The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Yongping Mansion, inside the mine.

After Zhu Feng arrived at the mine, he acted as the captain of the army, but there was no battle to fight. Instead, he became the foreman of the guard. The three-acre area he was responsible for was to protect Zhang Zhou's safety in the mine. At the same time, At the same time, we will also deal with some local troubles.

Even though Zhang Zhou was outside the capital, the errands of the six ministries of the capital did not leave him. Various official documents would still be sent to Zhang Zhou's account, and local officials and gentry would even come to visit him in person. They all need Zhu Feng to stop them.

Li Rong initially served as the link between the emperor and Zhang Zhou, helping Zhu Feng block some people's driving, but later on, this job could only be completed by Zhu Feng.

Even when Mou Bin, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, came to see Zhang Zhou after finishing his errands in Fucheng, Zhu Feng was the one to receive him.

"I wonder if Marquis Anbian has heard any news recently?" Mou Bin was trying to get information from Zhu Feng when he went up the mountain with Zhu Feng.

Zhu Feng asked: "I wonder what kind of news it is?"

Mou Bin said: "The newly promoted governor of Liaodong has just arrived. He heard that even the military governor of Nuergandusi in northern Liaoning has led troops to the north. Now Liaodong is also very lively. Things such as the dispatch of grain and grass are all from Yong. Shanhaiguan in Pingfu transfers the goods to the north."

"Oh." Zhu Feng didn't think the news was that strange.

Mou Bin continued: "Liaodong was originally a border town established to resist the Tatars, but now it seems that the Tatars have moved away from the land of Liaodong, and those who oppose the Ming have become Jurchens."

Zhu Feng asked: "Commander Mou, can I ask, does this have anything to do with our errand?"

This left Mou Bin speechless.

The Zhu Feng in front of him looked like an optimist who had nothing to do with the world. I originally wanted to ask Zhu Feng whether Zhang Zhou's presence in Yongping Mansion was related to the ongoing war in Liaodong and Liaobei. It was even possible. Zhang Zhouhui would personally lead his troops...but it seemed that Zhu Feng didn't know anything.

Mou Bin said: "Marquis Anbian should know that this land in Liaodong has always been considered a geomantic treasure of the Ming Dynasty. There are also rumors that the person who values ​​Liaodong the most is Cai Guogong. After all, Cai Guogong personally led the army before. The first battle is to go to Liaodong."

Zhu Feng sighed and said, "Isn't that just a matter of time and circumstances?"

Mou Bin looked at the road ahead and found that it was all mountainous dirt roads, making it difficult to see the end at a glance.

"I think if Cai Guogong wants to lead troops, he should go to the northwest." Zhu Feng may also feel that his attitude is too negative, adding, "The strategic significance of Liaodong is very important, but I think it is not necessary for Cai Guogong to go there in person. No. I don’t know much, so it’s better for Commander Mou to ask Cai Guogong himself. Come on!”

Zhu Feng might not be used to being interrogated by Mou Bin, so he hurriedly drove his horse towards the mountainside, where Zhang Zhouyi was stationed.

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In the camp, it was not until dark that Zhang Zhou appeared in front of Mou Bin.

Mou Bin learned from the people in the camp early in the morning that Zhang Zhou had already identified the locations of two large mines less than half a month after arriving in Yongping Mansion, and had begun to organize manpower for preliminary mining. The local craftsmen and efforts in Pingfu are all ready, and the mining is progressing very smoothly.

Li Rong also went to Zhang Zhou's Chinese army camp to wait for him because of Mou Bin's visit.

When they saw Zhang Zhoulai, even Li Rong, who had been in poor health recently, stood up to greet him.

Zhang Zhou said: "Why bother to bother a few of you to stay on the mountain or come here to meet? If something happens, you can actually find someone to send a message."

Unlike Li Rong, who was sick and sick, Zhang Zhou looked full of energy, as if this mine was the real geomantic treasure. Even Mou Bin couldn't help but wonder if there were any immortal herbs or herbs for alchemy on this mountain. It’s a fairyland that can make you so passionate.

"I came here because of the affairs of Yongping Mansion. I specially made a summary and asked Cai Guo to make it public."

