With a "crash", the inkstone and brush washer were swept to the ground. Xiao Daheng stood up angrily, walking around the hall like an angry caged tiger.
“This article is sensationalist and alarmist!”
The Ministry of War's public house was right next to Luan Jia's library, separated by a passage. Although Xiao Daheng was not young, his voice still sounded like a bell, which penetrated directly outside the house and scared all the birds flying on the ancient cypresses outside.
I guess the Ministry of Industry next door to the south and the Clan Mansion to the west can hear Xiao Daheng's roar.
Zhang Jingqiu calmly picked up the tea cup and took a sip, but his expression didn't change much.
Although he also thinks that this article may be a bit exaggerated, as the left minister of the Ministry of War, he certainly knows that the situation in the three sides and four towns is not good, and can even be said to be terrible, but if it is exaggerated to the point of exaggeration, it seems that tomorrow it will collapse, and even a mutiny and rebellion will break out.
, this is a bit much.
Zhang Jingqiu, a member of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, is still aware that he is accustomed to exaggerating in cooperation with the four towns. Otherwise, if the four towns are in trouble, they will inevitably cause trouble to the local area, which will also cause a headache for the Shaanxi Xingdu Division.
Of course, Xiao Daheng's anger cannot be directed at the incident in Ningxia Town. Zhang Jingqiu knows very well that he is basically responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of War. Even if there is a problem, he can blame it on himself, unless
It's a big deal that can't be postponed.
This old guy's anger is based on the previous article.
The shortcomings of the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Etiquette are managed together. Hey, it is really the same thing that can solve all the problems of the Ministry of Punishment.
The article was relatively well-written, but the editor's note was rude. From the county magistrate to the governor, from the Nanjing Ministry of Justice to the Ningguo Mansion, he was short-sighted, narrow-minded, stubborn, negligent, and contemptuous. He used all kinds of words.
After enough, he just pointed at the Ministry of Justice and cursed, these are a bunch of idiots, such a simple case can be thrown into so much trouble.
It’s really a shame to be polite, why is this happening?
Zhang Jingqiu felt very unhappy in his heart. When he met the minister who was occupying the manhole and did nothing, Zhang Jingqiu was also extremely disgusted. However, he also knew that having Xiao Daheng in the position of minister might not be a bad thing. It could help the emperor to relieve the pressure on the emperor's side.
Secondly, if there is any big trouble, he, the Minister of War, will also bear the brunt.
There are advantages and disadvantages. His qualifications are still too young, so Zhang Jingqiu can still accept it when Xiao Daheng takes the lead.
"Brother Xia Qing, there's no need to be like this. It's just some ridiculous words from a young boy. Why do you need to be so serious?" Zhang Jingqiu pretended to forgive the other party: "There are cases coming back every month from the Zhifang Division, so wait.
Situation: The Fang Division and the Xingdu Division don't report twice in a month. Here, there is a mutiny because of arrears of pay, and there is a soldier who has fled without food. Today there is a fight between two troops, and tomorrow a certain division is looting. Is it possible?
Brother Xia Qing, have you seen too much?"
Xiao Daheng snorted heavily and hit the table hard with one hand, causing the prices on the table to tremble.
"The emperor and the cabinet are too lenient with these scholars who have studied for a few years and don't know how high the sky is. We can certainly treat such arrogance calmly, but if it spreads to the army, I'm afraid we will become a general."
A disaster."
"Such words will naturally not leak out." Zhang Jingqiu smiled softly and picked up the "internal reference" "publication" in front of him.
"Confidential matters should be kept carefully and not disclosed to outsiders." Seeing this, Zhang Jingqiu laughed dumbly and shook his head. These guys are really interesting.
However, there is a code number on the cover. According to the person who sent it, it will be taken back after a period of time to prevent leakage and leakage of secrets. If you are unwilling to hand it back, you must sign or seal it to indicate that you have kept it.
Turning to the end, Zhang Jingqiu noticed the names on the last cover. Editor: the second-class Jinshi in the fifth year of Yonglong, Feng Ziying, a common scholar, and the editor: the second-class Jinshi in the fifth year of Yonglong, Xu Xie, Hou Xun, and Song Tongyin, a Jinshi in the fifth year of Yonglong.
, Fan Jingwen, He Fengsheng, Zheng Chongjian, Wang Yingxiong, Fang Youdu.
This was a group of people who were Jinshi in the fifth year of Yonglong, and they cleverly avoided Sandingjia who had already been awarded the title. Zhang Jingqiu knew that Lian Guoshi, Yang Sichang and Feng Ziying had close contacts, so it was inevitable that there would be no such two here.
shadow.
It has to be said that with the unexpected factor of Feng Ziying appearing in this department, the pattern in which the south was always stronger than the north has undergone subtle changes.
Lian Guoshi, who had a close relationship with Feng Ziying, was selected as the number one scholar. Yang Sichang, the top talent in the top tier, also had a close friendship with Feng Ziying. In addition, Xu Xie, who ranked first in the top two, and Hou Xun, who ranked eighth, either came from the same academy or had friendship with Feng Ziying.
He also brought with him a group of northern scholars like Song Tongyin, Fan Jingwen, and Zheng Chongjian. Even He Fengsheng and Wang Yingxiong were both scholars from Huguang and Southwest China. This situation was a bit interesting.
