Chapter 796: Shangshu's Attack (II)

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On the one hand, Shen Mo actively talked with the military department to eliminate the adverse impact of the attack on Shangshu; On the other hand, he ordered the military department to immediately transfer Qi Jiguang, the chief soldier of Jizhen, to return to Beijing to regain the Shenji battalion, and asked the emperor to reinstate Dongning Hou Jiaoying to lead the Beijing battalion.

For these two orders, Wang Chonggu and Huo Ji muttered a little, these two are silent cronies, it was easy to get out of the Beijing camp, how could they let them come back easily? Although Shen Mo is now a bachelor in charge of military affairs, if he wants to meddle in the affairs of the ministry, he mainly relies on his own influence...... If you can't pass the cabinet meeting, you will have no choice but to do nothing.

Moreover, the two squires judged that with the current situation of the cabinet, the possibility of failing to pass was even greater than the possibility of passing, so they did not immediately carry out his order, but went to Yang Bo's mansion by Wang Chonggu that night to ask if it was possible.

After listening to Wang Chonggu's report, Yang Bo fell into silence, and only said slowly after a long time: "I heard that at the cabinet meeting, Elder Xu Ge proposed to rectify the military department? ”

"Ah......" Wang Chonggu was a little stunned, and then said: "It seems that there is such a saying." ”

"At this juncture, if the military department and the bachelor in charge of the military are working against each other," Yang Bo said a little sluggishly: "What do you say?" ”

"I'm afraid it's giving them more reasons and excuses." Wang Chonggu shook his head slightly as he spoke: "Didn't you say that Xu Jie's and Shen Mo were not on good terms?" ”

"If they don't get along, they are also masters and apprentices, so they are closer than us," Yang Bo glanced at him, and his tone returned to flatness: "What's more, in this 'Inverted Arch Pavilion Tide', the silent performance has greatly eased their relationship......

"What didn't you see him doing?" Wang Chonggu frowned.

"I didn't do anything." Yang Bodao: "Everyone in the government and the opposition knows that silence and Gao Gong are good, but in the inverted arch that lasted for three months, he never said a word for Gao Gong, nor did he make a stumbling ......block for Xu Jie" He raised his hand and said: "I know you want to talk about Xu Zhi, but in Xu Jie's eyes, I am more suspicious."

Wang Chonggu's words were held back, so he had to continue to listen to him: "Being able to draw a clear line with Gao Gong at a critical moment will undoubtedly make Xu Jie breathe a sigh of relief, feeling that a student is a student, breaking bones and connecting tendons...... Now that Gao Gong, who made him half-hearted, is gone, and the lesson that should be given has also been given, Xu Jie still has to use his. ”

"Hehe," Wang Chonggu said with a smile, "Your speculation is too kind." ”

"Not my kindness." Yang Bo sighed and said: "It's that I know Shen Zhuoyan too well, don't look at this kid with low eyebrows all day long, in fact, in his bones, he is a bold outlaw at all" When he said this, he thought of last autumn, that guy even deceived and gained his trust, and pulled out the army to fight with me...... That battle is won, if he loses, he Shen someone will be the end of his career, or he will be beheaded at noon, which is what a politician should do?

Afterwards, Yang Bo repeatedly scrutinized, and was shocked by the madness hidden in his bones, so he took a compromise on his entry into the cabinet, just to avoid completely fighting this madman. In this spring's pavilion tide, this guy played missing, which was much beyond Yang Bo's expectations...... In fact, what Yang Bo really wants to calculate is Xu Jie, he thinks that silence will help Gao Gong, sooner or later. As long as these two people join forces, coupled with their own strength, they are not Xu Jie's opponents

However, he waited and waited, until Gao Gong's defeat was decided, and he didn't wait for Shen Mo to make a move, so he knew that he had miscalculated. At this moment, the opportunity is exhausted, and if he wants to protect Gao Gong, he will only be martyred for him, so Yang Bo can only die to protect himself, and in order to protect himself, he publicly expressed his stance to protect Xu Jie, which not only lost face, but also offended his allies......

