Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 918
This question is very difficult to answer!

However, there is no doubt that this is the road that Du Ning must pass if he wants to cross the threshold of being an important court official.

Now, it's not the time of turmoil after civil engineering, when the imperial court is waiting to be revived. As the emperor ascends the throne, all officials work together, the emperor returns to the court, and the prince leaves the cabinet, the whole Ming Dynasty is getting more and more on track day by day.

This also means that it is impossible to have the opportunity to get a position first and then be considered whether it is suitable or not.

Therefore, Du Ning wants to continue to go up, and the answer to this question is what he must find.

After thinking about this, Du Ning also understood why Chen Xun said that there was nothing he could teach him.

Because every important court official who has reached his level has taken a different path, and it is a path that cannot be copied.

Or to put it more bluntly, they all have their own unique political ideas.

This kind of political philosophy is the crystallization of their long-term immersion in the officialdom and everything they have experienced after entering the officialdom.

Therefore, it must be different!

Because of this, Chen Xun told him to go out, go out to see, go out to practice.

It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books.

Many things can only be truly felt if you have experienced them yourself, and you will have your own unique experience only if you have done them yourself.

And all of these will be smelted together in the end, and at a certain point, they will accumulate and accumulate, and finally help him become a real court official!

This road can only be walked by yourself!
Of course, although what this path is, now Durning has no idea.

However, he is a smart person, and after understanding the answer, he roughly has several directions.

Originally, if Qingliu had not been suppressed and the cabinet was powerful, then Du Ning would probably enter the cabinet first and become the last cabinet minister.

Then, in countless years of handling government affairs, he gradually formed the ability to coordinate internal and external affairs and balance the political capabilities of all parties. At the same time, he accumulated enough contacts, and then he was promoted step by step in the cabinet until he became the chief assistant.

The disadvantage of this path is that it takes a long time to accumulate, but the advantage is that it is very steady, one step at a time, as long as you are not arrogant or impetuous, and you are not overly enthusiastic about your official career like a certain Xu surnamed bachelor, you will have great success if you survive the years. hopefully.

It should be said that this is also the most suitable path for Du Ning, because for him, his greatest advantage is his youth.

He is only 47 years old this year, even if he has been in the cabinet for 20 years, before he takes office, he still has great hopes of becoming the chief assistant.

But it is clear that this path is not going to work now.

Not to mention that he had already offended Wang Ao, and he would never have any good results in the cabinet, and he would not be able to pass the test of the Son of Heaven alone.

Therefore, his chances can only be in places.

Come to think of it, the emperor also intended this.

However, there is still a key question in the middle, which is, what is the "extreme" that the emperor wants, or what is the "extreme" that the emperor can accept?
The so-called balance between the monarch and his subjects, for individuals, actually means this.

If there is no accident, this Majesty's speech is the last chance for him to see the emperor before leaving Beijing, and when he comes back next time, it will be time for him to be tested.

"Lord Du, His Majesty summoned you, please!"

The voices of the two eunuchs awakened Du Ning from his contemplation.

Taking a deep breath, Du Ning strode forward and stepped into the Wenhua Palace.

"Chen Youdu Yushi Governor Shaanxi and Datong, Shanxi and other departments of military affairs Du Ning, kowtow to His Majesty! Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

From the moment the official department's transfer order was issued, Du Ning was considered to have taken office.

Therefore, it is natural to use a new official title at the time of your majesty's speech.

For ministers in the imperial court, many things can be seen from their official positions.

Take Du Ning's official position as an example. In terms of official rank, he belongs to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and is the censor of the right capital.

This point is different from the title of minister of the cabinet ministers. The title of the cabinet minister is only to show the role of rank. To put it bluntly, it is just to enjoy the treatment of the minister.

Their own officials are in charge of a certain palace, a scholar of a certain pavilion, and the leader is sent to Zhiwenyuan Pavilion.

However, for Du Ning's official position, Yushi Youdu is the official!
That's why Du Ning was so disturbed when he got this official position.

Theoretically speaking, his current status is the chief of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he has the same power as Zuodu Yushi Chen Yi.

The so-called governor of Shaanxi, commonly known as the governor of Shaanxi by the common people, is actually not an official position, but the same dispatch as entering Wenyuan Pavilion.

Therefore, strictly speaking, Du Ning has already stepped into the ranks of important court officials with half a foot.

In terms of the nature of his work, Du Ning's trip to Beijing this time is the same as Jin Lian's.

They all went to the local area to handle specific affairs as the second-rank officials of the central court.

It's just that Jin Lian is a temporary matter, while Du Ning's governor's errand is a relatively long-term matter.

This is also the reason why the governor of Shaanxi is often discussed in private as the reserve of Qiqing. More precisely, the so-called reserve of Qiqing does not refer to the governor of Shaanxi, but the governor of Shaanxi, the governor of the right capital.

