"Sir, Yin Butang really won!"
"How did the ministry come up with the idea of using a medicine boat to open the water gate? This is a brilliant plan! Except for gold and silver, all the harvest has been transported to Nanya. It is currently being copied and will be sent to the capital soon." Zhu Yijun summoned Zhang Juzheng to return the report. Before Zhang Juzheng could say anything, he told Zhang Juzheng the good news.
Zhu Yijun was quite pleased with Yin Zhengmao's victory and handed the Tang newspaper to Zhang Hong, who gave it to Zhang Juzheng for inspection.
Zhang Juzheng was already on his way here and had heard Feng Bao explain things clearly. When he saw the Tangbao again, he also smiled.
He could see that the little emperor was really happy about this victory.
"Yin Budang's method... was extremely expensive." Zhang Juzheng also felt a little emotional about Yin Zhengmao's approach. The court was almost dying of poverty for the two ships of gunpowder. It was better for him to set off a big firework, which cost at least 50,000 to 60,000 silver. In! Not distressed either.
The imperial court was scrambling over a few taels of silver, but Yin Zhengmao threw money away like running water!
The red-haired fan was simply blown to death by money!
Zhang Juzheng had seen Deng Zilong's inquiring about the intelligence. The construction of the camp and fort was indeed not easy to deal with. Yin Zhengmao's method of defeating the Ten Hui Dynasty reduced the consumption of Zhejiang soldiers. Is the silver more important or the sergeants more important? Zhang Juzheng thinks the sergeants are more important. .
"It's good if you win." Zhu Yijun waved his hand, saying that since he won, it doesn't matter how he won.
Let’s put aside the old accounts of corruption for the time being. If you win, you will be justified. If you keep winning, you will always be justified. Zhu Yijun also follows the example of officials. Everyone who can do things needs to be cherished. In the current situation of Ming Dynasty, everyone who does things must be cherished. , should all be treated with courtesy.
The Ming Dynasty has become like this, but it is still willing to die for the country, to serve the country, and to serve the country.
"What are you getting without gold and silver?" Zhang Juzheng was keenly aware of the blind spot.
Among all the harvests, there was only no gold and silver. This was abnormal. The big Fulangji people's sailing ship received four million taels of silver once it arrived at the port. This broke through the Folangji people's camp in Luzon. The gold and silver in the loot list Things, where have they gone?
It's like this again, Yin Zhengmao and Yin Zhengmao are 99% divorced in private.
"I want the horse to run, but I also want the horse not to eat grass. There is no such logic."
"Who are Yin Butang's men? He relies on guest soldiers to recruit from Zhejiang, and Lin Afeng is a pirate. How can he fight without a big reward? We can ask about the property after Yin Butang returns to Beijing. Yes." Zhu Yijun still insisted on his opinion.
Let’s leave the matter of corruption aside for now. When Yin Zhengmao returns to Beijing, we’ll ask him in person.
If you are greedy, just be greedy. Yin Zhengmao is not Yingtian Mansion Yin Gu Zhangzhi, who had 480,000 silver, but Gu Zhangzhi just greedily took 360,000. People are like geese who pluck their hair, but Gu Zhangzhi is the geese who keep their hair! There is such a big hole. If the imperial court does not confiscate homes, who will fill the hole?
Yin Zhengmao apportioned 120,000 taels of silver to support the military expenses, and he took 30,000 taels himself. This is already very clean!
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Li Zhongtang and Li Hongzhang embezzled 40 million taels of silver during the few years they were in power. What kind of colossal beetle was he? The key is that Li Hongzhang took the money and still couldn't do anything. This is a huge mistake.
Zhu Yijun looked at the report and the list of trophies in his hand. The most important things on it were ship logs, charts, artillery, etc., especially the half-built warship in the shipyard. Spain has Spain's national conditions, and Ming Dynasty has Ming Dynasty's national conditions. , refer to the Spanish ship design, Ming Dynasty should be able to design a ship suitable for itself.
"Ship logs, charts, artillery, quarters, sextants, and octants are also necessary for guiding stars across the ocean and running maritime schools. Sir, how much do these things cost? They are priceless." Zhu Yijun He shook his head and said.
Gold and silver A'Du's things, these things are what Zhu Yijun values especially, Yin Zhengmao directly brought them back intact.
