Chapter 280 The Sword Points at Japan (Twenty-Nine) Shen Yiguan
"Six hundred miles urgent - a great victory in Hanyang! The old tune of Gaoge is that the tiger has left the mountain, and Admiral Ma defeated the Japanese in Hanyang!"
Although there are flying pigeon stations for pragmatic liaison with the capital, the court's process also has its own unique use, especially in the matter of reporting victory. The six-hundred-mile-high-speed victory posthorse shouted "Enter Beijing" all the way, and the people along the way could hear it.
, the propaganda effect cannot be ignored, and it is very helpful to strengthen the authority of the court.
This victory document was naturally a follow-up to the recent victory at Hanyang. When the news reached the capital, the officials and the people were naturally overjoyed.
However, some people couldn't figure out the difference between this Hanyang and that Hanyang, and thought they were talking about Hanyang Prefecture in Huguang. After hearing about the "Great Victory of Hanyang", they were so surprised that they asked someone: "The Great Victory of Hanyang? When did the trouble in Huguang happen?"
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Others listened to the doctor reading the newspaper in the teahouse and told him: "This Hanyang is not that Hanyang, not the one in Huguang, but the capital of North Korea. By the way, this North Korea is the Wang family in the Yuan Dynasty BC
It was founded by the Goryeo general Li Chenggui. The King of Goryeo at that time was ignorant and tyrannical, and was a die-hard loyal to the former Yuan Dynasty. Li Chenggui abandoned the secret and turned to the bright side and established a new dynasty, which is today's North Korea.
The so-called Korean name comes from China. It was the ancient Korean country founded by Jizi, the son of King Wen Ding of Shang Dynasty. It means "the bright and clear Korea". Therefore, although this country is now a border, it was originally China.
Since there are descendants of Chinese Miao people, even though they are in other countries, they still learn our etiquette and admire our culture. It is not surprising that there are many people with the same name as our dynasty in various places in the country. Not only Hanyang, but also Jinzhou and Gyeongju
, Haizhou, Jizhou, Hongzhou, etc., to name a few. Oh, by the way, Hanyang is also called Seoul, because it is named because it is close to the Han River... Ah, Han River, hehe, hehehehe."
The person who asked the question was a little embarrassed at first because of the joke, but after hearing it, he couldn't help laughing and said: "It's the same for Koreans. Can't they just come up with a few names of their own? They all copied ours. I'm really not ashamed."
"After all, they are barbarians, so don't be so demanding! Although they call themselves Little China, how can they be compared with my Chinese orthodoxy? It is not surprising that these people are painting tigers and dogs."
"Yes, yes, that's exactly the truth." Everyone burst into laughter.
They did not notice that while they were chatting, two scribes in Tsing Yi next to them looked at each other and smiled at each other.
One of the scribes with a mustache said in a low voice: "It seems that the matters explained by the Secretary-General have been done well. Now even these traffickers and lackeys in the capital have some understanding of the relationship between North Korea and China."
Another scribe with a dark skin and a long beard said: "Some of the understanding is true, but I'm afraid it's still not enough. The major newspapers and teahouses must continue to work hard to let the people in Beijing know that the founder of Korea is a Chinese Miao descendant.
, this country and this place should not be isolated from China for a long time.
What's more, we need to publicize more that 'the barbarians who enter China will conquer China', and then mix in the theory of 'spreading the king's way in all directions' - not only do we want the traders and lackeys to think that Korea should enter China, but we also want the gentry and celebrities not to
Oppose this.
Gentlemen and celebrities are no more than pawns. If they don't have a righteous name to bear, they will only talk nonsense about ancestral system and a country without conquests. The only way is to first use the banner of "Guangda Famous Religion" as a cover.
When in the future King Li Ho of Joseon goes to Shu again to ask for annexation, these people will not find any reason to object."
"What Mr. Qingsong said is absolutely true. The students will be more attentive to these matters in the future to ensure that the public opinion in the capital is unanimous towards me." The Eight-Character Hu scholar solemnly promised, and then asked: "But I am afraid that this matter cannot only be supported by the public opinion in the capital, right?
How has Nanjing done on this matter?"
"You don't have to worry about other places. Not only Nanjing, the Secretary-General has arrangements for various places. Even in North Korea, as far as I know, there are people who support it, and the status of those people in the North Korean court is not low."
"That's great!" The Eight-Character Hu scholar said excitedly: "When these things are almost done, the battle on the master's side must be over. By then, I, the Ming Dynasty, will have more than 100,000 heavenly soldiers to destroy the Japanese pirates and sit in North Korea.
, then if the King of Joseon is not stupid enough, how dare he not obediently comply! Hey, when this thing is completed, we will have done something important that will leave a name in history!"
The black-faced scribe shook his head and said: "The things we do can only be done secretly, and we may not leave a name in history in the future. If you only think about these things, you will be in a low position."
Do you still remember what the master said earlier? The success may not be mine, the success must be mine - today I also use these words as a gift, and I am willing to encourage you together."
"Yes, what Mr. Qingsong taught us is that the students are obsessed with their appearance." The Eight-Character Hu scribe bowed solemnly and said, "I would like to encourage you with these words."
