The defeat of the Huo Luochi brothers can almost be described as a "devastating blow" to them. The military report Gao pragmatic received was that the three troops of Li Rusong, Tuotuo, and Yilduqi "beheaded seven thousand people and made prisoners alive."
Nearly 20,000 people were able to mount 16,000 horses, and draft horses were about half that, while cattle, sheep, bows and arrows were useless."
"No calculation" is just a customary saying, which means that there are too many to be counted at the moment. In order to report the good news, the general results will be reported first. Later, there will be a patrol censor or a military censor (usually the patrol censor concurrently, and occasionally
Separately appoint) and others to conduct a detailed inventory of these data.
The most difficult part of the inventory is the heads, which need to be carefully distinguished one by one to see if they are killing good people and taking credit or forging them. Of course, the heads of the Mongolians are relatively easy to identify because they have different hairstyles from those of the Ming Dynasty.
Gong's head can be examined from various aspects such as the direction of the hair and the color of the scalp. In short, there is a set of relatively effective inspection methods.
Because of this, when the court was quelling civil strife, there were usually more cases of killing good people and taking merit, but when fighting the Mongols, this situation was much less common. In the original history, when Li Chengliang started to kill good people and take credit, the reason why
It was discovered right away, which was one of the reasons.
The results of this battle of Zhuanglangwei are gratifying, but the most shining one is Li Rusong's formation killing the force rabbit. In the original history, the force rabbit also led troops to help the rebels to worship the Ming Dynasty, and attacked Zhenbei Fort, Ligang Fort, etc.
He was defeated by Li Rusong, Ma Gui and others. He passed through Helan Mountain and exited outside the Great Wall.
This time, the rabbit was not so lucky and even gave his head to Li Rusong.
Such a happy event means that the overall situation in the northwest has been decided. Even if Huo Luochi, who suffered heavy losses, can subdue the remaining troops of Litu, he will no longer be able to control Songshan, Xining and other places. The defense pressure on the Hexi Corridor will soon be relieved. The imperial court only needs to continue to send troops for "armed parades"
"After a while, there is a high probability that these places can be recovered.
Gao Pragmatic, who was halfway back to the army, also breathed a sigh of relief and felt relaxed. Now that the war is basically over, Wei Xuezeng only needs to tidy up the internal affairs to ensure that the same thing will not happen again, which is of course much simpler.
Speaking of which, Gao Pragmatic was not very optimistic about Wei Xuezeng's military commanding ability. He was responsible for most of the pacification of the Kuaibai Rebellion in history. In fact, from a commanding point of view, although he was not outstanding, he was not very successful.
The flaw was that he was a little indecisive and hesitant about whether to force a strong attack or force surrender. In the end, it took several months without any results. As a result, Zhu Yijun, who had repeatedly delegated power to him, became angry and resigned from his official position.
Arrested and returned to Beijing for questioning.
One month after Wei Xuezeng was captured, the battle in Ningxia was settled - using his previous idea. Logically speaking, this can prove that it was not that his strategy was not working, but that the heat was indeed not that good, but Zhu Yijun's anger remained.
He was characterized in the edict as "the chief contributor and the real culprit", which shows the depth of hatred.
Zhu Yijun's character has been analyzed in the previous article. His characteristic of employing people is to select one person and try his best to delegate power to ensure that everything you want is met. If you want money, give money, if you want people, give people power, and if you want power, give power. So Wei Xuezeng initially
When his performance was not good, Zhu Yijun also directly dismissed several officials who were not dealing with him, and gave Shang Fangjian to ensure his authority.
But another characteristic of Zhu Yijun is that if you can't perform well at this level, then his attitude will turn 180 degrees and he will think that you are a waste and the culprit, and he will destroy you.
No - Wei Xue was like this, and Zhang Juzheng was not like this earlier? This is actually related to Zhu Yijun's character.
However, in fact, Wei Xuezeng worked hard and the strategy of conquering the city and recruiting surrender was originally his suggestion. When the victory came, Zhu Yijun summoned Zhao Zhigao and Zhang Wei, who were then bachelors, and both of them tried their best to defend Wei Xuezeng. The Minister of the Ministry of War
Shi Xing and other court officials often claimed that Wei Xuezeng was not guilty.
Even Mei Guozhen, the censor of the army who had previously impeached Wei Xuezeng, also went to the Shu and said: "Wei Xuezeng was a little slow to respond. I asked to reprimand the generals to boost morale. The order to arrest Wei Xuezeng came from my superior. I am deeply aware of this."
I feel regretful. If Wei Xue was not reaffirmed, I will be ridiculed for eternity."
