eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 439 Wang Yangming's heart is magnanimous
"I've heard that you also carried out the suppression of bandits at sea. The results are not great, but there is no big loss after all. It sounds like you didn't go there. There is nothing to say about the political achievements, but Daming has not had it for many years. The Navy has become a master, from scratch, no loss is credit. Wang Boan, what reward do you want?"

Wang Shouren was quite flattered.

"Your Majesty, how dare you be rewarded for your lack of merit?"

"Let's give you a little reward. This year the imperial court has a lot of money. I will reward you with two thousand silver. It's not much, and you don't have to sternly refuse it. The sea is always dangerous with high winds and rough seas. How can I turn a blind eye to you who have risked your life for the imperial court?"

Sitting on the side, Wang Jia could feel the emperor's special appreciation for Wang Shouren.

To be honest, Zhu Houzhao in his previous life had also been exposed to some mind studies, and he still admires Wang Yangming from the bottom of his heart.In this life, he was only dissatisfied with Wang Shouren,
This person……

Life is not long.

He was 57 years old.

In the second year of Zhengde, he was 36 years old.

Counting his poor health before his death, it would take him a few years to support him. Wang Shouren could play for Daming for less than 20 years.

But 20 years later, he, the emperor, was only in his 30s, still in the prime of life, but at that time there was no second Wang Yangming.

In comparison, many elders and important ministers in the imperial court are in their sixties or seventies, and all of them are eloquent, and they don't delay things at all.

Even more powerful, like Liu Jian, who lived to be 94 years old, is only 75 now.Zhu Houzhao planned to keep this man in Shandong. After all, Liu Jian was a well-known virtuous official. Let him govern the people wholeheartedly. After a few years, Shandong will definitely be prosperous for a while.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward!" Wang Shouren was wearing a blue robe. He was thin, and he was at the side of the emperor and Wang Jia.

"Get up, get up." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, "Bo'an, that's about the end of your job in Fujian. Do you have someone suitable to recommend to me?"

In fact, Zhu Houzhao first thought about asking Wang Shouren to train a large Ming navy at sea, and it would be good to show the country's prestige in the southeast sea.

But the center of gravity of the Ming Dynasty was still in the north, and the main achievements of the feudal dynasty were on land. Besides, after a year, there was no significant water power.

Letting the majestic Wang Yang catch thieves there every day is really overkill.

Wang Shouren thought about it carefully, and said: "Maritime affairs are unpredictable, and there must be a man who is shrewd, decisive, and tough. Your Majesty asked, and I happened to know one. Although this man is a civil servant, he is indeed a strong official." !"

Zhu Houzhao became interested, "Oh? To be called a strong official by you, I think it's not in vain. Tell me quickly."

"Yes. The person recommended by my minister, surnamed Wu and named Wending, was a Jinshi in the 12th year of Hongzhi. He was awarded Changzhou Tuiguan and is now serving as Changzhou General Judge. This person has the strength of arms, can bow horses, and speaks generously. He is a strong man among civil servants."

According to Wang Shouren's evaluation, Zhu Houzhao had a good impression of this person.But Changzhou Tongju... This should be a six-rank official position, a bit small.

Of course, the duty of general judgment is not easy. Just such a six-rank official position needs to deal with the lawsuits of the government, tax collection and maintenance of social order. If there is a war, he must also undertake the work of conscription.

Thinking about it again, there are so many heavy responsibilities for the sixth rank among the Beijing officials.

That's why Xinke Jinshi tried every means to avoid the matter of conferring officials.

...It's okay, Zhu Houzhao thinks it can be regarded as continuing to incline to the magistrate.The abilities of these people are definitely much stronger than those who have been in charge of the Six Departments for a few years, but this kind of officials lack the opportunity to show themselves.

Think again about the 12th year of Hongzhi.

It turned out that he and Wang Shouren were Jinshi in the same discipline.If not, there might not even be this chance.In fact, there must be many such people in the Ming Dynasty.

But there is no way, as an emperor, he really can't remember the names of prefects all over the country, let alone the co-prefects, judges and officials in the prefect's yamen.

Tuiguan is the seventh grade, and Tongjuan is the sixth grade.This Wu Wending has been promoted for so many years.

"Since it was recommended by you, how can I not believe it? Then I will issue an order to transfer him to the post. As for you, you will not leave the capital after the court meeting. I have another appointment."

"The minister obeys the order!"

At this age, Wang Shouren has a beard and wrinkles around his eyes, but the skin on his face is not drooping like those old officials, and he still has the flexibility of a young man in his actions.

In his 30s, he had ups and downs before, learned a few years of knowledge, and worked as an official for a few years.

The time has come.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao's thoughts left the chessboard.

"Governor of Shuntian, Governor of Baoding, or the governor of Yang Ge, where are you going?"

Yang Yiqing is still a trilateral general system, controlling the governor of Yansui, the governor of Shaanxi, and the nine generals of Gansu, Liang, Ningxia, Xing'an, and Guyuan.

At the beginning, Yang Yiqing was promoted from the governor of Shaanxi to the high position of the trilateral system.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao believed that with this man's ability, even if he was asked to serve as the governor of Shaanxi a few years ago, it would be no problem, and even a fight with the Tatars would not be a losing game.

But Wang Shouren's experience as an official was not enough at that time, he basically stayed in Guizhou for a few years.Such a large-span promotion is not good for him.

So Zhu Houzhao is patient.

Until today, if I endure it any longer, I will be forty now.

But what Wang Jia and Wang Shouren didn't expect was that the emperor threw out several options and asked him to choose one at will.

