The changes in the Cabinet, Ministry of War, and Ji Liao will certainly bring about many changes. First of all, in terms of the cabinet, the voice of Gao Dang, the pragmatist school, has been relatively weakened. Although there are still two assistant ministers in the cabinet, due to Liang Menglong's new appointment, Gao Dang and his faction actually exchanged a bachelor of Wuyingdian for a new one. Bachelor of Arts.
Of course, this weakening is not too big. After all, the composition of the cabinet is "my Ming Dynasty has its own national conditions." The first assistant has the strongest say, the second assistant is much less powerful, and the rest are "group assistants". Although There is no big difference in terms of seniority, but the right to speak is not much different. It depends on each person's political influence. The problem is that Zhang Xueyan's influence is indeed stronger than Liang Menglong...
In general, the cabinet has been slightly weakened, but the impact is not significant and the situation is under control. As for the Ministry of War, the Real School or Gao Party has been further strengthened.
With the completion of a series of transfers, now among the five officials of the Ministry of War, only three are from the Gaodang family: Zhou Yong, Minister of the Ministry of War, Song Zhihan, the Zuo Shilang, Han Ji, the Zuo Shilang and Assistant Manager of the Jingying Rongzheng, and two The right ministers are all centrists. It can be said that the Ministry of War is basically the voice of the high party.
Here is a situation to explain. In terms of ranking and division of labor within the ministry, the Zuo Shilang of Song Zhihan is actually more like the "Executive Deputy XX" of the Red Dynasty. His responsibility is equivalent to "assisting the Minister of War to grasp the overall situation", so his ranking Before Han Ji.
Han Ji's work has a clear tendency. Just like when Gao Jingshi was in this position, the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War exists as a basis for "associating with the military affairs of the capital". The actual work is mainly to assist with the affairs of the capital. As mentioned before on the issue of the Ying Rong Zheng - Assistant Manager, the civilian "Associate Manager" completely overwhelms the "Prime Minister" above the military ministers in terms of real power, so Han Ji is actually the official in charge of the Beijing Camp now.
After Gao Wu implemented the restructuring of the Beijing Camp, the Beijing Camp was divided into two, and a situation emerged where the Imperial Guard and the Production and Construction Corps were running in parallel. From that time on, the power of the Assistant to the Imperial Guard in Beijing actually took a leap forward: he was not only the actual direct leader of the Imperial Guards, but also controlled a powerful financial force.
Therefore, in a sense, the actual power of the Assistant to the Imperial Guard in the Rongzheng at this time has been greatly strengthened. Considering that the Ministry of War is one of the main positions of the Real School, this position is considered to be controlled by Gao Dang by default. .
Of course, judging from the overall situation of the current imperial court, this position must also be reserved for Gao Dang, because although Gao Pragmatic is in charge of the center, no one dares to guarantee that "opening the vassal ban" will be smooth sailing, in case there is an uprising somewhere. If the Beijing camp is not under Gao Pragmatic's control or influence, such as military rebellion, big problems may arise.
Song Zhihan and Han Ji were both disciples of Gao Gong in the 44th year of Jiajing reign. Gao Pragmatic had been friends with them for almost twenty years. Although Zhou Yong was average in ability, he was more self-aware and his characteristic was obedience. Basically, this was This ensures high pragmatism has a strong influence on the Ministry of War.
In terms of the personnel department, in addition to Chen Yubi, the minister, who was favored by Gao Pragmatic Party, Tu Menggui, the left minister, was also a student of Gao Gong and a Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing. This can ensure that the personnel department is also under the control of Gao Dang.
Judging from the above situation, Gao Jingjing was at the core of the Ministry of Personnel, Household Affairs, and Military Affairs, which had the most powerful power in the imperial court. This was enough to ensure that the reform of the Practical School could continue to advance, and this was exactly what the emperor needed.
If you look at the current cabinet and six central government offices, you can find a fact: among the current major ministers, Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing has become the mainstream. As a target, the important ministers in the court were basically born in one or two subjects before and after this subject.
