Zhang Zhou left from Nanjing to return to Beijing, and he was already on his way.

This is the news that the officials of the Jingshi court learned.

Regarding the arrangements after Zhang Zhou returned to Beijing, the emperor kept silent, and there was a saying that he should be the secretary of the military department, which was the most mainstream, and it was also said that he might directly become the secretary of the ministry, after all, it was also possible for the secretary of the Nanjing military department to be transferred to the secretary of the ministry, and Ni Yue in front of him was.

There is also the analysis made by Li Dongyang as a representative, the emperor may want Zhang Zhou to return to the dynasty to be the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, because in Li Dongyang's view, the emperor does not seem to have a plan to let Zhang Zhou directly send troops to the grassland in the short term, so let Zhang Zhou preside over the affairs of the Ministry of War, or let him preside over the Ministry of Industry, because Zhang Zhou has been busy with mining, shipbuilding, repairing passes, casting artillery and other things recently.

Just when the government and the opposition were still speculating, on this day, Zhu Youzhu once again convened the inner court meeting of the Shangting Office.

What is different from the past is that this time the emperor also specially called Liu Jian and Xie Qian, who were not members of the Upper Listening Office, in the cabinet, which is equivalent to saying that it was a double meeting of the Cabinet and the Upper Listening Office.

Among the six Shangshu, after Zhou Jing stepped down as the head of the household department, his temporary members of the Shangting Office were not passed on to Tong Zhong.

Zhang Mao, as the head of the martial arts, could not move the position of the listening office, and then Li Rong and Ma Wensheng.

"Half a month ago, news kept coming from the steppe, saying that after the defeat of the previous Guanshan, there was internal turmoil in Tatar, and the throne of the little prince of Tatar was challenged, and I thought that I would take the opportunity to give him another fire." Zhu Youzhu said.

Liu Jian rarely had this kind of opportunity to discuss military affairs with the emperor in the inner court, and it was not surprising that he came forward to object: "Your Majesty, the war has just ended, and it is about to enter the cold winter, and the grassland terrain is special and the climate is uncertain, so it is not a good opportunity to send troops at this time. ”

There is Liu Jian.

It seems that even the members of the listening office are dumbfounded, and probably only when Zhang Zhou comes back can he argue with Liu Jian a little.

Zhu Youzhu said: "I didn't say that I would attack the grassland with the soldiers and horses of the border fortress. ”

"This ......"

Liu Jian was embarrassed for a while.

Am I against a loneliness?

Since Your Majesty has no intention of sending troops, what do you say about "arching a fire"? Could it be that he wants to make some article on the issue of Dayan Khan's legitimacy?

Zhu Youzhu said in a calm tone: "I am going to give the head of the Mongolian Menggoljin Tribe, that is, the fire sieve, a title of Marquis of Dongsheng. He led his troops north to complete the arch fire for the Ming Dynasty. ”

As soon as these words came out, several important ministers of the court and the central government present were surprised.

If you want to say that you can play, your majesty can do it.

Let the fire sieve go to Dayan Khan? I wonder they were wearing a pair of pants before the fire sieve was submitted?

Xie Qian said: "Your Majesty, as far as the ministers have seen, the ambition of the fire sieve wolf has never been sincere and obedient, and the land of the West Hetao was used by the Tatars to enter the Kou, and the fire sieve was transferred in the name of the army, but there was no action, so that the Ningxia border was plundered by the Tatars a lot, and it did not have any help. Such people cannot be trusted. ”

Zhu Youzhu nodded and said, "I think so, too. ”

The emperor actually spoke according to the wishes of the cabinet ministers.

Xie Qian was suddenly a little uncomfortable...... It suddenly occurred to him that it seemed that since the rise of Zhang Zhou, the emperor had not adopted the opinions of their cabinet for a long time, and the harmonious relationship between the monarch and the minister in the past had long since ceased to exist.

Today is a bit of a warming relationship between monarchs and ministers.

Zhu Youzhu said: "But at this time and that time, Xinjian Bo Yuguanshan defeated the Tatar headquarters in the first battle, and Mongolia, especially those small and medium-sized tribes in the south, should also know that unless they submit to the Ming Dynasty and use it to make contributions, they can exchange for the opportunity to continue to survive on the grassland." Your family won't be stingy with the title of Marquis of Dongsheng, right? ”

What kind of marquis or something, if it is internal, Wenchen is indeed very stingy.

But if it's given to the fire sieve, it doesn't matter...... A submissive foreign leader, even if he is crowned king, he is not an orthodox Ming noble, if he can use this fictitious title, let him serve the Ming Dynasty, and play with Batu Munch, it would be perfect.

"Moreover, I don't plan to let the fire sieve live in the land of the Hetao anymore, that is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and then Yansui and other places will build a pass in the land of the Hetao, and the fields and pastures over there will be under the control of the Guochao Pass."

Zhu Youzhu said, "If the fire sieve can make a contribution in this battle, I will give Wei Ninghai and other places back to him, so that he can defend the territory for the Ming Dynasty and become a barrier for the Tatars to invade the border in the south." If he had not made meritorious contributions...... Leave him alone! ”

As soon as these words came out, the minister realized that the emperor was now hardened.

