When the situation was good, the Donglin Party members criticized Xiong Tingbi of the Chu Party verbally and in writing, saying, "Go ahead, Liaodong needs to replace our comrades." When the situation was bad, the Donglin Party members changed their attitude and said, "Old Xiong, come quickly, it's your turn to clean up the mess again."
The discord between Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen also included disputes over two strategies for the Liaodong war within the court at that time.
Xiong Tingbi was in charge of defense, using time to buy space, asking the court for troops and money to strengthen the military;
Wang Huazhen not only actively advocated war but also boasted a lot, saying things like, "I'm willing to request 60,000 troops to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop" and "In the middle of autumn, I can rest easy and listen to the news of victory."
When the high officials in the court heard their comrades' confidence, they were even more excited. Look at Wang Huazhen, who was able to destroy the Eastern Tartars without paying; look at Xiong Tingbi, who wanted this and that, and had to make arrangements with three parties. How many years would it take and how much money would it cost?
So, the Prime Minister Ye Xianggao stroked his beard and nodded, and the Minister of War Zhang Heming fully supported it. All 140,000 Guangning soldiers were given to Wang Huazhen for command, and the General Xiong Tingbi had only 5,000 troops.
Moreover, Xiong Tingbi refused to provide any soldiers or money he asked for. Old Xiong could only sigh, "I'm fighting a bandit with my bare hands." I don't have the ability to do that!
Zhu Youxiao's words made sense, and Yuan Keli nodded in agreement.
Sun Chengzong pondered for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is quite true. However, Wang Huazhen has already allied himself with the various Mongol tribes, and Li Yongfang is acting as an accomplice. Replacing him at this time could jeopardize his plans. In my opinion, we need to investigate thoroughly."
Zhu Youxiao frowned and looked at Sun Chengzong thoughtfully. After a long while, he finally understood.
Faced with the rise of the Eastern Tartars, despite the major defeats at Sarhu, Shenyang, and Liaoyang, the imperial court still did not regard them as a mortal enemy.
If Zhu Youxiao did not have historical knowledge, if he was born in the Ming Dynasty, he probably would not have believed that the Eastern Tartars with only tens of thousands of troops could gain control of the world.
Although the Ming army in Liaodong was very afraid of the Eastern Tartars, they were not yet afraid to attack and fight against them.
Only after the great defeat in Guangning did the Ming army in Liaodong begin to fear the enemy like a tiger and become terrified at the news of the arrival of the Eastern Tartars.
Therefore, Wang Huazhen and Guangning's more than 100,000 troops dared to take the initiative to attack and even dared to speak so arrogantly.
The court officials, including Sun Chengzong, were eager to fight and wipe out the Eastern Tartars.
Because of this mentality of wanting to win a quick battle, Xiong Tingbi's three-party arrangement and strategic defense had no market and did not receive the approval of most ministers.
Zhu Youxiao smiled bitterly to himself. His eagerness to attack and fight would be useless except for sending heads and supplies to the Eastern Tartars. Instead, it would make the situation worse and the Ming army more discouraged.
But this has not happened yet. How can he use it to convince everyone, including the imperial tutor Sun Chengzong?
"Your Majesty, you can order the ministers to discuss this matter at noon, or you can send an official from the Ministry of War and a Censor-in-Chief to give instructions. Those who disobey will be punished." Yuan Keli felt it was not a good idea to attack the young emperor directly, so he bowed and said tactfully.
Zhu Youxiao lowered his eyelids, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "How about I directly issue an order to transfer Wang Huazhen back and let Xiong Tingbi control the Liaodong military?"
"Your Majesty, please think twice and do not issue an order lightly." Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli's faces turned pale and they all bowed to advise.
"Why?" Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly and asked.
Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli exchanged glances with bitter expressions, and Sun Chengzong finally explained, "Your Majesty, the court has a decree..."
Don't think that just because you are the emperor you can do whatever you want and make anyone you want an official.
After the Battle of Tumu, the Ming Dynasty lost all its meritorious officials and nobles, and no longer had the power to check and balance the civil service group.
The increasingly powerful civil service group increasingly restricted the power of the Ming Dynasty emperors, and they even had no freedom to choose a crown prince.
Especially in the appointment of officials, the Ming Dynasty had a system called "court recommendation".
The so-called "court recommendation" is that when an official position is vacant, the Ministry of Personnel, the Nine Ministers, and the Six Departments will consult together. The participants are at least officials of the third rank and above. They will nominate two or three candidates and present them to the emperor for selection.
After the emperor reviewed the list of candidates recommended by the court, if he was not satisfied, he would reject it and conduct another round of recommendation by the court.
From this perspective, the emperor was just a seal, stamping the name of "Ting Tui" to indicate that the appointment was officially approved.
Could the emperor directly bypass the cabinet and issue an imperial edict, also known as a "Zhongzhi", to appoint or dismiss officials?
It’s not to say that it’s absolutely impossible, but it’s best not to do so.
Sun Chengzong talked about the benefits and importance of "court recommendation". Seeing that the young emperor did not look relieved, Yuan Keli smiled bitterly and told an incident during the Wanli Dynasty.
During the Wanli period, the position of Minister of Personnel was vacant. The emperor recommended several names in court, but was not satisfied with any of them.
Was Emperor Wanli serious and responsible, and was he careful in selecting talents?
Haha, Emperor Wanli had something to say: Damn, I don’t know any of these ministers “recommended by the court”, so how can I know whether they are good or bad, talented or not, what opinion do I have about them?
So he directly issued an imperial decree to promote Li Youzi, whom he knew and thought was a good person, to the position of Minister of Personnel.
The emperor's grace was great, but unexpectedly, Li Youzi refused the emperor's promotion without even thinking about it.
Li Youzi then submitted a petition, stating that "court recommendation" was a custom passed down from our ancestors, and that the person recommended was someone approved by the ministers. The emperor's disregard for the ministers' recommendations and his direct imperial decree to appoint a humble official was unwise.
Emperor Wanli was very angry when he was accused, and he kept all of Li Youzi's memorials without sending them out.
Li Youzi also directly challenged the emperor, telling him every day that he wanted to resign. When the emperor ignored him, he simply resigned.
Is Li Youzi really so upright and upright, and does he really have such good political ethics, that he refuses to take shortcuts to promotion?
Haha, Li Youzi also had something to say: Your Majesty, you don’t know the unspoken rules of our civil service group. If you rely on imperial edicts to get to the top without the recognition of your colleagues, you will be ostracized and isolated, and your life will be very difficult!
Even if you offer a promotion with good intentions, being rejected is not the worst thing that can happen. If the cabinet does not approve the emperor's imperial edict, the cabinet can refuse to execute it and "return" it.
This is really a slap in the face, a slap in the face of the emperor!
For example, Emperor Zhengde was repeatedly "rejected" by the cabinet, which was a slap in the face.
Therefore, the emperor would not usually issue an imperial edict directly to appoint or dismiss officials. Moreover, the appointed or dismissed officials would not necessarily accept the edict and express their gratitude.
So this is how it is!
Zhu Youxiao's expression changed several times, and he sighed secretly, but he was also ruthless in his heart.
MMP! I can’t appoint officials, can I order you to die?
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