Chapter Eighty-Seven: Arrangements for Liu Dingzhi

"Do you want the new champion to go to the northwest?" The Empress Dowager was a little surprised.

There have long been arrangements for the new Jinshi Imperial Court, and the top dozen or so in each imperial examination will be included in the Hanlin Academy as a Shujishi. Later, it even developed into an unspoken rule that non-Hanlin was not allowed to enter the cabinet, and the Jinshi with the first name only needed to sit on the cold bench in the Hanlin Academy for more than ten years, and he could be able to experience in the Beijing division step by step, and then he could enter the cabinet and take charge of the power center of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Qizhen said: "The child feels that the situation in the northwest must also be clarified, otherwise the child will not be at ease." Moreover, the champion of the Ming Dynasty will also take on the responsibility of governing the country after a few decades. Is it possible to study at a desk? ”

"I want him to take a look."

The Empress Dowager was noncommittal, no matter who the champion was. For the Empress Dowager, in the past ten years, she will not be able to sit at the table of the court bosses.

are all insignificant people.

The Empress Dowager didn't care, but she was very curious about the intention behind Zhu Qizhen's move. said: "I remember that Jinyi Weidong Factory has sent people to the northwest, and Jiang Gui will also pay homage to the general after two days." The cabinet also sent people, but counted the number of horses in the northwest. ”

"Why don't you worry?"

Zhu Qizhen smiled bitterly and said: "Niangniang, I want to rest assured, but if you don't talk about me, will Niangniang rest assured?" ”

The Empress Dowager sighed lightly, speaking of which, the situation in the northwest is like this, and the Empress Dowager is also responsible. If he had made a decision to accept Adai Khan at the beginning, he would not have been in the mess he is in now.

However, the most important thing is not how Adai Khan is, but what is the rotten state of the Northwest Guard? The Empress Dowager has never seen the people below so unable to fight, and they are pierced by Adai Khan at every turn.

This is something that the Queen Mother would never have imagined.

"Okay." The Empress Dowager said: "I'm approved, let Liu Dingzhi go to the northwest." ”

Zhu Qizhen persuaded the Empress Dowager, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said some miscellaneous things before retiring.

Without saying a word, he summoned Liu Dingzhi.

Liu Dingzhi came quickly, but when Zhu Qizhen Qianqing Palace saw Liu Dingzhi, he immediately smelled a smell of wine. said: "Liu Aiqing is so proud of her life now. ”

Liu Dingzhi immediately pleaded guilty and said: "The minister is prodigal, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Liu Dingzhi's past few days can be said to be extremely beautiful.

After all, he is the champion, he is not a simple champion, but will be the champion plus the champion, he even has a pity, if he had been able to take the exam, he would have been able to take the exam, and he would have been in the third yuan.

Naturally, the spring breeze is extremely proud, and I drink with you in the same year to contact feelings, visit my mentor Wang Zhi, and meet with hometown officials. After all, nostalgia is very important in this era. People who come out of the same place always have to support each other a little.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi was a major province for imperial examinations. Until Yan Song, Jiangxi people have always occupied a place in the imperial court. Not to mention anything else, Yang Shiqi is from Jiangxi, Wang Zhi is from Jiangxi, and so on, once known as the Manchu Dynasty and half Jiangxi.

Therefore, he kept socializing. In the past ten days, there has been almost no interruption of the banquet.

Zhu Qizhen ordered Wang Zhen to find him, and he was directly pulled over by Dongchang at the banquet.

Jinyiwei and Dongchang are on the ground in Beijing, but it is still easy to find someone.

In fact, this is also not to blame Liu Dingzhi. Generally speaking, after passing the Jinshi examination, they are given a month off. I took a leave of absence for several years before I came back to serve as an official.

It stands to reason that Liu Dingzhi is still on vacation.

But Liu Dingzhi didn't dare to complain at all in the face of the big boss. Directly plead guilty.

Zhu Qizhen saw it and said, "Wang Zhen, change clothes with Liu Aiqing." Let him sober up. ”

"Yes." Wang Zhen said immediately.

After Liu Dingzhi went down, after a while, he changed his clothes and came in. But he was dressed in brocade, much more upscale than the clothes Liu Dingzhi was wearing.

After all, it is still the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, but the world imitates the palace with degrees, known as the palace style, what is used in the palace represents the popular fashion of the Ming Dynasty, to the late Ming Dynasty, it was replaced by Suzhou, at that time the Manchu Dynasty was called Su sample, only Suzhou things are the best.

