Chapter 23: Left and Right Chancellors of the Martial Arts Academy
Does the eunuch understand military affairs?
There are a few in the history books, but the Zhengde Dynasty guarantees that there are none. Admiral Zhang Yongzhang, who is said to be able to stabilize the country with literature and rejuvenate the country with force, is also half a bucket of water. Nine orifices are open to eight, and he cannot relieve the emperor's worries.
As for emperors who knew military affairs, there were quite a few, but that certainly did not include Zhu Shou. Even his predecessor, Zhu Houzhao, knew much better than him.
Zhu Houzhao had the support of Yingzhou Victory, and he could barely be regarded as a military madman, but that happened in the twelfth year of Zhengde, that is, ten years later.
Zhu Houzhao, whose body was penetrated by Zhu Shou, is still a young young lady. If he is asked to play military roles, wouldn't it be an international joke?
If the emperor doesn't understand, there are still eunuchs. If the eunuchs don't understand either, then they can only go to the ministers.
"There are two pillars of the country in my heart, which can relieve the worries of the Holy One." At the critical moment, Liu Jin was the most reliable, and one sentence made Zhu Shou happy.
Listen, not one, but two.
"Who do you recommend?" Zhu Shou asked routinely, completely ignoring Gao Feng who was left out.
The greatest manifestation of Liu Jin and Eunuch Liu's ability to cover the sky with one hand is that whenever the emperor encounters a problem, no matter how unusual the occasion is, Boss Liu can appear immediately and come up with a perfect solution.
With such an old eunuch at his side, how could the emperor not like him?
In the Ming Dynasty, it was normal for eunuchs to be favored.
Why? It's very simple. Who did the emperor come into contact with the most in his daily life? Of course they were the eunuchs.
Eunuchs are the elite among eunuchs. Eunuchs, also known as eunuchs and eunuchs, and palace ladies are the two most common animals in the palace.
Eunuchs with official positions were called eunuchs, and were also called eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, not all eunuchs can be regarded as eunuchs. Those who can squeeze in to show their faces to the emperor are naturally eunuchs with official positions, those who wipe the emperor's butt, and are also some of the petty bosses of the twenty-four yamen.
Think about it, how rare it is to be able to have close contact with the emperor, just like in modern society, being able to squeeze in front of the No. 1 chief and shout loudly: "Chief, your zipper is not zipped!"
Look, how cool and impressive it is.
As for the eunuchs who did not have official positions, they could only draw circles in the corners and wait until the emperor left before they could come out and empty the toilets and wipe their butts. It was not his turn to do such things.
This is a bit like a later leader who went to the countryside for an inspection. A peasant woman was named to participate in the interaction. The peasant woman was excited, but the husband of the onlooker could only hide dozens of meters away, waiting for his wife and the leader.
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To the emperor, these eunuchs were like pets at home, while ministers were just subordinates working in the same company.
Think about it, are you kissing a pet or a subordinate?
Therefore, Boss Liu has the attributes of both a pet and a portable puzzle solver. He is a living little Dingdang from ancient times. How can people not love him?
"Prince Shaobao, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs Xu Jinxu; Commander-in-Chief Qianshi; General Cao Xiongcao, Chief Military Officer of Guyuan." Mr. Liu said the two names with a calm face.
When Gao Feng heard this, he secretly hated him: What a trick to kill someone with a borrowed knife!
In fact, he didn't hate Boss Liu for borrowing the knife, but blamed the former boss for stealing his limelight. That's why he said that eunuchs are inexplicable creatures, because they always have inexplicable love and inexplicable hatred.
Everyone in the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty knew that Mr. Liu had many political opponents, and Mr. Xu Jinxu was the most difficult one among them.
Let’s first take a look at Mr. Xu’s resume: In the second year of Chenghua (1466), he was a Jinshi in Bingxu Science.
