Seven hundred and nineteenth chapter political self-restraint
The armed forces are back from inspection.
Arriving at the temporarily established Governor's Office of Neisan Pass, Jiang Lun rushed in excitedly.
Unlike Zhang Yanling who came to the northwest as a noble, Jiang Lun felt that he had obtained a stepping stone for the powerful class. Although he was already the uncle of Yutian, he had no reputation or status in the governor's mansion. He relied on this opportunity to serve as a candidate for the throne.
To rectify his name, he also wants to realize his own value in the Xinhuang system.
Even Tang Bohu, who was only proficient in poetry and painting in the past, can soar to the sky, why can't I, Jiang Mengzai?
"Old Tang, you are really capable. Seeing that you are not afraid at all when speaking in front of those generals, I know that you have the style of a general. It seems that this military success is easily achieved."
Jiang Lun had a look of compliment on his face.
He didn't have the nerve to say, while you are getting military merit, you must remember to support me, brother. You can eat meat and I can drink soup. It would be better if there are some bones and dregs.
Tang Yin sighed: "What military achievements and what I look like are unknown to others, but you still don't understand?"
Jiang Lun curled his lips and said, "How can you be so humble? Who didn't know about your outstanding military achievements during the Anlu period? If it hadn't been like this, Emperor Xing... Emperor Xingxian wouldn't have thought so highly of you."
"hehe."
Tang Yin smiled mockingly, "Meng Zai, you don't know the role Jingdao played in that war, do you? If it hadn't been for him, let alone military merit, I would have been killed by the bandits sent by King Ning."
Captured, now the grass is growing on the grave."
"Haha, Brother Bohu, even if Mr. Zhu is powerful, wouldn't it be up to you to support him? Otherwise, just because he is a child, who will listen to him? Besides, isn't Mr. Zhu behind his back this time?
Advise you? What on earth did he say? Our next step is to send troops to fight the Tatars in a decisive battle?"
Jiang Lun became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke.
Tang Yin frowned when he heard this, thinking where did this guy get his confidence?
Do you think fighting is fun?
Tang Yin said: "He said he was going to attack, but in the early stage, he had to lure the enemy deep and attract the Tatar targets to the pass of the Inner Three Passes, not necessarily which side. I had previously sent people to inform the generals of the garrison at each of the Inner Three Passes.
They will transport a batch of baggage from Xishan, and at the same time a large number of craftsmen will be stationed to collect materials and make preparations on the spot."
"What to prepare?"
Jiang Lun's eyes widened.
Tang Yin thought for a moment and said, "It's the kind of violent gunpowder that was used by the bombing thieves in the camp. Because it's not very stable, you need to bring the materials to the place before preparing it."
Jiang Lun said excitedly: "In that case, I seem to understand. Think about it, we now have something called a hot air balloon, which flies high into the sky. If we attract the Tatars, we can drop that thing from the sky...
...Hey, darling, this is called divine soldiers descending from the sky. Even if they don’t die, they will have to shed their skin.”
"Don't always think about good things."
Tang Yin rolled his eyes at Jiang Lun, "Is war so fun? Would the Tatars be so obedient and set up a camp for you to blow up? Besides, don't the Tatars know how to warn you? Although the gunpowder is powerful, its main effect is
It is used to frighten the enemy, not to cause too many casualties. If it really explodes, I am afraid that all the powerful gunpowder used together will not be enough to blow up half the battalion..."
"Hey."
Jiang Lun scratched his head in embarrassment, "Old Tang, you know better...I will listen to you..."
Tang Yin sighed: "Actually, what Jingdao told me also has this meaning. If there is a chance to fly over the enemy camp and bomb them, the best thing would be to cooperate with the cavalry assault, which can achieve miraculous results. But that requires the right time, place and people.
And, just talking about the direction of the wind... it is very difficult to grasp.
"It's winter now, the weather is freezing cold, and the northwest wind is strong. To attack the enemy camp, you must attack at night. The wind is even stronger at night... Do you think it's easy?"
Jiang Lun sat down and nodded seriously: "It makes sense."
Tang Yin said: "So we still have to be prepared for a hard fight. Of course, now we must defend the city first and ensure the stability of the inner three passes. This is more important than anything else."
Jiang Lun laughed and said, "Here comes the ***. If you have a chance, you must let me go and take a look before going into battle."
"Huh? You want to charge into battle?"
Tang Yin frowned.
Jiang Lun waved his hand quickly: "I'm not going to die, I just want to stand on the top of the city and see the power of those guns and artillery... Just listening to the craftsmen talking there when they were brought here, I felt very powerful.
It seems that they are boasting very wickedly, but no one has really seen its power. If you really have the chance, you must broaden your horizons."
Only then did Tang Yin know that Jiang Lun felt that the weapons and equipment of the Ming army were very strong, and he had a mentality of "the Celestial Empire is invincible", so he believed that he would win this battle.
He didn't have the nerve to dampen Jiang Lun's enthusiasm.
After all, during the war in the northwest, the Ming army had always been on the defensive, relying on the steepness of the passes and filling in as if human lives were worthless to protect the territory. If they really wanted to fight the Tatars... when both sides had equal conditions in terms of soldiers, horses, weapons, etc.
Under the circumstances, it is difficult for the Ming army to gain any advantage.
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In the capital, the matter of new members entering the cabinet is in full swing.
Tingtiao has begun.
But for the first time, except for Liu Chun proposed by Zhu Si, only Shi Ban and Feng Xi were nominated. However, it was obvious that Shi Ban and Feng Xi were not as prestigious as Liu Chun. For a time, Liu Chun's call for joining the cabinet was rising.
