There is indeed a reason why Shen Shixing was called the "Eight-faced Exquisite" in later generations. This suggestion can well avoid the intensification of conflicts, and at the same time, it will not lead to Gao Pragmatic's hand after the "Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty Economic Strategy" plus the "Shang Fangjian Privilege"
Power is out of control.
Shang Fangjian's privileges come from the emperor's gift. In theory, it is a temporary transfer of imperial power. In this way, no matter "how" or "how much" it is, it actually has nothing to do with others. As long as the emperor is happy, it is fine. Therefore, direct opposition is actually looking for
There is no absolutely defensible reason.
In this case, it is inevitable to recognize the privileges granted by the emperor, not to mention that there are cabinet ministers like Wu Dui who clearly stand on the side of high pragmatism. However, Shen Shixing still dealt with this problem with all his might: You said you want to "
"Everything is for the complete victory over the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty." I can't object to this, but I can control the intensity - even if someone doesn't obey orders and refuses to die, it doesn't necessarily have to be killed right away. I allow you to temporarily take away his authority. Isn't that okay?
Already?
As for what to do with that person, the court can naturally "discuss it later", so the initiative is returned to the cabinet. Although Gao Jingjing has a strong influence in the court, as long as the person he replaced is not dead, things will not work.
There is still a chance to turn things around.
Even if it doesn't work, you can transfer it to another position so that it won't be lost all at once - "It is not easy to train a cadre in an organization" is actually applicable in any era, and it is really not nonsense.
At this point, the cabinet finally reluctantly reached a consensus and stood up to make a "general proposal" on issues that had been of concern to the imperial officials in recent days. The chief minister, Shen Shixing, personally wrote the article, and all the cabinet ministers jointly signed it and submitted it to the emperor.
This time, the emperor's attitude also softened, and he affirmed in a tone of great praise that the cabinet members loved the ministers, were loyal to the country, and focused on the overall situation. At the same time, the emperor re-identified the "Gao Pragmatic" role as recommended by the cabinet.
The authority of "Meng Yuan Jing Lue" after being awarded the Shang Fang Sword.
However, although the emperor's decision has been made, Gao Jingshi, as the party concerned, still has to resign as usual. This is a routine routine. In the end, the emperor must have refused, but Gao Jingshi reluctantly accepted it with trepidation, so I won't go into details about the process.
When the news reached Shangshu Gaofu, Liu Xin felt a little emotional, shook his head and said: "In the past, I was not very impressed by 'Politics is an art of compromise', but now it seems that this is really the case... Could it be that all
No matter whether something is right or wrong, as long as there are two powerful political forces competing with each other, in the end they can only compromise with each other?"
Gao Pragmatic shrugged: "The reason why many people later said that politics is the dirtiest thing is that it has nothing to do with good or evil, right or wrong. The only thing related to it is interest. Of course, what will be the final compromise?
Likewise, it also has to do with the power of all stakeholders.”
Liu Xin pursed her lips: "Judging from this matter, your power seems to have surpassed that of the Heart School - you see, although you can't kill those who oppose you, you can at least take away their power. This
I have been able to implement your will to a large extent. On the contrary, after Shen Shixing made such a concession, I think the Governor of Jiliao must not be able to sleep well."
"It may not be that my strength exceeds that of the Heart School." Gao Pragmatic shook his head: "The power a person has in politics is never an immutable value. Shen Yuanfu's compromise does not mean that their overall strength has declined, but only
It’s just not convenient for you to confront me head-on in this special event of this battle.”
"But no matter what, if they have compromised to this point now, the chances of the Xin School sect causing trouble in this battle will be greatly reduced." Liu Xin frowned and said, "But if they don't make trouble, once the Ming Dynasty wins this battle, you
Your reputation will be the same for a while, how will they contain you then?"
"The troublemakers you are talking about are probably limited to Li Zhijun and Li Zongrong, right?" Gao pragmatically touched his chin and said: "The possibility of them opposing me in person is actually not high in the first place. With the addition of this Shangfang sword,
It can only be said that it will make them more disciplined. However, if you really want to cause trouble with me, why do you have to be the commander and commander of the army on the front line?"
"You mean causing trouble in the rear?" Liu Xin tilted her head and pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, "But looking at the emperor's attitude, I'm afraid he will never tolerate someone causing trouble behind the scenes of this war. Who is so bold as to dare to cross this trap?
?Besides, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue yourself, and it is impossible for Zhou Benbing of the Ministry of War not to cooperate with you. In this case, how can outsiders make trouble for you? "
Gao pragmatic shook his head: "Honestly, I don't know either. I can only make arrangements in advance in terms of what I think may go wrong, but I'm not sure what they will do in the end... You know, Mr. Wang Ge
Xu Cifu's courage is much greater than that of Shen Yuanfu, and Xu Cifu's sense of crisis is probably very strong now. Will the two of them unite to deal with me? Or, even if we don't say alliance, they will do something with each other's tacit understanding.
