eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 196
The wind from the northwest was dry and fierce, and the breath was full of coolness. Xu Jin rushed to Guyuan Mansion under such harsh conditions to deliver the letter from Shangshu Liu Daxia to Yang Yiqing in person.

Of course, his job is not to be a postman, he has other important things to do on this trip.

Back then, if it hadn't been for His Majesty's illness and the Crown Prince's scolding, Xu Jin would still have some confidence in Guyuan, but now he doesn't know.People's hearts are like water, they always want to be tall even when they are tall.

And after Yang Yiqing discussed with Qi Chengsui that day, the memorial to the East Palace was already on its way. Of course, whether the East Palace would return, and how, was out of their control.

In the Governor's Mansion of Guyuan, the servants reported to Yang Yiqing that the Minister of War had come, and Yang Yiqing was instantly unhappy, which made Qi Chengsui a little strange.

"You stay here first. I'll meet him."

Whether he was happy or not, Yang Yiqing still warmly welcomed Xu Jin, Minister of the Ministry of War, who was a high-ranking officer in Beijing anyway.What's more, Xu Jin had been the governor of Shaanxi in the ninth year of Hongzhi, so he was still his predecessor.

Yang Yiqing read Liu Daxia's letter, but he was actually pretending. He already knew what was in it a few days ago.After reading it, he said to Xu Jin: "Since it is His Highness's order and there is a letter from Da Sima, I, Yang Yiqing, will not hesitate to do so. But for such a matter, Da Sima actually sent Xu Shilang to come in the snow. Isn't it true? There are some words that cannot be written in this letter?"

Xu Jin drank a few sips of hot tea, his stomach became warmer, and his hands and feet were not so cold. He looked at Yang Yiqing with admiration, "It is said that Yang Yingning's delicate thoughts are rare in the world. Looking at it now, it is indeed so. Back then, I was governor Shanxi, you are the deputy envoy of Shaanxi, and I can see that you will soar into the sky in the future."

Yang Yiqing answered him politely.But in fact, it's a ghost, he has today and it's not Xu Jin's support.

Xu Jin was good at everything. The governor of Shaanxi did a good job, and his official voice was not bad. In the 13th year of Hongzhi, Huozhai invaded Datong on a large scale, and the generals on the border were repeatedly defeated. Chen Rui led the Beijing army to resist the enemy, but failed.

This incident caused Xu Jin to suffer a great setback, and the imperial censor impeached him because he was afraid of the enemy.According to the normal operation, Xu Jin was going to the Shu to resign, but he was not approved.

Later, Liu Daxia became an official in the court, and because he appreciated Xu Jin's upright and outspoken character, he always relied on him as his confidant.

Yang Yiqing didn't make friends with those people who went around in circles with him, and said directly: "The wind in my governor's mansion is tight, so you can say anything Xu Shilang has to say."

"Okay." Xu Jin put down his teacup, and said in a hoarse voice, "As for checking the vacancies, all civil and military officials in the court can see that His Highness deliberately made things difficult for the Great Sima... I don't know Yang"

Yang Yiqing raised his hand, "I heard that all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty felt that the matter of empty pay should be cleaned up, and this maladministration should also be eliminated. What Xu Shilang said now is his own meaning, and it is still Da Sima's." What do you mean? Or maybe some of the princes in the court think so too?"

Yang Yiqing's meaning is very clear, the crown prince intentionally embarrasses Liu Daxia, you can say it, but don't say it here.It's not that he wants to sever the relationship with Liu Daxia, in fact, he still wants to maintain this relationship, but everyone in the court said 'we must get rid of this bad government', this is not the crown prince's target, but everyone's meaning.

It also shows that the prince wants to get rid of this infamy.Since the crown prince doesn't want to worry about it, why are you still talking about it?Do you still have the East Palace in your eyes?

Even though the wind is tight in the Governor's Mansion, that's not the way to say it.The officials of the imperial court are not like this.

