Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 250 Joint Counter-insurgency
"Not bad……"

Just when Ma Qi was on tenterhooks, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly changed his attitude. The smile on his face did not change, but it seemed a lot warmer inexplicably, and the coldness in his tone disappeared.

"Since it was Grandpa Huang who issued the edict, let's do it according to Grandpa Huang's arrangements."

"Zhan Qi." With that said, Zhu Zhanhe pulled his younger brother out.

"I've pretty much explained everything that needs to be explained. This is my father's fiefdom. After all, it's the root of our family. I'll leave it to you to take care of it from now on."

"Okay, brother." Zhu Zhanqi nodded, but his eyes were fixed on Ma Qi in front of him.

Although Zhu Zhanhe didn't say it explicitly, no matter what he said, Zhu Zhanqi knew something about Zhu Zhanhe.

Zhu Zhanhe's malice would not be spread randomly, nor would he vent it on just anyone. Everything had a reason.

There are only two possibilities for Zhu Zhanhe's attitude: First, he doesn't like this Ma Qi, or he doesn't like the old man's behavior of sending people here without his consent.

Second, there is a problem with this Ma Qi.

Regardless of the reason, Zhu Zhanqi knew that he must face this person, otherwise his brother would not have such a reaction.

This was the test his brother left him, a midterm test.

If he can handle it well, he will be fine in the future. If he can't handle it well, it can only be said that he still needs a lot of training and may not even be suitable for this position.

No matter what, this horse Qi is one of the key points that he must pay attention to in the future.

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Just when there was a small fluctuation in Yunnan, there was a huge move in Beijing.

Recommended by Yang Shiqi, Yang Pu, Yang Rong, Jin Youzi and other Wenyuan Pavilion scholars, and recommended by the prince, a decision was finally implemented by the court.

Starting from the 15th year of Yongle, which is this year, Ming Dynasty abandoned Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and established Gongyang School as an official school!
Once this decision came out, the situation around Yingtian was relatively good, but other places were not so calm.

Previously, Zhu Gaochi handed over several books on Gongyang Studies to Yang Shiqi and others. Although he did not go into details, he obviously left the matter to them.

The prince's order was obviously authorized by the emperor. Yang Shiqi and others deliberately opposed and refused, but I was a minister.

But fortunately, thanks to Zhu Zhanhe, because of the grassland, Annan, and Japanese countries in the past two years, the people agreed with Gongyang Xue's theory of great revenge, and there was no objection.

However, this time the imperial court issued an order to abolish Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and establish Gongyang Neo-Confucianism as official school. This was different from the previous small-scale promotion by Yang Shiqi and others.

For this policy, ordinary people and poor scholars all cheered and talked about it, thinking that Ming Dynasty had truly straightened its back and stood up completely.

And those who had already obtained the title, whether they were serving as officials or waiting for it (Note 1), all voiced their opposition.

Among the voices of opposition, those who were preparing for the exam were the most vehement.

In fact, you know that after studying Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism all your life, just to be able to pass the imperial examination and gain fame, the imperial court wanted to abandon Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and establish Gongyang Neo-Confucianism as an official school at this time.

To others, this is nothing, but to these scholars who are preparing for the exam, this is nothing more than a bolt from the blue.

After ten years of hard work, they have learned to be lonely. For them, if they want to obtain fame in the future, it cannot be said that they have to start all over again, but it is not far off.

After all, although they both share Confucianism, there are still some differences between Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and Gongyang Neo-Confucianism, with their central ideas being different.

But it’s hard to say what effect these opposing voices will have.

Yingtian Mansion, Imperial Palace, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Di sat on the dragon chair, holding his chin with his left hand and flipping the memorials on the desk with his right hand.

The violent reaction to the establishment of Gongyang School as an official school could be said to be within Zhu Di's expectation, but it was also far beyond his imagination.

The degree of opposition from scholars was far more intense than Zhu Di imagined?Not really.

On the contrary, the level of opposition from scholars was lower than Zhu Di imagined.

The abolition of Cheng Zhu and the establishment of Gongyang can be said to have completely overturned the main theories of the Ming Dynasty. It will not only waste years or even more than ten years of hard study in the cold window of tens of thousands of scholars, but it is more likely to overturn the governance of the Ming Dynasty. policy.

Don't forget that in the past, the Ming Dynasty was mainly based on Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and the main policy of governing the country was also based on Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.

Thoughts such as the Heavenly Kingdom and the rule of benevolence were all changed or even distorted by Zhu Neo-Confucianism, but Gongyang Neo-Confucianism.

