The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 595: Eliminating the Japanese Pirates and the Death of Zhang Jing
【Zhang Jing, courtesy name Tingyi, was born in Houguan.】

[In the 12th year of Zhengde, he passed the imperial examination and was appointed as the magistrate of Jiaying County.]

[In the fourth year of Jiajing, he was transferred to the Li Ke Jie Shi Zhong, and later served as the Hu Ke Du Jie Shi Zhong.]

[He often criticized others' words and deeds in memorials, which caused dissatisfaction among the censors.]

[The censors accused him of being a member of the Zhang Cong and Gui E clique, but the Ministry of Personnel said that Zhang Jing had behaved properly, so they did not punish him.]

[He was later promoted to the position of Junior Minister of the Imperial Household, and later served as Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief, assisting in handling court affairs.]

……

Big man.

"This civil service group is not a monolithic entity."

Liu Bang stepped on the edge of the couch and said loudly:

“It can be roughly divided into three categories.”

"The first type is those who take bribes and break the law for fame, wealth and power. They are the black sheep of the group."

"The second type is people who do what everyone else does. They are not particularly clean, but they are not particularly unclean either."

"The third type is people like Zhu Wan and Zhang Jing, who have good character but are not sociable."

"It is precisely this kind of people who have the worst ending."

Lu Zhi glanced at him and said slowly:

"It also depends on what kind of emperor he is."

"The Ming Dynasty's attitude towards civil officials from the beginning showed that loyal officials would not get any good treatment here."

Liu Bang agreed with her, patted his knees and shook his head:

"That's the problem."

“They still don’t understand.”

"Since Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Dynasty has tended to exercise the emperor's power from a negative perspective."

"Degrade, insult, curse, and spank in court."

"The more the emperor bullied the civil servants, the more he stimulated the civil servants to have an attitude and consciousness of collective solidarity when facing the emperor."

Liu Bang shook his head and said:
"The situation in the Ming Dynasty was even worse than that in the Song Dynasty."

"This kind of bad behavior cannot be adjusted by the system, but it is difficult to change people's hearts."

"Unless a Liu Xiu appears in the Ming Dynasty to start all over again, otherwise..."

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[Because he had served as the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi and was supported by the local chieftains, the court recruited the local soldiers from Langshan to suppress the bandits, and Zhang Jing was therefore highly valued by the court.]

【At that time, the Japanese pirates mainly invaded western Zhejiang, namely the wealthy areas of Suzhou, Songshan, Hangzhou, and Jiaxing. 】

[Zhang Jing arrived at the post, generous and conceited, established a government in Jiaxing, selected generals and trained soldiers, and was ready to attack the enemy. ]

In the first month of the 1555rd year of Jiajing (), the Japanese pirates from Tuolin attacked Zhapu and Haining, captured Chongde, and plundered Tangxi, Xinshi, Hengtang, Shuanglin, Wuzhen, Linghu and other towns. A river of blood flowed dozens of miles away from Hangzhou.

【Governor Li Tianchong was helpless and in panic, he burned down the houses of the people in the surrounding area.】

【It was only thanks to the efforts of Deputy Envoy Ruan E and Assistant Envoy Wang Xun that the city was saved.】

[In February, Zhu Houcong sent Zhao Wenhua, the Minister of Works and a member of Yan Song's group, to Zhejiang to offer sacrifices to the sea god, hoping to pacify the Japanese pirates by offering sacrifices to the god.]

[Zhao Wenhua was bossy and Zhang Jing was upright, so they became enemies.]

[In April, Guangxi native official Wa led the Langshan native soldiers to Suzhou.]

【Zhang Jing ordered them to be under the jurisdiction of Yu Dayou.】

[Yu Dayou led the Langshan native soldiers to repel the 3,000 Japanese pirates from Jinshanwei. Zhao Wenhua saw that these native soldiers were useful, so he was eager to succeed and sent them to attack the enemy in Caojing, but they were defeated unexpectedly.]

【The Japanese pirates knew that the imperial court was incompetent, so they looted more fiercely. 】

【Zhao Wenhua thought that the battle should be fought quickly, but Zhang Jing disagreed.】

[He thought Zhao Wenhua was shallow and didn't understand military tactics, so he didn't let him know the battle plan.]

