eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 60
After the edict was issued, Zhu Houzhao ran into Elder Xu Ge once in the palace.

This old gentleman is about to retire, and he was considered diligent in his work in the past, so Zhu Houzhao still respects him.

Regardless of whether he can see it or not, there is no lack of courtesy that should be performed.

"How is Mr. Ge's health recently?"

"The old minister thanked His Royal Highness for your concern. I have been raising it for a while, but it is almost useless."

Zhu Hou also took care of it. The age spots on the old man's face were really not easy.

"George has worked hard."

"Where is your Highness?"

"I have one more thing to ask Mr. Ge."

Although Xu Pu couldn't see clearly, his brain was still working, "Your Highness is talking about the matter of the edict."

"good."

"The veteran also asked His Highness for advice. But how did His Highness persuade Wang Jia?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't hide it from him, "I said, the imperial court copied Li Guang's house. Now that he has money, the imperial court still has famous generals like Wang Yue. If there are rich people, if the Ming Dynasty loses the battle, people in the future will not know what it means." My father and son of the Zhu family are a joke, or the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are a joke."

Xu Pu commanded all the officials, and the prince would kneel when he said this.

But Zhu Houzhao obviously wouldn't let an old man with handicapped legs kneel down like this in winter, "I don't want to blame anyone."

"The joke His Highness said...was it about Xu Ning during the Chenghua period?"

"Xu Ning?"

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In the cabinet, Liu, Li, and Xie carefully read the edict word by word,

I thought in my heart that the current crown prince is really a fine person. Last time he went out of the palace in a micro-clothes and told him to work as a commoner.

As a result, those who oppose Wang Yue can't escape the crime of being heartless and disregarding the public interests of the court and the country for the self-interest of each family.

"Everyone, do you still remember the incident of Xu Ning, the commander-in-chief of Datong in the 18th year of Chenghua?"

Li Dongyang's words brought back everyone's memories.

As of today, Wang Jia's discussion has been made, and the prince and Zhou Jing's arguments have also been discussed, but none of the cabinet and key officials in the court have set off a relatively fierce resistance because of this.At least there are no rows to kneel at the gate of the palace.

But this is an obvious defense of Wang Yue.If it goes on like this, the emperor will really appoint it like this.

Why?

Because Liu, Li, and Xie didn't want to be Wan'an (the cabinet scholar at the time), and neither did the six ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee. Except for a straight-faced Zhou Jing, everyone else would murmur when they thought about it. Xu Ning' two words.

Because it was almost the same then as it is now.

In the 18th year of Chenghua, Wang Zhi served as the eunuch guarding Datong, and Wang Yue served as the commander-in-chief.When these two people got together, the courtiers were very worried that Wang Yue would win a few battles and use some tricks, and it would be bad for Wang Zhi to regain his momentum after making new achievements.

So he advised Xianzong that Xu Ning, the general of Yansui, should replace Wang Yue as the general of Datong.As for Wang Yue, he went to Yansui to serve as the commander-in-chief.

In this way, the two people separated, and the ministers in the court naturally felt relieved once they separated.

However, Xu Ning, Wang Yue's evaluation is that although he has fought many battles and kept himself safe, he is not a talent for commanding the army.

Later, it turned out to be true, because Wang Zhi was a "treacherous eunuch", Xu Ning naturally wanted to set a clear line with him, so he fought with Wang Zhi everywhere in Datong, saying that "everything must be violated", and he was headstrong.

In the 19th year of Chenghua, the courtiers finally defeated Wang Zhi, and he was transferred to Nanjing.

Xu Ning was defeated by Tatar in Datong.

The courtiers also knew why the defeat was so great. It turned out that Wang Yue and Wang Zhi cooperated seamlessly, how many military exploits did they make together?It made all his civil servants knighted.

So the biggest reason is that they transferred Wang Yue and Wang Zhi because of political struggle.

But to be clear, at this time the courtiers were very afraid that Xianzong would blame them for their original remonstrance, and then they would hide the defeat together with the Kodao officials.

It wasn't until a year later that someone really couldn't pass the moral test in his heart, so he reported the matter to Emperor Xianzong.

