Jingshi, go to the study.

"How's it going?"

Zhu Yunwen asked while looking at the recital.

"Father, it's been good lately!"

"Hmm!"

"Erchen went to see the queen mother just now!"

"Oh, how is your queen mother?"

"It's better, but still has some cough!"

"Well—when I'm done, I'll see her in the evening!"

"Thank you, Father."

"Is there anything going on today?"

"Father,"

Zhu Wenkui scratched his head and said with a smile: "My father really sees thousands of miles, and my son's careful thinking was suddenly seen by my father!" ”

"Hehe, let's talk!" Zhu Yunwen put down his pen, pressed the piece with a paperweight, and looked up.

"Father, my son has a doubt, is Zhang Fu's reward a little too much?"

"Oh, let's hear it!"

"Zhang Fu is only thirty-three years old this year, and he had a rebellious experience in his early years, but in the battle of Luntai, his father immediately named him the Marquis of Wu'an, which is comparable to the Marquis of Licheng, and became the third marquis of his father's edict.

"Did someone ask you to inquire?"

"No, no, no!"

Zhu Wenkui's face turned red and hurriedly denied it.

Zhu Yunwen smiled and pondered for a while: "Wen Kui, do you think that Zhang Fu's merits are too accidental and not worthy of heavy rewards?" ”

"This, this, there is indeed a little."

"Accidental, it can't erase his credit because of this, Wen Kui, do you remember Lan Yu!"

"Sappy? The traitor? ”

"Hehe," looking at his son's puzzled eyes, Zhu Yunwen shook his head: "I'm talking about his fishing battle, don't you think it's accidental?" ”

"In the twenty-first year of Hongwu, Lan Yu went north from Gyeongju to fish in the sea, ran thousands of miles, braved the desert wind to raid the Yuan army, the Yuan army was caught off guard, and the whole army collapsed.

"But looking at the overall situation, Lan Yu's credit, chance, also accounts for a large factor."

"I know that you must have been influenced by the civil officials around you, such as Fang Xiaoru and Yang Pu—"

"Father, I-"

"It's okay, I didn't mean to blame you," Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said, "Wen Kui, I will talk to you today about the difference between Wenchen and military generals." ”

"Wenchen, most of them came up from the imperial examination, and they relied on ten years, or even decades of hard study, in order to stand out and become a jinshi, at least they must enter the national eunuch before they have the opportunity to become an official."

"After entering the office, the ministers relied on years of handling political affairs, buried their heads in the case, gradually experienced, gradually accumulated merits, and then gradually promoted, and then changed from local officials to Beijing officials, into the six departments, and finally the best of them can enter the Wenyuan Pavilion Council, reaching the peak of a very popular minister."

"Wenchen's career is roughly like this!"

"The generals are different, in the past dynasties, in the early days of the founding of the country, there are often famous generals, Jin Ge iron horses, sweeping the Quartet, but in the middle and late periods, the generals not only can not fight, but also often surrender to the enemy."

"Of course, at that time, Wenchen was similar."

"So at the end of the dynasty, it was often the township soldiers and the people who resisted to the last moment, as well as some down-and-out literati, which is ironic! Those who have not bathed in the emperor's grace will rise up to resist, but those loyal civil servants and generals will join the enemy—"

Speaking of this, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and said with a somewhat self-deprecating smile: "Of course, our Ming Dynasty will have that day, even if Emperor Gao worked hard to create a perfect system; Even if I inherit Emperor Gao Yu Lie and sweep the four yi, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably have that day in the end! ”

"Father—"

Perhaps sensing his father's sadness, Zhu Wenkui hurriedly said: "No, no, I will be there for generations!" ”

"Huh,"

Zhu Yunwen smiled bitterly: "Wen Kui, you don't have to be sad, this is all a natural law, just like people are born, old, sick and die, and dynasties also have a number of ups and downs, which cannot be avoided, so you can only do your best and obey the destiny of heaven!" ”

"Father,"

Zhu Wenkui hesitated, got up and knelt on the ground: "Father, the sons must inherit the will of their father, sweep away the four provinces, and create a bright future for the people of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Get up!"

