Chapter 284 Zong Baikui (37) Wang Tingzhuan and Xiong Tingbi
Written by Wang Ting, courtesy name Jingqing and nickname Liantang, a native of Huazhou, Shaanxi Province. He was awarded the title of third place in the Gengchen Division in the eighth year of Wanli, and was appointed editor of the Imperial Academy and became an official. He has been an official for nineteen years and was the Minister of Dali Temple at that time.
, as the official of Zhengsanpintang.
Previously, Zhao Zhigao's son Zhao Fengwei's private collection of 70,000 taels of salt tax had to be handled by Wang Tingzhuan, the minister of Dali Temple. It was precisely because of this that Gao Pragmatic could easily cover up the incident for Zhao Zhigao and his son.
The three "First Class Immortals" in Gengchenke are Gao Pragmatic, Xiao Liangyou, and Wang Tingzhuan. Needless to say, Gao Pragmatism among them, Wang Tingzhuan has already introduced, and the remaining one is Xiao Liangyou, who is second in the list.
He was appointed as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and was also a senior official in Zhengsanpintang.
By the way, Xiao Liangyou was also Xiong Tingbi's counselor - the counselor refers to the person who served as an examiner in the Hanlin Academy's Shujishi examination held after the Jinshi entrance examination and selected someone for a certain paper. In other words, Xiong Tingbi was selected after the entrance examination.
Xiao Liang selected the Shujishi paper.
Xiong Tingbi was born with the same Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli. Since he was born with the same Jinshi, it means that he did not do well in the joint examination where the per capita score was the best.
In fact, in the 26th year of Wanli, in addition to the three first-class Jinshis on the Wuxu Ke Jinshi Gold List, there were also 57 second-class Jinshis, which made the number sixty, and Xiong Tingbi was not even among the top three.
Just ranked 115th.
Logically speaking, it was unlikely that Gao Jingshi would be able to become a Guanzheng Jinshi with such achievements at the time. However, Xiong Tingbi also had an advantage. His advantage was that Gao Jingshi's understanding of the history of the late Ming Dynasty made him very impressed by Xiong Tingbi, and
Xiao Liangyou, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, was one of the examiners of the palace examination that was held after the imperial examination.
Therefore, Xiong Tingbi successfully passed the election and became a Shujishi. After leaving the academy, Xiong Tingbi quickly received a transfer order and became one of Gao Pragmatic's Guanzheng Jinshi.
To put it more clearly, Gao Jingzhi actually said hello to Xiao Liangyou behind his back and directly "recommended" Xiong Tingbi, which made his life different from the original history.
But regardless of whether it is a shady story or not, there is such a relationship between Xiao Liangyou and Xiong Tingbi. Xiong Tingbi also regards Xiao Liangyou as his teacher and usually calls him "Entang".
Since the three men, Gengchen and Yijia, had always been on good terms in the same year, Xiong Tingbi naturally paid homage to his disciples when he met Wang Tingzhuan. This was also an important reason why Gao Pragmatic wanted to appoint Wang Tingzhuan as the governor of Gansu and Xiong Tingbi as the governor of Gansu.
Speaking of which, being a pragmatic person is somewhat similar to Zhu Yijun's employment of people. Probably once he recognizes this person, he will delegate power and let him do what he wants. Even if he does not do well at the beginning, he will not immediately change his mind and face the battle.
Instead of changing the general, we will eliminate interfering factors for him and continue to support him in completing the reservation work.
Of course, if the person still does not do well after all the difficulties have been overcome, that would be embarrassing. The accounts before and after must be calculated together. If you are not careful, you will be punished for multiple crimes.
This matter is worth pondering: this pair of monarchs and ministers employ people in a very similar style, and there has never been a major mistake in so many years. If I have to make a simple evaluation, I can only say: "There is only one person who can't do it."
There are thousand-mile horses, but there are always thousand-mile horses, but not always Bole." This is so true!
