It was difficult to interrupt these pragmatic words, so I could only say: "I have received the favor of two generations of emperors, and this trip is just..."
"Hey, let's not say these things. There are no outsiders." Zhu Yijun interrupted directly: "What is it? No one else can do it better than you."
"But Tumen still ran away." Gao Pragmatic sighed, and said as if it was true: "If I had been more decisive at that time, maybe Meng Yuan would have been gone by now."
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "That's not necessarily true. If Meng Yuan was destroyed so easily, how did he survive in the past two hundred years? Their Khans were defeated not just once or twice, but the death of one Khan does not mean that they will die.
I think your previous idea is the safest. We are all still young, so we just need to take it step by step. There is no need to rush to win the battle.
As for whether you were decisive or not at that time, I don’t think it is a problem. At that time, you chose to reorganize the remnants of Xin Ai first, which was a move to seek stability. Ming Dynasty is not Meng Yuan, so seeking stability is the right thing."
Gao Pragmatic was very pleased. Although Zhu Yijun was a young emperor, his character was completely different from that of Zhengde back then. He was also different from his imperial grandfather Jiajing. He was already the type that civil servants liked.
Zhengde may not be bad, and Jiajing may not be bad, but such an emperor will lead to a complete separation between imperial power and ministers. From the perspective of the entire country, it will be serious internal friction, which is very bad.
Just like Wanli in history, his "rebellion" was actually far inferior to Zhengde and Jiajing. However, the troubles caused by the "national dispute" were still great. This was a typical internal friction.
There were many reasons for the death of the Ming Dynasty, and internal friction was definitely one of them.
Unity is strength. This sentence is definitely not a simple slogan, but the truth.
Of course, this does not necessarily mean that the emperor must obey the mercy of the civil servant group and become its puppet.
In fact, politics should not be a zero-sum game in the first place. It should be and can only be the product of compromise. Politicians who do not understand compromise cannot achieve anything.
Unless you can really defeat the whole world by yourself, unfortunately that can only be fantasy.
In history, no one has been able to do this. Even at the height of the Han and Tang Dynasties, they could not defeat the whole world. Although Temujin was strong, he died in the conquest of Xixia.
When the British Empire was at its most powerful, it was just an "offshore balancer"; Napoleon traversed Europe, but also defeated Moscow...
Moreover, strength itself first comes from internal unity.
Just like righteousness, if the emperor and his ministers are separated, and the emperor and his ministers live in different beds, how can we expect to have a prosperous age?
Even though the emperor of the Ming Dynasty can do whatever he wants as long as he dares to be "shameless", but if your ministers can't oppose you openly, why can't they just do it in disguise? In the final analysis, Zhengde's approach is just that the means are not enough.
Jiajing was originally a better man, but unfortunately he was smart but not ambitious enough. He never really thought about becoming a wise king. Instead, he fell into the wrong path. He only wanted to live forever, and finally became a joke.
Wanli... evaluations in history have been polarized. Most people in later generations only looked at the surface, or were influenced by certain works, and only saw the bad side; some people found many records to prove that he was actually an emperor.
very nice.
But no matter what, he failed to solve some deep-seated problems, such as the conflict between the emperor and the civil servants, the conflict between the ancestral system and reality, etc.
What Gao Wuzhi is now gratified about is that under his influence, Zhu Yijun is now significantly more mature than in history. At least he will not look at problems so simply, and he will not be so impatient in doing things. This is for a man who wants to prove himself.
It is not an easy thing for a young emperor.
"With the Emperor's words, I have nothing else to worry about." Gao Pragmatic sighed.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "I originally wanted you to go to Shanxi to preside over the provincial examination, but now it seems that I have complied with your original words: the plan cannot keep up with the changes. With such a big change in the situation in Mongolia, the focus of the court will definitely shift next
When it comes to Chahar, Liang Menglong can still say that Zhou Yong, I always feel that his abilities are somewhat lacking..."
