"What's more?"
"What's more, Zhang Boying is 46 years old this year, the oldest among all the generals, while Yue Pengju is only 29 years old. Moreover, Zhang Boying's seniority in the army is second only to the Prince of Yan'an, and he became famous a little later than the Prince of Yan'an, while Yue Pengju has only been famous for a few years?" Wang Shuzhan said earnestly, obviously speaking from the heart. "Don't the military value seniority the most?"
"Lord Wang!" Wanqi Xie shook his head repeatedly, sneering, but he no longer called Uncle Wang Zhan, who was only a few years older than him, his great uncle. "His military exploits are fine, but age and seniority are not good terms at this time."
Wang Shuzhan was startled, and then asked hurriedly: "What does Jinglüe mean by this?"
Not only Wang Shuzhan, but also Wang Ruohai and Hu Hongxiu who were sitting with him looked up seriously.
Wanqi Xie sighed, then smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, have you ever heard of the phrase 'coming from behind to win'?"
Wang Shuzhan immediately stamped his feet and laughed bitterly: "Is this the current situation?"
"Why not?" Wan Qi Xie continued to smile. "Whenever the central government needs to do something, and the emperor is young, this word will always be used. Even if the emperor is not as cold-blooded as Emperor Wu of Han, you should know the principle that a new emperor chooses new ministers, right? The word "seniority" depends on when the seniority was acquired. You know, the current emperor has only been on the throne for five years. I dare to ask if the seniority of the person in power in Shaolin Temple can be used? Therefore, even if we compare seniority, we can only look at the seniority of the past few years... Yue Pengju rose to prominence in Huaishang, and inherited Zong Zhongwu's capital, so his seniority is not bad!"
Wang Shuzhan seemed to be thinking about something, and his face became more and more ugly... He was not stupid. According to Wanqi Xie's words, let's not talk about whether the emperor had forgotten the matter in Mingdao Palace. Even if he hadn't, he was just discussing his qualifications in front of the emperor now, just to ask himself, do you have the capital to support Nanjing (Shangqiu)? Do you have the foundation of guarding Bagong Mountain on Huaishang? Do you have the experience of defending Nanyang? Do you have the merit of saving the emperor at Yaoshan?
If we put these aside, what qualifications do we have? !
But the problem is, he has none of these… Of course he has the merit of supporting the emperor, but that went to his relative, the Grand Zongzheng Zhao Shizhen, and it seems that this Zongzheng is no longer in charge of things now. Instead, it is his son Wang Ruohai who has something to do with supporting the emperor. Of course he has military merits and qualifications, but they belong to his son-in-law Hu Hongxiu, and long before that, he himself had made a fool of himself in Nanyang.
Thinking of this, Uncle Wang Zhan couldn't help shaking his head.
But that was not all. Soon Wanqi Jinglüe seemed to see through him and gave him another heavy blow.
"As for age," Wanqi Xie sighed again. "The emperor is only 25 this year, and still prefers young people. It's a bit late for you and me... Lord Wang, listen to my advice. Instead of taking this opportunity to return to the central government to fill a good position, it's better to push your son and son-in-law. Especially Liangbi (Hu Hongxiu's pen name), who was originally named in the official register and had merits and qualifications. It's just that unfortunately, after Yaoshan, the two people he relied on in the Privy Council, one Wang Xianggong died for the country, and the other Liu Chengzhi was hastily sent to an external post, and the new Prime Minister Zhang did not recognize him. And with your family's capital, if you put a little effort on him, he will be able to see through it at once."
Uncle Wang Zhan was embarrassed for a moment, and ignored the fact that his son-in-law was right beside him, and just ignored the conversation.
Seeing this, Wanqi Xie shook his head in his heart and changed the topic back to the previous casual conversation: "In fact, if we say that Zhang Boying has something to rely on, it is not his seniority and age, but his merit in supporting the emperor back then... Among the meritorious officials who supported the emperor back then, only Han and Zhang are left on the military side. They are capital that Zhang Boying will never use up in his lifetime. It's just a pity that he met Yue Pengju."
"Although Yue Jiedu has made contributions, it is not so clear that he is much stronger than Zhang Jiedu, right?" Wang Shuzhan's son Wang Ruohai suddenly interrupted. "Why is he treated so politely by the government?"
"Jiedu Yue's contribution lies not in quantity but in quality; not in size but in timing." At this moment, probably because he saw his brother-in-law speaking, Hu Hongxiu, who had been silent, also responded.
"Liangbi (Hu Hongxiu's courtesy name) is absolutely right!" As soon as these words came out, Wanqi Xie nodded immediately. He was still very optimistic about Hu Hongxiu. At the very least, this person's future was at worst, but he would rise to prominence after the group of people from Guanxi came back. This was also an important reason why he still maintained the relationship with this family.
"What do you mean?" Uncle Wang and Uncle Zhan looked at each other curiously.
"May I ask, Mr. Wang, what is the most difficult thing about the country's internal affairs right now?" Wanqi Xie's expression became slightly serious.
"Yes..." Uncle Wang hesitated for a moment, but still gave a tentative answer. "But is it still finance?"
"It's the finances." Wan Qixie confirmed the other party's answer. "Without money, nothing can be done."
"I know a thing or two about this." Wang Shuzhan finally nodded, understanding a little. "Yue Pengju's campaign to clean up the rebellion in the south was not to mention his military achievements. The key point is that he was clean. The four hundred bandits were gathered so efficiently. It was really amazing. Moreover, compared with others, although his troops once caused some complaints in Jingxiang, they still caused the least harassment to the local area. Looking back now, the local officials in the south also praised him a lot... In any case, it can always give the South a break, which can be regarded as a move to save the situation."
"It's not just that." Wanqi Xie saw that Hu Hongxiu was still a taciturn person in front of his father-in-law, so he simply told him everything. "The emperor was criticized for the Shaoxing incident, and the court was somewhat turbulent. Although Yue Jiedu's battle in Zibochuan was a battle with casualties, it was a quick and clever move... For the central government at this time, it was a great success."
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