Xue Panzhi's gossip red mansion

The paper submitted by Xia Gui is precisely about the reform of the military system and the army.It is said that the literati rebellion will fail in three years, because they do not have enough force to support them, so military power is the most important thing that the superiors care about.Capable emperors control generals, while incompetent emperors fear the prestige of generals.It can be seen from the suppression of generals in the Song Dynasty that in many cases, in order to ensure the stability of the country, the emperor would rather cede land and pay compensation than enrich the country and strengthen the army, because he cannot guarantee that those people will still be in his own hands after strengthening the army. .

Even if this generation can control it, it still needs to be planned for the future. No one can guarantee that the descendants will also be able to control the strong soldiers.The Anshi Rebellion is still there yesterday, who dares to rest assured that generals will become bigger?Who can guarantee that there will be no second An Lushan.

Therefore, Xie Min's worry about Xia Gui did not happen for nothing or for no reason.The Yellow River broke its embankment and the water transportation was trapped. At this time, the sea trade has spread the good news of such an amazing wealth, and the sea transportation is already imperative.No matter what Xie thinks in his heart about those officials who value profit over people, just like Xue Pan said, many times it is rare to be confused about many things.Although these officials did not really plan to change the direction of the wind, nor did they make changes because they saw the possible risks of the diversion of the Yellow River to the towns along the river.But the way they dealt with this natural disaster turned out to be the same as their original idea.

The implementation of sea transportation can break the monopoly of water transportation for hundreds of years, but it is difficult to describe a new order on a new piece of white paper, but it is easier than repairing an old and dilapidated thing. The latter involves too many interests. Push me between, more new problems will appear.Water transport is facing exactly such a problem, officials use it to enrich their own pockets, and big businessmen use it to squeeze the market.If you want to reform these problems, it is better to ride the wind and waves to open up a new way.

But just because the arrow was on the string and had to be launched, the opening of shipping also pushed Xia Gui and the navy, whose foundation was still weak, to the cusp of the storm.Xi can believe that Xi will not embarrass them when he is in power, but he can't guarantee that the days to come will really be peaceful.

Xie Min is not a great man who serves the country and the people, he only cares about the people he cares about, that's why he brought up the Japanese pirates in Japan.In the first place, it can also slow down the pace of shipping, and we must first solve the hidden dangers above the East China Sea.Secondly, if Xia Gui can make meritorious service in the process of encirclement and suppression, it would be regarded as a talisman for him.Although it is sometimes not a good thing to have great military exploits, it is even more unfavorable for Xia Gui to have no military exploits in the position of commander of the navy.If it is unavoidable to become the hot spot of everyone, then this position must be firmly seated.

But Xia Gui did the opposite, and wrote a letter to Xun Shi, which explained the importance of establishing a military academy.The generals who have always been able to form a family of their own have extraordinary abilities, and most of what they have learned in actual combat in their lives is passed on to their descendants.In this way, from generation to generation, if the minister is strong and the monarch is weak, conflicts will naturally arise.

That being the case, why should everyone continue to cherish their own brooms? It is better to establish a military academy so that those veterans can pass on what they have learned to future generations. Tragic end.

Xi Yan was reading Xia Gui's excerpt, and his heart was bubbling with beauty.Look, his people are smart and have already found a way out for themselves.It's good to be a teacher, so you can spend more time together instead of living in two places all the time. "Brother Huang, Xiao Guizi is smarter than my younger brother. This is why Brother Huang makes good use of his talents. In this way, if the military academy is completed, it means that Brother Huang will be the principal, and he should be called the Emperor's Teacher."

"Okay, don't be disgusting there. The person you praised can't hold it without a thick skin." Xun looked at Xun Min with disgust, "Xia Gui is planning ahead. As for the Japanese pirates in Japan, there has been no such thing in the past hundred years." It has never appeared again. It is said that you want to be famous as a teacher. It is not impossible for you to want the wicked to sue first, but this matter will not be discussed until the time is right. If you attack Dongpu rashly, there will be a lot of quarrels in the court."

What Xie didn't say is that they are now mainly focusing on the South China Sea.In the news that Wei Ruolan sent back last time, they had contact with the people of the East India Company. After in-depth investigation, they found out that the English had reached out to India in the South Seas, and based there, they planned to realize the his ambition.It was the first time that Xun was so intuitively aware of the empire on which the sun never sets, turning the noun concept of a colony into a term full of coins and blood.

A colony is completely different from a vassal state.Daqing, which engraves a gentleman's etiquette in his bones, has just come into contact with the cruelty of the sea, and the thousand-year-old way of benevolence and righteousness, so that even when they are at their strongest, they are not so aggressive, enslaving people, and trampling other countries on the ground. underfoot.Wars have always existed, but so have benevolence and righteousness.The people on this land do not have the hunting and brutality of their flesh and blood.When the national strength is prosperous, benevolence and righteousness are regarded as virtues, but when the national strength is declining, benevolence and righteousness are just cowardly jokes in the eyes of others.

