But whether they quarrel or fight, it is none of his business.

Wei Bao thinks that Sun Chengzong's emotional intelligence is a bit low, since you pay so much attention to building a good relationship with your colleagues and subordinates, and you are not bad to the people, you also know in your heart that you are thinking about the emperor and the Ming court.

Then why can't you be a little more tolerant of the eunuchs?

Wei Bao also couldn't get used to the existence of eunuchs, he didn't make a big contribution, and he existed completely as an accessory of the royal family.

It can be said to be a product of feudal society through and through.

But existence is reasonable, and besides, you have no way, no ability to make the eunuchs disappear.

If that's the case, why can't you do a good job of superficial writing?

It wasn't until Sun Chengzong left angrily that Wei Bao got up and went out with him, and asked people to arrange a rest for the Inspector.

"Teacher, why bother? What's there to quarrel with them? Wei Bao said softly.

Sun Chengzong was very upset that Wei Bao didn't help him speak just now, "Lord Wei, don't dare to be, just go and greet those big eunuchs who can help you Lord Wei get promoted and make a fortune, don't pay attention to me, an old man who is about to go to the wilderness and return to his hometown!" ”

"Teacher! Are you old to you when I didn't speak just now? I don't speak, I am looking for you to grow old! Wei Bao personally accompanied Sun Chengzong to a cabin, the cabin was not large, but it was obviously arranged, and it was quite elegant.

Sun Chengzong was quite satisfied with the cabin environment, his anger disappeared a little, and he smiled: "I always know that your little treasure is not eloquent, but the old man wants to ask Gao Jian, if you don't speak, how can you be towards the old man?" ”

"Of course, it's for my teacher. When have you ever seen a eunuch suffer? You are upright, as a Ming Governor of Zhengyipin, leading the cabinet ministers, leading the military department, one person under ten thousand people, what are they? As long as you don't speak, you must be on the side that holds the power. Wei Bao laughed.

Sun Chengzong was amused by Wei Bao, "With your mouth, you can say that you are alive when you die." Xiaobao, the old man will not be angry for fighting with the eunuch, the old man will be honest with you, I am worried about this court, worried about this world! In fact, you can really fight Jiannu, as a teacher, I hope you can win, and I wish you could win! Whoever goes to fight Jiannu, the old man will hope that the other party will win a big victory! ”

Wei Bao nodded and said: "The teacher's feelings of worrying about the country and the people, Xiaobao is very clear!" Xiaobao has always looked to his mentor as a role model. ”

"Hehe, then you don't have to, you don't have as much ability as you do as a teacher, you are not a middle lift at the age of thirty, and you are still a small official in the local area at the age of forty. You are only fifteen years old, you are already a Tanhualang with the title of the gold list, you have been in the office for a few months, you are already a high-ranking official of the fourth grade, and you are married to the daughter of the grandfather of the country, what do you want? If you learn to be a teacher, you are still farming in the township. Sun Chengzong smiled: "It's because the teacher should learn more from you." ”

Wei Bao knew that Sun Chengzong was saying polite words, or even counterwords, if Sun Chengzong really had this thought, he should actually arrange for the younger generations in his family to follow him, but Sun Chengzong didn't seem to have any intention of letting his descendants become officials.

"Xiaobao, I'm really a little worried about you, are you really sure to fight Jiannu? That's it? You tell the truth now, don't care about face, you can say that it is a joke for the teacher and everyone, no matter what kind of fight it is, it has nothing to do with the gambling contract. Sun Chengzong said to Wei Bao earnestly.

As long as Wei Bao is soft in front of him, people who are teachers usually have this kind of heart, although they are strict with their disciples and harsh with their disciples, but once the teacher-student relationship is determined, few teachers will not want their children to be good.

Wei Bao's heart warmed, and naturally he would not misunderstand Sun Chengzong's meaning, knowing that Sun Chengzong was sincere in saying this, and he didn't want to let himself be ruined.