The standard that Mu Bin followed when doing things was that subordinates reported to their superiors. Although Jin Yiwei himself did not have the need to report matters to a Duke or the Minister of the DPRK, because of the emperor's preference for Zhang Zhou, everything seemed so reasonable.

Zhang Zhou looked at Li Rong beside him and said, "Eunuch Li, can you please help me with the details?"

"Alright."

Li Rong took the summary submitted by Mou Bin in his hand and looked at it first, but in fact he already knew many things in his mind.

"Mr. Zhang, it's like this. Jinyiwei has eliminated some of the resistance to your local mining." Li Rong summed it up very simply, without going into long words, "This Yongping Mansion is your first step in mining. , in the future you will mine in a nearby place, this is also a sample."

Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "I don't have that many mines to mine. What I encountered in Yongping Mansion has not been encountered anywhere else."

Li Rongdao: "It can only be said that the gentry here are not very sensible. How can they be so focused on going against you?"

After speaking, Li Rong also handed over Mu Bin's summary report to Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou did not take it, but asked Li Rong to place it on the guest table in front of him.

Zhu Feng continued from the side: "Cai Guogong, I have recently sent people to check the surrounding areas. There are indeed people who want to start mining, but they are all unworthy characters. After sending troops to arrest a few people, no one dared to do it again." Movement. I heard before that many people were organized to find trouble in the mines, but there has been no movement in this regard recently."

Li Rong smiled and said: "Little Marquis, you may not know that Jin Yiwei has done a lot of things in Yongping Mansion recently."

Zhu Feng said: "Will it make people feel uneasy? I heard that if the court controls the local area too deeply, there will be backlash afterwards. The officials will not let it go. If any trouble occurs in the local area, they will be vilified." Dirty water.”

"This……"

Li Rong originally wanted to help express Mou Bin's contribution, but in fact it was to show that Li Rong had done something.

What Zhu Feng said made Li Rong feel that this kid was like a lump of wood and couldn't even speak.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "It's good to be able to solve the current trouble, but what your majesty advocates is not to disrupt the place. What's more, in the future, we will cooperate to build the shipyard in the north, so as to save a better future." Nice to meet you. Eunuch Li and Commander Mou, what do you think?"

"Yes Yes."

Li Rong responded, but he had the same idea as Mu Bin.

What kind of medicine does Cai Guogong sell in his gourd?

We are here to work with you on the emperor's orders. We have solved your troubles with thunderous means, but you never seem to appreciate it, and you always make some weird excuses.

You keep a thin line as a human being, but we and the local government are incompatible with each other.

It's up to us to play the bad part, and it's up to you to play the bad part?
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Mu Bin originally wanted Zhang Zhou to take over the local errands, but he never thought that Zhang Zhou was like an old man and did not make any promises.

When Zhang Zhou made an excuse to go back to survey for ores, Mou Bin could only stay in the camp temporarily and wait until he returned to the capital to find the emperor the next day.

"Eunuch Li, what do you call this recent errand?"

Mou Bin is really confused. What he can do now is to go to Dongchangchang Gong to complain about the difficulties he has in doing things.

Li Rong dragged his sick body, waved his hands and said, "There are some things that our family shouldn't worry about."

The implication is that the emperor will judge whether you do your job well or not. As for our family and Cai Guogong, they can only make some staged suggestions for the errands you do.

Mou Bin said: "I will leave for Beijing tomorrow, but I don't know how to get back to His Majesty."

"This is..."

When Li Rong heard this, Mou Bin even brought out the emperor's order, so he could only deal with it.

But Li Rong is also confused now.

But at this time, it was time to put out meals in the camp. Li Rong and Mou Bin had high status, and the food treatment they received was different from that of ordinary soldiers. They were the kind who kept a small stove alone.

Mou Bin was about to withdraw and go back to his tent, but Li Rongyi waved him over and said, "Since we have something to talk about, you don't have to leave first and have dinner with our family."

"How dare you be in such a lowly position?" Mou Bin was indeed a little hesitant to eat at the same table as Li Rong.

"sit down."

Li Rong greeted.

The retinue brought by Li Rong also brought a chair for Mou Bin.

After the two sat down.

Li Rongdao: "When it came to Fucheng earlier, we asked you to be more ruthless and not leave any way out. You did everything in accordance with this principle."

