Prince of Chaos

Chapter 686 Digging a Pit
After listening to Dong Qichang's cliché, Li Tingji also began to talk about his difficulties.

Li Tingji said: "Old Man Ge, it's not that I'm unwilling. It's because the people of the grasslands are too wild and unruly, so I have more than enough energy. I don't know where to start."

After listening to Li Tingji's words, Dong Qichang was a little dissatisfied, he had to pick and choose for a job, if everything was so easy, how could he be talked about?
Dong Qichang said: "This pavilion asks you to educate and subdue the people, not to lead troops to fight outside the Great Wall to fight with the grassland tribes. Since these grassland people are willing to submit, they are naturally full of desire for a stable life. Let you go Being responsible for the education of these people is also an affirmation of you."

Although Dong Qichang spoke slowly, but with an unquestionable tone.

This made Li Tingji very embarrassed.

Li Tingji replied in a nasty way: "The humble job is just as ordered."

Seeing Li Tingji subdued, Dong Qichang followed suit and said something soft.

Dong Qichang said: "Er Zhang, you don't have to be so worried. Treating these grassland people who belong to you is not blindly gentle and civilized. When you encounter a disobedient thorn, you have to punch hard. It is the so-called combination of kindness and might. That's the reason."

"It's not just you officials from the Ministry of Rites who are in charge of indoctrination, there are also many military officials and officers and soldiers from the towns on the Nine Borders. These people are the confidants that Daming can rely on. With them as your strong backing, Why are you afraid of making trouble? Just follow the plan."

Dong Qichang's words can be regarded as soothing Li Tingji's heart.

However, the Nine Frontiers are complicated, and Li Tingji has always been a scholar-bureaucrat who is unwilling to have any communication with military leaders. In his heart, he still despises these Nine Frontier sergeants who guard the border for the country.

Therefore, Li Tingji was against the errand given to him by Dong Qichang.

But, then again, the official rank crushes people to death.Dong Qichang's official is not only one level higher than him, not only his immediate boss, but also the cabinet's second assistant.

The two identities placed in front of Li Tingji are mountains that Li Tingji cannot look up to.

Li Tingji said: "The humble post has written it down."

Dong Qichang also knew that Li Tingji despised sergeants in his heart, so Dong Qichang couldn't help saying, "The Nine Frontier Army today is no longer the original Nine Frontier Army. Most of the middle and lower level officers are trained in the Jixian Military Academy. There are some essential differences between these people and the former guard soldiers."

"This cabinet hopes that you will never have any conflicts with the Nine Frontier Sergeants when dealing with the matter of enlisting the grassland people to educate them. If it is reasonable, it is okay to say, but if it is not unreasonable, don't blame this cabinet for not reminding you."

Li Tingji said yes, but Dong Qichang didn't know what he was thinking.

The reason why Dong Qichang did this deliberately was to kill Li Tingji's unruly spirit.

Li Tingji is much more capable than Dong Qichang. He was ranked No. 11 in high school in the imperial examination in the [-]th year of Wanli, second only to the No. [-] scholar.It is said that he was capable of aspiring to be the No. [-] scholar back then, just because the chief assistant at that time, Shen Shixing, thought that the name of another candidate was good, so he proposed that person as the No. [-] candidate. He didn't beat that person, so he had to come in second.

The legend about this matter is also passed on with a nose and eyes.Combined with Li Tingji's personality over the years, Dong Qichang felt that this matter seemed to be true.Because that year's No. [-] champion had a really good name!

It's called Zhu Guozuo!

Hearing how this name came about, no one can say good things about it?

The surname of the Ming Dynasty is Zhu, and this person is also surnamed Zhu, and his name is still the word "Guo Zuo".

Throughout the ages, which dynasty does not want to be its own dynasty, so that the country can last long and have long-term stability.

Therefore, Zhu Guozuo naturally gained the glory of his name and became the number one scholar in the 11th year of Wanli.

Later, Zhu Guozuo was also selected as Zhu Changluo's tutor, but he was not as flexible as Dong Qichang, so Zhu Changluo treated him with so much care.

However, this does not mean that Zhu Guozuo can't do it.

Now Zhu Guozuo is already the Minister of Rites in Nanjing, and he has firmly overtaken Li Tingji.

