Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1565 Advance and Retreat (Part [-])
While Zhu Yijun was talking with Chen Ju, Gao Wushi was also discussing the current situation in Rixin Building.However, his main issue was no longer the emperor's trust in him, but something more specific.For example, whether the succession of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials can continue to be successfully recommended by the Practical School, and what should be done if the recommendation cannot be successful, and so on.

Of course, it’s not just about the court’s affairs that need to be discussed. Some decisions made not long ago also need to be implemented, such as the finishing work of the Luzon strategy, the development of the Japanese strategy, especially the Kanto strategy, and so on.

This was an internal meeting, which was convened by Gao Wushi and Huang Zhiting as the lord and mistress, and Liu Xin, who had just returned from Kaiping, presided over the meeting as the secretary-general of the Jinghua Secretariat.

Jinghua Chief Financial Officer and President of Jinghua Bank Gao Guoyan, Director of Internal Affairs Gao Mo, Commercial Secretary Cao Ke, Military Secretary Erde Mutu and Ruan Fuyuan, Financial Secretary Gao Wuzhong, Intelligence Secretary Gao Qi, unemployed trainee secretaries Gao Wuzheng and Gao Wu If attend the meeting.

Except for the absence of Ma Yi, another trade secretary who had not yet arrived in Beijing, all members of the Jinghua Secretariat attended the meeting.To a certain extent, this is also a reflection of Liu Xin's previous "cabinetization" strategy.

In addition, there was another person who was not qualified but was authorized to attend the meeting. It was Luo Yuan, the captain of the left-wing light cavalry who had made great contributions in the previous Luzon naval battle.

Since Luzon no longer had too many combat missions for the Beiyang Fleet, Luo Yuan, as the captain of the high-speed reconnaissance ship, began to act as a messenger. He had been ordered to return to Beijing twice to report the battle situation.

This time he returned to Beijing just to report the latest situation in Luzon. After that, Gao Wushi ordered the "Left Wing Light Cavalry" to stop at Tianjin Port and let him come to the capital to receive new orders.He arrived in Beijing the day before yesterday, and was exceptionally allowed to participate in such a meeting today. Inside Jinghua, it is estimated that he must have had good luck and will be promoted and reused by the master.

The meeting was actually divided into two parts. In the first half of the meeting, apart from Gao Yushi and his wife, only Liu Xin, Gao Guoyan, and Gao Mo participated, and in the second half, all members participated.

The first half of the meeting was actually presided over by Gao Wushi himself. He first gave a general explanation of the changes in the court during this period, and let everyone speak freely.

It is worth noting that this is the first time that such a situation has occurred within Jinghua, because Gao Yushi made decisions on matters related to the political arena before, and at most, Liu Xin would communicate with Gao Yushi after he came to Beijing.

In the past, Huang Zhiting rarely asked about the details of Daming's officialdom. She did so not only because she believed that Gao Yushi was capable of handling it, but also because she was worried that Gao Yushi would be dissatisfied with her meddling in these matters.

Gao Mo has always been very clear about what Gao Yushi has done—whether it is the court, the interior of Jinghua, or southern Xinjiang, Gao Yushi rarely keeps things secret from him.However, as the head of intelligence, Gao Mo behaved very consciously. As long as Gao Yushi never directly asked him for opinions, he never expressed any opinions, but honestly followed Gao Yushi's instructions.

Gao Guoyan's status is quite high, because he is not only Gao's pragmatic cousin, but also the chief financial officer of Jinghua Bank, Hangzhou Jinghua Bank, and also the actual CEO of Ming Fed, which has a great influence on finances. After years of training, his ability is also professional enough.

However, his past job characteristics were that he was only responsible to a high-level pragmatic person, and his jurisdiction was very clear, that is, he was only responsible for financial work and never participated in other projects. It was the first time he participated in such a comprehensive meeting.

Or it was because Liu Xin had just returned from Kaiping, and Gao Guoyan hadn't been involved in comprehensive affairs in the past—especially court affairs, so Gao Wushi's introduction was quite detailed, and it took more than half an hour.

When he let everyone speak freely, Liu Xin, Gao Guoyan, and Gao Mo all cast their eyes on Huang Zhiting first, but Huang Zhiting shook her head and said, "Tell me, I don't know much about the affairs of the court."

