Inside Hallym Temple.

Li Dongyang came to Wang Hua and informed Wang Hua that his son Wang Shouren was going to be knighted.

In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, Li Dongyang specially met with Wang Hua alone in the room of the Hanlin bachelor, and even Wang Wei, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was not invited over...... It's a bit of a magpie's nest.

"Your Majesty's intention is to use the merits of the first battle of Weininghai and the battle of Maoerzhuang to give Ma Yi, the deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanfu and the commander of Wanquan Left Guard, to be added as Pingyubo, and Bo'an as the new uncle."

Li Dongyang informed Yu Wang Hua of the news that Xiao Jing had previously told the cabinet.

Wang Hua probably understood when he heard it.

Is this congratulating my Wang family for their talents? This is clearly for me to represent my son to refuse to give the emperor a knighthood.

Wang Hua said: "When the dog first entered the officialdom, he was just watching the government before going to the northwest, even if the position of the head of the military department was not really lacking, he never sat in the hall for a day to ask about things, the so-called meritorious service is just the courage and fearlessness of the northwest soldiers, and he happened to meet the people in the army." I really don't dare to take credit. ”

Compared with Wang Shouren's aggressiveness, Wang Hua has always been a low-key figure in the Hanlin Academy.

He is not young, even older than Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, but he is a late jinshi, and he never wants to fight in the Hanlin Academy, and he rarely has the opportunity to show his head.

Finally, the cabinet minister came to find him, and made it clear that he would resign his credit, and he knew that he couldn't help but know each other.

Li Dongyang was still very satisfied with Wang Hua's knowledge, and he smiled: "Bo'an is a young talent and has made achievements in martial arts, which is also a good thing. In my opinion, he can use his military exploits to forge ahead in the future, but now he should take care of the affairs of the court, I want to ask His Majesty to let him serve in the Sixth Ministry, what do you think? ”

Wang Hua didn't understand what Li Dongyang meant for a while, so he didn't answer immediately.

But Wang Hua's political thinking is there.

He probably understood that the traditional forces represented by Li Dongyang wanted to take advantage of this to pull out Zhang Zhou's wings.

Didn't you, Zhang Bingkuan, develop our fellow jinshi from the traditional civil service system into his right-hand man? It's inconvenient for us to let him go back to the dynasty directly, so let his father take action, and he can't be a son who is a big rebel, right?

Without Wang Shouren to help you, do you expect a traditional civilian official like Ma Zhongxi to help you manage the military and politics? If you want to fly to the sky, it will also make you fold your wings, so that you can understand what seniority is in the world.

Let your eagle become a poultry, even if you find someone else to replace Wang Bo'an as your wing, it will make you unable to flutter.

Wang Huacheng said in fear: "How can a dog be virtuous? ”

On the lips, he should show that he agrees with Li Dongyang's arrangement, and even is very grateful, but he is muttering in his heart.

It took a month for the son to complete what others couldn't complete in a lifetime, and he, the father, just wiped out his son's credit? That son won't hate himself, right?

And also......

Not only did his son receive Zhang Zhou's care and get benefits, but even he himself was deeply benefited.

Yu Zhang Zhou revised the "Daming Huidian", so that those of them who lived hard in the Hanlin Academy and had no good chance of promotion for more than ten years suddenly had "merit", and the military merit medal naturally had his share of the Hanlin attendant.

Both father and son are now about to be promoted in their official positions because of Zhang Zhou's favor, but because Zhang Zhou is not tolerated by the secular civil and civil system, together with Zhang Zhou's merits, even his father and son will be affected?

Unwilling!

Li Dongyang probably also knew that it was a bit too much to let the family directly push a super-grade earl title, so he had to do a good job of communication and appeasement, he said: "After Bo'an returns to the dynasty, he should at least be a member of the six departments, or even a member of the six departments, and after he has the experience of dealing with officials, it is not too late to go out of the northwest of the town." ”

"As for you Dehui, His Majesty promised to replace a Hanlin Scholar among the many people in the Hanlin Academy, and the cabinet will also recommend you."

Wang Hua said: "It doesn't have to be like this. ”

He knew very well that even if the cabinet wanted to recommend him as a bachelor of Hanlin, it was not because the cabinet really regarded him as the best candidate, after all, when the cabinet elected a bachelor of Hanlin before, it was Yang Tinghe and Prince Liang first, plus Wang Wei, who was recommended by the emperor and finally selected, he Wang Hua did not even enter the finals.

You're suddenly saying I'm the best person right now...... Who believes that?

Just for me to resign my son's title, so to appease me, there is no need for that.

