In the lobby, everyone held their breath, fearing that Liu Yan's eyes would fall on them.
Liu Yan looked at the faces of everyone and sneered in his heart: If I had known today, why would I want to block the implementation of the New Deal and military reform in the first place, but also didn't want to be punished? How could there be such a beautiful thing in the world!
At this time, Liu Yan looked at Jiang Yueguang, Zhan Shi of the Hanlin Academy. Although there were many bachelors from the Hanlin Academy sitting in the lobby, such as Wang Duo, the bachelor, Jiang Yueguang's reputation was the highest, so Liu Yan Jiang Yueguang was the first to notice.
In history, Jiang Yueguang was a Jinshi in the forty-seventh year of Wanli. He was selected as a good scholar and taught editing and editing. In the sixth year of Tianqi's reign, he went to North Korea as an envoy with a first-class official title. He took nothing from China with him when he left, and took no money from North Korea when he returned. For this reason, the Koreans erected the Huaijie Monument to commemorate him.
Then Jiang Yueguang was ordered to inspect the commander of the island, Mao Wenlong, and praised him as a hero. In the summer of the seventh year of Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian regarded Jiang Yueguang as a member of the Donglin Party and dismissed him. In the early days of Chongzhen, he served as You Zhongyun, and later he became the Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He was also convicted and demoted to be Taichang Qing of Nanjing, so he resigned and returned home due to illness.
In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, Jiang Yueguang was appointed as Zhan Shi and took charge of the Nanjing Hanlin Academy. Emperor Chongzhen often said: "Guang is giving a banquet, and his words are passionate. I know who he is, and I treat him as a guest every time."
After Chongzhen hanged himself, Jiang Yueguang, Lu Daqi and others discussed establishing King Lu, but Ma Shiying opposed it. During the Hongguang period, he was the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of Dongge University. Together with Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu, he was one of the three sages of Nanzhong. Later, he was tabooed by Ma Shiying and listed five major crimes against him. Jiang Yueguang begged for leave and returned home.
In the second year of Yongli's reign, Jin Shenghuan was in Jiangxi and invited Jiang Yueguang to revolt. He planned to cooperate with the righteous troops from Fujian, Guangxi, Jilin, Jiangxi and other places to support the uprising. Later, because he was outnumbered,
On the 18th day of the first lunar month of the third year of Yongli reign, Nanchang City was captured by the Qing army. Jiang Yueguang left behind "Six Songs" and a chapter of death-defying words, and led his family of 32 people to commit suicide by throwing themselves into the pond. Another theory is that Jiang Yueguang was He was hanged under the heart of Guo Siyan Renchen, the late imperial edict, at the age of sixty-six.
Liu Yan sighed in his heart. Jiang Yueguang was even more capable than Shi Kefa. He was also known for his fierceness in history and always insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty. This alone allowed Jiang Yueguang to have a place in today's court.
So Liu Yan said: "Jiang Yueguang, the official of the Hanlin Academy, resisted the New Deal and removed Jiang Yueguang from his post. However, due to his past achievements, he was temporarily transferred to be the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to see the effect!"
Jiang Yueguang was stunned. He understood in his heart that although Liu Yan demoted him, he gave him a chance to make a comeback. If he didn't know what to do, he might never have another chance in this life.
Jiang Yueguang let out a long sigh and thought to himself: "Whether it's the head of the civil service department or not, I want to see in the court how far this new policy and military reform can go!"
So Jiang Yueguang bowed his hands as a gift, turned around and left.
At this time, Ruan Dacheng, the deputy capital imperial envoy, saw the results of Jiang Yueguang, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu and others. They were all lifted high by Liu Yan and put down gently. Although they were all lowered and driven out of the court's "power" Core", but still occupies a place in the government.
Therefore, Ruan Dacheng was eager to give it a try and thought to himself: "Maybe I can avert this disaster. As for the losses after the implementation of the New Deal, we can only talk about it later. The most important thing is to keep his official position first!"
But Liu Yan ignored Ruan Dacheng and looked towards
Zhang Guowei, the former minister of the Ministry of War, and Wang Duo, a university scholar
Zhang Guowei was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi's reign and was awarded the title of Magistrate of Panyu County. During his tenure, he established schools, taught farming and mulberry cultivation, and transformed the people with virtue. He was very capable of governing.
