The first year of Yongle, March 17.

On this morning, when the night was still bright, the sound of bells and drums of the upper court resounded in the sky above the courtyard.

Bao Yuanqian got up from the quilt with sleepy eyes, put on a brand-new court dress under Qing'er's service, and got into the carriage like a dog and rushed towards Chengtianmen with a three-beam crown on his head.

The ministers, regardless of their rank, flocked to the door through the two side doors, for fear of falling behind.

As soon as Bao Yuanqian returned to the court, he put the ivory wat board on the back of his neck with a big grin, so dizzy and squeezed away, he straightened the swaying beam crown on his head, for fear that he would shake it off.

"Lord Bao."

"Lord Yang."

In the crowd, Bao Yuanqian was called, and when he raised his eyes, it turned out to be Yang Rong. Yang Rong is polite, and Bao Yuanqian is not easy to slacken. Now that Jiang Wei has cast a famous thorn, and he is a university scholar, he naturally has a colleague in Yang Rong's heart.

It's just that only I understand that after today's court meeting, I am afraid that I will no longer have any way in. This Zhu Di obviously wants to cultivate himself, and it is even very likely to replace Ji Gang's position.

In the past, Ji Gang was as obedient as a sheep, and Zhu Di was easy to use. However, Ji Gang was in a high position after the martyrdom, and gradually revealed his fangs, and it was impossible for Zhu Di, his private fly camp dog, not to know, so Zhu Di was also guarding against him, waiting for an opportunity to find someone to replace him.

In the Fengtian Palace, there are already two classes of columns, the royal forest armor stands in all directions, the flags are flying around the main hall, the sound of bells and drums is deafening, and the ministers are lined up in the hall, like walking on thin ice.

When Bao Yuanqian went up the jade steps, he heard the sound of elephant chirping on the east and west sides, coming from a distance. He wondered in his heart, this dynasty still has to be accompanied by elephants?

Sure enough, the emperor Lao Tzu had not yet arrived, and the elephants on both sides of the east and west had already dressed up, and their camels were standing in the open space in front of the jade steps.

Bao Yuanqian stood on the west side at first, but was looked up and down by the people around him, with a curious look. Bao Yuanqian thought that it was his first time in the court, and others didn't recognize him.

But after looking left and right, I found that these people were all swallow-jawed tiger whiskers, and their eyes were bright, not at all like literati.

Bao Yuanqian suddenly jumped to the opposite civil official queue. After all, although he is a cavalry captain, he actually received the position of a university scholar, and he suddenly ran into the ranks of military attachés, which is really a bit of a disobedience.

Bao Yuanqian saved up beads of sweat, and Yang Rong smiled lightly: "Master Bao, you can't stand in the wrong line at will."

Bao Yuanqian read Yang Rong's meaningful words, and knew that it was a pun. Xindao Lao Tzu not only can't stand wrong, but also can't follow your civil and military station, Bao Ye only stands with Emperor Lao Tzu!

Among these civil officials, many people exchanged heads and ears, and all they said was that it was said that the saint had obtained a jade seal and fell from the sky, which was really incredible.

Yang Rong and Bao Yuanqian were only in the upper part of the queue, and there were two people in the first column of civil officials that he had never seen before. After he inquired, he learned that these two people were famous.

Tobe Shoshu, Natsuhara Yoshi.

The Ministry of Officials is still in the book, and it is righteous.

Bao Yuan thought about it, these two people were in charge of the household department and the official department, which shows Zhu Di's affirmation of the ability of the two.

These two departments are the most important key places in the Ming Dynasty, especially Jianyi, as the secretary of the ministry, is the head of the hundred officials, and the burden of the prime minister.

In the Yongle Dynasty, where the prototype of the cabinet will be formed, the cabinet is not known as the elder. At this time, the cabinet was closer to the function of an adviser than to the peak of the power of hundreds of officials in the middle and late periods.

