Wanli Youming

Chapter 168 Showing Gratitude to Reform Officials

Chapter 168 Showing Gratitude to Reform Officials

In addition, Ma Gui, Li Rusong, etc., who used to be ordered by Zhu Yijun in the Forbidden City to kill the civil servants who forced Zhu Yijun to execute Zhang Juzheng, and these young generals who had been trained in the Jingwei Martial Arts School and were recognized by the outside world as lackeys of the Zhang Party, were also transferred to the capital. , Incorporated into the pro-military guards to train cavalry for the pro-military guards.

At the same time, prepare to serve as an important general of the six guards of the pro-army.

And many low-level official schools and even soldiers who were bestowed with python jade by Zhu Yijun, such as Ma Shilong and Hu Youde, were all transferred to Beijing Central to prepare to serve as the middle and lower-level official schools of the pro-military guards.

Back then, Zhu Yijun used the method of enforcing military officials and forced several generals and military officials trained in Jingwei Martial Arts School to punish the civil servants who wanted to force him to kill Zhang Juzheng for himself. While daring to force him to overthrow Zhang Juzheng, he also tied these military officials to his chariot by the way.

Because after these military officials owed the blood debts of civil officials and scholar-bureaucrats, apart from Zhang Juzheng, only he, the emperor, could protect them.

Zhu Yijun naturally felt more at ease with them because of this, and he was not worried that they would not be able to check and balance the bureaucratic group composed of scholar-bureaucrats for him, so he first chose to let them form his own reorganized pro-military guards.

In addition, now, after these people have been transferred back to the border town, they have experienced several years of experience and have the ability to become the leader of the emperor's army.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun also believes that they can make his pro-military guards have combat effectiveness.

The reorganization of the emperor's six guards and the strengthening of the military power directly controlled by the emperor are also preparations for the New Deal where officials and gentry pay food and work as errands.

And in order to let the bureaucrats know next, as long as they contribute to the smooth implementation of the national policy of government-gentry paying food and errands, even if it is the contribution in the early stage, they will be given generous favors, and more bureaucrats are willing to contribute The king shared his worries and worked for the country.

At the same time, it is also to let people know that he, the emperor, will not neglect and is a true loyal minister who is willing to work for the emperor.

Therefore, after Zhu Yijun came back from the imperial garden, he went to the imperial court, and he was in the presence of Zhang Juzheng, Fang Fengshi, Zhang Siwei, Yang Zhao, and Zhang Xueyan, the five ministers participating in the political affairs hall, as well as the Shiyusi Chengzhi bachelor and Zhusheren. face, said:

"The decree was issued to ask about the crimes of the Joseon Dynasty, and the privy envoy Fang Fengshi was appointed as the Taibao, and Yin's son was Shangbao Sicheng."

And when Zhu Yijun proclaimed this decree, Fang Fengshi immediately turned pale with shock, then knelt down again, bowed to the ground, and choked up:

"I'm afraid I won't appreciate this kindness, please take it back, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yijun said: "You can accept it! If you don't accept it, wouldn't the future privy envoys dare not accept my kindness any more?"

Fang Fengshi couldn't help bowing again after hearing this: "Yes! I am ashamed to lead you!"

After speaking, Fang Fengshi stood up, and then sat on Zhu Yijun's right side with his back straightened even more.

And because Fang Fengshi contributed to the re-establishment of his own army's six guards, he became the second civil servant after Zhang Juzheng who was able to win a first-rank official title while he was alive.

It's just that when Zhu Yijun announced this purpose, Zhang Juzheng, Wang Guoguang, and Zhang Xueyan were fine, but Zhang Siwei and Yang Zhaoliang, as the cabinet and Privy Council deputy chiefs, couldn't help but turn pale.

However, neither Zhang Siwei nor Yang Zhao said anything.

"Uncle, Puzhou is the best place to go!"

Only Wang Guoguang whispered something to Zhang Juzheng in front of Zhang Juzheng when all the ministers left the imperial court due to the evening.

Zhang Juzheng glanced at him, then continued to walk forward.

"Uncle, as the second assistant, this person is too obedient to you, and he is obviously a cunning and treacherous person!"

"Don't think that he usually treats you as a subordinate and obeys your words, but when Zhao Xing (Fang Fengshi) joined the Taibao just now, his eyes showed displeasure!"

"The ones who are really united with you are those of us who have determined to do something with you in the past, not him, a villain who thrives on flattery!"

"So, if anyone wants to turn against the public in the future, it must be this person!"

Wang Guoguang continued.

Zhang Juzheng laughed and replied: "This is the best!"

"Uncle!"

Wang Guoguang was taken aback for a moment, then shouted again.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng had already stepped onto the shoulders.

