Chapter 578: An Unexpected Candidate
It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
Xu Jie has a deep understanding of this sentence, this short scholar from Songjiang Huating may be the most forbearant person in this country.
But forbearance does not mean cowardice, forbearance does not mean submissiveness, and forbearance does not mean lying down and being beaten.
Since Xia Yan's death, Yan Song has been in charge of the cabinet for ten years, as turbulent as Li Mo's resignation and return to his hometown, as high as Yang Bo's refusal to return to the dynasty, but from beginning to end, Xu Jie has always been a banner against the Yan Party.
Although this flag is a little small, the flagpole is crooked......
At the beginning of this year, Yan Dang used Jingcha to beat Xu Jie's party to pieces, and in this extremely unfavorable situation, Xu Jie skillfully put on the habitual action of shrinking the turtle's head.
But in this extremely unfavorable situation, Xu Jie did not do nothing.
The reason is very simple, it is not what Xu Jie wants to do, but what he needs to do.
As the only big man in the court who can barely compete with Yan Song, what his comrades need him to do, what countless protΓ©gΓ©s and those Taoist officials need him to do, and most importantly, what Emperor Jiajing needs him to do.
Emperor Jiajing is used to playing with people's hearts and controlling the court with the art of weighing, so if Xu Jie can't, or doesn't want to do something, then why does he sit in the position of second assistant in the cabinet?
The same is true for those Kedao Yanguan and Xu Jie's protΓ©gΓ©s, the second assistant of the cabinet will take over as the first assistant of the cabinet as usual, if nothing is done...... Why did you take over as the first assistant to the cabinet in the future?
Therefore, in late October, the military department wrote to the middle of the matter to propose the establishment of a new governor of Fujian, and there was a lot of discussion in the DPRK and China, but Emperor Jiajing and Yan Song never expressed their position, and Xu Jie stood up in mid-November.
"Wu Weixi......" Emperor Jiajing sat on the futon and looked at the few people in front of him with a smile.
Xu Jie, who proposed that Wu Baipeng be transferred to the first governor of Fujian, Yan Song, who seemed to have heard nothing, and Xu Wei, who was expressionless but twitched slightly at the corners of his eyes.
It's so complicated...... Even though Emperor Jiajing has been on the throne for more than 30 years and has faced countless political turmoil, he has to sigh with emotion, what a mess!
Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, who had the heaviest authority in the southeast, was Yan Song's person, and Xu Jie had several times stuffed his henchmen to the southeast in the same year, but unfortunately he was defeated again and again, so that Hu Zongxian climbed to the top of Yan Song.
After Hu Zongxian was promoted to the governor of Zhejiang, in order to divide his authority, he was ordered to step down as the governor of Zhejiang, and this position should have been Xu Jie...... Helplessly, Li Mo was killed in the oblique stab, and Ruan Yi snatched the governor of Zhejiang.
In addition to the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, only the governor of Zhejiang remained...... Originally, this was the person who everyone should have been Xu Jie's by default, but this time he killed Qian Yuan.
It's just that Qian Yuan is Xu Jie's grandson-in-law...... Everyone in the palace knew about the gap between the Qian family and the Xu family, but there was no circulation in Beijing.
In the eyes of many people, the situation in the southeast is very similar to that of the DPRK and China, and the most important and highest-status position of the governor of Zhejiang was grabbed by Yan Song, but Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet, grabbed the second governor of Zhejiang, and even let his son-in-law take the third place to seize the governor of Zhejiang.
Therefore, the current situation is that Hu Zongxian is Yan Song's person, and Wu Baipeng is Qian Yuan's person...... And now Xu Jie wants to kick Wu Baipeng to Fujian.
However, the reasons Xu Jie came up with were really sufficient.
Wu Baipeng has both civil and military resources, has been in Yangzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing has military exploits, rich experience in the Japanese Invaders, and the governor of Zhejiang, is the best candidate for the governor of Fujian.
Xu Wei's face became more and more ugly, in his opinion, this was Xu Jie, an old immortal, who was drawing salary at the bottom of the kettle, and there was no way to get Zhancai back to Beijing, so he cut off Zhancai's most important assistance in the southeast.
Qian Yuan set up a city in Zhenhai to trade, and many of them had to rely on Wu Baipeng's help, which was miserable...... But how miserable it is, we have to see again.
