Wanli 1592

Chapter 290
The imperial court sent me to the south to command troops to conquer Dongwu Kingdom.

In a word, the original harmonious table atmosphere becomes strange.

Be quiet for a while,

"What? One and a half months? Go south to conquer the Dongwu Kingdom? No, fourth child, didn't you just come back after defeating the Wa Kingdom? Why are you leaving again?"

"That's right! Fourth, you have just returned from a victorious battle here, and the imperial court is not without generals. Why did you only give you a month and a half of leave and then command troops to go south again? And it's still so south? This is against the rules. Ah! There is no rule for a general to lead his troops to the south immediately after returning from commanding troops!"

"Yes, fourth, what is the court saying? This is too unreasonable! The fourth sister is still pregnant, and she is about to give birth. The court will not let you even make the child's full moon wine No way? Then why did the imperial court give us three months of vacation? We came back for family reunion, if the family can’t be reunited, why do we need this vacation?”

The eldest brother, the second child and the third child were very angry and defended Xiao Ruxun, only the father calmed down and slapped the table to calm down the three brothers.

"Shut up! The meaning of the imperial court is the meaning of His Majesty, and the meaning of His Majesty is the imperial decree. As generals, we must abide by His Majesty's will! This is the rule! If this rule is broken, none of us will have a good life! On the surface or in private, even if you are only facing your own family, as a father, you will never allow you to speak ill of His Majesty! Do you hear me clearly?!"

Xiao Wenkui is serious like never before, Xiao Ruxun thinks he is very serious, because in this spy country, you never know if there are Jinyiwei or Dongchang spies around you who specialize in serving the royal family, even if it is in the current Xiao Mansion. Was there really no spy of the emperor or of some great man?Given Xiao Ruxun's current status and situation, this possibility is not uncommon.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was so red-eyed by the anti-anti-killing campaign that everyone in the group was in danger. He didn’t dare to say a word at home. In that era, Jin Yiwei was as pervasive as cockroaches. It was in that era that we really needed to be cautious in our words and deeds. The times, but times are different, the situation is also different.

The difference from the early Ming Dynasty is that the emperor's control over the country and his subjects depends on the strength and power in the hands of the emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang has almost everything in his hands, so no one dares to kill the meritorious officials under his special killer. Resisting, Zhu Di almost controlled everything, so even if he punished Fang Xiaoru's ten clans, even if he conquered Mobei five times, his country was still stable, but after that, the emperors gradually lost control of their courtiers.

The change of Tumubao was a turning point, which indicated that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty began to lose control over the expansion of the power of his subjects. Neither the restoration of Yingzong nor the ascension of the new emperor could change this situation. It was not until Emperor Jiajing regained part of his authority with the Great Rites Event that he could repress his courtiers.

However, this kind of suppression also failed because Emperor Jiajing did not support the forces against civil officials in time. Emperor Jiajing hated eunuchs, did not give eunuchs real power, did not like military affairs, and did not give military commanders a chance to stand up, so civil officials were only confused for 20 years. After 20 years passed, after Emperor Jiajing's routine was figured out, the civil servants started to fight back again.

This time, even Jin Yiwei was infiltrated.

At the critical moment, Zhang Juzheng, the animal trainer, appeared on the stage. Yes, he is a civil servant, but as the top civil servant who has recently succeeded the prime minister or even surpassed the prime minister, he should be the leader of the civil servants, but because of his strict reforms, he has become the leader of most civil servants. A deadly enemy, so he is also a natural ally of the emperor.

He helped the emperor regain Jinyiwei and part of his authority, but it was a pity that Xiao Wanli was brainwashed by the civil officials very successfully, destroying almost all Zhang Juzheng's efforts. Plant two forces.

So nowadays, civil servants hardly worry that they will be monitored by Jinyiwei, and military generals are not worried about Jinyiwei, but the eyeliner of civil servants. Although those all-pervasive guys are not Jinyiwei, they are doing the same thing as Jinyiwei, suppressing Generals, however, are also worried that some overly powerful generals will appear and may rob authority, so they must be suppressed in advance.

Now the person they are most afraid of is not Li and his son, but Xiao and his son. To reunite their father and son in this way, I am afraid that they have other thoughts.

Xiao Wenkui has been hanging out in the capital for decades, and he knows all about it. He also witnessed the people of the Dingguo family extract a traitor who worked for an unknown person and beat him to death. He killed a chicken for monkeys to see, but Except for the five top clansmen, no military general dared to do this again.

Today's military generals in the Ming Dynasty are not much better than those in the Song Dynasty. The difference is only the degree of depth and traditional views. Of course, there are still a few with a little bit of face.

The Xiao family brothers are not stupid. When they saw their father winking, they suddenly realized that everyone shut their mouths honestly and sat down uselessly. Even so, they didn't know where to vent their anger. After calming down and thinking about it carefully, I feel that this matter is not a bad thing.

"For generals like us, having a battle to fight is the best thing. If there is no battle to fight, there is no need for our generals to exist. It is better to have a battle to fight than no war to fight."

Xiao Ruzhi said so.

Xiao Rulan didn't think so: "It's a good thing to have a war to fight, but I don't want to do it like this. There was no such precedent before. Just after the fight here, there will be another fight. When will there be such a precedent in the Ming Dynasty?" Yes, and the same general is used twice, and the period is only one and a half months. Unless the whole southern Xinjiang is in an emergency, it is understandable to use the general in an emergency, but now it is only a matter of Yunnan Province, and I even listen to it If I didn’t hear it, it proves that it’s not a big deal in itself, so what’s the reason why you’re so eager to ask Lao Si to march south?”

Xiao Ruhui said coldly: "Isn't this obvious? Anyone with a discerning eye can see it, but we don't talk about it. If we tell the truth, it will be of no benefit to anyone!"

After finishing speaking, Xiao Ruhui looked at Xiao Ruxun and said: "Fourth, since this matter is irreversible, you should go and talk to fourth sister. These days, fourth sister is the most miserable, and it's only a month and a half, and you have to go on an expedition again." , or go to such a far place, and you don't know when you will come back after this trip, and you should spend more time with Fourth Sister because of emotion and reason."

Xiao Ruxun nodded: "I know, I will go to Caiyun to clarify, but there is something I want to discuss with my brother and father."

(End of this chapter)