Zhu Yijun's guess was not in-depth. He just subconsciously guessed based on his pragmatic habits that he was probably planning a divorce, or to put it more bluntly, he was planning a disintegration.
Gao Pragmatic's thoughts were basically in line with his guess, but he thought more. But just when Gao Qingshi was about to explain clearly, he heard footsteps outside. He and Zhu Yijun looked at each other and became silent for a while.
"Your Majesty, the Superintendent of Ceremonies has just received a letter from Gao Guangxian, the governor of the three sides. Do you want to read it now?"
The voice was Chen Ju's.
Chen Ju knew that Gao Guangxian was here, and he was a cautious person, so the fact that he still came to present Gao Guangxian's essay shows that this essay must be very important.
Both Zhu Yijun and Gao Pragmatic understood this, so they looked at each other for a moment, and after making eye contact, Zhu Yijun said: "Bring it in."
Chen Ju then came in and presented a book of essays with both hands.
Zhu Yijun looked at it and found that this succinct document should have passed through the cabinet. It contained Shen Shixing's vote, but the vote was written extremely simply: "It will be reviewed by the Ministry of War." - that is, wait for the answer from the Ministry of War first.
Zhu Yijun snorted lightly and said nothing else. He opened the manuscript and read it. He frowned after just reading one or two lines. He quickly scanned the entire text and handed it to Gao Pangshi without saying a word. But when Gao Pragmatic took it with both hands, he couldn't help but said: "You are also a senior official of the Ministry of War. After reading it, you can directly represent the Ministry of War."
Huh?
Gao Pingshi was a little surprised. Although I am also a senior official in the Ministry of War, my actual job as Zuo Shilang is in charge of the Beijing camp. How can I represent the Ministry of War to appeal to the three governors?
But thinking about it, he couldn't make any assumptions before seeing the content of the essay, so he silently opened the essay and started reading.
This essay is a bit long-winded. First, it tells the story that the budgets of the three sides have been greatly reduced this year, and all kinds of errands have been difficult to do. No wonder Zhu Yijun frowned when he read the beginning. After all, the decision to temporarily reduce the military pay of the three sides this year is He made it himself.
Then, Gao Guang changed the subject and talked about the fall of Xining. In fact, there is nothing to say. In short, there is only one sentence: all the mistakes are the fault of Yongchang Guard. The commander of Yongchang Guard deserved death - he had already captured it first.
Of course, it was as easy as drinking cold water for the Governor of the Three Sides to take the next command, but I'm afraid there was something wrong with Gao Guangxian's writing - not that there was a problem with the words and sentences, but that there was something wrong with the attitude he showed. In his essay, no one was responsible for this matter, only Yongchang Guard was responsible, so after punishing the Yongchang Guard commander, everything was fine.
This style of high pragmatism is very familiar, but not very familiar - shirk of blame is a very familiar officialdom routine, but you, the governor of the three sides, are also the number one boss of Yongchang Wei. If Yongchang Wei has committed something, you should at least mention it. It is said that one must "take leadership responsibility", how is it possible to be completely non-conforming? No wonder Zhu Yijun looked ugly.
Gao Pingshi sighed inwardly, but his expression remained as calm as ever, and he continued to look down.
Then Gao Guangxian finally got down to business. He mentioned that as soon as the news of the loss in Xining reached Guyuan, he responded and ordered Gansu Governor Cao Zideng and Gansu Commander-in-Chief Liu Chengsi to immediately deploy their tactics and lead the army into Suppress and wait for an opportunity to recapture Xining.
In fact, this is not a big problem. After all, in the eyes of the imperial court, if anything happens to the three sides, they should go to the governors of the three sides. But in the eyes of the governors of the three sides, if anything happens in Gansu, they must first go to the governor of Gansu and the Gansu General Soldier.
One level suppresses the other. This has always been the case in all dynasties.
But the problem lies below. Gao Guangxian said that he originally wanted to mobilize troops from Guyuan to "assist in the suppression", but Guyuan is already poor. After the military pay was cut this year, the usual training has been greatly reduced. He wanted to mobilize nearly a thousand miles to help Xining. , that is almost an impossible task, so he cannot send troops now. Instead, he is doing his best to allocate money and materials, trying to collect enough for the expedition as soon as possible, and then he can set off.
At this time, even Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but frown.
What's going on with Gao Guangxian? You are a trilateral governor, and such a big thing has happened on the border. It is normal to be anxious, okay?
