In the Ming Dynasty, both governors and governors were dispatched, not permanent official positions stipulated in the ancestral system. Therefore, even though some governors were in charge of two or three governors, there was no distinction between the two positions themselves.
However, the specific officials who serve as governors and governors can still be distinguished. The method of differentiation is very simple, just look at their duties. Similarly, the "levels" of two governors of different provinces or regions are also distinguished by their duties.
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For example, Gao Wuzhen's current official title is "Censor of the Youqiandu of the Duchayuan, who oversees the Liaodong region and manages military affairs." Here, his official title is "Censor of the Ducensorship of the Duchayuan and the governor of Liaodong."
Approval of military affairs."
And what about Zhou Yong? When he first came to Liaodong and took office, his official name was exactly the same as the current Gao Jingshi. However, in the sixth year of Wanli, because of "the success of recording Liao Town... Zhou Yong, the governor of the capital, was promoted to the right deputy capital censor."
, rewarded fifty taels of silver, and four pieces of silk on the outside and inside." So from then on he was promoted, and his current position was "right deputy censor of the capital".
Theoretically speaking, he is equivalent to the fourth-ranking figure in the Metropolitan Procuratorate - of course, this tie is a bit much.
But this time when Zhou Yong took office, his official name was changed again, and now he became "left minister of the Ministry of War and right deputy censor of the capital, governor of Ji Liao, Baoding and other departments, military affairs and food and salary".
In other words, in addition to changing his position from governor to governor, his official position became "left minister of the Ministry of War", while the right deputy of the Metropolitan Inspectorate became a part-time censor.
Folks may not be aware of the difference, but in fact the difference is real:
Generally speaking, the governor is the so-called "governor's envoy". Usually, his characteristic is that he is dispatched by the governor to the local area based on his duties as the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The connotation of this is that the governor supervises local administration, justice, etc.
Civilian duties are the main duties, and military duties are only auxiliary duties - auxiliary duties, auxiliary duties, auxiliary duties, and auxiliary duties. However, because the governor's dispatch stated "approval and management of military affairs", the military power is still there, so it is also commonly known as Fujun.
The governor-general usually takes the title of Minister of the Ministry of War as his official position, and in some cases even holds the title of Minister of the Ministry of War as his official position. This indicates that the main task of the governor-general is military affairs, and relatively speaking, his powers and responsibilities in administrative, judicial and other aspects are lighter——
But just like the governor, since he also has a part-time job with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he can still intervene in these civilian tasks.
The local power under the Ming Dynasty court system was "uneven and intertwined", which can also be seen here. In short, the governor and the governor have their own priorities, but they cannot act arbitrarily. This kind of thinking can even include the general soldiers.
Comparing it with the governor, it is the same style.
Why didn't civil servants rebel in the Ming Dynasty? The mutual checks and balances in the system are also a key factor, and may even be the biggest factor - the "system" here not only includes checks and balances between governors, but also various aspects such as patrols, censors, etc.
The aspects are composed of mutual restraints, using small to control large and so on.
Of course, Gao Pragmatic would not think that Zhou Yong was here to "check and balance" with him.
Sure enough, when Zhou Yong saw Gao Pangshi appearing at the city gate in person, he quickly got out of the carriage and walked up to meet him. Zhou Zhijun didn't put on any airs, and when Gao pragmatically called himself "the student-attendant,"
He also called himself a student, but he just answered "I don't dare, don't dare" in a pragmatic way.
The polite greetings at the city gate were only superficial and will not be mentioned here for now. Gao Pragmatic introduced a group of subordinates from Yuanma Temple in Liaodong and several generals who had to come today to Zhou Yong. Everyone came forward to greet him.
Zhou Yong actually knew several of these people, such as Gaizhou Guard Commander Jiang Enyuan, etc. However, this was the first time Zhou Yong met Ma Dong, and he praised Ma Dong very much, saying that he was very successful in the Battle of Liaonan.
Excellent performance.
Ma Dong thanked him without feeling sad, and Jiang Enyuan was quite flattering to Zhou Yong, but the main reason why Zhou Yong came to Gaizhou today was obviously not for them - logically speaking, Zhou Yong did not need to come to Gaizhou when he was going to Miyun to resume his new job.
Coming to Gaizhou would take at least a day - so after meeting Gaizhou's civil and military officials, Gao pragmatically invited him to his study for a chat under the hint of his eyes.
Without outsiders, Zhou Yong, an important figure in the township party and high-ranking party, no longer needed to pretend to be a newly appointed military official. He asked: "To be honest, there have been many changes in the positions of the seven ministers this time. Let's learn from the same lineage."
