Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1152 The Cabinet's Gambling

Qi Jiguang had to wait a little longer for his appointment, because his Daning City was rather special, it was an isolated city hanging alone outside the Great Wall, and he couldn't leave the general for a moment.

Not only did Yang Siwei have to take office, but Qi Jiguang could only leave after Yang Siwei thoroughly understood the key points of Daning City's defense and sent his follower to control the key points.Otherwise, if there is a loss in Daning City, even though the two of them are famous generals who have made a lot of contributions, they still cannot afford to suffer.

Daning City, that's the evidence that Daming stretched out his hand to slap Tumen after the Monan War!Can the young emperor Zhu Yijun not take this very seriously?

What's more, Daning City is also Gao Gongbao's record. If Daning City is lost, who will explain to the newly promoted Young Sima?Don't look at Gao Yushi, the young Sima, who is in charge of the Beijing camp, but he is still the left servant of the Ministry of War, and one of the top officials of the generals in the world!

Taking advantage of Qi Jiguang's coming to Beijing for some time, Gao Wushi started to take care of the logistics—speaking of which, this is still his specialty.

According to the highly pragmatic plan, the Imperial Guard camp in the north of the capital city made a bold attempt, not only planning the training camps, garrisons, grain storage warehouses, armor warehouses, gunpowder warehouses, etc. for more than 6 people here. , At the same time, according to the high practical requirements, it is built into a super-large bastion.

It is conceivable that this place will definitely have two names in the future: Beijing North Camp and Imperial Guard Fort.

However, there was a lot of resistance to the implementation of this plan, because when the Ministry of War's memorial was submitted to the cabinet, Shen Shixing expressed disagreement.

It stands to reason that in the current cabinet, the Practical School has an obvious numerical advantage, including Cifu, the scholar of Jianji Temple, Xu Guo, and two Qunfu, the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhang Xueyan, and the scholar of Dongge, Wu Dui. .

In a five-member cabinet, the voice of the Real School, which occupies the positions of three cabinet ministers, must be quite loud, but it is a pity that Shen Shixing has the upper hand this time.

Because he is the chief assistant.

Riding on the east wind blowing from Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Guo Pu, and Zhang Siwei all the way to the present, Shen Shixing, the chief assistant, is still a "strong chief assistant". It is a matter of words - of course, if other cabinet ministers are forced to resign, that is two things.

However, Shen Shixing is not Gao Gong's personality after all. Although he made the decision with one word, he still gave a reason, and the reason was very high-sounding and righteous: no money.

No money, these two words really existed like a nightmare in the Ming Dynasty. I don’t know how many big and important things are broken by these two words.

But now, Shen Shixing still relied on these two words to reject the dismissal of the Ministry of War.

He said earnestly in the cabinet: "Masters, the Ministry of War is now going to boost the Beijing camp. This idea is of course a good idea. I also support it very much. You see that Gao Qiuzhen wanted to build the Imperial Guard before, so I agreed. ?
But as the Prime Minister of the country, we must not act blindly in everything, let alone be radical. You must have read a poem: "Thousands of dragons and green silks will never be returned when they are loaded in Yangzhou."It should be that Tianjiao opened Bianshui, and there are no mountains for more than a thousand miles.After the death of the Sui Dynasty, this river has been Lai Tongbo for thousands of miles.If there is no dragon boat event in the water palace, there will not be much meritorious deeds of Gong Yu. '——Although Pi Rixiu was talking about the Grand Canal, the reasoning behind it is similar to the Imperial Guard.

How much has the court spent in recent years?Years of wars, everyone!Mr. Xinzhai, you are in charge of the household department. How much money does the household department have this year? "

Zhang Xueyan shook her head slightly: "Excluding the necessary expenditures in the budget, there are about 13 taels of surplus silver left this year."

"Look, it's 13 taels." Shen Shixing immediately said: "In a stall as big as the imperial court, there may be some accidents that need to be spent anywhere. How much can this 13 taels do? And I still have I have a question, is it necessary to build such an exaggerated camp in the north of Beijing? The two big camps in the inner and outer cities are no longer there?"

Now that we have talked about specific matters, as a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of War, Wu Dui had to speak out: "Yuanfu, the Beijing North Camp or Imperial Guard Fort, the purpose of its construction is still very clear, and the reason is also It makes sense, these are explained in the memorials of the Ministry of War.”

He pointed to the memorabilia on Shen Shixing's table, and said: "The reason why the Jingbei camp is located north of the capital is because the enemy of our dynasty is in the north. The imperial guards stationed in the north of Beijing is to take It means 'for the king's pioneer'. As for why such a huge fortress was built, there are two considerations."