Liang Menglong was Zhang Juzheng's protégé, but he was very capable. Gao Gong did not touch him back then and promoted him along the way. Guo Pu also inherited Gao Gong's management and still kept him in high regard. He is now the governor of Jiliao.
In fact, Zhang Juzheng did not tell his sons about the old grudges after he stepped down. It may also be because Gao Dang did not completely "clean up" his disciples - of course, not completely cleaning up does not mean that there is no cleaning up.
As for Zhou Yong, he is the current governor of Liaodong, and he used to be Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple. Generally speaking, this person has basically made no achievements or faults in Liaodong.
In fact, there are merits, but they are all Li Chengliang's military exploits. As the governor of Liaodong, he will definitely share the benefits - just like the leaders of later generations. But in fact, everyone knows that if any governor of Liaodong comes over, as long as he does not give it to Li Chengliang
Holding back, all the credit is due.
But officialdom has its own official rules. Since the person made no mistakes, even the emperor had no reason to masturbate the person for no reason.
When Zhu Yijun said this, Gao Pragmatic knew what he meant - did he want him to be the governor of Liaodong?
The position itself, Gao Pragmatic thought, was pretty good. If he went to Liaodong, he would be able to do a lot. But there was a big problem here. How could he be the governor of Liaodong with his senior qualifications?
A year ago, he was only a seventh-grade man! Two years ago, he was a white man!
Gao pragmatic thought for a while and said: "Does the emperor hope that I will go to Liaodong to help Zhou's army? If this is the case, maybe you can see if Ningqian's Deputy Envoy of Bingbei, Liaohai Bingbei's political participation or Liaodong Yuanmasi Minister have any
lack."
Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "Military Preparation Road? Not long ago, you commanded soldiers from several towns. If you go to Liaodong now and just serve as a military preparation road... it's not appropriate, it's unjustifiable."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ning Qian's deputy envoy of military preparation, Liaohai's deputy envoy of military preparation, or Liaodong Yuan Masiqing are all at the same level of military preparation. You can tell by looking at the names of the first two
, no need to explain more, the latter can be explained.
Yuanma Temple in Liaodong sounds like it is a department responsible for managing military horses. This... it was indeed the case before, but later there were some changes unique to the Ming Dynasty, so that this position was combined with another position in the Military Beidao, and there was
He was given a new position, the full name of which was "Deputy Envoy for the Rectification of the Sea and the Oversight of the Military Preparation of the Tuntian Garden, Masi Temple".
Judging from the name, this armament manages Haizhou and Gaizhou.
In fact, it's more than that. In the 31st year of Jiajing, the army or Yuan Masiqing of Liaodong was already in charge of Jin, Hai, and the three states. By the eighth year of Wanli, Fuzhou was also added.
, became the military preparation road that manages the entire four states of Jin, Fu, Hai, and Gai. How big is this area?
Well, to put it simply, the entire "peninsula" area of the Liaodong Peninsula is under his control.
If we must calculate it based on area, the jurisdiction of the military preparation road can probably account for about two-fifths of the entire Liaodong.
The most important thing is that most of the coastal part of Liaodong is in his hands.
Gao Yongshi considered it carefully and said: "Your Majesty, Zhou Yong has no fault but has merit. Yi Zhi is afraid of being criticized, and the minister is a laggard in learning, how can he suddenly reach a high position? Even if we talk about the military exploits in Monan, it can only prepare a soldier.
This is the ultimate. In addition, I have done some research on sea routes. If I go to Liaodong and work on the seaside, I may be able to spread my knowledge."
Zhu Yijun still frowned and asked: "But if you just do military preparation, what will happen to Li Chengliang?"
Well, Li Chengliang has just made great achievements under me, and you are still determined to make him remember it for a long time? However, this is not impossible, after all, if he is allowed to do what he did in history, Liaodong will deteriorate sooner or later.
As for me going to Liaodong to prepare troops for the road, there is nothing I can do about Li Chengliang... Hehe!