Zhang Zhou led a force of troops from the Beijing camp with great fanfare, and with the cooperation of Zhu Feng, marched towards Jizhou.
Originally Jizhou was not far from the capital, and the Emperor had issued an order in advance for each border town to send troops to patrol according to the actual situation. This time, the Minister of War personally led the troops to Jizhou, and was thought to be Zhang Zhou. To set an example, everyone thought that Zhang Zhou was going to Jizhou to fight a tough battle.
Perhaps the emperor was afraid that Zhang Zhou would go too far and make it difficult to discuss matters, so he sent Zhang Zhou to the nearest Jizhou to governor military affairs.
Li Dongyang Mansion.
Li Dongyang came back very early in the afternoon that day, also because he had to return to the duty room before nightfall. When a war broke out, the cabinet had to leave someone on duty at night, although the emperor now wanted to hand over all military affairs and other matters. office, but Lu Wan and Tang Yin were still not on duty, and Wang Qiong was busy with the errands of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and now the cabinet was also fighting for power.
But before Li Dongyang could finish packing, Ma Wensheng came to visit.
Li Dongyang also understood that Ma Wensheng saw that he was at home and deliberately came to discuss with him in private the affairs of the DPRK and China, and it was probably related to military affairs.
If it were something else, Ma Wensheng could have discussed it in a relatively public place. Only when it involved military affairs, or things involving Zhang Zhou, would Ma Wensheng be so cautious.
In Li Dongyang’s study.
The two of them made a greeting first, and then Li Dongyang asked Ma Wensheng to take a seat, and Ma Wensheng expressed his intention. I heard that Zhang Bingkuan’s destination was Ji Town, but in fact he was going to Yongping Mansion City to deal with it. Iron ore mine affairs involve matters involving the inner government, and there are even inner government officials, deacons, etc. accompanying him.
Ma Wensheng is relatively well-informed.
Li Dongyang didn’t know where Ma Wensheng’s news came from, and it was hard for him to ask directly, because it was probably news coming from the palace. Asking more questions would lead to more mistakes. Just know the result, don't ask about the process.
Li Dongyang Dao Ke also heard from others that Jizhou was ready to wait for the Minister of War to go in person in order to complete the dispatch of troops. Liu Yu, the governor of Jizhou, and Ruan Xing, the commander-in-chief of Jizhou, were all waiting to greet the Minister of War.
Ma Wensheng heard that Li Dongyang seemed to have some prejudices against Liu Yu and Ruan Xing. He smiled and shook his head and said that these two people can fight a tough battle.
Liu Yu, a member of the Historical Eunuch Party, his abilities are basically bullshit, but he was recommended by Ma Wensheng. He has supervised military affairs in the border town for many years. In the early years of Zhengde, he relied on currying favor with Jiao Fang and Liu Jin behind him. He became the Minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty and even entered the cabinet.
But his ability was despised by Ma Wensheng's successor, Liu Daxia, so much so that Liu Yu always hated Liu Daxia to the core.
As for Ruan Xing, he has been leading troops in border towns since the Chenghua period, but his military exploits have never been outstanding, and now he is just a veteran general.
The actual records of Xiaozong once recorded that in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, Ruan Xing was impeached by the official, of course he was not the only one
The Sixth Section and the Thirteenth Road Officer impeached Datong's Chief Military Officer, Dudu Qianshi Shenying, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Qianshi Zhao Chang. They exchanged iron weapons with the captives and Ningxia's Chief Military Officer, Dududu Tongzhi Li Jun, occupied farming land. Chen Hui, the commander-in-chief of Yansui Army, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu General Military Office, Qianshi Ruan Xing, who is old and ill and has no plans, and has no prestige. The ships were divided into Tong Yi and Yi cities, and the generals on the right commanded Qian to serve Shi Yun, who was timid and ill-intentioned and harmed the army.
Please depose everyone and send the Ministry of War to respond.
It is said that since Mao Rui is young and strong, he should stay to do things. Li Jun, Chen Hui, and Ruan Xing all returned to Beijing. Shenying, Zhao Chang, and Shi Yun were waiting for investigation and reported to the Japanese Council.
It seems that such a veteran with no prestige can be expected to be very aggressive on the battlefield, but in Li Dongyang's view, this kind of person is very good at flattering. If Liu is added to the mix, Yu, that would be equivalent to handing over Jizhou to Zhang Zhou.
