Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 662
Wang Yan knew his own shortcomings, but Gu Yanwu's words made him a little confused.

If he wants to carry out reforms, get rid of the disadvantages of the government and the opposition, and limit the imperial power, he must grasp the power of the imperial court step by step, so that he can implement his policies and realize his political ideals. In this process, he must continue to fight for power and expand his territory. To be an enemy of the diehards is to be an enemy to the imperial power, and it is to constantly struggle, and the whole process must show its sharpness.

There is a saying in the Confucian classics, "Where righteousness lies, do not lean on power, disregard its interests, and the whole country does not change its view, respects death and upholds righteousness and does not flinch, this is the courage of a gentleman."

The predecessors and reformers who eradicated the disadvantages of the past dynasties have no way of turning back.

Wang Yan couldn't help but straightened up and asked: "Sir, do you mean that the solitary is too sharp? But in the solitary situation, if you advance, you will live, if you retreat, you will die. If you relax a little, the power will definitely fall to the side and still be slaughtered by others. How can you delegate power and endure it?" "

"I suggest that Your Highness first consolidate the foundation, not to let His Highness delegate power, but to let His Highness firmly grasp the existing rights first." Gu Yanwu paused slightly, and then solemnly bowed his hands to Wang Yan, "Your Highness, without taking a small step, you can reach a thousand miles If you don’t accumulate small streams, you won’t be able to form rivers and seas. If a tree is big and deep-rooted, it will be hard to break it. Today, His Highness seems to be powerful, but in fact it is rooted in the sand. Many officials in Guangdong and Guangxi are not all like-minded people. The land of Huguang is not under the control of His Royal Highness, and its foundation is extremely unstable. Instead of fighting with various factions in the court and being aggressive, it is better to temporarily withdraw from the court and concentrate on managing the land of the five provinces. After the five provinces have been established and enough strength has been accumulated, why worry that the ambition cannot be realized!"

After Wang Yan listened, his heart shook slightly. What Gu Yanwu said was completely different from his previous thoughts. He wanted to control the central government and implement reforms from top to bottom, but Gu Yanwu let him go first. Start from the local area and reform from the bottom up.

"What do you think, elder brother?" Wang Yan couldn't sort out his thoughts within a short time, so he asked.

After hearing this, Wang Fuzhi nodded and said, "Your Highness, I have discussed this matter with Counselor Gu, and I agree with Counselor Gu's opinion. There has been a long history of factionalism in the imperial court, and His Highness does not have much advantage in the court. It is better to get out of the faction to contain the faction. There are several advantages in this way. First, His Highness can ease the conflict with the emperor. Second, Zuo Gelao and others have been hiding behind His Highness before, once His Highness withdraws from the court , the power in the court is only civil servants and eunuchs, Zuo Gelao and others have to face the eunuchs directly, the contradictions in the court will inevitably change, and His Highness can temporarily leave the whirlpool of party struggles and concentrate on running the place. The third point, Your Highness You can resign from the post of Minister of the Ministry of War, and only hold the title of a bachelor. Please let Du Futai take over as the cabinet, and then transfer He Gang from Fujian to the governor of Hunan, and connect E, Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong. The fourth point is that His Royal Highness can The five provinces should carry out reforms first. With these points, I think Counselor Gu's strategy is feasible."

The strategy of these two people, generally speaking, is to jump out and fight against each other, regardless of what the emperor does, and just develop their strength with peace of mind.

In the battle between the emperor and Wang Yan, the civil official group has never expressed its position, and they basically do not help each other. It is precisely because of their inaction that Wang Yan is sometimes passive.

If Wang Yan suddenly withdraws, perhaps the situation between North Korea and China will become more exciting.

Wang Yan pondered for a while, he seemed to be a little eager for quick success and quick gains, eager to seize the power of the court, and the Wang family also seemed a little restless, wanting to seize power and protect themselves, so Wang He married, and he kept placing confidantes in the court, and even took control of the court. He applied to Fujian and Jiangxi, but his foundation was still too weak. Even with such a large stall, he could not gain an absolute advantage in the imperial court.

During this period of time, Wang Yan really hated the imperial court's intrigue. If this fight continued, he might be caught in it endlessly, and it was possible that the imperial court would go back to the old path of the Hongguang Dynasty.

After listening to Gu Yanwu and Wang Fuzhi's words, Wang Yan realized that he might have really gone the wrong way, but he had planned for so long before, and it was not easy to temporarily turn around. People's perceptions are also questionable.

Wang Yan thought for a long time, and Chen Bangyan on the side was also pondering. After a while, Wang Yan asked: "Brother, Mr. Gu, if Gu Ruo gets out and manages the place, but the right to appoint officials is in the hands of the court, how can Gu strengthen his position?" Will the five provinces not be infiltrated by the imperial court?"

This is a problem. Officials are elected through imperial examinations and then appointed by the court. If he does not maintain power in the court, how can he influence the appointment of officials and install his confidantes?
After hearing this, Gu Yanwu immediately said: "Your Highness, by establishing Xingyuan, the governor of the five provinces in Wuchang, we can use this to expand the shogunate, centralize the power of appointing officials of the five provinces' finance, military and military power, in the hands of the shogunate, and select talents by themselves to replace the functions of the imperial court. "

These words surprised Wang Yan, "Isn't this the establishment of another court?"

Gu Yanwu hurriedly explained: "No, no name has been established, how can it be regarded as establishing a separate court, at most it can only be regarded as establishing a vassal. Your Highness wants to reform in the five provinces first, and it is just a matter of using the shogunate as a trial. Once the reform is successful, it can be used directly in the future. The shogunate replaced the imperial court."

If this is the case, Wang Yan actually established another administrative system, and established a vassal state with a central agency named the shogunate.

As the secretary of the shogunate, Chen Bangyan also said at this time: "Your Highness, I also agree with Counselor Gu's words. Rather than being restrained by many forces in the court and achieving nothing, it is better to go through five provinces first."

This means that Wang Yan's chief staff also agreed with him to set up a new team, which is different from the Guangjing court.

Making changes in one system and building another, obviously, the latter faces much less resistance.

Wang Yan was a little tempted after hearing this, and he was really tired of Guangjing's intrigue, and he really didn't have much advantage in court struggles.

So many civil servants are not his people, so they can't be killed in a mutiny. How is that different from the Manchu and Meng Yuan.

Every massacre wiped out the national characteristics, and the damage to the entire nation was immeasurable. After the Song Dynasty, the Ming people were no longer as broad as the Tang and Song Dynasties, and after the Qing Dynasty, even the strength of character was gone.

Wang Yan thought for a while, and he already agreed with Gu Yanwu's words in his heart, but if he wanted to manage the five provinces, the emperor and the imperial court would definitely not agree with him holding the human rights, talents, military power, and military power of the five provinces in one hand. vassal state.

However, since he decided to change his strategy and jump outside the circle, Wang Yan’s thinking has also broadened. He was in the center before, and he wanted to keep the whole market from collapsing, so he was compromised by the emperor everywhere to keep the court stable. Whether the central government collapses or not is not his business, but the emperor's business. At this time, the emperor should think about how to maintain the central government, how to stabilize him, and compromise with him.

Wang Yan suddenly became enlightened: "Okay, I will make arrangements in the next few days to transfer the officials of the Guyi faction to Huguang, and then transfer Du Yinxi to the cabinet. You also need to make a lot of preparations to take back the power and strengthen the foundation first."

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