The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Heart-breaking!

Heart-wrenching words!

Xu Jin was so angry that his face turned green and he was staring at Tang Hao fiercely.

As the saying goes, "Hit people without slapping them in the face, and expose people without exposing their shortcomings." But Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, didn't follow any rules at all and wanted to punish people to death!

It is true that Xu Jin did accept bribes from Tatars back then, but he did think about the people of his family and country.

The Tatar barbarians were greedy by nature. If the imperial court refused to pay tribute, they would go south to plunder and harass. The people on the nine sides were miserable. He did this for the sake of the people.

"Shilang Xu, what's wrong? Are you saying that you are doing this for the people?"

Tang Hao smiled and said: "Don't fool others into thinking they are fools. You know best in your heart why you want to enter!"

After all, only when foreign enemies invade and war begins can noble generals have the opportunity to gain military glory!

This Tatar tribute issue is a mutually beneficial thing for the Tatar tribe and the civil servants and gentry above the Ming Dynasty.

Tang Hao spoke directly and clearly, without caring about how ugly everyone's faces were.

Xu Jin looked at Tang Hao with a look of horror on his face. This was the first time he saw someone dare to speak such treacherous words so confidently and so high-sounding!

"You civil servants and gentlemen have been in control of the government for so long. The Twelve Regiments and the Twenty-six Guards have been infiltrated by you. Without the support of you civil servants and gentlemen, we would have re-elected the front lines to form a new army this time. However, It’s just a joke.”

But no matter what, the Tatar tribute issue has been completely tied to Xu Jin, and he indeed accepted bribes from the Tatars.

No wonder he was so confident, he was waiting here!

"Since it is the work of Dongchang and Xichang, then His Majesty the Emperor naturally knows about it!"

"If you don't believe it, you can try it and see if the people behind Xu Jin can protect you!"

The power that the little emperor lost was not just part of the decision-making power, but also the emperor's most important military power!

Nowadays, the armed forces that the little emperor can command and mobilize are actually the Jinyi Guards and the Four Guards Guards. The East Factory and the West Factory are just espionage agencies.

As for the Tatars who went south to plunder and harass again and again after paying tribute, what does that have to do with these civil servants?

It is normal for barbarians not to admire enlightenment and not to be trustworthy.

The Tatar tribe was originally a grassland nomadic regime. Like previous grassland regimes, its strength was not completely subordinate to its own strength. It could command many tribes on the grassland, but this command was more similar to the nature of a martial arts leader.

But the problem is that the Beijing camp, which was once brave and good at fighting, has long been suffering from shortcomings. It has been ruined by military officers and nobles and civil servants. It has long been decayed and its combat power is horribly low.

Can it be saved?

"Tom, put these files away, don't lose them!"

"If you were really for the people, you would not accept bribes from the Tatars; if you were really for the people, you would not speak for the Tatars and request the court even though the Tatars have repeatedly gone south to plunder. The tribute is allowed!"

"I promise you that before I am unlucky, I will definitely make your actions public and tell the world. I will use the world's public opinion to force the court to kill you, and then you will be infamy and reviled for eternity!"

Therefore, Tang Hao conspired with the young emperor to gather military power.

He is the Minister of War, not the Minister of Household Affairs. You, Tang Hao, are treating people like dogs!

"When, where and what things were done, how much money was corrupted and bribed, and how many sergeants were used to do private work for you, everything is recorded in detail on it!"

"Everyone, let's talk about business next!"

Not to mention Xu Jin, an out-and-out civil servant!

For literati, a good reputation is as important as life!

They suddenly discovered the fact that Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, was a reckless man with no bottom line and no rules!

He is a member of the cabinet. To be precise, he is a member of Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet.

Tang Hao just felt nauseated and abnormal.

After hearing this, everyone's expressions changed drastically.

hiss……

Xu Jin asked himself, the cabinet would never be able to protect him.

"If His Majesty the Emperor is dissatisfied, or if something goes wrong, then I will undoubtedly be the first to suffer. After that, you will be the only ones, with Xu Shilang being the second, and none of you Twelve Marquises. Want to run!"

This Tang Hao is hateful, and this Tang Mu is even more hateful than him!

How come all the descendants of the Lao Tang family have this kind of virtue?

This bastard and reckless man is so cunning and cruel!

If he really does this, the government and the public will be in uproar, and the angry people will drown them all with just a spit of spit!

Infamy for eternity!

"Don't worry, General, I won't throw away these files even if I throw them away!"

"Besides, there is backup at Dongchang!"

"Tatar tribute, you Xu Jin know the interests in this, and I naturally know it too, so don't pretend to be loyal and patriotic here, I will be disgusted by it!"

Therefore, the Tatar tribe's request is that the Ming court allows them to pay tribute and trade with each other.

Hearing his profound words, Tang Mu also opened his mouth with a smile.

"Which of you should be responsible, then you must be responsible to the end. The transfer of soldiers to schools is the business of your Twelve Marquises. As for the preparation of money, food and soldiers, it is the business of Xu Shilang!"

It's hard to say to what extent the other tribes on the grassland listened to his words. There was no cohesion at all.

