In the public office of the Nanjing Military Department.

Zhang Zhou and Zhu Houzhao were listed on the left and right, receiving Xu Li and Shi Zhan, and at the same time, Yang Peng was sitting next to him, and Liu Jin and others were standing.

"I learned that Lai Guogong was about to leave for the north, and the old man had nothing to give, so he specially prepared some small gifts." Xu Li said with a smile and glanced at Zhu Houzhao, "It is also used as the daily dispatch of the crown prince and Lai Guogong to the north." ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled: "Is it so polite? ”

Zhang Zhou said: "No need. ”

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly said: "Don't, sir, you are not lacking, there is still a shortage of students, anyway, I went south, the expenses were too great, and I couldn't make ends meet until now." Liu Jin, huh? ”

"Yes, yes." Liu Jin couldn't help but be embarrassed.

Is this a blatant bribery from the minister of the Ming Dynasty? If the emperor knows about it......

Xu Li wanted to speak and stopped, wanting to say something, but it seemed that in front of Zhu Houzhao, it was not easy to speak.

Even Zhu Houzhao couldn't stand it anymore, and asked: "Wei Guogong, if you have something to say, just ask, if the palace can't answer you, Mr. Zhang will also answer you, wait for us to leave, but there is no store in this village." ”

Xu Li said at this time: "Lai Guogong, I don't know who will take over the post of Nanjing Counselor and Military Affairs after you go north?" ”

Shi Zan and Yang Peng next to him also looked at it with eager eyes, obviously the position of the secretary of the Nanjing military department is the highest status among the six books of Nanjing, which is related to the pattern of military power in Nanjing.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "This kind of thing should be discussed by the court, ask me directly, okay?" ”

Yang Peng said: "Master Zhang, who do you think is more suitable?" ”

Don't ask who it is, just ask who you like, and let's go to the event in advance.

Zhang Zhou seemed to be muttering to himself, and said with emotion: "The position of the secretary of the Nanjing military department has always been transferred by the secretary of the Nanjing military department to take over, so it is in line with the arrangement of the imperial court, am I not wrong?" ”

"Seems like so." Xu Li said.

Before Zhang Zhou, Zhang Yue and Ni Yue were like this twice, if Zhang Yue was the secretary of the Southern Military Department before Zhang Yue, it was changed by the Southern Ministry of Works...... It can be said that the six Shangshu books in Nanjing are actually very involuted, and such a group of people are scheduling each other.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Now the Nanjing Ministry of Officials is still the book, it seems to be the former right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, Qin Minyue?" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "Exactly, Qin Shangshu was transferred south from Beijing last year, Lai Guogong should know him, right?" ”

"Nope." Zhang Zhoudao, "Qin Shangshu was transferred south in August last year, when I was just a new science and technology scholar, and I was still handling military affairs in the northwest, and I had not had the opportunity to have too much friendship with these Shangshu servants in the DPRK and China. ”

Zhang Zhou is really not wrong about this.

He really doesn't have any friendship with Qin Minyue, if you want to say that Qin Minyue is a traditional faction, it's not true, otherwise he wouldn't have been transferred directly to Nanjing from the position of the right waiter of the ministry.

But who made Zhang Zhou soar to the sky later, and even formed an involution within the traditional civil official faction?

The main reason is that the emperor wants to give up part of the position of Shangshu Shilang to Zhang Zhou's people, such as Lin Han, who was previously the left Shilang of the Ministry of Officials and was promoted to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites...... If you want to divide a part of the position, then the traditional civil officials can occupy even fewer positions, and a marginal figure like Qin Minyue gives him the opportunity to be the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, which can be regarded as a very face-saving person.

I want to ask the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee, whether they want to be the left squire of the Northern Sixth Department or the Shangshu of the Nanjing Sixth Ministry...... That's of course the left squire of the North Sixth Division.

This is roughly equivalent to that the North Six Books are larger than the North Six Left Servants, and then larger than the Nanjing Six Books, followed by the North Six Right Scholars, to see if a person has a chance to be promoted to the North Six Books, it depends on whether he is transferred to the North Six Left Waiters, or transferred to Nanjing.

Of course, this rule is not always true, but most of the time it works.

