Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 241 Rewards for meritorious deeds, is that enough?

The news that Zhu Yuanzhang personally greeted Su Jing when he came back quickly spread in the Ming Dynasty Hall.

Fengtian Temple, early dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang had rushed over from the "Niu Mansion" a long time ago. At the beginning of the new year, there were quite a lot of things to do in Ming Dynasty, and the morning court every day could never be cancelled.

The ministers lined up on both sides, looking up, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were basically occupied by people from the Huaixi Group.

Originally Zhedong Group was headed by Liu Bowen, but now Liu Bowen has resigned and is no longer there.

Another representative of the Zhedong Group is Song Lian, Chengzhi of the Imperial Academy.

However, Song Lian is more like a pure literati. Although he is the leader of the literati in eastern Zhejiang, he actually has little effect in the court.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty Bureau at this time is completely occupied by the Huaixi Group.

However, the Huaixi Group is still the main force that Zhu Yuanzhang relies on. Whether it is a civil servant or a general, it is the strength that Ming urgently needs now.

Zhu Yuanzhang pushed Su Jing out more because he wanted to balance the court situation.

To break this balance, he has no idea for the time being.

"Now that the New Year's Pass has passed, the issue of Beiyuan's remnants still needs to be discussed."

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, he directly characterized the theme of the meeting in the early court.

Beiyuan has always been the confidant of the Ming Dynasty. Even though it only won a big victory last year, the remaining power is still there.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "Expansion Timur is a trouble in the northwest, and the longer it takes, the more difficult it is to deal with, so I decided to make a northern expedition. What do you think?"

The ministers immediately came out one by one to express their views.

No one objected, all agreed.

On the one hand, this is the influence of Zhu Yuanzhang's personal prestige, on the other hand, it also shows the threat of expanding Timur, and everyone knows it.

This expanded profile Timur is Wang Baobao.

Yuan Pingzhang Chahan Timur nephew also.Chahan was raised as his son, and Emperor Yuanshun bestowed the name on Timur.

Wang Baobao is the leading figure among the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty. He also fought against many of the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned Wang Baobao at this meeting, all the officials understood that this battle had to be fought.

This matter was soon settled, and finally Zhu Yuanzhang set Xu Da as the general who conquered the captives, Chang Yuchun as the left deputy general, and Li Wenzhong as the right deputy general, and went to the desert.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the generals and asked: "Emperor Yuan Shun stayed outside the Great Wall and expanded Timur's lone army to attack our Lanzhou. His ambition is to get a chance, and the size of the profit will not be destroyed. Now you are ordered to go out, what should be the first?"

Xu Da replied: "Taking Emperor Yuan Shun directly as a teacher, and expanding Timur's power, he can surrender without a fight."

Xu Da, as a general, still plays very steadily.

Taking Emperor Yuanshun head-on, the great general Kuo Kuo Timur naturally had no threat, because he had nothing to protect.

This is Xu Da's consistent style.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Expanding Timur's army to approach the border, and now he sacrifices the other and takes Emperor Yuanshun. This is to forget the near and take the far, and lose the urgency. It is not a good strategy."

"What I mean is to divide the troops into two ways. One ordered General Xu Da to go from Xi'an on Tongguan Mountain to Dingxi to take the extension of Timur; Let them save each other and have no time to help each other. What's more, Emperor Yuan Shun lived far away in the desert, and he didn't expect my master to come suddenly. Like a lonely dolphin encountering a fierce tiger, it will be easy to take it. This kills two birds with one stone."

As a top strategist, Zhu Yuanzhang also has his own clear thinking.

He had already had his own tactical ideas on how to deal with the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Xu Da said immediately.

The matter of the expedition was finalized, and Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood.

"About the fact that the prince has returned, I think you should know."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and directly referred to Zhu Biao.

Prince Zhu Biao!

The future emperor of Ming Dynasty has safely returned to Yingtian at this moment. This is great news.

Even if there is a conflict between the two parties, Zhu Biao is highly respected by both parties.

On Huaixi Group's side, Chang Yuchun is the future father-in-law, and on Zhedong Group's side, Zhu Biao's childhood teacher is Song Lian.

It can be said that in order for Zhu Biao to better control Daming, Zhu Yuanzhang has already made all preparations.

Although many ministers had their own means to find out the news of Zhu Biao's safe return, any news that came out of the snooping was not as reliable and reassuring as what came out of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Yuanzhang's words fell, the expressions of the officials improved a lot.

