Chapter 10 What did Jiajing think?

Before Zhou Mengchen could digest the news, Zhang Juzheng continued to ask: "This is the best result. Do you still stick to your previous thoughts? And have you ever thought about another question? A gentleman is not a weapon, but in the eyes of your Majesty, it is not like this in the eyes of your Majesty. If you take over as Governor of Xuanda and stationed in Xuanda for several years to protect the border, it will naturally be a great contribution to the court. But it is hard to say to yourself. It is very likely that you will be labeled as a famous general in the border areas for the rest of your life. This is not a good thing. Tell me now, are you still persisting?"

Sometimes it is not a good thing to do something alone, which also makes the leader have an idea that you must do this. So when you are promoted, you will also think that something is inseparable from someone. You will naturally feel wronged for the sake of the great affairs of the court.

In Zhang Juzheng's view, if we look at the personal political future, it is best if Zhou Mengchen made great contributions and was transferred immediately.

First of all, it proves Zhou Mengchen's military talent. This is an additive item. However, if you keep going, you will be bound in a special field, which will not help Zhou Mengchen take another step forward in leading the people in the future.

Secondly, Zhou Mengchen won now. But anything could happen on the battlefield. Not to mention, the situation was in crisis before. Jiajing attached great importance to border affairs. Xu Jie was dedicated to the protection, and Yan Song did not dare to pull Zhou Mengchen back. But now, the Tartars are disabled. There will be no major move in at least a few years.

Jiajing was relieved, and he would not focus more on this.

It was as if Yan Song wanted to remove all the food and wages from the capital to Datong with one knife. Why didn't Yan Song mention it before? But now he said it? Of course, the situation is one time and another.

Before, he followed the trend, and most of the court supported Zhou Mengchen. Therefore, Zhou Mengchen was not worried about the things behind him. Even though Zhou Mengchen did many extraordinary things, Jiajing was just fined three drinks of wine. But now it is different.

It has become against the trend.

Jiajing was greedy for stability and whitewashed the peace. Yan Song regarded Zhou Mengchen as a thorn in his eyes. Even Xu Jie felt that there was a more important thing to pay attention to. That was to use the increasingly fierce Japanese turmoil. He did not want to spend all the money that the court had in the north.

Even in Zhang Juzheng's opinion, money matters are not the most difficult thing.

Zhou Mengchen pondered for a moment, got up and walked, with his hands behind him, sighed softly, and said, "I haven't finished many things in Datong."

When Zhang Juzheng heard Zhou Mengchen say this, he knew what Zhou Mengchen meant. He said, "Okay, I'll help you, but I hope you promise me something."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Please speak for me, uncle."

Zhang Juzheng said: "No matter what you want to do? If you are not sure, don't do it. I know that the outcome on the battlefield is unpredictable. But now the situation in the Ming Dynasty cannot withstand any defeat. You cannot withstand any defeat either."

Zhou Mengchen also heard that Zhang Juzheng's view on this matter was not much different from Xu Jie. From the perspective of the people of Datong, he naturally took revenge. But from the perspective of the court, as long as the Tartars could be at peace, the court would be at ease to deal with the chaos in the south. He even wanted to transfer some border troops south.

In history, when the Japanese riots were at their greatest, they were transferred to the soldiers in Shanxi and Henan and Guangxi wolf soldiers. They did not transfer the border troops south on a large scale. In fact, it was not that they did not want to transfer, but that they could not transfer. Because when the Tartars were at their greatest, it was when Altan was at their greatest.

Zhou Mengchen has actually changed history. At least the northern barbarians of the southern barbarians are no longer on the same order of magnitude as the northern barbarians in history.

But even so, the Ming Dynasty's finances were still very fragile. Jiangnan was a place of financial resources and there must be no problems. It can be foreseeable that the court's focus in the next few years will be Jiangnan, not the northwest. With the fragile finances of the Ming Dynasty's court, it will never support two wars.