But Yang Yiqing's words gave Xu Jin a bad premonition, "His Highness deliberately promoted the court that day. Don't you, Yang Yingning, also believe that from the cabinet to the ministries, everyone wanted to let the chief minister come to clean up the vacancy?"

Yang Yiqing narrowed his eyes, "Xu Shilang shouldn't have asked me that. I didn't go to the court meeting that day. If there are indeed so many people in the cabinet and various ministries who don't think so, then this matter shouldn't fall to Shaanxi, or even You shouldn't have walked out of the Forbidden City."

Xu Jin was a little embarrassed.

Yang Yiqing continued: "I heard that Da Sima will also be appointed to the court for this errand. Now that you have received it, don't worry about the affairs behind it. I don't want to listen. It's not for myself, but for Da Sima. Xu Shilang thinks Like those words just now, if it spreads to the ears of His Highness the Crown Prince, will it be beneficial to Da Sima, or to you and me?"

Xu Jin clenched his fist.

It wasn't pure luck that Yang Yiqing ascended to a high position in a few years. If it was the beginning of vigor at the beginning, he is now a giant in the officialdom.

"Okay, let's not mention this. Anyway, I can see why Da Sima took the initiative to take this job at the court." Xu Jin shook his head and sighed, "Da Sima sacrificed his life to serve the country with his death But you should also see the trend of the Qing Dynasty, His Majesty's dragon body is declining day by day, and one day, the crown prince will be in charge."

The inheritance between the Zhu family father and son, the emperor and the prince is a cycle of heaven and earth, what can we say?Yang Yiqing knew that he didn't finish what he said, so he continued to remain silent.

After all, Xu Jin finally threw out the words he wanted to say most in his heart, "...Young emperor, only good at military affairs. Yang Butang, I, Daming, can't stand these two crimes."

After Yang Yiqing heard this, every hair on his body stood on end.

The meaning in Xu Jin's words is actually that the emperor who was only 14 years old in the 23th year of orthodoxy led the army to conquer, which resulted in the turmoil of the civil fortress' defeat.Now, this crown prince is also young, and he also wants to practice martial arts and rejuvenate the army. Maybe the past will reappear.

It seems that this is the most important thing in his trip.

"Xu Shilang, let me ask you, is this trip to Guyuan recommended by Xu Shilang himself, or ordered by Da Sima?"

Xu Jinhui said: "I'm under Da Sima. Naturally, I need Da Sima's permission to come to Guyuan. Does this matter?"

Yang Yiqing didn't answer, but said: "Whether or not the imperial court will use troops, this decision is not up to Shaanxi to make the decision."

"Then if there is an order from the Ministry of War to let you focus on stability and not stick to it?"

Yang Yiqing was already displeased, "Why does Xu Shilang always make the lower officials feel that the Ministry of War can disobey His Highness? You also said before that the chief Sima sacrifices his life and forgets himself, so it is even more wrong to set up the chief Sima and ruin his reputation in the end." end!"

"No one wants to support Da Sima. Besides, since he is sacrificing his life and forgetting himself, Da Sima won't care so much."

What else is there to say here?

This is someone who wants to work hard, and wants to drag him, Yang Yiqing, to work hard together.

Seeing his silence and hesitation, Xu Jin couldn't help feeling a sense of sadness in his heart.

"That's all I've said. How to choose depends on Yang Butang." The old man shook his head and sighed a few times, as if he was wronged.Then he left, only Yang Yiqing was left in the empty house.

Soon after, there was a 'snap'.

It was the sound of Yang Yiqing slapping the table angrily.

Qi Cheng walked in, picked up the letter on the ground, and put it on the desk.

"Mister, but is there any bad news?"

Yang Yiqing's face was sullen, his eyes gleamed with anger, he walked back and forth and seemed to be thinking, "Have you got your Highness's reply?"

