Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 860 Talk about conditions

Although Duke Cheng's mansion has not been rehabilitated, judging from the few simple moves made by the young Duke of Cheng, he is indeed an extremely brilliant political talent.

But what does this have to do with Wu Xing?

The things that Zhu Yi asked for were benefited by Cheng Guo Gongfu, and it was not good for his Wuxing. He has been able to stand tall in the military mansion for so many years, and it is not without cards. It is not an exaggeration to say, Even for Cheng Guogong's government, it is not easy to target him for no reason.

So why is he wading through this muddy water?

However, although Wu Xing said so, Zhu Yi showed a smile instead, he was not afraid that Wu Xing wanted benefits, but he was afraid that he would not want benefits.

If you are willing to ask for benefits, then you have something to talk about.

Sipping a sip of tea to moisten her throat, Zhu Yi frowned, looked at Wu Xing and spoke leisurely.

"I don't know, if there is the position of the military governor, it may impress Wu Tongzhi?"

"What do you mean?"

A gleam of light flashed in Wu Xing's eyes, and the calmness and composure just now disappeared, replaced by incomparable seriousness.

This reaction alone has already explained that from this moment on, the subject and the object will change positions!

Zhu Yi continued in her unhurried manner.

"Wu Tongzhi already guessed it, didn't he? Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked this question so clearly."

Everyone is a thousand-year-old fox, and no one can understand who else.

If we say that at the very beginning, Wu Xing listened patiently out of curiosity and wanted to know what Zhu Yi's purpose was for doing this.

Then, when Zhu Yi asked him to help, he should refuse, instead of asking again and again, making the whole thing clear, and then hesitating and making it difficult to make a decision.

With Zhu Yi's status, when he came to his house, it must not be a trivial matter to ask for something, especially when he saw the list, Wu Xing should know the weight of the matter, so if he really wanted to be wise and safe, he would not Time to keep listening.

Otherwise, if you know so many secrets and refuse to help, then you will completely hate Cheng Guogong's mansion.

With Zhu Yi's status and personality, Wu Xing knew so many things, if he couldn't stand on the same boat with him, then naturally he had to find a way to cut it off.

Since Wu Xing chose to continue asking, it meant that he didn't really want to refuse, but just wanted to negotiate terms.

But having said that, with Wu Xing's current status and background, there are actually very few conditions that can impress him.

Wu Xing is actually the most common type in official circles.

He is aggressive, but not so ambitious. He is dissatisfied with the darkness of officialdom, but lacks the courage to fight against it.

In the end, I can only be mediocre and go with the flow, but unfortunately, I can't live like this with complete peace of mind.

In short, it's twisting, but the sadness is there, and they can't twist it to the extreme. Although they have conflicts in their hearts, they can accept it.

From this point of view, people like Xu Youzhen who are pure and seek to make progress by any means, and people like Yu Qian who are completely dedicated to serving the country and the people are very few in the officialdom.

So for Wu Xing, it's not that he doesn't want to make progress, but he knows that the possibility of making progress is very small, so he has to choose to lie down.

However, when he really lay down, the resentment in his heart existed objectively, so as long as he had the opportunity, he was still willing to work hard.

But the paradox is that he is indeed willing to work hard, but it is absolutely impossible to risk everything.

and so……

"Please ask Wu Tongzhi for these two things, one is helping me, and the other is helping Wu Tongzhi himself."

"These people on the first list, they can continue to stay in the military mansion safely, of course because they are quite capable, but after all, they were let go, Wu Tongzhi helped me to get rid of this feeling , they will naturally appreciate Wu Tongzhi's friendship."

To put it bluntly, besides Zhu Yi, Wu Xing knew about what this group of people did, so they naturally had to be wary of Wu Xing.

From this perspective, the two parties are indeed mutually beneficial.

Of course, it was limited to fear, Wu Xing knew very well in his heart that Zhu Yi was the only one who could really handle these people.

This is also the scheming of the Chengguo government. He took out the list, but there is no specific evidence.

There must be such evidence, otherwise, it would be impossible for Zhang Xiang to believe it, but Zhu Yi did not show it to Wu Xing, so even if Wu Xing wanted to inform him, it would be useless.

Instead, Zhang Min would suspect whether he was trying to sow discord.

"In addition, the military government and the military department are in charge of the promotion and promotion of military officials. Let alone the military department. After these people are taken down, the emperor and the military department must have their own favorite candidates."

