completely a traditional faction. He is still Zhang Zhou’s disciple. I am still very optimistic about him.
Wang Hao came out and said, "The poem is simple and unpretentious, but it shows the inner piety and perseverance of the poet. The poem is comparable to the masterpieces of the Tang Dynasty, and I feel ashamed to be inferior."
< p>"Wow"There was a lot of discussion at the scene.
Everyone thinks that Wang Hao is a bit "exaggerated". It's good to be good. If you feel inferior, you feel inferior. If you insist on adding "comparable to the masterpieces of the Tang Dynasty", what does it mean for the prince to recite three hundred Tang poems? He recited the Taoist teachings, and even wrote three poems of his own, which will serve as a model for scholars all over the world.
But Wang Hao also spoke tactfully.
I only admire the poet, not the prince.
The ministers may not know what that naughty child is like, but Your Majesty, you should know it. Even Your Majesty, you don’t know. Don’t I, a gentleman, know that
A poem is a prince I don’t believe what you wrote.
Only three poems
Zhu Youtang said, "I actually doubt in my heart where the prince got the experience to write such a poem. But I guess he has always been under the influence of the king." I have noticed the cultivation and guidance of the bachelor and others, and I have noticed it. The East Palace talks about official merit, and Bingkuan is here."
The ministers present thought that after the emperor talked in circles for a long time, he finally returned to the topic of "Bingkuan is awesome" that he was passionate about.
"Before, Bingkuan was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, but after he was transferred to Nanjing as Minister of War, the Hanlin Academy's errand was never returned to him. My intention is to promote him to a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He was in charge of the Nanjing Hanlin Academy affairs."
Zhu Youtang was also unceremonious.
When he promoted Zhang Zhou to an official position, Zhu Youtang was like a generous hawker. He would give away the fame and official positions that others valued, and he would often buy one and get two free.
Liu Jian came out and asked, "Your Majesty, the prince's poetry writing has nothing to do with Duke Lai."
Zhu Youtang said, "Maybe it has nothing to do with it. But the prince's I am watching the growth along the way.In his eyes, Prince Qie competed with other schools of thought with his Xinxue at the Nanjing Literary Society, and was highly praised by the scholars. He also proposed to worship Bingkuan as his teacher, and from then on carry forward Bingkuan's Xinxue. I have conveyed Zhunyun's decree back to Nanjing. ”
I can’t wait for my son to ask his best friend to be his teacher.
Before, Bingkuan was asked to teach the prince. Now it is regarded as a formal apprenticeship. I have earned such a good reputation in the literary world for nothing.
Li Dongyang said, "The debate about Neo-Confucianism and Psychology involves differences between traditional and emerging concepts. If the prince rashly favors one side." , fearing that the education of scholars will be useless. Please, Your Majesty, take back your order. ”
If you just let the prince ask Zhang Bingkuan to be his teacher, then what do we think?
Strictly speaking, the big guys in the East Palace are all the prince’s teachers. As a result, the prince is now He only admitted that he was a student of Zhang Zhou
Our previous lectures were not in vain
Zhu Youtang looked impatient and said, "I don't want to interfere in the so-called dispute between psychology and neo-Confucianism." Interference does not involve the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty. If I want to stop him just because the prince admires Xinxue, it would be tantamount to telling the world that the imperial court has the intention to standardize orthodoxy. On the contrary, I think it is more conducive to enlightenment by letting the prince make his own choice. ”
The ministers present, especially the staunch old Neo-Confucian scholars, felt angry.
What kind of fallacy is this?
Let the prince go As a disciple of Zhang Zhou, the reason for advocating Xinxue is to balance the relationship between the two parties. Is this called favoritism?
How can Neo-Confucianism develop if the prince joins the Xinxue side?
Zhu Youtang said, "Last night, there were several memorials criticizing Bingkuan, which involved Bingkuan taking the prince out of the capital. What I want to tell you is that Bingkuan did not know about the prince's trip south in advance. "
This is the truth.
