Chapter 147 Yuan Gong leaves!
Qiu Fu said: "Xia Zhibai, do you think that fighting is too simple?"
"Do you think that fighting is like playing house, you and I, you and I? That's it?" That's not how war works. "
"How qualified is a person who has never fought to give advice here?"
"You are not qualified!"
Qiu Fu's tone was very cold.
He doesn't have any good impression of Xia Zhibai. Ever since he was humiliated and received fifty military sticks yesterday, he has been holding back a fire in his heart, especially his butt is still burning and hurting. Yan in front of him The king didn't even want him to go there and just let him recuperate at home. He insisted on dragging his sick body here.
He just couldn't bear this tone.
He grew up as a pawn and went through life and death for so long before he climbed to this position.
Isn’t his experience in leading troops in war better than Xia Zhibai’s?
Can you listen to his lesson?
Not only Qiu Fu, but also Li Bin, Liu Sheng and others also showed disdain.
They didn't even bother to listen to what Xia Zhibai said.
Zhu Di played with the iron ring between his fingers expressionlessly, expressing his attitude vaguely.
He also doesn't like Xia Zhibai's strength.
This is Peiping.
It is the fiefdom of his King Yan.
It’s not anyone else’s turn to dictate.
Xia Zhibai's hand stretched out a little too long and too wide.
Since you are a business official, you just need to do business well, and there is no need to interfere with other matters.
Listening to the ridicule of Qiu Fu and others, Xia Zhibai sighed softly in his heart.
I didn’t care too much.
Xia Zhibai said: "Since His Highness and the generals are not willing to listen, I will not say more. However, I also suggest that Your Highness inquire more about the situation of the soldiers at the bottom and rectify some military disciplines. This is the basis for an army to always maintain combat effectiveness."
Zhu Di frowned.
He thought for a while and nodded.
He wanted to check carefully what Xia Zhibai mentioned yesterday.
If someone really did something behind his back, Zhu Di would not tolerate it either. He didn't want to fight on the front line and start a fire in the backyard. If the Mongols caught him, it would be a big crime. avoid.
Xia Zhibai slightly cupped his hands and left directly.
At first he wanted to suggest opening an 'officer academy' in the army so that the generals in the army could study together and discuss the idea of the Northern Expedition. As the saying goes, the three stooges were worthy of the Zhuge Liang, with so many generals, can't he think of some ways to defeat the enemy?
One person is strong, and he only needs to avoid one person's edge.
If the generals of the entire Ming Dynasty were strong, no matter how unwilling the enemy was, they could only shout in frustration, "The Ming army is mighty."
But now.
Xia Zhibai had no idea of speaking.
The prejudices of the world are like a big mountain that cannot be directly shaken by one's own strength alone.
No matter what he says, it will not help. Whether it is Zhu Di, Qiu Fu or other generals, they have already had their own prejudices, how can they persuade themselves?
The more he talks, the easier it is to arouse dissatisfaction. In the end, not only will he fail to achieve results, but he may also be self-defeating and ruin what he originally promised. His purpose was not to make a final decision, but to use this opportunity to test. Let’s take a look at the situation of the Ming generals.
The results are now available.
There is no need or much meaning in continuing.
After Xia Zhibai completely walked away, Qiu Fu and others' expressions were completely undisguised.
Qiu Fu cursed: "What are these scholars pretending to be? We fought the battle and they said the nice words. We worked hard and fought to the death to win the battle, and yet we still ended up like this. Bad reputation? ”
"I really give these civil servants a lot of good looks."
"They dare to kick their noses in the face."
"It's just that they are not in the military camp or fighting now, otherwise this kind of people , I was killed first."
Li Bin teased: "There is no way, he is the number one scholar, do you, an old man, understand what the number one scholar is? As a leader of literati, don’t you think that you are superior to others and can look down on us rough guys?”
“In my opinion, what he said is very gentle.”
"If I were him."
"I'm afraid I can say it even more powerfully."
"This scholar wants a clear name. We generals are the best stepping stones. If we If we step on it, won't he become even more proud? It means we are really leading the troops to fight, otherwise maybe someone will be persuaded by his high talk."
"Just talk on paper. , The literati are still great.”
“But when will we, the literati of the Ming Dynasty, be able to lead troops and see blood?”
"If they really dare to fight the Mongols, I would respect him as a man, otherwise I, Li Bin, would not buy it."
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You, the generals in the palace, I laughed at every word.
The eyes are full of contempt and contempt.
Civil and military affairs are in harmony with each other.
If Zhu Di approved, they might look at him differently, but it is obvious that His Highness does not approve.
They will never hold back their temper.
Yuan Gong raised his eyebrows and glanced around, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I have been in Peiping for some time. I came here today to ask for my resignation."
As soon as the words fell, everything was silent.
The previous Xia Zhibai was not liked by Zhu Di, but Yuan Gong was not. When His Highness wanted to test Yuan Gong, he specially selected nine guards in the palace who were similar in size and appearance to himself. As a result, among the ten, Yuan Gong was chosen directly without any hesitation or even any pause. Your Highness, this surprised many of them.