If the civil servants are like this, what about the generals? Li Rusong, an upright Liaodong man, said bluntly: "When Wei Xuezeng was arrested, the officers and soldiers of the three armies shed tears like rain."
Even Ye Mengxiong, who succeeded Wei Xuezeng as governor of the three sides, attributed the credit to Wei Xuezeng. Zhu Yijun refused to listen at first, and it was not until later that Wei Xuezeng was restored to his official position.
All in all, Wei Xuezeng's level is still good, but he is not so quick to respond and is a little hesitant in making decisions. This may be a bit like Chen Gong during the Three Kingdoms period. The so-called "Chen Gong is wise and late".
The reason why Gao Jingshi was a little worried was because of the word "chi". He was afraid that Wei Xuezeng would procrastinate and make up his mind. Although he helped him finish the most difficult main battlefield in Ningxia, he was afraid that there would only be one village left by then.
Lang Wei, if he suddenly wants to attack by force, and suddenly wants to surrender, then he is in trouble. Because the key to the imperial court now is not that he cannot win, but that he has no money and cannot afford to delay.
Now it's okay. Li Rusong is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. He went up and punched the old master to death, which can be regarded as breaking through ten battles with one effort. In this way, not only Zhuang Langwei's matter was solved, but even Songshan,
The problem in Xining was also solved, it was perfect.
However, what Gao Pangshi didn't expect was that a battle that he thought was perfect would actually cause a minor disturbance after word spread to the court.
Even if you win the battle, you can still cause trouble? What kind of trouble?
This controversy is about merit.
Li Rusong's own merits cannot be denied, and no one disagrees with this point. The Xin School definitely recommends that he is the most meritorious general in this battle, but the Practical School has no opinion on this - how can it offer an opinion?
It’s hard to put the first credit on Totuo and Yilduzi, right?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Even if they are sent by Gao Pragmatic, they are likely to only listen to Gao Pragmatic's command, but these two are Mongolians after all, and they are not naturalized (referring to surrendering)
Ming Dynasty) Mongols. So if the first credit is given to them, where will the dignity of the Ming Dynasty go?
The first merit of a military commander can be easily defeated, but there is a big problem with the first merit of a civilian official.
There was a dispute among the senior officials of the Practical School in Beijing. Some people believed that whether it was Li Rusong, Tuotuo or Yilduzi, they were all assigned by Gao Pragmatic before he resigned as "Admiral of Northwest Military Affairs", and the orders they received at that time were all the same.
It was given by Gao Jingshi, so of course the credit for winning this battle should be attributed to Gao Jingshi. Such a large amount of credit should not be wiped out just because he had already announced his resignation a few days when the war broke out.
Others believe that the imperial court has its own laws. If you win a battle when you are in office, the credit will certainly go to you. But when you leave office, you resign. The court cannot take credit for the success of your assignment just because you made any assignment before leaving office.
Count it to you. Why? Because your successor may also recognize this assignment. Otherwise, why didn't he revoke this order? At this time, Wei Xuezeng was the real commander. How could your predecessor, Gao Pragmatic, do this?
What about coveting his merit?
Although both parties are reasoning, in fact they must have their own positions. Needless to say, the officials who stand on Gao Pragmatic's side must be his supporters, but the officials who stand on Wei Xuezeng's side may not necessarily be his supporters.
Many of Wei Xuezeng's supporters actually supported Xu Guo.
Is there any relationship between supporting Xu Guo and supporting Wei Xue? It seems not, but there is a twist - Xu Guo and Gao Pangshi are actually the two current banners of the Practical School. Xu Guo is the second assistant of the imperial court and nominally a member of the Practical School.
The first person is the so-called party leader.
However, his position as the party leader is very unstable. Because of Gao Pragmatic's special status, only Gao Pragmatic within the Practical School can be regarded as having obtained the political legacy of three generations of chief ministers. In addition, his relationship with Zhu Yijun and the contributions he has made
, so more people privately regard him as the real party leader of the Real School - even though he is too young in terms of age.
For these reasons, there is some tension within the Pragmatic School. Some people believe that Gao Pragmatic is the best choice for "party leader" regardless of whether he is civil or military. Others, although they do not object to this, think that Gao Pragmatic does not need to be "so anxious."
, you can wait until Xu Guo leaves his post and then take up the post. Anyway, he is still very young and does not lack this time at all.
You are only in your twenties, do you have to rush to join the cabinet and take charge? Wouldn't it be better to lay a solid foundation and have a stable succession? At least there will be less gossip from the outside world, right?
After all, it is Gao Dang who belongs to the Practical School, not the Practical School, and you cannot put the cart before the horse.
There were constant disputes within the Practical School, and the external disputes were even more varied.
