Chapter 86 (Seeking follow-up reading) Prince Yu: Why does the emperor look ruddy? Is the deadline approaching?
"Tang Shunzhi is a rare all-round talent in our Ming Dynasty."
"However, in the border areas, land annexation is serious and military farms are abandoned, which has forced the military households to seek other ways to make a living..." Xu Jie paused for a moment and continued, "Stationing troops to promote agriculture is a national policy, and it will only last for half a year. It will be fully implemented by next year."
"Tang Shunzhi is certainly capable, but if he delays, changes may occur. The border areas are in a state of deep depression and it is difficult to achieve results in a short period of time. Therefore, the governor of Xuanda should be appointed by someone with sufficient weight."
"This is the only way to cut the Gordian knot quickly and avoid unrest on the border."
Hearing this, Yan Song also fell silent.
Of course, he was not convinced, but he knew that these were just the prelude of Xu Jie, and there would be more to come.
"In the 25th year of Hongwu," Xu Jie continued calmly, "Prince Dai was enfeoffed in Datong and took charge of this important town. Taizu used the prince to guard the border and consolidate the Ming Dynasty."
"However, the times are different now. It is not appropriate for the princes to lead troops and guard the borders anymore. However, the post of Governor-General of Xuanda is the most appropriate."
"In our dynasty, Prince Yu and Prince Jing are the most outstanding," Xu Jie glanced at Yan Song and said earnestly, "Old Lord Yan once said that Prince Yu is a golden branch and jade leaf, and I deeply agree with him."
Hearing this, Prince Yu above frowned slightly. From what Xu Jie said, did he not support him to be the governor-general of Xuanda?
Others didn't understand what Xu Jie meant. Prince Yu was not suitable. Did you want to support Prince Jing in taking the post of governor of Xuanda?
Sure enough, without letting everyone guess too much, Xu Jie looked up at Prince Yu and said, "Therefore, I think it is most appropriate for Prince Jing to serve as the Governor-General of Xuanda!"
"Swish, swish, swish!" As soon as Xu Jie finished speaking, almost everyone present looked at him.
what's the situation?
Is Lord Xu getting senile and confused?
At this time, not to mention Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Zhao Zhenji and others from the Qingliu faction who were all confused, even Yan Shifan had a dazed look on his face.
Is Xu Jie really old and confused? Is Xu Jie a member of the Yan Party?
Side hall.
Lu Fang and Lu Bing were also confused. They didn't understand what was going on and why Xu Jie would support Prince Jing for no reason.
"Heh..." Listening to the noise in the hall, Jiajing in the temple chuckled softly without saying anything. He rubbed the chime in his hand gently. At this moment, he was also enjoying the first battle between Xu Jie and Yan Song.
Xu Jie made his move, and now it was Yan Song's turn.
"Shaohu compared King Jing with King Dai..." Sure enough, when Xu Jie finished speaking, Yan Song raised his drooping eyelids and slowly said:
"I know very little about the King of Dai, but the King of Jing has always been virtuous, filial, and kind. Since Shao Hu can compare the King of Dai with the King of Jing, I think the King of Dai is also a virtuous and kind person."
Yan Song attached great importance to the words “virtue and goodness”!
"I remember that during the Zhengtong Dynasty, the King of Dai was given the posthumous title 'Jian'." Yan Song spoke slowly all the time.
But what he said made Xu Jie frown slightly, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he secretly thought that he was in trouble.
At the same time, he secretly cursed Yan Song for being shameless!
Sure enough, Xu Jie's guess was correct, Yan Song continued to speak.
"One virtue is unremitting, plain and simple is not slanderous, the rule of law is not killing, upright and upright is not evil, easy to follow is meritorious, plain and simple is without flaw, the highest virtue is to be below, the official is not impatient, can walk the straight path, and can be firm in what is important is called simplicity!"
When everyone present heard Yan Song directly bring up the posthumous title of King Dai, their eyelids jumped.
Is this an insult?
Well, that’s definitely insulting!
