Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1994 The Selfishness of Two Daughters Inside and Outside the Palace ([-])
After the Wenhua call on this day, Dong Yiyuan was allowed to retire, and his post of Yansui General Soldier will be replaced by You Jixian, a famous general of Yulin Guards, just waiting for the imperial edict.

Since You Jixian was originally the commander-in-chief of Guyuan, after he was transferred to the commander-in-chief of Yansui, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan was succeeded by Liu Ting.As a result, there was a vacancy in the general army of Sichuan, and Gao Wushi recommended Zhang Wanbang, who had defeated the Quanli rebel army in the Battle of Hanyang, as his successor on the spot.

This recommendation has aroused some doubts, mainly because Shen has always believed that although Zhang Wanbang performed well and made outstanding contributions in that battle, he was only "a general in charge of Fushun guerrilla general" after all. inappropriate".

However, the Ministry of War has always been the sphere of influence of the Practical School, and there are highly pragmatic recommendations. In addition, Zhou Yong is in charge of the Ministry of War in the cabinet, and Song Yingchang is the official Minister of the Ministry of War. All three of them agreed, which is naturally extraordinary.

All three said that the title of "joint general" means that Zhang Wanbang is already a general. As for his actual post in Fushun Guerrilla at that time, it was because there were many famous generals in Liaodong at that time. What is the lack of qualifications and abilities?

Zhu Yijun then turned to ask Liu Ting, the former Sichuan general, for his opinion.This is actually the same as not asking, how could Liu Ting disagree with Gao Yushi's recommendation?
You must know that Zhang Wanbang is not only a direct-line general who was single-handedly promoted by Gao Yushi, but also a model figure in the tactical execution of Gao Yushi's bayonet formation. He has made several great achievements with the bayonet formation in his early years.

For example, the great defeat of Xinai Huang Taiji in Monan, the great defeat of fried flowers in the battle of southern Liaoning, etc., and these battles are all classics of winning more with less and controlling cavalry with steps. A representative figure of field superiority.

No matter how you look at it, it is reasonable for such a person to serve as the general soldier of Sichuan, which is rich in elite infantry.Since Liu Ting, the predecessor, also highly praised it, Zhu Yijun naturally had no further questions, and made a decision on the spot.

Now that the position has been changed, Dong Yiyuan's next step is to arrange for the troops of the Yansui General Army to return to the town and wait for the new general, You Ji, to count them first.Originally, he should have brought back his own soldiers and handed them over to his son Dong Jishu, but since Dong Jishu was about to be promoted to the guerrillas of the Xingwu Camp in Ningxia, and was temporarily transferred to Liu Ting's command, Dong Yiyuan planned to be lazy and let Liu Ting directly He took his own soldiers to Guyuan and handed them over to You Jixian.

Of course, saying that you are lazy is actually a way of expressing your attitude, and it even means entrusting you.Hey, brother Shengwu, I trust you so much, so you will be the "uncle" of Gouzi Jishu from now on, you have to take care of this "nephew" on behalf of my brother!

Of course Liu Ting knew what Dong Yiyuan meant, and he would not be dissatisfied with it, and was even quite happy about it.After all, Xuanda and the three sides are almost integrated, and the generals of the Dong family are also full of in-laws and old friends in Shaanxi and Gansu. With this relationship with Dong Yiyuan, he, Liu Ting, the "Southern General", will definitely save a lot of trouble in Shaanxi and Gansu. Get more support.

What is a win-win situation?This is called a win-win situation.Of course, Liu Ting also knew very well that this situation was actually an opportunity Gao Yushi created for them just now, so Liu Ting expressed his thanks to Gao Yushi again and again as soon as he left the palace.

For Gao Yushi, this is really nothing to worry about, so he casually said a few words of reassurance and let it go.This is not intentional perfunctory, but his own plan was broken just now.

Originally, Gao Wushi did not plan to return to the cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs to work for the time being. Who knew that just after the military affairs were discussed, Zhu Yijun said that the plenipotentiary envoy Li Shanhai sent by North Korea to request the envoy had passed through Yongping Mansion and was about to arrive in Beijing. It is too inappropriate for a major event to be done without him, so it is not appropriate to ask Gao Yushi to "return to the cabinet to watch the matter" tomorrow, which cannot be shirked.

Gao Wushi had a headache, but he also knew that he really couldn't be absent from North Korea's attachment, so he held his nose and agreed.

The reason why he felt such a headache was that, to put it bluntly, the main reason was that he was reluctant to leave the matter of Hiiragi behind, and he still hoped to deal with the issue of the Western Expedition after Japan was settled.

In terms of time, he thinks it is too late. As for the issue of both Wang Jiaping and Liang Menglong begging for bones soon, he thinks he can discuss with them again. As long as it drags on for a few months, maybe the Japanese affairs will be settled. It would be more justifiable for me to return to Beijing to take over again—a great contribution.

