Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1196 Eventful Autumn
There is currently no clan order in office in the Clan Mansion, and Zuo Zongzheng is actually No.1 in the Clan Mansion, so it is only natural that he is in charge of the Clan Mansion.But this is not the key point. The key point is that Hou Gongchen has suddenly assumed the position of Zuo Zongzheng and is in charge of the government affairs at this moment. If it has nothing to do with yesterday's highly pragmatic Shangshu, I am afraid that even a three-year-old child will not believe it.

However, this decision was actually made by Zhu Yijun himself, and Gao Yushi did not speak out in front of him.It's just that it's hard to say whether anyone will believe what he said.

After all, everyone in the court knew that Hou Gongchen, the son-in-law, was selected by the high-level pragmatist and secret order to help Princess Shouyang. For this reason, he even took Hou Gongchen to live in his own mansion for a period of time.

If there is an analogy between choosing a son-in-law and taking the imperial examination, Gao Yushi is equivalent to Hou Gongchen's seat teacher and room teacher, and perhaps a recommender.

Therefore, in terms of the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, it can be simply stated that Hou Gongchen was a highly pragmatic person.

Of course, no one will say this clearly, because Hou Gongchen can only be regarded as a member of the Tian family now.And on the other hand, it is also quite interesting, that is, Hou Gongchen is now a "bigger" official than Gao Yushi.

According to the setting of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, the Zongren Mansion ranks first among all the government offices in the world, and it is also the first in civil service, so the ranks of the five hall officials of the Zongren Mansion are particularly honorable—all of them are first-class.

Hou Gongchen has become Zuo Zongzheng now, he is an upright first-rank official, doesn't he look much more powerful than Gao Yushi, the third-rank servant, how can he be regarded as a high-level pragmatic person!
It's just that the officials of the Ming Dynasty couldn't judge their ranks based on their ranks alone. Just as the powerful seventh-rank inspectors could make the second-rank governors order themselves to be subordinate officials, the high-ranking officials in this family's mansion were high-ranking officials. , but if it is about real power, then hehe.

Except for the first patriarch of the Taizu period, the king of Qin, Zhu Yu, the subsequent patriarchal officials were not very powerful, because most of the actual affairs they were responsible for were slowly transferred to the Ministry of Rites.

There are of course many reasons for this, but the main reason is actually very simple: after Yongle, the suzerain and vassal had no real power. If that is the case, then why do you still need real power in this clan?
The decline of the status of the suzerain vassal led to the natural decline of the status of the clan mansion.

Therefore, there are almost only a few main tasks left in the clan mansion, such as taking charge of the roster of the emperor's nine clans and writing the genealogy of the emperor, recording the descendants, names, titles, successors, birth and death years, marriages, and funeral posthumous titles of the children of the clan members. Numbers and other things - note that the clan mansion is just a record, and the decision is in the hands of the emperor. In fact, these tasks are first discussed by the Ministry of Rites, and then reported to the emperor. The clan mansion is just a document.

So what is the real power of the Clan Mansion?Well, probably similar to the Party History Office.

Therefore, Hou Gongchen's appointment as Zuo Zongzheng was absolutely necessary for Gao Yushi, but his sudden appointment must be a signal to the outside world.

The emperor was tempted by the highly pragmatic Shangshu.

This is the most basic political awareness, because if the emperor is really just thinking about it very carefully, then he should keep quiet now, at most let the clan government send people to contact the vassals in various places, and make open and secret visits to understand the vassals and clans Regarding the attitude towards the opening of the feudal ban, is it support, opposition, or hesitation?Only by understanding these first can we make a decision.

However, this was not the case for the emperor, but without further ado, he pushed out Hou Gongchen, the son-in-law who had a very close relationship with Gao Yushi, and directly appointed him as Zuo Zongzheng.

What does it mean?It is nothing more than that the emperor thinks that Hou Gongchen is the person who knows Gao Yushi best among his relatives, and he is very close to Gao Yushi. In the future, when he implements Gao Yushi's suggestions in "Please open the feudal ban", he can even go directly to Gao Yushi for advice.

As for why they are relatives, this is quite simple: after Yongle, almost all the people who are in charge of the clan's mansion are foreign relatives, and it has become a practice-foreign relatives are relatives of the emperor, but not real blood relatives, and their management of the clan is theoretically the most suitable However.

Gao Wushi thought for a while, nodded and said: "It seems that Hou Duwei—oh, Hou Zongzheng will be busy in the future."

Wu Dui looked at him carefully, and suddenly asked: "Please tell me the truth, how determined is the emperor to settle this matter?"

