"How can a country only value scribes but not soldiers?"
"A scholar like you who ignores the imperial ban is not worthy of being a scholar, let alone an official in the future! Otherwise, Chao Gang and national law will be ruined because of you!"
"Not only do I want you to be deprived of your career, but I also ask for a decree that you will never have a career again!"
Zhang Wenxi heard Wang Xiangdong say that it was a common situation for gentry to serve in the camp, and he was more willing to believe that if the rectification of military affairs started by prohibiting the phenomenon of gentry and powerful right-wingers serving in the camp, it would really be able to achieve remarkable political achievements, and also You can make your abilities visible to the superiors, so you directly said this.
Although he is a civil servant, Zhang Wenxi is naturally not so rigid when it comes to paying attention to soldiers in his personal career.
As a bureaucrat, having a flexible moral bottom line is his basic ability.
Therefore, Zhang Wenxi took the initiative to emphasize that the country should respect soldiers at this time.
After Zhang Wenxi said this, Wang Xiangdong's face was full of frustration, but he couldn't say anything more. He could only watch the patrol soldiers pick him up.
"As for the powerful slaves who beat the camp soldiers, they will be executed on the spot and their heads will be hung in the city. All the noble gentry and powerful officials will be ordered to restrain their slaves. If anyone indulges the slaves and causes trouble, his house will be ransacked and the owner will be held accountable!"
Zhang Wenxi looked at Wang Xiangdong's slave, who was detained by his own soldiers for beating a domestic slave, and gave instructions.
These slaves knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
"Master, please forgive me! We don't dare to do it anymore! We are just following orders!"
These slaves were shouting like this at this time.
Zhang Wenxi sneered and said: "Although he is a domestic slave, he doesn't have any brains at all. He kills people even if he is asked to do so. If he is asked to beat the soldiers registered in the imperial court, then you will beat the soldiers registered in the imperial court. Is that what I'm telling you to do? You dare to rebel and betray the country?"
Zhang Wenxi said at this point: "So to set an example, I might as well kill you all!"
"Let all the wealthy slaves in the world have a good memory. Don't think that domestic slaves were able to escape crimes better than ordinary people back then. They either relied on their master's protection to escape crime, or they blamed the master's family and said they were innocent!"
"But you have to know that since you are going to be a slave, although you can pretend to be powerful, it is not without its disadvantages. The disadvantage is that if I kill you, you don't have to worry about being called a cruel official, because I am killing wealthy slaves, not ordinary people. !”
"kill!"
Then, Zhang Wenxi gave a sharp shout and waved his hand: "We will never tolerate it!"
"yes!"
So, all his soldiers drew their swords.
Uh-huh!
Uh-huh!
Uh-huh!
All these powerful slaves were beheaded on the spot, and their bloody heads fell to the ground in disorder, and the blood soon spread and stagnated.
Wang Xiangdong was stunned when he saw this scene. He suddenly became hot and water dripped from his hem. He was even more afraid to reveal his family background.
After all, today's Ming Dynasty has not returned to the free era of scholar-bureaucrats that advocated "returning punishments and rewards to public opinion" advocated during Xu Jie's reign. The central power is very powerful, and the noble families cannot use public opinion to influence the bureaucrats as before. Instead, they have to worry about the bureaucrats. Taking advantage of his status as representing the emperor's imperial power, he took more severe measures against himself.
Therefore, Wang Xiangdong did not dare to say anything.
The beaten camp soldiers looked at this scene in confusion.
Because the civil servant suddenly spoke for them, this was a bit unexpected for them.
In their memories, civil servants and even military officers often would rather offend the court than offend powerful families.
But now the fact is that Zhang Wenxi, the patrol censor, actually saved them and even vented his anger on them.
Although they didn't understand the reason, they still thanked Zhang Wenxi gratefully.
Zhang Wenxi also asked them to stay with him temporarily to listen to questions, and then return to the camp after their superiors were dealt with to prevent them from being blamed by their superiors.
