Yang Fan had read a piece of information about a modern wizard from Tierra del Fuego in Argentina who played donkey skin drums, hummed ballads, and danced shamanic dances. They were exactly the same as the masters of Northeastern dance. It was ridiculous.
This also proves from one aspect that this oldest religion in mankind has a wide distribution range, a complete inheritance system, and a tenacious vitality.
Liu Hongxun came to him today, not just for a chat. Yang Fan knew that Liu Hongxun would soon get to the point.
"Uncle Dingyuan, have you ever thought about why interest groups were formed in Liaodong? The war to aid Korea did not. The She'an Rebellion in the south, which is about to end, has not been formed after more than ten years of fighting. This is why." Liu Hongxun said.
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This is an interesting question. The Ming Dynasty fought many wars, so why did this situation happen in Liaodong?
But Yang Fan quickly figured out that the key lies in the Sable Road and the eight major merchant groups of Shanxi merchants. These two things do not exist in the south.
Before Yang Fan took control of Zhangjiakou, Liaodong Jiangmen worked for the eight major merchant groups of Shanxi merchants.
The reason why the eight major business groups have accumulated such great power is because of Wang Chonggu and Zhang Siwei.
Eight business groups used their money and power to create a nine-sided general, the Minister of War, and the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty.
When Yang Fan thought of this, he suddenly realized that Yuan Chonghuan's background might be more complicated than he knew.
After all, Liu Hongxun is the elder of the pavilion, and Yang Fan is not qualified to know about things at this level. Therefore, the opportunity to talk today is very rare.
"His figure and appearance are also very poor. It is said that it is difficult to obtain such qualifications."
Not to mention that time, even the civil service examination in later generations also had requirements for image. Not just any crooked melon or jujube would be acceptable.
People at that time commented that he was "shaped like a little monkey", which meant that he was as thin as a little monkey and "ugly". What's even worse, they said that he was talking about world affairs arm in arm with shamelessness.
One of the most important qualities of an official is stability and composure. People with extreme tempers, irritable tempers, rough tempers, and loud talkers are not suitable for officialdom.
Because those who plan for great things hide in their hearts and act in deeds, accomplish things with secrets and reveal failures with words. The most taboo thing in doing things is to show off and show off. Showing off in a high profile is a person's bad nature and can ruin a person's future.
Yang Fan deeply understands that everything must be done personally and success depends on others.
Therefore, it is normally difficult for people like Yuan Chonghuan to enter the officialdom, let alone reach their current position.
"Yuan Chonghuan not only has a bad image, but he is also not a good scholar. His road to the imperial examination was full of nobles and unexpected surprises. At first, he tried his best and managed to get into the top three. He was a businessman and was quite famous.
Family-owned. My direct brother Yuan Chongcan, my brother Yuan Chongyu, and my nephew Yuan Zhaoji are all businessmen, even salt merchants."
This is the way the world is. People need gold to communicate with each other. Without more gold, friendship will not be deep.
Since the results are not ideal, there must be some other efforts.
"Yuan Chonghuan's father, Yuan Zipeng, was a big businessman. According to Yuan Chonghuan's own statement, his family's financial situation was not very good. When his father passed away, he didn't even have the money to travel home for the funeral. It was paid by the Liaoxi Jiangmen gang. But these words,
It’s just talk for the occasion.” Liu Hongxun said.
Among the bureaucrats in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the eldest son in the family or the children who succeeded in the imperial examination became officials, and the other brothers and uncles became businessmen. Quite a few of them had this configuration. Yuan Chonghuan was not the first, nor could he be the last.
Yang Fan asked: "Who is his advisor? Who helped him obtain the title of magistrate of Shaowu County in Fujian Province?"
Liu Hongxun said: "The master is Han Xu, the big boss of Donglin. He was admitted as the third-level Jinshi by this master. With his performance, it is not easy to get the Shaowu County Magistrate's real vacancy. It should also be found.
Donglin’s connections. Later, it was Hou Xun, the big boss of Donglin, who promoted him from a small county magistrate to the head of the Ministry of War’s Staff Department."
