Since "The Son of Heaven Has No Heart" as the beginning of the "Yongle Canon...... The official orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty was unfolded one after another, and it was published all over the world through the Di newspaper.

This is followed by the previous refutation of the prosperity of the temple and the elaboration of the founding of the Ming Dynasty...... Later, he talked about Jianwen and chaotic government, Confucianism counterattacked, and talked about Fengtianjing's difficulty, and Zhu Di restored the old Hongwu system.

Each of these articles is related to the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and none of them can be sloppy.

Zhu Di had to read it in advance and scrutinize it repeatedly, not only Yao Guangxiao, but also Yang Rong and others, and even Xie Jin was recalled by him.

Usually an article has to be reviewed for ten days and half a month, for a word, forgetting to sleep and eating, and fighting is no exception.

As the pillar of the imperial court, when the dynasty is a product, and the government is the official of the country, Xu Jingchang is not involved in this kind of thing. Or that his opinions have been told to Huang Guan, and his old father-in-law will fight, while Xu Jingchang will sit firmly in Diaoyutai and smile at the wind and clouds.

There is only one thing Xu Jingchang really cares about, that is, how to expand the authority of the General Administration Department and how to master the complex and changeable situation.

"Uncle, I ask Your Majesty for your loyalty, the Mu family is loyal to the country, guarding the border, and opening up the territory and expanding the territory, Your Majesty agrees to crown you as the Duke of Qianguo, hereditary replacement, Yongzhen Yunnan."

Mu Sheng heard that his family had finally risen to a higher level, and was promoted from the Marquis of Xiping to the Duke of Qianguo, but he was overjoyed, and his daughter-in-law for many years had become a mother-in-law, and she finally waited.

"Thank you, thank you!"

Mu Sheng thanked him again and again, don't look at him as Xu Jingchang's uncle, but he didn't dare to be a senior at all...... Because in these days of Yingtian, he felt Xu Jingchang's horror more and more.

This great nephew is in power, mercury pouring into the ground, up and down, omnipresent, big and small, omnipotent.

"Look at what the Mu family is going to do next, if you have any instructions, I will arrange it."

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Uncle, don't worry, let's talk slowly...... You see, in this court, who else can fight me? ”

Mu Sheng was surprised, who can do it?

It seems that there is only Your Majesty!

He silently pointed to it, and Xu Jingchang laughed, "I'm not so arrogant, and I don't have that much authority...... In fact, it's just the southwest, and many things are not up to me. ”

Saying that, Xu Jingchang pushed a list in front of Mu Sheng, "Uncle, please see, this is the Ministry of Officials proposing to add three governors in Yunnan to govern Yunnan with the Qianguo Mansion." ”

Mu Sheng hurriedly looked at it, and his face changed.

The Mu family hereditarily guards Yunnan, and is naturally a local emperor with great authority.

However, now the Ministry of Officials has followed the example of the inland provinces, set up governors, and added the Department of Undertaking and Proclamating Political Envoys, the Department of Procurators and the Department of Commanding Envoys.

His authority was immediately diminished, and it was still a broken bone!

The title has come up, but the authority is small, which is very in line with the habits of officialdom.

"Everything else is okay to say, but this is the capital division, they are in charge of the military power, in case the establishment of the capital division, the authority of our Mu family is bound to be greatly weakened, how can this be good?"

Mu Sheng looked at Xu Jingchang and said with a smile: "Dingguo Gong, let's see if you can stop it?" ”

Xu Jingchang shook his head, and then said very seriously: "Uncle, this is what I want to tell you, I have some power in my hands, but I can't interfere with this kind of thing." This is also where the authority of righteousness lies, otherwise why would people call them officials and heavenly officials! ”

Mu Sheng couldn't help but take a breath, "So, is it still up to Jian Tianguan?" ”

Xu Jingchang smiled: "No, if I stop him desperately, he won't want to pass, but I can't." ”

Mu Sheng was curious: "Can you tell me carefully, my uncle is really stupid and can't understand these things." ”

Xu Jingchang said: "The courtiers are in charge of their own stalls, and I can't object to things like this that set up officials and strengthen control over the frontier." Since the establishment of the government office has been agreed, officials must be appointed, which is the function and power of the ministry. Of course, I can shoehorn a few in, but it is still the officials who have the final say, and I really don't need to interfere in this kind of thing. ”

Mu Sheng nodded, but said with a bitter face: "In this way, the officials in Yunnan are all appointed by the ministry. What if they secretly hinder me and influence me to use my troops and take away my authority? ”

Xu Jingchang said: "This is the key to the matter, I don't want to interfere, the next thing is the local fighting method." There is a saying that a strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and your uncle can arrange people and horses, buy off officials, coerce these people, and let them be at your mercy, so that you are still the emperor of Yunnan. ”

Mu Sheng blinked, this is easy, but after thinking about it a little, he felt that something was wrong.

"That...... Nephew, you didn't lie to me, did you? ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Of course I didn't lie to you, but once my uncle does this, I can only kill my relatives in righteousness." ”

In a word, Mu Sheng was dumbfounded, how could such cold words come out of your mouth?