It seems to be giving benefits to the fire sieve, as if it is retracting the fire sieve, but in fact, it just doesn't look down on the fire sieve......

You steppe people are all scum, I used to think that you can also show the friendship of the Ming Dynasty to the suzerainty of the steppe, and provide a model for the Tatar tribes to submit to obedience.

But not anymore......

The Ming Dynasty has entered the stage of comprehensive suppression of the grassland, if you still want to continue to be two-sided and three-stabbed, while getting the Ming Dynasty's seal, but watching the fire from the other side when encountering the enemy, then I'm sorry, you Fire Screen where to stay where to stay, the Ming Dynasty does not need you to be a submissive tribe, and you are still being detained by the Ming Dynasty The clansmen do not want to get it back.

"I also plan to transfer Bingkuan to Cai Guogong to show his favor."

"In addition, the newly built Bowang Shouren, who made outstanding achievements in the Battle of Guanshan, will not move him in the title for the time being, and will first give him the identity of the right capital imperial history and the right attendant of the military department, and transfer the military affairs of Xuanfu, Datong, Biguan and other places, do you have any objections?"

The emperor decided the major affairs of the court in the inner court again.

And it is a very important personnel appointment and dismissal.

Zhang Zhouqian "Lai Guogong" was "Cai Guogong", and then gave a Dongsheng Marquis to the fire sieve, which is exquisite.

There are two people who have been posthumously named Cai Guogong in the Ming Dynasty, one is Xu Zhong, the first generation of Yongkang Hou in Yongle, and the other is Zhang Desheng, the founder of the Ming Dynasty.

Both of them were posthumously gifted, so the title of Duke of Cai Guo was not passed on.

Zhang Desheng also has a righteous son, named Zhang Tong, formerly known as Wang Xingzu, who was posthumously presented as the Marquis of Dongsheng, and the same posthumously did not pass on the title.

Zhu Youzhu moved Zhang Zhou to Cai Guogong, but he used the fire sieve as the Marquis of Dongsheng, which means ...... You are a small fire sieve, it is almost the same as being a godson to my Bingkuan, this is also a reminder to you, you are a son on the side of Daming, if you don't do it well, you can't even be a son.

If you don't make contributions to the Ming Dynasty, when you return to the grassland, as a traitor to the grassland, see who will treat you.

Then let your "godfather" destroy you!

Liu Jian said: "Xinjian Bo is young and vigorous, and will it be too radical to publicize military affairs with his moderation?" The military affairs here should be handled by the old Cheng serious people as well, the former household left attendant Xu Jin, Fang is the top candidate. ”

Zhu Youzhi said with a slightly unhappy face: "At this time, do you still want to use your youth and vigor to block my employment?" Xinjian Bo is young, but for the past two years as an official, he has become more and more calm, he has a short experience of patrolling Datong, when he was in Nuer Gandu Si Pingsu Jurchens, he showed extraordinary talent, Wei Ninghai and Guanshan two battles, has made him mature, I have no worries about his military affairs such as Xuanda. ”

I think he can do it, what do you want?

"As for what Liu Ge Lao said about Xu Jin Xu Qing's family, he has qualifications and prestige, and now he is the governor of Biguan, cooperating with Xinjian Bo, and Ma Zhongxi who is in Xuanfu, both of them are old and serious, and I believe that they can provide sufficient support for Xinjian Bo to deal with Xuanda's military affairs. As for the governor of Datong, he will also be concurrently served by Xinjian Bo. ”

promoted Wang Shouren from the governor of Datong to the general system of Xuanda, but did not step down from his position as governor of Datong.

This shows that the emperor is ready to move the key points of the defense of Xuanda from Xuanfu to Datong, which is farther away from Beijing.

Because Wang Shouren concurrently serves as the governor of Datong, this will make Datong improve unlimitedly in the strategic sense of Xuanda, and it will also indirectly show that the emperor is ready to completely hand over the front line of Xuanda to Zhang Zhou's people to take care of, as for Xu Jin and Ma Zhongxi, they are only temporary candidates, and it is probably only a matter of the emperor's words to remove them.

Liu Jian was very angry when he heard it.

No wonder our cabinet is here today, and the things we say are all major events related to the entire northwest pattern, but Your Majesty doesn't want to take it to the court for discussion.

Is this a discussion with us?

It's just a reminder to us, everything is predetermined, what else do you want us to do?

Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty, I don't know what arrangements will be made after Cai Guogong and Wang Qiong, the former governor of Biguan, return to the dynasty?" ”

Li Dongyang is also a clear-eyed person, and he knows that he can't oppose it, so he asks something direct, and it can be regarded as asking about the situation, so that our traditional Wenchen has time to prepare for it.

Zhu Youzhi had just decided several things one after another with the majesty of the emperor, and if he didn't even want to say a routine notice at this time, then he would be a little sorry for these ministers who had accompanied him through ups and downs.

Therefore, Li Dongyang's pulse of Zhu Youzhu is also very accurate.

