Dealing with Shen Yichen?

Hearing Cao Jixiang say that he was going to talk about this matter, Shi Heng was subconsciously stunned for a moment, didn't this eunuch partner with Shen Yichen to plot his own military power?

"Zhongguo Gong, do you think that our family is really stupid enough to join forces with Shen Yichen to deal with you."

When he said this, a yin smile appeared on Cao Jixiang's face.

"What does Gonggong Cao mean by this?"

To be honest, Shi Heng was a little confused at this moment, if Cao Jixiang didn't want to join forces with Shen Yichen, why would he let his nephew Cao Xuan move to the post of the commander of the five military camps, this is his sphere of influence.

"Let's ask Zhongguo Gong, do you think you are stronger or weaker than Shen Yichen at the moment?"

Shi Heng didn't know how to answer this question for a while, and his arrogance made him unwilling to admit that he was inferior to Shen Yichen, but in fact, in so many battles with Shen Yichen, he was at an absolute disadvantage.

And even if we put aside the aspect of strategy, in terms of force alone, Shen Yichen has Mo Nan Mongolian Guo Deng, Liaodong Commander Cao Yi, and Shandong, Fujian and other guards and horses. There are Li Da who controls the Shenji Battalion, most of the 3,000 Battalions controlled by Cheng Guogong, and Jinyi Wei controlled by Zhao Hongjie.

If you really want to measure it, both civil and military will lose!

Seeing that Shi Heng, who has always been arrogant, chose to remain silent in the face of this kind of question, in fact, the answer was already ready to come out.

"Grandpa, to put it mildly, even you are not Shen Yichen's opponent, can our family win against him in the future?"

"The birds are gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooking, this is the eternal truth......"

Cao Jixiang said this sentence meaningfully, which was equivalent to giving Shi Heng a bottom.

You must know that Cao Jixiang does not have a deep background, and in the early days, he took refuge under Wang Zhenmen and grovelled to gain a foothold in the palace. However, in comparison, he is young and young, and he can hardly see anything in a short period of time.

But Cao Jixiang was driven by ambition and had a ruthless spirit, and many of the highest-ranked eunuchs were reluctant to leave the palace and send them abroad. Even if there is, the place I want to go to is to go to the inland state capital to make a fortune and make a lot of money.

But in order to get ahead, Cao Jixiang took the initiative to go to the frontier to supervise the army, and he relied on his military exploits to get to the position of the palm seal of the celebrant supervisor, and also collected a group of "elite soldiers" as his own private soldiers.

Judging from these experiences alone, Cao Jixiang could not be a simple-minded character, Shen Yichen actually knew very well in his heart what calculations he was making, and his willingness to cooperate with him was nothing more than to usurp greater benefits.

As the saying goes, you have to have a life to make money, Shi Heng is really going to fall, Cao Jixiang doesn't think that he is fighting alone, and he is too capable of Shen Yichen.

When Shi Heng heard Cao Jixiang's words, his straight face softened a little, and the other party's statement was indeed more sincere. Since ancient times, only the Wu and Shu alliance has resisted Wei, and there is no operation with Wei to unite to destroy Wu and Shu.

Seeing that Shi Heng's expression was a little relaxed, Cao Jixiang hit the railway while it was hot: "The concert of the cabinet department and the Great Nine Qing Court Meeting, our family has withstood the pressure from inside and outside the government and the opposition, and has been detained in the detention of the celebrant and supervisor, I believe that this move is enough to show sincerity." ”

"Grandpa, our family has never been your enemy, and there is only one enemy of yours inside and outside the court, and that is Shen Yichen!"

The other party talked about this, and Shi Heng came to the celebrant this time to mend the relationship with Cao Jixiang. After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "Then what is the best way to deal with Shen Yichen?" ”

From the beginning to Gonggong Cao, the title was changed back to "inner phase", indicating the change in Shi Heng's inner attitude.

Hearing Shi Heng's words, Cao Jixiang smiled and said: "Grandpa, do you remember that some time ago, when the official examination was completed, Li Xian, the secretary of the ministry, made a big move to fight against the party, and almost all the officials who were promoted were Shen Xue's protégés?" ”

Shi Heng is a pure military general, and he doesn't pay much attention to civil and government affairs, but he still heard about the uproar in the official assessment before.

So he nodded and said, "My father knows a little bit about it." ”

"Li Xian is a member of the Shen Party, and his move has caused public anger, but he doesn't dare to protest because of Shen Yichen's power. As long as the grandfather makes good use of this opportunity and joins forces with the civil official group that has been suppressed by the imperial court, and comprehensively impeaches Shen Yichen for forming a party for personal gain, he will be able to achieve a difference in offensive and defensive situations! ”

When Cao Jixiang said this, his spirit was flying, and his words and deeds were full of agitation.