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It was only at this time that Yang Bo understood why Shen Mo had been holding his ground, and this kid had chosen the strategy with the greatest benefit and the least risk for him...... After all, Shen Mo's relationship with Xu and Gao is extraordinary, and if there is an obvious tendency in his words and deeds, he will definitely be hated by the other party. So in public, silence is simply to remain silent, not to say a word, let alone stand up for whom. Of course, he will also do some superficial things, such as saying some innocuous words of persuasion in front of Xu Jie and Gao Gong, giving people the impression that he is silent and embarrassed, and is trying his best to mediate the contradiction between Xu Jie and Gao Gong.

As for secretly, what Shen Mo said and did, Yang Bo didn't know, but it is estimated that there are many things like patting his chest on the left and showing loyalty on the right.

These nine words are easy to say, but it is even more difficult to do, after all, this is not a child's house, but a deal with today's top politicians, once the horse's feet are exposed, they will lose everything, but the madman of silence still did it

What's even more incredible is that he really did it, not only was he not dragged into the whirlpool of the pavilion tide, but also found a good opportunity to master the military department in the chaos of chicken feathers, so he resolutely took action with Yang Bo's understanding of him, and he would definitely make a continuous move, and he would not give up until he achieved his goal

"Scratch your head." Yang Bo shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Reasonable people are not terrible, and crazy people are not terrible, but rational madmen are too terrible...... Because his actions will always surprise you, but they are often very effective and difficult to guard. ”

"What then?" Hearing that Yang Bo was so jealous of Shen Mo, Wang Chonggu said in a depressed manner: "Obediently act according to orders? And then hand over all the troops to him? ”

"Then what can I do," Yang Bo pondered for a long time, and said in a low voice: "He has to pass the current level first, how to deal with Wang Ruguan's affairs thoroughly, how to calm the chaos in Beijing, this is not so easy." Saying that, he looked at Wang Chonggu and said: "We should not directly conflict with him, inform a few princes, let their people be resisted, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for him, but the more beneficial it will be for us." ”

"Done." Wang Chonggu nodded and said, "I'll let people pass the word tonight." ”

"Also." Yang Bo looked at Wang Chonggu and said: "Let those people in the ministry be more restrained recently, don't give others a handle." You can't give him any face, take this opportunity to get rid of a few black sheep, and you don't have to be a villain yourself, why not? ”

"Yes." Wang Chonggu nodded again, and then continued to wait for Yang Bo's instructions, but saw that he had already picked up the tea cup to moisten his throat, and obviously had finished speaking. couldn't help but be a little disappointed: "That's all? Why don't we take the initiative and give him some color? This is the real purpose of his coming to Yang Bo.

"What do you want, just do it......" Yang Bo shook his head, looked at the gray sky outside the window, and said quietly: "Don't run to me lately......"

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Soon, Wang Chonggu understood why Yang Bo was so depressed, and only one day later, the famous Zhan Yangbi wrote to impeach Yang Bo, saying, "Since the accomplice has been punished, why is the initiator still cheeky in the court?" He also said, "Yang Bo is very insidious, this time he made a stupid man with high arches miserable, and he sold him and helped count the money." ’

As one of the 'four great power battles', the appeal of scolding Wang Zhan Yangpi, that is, a little worse than Ouyang Yijing, immediately had some officials coaxing Yangzi and launched an all-round impeachment against Yang Bo, not only limited to the Jingcha incident, but also the winter clothing incident that broke out last year, and the earlier secret peace with the Mongols...... Counting it carefully, Lao Yang Bo has had more flaws in recent years than in previous decades, in fact, he knows that this is because with the growth of a new generation of forces like Wang Chonggu and Huo Ji, they are bolder, have fewer scruples in doing things, and always want to participate in turmoil, unlike the older generation like him and Ge Shouli, who will always choose to avoid right and wrong.

The younger generation grabbed power, and Yang Bo felt that he was not as good as he used to be when he spoke in the township party; I know that at this time, the most important thing is to let Xu Jie get out of the air first. So he simply rolled on the spot, and after writing his arguments, he went home and closed the door to thank the guests, and waited for the disposal.

