Zhu Houxi was not suitable to visit Yang Yiqing's illness in person, and the emperor regarded the illness as a bit of a last-minute sight.

But you can send someone.

After Huang Jin came back, the news he brought was very clear: he felt that he had run out of oil and dried up.

"It seems that it was Zhang Fujing's invitation that made him worry too much during this time." Zhu Houxi whispered, and then asked, "General Staff Yang has something for you to pass on to me?" ”

"Yes!" Huang Jin immediately replied, "General Counselor Yang said: Your Majesty has made Tang Shunzhi the governor of Xuanda, and he should be allowed to make meritorious service faster." Tang Shunzhi went to the three sides, and I promised not to invade Xuanda. ”

Zhu Houxi's eyes flashed: "Let Tang Shunzhi go to the three sides?" How did he serve the people? ”

Although the slave didn't ask so, General Staff Yang said that he was Jingbian Bo. If Your Majesty is not afraid of his future achievements, you don't have to spend your years to temper such a peerless talent. ”

Zhu Houxi was silent.

Even the words of the master of high merit and shock came out, and Yang Yiqing really took it as his last words.

Peerless? Zhu Houxi naturally knew Tang Shunzhi's ability, but he didn't expect Yang Yiqing to have such a high evaluation of him.

In the first battle of Xuanda, Tang Shunzhi always stayed in Huailai, and there was not much brilliance. Perhaps only people like Yang Yiqing know how difficult it is for Tang Shunzhi to serve as the governor of Xuanda at such an age and straighten out everything in the rear at that time.

You must know that the war situation was constantly changing at that time, and Wang Xian could only go to the west to take care of the Datong direction and the army west of Xuanfu. In the process of escorting the army and besieging Bodi behind the east side of Xuanfu, Tang Shunzhi was essentially responsible for logistics support.

Gong Gao Zhen ...... Only by succeeding Xia Yan, Tang Shunzhi, who is only twenty-four years old, may rise to an incredible level in the future because of his merits, and he can talk about high merit.

But the twenty-four-year-old governor of the three sides, even if he has the title of Earl Jingbian, can he really suppress the powerful generals below? In Xuanda, he only assisted Wang Xian, and at that time, he was defeated in a round of confrontation on the surface, and the dispatch of taking care of food and salary was removed.

"Did General Staff Yang elaborate on why Tang Shunzhi went to the three sides, and I replied that he would not invade Xuanda?"

The slave maid asked this, and General Staff Yang said that Tang Shunzhi went to the three sides, and Gunbirik must have thought that he was difficult to convince the people, and the three sides were unstable, so he invaded the three sides. I will only sit back and enjoy the results, and watch Gunbilik suffer. ”

Zhu Houxi felt a headache.

Of course, even he was worried about it. There was a champion in ancient times, not that young people can't make great achievements. But Huo Quzhi is a pure military general, but Tang Shunzhi is a civil servant, and the more suitable position is to be in charge of the overall situation.

The times have changed to the present, and the process of military orders and government orders has become several times more complicated? The civil and military system, the ministers supervise the army, and the grain and grass support should be ......

Although Tang Shunzhi was admitted to the title of uncle, serving as the governor of Xuanda was enough to arouse people's jealousy. If you are promoted again, won't that completely break the rules for the selection and promotion of officials today?

In order to allow people like Tang Shunzhi and Yu Dayou to have the opportunity to display their talents earlier, Zhu Houyu painstakingly opened the system and opened the martial arts hall test, which could only be given a special exception when they were initially appointed.

If exceptions become the rule, it's a mess.

The emperor was thinking, and Huang Jin just stood quietly aside.

After a long time, Zhu Houxi's slowly tapping fingers on the imperial case paused, and his expression was a little stunned and a little abrupt.

Yang Yiqing's suggestion is more than that.

Exceptional promotions are in conflict with those conventions that follow the rules and climb up step by step.

The establishment of the State Council and the powerful prime minister will bring about great changes in the officialdom in the future. But as long as the emperor still exists, what position the hundred officials can hold, it will always be those two words: holy family.

