Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 90: The crowd is surging, and the humerus is fighting

"Duke Dingguo, how can you speak so recklessly?"

Of course, civil officials would not feel the same way as meritorious officials. Shen Shixing was about to go crazy: "Your Majesty, please understand! Assisting in the military affairs of the capital camp is the only job! All the civil and military officials in the world are loyal to Your Majesty!"

"Duke Dingguo's words are too serious."

Tian Le also spoke, as if to appease him and prevent the emperor from being led by Xu Wenbi to think that: "Even if we want to cut down on abuses and clear up occupied service, it is only for the purpose of training the Beijing camp. Why would we want to punish the former military officials of the Beijing camp?"

At this time, some meritorious officials finally realized that the situation was a little special. After all, Xu Wenbi was not like this in the past.

So someone also complained about the "arrogant" behavior of the honorary officials: "When has the honorary official not been impeached, punished, deprived of his salary, or even stripped of his title when the Beijing Camp was used to make a fuss?"

The situation suddenly got out of control, and the civil and military classes began to argue passionately.

Liu Jing had only wielded swords and guns on the battlefield and had never seen such a tense situation in the court.

He felt it was much more dangerous than the battlefield.

But he felt that what Xu Wenbi said made sense.

Civil officials are indeed terrible, always turning their backs on people.

Some people will do it to you even if you don't take the money, and some people will still do it to you even if you take the money.

"Silence! Silence!" The censors who were impeaching the court rituals were too busy to handle it.

The focus of the matter suddenly turned to the concerns of the old meritorious officials, who were worried that layoffs and being cleared out of the Beijing camp were just the beginning, and that they would be held accountable for the crimes of embezzling Beijing camp salaries and occupying labor service in the past.

The civil officials are powerful. They not only control the food and wages of the soldiers in the capital camp, but also have great say in the promotion and merits of military officials due to their current strong position.

Isn't it human nature for the old meritorious officials to use this important event to ask the emperor and the civil officials for definite answers?

The prerequisite is that the military leaders of the Xinjing Camp must also have the status of meritorious officials and share the same honor and disgrace with them.

The two events of rewarding and conferring titles and training the Beijing camp added to the collective counterattack of the old meritorious officials against the civil officials.

Wang Xijue figured it out: Li Chengliang spoke first, and then Xu Wenbi took the lead, and they were all helping the emperor.

But he thought it was nothing, so he yelled in his temper: "It has been many years since you have held a court meeting. Your Majesty is holding court for the first time. How can you make such a fuss?"

His voice was loud, but some of the officials who were already emotionally involved gradually got carried away.

"You all advised against conferring honors and titles! You kept silent about cutting down the excessive and excessive labor service in the Beijing camp! How can we argue with you in terms of words? But the Grand Marshal insisted on mixing the conferment of honors and titles with the training of the Beijing camp. Isn't he up to something? Your Majesty! Ningyuan Bo is right. Tian Le is a traitor who pretends to be loyal. We must be careful!"

Tian Le looked at them with a complicated expression as they suddenly pointed their spearheads at him. He couldn't help but glance at Li Chengliang who was standing silently over there.

"The Grand Marshal has made this proposal because he has considered everything!" Wang Xijue argued, "The Emperor's edict ordered the reorganization of the Beijing camp. How should it be reorganized? Isn't the request to posthumously award the generals who have made contributions in the war just to continue to have meritorious officials as governors of the Beijing camp?"

"What Lord Wang said is not just saying that the old meritorious officials have committed too many crimes, and that keeping them in the Beijing Camp will only cause trouble? The new meritorious officials were recommended by you civil officials for awards, and if you let them take charge of the Beijing Camp, isn't that what Duke Dingguo said? Who are they loyal to? They are trying to suppress the old meritorious officials, and they are going to kill your Majesty's left and right arms, your loyal ministers!"

Wang Xijue was furious: Right-hand man? Loyal minister?
Look how stupid you are! Don't you understand what I mean?
Most of those who understood were civil officials.

Wang Xijue, the cabinet minister, had obviously agreed with Tian Le's plan. The twenty-eight people kneeling on the ground looked at Wang Xijue with different thoughts.

Is this a plan that the Cabinet and the Ministry of War have already discussed together?
But do we really have to use the title of nobility in exchange for suppressing the old meritorious officials and taking the initiative in the training of the Beijing camp?
At this time, Shen Shixing took the opportunity to speak up and said, "Your Majesty, the military commander is a pillar of the country. The Grand Marshal's concerns are indeed comprehensive, but the problems in the Beijing Camp have accumulated for a long time, and this method is indeed difficult to reconcile the new and old military officials in the Beijing Camp. How about a compromise, still let the military commander be in charge of the Beijing Camp, but recruit victorious soldiers to strengthen the backbone of the camps. Clean up some of the abuses, train more, and the Beijing Camp will be useful."

Zhu Changluo looked at him quietly, then looked at those ministers who had lost control and made too much noise, and then asked Shen Yikuan: "What do you think, Lord Shen?"

"I think that what Lord Shen said is very serious. The military officers are very angry. Even if we force them to obey the order, it will not be disloyal, but it will inevitably hinder the training of the Beijing camp."

