Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1272 Dinggong Storm
The failure of the Huoluochi brothers can almost be described as a "devastating blow" for them. Nearly [-], you have to mount [-] horses, about half of the horses are drawn, and the bows and arrows of cattle and sheep are not counted.”

"No calculation" is just a habitual expression, which means that there are too many to be counted for a while. In order to report good news, the general results should be reported first, and then there will be a patrol officer or a military officer (usually by the patrol officer concurrently, occasionally To be appointed separately) and others will conduct a detailed inventory of these data.

The most difficult thing in the inventory is the head, which needs to be carefully distinguished one by one whether it is killing a good person and taking advantage of it or forging it.Of course, the heads of the Mongolians are relatively easy to recognize, because they have different hairstyles from those of the Ming Dynasty. The heads of people who kill the good and take merit can be examined from various aspects such as the direction of the hair and the color of the scalp. In short, there is a set of relatively good an effective means of inspection.

Because of this, when the imperial court quelled civil strife, there were usually more cases of killing good people and taking credit, but when fighting against the Mongols, this situation was much rarer.This is one of the reasons why Li Chengliang was discovered at once in the original history when Li Chengliang began to kill good people and take advantage of his exploits.

The battle of Zhuang Langwei this time can be described as gratifying, but the most shining one is Li Rusong's slashing the rabbit.The main force rabbit in the original history also led his troops to aid the Ming Dynasty, attacked Zhenbei Fort, Li Gang Fort, etc., and was defeated by Li Rusong, Ma Gui, etc., and exited the fortress through Helan Mountain.

This time, Focus Rabbit was not so lucky, and even gave his head to Li Rusong.

Such a happy event means that the overall situation of the Northwest has been determined. Even if Huo Luochi, which has suffered heavy losses, can conquer the rest of the force, it will no longer be able to control Songshan, Xining and other places. "After a while, there is a high probability that these places can be recovered.

Gao pragmatism in the middle of returning to the army also breathed a sigh of relief, and the whole person relaxed.Now that the war is basically over, Wei Xuezeng just needs to sort out the interior and make sure the same thing doesn't happen again. Of course, it's much simpler.

Speaking of which, Gao pragmatic is also not so optimistic about Wei Xuezeng's military command ability.In the original history, he directed most of the pacification of the Chaibai Rebellion. In fact, from the commanding point of view, although it was not brilliant, there was no major loophole. It was just that he was a little indecisive, and he was hesitant about whether to force a fight or force surrender. In the end, it dragged on for several months without any results. As a result, Zhu Yijun, who had repeatedly delegated power to him, was provoked, and he was arrested and returned to Beijing to be charged.

And a month after Wei Xuezeng was arrested, the battle of Ningxia was settled - using his previous idea.It stands to reason that this can prove that it is not his strategy that is not good, but the heat is indeed so short, but Zhu Yijun's anger has not subsided, and he is determined in the edict: "The leader of the merits is also the chief culprit", which shows the weight of hatred.

Zhu Yijun's personality has been analyzed in the previous article. The characteristic of his employment is to select a person, to decentralize power to the best of his ability, to ensure that everything you want is satisfied, to give money to money, to give people to people, and to give power to power, so Wei Xuezeng started When his performance was not good, Zhu Yijun also directly withdrew several officials who did not deal with him, and gave Shang Fangjian to ensure his authority.

But another characteristic of Zhu Yijun is that if you still can't show something at this level, then his attitude will take a 180-degree turn, thinking that you are a waste and the culprit, and he must ruin your reputation—— Wei Xue used to be like this, so why not Zhang Juzheng earlier?This is actually related to Zhu Yijun's character.

However, in fact, Wei Xue had worked diligently and later succeeded in the strategy of recruiting surrender from Guancheng, which was also his suggestion.When the victory was made, Zhu Yijun summoned Zhao Zhigao and Zhang Wei, who were then great scholars, and both of them tried their best to defend Wei Xuezeng. The minister of war, Shi Xing, and other court officials also claimed that Wei Xuezeng was innocent.

Even the imperial censor Mei Guozhen, who had previously impeached Wei Xuezeng, also said: "Wei Xuezeng was slow to respond, and the minister's request to rebuke the generals is to boost morale, and the order to arrest Wei Xuezeng came from the minister's Shangshu, and the minister was deep. I regret it. If Wei Xuezeng does not get Zhaoxue, this minister will be ridiculed by all ages."