This appointment...... It's actually a reminder to the government and the opposition, right?

In the face of the undercurrent that is now surging because of the proposal to split up Nanzhili, this appointment can clearly imply to the government and the opposition: the emperor's will is the greatest.

But this will was not directly given to the matter of splitting up Nanzhili, but to the military side.

Among the ministers, how many people will try to get this holy favor and get an exceptional opportunity? Especially those of the younger generation of officials.

Does the Nanjing Sixth Department exist or not, and how much does it have to do with them? They are still young, and their expectations for their future are not in Nanjing, but in Beijing.

Zhu Houxi's eyes flashed: including Yang Yiqing's own enrony behind him.

Those who serve the will of the emperor will naturally receive supreme glory!

……

In March, in the National Policy Palace, the proposal to set up the Huaiyang Political Envoy Department finally started its first formal discussion.

The emperor did not attend, and Jiang Rubi, the chief of the imperial study, was able to sit at the table of the national policy meeting.

There was a vacant seat in the banquet, and that position belonged to Yang Yiqing.

That did not hinder the discussion of the topic.

Zhang Fujing, as the proposer, naturally explained the reasons first.

Yan Song sat there, his attention mainly focused on Fei Hong.

Fei Hong's expression couldn't see anything, but Yan Song saw that some people were eager to try and were ready to refute.

I don't know why, Yan Song suddenly missed the beginning of this national policy meeting.

At that time, there were even fewer people who could afford to sit here.

Now, every time he participates in a national policy meeting, Yan Song has to be mentally prepared in advance to deal with the voices of so many people arguing one after another.

It's weird tired, it's weird and it's troublesome.

The emperor did not come today, so it seems that the emperor's attitude is the most important.

Since everyone knew that the emperor would not express his position today, it was natural that he would argue even more.

There is indeed an element of gambling, but who knows what the emperor will decide in the end? Zhang Fujing, as a new law cadre whom the emperor trusted very much, since his invitation had been suppressed for more than two months before it was discussed, it had been proved that the emperor was full of concerns, and the concert was not instructed by the emperor.

So it's going to be noisier today.

Yan Song was only ready to say something when it was his turn and he had to speak.

Of course, he will only say some righteous and awe-inspiring words, focusing on the problems that exist in Jiangnan. In any case, it is always good to help His Majesty get more tangible profits from Jiangnan.

So when it was his turn, Yan Song slowly spoke: "I was born in Jiangxi and supervised Zhejiang. The wealth of Jiangnan is needless to say. However, His Majesty's greatest worry is how to enrich the country, and this is why there is a new law. In the five years since Jiajing, the provinces have gradually implemented the new law. Even if the North Zhili, although there are not as many divisions as the rest of the provinces, the prefectures and counties have changed the new system. Only Nan Zhili is still the same as the old system. ”

After he pointed out this fact, the topic changed: "Now that I am the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, I will only talk about Jiangnan culture and education. The wonders of new learning, all the counselors must also have their own understanding. The provinces have three schools: large, middle and primary, and Nanzhili is the slowest, so why not? The syllabus has been changed, the school system has been changed, and the poets and scholars of Nanzhili have resisted in every possible way, and the children of the poor families have more roads, and they have fewer roads. Is the new school coming out now? It's been a few years, resting on its laurels. Last year's examination, the number of Zhongnan Zhili in the main and deputy lists was not as good as before, which is proof. ”

Everyone else pondered Yan Song's words and knew that this question touched on some fundamentals.

The results of Jiajing's eight-year examination were indeed a stimulus to Nanzhili. Coupled with the direct expedition of the household department in Beijing, the Jiangnan gentry saw the crisis in the future.

