golden scales

At the end of Zhu Cihong's rest time, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War had a new proposal: Gu Junen, the governor of Yungui, and Liu Zongmin as the commander-in-chief of Yunnan, and the seal of General Nan.

Gu Junen is not bad, he can go to Guizhou to perform his duties first, but Liu Zongmin is more troublesome, because Zhang Xianzhong gave up Guizhou in August 20 of Chongzhen and entered Yunnan.Now Yunnan is also in chaos. There are Ming army guards, Qian State Duke Mu's family, and various chieftains are in chaos. In addition, Zhang Xianzhong is running around, and there is really no room for him, the general who conquered the south.

Since Zhu Cihong didn't want to eradicate the Zhongzhengying, he naturally wouldn't let the Zhongzhengying go to Yunnan to die.In order to ensure combat effectiveness, the mountain division's army expansion plan was submitted by the Metropolitan Government to the Ministry of War.At the same time, the Zhongzhen Battalion carried out the reorganization of the main force, and built another Sichuan army with the Sichuan people as the mainstay.

If Jin Yiwei's work is in place, Zhang Xianzhong can die unexpectedly, and his four King Kongs can be anyway, then the West Camp will also be reorganized into the main force. From this, the three armies with nearly 10 people will attack Burma and completely quell the southwest rebellion. It's over.

Wu Zhen returned to the chief assistant office, stayed in the chair for a while, and rang the bell to let the servants from outside come in.This Sheren is his newly admitted student. From the article, it can be seen that he has a big heart. After meeting him twice, he also found that his conversation is extraordinary, and his political views are also similar to his own, so he deliberately cultivated him and let him Don't enter the Hanlin Academy to take the exam for Shu Jishi, but go for the "new learning" exam and take the political path of the Eastern Palace system.

Wang Xuan opened the door and came in, turned around and closed the door, stepped forward and said, "Teacher."

Wu Xuan frowned slightly: "Speak carefully."

Wang Xuan bowed slightly, expressing that she knew she was wrong.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't like the context of disciples and the same year. I am afraid that he and his mentor Wu Sheng are also the last generation of traditional masters and apprentices in the past 20 years.Sun Chuanting was originally an outlier in the officialdom, and he might not be willing to support his disciples if he became a secondary assistant.Afterwards, Jiang Dejing may be retro, but it will be at least 20 years before Mr. Jiang Ge ascends to the position of Chief Assistant.

"How did you hear today?" Wu Sheng asked.

Although Wang Xuan is a member of the seventh-rank house, anyone can enter the lounge, but everyone is afraid to go in and listen when they see the crown prince in it.Wu Zhen would often find an excuse to let Wang Xuan in.Then let him sit in a corner, with only his eyes and ears on, never attracting attention.

"Your Highness's foresight is amazing," Wang Xuan said.

Wu Xuan smiled.He said again, "What do you think?"

"Students think that His Highness's plan to plan for the Northwest is probably to make the generals of tigers and tigers sweep over them with a thunderous force." Wang Xuan paused, and then said: "As for the Southwest, most of them focus on both suppression and appeasement, supplemented by indirect tactics. , that’s why Liu Zongmin and Gu Junen were ordered to go. The two of them are eager to seek merit, and they will definitely not worry about criticism from the court.”

Wu Xuan nodded seemingly vaguely: "It's not bad to have such insight. You should be able to see that the way to go to Qingliu Pavilion to worship the Prime Minister has been sealed." Wang Xuan bowed slightly.Knowing that this is also the reason why the teacher refused to let him enter the Hanlin Academy. "In the future, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty will probably follow the example of the Song Dynasty system, and they must have the experience of the governor's place." Wu Yan said, pointing to the offices of several new cabinet veterans.

Wang Xuan naturally understood.

"You've stayed in the center for so long, haven't you thought about going out for a walk?" Wu Zhen asked.

"But according to the teacher's arrangement." Wang Xuan hurriedly bowed.

Wu Xuan shook his head: "It depends on your own ambition. The bigger the ambition, the harder the temper."

