After the end of the court meeting, Jiajing summoned all the important ministers of the court to the Wenhua Hall and continued to hold court meetings, the purpose of which was naturally to discuss how to solve the problem of Annam. Although Jiajing doesn't care what the surname of King Annan is, but as the son of heaven of the suzerain, he was deceived by the rebels of the subject country, if he let it go, it will really damage the prestige of the country, and if the rebellious ministers and thieves are not punished, it will also violate the core values of Confucianism's "three outlines and five constants".

Therefore, even if the Ming Dynasty does not send troops to conquer Annam, at least he has to make an appearance and teach the rebellious minister and thief Mo Dengyong a lesson.

At this moment, in the Wenhua Palace, the bigwigs of various ministries and institutes in the DPRK and the central government, as well as some officials from special departments, there were about fifty or sixty people, and I saw that Jia Yong, the first assistant of the cabinet, was the first among the hundred officials, followed by the second assistant Wang Zhan, followed by the third assistant Zhai Luan, and then the youngest cabinet assistant Xia Yan.

It is said that since the former first assistant Jin Xianmin retired, and then the second assistant Liao Ji was also reduced to the people, Wang Zhan, Zhai Luan and Xia Yan successively entered the cabinet and auxiliary government, and the pattern of the entire court has changed a lot. The most worth mentioning is that recently Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao have also returned to the court, Zhang Xuan served as the secretary of the Ministry of Literature and Selection, and Gui Cao served as the head of the household department, although the position is not high, but they are all real jobs, especially in the Ministry of Officials, responsible for the assessment and appointment of officials, and the power should not be underestimated.

In this way, the power of the upstart faction that was kicked out of the court at the beginning has made a strong resurgence in the court, first of all, the second assistant Wang Zan is the upstart faction, and the secretary Shangshu Fang Xianfu is the invisible upstart faction, and now with Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao, the two benchmark figures of the upstart faction, it is conceivable that in time, the upstarts who were overthrown at the beginning will return one after another and make a full recovery.

The Ministry of Officials Wenxuan Shilang is a five-grade official, so at this time in the Wenhua Palace, Zhang Xuan also participated, standing behind the Ministry of Officials Shangshu Fang Xianfu, but Gui Cao was not enough to participate.

Zhang Xuan stood calmly behind the bigwigs of the ministry, very low-key, only when he saw the back of the fourth assistant Xia Yan in front of him, his face would show a slight abnormality, this trace of abnormality is called jealousy!

Zhang Xuan has also served as a ministry-level boss, if he hadn't been implicated and demoted by Guo Xun, the Marquis of Wuding, it is estimated that Xia Yan's position is now his Zhang Zhang, and Xia Yan is seven or eight years younger than him Zhang Zhang, the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I become.

Of course, Zhang Xuan is jealous, but he is not in a hurry, he is a very patient person, he has been hiding in winter for nearly two years, and now he has finally broken the ground and is born, he is confident that he will soon be able to usher in the summer of vigorous development of his career, because he has a great advantage, that is, he has the favor of Jiajing.

He Zhang Xuan was the first to stand up and support Jiajing back then, which was undoubtedly a relief to Jiajing, who was overwhelmed by Yang Tinghe at that time, so Jiajing will miss him for the rest of his life. Last time, Zhang Xuan was implicated in the rebellion of Wu Dinghou Guo Xun, and he was still able to pick up his life, which is the best proof that Jiajing is a person with great feelings!

No, he Zhang Xuan was demoted for two years, but he was immediately transferred back to Beijing to take up a post, and the Protector faction that was against him back then had already fallen apart.

In this court, there is no one who can let him Zhang Xuan in his eyes, except for Xu Jin, the Duke of Yasukuni, and when it comes to the emperor's favor, Xu Jin is even more than him Zhang Zhang, so Zhang Zhang's only scruple is Xu Jin, so he deliberately chose the time when Xu Jin was not in the court to re-enter the court, and he wanted to take advantage of Xu Jin's absence to step up the management of his own foundation.

Last time, Zhang Xuan made a fuss with the help of Xue Bingxin's identity, and planned a series of combination punches, which almost killed Xu Jin, but because of Jiajing's emotional character, Xu Jin finally escaped, and with the help of the siege of the capital by the soldiers, he regained Jiajing's trust and reuse, but in the end, he was implicated by Guo Xun, almost gave his life, and was finally demoted to an unpopular post man.

With the last experience, Zhang Xuan finally deeply realized that Xu Jin's position in Jiajing's mind was irreplaceable, so from now on, he would never act rashly again without full certainty!

Getting back to the point, and said that Jiajing sat behind the imperial case, glanced at the ministers in the palace, and said in a deep voice: "How do you think you should punish Mo Dengyong, the rebel minister of Annan?" Sending troops to fight against it? ”

Qin Jin, the secretary of the household department, immediately went out and played loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is not appropriate to send troops, and now the Duke of Yasukuni is still using troops outside the Saiwai, and Wang Bo'an (Shouren) is also using troops in Teng County, Guangxi. ”

Although Jiajing didn't want to use troops against Annan, but when he saw Qin Jin put on the posture of a slave miser, he was still a little unhappy in his heart, now that the treasury is sufficient, and the various gifts collected every year are more than 10 million taels, and he is still crying with me to be poor, your uncle, I have a suitable candidate when I go back, and I have to replace your iron rooster!

