Qi Jiguang's arrival had to wait a little longer, because his Daning City was special. It was an isolated city hanging alone outside the Great Wall, and could not be separated from the general for a moment.
Not only did Yang Siwei take office, but he also had to wait until Yang Siwei thoroughly understood the key points of Daning City's defense and sent his own servants to control the key points before Qi Jiguang could leave. Otherwise, if something happens to Daning City, even though the two commanders are famous generals with a lot of credit, they still cannot afford to suffer.
Daning City, that is the evidence that Ming reached out and slapped Tumen after the Monan War! Could Zhu Yijun, a young emperor, not take this very seriously?
What's more, Daning City is also Gao Gongbao's record. If Daning City is lost, who will give the newly promoted Shao Sima an explanation? Even though Gao Jingshi, the young Sima, was in charge of the Beijing camp, he was still the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War and one of the top officials of the military generals all over the world!
While it was still some time before Qi Jiguang came to Beijing, Gao Pingshi began to take charge of logistics - speaking of which, this was still his specialty.
According to a highly pragmatic plan, the Imperial Guard Camp in the north of the capital city made a bold attempt, not only planning training camps, stations, grain storage warehouses, armor warehouses, gunpowder warehouses, etc. for more than 60,000 people here, , and at the same time, it was built into a super-large fortress in accordance with high pragmatic requirements.
It is conceivable that this place will definitely have two names in the future: Jingbei Camp and Imperial Guard Fort.
However, there was great resistance to the implementation of this plan, because when the Ministry of War's memorial was submitted to the cabinet, Shen Shixing expressed disagreement.
It stands to reason that in the current cabinet, the Practical School has an obvious numerical advantage, including the second assistant, Xu Guo, a bachelor of Jianjidian, and the two group assistants, Zhang Xueyan, a bachelor of Wenyuange, and Wu Dui, a bachelor of Dongge. .
In a five-person cabinet, the voice of the Real School, which occupies the positions of three cabinet ministers, is certainly not small. Unfortunately, Shen Shixing had the upper hand this time.
Because he is the chief assistant.
Riding on the east wind that has blown all the way from Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Guo Pu, and Zhang Siwei to the present, Shen Shixing, the first assistant, is still the "strong first assistant". He can not only defeat the six ministries and one academy, but also be the leader in the cabinet. A word is final - of course, if other cabinet ministers are forced to resign, that would be a different story.
However, after all, Shen Shixing is not a person with Gao Gong's personality. Although he decided with one word, he still gave a reason, and this reason was very high-sounding and justifiable: he had no money.
No money, these two words really exist like a nightmare in the Ming Dynasty. I don’t know how many big and important things have been ruined by these two words.
But now, Shen Shixing still relies on these two words to reject the Ministry of War's objections.
He said earnestly in the cabinet: "Gentlemen, the Ministry of War now wants to boost the Beijing camp. This idea is of course a good one. I myself also support it very much. You saw that Gao Qiu really wanted to build the Imperial Guard before, so I just agreed. ?
But as the Prime Minister of the country, we cannot act blindly in anything, let alone be radical. There is a poem that you must have read: "Ten thousand ships with dragons and green silk will never return them to Yangzhou." It should be that Tianjiao opened the Bianshui River, and there were no mountains in the land for more than a thousand miles. This was the river until the end of the Sui Dynasty, and it still relies on Tongbo for thousands of miles. If there was no water palace dragon boat incident, Gong Yu would not have much merit. '——Although Pi Rixiu was talking about the Grand Canal, the principles are the same when it comes to the Imperial Guard.
How much money has the court spent in recent years? The war continues for years, everyone! Mr. Xinzhai, you are in charge of the household department. How much money does the household department have this year? "
Zhang Xueyan shook his head slightly: "Excluding the funds that must be spent in the budget, this year's remaining silver is about 130,000 taels."
"Look, 130,000 taels." Shen Shixing immediately said: "For a stall as big as the imperial court, there may be some accidents that require money. How much can we do with these 130,000 taels? And I I still have a question, is it necessary to build the Beijing-Beijing camp in such an exaggerated way? Are the two camps in the inner and outer cities so unnecessary now?"
Now that specific matters have been mentioned, as the cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of War, Wu Dui had to stand up and speak: "Yuan Fu, the purpose of the construction of the Beijing North Camp or the Imperial Guard Fort is still very clear, and the reason is that It makes sense, these are all explained in the memorials of the Ministry of War."
He pointed to the memorial on Shen Shixing's desk and said: "The reason why the Beijing Camp is located north of the capital is because the enemies of our dynasty are in the north. The imperial guards stationed in the north of Beijing are located in the north of Beijing. It means 'pioneer for the king'. As for why such a huge fortress should be built, there are two considerations."
