Chapter 146 A Lesson? The Ming Dynasty Hero Who Was Most Hacked!

Qianqing Palace.

Tang Hao was explaining the follow-up to the little emperor.

"After I leave Beijing, you will have to rely on yourself when it comes to the court."

For some reason, even though he knew Tang Hao was just going out for a trip, Zhu Houzhao still felt panicked for no reason when he heard this.

"Savage, how long are you going to go?"

"Didn't we agree that if you finish things well, you will return to the teacher..."

Tang Hao saw the little emperor's uneasiness, smiled and reassured: "Don't worry, it won't be long."

"It's just that when we go out this time, we must lay the foundation for subsequent plans, so I can't guarantee the specific time. It will take a year or two at least."

A year or two, this is normal.

Just like Zhu Hui, the protector of the country last time, Mongolia took advantage of the Ming Dynasty's renewal and invaded Xuanfu in a large scale. Zhu Hui took his army out for a tour. By the time he arrived at Xuanfu, Mongolia had already withdrawn, and then had to lead the army again. After the army came back, it took more than a year to come and go.

In this era of extremely backward transportation and communications, military expeditions at least started in years.

"After I leave, Jing Yanri said that you have to go there every day. Not to mention studying those bullshit Confucian classics, you have to attend court meetings and keep an eye on these civil servants and gentry to see what they are planning."

"One more thing, you can bring the dog Liu Jin with you during the court discussion, but you must remember that Liu Jin can be used. Don't give him power again, and don't forget how he designed you in the first place!"

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao's eyes flashed with a cold light.

"Don't worry, Savage, I remember it very clearly!"

"Liu Jin is just a mad dog that I left to bite the civil servants and gentry. I will never give him another chance to take power!"

Tang Hao nodded after hearing this.

"Furthermore, above the court, General Xian Zhang Fuhua is a veteran of the Five Dynasties and a virtuous veteran. If you are ever undecided, you can call him to make a prelude!"

"Since the rectification of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it has been separated from the civil servant group. The officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology, including Zhang Fuhua, can only choose to completely support you, His Majesty the Emperor, so there is no need to worry about his position. , In fact, the character of the General Xian is better than that of most officials in the Ming Dynasty. "

"In addition, Zhang Zongxian has been a local official all his life. This is his true value. If you want to understand the real Ming Dynasty, if you want to know what kind of life the people of Ming Dynasty lived, I suggest you ask more Zhang Zongxian, for no other reason than to be a stupid emperor who says, "Why don't you eat minced meat?"

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao nodded again.

"Okay, I listen to you."

"If I don't understand something, I'll call President Zhang to explain it to me."

"Savage, don't say these words. It makes me panic when I hear them. You are just like Tuogu..."

As soon as these words came out, the eunuch Chen Kuan on the side could hardly hold it in anymore. His old face was green and white, which was extremely exciting.

Upon seeing this, Tang Hao reminded: "Oh, by the way, there is also our Chen Dajun. How to deal with those civil servants and gentry? Chen Dajun is very experienced. You can ask him more when the time comes."

When Chen Kuan heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "Tang Hou is serious, I just lived longer. If your Majesty has any doubts, I will remind you in time without your Majesty opening your mouth."

These words were extremely beautiful. They were full of self-effacement and expressed loyalty to the little emperor. Tang Hao couldn't help but give Chen Kuan a thumbs up after hearing this.

However, Zhu Houzhao was not happy, and laughed and scolded angrily: "How come you still want to leave me a "Lecture Notes"? The late Emperor Zhongdao collapsed before he was halfway through?"

Tang Hao: "..."

Chen Kuan: "..."

The little emperor's words silenced both of them.

"Okay, so be it!"

"I will not participate in the imperial ceremony. It is very boring to argue with these civil servants and gentry every day!"

"As soon as New Year's Eve passes, I will lead my troops out of Beijing and march along the established route!"

Tang Hao laughed and said: "I finally have the opportunity to go out and kill people. The destination for a reckless man like me should be the battlefield!"

For some reason, Zhu Houzhao became even more flustered when he heard the word "destination".

"Bah, bah, bah!"

"What a bullshit "return", what a bullshit battlefield, you are my savage!"

"I let you go out this time because of the situation. Come back immediately after you are done. You are not in the capital. I am alone in facing the gentry of this dynasty..."

"Did you hear me? Finish the work early and come back early!"

The little emperor's eyes were red, but he felt a little embarrassed, so he mustered up the courage to step forward and punch Tang Hao's chest.

"Don't say I don't miss you!"

"You have offended the civil servants and gentry very badly before, and this time you are going to be cruel to them. I will definitely resist the pressure from the court, but on your side, I am really worried about your safety."

"So in addition to the 10,000 elite new troops you have appointed, I will assign 3,040 guardsmen to you. They will be fully responsible for your orders. Their job is to protect your safety. I don't want you to just give up. Do you understand? ?”

