Chapter 752 Selection of the E-character scroll

Feng Ziying sighed, "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. It is natural for Wen Ruo to choose to go to the Ministry of War. At present, the court is in dire straits and there are serious internal and external troubles. What the Ministry of War needs to face is the most difficult and urgent matter. Wen Ruo's decision to go to the Ministry of War can also help me You can breathe a sigh of relief later.”

If others said such things, Yang Sichang could accept it calmly, but he would not dare to be so arrogant when facing Feng Ziying.

“Ziying, logically you should go to the Ministry of War. Why don’t you and I both go to the Ministry of War and work together to do something?”

The five people here are all second-generation officials. Hou Xun and Hou Ke's father are the ministers of Taipu Temple, and Shen Zizheng's father is the prefect of Dongchang Prefecture. Therefore, they all have some confidence in bragging about their whereabouts in advance. Damn, I don't care.

"Everywhere you go, you are working for the imperial court. It is enough for the weak to leave the Ministry of War. And I guess at least one of Dazhang and Feixiong will stay in the Ministry of War, right? We can't all the people in our department go to the Ministry of War, right?" Feng Ziying smiled and said: "As for where I will go, I would like to go down to the place and do some work."

"What? Go to the place?" Feng Ziying's words made four people, including Yang Sichang, Shen Zizheng and others, in disbelief.

Yang Sichang was thinking that if Feng Ziying didn't want to go to the Ministry of War, there must be a better place to go, such as the Ministry of Personnel or the Metropolitan Procuratorate. After all, Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia were still there to take care of him. Unexpectedly, Feng Ziying actually wanted to go to another place.

This is simply the worst choice. Anyone who has the opportunity to stay in the capital city would be willing to go to another place, and going to another place is basically the choice of the top three Jinshi, while the second-level Jinshi almost never choose to go there, let alone Feng Ziying. You entered the Hanlin Academy in advance and obtained the status of editor. How did you choose your place?

This is not as good as the later generations who went to local places for training. They could go back in two or three years and be promoted to a higher level. Now they are real local officials. They strictly follow the local assessment, and seniority and performance will become important basis. .

Moreover, the performance of local officials is also greatly affected by their superiors, and is far from being as easily noticed by important ministers as in the court.

"Ziying, why do you want to go to this place?" Hou Xun asked first. Although he didn't want to specialize in one line of business like Yang Sichang, he was more sensitive to the changes in the current situation in the DPRK. "Is it the strategy you proposed to open up the sea?" Relatedly, I heard from my father that the scholars in the North had some opinions on the strategy of opening up the sea, and thought that the North would suffer a great loss..."

"Well, Brother Ruogu said there are some factors in this regard, but they are not the main ones. The benefits from the strategy of opening up the sea are immediate. The court has benefited, and the south has also gained more opportunities. The benefits from the north are indeed not something that can be achieved in a short time. It may take three to five years to see me, but you can't sell me out just because of this court, right? It's still okay to leave me in the Hanlin Academy, or send me to a place like the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment to cool off. Bar?"

 Feng Ziying smiled, very magnanimously.

"The main reason is that I want to go out and get some exercise to familiarize myself with the actual situation in the prefectures and counties. I want to see what problems we have in these prefectures and counties now. Why do we have so many natural and man-made disasters every year? Is it because of the lack of good governance or the lack of public security?" Jing, or the people's customs are not good, how to solve it..."

These words were a bit serious, and even Yang Sichang and the Hou brothers felt a little in awe.

If Feng Ziying really thinks this way, it can be said that he deserves the title of leader of young scholars in the North.

 This is really a matter of concern for the world.

Shen Zizheng, on the other hand, didn't care. Hearing that Feng Ziying was really going to leave, he couldn't help but said: "Ziying, if you leave, what will my sister do?"

None of them thought that there was a brother-in-law hiding here. Feng Ziying thought for a while and said, "Of course your sister will follow me. I have also told your sister."

 Shen Zizheng was very depressed.

This Feng Ziying doesn't know what she is thinking. She has just gotten married. She doesn't cherish the good opportunities in the capital city, but she is thinking about getting a job. Do you really think that being an official here is so easy? And according to his tone, he still wants to go down to the prefecture level. This really means going deep into the people.

"Ziying, this is a serious matter. You still need to think about it more. I'm afraid you won't be able to come back in a year and a half if this continues. The affairs of the lower counties are not like those in the court, which are complicated and trivial, and the local officials There are many unscrupulous people, and it is quite difficult to tame them, but without these people as helpers, it will be difficult to move forward in the local area."