The patrol censor has always been responsible for patrolling hunting places on behalf of the emperor, and has the responsibility of supervising the Qing army. However, he can temporarily keep the camp troops by his side for use, and he only needs to write the governor's letter.
certainly.
Zhang Wenxi is not really kind-hearted, hates evil as much as he hates evil, and values warriors.
But he knows how to be a bureaucrat who satisfies his superiors.
Therefore, Zhang Wenxi seriously dealt with the matter of soldiers serving in the camp.
After receiving Zhang Wenxi's report, Prime Minister Qi Jiguang immediately voted to approve his request for an inventory of military affairs. He also personally reported the matter to Zhu Yijun and praised Zhang Wenxi's suggestion:
"Your Majesty, as Zhang Fengxian said, I believe that the rectification of military affairs must be realistic. However, it is no longer realistic for the Qing army to hook up with the army. Only the investigation of the situation of the soldiers is realistic."
"This is what I originally planned. I planned to only check the actual number of soldiers in the capital camp. For the local garrison, I did not check the actual number of military households. Instead, I planned to use the situation of soldiers being employed, that is, the internal and external differences are different, easy first and then difficult!"
"To be specific, the capital can verify the number of troops! After all, the emperor's feet are controllable; but the number of troops cannot be verified in the local area. After all, the mountains are high and the emperor's power is far away, and it is difficult to control the direction;"
"In addition, although it is easy to check the number of soldiers to suppress empty pay, it is also more likely to cause fraud! Although it is difficult to track down the soldiers, it is difficult to offend powerful families, but it is not easy to cause harm to the people. After all, those who dare to use soldiers are from wealthy families. !”
Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "In this way, Zhang Wenxi and the Prime Minister have quite a lot in common in rectifying military affairs."
Because many civil servants were dissatisfied with Qi Jiguang's appointment as the Privy Councilor in charge of military aircraft, Zhu Yijun deliberately began to often call Qi Jiguang the Privy Councilor, so Zhu Yijun also called Qi Jiguang the Privy Councilor at this time.
"Your Majesty said so!"
"I was also planning to exchange this idea with the provincial governors when he went to Beijing to report on his duties. As the main direction for the next rectification of military affairs, I did not expect that Zhang Wenxi had also thought of this."
Qi Jiguang said with a smile.
Zhu Yijun nodded and threw Zhang Wenxi's memorial on the case: "Talents are rare!"
"Publish the decree and commend him, and order Fengyang Inspector Zhang Wenxi to lead the Privy Council's military selection department, Wai Lang, and approve his instructions. When checking the soldiers in the military camp, select and remove the competent officers and schools to ensure the convenience of the survey!"
"Those who serve will be dealt with severely!"
You must know that the Wu Xuan Department, whether it was in the Ministry of War before or now in the Privy Council, is an office with great power.
And now Zhang Wenxi can also lead the military selection division official. Although he is a deputy fifth-rank official, this is already a super promotion for him who was originally a seventh-rank censor.
Because according to the Ming Dynasty's official logic, promotion is considered a promotion if a local fourth-rank official participates in politics or a sub-guardian is transferred to the capital to serve as the head of the six ministries.
Zhang Wenxi was a fifth-rank official. Although he was also a seventh-rank Beijing official, he was also a fifth-rank Beijing official, so he was obviously specially promoted.
Zhu Yijun also felt deeply about this. The bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty were actually very capable of adapting to reality and their own evolution, and they were indeed the most astute people of this era. Although he proposed to the bureaucrats that they should both dare to reform and be unable to Reform has become a high demand for the common people, but some bureaucrats still find ways to get promoted in order to make their reform courage visible to the superiors without burdening the people.
In Zhu Yijun's view, Ming Dynasty really did not lack capable ministers and people who had the courage to make progress.
"According to the order!"
It didn't take long for Zhang Wenxi to receive the urgent imperial edict. After receiving the edict, he stood in the court for a long time holding the edict in his hand. Even when the incense faded and the sun faded, he did not restrain his smile.
Sorry for the late update. Because I only use the Internet at home
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