After Zhu Di moved the capital, Beijing became the capital of the Ming Dynasty. For the convenience of going to court and official affairs, most of the officials in the capital built and bought mansions in Nanxunfang. People sorted things into groups. Gradually, Nanxunfang became the most prosperous place in the entire capital of the Ming Dynasty.
On the long street, there are many luxurious mansions.
Wuqinghou Mansion.
Shi Heng, Marquis of Wuqing, came back after a long journey and changed his clothes. Before he could sit down and drink tea, a boy hurried over and said: "Master Hou, the censor of Xudu is here."
Shi Heng had a strange appearance, with a square face, a tall body, and a long beard. He was quite powerful. He was good at using a broadsword, strong in force, and well versed in military tactics. Even Yu Qian admired him very much.
Shi Heng inherited his father's official position in the ninth year of Xuande and was appointed as the commander of Kuanhe Guards.
He was promoted all the way through meritorious service.
During the Beijing Defense War, Yu Qian recommended Shi Heng, who was promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of the Left, in charge of the headquarters of the Fifth Army, and granted the title Wu Qingbo. After the battle to defend Beijing, Shi Heng was granted the title Marquis Wuqing, and served as the Right Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army Governor's Mansion.
It can be said that he has emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
After the victory in the defense of Beijing, although Shi Heng was granted the title of Marquis, he felt that his contribution was not as good as Yu Qian's and felt a little ashamed. At the same time, in order to express his gratitude to Yu Qian for his kindness, he recommended Yu Qian's son Yu Mian to Zhu Qiyu.
It was originally a good thing.
The kindness of a drop of water is repaid by a spring of water.
But Yu Qian was rigid and principled, and rejected Shi Heng's good intentions.
It was said that Shi Heng was acting for selfish reasons by doing this.
Shi Heng was already honored as a Marquis and the pillar of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies. He was very popular for a while, but he was rebuffed by Yu Qian, which made him look very embarrassed, and he became enemies with Yu Qian.
When he heard that Xu Youzhen was coming, Shi Heng sneered and said with disdain that the fishy-smelling cat was here.
He stood up and said, "Please come to the study."
Although he was a military commander, Shi Heng came from a family of officials, and he also had the elegance of a scholar. The study was full of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and Xu Youzhen was amazed even though he was well-informed.
Xu Youzhen, whose original name was Xu Jue, also had the courtesy name Yuanyu and Yuanwu.
He once studied under Wu Na.
Erudite and talented, he was proficient in astronomy, geography, art of war, water conservancy, yin and yang, and alchemy. He also had deep knowledge of cursive calligraphy and was good at dancing whips. There was an interesting story: Xu Youzhen was idle in his hometown in his later years.
A pound of iron whip dances like the wind. Watching the sky at night, I once said that the stars will be in Wu.
Wu is his hometown of Wu.
It means that he himself was a general of the Ming Dynasty.
In addition to whip dancing, in historical records he also had an anecdote with the hero Li Jinqiang at that time.
As a master of martial arts, Li Jinqiang moved the gun like flying in front of Xu Youzhen, but Xu Youzhen said: "Can you know how to fight on horseback?"
When Li Jinqiang danced with the gun again, Xu Youzhen said with a smile: "It's sparse!"
Facing the pointing of scholar Xu Youzhen, Li Jinqiang, a master of martial arts who showed off his strength, knelt down to ask for advice. Xu Youzhen then took out an iron rod and showed off his skills, which has the potential to determine the fate of mountains and rivers.
Of course, he is an official.
Li Jinqiang is a wild man in the world, and there may be some water in it.
In the eighth year of Xuande's reign, Xu Youzhen became a Jinshi in high school. He successively served as a scholar, editor, and lecturer in the Hanlin Academy. After the Tumubao Incident, he suggested moving south, which was unanimously condemned by both the government and the public.
After Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne, Xu Youzhen was appointed as the censor of Qiandu and was sent to Shandong to control floods in the Yellow River. Due to his merit, he was promoted to deputy censor of the capital.
