First Minister of Ming Dynasty

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he said to the other Huaixi generals: "Our godson, what do you think of this arrangement?"

Everyone was stunned, then Xu Da took the lead, and immediately said: "The superior has made arrangements, and I will be convinced."

Old Zhu just made it clear, this is our son, he has made some achievements, he is not too young, his qualifications may not be good, and his age is also a bit young, you all take care of it, if there is anything unconvinced, just come to us!

What a joke, at this moment, who among the generals dares to say more?Do you still want to be rewarded?

Everyone seemed to be convinced, but it hurt Zhu Ying, he really didn't know how to manage Guangzhou... He looked around and asked for help urgently, his eyes fell on the elder brother Zhang Ximeng, come and help me!

"Cough cough!"

Zhang Ximeng had no choice but to clear his throat. He had told Lao Zhu that Zhu Ying would be in charge of managing the Southwest and bring back Yunnan and other places... But Zhang Ximeng did not expect that Lao Zhu would fulfill his promise immediately after he became the throne. This efficiency , enough to put any boss to shame.

"Zhu Ying, the purpose of going south to Guangzhou is to prepare for the march into Guangxi and even Yunnan... The purpose of granting you a naval division is to contact the people of the Li nationality, open up sea trade routes, and find a plan for marching. As for opening a shipping company in Guangzhou, it is for saving money. money and food,

Get more supplies.In addition, Guangzhou's business is prosperous, and there are many contacts with overseas barbarian merchants to obtain materials and pass through the Ganjiang waterway.

Sending it to Yingtian is also a source of income for Daming. "

"Besides, Jiangxi has a large population. After the implementation of land equalization, there are surplus people who will move to Lingnan. There are also some big clans who resist the emperor's order and need to split up and move. Lingnan is also a good place. All in all, you go to Lingnan. , There are a lot of things to do, do you understand this time?"

Zhu Ying was stunned, and said bitterly: "I understand, I understand, but, but I can't do the same!"

Zhang Ximeng snorted coldly, "It's because you don't know how to learn a little bit. You are in Lingnan, you have to be imaginative, and you have to come up with something completely different. There is a piece of blank paper, the population is small, and it is far away from Yingtian. You go ahead and do it, bring all those people from your youth camp over there, show the aura of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea and show off their magical powers, and create a career. The lord has adopted you for so many years, you kid should not just mess around, you should share the worries for the lord gone."

After finishing these words, if the generals were just convincing and embarrassed, but at this moment, everything stopped.

Zhu Ying is really capable of this job in Lingnan!

You said that in Lingnan, there are no decent opponents, but simply sending a civil servant over there is definitely not enough.

Send a general over there?

There is no doubt that it is necessary to dominate the power and make decisions arbitrarily.

But the problem is that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, who is sure not to make mistakes?

With Zhu Yuanzhang's style of governing the country, whoever goes there must be trembling, for fear of losing his head.

Let Zhu Ying go, it's not that this kid can't make mistakes, but that he doesn't have to be afraid of making mistakes!

In any case, Zhu Yuanzhang would not feel that his godson betrayed him, as long as the emperor did not doubt, most of the matter would be gone.My sister said that it is zero card.

And the remaining half is how to deal with Lingnan affairs.

And this half is Zhang Ximeng's specialty!

May I ask, apart from Zhu Ying, who can make Zhang Xianggong go all out, don't hesitate, and help him with all his strength?

Who has such a big face?

No!

Really do not have!

But Li Shanchang and others also realized another meaning, Zhu Yuan rewarded Zhu Ying, in fact, rewarded Zhang Ximeng!Old Zhu couldn't make Zhang Ximeng the front row, so he used this method to compensate Zhang Ximeng.

Compared to you, Li Shanchang, Zhang Ximeng still has Lingnan in his pocket!

"Mr. Zhang!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with emotion: "Mr.

