Jinyi champion

Chapter 1055 Fighting for Power
Zhu Hao went south by boat from Tianjin Port.

There are basically no pirates and Japanese pirates on the northern coast, and the fleet is sailing in a calm environment.

In the early years of Jiajing, few merchants in the north did overseas trade, while Jiangnan was relatively rich and closer to the trade center Nanyang, with convenient and fast overseas trade channels. In addition, there are many coastal islands in the south of the Yangtze River, which are very suitable for pirates and Japanese pirates to survive. The main battlefield can only be Jiangnan.

at the same time.

The railways connecting all parts of the Northwest continued to be built, and the most difficult part was digging tunnels and erecting bridges, and the part involving Juyongguan was the top priority. However, many technical difficulties had been overcome before Zhu Hao left.

The construction of the entire railway network will last for about a year. By then, the Xuan Mansion will be closely connected with the capital, and all road repairers are rushing to meet the deadline.

At this time, the activities of the Tatars in the Northwest suddenly became more frequent. They once again launched raids in Yansui and other places, and many passes on the three sides were under martial law. Zang Feng, who was in charge of the Northwest, had just arrived in office. Before everything was ready, he was arrested The Tatar rubbed against the ground.

In May, reports of the Northwest Battle were sent to the capital one after another. The ministers were a little bit overwhelmed by the side affairs, but the emperor hid in the palace and "cultivated the Tao" with peace of mind.

I don't know if it's fate, but Zhu Si has recently taken a liking to "meditation", which seems to be a relaxing and healthy thing, and he is a little indifferent to the affairs of the court.

Since the matter could not be settled at the court meeting, the most busy people were the cabinet scholars, and the chief assistant Fei Hong was very troubled, because he didn't know much about the affairs in the northwest, which was not his field of expertise. Even if he wanted to restrict Yang Yiqing, he still gave Yang Yiqing, who is well versed in military affairs, room to play.

Zhang Zuo repeatedly came to the cabinet to inquire about the battle situation in the Northwest. Every time, Yang Yiqing had to come forward to accurately analyze the enemy's situation and give a countermeasure. The importance of Yang Yiqing gradually became prominent.

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It was the end of the day's official duties, and Yang Yiqing stayed in the cabinet on duty at night. This was standard equipment during the Northwest War, and cabinet ministers must stay on duty.

Because Yang Yiqing's military insight is higher than that of the others, so that he has been on duty lately.

Fei Hong and Liu Chun left Wenyuan Pavilion.

Fei Hong's complexion was pale, and he walked unsteadily. Recently, he was ill. It wasn't a serious illness, but he looked a little weak. Liu Chun quickly stepped forward to help him, and then asked a few questions carefully.

"I'm okay."

Fei Hong looked at Liu Chun.

In terms of age, Liu Chun is nine years older than Fei Hong, and he even died once before, but he happened to be rescued by Zhu Hao. Fei Hong couldn't understand why Liu Chun looked more energetic than him now?
Could it be that because he is not the chief assistant, he doesn't have to bear too much pressure?

Liu Chundao: "Wang Dehua was reactivated by the imperial court. Although His Majesty entrusted him with the important task of serving as a military adviser, he did not put him in a position of real power. Faced with the current chaos in the Northwest, should we mention it to Your Majesty?"

There are some things that Liu Chun can't say in public in court or in the cabinet.

Because Wang Qiong was convicted, it was always something that happened after Jiajing ascended the throne, that is to say, today's emperor forced Wang Qiong down, no matter whether Yang Tinghe was in power at that time, or whether Yang Tinghe forced the emperor to do so, at least the current The emperor completely overturned his previous decision, which is a bit unreasonable.

Lu Wanneng was reactivated, in addition to Zhu Hao's recommendation, more because Lu Wan was imprisoned during Zhu Houzhao's reign.

Although Zhu Houzhao died during the conviction, Lu Wan was already a sinner when the new emperor ascended the throne.

When Zhu Si ascended the throne, Wang Qiong was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Fei Hong shook his head: "You mean, you want me to recommend Wang Dehua to form a check and balance with Yang Yingning, right?"

Although Liu Chun's words were a little cryptic, Fei Hong understood immediately after hearing it, and he didn't shy away from this topic.

"Hehe, what do you think?"

That's what Liu Chun meant.

Although it seems that Wang Qiong and Yang Yiqing belong to the same faction, but after all, they were once the pillars of the court, who obeys whose command?
After Yang Yiqing entered the court, didn't he also speak for Wang Qiong?

Everyone in the cabinet can understand the subtle relationship. If Fei Hong wants to challenge Yang Yiqing in a field he is not good at, or even stabilize Yang Yiqing, he must have a professional counterpart as a strong arm. And this person can only be Wang Qiong.

However, Fei Hong expressed his conflicting emotions, shaking his head and said: "Wang Dehua's crime was decided by His Majesty today, and who Wang Dehua is, you and I should know. During the Zhengde dynasty, he almost covered the sky with one hand... Although I was not in the court at that time, But the folks' evaluation of him is extremely unbearable, and the people in the court have suffered from his uselessness for so many years, but now they want to recommend him to the high position again, I really can't get over the hurdle in my heart."

Although Fei Hong seemed smooth and sophisticated, and knew how to get along with the emperor better than Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian and others, he was still principled.

Even if he and Yang Tinghe belonged to different camps, at least Fei Hong was in favor of Wang Qiong being convicted.

Now that Wang Qiong has gained a certain amount of power, even if he still takes the blame, at least he hasn't messed up too badly. Why should he really control the military and political power in the Northwest and disrupt the order of the court?

