I'm really not the carpenter emperor

In fact, since the Ming Dynasty, since the Hongwu era when the Uzang area was conquered, although the imperial court has not stationed troops, after a series of systems, Zhu Youxiao, the emperor, can still directly manage Uzang affairs.

The lineage of finding the reincarnated soul boy started in the Yongle Dynasty.

After the surrender of Uzang, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the real management of this area, and repeatedly issued imperial edicts, ordering Tibetans to send horses as taxes, undertake corvee labor, or steam black tea, and transport rice for rent. He also repeatedly emphasized in imperial edicts:

"The mediocrity of the people and the endowment of the land are indispensable."

Today in the Ming Dynasty there is a post road from the capital directly to Lhasa, which was built during the Yongle Dynasty. If Zhu Youxiao wanted to send his envoy Uszang to welcome the Panchen Lama, this was the only way.

During the Yongle period, he conquered Mongolia and sailed to the West, and his finances were very tight.

This post road has to pass through the mountains and go straight from the capital to Lhasa. It depends entirely on manpower, the construction period is huge, and there is no short-term profit.

There were quite a few ministers who opposed it, and some angrily denounced it as a kind of prodigal behavior.

However, Emperor Yongle was determined to build this road. He severely punished some ministers who opposed it, and used strong means to unify the thoughts in the court and began to build the road.

The specific ups and downs during the road construction are not known now, Zhu Youxiao only knows that he is enjoying the benefits brought by Emperor Yongle back then, and it is extremely convenient to send orders, send troops, and go to Uzang.

The construction of this road proves Zhu Di's foresight.

Since the reign of Yongle, this post road from the capital directly to Uszang has been the main exchange of tea and horse exchanges between Uszang, an envoy sent by the imperial court, and it has greatly strengthened the connection between Uszang and the imperial court.

"Did Mr. Ge make preparations in advance, or did Mr. Ge have friendship with the Panchen Lama long ago?" Zhu Youxiao thought of this, and suddenly turned to Wei Guangwei and asked with a smile.

This question frightened Wei Guangwei quite a bit, and hurriedly said:

"The minister is the head and assistant, and he knows that he has a heavy responsibility, so he dare not act like a dead body for a moment!"

"Uzang is the most important place for the country, and the Tibetans are also the people of the Ming Dynasty. This was the case in Hong Wunian, and it should be the same in this dynasty. The ministers are only doing their duty!"

"I'm just asking casually, Mr. Ge don't need to be nervous." Zhu Youxiao nodded, and then said:

"The old man thinks that asking the Panchen Lama to sit in Guihua City is not a bit presumptuous?"

"I also know that since the Taizu, the Panchen Lama and the Dalai Lama have always enthroned and preached in U-Tsang. It is somewhat unreasonable to suddenly change the system now."

Wei Guangwei was taken aback when he heard the words, then smiled and said: "Your Majesty is benevolent, it is really too much to worry about..."

"The year of Hongwu followed the practices of the year of Hongwu, and this dynasty has its own rules. The beliefs of the yellow and red sects of Mongolian tribes are uncertain. It is time for the imperial court to unify religions and recover the tribes."

"The opportunity must not be missed, the time will never come, Your Majesty should not hesitate any longer."

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment, sighed, and said slowly: "Last time, I was very worried about Lindan Batur's invasion of the bandits."

Wei Guangwei looked puzzled, "Lindan Batur has been defeated by Zhang Wanbang, the deputy general of Shanxi, what else is His Majesty worried about?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao glanced at him, got up and came to the window eaves, looked at the palace and said:

"Uzang's military strength is weak, if Chahar sees that it is impossible to invade the interior of the invaders, and invades Uzang, the court will be beyond his reach, and the people of Uzang will be devastated, wouldn't it be my fault?"

Wei Guangwei was startled when he heard this.

Listening to His Majesty's intentions, it seems that he intends to use this excuse to garrison troops in U-Tsang and completely bring U-Tsang into the territory of Ming Dynasty!

This kind of thing has never been thought of by an emperor before!

This master really dared to think that since the revocation of Uszang in the Jiajing year, the imperial court's jurisdiction over Uszang has become weaker and weaker.

Although the Panchen Lama and the Dalai Lama in Wusizang had to be finalized by the imperial court to be counted, after all, they had been separated from the imperial court for a long time, and they suddenly sent troops on the pretext, I am afraid that it would have a counterproductive effect.

