After the regular cabinet meeting, Shi Xing came to Zhao Zhigao's duty room. As soon as the door was closed, the two sat on the chairs, looked at each other, and sighed.
"Hsiao Jixin can't come back. Zhang Wei and Yang Junmin don't want him to come back. Wang Jingshi said that, but I'm afraid I don't want Hsiao Jixin to come back either. Unfortunately, he is a general who is good at both literature and martial arts. I wanted to arrange for him to be the commander of Ji Town or the commander of Datong Army to reorganize the defense of the nine borders, or directly transfer to Liaodong to clean up the mess in Liaodong, but now it's impossible."
Zhao Zhigao sighed for a while and shook his head helplessly.
Shi Xing was even more depressed. Xiao Ruxun was a general he had promoted. With his outstanding military exploits, Shi Xing himself also had glory, and his status rose with the tide. Gradually, he was qualified to become a cabinet minister. However, there were many people in the imperial court who didn't want to see him enter the cabinet. The thing about Xiao Ruxun was not only about Xiao Ruxun's military exploits and the emperor's fear, but also about himself.
At least Shi Xing thought from the emperor's point of view. He usually kept a distance from the imperial censors. They didn't see him as one of their own, so it was normal to be ostracized. Those lunatics didn't even let go of their own people, let alone an outsider like him. "General Ji Xin is a talented general.
In this southern expedition, there was no need for Chen Yongbin's help. The local Siamese immigrants donated 100,000 taels of silver to support the army. He used the 100,000 taels of silver to buy food from Siamese and transported it on the spot. He didn't have to worry about food shortage, and he didn't have to be criticized. He has a good reputation in the local area, and his relationship with Siamese is quite good. The southern border has been stabilized, and it's difficult for the southern border to start another war.
This is the time to mobilize him and his troops to the north to defend against the Mongolians. It's the time to completely solve the nine borders' troubles. How can such a talented general be placed in the barren land of the southern border to open up wastelands? Just for a group of refugees and some copper mines? How short-sighted is Zhang Wei? How selfish is Yang Junmin? How muddle-headed is Wang Jingshi? "
Zhao Zhigao forced a smile and said, "Dongquan, how shrewd is Zhang Wei? How cunning was Yang Junmin? How could Wang Jingshi understand? They knew that if they kept Xiao Jixin in the capital, they would be giving him another chance to make a great contribution. There were not many generals who could win a battle, but there were still quite a few of them. How many generals could win a battle consecutively and mediate the conflicts between the various armies and work together as one?
The three of them were the dragons and phoenixes of the Daming's men. How could they not see the benefits that Hsiao Jixin would bring to the Daming if he were to be in charge of the Nine Borders' border affairs? But they still firmly opposed it. What was the reason? No, it was because completing this task would be more harmful to them than not! How capable was Hsiao Jixin? Three victories in three battles would greatly increase the prestige of the Daming and the prestige of you, Shi Butang! "
Looking at Zhao Zhigao's bright eyes and solemn expression, Shi Xing suddenly felt that no one, including himself, had truly realized what kind of person this famous "Mr. Muddle-Headed" was.
Since the rise of the Cabinet's real power, which cabinet minister was simple?
Even if he got in through experience, Daming had so many experienced old ministers, why was he the only one who got in?
When one reached this position, which one of them was simple?
Shi Xing let out a long sigh.
"I thought that if Hsiao Jixin continued to work hard, I, the Minister of War, would enter the cabinet sooner or later. But now it seems that someone is not willing to let me enter the cabinet, and is not willing to see me take another step forward. Alas! Hide the bow before the birds die, cook the hound before the cunning rabbit dies. Who knows what kind of disaster will happen. Is it really good to kill Hsiao Jixin in Myanmar? Is the country really not in danger? "
Zhao Zhigao laughed and said, "Let's wait and see. If Hsiao Jixin is in the capital, the Mongolians will not dare to act rashly. If Hsiao Jixin is in the southern border, the northern border will certainly be unstable. The wolves on the grassland will not learn their lesson, and there are also the Jin merchants who are in the way. Ningxia is safer, but other places may not be so."
Shi Xing frowned, his face full of worry.
Wang Xijue's memorial was soon sent to the palace, but it was not sent to Emperor Wanli, but to Empress Dowager Li's palace together with Wang Xijue. It was not that Wang Xijue wanted to avoid the emperor, but the emperor did not see anyone. The palace gate was locked, and the imperial seal, which represented the highest will of the country, was in Empress Dowager Li's hands.
Empress Dowager Li began to take power again for a period of time without the officials knowing, even though she was not happy about it.
But Empress Dowager Li had to do these things well, or she would not be able to guarantee a stable life in her old age.
"Xiao Ruxun is smart. He stayed there and did not come back. He took the initiative to guard Burma for the country. If he did not take the initiative, the court could not force him to stay in the barbarian land, which would make it seem that the court was treating the meritorious officials harshly, which would inevitably disappoint others. Since this is the case, let him stay there. Isn't this good? The refugees have a place to go, and you can live in peace. Don't make trouble anymore. "
Empress Dowager Li looked at Xiao Ruxun's memorial and nodded repeatedly.
Wang Xijue said, "Empress Dowager is right. I and the cabinet also think so. But the biggest problem now is what name should we use and what identity should Xiao Ruxun use to guard Burma. Xiao Ruxun sought to guard Burma, but since the establishment of the country, only the Mu family of Yunnan has been guarding Yunnan with the title of Duke of Qian Kingdom, and that is because King Mu is the adopted son of Taizu. Xiao Ruxun has nothing to do with the royal family. If we hastily guard Burma forever, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."
Empress Dowager Li thought for a while and said, "But Burma is different from Yunnan. Yunnan still belongs to the Divine Land of Huaxia and has always been unified by the Central Plains. Burma is a barbarian land. There used to be a Burma Comfort Department, but it was also abandoned by the ancestors. It is not counted as the Divine Land of Huaxia. It is obtained by opening up the territory. Since it is obtained by opening up the territory, we should not use precedent to judge it."
Wang Xijue said, "I also think so. Burma is a barbarian land outside of civilization. The weather is hot and the ground is wet and poisonous. There are not even Han people. I am afraid that no scholar from the Central Plains will be willing to go south to Burma to build a county. It is not convenient for Xiao Ruxun to return to the court, and according to the current situation of the national treasury, we can not allocate money to build a county. So we can only follow the customs of the border and use the army to stabilize the local area. It is necessary to set up a military town to govern, and it is also necessary to let Xiao Ruxun guard it. The only worry is that Xiao Ruxun's identity is not enough to guard the local area."
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