Who doesn't know what a piece of shit the King of Dai is? To call him a beast is to flatter him.
Yan Song said that he was as virtuous as King Jing? No, it was Xu Jie who compared King Dai with King Jing. Wasn't that an insult to King Jing?
Who is Prince Jing? The emperor's favorite youngest son.
You, Xu Jie, are using the King of Dai to insult the King of Jing? What do you mean by this insinuation? Are you insulting the prince? Or are you disgusting the emperor?
"Haha, Gao, you are worthy of being my father!" Yan Shifan reacted quickly and punched hard in his heart.
In the palace, Xu Jie almost openly insulted the prince in front of the emperor, "You are bullying the emperor!"
"Ding!" At this moment, a bronze chime rang in the side hall. Everyone was startled and Prince Yu's body trembled.
The emperor doesn't like him in the first place. Now, his people are insulting and hinting at my fourth brother in public. What will the emperor think?
Upon hearing the noise coming from the side hall, Yan Song immediately shut up and a gleam of light flashed across his drooping eyes.
At the end of these two rounds, he won!
He saw Xu Jie's purpose very clearly.
He openly supported King Jing, but in fact he wanted to imprison King Jing in Datong forever.
Xu Jie also lowered his head at this time, secretly sighing in his heart that Yan Song was too shameless. He was just raising the topic to pave the way for the vassal king to sit in Datong, thus moving King Jing from De'an to the Datong "battlefield".
Anyway, he will never be able to return to the capital.
Unexpectedly, Yan Song would come up with another trick and directly compare King Dai with King Jing, which made the emperor dissatisfied. If he continued to bring up this matter, wouldn't it mean that he was targeting King Jing?
Do you agree with Yan Song's statement that "Prince Yu is a member of a golden branch and jade leaf"? Then does that mean Prince Jing is not one of them?
"Hmph," Chen Hong snorted coldly after hearing the sound of the bronze chime in the side hall, and took a step forward and said, "Let's discuss it. Say what you should say, and take it easy on what you shouldn't say. The royal majesty is inviolable."
Now everyone in the court knows that Datong will be the core battlefield of the struggle between the Qingliu Party and the Yan Party, so they all know about Datong.
Chen Hong was naturally well aware of the beast that was the King of Dai.
Hearing Chen Hong's scolding-like words, everyone in the cabinet frowned, but they could only lower their heads and remain silent.
"Your Highness Prince Jing is also extremely noble and already has a fiefdom. It is not appropriate for him to travel any further. Elder Xu's suggestion is not appropriate."
After Zhang Juzheng and Zhao Zhenji exchanged a glance, they stood up and began to finish off Xu Jie.
At this time he also understood Xu Jie's purpose.
They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that Xu Jie was too calm and cautious in his work, and they didn't know Xu Jie's plans before.
Unexpectedly, he actually wanted to keep King Jing in Datong. This move was really cutting off the source of the problem.
However, this trick was seen through by Yan Song, who slandered Prince Jing to make the emperor dissatisfied and take sides.
The result of this round of defeat is that neither Prince Jing nor Prince Yu will be able to go to Datong, and neither of them can serve as the governor of Xuanda.
"Since neither Prince Jing nor Prince Yu are suitable, it would be most appropriate to let Tang Shunzhi take charge." Yan Shifan came out first.
Although he was not fond of Tang Shunzhi, he now had to stand on the same front with his father and face the outside world together.
"Old Xu was worried that Tang Shunzhi could not deter the scoundrels, so he could let King Jing be the governor of Datong."
"In this way, we have a capable person leading the military affairs, and the prince is in charge to deter the villains. This is the best of both worlds!"
Yan Shifan's abacus made a clacking sound, and the abacus beads almost hit Qingliu's face.
"Prince Jing is a royal family, and Datong is far away, so it is not suitable," Gao Gong stood up and denied it directly.
Zhao Zhenji, who was standing by, also took a step forward and said, "Your Highness Prince Yu is the elder brother and should share the worries of the country. How can you let Your Highness Prince Jing, who is the younger brother, run around and work hard?"
