Chapter 181: Smooth journey
He Xi did not want the Korean public lineage to have a place in the future Ming court.
After all, He Xi also wants to ensure his power and status in the future. Trophy cake. He wants a big share. Of course, politics is the art of compromise. Recruitment of surrender and rebellion is always indispensable.
But even if it means recruiting surrender and accepting rebellion. Who should we divide?
He Xi would never tolerate the lineage of the Korean public. As for the military, He Xi can make concessions.
On the one hand, it is to give Zhu Xiongying some sense of security. Don't let him be suspicious and make wrong judgments. When the time comes, He Xi will have to deal with it ruthlessly. Maybe we need to change the emperor. That's not good for anyone.
On the other hand, the war is over. Under He Xi's arrangement, the future military should not be involved in politics. And He Xi has already ensured one thing. That is, the generals at the middle and lower levels of the army must learn He Xi's teachings.
The new military doctrine is based on mathematics and science. In other words, the New Army is a supporter of the New Learning at heart. This will not change.
Nothing He Xi could do would lead to resistance from the army. Even when necessary, He Xi does not mind using military force to implement political changes.
What was given to Zhu Xiongying was the appointment power of some senior generals.
It doesn't matter.
Now, even if some are given to Zhu Xiongying, He Xi still has a large number of senior generals in his hands, and it is impossible to change them in the future. He Xi couldn't throw away his influence in the military even if he wanted to.
You can be generous in this regard.
But civil servants must not be generous.
The power of the cabinet and the government must be in He Xi's hands.
Therefore, He Xi no longer wants the future surrender. The Korean Gong faction seems to be a martial arts group, but in fact, what is the foundation of Korean Gong Li Shanchang?
He is Xiao He of Ming Dynasty. Is Xiao He a military commander?
South Korean Duke Li Qi himself also entangled a group of military generals together, but he was not a military general in nature. Much of his influence was within the administrative system. None of these are needed.
From this point, He Xi has determined that Ding Xian must die. Otherwise, He Xi, what is the position of He Xi's disciples and grandchildren? Is it possible that we have to give way to them?
Historically, after the Jingnan period, the people who controlled the government were actually the civil servant group that emerged at the end of Hongwu and during the Jianwen period. In essence, the Jingnan War was just a battle for the throne, and there were no essential changes in other aspects. But things are different now.
He Xi wants a new future. Nature is uncompromising on some aspects.
The concession on military honors was essentially a compromise with the emperor.
It's time to compromise. Those who should be tough must be tough.
Of course, it's hard to tell what's going on behind this. He Xi directly picked on Li Shanchang and let Zhu Xiongying taste it for himself.
As expected, Zhu Xiongying felt a knot in his heart.
In fact, Zhu Xiongying also knew that it would be good for him to acquire some ministers from Nanjing. As mentioned before, these surrendered ministers were naturally willing to serve Zhu Xiongying, not He Xi.
But the problem is exactly what He Xi said.
The Korean public lineage is guilty of original sin.
Of course, it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong about Zhu Yuanzhang's killing of Li Shanchang. But from Zhu Xiongying's perspective, he is not looking at who is right and who is wrong.
He was determined not to deny Zhu Yuanzhang. So it can only be Li Shanchang who is wrong. It's the Li family.
It doesn't matter whether Li Shan was wronged or not. It doesn't matter, the fact is that he was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang without punishment. Is there no resentment in the Li family's hearts?
If Li Qi were here, he would definitely say loudly, "I don't have it."
But even if he said these words here, what Zhu Xiongying must be thinking is: "This man is waiting for revenge."
It is difficult to explain clearly many of the things that are freely realized.
Zhu Xiongying said: "Yes, Li Shanchang was a rebellious person. Taizu remembered his merits and left him with dignity. The Li family
It should be in peace and contentment. Now he is rebelling and causing chaos. How could you let it go so easily? Tell Uncle Mei to let Li Qi abandon his weapons and surrender. Maybe he can save his title by thinking of his past achievements. There is no need to say anything else. "
Just like that, the situation in the southwest was determined.