Comparable to Lu Wang, but Mr. is from Shandong, he can be the Duke of Qi, conferred the title of Young Master, and bestowed python clothes! "

Chapter 4 One-way Transparency

When Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded Zhang Ximeng, his tone was obviously much more polite, and he even said something comparable to Lu Wang.This is Jiang Ziya, who has been compared to Zhang Ximeng for [-] years, but he is the Duke of Qi, which can't help but make people think.

But everyone present, regardless of literary and martial arts, even those who were jealous of Zhang Ximeng, had to admit that they deserved it.Zhu Yuanzhang didn't reward Zhang Ximeng well, and he couldn't even explain to his old brothers.

how?

Can't we, Mr. Zhang?

"I thank my lord for your kindness."

What else could Zhang Ximeng do other than accept it?

But when Lao Zhu helped him, Zhang Ximeng said seriously: "Is the minister still in charge of the family?"

Zhu Yuanzhang paused for a while, and then he could only say: "Mr. is the prime minister on the right. He leads the family and is under Prime Minister Li!"

Hearing this, Zhang Ximeng smiled happily, then turned around, and said to Li Shanchang: "Li Xiang is in charge of Zhongshu, he is the head of the government, and the subordinate officials are under the door, and the management of officials is the first. It also depends on Li Xiang's full support. It can be carried out smoothly.”

Li Shanchang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "Master Zhang, you are too polite. We are both assistant ministers. Although we are above the hundred officials, we are both high-ranking ministers. The Ming Dynasty was founded and the emperor first ascended the throne. There are still many important tasks that require us to work together. Under the Zhongshu sect, the division of labor is different, and they are all for the sake of the superior, but there is no need to be so polite."

Even those who are not convinced by Lao Li's words can't fault him.

Speaking of it, Li Shanchang is also unlucky, he is obviously a figure like Xiao He, the number one hero, even Xu Da can't take it away. .

But he happened to meet Zhang Ximeng. No matter from which angle he looked at it, Lao Li had no chance of winning.

Between Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang, they are almost a family, and he established a whole set of theoretical system, which replaced Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism, and assisted the Ming Dynasty to establish the country.

Just like a living master and sage.

It doesn't matter, even if Li Shanchang is most familiar with government affairs, Zhang Ximeng is actually not weak, and Lao Li's tricks can't be hidden from Zhang Ximeng at all.

The direct reason why Lao Li was the first to receive the award was that he was still in charge of the Zhongshu Province and was the Prime Minister.Zhang Ximeng naturally had to go to the back.

But there was only one more fundamental reason, and that was that Zhang Ximeng didn't want to rob him, because he gave him alms from Prime Minister Zuo.

The goddess you yearn for day and night is not as good as the ball in the eyes of others.

Is there anything more depressing?

Have!

That is, there are no balls!

Anyway, Li Shanchang looked away. In the final analysis, Zhang Ximeng was mainly a retreat. He stood too high, so he was not suitable for trivial things like daily necessities.

Our old Li holds the executive power of almost all major policies, and he is not afraid of getting dirty or tired.As long as this power is used well, even the emperor doesn't care. As for Zhang Ximeng, it's not impossible to confess!

You think we have surrendered, you are wrong, our old Li is the one who is indomitable and never regrets.We just need to adjust our strategy.

After conferring three princes and one Marquis of Xiping, Zhu Yuanzhang accelerated his progress and ordered three people in one go.

"Chang Yuchun is the governor of the left army and left Zhenjiang Prefecture; Hu Dahai is the governor of the right army and left Zhenjiang Prefecture; Feng Guoyong is the governor of the Chinese army and stayed in Yingtian!"

When the three of them heard this, they all cheered up and hurriedly kowtowed to the emperor for his kindness.

Of the five governors, Xu Da gave a Duke, and Zhu Ying gave a Marquis, representing the upper limit and the lower limit respectively.

Give them three, that is to say, in the next battle, as long as they can make meritorious deeds and perform well, they will immediately be hereditary titles.

As for the other generals, including Wu Zhen, Wu Liang, Hua Yun, Tang Shengzong, Lu Zhongheng and others, they only had strong envy.