What to see?
Of course, it depends on who will take over as governor of Zhejiang.
"Wu Weixi is a genius, repeatedly defeated by the Japanese Kou, unparalleled in temperament, although the victory in Yangzhou was not rewarded, and later he was promoted to the governor of Zhejiang because of his aid to Tongxiang." Xu Jiezhen said, "There is no figure like Wu Weixi, who is familiar with all things in the southeast in the two capitals, and he is really the best candidate for the governor of Fujian." β
Emperor Jiajing's gaze fell on Yan Song, "Weizhong? β
Yan Song replied skillfully: "The old minister only subdues the holy will. β
"Wu Weixi, Wu Weixi......" Emperor Jiajing curled his fingers and knocked on the jade Ruyi in his hand, "Who will take over as the governor of Zhejiang?" β
Xu Wei's eyes sharpened, and he stared at Xu Jie...... This is the most critical.
Xu Jie did not rush forward, but arched his hand and said: "Who will take over as the governor of Zhejiang, when Yuan Fu suggests, Your Majesty will appoint him." β
This winter is a little difficult, and the dying Yan Song has come to Xiyuan for the first time in more than half a month, and he can't help but curse in his heart when he hears this...... Damn, this Xu Huating is really a master, and the old man still wants Hu Zongxian to serve as the governor of Zhejiang!
There are several people in the hall, Xu Wei is still a little ignorant, but Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song, and even Huang Jin, who is serving on the side, are all like a mirror in their hearts, Xu Jie will send Wu Baipeng to Fujian, and this position cannot fall into the hands of others...... Is it really Xu Jie's suggestion for state affairs?!
Whether it is for the power balance in the southeast or for the power balance in the court, this position can only be Xu Jie's person, this is a political rule and a political tacit understanding.
Last year, Ruan Que was escorted to Beijing, and the position of governor of Zhejiang should have been Xu Jie, but at that time, the southeast was really plagued by the Japanese invaders, and the army was defeated again and again, and Emperor Jiajing was very angry, so he asked Qian Yuan directly, and introduced Wu Baipeng, who should have been promoted to governor of Zhejiang.
In this case, Emperor Jiajing acquiesced, and Yan Song also recognized that the position of Zhejiang Patrol was reserved for Xu Jie.
But he didn't expect Qian Yuan to descend from the sky like a divine soldier, and at the cost of breaking away from the Hanlin Academy to cut off the road to the prime minister, he grabbed the Zhejiang patrol press.
Now that Xu Haibing has been defeated and died, Wang Zhilai has surrendered, and the two Zhejiang provinces are almost pacified, and the southeast must restore the rules of power checks and balances.
Yan Song took a few breaths, Huang Jin moved a stool under the signal of Emperor Jiajing, and brought a cup of hot tea to Yan Song to warm his hands.
After taking a sip of tea, Yan Song spoke, "Wang He, the right attendant of the military department, used to be the waiter of the household department in Nanjing, and the governor Cao Yun, and he is also familiar with things in the southeast. β
Xu Wei recalled it slightly, and immediately remembered that Wang Huan, Jiajing's second year Jinshi, Xu Jie's same party in the same year, Jiajing's thirty-fourth year, when Xu Jie's and Li Mo were still in harmony, they once tried to recommend Wang He to take over as the governor of Zhejiang.
In fact, there are only four governors of Zhejiang in this life, and there are five in the original time and space, and the extra one is Wang Huan, who was the servant of the household department in Nanjing, but unfortunately he is still on the road and has not yet arrived in Hangzhou, the situation in the DPRK and China has changed suddenly, Zhao Wenhua has played a book, and Hu Zongxian grabbed the governor of Zhejiang, which has opened his legendary experience of mixed reviews.
Emperor Jiajing pondered in his heart for a while, sighed and waved his hand.
Everyone got up and saluted and retreated one by one under the hint of Huang Jin's eyes, Xu Jie diligently helped Yan Song to move forward slowly, and Xu Wei behind him was thinking...... If only the sky was dark, and the two old men fell and died.
Old and not dead is for thieves, two old thieves!