Wang Xuan gritted her teeth, and thought to herself: Sir, I am the only student who cares about cultivating, if my ambition is low, how can I be worthy of the intention of cultivating?He immediately said: "The student's ambition is to manage the world and help the people, and he only wishes to rule the world, to the king, Yao and Shun, and to make the people happy."

Wu Zhen smiled: "Then you should know where you are going."

"Students understand." Wang Xuan bit the tip of her tongue lightly: "Students will vote for the official department today. Please go to Yunnan to know a county."

Wu Zhen sat forward and said with a smile, "You still want to dominate the world, but you haven't even seen the world clearly."

"Teacher, please advise." Wang Xuan was taken aback.

"If you go to the northwest, you will be able to become a Banshi in the Western Han Dynasty in 20 years; if you go to Yunnan, you will only be a governor for life." Wu Chen shook his head and said, "It's not the way to enter the cabinet and govern."

Wang Xuan listened quietly to Wu Sheng's words, not daring to interrupt.

Wu Zhen paused.He said again, "You should go to Guangdong and Guangxi."

"Two Guangxi?" Wang Xuan was quite surprised.

"The Burmese chieftains rebel from time to time, not only because of the treacherous people in the place." Wu Sheng said: "More than half of Yunnan is surrounded by unreliable chieftains like Burma and Laos. When the country is strong, the chieftains dare not make changes. Once the power is weak, They all have different intentions. They are constrained by all sides. Now that the country has not yet recovered, and there are western thieves fleeing Yunnan, don’t expect anything to happen in Burma within ten years.”

"On the other hand, Guangdong and Guangxi only have a corner in the southwest bordering Annan. Now Annan is in the middle of a melee between the North and the South, and the national strength is exhausted. And I buy more and more rice from Annan every year, and one day it will force the people of Annan to run out of food. So... late strike It is better to fight early, and quick victory is worse than confinement." Wu Tong stretched out his hand and drew a rough figure in the air: "Shoot Annan, take this granary no less than Huguang, from east to west, subdue the chieftain and Siam in the middle, and liberate Yunnan. border troubles, and then join forces with Yunnan to attack Burma, and the southwest will naturally be pacified.”

——Annan is the breakthrough point of the chaos in the Southwest!

Wang Xuan drew a map in her mind, and after listening to the teacher's explanation, she suddenly became clear.

"This is to focus on the overall situation, and the onlookers can see clearly." Wu Sheng finished: "Do you understand?"

With the achievement of pacifying Outland, at least one Governor cannot escape.Now Wang Xuan is only in her early twenties, and ten years later she will be appointed Governor. As long as there are no accidents during her tenure, she will definitely be able to return to the court at the age of 40 to serve as a first-class waiter in the temple.Entering the cabinet at fifty can be described as smooth sailing and complete merit.

"If you go to Guangdong and Guangxi now, I'm afraid you can only know one prefecture and county." Wu Sheng said: "If you want to make political achievements, you must choose the right place. Although Guangdong and Guangxi border Annan, especially Guangxi has wolf soldiers available, but As a teacher, I still suggest you to go to Guangdong."

"Students obey the teacher's instructions."

Wu Chen didn't show off his tricks: "Guangdong Governor Shen Yulong is a staunch man, even if you provoke him, he can help you. If you choose Qinzhou, which is close to the South China Sea, and there is Wulei Mountain in the sea, it is the key to entering Annan. Dao, that’s where you can operate.” He raised his eyes and glanced at Wang Xuan: “Oh, the current scholars, who want to join the cabinet, don’t read local chronicles!”

"Students are ashamed." Wang Xuan only felt her cheeks burn, and said: "Students, go to the Ministry of Culture and Officials."

Wu Xuan nodded.

Naturally, the sooner this kind of thing happened, the better, otherwise it would be hard to say whether such an important place like Qinzhou would be his turn.Fortunately, there is now a vacancy in the Ministry of Officials, and the cabinet can still provide appropriate "guidance" to the Ministry of Officials.Today, Huang Daozhou is the loudest voice among the heavenly officials, and even His Majesty the Emperor wants to let go, all because of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

If Huang Daozhou is appointed as a heavenly official, it may be inconvenient to employ people in the future.

