Yanguan, also known as the Taiwan Counselor, was set up in the imperial court as early as the Tang Dynasty, and was a Qingliu official who was reminded by the Son of Heaven in order to supervise hundreds of officials and at the same time remind himself.

In the following hundreds of years of history, Yanguan has always played an important role in the political arena of all dynasties, and there have been many celebrities. But whether it is the Tang Dynasty or the Song Dynasty, if you talk about the prestige of the official and the weight of it, it can't compare to the current Ming Dynasty.

Perhaps it was the natural distrust of officials caused by his hard background, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang has been trying his best to suppress the power of his courtiers after becoming emperor, so that they can check and balance each other, so as to achieve the ultimate goal of centralizing power by the Son of Heaven. To this end, he abolished the prime minister's power and divided it into six ministries, and then set up a cabinet; For this reason, he gave the official a greater authority, as well as the privilege of hearing about things and not being blamed.

In this way, these officials who take finding fault with others as their main responsibility can be regarded as completely happy, they no longer have any concerns, as long as they don't like things and people, they dare to denounce them directly, and even in some things that are not problematic, they will pick and choose some things to make trouble.

In a sense, those speech officials after Yongle have long been different from their original colleagues, and have completely become a group of big trolls who spray for the sake of spraying. And unlike those keyboard warriors and trolls on the Internet in later generations, their identities are more noble, and no matter what they say, whether they are right or wrong, they don't have to bear any responsibility.

And all this, in the final analysis, is because of Emperor Taizu's words - the wind is heard, and the words are not to blame! Since it is a rumor, then you can make something out of nothing, I said that you are guilty and have a problem, what you have to do is to prove your innocence. As for me to find out the evidence, I'm sorry, but we don't have that responsibility.

During the Ming Dynasty, countless officials were deeply afflicted by the Yanguan, and it was not until later that some clever people in power began to use the Yanguan as a weapon to attack their political opponents, and the situation did not improve much. At the same time, even the high-ranking Son of Heaven has become the object of criticism and criticism by the officials.

Originally, when Emperor Taizu gave Yanguan so much power, he only wanted them to check and balance the high-ranking officials in the court, so he only gave them power, but did not give them high positions - Yanguan generally only had six or seven grades. But after all, he still underestimated the horror of this existence, and when their fame became bigger and bigger, they were no longer satisfied with only targeting the courtiers, but began to focus critically on the supreme ruler of the Ming Dynasty, and took criticizing dragon scales and committing dragon faces as their highest pursuit.

This obviously greatly surprised Zhu Yuanzhang's original expectations. Perhaps when he was there, he thought that these lowly and powerful officials would not dare to anger him, and they really did not dare to oppose this murderous and unblinking founding king. But his descendants obviously don't have such courage, and when faced with the criticism of the officials, most of these descendants surnamed Zhu can only choose to endure.

The emperor's forbearance fueled the arrogance of the officials, so they became even more unscrupulous, and almost caught and scolded anyone in the court. Anyway, there is Taizu's instructions on his head, who dares to disobey? And if the emperor really dared to ask them about their crimes, it would be even better, because it would make them even more famous, and even if they were dismissed this time, soon, there would be colleagues in the court and China who would speak for themselves and re-enter the officialdom.

Although the Ming Dynasty's speech officials are not as big as they are in the middle and late periods, many officials in the DPRK and China have great prejudices against them. It's just because I can't come up with a suitable reason that I can only swallow my anger.

But no one expected that today, Guo Xizhao, the right capital imperial history as the leader of the officials, touched the head of a small state official like Lu Jin. Not only was the previous remarks quickly refuted, but also the first army was reversed, and even the Son of Heaven asked him to make amends to Lu Zhen and the border soldiers.

This is really unexpected, and it is really relieving. As long as he Guo Yushi admits his mistake in this way, his reputation will inevitably fall, and it will even affect the morale and reputation of the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate.

All the courtiers looked at the scene in front of them with interest, wanting to see if this Lord Guo could save face under such circumstances.

Guo Xizhao's face changed several times, and he really regretted it in his heart. I shouldn't have gone into battle shirtless to fight with a little person like Lu Zhen in order to please the prince. Because even if you win, it won't be too glorious, and like now, it's even more troublesome. This is called cocooning and self-bondage!

The only thing he could say was that he was not to blame. However, after thinking about it, I found another problem - my words and deeds today are not even impeached, but can only be said to be questioned, so if the other party insists on making amends, it is really difficult to prevaricate.