There are two other interesting figures on this list. One is Cheng Minzheng, the examiner who was implicated by Brother Tang Bohu. The other is Han Wen, the founder of the fifty-three reactionary group mentioned above...
Xu Jin's official career can be said to have been bloody, and he went through many hardships along the way, even worse than Li Si.
During the Chenghua period, he was almost beaten to death by Wang Zhi, the boss of the eunuchs at that time, and then was imprisoned in Liaodong. Fortunately, Ming Xiaozong succeeded to the throne and he was released.
During the Hongzhi Dynasty, he was promoted to be the censor of Youqiandu and the governor of Datong. He was impeached due to the Fubian incident. Fortunately, he met the second wisest emperor in the Ming Dynasty, otherwise he would have died without leaving any bones.
During the border period, he prevented the little prince from going south. Later, he was framed by the eunuch Shi Yan and demoted to the prefect. This shows that his hatred with the eunuch group has a long history.
Later, Turpan invaded Hami. Ma Wensheng, the head of the Ministry of War at that time, recommended Xu Jin as the commander-in-chief and patrolled Gansu. He defeated Turpan and turned it into a red tomato, and his military achievements were outstanding for a while.
After defeating the intruders, Mr. Xu couldn't rest anymore and was forced to retire and go home to live in his old age.
After Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne, he called him out again and served as the left minister of the Ministry of War to supervise the regiment camp.
During his stay in the regiment camp, he was a colleague with Liu Jin, the then supervising eunuch.
Everyone knows that Boss Liu, that is to say, the one and only master, not to mention a small left minister of the Ministry of War, even the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the big bosses in the cabinet at that time, Boss Liu did not take it seriously.
But Xu Jin was different. Every time he participated in the drills, Liu Jin and other generals were admired by his chatter, laughter, command, and leisurely manner.
At the end of the day's training, Xu Jin suddenly called three captains to come and strike dozens of times with their canes. Liu Jin asked why, and Xu Jin took out letters of request written by powerful people to these captains.
Boss Liu expressed his appreciation on the surface, but he was very unhappy in his heart: I also asked for help, aren't you blocking my way of making money?
Later, Boss Liu was promoted and became the boss of the eunuchs. Xu Jin was also promoted. He first took over Liu Daxia's class and became the Minister of the Ministry of War. Not long after, he was changed to the first Minister of the Ming Dynasty: the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and was given the title of Prince Shao.
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Boss Liu has always wanted to seduce Xu Jin. Unfortunately, although classmate Zhu Houzhao loves to play, he is still very smart and sober-minded. In Zhu Shou's place, he is busy playing with concubines all day long and has no time to hold an auction. How can he have the time to accompany Boss Liu?
The boss of the entire dynasty.
So Boss Liu could only deal with some unimportant high-ranking officials, but the situation has changed recently.
Because Yang Tinghe returned to the capital, Wang Hao automatically retired with his return.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue and the Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion were appointed to important positions on the second day Yang Tinghe arrived in the capital.
This means that a new cabinet trio is formed: Li Dongyang, Jiao Fang and Yang Tinghe.
Now that's good, the scope of Boss Liu's campaign has to be narrowed down a lot: Li Dongyang's faction is difficult to deal with, Jiao Fang is one of his own, and as for Yang Tinghe's faction, Boss Liu thought about it and decided that it's still not easy to deal with.
So Xu Jin came to the fore, and was forced into the "cold palace" of the martial arts academy by Boss Liu, who used a borrowed knife to kill people.
Why do you say that?
Because the Ming Dynasty valued literature over military affairs, when a military officer saw a civil servant, he was automatically three levels lower. This is also true.
In the Imperial Academy, the most important training ground for civil servants in the Ming Dynasty, the officers of the Imperial Academy were only in the fourth grade. In the Hanlin Academy, the most prestigious and aristocratic institution, the officers of the Imperial Academy were only in the fifth grade.