Immediately afterwards, in the latest issue of the Di newspaper, an investigation report was copied from the left deputy capital Yu Shi Linrun, which suddenly made the military department on the cusp feel the pain of Mount Tai's pressure...... After the military uniform incident last year, Lin Run was secretly ordered to investigate the entire military supply system, which lasted half a year, and he didn't know what means he used, and he didn't know what kind of means he used, so he investigated the entire military supply system to the bottom of it, and finally wrote an 80,000-word investigation report to restore his life.

The Cabinet was shocked to see the report, and although they had expected the situation to be bad, they did not expect it to be ten times worse than expected......

The military supply and political participation of this dynasty were combined into one yuan, which was quite loose and chaotic, and it required the cooperation of the three ministries of soldiers, households, and workers to complete. The functions involved in logistics in the three ministries are: the Arsenal Clearance Department of the Ministry of War is in charge of the storage and distribution of weapons, and the Vehicles and Drivers Clearance Department is in charge of the shepherding and distribution of military horses; The household department is in charge of military expenses and the payment of food and wages; The Ministry of Industry is in charge of the manufacture of munitions, and it is responsible for the repair of armor, weapons, gunpowder, chariots, and warships.

The annual military budget is proposed by the Ministry of War, and then the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household will hold consultations, and finally formulate a plan, which will be put forward at the cabinet's year-end financial meeting. In the whole process, the military department is responsible for both proposing standards and final checks, so it occupies a dominant position.

But if this centralization can be effectively implemented, it can also meet the military needs of this vast empire, but worse still, the ministries do not have the ability to directly control production, which is carried out by disparate subordinate institutions...... Taking the production of armor as an example, there is a armor factory under the Ministry of Industry in Yanjiao, which is a statutory arsenal that provides 50,000 sets of armor for the officers and men of the Beijing camp. However, in fact, the armor factory itself can only produce 5,000 sets of armor every year, and the remaining 90% of the orders are subcontracted to nearly 100 small workshops scattered in Beijing, Tianjin, Baoding, and even Shandong. Each plant has its own manager. Although there is an Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry that is similar to the General Management Office, it does not have the power to uniformly dispatch manpower and materials, let alone an effective technical division of labor.

Needless to say, organizational incompetence and confusion will inevitably lead to backwardness in equipment, and it is also a breeding ground for the most advanced breeding. The level of craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty is actually very high, and there is no shortage of skilled craftsmen in this area, which can be seen from the excellent equipment of the four guards and officers of the forbidden army. However, the rest of the troops could only be equipped with cotton cloth lined with small pieces of iron, or 'paper armor' made of paper tendons, and a small amount of metal armor, which was also of poor quality and chaotic specifications, and was not excellent at all, and was very shabby.

The same is true for the rest of the weapons and equipment, however, the purchase money of the imperial court is not less, and it is all priced according to the standard equipment, and millions of silver taels are spent every year in exchange for this pile of counterfeit and shoddy products. In terms of the equipment of the troops, if they can have combat effectiveness, then they are called ghosts.

Although the cabinet is angry, the water in this pool is too deep, and all aspects involved in it, including princes and nobles, royal relatives, officials of various ministries, and even scholars themselves have received filial piety in this regard, so how can they have the determination to thoroughly investigate and deal with it?

Of course, now the synonym of 'cabinet' can be replaced with 'Xu Jie', Gao Gong is gone, the cabinet has completely become Xu Ge's old Yiyantang, and the rest of the scholars have all become A, B, C and D who act on orders. In the government and the opposition, he is even more responsive, and his power even exceeds that of the emperor

From the heart, Xu Jie hopes to rectify the military, cheer up the border defense of the Ming Dynasty, and solve the Tartars in the north like Yan Song eliminated the troubles on the southeast coast, but compared with the rabble pirates in the south, the Tartars in the north are well-equipped and superb in cavalry and archery, and every action is a large army pressing the border, and because its battle line stretches for thousands of miles from Liaodong to the northwest, the entire northern border is their battlefield, which determines that the situation that can establish victory by relying on one or two elite troops like in the south will not be repeated in the north.