However, in the next second, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Su Jing, who prevented the plague in Qingzhou Prefecture, has also returned. Let me tell you, how should I reward him?"

The matter of Qingzhou Mansion has been settled here by Zhu Yuanzhang, and Su Jing is a great hero.

Everything is result-oriented, and if there is a problem in the process, as long as the result is correct, it will be more difficult to find fault.

"Cui Shangshu, you are the one who drafted this matter of etiquette. I think that with Su Jing's contribution, I should be able to confer a title, but I haven't considered what kind of title to confer, what do you think?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Cui Liang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and asked with a smile.

Knighted!

As soon as this remark came out, the officials were shocked!

They all knew that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to push Su Jing, but they didn't expect that he would be conferred directly.

Cui Liang walked out slowly, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, today there are Duke, Marquis, Bo, Zi, and Nan in the Ming Dynasty. I believe that with Su Jing's merits, sons and men will be ranked second." More appropriate."

The system of lords in the Ming Dynasty was also formulated. Jue: the first rank is the Duke of the State and the Duke of the County, and the first rank is the Marquis of the County; Male from Wupin County.

Zhu Yuanzhang made great contributions to the meritorious officials, and the five princes, Li Shanchang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong and Deng Yu, all belonged to the Huaixi Group.

And Liu Bowen, the leader of the Zhedong Group, was only named an uncle, not even a marquis.

Among the circumstances, of course, there are Huaixi Group's own outstanding achievements, but also Zhu Yuanzhang's own tendency.

After all, the Huaixi Group has been with Zhu Yuanzhang since the beginning of the uprising, and many people have an irreversible relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang. It is normal to have this tendency.

But as an emperor, personal love is one aspect, and the balance of the court is another.

The most ruthless emperor's family, this is not a joke.

Cui Liang suggested that sons and men should be ranked second, and the shocked officials were slightly relieved. Su Jing's contribution is not small, and with Zhu Yuanzhang's strong support, it is enough to seal the last second class.

Cui Liang still knows how to measure, these two levels of knighthood are within the acceptable range of the officials.

"Son and boy, Cui Shangshu, what if I want to make Su Jing an uncle?"

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again, and there was another shock.

伯！
Don't look at it as the third class, but Liu Bowen named him Chengyi Bo.

If you are not a member of the Huaixi Group, if you can be named uncle, that is definitely a very high title.

Although everyone knows that Su Jing was pushed out by Zhu Yuanzhang just for the current "Liu Bowen".

But isn't that a little too fast!

The officials were stunned, with different expressions and changes.

But without exception, they were all shocked, except Chang Yuchun.

"Cui Shangshu, is there any problem with my thoughts?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Cui Liang again.

This is already a pretty obvious hint, and the emperor personally asked, that is to put pressure on.

Normal smart people know how to answer.

However, at this moment, many ministers are hoping that Cui Liang will not choose the answer of a smart person.

It's better to have someone at the front than charge by yourself.

Cui Liang looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with his usual expression and said, "I think it's inappropriate."

Not suitable!
Loudly!

Following Cui Liang's answer, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

Cui Liang said it, so they didn't worry about it.

However, they still think Cui Liang's behavior is stupid.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not an easy-talking emperor. In front of the officials, it was audacious to be so shameless.

Standing behind Cui Liang was Shi Jiabao, Minister of Rites. He lowered his head, his heart full of worry.

But Shi Jiabao knew why Cui Liang disobeyed Zhu Yuanzhang, it was his persistence as the Minister of Rites.

Ritual is the orthodoxy of Confucianism since ancient times.

You can't just change the etiquette system with a word from the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Cui Liang and said, "Cui Shangshu, you said it's inappropriate, so what exactly is inappropriate?"

It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang is not angry, everything is calm.

But all the ministers in this hall know that such Zhu Yuanzhang is the most terrifying.

Cui Liang replied without any fear: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Su Jing's contribution to the Qingzhou Mansion is indeed not small, but how does it compare to the Boss Chengyi? If it is the Boss, what will the Boss Chengyi do?"

Liu Bowen was directly pulled out as a benchmark.

People like Liu Bowen can only be named Boss, so Su Jing can be named Boss, isn't that a joke.

Although it is unreasonable to use Liu Bowen, this is a knighthood made by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, so it must be recognized.

