My life skills in Daming Liver

Chapter 15
While Su Ze was busy opening fields in Changningwei, the capital was in Prince Yu's mansion.

The young King Yu held a banquet, and Qingliu headed by Xu Jie quickly formed a new group around King Yu to fight against the strict party headed by the chief minister of the cabinet, Yan Song.

Xu Jie, as the Prince Taibao, was regarded as a teacher by King Yu. Xu Jie also regarded King Yu, who respected his teacher and was close to Qingliu, as his hope for the future, and tried his best to teach him.

However, Xu Jie is the second assistant of the cabinet, and he is the second person in the sequence of civil servants. Except for the official feasts of Prince Yu's residence, he is not allowed to enter and leave Prince Yu's residence freely.

In contrast, King Yu paid more attention to Gao Gong, a Japanese lecturer.

Compared with Xu Jie, who has been in the officialdom for decades, Gao Gong, who was only a Jinshi in the 24th year of Jiajing, has a hotter temper.

Now Gao Gong's position is Hanlin editor, Zuo Shuzi of Zuo Chunfang, Jingyan official of King Yu's mansion. Although his rank is not high, he can go in and out of King Yu's mansion on a daily basis. It is also a relationship between a teacher and a friend.

However, the situation of King Yu is also very embarrassing now. Originally, the crown prince established by Jiajing was Zhu Zaixun, but after the sudden death of this crown prince in the 28th year of Jiajing, the emperor has not re-appointed a crown prince.

Both King Yu and his younger brother King Jing were left in the capital by Jiajing, and the court ministers believed that King Yu, who was closer to Confucianism and older, should be established as the prince.

But Emperor Jiajing seemed to be more interested in his youngest son, King Jing.

Now Zhan Shifu, which is nominally the official of the East Palace, is vacant. Zuo Chunfang, a subordinate of Zhan Shifu, is the official of King Yu, and Youchunfang is the official of King Jing. The situation where the two kings stand side by side makes the officials even more uneasy. I also have trouble sleeping and eating.

It was also Gao Gong who kept wandering between King Yu's Mansion and the imperial court, comforting King Yu while encouraging King Yu to cheer up. Now Emperor Jiajing's attitude seems to have changed a bit. With a sigh of relief, the loyal and filial emperor in the court can no longer be counted on. I only hope that the future emperor can be a wise emperor who can listen to his subjects.

Today is the day when King Yu's mansion held a sutra banquet, so Xu Jie could enter to give lectures at King Yu's mansion. After Xu Jie finished speaking, King Yu held back for a long time before asking:
"Master Xu, a few days ago the Ministry of War wanted to investigate the offenders of criminal officials, why did you write a letter to object?"

Nie Bao, Minister of the Ministry of War, pointed out the malpractices in the army. He believed that a large number of officers in the army in various places are the sons of sinners who were exiled into the army for crimes. , Remove the military posts of the descendants of these sinners.

This incident spread to the court, causing a violent storm again.

It stands to reason that Nie Bao belongs to Yan Song's party, and he is also a traitor party in Qingliu's mouth, but this time his performance is justified, and what he said is also a real problem in the army.

However, the Chaozhong Qingliu, headed by Xu Jie, continued to criticize Nie Bao's progress and opposed the fact that the descendants of the officials who investigated the crimes were officials.

Xu Jie's attitude made King Yu very puzzled. This Master Xu has always adhered to the teachings of the saints, teaching himself that Qingliu is not the same party, and it is not allowed to fight against different parties.

Although this Nie Bao is a member of the traitorous party, what he is talking about is the military affairs of the Ministry of War, and it is also within his responsibility. What he said is also the real problems in the army. Why does Qingliu object like this.

If the objection was just because of Nie Bao's status, then what's the difference between Qingliu and Yandang?

After today's banquet, King Yu finally couldn't help asking his doubts face to face.

Xu Jie sighed and said: "What Shangshu Nie said, although it is a long-standing malpractice in the army, but now that the Japanese pirates are invading the southeast, it is time to use the army. I am afraid that they will disturb the morale of the army by sending a patrolling censor!"

The irritable Gao Gong immediately said: "What Cifu said is wrong! Accumulated abuses are accumulated abuses. How can the court not clear them up because the court wants to use troops? Wouldn't that be a fallacy in Nie Shangshu's words of raising bandits?"

There are also different opinions within Qingliu against Nie Bao's advance.

Young radicals like Gao Gong think that Nie Bao's advance is also justified, and these long-standing malpractices in the army should be eliminated immediately.