Back in Suiyuan, Xu Jie took the teacup handed by Sun Yan and drank it all, motioned to Sun Yan to pour another cup, shook his head and said: "If there is no accident, Wu Weixi was transferred to the governor of Fujian at that time. β
Tao Dalin blinked, "This suggestion is quite appropriate, Wu Weixi is indeed the best candidate." β
"That's true, but Zhancai's ......" Chen Younian sighed: "There are many letters in Xiangzi, and Brother Duanfu has also heard about it during his filial piety......
Xian Yan on the side nodded again and again, adding: "On the surface, the wind and waves are calm, but in private, there is a lot of connection. β
All the people present were from the southeast, and they all knew that Wu Baipeng and Qian Yuan were engaged in Suzhou back then, although they did not meet much, but they were deeply affectionate and righteous, and it was also Qian Yuan's strong support that Wu Baipeng was promoted to the governor of Zhejiang.
With Wu Baipeng here, Qian Yuan has a lot of room to exert his means in the southeast, but Wu Baipeng is gone......
Sun Yan handed the freshly poured tea to Xu Wei and said softly: "The most important thing is, who is the one who takes over as the governor of Zhejiang?" β
"Not bad!" Sun Ling's spirits perked up, "I remember that Hu Ruzhen was the governor of Zhejiang at the earliest, and it would be good if it was still Hu Ruzhen." β
Xu Wei took a sip of tea and said expressionlessly: "It is advisable to recommend the right squire of the military department to meet the prince." β
After being silent for a while, Sun Yan asked, "Is it a foregone conclusion?" β
"Your Majesty has not yet been hand-picked by the royal pen." Xu Wei swallowed his saliva, "In terms of military merits and qualifications, why can't Tan Zili ...... Talent ...... Don't you understand that you don't want to be virtuous?! β
A few days ago, Qian Yuan sent a secret letter to Beijing, instructing the two positions of the governor of Fujian and the governor of Zhejiang, and not to move with the garden.
Wu Dui, who had not spoken, shook his head slightly and said, "Wen Chang, this matter ...... Zhancai is indifferent, and there must be a plan in mind. β
Over the years, no matter what he faced, no matter how bad the situation was, he always anticipated it and was well prepared...... What we want to get, Zhancai will not be unexpected. β
"Show your talents, act secretly, and secretly combine the art of war, and know the three flavors of the art of war......"
Wu Dui finally brushed his beard and said, "Let's wait and see what happens." β
Xu Wei snorted, "What else can you do if you don't wait and see what happens?" If you want to intervene, you don't have the qualifications! β
The matter soon came to an end, and the candidates for the first governor of Fujian and the successor governor of Zhejiang were announced at the same time.
The former one did not break away from everyone's speculation, and Wu Baipeng, the governor of Zhejiang, was transferred to the governor of Fujian and worked full-time to suppress the Japanese.
But the latter one is a big surprise, it is not the right attendant of the military department, Wang Huan, who was promoted to the right attendant of the Nanjing household department a month ago with the secretary of Nanjing Guanglu Temple, and was transferred to the deputy governor of Nanjing and the governor of Zhejiang.
After the news came out, all the yamen in the capital were talking about it, and Lu Shusheng, the priest of the country, showed a smile, and it was rare to come to the Qian Mansion after the yamen.
The old man, who had always come to the door with a straight face, came to the door, Qian Zheng suspiciously welcomed Lu Shusheng in, and tried a few words with anxiety.
"Meng Jing, the minister of the society." Lu Shusheng said with a smile: "Be upright, be upright and have a mouth, and you can't hide dirt when you encounter trouble." β
Qian Zheng tugged at the corners of his mouth, "It's a pity that Dazhou Gong is not good at military affairs......"
"Now that the two Zhejiang widows are gradually subsiding, rest and recuperation are the most important, which is the opportunity for Meng Jing to show her strength." Lu Shusheng waved his hand and said: "After staying up for a few years and then returning to the dynasty, you should be an important minister of the society...... At that time, it was time for Yan Fenyi to pay tribute, and there was no precedent for an octogenarian to hold power in this dynasty. β
Qian Zheng didn't know what he should say...... Lu Shusheng and Zhao Zhenji have a very good relationship.
Zhao Zhenji Jiajing was a scholar in the fourteenth year, and in the same year of Qian Zheng, he selected Shu Jishi to enter the Hanlin Academy, and returned to his hometown after three years of leave.