Civil servants like this, what about military commanders?Li Rusong, an upright man from Eastern Liaoning, said bluntly: "When Wei Xuezeng was arrested, the soldiers of the three armies burst into tears."

Even Ye Mengxiong, who succeeded Wei Xuezeng as the governor of the three sides, attributed the credit to Wei Xuezeng.Zhu Yijun refused to listen at first, and it was not until later that he resumed Wei Xuezeng's official position.

All in all, Wei Xuezeng's level is still there, but he is not so quick to respond and hesitant to make decisions. This may be a bit like Chen Gong in the Three Kingdoms period. The so-called "Chen Gong has wisdom and delay" is also true.

The reason why Gao Wushi was a little worried was also because of the word "late". He was afraid that Wei Xuezeng would not be able to make up his mind. Although he helped him settle the most difficult Ningxia main battlefield, he was afraid that there would be only one village left. Lang Wei, if he wants to attack and surrender all of a sudden, that would be a bad thing.Because the key to the court now is not that you can't win, but that you have no money and you can't afford to delay.

Alright now, Li Rusong, a new born calf, is not afraid of tigers. He went up and played a random punch to kill the old master.In this way, the matter of Zhuang Langwei was directly settled, and even the problems of Songshan and Xining were solved, which was perfect.

However, what Gao Wushi didn't expect was that what he thought was a perfect battle, when it was passed on to the imperial court, actually caused a major storm.

Even if you win a battle, you can still cause trouble?What storm?
This turmoil is about merit.

Li Rusong's own credit is not to be run away, no matter which party has no objection.The Heart School definitely pushes him to be the first military commander in this battle, but the Shi School doesn't have any opinion on this - how can you make an opinion?It's not easy to count the first credit on Tuotuo and Ilduqi, right?
Even if the two of them were sent out by Gao pragmatism, they would probably only listen to Gao pragmatism's command, but after all, these two were Mongolians, and they were not naturalized (referring to joining the Ming Dynasty) Mongolians.Therefore, if the first credit is counted on the two of them, then where will the face of tomorrow go?

The first merit of military generals can be easily broken, but the first merit of civilian officials has a big problem.

There were disputes among the senior officials of the Shi School in Beijing. Some people believed that Li Rusong, Tuotuo, and Ilduqi were all assigned by Gao Pragmat before he gave up the "admiral of the Northwest Military Affairs", and the orders they received at that time were all the same. It was issued by Gao Pragmat, so of course the credit for winning this battle should be attributed to Gao Pragmat, and such a large amount of credit should not be wiped out just because he had announced his resignation when the war happened.

Another group of people thinks: The court has its own laws. If you win the battle while you are in office, the credit will of course go to you, but if you leave office, you will leave office. You can’t just take the credit for the success of the assignment because of what you have done before you leave office. Also for you.why?Because your successor may also approve of the designation, otherwise, why didn't he revoke the order?At this time, Wei Xuezeng was the real commander. How could your predecessor, Gao Shishi, be greedy for his merit?
Although both sides are arguing with reason, in fact they must have their own positions.It goes without saying that the officials who stand on Gao Pengshi's side are definitely his supporters, but the officials who stand on Wei Xuezeng's side may not necessarily be Wei Xuezeng's supporters. Many people here actually support Xu Guo.

Is there any relationship between supporting Xu Guo and supporting Wei Xuezeng?It doesn't seem to be there, but there is a turn around - Xu Guo and Gao Yushi are actually the two banners of the Practical School, and Xu Guo is the second assistant of the imperial court, No. 1 of the Practical School in name, that is, the so-called party leader.

However, his position as the leader of the party is not very secure, because of Gao Pragmatism's special identity, in the Shi School, only Gao Pragmatism can be regarded as having obtained the political legacy of the three generations of first assistants.Coupled with his relationship with Zhu Yijun, and the credit he has made, more people still regard him as the real leader of the real school in private - even if he is too young in terms of age.

For these reasons, there is a bit of a twist within the Shi School.Some people think that Gao pragmatism has nothing to do with martial arts, and is the only candidate for "party leader"; although others do not object to this, but they think that Gao pragmatism does not need to be "so anxious" and can wait for Xu Guo to resign. Anyway, he is still very young, and he does not lack this time at all.

You are only in your 20s, so you have to be eager to join the cabinet and take charge of the government?Wouldn't it be better to lay a solid foundation and be a steady successor?At least there will be less gossip from the outside world, right?

After all, it is the high party that belongs to the real school, not the real school to the high party. You can't put the cart before the horse.

