Two hundred and forty-four chapters twenty-four bridges bright moon night
After just a few months of the current situation in the east, Zhu Gaoxu has lost Huai'an, Yangzhou, and Luzhou, and all the areas on the north bank of the Yangtze River (Yangtze River) have been taken back by the imperial court. Zhu Gaoxu has completely lost the initiative in the war. His only way is
Trying to rely on the natural dangers of the river to block the offensive pace of the Beijing camp. But in this knockout match, as Zhang Ning believes, there is no hope of winning just by defending.
Xuande Zhu Zhanji had already moved the six "Xingzai" organizations and their headquarters to Yangzhou, and was actively preparing for the cross-river battle.
However, when the main battlefield was in good condition, the memorials and several secret memorials from Huguang cast a shadow on Zhu Zhanji's heart. He thought that Zhu Yong would be stronger than ordinary generals, and besides, he was a distinguished nobleman, so he asked Zhu Yong to go
The counterinsurgents looked up to Zhang Ning very much; now it seems that they still despised Zhang Ning or looked up to Zhu Yong. Zhu Zhanji had just ascended the throne for more than a year, and his impression of Zhu Yong and other elders really only existed on paper.
There is not much opportunity to personally identify the information from face-to-face information and the words of others.
Regarding Zhu Yong's treatment, Zhu Zhanji believed that it should not be too heavy-handed and focused on beating. In addition to his being a meritorious official, Zhu Zhanji was also very satisfied with the post-war memorial. Although he failed, his rhetoric
There is not much content to deliberately deceive the new emperor. According to the secret memorials from the eunuchs and the imperial guards, they are basically consistent with Zhu Yong's formal memorials, but the wording is different.
Zhu Zhanji summarized the memorial information in his hand and believed that the reason for Zhu Yong's failure was firstly his inability to employ people and his own mistakes; secondly, he underestimated the enemy and did not understand the opponent. Zhu Zhanji himself did not expect that a criminal officer would run away.
The group of remnants that were recruited later will be so powerful in combat.
In the past few days, some censors have begun to impeach Zhu Yong. The reason is not that he was defeated, but that he persecuted the family members of Shimen County Magistrate without the judicial department finalizing the case. Zhu Zhanji believed that those censors did not know Shimen County Magistrate at all, but he still
Many people have stood up to fight against the meritorious officials. On the surface, these people have gained a reputation for integrity and fairness, but in Zhu Zhanji's opinion, the main reason is that they belong to the same line of imperial examination scholars. Civil servants have shown very strong
Potential, they would be twisted into a rope under an invisible thing. Zhu Zhanji was helpless. He only said that there was no real evidence to prove that Zhu Yong persecuted the family members of Shimen County Magistrate, and then randomly sent someone to investigate, but he did not want to succeed those censors.
The intention of adding insult to injury.
The emperor had dealt with the seemingly complicated internal disputes with clear thinking, and now he had to reconsider how to deal with the new important rebel Zhang Ning.
Zhang Ning's threat is not as great as that of Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, and his foundation for raising troops is even more different. But Zhu Zhanji cannot ignore it now, and he will not wait until the king of Han is pacified before dealing with Zhang Ning with all his strength. He must attack now. The current situation
Zhang Ning's situation is fundamentally different from the situation he was in a few months ago; before, he was just a rogue bandit, but now he owns a prefecture and several counties, and he has a foundation.
As an emperor, the general way to deal with problems is to use the right people. Zhu Zhanji believes that military generals such as Zhu Yong have great limitations in taking charge of major affairs. In order to prevent the formation of warlords, generals cannot have too much military power; the person in charge of the overall situation
It is best to be a civil servant. Although Zhu Zhanji was wary of the expansion of civil servant power, so he began to reuse the eunuch check and balance strategy in the Yongle period. However, civil servants still played the most important role in imperial affairs and had to be reused. There was almost no choice.
leeway.
Xuande had many good civil servants, but he keenly discovered a talent: Yu Qian. Yu Qian is currently the censor of the Southern Zhili Province. Although his rank is low, it is in line with official rules to promote the censor.
