From Yang Bo's knowledge, it can be seen to some extent that the emperor had great opinions on these Jin people, who were harmless to humans and animals.
Last time, he sent his son Yang Junqing to build the Zhaoling Mausoleum to gain qualifications, and the emperor even hit him specially to tell Yang Junqing to pay attention. If he couldn't prevent the heavy rain, his face would not look good.
It is simply unreasonable. Before he even started to stretch out his hand, it was already assumed that he was going to commit corruption.
Not only that, Gao Yi also told him once before that he should be impartial and impartial when he entered the cabinet and not blindly promote or protect Shanxi people.
Who asked Gao Yi to say this? He knew very well.
This shows the emperor's prejudice against them.
Therefore, the emperor's repeated delay in letting Wang Chonggu enter the capital was also Yang Bo's idea.
Wang Chonggu had to arrange a backup plan before he could enter the capital.
Yang Bo thought he knew the emperor very well, and when he heard Wang Chonggu speak kind words to the emperor, he couldn't help but shake his head secretly, knowing that this fellow countryman must have been deceived by the emperor.
Wang Chonggu shook his head: "It was just some pleasantries and nothing specific."
He paused, and a strange look appeared on his weathered and capable face: "However, he seems to be quite enthusiastic about me."
"He praised me greatly for my tribute, and repeatedly affirmed my talents. He also said that the reason for letting me join the military department was to use my experience in paying tribute to the Tuman Khan."
"During this period... we held arms and talked frequently, holding hands and having heart-to-heart conversations."
The words just fell.
Yang Bo curled his lips.
Zhang Siwei put his hand on his forehead and said helplessly: "Uncle, the emperor does this to everyone when he summons ministers alone."
Wang Chonggu was startled and said suspiciously: "Really?"
Fortunately, he thought the emperor simply admired him.
Zhang Siwei nodded feebly: "Seriously."
"Nowadays, all the courtiers say that His Majesty reads too much in private, and he especially likes to talk with each other and hold hands to look at each other."
Although I knew that many courtiers fell for this trick, it was a bit funny to see my uncle taking the bait.
Yang Bo actually said something pertinent: "However, it may be true that I want to use your reputation to calm the Tuman Khan."
"Did Xuefu offer any advice?"
With Wang Chonggu's reputation among the Mongols, he is really indispensable if we want to quell the Tuman Khan.
Wang Chonggu shook his head: "I was just polite and didn't offer any advice."
At this point, he sighed: "This is not the time to offer advice."
Yang Bo showed an inquiring look. It seemed that this latecomer really wanted to offer advice.
Zhang Siwei asked directly: "Why doesn't uncle give me advice? Wouldn't it be great if I could get the holy family?"
When he was a Japanese official, he looked down upon the emperor, thinking that he was a child emperor who could not hold power.
But now it seems that it is still somewhat arbitrary.
Even if you don't like the current emperor, you have to admit that he has been able to influence the situation of the government only a year after he ascended the throne.
Just listen to Wang Chonggu sigh: "You have been in the center for a long time, but you all think that it is so simple to pay tribute."
He suddenly missed the high arch.
Wang Chonggu discussed the matter and continued: "As early as after the Gengxu Revolution, Emperor Shizong had intended to trade with each other."
"After that, there was still a back-and-forth for twenty years. This is certainly not unreasonable."
"At that time, we also tried to trade with each other, but Anda Khan agreed while continuing to indulge in plundering."
"Even selling the horse with the front foot, and snatching it back with the back foot."
"The imperial court asked me about my crime, but he said without shame, 'I can prevent myself from committing crimes, but I cannot prevent my subordinates from stealing.'"
"In the past twenty years, our dynasty has gradually suppressed Anda Khan in terms of armaments, so that he can restrain the tribes and trade with each other with peace of mind."
"If we want to do the same to Tuman Khan, we must at least defeat him."
Having said this, he couldn't help but shake his head.
This is not only a need for military equipment, but also an inevitable preparation for people's hearts.
The trading market that has the upper hand is a far-sighted trader, while the trading market that is at a disadvantage is humble.
Before King Sejong's reform, the DPRK and the Central Government strongly suppressed the main war faction in the army - "the bandits have not yet entered the border, and the officers and soldiers are not allowed to send troops to attack their nests in order to start a border provocation."