"On the one hand, the [-] Imperial Guards are stationed in the north of Beijing. Even if the enemy takes advantage of our unpreparedness and enters the vicinity of Gyeonggi, they will not dare to do anything until the camp in the north of Beijing is dealt with. This is very good. The pressure that Shenjing may face has been eased.

On the other hand, the Imperial Guards were chosen not to enter the city, so as not to disturb the people, but not far from the north of the city, so that they could be dispatched at any time once they were ordered, without affecting the execution of any tasks. "

He finally concluded: "Thus, in summary, the reasons for the selection of the Imperial Guard's site and the establishment of the fortress are very sufficient. As for the specific money and money involved... this is a high-level question."

Don't look at Shen Shixing talking to the three elders by himself, he actually has something unhappy in his heart - it's a bit inconvenient for him, the chief assistant, to interfere directly in everything.

Thinking of this, he even subconsciously glanced at Pan Sheng.This old man Pan Sheng was much older than him, but he still seemed to be in good spirits. Apart from being hard of hearing, there was almost nothing particularly old about him.

As for deafness... Who knows if it's true or not, maybe he just pretended to be deaf to avoid interrupting.

However, everyone present at the scene misunderstood Shen Shixing's expectation.

The three old elders of the Practical School thought that Pan Sheng had already taken refuge in Shen Shixing—following the chief assistant, he usually didn't suffer.Pan Sheng, a neutral faction, since he could talk to Guo Pu and Zhang Siwei before, of course he can talk to Shen Shixing now.

Who is not following, as long as it is the chief assistant.

But Pan Sheng himself was very surprised, he didn't understand what Shen Shixing meant by looking at him at this moment.

Mr. Pan thought to himself: Is it possible that this kid Shen Rumo wants to win me over?But you didn't say hello before, and suddenly came to such a way, how do I know how to cooperate with you?I don't even know what you want!
Are you simply opposed to this plan, or do you hope to attack that little brat Gao Wushi by opposing this plan, or do you want to take this opportunity to show that you are the one in power now, and everything in the court must be obeyed by you?

You haven't told me anything, how can I cooperate with you?

Besides, why do I have to cooperate with you?Now on both sides of you, the chief assistant is in power on the one hand, and the number is superior on the other. Who knows who will have the last laugh in this battle?It's not that easy to get my old man to bet.How good it is that I don't offend both sides. Even if you don't win me over, you will definitely not offend me. Let me finish the remaining two or three years with peace of mind. What a great thing!

But I think so, after all, the first assistant has already "eye-pointed", and it can't be justified if there is no sign, at least he has to come out to fool a few words.

So old man Pan coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said: "I have read this essay just now, the writing is excellent, the reasoning is very clear, and it is a good article..."

Seeing him talking nonsense, Wu Dui, who was new to the cabinet, almost couldn't help rolling his eyes: Is now the time to talk!

Zhang Xueyan, who joined the cabinet at the same time but had more seniority, frowned slightly.

Only Xu Guo, who had been in the cabinet for many years, knew enough about Pan Sheng's style. He picked up the fragrant tea leisurely, gently flicked the floating tea foam with the lid of the cup, and took a shallow sip.

Sure enough, as he expected, Pan Cheng rambled on about the good and the bad of the article, and then continued: "The old man has always liked Gao Longwen's articles, and it was Yuanfu and the old man who chose his Huiyuan at the beginning." ...so there is no problem with the reasoning in his article, and the old man thinks it should be done after reading it."

Now it was Wu Dui's turn to be surprised, and thought to himself: Could it be that I've misunderstood, old man Pan didn't stand by Shen Shixing at all?But if this is the case, what does it mean for Shen Shixing to signal him to speak?
Zhang Xueyan was also a little surprised, and frowned slightly, but didn't express anything else.

Although Shen Shixing realized that Pan Sheng seemed to have misunderstood the purpose of looking at him when he spoke just now, and what he said now seemed to be on the side of Gao Dang, but Shen Shixing's expression remained the same as before, and he was not at all moved.

What kind of person is Pan Sheng? Shen Shixing still doesn't know?Now that he is the chief assistant, as long as Pan Sheng still wants to serve with honor, at least he won't embarrass himself in person.As for what he says now, it doesn't matter at all, because he will definitely have a turning point.

Sure enough, when Pan Sheng said this, he immediately changed the subject: "However, Yuanfu's worries are justified. Ziyu (Zhang Xueyan) also said just now that there is not much money left in the household department. If all the money is invested here Go to the camp in the north of Beijing, if the imperial court has anything to do, it will be caught blind."