"Yes." Mou Bin felt that the point was coming to the point.The Jin Yiwei are very impressive in front of ordinary people or ordinary officials, but what the Jin Yiwei did today was all out of their control. Your Majesty, Eunuch Li, and Mr. Cai Guogong can all control what we do. Do things.

We can't do everything right. When we turn around and take responsibility, we, the Jin Yiwei, will also bear the responsibility, right?
After all, you big guys should come out and show your stance, right?
Li Rong said helplessly: "Our family feels that maybe Cai Guogong does not want to make the relationship with the local government so tense, and we will never see each other again."

"what?"

Mou Bin is a little bit unable to understand.

"Don't be surprised. You are the commander of the Jinyiwei. You have done a lot of things. With your knowledge, there are many things that our family has never heard of before, right?" Li Rong sighed, "What Cai Guogong did seems to have been done since ancient times. There is no reference standard. If we follow the standards of Confucian ministers in the court, then Cai Guogong is probably... messing around."

Mou Bin said: "But Cai Guogong is also serving His Majesty and the imperial court."

Li Rong smiled and turned his head to one side and said: "Whether you are good or not depends entirely on your mouth. If you say you are good, you are good. If you say you are bad, you are bad. There is no reason to explain."

Mou Bin heard the hidden meaning.

In fact, it was also hinting that Mou Bin and Jin Yiwei behind him also followed this principle in their work.

What you think is good and beneficial to the court and the emperor may not really be appreciated, and may directly lead to responsibility and punishment.

The food is ready.

Li Rong stood up and seemed to be leaving without eating. Mou Bin wanted to stand up and keep pace with Li Rong, but Li Rong reached out and pushed him back to the chair.

"Mo Bin, you have earned His Majesty's trust over the years. You must cherish the opportunity." Li Rongyu said seriously, "Your Majesty will not embarrass you when you return to Beijing to restore your life. No matter what those ministers think, as long as Your Majesty thinks that what you did is right, even if you are against the whole world, then you are worth it! Those of us who work for the palace follow this principle, even Duke Cai Guo."

Mou Bin seemed to be deeply inspired and said: "I understand, I don't need to care about other people's opinions, as long as I serve His Majesty wholeheartedly."

"Ha ha."

Li Rong said with a smile, "Who is not serving His Majesty and the imperial court? Put your heart at ease and understand in your heart that there is no need to make your words clear, right?"

"Yes." Mou Bin was still sitting there, but he quickly clasped his fists to express his gratitude.

Li Rong yawned and said: "I am an old man, I don't know how many times I can do it again. If there is such a hard job in the future, our family will have to mention it to His Majesty and let others do it... Our family has also thought about today It’s a quiet day!”

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Before Mou Bin returned to the capital, his summary and memorial had already been sent back to the palace and to Zhu Youtang.

It was left to Xiao Jing to make a presentation and summary to the emperor.

Zhu Youtang read the summary of Mou Bin's work, and his face showed no emotion or anger. After reading it, he simply put aside Mou Bin's secret performance, as if it was such an insignificant matter.

"Your Majesty, there is a lot of turmoil in Yongping Mansion. Several big officials and gentry have been arrested on charges of collusion. There is a lot of local dissent, but so far, no one in the court has defended it." Xiao Respected.

Zhu Youtang nodded: "Yes. It's all cleared up. If anyone comes out to speak, doesn't that mean there's something behind it?"

Xiao Jing was ashamed.

The charges were so horrifying that even Yan Guan couldn't get involved casually. After all, it was still a matter for factory guards to supervise. Yan Guan was not clear about the chain of evidence behind it and was afraid that he would be involved. Although most people were You know, the so-called "tongfan" is probably a crime fabricated by the factory guard in order to stop the world from talking about it.

"No one makes trouble for the mining, it's all worth it." Zhu Youtang seemed to know that these people were wronged, but he didn't want to redress for them. "They should also answer for what they did before. , and be responsible!”

Xiao Jing asked: "What about the crime..."

Zhu Youtang said: "Leave it to Bingkuan. I believe Bingkuan will not kill everyone, but he will not give up. Some things are like this. If you don't do it more cruelly, how can you make those people have nothing to say? "

Xiao Jing also instantly understood that the so-called "those people" were actually the mainstream traditional civil servants in the court.

