"Mr. Li, your move is to rotate the north and the south. It is really well-intentioned and well-intentioned. In the past, some people always said that you are not as good as Mr. Zhang. In fact, we know in our hearts that you and Prime Minister Zhang have their own merits. Now that the world is gradually becoming peaceful, internal affairs are burdened , more than military affairs. In some matters, we have to rely more on your wisdom!"
It's so pitiful that after so many years, Zhu Yuanzhang finally spoke words of praise for himself...Li Shanchang suddenly felt that he had no regrets about dying, and he wished he could immediately charge into the battle for Lao Zhu, blocking the killing god.
It's just that Li Shanchang didn't notice the faint smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face.
Almost at the same time, several ministers and ministers secretly shook their heads.
From then on, Xianggong Li was just the emperor's claws and hawks. He couldn't take care of the big guys at all. He still needed to find suitable talents.
Hu Weiyong and Yang Xian shuddered at the same time, as if they had seen an opportunity.
The situation of the Ming Dynasty is very interesting.
Zhu Yuanzhang was wise, powerful and aloof.
I can't get any benefits from Lao Zhu, unless I serve the country and be rewarded based on my merits.
The founding emperor of a country does not need to follow the people below him.
Lao Zhu alone can fight against all officials.
On the other side, Zhang Ximeng was independent of the crowd and party, focusing on his academics and building the future of Ming Dynasty from the top.
Both of them are aloof, each working on his own business and occasionally collaborating.
Under them, there are not many benefits that can be distributed. This is where the authority of Prime Minister Li Shanchang lies.
And once Li Shanchang completely followed the emperor and became Zhu Yuanzhang's eagle dog, it meant that the things left to the courtiers would be too little, so little that they could not bear it.
For the ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng are currently unable to be dealt with, but Li Shanchang is relatively easy to deal with. It seems good to remove this person and recommend someone who can better take care of the ministers to serve as prime minister. choice.
Therefore, it is said that people in officialdom cannot help themselves.
Is Tao Kai, the Minister of Rites, so willing to offend Long Yan?
There was nothing he could do. As the weakest holder of the title of minister, he had no choice but to speak. The Ministry of Rites had already lost two ministers in succession, and he became the younger brother among the younger brothers.
If he didn't take the opportunity to gain some reputation, he might be despised by everyone.
So he would rather jump out and tell a lot of nonsense... This is not a choice between good and bad, but a matter of choosing one of two ways to die.
If he died in the hands of the emperor, his colleagues might still be grateful for his benefits.
If he died at the hands of his colleagues, he would really be infamous for eternity.
He was lucky that Zhu Yuanzhang did not kill anyone.
Unfortunately for him, Lao Zhu chose him to join the team heading north.
Zhu Yuanzhang separated the officials from each department and selected a group of ministers and ministers. Each department had at least one person, and more often there would be more than two. Then he mobilized a bunch of official scribes, totaling more than 300 people.
Now that things have come to this, it still isn't enough.
Lao Zhu also recruited a group of scholars from the Imperial College and the Hanlin Academy, bringing the entire northward team to 800 people.
"Sister, we told you guys that if we want to drink Yanshan together, we have to go north in person. Yingtian needs you to do the hard work."
Queen Ma was not surprised. Instead, she nodded, "It's time to go. If I didn't have a lot of things at home and the children are young, I would also like to see the land of Yanyun."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "It's okay. In a while, when the prince is old and can supervise the country, we will go north together."
Empress Ma nodded, and then said: "Chongba, I heard that you intend to create vassal kings, but have you thought about it this way?"
Lao Zhu was stunned for a while, and then sighed: "Sister, we have nothing to do. Looking at these people, you despise the hard work in the north and are unwilling to bear the wind and sand. As our children, when they are older and can take on things,
At least we have to send them north."
Empress Ma was speechless for a long time, unable to say anything, so she just sighed.
Guarding the border with a vassal king may not be a good choice.
But the problem is that you have to have a choice!
Zhu Yuanzhang explained a lot to Empress Ma, and then he led a huge team to start from Yingtian and patrol Yanyun in the north.
When they learned that the emperor was heading north, the people of Yingtian came out together with their young and old to see off Zhu Yuanzhang.
The land of Yanyun is finally back. The higher-ups must take a good look at it for you, and never lose it again.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Sheng beside him and couldn't help but sigh: "The people are looking forward to regaining their homeland. They are sincere and we feel warm in our hearts. But we can't understand why the people are like this and the officials can't be like this?"
Zhu Sheng's face turned slightly red. This matter is not complicated!
Naturally, the people hope that the country will be well, as well as themselves.
My thoughts are the simplest.
But why would these officials think that way?
Don't you see, a Fudan school has made such a big fuss, and now it has gained territory in several provinces, not to mention half of the benefits, and they have to work hard to go north.
But not everyone has feelings for their family and country, and not everyone wants to make contributions and be famous in history. Who is willing to live a peaceful and comfortable life?
