"The chief assistant, King Ji and King Yu are both adults. They should go to Shu Sheng and ask them to become vassals as soon as possible. They cannot be allowed to stay in the capital, otherwise things will change sooner or later." Gu Yi, a scholar at Wuying Palace, spoke. p>
Emperor Guangwu treated meritorious officials preferentially and had just upgraded the ranks of cabinet members not long ago. The deceased He Tengjiao and Du Yinxi were posthumously awarded the title of Grand Bachelor of Zhongji Palace; Wen Anzhi was posthumously granted the title of Grand Bachelor of Jianji Palace. Several living cabinet ministers
Chen, Guan Shouzhen, Sun Jinding, and Su Guansheng were promoted to the Grand Bachelor of Jianji Palace; Zheng Feng was promoted to the Grand Bachelor of Wenhua Palace. Gu Yi also rose to the top and was promoted to the Grand Bachelor of Wuying Palace. It was the time when the spring breeze was proud, and there was a conspiracy as soon as he opened his mouth. p>
This plan is indeed a conspiracy, upright and hard to resist. In the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, vassal kings each have their own vassal states. When they reach adulthood, they should go to the vassal state to join the vassal state. The vassal state of King Zhu Ruofeng of Yu is Kaifeng; King Zhu Ruodeng of Hebei is very old.
The emperor loved him. At first, the old emperor wanted to seal him to Beijing, but the ministers strongly opposed him. They were afraid of a repeat of the Jingnan incident, so they had to change his seal to Baoding.
Ordinarily, the King of Ji and the King of Yu have already come of age, so one should go to Baoding and the other to Kaifeng, and they can no longer stay in the capital. However, the old emperor was afraid that his eldest son would snatch his throne in advance, so he deliberately prevented his second and third sons from becoming feudal lords.
They were left in the capital to check and balance the eldest son. Gradually, the vassal issue was delayed.
Baoding and Kaifeng are far away from Nanjing. If King Ji and King Yu went to their own feudal states and were far away from the center of the imperial court, the Party of King Ji and King of Yu would not have anything to worry about.
"Well, Mr. Gu Ge's proposal is a strategy for long-term peace and stability. It's just that King Ji and King Yu have just returned from victory, and the victorious family is prosperous. The Holy Emperor may not be willing to let the two kings seize the vassal now." Guan Shouzhen sighed slightly. That means, the plan is
It was a good plan, but the time had not come yet. The two kings had just returned from a distant place, and it was impossible for the emperor to drive them away so quickly.
Xia Rubi, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, suddenly said: "I heard that King Ji's subordinates have lax military discipline and often seize and massacre Rakshasa prisoners of war. Can we make a fuss about this?"
Guan Shouzhen shook his head, "Your Majesty started his career by martial arts, and he knows all about these things in the army. Generals making some money and killing a few prisoners are just trivial matters in the eyes of His Majesty. As long as they can win the battle, he will turn a blind eye to this.
The plan is useless.
"Chief Assistant, the King of Ji has returned from a great victory. It is necessary to appoint officials for his subordinates to win over people's hearts. Can we discuss with the Ministry of War to suppress the close generals of the King of Ji and appoint more of our people?" Guo Fengying, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, presented
A plan.
King Ji's subordinates are complex, including his own confidants, as well as generals loyal to the crown prince such as Sun Guangwei, Yan Xiaoyong, Liu Yipeng, etc. Guo Fengqian's intention is to support his own people and suppress King Ji's party when describing his merits.
"This condition is a good plan, but for one thing, the military merits are the most important in our Ming Dynasty, and the generals' achievements are recorded by the military governor, so it is difficult to falsify them; secondly, Yu Chaoxiang, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Sun Jinding are sworn friends, although Sun Jinding is not the King of Ji
We are in the same party, but we are on the same level as this old man. It’s difficult to try to tamper with the merits!" When he thought of Sun Jinding, Guan Shouzhen sighed even louder.
"Chief Minister, I believe that after King Ji's victory and return to the court, the expansion of the power of King Ji's party is inevitable. What we have to do now is to guard the big and let go of the small." Tang Zhen, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, said in a low-pitched voice, but his words were clear.
Let everyone in the secret room hear clearly.
"Oh, Zhu Wan, what do you mean by guarding the big and letting go of the small?" Guan Shouzhen asked hurriedly, knowing that he always had many ideas.