As soon as these words came out, Tang Hao was startled for a moment, then hurriedly shook his head.

"Your Majesty, this is against the rules!"

The Four Guards Forbidden Soldiers were the last armed force of the little emperor and the only soldiers he could mobilize.

Regardless of the fact that Guo Xun is now in charge of the regiment camp and Tang Hao is now in charge of the Beijing army, it seems that the little emperor has really gathered military power in Beijing.

But the problem is that it costs money to raise an army, and the power of money and grain in the Ming Dynasty is still under the control of civil officials and gentry.

For example, when Tang Hao sent troops this time, he didn't even dare to ask for more, and only dared to ask for 10,000 elite soldiers. Otherwise, if the civil officials and gentry didn't allocate money and grain to him, let alone sending troops, his soldiers would be upset.

Therefore, in national affairs, the two words of money and grain, the one who really controls money and grain is the one who has the right to speak.

Why do the gentry in Jiangnan dare to be so arrogant and secretly influence the court politics of the Ming Dynasty?

It is because they control half of the taxes in the Ming Dynasty, so they dare to do so, and they have the confidence to do so.

Oh, no, considering the size of the gentry in Jiangnan today, "half of the country" is a bit modest, and it is estimated that there are at least three quarters.

The only duty of these four guards is to guard the palace and ensure the safety of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

But now, the young emperor directly transferred 3,000 elite soldiers to him. Even Tang Hao felt that this favor was a bit too much.

"Bullshit rules!"

The young emperor was rarely angry and said: "The four guards are mine. I can transfer them as I want. The civil officials and gentry have no right to interfere, and neither can you!"

"Don't say those useless things. Get things done and return to Beijing as soon as possible. This is the most important thing!"

Hearing this, Tang Hao couldn't help but feel warm in his heart and nodded with a smile.

"Okay, thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I also have a gift for Your Majesty, but I have entrusted it to someone else!"

"Your Majesty can pay special attention to this person. He may become our comrade-in-arms in the future!"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Tang Hao with hope.

What would be the gift of the savage?

And who would the person he recommended be?

But Tang Hao didn't plan to tell the young emperor. It would be boring to tell the surprise directly.

Just when Zhu Houzhao was about to ask, Zhang Yong hurried in.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and the Grand Chancellor request to see you!"

The Grand Chancellor, Ma Wensheng!

The old Prime Minister, Liu Jian!

And they came together!

Hearing this, Tang Hao and the young emperor looked at each other.

After a while, the four of them sat down, and Chen Kuan stood beside the young emperor.

The current situation is in line with the conventions of the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs - civil officials and gentry - military generals and nobles!

Liu Jian didn't waste words and directly stated his purpose.

"Lord Tang, what do you want to do with this expedition?"

"To suppress the Japanese!"

Tang Hao replied expressionlessly.

Liu Jian shook his head and said in a deep voice: "This is not a court meeting, there is no need to hide it."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. This matter concerns the country of the Ming Dynasty, so I will speak frankly."

The old prime minister first confessed to the young emperor, then looked at Tang Hao and said sternly: "You can suppress the Japanese pirates and clear the garrisons, but you must not touch the gentry in Jiangnan!"

"You and I know that the Japanese pirates are becoming more and more rampant because of the long-term corruption of the coastal garrisons. The corruption of the coastal garrisons is due to the overseas trade of the gentry in Jiangnan!"

"I know that you sent troops this time not only to suppress the Japanese pirates, but also to solve the problem once and for all and completely eliminate the chaos in Jiangnan!"

"But Lord Tang, you must know that the power of the gentry in Jiangnan is intertwined, not only in the court, but also in the local officialdom, and even in all aspects of the entire Ming Dynasty. If you easily move those gentry in Jiangnan, not only you will become the enemy of the world, but the Ming Dynasty will also be turbulent and may even be overthrown!"

Immediately afterwards, Tianguan Ma Wensheng also spoke.

"Marquis Zhongshan, I admit that your approach is correct, but the problem is that many things are not what you do just because they are right, and many things are not what you want to do!"

"Jiangnan taxes half of the world, this is indeed the truth, not a lie! Once Jiangnan is in chaos, the court can't collect taxes, and military expenses and people's livelihood can't be provided. What prestige does the court have?"

"For so many years, the court has thought about weakening the power of the gentry in Jiangnan, but what is the final result? Do I need to say more?"

It's not strange that Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng saw their true purpose.

But even so, what does it matter?

Tang Hao said in a deep voice: "If the Ming Dynasty wants to truly revive, it must take back the power of money and grain. The two adults know this better than this marquis!"

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

Ma Wensheng sighed heavily and then told a cruel example.

"I have served in five dynasties, from the Jingtai period to the present. To be frank, since the Tumu period, among all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, only Emperor Chenghua was the best and could be called an excellent ruler!"