Zhu Zhanji not only believed that Yu Qian had the ability to do good things, but also gave him an opportunity to gain experience and qualifications, so as to cultivate a pool of talents for the future pillars of the imperial court, without relying too much on elders with deep roots.
Yu Qian, a Jinshi in the 19th year of Yongle, was part of the Yang Shiqi family. He came into Zhu Zhanji's sight at the end of Yongle. During the Battle of Huai'an, he went to the enemy camp to persuade him to surrender. His courage and momentum made Zhu Zhanji admire him very much; he later served as Nanzhi
He went on to patrol the censorship and inspect the three prefectures, and boldly wrote ten memorials with practical content, which in Zhu Zhanji's opinion were very useful in restoring the policy of rule on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
A person's ability cannot be replaced by qualifications. Some people, even if they have experienced countless storms and storms in three dynasties, still have mediocre qualifications. Emperor Xuande felt that his employment intentions were not wrong. Of course, he occasionally considered being too modest and seemed to have some friendship with Zhang Ning.
Yang Shiqi and Zhang Ning also had an unusual friendship; but Zhu Zhanji soon felt relieved. It was impossible for people like Yang Shiqi and Yu Qian to have any collusion with Zhang Ning. If the dignitary ministers of the court did not do so, what reason would they have to rebel with a person who had already rebelled?
Collusion with people?
Emperor Xuande summoned Yu Qian by the Beicheng River (later Slender West Lake) in Yangzhou.
"On a moonlit night under the Twenty-Four Bridges, where can beauties learn how to play the flute?" As soon as Yu Qian walked outside the waterside pavilion, he heard the emperor reciting the poems of his predecessors. When the emperor was screening Yu Qian's talent, Yu Qian was also looking at it in his heart.
My father. This emperor is by no means simple. He is well-read in poetry and books, and has been taught by great Confucian scholars. However, he has his own ideas and is not limited to the ideas of literati.
Yu Qian knelt down on the ground outside the pavilion where many Han generals were standing at five steps and one post, and said loudly: "I am a humble minister, Yu Qian, the patrol censor of Nanzhili, wishes to say long live the emperor."
"Yu Yushang came here to speak." Zhu Zhanji sat on a chair and said leisurely. There were tea and exquisite snacks on the stone table, surrounded by birds singing, flowers fragrant, and beautiful mountains and rivers. It is impossible to tell that there are hundreds of thousands of people here.
The headquarters of the army.
When Yu Qian came forward, he said again: "Please sit down."
"I would like to thank the Emperor for your kindness." Yu Qian said hurriedly. He already felt that he was going to be reused again. Generally, people who can sit in front of the emperor are very old senators. Zhu Zhanji said that he would give Yu Qian the opportunity to sit. That was
Extraordinary courtesy. Yu Qian could only sit gently on a corner of the stone bench, with his buttocks just slightly touching each other and not daring to sit down. This posture was really more tiring than standing, but he felt very comfortable in his heart.
Zhu Zhanji's temperament has always been straightforward. No matter how complicated the problem is, he can always cut through the mess quickly. He immediately said directly: "In the past two years, there have been precedents for ministers from various ministries to serve as local governors. If I
You are asked to serve as the right minister of the Ministry of War and to patrol Huguang. What do you think?"
After Yu Qian thought for a while, he immediately understood the main task of this job, which was to counter the rebellion; as Yang Shiqi's disciple and a powerful official in the capital, he was very familiar with the current affairs of the world. It was impossible for Yu Qian not to know about Zhu Yong's defeat in Huguang.
He immediately said: "Reporting to the emperor, I think that if the governor-general position is temporarily established in Huguang, a good general and a general in uniform should be sent to calm the situation."
Zhu Zhanji nodded, very satisfied with Qian's words. Governors and governors are not military and political leaders in separatist areas, but institutions that need to be set up temporarily. Sometimes there is a time to withdraw, and the people who take up the positions are all officials from the capital. Yu Qian stated that he is the emperor
He was worried about doing practical things, rather than liking power. Zhu Zhanji motioned for him to continue talking.
