Just when Ma Fang suspected that there was a shadow of Gao pragmatism in the exchange of defenses between himself and Zhao Ke in the Xuan Mansion General Military Office, young master Gao had already left the Hanlin Academy and sat on a carriage heading to the palace.
Originally, he planned to quietly meet with Liu Xian and his son after the matter of accompanying the crown prince was confirmed, but Zhu Yijun was so bored that he was unable to take the time, so he had to send someone to deliver a message, saying Wait until the prince is not sure about the summons before going.
In fact, Liu Xian also wanted to meet Gao Jingshi. After all, although Gao Jingshi had only been back to Beijing for a few days, the public opinion in the capital was already very favorable to Liu Xian, and the imperial court had already had Han Ji lead the Shangshu, requesting Nanjing. The Metropolitan Procuratorate carefully investigated the matter of Liu Xian's dismissal from office and made sure that it was not an unjust, false or wrongful conviction - the implication is that it must have been an unjust, false or wrongful conviction now.
The cabinet has not yet clearly approved this, but it is not that there is any flaw in it, but that Han Ji's promotion is only the first wave, and there will be follow-ups in the future - Gao Gong's direct descendants, the Jin Party, etc. will select a few people to come forward. sparse.
It stands to reason that a mere "trivial matter" for a military minister would not cause such a big pomp, but considering that the Nanjing garrison minister was also the Duke of Wei who retired with the country after all, and Liu Xian was the first general of the Southern Army to surrender to Gao Gong, Therefore, the face given is relatively sufficient.
Of course, in addition to the face factor, there is another reason that is not humane to outsiders. Now that Zhao Zhenji is the general constitution, the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate actually has to listen to Zhao Zhenji's command. In order to let Zhao Zhenji know that he attaches great importance to this matter, Gao Gong, So I deliberately made the noise louder to prevent him from jumping out and causing trouble.
Since Zhao Zhenji took control of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has always regarded the Metropolitan Procuratorate as his own backyard and was very dissatisfied with Gao Gong's behavior of dictating the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate. However, at the moment, his main energy is focused on the restructuring of Jingying, and he is quarreling with Huo Ji. The two of them take turns to talk to each other. One says that the old system of Jingying has many shortcomings and cannot be changed without reform; the other says that stability is the most important thing in Jingying. The three-battalion system, in which military power is not concentrated in one person, is a long-term strategy.
Long Qing has not yet reached a conclusion on this matter - the key is that the cabinet has not reached a conclusion, so Long Qing habitually does not reply until the cabinet has an attitude. After all, one of the advantages of Emperor Longqing was that he was very self-aware: he was quite confident when it came to looking at people; when it came to managing politics, he believed in Gao Gong.
Although Zhao Zhenji has always been conceited, he still sees this point very clearly, so he thought about it and felt that since Gao Gong has not opposed him on the major matter of restructuring the Beijing camp, what about the relationship between Xu Pengju and Liu Xian? Even if it's a small matter, just give in and don't argue with him.
He thought for a while, but was afraid that Nanjing would take action on its own because of the bad relationship between him and Gao Gong, so he simply sent an official letter and made a lot of empty words. The useful part of it was to the effect that: Recently, there have been official rumors about Nanjing's garrison of honorable ministers. Because Xu failed to ask for bribes, he suppressed and falsely accused Liu Xian, the former commander-in-chief of Langshan. I, Zhao, have always enforced the law strictly, so you have to investigate this matter carefully for me. If there is really a problem, don't wait for "others" to find it out. Let’s take care of it ourselves in advance!
Zhao Zhenji was quite proud after writing this official letter. He said to himself that now, I am not afraid of you Gao Huzi. I am enforcing the law strictly and will correct any mistakes. Besides, as long as the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate finds out the problem first, instead of your disciples in Nanjing, then I will have more initiative in this matter... Wonderful!
As for the hidden fact in this matter that Liu Xian might have defected to Gao Gong, Zhao Zhenji didn't care at all - it's a joke, a mere commander-in-chief could make even a fellow magistrate of Tongzhou miserable. How can General Zhao take it lightly? Even if Zhao Ke was forced to exchange defense zones with Ma Fang this time, it would just be Zhao Ge Lao who was hunting rabbits and suffered a stray bullet in order to kill Chen Qixue. If Liu Xian wants to surrender to Gao Gong, then let him surrender. The Japanese pirates in the south have become weaker and weaker in recent years. Although they still jump out to cause trouble from time to time, the general situation has been controlled. The focus of the court has obviously shifted back to the north. Liu Xian can only turn over What's going on?
If it were true that there were some military officials who Zhao Zhenji found a bit annoying and even wanted to get rid of, and there were two of them: Ma Fang and Qi Jiguang.
The military exploits of these two people are certainly remarkable, but in Zhao Ge Lao's view, fighting is nothing more than a matter of you being good, you are good, and if you are not good, I will replace you - I am afraid that in the Ming Dynasty, I will not be able to find a few who can do it. Are you going to beat someone who is obedient?
The reason why Ma Fang and Qi Jiguang are an eyesore is not mainly because of themselves. After all, how can these generals disgust him, Zhao Ge Lao? Mainly because the backstage of these two people - Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, both of whom Mr. Zhao Ge disliked.
I think of Zhao Zhenji, who was a Jinshi in the 14th year of Jiajing's reign. He was two subjects older than Gao Gong, and four subjects ahead of Zhang Juzheng. He was completely the senior among seniors, the elder among elders. However, now Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, two young juniors, are actually ranked above him, Mr. Zhao Ge, in the cabinet - can this be tolerated?
As for why Li Chunfang and Chen Yiqin do not attract hatred, it is simple: Li Chunfang keeps silent about everything. If you say yes, I will say yes, if you say no, I will say no; Chen Yiqin only cares about the plate he is responsible for, and basically does nothing else. Don't interrupt.
This is in line with Mr. Zhao Ge's thoughts - as long as the younger generation does their job well, how do you know about the major events in the world?
Therefore, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, two Huangkou children who had a hand in everything and couldn't stand many things, insisted on trying to change the ancestral system, which made Mr. Zhao Ge very dissatisfied. As a result, Ma Fang and Qi Jiguang were inexplicably put on the spot. I have to say, this is a true injustice.
But it was Tan Lun who was even more wronged.
As a civil servant, Tan Lun worked with Qi Jiguang in civil and military affairs all year round. He did not seem to be too tired when working, and he had outstanding achievements and great reputation. But Qi Jiguang fell in love with Zhang Juzheng, but Tan Lun did not. He just had a decent relationship with Zhang Juzheng. After all, he also came from a serious family background. He was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Jiajing, one subject earlier than Zhang Juzheng. Why should he devalue himself? ?
Zhao Zhenji had no prejudice against him, but he was unhappy with one thing: even if Qi Jiguang voted for Zhang Juzheng, Tan Lun still regarded him as his biggest helper, and he had always supported Qi Jiguang.
This is very annoying.
After all, Zhang Juzheng is from the Xu Jie sect like himself. If he directly attacks Zhang Juzheng, he will be said to be suppressing the younger generation of his sect. His reputation will not be glorious, so he can only reduce it from his minions, and Qi Jiguang is exactly one A qualified and powerful minion - you, Tan Lun, are not Qi Jiguang's father. Why are you always protecting him? Isn't this causing trouble for me?
Therefore, in Mr. Zhao Ge's mind, Tan Lun was already on the blacklist and must be transferred from the position of Governor of Ji Liao.
