Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1712 Post-war Waves ([-]) Sending You to Touch Beichen

Unless it is a "dissatisfied organization", the cabinet is full of carrots and pits at other times. Now that the pits are full, there is naturally no way to add people.This is what Wang Xijue is worried about now, and Shen Shixing is actually more worried about it than Wang Xijue.

The current cabinet ranking is as follows: Shen Shixing, a scholar of Zhongji Hall, Xu Guo, a scholar of Jianji Hall, Wu Dui, a scholar of Wenhua Hall, Wang Jiaping, a scholar of Wuying Hall, Wang Xijue, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, Dongge University Scholar Liang Menglong.

There are three auxiliary ministers of the practical school in name, but Xu Guo and Gao Yushi are not in the same way. They have been at odds with Gao Yushi for many years, so there are actually only two assistant ministers that Gao Yushi can rely on in the cabinet.

Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue were naturally on the side of the Mind School, but Shen Shixing was the chief assistant, so there was obviously an additional "bonus".And their advantages are more than that, because they have even greater advantages in terms of age: Shen Shixing is 58 years old, Xu Guo is 66 years old, Wu Dui is 66 years old, Wang Jiaping is 56 years old, Wang Xijue is 59 years old, and Liang Menglong is 66 years old. [Note: The above are all false ages. ]
In other words, all the elders of the three courts of the Real School are 66 years old, only four years away from the theoretical retirement time, and they are all old ministers.

what does that mean?It means that if nothing happens in the next four years, then the three elders of the Practical School will abdicate in four years, and normally speaking, it may be difficult for the Practical School to replace three new ministers at once.That being the case, the Heart School can of course find a way to take the opportunity to get a quota and fill up the team of the Central School in the cabinet with their own people.

However, if Gao Yushi is too hard to reward at this time, and the emperor refuses to turn him into a military minister, the best way is of course to let him enter the cabinet.But if Gao Yushi wants to join the cabinet, someone must abdicate to let the virtuous. At this time, who will the emperor let go?It's hard to tell.

Generally speaking, it is impossible for an important minister who is regarded as a prime minister to lose his position inexplicably, and it is even rare for the emperor to voluntarily depose him.Most of the time, something happened, and the cabinet minister took the blame and resigned, or retired due to illness.

It is very common to take the blame and resign in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. In many cases, it is even not that important whether the "blame" actually exists.It’s like Gao Yushi’s 12 years since he became an official, he has already taken the blame and resigned countless times, and most of the time it’s not that he really caused any irreparable losses, but just being questioned by others. On the Ci Shu.

Although he resigned only because of doubts, according to the way of playing in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor can still accept it directly at such a time without retaining it.Or to save a little bit of face, first retain it once, and then accept it when the minister resigns again - anyway, resignation is usually not only once, after all, it is pretending to be noble, how can pretending once be enough?

For example, Xu Jie played bad things back then. Originally, he was just putting on a show, but when he asked to resign again, Emperor Longqing "reluctantly" accepted him, which made him have to resign and return home.

But the question is, who in the current cabinet will jump out to resign at this moment?Everyone knows that high-practical people have made great achievements, and resigning at this time is purely an old birthday star who is eating arsenic-he is impatient to live, and His Majesty the Emperor is afraid that he will not be able to find a vacancy.

However, both Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue knew that there was a big hidden danger now, that is, Li Song's dismissal might be used as a fuss.

Although Li Song blocked the border at that time under the pretext of "discovering Chahar's espionage", this rhetoric was not convincing at all.In addition, even if this happened, he blocked the border and cut off the food and pay of hundreds of thousands of troops, which is undoubtedly a major "missing opportunity".

Because of this, although Gao Yushi's handling was a bit embarrassing for the civil servant group, considering that Gao Yushi himself was also a civil servant, after the matter was disputed by the cabinet, it could only be determined that Gao Yushi's handling was appropriate and did not overstep.But in this way, another crisis emerged: Are there other people standing behind Li Songxia's order?Is there a black hand controlling Li Song's actions?
It is not surprising to have such doubts. Li Song is also a veteran border official who has worked in Liaodong for 20 years. Knowing that such charges are not something he can stand up to.He knew the consequences and dared to do it. Could it be that some high-ranking people hinted at him behind his back?
Of course, this matter was decided by Shen Shixing after the internal discussion among the senior leaders of the Mind School!
Therefore, this matter cannot be investigated, and it may be exposed once it is investigated.For example, did Li Song keep the letter that Shen Shixing wrote to him?If there is, find this letter and everything will be revealed.