The Jiangnan scholars still had a numerical advantage in this field, but their influence was at a disadvantage.
Especially as soon as the "Internal Reference" came out, Zhang Jingqiu felt keenly that this thing looked more like a flower head now, but it might be able to trigger changes in the entire North Korean structure.
Think about it, these dozens of things will be sent to the Sixth Department of Jiuqing Hall, and the feedback articles from these people will be re-edited into the next issue of "Internal Reference", but whose articles will be included? Whose will be included in this issue?
Does the editor treat it with words of encouragement or criticism? This will cause different attitudes and feelings in the readers.
Zhang Jingqiu couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart when he thought of this.
And it is precisely students like them who have not yet been appointed officials who have the opportunity to observe government, understand and master government affairs, but do not bear the responsibility and pressure of criticizing government affairs. That is wrong. What else can you say to them? You cannot be familiar with them.
, after all, people are still in the period of studying history, revising books and observing politics.
Zhang Jingqiu became more and more interested in this monster-like Feng Ziying. No wonder the emperor paid close attention to this son, and even someone from Long Jinwei kept watching.
"Zishu, what do you think?" Xiao Daheng finally calmed down and returned to his seat, stroking the armrests of the chair as if he was weighing something.
Chai Ke frowned, "Master Shangshu, the situation in Ningxia Town is indeed as Brother Jingzhi said. News comes every month, but sitting in this public house, it is difficult for us to know the truth from these news.
If the news from Dusi and Zifangsi were like that, Ningxia Town would have been in chaos for a long time. But three months ago, Shi Guangjue returned to Yaowu and Yuquan Camp, killing more than 190 enemies.
Man, even if there are some bells and whistles, it at least shows that the situation is under control, right?"
Xiao Daheng and Zhang Jingqiu both nodded slightly. They had not yet understood what the right minister meant.
"However, the news from the Pingren Division is not like that." Chai Ke's expression was not good-looking, "I didn't pay much attention to the news from the Pingren Division before. After all, they are not professionals, and a lot of the news is hearsay and can only be seen.
It’s hard to understand some of the superficial things on the market, but of course it’s understandable. After all, it’s not their responsibility...”
"Zishu, what do you want to say?" Xiao Daheng was a little impatient.
"Sir, please see, this pedestrian named Xingrensi entered Hami for Turpan last autumn. According to what he said, at that time he was passing through the Shixiaguan line in the town of Gansu and encountered Tatars riding on horseback. The Red Water River Fort was almost breached. This
It was basically the same as the news sent back by Shaanxi Xingdusi last year, and he also mentioned that he saw the Ningxia town cavalry roaring past at Shengjin Pass. As a result, two villages were looted one day later..."
"Where is Shengjin Pass? It's south of the river. Where did the roaring cavalry come from? Is it the Tatar cavalry crossing the river? If so, then there would have been wars along the way, and there should have been an emergency report, but I checked last year
Urgent report, there is no such thing, it is the cavalry from Ningxia Town, looting the village, is this destroying its own foundation?"
Chai Ke took a deep breath.
"Of course, you can also say whether they are horse thieves, but I think Xingren Si Xingren can still clearly distinguish between official cavalry and horse thieves, right? It's not clear how big the difference is in scale, clothing, and weapons, but why is he so sure?
You said it was the official cavalry? The Ningxia Guard Cavalry is mainly Mongolian cavalry that surrendered to the city. According to the reports of Shaanxi Xingdu Division and Ningxia Town, they have always been loyal because they cannot return to Hetao and cannot be accepted by the Tatars. But why
Is this the case? Is it a rebellion, or is it simply robbery due to insufficient food and wages? If we are looting today, will it turn into a rebellion tomorrow? "
These series of questions made Xiao Daheng and Zhang Jingqiu, both veterans of the army, slightly change their expressions.
If it were pure robbery, it would be easy to handle. This situation has happened in three towns and four towns, including Shanxi Town and Datong Town, and even the closer Ji Town. The sergeant did not see the food and money.
If the town general's control was weaker, it would be a normal occurrence in this era for him to be ignited by a spark and become a riot and looting.
The problem is that this situation started to appear last year. Although Ningxia Town was also reporting difficulties, it did not report this obvious sign. It was obviously for fear of being punished. In this way, we had to seriously think about this trip to the Pedestrian Division.
What the pedestrian saw and heard on the way back is true.
If it is true, what should we do?
Xiao Daheng picked up the "Internal Reference" again and looked at it carefully.
This is a comprehensive information report, but it puts forward some of its own opinions and even contains some information about Gansu Town.
The final suggestion is to quickly reorganize Ningxia Town. It is best to immediately establish a trilateral governor to control the overall situation of the three sides and four towns and prevent the chaos in one town from affecting the entire trilateral defense.
The suggestion is very good, but the question is, are the trilateral governors established on their own terms?
The governor-general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, like the previous Ming Dynasty, has always been a temporary position, and its establishment and removal are normal. According to the views of the cabinet and the Ministry of War, if it is not necessary, it is best not to establish it. Even if it is to be established, then it is not
Once the preconditions are established and no longer exist, they must be revoked.
This chapter has been completed!