"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Juzheng was silent for a moment and bowed his head. His Majesty was so reasonable that he convinced Zhang Juzheng. How much is knowledge worth? This is difficult to measure in terms of gold and silver. Knowledge is priceless. What Yin Zhengmao took away was gold and silver, but what he brought back solved the urgent need of the court.
Zhu Yijun said with some emotion: "This military achievement is also due to my husband. If it were not recommended by my husband, how could Yin Butang be spread with all his knowledge and enthusiasm? Yin Butang is an extraordinary person who does extraordinary things. Those who admire him are in the opposition, and those who are jealous are still there. In the court, the officials dare not violate private requests and criticize with words and writings. If it hadn't been for the protection of Mr. Yin Butang, I am afraid that Yin Butang would not even be able to defeat the Japanese bandits."
"Not to mention today's victory."
"The land in the east of the Ling Dynasty was wiped out, and the red barbarians in the Lu Song Dynasty were wiped out. Mr. Yin all praised the plan for the temple, and left no trace of the strategy. His merits were the first to be discussed, and the edict was planned. I was so grateful to Yin that he was a relative. Mr. Zaiyin's son entered the Imperial Academy and became an official student."
Enyin, who was in the third rank, entered the Imperial Academy as an official student, and became the third son in the first rank. Zhu Yijun was planning to give Zhang Juzheng the treatment of the first rank, and then naturally promoted Zhang Juzheng to Taifu.
When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he rolled his sleeves, knelt down and kowtowed and said, "I looked up at Heaven's grace and did not dare to disobey it. However, the east of the mountains was destroyed, and Lu Song was cleared of barbarians. It was because of the concerted efforts of the generals and soldiers and the concerted efforts of the supervising ministers and soldiers." "To the people, I and other officials live close to each other and work as spokespersons. They neither have the personal responsibility to risk their lives, nor do they have the responsibility of serving as military commanders. How can they dare to be greedy and risk their own merits?"
"If you overdo it indiscriminately, you will lose the hearts of soldiers from far away. This is the meaning of the court's encouragement."
"I dare not accept it."
The credit of the general is the credit of the general, and Zhang Juzheng cannot be greedy for this credit.
From the beginning, Zhang Juzheng was not very optimistic about this expedition. He did not object, but he did not have clear support. However, Lin Afeng's entrenched position in Nan'ao Island needed to be resolved, and the guest troops fighting in Lingdong also needed to be resettled, so he agreed to this trial. .
It's not surprising that Hongmao Fan can't help but fight. From the Zhengde period to the Ming Dynasty, did the Folangji people ever defeat the Ming Dynasty Navy?
Give the red-haired fans some face and call them Folangjiren. If you don’t give the red-haired fans any face, tell them to be buried immediately!
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and felt that this person was very boring. He thought for a while and said: "Sir, please get up quickly. If you say something, say something. Then I will reward you with a hundred taels of silver, six pieces of silk, and a python robe." It's a ceremony. It's appropriate to accept the favor, but be careful not to say goodbye again."
Zhang Juzheng has always been very resistant to this Zhengyipin's treatment. This resistance is on all sides, and he will keep complaining if he doesn't take it back.
Last time Gao Qiyu got involved in the Yingtianfu rural examination case, Zhang Juzheng submitted four memorials in a row, asking the emperor to deprive him of it, but Zhu Yijun had no choice but to issue a seal to deprive him of it.
"I obey the order." When Zhang Juzheng heard that it was a reward of money and things, he didn't refuse. It's okay to get a little glory, but greedy for God's merit will be recorded in the history books and will be infamy for thousands of years!
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "I met the emperor and he was talented and talented, and his wisdom and learning are constantly improving. It is like Yao's writings and explains the secrets of the latitude and longitude of the world; Kang Zai and Shun's achievements are following the trend of Ming Dynasty. I am so lucky! I am so lucky! The world is so lucky!"
"Yin Butang is awesome, what does it have to do with me?" Zhu Yijun waved his hand and continued to look at the list in the Tang newspaper happily.
There were merchant ships, warships, and ocean-going ships. The harvest of this battle was enough for the Ming Dynasty to digest for several years. The little emperor kept knocking and knocking his hands on the table. He had probably guessed that Yin Zhengmao had taken the honeysuckle. Where to go.
Zhang Juzheng looked at the young emperor meditating and felt quite emotional. The victory of this battle was entirely due to his majesty's heroic appearance.
Yuanfu Zhang Juzheng took responsibility for his words and nailed it with spit and nail. Your Majesty is wise. He has a reason for saying so, and it is well-founded and is definitely not slander.
