"After I die, the third wife should marry Huang Taiji (a Mongolian). This will ensure the peace of the heaven and continue to focus on matters in Liaodong."
"This is because Sanniangzi is a person of great righteousness, great talent, and respects Han rites. She is a native of Bancang, Fengzhou in ancient times. What is Bancun? She is a Tatar outside the customs for farming!"
"As long as these two people get married, it will not be a problem for this dynasty to maintain peace in the border towns for another thirty years. If we use these thirty years to assimilate their tribes and make them conquer the east and west for the Ming Dynasty, we can successfully integrate them and open up Hexi!"
In the dark and dimly lit prison.
Fang Fengshi was telling the inmates side stories.
Ever since Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Jing to renovate the imperial prison and set up an in-prison training area in the imperial prison, bureaucrats who entered the imperial prison would have the opportunity to apply to the podium and speak to a group of political prisoners about their knowledge and opinions.
However, Fang Fengshi is different from scholars such as He Xinyin.
When it was his turn to speak, he talked about the Mongolian and Tribute issues after An Da's death because the great scholars and bureaucrats in the prison asked An Da whether there would be Tatars from the three sides entering the country again to plunder. Some ideas on how the court should deal with the Mongolian issue were also mentioned.
"Why don't you talk about your problems?"
At this time.
Wang Guoguang, who was in a spacious and bright cell with a bed, a bookcase, an imperial chair and a quilt, was tired from writing financial textbooks that could be understood by officials of this era, so he asked loudly. Just say it when the time comes.
"What's my problem?"
Fang Fengshi looked at Wang Guoguang and asked.
After hearing this, Wang Guoguang stood up, moved his arms, and walked towards the prison door: "It seems that your stay in the prison was in vain."
Fang Fengshi chuckled: "What's the use of it? It can make the banner schools of Zhenfusi and the Confucian scholars in prison know more about the border affairs and know the details of the Beibei, which will help them spy on the news or make contributions in the future, and make the country I am willing to stay here for the rest of my life if it is strong and peaceful, and I will even be grateful for the emperor's great kindness."
Wang Guoguang shook his head: "Are you pretending not to know, or are you really confused? You were imprisoned for returning the imperial edict. Have you forgotten?"
"Returning the seal is a last resort for the government. It is sinful but not wrong!"
Fang Feng replied at the right time.
"wrong!"
"Big mistake!"
"Not guilty but guilty!"
Wang Guoguang corrected himself at the right time and said:
"If the prince had not returned the title at that time and had just sat back and watched Zhang Puzhou obey the order and kill those few officials who had the temerity to deceive the emperor, there would not have been a series of tragic events later."
"Moreover, if from the beginning the Duke had united with the ministers in the court who were dissatisfied with Zhang Puzhou, squeezed out Zhang Puzhou, and even competed for the position of chief minister, and acted as Grand Master, Yan Guan would not be able to cause trouble at all!"
"Don't you understand what your problem is now?!"
After Wang Guoguang said that, he asked Fang Fengshi again.
Fang Fengshi fell silent.
"I would like to hear the details and ask the prince to make it clear!"
He Xinyin shouted from the cell opposite.
Tang Xianzu, who had just become a Jinshi, asked Luo Rufang to report him because of his connections, saying that he had slandered the court and was newly imprisoned. At this time, he also said:
"This imperial edict was really not in vain. If I hadn't come here, I wouldn't have heard about Sanniangzi's affairs, nor would I have heard about Wang Ge's old talk about Prime Minister Fang."
He Xinyin smiled and said to Tang Xianzu: "You young man, when I let you go spinning, you will know whether this is a good place."
Tang Xianzu ignored He Xinyin and asked Wang Guoguang loudly: "Tell me, Mr. Fang, what is his problem?"
"Of course I have the same problem as him, but my problem is not as big as his!"
"There is a will!"
At this time, Zhang Jing came to the imperial edict and announced Zhu Yijun's intention to restore Wang Guangguang and promote him to the rank of Shaofu to join the cabinet and director of the Ming Dynasty's ruling school, and to have Fang Feng write a self-examination at the right time.
After receiving the order, Wang Guoguang took the textbooks and books he had written and left the cell. When passing by Fang Fengshi, he still asked Fang Fengshi to come:
"Mr., please check yourself quickly!"
"The invasion of Burma is imminent, and the war in Liaodong has started again. The longer you delay, the more detrimental it will be to military affairs. After all, since Duke Tan and Wang Ergong left, you have been in charge of the Ministry of War and the Privy Council for many years. The person in charge of the military aircraft is changing, so there is no need to delay!"
"What's more, the Wenyuan Pavilion has already hung the portraits of famous ministers. What about the Privy Council? As the first Privy Councilor, how can we not hang them up?"
Fang Fengshi raised his head, glanced at Wang Guoguang, and then knelt down to receive the order.
Not long after.
Zhang Jing also asked the Jin Yiwei of Zhenfu Division to send pen and ink to Fang Fengshi, and also added a lamp.
Fang Fengshi, after picking up the pen, looked at the light in the whale oil and looked depressed: "What are you reflecting on? Where did I go wrong? Is Feng still wrong? Or is it wrong not to argue?"