The crown prince Zhu Houzhao said everywhere that the imperial court could not send suitable people because of the fighting situation, otherwise it would add a joke to the history books.The knowledgeable ministers were all wondering if this was the Xu Ning incident, and it was just because of the face of the former emperor and the dignity of the court that he didn't say it clearly.

"What Binzhi means is that he agrees to use Wang Yue?" Liu Jian still looked a little sad, Li Guang's poison was not clear, and the real Zhongzheng Yingchao still couldn't reach it.

Li Dongyang did not reply directly, but talked about something else, "I stayed up all night last night. Your Majesty said that such a thing should not happen in the court of a wise king and virtuous minister. But if His Highness did not insist on it, this matter would not Has it happened? The few of us have become big enough officials, and we consider ourselves to be serving the country sincerely. At least in the name of future generations, we shouldn’t be traitors and villains, right? But why do we think it’s all a dream in the end?”

"It's difficult for us, and so is Your Majesty. It's so difficult to appoint a chief executive after killing Li Guang unwillingly. The courtiers in the Chenghua period were jealous of Wang Yue's achievements. Are we also jealous? He is already 72 years old. , and have the heart to fight for the country, even if they are selfish, there are not many people like this."

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Hearing Mr. Xu Ge talk about Xu Ning, Zhu Houzhao felt emotional in his heart,
His purpose was to prevent such a thing from happening, but he did not expect it to have already happened.

"Old Ge... Sometimes I am puzzled when I say it. The many examples of foolish emperors described by Mr. Wang Jia and others sound so stupid. But how come these things are not endless in history books in the past dynasties?"

Elder Xu Ge gave a rare chuckle, "Your Highness's question, although it is a child's question, is really a good question. According to the veteran, it is nothing more than three words."

"Oh?" Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised. Can you answer this question in three words?

"A last resort."

"As a last resort..." He chewed carefully.

"If it weren't for His Highness's courage, even if there were people in the court who had the same thoughts as His Highness, they wouldn't dare to speak up. Even if there were, they wouldn't be able to form a climate. But as His Highness said, all the ministers in the court know that Wang Yue is the best in commanding troops. , but why can’t you push him, not only can’t push him, but also impeach him, everyone has their own thoughts, but they can’t escape the word last resort. The same is true for people in all dynasties, it’s not that they don’t know what they are doing Ridiculous, but the situation is compelling."

"Been taught a lesson."

The crown prince was so modest, Xu Pu also bowed slightly.

"It's cold outside, Your Highness, let's go back to the palace. The old minister is useless, but he is overjoyed to see that His Highness is so talented, and His Highness's heart is for the country, not for himself, for the public, not for selfishness, the old minister knows How to do."

"My palace is the crown prince, so how can there be any selfishness?"

Xu Pu respected him, but he also lamented a little. It's a pity that he won't be able to see the scenery of the next dynasty.

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Originally, Zhu Houzhao still felt that it was not safe, so he sent someone to check on Hu Guimin.There is nothing wrong with strategy, work hard for the best results, and prepare for the worst results.

Because he was not sure that with just a few paragraphs, so many ministers would change to support Wang Yue when the court pushed.

But sometimes, people have a little bit of luck, and your expectation is good, but the result may be bad.What you expect is bad, and it may turn out to be good.

To put it hypocritically, this may be called doing good deeds, not asking about the future.

A few days later, Wang Jia actually came to report to him that many ministers in the court were no longer so against Wang Yue.

"Is this done?"

Wang Jia nodded and said: "As I said before, Your Highness took the responsibility for the use of Wang Yue. This is to use someone for the country regardless of his own name. The prince of the East Palace dares to do this, and all the officials can feel it. Then The military situation at the frontier is a major issue. When discussing the edict, I asked them to think more about the people and soldiers of my Ming Dynasty. After the edict, supporting Wang Yue seems to be the same as His Highness. Broad-minded, for the country and the people, if you don't support Wang Yue, you will only see Li Guang in your eyes."

"Congratulations, Your Highness!" Wang Jia said excitedly.

After Zhu Houzhao finished listening, he pressed the letter about Hu Guimin in his hand, it seemed that he didn't need it for the time being.

There are indeed treacherous calculations in the court, but sometimes they can also move people with emotion.

From this point of view, the imperial decree should be able to go to the Daming Mansion,

Then there is an old general looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)