After the edict, Zhu Houzhao also bumped into Xu Ge Lao once in the palace.

This old gentleman is about to retire, and he was diligent in the past, so Zhu Houzhao still respects him.

Whether he can see it or not, there is no shortage of courtesy.

"How is Elder Ge's health lately?"

"His Royal Highness Xie is concerned. I raised it for a while, but it was almost useless. ”

Zhu Hou took care of it, and the age spots on the old man's face were not easy enough.

"Elder Ge has worked hard."

"Your Highness."

"I have one more thing I want to ask the elder here."

Although Xu Pu couldn't see clearly, his brain was still useful, "Your Highness is saying that the matter of the edict is the matter." ”

"Not bad."

"The old minister also has something to ask His Highness for advice. But I don't know how His Highness persuaded Wang Wei? ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't hide it from him, "I said, the imperial court copied Li Guang's house, and now there is money, and there are famous generals like Wang Yue in the imperial court, if there are rich people, if the Ming Dynasty loses the war, future generations don't know whether to say that my Zhu family father and son are a joke, or that the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs are a joke." ”

Xu Pu commanded hundreds of officials, and when the prince spoke like this, he was about to kneel.

But Zhu Houzhao obviously wouldn't let an old man with inconvenient legs and feet kneel like this in winter, "This palace doesn't blame anyone." ”

"Your Highness's joke...... It's about Xu Ning during the Chenghua period, right? ”

"Xu Ning?"

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In the cabinet, Liu, Li, and Xie carefully read the edict word by word.

I thought that today's prince is really a human spirit, and last time he went out of the palace to tell him to become a common man, this time Wang Yue said that he was not confined to the view of the door to select materials for the court.

Those who oppose Wang Yue can't escape the charge of having no mind and ignoring the public interests of the court and the country for the selfish interests of one family and one household.

"Everyone, do you still remember the eighteenth year of Chenghua, the incident of Xu Ning, the chief soldier of Datong?"

Li Dongyang's words picked up everyone's memories.

So far, Wang Wei's negligence has been followed, and the reason between the crown prince and Zhou Jing has also been discussed, but the cabinet and the important members of the central government have not set off a fierce resistance because of this. At least there were no rows of people kneeling at the palace gate.

But this is an obvious return to protect Wang Yue. If this continues, the emperor will really appoint it like this.

Why?

Because Liu, Li, and Xie didn't want to be Wan An (a cabinet scholar at the time), and the six departments of the Central Committee didn't want to be Jiuqing, except for an upright Zhou Jing, everyone else had to mumble the word 'Xu Ning' when they thought about it.

Because it was almost exactly the same as it is now.

In the eighteenth year of Chenghua, Wang Zhi served as the eunuch of Datong Town, and Wang Yue served as the chief soldier. When these two people got together, the courtiers were very worried that Wang Yue would win a few battles and make some schemes, and when the time came, it would be bad to make a new contribution and let Wang Zhi rise again.

So he advised Xianzong to let Yan Suishou general Xu Ning replace Wang Yue as the commander-in-chief of Datong. Wang Yue went to Yansui as the chief soldier.

In this way, the two people were separated, and as soon as they separated the ministers of the court, they were naturally relieved.

However, Xu Ning, Wang Yue's evaluation is that although he has been in battle many times and defends himself, he is not a talent for commanding the army.

Later, this turned out to be the case, because Wang Zhi was a 'traitor', Xu Ning naturally wanted to distinguish himself from him, so he went to Datong to fight with Wang Zhi everywhere for power, called 'everything must be violated', and he was stubborn and self-serving.

In the nineteenth year of Chenghua, the courtiers finally defeated Wang Zhi, and he was transferred to Nanjing.

Xu Ning was defeated by the Tatars at Datong.

Why was it defeated, the courtiers also knew that Wang Yue and Wang Zhi cooperated seamlessly, and how many military exploits they made together? made him a knight.

So the biggest reason is that they transferred Wang Yue and Wang Zhi because of political struggles.

But to make it clear, at this time, the courtiers were very afraid that Xianzong would blame them for their original advice, and then they actually concealed their defeat together with the Kedao Yanguan.

It wasn't until a year later that someone really couldn't pass the moral threshold in his heart, so he reported the matter to Emperor Xianzong.

Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao said everywhere that the imperial court could not send the right person because of the situation and struggle, otherwise it would add laughter to the history books. The knowledgeable ministers are wondering if this is the Xu Ning incident, but it is just because of the face of the former emperor and the decency of the imperial court.

"What does Binzhi mean by agreeing to enable Wang Yue?" Liu Jian still looked a little gloomy, Li Guang's poison was not clear, and the real Zhongzheng Ying Dynasty still couldn't reach it.

Li Dongyang did not reply directly, but said something else, "The old man didn't sleep all night last night. His Majesty said that such a thing should not happen in the court of the Ming monarch and virtuous ministers. But if His Highness hadn't insisted, wouldn't this have happened? A few of us are big enough officials, and we think we are still serving the country honestly, at least the name of the future generations should not be a traitorous villain, right? But how come it turns out that it's all a dream? ”

"It's hard for us, and it's hard for Your Majesty. Reluctantly killed Li Guang, and it was so difficult to appoint a chief officer. The courtiers in the Chenghua period were jealous of Wang Yue's merits, are we also jealous? He is already seventy-two years old, and he still has the heart to fight for the country, even if he has some selfish intentions, he can't find a few such people. ”

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Listening to Xu Ge Lao talk about Xu Ning, Zhu Houzhao sighed in his heart,

He wanted to stop this from happening, but he didn't expect it to happen.

"Ge Lao...... Sometimes I wonder when I talk about it. The many examples of faint kings told by Mr. Wang Wei and others sound so stupid. But why are these things in the history books endlessly? ”

Elder Xu Ge chuckled rarely, "Your Highness asks this, although it is a child's question. But it's a good question. According to Lao Chen, it is nothing more than a three-word reason. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised, you can answer this question in three words?

"As a last resort."

"Last resort......" he chewed on.

"If it weren't for His Highness's courage, even if there were people in the court who had the same thoughts as His Highness, they wouldn't dare to speak up, and even if they were, they wouldn't have been able to form a climate. But just like His Royal Highness said, the ministers in the court all know that Wang Yue is the most talented in commanding the army, but why can't he be pushed, not only can he not be pushed, but he must be impeached, everyone has their own thoughts, but they can't escape the last resort. The same is true of people from all dynasties, who are not unaware of the absurdity of what they are doing, but the situation is compelling. ”

"Taught."

The prince was so modest, and Xu Pu also bowed slightly.

"It's cold outside, Your Highness will go back to the palace. The old minister is not of great use, but he is overjoyed to see His Royal Highness's talent, and His Royal Highness's heart is for the country, not for himself, for the public, not for private reasons, and the old minister knows how to do it. ”

"This palace is the prince, where is there any privacy?"

Xu Pu was in awe, but he also lamented a little, but it was a pity that he couldn't see the scenery of the next dynasty.

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Originally, Zhu Houzhao felt unsafe, and asked people to check Hu Guimin. There is nothing wrong with strategy, working hard for the best and preparing for the worst.

Because he was not sure that he would ask so many ministers to support Wang Yue instead when he was pushing the court with just a few paragraphs.

But sometimes, people will have a little bit of dog luck, and what you expect to be good can turn out to be bad. What you expect to be bad may be good.

To put it pretentiously, this may be called doing good deeds, don't ask about the future.

A few days later, Wang Wei came to report to him that many of the ministers of the court were no longer so opposed to Wang Yue.

"Is this done?"

Wang Wei nodded and said: "As the minister said before, His Royal Highness has taken on the role of enabling Wang Yue, which is to use people for the country regardless of his own name." The prince of the East Palace dared to do this, and the courtiers also felt it. Moreover, the military situation at the border is a major event, and when Weichen and several colleagues discussed the edict, they also asked them to consider more for the people and soldiers of my Ming Dynasty, and after the edict, supporting Wang Yue seemed to be as broad-minded as His Royal Highness, serving the country and the people, and not supporting Wang Yue was the only Li Guang left in his eyes. ”

"Congratulations to Your Highness!" Wang Wei said excitedly.

After listening to it, Zhu Houzhao pressed the letter about Hu Guimin in his hand, and it seemed that he was not needed for the time being.

There are indeed treacherous calculations in the court, but sometimes they can move people with emotion.

In this way, the holy decree should be able to reach the Daimyo's mansion,

Then there is an old general who is looking forward to it.