Wang Guoguang was stunned in place, staring at the sunset beside the palace wall, not knowing what to say.

"You watch!"

"Don't persuade me, don't you understand what Uncle means?"

Seeing this, Fang Fengshi came up and called Wang Guoguang.

Then, Fang Fengshi said: "Uncle Da wants to have someone who is willing to punish him for His Majesty in the future! So that the Son of Heaven can accept the hearts of powerful officials and gentry who oppose the New Dealers in the world, and become a truly popular and benevolent Lord!"

"This person can only be Zhang Puzhou!"

"Ma Tongzhou and Shenwu County would not be willing to do this for His Majesty!"

After Fang Fengshi finished speaking, he stood with him under the clouds of the sunset, glanced at him, and said, "Your Excellency, do you understand now?"

"Confused!"

Wang Guoguang said something in a low voice with a serious face.

"He thinks that everything will be fine if he loses his reputation?"

"Then, the emperor he cultivated with his own hands can use his blood to successfully dye the dragon robe of himself as the lord benevolent monarch?"

"But in my humble opinion, people will not be grateful for the emperor's kindness because of the emperor's favor at all. What they think is Lord Xu!"

"No matter how benevolent the emperor is, there are still mistakes, and he will be scolded to prove his nobility!"

"At that time, even if the son of heaven is taught by him to have the talents of Tang Zong and Song Zu, he will still be forced to become a mediocre lord, or be forced to become a tyrant!"

"And what he thinks, after him, the monarch and his subjects will be in harmony, the beauty will be shared, and the world will be governed like the prosperity of three generations. After all, it's just a dream!"

"It's better to take the opportunity to completely eliminate the villains in the court!"

"Anyway, he has already confirmed his name as a powerful minister, and he has the reality of a powerful minister. Why bother to sting and sting, in order to make the world's scholars understand him, and give him a chance to punish himself."

"It's like being in the government and running the army. The subordinate soldiers are as cunning as oil. They don't kill people, don't shed blood, and don't speculate on others with the greatest malice. How can they do it? What kind of morals are you talking about with the villain? The villain was not killed in time. , It will only cause endless harm, if a gentleman kills by mistake, it is nothing more than pouring wine and apologizing, so that other gentlemen can forgive him!"

Wang Guoguang criticized Zhang Juzheng bluntly, saying: "In this respect, he is far worse than Feng Bao!"

"Back then, he and Feng Bao were the ones who planned to frame Gao Xinzheng on their own initiative, but when Feng Bao made a move, he squirmed like a woman because of some ministers persuading him!"

"Then Yang Puzhou randomly gave him a step, and he stepped down, letting Feng keep his hand, which made Feng Bao so angry that he had to mute Minister Wang, and he was so white that he didn't achieve his own goal. I left a handle for being liquidated in the future, but luckily Gao Xinzheng didn't bother with him in the end for the emperor's sake."

As he said that, Wang Guoguang said, "It's really not a good thing to be an ally!"

"Well, uncle also has his own difficulties."

Fang Fengshi continued to persuade.

"What's the problem?"

"It's just that I still care about some false names!"

"In the end, I only came out of the Imperial Academy, and I don't know enough about the dangers of the human heart. I think that those who have read the book are mostly modest and gentlemen, and they think that they really have face in the face by pretending to be on the bright side and doing some cruel things in secret;"

"I didn't go to the place and was made things difficult by the subordinate officials and squires, so I thought that I left room, and others would appreciate him, but I didn't know that I would be despised by him instead!"

"If you want to do big things, you always go in with a white knife and come out with a red knife. Even if you are a county magistrate, if you don't destroy a few big families, who would believe that you are a hundred-li lord?"

"He is obviously more powerful than Yan Fen Yi, but he is not strict enough to be ruthless. Maybe it will cause others not only not to fear him, but also to fear the emperor behind him, thinking that the emperor must be so deceitful!"

"As the teacher of the Son of Heaven, together with the Minister of Gu Ming, even if you kill several people, you need Tan Gong to accompany you."

"Because I was in a hurry, I just said what I said. If Yan Fenyi was the teacher of the Shimiao and the Minister of Guming, Xu Huating might not be alive at all!"

Wang Guoguang continued to complain.

"Fortunately, the Son of Heaven is about to have his own troops. As long as there is no easy defeat in the civil fort, it won't be so bad."

"As for the uncle's doing this, frankly, if it weren't for his uncle's respect for his colleagues, would you and I be willing to drive him?"

Fang Fengshi started talking, and asked Wang Guoguang again.

Wang Guoguang nodded, "Zhao Xing said the same thing."

Then, Wang Guoguang sighed again, and said, "But I'm afraid that in the future, the emperor or subsequent emperors will be tricked into continuing to abolish martial arts."

(End of this chapter)