The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

In the main hall, the noise turned into a pot of porridge.

Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, took the lead in recommending one person, Liu Yu, the current governor of Datong.

This Liu Yu was from Junzhou, Henan. He was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Chenghua. He started as a county magistrate, and later became a censor. He served successively as the inspector of Shandong, and now he is the full-time governor of Datong as the censor of Youdu.

During the Hongzhi period, Ma Wensheng had recommended Liu Yu to make Xuan and Da Xuan, but he was blocked by Liu Daxia.

At that time, Liu Daxia had already developed a grudge with Tianguan Ma Wensheng because of Wang Yan's incident, so he repeatedly accused Liu Yu of his faults in the court, which made Liu Yu disliked by Emperor Hongzhi, and Ma Wensheng was also implicated. Emperor Hongzhi was dissatisfied with him. Trust as before.

What is more interesting is that Liu Yu is from Junzhou, Henan, while Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, is from Luoyang, Henan.

Hearing this, a sneer appeared on the corner of Zhu Houzhao's mouth.

Today, the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty has become the highest military leadership agency in the country. It formulates military plans, is in charge of the assessment and appointment of military attaches and generals, organizes the training of soldiers of the border guards, is in charge of military registration and military affairs and farmland affairs, conveys the emperor's military orders and dispatches according to orders. The whole country's army, etc., can be said to be "in charge of the military affairs of the world"!

Previously, Heavenly Official Ma Wensheng once asked Tang Hao, even if the authority of the Fifth Prefecture was separated from the Ministry of War and returned to the Fifth Prefecture, would Tang Hao dare to take over?

"The position of Minister of the Ministry of War is related to the country and the country!"

Hearing this, all the ministers were relieved. Even Liu Jian and Tu Xun did not object.

To put it more bluntly, Xiong Xiu is the successor of Liu Daxia. Their Huguang Township Party has decided in advance to be the next Minister of War!

This is also the real reason why when Tianguan Ma Wensheng recommended Xiong Xiu as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he was fiercely opposed by Li Dongyang, Liu Daxia and others, and was even resented by Xiong Xiu!

The Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi is indeed a high-ranking official, and he is an out-and-out frontier official!

But compared with the Chief Sima of the Ministry of War, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is not very attractive. Even a fool should know how to choose!

Looking at the past dynasties, what is more interesting is that, without exception, all ministers of the Ministry of War were civil servants.

From the beginning, Tang Hao knew that he had no hope, so he deliberately made jokes.

"Draft a decree to promote Xu Jin to be the Minister of the Ministry of War and take charge of the military affairs of the world!"

I saw the virtuous veteran Zhang Fuhua walking in with high spirits, and then knelt down in front of the little emperor to thank him.

Not to mention the Yuan Dynasty, the Minister of War had lower powers and was only responsible for the design, management and planning of military transportation affairs. The Minister of War during this period was only the nominal Minister of Defense, and only in name.

It's a pity that Mr. Tang saw the fate of the three parties and everyone was so happy to fight for it. He also wanted to give it a try and see if he could become the Minister of the Ministry of War himself!

No one would agree, including the little emperor himself!

"I heard that in the past, Otsuka Zai (the honorific title of the Minister of Civil Affairs) recommended Xiong Xiu to be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Is this possible?"

However, just now, the little emperor had clearly shown his dislike for Li Dongyang and Liu Daxia, and even directly forced Liu Daxia to resign on his own initiative, and even drove them out of the court!

At this juncture, you, Tu Xun, the General Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, dare to recommend Xiong Xiu to succeed Liu Daxia as Minister of War!

Tu Xun, Tu Xun, you are really not afraid of death!

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Tu Xun with cold eyes, not hiding the murderous intention in his heart at all!

After Liu Yu and Xiong Xiu, Tianguan Ma Wensheng recommended the third candidate, Xu Jin, the right minister of the Ministry of War!