In the first month of the first year of Wanli, he once wrote a special "Xie Zhao Jian Shu", saying: Summoning auxiliary ministers is a grand event in the ancestral dynasty. In the sixth year since the late emperor came to the throne, Yuan Mu was in charge of the government. After repeated petitions from the ministers, he was not allowed to do so. The people of the world looked up to this move, which lasted for more than a day.
When the emperor summoned his ministers, Zhang Juzheng had to write a special memorial to express his gratitude. This was because the late emperor had not summoned his ministers once in the six years since he was emperor. Wenyuan Pavilion was opposite Wenhua Hall, but the late emperor had never summoned Gao Gong or Gao Gong. Zhang Juzheng.
This memorial can be said to be extremely arrogant and taboo for the venerable. The late emperor has passed away and he has done something wrong. How can he say it out?
But Zhang Juzheng just said it, and also invited the young emperor to meet with his ministers, courtiers, courtiers, foreign officials, county magistrates, elders, common people, and foreign envoys.
Your Majesty has done a really good job of listening to the affairs of state at the imperial gate, summoning ministers to discuss matters, and keeping the state affairs running normally.
On the other hand, it was about Yin Zhengmao raising taxes for Xiao Fo Langji to support internal funds. With a wave of his hand, the little emperor directly cut the palace budget and used it for the war in Jinan.
The fact that Yin Zhengmao is so successful in Luzon has a lot to do with this money.
In the second year of Longqing, Zhang Juzheng said "Please stop taking taels of silver". The palace spent a lot of money at Mu Temple. In the second year of Longqing, Emperor Longqing issued a special order and asked the Ministry of Household Affairs for 300,000 taels of silver.
The Ministry of Revenue reported to the Ministry of Finance that the side fees were heavy and insufficient for national use, so they begged the Holy Spirit to stop using them.
Zhang Juzheng remonstrated and said: The bones and blood of the people have been exhausted, and there is no way to finance the state. The ministers and others were worried day and night and had no plan.
After this memorial was presented, it was like a stone sinking into the sea. Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to submit another memorial. After several times, he finally got a reply from Emperor Longqing: I read the memorial and others. The household department is short of silver, and the inner treasury is also short of silver. I can only get it. Since this is said, let's take one hundred thousand. Your Majesty is waiting for the message, so there is no need to disturb me again.
In the end, Emperor Longqing paid one hundred thousand taels of silver from the national treasury.
At that time, the country's finances were in great losses and there was no money. During the Jiajing period, the ancestral law also had detailed rules. For the national tax, 30% of the palace money was taken away, and 70% of the national money was taken away. In the first year of Longqing, Yuegang drew points, and the national money was taken away. The internal funds are divided into 50% and 50%.
This was all agreed upon, but Emperor Longqing went back on his word and took away another hundred thousand taels of silver.
As for the little emperor, with a wave of his hand, he cut the palace budget and still supported Yin Zhengmao to set off fireworks and fight against Hongmao Fan. What a wise move was this?
Yin Zhengmao, who has a good way of making money, is not short of money at all. What he lacks is confidence. What Zhang Yuanxun and others lack is also confidence. How can Yin Zhengmao not shed tears of gratitude for such a holy grace and lose his loyalty to the country?
Ling Yunyi believed that Yin Zhengmao was a clan relative living among the people. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain such a divine grace!
"Oh, I know!" Zhu Yijun slapped the table and suddenly realized that the answer to the question he had just been thinking about had been found.
Zhang Juzheng, who had been distracted, came back to his senses and asked doubtfully: "Why is Your Majesty so happy?"
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "I know where Yin Butang used the money. Sir, look, Yin Butang said that the unrepaired plywood giant ship should be repaired and built in March next year for defense purposes. How could it be possible to build a ship without spending money? So, if he took the gold and silver, let him take it."
The war in Luzon is just the beginning. Next year, the large ships will arrive in the Ming Dynasty. Yin Zhengmao does not have a large ship, how can he respond to the enemy?
Zhang Juzheng was still very insistent and said: "The heirs of Yin Bu Tang entered the Imperial College as official students. When Luzon settles down a little, we should call Yin Bu Tang back to Beijing to resume his duties."
Yin Zhengmao led the Zhejiang soldiers. If the finances were independent, the feudal town would be in danger.
