"I have heard that you also suppressed bandits at sea. The results are not great, but there are no big losses. It sounds like you have not accomplished much, but the Ming Dynasty has not done so for many years. Being a navy master, something comes from nothing. No loss is credit. Wang Bo'an, what reward do you want?"
Wang Shouren was quite flattered.
"Your Majesty, I have no merit, how dare I receive a reward?"
"It's better to reward you a little. This year, the imperial court has a lot of money. I will reward you with two thousand silver. It's not much. You don't have to refuse sternly. The sea is always dangerous because of the rough seas. How can I turn a blind eye to the fact that you have lived and died for the imperial court?"
Sitting beside him, Wang Hao could feel the emperor's special appreciation for Wang Shouren.
To be honest, Zhu Houzhao had also been exposed to some mental studies in his previous life, and he sincerely admired Wang Yangming. In this life, he was only dissatisfied with Wang Shouren.
This person……
Life is not long.
He was fifty-seven years old.
In the second year of Zhengde, he was already thirty-six years old.
Taking into account his poor health before his death, which would have taken several years to recover, Wang Shouren could serve the Ming Dynasty for less than twenty years.
But twenty years later, he, the emperor, was only in his thirties, still in the prime of life, but at that time there was no second place like Wang Yangming.
In comparison, many senior ministers and important ministers in the imperial court are in their sixties or seventies, and all of them are well-spoken and do not delay matters at all.
Even more powerful people, like Liu Jian, lived to be ninety-four years old and are only seventy-five now. Zhu Houzhao planned to release this man to Shandong. After all, Liu Jian was a well-known wise minister. Let him govern the people wholeheartedly. In a few years, Shandong will definitely be prosperous.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Wang Shouren was wearing a blue robe. He was thin and was beside the emperor and Wang Hao.
"Get up, get up." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, "Bo'an, your position in Fujian is about over. Do you have a suitable person in mind to recommend to me?"
In fact, Zhu Houzhao first thought about asking Wang Shouren to train a Ming navy at sea and spread the country's prestige in the southeastern sea.
But the focus of the Ming Dynasty was still in the north, and the main achievements of the feudal dynasty were on land. Moreover, looking at it for a year, there were no established water forces.
Letting the dignified Wang Yangming catch thieves there every day is really overkill.
Wang Shouren thought carefully and said: "The war at sea is unpredictable, and you must have a person who is shrewd, decisive and tough. When your Majesty asked, the humble minister happened to know one. Although this person is a civilian official, he is indeed a strong official. !”
Zhu Houzhao became interested and said, "Oh? Being called your strong official is not for nothing. Come on, tell me."
"Yes. The person recommended by me has a surname of Wu and a given name of Wen Ding. He was a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Hongzhi's reign and was awarded Changzhou Tuiguan. He is now the general magistrate of Changzhou. This man has strong arms, can use bows and horses, and is generous in his discussions. He is a strong man among civil servants."
Listening to Wang Shouren's evaluation, Zhu Houzhao had a good impression of this person. But Changzhou Tongjian... This should be a sixth-grade official position, which is a bit small.
Of course, the responsibilities of the general judge are not easy. For such a sixth-grade official position, one needs to handle the government's litigation cases, tax collection, and maintenance of social security. If there is a war, he must also be responsible for recruiting soldiers.
Think about it again, how can a sixth-rank official in the capital have so many arduous responsibilities?
That's why there are new scholars who try their best to avoid being awarded local officials.
...That's okay, Zhu Houzhao felt that it could be regarded as continuing to favor the local officials. The abilities developed by these people are definitely much stronger than those who have been in charge of the Sixth Department for several years, but such officials lack opportunities to show their faces.
Think again about the twelfth year of Hongzhi.
It turned out that he and Wang Shouren were Jinshi in the same discipline. Otherwise, there might not even be this opportunity. In fact, there must be many such people in the Ming Dynasty now.
But there was nothing he could do. As an emperor, he really couldn't remember the names of the prefects across the country, let alone the co-prefects, general judges and recommended officials in the prefect's yamen.
The promotion officer is the seventh grade, and the general judge is the sixth grade. This Wu Wending has been promoted after working for so many years.
"Since it was you who recommended him, how can I not believe him? Then I will issue an order to transfer him to his post. As for you, don't leave the capital again after the meeting. I have another appointment."
"Wei Chen obeys the order!"
At this age, Wang Shouren has grown a beard and has wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, but his face is not as droopy as those of the old ministers, and he still has the flexibility of a young man in his actions.
In his thirties, he had experienced ups and downs before. He had been studying for several years and had been an official for several years.
It's time.
Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao's mind left the chessboard.
"Governor Shuntian, Governor Baoding, or go to the governor side of Yangge Lao. Where are you going to these places?"
Yang Yiqing is still a tripartite general, controlling the governor of Yansui, the governor of Shaanxi, and the nine generals of Gansu, Liang, Ningxia, Xing'an, and Guyuan.
Yang Yiqing was originally promoted from the governor of Shaanxi to such a high position as the Trilateral General System.
In fact, Zhu Houzhao believed that with this man's ability, even if he was asked to serve as governor of Shaanxi a few years ago, it would be no problem. Even if he had a fight with the Tatars, it would not be a losing situation.
But at that time, Wang Shouren had insufficient experience as an official. He had basically stayed in Guizhou for a few years. Such a large-scale promotion is not good for him.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao endured it for a long time.
To this day, if I continue to endure it, I will be forty.
However, what neither Wang Hao nor Wang Shouren expected was that the emperor actually threw out several options and asked him to choose any of them.
