Chapter 57                                                                                                                             �

Gao Gong knew very well why there were a few foolish monarchs? Just look at Emperor Yang of Sui, you will know that a foolish monarch is enough to destroy the country.

Can he guarantee that the future Ming Dynasty will not even have a foolish monarch?

Jiajing is not a foolish monarch, but Gao Gong understands very well how much damage the Ming system has been. It’s just that some words are hard to say.

Gao Gong said: "What does Zhou Mengchen want to do?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "Brother Zhou's idea is very simple. The Holy Emperor will rule the world. In the future, the cabinet will rule the world."

Gao Gong was a little lost and said, "Zhou Mengchen really dares to think about it?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "Brother Zhou not only dares to think, but also dares to do it. Do you think Brother Zhou does this today just for himself. No, he is for the cabinet system. If it is for Brother Zhou himself, Brother Zhou has many ways."

If Zhou Mengchen was here, he would definitely say, No, I don’t.

After all, although Zhou Mengchen attaches great importance to the results of the reform, Zhou Mengchen also values ​​his own life and the lives of his family. For the sake of his ideals, Zhou Mengchen can sacrifice his life, but may not be willing to sacrifice his own life for his wife, son and daughter.

However, Gao Gong believed it.

Because Gao Gong is also an idealist in his heart.

It can even be said that most reformers are idealists.

Gao Gong is even more idealistic than Zhang Juzheng.

This may also be the reason why Gao Gong defeated Zhang Juzheng.

Gao Gong was silent for a while and said, "This is a difficult thing."

Zhang Juzheng said: "But it is one of the possible opportunities for the Ming Dynasty to escape the cycle of governance and chaos. In the future, the chief minister of the cabinet will definitely be the most suitable candidate for the ministers. The term limit also prevents the chief minister of the cabinet from being in chaos. As long as all the chief ministers of the cabinet are virtuous ministers, the situation in the court will not be too bad. If the kings of the court are full of righteousness, the Ming Dynasty will surely be able to last for thousands of years, even for thousands of years."

"Even if this is not possible now, it is better than now. The Ming Dynasty cannot withstand another person today."

Gao Gong said, "Since that's the case, I'll just die. Why do you need to go to Nanjing?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "Brother Zhou invited Brother Gao to Nanjing not to look down on Brother Gao, but to value Brother Gao the most and hold him to the southeast half. Now that Duke Feng is in charge of Nanjing, if there is a change, a major chaos will probably be caused. The situation will be out of control at that time. Therefore, Brother Zhou wants to invite Brother Gao to stay in Nanjing to eliminate this chaos."

Gao Gong smiled slightly and said, "You are not afraid. After I went to Nanjing, I will raise an army with Duke Feng to clear the emperor's side."

Zhang Juzheng said, "Don't be afraid. Do you ask Duke Feng, are you confident of fighting with Brother Zhou? Moreover, the people are in trouble with each other, and it is not what Brother Gao wants to see."

Gao Gong took a deep breath, took the appointment letter into his hand, and said, "I have accepted this matter. But tell Zhou Mengchen. If I will watch it in Nanjing, if he does not retreat next year, even if I have the power of my husband, I will raise an army to fight against the thieves."

Zhang Juzheng said: "I will naturally tell Brother Zhou about this matter, but I would like to ask Brother Gao to acknowledge the authority of the cabinet. If the cabinet acts in accordance with the regulations in the future, please ask Brother Gao to maintain it."

Gao Gong said, "Uncle, I understand what you mean. I recognize you as the chief minister of the cabinet."

Zhang Juzheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Gong rushed to Nanjing with a quick horse.

Go straight to the Nanjing General Army Office.

Gao Gong didn't say anything nonsense, told Duke Feng all the situation in the capital, and handed Zhou Mengchen a letter to Duke Feng.

Duke Feng opened the letter and read it. He smiled bitterly and said, "Zhou Mengchen, hold me tightly."

Zhou Mengchen said these things in his letter.

The first thing was to take over the old subordinates of the Duke Fengguo Mansion that night. Even if Duke Feng was far away in Nanjing, it would not be cleaned.

The second thing was to search the British Duke's Mansion and find several clues about the case of the Duke's Mansion of Lao Feng. After he came to Beijing, he could have personally supervised this matter.

The third thing is that he will return to his post next year. If he does not come to the Beijing camp to take charge, then he will only choose one of Qi Jiguang, Ma Fang, and others.

Seeing these three things, Duke Feng naturally couldn't sit still.