In the twentieth year of Jiajing, the northwest border was restless, and Zhao Zhenji rose to Lanzhou as a deputy envoy with Zhang Wei, the Marquis of Longping, to carry out the canonization of the festival, and re-entered Hanlin after returning to Beijing.
And Lu Shusheng was the Huiyuan of Jiajing for 20 years, and he chose Shu Jishi, and had close contacts with Zhao Zhenji in the Hanlin Academy, even if he later returned to his hometown and kept filial piety, he also had correspondence.
Although Lu Shusheng is not good at political disputes, he is not blind in his eyes, and he found the strange expression of his son-in-law who wanted to speak and stopped.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask clearly, the sound of footsteps came, Lu Shusheng turned his head to look, Xu Wei, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, strode in and said: "I have sent a secret letter to the south, this time it's bad, it's actually Zhao Dazhou's guy!" β
"Wen Chang!" Qian Zheng snorted softly.
"Oooh...... Hiraizumi Gong. Xu Wei bowed.
Lu Shusheng waved his hand, frowned, and said, "Send the secret letter south...... Is it a showman? β
"Yes." Xu Wei didn't know that Lu Shusheng had a relationship with Zhao Zhenji, and complained: "Hua Ting seems to have planned it a long time ago, how can he not know the ...... between Zhao Dazhou and Zhancai?"
Lu Shusheng's anger gradually rose in his heart, "Zhao Mengjing is famous all over the world, and Zhancai dares to be disrespectful to him?" β
"Hahaha......" Xu Wei's face was distorted, "Famous all over the world, famous all over the world............ He Zhao Dazhou is incorruptible and shameless, is this reputation spread all over the world?! β
Qian Zheng really has a headache, his nephew!
Yan Donglou, Dong Fen, Hu Zongxian, and other members of the Yan Party have a close relationship with him, and even rubbed hemp together when they were in Beijing.
You must know that although Yan is now a monstrous party, everyone and even Yan Song himself knows that nine times out of ten, Yan Song will be stinking in the history books for 10,000 years.
And those who stand on the opposite side of Yan Song...... Li Mo didn't like Qian Yuan back then, he just entered Beijing and beat his future father-in-law to a long nosebleed, and he married Xu Jie, but he looked like he was separated, and even Zhao Zhenji, who had been absent for a long time, didn't deal with him.
Looking at the displeased gaze handed by his father-in-law, Qian Zheng responded with an aggrieved look...... Speaking of which, Zhancai is still trained by you.
Xu Wei had already shaken out all the that mattered, in fact, there were only two things between Qian Yuan and Zhao Zhenji.
First, as Qian Zheng's predecessor, Zhao Zhenji, the general judge of Huizhou, secretly made a stumbling block, so that Qian Zheng was extremely passive in the Huizhou silk case.
The second is the incident when more than 100 Japanese invaders attacked Nanjing for thousands of miles.
"Zhao Dazhou is famous all over the world, but he wants to spoil the situation in the southeast for his own selfish interests!" Xu Wei gritted his teeth and said: "If Hu Zongxian had gone to the throne back then, the war in the southeast would have been out of control!" β
Seeing that Lu Shusheng was still ignorant, Qian Zheng had no choice but to explain in detail, and finally said: "The traitors and evil in the DPRK and China are rampant, so that it is unfavorable for the southeast to resist the Japanese, and Zhao Dazhou intends to take away the military merits and impeach Hu Zongxian to suppress the Japanese." β
Lu Shusheng thought for a while, and said in a daze: "This is reasonable." β
Xu Wei laughed angrily, "Reasonable?!" β
"Everyone in the world knows that he, Zhao Dazhou, hates Yan Yan and is not afraid to face it, but he impeaches Hu Ruzhen, who is laboriously training the new army and struggling to support the southeast war situation!"
"The treacherous and evil in the DPRK and China are rampant, regardless of the dire situation in the southeast!"
"What is the life of millions of people in the southeast in the eyes of him Zhao Dazhou?!"
"If Hu Zongxian was removed from the throne because of this, he Zhao Zhenji would not let Xu Youzhen after a hundred years!"
This sentence is a bit ruthless, Xu Youzhen is in the impression of many Ming Dynasty scholars...... It is on a par with Qin Hui.