My life skills in Daming Liver

Ever since Yan Song fell from power, Mr. Xu Ge's mood has been ups and downs.

Yan Song was ordered to resign from office, Yan Shifan was executed, and the dark clouds that had pervaded the Ming Dynasty for twenty years finally dissipated, and the Ming Dynasty finally ushered in the great moment of "all the people are in full bloom".

Xu Jie took office as the chief assistant of the cabinet, and finally he was able to show his ambitions for many years. The court finally ushered in a new era!

But what happened next, made Xu Jie's good mood begin to discount.

Zou Yinglong, the censor who participated in the defeat of Yan Song in a memorial, became famous all over the world as soon as he was released, and was promoted from the censor to the general affairs secretary.

The Minister of General Administration is a court official of the fifth rank, and belongs to the sequence of Qingliu officials. Zou Yinglong has been promoted from the seventh rank to the fifth rank in a row. It can be said that he has reached the sky in one step, and has crossed the fifth rank barrier that most officials are difficult to cross.

The speech officials were greatly encouraged, and Lu Fengyi played Hu Zongxian in the first book.

Xu Jie actually had a good impression of Hu Zongxian, otherwise he would not have agreed with his favorite student Zhang Juzheng to persuade Hu Zongxian to abandon Yan Song.

In fact, Xu Jie, as a great Confucian of the generation, can be called an old turtle, Sima Yi, or a hypocrite, but Xu Jie's character is still acceptable as an official.

At that time, many famous officials, including Hai Rui, were promoted by Xu Jie.

Xu Jie didn't want to touch Hu Zongxian at first, but the speech officials and censors waiting for promotion have completely lost control.

When Yan Song, the enemy, was still there, Xu Jie's prestige was still able to restrain his subordinates.

But Yan Song fell, and he could no longer restrain his subordinates.

The reason is very simple. In the past, Yan Song was there, and we must work together to fight against the strict party, even if we suffer a lot.

Now that Yan Song has fallen, should he continue to be willing to live under others, with his tail between his legs?

I have sacrificed my life for Qingliu, but I still can't enjoy it now? Get promoted and get rich?

A strict party like Hu Zongxian should have been defeated in the first place, and besides, he still occupies a position under his buttocks?

The impeachment of Hu Zongxian is nothing but a chain reaction of the downfall of the strict party.

The cruelty of the political struggle in the Ming Dynasty lies in the fact that if the backstage collapses, it will be completely liquidated. This has nothing to do with personal character as an official, has nothing to do with the contribution to the court, and has nothing to do with one's backer.

Even Xu Jie himself could not control such a counterattack, because if Xu Jie blocked the promotion of the people below, he would be labeled as the Xu Party.

At this time, Xu Jie finally realized how difficult it was for his old superior, Yan Song.

The position of the chief assistant of the cabinet is like sitting on a volcano, and if you are not careful, you will be smashed to pieces.

Hu Zongxian couldn't keep it, and then an order came from the palace, asking Xu Jie's eldest son, Xu Fan, to be appointed by the emperor as the minister of the Ministry of Industry to take charge of the restoration project of the three halls.

Yan Shifan, the son of Yan Song, was in charge of this job before.

Elder Xu Ge finally understood what it meant to ask Chen Hong to hand him the letter before Yan Song left the capital.

When Yan Song left the capital, he left a letter to the emperor and Xu Jie each.

When Chen Hong handed it over to Xu Jie, Xu Jie opened it in front of the admiral of the East Factory, only to find that there was only one word on the letter - "zi".

Although Yan Song was a treacherous official, his calligraphy skills were outstanding, and Xu Jie's family also had Yan Song's calligraphy.

But this "zi" made Xu Jie very puzzled, and he didn't understand why Yan Song wrote this word to himself.

Only when the imperial decree was delivered to Xu Jie's mansion did Xu Jie understand Yan Song's meaning.

How similar!

Yan Shifan also failed in the imperial examinations, and entered the officialdom as a shadowy official. With the continuous promotion of the emperor, he achieved a high position that even Hanlin officials could not achieve.

