The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 170

Zhu Youtang walked on the way back to Qianqing Palace, walking like flying, with a complacent look on his face.

Dai Yi next to him actually didn't quite understand why the emperor was so happy when it seemed that none of the things discussed in the court today had been achieved?
"Did you see? If I don't mention Wang Yue's promotion, they will stand against me giving Wang Yue the Marquis. But when I propose to let Zuodu Censor and Military Minister take charge of the trilateral military affairs, I also mention that he After returning to the court, their attitudes will change immediately if they are used for narration. Who doesn’t focus on the immediate interests?”

Zhu Youtang said with a smile.

Dai Yi asked: "Then, is Your Majesty trying to add an official to Wang Shilang, or to be promoted to a noble?"

"Of course it's Wang Yue's own choice to promote him to the title. I'm just helping him. It's very good that Bing Kuan gave me such a proposal."

When Zhu Youtang said this, Dai Yi finally understood that it was Zhang Zhou's suggestion.

Last night, the candlelight night talk was not in vain.

Because Dai Yi didn't wait the whole time yesterday, so he didn't know when this conversation was.

Dai Yi was also pondering, this Gongsheng really dared to suggest that he should be promoted to Wangyue's civil position to coerce the civil official to submit to the matter of conferring a title on him. Even the supervisor of ceremonies would not dare to casually mention this kind of proposal, but he did.

He himself will be a civil servant in the future, no worries?
"In the past, tell Bingkuan to let him go to the back hall of Qianqing Palace, and let him listen to everything we talked about earlier, and I will also propose to record credit for him! Go ahead."

Before arriving at Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youtang specially asked Dai Yi to call Zhang Zhouyisheng.

It simply means to let Zhang Zhou "listen to politics behind the curtain".

Even Dai Yi was thinking, what kind of treatment is this?
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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang sat on the chair behind the desk, and Zhang Mao, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Ma Wensheng stood below.

Only Dai Yi and Chen Kuan stood on both sides of the emperor.

In fact, Xiao Jing was also listening, but he was standing beside Zhang Zhou in the back hall.

The so-called apse is behind the high seats, plaques, and screens in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, as long as Zhang Zhou coughs inside, people outside can hear it.

When Zhu Youtang came up, he made it clear that Zhu Fu, the Duke of Cheng, would go to Yansui to be the commander-in-chief of the military. This was something he had said in the court before.

Zhang Mao naturally had no opinion.

In the inner court, even Ma Wensheng, Liu Jian and Xie Qian did not raise any objections.

Who should I send?

Since the emperor believes in Zhu Fu so much now, let Zhu Fu go. Anyway, the little Tatar prince, that is, Dayan Khan Batu Mengke, probably has disappeared by now. Whoever goes there is just a vase.

Then the emperor seemed to speak earnestly: "About the merits of Mighty Sky Gunpowder, the Qing family have read the good news, so they should know it well?"

The four people, including Zhang Mao, heard that the emperor wanted to give credit to Zhang Zhou on purpose.

Xie Qian said: "Your Majesty, the mighty sky gunpowder has made great contributions in this battle, but its power is great and it can cause a lot of damage. If you want to use it in the future, it will inevitably be restricted in terms of occasions when it is used. Di Yi has passed through this battle. Then there must be precautions.”

Still the old way.

First confirm the meaning of the emperor, and then express your personal thoughts.

It is to hold first and then step on it.

The new gunpowder is powerful, isn't it?We admit it!But the problem is that this new gunpowder is easy to damage ourselves. It seems to blow our head off, saying that it is Wang Yue's fault, it is better to say that it is the fault of the person who invented the new gunpowder!

This reason...how strong is it?
When Zhang Zhou heard this from behind, he was already laughing.

You Kankan's Xie Qian is really eloquent, and he said good things so badly. Zhang Zhouxin said, if I had to ask you on the spot, then the gunpowder is not for human use?Wherever people let it blow up, it will blow up wherever it is?It will also grow legs and go out to fry by itself?

Because of the fear of innovation, and to bring about some changes, we must stick to the old ways, which becomes the mentality of a corrupt Confucian.

What are the rotten scholars talking about?
Talk about the mean, talk about the ancestral system, and talk about immutability.

No wonder no matter how capable you are, the emperor is wary of you, and when you have opinions, you can't fully accept your opinions, because you people really want the emperor and Ming to stay in a state of self-control.

Zhu Youtang's tone was calm, and he asked, "Then how should the meritorious deeds of the mighty sky gunpowder be drawn up?"

Don't ask Zhang Zhou, just ask what credit the gunpowder has.

Xie Qian was very clear in his heart, knowing that the emperor was fighting for Zhang Zhou, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Zhang Mao came out and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that with the power of mighty sky gunpowder, you can take the lead in this battle."

As soon as these words came out, Ma Wensheng and the others took a deep breath.

Old man Zhang wants to play something different today. It sounds like he wants to step on Wang Yue and lift Zhang Zhou!

If gunpowder is said to be the first meritorious service, then Wang Yue just accompanied him to make meritorious service. Then Wang Yue's meritorious service is low, and the title he got is not high, so it will not affect the status of the British public line?
"The first achievement is an exaggeration." Even if Zhu Youtang brags about Zhang Zhou's awesomeness, he still knows it in his heart, "No matter how powerful the sky gunpowder is, it depends on how people dispatch it. Well-organized and able to achieve great victories, the entire army is highly respected. At this time, I just want to explain to a few of you the effectiveness of today's gunpowder in this battle, and the deterrent it can form against the Tatars in the future. .”