If U-Tsang became independent directly, the imperial court might have to fight another big war. It was one thing in Liaodong, but another thing in U-Tsang.

Wei Guangwei swallowed his saliva, this happened so suddenly, even he didn't have the slightest precaution.

That's right, who would have thought that the Emperor Tianqi would still want to garrison troops in U-Tsang to completely control U-Tsang!

But having said that, although this kind of move is risky, Daming now has almost no strong enemies in the northwest except for the Chahar Department.

Later Jin suffered a lot in the Liaodong War. The old slave was seriously ill, and he was fighting for his position in civil strife. Even if he wanted to invade Liaodong, it would be difficult to directly threaten the capital.

In China, the implementation of the new salt law has been implemented, and the coastal people have been properly resettled. At this time, it seems that it is not necessary to deal with Uzang.

Zhu Youxiao turned his head and looked at the chief minister of the cabinet quietly. This was the longest thought since Wei Guangwei entered the cabinet in his impression.

He wasn't in a hurry, Zhu Youxiao had always had a good habit of doing things according to his own wishful thinking.

The opinions of the chief minister of the cabinet must be listened to, and the opinions of the cabinet and the military computer room must be asked clearly.

Wei Zhongxian had to let him talk about his thoughts, although it should be useless, other people like Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and other great talents in the world should ask them to make a note.

Only after seeing their ideas, Zhu Youxiao will decide whether to do it or not.

Just like implementing the new salt law, once a decision is made, it will be a storm, and there will only be two outcomes for U-Tsang at that time.

Either be sent troops to calm down, or accept control.

They have no other way to go!

"Minister..." I don't know how much time passed before Wei Guangwei regained his composure tremblingly, got up and knelt down in the hall with a plop, and said loudly:

"Your Majesty's move is the merit of all generations!"

"Since U-Tsang surrendered in the Hongwu period, the Ming Dynasty has never stationed troops. Now the situation is different. Sending envoys to Lhasa to speak to the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama that they are powerful, and generous gifts. Presumably U-Tsang will not go his own way and oppose the court."

Zhu Youxiao was a little surprised, staring and asked:

"George really thinks so?"

Wei Guangwei knew that the emperor thought he was following others, but in fact, he really felt that it was feasible to do so.

"Your Majesty made a clear decision that I can go to Lhasa in person to facilitate this achievement!"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and sat back on the dragon chair.

Zhu Youxiao understands that Wei Guangwei is not agreeing with himself, he really supports this, so it seems that now is the time?

After thinking for a while, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile:

"I understand what Elder Ge means, but besides that, I have to trouble Elder Ge to worry about inviting the Panchen Lama to Guihua City."

"Elder Ge said earlier that he dispatched the Minister of Missions in Guihua City, so let's announce it to all the ministries outside the Great Wall!"

Chapter 496 Wen Tiren Continues to Implement the New Salt Law

"I understand, I will go back and discuss with the elders of the cabinet..."

After Wei Guangwei said this, he didn't leave in a hurry.

He knew in his heart that the trouble caused by Shandong Yanzheng had not been completely resolved, that is to say, the emperor had not finished speaking.

Sure enough, after a while, Zhu Youxiao sat down and said:

"What do you think of Mr. Ge, Wen Tiren, who is in charge of the salt administration in Denglai?"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Youxiao was also quietly waiting for the next article.

In fact, Wei Guangwei had already guessed that this was the reason why he left the Wei Party back then. With the decline of Donglin and the power of the Wei Party, he would be suspected by the emperor sooner or later.

It's not that Emperor Tianqi was too suspicious. In such a situation, if it were another emperor, he couldn't help but wonder if Wei Zhongxian was too powerful.

Compared with others, the emperor's handling is still prioritized. Although Wei Zhongxian withdrew the power of approving awards from the seal of the supervisor of ceremonies last time, there was no further pressing.

In the process of implementing the new salt policy, he re-appointed Wei party officials vigorously and punished the local government. I think he has his own considerations in mind.

Wei Guangwei is an extremely sensitive person, otherwise he wouldn't be sitting in the current position of chief assistant of the cabinet.

As soon as he heard the emperor ask him about Wen Tiren, and then he thought of Wen Tiren's experience as an official, his mind suddenly became clear.

He didn't know anything else. Since the emperor asked this question, he definitely meant to promote Wen Tiren.

Wen Tiren's experience in these years can never be called a prosperous official career. At first glance, it seems to be nothing, but when he thinks about it carefully, every step of his is personally arranged by the emperor, so it is a little frightening to think carefully.