According to the political habits of the Ming Dynasty, the main group of important ministers next time will probably be from the class of the fifth year of Longqing, and it is hard to say for the future - if the iteration is fast, it may be the class of the second year of Wanli. Section, but this situation is not common. Normally, it may be the subject of Wanli five years.
However, although seniority is the most critical criterion for ministers to become ministers, brilliant achievements may also advance the time to enter the minister group. For example, Gao Pragmatic is such a freak.
But in any case, any official of the Ming Dynasty - especially considering that the Ming Dynasty has been a dynasty for two hundred years, so the role of qualifications is to a large extent more important than merit, so Gao Pragmatic has become a minister at the level of minister. Very, very exceptional.
In addition, he has only been a minister for less than a year. It is impossible for him to move from the minister to the cabinet in the short term, because doing so will have a great impact on the established "system" and may cause "lucky ministers" in the future. Wanton".
To use an inappropriate metaphor, this is similar to the fact that it is basically impossible for a thirty-year-old deputy state-level person to appear in the Red Dynasty - you may be very capable and have brilliant political achievements, but if you promote one person and destroy the organizational system, that is It is absolutely undesirable. Even if you are promoted out of the ordinary, you can only go faster than the average person. Maybe ten or fifteen years, but usually not twenty years.
For example, Zhang Juzheng passed the Jinshi examination very early, at only twenty-two years old (his actual age). However, due to his excellent luck, in the first year of Longqing, when he became the junior assistant of Dongge University Scholar as an old minister of Yudi, he also Already forty-two years old (actual age). In the original history, he became the first assistant because of his high status, but he was also forty-seven years old at that time - please note that this was a very rare young first assistant in the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty are obvious. Although merits should be rewarded, the key to being able to enter the cabinet is based on qualifications: in this qualification, the most important thing is the time and results when he became a Jinshi. Results are the basic items, and the key consideration is Time; the secondary consideration is the time when he first became a Liubu Tang official (Shang Shu, Minister of the Ministry of War), and does not include the pseudo-Tang officials who were given foreign titles, such as serving as the governor with the title of Youdu Yushi or the Minister of the Ministry of War, or taking the title of Minister of the Ministry of War. Governor does not count; as for merit, sorry, that is the last item considered, and is usually only considered as a bonus.
According to this principle, generally speaking, at what stage should Gao Pragmatic become a cabinet minister? It should be in the second year of Wanli or the fifth year of Wanli that the Jinshi in that subject became the mainstream of important ministers. And if Gao pragmatism will make undisputed and huge contributions later, then it may be a period earlier, such as the period in the fifth year of Longqing's reign when the subject became the mainstream among important ministers.
This is the reality. Gao Jingshi knows it very well, and other officials also know it very well. Therefore, Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue will not worry that Gao Wuzhi will be able to join the cabinet now, and Zhang Xueyan will not consider recommending Gao Jingshi to replace him when he resigns.
At present, everyone has their own predictions. Although the emperor definitely hopes that Gao Pragmatic will join the cabinet as soon as possible, no matter how early the time is, it should be after Gao Pragmatic leads Chahar to achieve a major or decisive victory in the decisive battle, and before that. It is definitely impossible, and Gao Pragmatic will definitely not accept it, lest he be regarded as a "lucky minister" by the world.
The situation in the center is generally the same. After this round of local adjustments, great changes have occurred, especially in the Jiliao direction.
The most direct impact of Li Song's rising tone was that the Xin School nominally controlled a total of 360,000 elite border troops!
The issue of border army strength has been mentioned before. The current situation of the border army is roughly as follows: Liaodong has 180,000 troops, Jizhou has 180,000 troops, Changping has 60,000 troops, Xuanfu has 130,000 troops, and Datong has 180,000 troops. There are 120,000 soldiers, Shanxi has 70,000 soldiers, Baoding has 40,000 soldiers, Yansui has 40,000 soldiers, Guyuan has 60,000 soldiers, Ningxia has 30,000 soldiers, and the total strength of the ten towns is about 910,000. In addition to the 60,000 imperial guards in the Beijing camp, roughly 970,000 troops were deployed along the border in the north. It is no joke to say one million.