Once Yin Zhengmao and others rebelled, or even colluded with the Red-haired Pangolins, Luzon and Manila would become the source of disaster, which would be the danger of pirates even more terrifying than the Red-haired Fans and Japanese pirates.
Therefore, Zhang Juzheng has always opposed Yin Zhengmao's corruption, no matter what he did with the money he took.
"Sir, Yin Butang has contributed greatly to quelling the Japanese bandits, thousands of miles to the south. It is understandable that he should not retaliate. Yin Butang and Mr. Yin are on the same list, and they are the horns of each other. Mr. Yin Butang and Mr. In the extreme south, Yin Butang has just begun to spread its presence. Why is Sir so afraid of it now? Wouldn’t it be chilling for Yin Butang to know about it? "
"If you go too far, you will lose the hearts of soldiers from far away. It is the meaning of being good to the court and encouraging them. This is what Mr. Zhu just said!" Zhu Yijun expressed his support for Yin Zhengmao.
Winning the battle is probably a beautiful thing! Even when Zhu Xixiao left, he regretted that he had not seen the day when the Ming Dynasty's army would shine again with great power.
This is not the first time that Zhang Juzheng has shown fear of Yin Zhengmao, and it can even be said to be suspicion. At first, Zhu Yijun thought that Yin Zhengmao was disobedient and provoked Zhang Juzheng's authority, but now it seems that this is not entirely true.
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the disaster in the northwest of the Jin Party is still before us. As the auxiliary minister, I cannot sit back and watch it become more and more wanton without restraint."
When Zhu Yijun heard this, he could only say with emotion: "What you said makes sense. It's difficult to do things, so Yin Butang is a bad person."
After Zhu Yijun said this, he was happy. Qi Jiguang said that Yin Zhengmao had done all kinds of bad things. According to the values of traditional Confucian scholars, Zhang Juzheng was a powerful tyrant, and he was not a good person either.
Zhu Yijun has Zhu Yijun's opinions, and Zhang Juzheng has Zhang Juzheng's ethics. This is the contradiction. The little emperor almost dotes on his ministers who have won the war, but Zhang Juzheng needs to grasp the scale and not be too indulgent, let alone too restrictive.
Therefore, Zhang Juzheng agreed to give Yin Zhengmao the policy, but still reprimanded Yin Zhengmao's behavior.
Contradictions are everywhere, but by finding a way to conflict and balance between contradictions, everything in Ming Dynasty can change gradually and slowly but firmly!
Zhu Yijun didn't plan to talk to Zhang Juzheng about Yin Zhengmao's matter. If Yin Zhengmao really betrayed, he would ask Yu Dayou to suppress the rebellion, and Zhu Yijun didn't think Yin Zhengmao would betray.
Yin Butang was able to clean up the messy situation in Ji Nan, and he never showed any respect for the bandits! Do you have to go to Luzon and betray again?
People's hearts are indeed fickle, but there are still some things that some people stick to, such as loyalty, loyalty to national interests, and loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yijun picked up another Tang newspaper and said: "General Deng Shen reported that his prisoner, a red-haired female Luo Lian, did not know how to deal with it. This is a general and a missionary who wants to send her to the capital. The court will Decisive, General Deng’s idea is that for me to learn a foreign language, it would be better for me to have a professor from Fo Langji.”
"He also said that she is a great beauty. Let him keep it for himself. I am learning foreign languages and will take my time. I will not look for Fanyi to teach me for the time being."
"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.
Since this woman specifically mentioned it, it was natural that Deng Zilong hoped that the court could give her a way to survive. After all, it was considered a romantic marriage. He said that she was sent to the capital to work as a general, just for forgiveness.
In fact, no one would say that Deng Zilong forgave him privately and reported it specifically. Doesn't that represent Deng Zilong's submissive heart?
Zhang Juzheng just didn't want Yin Zhengmao to betray him, and he didn't think Yin Zhengmao and others had any flaws in their loyalty.
"Report! Urgent report!" The commander ran to the front of the Wenhua Hall and shouted out of breath: "Urgent report from Liaodong!"
Tishuai Zhao Mengyou took the pond newspaper and hurriedly presented it.
Zhu Yijun opened it and took a look, his face changed with shock, and he said sternly: "The thief is so bold! Gao [gǎo], the Jurchen rebellious chief of Jianzhou, trapped and killed Pei Chengzu, the prime minister of Fushun in the Ming Dynasty, in Fushun Mashi!"