Zhu Yunwen got up and helped his son up, and said: "Your filial piety I know, I hope you can become a generation of Ming monarchs, so that our people in the Ming Dynasty can suffer less, and our Chinese nation can suffer less." ”

"Son, remember!"

"Continuing with what I just said," Zhu Yunwen knocked lightly on the table and reminded Zhu Wenkui to pay attention: "There are two reasons for the decline of military generals, the first is that military generals do not have a good training, evaluation, and promotion system, and the second is that they have been peaceful for a long time, and military discipline is sloppy. ”

"The training of military generals, I solve it through martial arts, the problem of long-term peace, it is difficult to solve, I can delay this process through the demobilization system, but it costs too much, and the soldiers are demobilized and return to their hometowns, it is easy to fight fiercely, resulting in many public security problems, this is criticized by many civilian officials, but you have to remember that the soldier demobilization system must be adhered to, which is the top priority of the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty."

"As for the evaluation and promotion of military generals, it is very delicate, because it all depends on military merit, and an army that cannot fight is worthless, and to obtain military merit, it takes blood and life, so it must be rewarded; In addition, any military feats can be said to be accidental, but things are not so simple, this kind of accident is actually the soldier's life, the general's strategy, decision, logistics support and other factors are a combination of factors, it is possible to achieve, not to sit back and wait for pie to fall from the sky. ”

"Therefore, the promotion of military generals will inevitably cause controversy, but you have to remember one thing, the result is the most important thing! If you pay too much attention to the details and criticize the generals in the details, then the generals will soon be like the literati, looking ahead and not daring to make decisions, and the consequences will be very serious. ”

"From the above, you can see the difference between Wenchen and military generals, military generals value merit, Wenchen emphasizes rules, so Wenchen often accuses military generals of disloyalty, disobedience, and disobedience, while military generals accuse Wenchen of being naïve, ignorant of military affairs, indiscriminate command, and so on."

"This is all the norm, you don't have to care too much, if the generals and ministers look at each other well, then the problem is serious, either the country is going to be finished, or you, the emperor, are going to be finished."

"Understood?"

"Erchen understands!"

Zhu Wenkui snorted and nodded.

"Therefore, Zhang Fu's exploits must be rewarded, and they must be rewarded. The reason is very simple, I want to encourage the generals to go far into the barren land and chase the north for my Ming Dynasty. ”

"I value Zhang Fu for three things, first, Zhang Fu is good at grasping the fighter, after hearing the news of the arrival of the Dibao Nu in Warat, Zhang Fu immediately decided to attack, this kind of courage and judgment is not something ordinary people can have; Second, Zhang Fu has the ability to grasp the opportunity, which is also very important, otherwise he will inevitably fall into chaos if he decides to rush thousands of miles in a hurry, but Zhang Fu did it; In the end, Zhang Fu is a blessed and lucky person, and such a person can take on great responsibilities, especially in a place where Luntai is so far away and the situation is so complicated. ”

"The Tang Dynasty general Li Ji once said that the most important thing in his selection of generals is the face, and he believes that people with poor fortune cannot make meritorious contributions, and I agree with this."

"But,"

Zhu Wenkui thought for a while and said, "Judging from Zhang Fu's dispatch of troops, this person is still a little bold, Mr. Fang said, such a person is very dangerous. ”

"Huh,"

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "This is what I want to tell you in the end, the so-called employment of people without suspicion and suspicion is not used, it is all a scene, in fact, the employment of people should be suspicious, and suspicious people should also be used." ”

"Zhang Fu is talented, so he must use it, and reuse it as much as possible, but at the same time, he must also pay attention to prevention."

"Fang Xiaoru's words are not unreasonable, it's just that you don't overreact."

"So I sent Fang Bin to be his supervisor, when Zhang Fu sent troops, Fang Bin had written fiercely, and I didn't reprimand him, so when he arrived in Luntai, he would inevitably form a certain degree of restraint on Zhang Fu."

"Secondly, Zhang Fujiu can't be allowed to rotate in the town, at least the soldiers under his command must be rotated from time to time, which is an important reason why I insist on the demobilization system."

"Not only that, but the Luntai garrison must also be rotated regularly, and it is not good for the generals to know the soldiers, and it is not a good thing for the generals to know each other."

"Having said all that, do you understand?"

"Erchen understands!"