Xu Yongzhen used a rare serious attitude and said to Jiang Wan in front of him: "Sending a mission to Shengjing is without the permission of the imperial court, and the name is not justified. As long as you, Liaodong Dusi Yamen, have 'Da Ming' in front of your name."
'These two words mean that it is not a matter between your Liaodong Dusi and the Tartars, but between the Ming Dynasty and the Tartars!"
He looked at Jiang Wan: "Liaodong Dusi cannot represent the Ming Dynasty, and you cannot represent the Ming Dynasty. Jiang Wan, you have to think about this matter carefully!"
When Xu Yongzhen was chatting with Zhou Jue, he heard Zhou Jue talk about this matter. He immediately realized the huge sense of violation in this matter and immediately came to Jiang Wan.
And Jiang Wan "happened" to be at Zhenjiang Fort.
Jiang Wan was silent, and Xu Yongzhen said in a low voice: "I know that the Liaodong capital is now strong and strong, but what exactly do you want to do?"
"His Majesty secretly ordered me to negotiate peace with the Tartars, but I didn't listen to His Majesty's orders!" Jiang Wan raised her head: "I think that at this time, he probably wouldn't have issued an order to prevent me from contacting the Tartars!"
"This is not a question of permission at all, but of non-equivalence!" Xu Yongzhen became anxious, "According to what you said, doesn't it mean that any state capital in the Ming Dynasty can communicate with the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty in the name of the Ming Dynasty?
, then what kind of dignity is there, where is the majesty of the imperial court, where are the powers and responsibilities?”
"But if the two armies are fighting, the general will send someone to the opposite army to persuade them to surrender. Wouldn't this be a better statement!?"
Jiang Wan smiled slightly, it was still the same thing, but if you put it in another way, it sounded completely different in nature.
"Hey, you just have to know it yourself!"
Xu Yongzhen is obviously not that easy to fool. He is just worried that Jiang Wan will be too arrogant and do something that will not end in the end. Considering his position and his relationship with Jiang Wan, he does not want to see Jiang Wan and Daming
Disinterested.
"Speaking of this, I actually have an idea!" Jiang Wan said with a smile: "I just don't know if you have the courage, brother!"
"What kind of courage?" Xu Yongzhen was stunned: "You allowed me to go to the front line of Gushanbao to take a look? At that time, I heard many people say how powerful the soldiers and horses of your Liaodong Dusi are, but I still
I really want to see with my own eyes what the soldiers and horses of Liaodong Dusi are like when they are fighting against the Tartars!"
"Gushan?" Jiang Wan smiled brightly: "At Gushan Castle, only Abatai can handle it now. A mere Baylor is not worthy of my Ming Dynasty's first-class Duke. Go and see him. My subordinates can do whatever they want.
A single general and commander can be on an equal footing with his opponent!"
Xu Yongzhen looked at Jiang Wan with some astonishment. It sounded like Jiang Wan was complimenting him. However, the tone of his words made him think that Jiang Wan was flattering himself. A general under his command could compete with the Tartars.
Baylor is on an equal footing, then wouldn’t he be able to be on an equal footing with Huang Taiji?
"The situation is bigger. Brother, if you go out, you naturally want to meet Huang Taiji. Anyone else will lose my Ming Dynasty!" Jiang Wan said with a smile: "If the imperial court's decree comes down, I will be allowed to control and care for you overseas.
If the news from the imperial court is not good, then would the eldest brother be willing to go on my behalf to persuade Huang Taiji and the Tartars under him?
Everyone, please calm down and stop coming to Ming Dynasty to ask for trouble?"
"You asked me to visit Shengjing!" Xu Yongzhen was really surprised.
"There are risks, but if the eldest brother reaches an agreement with the Tartars and comes back safely, then with the prestige of 'pacifying the Liao Dynasty', it will be difficult for you to leave your name in history!"
Jiang Wan seemed to be tempting Xu Yongzhen, and her tone was like trying to trick a child into giving candy, but Xu Yongzhen's heart was pounding, and he was really moved by this proposal.
"Leave a name in history!"
These four words are so attractive. What does this man want to do in his life? He was born as the prince of the country, and he became the prince of the Ming Dynasty. He will live a lifetime of glory and wealth, be favored by the emperor, and hold great power.
However, throughout the generations of the Xu family, there is no other duke who can truly leave his name in history. When mentioning Duke Ding, the first thing that everyone in the world will think of is his ancestor Xu Zengshou. When mentioning Xu Zengshou,
The ancestor of the family, Wei Guogong Xu Da, was shrouded in the glory of their ancestors. It was really difficult for their descendants to reach the heights of their ancestors.
Those Donglin Party members were jumping up and down, what they were after was glory and wealth, and a name in history after the glory and wealth. They, the nobles, watched these guys tossing around, and their hearts were full of contempt, but,
Even so, he has also seen many scholars who are not greedy for glory or power. So, these people spend their whole lives cultivating themselves, managing their families, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. Isn't this just for the sake of a posthumous reputation?