It is necessary to improve the overall combat quality of the Ming Dynasty and carry out all-round military reform in a bold way, so as to completely put an end to border troubles and restore peace to the country. However, Xu Jie's political advocacy focused on correcting the shortcomings of the previous dynasty, hoping to restore national strength at the lowest cost. The reason why he wanted to expel Gao Gong was not only to usurp power, but also to reject dissidents...... He could not tolerate a madman who thought all day long about 'reforming the old and replacing the new' and 'changing the law' and seized the power of the country. As an old-fashioned politician, he firmly believed that existence is reasonable, and that the maintenance of the state lies in reconciling the contradictions of various aspects. And any change will bring new problems and even jeopardize the functioning of the country.

So although I saw the drawbacks. He still doesn't want earth-shaking changes, he prefers gentle adjustments, even if he has to cut the flesh to save himself, he must be in a controllable state. With this conservative attitude, he is now a little disappointed in Zhang Juzheng, but as he grows older, he becomes more and more like his own Shen Clumsy words, which is more and more pleasing to the eye. Especially this pavilion tide, Shen Mo's actions made Xu Jie very satisfied, although it was impossible to change his course and abandon Zhang Bao Shen, but he had stopped boycotting Shen Mo, and even intended to improve Shen Mo's situation, in order to alert Zhang Taiyue, who had become more and more disobedient recently.

So Xu Jie, at the cabinet meeting, expressed his authority to authorize Shen Mo as a plenipotentiary envoy to rectify the government of the capital, the only restriction is that the rectification must be controlled in the military department, and it is not allowed to affect the household department and the Ministry of Industry, let alone those noble families...... Although these dukes and princes did not have much power in their hands, their noble status and transcendent status still had considerable influence on the military and the emperor.

Although Xu Jie was not afraid of them, he didn't want to make enemies with them, so he specially told Shen Mo to refrain from doing so.

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In the afternoon of the same day, the holy decree was promulgated, appointing Zhu Xixiao, the Duke of Chengguo, as the governor of the capital and the minister of Rong, and the scholar of Dongge University, Shen Mo, as the assistant minister of the capital. Clear-eyed people know that although Cheng Guogong holds the main position, he is only a nominal one, in order to show respect for the noble family.

In fact, the real thing in charge is the cabinet scholar Shen Mo, it seems that this time he is really going to take advantage of the capital's Rong Zheng.

After seeing the holy decree, Wang Chonggu and Huo Ji immediately couldn't sit still, thinking of their previous perfunctory attitude towards silence, the two of them suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly went to ask Yang Bo, but the Yang Mansion closed the door to thank the guests, and even they were gone, so they only sent a housekeeper out and passed a note to the two: 'Shen Mo is a person, you can only show softness, not restraint, you can do it yourself. ’

"What does that mean?" Looking at the strip, Huo Ji asked Wang Chonggudao.

"Let's pretend to be a grandson" Wang Chonggu's face was very ugly, he was still a silent predecessor back then, but he didn't expect that he would become a pavilion elder, and he was still a waiter, so although he knew that he couldn't mess around, but when he thought that he was going to be yelled at and drunk, he felt a hundred uncomfortable.

"Speaking of which......" Huo Ji suddenly remembered one thing and said, "Have you carried out those two orders?" ”

"No," Wang Chong......gu shook his head and said, "It's left there, I want to wait and see." ”

"What are you waiting for," Huo Ji was anxious: "Go back and ask Shen Xiangyi, if it hasn't been executed yet, how can we explain"

"What Shen Xiang ......" Wang Chonggu felt pantothenic acid in his heart, but the situation was stronger than people, so he still sighed and said: "It's too late today, I'll do it tomorrow." ”

"It's going to be late tomorrow" Huo Ji didn't have as many entanglements as him, and looked at Wang Chonggu incomprehensibly: "I must send out 100,000 urgents today"——

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Okay, it's back to state, there's one more today...... I'm very fragile, so I need to encourage them more than they criticize......