Wanli 1592

Chapter 793 The war machine in motion

The conflict between Xiao Ruxun and the Emperor and Shen Yiguan Group has actually progressed to such a point in this way.

This was something Mei Guozhen had never expected.

Similarly, he did not expect Xiao Ruxun to have such courage and willingness to help the emperor regain power.

On a deeper level, he thought that if Xiao Ruxun sent troops to the Northern Expedition, what he would face would be the gentry and aristocratic families in the entire south of the Yangtze River. It was an extremely powerful force. Could he really succeed?

But after thinking about it, Mei Guozhen knew that his political future and even his life had already died in the entire Ming Dynasty, and was deprived of it by those despicable squires. Xiao Ruxun did what he really wanted to do deep down in his heart. it's the same.

He also attacked the gentry and nobles in order to defend the city.

The two are actually the same.

At worst, death is better than life.

Mei Guozhen also nodded in agreement.

Magui's family has moved to Myanmar and lives under the protection of Xiao Ruxun, while Mei Guozhen's family does not. So in order to protect Mei Guozhen's family, Xiao Ruxun decided to let Mei Guozhen change his name and join the Zhennan Army's Northern Expedition in business.

Ma Gui thought about it, and felt that it would be fine to change his name, so as not to let Xiao Ruxun be caught by others, and there would be extra troubles at that time.

Xiao Ruxun thought about it, and it was right, so they let the two decide for themselves. Ma Gui directly chose the same surname as Xiao Ruxun and changed it to Xiao Gui, and Mei Guozhen also changed his surname to Xiao, using his name as Xiao Kesheng.

Ma Gui was directly incorporated into the army, and Mei Guozhen, as a staff officer next to Xiao Ruxun, advised Xiao Ruxun.

The meeting lasted from morning to afternoon, and Xiao Ruxun probably finished all the work. When it finally came to an end, Xiao Ruxun took a breath, sat on the chair and closed his eyes, relaxing the tense nerves.

Yuan Huang looked at Xiao Ruxun who was showing a tired look, pursed his lips, and finally decided to say what he wanted to say.

He was an official, and he knew exactly what Xiao Ruxun was doing now.

"Ji Xin, have you really decided to attack Shen Yiguan?"

Xiao Ruxun opened his eyes and looked at Yuan Huang.

"Is there any other way for me to go? Yuan Gong, I will not sit still."

Yuan Huang sighed and nodded.

"The old man knows, but Ji Xin, if you go north, you will face the gentry and aristocrats in the entire south of the Yangtze River. They are deeply rooted in the local area and have intertwined relationships. Although the old man knows that they do many illegal things, they are also the foundation of Ming Dynasty. You If they are eradicated, who will be the official?

Although the mayors you recruited in Myanmar Town are capable, they are only talents from one county. The Ming Dynasty is so vast, how can these hundreds of people play a big role?Even if Qin Wang succeeds, he still has to hold the imperial examination and recruit scholars! "

"There is no shortage of officials in this world."

Xiao Ruxun said coldly: "I don't believe that every one of the 30 scholars is my mortal enemy, and I also don't believe that those scholars have such a high integrity. Man was martyred for His Majesty.

Yuan Gong, don't you know those people?When the steel knife rests on their necks, can they still maintain their integrity?Do they have integrity?This time, I will not reason with them, I will turn the table. "

Yuan Huang opened his mouth and had nothing to say for a moment. Mei Guozhen frowned and said, "The world cannot be stabilized by killing alone. Ji Xin, if you want to attack Shen Yiguan, you must get their support. You always need scholars to do things for you.

To put it bluntly, if you attack a city and seize territory and kill all the officials, who will govern the place for you?If you kill those families of scholars, no one can tell the kinship relationship among them. You will make enemies everywhere. Without the support of scholars, you will not be able to govern the world. "

Xiao Ruxun did not fully agree with this.

Tianxia has three components, upper, middle and lower.

The upper layer is the supreme imperial power, and the army that obeys the imperial power is the most important vassal and ally of the imperial power.

