"What?!" Zhang Fu looked at Wang Xian in surprise, but this surprise was diametrically opposed to the meaning of the previous two times. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What, does Grandpa feel embarrassed?" Wang Xian asked with a smile.

"No, it's not." Zhang Fu hurriedly shook his head and said with a wry smile: "It's just that I didn't expect that my grandfather would give such a simple errand after two extremely harsh conditions." ”

"Is it easy?" Wang Xian said with a straight face: "In my heart, this third condition is not easier than the first two. After a pause, he added in a deep voice: "The current situation of the imperial court, Grandpa also knows that it is impossible to send a large army to the south with Grandpa. I'm ashamed to say that all I can give to my grandfather is a few thousand soldiers and horses and some officers. Everything depends on the grandfather's ability to quell the rebellion in Jiaozhi. ”

"Hehe, don't worry, Grandpa, Zhang has been in Jiaozhi for more than ten years, and he knows those Annan people well, and the key to pacifying them is to be on the right path. What's more, the place in Annam is high and forested, and it is useless to have more troops. "When it comes to Jiaozhi, Zhang Fu has finally regained his former brilliance, he is the best military strategist of the Ming Dynasty! The army and the battlefield are the stage where he gallops!

From the day he was recalled by the Yongle Emperor, Zhang Fu was involuntarily caught in a terrible political whirlpool, and it turned out that he was not a good politician, let alone a competent conspirator. On this battlefield that he was not good at, the British Duke was defeated and lost, and his reputation was lost, and he almost lost his life. This made him more and more tired of everything in the present, and desperately longed to return to the battlefield and regain his former confidence and glory.

"I'm telling the truth, and in my opinion, the matter of Jiaozhi is more important than the first two things." Wang Xian stood up, walked in front of Zhang Fu, looked into his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "You can't lose an inch of territory, can you do it?" ”

"Yes! lost an inch, and a certain person is willing to die to apologize! Zhang Fu also looked at Wang Xian's eyes and made a military order without hesitation.

Although Wang Xian and Zhang Fu quickly cut through the mess and reached an agreement in a short time, it still needs a lot of hard work to transition the situation to an ideal state.

The rebellion of the forbidden army and the attack on the imperial city was a great rebellion that shocked the whole world, and if he did not give the emperor, the court, and the world a reasonable explanation, even Wang Xian would never want to turn this page. What's more, as long as you are not a fool, you will not believe that there is no command and planning of the nobles behind this rebellion, and it is not easy to take out the nobles without staining their own?

Fortunately, Jin Yiwei is an expert in fabricating evidence and reversing right and wrong, and under Wu Wei's careful planning, Beizhen Fusi approached Wang Xian's goal step by step. First of all, they blockaded the whole city, searched for anti-thieves on a large scale, and arrested many nobles, and even the British Duke, Cheng Guogong and others were also ordered to be suspended behind closed doors and waiting for interrogation.

The purpose of making such a big move is to let the government and the opposition see that Jin Yiwei is doing his best to solve this case in line with the traditional virtue of preferring to be in vain rather than indulgence, which has put everyone in danger, and no one dares to say that Jin Yiwei has not gone all out to handle the case.

After tossing and turning like this for a month or two, everyone was scared and tired of tossing, so Jin Yiwei stopped in time and began to interrogate secretly. After another month or two, it has entered the hot summer, and people's attention to the second case has gradually diminished with the passage of time, and all their attention has been attracted by the reform of abolishing the banknote law!

Wang Xian can afford to drag it, but Emperor Hongxi can't drag it out, and it is easy to lose the constraints of Xungui, so Zhu Gaochi naturally wants to throw off his arms and do a big job. After some intense preparations, he issued a decree announcing that the imperial court would never issue new treasure notes! The original treasure banknotes will be used at a discount of one-tenth of the face value of the old and new ones, and after three years, the treasure banknotes will be completely withdrawn from circulation!

Compared with the rebellion case that is used as a talking point after dinner, this is a major matter related to everyone's vital interests, and people's attention suddenly shifts to how to spend all the treasure money at home within three years; Do you want to stock up on more copper coins and silver taels, and wait for the appreciation!

