On this day, when Princess Yongning left the palace, Zhu Yijun had already gone to the two palaces to greet the queen mothers respectively, and arrived at the Wenhua Palace.
There was no feast today, and Zhu Yijun came to the Wenhua Hall for a more important matter: convening a meeting of the imperial cabinet.
Cabinet meetings are generally not held in the Wenhua Hall, but in the cabinet, and are called cabinet meetings. During cabinet meetings, the emperor would occasionally come directly to the cabinet to attend, and occasionally would announce that the cabinet ministers would convene at a designated location. After Longqing, most of the time this location was the Wenhua Hall. After Zhu Yijun took office, he became more direct. Ninety-nine percent of the time, he stayed here, as if to commemorate something.
It was said to be a cabinet meeting, but in fact, there were more than five cabinet elders attending the meeting, and there was also one person, Yang Wei, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
Yang Wei was originally a "non-party person" and was neither considered to be from the mind school nor the pragmatism school. However, he had served in Xuanda University, Shanxi and Shaanxi for a long time, and he had a close relationship with Zhang Siwei.
Since Yang Tianguan is attending the meeting, it means that the topic discussed by the cabinet today has been very clear, and it must be related to civil affairs.
At two o'clock in the morning, Zhu Yijun came to the Wenhua Hall. The five cabinet ministers and Yang Tianguan were already waiting in advance. When the emperor arrived, they all came forward to see him.
Zhu Yijun seemed to be a little thinner than a month ago. His complexion looked not very good, and he kept frowning. He waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. Chen Ju, please give me a seat for you gentlemen and Yang Qing."
Although Yang Wei is an official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs who is no less powerful than the cabinet elder, he cannot be regarded as a "sir" because he has never served as an official in the banquet and is not a cabinet minister after all.
The six important ministers thanked the emperor, and a young eunuch invited them to take a seat at Chen Ju's signal. The emperor himself was already sitting on the throne.
Zhu Yijun's face was slightly cold, and he said calmly: "I don't think I need to say more about why you gentlemen and Yang Qing came here today. Mr. Shen, is there a regulation for the cabinet's reward for being pragmatic in putting down the rebellion in the northwest? What do Gao Guangxian, Liang Wenmeng and others say about their treatment? In addition, what decisions are made about the rewards and punishments of the commander-in-chief, deputy general (i.e. deputy commander-in-chief), staff generals and other generals who participated in the battle? "
After all, after being the emperor for many years, Zhu Yijun's three words here are quite particular. For the pragmatic rewards, he used "constitutions"; for the treatment of Gao and Liang, he used "dao"; and for the rewards and punishments of generals, he used "decisions".
There is of course a difference between these three words.
The "Characters" at this time were slightly different from those of later generations. The general idea was a principled arrangement, but generally speaking, it had a rough meaning, or directional opinions; the "Said" was even more uncertain, just asking the cabinet for their opinions. The general attitude on this matter; and the "resolution" is more certain, which means that the emperor will generally not object. Even if there are adjustments, the scope will not be too large, or there will not be too many objects involved.
Zhu Yijun's three questions have actually "set the tone" for today's imperial cabinet meeting in advance. As six important ministers who have been in the officialdom for many years, there is no difficulty in hearing the emperor's voiceover. However, it is hard to say whether the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty listened to the greetings.
Shen Shixing was named by Zhu Yijun, so of course he had to answer. Although Shen Yuanfu was sitting still, he still bowed slightly and said with cupped hands: "These three matters mentioned by the emperor have been discussed by the cabinet. I will come here one by one for the emperor's consideration. .”
Zhu Yijun nodded. Although his face was expressionless, his words were very polite: "Mr. Laoshen."
Shen Shixing cleared his throat and said: "As for the merits, demerits, rewards and punishments of the military officials in various towns in this battle, the Ministry of War has submitted a detailed statement. Mr. Wu Ge has already made a preliminary review of it and made a few small points. adjustments, and then brought it up for discussion during the cabinet meeting.
Broadly speaking, the Cabinet agreed with the revised views. However, I think that the reward for Li Rusong is a little small and could be a little more generous, in order to comply with the emperor's intention of selecting talents and utilizing their talents, and also to make Li Chengliang appreciate the emperor's care for his old ministers. "
Zhu Yijun did not comment, but turned to Wu Dui and asked: "Mr. Wu, how are Li Rusong's rewards arranged now?"
Wu Dui took out a piece of paper, opened it, took a look at it, and said: "Back to the emperor, Ning Yuanbo, the general military officer guarding Shanxi and admiral of Shaanxi's military affairs against the rebellion, Li Rusong, was promoted to the first level due to his merits in the northwest. Admiral Ji Liao, the commander-in-chief of the sea defense against Japanese invaders in Baoding, Shandong and other places, and the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Yin Yizi, were rewarded fifty taels of silver."