They spent time with His Highness day and night, and they didn’t dare to directly confirm it just by looking at his back, but Yuan Gong did it.
Such a person will naturally make them look at him differently.
What's more, Yuan Gong was already well-known, and he was quite close and trusted by the scholar-bureaucrats of the Yuan Dynasty. How could such a talented person be compared to Xia Zhibai?
Now that they heard that Yuan Gong was leaving, Qiu Fu, Zhang Yu and other generals took the initiative to retain him before Zhu Di could speak.
Zhang Yudao: "Master Yuan, why is this?"
"You haven't been in Peiping for a long time, but we and other rough guys are reckless? Have you angered Master?"
"If so, I can apologize to Master."
Qiu Fu also said: "Yes, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Your Highness, King Yan, has been so kind to you. If you leave, won't it make people gossip? Stay."
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Zhu Di frowned.
He looked at Yuan Gong deeply and asked curiously: "Master Yuan, what do you mean? Is it that I, Zhu Di, treat you badly? Or do you think that I, Zhu Di, are not worthy of your service?" ? Or is it because I, Zhu Di, am not considerate of others? "
Yuan Gong shook his head and said: "Your Highness is overly worried."
"The reason why I chose this. I left for the sake of His Highness.”
“Your Highness also knows that I, Yuan Gong, have a good reputation. I am afraid that I cannot hide my coming to Peking, and it will not take long before it will fall into Yingtian Mansion. It will cause a lot of trouble for His Highness.”
"In addition, I have had contact with many scholar-bureaucrats in the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the past. Now that I am in a military town like Peiping, it is easy for me to fall into disfavor. If the imperial court's Northern Expedition goes well in the future, it will be fine. If it does not go well, I am afraid that I will be punished. I, and even Your Highness, have caused a lot of trouble."
"My departure was not a sudden decision, but the result of careful consideration."
"Please don't worry, Your Highness. .”
“Leaving is also for a better reunion.”
“It’s just temporary.”
"Why is your Highness so uneasy?"
Hearing this.
Zhu Di’s pupils sunk slightly.
What Yuan Gong said is true.
With His Majesty’s level of control over the world, I am afraid that Yuan Gong’s coming to Peiping has already fallen into the ears of his father. However, Yuan Gong was concerned about his appearance. His father must not have known about it because he was the only one at that time. Yao Guangxiao and Yuan Gong were also present.
He didn't believe Yao Guangxiao would betray him.
But Yuan Gong has a good reputation after all. It is indeed easy to make people suspicious that such a talent is not in the hands of the prince, but falls under his command.
Especially the prince's brother-in-law, Lan Yu, has always been very afraid of him, and has complained frequently in private.
Although Zhu Biao is open-minded and doesn't really care, people's hearts will change. No one can say for sure. One day Zhu Biao will persuade him to change his mind, and the matter between himself and Yuan Gong will also change. will become a concern.
Think of this.
Zhu Di fell silent for a moment.
Now he is not qualified to ‘raise a scholar’ at all.
I can’t raise it, and I don’t dare to raise it.
After a moment of silence, Zhu Di nodded and said: "I didn't think it through well. Since you have made a decision, I'll follow you. But I have something to say first. Please keep it secret and don't make any mistakes." Tell these things about Peiping to the outside world so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to you and me."
Yuan Gong nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness."
"I, Yuan Gong, have always been tight-lipped."
"However, I would also like to advise your highness that what Xia Zhibai said is actually quite reasonable."
"The Ming Army should indeed attach great importance to firearms. In one direction, His Highness is the vassal king who attaches most importance to firearms in the imperial court. Once there is a breakthrough in firearms, His Highness will be the most benefited. What His Highness has to do now is to consolidate his foundation and continuously expand his own advantages. "
Zhu Di touched the beard on his chin and said: "Okay, I remember it."
"Firearms are indeed my advantage, and it should be expanded, at least not to allow others to catch up."
Yuan Gong nodded.
He threw his hands around and turned around to leave.
Yao Guangxiao watched Yuan Gong leave with uncertain eyes, but finally remained silent.
He still didn’t tell Yuan Gong’s choice.
If Zhu Di knew that Yuan Gong was going to follow Xia Zhibai, he would be furious, and he might even become angry. The time is not right now, and it will not be too late for him to tell Zhu Di when the time is right in the future.
Inside the palace.
Yuan Gong is no longer around.
Zhu Di still looked at the door of the palace, and it took a long time to come back to his senses.
Zhu Di sighed softly: "Well, after all, it's not time. I, Zhu Di, have so few wings at the moment that I can't protect people at all. I can only watch the loss of talents. It's really a pity. But now, I really can't." There are so many things to consider. As the king of the border vassal appointed by His Majesty, the top priority is still the military."
Zhu Di looked away eagerly.
His pupils were filled with strong unwillingness and dissatisfaction.
He is not satisfied with this status quo.
It's just that the current situation forced him to lower his proud head and continue to lie dormant and settle, waiting for the opportunity to soar into the sky.
(End of this chapter)