At this time, the cabinet was mostly a bachelor of five or six grades, and people from the Hanlin Academy served as a part-time member. Most of these people are in their early thirties, in the prime of life. Although it is close to the Son of Heaven, the rank is too different from that of Xia Yuanji and Jian Yi.

And the famous celebrant was just an inconspicuous department among the twelve eunuchs in the Ouchi at this time. When it comes to the status of the Yongle Dynasty, the master of ceremonies who has not yet been born in the East Factory is even inferior to the internal official supervisor where Zheng He is located at this time.

However, because of his own proposal, Zhu Di was very happy with his face, and he was very favored by the emperor, and he catered to him unconsciously, I am afraid that the history of this celebrant will be advanced.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister system, this ministry has become the head of the six ministries. The official department also became the head of the hundred officials, and the official department often referred to himself as "Dazai", which means that this position is the former prime minister.

Today's Jian Yi takes on this responsibility, whether it is qualifications or fame, he can be called the first person in Wenchen. Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi are still slightly inferior to the people in the cabinet.

I saw the ministers enter the ranks, the Chengtian drum sounded nine times, and the sound of the bell rang loudly, and Zhu Di slowly walked out. Dressed in regular clothes, he slowly ascended to the throne under the eunuch's servant, his eyes were deep and thoughtful, obviously not an ordinary early dynasty.

Ji Gang, as the official of the Jinyi Guard, stood in front of Zhu Di with a knife in front of him, which was also the only opportunity for a courtier to climb the jade steps of the Jinluan Palace, and the power of Ji Gang should not be underestimated.

Yang Rong and the others looked at Zhu Di followed by several eunuchs, their eyes flashed, and their faces were dissatisfied, obviously greatly affected by this change. Several people glanced at each other, all thinking about how to attack these eunuchs.

And Bao Yuanqian saw it in his eyes, but he knew that it was true, Zhu Di had already had this thought, but he mentioned it himself, which happened to cater to the holy will.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The hundred officials were very conscious, and when they saw Zhu Di sitting down, they had already knelt down on the mountain and called Wan'an, and his voice shook and shook the door.

Zhu Di seemed to enjoy this hard-won supreme position very much, the hundred officials knelt down for a moment, he slightly closed his eyes and felt the power of the supreme of the empire, at this moment, these pampered and powerful ministers and officials, whether they were convinced, or the ministers who were not convinced, were prostrate at their feet.

That kind of reverence that looks down on the world, and the power that is unique is like poison, and it makes him obsessed. He has been in trouble for several years, and what he did when he was born and died was not at this moment?

It wasn't until a long time that Zhu Di slowly said the word "flat".

"Long live you!"

Behind Baiguanping, Bao Yuanqian looked left and right dishonestly, as if he was extremely curious. He didn't know what the early dynasty would discuss, and who would start this game, and the impression of "something to play, nothing to retreat." I didn't say this sentence for a long time, and the scene was so embarrassing.

At this moment, one person walked out of the civil officials, wearing a five-grade official belt, who was Xie Jin.

Xie Jin stood in the middle, talking about everything, his eyebrows were dancing, and Zhu Di was also slightly happy.

Xie Jin is good at merit and greed, and now compiling the Yongle Ceremony is naturally Zhu Di's celebrity. He took the opportunity of the early dynasty to report on his work and add bricks and tiles to advocacy, which was amazing.

It's just that Bao Yuanqian didn't care, and others didn't know about him, but they knew. This Xie Jin's greed is good, and the Yongle Ceremony compiled will definitely not satisfy Zhu Di, and the more he blows it now, the worse he will fall to the ground.

Obviously, Zhu Di's heart is not above the canon today, so Xie Jin's high-minded talk casually praised and persuaded two sentences, and then revealed it.

As soon as Xie Jin entered, another civilian official came out, this person had a long beard, and said in a loud voice: "Fang Bin, the right attendant of the military department, something is going on!"

This person stopped talking, and the military attaché's face was a little unpleasant, and he looked at him gloomily.

"Exactly!"

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows, as if waiting for a hooked fish.