"In the opinion of the veteran, I must give more preferential treatment to the northern officials in the future, so as not to make those who work hard for the country sad!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "That makes sense, but we think the fundamental way is to allow the North to recover and regain its vitality. If you no longer fear and panic when it comes to serving as an official in the North, and even go there happily, then you will be considered successful in recovery!"
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Zhu Sheng frowned and said hurriedly: "The superior's intentions are indeed far beyond ordinary people and extraordinary. The old minister fell to the ground, but, just..."
He hesitated, and Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "It's just difficult, isn't it?"
Zhu Sheng nodded and sighed: "It is indeed true. I heard that the north is full of pastures of Mongolian nobles, which are full of pasture. If you want to restore the acres and plant crops, it will take a lot of effort. Not to mention other things. In fact, in fact,
The discussions made by the Ministry of Rites are not unreasonable..."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "It does make sense, but it's a pity that their principles are not the principles of the country! Now there are many barbarians in the north, with pastures all over the place, and different customs, making it difficult to govern. Because of this, we should face the difficulties, change customs, and work hard to govern! This
It's the right thing to do! Instead of exaggerating the difficulties and evading responsibilities, as a court official, eating our salary, just thinking about leisure and ease, doing nothing. Such officials are even more hateful. From now on, we must send them
Go to the most difficult places and do the most difficult things. If you don’t do it well, tell the world about it and let them be infamy for eternity!”
"Remember, under our hands, either you work hard, or you get out of here as soon as possible, and you are lazy in government affairs. Don't expect a good end!"
Lao Zhu's murderous oath quickly spread throughout the entire team going north, especially the hundreds of officials and students, who were immediately trembling with fear.
The emperor kept his word, and they were now riding on the back of a tiger. They could either risk their lives and do something good in the wind and rain, or they would let everyone know about it and be ruined by the newspapers.
It’s absolutely amazing!
This Emperor Zhu is too difficult to serve.
Amid everyone's anxiety, Zhu Yuanzhang's fleet arrived in Jining again.
It can be regarded as a return to the old place. During the Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang came here and was stationed for a period of time. At that time, the Kong family and his son were still working at the dock and made a lot of jokes.
Now that he is here again, Zhu Yuanzhang finds that the pier is obviously much busier than before. There are many more shops on the shore, and the number of restaurants and inns is also increasing.
Although the officials regard Yanyun as a place of alienation, for merchants, even barbarians are willing to go there as long as they can make money.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little relieved. After all, there were more than just these insects in this world, otherwise he would have been angry to death.
Lao Zhu stopped for a while. In addition to the local officials who greeted the emperor respectfully, Zhu Yuanzhang also saw an acquaintance among the welcoming crowd, Qian Yongren, the former Minister of Rites.
Currently, the promotion of Fudan Academy is mainly responsible for the construction of the academy.
Lao Zhu looked at it and suddenly became interested.
"Qian Yongren, when we sent you to Shandong, you suffered a lot!"
Qian Yongren hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, during this period of time, I, the guilty minister, have asked themselves that in the past, I was greedy for comfort and did not dare to make a difference. I really betrayed your majesty's trust and my good years. I, the guilty minister, deserves to die!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered slightly, he would no longer be deceived by such words.
"Qian Yongren, do you really think so?"
Qian Yongren suddenly kowtowed and said, "To answer your Majesty's question, I don't dare to talk nonsense. To be honest, I have a guest here recently."
"What guest?"
Qian Yongren hesitated a little. Whether he could turn over or not would depend on this time. He thought twice, and then he mustered up the courage to say, "Your Majesty, this person is Qian Tang!"
"Qian Tang?"
Lao Zhu thought for a while and finally remembered this person.
When he was at Bailudong Academy, this was the man who said he wanted to die for Confucius and Mencius. Later, he was sent home by Zhang Ximeng and was only allowed to farm and study. Even when he went out, he had to ask for directions.
Why, he came to Shandong?
"Go and fetch him."
Not long after, a dark-skinned young man walked in quickly and knelt down on the ground a long way away.
"Long live the common people to pay homage to our emperor!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it and found that he seemed to be thinner than before, but there was not much change.
"Qian Tang, if you are not studying at home, why did you come to Shandong? How did you get Lu Yin?"
Qian Tang hurriedly said: "In reply to Your Majesty, the common people will report it to verify what Mr. Zhang said."
"What did Prime Minister Zhang say? What words?"
Qian Tang Shenxi said in a tone: "Xiang Zhang once said that Zhu Xi's discussion of orthodoxy, no matter how exquisite it is, cannot cover up the defeat of Gaolianghe! Only victory can solve the problem!"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, "Mr. Zhang said so, now that the Ming Dynasty has recovered Yanyun, what do you have to say?"
Qian Tang kowtowed, "The common people have nothing to say. The common people just want to go to Yanshan to have a look. They want to know what kind of dangerous place it is, which makes people dream about it... But when the common people arrive in Shandong, the road is difficult, tedious, and arduous."
It’s not enough anymore…”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Qian Tang. Although this guy was a bit pedantic, he could actually take the initiative to go north to Yanyun. Compared with those things in the court, it was still much better!
Sure enough, the differences are all apparent from comparison.
"Well, let's give you a lift and let's go north together!"