Although Duke Cheng was restored to the throne not long ago, judging from the few simple actions of this young Duke Cheng, he is indeed an extremely brilliant political talent.
But what does this have to do with Wuxing?
Zhu Yi's request for these things benefited only the Duke of Chengguo, and it did not benefit his martial arts. He was able to stand firm in the military mansion for so many years, and it was not that he had no trump cards. It is not an exaggeration to say that,
Even if the Duke of Chengguo wanted to target him for no reason, it would not be easy.
So, why did he want to wade into this muddy water?
However, even though Wuxing said this, Zhu Yi showed a smile instead. He was not afraid that Wuxing would want benefits, but he was just afraid that he would not want them.
If you are willing to ask for benefits, it means you can talk about it.
After taking a sip of tea to moisten her throat, Zhu Yi frowned and looked at Wu Xing to speak leisurely.
"I don't know, if you have the position of military governor, you might be able to impress Wu Tongzhi?"
"What do you mean?"
A glimmer of light flashed in Wu Xing's eyes, and the calm and calm look just now disappeared immediately, replaced by incomparable seriousness.
Just such a reaction already shows that from this moment on, the subject and the guest change positions!
Zhu Yi remained calm and continued.
"Wu Tongzhi has actually guessed it, hasn't he? Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked the matter so clearly."
Everyone is a thousand-year-old fox, no one can understand anyone.
If at the beginning, Wu Xing was out of curiosity and wanted to know what Zhu Yi's purpose was, so he listened patiently to the end.
Then, when Zhu Yi asked him to help, he should decline and refuse, instead of asking again and again and making the whole thing clear before hesitating and having difficulty making a decision.
With Zhu Yi's status, it was definitely not a trivial matter to ask for help when he came to his house. Especially when he saw the list, Wu Xing should know the weight of the matter. Therefore, if he really wanted to protect himself wisely, he would not
It’s time to keep listening.
Otherwise, knowing so many secrets and refusing to help, then the Chengguo Palace will be completely hated.
With Zhu Yi's status and character, Wu Xing knew so many things. If he couldn't stand in the same boat with him, then he would naturally have to find a way to cut him off.
Since Wu Xing chose to continue asking, it meant that he didn't really want to refuse, but just wanted to negotiate terms.
But having said that, with Wu Xing's current status and background, there are actually very few conditions that can impress him.
Wu Xing is actually the most common type of person in the officialdom.
He has an enterprising spirit, but he is not very ambitious. He is dissatisfied with the darkness of officialdom, but he lacks the courage to fight against it.
In the end, I can only live a mediocre and drifting life, but unfortunately, I can't live like this with complete peace of mind.
In short, it's just a twist, but the tragedy is that they can't twist it to the extreme. Although they are conflicted in their hearts, they can also accept it.
From this perspective, people like Xu Youzhen, who are pure and seek advancement at all costs, and people like Yu Qian, who are completely dedicated to serving the country and the people, are the very few in the officialdom.
So for Wu Xing, it's not that he doesn't want to make progress, but he knows that the possibility of making progress is very slim, so he has to choose to lie down.
However, when he really lay down, the anger in his heart existed objectively, so as long as there was a chance, he was still willing to work hard.
But the paradox is that he is indeed willing to work hard, but he will never risk everything.
so……
"Please do these two things to Wu Tongzhi. One is to help me, and the other is to help Wu Tongzhi himself."
"These people on this first list can continue to stay in the army safely because they are quite capable, but after all, they have been let go. Wu Tongzhi helped me to reveal this information.
, they will naturally appreciate Wu Tongzhi’s friendship.”
To put it bluntly, besides Zhu Yi, there was also Wuxing who knew what this group of people had done, so they naturally had to be wary of Wuxing.
From this perspective, both parties are indeed mutually beneficial.
Of course, it was only out of fear. Wu Xing knew very well that the only one who could really control these people was Zhu Yi.
This was also the plan of Duke Chengguo. He brought out the list, but there was no concrete evidence.
These evidences must exist, otherwise, it would be impossible for Zhang Shi to believe it, but Zhu Yi did not show it to let Wu Xing know, so even if Wu Xing wanted to report it, it would be useless.
On the contrary, Zhang Xian would be suspicious of whether he was sowing discord.
"In addition, the Military Government and the Ministry of War share the responsibility for the promotion and demotion of military officials, let alone the Ministry of War. After these people are taken down, the emperor and the Ministry of War must have their own candidates recommended."