Therefore, it is inevitable for Li Tingji to be ambitious.

However, Dong Qichang was not used to him.

This time Dong Qichang was going to dig a hole for him to see what he would do?
Be obedient and obedient, just hello, me, hello, everyone.

It would be embarrassing if things were messed up.This pavilion wants to do business properly, so Ma Su will be killed with tears.

So, now it depends on whether Li Tingji himself can understand this mystery.

If he can understand it thoroughly, he is still a promising Minister of Rites. If he can't understand it, then he will be embarrassed.

I don't know how many people in the imperial court are waiting for the next real power.

The current Ming Dynasty is not the original Ming Dynasty in historical time and space.

The current Ming Dynasty is not lacking people and places in the six parts.

Every position in Daming is extremely tight right now.

Therefore, if you want to secure your position, you have to be obedient and do your job honestly.

Thinking about living the old days of idle clouds and wild cranes, drinking tea and chatting, it must be absolutely impossible.

It is not that the imperial court does not support idlers.

Especially the powerful yamen like the Six Departments and Nine Ministers, let alone support them!
After explaining the errands to the two subordinates, Dong Qichang left work leisurely.

Dong Qichang's trip now is quite pompous!

After all, the current Dong Qichang is the top minister of the cabinet and minister of rites.

Therefore, it is only natural that there is a bit of ostentation.

Dong Qichang looked at the invitation card in his hand, and said to the driver outside the car: "Go to Xingfu."

When Dong Qichang was having a small meeting with the servants of the Ministry of Rites, Xing Jie sent someone to send an invitation to Dong Qichang.

After Dong Qichang saw this invitation after the small meeting, he knew that Xing Jie must have made a plan for the errand entrusted to him by the crown prince, and now he needs to communicate with him about the next advancement.

Therefore, Dong Qichang naturally accepted the invitation, and swaggered to Xing Jie's residence.

Arriving at Xing Jie's place, Xing Jie went out immediately after receiving the news from the porter that the cabinet minister and minister of rites had come to the door.

"Thank you, brother Xuanzai, for the honor. I am really flattered to come to the humble house!"

Dong Qichang looked at Xing Jie, and he bowed back and said, "Xing Hou is polite. After receiving Xing Hou's invitation, Yudi also felt very honored, so he immediately put aside everything and came to Xing Hou's mansion to pay a visit."

After exchanging a few words in front of the door, the two entered the inner courtyard of the Hou Mansion together.

After arriving in the inner courtyard, Xing Jie immediately arranged for his servants to serve tea.

In this gap, Xing Jie gave Dong Qichang the best Nine Sides plan.

Dong Qichang took the plan handed over by Xing Jie, and read it carefully under the bright lights in the room.

Dong Qichang said: "Marquis Xing's plan is extremely detailed, and I admire it the most. Before this evening, His Highness summoned Your Majesty and talked about it. Just now I was in the Ministry of Rites arranging this matter. I have already arranged for the left servant of the Ministry of Rites Li Ting Ji has full authority over this matter. When the time comes, Xing Hou has any arrangements to directly connect with him."

Xing Jie didn't expect Dong Qichang's movements to be so fast, which surprised Xing Jie a little.

But thinking of Dong Qichang's summoning just now, Xing Jie is not surprised.

Who among the officials in Beijing didn't know that Dong Qichang's family members were in full swing, and it was reasonable for him to get feedback from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so quickly.

Xing Jie enviously said: "Brother Xuanzai really won His Highness's holy family."

Dong Qichang said: "Xing Hou is the one who kills me. Compared with Xing Hou, this achievement is insignificant. Xing Hou has dominated the Korean battlefield for several years. He not only defeated the Japanese pirates, but also forced the Japanese country to sign the Treaty of Seoul and pay the compensation. Daming has a total of [-] million silver, as well as the entire bird root county."

"With this credit, Xinghou's family will always be more than anyone else!"

Listening to Dong Qichang talking about his achievements in North Korea, Xing Jie was also full of complacency.

He never imagined that he would receive such a reward for his achievements in the war.

When he was recommended as Governor of Jiliao and Prime Minister of the Ministry of War for the war in the war, Xing Jie was still worried, thinking that the imperial court might be weak in succession and unable to provide sufficient troops and food.