Even many people in the Hanlin Academy felt that Liu Chun had the opportunity to join the cabinet this time.
But some people think that Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, should join the cabinet. If Mao Cheng comes out to be elected, it will be almost a sure thing.
But Mao Cheng himself was not interested in this matter at all, and did not even do any related operations. He also knew that if he stayed in the Ministry of Rites, he could still be a big boss and be able to do something, or he would not be affected by Yang Tinghe on certain matters.
However, if he joins the cabinet... he will become Yang Tinghe's vassal and younger brother.
Mao Cheng is not stupid. He will not do this kind of thing to cause trouble for himself.
After the first court decision, Yang Tinghe privately discussed with Jiang Mian and Mao Ji.
Mao Ji said bluntly: "I think His Majesty is likely to make another move tomorrow. No matter how you look at it now, things seem to be a little wrong."
Jiang Mian looked reserved and did not comment.
Yang Tinghe felt that this matter was probably related to Yang Yiqing or Xie Qian returning to the court and joining the cabinet.
Mao Ji asked: "Jie Fu, I wonder what you think?"
Yang Tinghe said: "If there is no longer a candidate, Liu Dongchuan should be appointed to the cabinet. This will not only reassure people's hearts, but also prevent His Majesty from getting entangled in this matter. But we must ensure that there is only one person in the cabinet."
"this……"
Jiang Mian and Mao Ji looked at each other, with some confusion in their eyes.
In fact, this is the pattern.
After Zhu Si ascended the throne, Yang Tinghe has always adopted a tough but tactful way to communicate with the young emperor. It seems that Yang Tinghe is very strong, but in fact, Yang Tinghe has shown a very high level of self-cultivation in terms of ritual discussions, personnel scheduling, etc.
Knowing that fighting to the death with the little emperor would destroy the harmonious relationship between the emperor and his ministers, he chose to compromise on many things.
Since the new emperor ascended the throne, from the appointment of six ministers, to the conviction of Wang Qiong, Lu Wan and others, to the appointment of Yuan Zonggao to the cabinet, and the compromise of Tang Yin's entry into the court...
In every matter, Yang Tinghe suffered a loss to some extent. In other words, Yang Tinghe was not the kind of person who was tough just for the sake of being tough. He knew how to assess the situation, was open-minded, and was a powerful official who could do practical things.
This is also the fundamental reason why in history, when Yang Tinghe was in court, even though he had many conflicts with Zhu Si, he was able to achieve a happy ending.
Of course, there will still be some irreconcilable conflicts between the emperor and his ministers. The most tough thing Yang Tinghe did before was to auction coal mines and collect mineral taxes. At that time, Yang Tinghe also felt that he was being teased by the little emperor. He could have discussed it with the little emperor, but later he simply
Force the little emperor to take back his life through head-on confrontation.
But in the end, each of them took a step back. The little emperor gave up on continuing to auction the coal mines, but Yang Tinghe also agreed to continue mining coal mines in Xishan... The two sides did not get into a complete quarrel.
What happened this time.
Yang Tinghe also showed extremely high political accomplishment.
In fact, this is also the result of his inner choice to compromise.
Compared with allowing Yang Yiqing to return to the court and join the cabinet, Yang Tinghe was more able to accept Liu Chun's entry into the cabinet. Although Liu Chun was not a member of his own faction, he was at least an orthodox Hanlin bachelor and his reputation in the court was not low. After Liu Chun joined the cabinet, he
It is still difficult to shake his position as Yang Tinghe's chief minister in the cabinet.
But if Yang Yiqing joins the cabinet, the situation will be very different. Yang Tinghe cannot afford the worst result, so he can only choose to compromise and agree to listen to the little emperor's suggestion and arrange Liu Chun into the cabinet.
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Mao Ji and Jiang Mian had heard to some extent that Yang Yiqing was returning to the court, but because Yang Tinghe didn't say it clearly, they could only guess that it might be related to it.
Wait until the meeting is held at court the next day.
Jiang Mian, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, came out and proposed: "Your Majesty, I also believe that it is more appropriate for Liu Chun, a scholar of Hanlin Academy, to join the cabinet. He has been in power for a long time and has always been in compliance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty..."
At the beginning, Jiang Mian, on behalf of the cabinet, blew a rainbow fart at Liu Chun.
When cabinet members came out to express their attitude, the matter became very delicate.
Originally, many people from Yang Ting and the faction were ready to continue to argue, showing how unsuitable it was for Liu Chun to join the cabinet, and then judge the benefits of Fengxi and Shi Zhu joining the cabinet... After all, Shi Ban had been doing this for several months.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel retired from the Ministry of Personnel and became a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. It would be a pity not to join the cabinet.
But now that Jiang Mian is speaking on behalf of the cabinet, it is equivalent to telling the people in the court that the cabinet has reached a consensus on who should join the cabinet.
Anyone who comes out to oppose Liu Chun's entry into the cabinet is ignorant of current affairs.
After hearing Jiang Mian's words, Zhu Si frowned and said, "Mr. Jiang Ge, did I hear you correctly? It seemed like... there was a lot of resistance in the court to Liu Qing's family joining the cabinet. Why did it suddenly happen today..."
Jiang Miandao: "I just want to ask, does your Majesty want one person to join the cabinet this time, or... multiple people?"
Zhu Si smiled and said: "It only takes one person. Find one more person... just to share the hard work with you."
As soon as these words came out.
Many people heard the problem. It seemed that the emperor said yesterday that he supported Liu Chun's entry into the cabinet, but today he heard that the cabinet supported Liu Chun's entry into the cabinet. He was not satisfied and wanted to add another candidate to the cabinet at the last minute?