Wanli 1592

Chapter 381 Identity
After the regular cabinet meeting was over, Shi Xing came to Zhao Zhigao's duty room. As soon as the door was closed, the two sat on the chairs, looked at each other, and both let out a long sigh.

"Xiao Jixin can't come back. Zhang Wei and Yang Junmin don't want him to come back. Wang Jingshi said so, but I'm afraid I don't want Xiao Jixin to come back. It's a pity that he is a general. To be the chief soldier of Jizhen or Datong, so as to rectify the defense of the nine frontiers, or directly transfer to Liaodong to clean up the mess in Liaodong, but right now it’s impossible.”

Zhao Zhigao sighed for a while, then shook his head helplessly.

Shi Xing was even more depressed. Xiao Ruxun was a general he single-handedly promoted. With his outstanding military exploits, he himself had glory, his status rose, and he gradually became qualified to be a cabinet minister, but the court did not want to see him enter the cabinet. There are quite a few people, what about Xiao Ruxun is not only about Xiao Ruxun's military exploits and the fear of the emperor, but also the fear of himself?
At least Shi Xing still thinks from the standpoint of the emperor. He usually has to keep a little distance from those officials, and not be regarded as his own by them. It is normal to be excluded. Let it go, let alone him as an outsider.

"Ji Xin is a talented general. This time he is in command of the Southern Expedition. There is no need for Chen Yongbin to contribute. The local Chinese immigrants in Siam donated 10 taels of silver to help the army fight. He then used the [-] taels of silver to ask Siam to buy food. Local transshipment saves a lot of cost, and can drive straight in without worrying about food and grass shortages, and does not settle down. It has an excellent reputation in the local area, and its relationship with Siam is quite good. The southern border has settled down, and it is difficult for the southern border of the Ming Dynasty to start wars again.

This kind of time is the time when he and his army of hundreds of battles are mobilized to go north to defend and conquer Mongolia.Just a little copper mine for a group of refugees?How short-sighted is Zhang Wei?How selfish is Yang Junmin?How confused is Wang Jingshi? "

Zhao Zhigao smiled wryly, and said, "Dongquan, how shrewd is Zhang Wei? How cunning is Yang Junmin? How does Wang Jingshi understand? They just know that if they keep Xiao Jixin in the capital, they will give him another chance to make great contributions and win the battle." There are not many generals, but there are also many. How few generals can win consecutive battles and can coordinate the conflicts between the local armies so that they can work together?

These three people are all dragons and phoenixes among Daming's people, so they can't see clearly what benefits it will bring to Daming if Xiao Jixin is in charge of the Nine Frontier Affairs?But they still resolutely oppose it. What is the reason?No, because doing it would be more harmful to them than not doing it!How capable is Xiao Jixin?Three battles and three victories, greatly increasing the prestige of my Ming Dynasty, and also greatly increasing the prestige of your Shibutang! "

Seeing Zhao Zhigao's bright eyes and serious expression, Shi Xing suddenly felt that no one, including himself, really realized what kind of person this well-known "Mr. Confused" was.

Since the real power of the Chenghua cabinet has increased greatly, which cabinet minister is a simple figure?
Even if he got in through his seniority, how could he get in with so many senior ministers in Daming?
Who is simple among the people who are so shocking in this position?

Shi Xing let out a long sigh.

"I thought that Xiao Jixin would continue to work hard. I, the Minister of the Ministry of War, will sooner or later enter the cabinet. Now, it seems that some people are unwilling to let me enter the cabinet, and are unwilling to watch me go further. Alas! The birds are not finished. The good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is cooked before it dies, and I don’t know what disaster will happen, but Xiao Jixin is forced to die in Burma, is it really so good? The country is really not in danger?"

Zhao Zhigao chuckled, and said, "Let's see, if Xiao Jixin is in the capital, the Mongols will not dare to act rashly; if Xiao Jixin is in the southern border, the northern border will inevitably be unstable. Wolves on the grassland only care about eating but not fighting. With Shanxi merchants acting as a hindrance, Ningxia is safer, but not necessarily in other places.”

Shi Xing frowned tightly, his face full of worry.

Wang Xijue's memorial was quickly delivered to the palace, but not to Emperor Wanli, but to Queen Mother Li's palace along with Wang Xijue himself. It's not that Wang Xijue can avoid the emperor, but The emperor did not see anyone, the palace gates were locked, and the jade seal, which could represent the highest will of the country, was in the hands of the Empress Dowager Li again.

Without the knowledge of the courtiers, Queen Mother Li actually resumed power for a period of time, although she herself was very unhappy about it.

But these things, Queen Mother Li must be done well, otherwise, it will be difficult for her to be safe in her old age.

"This Xiao Ruxun is smart, so he stayed in the local area and never came back. He offered to guard Burma and guard the country's borders. If he didn't take the initiative, it would be really difficult for Guochao to force him to stay in that wild place. It would seem that Guochao treated him harshly. The hero will inevitably chill the hearts of others, so let him stay there, isn't it good? The refugees from all over the world have gone to a place, so you can live in peace and stop worrying about it."

Empress Dowager Li looked at Xiao Ruxun's memorial and nodded repeatedly.

Wang Xijue said: "What the Empress Dowager said is very true, and the veterans and the cabinet also mean the same thing, but the biggest problem right now is, in what name and in what capacity should Xiao Ruxun guard the local area. , but since the founding of the country, only the Mu family of Yunnan has lived in Yunnan as the Duke of Guizhou. That is because King Mu is the adopted son of the Taizu. .”

Empress Dowager Li thought for a while and said, "Myanmar is different from Yunnan. Yunnan belongs to China's Shenzhou, and has always been unified by our Central Plains. It was also given up by the ancestors, it is not considered the land of Huaxia Shenzhou, but it is obtained from the expansion of the frontier and land, since it is the income of the expansion of the frontier, then we should not use precedents to infer."

Wang Xijue opened his mouth and said: "The old minister also thinks in this way. Myanmar is a barren land, the weather is extremely hot, damp and poisonous everywhere, and there are no Han people. I am afraid that no scholar from the Central Plains is willing to go south to Burma to establish states and counties. It is not convenient for Xiao Ruxun to return to the court. , and judging from the current treasury situation, there is no way to allocate money to build prefectures and counties, so the only way to stabilize the local area is to use the military to control it according to the border practice. What worries me is that Xiao Ruxun's status is not enough to guard the area."

Empress Dowager Li thought for a while, and said, "Since it's just a matter of identity, why not just give him enough identity, Mr. Wangge, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)