Although they are old people from Huaixi, their credit is really not good, and their abilities are almost more, so they can only be regarded as the next batch.

After Zhu Yuanzhang ordered three people, he paused again, and then said: "There is another person, he is our good brother, although he did not participate in the ceremony this time, but his contribution is obvious to all. Tang Hejia made the Duke of E , hereditary. The next battle to destroy Chen will depend on his containment!"

After ordering Tanghe, the big guy hesitated a little, but was immediately convinced.

Not only is Tang He senior and has made great contributions, but he also took thousands of soldiers and horses directly to the Miao tribe without hesitation, and developed such a large force, which opened the door for Lao Zhu to manage the southwest, and even restore Yunnan and other places in the future. , should be counted as soup and a credit.

This identity, this contribution, is enough for a hereditary duke!

So don't be unconvinced, what can be pointed out by Lao Zhu is unique.

After mentioning Tang He, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak for a while, then he stood up and walked in front of several civil officials.

"Mr. Jia, Mr. Zhu, you two, follow Mr. Zhang as the young Fu Shaobao, and teach the prince for us!"

When Jia Lu and Zhu Sheng heard this, they hurriedly bowed, "Thank you for your trust, the old ministers will definitely do their best to teach the prince,

Live up to the entrustment of the superior. "

Zhang Ximeng is the young teacher, Jia Lu is the young teacher, and Zhu Sheng is the young security guard. The three constitute Zhu Biao's three mentors. As for what the little guy can learn, only God knows.

Old Zhu returned to the dragon chair again, and said again: "In addition to the five major governors, there are also ten governors who are acquainted with the governors, and twenty governors who are assigned to the five military governors' houses. , the other four governor's mansions should be staffed as soon as possible. All the governors and above should be earls!"

Lao Zhu changed his previous practice and began to wholesale knight titles.

Except for the post-military governor's mansion, there are eight governors who are acquainted with each other, and sixteen governors who are responsible.

The lowest is the earl, and the opportunities will be more at once.

For example, brothers like Wu Zhen and Wu Liang, who have not low military exploits and sufficient qualifications, it is too difficult for them to be independent, but the Marquis who is named as the governor, has made military exploits, and is a hereditary successor is also within easy reach.

As for Hua Yun, he commanded the cavalry and was very powerful. It was too difficult to be the governor of the First Route Army, but if he was incorporated into the Northern Expedition Army, he could defeat the iron cavalry of the Yuan court and greatly increase the country's prestige. Even a marquis would not be able to escape.

Therefore, everyone is very excited and has hope in life.

Only Zhu Ying, his eyes rolled wildly, and he thought to himself that I, the post-military governor's mansion, why didn't my godfather send someone?Is it possible for me to arrange it myself?

If that's the case, I have a lot of crouching dragons and phoenix chicks under my command, as long as my godfather is not afraid of lowering the weight of the Dudu Tongzhi and the Dudu's affairs, then I can do whatever I want!

The big guy naturally didn't know Zhu Ying's ghostly thoughts, and continued to listen.

Sure enough, Lao Zhu ordered two more people, "Zheng Yuchun, Guo Xing."

Two trainers stood up, "Meet the superior."

Old Zhu smiled, "You are very good. Since the establishment of trainers, the military discipline has improved a lot. The whole team is united and the morale is high. You have contributed a lot to helping the army run, and naturally it started from the earl."

The two were quite surprised. It turned out that not only the generals who directly led the troops had the opportunity, but even them.

"Thank you sir!"

Old Zhu nodded with a smile, and then turned his attention to the generals of the navy. Old Zhu said: "It is because of you that we can cross the river smoothly, conquer Jinling, win a great victory at the mouth of the lake, and the navy has contributed a lot. In terms of merit Rewards, it stands to reason that there should be a share of the navy... But we thought about it again and again, and felt that the navy should be listed separately, but you also know that the past dynasties have not much ink on the navy, how to arrange it is still to be determined. Exploration... we can only say that there is more than one Duke of the Navy who can produce!"

Good guy, just be good guy!