"On the one hand, the 60,000 Imperial Guards are stationed in the north of Beijing. Even if the enemy takes advantage of me and rushes into the vicinity of the capital, they will not dare to do anything until the camp in the north of Beijing is eliminated. This is good. Alleviating the pressure that Shenjing may face.
On the other hand, the location of the Imperial Guard was not within the city so as not to disturb the people, but not far to the north of the city so that it could be dispatched at any time once ordered by the imperial edict without affecting the execution of any mission. "
He finally concluded: "So to sum up, the reasons for the selection of the location of the Guards and the establishment of the fortress are very sufficient. As for the specific money consumption and other issues involved... this needs to be questioned."
Even though Shen Shixing was talking alone over the three pavilion elders, he was actually unhappy in his heart - it was a bit inconvenient for him, the chief assistant, to directly interfere in everything.
Thinking of this, he even glanced at Pan Sheng subconsciously. The old man Pan Sheng was eighteen years older than him, but he still seemed to be in good spirits. Apart from being a little deaf, there was almost nothing that made him look particularly old.
As for the deafness... I don't know if it's true or not. Maybe he pretended to be deaf just to avoid interrupting.
However, everyone present misunderstood Shen Shixing's look.
The three pavilion elders of the Real School thought that Pan Sheng had defected to Shen Shixing - he usually didn't suffer when he followed the chief assistant. Pan Sheng is a neutral person. Since he could follow Guo Pu and Zhang Siwei before, of course he can also follow Shen Shixing now.
It doesn’t matter who you follow, as long as you are the chief assistant.
But Pan Sheng himself was surprised. He couldn't understand what Shen Shixing meant by looking at him at this time.
Mr. Pan thought to himself: Could it be that this guy Shen Rumo wants to win over me? But you didn't say hello before, and suddenly you act like this. How do I know how to cooperate with you? I don’t even know what you want!
Do you simply oppose this plan, or do you hope to use your opposition to this plan to attack Gao Pragmatic, or do you want to take the opportunity to show that you are now in power and everything in the court must obey you?
You haven't explained anything to me, how can I cooperate with you?
Besides, why should I have to cooperate with you? Now between the two of you, one has the chief assistant in office, and the other has the numerical advantage. Who knows who will have the last laugh in this battle? It's not that easy to get my old man to place a bet. It would be great if both of me don't offend you. Even if you don't win over me, you definitely won't offend me. Let me finish the remaining two or three years in peace. What a good thing!
But that's what I thought. After all, the chief assistant has already "indicated" with his eyes. It really can't be justified without any expression. At least he has to come out and fool him a few words.
So Mr. Pan coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said: "I have read this essay just now. The writing is excellent, the reasoning is very clear, and it is a good article..."
Wu Dui, who was new to the cabinet, saw him talking nonsense and almost couldn't help but roll his eyes: Now is the time to talk about articles!
Zhang Xueyan, who joined the cabinet at the same time but was more senior, frowned slightly.
Only Xu Guo, who had been in the cabinet for many years, understood Pan Sheng's style well enough. He picked up the tea leisurely, used the lid of the cup to gently stir up the floating tea foam, and took a sip.
As he expected, after Pan Sheng rambled on about the quality of the article, he continued to speak: "I have always liked Gao Longwen's articles. It was Yuan Fu and I who liked him in the first place. ...Therefore, there is no problem with the logic in his article, and after reading it, I feel that this is the way to go.”
Now it was Wu Dui's turn to be surprised, and thought to himself: Could it be that I misunderstood and Old Pan didn't stand with Shen Shixing at all? But in this case, what does Shen Shixing mean by signaling him to speak?
Zhang Xueyan was also a little surprised and frowned slightly, but said nothing else.
Although Shen Shixing found that Pan Sheng seemed to have misunderstood the intention of looking at him when he spoke just now, and what he said now seemed to be on Gao Dang's side, Shen Shixing's expression remained as usual, without any emotion at all.
What kind of person is Pan Sheng? Shen Shixing still doesn’t know? Now that he is the chief assistant, as long as Pan Sheng still wants to serve with honor, he will at least not embarrass himself in person. As for what he says now, it doesn't matter at all, because he will definitely make a twist.
Sure enough, when Pan Sheng said this, he immediately changed the subject: "But Yuan Fu's worries are also reasonable. Zi Yu (Zhang Xueyan) also said just now that there is not much money left in the Ministry of Revenue. If all of it is invested here, Go to the Beijing Camp, if the imperial court has anything else to do, it will be blind."