"Qi Qi Sheng, last year, the Tatars attacked my Beiping and Shanxi Erxing Divisions, although they were defeated by our army, but they have been constantly attacked and disturbed, as well as the three tribes of Na Uliangha, together with the Tatars, have repeatedly violated the border. In less than two months since the beginning of the first year of Yongle, he has already plundered several times in the south." The Fang Bin held up the wat board and said, "The minister said that the minister is presumptuous, and the Shengshang army will go north, plough the court and sweep the holes, and wipe out the two thieves in one fell swoop, which can protect the eternal peace of the northern Xinjiang for ten thousand years!"

As soon as he said this, the ranks of civil officials were all gearing up and eager to try. Many civil officials agreed with Fang Bin's proposal, claiming that as soon as the soldiers of the Celestial Empire arrived, the evil would be repelled!

The military attache on the opposite side was diametrically opposed, with a sigh on his face, and many people shook their heads quite lowly.

One of them, like a Confucian general, made a jade appearance with a jade face: "Qibin Sheng, the minister Li Bin thinks that Lord Fang's words are really inappropriate, and they are no different from talking on paper."

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows, "Oh? What is the opinion of the Marquis of Fengcheng?"

Li Bin said lightly: "Jing Nan has been fighting bloody battles for several years, and the loss of the Ming Dynasty is extremely serious. The casualties among the soldiers in Hebei, Shandong, and Jianghuai alone were extremely heavy, and the number of soldiers was missing four or five out of ten, and the people were at peace and tired of war. The people are waiting to be fed, the morale of the soldiers is not high, and it is not the best strategy to rush out to the battle."

As soon as his voice fell, the generals agreed and seconded it.

Fang Bin stepped forward and confronted: "I am rich in the Ming Dynasty, with millions of soldiers, even if there are still soldiers in the world in the north, why worry about not destroying the Tartars, Wuliangha?!" Why did the Marquis of Fengcheng grow the morale of others and destroy his own prestige?"

Li Bin laughed and said, "I said earlier that Lord Fang doesn't know soldiers, how can he talk about it. As everyone knows, at the end of the strong crossbow, can't you wear Lu Xuanhu? Although my Ming Dynasty is rich all over the world, I can't easily conquer again and again, and the people of the land are not able to make a living! If the army is raised year after year, and the people's resentment boils, it is not for you and me to do it."

Hu Guang refuted: "The Marquis of Fengcheng is wrong, we literati are not greedy for life and fear of death, why are the generals of the battlefield so desperate? It is said that the ancient texts are admonished to death, and the military is fought to the death. But the warriors of my Ming Dynasty are so greedy for glory, could it be that this Heavenly Mansion has washed away your blood!?"

"Hu Guang, let your mother's fart!"

Before Li Bin could speak, the military general was the first person, with a bearded wolf face, and he scolded with a snort.

"Qi Guogong, how can you use foul language and insult Sven!"

Hu Guang was angry, but he didn't dare to scold back because of Qiu Fu's identity.

The first time Bao Yuanqian saw Qiu Fu, this person looked at the wolf Gu but had an extraordinary bearing, but it was a pity that he had no way to teach his son and gave birth to a brute, and it was difficult for him to look down on this person.

Qiu Fu was the first minister of Jingnan, and his words were very weighty, pointing at Hu Guang's nose and scolding: "You Hu Guang is a thing, when Jingnan was just a seventh-grade Hanlin child in the imperial court, he surrendered very quickly. When he was promoted to the cabinet by the grace of God, he really thought he was a character? Lao Tzu warriors climb the ice and snow on the battlefield, when the flesh and blood are painted, you are in the wind and snow in the sky, the sound of dogs and horses, you really don't have a backache when you stand and talk! Which sentence did the Marquis of Fengcheng say wrong? Our soldiers fought from Beiping to Yingtian, have you ever seen the tragic situation along the way? You poor literati talk about swords and soldiers at every turn, you really use your mouth, anyway, you don't have to go to the battlefield, and it's not you who die that you can talk nonsense!?"