Later, Zhang Guowei was promoted to the censor of Youqiandu in the seventh year of Chongzhen. He was the governor of ten prefectures including Yingtian and Anqing. He presided over the construction of Fanchang and Taihu cities. He also dredged the rivers in Songjiang, Jiading, Shanghai, Wuxi and other places, and built the Wujiang, Wujiang, and Wuxi rivers. Bridges, ponds, and canals in counties such as Jiangyin and Suzhou.
In the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign, Zhang Guowei, who was the governor's censor at the time, and the governor's censor Wang Yi'e repaired the Wujiang stone pond. It was determined that the whole stone pond had collapsed and should be built at 1,550 feet, and half collapsed at 2,860 feet. When there is a shortage of water, inner and outer ponds of 760 feet should be built, and Chang Bridge, Sanjiang Bridge and Wengjing Bridge should be built. In view of the poor drainage of Taihu Lake floods, he wrote in the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign to request that the drainage channels on both sides of the Wujiang County Long Bridge be dredged.
Therefore, the "History of the Ming Dynasty" says: Zhang Guowei "built Suzhou's Jiuli Stone Pond and Pingwang Inner and Outer Ponds, Changzhou to He and other ponds, built Songjiang to defend the sea embankment, and dredged Zhenjiang and Jiangyin canals, and achieved success."
Zhang Guowei can be said to have accumulated decades of experience in water control. He wrote and published a 700,000-word "Wuzhong Water Conservancy Complete Book". This work was published in the twelfth year of Chongzhen. There are twelve pictures in total, with sub-labels such as water sources, water veins, water names, etc. It also records relevant edicts and memorials, including discussions, prefaces, songs, etc. about water control from the Song and Yuan Dynasties to Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty. Liu Yan I have also heard about it and admire Zhang Guowei very much.
Historically, in the first year of Hongguang, Zhang Guowei supported Lu King Zhu Yihai to supervise the country. General Fang Guoan rebelled and surrendered. Zhang Guowei put on his clothes at midnight.
, bid farewell to his mother, calmly composed three chapters of "The Book of Jue Ming", and wrote, "Loyalty and filial piety cannot have both. As ministers, friendship must die. You two may be loyal or filial, and each will pursue your own aspirations. Don't let your eldest mother die. I hate the bottom of the spring!"
Then Zhang Guowei threw his pen on the ground, handed over his suicide note to his second son, and threw himself into a garden and died at the age of fifty-two.
Unlike Zhang Guowei, who was diligent and strong in politics, Wang Duo, a scholar, was very capable of "flexibility".
Wang Duo passed the imperial examination in the second year of Tianqi's reign and served successively as Prince Zuo Yude, Prince You Shuzi, Prince Zhan Shi, and Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing. After the Hongguang regime was established, he served as the bachelor of Dongge University. After the Jiashen National Disaster, the Qing army captured Nanjing. Wang Duo imitated Qian Qianyi and shaved his hair. Then he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty with Qian Qianyi. He was awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Bachelor of Hongwen Academy, and Prince Shaobao by the Tatars. Half a point of integrity.
Wang Duo is good at calligraphy and is as famous as Dong Qichang, and is known as the "King of South Dong and North". Just as Li Zhimin commented: "Wang Duo's cursive writing is free and easy, free but not sloppy, full of verticality and depth, and has deep character."
But in Liu Yan's view, Wang Duo's character was far inferior to his calligraphy, and he was a typical jester.
So Liu Yan said to Zhang Guowei: "I heard that Mr. Zhang is good at water conservancy. This is good. I once invented cement, which is now widely used among the people. It is also quite easy to use in water conservancy."
"Although Mr. Zhang also resisted the New Deal, he did not hold an official position. Therefore, in my opinion, it was just talk and did not cause any trouble to the New Deal. Today, I will not hold Mr. Zhang accountable. "
Zhang Guowei did not expect Liu Yan to let him go directly, although he still admired Liu Yan in his heart
He had strong opinions on the policies of implementing the New Deal and military reform, but he had to admit that Liu Yan was very broad-minded. He immediately clasped his fists and said, "Liu Ge is so grand and the common people admire him!"
Liu Yan said with a smile: "In addition, I want to recruit Mr. Zhang as the right minister of the Ministry of Industry to be in charge of water conservancy. What do you think of Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Guowei was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "That's what I sincerely wish for!"