However, during the Longqing period, all the voices in the court encouraged the officers to take the initiative - "I ask you to impose strict restraints as soon as possible, just like a bandit who lives near the border and listens to the generals raising troops to attack. If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded."
These are all based on the advantages of armaments.
Only by having an advantage in arms against the Tuman Khan can we hope to pay tribute to the Tuman Khan.
This cannot be changed by suggestions.
Nowadays, the native barbarians outside the Jiliao Great Wall have repeatedly invaded the border, often robbing goods and people, and returning home laden with goods.
Even if they were driven away by the border troops occasionally, they would only suffer a small loss.
How can one surrender easily without being beaten at all?
Yang Bo had no expression on his face, pretending to listen carefully and nodding his head from time to time, but in fact it was going in one ear and out the other. As a man who wanted to become an official, he didn't bother to listen at all.
Zhang Siwei began to think seriously.
After thinking about it, I suddenly felt enlightened: "No wonder both the high-ranking official Zhang Juzheng and the emperor want to transfer my uncle to Beijing!"
After several years of promulgating the Great Peace, the Central Committee probably had no idea whether the results needed to be consolidated or whether the focus could be placed on Tuman Khan.
My uncle was running a stable business in Xuanda, which made the central government think about it.
After you want to transfer the person, then replace the person and check slowly.
If the situation is stable, we will gradually reduce the amount of money and food sent to Xuanda, recruit soldiers, and guest soldiers, and instead place them in other important places.
Otherwise, continue to stick to it.
Zhang Siwei gradually learned to think from the perspective of the center.
Wang Chonggu nodded: "So I think that the emperor and the cabinet just want to focus on the Tuman Khan. They are not trying to trick me into entering the capital as you said before, which would be detrimental to me."
Yang Bo worried for Wang Chonggu and said, "Why didn't the scholar tell the emperor these words?"
"If the scholar doesn't offer advice, he is afraid of being misunderstood by the emperor."
Let’s not say whether the suggestions are effective or not, but when the officials from the border areas come to Beijing and do not state the local situation and criticize the current problems, it is difficult for the emperor to suspect that this is a matter of attitude.
This is the experience and lessons of the old timers.
Wang Chonggu burst out laughing and said, "Mr. Yu Po is overly concerned. Your Majesty asked me to compile a memorial to announce what I have learned."
Yang Bo then nodded with relief.
At this moment, the housekeeper came in, walked to Yang Bo, and whispered before retreating.
Yang Bo nodded, waved away the butler, and smiled at Wang Chonggu: "Yao Feng and Jun Cai are also here. Let's go to the guild hall banquet hall first."
Yaofeng and Juncai are the characters of Huo Ji and Shi Maohua.
Huo Ji was a Jin native with a well-established background. Although Shi Maohua was from Shandong, his ancestral home was Shanxi, he had worked under Yang Bo for a long time, and he and Huo Ji were related by marriage, so he was naturally considered a member of the Shanxi Party.
This is the Jin party banquet.
It is somewhat against the rules for ministers to hold banquets in private.
But the guild hall that Yang Bo mentioned was the Jin Guild Hall, which itself was a place where Shanxi scholars and officials stayed and ate.
Nowadays, a group of people from Shanxi happened to go to the guild hall to eat and drink, and by the way, they greeted Wang Chonggu and washed away his dust. It was really reasonable and reasonable.
Yang Bo stood up, and Wang Chonggu and Zhang Siwei also stood up and followed him.
The guild hall is right next to Yang Bo's mansion, and there is only a wall between them.
Even as the party leader, Yang Bo lived in the guild hall half of the time.
It was also now that I was going to become an official, so I freed up my position.
As soon as the three of them walked out, Huo Ji and Shi Maohua came to greet them.
"Yang Ge Lao, Wang Shangshu, Zhang Shangshu." Shi Maohua had the lowest status and the most thorough etiquette.
Huo Ji just slightly raised his hand and saluted Yang Bo.
After Yang Bo accepted it calmly, he returned the favor and said, "Yao Feng, you don't need to be polite when accepting it."