There are also two views on the neutral side: one thinks that the credit for this time should be given to Gao Pragmatic, but the reason in their hearts is that the Ming Dynasty needs an all-round top civil servant to push the status of the civil servant to the highest peak.
. Now it seems that the most promising person to achieve this is Gao Pragmatic. Not only does he have a good family background and outstanding achievements, but the key is that he also has a good relationship with the emperor.
Why is this last point particularly important? Because only by meeting this point can we ensure that there will definitely not be another Wang Zhen or Liu Jin. These two are just eunuchs. They can actually suppress the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty. They don’t rely on everything.
The emperor's favor?
And once the top civil servants also have such holy relatives, it is obvious that the eunuchs have no hope and can only be suppressed by the civil servants like grass and grass. This is in line with the trend of civil servant politics and the interests of the civil servant group.
As for the other faction, of course they believe that the credit should be given to Wei Xuezeng. Their reason is exactly the opposite. They believe that there should not be an overly strong top civil servant, even if this civil servant can powerfully suppress the power of the eunuchs.
This is very strange. After all, as I just said, strong top civil servants can ensure that the interests of the civil servant group reach their peak. They are also civil servants themselves, so why would they disagree?
The reason is simple. The political stance of these officials all tend to be conservative, and Gao Pragmatic is obviously a reformist who is not conservative at all. In their eyes, Gao Pragmatic is even a complete radical.
What about privatizing military industry, what about post station reform, what about heavy industry and commerce, which one is not "abandoning the ancestral system"?
Yes, when you talk about these things, you talk very nicely, and you are accused of not abandoning the ancestral system, but even inheriting the "spirit" of the ancestral system. But everyone is the best among scholars. What's behind these fallacies of yours?
What is it? Can’t we see it?
It’s not that I can’t see it, I just can’t oppose it! After all, the cabinet at that time was controlled by your pragmatic school, and the emperor only listened to your pragmatic words!
These officials have filtered eyes. They will not see that after the private military industry, the Ming Dynasty's armaments were gradually strengthened and the weather was changing; they will not see that after the reform of the post station, the efficiency of the court has been greatly improved and the cost has been greatly saved; they will not see that
After heavy industry and commerce, the people of the Ming Dynasty became richer and the circulation of materials became faster...
In their eyes, the privatization of military industry has resulted in "the most important weapons of the country being held by private individuals", and the original opportunities for local government offices to "sell garbage for money" have disappeared, which is equivalent to the shrinkage of small treasuries in various localities.
In their eyes, the reform of the post station has made it inconvenient for them to travel. Not only can they not enjoy the hospitality and even give them money as carelessly as in the past, but if they exceed the limit even slightly, they will be refused reimbursement by the local yamen, and even be impeached by the censor.
(Note: As mentioned above, because the inspection inspectors need to check the accounts, if they fail to check or miss the inspection, the "accounting team" assigned to the inspectors by the Ministry of Household Affairs will be reported to the Ministry of Accounts, resulting in the inspector himself being held accountable).
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In their eyes, heavy industry and commerce have led to the social status of factory owners and businessmen being improved again. Correspondingly, it has lowered the social status of literati and made literati
They were very unhappy because of their family background. Of course, at the same time, they were also jealous of the wealth of these people - why did I, after studying so hard for so many years and going through so many arduous examinations, get the result?
Not as rich as you, a nouveau riche who runs a factory?
For these reasons, they are certainly opposed to giving credit to Gao Pragmatism.
In addition to the Practical School and the Neutral School, of course there is also the Xin School. The response from the Xin School is very consistent: they insist that this credit should certainly be attributed to Wei Xuezeng, and it has absolutely nothing to do with Gao Pragmatic.
The public reasons given by the Xin School are exactly the same as those within the Real School for "supporting the Wei School". Of course, this is just official talk. In fact, their reason is very simple: Your contribution to being pragmatic cannot be greater!
Now that Gao Pragmatic has not yet joined the cabinet, everyone within the Shi School can suppress Xu Guo, who is the second assistant, and let you continue to make contributions and raise your hopes. Once you enter the cabinet in the future, even if you are just a low-ranking assistant,
You might even pressure the chief assistant to the point where he can't speak, so what's the point?
This situation is not without signs. When Gao Gong returned to the dynasty, he was obviously a second minister, but Li Chunfang, the chief minister, did so in disgrace, so that whenever people in the world hear the word "cabinet", they are the first or even the only one.
The person who comes to mind is Gao Gong. What happened to Li Shilu?
This kind of situation must never happen again - nonsense, the current chief minister is from their Xin School, how can this kind of thing be tolerated?
Gao Pragmatic, who returned triumphantly, returned to the capital amid this turmoil.
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