Xu Jie was a genius in the imperial examination, and he was the king of papers in his family, but his three sons were not talented in the imperial examination, and they couldn't even pass the exam.

The eldest son, Xu Fan, became an official in the shade, and he did not make any achievements as an official in the local area. Afterwards, Xu Jie took him by his side.

Yan Shifan's last position was Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and his errand was to be in charge of the restoration project of the three halls.

Now I am the chief assistant of the cabinet, and my son is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and his job is also to restore the three main halls.

The emperor is such a powerful trick!

Xu Jie saw his son's excited expression, the emperor in the palace really knew power too well.

Even if Xu Jiegui is the chief assistant of the cabinet, can he still block his son's progress?

Let Xu Fan be in charge of the restoration project of the palace. In the future, Xu Fan will ask the Ministry of Households for money. Can Xu Jie refuse to give it?

Xu Jie's falling mood hadn't come to an end, and then he received an urgent military report from Nanjing Sanbaili.

Su Ze raised troops in Fujian, detained Yan Maoqing, the censor of the patrol, and rebelled!

When Xu Jie got the news, he didn't believe it at first.

Xu Jie used to be an official in Yanping Mansion, and he also had an old official in Yanping Mansion, and he also heard about Su Ze.

Fujian Jieyuan rebellion? Why don't you say that the No. 1 Scholar in Jinke rebelled?

But the news that came next made Xu Jie have to believe that Su Ze had really turned his back.

Su Ze not only rebelled, he also conspired with Hu Zongxian, Governor of Zhejiang Province!

Xu Jie's mood went down all the way, and when he finally received a letter from his student Zhang Juzheng and Su Ze's article published in "Warning News", Xu Jie almost passed out.

Zhang Juzheng's analysis is correct, if Su Ze occupies Fujian, Zhejiang, and southern Jiangsu, and if the water transportation is cut off, then the court will really be in trouble!

Xu Jie hurriedly entered the palace with the military report in his arms. He had just stepped into the Yuxi Palace when he heard the crazy roar of Emperor Wanshou:

"Su Rulin! Damn you!"

Xu Jie was an official in Fujian, and he still remembers such a swear word with local characteristics in southern Fujian.

Xu Jie couldn't help but feel that the emperor is really talented, even in language, this Hokkien dialect is so vivid.

Wait, what time is this!

Xu Jie quickly regained his senses, and after the eunuch Huang Jin notified him, Xu Jie quickly entered Yuxi Palace.

The emperor returned to his original fairy appearance. He sat on the futon, and the curtain blocked his face, making it impossible for Xu Jie to judge the emperor's expression.

But from the sentence just now, Xu Jie knew that the emperor was extremely angry, and he carefully introduced the situation of the Southeast Army.

Seeing that the emperor behind the curtain still did not make any statement, Xu Jie said again:

"I'm afraid we will have to wait until next year to mobilize the Nine Frontiers to go south to suppress the rebellion."

A sound of copper exhaustion sounded, and Xu Jie knew that the emperor was not satisfied with the answer, but he still had to bite the bullet and say:

"This year's summer and autumn grains have not been levied yet, and the court simply doesn't have enough grain to supply the elite from the Nine Frontiers to go south to counter the rebellion."

"Even if the grain collection in summer and autumn is completed, we will not be able to march until the winter in the north is freezing. We can only mobilize the frontier army after the beginning of spring next year."

The emperor did not continue to knock on the copper, so Xu Jie said: "For the present plan, stabilize the water transportation of the Grand Canal, as long as Yangzhou is not lost, Huguang's grain can be transferred to Beijing, then next year the frontier army will go south, and the Su thieves will be defeated in an instant! "

The emperor finally put down the copper, and opened his mouth to ask, "What about Jiangnan?"