Tang Hao and the young emperor naturally knew what kind of person Xu Jin was, and had made preparations before. Xu Jin was also their scheduled candidate to be the new Minister of War.

"Promote Zhang Fuhua to serve as censor of the Zuodu capital and to act as an agent for the capital procuratorate!"

Li Dongyang seemed to have thought of something and suddenly raised his head to look at Tang Hao.

The little emperor looked at the gray-haired Tu Xun, and finally contained his anger and did not vent it on him.

He finally understood!

"Tu Zongxian, please resign!"

The little emperor spoke coldly and gave the order directly.

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

In fact, everyone knows why Xiong Xiu doesn't go.

It's a pity that once this person gets older, he has more worries and starts to think about his future affairs, and it will naturally be difficult for him to stick to his true intentions.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Minister of War was a third-rank official and could be counted as a senior official. During this period, the Minister of War was equivalent to the Minister of Defense. Since the late Tang and the Five Dynasties, most of the powers of the Minister of War had been taken away by "Privy Envoys" until the Yuan Dynasty. In the modern era, the center of gravity of military institutions was the Privy Council, and the Ministry of War was in name only.

First make a big request that no one can accept, and then step back and make a small request with the same purpose. In the end, this small request is very likely to be easily accepted.

In fact, this is how the township party came to be in the court in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. They supported each other and helped each other, and then further married each other and became... clan parties!

According to the rules, Liu Jian did nothing wrong.

Obviously, the two true kings of the court knew about the corruption problem within the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but they never mentioned it.

The Five Palaces have long become an empty shelf in name only, an idle place for nobles and nobles to pretend to receive their salaries. Even if they really take over the power, there will be no one to use it. On the contrary, it will destroy the current military situation in the world and make the entire The Ming Dynasty is not peaceful!

All the courtiers looked at each other, and then they subconsciously looked at the door.

When the Metropolitan Procuratorate was first established, it was the emperor's department of ears, eyes, and morals. It was established to supervise all officials!

After all, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is an institution with its own particularities.

Liu Jian did not expect that the little emperor was so shrewd that he would still remember this matter, and he had a bad impression of Liu Yu.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Jian's expression darkened and he silently closed his mouth.

"Tu Xun and Tu Zongxian, is this the Metropolitan Procuratorate that you are in charge of?"

"Return to your hometown after serving as an official, and enjoy your old age!"

Therefore, Tang Hao now wants to get it right in one step!

If he became the Minister of the Ministry of War and became the Grand Sima in charge of the military affairs of the world, then why would he have to deal with these civil servants and gentry?

However, this is just a wishful thinking.

It seemed like nothing, but in fact Liu Daxia was undoubtedly giving Xiong Xiu an opportunity in disguise to cultivate his ability to take charge of the Ministry of War and make decisions on political affairs.

Fortunately, there were no changes in the plan, and Xu Jin finally became a regular official and became the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty, the Grand Sima in charge of the military affairs of the world!

The little emperor's eyes turned cold, and he immediately gave the order.

It's just that Liu Yu is indeed talented, but he has poor moral character. Liu Daxia insisted on this and often spoke ill of Liu Yu in front of Emperor Hongzhi, which repeatedly hindered his promotion.

In fact, what Liu Jian didn't know was that Zhu Houzhao was not only shrewd, but also had a photographic memory!

Not only Liu Yu, but also Xiong Xiu recommended by Tu Xun!

Zhu Houzhao clearly remembered that Xiong Xiu was from Huguang and had always been on good terms with Liu Daxia. He was an out-and-out Li Dongyang Township Party member!

If you want to revive the Ming Dynasty, you must clarify the officialdom!

If you want to clarify the administration of officials, the first person to bear the brunt is naturally the Metropolitan Procuratorate!

So this time, both Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng chose to stand aside and did not plead for Tu Xun.

"Sick?"

What's happening here?

