Zhu Hao took a boat from Tianjin Port to the south.

The northern coast was largely free of pirates and pirates, and the fleet was calm during the voyage.

In the early years of Jiajing, there were very few merchants in the north who did overseas trade, and Jiangnan was relatively rich, closer to the trade center Nanyang, with convenient and fast overseas trade channels, and there were many coastal islands in the south of the Yangtze River, which were very suitable for the survival of pirates and pirates, so the main battlefield for exterminating bandits could only be Jiangnan.

Meanwhile.

The construction of railways connecting the northwest continues, and the most difficult part is to dig tunnels and erect bridges, and the part involving Juyong Pass is the most important, but before Zhu Hao leaves, many technical problems have been overcome.

The construction of the entire railway network will last for about a year, when the Xuanfu will be closely connected with the capital, and all road builders are rushing to meet the construction deadline.

At this time, the activities of the Tatars in the northwest suddenly became frequent, and they once again launched attacks in Yansui and other places, and martial law was imposed in many passes on the three sides, and Zang Feng, who was in charge of his duties in the northwest, had just arrived, and before everything was ready, he was pressed to the ground and rubbed by the Tatars.

In May, the reports of the Northwest War were sent to the capital one after another, and the ministers were a little anxious about side affairs, but the emperor hid in the palace to "cultivate" with peace of mind.

I don't know if it's fate, Zhu Si has recently fallen in love with "meditation", which seems to be relaxing and seems to be able to maintain health, and is a little indifferent to court affairs.

Since the matter could not be resolved at the court meeting, the busiest people were a few scholars in the cabinet, and the first assistant Fei Hong had a headache, because he didn't know much about the affairs of the northwest border, which was not his area of expertise, so even if he wanted to restrict Yang Yiqing, he also gave Yang Yiqing, who was well versed in military politics, room to play.

Zhang Zuo repeatedly came to the cabinet room to inquire about the situation in the northwest, and each time he needed to rely on Yang Yiqing to accurately analyze the enemy situation and give a response plan, and the importance of Yang Yiqing gradually became prominent.

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At the end of the day's official duties, Yang Yiqing stayed in the cabinet to be on duty at night, which was the standard configuration during the Northwest War, and there must be cabinet ministers on duty.

Because Yang Yiqing's military insight is higher than that of several other people, he has been on duty lately.

Fei Hong and Liu Chun walked out of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Fei Hong's face was pale, he walked staggeringly, he had been in poor health recently, and it was not a serious illness, but he looked a little weak, Liu Chun hurriedly stepped forward to help, and then carefully asked a few words.

"I'm fine."

Fei Hong looked at Liu Chun.

In terms of age, Liu Chun is nine years older than Fei Hong, and he even died once before, but he happened to be rescued by Zhu Hao, Fei Hong can't understand, why does Liu Chun look more energetic than him now?

Could it be that because he is not the first assistant, he does not have to bear too much pressure?

Liu Chundao: "Wang Dehua was reactivated by the imperial court, although His Majesty entrusted him with the important task of staff and military aircraft, but did not put him in a position of real power, in the face of the current chaos in the northwest, should we mention it to Your Majesty?" ”

There are some things that Liu Chun can't say in public in the court or in the cabinet.

Because Wang Qiong's conviction has always happened after Jiajing ascended the throne, that is to say, when the son of today pressed Wang Qiong hard, whether Yang Tinghe was in power at that time, and whether Yang Tinghe forced the emperor to do this, at least the current emperor completely overturned his previous decision, which is a bit unreasonable.

Lu Wan can be reactivated, in addition to Zhu Hao's recommendation, more because Lu Wan was imprisoned during Zhu Houzhao's reign.

Although Zhu Houzhao died in the process of conviction, after all, Lu Wan was already a sinner when the new emperor ascended the throne.

When Zhu Si ascended the throne, Wang Qiong was a secretary of the ministry.

