Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1449 Consultation
Shen Li's move was beyond Gao Yushi's expectation, but it was reasonable after thinking about it.

Although Shen Li had not been released from the imperial court for a long time, but he was not young, he was already fifty-eight this year.Needless to say about others, Zhang Juzheng was only in his early forties when he joined the cabinet and knew that it would be really difficult for Shen Li not to be in a hurry now.

Even if Zhang Xueyan followed Guo Pu's example and resolutely resigned at the age of 70, by the time Shen Li succeeded him in the cabinet, he would have already passed [-], which is a bit too late.

However, Shen Li's approach made Gao Yushi very unhappy, because for the Real School as a whole, it was a strategy to kill one thousand enemies and harm oneself by eight hundred. Kill [-] enemies and damage [-] yourself.

Although Zhang Xueyan presided over several battles during his tenure in Liao Fu, he was different from Gao Yushi. He was only in charge of scheduling, and Li Chengliang fought the battles.What he is good at is actually the details of administration, especially after he worked out the "Wanli Accounting Records" as a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Households, he is even more famous for his familiarity with finances.

Because of his familiarity with finances, he attached great importance to Gao Yushi, and became Gao Yushi's staunch ally in the cabinet. Together with Wu Dui, he formed Gao Yushi's two major arms in the cabinet.If Zhang Xueyan resigns and Shen Li enters the cabinet, it is likely that the alliance between Xu Guo and Shen Li will counterpressure Gao Pragmatism and Wu Dui.

The Practical School itself is a reformist, but Xu Guo and Shen Li are both conservatives within the Practical School.Conservatives are not saying that they are unwilling to reform, but the strength and pace of reform are different from the high pragmatism that people in the world regard as radicals.

In fact, Gao Yushi was not regarded as a radical in his early years. At that time, the high officials of the court thought that Gao Gong was a radical, but Gao Yushi was an existence that could keep Gao Gong restrained.

As a matter of fact, it is only recently that Gao Pragmatism has been regarded as a radical. Counting from the opening of the feudal ban to the peak of "gathering the world's wealth and power", Gao Pragmatism's reform efforts have made many people tremble with fear.

This is one of the disadvantages of civilian politics. Civilian politics plays an irreplaceable role in maintaining national stability, but it has a chronic problem, that is, it is easy to dare not try to change—any change means possible instability.

Small changes are okay, this is a kind of self-correction, and civil politics also has this kind of spontaneity.But too big and too fast changes are not recognized by them. Maybe they have insight into a famous saying of later generations: If you take too big a step, you will easily fall into trouble.

Gao Yushi believes that all his reforms have a foundation, and that he has enough strength and means to ensure that he will not "get to the point".However, it is obvious that the cognitive difference between radicals and conservatives exists objectively. Gao Pragmatism does not think so, but conservatives still think so.

In other words, if Shen Li really replaces Zhang Xueyan, the power balance between radicals and conservatives within the Real School will change, and Gao Pragmatism's next situation will become relatively difficult.

However, Gao Yushi couldn't figure out how to solve or deal with this matter for a while.

It stands to reason that targeting Li Chengliang as a means to attack Zhang Xueyan's reputation in a roundabout way is a bit big.After all, although Zhang Xueyan and Li Chengliang worked together for eight years (Zhang Xueyan was used by Gao Gong as Liao Fu in the fifth year of Longqing, and was recalled and promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Households in the fifth year of Wanli because of his achievements in expanding the six forts of Kuandian), Li Chengliang did not have a civil official faction at that time. In terms of background, Li Chengliang clearly became the background military minister of the Mind School after Zhang Xueyan returned to Beijing, and there were still several years of transition.

From this point of view, to attack Zhang Xueyan based on Li Chengliang's fault, at most, it can only be said that Zhang Xueyan's memorial service for Li Chengliang at that time was problematic, such as repaying false merits and concealing failures.

