Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 180, Zhang Mao in a daze
Despite the overwhelming anger in his heart, Emperor Hongzhi still showed his emotions and anger on the surface. This is a habit he has developed over the years.

He just watched and listened quietly.

The following courtiers are constantly playing, hoping that Emperor Hongzhi will use his internal funds to buy food and save the people of the world. They all seem to really love the people like sons. In their mouths, the current disaster situation That was already at the point of urgency, even if it was delayed for a minute and a half, something big would happen.

Emperor Hongzhi turned his gaze to the military generals Xungui in the court. These military generals Xungui remained the same as before, without any expression, and no one stood up to express their views, as if they were air, without the slightest sense of existence.

This is almost the normal state of military generals and nobles after the Civil Fortress Change. Although they stand on this court, there is no place for them to speak here, and everything is controlled by civil servants.

Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi coughed lightly, and the whole hall quickly fell silent. Everyone knew that Emperor Hongzhi had something to say.

"British Duke Zhang Mao, what's your opinion on this matter?"

Contrary to everyone's expectations, Emperor Hongzhi actually questioned General Xungui. This was something that had never happened before. Not to mention that this disaster relief had nothing to do with General Xungui, even if it was military These military generals have always had no right to speak about matters.

This feature basically runs through the history of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, all of this was gradually formed and stabilized after the Civil Fortress Change. The civil servants completely controlled all the right to speak, including the right to speak of the army.

Many famous generals in the middle and late Ming Dynasty were actually born as literati, such as Wang Yangming, Tan Lun, and Sun Chengzong and Sun Chuanting in the late Ming Dynasty. These people were all literati, not military generals themselves. It is also very good to fight. Another aspect also shows that the control of the Ming Dynasty army has been firmly controlled by literati since Yu Qian, and there is no such thing as military generals and nobles.

Now that Emperor Hongzhi actually questioned the British Duke Zhang Mao, all the civil servants present either frowned or slightly widened their eyes.

As for the cabinet ministers like Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang, each of them started to think deeply in their minds. The Emperor Hongzhi would never ask such random questions. In the past, he always asked himself the opinions of three or six ministers. The opinions of these generals will not be consulted.

British Duke Zhang Mao was in a daze at first, this was a habit he had developed for a long time, of course he was not the only one like this, many military generals and nobles had even developed the special ability to sleep standing up.

There is no way, I get up too early in the early morning, and as a military commander, I don't have any right to speak, but I have to go to the early morning, so I can't just stand around with nothing to do, I have to find something to pass the time, Otherwise, going down early will be no different from living like a year.

The British public Zhang Mao can be regarded as a representative figure among civil servants and nobles, but he has always been like this. The number of times he speaks this morning and every day throughout the year can be counted, and each time it is basically about ancestor worship. He has the opportunity to speak only for such matters.

So, like other military generals, he has developed a good ability to pass the time. His method is to be in a daze. The whole person seems to be listening to the emperor's speech carefully. Know what to think.

"Zhang Mao?"

Emperor Hongzhi waited a few times, and seeing that Zhang Mao hadn't answered, he frowned slightly and raised his voice a little.

"Oh~ the minister is here."

Only then did Zhang Mao come back to his senses, and quickly said respectfully.

"What do you think of the matter?"

Emperor Hongzhi asked again. In fact, he knew that Zhang Mao hadn't paid attention to this aspect at all, because he had been emperor for many years, and he didn't seem to let the general Xungui express his opinion.

"Perhaps we should consult the opinions of the generals and nobles more in the future. The way of civil and military affairs is one piece at a time. I used to be too fond of these civil servants."

There was a very subtle change in Emperor Hongzhi's heart. Looking at Zhang Mao, and then looking at other military generals, he also began to reflect on his own way of governing.

"minister…"

At this time, some tiny sweat appeared on Zhang Mao's forehead. He didn't know what to say, because he had never had a sense of presence. Like other military generals and nobles, he also upheld the principle of inaction. Just don't care, don't ask, don't express any opinions.

Anyway, these military generals and nobles are all iron rice bowls. As long as they don't rebel, the glory and wealth can be passed down from generation to generation. There is no need to compete with these civil servants, of course they can't compete.

These civil servants are also very clear that all the power is in the hands of the civil servants, and all the right to speak is also in the hands of the civil servants. As long as these military generals are obedient and obedient, it will naturally be hello, hello, hello everyone.

You continue to enjoy your splendor and wealth, and I continue to control my power and right to speak. If we don't interfere with each other, everyone will have a better life. Otherwise, these civil servants have some means to make these generals and nobles feel sad.

"how?"

"You are the British Duke, the cornerstone of the country, the pillar of the country. Now that the country is in trouble, don't you even have any opinions and opinions of your own?"

Emperor Hongzhi's face changed, and he said sharply.

"My lord, I think what you said is true. Now that the famine is raging and people are dying, the imperial court should quickly raise food to relieve the victims."

There was a lot of sweat on Zhang Mao's forehead, and he thought quickly in his mind. He noticed the abnormality of Emperor Hongzhi this time, and understood that Emperor Hongzhi needed his side to help him now.

Zhang Mao, who has always been an old fox, also began to quickly think about countermeasures in his mind. When the emperor asked himself to take the blame, he had to take the blame if he didn't take the blame, otherwise he would definitely have no good fruit in the future.

This offended the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty, and life might be difficult, but if he offended the emperor, the iron rice bowl passed down from his ancestors might be gone, so after much deliberation, he knew that he was destined for the blame.

His words also made the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty nod slightly one by one, admiring Zhang Mao's knowledge and interest in the way.

However, Zhang Mao changed the subject and said: "It's just that the famine is quite serious this time, and the princes in the court are very anxious and feel the same with the victims, so I think that the relief of the victims should not only be done by His Majesty alone, but the princes in the court We should also have the money to give money, and the food to give food, and work together to help the victims.”

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