It seems that I have occupied a few good positions, but Xinxue has occupied more Nanjing and foreign posts. I always feel that something is wrong, do you know the inside story?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head slightly and said: "Brother Siyang, although Yuan Fu has exchanged letters with me, he did not explicitly state the key. However, there is something that I don't know if brother Siyang has paid attention to - Nanzhili is trying to recruit businessmen.
Tax."
The first time Gao Pragmatic met Zhou Yong, the two actually called each other cousins, which shows that there must be other ties between them. Otherwise, maybe Zhou Yong could call him "Qiu Zhen" based on his age and rank.
", but Gao Pragmatic will definitely have to change his name to Zhou Yong as "Mr. Lexuan".
This year is the year when Zhou Yong knows his destiny. His courtesy name is Siyang and his name is Lexuan. He is from Yanjin, Henan Province. In the past, he ranked 35th in the Henan Provincial Examination, and later participated in the examination and won 184th. Jiajing 40th
One year, he was promoted to the 3rd and 57th rank of Jinshi, was granted the same background as a Jinshi, and was granted the title of Magistrate of Wei County.
Although he did not do well in the exam, failed to pass the Shujishi examination, and did not get the opportunity to work in Beijing, Zhou Yong's luck was actually good, not for other reasons, but mainly because his room master was Zhang Siwei.
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In the last few years of the Jiajing Dynasty, Zhang Siwei had an average life. To put it bluntly, he was still struggling with his qualifications. Therefore, as Zhang Siwei's disciple, Zhou Yong had no choice but to be his county magistrate. There was not much
room for progress.
But after Gao Gong's resurrection, Zhang Siwei, as a latecomer that Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were both optimistic about, was regarded as a key training target. Together with Yang Bo and Wang Chonggu, the two Jin Party bosses were almost reaching their age, they also began to slow down the Jin Party.
He slowly handed it over to Zhang Siwei, who then embarked on the broad road.
At this moment, as Zhang Siwei's protégé who passed the exam, Zhou Yong's career immediately took a turn for the better. When Zhang Siwei was serving as the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhou Yong was transferred back to the capital, joined the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and served as Fujian Road Supervisor.
Censor.
In August of the second year of Wanli, Zhou Yong also invigilated the martial arts examination that year with another censor of Shanxi Province.
In March of the third year of Wanli, Zhou Yong was promoted to Shaoqing of Taipu Temple; in March of the fourth year of Wanli, Zhou Yong was promoted to Zuo Sicheng of Dali Temple and was promoted to Zuo Shaoqing.
In April of the fifth year of Wanli, Zhou Yong changed the imperial censorship to become the censor of the capital, and patrolled Liaodong. In total, he has been in charge of Liaodong for five years.
By the way, in the original history, when Zhang Siwei and Ding You returned to his hometown, Zhou Yong, who had been promoted to governor of Jiliao, was impeached and resigned. It can be seen that the teacher-student relationship in this era was such that both prospered and suffered losses.
In this case, Gao Pragmatic is of course Zhou Yong's "peer", to some extent even his junior brother, so it's natural to call him "Brother Siyang".
At this moment, Zhou Yong listened to Gao Pragmatic's reminder, rolled his eyes, and suddenly understood, and asked: "It seems that Master Xiang had to make some compromises with the Xinxue lineage? It's just that Brother Yu was a little confused. What kind of compromise is this?" After that, we haven't seen any progress at the central and senior levels, but the Nanjing local government has made more concessions. Doesn't this further confirm the current situation of 'the north is strong and the south is strong'?"
Gao pragmatic sighed and nodded: "It is true, but there is nothing we can do about it. Xinxue has become more and more popular since Wang Wenchenggong. In the past few years, it even almost suppressed Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, which affected the imperial court's recruitment of scholars. But I actually learned it. Xing was after Duke Wang Sumin. Later, because my third uncle, Duke Gao Wenzheng, and my mentor, Duke Anyang Guo, came to power one after another, we gained an advantage in the center. Now, it is not easy to form a situation where "the north is strong and the south is strong"... …”
Zhou Yong nodded. Of course he knew the situation, but he was still a little unwilling. He frowned and said: "The court's focus is now on Liaodong, or Ji Liao. At this time, the prime minister decided to appoint Brother Yu as the governor. Brother Yu is very grateful. "Yes, it's just that Brother Fool is ignorant and dull, and he is afraid that he may not be able to understand Master Xiang's foresight. I don't know that Brother Fool is leaving to resume his new career in the dark clouds. I wonder if my true and wise brother can teach me some good advice?"
Gao pragmatically said: I knew you came to see me for this matter...
As a subordinate, you must always pay attention to the leader's thoughts, think about what the leader thinks, and be anxious about what the leader wants. This is an essential quality for future generations to be in politics. But the problem is that sometimes the leader's level is indeed higher than yours. You may not be able to understand the leader's intention, which is troublesome.