Regardless of historical evaluation, he was a versatile man in both civil and military affairs.
Seeing Shi Heng entering the study, Xu Youzhen stood up quickly and bowed, "Xu Youzhen, the deputy imperial envoy to the capital, has met the Marquis."
Shi Heng clasped his fists.
Not saying anything was considered a courtesy in return.
The superiority and inferiority of status are reflected immediately.
Shi Heng sat down at the main seat and motioned for Xu Youzhen to take a seat. Xu Youzhen lifted her gown and Shi Shiran sat down. After the maid served tea, Shi Heng took a sip and said, "In unusual times, don't you censors avoid taboos?"
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During the Song and Ming dynasties, the emperor was afraid that his ministers would form cliques and form personal secrets.
Officials generally do not gather at their residences.
What's more, in this sensitive period, you don't need to think about it to know that after His Majesty became seriously ill, Lu Zhong must have released all the royal guards and cavalry, and closely monitored every move of all important officials in the central government.
But Shi Heng was not afraid.
Can the Jinyi Guards enter Wu Qinghou's mansion?
What's more, there are more Jinyiwei spies inside and outside the Ministry of War Minister's Mansion!
Everyone knows that His Majesty is very afraid of Yu Shaobao.
We can't blame Zhu Qiyu for being suspicious. Although Shi Heng was arrogant, he also knew clearly that Yu Qian was the number one person in the Ming Dynasty in terms of ability, reputation, status and power in the military.
The regiment camp is basically his regiment camp of Yu Qian!
If he wants to rebel, no one can stop him.
And the outcome is likely to be the emergence of a second Zhao Kuangyin in China.
Xu Youzhen smiled slightly, "If it were in Xiaguan's mansion, I would naturally be wary, but in Wuqinghou's mansion, Xiaguan has nothing to worry about."
The flattery photo shows the traces of the photo.
This is Xu Youzhen's brilliance. The communication between scholars and generals is straightforward, but twists and turns are counterproductive.
Shi Heng smiled conceitedly.
That's natural.
Putting down the tea cup, he said proudly: "It's all just by the grace of the Holy Spirit."
Today, he is performing spring plowing sacrifices on behalf of His Majesty. His prestige will rise to a higher level. Sooner or later, he will be able to overtake Yu Qian, the Minister of War, and become the first person in the Ming Dynasty's military!
He added: "If you, the Imperial Censor, have any official matters, please let us know."
These words clearly told Xu Youzhen that if there is business, just tell him, I will take care of it and go to rest, and if there is no business, get out of here.
Shi Heng was wary of Xu Youzhen.
What does a censor do?
Isn't it just to impeach hundreds of officials?
On the one hand, Shi Heng did not want to offend such a person, but on the other hand, he also wanted to stay away from him, because if you offended such a person, he would find a hundred reasons to impeach you, and even if he could not dismiss you from office, he would still be disgusted with you.
But if you get too close to him, you will be easily implicated, because the censor has the most political enemies.
Furthermore, Xu Youzhen’s reputation was not good.
Too utilitarian.
After the Tumubao Incident, he proposed to move south. He was scolded by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and his reputation was ruined. However, Yu Qian valued this person's talent and recommended him to serve as the imperial minister.
Zhu Qiyu took a look and saw that he was the person recommended by you and Yu Qian again?
Dare I use it?
So I rejected this recommendation.
Xu Youzhen's official career was not smooth, so he changed his name.
In the third year of Jingtai, the Yellow River overflowed. Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to use Xu Youzhen, who was proficient in hydrology and was promoted to You Yude in due course, to control it.
After the plan, nearly 60,000 migrant workers were hired and it took more than 500 days to build a canal about 160 kilometers long, which led the water from the Yellow River into the Daqing River and then into the sea through Jinan Prefecture. Several reservoirs were built along the Grand Canal, forming a
An irrigation system has provided stable water supply to large areas in northern Shandong.
Xu Youzhen was promoted to deputy imperial envoy due to his meritorious service.
Therefore, those who are capable will eventually come forward.