The two of them followed suit, and the twenty-eight people, led by Hou Xianchun, nodded in unison. This is better!

The matter has not been settled yet, but the old officials are already clamoring for rejection. If it is really settled, can the abuse and occupation of labor be eliminated smoothly?

Because they are unwilling to do so, meritorious military generals cannot obtain the title of lord. Let them blame the old meritorious officials for not wanting to give way to others.

If these incompetent officials still occupy the main positions in the Beijing camp, even if some victorious generals and soldiers are recruited into the camp, things will become exactly the same sooner or later.

Since the 29th year of Jiajing, there have been more than one attempts to solve the problem of the Beijing Army, but to no avail.

Xu Wenbi looked at Zhu Changluo with some trepidation: He finally mustered up the courage to speak first, but he didn't expect that some of the other ministers actually didn't understand, or became confused while speaking.

After all, he is still young... He lacks experience, so he can only rely on his experience. Only the older ministers know a little bit about the rules of court struggle...

All the old minister clearly wanted was not to pursue the past faults and crimes related to the Beijing camp.

Now the emperor did not respond to Xu Wenbi's gaze, but looked at Shen and Shen.

Regarding the major principles that had already been discussed yesterday, this was the two of them formally expressing different attitudes at the court meeting.

Taking advantage of the situation where the meritorious officials were too dissatisfied.

A few meritorious officials who had calmed down a little and saw the helpless looks in Xu Wenbi and Li Chengliang's eyes realized that they might have messed up things. They stopped talking anxiously and just continued to kneel there with the 28 civil officials.

He raised his head uneasily, looking past the three cabinet ministers and Tian Le's backs, only to see the emperor sitting on the throne at the Qianqing Gate, silent.

Tian Yi looked at the emperor with some concern: the old ministers were worried, the civil officials were reluctant, could this title be implemented? Could this Beijing camp still be organized?

Tian Le suddenly spoke up: "What the two ministers said is just a minor patching. What use is it to solve the problems in the capital camp? Just as Minister Shen said, all the civil and military officials in the world are loyal to Your Majesty. Now Your Majesty is lenient and rewards the diligence of civil officials and the bravery of military generals, all for the sake of the loyalty of civil and military officials. Today, there is another grand hearing at the imperial gate. Shouldn't the civil and military officials put aside their selfishness and show their loyalty? Your Majesty is worried that the capital camp is unusable. How can I forget the basics and only care about gains and losses when I am here to relieve your worries?"

These words made Shen Yikuan and Shen Shixing look a little ugly, while Hou Xianchun and others were a little stunned: Tian Le was really preparing to help the emperor train a Beijing camp that was as easy to use as his own arms and capable of fighting?

At this time, Li Chengliang also spoke up immediately: "I have wrongly blamed the Grand Marshal. I am ashamed! If the generals who are good at fighting and have made great contributions are not idle in the capital, the capital camp will be restored to its former glory. It is really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty! Since Your Majesty is worried about the accumulated problems in the capital camp, all the military officials in the capital should understand your heart, forget their own interests and be loyal to the country. The capable ones should work hard and the mediocre ones should give way to the wise!"

Xu Wenbi quickly tried to make amends: "In the past, the root causes of corruption were complicated. What I requested was that no one be held accountable and that the Beijing Camp remain under the control of meritorious officials. As Ningyuan Bo said, the capable should work hard and the mediocre should give way to the virtuous. The Grand Marshal has made all-round considerations. The generals who are good at fighting and have made contributions will be given titles to supervise the training of the Beijing Camp. I dare not fail to understand the emperor's mind and obstruct his plan."

Suddenly, several naive ministers' anxious voices rang out: "I am stupid, please forgive me, Your Majesty..."

Zhu Changluo looked at Tian Le who was being stared at by many people behind him, and felt very emotional.

First, he only mentioned the granting of titles, which lured out the most sensitive group of civil officials; then he talked about cutting down on those who abused their power and let the old meritorious officials come out to confront the civil officials; the last one required the big hat of loyalty to be put on, pointing out that the emperor was worried about the Beijing camp and worried about not having military power in his hands, so that all the civil and military officials had to shut up.

But he also stood up completely.

To create more obstacles between the emperor and the military power that he could control at will, one could only find ways to do it, but one could not justify it.

Is what Tian Le said just to remind the old meritorious officials not to care about personal gain? The civil officials should also pretend to be ignorant when they know the truth!
Zhu Changluo then spoke: "Ningyuan Bo said that he was worried that I didn't know the truth. Dingguo Gong had grievances but was still loyal, and his words were very straightforward. Shen Ge Lao was worried that this matter would involve many people, and he was mature and prudent. The Grand Marshal deeply understood my concerns and was thoughtful. I know that they are all loyal ministers. The Grand Marshal is right. I will reward civil officials for their hard work and military generals for their merits in killing the enemy. We must keep the water even."

Some civil officials sighed in their hearts: It turns out that the year-end salary was proposed in the first place for this reason.

If we oppose the awarding of titles for merit, the intention of civil officials to suppress military officials will be too obvious and too unfair.

Behind Tian Le, pairs of eyes with complicated emotions were looking at his back.

Who should we ask to help the emperor sharpen his sword?

(End of this chapter)