Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 691 Military Staff (asking for monthly ticket)

Zhu Youtang was annoyed by Xu Pu's non-stop chattering and asked, "From what Lord Xu said, if we hadn't started this war, the Tatars wouldn't have invaded the south and destroyed our farms, right?"

Huai En didn't know that the emperor had a private advisor behind the scenes, so he just explained with a "relatively fair" attitude, as if he was biased towards the emperor:
"Your Majesty, according to the tacit understanding formed between the enemies and us on the border for a long time, the Tatars generally do not act recklessly, and they are also afraid that the Ming army will go out of the border to retaliate against them. Even if the Tatars have occasionally violated the border in the past few years, they dare not make it too public."

Zhu Youtang asked, "Is it because Wang Yue, Zhu Yong and others have repeatedly gone north through the pass, which has frightened the Tatars?"

Huai En pondered for a moment, and it seemed that there was no other explanation, so he could only say: "It seems that you can say that."

Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Wang Yue previously submitted a petition in Anlu, asking the court to pardon his crimes. I have agreed to this matter, but I have not paid any further attention to it. At present, I think he has made outstanding contributions to the court, and he may be transferred back to the capital for employment. What do you think?"

"His Majesty……"

When Huai En heard this, he immediately raised an objection, "This is an ironclad case decided by the late emperor. Now that Your Majesty has pardoned his crime and allowed him to return home to live out his days, it is already a great favor from the emperor. Why transfer him to the capital?"

Zhu Youtang said unhappily, "You are the ones who said that the border is not strong enough to deter the four barbarians, which will cause the Tatars to retaliate frantically and even take advantage of them. It would be good to find an old minister who can be used, live in the capital first, and then use him at a suitable time to intimidate the four barbarians and make them dare not move. "

"This……"

Wynn frowned slightly.

Obviously, Huai En never denied Wang Yue's abilities and the great achievements he had made, but he had certain prejudices against Wang Yue's personality.

Wang Yue likes to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy too much!

Although Huai'en is a powerful person, he does not like being sought after by others, and he has little friendship with Wang Yue... More importantly, Huai'en is about to die.

If Wang Yue returned to the court, he would definitely seek refuge with Zhang Luan, who is currently in power.

This is not what Huai En wanted.

Xu Pu heard Huai En's opposition and said immediately, "Your Majesty, Wang Yue's case was finalized by the three judicial departments and approved by the late emperor. It is an ironclad case that has lasted for many years. If you rashly change the sentence now, I am afraid that people in the court will criticize you and damage your majesty's reputation."

Zhu Youtang asked, "Did the late emperor leave any written clauses that forbid Wang Yue from being pardoned?"

“This…is not the case.”

Xu Pu shook his head.

Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Since there is no such thing, then we cannot judge a person's life for a momentary crime. Besides, Wang Yue is already old. Even if he is transferred to the capital, he will only be there to discuss military affairs. He does not necessarily have to return to the court to serve as an official.

"There are many disputes in the court regarding military affairs and other matters at present. I think it is appropriate to have an experienced giant to provide advice and reference."

When Xu Pu heard this, even if he opposed this matter in his heart, he seemed to have no reason to do so.

In fact, the civil service group believed that pardoning Wang Yue's crimes was not a problem, but allowing Wang Yue to return to the court to serve as an official was quite controversial.

After all, Wang Yue was born a civil official and basically understood the rules. Most of the time he would abide by them consciously, and it would not affect the overall situation.

"Kai Daitomo, is it okay for you to draft the imperial edict for this matter?"

Zhu Youtang looked at Huai'en and asked solemnly.

Although Huai En was helpless, he still said: "Your Majesty has long intended to pardon Wang Yue, and has sent someone to inform him before. Now he may be on his way back home. Now it's just a matter of summoning him to the capital, which won't take much time." "That's good."

Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "It was said before that after Li Zisheng arrived in Pianguan, he would have an impact on local defense and it would be easy for misunderstandings and conflicts in the communication of military orders, right?"

Huai En said: "Yes."

Zhu Youtang then said, "Then I think we should directly appoint Li Zisheng as the governor of Shanxi, temporarily take charge of Shanxi's local military affairs, and preside over the defense of the surrounding areas of Pianguan. Wouldn't the military orders be able to be communicated in this way?"

"Your Majesty, if you rashly appoint Li Zisheng as the governor of Shanxi, it will probably cause instability in the military and dissatisfaction among the people." Xu Pu was the first to jump out to object.

Giving Li Zisheng the position of Chief Censor-in-Chief was already intolerable, and now they are going to give Li Zisheng an actual vacancy and let him lead the defense of Shanxi?
Zhu Youtang turned his head and asked, "Huai Daban, is Zhai Xuan the current governor of Shanxi?"

Huai En was startled, and glanced at Tan Ji first, then said, "Yes. After Zuo Yu was transferred to Datong last year, he appointed Zhai Xuan as the Chief Censor to lead the military and political affairs of Shanxi."

Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Then let Li Zisheng take over his place and transfer Zhai Xuan to the capital for further employment."

"Your Majesty, should we wait until the court meeting to discuss this personnel arrangement?"

Wynn reminded.

At present, without going through any court procedures, a new governor of Shanxi is directly appointed to replace the original governor. This is neither a transfer to another place after the completion of his term of office, nor does it involve fault or normal performance of duties. This should be decided after brainstorming and consultation among court officials.

Zhu Youtang smiled bitterly and said, "With my weak body, can I still attend the court meeting tomorrow? Ahem..."

Huai En still insisted: "Perhaps we should follow the opinion of the Ministry of Personnel."

Zhu Youtang still insisted on his opinion and said, "If you need the opinions of the nobles in the court, then what is the point of me asking for advice here today? Regarding letting Li Zisheng take over as the governor of a certain place in the northwest, I actually thought about it years ago, but I gave up because of the opposition of the nobles.

"Now that Li Zisheng has made military achievements and has the responsibility to defend Pianguan, why not temporarily appoint him as the governor of Shanxi, Pianguan and other places, and transfer him back to Beijing after the war is over? I think this is the most appropriate arrangement at the moment."

Xu Pu thought of the last court meeting a year ago, when the ministers glared at the emperor over the issue of personnel arrangements for Li Zisheng.

He felt that the emperor must have been holding his breath at that time.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, the power in his hands was not yet secure. No matter how unreasonable Zhu Youtang's personnel arrangements for Li Zisheng were, the threat from the ministers to the emperor was real, and the shadow in his heart was bound to exist and have far-reaching consequences.

Now that Li Zisheng has really established a firm foothold in the northwest and won a decent victory, proving his strength, the emperor is also encouraged and, as if out of spite, he insists on arranging for Li Zisheng to be the governor of Shanxi. Everything seems reasonable.

To put it bluntly, this is just a young man trying to prove his vision.

Xu Pu immediately realized that as an official who had been a lecturer in the Eastern Palace, if he did not agree with the emperor on major policies at this critical moment, he would most likely be alienated by the emperor.

Just like now...

The emperor mostly adopted Zhang Luan's opinions, and seemed to be very resistant to the opinions of court officials and the Imperial Household Department. He had to make changes.

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