For doves like the civil servants and gentry, as long as the tribute is 10% and the Tatars no longer go south to plunder and harass, they can naturally reduce the military expenditures of the nine sides, or use the tribute to fill some holes in the treasury. Anyway, it is a good idea. A great thing.

"Do you understand now? You are actually guilty of meritorious service. Don't try to challenge His Majesty the Emperor's patience and bottom line. Otherwise, the things recorded in these files will be enough to send you to prison and torture you, including you. Xu Jin, the Minister of War, is included!"

Once the tribute is paid, the Tatar tribe becomes the comprador of the entire grassland. The benefits of trade between the nomadic regime and the agricultural regime are undoubtedly huge.

"Don't talk nonsense anymore. You and I know the current situation very well. We are not fools. We all know it in our hearts!"

Once the little emperor really wants to attack him, Xu Jin will definitely die. Even Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, can't save him!

This is a political game. Once you are stained, it may become the last straw to overwhelm you at any time!

Xu Jin finally bowed his head and sat silently on another seat, no longer competing with Tang Hao for the main seat.

Hearing this, Xu Jin was stunned.

Tang Hao looked at everyone and suppressed the smile on his face.

Every time Tang Hao said a word, the faces of everyone present turned pale.

In the Ming court, in layman's terms, the doves were the civil servants and gentry, while the hawks were the generals and nobles.

Especially the Ministry of War. Compared with the Hongwu and Yongle years, the Ministry of War has become a behemoth now. Except for the Jinyi Guards and the Four Guards Forbidden Soldiers mentioned by Tang Hao just now, the Ministry of War can manage any army, and these sergeants can also Under the control of the Ministry of War.

Unless, by following the Tatar tribe, you can gain benefits, which can ensure the Tatar tribe's dominance on the grassland.

Anyway, these barbarians will not take away the gold, silver and jewelry from their own homes, nor will they take away the women from their own homes!

This is the justice of the family and the country that civil servants and gentry have always shouted!

Throughout the ages, every regime has its own doves and hawks, and whoever benefits more will easily attract everyone to their side.

It was not until the seventh year of Hongzhi that Xu Jin was recommended by Liu Jian, a scholar of Wuyingdian in the cabinet at that time, and was promoted to Shaanxi Inspector and returned to the ranks of the court officials.

What reasoning do you have with the reckless man?

Tang Hao looked at the serious-looking people and was not in a hurry to speak, but gave them enough time to think.

"These case files were traced by the East Factory and the West Factory."

Scorned by all eternity!

The Twelve Marquis and other generals and nobles would not be able to bear it.

Seeing this situation, Tang Hao smiled and nodded.

Moreover, if the Tatars do not invade, the generals will have no chance to make meritorious deeds, and the noble military officials will be completely defeated. Why not?

The Hongwu Court and the Yongle Court were the era when warriors ruled the country, and they were the nightmare of civil servants and gentry!

There was never any disagreement between the civil servants and the gentry when it came to the emperor's control of the army, and they reached an astonishing consensus.

What a bastard!

The Beijing Army is now mainly divided into the Twelve Regiment Battalions and the Emperor's Personal Army. They are all nominally under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. However, in fact, all the authority of the Five Army Governor's Mansion has been taken away by the Ministry of War. In other words, the Twelve Army Governor's Mansion truly controls The people who control the regiment and the emperor's army are not the generals and nobles, nor the little emperor himself, but the civil servants and gentry!

"This time to form a new army, you must go all out to satisfy His Majesty the Emperor."

"I believe you all know in your hearts that His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to this new army!"

You know, with the methods and ideas of the Ming Dynasty civil servants, if the emperor wants to hold the military power, can they still control the government and suppress the generals and nobles?

Tang Hao waved his hand very rudely and said: "In this Beijing army, except for the Jinyi Guards and the Four Guards Forbidden Soldiers, which army is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor?"

"So, Minister Xu, you can think carefully about whether your own official career is more important, or the collective interests of civil servants and gentry!"

"This regiment and battalion are selecting forwards to form a new army. Whether it is the transfer of soldiers, generals, or the preparation of money, food, soldiers, or the supply of personnel and materials, I do not want any problems to arise!"

When everyone heard this, their faces turned green.

"Not only are you the Minister of Xu, but you are also the Twelve Marquises of the Regiment!"

Even if Tang Hao now wants to re-select the front and form a new army, no matter how he chooses the front and reorganizes it, it cannot change the fact that in the current situation where civilians control the government and control everything, the little emperor wants to control the military power. Easy thing!

"Marquis Zhongshan, I am just ordered to assist..."

The reason why Liu Jian was willing to support Xu Jin was, firstly, because Xu Jin had made great contributions to the Tatar tribute; secondly, Xu Jin and Liu Jian were both from Henan, and they had a feeling of being hometown friends; thirdly, it was because Xu Jin He is an official with great ability in doing things.

Because of the Tatar tribute issue, Xu Jin was criticized by both the government and the public, and was finally relegated to the post of prefect of Yanzhou Prefecture in the third year of Hongzhi.

"very good!"

If Tang Hao wants to build an iron army, the civil servants and gentry will definitely hinder him!

Then, the attitude of Xu Jin, an associate civil servant, is particularly important.

"Shilang Xu, think twice!"

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