No matter how capable the two of them are, Li Dongyang Daoxian said that with Zhang Bingkuan's current reputation in the government, after he arrived in Jizhou, he would take over the general power. There are still local generals in Jizhou who can compete with him. Unable to resist, he took Marquis Anbian with him, and his intention to steal military affairs was very obvious.
Li Dongyang didn’t believe Zhang
Zhou left the capital just to mine.
He felt that Zhang Zhou had now obtained the military power of Xuanda. The next step was to arrange Wang Qiong to the position of the trilateral general system. The military affairs of the three sides were also under the jurisdiction of Zhang Zhou. Now only the initial Liaodong and Jizhou, which were controlled by Zhang Zhou but have now returned to the control of traditional civil servants, can still remain uncontrolled by Zhang Zhou.
The emperor’s intention of sending Zhang Zhou to Jizhou is obvious.
Zhang Zhou wanted to seize the military power in Jizhou in the past. The next step is likely that Zhang Zhou will also firmly control the military power in Liaodong.
Ma Wensheng nodded and said, "Although what I heard is different from what you heard, and I think the source of the news is credible, I also don't understand whether Zhang Bingkuan is just for a few mines." This requires going in person, or someone may be deliberately spreading some rumors to disturb the audience.
The news channel is reliable, but I am afraid that the person who spreads the news will also be kept in the dark.
Unless the emperor and Zhang Zhou said it themselves, and they had to swear it out, who knows what kind of medicine these monarchs and ministers are selling
Li Dongyang said to Liu Yu. He has just arrived in Jizhou not long ago. Judging from his recent reports, he has not been able to control local military affairs. I don’t know why Ma Laobutang thinks so highly of him.
Ma Wensheng He said with some emotion that he had talked to him several times and felt that his military skills and strategies were all perfect. Moreover, he had been a border official for many years, and there was no trouble anywhere. There was always a surplus in the treasury, even though he had not received military honors in military affairs. Opportunities, but before Zhang Bingkuan, the situation in each border town was roughly the same. It is better to be able to manage the people's livelihood than to be able to manage military affairs.
Ma Wensheng explained why he valued Liu Yu.
This person is very good at getting things done. It doesn’t matter whether he knows how to fight. He has a way of talking on paper.And before Zhang Zhou, no one expected to be a governor who could fight. Moreover, where Liu Yu was an official, money and food were saved after each term. There is no way to go into details about how he saved it. Just his financial management ability. That's a good hand.
Li Dongyang frowned and shook his head and said that if he couldn't handle local government affairs well, expecting him to take care of the treasury would be putting the cart before the horse.
After all, Ma Wensheng is old and frail, and he is a bit careless in employing people.
Ma Wensheng said that if Zhang Bingkuan went to Jizhen, he really went to steal military affairs, and the cabinet had to take precautions against this
Li Dongyang shook his head and said that it was originally agreed that Let each place spend as little military pay as possible and not redeploy more manpower. However, if Zhang Bingkuan goes to the battlefield in person, he will be like a wolf, fearing that all places may have to do something. Moreover, he was most afraid that Zhang Bingkuan would use the pretext of rectifying military affairs to cultivate power in various border towns. If he insisted on using so-called one of his own people, it would be okay, after all, his majesty was backing him. But I am afraid that the dispute between the old and the new will bring about local chaos.
Is Zhang Bingkuan really going there because of the iron ore matter? Ma Wensheng made two assumptions.
Don’t say it to death.
Li Dongyang said that it also depends on where he uses the mines. So far, the output of the mines and kilns has not been recorded in the court's accounts. They have all become his private property. If we report to the Your Majesty, if Your Majesty refuses to pay attention, then we can only wait until there is trouble in the place. According to my estimation, no matter how much the output of this mine is, the place will definitely be in trouble in the future. This is human nature and is not determined by Zhang Bingkuan's will.
With less output and local chaos, local officials and people will definitely make trouble, thinking that Zhang Zhou's mining has taken away local farmland. Even if the mines are opened in deep mountains and old forests, the local government will say that they are about to open up wasteland. Place.
If there is too much output, the profits will make the local government jealous, and then in order to grab the profits, they will join in impeaching Zhang Zhou for stealing court assets, and there will be incidents of officials and citizens rioting and grabbing mines.
It is said that there are Jin Yiwei and Beijing soldiers protecting the mine, but the strong dragon cannot suppress the local snake.
Li Dongyang seems to be waiting to see the excitement of mining.