"I returned to the dynasty with Bingkuan, and I was the secretary of the Ministry of War, as for the current secretary of the Ministry of War, Ma Qing's family...... I want to use you as the secretary of the ministry and preside over the examination and exemption of officials in the DPRK and China. Zhu Youzhu said bluntly, "As for Wang Qiong, after he returned to the court, he replaced Xu Jin as the left attendant of the household department." If you have no opinion, you will be elected in this way in the coming day. ”

Agree on the candidates internally in advance, and then make a court push.

It is equivalent to saying that the emperor directly appoints and dismisses him with the illusion of fairness and justice.

It's kind of the meaning of the herald.

But unlike the ministers, it was the emperor's appointment of Zhang Zhou and Wang Qiong, in the end, it was still within a "certain reasonable range" to make the transfer, after all, Wang Qiong was already the governor of Datong before, what happened to the transfer of the Beijing division as a left servant? Zhang Zhou has already served as the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and it is no problem to transfer back to be the secretary of the military department, right?

Li Dongyang further asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know who should be in charge of Nanjing's military affairs as a counselor?" ”

This brings us to a crucial point.

Zhang Zhou was transferred back to Beijing, and there was endless debate about who would replace Zhang Zhou as the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department.

I also want to know what the emperor's strategic intentions are for Nanjing, or the south...... Asked Zhang Zhou to go to Nanjing before, it wouldn't just be to let Zhang Zhou go to Nanjing to avoid an earthquake and natural disaster, right?

"Let's talk about it again." Zhu Youzhu said, "If there is any candidate, you are also proposing it to the court, and I will consider it as appropriate." ”

This shows that it seems that the emperor doesn't care much about who is the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department.

Anyone can do it.

If it is the personnel appointment and dismissal that I am concerned about, I have also revealed it to you before...... There is also a possibility, that is, the emperor has a larger strategic layout in the south, which may be larger than the matter of letting Zhang Zhou return to the dynasty as the secretary of the military department, so it is not convenient to disclose.

It may be that the emperor still intends to wait for Zhang Zhou's opinion, and it may not necessarily wait for Zhang Zhou to return to the court.

It is also possible for Zhang Zhoushang's secret music to give advice to the emperor.

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The next meeting of the Inner Court also discussed the budget for the coming year.

The emperor did not have any idea of building a palace, or the Taoist temples and temples around Beijing, and only hoped to ensure that the soldiers could survive the winter smoothly for the northwest military supply...... The emperor didn't seem to have much thought about casting cannons and building the Hetao Guancheng.

This also made these important ministers realize.

Now the emperor has put almost all his thoughts on how to fight the grassland, and he really doesn't even care about personal enjoyment.

Whole-heartedly.

It seems that all the arrangements that the emperor will make in the near future are to serve this goal.

It's just that the accommodation in the scheduling of money and food is a bit incomprehensible to these people.

Since the emperor was so concerned about the military affairs of the northwest, why didn't he mention the matter of increasing military salaries? But it has been repeatedly mentioned in private before that the allocation of money and grain to Southeast Shipbuilding has been mentioned in private?

Because the new head of the household department, Shangshu Tong Zhong, is not a member of the Upper Listening Office, they do not know what the current internal arrangements of the household department are.

"Zhang Bingkuan returned to the dynasty to preside over the military department, which is the best and worst result." Xie Qian commented as if jokingly.

Zhang Mao smiled: "Is that good or bad?" ”

Xie Qian said: "For the ministers of the Eastern Class, it is not good or bad, but for you of the Western Class, it may not be. ”

You Zhang Mao still want to beg for pleasure in front of me Xie Yuqiao?

It's just a matter of what I can't do.

Ma Wensheng said: "After two years in the dynasty, I will add the name of Sangu, but I am afraid that I will not know if I will be crowned the king and worship the prime minister in the future." ”

Zhang Zhou, as the Duke of Cai Guo, and the secretary of the Ming Dynasty's military department, will inevitably be promoted from the "Three Auxiliaries", that is, the current Prince Taifu, to the "Three Gus", that is, Shaobao, Shaofu or Shaoshi, and it is one step away from the Three Dukes.

For a Jinshi who has been in the court for less than two years, it can no longer be described as being in the sky.

This kind of discussion didn't seem to make much sense, and several people went out of the palace with their heads bored.

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Li Rong truthfully presented Zhang Zhou's recital in the south to Zhu Youji, and this thing was only seen by Yang Peng, who was about to serve as the director of the Dongchang factory, and even Xiao Jing and they had no right to check this kind of secret recital.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang has done a lot of things in Nanjing, and he has also moved the interests of Ning Fan, according to the investigation of Dongchang, in addition to playing on the surface, Ning Fan may secretly want to take advantage of the prince and Mr. Zhang to return to Beijing to do harm on the road."

Li Rong said with a little worry on his face.

Zhu Youzhu slapped the table and said: "When the first emperor was there, Ning Fan had many different plans, if they really dared to mess around, I would not be able to take Ning Fan's nest and become a king in vain." ”

(End of chapter)