Wasn't Zhang Fuhua imprisoned because of Chaotian Que?

Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng looked at each other, and both saw the surprise and solemnity in each other's eyes.

It's like, a fellow countryman of yours has good abilities, and now you can help him in his career. There is no harm to him both publicly and privately. Will you extend this favor?

After finally driving away Liu Daxia, he, Zhu Houzhao, was so crazy that he promoted Xiong Xiu to the position of Minister of the Ministry of War!

But Liu Yu could not be used, and Xiong Xiu was appointed governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Two of the three candidates had been eliminated. The remaining one, the new Minister of War, was naturally Xu Jin!

"Then this disease comes at a very coincidental time!"

"After such a long time, Xiong Xiu's illness should be cured, right? I haven't heard that he took a break from taking a rest!"

Tu Xun was at a loss at first, but when he saw all the evidence, it turned out that it was all the evidence of Ke Dao Yan Guan, and the supervisory censor He Tianqu who bore the brunt of the crime was actually corrupt and bribed to the tune of 20,000 taels of silver!

In an instant, Tu Xun's head exploded with a bang, and then he hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

But compared to the lonely Liu Daxia, Tu Xun seemed a little more relaxed.

Ma Wensheng was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded subconsciously.

Immediately afterwards, Tu Xun, the censor of the capital, recommended a person, Xiong Xiu, the left minister of the Ministry of War.

Then Tang Hao didn't answer, and he didn't dare to answer because he didn't dare to answer.

That being the case, there's not much to say.

Now Xu Jin is the only candidate left. If they object again and make the little emperor angry, and in anger directly let Tang Hao be the Minister of War, those ministers will be unable to express their suffering and can only watch. The ground watched!

Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor is quite wise and did not make such a confused decision!

Well, it is better for Xu Jin to be the Great Sima than for Tang Hao, a reckless man, to be the Great Sima!

The first goal is achieved, but it’s not over yet!

Tang Hao gave the little emperor a look, and the latter immediately understood. He immediately ordered Liu Jin to get the evidence of the Ke Dao Yan Guan's crimes, and then placed them in front of the officials.

The reason why he recommended Liu Yu was not because he wanted to form a party for personal gain, but because Liu Yu was of great use.

What, you Tang Hao want to change the dynasty?

Do you really think that all the civil and military officials in this dynasty are fools, just watching you seize power?

The little emperor also looked at Tang Hao with a strange expression.

His Majesty the Emperor personally issued an order that Xiong Xiu must go if not this time!

In the early Northern Song Dynasty, the Minister of War had the status of an official and had no actual power. It was not until the Shenzong period of the Song Dynasty that the official system was reformed, the three-province system was restored, and the powers of the Ministry of War were partially restored, but the actual power was still far behind that of the Tang Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hands impatiently, unwilling to say another word to Tu Xun.

But the little emperor's shrewdness exceeded their expectations, and he had no intention of being fooled!

"Draw up the decree to promote Xiong Xiu as the censor of Youdu, governor of the military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi and governor of Guangdong. There is no mistake in taking up his post immediately!"

Tang Hao grinned when he saw this and made an international gesture to Li Dongyang.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

Hearing this, Tu Xun was startled, and then he knelt down with red eyes to thank him!

He is different from Liu Daxia. Liu Daxia has become an official and cannot return home, and will be liquidated in the future!

However, His Majesty the Emperor retained some dignity after all, and fulfilled his wish to return to his hometown to take care of his old age.

"Liu Yu was recommended by Yuan Fu. I remember that when he was the governor of Datong, a censor once impeached him for making money by selling good horses in his private business, so he was criticized a lot."

But this Tu Xun’s stance is very problematic!

Li Dongyang's face instantly turned ugly!