Ideas such as the Great Unification and the Great Revenge can be said to represent the future development direction of the Ming Dynasty. This may be difficult for scholars who started from the Song Dynasty, experienced the Yuan Dynasty and then arrived at the Ming Dynasty to accept.

To put it bluntly, they are used to kneeling, and the change from Cheng Zhuli to Gongyang Xue made them unexpected, and their knees could not straighten up in a short time.

"Boss, what do you think?" Zhu Di pushed away the memorial on the desk and looked up at Zhu Gaochi.

Although the reaction was less violent than initially expected, it was impossible to ignore.

It is no joke if the literati make trouble.

"This..." Zhu Gaochi's heart trembled, and then he lowered his head.

No way?

No, Zhu Di immediately guessed what his eldest son was thinking.

It's not that there is no way, but it can't be said, or it can't be said through his mouth.

Zhu Di frowned, but he didn't say anything, but turned to Yang Rong.

Although Yang Rong had some conflicts with Zhu Zhanhe, it was not serious, and Zhu Zhanhe had never targeted Yang Rong, so Zhu Di still used Yang Rong quite a lot.

In addition, the most important point is that Yang Rong has a sense of proportion, never like Hu Guang and Huang Huai who have no sense of proportion.

Regarding this point, what Zhu Dijing said when he entered Yingtian can be verified.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen suggested..." Yang Rong looked around, then at Zhu Gaochi who had his head lowered, and took a deep breath.

"Move the capital!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire Qianqing Palace was silent.

Moving the capital, of course, is to Shuntianfu.

In fact, before this, most civilian officials were opposed to moving the capital, while military generals were just the opposite. They supported moving the capital.

There is only one reason. If the capital is moved to Shuntian Mansion, it will have to face the threats from the grassland, Jianzhou Guards, Nuer Gandu Division and other ministries.

This is what people in later generations often say: "The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country." However, this was not said by Zhu Di, nor was it said by any Ming Dynasty monarch. It was people in later generations based on Zhu Di's move to Shuntian and Chongzhen's hanging. Summarized what happened in Meishan.

If the capital is moved to Sunchon, the civil servants will have more and more things to do. In addition, as the saying goes "a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall", the civil servants will naturally be opposed to it.

For generals, facing the enemy directly means an increased chance of gaining military exploits, and they will naturally support it.

But now, Yang Rong, as a civil servant, actually spoke up to support...

No!He took the initiative to move the capital.

Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhu Gaochi.

Although he knew that this suggestion might not be made by his boss, moving the capital to Shuntian would be of the greatest benefit to the princelings, so it would inevitably make him think too much.

Zhu Gaoxu's lineage, especially Zhu Zhanhe, had too much influence on the court. Moving the capital to Shuntian would not only cut off the military commander's thoughts to a certain extent, but also reduce Zhu Zhanhe's influence on the court.

To put it bluntly...if Zhu Zhanhe rebels in the future and moves the capital to Shuntian, the court's reaction time will increase.

but!

What we are talking about now is the matter of abolishing Cheng and Zhu and establishing Gongyang, and moving the capital to Shuntian can, to a certain extent, even solve the scholar's objection to the imperial court establishing Gongyang as an official school.

There is only one reason: hostility between the North and the South.

As mentioned before, among literati, the opposition between the north and the south was very serious, and it was even so serious that the court had to consider its balance when recruiting scholars.

Moving the capital to Shuntian, firstly, can divert people's attention, and secondly, once the capital is moved, the opposition of northern scholars will definitely weaken, and southern scholars will naturally not watch at this time.

After this back and forth, it is only a matter of time before the opposition voices are eliminated.

In addition, the capital relocation has been decided for a long time, and the construction and restoration of Shuntian Mansion have been completed. In fact, the capital could be moved last year, but the specific time has not been set.

"Then..." Zhu Di took a deep breath, glanced at his eldest son who was still working as a quail, and said slowly.

"Inform Lu Zhen of the Ministry of Rites and ask him to get a charter as soon as possible to implement the move of the capital."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The civil servants fell to their knees.

……

Just when Ying Tian made a decision that could change or even subvert the situation in the Ming Dynasty, Li Bin had already led three thousand soldiers to Liaodong Dusi.

This was due to the Ming Dynasty's policy of opening up the sea ban. This aspect of maritime transportation was gradually understood. It was no longer necessary to find a treasure fleet like when Zhu Zhanhe conquered the Japanese country.

Three thousand soldiers may seem small, but these three thousand soldiers are the top priority of this battle because they are from the Shenji Battalion.