There was a faint smile on the corner of Shen Shixing's mouth, and he thought to himself: I know you, old guy, must not be offended by either side - look, you are all very reasonable in this matter, or else you should leave it to the emperor to decide Bar?
So Shen Shixing simply helped him and said, "So, what does Elder Pan mean?"

Pan Sheng sighed: "The current situation is difficult, and it is not easy to be a minister. How can we, as ministers, decide lightly on such an important matter... Or ask the emperor to judge, what do you think?"

Wu Dui finally couldn't help rolling his eyes, and secretly slandered: Since the current situation is difficult, shouldn't the courtiers be more responsible?If you can't make up your mind about anything, leave it all to the emperor and the holy judge, then why does the emperor want us to come?
To assist the prime minister and assist the prime minister, you can neither assist nor assist the prime minister, what use is it for you!
It's a pity that these words can only be slandered, but it is impossible to say, so Wu Dui could only keep silent, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, as if the tea had a grudge against him.

As soon as he raised his head, Xu Guo happened to be looking at him, and shook his head imperceptibly.

When Wu Dui was reminded by him, he was suddenly blessed in his heart: Holy Judgment?

ah!Good job!
Seeking the truth, Shuwen goes up to let the emperor make a ruling, and the chances of the emperor agreeing are quite high!
Thinking of this, he slightly cupped his hands towards Shen Shixing, and said, "In this case, Yuan Fu, how about drafting a bill according to the two arguments of the cabinet and asking the emperor to make a decision?"

Shen Shixing nodded slightly: "Let's do it this way—you can go to your own business and walk slowly." Then he stood up, took the memorial and walked to his office.

Immediately after, Pan Sheng got up and waved goodbye to the three of them.

Xu Guo and the other three stood up at the end. Under Xu Guo's gaze, Zhang Xueyan and Wu Dui followed Xu Guo to his public house tacitly.

Everyone sat down at the door, and Wu Dui asked: "Weizhen (Xu Guozi, Wu Dui was a Jinshi before him, so he called the name instead of his title), do you think it's better for the emperor's sage?"

Xu Guo nodded, shook his head again, and said, "I think this matter can be looked at separately."

Wu Dui asked, "How do we look at it separately?"

"First of all, no matter what the outcome of the Holy Judgment is, at least we have set a tone in the cabinet: the construction of the Beijing North Camp itself makes sense, right?"

There seems to be no problem with this. Although Shen Shihang expressed some doubts just now, after Wu Dui's explanation, Shen Shihang did not insist.Then there is no problem with Xu Guo's words, and the tone has indeed been set.

Zhang Xueyan Nianxu asked: "What does Weizhen mean, even if the emperor refuses this time, it is not a big problem? Because since the method is right, but the money is not enough right now, so it will always be done in the future, it will be a matter of time thing."

Xu Guo nodded slightly: "This is true."

Wu Dui asked, "Since we look at it separately, what about the other one?"

"The other one is to see how much influence our Shen Yuanfu has on the emperor." He narrowed his eyes slightly, and said slowly: "The reason why the chief minister has been regarded as the 'true prime minister' for decades is actually To put it bluntly, the root lies in the influence of the first assistant to the emperor. In the past, when Gao Wenzheng was the second assistant in the cabinet, Li Shilu, as the first assistant, could only be obedient. The reason is that his influence on Mu Temple is far less than that of Gao Wenzheng. Is it?"

He paused for a while, his eyes became more serious, and he continued: "For more than ten years, my school of real learning has always held the power of drafting the first assistant bill. Now because of Fengpan Gong Dingyou, this power has suddenly fallen to the school of Xinxue. Here, how big a change will be caused by this change of situation, you and I can only guess. But what happened today is just an opportunity..."

Zhang Xueyan fully understood Xu Guo's meaning, and pondered: "It seems that Weizhen, you are betting—betting on Yuanfu or Qiuzhen, who will win the holy family?"

Wu Dui's complexion changed slightly, and his brows were immediately frowned. He said nervously, "This bet is not fair! Weizhen, are you sure you want to do this?"

Of course it's not fair, Gao Yushi is just a minister of the Ministry of War. Under the system of four ministers of the Ministry of War after Gao Gong's restructuring, he is currently only ranked second.It's not fair to compare the "weight" of a mere third-in-command of the Ministry of War with the chief minister of the current dynasty.

But Xu Guo said sternly: "But in order for us to be sure of Shen Yuanfu's power in the future, we must accompany this gamble."

Wu Dui opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, he just sighed wordlessly.
-
Thanks to the book friends "I'm so nervous_I'm going to get rich", "Cao Mianzi", "Single Riding Zhao Bixin" for their support, thank you!
Thanks to book friends "Wang Sunji" and "ASolaF" for their monthly support, thank you!
(End of this chapter)