"Dear Confucian scholars, as well as the Jinyi captains, can you tell me where I went wrong?"
Fang Fengshi then asked about other people in the prison.
"If we knew, then we would be able to control the world's military aircraft! It's okay to ask us to talk about morality, but it is difficult to analyze what is wrong with public governance!"
He Xinyin replied.
Tang Xianzu also echoed and said: "Yes, it is necessary for a literati like me to arrange some romantic affairs of the public and harm public and private ethics. But when it comes to the mistakes of the public in governing, I really can't tell."
Fang Fengshi shook his head and smiled bitterly.
…
"How is Fang Fengshi's reflection?"
Zhu Yijun got up early the next morning and asked Zhang Jing while playing Baduanjin.
Zhang Jing replied: "According to the Jin Yiwei in the prison, I started writing after three lamps were burned out. I think it is almost finished now."
Zhu Yijun said nothing after hearing this.
After Fang Fengshi submitted his self-examination, Zhu Yijun took a look at it and immediately ordered: "Bring him to see me!"
Not long after, Fang Feng arrived at the imperial court.
As soon as Fang Fengshi arrived in front of the emperor, Zhu Yijun asked Fang Fengshi: "Do you know why I want you to check yourself?"
Fang Fengshi knelt on the ground and replied: "Your Majesty is a minister and can continue to serve the country. This is a manifestation of the most benevolent grace of the Holy Spirit!"
"You said here that since the Grand Master left, you should not have had the intention of retreating and staying in peace, instead of ignoring the strategy of setting the border with the emperor in the past; so that you openly blamed Zhang Siwei for harboring traitors, and secretly allowed Siwei to be without a country. It is you who Are you speaking from the bottom of your heart?"
Zhu Yijun suddenly picked up Fang Fengshi's self-examination book and asked Fang Fengshi.
Fang Fang lowered his head every time and said: "Return to your majesty, I will shed blood every word, and I dare not hide anything from you!"
After saying that, Fang Fengshi simply knelt down:
"I did not approach the cliff before. I would rather go against the will of my superiors in order to get an official title and return the imperial edict. I did not dare to turn against the treacherous people in the world and hide my clumsy heart."
"I should not only think about my own safety, but forget about the country and the country!"
"It's good if you understand. As a Taibao, you should also be my humerus!"
When Zhu Yijun said this, he said: "Let's go back to the Privy Council to receive the Privy Envoy. We will not be rewarded for the great victory in Liaodong. It can be regarded as overdue!"
"Your Majesty is as benevolent and virtuous as heaven, and I will never repay you with death!"
When Fang meets, he immediately kowtows to the ground.
"Ji Liao came to report that Li Chengliang had defeated the slave chief Atai's gule village and surrendered more than 2,700 barbarians. On the Burmese side, Deng Zilong and Liu Yao have led their troops to the southwest for a campaign. This major military matter cannot be delayed. Please hurry up. Go back to the hospital and do some work.”
Zhu Yijun said.
Fang bowed at the right moment and took orders and retreated.
As soon as Fang Fengshi returned to the Privy Council, the Deputy Privy Council envoys Qi Jiguang and Liang Menglong immediately came over to greet him.
"Young Master has been released from prison. Nowadays, things are getting serious. He is waiting for you to follow the emperor's decree and declare the power of the country!"
Qi Jiguang smiled first and said to the other party, cupping his hands at the right time.
"With Duke Ji Guo strategizing, Fang will not have to worry about being in prison!"
Fang Fengshi smiled and returned the favor to Qi Jiguang.
After all, Qi Jiguang is now the Duke of the country.
Liang Menglong said from the side: "The focus now is on the issue of whether the Burmese barbarians are rampant and whether to destroy their ancestral temples! We urgently need to discuss it with you."
The day after Zhu Yijun met with Fang Fengshi, the list of Tingtui and Huitui cabinet ministers and Jiuqing also came out.
Zhu Yijun chose to let Liu Yingjie and Wang Xijue join the cabinet.
Liu Yingjie was originally the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. According to the new rules of imperial promotion established by Zhu Yijun, when the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was vacant, he would fill in the candidates recommended by the imperial court to enter the cabinet, so as to ensure that one of the secular officials who came from the state department could enter the cabinet.
Therefore, Liu Yingjie was finally recommended by the court to be on the list of several cabinet ministers appointed by Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun chose Liu Yingjie because Liu Yingjie had served as the governor of Jiliao, and during his tenure as governor of Jiliao, he had made great achievements in logistics and transportation. For example, when he was appointed governor of Jiliao and a severe drought occurred in Jiliao, he thought of using military rations to The method of using rivers to transport disaster relief grains on behalf of workers, and using the transported disaster relief grains to replace military rations, not only provided disaster relief, but also saved a lot of transportation costs, and also used up the remaining military rations that could not be stored for a long time in a timely manner.
Zhu Yijun hoped that after Liu Yingjie joined the cabinet, he could continue to make up for the logistics problems. The other ministers in the cabinet were all high-ranking officials and were not very familiar with the issues of material allocation and logistics transportation.
