Chapter 204: The Wind Comes First (1)
"Sir, don't you persuade the emperor about this?"
"You are a good old minister, but... Is it a bit over the state funeral in Beijing after the posthumous title of the prince?
In the back garden of Ling Han’s family, the Grand Secretary of the Huagai Palace, the Prince’s Prince and the Old Minister of Personnel, a group of officials were surrounding Ling Han’s mouth with a sad face.
At the emperor's order, Lan Yu chased the title of the prince and asked for a state funeral, which caused a thousand waves in the capital. Lan Yu was a guilty minister, so why did he directly chase the title of the prince? He did not fight the victory of the Ming Dynasty alone, so why did the emperor favor it so much?
Ling Han was wearing a thick cotton robe and looked at the charcoal stove in front of him. A few pieces of clean taro were smoked and washed, about the same size.
The officials around him were all censors of the Inspectorate, including Hou Yong, Yan Zhenzhi, Yang Jing and others. These people were either his disciples, or he promoted or recommended them to hold high positions.
However, most of the people who spoke were slightly younger officials. Yan Zhenzhi and others did not say a word. Like Ling Han, they stared at the taro that had already smelled smelly.
"Sir, now it is different from the time of Master Hongwu!" Zhang Chun, the chief censor, said, "The time of Master Hongwu was founding the country of the Ming Dynasty, and he posthumously conferred several heroes as kings..."
"Is Lan Yu not a founding hero?" Ling Han suddenly spoke. His voice was very low, but the people around him immediately silent and listened.
Ling Han reached out and slowly turned the taro over, and continued in a low voice, "Are you idle and have nothing to do? He, Lan Yuren, are all dead. Not to mention chasing him to be a prince, what can you do if you give him the title of a prince?"
"The key is that today is different from the past, if it is in the future..."
"The future is the future, now is the present!" Ling Han interrupted the other party without hesitation and whispered, "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. You are thinking about the dispute between civil and military in your heart just a few days?"
The reason why these censors privately opposed the emperor's grace to Lan Yu was simply because of the dispute between civil and military affairs.
The Ming Dynasty's national strength was booming and the world was peaceful. Now it was time for scholars and officials to govern the world, but the emperor still valued military officials and even gave them a favor. This made the civil servants feel a little savored and even worried.
If you value military officials, the country will be warlike.
"Brother!" said another censor Gao Chang'an, "You are a bit serious. We are not thinking about the dispute between civil and military affairs." As he said that, he paused, "But... it is the emperor who issued the meaning of the imperial edict in the world, and the affairs of Myanmar are not over yet. I think that the emperor must use the name of rewarding Lan Yu and then use his sword."
"The emperor is young and likes martial arts. If he continues to do so, wouldn't he be more powerful and more powerful than military force..."
"Ha!" Before he could finish speaking, Ling Han suddenly sneered again and looked at the other party, "Civil Gao, you are so powerful. What if the small Myanmar state uses troops to it? Can it hurt the foundation of the country? It is still military and powerful. If you really think so, why don't you go to the front of Master Longsheng, what are you saying to me?"
Suddenly, Gao Changan blushed.
"There must be a subsequent account in Myanmar. My Ming Dynasty will not easily beat others, but Myanmar privately fought with my Ming Dynasty. Is this the matter so good?" Ling Han said, and then turned over again, "Oh, the country has millions of soldiers and has to pretend to be generous and gentle. Isn't that stupid?"
"You guys!" Ling Han shook his head and then said, "I ran to my husband's house and said this to me, just to let me take the lead and sing the opposite tune!"
In an instant, the people around him lowered their heads and kept silent.
"Hey!" Ling Han smiled again, "I'm telling you a few words."
As he said that, he sighed, "One, you want to say something, you go to the palace to meet the emperor, and you will talk about it yourself. Second, this moment is not only Lan Yu's funeral, but also the Meridian Gate's prisoner. You should consider whether you should be sarcastic and talk too much at this time!"
Speaking of this, he blew the air, carefully peeled off the scorched outer skin of the taro, and took a bite.
"Huh!" Ling Han didn't feel hot, "Don't wander in front of me."
He had said this, and everyone could not stay any longer, so they could only get up and say goodbye.
But Hou Yong, Yan Zhenzhi, Yang Jing and others did not move.
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"Come on, take a few pieces to try!" Ling Han said when he saw that everyone had left.
The few people around him were not polite. A group of second-rank and third-rank officials from the Ming Dynasty surrounded the carbon stove taro and strong tea, and ate it with relish.
Suddenly, Ling Han threw away the taro in his hand in anger, "A bunch of fools!"
Then, he shook his head and said, "It's hopeless that stupid. Not only are they stupid, but they think I'm stupid too? It's outrageous to come to let me stand up? Isn't that right? I... do I look like that sucker?"
The people around him laughed silently and were all shaking their heads.
Ling Han also smiled when they smiled, and then looked at Hou Yong, "Do you know why the emperor wanted to chase Feng Lanyu?"
The latter thought, "If we judge the military achievements, this county prince Lan Yu would have it."
Ling Han didn't say anything, and looked at the others.
"Lan Yu is the emperor's relative, and the family's family is also responsible for it!"
"The emperor used the Lan Yu incident to inspire the military officials..."
Their answers did not satisfy Ling Han.
"I'm still young!" Ling Han sighed slightly.
Hearing this, everyone around him put down the taro in their hands and took a look at the ears.
"Behind the pursuit of Feng Lanyu is the Huaixi Martial Arts Group completely withdrew from our Ming Dynasty." Ling Han's words were a little sigh, and everyone around him lit up his eyes.
"Among the nobles of the Huaixi martial artists, Lan Yu has no generals to lead troops after that! Although the emperor has recently launched Guo Ying and others, it is not nice to say that it is just to use them to guard the door." In just one sentence, the people around him understood.
The old and old nobles in Huaixi, and Lan Yu had no general who could lead troops to fight after his death, so the emperor could let go of the favored military officials to gain military power. They were all close ministers of the emperor, and they knew more or less that the emperor intended to reform military and political affairs.
They even thought of it that not long ago, before the emperor accompanied the emperor back to Fengyang, they privately disclosed the reform of military pay.
The reason why the emperor rewarded Lan Yu for his death in battle was actually to show the remaining old Huaixi ministers.
If you are like this, your affairs will not be shabby in the future. Therefore, if you reform the military and political system in the future, you should not get involved. Even if you lose your interests, you have to endure it.
Although the old nobles do not take charge of the army or consult on military affairs, the relationship between the army is still a complex network of relationships, and the interests are even more complicated.
Suddenly, a question arose in everyone's hearts.
"Maybe Lan Yu is determined to die, and it is also for the Huaixi Xungui Group to truly succeed and retire?"
"In the future, the emperor will promote new people in the army." Ling Han continued, "It's not that the nobles in Huaixi are not good, it's because they are too good. There are too many things to consider when using them, so we have to find another talent!"
As he said that, he glanced at the people around him, "If you give too much kindness, it will easily become a burden. Being good all the time may not be a good idea to win over the ministers. This is the emperor's mind!"
He did not say anything directly. The emperor did not allow or let the Ming Dynasty have another military minister with great reputation like Lan Yu. The military generals can have a family of military generals, but a group with huge power like the nobles in Huaixi cannot have any more.
What about the Supreme Emperor? Throughout history, the most powerful emperor has been. But back then, he did not have the intention of killing the difficult-to-control Huaixi Honorary Group!
Chapter completed!