Li Dongyang sighed: "The "Huidian" has been revised for many years, and you have made a lot of contributions, and the court has seen your merits, and even Your Majesty often mentions you. ”

Wang Hua said: "This is all the work of others, and it is just a matter of doing a little bit of duty." I will write the table today, please use His Majesty's transfer of Bo'an back to the court, on the grounds that he is young and has no qualifications...... I beg Your Majesty to let him have more experience. ”

You don't have to wait for the emperor to issue an edict to confer the title, I will resign for my son now, which can be regarded as meeting your requirements, right?

"Hmm."

Li Dongyang didn't expect Wang Hua to know each other so well, and nodded with a satisfied smile.

……

……

Qingning Palace.

Zhu Youzhi was summoned by the Empress Dowager Zhou.

“…… Originally, it was also said that let the two juniors of the Zhou family go to the northwest to exercise and exercise, Bingkuan is so good at using soldiers, so that they have the opportunity to make contributions to the Ming Dynasty, why did they not make the trip in the end? ”

Empress Dowager Zhou didn't understand either.

Originally, Zhou Jin and Zhou Ying could follow Zhang Zhou to fight in the northwest, but in the end, only Zhang Lun went with him, and Zhang Lun did not perform much in this battle, but made people like Wang Shouren and Ma Yi shine, and of course the Empress Dowager Zhou felt that the Zhou family suffered a big loss.

Zhu Youzhu said: "The use of soldiers was determined by Bingkuan's judgment of the situation when he was in Xuanfu, and I mostly supported him and asked him to do it." As for who to use and who not to use...... I don't interfere too much. ”

Being an emperor is also a headache.

The old lady took advantage of the topic to play, and he could only push the responsibility on Zhang Zhou, anyway, Zhang Zhouren was not in the capital, so your old lady would not bother with Zhang Zhou, right?

"Besides, grandmother Huang, the use of soldiers is too dangerous, even if you follow Bingkuan, there are many dangerous things in marching and fighting, why do you have to pursue military merits? Even if you want to pursue it, there will be opportunities when Bingkuan sends troops to the grassland in the future. ”

Zhu Youzhi was also reminding the Empress Dowager Zhou.

As long as Zhang Zhou is still in the northwest for a day, or the affairs of the northwest are under Zhang Zhou's dispatch, there will be a lot of mixed military achievements, and there will always be opportunities in the future.

We can't ruin a long-term plan because of a momentary righteousness.

Empress Dowager Zhou smiled: "Emperor, do you think the mourning family is just like you?" ”

Isn't it?

Zhu Youzhu thought to himself, he said it clearly before, right?

"The mourning family just thinks that the children of the Zhou family are not angry, and when the elders always want to do something for them, they always break their hearts, the mourning family is like this to them, and it is the same for you."

Empress Dowager Zhou spoke earnestly.

Of course, Zhu Youzhi knew what this so-called heartbreaking heart was for.

"The emperor's grandmother taught me that the grandson will definitely govern the state affairs with his heart, so as to live up to the teachings of the emperor and the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Youzhu said.

Pretending to be confused, Zhu Youzhi is now clear in Yemen.

Empress Dowager Zhou glanced at her grandson, but turned her gaze to Xiao Jing, who was standing at the door as if she had come to talk to Zhu Youji, and she said, "Kegong, they are all old people in the palace, come in if you have something." ”

Zhu Youzhi also nodded to Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing came in and saluted: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, the slave maid has military affairs to mention to Your Majesty. ”

"Military affairs? Emperor, you go first, even if the mourning family has something, it can't delay you in dealing with court affairs, especially military and political affairs, but said that this military affairs have been coming more frequently recently, but you should always take more time to see the mourning family, and the mourning family always remembers you in their hearts. ”

Empress Dowager Zhou said, don't think I don't know that your master and servant are singing double reeds here.

Any major military affairs is simply to find an excuse to leave.

You, the emperor, have also learned badly, and now you don't want to come to see you, so you use excuses to prevaricate, and you always use court affairs to perfunctory, knowing that the mourning family can't delay you from dealing with court affairs, right?

……

……

Zhu Youzhu and Xiao Jing came out.

The Empress Dowager Zhou really didn't misunderstand Zhu Youzhu before, it was he who told Xiao Jing that he would come in and call people away in a while, Zhu Youzhu didn't avoid the two grandchildren of the Zhou family, but didn't want to be entangled by the old lady about his concubine.

Now his idea is that whether he accepts a concubine or not, it should not be decided by the people of the inner palace.

I will do it myself.

