After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

After leaving the palace gate, Jia Jing thought about it, and instead of going home directly, he visited his father-in-law's house.

Since the prince said that the north is not peaceful, the probability of sending troops to the central government is more than half.

His father-in-law is a businessman in Daying, Gyeonggi, and he can't control it.

But his eldest brother is just a small hundred household, and when the time comes, he will find a relationship, and put it under the command of any acquaintance who is going to go to war, at least he can earn some credit.

After asking his father-in-law's family to make preparations in secret, and instructing the matter not to be leaked, Jia Jing went back to Ningguo Mansion to consider which of the Jia clan could go with the army.

Sure enough, within a few days, the documents went down to the Ministry of War, and the court officials began to discuss the matter of the northern Tartars knocking off the pass.

The saint's face was very ugly.

However, this is also easy to understand.

The sage has been in the imperial court for more than ten years, and he thinks that his martial arts and martial arts are not inferior to those of his predecessors.

The courtiers were stroked by him wave after wave, and the rest were either his confidants who were loyal to him, or those who respected and feared him.

Of course, there are not no people of integrity who look the same on the inside and the outside, but these people are all literati.

In the eyes of literati, a saint who is good at accepting advice, generous and benevolent, and has not provoked wars for many years is a veritable saint.

Combining all kinds of reasons, the saint's life in the past few years has been really smooth.

And once a person is used to going with the wind, he is not happy to see others go against him.

This time in the north of Oalakouguan, twelve counties were looted one after another on the border. It can be said that a slap was slapped on the face of the saint, and almost half of his front teeth were knocked out.

Although the saint didn't get angry in the hall because of his reputation of generosity and benevolence, few people would think that the saint really didn't have any anger in his heart.

Of course, there is never a shortage of winks, or people who want to fight for fame.

Among them, the speech officer is the most important.

No, there was Li Ke who insisted on going out to the wat in the matter, with a gray beard curling up and down, and a slow voice that made people feel irritated.

However, what he said was extremely unpleasant: "Since the first emperor pacified the north, the various tribes of Oirat have always kept their own place. There must be a reason for the sudden offense."

As soon as this remark came out, the military officers looked sideways, and the civilian officials rubbed their hands.

What the military officer thought was: This little old man's pronunciation is wrong.

The civil servant was a little excited: Come on, this is a good opportunity to suppress generals.

Since the Tang Dynasty had the distinction of "clear and turbid", the distinction between civil and military has gradually widened.

In the Song Dynasty, because of the "Chenqiao Mutiny", Song Taizu advocated literature and restrained military affairs, and even played the banner of "the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world together".

The civil servants trembled all of a sudden, and not only overwhelmed the military generals, but even when they were upset, they dared to spray spit on the officials' faces.

However, since the Song Dynasty, it seems to have been an unwritten law that military generals ruled the roost in troubled times, and civil servants ruled the hegemony.

Today's sage is the second generation monarch of the Great Xia Dynasty. The world has been peaceful for decades.

But today's saints did not grow up in Taiping years, and they understand the importance of military officers.

Therefore, the civil servants have not completely suppressed the military officials.

But for any civil servant, who has studied hard for ten years in the cold window, which one's ultimate goal is not "to the king, Yao and Shun"?

Therefore, seeing an opportunity to suppress military generals, many civil servants are like flies that smell the stench, and go up to the chrysalis.

"Saint Mingjian, I heard that the general guard of Yanmen did not respect the holy will, and has been provoking the neighboring Wala."

"The Yanmen garrison has [-] places, but the real number is probably less than [-]. It is really a debt of grace to lie like this and sit on empty pay!"

"There is such a thing? If he dares to commit such a crime, he must have accomplices in the court. I hope the saint will investigate clearly."

"..."

All the civil officials beat the Yanmen guards into traitors and thieves with just a few words.

A few more words will implicate Xungui in the capital.

And the reason why they dared to do this was because the one guarding the Yanmen Pass in the north at this time was Wang Shuijing of Beijing.

There are many heroes in the founding of this dynasty, among which there are four with the highest titles: Dongping Wang Mu's family, Xining Wang Jin's family, Nan'an Wang Huo's family, and Beijing Wang Shui's family.

And the surname of the dynasty is Tu.

That is to say, the king of Beijing Jing is a king with a different surname, or a hereditary one.

Since ancient times, among all the emperors and sages, how many of them can tolerate kings with different surnames?

However, today's saints have always regarded becoming a "benevolent king and holy king" as their lifelong long-cherished wish. Naturally, these kings with different surnames are deeply stuck in their throats.

——Therefore, even if the target is not achieved by taking a king with a different surname, it will not arouse the wrath or disgust of the saint.

The above is a true portrayal of the heart of the civil servant who speaks.

In other words, they didn't really risk their lives, but they were sure that they would not die.

Listening to their nonsense, nonsensical fabrications without any psychological pressure, many military officers and nobles already gritted their teeth and clenched their fists tightly.