"Don't rush to reply to me!" Jiang Wan smiled: "Brother, you can think about it slowly, or at least wait until Ren Zhi comes back. However, regardless of whether eldest brother agrees to this matter or not, contact with the Tartars is inevitable.
This cannot be changed!”
"Okay, then let me think about it!"
From this day on, Xu Yongzhen began to calculate Xu Renzhi's return date. He swore that he had never expected to see his incompetent brother in his life. Fortunately, Emperor Tian finally lived up to his expectations, and on the first full day of his resistance to Liaodong
That day of thirty days.
Xu Renzhi is back!
It's just that he didn't come back alone. He was not only accompanied by a group of officials, but also by more than a hundred people in royal robes.
The news had been sent to Zhenjiang Fort long before it arrived. Therefore, when the group arrived at Zhenjiang Fort, Jiang Wanqing knew clearly what Xu Renzhi had brought back from Beijing this time.
The emperor approved his proposal for the establishment of the Overseas Town Fusi. The Overseas Town Fusi was placed under the Jinyiwei. Jinyiwei originally subordinated the North Town Fusi and the South Town Fusi. Now an additional Overseas Town Fusi was added, creating a structure in which one guard controlled the three divisions.
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This was considered to be an official title for the Overseas Zhenfu Division. Jiang Wan's Overseas Zhenfu Division was the Imperial Guard, the emperor's private army. He did not have to answer to the court, but only to the emperor.
From this point of view, it seems to be a normal thing for a large number of Jin Yiwei to escort the officials who Xu Renzhi has come to Liao to take office. This is just an internal transfer and personnel adjustment of Jin Yiwei, and outsiders are not even qualified to comment.
Jiang Wan was very satisfied with the emperor's arrangement, and he didn't know which of the experts around the emperor came up with this idea. However, from then on, Jiang Wan's Liaodong Dusi was transformed into the Overseas Town Fusi, which was equivalent to being stripped from the Ming Dynasty's military system.
After coming out, Sun Chuanting, who was far away in Liaoyang, no longer had to worry about how to control this army.
Not only Sun Chuanting, but probably any general in the Ming Dynasty would not think about this matter again. No one would be stupid enough to go to the Jin Yiwei to rob people. With this idea, the emperor would doubt his intentions.
Of course, in theory, Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, became Jiang Wan's immediate boss, but it didn't matter. Luo Yangxing probably wouldn't treat Jiang Wan as his real subordinate.
And Jiang Wan's official appointment is also quite interesting. Logically speaking, since the regulation of this overseas town and fu division is the town fu division under the Jinyiwei, it would be outrageous if the person in charge is a commander or even a town fu general. However,
However, the emperor directly appointed the commander of his Overseas Prosecution Department. It sounds like the Jinyiwei will have two commanders!
However, Jiang Wan also understood this official appointment. Even if the Jinyi Guards has two commanders, it is normal. However, the real commander is still Luo Yangxing, and the emperor can only trust him absolutely.
he!
As for Jiang Wan's commander, I'm afraid he is really just the commander of the Overseas Zhenfu Division. Outside the Ming Dynasty, he has to command so many troops and territories. Obviously, one commander cannot convince the crowd.
Otherwise, with the current size of Jiang Wan's troops, wouldn't it be a step down to the level of a thousand households? A thousand households would have to command tens of thousands of people, which would be too unseemly.
The Jinyiwei is a sanitary system, while the Liaodong Dusi is a military system. The changes in official positions of generals are related to their vital interests. No one wants their official positions to become smaller and smaller.
And with the official position of commander of the Overseas Prosecution Department, Jiang Wan could do many things freely.
For example, since the Overseas Town and Fu Division has been established in the city, the military commanders of each battalion will not change their original military positions, but they can take the official position of commanding colleagues or commanding general affairs in the Town and Fu Division, whereas the original
The guerrillas can also take official positions in the yamen with a thousand households, and the generals can take hundreds of households. In this case, not only will the official position remain unchanged, but they will also receive an extra military pay. Probably no one will be unhappy.
It turns out that the heads of the military and civil affairs yamen of the Liaodong Dusi must be at the level of commanders and co-presidents. What they do has not changed much, but the original nondescript official position has suddenly become a serious official in the imperial court.
Member, this is also very soothing.
These are the things Jiang Wan was satisfied with after seeing them. As for the overseas Zhenfu division, the imperial court would still issue salaries, military pay, etc. Jiang Wan didn't count on it anymore. It was basically just a matter of a nephew holding a lantern to look after his uncle, or even
Jiang Wan did not intend to reduce or reduce the annual transfer to the inner treasury to relieve the emperor's financial pressure. If he did not do these, then the Overseas Prosecution Department would not be considered the emperor's private army.
