In the cabinet, Yan Song sat in his seat, while Xia Yan and Xu Zan sat aside.
Since the incident of praying for rain, his status has been further consolidated, and Emperor Jiajing's attitude towards him has become much better.
The bad thing is that from that moment on, Jiajing, who has seen the methods of real gods and gods, really can't be persuaded to come back.
However, Yan Song recalled Zu's evaluation of Emperor Jiajing, who was smart, sensitive and stubborn.
It seems that originally, the chance of being persuaded to come back was not high...
Moreover, Jiajing now has a tendency to go its own way with the ministers. To be specific, it is——
You rule your country, and I will cultivate my immortality. As long as the final decision-making power is in my hands, I don't care about you, but I won't interfere with my cultivation of immortality.
No matter what, it's better than messing around.
When Yan Song thought about it, he felt a little more relaxed.
He picked up the memorial and read it.
The western region and the western part of Jisu were invaded by Ximengu. A small group of troops invaded Jisu, while the main force went south to break through the Great Wall and wreak havoc in the Ming Dynasty.
The leader of all this was Dayan Khan's grandson, Altan Khan, Anda. After Dayan Khan, he once again defeated Oara and became the new ruler of the grassland.
And in order to avoid the Ming army's military training tactics, he strategically temporarily abandoned Southern Mongolia and restored his strength to the north. The Ming army was also happy with peace. In addition, it was really dangerous to go deep into the grasslands. After the Jiajing Zhongxing gradually passed, they also began to deal with it. After becoming a superior, incidents of empty pay and embezzlement of military pay gradually emerged, which gave the north a chance to recover.
After all, it is an old Ming tradition that the army is in arrears. There was even a mutiny before by the Datong army because of arrears of pay. The general officer died in the mutiny and Datong, one of the nine sides, lost control. Now there is no money and no motivation to fight. Common thing.
Jisu has also begun to disobey, and several more states have broken away from the Ming Dynasty.
Yan Song rubbed his eyebrows, what a troubled time it was!
He looked at the battle report. Among the series of lost battles, there was one name that stood out particularly brightly. It was one of the few victories.
He called the Minister of War and asked him about this person.
Mao Bowen, Minister of the Ministry of War, was a very capable man. He immediately recalled him from his memory:
"Although Hu Zongxian is taciturn, he has great ideas and strategies. He is a rare talent. It was he who put down the rebellion in Datong during the previous period."
"For his merits in the previous battles, he has been promoted to the rank of Fang Si Lang in the Ministry of War. He is now in the capital."
Yan Song frowned:
"Now that the war in Northern Xinjiang is raging, it would be too much of a waste for such talents to serve as a doctor in the capital."
"Tell him to come see me."
Hu Zongxian soon got the news that the chief minister of the dynasty wanted to see him, and he was a little surprised.
Although he had achieved certain results in Datong, such a record was not enough to gain the attention of a minister at the level of chief minister. Of course he didn't know that he was highly regarded by the Minister of War.
But now that he has been called by the chief assistant, he must seize this opportunity.
He took out a jewelry box from his cabinet and opened it. Inside was gold and silver jewelry that he had purchased with the money he had saved over the years. This was a rare symbol of wealth in this family.
But after thinking about it, he let it go.
There have long been rumors in the court that the chief minister does not accept corruption, and Hu Zongxian does not want to leave a bad impression on him.
Although there are rumors that the first assistant only cares about ability and will not hate you because you bribe him, but why should I bother others?
So he went alone.
As for Yan Song, he found Yan Ling in advance and asked him to investigate this person. The results he obtained made him quite satisfied. He was indeed a man who could do practical things.
Hu Zongxian, who came empty-handed the next day, also made him appreciate the opponent's ability to judge the situation.
Yan Song had been in the court for so many years, and he had different ways of communicating with different ministers. Since he was in front of a capable minister, he went straight to the point and asked him about his views on side affairs.
"The failure of the previous war was due to many factors."
Hu Zongxian said immediately. He had already thought about these things thousands of times in his heart, and now he just came out of his mouth:
"Although all the ministers have been impeached, and the governor himself has pleaded guilty, I believe that the fault of this defeat does not lie with Master Zhai, the governor of Xuanda."
"Since his transfer, he has done a good job in cultivating fields, building border walls, and recruiting and training soldiers."
"The reason why the war was defeated was, firstly, due to poor coordination on all sides, and many troops were confused and timid. Secondly, the Tatar fighting strength also exceeded our army's imagination. Then I am also a brave general, and I cannot conquer the invaders with ordinary methods. Of."
"Your Majesty urged Mr. Zhai to eliminate Anda and eradicate the border troubles. However, this is a long-term solution, not a temporary solution. Our army attacked in a hurry, so that the counterattack failed. It was due to many factors that led to this outcome."
"The key point of guarding against my answer is this..."
In the blink of an eye, two hours passed. Hu Zongxian talked endlessly and explained in detail his various understandings of border affairs.
Yan Song nodded secretly when he heard this. Although he was not specialized in military affairs, after all, as the chief assistant, he naturally had little contact with military affairs. He was not unfamiliar with these things. He could tell at a glance that the other party had a clear understanding of the war on the border of the Ming Dynasty and had a lot of knowledge. Very good military talent.
He had already thought about the official position he would give Hu Zongxian.
Hu Zongxian was also smart. Seeing that Yan Song did not ask any more questions, he knew that the conversation was over, so he left. Yan Song also expressed his appreciation for him, which made Hu Zongxian very excited.
I have finally met a noble person, has my talent been put to use? he thought.
…
Hu Zongxian never thought that he would be so highly regarded by Yan Song.
He originally thought that he might be able to find a fellow scholar in Datong, a fifth-level scholar, who would be just right.
But after Yan Song talked with him that day, he directly recommended him to Emperor Jiajing.
After Emperor Jiajing saw Yan Song's description of him, he also thought it was quite good, so he directly promoted Hu Zongxian's official position.
In the end, the position he got was that of governor of Datong and admiral of military affairs with the position of right-hand censor of the capital procuratorate.
The censor of Youqiandu, a fourth-rank official, not to mention the governor, has great power and is in charge of the military and political power of Datong.
This is obviously due to Yan Song's promotion, which is an exceptional promotion.
Hu Zongxian went directly from a young doctor in the Ministry of War to become a local official, a person who was looked up to by thousands of people.
The moment he got the news, he was extremely excited. After waiting for a long time, he finally got on the stage and could show off his skills!
And the person who achieved all this, Yan Song, was also remembered in his heart.
That's his noble person.
(End of chapter)
