Courts.

Wang Shi, as the secretary of Dali Temple, did not even get a nomination when he pushed the new candidates for the imperial history of Zuodu, in fact, he had already given up, and it was precisely because he knew that he was incompatible with the style of doing things in Beijing, and he was also ready to resign and return to his hometown in the next few days.

As a result, after the imperial history of Zuodu confirmed that it was Dai Shan, the secretary of the Nanjing Criminal Department, it was then decided that Tu Xun, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, would replace him as the secretary of the Nanjing Criminal Department...... Wang Shi was immediately elected as the candidate to succeed Bai Ang as the secretary of the Criminal Department......

It's still the only one.

Things changed so quickly that Wang Shi didn't expect it.

I didn't even get nominated for the imperial history of Zuodu, so I was actually asked to be the secretary of the criminal department?

In fact, I am very satisfied with letting me be a left waiter in the criminal department.

Zhu Youzhi did not directly decide on the matter of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, but first set the candidates for the two waiters of the Criminal Department in the court: "According to the list recommended by the Ministry of Officials before, as well as the discussion between me and your families, I will take He Jianjin, the right waiter of the Criminal Department, as the left waiter, and as for the right waiter of the Criminal Department, Li Shishi, the governor of Yunnan and the right deputy capital, will be filled. ”

It is reasonable for He Jianjin to enter the left squire, and Li Shishi also belongs to the foreign official faction, and Li Shishi's ability to govern one side is recognized by the imperial court, so he will be recommended.

Of course, Li Shishi's most famous person in history is not that he served as the right attendant of the Criminal Department, but because of ...... He is a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi, and he is also the military advisor of the later Ning Wang Rebellion, belonging to the kind where the coffin board is not tightly pressed, and his shoes were wet before he died.

After the positions of the two squires in the Criminal Department were confirmed.

Zhu Youzhi looked at Wang Shi, who was still a little confused and didn't know what was going on, and said: "The affairs of the Criminal Department are presided over by you, the former Dali Temple, Wang Qing's family." ”

"Old minister...... The ability is meager, and I hope that His Majesty will choose another virtuous minister, and the old minister does not dare to take on this position. ”

Wang Shi can't help but be interested.

Knowing that he is easy to be criticized as a left-handed imperial historian, I still dare to jump directly to the criminal department? Those who are blocked by me will definitely use me as a target!

Zhu Youzhu said: "This is the result of my detailed discussion with your Qing family, Wang Qing's family, you don't have to refuse." The Ministry of Officials sent a letter to Nanjing earlier, so that Dai Shan, the secretary of the Nanjing Criminal Department, would go to Beijing to take up his post earlier, and the affairs of the Beijing Metropolitan Procuratorate would be handled by Gu Zuo, the imperial historian of the right capital, for the time being. Recently, there have been frequent transfers of officials between the north and south of Beijing, and all the secretaries of the family must also perform their own responsibilities and serve the court with their hearts and minds. ”

"Obey the Divine Commandment." The ministers present hurriedly chimed in.

Zhu Youzhu sighed: "There is another matter of the household book, we will talk about it tomorrow, Zhou Shangshu has worked hard for the country for many years, and I specially allowed to add a small guarantee, giving carriages, four slaves, six horses of silk, and one hundred and sixty taels of silver." Zhou Qing's family should be more careful on the way back to their hometown. ”

Forget it about letting Zhou Jing return to his hometown, he actually reminded Zhou Jing to be "careful" on the way back to his hometown, how much did the minister wonder, what did the emperor mean by this?

Then someone thought of ......

Zhou Jing is a native of Yangqu, Shanxi, but in the end, Zhou Jing does not have to pass by the same dangerous place when he returns to his hometown, is it that the regional situation in Shanxi is very dangerous now, and there are bandits everywhere?

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After the court meeting ended, Wang Shi felt that his head was still buzzing.

A lot of people came to congratulate him, and he didn't know what to say...... didn't receive the slightest rumor in advance, he himself felt that it was the position of the heavenly scholar, but others would think that he intended to hide it, and the words of the people who came to congratulate him were somewhat sour.

In the past few years, Daming has almost no transfer to the position of Shangshu.

Too many people can't climb up to the squire position, and in the end, they can only transfer Nanjing to hang the name of Shangshu, and then pay tribute.

Like Wang Shi, who was born as a foreign official and did not belong to the Beijing official system, directly obtained the position of Shangshu of the Criminal Department, how many people were jealous and envious.

Before everyone could leave the Fengtian Palace, Chen Kuan came over to inform the emperor of the edict, invited the cabinet to follow the members of the listening office to the Qianqing Palace, and by the way, called Wang Shi to meet in the inner court.