"Ah."

Liu Chun nodded. After hearing Fei Hong's words, he understood that although he and Yang Yiqing competed for the right to speak in the cabinet, Fei Hong would not ignore Daming's interests because of his personal honor or disgrace.

Liu Chun smiled and stopped mentioning this matter.

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Liu Chun didn't mention it, but it was inevitable that some people in the court would miss it.

There are many people who want to use Wang Qiong to check and balance political opponents, but the ones who can challenge Fei Hong and Yang Yiqing are not the few ministers in the current court, such as Shi Ping, Minister of the Ministry of officials... I am afraid that even he himself knows that he is on this person I can't do it for a long time, and I am waiting to be ordered by the emperor to retire at any time.

As for Huang Zan, Jin Xianmin and others, they have their own ideas and are really not qualified to challenge the authority of the cabinet.

The only person who intends to join the cabinet and hold power is Zhang Cong.

And beside Zhang Cong, there is Gui E who is equally ambitious.

Zhang Cong and Gui E are currently Hanlin bachelors in the Imperial Academy. When Zhu Hao is unable to perform their duties, they have firmly grasped the power of promotion, appointment and dismissal of the Imperial Academy. Of course, they did not act rashly. People who look down on them are tit-for-tat, because at this time Zhang Cong and Gui E have the same mind, that is to accumulate political achievements and prepare for the next step to join the cabinet.

Now that Zhu Hao is not in the capital, there is a lack of a strong competitor, and they themselves still have conflicts with the emperor, and the emperor was displeased by the matter of persuasion.

The most eye-catching thing in the court right now is the military affairs in the Northwest.

Zhang Cong sums up that he has no military talents around him. If Zang Feng was cultivated after the new emperor ascended the throne, his ability does not appear to be very high, and he has no deep friendship with them... In total, there are only Wang Qiong, the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials, can be regarded as a master of military affairs in Daming.

One more thing... After Wang Qiong gained a certain degree of autonomy, he began to work in the capital.

Wang Qiong did not send his family members to lobby, but relied on some old disciples, as well as those who sympathized with and recognized his abilities. Isn't it a logical thing to use the official hat of a person to place a confidant in an important position by taking advantage of his position?
"...This Wang Butang, although he has been convicted for many years, he has spent a lot of money. I heard that as long as someone can say something beneficial to him in public, he will be repaired. The amount is not small. There are many people in the capital. While praising his righteousness, he has the courage to set things right, but he forgets that he also often goes in and out of the Leopard House, and he is the chief culprit who endangers the court."

Gui E went to find Zhang Cong, and when he mentioned Wang Qiong, he actually had a bad impression of Wang Qiong.

Unlike Zhang Cong who was admitted to Jinshi after Zhu Si ascended the throne, Gui E was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Zhengde.

Although logically speaking, it is a good thing to cooperate with Wang Qiong, but Gui E still subconsciously feels some rejection.

Zhang Cong said: "In fact, Wang Dehua has sent letters to important officials in the capital frequently, and some of them came to me. It means that as long as he is used to re-manage the military affairs of the Northwest, in the future, when it comes to border affairs, he will follow my lead. Although it is not stated clearly, it is roughly the same. That's what it means."

"He is really courageous, dare to say such nonsense?"

Gui E frowned endlessly.

Zhang Cong shook his head: "At his age, how long can he stay in the Northwest? Naturally, he has to consider for future generations... Zhu Jingdao didn't know why he wanted to use Wang Dehua to coordinate military affairs in the Northwest... Now Zhu Jingdao is patted Leave ass, but leave a mess in the northwest."

Gui E asked curiously: "Has Zhu Jingdao ever intervened in military affairs in the Northwest?"

"Hmph, what do you think?"

Zhang Cong said, "I also went to Shaanxi to know how inscrutable Zhu Jingdao's methods are... He was in the capital, he looked amiable, he never competed with others, but he often did amazing things. Just talk about Yang Yingning , do you know how much they collude behind the scenes?"

Gui E was also very depressed when she heard that.

Originally, what Zhang Cong discussed with him was that the two would join hands to invite Yang Yiqing to join the court, so as to suppress Zhu Hao's arrogance.

The result was just the opposite. When Zhu Hao saw that Zhang Cong was making small moves behind his back, he immediately reprimanded him to other places, making the Yili faction "a group of dragons without a leader". Zhang Cong.

"After Yang Yingning entered the court, he did have a bad relationship with Zhu Jingdao. He continued to go up and impeach him. Later, he even ordered Zhu Jingdao to go south to become Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry. But who knows when Zhu Jingdao will come back? Tang Yin has a great reputation in the Northwest, so he still has to Thanks to the emperor's trust in Zhu Jingdao, now we can only use Wang Dehua to bring the Northwest General closer to us as soon as possible."

Zhang Cong is very concerned about controlling the frontier army.

Gui E asked: "Shouldn't Beijing officials, especially those in the cabinet, be taboo?"

Zhang Cong sneered and asked back: "Look at Yang Jiefu before, did he care? Why did His Majesty treat Yang Jiefu so respectfully in the first two years after he took the throne? Wasn't it because all the military power in the Northwest was in the hands of Yang Jiefu and Peng?

"In the beginning, Li Yue's ability to govern the army was not low. Look at it now, it is difficult to gain His Majesty's respect, and the Ministry of War will not allow him to return. Isn't it because Li Yue failed to meet His Majesty's expectations when he was in the northwest?
"If you want to gain a foothold in the imperial court, you must not only understand His Majesty's intention to govern the country, but also have something to rely on. The Northwest must never delegate power to others."

(End of this chapter)