"Your Majesty's bosom, the Ming monarchs of the past dynasties are beyond the reach, and there are national policy meetings and state halls. Whether or not to set up a Huaiyang political envoy is just a trivial matter. The official gentry in Jiangnan have lagged behind the rest of the provinces, and it is a big deal whether they know how to change or whether they are willing to change. Jiangnan is not the Jiangnan of Nanzhili, it is the Jiangnan of the Ming Dynasty! ”

A heavy sentence was sonorous in the national policy hall, and Yan Song finally said: "This new law can make Guangdong more and more prosperous and talented, and Jiangnan should be more profitable." The fact that you can attend here to discuss the national policy is also the benefit of the new system and the trust of Your Majesty. Why Zhang Guowu asked for the establishment of the Huaiyang Political Envoy Department, everyone knows. Therefore, I think that if there is no Huaiyang political envoy, whether the Jiangnan gentry can adapt to the general trend to solve the internal and external troubles of the Ming Dynasty, ensure the tranquility of Jiangnan, and make Jiangnan increasingly rich and prosperous, this is a big matter! ”

He said lightly that Zhang Fujing's proposal is not a big deal, but Jiang Nan can not change his mind is a big deal, avoiding the current statement on this acute issue, but also pointing to the essence of the problem, such as the issue that the Ministry of Rites should be concerned about.

Fei Hong and Zhang Fujing took a deep look at Yan Song: he had the opportunity to enter the State Palace, but he politely rejected the election of many people during the general election the year before last.

This guy has a more far-reaching plan.

Now he also deduced something from the emperor's faceless actions, the problem of Nan Zhili, the emperor only needs to be practical at present.

Yan Song, who was sitting in the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, made a fuss about the matter of culture and education, and after this attitude was transmitted to Nanzhili, the people of Nanzhili had to consider a question: the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites advocated new learning, so disgusted with the level of Jiangnan scholars in the new school, will there be fewer people in Nanzhili who can be admitted to the Jinshi in the next examination?

If there is no longer so much emphasis on their profound knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics, those poets and scholars in Jiangnan will naturally have to break away from the old forces that are now faintly embraced - there are still many people who think that the sage and sage learning is close to the avenue, and now the new school distorts the classics. Why don't people today have to be inferior to the ancients, and how much they want everything to go back to the situation they were ten years ago?

But that is only the last cringe-in anticipation, looking forward to what variables there will be, hoping that His Majesty can deeply understand why Nanjing is the capital of the country.

Now the Ministry of Rites Shangshu said from the perspective of culture and education: To conform to the general trend, Jiangnan is not the Jiangnan of Nanzhili, but the Jiangnan of the Ming Dynasty.

Is he using Jiangnan Shizi's future career to intimidate Jiangnan?

Mao Ji, who was also sitting in the hall, remembered what His Majesty said in anger when he killed an official in the southeast: If this case is not solved, Nanzhili and the two provinces will not be recorded within ten years!

Yan Song still remembered this sentence, and he was sure that the emperor was prejudiced against the Jiangnan gentry.

In that case, why can't this be brought up as a threat now? It's not the sixteenth year of Zhengde, and the emperor's throne is as stable as Mount Tai......

"Uncle Dazong's words are heavy, Jiangnan is naturally the Jiangnan ...... of the Ming Dynasty"

A man in the silence had just spoken, when he heard a muffled bell from the west.

They glanced at the clock in the National Policy Hall suspiciously, it was not yet the hour.

Then, the bells rang endlessly, and the counselors suddenly felt a pang in their hearts, and their eyes looked at the empty chair.

This is a custom that only existed when Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Dingguo, died, and the bell tower in the Huangming University rang nine bells to show mourning.

After Xu Guangzuo, only Gu Shilong has enjoyed this kind of treatment.

Fei Hong stood up slowly: "I'm afraid that Sannan Gong is gone, let's discuss it here today, I should go and send it off." ”

There is a huge wave in everyone's heart, the General Staff of the Military Council has passed away, or has he died in office, who will be next?

However, this matter is not within the scope of discussion at the national policy meeting. The decision on who should be the chief of staff of the Military Council was determined by the emperor's word, because that involved military power.

Now, this is a very important position, but it still follows the idea of using literature to control military force, and it is held by Wenchen. Although nominally he is only a staff officer, he has become more and more important, managing military discipline, armaments, combat training, and wartime transfer decisions.

Yang Yiqing was seriously ill, and Wang Xian, who had been thinking about this for several days, and even Chen Jiuchou were all moved, and then hid the trace of longing in their eyes.