Even the energy of the civil servants is all focused on arguing whether the money law should be repealed in such a hurry, how can they care about any rebellion cases?

Wang Xian waited for this opportunity, he quietly closed the case, and reported the results of the investigation to the emperor, saying that this rebellion case was the mastermind of Dingguo Gong. Xu Jingchang was dissatisfied with the reform after the emperor ascended the throne, and in the Changling incident, Xu Jingchang saw that the coffin of the first emperor was abnormal, and thought that it was the first emperor's manifestation and wanted to replace the emperor. Together with a handful of nobles, he forged an edict to deceive the trust of some generals of the forbidden army and launched this coup.

Xu Jingchang and several nobles and forbidden army officers confessed to this. As for the other nobles, they didn't know about it and didn't participate in it, but they still deeply realized that their previous actions in Changling were deceitful and sinful, and they all wrote confessions and expressed their willingness to accept all punishments. The Duke of England and the Duke of Chengguo are no exception.

At this point, the emperor's face was already passable, and Yang Shiqi and the others didn't dare to say anything. If you really want to compare with Zhen'er, it was the emperor who first shielded the grandson, and Wang Xian just went up and down. What's more, what are the meanings here, which of the upper-level characters doesn't know? In all fairness, it is not easy for Wang Xian to be so comprehensive and give an explanation to all aspects......

A few days later, the emperor issued an edict that Xu Jingchang had ill intentions and intended to rebel, and he should be beheaded according to the law, but for the sake of his father's sacrifice for the country and great merit, he was exiled to Jiaozhi and served in front of the army to atone for his crimes. Since the first offender was lenient, those accomplices were not easy to kill, and they were all given the effect of mating and never allowed to leave.

As for the other nobles, they can take the initiative to admit their mistakes, which is naturally very good, and the emperor only reprimanded them and ordered them not to commit them again in the future, otherwise they will be punished for several crimes and severely punished!

For the emperor's magnanimity, the nobles were naturally grateful, and they all expressed their bitterness and would never do it again. The British prince even said that although the emperor was magnanimous, he did not care about his previous suspicions. But as the prince of the country, instead of playing an exemplary role, he confronted the emperor in public, and he absolutely could not forgive himself, so he begged the emperor for permission to cut off his title, and sent himself to Jiaozhi to serve in front of the army.

In order to dispel Zhang Fu's concerns, the emperor specially invited the British duke, of course, with Wang Xian as his companion. During the banquet, Zhang Fu knelt in front of the emperor and wept bitterly, regretting that he was not at the beginning, which made Zhu Gaochi feel a lot more relieved. He has always been a magnanimous emperor, and since he has controlled the situation, there is no need to settle accounts with Zhang Fu anymore.

Speaking of which, Zhu Zhanji has brought far more harm to Zhu Gaochi than Zhang Fu, and the emperor can even forgive his disobedient son, what else can he not let go?

So, Zhu Gaochi helped Zhang Fu up, and said with a pleasant face: "Don't mention the past again, right and wrong can't be said to be all right." When the British Duke sat down in fear, the emperor continued: "I will pass when I say it is over, you don't have a burden, continue to be your grandfather, I still have more places to rely on you." ”

"Your Majesty ......" Zhang Fu said ashamedly: "The minister is willing to be a cow and a horse, and he will be smeared with liver and brain for the rest of his life." ”

"The matter of Jiaozhi, the Duke of Zhenguo recommended you to me, saying, you don't need thousands of troops, as long as you send the British Duke back." Zhu Gaochi said kindly: "I want to hear what you mean." ”

"I am willing to go to Jiaozhi! Swear to quell the rebellion to the death, not lose an inch of land, in order to repay the trust of the emperor and the prince of Zhenguo! Zhang Fu immediately made a statement.

"Haha, good!" Zhu Gaochi Long Yan Dayue, picked up the wine glass and said, "Then this glass of wine is the Zhuangxing wine I gave you!" Aiqing is full of this cup, and I and Zhenguo Gong are waiting for you to play a triumphant song! ”

"Respect for Grandpa." Wang Xian had been listening quietly, and then he picked up his wine glass and toasted Zhang Fu with the emperor.

