Chapter 399: Resourcefulness and Strategizing Divine Machine
Xu Shu was able to come to the door, Li Mi was not surprised, after all, he was the army division of the Shu camp, and he came to the capital to fight against Zhou Yu, if he didn't even know Li Mi's whereabouts, don't make a fuss.
Li Mi also joined forces with Xu Shu in order to restrain Zhou Yu, and naturally wanted to get Xu Shu into the new camp, at this time Xu Shu said that a piece of advice could offset this favor, and Li Mi had to listen carefully.
Xu Shu is not a person who beats around the bush, and he gets straight to the point: "Tomorrow's court, you can't wear that flying fish suit, and the emperor will not accept any official position for you." β
Li Mi had already thought that the emperor would not let him enter the new camp, but he hadn't figured out the specific details, Xu Shu was Zhuge Zhuge 's fellow disciple, and the overall situation was also very good.
Don't wear a flying fish suit, don't take this suit too seriously, Li Mi has already had this awareness, but he doesn't even accept the official position conferred by the emperor, which is a bit excessive.
"Why is that?"
Faced with Li Mi's question, Xu Shu slowly poured a glass of wine and said to Li Mi: "When you encounter a decision, you need to consider and weigh many aspects first, and you can see it clearly when you combine them. β
"You infiltrated the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, it's really unclear, the emperor can open the net, it's just that, but from beginning to end, have you ever seen Zhou Yu show up?"
As soon as Xu Shu said this, Li Mi was also vigilant, this capital is Zhou Yu's territory, how could he not show up!
"That yellow seaweed mud is actually the recipe of a Franco missionary, but Zhou Yu has not been able to call it, he is the driving force behind deliberately leading you into the Ordnance Bureau, otherwise how could you sneak in and retreat smoothly!"
When Li Mi heard this, he was also a little frustrated: "You mean I was tricked by Zhou Yu again?" β
Xu Shu did not deny it, nor did he admit it, but said to Li Mi: "The new yamen will inevitably follow the establishment of the Shenji Battalion, two admirals and ministers, two admirals and military ministers, this admiral and military ministers are easy, one is Wu Weizhong, and the other is Mo Hengluan, who has made meritorious contributions to the Wuju Mansion." β
"As for the Admiral's ministers, who do you think it will be?"
Xu Shu asked like this, the meaning couldn't be clearer, although Li Mi installed his own people, but in the end, the head of the bull was still him Zhou Yu, if Xu Shu and others were not inserted in, Li Mi would have made a wedding dress for Zhou Yu at all!
"You're right, this admiral and minister will inevitably be Zhou Yu, and the other is Tian Yi, which shows how much the emperor values this new battalion."
"As for the head official, it should be Shi Chongsheng, the old man Xiang Mu is old, and it is estimated that he will not have too many official positions, so I naturally can't be ranked."
"You should know that the Shenji Battalion has five thousand guard battalions, also known as the five thousand battalions, and these five thousand battalions are the key to protecting the Shenji Battalion, and Zhou Yu will inevitably control them."
"So, you are going to suffer a big loss, and you almost gave all this new battalion to Zhou Yu, you understand!"
Li Miben was still complacent about his efforts, after all, Wu Weizhong and the others were all inserted, even if he left it alone, this new battalion would not fall into the hands of others.
But now it seems that when it comes to this kind of deception, he and Xu Shu and Zhou Yu are not at the same level at all!
"What should I do?" Since you can't fight Zhou Yu, why not help Xu Shu and let Xu Shu fight with Zhou Yu?
Xu Shu was also very satisfied with Li Mi's statement, and said to Li Mi.
"The key at the moment is no longer the new battalion, but the 5,000 battalion guarding the new battalion, according to Zhou Yu's character, the 5,000 battalion will inevitably be in his hands, but you must not let him succeed, otherwise no matter how strong the new battalion is, it will be trapped in the iron bucket by the 5,000 battalion!"
Li Mi also agreed with Xu Shu's analysis, and looked at Xu Shu at this time, but heard Xu Shu continue.
"Tomorrow's emperor's court discussion is just a superficial effort, just a formality, and the ministers of civil and military affairs will naturally not mention any criticism, but you must bring it up!"
"What?"
"Don't forget, the palace test has not been held yet, you just have to advise the emperor, so much effort, to make the martial arts an unprecedented event in the Ming Dynasty, you can't be anticlimactic, it's better to let the winner of the palace test join the five thousand battalions, so that you have the opportunity to cultivate your own power!"
Xu Shu can be said to be a person who wakes up in a dream, after all, the 5,000 battalion has not yet begun to be formed, and even if it is formed, it is impossible to be monolithic in a short time, and now is the best time to infiltrate.
But I don't have anyone available at hand, and the only ones who can use it are these new martial arts people!
These new martial arts people have participated in the martial arts of the King of Chu, and they have an extremely deep impression of Li Mi, especially in the Nanzhili area, thanks to the measures of Li Mi and Mo Hengluan, they have attracted more attention than those in other provinces, and the chances of winning the palace test are also greater!
Even if they don't remember Li Mi's favor, they must be grateful to Mo Hengluan, and Mo Hengluan is a military commander and military minister, so it can be said that Li Mi is a person who can win over!
What's more, Li Mi also has Zhao Guangling, Xiong Tingbi, Zhang Huangting and others on his side, these people have great prestige among the group of Wuju people, as long as they join the 5,000 battalion, with their efforts, they will definitely be able to win over a large group of companions!
Thinking of this, Li Mi finally regained some self-confidence, and Xu Shu obviously hadn't completely stopped, he continued to say to Li Mi.