Fei Hong shook his head: "What do you mean is for me to recommend Wang Dehua to form a counterbalance with Yang Yingning, right?" ”

Although Liu Chun said it a little vaguely, Fei Hong understood it as soon as he heard it, and he did not shy away from this topic.

"Hehe, what do you think?"

That's what Liu Chun meant.

Although it seems that Wang Qiong and Yang Yiqing belong to the same faction, after all, both of them were once pillars of the court, who obeyed whose command?

After Yang Yiqing entered the court, didn't he speak for Wang Qiong?

This subtle relationship can be understood by everyone in the cabinet, if Fei Hong wants to argue with Yang Yiqing in the field he is not good at, or even steadily suppress Yang Yiqing, he must have a professional counterpart as a strong helper, and this person can only be Wang Qiong.

Fei Hong expressed his resistance, shook his head and said: "Wang Dehua's guilt is the condemnation of His Majesty today, and you and I should know who Wang Dehua is." During the Zhengde Dynasty, he almost covered the sky with one hand...... Although I was not in the court at that time, the people's criticism of him was extremely unbearable, and the people in the court and China had been angry with him for so many years, and now they want to recommend him to re-ascend to a high position, and I really can't pass the hurdle in my heart. ”

Although Fei Hong looks sleek and sophisticated, and knows how to get along with the emperor better than Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian and others, he still talks about principles.

Even if he and Yang Tinghe belong to different camps, at least Wang Qiong is convicted, and Fei Hong is in favor of it.

Wang Qiong has now gained a certain amount of power, even if he is still guilty, at least he is not too bad, why should he really control the military and political power in the northwest and disrupt the order of the court?

"Hmm."

Liu Chun nodded, after listening to Fei Hong's words, he understood that although he and Yang Yiqing competed for the right to speak in the cabinet, Fei Hong would not ignore the interests of Daming because of personal honor and disgrace.

Liu Chun smiled and stopped mentioning the matter.

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Liu Chun didn't mention it, but it was inevitable that some people in the DPRK would be worried.

There are many people who want to use Wang Qiong to balance political opponents, and at present, the two elders who can argue with Fei Hong and Yang Yiqing are not a few scholars in the court today, such as Shangshu Shi, who is a minister?...... I'm afraid that even he knows that he won't be able to do it for long in this son, and he will be waiting to be ordered by the emperor at any time.

As for Huang Zhan, Jin Xianmin and others, they have their own thoughts, and they really have no qualifications to challenge the authority of the cabinet.

The only person who intends to enter the cabinet and hold authority is Zhang Xuan.

And beside Zhang Xuan, there is also an equally ambitious Gui Cao.

Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao are currently in the Hanlin Academy as Hanlin Bachelors, in the case of Zhu Hao's inability to perform their duties, they have firmly grasped the promotion, appointment and dismissal of the Hanlin Academy, of course, they did not act rashly, and those who looked down on them in the Hanlin Academy-for-tat, because at this time Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao both had the same mind, that is, to accumulate political achievements and prepare for the next step in the cabinet.

Now that Zhu Hao is not in Jingshi, there is one less strong competitor, and there is still a contradiction between themselves and the emperor, who was displeased by the emperor because of the advice.

At present, the most high-profile thing in the DPRK is the military in the northwest.

Zhang Xuanyi summed up that there are no military talents around him, to say that Zang Feng was cultivated by the new emperor after he ascended the throne, but his ability does not appear to be very high, and he does not have a deep friendship with them...... In total, only Wang Qiong, the former secretary of the ministry, can be regarded as a good hand in the Ming Dynasty.

One more point...... After gaining a certain degree of autonomy, Wang Qiong began to operate in Beijing.

Wang Qiong did not send his family to lobby the task, but relied on some protégés, as well as people who sympathized with and recognized his ability, these people have a lot of power in the court, after all, Wang Qiong of the Zhengde Dynasty has been in the center for a long time, and he controls many people's official hats, and uses his position to place his henchmen in important posts, isn't it a logical thing?