But this is also very difficult, because Li Chengliang's past credits have actually formed a "unified view" after Shen Shixing's application for rescue, that is, the so-called "if a mistake in one plan, the result of the First World War" in Shen Shixing. If you lose more branches and have more branches, you will never achieve the merits of Liang Baisheng, this is what the ministers cherish deeply."

In other words, Li Chengliang's achievements in hundreds of battles should not be drowned out just because of this defeat.

The emperor's attitude today is actually based on this position, which is why he agreed to let Li Chengliang return to the capital as Uncle Ning Yuan to be honored - if there is a problem with his past achievements, then the Spyker of Uncle Ning Yuan must obviously be abolished. It's right to lose, and go back to Jingrong to raise a ghost?I'm afraid it's not time to return to Beijing to beheaded.

So at first glance, Zhang Xueyan should be quite safe.However, Gao Yushi was always a little uneasy, thinking that Xu Guo and Shen Li should not do useless work, and there may be follow-up changes in this matter.

Wu Dui and Liang Menglong didn't know the worries in Gao Yushi's heart, so they asked him why he came, so Gao Yushi gave a general account of what happened in the palace just now, of course he only talked about the part that they could know.

After listening to Gao Yushi's words, Wu Dui murmured: "Yang Siwei is a man who can be used, and his only son Yang Yuan..."

Before he finished speaking, Gao Wushi was startled and interrupted: "Yang Yuan?"

"This Yang Yuan is not that Yang Yuan, it's just the same name." Wu Dui explained: "Yang Siwei's son Yang Yuan is now in the imperial guards, and you personally selected him to promote him, Rixin."

Gao Wushi recalled it for a while, and suddenly said: "Oh, I remembered, he is the Second Association Commander of the Third Town of the Imperial Guard."

Wu Dui smiled and said, "That's right, Rixin really memorized it by force."

Gao Wushi was surprised and said: "The Third Township sent troops to quell the Northwest Rebellion last time, and the Second Association also sent troops (but only sent a target cavalry). Is it still a union?"

Liang Menglong interjected: "He is now the deputy commander of the third township and the second association commander."

Gao Wushi nodded and understood the meaning of what Wu Dui said earlier: since Yang Yuan, the only son of Yang Siwei, is a member of the Imperial Guard and was selected by himself, Yang Siwei must be on his side.

Sure enough, Wu Dui went on to say: "Originally because of this relationship, if Yang Siwei was transferred to Liaodong, the affairs of Liaodong would be easy to handle. But this time the emperor remembered the old feelings and returned Li Rusong to Liaodong to replace Li Chengliang. I fear Liaodong Still busy."

Liang Menglong also frowned, and said: "Li Rusong also stayed in the capital camp for a few years before, and he also made great achievements in the Battle of Monan, and he made great achievements in pacifying the Northwest this time. Since he returned to the town of Liaodong, he will improve his ability in terms of ability." It is not an exaggeration to say.

It's just that Li Rusong has a flamboyant personality, which is different from his father Li Chengliang.I once heard that when he was in Shanxi, he once uttered wild words, saying that the Taiyuan soldiers were cowardly and not as sharp as the Liao soldiers.This time with Rixin you to conquer Qibai, he didn't bring many Shanxi soldiers and horses, he only followed Ren's servants as the main one.

At the end of last year, Li Rusong was transferred to the Xuanfu when the Northwest Affairs was decided.The governor Xu Shouqian read the exercises, and Li Rusong sat side by side with Xu Shouqian relying on his achievements in conquering the west.Wang Xueshu, who participated in the Xuanfu government, was dissatisfied and reprimanded Li Rusong for not abiding by the rules. Li Rusong retorted and refused to give way. "

The words "almost do it" must be exaggerated, but Gao Yushi can almost guess that the situation at that time was mostly like this:

Li Rusong walked up to the reviewing platform and sat next to Xu Shouqian. Xu Shouqian had probably never encountered such a strange thing, so even though he was dissatisfied, he was hesitating whether to reprimand Li Rusong directly or hint that Li Rusong was sitting in the wrong seat. .