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Liu Xin thought for a while and found that she, the secretary-general, had no reason to shirk, and said, "Since the master thinks that the emperor's 'test' is over, then judging from the emperor's actions today, I think the emperor is doing this. Promised—in fact, the emperor's move today, the so-called establishment of the Dingnan Capital Protectorate, should be more of a promise of the nature of "the one who restores Yanyun will be crowned king", rather than a real intention to establish Dingnan Capital now Guardian."

Gao Guoyan was not very interested in government affairs, but he didn't understand what he said, and asked: "If it's just a promise, then why do you need to make it in the form of a decree? What's more, the decree has not been endorsed by the cabinet." , meaningless at all."

Liu Xin said with a smile: "The director is right. It is true that the edict issued in this way has no practical effect, but this is exactly what the emperor intends. First of all, the edict is of the highest seriousness. It is a right to say this in the form of edict. The certain kind of guarantee promised this time, and since it is a decree, even if it is not signed by the cabinet, it must be issued to all ministries in central Beijing, so that the whole world will think that the emperor has such considerations.

Secondly, the edict is not signed by the cabinet, not to mention that it cannot be effective, and it will inevitably cause a strong reaction from the cabinet-the director pays attention, this is exactly what the emperor uses, and he wants to use the strong reaction from the cabinet to veto him This commandment. "

"Why is this, is it very face-saving to be resented by the cabinet?"

"It's true to lose face, but in this way the emperor will have enough reason to withdraw his life." Liu Xin smiled and said: "The emperor still needs the master to do a lot of things for him, it is impossible to let the master go now. Don't care about going to southern Xinjiang. Even if he said in this edict that the master should "remotely lead" the Dingnan Governor, in fact, he is letting his wife know the affairs of the governor as the deputy governor, but just as one of the reasons why the master declined the appointment, 'The Dingnan Protectorate has great responsibilities, and his duties should be taken from a distance'.

Well, this means that if the master wants to be appointed as the Dingnan Governor, he must step down as the Minister of the Household Department and go to southern Xinjiang in person. Do you think the emperor can agree now? "

"That's impossible. Before Chahar is restored, the emperor will never let Rixin leave the center." This is almost absolute, so Gao Guoyan was persuaded by Liu Xin.

Gao Mo was more concerned about another point, and asked after thinking: "The Secretary-General believes that the post of Dingnan Governor is a promise like 'the one who restores Yanyun will be crowned king'. Is there any other evidence for this besides the decree itself? ?”

"There is no actual evidence, and I'm just inferring, but I think this inference should be reasonable." Liu Xin replied.

Gao Mo said simply: "I would like to hear the details."

I would like to hear the details, that is to ask Liu Xin for an explanation.The meaning of the edict itself has already been mentioned by Liu Xin just now, so there is no need to mention it now, so Liu Xin said: "There is no other, only strength."

She paused, and said: "Judging from the emperor's performance in recent years, he must be planning to be the master of Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty. In other words, he is to be a generation of saints. What is a saint? Because of the slaughter of heroes in his later years, he may not be sincerely regarded as a holy king among scholars and ordinary people.

As for Chengzu, no matter how much we emphasize the forced helplessness of the Jingnan Campaign, its essence and result will inevitably be regarded as a crime against the superior, a stain rather than an honor.

The second patriarchs were not considered holy kings, so Xuande and Hongzhi naturally had no choice but to wait.In such a situation, if the emperor wants to be called a sage in the future, what he needs is not only the great military feats of leveling Mobei and destroying Yuan Yuan, but also the extraordinary ability in governing the world.

Everyone, if you can't properly handle the issue of heroes, I'm afraid it's hard to be called a holy king, right?Judging from the current situation, the master's role as the commander-in-chief of Daming's decisive battle against Chahar is almost certain.Therefore, I think that how to deal with the master's reward in the future is already a major issue that the emperor has to consider, and Dingnan Duhu is probably the solution that the emperor thought of.As for my strength...it seems that there is no need to explain it. "

Gao Mo nodded and said, "What the Secretary-General said is true."

Huang Zhiting interjected at this moment, and said, "I think this should be the best result, but if something unexpected happens...will there be a worse situation?"

Liu Xin pondered for a while, and replied: "It's not impossible, but I think it depends on two conditions: one is the strength and self-confidence the emperor possesses, and the other is Jinghua's strength. at what level.