Of course, it was customary in the Ming Dynasty to respect the left, and in the imperial court, the seven ministers recognized were generally limited to the sitting officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

So usually it seems that this kind of dispatch is no different from the so-called title addition.

But in fact, there is a big difference between them.

Du Ning's official is the Yushi of Youdu, which means that he is actually in the sequence of Daming, and belongs to the palm print officer of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

When going out to be the governor, his orders will be issued in the form of stamping the governor's customs, but if he is in Beijing, then the orders issued in his capacity can be stamped with the seal of the right capital censor, which is regarded as the Metropolitan Procuratorate official document.

This is the so-called title addition, which is impossible.

To put it bluntly, when the censor of the right capital is vacant, the censor of the right capital can directly take charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate without going through any appointment procedures.

However, titles do not have this power.

Jin Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment has been out of Beijing for so long, and no minister in the cabinet who has been added the title of Minister of Punishment has dared to interfere in the general affairs of the Ministry of Punishment.

That's the difference!
"Be flat!"

The so-called Majesty's Ci, in a literal sense, is to bid farewell to the emperor and go to the local government.

Generally speaking, this is a ceremonial process.

Of course, as a governor, especially for such an important job as the governor of Shaanxi, what is more important is to listen to the entrustment and teachings of His Majesty the Emperor!
Sitting firmly on the throne, Zhu Qiyu raised his hand to signal the servant to move the pier, and said with a gentle smile.

"sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Letting Du Ning go to Shaanxi naturally has his own considerations. Therefore, not only Du Ning himself, Zhu Qiyu also attaches great importance to this speech.

After Du Ning took his seat, he pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"Du Qing will take office soon. Before leaving, I have something to entrust to you."

I don't know if it's his own illusion, but Du Ning always felt that after he became the new governor of Shaanxi, the emperor's attitude towards him was a bit different.

It seems that it is more dependent!

Of course, as far as Du Ning himself was concerned, he still didn't dare to neglect at all. He immediately stood up and said with cupped hands.

"Your Majesty's hadith, I am all ears!"

"You don't have to be so formal, sit down."

Zhu Qiyu raised his hands and pressed down, but he didn't care about Du Ning's little panic, but asked.

"This time, I have appointed Du Qing as the censor of the right capital, the governor of Shaanxi, and concurrently in charge of Shaanxi, Datong and other departments to rectify military affairs. Does Du Qing know my intention?"

At any other time, Du Ning would definitely refuse to say that he did not dare to speculate on the Sacred Heart without authorization.

However, the current scene is Majesty.

In such an occasion, the Son of Heaven was entrusting him with an examination, and if he tried to hide his clumsiness at this time, he would be causing trouble for himself.

Originally, Du Ning was a little complacent after taking over this job, but after receiving Chen Xun's suggestion, he quickly put away all his emotions.

During this period of time, apart from going up and down the government office on time and handing over the affairs at hand, he spent the rest of the time looking for various documents from the Ministry of War about the military settlements and studying them carefully in the government office.

He even paid a special visit to Chen Xun for this matter, just to prepare for today.

After tidying up his language a bit, Du Ning spoke after deliberating.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being stupid and speculating about the Sacred Heart."

"According to the usual practice, only the dispatch of the governor of Shaanxi is already an important task. His Majesty sent his ministers out of Beijing, one plus the post of censor of the right capital, two orders and Shanxi, and Datong and other departments to rectify military affairs. I think the two complement each other."

While talking, Du Ning quietly looked at the face of the emperor, but seeing the smile on the face of the emperor, with a hint of approval in his eyes, he relaxed a little, and continued to speak.

"Rectifying the army is a great policy of the imperial court. It has been implemented so far and has achieved remarkable results. However, there are still many difficulties to be overcome."

Undoubtedly, when the emperor sent him out of Beijing, the first problem to be solved must be to implement the great policy of rectifying the military settlements. However, this point has been clearly reflected in the dispatch, and I am afraid that I will be regarded as an idiot if I only say this.

Therefore, Du Ning had to raise more specific questions and challenges. After a brief foreshadowing, Du Ning quickly got to the point, said.

"I believe that the biggest resistance to the rectification of the army is the frontier generals and the vassals. One of the two is a large number of people, and the other is the royal family. Both are extremely difficult."

"Since the last court meeting, after the minister was appointed as the governor of Shaanxi, he reviewed the recent correspondence documents of the Ministry of War. The evidence of crimes was also dealt with a group of frontier generals."

"Therefore, I secretly think that His Majesty's appointment of the right capital censor is a matter for the border vassal."

After expressing his own thoughts, Du Ning's slightly nervous mood was obviously relieved, and he continued.

"At the beginning, Emperor Taizu set up thirteen kings of Sai to township the border. Although after Yongle, the kings moved inward, but there are still seven kings of Qin, Jin, Dai, Qing, Su and Shen to this day. The vassal kings are respectively in Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places."