His voice was like a bell, and Hu Guang gasped and couldn't reply. It's just that two more civil officials jumped out to refute Qiu Fu, and the military generals did not show weakness and quarreled with them, and for a time the vast and magnificent Fengtian Hall became a vegetable market.

Chickens fly and dogs jump, and they are in a mess.

Zhu Di didn't think so, just leaned on the dragon chair, and watched the civil and military quarrels like watching a play with his long hair.

Bao Yuanqian watched six roads with his eyes and listened to all directions. I saw Xia Yuanji, who was the leader, and Jian Yi and the two were noncommittal, obviously old thieves in officialdom.

Although he looked down on Qiu Fu, this person's words were not coarse. Later generations have said that the main battle of martial arts, the main body of the text, is actually bullshit.

Warriors who have really been on the battlefield and know that the battlefield brings withering are often well aware of the situation of both the enemy and us, and they are often the generals who are in charge of peace.

They are well aware that problems that can be solved by other methods must be a lose-lose situation if they have to talk about sword warfare lightly.

Therefore, as the old saying goes, soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored.

And it is often the high-minded civil officials who are corrupt and corrupt who are the staunch main fighters. Because these people only need to move their mouths, some people fight, some people die, if they win, they have a meritorious decision, and if they lose, they throw their brains on the heads of the generals, why not?

Just like in the late Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang and other Beiyang reformers stayed in the ocean during the First Sino-Japanese War, and they knew that the gap between the enemy and us had long since changed. It is absolutely impossible to start a war lightly, and once it starts, it is very likely to fail. Therefore, in the war and discussion before the First Sino-Japanese War, Li Hongzhang was resolutely in favor of peace.

However, conservatives such as Weng Tongyi, who read poetry and books a lot, did not stay abroad, and lacked external knowledge, resolutely fought the main battle. It is believed that the Qing Dynasty defeated a small country with four islands, but it was just a snap of the fingers.

But the fact is that under the high-minded talk of Weng Tongyi and others, the Beiyang Naval Division was defeated, and the Beiyang Army was defeated all the way from Korea to China, and the commander Ye Zhichao became the scapegoat.

When the embarrassed people signed and detained, the righteous and awe-inspiring Weng Tonggong disappeared without a trace, and it was still a treaty signed by Li Hongzhang himself. Therefore, the main war is not necessarily a loyal minister, and the lord and the peacemaker are not necessarily traitors.

Bao Yuanqian knew very well that the disasters brought to the imperial court by these corrupt Confucians were no less than those of Wang Zhen of the Civil Fort.

Now the difficulty of appeasement has been decided, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt. Although the Ming Dynasty is large, it cannot withstand years of conquest. This Qiu Yue, although Li Bin is a military general, knows better than these literati that swords and soldiers cannot be taken lightly, and once they lose, there is a risk of overturning.

And he, a later generation traveler, also understands that Ming Chengzu's five expeditions to Mobei were also only after the seventh year of Yongle. In the past seven years, Zhu Di himself knows that the country is unstable and the people can't afford it, so how can he easily fight the sword soldiers in Saibei?

"The Ministers don't have to be angry."

A sound came slowly, although it was not big, but it calmed down the civil and military quarrels who were arguing, and these civil and military quarrels were obviously also noisy for Zhu Di to see, and when he saw Zhu Di speak, he naturally closed his mouth.

Zhu Di saw that the civil and military forces were arguing, and the atmosphere was just right, so he called out in a long voice: "Today, Bao Yuanqian, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, can you come to the court?"

Bao Yuanqian was not as reckless as the Huitong Pavilion this time, he had already prepared, pulled off the wat board inserted in the back of his neck, and walked out from Yang Rong's side and said, "Qi Qi Sheng, the minister is here."

"Why should the Qing family be red-faced, this person is the first contributor to the Datong Rebellion." The corners of Zhu Di's mouth rose, and he looked at the ministers of the palace meaningfully and said, "He is the most familiar with the strength of Tatars, so why not listen to what he has to say?"

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