"Teacher, you are good to me, Xiaobao has always been very clear in his heart! We only have a slight disagreement on the overall situation of Liaodong in terms of understanding, and the main direction is the same. You think that disarmament is unrealistic, and it is unrealistic to turn Liaodong into a strategic buffer zone. I think that spending 300,000 soldiers can only raise 1230,000 soldiers and horses, the cost of the court is too great, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a big wrong, in the long run, it is not an exaggeration to consume with Jiannu, Jiannu has no damage, the damage is the national strength of the Ming Dynasty! But we all hope that the Ming Dynasty will be rich and strong, and the Jiannu will be exhausted, this is the same! ”

Sun Chengzong nodded: "The imperial court has no money and food, it is a small internal problem!" It must not involve the defense of the border army, not to mention increasing the expenditure of the border army, at least it is necessary to maintain the current level and ensure that there is no arrears in food and military expenses, so that Liaodong can be stable in anyone's hands. ”

"Teacher, that's impossible!" Wei Bao said: "Daming will become more and more difficult in the future!" If Wei Zhongxian has always been in power, it may not have deteriorated so quickly, and if it is replaced by the minister of the Donglin Party in power, the speed of deterioration will intensify! ”

This is what Sun Chengzong likes to hear the most, "Are you a prophet who can be unpredictable?" You just respect Wei Zhongxian like this, hum. ”

Wei Bao smiled slightly, "So, this bet has to continue, you can't convince me, and I can't convince you." I'll give my teacher an account now, I don't want to be in Liaodong for a long time, and the problem of building slaves is still within the Ming Dynasty! I want to get the position of Minister of Governor of Haiphong after making meritorious service in Liaodong. Then he stretched out his hand to the south of the Ming Dynasty. Nanzhili and Liangjiang are the nests of the Donglin Party, these people are extremely poor and extravagant, looting the people's fat and ointment, and getting so much money, now the world is in danger, the people are not living, and the hungry people are everywhere, will they take a tael of silver out? Many of the ancestral systems that were set at the beginning are also outdated. Raising a huge royal family, raising so many gentry who do not pay taxes and hang countless lands, these people are jointly hollowing out the Ming Dynasty! If you don't try to change, let alone 100,000 soldiers and horses in the future, 20,000 people is too much. The soldiers will raise 10,000 people, and just defend the Shanhaiguan. ”

Sun Chengzong sullenly didn't say anything.

Wei Bao sighed, let Sun Chengzong rest earlier, and exited Sun Chengzong's cabin.

I can't say to Sun Chengzong that he is a person who has passed through rebirth, and he is a person who will come in the future, right?

What happened in the future, even if they told the people of this era clearly, they couldn't believe that Daming still had eighteen years to live.

And Wei Bao is getting more and more anxious, and he doesn't want Daming to die like this.

However, Sun Chengzong, as a resolute supporter of imperial power, actually had contradictions with the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party, and the middle forces like Sun Chengzong belonged to an outlier and were doomed to a tragic end.

The emperor also knew that the imperial court needed such a person, but it was difficult for such a person to die well in a long period of political infighting.

Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di both regard themselves as the legitimate heirs of Zhu Yuanzhang, and they are almost the same in respect for the Hongwu system.

Later emperors do not need to speak.

The scholars of the Ming Dynasty also absolutely agreed with Zhu Yuanzhang and the Hongwu system, even those parts that were not reasonable.

It wasn't until Ming's death that the remnants raised some doubts.

Therefore, we can think of the Hongwu system as "monistic".

This "one yuan" has strong personal characteristics of Zhu Yuanzhang, and after it has obtained the supreme status of "the law of the ancestors", it also has two major characteristics, that is, it is not very reasonable and continues to adjust.

In the process of "continuous adjustment", the "law of the ancestors" is already only a "formal inheritance".

At the same time, this process of "continuous adjustment" began in the Hongwu period.

