Chapter Forty-Eight: The Cabinet is alive

Xie Jin pondered for a moment and said, "Since this is the case, the minister will not postpone it. However, in the opinion of the ministers, if you want Lord He to do things, the cabinet should not be too restricted. But the majesty of His Highness cannot be reflected in the cabinet, so it is enough for His Highness to have two or three people in the cabinet."

"But there is one person who must be His Highness."

Zhu Xiongying said, "The Privy Council?"

Xie Jin said: "Exactly, the minister actually knows that when Lord Ho is in the cabinet, the Privy Council is probably an ornament. But even the decorations should be in the hands of His Highness, at least let His Highness maintain influence in the army."

Xie Jin had a layer of meaning, but he didn't say it. But Xie Jin can also understand, that is, once He Xi has a bad heart.

At least Zhu Xiongying knew it for the first time.

And react.

Zhu Xiongying said, "Who does the Privy Council appoint? Among the martial artists, I really don't have a candidate."

Xie Jin said, "How is Shen Guogong?"

Zhu Xiongying shook his head and said, "I don't trust him."

Zhu Xiongying uses Deng Zhen, but he doesn't trust Deng Zhen too much. It's nothing more than where Deng Zhen's qualifications and influence are, and they can be used to check and balance He Xi. Don't say anything you trust. Looking at what Deng Zhen has done, how can Zhu Xiongying trust Deng Zhen?

However, Zhu Xiongying also knew that Deng Zhen could not take refuge in He Xi to take sides.

Of course, Zhu Xiongying also arranged a lot of manpower around Deng Zhen.

After all, there are very few senior generals around Zhu Xiongying. But among the middle and low-level generals, there are definitely a lot of Zhu Xiongying around him. After all, on the whole, Daming has no shortage of generals, whether they are senior generals or handsome talents. are not lacking. It's just that these people are not on Zhu Xiongying's side.

Xie Jin said, "General Naping?"

Zhu Xiongying said, "General Ping, you have to fight for me. And General Ping's qualifications are also a little shallow, not to mention," Zhu Xiongying sighed and said, "The fourth uncle's attitude is unknown."

Ping An is also a senior general in Zhu Xiongying's hands. But Zhu Xiongying doesn't believe much in peace. After all, there are two people in a safe life. One is Feng Sheng, and the other is Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

Without the former, Ping An would not have been able to stand out and take on the heavy responsibility of Changchun Fort, and without the latter, Ping An would not have been able to make great achievements and have his current status. Feng Sheng was in Nanjing, so naturally he did not express his support for Zhu Xiongying. That's it.

After all, if all the people who have used Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Xu Da don't need it, hehe, the generals in the Beijing army don't need to use it.

Even Ye Shen, his father also served under Xu Da, and he was also on the Xu Da line, after all, the pikemen belonged to the Xie family, although the Xie family's rebellion was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang. But there is also a daughter, Xu Da's wife Xie Shi.

From here, Ye Shen and Xu Da are also related.

Isn't that necessary?

Zhu Xiongying now almost understands the thoughts of these three, Fu Youde is dedicated to serving Zhu Yunwen, and Xu Da and Feng Sheng are probably Mingzhe to protect their lives. If he invades Nanjing, these two may be greeted at the city gate.

And King Yan is different.

Zhu Xiongying was worried that King Yan had other thoughts, after all, King Yan had 100,000 cavalry in the north, which was not a small number. Of course, from this point of view, Zhu Xiongying's sense of war is really not good. In the first battle of Yuxian County, many people have smelled the footsteps of the new era.

Start adjusting your plans. Consider this contingency. And Zhu Xiongying knows that in the future, firearms must replace cold weapons. But he didn't take into account the impact of the prevalence of firearms on cavalry warfare, and he already regarded the 100,000 cavalry in the hands of King Yan as a very strong force.

Therefore, he was worried that peace would fall to King Yan, which led to the opening of the northern defense line, and King Yan rushed directly to the city of Beijing.

It is to limit the use of safety.

Xie Jin pondered for a moment and said, "The minister has a person who recommends it."

Zhu Xiongying said, "Who?"

Xie Jin said, "Qu Neng. The Qu family is an old man in Huaixi. Inherited from father to son, among the Huaixi people, it is very influential. And Qu Neng has been in charge of Dongsheng for many years, and he is Emperor Zhenzong

The emperor left it to His Royal Highness's old ministers. With him in the center, His Highness can rest assured."

