Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 448: Taking stock of the Jingtai Dynasty, ranking of civil servants and generals (Part )

"Fifty-one, Qiu Jun."

"Qiu Jun was a saint from the Jingtai Dynasty, but his main energy was focused on studying doctrines. His political reputation was not prominent."

"But I single-handedly raised him up, and it was I who molded him into a saint."

"In the early Jingtai Dynasty, during the dispute between Qiu and Xiang, I was the one who took the lead and allowed Qiu Jun to defeat Xiang Zhong. From then on, Qiu Jun became a saint and Xiang Zhong became the mainstay."

"Xiang Zhong hated Qiu Jun to death because of this."

"However, Xiang Zhong also accompanied the Confucius Temple and worshiped the Imperial Ancestral Temple. His achievements in his life are enough to be praised by all generations."

"I have always believed that Xiang Zhong's way of being a saint is purely based on learning now and selling it now, while Qiu Jun has the potential of a saint."

"When Xiang Zhong was old, he wanted to attack the saint again."

"It didn't end well."

"It just proves what I said."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Fifty-two, Wang Hao."

"Wang Hao's ranking should move forward."

"But, Wang Hao is the same as Qiu Jun. His main energy is to perfect the theory with Qiu Jun. If Qiu Jun is a saint, then Wang Hao is a sub-sage."

"Wang Hao is still alive now, and I think I can still move forward."

"Fifty-three, Shang Lu."

"Shang Ren is a neutral faction. During the incident of seizing the gate, he was rejected by me because of the Zhengtong Emperor's words, but I spared his life and let him go to Liaodong."

"His achievements in this life are mainly in calligraphy. However, he was quite popular with me during the period when he was in power."

"The great governance of Liaoning is the result of the joint efforts of him and Li Xian. He has been in Liaoning for ten years, and Liaoning's wealth is no less than that of the Central Plains provinces."

"Fourth child, Shang Ren taught you calligraphy."

Zhu Jianjian smiled bitterly and said, "Dad, Mr. Shang taught his son for three months and then died of illness. My son even forgot what he looked like."

"Fifty-fourth, Sun Yuanzhen."

"Sun Yuanzhen is ranked so far away, mainly because he did something wrong in his later years."

Zhu Qiyu didn't want to recall: "Sun Yuanzhen, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, secretly hid weapons. This is a serious crime of beheading!"

"If I hadn't killed him because of his merits, he would have been infamy for thousands of years."

In his later years, Sun Yuanzhen secretly hid weapons.

The main thing is to hide ten muskets and plenty of ammunition.

Guns are banned in Ming Dynasty, what is he going to do?
As for Zhu Qiyu, he missed his old relationship and didn't make it known to everyone. He just punished him because his son had done well and had meritorious service in North Korea.

The historians will not record this.

Sun Yuanzhen also died in depression because of this incident.

Very few people know the inside story.

"Otherwise, with his ability, he could be in the top thirty."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Fifty-fifth, Yang Shouchen."

"Yang Shouchen is also a character that I have single-handedly trained and trained."

"He followed Wang Yue to gain experience in the local area, and eventually became independent. He is still a mainstay of the court today."

"Fifty-sixth, Liao Zhuang."

"Using culture to control military affairs, Liao Zhuang has outstanding abilities."

"Moreover, Liao Zhuang is not one of my people. He was once the orthodox emperor's superior and was exiled by me."

"Later, I asked him to join the army to give him the opportunity to die in battle, but he actually made some achievements. He played a decisive role in the Battle of Annan. During the period of commanding troops in Cochin, he suppressed rebellions dozens of times and made outstanding achievements."

"It's just that he was assassinated on his way to Beijing. He died early, otherwise he would have been the Minister of War."

Zhu Qiyu has high hopes for Liao Zhuang.

"Fifty-seven, Bai Ang."

"The main reason why Bai Ang ranks so far away is because his merits were too single, with only flood control. Moreover, it is a pity that he died."

"The credit for Zhonghuajiang should all go to Bai Ang."

"But he died on the plateau, so sad."

"God has not blessed the Ming Dynasty. There was Liao Zhuang in front of him, Bai An in the back, and there were also amazing and talented people like Ma Jin and Ma Ang. They died too early."