Even, as the general principle of the system, the "Emperor Ming Zu Xun" has also undergone tortuous changes from "Zu Xun Lu" to "Huang Ming Zu Xun".

Zhu Yuanzhang almost relied on his own strength, with the constitution of heaven in his mouth, and the cadres were arbitrary, and created the Hongwu system.

These systems reflect Zhu Yuanzhang's own philosophy of governing the country, but they may not meet the needs of rational governance, and may not be fully in line with the rule of the later heirs.

Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister and realized his personal desire to concentrate power, but he could not take on his heavy government affairs alone, so he could only set up four auxiliary officials and scholars to share the responsibilities of the emperor, rather than power.

Zhu Yuanzhang imitated the Tang Dynasty system and set up guards and military households, which was originally intended to establish the military household and military cantonment system and return to the government military system.

However, with the passage of time, the guard system was destroyed, the conscription system declined, and the conscription system became the de facto Ming Dynasty military system.

Zhu Yuanzhang strictly and standardized the rudimentary household registration classification system of the Yuan Dynasty, strengthened the state's control over society, and realized the Zhu ideal social order of "the patriarch of a country".

However, after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, new factors such as the monetization of silver, the commercialization of agricultural products, and the prosperity of international trade brought about great changes in the land system and personal dependency, and the ideal social order designed by Zhu Yuanzhang was unsustainable.

Zhu Yuanzhang ruled the country violently in criminal law, intending to seek governance with heavy codes, and he did not continue to implement it with his heirs.

The vassal system that Zhu Yuanzhang thought he had planned was soon completely destroyed and comprehensively revised after him, and the vassal king no longer enjoyed protection, economic treatment, and personal freedom was also greatly restricted.

The "Zong Fan Regulations" were constantly revised, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Zong Fan could almost enter the office, and the Hongwu feudal system had existed in name only.

Therefore, although the Hongwu system was fixed in the form of "Zu Xun" and became "one yuan", due to its many irrationalities and the passage of time, the Hongwu system itself has undergone constant adjustment and changes, so that it has changed beyond recognition and exists in name only.

Although the Hongwu system belongs to "unity", it contains a wealth of orientations, which is "pluralism". From "unity" to "pluralism" is the breakthrough of the subsequent fate of the Hongwu system.

The observance and maintenance of the Hongwu system, especially the "Emperor Ming Zuxun", in name and form, has protected its "unitary" status and maintained the continuation of its core spirit and purpose.

Ignoring or even denying the foundational nature and far-reaching influence of the Hongwu system on the Ming Dynasty system.

Zhu Yuanzhang built a big house, and the structure and form of this big house have been done by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

Future generations often feel that the house is not comfortable to live in during the use of the house.

New factors such as weather, hydrology, and traffic affect the use effect and living experience of the house.

At this time, they can only "steal beams and change pillars", "twist and rebuild wages", and rebuild houses to achieve a reasonable situation.

"Ancestral training supremacy" and "continuous adjustment".

"Monism" and "pluralism" constitute the main paradigm of the Hongwu system.

In fact, each dynastic system is designed on the basis of the previous dynasty.

The political gains and losses of previous dynasties are often summed up by the founding emperors of later generations.

Therefore, the fall of the Ming Dynasty cannot be attributed to this.

Each generation has its own mission of that generation, and Zhu Yuanzhang has completed his mission.

And in Wei Bao's opinion, the completion is very good.

For example, the system of guards was very reasonable in the early years of the Ming Dynasty.

In each dynasty, they designed the corresponding system to solve the problems of the time.

Therefore, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, these were designed to solve the social problems of the time.

It cannot be denied that the design of such a system at that time was unreasonable because there was a problem later, just like the computer system, it has to be patched and upgraded from time to time after it has been running for a long time, let alone the system of a country.

It's like a big business, these people have both the property rights of the empire and the right to run the empire, both as athletes and as referees.