Liu Dingzhi was dressed up like this, his alcohol smell was gone, and he became polite and extraordinary.

Zhu Qizhen nodded slowly after seeing it, after all, everyone who can be admitted to the top prize is not easy to match.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Liu Qing." How old are you this year? ”

Liu Dingzhi said: "The minister has seven out of twenty this year. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "I am ten years old this year. You are the first champion of my point, and you are young, maybe you and I will work together for a lifetime, and we will leave it to our children and grandchildren in the future. ”

Liu Dingzhi listened, and only felt that this was not a child's words. He said, "Your Majesty must not say such ominous words. ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly and said: "What's not to say, since ancient times, emperors can't survive ministers, but the predecessors planted trees, and the descendants took advantage of the shade, Emperor Renzong cultivated all the ministers, and now I am working for me, and I also want to cultivate talents for my children and grandchildren." It's just that even though I intend to cultivate, I still want to be able to stand out. ”

When Liu Dingyi heard it, he knew what Zhu Qizhen meant. Again, and now urgently summoned. I know that there must be something to do. He couldn't push it, and he immediately said, "Your Majesty, why don't you put your subordinates in your pocket." ”

"Okay." Zhu Qizhen said: "The war in the northwest is about to start, and Wang Daban will tell him about it. ”

"Yes." Wang Zhen agreed, and immediately explained the causes and consequences of the war in the northwest, the interaction of the three parties of the tile, the adai khan, and the Ming Dynasty, and even the destruction of Arutai from the tile, and the failure of Emperor Xuanzong to save Arutai, and the changes in the war in Xuande in the nine years were also made clear.

I have to say that the speed of messaging in this era is actually very slow.

Zhu Qizhen was very dissatisfied with the intelligence efficiency of Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

But really speaking, Liu Dingzhi is also the number one person in Shilin, but he has never heard of these situations. I saw what I had never seen, and for a while, I could listen to it.

A trace of excitement in his heart flowed into a river, and it turned into the grace of knowing him, although he didn't know what Zhu Qizhen wanted him to do now, but at the beginning, he opened up such a big background for him.

Suddenly made him feel the grace of knowing it.

After Wang Zhen finished speaking, Zhu Qizhen said: "Liu Aiqing, you understand. ”

Liu Dingzhi was able to pass the Jinshi examination, and this intelligence is completely qualified. Immediately said: "The minister understands. ”

"But I don't understand." Zhu Qizhen said loudly: "This is the army of Emperor Taizong's five Northern Expeditions, what has it become in just ten years?" ”

"The exiles of Adai Khan dare to offend the power of the Heavenly Empire, whether they are young and can't lead the six divisions to ask for it, or do they think that the Ming Dynasty will not be able to do without a father."

The people of the Qianqing Palace, both large and small, knelt on the ground, trembling.

Zhu Qizhen lost his temper, which was a half-truth.

Half-true, it was the situation in the northwest that really made him half angry. But half-leave, it's also angry to show the people below. After all, what he did in the Qianqing Palace, as long as he didn't keep it a special secret, it was probably impossible not to spread it.

Always let the people below know that he, the emperor, is not blind and deaf.

Liu Dingzhi said: "Please calm your anger, the disadvantages accumulated by the guard have been around for a long time, and freezing three feet is not a day's cold." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "I know, but I also know that this ice is how many feet it is today, otherwise he will go south, I will summon the army of King Qin, and it will be more than 100,000 when he moves, and when he goes to the city of Beijing, it is only tens of thousands. ”

"Therefore, I summoned you to order you to do one thing, this time General Jiang went west, you followed with the army, remember, you are not a prison army, as long as you have ears and eyes, how many horses are there in the northwest horse supervisors, and how many vacancies are in the guards."

"What has become of the elite people of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Remember to report everything truthfully, don't hide it, one or two defeats, I can still afford it, I can still afford it, but when I conceal the facts, when I really want to use troops in the future, I don't, this is a big thing that mistakes me to the world."

"Obey." Liu Dingzhi said with a solemn face.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Wang Daban, take Liu Qing to the cabinet for a trip, tell Mr. Yang what I mean, and tell them what I mean, and see what official position Liu Qing will be arranged, don't wronged my dynasty." ”

"Yes." Wang Zhen saluted and said.