Chapter 48: The cabinet is alive
Xie Jin pondered for a moment and said: "In this case, I will not postpone it. However, in my opinion, if Lord He is to do things, the cabinet should not be too restrictive. However, His Highness' majesty cannot be reflected in the cabinet. Therefore, it will be enough if there are two or three His Highnesses in the cabinet."
"There is just one person who must be His Highness."
Zhu Xiongying said: "Privy Council?"
Xie Jin said: "That's right. I actually know that the Privy Council is probably just a decoration for as long as Mr. He is in the cabinet. But even if it is a decoration, it should be in the hands of His Highness, so that His Highness can at least maintain his influence in the military."
Xie Jin had a hidden meaning but didn't say it out loud. But Jie Jin can also understand that if He Xi has evil intentions.
At least Zhu Xiongying knew it immediately.
and react.
Zhu Xiongying said: "Who will the Privy Council send? Among the martial arts, I really have no one."
Xie Jin said, "How is Duke Shen?"
Zhu Xiongying shook his head and said, "I don't trust him."
Zhu Xiongying used Deng Zhen, but he didn't trust Deng Zhen too much. It's nothing more than where Deng Zhen's qualifications and influence are placed, so that they can be used to check and balance He Xi. Don't say anything you trust. Look at what Deng Zhen has done, how could Zhu Xiongying trust Deng Zhen?
However, Zhu Xiongying also knew that Deng Zhen could not take refuge in He Xi, so he could just take it as a sideline.
Of course, Zhu Xiongying also arranged a lot of people around Deng Zhen.
After all, there are very few senior generals around Zhu Xiongying. But there are definitely many middle and low-level generals around Zhu Xiongying. After all, generally speaking, the Ming Dynasty did not lack generals, whether they were senior generals or handsome men. None are lacking. It's just that these people are not on Zhu Xiongying's side.
Xie Jin said, "What about General Ping?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "General Ping, you want to fight for me. Moreover, General Ping's qualifications are also somewhat shallow, not to mention," Zhu Xiongying sighed and said, "My fourth uncle's attitude is unclear."
Ping'an is also a senior general in Zhu Xiongying's hands. But Zhu Xiongying didn't believe much in peace. After all, a safe life cannot be without two people. One is Feng Sheng, and the other is King Zhu Di of Yan.
Without the former, Ping An would not have been able to stand out and shoulder the heavy responsibility of Changchun Fort. Without the latter, Ping An would not have made such great achievements in battle that it could achieve its current status. Feng Sheng was in Nanjing and naturally did not express support for Zhu Xiongying. That’s all.
After all, if everyone who used it like Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Xu Da didn't use it, haha, no generals in the Beijing army would need it.
Even Ye Chen, his father also served under Xu Da, so he was on Xu Da's line. After all, the spear army belonged to the Xie family, although the Xie family rebelled and were killed by Zhu Yuanzhang. But there is also a daughter, Xu Da's wife Xie.
Judging from this, Ye Chen is also related to Xu Da.
Don't you need this?
Zhu Xiongying now almost understands the thoughts of these three people. Fu Youde is dedicated to serving Zhu Yunzhen, while Xu Da and Feng Sheng are probably protecting themselves wisely. If he invades Nanjing, these two might greet him at the city gate.
But King Yan is different.
Zhu Xiongying was worried that King Yan had other thoughts. After all, King Yan had 100,000 cavalry in the north, which was not a small number. Of course, from this point of view, Zhu Xiongying's sense of war is really not good. During the battle in Yu County, many people had already sensed the steps of a new era.
Start adjusting your plans. Consider the unexpected factor. And Zhu Xiongying knew that in the future, firearms must replace cold weapons. But he has not yet considered the impact of the prevalence of firearms on cavalry combat, and has regarded the 100,000 cavalry in King Yan's hands as a very powerful force.
Therefore, he was worried that Ping'an would fall to King Yan, which would lead to the opening of the northern defense line and King Yan's attack on Beijing.
Therefore, safe use is restricted.
Xie Jin pondered for a moment and said, "I have someone to recommend."
Zhu Xiongying said: "Who is it?"
Xie Jin said: "Qu Neng. The Qu family is an old man from Huaixi. He is inherited from father to son and is very influential among the Huaixi people. Qu Neng has been in charge of Dongsheng for many years, and he is also the emperor of Zhenzong.