Zhang Siwei and Wang Chonggu on the side also handed over: "Huo Du Yushi, Shi Shilang."
The five of them chatted all the way through the hall and alley.
Shi Maohua was the most attentive and enlivened the atmosphere along the way.
As the leader, Yang Bo naturally understood what he wanted, and said without saltiness or indifference: "Previously, the Minister of War was absent, and the minister had a lung disease. These days, it is really hard for you to do it."
I gave a little credit to Shi Maohua and left the rest to others.
Wang Chong heard the strings in ancient times and knew their meaning.
After the court meeting yesterday, the position of co-president of the military affairs of the capital has become the focus of everyone's attention.
For many courtiers, the capital camp was best left in the hands of the Ministry of War.
For example, Zhao Zhenji and Huo Ji proposed to remove the governor of Beijing and let the civilian prime minister control the military affairs in Beijing.
It's a pity that Emperor Mu Zong was unwilling.
After this idea fell through, the expectations of the court officials were basically that it would be best to keep the Beijing Camp in its current half-dead state.
It is enough to hold honors for the emperor and repair the tomb if there is nothing else to do.
Otherwise, if a strong army is raised around the center, who will it be used to deal with?
Now that Zhao Kongzhao is about to retire, someone must choose to come forward and suppress Gu Huan - Gu Huan has been silent in the capital camp for half a year and is already starting to make a move.
Wang Chonggu said calmly: "Is Mr. Zhao's lung disease better?"
Shi Maohua lamented: "It's difficult to have hot phlegm in summer."
Lung diseases usually occur more frequently in winter, and they can get better after surviving the winter. But now it is summer, and if there is no sign of improvement, then there is basically no hope of recovery.
As the Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Chonggu could only sigh: "I just came to Beijing the day before yesterday, and I am not very clear about the affairs of the ministry. Who is handling the affairs of the military and military affairs in the Beijing camp now?"
Shi Maohua took the words lightly: "Small matters are handled by the Military Affairs Department and a few foreign ministers. If they can't be handled, I will step in."
Wang Chonggu nodded: "If Minister Zhao can't get better, our ministry may have to make preparations early. The machine maintenance is busy, and it is not a good thing to be absent for too long."
Several people had their own thoughts and walked into the clubhouse talking all the way.
At this time, Huo Ji, the censor of the right capital, suddenly said: "Not only are there candidates for the Ministry of War, but there are also candidates for the cabinet. The emperor probably also has ideas. There are too many candidates. This matter will most likely have to be recommended by the imperial court."
Although Huo Ji also assisted in military affairs, his position as the Censor's Assistant was different from that of the Ministry of War.
He can picket, remove, and impeach, but he is not very able to get involved in specific military matters.
Yang Bo was walking forward with his head down, when he saw that everyone suddenly became silent.
When he looked up, he saw everyone staring at him.
Yang Bo met everyone's gaze, tilted his head slightly, and said with some helplessness: "I will ask you to serve for the third time tomorrow, and your Majesty will not keep me anymore."
The implication is that he is about to become an official anyway, and things like co-managing the capital camp and being promoted have little to do with him.
It's not that I don't want to take care of things, it's just that I've reached the point where I can't do anything.
What Yang Bo said is true, and everyone naturally knows it.
Shi Maohua immediately turned his attention to Zhang Siwei - this was the man who would take the next cabinet seat.
Zhang Siwei didn't have any reservations, but he was a little worried and said: "I'm afraid that after Duke Yu Po takes office, your Majesty will deliberately delay the time and wait until the court is postponed before letting me join the cabinet."
The court pushed forward the Jiuqing of the third rank or above, the minister, the censor of the capital, etc., plus the censor of the capital, and the wine sacrifice.
But the head is the same, but the right to speak is different.
Whether Zhang Siwei is in the cabinet or not is an extremely critical influencing factor.
Huo Ji couldn't hold it back and snorted coldly: "Zhang Juzheng in the cabinet, a high-profile man, is a lucky minister!"
"If you don't think about the overall situation and just flatter yourself all day long, there will be consequences!"
Nowadays, there is a tendency for emperors and civil servants to govern together, which is the result of countless generations of capable ministers fighting for it.
How rare!?
