"Qin Qing's family, my expectation for the northwest is to be able to stretch the fortress for thousands of miles, all over the fertile soil, the mountains and rivers in the northwest should be within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, although you can't go to the Haiyan River, at least let the people live and work in peace and contentment!"

Zhu Youzhu said his idea with emotion.

I didn't mention the matter of soldiers, but the so-called "thousands of miles of continuous fortresses" is not equivalent to telling Qin Hong, I hope you will include the Hetao area in the territory of the Ming Dynasty?

This is a speaking technique.

If in the court, when the emperor faced a disgruntled traditional minister, he talked about sending troops to the northwest and not breaking Loulan and not returning it, it would be strange that Qin Hong could listen to it.

But now it's different.

Zhu Youzhu first showed Qin Hong his specific strategy, and even got the chariot for you, and then catered to your preferences, didn't Bingkuan say that you like to build fortresses? Then I will imagine with you that the entire northwest fortress stretches for thousands of miles, and then I will talk to you about the peace and contentment of the people...... How?

Intrigued?

Qin Hong really changed his previous indifferent attitude, he seemed very excited, knelt down and took the order: "The old minister must do his best." ”

Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian glanced at each other.

They could both see the surprise and trepidation in each other's eyes.

was divided by the emperor by three times and five by two, and Qin Shiying was subdued?

This......

How can people not understand it?

"Get up, isn't that a part? Now that the governor of the border and the chief military officer have arrived, Qin Qing's family is old, and it should be hard to come all the way from Shandong, so he will rest in Beijing for a day, and then continue to set off tomorrow. Zhu Youzhu seemed to be very considerate of Qin Hong's hard work.

Qin Hong said: "How can the old minister slack off on military affairs? The old minister asked for an order, and went to the remote pass non-stop to arrange military affairs. ”

"Okay, it's rare for Daming to have such a loyal and courageous minister as the Qin Qing family, and I will entrust you with more important affairs in the northwest." Zhu Youzhu said, "Let Bingkuan accompany you out of the palace, and there are a few other people, or they want to go to the side pass with you, each with an errand." As for the gun carriages and artillery, it is better for you to discuss them privately. ”

"Yes."

Qin Hong looked at Zhang Zhou's eyes with a bit of appreciation and approval.

Even he no longer paid attention to the gazes cast by Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian, as if he didn't pay attention to these two anymore.

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The Cabinet meeting ended.

When they went back, Zhang Zhou and Xiao Jing were responsible for accompanying Qin Hong out of the palace, and on the way they talked about the use of troops in the northwest and the construction of artillery cars.

As for Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian, they took another path, led by Chen Kuan.

"Oh, how can you say that Bing Kuan is indispensable? Originally, I also thought that this Qin Shiying was an old stubborn, and he couldn't listen to anything he said, who would have thought that he would be convinced with just a few words? Hehe. ”

After Zhu Youzhu retired from these ministers, he looked complacent, and showed joy in front of Dai Yi.

When the emperor was most afraid that the northwest would not listen to him.

Not everyone obeys the emperor and the emperor like Wang Yue, and not everyone has the strength of Wang Yue to intimidate the crowd.

Dai Yi asked tentatively: "Is it possible for this old Qin to make a platform...... Just pretending? ”

As a person close to the emperor, Dai Yi can't let the emperor's heart be empty, and he has to say some things that are difficult to hear, which is to show loyalty.

Zhu Youzhu said with a smile: "I have also discussed with Bingkuan before, Bingkuan's meaning, although Qin Shiying is a civil minister, but there is no place for him in the court, he will either preside over military affairs in the northwest, or return to his hometown to recuperate, and his previous exploits are not enough for him to shock the world, how can he easily miss such an opportunity to make contributions?" ”

"Huh?" Dai Yi looked puzzled, "Then he is still ......"

didn't say it all, what it meant was that since Qin Shiying had the heart to make meritorious contributions, he was still making a lot of nonsense in the court, what kind of "five strategies to resist the enemy", and what to talk about to reassure the people? How can he have any enterprising spirit?

Zhu Youzhu said: "In the matter of An Yuanhou, I may be too harsh on him, how can he not have the slightest mustard in his heart? I just want to put my heart into him, and I can exchange sincerity for sincerity. What's more, Bingkuan also did what he liked. Bingkuan is not wrong, Qin Shiying is very concerned about building earth forts and cars, so he might as well use this as a way to break the situation, and now it seems that he has used the right strategy. ”

Only then did Dai Yi know that Zhang Zhou was not using some methods to test it, but had already identified Qin Hong's weakness, which could be regarded as the right medicine.

