There is a poem after the Tang Dynasty Jinshi Meng Jiao Dengke: In the past, it was not enough to boast, but now there is no end to debauchery. The spring breeze is proud, and you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day.

"Talking about the Past and the Present" published an article "The southeast is not enough to boast, and the heroes and famous generals are really a bunch of mediocre people", and the "Shuncheon Daily" has now launched "The Tartar Horseshoe Disease in the North, and the White-faced Generals in One Day", faintly revealing the meaning of fighting in the ring.

If only the title is appropriate, the content of the article directly refutes the "lack of boasting of the southeast Japanese affairs", which cites the military expenditure and the number of troops invested by the imperial court in the border army.

The Mongols in the north endangered the capital, and the Wakou in the southeast endangered the richest place in the Ming Dynasty, which caused a deep headache to the imperial court.

It is only now that the plague in the southeast has been effectively cured, but the Mongolian problem in the north is still prominent.

Whether it is to prevent the revival of his political rival Hu Zongxian, or to defend the face of the governor and soldiers in the north, he has reason to downplay the merits of the southern soldiers to the greatest extent possible in "exterminating the southern Japanese".

In the face of Hu Zongxian's old subordinates, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou's two recent outstanding military exploits, he first dominated public opinion in the capital through "Talking about the Past and the Present", and then greeted all parties and downplayed these exploits in all aspects.

In this way, it not only maintains the situation of "respecting the north and inferiority to the south", but also safeguarding personal political interests, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

It's just that I never thought that this matter would be ruthlessly exposed, and "Shuncheon Daily" was already going to stand up and openly complain about the soldiers in the south.

In response to the problem that the southeast spent as much as 3 million taels to suppress the Japanese, this article responded: "The southeast spent a lot of money to fight against the Japanese, but the corpses of the Japanese are also countless, so that the southeast will not be revived, it is a century-old plan!" The southeast war has now subsided, which is not only the power of the people's tax grain, but also the work of the soldiers. ”

In response to the problem that hundreds of thousands of troops were mobilized to suppress the Japanese in the southeast, this article also responded: "More than 200,000 soldiers in Liaodong Town, Daming, entered the customs with 6,000 Tatars last year, looted Sanhe, Shunyi and other places before leaving on the 8th, and the southeast is 20 times more than the Japanese people, and the northern army is 20 times as much as the Tartars, what should I do?" ”

If the exploits of the southeast to suppress the Japanese were won by silver, then the soldiers of the nine sides were even more unbearable. They wasted a lot of military spending on the imperial court every year, but in the end they were repeatedly bullied by the Mongols, and even last year they were beaten to the city of Beijing.

It's not that no one doesn't understand these truths, but the influence of "Talking about the Past and the Present" is too great, coupled with the guidance and deterrence of Yang Bo and related forces, which makes the opposition very small.

But now, the extremely influential "Suncheon Daily" has spoken out to rapidly expand the issue, and public opinion in the capital is bound to make waves again.

"Damn it!"

Yang Bo read the whole report, his face was already blue with anger, and he crumpled the paper into a ball with his hand and said angrily.

Yang Junmin has the habit of reading the newspaper every day, and as soon as he saw this article, he knew that this matter was not trivial, so he hurriedly caught up with the bridge, and then asked with concern: "Dad, what should I do about this matter?" ”

"What do you think about this?" Yang Bo threw the crumpled newspaper to the ground, knowing that he would face a lot of public opinion pressure next, but he asked his son elegantly.

"Dad, the child thinks that this matter has nothing to do with Lin Haoran!" Yang Junmin knew that this newspaper was created by Lin Haoran during his tenure in Shuntian Mansion, and only Lin Haoran would have the courage to publish this article, but he asked with a slight doubt: "Dad, haven't you greeted him beforehand?" ”

Even if Yang Bodang wanted to say, "What kind of thing is that kid", he just thought that the other party was already the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, but he couldn't help suppressing his anger and said: "I have looked for Wu Yuejing!" ”

Officialdom does not have so many life and death grudges, and if they can be resolved in private, they are usually reconciled in private. In recent years, many officials have openly returned to their hometowns, but in essence, these officials have been forced to resign to protect themselves.

In order to downplay the smooth implementation of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou's military exploits, Yang Bo took the initiative to find figures with heads and faces from all sides, and he was afraid of this situation where big people suddenly jumped out to make trouble.

But he didn't expect that Dong Fen and Wu Shan didn't make trouble, but Lin Haoran, who was ignored by him, jumped out at this time. It's just that he has to admit in his heart that this is actually an oversight on his part.

It is true that Wu Shan is Lin Haoran's father-in-law and mentor, but Lin Haoran is also the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and he is also an important official of the southern faction, so he does have to give the other party a voice in advance.

If he had found Lin Haoran in advance, then everything could be communicated face-to-face and proper, instead of provoking Lin Haoran now, he would be caught off guard.

Yang Junmin heard that his father had really missed Lin Haoran, and said helplessly: "Lin Haoran is a sharp person, and now that he is meddling in this matter, I'm afraid it's a little tricky." Daddy, why don't you talk to him again? ”

"He probably thought that if he did something practical for the emperor, he would be able to see no one in his eyes! How can he take the initiative to be soft for his father, since he Lin Ruoyu is so unparticular, then don't blame the old man for not selling Wu Yuejing's face, and this time I will teach him a long lesson! Yang Bo snorted heavily, then lowered the curtain and said angrily.

He Yang Bo is a veteran Jinshi of Jiajing's eight years, the secretary of the military department of the dynasty, and the most arrogant military official of the emperor. Even in the face of Xu Jie, he cooperated with the other party, and never thought of serving the other party.

Although he did ignore Lin Haoran, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, this time, Lin Haoran started the war without snorting, and the other party also did not sell his face. Now that things have come to this point, it is naturally impossible for him to back down, but to teach this junior a hard lesson.

Yang Junmin watched the sedan curtain being lowered, and at the same time felt his father's high fighting spirit, so he stopped talking.

Although from his point of view, there will inevitably be a place for Lin Haoran in the court in the future, but his father is the most relied on military secretary in the Holy Lord, but he can't beat Lin Haoran well.

It was a morning like the calm before a storm, and the sky was gray.

Many officials have the habit of reading newspapers, especially newspapers are very suitable for passing the time in the sedan chair. When they saw the article in "Suncheon Daily", they immediately knew that this March had become extraordinarily unpeaceful, and the court would inevitably have earth-shattering waves because of this.