Xu Li asked: "You don't have much friendship with Qin Butang, does that mean that he ...... Another sending? ”

"Haha." Before Zhang Zhou could answer, Zhu Houzhao's face on the side blossomed with joy, for Zhu Houzhao, it was the first time he had come into contact with such an "esoteric" topic, and it actually involved the appointment and dismissal of ministers from the DPRK and China, or was it so high-sounding that it was openly discussed here?

Zhang Zhoudao: "The prince's smile makes the minister feel that you have your own opinions?" ”

"Hey, hey, hey......" Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, "Sir, forgive me, I just think it's funny, Qin Shangshu of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials can't have a good relationship with you, Wei Guogong asked him if he has another assignment, which means that he is not qualified to be the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department?" ”

"Huh? Prince, the old minister didn't mean that. Xu Li was heard by a ten-year-old bear child in his words, and quickly denied it.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Dare to say that you still dare to admit it? Do you think Prince Ben heard me wrong? ”

"No ......"

This made Xu Li very embarrassed, and he couldn't say that the prince couldn't understand it, and he couldn't admit that what the prince said was what he meant.

He couldn't help but feel that there were some things that should not be asked, especially in front of the Prince of Daming.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Wei Guogong's question is indeed a little inappropriate, the imperial court's dispatch of Qin Shangshu naturally depends on where there is a need, we are all screws, and we will go where we are needed." ”

Zhu Houzhao widened his eyes and asked, "What are screws?" ”

Zhang Zhou explained: "It's similar to mortise and tenon. ”

Zhu Houzhao muttered: "It's all mortise and tenon, where do you need to insert it?" It's not right. ”

Xu Li and the others understood a little, anyway, Zhang Zhou didn't want to say who the successor was, but he unexpectedly expressed that Qin Minyue, the secretary of the ministry, probably would not be transferred to the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department and counsellor of military affairs in accordance with the rules.

Shi Zan asked: "Then I don't know who will be the seat of the Nanjing garrison in the future?" ”

Xu Li hurriedly said: "Huai Roubo, your question is inappropriate. ”

Just ask the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, even the garrison ministers want to ask, and the errand you asked is still on me Xu, you just want to ask, is there anyone who will replace me, right?

Zhang Zhou smiled: "I can answer this, isn't Cheng Guogong already on the way to Nanjing?" ”

"Huh?"

Zhang Zhou's direct answer made Xu Li a little overwhelmed.

Finished.

The errand of the Nanjing garrison is gone, or Zhang Bingkuan, this kid, said it directly in front of my subordinates, probably because I don't appreciate the emperor and him Zhang Bingkuan, and even when I replaced me, I was so decisive.

"Your Majesty has another important use for Wei Guogong." Zhang Zhou added, "In the future, if the Ming Dynasty wants to complete the matter of building ships and Jinghai, the Duke of Wei will be in charge of the affairs of the Left Army Governor's Office, supervise military affairs, and cooperate with the imperial court to handle it." ”

Xu Li's waist was originally a little collapsed, but when he heard this, his waist suddenly stood up slightly.

The rule of the Nanjing garrison is to take charge of the Nanjing Zhongjun Governor's Mansion, and change it to the Left Army Governor's Mansion, although it has been lowered by one level, but in the end it is still in Nanjing, that is to say, there is no need to transfer back to the capital to use it, and he is still a feudal official.

Shi Zan heard it in a fog and was puzzled: "Jinghai? ”

In Shi Zhan's ears, can these eight poles be beaten? Jinghai is the top priority of the Ming Dynasty?

If it is just to retain Xu Li's identity as a "feudal official", let him go to Jinghai, a bit of a fool, you give him a commander of the military affairs of Liangguang, it seems that it is much better than going to Jinghai to be in charge, or it is better to transfer back to Beijing to use it.

Zhang Zhou asked, "Has Tang Yin been in the city for the past two days?" ”

Yang Peng said: "Tang Zhongcheng has been walking around Nanjing very frequently recently, and he also went to Suzhou Mansion, and has raised no less than 200,000 taels of silver for shipbuilding, in addition to a large number of manpower and material resources, and has begun to dispatch to the coastal areas of Zhejiang. ”

"Two hundred thousand taels, not a lot." Shi Zan sighed.

Zhang Zhou wanted to say that the 200,000 taels, many people donated them for the sake of his Zhang Zhou's face, and it was also an investment.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The Governor's Office of the Left Army in Nanjing, under the jurisdiction of the coastal guards, will also recruit 17,000 foot soldiers to be responsible for shipbuilding along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The money and food raised by the imperial court will also be in place one after another, which is the most important thing for His Majesty in the future. ”

Shi Zan asked, "Your Majesty values it so much, I don't know ...... Flat whom? ”

This is also a topic that Xu Li cares about.