Both conditions are variable, that is, not set in stone.If when the emperor completes the award, he thinks that he has enough strength to subdue the Dingnan Capital Protectorate, then most likely he won't be too worried, at least under the temptation of the word "Shengjun", he will insist on doing so even if he is worried .

Conversely, if he felt that the strength of the Dingnan Protectorate Mansion could pose a huge threat to Daming before he completed the award, then his decision might become very cautious, and he might eventually give up doing so.By that time, it is hard to say what kind of 'bad situation' will arise. "

"Then how do you think the 'speed' is?" Huang Zhiting asked solemnly.

However, Liu Xin shook her head and said, "Answering this question requires a deep understanding of the emperor, and I cannot answer it. I think the master is the most suitable person to answer this question."

Huang Zhiting had no choice but to look at Gao Yushi, but she always felt that Gao Yushi's judgment on the emperor was a little too optimistic, so there was a little worry in her eyes.

Gao Wushi pondered: "This issue is actually very complicated. I think it includes not only the balance of power mentioned by the Secretary-General, but also some influence. Usually I call the 'power' mentioned by the Secretary-General hard power, while Call some influence, including fame, soft power.

Relatively speaking, hard power can be judged simply by comparing data, while soft power is much more complicated.Let me give you an example. When Jianwen cut down the vassals, I am afraid that many vassal kings would hold a wait-and-see attitude after the outbreak of the Jingnan War, because in his thinking, the emperor can do whatever he wants, and he has a righteous name. If he is divided, the vassals of all places should obey and support him unconditionally.

But the fact is that the vassal kings everywhere know that King Yan is just the number one victim of the policy of reducing the vassal. Once Jianwen completes the reduction or suppression of King Yan, it will be their turn one by one.

Therefore, once there are signs that the imperial court may fail on the battlefield, their determination to obey the imperial court will be greatly shaken.And when King Yan invaded Nanjing, everyone quickly accepted that there would be no large-scale rebellion at all.

Chengzu was able to achieve this, what did he rely on?It's blood, it's ability, it's record, and when these things accumulate, it's prestige.

But prestige is difficult to accurately judge, just like what the secretary-general said just now, how the emperor judges his own prestige, and how to judge my prestige among the ruling and opposition people, it is difficult to make an accurate prediction Estimated.

If after the victory in the decisive battle in Chahar, he thinks that he has returned from all over the world and is the holy lord recognized by everyone in the world, then he will judge his own prestige very high, and correspondingly he may judge my prestige low Some.

On the other hand, if after the decisive battle in Chahar, the people of Shilin only focus on promoting my so-called illustrious military exploits, while ignoring the role played by the emperor's strategizing and support for me, then he may not be confident enough. On the other hand, my prestige was overestimated, and at the same time, my threat to him was also overestimated. "

As soon as Liu Xin was reminded by him, she immediately said: "Oh, I understand the meaning of the master. The master said that in the future, we should find a way to praise the emperor more, and less publicize your own achievements, right?"

Gao Wushi nodded and said, "That's right, that's right."

Huang Zhiting hesitated, "Is this enough?"

Gao Pragmatism spread his hands: "It's not enough to be natural, and we need to take a multi-pronged approach, but this approach...is the lowest cost for me."

Liu Xin almost laughed out loud when she heard it, she coughed lightly to cover it up, and then said: "So, what should we do at this stage? I mean right now—the cabinet is going to knock on the door, and now I don't know what the result will be."

Gao Wushi said: "The result is actually not difficult to guess: the emperor will try his best to appease the cabinet, but he will be very embarrassed about withdrawing the order, but he will eventually withdraw the order and reach an agreement with the cabinet."

"What kind of agreement?" Huang Zhiting asked.

Gao Wushi smiled, and said: "I don't know the specifics, but it should be a step back. This is an old tradition, just like a group of people in a house. Others are satisfied with this house, but You say the light is too dark and you insist on tearing down the walls, and other people will definitely disagree. At this time, someone will jump out and say, everyone take a step back and open a window, and then you will reach an agreement.”

Huang Zhiting had always been a little worried, but after hearing this classic statement by Mr. Lu Xun, which was applied by Gao Yu, she couldn't help but chuckle, and said, "Master really sees it clearly."
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