Yang Sichang's words were sincere, and they were also a reminder to Feng Ziying not to act impulsively.

"Thank you very much for your concern Wen Ruo. I will think it over clearly." Feng Ziying was unwilling to dwell on this issue. "But Wen Ruo went to the Ministry of War. I'm afraid I need to pay more attention to the dispute between the locals in the southwest. I think Bozhou is just a At the starting point of the fire, maybe Shuixi and Yongning also have troubles of this kind. If the southwest is like a spark, igniting all at once, it may endanger the safety of the entire Zhou Dynasty. Maybe Jianzhou Jurchen or Mongolia People and other people with ulterior motives are waiting for this opportunity."

Feng Ziying's words made everyone feel a little creepy. If the Jurchens and Mongols in Jianzhou thought this was an opportunity and gathered together to attack the Great Zhou Dynasty, then the Great Zhou Dynasty would really be in crisis.

Yang Sichang frowned, "Ziying, your prediction is really unpleasant. Is there any basis for it?"

"What basis do you need? The chieftains in the southwest are really in chaos. Can it be settled in a year and a half? We can all think of this. Do you think Nurhaci and the Mongols will react to this? Don’t you know anything? Don’t say that the Jurchens and Mongols in Jianzhou didn’t have spies in our capital city. Some spies later became insiders and even went deep into the homes of many of our princes and ministers. How could Long Jinwei not find out in any year? How many such characters are there? But I’m sure there are more who have not been found or discovered.”

Feng Ziying's cold words made Yang Sichang even more anxious. He couldn't help but protest: "Even if there is a problem in the southwest, it is impossible to mobilize the troops from all nine sides. Even if the Jurchens and Mongols want to carry out evil deeds, they cannot There will be a chance."

"Huh, these are just some of the things we have learned and discovered. Many things happened when we didn't expect it, so you are not prepared at all." Feng Ziying shook his head, "Wen Ruo, you should understand. Only when we understand can we calm down." Make up your mind to find countermeasures.”

Yang Sichang came to the house to pay New Year's greetings. He came excitedly, but ended up leaving with a heavy look on his face.

He thought he had discovered and controlled the abnormal movements in Bozhou in advance, but he did not expect that Feng Ziying actually said that there were abnormalities in Shuixi and Yongning, which made him unable to sit still.

 In addition, Feng Ziying also "alarmistly" said that the Jurchens in Jianzhou were as likely to take advantage of the situation as the Mongols, which made him even more worried.

He, a member of the Ministry of War, entered the state quickly enough. He had already got in before the court even started studying it.

The arrival of Yang Sichang also ruined Feng Ziying's good mood.

He knew that chaos would come sooner or later in the southwest, but he didn't expect it to come so soon. If the intelligence clues obtained by Yang Sichang were correct, the Bozhou rebellion might be imminent, and it could even break out at any time. He didn't know what Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke planned. How's it going?

Sometimes this kind of thing does not depend on the determination and attitude of both parties, but on some subtle factors that no one can predict, especially some unexpected small events, like a pile of dry grass. An accidental spark can set it ablaze.

Just like when I predicted the Ningxia rebellion, it could be tomorrow, it could be next year, it could even be three years later, anything is possible.

As for the court, it is not even easy to make more moves to avoid irritating the other party to suddenly explode. After all, for the court, it is best to avoid it, and it is best to delay it if it cannot be avoided. It has already done a more complete job. Prepare.

This bad mood lasted until the arrival of Lian Guoshi, Fan Jingwen, He Fengsheng and many other classmates, and it was a little relieved.

By this time, every student is already considering the arrangements for the end of the political observation period in a few months, and this gathering at Feng Ziying’s home will undoubtedly become a discussion meeting.

Naturally, the small study room cannot accommodate the arrival of so many students. Fortunately, the East Mansion has already built a small garden at the back. There are also some buildings in the garden, such as a small greenhouse, which happens to be adjacent to the garden. Connected by a verandah.

 It is a rare pleasure to go back to the Nuang Pavilion for a few drinks when your feet are freezing and you can look at the snowy scene in the garden when the snow clears.

"Ziying, your little garden is quite unique. It's a little smaller, but it has a unique flavor. It has a warm pavilion, a corridor and a fishing platform, lush vegetation, stone paths covering the ground, and a specially dug small pond. It's very It's a bit like picking chrysanthemums in the southeast. Why, the opening of the sea is still in the ascendant, and you are planning to live in seclusion?" He Fengsheng teased Feng Ziying, "If you can't find a stone, it's like the common people. You have to use these words. Come on?"