But to the ministers, it means that he is covering up Zhang Zhou.
How could the prince be so coincidental if he didn't know anything about it? At the same time, they went to Nanjing and attended some cultural conference in Nanjing. It is not obvious. Zhang Zhou was behind everything.
"Is there any battle report from Ningxia and Liaodong?"
Zhu Youtang found that it was not easy to brag to his son in front of the ministers.
He had read these two poems hundreds of times without getting tired of them, but the minister had no intention of praising them at all. Even Wang Hao only said some high-sounding words.
So at this time, Zhu Youtang could only change the subject.
Xiao Jing said, "Back to your Majesty, Ningxia West Road Tartar." Tartar troops from all walks of life are still harassing them, and Anbianhou personally leads his troops to deal with them, but there is no result yet. However, the supervisory censor has already reported a preliminary estimate of the losses in various places in Ningxia this year. The losses of the captives are nearly a hundred."
The implication is.
The losses in Ningxia can be estimated. A bit big.
Not counting the injuries to the soldiers, the number of captured men alone was close to a hundred.
If you include the old, weak, women and children.If so, there might be two to three hundred people. If the loss of soldiers is added to the Ming Dynasty, this battle can be said to be a disastrous defeat.
Chai Sheng came out from the military department and said, "I impeached the governor of Ningxia, Yang Yiqing, the censor of Qiandu, and the chief military officer Anbian Hou Zhu Feng, for advancing rashly and losing troops and losing generals, and for using firearms to keep the Tatars occupied for a long time." If they don't leave, people and animals are harmed and they don't go to rescue them, and it's difficult to store autumn grain in the fields, they should be investigated and imprisoned for their crimes."
No matter what Zhu Youtang did for Zhu before. Feng praised.
But the indisputable fact now is that Yang Yiqing and Zhu Feng did not repel the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the little Tatar prince in Ningxia.
On the contrary, the Tatars intensified their efforts. While wreaking havoc at the Ming Dynasty border gates, they also robbed a lot of food, making the Ming Dynasty border troops almost afraid to leave the fortress to fight.
In name, Yang Yiqing and Zhu Feng were ordered to lead the troops to attack on their own initiative, but halfway through they had already retreated into defense. Even the heads of the Tatars could not be brought back, and the harvest from the cannons was getting smaller and smaller
This also seemed to mean that Yang Yiqing and Zhu Feng had finished their work in Ningxia.
Zhu Youtang said, "It is already too late to change the generals before the battle. I estimate that in a few days, there will be battle reports coming from Xinjianbo in the north of the Great Wall, and the little Tatar prince may withdraw his troops and return eastward."
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The emperor's words seemed to be comforting himself.
If you can't defeat them, just hope that the tactic of attacking the grassland will be successful
Those nitpicking ministers are also thinking, is it possible that the soldiers and horses led by Wang Shouren are inferior to those of Yang Yiqing and Zhu If there are too many phoenixes, it still means that Wang Shouren can occupy the right time, place and conditions better than Zhu Feng and Yang Yiqing
If not, then why can Wang Shouren win completely and even recruit the main Tatar force? Go back
But Zhu Feng and Yang Yiqing can't do it
Li Dongyang said, "With Uncle Xin Xin's method of sending troops, if we don't transfer them back to the pass, I'm afraid they will be trapped in a tight siege."
< p>Li Dongyang is also pragmatic.He saw it.
The Tatars' withdrawal now seems to be the strategic result pursued by the Ming Dynasty.
But when the little Tatar prince withdrew, he must have gone to strangle Wang Shouren, who was advancing alone.
Now Ningxia has only lost a hundred and eighty people along the way. They can still falsely report the results later and save a little more face, which can basically be saved.
But if Wang Shouren's entire army was wiped out on the grassland, then the Ming Dynasty's overall strategy would have completely failed.
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