This is true grace. After all, there are people in these positions, which means that the emperor is ready to let several people make way for him.
Wang Shouren lifted up his official robe and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I am so talented that I am so favored by Your Majesty. I am terrified in my heart. Moreover, the official positions in the imperial court are the public weapons of the country, and I dare not choose them arbitrarily. But with Your Majesty's holy will, I will fight with swords and mountains of fire. I have no regrets."
Zhu Houzhao was a little speechless. Are you called a dead wood talent?
"I don't want you to go to the Mountain of Swords, and I don't want you to go to the Sea of Fire. I want you to choose one of these places."
Wang Hao spoke, "Even if His Majesty's decree is given, a minister must not disobey it."
Wang Shouren mustered up some courage and said, "...I intend to be the governor of Shaanxi."
Zhu Houzhao nodded, "Sure enough, you are still slightly interested in military affairs."
In the northwest, Shaanxi and Gansu were separated in the Yuan and Qing dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang merged Shaanxi and Gansu into one province in the second year of Hongwu, and even included parts of Ningxia.
Therefore, the jurisdiction of the governor of Shaanxi is very huge. In fact, it is also because it is too large. The governors of some border areas as far away as Xi'an are simply too far away to respond in time. Therefore, during the Tianshun period, the imperial court established the governor of Yansui.
In fact, the administrative divisions in the north of the Ming Dynasty changed very frequently, because real military threats forced the court to constantly adjust. Later, the widely spread Nine-Border Town gradually evolved in order to deal with the complex military situation.
Like the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, Zhu Yuanzhang established and then withdrew, and withdrew and established again. The same goes for the governor of Shaanxi. Several generations of emperors kept setting up and then stopping. However, this change did leave room for Zhu Houzhao to maneuver. Since his ancestors had been moving around, he could make changes based on the actual situation.
In Zhu Houzhao's view, the northwest at this time was actually the military frontier. The imminence of war made the military efficiency must be high.
In the Ming Dynasty, Shaanxi was surrounded by Tatar in the north, Hami in the west, and Duogan Dusi in the southwest.
Duogandusi aside, Hami is probably west of Jiayuguan Pass in the Hexi Corridor. The Ming Dynasty set up military institutions here, which are the so-called Seven Guards of Guanxi. But Hami kept repeating, not knowing how many times he won and how many times he lost. The other Kansai Six Guards are no longer as brave as they used to be, and have basically no fighting power.
To put it simply, we still need education from the Central Plains and an appreciation of the Central Plains culture.
As for the military and political setup here, he still prefers to unite more than divide, and dispatch capable ministers to stabilize the overall situation here.
This kind of military frontier has many collisions with foreign nations. For Zhu Houzhao, he can relax a little and choose to endure low-intensity conflicts where the frontier troops make their own decisions.
But to achieve this goal, a strong person is needed in such a place.
As a time traveler, the greatest happiness lies here. As an emperor, he may not be able to realize the pleasure of riding his horse to kill the enemy, but he can put some fierce men in the places with the most changes and the most intense confrontation.
It's best to place one in a strategic area, so as to defeat all the barbarians from all directions!
Of course, the governor of Shaanxi does not need to be very brave at this juncture, because he is controlled by Yang Yiqing, the trilateral leader, and has national policies in mind. He does not have the pressure to independently deal with the complex border situation. When he needs to handle it independently, he will probably Under the leadership of Yang Yiqing, it gradually grew up.
At this point, Zhu Houzhao could do no more. In the early stage, he looked to Wang Yue to take him, in the middle stage, he looked to Wang Hao to take him, and now he looks to Yang Yiqing to take him.
In two or three years at most, Zhu Houzhao will push him to the front desk, and he will see that it is time to torture the enemy or torture him as the emperor.
"I remember that when you failed to become a Jinshi, you ran to the outside of the Great Wall on your own. Now, I will give you the northwest side and you can use it as you wish. However, the official decree will have to wait until after the imperial meeting. Then follow the crowd Adjust together.”
"Yes, Wei Chen takes the order."
Wang Shouren's appointment and promotion were very fast. Because the governor is already an important member of the party. But fortunately, this guy was famous for suppressing bandits in Fujian. At that time, the whole court was shocked. Moreover, he did not have a fixed position in the Fujian Governor's Office. He actually had the role of 'assistant to the governor'. Although his rank was not high, his authority was great. His presence can be seen in many things.
Wang Hao was also the emperor's master and the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. He had supernatural power in the court. In fact, many big shots knew that he had such a powerful person beside him.
He didn't mention this. His old father Wang Hua was also very popular in the court, and the main officials would not pursue him too much.
On the way out of the palace, Wang Shouren himself was a little confused.
He was originally an official in the Governor's Office, and in the blink of an eye he would be in charge of a government office.
There are red walls on both sides and a straight road. Middle-aged and middle-aged people walked side by side,
"...Why are you so silent? Do you feel the burden on your shoulders is too heavy?"
Wang Shouren could not deny it, "I am indeed a little afraid of living up to His Majesty's great kindness. Did you feel this way when you first ascended to a high position?"
"Yes, yes."
"Then...how did the club get through this hurdle?"
"You may as well do whatever you want in this world. No matter how big or difficult it is, it can't compete with open-mindedness." Wang Hao stretched out his hand and gestured, "Think about it, as long as you are open-minded, you will die. If you are not afraid of death, what else is there to be afraid of?"
Wang Shouren asked himself what it meant to be open-minded.
After much deliberation, he came up with eight words: work hard and die.
(End of chapter)