Zhang Juzheng's expression changed after hearing this. He took the Tang newspaper from Zhang Hong's hand. After reading it, he became furious and said sternly: "How dare Jian Nuan be so rampant?!"
Zhu Yijun took a deep breath and said, "Summon the courtiers."
"I obey the decree."
Before the ministers arrived, Zhu Yijun went through the ins and outs of the incident.
Jianzhou Jurchen Naier Tu and other four people raised their strongholds and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Fushun Bei Yu Pei Chengzu accepted the surrender of the four strongholds.
A Jurchen chieftain, Lai Lihong, led his troops to pursue him. Fushun Beiyu Pei Chengzu naturally blocked Jiannu's pursuit, but Lai Lihong was naturally unwilling to do so. He robbed five Han people under the cover of night and returned to his camp.
After Fushun Beiyu Pei Chengzu found out, he asked Lailihong to return the captive people.
Lailihong invited Gao Pingshi, the Jurchen rebel chief of Jianzhou. Wang Gao took advantage of the mutual market to see Pei Chengzu and asked Pei Chengzu to lead people to Lailihong Village.
Pei Chengzu didn't think much about it, and went to collect the people with 300 horses. When he got there, he realized that he had been fooled. Wang Gao arranged his troops and horses, and the two sides fought fiercely. kill.
Zhu Yijun waited for the court officials to enter the Wenhua Hall for court discussions.
The courtiers were summoned again, but Zhu Yijun did not let them enter the palace. It was not until Qian'an Bo and Qi Jiguang, the chief military officer of the capital, arrived from Beitucheng that Zhu Yijun signaled Tishuai to shake his whip three times and summoned the courtiers to follow. Enter the main hall from the side hall.
After Zhu Yijun waited for the ministers to greet him, he frowned and said: "Liaodong urgently reported that Jiannu rebelled against the chief Gao, so he trapped and killed our general Pei Chengzu and others, crossed the Qinghe River to harass Liaodong, and was defeated by Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. Governor Zhang Xueyan sent a memorial Please encourage the bandits to be defeated."
"Today, I suddenly ordered all the ministers to enter the palace. It is because the court is discussing the matter. The soldiers are fierce and the war is dangerous. I don't want to start a side provocation. However, the slave establishment is so rampant. It is better for you and others to support me."
"Let's discuss it."
Zhu Yijun sat down. This time he did not read, but was quite solemn. This was beyond the scope of the imperial gate to listen to politics. The ministers did not have many opinions, as if it was natural.
After Ge Shouli sat down, he kept looking at Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng had arrived earlier than them, and all the court officials were waiting in the side hall. Only Zhang Juzheng was alone in the main hall to play with His Majesty.
It is very, very obvious that Zhang Juzheng knew that this was His Majesty's administration when he summoned the court officials to discuss the matter. Zhang Juzheng actually did not object?
Is Zhang Juzheng really the treacherous minister of Lord Megatron?
Zhang Juzheng was stared at by Ge Shouli. He also felt a little strange. He thought for a while and said: "The good news came from Luzon. Yin Butang defeated the Luzon Hongmao Fan and won in one battle. His Majesty was delighted. He ordered his ministers to go to the palace to inform him of the good news and asked all the people in Luzon. Regarding the matter, Tang Bao suddenly arrived, and His Majesty ordered the courtiers to discuss it."
"So I am waiting in the main hall, not isolating the inside and outside. Why does Mr. Ge look at me like this?"
Ge Shouli kept staring. What do you mean? !
Ge Shouli shook his head and said, "I have no intention of questioning Yuan Fu."
"The fight was over so quickly?" Tan Lun said slightly surprised. According to Hong Mao Fan and many intelligences, these Hong Mao Fans are no longer ordinary Fan Yi.
He thought that Yin Zhengmao's attack on the Hong Mao Fan's lair would be water-soaked, so it took a lot of effort to fight, but in the end, this good news was sent to the capital? This is too fast!
Hong Mao Fan's special envoy Li Yashi, Ming Dynasty expedition report, Southeast Report and other information were compiled to construct a cognitive version of Hong Mao Fan.
And Yin Zhengmao's raid on Miyan Port, another battle at the Manila Camp, and cleansing out the remnants of the Hongmao Fan were all examples of what he had done.
There are some errors in cognition and reliability. The Red Mao Fan is not as powerful as it is perceived to be, or the Red Mao Fan's ocean projection capability is still insufficient. The Invincible Fleet was ruthless in the West, but it failed to work in the Ming Dynasty.