Zhu Youtang did not rush to fight for Zhang Zhou's credit.

What's more, let a few people present think about it. With this thing, will the Tatars dare to invade the country in the future?
Take a long-term view.

The merit is in the future.

Ma Wensheng seemed to have a different opinion on this, he said: "Your Majesty, if the gunpowder falls into the hands of Di Yi today, I'm afraid... it will do even more harm to my Ming Dynasty!"

Xie Qian also helped out: "Yes, Your Majesty, if the sky gunpowder is used, it may be difficult to garrison the Guancheng Fortress here. Doesn't it mean that in the future, our Great Ming Beiguan Fortress will be useless? In the future, the Tatars will extend the war to the capital. There will be big trouble."

When Ma Wensheng and Xie Qian sang together, they were reminding the emperor.

Such a powerful thing is not very useful on the grassland, because there are no fortresses on the grassland that we need to blow up, but if it falls into the hands of the Tatars, it will be broken. Isn’t my Ming’s city gate fortress against the Tatars in the future? So, is it useless?

In summary……

It's better not to have this mighty sky gunpowder.

Zhu Youtang looked displeased and said, "So you want to give up eating because of choking?"

Ma Wensheng hurriedly said: "This is not the old minister's intention, but to remind His Majesty that this gunpowder should be able to keep the secret of the preparation."

Zhu Youtang was so angry.

Whenever you talk about something, you can always find different angles to attack, as if everything meets your expectations only if you follow the old ways. Now even the invention of a powerful gunpowder can be said so badly by you.

Are you a group of civil servants all born as pros?

Dai Yi on the side smiled and said: "On this point, please rest assured. Few people in the court know the formula of Mighty Sky Gunpowder, and the materials are only stored in our Ming Dynasty, and there are very few products produced on the grassland."

Xie Qian said: "This will not make the Tatars explore the method of preparation? If they capture one or two craftsmen, or buy them..."

"Thank you, Mr. Ge." Zhu Youtang couldn't listen anymore, and said coldly, "If the research and preparation of a weapon is really stopped because it is too powerful, then after the Ming Dynasty in the frontier, I am afraid that it can only rely on bows and crossbows. , spears to garrison, wouldn't the Tatars go to study it by themselves? If the Tatars have it, but the Ming Dynasty does not, then the court should be worried, I and your family, right?"

Zhu Youtang was also puzzled.

We have researched a good thing, and you are doing well now, saying that the benefits of such a thing are bad, and then blah blah to educate me here?

Several people present fell silent.

Zhu Youtang said: "The Mighty Sky gunpowder is used for the first time on the battlefield, and it has exerted an extremely powerful effect, but this product has a characteristic, that is, it cannot be stored for a long time. It must be prepared now."

Several people don't quite understand that such a powerful thing can't be stored for a long time?What's the point?
"In the future, I will let Zhang Zhou and Zhang Qing's family continue to study, the reliability will be improved a lot, and then people from the Ministry of Industry will cooperate with him."

The emperor finally mentioned Zhang Zhou's name.

"Using the role of sky gunpowder in this battle, and the deterrent power of guarding the pass in the future, I originally wanted to credit Zhang Zhou with merit, at least a secondary merit, and even conferred him a title..."

"His Majesty!"

This time it was Liu Jian who came forward.

"Old Liu Ge, you don't need to say it first, this matter was declined by Zhang Qing's family."

What the emperor said surprised Liu Jian and the others.

The emperor found a reasonable excuse and gave Zhang Zhou an earl, but Zhang Zhou didn't want it?
Zhu Youtang said: "I also accept his reason, that is, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, no one has obtained a title in this way. No matter how much he has contributed, he must abide by the ancestral system."

Xie Qian couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

Sure enough, he is a literati, very pedantic, you don't even want a title, you know the current affairs!
Don't say that you have made great achievements in the northwest by relying on sky gunpowder. Even if you are just an alchemist, the emperor will give you a title. Even if others want to pick faults, they won't be able to pick them out.

"He is a civil servant, and he wants to be an official with you in the future. He has participated in the examination this time. It would be great if he can pass high school, but if he doesn't pass... I have completed the selection of the tribute with the Imperial Academy. on the list.”

After finishing speaking, Zhu Youtang asked Chen Kuan to show the results of the previous selection to Liu Jian and others.

Zhu Youtang said: "If he is not selected as a Jinshi, he will be selected with tribute and reviewed by the Imperial Academy. Do you have any objections?"

Several people have read the selection list, and it seems... quite fair and just. People from the Imperial Academy came forward. Cheng Minzheng and Xu Han, as the spokespersons of the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Academy, participated in it. Obviously, the emperor wanted Zhang Zhou to become an official. After some preparations.

No one answered.

Zhu Youtang could only ask alone: ​​"What is Liu Ge's opinion?"

Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, there seems to be no precedent to be found."

Zhu Youtang asked: "Then can't I set this precedent?"

Liu Jian hesitated for a moment, but still cupped his hands and said, "Yes!"

This time it wasn't that Liu Jian didn't want to object, it was because he could see that the emperor was too determined with Zhang Zhou. Besides, Zhang Zhou was selected through a reasonable tribute selection. Let's not talk about whether this selection is for Zhang Zhou alone. Yes, at least from the perspective of the organizer, the methods and methods are in compliance.

Zhang Zhou met the conditions to enter the court without passing the imperial examination.

(End of this chapter)