"Your Majesty, with Mr. Zhang here, the northwest is really safe." Dai Yi only needs to pat himself on the back at this time.

Zhu Youzhu got up, had already taken a step, and said with some emotion when he heard the words: "I want to use him to oversee the military affairs of Yansui, Ningxia, Guyuan and other places, but unfortunately he still lacks prestige, and I can't do without him in the Beijing Division!" Wang Weining, Qin Shiying, there are many capable ministers in the court, but unfortunately there is only one Bingkuan! Alas, alas! ”

Dai Yi said: "Didn't Mr. Zhang also accept Tang Yin as a junior brother?" ”

Zhu Youzhu said with a smile: "Bingkuan said that he wanted to transfer Tang Yin to the northwest, but he is not good at learning, how can he be of great use?" Give it a try! I also hope that Bingkuan can cultivate a few more capable people! ”

"Mr. Zhang is dedicated to the court, which is respectable and lamentable." Dai Yi patted Zhang Zhou's ass again.

"Huh."

Zhu Youzhu smiled and walked towards Kunning Palace, probably he didn't have any mind to deal with court affairs today.

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Liu Jian returned to the cabinet duty.

Li Dongyang has already come back first.

"Binzhi, why didn't you go to the Qianqing Palace?" Liu Jian came over and asked.

Li Dongyang had previously followed Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian to the Qianqing Palace, but he was called away by the people of the Imperial Horse Supervisor halfway, and it seemed that there was something to discuss.

Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty wants to send Wang Shouren and Tang Yin to the northwest, one is to take care of Wang Shichang's funeral, and the other is to say that he used to be Qin Shiying's guest of honor, and then arranged for me to discuss the details of Wang Shichang's funeral with the Ministry of Rites...... Is there something going on in the Qianqing Palace? ”

The tasks on Wenchen's side are also different.

Only then did Liu Jian tell Qin Hong's performance in the Qianqing Palace, and as he spoke, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian's faces gradually tightened.

When it came to the contrast between Qin Hong before and after seeing the chariot drawings, Xie Qian had already angrily broken the brush in his hand.

"Qin Shiying, what is this going to do? The court kept saying that he wanted to defend the land and the people, and he was summoned once, just like Wang Shichang, his backbone couldn't stand up? Xie Qian's evaluation of Qin Hong was also very unkind.

In the eyes of these traditional civil officials, submitting to the emperor and the close to the emperor was equivalent to defecting and becoming a junior.

This is also the reason why Wang Yue has been criticized for his ability.

Similarly, Zhang Zhou, no matter how high or low his ability is, is still not tolerated by the traditional civil forces.

It is not whether your ability and what you do are really beneficial to the country and the people, but whether your way of doing things is not through the court, it belongs to the behavior of "close to you", and you may achieve good results because of your way, but who can guarantee that this way will last for a long time?

Civil officials talk about rules, moderation, and everything is done in a step-by-step manner, and whoever violates the rules will be regarded as an outlier.

This is also the rule of officialdom in China for thousands of years.

Even if Wang Yue and Zhang Zhou do everything according to the rules, as long as they are meritorious, they will also be attacked, this is "shooting the first bird", as long as you violate the principle of "moderation" and become the one who is the one who is sharp, you will be provoked by all kinds of people, and Cheng Minzheng is folded on this point recently.

So Zhang Zhou knew from the beginning that no matter what kind of attitude he had towards the civil official, he was the one who was provoked and attacked anyway, so why did he have to pull down his face to make peace with Wenchen?

There's no need for that.

Liu Jian sighed: "Maybe he is very respectful of building cars and building forts, so there will be such a change in attitude." ”

Li Dongyang shook his head and said, "I don't think so." ”

"Oh? Binzhi, what is your opinion? Liu Jian actually analyzed correctly, but he also felt that his analysis was too superficial, and he felt that things often could not be so superficial.

So he wanted to hear Li Dongyang's opinion.

Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty first judged him with the military strategy proposed by the prince, and it was clear that he had the intention of letting him guide the prince and assist the prince. Then tell each other with chariots, etc., to show trust, or because of this, the monarch and ministers will be relieved. ”

"Huh." Xie Qian smiled disdainfully, "How old is he Qin Shiying?" Did he think that he would have the opportunity to return to the court in the future to guide the prince and become the master of the East Palace? Or did he think he would survive a few years and wait for the opportunity to assist the new master in the future? ”

"Yu Qiao!"

Liu Jian scolded with a straight face.

You Xie Qian is really open-mouthed, you dare to say this kind of nonsense?