Gao Wushi pondered for a while, and replied: "As long as the emperor wants to fight for the remnant Yuan, this matter must be done."

Wu Dui nodded with a clear face, but immediately frowned again, and said in a deep thought: "From what you said, it will be impossible to take down Tumen for at least a year or two?"

Sure enough, he was a former chief minister, and he immediately noticed the abnormality in Gao Yushi's words.

Because the matter of opening the feudal ban itself is to reduce the burden on the court, but such a thing cannot be completed in one or two years, even because of the high-practice "Please open the feudal ban" that has given a lot of preferential policies, especially It is necessary to distribute initial funds to the clans who are willing to fend for themselves, so once the number of clans willing to fend for themselves is large, the sudden expenditure of the court may increase instead.

Under such circumstances, how could the imperial court have the money to fight Tumen?

Sure enough, Gao Wushi nodded calmly and said: "Yes, according to my estimation, within three years, the imperial court will not be able to collect the payment and rewards—unless the emperor is willing to ask Jinghua for a loan."

Wu Dui frowned when he heard this.

Three years, isn't that too long?You, the imperial guard, have also practiced, and the personnel arrangements in all aspects are almost in place, but when things come to an end, if the court has no money, the war will not start?
But if you want to say against it, Wu Dui can't object, because the high-practical approach itself takes care of both the far and the near-the court can't save money without opening the feudal ban, and there is no certainty when this battle will be fought. After the ban, at least a more accurate estimate can be made.

What's more, after the feudal ban was lifted, the burden on the imperial court was much lighter. If there are other accidents in the future, they will no longer be stretched left and right as in the past.

So this is the right time to lift the feudal ban, which not only solves the immediate troubles, but also avoids more troubles in the future.The only problem is time, and the time to start the war must be delayed.

"Why does it have to be three years?" Wu Dui finally couldn't help asking.

Gao Wushi said: "Do a pilot project in the first year, implement it in a big way the next year, and finish it in the third year—I mean if everything goes well."

Well, that is to say, if it doesn't go well, it may not last for three years.

Wu Dui said with some concern: "Can you ensure that everything goes smoothly? You know Xu Xuemo from the Ministry of Rites. He is the kind of person who is better off doing one thing more than one thing..."

Gao Wushi narrowed his eyes slightly: "It depends on how he understands the holy will."

Wu Dui's heart moved, and he asked somewhat unexpectedly: "You want to attack the Ministry of Rites?"

"Do it? What should I do?" Gao Wushi raised his eyebrows lightly: "If the Ministry of Rites cannot properly implement the holy will, it will delay the important task of opening the feudal ban, and then affect the final battle of the Xihuaidong system... I don't think I need it No matter what action is taken, some people will naturally rush to clean up the Ministry of Rites, so as not to miss the national policy."

Wu Dui was startled for a moment, then burst out laughing, and said, "If you talk about taking advantage of the situation and making use of it, I don't think anyone in the world can surpass you in seeking truth."

Gao Wushi said a few words of humility with a smile, then suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Brother, is it just for this matter that you came here today?"

Wu Dui patted his forehead, and said, "Look at my memory, I almost forgot the business—there was a dispute in Liaodong, did you get any news?"

Gao Wushi frowned and said, "What news?"

"Then there is no more." Wu Dui thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right, this matter was taken the Liaofu route, and it was directly handed over to the cabinet, maybe it hasn't been sent to the Ministry of War yet."

Li Song?

Gao Wushi didn't speak, and waited quietly for Wu Dui to explain.

As expected, Wu Dui continued: "That guy named Nurhaci has completely defeated Nikan Wailan. Nikan Wailan was desperate and went to vote for Qi Jin."

"Qi Jin?" Gao Wushi was a little surprised, but he didn't think too much about it. He nodded and asked, "What did Qi Jin do?"

Wu Dui said: "Before you asked Cao Yu to keep Nikan Wailan, Qi Jin naturally followed Cao Yu's previous order, so he kept Nikan Wailan. But it is precisely because of this that Nurhachi led troops in He lingered outside Fushun Pass, Liaodong was shaken, Qi Jin personally led troops to Fushun Pass, and reported to Cao Yu that he would fight as many as Nurhachi came."

Gao Wushi couldn't help but smile when he heard this. Qi Jin is quite courageous. If he knew Nurhachi's achievements in the original history, he wondered if he would have such courage.

But having said that, when Qi Jin was a guerrilla in Shenyang, although his official position was only a guerrilla general, he had [-] Qi's troops under his command, which was the most powerful force in the world.It's not too much to say that his current subordinates are stronger than ordinary general soldiers, so it's not surprising that he is a little more courageous.

