The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 427
Morning the next day.

All the ministers had already lined up in front of the Meridian Gate, preparing to enter the palace to attend the court meeting in Fengtian Hall.

Li Dongyang first went to have a brief chat with Ma Wensheng, and then returned to the position listed in the cabinet to wait. The news Li Dongyang brought also made Liu Jian look worried.

It is obviously a good news, but this battle has become an unbearable burden for the cabinet to change the structure of the Ming court.

"...According to the initial battle report obtained by the Ministry of War, Bo'an cut off Di Yi's ears in this battle by tens of thousands..."

Not only did he kill him, but he also brought back the "evidence". Even if it wasn't the head, it was not easy for Wang Shouren to bring back his ears after traveling three thousand miles. Obviously, he couldn't demand that the head be brought back.

Xie Qian took a step forward and asked, "Is it true?"

It's not that Xie Qian insisted on asking, but Xie Qian also felt that the results of this battle were a bit too exaggerated.

Just like in the battle at Biantouguan, Wang Yue said that he killed two thousand Tartars... It cannot be said to be outrageous, it can only be said that it is beyond the "cognition" of the civil servants. There are really so many people in the Tartars for you to kill. ?No matter how powerful your cannon is, the Tatars will line up to bombard you?

Li Dongyang couldn't answer this point either.

At this time, Zhou Jing and Xu Guan also approached, and they also had the same question.

Zhou Jing asked: "It is said that nearly ten thousand enemies were killed. Is this something out of line?"

Liu Jian's face was silent, he looked up at the palace gate, and then seemed to be relieved, he let out a long breath and said: "This is the end of the matter, what can't be changed, let's see how Bo'an and Dehua reported it."

This will directly call Wang Shouren and Wang Qiong's names, as if the cabinet is very close to the two.

Probably also to remind... Regardless of whether I, Liu, will be the chief assistant in the future, the only way to check and balance Zhang Zhou is to disintegrate the "buddies" in Zhang Zhou's camp.

Who told Zhang Bingkuan to recommend others to fight instead of fighting in person?
Even though everyone regards Zhang Bingkuan as the God of War now, he still has a lot of attention. If Zhang Bingkuan's "wings" are cut off and they are gathered together, the military and political structure of the Ming Dynasty can still achieve a balance.

While speaking, Liu Jian glanced at Wen Chen.

Standing over there was Wang Shouren's father, Wang Hua. At this time, Wang Hua seemed to be alone. Although everyone knew that his son had made great contributions, Wang Hua was alienated from the boycotters because of Wang Shouren's standing in line.

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Fengtian Hall, court meeting.

Zhu Youtang was full of energy, and one could tell from his expression that he had a good rest yesterday.

Let go of the big stones in your heart, fully enjoy the joy, and people will feel refreshed when they are happy, or their physical fitness can follow the next step.

At the beginning of the court meeting, everyone did not take the initiative to come out to play a role, and they were all waiting for Zhu Youtang to announce the news that the ruling and opposition parties were looking forward to.

Zhu Youtang said: "I should have asked someone to read Uncle Xinjian's performance in public, but I didn't think it was necessary. Uncle Xinjian led six thousand soldiers and attacked the grassland from Liaodong, traveling thousands of miles along the way. Three days ago, the troops had not retreated into the pass, but the Tartars had withdrawn."

Xu Jin said, "Your Majesty, the governors and commanders-in-chief of the expedition should report to the army after they have retreated and entered the pass. This is the rule."

Zhu Youtang didn't mind Xu Jin's criticism at all, he smiled and said, "Maybe Uncle Xinjian also wants to report his safety as soon as possible. He is very good."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youtang nodded in satisfaction, "Finally, he has lived up to Bingkuan's trust in him. In these few battles, he has fulfilled his responsibilities as a minister. When he shows his merits in this battle, I will reward him as appropriate. "

Speaking of this, the greatest doubt in the minister's heart was still not resolved.

What kind of achievements did Wang Shouren achieve that made the emperor value him so much?

"Li Rong, tell me." Zhu Youtang said.

Li Rong came out and said: "Based on several belated battle reports of Uncle Xinjian, I summarized the situation after Uncle Xinjian entered the grassland. First, he devoured two Tatar troops on the edge of the desert. Neither men, women, nor children were left behind. Burned it on the spot. Then led the troops to the west and dealt with the soldiers and horses of the Qin kings from all walks of life in Tatar."

"After several days of marching westward, no one from the Tatars has fought against him."