Do you still want to go back to the time of Taizu and insult the courtiers like slaughtering chickens and ducks?
Even though the current emperor talks so much about benevolence and morality, if he really wants to be given great power, there are still two opinions.
The Yingzong were all driven to Wala. Once they gained power, they didn't just purge the heroes and kill the virtuous.
Even Emperor Sejong, who was succeeded by a side branch, inherited this indifference. As soon as he gained power, he killed courtiers and abandoned the city's chief ministers.
If you have a strong army on the border with Beijing, you can't even imagine how far you can go alone.
Do you want to test the harshness of the Zhu family again with your life?
Yang Bo glanced at the indignant Huo Ji and shook his head secretly.
He explained patiently: "Today, His Majesty asked me to recommend someone to sign cabinet affairs on my behalf, and I have already recommended Ziwei."
All in all, this is a seamless connection. If he succeeds and retires, don't even think about letting him come up again.
Zhang Siwei was overjoyed: "Why didn't Mr. Yu Po tell you earlier!?"
Yang Bo was too lazy to answer.
He walked forward silently, returning greetings from time to time to the officials and students who came and went.
As there were more people, everyone stopped talking and followed Yang Bo, encouraging students and comforting officials from time to time.
The guild hall hosted a banquet today for a group of Shanxi officials to prepare for the students who will come to Beijing next spring.
The first and second floors were full of people.
There are operas, songs and dances in the building, and outside the building you can see the iron flowers in the distance, which is very lively.
However, Yang Bo and others went all the way to the highest floor of the guild hall, where it was quiet and comfortable, and the scenery was unique.
Everyone took their seats one after another.
"Actually, there is no need for the emperor to comply with our proposal." Shi Maohua straightened his sleeves and continued what Cai Cai said, "As long as we can keep out those charming villains."
Shi Maohua was not very interested in co-managing the military affairs of the capital.
I'm just afraid that someone like Li Zaiting will come again.
Huo Ji couldn't help but nodded: "If you know who the emperor wants to use, you might as well collect evidence of the crime first, then load the bullet and hold the person down!"
This was how Gu Huan was impeached and returned home. Unfortunately, his ally at the time, Zhao Zhenji, was no longer in the center.
Zhang Siwei said helplessly: "Now that the emperor has driven away half of the people in the inner court, and I am hiding in Xiyuan again, it is not like before."
In the past, the inner court was like a hornet's nest. Not only who said what the emperor said when he met, but also what shape he pooped, the courtiers would know the next day.
Nowadays it is not so easy.
While several people were talking, there was a sudden knock on the door.
They all looked back in confusion.
I saw Luo Fengxiang, the young minister of Dali Temple, running in in a hurry.
He leaned into Yang Bo's ear and said a few words.
Yang Bo looked up in shock and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Seriously?"
Luo Fengxiang was able to reach the fourth-rank official position because he was a mere candidate, naturally because he was from Puzhou, Shanxi Province.
After being promoted by Yang Bo, he also knew how to behave.
Even though the other four officials frowned at him, he still just leaned next to Yang Bo and whispered softly.
After saying that, he slowly withdrew.
After hearing this, Yang Bo fell into deep thought.
It wasn't until Zhang Siwei coughed lightly that he came back to his senses.
He looked around at several of his colleagues present, with strange expressions on their faces, gloating about the misfortune. Finally, he calmed down and said solemnly: "Last year, your Majesty asked the Criminal Division to inspect the Huguang mining tax case for Zhang Chucheng, who was involved in the matter."
"The process will be omitted, but in short, it seems that the key places and key people have been found..."
"I just received the news."
"In the criminal case, Zhang Chucheng and Huguang's chief envoy Sizuo Tang Bin were both caught in a fire, and their lives and deaths were uncertain."
"Just now, the emperor asked Hai Rui and Wen Chun to enter the palace overnight."
After saying this, everyone present was shocked.
Abruptly, Shi Maohua suddenly let out a sigh and laughed: "Now, I'm afraid I don't have the energy to stir up trouble in the capital, right?"
Yang Bo was the most sensitive, and without saying a word, he immediately asked his servants to prepare pen and ink.
At the banquet, the third memorial to become an official was prepared.
Chapter completed!