Ma Wensheng established the city in the west of the mountain, allowing wood and stone to be mined around the capital, and transported from the south to the north. I am also afraid that this will devastate the people's livelihood. Zhang Bingkuan's move was indeed a bit too radical and went against the principles of a courtier.
Li Dongyang nodded and said, "If Ma Laobu Tang really thinks so, then we should jointly perform the memorial. Even if it fails, we must find an opportunity." No one can survive a hundred battles, and everyone is waiting for the day when Zhang Bingkuan suffers a defeat on the battlefield. Only in this way will His Majesty calm down and re-examine this person and the events he presided over.
Hmm. Ma Wensheng nodded, seeming to be satisfied with Li Dongyang's attitude. He also told his further plans. Jizhen has been short of military pay for many years, and this year there is even a deficit. What I mean is to let the generals around the capital complain more to the court. , lest Your Majesty think that the life of the soldiers is too easy. Or put more pressure on the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs to reduce the number of soldiers and horses stationed in the earthen forts in Bian Town on the grounds that there are many fleeing households.Some troops and horses were transferred from the same department to fill the gaps in Jizhou, Liaodong and other places.
Li Dongyang frowned and asked what the meaning of this was
Ma Wensheng was heavily guarding the capital, don’t you think it was wrong?
Li Dongyang’s brows were still tense, as if he had not thought about it. I understand why Ma Wensheng made such a suggestion.
Is it to help Liu Yu, to ensure that Jizhou and Liaodong can always stay on the side of traditional civil servants, or to find opportunities to increase military pay allocation for Jizhou and Liaodong?
Li Dongyang even I think this former Minister of War seems to have relied too much on Liu Yu. How can we expect such a person to accomplish anything just by transferring military power and finance to Jizhou
Ma Wensheng seems to have noticed that Li Dongyang If he had any objections to this, he just smiled lightly and said that the old man may not have been in the government for a few more days. The military officials I admire, besides the governor of Xuanfu, are the governor of Jizhen. If the two of them have the opportunity to be promoted in the future, Isn't it also a good thing to serve as a minister in the Ministry of War to stabilize the court?
Li Dongyang said that so Ma Laobutang wanted to use Liu Daxia and Liu Yu as checks and balances against Zhang Bingkuan
Ma Wensheng smiled and said nothing this time.
Party struggles are always done in secret, there is no need to make it so obvious.
Li Dongyang took a breath. He probably understood what Ma Wendong meant. Now he wanted to create conditions for Liu Yu to have the opportunity to quickly perform meritorious service and gain political achievements, so that he could be promoted to the position of Minister of War and cooperate with Liu Daxia. , replacing Xiong Chong and Xiong Xiu who were inactive in the position of Minister of War.
But no matter what Li Dongyang thought, he didn't think that Liu Daxia and Liu Yu could do better than Er Xiong when they reached the position of minister of the Ministry of War.
However, Li Dongyang also realized that Ma Wensheng was making the final sprint to cultivate successors and party members to leave the government, and Liu Yu and Liu Daxia would be the political legacy left behind after Ma Wensheng retires.
I will discuss your matter with Mr. Liu Ge when I return next time. Li Dongyang did not reject Ma Wensheng. After all, the Minister of Civil Affairs and the cabinet were still allies, so there was no need to harm himself.
Ma Wensheng smiled and said that if Binzhi has something to do in the future, he would like to talk more about it. Recently, the public officials have always accused me of being old and stupid. I also want to submit my resignation a few more times. I can return to my hometown to take care of myself. Good thing. From now on, we will have to rely more on young people like Bin Zhi for matters in the court.
I am young
Li Dongyang said in his heart, don’t find reasons for your escape. Everyone knows that things are difficult now, and you are not the only one who wants to retreat.
Just try your best. Li Dongyang also seemed to feel that Ma Wensheng had a tendency to become a capitulator.
This is because they feel that they are increasingly unable to fight against Zhang Zhou. They all think about how to pass on their status, and then they start to choose to escape one by one.
Li Dongyang is also wondering whether we, the old guys, have not been able to hold down Zhang Bingkuan and expect the rising star to compete with him. Isn’t it a bit too natural to take it for granted? If the court is a battlefield, what is this? Why not? They are simply retreating in a hurry, and everyone is competing to see who can escape faster
In the Wenhua Hall.
Zhang Zhou had been gone for two days, and Zhu Houzhao felt a little indifferent. He liked to stand in front of the sand table and simulate the battlefields around Jizhou over and over again, but every time he felt uninterested. .
Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Liu Jin is standing by and wants to help the prince to cheer up.
