My Portable Ming Dynasty

Chapter 85 Orange Props
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng stood up quickly. It turned out that Li Chunfang, the chief minister of the cabinet, was no pushover.

Things had come to this point, and the most important thing was the emperor's attitude. If the emperor was influenced by the censors and stopped the "Plan to Pacify the Rong", it would be a major blow to the prestige of the cabinet.

Then the censors will attack the cabinet's national policies even more crazily in the future.

Now is the time for the cabinet to unite against foreign enemies. Li Chunfang grasped the key and went to the palace first to stabilize the emperor!

Zhang Juzheng said:
"I won't go to the palace. I'll go to the Ministry of Revenue."

Li Chunfang nodded. It would cost money to suppress the rebellion, so Zhang Juzheng went to the Ministry of Revenue first to control the purse.

Zhao Zhenji also said:

"I won't go into the palace either. I'll go to the Ministry of War myself."

Then Zhao Zhenji looked at Gao Gong and said:
"Su Zilin was the one who caused this incident. I want him to go with me to the Ministry of War. Is that okay with Elder Gao?"

At this point, Gao Gong naturally had no objection.

For the first time, the current cabinet worked together. The four cabinet ministers split into three groups, and Su Ze in the History Museum also received a notice from the Secretary of the Central Secretariat and learned about the Datong Rebellion.

Zhao Zhenji deliberately took a detour to the History Museum and walked towards the Ministry of War with Su Ze.

As they walked, Zhao Zhenji asked, "When he presented the 'Strategy for Subduing the Enemy', did Hanlin Su foresee the situation today?"

Su Ze lowered his head, he obviously did not expect this result.

I thought Zhao Zhenji was looking for an opportunity to ridicule me, but unexpectedly Zhao Zhenji said:

“It’s normal to not think about it.”

Zhao Zhenji talked about an old story again:

"Back when Yan Song was in power, he wanted to send me to Xuanda to repel the Qing troops. I was young and hot-headed at the time, and I almost took the job."

"The governor of Xuanda at the time was Qiu Luan. If he had gone there, he would have been dead without a burial place."

Su Ze was really willing to learn. Zhao Zhenji used his own experience as an official to tell Su Ze that when it comes to military matters, no one will reason with you, they will just use their weapons.

Zhao Zhenji stopped and said to Su Ze:

"War is a matter of great importance to a state; it is the place of life and death, the road to survival and destruction; it must be carefully considered."

"The system of our dynasty uses the Hanlin Academy as a place for the appointment of prime ministers. It is certainly right for gentlemen to rule the country, but it also lacks the spirit of conquest."

"I acknowledge Gao Suqing's ability in governance, but military affairs are not governance. No one will sit down with you and follow the rules."

Su Ze lowered his head and said:
"I will teach you."

Seeing Su Ze's humble attitude, Zhao Zhenji actually had a better impression of him.

He has read every issue of the experiments that Su Ze published in "Yuefu Xinbao" these days, and Zhao Zhenji also recognizes Su Ze's talent.

Zhao Zhenji patted Su Ze on the shoulder and said:

"When I first entered officialdom, I was far inferior to you. It's not terrible for young people to make mistakes. We, the elders, are here to help you bear the responsibility."

"But when you enter the cabinet in the future and take over the responsibilities of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, who will help you bear the consequences if you cause trouble again?"

Zhao Zhenji smiled and said:

"During the Gengxu Rebellion, Altan Khan's army reached the outskirts of Beijing, but the sky didn't fall, didn't it?"

"A small matter like the Datong Rebellion is enough to make the cabinet change its policy? You really underestimate us cabinet elders!"

Su Ze looked at Zhao Zhenji. He didn't expect that the four ministers of the cabinet, whom he looked down upon, could have such momentum.

That's right. He was able to grow up during the reign of Yan Song, be demoted and reinstated several times, and finally enter the cabinet and become a prime minister. How could he be an ordinary person?