The plan sounded good at first, but Shi Heng was not an innocent child, and he quickly discovered the problem. That is, he went to unite with the civilian clique and impeach Shen Yichen for forming a party for personal gain, what did Cao Jixiang do?

If you don't succeed, you can contribute to this plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, and then sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Shi Heng's personality has always been straightforward, and he simply made it clear: "This prince and the civil official group are going to impeach Shen Yichen, so I don't know what help the internal minister can provide?" ”

Regarding Shi Heng's question, a mysterious smile appeared on Cao Jixiang's face, and he approached and whispered: "Is it enough for the Queen Mother and His Majesty to ask questions?" ”

Hearing this, Shi Heng's expression changed, and sure enough, the advantages of the palace officials were incomparable. Less than half a year after the new monarch ascended the throne, Cao Jixiang was able to gain the trust of the mother and son, and used the imperial power to ask Shen Yichen for his crimes.

"If the prime minister is in the previous dynasty, why can't he dominate the world."

Shi Heng couldn't help but praise Cao Jixiang, jumping from the imperial horse supervisor to the celebrant supervisor, and then to controlling the orphans and widows of the young emperor. But if you are not a eunuch, maybe you can really have the ability to dominate the world.

It's just that this compliment is in Cao Jixiang's ears, but it is no different from scolding, it is simply a pot that does not open and which pot, poking at his own physical defects.

But under such circumstances, Cao Jixiang will definitely not express his inner dissatisfaction, and still replied with a smile: "Success or failure depends on how much momentum the grandfather can create." ”

"In addition, my nephew Cao Qin holds the position of the governor and the governor, presumably the grandfather will not disobey the order this time."

It's one thing to deal with Shen Yichen, it's another thing to put your hand into the Beijing camp to seize military power, I want all the fish and bear's paws!

"The prime minister laughed, how can my father be a person who disobeys orders."

Shi Heng replied reluctantly, he came this time according to Zhao Jin's plan, and planned to bow his head to Cao Jixiang and make profits. Now that he has received the other party's promise of cooperation, using the imperial power to deal with Shen Yichen is already an unexpected joy.

is still the same sentence, when the common enemy Shen Yichen is eliminated, I, Shi Heng, will definitely slash the eunuch in front of me to vent the hatred in my heart!

"Hahaha, grandpa is refreshing."

The harvest was quite fruitful, which made Cao Jixiang laugh uncontrollably, and he finally became the profiteous fisherman.

On the other hand, Shen Yichen didn't know that Shi Heng took the initiative to bow to Cao Jixiang under the persuasion of his staff, and the two reached a cooperative relationship again. On the contrary, he was taking advantage of the free time when the New Year was approaching, holding his daughter Shen Qingying, who was already able to speak, and playing with various lanterns and ornaments in the house to welcome the New Year.

"Husband, it's cold outside, don't let the child catch a cold."

Seeing Shen Yichen happily lifting his daughter high and touching the lantern tie hanging under the eaves, Chen Qingtong, who was standing in front of the windowsill in the house, could only give a word of remind.

"Don't worry, my daughter Shen Yichen, but the woman doesn't let her eyebrows, how can she catch a cold so easily."

"You still lose three yuan and the first, don't you let the shaved eyebrows be used in this kind of place?"

Chen Qingtong replied angrily, her husband was strategizing outside to win a thousand miles, and when he met his daughter in the house, his IQ plummeted, which made people laugh and cry.

However, just when the family was enjoying themselves, Steward Wu quietly came to Shen Yichen's courtyard and arched his hand at him: "Young Master Shen, Grandpa has something to summon." ”

Now Shen Yichen is the first assistant of the cabinet, and he has also come to the position of a very popular minister, and under normal circumstances, Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, rarely asks about the government affairs of the DPRK and China. When this kind of year is approaching, there must be something important, so Shen Yichen put down his daughter Shen Qingying and handed her over to his wife.

Then he turned his head and asked Steward Wu casually, "Is there anything important for Grandpa?" ”

"Little ones don't know."

"Then I'll go over now."

"Shen Gongzi, please."

In this way, Shen Yichen followed behind Steward Wu and came to the study of Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo.

"The younger generation has seen the grandfather."

After entering the house, Shen Yichen bowed, but Zhu Yong immediately stood up, took a letter and handed it over, and said: "This is a private message from Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji from Luchuan, you can take a look." ”

News from Luchuan?

Hearing this place name, Shen Yichen instantly became serious, you must know that although Luchuan is purely in terms of strength, it is indeed far inferior to the Mongol Khanate in the north, but in terms of the difficulty of conquest, the two can be said to be on par.

During the Orthodox Dynasty, several expeditions to Luchuan, the largest of which used more than 500,000 soldiers and horses, so that even the northern border army was transferred to southern Xinjiang to quell the rebellion, but the result fell short, and the other party took advantage of the defeat of the Ming Dynasty to make a comeback.

