To say that this is one person, one life. Yang Yiqing was recommended by Liu Daxia and was promoted from the governor of Shaanxi to the chief commander of the Northwest Trilateral Region. This happened in July and August last year. In less than a year, he actually made the decision. Such a great achievement.
Logically speaking, Liu Daxia was hated by the emperor, and Yang Yiqing should also be jealous. Would the emperor trust Yang Yiqing as much as he trusted Yang Shangyi and other generals?
not necessarily.
It's hard to tell what happens in the court. Some people don't make any merit, but they get promoted slowly and the emperor likes them. What can you do? Some people have made great contributions, but are jealous of the emperor. There are ways to erase that contribution.
It all depends on how you say it,
Now the emperor is asking his ministers to discuss how to reward Yang Yiqing. But is he saying that Yang Yiqing has no more titles than the northwest governor, or is he really saying that he is not afraid of high officials?
The holy meaning in this is difficult for people to figure out.
Therefore, the Xinuan Pavilion in Qianqing Palace became quiet for a while.
This made Zhu Houzhao a little puzzled, "The imperial court has achieved a great victory in the northwest, why are you all so sad? Is it true that if the Ming Dynasty wants to reward a northwest governor, there is nothing we can do?"
"...Your Majesty. If you dare, when Wang Weining raided the Red Salt Pond and the Weining Sea, beheading only more than 300 and 400 people respectively, this time Yang Yingning beheaded nearly 10,000 people. And when the imperial court awarded military merit, There are also old practices for verification, Wei Chen thinks, is it necessary to verify the accuracy and then discuss the reward?"
This sentence is not unreasonable, but the tendency is somewhat obvious.
Zhu Houzhao looked for the source of the sound in surprise and found that it was Xu Jin, the Minister of War.
As soon as Xu Shilang's words came out, many ministers frowned: Xu Jisheng's speech was quite inappropriate.
The new king ascends the throne and the war is won. What a great start. To put it bluntly, the capital needed this victory more than Ningxia, so even if Yang Yiqing made some false reports, the court would not pursue it.
Especially the emperor will not pursue it.
If you repay it, I will believe it, and after you believe it, I will reward you. If something goes wrong after you reward me, I will kill you. It has nothing to do with me anyway.
And even if something happens, it can take as short as half a year or as long as three to five years. By that time, the emperor has already used up the prestige gained from this victory, and he doesn't know how stable the throne will be.
Therefore, no matter whether or how the Ministry of War wants to verify it, this sentence will never come out of the emperor's mouth.
Military and political affairs have never been separated.
Zhu Houzhao probably also knew that the status of generals in the Ming Dynasty was low, and even if they won a battle, the results of the battle would be weakened. There are stories of tens of thousands of troops killing each other hundreds of people all over the history books.
Fighting is not good for literati. Anyway, they are promoted step by step through reading.
But the soldiers at the border won the battle but did not get the rewards and respect they deserved. This was something he absolutely could not accept.
No matter what the reason was, he couldn't see that the soldiers, after going through life and death, could not compete with these colorful people in politics. What does that sentence say? He did not fall by the enemy's sword, but fell in the hands of his own people.
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So Xu Jin's words made him narrow his eyes slightly, "Young Sima, the soldiers narrowly escaped death and taught the Tatars on the border. At this time, you want me to ask Yang Yingning if he lied? It would be embarrassing for the court to ask this question. Where is it?"
Xu Jin reported back: "I am not asking your Majesty to issue an order to inquire, but it is just the Ministry of War's old practice."
"If there are old rules, then follow the old rules! What are you and me telling you about the things that have been stipulated? Talk about new problems!"
Xu Jin gave the emperor a gentle lecture, but he also felt that it was unlucky.
Zhu Houzhao thought of another thing,
The civil servants could not see that the military general had achieved such great achievements. At that time, Wang Weining was also conceited and heroic, and he became jealous after he accumulated many achievements. Yang Yiqing has Liu Daxia in his past. No matter what the process is, now that Liu Daxia is in trouble, his official career is taking off, and there will be bad guys among them.
Cause trouble, and finally give him a figure of '800 levels of decapitation'.
Therefore, to guard against this trick, he still wanted his own people, "When I established the Military Aircraft Department, it was to handle military affairs in the northwest. The Military Aircraft Department is responsible for awarding officers and soldiers, and there must be no mistakes."
"Yes, I obey your order."
"As for Yang Yiqing's reward, let it be discussed by the cabinet." Zhu Houzhao felt that it could not be decided at the moment, and it should not be decided so early, in case it was not suitable, so it was better to make a decision first.
After all, this is a global figure.
As for the other generals, they are relatively simple. Yang Shangyi is the deputy commander-in-chief of Datong. Although he does not have the magical ability of Zhou Shangwen, he is brave in combat and is also good at handling troops.