In the end, when it came to the fact that he took office, he was called by the crown prince alone to play the right role.

Xing Jie's confidence is enough.

The crown prince doesn't want to fight the Japanese pirates in a quick battle on the Korean battlefield. The crown prince just wants to drag down the Japanese kingdom in North Korea. By the way, he will also bring the Jianzhou Jurchen who is in the limelight in Liaodong into the battle and slowly consume it. At the same time, he will weaken the kingdom of Korea. , making it a vassal state completely dependent on Ming Dynasty.

At that time, when Xing Jie saw the ambition of the crown prince, he was also shocked.

However, when considering the situation of the cabinet of course and the fact that the household department and the military department have no supply of silver or food, Xing Jie once thought that the ambition of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be in vain.

In the end, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's Xishan Huangzhuang who was responsible for the supply of military supplies for the war!

This surprised Xing Jie.

Xing Jie had also heard a little about the chaos of worshiping in those years.

At that time, the food and grass for the imperial court to quell the rebellion were also supplied by Xishan Huangzhuang. Therefore, after learning about the process of suppressing the rebellion in Ningxia, Xing Jie's confidence increased greatly, so he began to implement the crown prince's orders meticulously. Protracted strategy.

It is precisely because of this that Xing Jie achieved such great military exploits at the end of the Korean War a few years later!

Otherwise, it is just a dream for Xing Jie to become a marquis just because of his achievements in fighting against the Japanese.
Li Chengliang only got the title of Uncle Ning Yuan in Liaodong for decades, while Qi Jiguang fought the Japanese pirates in the southeast and guarded Ji Town for so many years, but in the end he only got the title of Shaobao without a title.

It can be seen from this that it is conceivable that the difficulty of conferring the title of Daming is conceivable.

And Xing Jie was granted the title of Marquis for his achievements in the court war. It can be said that this honor is the greatest honor since Shaobao won the battle to defend the capital.

It's a pity that even for such a hero as Yu Shaobao, the imperial court still didn't reward him with a title.

In the end, after the restoration of Yingzong, he was decapitated.

Thinking of these romantic figures, Xing Jie felt very sad in his heart, thinking that he had to meet a famous master, which was much better than these people.

Xing Jie said modestly: "Xing was just at the right time and earnestly carried out the will of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he was lucky enough to be named Marquis. In terms of reality, I still have self-knowledge. Compared with the late Uncle Ningyuan of Li Chengliang and Uncle Daxinganling of his late son Li Rusong, I was lucky."

Dong Qichang laughed and said: "Xing Hou is really humble. Li Chengliang and Li Rusong and his son have never seen them fight a profitable battle in their whole life. Moreover, after each of their battles, the imperial court used real money. But Xing Hou is different, after Xinghou finished defeating North Korea, he not only caused the Wa Kingdom to cede land, but also made him pay the Ming Dynasty [-] million taels of silver. In terms of this feat, it is absolutely unprecedented!"

Xing Jie was also happy when he heard Dong Qichang's words.

It does!

Throughout the ages, except for the conquests between the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States, when the remaining dynasties opened up a larger territory, they may not be able to gain much real money in the end in a massive war.

But this time Xing Jie not only had the merit of expanding the soil, but also earned money.Based on this point, Xing Jie can definitely leave his name in history and live forever!
Now that the conversation has reached this point, the topics of the two of them will naturally become more and more casual.

Dong Qichang asked: "I heard that His Highness invented a new Cuju game called football. Now, His Highness has appointed Jixian Military Academy and Tianjin Wei Naval Academy to go to Xishan Huangzhuang and Xishan Third Academy and Zongxue competition. I don't know if this competition is over. , will His Highness promote this play to the towns on the Nine Sides?"

After hearing Dong Qichang's question, Xing Jie replied: "It's true. Originally, His Highness wanted to promote Cuju in the army as an amateur confrontation and strategic and tactical training as a sergeant in his spare time."

"As a result, Cuju was banned from playing in the army when Cuju was in the Taizu Emperor. Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made a new adjustment and invented a more confrontational game, named it football."

"Now, His Highness's arrangement for our Military Aircraft Department is that if the football match between the two military academies and Xishan Third Academy and Zongxue can play against each other and improve the actual level of tactics and strategies. His Highness will specially arrange for football Put it into the Nine Sides and make it a permanent competition in the Nine Sides Army Town."