It’s very possible, right?”
"So do you have any ideas or responses?" Liu Xin asked.
Gao pragmatic continued to shake his head: "No. Some things are difficult to arrange perfectly in advance, and you still have to deal with them on a case-by-case basis."
Liu Xin couldn't help but sigh, changed the topic, and asked: "Kai Narita's ship is expected to arrive in Tianjin tomorrow. The secretariat has made arrangements to welcome her. In addition, it has also arranged etiquette lessons for her according to Madam's previous instructions, so
She will probably stay in Tianjin for two or three days before coming to the capital."
Gao Pingshi said "Oh" and said nothing more. Seeing this, Liu Xin raised her eyebrows slightly: "Don't you have anything to explain?"
"You have made arrangements, what else do I need to explain?" Gao Pragmatic waved his hand and said: "Rather than caring about etiquette, I am more concerned about the trends in Japan, especially the incident reported last month. I always feel that
There's something wrong with it."
"Last month?" Liu Xin frowned slightly and said, "You mean Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent someone to follow the Sea Trade Alliance fleet to buy Korean ginseng and mink skins in North Korea?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Yes, after much thought, I still think there is something wrong with this matter." Gao Pragmatic tapped the armrest rhythmically with the five fingers of his left hand and said slowly:
"Although Japan has had direct trade with North Korea in the past, it was basically conducted through Tsushima Morimune Yoshitomo. This time, the Maori family sent a ship to go with our trade fleet. Why?"
"Do you suspect there is something wrong?" Liu Xin thought for a moment, frowned and said: "The Maori family's navy is not weak in Japan, but this time they only sent a ship. Considering that ginseng and mink skins are valuable goods,
, there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with it.”
Gao Pragmatic said: "Historically, before Toyotomi Hideyoshi went to North Korea, he sent people to talk to North Korea first. Although North Korea clearly rejected his rude behavior, in terms of the process..."
"Do you think Toyotomi Hideyoshi will still do this?" Liu Xin didn't believe it and shook his head: "But the person we arranged reported that since Toyotomi Hideyoshi's second son (Toyotomi Hematsu) died last year, he is now concerned about the two.
The first thing is to hold many activities to commemorate the dead second son all over Japan; the second thing is to give birth to a son, and he and Mrs. Yodo are passionately preparing to have another son..." Liu Xin seemed to be aware that this was a bit indecent, Liu Xin said lightly
He coughed and did not continue.
After the Battle of Odawara, Toyotomi Hideyoshi returned triumphantly from the expedition to Juleti. In January of the following year, Toyotomi Tsurumatsu fell ill when he was less than two years old. Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered shrines and temples across the country to pray for recovery, and once again prayed for his recovery.
Kasuga Shrine donated 300 koku for prayers, and soon the Toyotomi Crane Pine was restored.
But in August, Toyotomi Tsurumatsu fell ill again. Toyotomi Hideyoshi once again ordered shrines and temples across the country to pray for recovery, and donated the remaining 700 stones from the last prayer for healing to Kasuga Shrine, as well as the great political affairs of the 16th year of Tensho
The remaining 7,000 koku he prayed for when he was sick, and a new one thousand koku. In addition, Toyotomi Hideyoshi gathered famous doctors from all over the world to treat his son.
Hideyoshi himself also went to Tofukuji Temple to pray, but three days later, on the fifth day of August, Toyotomi Hematsu still died in Yodo Castle, and his remains were transported to Tofukuji Temple. Because Hematsu was not only his only biological son, but also his son.
A son comes to an old age, so his death was a huge blow to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
One day later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi cut his bun in mourning at Tofukuji Temple. Tokugawa Ieyasu, Mori Terumoto and other great names and scholars also tried their best to shave their heads and tied their hair into a mound shape. Fu Shikawa Mitsushige
The 58th generation of Myoshinji, Nanka Genxing, was convinced, so he suggested that the funeral be held at the temple. Toyotomi Hideyoshi agreed, and held a funeral for his dead second son at Myoshinji and buried him in the temple.
The next day, Toyotomi Hideyoshi calmed down at Kiyomizu-dera Temple and went to Arima Hot Spring for hot spring treatment starting from the 9th. However, he was still in a state of confusion and lamented from time to time.
After that, Toyotomi Hideyoshi decided to build Shounji Temple next to the Higashiyama Daibutsu Hall as the Bodhi Temple of Toyotomi Crane Pine, and opened the mountain to the south. However, because Toyotomi Hideyoshi has very high requirements for this temple, it is said that he is still collecting construction materials from all over Japan.
, and even sent people to find the Sea Trade Alliance to buy some precious building materials.
Overall, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is basically still in the severe pain of losing his son, and he should not be in too much mood to think about whether to go to war. However, in the original history, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was also grieving, but he was still in "grief"
The war against Korea was launched, which shows that there is not much relationship between the two events.
