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Soon after Xie Qian's resignation, the Son of Heaven issued a decree and ordered Gu Dingchen, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, to enter the cabinet to participate in government affairs.

This will did not cause much shock, because Gu Dingchen's entry into the cabinet was already a tacit matter for the Beijing officials and bigwigs.

Gu Dingchen's official position was promoted very quickly, first as the deputy examiner of the examination, and then as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites. If it weren't for His Majesty's intention to pave the way for Gu Dingchen to enter the cabinet, how could it be explained?

People, after all, are snobbish, those courtiers who are good friends with Gu Dingchen on weekdays are all in high spirits at the moment, as if they have been pressed, just waiting to take advantage of the trend. As for those who have little friendship with Gu Dingchen on weekdays, they also try to have more contact with Gu Dingchen.

Although the icing on the cake is not as good as charcoal in the snow, it is better than nothing.

Zhu Houzhao is not interested in this kind of thing, the reason why he promoted Gu Dingchen, Xie Shen's attitude is very important. As long as it is a person recommended by Mr., he will never hesitate to use it.

The new cabinet team has been formed, and although there are only three people, it can be regarded as a combination of the old, middle-aged and young generations, so that they will not be in a hurry in handling government affairs.

In the blink of an eye, it came October, and there were frequent outbreaks of Japanese plagues along the southeast coast, not only in Nanzhili and Zhejiang Province, but also in Fujian, where they were rampant, burning, killing, looting, and plundering.

The Son of Heaven was furious and ordered the cabinet to discuss a solution.

Li Dongyang, as the first assistant, is naturally the Dinghai God Needle, and he successively asked Xie Shen and Gu Dingchen about the meaning of the letter to the Son of Heaven.

Zhu Hou was in a slightly better mood after taking care of the song, and summoned Xie Shen to meet him.

This is naturally because the basic views of Li Dongyang's letter were all put forward by Xie Shen.

Speaking of the southeast war, it has always been a stubborn disease that plagued the Ming Dynasty, especially the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

The outbreak of the Japanese plague was in the Jiajing Dynasty, but it was already very serious in the Zhengde Dynasty, and the situation was not optimistic.

Speaking of the Japanese Invaders, many people think of the Ronin Samurai, but in fact, these people are only a small part of the "Japanese Invaders", and most of them are Zhejiang merchants and Fujian merchants pretending to be.

These fake wakas are leaders, and ronin samurai can only be regarded as thugs at best.

Plundering the local people is only a sideline of these pirates, and smuggling and maritime trade is the main business.

The reason why the four years of Zhengde will break out is very simple, the imperial court ordered the five ports to officially open the sea.

Although the people's maritime trade is still complicated and requires many procedures, at least it does not have to be sneaky.

This naturally touched the interests of the Zhejiang merchants and the Fujian merchants. From their standpoint, the smugglers are now suddenly open to the sea, not only can they not monopolize it, but they also have to pay a large amount of taxes to the imperial court, can they feel comfortable?

People are selfish. These big Zhejiang merchants and big Fujian merchants will not consider the difficulties of the imperial court, they will only think that their interests have been violated, so they want to take revenge and demonstrate.

The best way to retaliate, of course, is to plunder the people along the coast.

This is the most direct way to make the ruler fearful, and it is not known to change the policy.

It's just that they have a wrong understanding, that is, when today's son has a strong personality and a strong fighting spirit, it is more difficult to make him easily surrender than to ascend to the sky.

Coupled with Xie Shen, who also has a strong personality, it is not easy to take advantage of this pair of monarchs and ministers.

Before Xie Shen met Zhu Houzhao, he had already finished the draft. Therefore, when Zhu Houzhao asked about the strategy of peace, Xie Shen talked eloquently, and Zhu Houzhao's heart was full of joy when he heard it.

The most important thing to see as a leader is that his subordinates handle everything in an orderly manner.

In this way, he can be a shopkeeper with peace of mind. If you have to ask the leader about everything, then why do you need to be a subordinate?

"Sir, do you mean that the new army formed can be thrown into the peace?"

Zhu Houzhao had an inexplicable excitement about the war, which can be seen from his northern tour and southern tour.

Xie Shen nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right, this new army has been trained for more than a year, and it's time to test it." ”

The new army that Xie Shen mentioned was naturally a mercenary army recruited from various places.

Compared with the officers and soldiers of the guard, these people do not have such a deep military imprint, and a blank piece of paper is easy to write.

The biggest difference between the new army and the guards is that it is equipped with flintlock pistols, and there is no shortage of guns per person.

This was also produced by Xie Shen ordering the craftsman to be the supervisor.

With the flintlock pistol, in the face of the ferocious Japanese pirates, the new army of the Ming Dynasty will definitely become famous in the first battle.