Xu Jin's Crown Prince Shaobao and the Minister of Civil Affairs were both high-ranking officials of the second rank, and the Minister of Civil Affairs was the most noble position in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Liu Jin took advantage of the emperor's love for playing tricks and threw Xu Jin in front of the emperor. As long as the emperor understood Xu Jin's talents, the next thing would be logical: Xu Jin was transferred to the martial arts academy.
Boss Liu's move was not a dirty trick, but a conspiracy: among the current high-ranking court officials, Xu Jin's military accomplishments were indeed number one. The emperor wanted to select someone to set up a martial arts academy, and he also invested 500,000 taels of silver.
Even if it was just for fun, a high-ranking official would have to be buried with him...
Even if Xu Jin knew about it, he wouldn't be able to scold Boss Liu, because Eunuch Liu recommends talents for the emperor. Who told you, Lord Xu, that you are famous for your military exploits?
Besides, didn’t Eunuch Liu also recommend Cao Xiong?
Cao Xiong, a native of Xi'an Zuowei and a military household, was a confidant of Eunuch Liu. He served successively as commander, deputy general, general, etc. Strangely, he and Yang Yiqing loved each other very much in the past. His son Cao Xiong
Qian is also a disciple of Yang Yiqing.
It stands to reason that Yang Yiqing and Liu Eunuch are life-and-death enemies, and Cao Xiong should be in a dilemma. But General Cao didn't think so. He resolutely surrendered to Liu Boss and drew a clear line with Yang Yiqing. Only his son Cao Qian was still with Yang Yiqing.
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Cao Qian was different from his father. He was talented in literature and military, rich in strategy, and generous. After Liu Jin came to power, Shaanxi fellow villagers came to Beijing in droves and ascended to high positions. Only Cao Qian disagreed and said to Yang Yiqing: "This is unfortunate.
If we don’t leave some spark for the matter, if Boss Liu is ruined, there will be no talent in Shaanxi.”
This is also true. A few years later, Boss Liu was slashed with thousands of blows, the Shaanxi Gang in the DPRK disappeared, and Cao Qian was also implicated and died an unexpected death.
You see, Eunuch Liu did not avoid relatives when he was promoted internally, and he did not avoid enemies when he was promoted externally. Who else in the Ming Dynasty could achieve this kind of sage style?
Come to think of it, Mr. Xu didn't dare to refuse. The loyal and loyal Mr. Xu was old and had the first reputation. He dared to oppose traitors like Eunuch Liu, but he didn't dare to resist the emperor.
It has to be said that Eunuch Liu's move was very cruel. As long as the emperor knew a little bit about it, Xu Jin's official minister would definitely be gone. Going to the martial arts academy to teach those 1,500 bumpkin boys was the only way out for Mr. Xu.
Besides, Cao Xiong is also a good general. Eunuch Liu’s recommendations are all correct, but his intentions are a bit bad.
Eunuch Gao Feng and Gao knew these joints very well, but he did not dare to say them and could not say them.
As for the otaku emperor, he didn't even know the resumes of Xu Jin and Cao Xiong, so naturally he didn't understand how Eunuch Liu could kill people with a borrowed knife.
But the otaku's thinking is something that eunuchs can never understand.
Boss Liu never dreamed that what he pushed Xu Jin into was not a pit of fire, but on the contrary, it was a road to the sky.
The incredible nature of this road has not yet been revealed, but Boss Liu is already very unhappy because he heard the otaku emperor say: "Xuan, make Xu Jin the left prime minister of the martial arts academy, and Cao Xiong the right prime minister.
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Zuo, right prime minister? Isn't that the official position of Zhongshu Province that was abolished in the 13th year of Hongwu's reign?
Just like the ministers and governors of various ministries, they are all high-ranking officials of the second rank. Why does a martial arts academy have such a high configuration?
Boss Liu was a little puzzled and worried because he felt that he couldn't figure out the young emperor's thoughts.