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Shen Shixing's mouth, and he thought to himself: I know that you, old guy, must not offend both sides - look, you all make sense in this matter, otherwise it is better to leave it to the emperor to decide Bar?
So Shen Shixing simply helped him and said, "So, what does Mr. Pan mean?"
Pan Sheng sighed: "The current situation is difficult, and it is not easy to be a minister. How can we, as ministers, handle such a big matter lightly... How about asking the emperor to judge? What do you think?"
Wu Dui finally couldn't help but rolled his eyes and secretly cursed: Since the current situation is difficult, shouldn't ministers be more responsible? I can’t make up my mind about anything and leave it all to the Emperor Chen Duan and the Holy Judge. Then why does the Emperor want us people here?
Assist Bi, assist Bi, neither assist nor Bi, what use do you have!
It's a pity that these words can only be slandered, but they can't be said. Wu Dui had no choice but to remain silent, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, as if the tea had a grudge against him.
When he raised his head, Xu Guo looked towards him and shook his head imperceptibly.
Wu Dui was reminded by him and suddenly felt blessed: Holy Judgment?
ah! Holy Judge, good!
If the truth-seeking Shuwen goes up to the Emperor for judgment, the chances of the Emperor agreeing are quite high!
Thinking of this, he slightly cupped his hands towards Shen Shixing and said: "In that case, Yuan Fu, how about drafting a vote based on the two cabinet discussions and asking the emperor to make a decision?"
Shen Shixing nodded slightly: "Let's do it this way - you can go and do your own business, and walk slowly." After saying that, he stood up, took the memorial and walked to his office.
Pan Sheng stood up immediately and said goodbye to the three of them.
Xu Guo and the other three finally stood up. Under Xu Guo's eyes, Zhang Xueyan and Wu Dui followed Xu Guo to his apartment in tacit agreement.
After everyone entered and sat down, Wu Dui asked: "Weizhen (the courtesy name of Xu, Wu Dui won the Jinshi title before him, so he was given the title instead of his title), do you think it would be better for the emperor to decide this matter?"
Xu Guo nodded, shook his head, and said, "I thought we could look at this matter separately."
Wu Dui asked: "How to look at them separately?"
"First of all, no matter what the outcome of the Holy Judgment is, at least we have set a tone in the cabinet: the construction of the Beijing North Camp is justified in itself, right?"
There seemed to be no problem with this. Although Shen Shixing expressed doubts just now, after Wu Dui explained, Shen Shixing did not insist. Then there is no problem with Xu Guo's words, the tone has indeed been set.
Zhang Xueyan asked, "Weizhen means that even if the emperor is not correct this time, it will not be a big problem? Because since the method is right, but the money is not enough at the moment, he will still do it in the future, it is nothing more than a matter of time thing."
Xu Guo nodded slightly: "This is indeed true."
Wu Dui asked: "Since we look at them separately, what about the other one?"
"The other one is to see how much influence our Shen Yuanfu has on the emperor." He narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "The reason why the chief minister has been regarded as the 'true prime minister' in the past few decades is actually To put it bluntly, the foundation lies in the influence of the chief assistant on the emperor. In the past, when Gao Wenzhenggong was the second assistant in the cabinet, Li Shilu, as the chief assistant, could only obey. Isn't it because his influence on the Mu Temple was far less than that of Gao Wenzhenggong? What?"
He paused for a moment, his eyes became more solemn, and continued: "For more than ten years, my Shixue faction has been holding the power of the first assistant vote drafting. Now because of Fengpan Gong Dingyou, this power suddenly fell into the hands of the Xinxue faction. Here, you and I can only guess how big the changes will be caused by this change. But what happened today is just an opportunity..."
Zhang Xueyan completely understood what Xu Guo meant, and said thoughtfully: "It seems that you, Wei Zhen, are betting on who will be more favored by the Holy Spirit, Yuan Fu or Qiu Zhen?"
Wu Dui's expression changed slightly, his brows immediately furrowed, and he said nervously: "This bet is not fair! Wei Zhen, are you sure you want to do this?"
Of course it's not fair. Gao Pragmatic is just a minister of the Ministry of War. Under the system of four ministers of the Ministry of War after Gao Gong's restructuring, he is currently only ranked second. It's unfair for the third-in-command of a military department to compare "weight" with the chief minister of the current dynasty.
But Xu Guo said seriously: "But in order for us to be sure of Shen Yuanfu's power in the future, we must accompany him in this bet."
Wu Dui opened his mouth, but in the end no words came out, he just sighed wordlessly.
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