"Not yet." Qi Chengsui rarely saw Yang Yiqing like this, even in such a rare situation last time, he still found a way out, "But what happened?"

"It's not a big deal. I'm so angry that such a group of people have surrounded Da Sima so that he can't retreat or move. He knows that there is an abyss in front of him, but he still has to jump with his eyes closed! Now, the Eastern Palace is going to use troops. The minister wanted to stop the troops, and after looking around, only the flag of Da Sima was left, and Da Sima was kind to me, I really don't want to see that scene."

"Is there a turning point? Maybe you can edit a book and persuade him. He will always listen to what you say."

Yang Yiqing closed his eyes and shook his head, "The situation is already like this, it's useless to say anything."

Qi Chengsui asked the question just now again: "I see that the department hall seems to be very unhappy with Xu Jin's arrival. Why?"

"Because I don't believe that Da Sima sent him here on his own initiative. I would rather believe that Da Sima can't control them anymore." Yang Yiqing stood up, "The crown prince asked Da Sima to clear up the empty salary. The first thing he thought of was Northwest. Because Da Sima knows that I, Yang Yiqing, will not harm the country or the people. This matter has His Highness’s order and the seal of the Ministry of War, why should a minister of the Ministry of War come in person?”

Yang Yiqing was thinking, maybe that court meeting had hit Liu Daxia's prestige too much, so that there was such a strange behavior as sending the Minister of the Ministry of War.It doesn't look like a manifestation of personal will, like the result of some kind of struggle.

"He shouldn't have come?" Qi Chengsui hissed, savoring the reason behind it carefully.

"Of course I shouldn't come. If he doesn't come, I, Yang Yiqing, will always give me an explanation for the matter of clearing the vacancy. Da Sima believes in me, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also believes in me. They all know who I am, Yang Yiqing. But when he came, It will make His Highness mistakenly think that the Ministry of War is wooing me, the governor of the three sides, or simply thinking that I am on the same boat as them. Originally, a matter of clearing vacant pay is complicated even if it is not complicated. Do you think it is too complicated? Will Sima want to send him over?"

"I don't know how much His Highness believes in the letter I sent to the palace at this time. But it is absolutely impossible to cooperate with them to prevent His Highness from using troops. If this step is wrong again, Yang Yiqing will have a great contribution, Crown Prince." They will not tolerate me either. These nerds have good strategies for governing the country, but they are all on paper, thinking that if one thing is done, this will also be dragged into the water, and that will also be dragged into the water. Who knows that the Holy One can persecute people, but His Highness is not!"

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in the capital,
Zhu Houzhao had indeed received a letter from Yang Yiqing.

When he uses people, sometimes he talks about his heart, and sometimes he talks about his deeds.People like Yang Yiqing and Wang Qiong, who came from the bottom, are full of [-] minds. They are all nearly half a century old, and their values ​​are fixed. You expect them to honestly give you a [-]% loyalty, that is impossible of.The world has taught them to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.So in fact, as long as you can use half of your heart to serve the court, that's enough.

There is always selfishness, the emperor can't expect to have ministers who have no selfishness under his command, how many thousands of years of history can these ministers have.

"...This Yang Yiqing's brain is probably going to burn out, and it's embarrassing for him to do things cautiously." Zhu Houzhao still approved of the attitude expressed in his letter.

Even Yang Yiqing felt that it was necessary to clear the vacancy, but he was worried that the prince had other plans.This is what a minister who can do things is called.

Is it easy to take care of the reality below and also take care of the thoughts above?
"It seems that Liu Daxia has chosen the Northwest."

"Yes," Liu Jin said softly, "It is said that Xu Jin has gone to Guyuan Mansion."

Zhu Houzhao frowned. After all, Yang Yiqing was still the first trilateral commander, and he remembered that this person had done a good job in history, so let him take the post first.Wait until next year to see his actual actions... If there is indeed an abnormality, there is no other way but to kill him.

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