When Gao Jingshi said he wanted to see Wang Tingzhuan, he naturally did not go to the Yamen of Dali Temple to visit him. Even if the current status gap between the two parties was not mentioned, even if it was just based on the nature of the matter, Gao Jingshi sent someone to inform Wang Tingzhuan.
Come and pay a visit to the Cabinet.
Why? Because this is the task that the chief assistant has to hand over! This is just like your boss intends to put more responsibilities on you and assign you to take responsibility for certain aspects. Why don’t you take the initiative to go to the boss to ask for work instructions before leaving?
Instead, you want the leader to come to you personally? If you really have this realization, then you might as well stop doing it as soon as possible.
At this time, Wang Tingzhuan was reviewing case files in Dali Temple on a routine basis. Suddenly he heard that the cabinet sent a Guanzheng Jinshi to come and asked to see the Tingwei by name. He couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, and immediately put down the case file and ordered to be summoned.
[Note: The ministers of Dali Temple have several elegant titles, such as Tingwei, Qiuqing, Jiqing, etc. The Ming Dynasty liked to use the official titles of the Han Dynasty to refer to the ministers of Dali Temple, so Tingwei was often used to refer to the ministers of Dali Temple, just like those who were highly pragmatic and responsible.
When patrolling the censor, they are often called "Gao Zhizhi". This "Zhizhi" comes from the "Xiuyi Zhizhi" of the Han Dynasty.]
Wang Tingzhuan had just tidied up his appearance, and the Guanzheng Jinshi from outside had already strode in. As soon as he entered the door, he bowed his hands and said: "Students pay homage to Mr. Endang." [Note: You can use "Sir" here, because it is
Calculated according to "the Lord of Heaven and Earth, the Lord, the Master".]
Wang Tingzhuan took a closer look and saw that the person was tall and tall. Although he was wearing civilian clothes, he looked like a warrior. Who could it be if it wasn't Xiong Tingbi?
"Oh, it's Fei Bai, why are you not on duty today and come to my place instead?" Wang Tingzhuan said, but he stood up and walked forward, supporting Xiong Tingbi's saluting arms.
Xiong Tingbi stood up straight and said with a smile: "Entang didn't know something. Today, Yuan Fu summoned two ministers in the cabinet to discuss matters. It took more than an hour before they stopped. After that, the students were asked to come to Entang immediately."
"Yuan Fu wants to see me?" Wang Tingzhuan thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know what it is?"
Xiong Tingbi stretched out his hand and pointed to the west and said: "The students did not attend the meeting, but I think it must be...Gansu."
Sure enough, Wang Tingzhuan nodded slightly and asked, "Does Yuan Fu have a designated time?"
"Go immediately." Xiong Tingbi replied.
"In that case, don't keep Yuan Fu waiting for a long time. I will follow you there." Wang Tingzhuan stood up immediately, then thought about it and ordered: "Did you come in a sedan or not?"
"The students were on their way and came on horseback."
"The horse will stay at Dali Temple for now. I will send someone to take it back to you later. You can ride with me in the carriage for now. I have something to talk to you about."
"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears. Entang, please."
"please."
The two of them talked and went straight to the stables without stopping. Now the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty has changed due to pragmatic reasons. Although officials still mainly ride in sedans when they want to make a show, if they are in a hurry, they will most likely choose to ride in a sedan.
carriage.
Since the invention of spring shock absorbers in Jinghua, horse-drawn carriages have made rapid progress and have now become a must-have item in the upper class. Even many wealthy businessmen love to buy them - after all, businessmen are not allowed to ride in sedan chairs in name, but horse-drawn carriages
There are no restrictions and it is very suitable for them to use.
Wang Tingzhuan's carriage was quite luxurious, but he was not shy about using it because it was a birthday gift given to him by Gao Jingshi in the name of Gao Yuan on his 40th birthday. No one would have anything to say when he came - Gao Jingshi and Gao Yuan
He was a good friend in the same year, and Gao Yuan treated him as a disciple. The student sent the teacher a carriage so that the teacher would not be tired from traveling to give lectures. Who dares to make irresponsible remarks? Oh, you are a person who respects teachers at all.
