eldest son of Ming dynasty

The spring breeze in February is like scissors.

The spring breeze is no longer so cool, but it still hurts slightly when it blows on the face.

However, for a group of people who entered Beijing from Guyuan Mansion, the wind in the capital was obviously much gentler, and it was even warmer at noon, like a girl's caress.

Yang Yiqing is the governor of the three sides outside, and he is a cabinet minister in Beijing.But if you are a Beijing official, you have to report on your duties.

Therefore, when he entered Beijing, he first entered the palace to face the saint, and then he returned to the cabinet.

"Ying Ning."

Both Li Dongyang and Xie Qian came to greet her, "It's really hard for Ying Ning to defend the border for the country."

"Mr. Li Ge, thank you Mr. Ge." Yang Yiqing cupped his hands in salute.

Then three people took their seats.

"Meet Your Majesty?"

"See you."

"Ying Ning's job report must be wonderful. His Majesty regards re-introduction as a national policy. You, the governor of the three sides, are the most important."

"Li Ge's old words are serious. I also entrust His Majesty's great blessing. And the reinstatement period is three years, and this is just the first year. There is a long way to go, and the two elders still need to pay a lot of attention."

Xie Qian went on to say: "...It is said that some people feel that now that the national strength has increased, they feel that two years is enough. If it is delayed to three years, more military pay will be allocated. More than 100 million taels of silver every year is really exhausting. There are so many, it is better to go all out and win the Hetao!"

"Someone?" Yang Yiqing didn't know what it was, but his official instinct was protecting him, "Who does Xie Ge always talk about?"

Li Dongyang sighed slightly.

The court in the first year of Zhengde was quite different from that in Hongzhi.

At that time it was Ma Wensheng, Liu Daxia, Xu Book, Wang Shu, Liu Jian...

At that time, in governing the country, everyone assisted the emperor.The emperor also relied heavily on it.

But it is different now.

Emperor Zhengde was strong in means and determined in will.The atmosphere of the court has obviously changed.

Nowadays, most of the opponents are transferred from important positions, while the caterers are on the rise.

If this is the case, then it is the reign of a faint king.

However, the emperor paid the most attention to justice and integrity in his work, and his administration also emphasized governing for the people.

The impact of this on the court is that it is easy for many flatterers to do things in the name of the country for the people.

So Xie Qian said that someone...

Of course, there are people who open up the frontiers and expand the land for the people.How could no one do this kind of thing that has both political interests and the reputation of Shilin?

"Wailang Yang Zengrong, a member of the Ministry of War, has an appointment, and was retained by His Majesty."

Yang Yiqing frowned, he had never seen this memorial.and…

"Your Majesty did not mention this matter."

Li Dongyang's old face was a little deep, and his voice was hoarse, "In the words of your majesty, it is always easy to say, but difficult to do. It is the same for this matter. Three years will be changed to two years, and the safe will become radical. If If it is done, these people will naturally succeed in speculation, if it can’t be done, and the battle is lost, who will take care of it?"

At this point, Yang Yiqing's expression finally changed.

This is the case with the court, even if you are the governor or elder, you will be pushed away by the general trend.

"Elder Li Ge and Elder Xie Ge feel that this memorial is not a coincidence?"

"Ying Ning believes it's a coincidence?" Xie Qian asked back.

Yang Yiqing was speechless, "But no matter what, it always depends on His Majesty's will. As the governor of the three sides, I have to fight for three years, and I have to fight for two years. As for life and death, it has long been ignored."

"It's a small matter of personal life and death, but what if it affects the great cause of re-establishment?" Xie Qian raised his hand and nodded twice.

Li Dongyang asked again: "Ying Ning, tell us the truth. This year's expedition to Tatar, what are the odds of winning? What about next year?"

Yang Yiqing paused for a moment.