"As far as the current situation is concerned, these vassal kings are the biggest beneficiaries of the invasion and occupation of the border military settlements. Now the Dai Wang took the initiative to cooperate and together with the Min King, presented the government records. This is for the benefit of the country and the people. However, whether there is something concealed remains to be verified.”

"Among the remaining seven vassal kings, King Qing is in Zhencheng, and King Han is in Pingliang. Before Jin Shangshu went to Ganning to investigate the case of Ren Li, he wanted to deal with how these vassal kings invaded the military settlements. , have a strategy."

"Then, the remaining four palaces of King Qin, King Jin, King Shen, and King Su need to be persuaded to cooperate with the imperial government."

"However, Prince Shen's Mansion and Prince Su's Mansion are easy to talk about, but Prince Qin's Mansion and Prince Jin's Mansion were first sealed in the Hongwu Dynasty, and they are deeply rooted in the two places. It is difficult for ordinary officials to suppress. Today's Prince Qin is His Majesty's elder, so you should not offend easily."

"Jin Shangshu is in charge of border rectification. He must sit on the border to prevent any changes and not to leave without permission. Therefore, in Shaanxi and Shanxi, competent ministers must go to rectify, so as to ensure that the imperial court's great government is carried out smoothly."

"It's my humble opinion, please give me your Majesty's instruction!"

Now that he has become a reserve member of Qiqing, he must have this awareness to overcome difficulties.

I didn't see Yu Shaobao, and he had already left Beijing to deal with the vassal princes from all over the country. It is said that he had just arrived in Henan Mansion during this period.

The first thing he did when he arrived there was to arrest people at the Prince Yi's Mansion. When the news came, Prince Yi, who was grounded in the capital, was very angry. It is said that he scolded him for a long time in the mansion before he stopped.

Since Du Ning was about to take on this errand, he naturally had to be mentally prepared for it.

If you don't even dare to face the two vassal kings, you should stop your career thoughts as soon as possible.

After hearing Du Ning's words, a smile appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face.

It seems that Du Ning did put in a lot of effort.

In fact, these words are already euphemistic enough, saying 'Your Majesty, don't offend easily' is purely to save face for King Qin.

The current king of Qin, named Zhu Zhi, is the fifth king of Qin, but in terms of seniority, he is the grandson of the first king of Qin, Zhu Xi, and he is indeed a generation higher than Zhu Qiyu.

However, seniority is not the most important thing. What is important is that although the King of Qin is not the most domineering among the kings, he is the most confident.

Part of the reason is that, as Du Ning said, the Palace of the King of Qin and the Palace of the King of Jin were located in Taiyuan and Xi'an since the Hongwu era when they were first granted, and have been passed down for several generations.

There is another part, that is, in terms of the power of King Sai, the two palaces, especially the Qin Palace, are the most well-preserved.

After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, he cut down the guards of the kings. There were very few palaces of the Prince of Qin, and there were no princely palaces that were cut off.

Although Zhu Zhi voluntarily handed over the control of the three guards after the first emperor ascended the throne, in the end the first emperor still left one guard for the Qin family.

This point, among so many vassal kings, is not unique, at least it is very rare.

Zhu Zhi himself is fond of antiquity and loves learning, and he doesn't like martial arts, so his reputation among the kings is not bad. However, because of the huge influence of the Qin family, his authority in the local area is also extremely heavy.

The most typical incident is that when Chen Yi was the censor of the right capital and the governor of Shaanxi, he had a conflict with the Qin Palace. Zhu Zhi directly sent a memorial to the court, and sent Chen Yi back to Beijing to be investigated. Afterwards, it was confirmed that it was nothing.

However, it can be seen that Zhu Zhi, the king of Qin, has a lot of weight in the court.

In addition, after Su Wang moved inward, the fiefdom was changed to Lintao Lanzhou, which is also in Shaanxi. That is to say, if Ningxia and Gansu are not only nominally attributed to Shaanxi, then there are now two vassal kings in Shaanxi.

Relatively speaking, Jin Wang Zhu Zhongxuan is younger, but when it comes to the issue of military settlements, I am afraid it is very difficult to deal with.

Moreover, strictly speaking, Datong is also within the scope of Shanxi, which means that in the province of Shanxi, there are three vassal kings, King Jin, King Shen, and King Dai. But King Jin and King Shen alone, if they joined hands, they might not be easier to deal with than King Qin.

Judging from the reactions of the vassal kings in various places today, there is no doubt that the rectification of the army has violated one of their core interests.

Therefore, within a limited scope, they will inevitably try their best to resist.

Prince Qin's Mansion and Prince Jin's Mansion are old-fashioned mansions with great influence in the local area. Du Ning will face them as soon as he leaves Beijing. The burden on his shoulders is actually not easy...

(End of this chapter)