Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 368 Wang Yan's Heart
In the hall, the emperor and Wang Yan came back from the courtyard. Zuo Maodi had been waiting for a long time. After seeing the ceremony, the emperor gave him a seat, and the three of them immediately took their seats.

Zuo Maodi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I came here today just to ask about Xingzai. Now that Fujing is in the hands of the Qing court, and Boluo is heavily in Fujian, it is difficult for the court to take it back. Then choose Xingzai again. It is imminent. The news of the change in central Fujian may have spread all over the world. Although I have sent a quick horse to inform the governors of various places to inform His Majesty that it is safe, the court still needs to move forward quickly to fill the vacancies in order to stabilize the hearts of the people. The minister and Chu yesterday The Duke of the State is discussing, the Duke of the State wants His Majesty to move to Guangzhou, I wonder what His Majesty thinks?"

"Move to Guangzhou?" Hearing this, Emperor Longwu frowned slightly. He always wanted to move to Ganzhou or go west to Changsha, but he never thought of going to Guangzhou. "The land of Guangnan is far away from the south of the Yangtze River and the Central Plains. Is it not conducive to the imperial court's control of the overall situation and the control of Chu and Jiangxi?"

Emperor Longwu was an enterprising emperor, so he naturally wanted to move to Changsha, so that he could control the Ming army in Chu and Jiangxi, and Changsha was between Wang Yan and He Tengjiao, so he could calmly control the imperial court. Bureau.

Hearing the words, Wang Yan immediately explained: "Your Majesty, the land of Chu and Jiangxi has experienced wars, and the people's livelihood has withered. After the First World War in Xiangyang, the people in the prefectures of Northwest Hubei were emptied. Master He can only provide disaster relief and protect himself. Relief, Jiangxi has been dilapidated since the reign of Hongguang until now, and it needs to be cultivated. Although the situation in Hunan is good, but the financial and material resources can only help Hubei and Jiangxi, it is difficult to make a difference. These three places have at least one year Within the period, there is no power to start a war, and the imperial court moved here, which would cost a lot of money, and most of the money and food transported from Guangdong will be spent on the Lingnan Mountains. Therefore, I suggest that your majesty move to Guangzhou, which is rich, and use the wealth of Guangzhou to rebuild the imperial court first. Get up, wait for the situation to improve, come and choose another place as your way."

After hearing this, Emperor Longwu couldn't decide to pay attention, so he asked Zuo Maodi, "What do you think, Aiqing?"

Now the Longwu court has not only lost more than half of the six officials, the emperor and courtiers are also relying on Wang Yan for support. Naturally, there will be no opinions.

Under the current situation, the Longwu court had to rely on Wang Yan. Zuo Maodi knew this very well, so he tried his best to maintain the harmony between the monarch and his ministers.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court's finances have indeed collapsed. The salaries of the officers and soldiers in various places are raised by the local governors themselves, and the salaries of the ministers cannot be distributed. Shadingzhou, Yunnan has been in chaos for more than a year. Duke Mu has written several times to request The imperial court allocated salaries to suppress the rebellion, but the imperial court could not come up with a single coin." Zuo Maodi said: "I agree with the proposal of the Duke of the State, and first borrow the financial resources of Guangzhou to rebuild the imperial court.

In addition, the minister also suggested that with the help of Guangzhou's financial resources, Enke could obtain scholars to make up for the lost officials. "

The chief assistant minister also agreed, and Emperor Longwu could only nod his head, "In that case, then move to Guangzhou according to the wishes of the two lovers."

Wang Yan asked Long Wu to move to Guangzhou. In fact, he also had his own thoughts. He is not Zheng Zhilong's generation, but he also hopes to develop in the direction he wants.

Since the Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty, the Han family’s orthodoxy was cut off by the barbarians, and the Han people were completely beaten to the ground by the aliens for the first time. After that, the Taizu drove the Meng Yuan out of the Central Plains, learned the lessons from the death of the Song Dynasty, and adopted a tough approach in foreign affairs. attitude, even to the point of losing diplomatic flexibility.

Ming people believed that Song died because of the weakness of foreign tribes, but now Daming, which refused to give up an inch of land, was still defeated by foreign tribes and lost most of its rivers and mountains. This must arouse Wang Yan's reflection. What kind of road did it lead to today's field.

If you think about change, change will work, but change is not so simple. Shang Yang changed Qin law, Qin was strong and Shang Yang died, and Song Xiangwang Banshan reform ended in dismissal. Even Zhang Taiyue was dismissed from office in the end.