About half an hour after the two of them talked, the news of Hanyang's victory was finally delivered to the emperor after going through the process. After Zhu Yijun saw the great joy, he excitedly sent an order to the cabinet, asking all the ministers and ministers of the Ministry of War to come to the Wenhua Hall to summon him.
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In today's cabinet, in addition to Gao Jingshi, the scholar of Wenhuadian University who is also the Minister of Household Affairs and the administrator of Japan, the other members are Wang Jiaping, the first assistant of Zhongjidian University, who is ranked before Gao Jidian, and the second assistant of Jianjidian University.
Liang Menglong, the Grand Scholar; and Zhao Zhigao, the Wuyingdian Grandmaster, Shen Yiguan, the Wenyuange Grandmaster, and Zhou Yong, the Dongge Grandmaster, ranked after Gao Pragmatic.
As for the Secretary of the Ministry of War, it was Song Yingchang, the former Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War who was transferred back to the court from Pingwa Jinglue. At this time, he had already served as the new minister for about a month.
All the ministers knew what the emperor was calling for, so when they saw the emperor arriving, they congratulated him first. Zhu Yijun waved his hands to excuse himself, and then said: "Gao Pangshi has only been in Korea for a month, and the war situation has already begun."
A great turn of events, now that Hanyang has been recovered, Ma Gui said that arrangements are being made for the King of Joseon to return to Wangjing, so the next war will definitely break out in southern Korea soon, what do you have to say about this?"
As the chief assistant, Wang Jiaping naturally wanted to express his position first, so he handed over his hand and said: "It is not just today that the old man in the high cabinet can win every battle. The current war situation in Korea has been expected. The old minister thought that the court does not need to ask more questions about future wars and only needs to be quiet."
Just wait for good news."
Zhu Yijun was a little surprised. He looked at Wang Jiaping, then at the other ministers, and said with a slight smile: "Yuan Fu's words make sense..."
"Your Majesty, I have some questions, and I don't know whether I should answer them or not?" Shen Yiguan, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, suddenly spoke up.
Interrupting the emperor's words is a very serious disrespect, but it depends on who is interrupting and what is the reason for interrupting. Civil servants in the Ming Dynasty, especially those who have become cabinet ministers, often interrupt when discussing state affairs.
It's actually quite common for the emperor to interrupt him - sometimes it's more than just an interruption, there are quite a few people who talk back on the spot.
Of course, this has a lot to do with the emperor's temper and character. For example, if it were the Jiajing Dynasty now, the number of people who dared to interrupt the emperor could be counted on one hand.
However, Zhu Yijun's temper may have been influenced by his father to some extent, and it is much better than his grandfather. Therefore, he did not take this level of "offense" seriously. Instead, he nodded and asked: "Any questions?"
Shen Guanyi asked: "Since Gao Nanning went to North Korea, I often wondered what was the reason why Gao Nanning was victorious in every battle."
His words were quite abrupt, and Zhu Yijun was a little confused, so he just subconsciously asked: "What is it?"
Shen Yiguan cupped his hands and said, "It's simple to say, it's the emperor's trust."
"My trust?" Zhu Yijun was startled for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips, he glanced at Shen Yiguan, and said calmly: "Mr. Shen, do you mean to say that I have delegated power too much?"
Shen Yiguan was a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing's reign. Although he did not do very well in the examination at first, only ranking 136th among the top three, he did very well in the examination and was selected as a Shujishi.
In the following years, he successively studied "Records of Emperor Shizong" and "Records of Muzong", and his experience as a historian can be said to be rich - in the Ming Dynasty, this was a very important political resume, just like Gao Pragmatic's original writing of the Wanli version of "The Ming Dynasty" "Huidian". After all, as long as no big mistakes are made in doing this kind of work, it will truly leave a mark in history.
Starting from the second year of Wanli, he successively served as editor of the Hanlin Academy, lecturer at the banquet day, Prince Zuo Zhongyun, Prince's Attendant Reading, Prince Youyu De, Attendant Bachelor's Degree, Prince's Guest, etc. Naturally, he deserves the honorific title of the Emperor. "Sir". Obviously, there was a reason why he dared to interrupt Zhu Yijun just now.
"How dare I?" Shen Yiguan's face was very calm, but his words always made people feel that he was hinting at the hint of agility: "But I did find some interesting phenomena. For example, during the battle against Yuan Dynasty, Gao Nanning not only commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, but He is huge, and he also holds an important position as a local official. He has tens of millions of money at his disposal. With this power, how can he be defeated?
Moreover, the authority of Shang Fangjian given by the emperor at that time was unparalleled in this dynasty. He was the majestic governor of Ji Liao and had numerous vassals in the court. Gao Nanning was able to seize his official position with just one word and then escort him back to the capital in a dignified manner.
What is even more surprising is that the imperial court not only did not reprimand Gao Nanning for his move, but immediately recognized that it was reasonable, and did not even mention "it will not be an example next time"... Haha, looking at the more than 200 years since the founding of our dynasty, , Is there any second person who can gain such trust from the emperor and the court?"