But although the governor didn't say anything, the staff below had to express something, so Wang Xueshu, who participated in politics, got angry on the spot and ordered Li Rusong to give up his seat.However, Li Rusong had just returned from victory, and it was the moment when he was full of his father being number one in the world, so naturally he didn't bother to talk to him.Wang Xueshu felt that he was being ignored, so he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to drag Li Rusong down.

It should be noted here that Wang Xueshu, a literati, would definitely not be able to hold back such a strong brother like Li Rusong, but he probably thought that Li Rusong would not dare to resist, so he made this move.Of course, Li Rusong ignored him, and his loss of face was also the key.

However, Li Rusong's brain circuit was very unusual. Standing up, he was ready to weigh Wang Shenzheng's force value, to see how he dared to roll up his sleeves in front of him.

This obviously frightened the other officials present at the time and even the generals brought by Li Rusong, so the subordinates of both the civil and military sides rushed forward to try to persuade them to fight.Wen Lawen and Wu Lawu managed to separate the two of them, and there was no major political scandal in which Li Zongbing punched Wang to participate in politics.

Although there was no fight, this incident obviously angered Wang Zhidong, the inspector of Xuanfu, and impeached him overnight - he was impeached by two people together, Li Rusong and Wang Xueshu were both impeached, but the governor Xu Shouqian was fine.

Everyone felt that there was nothing wrong with Xu Futai's performance. Although he didn't speak, it could be seen as a civil servant's generosity, and he didn't care about mere military officials.And everyone knows that it is not a rule of the court that the military general is not enough to sit side by side with the governor, but it is a tradition that can be understood and cannot be conveyed.

Even if Li Rusong did not abide by this tradition, he could only rely on other means to deal with him. It was clear that it was not acceptable to go to discuss with the emperor, because Xu Shouqian's job was the right deputy capital censor, and he was the third rank; Li Rusong's job was the right army The affairs of the Dudu Mansion are the second grade.

If it has to be calculated according to the imperial court system, Li Rusong should be the chief instead, so is that okay?When Gao Yushi was in charge of the military affairs of the Beijing camp as the left servant of the Ministry of War, the super-class princes and marquises in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, who had the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard, had the guts to take the chief seat, but let Gao Yushi Sit down?
I'm afraid you don't know why the flowers are so red.

Speaking of Xu Shouqian, Gao Yushi didn't know who Xu Shouqian was in his previous life, but in this life he knew him very well, because Xu Shouqian was from the north and an official of the Real School.

Xu Shouqian is a native of Gaocheng County, Zhending Prefecture, Northern Zhili Province. He was a Jinshi in the Yichou Division in the 44th year of Jiajing, and his teacher was none other than Gao Gong.However, Xu Shouqian's results at that time were relatively mediocre, ranking No. 16 in the top three in the palace examination.With this achievement, it is obviously difficult for him to stay in Beijing to serve, and he was not one of Gao Gongtou's most valued candidates at the time, so he went out to promote officials for Kaifeng Mansion.

Xinzheng County belongs to Kaifeng Mansion, so Xu Shouqian can go to Kaifeng Mansion to embark on an official career, which also means that Gao Gong still pays more attention to him.Afterwards, Xu Shouqian's official career was indeed relatively smooth. He was first promoted to the head of the household department, and then promoted to doctor.In Xinmao in April of the third year of Wanli, Gao Gong, who had been in charge of the affairs alone, appointed Xu Shouqian, a doctor of the household department at that time, as the deputy envoy of Zhejiang.

However, he didn't work long in Zhejiang. In September of that year, he was transferred to Shanxi as the deputy envoy of Zhejiang to be in charge of the post of the Qing army and also manage the salt law.In November, he was stationed in Pianguan in his original post to rectify the local military equipment.

This work lasted for six years. In October of the ninth year of Wanli, Zhu Yijun promoted Xu Shouqian, deputy envoy of Shanxi, to participate in politics for Huguangyou.In November of the tenth year, he was promoted from Huguang Youshenzheng to Huguang Inspectorate, and soon transferred to Shanxi Inspectorate.

