Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 992 Pulling
Hearing this voice, the elders present were all in a daze.

You must know that since Yongle, the court has changed from chaos to rule, and the power of civil servants has gradually risen. One of the most important signs is that they have gradually controlled the Yi regime.

It's not that military ministers are not allowed to participate in government affairs, but because, under the long-term stability of the border, most of the government affairs are basically participated in and made by civil servants, and there is basically no room for military ministers to intervene.

But in contrast, when it comes to government affairs involving military affairs, civil servants can intervene.

Later, as the elders with outstanding military exploits gradually withered, especially after the death of Zhang Fu, the power of civil servants rose in an all-round way. Although noble and military officials still had a place in the court, in specific government affairs discussions Among them, the sound is already very small.

But today, there was a strange scene, that is, a group of civil servants were left aside, but the military officials came forward one after another.

Moreover, the person who came forward this time, the status in the court is not important, nor is it light.

The governor knows Wu Xing!

He has the same official position as Zhang Xiang, but the difference is that Wu Xing did not come from an honorable family, but from a low-level military family who climbed up through military exploits.

Of course, it was unavoidable. During this process, Wu Xing also took refuge in the nobles in the capital, and behind him was Dingguo Gongfu, who has always had a low presence in the court during this period of time!

That is, some time ago, when there was a dispute in the court over the rectification of the military settlements, Dingguo Gongfu joined forces with Yongkanghoufu and Longpinghoufu to take the initiative to clear their own land and was willing to return it to the court without compensation. Helped to rectify the regulations for military settlements passed the court.

Xungui, represented by Zhang Wei and Zhu Yi, has a very clear attitude. Now is the best time to rectify. With Zhang Wei taking the lead and Zhu Yi assisting, with the background of the two dukes for many years, they will definitely be able to handle this matter properly.

However, taking things for granted, this is undoubtedly not a happy thing for the Dingguo government.

But no matter what, in the end, each family is huddled together to keep warm and support each other, and Dingguo Mansion has also benefited a lot from it.

The so-called upper beam is not upright and the lower beam is crooked. The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, as the highest institution in the name of the Ming Dynasty's military, has a bad atmosphere, corruption and mediocrity. It is understandable that the behavior of the officers and soldiers emerges in endlessly.

One faction still follows Dingguo's mansion and has nothing to do with the world, while the other faction is close to Fengguo's mansion.

It can be said that with Li Xian around, the nobles still maintain a strong sense of superiority when facing civil servants.

Those who know the inside story know that it is because the two government houses are secretly facing the Supreme Emperor and are competing with the emperor, but those who don't know the inside story will inevitably feel that the emperor is deliberately suppressing the nobles.

For this reason, the emperor T'en rewarded Dingguo's mansion generously, so that at that time, many people in the court felt that Dingguo's mansion was going to take advantage of the situation.

Compared with the British government and the Chengguo government, the presence of the Dingguo government in the court has not been high. On the one hand, there are reasons for the failure in the struggle in the early years. On the other hand, the Dingguo government seems to be used to it. Such a low-key day.

"The affairs of the military station are complicated, and now the border ministries are making trouble again. Between Shaobao and Jin Shangshu, it may be difficult to return to Beijing."

"Your Majesty, the military government's accumulated abuses have been accumulated for many years, so we must thoroughly investigate. However, this matter is indeed of great importance, and we should not act too hastily."

"What's more, Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Jin Lian, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, are both out of Beijing to handle affairs. It may be difficult to investigate thoroughly with the military government alone."

If the younger generation of the nobles made a mistake, or something happened, if the trouble came to the imperial court, they would still have to rely on Mr. Li to intercede.

In the temple today, they actually disagreed on this point.

However, this kind of relationship is loose after all, and there is no strong interest involved. Therefore, after Li Xian was promoted by the emperor and was canonized as the Duke of the State, the nobles who originally gathered around the Duke Ding's Mansion gradually split into two factions. .

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It was as if nothing had happened in the Duke Dingguo's mansion. They should live their lives and keep a low profile. They still had no interest in court affairs.

This is the role of Duke Feng, so in fact, Li Xian only rarely appears in the government, but his presence in the court is not low.

According to the standard system, the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies is responsible for the army, and the Ministry of War is responsible for the selection and assessment of military officers.