At the beginning of the Analects of Confucius, Confucius said: "Isn't it a pleasure to learn and practice it from time to time? Isn't it a pleasure to have friends come from afar? Isn't it a gentleman to be a gentleman without knowing it?"

At this time, people often used Zhu Xi's annotations in the Song Dynasty to explain, but Wang Yan had a different experience. Xi was not a simple review, and Shi was not a simple time.

Wang Yan believes that the reason why this sentence is placed at the beginning of the Analects must have his intentions. It is because Confucius asked the people of later generations, do you want to learn Confucianism?
If you want to learn Confucianism, you have this kind of knowledge, and when you meet a good time, you can display it, so you are prosperous, and it is a very happy thing, but things in the world are not as good as you want. You can live in peace and contentment.Because having friends come from afar, isn't it a joy?People with the same ambition and the same knowledge, you are not alone, and it is also a happy thing, but what if you are alone and have no one with the same way, and you are cornered, what should you do?People don't know but don't feel stunned, isn't it a gentleman?
The first sentence of the Analects is to ask again, all Confucian disciples, are you ready to inherit Confucianism?Even if you are alone in the end, can you still stick to your own way?In the end, can people not know but not stunned, is it not a gentleman?
Wang Yan has been familiar with the scriptures for more than ten years, but he does not dare to say that he has met the requirements of the most holy teacher. He cannot become a gentleman, nor can he become a loner who sticks to the Dao alone. He cannot achieve the Confucian self. , and those who followed him considered.

Since ancient times, reform and strengthening have inevitably been accompanied by bloody winds, and repeated struggles between old and new forces have taken a long time, even stretching for hundreds of years.

If Wang Yan wanted to change, he naturally needed friends from afar. He needed a large number of comrades, a large number of literati and officials with the same aspirations, so he had to control the court by his side, install party members, and make preparations for future reforms.

In addition, the Qing army in Fujian is very strong this time, and he also needs to use the emperor's personal conquest to boost the morale of the army and achieve the purpose of intimidating Boluo.

It was late at this time, the emperor had not fully recovered and needed to rest, so Wang Yan and Zuo Maodi retreated together.

The two walked out of the courtyard together, and Zuo Maodi asked casually: "Shi Heng has made a peerless contribution to the imperial court this time. His Majesty invited Shi Heng to meet him early in the morning. He must have promised a lot of rewards~"

Wang Yan nodded and said: "Your Majesty added me as the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, a Bachelor of Dongge University, and the title of Minister of the Ministry of War."

Zuo Maodi stopped when he heard the words, and couldn't help being silent for a moment, "Shi Heng, the imperial court has just experienced a great chaos, and its vitality has been seriously damaged. If there is another mess, it will definitely destroy the anti-Qing situation. I hope Shi Heng can help you with your majesty's difficulties." Forgive me."

Wang Yan’s merits are enough to open a mansion and establish a festival, and he can be named the king of the opposite sex. However, as early as the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang had a saying, “The king who is not the surname of Liu, the world will fight against him.” Emperor Longwu would never allow Daming to appear King of the opposite sex, this is the way to bring disaster.

After hearing Wang Yan's words, Zuo Maodi quickly judged that what Wang Yan really got was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the others were all false titles. Compared with Wang Yan's merits, the emperor's reward was too stingy. He was very worried. Wang Yan was angry because of this, which caused disharmony between the monarch and his ministers, and plunged the Longwu court into chaos.

Hearing the sound, Wang Yan also stopped, turned around and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Ge, Yan is a person who doesn't know how to advance or retreat. I am a minister of the imperial court, and I am compatible with the imperial court. If I am damaged, I will be harmed. How can I not know how powerful I am?"

Although Wang Yan's current power is inflated, except for a very small number of people who gathered around him because of Wang Yan himself, other advisers and civil servants are not loyal to Wang Yan, but loyal to Wang Yan's revival of the Han Dynasty They gathered around Wang Yan to fight against the Qing and restore the Ming Dynasty, not against the imperial court.

Wang Yan naturally understands this, knowing that his foundation is actually very weak, and he needs to spend more time to cultivate his strength.

(Thanks to the wolf dog for defending the slaves, Shouzhou Liang Silang, and Yuedong Woxin for the reward, and thanks to Yuedong Woxin for the gift.)
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