This is true grace.After all, there are people in these positions, which means that the emperor is going to make way for him.

Wang Shouren lifted his official robes and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I am terrified that such a talented minister is so favored by His Majesty. Besides, the official position of the court is the public weapon of the country, and I dare not choose it indiscriminately. Only with the holy will of your majesty, the sword will be destroyed." I have no regrets."

Zhu Houzhao was a little speechless, are you a deadwood talent?

"I don't want you to go to the mountain of swords, and I don't want you to go to the sea of ​​fire. I want you to choose one of these places."

Wang Jia opened his mouth, "Even if His Majesty's will, a minister must obey it."

Wang Shouren mustered up some courage, "...the minister intends to be governor of Shaanxi."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, "Sure enough, you are still slightly interested in military affairs."

In the northwest, the Yuan and Qing dynasties separated Shaanxi and Gansu.But in Daming, Zhu Yuanzhang combined Shaanxi and Gansu into one province in the second year of Hongwu, and even included parts of Ningxia.

Therefore, the jurisdiction of the governor of Shaanxi is very large. In fact, it is also because it is too large. Some governors in some border areas are far away in Xi'an, and it is difficult to respond in time. Therefore, during the Tianshun period, the imperial court set up the governor of Yansui.

In fact, the administrative divisions in the north of the Ming Dynasty changed very frequently, because the real military threat forced the court to make constant adjustments. The Nine Frontier Towns, which were widely spread later, evolved gradually to cope with the complicated military situation.

Like the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, Zhu Yuanzhang set up and then withdrew, and withdrew and set up again.The same is true for the governor of Shaanxi. Several generations of emperors kept setting up and then stopping.However, this kind of change left room for Zhu Houzhao to manipulate. Anyway, the ancestors have been moving around, so he can also make changes according to the actual situation.

In Zhu Houzhao's view, the Northwest at this time is actually still the frontier of the military, and the imminent war requires high military efficiency.

In the place of Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty, Tatar was to the north, Hami was to the west, and Duogandusi was to the southwest.

Duo Gandusi aside, Hami is about to the west of Jiayuguan in the Hexi Corridor, and the Ming Dynasty set up a military organization here, which is the so-called Seven Guards of Kansai.But Hami repeated it over and over again, not knowing how many times he won and how many times he lost.The other six Kansai guards are no longer as brave as they used to be, and basically have no combat effectiveness.

To put it simply, here still needs the Central Plains education, to appreciate the Central Plains culture.

As for the military and political settings here, he still tends to combine more than divide, and dispatch capable ministers to stabilize the overall situation here as a whole.

This kind of military frontier has many collisions with foreigners. For Zhu Houzhao, he can relax a little bit and choose to endure low-intensity conflicts where the frontier troops decide on their own.

But to achieve this goal, this kind of place needs a fierce man.

As a traveler, the greatest joy lies here.As an emperor, he may not be able to realize his pleasure of riding a horse to kill the enemy, but he can put some fierce men in the place with the most changes and the most intense confrontation.

It's best to put one in a strategic area, and you have to beat the barbarians from all directions!

Of course, at this juncture, the governor of Shaanxi does not need to be very brave, because he is controlled by Yang Yiqing, the head of the trilateral system, and has multiple national policies in front of him, so he does not have the pressure to deal with the complicated border situation independently. Yang Yiqing also gradually grew up under the leadership.

At this point, Zhu Houzhao could not do more.In the early days, I asked Wang Yue to take him with me, in the middle period I asked Wang Jia to take him with me, and now I asked Yang Yiqing to take him with me.

In two or three years at most, Zhu Houzhao will push him to the fore, and he will see whether it is time to torture the enemy or torture him, the emperor.

"I remember that when you failed to become a Jinshi, you ran outside the Great Wall by yourself. Now it's all right, I will hand over the northwest side to you, and you can use it as you like. But the official decree will wait until after the Great Court Assembly. At that time, follow the public adjusted together."

"Yes, Wei Chen takes orders."

Wang Shouren's appointment at this step was promoted very quickly.Because the governor is already an important member of one party.But fortunately, this guy was famous for suppressing bandits in Fujian. At that time, everyone was shocked. Moreover, he did not have a fixed position in the Fujian Governor's Office. In fact, he belonged to the role of "Governor's Assistant". He can be seen in many things.

As the emperor's teacher and the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, Wang Jia himself has supernatural power in the court. In fact, many big shots know that there is such a powerful person around him.

He didn't mention this, his old father Wang Hua was also very popular in the court, and the main officials would not chase him too much.

On the way out of the palace, Wang Shouren himself was a little confused.

He was originally an official in the Governor's Office, and he was going to be in charge of a yamen in the blink of an eye.

There are red walls on both sides and a straight road.Middle-aged and middle-aged people walked side by side,

"...Why are you so silent? Do you feel that the burden on your shoulders is too heavy?"

Wang Shouren couldn't deny it, "The subordinates are indeed a little afraid of disappointing His Majesty's great kindness. Did you feel this way when the ministry first ascended to a high position?"

"Yes, yes."

"Then... how did the department hall pass this hurdle?"

"Things in this world, you might as well do it. No matter how big or difficult it is, it can't match the four characters of being open-minded." Wang Jia stretched out his hand and gestured, "Think about it, as long as you are open-minded, you will die. If you are not afraid of death, what is there to be afraid of?"

Wang Shouren asked himself what is it that makes his heart open?
After much deliberation, he came up with eight words: do your best, and die.

(End of this chapter)