The Tang reports that were not collected at night could not be sent to the Ministry of War. They were sent directly to the Imperial Palace when they arrived at Fusi in Beizhen. The generals' memorials were sent to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to the Zuoshun Gate before entering the Emperor's palace. Only the military reports from the governors and governors of various places were sent to the Ministry of War. So Tan Lun didn't know. , Luzon has sent the victory report to the capital.
Zhu Yijun handed the good news to Zhang Hong, motioned to Zhang Hong to circulate it next chapter, and said: "Yin Butang said that he overestimated the red-haired fan, which made him stronger, so he fought faster, but Yin Butang said In other words, this battle has just begun and there is still more to fight, but it is just a victory in the first battle."
After reading the Tang newspaper, Tan Lun couldn't help but said: "Yin Butang is amazing."
Before the war, there was such a good news at the bottom, which made people feel a lot happier.
Wan Shihe was silent for a moment and said tentatively: "Previously, Fang Fengchang and Wu Dui lied about the military situation, which caused great concern to everyone and shocked everyone. Is this true situation?"
If you cry wolf too often, no one will think that the wolf is coming. Wu Dui also lied about military information last time, which was a big deal. Will he also lie about military information this time?
Wan Shihe also disapproved of what Wu Dui had done. Lying about military information would delay things the most.
"That's not true. Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, has the book and the seal." Zhang Juzheng handed the Tang newspaper to Wan Shihe. After Wan Shihe checked it, he saw the book and seal of the governor Zhang Xueyan, the commander-in-chief Li Chengliang, and the admiral's ministers, and he was convinced that it was genuine. .
After Wan Shihe read it, he frowned and said, "Is Wang Gao crazy? He must be too courageous."
"Let's talk about Jiannu." Zhang Juzheng stretched his hand forward slightly, tilted his body back slightly, narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone became cold and stern.
Everyone knew clearly that Zhang Juzheng was angry.
"In the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing's reign, the rebel chief Gao peeked into Fushun City and killed Peng Wenzhu, the Fushun guard. He looted the fortresses of Dongzhou and Hui'an every year. At that time, the northern barbarians were rampant and built slaves as horns for each other, from the northwest and northeast. They harassed me, Daming, from all directions."
"In the 41st year of Jiajing reign, Gao, the rebel chieftain, lured and killed Heichun, the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty, in Daughter-in-law Mountain. He invaded Liaoyang, robbed Gushan, and captured Fushun. He successively killed my commander Wang Guozhu and dozens of others."
"In the first year of Longqing, Li Chengliang was appointed as deputy commander-in-chief and went to Liaodong to recruit talents from all over the world to fight against the intrusions of the Northern and Jiannu tribes, and the army began to flourish."
"In the fifth year of Longqing's reign, when Jiannu saw that I had been granted a title by the northern captives, he also begged for a title, but the court refused. In April and May of the same year, he rebelled against the chieftain Gao and entered Kolianshanyi and Panshan one after another, but was repulsed by Li Chengliang. Six years later, In February, Wang Gao attacked Changsheng Fort again and was repulsed."
"In the sixth year of Longqing, the late emperor Long Yu honored the guests, and the country was shaken. The northwest reported that Anda Khan had warned of going south, and the rebel chieftain Gao Zai invaded Zhenning. At that time, Zhang Xueyan, the governor of Liaodong, and Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief, sent a memorial: Please order Enfeng Gongshi. "
"Zhang Xueyan, the governor of Liaodong, showed his kindness and power, guarded Prime Minister Pei Chengzu, and made an alliance with Wang Gaozhui Niu, and began to exchange prisoners and restore the tribute city."
At the end of May of the sixth year of Longqing, Emperor Longqing led the guests, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng also had a decisive battle. In the end, Zhang Juzheng won a complete victory.
There was restlessness in the middle of the court, and also in the border areas. An Da Khan was ready to move in the northwest, and Wang Gao was also eyeing him in the Northeast. Once the Northeast used troops, An Da Khan from the northwest would inevitably go south.
At this special time when there were orphans and widowed mothers, the court finally agreed to Wang Gao's favor.
The one who formed an alliance with Wang Gao was Pei Chengzu who was trapped and killed this time.
The rebel king Gao has done all sorts of evil things! Wang Gao killed Pei Chengzu, who was allied with him, and invaded Liaodong again. This was treachery. If he didn't clear the holes and plow the court, the northern captives would probably go south together!
