Xie Jin's name will never be extinguished.
This is a rare genius of the Ming Dynasty. It can even be said that he once played an extremely key role in the direction of the giant ship of the Ming Dynasty.
If it hadn't been for Jie Jin's "good saintly grandson", it would be hard to predict who would make the decision tomorrow.
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but shook his head secretly when he thought about Xie Jin's path to "student dominance".
Xie Jin memorized poems and essays at the age of five, wrote articles at the age of seven, read through the Four Books and the Five Classics at the age of 12, solved the Yuan Dynasty at the age of 18, and ranked tenth among the top three Jinshi in the Wuchen Department at the age of 19. He was awarded the same Jinshi and was awarded Shujishi.
Zhu Yuanzhang appreciated Xie Jin's talent, kept the secrets of the imperial counselor, and was promoted to a bachelor's degree in the Imperial Academy.
At the age of nineteen, he stood at a height that countless people looked up to.
Think carefully about future generations, what are you doing at the age of nineteen, oh, still studying.
However, it is not a good thing to stay in a high position for a long time. Xie Jin, who lacked social training, was arrogant and arrogant, and was too idealistic, eventually paid the price.
He didn't work for two years, and he didn't become a big official, but he offended a lot of people.
Today he accuses the censor of being incompetent, tomorrow he talks about the Ministry of War neglecting his duties, and the day after tomorrow he writes a memorial to compete with the big boss Zhu Yuanzhang.
Over time, Xie Jin became an independent husband.
When Shen Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, impeached Xie Jin, no one stood up to speak, so Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to kick Xie Jin out and let him go to Jiangxi for inspection.
Jie Jin, who ran out of the capital and was still jumping around, was ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang to "study behind closed doors."
Zhu Yuanzhang also left a message to Xie Jin's father, "In the next ten years, it will never be too late to make great use of it." He asked Xie Jin to come back to work in ten years.
As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang left after seven years. Xie Jin was obviously unwilling to have a "ten-year period". After hearing the news, he immediately ran to the capital on the pretext of attending a funeral and prepared to make a comeback.
Hence, the current meeting.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin with interest. He was short, thin and unattractive.
"The common people untie Jin and come to see Your Majesty."
Xie Jin knelt down and shouted.
Zhu Yunwen smiled lightly, waved his hand and said, "Take a seat."
Jie Jin sat on the chair, but only touched the edge.
Zhu Yunwen was not surprised. He took out Yuan Tai's impeachment memorial, arranged for someone to hand it to Xie Jin, and said, "After you read it, you can reply."
Xie Jin quickly took the memorial, opened it, looked frightened, knelt down quickly, and shouted: "I am guilty."
Zhu Yunwen asked: "What's the crime?"
Jie Jin broke into a cold sweat and said quickly: "Common people should not stay away from their mother before she is buried. It is unfilial."
"Why come to the capital if you know you are unfilial?"
Zhu Yunwen knew it.
In ancient times, filial piety was often respected. If you were an official in the court and your parents died at home, no matter what official position (civilian) you held, you needed to resign immediately and go home from the first day you learned of the funeral, observing the twenty-seven rules moon.
There is a special noun: Dingyou.
Under normal circumstances, the court did not allow people from Ding Youzhong to be forcibly recruited as officials.
If it is really special, forcibly recruiting someone like Ding You as an official would be "stealing love."
"Seizing love" is rarely used. Once it is used, it will inevitably be violently criticized by the civil servant group.
For example, Zhang Juzheng, the most powerful chief assistant in the Ming Dynasty, was called "unfilial" for "stealing love". After his death, Wanli still took advantage of this matter and hated Zhang Juzheng.
Xie Jin kowtowed quickly and shouted: "Your Majesty, the common people who come to the capital to attend the funeral are also out of filial piety."
"oh?"
Zhu Yunwen stared at Xie Jin.
Xie Jin shouted again: "The great ancestor was a king and minister to the common people, but his kindness was like that of a father and his son. The common people went to the funeral for their father, which is also a sign of filial piety."
