Chapter 1 Prime Minister’s World Affairs
In the spring of the twenty-third year of Hongwu.
Unconsciously, He Xi has been staying in Nanjing for more than half a year.
Secretary Supervisor.
He Xi and Fang Xiaoru sat opposite each other.
Countless secretaries were walking around below.
The memorials in front of He Xi could only be seen more but not less.
He Xi stretched out, took out a stack of memorials, and called a secretary to deliver them to the Qianqing Palace.
These memorials are nothing but about the Western Rebellion.
The so-called Xifan Rebellion refers to the rebellions of ethnic minorities in Qinghai, Gansu, and western Sichuan.
These places were owned by Tubo at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and Tibetans have always existed. This can be regarded as a historical issue since the Tang and Song Dynasties. The imperial court was facing a formidable enemy, and the military pressure was great. Today, the imperial court's financial and military resources are much better than in history. The wars on all fronts will be more, not less, than in history.
However, the reason why He Xi compiled these. It's because Lan Yu has achieved victory.
That's right.
It was Lan Yu who presided over the pacification of the Western Rebellion.
To be honest, the Western Rebellion was not that big. Although they are called thirty-six tribes, it is unknown whether there are 360,000 people in total. It should be noted that the total population mentioned here is not the military strength. Using local troops would be enough to pacify it.
It's just that in this area, on the border between Shaanxi and Sichuan, it is not an easy task for the two places to cooperate. It requires the imperial court to send senior generals to take charge.
Originally, this task did not necessarily involve Lan Yu.
After all, if nothing else, the Ming Dynasty has always had many capable senior generals.
However, the prince went to supervise the construction of Beijing City.
Lan Yu was quite complaining. It's okay to complain. I can't keep my mouth shut. Zhu Yuanzhang kicked Lan Yu to the northwest.
There is nothing to say about Sapphire's military capabilities. In just a few months, he had three battles and three victories, beheading tens of thousands of people, and was currently stationed in Xining. Report victory to the court. There was only one meaning in his words, he wanted to return to Beijing.
Compared to Goryeo and Japan, hundreds of thousands of people fought in melee. The war here only involves tens of thousands of people. Not to mention, these tribes are poor compared to Goryeo and Japan. What's more important is that these tribes are located in deep mountains and forests, and on snowy plateaus. Not to mention the difficulties and hardships involved in defeating them, it is also difficult to gain any advantage.
Although there are military exploits.
But for Lan Yu, there is no need for such military exploits.
Precisely because Lan Yu reported victory, He Xi needed to summarize all the information about the Spanish war in the past half year. Then it was written into an abbreviation and sent to the Qianqing Palace for Zhu Yuanzhang's reference.
However, while He Xi was doing this, he knew that it was probably impossible for Lan Yu to come back. It is estimated that Lan Yu will be stationed in Xining for a long time in the future. Without him, Lan Yu's relationship with the prince was too close. At the same time, I couldn't hold my breath.
If Lan Yu could keep his composure, Zhu Yuanzhang would not want to send Lan Yu away.
After all, doing so will make outsiders suspicious of the conflict between Zhu Yuanzhang and the prince. But the problem is that Lan Yu is definitely not the person who can bridge the conflict between father and son. Instead, it will amplify the conflict between father and son.
This was also Zhu Yuanzhang's last resort.
It's the lesser of two harms.
This is also He Xi's deep understanding during this period.
To be honest, He Xi's most busy half of the year has been his busiest.
Because the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty did not play well.
Of course. The prince left. The power of the secretary supervisor was so great when the prince was here. After all, neither Fang Xiaoru nor He Xi is a prince. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't trust them as much as the prince. The authority of the courtiers is not as good as that of the prince.
The combined weight of the two of them is not as great as that of the prince.
But anyway, from this perspective, I have a deeper understanding of Ming Dynasty.
He Xi had worked in the secretarial department before. But the secretarial supervisor at that time was just a rough creation. What He Xi did was just some paperwork, but now it was different. Although it is said that the emperor of tomorrow is Zhu Yuanzhang. But the secretarial supervisor also has a lot of work to assist in decision-making.
It's nothing like before.
It made He Xi really feel like he was ruling the world.
He Xi looked at Fang Xiaoru opposite.
He Xi and Fang Xiaoru sat opposite each other, leaving the chief seat vacant. This also symbolizes the political structure of the secretarial supervisor.