Zhou Mengchen launched a war without the support of the court. It can be said that he was determined to do his own thing. If he wins, everything is easy to say. After all, the winner will not be criticized. But if he loses, it is definitely not as simple as making up for his mistakes.

No matter where you say it, Zhou Mengchen chose this path and had to face the fact that he won’t win or lose.

Zhou Mengchen smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, I know the importance. It seems that I, Zhou Mengchen, must win every battle."

Zhang Juzheng said: "I feel arrogant when others say this. However, Lord Zhou is the first military strategist of the Ming Dynasty, isn't it natural?"

Zhou Mengchen and Zhang Juzheng smiled at each other. After laughing, Zhou Mengchen said, "Uncle, I know you have a solution. How can I pass this level?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "Actually, the problem now is that His Majesty has not made up his mind."

"It seems like a cabinet fight, but in fact, Your Majesty has no idea. You are close to Your Majesty, and you know that Your Majesty is famous. It may not be that you have no intention of expanding territory. The Battle of Shuozhou can only say that the humiliation of the army at the city is humiliated, but it does not mean that Your Majesty's inner breath has been clean. But Your Majesty is in trouble again, and he can see that if you support you to fight, it will be very troublesome. What is even more worried is, what if you lose?"

"Isn't this situation collapsed again?"

"This is why Your Majesty has not made a decision for a long time."

Zhou Mengchen said, "How to solve Your Majesty's confusion?"

"It's up to you." Zhang Juzheng said: "Your Majesty is still extraordinary to you. You have to talk to you personally about this matter."

Zhou Mengchen smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty has not seen me now? What can I do?"

Zhang Juzheng said, "Then have you ever thought about why Your Majesty didn't see you?"

Zhou Mengchen thought for a moment, hesitated for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Zhang Juzheng said, "But we have to talk about the cabinet again. You are the teacher's person. The battle in Shuozhou is not only the battle in Shuozhou, but also the teacher's credit. It is also because of this battle that the teacher dares to confront Master Yan in the cabinet. At this time, your behavior. Your Majesty must think more about you, is it for you or for Xu Jie?"

“It’s a completely different angle.”

Zhou Mengchen murmured to himself: "So that's it?"

Zhou Mengchen has always been close to Xu Jie, and he classified Zhou Mengchen as the Xu Jie faction in the court. Zhou Mengchen was not surprised. What surprised him was that he had become an important pillar of Xu Jie faction. So much so that Zhou Mengchen's existence could affect the balance between Yan Song and Xu Jie.

Become a weight to influence the situation.

Zhou Mengchen may have been thinking about the frontier. But now considering Zhou Mengchen in Jiajing, he must not only consider the war on the frontier.

This is also one of the reasons why the Ming Dynasty made many stupid decisions. Perhaps from a realistic perspective, it was very stupid decisions in terms of balance or party struggles. But now it is very exquisite.

Zhou Mengchen said, "Uncle, what should I do now?"

Zhang Juzheng said, "Do nothing and keep calm. The more anxious you are now, the more your Majesty thinks you may have ulterior motives. The less anxious you are, the more calm you deal with it, the less suspicious your Majesty will be. And the relationship between you and the teacher should be weaker. There is another person you may be able to win."

It is so helpless to be in the officialdom. You must have a firm position and be versatile. If you are not firm in the position, you will regard you as an alien in all aspects. But if you are not good at it, it will become the focus of the opponent's attack. It is very likely that you will take the blame on others.

Specifically in the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Mengchen wanted to let Jiajing know his loyalty to him, and also to find ways to build his own power or stand among civil servants. After all, without Jiajing's support, Zhou Mengchen could not do many things. However, Jiajing was not omnipotent after all. Without Xu Jie's support, Zhou Mengchen could not do many things. However, the two could not be combined into one.

Since the transformation is like the wind, both sides must be able to accept it. It is best to be able to reach the point where Liu Bei is, which has obviously turned against the enemy several times. However, its reputation has not been broken at all. Even if you don’t discuss how Uncle Liu is really sincere, this skill is really admirable. But Zhou Mengchen can never do this.
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