——I really want to hit someone, it's really unbearable!

This is a true portrayal of the hearts of honorable military officers.

Jia Jing took Niu Deng, the head of the Zhen Guogong's mansion with one hand, and Hou Lin, the Duke of Xiu, with the other, and comforted him in a low voice: "Don't be impatient when you are in peace, don't be impatient when you are in peace, a sage is wise and powerful, and he will not listen to one side or believe in others." .”

Ningrong Erfu is the leader of the Eight Dukes, while Niu Deng and Hou Lin are the two most violent in Xungui.

No matter how many grievances and grievances there are in the four kings and eight fair days, at this time, they can abandon all previous suspicions.

——These civil servants are too deceitful!

Therefore, Jia Jing appeased Zhen Guogong and Xiu Guogong.

But these two did not make a sound, and the rest of the military generals who went to court were in a wait-and-see state.

In this way, the civil servants are even more aggressive.

There are also many sensible people among the civil servants. They have never spoken, but just silently observe the reactions of the sage and others so that they can save the situation in time.

However, the saints are far above the jade steps, and they dare not raise their heads as ministers, so it is inevitable that they will make mistakes in judgment.

When the sage yelled coldly, these people's hearts sank, knowing that those early birds had failed.

"shut up!"

How can a sage really be a good-natured person if he can achieve what he is today?

These people only know that saints don't like kings with different surnames, but they forget that saints care about face.

At this juncture, it is obvious that Prince Jing must be used, no matter how flawed he is.

On the one hand, he wants to use others, but on the other hand, he is thinking about cleaning them up. Is this what a shameless person can do?

Furthermore, when will it fail to clean up the kings with different surnames?

Now that the Tartars are detaining customs, the first task is to beat them down.

At this time to clean up the generals, is it because there are too few generals who are chilling?

After drinking the civil servants, the sage asked the generals: "What do you think about this matter?"

Niu Deng, who had attacked the first-class general, had long held back his anger. As soon as Jia Jing let go of his hand, he jumped out of the line and said loudly: "I am willing to do my best for Your Majesty!"

Xiu Guogong Hou Lin followed closely behind: "Since the Tartars dare to come, it is natural to let them come and never return!"

These two people expressed their attitudes, and the rest of the nobles would naturally not dismantle their positions. They knelt there in unison and said in unison: "What your majesty is pointing at is what we are waiting for!"

Many military commanders were so excited that their hands were shaking: finally they had the opportunity to gain seniority for themselves and military exploits for their nephews.

Those who can stand in the court are not the head of the family, but also important figures of the family.

They are not afraid of death, but they are afraid that they will not have the opportunity to make contributions and continue the glory of their ancestors.

The generals expressed their loyalty so unanimously, the saint's face finally changed from cloudy to clear: "Okay!"

Then, we began to discuss how to send troops and who would lead them.

In the end, the sage appointed Hou Lin, Duke of Xiuguo, as general, Hou Jiajing of Ningguo, and first-class general Niu Deng as his deputy.

The so-called soldiers and horses have not arrived, food and grass go first.

No matter when you want to send troops, food and grass are a topic that cannot be avoided.

However, the heavenly officials and hall officials of the household department are all embarrassed.

"Report to the sage," said the Minister of the Household Department, "there is not so much money and food in the treasury."

The sage's face darkened: "I just looked at the account books of the household department two days ago. It is clear that there is enough money and food. How come it's only two days, and it's suddenly empty?"

Under the glaring gazes of the generals, the Minister of the Household Department did not rush: "Returning to the saint, if you only look at the account books, the treasury will naturally have sufficient money and food. However, nine out of ten of the balance on the account books have already been borrowed by the Chinese military of the court. went."

The whole court was silent for a moment.

Here's the thing.

Because most of the nobles in this dynasty were born in poverty, but the private treasury of the last emperor of the previous dynasty was very rich.

After the founding of the country and the feudal title, Taizu allowed the meritorious officials to borrow money from the private treasury so as not to be able to build the house.

In fact, this is also because Tai_zu suddenly inherited so much property and became rich overnight, so he was inevitably in a high mood, thinking of showing off to the old brothers.

After all, since ancient times, military generals led troops to fight, and all the spoils captured did not have to be handed over.

This is only on the surface, private robbery, and more.

Therefore, where are the nobles who founded the country really poor?

But this kind of thing, the emperor has spoken, and he is obviously showing off, who dares to spoil his interest?

Even if Tai_Zu really regarded them as brothers, they would not dare to forget the difference between monarch and minister.

In order to make the boss happy, many nobles lined up to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to issue IOUs, and took a lot of money back home.

Of course, if this is the case, it will not affect the treasury.

Because at that time, Tai_zu was really not going to ask for the account, and all the loans were from private treasury, and the account books were all neutralized at the strong request of all the nobles.

At that time, everyone's plan was the same: borrow it first, wait a few years, and then slowly return it when the boss is overjoyed.

And the reason why the national treasury is so empty, the responsibility is still on the saint.