novelhk Chapter 251
Chapter 251
After Qi Cheng got up in the morning, he looked at the weather outside. The gloomy dark clouds and the howling wind made him sigh silently. Every weekend when he had time, the weather would change.
Qi Cheng made himself a cup of coffee, picked up an old book, and lay leisurely on the sofa.
[Back then, many nobles rose to power under Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, and the title of Earl was a common one. However, you may not know that three civil servants in the Ming Dynasty were also granted the title of Earl.]
【And all three of them have the surname Wang.】
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Di stood up from the throne. The title of earl was not an ordinary one. One must have made great contributions. In this case, there were three civil servants who had made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty.
Or military merit.
interesting.
He wanted to see what kind of great achievement he could make.
Everyone should be familiar with Wang Yangming. He is a master of the School of Mind. He has many successors in later generations, some of whom are also well-known figures.
Because he suppressed the rebellion of Prince Ning, he was granted the title of Xinjian Earl.
Everyone outside the tent knows this, as I mentioned it last time. Everyone is more curious about who the other two people are and whether they are among the ten famous ministers of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
[However, the last two may not be familiar to you. The first one was named Wang Ji. He passed the imperial examination in the fourth year of Yongle and became the Minister of War during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong.]
[Later, at the northern border defense, Adaihan was defeated and fled far away.]
During the Zhengtong period, also known as the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Si Renfa, the envoy to Luchuan in Yunnan Province, launched a rebellion. Mu Sheng, the Duke of Qian, was unable to suppress the rebellion and died of illness during the retreat.
【So we can only ask the imperial court for reinforcements. 】
In the sixth year of the Zhengtong reign, Emperor Yingzong appointed Wang Ji as the governor of the army, and Jiang Gui, Li An and others as generals, and sent an army of 150,000 to attack.
[In the space of a year, Wang Ji achieved a series of great victories by defeating the enemy camps. However, at the very last moment, he did not anticipate that Si Renfa would flee westward to Mengyang.]
At the same time, he sent a detachment to capture the Vimalakirti chieftain Wei Langluo. After returning, he was granted the title of Marquis of Jingyuan.
【He was granted a hereditary title during the reign of Emperor Daizong. 】
Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin thought that this was nothing. In the Tang Dynasty, the boundary between civil and military officials was not very clear, and it was quite common for generals to become ministers.
Song Dynasty
Zhao Kuangyin was envious. Why didn't the Song Dynasty have such capable civil servants? The only one he knew seemed to be Han Qi, but he had lost the battle.
It even caused people to write poems to mock it.
What does this civil servant rely on to lead the troops? Is it just talent that counts?
Ming Dynasty
When Zhu Di saw that this person was one of his own who had passed the imperial examination, he immediately ordered his subordinates to bring him over and wait until he saw that it was Luchuan that was rebelling.
He just wanted to take people to pacify it.
"Let Wang Ji go to Yunnan Province to gather food and fodder. I will personally lead my men to pacify this place. Tell him to do his job well, and I can also give him a title."
Wang Ji, who had already arrived outside the palace, could only head directly south.
Zhu Gaochi did not object this time, because when Luchuan rebelled, it was already the generation of his grandson, who was known as the Hui, Qin and Gao.
It’s better to settle it now.
Once and for all.
Qing Dynasty
Emperor Yongzheng asked for the History of Ming Dynasty to be brought. He wanted to take a closer look at what other achievements this person had. His subordinate Nian Gengyao was very similar to him and was also a Jinshi.
He also made great contributions to defending the border.
However, Wang Ji was more sensible and not as domineering as Nian Gengyao.
"Your Majesty, Wang Ji led a long expedition, but he was still loyal and played a role in the coup d'état. Nian Gengyao was two-faced and domineering in the west. They are not the same."
Yongzheng nodded and sighed, "I wonder when the Qing Dynasty will be able to produce another Jinshi who can become a general."
……
[The Wang Ji mentioned above was still alive and well, still able to ride horses, eat meat, and indulge in singing girls in his seventies. The one we are talking about below was not so lucky.]
[Even after winning the battle, he was still impeached by the civil officials and remained in seclusion for over ten years.]
Zhu Di kicked the table and said, "These younger civil servants are so arrogant. The emperor is also a bastard. How can he give up such a powerful person?"
Wang Yue excels at surprise attacks, his most notable battles being the Battle of Red Salt Pond and the Battle of Weining Sea.
In the ninth year of the Chenghua reign, the Tatar Mandu Luhan left his wife and elderly family at the Red Salt Pond and led his troops directly to Qinzhou. Anding, Wang Yue, along with Xu Ning, then the general of Yansui, and others, left Honger Mountain and marched over 180 miles day and night. After discovering that the elderly and elderly were at the Red Salt Pond, they attacked the enemy camp.
[—In battle, he beheaded 355 people and burned down their tents. When Manduluhan was pursuing him, he was able to set an ambush and defeat the enemy.]
Later, in the 16th year of the Chenghua reign, the Tatars invaded the border again. The imperial court appointed Zhu Yong as general, Wang Zhi as military supervisor, and Wang Yue as general commander. Upon learning that the enemy was at Weininghai, on February 22nd, they mobilized all cavalry from the Beijing camp, Datong, and Xuanfu, and defeated them in a decisive battle.
【Wang Yue was also given the title of Earl of Weining.】
Wang Yue was forced into retirement because he had offended most of the civil officials. Why? Because he had a very good relationship with Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi's origins are quite interesting. He was captured during the Battle of Datongxia and subsequently sent to the palace as a eunuch. However, he was intelligent and clever, and was favored by Emperor Xianzong.
[He later made many contributions, including the Chenghua Liting Campaign against the Manchu forces in the north, which was led by Wang Zhi. However, the civil servants in the Ming Dynasty were too powerful at that time.]
Wang Zhi was ultimately impeached, and even Wang Yue was implicated by him... Most civil officials knew of Wang Yue's achievements, but no one petitioned for his reinstatement.
Someone asked how powerful the Ming Dynasty's civil service was. During the reign of Emperor Xianzong Zhu Jianshen, Wang Zhi and Wang Yue were exiled, and a great defeat by the Tatars occurred in Datong. This was kept secret from the emperor for over a year.
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Jianshen narrowed his eyes and stared at the civil servants below. Tianmu had said several times that the civil servants were powerful, but he didn't expect them to be so powerful.
He even dared to hide the defeat from himself.
If this happened to the later emperors, would they have to count the defeat as a victory? If they didn't make a few moves, would these civil servants forget who they were?
Is this world still the Ming Dynasty's?
"Come here, re-employ Wang Zhi and Wang Yue, reopen the Western Factory, and send all these ministers to the Imperial Prison. Only those who can prove that they have nothing to do with this matter can be released."
"If you can't prove it, you'll be imprisoned for life."
Qing Dynasty
Emperor Qianlong laughed heartily. Zhu Jianshen's ability to command the army was not good. Just look at the Eight Banners under his command and you will know that he will be cut into pieces and has to return to Beijing to answer for his crime.
"Heshen, go to Jiangnan and destroy all the information about the Li Ting Saochuang."
"Whoo."