Lu Jin's eyes kept scanning the other party, and after seeing his hesitation and unwillingness, he added: "Why, in your heart, Lord Guo, my border military heart, and the safety of Datong are not as good as your self-esteem?" Or do you still refuse to admit that what you said was wrong? ”

Although he said this lightly, his aggressive momentum was still quite sufficient, and Guo Xizhao's body was again for a while. In the end, he couldn't help but look up and wanted to ask Wang Zhen for help.

But at this time, the prince was completely out of the world, and he didn't have any contact with his eyes at all, let alone help him get through this difficulty.

At this point, even if he is unwilling, Guo Xizhao can only accept such a reality. After his face full of entanglement and hesitation, he finally lowered his head and bowed his hand to Lu Jin: "It was this official who blamed Lu Zhizhou and the border soldiers, and I hope you don't take it to heart." After saying this, his whole face was hot, and it was no better than being slapped in public.

He knew very well that he was afraid that he would not be sitting in the position of the right capital for a long time. In fact, the official has no real power, and some only have that upright reputation. Now that his reputation has been damaged, it will naturally be difficult to convince the public in the future.

But Lu Jin still refused to let him go, and after apologizing to him, he just quickly replied: "Lord Guo is serious." In fact, if you don't believe in the lower officials, it is nothing. The key is that the contempt and suspicion of the soldiers of the border army are the most chilling, so if you really want to apologize, you should also pay them a tribute! As he spoke, he pointed to Li Da and the others.

"You ......" Guo Xizhao almost scolded. The other party actually let himself face these lowly soldiers who would not look at him on weekdays in front of the Son of Heaven and a cadre of officials! This is so deceitful!

But when the words came to his lips, he held back again. The other party is now completely in charge, and he is also pressing himself with the great principle of border stability, if he does not comply, I am afraid that he will be spurned by the people of the world, and at the same time, he will offend all the military attaches in the world.

Guo Xizhao knows very well that he has already made a lot of enemies, and if such a result occurs again, I am afraid that he will be worried about his life.

This Lu Zhen is really terrifying. His counterattack does not leave any room at all, and he has to put himself in a desperate situation. Either to save his name or to save his life, it is difficult for him to have both.

If it was before he put down his body and apologized just now, Guo Xizhao might have chosen the former. But now, now that he has lost his reputation, he can only go all the way to the dark.

After weighing, he finally bent down again and saluted Li Da and the others: "I hope that the three border soldiers will forgive the officials for their momentary mistakes." He almost burst out of his teeth with these words.

The three soldiers were surprised at the moment. To tell the truth, they couldn't understand what Lu Zhen said, why things became like this, and why this adult made reparations with him. The only thing they can do is to wave their hands busily: "This adult doesn't have to be like this, the small one can't afford it." ”

Lu Zhen didn't show a smile until this time: "Thank you, Lord Guo, for justifying my border army regardless of personal gains and losses!" ”

"You ......" Guo Xizhao's whole person shook again, and he was almost so angry by his words that he fell directly to the ground.

And many officials who saw this scene looked at Lord Guo again, and there were already a few other meanings in their eyes. Everyone knows that the imperial history of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is completely finished, and it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the court in the future.

And Wang Zhen, who existed like a background, stared at Lu Zhen with resentful eyes at this moment: "Is this guy really our nemesis?" Why did I come to the capital, and I lost a powerful arm! ”

As Guo Xizhao admitted his mistake and apologized, the Datong border army's victory over the Mongols was completely confirmed by the imperial court. And the next thing to do is to make a specific offer.

Although thousands of heads were placed outside the palace gate, dozens of prisoners. But in the end, only a few symbolic human heads were packed in trays and sent to the Son of Heaven and the ministers.

And even so, the ministers still shouted in a more jubilant tone than when they saw the Son of Heaven on the first day of the new year.

The Son of Heaven also personally sent wine to Wang Bing and other border generals as an affirmation and reward......

It took a lot of work to complete the whole process, and by the time everything was done, it was almost time to lose the license, and the sun had moved over people's heads.

In view of this, although it was originally followed by a reward for this great victory, the body of the Son of Heaven could no longer be hungry after all, so today's court meeting ended here.

As for how to reward these border soldiers who have made meritorious contributions, they will naturally have to wait a few days, and the important ministers of the court and the central government will discuss with the Son of Heaven before making a decision.

And with the determination of the merits, Lu Zhen and several of their meritorious ministers no longer had to stay in the barracks, but were directly welcomed into the palace set up by high-ranking officials or foreign envoys in the capital to live, just waiting for the final decision of the imperial court!