You don't even need to investigate, as long as someone questions and goes to the hospital, then as a rule, the person being questioned has to go to the hospital to resign and stay at home behind closed doors.In this way, things go back to what I said before-what if the emperor approves it?
Thinking of this, Wang Xijue suddenly understood why Shen Shixing said just now about Gao Wushi's entry into the cabinet, "If the emperor is determined to do this, with the blessing of the power of destroying Yuan, none of us can save it."

Isn't it irretrievable?The current situation is that as long as the Practical School insists on Li Song's matter, Shen Shixing will have to resign, or even Wang Xijue will have to do so, and then the final decision will be in the hands of the emperor.

Judging from Shen Shihang's performance, he should be planning to take a step back. Perhaps this cannot be said to be prudent and pragmatic, but it can only be said that the situation forces him to protect himself first, so that the green hills will not worry about firewood.

Wang Xijue thought hard for a while, finally gave up, and sighed: "It's really difficult... It seems that we can only place our hopes on Bozhou."

Shen Shixing's demeanor in the past as a prime minister is now much weaker, and he said with a bitter face: "Although Yang Yinglong of Bozhou occupies a favorable location, the climate and people are not as good as Liu Ting. I think it will be even more difficult for him to win. But fortunately, we It doesn't have to be that he wins in the end, but just a big win."

In fact, he and Wang Xijue don't know much about military affairs, but a rough analysis at the strategic level can still be done.At this moment, Wang Xijue interjected: "Yang Yinglong's previous two big victories have already dealt a big blow to the faction's forces in the Southwest. If Gao Qiu hadn't really fought in Saibei at that time, the Emperor would not have given him some face. Maybe Sichuan has already changed coaches."

Wang Xijue's "Yi Shuai" does not refer to the replacement of Liu Ting, but Song Liangzuo. Generals like Liu Ting are generally not easily replaced. After all, who will fight with him?This is also the main reason why many generals can "encourage to serve" and "make meritorious service" even after losing a battle.What's more, it wasn't Liu Ting who lost the battle before.

Shen Shixing said: "Sichuan is not easy to be handsome, but if it is really easy to be handsome, we will lose our grasp and become even more difficult to handle." He became famous in Chuangui (Pingman) when he was young, Brother Yuanyu, how long do you think Yang Yinglong can last by relying on the geographical advantage alone, and is there any chance to win some victories?"

Of course Wang Xijue understood Shen Shixing's worries. Liu Ting not only became famous in Sichuan and Guizhou, but also fought in the Yunnan-Burma War. It can be seen that he is very handy in fighting in the southern mountains and forests. Yang Yinglong's biggest reliance may not be very useful in front of him.But what if Yang Yinglong was not only unable to win any victory, but instead was wiped out by Liu Ting, it would be even worse for the Mind School.

But now looking at the ins and outs of Shen Shi's jargon, it seems that he hopes that he will find a way to help Yang Yinglong, not to mention ensuring that he will win, at least to ensure that Yang Yinglong wins a certain important battle, which makes Wang Xijue feel It's tricky.

Wang Xijue frowned, and said slowly, "Yuanfu, not to mention that we don't have much to do in Bozhou or its vicinity. How did the two end up?"

Shen Shixing said worriedly: "Then I'll just sit idly by and leave life and death to God? Brother Yuanyu, let's calculate the time: Gao Qiuzhen came back from victory, voluntarily abstained and only brought 500 people back to Beijing. The emperor's reward cannot be hung for a long time under the false posture, so his entry into the cabinet will only be done quickly and will not be delayed.

Song Liangzuo and Liu Ting failed because they were too aggressive in the previous two failures. This time, they obviously spread their nets from all sides but only had one main attack, so their advance will not be too fast. Even if everything goes well, their winning time must be at high After seeking truth into the cabinet.

So obviously, this matter became the moment Gao Qiuzhen joined the cabinet, and Liu Ting immediately offered such a big gift to exterminate Yang Yinglong.Both Song Liangzuo and Liu Ting were recommended by Gao Qiuzhen. Even if the emperor does not reward him for his recommendation, this victory is enough to greatly enhance Gao Qiuzhen's prestige in the cabinet, and no one can shake it in the future.Brother Yuanyu, is this what you want to see? "

"Of course I don't want to see it, but just as Yuan Fu said just now, no one can stop Gao Qiuzhen from entering the cabinet so far, and whether Liu Chen wins or loses on the southwest front is also beyond our control." Wang Xijue sighed Dao: "The biggest problem right now is that in matters of war, the imperial court can only place its hopes on the people of Gao Qiuzhen's family. This is the core of all problems."