"But for the military mansion, after Ren Li's death, there is no one in charge of the military mansion, so Wu Tongzhi and the second master of the Zhang family are naturally required to recommend candidates."

"The British government also needs to fill its own manpower. Naturally, there are nobles from various families to solve the military affairs. However, someone must come and hand over this list in the name of the military government."

"This candidate must be Wu Tongzhi!"

A smile appeared on Zhu Yi's face again, and she said playfully.

"Naturally, when these people arrive at the military residence, they will also appreciate Wu Tongzhi's recommendation."

"Sounds really tempting. You can get so many favors in vain just by running around and handing over a memorial to the court. It's really a good deal with no profit at all."

Wu Xing narrowed his eyes, but he was not moved, he just opened his mouth and said.

"However, with these favors, you can get a military governor? The Duke should stop joking with the officials."

To put it bluntly, Wu Xing didn't care about human feelings or inhuman feelings.

He has been in the military mansion for so many years, and he has accumulated a lot of favors, but it is of no use for promotion.

For a person like him, it is basically impossible to get a real-time governor in this life. The only way is to go to the battlefield again and obtain the title of knighthood by virtue of military exploits.

But Wu Xing himself knew his background, and he could do it in battle. However, compared with veteran generals like Yang Hong and Ren Li, he was not at the same level at all.

He can't do things like expedition to Adai Khan, Megatron Frontier Fortress, and the title of "King Yang". His character is more suitable for handling military affairs in a military mansion.

But on this road, he is the culmination of being a governor and acquaintance. At most, he will be released from the old age in the future, and he may be given the title of governor of the right.

It is impossible for him to be the real talker of the military government.

This is the tacit understanding of all the nobles. For such a long time in the court, except for the Hongwu era and the Yongle era, there have been sporadic non-honorable real-time governors. Basically, the governors who can take charge of the military government are all Noble.

The reasons for this are very complicated, and it is difficult to explain clearly in one or two sentences.

But in general, if Wu Xing wants to become the governor of the military mansion, even if it is not the governor's mansion of the Chinese army, but other relatively less important military mansions, it is hard to beat the sky.

The most difficult thing to solve is to get the nobles to agree to this matter. As one of the inherent privileges of the nobles, the real-time governor is basically impossible to get them to hand over.

Even the Dingguo government behind him would not agree to this matter, let alone the favor of some military officials, what use would it be?

"It seems that Wu Tongzhi doesn't believe me?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Yi's face finally fluctuated, as if he was thinking about how to continue to persuade Wu Xing.

However, what he didn't expect was that Wu Xing shook his head and said.

"You don't need to talk about the Duke, this is a favor, I'll help you!"

This time, Zhu Yi was a little surprised.

He was indeed sure about this matter, but he couldn't say where he was sure.

Therefore, Wu Xing agreed at this moment, which really surprised him.

Seeing this situation, Wu Xing smiled, with a little cunning, and said.

"Grandpa Guo just said to the subordinate officer that you did this for the integrity of the military atmosphere and to reshape the morale of the military household. As a member of the military household, how can the subordinate officer only care about his own selfishness and disregard the overall situation?"

"What's more, it's not difficult for the Duke of the State to ask for it. Even if it's just for a good relationship, why don't the officials not do it?"

This tone sounds a bit familiar...

Zhu Yi was slightly taken aback, isn't this, the tone he used to prevaricate Wu Xing just now, he didn't expect it to be used on himself so quickly.

Taking a deep look at Wu Xing, Zhu Yi seemed to want to penetrate his calm face and see his deepest thoughts.

But this is obviously impossible...

So, Zhu Yi could only nod her head and said.

"In that case, I would like to thank Tong Wu for knowing."

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At night, when dusk fell, it finally made the palace, which had been sweltering all day long, a bit cooler.

Outside the brightly lit Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qiyu stood with his hands behind his back, feeling the cool summer evening breeze, and quietly listening to Shu Liang's report.

After listening, he nodded slightly, with a smile on his face, and said.

"This Zhu Yi is indeed a talent, I saw him right."

Regarding the reform of the military government, Zhu Qiyu has actually been thinking about it for a long time.

He had seen the prosperous and weak martial arts in the late Ming Dynasty. Although it was not as exaggerated as in the previous Song Dynasty, the status of generals was terribly low in the Longwan period at the latest.

