Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Zhengde four years, April.

On the edge of Baqiao.

After nearly 2000 years of development, the Guanzhong Plain has already become a large granary.

At this moment, it is the beginning of summer, and looking around, the flat green wheat field is surging in the wind, like a green ocean, which makes people feel refreshed.

It's a pity that the situation of the eight waters around Chang'an will never be seen again.

The ecology of the Guanzhong Plain, to be honest, can no longer be compared with Tang Dynasty, and there is not a single tree in sight.Without these vast and spreading wheat fields, it would be a barren wasteland.

Even if the person who sees them off wants to follow the example of the ancients, it is impossible to imagine.

Beside the long pavilion, officials of all sizes from Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province had already set up their positions to see off the guests. Dozens of officials, big and small, gathered together to toast and talk and laugh around an official of the seventh grade. The atmosphere was very lively.

In addition to these officials, dozens of noble families and wealthy squires from Shaanxi stood respectfully by the side of the road.

Of course, because there are too many people, they can't squeeze in.

The weather has gradually heated up, and everyone's foreheads are covered with sweat.But there was no sign of impatience on his face, instead he was very excited.

This seventh-rank official is exactly Su Mu. He presided over the three-year provincial examination of Zhengde in Shaanxi this time, and got along well with officials and gentry in Shaanxi. This time he left Xi'an, under the leadership of the governor, everyone came to see him off.

After Su Mu presided over the Shaanxi Provincial Examination, he stayed in Xi'an for five months with various excuses, and refused to return to the capital.As for Mr. Shi, he made a lot of money in Shaanxi this time, and felt very satisfied. He had already happily returned to the capital to pay the order.

Mr. Shi is old and hopeless in his official career. What he wants to come here this time is to securely earn a sum of money for retirement.Originally, he was an old-fashioned literati with a good face, but he was also worried that this young man, Su Mu, wanted to look up and pretend to be clean.

Unexpectedly, in the rural examination, Su Mu was unusually gentle.He also turned a blind eye to the tricks between Mr. Shi and officials at all levels, and it was very interesting to be a human being.

Therefore, this trip, Shi Daren's income was twice as much as expected.

Mr. Shi is an old man in the officialdom, and he is also the sacrificial wine of such a noble place as Guozijian, so he has a certain degree of public opinion.After returning to Beijing, when the old master met his colleagues in the officialdom, he praised Su Mu as an upright official, respected the seniors in the officialdom, and was a virtuous gentleman.

Anyway, in a word, this young man is a good man, and he will have a great future.

In this way, even though Su Mu and Mr. Shi made a fortune in Shaanxi, his reputation in the civil service system became more and more resounding.

Up to now, the civil servants have regarded Su Mu as a real person of their own.

All these things were written to him by colleagues and friends in Su Mu's capital.

Compared with Su Mu's face-saving in Shaanxi, Kang Hai, the second place in the palace examination, did not go well in Jiangxi.It is said that this great talent took nothing when taking the main exam in Jiangxi, and he was extremely harsh on the exam papers, which offended many people.

He didn't want money, and the deputy chief examiner of Jiangxi Township Examination didn't dare to offer his hand.

It was a hard work for no reason, but there was no benefit at all, and the assistant examiner was very angry.Like Mr. Shi, this deputy chief examiner is also a veteran of civil servants. Now he is serving as the Shaoqing of the Taipu Temple and a fourth-rank official. Is this kind of person easy to offend?

After returning to Beijing, the deputy chief examiner made Kang Hai worthless in front of relatives and friends.

That is to say, from that time on, all the officials in the capital knew that Kang Hai was a pedantic teacher and he couldn't get along with him. No one came to get close to this editor of the Imperial Academy.

He and Su Mu are the second in the list and the number one, but why is there such a big gap in life?

In this officialdom, once one is branded as a different kind by the mainstream, one's political career is basically over.

In Kang Hai's situation, Su Mu could only sigh, but he couldn't help him.This person's temperament is born, and if he wants to change it, he won't be able to change it for a while.

He has been waiting, waiting for the great changes that are about to take place in Ningxia.

That's right, the document that Liu Jin handed over requesting the reform of the military system has already been approved by Zhengde: the implementation is approved, and it will be done immediately!

As recorded in real history, when Liu Jin found out that his reputation had been ruined by his subordinates and magistrates after going through the turmoil of charcoal respect, he was shocked to find that it was impossible to continue like this. Leave a big stigma behind.

Eunuch Liu is very powerful now, and he is not short of money. Human nature is always unsatisfied.When I have no power or money, I always think that if I have power and money in the future, this life will be worth it.But when that day comes, there will be higher pursuits.

Now, what Liu Jin wants is to leave a name in history, he really wants to do something practical for the country.

The military system of the Ming Dynasty has indeed had a lot of problems, especially since the military household system and military settlements were implemented for a hundred years, the soldiers have degenerated into pure farmers. Many military households have been farming all their lives without even touching a knife or gun once.

Such an army, no matter how large in number, has no combat effectiveness at all, and it will not work without reform.

The problem is, this is a system engineering, there is no rush.After all, the military household system involves too many interest groups, and if it is acted rashly, it may cause huge waves.

As far as Su Mu knew, even the later Zhang Juzheng spent his entire life as a mere beginning.

