Chapter 58 Promoting War
Zhu Yunwen felt that Li Qi's soft confrontation looked down on him.
That's right, that's it.
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is in power, Li Qi doesn't even dare to fart. Not to mention this, which seems to be respectful, but is actually treated with disdain.
But Li Qi has the capital to do this.
The biggest capital is the Huaixi Group that Li Qi has won over during this period.
In fact, the generals suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang were not necessarily from the Korean lineage, such as Zhao Yong. Politically vacillating. But the problem is that Zhu Yuanzhang wasted a lot of effort when he split up the Huaixi Group. These suppressed generals all have a unified desire, which is to return to the front desk. Take charge.
This kind of menacing situation was not easy to deal with even when Zhu Yuanzhang was alive.
Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have killed all these people.
In politics, physical annihilation is not actually a clever method.
Li Qi had inherited Li Shanchang's connections, and with his long sleeves and good dancing skills, he became the core of these people. Although there were not many ministers supporting him in the imperial court for a while, many veterans on the front line, in the capital camp, and in the local areas voiced the same sentiments as Li Qi.
It has become a very large interest group in the Nanjing court.
In terms of power, he is no less powerful than Lan Yu.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive when Lan Yu was there, so Lan Yu could only be honest. But now that Zhu Yuanzhang is gone, Li Qi has been testing Zhu Yunqi. It is obvious that Zhu Yunqi's ability is not enough to convince Li Qi. Li Qi didn't feel the need to respect Zhu Yunwen.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang is Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang is an emperor who has not been born for thousands of years. When Zhu Yuanzhang was there, the power structure in the court was one thing. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer around, the relationship between the emperor and his ministers in the future Ming Dynasty needs to be redefined. At least, almost everyone has never thought that there is an emperor second to Zhu Yuanzhang.
What Zhu Yuanzhang left them was not a shadow, but a nightmare.
Of course, Li Qi had no intention of rebellion.
Li Qi knew that even if he ascended to that position, he would not be able to sit firmly. But it doesn't mean that he can't fight back against certain things the emperor does.
Fang Xiaoru knew this, so he spoke immediately to save the situation and not let it fall into a more unfavorable state.
Zhu Yunwen's greatest advantage is probably that he listens to others' advice.
But the prerequisite for listening to others' advice is to recognize the person who advises him, and Fang Xiaoru is the person Zhu Yunwen recognizes. Fang Xiaoru was a hero of Zhu Yunwen's Qiandi, and Zhu Yunwen also understood that Fang Xiaoru had selfish motives. But no matter how selfish you are, one thing is not a problem. Fang Xiaoru was loyal to Zhu Yunwen.
The group of scholar-bureaucrats represented by Fang Xiaoru had almost no military power, while the Confucianists could only influence the emperor at most and had no intention of replacing them, but it was different for others.
Zhu Yunwen heard what Fang Xiaoru said. Although he felt uncomfortable, he put away his temper and said coldly: "What should we do about the situation in Shanxi?"
"Your Majesty," Ding Xian said, "I think it is best to maintain the status quo regarding the Shanxi issue. The main battlefield between us and the rebels is in Shandong, Hebei, and in Shanxi, the mountain roads are long and the transportation of grain is difficult. Transporting grain from Nanjing is To Taiyuan, the cost of transporting grain from Nanjing to Kaifeng, Jinan is several times greater. Therefore, I do not recommend a war with Shanxi. As long as the King of Jin does not fall to the thieves, it is acceptable."
"The most important thing is the war in the north."
Zhu Yunwen said: "Should I just do nothing?"
Fang Xiaoru pondered for a moment and said: "Why don't your majesty issue a decree to favor King Jin and appoint him as Zongzheng to perform his duties in Nanjing? If he is not willing, he can have his son perform his duties on his father's behalf. In addition, Geng Bingwen from Xi'an entered Shanxi and came out of Jingxing to attack We are really determined to divide the troops in Beijing. At the same time, the army is here, and Taiyuan does not dare to move rashly. Of course, other aspects must be appeased, such as making the princes of the Jin Dynasty kings so that they can expand the army by one or two guard posts? "
Fang Xiaoru's original intention was to give Yi Zao a slap in the face.