Xu Jie bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, the two prefectures of Songjiang and Suzhou occupied by the Su thieves have long stopped growing grain and planted mulberry and cotton instead. The Su thieves seem to occupy a rich land, but without food, there will be no soldiers." , he has to mobilize food from other places to support the Second House, but the gain outweighs the loss.”

"Huguang is familiar with the world. As long as the canal and water transportation are not cut off, the imperial court will be able to put down the rebellion."

The emperor asked again: "What about the north?"

Xu Jie bite the bullet and said: "In Mongolia, when I answered the invaders, I was actually looking for a mutual market. Why don't we open a mutual market in Datong, so that the border troubles can be solved. In addition, I, Ming Dynasty, can trade horses from the border market to prepare for the southern expedition."

In fact, the issue of the northern mutual market has been raised for a long time, but Emperor Jiajing has not let go of his mouth, and he did not agree to open the border market until Longqing succeeded to the throne.

Now that Xu Jie proposed it, the emperor thought about it and knocked on Tongjin, and he agreed.

But how to keep the water transportation of the Grand Canal, the monarchs and ministers are speechless.

After a long time, the emperor said:

"The traitor Su Ze, do you have any comrades in the capital?"

Finally asked this question, Xu Jie bit the bullet and said:

"The minister is guilty."

"What is the crime of the chief assistant?"

Xu Jie said: "Su Ze's mentor, Hai Rui, is now the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs' Yunnan Cleaning Department, and he was promoted by the minister."

The emperor said: "I have heard that Hai Rui has changed rice into mulberry back then. This Hai Rui, who is known as Bo Zhi, mixed up in Zhejiang and taught such a rebel. This person must have the heart of disobedience!"

"Fang Wanghai, former servant of Nanjing household department, is Su Ze's father-in-law."

"I know this. Fang Wanghai left Nanjing without permission. He planned to rebel with Su Ze for a long time, and he will be cut to death with Su Ze in the future."

Xu Jie bit his head again and said, "Xu Shixing, the number one scholar in the current department, Wang Xijue, who is second in the list, and Xu Guo, who is the best candidate, all once made friends with Su Ze in Nanzhili."

"anything else?"

Xu Jie knew that the emperor had Dongchang Jinyiwei as his eyes and ears, so he had already found out about it, so he asked himself deliberately.

Xu Jie quickly said: "The current Guangxi chief envoy and former Fujian academician Wang Daokun is Su Ze's room teacher, and he appointed Su Ze as Xie Yuan when he knew the tribute."

"The former Zhejiang general Yu Dayou, Su Ze once went to the capital to rescue him, and Yu Dayou's son rebelled with Qi Jiguang."

"Is there any more?"

Xu Jie knelt down slowly and said, "The minister's son, Xu Kun, has done cotton cloth business with Su Ze, and once rented the Shanghai Wharf."

The emperor's tone became sharp and asked:

"According to Aiqing, how should these thieves be dealt with?"

Xu Jie was sweating, but he still said what he said directly:

"I have committed a crime. I restrained the children in my family and kept silent, so that I had contact with rebels. I have written a letter to the family, ordering them to come to Beijing immediately to deal with the crime."

"However, I still suggest that Your Majesty, first stabilize these traitors!"

"Nowadays the army is short of rations, and the imperial court can't start a war with the Su thieves. What I'm talking about is ministers who have connections with Su Ze. There are many officials from Fujian and Zhejiang in the imperial court. Now their hometowns are in Su Ze's hands. If they really want to liquidate the imperial court, it will be inevitable." Great turmoil, didn't that help Su thief instead?"

The emperor did not speak, Xu Jie continued:

"I thought that the relatives and friends of the Su thieves in the capital were all petty ministers, so there was nothing to worry about. On the contrary, they dealt with the top three in the current discipline, and all the first-ranked candidates were thieves. What's the face of the court?"

"Hai Rui is just a small official in the household department. One or two Jinyiwei can subdue him, and the master is only enlightened. This Su thief will not plan to rebel when he is enlightened, right? Why don't you just keep him to show His Majesty's tolerance?" It can also stabilize the hearts of Zhejiang and Fujian officials in the court."