Don’t even understand?
Written by Wang Ting, this carriage is spacious and well-furnished. The teacher and student are sitting in it. There is even a small coffee table in front of them, with two cups of tea already placed on it.
"Fei Bai..." Wang Tingzhuan called Xiong Tingbi and asked, "What changes have occurred in the war situation in Gansu recently?"
"There are indeed quite a few changes, but it's a long story. Entang asked the students to give a brief explanation." Xiong Tingbi said, briefly describing the content of the victory letter Liu Wei sent today.
After hearing this, Wang Tingzhuan frowned deeply and said thoughtfully: "This is strange, why did Xu Lizhai do this?"
Xiong Tingbi did not expect Wang Tingzhuan to ask such a question, so he hesitated slightly and said: "Based on the general situation, Xu Lizhai's move is nothing more than jealousy of the talented and capable, and at the same time he wants to shirk his previous responsibilities... However, Entang is
Do you think there is another reason for this?"
"I don't think it's that simple." Wang Tingzhuan shook his head slightly and said: "Xu Lizhai had been keeping a low profile for many years before and was known for his wise judgment in cases. It can be seen that he is thoughtful and thoughtful and is not someone who takes it easy.
Admiral Liu is Yuan Fu's favorite general, how could Xu Lizhai not know this? Since he knows it, but still treats him like this, I'm afraid we can't just explain it by saying that he is jealous of the talented and jealous of the capable."
Xiong Tingbi didn't think so deeply at first, but now after hearing what Wang Tingzhuan said, he suddenly felt that there must be a reason. However, Xiong Tingbi's talent lies in doing things, but he didn't understand the intrigues in the officialdom that deeply, so he could only ponder for a while.
After a long time, he asked: "In view of Yi Entang, what does Xu Lizhai mean by this move?"
Wang Tingzhuan first sneered slightly, and then said: "Have you ever noticed something different: Yuan Fu not only prepared tens of millions of taels of military pay for this Western Expedition, but also mobilized supplies from the Ministry of War and the seven provinces. This shows that in
In his calculations, the scale of this battle must be huge.
However, in such a war, so far only one candidate has been selected for the Admiral of the Conquest of the West, and no civil servant has been able to control the Admiral of the Conquest of the West... Feibai, don't you think this is unusual?"
Xiong Tingbi nodded and said: "What Entang said is absolutely true. As a rule, it is only right that a civil servant should be appointed as the manager of such a war." After a pause, he added: "If that's the case... Could it be that Xu Lizhai is interested in it?
This manager position has not yet been established? But will it be possible if he does this?"
Wang Tingzhuan muttered: "From our point of view, it is naturally difficult for him to do what he did. But Fei Bai, you have to know that this is because you and I know some of Yuan Fu's plans, but he
Xu Lizhai doesn’t know!
In his opinion, now that the economic strategy has not been established and the army (Li Wen, the governor of the three sides) is old, isn't he, the governor of Gansu, the best candidate for the western economic strategy? However, he has a big hidden danger at this time, that is, the previous
Although the imperial court has not investigated the matter of easily losing Jiayuguan and Suzhou, it is because it is not convenient for the imperial court to pursue it at the moment..."
When he said this, Xiong Tingbi subconsciously asked: "Why is it inconvenient to pursue it?"
Wang Ting wrote: "If he is here, Ganzhou is still there. If the court changes its commander before the battle, wouldn't it be playing into the hands of Buri Hatu? It should be noted that Ganzhou was still surrounded by Buri Hatu at that time."
"Oh, that's it." Now Xiong Tingbi fully understood the twists and turns, and sighed: "When Entang said this, the students understood. Originally, although Xu Lizhai knew that losing Jiayuguan and Suzhou was a serious crime, but
Because Ganzhou was in crisis, and he was supervising the battle in Ganzhou in the name of Fujun, he knew very well that he would not be held accountable at that time.