"Immediately, Xinjian Bo led his troops to the southeast, four hundred miles to the northeast of Guanshan Mountain, and turned to the southwest to intercept the Chahar tribe of the Tatar headquarters, and intercepted [-] Tatar Khan court cattle, sheep and livestock."

"King Qin of the Tatars defended high places and blocked Xinjian Bo's headquarters at a distance of [-] miles to the east of Guanshan. The two sides fought fiercely for an hour. The Tatars lost more than [-] troops, and the casualties exceeded [-]%. Then they continued to pursue westward. For more than three thousand years, more than three thousand Tatar people were killed."

"Then withdrew the troops and returned to the east, and dealt with more than [-] Tatar King Qin in the north of Guanshan."

"Over the course of several battles, more than [-] pairs of Tatar ears were cut off, and the ears of young and strong men were [-]. Countless livestock were killed, and the wealth of the Tatar tribe was burned to nothing. They turned southeast and returned to the Weining Sea. "

"Along the way, there were more than [-] soldiers and horses from each of the Tatar kings, but there was still no battle. The little Tatar prince's headquarters was not seen for a long time. Thirty miles north of Haizi in Weining, he sent troops to Pianguan to inspect Shanxi and other places. Qiong led more than [-] soldiers and horses to join them in one place."

"The Tatars retreated, and the war ended."

"Summary of the proceeds, a total of 710 guan worth of Tatar troops were seized, over 65 enemies were killed, and 26 pairs of ears were captured. [-] soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were killed, [-] were seriously injured, and more than [-] people were slightly injured. , They all went south with the army. They are reported to the imperial court to honor their meritorious service."

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When Li Rong finished speaking, there was silence in the hall.

To say that this is Wang Shouren's bragging, after all, there is also Wang Qiong's joint name. Although both of them were recommended by Zhang Zhou at the same time, they are both Jinshi, and in the eyes of court officials, they still emphasize etiquette, righteousness and shame.

Besides... for such a great achievement, the ears were embalmed with lime and brought back.

If it has reached this point, it would be unreasonable for Wang Shouren and Wang Qiong to falsely report their military exploits.

Seeing that none of the ministers expressed congratulations to him, and no one came out to question the accuracy of the results, Zhu Youtang felt a little satisfied.

I just like to see you can't get used to Bing Kuan, but you can't do anything about him.

process?

I only look at the results.

"Ma Qing's family, what do you think?" Zhu Youtang didn't comment first, but asked Ma Wensheng's opinion directly.

Ma Wensheng came out and said, "Duke Lai and Uncle Xinjian have made great contributions. The Duke of Lai is in Yingtian Mansion. He has planned a strategy to win a thousand miles away. He is enough to lead the official duties of the Ministry of War. The old minister resigns and recommends the Duke of Lai to replace the old minister."

His words can be said to be straightforward.

The ministers present were not shocked by Wang Shouren's contribution, but they were shocked by Ma Wensheng's words.

You, Ma Wensheng... run really fast.

Seeing that the limelight is not right, I just want to put down the pick and let our group of people deal with Zhang Bingkuan?
"I don't want to pay attention to begging for old people to return to their fields, and the imperial court does not only value ability..." Zhu Youtang became more polite at such a time.

The minister is also pondering.

What do you look at if you don't look at ability?Don't tell me, Your Majesty, do you still want Zhang Bingkuan to continue to survive by ranking seniority?Something is wrong!

"It also depends on whether he can live in harmony with his officials and whether he has the will to lead the court. If he can only make suggestions and cannot lead troops at the front, he does not have to be a minister, even if he only occasionally speaks in the court. Just let the officials know what he stands for!"

Let my Bingkuan be Minister of the Ministry of War?

Am I such a hasty person?

Besides, my pursuit is obviously not to let Bingkuan be the Minister of the Ministry of War. Since he can be the Minister of the Ministry of War, why can't he join the cabinet as a cabinet elder and participate in the planning of major military affairs?
Moreover, the authority I gave him to go to the listening office can act as my personal adviser, which is more direct than the Minister of the Ministry of War.

of course.

The position of Minister of the Ministry of War is still given to him, but I still want to be polite to you.

Ma Wensheng held up the wat board and said: "The old minister is too ashamed. In the future, he will have no face to stay in the court. I also ask Your Majesty to help the old minister so that he can enjoy his life in peace."

On the bright side, in order for His Majesty to punish Zhang Bingkuan, I, Ma Wensheng, even made a bet with Your Majesty.

Now that he lost the bet, he would automatically leave the position of minister of the Ministry of War and hand it over to Zhang Bingkuan, which is considered willing to admit defeat.