It's a pity that he forgot about the North Korean envoys. Now it seems that he has no choice but to take the North Korean envoy as the basis for his succession as the chief assistant. As for the Japanese issue... let's see, if it doesn't work, just don't use the imperial court and let Jinghua do it himself It's well rounded.

Thinking of this, Gao Wushi's heart moved.He suddenly felt that it was not impossible for the imperial court not to send troops. After all, the imperial court sent troops to the Japanese mainland. No matter how they found reasons to say "follow the ancestral will but not necessarily follow the ancestral system", it still violated Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral motto of "a country without conquest". There will still be some pedantic people making irresponsible remarks more or less.

On the other hand, if the imperial court does not send troops, Jinghua or the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance can handle it on its own, which is like winning Annan back then, which is beneficial to both public and private interests.

Hmm... Let's discuss this matter with Zhiting and the others when we return home.

Thinking of this, Gao Wushi said to Liu Ting: "Brother-in-law, there is no need to rush to Guyuan to take up the post. The main force of your department is still in Tianjin, and it will take a few days to mobilize. You might as well stay in my house for a while... Brothers and sisters get together. Do you want to talk about family affairs?"

Liu Ting was naturally very happy in his heart, but at this time Dong Yiyuan was here, so he still had to put on a show, saying that he had a heavy responsibility, and it seemed that he should go to Guyuan to train and reorganize the army earlier, so as to prepare for the Western Expedition in the near future .

Isn't it just looking for a reason to delay for a few days? How can such a small matter stump Gao Pragmatic?The local official said that since Guyuan is the rear base of the Western Expedition, it is necessary to hoard a large amount of military supplies before the expedition. The Ministry of Finance will discuss these issues and allocate the first batch of funds in the near future. Save a sum of escort expenses, why not do the best of both worlds?
This reason is too sufficient, Liu Ting quickly said that Lord Hou was more thoughtful, so he will bother Lord Hou for a few days.

As for Dong Yiyuan, he wanted to leave right away - it is actually a tradition for officials to leave Beijing immediately in Daming - but Gao Wushi also pushed him down, saying that he is not far back to the Xuanfu anyway, so there is no need to rush, why not In the past few days, let's introduce the main generals of my family to Liu Ting, and it will also facilitate the cooperation between the two parties in the future, won't it?
Gao Pragmatic has always been very good at persuading people, and Dong Yiyuan couldn't refuse this reason, so he said that he would go back to Xinzhai Bieyuan to summon the servants to talk about the situation.After Gao Wushi agreed, Dong Yiyuan left temporarily.

Taking Liu Ting back to the mansion, Gao Wushi first asked Liu Ting to meet his younger sister Liu Xin, while he went to discuss the Japanese issue with Huang Zhiting.

In fact, Huang Zhiting has always believed that the Japanese issue does not require the intervention of the imperial court, or even the joint efforts of the Maritime Trade Alliance, and it is best for Jinghua to solve it by itself.It's just that she couldn't say it too clearly before, after all, Gao Yushi seemed to her to hope that the Ming court would take down Japan.

How should I put this situation... In Gao Yushi's heart, the interests of "China" are always far greater than his personal interests.Therefore, if the Ming court can directly take down Japan, then after a few years, this region of Northeast Asia will definitely become the core iron plate of "China". The best policy.

However, Huang Zhiting does not have his kind of thinking of a time traveler, and such a selfless thought will never appear in the mind of her chieftain-born official.

Huang Zhiting's idea is too simple: the land won by the imperial court has its surname Zhu; the land won by Jinghua has its surname Gao—my husband's Gao, my son's Gao!

Yes, yes, judging from the current situation, even if Japan is taken by Jinghua, there is a high probability that it will be handed over to Gao Yan. After all, Gao Yan's mother is Kai Fei Ji, a Japanese concubine, and Gao Yan can control Japan to the greatest extent. To ensure the stability of Japan.

However, the rules of Ming Dynasty are here, when the future generations inherit the Gao family's foundation, even if Japan is actually presided over by Gao Yan, it will still be Yuan'er's property!
So this matter is actually very simple in Huang Zhiting's eyes. After Jinghua took over Japan, in the final analysis it was Gao Yuan's - this is the simplest and most primitive idea of ​​a mother, and there is no need for any other reasons at all.

Of course, Huang Zhiting would not make her words so clear, she only spoke to Gao Yushi as far as "Gao's family's foundation".

This is actually quite straightforward, but Gao Yushi is not surprised, he understands her thoughts very well.After all, in her eyes, Nanjiang has long been a "Gao family's foundation", isn't it?Could it be that she thinks that southern Xinjiang is "the foundation of the Great Ming Dynasty" in her heart?It hasn't been good from beginning to end.

