The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 169

When the minister heard this, he already knew it in his heart.

The emperor's desire to grant Wang Yue the title of Marquis was obviously irresistible, and it was a bit difficult to persuade the emperor to change his mind with serious reasons.

Although logically speaking, the title of a Marquis or an Uncle should be considered by the Ministry of War and military election, and then the Ministry of Rites will summarize historical cases and formulate the process of promotion, but this is the emperor's "family matter" after all. The title is to ensure the stability of the royal family. Once the emperor insists, the minister will be in a passive state.

Many of the ministers present were anxious and wanted to say something, but due to their insufficient status and status, they knew that even if they said it themselves, it would not be accepted by the emperor.

Liu Jian continued to argue: "Your Majesty, the court's rule is that the merits are not concealed but the faults are not revealed. Although Wang Yue's achievements are famous for a while, they are not without faults. There must be a degree between revealing and concealing. Now It’s only been five days since the end of the battle at Pianguan, and it’s still hard to determine right and wrong, so why not wait for the censor to arrive at Pianguan, and settle the merits and demerits in detail before making a decision?”

At critical times, Liu Jian could only "find another way" through the prestige of the cabinet.

After hearing this, the ministers suddenly felt confident.

Conventional routines for this matter cannot hold back the emperor, so simply use a one-word trick - procrastination!

To what extent?It would be best to delay until Wang Weining died, then even if he rewarded his descendants with a Weining Bo, the Wang family would be grateful, and there would be no need to think about whether to be a Marquis or a Boss.

Those of us who are courtiers did not say that we would not give Wang Weining the title of marquis, but only explained that he has made contributions to this matter, and his faults are obvious. In the future, the officer will be timid in the face of war, but we are also worried that his fault will be revealed, which will cause the Northwest officer to do whatever it takes to blow up the city.

A "degree" can drag things down.

This kind of credit, if you don't check it for a year or so, will there be a conclusion?
Even if there is a conclusion at that time, we can still say that the conclusion is not perfect, we need to conduct further investigations, and send another group of people there... After going back and forth like this, Wang Weining is probably about to go to his grave.

Zhu Youtang thought for a while, then nodded slightly.

Arguing with ministers, it seems that the emperor has the upper hand, but after all, Zhu Youtang is the most gentle emperor in Ming Dynasty. In other words, he is very afraid of competing with others, and his social phobia will make him unconsciously feel a kind of "passing along". " mentality, I feel that as long as you meet a certain need to a certain extent, then I can also give you face and let go of it in advance.

Just keep calm first.

Liu Jianzheng also saw the emperor's mentality, so he played this trick.

Zhu Youtang said: "The military rewards in the Northwest should not be delayed for too long. It must be finalized before the end of February. Especially if it involves ordinary generals, the generals should not be chilled."

Although it was allowed, the emperor gave a deadline, saying it was the end of February.

But this kind of deadline... It’s the same as not saying it. When will you be able to find out? It’s not something that your emperor can definitely complete when you set a deadline. Does it mean that people who go to investigate don’t need time on the way?Don't you need to pull back and forth after you come back?This kind of time limit is not binding at all.

And when the deadline is reached, we can also reward those uncontroversial middle- and lower-level officers first, and delay Wang Yue's credit first.

After Zhu Youtang found that there were no ministers objecting, he seemed complacent, but immediately he wanted to show these ministers something "real".

He said: "Nowadays the situation in the northwest border is chaotic. I plan to use Wang Weining as the censor of the left capital and the title of Minister of the Ministry of War. He will be in charge of the military affairs of Yansui, Ningxia, Shaanxi and other departments, and at the same time cooperate with the military affairs of Pianguan, Datong, Xuanfu and other departments. Wait, until the situation in the Northwest is calmed down. Return to the court at that time and make a decision."

The ministers present were dumbfounded again.

They immediately thought of a question...

We delayed the agreement on Wang Weining's military merits. Wang Weining is still a civil servant. If he is a civil servant and wants to take charge of military affairs in the Northwest, then the emperor will add him the title of Zuodu Yushi and a vain Minister of the Ministry of War. That's a little bit There is nothing wrong with it. It can even be said that if Wang Weining is transferred back to the court, Ma Wensheng may have to step down.

It is not to say that Ma Wensheng should retire directly. At that time, Ma Wensheng may be given the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials. No matter how worthless, he will be the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, or the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing...

In short, Wang Weining was still a civil servant for a day, so their credit for suppressing Wang Weining involved the issue of grabbing their own jobs.

The annoyance in the hearts of the ministers.

He wanted to oppose the emperor's move, but it was hard to say it. The emperor promoted Wang Yue normally.

If you have no objection.

Wang Weining is not honorable, he didn't touch others' Wu Xun's cheese, but he destroyed the basic system of our civil servants?

It might as well be...

Some people turned their attention to Ma Wensheng, Liu Jian and others, meaning, you should stop arguing and let him be Wei Ninghou?There are so many marquises in Ming Dynasty, why are you fighting against Wang Weining?After he became his marquis and a military honor, he will never interfere with our civil servants. Isn't everyone happy?
Ma Wensheng, Liu Jian and others didn't expect the emperor to do this for a while.