"You don't need to mention it anymore." Zhu Youtang refused it simply, "You don't need to mention it this time, I won't allow it!"

Do not agree to let Ma Wensheng become an official.

This makes people incomprehensible.

Your Majesty, you have a direct opportunity to let Zhang Zhou return to the capital to replace Ma Wensheng. How dare you let go of such a good opportunity?
Just when the ministers were wondering what the emperor meant by this move, Zhu Youtang suddenly turned his eyes to Ni Yue and said, "After Ni Qing's family came to the capital, they asked me to return to their hometown twice on the grounds of eye disease and old age. According to his request, I will give four servants and a car, etc., and I will give it to Tian Shilong."

"what?"

The minister was in an uproar.

Ma Wensheng took the initiative to resign, but the emperor forbade it.

Ni Yue was standing by the side, like a bystander, and he was sent back to his hometown just like that?
This trick... is a bit deep.

"Old minister... Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Ni Yue didn't expect that Ma Wensheng would fight Zhang Zhou, and he would become a victim.

But he has long been used to it, who made him realize that the emperor didn't want to see him when he was sent to Nanjing as a minister?
Zhu Youtang said: "The candidate to succeed Ni Qing's family will be decided in the past two days. As for the placement of Uncle Xin, I have an idea. Let him continue to be the governor of Datong and assist in the construction of the city of Maoerzhuang. After Bingkuan returns to Beijing, we will discuss further."

really.

The emperor still couldn't wait to propose to transfer Zhang Zhou back to the capital.

Wang Shouren made great achievements, but he didn't seem to be valued by the emperor. He was just arranged to be the governor of Datong... It stands to reason that with Wang Shouren's achievements, it would be no problem to be the head of Xuanda.

Liu Jian came out and said, "Your Majesty, with Uncle Xinjian's meritorious service, let him also announce the military affairs, so that the whole place can be kept safe."

The emperor didn't mention it, but I, Liu Jian, did it for Your Majesty.

Or...to sell favors to Wang Shouren.

Don’t try to let Wang Shouren be some kind of Xinjianhou or some kind of state prince, but let him be the head of Xuanda, which is tantamount to giving Wang Shouren a signal that you are still a civil servant, and you are still respected by our traditional civil servants. You work hard... in the future It's you who is talking about going out and going in and out... yes, we are all on your side.

Before the emperor could answer, Wang Hua, who had always been a figure on the cusp of the storm but had not spoken out for a long time, came out and said, "Your Majesty, the talent of a dog is shallow. Please transfer him back to the capital to give him a chance to continue his training."

Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Actually, I also have this intention. It is said that the Yanwu Hall has not been able to start classes smoothly since this year. The main reason is that the people who can be transferred have been transferred to Liaodong before... and the civil strife in North Korea was previously determined. , and the achievement of Ping Liaobei, I have never been able to reward Bing Kuan, Tang Yin, Xin Jianbo and others, it is my negligence."

Not rewarded yet?

Tang Yin is also a fledgling, but he got a governor of Bohai Sea, responsible for shipbuilding and Jinghai, and now he has gone south to Yingtianfu to raise money and food for shipbuilding.

As for Wang Shouren... It's even more exaggerated. Now that he is going to become the new generation of Wang Weining, he can almost use his name to stop children in the grassland from crying.

Wang Shouren is the only person who can clean up the mengoljin department and the chahar department in a row.

"But it's not in a hurry." Zhu Youtang added, "Bingkuan is not in Beijing, and many things cannot be advanced. I intend to transfer him back to Beijing. He is also required to be a student of the Imperial Academy. Let’s let it go for the time being, but he needs to participate in the planning of major affairs in the court, and I actually want him to participate in the court discussion more. But his temper is a little lazy, and he never wants to get up early every day to go to the court.”

... The minister was speechless after hearing this.

Or Your Majesty, you know that kid Zhang Bingkuan.

From the time he entered the court to the time he gained power, it seemed that he really didn't come to the court very often.

In the past, we always felt that he felt that he did not have enough qualifications and was embarrassed to come.

The feeling is that he is "lazy" and doesn't want to come?
It's not that he's afraid to face us, but he's too lazy to face us?This...do you know if you don't slap someone in the face?
"Let's talk about it after he returns to Beijing." Zhu Youtang said, "Send an order to Yingtian Mansion to let Bingkuan put down the matter at hand and escort the prince to the north immediately. If there is any errand that cannot be completed along the way, he will take charge of it."

He not only transferred Zhang Zhou back to Beijing, but also didn't tell Zhang Zhou to let go of his errands in Nanjing completely.