"Fifty-eight, Chen Tai."

"This man was an expert at building cities and later became the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Many projects in the Ming Dynasty were built by him."

"When the King of Wei succeeded to the throne, he specifically asked his generals to build the city."

"Chen Tai never returned to China."

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "Chen Tai died of illness in Wei State and died in office."

"Fifty-ninth, Qin Hong."

"Qin Hong's ranking shouldn't be so low, but his potential has not been fully developed. He still has a long time, and he will shine in your hands. He has a good chance of entering the top thirty in the future."

Zhu Qiyu had high hopes for Qin Hong: "Sixtieth, Zhang Mao."

"Zhang Mao, like Qin Hong, has a bright future."

"Sixty-one, Zhang Gu."

"Does this person seem strange to you?"

"In the early wars of the Jingtai Dynasty, I was most assured of using him to lead the troops. He was a civil servant and was not good at fighting, but he was good at leading troops out of the fortress."

"You are the emperor on horseback. You should know how difficult it is to lead troops on the march."

"Zhang Gu was the civil servant who was best at leading troops in the Jingtai Dynasty. He didn't know how to fight, but if he led the troops on marches, the morale of the troops would not be disordered, and they would not be afraid of marching thousands of miles."

"He is also good at training troops. When I visited Nanjing, I specially took him with me and asked him to guard Zhejiang and train troops for me."

"This person is not famous because he is too low-key."

"Sixty-two, Chen Jiayou."

"I always believe that Chen Jiayou's contribution is higher than that of Bian Yong."

"The books he brought back were so important to the Ming Dynasty, especially the medical books. It can be said that Chen Jiayou started modern medicine."

"Moreover, Chen Jiayou spent his whole life on the road as an envoy, and finally died on the road. He begged for mercy and received mercy."

"He is a role model for all diplomats. It can be said that he pioneered the Ming Dynasty's diplomats and was a founder-like figure."

"Sixty-three, Bian Yong."

"He was also an envoy. During the Battle of Annan, he stole important information."

"His footprints are all over the land of Baiyue."

"After returning to the court, he has been in charge of Honglu Temple."

"He is also the prince's teacher."

"His ability to teach his descendants is really brilliant. There are many Jinshi in his clan, and they are all talented."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Sixty-fourth, Min Gui."

"Min Gui is an all-powerful minister, Fourth Brother, if you make good use of him, he will be your Hu Ming, who can give you the final answer."

"Actually, Min Gui can move up a row."

"However, most of his credit lies in the vassal states. Min Gui helped establish the centers of many vassal states in America, and Min Gui also took the greatest credit for defeating the indigenous people."

"There are too many capable ministers in the Jingtai Dynasty."

"He can only stay behind, but it does not mean that he is poor in ability. Those who can be named by me are all famous ministers throughout the world!"

Zhu Qiyu said: "Sixty-five, Fei Hong."

"I promoted Fei Hong's father first. When he was young, Fei Hong studied with the prince. You know Fei Hong very well, right?"

"Use him well and his future is limitless."

"Sixty-six, Wang Xian."

"Wang Xian can reach such a high position at such a young age. His future prospects are limitless."

"Sixty-seven, Wang Qiong."

"You have to make good use of these two kings. Together they are Han Yong, and separately they are Li Bing and Xiang Zhong."

"Sixty-eight, Zuo Ding."

"Lian Gang and Zuo Ding are a pair."

"Lian Gang was unlucky and died in Guangxi. It was because I was angry with him. He had such a bad mouth, so I sent him to Guangxi, but he really died. It was my fault."

"Zuo Ding is my pen. The most important documents in the court are usually drafted by him. I trust his pen the most."

"Sixty-nine, Wang Fu."

"Wang Fu can be said to be a conscientious person. He is in charge of Shuntian Mansion, and nothing major happens in the entire Gyeonggi region."

"Later he joined the cabinet department, worked conscientiously and was praised by others."

"There are many, many people who are qualified to enter Ziwei Pavilion."

Zhu Jianji was speechless. These people the old man mentioned were all famous people, and they could all be called famous ministers.

During the entire seventy years of the Jingtai Dynasty, so many famous ministers emerged. How many capable ministers were there under the famous ministers?

It is estimated that there are more than 200 people!