"Won't that make people say that in our Ming Dynasty, brothers are not friendly and younger brothers are not respectful? Little Minister, your intentions are too vicious!"
Today, Zhao Zhenji's attack power is particularly fierce!
Younger brother? Yan Shifan's face darkened and his fists clenched loudly. Prince Yu is only less than a month older than Prince Jing, you are so young!
Qingliu’s purpose is very clear. If Prince Yu cannot go to Datong, then Prince Jing can’t go either. You will be dragged to death!
"Your Highness, you must not move lightly. I, an old minister, do have a candidate," Xu Jie spoke again, "The Emperor has already decided years ago that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue will be in charge of stationing troops and promoting agriculture."
"We can let Hai Rui, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, be the governor of Datong."
"You all know this man's character. He is upright and honest, and he is devoted to the country. If he is the governor of Datong, he will surely deter the villains."
"As for the selection of the governor of Xuanda," Xu Jie said in a steady tone, "Tang Shunzhi is too arrogant and has a bad temper." "Since he entered the Imperial Academy in the 12th year of Jiajing, he has been demoted several times. During his tenure as an official, he often had conflicts with his colleagues."
"If this person is the governor of Xuanda, it will cause turmoil in the northern border officialdom, delaying the implementation of national policies."
"I do have a more suitable candidate, Wang Chonggu, the former Minister of War and current Governor of Ningxia, is the most suitable!"
"This man has been through hundreds of battles, and all of them were fought in the northern border against Mongolia. Although Tang Shunzhi is a versatile man, he fought in the southeast against Japan. He is a specialist in his own field, so he is still inferior to Wang Chonggu."
"And Wang Chonggu is also a relatively modest person."
Wang Chonggu? Chen Hong frowned when he heard this name. He remembered that the first person his West Factory dispatched to take action against some officials from the six ministries was the Minister of War, Wang Chonggu.
Although the evidence showed that military pay was embezzled, it was all done by Wang Chonggu's subordinates. However, the Yan Party and the Qingliu were in a stalemate at the time, so he was naturally demoted to the post of governor of Ningxia.
Although it is a lateral transfer, one is the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War in the capital and can participate in national military decision-making, while the other is a local official. After comprehensive consideration, he is still not as good as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.
Wang Chonggu was considered a member of the Qingliu faction, and no one expected that Xu Jie would nominate him to be the governor-general of Xuanda.
But it is true that if one could find someone to compete with Tang Shunzhi for the position of Governor of Xuanda, there would be few other options except him.
Everyone else holds other important positions, but he is in one of the nine important border towns, so it is more appropriate for him to be promoted to the Governor-General of Xuanda.
"This man embezzled military funds and has a poor eye for people. How can he be entrusted with such an important task?" Yan Shifan immediately jumped out, "Don't forget, one of the evidences for his arrest was the annexation of land!"
"Old Xu, you're nominating a person like this to take charge of the national policy of stationing troops to promote agriculture, which is like throwing meat buns at a dog..."
"Young Lord, you are too arbitrary," Gao Gong stepped forward and said angrily, "Those evidences are all from the corruption of Wang Chonggu's subordinates. What does it have to do with him?"
"People's hearts are hidden, who dares to say that they can see through it?" Zhao Zhenji also spoke up.
"If he is not good at judging people, then among those arrested that day, there were many people recommended by Elder Yan and Young Elder. According to Young Elder, Elder Yan is also not good at judging people?"
"Then doesn't it mean that Tang Shunzhi, who was recommended by Lord Yan, is also suspected to have problems?"
Qingliu's firepower in this battle was particularly fierce. As soon as one person spoke, the others immediately followed suit.
For a moment, even Yan Shifan was unable to resist.
It is difficult for a hero to defeat four people. Yan Shifan took on three of them alone. For the first time, he found that the calm and gentle man like a sheep in the past could be so hard to deal with when he got angry.