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and asked Shen Shixing: "Mr. Shen, this seems like a normal reward increase. Since you think it is a little small, what do you think?"
Shen Shixing said: "If we only look at the gains from normal beheadings, there is nothing wrong with this reward. However, although Li Rusongzhuang Langwei's beheadings were not as good as those of Tuotuo, Yilduzi and other tribes in the battle, he still exerted the power of Dingding." I have done a great job, so I think I can reward you generously as appropriate."
"What Mr. Shen said makes sense." Zhu Yijun nodded and said to Wu Dui, "Can Li Rusong give me some advice?"
Wu Dui replied: "There is a big red silk unicorn suit."
"Then give Feiyu another reward." Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said: "The silver reward will also be increased by twenty...thirty taels."
Before Shen Shixing could speak, Wu Dui immediately said, "I obey the order."
Shen Shixing next to him was blocked by his words. He had already opened his mouth, but finally decided to forget it, closed his mouth again, and remained silent again.
Don't look at Zhu Yijun's struggle to increase the silver reward for Li Rusong from fifty taels to eighty taels. In fact, this can't be said to be stingy. For example, when Qi Jiguang achieved some "big victories", the silver reward was often only twenty or thirty taels, so Wu Dui initially rewarded Li Rusong with fifty taels, which was already quite generous.
And Zhu Yijun added thirty taels, which was undoubtedly a "rich gift". In some TV dramas, the emperor rewards thousands or even tens of thousands of taels, which is basically not consistent with historical facts, at least certainly not consistent with the historical facts of the Ming Dynasty.
If Li Rusong really wants to be rewarded with tens of thousands of taels, how much reward will Gao Pragmatic get? After the battle was over, all the combatants were put together, and the national treasury was directly bankrupt.
Seeing that Shen Shixing had "no objections", Zhu Yijun smiled slightly and asked, "Mr. Shen, what's next?"
There was no other meaning on Shen Shixing's face, let alone discouragement. He said calmly: "There are quite different opinions among the cabinet regarding the guilt agreement between Gao Guangxian and Liang Wenmeng."
Zhu Yijun's eyes narrowed: "What do you think?"
Shen Shixing's face turned a little ugly and he said: "I think that one of these two people was harsh on his subordinates and deducted military pay, which caused him to raise his troops. He is actually the chief culprit. Even if this crime does not lead to death, he should be deprived of his position. The judicial department will then interrogate him in detail to determine the specific culpability. The other person was incompetent, looked forward and backward, hesitated to indulge the enemy, and made poor plans in battle. I thought that dismissal from his post pending investigation would be enough."
Zhu Yijun glanced at the other cabinet ministers and said, "Gentlemen, if you have any objections, you might as well tell them."
When Xu Guo saw the emperor looking at him, he said, "I and Brother Xinzhai are following Brother Huanzhou's proposal."
Xinzhai refers to Zhang Xueyan, and Huanzhou refers to Wu Dui, so Zhu Yijun looked towards Wu Dui.
"I think Yuan Fu's words are biased." Wu Dui spoke as clearly as if he were fighting, saying: "Yuan Fu said that Gao Guangxian was incompetent, but Gao Guangxian was the governor, Liang Wenmeng was the governor, and Liang Wenmeng was the governor. Asking Meng cannot be regarded as Gao Guangxian's "subordinate", not to mention imperial. If it refers to Kuaibai, Kuaibai has always done illegal things, and has been troubled by governors and governors many times, but he is a Mongolian. , although the governor is strict, it is understandable that he cannot deal with it easily. This is the case everywhere in Jiubian.
As for Liang Wenmeng's so-called deduction of military pay, Gao Pragmatic had already made it clear before. That's not a deduction, it's just tailor-made - this year's military pay is less than in previous years. As a governor, Liang asked Meng, if there is no plan, after eating in the first half of the year, will all the tens of thousands of Ningxia troops go to drink the northwest wind in the second half of the year? It was not Liang Wenmeng's fault that Kuaibai rebelled because of his ambition, and his disobedience to education!
As for blaming his subordinates harshly, I would like to ask, apart from Kuai Bai, which subordinate did Liang Wenmeng also blame harshly? Zhang Weizhong would rather die than become a traitor. If Liang Wenmeng had also criticized him harshly, would he still do this? I think this may not be the case, but it can be seen that what Liang Wen and Meng did was only aimed at Kuaibai.
So why did he target Kuaibai? Hasn't it been proven that Kuaibai is indeed up to no good? Liang asked Meng Cha about Zhi Bai's ambitions. Considering that he was a Mongolian, he placed restrictions on him. I didn't know what the crime was. In addition, after Liang Wenmeng was captured, he remained steadfast and unyielding. Is this always a fact?