At the insistence of Shen Yichen, the Jingtai Dynasty used the conditions of Yongzhen's side to prompt Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji to lead more than 100,000 southern expeditionary troops to leave Beijing and start the war against Luchuan again.

Now more than three years have passed, and the entire southern state capital of the Ming Dynasty has requisitioned countless materials, but it has never ushered in the dawn of victory. Shen Yichen did not want to repeat the mistakes of the orthodox Chaoluchuan Campaign, no matter how many people in the court opposed, he always insisted on eliminating the evil and doing everything.

However, in the words of later generations, the current Luchuan War is more like a guerrilla war and a law and order war, and Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji has long defeated the main force of the Tusi family. But the other party drilled into the deep mountains and old forests, and some of them sneaked into the territory of the Ava Dynasty in Myanmar, waiting for the Ming army to retreat and rise again.

In order to hunt down these remnants of the defeated generals, as well as consolidate the territory of Luchuan and return to the river, Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji could only lead more than 100,000 soldiers to fight to the end.

To tell the truth, in order to conquer Luchuan, Shen Yichen, who has been the main battle faction in recent years, has been under a lot of pressure in the court, and many officials have defeated the main force of Luchuan, so there is no need to spend huge financial and material resources on the expedition.

Especially in the recent period of time, the northern Tartars have invaded the border, Shen Yichen mobilized Xuanda soldiers and horses to gallop with the Liaodong squad to help, so that the southern Luchuan expedition returned to the sight of the hundred officials of the imperial court again, did the Ming Dynasty have to bear the pressure of the double front of the southern expedition and the northern war?

Taking the letter from Zhu Yong's hand, Shen Yichen read it carefully. After only reading a short paragraph, he understood why Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji would send the situation of Luchuan to Chengguo Gong in the form of a private message.

The reason for this is that the content of this letter would be extremely controversial if it were sent to the Ministry of War or the Cabinet in the form of a recital!

Zhu Yong waited for a long time, and after seeing Shen Yichen slowly raise his head, he asked, "Have you finished reading the content of the private message?" ”

"Well, I'm done."

"Then do you think it is possible for Jing Yuanbo's idea to be realized?"

Faced with Zhu Yong's question, Shen Yichen did not answer directly, and was silent for a moment before he spoke: "Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji proposed a hundred-year plan. ”

That's right, the content of Wang Ji's letter is to consult Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, to see if at least 200,000 Han people can move south from the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty to Luchuan, so as to solve the border trouble of Luchuan once and for all!

According to the population statistics of the Ming Dynasty during the Orthodox Dynasty, after the recuperation of the prosperous era of Renxuan, the total number was about 80 million, of which the population in the south was more than that in the north, probably around 50 million.

200,000 Han people, based on a household of three, this is 600,000 immigrants, more than 1 percent of the total population of the south. You must know that the ambitious immigration plan formulated by Emperor Yongle to conquer Annam was only a million people, and it was still ready to be completed by the relay of several generations of emperors.

In comparison, Wang Ji's idea of immigrating 200,000 households to Luchuan is almost like wishful thinking.

"It is indeed a hundred-year plan, and Jing Yuanbo knows that this kind of concert will be directly rejected if it follows the normal path and follows the line of the military department or the cabinet. He wrote to his father, because he wanted to take the route of the Tuntian military registration of the Governor of the Five Armies. ”

After the Tumubao Incident, the military department continued to encroach on the power of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and even the actual commanders and governors of the army were gradually replaced by the local commander-in-chief.

However, for the time being, the two affairs of managing Tuntian and taking charge of military registration are still in the hands of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, or Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, has decisive power.

As early as the Han and Tang dynasties, the army garrisoned the frontier tuntian, especially for the border rebellion, which can minimize military expenditures and allow the border soldiers to be self-sufficient.

If you want to completely digest Luchuan and part of the territory of Burma, the garrison tuntian is a process that must be taken, otherwise the pressure is too great to rely solely on the transportation and supply of the southern state capital.

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As for the management of military registration, it is because Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji aimed at the military households. After all, Luchuan and Myanmar are still in a primitive jungle state, which belongs to the standard poor mountains and bad waters, and the slightest carelessness will lead to miasma and malaria death.

If you want to call on ordinary people to emigrate, unless you use coercion, the effect can be almost equal to nothing. Then the only way to do this was to order the military households to go to Luchuan and Tuntian to complete the digestion of the entire southwest territory through the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

If Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji's idea is implemented, not only will Yunnan be completely incorporated into the Han Dynasty, but perhaps a route to the Bay of Bengal will be opened directly from the land.

But the question is, can the immigration plan that the Yongle Dynasty failed to complete at the peak of its national strength can be achieved by the Ming Liang Dynasty, which is now suffering from internal and external troubles?

All kinds of problems were placed in front of Shen Yichen, and the best solution he could think of was the cruel colonial plan. Let go of all benevolence, righteousness and morality, bear the infamy of a lifetime with the bloodiest means, and create a foundation for future generations!