……

"People say that Huang Daozhou is a generation of perfect people, a living saint, how can there be a perfect person in this world?" Zhu Cihong said to Chongzhen: "Father and Emperor want to use Huang Daozhou, probably because he wants to prevent his sons from bearing the name of unfilial piety?"

Huang Daozhou's demotion was purely due to a problem with the way he spoke to the emperor.Chongzhen's character can't bear others to contradict him face to face.In the same way, he may not get angry if he writes in the memorial, but it makes him too sad to scold him for being loyal and indiscriminate.Especially for a famous Confucianist like Huang Daozhou, Chongzhen was actually very entangled in his heart, and he was relegated no less than three times.

Chongzhen was relieved to hear his son say this, and said: "I don't believe that Huang Daozhou is perfect. But Huang Daozhou can resist Yan's direct remonstrance, comparable to Wei Zheng of Tang Dynasty, and I am facing Hai Rui."

"Father said yes," Zhu Cihong said, "but he is stubborn and ignorant, so he is really not suitable for the position of a heavenly official. Only a wise elder like Mr. Li who is round on the outside and square on the inside can be qualified for the job."

"Who do you think I will be able to take on this role?" Chongzhen was in a better mood when he saw that his son was not concerned about his face and refused to use Huang Daozhou.This undoubtedly proves that he was right to dismiss Huang Daozhou, because his son thinks so too... Well, something seems wrong.

"My son thinks that Xie Xuelong might be worthy of this job." Zhu Cihong said.

——Sure enough, it’s not about my sympathy.

Chongzhen sighed secretly.

Xie Xuelong and Zodiac Zhou go together to some extent.

In the 13th year of Chongzhen, Xie Xuelong was about to step down from the governor of Jiangxi and promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. As usual, he had to recommend officials of the province.At that time, Huang Daozhou was relegated to Jiangxi under the curtain because of Yang Sichang's defense in front of the emperor.Xie Xuelong recommended him as the first, and praised him as "light as a leaf, but as heavy as a mountain".

Yang Sichang was furious and referred to him as "the party's shelter".

At that time, Emperor Chongzhen obeyed Yang Sichang's advice, and became even more angry. He ordered Xie Xuelong and Huang Daozhou to be arrested, with eighty sticks, their registrations were cut and they were imprisoned, and they were convicted and sent to the garrison.

In the autumn of 15, Huang Daozhou had already been pardoned, but Xie Xuelong was still in sin.

"My son read Xuelong's memorabilia back then, and he is honest and reliable." Zhu Cihong said: "When he was in Jiangxi, he was able to guard the land and eliminate thieves and raise the people. It can be seen that he is a true gentleman with righteousness in his chest. The rare man is Xie Xuelong. In the apocalypse, I realized that the bureaucracy was abolished, and I was motivated, and now the old ministers are rare, so I think I can give it a try."

Chongzhen has begun to get tired of state affairs, especially now that military warfare, bureaucracy, ethics, commerce... are multi-pronged, and it looks like a mess, so he can't figure it out at all.Moreover, there are so many things, and the time is limited every day, so it is impossible to arrange them. It is really a blessing to have a son like the crown prince to take on the heavy responsibilities.

"Just do as you say." After Chongzhen finished speaking, he immediately pointed to his grandson Qiuguan who was in the arms of the nurse beside him: "It's understandable to lick the calf, but you don't leave Qiuguan every step of the way. Isn't it a bit too doting?"

"Father, this is the so-called early education." Zhu Cihong said: "Don't let him close his eyes and plug his ears. In fact, he can still feel what the people around him are talking about without knowing it."

Chongzhen was surprised, and worried in his heart: Could it be that you still remember what happened when you were a baby?No wonder we don't kiss adults, is it because your mother and I didn't hug you very much at that time?

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