"Well, but in Zhejiang Province, will the relatively short training time of the new army in Nanzhi have an impact? Why don't you tune the Divine Machine Camp to the south? ”

Zhu Houzhao rubbed his palms and said excitedly. “

"Uh... Your Majesty, the Shenji Battalion is one of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, and it has the responsibility of defending the Beijing Division. Yichen doesn't think it's appropriate to transfer. ”

Zhu Houzhao was slightly disappointed.

In fact, it is true that he wants to adjust the god machine to level the war, and he wants to take the opportunity to recruit himself.

King Ning's rebellion gave Zhu Houzhao a good opportunity to lead the troops, although he did not come to the front line in person, but it was more real than letting the eunuchs line up in the deep palace.

After tasting the sweetness, Zhu Houzhao naturally hoped to have another chance to recruit in person. But the problem is that the princes of the Zhu family have long been frightened, who dares to rebel again?

The prince of the Zhu family did not dare to rebel, but the Japanese robbers dared to make trouble, which was exactly what Zhu Houzhao wanted. Zhu Houzhao was already grinding his fists and preparing to do a big job, but at this time, Xie Shen poured a basin of cold water on him.

In Xie Shen's view, whether it is the Shenji Battalion, or the new army formed by Zhejiang Province and Nanzhili, they are all equipped with the sharpest flintlock pistols at the moment, which is an upgraded version of the firecracker, which is absolutely advanced in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

And what do the Woko have in their hands? Whitches?

The Japanese knife was born from the Tang knife, although it is extremely sharp, but it is also a knife. How can a knife compare to a gun? Or a flintlock pistol that the Francophone man is proud of.

What he wanted was to make the New Army famous in the first battle, so as to silence those who opposed the New Army.

Only in this way can the new army gradually replace the army of the guard and complete the upgrade.

"Well, then let's use the local new army in Nanzhi and Zhejiang Province."

Although Zhu Houzhao was belligerent, he was very respectful of Xie Shen's opinion.

Xie Shen said that it was not appropriate to adjust the Shenji camp to level the Japanese, so he would no longer fight.

"In my opinion, who should lead the troops?"

Zhu Houzhao turned to practical questions.

His Majesty the Emperor asked Xie Shen this question, but it was difficult.

If you want to explain the famous generals who fought against the Japanese, you must count Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang.

But the problem is that these two are both famous generals of the Jiajing Dynasty, one is only a few years old now, and the other has not been reincarnated at all, Xie Shen can't recommend Yu Dayou, who is still a doll, to His Majesty the Emperor, right?

If you want to say that there are other excellent generals, there are actually them, but they are not as famous as these two. It's really a bit embarrassing for Xie Shen to recommend someone so immediately.

"Why is it that Mr. has something unspeakable?"

"Your Majesty misunderstood, the minister just felt that it was a little inappropriate for the minister to recommend it, after all, this is not the minister's duty, and the minister still has to avoid suspicion."

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Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, "Avoid suspicion? What kind of person does the gentleman avoid. ”

Xie Shen smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, people's words are terrifying." His Majesty may think that there is nothing wrong with the ministers recommending the generals of the Ping Dynasty, but some people will not think so. They will impeach the ministers for overstepping their powers. ”

"Who does that gentleman think I'm going to ask?"

Zhu Houzhao asked sullenly.

"Your Majesty should naturally ask the Ministry of War."

"Bingbu?" Zhu Houzhao was amused, and said while shaking his head: "The current military department is not the military department of a few years ago. I'm going to ask Lu Wei that peacemaker, or am I going to ask Zhang Qian, that sycophant? It would be nice if Ma Wensheng was still here. But when that old guy was unhappy, he patted his ass and left, leaving all the mess to me! ”

It can be seen that Zhu Houzhao is still angry about Ma Wensheng's resignation. It is no wonder that among the old ministers of the Hongzhi Dynasty, there are countless Qingliu civil officials, but only Ma Wensheng is proficient in military strategy.

If Ma Wensheng is in charge of the military department, there will be no chaos, and then look at the posture of the current people from Zhengyin Shangshu to the left and right squires, where is there the slightest awareness of doing things for the country.

"If Your Majesty really wants to ask, then the minister recommends one."

"Oh? Tell me about it, sir. ”

"Wang Shouren."

Xie Shen said word by word.

This name Zhu Houzhao is naturally not unfamiliar, and Wang Shouren made great contributions when he pacified the rebellion of King Ning, showing a good ability to lead troops. But after all, he is only leading a small army, and it is a bit risky to ask him to lead the overall situation of the southeast and the peace, right?

Xie Shen saw Zhu Houzhao's hesitation, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there are naturally people who are more suitable than Wang Shouren to lead the overall situation of the anti-Japanese war, such as Yang Yiqing, such as Yang Tinghe. But the burden on them is very heavy, and His Majesty doesn't want to see the northwest, Xuanda has a problem, right? ”

Xie Shen's words went straight to Zhu Houzhao's heart.

Compared with the southeast, Zhu Houzhao of Northwest Xuanda attaches more importance to stability.

If he were to make a choice, Zhu Houzhao would definitely choose to give priority to the preservation of Northwest Xuanda.