It probably means that if you have the ability to manage it, it will be up to you to shoulder it.

"Your Majesty, Uncle Xinjian..." Liu Jian reminded.

You always treat one more favorably than another, and you always talk about Zhang Bingkuan, but now we are talking about the "first meritorious" minister Wang Bo'an, how should you settle him down, Your Majesty?
"Didn't I tell you all about it? Let Uncle Xinjian stay in Datong as the governor and take charge of local military affairs. He was once a governor in Datong and knows the local situation best." Zhu Youtang was still a little impatient.

After saying this, Zhu Youtang looked around at the ministers present, and said in a sincere tone: "My dear fellows, I would like to ask you one more question. Do you still think that I shouldn't use Bingkuan?"

No objection was raised.

This made Zhu Youtang very satisfied.

"Since there is no one, then I will leave my words here. If someone uses my magnanimity to impeach me again, don't blame me for being merciless." Zhu Youtang said, as if his anger was still lingering. He said, "The six divisions will take out the memorials of the previous participation in impeachment Bingkuan intact, this time I don't care about it! But if someone makes irresponsible remarks, it will be difficult for me!"

"Let's not talk about meritorious service, more battle reports will come in the next few days, and the Ministry of War has also drawn up a strategy for requesting meritorious service early. As for the cost and other issues, we will discuss it together after Bingkuan returns to Beijing. "

"There is no need to mention the Northwest matter today, let's talk about the next one!"

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Zhu Youtang is very straightforward.

The transfer of Zhang Zhou back to Beijing and the arrangement of Wang Shouren in Datong were decided almost in one go without any discussion with anyone.

However, after Zhang Zhou was transferred back, he did not specify what kind of errand he would be entrusted with.

After the court meeting ended, on the way out of the palace, no one wanted to talk about Zhang Zhou... There was no need to talk about it. It was obvious that Zhang Zhou's rise was unstoppable. God helped him, the emperor helped him, and even the Tatars help him……

The emperor made it clear that whoever participates in the impeachment of Zhang Zhou will be dealt with directly without questioning the circumstances. A powerful minister is still someone you can't touch...a person who can't even be impeached, talking about him...is just asking for trouble.

On the way out of the palace, many people said goodbye to Ni Yue.

Ni Yue looked calm.

Obviously, he was going back to the capital to do a big job, and he managed to get into the Ministry of Officials. If he had the opportunity to make some achievements, he could be regarded as the top of the six ministers, with one person under ten thousand.

But within a few days, I had to pack up and go home.

"Ni Butang, I don't know if anyone recommends to replace you?" Someone had nothing to do and asked Ni Yue for his opinion on the replacement.

Ni Yue was also very upset after hearing this.

I have the power to decide this?In other words, His Majesty will listen to my opinions?
And you won't be kicked in the head by a donkey, right?

Your Majesty does not allow Ma Wensheng to become an official, but allows Zhang Bingkuan to return to Beijing, but asks me to step aside. What do you mean by me?
Obviously...Ma Wensheng succeeded me, and Zhang Bingkuan succeeded Ma Wensheng, and everyone was happy, but I ended up miserable.

Ni Yue ignored those who bid farewell to him, took the initiative to walk over to Liu Jian, and while Liu Jian was going to the cabinet to check in, he cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Liu Ge, this court is entrusted to you. "

"Ah."

Liu Jian just nodded and didn't answer.

It doesn't need much explanation either.

After Ni Yue bowed his hands and was rude, he had completed the last entrustment before he left, and he seemed to have nothing to worry about. He walked in front of the ministers with his head held high, which meant saying goodbye to everyone.

"What does he mean?" Xie Qian frowned and asked.

Liu Jian said: "He entrusts me, and who do I entrust?"

Ni Yue retired, seemingly unwilling, and he, Liu Jian, actually didn't want to continue to be the chief assistant.

too tired.

And it is obvious that the emperor does not trust him, so it is better to give up his position and appear to be "high-spirited". Anyway, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian are also people he trusts, and they are much younger than him. Being the chief assistant can also ensure the operation of the court.

Xie Qian hurriedly said: "You can't say that, the more turbulent the weather is, the more important it is for someone to be able to do this Sea God Needle."

Li Dongyang looked at the two, he clearly heard the conversation between the two, but he didn't answer any words.

Many people nearby were smiling.

And around Lin Han, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, there are obviously more people gathered...or many people think that Lin Han is a strong candidate to compete for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so that the Qingliu of Ming Dynasty has begun to move closer to the "turbidity".

(End of this chapter)