Fang Xiaoru understood the thoughts of King Jin very well. If there is no sea established by He Xi
The policy of enclosing the country abroad. Fang Xiaoru would not be so bold, but with this policy in mind, Fang Xiaoru was already prepared for what to do in the future. The King of Jin was ordered to lead his army out of the northwest and into the Western Regions.
As for whether King Jin could gain a firm foothold in the Western Regions and whether he could conquer the Western Regions, it was no longer important to Fang Xiaoru.
So the Jin King's entire army was wiped out, and it was just based on the story.
But Fang Xiaoru never expected that Zhu Yunwen was not that big-hearted. He sneered and said: "The King of Jin is so rude. I am merciful if I don't reprimand him. He still dares to have different intentions. I will do as you say. But everything Any reward, forget it."
Fang Xiaoru was slightly stunned and didn't know what to say.
He sighed in his heart. After Shanxi threatened Beijing, this plan could be scrapped.
Geng Bingwen is now in charge of the army in Shaanxi, and the Geng family still has some influence in Shaanxi. Introducing Geng Bingwen to Shanxi can also be regarded as a way to expand the imperial court's influence in Shaanxi. But even so, if Geng Bingwen wants to launch an offensive, he still needs local cooperation in Shanxi. After all, it is better for the manpower and material resources of the southern Ming Dynasty to go north along the canal, rather than detouring thousands of miles to support Taiyuan.
Geng Bingwen can rely more on the manpower and material resources of the northwest.
If the King of Jin does not cooperate, Geng Bingwen will be greatly affected if he wants to launch an offensive.
As for what the beating was like, Fang Xiaoru didn't know. But he had a feeling that it was probably in vain.
But just like this, Zhu Yunwen was still unwilling to give in. Zhu Yunwen said: "Send the decree to Duke Ying and ask him, what achievements can you tell me after you have been away from Beijing for several months?"
This clearly felt that Fu Youde was moving too slowly.
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In Nanjing, there are no secrets in the court.
What did Zhu Yunwen say in the court. Soon it spread throughout Nanjing.
Li Jinglong said: "Fourth Master, what do you think? What is the current practice?"
The person Li Jinglong called Fourth Master was none other than him. It was Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding. Guo Yingxing's fourth sister was Zhu Yuanzhang's concubine. Historically, after the absence of Queen Ma, Guo Guifei was in charge of Zhu Yuanzhang's court.
Now Queen Ma has been raising troops all year round. Although Guo Guifei has no historical status, her power is not low and she has an important position in the harem.
For this reason, Guo Ying was very important during Zhu Yuanzhang's period, but after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he had to make room for his own people. Fu Youde's contribution to the dragon and the Korean public line also had to be arranged. There are only so many positions in the military. In addition, even when Zhu Yuanzhang died, Guo Ying's position was very stable. Zhu Yunwen was no longer the emperor, and his allegiance was to Zhu Yuanzhang, not Zhu Yunwen.
After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, it was reasonable for Xu Da, him, and Li Jinglong to be suppressed one by one.
Of course, even if Guo Ying is given another chance to choose. Guo Ying still made the same choice. Without him, because Guo Ying knew that if he played tricks in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang could kill him with a backhand.
And even if he didn't look directly at Zhu Yunwen, he was just relaxing at home. At most, I will be unemployed from now on. He was getting older anyway. It’s okay to take a break. Zhu Yunwen didn't dare to do anything to a senior minister like him.
One of them would be life-threatening, and the other would just go home and live leisurely. How did Guo Ying choose? It can be imagined.
Guo Ying sneered and said: "To be honest, I am a prince and I am just a marquis. I am not convinced. But no matter how unconvinced I am, you still know what kind of person I am? I have never been timid in battle. , and was particularly organized. When he and Tang He conquered Shu, they attacked later and arrived first. Before Tang He entered Shu, Lao Fu had already attacked Chengdu. The fight was really beautiful. But he also offended Tang He to death. "
It seems that as people get older, they like to reminisce about the past. As Guo Ying talked, she would go off topic. Guo Ying brought the topic back and said: "Old Fu has always been very stubborn when fighting, and he will never let go. Don't let him see the opportunity, just let him see the flaw, he dares to fight to the end and defeat the opponent. . Even if he was caught in the middle of thousands of troops, it would be as if nothing happened. Now the old master is not taking action, not because of anything else. Either the timing is wrong, the fire is not enough, or the opponent has no chance."
