Chapter 32: Advice that is hard to hear
It's not that others don't have this ability, but Xu Da's death was too sudden.
Xu Da's death brought not only military problems, but also political turmoil. They wanted to quickly take over the gap created by Xu Da's death. There is only Fu Youde.
After all, although Fu Youde was suppressed, Fu Youde's old department was not cleaned up much. Fu Youde's foundation is still there. As long as Fu Youde returns, he will soon be able to take control of the situation. But this is not good news for Zhu Yunwen.
After all, if this is the case, what is the use of Zhu Yunwen repeatedly tossing Fu Youde?
It's not that Zhu Yunwen didn't prepare the manpower to replace Xu Da, on the contrary, he prepared. But everything was too late. Even letting Xu Da leave Beijing was one of Zhu Yunwen's subtle ways to seize power.
It's just that everything was too sudden.
This created a situation where no one else could take over except Fu Youde.
But Zhu Yunwen had offended Fu Youde very much before. Now it is not easy to drag Fu Youde over and let Fu Youde work for him. But fortunately, Zhu Yunwen still has a skill.
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Fu Youde came back from Wei Guogong's mansion, looking a little dazed.
He saw Xu Huizu.
It made him deeply moved.
In Xu Da's descendants, Xu Huizu, although his face was sad and his body was broken, he handled things in an orderly manner and was decent and generous in all aspects. Be polite and courteous. Fu Youde has also heard about Xu Huizu.
Although Xu Da went. However, there are also people who are well-established in the Duke of Wei's mansion.
Fu Youde was also happy for Xu Da.
After all, death is an inevitable future for people of their age. Neither fear nor timidity can resist it. At this time, what many people care about is not themselves, but their family.
As the saying goes, if a thousand coffins come out of the door, the family will be prosperous.
As long as the family has successors, other things are nothing.
Xu Huizu was enough to support Wei Guogong's family.
But where are the people who can support Ying Guogong's family?
When Fu Youde thought of Fu Zhong, he felt a twitching pain in his heart.
Fu Youde has always been bearish on death. Xu Da's death had such a huge impact, and despite his long-standing friendship with him, there was not much fluctuation in his heart. He just looked at this matter more from the perspective of gain and loss.
It seems that the vicissitudes of life have completely wiped away the weak emotions of his youth.
Now only when he thinks of Fu Zhong, Fu Youde can feel the dull pain deep in his heart. It seems as light as a gossamer and as strong as a mountain torrent.
"He Xi, He Xi-----" Fu Youde closed his eyes slightly, his gaze like a sharp blade.
But before he returned home, he had already seen many motorcades approaching. After asking around for a while, I found out that the queen was visiting the bride.
Fu Youde was stunned for a moment, sighed and said nothing.
It just occurred to me that if Fu Zhong was still here, he might not have to accommodate Zhu Yunwen so much. Precisely because he has no successor, Zhu Yunwen does not dare to be too tough. Otherwise, what will happen to the Fu family if he is gone in the future? They all count on this son-in-law of the Fu family to keep the Fu family rich and prosperous.
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"Father," the queen bowed Yingying but said nothing. But a weak and helpless attitude was revealed.
Fu Youde looked at the queen and sighed, "Prince, how are you doing recently?"
The queen said: "You are the eyeball of everyone in the palace, so it can't be bad."
There was also a trace of resentment in the queen's words. After all, there shouldn't be too many people in the palace paying attention to the prince. The queen's role as a mother has been violated. The empress dowager often kept the prince by her side, and the empress could only endure it.
Fu Youde said, "I understand what you mean. Go back. I know the right rules and won't make it difficult for you."
The queen heard the desolation in Fu Youde's words and looked up to see a few wrinkles on her old father's face. The queen couldn't help feeling ashamed and said:
"Father, my daughter is unfilial and has made her father suffer."
Fu Youde sighed and said, "This is nothing. People of my age live for their children, and it's not this time. It's just that your brother is here, so I can worry less. Your brother is gone, and I-- ----』
At this point, Fu Youde suddenly mentioned Fu Zhong again. Relatively speechless for a while.
I can't say anything anymore.
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With the queen as a buffer, Zhu Yunwen came to the door in person the next day.
