Chapter 627 Lu Xiangsheng's Trust
According to the arrangement, Liaoxi and Dongjiang Town launched a limited attack on the emerging Qing Dynasty.
Moreover, the choices of these two places are very good, and they are places where Huang Taiji must do his best to deal with it.
In this way, Zhao Xing believed that the third Qing Dynasty invasion in history would no longer exist.
So he easily met Lu Xiangsheng.
After resigning from Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng visited Zhao Xing.
Lu Xiangsheng is a truly talented person and a truly principled person.
He had an inherent prejudice against the Jinyiwei, and he had a stubborn disgust towards Zhao Xing's deliberate suppression of the Donglin Party members.
Even if Zhao Xing always valued promotion, he could not change his beliefs.
But in the officialdom, what should be gone must be gone, and the procedures cannot be wrong. This is also a kind of personality adaptation of Lu Xiangsheng.
Zhao Xing didn't care about Lu Xiangsheng's coldness towards him at all, but said enthusiastically: "Lord Lu has been in the Ministry of Revenue for so long, and has managed the Ministry of Revenue in an orderly manner, and has made great contributions."
Lu Xiangsheng said lightly: "Xinghou is praised by mistake. How can the subordinates know the ability of the subordinates? I am not good at managing finances and can not cause any major trouble for the court. This is because of the various rules set by Lord Yang. I only need Xiao Gui Cao Sui. Also, the new policy that the emperor and you are vigorously promoting has increased several times of income for our treasury and Ministry of Revenue, and it has also made the operation of the Ministry of Revenue no longer difficult. Therefore, the credit is not with me, but with the emperor, Xing Hou and Lord Yang."
Although he has always been disgusted with Zhao Xing, Lu Xiangsheng is a very fair person and does not erase his achievements because he dislikes him.
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng was one of the few people among the Donglin Party members who firmly supported the new policy. For example, when he was in his hometown, he wrote letters to persuade their tribesmen and relatives to take the lead in implementing the new policy. This led to the smooth progress of the new policy in that area.
"So the emperor's keen eyes and transferred Lord Yang back to the Ministry of Revenue and joined the cabinet center to manage the world's financial resources well. And transferred you to the northwest to show your strengths."
"So Xinghou, what are the requirements for the subordinates?" Lu Xiangsheng knew that Zhao Xing's arrangements were all the same as the emperor, but in the final analysis, it was not your operation behind it?
Asking the emperor about the strategy of the northwest is just a formality. However, asking Zhao Xing for advice comes from sincerity.
I admire Zhao Xing very much in terms of strategy and tactics. That was caused by Zhao Xing's real sword and gun.
Zhao Xing sincerely ordered him: "First of all, when you arrive in the northwest, you must cooperate with Lord Sun Chuanting. You must follow the rules set by everyone at the beginning. He will not interfere in your military affairs, but you should not interfere in his government affairs."
Then he told him frankly: "When the three major governors of the world were established, they finally got their eyebrows and beards, which was not good. That's why I had a talk with Lord Sun Chuanting and Lord Yang Sichang, and finally completely stripped of military and political affairs. I don't want you to confuse this matter again after you go."
The Shanxi Governor’s military and political control was in charge, and Lu Xiangsheng also knew that there was a huge crisis hidden here. Once someone was ill-behaved and reached this position, it would be quite harmful to the Ming court.
Lu Xiangsheng is a true gentleman. What those literati and gentlemen never forget is the emergence of vassal states that strictly guarded the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, at this point, Lu Xiangsheng not only did not resist, but instead agreed with both hands.
"Faced with the military in the northwest, you must do both the use of suppression and pacification. You cannot rely too much on Zhao'an like Yang He, but you cannot rely blindly on suppression like Hong Chengchou. You must grasp this standard well."
Lu Xiangsheng bowed: "The officials remember."
"For those who are stubborn, such as Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, you must not implement enlistment. Because they are capricious and ambitious. Their acceptance of enlistment is just a time to take a breath and prepare for rebellion in the future. You must remember this."
Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "And for the other bandits, we must divide and disintegrate. Those who can be recruited will be recruited. Then, the people who have been recruited will be transferred to Lord Sun Chuanting for resettlement. You will continue to concentrate on your military."
"It is really great that Lord Sun Chuanting has implemented the system of nationalizing the unowned land and then contracting it out in the northwest. I will definitely do this."
Then he bowed to Zhao Xing: "The official has a reluctant request, and I hope Xing will wait for help."
Zhao Xing smiled and said, "What else can I do to help you?"
Lu Xiangsheng said solemnly: "The task that Xiaguan accepted was too long this time. The northwest is the center of the strategy. The Xiaguan just took over and will focus on the northwest. And the military affairs on the Shanxi front line of Xuanda are far from reach. Therefore, the Xiaguan also wanted to trouble the Marquis. During the period when I went to the northwest to rectify the military affairs of the northwest and were familiar with the situation in the northwest, I helped me patrol the military affairs of Shanxi and Xuanda. Please ask me."
When he said this, Zhao Xing laughed.
During the last war in the Gyeonggi, the 10 brothers who had originally made sworn brothers in the Duke's Mansion were later promoted to important positions due to military merits and placed in important military towns along the Great Wall, becoming important positions such as generals.
With great military achievements and the foundation of being a direct descendant of the Duke of the Kingdom, the more important thing is that the sworn brothers of the second emperor Zhao Xing were the background. It can be said that they were a group of arrogant soldiers.
Ordinary people can't help them at all. Lu Xiangsheng is only 36 years old now, and it's okay to be young. This is what Zhao Xing and the emperor took his neck and pulled it all the way up. If he followed the habits of old-age politics in this era, if he wanted to achieve this position, he would probably have to wait a while.
Of course, Lu Xiangsheng later rose so quickly in history, and he was also under Emperor Chongzhen at that time. There was indeed no one available to him, which was directly related.
But no matter what, Lu Xiangsheng has real ability, whether in history or now.
Therefore, there is a comment in history books that Lu Xiangsheng's death in battle defeated the last glimmer of hope in the Ming Dynasty.
Then this time he asked himself, it was obvious that he wanted to go to the place of these brothers for him first, to keep a town for him, and to let himself open up the situation for him first.
A smart person is smart when doing things. He is considered to have found the right candidate.
But is there any reminder from Emperor Chongzhen behind his request?
This matter is uncertain. Because Chongzhen is now anxious when he sees Zhao Xing squatting in Beijing and always wandering in front of his eyes.
There are so many important things outside that you need to do, how can you always squat in front of me?
Zhao Xing cheerfully agreed to Lu Xiangsheng: "Okay, since Lord Lu has invited me, what else should I say? When the emperor asked me to follow you to the northwest, I was worried that Lord Lu would be a little suspicious of me. Since that's the case, I will go for you first, and then after Yang Sichang returns to Beijing, I will explain to him the reason for this arrangement."
It is very necessary to have a good talk with Yang Sichang. Although he was transferred to his post this time and he was allowed to join the cabinet, he was promoted and used seriously, but he was still afraid that Yang Sichang would have a barrier for himself.
Lu Xiangsheng bowed to him with gratitude: "Then please, the marquis."
"When will you leave?"
"Tomorrow morning." Then he said worriedly: "The situation in the northwest is indeed very tense. The subordinates dare not delay, for fear of delaying the imperial affairs."
Zhao Xing stood up and said, "Then I won't delay the adults. I'll prepare too. You go out of the west gate tomorrow and I go out of the north gate."
Chapter completed!