Gao Jingshi disagreed with what Liu Xin said and shook his head: "It's not like you are in a hurry to have a baby and don't care about anything else. The same is true for paying homage to your beloved son. In addition, the news from Tokugawa Ieyasu also said
, the Toyotomi family secretly asked the Maori family to increase the output of Iwami Ginzan, and then contacted us to import rice from southern Xinjiang? What does he want so much rice for?"
"Isn't Japan always short of food? Maybe buying rice is because he wants to use rice to win over his subordinates, or the newly surrendered Mutsu daimyo?" Liu Xin frowned and asked: "Do you suspect that he is hoarding food to prepare for the expedition?
Prepare?"
Gao Pangshi didn't have any direct evidence at hand, so he could only reply: "No matter what the truth of the matter is, we have to be on guard. You can arrange to notify the squadron going to North Korea to pay attention to the Maori family and see if they have any
Any unusual movements, if any, must be reported promptly."
Liu Xin responded and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Has your brother arrived in Xuzhou?" Gao pragmatically asked.
"It can't be that fast. He has been stationed in southwest Yunnan for so long, and now he suddenly needs to move. Not only does his unit need to pack all kinds of supplies, but he can't just leave. He has to wait for someone to come and replace him." Liu
Xin smiled: "I guess it would be good if he can leave now. Even if he is really leaving in a hurry, he probably won't be able to leave Yunnan now."
Gao pragmatic thought for a moment and then asked: "Your Majesty was born in Sichuan, and he also made great achievements in pacifying the barbarians in Guizhou. Brother Ling also participated in the war at that time, so he should have a very good understanding of the human geography of Guizhou, right?"
Liu Xin nodded and replied confidently: "Don't worry about this. When my father and brother went on a killing spree in Guizhou, the name of Liu Jiajun was very loud. Especially my brother, who made such a decision when he was only thirteen years old.
He has great military exploits, and several times he charged into battle and killed dozens of barbarians. The natives of Guizhou have many connections with the barbarians and are very afraid of my brother. I personally even suspect that after my brother went to Xuzhou, Yang Yinglong might not dare to rebel."
Of course Gao pragmatic knew about Liu Wei's murder in the local area, but he did not dare to be so optimistic. Although he nodded, he was still a little confused after thinking about it, and said: "There is something that I have always suspected, and that is about Yang Yinglong.
Troop issue."
"How do you say it?" Liu Xin asked.
Gao Pingshi said: "I remember that according to historical records, Yang Yinglong seemed to have 80,000 soldiers after his rebellion, but based on the many investigations I have sent over the years, whether overt or covert, it seems that he should only have more than 20,000 soldiers. Even back then,
Calculating it like the Cen and Huang families in Guangxi, during the Tusi War, they could mobilize many native people to participate in the war, but Yang Yinglong should not have more than 50,000 troops. So... where did the other 30,000 people come from?
Coming?"
Liu Xin frowned, thought for a moment and said, "It's hard to say. Maybe the other little chieftains followed him and rebelled, or maybe it was because many of the native people under the chieftain's rule were simply 'black households', and the situation the court had grasped was distorted.
serious."
Gao Pingshi pondered for a moment and asked, "How many people do you have under your command?"
"Are you asking about Liu Jiajun's headquarters?" Liu Xin thought for a moment and replied: "For the headquarters, there are no more than 20,000, but through reorganization and reorganization in the past few years, the number of Japanese surrendered soldiers alone is almost 10,000."
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but be startled: "How come the total military strength has decreased? Why have the number of Japanese soldiers surrendered increased?"
Liu Xin shrugged and explained: "The reduction in the total force is due to the improvement of elite troops. With your support, Liu Jiajun is now replacing cannons with cannons. The equipment is much better than before when dad didn't care about grandma, but the degree of firearms
After improving, Liu Jiajun could not afford to support so many people, so he had to downsize.
As for the expansion of the establishment of surrendering Japanese pirates, they are not new Japanese pirates who have been trained. In fact, most of them are just "Yiding" and have nothing to do with "subducting Japanese". Many of these new recruits are from southern Xinjiang when I visited them last time.
He was selected from a group of prisoners and given to my brother. As for how he selected and trained him later, I don't know much about it."
After hearing this, Gao Pangshi couldn't say anything else, so he could only remind: "Since these people are from Myanmar and Siam, and have trained in southwestern Yunnan and northern Myanmar for several years, they must have some experience in mountain warfare, so I won't say more.
But you'd better send someone to deliver a message to Brother Ling, telling him not to slack off. The Yang family in Bozhou has been the local chieftain since the late Tang Dynasty. It has a longer history than the Cen and Huang families, and their appeal may be very strong."
Seeing that he was very serious, Liu Xin also restrained her relaxed attitude, nodded seriously and said: "I understand, I will remind my brother to be careful."
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