It turns out that it's good for you, but you don't know how to use such a huge authority? Scheduling? Scheduling sucks. At this time, all the treasury silver has to be taken out and used first.
Who doesn’t know the financial system of the Ming Dynasty? Although the central government has no money, and the local government is not very wealthy, the local government still has a large sum of taxes that it manages. And it is only the beginning of the year. Has the money from last year bottomed out? You don’t have to take it. Still can’t get it?
Things have priorities, haven’t you heard this?
Gao Pingshi held his breath and continued to look down, but he almost lost his breath after looking at it.
Gao Guangxian said that the treasury in Shaanxi and other places was not sufficient, and local officials were unwilling to mobilize money and food. Moreover, Prince Qing and other princes in the northwest region also said that the army should not move lightly, because it seems that it is not possible to kill Huang Taiji now, in case he dies. After the Ordos tribe invaded the border areas, the Guyuan army left again. What should we do if we lose Ningxia, Guyuan and other places?
Gao Guangxian thought that the princes' concerns were reasonable, so he decided to wait and see whether he would die or not. In addition, he will try his best to push for money and food...
After reading it, Gao Pragmatic was speechless.
You are the governor of the three sides of the imperial court. It doesn't matter what the princes say to you, but you actually listen to them? And the local officials in Shaanxi refused to allocate money and food?
I've seen your ghost! How big of a local official can he speak upright in front of you, a Taiwanese master with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War? If they don't give it to you, what's the point? Are you going to be a governor or a servant?
Zhu Yijun rolled his eyes angrily when he saw Gao Pragmatic. He couldn't help but snorted coldly and said, "What should I say? Is this Gao Zhutai unable to take out the money, or is he simply unwilling to take it?"
The emperor's words were obviously full of anger, and he even said the words "Gao made the platform" - there is actually no problem with the term "making the platform". After the ceremony, the whole court, including the people, still The emperor was not unaware of the fact that the governor was called "making Taiwan", but he would not pursue it. After all, the original change from "general system" to "governor-general" had a historical background, which was the great ceremony.
However, it is abnormal for the emperor to call him this, because normally the emperor should address his ministers by their first names. Of course, in practice, the emperor would sometimes address close ministers by their names and titles. He might also address ministers and ministers who had given him official lectures as "sir".
However, in any case, the emperor usually does not use the nickname of the person's job. If he does, it is usually with sarcasm or anger, and only in rare cases may it be a joke.
Zhu Yijun was definitely not in the mood to joke now, so he must have been sarcastic with anger.
But what he said... Gao Guangxian was not easy to reply, because after all, Gao Guangxian was from the Jin Party. If he followed Zhu Yijun's wishes now, Gao Guangxian might lose his official position on the spot.
For Gao pragmatically, it is not that Gao Guangxian's official position must not be lost, but that it cannot be lost so simply and hastily because he is not ready for any contingency now. What if Gao Guang loses his position first and something goes wrong in the cabinet meeting, and the court sends a minister from the Xin School to take over as the governor of the three sides, wouldn't the Shi School be at a loss?
To say the least, this situation has not happened, but sending a neutral minister there is not necessarily reliable. The three sides of Shaanxi have been in power for many years from the Practical School. Suddenly a governor who is not from the Practical School is parachuted in. Who knows whether he can suppress the situation?
The military situation is urgent now. If something like this happens again, Xining City is afraid...at least this year it won't be able to get it back.
Taking a step back, neither of the above two situations happened, but the emperor asked Gao Pragmatic to recommend someone. This is also troublesome, because Gao Pragmatic has no such preparation at the moment, and he can't find an absolute one at hand for a while. Reliable frontier ally.
So Gao Pragmatic had no choice but to say with difficulty: "The three sides of Shaanxi are definitely barren, but to say that I can't make any money, I think it's impossible. Judging from Gao Wenchuan's essays, I'm afraid he can't get it. It's not that he doesn't dare to take the money, but he hasn't realized how dangerous the situation is, so he's still dealing with it as usual..."
"An ordinary situation?" Zhu Yijun snorted: "What is an ordinary situation? The governor can't get the money to send troops. Is this ordinary?"
"No, it's not that you can't get it, but you have to go through some wrangling first." Gao pragmatically spread his hands: "I also served as an official in the border areas, and I know very well what the border officials, border generals and border soldiers are thinking at this time. .”
After all, Zhu Yijun still believed in Gao's pragmatism. After hearing this, he softened his tone slightly and frowned: "What are you thinking?"