Wang Shi was promoted, not to mention, but was summoned by the emperor, and suddenly it was a bit like a pheasant turning into a phoenix.

With emotion and blessings, the crowd sent him out of the temple gate.

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Wang Shi was not a member of the Shangting Office, so when he went to the Qianqing Palace this time, he did not involve discussing state affairs, but after he became the secretary of the Criminal Department, the emperor summoned him to give him some instructions.

When Wang Shi appeared in the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youzhu had just finished telling Xiao Jing about something, and Wang Shi didn't know what they were talking about.

"Wang Qing's family." After the ceremony, Zhu Youzhu looked at Wang Shi with a smile, and was full of expectations for Wang Shi between his words, "After you are in charge of prison, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders, and I can hope that you will uphold justice, put national law first, and do not be biased." ”

This expectation is very official.

Wang Shi only thought that this was the emperor's expectation for the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and hurriedly saluted: "What Your Majesty said, the minister will keep in mind. It's just that the minister's ability is still not enough. ”

"There's no need to talk about that." Zhu Youzhu said, "I actually have one more thing, which involves the illegal things of foreign clans and clans in the past many years, and even some people have a disobedient heart, and after there are clues, the criminal department will also deal with it impartially." ”

Wang Shi's head seemed to be violently slammed, and the person was stunned on the spot.

Feelings let me be the secretary of the criminal department, and there is a "special task" entrusted to me?

Wang Shi was stunned for a long time, and he didn't know how to respond.

Xiao Jing said with a smile: "Wang Butang doesn't have to worry, the Criminal Department just wants to deal with it impartially, and it does not involve bending the law for personal gain, and Your Majesty does not want anyone to bend the law for personal gain." As for how to check the royal family and other matters, someone will give you a template, but at the moment it is just a breath, and there is no hurry. ”

Wang Shi hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, is the Criminal Department going to send someone to investigate thoroughly?" ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled and said: "You don't need to bother with a thorough investigation, I have already sent someone to go, and I won't hide it from you, it's Bingkuan." When he went south this time, he already had the responsibility to investigate the illegal affairs of the royal family and clan, and it was better to let him go for this kind of troublesome thing, and the criminal department could do a good job. ”

Let Zhang Zhou do the things that offend people, and the criminal department is only responsible for helping to sweep the tail.

No matter how Wang Shi listened, he felt as if he was tied to a boat with Zhang Zhou.

But Wang Shi didn't understand it, even if there were always illegal things happening in those clans, saying that they had "disobedience", and even asked the emperor to be particularly concerned about investigating thoroughly, was it really necessary?

However, Wang Shi's political consciousness is also there, he thought to himself, after His Majesty rectified the situation in the northern frontier, he immediately drew a knife and slashed at the clan, which is also reasonable, after all, it is to show the prestige of the monarch, but if he is so eager to move the clan, will he be counterattacked? If I want to be involved, I won't be an accomplice to the internal turmoil in the Ming Dynasty, right?

Wang Shi was not very ambitious before, but it doesn't mean that he is willing to be involved in the whirlpool.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Recently, there have been many changes in the personnel on duty at the listening office, if you have the heart of Wang Qing's family, I will let you walk in the listening office as appropriate, so that you can give me more advice." Well, you don't have to worry about the specific matters, just preside over the affairs of the prison. ”

"Yes."

Wang Shi understood.

Well done, add officials to knighthood, do not do well...... Get out of here early.

Why did the emperor promote you exceptionally? It's not because you're better than others, it's because you know it's not easy to get promoted, and you know how to do things and what your position should be.

The emperor seems to have a lot of trust and respect for him, but in fact, this is based on the fact that he can do things and be a person, if he is obsessed and takes out the attitude of a traditional civil official to muddy the waters, then it is estimated that he will not stay for too long in the position of the secretary of the criminal department...... Just the case of a royal family member can make him shed a layer of skin.

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After Wang Shi left the Qianqing Palace, the members of the cabinet and the Shangting Office entered the Qianqing Palace and entered the stage of deliberations in the inner court.

There is only one thing to be discussed......

Tatar invaded the territory.

Xiao Jing explained the emergency reports from various places in front of several people: "...... The little prince of Tatar used troops in the Hetao many times after the year, and there was a rivalry with the Menggol Jinbu of the fire sieve, and then the fire sieve led the department to continue to move west, and the little prince of Tatar went south from the Hetao many times, plundering Yansui, Biguan and other places, and there were many losses of people and animals......"

"The general system of trilateral military affairs Qin Hong, with Yulinwei 3,000 soldiers and horses to meet and fight back, and the Tatars in the Hetao had a short exchange, mutual damage, did not get the first merit, got horses, cattle and sheep 60 heads, after the two sides moved to camp, the little prince of Tatar with tens of thousands of cavalry, attacked Ningxia West Road and other places, cut off the path between Ningxia and Hami, it is not clear how the military situation of Hami ......"