The Military Department of the Ministry of War is a department with absolute real power. Not many people can squeeze in. A remote county magistrate in Fujian can be the head of the Military Department in one step. If there is no one to run it for him, it will be impossible.
Although the last head of the staff department was beaten to death by a beggar, it still could not stop everyone from running for money and seeking this position. Now it is said that there are more than a dozen people competing for this position.
Liu Hongxun said: "Uncle Dingyuan knows what characteristics Governor Yuan has in his character."
Yang Fan said with a smile: "He's a very brave man, and there's nothing he wouldn't dare to do. You could see it when he rode out of seclusion alone."
Liu Hongxun said with a smile: "His success is due to his boldness and ability to seize opportunities. He takes the initiative and creates opportunities for himself. Even though he is still a small person, he dares to stir up troubles and hype himself up. But as the old saying goes, wealth can be gained through danger.
Lost in danger. One tenth of the time you seek, nine tenths of the time you lose. If he continues to take risks like this, as long as something goes wrong once, he will be completely defeated. It will never be possible to make a comeback."
Think carefully about which of these things this person did was not risky.
Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen were defeated, and all the land outside Shanhaiguan was lost. He rode out alone to conduct field research and trapped the isolated city of Ningyuan, and finally won a narrow victory. He and Chongzhen boasted about Dharma, and restored Liao in five years, and gained the most powerful governor of Jiliao in the history of Ming Dynasty.
division.
He has ability, ambition, and great courage. This is definitely not a worry-free master.
"However, after he arrived in Liaodong, his position changed a lot. He changed from a pure Donglin Party to one that wavered between the Donglin Party and the Donglin Party. He began to make great efforts to make friends with the Donglin Party. I studied it carefully
He discovered a lot of interesting things in Tianqi Dynasty’s circle of friends.”
"The person who had a close friendship with him and built a shrine for the factory officials together was Yan Mingtai, a die-hard eunuch. After he was "resigned," Huo Weihua, a die-hard eunuch, cried and shouted to "give shade" to him and tried every means to keep his job.
Official position."
"After the death of the late emperor, Yan Mingtai (who had not yet been liquidated at the time) came forward to build momentum for his comeback. The criminal department all involved Xue Guoguan, who ran up and down to get people to write letters for his comeback. A group of censors poured dirty water on Yuan Chonghuan's rival Wang Zhichen.
Finally, we defeated Wang Zhichen, the biggest contender for Governor Ji Liao."
Man Gui was a member of Wang Zhichen. After Wang Zhichen failed, Man Gui was also transferred to Shanxi. The quarrel with Yang Fan was dealt with later.
"At that time, some people impeached him for having secretly contacted Jiannu, and he was suspected of negotiating peace. Lu Chunru, the left minister of the Military Deployment Department, whitewashed his behavior in negotiating peace. He placed the responsibility for negotiating peace on Wei Zhongxian, who had already hanged himself. There was no evidence to prove it. The platform summoned
At the scene, the elders of the Donglin Cabinet praised Yuan Chonghuan as "a man of extraordinary courage, courage, insight into strategies, and a lot of things to add. He is a truly extraordinary man."
Yang Fan didn't expect that Yuandudu could be so awesome.
The people who were supported by Donglin dared to mingle with the eunuchs when they arrived in Liaodong. They really had both sides.
But Yang Fan knows deeply that in official circles, the most taboo thing is to have both sides. Riding on the fence is not allowed. Neither faction will allow it. There is no third way. The most likely thing is that both factions will try to get you. Let you
The first one out.
In history, aren’t there many people who were able to vacillate between the two major forces and seek the greatest benefits? For example, Yuan Shikai, who vacillated between the Qing court and the Revolutionary Party, sought the greatest benefits and became a thief.
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But there is a prerequisite for doing this, and that is that you have strong personal power.
The reason why Yuan Shikai dares to do this is that he has the army of the six towns in Beiyang. Only if you have the strength recognized by both factions will you be allowed to have both sides.
Then Commander Yuan, a Taoist from Ningyuan who came to Liaodong from the Ministry of War, has the strength to dare to jump between Donglin and the eunuchs. What is his trump card?
This chapter has been completed!