Therefore, his position as the chief military officer of a town is always indispensable.
These things are tedious, but no matter how tedious it is, it is better than being defeated.
"Your Majesty, would you like to send a message first to order them to return to the court? Yang Shangyi only brought a small number of troops to Beijing, and the rest returned to Datong as soon as possible." Mr. Li Ge had a more thoughtful plan. "Although Huoshi suffered heavy losses in Ningxia, The main force of Dayan Khan has not been damaged. If the two parties communicate with each other, knowing that the Ming cavalry is not in Datong, I am afraid that there will be police in Datong."
"allow."
"Your Majesty, the commander of Zhenwu Camp, Zhou Shangwen, deserves to be the first to capture Zana alive. I think he can be awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Governor's Mansion!"
This is the position of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army in the capital.
Zhu Houzhao pondered. He actually didn't like putting such a general in the capital.
First of all, he is not suitable here. In the capital, it is better to know how to fight than to be strategist. If his expertise cannot be used, the Ming Dynasty will also lose an excellent general.
"Let me think about this later."
After thinking about it again, he didn't agree with this arrangement, but Li Dongyang didn't think it was a big deal. The emperor was not targeting him.
Zhu Houzhao thought about it carefully and said, "Leave Zhou Shangwen to me, so that the cabinet, the Military Aircraft Department and I will each have our own division of labor. Oh, by the way, the Ministry of Industry has to do one thing."
Zeng Jian stood there for a long time, but he didn't expect that he would have his own role.
"Old minister is here."
"I have said that victory is worth celebrating, but the soldiers who died need to be remembered even more. Zeng Shangshu, you have to hurry up and build a cemetery in the capital as soon as possible."
Zeng Jian's scalp tightened, "Your Majesty, in such a short time, are you afraid it's too late?"
"Don't be afraid. I will use a simple one this time. Remember, a large stone monument needs to be erected in the cemetery. It is not necessary to bury the remains of all the fallen soldiers, but some craftsmen must be hired to carve their names on the stone monument. Above, the stone tablets with names engraved on them can be smaller, and they will continue to be added in the future. So the cemetery needs to be big."
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"Then what's engraved on the big stone tablet?"
The emperor turned around, picked up the brush on the royal eucalyptus, and wrote four large characters on the edict that penetrated the back of the paper:
Yongzhen Mountains and Rivers!
In the Nuan Pavilion, all the ministers saw it and thought it was excellent.
"I will not change any of the rules and etiquette for the triumphal return of the teacher. I will do whatever I want. But I want to add a link to mourn the fallen soldiers in the cemetery. This is not a big deal. Dear friends, please don't argue with me. Already."
The emperor's words are somewhat interesting, as if his ministers especially love to argue with him...
But Liu Gelao seemed to have no expression at the side.
In fact, his ending no longer required the emperor to press the last button. Ningxia was victorious. The court did not know how many young officials would follow the emperor's banner and choose to march like the Hetao. He was firmly opposed and obviously disliked by the emperor. Veteran, there will be many impeachments to come...
Of course, the emperor is too busy now.
Once the affairs of the Qianqing Palace were over, he would go to the Ancestral Temple again to pay homage to his ancestors.
This is a filial piety and a political move, which means that no matter what happens, declare it to the world first!
As mentioned above, there were many sacrificial activities in ancient times. If you win a battle like this, you have to talk to your ancestors.
The Ming Dynasty's Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing was built in the 18th year of Yongle's reign. It was built according to the traditional ritual and music system of "respecting heaven and the ancestors" in ancient China.
Inside are the spiritual tablets of emperors from past dynasties, as well as a very small number of ministers who have made great contributions to the country and the country and have been awarded the honor of being worthy of the Ancestral Temple.
So why is it said that this is the highest courtesy for ministers? Even when later emperors kowtow to their ancestors, Pa Pa also kowtows to them.
In the Ming Dynasty, the ministers who received this kind of treatment were ministers like Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Tang He. And except for the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties, until Zhu Houzhao's current eighteenth year of Hongzhi, no official could send his tablet to the Ancestral Temple.
Of course, Emperor Jiajing made changes later, but the changes were made by people from the Hongwu period, that is, Liu Ji was added to it, and it was not given to Jiajing's own ministers. This shows that this is indeed an honor.
There are fifteen side halls on both sides of the main hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. The east side hall enshrines the tablets of members of the royal family, and the west side hall enshrines the tablets of ministers who deserve to enjoy the Ancestral Temple. After the main hall, the middle hall and the back hall are all nine halls with yellow glazed tile roof. The middle hall is called the inner hall, and the back hall is called the ancestral hall.
This place is solemn and solemn, even the emperor himself did not dare to move when he came, and he knelt down and paid homage to the ancestor's tablet in full accordance with the regulations.