A healthy group, where the property owner is only responsible for selecting and appointing the right people and setting the rules.

Specific operation, execution, and business should be another group of people.

The emperor holds both the position of head of state and head of government, so he must be very diligent and hardworking, because one person's time is limited.

This put forward high requirements for the personal qualities of the emperor.

However, the emperor's personal qualities are innate, and when he encounters a few people who don't care about things and are lazy, the empire can only go downhill.

The political ills of the Ming Dynasty could be written in a very thick book.

The various mistakes made by every great empire in the feudal dynasty can be found in the Ming Dynasty.

If Wei Bao wants to gain the power to write this book and change the many evils of slaughtering the lives of ordinary people, he must obtain more and greater power.

This also caused the contradictions and differences between Wei Bao and Sun Chengzong, although not very big, but also very sharp and irreconcilable.

So, Wei Bao must continue this bet! You can't stop halfway.

Sun Chengzong wants to cut through the chaos quickly and have an ending, why is Wei Bao not like this?

If you have a choice, whether it is Wei Bao or Sun Chengzong, you don't actually want the other party to lose.

But one of them is bound to lose.

returned to the cabin of Wu Xiang, Gao Di, several big eunuchs, and a group of generals who were close to Wei Bao and Wei Bao.

Wei Bao and the others continued to eat and drink.

Wei Bao didn't drink too much wine, and no one persuaded him, everyone knew the meaning of going, and everyone had their own hearts.

Therefore, such a banquet is difficult to drink.

And when the Son was near, the crowd dispersed.

It's quiet outside.

A large group of senior generals of Jiliao and Liaodong slept on the deck, or crammed into a few cramped cabins, in great pain.

They were full of complaints and complaints, but they didn't dare to be too presumptuous, whispering and scolding for so long, and they were all tired at this time.

"Xiaobao, where is this?" Wu Xiang looked at the outside of the black hole and couldn't tell the difference between the south and the north.

Wei Bao was very clear: "It's almost there!" We should be able to catch the show. ”

"Watching a play?" Wu Xiang's eyes widened in shock, "You won't fight Jiannu tonight, right?" ”

"Not so fast!" Wei Bao laughed.

Wei Bao originally planned to fight at night, but thinking about it, in a large-scale frontal conflict, they were all firearms corps, and it was not cheaper than Jiannu's iron cavalry, so it was better to put it in the daytime.

So the time set for the battle with Madman Tan before was early in the morning.

"When is that going to be hit?" Wu Xiang asked anxiously.

Although there is no possibility of leaking secrets on the vast sea, Wei Bao doesn't want to talk about the war, and the specific situation is also decided by the madman Tan, and Wei Bao is not very clear: "Dad, go to bed early, you have the energy to watch the play when you are full." ”

"If you don't tell, I can't sleep, so how do you fight Jiannu, can you talk about it? You don't have to worry about me saying it, do you? If I say it at this time, it won't affect anything," Wu Xiang said.

"Dad, don't ask, rest early." Wu Xuexia couldn't help but say. After speaking, he said to Wei Bao: "Husband, can I call my uncle to come and sleep with my father?" ”

"Yes, yes, call your uncle over." Wu Xiang hurriedly said: "It's a big night, the weather is cold in late autumn, don't freeze." ”

In fact, Wu Xiang always wanted to ask Zu Dashou to come over for dinner, but all the food and accommodation on the boat were arranged by Wei Bao's people, and he saw that Wei Bao and Wu Xuexia didn't say anything, knowing that it was impossible for them to ignore Zu Dashou, so he endured it and didn't say anything.

Wei Bao said indifferently: "I'm casual, but I guess Zu Dashou shouldn't come over, right?" ”

Wei Bao has never been able to reconcile with Zu Dashou, although Wei Bao also wants to have a good relationship with the ancestral family.