The internal disputes of the Shi School were incessant, and the external disputes were even more varied.

The neutralists also have two views: one believes that this time the credit should be given to Gao pragmatic, but the reason in their hearts is that Daming Tai needs an all-round top civil servant to push the status of civil servants to the highest peak .Now it seems that the most promising person to achieve this is Gao pragmatism. He not only has a strong family background, but also has excellent credit. The key is that he has a strong relationship with the emperor.

Why is this last point so important?Because only if this point is satisfied, can we ensure that there will be no more Wang Zhen and Liu Jin - these two people are mere eunuchs, and they can suppress the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. Isn't it all the emperor's favor?
And once the top-level civil servants also have such saints, it is obvious that the eunuchs have no hope, and can only be suppressed by the civil servants like a mustard—this is in line with the trend of civil servant politics, which is in line with the interests of the civil servant group.

As for the other faction, of course, they think that the credit should go to Wei Xuezeng.Their reasons were just the opposite. They believed that there should not be a top-level civil servant who was too powerful, even if the civil servant could forcefully suppress the eunuch power.

This is very strange. After all, as I said just now, a powerful top-level civil servant can ensure that the interests of the civil service group reach their peak. They are also civil servants themselves, so why would they disagree?
The reason is very simple. The political positions of these officials tend to be conservative, and Gao pragmatism is obviously a reformer who is not conservative at all. Even in their view, Gao pragmatism is a radical radical.

What is the military industry and private sector, what is the reform of post stations, what is heavy industry and heavy commerce, which one is not "abandoning the ancestral system"?
Yes, when you do these things, you say it very nicely, but you all say that you are not abandoning the ancestral system, or even inheriting the "spirit" of the ancestral system, but everyone is the best among scholars. What is it, can't we see it?

It's not that you can't see it, it's just that you can't oppose it!After all, the cabinet at that time was controlled by your real school, and the emperor only listened to your pragmatic words!

The eyes of these officials will be filtered. They will not see the gradual consolidation of the Ming Dynasty’s armaments and the new weather after the military industry is privately owned; After the heavy industry and heavy business, the people of the Ming Dynasty became richer and the material circulation was faster...

In their eyes, the private sector of the military industry has led to the "private possession of the country's most important weapons", and the original opportunity for local yamen to "sell garbage for money" has disappeared, which is equivalent to shrinking the small treasury in various places.

In their eyes, the reform of the post station has made it difficult for them to travel. Not only can they not enjoy the hospitality of the post station as in the past, but even give them money. On the contrary, if they exceed the standard, they will be refused reimbursement by the local yamen who took office, and even impeached by the imperial censor. (Note: As mentioned above, because the patrol press needs to check the accounts, if it is not checked or omitted, it will be reported to the household department by the “accounting group” assigned to the patrol press by the household department, resulting in the patrol press himself being held accountable).

In their eyes, heavy industry and commerce have led to an improvement in the social status of factory owners and businessmen, and correspondingly, it has lowered the social status of literati children, making them very unhappy with their backgrounds as literati children.Of course, at the same time, they are also jealous of the wealth of these people - why do I have to study hard for so many years, and pass so many exams that are so hard, and the result is that there is still no upstart like you. rich?

For these reasons, they are of course opposed to taking credit for high pragmatism.

In addition to the real school and the neutral school, of course, the heart school is also indispensable.The reaction of the Xin School was very consistent: they insisted that this credit should be attributed to Wei Xuezeng, and it had absolutely nothing to do with Gao Wushi.

The public reason given by the Xin School is exactly the same as that of the "Wei School" within the Shi School. Of course, this is just an official language. In fact, their reasoning is very simple: You can't get more credit for being pragmatic!

Gao Wushi has not yet entered the cabinet. Within the Shi School, you can in turn suppress Xu Guo, who is the second assistant, and let you continue to make contributions and raise hopes. Once you enter the cabinet in the future, even if it is just a group assistant at the end of the crane, You might have to turn the pressure back and the chief assistant can't open his mouth, so is it worth it?

This situation is not without signs. When Gao Gong returned to the dynasty, he was obviously a second assistant, but Li Chunfang's first assistant was so bleak that everyone in the world heard the word "cabinet" and was the first or even the only one. The person who comes to mind is Gao Gong, what happened to him, Li Shilu?

This kind of situation can't happen again - nonsense, the current chief assistant is a person from their heart school, how can this kind of thing be tolerated?

Gao pragmatism, who returned triumphantly, returned to the capital during this kind of turmoil.
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