The emperor does not lack any etiquette. He does not do anything deviant but wants to prevail over the world with the right path: None of you should think of using the words "absurd and foolish king" to stop me!
The same was true for the great court meeting on the second day.
In the following days, the number of memorials to impeach cabinet chief Liu Jian increased. According to the custom of Ming Dynasty officials, there is no bottom line when it comes to slandering a person, and all sorts of charges will be laid on you.
On this day, Zhu Houzhao held a noon court at Fengtian Gate.
He held up the memorial and asked by name: "Is the censor Yu Changzhi here?"
A young official with a tender skin knelt down in front of the emperor and said, "I am here."
"I have read your memorial. You said that the head of the cabinet accused Liu Ge of being too old and incompetent to do his job. He excluded dissidents and blocked the way forward, and abandoned the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers without caring about those behind. He was a failure of the late emperor's kindness. You also said that he was cowardly. He is afraid of trouble and dare not take responsibility. He is really an incompetent elder who has harmed the country and the people. Are you saying this a little too late? Since the eleventh year of Hongzhi, Mr. Liu has been the chief minister of the cabinet, and it has been eight years now. , why didn’t you see it a few years ago? Did you think twice when you wrote this memorial and accused Mr. Liu Ge of these things?!”
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Yu Changzhi's head was buzzing. If he stepped on Liu Jian at this time, would it cause problems? 'With a fortune and a lot of money, how can I get myself into such trouble even if I write a memorial? It's really a waste of money.
Zhu Houzhao stood up and said to all the court officials: "I know that some of you think that if Ningxia wins, Liu Ge will retire and return to his hometown. But you really underestimate me. How can I be that kind of person?" Is there a foolish king who lost one of his capable ministers to the Ming Dynasty due to his own selfish interests? You can fight in the court, but you cannot fight until you lose your conscience! Liu Ge served the country for eight years and worked hard with great achievements. The late emperor also praised him during his lifetime. !」
"Yes, there is a fight between me and Mr. Liu Ge about the retaliation. But we are both for the Ming Dynasty. We just have different opinions! In the future, these memorials should not be repeated. One of them has been with us for more than forty years. Young minister, if I don’t believe it, then our Ming Dynasty will be destroyed!”
These last four words were quite heavy, and the ministers bowed their heads and did not dare to say more.
The emperor's reversal at this time really surprised many people.
Yu Changzhi was still thinking, weren't these memorials an encouragement from the emperor? Now that these memorials have become sparse, the emperor has begun to defend them again? This is really a typical example of being both a political leader and a memorial arch. Through some operations, he knocked down Liu Jian's prestige and almost told everyone openly that the emperor was dissatisfied with the cabinet. When the speculators are provoked, they will look back and say that this is an important minister of the country who was reused by the late emperor.
I have to say all the good things to you alone!
But it is true that Zhu Houzhao did not give any clear instructions to anyone to impeach Liu Jian, so who told you to engage in political speculation.
Moreover, playing politics and saying these things are good or bad is actually very childish and boring.
Young officials must first pass this level - shameless, it is an introduction to politics.
For example, the older generation Wang Jiao himself wanted to advise the emperor to do this. Only in this way can the emperor avoid the image of filial piety and heroic reputation from being damaged.
bad.
Liu Ge himself, on the other hand, was mostly surprised when he heard what Zhu Houzhao said at the court meeting. And again, politics is like acting to a certain extent. Although the emperor's words are said by Chrysostom and cannot be changed after they are spoken, you cannot believe everything you hear. As for which ones you believe and which ones you don't believe, it's like running water, it never has a fixed shape.
For example, does the emperor really respect him, a veteran of the Four Dynasties, so much? Is it to maintain his position as head of the cabinet? Yes, that's what they say. Yu Changzhi also scolded him, but how did Yu Changzhi show up?
Liu Jian understands this very well, so he wants to continue acting. Otherwise, if you still think that the emperor has a good impression of him, isn't this humiliating yourself?
Scholars will not be like this.
So he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty! I rely on my seniority and my words and deeds are arrogant and unruly. As a human minister, I have offended the emperor and my father. His crime deserves to be punished! Please issue an order to punish me!"
This sentence means admitting defeat, because no matter how famous you are, your status as a monarch or minister is still a big deal. No matter how you do things, ministers should not forget their status. If you forget, you are guilty. And if you are guilty and the emperor deals with you, then it will be your problem. It is not what I want to do to you, it is you who really got carried away.
Li Dongyang looked at Liu Jian's back, with mixed feelings in his heart. They had been together for many years, and he never thought that the farewell would be today. Then he looked up at the young man on the dragon throne. He seemed to be a born monarch, and it was so wonderful to control the rhythm of the court. Haodian, ruthless when he should step on, decisive when he should pull, and his wrist is so sharp, maybe... today's Liu Jian is tomorrow's Li Dongyang.
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