In August of the 12th year of Wanli, Xu Shouqian was promoted to the inspector of Shanxi as the censor of Youqian Capital, the governor of Shanxi, and officially became the official of the frontier. In the leap September of the 13th year, Xu Shouqian was promoted to the right deputy capital censor, and the governor was the same as before. In February 15, Zhu Yijun decreed that Xu Shouqian, the right deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, changed his original official position to the governor Xuanfu, and praised military affairs.

It can be seen from his resume that the characteristic of him being an official is that he has worked in Shanxi for a long time, and he moved to the south before he was promoted.

As a student of Gao Gong, and he has been in Shanxi for a long time, Gao Pragmatic cannot be unfamiliar.To some extent, he can even be regarded as a special candidate within the Real School to add sand to the Jin Party's territory.

Of course, it may not be correct to say that the sand is mixed. It should be a manifestation of the merger of the Jin Party by the mainstream of the Real School. Therefore, he has remained in Shanxi from the Gaogong era until now.

And Li Rusong's contention for the seat may also be a secondary factor for Zhu Yijun to transfer Li Rusong this time. months to show that there was something wrong with both of them.

It seems that both Wu Dui and Liang Menglong felt that Li Rusong's return to Liaodong was not a good thing, and Gao Wushi frowned even more after hearing this.

Wu Dui looked at Gao Yushi's expression, and pondered: "Rixin, with Li Rusong's temperament, once he returns to the town of Liaodong, what I'm most worried about is not that he will compete with the governor again—anyway, the current governor of Liaodong is Li Song. (Hey, these two names are a bit of a coincidence), I am worried that he will go too far in Liaodong than Li Chengliang."

Gao Wushi asked calmly, "Which aspect are you referring to?"

Wu Dui was a little surprised, and replied: "Naturally, he is domineering and does not listen to orders."

Gao Yushi thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's possible to be domineering, but it's not necessarily true that you won't listen to orders."

"Oh?" Wu Dui seemed a little skeptical, and asked, "How can you see that?"

Gao Wushi replied: "Li Rusong fought twice under my command. I commanded him in both the Battle of Monan and the Battle of Northwest. In these two battles, he never disobeyed orders."

Before Wu Dui could speak, Liang Menglong waved his hand and said, "Hey, what you said, Rixin, is not always true. At one time and another, the Battle of Monan made you a full-fledged envoy, commanding all the troops under the imperial order, while Li Rusong was at that time He is participating in the battle as the deputy general of the Shenji Battalion. Taking your order is taking the emperor's order. How dare he disobey your military order?

The same is true for the Battle of the Northwest. You, as the manager of the Seven Towns, received the imperial edict to join the army, and you also supervised the military administration of the Northwest.Li Rusong was then the commander-in-chief of Shanxi, and he was under your command, how dare he disobey your military orders?
However, when he returned to Liaodong this time, there was no one who was in charge of him according to the imperial edict. Li Song, the governor, was also a member of the Mind School, so he probably wouldn't interfere with Li Rusong's affairs. Who would be able to control him then?Zhou Yong, the governor, is far away in Miyun, even if there is a military order for Li Rusong, he can still take the name of Li Song's Fujun and ask Zhou Yong to argue with Li Song, but what should I do then? "

This is a problem. After all, the governor of the Ming Dynasty is different from the governor of the Taqing Dynasty. Ordered to block Zhou Yong's mouth, Zhou Yong had no choice but to go to the emperor to file a lawsuit with Li Song, the governor of Liao.

But at this moment, Wu Dui murmured, "This reminds me—it suddenly occurred to me that Ri Xin's military exploits are not comparable to Li Rusong, even Li Chengliang. Li Rusong dared to act presumptuously in front of Xu Shouqian, or bullied Xu Shouqian and He has no military achievements, but Rixin is not, but he may not dare to presumptuously in front of Rixin."
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