"haha okay!"
Liu Yan said: "Then please ask Mr. Zhang to go back and prepare."
After sending Zhang Guowei away, Liu Yan looked at Wang Duo and said, "Wang Duo, a great scholar, resists the New Deal. I will remove him from all official positions and the court will never hire him!"
Wang Duo was shocked and didn't understand why Liu Yan changed his face when he came to his place. Could it be that he had offended Liu Yan in some way?
"Liu, Mr. Liu Ge, what do you mean?"
Liu Yan ignored Wang Duo and just waved his hand, and Deputy Commander Bao Qiang led his men to drive Wang Duo out.
Ruan Dacheng on the side was also shocked when he saw this. It seems that Liu Yan is not only recruiting people today, but also really humiliating some people. I wonder if he will be humiliated himself.
Ruan Dacheng was thinking about it when he felt the hairs on his hair rising. He looked up and saw Liu Yan staring at him, and he felt panicked in his heart.
Ruan Dacheng became a Jinshi in the forty-fourth year of Wanli. At the beginning of his official career, Ruan Dacheng was registered in Donglin. He played a leading role in the "struggle" such as overthrowing Fang Congzhe, so he was listed as the backbone of Donglin. In "Dianjiang Lu of Donglin" Nicknamed "No Block".
But the good times did not last long. Later, Ruan Dacheng broke with the Donglin Party because of his struggle for power and turned to Wei Zhongxian, becoming a vanguard among the eunuchs in attacking the Donglin Party.
Chongzhen seventeenth
In March of that year, Li Zicheng conquered Beijing and Yizong Mountain collapsed. In May of the same year, King Fu ascended the throne in Nanjing and Ma Shiying came to power. Ruan Dacheng was recommended by him and was appointed as the right minister of the Ministry of War. Soon he was promoted to the minister of the Ministry of War. According to the "Revelation of the Capital to Prevent Rebellion", he planned to retaliate against Donglin and Fushe. , the party prison was established, and the government and the opposition were in turmoil for a while.
In June of the third year of Shunzhi, the Qing army crossed Qiantang. Upon seeing this, Ruan Dacheng took the initiative to shave his head and surrender to the Qing Dynasty. The Qing court awarded him the title of Inner Court, and then he followed the Qing troops into Fujian. His head and face suddenly swelled on Wutong Ridge. Baylor advised him to stay and recuperate. However, Ruan Dacheng was worried that his new master would despise him and it would be detrimental to his future career, so he said : "Why am I sick? Although I am sixty years old, I can ride a horse, draw a strong bow, and I am a man of steel! I have many enemies, and the traitors from Donglin and Fushe will be lurking here. I hope you gentlemen will not listen!"
Then Ruan Dacheng said: "I have the governor of Fujian under my control. Do you have any objections to this?"
So Ruan Dacheng accompanied the Qing army on the southern expedition despite being ill. He was the vanguard of the Manchu Tatars' southern expedition. With the army, they crossed Xianxia Ridge. All the generals mounted their horses and slowly climbed the mountain. However, in order to show that he was in good health, Ruan Dacheng took the initiative to dismount his horse and go on foot. He led the horse, pointed with his right hand at the cavalry passing by, and said loudly: "I am a hundred times more energetic than my descendants!"
However, Ruan Dacheng fell ill soon after. He "sat on a stone at the intersection of Ma Po Road" and died on the stone. The weather was hot at that time, and Ruan Dacheng's body was rotting. When the Qing army saw this, they just collected it hastily, and they didn't even know where they buried it later.
"Haha, Mr. Liu Ge, what are your instructions?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall cast disdainful glances.
Liu Yan also frowned slightly, not expecting that Ruan Da
Cheng was indeed a typical official villain as recorded in history.
So Liu Yan said: "Ruan Dacheng resists the New Deal and is removed from all official positions. The imperial court will never hire him!"
Ruan Dacheng was dumbfounded when he heard this and hurriedly defended himself, but was driven out by Bao Qiang and others.
Then Liu Yan looked at the remaining officials from the Six Ministries of Nanjing in the lobby, his tone suddenly became stern, and said: "I have dismissed many officials from the Six Ministries. Now there is a serious shortage of officials in each ministry, and basically all the officials in each ministry are resisting. The New Deal and military reform policies, so in my opinion, there is no need to retain the Nanjing Six Ministries!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