"How audacious!" Wan Shihe immediately expressed his stance: "If the barbarians are like this, they have the face of a wolf and the heart of a beast, fearing power but not being moral! The court is kind and does not want to be submissive. If it is not destroyed with thunder, the northern barbarians will think that our Ming Dynasty is empty and can be bullied. , side provocations naturally arise!"
"The nature of a captive is only about strength and weakness. If there is a gap, there will be endless revenge!"
Wan Shihe is an old scholar who talks about Rouyuan people. He can still talk about Rouyuan people, but this has already been done. How can he still talk about Rouyuan people? Kneel down and kowtow, begging Wang Gao not to cause trouble?
"Then let's discuss the strategy of extermination?" Zhang Juzheng asked.
"Suppress!" Wan Shihe said through gritted teeth: "Building slaves is not the subject of others."
"In the Mid-Autumn Festival of the 14th year of Zhengtong, Tumu Fort suffered a sudden change and Yingmiao was captured. At that time, the country's prestige was frustrated and border affairs were in serious trouble. Li Manzhu, Dong Shan and other rebellious chieftains took advantage of the opportunity to plunder the border, causing Liaodong to suffer hardships and become a disaster. During the coming years, destroy its nest and eliminate its species."
"It's the same today!"
During the Gengxu Incident, Anda Khan invaded the capital, and King Zhu Xizhong of Dingxiang defended the capital. However, the capital was plundered for eight days, and then the Ming Dynasty and Anda Khan fought in the northwest. This fight lasted for more than ten years, and the slaves were established. Taking advantage of every opportunity to create border troubles is exactly the same as Li Manzhu and Dong Shan back then!
They are all rebellious slaves who deserve to be killed for being gregarious!
Even Wan Shi and the biggest dove faction agreed to the annihilation, so no one would disagree with the annihilation of the slaves.
In fact, the court also needs people like Wan Shihe. If you are warlike, you will be in danger. If there is war, the country will be in chaos. It is reasonable for Wanshihe to remind you all not to be warlike. Similarly, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger.
Wang Guoguang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, was silent for a moment and then said: "In August, Governor Zhang Xueyan reported that the town's army was paid more than 149,700 taels of silver in arrears."
"The border of Liao Town is more than 2,000 miles long, with 120 fortresses and enemies on three sides. The officers and soldiers are 72,000, and they are given rice and one stone per month, two cents and five cents of silver, and horses are given feed in winter and spring, and they are given monthly The silver is eight cents a penny, and then there is a drought, and people are starved to sleep on their pillows, so they are in arrears with wages."
Wang Gao is not a fool. If the border town of Liaodong is extremely powerful, Wang Gao will not dare to cause too much trouble. This matter has been discussed before. The imperial court issued 30,000 taels of silver from Taicang, so Wan Shihe asked, is it? It's not that the Liaodong border people learned from Wu Dui's old story and lied about the situation of the captives to ask for these military pay.
"Without payment of wages, military morale will be hard to use." Qi Jiguang expressed his position on behalf of the military generals. No matter how fierce the quarrel between the DPRK and the Central Government was, he would explain from a military perspective that only when you have a full stomach can you work.
The ministers fell silent. Should they suppress him? Yes, but the court couldn't even pay out the arrears.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhu Yijun asked: "Thirty thousand taels have been paid, which means 110,000 taels are owed. How much silver does Taicang have in the Ministry of Revenue?"
Wang Guoguang quickly bowed his head and said: "The Ministry of Revenue can allocate 60,000 taels of silver."
"That's enough." Qi Jiguang thought about it and said after hearing that there were sixty thousand taels of silver.
Wang Guoguang frowned and said, "Is that enough?"
"Half pay is enough." Qi Jiguang looked at everyone and said: "If you can get half pay and have a full stomach, it will be enough to win the battle. The military morale can be used. If you win, you can give the remaining half pay. Then we can still win next time, and the sergeant in Bianzhen actually knows that the imperial court has suffered a huge financial loss."
The imperial court had no money, and everyone on the border, from the generals to the soldiers, knew the situation. After fighting in the northwest for so long, everyone knew how much money the imperial court could provide. Since Qi Jiguang came to the north to manage the army, he found that the northern army was not even half paid. , it’s already great to be able to eat.
Zhang Juzheng was in the country, and it was a great joy to be able to give half a salary to someone to fight.