I always said that I should be in charge of Jinghai, but the problem is that during the period from the Ming Dynasty to Hongzhi, the problems of pirates and pirates on the southeast coast are not called problems at all, and they are a major social problem that gradually formed during the Jiajing period.

Zhang Zhoudao: "What Your Majesty wants is the question of who is pacified?" Haven't you ever thought about why Your Majesty asked me to coordinate this matter? Do you know that I went south to Nanjing, and I had an important errand, which was to find a panacea as a monk? ”

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Xu Li's breath was not smooth, and he coughed violently.

There's nothing more than that.

Zhang Bingkuan, Zhang Bingkuan, in our eyes, you are a model of the Ming Dynasty, but why do you have to return yourself to the minister? If you don't say it, we all forget that you started by calculating the heavenly machine with magic.

Yang Peng said with a look of surprise: "So, Lai Guogong, do you know where there are such items?" ”

"Not really, but it's always something to be found, otherwise why should I go south?" Zhang Zhou replied with a smile.

Shi Zan said: "If you use the ethereal immortal grass to become an immortal, and you have to spend a lot of time repairing the ship and sending troops to the sea, will it ......?"

The words are not finished, which means, you Lai Guogong are not afraid of incurring the infamy of the world?

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, did he really think there was any fairy grass? I was looking for a pretext to go to sea to find a new continent, to bring back minerals, primary industrial goods, and food crops to the new world, and to prepare for the conquest of the new world.

Xu Li said with a smile: "Since it is your Majesty's wish, the old man is still willing to work hard for it." ”

At this point, Xu Li relieved his previous displeasure, and immediately smiled, as if he had found the goal of his life.

This can only be said that Xu Li's expectations for his future errands are actually not high.

Nanjing garrison this position, the emperor sooner or later to return to the Chengguo family, history Xu Li in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi took the initiative to resign from the Nanjing garrison, what he invited was to guard the filial piety mausoleum, it can be seen that he also knows the benefits of being a feudal official, and once the lord returns to the capital, it is like the eagle being pulled out of the claws, there is nowhere to jump at all.

Now Zhang Zhou has said that staying in Nanjing and working hard to help the emperor find fairy grass is much more meaningful than keeping the Lingling.

If someone told him to find some fairy grass, he would definitely feel that it was.

But if it is Zhang Zhou's ...... With Zhang Zhou's previous attainments in the left side door, maybe it's true? The point is, the emperor believed that this was true, and that ordinary people could gain the emperor's trust and be in charge of such an important errand?

Who would dare to say that he Xu Li was snubbed by the emperor?

……

……

After the meeting.

A big problem in the hearts of the Nanjing military has been partially explained, that is, it is a certainty that Cheng Guogong will come back to replace Wei Guogong as the garrison of Nanjing, and Xu Li has also found the direction to realize his "life value".

Who is the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department seems to be undecided for the time being, but everyone can think that the new secretary of the Nanjing Military Department must have a great relationship with Zhang Zhou.

After Xu Li and the others left, Zhu Houzhao also ran back to play, and Zhang Zhou prepared some gadgets for him, so that he could have a sustenance on the way back to Beijing.

Yang Peng reported the details of the investigation of Ning Fan to Zhang Zhou.

“…… It is said that in the past few decades, a lot of iron tools have been transported to Nanchang City, and finally their whereabouts are unknown, and these iron tools have been cast without permission. ”

"There are also people from Ning Fan, who have been procuring saltpeter and other things in Nanjing, and there are even people who want to get the formula of the mighty heavenly gunpowder, I heard that in the north, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry brought out by you have also been bought by Ning Fan, or some of the recipes have been leaked."

Yang Peng didn't know if he didn't check, and he was shocked when he checked.

Zhang Zhou listened with a smile, and didn't seem to think this was unusual.

In fact, King Ning's rebellion has been prepared since the first generation of King Ning in history, and the warning given to the later generations of King Ning at the beginning of his succession is that one day he will avenge the revenge of seizing military power and dishonesty.

King Ning's rebellion is definitely not something that Zhu Chenhao's generation can complete.

