If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 234 Candidates

As the first generation cabinet scholar of the Ming Dynasty, Xie Jin was still very talented.

He became a Jinshi in the 21st year of Hongwu. He resigned from office in the 24th year of Hongwu and returned to his hometown to study.During the Jianwen period, he was banished to Hezhou.

At the beginning of Yongle, together with Huang Huai, Yang Shiqi, Hu Guang, Jin Youzi, Yang Rong, and Hu Yan, they were directly affiliated with Wenyuan Pavilion. They were ordered to preside over "Records of Taizu" and compile "Yongle Dadian".

In the fifth year of Yongle's reign, he was appointed as the Right Counselor of the Chief Secretary of Guangxi due to the establishment of a crown prince, and was transferred to Jiaozhi to supervise Huazhou.In the ninth year of Yongle (arrested and imprisoned on the charge of "no courtesy").

It can be said that as one of the top civil servants in the early Ming Dynasty, if Xie Jin hadn't made a mistake in his mind and got involved in the matter of establishing a governor, his achievements could completely surpass San Yang's.

The most outstanding achievement in his life was the compilation of the two books "Records of Taizu" and "Yongle Dadian", especially the compilation of "Yongle Dadian". Xie Jin's name was written into the history books, which can be regarded as a famous name in history. .

During the Hongwu period, Xie Jin wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang, proposing ten strategies for peace, and put forward his own suggestions for many social problems in the early Ming Dynasty.

These include the method of equalizing land in wells and fields, the system of feudal counties and counties, the promotion of official officials and people, the promotion of rituals and music, the examination and guidance of officials, the administration of new schools, the complexity of provinces, the reduction of taxes, farming, and martial arts, etc.

He advocated reducing taxes, encouraging farmers to grow mulberry trees, banning nunneries and temples, banning prostitutes, avoiding massacres, and avoiding implicated people. He also criticized the imperial government's repeated changes in government decrees and the killing of too many people.

According to Xie Jin's idea, as long as Zhu Yuanzhang adopts his opinions, a new era of peace and prosperity will surely be established.

However, although Zhu Yuanzhang admired Xie Jin's suggestions, he did not adopt them.

In the Yongle Dynasty, Xie Jin was appointed by Zhu Di as the chief minister of the cabinet because of his outstanding talents. During this period, he assisted Zhu Di in governing the government and was quite successful.

However, Jie Jin was alienated because he opposed Zhu Di's conquest of Annan. Later, he was framed for being involved in the establishment of the crown prince and was demoted.

If Zhu Zhanjun doesn't mention him this time, the next time Zhu Di thinks of him, it will be his death.

Because Zhu Gaochi once asked Zhu Zhankun to save Jie Jin's life, he still remembered this matter. Now the time was right, so he brought it up.

When Zhu Di heard Zhu Zhanqun mention Xie Jin's name, he pondered for a moment and said, "Xie Jin is talented, but he is arrogant and has no courtesy. He is not a virtuous person."

"There are very few talented people in the world. Some shortcomings and flaws are not a problem. How can there be so many perfect people in the world?" Zhu Zhanyu heard that Zhu Di still disliked Jie Jin, but he still advised Zhu Di: " Grandpa, you are the emperor, and your mind covers the whole world. Can't you still tolerate a mere Jie Jin? Furthermore, if you throw him on the Mongolian grassland, thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, you won't be able to see him and be out of mind, right? ?
Sparing his life is a way to save my father's face. He is very precious to Bachelor Xie. He told me several times that I should come to Grandpa to plead for mercy. I want to save Bachelor Xie's life!
At worst, I can use the military achievements of this Northern Expedition to offset it!My military exploits during this Northern Expedition should be enough to exchange for Bachelor Xie’s life, right? "

"Your father asked you to come to plead for mercy? Why didn't the prince come by himself? He asked you to do this favor!" Zhu Di rolled his eyes at Zhu Zhanjuan angrily, but for the sake of Zhu Zhanjuan and Zhu Gaochi, After he breathed a sigh of relief, he said: "Since you begged for mercy, let him go for a while and let him go to Belanhuqianwen to take charge of the affairs of the local tribes in Gancheng and Jisu!" After saying that, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhanchun, who looked happy, raised his finger and pointed at him and said angrily: "But there is no joke before you. Since you just said that you would exchange the credit of the Northern Expedition for his life, then grandpa will not reward you when you go back." You! And also, although I spared Xie Jin’s life, he will not be allowed to return to the Ming Dynasty unless he is summoned. He will just eat sand on the Mongolian grasslands for the rest of his life! It is an advantage for him! "

Hearing what Zhu Di said, Zhu Zhanquan didn't care that his achievements in the Northern Expedition were wiped out.

In fact, he was deliberately looking for an opportunity to let Zhu Di erase his achievements in the Northern Expedition, otherwise he would be in a situation where there would be no reward.

You must know that today's Zhu Zhancheng is truly the first vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. There is really no one higher up, but Zhu Zhancheng's contribution to the northern expedition is the greatest.

Whether it was providing the army with money and food for the Northern Expedition, arranging logistics in an orderly manner along the way, serving as a vanguard on the battlefield to capture Mahamu alive, or proposing a series of plans after the war to control hypothermia in Belan and divide grassland pastures. , these are all merits worthy of heavy reward.

If Zhu Zhanqun hadn't proposed to exchange his merits for Jie Jin's life, how would Zhu Di reward Zhu Zhanqun when he returned home with a headache?

"Thank you Grandpa for your kindness!" Zhu Zhanquan hurriedly thanked Zhu Di, and at the same time said: "I will handle Xie Jin's problem. Don't worry, Grandpa. Unless you personally order him to return to Beijing, Xie Jin will stay here for the rest of his life." On the Mongolian grassland."

Zhu Di waved his hand, but he didn't pay much attention to this. After all, Xie Jinguan had been in Jinyiwei Prison for several years. If Zhu Zhankun hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten that there was such a person.

Now that he could do a favor and solve the current problem that Zhu Zhanqi had no titles and no rewards, he was naturally happy to do this smooth favor.

Zhu Zhanji, who was on the sidelines, saw that the matter was settled, but he raised a new question: "Xue Xue can be placed in Belanhu and be responsible for the management of Mobei. Then who should be handed over to Monan?"

This side of Fengzhou is different from the one in Belan. It is closer to the Ming Dynasty and has more luxuriant water and grass. Many Mongolian tribes also live on this grassland. The management here is probably more difficult than that in Belan. Much more complicated. "

"Brother is right. There are more military affairs on the side of Wu Lan Hu Chi Wen, and they cannot be suppressed by military power." Zhu Zhanyu nodded, affirming Zhu Zhanji's words, and also put forward his opinion. : "What Fengzhou needs more is to adjust the problems and conflicts between the tribes, so that they can move towards the Ming Dynasty, while also maintaining the balance of power among the tribes. No tribe can be too powerful, nor can any tribe be too powerful. One tribe is too weak.

If you want to deal with this problem, you need to be very talented and have enough understanding of the grassland. It is best if the court sends someone here and at the same time selects someone from the local tribal leaders who loves me, the Ming Dynasty. Only when two people cooperate with each other can the best results be achieved. "

Hearing what Zhu Zhanyu said, Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji both pondered for a moment, thinking about who was suitable for this responsibility.

But Zhu Di soon had an idea and asked Zhu Zhanyu: "What do you think of your uncle's level?"

(End of this chapter)