"However, Zhang Tongzhi's memorandum has been published. If he doesn't investigate, it may cause rumors to spread everywhere in the court. Therefore, the minister thinks that Dali Temple, the Chinese Army's Governor's Mansion, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate can jointly investigate the people involved in the memorandum. As for a thorough investigation Everyone in the military mansion can wait for Yu Qian and Jin Lian to discuss in detail after they return to Beijing."

But this is only in name only. In actual implementation, the power of the Ministry of War to select officials is actually more concentrated in the guards.

In fact, the Governor’s Mansion of the Five Armies is not under the control of the Ministry of War. Under normal circumstances, if it is not directly appointed by the emperor, and the subordinates need to recommend military officials of the third rank or higher, two people will be recommended, one by the Ministry of War and one by the military mansion. recommend.

In addition, for various ceremonies, book ceremonies, and great dynasties, important ministers need to come forward to present books, and when offering sacrifices, Mr. Li will do it.

Especially during the Civil War, the emperor reused civil servants, and even gave Yu Qian the position of admiral of the Beijing camp. Such actions can easily make people think too much.

Seeing that Chen Mao had torn off the last fig leaf, the bosses on the opposite side not only did not panic, but breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the problem is that the elders present don't want to press it.

These words clearly stated the purpose.

Afterwards, they looked at each other, and Wang Ao, the chief assistant of the cabinet, spoke.

What's more, these things can bring benefits in themselves. Every time there is a substitute sacrifice, the emperor will definitely have a generous reward as condolences.

Don't look at how old Mr. Li is, he doesn't have much military exploits, and in the court, he often doesn't have enough courage.

Then, rectifying the military mansion is to fundamentally change the current situation in the military.

Of course, the number of times it actually works is limited.

As for the assessment, under normal circumstances, it is presided over by the Ministry of War. However, officials of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion and Jinyiwei are responsible for the third rank and above, and submit their merits and demerits to the superiors. There is very little room for the Ministry of War to intervene.

This is why they have hesitated for so long and have been hesitating.

Therefore, the attitudes of all parties are different, and each agrees and disagrees, which has become the current situation.

"Therefore, no matter whether it is to investigate thoroughly, or to clarify the atmosphere, it is necessary to select the officer in charge of the military government as soon as possible."

At the same time, Mr. Li worked so hard, and occasionally had some small requests, and the emperor naturally would not refuse them.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong. The Ministry of War is in charge of the selection and simplification of military officers and soldiers from all over the world. The officials of the military government are naturally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. What's more, the atmosphere in the military mansion is not right now. Lord Hou and others are also from the family of lords and military officials. , let the military government conduct self-examination, how can justice be guaranteed?"

As a second-generation ancestor, he has always had good connections in the court. After the emperor proclaimed him Duke, although he has never been allowed to lead the army, he still has the official position of the governor of the Nanjing Chinese Army's governor's mansion.

But now, Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, is not in the capital, and the remaining two servants are younger than the other. Otherwise, how could this group of military officials steal the limelight?

This is true.

Seeing the Son of Heaven's complexion gradually softened after hearing Wu Xing's words, the elders knew that they could not continue to hesitate any longer.

However, facing Wang Ao's remarks, Chen Mao wanted to refute for a while, but he didn't know where to start.

It is also in line with Chen Mao's character. Although the old Hou Ye has been depressed since the Zhennan Wang case last time, he is a man in battle after all, and his character in his bones cannot be changed.

From this point of view, Dingguo Mansion should still value the connection with these nobles.

Wang Wen said this very cautiously.

Ningyang Hou Chen Mao said directly.

This is a major premise, and there is a high probability, which is why the emperor did not directly veto this matter.

As for the civil servants, in order to dispel the emperor's possible thoughts, they are also inclined to rectify the military mansion now, but they are also hesitating whether to hand this matter over to Zhang Min.

As a result, many ministers almost forgot that there is such a government office in the imperial court.

However, this second incident was a rare occasion in recent years that Duke Dingguo's mansion spoke positively in the court.

"Only by leading the Ministry of War, cooperating with the military government, and participating in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, can we guarantee the final result and satisfy the government and the opposition."

You must know that now Fan Guang, Yang Hong and other nobles are gradually controlling the real power in Beijing. In addition, the government of Chengguo and the British government have been left out in the cold, and many nobles are very disturbed by this.

It is necessary to rectify the military mansion, but who will rectify it, when it will be rectified, and whether it will be successful are the most critical issues.

"Could it be that if they don't come back, they just keep delaying it?"

This is the first major event, the cause is Li Xian, and Dingguo's government can be regarded as passively undertaking it.