Of course, King Ning's guards were cut down, and they could not train in public, so they could only cast weapons first, and also accumulate wealth and reserve strategic resources.

It was precisely because of Ning Fan's wealth that Zhu Chenhao was later able to buy more local gentry during the Zhengde period, and even used this to win the hearts of scholars, and Tang Yin at that time was attracted by the generous remuneration to recruit.

And Zhu Chenhao's ambition for rebellion has not been hidden too tightly, because the emperors of the Ming Dynasty also knew that Ning Fan was dissatisfied with the imperial court, otherwise why would he accept his right to guard?

Moreover, even a scholar like Tang Yin, who is ignorant of the world, could detect Zhu Chenhao's conspiracy before he rebelled, and there were people related to King Ning who reported his rebellion in advance, which also shows that ...... During Zhu Chenhao's Zhengde years, he was almost against the imperial court under the banner of openness.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Before I came, Your Majesty had a word in advance, if you find a clan with misdeeds, you can take it on the spot and escort it to Nanjing to wait for interrogation." ”

Yang Peng was surprised: "The matter of the Zongren Domain, but only the Zongren Mansion is qualified to review it, you ...... If you do this, you are afraid that you will provoke public anger. ”

Zhang Zhou sighed: "Who made me born to be a hateful person? Besides, King Zhongling's private casting of weapons can be regarded as an implementation, right? Dongchang was ordered to take people, is there a problem? ”

"But I'm afraid of the head of the Ning Domain...... He wouldn't agree. ”

Yang Peng had hidden worries.

Take King Zhongling away directly from Nanchang, can Zhu Chenhao, the parent of Ning Fan and the current King of Ning, agree?

No matter how awesome our Dongchang is, it is also for ordinary courtiers, and when it comes to these powerful figures of the clan, it will be powerless.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Not long after King Ning succeeded to the throne, even if he knew that King Zhongling was investigated, he would only think that this was His Majesty's beating on him, did he dare to mess around?" Don't be afraid of anything to startle the snake, anyway, Nanchang should still be investigated, if you can find that Ning Fan is casting weapons as a whole, find one and catch one, and be merciless. ”

"You are really ......," Yang Peng couldn't help but sigh after hearing it, "Fearless." ”

That's all good.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Otherwise, how can it be called sharing worries for Your Majesty?" I'm a person who also talks about rules, and it's not easy to meddle in things without evidence, but once I get caught, I won't make them feel good. ”

"Yes, yes." Yang Peng sweated for Zhang Zhou in his heart.

Dare to do it against the Daming Sect, except for Zhang Zhou.

No matter how awesome Li Guang was before, would he dare to do things to the sect?

Could it be that this Confucian-born scholar is close to him, and even his courage is stronger than others?

……

……

Ningxia Town.

Yang Yiqing waited for many days for his dismissal and investigation, so that he had no intention of handling official business.

Zhu Feng seemed to ignore everything.

The Ming Dynasty sent troops to reinforce the north, but Ningxia did not move along the way, and even Qin Hong sent people to urge, but Yang Yiqing refused on the grounds that Ningxia had suffered a lot of damage and needed to check and fill in the gaps.

It is to highlight a person with personality.

I can't beat it when I fight, and I don't want to make meritorious service after the fight, anyway, it's like this, whether it's a bad time to be born, or a "bad lady", what else can I do?

The emperor's expectations for the northwest are completely beyond the scope of ordinary ministers, and there is a chief military officer like Zhu Zhijie who is only famous but not bullshit, it is strange that I can end up well.

But on this day, the imperial court's edict was finally delivered, and what surprised Yang Yiqing was ...... He was retained.

Moreover......

It was also awarded.

Also commended was the chief military officer Zhu Feng, and the emperor praised the "loyalty" and "ability" of the civil and military combination in the edict.

"Yang Zhongcheng, we have all been defeated, why does Your Majesty want to reward us?" Zhu Feng's words of asking in front of Yang Yiqing made Yang Yiqing feel that this was a fool.

Yang Yiqing said: "Anbianhou, now that the grassland has won a big victory, Your Majesty is not to blame for our past, from the overall strategy, we have dragged the main force of the little prince of Tatar, and it can be regarded as laying the foundation for the overall victory." ”

When Yang Yiqing said these words from his mouth, he himself was a little unconvinced.

All I can say is......

For the sake of face and military morale, the emperor is not uncommon to deal with them.

(End of chapter)