Chapter 159: Old Minister Yang Rong

Yang Rong did not think about letting the emperor take back his fate.

But Yang Rong knew that he could make the emperor take back his fate, unless he went to bow to the emperor, or the empress dowager made a move.

So when he actually saw the Empress Dowager here today, he naturally had a little more expectation in his heart.

It's just that he was soon disappointed.

The voice of the Empress Dowager came through the curtain of the car, and said: "Emperor, you talk to Lord Yang so much, I'm tired, go back to the palace first." ”

The Empress Dowager's words, someone immediately pulled the carriage and left here.

Zhu Qizhen and Yang Rong bowed and saw the Empress Dowager leave.

Only then did Zhu Qizhen say to Yang Rong: "What is the illness of Mr. I originally wanted to see Mr. in the next two days and have a good talk with him before letting him return to his hometown. ”

Yang Rong also had some contradictions in his heart about the Empress Dowager's move not to interfere in political affairs.

In fact, the civilian-official group headed by Sanyang, although cooperation is cooperation, has always been opposed to the heroine Bingzheng.

Therefore, when the Empress Dowager was discussing matters several times, she sat in the same column with Zhu Qizhen. But when there was a real pilgrimage, it never appeared.

There is no weighing either.

The imperial court has always pursued the emperor's holy decree, but this emperor's holy decree is the meaning of the empress dowager.

The Empress Dowager simply let it go like this, although Yang Rong's idea of saving the emperor's fate through the Empress Dowager broke, but he was relieved in his heart.

Listening to Zhu Qizhen's question at this moment, Yang Rong said: "The minister has not returned to his hometown for many years, and he is homesick. I couldn't hold it back. ”

Zhu Qizhen naturally knew that Yang Rong was duplicitous. But don't dismantle him either. Instead, they found a gazebo, and the two sat opposite each other in the gazebo, and Wang Zhen didn't know where to get the wine and food, which was still hot.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, since you want to go back to your hometown to talk about your relatives, how can I not approve it." Mr. assisted the first emperor to work hard, and at the beginning of my accession to the throne, he made great contributions to me. I can't repay it. There is only a glass of water and wine, and you can talk about your heart. ”

"Mr. Jing."

Yang Rong listened to it and seemed to recall the eventful years at the beginning. After the death of Xuanzong, it was rumored that King Xiang's golden book was written, and he was the first to write a book and ask for the crown prince. At that time, it was actually risky. As a politician, taking sides too early is not necessarily a good thing. It's just that he remembered Emperor Xuanzong's kindness, so he couldn't help it. said: "Your Majesty has won the prize." ”

Immediately drank this cup as well.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Mr. is going, I will come back next year, I won't see Mr. for a few months, but I don't know what Mr. has to teach me?" ”

Yang Rong didn't know how many words he had in his heart, and he wanted to say it to Zhu Qizhen, but at this moment, Zhu Qizhen provoked himself to talk, he naturally couldn't help it, and said, "What does Your Majesty think of Taizu?" ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Taizu is naturally a hundred times better than me, and the mountains are upright. ”

Yang Rong said: "Why doesn't Taizu use Xungui? ”

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a while and said, "Taizu doesn't seem to have to use Xungui? ”

Yang Rong said: "Although Taizu used Xunchen to open the country, in the later period, he used the prince to lead the troops and replace the Xunchen. And the military department took charge of the power of military generals to take up their posts, which was also started by Taizu in his later years. ”

"Although there will be some back-and-forth in the future, we will always share this power with the Governor's Office of the Five Armies."

"Your Majesty knows why?"

Zhu Qizhen had a guess in his heart, but he still asked respectfully: "I would like to hear about it." ”

Yang Rong said: "This is the way of checks and balances. ”

"Your Majesty has gone through five generations of history, so he naturally knows what it is like for a military general to be in power. When the martial artist is in power, he will produce the emperor's soldiers and horses. ”

"Therefore, even Emperor Taizong has never wavered in this matter."

"It's the state system."

"Even if Your Majesty is close to the Lord, this should not be so."

Zhu Qizhen listened to it and thought about it secretly, he couldn't say that what Yang Rong said was unreasonable.

Later generations of countries are generally civilian defense ministers, this is the idea. Five generations later, Wenchen's fear of military generals has long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow.

In particular, they have just passed the peak period of military power, that is, the Yongle period.

Naturally, Yang Rong's thoughts can be formed.