"When Emperor Chenghua first ascended the throne, he faced a decadent military group and a domineering civil group. Under such circumstances, Emperor Chenghua showed unparalleled imperial mentality. As soon as he ascended the throne, he immediately appointed a large number of loyal and virtuous people who were demoted by Emperor Tianshun, including Shang Lu, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and rehabilitated Yu Qian and Yu Shaobao, winning the hearts of the literati and stabilizing the overall situation of the government."

"But then, Master Cheng Hua realized that the civil servants and gentry had too much power, and there were faint signs of usurping sacred weapons. In addition, Huai'en, the eunuch and eunuch in charge of the ceremony at the time, was a scholar himself, and he was castrated because of his clan brother's fault. He was sent to the court, so this person has always been on good terms with the civil servants and gentry, and basically did not oppose the opinions of the civil servants and gentry. Even when Cheng Hua Ye had a fierce conflict with the civil servants and gentry, he would mediate between them. In this way, the Chief of Ceremonies would completely lose It plays the role of checking and balancing the cabinet and the civil servants and gentry!”

"So, Master Cheng Hua chose to bypass eunuchs like Huai'en and reuse Wang Zhi, and even founded the West Factory for Wang Zhi. During the several years of its existence, the West Factory handled many cases of persecuting court ministers, and the targets were all They did not target Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but all civil servants and gentry, including those cabinet bachelors!"

When Ma Wensheng said this, Liu Jian kept winking at him crazily.

It's a pity that Master Tianguan didn't care at all, he just wanted to say something happily.

"In addition to the West Factory, Cheng Hua also set up ministers and asked Wang Zhi to control the Ming Dynasty's capital army, just to check and balance the increasingly domineering civil servants and gentry. If Wang Zhi can control the capital army, military and political affairs will also be able to Bypassing the Ministry of War and the Cabinet, Emperor Cheng Hua was under direct command, which was very helpful in weakening the military voice of the civilian group. Therefore, Emperor Cheng Hua followed the orthodox emperor and supported Wang Zhi to become a figure similar to Wang Zhen. A powerful eunuch who can supervise both the West Factory and the Beijing Army."

"It's a pity that Wang Zhi did not have the qualifications to lead troops in combat. At most, he entered the capital as a guard eunuch to supervise the garrison. At this time, Wang Yue appeared. Wang Yue was different from other civil servants. Although he was a civil servant, Because their eclectic style of conduct was suppressed and ostracized by the civil service group, Wang Zhi and Wang Yue became Emperor Chenghua's most trusted military henchmen, helping him regain military power and suppress the civil servants and gentry..."

"Otsuka Zai!"

Liu Jian suddenly shouted: "That's enough!"

This Lord Tianguan really dares to say anything!

It is disrespectful to speculate on the holy will!

Your Majesty, this is a heinous and capital crime!

But the little emperor listened with interest and glared at Liu Jian with dissatisfaction.

"Otsuka Zai, go on, what next?"

Ma Wensheng glanced at Tang Hao and the little emperor, and said quietly.

"Then, through foreign wars and great victories brought by the famous general Wang Yue, Cheng Hua gradually purged the civilian forces in the army. He used the full cooperation of Wang Zhi and Wang Yue to seize "

"It seems that Master Cheng Hua has achieved his goal, right?"

"But what about now? But what about in this history book?"

Ma Wensheng suddenly burst into laughter, and his laughter was very sarcastic.

"Wang Zhi and Wang Yue became close friends. They talked about each other inside and outside, and they wrote a lot of articles to boost their power and fortune. Their troops were connected to the northwest, and the people were trapped in the southeast. People in the world only knew that there was a west factory but did not know that there was a court, but they knew that they were afraid of it. Wang is straight but not afraid of His Majesty..."

"A Wang Zhi has become a calamity for the country comparable to Wang Zhen!"

"A Wang Yue has become a despicable villain who flatters eunuchs!"

"And Emperor Chenghua, the heroic hero, was smeared and became..."

"That's enough!" Liu Jian suddenly became furious, "Ma Wensheng! Pay attention to your courtesy!"

There are some words that you just need to know clearly in your mind, but you must never say them out loud!

What's more, you're still damning to accuse his own grandfather of his faults in front of His Majesty the Emperor!

Why, are you really tired of life and want all nine tribes to go on the road together?

Zhu Houzhao also reacted at this time and looked at Tang Hao subconsciously.

"Otsuka Zai, what do you mean..."

"I am Master Chenghua now, Tang Hao is my Wang Yue, and Liu Jin is my Wang Zhi?!"

Ma Wensheng did not answer directly, but muttered: "I didn't say that."

Seeing this scene, Tang Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This old guy looks inexplicably cute!

"Master Tianguan, Liu Jin is not Wang Zhi, and I am not Wang Yue!"

Tang Hao chuckled and said: "Because Wang Yue is a civil servant, and I am a martial artist, or in other words, I am a reckless man!"

"Compared to the kind-hearted and soft-hearted Wang Yue, I can be more ruthless and cruel!"

Everyone: "!!!"