Zhu Houzhao asked: Is this unclear? The main force of the little Tatar prince is in the west, but someone is going to Jizhou in the east. Is there any trace within two hundred miles north of here? How can I see it? This doesn't seem like a place where troops should be sent.
Liu Jin thought about it and smiled and said that perhaps Mr. Zhang’s purpose of going to Jizhou was not
to send surprise troops into battle, or maybe it had some other purpose.
Don’t fight, let’s go play
Zhu Houzhao didn’t take Liu Jin’s words seriously.
After dinner, Zhu Houzhao continued to study. He seemed to want to understand the secrets in the sand table.
But at this moment, Gao Feng hurriedly came in to report to His Majesty the Crown Prince that His Majesty was coming this way and was about to arrive when he spoke.
Zhu Houzhao said with an indifferent expression: Why, I have to stay up all night to read. This is not the time to study. Isn’t it possible to rest after nightfall?
Gao Fengdao is His Majesty. Don't let the prince have too much contact with these things.
Who said I had too much contact with you and who dared to talk too much if I had occasional contact with him? I will cut off his tongue, Zhu Houzhao threatened fiercely.
Zhu Youtang came to see his son. Compared with his son who was bored, he, as a father, also developed Bingkuan dependence syndrome after Zhang Zhou left. After thinking about it for a while, it seemed that the only way to get down to business would be to mention my son.
Even the handling of court affairs can be left to others, but the son's education is really impossible without his father.
Father, my son has made progress in his studies these days. Before going to bed late, it’s not an exaggeration to read this. Zhu Houzhao needs to stop his father’s mouth first.
Zhu Youtang nodded and seemed very understanding, saying that you can watch it if you want. Where are you?
Jizhou. Zhu Houzhao said that Erchen arranged it himself according to the terrain, but there were some mountains and so on, and the sizes did not match well.
You made Zhu Youtang frown.
Zhu Houzhao felt a little proud at this moment, as if this was his masterpiece. The ministers laid it out based on the map left by Mr. Zhang, and he had half of the credit. Speaking of father, why did you send him out? It would be great if he stayed in the capital. If anything happens, you can still come to him.
Zhu Youtang then withdrew his gaze and said with emotion that Mr. Zhang is not here in Beijing, and I miss you very much in my heart. It seems that you, Prince, already know very well that the Ming Dynasty cannot survive without him.
Father and son are somewhat in sympathy with each other now.
Furthermore, my father and I think that even if we want to send Mr. Zhang to the border town, we should go to the west. Look at these places in Xuanfu and Datong, there may be many bandits watching outside, but Ji There aren't many wars going on around here.Isn't it overkill to go there? Zhu Houzhao said.
Zhu Youtang frowned and asked, "What do you think Bingkuan is doing? He is going to mine, smelt, and build trains. Didn't you hear what he said that day outside the palace?
Zhu Houzhao was curious and said that he was just making iron and not fighting
Zhu Youtang originally liked his son, but now he suddenly felt that the father and son seemed to have a grudge, and he really couldn't give his son too much good looks.
Do you think there are so many battles to be fought on the border all day long? Now Nuer Gandusi is fighting. Do you think I will send Bingkuan to such a far place? As for the northwest, unless I lead troops several hundred miles away from the border, Now the Tatars are in turmoil, and the military power of the Ming Dynasty has never been as strong as it is today. What I want is to be stronger, so let’s start by building trains
Zhu Youtang seems to be clear-headed and knows what he is pursuing, and he doesn’t want to achieve it overnight.
Father, since we are not going to fight, how about letting your son go with Mr. Zhang? Even if he leaves a few days later, he can still follow and learn how to mine from him. Zhu Houzhao had a flattering look on his face and said to his father as if pleading.
It is very simple to refuse.
My father, my son and I think that we should travel thousands of miles and not learn much in the capital. Those who are tired of hearing Zhu Houzhao cry with sorrow on his face.
Zhu Youtang was angry and said harsh words to give you face. Even if you don’t read the words of a saint, they are still the principles of life. Why do you think Bingkuan has such achievements? First of all, he is also right. A saint is very proficient in academics. Otherwise, why would he be able to pass the exam and become a model for scholars all over the world? If you think about those unrealistic things again, I will punish you in various ways. I will make you read every day except sleeping. , if you don’t believe it, just wait and see
As a father, there is no good way to deal with his son
except to use all kinds of threats.
But this seems to only deepen Zhu Houzhao's rebellious psychology. Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft