[Chapter 524] Jingcha, sword, light and sword shadow, life and death
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After a long silence, Zhu Xieyuan slowly pulled his thoughts back to reality. He looked at Xu Xingxia deeply and said meaningfully: "I wonder when General Xu invited General Xu to inspect Ningxia Town? General Xu is still very concerned about Ningxia Town."
Xu Xingxia smiled slightly and said with a deep understanding: "Please follow the envoy to make arrangements on your behalf."
It is said that people in the officialdom like to speak obscurely. Even though they know that this is the meaning, they cannot speak out in a blunt manner and must circle around a few circles. Zhu Xieyuan has been an official for many years, so he naturally developed this problem. Fortunately, his speech this time was not very obscure. Xu Xingxia could understand it. After Zhu Xieyuan said this, Xu Xingxia knew that he hoped that Huang Kezhang could also see the world map, receive education, and improve his realm.
Seriously speaking, Huang Kezhang and Zhu Xieyuan are actually people on the same line. Their ruling philosophy is somewhat similar, and they are officials in Shaanxi at the same time, forming a close relationship with each other. If one party gets any news, they will definitely notify the other party as soon as possible. This is also a relationship of allying together. Of course, this is not the party.
In fact, the two of them themselves have no obvious faction. They both belong to a group of people who are out of the struggle. Among the political power of the Ming Dynasty, they are typical examples of standing aside.
The position of the Three Border Governor of Shaanxi seems very scary, but in fact, the risks they bear are much more than the benefits they get. As long as one of the four military towns under the Three Border Governor of Shaanxi gets up and makes trouble, it is enough to have a headache for the Governor of the Three Border Governor of Shaanxi.
Now, Xu Xingxia got up to make trouble, and Huang Kezhang's life was very difficult. The reason why his position as governor of the three sides has not been removed yet is because no one is willing to take over. Xu Xingxia and his white-clothed army are so fierce. Who knows whether the person who came to take over will become Xu Xingxia's target? As the saying goes, being an official for thousands of miles is just for money. If you hurry to die, it would be meaningless.
The so-called gentlemen are group but not party, and villains are group but not group. These are all from méng people. Even those who say this understand that they can only say on the surface that the world cannot do it. In order to win over their own people and to fight against the enemy, those who have the same interests will definitely come together consciously or unconsciously. After all, it is the core interest struggle. The core of the party struggle is the issue of power and the distribution of various interests.
In fact, Emperor Wanli is also a shrewd guy who is too smart to be more shrewd. Don’t look at him for decades, as if he completely ignores the government affairs. In fact, he has countless pairs of eyes staring at the court in the deep palace. Who is in the same group, who is in the same party, and he still wants to be clear in the deep palace. However, once the party struggle is formed, even if the emperor wants to eliminate it, there is no way. He can only acquiesce to such a phenomenon.
Because the emperor relied on winning over a group of people and attacking them to maintain the balance of power. When the whole court was full of "party", he could only rely on this party to attack another party, but he could not fundamentally eliminate the existence of the "party". Since there was no way to completely eliminate it, he had to admit the existence of the facts.
Because there is no obvious factional tendency, Huang Kezhang and Zhu Xieyuan can be praised by Emperor Wanli in some special times. For example, if he serves as the governor of the Three Borders of Shaanxi, there must be the intention of Emperor Wanli. If there is no such position, the cabinet will definitely not be able to decide. The governor of the Three Borders of Shaanxi has four military towns under his jurisdiction. If it is placed in the hands of a certain party, Emperor Wanli will probably not be too relieved.
However, because there is no obvious factional tendency, it is a bad thing in many cases. Because this will make them relatively isolated in the government. At that time, without parties means no background, no background, and no one promotes you. Even if you have achievements, no one will give you strong recommendations or publicity. On the contrary, if there is a problem, you will definitely be missed by all parties and attacked by them.
If several parties unite and take action together, those who have no faction will definitely be a disaster. Even Emperor Wanli cannot withstand the united power of several parties. For example, the issue of establishing a crown prince. Emperor Wanli fought with his ministers for decades and forced four auxiliary and more than a dozen ministers to retreat, but in the end, he still lost. He couldn't even withstand the problem of the crown prince, let alone two liberal ministers.
This time, Xu Xingxia made such a big noise in Shaanxi Province, and other parties were afraid to take responsibility and dared not attack the two. Huang Kezhang had the opportunity to continue to stay. However, as the situation gradually stabilized, more people tried to pick peaches. It was almost inevitable that they would end up again, even if they were just imprisoned and wait for punishment, they would at least have to dismiss the job and return home. The game of settlement in the autumn is exactly what the big guys are best at.