"Hahaha."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out loud suddenly, which lifted the hearts of the officials.

What does this smile represent?

Is it possible to get angry?
Or is Cui Liang going to be unlucky?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Cui Liang and said, "Cui Shangshu, what you mean is that Su Jing's contribution is not enough, so it's not enough to be named Uncle, right?"

"That's right! Your Majesty."

Cui Liang replied firmly.

"it is good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted, and said: "Today, I will discuss Su Jing's achievements with you, and only by rewarding you can you convince the public."

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Prince Zhu Biao walked out slowly from the side.

"Biao'er, tell me what Su Jing has done to benefit Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly.

Obviously, these are situations that Zhu Yuanzhang had anticipated.

Cui Liang's rebuttal was not beyond his expectation.

The officials immediately felt that something was wrong. Zhu Yuanzhang clearly came prepared, and what happened just now was probably to pave the way for this.

Give Su Jing meritorious service!
That's the big game.

"Yes, Father."

Zhu Biao nodded slightly towards Zhu Yuanzhang, and then faced the officials below without the slightest timidity.

As early as in Dabentang, Zhu Biao already had his own small court hall, such a scene was not uncommon for him.

"Cui Shangshu, Master Su once cultivated potatoes and sweet potatoes, which can be used as a staple food. After they are distributed to farmers in various places this year, it is estimated that the grain income can be doubled. How much credit do you have for this?"

Zhu Biao said to Cui Liang.

This starts with potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Food is the most important thing for the people, and the Ming Dynasty was a feudal dynasty, with agriculture as the mainstay, and increasing food production was the top priority.

Twice the increase in grain production is already a very exaggerated existence.

This is because the number of seeds cultivated last year cannot be spread to the hands of Mingming throughout the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, there will be more.

Of course, as a staple food, potatoes and sweet potatoes are definitely not as delicious as rice and wheat.

But it is enough to be able to eat. The Ming Dynasty has not developed to the point of being picky about whether it is good or not.

The matter of potatoes and sweet potatoes is actually known to many officials in the palace.

At first, Empress Ma planted them in the palace. Later, the Agricultural College was established, and the Agricultural College has been responsible for cultivating seeds.

Naturally, such a high-yield crop cannot be taken lightly.

However, the source of this matter is Su Jing, and not many people know about it.

Now that Zhu Biao pointed it out, it naturally shocked many people.

Cui Liang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Reporting to Your Highness, Su Jing's move is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, and he has made great contributions. It is still not enough to be named uncle. At least we can wait until this year's grain is produced before we can decide."

There is nothing wrong with what Cui Liang said.

Increasing grain production is very important to Daming, and Su Jing's contribution is undoubtedly great.

But we can't just reward meritorious deeds before it is popularized.

Things have to be put in order. If you really have meritorious service, then you will be rewarded.

This made all the Huaixi Group officials applaud Cui Liang secretly.

This rebuttal is in place!
"What Cui Shangshu said is true."

Zhu Biao nodded, and did not get entangled in this matter, but continued: "Last year's disaster relief food corruption case, on the surface, I led the investigation of corruption, but in fact, everything depends on Su Shihui's eyes , found out that the official food flowed into the market, and then there was a follow-up, and the first contribution in this case should belong to Master Su!"

Disaster relief food corruption case!

This was a big case last year. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and dealt with many people.

At that time, it was Zhu Biao who came forward to lead the process of the incident. Baiguan did not expect that Su Jing was behind this incident.

"As a businessman, Su Jing eliminated harm for the people and benefited Ming Dynasty. He made a lot of contributions, but it was not enough. The matter of conferring uncle is not in one city or one place, nor in one case."

Cui Liang said slowly.

It is still a rebuttal, the reason is very simple, that is, the credit is too small.

The disaster relief food corruption case, in Feng Bo's terms, was indeed a trivial matter.

Zhu Biao was not surprised, but continued: "Then Cui Shangshu, is the empty seal enough?"

Empty print case!
That was the biggest corruption case last year, involving a large number of people, which is simply unheard of!

Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher's knife was merciless, and all the officials who killed it trembled!
Although not many officials in the court were implicated in the Kongyin case, they were still terrified!
Everything stems from the anti-corruption system formulated by Zhu Biao at that time.

Now, Zhu Biao has personally confirmed the truth, which led to the anti-corruption system in the empty printing case. In fact, the root cause is Su Jing!
(End of this chapter)