"After all, these martial artists are all newcomers, and once they join the army, there must be a lot of problems, if the emperor questions it, you say let Qi Chu manage these new imperial examination people, so that Qi Chu can also enter!"
"Brother Qi? But can he get in? The emperor has never given him real power, but he has not reused Brother Qi's mind...... This general is also in vain......"
Xu Shu shook his head with a smile and said: "The most important thing in the emperor's technique is the word balance, the emperor can't look at Zhou Yu's family dominantly, he wants to use Wu Ying's power, but he also needs to prevent Wu Ying from coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes!" β
"You wouldn't be naΓ―ve enough to think that the emperor's reuse of Wu Weizhong and Mo Hengluan was because he was thinking of your favors, right?"
As soon as Xu Shu said this, Li Mi's context became clearer, and it is no wonder that Xu Shu was able to offset Li Mi's favor by saying a little advice, and now it seems that this great military division is indeed not exaggerating!
Li Mi thought about it, and the more he felt deep and terrifying, he also lost that he didn't have the heart to fight in the court, otherwise he didn't know how to be played to death.
The more he thought about it, the more worried Li Mi became, the environment was so bad, it was too difficult for him to disturb it, not to mention that he wanted to use this to change the future direction of the court and the Ming Dynasty?
Although Xu Shu didn't know what Li Mi was worried about, he still gave advice.
"Your official rank is too low, and the promotion will not be too big, so don't have too much hope, the farther away you are from this troubled water, the better, the cleaner the better, only by putting aside these, without any interests involved, if there is trouble in the future, you can fish us out, do you understand?"
Li Mi nodded after thinking about it, and said to Xu Shu: "What kind of official position does the military master think, what kind of official position will I be?" β
Xu Shu pondered for a moment, and then said to Li Mi: "Don't worry, you just need to propose to let the new branch martial arts into the five thousand battalions, it will be a credit, and the emperor will not find a suitable position for you, after all, he is negligent in the government, so he will ask the officials or ministers of the ministry." β
"These ministers are all swing people, and it is absolutely impossible to propose a specific official position, so at this time, you take the initiative to ask for an official position!"
"Asking for an official position yourself?"
"Exactly, when the water is clear, there is no fish, what the emperor wants is not a perfect official, but an official like a person, so that there will be no wariness, you can't enter the new camp, there must be resentment, if there is no resentment, let it be arranged, then there is a ghost in your heart, so you must ask for an official position yourself."
"This official position can't be too big, otherwise you can't get it, and it can't be too small, if it's too small, it will seem that you have no ambition, and people who have no ambition will be bullied in the officialdom."
Li Mi was also troubled when he heard this, and said to Xu Shu: "Great military master, don't go around the corner, tell me directly, what kind of official position, I will ask for it!" β
Xu Shu also smiled and said to Li Mi: "You want to ask for an errand for Dali Commentary." β
"Dali Commentary?" Although Li Mi is no stranger to officialdom, the officialdom of Beijing is different from local officialdom, so Li Mi is also confused.
"Exactly, this Dali Appraisal is just the official position of Zhengqipin, but it can intervene in the push and push, participate in the trial of doubts, if the new camp is played and framed by Zhou Yu in the future, Dali Temple has the right to intervene, and you will be able to exert your strength at that time!"
Li Mi also suddenly realized, but he immediately discovered the problem, this Dali Judge is only a seven-grade official, although he can participate in the investigation of the case, but he has no right to decide which case to accept, although he has the authority to investigate the case, but he does not have the authority to fight for the case!
In other words, although he can investigate the case, if Zhou Yu didn't think about reporting it to Dali Temple at all, and only solved it in the Criminal Department or even the lower-level yamen, he Li Mi has no right to fight for the case, even if he is powerful, there is nowhere to go!
After Li Mi expressed his concerns, Xu Shu smiled again.
"You are originally from the seven-grade deputy manager, asking for a positive seven-grade Dali comment, it is not too much, although there is only half a level, but the local official and the Beijing official are very different, this level is also reasonable, and it can even be regarded as a high promotion."
"But you have to know that your merits in the Nanzhili Wuju Mansion Test have not yet been rewarded, plus the discovery*, the creation of the Yamen, the recommendation of talents, and then the placement of new science and technology martial arts people, how can these many credits add up to really only give you a half-level promotion?"
What Xu Shu said is also very reasonable, not to mention anything else, just saying that these new science and technology martial artists are a hot potato.
This martial arts is unprecedentedly grand, and even a palace test was held, if you can't afford to use these new martial arts people, it will become a big joke, but after all, these people have no experience, and it is not suitable to use them anywhere.
I believe that there are officials and ministers, and even the emperor, all of whom have a headache because of how to place these martial artists, after all, there are many monks and few porridges, and there are so many official hats, and suddenly there are so many more martial artists, and it is not easy to arrange them.
In addition, there are no more civilian officials in the army, it is a radish and a pit, although there are also idle official positions such as miscellaneous generals, but most of them are used by the disciples of the sect to inherit the grace of the shadow, and these new martial arts people cannot enjoy it.
And Li Mi proposed to place the Wuju people in the new camp, which is the most perfect solution, with this credit alone, Zhu Yijun will never just reward a Dali commentator!
"With so much merit, the emperor will give you a counter-signature from the Dali Temple of the Six Grades, which is in charge of the trial of criminal prison cases, and has the right to compete with the Criminal Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate for cases, so that you will have a place to use."
People say that listening to your words is better than reading for ten years, Li Mi has thoroughly realized it tonight, but I just hope that tomorrow's court meeting will be as smooth as Xu Shu expected!