The Ming Dynasty has a lot of permanent troops. Even if it is a temporary deployment, it is no problem to have [-], [-] or even [-] troops, but that is not how things work out.

For a war, and a war at the Great Wall, the permanent garrison would basically not be deployed. At least half of the fifth military camp would have to be left to protect the capital.

The core combat force of Li Bin's expedition to the Jianzhou Guard was undoubtedly the Shenji Battalion. In addition to the Shenji Battalion, Zhu Di also deployed a total of 16 soldiers (including civilian husbands) from the Guangning Guard and the Kaiping Guard.

Just as Li Bin settled down, his guard came over with a man, and as soon as this man opened his mouth, everyone turned their attention.

"Li Wei, the son of the king of Joseon, has met the Marquis of Fengcheng."

Looking at Li Bao in front of him, although Li Bin was disdainful in his heart, he still had to work hard on the surface, so he immediately bowed and returned the courtesy.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome. I still need your help in this battle."

"What are you talking about, Marquis Fengcheng?" Li Bao quickly waved his hand and patted Li Bin's shoulder pretending to be intimate.

"North Korea is a dependent country of the Ming Dynasty. Now that the Ming Dynasty is exterminating the rebels, it is Jianzhouwei, which is close to the border of North Korea. North Korea, as a subordinate country, will naturally help."

Li Bao's posture was very low, which made Li Bin disdainful but also a little alert.

He thought of how Zhu Zhanhe mentioned Li Bao when he happened to talk to him about the supply problem in Japan.

At that time, Zhu Zhanhe had only one comment: This person did not know how to fight, but he was ruthless and dared to withhold the Ming Dynasty's food and grass in order to avenge his father. If he grew up, he would definitely be a ruthless person.

This is like a joke from later generations, saying that if you traveled to ancient times and were suppressed by your family to the point where it couldn't be worse, how would you take revenge on your family?

Netizens commented that he would assassinate the emperor because it would kill the nine tribes, and the court would investigate people one by one, which would be much faster than taking revenge one by one by himself. As long as you are within the nine tribes, it doesn’t matter if you are male, female, old or young, damn it All those who do not deserve to die must die.

Li Zhuo's behavior of detaining grain and grass from the Ming Dynasty was somewhat similar to this.

And now, Li Bin discovered another advantage of Li Zhen, which was also something he should be afraid of.

Forbearance.

Li Bin was a general of the Ming Dynasty. Although he was a lord, he was only a marquis. Li Bao was the crown prince of North Korea, and according to regulations, he was on the same level as Zhu Zhanhe.

Such a person can put down his identity and even be willing to worship Li Bin as a subordinate when he meets Li Bin for the first time. I have to say that this person can indeed achieve great things.

This vigilance made Li Bin alert.

He knew very well that Li Zhen did not do this because he admired him, but because he was once a member of the Han Dynasty and was now one of the few generals who still had contact with Zhu Zhanhe.

Because of this, Li Zhen lowered his attitude so low.

"It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty, for North Korea, and for the whole world that Prince Wang can have such a clear understanding."

Li Bin calmly broke away from Li Bao's hand, his expression became serious.

"When I first came here, my understanding of the Jianzhou Guards was limited to the information obtained from the capital. I wonder when Prince Wang arrived? Are there any related movements of the Jianzhou Guards?"

When Li Zhu heard this, his expression became serious. He looked around, took Li Bin for two steps, and then whispered.

"Before coming here, I have led my soldiers around the Ayeku River for seven days and got some information about the rebel bandits. Please take a look at it, Marquis Fengcheng."

With that said, Li Bao took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it into Li Bin's hands.

Seeing Li Bin scanning the secret letter, Li Zhen looked around again, but hesitated to speak.

Li Bin didn't see it, nor did he care. He turned his head after briefly reading the secret letter. When he saw Li Zhen, who was hesitant to speak, he was also stunned for a moment.

"Does the prince have something to say? But it doesn't matter."

"Then..." Li Zhen thought for a while, gritted his teeth, and leaned into Li Bin's ear and said.

"Marquis Fengcheng, I don't know what your majesty means in this campaign to suppress the rebels..."

Li Bin raised his head and looked at Li Yu playfully, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

As human beings, there will be shortcomings. Li Bin has them, Zhu Zhanhe has them, and even Zhu Di has them.

How could Li Bao have no weaknesses?
　Note 1: The imperial examination is divided into rural examination, joint examination and palace examination. According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, those who passed the rural examination are already qualified to be officials. However, it is not clear how many people actually became officials in this capacity. It is estimated that not much.

　
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