The previously pragmatic servant rescued Liang Wenmeng from death row in Ningxia. As the governor of Ningxia, how could Kuaibai treat him like this as long as he gave in a little? From this point of view, at least it can be seen that this person is loyal and loyal. Even if there are some accidents in his behavior, his situation is pitiable after all. I hope the emperor will investigate it carefully. "
Zhu Yijun frowned and thought for a moment, then asked Wang Jiaping: "Mr. Wang, you are the only one who has not spoken. Do you have anything to say?"
Although Wang Jiaping's status among the cabinet ministers is the last, he is also a cabinet minister and has the right to speak. Therefore, he nodded and said: "I think that one of the opinions of Yuan Fu and the three cabinet ministers was harsh, and the other was lenient. Gao Guang was hesitant at first. It is true that the northwest is barren, but it is also true that he made mistakes in the battle and defense, and he must be punished. , just don’t overdo it.
The same goes for Liang Wenmeng. Although it had the cause mentioned by Wu Ge Lao, it also had the result of the fall of Ningxia. If loyalty is not rewarded and faults are not punished, how can the court govern and the emperor govern the people? "
Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "I roughly understand what Mr. Wang means, but what exactly does Mr. Wang think should be done?"
"Rewarding merit is a reward, punishment is a punishment." Wang Jiaping said with emotion: "Gao Guang can live in peace and quiet for now; Liang Wenmeng can give a Zhongyi Archway to his hometown, but he will be dismissed and return to his hometown."
Everyone looked at the emperor, but Zhu Yijun was very calm, nodded slightly, and said, "I think that's what I'll do."
Everyone originally wanted to wait for the emperor to explain why he made such a decision, but Zhu Yijun didn't seem to want to talk more. Instead, he turned his head slightly and said to Shen Shixing: "Mr. Shen, is it time to talk about a pragmatic reward?"
Shen Shixing could not help but sigh a little in his heart. In fact, when Zhu Yijun first asked the three questions, the highly pragmatic reward question was the first one, but Shen Shixing deliberately answered in reverse and put this question at the end. Unexpectedly, the emperor's attitude towards the first two questions seemed to have been clear for a long time. It didn't take much time to make a decision, and then immediately asked about the thing he was most concerned about.
He sighed in his heart, but there was no trace of it on Shen Shixing's face. He just replied calmly: "Your Majesty, regarding Gao Pragmatic's reward, the first thing that needs to be determined is who deserves the credit for strategizing in the first battle of Zhuang Langwei. .
This credit goes to Gao Pragmatic, or perhaps to Wei Xuezeng. It had a great influence on Gao Pragmatic's reward for this battle and must be investigated. "
Zhu Yijun smiled slightly: "In that case, who does Mr. Shen think deserves the credit for this?"
"Wei Xuezeng." Shen Shixing's answer this time was very direct: "The country has its own laws, and officials have their own appointments and dismissals. The merits during the war will naturally be obtained by those who are in office. I have never heard of anyone being rewarded for their predecessors. Moreover, Wei Xuezeng is not the one who is highly pragmatic. In the previous appointment, he only acted on behalf of Wei Xuezeng because he was not in time to take office. I believe that the host and the guest are different and cannot be confused; the merits are rewarded and cannot be misplaced."
Zhu Yijun was still noncommittal and asked others: "What do you think?"
This time the situation was different. Xu Guo expressed his agreement with Shen Shixing's view. The reason was that "high pragmatism has practical achievements, but the laws of the country are great", so he believed that the rules could not be broken.
Zhang Xueyan and Wu Dui said that the credit should go to Gao Jingjing. The reason is that "virtue should be rewarded, and merit should be rewarded." The credit should be given to whoever has the merit. These two sentences are easy to explain: Those with high virtues will be awarded high officials, and those with great merit will be given generous rewards. The original sentence comes from "Shang Shu·Zhong Hui's Edict", and everyone here knows it by heart.
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Zhang Xueyan and Wu Dui said that the credit should go to Gao Jingjing. The reason is that "virtue should be rewarded, and merit should be rewarded." The credit should be given to whoever has the merit. These two sentences are easy to explain: Those with high virtues will be awarded high officials, and those with great merit will be given generous rewards. The original sentence comes from "Shang Shu·Zhong Hui's Edict", and everyone here knows it by heart.
Zhang Xueyan and Wu Dui said that the credit should go to Gao Jingjing. The reason is that "virtue should be rewarded, and merit should be rewarded." The credit should be given to whoever has the merit. These two sentences are easy to explain: Those with high virtues will be given high officials, and those with great merit will be given generous rewards. The original sentence comes from "Shang Shu·Zhong Hui's Edict", and everyone here knows it by heart.
Zhang Xueyan and Wu Dui said that the credit should go to Gao Jingjing. The reason is that "the officials should be rewarded with virtue, and the merits should be rewarded." The credit should be given to whoever has the merit. These two sentences are easy to explain: Those with high virtues will be given high officials, and those with great merit will be given generous rewards. The original sentence comes from "Shang Shu·Zhong Hui's Edict", and everyone here knows it by heart.
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