Zhang Fu finished drinking Zhuangxing wine, and then retired first, he would not be naïve to think that a few tears, a few glasses of wine, and a few words of scene could write off the grievances. Everything is just acting, everything can't go back to the past, there is no place for him in the capital, and the same is true in the emperor's heart......

After Zhang Fu left, the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly became much more relaxed.

Zhu Gaochi smiled at Wang Xian and said, "I can't see it, you kid has the means to put these nobles into good order." As he spoke, he personally poured a glass of wine for Wang Xian, and then poured it for himself. Wang Xian got up with a smile and wanted to take the glass of wine in front of the emperor: "The emperor is gracious, this cup will also be rewarded to Weichen." ”

"Oh, no, no, no." Zhu Gaochi stretched out his hand to protect his wine, and said with a smile: "Happy today, make an exception and drink a few more glasses, you don't care about me." ”

"The queen wants to scold me." Wang Xian withdrew his hand with a bitter face and said, "The last cup is ready, right?" "The emperor was in poor health, so Empress Zhang gave Wang Xian a task to supervise the emperor and drink no more than three drinks each time. I have drunk today's ration with the British Gong before.

"The last three glasses!" Zhu Gaochi laughed loudly: "My body knows that this time is much better than at the beginning of the year. ”

"Cheng, then Weichen will try to let the mother scold, pretend to be confused." Wang Xian no longer insisted.

"That's right!" Zhu Gaochi smiled happily, and Wang Xian's face was slightly red when he pushed the cup to drink, and he said with a smile: "Until today, I should have a taste for the emperor." ”

"Until today, the minister dares to take a leave of absence from the emperor." Wang Xian also smiled.

"What?! Leaving again? Zhu Gaochi was completely drunk, glared at Wang Xian and said, "Can't you stay in Beijing honestly?" ”

"Your Majesty, I really can't ......" Wang Xian smiled bitterly: "Weichen must go to Wudang Mountain, otherwise Sun Zhenren will kill me one day and kill me with a sword." ”

"It turned out that this was ......" Zhu Gaochi smiled with relief: "It's really time to go." The whole world knows that you are going to Wudang Mountain to propose, but you haven't shown up yet, you really shouldn't. ”

"Alas, I can't get out!" Wang Xian took a sip of wine, and until now, he didn't know what kind of 'hospitality' Wudang Mountain would receive.

"Leave, go and come back quickly!" His Majesty the Emperor is gracious.

Not to mention Wang Xian's encounter with Wudang Mountain, in the following days, the Ming Dynasty entered a comprehensive reform stage, the old political and evil laws were abolished, the policies that benefited the country and the people were implemented, the interests of the powerful were suppressed, the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes were reduced, and the evil money law also became a historical memory, the fleeing people gradually returned to their hometowns, the abandoned fields were replanted with crops, and the dying Ming Dynasty finally looked forward to a period of recuperation.

The reform of the army was even more drastic, the five military governors were abolished and replaced by the only metropolitan governors, and the most immediate effect was that the size of the institution was reduced to one-third of the original size, and this alone could reduce the expenditure by millions of taels of silver a year.

More importantly, after the unified leadership was established, the conscription system was adopted, the mountains that stood many in the army were flattened, and birth and connections were no longer the only conditions for promotion and appointment.

Naturally, this process will not be smooth sailing, but with Wang Xian in charge, how dare the nobles make a mistake? Not only did they not dare to make a mistake, but in order to occupy a favorable position in the new pattern, the nobles had to perform desperately, acting as a pawn for Wang Xian, and subduing those disgruntled officers. Therefore, although there were constant turmoil, Wang Xian's military reform was realized step by step.

As for Jiaozhi, Zhang Fu took Xue Huan and others, and after more than a year of hard fighting, they finally recovered the prefecture and county occupied by Li Li and drove the rebels into the mountains and forests. However, the British had limited troops and tight money and food, so they were unable to organize a large army to attack and suppress, so they could only maintain the status quo for the time being and wait for a turnaround. (To be continued.) )