"Chief Assistant, Your Majesty always attaches great importance to military merit and suppresses the promotion of meritorious officers. It will only make Long Yan angry and the gain will not be worth the loss. What we have to do now is to give up those unimportant positions and not compete with them. This is called letting go of others.
"And those important positions must be fought for based on reason, and the King of Ji's party must not be allowed to get them. Especially the position of cabinet minister."
After hearing this, Gu Yi laughed dumbly: "Zhu Wan is an exaggeration. There are many military generals under the command of King Ji, but not many civil servants. Where can we find candidates to join the cabinet?"
Indeed, in this era, although there were a lot of voices advocating democracy and freedom, the feudal patriarchal system was still very strong. The biological mother of King Zhu Ruodeng was not a queen, so he was not a legitimate son. The upright military generals did not care about this, they only obeyed the brave and capable princes.
; But most of the civil servants supported the legitimate son. This also resulted in Zhu Ruodeng's subordinates having many military generals, few civilian officials, and even fewer high-ranking officials among the civilian officials. Therefore, Gu Yicai believed that Tang Zhen was unfounded. He believed that Zhu Ruodeng's subordinates had no candidates to join the cabinet."<
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"Mr. Gu Ge, Zhu Wan's words really reminded me. Shi Dacheng, the governor of Outer Mongolia, wrote to me a few days ago, saying that the Governor of Mongolia, Chen Bangyan, flattered the King of Ji. He not only actively prepared food, grass and weapons for him, but also sent his son Chen Gongyin to escort him.
In front of the army, he also sent two Mongolian beauties to King Ji, with ulterior motives. Moreover, a while ago, King Ji submitted a request for a seal to the emperor, and he actually named Chen Bangyan as the chief contributor. It seemed that they really wanted to recruit him.
The meaning of the pavilion must be guarded against!"
"What! Chen Yanye fell to King Ji!" The expressions of everyone present changed drastically, and their faces were as pale as earth.
Chen Bangyan, whose courtesy name was Lingbin and whose name was Yanye, was not the oldest among the Conglong heroes of the Guangwu Dynasty, but his contribution was definitely great. He was capable, resourceful, and ruthless. He leveled Sichuan with eight hundred troops and guarded Mongolia.
Marching into the snowy land to fight against Rakshasa?? There are legends about him spread throughout the court. It is said that this man should have been in the cabinet long ago based on his merits. The Holy Emperor deliberately suppressed his official position and wanted to leave it to the crown prince. This person should be the prince's man.
Ah, why did you defect to King Ji?
Seeing the fear on everyone's faces, Guan Shouzhen snorted coldly: "What's there to be afraid of Chen Bangyan? When I and Mr. Gu Ge were with Your Majesty to supervise the country in Guangxi, this man was just a small official under the command of the King of Tang. You can rest assured.
For such a big matter as joining the cabinet, the Holy One will definitely seek the opinions of the cabinet elders. I asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come out and say hello to the cabinet elders. Sun Jinding and Zheng Ge elders are both teachers of His Highness. Although Sun Jinding and I don't deal with each other,
But I don’t dare not to give face to Your Highness. But, it’s easy for everyone else, but I’m afraid that Mr. Su won’t be easy to talk to.”
Su Lao'er refers to Su Guansheng, a scholar of Jianji Palace. This man is upright in nature, as honest as water, and hates evil as much as hatred. He was once framed by a superior official for redressing the injustice of the people. He shouted, "I don't want an official, I don't want money, I don't want my life. What can I do?"
!" He was nicknamed the "Three Don't Want Masters". When Zhu Hengjia saw that Guan and Sun were fighting fiercely, he was so annoyed that he deliberately supported the third force and made Su Guansheng, Guan Shouzhen, and Sun Jinding a bachelor of Jianji Hall.
, in order to divide the two parties. In the DPRK, Su Guansheng is a very important presence.
Tang Zhen spoke: "The chief minister does not need to worry about Mr. Su Ge, a gentleman can bully him. I heard that Chen Yanye was very domineering when he was the governor of Mongolia. He not only accepted bribes from various Mongolian ministries, but also condoned his subordinates' smuggling and made money wantonly. With Mr. Su Ge's
Once you know this, how can you agree to join the cabinet?"