So Gao Wushi did not express any objection, and the couple discussed how to implement the follow-up plan until Liu Xin came to them.

Since Liu Xin came, Gao Wushi and Huang Zhiting also asked her to refer to it.In fact, the plan has not changed much from the previous discussion. It is nothing more than to see the purpose of Tokugawa Ieyasu's recent delay. If he only wants to usurp the inheritance of the Toyotomi family, he will eventually hand over the position of General Zhengyi to Gao Yan , then don't interfere with his actions for the time being, at most just urge him to act faster.

But if Tokugawa Ieyasu has any dissent, then Kai Fei Ji has to act, and decide the next action plan according to the power balance of various forces in Japan at that time.

There is nothing new in the plan. It depends on whether it is to directly gather a large army to conquer the "non-subjects" by force, or to force all parties in Japan to recognize the reality through military parades and exercises, and "support" Gao Yan as the general who conquers the barbarians.

All in all, it would be best for Tokugawa Ieyasu to act honestly according to the conditions negotiated by the two parties before, otherwise he would have to mobilize troops-only direct wars or large-scale exercises.

Of course, Ieyasu Tokugawa is not all counted on. Shimadzu, Kuroda, Fujido, and Narita and other families that have taken refuge in high-level pragmatism are all forces that can be used.If there is really a battle in the end, then they will naturally need to stand on the side of Jinghua, and in order to expand the scale of these subordinate forces, while waiting for Tokugawa Ieyasu to act, Kai Ji must continue to win over more daimyos.

As for politics, the great man has long concluded that it is nothing more than making more of one's own people and making fewer of the enemy's people.

Of course, since a large army with sufficient combat effectiveness or deterrent power is needed no matter whether it is a war, a military parade, or a large exercise, it is now necessary to mobilize troops to Japan.So, the three began to discuss what troops to mobilize.

There was nothing controversial about this point. According to the "tradition" of the previous years, it seemed natural to transfer troops from the six major garrison forces in southern Xinjiang, but this time there was a little surprise: Huang Zhiting was not willing to transfer all troops from the garrison system.

why?Because she was worried that the Arakan Conquest under the command of Gao Yuan going south would lead to the intervention of the Mughal Empire, which would then turn into a war between the Mughal Empire and southern Xinjiang.

Although according to previous discussions, the probability of the Mughal Empire directly participating in the war - and mobilizing the main force to fight should not be high, but "not high" does not mean that it is absolutely impossible. What if they really concentrate the main force to march eastward ?We can’t leave Arakan alone, and the whole army will retreat to Burma and the Mughal Empire along the Rakhine Mountains, right?

Don't say that Southern Xinjiang can't afford to lose this person, even if you don't care about face for the time being, will the group of red-haired devils in the Spanish Portuguese Empire use their brains when they see this situation, thinking that Southern Xinjiang is not good enough, and then start to "recover Malacca" , "Recovering the Philippines" Spring and Autumn Dream, isn't that asking for trouble!

Therefore, Huang Zhiting suggested that the deployment of troops should be "half and half": half of the troops should be mobilized from the six major garrison forces, and the other half should be mobilized from the armed households in the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Zhiting also has an opinion on this. She thinks that after Tumed, Ordos and other Mongolian departments obeyed the orders of Gao Yushi wholeheartedly, and after Chahar fled westward and North Korea was successfully attached, Jinghua no longer had to keep so many armed servants in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty. , but they can be used where they are more needed.

Huang Zhiting also believed that the number of armed servants my husband currently has in the north of Daming is too large. Even if he is a civil servant, he already has a Spyker after all, which may make the emperor feel uneasy.

Then, on the other hand, if the husband takes the initiative to transfer a large number of armed servants in the north to go elsewhere, no matter what they do, the emperor can breathe a sigh of relief, and even regard it as the husband is actively proving his loyalty. Maintaining the relationship between the monarch and his ministers must be of great benefit.

However, Liu Xin does not particularly agree with this statement.It's not that she doesn't agree with "maintaining the relationship between monarch and minister", but she thinks that since the Western Expedition will be launched in about two years, shouldn't the powerful Jinghua armed servants need to send out to help?

If the Silk Road can be opened up, the benefits here must be huge. If the Jinghua Trading Company does not send troops to participate, the face of the husband alone is not as good as "face plus guns", right?

Of course, Gao Wushi also knows that Liu Xin may have another meaning: her brother Liu Ting also wants to go west, and it will be safer to have more help.

It is impossible for anyone to be selfless. Huang Zhiting's selfishness is for Gao Yuan, and Liu Xin's child is still young, so she doesn't need to think so much for now, so her current selfishness is for her brother.

Gao Yushi is not a child, and he will not be dissatisfied because of their selfishness, but after all, it is extremely rare for the two daughters to disagree this time. As a husband, he has to hold water...
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