"Ahem!" Xie Qian coughed, perhaps because of the contrast in Qin Hong's attitude, which completely angered him.

Previously, he was still ridiculing in front of those Wenchen and Wuxun, and he was simply embarrassed about those Wuxun, but now Qin Shiying uses a "front and back Gong" to let him know what it means to turn his face faster than turning a book.

Li Dongyang said: "If it's good, find an opportunity to talk to him before Qin Shiying leaves for the side pass." ”

Li Dongyang felt that since the emperor could come to an inner court meeting to show goodwill, then we could also imitate it, give Qin Hong's heart down, and let him act according to the rules of Wenchen.

Liu Jian raised his hand to veto this proposal, and he said: "Wenchen leads the army to the northwest, and if the cabinet ministers rashly meet him, they will definitely be criticized." If His Majesty is resolute in sending troops to Hetao, he will not change in the opinion of a minister, and now it is better to use Qin Shiying's general system to announce military affairs than to change others. There should be no more demands. ”

In terms of the overall situation, Liu Jian is better than Li Dongyang.

He's a little more holistic.

Roughly speaking, even if Qin Hong listens to us now, and lets him only defend to the side pass without arranging to send troops to the Hetao, the strategic intention of the Emperor will not be achieved, and he will be replaced.

It may also be that someone who can lead troops to the expedition will be the governor of the three sides, and Qin Hong's power will be hollowed out, and it may not be as easy to control as it is now.

"Hmm." Li Dongyang understood what Liu Jian meant, and nodded in approval.

Xie Qian asked, "What did Zhang Bingkuan do in this matter?" “

Liu Jian shook his head, obviously he didn't understand what role Zhang Zhou played in this matter, he just recalled as much as he could, and said: "The prince's military strategy, or from his guidance, and then building a chariot, is also his idea...... As for how to move Qin Shiying, I'm afraid this can only be asked by Qin Shiying himself. ”

Dilemma.

Qin Hong is about to lead his troops to the battle, and the ministers can't see him in order to avoid suspicion, and they can't ask if they don't see him, and they don't know Qin Hong's true thoughts if they don't ask.

If you don't know, you can only guess.

That's what makes them anxious.

Obviously, everything was under control before, but as soon as he turned his face, Qin Hong "defected", and he couldn't even figure out the reason for the mutiny, which was what made the three ministers the most powerless.

Li Dongyang said: "The prince has not completed his studies, but he is too obsessed with military affairs, which is not the style of a benevolent monarch. You might as well use this to find a speaker to play and remind Your Majesty to standardize the prince's daily schoolwork...... Especially Zhang Bingkuan, he shouldn't be too involved in the East Palace. What does Liu Lao think? ”

"Hmm."

After Li Dongyang's reminder, the three cabinet members seem to have finally found a "breakthrough".

Since there is no way to change the emperor's use of Qin Hong, and there is no way to change Qin Hong's attitude, then start with the matter of impeaching "Zhang Bingwan is a bad prince", even if the emperor can't lose his trust in Zhang Zhou, at least let Zhang Zhou drink a pot of reputation in the Qing Dynasty first, so that your reputation among the ministers will be reduced.

We cannot guarantee our right to speak in the court, at least we must ensure our right to speak in civil officials.

"Yu Qiao, you go to someone to talk about it." Liu Jian said, "Don't let others know." ”

Xie Qian smiled and nodded: "It's easy to say, Zhang Bingkuan has broken so many rules, it's really hard to write, and there are officials in the court who hate him to the core, if it wasn't for the deliberate suppression before...... Hehe. Don't worry, he won't have a good time in the future. ”

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Zhang Zhou actually expected that after Wang Yue's death, in order to regain control of the military and political affairs in the northwest, the civil officials would definitely attack him, the de facto emperor's first staff.

If it can't directly affect the emperor's trust in him, then start indirectly from his reputation.

Throw plenty of dirt and some will be sure to stick.

If everyone in the DPRK and China is saying that Zhang Zhou is a close man, then everyone in the world will not regard him as a close man.

After all, the public opinion of the Ming Dynasty has always been in the hands of the person holding the pen, and even the emperor sometimes has to be subjugated by public opinion, which is why the Wenchen of the Hongzhi Dynasty can gradually become the absolute ruling force of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Zhou accompanied Qin Hong out of the palace and immediately took him to Wang Gong's factory, where he visited the new artillery and showed Qin Hong the finished product of the new artillery car.

Qin Hong wasn't very interested in artillery, but when he saw the new chariot, his eyes lit up.

Wang Shouren walked out with Tang Yin, and the two of them gave Qin Hong: "I've seen Qin Zhongcheng." ”

"Oh?"