Obviously, the most powerful among these ten towns are the left and right wings of the capital: Ji Zhen and Liaodong on the right have a total of 360,000 troops, and Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi on the left have a combined army of 320,000.
Changping and Baoding are generally regarded as the peripheral forces of the capital, with a scale of 100,000 people. The Beijing Guards are the core force of 60,000 people. These 160,000 troops are generally only responsible for defending the capital. Of course, after the high-pragmatic restructuring, the guards The army is becoming a field force and may exist as an offensive force in the future.
No matter how you calculate it, after the imperial court has promoted the Chahar offensive as a national policy, Jiliao's importance has continued to increase, so its military strength is already second to none. Now that Li Song has become the governor of Jiliao, it is really a huge victory within the Xin School.
But...this "victory" is quite substantial.
First of all, after so many years of changes, especially with Qi Jiguang, who had guarded Jizhen for many years, joining the Shixue School, Jizhen has become the second Xuanda University. At this time, Jizhen was full of generals from the Gao Party, and the degree of "Xuan Dahua" was quite high. Among them were the Southern Army generals from the Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang families, who now also belong to the Gao Party.
Secondly, General Xuanda, a direct descendant of Gao Dang, also penetrated Liaodong very seriously. After Gao Pragmatic's three adjustments, from Ma Jiajiang and Ma Jiajiang at the beginning, to a large number of middle-level Xuanda generals led by Xiao Ruxun the previous time, the power of Gao Dangxuan Da's direct line in Liaodong has reached an unprecedented height, directly controlling There are more than 45,000 Xuanda elites, and this figure has even surpassed the Li Jiajun - because Li Chengliang suffered a lot of losses last time, and only about 37,000 direct descendants were left after the decline.
Of course, after Li Rusong returned to Liaodong, he was expanding his army with the intention of restoring it. It may have returned to the previous scale of 40,000 direct descendants. Roughly speaking, it can be said that Liaodong has more than 80,000 elite Jia Ding-oriented direct line troops, making it the town with the highest level of Jia Ding-oriented troops among the Nine Borders. It can be said to be the most powerful force in the world.
In this military-dominated town of Liaodong, the school of thought is basically divided into the East and the West.
On the eastern side is the direct line army of the Real School with Xiao Ruxun, the "Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Guarding Liaoyang" as the core. He was arranged to replace Cao Yu, who has now been promoted to Commander-in-Chief of Jizhen.
Xiao Ruxun's subordinates mainly include Ma Dong, the right counselor who is responsible for the four states of Jin, Fu, Hai, and Gai, that is, the branch guard of the Liaonan Peninsula; Ma Chengxun, the Kaiyuan counselor who is responsible for the northern Liaoning; and Xiao Ruxun is responsible for Liaodong. Shenyang guerrilla Qi Jin in the central area.
However, there are still forces left by Li Chengliang in the Liaodong side, mainly Kuandian General Yang Yuan. Since Kuandian is located northwest of the Yalu River, he is actually responsible for the eastern direction of Liaodong. To a certain extent, this is to cooperate with western Liaoning to form a pincer attack on Liaodong - of course, everyone is the Ming army, so-called pincer attack Naturally, it can only be said to be a certain situation. Unless one party rebels, it will not really hold true.
In western Liaoning, the leader is of course Li Rusong, the "chief military officer guarding Liaodong". Because of the situation mentioned before, and the fact that Yang Yuan of Kuandian took away part of the direct lineage of the Li family's army, Li Rusong actually only has about 32,000 direct lineage troops in his hands - if he has completed the expansion and replenishment of the army, it will be about 30,000. Five thousand.
The main generals under his command are mostly Zu Chengxun, the left commander of Ningyuan, Zha Dashou, the right commander of Jinyi, Guangning left and right battalion guerrilla generals, Zhenwubao guerrilla generals, and front commanders. A group of guerrilla generals including garrison guerrilla generals and guerrilla generals guarding car camps.
