The Ming Dynasty opened the country, did not make peace, did not pay tribute, did not call the ministers, did not cut the land, the Son of Heaven guarded the country, the king died in the community, and the pride of the descendants of Yan and Huang was revealed in his bones, and the Han and Tang Dynasties, which were known as the most powerful, were not far behind.

But the Tatar barbarian is the king, but there has never been such a precedent, although it is the king of the Tatars, not the Ming Dynasty, but there is also a suspicion of exceeding the ancestral etiquette, can the ministers agree?

And what made Emperor Hongzhi even more troubled was that now he needed to throw this matter out and discuss it with the civil and military officials.

His Royal Highness Taihe, the ministers stood on the right side, and the generals and nobles stood on the left side, which was clearly distinguished.

Emperor Hongzhi thought about it, and then said: "Today is the autumn harvest, there are many natural disasters and man-made disasters, why should the princes teach me." ”

As he spoke, Emperor Hongzhi looked at the British Duke Zhang Mao on his left.

Zhang Mao understood, cleared his throat, and arched over: "The minister thinks that there are two things, first, to give porridge and food to help the victims, and second, to allocate disaster silver to spend the year. ”

Emperor Hongzhi bowed his head and said: "What Qing said is reasonable, but I received a secret report from Jinyi Wei, and the Tatar barbarians in the north are restless, but there are signs of crossing the border, how should you be?" ”

In this way, the two threw the problem to the civil and military officials.

For a time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar, and they were shocked.

Some ministers were not angry: "If the Tatar barbarians want to cross the border, they must not be taught to be satisfied, and they need to be prepared." ”

Some generals were angry: "The Tatar barbarians hurt my Ming people, we will never agree, and we are willing to lead the troops to attack the barbarians." ”

Of course, it is not that there are no people who understand among the hundred officials, and they know very well in their hearts that since His Majesty has brought up this matter in a hurry, he must have already taken countermeasures.

These people who understand are all the best among the hundred officials, and there are many veterans of the two dynasties like Zhang Mao.

Emperor Hongzhi coughed lightly, and the eunuch serving next to him spoke: "Be quiet." ”

The voice is not like that played in those vulgar court dramas, which is soft-spoken, feminine and disgusting.

The officials suddenly fell silent.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the four people standing at the front of the Wenchen and said, "Do the four Aiqing have a plan?" ”

These four people are today's cabinet scholars, Xu Pu, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Ma Dongyang.

The four of them bowed their heads and looked at each other, and said in unison: "The ministers are ashamed to show love to Your Majesty." ”

They were able to sit in the position of cabinet ministers because of their ability, but at the same time, they were also a means of observing words and feelings, and the atmosphere in the DPRK and China today was very strange, so they chose to wait and see what happened.

Emperor Hongzhi was noncommittal, and asked the other ministers, but these ministers were also human spirits, and when they saw the posture of the four Xupu, they also had some vague ideas, and they all sat up and shrunk their heads.

On the contrary, those courtiers who were not in high positions offered more or less advice.

But these strategies are formulaic, like scratching the itch in the boots, and they can't poke the pain points of Emperor Hongzhi.

At this time, Zhang Mao coughed and said: "Your Majesty, the son of the minister who is not angry has worshiped a famous teacher, and his teacher once said that the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed in the anthill, and the disaster of Tatar will collapse from within. ”

Emperor Hongzhi pretended to be surprised and said, "The British Duke is coming quickly." ”

At that moment, Zhang Mao said his son's words again.

As for the recital, of course, it is impossible to take it out, and it is still in the imperial study.

After hearing this, the ministers expressed different expressions.

The ministers bowed down one after another and said: "Although this plan is good, if you want to crown the Tatar barbarian as the king, it is not dignified to be a Ming dynasty, and the ancestral etiquette cannot be overcome, please think twice." ”

The Wuxun nobles were on the same front and said in unison: "The ministers think that this plan is a plan to secure the country, please give an order to Your Majesty." ”

They are the leaders of the generals, and their voices are the voices of the generals.

Emperor Hongzhi had a headache, he had already thought of this scene in his heart, but as an emperor, he could only do this, if he wanted to have Tianxian in his mouth, it was impossible unless it was as powerful as Ming Taizu.

Moreover, Emperor Hongzhi was not an arbitrary emperor, and he preferred to use a soft method to balance the opinions of his courtiers.

At this time, Zhang Mao knew that the time had come for him to continue to exert his strength.

He bowed and bowed: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the disaster of the Tatar barbarians is not a one-day disaster, if it is not uprooted, it will inevitably come back, and all the past has been demonstrated. ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction, but there was no change in his complexion.

Xu Pu, the first assistant of the cabinet who was already in his sixties, took a deep look at Zhang Mao and said a compromise solution, "Master Linglang's strategy is unique, and it will be safe if you use it, but I have never had a precedent of sealing a Tatar barbarian as the king, and I can't set a precedent. ”

After speaking, he said: "The little Tatar prince Dayan Khan has seven sons, and it is easy to make the people of the world unhappy when he is crowned king, but the feudal marquis will not, but it will show my great prestige." ”

In fact, Du Shen's strategy was just to give Dayan Khan's seven sons a reason for internal strife, and both the marquis and the king were the same.

In the end, it is the first assistant of the cabinet, although he can't think of Du Shen's clever plan, but it has its own uniqueness in checking and filling in the gaps.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: "I think that this plan is still wonderful, and the person who offers the plan should not hesitate to reward, prepare paper, give five hundred silver, ten silk horses, and seal it as the eighth grade of the Guozi Jian book, and the secretary can have objections." ”

The hundred officials bowed and said: "The ministers have no objections. ”

Guozijian is the official school of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the highest institution of the ancient education system, although the Guozijian canonical book is only a position from the eighth grade, but everyone knows that this teacher named Du Shen has been remembered by His Majesty, and there will be a day when it will soar in the future.

Even the only son of the British Duke Zhang Mao has left such a good image in His Majesty's mind.

Retreat.

Outside the Taihe Palace.

Zhang Mao was stopped by the two.

The people who came were his acquaintances, Zhao Jin, the uncle of Xincheng, and Xu Gongfu, the duke of Wei.

Zhang Mao said inexplicably: "What are you two doing to stop the old man?" ”

Zhao Jin and Xu Gongfu looked embarrassed, and after looking left and right, they said in a low voice: "British Gong, we have been friends for many years, to tell you the truth, where did your son get Mr. Na Du Shen as a teacher?" ”

Zhang Mao was stunned, and then guarded against these two people like thieves.

Good guys, it turns out that this is targeting my son...... Mr. Du Shen!

Zhang Mao knew that the sons of Zhao Jin and Xu Gongfu were half a catty or eight taels with their own rebels, they were all not doing their jobs, and they were wandering around the capital all day long.

If the scourge of the capital is divided into a hierarchy, Zhang Mao estimates that if his sons are considered first-class, these two sons can almost be regarded as first-class.

Phew, what are you talking about, my son has already worshipped Mr. Du Shen as a teacher, and his son is not the same kind of goods, how can he be confused.

Thinking of this, Zhang Mao said righteously: "My son is talented and intelligent, and Mr. Du Shen likes it very much at first sight, and accepts him as the first apprentice." ”

The words "talented, intelligent, and the first apprentice" were said by him through gritted teeth, which means, you two stay cool, don't think that Lao Tzu doesn't know, you want to let the unlucky boy in the family apprentice.

Zhang Mao sneered in his heart, waved his hand, and floated away.

With your son's kind of character, if you worship Mr. Du Shen as a teacher, won't it disturb my son's hard study!

Dream on!