"There are also Duoyan and other remnants of the guard, moving the account to Daning and other places, disturbing the border ...... Jizhou"

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Xiao Jing summarized the information of all parties.

In round numbers......

Except for Datong and Xuanfu, which are still relatively calm, none of the rest of the places have stopped, and even Liaodong, where the Ming Dynasty focused on using troops, was once again attacked by the Eastern Mongolian tribes, especially the Duoyan Sanwei who had failed to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

Of course, except for the little prince of Tatar, the rest of the raids were only superficial, and did not directly pose a direct threat to the border passes of the Ming Dynasty.

The little prince Batu Munk was different, because in the past two years of war, the main loss was the living forces of the Fire Sieve and Duoyan tribes, but the losses of the Chahar department of Dayan Khan's headquarters were minimal, and now Batu Munk has shown his ambition as the lord of the steppe and has begun to violate the border repeatedly.

After Xiao Jing finished finishing the general battle report, Zhu Youzhu looked very angry and said: "I don't understand either, could it be that the determination of the national dynasty in the border in the past few years can't be exchanged for the peace of the border?" Do they have to be willing to be vassals when they step on the grassland? ”

Li Dongyang said: "Back to Your Majesty, the drought in the Central Plains in the past two years has been serious, and the same is true for the northern grasslands, and the drought in the Mobei grasslands has been severe for several years, which has made the Northern Yuan forces continue to invade the south. ”

The minister doesn't really have any good ideas for governing the frontier.

Taking the initiative to march into the army is unacceptable in the eyes of traditional Wenchen, and because the grassland is barren, even if it is defeated, it is not easy to be controlled by the Central Plains Dynasty.

Therefore, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the proposition has always been to stick to the border, and even Zhu Di's northern expedition is often criticized, not to mention Emperor Hongzhi, who is known for his success.

Zhu Youzhu shook his head and said: "I will do what you say, but I also think that it is the right way to find a way to make the little prince of Tatar afraid and establish the prestige of the country." I originally had the intention of letting Anbianhou go south, but now I want to transfer Ningxia with Anbianhou, and then use the new governor of Ningxia to cooperate with the dispatch of troops, you don't know what to recommend? ”

The emperor also does not talk nonsense.

I didn't come to you to discuss how to hold on.

I just want to send troops and fight hard.

Only by choking the throat of the Tatars with the tip of a knife will they know that they are afraid, and they will not dare to attack the Ming Dynasty...... As for the Wuxun who led the troops, I have found it for you, that is, the awesome Zhu Zhijie, as for the governor who led the troops, I don't make my own opinions, I directly ask who of you is suitable, pick someone out, and I will let him cooperate with Zhu Feng with the troops.

Liu Jian hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, such a hasty use of troops has cost a lot of money, and it is not easy to make progress. ”

Zhu Youzhu said in a cold tone: "Heavenly gunpowder, new cannons, I have made them cast everywhere, if there is no progress in the past two years, will it be too late for the Tatars to steal these techniques and compete with them again?" You always say that I am too partial to Bingkuan, this time Bingkuan went south to Nanjing, and Di Yi in the north immediately provoked a border provocation, clearly not putting the governors and generals other than Bingkuan in his eyes, is it tolerable or unbearable? ”

Several people exclaimed.

I'll go!

How can you understand that?

Zhang Bingkuan is in the capital, so the Tatars don't dare to come to attack? Then didn't Batu Munch go to Ningxia to fight last year?

Now it seems that the Tatars have also seen that the weakness of the Ming Dynasty's defense on the nine sides is in Ningxia, that is, in the west, so Batu Munk also aimed at the target and fought hard, and the results achieved in Ningxia every time were good.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Could it be that all of you Qing family, there is no one who can recommend me to me?" Do you have to ask Yu Bingkuan every time? ”

The Emperor was anxious, even with an unmistakable urgency.

Ma Wensheng said: "The minister still recommends Liu Daxia, the former household servant. ”

For Ma Wensheng, he thinks that the person who is best at using troops is Liu Daxia, and only when Liu Daxia is transferred to Ningxia can he have the opportunity to confront Batu Munch head-on.

Zhu Youzhu shook his head and said, "Didn't Liu Qing's family decide to restore the military affairs of the governor of Liangguang?" It is really unnecessary to transfer him to the north in this way, and I also want to find a civil servant in the court who can forge ahead, and the most important thing is ...... It is necessary to be responsible, so that every time the Tatars attack, they will be high-profile and stubborn and cannot confront them head-on. ”

The emperor did not like Liu Daxia.