The first thing is that since the power of the Duke of Fengguo’s Mansion has been involved, even if he raises an army, he will not be able to get it in the future, let alone, Duke of Fengguo Li Ru is too clear about his military capabilities.

If Qi Jiguang's reputation is ten percent, then 70% of Duke Feng Guo Li Ru's reputation is mixed with water. Some of them are due to the reputation of their ancestors. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, many times, I still thought that their ancestors were powerful and their descendants must be powerful. Li Bin and Li Xian of Fengcheng Hou were all famous generals and ministers, so I naturally thought that Duke Feng Guo was the same, and the other part was the need for political checks and balances.

When you really get to the battlefield, these false names are useless.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty's military deployment has always been focused on the north and the south, and hundreds of thousands of troops are easily formed around the capital. Moreover, the source of the Ming Dynasty's troops is mostly in the north. In Nanjing, Duke Feng was able to mobilize more than 100,000 troops, but these more than 100,000 troops were gone.

And there are also shortcomings in military equipment.

It is not impossible to build muskets and cannons in Nanjing. On the contrary, in order to develop naval forces, Nanjing has a very good ability to build naval guns. But this is good, it depends on who to compare with.

It is completely incomparable to Shuozhou.

Shuozhou Industrial Zone is the largest heavy industrial zone in the Ming Dynasty. The iron that built artillery in Nanjing came from Datong. I don’t know what the future will be like, but this is the case now. If you have the Datong Industrial Zone, you will definitely not be short of military armor. Not to mention the influence of the military.

Zhou Mengchen's old subordinates were everywhere, and Zhou Mengchen knew that these generals might not follow Zhou Mengchen. Zhou Mengchen knew very well that loyalty was restricted. But others didn't know. At least Duke Feng knew that even though he had more than 100,000 troops under his command, many of them were Zhou Mengchen's old subordinates.

If he really wants to raise an army, maybe the first one to attack him is the Nanjing Camp Army.

Not to mention, Duke Feng had always been resentful of his father's revenge.

At the same time, Zhou Mengchen also made a promise that he would retreat next year. In other words, he only stopped the old and confused Majesty from doing things in a mess and did not use this to seek power.

Duke Feng also complained in his heart, and he said to himself, "Your Majesty, what are you trying to do? Isn't it good to live a good life? Do you want to come to Zuoshunmen again when you are old?"

Duke Feng’s idea was not out of line. If Jiajing really killed Zhou Mengchen, it would not be impossible to come to Zuoshunmen with Zhou Mengchen’s status and influence.

However, Li Ru, Duke Feng, was born in a noble family of Ming Dynasty, and he was too involved with the Ming Dynasty royal family. No matter when, he would think about the Ming Dynasty royal family. If he did not return to Beijing, the capital camp would be in the hands of Zhou Mengchen. Perhaps Zhou Mengchen did not have such a thought, but if Zhou Mengchen's subordinates had always controlled the power of the capital, it would not be possible for a long time.

In a word, Song Taizu also wanted to be a loyal minister.

Therefore, he wanted to go to the capital immediately to take over the Beijing camp. He also knew that the Beijing camp would not be returned to him all, but with him there, at least not all the capital camps were in the hands of Zhou Mengchen.

When Duke Feng thought of this, he didn't want to say anything. He directly handed over the big seal and military talismans and other things to Gao Gong. He then went north immediately.

However, for Gao Gong, it is not too easy to control military power, it takes some time and only takes some time. After all, Gao Gong's ability is still fine.

After Duke Feng arrived in the capital, he immediately went to the Beijing camp after meeting Zhou Mengchen and found that although the Beijing camp had been adjusted a lot, Qi Jiguang, Ma Fang and other generals were also transferred to the capital. However, the main part of the Beijing camp did not change significantly. Most of the old subordinates of Duke Feng were still there.

He was still the leader of the entire Jing camp. Of course, with Zhou Mengchen's old subordinates, he could not make the decision completely. Similarly, Zhou Mengchen's people could not do anything beyond him.

In this way, Duke Feng was relieved.

But before Duke Feng could investigate the case of Duke of the British Duke's Mansion, news came that Jiajing was seriously ill.

Duke Feng was not surprised by this. After all, Jiajing is old and has been sick in recent years. Now, such a thing has happened again. It is normal for such a thing to happen.

However, after all, Jiajing was the 51st year of Emperors of the Ming Dynasty, and it was the standard of an era. How can people not be sad?
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