"How are the wars going in various places?" Zhu Youtang seemed to want to turn over the story of Yongping Mansion and focus on other things instead.

Xiao Jing said: "There are reports of sending troops from various places, and the ones from Datong and Piantou Pass were the fastest. However, Liu Yu, the governor of Ji Town, sent troops behind. I heard that more than 6000 cavalry were mobilized to go to Daning. Because Ji Town The town is closest to the capital, and its news is transmitted the fastest. Even if it is not the first to send troops, news is flowing continuously."

"Liu Yu..."

Zhu Youtang frowned slightly when he mentioned this name. It seemed that the emperor was not very sure about Liu Yu.

Just like Liu Yu has great controversy in the court.

On the one hand, Ma Wensheng felt that Liu Yu had extraordinary abilities and was a famous commander who could be cultivated, and could even let him serve as a minister or minister in the court. On the other hand, some people thought that Liu Yu was mean and greedy for money, and would even do anything to please his superiors.

In short, Liu Yu's reputation in court falls into two extremes.

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, judging from Governor Liu's previous achievements in local affairs, he should be no ordinary person. He is capable, but he has many criticisms."

"Yeah." Zhu Youtang nodded, "In the past, I didn't really want to use this kind of person, because he was too clever. But with Bingkuan Zhuyu in front of me, I feel that even if he has some qualities, he may not be as satisfactory as expected. , but at least you can still do things, as long as you restrain your bad character."

Xiao Jing was thinking in his mind.

A not-so-good character... Does this mean that all the advantages can be achieved by excluding the shortcomings?Are the shortcomings so easy to eliminate?

Your Majesty, please simply say that because Zhang Bingkuan has offended too many people in the court, we need to find those who have bad deeds but are capable and force them to side with Zhang Bingkuan... This statement may be more acceptable.

"I'm issuing a commendation decree!" Zhu Youtang said, "Let the Hanlin Academy draft an edict of commendation. Just say that I am very satisfied with the efficiency of Jizhou Town's troop dispatch, and let the military officers and general military officers everywhere take a look. As long as Those who can do things, even if they are sometimes criticized by people, I will still respect them!"

Xiao Jing said respectfully: "I will go and deliver the message right now."

"Okay." Zhu Youtang nodded again, "By the way, I would also like to commend Jian Changbo."

"Ok?"

Xiao Jing wanted to ask, are you sure it's Uncle Jianchang, not Uncle Xinxin?

They both have the same word "jian", but the nature of what they do is completely different.

Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Yan Ling works very hard. Since he is asked to do some hard work, we should also give him some encouragement. I also want people in the court to know that no matter whether he is a relative or not, no matter his past ability No matter what, as long as you work hard for the court, I will see it."

Xiao Jing was thinking in his mind again.

Your Majesty, just say that because of the Queen's relationship, you deliberately gave your brother-in-law a little sweetness, in order to make your palace inner garden more stable. This statement is easier to accept.

"By the way, summon Wang Qiong to me. I want to discuss some military aircraft matters with him. After all, he will soon go to the northwest. This is a very important matter for the military and political stability of the northwest in the next five or six years. Go Make arrangements."

"Yes."

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Originally, what Zhu Youtang told his ministers was that after the patrol, Wang Qiong would go to Yansui to replace Qin Hong as the trilateral general.

But now Zhu Youtang can't wait to send Wang Qiong.

It's like saying...

The second half of this battle will be dominated by Wang Qiong.

This puts a lot of pressure on Wang Qiong.

Because as soon as Wang Qiong comes up, he will lead a war that seems to have no results, and this will be his first opportunity to show whether he can convince the public and face the surging public opinion in the DPRK.

If it is a minister like Qin Hong who is about to retire, such a war principle means no fault is merit.

As for Wang Qiong, it's just a fault without merit.

Perhaps Zhu Youtang knew this, so he sent a more radical Wang Qiong to the northwest to ensure that this war could achieve some results that would satisfy him as the emperor.

This made Wang Qiong feel the pressure on his shoulders.

What's more terrible is that Zhang Zhou is not in the capital yet. Wang Qiong cannot visit and seek Zhang Zhou's opinions before taking office. He wants to achieve some results on the battlefield under such circumstances... Wang Qiong racked his brains and wanted to What is the key to not breaking the game? (End of chapter)