Then he said: "It's hard to say. In the first year of Zhengde, the imperial court allocated millions of dollars. In addition to Zhou Shangwen's suppression of tricks, Yang Shangyi also trained [-] new riders. Since the treasury is abundant this year, it may be possible to train another [-] new riders. So For a period of three years, with [-] cavalry, even if they meet the main force of the Tatars, they can fight."

"But it's not impossible if it's going to be repeated this year. Dayan Khan's second son was killed by the right-wing Mongolia, and the situation in the grassland in the second year of Zhengde may not be stable. If Daming doesn't act at this time, he will miss the opportunity."

In other words, if Zhou Shangwen hadn't fought in the first place, of course three years would be better.But now two years is not impossible.After all, sitting back and watching the right-wing Mongolia be wiped out by the left wing is also quite rigid in strategy, and it will not be adjusted at any time.

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian frowned, no wonder the emperor wanted to keep the memorial.

Presumably the emperor also saw this.

"Oh, this is difficult."

Xie Qian sighed, how could they beat this kind of flattery to the Holy Will?
So at this time, Yang Yiqing's status became more prominent.The emperor trusted him, and as the governor of the three sides, if he suggested delaying the trip, the emperor would definitely consider it seriously.

However, neither Li nor Xie had the same influence that Liu Daxia had on Yang Yiqing back then. When it comes to factions, Yang Yiqing has nothing to do with them, so he felt a little helpless.

I can only say: "The way to govern the country is to avoid haste and use patience. This is a major issue that concerns the country, the country, and the people of the world. Please Ying Ning, you must be cautious."

……

Yang Yiqing walked out of the cabinet with a slightly heavy heart.He pretended not to be surprised inside, but he still showed some thoughts outside.

When Yang Shangyi waited for him to come out, he saw that his face was not right, "Butang, what's wrong?"

Yang Yiqing skipped over him, walked in front of him, shook his head lightly and said: "There is no shortage of right and wrong in the land of right and wrong."

"What is right and wrong?"

Yang Yiqing didn't answer right away, he was contemplating, it could be three years or two years, but the two elders seemed to prefer three years.

why?
It's not because he thinks that three years is more certain, he has already said that two years of Zhengde can also be done.

"It's for money..."

Yang Yiqing murmured and shook his head, how could he forget this.

He also knows that the national treasury is abundant this year.On the way to Beijing, I thought about getting more funding this year.Others naturally have the same thoughts as him.

"Shou Wen."

"The end is here."

"In the future, if anyone asks about re-enrollment, you can say three years or two years."

Yang Shangyi was puzzled: "The department hall...isn't it more inclined to this year?"

"That was before. It's all right now."

"why is that?"

Yang Yiqing knew that this kind of thing should be explained clearly to him, otherwise he would not understand, and he might not know when the truth would be revealed.

"Because we don't want to get involved in the quarrel between the court. It is useless to win or lose. We will do what His Majesty decides. Only in this way can we remain invincible."

The way to be an official is to advance when you should advance, to push back when you should retreat, and to be silent when you should be silent.

at the same time.

Zhu Houzhao continued to summon local officials to report on his work.

Shandong is very close, but Liu Jian is not the closest.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty also had two governors in the Northern Zhili area.

One is the governor of Shuntian and the other is the governor of Baoding.

It is somewhat similar to Nanzhili, where there are also governors of Fengyang and governors of Yingtian.

The governor of Shuntian is not the governor of Shuntian Mansion.In the third year of Chenghua, the imperial court was divided into two governors from Juyongguan based on the vastness of Gyeonggi, and to the east of it was Zhengjizhou and other places, border preparations, governors Shuntian and Yongping, who were stationed in Zunhua County.

This is Governor Suncheon.

The governor of Baoding has a larger jurisdiction, under the jurisdiction of Baoding Mansion, Zhending Mansion, Hejian Mansion, Shunde Mansion, Daming Mansion, and Guangping Mansion.Control the Zijing Pass, Daoma Pass, Longquan Pass, Gu Pass, Tumen Pass and other passes, and also manage the river.