Hey, this kid Jiajing is complaining, in fact, he is quite satisfied with Qin Caishen, although Qin Jin has picked a little, but he will make money, the household department is in good order under his management, the treasury is more and more full, and the purse is bulging, he, the emperor, does not have to worry about the officials not being able to pay the money and the army has no food, and the throne is naturally comfortable and rest assured.

"What Qin Qing's family is worried about is also what I am worried about, but Mo Dengyong, a rebel minister of Annan, committed a usurpation of the throne and lied to deceive me, if he is not severely punished, where will he put Daming and my face?" Jiajing said with a slightly angry expression.

Qin Jin immediately said: "The emperor can issue a decree to reprimand him, order him to abdicate and ask for guilt, and return the throne of the king to the descendants of King Li." ”

As soon as Qin Jin's words came out, all the ministers nodded their heads and said good, so that they could gain face, and they didn't have to use swords and soldiers to hurt Lizi.

Jiajing frowned and said, "What if the traitor Mo Dengyong disobeys the order?" ”

Qin Jin raised his eyebrows and said: "Annanyu is a small country, and he dares to offend the power of my emperor, not to mention that the Duke of Yasukuni expelled the Westerners and set up the Nanyang Protectorate to deter the Nanyang countries. ”

Qin Jin Jiajing liked to listen to this, smiled and nodded: "Since this is the case, according to what Qin Qing's family said, what do you think?" After speaking, he looked at Jia Yong, the first assistant of the cabinet.

Jia Yong is a well-known clay sculpture pavilion elder, this position of the first assistant is completely picked up by fate, and his ability is really average, when he saw Jiajing looking, he immediately went out of class and knelt down and said: "The old minister seconded the proposal, the emperor is wise!" ”

Many ministers in the palace showed a hint of vague contempt, as the head of a hundred officials, one must have ability, and the other must have prestige, although the former chief assistant Jin Xianmin lacks prestige, his ability is not bad, and Jia Ge Lao has neither prestige nor ability, so the ministers do not take this first assistant very seriously.

"Jia Nanwu (Jia Yong Nanwu) simply humiliated the position of cabinet leader." Zhang Xuan sneered disdainfully in his heart, and slowly walked out of the class: "Your Majesty, the minister has objections. ”

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the ministers in the palace all turned to Zhang Xuan, and their eyes were complicated and different, because everyone understood that this person who had been demoted from Beijing for two years and now returned to the court, I am afraid that he is going to soar.

However, there are also people who are not optimistic about Zhang Zhang, because he is at odds with Xu Jin, the first celebrity of the dynasty, hehe, when the Yasukuni Duke returns from Tatar triumphantly, I am afraid there will be a good show to watch, the Yasukuni Duke Xu Jin Jian is in the emperor's heart, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor, even Lu Bing can't compare, Zhang Xuan is even worse!

Jiajing obviously looked at Zhang Xuan differently, and when he saw Zhang Xuan coming out of class, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he said happily: "What objections does Zhang Qing's family have?" ”

Zhang Xuan bowed and said: "Your Majesty, since the traitor Mo Dengyong dares to deceive the emperor, he may dare to resist and disobey the order." ”

Jiajing's heart moved, yes, since the traitor Mo Dengyong dared to deceive me, he naturally dared to resist and disobey the order, if my will was delivered, he resisted the decree and did not obey it, and sent my decree to Ka Xuan, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing for me to let the Nanyang countries see the joke?

Jiajing groaned for a while, and hesitated: "Zhang Qing's family means to send troops?" ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the minister does not advocate sending troops, as Lord Qin said, now that the Northern Expedition of the Yasukuni Gong, Wang Bo'an is using troops in Tengxian County, Guangxi, if he sends troops to Annan again, the burden on the treasury is too heavy." ”

The ministers couldn't help but look at each other, since Zhang Xuan raised objections and did not advocate the use of soldiers, what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd, was it not grandstanding?

Jiajing frowned and said, "Then how does the Zhang Qing family think that this matter should be handled, not only without losing face, but also making the traitor Mo Dengyong obediently committed?" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "The minister thinks that there should be a two-pronged approach, while the emperor sends an edict to reprimand, he also has to Chen Bing border and exert pressure, and the traitor Mo Deng will not dare to be a Ming soldier, and obediently bow his head and confess." ”

The ministers couldn't help but suddenly realize, and Qin Jin, the head of the household, also remained silent, as long as he didn't really send troops, it was still okay for Chen Bing to intimidate him at the border, at least he didn't have to risk falling into the quagmire of war.

Jiajing said happily: "Zhang Qing's plan is very good, so I ordered the Guangxi capital to command the envoy Chen Bingzhen Nanguan to force the rebel thief to bow down." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled again: "The emperor doesn't have to work so hard, the former Nanyang capital protects the palace, isn't General Yu Dayou on the way back to Nanyang?" As long as the emperor decrees that General Yu lead the sailors into Annan Bay (Beibu Gulf of Guangxi), the traitor Mo Dengyong will inevitably bow his head and confess his guilt when he sees the power of our Ming ships. ”

Jiajing was overjoyed when he heard this, how did I not expect that in October last year, Taining Hou Chen Yu set off to Nanyang Protectorate to replace Yu Dayou, now the southwest monsoon is blowing, and Yu Dayou, who has completed the handover, should also return to China by boat.

"Haha, good idea, Zhang Qing's family is high, just as Zhang Qing's family said." Jiajing said happily and praised Zhang Xuanzhi a few more words, and the latter happily retreated to his original position.