Ping An Biography

After Zhang Ning went to the Emperor's En Palace to meet Emperor Jianwen, he stayed in the official office of the Senate, and did not return to the Chu Palace for many days.The official office is only the central organization of the Suzaku Army, and it is a business place. However, in Zhang Ning's study room for daily work, there are several rooms such as a tea room for meeting guests and a bedroom for resting. It is actually a suite; A worthwhile handyman, even if you live here, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, just like a hotel.

In his previous life, he knew that there was a kind of person who was a workaholic, who mostly devoted himself to work and found satisfaction and happiness in it; but Zhang Ning didn't think he was this kind of person, he never forgot to check his official affairs every day, just looking for peace of mind.

It's like a person with mediocre intelligence studying in a top university. He has to go to class on time every day and complete his homework carefully in order to keep up with the pace of his peers.

Maybe Zhang Ning used to be a genius in studying imperial examinations, but now he is very self-aware, and he is really not a real genius. For example, he was played around by Yu Qian in terms of strategy before.The Ming court has many capable people, and he doesn't want to suddenly realize it when he suddenly fails because of slack; the only way, in his opinion, is to spend time on it if everything is to be done well, and that's what he's doing now... …Do your best, even if you fail to achieve something in the end, then there is nothing to regret. It is up to people to make things happen, so I feel at ease.

There are some cherry trees planted in the yard, which were planted by the previous owner of the house.These days, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and the plain white flowers bloom overnight, which is really eye-catching. No wonder the people of Dongdao later regarded it as the national flower, it is indeed very beautiful.However, it is said that the flowering period is very short and fleeting. [

Zhang Ning was distracted for a moment when he put down his pen. At this moment, he saw a slender girl walking in. It was Xu Wenjun.He was wearing a green cloth robe with a round collar, a bun on his head, and no hat. At this time, he was not at all dressed like a second concubine of the palace.Wearing a man's attire, Xu Wenjun bowed his hands and said: "Wenjun rushed over when he was summoned by the prince."

While saluting, she followed Zhang Ning's line of sight and looked sideways at the cherry blossom trees outside.

Zhang Ning said: "Recently, I want to do some things here, but I don't want others to see the things here, and I also need an assistant. After thinking about it, I can only find you. You will live here for a while, and the keys will also be handed over to you." Here you are, no one can come in here."

"Yes." Xu Wenjun replied obediently.

Zhang Ning tapped the paper on the table with his finger: "When the ink is dry, stick it on the wall, and the classification is marked on it."

Xu Wenjun didn't talk too much nonsense, so he came forward and started to help.Zhang Ning mainly conceived of one thing: how to expand the army in large quantities.

The source of troops in the past has reached its limit, and the only direction of development is to rule the young and strong ordinary people in the various provinces, which is a huge source of war potential.Due to many entanglements, Zhang Ning habitually wrote down his thoughts, and wrote "sources of soldiers from various prefectures" on a piece of outline paper; then divided it into two matters, one in the name of Emperor Jianwen, and the second What kind of people are used to do it?

The second thing to discuss is the establishment of six bureaucratic systems.If you want to recruit soldiers from urban and rural areas in many places, handicraftsmen, peddlers, ordinary people in the market, self-cultivated farmers and tenant farmers in the urban and rural areas, you can't just delegate the task to a few people. You must have a perfect governing machine and laws. You have to make sure that the machine is working properly.

Therefore, the establishment of a bureaucratic system modeled on the six ministries of the imperial court that Zhu Heng mentioned earlier is the only way to expand the power to break through the bottleneck so far.In order for this administrative machine to work well and have less resistance, Zhang Ning felt that the bureaucratic gentry who were originally loyal to the Xuande Dynasty in Huguang should be absorbed. With their support, it would be quite convenient to do things.

Zhang Ning communicated with local officials and gentry many times in Yuezhou and Wuchang City, visited Yueyang Tower and Yellow Crane Tower, recited poems, and hosted banquets for dramas.He found a problem that he had to pay attention to: in this era, there is no market for the class struggle ideas of the Majiao. On the contrary, the so-called exploited people believe most in the local gentry, especially those local scholars. He is a landlord, but he cares about his reputation very much, and he usually does some good things like building roads and bridges. It is rare for a real gentry to brazenly flaunt his weakness regardless of his face.

Therefore, if a regime does not get the support of the gentry, even if it is powerful by force, it will definitely be demonized in public opinion, and in people's minds it is playing the role of a villain in the play.

Zhang Ning wrote a piece of paper: local gentry.Ask Xu Wenjun to paste a place on the wall as a directory.

There is the simplest and rudest way to win over this kind of people, appointing an official.Moreover, they are officials who have really entered the ruling center of Xiangwang Group. When these people get power and recognition, they will automatically safeguard the interests of the group, because it is also for their own interests.Just like Wang Yu, who was originally an official of the imperial court, but now his position is completely on the side of Xiangwang Group.Those scholar-bureaucrats who are well-known and influential in Shilin have a huge network of contacts. Family relatives, friends, students, people who have been kind to others, and even gentry who have acquaintances by chance will all be affected by them.