The middle class is the elite class of society, that is, scholar-bureaucrats and landlords, while the lower class is the common people.

Throughout history, when a country is strong, it is always a time when the upper class is strong and the middle class is relatively weak.

In order to maintain the stability and prosperity of the country, it is necessary to appropriately weaken the middle class so that it can make up for the upper and lower classes, because once the middle class is too strong and gets rid of the restrictions of the upper class, problems will arise in the country.

There is a key point in legalist power tactics, which is the dynamic combination of cutting the middle and supplementing both ends, cutting both ends and supplementing the middle, and governing officials is more important than governing the people.

To control the landlords, powerful and scholar-bureaucrats, to prevent them from overtaking the monarchy to win the central government, to prevent them from annexing the land, bullying men and women, and humiliating the common people, and preventing them from being too weak and causing the army to expand too much. This is the stability and health of the country. cornerstone.

The triangle pattern is rock solid, so what about the diamond pattern?

Daming's middle class is too strong, if it is not weakened, how can the country be stable?

If there is no crackdown, how can the country return to normal?

The massacre of southern scholar-officials by the Manchus and the subsequent literary inquisition objectively weakened the limitless expansion of the scholar-officials since the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Victory in the middle.

And these, Yuan Huang and Mei Guozhen may not understand, understand, and may not agree.

Xiao Ruxun took a deep breath.

"At the beginning when the Song Dynasty was subjugated and Meng Yuan went south, those people who kept saying that they were at odds with the barbarians later joined Meng Yuan? They didn't have the courage to die, and they didn't have such a high integrity. Don't worry, Yuan Gong, I have my own. idea."

"Ji Xin, do you want your own officials in Burma Town to help you temporarily manage the place after the Northern Expedition?"

Mei Guozhen asked.

"They are the ones who have developed Myanmar from a barren land to where it is today. They have no reputation, but when it comes to governing the region, can a scholar who has just taken the imperial examination compare with them?
In terms of farming, construction, water conservancy, and road construction, they have all passed my test, and they can completely relieve my urgent needs. When I sweep the south of the Yangtze River and cross the river to the north, will there be no one to help me?I have soldiers!What I need to think about is how to win the battle! "

Mei Guozhen and Yuan Huang were silent.

They do think more, but they also have to admit that behind every major event in human history, there is the power of the army. Military power is the foundation of power, and mastery of the army is the foundation of everything.

Obviously, the army is more worth fighting for than the hearts of scholars.

Force is the strongest force, this is the truth.

If Xiao Ruxun is really unreasonable, if he really throws away his burden and tears his face, the fragility of scholars will be seen at a glance. Once the mask they use to coerce the army and civilians in peacetime is broken, once their true colors are revealed to the world, what will happen? What?
This is why Shen Yiguan wanted to kill Xiao Ruxun no matter what.

He has mastered the military power, he knows the horror of military power, and he also knows the terrible consequences that will be brought about by a famous general who has fought a hundred battles.

Yuan Huang knew this very well.

That's why he was worried that Xiao Ruxun's Northern Expedition might bring Daming an even more different ending than expected, an ending neither he nor Xiao Ruxun could have predicted.

Just now, just now, Yuan Huang saw anger and excitement flashing in the eyes of those generals.

Excited, why should they be excited?

Apart from their anger, they were actually excited about such a terrible thing, they were actually very excited!

Because they can finally break through the shackles.

They can break through this shackles in an open and honest manner without any constraints or accusations.

Once the shackles that have suppressed them for more than a hundred years are broken, they will release quite terrifying energy, which may even exceed Xiao Ruxun's own expectations.

But Yuan Huang knew that he could not stop all of this. Xiao Ruxun is the master of this army. From the top to the bottom of this army, from generals to soldiers, no one will disobey Xiao Ruxun's order. This is completely Xiao Ruxun's personal soldier. .

When Xiao Ruxun is not around, Yuan Huang can manage it for him. If Xiao Ruxun is around, no one can oppose his will.

Xiao Ruxun's will cannot be shaken, and right now, the war machine in Burma Town, which has started to run crazily, cannot be stopped.

(End of this chapter)