"I refuse to leave the country." Gao pragmatically said: "When the emperor reads this article, he may only see blame-shifting, but because I have worked in the border areas for several years, I can guess the local situation. At present, Guyuan and other places The situation is probably like this: Qi Ji is seriously ill, Ordos is internally unstable, and the war faction may even have the upper hand. Officials from Guyuan and other places feel that Xining has nothing to do with them. Once the army leaves, they will definitely not be able to come back for a while. Once there is a threat to Hetao, If they change, they will be in danger..."
"It's impossible for all the army to leave!" Zhu Yijun raised his voice slightly: "Does it mean that Gao Guangxian didn't even make this trade-off? Can't he bring all 60,000 troops to Qinghai? Or is it that the local officials in Guyuan are just greedy for life and afraid of death?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this is not necessarily because they are greedy for life and afraid of death. They are actually considering their official career - most officials think that doing more is worse than doing less, so when Guyuan's army gathers, even if there is chaos in the Hetao, The Ordos tribe has changed owners and flags, and it is unlikely that they will go straight to Guyuan. In this way, they do not have to worry about any losses - Your Majesty, there will be no punishment if there is no loss. Why do they need to take this risk? They are An official from Guyuan is not an official from Xining."
Zhu Yijun was so angry that he slapped the table: "As an emperor, I am the only one who should worry about the whole world, but these people only care about their own one-third of an acre of land? They don't know that the world is their responsibility? They have read it like a dog!" "
Gao Pingshi coughed lightly: "In the imperial court, there are still many people who regard the world as their own responsibility..."
"I didn't scold you, I scolded those local officials... I, I scolded those local officials who didn't care about their friends and neighbors!"
It was also difficult for the emperor, because he remembered in the middle of the sentence that Gao Pragmatic had also been a local official.
Gao pragmatic knew that he was not scolding him, and he didn't bother to worry about it, so he brought the topic back and said: "So in the current situation, in my opinion, Gao Guangxian's judgment may have been wrong - he is the governor of the three sides, and considering the Ordos Department There is nothing wrong in itself, but his mistake is that he does not know that things in the Ordos Department are not that simple."
"What?" Zhu Yijun was so angry that he didn't even think about it.
"If there is chaos in the Ordos tribe, the most urgent one should be King Shunyi." Gao Pragmatic spread his hands slightly and said: "The strength of Tumut is mainly due to the strength of its headquarters, but the Ordos tribe is also a key factor. Is the emperor Still remember, what was the reason why Han Naji came to join the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Yijun regained consciousness and recalled, "It was because his grandfather married his fiancée to that guy from the Ordos tribe..."
"It doesn't matter who it is. What's important is that even Anda would send the woman he originally planned to marry to Han Naji to Ordos because he was worried about the attitude of the Ordos tribe." Gao pragmatically said: "This shows that even if If it is better than I answer, I am afraid that the Ordos tribe will be alienated from him."
Zhu Yijun suddenly realized it, and then became a little nervous again, and asked: "What if the Ordos tribe really breaks out, can Tumote subdue them?"
Gao Pragmatic muttered: "From the perspective of strength alone, it's okay. But it also involves the strategic situation: Your Majesty, please take a look..." He pointed at the map and said: "The location of the Ordos Department is roughly southwest of Tumut. The direction, its due north is conveniently the territory that King Shunyi had directly controlled by Han Naji. In other words, if the Ordos tribe is really in chaos, as long as they send troops directly to the north of the Yellow River, they will stab King Shunyi in the belly."
"Well, what happens next?" Zhu Yijun frowned and asked, "Didn't you say that Tumut was able to subdue them?"
"Yes, but once the Tumut army moves west or simply marches south, Fengzhou Beach will be empty. Although the Ordos tribe is slightly weaker than the Tumut army, the difference is not as big as imagined. In my personal opinion , its strength is roughly equivalent to about 60 to 70% of Tumut's headquarters. Therefore, if Tumut wants to conquer Ordos in one fell swoop, he must attack with all his strength.
However, the problem came. The Tumut army attacked with all its strength, and Fengzhou Beach was empty. If Tumen suddenly invaded the west at this time, Tumut would face the unfavorable situation of being a wolf in front and a tiger behind. And there is something even worse, that is, Tumut originally relied on me, the Ming Dynasty, but now my Ming Dynasty happens to be in a situation where we are unable to send troops to help..."
Zhu Yijun became a little troubled when he heard this, and said anxiously: "Why did such a big thing happen after just missing one Xining!"
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