And Renzong and Xuanzong believe in Yang Rong very much, and in terms of military strategy, they have always taken Yang Rong as the mastermind, especially Emperor Xuanzong. In this way, Emperor Renzong Xuanzong's opinion on this matter, Zhu Qizhen also understood.

The decline of the lords is not only the rise of the civil bureaucracy, but also the suppression of the emperor. Of course, the rebellion of the King of Han is also involved here, after all, the King of Han charged into battle in the Battle of Jingyan, and he had a lifelong friendship with many generals, such as Meng Ying.

The two fought side by side many times, otherwise Meng Ying would not have been so deeply implicated. If Zhu Qizhen was not activated, Meng Ying would not have had the opportunity to lead the troops again until he died.

The rebellion of the Han Dynasty seemed to have been extinguished in just a few months.

But in fact, the influence of this incident still exists today.

Yang Rong saw that Zhu Qizhen was fascinated by what he heard, and continued: "The minister knows that His Majesty wants to organize the army and use the army to cut down the thorns. But how does Your Majesty compare himself to Emperor Taizong? ”

"Emperor Taizong went deep into the barren five times, but the Hu people swirled and perished, inside and outside the Great Wall, it was the limit of heaven Hu Han. Even if Your Majesty only breaks the thorn again, destroys one thorn, and revives one thorn, what is the difference in the imperial court? ”

"Even if the imperial court is crowned as a vassal king and listed as a feudal town, the Han people are not accustomed to the desert wind and sand, and within a few years, something will definitely happen. Even when the Han and Tang dynasties were strong, how long could they control the grassland? ”

"Therefore, the minister thought that the situation of the imperial court and Mongolia would continue for a long time in the future." "Even if Your Majesty really cares about martial arts, you should know that today there are more than 300 guards and a shortage of 1.2 million, who is the culprit?"

"Guilt cannot be punished, and faults cannot be dealt with, how can we reward those who work hard and warn those who come?"

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he had to admit in his heart that many things Yang Rong said were right.

For example, Yang Rong's assertion that the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia confronted each other, and this pattern would last for a long time, but it was not exactly, almost the end of the Ming Dynasty. None of them exterminated the Mongols.

But Zhu Qizhen didn't want to continue this pattern.

Because of this kind of confrontation, it is impossible for Zhu Qizhen to reform with great fanfare, and it is impossible to expand to other places.

The distance between Beijing and the steppe determined that the emperor would not be able to commit troops in any direction without solving the Mongol problem.

The eyes of the imperial court can only be tethered to the word Mongolia.

Zhu Qizhen said; "Anyway, the court still relies on the lords to use troops today."

Yang Rong said: "Your Majesty can know that there are more than 10,000 armor soldiers at all levels in Beijing City, once there is a change, what will these more than 10,000 armor soldiers do?" Does Your Majesty know? ”

"The first emperor has always been worried, one day, within the wall."

Zhu Qizhen suddenly remembered something, it seems that when the King of Han rebelled, he sent someone to contact Xungui.

At that time, Yang Rong tried his best to persuade Xuanzong to pro-Zheng, saying that some people would sit and wait. Thinking about it now, I feel that it is even more meaningful. Zhu Qizhen's face also changed slightly.

Yang Rong said: "In the first year of orthodoxy, Wang Ji supervised the northwest, didn't he also fight well? ”

"The minister thinks that if he wants to seek long-term peace and stability, he should take the civil minister as the commander and the military minister as the general. Wenchen imitates righteousness, and military ministers use martial bravery, so there are no traitors in the world. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he suddenly came to his senses.

Sounds like a good solution.

But Zhu Qizhen knows history. This kind of practice of civil officials being handsome and military ministers being generals has become very clear to Zhu Qizhen.

It can't be said that Wenchen can't fight.

I have to admit that except for the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the most handsome people in the Ming Dynasty are all Wenchen. Such as Wang Yue, Wang Shouren, and even Lu Xiangsheng and others. But Wenchen is Wenchen after all, and they can't compare with the founding generals after all, which is a congenital limitation.

In fact, if the loss of a little combat effectiveness alone can stabilize the army, Zhu Qizhen is still willing, after all, stability is the most important thing for a big country like China.

But what makes Zhu Qizhen the most unacceptable, that is, the civilian officials have mastered the military power and the government, what does the emperor use to do?

is also the emperor, Zhengde can not be a bird Wenchen, and Wanli's protest can only be not to go to the court, what is the difference? Isn't it a transfer of military power?

Maybe this is a long-term strategy, but Zhu Qizhen can't use it.