Xie has already made up his mind after passing Wei Ruolan's secret report. No matter what, they will conquer Nanyang. Not only can they contain the wolfish ambitions of Western countries in terms of geographical location, but more importantly, Daqing needs more than just knowledge. With wealth, we must open our eyes to see the bloody battlefield.

And the land of Dongying was reserved for Xi Min.Xie will not do everything well to give the emperor behind him a peaceful world.Born in sorrow and died in peace, the emperor is even more so.Thinking about it now, the discovery of the mainland on the sea and the departure of Prince Yizhong are even more good things.Let the tiger go back to the mountains to leave future troubles, which may be a good thing.It is not only a retreat, but also a mentality of vigilance and struggle for the successor. Daqing and the mainland should complement each other and compete with each other.

But it goes without saying that these have nothing to do with Xun Min. "Clean up and get ready to serve as an imperial envoy for disaster relief. The distribution of relief food and money is the most critical thing right now."

Xie Yan readily accepted this task. He likes to be picky. Ask him to find those people who are uneasy and kind, and they come out at this time, and want to start on life-saving things, so he can unceremoniously take those people People served even the pot. "Your brother leads the decree, I wonder which adult in the capital will go with me?"

"You'll know when you go to court tomorrow. What's the rush? Maybe you have to get in touch with him first." Xie stopped talking to him, and the following things are not suitable for Xie to listen to.

When Xun Yan left the imperial study room, Xue Pan and Xun returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and they were talking about the matter of going to the officials together.

"Yesterday, Liu Xianglian came back from Outer North. He said that Cousin Baoyu's life there has settled down. Cousin Jiazhu is a man of means. He set an example for Cousin Baoyu to change those habits. He also left After leaving the capital, a place full of luxury and money, there is no Jia family in the outer north to rely on. In addition, after Jia Taijun contributed his life to the Jia family, ignorant people will grow up. Baoyu also participated in the scientific examination this month and has passed In the township examination, I have a status as a candidate. But it is much worse than Jialan."

Xue Pan and Liu Xianglian met again in the capital. Except for Baoyu, the remaining sisters of the Jia family all found someone to marry in the local area. Even if the family style is good, it can be regarded as able to live a stable life.

Xie didn't care much about Jia's family. The important thing he didn't kill immediately was that the remaining people were all people who had no means of making trouble. "Liu Xianglian also brought some news from the world, right? Has there been any news of loyalty recently?"

Xue Pan nodded, Liu Xianglian came mainly for that news. "Liu Xianglian recently collected the body of a person. The person who died was Qi Guan, Xiao Dan who was originally an opera singer in Prince Zhongshun's mansion. This person offended Zhongshun for some reason, and his body was thrown into a mass grave. Before the incident, There was something wrong with Qiguan. Liu Xianglian hadn't rushed back to the capital at that time. When he got the news, he was already dead. The face of the corpse was badly damaged. If it wasn't for Liu Xianglian's own autopsy, he couldn't be sure. That's Qiguan."

"Zhongshun didn't even leave a coffin for him?" Xie had investigated the people around Zhongshun long ago. This Qi official has been singing for Zhongshun. He seems to be a favored person, but according to Zhongshun's gloomy personality, it's hard to say. How does he torture people behind his back?But thinking about it again, this kind of handling doesn't seem like a loyal approach. If he thinks that Qiguan found something that shouldn't be discovered, if he really wants to kill people to silence him, there shouldn't be any traces left. "Perhaps one of his subordinates committed something, and this Qi official happened to bump into him, so he just stopped doing nothing. Is Liu Xianglian looking for any clues left by Qi official?"

"That's right." Xue Pan failed to persuade Liu Xianglian, and a confrontation with someone like Zhongshun is usually more of a disaster than a blessing. "He insisted on finding a solution using the methods of Jianghu. I don't know if Qiguan left any clues when he was alive. We haven't found anything here, and we don't know if Liu Xianglian can find out."

Xie thought about it for a while, people in the Jianghu have a lot of connections, maybe they can know what Zhongshun is planning, but it is not good to wait passively like this.Still have to take the initiative, maybe it's time to release a bait. "Pan'er, how about asking Wang Ziteng to assist in this disaster relief?"

Xue Pan's eyes flashed, Wang Ziteng and those old people's unclear matters had already been concluded.But all these years, Xian has not moved his position, except for Xie Chang who knows the inside story, the others are just watching the excitement.When the Jia family collapsed, Mrs. Wang had a fit of anger, but Wang Ziteng was not involved at all. Everyone thought that the emperor did not want to pursue it.

At this time, if the prince is freed to go to disaster relief, how could Zhongshun, who is a good thing, resist not contacting him.