"My lord, won't you advise the emperor on this matter?"
"You can do it, veteran minister, but...Isn't it a bit excessive to hold a state funeral in Beijing after being crowned a county king?"
In the back garden of Ling Han's home, a group of officials were surrounding Ling Han with worried expressions on their faces.
The emperor issued an order, and Lan Yu was granted the title of county prince and was given a state funeral. This caused a stir in the capital. He, Lan Yu, was a minister who was guilty of sin, so why did he directly pursue the title of county prince? The victory of the Ming Dynasty was not the same.
He fought alone, why is the emperor so partial to him?
Ling Han was wearing a thick cotton robe and looked at the charcoal stove in front of him. On the stove were several pieces of clean, roughly sized taro being smoked and roasted.
The officials surrounding him were all the censors of the Supervisory Council. Among the officials of various ministries, there were also Hou Yong, Yan Zhenzhi, Yang Jing and others. These people were either his disciples or promoted by him.
Or be recommended to a high position.
However, most of the people who spoke were slightly younger officials. Yan Zhenzhi and others remained silent. Like Ling Han, they stared at the taro in front of them that was already smelling fragrant.
"Sir, things are different now than they were during the time of Lord Hongwu!" Zhang Chun, the censor of the capital, said, "At the time of Lord Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty was founded, and several heroes were named kings..."
"Isn't Lan Yu the founding hero of the country?" Ling Han suddenly spoke, his voice was very low, but the people around him immediately fell silent to listen.
Ling Han stretched out his hand, slowly turned over the taro, and continued in a low voice, "Are you guys idle with nothing to do? His Lan Yu people are all dead, not to mention making him a county king, even if he is named a prince.
No., so what?"
"The key is, today is different from the past, if in the future..."
"The future is the future, and the present is now!" Ling Han interrupted the other party unceremoniously and whispered, "Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. It has only been a few days of peace and you are already thinking about the civil and military struggle?
"
The reason why these officials privately opposed the emperor's favor to Lan Yu was simply because of the civil-military dispute.
The Ming Dynasty's national power was booming and the world was at peace. Now it was time for the scholar-bureaucrats to rule the world, but the emperor still valued military ministers and even gave them great favors. This made the civil servants feel a little bit annoyed and worried at the same time.
If military officials are reused, the generals will be warlike.
"Sir!" Gao Chang'an, another imperial censor, said, "What you said is a bit harsh. We are not thinking about the civil and military struggle." After saying that, he paused, "but...but...
The emperor clearly understands the meaning of the imperial edict and is not done with Burma yet. I think about it, the emperor must use the name of rewarding the blue jade to use the sword again."
"The emperor is young and loves martial arts. If things go on like this, won't he be resorting to militarism..."
"Ha!" Before he could finish speaking, Ling Han suddenly sneered again and looked at the other party, "Gao Yushi, you are exaggerating. Even if the small country of Myanmar uses troops against it, so what? Can it hurt the country? Or
If you really think so, why don't you go and talk to the Long Live Lord? What are you talking about?"
Suddenly, Gao Changan blushed.
"There must be consequences for Burma's affairs. We, the Ming Dynasty, will not attack others easily, but Burma secretly went to war with me, the Ming Dynasty. Is this the end of the matter?" Ling Han said, turning the taro over again, "Oh,
The country has millions of soldiers and yet it still pretends to be generous and gentle. Isn’t that stupid?”
"You guys!" Ling Han shook his head and then said, "Coming to my house and telling me these things is nothing more than letting me take the lead in singing the opposite tune!"
Suddenly, the people around him lowered their heads and remained silent.
"Hey!" Ling Han smiled again, "I'll tell you a few words."
As he spoke, he sighed, "First, what do you want to say? You go into the palace to see the emperor and say it yourself. Second, this moment is not only about Lan Yu's death, but also about the sacrifice of prisoners at the Meridian Gate. You can weigh it yourself.
Shouldn't you be so arrogant and talkative?"
At this point, he blew on it, carefully peeled off the burnt skin of the taro, and took a bite.
"Hoo ho!" Ling Han didn't mind the heat, "You should be busy with whatever you need to do, and don't hang around in front of my eyes."
He had reached this point and everyone could not stay any longer, so they had to stand up and leave.
But Hou Yong, Yan Zhenzhi, Yang Jing and others did not move.
~
"Here, let's take a few pieces each to try!" Ling Han said when everyone left.
The people around me were not polite. A group of second- and third-grade officials from the Ming Dynasty gathered around the charcoal stove and drank strong taro tea, eating with gusto.
Suddenly, Ling Han threw away the taro in his hand angrily, "A bunch of idiots!"
Immediately, he shook his head and said, "He is hopelessly stupid. Not only are he stupid, do they think I am stupid too? How can it be unreasonable to come to your door and ask me to stand up for you? I...do I look like that person who was taken advantage of?"
The people around him laughed silently and shook their heads.
When they laughed, Ling Han also laughed, and then looked at Hou Yong, "Do you know why the emperor wanted to pursue Lan Yu?"
The latter thought about it, "In terms of military merit, this county prince Lan Yu is worthy of it."
Ling Han said nothing and looked at the others.
"Lanyu is a relative of the emperor, and family favors to the Lan family are due!"
"The emperor is using the blue jade incident to inspire the military ministers..."
None of their answers satisfied Ling Han.
"You're still young!" Ling Han sighed.
Upon hearing this, everyone around him put down the taro in his hands and acted like he was listening.
"Behind the pursuit of Lan Yu is the complete withdrawal of the Huaixi Warrior Group from our Ming Dynasty." Ling Han's words were a bit sad, and the eyes of everyone around him suddenly lit up.
"Among the noble warriors of Huaixi, there is no general after Lan Yu! Don't look at the recent use of Guo Ying and others by the emperor. To put it bluntly, they are just used to guard the door." In just one sentence, the surrounding people
People have already understood.
Huaixi nobles are old and there will be no generals who can lead the army after Lan Yu's death, so the emperor can freely promote the military ministers he likes to take over the military power. They are all close ministers of the emperor, and they all know more or less about the emperor.
It means intending to reform the military and government.
They had even thought that not long ago, before the Emperor accompanied the Supreme Emperor back to Fengyang, he had privately revealed the reform of military pay.
The reason why the emperor was so kind to Lan Yu for his death in battle was actually to show to the surviving veterans of Huaixi.
If you do this to Lan Yu, your life behind you will not be shabby in the future. Therefore, you should be obedient and not get involved in the reform of military and political affairs in the future. Even if you lose your interests, you have to endure it.
Although the old nobles no longer control the military and are not involved in military affairs, the relationship between the military and the military is still a complicated network, and the interests are even more intertwined.
Suddenly, a question arose in everyone's mind.
"Perhaps Lan Yu wants to die just so that the Huaixi Xungui Group can truly succeed and retire?"
"In the future, the emperor will promote new recruits in the army." Ling Han continued, "It's not that Huaixi Xungui is not good, it's just that they are too good. There are too many things to consider when using them, so we have to find another good one.
talent!"
As he said that, he glanced at the people around him and said, "If you give too much favor, it will easily become a burden. Being kind only may not be a good way to win over your ministers. This is the emperor's tactic!"
He did not say it directly. The emperor would not allow it and would not allow the Ming Dynasty to have a military minister with a huge reputation like Lan Yu. A family of military generals could exist, but a group as powerful as the Huaixi Honorables could not exist again.
How about the Supreme Emperor? He is the emperor with the strongest character throughout the ages. But back then, he didn’t have murderous intentions against the uncontrollable Huaixi Honor Group many times!