It turns out that it's not that Lao Zhu doesn't look down on the navy, but that he has more important tasks and his future is even more limitless.

All the navy generals were all grateful.

At the same time, some of the smarter ones frequently peeked at Zhang Ximeng, saying to themselves that our governor must help!The future of the navy rests entirely with you.

Lao Zhu talked for a while, his mouth dry and tongue dry, and he said with a smile: "We are usually strict, but we will not be sloppy with the rewards that should be given to everyone. In the evening, there will be parades by the people, and there will be theater performances to celebrate together. Everyone go back first, rest for a while, and see you in the evening."

Everyone resigned together, and only a few people remained. They did not leave, but waited for Zhu Yuanzhang's will.

Old Zhu offered tea to several people, he poured himself a bowl first, looked at his confidantes, and then smiled at Guo Ying, "We let you take charge of the Gongwei Division and reward you for your merits, so we can't live without you. "

Guo Ying was greatly surprised. To be honest, since he did such an unlucky job, he didn't expect to be able to enter the ancestral grave anymore. How could he have expected that he would be rewarded for meritorious deeds and honored as a meritorious official!

Guo Ying didn't even know which leg to take!

Old Zhu couldn't help laughing and said: "We sent them away just because we were afraid that you would show your cowardice. How can you supervise all the officials like this?

How can it be daunting? "

Guo Ying was trembling all over when asked, could it be that he, the head of intelligence, did a poor job?

He subconsciously looked at Zhang Ximeng, but Zhang Xianggong just smiled faintly, and this smile was like spring breeze turning into rain. Guo Ying was suddenly blessed, and immediately said: "If you return to the superior position, the minister will be in charge of the guard department and supervise all officials. But it is not like the cruel officials in ancient times. , relying on cruel methods to intimidate all officials. Although I do things slightly differently from those of the Ministry of Punishment, I dare to say that all the methods we use can stand the test of the superiors, and we are worthy of the country!"

Lao Zhu took the lead, "That's right. We are one country, not bandits and bandits. We can't have a bottom line... Do you know why?"

Guo Ying immediately said: "Your servant understands that when doing things, we should not just think about failing to achieve our goals and use unscrupulous means. When we do things, we must also pay attention to the process, the personnel who carry out orders, and the hearts of those who work for us. Our Gongwei Division Because of the special nature of their work, we must let them understand that what we are doing is right. Otherwise, my subordinates will be full of villains, and everyone will be bored like thieves. It's even more difficult, and even the people in the guard department will be bought by others, and they will become riddled with holes, like a sieve."

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered slightly, then turned to Zhang Ximeng and said, "Sir, did you teach him this?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "I only know that Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang are already one-way transparent."

Chapter 4 The Strongest Anti-Assassination Yamen

Everyone knows that Zhu Jiajun's intelligence work is quite good, but to be honest, it is difficult for outsiders to understand how the Arch Guard Division operates.

In the eyes of the world, the factory guards in history are humble, shameless, insidious and cunning treacherous men.Shady, arrogant, cruel to Zhongliang, beat people to death at every turn, doing whatever they want, as if there is nothing they dare not do.

At least quite a lot of film and television works are performed in this way.

But there is a logical problem here. If you were the Son of Heaven, would you wish to have such a group of lunatics under your command?

It seems not!

What's interesting is that Dongchang is dedicated to Grandpa Yue, and Jinyiwei is dedicated to Second Master Guan... To enter these two yamen, the first lesson you need is not to harm others, but to be loyal!

Not to mention whether they can do it, but at least they have to go through this cutscene.

Anyone with a little bit of common sense knows that this kind of yamen has to do a lot of things that challenge human nature, and what they do may not be kind... But if there are too many such tasks, people will inevitably become distorted, crazy, out of control, and eventually self-destruct.Because of this, the Gongwei Division turned out to be the most disciplined yamen under Zhu Yuanzhang - none of them!

The rule is not that they are rigid in their work, but that the guards, including the gatekeepers, can memorize some of Zhang Ximeng's articles by heart.