Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 937 Controversy in the Cabinet (Part [-])
The first round of confrontation between Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing seemed to be an understatement, but it was actually very important.

The reason why Shen Shixing said that there is no need to go to war is because whether it is Ji Liao or Xuan Da, they are all in the sphere of influence of the faction of practical learning. Maybe Liaodong is a little bit worse, but from Shaanxi to Ji Town, it is obvious that the high party or its No matter how well run the ally's base camp is, it is due to the Practical School, but it is not as important as his learning.

Under this premise, it is natural that the northern line should try to maintain a "quiet" posture as much as possible, because in this way, the faction of practical learning will not get much credit, which will help maintain the balance of power between the DPRK and China.

If, on the contrary, there is another big victory like the Battle of Monan, and he can only stare at the side, waiting for the real school to make meritorious deeds, then how can this be done?
You must know that although Liang Menglong is a student of Zhang Juzheng, he has not been attacked by the Gao Party since Zhang Juzheng stepped down. On the contrary, because Gao Gong valued his ability, he was transferred from Shandong to the northern line to serve as Governor of Jiliao. It can be seen that he has switched to the Gao Party for a long time, and even to a certain extent, he is still a symbol of the reconciliation between the Gao and Zhang factions.

After Zhang Juzheng stepped down, he did not mention to the students the real fight between him and Gao Dang, and Gao Gong passed away because of Zhang Juzheng's death "extremely sad", which can deepen the misunderstanding of the actual relationship between Gao and Zhang. Many people think that the incident was Gao Dang's attack on Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng was hit by a stray bullet, which belonged to the category of accidental injury-otherwise it would be difficult to explain why Gao Wushi sent Zhang Juzheng out of Beijing back then.

In this way, some of Zhang Juzheng's former disciples and old friends were preserved, such as Liang Menglong, who was a senior governor; old friends such as Yin Zhengmao, who were ministers.As for the former students of this group of people, their standpoints became uncertain. In terms of "blood relationship", they belonged to the school of mind learning, but from the actual situation, they were more inclined to the school of practical learning—this was quite the same as Zhang Juzheng himself in the past. similar.

If the Real School insists on going to war in Liaodong this time, continues to launch attacks on Tumen and achieves good results, then Liang Menglong, as the governor, will definitely not be able to make a great contribution, and this will strengthen the relationship between Gaodang and Zhangdang in the past. Didn't he directly poach the corner of the heart school, maybe it will make Zhang Dang turn his head from vacillating to Gao Dang?
That's why Shen Shixing knows that Daning is unstable, and it also recommends "calm down".

As for what Zhang Siwei said, Shen Shixing had also expected it, and he also had backhands.

Shen Ge smiled, and said: "Yuan Fu talked about Daning, but Shi Xing actually wanted to talk about this place."

Zhang Siwei's eyes flashed, he narrowed his eyes slightly, but showed a more friendly smile, nodded and said: "My nephew Pragmatism, the number one scholar, brought me a big victory in Monan, and now Yaoquan not only As the number one scholar, and even his senior, there must be more clever strategies to teach me, so please come quickly."

Shen Shixing's smile froze, and he secretly scolded Zhang Siwei for his sharp words—his sharpness was not like that of Gao Gong back then. If it doesn't work, follow my instructions.

Zhang Siwei is different, he doesn't force people directly like Gao Gong, but he often lays traps in the words, waiting for you to step on the thunder yourself.And there are two types of traps, one is not easy to detect, and the other is deliberately easy to detect.

The sentence just now is the latter one—my nephew, the number one scholar, is the younger generation of your number one scholar, Mr. Shenge. He took down Tumed for Daming, defeated Tumen, and defeated Chahan by the way. Haote, attack Daning.

Under such circumstances, if you take the initiative in Shenge, shouldn't you perform better than this junior doll?Even if it can't be better, you are still embarrassed to hand over the results he just achieved, right?
As soon as Zhang Siwei said this, Shen Shixing knew that he had already been seen through before he could use his backhand—he originally wanted to say that since Daning is not easy to defend, it is better to give up Daning and let Qi Jiguang return , Shu can almost avoid all kinds of losses in the future.

But Zhang Siwei blocked the words at the front. If Shen Shixing continued to say this, wouldn't he admit that the old champion is not as good as the young champion?There's nowhere to put this old face.

Seeing that Shen Shixing was at a loss for words for a while, Yu Youding also knew that it was not suitable for him to continue, so he interrupted and took over the conversation, and said with a smile: "Gao Qiuzhen's six champions, it goes without saying that he has outstanding abilities, Yuanfu has a nephew like this, It’s really nice to celebrate, but…”

Afraid of a turning point when speaking, Yu Youding's "but" made Zhang Siwei's pupils shrink slightly, but the smile on his face became wider instead, and he asked, "But how?"

Yu Youding was born in the same list of Shen Shihang, not the champion, not afraid of Zhang Siwei's comparison with the old champion and the junior champion, he laughed and said: "But this time and that time... Besides, the conditions corresponding to our two things There is also a huge difference, and it is foolish to think that there is no simple analogy.”

"Oh? Dare I ask what's the difference?" Zhang Siwei continued to ask with his expression unchanged.

Yu Youding said: "The reason why the Battle of Monan was won before is that the emperor's blessings are equal to the sky, and his nephew planned it properly. The relevant ministers and generals gave their full support, and my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty also took the lead bravely. The general situation in the aspect is already on my side, Daming, and it is also an important part of it..."

As he spoke, he cupped his hands toward the south, and continued: "If you count it, it is the shadow of Duke Gao Wenzheng's insistence on paying tribute back then, but now in Daning, You Ding really can't see any shadow to borrow look up."

Zhang Siwei couldn't help frowning slightly, but didn't make a sound.

Yu Youding smiled slightly, and continued: "Daning was originally a great city outside the Great Wall, but since the capital of Daning moved inward, it has been a Mongolian grassland for more than a hundred years, and the vicinity has long since retreated to barbarism.

In this way, when our army is stationed in Daning, 1.1 meters of millet, a needle and a thread have to be transported from the capital and Jiliao. How expensive is the cost and how dangerous is the transportation?

And if Daning Army Town is to be re-established, in addition to renovating Daning City itself, it is also necessary to build more Wubao Fortresses in its surrounding areas, and the cost will increase by more than ten times... Dare to ask Yuanfu, what is the cost? Can the current treasury of my Ming Dynasty be able to support it? "

Zhang Siwei frowned deeper, pondered for a moment, and then said: "With today's treasury, it is indeed too early to reopen the Daning Army Town, but if we just stick to Daning City... can't we think about it again?" To find ways to?"

Yu Youding smiled brighter, and Shi Shiran asked: "How can we prevent the Mongolian cavalry from looting?"

"This... I'm going to discuss it with you." Zhang Siwei couldn't guarantee that there was any way to avoid being robbed by Tumen. Second, even if the Mongols can't grab anything, it's not a big deal to harass them every time they surround the supply team. How can there be a reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days?

In the middle of the dilemma, I suddenly heard a young voice from the outside: "Don't be embarrassed, my dear friends, how to maintain the supply of Daning City, I have already got a solution here."

(End of this chapter)