【Zhao Wenhua was furious and wrote a memorial to impeach Zhang Jing for letting the enemy go.】

...{This smell is so right! Internal strife is rampant!}

{In fact, I have never understood why the Japanese pirates are such a serious threat?}
{The Japanese pirates were not simply pirates, nor were they simply the result of a ban on private trade, which led to collusion between local wealthy families and pirates along the coast.}
｛It all comes down to military factors. During the Jiajing period, the Ming Dynasty's garrison system had already been corrupted. A large number of military settlements were lost, and soldiers fled one after another. Those who reluctantly served were all old, weak and disabled soldiers, and their combat effectiveness was extremely unreliable. When they went to the battlefield, they lacked the courage to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, and they would run away after a few blows.｝
{The Japanese pirates were by no means a simple bandit gang, on the contrary, they had extremely high military qualities.}
｛Although the Japanese pirates were far inferior to the Ming Dynasty in terms of warships and bows and crossbows, their musket technology was extremely advanced. Especially after dealing with the Portuguese for many years, not only did their firearm manufacturing technology advance by leaps and bounds, but their tactics also became increasingly mature, and linear shooting tactics emerged. Many powerful generals of the Ming Dynasty who were good at fighting were killed by the Japanese pirates' muskets.｝
{Since Yongle, only Zhengde managed the military system. When Jiajing used the great etiquette to educate the civil officials one by one, he did not manage the military system at all.}
{Jiajing also ignored the various unjust cases caused by factionalism within the court.}
{The main reason he was scolded was never because he didn't attend court, but because his mind was empty except for balance and cultivating immortality.}
｛Balance is necessary for the emperor, but not for the country. Development is necessary for the country.｝
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The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
“This is where success and failure come from.”

Liu Che saw the essence through the phenomenon.

Zhu Houcong restrained the court, but to put it another way.

How could the imperial court not restrain the emperor?
"The Ming Dynasty's official system did not have a prime minister, so the emperor directly led all officials."

Liu Che held little Liu Ju and explained:

"This would eliminate the buffer of the prime minister being in charge of the overall affairs."

"The ministers are directly under the leadership and jurisdiction of the emperor, so of course the person to whom they express their opinions is also the emperor."

"The biggest difference between an emperor and a prime minister is that an emperor is not someone who comes from the system he is supposed to manage."

"The emperor has absolute power and does not need to abide by the system. He himself is the system."

"He does not need to and cannot be held accountable for the success or failure of policies."

"The prime minister must follow the rules when handling government affairs, and these rules must be reported to the emperor. However, when the emperor instructs officials, he does not need to respect any rules. He is above the rules, or he himself is the rules."

"The emperor has not been qualified, and cannot be removed. The entire system is stuck at the highest level, with no choice and no flow."

Xiao Liu seemed to understand, but he didn't quite understand. He replied:
"So, the struggle between the ministers and the emperor is inevitable?"

Liu Che rubbed his little head and said with a smile:
"That's right. Ever since Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister system, this result was predetermined."

"The emperors after the Ming Dynasty can be said to be filling in the holes, or digging holes."

"Because of this pit, they can't jump out of it."

"Zhu Houcong can seize the initiative."

"But that's about it."

Liu Che looked at the sky with a bit of regret.

"He couldn't do anything else even if he wanted to."

"The Ming Dynasty is already in checkmate."

……

[On April 26, Zhang Jing divided his troops and defeated the Japanese pirates at Shitangming. The Japanese pirates fled from Jiaxing to Tangjia Lake.]

[Since the lake was turbulent and they could not cross, Wujiang County Magistrate Yang Zheng gathered local soldiers on the water to pin down the enemy boats, and sent those who were good at swimming to go into the water to pierce the enemy boats.]

【The Japanese pirates were badly defeated and retreated to Wangjiangjing. 】

[At this time, the Ming army had surrounded the Japanese pirates, with Zhang Jing's army in the north, Yu Dayou's army in the east, and Hu Zongxian's army in the south.]

[On the 28th and 29th, the two sides fought fiercely, and Zhang Jing personally led the troops.]

[Under the fierce attack of the Japanese pirates, the Ming army retreated somewhat. At the critical moment, Yu Dayou was ordered to lead 2,000 Yongshun local soldiers to rush from Mao Lake, which greatly boosted the morale of the Ming army.]

[On May 1, the Ming army attacked from three sides and defeated the enemy, killing more than 2,000 people, and countless others drowned in the sea.]

【The victory at Wangjiangjing was also the first great victory in the Ming Dynasty since the Japanese pirates appeared.】

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On the canopy.

The second picture takes shape again.

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[When the victory report reached the capital, Zhu Houcong thought Zhang Jing was deceiving the emperor.]

[The Yan Party repeatedly submitted memorials, saying that Zhang Jing started the war because he was impeached by Zhao Wenhua, and that he should be removed.]

[Although the Ministry of War claimed that this great victory was the work of Zhang Jing and that generals could not be replaced at a critical moment, Zhu Houcong did not listen and took Zhang Jing back to the capital.]

[In October of the same year, he was executed.]

【Zhao Wenhua wrote a memorial to the emperor, saying that the victory at Wangjiangjing was the work of him and General Hu Zongxian, and that they had won a great victory. The two were promoted to higher positions, but the Japanese pirates were still as rampant as before.】

(End of this chapter)