The spring breeze in February is like scissors.

The spring breeze is not so cool anymore, but there is still a slight pain in the face.

However, for a group of people who entered Beijing from Guyuan Mansion, the wind in Jingshi was obviously much gentler, and there was a hint of warmth at noon, like a girl's caresse.

Yang Yiqing was the governor of the three sides outside, and a cabinet minister in Beijing. But if he is a Beijing official, he also has to report on his work.

Therefore, when he entered Beijing, he first entered the palace to face the saint, and then returned to the cabinet.

"Ying Ning."

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian both came to greet him, "Ying Ning is really hard to defend the border for the country." ”

"Elder Li Ge, Elder Xie Ge." Yang Yiqing bowed his hand.

Then the three of them took their seats.

"Have you seen Your Majesty?"

"See."

"Ying Ning's debriefing must be wonderful, Your Majesty takes repetition as a national policy, and you, the trilateral governor, are the most important."

"Li Ge's old words are serious. I am also a blessing to Your Majesty. And the repetition is for a period of three years, and this is just the first year. There is a long way to go, and the two elders still need to care a lot. ”

Xie Qian then said: "... It is said that some people feel that now that the national strength has increased, they feel that two years is enough. If it is delayed for three years, more military salaries will have to be allocated. More than one million taels of silver every year, it really costs a lot, it is better to take the Hetao in one go! ”

"Anyone?" Yang Yiqing didn't know what it was, but he was an official instinct to protect him, "Who does Xie Ge always say?" ”

Li Dongyang sighed slightly.

The court in the first year of Zhengde was very different from the Hongzhi period.

At that time, it was Ma Wensheng, Liu Daxia, Xu Shu, Wang Shu, Liu Jian...

At that time, the rule of the country was that everyone assisted the emperor. The emperor also relied heavily on it.

But now it's different.

Emperor Zhengde was strong in means and resolute in will. The atmosphere of the court has obviously changed.

Nowadays, most of the opponents have been removed from important positions, and those who meet them have risen to the top.

If that's all there is to it, it's just the reign of the faint king.

However, the emperor paid the most attention to the righteousness of the name, and the administration also emphasized the rule of the people.

The effect of this in the court is that it is easy for many people to do flattering things in the name of the country and the people.

So Xie Qian said that someone...

Of course, there are people who will expand the territory and expand the border for the people. How could no one do such a thing, which has both political interests and won Shilin's fame?

"Yang Zengrong, a member of the military department, has a mistake and was left by His Majesty."

Yang Yiqing frowned, he had never seen this trick. And...

"Your Majesty didn't mention it."

Li Dongyang's old face was a little deep, and his voice was hoarse, "In Your Majesty's words, it's always easy to talk about it, but it's hard to do." It's the same with this matter, three years is changed to two years, and it becomes radical in a safe way, if it is done, these people will naturally succeed in speculation, if they can't do it and lose the battle, who will bear the stake? ”

At this point, Yang Yiqing's face finally changed.

The court is like this, even if you are a governor and a cabinet elder, you will be pushed away by the general trend.

"Elder Li Ge and Elder Xie Ge think that this performance is not a coincidence?"

"Ying Ning believes it's a coincidence?" Xie Qian asked rhetorically.

Yang Yiqing was speechless, "But no matter what, it always depends on what Your Majesty means." I, the governor of the tripartite, have won the war in three years, and I have won the war in two years. As for life and death, that has long been put aside. ”

"Personal life and death are small, but what if it affects the great cause of resumption?" Xie Qian raised his hand and nodded twice.

Li Dongyang replied and asked: "Ying Ning, you tell us the truth." What are the odds of this year's expedition to Tatar? What about next year? ”

Yang Yiqing paused slightly.

Then he said, "It's hard to say." In the first year of Zhengde, the imperial court allocated one million, in addition to Zhou Shangwen's suppression, Yang Shangyi also trained 10,000 new horses. This year, since the treasury is abundant, it may be possible to train another 20,000 new riders. Therefore, in a period of three years, there are 50,000 cavalry, even if they meet the main Tatar force, they can also fight. ”

"But if you want to repeat it this year, it's not impossible. Dayan Khan's second son was killed by the right-wing Mongols, and the situation in the steppe in the second year of Zhengde is afraid that it will not be stable. At this time, if Da Ming does not act, he will also miss the opportunity. ”

In other words, if there was no Zhou Shangwen fighting, of course, three years would be better. But now two years is not impossible. After all, sitting back and watching the right-wing Mongolia be wiped out by the left-wing is also quite strategically stiff and will not be adjusted at any time.

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian frowned, no wonder the emperor wanted to leave the letter behind.

Probably, the emperor also saw this.

"Well, that's going to be difficult."

Xie Qian sighed, how could they be able to resist this kind of welcome to the holy will?

So at this time, Yang Yiqing's status is more prominent. The Emperor trusted him, and as the governor of the tripartite, if he suggested a slowdown, the Emperor would consider it seriously.

However, Li and Xie did not have Liu Daxia's influence on Yang Yiqing at the beginning, and if you want to talk about factions, Yang Yiqing and them can't get together, so they are a little helpless.

can only say: "The way to govern the country is to avoid haste and be patient." This is a major event related to the society of the country and the people of the world. Please be cautious. ”

……

Yang Yiqing walked out of the cabinet with a slightly heavy heart. Inside, he pretended to be pampered and not surprised, but when he got outside, he still showed some thoughts.

Yang Shangyi waited until he came out, and when he saw his face, it was wrong, "Ministry, what's wrong?" ”

Yang Yiqing skipped past him, walked ahead of him, shook his head lightly and said, "There is no shortage of right and wrong in the land of right and wrong. ”

"What's wrong?"