These two positions were set up during the Chenghua period, and Hongzhi retained and inherited them. At this time, they were also regarded as two senior officials in the Gyeonggi area.

With the two of them here, Liu Jian, the governor of Shandong, was able to meet the emperor first, so I said special political connotation, after all, this is closer.

Governor Shuncheon is not young, about 50 years old, with a thick face, big mouth, long beard, cold eyes, and looks quite fierce.

This man's surname is Hu, his first name is Gongxu, and his style name is Liangchen.

After hearing what he said, Zhu Houzhao felt that he was really a good minister.

"Shuntian Mansion has 16 shi in taxes and grains this year. I remember last year it was 11 shi. How did it increase so much?"

Hu Gongxu's voice was a baritone with full confidence, and he said: "Returning to Your Majesty, the increase in taxes and food this year is due to the emperor's blessing, and the second is His Majesty's strong push to change animal husbandry into agriculture and return agriculture to the people. I feel the virtue of the emperor, and I don't have to share the work of raising horses, so I can concentrate on the field, so the tax and food have increased greatly."

Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised by this increase.

5 shi is not much. In the hands of the governor who pays more than 200 million yuan in tax and food every year, this is nothing.

But Governor Shuntian's place, which was in the early 40 in previous years, suddenly increased by nearly [-]%, which is not easy.

But Hu Gongxu's explanation is not false.

People and herdsmen are indeed harmful to the people. Suddenly there is no need to raise horses, and the enthusiasm for farming has greatly increased, which is logical.

Zhu Houzhao suppressed the doubts in his heart and said: "When I was still in the East Palace, I said that you can't attribute all the merits to the superior and blame the inferiors. You governor Shuntian, with this political achievement, is a manifestation of ability. I will not Forget the merits of the courtiers who can do things."

Hu Gongxu's heart shook.

The emperor's words before the Great Court Meeting were more than just a compliment!
"Your Majesty appreciates it, but my ministers are terrified! Just continue to work hard on the king's affairs to repay His Majesty's favor!"

He is already over 50, if the position of governor of Shuntian is not promoted, it will basically stop here.In particular, the governor is already a high-ranking official, and he will be a prominent official like a minister or minister, so he naturally thinks about it.

Zhu Houzhao nodded in satisfaction, he is still more concerned about Minmu.Asked: "Liangchen, please tell me carefully, how did the Shuntian Mansion withdraw from the herdsmen's place?"

"Yes. The most important thing to change from herding to farming is that the people lack enough food for the transition. According to His Majesty's will, the government will provide granary food, huts, and cattle breeds to the people who quit the herding, and help them resume farming. As long as they spend In the stage of green and yellow crops, when it comes to harvest, everything will be worry-free."

Zhu Houzhao suddenly thought of another thing, "Do they have land?"

Hu Gongxu's eyelids twitched, "Yes. Minmu does not mean that the people only raise horses. On weekdays, the people also do farming."

Oh…

Zhu Houzhao felt that he was too nervous, because in his impression, the conflict between people and land in the North Zhili area was very prominent.

The reason is also simple, there are many yamen in this place.

Just like after Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, the people of Fengyang were miserable.Call: Talk about Fengyang, talk about Fengyang, Fengyang is a good place.Since Emperor Zhu was born, there have been nine years of famine in ten years.

What's the point?It's just that there are too many high-ranking officials here.At that time, the concept of wealth was to buy land, so these people all went back to enclose land.

The same is true for the Northern Zhili area.

But Governor Shuntian is right, the people don't just raise horses and don't farm land.From this point of view, this policy is also correct.The problem is simply that not enough is being given back.

Zhu Houzhao held the memorabilia with one hand, and tapped it slowly with the other. He was trying to recall the details of Liu Liu and Liu Qi's uprising. Now that it has been returned to the people, Shuntian Mansion should be fine...nothing will happen again...