There were so many of them that they were impossible to count.

"Wen Wu is first, Wu Wu is second. Dad, how do you rank the generals?" Zhu Jianjian was more interested in the generals.

Zhu Qiyu took a sip of water to moisten his throat: "General."

"Yu Qian is definitely number one, and he deserves it."

"His contributions are incalculable. Among all the meritorious officials of the Ming Dynasty, he ranks among the top three, Xu Da ranks first, and Chang Yuchun ranks second. It is understandable."

"I think Yu Qian should occupy the third place, and Mu Ying, Feng Sheng, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, etc. should all lean back."

"If Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong are included, Yu Qian will be pushed to fifth place at most."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "The number one military general in the Jingtai Dynasty is Yu Qian!"

"Second, Wang Yue!"

"Wang Yue was originally a civil servant. If he had not broken a leg, he would never have become a military commander."

"And his leg was broken for me."

"Even if we include Li Bing, Han Yong, Wang Yue, Nian Fu, Zhang Mao, Wang Xian, Wang Qiong and other civil servants who are good at conquering and fighting, Wang Yue can still be ranked second."

"After Yu Qian, in the biggest war in the court, I will all rely on Wang Yue."

"Besides, Wang Yue is neither arrogant nor impetuous."

"I rely on him so much, but he is still humble. He has never robbed or enriched himself. When he was guarding the capital, he rarely showed up. He restrained his family and was not allowed to bully the good. His moral character and achievements are well deserved, and he ranks first. Two, absolutely qualified.”

Zhu Qiyu said: "Third, Fan Guang."

"Fan Guang was granted the title of Duke very late. That's because I need him the most. Without him, I can't sleep peacefully and I can't let him leave the capital."

"Otherwise, with Fan Guang's ability, there is absolutely no problem in making him a Duke early."

"And he must be the first to be granted the title of Duke, not Fang Ying."

"Fourth, Fang Ying."

"Fang Ying's fighting skills are good, but she indulges in arrogance and is too depraved."

"I've beaten and scolded him so many times, but he just won't listen."

"In the end, he died in his sixties."

"He also did it himself."

"Fifth, Yang Xin."

"Yang Xin can be ranked in this position because he has lived a long time and has gone through too many wars, so he is ranked in such a high position."

"Sixth, Ouxin."

"The first achievement of pacifying Guangxi was Ou Xin. It was precisely because of the pacification of Guangxi that I got the wolf soldiers. I was able to conquer Baiyue and conquer the world. The starting point of everything is to conquer the wolf soldiers."

"Later on, Ou Xin fought for the Ming Dynasty in the north and south, and made outstanding contributions."

“No need to count, it’s well deserved.”

"Seventh, Li Jin."

"Fourth, you don't know that Li Jin is my confidant." "After the incident of seizing the door, many people were looking forward to my death. It was Li Jin who protected me tightly, so I survived."

"He is ranked low, mainly because he died too early. If he had not died too early, he would have moved up even higher."

"The merits of Mobei's civil servants should belong to Qian, Li Bing, and Wang Shu. When it comes to the merits of military generals, Li Jin should be praised first, and Mao Sheng second."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Eighth, Liang Yue."

"In the early Jingtai period, Liang Yue's reputation was not prominent. It was not until after the navy was built that Liang Yue became a famous robber on the sea."

"That's because I need Liang Yun by my side."

"I can't live without Liang Yue for a moment, and many times, Liang Yue has to hide, so his reputation is not obvious."

"Later I let him out, and Liang Yue was like a fish entering the sea. He was honored as a Duke, and there was no difficulty for him."

"He also became the living king of Ming Dynasty."

"He repays me with his loyalty, and I will never let him down."

"Ninth, Li Zhen."

"Li Zhen won a battle to defend Nanjing and became famous in one battle."

"He was the fastest-growing famous general. In his later years, he was almost able to command large corps in war, and he shone brightly on the Persian battlefield."

"Tenth, Guo Deng."

"Guo Deng is not only good at fighting, he is also the most poetic general."

"I have read all the poems he wrote."

"He married Changde again. He is my brother-in-law and your uncle."

Zhu Qiyu said: "The battle that made him famous was fought in Africa, and Italy was also destroyed by him. It is really powerful to destroy six countries with one person."