"Your Majesty, the chamberlain of the king of Hanlin gave a lecture and asked his son to return to the court and serve in the six departments. and prevaricated the rewards he had previously made for his military exploits. Xiao Jing mentioned.

The rewards mentioned do not include titles, only some treasures, etc., which were given by Zhu Youzhi personally.

Zhu Youzhu is also helping Zhang Zhou win over some capable people, originally Zhu Youzhu also felt that he would reward the Wang family with something, so that he could gather Wang Hua's father and son to do things for Zhang Zhou at one time.

But now Wang Hua obviously wants to clear up the relationship with Zhang Zhou.

Zhu Youzhu frowned and said, "Which king servant spoke?" ”

Xiao Jing was very embarrassed when he heard this, and there was no second royal attendant in the court to speak, so he could only say...... Wang Hua's presence in the Hanlin Academy is too low, the champion of Chenghua for seventeen years, has also been in the Hanlin Academy for eighteen years, and he is just a waiter until now, and the emperor can't remember it immediately......

That's it, there is a good opportunity for your father and son to climb up, and you still have to excuse yourself?

"It is the father of Wang Zhongcheng, the governor of Datong. Wang Hua. Xiao Jing reminded.

"He ......"

Zhu Youzhu was very angry when he heard it.

Zhu Youzhu believes that Wang Hua has never had a chance to improve, and should be the same as Cheng Minzheng, a suppressed faction, and should not stand with the traditional faction, but now he knows what it means to be in the same breath as the Hanlin system.

"The matter of the knighthood should not have been passed down yet, right?"

"Yes."

Xiao Jing hurriedly responded.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Then what is he in a hurry to refuse?" I just want to tell me that his son's merits, he can excuse him as Lao Tzu? Wang Weining has been working hard for half of his life, and his son completed it in ten months, shouldn't he feel honored? What's going on with him at this time? ”

When the emperor felt that he was being teased, he didn't even need to ask if anyone had gone to Wang Hua, he knew that Wang Hua should have been under some kind of pressure before he played for his son.

Xiao Jing lowered his head and didn't dare to answer casually.

Zhu Youzhu said: "The matter of asking for credit for Wang Shouren was proposed by Bingkuan, and he admired Wang Shouren's ability very much, believing that this was a very important part of filling the gap in the military and political affairs in the northwest. Such a capable young official, I should take it seriously, and I rejected his request in my name! ”

What the emperor means is that even if you, Wang Hua, take the initiative to resign, I will not agree.

I want to give you the title and official position, and I want to transfer your son back to the capital? I'm sorry, I don't need a courtier to teach me how to use people.

I want to put useful people in the most suitable position, even if you Wang Hua are afraid of things and want to avoid political struggles, don't want to erase your son's merits in the name of being a father, and don't want me to use him!

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, do you think this matter will be decided after the court meeting?" ”

This is to remind the emperor that the matter of knighting Ma Yi and Wang Shouren is only the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites, and they have not been brought to the court for discussion.

If the relationship between the emperor and the minister is affected by the knighthood of two inconsequential people, Xiao Jing feels that it is unnecessary to intensify the conflict.

"With the merits of Wang Shouren and Ma Yi, I want to give them the title and let the soldiers in the northwest know the rewards they can get after working hard, is it wrong?"

Zhu Youzhu also came up to lose his temper, "Just based on the precedent of using troops in the northwest in the past few decades, why can't they get knights?" Just because Wang Shouren is the son of a Hanlin servant, am I going to miss a capable minister? ”

"Bingkuan has the wisdom to know people, which of the people he recommends is not a well-known figure? Even if these people ruined the original order of officialdom, they were all used to prepare for war, and they were used for the defense of the Nine Frontiers, which did not affect the promotion of officials in the DPRK and China, nor did it affect the order of the Ming Dynasty. This is not possible! ”

Xiao Jing didn't expect that the emperor would be so annoyed by Wang Hua's resignation of Wang Shouren's credit.

He also knew that what he said earlier might have been wrong, and he didn't even give his personal opinion this time.

He also seems to see that the emperor now has Zhang Zhou, and he is no longer the king who once relied on Wenchen in every way, and even a little like Zhang Zhou, who regards Wenchen as an obstacle to governing the country.

This is actually reminding him that Xiao Jing should be more clear in the future, and he can't always think about helping those Confucian officials in the court.

……

……

In the name of the emperor, the celebrant first rejected Wang Hua's recital of his son's resignation.

Immediately the next day, when the court meeting, Zhu Youzhu announced in public that he was going to give Wang Shouren and Ma Yi knights.