A smile appeared on Zhu Yunwen's lips.
Indeed, Zhu Yuanzhang once talked to Xie Jin about "father and son" when he was having dinner in the west room of the restaurant, and encouraged Xie Jin to "tell everything he knows and tell it directly so that he can hear it."
From this, the famous ten-thousand-word book "The Great Pavilion's Western Feng Shi" came into existence.
Zhu Yunwen glanced at Xie Jin appreciatively, nodded slightly, and said, "Taizu values more than you. Now that I have just taken over the power, I really need some talented people. Xie Jin, please enter the Hanlin Academy and become a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy." "
Xie Jin was pleasantly surprised and quickly thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace."
Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "Get up."
Xie Jin suppressed his excitement and stood up.
The Hanlin Academy can be said to be the people around the emperor, and the highest official of the Hanlin Academy is the Hanlin bachelor. The real power of the Hanlin bachelor is almost equal to that of the prime minister.
Entering the Hanlin Academy meant stepping into the center of power of the empire.
"What does the Qing family think is best for the current situation in the government?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Jie Jin thought for a while, then lowered his hand and said: "Your Majesty, in accordance with my opinion, we should stabilize the court internally, recruit hundreds of officials, and reduce the vassal power externally, and consolidate military power."
Zhu Yunwen glanced at Xie Jin and asked, "Be specific."
Xie Jin solemnly said: "Taizu is harsh and all the officials are frightened. Even the ministers are in panic. Your Majesty is kind, and all the officials have been waiting for you for a long time. If your Majesty implements the way of mercy and cleans up the bad government, you will win the hearts of the people. The people will obey. Since the court hall is as peaceful as Mount Tai."
"As for the external world, Taizu appointed nine great fortress kings. Although they hold heavy troops, they are not self-reliant. They only rely on the system of feudal states. If you want to break the situation, it is not difficult."
Zhu Yunwen looked at the confident Xie Jin and asked, "How to break the situation?"
Xie Jin said bluntly: "Change the vassal state and change the location, and steadily reduce the vassal state."
Zhu Yunwen began to think deeply.
Xie Jin said at the side: "I heard that King Gu, King Liao, and King Su have written many times, begging to change the vassal status, but Taizu refused. Now that your majesty is in charge of the world, you can be kind to King Sai and choose a suitable place to live. The land is a vassal state and can set an example for other Sai kings.”
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly, approving this option.
In fact, the King of Sai was outside, and the troops he controlled were all soldiers of the imperial court. Although they were mobilized under the jurisdiction of the King of Sai, they were only used to resist the Mongols and defend the border fortress.
If they were moved inland, they would lose their military power and naturally pose no threat.
However, some people cannot be solved by changing places.
For example, King Ning and King Qin had many soldiers and generals, and King Yan was good at conquering and fighting.
Xie Jin didn't wait for Zhu Yunwen to ask, and said bluntly: "Looking at the nine great fortress kings, in terms of strong and numerous soldiers, they belong to the three kings of Ning, Qin and Yan. However, King Qin died early, and the attacker was just a child. Naturally, Not to mention a threat. King Ning has 80,000 elite troops, but he lives outside the Great Wall. If he loses the supply from the imperial court, it will be difficult for him to survive forever."
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly, not agreeing with Xie Jin's talk on paper.
Although King Ning was outside the Great Wall and relied heavily on the imperial court for logistics and supplies, if the blockade had not been implemented in time, King Ning could have led his troops to capture the important town of Datong, directly opposite Beiping Mansion.
Historically, Zhu Di took King Ning hostage and brought his troops to Peiping to strengthen his power.
Jie Jin only focused on Zhu Di, King of Yan, saying that Zhu Di was the "head of the vassal kings" and extremely difficult to deal with. He also proposed the measure of "implementing benevolence first and forceful torture behind".
Zhu Yunwen smiled and appreciated Xie Jin's views and encouraged him to serve the court.
After Xie Jin left, Zhu Yunwen was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "These people's vision has finally become narrower. It seems that it is time to launch the cabinet."