"But as for the military government, after Ren Li's death, there will be no one in charge of the military government. Naturally, Wu Tongzhi and the second master of the Zhang family will be the ones to recommend candidates."
"The British government also needs to fill its own manpower. At the Ministry of War, naturally there are nobles from various families to deal with it. However, someone must come and submit this list in the name of the military government."
"This candidate is none other than Wu Tongzhi!"
A smile appeared on Zhu Yi's face again, and she said playfully.
"Naturally, when these people arrive in the military government, they will also be grateful for Wu Tongzhi's recommendation."
"It does sound tempting. I only need to run around and submit a memorial to the court, and I can get so many favors for free. It is really a good deal with no capital and huge profits."
Wu Xing narrowed his eyes, but was unmoved and just said.
"However, with these favors, you can get a military governor? It's better for the Duke to stop joking with his subordinates."
To put it bluntly, Wu Xing doesn't care about human feelings.
He has accumulated countless favors in the military for so many years, but they are of no use at all for promotion.
For a person like him, it is basically impossible to obtain the actual post of Commander-in-Chief in this life. The only way is to go to the battlefield again and obtain the title of knighthood by virtue of military exploits.
But Wu Xing knew his own skills, and he could do battles and kills. However, compared with veteran generals like Yang Hong and Ren Li, he was not at the same level.
He couldn't do things like the expedition against Adai Khan, the powerful frontier fortress, and the title of "King Yang". His personality was more suitable for handling military affairs in the military government.
But in this path, the pinnacle of this path is for him to become a governor. At most, he will be released when he is old and may be given the title of right governor. However, it is just a false position and of no use.
It is impossible for him to be the real talkative person in the military government.
This is a tacit understanding among the nobles. For such a long time in the imperial court, except for the Hongwu era and the Yongle era, there have been a few non-honored actual governors. Basically, the governors who can take charge of the military government are all
Negative of title.
The reasons for this are so complicated that it is difficult to explain clearly in just one or two sentences.
But in general, if Wuxing wants to become the governor of the military mansion, even if it is not the governor of the Chinese Army, but other relatively less important military mansions, it will be difficult to reach the sky.
The most difficult thing to solve is to get the nobles to agree to this matter. As one of the inherent privileges of the nobles, the actual governor is basically impossible to get them to hand over.
Even the Duke Dingguo behind him would not agree to this matter, let alone the favors of some military officials.
"It seems that Wu Tongzhi doesn't believe me?"
Speaking of this, Zhu Yi's expression finally fluctuated, as if he was thinking about how to continue to persuade Wu Xing.
However, what he didn't expect was that Wu Xing shook his head and said.
"Young Master, there is no need to say anything else. I have been helped by my subordinate!"
This time, Zhu Yi was a little surprised.
He is indeed sure of this matter, but where his certainty lies cannot be said.
Therefore, Wu Xing agreed at this moment, which really surprised him.
Seeing this situation, Wu Xing smiled and said with a little cunning.
"The Duke of the State just told me that you are doing this to keep the atmosphere of the military government clean and to reshape the morale of the military government. As a member of the military government, how can I just care about my own selfish interests and ignore the overall situation?"
"What's more, what the Duke of Guo wants is not difficult. Even if it's just for a good relationship, why wouldn't a subordinate do it?"
This tone sounds a bit familiar...
Zhu Yi was slightly startled. Wasn't this the same tone he used when trying to offend Wu Xing? He didn't expect that it would be used against him so quickly.
Looking deeply at Wu Xing, Zhu Yi seemed to want to penetrate his calm face and see his deep inner thoughts.
But this is obviously impossible...
So Zhu Yi had no choice but to nod his head and said.
"In that case, I would like to thank Wu Tongzhi."
…………
At night, twilight fell, and finally the palace, which had been sweltering all day, felt a little cooler.
Outside the brightly lit Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qiyu stood with his hands behind his hands, feeling the cool summer evening breeze and quietly listening to the report from Shu Liang.
After listening, he nodded slightly, with a smile on his face and said.
"This Zhu Yi is indeed a talent. I was right about him."
Zhu Qiyu had actually been thinking about the reform of the military government for a long time.
He had seen how the late Ming Dynasty was prosperous and the military was weak. Although it was not as extreme as in the former Song Dynasty, at the latest during the Longwan period, the status of military generals had dropped to a terrifying level.