Because Liu Daxia represents a conservative veteran, he talks about the kind of defensive strategy that is steady and steady, which can't make him shine.

"I originally had the intention of transferring Xinbo or Wang Qiong, the governor of the Partial Pass, but the two of them are still burdened with heavy responsibilities, and if they are easily transferred to Ningxia, regardless of the war situation in the Partial Pass and Liaodong, the internal impact on the military affairs of Ningxia and other places alone is not what I want to see. I would rather find a courtier who has both ability and integrity, rather than an old courtier who already has a reputation on the battlefield. I also don't want Qin Laoshang to think that I think he hasn't done enough. ”

Zhu Youzhu said very tactfully.

In fact, it means that the reason why I don't use Wang Qiong and Wang Shouren is because in the eyes of your traditional civil officials, the three sides are the territory of the traditional forces.

The first line of Xuanda and Liaodong have been occupied by the people of Zhang Zhou's forces, if I let the people of Zhang Zhou's forces go to the three sides...... The dispute between internal forces alone may make this battle untenable.

Qin Hong doesn't seem to have any contradiction with Zhang Zhou, but Qin Hong is always from your traditional faction, and he also belongs to the kind of old ministers who are old and respectful, if you send Wang Qiong and Wang Shouren to go, he may still think that I look down on him, and only by sending a "little-known" person, preferably recommended by your traditional faction Wenchen, can meet the expectations of all parties.

"Your Majesty, if you want to find a scheming minister who has the heart to lead the army and forge ahead...... It's not impossible, but ...... Nomination and selection are required. ”

This time, Xie Qian came forward perfunctory.

Your Majesty, if you ask for someone, we will immediately recommend one to you, isn't it a big problem?

Why don't you let us go back and discuss?

Zhu Youzhu said: "The situation in Ningxia is changing rapidly, when the little prince of Tatar breaks through the border and leaves, everything will be useless, you will not come to this time, even the candidates are not ready-made, you have to go back and think about it, right?" ”

The emperor was dissatisfied.

You, the traditional civil officials, are always attacking Bingkuan.

Now I also understand you, there is no need for Bingkuan people to preside over the trilateral military affairs, at most Zhu Feng is transferred over, but Zhu Feng is always a martial artist, and he also has to obey the orders of Wenchen when he uses soldiers, and now you can't even pick out a leading military governor, this is not a slap in my face, it is a slap in your face.

Ma Wensheng said: "Xu Jin, the left waiter of the household department, is up to the task." ”

Isn't it that your cabinet is not sure who to recommend? Then I, the secretary of the military department, will come.

Liu Daxia is not suitable, so send a "respectable" past, it is not okay to send Shangshu directly, it is always okay to send a waiter, right? Xu Jin is the left servant of the household department in the end, and it is very appropriate to cooperate with the troops while mobilizing money and food.

Zhu Youzhu said: "It's not appropriate. I said that it was the ministers who came later to lead the troops, why didn't you understand what I meant? ”

Liu Jian was also very anxious at this time.

I have to find a rising star, I have to find someone who understands the situation in the northwest, and I want to not make Qin Hong feel disgusted...... The most important thing is to recommend people right now...... It's too big a problem.

Just when Liu Jian was anxious about who to choose, Li Dongyang on the side said: "The minister thinks that Yang Yiqing, the secretary of Nanjing Taichang Temple, is qualified for this job." ”

"Oh?"

Zhu Youji was still a little anxious and annoyed.

After hearing the recommendation, he frowned slightly and did not say no.

Li Dongyang said: "Yang Yiqing has been in Shaanxi for many years, and is familiar with military affairs in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and other places, and he has a strategy for soldiers. ”

Zhu Youzhu looked at Liu Jian on the side and said, "What do you think, Elder Liu?" ”

Liu Jian said: "The minister also thinks it's okay. ”

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu nodded, as if he was also thinking about whether this person was suitable.

At this time, Ma Wensheng disagreed: "Your Majesty, Yang Yiqing was mostly a school inspector when he was in Shaanxi, even if he had the advantage of being familiar with the border areas, it was difficult to hide the disadvantages of not seeking a position in the military and politics. Please also ask Your Majesty to appoint another person. ”

To put it bluntly, Ma Wensheng thinks that Yang Yiqing is not qualified enough.

When he came up, he became the governor of Ningxia, and he had to preside over the attack with the troops, and he might not be able to control the field if he sent a Shangshu, so he actually found a little-known Yang Yiqing?

Zhu Youzhu said: "There is no more suitable candidate, and the situation is urgent, I agree to use Yang Yiqing to clear the right deputy capital of the imperial history and take charge of Ningxia border affairs." ”

(End of chapter)