But unlike the situation of the Wu family, there is Wu Xuexia between Wei Bao and the Wu family, he is the son-in-law of the Wu family, and Wei Bao does not have to admit it as the uncle of Zu Dashou.

Because Wei Bao knew that the contradiction between himself and Zu Dashou was even more irreconcilable.

It is said that the soldiers and horses of Jiliao and Liaodong will be reduced to 50,000 each, but in fact, the soldiers and horses of Liaodong will be reduced.

The main force of Jiliao is on the front line of Jizhou, basically unable to move, the soldiers and horses in Shanhaiguan have been controlled by Wei Bao, and the soldiers and horses in Ningyuan City will be dismantled.

The scope of Liaodong is extensive, and it is known as 200,000 troops, and the remaining 50,000 are disarmed, which is equivalent to the remaining 40,000 troops outside the Guanwai, because Liaoxi has to keep 10,000 people no matter what.

It is equivalent to Liaodong cutting three-quarters at once!

Not to mention three-quarters, even if you cut one-tenth of the old lives of these family generals in Liaodong, and cut so many soldiers at one time, this is a deep hatred and a deep hatred in the sea of blood.

How to reconcile?

Everything is a conflict of interests, and if you want to say that some of the previous grievances can be erased with the Wu family, and the same can be done with the ancestral family.

Therefore, Wei Bao knows that he and Zu Dashou may not be able to have a good relationship in this life.

Wu Xiang heard Wei Bao say this, and hurriedly said: "Okay, Xiaobao, if you don't object, I'll call." ”

Wu Xuexia hurriedly said: "Dad, you rest, I'll call, if you go, so many Liaodong generals, I'm afraid it's not good." ”

Wu Xuexia's concerns are right, others will definitely say Wu Xiang, and even scold Wu Xiang, they don't dare to provoke Wei Bao, but they must dare to provoke Wu Xiang.

Wu Xiang nodded: "Okay, let's go." ”

Wu Xuexia glanced at Wei Bao, and saw that Wei Bao didn't seem to really want to object, so she went out.

Wei Bao said goodbye to Wu Xiang and returned to his own cabin.

Wu Xuexia made people pay attention to where Zu Dashou was, and soon found Zu Dashou.

"Uncle." Wu Xuexia squatted down and called softly.

Zu Dashou woke up in shock, saw that it was Wu Xuexia, and snorted: "It's Xuexia, the little lady of the Wei family, don't dare to be." ”

Many people near Zu Dashou also woke up, and they were not surprised to see Wu Xuexia, they all knew the relationship between the Wu family and the ancestral family.

Originally, what they criticized the Wei family and the Wu family the most was that they actually treated Zu Dashou like this, regardless of their humility at all.

"Uncle, my father invited you to talk." Wu Xuexia said with a red face. I wasn't upset by my uncle's cold attitude.

"Don't dare to be, he, Lord Wu, is a person with a cabin, let's just blow the cold wind on the sea together." Zu Dashou snorted again,

A group of Liaodong generals stretched out their thumbs together and praised Zu Dashou for his righteousness.

At this time, Zu Kefa, who was beside Zu Dashou, also woke up, and when he saw Wu Xuexia, he was angry.

How much Zu Kefa wanted to marry Wu Xuexia at the beginning, and now he hates Wu Xuexia, and gritted his teeth with hatred, thinking about killing Wei Bao and Wu Xuexia all day long!

"What are you here to do? You go away! People like us can't climb up to your wealthy families! Not only that, your man is the emperor's favorite minister, and your man's eldest wife is still the daughter of the grandfather of the country, you should say that you are a relative of the emperor. Zu Kefa said harshly.

Zu Dashou frowned, feeling that Zu Kefa was a bit too much to speak to Wu Xuexia like this, but he didn't stop it.

Wu Xuexia knew that she couldn't be persuaded, her eyes were red, and she retreated.

"It's annoying, Dad, leave them alone." Zu Kefa said to Zu Dashou.