Although his words were spoken in a calm tone, he clearly thought that the court's behavior was unreasonable, which made Wang Jiaping a little unhappy.
Wang Jiaping's temper was always straightforward, so he immediately said: "Mr. Shen Ge, the decision of that day was carefully discussed by the whole cabinet and made with the approval of the emperor. Now that you are bringing up the old matter, do you think you have made it clear to me before? The actions of the public and others are absurd, and they are not enough to serve as assistants?
If this is the case, I was also a member of the cabinet on that day and I should take responsibility. How about I abdicate today and let Mr. Shen Ge come to bring order to things?"
Shen Yiguan frowned. He actually didn't expect Wang Jiaping to jump out first, because in Shen Yiguan's view, he was competing with the Shi School. What does it have to do with Wang Jiaping?
The current faction situation in the cabinet is quite interesting. Although Wang Jiaping is from Shanxi, he is not a member of the Practical School in the usual sense. He is a stubborn old Neo-Confucian school, which is one of the so-called neutral factions. Logically speaking, he should be a member of the Practical School. , there is no clear attitude between Xinxue and Xinxue.
The Practical School usually has the advantage, because the Practical School occupies three of the remaining five cabinet elder seats, namely Liang Menglong, Gao Pragmatic and Zhou Yong. Among them, Liang Menglong is still the second assistant, so his status is somewhat special.
Needless to say, there is no need to say more about Gao Pragmatic. Although he is only the third assistant, due to his special status and outstanding achievements, he is actually the leader of the Practical School. In today's Practical School, if you don't say anything, it is almost the same. Therefore, His status in the court was even much higher than that of Liang Menglong.
As for Zhou Yong, he can be regarded as the last one among the three assistant ministers of the Practical School, and he even has the intention of adding to the head. He has always been known as a highly pragmatic yes-man. But no matter what, the elder Ge is the elder Ge. With this status, He has the "voting power" of a seat in the cabinet.
The remaining two are Zhao Zhigao and Shen Yiguan. Zhao Zhigao is old and sick, and has no prestige in the court. If Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue had not stepped down too suddenly due to accidents, the Xin School would not have considered recommending him to succeed him. He was in The past month or so in the cabinet has basically confirmed the outside world's view of him - it's just a fill-in, and it's nothing more than helping the stagnant Xin School to occupy a position first.
Shen Yiguan has a little more prestige than Zhao Zhigao, but his prestige is not a good reputation, but a bad reputation. It is all about cliques and revenge. If you want to make an analogy, he has a bit of Yan Song's style—— However, Yan Song was much more powerful than him back then.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It is obvious from this look that when Gao Pragmatic himself is in Beijing, the power of the present-centred school in the cabinet is not enough to shake him in the slightest, and he will not be suppressed by him. Even that’s good.
However, it is a good opportunity now. Gao Pingshi went to Korea to be the manager of the war against the Japanese. Although the war situation seems good now, no matter how good it is, he can only win Wangjing Hanyang in the middle of Korea. He is far from completely defeating the Japanese pirates and ending the war completely. There's still a lot of time left.
In this way, if the Xin School wants to regain its influence in the cabinet, this period of high pragmatism being away from Beijing is the best window period, and it is an opportunity not to be missed. However, although the idea is beautiful, how to implement it is very confusing. .
In fact, in general, "attacking the weak enemy first" is usually a good choice. This is like doing exam questions. You should start with easy questions and then difficult ones, so as not to struggle with a difficult problem. When the time comes to hand in the paper at the end, you have left a lot of books. Easy questions that should be answered easily;
Another example is that when a general uses troops, he often does not seek quick victory, but seeks sure victory. Therefore, he often chooses to cut off the enemy's wings first, and then break the enemy's main formation. Otherwise, you will go straight to the enemy's center as soon as you come up. As a result, the opponent's wings will be scattered in all directions. Come to support, this battle may not be easy to fight.
However, the current situation is somewhat troublesome: the "weak enemy" of the Practical School in the cabinet is naturally Zhou Yong, but Zhou Yong was the Minister of the Ministry of War before, and the Ministry of War has almost made no mistakes in these years (if all the battles are won, it does not count as mistakes) , it is naturally difficult to cause trouble for Zhou Yong.
Moreover, the news coming today is the great victory of Hanyang. According to Ming Dynasty practice, no matter where the battle is won, the leader of the Ministry of War has merit. At this time, it is obviously out of the question to cause trouble for Zhou Yong.
Since Zhou Yong can't do it, what about Liang Menglong? He can't do it either. As I said before, Liang Menglong was seventy years old and had more than a dozen poems. He would definitely become an official next year at the latest. If he wanted to trouble Liang Menglong at this time, unless he was If he plots a rebellion, the emperor will feel that Shen Yiguan is simply inhumane, and that doing so is not in line with the "customs" of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom. If he does, he will only be ridiculed by the scholars for his lack of dignity.
There was no choice. Shen Yiguan had to do this now. Although he knew that being pragmatic was the most difficult point to break through, he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
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