“…… This battle was first made by Bingkuan, but the soldiers, Wang Shouren and Ma Yi both fought for the country, brave and fearless and able to do not mess in the face of danger, drove straight into the grassland, and retreated after the great achievement, raising the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, citing the past side affairs and using troops, with the two of them as Ping Yubo and Xinjian Bo, I also think that it should be divided. ”

"As for the two of them in the future, they must stay in the northwest to serve in front of the army, and they can't be easily transferred to their posts, do you have any objections?"

The emperor first affirmed that the two of them were meritorious officials who carried out Zhang Zhou's tactics.

Again, don't want to transfer Wang Shouren and Ma Yi and other meritorious people out of the northwest, no matter what, they must cooperate with Zhang Zhou to continue to use troops.

This is like blocking the mouth of the civil official, after all, yesterday Wang Huadu offered to transfer his son back to the capital for use, and the emperor naturally knew that this was actually the traditional way of digging a pit for Zhang Zhou.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang couldn't help but glance at each other.

The emperor's intention was too obvious, which made them feel that there might be something that angered the Son of Heaven, who was once known for his benevolence and righteousness.

Zuodu Yushi Min Jue said: "Your Majesty, if you want to be rewarded with many titles for your achievements in the first battle, I am afraid that it will cause the Northwest Army to overflow." After this year, many people have been rewarded for their military exploits. ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "What does Min Qing's family mean? At the beginning, after Emperor Taizong's martyrdom, many people were rewarded at one time, and they were all based on military merits, do you think that I gave indiscriminate rewards? ”

Min Gyu hurriedly explained, "That's not what the minister meant. ”

"I think that's what you mean." Zhu Youzhu was-for-tat, probably he also knew that if he didn't show some momentum, the civil officials would still chatter about this matter, and it would not be good if the influence of the matter was extended from the court to the discussion of the people.

Therefore, the discussion must be stifled within the scope of the court.

If you want to make the world's scholars happy and convinced, you must first let these people in the court not be forced blindly.

"Just as I did not directly reward Bingkuan with the title before, for Wang Shouren, who is now the governor of Datong, I still use my current official position to work in the northwest, until the war subsides, he returns to Beijing, and then rewards him with a knighthood, as for the deputy chief soldier of Xuanfu, Ma Yi, I will re-use him as the chief military officer of Xuanfu, and assist in guarding the military affairs around Xuanfu with Pingyubo."

"As for the Duke of Baoguo, I will transfer him to Ningxia. Divided into Ningxia roads! ”

The emperor's words made the ministers present even more puzzled.

How do you look at it, Zhu Hui, as the chief soldier of Xuanfu, assisted in achieving a great victory in the first battle of Weininghai, which is also meritorious.

Why did you suddenly transfer Zhu Hui to Ningxia?

Could it be ...... Did Zhang Zhou feel that Zhu Hui was out of tune, or did the emperor think that Ningxia's defense was more important than the surroundings of Xuanfu, so let Zhu Hui take on the big responsibility?

Zhu Youzhu said: "Chengguo Gong Zhu Fu, adjust the solid plain, add border towns in the solid plain, and assist in guarding everywhere!" ”

Liu Jian hurriedly walked out and asked, "Your Majesty, now that the war in the northwest is still going on, it is really not appropriate to change the pattern of the towns in the northwest now. ”

Although Guyuan is also a border city in the northwest, but in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, it is still not an important town on the nine sides, and at this time, the town of Shaanxi should be transferred to Guyuan, which is also to strengthen the control of the three sides, of course, this is all after the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, and now Liu Jian feels that things are too hasty.

Zhu Youzhi said resolutely: "Now that the affairs of the three sides are mostly built on Yansui and Yulinwei, Ningxia, Shaanxi and other places cannot coordinate their defenses, and it is the result of my discretionary consideration to increase the dispatch of all parties in the northwest with the city of Guyuan. The feasibility of this matter has also been discussed within the Ministry of War before, so there is no need to discuss it again. Qin Hong, who ordered the general system of trilateral military affairs, to coordinate the reinforcement of the pass and the division of the defense. ”

Liu Jian was very annoyed when he heard this.

I always feel that I am an afterthought, and even the military department knows that there is such a thing in advance? But the cabinet knows with others?

Zhu Youzhu said: "There is no need to talk about the matter of giving the knighthood. The Ministry of Household Affairs has drawn up a plan to allocate money and grain to various places in the northwest after the collection of grain in the autumn of this year to increase the amount of military salaries. This matter must not be delayed any longer! ”

(End of chapter)