We're still not relatives anymore?

Xu Jingchang took a deep breath, "Uncle." I'm not kidding, I just want to tell you that when you are in the court, you must learn to use the rules. ”

"What rules?" Mu Sheng said curiously.

Xu Jingchang said: "It's very simple, Jian Yi is using his personnel power to make such a move...... And after you return to Yunnan, how to counteract, what you can use is to use foreign troops to levy the power of non-ministers. ”

Mu Sheng was shocked, "You, are you making me raise my own respect?" ”

Xu Jingchang glanced at him, that is, his uncle, otherwise he would have scolded the street.

Don't be so stupid, right?

"Raising a coward is self-respecting, once the court investigates it, the consequences are unimaginable, and it is light to do a misdestructive attempt. What I mean is that in the event of a conflict on the border, the Duchy of Qianguo can justify it and request a wartime state...... And as long as it is transferred to wartime, our general administration department can officially intervene. ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Then I will ask for the addition of the post of Yunnan General Army, which will oversee all military and political powers...... At that time, the political envoy Yamen will automatically be responsible for the military food and civilian husbands, and the transportation will be assisted by the inspectors, and the capital department can only be responsible for the militia. All three divisions will be under the responsibility of the Chief Officer. As for the governor, he only has the power to supervise. Because it was a wartime, there were too many things to refuse to leak military secrets, and the governor could not interfere. ”

Mu Sheng listened silently, his face changing again and again...... What Xu Jingchang said was almost an ear order, and he directly explained it.

In this world, relying on the authority in your hands, tossing indiscriminately, and oppressing people with power will never last long.

Only by making good use of the rules and exerting the authority in our hands can we be invincible.

It's hard to say who has more authority...... The Ministry of Officials has the power of personnel, and the Ministry of Household has the power of finance, which are all top-level authority.

What is the power of the General Administration?

The General Administration Department has the authority to coordinate all parties, and once there is an important military matter, something beyond the authority of each yamen, the General Administration Department can intervene and thus dominate the direction of the matter.

"Uncle understood, so I left and returned to Yunnan. The next step is to deploy the troops. ”

Xu Jingchang smiled, "Don't be too anxious, the firearms haven't been sent over yet, my uncle can train the militia first, and as long as he is sure of winning, he can send troops to fight at any time." ”

Mu Sheng promised again and again to go back and buy some precious things in the capital, and he was ready to return to Yunnan.

Xu Jingchang has always done things like this, he is not dignified, he is always a little ghostly, but no matter what, as long as it is easy to use.

But there are some things that he can't accept.

For example, after sending Mu Sheng away, Hu Hu came to report.

"Dingguo Gong, there is a Taoist priest, who said that he wanted to dedicate a book to the imperial court, and what else did he say, it is a treasure book for the peace of all generations, as long as you read through this book, not only the world is peaceful, but also the Ming Dynasty will be forever."

Xu Jingchang was slightly surprised, "What book?" How powerful is it? ”

"He said it, it's the Taiping Book!"

"Taiping Book? It can't be a Taiping technique, right? Xu Jingchang said casually.

Hu Hu grinned bitterly, "Dingguo Gong Mingjian, I suspect that it is also, so I want to ask Dingguo Gong's meaning." ”

"What do I mean? I'm not interesting! Xu Jingchang snorted: "If you don't tell me, then it's the best." ”

Hu Hu said bitterly: "Such a big thing, my humble body is thin, and I can't bear it!" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "That's it, call someone over and let me take a look." ”

Two days later, Hu Hu brought an old Taoist priest to meet Xu Jingchang.

This person has a childish face and is full of energy, and when he saw Xu Jingchang, he just bowed.

"Dingguo Gong abolished Confucianism and exterminated the release, he was really the first hero of the ages, and he was poor and received the will of heaven and sent a treasure book to assist Dingguo Gong in governing the country."

Xu Jingchang looked at the boss and chuckled: "You know how to govern the country? ”

The Taoist priest said proudly: "Naturally, if you want to seek peace in the world, you must have a peaceful book." ”

Xu Jingchang smiled, "Since that's the case, let's take it out and take a look." ”

The Taoist priest immediately took out four books and presented them to Xu Jingchang.

Xu Jingchang took it in his hand and flipped it up roughly...... This Taiping book is divided into four volumes, the first volume is about the immortal system, about the Jade Emperor is supreme, and then there are three Qing and four royals and other immortals. The second volume talks about the law of governing the country, which is about the reincarnation of the five elements. The third volume is amazing, and it talks about how to cultivate into a god, that is, refining and refining qi, refining qi and transforming gods.

When I got to the fourth volume, it was even more powerful, that is, how to suppress the strong, punish the evil and promote the good, accumulate merits, and finally become an immortal.

"Dingguo Gong, this book may be a solution for Dingguo Gong?"

Xu Jingchang blinked, "It's indeed a good book...... Come on, take down the demon road! ”

(End of chapter)