"You, you guys..." Yan Shifan's chest heaved with anger, and he looked at Zhang Juzheng and others with fiery eyes.
After some wrangling, the two sides were tied in the third round, and the person to implement the national policy was determined, and the situation became deadlocked again.
At this time, in the main hall of Yuxi Palace, Yan Shifan was fighting with Zhang Juzheng and others, and Yan Song and Xu Jie were personally involved.
The battle situation was in a stalemate for a while.
In the first round, the Qingliu faction took the lead in recommending Prince Yu, but Yan Shifan's unreasonable arguments gave Xu Jie an opportunity to talk, which meant that the Yan party was defeated.
As a result, Prince Yu was not selected as the Governor-General of Xuanda.
In the second round, Yan Song and Xu Jie were eliminated. Yan Song seized the loophole in Xu Jie's words and accused him of slandering the royal family, thus winning back a point.
As a result, Xu Jie's goal of getting King Jing to Datong was not achieved.
The candidates for Governor-General of Xuanda and Governor of Datong have not yet been decided.
In the third round, Yan Song recommended Tang Shunzhi and Xu Jie recommended Wang Chonggu, but both sides were defeated by the people below.
There were three rounds in total, with Qingliu and Yandang winning one, losing one, and drawing one.
A side hall in a sacred place.
Jiajing knew that it was time for him to make the decision.
Prince Yu, Prince Jing, Tang Shunzhi, Wang Chonggu and Hai Rui were the five candidates nominated by the cabinet.
And I need to choose the final candidate from these five people.
"clang!"
He swung the bronze chime in his hand, and as the bronze chime made a buzzing sound, the entire Yuxi Palace suddenly became quiet.
Prince Yu, Yan Song and others stood up one after another and stood with their hands hanging down.
There was a sound of footsteps, accompanied by the faint sound of Jiajing reciting poetry.
"The cicadas chirp in the high wind, and at night it becomes quiet again."
"What are the grass insects doing? They chirp again at sunset."
"When yin and yang are at war, how can tiny things compete?"
"Chemical engineering holds its own mechanism, opening and closing as ordered."
As the voice fell, Jiajing walked in front, and behind him, Lu Fang and Lu Bing followed closely.
When everyone heard the voice, they knelt down and shouted long live the emperor.
"Here we go! Father is finally coming out..." Prince Yu also knelt on the ground, his head lowered deeply, "But from the sound of it, Father seems to be in good health?"
Hearing this powerful voice, Prince Yu frowned slightly.
He was eager to see how his father was doing, but he didn't dare to look up. His father had never liked him, and he didn't dare to offend him at this time and give him the opportunity to hate him.
In fact, whether the people below win or lose the fight is not the key.
The key point is my father’s health. If he dies within a short period of time, what will happen even if I order King Jing to succeed to the throne?
The succession of imperial power, the formal path to the throne is only one of the ways, there are other ways outside the rules.
He did not forget that he was the one in the capital now!
For the sake of the throne, he has been a coward and has endured it for most of his life. If it really comes to the end and his father passes the throne to the fourth son, he will not endure it anymore and he will definitely give it a try.
He had already vaguely mentioned these things outside the rules to Xu Jie. Xu Jie didn't say anything, but he definitely understood.
In the Ming Dynasty, we will never allow another Jiajing to appear!
Because the fourth brother is too much like his father, just as greedy and just as fond of making money, which Qingliu cannot tolerate.
"Everyone, get up." Jiajing said slowly while sitting on the throne.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone raised their heads while expressing their gratitude.
But then, everyone was stunned. Why did His Majesty look so healthy? Not only healthy, but also seemed to have an indescribable sense of elegance and freedom.
Prince Yu also widened his eyes. Why did his father look so ruddy? Wasn't the deadline approaching?
"..."
Regarding the fief of King Jing, it was previously said to be Anlu. After checking the information, it was found that during the Jiajing period, it was actually De'an. It has been modified and will not affect the reading.
(End of this chapter)