In the future, when the situation was most serious, it would even occur to the point where third-grade military generals would bow their heads and salute when they saw a seventh-grade censor. This was by no means the normal state of balance between civil and military affairs.
Of course, the reasons for this situation are very complicated. The main reason is of course that during the peace period, the status of military generals declined and the power of civil servants became stronger.
But in addition, a series of problems such as the control of the military government by the nobles, internal corruption, the continuous decline of the military government, the occupation of military villages, and the abolition of military discipline are all one of the reasons.
Moreover, there were also the biases of the emperors of the past dynasties. The influence of major events such as the Civil War accumulated and gradually formed the situation in the late Ming Dynasty.
Once this situation is formed, the most serious consequence is that military generals will weaken and it will be difficult to have famous generals. Even if there are, it will often be difficult to end well.
From Zhu Qiyu's point of view, after his eldest nephew, the only ones who were truly soldiers and could be called famous generals were Qi Jiguang and Li Rusong. The rest, Yu Dayou and Li Chengliang could barely look past them.
As for the others, although they are called famous generals, most of them come from a rich background and may be good at strategy and military use, but they may not really be called generals.
After all, as a general, you have to go to the battlefield to fight. Although there are a few literati like Wang Yangming who are both civil and military, after all, most of them are not from martial arts background.
Even if this is the case, then on the battlefield, they cannot take the lead, and are more accustomed to hiding behind the formation and commanding from behind.
However, as long as you carefully read the history books, you will find that the soul of an army lies in its generals. Bai Qi of Qin, Wei Huo of Han, Qin Cheng of Tang, and Yue Fei of Song were all brave on the battlefield, fighting one against ten or even more. One against a hundred.
Only such generals can lead a bloody and fighting army.
During the Hongwu and Yongle years of the Ming Dynasty, there were also such people, such as Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu, and even Emperor Taizong himself, who were all capable of leading an army into battle single-handedly.
But as the stars of the older generation fade away, it is difficult for such people to appear again.
Or to be more precise, it’s not that it’s hard to appear, but that it’s hard to get the status it deserves.
Let's just say that a person like Qi Jiguang would definitely shine brightly if he were in the troubled times of the late Yuan Dynasty, even if it was the troubled times of the late Yuan Dynasty, even in the Yongle period.
However, born in an era when culture was prosperous and military was weak, even if he reached the peak of what a military commander could achieve, he still had to rely on civil servants.
He was able to display his talents without reservation, not because his own status was high enough, but because there was a Zhang Taiyue in the court who protected him and used him to wipe out the Japanese pirates.
However, when Zhang Juzheng fell, such a general, even with such military exploits, could only be dismissed and returned home.
In the final analysis, it is actually because the status of military generals in the late Ming Dynasty was too low. If Qi Jiguang could have the status of Yang Hong today, then he himself was a towering tree, so why did he need to be dependent on anyone?
The momentum of using civil servants to control military forces must be stopped. Otherwise, if there are no strong generals in the army, there will naturally be no morale, and the officers and soldiers will have no fighting capacity, so how can they protect the homeland and the country.
No matter how much you practice, it is actually not as effective as on the battlefield, when your own general takes the lead and charges with a single cavalry.
Therefore, this situation in the military government is bound to not last long.
However, Zhu Qiyu only had a vague idea of how to change it, but he did not have a clear idea of how to do it.
This is also the reason why he has not taken action yet. The military government is in charge of the military affairs, which is the core organization among the military officials. If it is not handled properly, the consequences may be much more serious than other reforms of the imperial court.
However, no matter how we move, there is nothing wrong with balancing the forces in the General's Mansion first.
The good thing about Zhu Yi's approach is that it is the only way to rectify the military government. If the military government is always the direct descendants of those big families, then no matter which direction Zhu Qiyu wants to carry out reforms, he will
Not an easy task.
Only the more factions there are in the military government, the easier it will be to reform.
Looking up at the moonlight, a trace of worry flashed across Zhu Qiyu's face, but he finally calmed down and said.
"Let Qingfeng tell Zhu Yi that as long as his original intention is to serve the Ming Dynasty and balance civil and military affairs, and as long as he does not do anything sinister, he can go ahead and do it. If something goes wrong, I will take care of the consequences."
"yes……"
Shu Liang lowered his head in response and hurried down to deliver the message.
In Zhu Qiyu's heart, there was a little more expectation. Since Zhu Yi is a talent, let's see what step he can take.
Maybe, he can give himself a surprise, maybe?
This chapter has been completed!