A gentleman is ashamed of his power, and everyone in the court is a gentleman who governs others. However, the court is poor as its pants. This is also true. The rebel chieftains rode on the face of the Ming Dynasty and ran wild. They tried their best to make up half of their salary. Come.
Zhu Yijun looked around and said: "Eunuch Yin Ping reported that there is still some money in the internal funds this year, so we can make up the full salary. The Ministry of Household Affairs will give half the salary first. If we win, I will allocate the remaining half of the salary from the internal funds. That’s the pension and the reward.”
Wang Guoguang hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that you are only short of 60,000 yuan. If you win, you will still need more than 40,000 yuan. If you lose, you will need more."
"I believe that our Ming soldiers can win. I still have more than 100,000 taels of silver in the palace." Zhu Yijun said to Wang Guoguang: "Don't worry about it. Let's continue discussing the extermination."
Upon hearing this, Wang Guoguang bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Thanks to Hong Maofan's large sailing ship and the foreign ships, the palace now has some surplus, and one hundred thousand taels of silver can still be obtained.
Tan Lun looked at the map of Kanyu and said: "Liu Yingjie, the governor of Jiliao, Chen Dacheng, the commander-in-chief of Jizhou, and others led their troops eastward and sent two strong troops out of Shanhaiguan to support Liaodong."
Qi Jiguang thought for a while and said, "I can lead more than ten thousand soldiers from the capital camp to a piece of rock, and either take advantage of it to get out of the fortress, or destroy its nest, and wait for the opportunity."
Tan Lun thought for a while and said, "I can assist in military affairs for the Beijing camp and go with Qi Shuai."
When Zhu Yijun heard that Tan Lun was going to fight, he immediately said: "Chen Shigong, the imperial physician of the imperial hospital, once said that Grand Sima should not go into battle again, but I will not allow it."
"I am the governor of military affairs and will not fight." Tan Lun quickly bowed his head and said.
Zhu Yijun said disapprovingly: "Listen to what you said, do you believe it yourself?"
Tan Lun, a literary scholar, was a war maniac, more like a military general than a military general. He went into battle to kill the enemy and charge into battle. His body could no longer fight. It would be difficult to cure him with medicine and stone again on the battlefield. Li Shizhen has been recuperating Tan Lun since he returned to Beijing. , Tan Lun, as assistant in charge of military affairs, will definitely go to the front line.
Tan Lun was actually not very interested in the intrigues in the court. For Tan Lun, a man should die in the wilderness, wrapped in horse leather and his ears buried. How could he lie in bed and do evil in the hands of his son?
Tan Lun was very excited when he encountered the battle.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said, "Let Liang Menglong, the right minister of the Ministry of War, assist in military affairs."
Zhang Juzheng was Liang Menglong's master. Liang Menglong had the badge of the Quan Chu Guild Hall, so he was considered one of his own, so he would not make any mistakes.
Zhang Juzheng hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Liang Menglong's mother is newly deceased and needs to return to his hometown. Ding You has already invited his official to return home."
"This..." Zhu Yijun was really helpless. He looked around and asked, "Do you have any candidates?"
Upon hearing this, Tan Lun hurriedly said: "I'd better go. I promise not to go into battle to kill the enemy. At this age, I really can't fight. Your Majesty, please be at ease. I will care about my own life."
It was precisely because Tan Lun didn't take his life seriously that Zhu Yijun refused. If he cared about it, Zhu Yijun would let him go.
In fact, there is another choice, and that is Wang Chonggu.
Wang Chonggu filled the holes in the Great Wall, and paid tribute to the border areas to pacify the northern captives. He then started farming and had many acres of land. Wang Chonggu had previously used the crown prince Shaobao to assist in the military affairs of the capital, so Wang Chonggu could actually use it.
But no one in the court recommended him.
Wu Baipeng, the right minister of the Ministry of War, can also do it. The construction of the Xuanda cauldron has been completed as scheduled, but the reason why Wu Baipeng stayed in Xuanda is to monitor. If Wang Chonggu, Wu Dui, Fang Fengshi and others used troops against the southeast, Wu Baipeng in the northwest would be moved. , it’s hard to say what Beilu will do.
The tacitly aware Beilu knocked on the pass, and the extremely familiar Yangqiu respected himself.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and made a decision that went against his ancestors: "Then there will be no governor of the capital, and there won't be one now, right?"
The nature of a captive is only about strength and weakness. If there is a gap, there will be endless revenge. These are Zhang Juzheng's original words. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! !
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