Fu Youde went out to greet him. He wanted to salute, but Zhu Yunwen supported Fu Youde and said, "Master Taishan, there is no need to be polite."
If Fu Youde had some illusions about Zhu Yunwen before, he had seen through Zhu Yunwen this morning and was not polite to Zhu Yunwen.
Fu Youde and Zhu Yunwen need each other and get to the point directly.
After a few words of greeting, Zhu Yunwen said: "Master Taishan, the current situation is irreversible not only by Taishan. Please help me, Master Taishan."
Fu Youde said: "Your Majesty, there is no need for this. I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty, so I will naturally do my duty now. However, the situation has changed. There may be some differences between the old minister's heart and your Majesty's intention."
Fu Youde learned well.
If he doesn't want to communicate well with Zhu Yunwen, he won't show up at all.
It's better than being embarrassed after taking office because of disagreements with Zhu Yunwen.
After Zhu Yunwen heard Fu Youde's words, he felt secretly resentful in his heart. However, Zhu Yunwen was a qualified power creature. When employing people, he is determined to bear the humiliation and give high treatment, and Zhu Yunwen also knows that at this moment he has actually lost the right to intervene in the military.
What he has to do now is to maintain the stability of the political situation and transition from a period of political turmoil.
The requirements for the front line have also been reduced a lot.
If before, Zhu Yunwen's request for the front line would naturally be a big victory and even launch a counterattack. Now, the only requirement is to stabilize the situation, and not to think too much about other things. At least it is not too late to get through the current gap.
Zhu Yunwen said: "Master Taishan, if you have any ideas, just say it. My son-in-law agrees to it."
Fu Youde said: "Your Majesty, one thing, whether your Majesty admits it or not, is that the Northern Bandits have already surpassed us in many aspects. He Xi is a talent cultivated by Emperor Taizu and left to his heirs. Indeed, he is He is a talented scholar of the country. He has the confidence to dare to launch a brazen attack in Beijing."
"His confidence lies in the reform of firearms and military affairs. On this point, they have indeed taken the initiative. However, three-thirds of the world's manpower and material resources are in the north and seven-cent in the south. As long as your majesty works hard to govern and build troops and armor to wait for the weather, otherwise it will not be enough. To defeat the northern thieves."
Zhu Yunwen actually has some feelings about the situation in the world. But Fu Youde said it so bluntly. Because everyone follows what he says, the facts he wants to hear are the facts. If he doesn't want to hear the facts, the civil and military officials of the dynasty can treat it as non-existent.
Loyalty was harsh to the ears, and these words sounded particularly harsh to Zhu Yunwen.
It's just that Fu Youde doesn't care anymore at this moment. It can even be said that Xu Da's death created an excellent opportunity for him. In a short period of time, Fu Youde had the advantage over me. The initiative lies with him, so Fu Youde dares to tell the truth.
At least at this moment, he is not afraid of Zhu Yunwen's opinions.
If Zhu Yunwen were sensible, he would not have an attack at this time.
Zhu Yunwen said dullly: "The situation has reached this point!"
Fu Youde said: "Old Minister, why should I lie to Your Majesty now that things have come to this? Apart from anything else, the Twelfth Army of the Northern Thieves is fully staffed and equipped with artillery and muskets. However, the Taiping Iron Works has not yet sent the frontline troops to the army. The firecrackers and artillery were completely re-equipped, which was far inferior to that of the Northern Bandits. This alone put the front line at a disadvantage. Wei Guogong refused to go north and died of worry. It was really hard to fight on the front line, and the chance of victory was not good. Sheng Yong fought Being like this is already the limit."
"Your Majesty, now, beware of haste and use forbearance. First, limit the mountains and rivers to trap the northern thieves in the north. Follow the story of Taizu, station troops and accumulate valleys, forge cannons and train them. Only when the troops have enough food and cannons and sharp cannons can they go north to destroy them. Come to the court for food. This minister is loyal from the bottom of his heart. Please
Your Majesty, think about it carefully. "
Fu Youde turned the disadvantage of Xu Da's death into an advantage.
When Zhu Yunwen lost the initiative, Zhu Yunwen was forced to discuss this issue with him, hoping to finalize the change of Nanjing strategy in the direction he thought was good.