Shen Shixing couldn't help but feel regretful about what he said, and said with some frustration: "It seems that we were very wrong before, and we always felt that it was not worth the gain for the Real School to control the military department, because as long as there is a defeat in a battle, Gao Qiuzhen will be severely hit. His prestige and power, who knows..."

This is very honest. Shen Shixing and the others were content with the "division of labor" of the Heshi School before. A large part of the reason was that they all felt that the real school's three basic boards in the six departments were only the official department, which was guaranteed to make money without losing money, and the household department. There are many troubles, and it is easy to cause trouble; the military department has many dangerous tasks, and it is easy to cause disaster.

Although the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Military Power are not small, they are all yamen that can cause big trouble if they are not careful.It is a great achievement for the Ministry of Rites to hold the imperial examination as usual. Whether the Ministry of Industry builds a mausoleum or renovates the three halls, it is all credit, and there is still enough money to be made.

But who knew that after Gao Wushi became the Minister of the Ministry of Households, he had great financial power. Now the Ministry of Rites has to approve the funds for the imperial examinations.

At the same time, I originally wanted to wait to see the embarrassed appearance of the Ministry of Accounting, which was stretched to make ends meet and mended holes everywhere. As a result, Gao Pragmatic stunned that the newly established two departments and eleven divisions greatly increased the income of the Ministry of Accounting. Strict control was imposed in some places where it was easy to get involved, which can be said to increase income and reduce expenditure. It took only two years to support a full-scale Northern Expedition of 60 troops. Who can ask for reason?

As for the Ministry of War, people are speechless to ask the sky. I don’t know what happened. All the armies of the Ming Dynasty suddenly became loyal to the emperor and patriotic. In recent years, except this time, they suffered a little loss in Bozhou, and all others have achieved great success without exception. Victory, what a ghost.Although the two small defeats in Bozhou shocked the court, they happened to happen after Gao Yushi went out of the fortress, so he couldn't be blamed for it.

In this way, it is not easy for the household department and the military department to make achievements. The most common departments that cause troubles have made great achievements repeatedly after they have mastered the high-level practicality. There is a way.What can the emperor think and do under such circumstances?Of course, continue to rely on him.

In the final analysis, the problem is that Gao Yushi's ability to solve problems is too strong, and he can easily solve any troubles that come into his hands.Therefore, looking back from this perspective, we will find that the previous struggle ideas were fundamentally wrong. It is better to limit the opportunities for high pragmatism to solve problems from the beginning than to expect high pragmatism to make mistakes!

It's a pity, this comprehension came too late, and now it's really too difficult to restrict him.

However, since SHISH began to reflect from this perspective, it opened another door.He thought for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Brother Yuan Yu, if Gao Qiuzhen enters the cabinet, which one will the emperor let him take charge of?"

What a smart man Wang Xijue was, he knew what Shen Shixing was planning when he heard this, but he shook his head and said, "I think it should be the Ministry of Accounts, but so what? Gao Qiuzhen is only in charge of the Ministry of Accounts in name, but Will his influence on the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War be weakened by itself?"

Sure enough, Shen Shixing was at a loss for words, and then said a little discouraged: "Could it be that he is already a flying dragon in the sky, and no one can stop him at all?"

He said this in frustration, but he accidentally reminded Wang Xijue.A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Wang Xijue's mind, and he said, "Yuanfu's words are very kind!"

Shen Shixing was puzzled: "How can this be a great good, this is a great evil!"

"Otherwise!" Wang Xijue suddenly became excited, and said, "Yuanfu, the flying dragon is behind the sky, but Kanglong has regrets."

"Uh, ah, you mean..." Shen Shixing also suddenly realized, his eyes also brightened, and he said with piercing eyes: "Brother Yuan Yu means that instead of stopping him, we should change our confrontation strategy in due course. Why don't we take this opportunity to send him to a higher level, preferably '[-] Miles to the top'?"

Wang Xijue laughed and said: "That's right, since we can't restrain him anymore, let him go higher until he touches the nine heavens and Beichen Zhongtian."

Beichen, the residence of the Emperor of Heaven, is also the representative of the emperor.
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