The emperor left it to His Highness’s old ministers. With him in charge of the center, His Highness is relieved. "
Zhu Xiongying came out to explain the meaning of Jin's words.
After the war, the Huaixi people became very important, because there were not only Huaixi people among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, there are many Huaixi people among the commanders and generals at this level of guard posts at all levels. Even standing in the majority.
Therefore, it is very important to win over and reuse Huaixi people.
Qu Neng is an old man from Huaixi and has very senior qualifications. The ability is also good, especially the people left behind by Prince Zhu Biao. As long as they are roped in, they will definitely be loyal to Zhu Xiongying.
It can be believed that, at least than Ping An, Deng Zhen is worthy of trust.
Zhu Xiongying said a little irritably: "Qu Neng still doesn't understand what he's thinking."
Xie Jin said: "Now that he has become a cabinet minister, everyone in the world will understand his thoughts."
Zhu Xiongying was stunned and couldn't help but said: "Okay. It's really wonderful."
Xie Jin's meaning is very clear, yes. Now Qu Neng's attitude is unclear. He first announced Qu Neng as a cabinet bachelor and Privy Council envoy in Beijing. So what does the south think of him? Do you believe that he has nothing to do with the North? Well, to take a step back, Zhu Yunwen was so majestic that he didn't take it seriously. But what kind of position can Nanjing take to win over Qu Neng, the commander-in-chief of a certain army in the governor-general of the five armies?
Don't even think about it.
Not to mention, there are several princes, including the dozen marquis and dozens of earls below, how could it be the turn of the Qu family, yes. The Qu family is of Huaixi origin. But Qu Neng's influence in the Huaixi Group cannot be compared with these people at all.
Qu Neng went to the south, but he might not be able to get even a single envoy.
This gap is too big.
Even if Qu Neng can tolerate this gap, does Nanjing think Qu Neng can tolerate this gap? Sometimes, once the chain of suspicion begins, it is impossible to create mutual trust.
What's more, in Xie Jin's view, Qu Neng himself was hesitant.
Only then did Zhu Xiongying feel that Xie Jin's plan was so clever. Zhu Xiongying was originally not confident about Qu Neng's participation in the Northern Patrol, but now, it was different. He suddenly had confidence.
Zhu Xiongying said excitedly: "Do you have any recommendations?"
Xie Jin said: "There is also Liu Jing."
Zhu Yingxiong said: "Liu Jing? Isn't he from He Xi?"
Xie Jin said: "I think that Your Highness should get rid of the idea of who belongs to whom? Your Majesty can say this, but His Highness cannot say this. For Your Highness, it doesn't matter who promotes or uses him. He is a person from the Ming Dynasty, he is a person from the Ming Dynasty, he is a person from His Highness."
"As for Liu Jing, who is an honorary minister, although Zhejiang has been reduced to subordinates in recent years, it is not without its merits. As Nanjing revives the Korean lineage, His Highness will naturally do the opposite."
After Zhu Xiongying heard this, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Liu Jing was a suitable person.
First of all, Liu Jing is a very talented person. Although He Xi's foundation was built in Liaodong, Liu Jing's ability to inherit He Xi's foundation and build on this inheritance and make great achievements shows Liu Jing's ability.
Not to mention anything else, when He Xi was in Liaodong, food in Liaodong was still very tight. But now Liaodong can export grain to the outside world. This alone is a great achievement.
Secondly, Liu Jing’s background is also very revealing.
Liu Jing is Liu Bowen's son, which shows that he cannot be completely attached to He Xi. At most, they can be regarded as partners. Even though Liu Jing was convinced by He Xi, he also had his own pride. He won't bow his head easily. Xie Jin even hinted to Zhu Xiongying that he could pull Liu Jing over.
You can even start poaching He Xi's corner from Liu Jing.
After all, because of his identity, many people naturally defected to him. This is the role of fame and righteousness. Even He Xi couldn't stop it.
Furthermore, there is the conflict between Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang, or the conflict between the Huaixi School and the Western Zhejiang School. There was a lot of trouble surrounding Liu Bowen's death. Some people said that he was poisoned by Hu Weiyong. Yes or no, it’s been too long. Zhu Xiongying didn't know. But there is one thing that Zhu Xiongying understands very well. That is, western Zhejiang and Huaixi are incompatible with each other.
now
The Korean public line has revived, and Liu Jing will not defect to Nanjing as long as there is no problem with his brain. A person who can be trusted. At least Zhu Xiongying trusted him more than Wu Gao.
