Daming Military Empire

Chapter 564 Zhang Pu Enters Beijing
Zhang Pu was also a celebrity in the history of the late Ming Dynasty. In the turbulent era of the late Ming Dynasty, he was full of enthusiasm. He rose up after Donglin, united with righteous people, organized and presided over the restoration of literati groups, and wanted to support the Ming Dynasty with one hand. The world is crumbling.

In the days when the eunuchs were powerful, the young Zhang Pu stepped forward regardless of the danger, raised his arms, and called on the literati to break the sect's views, put the country first, and set up the banner of making friends with literature, so as to unite the scholars of the world His heart, his courage to uphold justice, also moved the world.

However, his method of saving the country and the people was biased. He refused to go out of office step by step and get promoted through seniority, but he wanted to control the intellectual circles and the examination room by recruiting disciples, and finally achieved the goal of controlling the political power.

This is tantamount to building a castle in the air, which looks magnificent without any foundation. Even if it is built miraculously, it will collapse in just a few seconds.

However, I have to say that Zhang Pu's ability is still amazing. He once used the name of the leader of Fushe, a civil organization leader without any actual position, to remotely control the decision-making of the court and decide the appointment and dismissal of officials. Being pinched by him, he had no choice but to obey.

Remotely controlling the imperial court in the countryside and ruling the world as an idler, this is the evaluation of many scholars in later generations. His arrogance and ability are unprecedented and unprecedented.

It is said that Zhang Pu was finally assassinated by Zhou Yanru, who couldn't bear it, or some other bigwig because he was too arrogant.

Of course, these are all things of the Chongzhen Dynasty. In that desperate situation, he may have had no choice but to come up with the Arabian Nights-like way to save the country. In the Chongzheng Dynasty, Ming had already prospered under Zhu Cijiong's governance , At the peak of his power, the country naturally didn't need him to save him, so before he showed his head, he was held down by the prophet Zhu Cijiong and sent to the northwest.

In many cases, the environment can also determine a person's fate. There is no doubt about Zhang Pu's ability. The great Ming Dynasty produced a cadre with astonishing political achievements.

At this time in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Zhang Pu had been killed by the big bosses of the court, and he drove westward. At this time in the Chongzheng Dynasty, Zhang Pu had a good official career, soared, and became a rising star in the political circle of the Ming Dynasty.

Time and fate, Zhang Pu kept sighing on the way to Beijing. When he was dispatched to the Northwest by the emperor together with the members of the Fushe, he thought that his life was over, and a county magistrate would sit until his death, but he never thought Well, the emperor didn't mean to crush him to death, and officials at all levels didn't have any prejudice against him, and all the achievements he made were recorded. When it was time for promotion, he was promoted as usual without any delay.

People with great ability, sometimes rely on luck to succeed, but more often, they rely on their own keen eyesight or unique sense of smell. Zhang Pu immediately understood that the emperor was not disgusted when he was promoted. He is a man, but he does not want him to form a party to interfere in the government.

Wanting to understand this, he immediately called the backbone of the Fushe together, analyzed the gains and losses, explained the situation, and then publicly announced the dissolution of the Fushe.

When he did this, he was appreciated by the emperor. Chen Zilong, the governor of the three provinces sent by the emperor, immediately began to promote him. His promotion speed was as fast as riding a rocket. In just a few years, he was promoted to the second-rank Zuo Buzheng. !
Of course, he didn't know that Chen Zilong was not promoted by Zhu Cijiong's instructions, but he valued his ability and was promoted normally.

Later, Zhang Cai, his fellow countryman, good friend, and right minister Zhang Cai was transferred to the capital to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, and often wrote letters to encourage him. He will also be transferred to the capital.

Sure enough, in just over a year, he received an order to go to the capital to serve as the Minister of the newly formed Ministry of Transport!

Finally entered the center of the imperial court, Zhang Pu didn't know why the emperor valued him, but he knew that only by working hard and making achievements would he be promoted. One of the county magistrates did it.

Therefore, after receiving the transfer order, he did not procrastinate at all. He immediately found a train and rushed to the capital. He wanted to ask Zhang Cai, Chen Zilong and other close friends about the management experience of the capital's big yamen, and then set about setting up the transportation department. , Take good care of railways, roads, and waterways.

But he never thought that he had just arrived the night before, and before he had time to reminisce with Zhang Cai, the next morning, the emperor sent someone to order him to go to the Qianqing Palace for a meeting to discuss the establishment of the new yamen!

He was so ignorant that he was led by the eunuch who passed the decree, out of Zhang Cai's mansion, into the palace, and came to the meeting room of Qianqing Palace.

He walked in and saw that the inside was almost full, and there were only two seats left. The main seat was definitely not reserved for him, it was the emperor's seat, and the rest was the second seat from the left.

He observed secretly, and he knew quite a few of those present.

The first one on the left is Yang Sichang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who is in charge of officials, so he naturally knows him;

The first one on the right is Cheng Guoxiang, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He often asks this God of Wealth for money, and he naturally knows him;

The second one from the right is Zhang Cai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce. He has just come out of his mansion, so it is impossible not to know him;

He also knew the third one from the left, who was the champion of Xinweike Wu Jianye in the fourth year of Chongzheng. He was also a Jinshi of Xinweike.
The next few people are a bit strange, they don't seem to be officials in court, because none of them are wearing official uniforms.

He took a closer look, and he really recognized him.

The third one from the right is Luo Yangxing, the former commander of Jinyiwei, who is now the treasurer of the Royal Nikko Bank of the Ming Dynasty.

The fourth on the left is Xu Erjue, the chief treasurer of the Ming Royal Xinglong Company. This young master Sun of Xu Guangqi, the chief minister of the cabinet, has been of great help to the Shanxi merchants under him, so he naturally knows it;

He doesn't know the next few, and they are likely to be the big shopkeepers of other royal firms. Why have these people been recruited? They don't seem to be compatible with the formation of the new yamen, right?
Although he had a lot of thoughts in his mind, in fact, the past time was not long. On the surface, he just walked into the meeting room, glanced at it briefly, and then froze there.

The second seat from the left was probably reserved for him, but he was a little hesitant and didn't dare to take the initiative to sit there.

Because although his rank is high, to put it bluntly, he was only a local official before. Compared with the few big men in the capital in front of him, he is not at the same level at all.

Fortunately, these people are all tactful and sophisticated people. As soon as he came in, everyone he knew and didn't know began to greet him warmly. Yang Sichang on the left stood up and waved: "Master Zhang, come and sit down, I'm missing you One."

(End of this chapter)