Chapter 17: Myanmar Strategy (4)
"In this battle, I hope to achieve three goals. At least the first, of course. The first is to defeat the Burmese army and make it retreat, the second is to capture the Burmese king Mangda, and the third is to conquer Ava and destroy Burma. Zhu Youlang stood up and said loudly.
The hall did not come out as Zhu Youlang expected a group of rotten Confucians to oppose him, but was silent. This made Zhu Youlang very happy, if his subordinates were all those guys from the Chongzhen Dynasty, he was afraid that he would not be able to open any golden fingers.
"In the way of employing soldiers, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first. I think that in the way of governance, the territory has not expanded, and the officials go first. Although Burma is small, it also has a land of thousands of miles, so I thought that I could transfer some of the village officials from each village to manage the newly recovered Mong Yang, Mu Bang, and Mon Mi. There are four toasts. β
Hearing that the emperor was going to use these old and rough officials as officials, the court immediately blew up the pot. Changing the land and returning to the river is secondary, and the Ming Dynasty before the martyrdom of the Lie Emperor was also doing this, but now it is a little out of place. Can those petty officials selected from the military become legitimate magistrates? The Ming Dynasty has been a civil and noble military since the Tumu Fort, and even the military generals have automatically lowered their civil official grades by four levels, and the emperor actually wants to let a group of big-headed soldiers do the county orders that can only be made by taking the Jinshi exam for decades? Where is the court and where is the Confucianism in the world? Where is the advantage that the civil service clique has won so hard? If the emperor really did this, wouldn't the efforts of civil officials suppress nobles and military generals in the future of Tumubao be all in vain? After his death, what will he see after the past generations of ministers?
"Your Majesty, by all means..."
"Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely not feasible..."
"Your Majesty, this is an insulting act..."
Almost all the civil officials knelt down to express their opposition, revealing a righteous and awe-inspiring look, as if Zhu Youlang was going to drag them down to the court staff next. And the generals were angry: What kind of thing are you? Now that the world is almost gone, you still want to fight against us? The generals didn't feel anything about the big truths in the mouths of this group of Confucian scholars, they just felt that they were noisy.
Looking at the reactions of the two groups of people, Zhu Youlang suddenly realized that not everyone was against him. Pulling a faction to play balance is one of the most commonly used "imperial techniques" of feudal emperors.
"Guangchang Gong, I see that you have not said a word, I wonder what you think about this?"
The civil servants are about to go berserk!
The emperor ignored them and directly named a military attachΓ©. Moreover, this military attache is still a thief!
How have civil officials been so humiliated since the Tumu Fort!
The civil officials looked at each other, and their eyes converged on Yang Guoxi, a pedestrian from the Ministry of Rites---Yang Guoxi, you have the lowest grade, go out and be a pawn crossing the river."
Yang Guoxi nodded, and bowed out: "Your Majesty, the major affairs of the country, why do you want to ask a martial artist?" Moreover, this martial artist is still from the West Thief, and the thief doesn't understand the text, so what's the use of asking? β
The generals clenched their fists, holding back their anger and finally didn't tear the tease to shreds. "Your Majesty, this person insults the ministers, please call the shots for the ministers!"
"What's your name?" Zhu Youlang did not respond positively, but asked Yang Guoxi's name first.
"Yang Guoxi, a pedestrian from the Ministry of Rites."
Zhu Youlang remembered that this Yang Guoxi was one of the two jokers who impeached Mu Tianbo for insulting the national character on the eve of the curse of water--- the other was Yang Zai, who was driven out to write an edict. Although there should be no more cursed water difficulties in this plane, but thinking of this tease, he felt a chill behind him.
"I've heard that Useless is a scholar, but I didn't believe it at the time. Now that I see you Yang Guoxi, I know that some scholars are really useless! If there is no Xiying to submit to me, I am afraid that the head of my Xiang will be hung up in Shuntian Mansion a long time ago! Look here, which one is not the dry city of the country, and which one has not killed and injured thousands of Tartars? β
Zhu Youlang changed his tone and continued to spray: "The major events of the country, the major affairs of the country... Do you know the major events of the country, in the worship of Rong? It is really ridiculous and ridiculous to prevent military generals from participating in politics! Come on, drag it out and beat three hundred court staffs! β
The civil officials were wandering, almost all of them were malnourished, and they were beaten with 300 court rods, so I am afraid that they will be killed directly? Although those who can run here are basically more disciplined and not afraid of death. But having his head cut off by a Tartar and being killed by the emperor's staff are completely different in nature. As a result, the civilian officials who were afraid of being directly killed turned pale and fell silent. Many people secretly thought, after waking up today, his temperament changed greatly, he killed decisively, and reused martial arts, could it be the reincarnation of Taizu?
Emperor Taizu is a "good dragon of Ye Gong" for civil officials
Outside the door, there was the sound of bamboo sticks frying meat, and the generals standing on the right side bowed down in unison. "Thank you for the emperor's grace!"
"Get up, you are loyal to the country, and go to the soup and fire, how can I bear to have a petty person tarnish your reputation?" Zhu Youlang gave a sigh of help and motioned for Gao Wengui to continue speaking.
"Your Majesty. The minister thought that His Majesty's move could not only solve the shortage of officials, but also reassure the hearts of the generals and soldiers in the army, making them more loyal to His Majesty, which was a matter of killing two birds with one stone! β
"The ministers resolutely support His Majesty's decision, long live the emperor, long live, long live!" It is clear that the military attaches have colluded to disgust the civilian officials.
The civil officials' angry noses are about to be crooked.
There was another round of eye contact, and a low-ranking official was stepped up as a pawn. "Old man, please beg for bones."
The bones of the beggars are Zhishi, retired. In the struggle between the emperor and the civil bureaucracy, the civil officials often threatened with this demand of "I will not do it". The emperor had to keep him at this time, because if the civil officials stopped working, who would govern the country for him?
But in Zhu Youlang's eyes, it was different. In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial power was not lower than that of the county, the urbanization rate was less than 10 percent, and more than 90 percent of the population remained. Isn't it beautiful that you're gone, and I just change the bureaucratic system?
What the? You tell me about tax resistance? Weapons of public opinion? Just kidding, when the Manchu Eight Banners rushed into Nanzhili to burn and loot, I didn't see what the use of your weapons of public opinion was? The weapon of criticism cannot replace the criticism of weapons after all! The Son of Heaven is the one who is strong and strong! The Donglin Party was able to control the court, and it was also established that they could control a bunch of generals in the army, and now Xiying will be a group of rotten Confucians?
"Accurate!" Zhu Youlang sorted out his thoughts, and felt that even if all the civil officials were gone, the problem was not particularly big, so he sneered and waved his hand. "If you still want to be a scholar later, you can go out directly from here, and you don't need to report to me separately, I know that you are tired after running for so long, right?"
"Ah???h The official who asked for the bones seemed to explode in his head, how could he never have imagined that the emperor would really let him get out? What about the bones of the beggars that are said to be kept three times first?
However, he can't say that what he just said is angry, doesn't that mean that he is bullying the king?
Look at this poor man. The civil servants were glad they didn't follow the request for begging bones, otherwise they would have all rolled up and gone home!
"Alas, the reuse of martial artists today is in danger of the Tang Domain!" I don't know who whispered in the crowd.