If future generations follow his path and advance bit by bit, perhaps it will take another few decades to complete the entire major reform.

It's a pity that Zhang Juzheng died, the new law was abolished, and the reform was called to a halt.

Su Mu felt that the military system could not be changed, but it should not be rushed.

But Liu Jin's power at this moment is too great, which makes him swell up.He feels that the sky is the boss, the earth is the second, and the emperor is the third. He Liu Jin is the fourth. He commands the world, and he dare not refuse.

Isn't it the reform of the military system, which can be done with one order from Eunuch Liu.

As for the counterattack of relevant interest groups, hmph, whoever dares to take the lead, win directly, every time, every time, every time, every time, every time, I'm afraid he will be a bird.

Emperor Zhengde has been emperor for the past few years. At the beginning, he was controlled by Queen Mother Zhang, and later he was nagged to death by the three elders of the cabinet.At this moment, the roots of his ears were finally cleared up, so he simply stole a bit of laziness, handed over all the government affairs to Liu Jin, and hid in the Xiyuan to play wildly.

This time, since Liu Jin submitted the booklet, the emperor did not even think about it, and just agreed, and said that you can handle things yourself, and don't bother me.

In fact, the system of the Ming Dynasty is very interesting.The emperor is only a representative of the constitution, and exists as the final arbiter, and does not directly participate in administrative execution. Even if the entire empire does not have an emperor, it can run smoothly with the help of the cabinet and the supervisor of rituals. This is probably the so-called advantage of the system Bar.

The problem is that in the past, the supervisor and the cabinet were checks and balances.Now, among the four members of the cabinet, Li Dongyang has completely become the shopkeeper, and Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai belong to Liu Jin.Only Yang Tinghe was struggling to support it.

According to what Su Mu had read from history books, it is said that when Liu Jin gave this order, Lao Yang immediately discovered the problem.

He immediately opened his mouth, wanting to object.

At this time, Li Dongyang looked over with sharp eyes, motioning him to shut up.

Among the three elders of the Hongzhi cabinet, Li Dongyang was always known for his cunning, Yang Tinghe's heart moved, and he immediately shut his mouth.

And asked Li Xiang why he didn't object to the proposal when there was no one around.

Li Dongyang smiled, and only said: "Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan."

Now, Yang Tinghe fully understood.

Zheng Boke's Duan Yuyan Ke can be regarded as the most important event among the countries recorded in the first year of "Spring and Autumn".The first year of Duke Yin of Lu was the first year of Duke Yin of Lu State.The only thing about the war is this Zheng Boke and Duan Yuyan.Zheng Bo is Zheng Zhuanggong, and this Duan is his younger brother Gongshu Duan.

Duke Zhuang tolerated adultery and pampered his younger brother, who was arrogant and wanting to seize the throne, so Duke Zhuang made a plan to defeat Gong Shuduan.Duke Zhuang blamed his mother and moved her to Yingdi.Later, I also regretted it, and was persuaded by Uncle Ying Kao, and the mother and son reconciled.

The general idea of ​​this allusion is: If you do many unrighteous actions, you will die yourself.

In modern terms, it is: if God wants to destroy it, he must first make it crazy.

Reforming the military system will definitely poke a hornet's nest. When the time comes, it will really stir up chaos. The instigator, Liu Jin, will naturally play with fire. Isn't this a good thing?

Therefore, this matter was carried out smoothly amid Liu Jin's vigorous promotion and the silence of Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, the leaders of the two civil official groups.

Up to now, the officials sent by the imperial court flew out and began to clear the land and population hidden by the officers.

As for the consequences, Su Mu could also foresee it.

He had endured for five months in Xi'an city, finally he got this opportunity, how could he let it go.

If nothing else, the turmoil of the frontier army and the rebellion of King Anhua have been in these two months.

Five-yellow and June are the seasons when the green and yellow are in short supply.The military households are having a hard time, and now the court is looking for trouble again, and the army will soon be in chaos.

Therefore, Su Mu didn't dare to stay in Xi'an anymore, and decided to leave Xi'an immediately, and go to Ningxia, the center of the storm, to get chestnuts from the fire.

Therefore, he made an excuse that he would continue to patrol the local academic administration in order to end the imperial court dispatch as soon as possible and return to the court to pay the edict.

Of course, he would not explicitly say that he was going to Ningxia.I and Qiu Yue are in the same situation, if I really go, I am afraid that going to the army ruffian will be bad for me.Moreover, King Anhua was in chaos. As a close minister of the emperor, Su Mu would definitely be arrested immediately.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, it is better to sneak in secretly.

Therefore, on the surface, Su Mu said that he was going to Xining for inspection.

Xining is thousands of miles away from Xi'an, and it takes more than a month to go back and forth.

For this reason, he also wrote a letter to the court, saying that he would return to the capital after visiting Xining.

Su Mu had a very good relationship with all the officials in Xi'an city. When he was about to leave, all high-ranking officials in the city came to see him off. There was a lot of noise, but it was also a good cover for Su Mu to sneak into Ningxia.

Su Mu has long sleeves and is good at dancing. While entertaining the crowd, his thoughts flew to Ningxia Wei, thousands of miles away.

If the prediction is correct, King Anhua will rebel next month, and now is the time.

The knighthood is now!

A gust of wind blows, and the green wheat waves are rolling.

The wind is up!