Chapter 720: Obey
"This Yang Feng is out of the moth again. β
In Wenyuan Pavilion, looking at the excerpt sent by Yang Feng requesting troops, Gu Bingqian shook his head helplessly with a wry smile, and handed the excerpt to Zhu Guozhen on the side.
After Zhu Guozhen and Han Yi finished reading, the three of them were silent for a while.
After a while, Han Yi said: "Actually, according to this official's opinion, it is good that Jiang Ninghou wants to send troops to wipe out Jiannu in one fell swoop.
Since the old thief Nurhachi raised his army, Jiannu has continued to encroach on the territory of our Ming Dynasty, and even Shenyang was occupied by them a few years ago, and it has not been recovered until today.
Since the Marquis of Jiang Ning is willing to take the initiative to lead the army to recover the territory, how can we stop it? β
Zhu Guozhen frowned, "That's right, but a few days ago, that Emperor Taiji sent a messenger who was willing to serve me as the suzerain, and now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are discussing this matter, if we suddenly turn our faces, how will the world view us?" β
Han Yi rolled his eyes, "Ping Hangong, you are also a person who has been up and down in the sea for most of your life, can't you even understand Jiannu's plan to delay the army?" β
"Of course I do." Zhu Guozhen said a little helplessly: "But the problem is that it's useless for us to see it, and those officials and historians in the court can't see it." They spend all day shouting that even if a country is great and warlike, it will perish, and all day long they encourage Your Majesty to form a brotherly state with those Jiannu. β
Han Yi said angrily: "The brother of the fart! A few years ago, when our Ming Dynasty was weak, how could they not take care of the brother state, how much silver have we invested in Liaodong over the years, and how many soldiers have been killed or injured? If it weren't for the Marquis of Jiang Ning leading the army to teach them a few hard lessons, would they still be so honest at this moment? β
Zhu Guozhen said helplessly: "It's useless for you to tell me, you have to tell those officials." β
Speaking of this, the two glanced at each other, and both found the helplessness in each other's eyes.
The Ming Dynasty is a very strange group, these officials have both the right to impeach, and the responsibility of admonishment, although they are only the petty officials of the seven grades, but the power is extremely heavy, with direct impeachment of cabinet ministers, and even the right to hear about the news and advise the emperor
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang gave these speech officials such a big power is, to put it bluntly, that he hopes to use these speech officials to check and balance and supervise the important ministers in the court, and not let any of them sit big.
Comrade Zhu's starting point is good, but he underestimates people's ambitions. After more than 200 years of development, these officials have become a group of stunned people who are in the middle of the world, and in their opinion, there is nothing in the entire Ming Dynasty that they can't manage.
After the development to the present, these officials are afraid that their suggestions will not be unconventional enough, and they often chase after the wind and shadows, relying on gossip, and do their best to exaggerate. They put forward unrealistic ideas, nothing more than hoping to make a big fuss and even scold the emperor to sensationalize the public, and their fame will go down through the ages. In the words of later generations, it is to brush the pure sense.
For example, in the Wanli period, the left commentator of Dali Temple, Yu Yuren, portrayed the Wanli Emperor as a lustful, greedy, cruel, mediocre, incompetent, and lazy ...... An emperor who is good for nothing. This is an admonition, it is clearly a personal attack!
If it was changed to the Hongwu Dynasty, this Yu Ren could live for three days, and it was Comrade Zhu who was very merciful.
But the final punishment given to him by Emperor Wanli was only to dismiss him from his post and serve the people. Since then, there has been an endless stream of officials who abuse the emperor, and Emperor Wanli did not want to bear the notoriety of "killing officials", so he chose to remain silent and evade.
The emperor is still like this, let alone the cabinet ministers, so after hearing the attitude of these hob meat towards the Manchurians, even Zhu Guozhen and Han Yi were a little jealous.
As a matter of fact, Comrade Lao Zhu's intention in setting up the functional department of speech officials is good, and if the speech officials can have the courage to give advice and fulfill the responsibilities of the ministers, this is a good thing, but if they are unwarranted indulgence and the rewards and punishments are not clear, the original intention of the speech officials to give advice is gradually distorted, and in the end, it seriously interferes with the normal operation of the state apparatus, and this is a blessing rather than a curse.
After a while, Gu Bingqian suddenly said: "Wen Ning (Zhu Guozhen), Yu Chen (Han Yi) Han Yi, old man, and ask you, if the Marquis of Jiangning wants to recover Shenyang and defeat the Manchu Tartars, is this matter beneficial or harmful to my Ming Dynasty?" β
"This ......" The two hesitated for a moment, and Han Yi said, "Naturally, it is beneficial." β
Gu Bingqian said in a deep voice: "Since it is beneficial to my Daming, why don't you insist?" On the contrary, I am afraid of a group of officials who can only talk about rhetoric, could it be that the two of you are doing a bad job for those officials? β
Looking at Gu Bingqian's rare stern expression, Han Yi and Zhu Guozhen bowed to him in shame, and said ashamedly: "My lord is right, the lower official has been taught,"
Seeing the two of them rarely admit their mistakes to themselves, Gu Bingqian sighed lightly: "You are all the pillars of the old man's talents, the old man is now seventy and nine, next year it is time to pray to His Majesty's bones, after the old man leaves, the cabinet will be the leader of the cabinet, if you can't take the lead alone, how can the old man leave with peace of mind?" β
"Well said!"
A voice sounded at the door, and the three of them turned their heads to see that Zhu Youxiao, who was dressed in regular clothes, strode in.
"Your Majesty!"
The three of them hurriedly bowed.
"That's it!"
Zhu Youxiao put his hands on his hands and motioned for the three of them to get up.
He walked over to a chair and sat down.
"I have heard what the three of them are suitable for, and what Gu Ge Lao said is very reasonable. As a cabinet elder, your words and deeds determine the net worth of thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty and the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty.
If we have to consider the reflection of those officials first, what is the use of waiting, wouldn't it be better to simply hand over the cabinet to those officials and let them make decisions on state affairs? β
"Your Majesty is taught!" Except for Gu Bingqian, Han Yi and Zhu Guozhen all lowered their heads.
Seeing that both of them had admitted their mistakes, Zhu Youxiao didn't think much of it, and continued: "I already know the excerpt sent by Jiang Ninghou. I deeply believe that Jiang Ninghou's worries are true.
Those Jiannu are a group of white-eyed wolves who can't be raised, don't look at them for more than a year, they are also ministers on the table, and they are asking for the opening of the mutual market, but I can guarantee that if there is a hint of weakness in the Ming Dynasty, they are the first to pounce on us and bite us. β
For this, Gu Bingqian and the three naturally have no doubts, the defeat of Salhu has not passed for a few years, and Shenyang is still in the hands of the lovers, how can they forget these shames.
In the end, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand as if he was summing up, and said loudly: "All in all, I have made up my mind this time. Since the Marquis of Jiang Ning wants to take Shenyang back and drive those Jiannu back to their old forests, I can't help but support this field. Gu Aiqing ......"
"The old minister is here!"
"Send a decree to Sun Chengzong...... Let him cooperate with Jiang Ninghou to drive those Jiannu back to their hometown, so that they can never threaten the Ming Dynasty! β
"Minister...... Obey! β
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