However, Qingliu, who are in high positions like Xu Jie, strongly opposed Nie Bao's suggestion, and believed that the Yushi patrol should not be sent.

For this reason, some people in Qingliu continued to criticize Xu Jie, thinking that he was just trying to gain fame, and gained power by flattering others like Yan Song, so he should be expelled from Qingliu's ranks.

Xu Jie sighed, now there is a lot of discussion in the court, Qingliu thinks he is not clean enough, Yan Dang thinks he is not dirty enough, caught in the middle is really the daughter-in-law of a rich family, and he is angry at both ends.

There are many young Qingliu like Gao Gong, Xu Jie can only patiently explain:

"Your Highness, I dare to ask this son of the patrolling censor to investigate criminals, how do we start?"

King Yu immediately said: "The Ministry of War naturally has a record of documents for exile into the army for crimes, and it is natural to check and check."

Xu Jie shook his head and said: "The Ming Dynasty has been established for so long, and there are countless people who have been exiled into the army for crimes. How could there be records. Moreover, the number of criminal officials who have made meritorious service after being exiled into the army is unknown, and even the Ministry of War can't figure it out. How do we compare the origin of these officers with the booklet to find out the descendants of the retired officers?"

King Yu was stunned for a moment, he had never thought about this question before.

Xu Jie said again: "Even if there is a record in the bottom book, how many military positions are there in the world today? Every one of them has to go to the Ministry of War to look up the bottom book, and trace why their ancestors served in the army? Can the Ministry of War be busy? Can Yushi be busy? ?"

Gao Gong understood what Xu Jie meant, and immediately said: "Then these people will prove themselves!"

Xu Jie sighed again and said, "Su Qing, how can a guilty person prove his guilt, and how can an innocent person prove his innocence?"

This time Gao Gong was also silent, and Xu Jie continued: "Your Highness, if it is true that the imperial court sends the imperial censor to patrol the army as Nie Shangshu said, then the advance and retreat of these officers are all in the hands of the censor, what will happen?"

Now King Yu is silent. Now many censors in the imperial court are attached to the strict party. If the censor is really sent down, then this matter will become a big blackmail. Officers who have faults in their ancestors must do their best Bribing the censor to keep his official position, even officers with innocent ancestors may be blackmailed by the censor.

It is no wonder that Xu Jie objected so fiercely, but at this time of using troops, he sent the censor to blackmail the officers, which would inevitably lead to greater turmoil.

King Yu immediately said: "If it wasn't for Master Xu's advice, this king would have been almost deceived by this treacherous party! This king is about to write a letter to the emperor, don't send the censors to patrol at this time!"

Xu Jie hastily said, "It's absolutely impossible!"

King Yu looked at Xu Jie suspiciously, only to hear Xu Jie say:

"His Highness cannot persuade His Majesty about this matter. Writing a letter at this time will only increase His Majesty's disgust. Writing a letter against your own ministers and others will do it. Your Highness, don't take risks!"

King Yu still looked ignorant, and now he couldn't stand the young and impulsive Gao Gong anymore.

The good thing about this king of Yu is that he can listen well and listen to the opinions of the people around him.

To put it badly is to have no opinion and lack political acumen.

Compared with Jiajing, a master at playing tricks, King Yu really lacks talent.

After being reminded by Xu Jie, Gao Gong understood Nie Bao's sinister intentions and why Jiajing wanted to support Nie Bao.

Gao Gong immediately said bluntly: "Your Highness, the southeast's military expenditure is huge, and the traitor's move is to plug the gap in military expenditure and take the opportunity to make a fortune."

Now King Yu finally understood that cleaning up the offspring of criminal officials was not the goal, but making money was the ultimate goal.

And his father would definitely support the strict party in order to make money.

Thinking of this, King Yu's face was full of sadness, and he lost interest in discussing state affairs.

a few days later.
In the 33rd year of Jiajing, on the ninth day of March, the court finally reached a conclusion on the matter of the criminal officials' children taking up military positions.

After Qingliu's opposition led by Xu Jie, the Ministry of War also made concessions.

The Ministry of War agreed that all those who committed crimes committed by the military or who were imprisoned for the army were inherited from Hongwu and Yongle, and they would remain unchanged; those who committed crimes after Hongxi would only be investigated and reformed.

Emperor Jiajing Xu Qizuo sent the censor to patrol the army to check and punish the sons of criminal officials in various armies to serve as military officers.

(End of this chapter)