Anyway, Chongqing seems important. But Beijing has never thought of marching eastward from Sichuan to attack the Jiangnan region. After all, they have never had the so-called Jianghuai defense line in front of them.
However, Zhu Xiongying mentioned another matter, and that was Qu Neng's matter.
Zhu Xiongying said: "General Qu, please move to the southwest. What does uncle think?"
He Xi said: "It depends on your majesty's intention. If your majesty thinks it is necessary, I will urge the Privy Council to do it?"
Zhu Xiongying was silent for a while, not knowing how to deal with He Xi's sudden concession. However, he thought for a moment and felt that He Xi had already compromised enough.
After all, before and after the Battle of Hejian, the authority of He Xi and Ye Chen was unique. At that time, Zhu Xiongying didn't even have the courage to speak loudly.
Now, the appearance of Qu Neng, Mei Yin and others is certainly not as good as Ye Chen's status in the army. But it can be restrained to a certain extent.
This explains. Many of what He Xi said before are true. He Xi had no further ideas. However, the political system in his mind is a system of mutual checks and balances between the power of the prime minister and the power of the monarch.
Zhu Xiongying was actually very uncomfortable with this.
Zhu Xiongying also understood that from the future history he read, he knew that the path of dictatorship would not work. The size of society is getting larger and larger, and the level of social complexity is getting higher and higher.
It is impossible for one person to rule the world. Unless society is restricted to a stable state without development.
But the problem is, this itself is impossible. There is no static social environment in the world. The only thing that does not change in the world is that it is always changing.
Whether it is progress or regression.
But theory is theory and reality is reality.
In theory, everyone is selfless. If you are a gentleman, this society will be better. The reality is that what everyone thinks about is: endless generosity, endless power, endless delicacies, endless money, endless gifts, and endless New Years.
Here at Zhu Xiongying. He knew that monopoly of power was a huge problem. From the top-level design, there should be division of labor and cooperation. But doesn’t Zhu Xiongying himself want to be like his grandfather?
Of course I thought so.
However, Zhu Xiongying knew better that the uncle in front of him was no soft noodle. It seems reasonable. But in reality, it's a tiger. What Yao Guangxiao and Ji Gang did in Nanjing. Zhu Xiongying already knew it.
He was even more shocked and couldn't believe it.
He even thought about what he would do if he were in Zhu Yunwen's position?
The answer is, there is no way.
Because he hasn't figured it out yet. This made him more in awe of He Xi. He Xi, this tiger, really makes sense when he talks sense. When you are unreasonable, you will eat people.
Therefore, Zhu Xiongying finally decided to give up as soon as possible. Do not violate He Xi's bottom line.
Anyway, there is a long way to go.
Don't say anything else. Just this time on the southern tour. In essence, Zhu Xiongying benefited more than He Xi.
So, it’s not too much to wait.
After dealing with these things.
The fleet arrived at Zhangqiu smoothly.
It is the junction of the canal and the Yellow River.
The Yellow River flows by. It makes people look a little worried. In fact, the Yellow River this year is already considered good.
Although the Yellow River has not been repaired for several years, the weather is smooth this year. The water in the Yellow River today only looks scary and has not broken the dam.
However, Zhu Xiongying and He Xi rarely see such a situation.
Especially He Xi. He Xi looked at the Yellow River embankment and couldn't believe it.
The so-called Yellow River embankments are all earth embankments, let alone
In what year it was built. It is covered with grass and trees, and there are a lot of willow trees. On the whole, it is completely different from the Yellow River embankment that He Xi imagined.
Especially things like planting trees on the Yellow River embankment. It's hard for He Xi to say whether it's good or not.
Say yes.
Yes, these trees stabilize the embankment. Because there are tree roots entrenched in it, the embankment can last longer. It won't be washed away by floods all at once.