The emperor agreed with Xu Jie's opinion when he knocked on the copper.

"Only Wang Daokun, the chief envoy of Guangxi, is deeply involved with Su Ze, and the Su thieves may also go south to annex Guangdong and Guangxi. If Wang Daokun follows the thieves, Lingnan will be corrupted."

The emperor immediately said: "Immediately send Jin Yiwei to the south, and quickly send Wang Daokun's dismissal weapon to the capital. If he resists, he will be killed directly."

"In addition, Yu Dayouzhen spared him once, but he never thought that his son would rebel and send Jin Yiwei to Datongwei to bring Yu Dayou's head back!"

Xu Jie wanted to open his mouth and asked the emperor to stop the construction of the three halls.

But when he thought of his son who had just been appointed, and his current situation, he finally kept his mouth shut.

When Xu Jie came out of Yuxi Palace, he saw many eunuchs and maids in the palace being escorted to Yeting.

Xu Jie immediately understood the reason. Mr. Tao and Su Ze rebelled together, and Mr. Tao was involved in a lot in the palace. These are probably all eunuchs related to Mr. Tao.

The eunuchs and maids are the emperor's servants, and the emperor is already suspicious, and he doesn't hold back these close servants.

Xu Jie sighed, it's really like accompanying a king like a tiger.

On July 11, Zhang Juzheng mobilized all the ships on the Yangtze River, together with the tank boats docked in Yangzhou, to drag them to Zhenjiang and scuttle them, completely blocking the Yangtze River waterway.

The sea boat that Lin Mojun was driving was not suitable for sailing in the river, but now it was completely blocked in Zhenjiang.

Lin Mojun ordered the fleet to bombard Zhenjiang Jinshan for half a day, leveling the Jinshan Temple on the mountain.

Relying on Mazu's blessing, Lin Mojun was not afraid that Zen Master Fahai would come to trouble her, and left with the fleet.

The news of the battle on the Yangtze River was spread to Fuzhou by flying clippers, and this result was also included in the results of the deduction organized by Su Ze led by the students.

Su Ze's uprising was actually a bit hasty. Now that he has occupied two provinces and two prefectures, he has not yet been able to consolidate his foundation.

Not only was the Ming court not ready, Su Ze was not ready either.

In fact, Su Ze doesn't even want Nanjing now. Attacking Yangzhou is just a matter of chance. If he can cut off the Daming Water Transport, he will win the jackpot.

Although Zhang Juzheng blocked the fleet with water transport ships, the loss of these water transport ships would consume more manpower and material resources of the Ming Dynasty.

Su Ze, who returned to Fuzhou, held his first military meeting since the uprising.

Basically all the officers of the Naval Academy were present, and Su Ze upgraded all the students in the Chuanshidao Naval Academy.

Lin Liangjun was originally the commander of the second battalion and was promoted to the commander of the second brigade.

The company commanders Feng Shuo and Sun Wang were promoted to battalion commanders, but the number of troops under their command had not yet increased.

Su Ze is still reorganizing the regiments, township warriors, and guard soldiers from all over the country. Anyway, he has the skeletons of officers. Once the reorganization is completed, he can quickly pull out an army.

Except for Lin Mojun from the first brigade who stayed in Shanghai, and Yu Zigao from the third brigade who invaded Zhangzhou and failed to attend the meeting, Xu Wei, Lin Xianyang and other cronies of Su Ze's governor's mansion also attended the meeting.

Su Ze asked someone to move the sand table, and everyone immediately quieted down.

"The content of today's military discussion is related to the future offensive direction of the Fujian-Zhejiang coalition forces. Today, regardless of seniority or level, everyone can speak freely."

"But when the military discussion is over, we must unify our thinking and strictly implement the orders of the Dudu Mansion!"

"Lin Liangjun, you come first."

Same as yesterday, before 12 o'clock in the evening, this paragraph is really difficult to write, Fat Bird has also deleted and revised it until now,