"Eleventh, Tauru."

"Taulu will be ranked in front of his father. The father and son are a pair of famous generals, and they are both admirable and admirable."

"I think Tao Lu may go one step further in the future and enter the top ten. Could it be that he has pushed Guo Deng down?"

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.

Taulu is still alive and still garrisoning the place.

There were ten capitals in the Ming Dynasty, and each capital was garrisoned by a state official.

"You can't squeeze your uncle out, can you?"

Zhu Jianjian smiled and said: "Dad, if your children and grandchildren are included, who can you tell me who can be in the top ten?"

"Oh?"

Zhu Qiyu touched the white beard on his chin: "You can definitely get in, you can be in the top five, King Wei can, your son King Zhao can, King Yuan can, King Yan can, King of Xia can."

"Tsk, tsk, among my children and grandchildren, are there so many handsome people?"

Zhu Qiyu was surprised and happy: "However, the competition is only between ministers, not emperors of other countries, so don't forget it."

"go on."

"Twelfth, Jiang Wan."

"Jiang Wan's military career masterpieces are not as good as Tao Ludo's, so he ranks behind."

"However, Jiang Wan is already stunning enough."

"It's a pity that he was blind and died on the battlefield, otherwise he would have been even more brilliant."

"Thirteenth, Mao Sheng."

"Even though Mao Sheng and I are related by marriage, my ranking is very fair."

"Mao won several battles in northern Saibei and was invincible. Ming was able to win the Mongolian province, and he took the greatest credit."

"Fourteenth, Wang Xin."

"Yu Qian's most proud student, Wang Xin, has never failed in his life, which is very rare."

"Fifteenth, Tao Cheng."

"Tao Cheng and Ou Xin are two evil men in the military. Tao Cheng ranks lower. The main reason is that Tao Cheng did not do things secretly and was always impeached by officials. He eventually resigned and died on his sick bed."

"However, his son Tao Lu is even more amazing. The achievements of two generations are enough to be crowned king."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Sixteenth, Zhao Fu."

"Zhao Fu has always been quiet, but he was able to successfully complete all the tasks I assigned him without leaving anything behind."

"He cannot be said to be an amazing talent or a world-famous general."

"But he explains what a qualified general is like. Anyone who is entrusted to him can make people feel at ease."

"So, in the past few years, I was willing to use Zhao Fu to supervise the border areas."

"After Zhao Fu died, I missed him very much."

"Seventeen, Shenying."

"Shenying has been defeated by his sons in this life. Even I can't control his sons."

"I wanted to execute them several times."

"For Shenying's sake, spare them."

"But these guys are so audacious that they dare to smuggle arms."

"The title Shenying earned is gone, and so is his life. The Shen family is completely in decline, and they deserve it."

Descendants of Shenying were expelled during the purge in the 65th year of Jingtai.

"Eighteenth, Ren Li."

"Ren Li's contribution is definitely not as great as Shenying's."

"However, I trust him the most. Whatever I entrust to him, he can complete it perfectly."

"In the early days, when the imperial power was not in my hands, Ren Li always stood by me and was loyal."

"Wherever I tell him to go, no matter how difficult it is, he will go for me."

"His family is the only one in the Jingtai Dynasty who was gifted the title of Duke of the Kingdom. He was the only one in the Jingtai Dynasty who was granted the title of Duke of the Kingdom."

"Nineteenth, Xu Tai."

"When he was a child, I told him that he was a world-famous general and gave him to Yu Qian for training."

"But Yu Qian was not in the capital, so Yang Xin took him. Later, he followed Li Zhen and went to Vietnam with Wang."

"Finally he lived up to the training of his grandfather Xu Gui and father Xu Ning and became a world-famous general."

"Now that he is in charge of Borneo, I feel very relieved."

"Twentieth, Zhu Yong."

"I showed some mercy to Zhu Yongwang back then, but in exchange I got a famous general."

"Zhu Yong is a member of the Zhengtong Emperor."

"It was me who spared his life and granted him military power. He finally repaid me with his unparalleled military exploits."

"Later, I completely handed over the capital camp to him, and he repaid me with his loyalty."

Zhu Yong died in the 64th year of Jingtai.