"Wang Shouren is good, but his qualifications are still shallow, so I asked him to preside over the peace and worry that some people would not accept it."

Zhu Houzhao's worries are not unreasonable. You must know that the Ming officialdom is the place where seniority is the most important.

If your qualifications are not there, no matter how capable you are, you can only obediently line up, and the people in front of you can only fill in when the seats are vacated.

But more often than not, the people above are unwilling to make room. The reason is also very simple, there are too many hidden benefits brought by officialdom, not only for individuals but also for families.

After being a feudal official, how many of the ministers want to retire early?

Don't you pave the way for your children and grandchildren to earn a lot of money and then "retire and return home"?

"If Your Majesty abandons Wang Shouren because of seniority, the minister is worried that it will chill the hearts of self-motivated young officials."

One of the most important qualities of being a leader is to understand what subordinates need and want.

Naturally, what young officials hope for most is to be promoted, to be promoted, and to rise all the way......

And if they see that the most capable and promising Wang Shouren has been abandoned by the Son of Heaven because of qualifications, and who has the heart to continue to work hard?

Since it's impossible to climb up if you do a good job, let's just mix it up.

Anyway, the old guys will have to beg for bones one day, and they will come out when that day comes. Before that, it was mixed, and doing more was also those things, and doing less was also those things.

Xie Shen didn't think that Zhu Houzhao didn't understand this, but Zhu Houzhao didn't want to admit it, because he was afraid of facing the protests of the entire civilian bureaucracy.

It's nothing for one or two people to protest, and it's nothing for dozens or hundreds of people to protest, but what if all the officials stop doing it?

The people who are in power now are all old guys, and when they ascend to the top, countless people will respond, and Zhu Houzhao does not dare to take risks.

After being silent for a long time, Zhu Houzhao said helplessly: "Then I have to arrange someone to assist him, so that many people can discuss difficult problems." ”

Xie Shen knew that Zhu Houzhao could only do this, so he bowed his hand and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

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The Son of Heaven issued a holy decree and granted Wang Shouren the post of governor of Nanzhi, and oversaw the affairs of the southeast and the southeast.

This decree immediately caused a great shock in the government and the opposition.

After learning the news from the newspaper, the officials of the ministry and the court unexpectedly protested in a group, and jointly wrote a letter to demonstrate to the Son of Heaven.

In their opinion, Wang Shouren is just a newcomer to officialdom, why should he serve as the governor of Nanzhili?

They were impassioned and demanded that the Son of Heaven add a governor of Zhejiang to the governor of Nanzhi, so that the actual person in charge of Pingwei would become the governor of Zhejiang, and Wang Shouren would become a wingman. It's much easier to accept.

But Zhu Houzhao didn't plan to do anything more.

He has assigned Wang Shouren a deputy, and he has already made a compromise with the civilian officials. Now these civil officials are actually kicking their noses and asking him to set up another governor of Zhejiang to overthrow Wang Shouren, which is really too deceitful.

Zhu Houzhao is not suspicious of employing people, and since he has decided to use Wang Shouren, he will never set up any more governors of Zhejiang.

In this case, do you listen to the governor or the governor?

Listen to the Governor? Wang Shouren was the chief person in charge of the anti-Japanese war. Listen to the governor? The governor-general was even greater.

In the end, the Son of Heaven simply suppressed these performances and responded to the public opinion violence of civil officials in a cold manner.

The usual tricks of civil servants are nothing more than crying, making trouble, and hanging themselves.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven did not react to them, the civil officials rushed to the leopard room and knelt down, trying to use this method to force Zhu Houzhao to comply.

Zhu Houzhao doesn't matter. If you want to kneel, then kneel, I don't see it anyway.

Gradually, the civil servants realized that the rhythm was wrong. Their knees were sore, and they were dizzy from hunger, but the Son of Heaven didn't even touch them. If it goes on like this, they will kneel to death, and it is estimated that the Son of Heaven will not blink an eye.

This deal is a sure loss and no profit, it's a damn loss.

The civil servants are extremely shrewd, and they naturally do not do loss-making transactions. I don't know when the courtiers who knelt in front of the leopard's room began to withdraw, one two hundred and one hundred, like birds and beasts.

The Son of Heaven so skillfully resolved the crisis, which made Xie Shen cry and laugh.

It seems that civil officials are all guys who are strong on the outside, don't look at the iron-clad appearance on weekdays, as long as it comes to core interests, they will be soft.

Wang Shouren was naturally very excited when he heard the news.

As a courtier, who doesn't want to be in the prime minister, Wang Shouren is reading the book of sages, and it is naturally no exception.

Now that he has risen several levels in a row and become the governor of Nanzhili, the satisfaction cannot be described in words.

And Wang Shouren also has a deep hatred for the Japanese invaders, after all, his hometown Shaoxing Mansion is also a hard-hit area, this time he must eliminate the Japanese plagues in one fell swoop, and return the people in the southeast to a peaceful life.

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