In the future, at the most serious time, even the third-rank generals would bow their heads and salute when they saw the seventh-rank censor. This is by no means the normal state of civil and military balance.

Of course, the reasons for this situation are very complicated, the most important reason, of course, is the Taiping Festival, when the status of generals declines and the power of civil servants becomes stronger.

But in addition, a series of problems such as Xungui's dominance of the military mansion, internal corruption, continuous decline of the military mansion, occupation of military settlements, and abolition of military discipline are all one of the reasons.

Moreover, there is also the bias of the emperors of the past dynasties. The impact of major events such as the Civil War has accumulated, and gradually formed this situation in the late Ming Dynasty.

Once this kind of situation is formed, the most serious consequence is that the generals will be weak, and it is difficult to have famous generals. Even if there are, it is often difficult to have a good death.

From Zhu Qiyu's point of view, after his great nephew, only Qi Jiguang and Li Rusong were the only ones who were born in the real military and could be called famous generals. The rest, Yu Dayou and Li Chengliang could barely see through.

As for the others, although they are called famous generals, most of them come from cultural backgrounds, and they may be good at planning and using soldiers, but they may not really be called generals.

After all, as a general, you have to fight on the battlefield. Although there are a few literati like Wang Yangming who are both civil and military, most of them are not born in martial arts.

That being the case, then on the battlefield, it is impossible for them to take the lead, and they are more used to hiding behind the battle and commanding.

However, as long as you look through the history books carefully, you will find that the soul of an army lies in its generals. Bai Qi of Qin, Wei Huo of Han, Qin Cheng of Tang, and Yue Fei of Song are all brave on the battlefield. The enemy of a hundred people.

Only such a general can bring out a bloody and powerful army.

During the Hongwu and Yongle reigns of the Ming Dynasty, there were also such people, such as Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu, and even Emperor Taizong himself, who were able to lead an army to the battle single-handedly.

But as the stars of the older generation fade away, it will be difficult for such a person to appear.

Or to be more precise, it's not that it's hard to appear, but it's hard to get the status it deserves.

For example, if a person like Qi Jiguang lived in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he didn't even have to be in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Even in the Yongle period, he would definitely shine.

However, born in an era when the military is prosperous and the military is weak, even if he has reached the apex that a general can go, he still has to be attached to civil servants.

He was able to display his talents unreservedly, not because his own status was high enough, but because there was a Zhang Taiyue in the imperial court who was protecting him and using him to wipe out the Japanese pirates.

However, once Zhang Juzheng fell, such a general, even with such military exploits, could only be dismissed and returned home.

In the final analysis, it was actually because the status of generals in the late Ming Dynasty was too low. If Qi Jiguang could have the status of Yang Hong today, then he himself is a towering tree, so why should he depend on anyone?

The momentum of using literature to control martial arts must be stopped. Otherwise, if there are no strong generals in the army, there will naturally be no morale.

No matter how much you practice, it is actually not as effective as on the battlefield, where your own general takes the lead and charges with one horse.

Therefore, the situation of the military government is bound to not last long.

However, Zhu Qiyu only had a vague direction in his mind on how to change it, but he didn't have a clear idea on how to do it.

This is also the reason why he has not taken action for a long time. The matter of the military government's control of the military is the core institution among the military officials. If it is not handled properly, the results may be much more serious than other reforms of the imperial court.

However, no matter what to do, there is always nothing wrong with balancing the power of the General's Mansion first.

The good thing about Zhu Yi's approach is that this is the only way to rectify the military mansion. If it is said that the military mansion is always the direct line of those big families, then no matter which direction Zhu Qiyu wants to carry out reforms, he must It's not easy.

The more factions there are in the military government, the easier it is to reform.

Looking up at the moonlight, a trace of worry flashed across Zhu Qiyu's face, but he finally calmed down, said.

"Let Qingfeng tell Zhu Yi that as long as his original intention is to serve the great Ming society, with a balance between civil and military affairs, and as long as he does not do anything sinister, he is free to do it. If something goes wrong, I will deal with the aftermath."

"Yes……"

Shu Liang bowed his head in response, and hurried down to deliver the message.

In Zhu Qiyu's heart, there is a little more expectation. Since Zhu Yi is a talent, let's see what step he can make.

Maybe, he can give himself a surprise, maybe?
(End of this chapter)