The promotion of Wang Yue to the governor of the three sides is not counted. According to the emperor, this is to use Wang Yue to control the military affairs of the nine sides?

Why did the emperor trust Wang Yue so much?Aren't you afraid that this old boy will rebel?
Zhu Youtang sighed softly: "Wang Weining has fought for half his life for the imperial court and made many contributions. He was already a minister of the Ministry of War when he was the first emperor. If he has made such contributions, I will only let him be the left servant of the Ministry of war and the governor of the right. History, it seems harsh, and it is not conducive to the display of meritorious deeds. What do you think?"

No one answered.

There is no logical error in the emperor's words.

During the Chenghua period when Wang Weining did not make great contributions, Wang Weining went to the Northwest to lead the military affairs as the official Minister of the Ministry of War. During the First World War in Helan Mountain, Wang Weining was also the censor of the left capital.

Now he is only given a vacant position as Minister of the Ministry of War and Zuodu Yushi. Is there any problem?

It's just that the emperor's sentence "return to the court at that time and make a decision" is a bit scary.

This means that if the emperor transfers Wang Weining back, then Wang Weining will at least be a full-time Minister of the Ministry of War, and Ma Wensheng will stand aside.

Xie Qian came out and said in a slightly gentle tone: "Your Majesty, asking Wang Weining to control the military affairs of many fortresses in the northwest, will it... be too heavy a responsibility?"

Don't say he has great power, just say that he is under a lot of pressure, which means, we need to find someone to share it with him.

Zhu Youtang said: "Those who are capable work hard, and now only his reputation can deter Xiaoxiao Xiaoxiao in the Northwest. You don't have any opinions on this, do you?"

Xie Qian also smiled wryly, and then returned to his class.

"Let's continue the court proceedings..."

Zhu Youtang seemed to have gained the absolute upper hand, and then he jumped away from this topic first, and talked about other things first.

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The meeting ended.

Zhu Youtang went back to Qianqing Palace first, waiting for the small meeting of the inner court, and Liu Jian, Xie Qian and Ma Wensheng would then go to the inner court, and before they left, they were surrounded by ministers.

"Your Majesty's actions are clearly indulging Wang Weining. The Northwest military affairs are all in his hands. If he has the heart of disobedience, how will the people around the capital respond?"

The ministers were obviously worried about Wang Yue.

This old boy likes to bribe his superiors when he has nothing to do, likes to make friends with internal officials, and he has a set of methods to curry favor with others, so he doesn't look like a positive character at all.

Now leave all the military affairs in the northwest to him alone, what if this old boy wants to rebel and become emperor?
Xie Qian said with a smile: "Isn't it? After all, Wang Weining is also a courtier of Daming, and at his age..."

Xie Qian almost said that if Wang Weining wanted to be the emperor, he had to ask his own body if he could bear it first. Someone who has died once, still want to mess around?Is there no garrison officer in the northwest, no Wu Xun to coerce him?He said rebellion, will his generals follow him?

Besides, didn't this old boy just want to take Weiningbo back?

Even if Wang Weining thinks he has the strength to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, is he confident that his descendants can hold it?First of all, his family members are all in the capital, and then the emperor will directly kill his whole family and let him die.

Tu Yu also frowned and said, "Why does Your Majesty trust Wang Weining so much?"

Now Tu Yu also has a sense of crisis.

Because Tu Yu felt that the emperor's addition of civil posts to Wang Yue in the court was aimed at him.

Haven't you, Tu Yu, been impeached by people recently for being close to Li Guang, and also said that you are incompetent, and you have asked for resignation many times but were not approved?

If Wang Weining really came back from the Northwest to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War, it is likely that Ma Wensheng will be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and you, Tu Yu, can just go back to your hometown as soon as you become an official!
Just ask if you, Tu Yu, are in a hurry?
In the past, Tu Yu was absolutely on the standpoint of not granting Wang Yue a Marquis, but with this incident... he must be the first one to betray him.

It's always because the fist didn't hit me, so I don't know the pain.

Xie Qian made a strange sound from the corner of his mouth, and grinned, "Wang Weining, hehe, that's it..."

He didn't say so.

But the hint is also obvious.

Wang Weining, his greatest skill is flattery. If he was the kind of upright minister with no flaws at all, the emperor would not hand over the entire military power in the Northwest to him.

It is precisely because Wang Yue has obvious advantages and disadvantages, and because Wang Yue showed respect to the emperor before, he seemed very greedy for fame, and even fawned on eunuchs, close officials, etc., without caring about face at all. I feel that only by being able to grasp Wang Yue can I appreciate Wang Yue so much.

Xie Qian didn't say much.

You people are always criticizing Wang Weining for not being a human being!
Now it seems that people are very transparent in their conduct, know what they need, and don't need to be rigid like us. Many times they have to suppress themselves for the sake of fame.

look at people...

Make the emperor happy, the emperor treats him like a baby, and then look at us... besides competing with the emperor in the court, what else?
At this moment, Xiao Jing hurried over and said: "Elder Liu Ge, Elder Xie Ge, and Ma Butang, please come with our house. Your Majesty is still waiting."

(End of this chapter)