In addition to this, there is also a newly established guerrilla general to guard Fuxin. This position was set up not long ago. The premise is based on two points. One is that after the victory in the Battle of Southern Liaoning, the Ming Dynasty obtained the Liaohe Hetao area originally occupied by the Huahua Department. The other is that the imperial court built a new Fuxin City is used to resettle refugees from Shanxi, southern Hebei and other places.
Although both premises were achieved with high pragmatism, Fuxin's geographical location obviously belongs to western Liaoning. It is impossible for the pragmatic school to lie with open eyes and insist on assigning the area under the jurisdiction of Fuxin's guerrilla generals to the jurisdiction of Liaoyang. Therefore, the Li Jiajun got nothing. We visited Fuxin City and Liaohe Hetao.
But having said that, since Gao Pragmatic planned to build a city in Liaodong that included Dandong in addition to Fuxin, the position of the guerrilla generals guarding Dandong was controlled by the Practical School. The person who took up this position was also an old acquaintance. Zhang Wanbang, the former Dongchang Fort guard, was the son of General Xuan Da who had made the first contribution to capturing Chaohua alive with a bayonet array.
In this comparison, the strength of the Real School and the Xin School in Liaodong is more obvious. The core of both sides is one in Guangning and the other in Liaoyang. They have two generals under their command. The strength of the direct armies is roughly the same.
However, due to the Chahar strategy, Li Rusong's western Liaoning is relatively closer to Chahanhot, so the deployment of guerrilla generals in western Liaoning appears to be denser. This makes Li Rusong actually control more non-Jiading Huawei soldiers than Xiao Ruxun in Liaoyang.
Li Rusong probably commanded more than 60,000 to nearly 70,000 Liaodong Guard troops, while Xiao Ruxun only had over 30,000 Guard troops. Judging from the total strength of the direct command of both sides, Li Rusong in western Liaoning has about 100,000 men, while Xiao Ruxun in Liaodong has more than 70,000 and less than 80,000 men. Well, this is also in line with the status of the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief.
However, there are other situations. For example, when Li Song took office as governor of Liaoning, because the governor of Liaodong was based in Liaoyang, he and the deputy general of the army were both in the same city, and the status of civilian officials was much higher than that of military generals, so Li Song could be compared It was easy to suppress Xiao Ruxun.
Xiao Ruxun was different from Cao Yun. The latter was a local general in Liaodong. He was very experienced in Liaodong and had great military exploits. Li Song did not dare to suppress him too hard - Cao Yun had had a verbal war with him before.
Xiao Ruxun was transferred from the northwest, and the generals in the northwest were not direct descendants of Gao Dang. They only became peripheral members of Gao Dang generals due to the relationship between Ma Ziqiang and Zhang Siwei. If it weren't for the Battle of the Northwest, Xiao Ruxun would still only be on the periphery.
Although Gao Pragmatic completely conquered the northwest generals after the Northwest War, Xiao Ruxun was promoted too quickly and had insufficient military qualifications. Now that he is transferred to Liaodong, he can't even talk about a fierce dragon crossing the river. Naturally, he was suppressed miserably by Li Song.
But now Li Song was transferred to Ji Liao, and Gu Yangqian, one of the core members of the Gao Party, was transferred to Liao Fu, and the situation suddenly reversed. When Li Song went to Ji Liao, he had no friends, but when Gu Yangqian took over Liaoyang, the dragon entered the sea, and the offensive and defensive momentum immediately changed.
Li Rusong felt the pressure. Considering his character, it was hard to say how he would react. However, Cao Yu, the current commander-in-chief of Jizhen, also feels that the burden on his shoulders is not light - he has been dealing with Li Song for a long time, and he finally stopped working under Li Song's direct command. He did not expect to meet again so soon, General Cao. After hearing the news, he cursed on the spot: "What a damn bad luck!"
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