In fact, the new round of Beijing Campaign is coming soon, and this is the beginning of another great war for power and profit. Judging from the past, Beijing Campaign every year is an arduous battle for all factions in the party struggle. The factions that hold the power of Beijing Campaign certainly need to take the opportunity to eliminate differences, attack others, promote their own people, and strengthen their own strength. The factions that are being investigated must find ways to preserve their vitality and avoid the butcher knife of Beijing Campaign first.
Because there is no obvious factional tendency, Huang Kezhang and Zhu Xieyuan can be praised by Emperor Wanli in some special times. For example, if he serves as the governor of the Three Borders of Shaanxi, there must be the intention of Emperor Wanli. If there is no such position, the cabinet will definitely not be able to decide. The governor of the Three Borders of Shaanxi has four military towns under his jurisdiction. If it is placed in the hands of a certain party, Emperor Wanli will probably not be too relieved.
Don’t look at Huang Kezhang, Zhu Xieyuan and others are local officials, and their ranks are quite high, and they will also be subject to the Beijing Chase. Because, if some people are transferred from the capital to Shaanxi, they can effectively avoid the Beijing Chase and avoid the butcher knife of the hostile faction. After the Beijing Chase is over, they can return to Beijing again. The Beijing Chase period is once every six years. As long as they avoid the Beijing Chase, they can be unscrupulous in the next five years.
With Huang Kezhang and Zhu Xieyuan's shrewdness, it is naturally impossible not to know this. They are not saints and do not have such pure thoughts. Of course, they do not want to become victims of party struggles. However, with their strength, it is impossible to completely avoid the bosom and the Beijing Chase. The big bosses of all factions in the court are now paying close attention to the movements in Shaanxi. If there is a suitable opportunity, the two will definitely be quickly taken down and then a new official will decisively take office.
Thinking of the bloody storm brought by every Beijing inspection, Zhu Xieyuan was very moved. In the past, he also felt that being able to become a third-rank civil servant was already a great existence. At least, he was closer to the core power of the Ming Dynasty. However, after learning that the world was so vast, Zhu Xieyuan's thoughts changed. He said with emotion: "A group of frogs in the well are going to fight around, and they will never give up until they die. Alas."
Being able to say such words shows how powerful he was in his heart. It is estimated that he was really no longer interested in the struggle for the Ming Dynasty. He felt that he should have a greater rational foundation, an ideal that others had never imagined. Only by putting the whole world in his own eyes can he truly cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country, and pacify the world. Fighting around inside a place as big as a palm is just a joke.
It is certain that Zhu Xieyuan's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty was a little shaken. In the past, he felt that betraying the court was definitely a very despicable thing. If he did such a thing as a scholar and Confucian philosophy, he would definitely be criticized by thousands of people and scolded by thousands of people. Before, Zhu Xieyuan had never thought about it like this. He could not afford to lose his face. It seemed that a country like Li Maohui was simply too alternative, and had insulted his ancestors for eighteen generations.
But now, the situation is completely different. Xu Xingxia's goal is greater than that of the Ming Dynasty. In other people's eyes, there is only a place as big as a palm. In Xu Xingxia's eyes, the whole world is the whole world. In Zhu Xieyuan's opinion, assisting such an ambitious person is definitely more motivated than assisting the Ming Dynasty. No matter what you do, it requires some motivation, right? Moreover, assisting Xu Xingxia is not a betrayal of the Ming Dynasty. We just want to open up more territory. Can this be considered betrayal?
Those who do things are not always in a daze. It seems that people like Huang Kezhang and Zhu Xieyuan are relatively honest and capable, and they still want to do something sincerely. However, there is a mess within the Ming Dynasty. The struggles of the faction, lights and swords, shadows, fight each other, and you and I live. In this context, there is no real peace of mind to do things. No matter what you do, there are much more people who delay behind than you think.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to jump out and fight with Xu Xingmei to a new world. Zhu Xieyuan is still confident about his own abilities and the role he can play. He is only in his early fifties and can at least ten years. In more than ten years, if he does things seriously, he can do a lot of things. In any case, he can do much more things in Baiyi Jun than in the Shaanxi Censor.
"Chairman, this is a war report sent by the Huangxiakou Fortress."
While speaking, a staff officer came in quickly and handed Xu Xingxia a report on the battle.
During this period of stay in the Heishan Camp, Xu Xingxia established a staffing system and selected more than a dozen young people for his command center to serve as staff and assist in handling confidential matters. These young people were partly disciples of He Fengsheng, and partly were young scholars recruited from various places through Zhang Tianhao's relationship. Their common characteristics were all unsuccessful.
Chapter completed!