All the ministers present frowned, and couldn't help but glared at the two ministers of the Ministry of War who stood aside with guilt.

However, with his presence, to a large extent, it can appease all the veteran nobles.

You know, according to the meaning of the emperor, he definitely wanted to press this matter down.

Logically speaking, as a generational government, in the face of such a move, the Dingguo government should express its position no matter what.

At this time, the role of Feng Guogong is manifested!

But in the end, when all the dust settled, Duke Ding's Mansion still maintained a low-key style, and rarely participated in the affairs of the court.

What is his intention to take the initiative to participate in this matter at this time?

From the perspective of the Sheji Dynasty Bureau, it is definitely beneficial to rectify the military mansion and clarify the atmosphere. If the rectification of the military camp is an urgent task, it is to stabilize the officers and soldiers everywhere, so that they can maintain their livelihoods to the greatest extent and receive their salaries.

As for the Son of Heaven, because of the border situation, he hesitated and wanted to delay. At the same time, he probably didn't want to hand this matter over to Zhang Xiang.

"This matter is a matter of the military government. Even if there is an investigation, it should be led by the military government. At most, it is the Ministry of War. The Metropolitan Procuratorate can assist. What is the matter with the Criminal Department?"

"Your Majesty clearly learned that the military government is in charge of the affairs of the world's military and is responsible for the management of the world's guards. It is a matter of great importance. However, since the Civil War, the seal officials of each government have been vacant for a long time. If this is not the case, how would the officials dare to be passive and corrupt?"

He can't say that the practice for many years is not carried out according to the canonical system.

At the beginning, Li Xian was just an ordinary marquis before he was promoted to be the Duke of the state. Like him, there were many nobles who were conferred titles because they voluntarily surrendered in Jingnan, and were enshrined by the old Yanwang Mansion. The team and Bei Zheng Xungui, who is in full swing, don't think much of them.

Logically speaking, for matters involving the military government, it is most appropriate for the Ministry of War to take the lead, with people like them assisting from the side.

Therefore, it is only natural for someone to switch to Fengguo Duke's Mansion.

Therefore, although in the classical system, as long as they are military officials, the Ministry of War has the jurisdiction, but in reality, the evaluation of military officials often depends on the evaluation of the palm seal officer and the final decision of the emperor.

Therefore, this group of people huddled together to keep warm, and slowly gathered around Duke Dingguo's mansion.

Although it is said that Dingguo's mansion seldom speaks out in the court, but, after all, the duke's title can barely be used as a banner.

However, this method obviously did not satisfy the emperor, and not only the emperor, but also all the noble and military officials were obviously very dissatisfied.

However, when it comes to lip service, the civil servants present are obviously better at it.

Wang Wen's attitude is basically the attitude of most of the civil servants now. Check it out first. Once this matter is activated, it can restrain the emperor's thoughts of mobilizing troops. As for the dominant power, he will not hand it over for the time being. With the head of the Ministry of War, the power of other parties can naturally be released.

This thing looks imaginary, but it is easy to use. After all, being able to represent the emperor to participate in the ceremony is a kind of trust and honor in itself.

As for Wu Xing, it happened to be Dingguo Duke's Mansion, one of the few high-ranking military officials in the military mansion.

Otherwise, once the emperor opened his mouth, they would have no room to intervene in this matter.

After hesitating for a moment, it was still Wang Wen who stepped forward first and spoke.

Surrounding Duke Ding's mansion, there have actually been two major events in recent years. The first one is the further reduction of power, which is similar to conferring Li Xian as Duke Feng.

As he spoke, Chen Mao turned around and cupped his hands.

In this way, it is not certain that the other party will ask for it in reverse, and it must be done according to the system.

However, at this moment, Zhu Yi at the side suddenly said.

"Your Majesty, I also feel that what the adults said is reasonable. Yu Shaobao is not in the capital, and the military government will rectify it by itself. I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to support it alone. In this case, I think it is better to put this memorial on hold. The officials of the military government, the minister And Zhang Tongzhi, Wu Tongzhi, Wang Tongzhi and others can come down to appease them."

"The situation on the border is tense now, and the war is about to break out. At this moment, it is time to prepare the army and not go to war. Although the Xuan Mansion has Changping Marquis in charge, there are still insufficient officers and troops. Therefore, I feel that we should deploy another [-] troops. Hurry up to help the Xuanfu, so that the border can be kept safe..."

(End of this chapter)