“…… This Wang Butang, don't look at the guilt for many years, but he is generous, I heard that as long as someone can say something beneficial to him in public, he will be restrained, and the number is not small. At present, most of the Jingshi are praising his courage in setting things right, but they have forgotten that he actually often goes in and out of the leopard's room, and is the culprit who endangers the imperial court. ”

Gui Cao went to find Zhang Xuan, and when he mentioned Wang Qiong, he actually didn't have a good impression of Wang Qiong.

Unlike Zhang Xuan, who was only admitted to the Jinshi after Zhu Si ascended the throne, Gui Cao was a Jinshi in Zhengde for six years, and he had been in the court for a longer time, and he had experienced the pathos and helplessness of being controlled by Wang Qiong in the court and having no hope of official promotion.

Although logically speaking, it is a good thing to cooperate with Wang Qiong, Gui Cao still subconsciously has some rejection in his heart.

Zhang Xuan said: "In fact, Wang Dehua has frequently sent letters to important officials in Beijing, including looking for me, which means that as long as he is used to re-manage the military and political affairs of the northwest, in the future, whenever border affairs are involved, I will take the lead in the future." I don't say it explicitly, but that's what it means. ”

"He's really bold, and he dares to say this kind of nonsense?"

Gui Cao frowned.

Zhang Xuan shook his head: "With his age, how long can he stay in the northwest?" Naturally, we have to think about future generations...... At the beginning, Zhu Jingdao didn't know what kind of wind he was pumping, and he actually wanted to use Wang Dehua to cooperate with the Northwest Military Affairs...... Right now, Zhu Jingdao patted his ass and left, but he left a mess in the northwest. ”

Gui Cao asked curiously, "Zhu Jingdao has also interfered in the military affairs of the Northwest?" ”

"Hmph, what do you think?"

Zhang Xuan said, "I also went to Shaanxi to know how unfathomable Zhu Jingdao's methods are...... Others are in Beijing, they look kind and pleasant, and they never fight with others, but they have repeatedly done amazing things. Just talking about Yang Yingning, do you know how much they colluded behind their backs? ”

Gui Cao was also depressed when she heard this.

Originally, Zhang Xuan discussed with him that the two of them would join hands to invite Yang Yiqing to enter the court and suppress Zhu Hao's arrogance.

The result backfired, Zhu Hao saw that he Zhang Xuan was making small moves behind his back, and immediately reprimanded him to other places, making the Yili faction "leaderless", although the Yili faction was nominally headed by Zhu Hao, but in fact, these people had already identified Zhang Xuan in their hearts.

After Yang Yingning entered the court, he did have a bad relationship with Zhu Jingdao, and continued to be impeached, and later ordered Zhu Jingdao to go south as the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, but who knows when Zhu Jingdao will come back? Tang Yin's prestige in the northwest is not small, or thanks to the emperor's trust in Zhu Jingdao, now we can only use Wang Dehua to make the northwest generals move closer to us as soon as possible. ”

Zhang Xuan is very concerned about controlling the border army.

Gui Cao asked, "Shouldn't the Beijing officials, especially the people in the cabinet, be shy about it?" ”

Zhang Xuan sneered and asked rhetorically: "You look at Yang Jiefu before, does he care?" When His Majesty ascended the throne, in the first two years, why did he have to be respectful to Yang Jiefu? Isn't it because the military power in the northwest is all in the hands of Yang Jiefu and Peng?

"Originally, Li Yue's ability to govern the army was not low, but if you look at it now, it is difficult to get His Majesty's weapons, and the Ministry of War will not let him return, isn't it because Li Yue failed to meet His Majesty's expectations when he was in charge of the army in the northwest?

"If you want to gain a foothold in the court, you must not only understand Your Majesty's intention to govern the country, but also have something to rely on, and the northwest must not let power be given to others."