Qin Hong raised his head and saw two people in their thirties, who he didn't know yet.

Zhang Zhou introduced him.

"They are both undergraduate scholars, Wang Shouren and Tang Yin, both of whom have been assisting in the artillery exercise in the Yanwu Hall, and they have also contributed a lot in building chariots." Zhang Zhou gave his credit to Wang Shouren and Tang Yin.

The main purpose is to bring Qin Hong closer to the two.

Qin Hong nodded and smiled: "Young and promising." ”

Xiao Jing on the side reminded: "Wang Jinshi was ordered to go to the border this time to escort the coffin of the Marquis of Weining back to his hometown and complete the funeral. As for Tang Jinshi, he is Mr. Zhang's junior brother, he is very good at acting guns and making cars, or can help Qin Zhitai. ”

"Oh."

Qin Hong nodded.

Obviously, he didn't have any opinion on what Wang Shouren did.

It is reasonable for the imperial court to send someone to treat Wang Yue's funeral, and the point is that Wang Shouren's background is much higher than Tang Yin's, and Qin Hong has no opinion on the children of such a family.

But Tang Yin's side ......

You come from a humble background, the son of a businessman, or the younger brother of Zhang Zhou?

Just like that, you still want to come to me as a staff member, help me build a chariot and even give advice?

Who gave you courage?

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Later, Zhang Zhou took Qin Hong alone to Wang Gong's factory to see all over the place.

When everything is ready, then Xiao Jing will take Qin Hong to the Governor's Mansion, and Qin Hong will be escorted by a thousand Beijing cavalry to the side pass, this group of people and horses can be regarded as the emperor's "private arm" to Qin Hong, and they will also act as personal guards when they go to the side pass.

"Senior brother, I'm ......"

After sending Qin Hong out of Wang Gong's factory, Wang Shouren was ready to set off with a big grin.

And Tang Yin's side had a look of "I can't do it, don't let me do it", and wanted to find Zhang Zhou to shirk the responsibility.

Zhang Zhou squinted his eyes and said, "What's the matter, second junior brother, you haven't gone to the northwest yet, won't you be cowardly?" ”

Tang Yin said: "Now that I have just entered the Jinshi, my family has not yet settled down, and my official position has not yet been decided, so I will go to the northwest at this time...... I felt uneasy in my heart, so I might as well ......"

"Huh."

Zhang Zhou smiled.

In history, Tang Yin reconciled and divorced his second wife after his Hongzhi 12th year meeting tried to sink into the sand.

And because of his appearance, Tang Yin directly hit the Jinshi this time, and the matter of Heli did not happen.

But some contradictions do not arise because of one day, after Tang Yin took his wife to Beijing, there will still be many contradictions because of daily trivial matters, which seriously affects Tang Yin's official.

"Bohu, it's not my intention to go to the northwest alone, but Your Majesty's intention." Zhang Zhou said with a smile, "You represent our master, with you, it is also a constraint on this Qin Shilang, don't look at him now, but after you arrive in the northwest, he will change his opinion of you." Because of you...... He is indeed a capable person. ”

"Uh......"

Tang Yin felt that Zhang Zhou was fooling him.

Am I a capable person?

I don't even think about it, where did you see that?

"You don't have to worry about your family affairs, the settling-in expenses will be arranged for you, and I can't treat you lightly who serve the teacher. You see I'll find a bigger yard for your wife to live in, what do you think? ”

"No...... Not necessarily. ”

Tang Yin had a stirring spirit.

His relationship with his wife is not very good, but Zhang Zhou instigated Zhu Feng to reconcile with his wife, he knows that men have always wanted to turn to outsiders in terms of family affairs.

Zhang Zhou put his hand on Tang Yin's shoulder and drew a big cake for him: "Look, if you go to the northwest, you don't need any credit, just to earn a resume for yourself, and after you come back, you will no longer be the head of the sixth department, or you may be directly promoted to a foreign officer." If you feel that it is not smooth to be an official in Beijing, let you go to the locality, and you don't have to start from the county magistrate, general judgment and the like, and the political envoy will participate in politics and council for you to choose! ”

Tang Yin said: "I first entered the court, and I have no merit, this ...... Is it possible? ”

Zhang Zhou smiled: "You are in my master's sect, what is impossible?" You should know I'm going to be promoted to a bachelor-in-waiting, right? ”

"Uh...... That...... Then I'll give it a try. ”

Although Tang Yin knew that Zhang Zhou was painting cakes for him, he felt that this was an opportunity for his life.

After thinking about it, I agreed to it.

(End of chapter)