Of course, the official positions are limited, and only some people can be appointed as officials.But it doesn't matter, as long as there is a faction among the gentry that supports your position, then those with ulterior motives will make enemies if they want to blacken themselves, but anyone who has scruples will think twice before acting.However, the faction that has taken refuge has the support of the regime and the government on the Huguang territory, so it obviously has an absolute advantage in suppressing other gentry.

The list under the local gentry is temporarily vacant, and Zhang Ning needs to do something later to confirm the addition to the list; but after a little thought, he wrote two notes, Wang Yu and Liang Yan.

... But of course the forces of all parties are not limited to the party of local gentry.The gentry who are active in the local area at the moment are, after all, the ministers after Yongle, and they are the disciples of Taizong, Renzong and the current Xuande Dynasty in name, and there is an indelible gap between them and the remaining party of Jianwen.There are too many old grievances and old grievances. It is natural for Yu Chen on Jianwen's side to find it difficult to accept emotionally, and he will definitely reject him.

If forced, there will be great side effects.The decision-making power is of course in the hands of Zhang Ning, but sometimes courtiers and domesticated women have something in common: Ming Dynasty men are of course the head of the family at home, but there are also "strict wives" or very obedient women Because if the head of the family is always arbitrarily disregarding others, the atmosphere in the family will be bad, and domestic violence may even occur... The family, the country, and the world, if they are in a circle of power, that kind of person is violent |Jun, it is easy to separate from your subjects.

How can we get Jianwen Yuchen to agree with his thinking?

Jianwen Yuchen's side is not monolithic, and everyone wears a pair of trousers.There are two major divisions, one is Xiangwang Group, and the other is Jianwen loyal ministers.These two kinds of people cannot be completely separated. For more than 20 years, the connections between these people are intricate. For example, Zhou Mengxiong, is he a member of Xiangwang Group or a loyal minister of Jianwen?That's why Zhang Ning persuaded Yao Ji not to stimulate Emperor Jianwen too much, but to appease him.Otherwise, some generals and soldiers in the Suzaku Army will inevitably have some relatives and friends with those who are still on Emperor Jianwen's side, which will be very troublesome in the end. [

Thinking of this, he drew a two-way arrow between Jianwen Yuchen and the local gentry on the outline of the dossier, which meant that they could check and balance each other.If the power of the local gentry becomes popular in the Xiangwang Group, Zhang Ning can slightly rely on the situation of Jianwen Yuchen, so that they can form a situation of mutual restraint and fear.

Among the old forces of King Xiang Group, there are barely four factions with different backgrounds and standpoints. Among them, Zhu Heng is an old minister of the Han Dynasty, and Wang Yu, Liang Yan, Xu Zixin, etc. are demoted, and they are all unworthy; although Zhu Heng is the head of the staff, But he alone has great power, and his wings have not yet formed.Only the Yao family and Zhou Mengxiong are the strongest.

Zhang Ning wanted to write down the names of their two families, but he felt too sensitive|sensitive, afraid that if someone saw these notes, there would be unnecessary misunderstandings.After thinking about it, I replaced it with the words "Tao" and "Buddha", as long as I can understand it anyway.The Buddha represents the Yao family, because Monk Yao shaved his head; the Dao is naturally the Zhou family. Of course, Zhang Ning does not know whether Zhou Mengxiong is a Daoist.

There are too many people on these two sides in the Suzaku army. Zhang Ning relied on the people under Yao's family to start his army.After Zhou Mengxiong became the commander of the Wuchang Battalion, he recruited a large number of people related to Jianwen Yuchen from all over the country. These people in Changde, Changsha and other prefectures hold the military and political power.

After much deliberation, Zhang Ning felt that it would be easier for the world to accept the system of six departments and nine ministers, and it was the same as the current court structure, which would be in line with the mainstream and more formal and solemn.

At present, the Hunan King’s regime is similar to the main force of the military, and military equipment is given priority. Therefore, the powers of the ministers of the temple basically do not involve military affairs, and the weight is low; the ministers who follow Jianwen can be appointed as the nine ministers who have status but military power, so that they can also win over. people's hearts.The six departments are more important, directly related to personnel, soldiers and horses, money and food, equipment and many other key links, which need to be arranged from all parties to achieve a balanced situation.

Zhang Ning felt a headache. He took the roster file of the Senate and thought about it for a long time against the many notes on the wall.In less than a day, more and more words were pasted in the room.

When Xu Wenjun made tea, Zhang Ning looked up and saw a copy of "Historical Records of the Five Dynasties" written by Ouyang Xiu on the bookshelf when Zhang Ning was drinking tea.Ouyang Xiu, a writer and politician, Zhang Ning thinks he is somewhat idealistic. How can the cultivation of the world reach the point of being friends and not party members?How can we keep people from colluding for common interests and positions?

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