What is more interesting is that Liu Daxia, the chief commander of the Ministry of War, attaches great importance to his fellow countryman and deputy. He must consult with Xiong Xiu before doing anything important.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this matter is indeed true. There are reports from the imperial history that the generals of the Guangdong and Guangxi Guards are serious about corruption, taking bribes and deducting food and salary. Therefore, the veteran recommended Xiong Shilang, the Governor of the Guangdong and Guangxi Military Affairs and the Governor, to investigate this matter full-time!"

After the young emperor clearly proposed the concept of "township party", Liu Jian was still able to promote talents without hesitation and openly recommended Liu Yu to be the minister of the Ministry of War. His behavior is very intriguing.

In social psychology, there is a phenomenon called the "give-and-take effect."

Since then, the second important minister of the Nine Ministers of the Zhengde Court was expelled from the court. Following Liu Daxia, the Great Sima of the Ministry of War, General Xian Tu Xun, who was in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, also sadly left the political stage.

The powerful tycoons present spoke out one after another, pointing their fingers at the ambitious Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao. Even Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, got really angry and yelled again, asking Tang Hao if he really wanted it. "Trespassing Artifact"!

The Ministry of War is now a behemoth, and the power to command and deploy troops lies with the Ministry of War!

It's not enough for you, Tang Hao, to hold the Beijing army in your hands. Now you want to reach into the Ministry of War and become the great Sima in charge of the military affairs of the world?

Tang Hao looked around at the ministers with a smile, appearing to be in a good mood.

You really made me cry to death!

Zhu Houzhao then coughed twice and stopped the officials from continuing to criticize Tang Hao.

Until the Ming Dynasty, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the Zhongshu and the Prime Minister's power and divided it into six departments. The status of the Minister of War was greatly improved and he was promoted to the second rank. Then after the Civil War Disaster, the Ministry of War seized the power of the five governments and completely became a centralized military power and the power to mobilize troops. A behemoth.

The spearhead had already adjusted its direction and was pointed straight at Tu Xun.

However, today's Metropolitan Procuratorate has long been in cahoots with the civil servants and gentry, and has even become a echo of the civil servants and gentry's struggle for power. How can it still have the slightest trace of the emperor's eyes and ears?

The Ming Dynasty is in ruins. Not only the capital is in ruins, but the court is also in ruins!

Therefore, Xu Jin is indeed a good candidate.

After all, Xu Jin is an official, and he once patrolled the nine borders to rectify border affairs, and even personally led the army to recover Hami. Those who have actually led troops and fought in wars are better than those civil servants and gentry who do not know the sufferings of the soldiers and the people and only talk about them. Several!

Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng also looked at the evidence, but there was no look of surprise on their faces.

"There is no need for nomination for the post of General Constitution!"

The ministers looked at each other in shock and did not dare to say a word.

This is the kindness of the little emperor!

Tu Xun kowtowed respectfully and thanked him, then stood up and left tremblingly.

"Unfortunately, Minister Xiong happened to be ill and unable to perform his duties, so the matter was dropped!"

Even in the eras such as the Hongwu Dynasty and the Yongle Dynasty, which emphasized military force and suppressed literature, the ministers of the Ministry of War were civil servants and gentry, rather than generals and nobles.

General Xian Tu Xun was indeed a virtuous minister who was honest and self-responsible all his life.

Deliberately scolding to attract fire!

Xiong Xiu, a guard from Ningyuan, Huguang, was a Jinshi in the second year of Chenghua, and was promoted to the censor of Guizhou Road in the seventh year of Chenghua. He was upright, outspoken, and knowledgeable in government. He later served as the prefect of Fengxiang Prefecture, the envoy of Shandong Youbu, and the right deputy capital. Censor, governor of Yansui, left minister of the Ministry of War.

Savage, I understand you!

Liu Daxia is just incidental!

The real target of Tang Hao and the little emperor is not Li Dongyang or Liu Daxia, but... the Metropolitan Procuratorate!

These ambitious monarchs and ministers wanted to... separate the civil servants and gentry!

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