The rise of the poor

"Slander, total slander. I, Zhang Jing, am loyal and swear to be loyal to Your Majesty until death! Everything I do is to wipe out the Japanese pirates, restore the prosperity of Jiangnan, and serve Your Majesty." After hearing this, Zhang Jing's face turned furious and he spoke angrily.

Zhu Ping'an's words ignited Zhang Jing's emotions. In fact, Zhang Jing had already heard some rumors. Some people with ulterior motives who wanted to make the world chaotic maliciously slandered him! He said that he had the key points in his hands, but he was reluctant to send troops to suppress the Japanese. If you don't suppress the Japanese, what are you going to do? I'm afraid you have a rebellious heart, etc.

What nonsense!

Slander!
I, Zhang Jing, am loyal to Your Majesty. I will be Your Majesty's subject in life and Your Majesty's ghost in death. The heaven and earth can bear witness to my heart!
How can we send troops when the garrison troops are so weak and vulnerable? ! The wolf soldiers have just been transferred and have not been assigned or trained together. How can we send troops? ! Forcing troops to send troops is not to suppress the Japanese, but to seek death!

Thinking of these rumors, Zhang Jing became furious, his chest heaving and he could no longer control his emotions.

After hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but think more about it.

Yes, there will definitely be people who criticize and suspect Zhang Jing. Now that the military command power of the provincial governors has not yet been taken away, they have already heard a lot of rumors criticizing Zhang Jing for having too much military power. Some say, "Zhang Jing holds the military power of almost half of the country, and can intercept taxes from south of the Yangtze River to support the army. He has soldiers and food. If he has any ideas, it will turn the world upside down.", and some say, "Zhang Jing holds a large army, but does not listen to the court's strategy of quickly suppressing the Japanese, and has been keeping his troops on hold. What does he want to do?!" Ah, there are countless rumors.

It is conceivable that if Zhang Jing took away the military power of the provincial governors, the rumors would be ten times more than today.

You, Zhang Jing, did not listen to the imperial court's order to quickly suppress the Japanese invaders, and you also took away the military power of the governor authorized by the imperial court. What do you want to do? ! Do you want to learn from Sima Yi and go to Gaoping Mausoleum, or do you want to learn from Zhao Kuangyin and go to Chenqiao? !

"Of course this is slander, but Governor-General, we are deep in the south of the Yangtze River, far away from the central government, and there are many people in the central government who have ulterior motives and deliberately hinder us. How can we avoid slander? We must know that people's words are scary. The emperor is naturally wise and powerful, but three people can make a tiger, Governor-General."

Zhu Ping'an pointed in the direction of the capital and advised Zhang Jing to be careful of the slanderous words of the villains far away in the capital.

In addition, he also implicitly reminded Zhang Jing to be careful of Emperor Jiajing's suspicion.

Although Zhu Ping'an said that Emperor Jiajing was wise and brave, if Emperor Jiajing was really wise and brave, how could three people make a tiger?

You know, Emperor Jiajing was not a majestic and generous emperor. On the contrary, he was an emperor who was suspicious and accustomed to having doubts.

In this regard, Zhang Jing, who had been working in officialdom for decades, knew the character of Emperor Jiajing very well.

"A man of integrity is not afraid of his own shadow. I, Zhang Jing, am loyal and devoted, and the emperor is wise and powerful. Why should I be afraid of the slander of a few villains?"

Zhang Jing clasped his fists and bowed towards the capital, insisting with a stern face.

Still not letting go?

Zhu Ping'an frowned in surprise. He didn't expect Zhang Jing to be so persistent and still refused to give in at this time.

Everyone present thought that Zhang Jing would insist on taking over the military command power of the provincial governors and unifying the command. However, at this time, Zhang Jing changed his tone, coughed, and spoke slowly.

"However, seeing that Zihou, Lord Tu and others are also full of enthusiasm and want to help me solve problems, I cannot let your enthusiasm down. So I will temporarily retain the military command of each governor in their respective areas. However, my orders are higher than yours. Once I give an order, you must follow it immediately and completely without any delay or discount. If you violate it, I will enforce military law. Don't blame me for not warning you."

Zhang Jing finally relented and did not take away the military command power from the governors, allowing them to retain it.

Tu Dashan looked at Zhu Ping'an with some surprise. He didn't expect that Zhu Ping'an could actually convince Governor Zhang.

He really deserves to be the number one scholar. He was able to convince Governor Zhang at this time. Everyone looked at Zhu Ping'an.

"Please rest assured, Governor General, as long as you give us an order, we will immediately and completely follow it!"

Governors Zhu Ping'an, Tu Dashan and others stood up and expressed their opinions almost at the same time. They did not want Zhang Jing to regret it.

"Very good." Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "There is one more thing. I have assigned foreign troops to the five generals Lu Tong, Tang Kekuan, Yu Dayou, Li Fengshi, and Zou Jifang. They also have foreign troops related to the overall situation of suppressing the Japanese in Jiangnan. From today on, they and their troops will be directly led and commanded by me! All governors are not allowed to directly mobilize and command them! If they really need to be mobilized, they must ask me for permission in advance. They can only be mobilized and commanded after I approve it. Do you have any objections?"

After Zhang Jing finished speaking, the scene fell silent.

Zhang Jing was settling for the second best option. He had just failed to unify and take back the military command of the provinces south of the Yangtze River. Now he could make a compromise and take back the command and mobilization rights of the combat-capable generals and troops in south of the Yangtze River, and he would achieve his wish.

As for the military command of other garrison troops, forget it. Their combat effectiveness is poor anyway, and they will be of no use if they are called back. Moreover, they still have to take care of their food, drink, defecation, and military pay, which is also a huge burden.

In fact, it is better now. We only need to take away the command of the combat-capable generals and troops in Jiangnan, and only need to take care of their food, drink, defecation, and military pay, which invisibly reduces more than half of the burden.

Reducing the number of soldiers and generals and going into battle lightly not only ensures combat effectiveness but also reduces the burden. Why not do it?

Zhang Jing narrowed his eyes and glanced at Governors Zhu Ping'an, Tu Dashan and others, waiting for their answers.

As expected, it’s Zhang Jing!
Zhu Ping'an quickly figured out Zhang Jing's intention and couldn't help but give Zhang Jing a thumbs up in his heart.

He is indeed Zhang Jing, and indeed a capable minister whose name will go down in history! His political wisdom and political skills are truly admirable.

Zhu Ping'an even thought that perhaps Zhang Jing did not want to take back the military command of each province. His purpose might be to take back the elite military command of each province, that is, the armies of Lu Tong, Tang Kekuan, and Yu Dayou.

Zhang Jing wanted to take Yu Dayou, Lu Tong, Tang Kekuan and others over, although Zhu Pingan and others were reluctant to let them go.

But
Military orders are like mountains.

Besides, there is no reason to refuse.

As the governor of Jiangnan, Zhang Jing was in charge of the mobilization and command of all troops in Jiangnan. This was also the authority given to Zhang Jing by Emperor Jiajing.

Now Zhang Jing wants to transfer Yu Dayou, Lu Tong, Tang Kekuan and others. How dare Zhu Pingan and others have any objections?

If you have any objections, that means you have objections to the imperial edict of Emperor Jiajing, which is deceiving the emperor. Who dares to have an objection!
"We have no objection!" After a moment, Zhu Pingan and others responded one after another.

"good!"

Zhang Jing smiled with satisfaction. (End of this chapter)