As the two of them walked towards the Ministry of War, one in front and one behind, Zhao Zhenji asked again:
"What is the crux of the Datong rebellion?" Su Ze thought for a moment and said:
"I was not thoughtful enough. I should have secretly transferred the southern troops north first, and then took over the garrison of Xuanda, so as not to give the scoundrels an opportunity to cause chaos."

Zhao Zhenji said with satisfaction:

"Ruzi is teachable, what else?"

Su Ze said again:
"But this is just a trick. Xuanda's problem lies in the military system. The Nine Border Guards have long been plagued by problems. The real crux of the problem lies in money and food."

Zhao Zhenji said with satisfaction:

"Having understood these two words, Zilin has already mastered the art of war. So how can we solve Datong's financial and food problems?"

Su Ze said carefully:

"Clearing the fields is only a temporary solution, but the real solution is to solve the problem fundamentally."

Su Ze paused, but Zhao Zhenji said:

"Didn't Zilin mention the fundamental solution at yesterday's imperial lecture? Why don't you dare to speak in front of me?"

After saying this, Zhao Zhenji and Su Ze had already arrived at the Ministry of War.

[Mission Completed: Reach a "Close" relationship with a cabinet member.]

Mission Rewards: Item lucky draw opportunities*2, number of simulations per month +1.

Is this mission accomplished?
Su Ze looked at Zhao Zhenji who was in charge of the Ministry of War. Military orders were issued jointly by him and the Minister of War Huo Ji, and the entire Ming Dynasty Ministry of War, this war machine, began to operate.

Su Ze also understood Zhao Zhenji's intention of bringing him to the Ministry of War. This was a good opportunity to observe up close how the Ministry of War operated.

With the cooperation of Zhao Zhenji and Huo Ji, a plan to quell the rebellion was formulated in terms of selecting generals, deploying troops, and supplying materials.

After a series of military orders were issued by the Ministry of War, Su Ze finally found some free time.

Did I max out Zhao Zhenji's reputation?
But no matter what, the mission was accomplished.

"lottery."

[Congratulations to the host, you have obtained the items "Translation Rice Cake (Blue)" and "Post-event Picture Book (Orange)".]

[Translation Rice Cake] (Blue): A disposable item that looks like an ordinary rice cake. After eating it, you can master a language and communicate in reading and writing without any barriers.

It is indeed a blue item. It looks useful, but also seems a bit useless.

I have already become a Jinshi, and the Ming Dynasty does not require foreign language exams, so I don’t know when this knowledge will come in handy.

But the next prop made Su Ze's eyes light up.

[Post-event album] (orange): Consumable item, remaining (5/5), draw the process of the event in the album.

What is this? An investigative artifact, Sherlock Holmes's lifelong enemy. No, this artifact can investigate all events that have happened in the past. Doesn't that mean all the mysteries in history can be solved?

But this is a consumable item.

Su Ze looked at the [Post-event Album]. It was a thin album with only five pages in total, which meant it could only be used five times.

The usage is also very simple. Write down what you need to know on the drawing paper, and then close the album, and the process of events will appear on the album.

After finishing the work of the Ministry of War today, Su Ze returned home. He locked himself in the study, took out the [Post-event Album] from the system space, and wrote the words "The Process of Zhao Dazhu's Rebellion in Datong" on the album.

Su Ze then closed the album. When he opened it again, a large group portrait scroll similar to "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" appeared in front of him!
There is indeed a conspiracy behind this matter!

Su Ze started to look at the scroll from the very edge. First, he saw two people plotting. Unfortunately, the scroll was still painted in the Chinese freehand style. Su Ze only felt that one of them looked familiar, but he couldn't recognize who it was.

Next, a group of people in Confucian robes were plotting in the same place, and then the style of the painting changed to another scene where two people dressed as military generals were plotting.

(End of this chapter)