When Dong Qichang heard what Xing Jie said, he knew it in his heart.

Cuju has been an ancestral system banned by Emperor Taizu for hundreds of years.

Although there are still people who play Cuju in Daming, these games are almost only games between women.

Moreover, this style of play has long lost its confrontation, leaving only some fancy ball-juggling games.

Now the crown prince has redefined Cuju, and has also formulated new playing methods and rules, which makes Dong Qichang a little confused.

After all, Dong Qichang saw that even if the game called football is played very well, it is just a kind of entertainment. How can we directly promote the nine sides?
Therefore, this time Dong Qichang also asked this question with doubts.

Because, the cabinet is preparing to report to His Highness because of this, and ask His Highness not to destroy Taizu's system.

However, after listening to Xing Jie's remarks, Dong Qichang couldn't help thinking deeply.

He felt that with the sageness of the crown prince, he would never do such harmful and unhelpful things.

Since the crown prince thinks that Cuju, oh no, football can increase the tactical confrontation training of sergeants.

Then, there must be a reason for this.

Therefore, Dong Qichang was going to think about this matter carefully after he went back. If this matter is really imperative, he must not follow the trend of the cabinet and sing against the crown prince.

He even had to try to persuade Wang Xijue and other cabinet elders not to jump to conclusions in such a hurry and to say that the crown prince violated the ancestral system.

Dong Qichang asked curiously: "Did Xing Hou watch the football match?"

Xing Jie replied: "I haven't seen it yet. However, in the last few days, the competition between the Third Academy of Xishan and Zongxue and the Tianjin Wei Military Academy in Jixian County will start. We can take a look at that time."

Dong Qichang said: "Okay, that's exactly what I mean."

After chatting with Xing Jie for a long time, Dong Qichang also got up to leave after discussing business matters.

On the way back, Dong Qichang couldn't help thinking of Cuju's past and present lives.

Legend has it that Cuju originated in the Yellow Emperor's time.

After defeating Chi You, Huang Di used Chi You's stomach to make the first Cuju ball for competition.

Later, after the evolution of the past dynasties, Cuju also flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

In the Song Dynasty, whether it was the high-ranking relatives of the emperor or the ordinary people in the market, they all enjoyed this play.

The people of the Song Dynasty almost integrated their love for Cuju into their bones. Whether it is the paintings of the Song people or the porcelain of the Song people, they all record the scenes of the Song people playing ball.

It can be said that Cuju was a well-known national game in Song Dynasty.

However, this entertainment game also declined with the collapse of the Song Dynasty.

Although the Yuan people did not prohibit this play, they were not keen on it either.

Therefore, it was originally a game that was loved by all classes, but in the end only the folks were left to continue.

Later, Emperor Taizu started the Ming Dynasty, because Zhang Shicheng's subordinates liked to play Cuju, but Emperor Taizu didn't like it.

Therefore, it was decreed to strictly prohibit people in the army from playing Cuju like Zhang Shicheng's men.

The reason why Emperor Taizu did not allow Cuju to be played is also very simple, that is because in Emperor Taizu's view, the reason why Zhang Shicheng's troops were defeated so quickly was all due to indulging in Cuju games.

Therefore, in order to ensure that the Ming army would not be depraved by the temptation of Cuju, Emperor Taizu decisively issued an order to prohibit the popularity of Cuju in the army.

If anyone dares to commit crimes against the wind and is caught, he will be exiled directly!

It can be said that it was precisely because of such strict orders of Emperor Taizu that the Cuju game that had been popular in the civilian market and the army died out.

Now, the cabinet upholds the attitude of protecting the ancestral system. When they hear that a game born out of Cuju is about to reappear in the army, the first reaction of the cabinet is to protect the ancestral system and prevent this seductive and depraved game from causing harm to the army. .

However, after listening to Xing Jie's words at Xing Jie's mansion today, Dong Qichang thinks that this matter should be slowed down and there is no need to worry.

Otherwise, it will definitely suffer a big loss this time.

Therefore, Dong Qichang couldn't help but look forward to the match at Xishan Huangzhuang.

He's going to witness it with his own eyes before making a conclusion.

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