“Ke Yao, why don’t you want me to have some free time? You just went to the south of the Yangtze River once, and I made two trips back and forth and one trip to the west!”

Feng Ziying stared at He Fengsheng.

This guy became more active after returning from Jiangnan. Perhaps the special status of the Huguang scholars allowed them to get along with the Jiangnan scholars without attracting the resentment of the northern scholars. Guan Yingzhen probably also appreciated it. This fellow student from Huguang, looking at his attitude, might really be left in the Zhongshu Department to become a scholar.

"Relaxation? Ziying, is it time for leisure now?" Fan Jingwen said angrily to Feng Ziying, "Opening the sea will be a great benefit to the south of the Yangtze River, but what about the north? Denglai is talking loudly, and Prince Teng wants to leave from the court. One million taels of silver, but the construction of the shipyard is progressing slowly, and there is no clue on how to build the naval fleet. I think this guy is another Li Chengliang!"

As the Jurchens' offensive against the Ula tribe in Jianzhou was contained, the relationship between the Chahar people and the Zhou Dynasty seemed to have improved. In addition, Shuerhaqi and his son were successfully rescued and fled to Heishanmu under the protection of Kaiyuanwei. After Feng Tang raised the banner of Jianzhou Right Guard and became the governor of Jiliao and the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, it seemed that the situation in Liaodong had been greatly improved at once, which made the criticism of Li Chengliang more and more fierce between the DPRK and China.

Even Li Chengliang himself, who had retired from illness and retired from office, felt uneasy and frequently apologized.

 Apologising now is considered a voluntary admission of wrongdoing. If it waits until the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are crazy about bullets, it will be hard to say.

However, Feng Ziying knew from her father's letter that the Liaodong side, including her father, did not view Li Chengliang as one-sidedly accusing and scolding the DPRK.

  To be precise, I still have a half-and-half opinion of Li Chengliang.

 It did well in the early stage, and it did make many mistakes in the later stage, including some serious mistakes, but these mistakes also have a lot to do with the support of the court.

For example, allowing Nurhaci to unify the Jianzhou Jurchens was considered a misstep by Li Chengliang. However, when the Jianzhou Jurchens annexed the Huifa and Hada tribes of the Haixi Jurchens, the imperial court did not give enough support to Liaodong. At that time, Li Chengliang had just returned to Liaodong for the second time after being idle for a long time. When he took office in Liaodong, he had not yet fully taken control of Liaodong Town. This was also a big reason.

Of course, Li Chengliang made a big mistake in abandoning Kuandian Six Forts, but it was also closely related to the short-sightedness and weakness of Xiao Daheng, then Minister of War, and the responsibility cannot be entirely blamed on Li Chengliang.

If Xiao Daheng is to be held accountable, Emperor Yuan Xi, who has become the Supreme Emperor, and even several members of the cabinet at that time will also have to bear a lot of responsibility.

"Mengzhang, your words are too absolute. Denglai was created from scratch. How can it be compared with military mansions such as Jiliao or Xuanfu? Even the three sides are much stronger than Denglai. Princes and soldiers came from , the civil affairs aspect may be a little weaker, but we will still not slack off in the construction of the life-and-death line between Denglai and Liaonan."

Feng Ziying defended Wang Ziteng a few words. Fan Jingwen's views were too extreme. Of course, this also represented the Northland scholars' growing dissatisfaction with the sea-opening strategy.

Feng Ziying has now become more and more aware that she has pretended to be a big boss, and it has indeed brought immediate and great benefits to the court. The emperor, the cabinet and even the six ministries are very satisfied with herself, and her reputation is also great.

 But as the halo slowly faded, some hidden problems began to be exposed.

You, a guy who is known as the young leader of the scholars in the North, actually came up with a strategy that greatly benefited Jiangnan. As for the benefits to the court, they were selectively ignored by the scholars in the North. That was not their concern. , they only saw the excitement of the gentry and merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, but the gentry in the north got nothing.

Wang Xiangchun and others in their department have already publicly criticized themselves, and backbone scholars in the North such as Zhang Wuxu, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Feng Shengming, the lieutenant of the Shandong Qing Li Division of the Ministry of Justice, are also very critical of Feng Ziying's strategy of opening up the sea. There are many criticisms, thinking that it has failed to bring benefits to the Northland.

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 (End of this chapter)