Zhu Jianjian also admired his father's courage for daring to hand over the military power of the capital to Zhu Yong, which was really impressive.

Zhu Yong did repay Emperor Jingtai with his loyalty.

"Twenty-one, Tao Jin."

"Tao Jin was not famous at first, but I discovered him with my sharp eyes and asked him to follow Kou Shen to guard the northwest. Later, he participated in the Northwest War."

"Until Fan Guang died, Yang Xin returned to the capital, and Kou Shen Yuanjie passed away one after another, he succeeded him as the governor of Aral Sea and did a very good job."

"He is not a famous general, but he is good at fighting, understands politics, and does a good job balancing the forces of various countries."

"Twenty-two, Mao Hai."

"Mao Hai is Mao Zhong's nephew. He does not have a title himself, but he relied on himself to become the Duke of the country."

"Mao Hai is best at fighting tough battles, fighting hard battles, and fighting against the wind."

"He has a total of 176 wounds and scars all over his body."

"The credit is all earned with one's life."

"Once he was serving in front of the emperor, I asked him, does it hurt?"

"He told me that compared with gaining fame, some pain on the body is nothing. The main thing is to have somewhere to perform meritorious service and to report it truthfully. The court will clearly reward and punish you, which is enough."

"These words almost brought tears to my eyes."

"Twenty-three, Song Cheng."

"The Song family has no famous generals, but all of them are mainstays in the army."

"In the final analysis, I trust his family."

"That's all."

"But Song Cheng is different. He has been a famous general since he was a child, and I focused on training him, so he went to the battlefield and quickly became a famous general."

"He has many representative works in his military career, and he is good at commanding medium-sized regiments in combat. He is a low-profile handsome man."

"Twenty-four, Zhou Xi."

"Zhou Xi's ability is greater than his reputation."

"There are two Zhous in the Ming Dynasty army, Zhou Xi and Zhou Yu. On the contrary, the younger Zhou Xi is the most talented general, while Zhou Yu is difficult to stand out due to his personality."

"It's a pity that Zhou Xi died in the vassal state, otherwise he would still be ranked high."

Zhou Xi died of miasma in South America at the age of sixty-three.

"Twenty-five, Mu Cong."

"Who said people from Prince Mu's Mansion can't fight?"

"Mu Cong is very similar to his ancestor. It is true that he is not as stunning as Mu Ying, but since his debut, Mu Cong has rarely lost a single defeat."

"Moreover, he values ​​his soldiers. Putting aside the results of the war, the soldiers under his command have the fewest deaths, so they are willing to sacrifice their lives for him."

"Twenty-six, Chen Yu."

"Chen Yu, he is not good at fighting, but he is better at politics than any general in the army."

"For a long time, he was in charge of the Military Discipline Department for me."

"The clear political discipline in the military is directly related to him."

"Twenty-seven, Zhou Yu."

"Zhou Yu has a violent and extreme personality and does things without considering the consequences."

"He just met me. If it were anyone else, he might not be willing to use him."

"It's my fault too, for turning him from a soldier into a general. I cultivated his proud temperament, which actually harmed him."

"I have also reflected on this over the years, and I rarely promote people like this in the future."

"Twenty-eight, Chen Shao."

"Chen Shao is so far behind in the queue, mainly because I delayed him."

"He is a noble man, but he is also the head of my bodyguard."

"I can't live without him for a moment. I don't trust anyone but him."

"Later he was released and allowed to make contributions."

"To be honest, he is really not good at commanding troops, but the lieutenants in the army are willing to serve for him because he is very generous, has clear rewards and punishments, and will use his salary to support poor sergeants."

"I often deliberately give him military exploits, but Chen Shao never wants them. He doesn't take anything he shouldn't."

"This is Chen Shao."

"Twenty-nine, Liu Ning."

"Liu Ning is really amazing when he fights. He is different from Wang Xin and Wang Li. He fights like he is carving a work of art."

"Sometimes I can't understand Liu Ning. Is he fighting or doing art?"

"You must make good use of this person. His future is immeasurable."

(to be continued)
　I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep first
　　In order to catch up with the progress, I will add updates from time to time. Since there are no recommendations anymore, there is no need to consider ordering them all. There is no need to all have 10,000-word stamps. They will be divided appropriately.

(End of this chapter)