Yu Qian added: "The traitor Zhang Ning killed our officers and soldiers. Putting down the rebellion should be Huguang's first priority, and a good general is needed. At the same time, Huguang should also take precautions against the King of Han. Therefore, it is necessary to set up a governor to coordinate the overall situation."
All parties. Wei Chen read Cheng Guogong's memorial, which said that the rebels used new firearms and tactics, so Wei Chen thought that he should try to find out his opponents. Nanzhen Fusi was not only good at inquiring about military affairs, but also developed firearms.
It is safe for Jin Yiwei to handle this matter."
Zhu Zhanji said: "You recommend a good general for me, who is the best?"
"Wei Chen recommends Marquis Wuyang." Yu Qian said simply.
Xue Lu, Marquis of Wuyang, was a military general who followed Zhu Di during the "Battle of Jingnan". During the Yongle Dynasty, he was granted the title of Marquis, with a salary of 1,500 dan, and was granted the title of Marquis for three generations. In the battle of Zhending, he held a thorn.
Li Jian, the left deputy general, fell from his horse and was captured alive; in the Battle of Yongping, he quickly attacked Daning, Fuyu, Huizhou, Kuanhe and other places; in the Battle of Shanjiaqiao, he successively attacked Shunde, Daming, Zhangde, and Xishui
village, and captured the commander Huaying alive, and then took advantage of the victory to attack Dong'a, Dongping, Wenshang; the Battle of Feihe, the Battle of Xiaohe, the Battle of Lingbi...
This man is a bit worse than the British Duke Zhang Fu. There was a joke in the army a while ago. It was said that when the King of Han was in Le'an, he laughed loudly when he heard that Wuyang Marquis Xue Lu came to fight the rebellion. Later he heard that it was the British Duke.
Zhang Fu was so frightened that he ran to Nanjing; but it was impossible for Zhang Fu to leave the Battle of Nanjing and go to Huguang. Xue Lu was also much inferior to Zhu Neng, so Zhu Neng and his descendants could be granted the title of Duke, while he was only a marquis.
The difference is that Duke Cheng Zhu Yong’s high position is only because of his father, while Xue Lu’s title was obtained from the real swords and gun battles in the Battle of Jingnan... Of course, in the Battle of Jingnan, more
The person who made great achievements and had higher prestige in the army was Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu.
Therefore, Yu Qian didn't care about the rumored chuckle about Xue Lu and did not hesitate when recommending him.
Zhu Zhanji was also very happy, and immediately nodded and said: "Let Xue Lu go and lead the troops in Huguang. Who do you recommend among the Jinyi Guards?"
Yu Qian said hurriedly: "Wei Chen and the military generals (Jin Yiwei are also military generals) have nothing to do with each other. To recommend Wuyang Marquis is just because we have heard about him. But in Jin Yiwei, Wei Chen does not know much about it. The emperor must make the decision himself."
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There is only one emperor, but there are countless people who maintain the operation and rule of the state machine. If the emperor wants to control these people, checks and balances are inevitable. Yu Qian can't say that he has eunuchs, royal guards, and famous generals outside. What do you want to do?
Zhu Zhanji pondered for a moment: "Lu Shangshu happens to be in the palace. He is from Nanzhen Fusi. Now you can ask him to ask. If someone comes, please come over to Lu Shangshu, the prime minister of Xuannan Town Fusi."
The name of Lu Shangshu is Lu Shangshu. He is not really a Shangshu. This guy is a martial artist, but he has this funny name.
Lu Qian was able to catch the emperor's eye, and he was no ordinary person. He always said one thing: "Sneaking into the enemy's army to inquire about the military situation. I have done it in Mongolia. This is one of the things. Secondly, I have the courage to speak out.
Since it is said that the rebels have powerful firearms, where did they get them? Could it be that in a short period of time, a person who studied the books of sages and studied for fame could know astronomy and geography? I think we need to find out this matter."