However, when Admiral Liu arrived in Gansu and solved the siege of Ganzhou, the imperial court no longer had to worry that a sudden change of commanders would lead to a defeat in Ganzhou and even the east of Ganzhou. In this way, Xu Lizhai and Xu Fu's army would be in danger.
Therefore, Xu Lizhai will be eager to let Admiral Liu go after Burihatu, because in his opinion, whether Admiral Liu's move is a victory or a defeat, there is something for him to take advantage of."
Wang Tingzhuan happily said: "Of course. As long as Admiral Liu listened to his order and went to pursue him, then if he won, it would be Xu Fujun's clever calculation that the Tatars were afraid of our army's power and panicked, so they were bitten.
Tail. In this way, Admiral Liu certainly has merit, but his merit is actually inferior to his.
If Admiral Liu went to pursue but was defeated, that would be fine. I expected that his reply to the court would say that it was Admiral Liu who was careless and the entire army was arrogant and lazy, which was why he was defeated. However,
I think he will eventually plead a little for Admiral Liu, saying that although this battle is defeated, it also shows that the Tatars are really powerful..."
"Hmph!" Xiong Tingbi sneered and said, "This is to prove that the failure of Jiayuguan and Suzhou was not his fault!"
"Isn't that exactly the case?" Wang Tingzhuan chuckled and shook his head: "Originally, he was the only one who lost, which was too conspicuous, but if a famous general like Admiral Liu, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, also lost, wouldn't it reflect his defeat?
Is this reasonable? Even if Yuan Fu is dissatisfied with him, he will still have to surrender because he loves his general and will be defeated together. In this way, won’t Xu Lizhai be able to pass the test?
Then, after all, everyone is half-measured, the eldest brother Mo Xiao, the second brother. As long as Yuan Fu does not plan to pursue Admiral Liu for this, then Xu Lizhai will naturally be fine. Not only will nothing happen, according to what I said before, Zheng Xi Jing
It seems that Xu Lizhai is the most suitable hat to wear, Fei Bai, don’t you think so?”
"Yes, it's really shameless!" Xiong Tingbi's face turned red with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Fortunately, Admiral Liu is worthy of being a famous general in our dynasty. He actually flew over Guanshan Mountain and successfully recaptured Suzhou in a surprise attack. Although Suzhou could not stop Burihatu's troops.
The Tatars, but at least it was still a great victory, which ruined Xu Lizhai’s big plan!”
Wang Tingzhuan took a sip of the slightly cool tea and said, "Although Xu Lizhai's plan is clever, who is Yuan Fu, who can tolerate him showing off his tricks here? I dare say, even if everything goes as he wants,
After all, Yuan Fu can also find a way to divert him away. The Western Conquest Strategy that he has been thinking about forever will pass him by in the end."
Xiong Tingbi nodded repeatedly at first, but finally said in surprise: "Transferred? Doesn't Yuan Fu intend to punish him severely?"
"I don't think so." Wang Tingzhuan shook his head slightly and said: "Based on my understanding of Yuan Fu, what he cares most about is always how to get things done, not anything else. Even if Xu Lizhai has a problem, Yuan Fu is currently
I won’t touch him.”
"Why is this?" Xiong Tingbi was still puzzled.
"Because what Yuan Fu needs most at this moment is stability between the DPRK and China, so before the overall situation of the Conquest of the West is decided, no one can hold him back overtly or covertly, and this requires him to make a gesture, even if Xu Lizhai is guilty
, and he won’t pursue it—at least not now.”
Xiong Tingbi suddenly realized, and then sighed: "If you say you are dedicated to serving the public, Yuan Fu is really a role model in the world."
Wang Tingzhuan suddenly laughed and said: "Now you and I also have the opportunity to serve the public good, but I don't know if Feibai is ready?"
Xiong Tingbi understood this sentence, and immediately puffed up his chest and said resolutely: "Tingbi should do his best!"
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