The position of the Commander-in-Chief was far from them, but the position of the Commander-in-Chief was very close to them.

In the capital, the bell cannot travel very far, after all, the new bell tower in the outer city of the capital outside the Zhengyang Gate is still under construction, and there will be a bigger bell there in the future. In this way, there are old bell and drum towers in the north of the inner city on the central axis, and there are new large bell towers in the outer city, which is convenient for the officials and people of Beijing on a larger scale in the future.

But now the people of the inner city have heard the nine bells ringing, and know that a very prominent minister has passed away.

The news had to be transmitted to the palace before the bell was ordered to ring, so the news that Yang Yiqing's mansion was already full of vegetarian food was naturally known to more people soon.

And some people moved on to the next topic.

"It is said that after the public deserves to enjoy the temple, there will be people who will enter the temple in the future. Yang Ge Lao is still alive, so naturally he will not meet. Now that General Staff Yang has passed away, and there is still the immortal merit of planning to kill the Tartar Khan in the first battle of Xuanda, I don't know if I can enter the temple. ”

"It's hard to say. Didn't the Duke of Yasukuni say the same thing when he died? For His Majesty, he quelled the Huguang rebellion, and was promoted from Hou to Duke in World War I, setting a precedent for re-sealing the country, and in the end, there was no such grace, and his son only attacked the Marquis of Jingguo. ”

"That's the immortal feat of the Great Khan of the Tartars!"

"But isn't there a trilateral side now year after year? The Tartar is just a great sweat, not dead......"

As the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Yan Song is of course going to be busy. With Yang Yiqing's status, it is natural that His Majesty will give funeral sacrifices, and the imperial court will be responsible for Yang Yiqing's funeral expenses and give him grace. Correspondingly, there will be no shortage of gifts, posthumous official positions, and favors.

To what specifications depends on the attitude of the emperor.

It's not that he didn't think about whether Yang Yiqing might enter the temple like everyone else, but he always felt that Yang Yiqing might be a little bit close.

In terms of planning, it can be regarded as collective wisdom at that time, starting with the emperor's bold idea, in the middle of which several people praised the painting to perfect the details, and later it was also a fighter created by Wang Shouren to calm Duoyan Sanwei when the battle situation was constantly changing.

In terms of combat, it was Yu Dayou and Guo Xun who fought to the death in Datong to resist the wreak that might have been caused by the trapping, it was His Majesty's personal expedition that stabilized the military spirit that might have been completely lost on the Xuanfu side because of the rout of Yutailing and Wanquan Right Guard, and it was the fight to the death of Li Jin, Fu Duo, Yan Chunsheng, Li Quanli, Zhu Qi and others in the first battle of Luohangou.

When he recounted his merits, Yang Yiqing declined many awards, and he also thought that he did not have much merit, but the general staff should do it.

But when he arrived at the Yang Mansion and arranged the preliminary matters of the funeral in the name of the Ministry of Rites, the holy decree in the palace arrived.

"Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: I suddenly heard that Yang Taibao had passed away, and the Ming Dynasty lost a pillar, and I was saddened. Yang Qing is erudite and good at power change, You Xiaochang is in the side, and his ability and ability are indistinguishable for a while. He entered the dynasty at the age of eighteen, served the country all his life, and made meritorious contributions to the four dynasties. For more than four years, the General Staff has done his best, martyred and forgotten his home. Now that I have passed away suddenly, I have lost my humerus and my mentor. The Ministry of Rites gave sacrifices and discussions, and the Ministry of Works gave funerals, so as to mourn and honor. Yang Qing Yingning posthumously presented Taifu and An Ningbo, and the god entered the temple and feasted on blood and food together after a thousand autumns. His son Shao Fang was named the county lord of Anning. Chin this. ”

Yang Yiqing's only son did not have a high level of talent and did not serve as an official.

Now when I heard that the Holy Decree was like this, I couldn't help but burst into tears and wept thanksgiving.

Yan Song watched all this blankly, and his heart was surging.

Jiajing Dynasty, there is the first hero who has a clear intention to enter the Taimiao!

(End of chapter)