He Xi introduced many secretaries who were from the Imperial College to the Secretary's Prison, and they also had the support of Zhu Yuanzhang. There are also people of his own in the secretarial prison. Mainly responsible for military affairs, new laws, and public opinion. and other aspects. And Fang Xiaoru led the prince's old department. Pay attention to responsible for civil affairs, money and food, etc.
Of course. Today's situation.
It can be considered that Zhu Yuanzhang did it intentionally.
He Xi looked at Fang Xiaoru. Fang Xiaoru seemed to feel He Xi's gaze and said, "Master He, is there something wrong?"
He Xi said: "Nothing happened. How about the Yellow River?"
Fang Xiaoru said: "There is no room for objectivity. The Yellow River burst, and Hebei, Shandong, and Henan were all affected by the disaster. Moreover, the report below contained everything, and there were many contradictions. I'm afraid it was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster."
He Xi has been in contact with Fang Xiaoru for a while. In fact, he admires this person very much. But I also understand one thing, that is, the Fang Xiaoru in front of me is definitely not the Fang Xiaoru in history.
Fang Xiaoru in history was considered by Zhu Yuanzhang to be too pedantic, and he had to let Fang Xiaoru settle down for ten years before talking about it. Therefore, Fang Xiaoru was transferred to various places. In Zhu Yuanzhang's later years, he left his position as a professor in Hanzhong and suddenly became a close minister of Zhu Yunwen.
And now Fang Xiaoru is Zhu Yuanzhang's right-hand man, who has been in the secretarial department for many years.
It has been tempered long ago.
Fang Xiaoru was able to become Song Lian's disciple, and even had different views from Song Lian in many places, even sang the opposite, and was accepted by Song Lian. On the one hand, Song Lian had a broad mind. Do not care. On the other hand, Fang Xiaoru is indeed outstanding.
Not even ordinary people.
Generally speaking, people who can do one thing well will have no problem with their IQ. Just like Fang Xiaoru today. After going through experience, even if you can't reach the peak in other careers, you are definitely not an amateur.
The same goes for Fang Xiaoru today.
If we look at Fang Xiaoru in history, he had a lot of pedantry, more of a Confucian temperament than a famous minister. Today, Fang Xiaoru has more of a famous minister's mentality than a great Confucianism. He Xi even saw some good looks and demeanor from Fang Xiaoru.
It's just a pity that we are not all in the same group.
To be honest, He Xi was not afraid that Fang Xiaoru would come out to oppose He Xi's implementation of the new law. But what He Xi didn't expect was that Fang Xiaoru didn't seem to see it and ignored what He Xi did. It seemed like nothing happened.
Some time ago, news of Liu Sanwu's death came. Liu Sanwu died in depression.
Because under the auspices of He Xi, many things are coming to an end. Liu Sanwu could not stop the general trend, so he ended up like this. But Fang Xiaoru had no experience in reacting at all. It was as quiet as a deep pool. It looks like there is nothing, but in fact, there is everything.
Such people look even scarier.
He Xi naturally believed in Fang Xiaoru's judgment.
Natural disasters and man-made disasters are inherently complementary to each other.
He Xi said: "What's the cabinet's opinion?"
Fang Xiaoru said: "First of all, disaster relief, transfer the imperial treasury northward from the canal. I think we should send someone to have a look. I wonder what Sir He wants?"
He Xi said: "Master Fang, you're welcome. It's fine as long as Master Fang decides on this matter."
The two of them exchanged a few polite words. It's like he's been an old colleague for many years, with no grudge at all.
He Xi sighed secretly in his heart. He actually doesn't like his life here very much. Being the Prime Minister of the world seems to be a happy life, but it is actually very difficult. It’s not the things that are difficult, it’s the people.
Suddenly someone came over, saluted and said, "Master He, your Majesty has summoned you."
He Xi works in the secretary supervisor. The emperor's summons has always been a common occurrence and is not surprising.
He Xi got used to it, said hello to Fang Xiaoru, got up and went to Qianqing Palace. As he walked, he secretly wondered what His Majesty would ask him. But after a while, He Xi gave up.
Because the things he handles are too many and too complex. Thousands of threads. And many things are important. They are all national affairs. It can be said that there is no unimportant matter at all, and unimportant matters cannot be dealt with at his level.
The Western Rebellion was just one of them, not that important.
