Wanli 1592

Chapter 275
"Xiao Ruxun can't stay in the capital to prevent the emperor from having any other ideas, but he can't suppress Xiao Ruxun openly or secretly, so as not to make the emperor feel dissatisfied. After all, the Ai family is not the emperor of Ming Dynasty. The world of Ming Dynasty still belongs to the emperor. The Ai family suppresses Xiao Ruxun It doesn't matter, but those of you who follow the imperial edict will offend the emperor fiercely, and will be considered by the emperor as adding insult to injury, which will make the emperor even more resentful, and I am afraid that the future will be bleak."

Wang Xijue's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for reminding me."

"Then, is there any place Xiao Ruxun can go that won't make the emperor unhappy?"

Wang Xijue thought about it, and suddenly remembered the information in some official documents of the Ministry of War in the past few days that the Dongwu Kingdom in the southwest was constantly invading the border of Yunnan. , to ensure the stability of the Yunnan border.

A large sum of money has just been added to the accounts of the Ministry of War, which was snatched by Shi Xing at the six-part Shangshu conference. Originally, he planned to buy some new weapons, and based on the complaints from the frontline officers in the Korean War about the lack of usefulness of the firearms, a special project was carried out. For rectification, now considering that the Dongwu Kingdom has bullied people too much, and has continuously violated borders for more than ten years.

Wang Xijue calculated that he could not only transfer Xiao Ruxun away from the capital, leaving the emperor alone, but also make full use of Xiao Ruxun's ability as a general, so that he would not make it useless, so he made a decisive suggestion: "The queen mother, the governor of Yunnan, Chen Yongbin, has recently come to visit, Speaking of the southwestern Fanbangdongwu Kingdom sent troops to harass our Ming border again.

In view of the fact that the Dongwu Kingdom has been harassing our Daming Yunnan border for more than ten years and killing our border residents, it is extremely hateful and will not change after repeated teaching. Before the Ming Dynasty treasury was empty, it was unable to launch a full-scale counterattack. Now that the treasury is full, it is better to let Xiao Ruxun lead the troops. Yunnan, completely solve this Dongwu country, what does the Queen Mother think? "

Empress Dowager Li has no idea about the use of troops, but knowing that Xiao Ruxun brought Daming tens of millions of taels of silver, Daming's books will be a lot richer at once, and many things that could not be done before can now be done. Right now, the national treasury is full. When the blood-sucking worms hadn't reacted, they simply used the money first, and it was better to use it to expand the territory and solve the border troubles than to be embezzled by others.

So Empress Dowager Li nodded in agreement.

"In that case, Wang Qing, just give Xiao Ruxun a marquis, and then send troops to the southwest to pacify the Dongwu Kingdom. It can be regarded as the best use of people. Let's see if we can get some money back for Daming. If possible, It doesn't matter if you make him a county duke, Wang Qing, what do you think?"

Wang Xijue had no objection, so he opened his mouth and said: "The queen mother speaks, and the old minister will naturally obey. Then Xiao Ruxun will be made the Marquis of Pinglu, and the world will be granted the title of gold, silver and jewels. He was named Admiral Yunnan Yubian Pingnan Commander-in-Chief, and he will go to the post on a regular basis, and he will make great achievements in pacifying the Dongwu Kingdom for the Ming Dynasty."

Empress Dowager Li nodded in satisfaction: "In this way, if you don't hurt the emperor's heart, it can be regarded as making the best use of people. This Xiao Ruxun is quite capable. With so many generals in Ming Dynasty, they knew that they needed money when they fought. Not only did Xiao Ruxun not want money, but Give Daming money back home, the emperor knows people with his eyes, but he can't control the people around him, and he can't control his own mouth, otherwise, there will be no disaster today, Wang Qing, don't you think so? "

Wang Xijue wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, understood what Empress Dowager Li meant, and he naturally knew what to do after saving his life, so he nodded and said, "What the Empress Dowager said is very true."

"Hmm." Empress Dowager Li nodded with a sneer, and then asked, "What about the other heroes and generals? How should they be rewarded? Do you have a charter?"

"The rest of the generals are good at awarding rewards, but Song Yingchang, the general manager of the army, doesn't know how to award them. Song Yingchang was already the left servant of the Ministry of War before he went out to fight, and he was the Minister of the Ministry of War. However, Shi Xing, the current minister of the Ministry of War, did not make any mistakes and made great contributions. , Now, the old minister is having a hard time making a choice, Song Yingchang has made great contributions and has to be rewarded, but Shi Xing also has merits, and he is not wrong, so he should not be reprimanded due to emotion or reason."

"What's the reason for belittling Shi Xing? Wouldn't it be good to reassign Song Yingchang to a new position? Are there people in the six books whose political achievements are unknown, who have made many mistakes and who have committed a lot of corruption?"

Empress Dowager Li acted vigorously.

"Well, if you just say that, the ministers of the Ministry of Industry and the Minister of Punishment have no obvious political achievements, and they don't usually do anything, it's just..."

"Just what? The Ai family has heard that among the six departments of yours, the Ministry of Officials is the most important, the Ministry of Industry is the lightest, and the Ministry of Punishment is the cheapest. The ministers of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Punishment have never had much say, and their status is not very important. Since the Ministry of War cannot be moved, and neither can the other three departments, let’s start the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Punishment!”

Hearing what Queen Mother Li said so lightly, Wang Xijue couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Chen Younian, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, resigned from office a few days ago. The ministers are discussing whether Sun Piyang, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, should be transferred to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, to take charge of the Ministry of Officials. The vacated post of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment happens to be handed over to Song Yingchang."

Queen Mother Li frowned.

"Chen Younian? Why didn't he resign from office?"

Wang Xijue was still a little guilty, because this matter had something to do with him. He defended Zhu Yijun in the cabinet that day, but was heard by Gu Xiancheng. Gu Xiancheng satirized Wang Xijue. Out of anger, the impeachment of Wang Xijue hit Zhu Yijun's muzzle, and Zhu Yijun swiped his pen—removed from office, demoted to common people, and never hired.

This made that old-fashioned Chen Younian very upset. I am the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. You belittled my subordinates for not even saying hello to me. Are you taking me too seriously?Chen Guban was upset, and Shangshu asked to resign. At this time, when the emperor was planning a coup, he ignored him. Chen Guban was very upset. He asked to resign in seven memorials, but Zhu Yijun still ignored him. Now this matter falls to the cabinet On his head, Wang Xijue was having a headache.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, this person is fighting for Gu Xiancheng, who was reprimanded by His Majesty."

Empress Dowager Li frowned when she heard this: "A majestic official, actually resigned because of an official's injustice. Is there anything more important than official duties? So disregarding the overall situation, what is the use of such an official? If Master Zhang is still here, how can there be such an official! Damn! If he wants to resign, then let him go! And he is not allowed to be given the treatment of being a minister. He is a degraded official and will never tell use!"

Wang Xijue can be considered to have experienced the power of the Daming Iron Triangle back then. At that time, the Daming Iron Triangle was rampant all over the world. Wherever it went, incompetent and mediocre officials were dismounted one after another. For a long time, it was a pity that once Zhang Juzheng died, the reform was gone. In fact, from Wang Xijue's own point of view, he also admired Zhang Juzheng. Unfortunately, he died and offended too many people, so Zhang Juzheng had to die.

It's a pity that this is the only picture of Ming Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)