Yang Yiqing didn't answer immediately, he was pondering, the matter of repetition, three years is okay, two years is fine, but the two pavilion elders still seem to be inclined to three years.

Why?

It's not that he thinks that three years is more certain, he has already said that Zhengde can also be in two years.

"It's for the silver..."

Yang Yiqing shook his head, how could he forget this stubble.

He also knows that the treasury is abundant this year. On the way to Beijing, I thought about getting more grants this year. Naturally, others had the same mind as him.

"Shouwen."

"The end will be."

"In the future, if anyone asks about the repetition, you should say that it will be okay for three years, or two years."

Yang Shangyi was puzzled: "The ministry hall... Didn't you prefer this year? ”

"That was before. Now it's all right. ”

"Why is that?"

Yang Yiqing knew that this kind of thing had to be explained to him clearly, otherwise he wouldn't understand, and he wouldn't know when he would reveal his stuff.

"Because we don't want to get involved in the quarrel between the DPRK and China. Winning and losing are useless. Whatever Your Majesty decides, we will do. In this way, you can be invincible. ”

For the way of officials, it is necessary to advance, to retreat to push, and to be silent.

Meanwhile.

Zhu Houzhao continued to summon local officials to report on his work.

Shandong is very close, but Liu Jian is not the closest.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty also had two governors in the Northern Zhili region.

One is the governor of Shuntian, and the other is the governor of Baoding.

It is somewhat similar to Nanzhili, where there are also Fengyang Governors and Yingtian Governors.

The Governor of Suncheon is not the Governor of Suncheon. In the third year of Chenghua, the imperial court was divided into two governors from Juyong Pass, and the east was the border of Jizhou and other places, and the governor Shuntian and Yongping were stationed in Zunhua County.

This is the Governor of Suncheon.

The jurisdiction of the governor of Baoding is larger, under the jurisdiction of Baoding Mansion, Zhending Mansion, Hejian Mansion, Shunde Mansion, Daimyo Mansion, Guangping Mansion and other six prefectures. Control and curb the Bauhinia Pass, Baoma Pass, Longquan Pass, Guguan, Tumen Pass and other passes, and also manage the river.

Both of these positions were established during the Seonghwa period, and Hongji retained the inheritance, and by this time they were also regarded as the two senior officials in the Gyeonggi area.

With the two of them here, Liu Jian, the governor of Shandong, was the first to see the emperor, so he said that he had a special political connotation, after all, this is closer.

The Governor of Shuncheon is not young, about fifty years old, he has a face with horizontal meat, a big mouth, a long beard, and cold eyes, and he looks quite fierce.

This person's surname is Hu, his name is Gongxu, and his name is good.

After listening to him, Zhu Houzhao felt that he was really a good minister.

"Shuntianfu has 160,000 stone in tax grain this year, and I remember that last year it was 117,000 stone, how can it increase so much?"

Hu Gongxu's voice was a baritone full of confidence, and he said: "Back to Your Majesty's words, this year's increase in taxes and grains depends on the emperor's blessings, and second, Your Majesty vigorously promotes the change of animal husbandry to agriculture and returns agriculture to the people. ”

Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised by this increase.

50,000 stone is not much, in the hands of the governor who taxes more than 2 million yuan of grain every year, this is nothing.

But it is not easy for Shuntian to patrol here, which was in the early 100,000s in previous years, and it has increased by nearly 40% all at once.

However, Hu Gongxu's explanation is not false.

It is logical that the people and herdsmen are indeed harming the people, and suddenly there is no need to raise horses, and the enthusiasm for farming has greatly increased, which is logical.

Zhu Houzhao pressed the doubts in his heart and said: "When I was still in the East Palace, I said that I can't attribute all the merits to the top, and all the faults are blamed below. You are the governor of Shuntian, and you have this political achievement, which is the embodiment of ability, and I will not forget the merits of the courtiers who can do things. ”

Hu Gongxu's heart was shocked.

The emperor's words before the court meeting are not just a commendation!

"Your Majesty appreciates, and Weichen is terrified! But continue to work diligently in the king's affairs to repay Your Majesty's kindness! ”

He is already in his fifties, and if he does not rise to the position of governor of Shuntian, it will basically end here. Especially since the governor is already a high-ranking official, and if he moves again, he will be a prominent official like Shilang and Shangshu, so he naturally wants to.

Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction, he was still more concerned about the matter of the people's herdsmen. He asked, "Good minister." Tell me more about how the people who have withdrawn from Shuncheonfu did it? ”

"Yes. According to His Majesty's will, the government will provide the people with food, houses, and cattle seeds, and help them resume farming. As long as you get through the green and yellow period, when the harvest is time, you can have no worries. ”

Zhu Houzhao suddenly thought of another thing, "Do they have land?" ”

Hu Gongxu's eyelids twitched, "Yes." The people did not tell the people to keep only horses. On weekdays, the people also farm. ”

Oh...

Zhu Houzhao felt that he was not too nervous, because he had the impression that the contradiction between man and land in the Beizhili area was very prominent.

The reason is also simple, there are many yamen here.

Just like after Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, the people of Fengyang were miserable. Called: Say Fengyang, Dao Fengyang, Fengyang is a good place. Since the emergence of Emperor Zhu, there have been nine years of famine in ten years.

What is the truth? It's just that there are too many big officials here. At that time, the concept of wealth was to buy land, so these people went back to enclosure land.

The same is true for the North Zhili region.

But Governor Shuntian was right, the people didn't just raise horses, not farm. In this way, this policy is also correct. The problem is that there aren't enough refunds.

Zhu Houzhao pinched the song with one hand, and slowly tapped it with the other, he was trying to recall the details of Liu Liu's and Liu Qi's uprisings, and now that the peasants have been returned to the people, Shuntianfu should be fine...... Nothing will happen anymore......