Zhu Xiongying came out to explain the meaning of Jin's words.

After the Great War, the Huaixi people became very important, because not only the Ming nobles had many Huaixi people. Moreover, there are many commanders at all levels of guards, commanders and generals at this level, and there are many Huaixi people. Even stand a majority.

Therefore, it is very important to win over and reuse Huaixi people.

Qu Neng is an old man in Huaixi and has deep qualifications. The ability is also good, especially the people left by the crown prince Zhu Biao, as long as they are wooed, they must be loyal to Zhu Xiongying.

It can be believed that at least more than peace, Deng Zhen is trustworthy.

Zhu Xiongying was a little irritated and said, "Qu Neng's mind still doesn't understand."

Xie Jin said, "When he becomes a cabinet minister, the people of the world will understand his thoughts."

Zhu Xiongying was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "Okay. It's wonderful."

Xie Jin's meaning is very clear, yes. Now Qu Neng's attitude is unclear, and he first announced that Qu Neng is a cabinet member in Beijing and an envoy to the Privy Council. So what does the south think of him? Do you believe that he has nothing to do with the north? Well, take a step back and say, Zhu Yunwen is magnificent, and he doesn't care. But what kind of position can Nanjing take to win over Qu Neng, among the governors of the five armies, a certain military governor?

Don't even think about it.

Not to mention, a few princes, that is, more than a dozen marquis and dozens of earls below, how can it be the turn of the Qu family, yes. The Qu family is a line of Huaixi. But Qu Neng's influence in the Huaixi Group cannot be compared with these people at all.

Qu Neng went to the south, and even one of the commanders might not be able to get it.

That's a big gap.

Even if Qu can endure this gap, does Nanjing think Qu can endure this gap? Sometimes, once the chain of suspicion has begun, it is impossible to create mutual trust.

What's more, in Xie Jin's view, Qu Neng himself was hesitating.

Only then did Zhu Xiongying feel that Xie Jin's plan was too wonderful. Zhu Xiongying was originally a little unconfident about the Northern Tour, which made Qu Neng come to vote, but now, it is different, and he suddenly has confidence.

Zhu Xiongying said excitedly, "Do you have any recommendations?"

Xie Jin said, "There is also Liu Jing."

Zhu Yingying said, "Liu Jing? Isn't he from He Xi?"

Xie Jin said, "The minister thinks that His Royal Highness should get rid of one idea, that is, who is who's who? His Majesty can say this, but His Highness can't say this, for His Highness, it doesn't matter who promoted it or who used it. They are all people of the Ming Dynasty, people of the Ming Dynasty, and people of His Highness."

"And after Liu Jing is a lord, although Zhedong has sunk into subordinates over the years, it is not without things. And Nanjing has revived the Korean public lineage, and His Royal Highness will naturally do the opposite."

Zhu Xiongying listened, and the more he pondered, the more he felt that Liu Jing was a suitable person.

First of all, Liu Jing is a talented person, although Liaodong is He Xi's foundation, but Liu Jing can inherit He Xi's foundation, and in this inheritance, carry forward the past and forge ahead into the future, and make great achievements, this instinct shows Liu Jing's ability.

Not to mention anything else, when He Xi was in Liaodong, Liaodong food was still very tight. However, now Liaodong has been able to export grain to the outside world, and this alone is a great achievement.

Secondly, Liu Jing's background is also very revealing.

Liu Jing is Liu Bowen's son, which shows that he cannot be completely dependent on He Xi. At most, it's a partner. Even if Liu Jing is convinced of He Xi, he also has his own pride. I won't bow my head easily. Xie Jin even hinted to Zhu Xiongying that he could pull Liu Jing over.

You can even start digging He Xi's corner from Liu Jing.

After all, his identity, naturally many people defected, this is the role of the righteousness. Even He Xi couldn't stop it.

Moreover, there is the contradiction between Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang, or the contradiction between the Huaixi faction and the western Zhejiang faction. Yes and no, it's been too long. Zhu Xiongying didn't know. But there is one point, Zhu Xiongying understands it very well. That is, western Zhejiang and Huaixi are incompatible.

now

South Korea's public lineage has revived, and as long as Liu Jing has no brains and no problems, he will not go to Nanjing. He is a person who can be trusted. At least more than Wu Gao, he is trusted by Zhu Xiongying.