Wu Dui didn't laugh, but said seriously: "But Qi Jin is not afraid, Cao Yu is not afraid, but someone is 'scared'. Li Song immediately sent someone to ask Cao Yu not to provoke Nurhachi easily. As for the reason? There are nothing more than two things: one is that Liaodong has now shifted its focus back to Liaoxi, and is preparing to attack Tumen; It's not the right time to confront him."

Gao Wushi slightly raised his eyebrows: "Who said that the confrontation between Nikanwailan and Nurhachi is what I, Ming, would like to see?"

Wu Dui was taken aback for a moment, and hesitated, "Isn't it a consistent strategy to let them fight civilly?"

"It depends on the timing." Gao Wushi shook his head and said, "If I, Da Ming, have nothing to do, I can naturally sit on the Diaoyutai, and then support the weak and attack the strong, so that the power between them can be maintained on a balance, so that I, Da Ming, can control it. But Now we may have something to do right now, how can we let them continue to fight at this time? What's more, now that Nurhachi has gained the advantage, Nikan Wailan's defeat is imminent, if I, Da Ming, don't help, if Nikan Wailan dies Well, Nurhachi has the final say on Jianzhou."

Wu Dui was a little surprised: "But Nurhachi was not supported by you? Besides, he is quite obedient."

Gao Wushi smiled wryly and said: "One moment and another moment. Nurhachi is not my son. I helped him at that time because I wanted to divide Ye He's power. Now that Qing Jia Ni and Yang Ji Pei are dead, Ye He is being hit hard. At this time, Nurhachi has completely defeated Nikanwailan again. If he continues to grow bigger, he may become the second Yehe. At that time, I, Daming, may have to be distracted to fight Tumen again. If we don’t reach Nurhachi, what should we do if he continues to expand? This is not what I, Ming, need.”

Only then did Wu Dui understand, and suddenly said: "So you let Cao Yu take in Nikan Wai Lan, not because you think he has served for many years, but because he is still valuable?"

Gao Wushi nodded, but still added: "However, this is also for Daming's face - Nikan Wailan is completely on Daming's side, if he dies like this, it will be a blow to Daming's prestige. Big blow. Our policy is to let the Jurchens understand: as long as you are a loyal minister of Da Ming, Da Ming will definitely not let you die."

Wu Dui frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Then the situation is now complicated. Li Song ordered Cao Yu and Qi Jin to stop angering Nurhachi, and asked them to release them and hand over Nikan Wailan to Nurhachi. However, Cao Yu seemed unwilling to listen, and Shangshu argued that this was done according to your instructions when you left office, and the court should investigate carefully and order again."

Gao Wushi was a little surprised, and secretly said: This guy Cao Yu really regards him as my direct descendant, how dare he directly refuse the governor's order?

But to be honest, he was very happy with Cao Yan's reaction, which at least showed that he didn't get him out of the prison in vain.

Thinking of this, Gao Wushi said decisively: "We must support Cao Yu on this matter—of course, we can be a little more particular about the method, for example, let Zhou Lexuan (Governor of Jiliao Zhou Yong) express his opinion first, and then fully support his opinion."

Of course, Wu Dui understands this method. What Gao Pragmatism means is that such a bad incident as "deputy commander-in-chief confronting the governor" cannot happen, and the governor of Jiliao Zhou Yong must be pulled out to fight against Li Song, so as to change the nature of this matter. a bit.

Governor and Fu disagree, and the Ministry of War supports Governor Ji Liao, such a situation is very common and will not be pulled out for criticism.Otherwise, if the deputy commander-in-chief can confidently disregard the governor of Liaodong, and the Ministry of War actually supports the deputy commander-in-chief, then the Ministry of War will be condemned by civil officials all over the world.

As long as Zhou Yong is brought out, Cao Yu's previous behavior will be understood as being secretly supported by Zhou Yong. This is not a matter of nature, but a dispute of political opinions.

Wu Dui hesitated for a moment, then asked: "It's easy for Zhou Lexuan to speak. He is one of us, but...then Nurhachi wouldn't really dare to act recklessly, would he? If he really sends troops to attack Fushun Pass, this matter will be fine." It ended so well."

Let’s not talk about whether it will end well, at least if such a thing really happens, Li Song will have evidence in his hands-you see, it really is not what I expected, Nurhachi was really irritated by them, it was Cao Yu and Qi Jin's fault.

Will Nurhachi be so courageous? Gao Yushi actually thinks that he won't, but it's best not to rely on his inner feelings alone. , ordered him to retreat."
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