At this time, you need to learn another trick: be good at detecting the leader's intentions from the people around him, so as to avoid misunderstanding the leader's intentions, making mistakes and doing stupid things.
Zhou Yong himself is already a close disciple of Zhang Siwei. It is not easy for him to find someone who is closer to Zhang Siwei than him, but Gao Pragmatic definitely meets this condition.
No matter how close the disciple is, it is obvious that he will not have a close nephew, not to mention that this close nephew is also the future leader recognized by the entire high-level party or, to be honest, the school?
If you ask directly about your teacher, you will look too stupid, but it doesn't matter if you ask Gao Xiangpang. If you don't mention anything else, at least we are of the same generation, so you can talk freely. As for age and so on... this is not important, as long as it is important If so, how did this junior fellow apprentice become governor?
Gao Pingshi said a few words of modesty, and then stopped being polite. He did have something to say to Zhou Yong.
To be honest, Gao Pragmatic is not sure about Zhou Yong's military ability, because in the past five years, except for the Battle of Southern Liaoning, the rest of his military achievements in Fu Liao were all done by Li Chengliang anyway. No one can see We don't know what his level is, which was the main reason why Zhu Yijun was worried about Zhou Yong's ability before.
Therefore, Gao Pragmatic tried his best this time to quietly teach Zhou Yong some workarounds without irritating him.
Gao Pragmatic first said: "Due to the Great War in Monan, the focus of the imperial court's border defense has completely shifted from 'Western control of the East' to 'Eastern control'. This is certain and there is no need to doubt it. Therefore, as long as the imperial court uses troops, the focus must be
In Jiliao."
Zhou Yong nodded and said nothing. He agreed with this conclusion and knew that Gao Pragmatic's words must not have been finished yet.
Gao pragmatic continued: "Actually, when using troops in Jiliao, we civil servants only need to do two things well, and that's about it."
Zhou Yong asked: "What two things?"
Gao pragmatically said: "First, ensure that Ji Liao has sufficient weapons and adequate pay; second, use the generals from the opposite side."
Zhou Yong narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Brother Yu must ensure that Ji Liao's weapons and equipment are fully paid, and use the other side's generals... Brother Yu guessed that Brother Xian probably meant to use them freely in Jizhen.
Qinantang?"
Gao Pragmatic was not shy and nodded directly: "Qi Nantang's ability, if you talk about a Ji Town, even if you add two towns, it can still control the scene."
Zhou Yong stared at Gao Jingshi carefully, and suddenly laughed: "Brother Yu, I understand." Then without waiting for Gao Jingshi to speak, he asked again: "What about Liaodong? Li Yincheng?"
Gao Pingshi muttered: "I have something in my heart, but I don't know whether to say it or not..."
"Hey, brother Xian said that, you are out of touch. You and I are not only brothers, but also governors of the same town. Is there anything else you should not say to brother Yu?" Zhou Yong said decisively: "Just say it,
Brother Yu is all ears."
Gao pragmatically said: "If Brother Siyang is concerned about the war in Liaodong, Brother Siyang might as well communicate with me more..."
If you say this to other people, I'm afraid it will be bad, because although it sounds quite polite, it ultimately means the same thing: The war in Liaodong will be done according to my wishes.
Even Zhou Yong frowned subconsciously after hearing this, but he adjusted quickly and smiled immediately: "You are Fujun, and it is your duty to support and manage military affairs. Brother Yu naturally wants to talk to you more.
For communication and discussion.”
Then he said with some worry: "But Brother Yu still wants to remind Brother Xian about Li Yincheng's matter..."
Zhou Yongdao: "Li Yincheng is good at fighting. Although he is a bit domineering, he actually understands the official rules. What can I say about him... His utilitarianism may be a little stronger, but his talent is not bad. If you look at it from a calm perspective,
, Brother Yu thinks it’s better to be stable.”
Gao Jingshi was silent for a moment, and then slowly said: "What if someone thinks that Li Yincheng is too powerful in Liaodong and may not be able to lose it in the future?"
Zhou Yong frowned and said: "Although Li Yincheng has many servants, the reason why he can support them is because he is the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. Once he leaves his post, he cannot afford to support these 40,000 servants."
Gao Pragmatic said nothing.
Zhou Yong felt even more surprised. He looked at Gao Pragmatic, slowly frowned, and asked with an extremely cautious expression: "Brother Xian, forgive Brother Yu for talking too much, who is this person you are talking about?"
Gao Qingshi sighed softly, stretched out his index finger to point to the sky, but said nothing.
Zhou Yong was shocked, and immediately retracted his probing eyes, lowered his head slightly, and sighed: "Brother Yu, I know, thank you, Brother Xian, for reminding me."
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