In addition, the emperor rushed to him a group of officials this time, including those who were on duty. Not to mention those royal guards, just find a place to place them. Jiang Wan also knew that this was the answer.
I have some idea that since I have sworn that I am still a minister of the Ming Dynasty, it is normal for the emperor to send some spies to my side.
As long as those royal guards don't cause trouble, he will tolerate their existence.
On the other hand, among those officials, Jiang Wan was a bit superior.
The leading official was Sun Yuanhua, the former governor of Denglai, Shandong.
Jiang Wan had an impression of this man's name. He seemed to remember that when Zu Dashou's Guan Ning cavalry descended, Kong Youde bought the first batch of three-eyed fire blunderbuss from the Denglai governor, and this
The governor seemed to have some intentions of hooking up with the Francois.
I don't know if it was for this reason that the emperor transferred him over and directly became Jiang Wan's deputy.
This arrangement is very interesting. This Sun Yuanhua is a civil servant. If he is transferred to Jinyiwei to take up a military position, it is not an ordinary relegation. It is a fate that will never happen unless he makes a huge mistake. And if he does,
It's a big mistake, but asking him to be his deputy doesn't seem to be a one-stop deal. It can be regarded as a disguised reuse!
Jiang Wan was born as a scholar, so he naturally knew the mentality of scholars. If civilian officials were transferred to military positions like this, it would be fine if they were to lead troops. It was the tradition of the Ming Dynasty to use culture to control military affairs. Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Chuanting were all in this category. However, these were
There is no civil and military official who does not have the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, or the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, or the title of Censor of the Supervisory Yuan, but this Sun Yuanhua came in all glory.
He really couldn't tell whether this person was demoted or promoted.
Forget it, we will spend a lot of time together in the future anyway. If you can use him, then use him well. It may be an important channel to repair the relationship with the court. If you can't use this person, then let him stay in Zhenjiang Fort.
As long as you keep him, Jiang Wan's family has a great business and he doesn't care about raising such an idle person.
While Xu Renzhi was reporting these things to Jiang Wan, Sun Yuanhua was bringing people to visit Xu Yongzhen.
There was no interaction between the two before, let alone a close acquaintance. However, Sun Yuanhua obviously had his own purpose when he came to visit Xu Yongzhen.
"You mean, Your Majesty, you want the Overseas Prosecution Department to negotiate peace with the Tartars on behalf of the Ming Dynasty?"
After Xu Yongzhen heard Sun Yuanhua's words, he was shocked: "But now, our Ming Dynasty has won, or we have defeated the Tartars. The ones who want to negotiate peace should be the Tartars!"
"It is precisely because of the great victory that we have to negotiate for peace!" Sun Yuanhua also had a bleak look on his face: "I have brought your Majesty's secret decree, which is specially given to you, the Duke of Guo. What I just said, the Duke of Guo will
Your Majesty's will will be clear, and in this matter, I will try my best to assist the Duke in doing this!"
After Xu Yongzhen read the letter from the emperor to him, he had mixed feelings in his heart. Although things were a bit beyond his expectation, what the emperor said made some sense.
The safety of the Ming Dynasty cannot be counted on a minister who has little loyalty to the emperor. We cannot place all our hopes on Jiang Wan's overseas governor. Jiang Wan can defeat the Tartars today, but in the future,
He can also join forces with the Tartars to become the scourge of the Ming Dynasty.
The human heart is the most unreliable thing, and the fact that all guarantees have not been witnessed with one's own eyes is even more reassuring.
What the emperor wanted to see was a mutually weakening overseas governorship and the Tartar regime. Only when they fought against each other could the Ming Dynasty reap the benefits and have enough time to sort out the domestic chaos, recuperate, and rectify the situation.
Soldiers and horses.
From the emperor's perspective, the emperor absolutely did nothing wrong.
Xu Yongzhen hesitated a little. After all, from Jiang Wan's perspective, Jiang Wan had done nothing wrong.
"It seems that even if the envoy of this mission who went to negotiate peace with the Tartars leaves his name in history, he will only have a bad name and a bad reputation. I would rather not have this name!"
"My lord, what did you say?" Sun Yuanhua looked confused.
"Oh, Mr. Sun, His Majesty has ordered us to do this even if we don't want to. It just so happens that Mr. Jiang also has such an idea. I suddenly feel that with your qualifications and reputation, Mr. Sun, if you go to fight with the Tartars
Negotiating peace, it’s perfect for you to do this!”
"I..." Sun Yuanhua was stunned: "But I am just assisting the Duke to do this errand!"
"No, I think you are suitable!" Xu Yongzhen said with certainty: "When I see Mr. Jiang tomorrow, I will recommend you to him in person. When you first arrived at the Overseas Pressure Division, how could you do anything if you didn't make some achievements?
If you have a foothold, how can you convince the public?"