The emperor has a lot of things to do every day, under what circumstances would he care about the promotion and transfer of an official?

Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting... Although these people were also civil servants, they were all promoted and promoted by a piece of imperial edict. Why didn't the courtiers object?

One is that the emperor Gan Gang is arbitrary and does not allow his beak.

The second reason is that they all have one thing in common, that is, they were born as civil servants and joined the army.

What such a person does is either a small military officer or a governor of a place. Even if he is a supervisor, he will not attract too much attention from the courtiers.

Because these official positions are all civil servants who supervise military generals and build armies abroad. Although they seem to be quite powerful, few people who are officials in Beijing envy them.

It is very painful to fall from such a position, and basically you will spend your entire life abroad, and there are very few people who can be transferred back to the capital as an important minister of the court.

Like the governor of a place, once there is any trouble in the jurisdiction, no matter how big or small, the imperial court will basically not punish the generals leading the troops, but they will easily deal with you, the governor.

There are also supervisors, and the scope is even larger.

Take Zhu Xieyuan as an example, once the battle of Liaodong is lost, the entire Liaodong may be overturned in an instant, and he will not be able to escape by then.

Also, why was Xiong Tingbi frequently criticized by courtiers?

It is because of the position of Liaodong Economic Strategy that not only has great power, but also has a great influence on the disputes between parties.

In a word, all parties are envious of this position.

At that time, Xiong Tingbi, although he looked at the high position and power and was in charge of the military power of the entire Liao territory, there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him.

Wen Tiren's situation is completely different from the above. This is a pure civil servant. Although he is sometimes released to handle local government affairs, he will eventually come back.

And judging from Wen Tiren's experience, every time he goes out, he will be more powerful when he comes back.

Since the reign of Tianqi, there are only two pure civil servants who have been favored by the emperor, except for Yang Sichang who was in charge of disaster relief in Shandong in the second year of Tianqi, and only Wen Tiren.

So Wei Guangwei knew in his heart that, despite the indifference of the emperor's question, which seemed like gossip, his next answer represented two directions.

This is the reason why companions are like companions to tigers. The emperor will have many problems like this, and you don't know when one will suddenly arise.

Whenever this time, it may be a choice at the intersection of life.

It all depends on the meaning of your words whether to go straight forward, or to make a wrong choice, to make a wrong choice, and to accidentally walk into a fork.

Back then, Ye Xianggao had only one way to deal with it, which was to play dumb.

Every time the emperor asked questions, he would either look dazed or drowsy, making the emperor dumbfounded and unable to ask why.

In Wei Guangwei's view, this is a good way to deal with it.

However, Ye Xianggao made a wrong choice in the last choice. The emperor gave him a chance to protect his life wisely, but he insisted on devoting himself to the righteousness of Dong Lin, and ended up with the end of nine clans being punished.

The current emperor is obviously not the kid that Ye Xianggao was the chief assistant back then. If he pretends to be stupid, within half a year, he will definitely end up in a very miserable end.

Bite the bullet and choose!

Even if you make a wrong choice, at least you can leave the house and save your family's lives.

Wei Guangwei thought for a while, but didn't reply. His heart was far from calm and breezy as it appeared on his face, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as turbulent.

"What is Mr. Ge thinking?" Zhu Youxiao seemed a little annoyed by waiting, but he didn't look annoyed, and looked over with a smile.

Wei Guangwei was surprised on purpose, as if he had suddenly reacted, and said:

"Wen Tiren Tianqi took charge of disaster relief in Shandong in the second year. I have already seen his talent. Now he is going to Denglai to promote the new salt method. It is also an instant success, and his talent is even more evident."

Zhu Youxiao looked at him and asked:

"Elder Ge means that he thinks that Wen Tiren is a useful talent?"

Wei Guang's heart sank slightly, and said:

"The cabinet is still short of a cabinet minister... However, the Salt Administration of Denglaiqing Sanfu has just been implemented, and there is still a need for imperial envoys to take care of local affairs..."

After finishing speaking, Wei Guangwei peeped at Shangyan and secretly wiped his sweat.

"Wen Tiren is entering the cabinet..." Zhu Youxiao muttered, got up and walked around the Nuan Pavilion with his hands behind his back, thought for a while, and then said:

"This Wen Tiren served as a concubine in the 26th year of Wanli, and later served as an official in Nanjing for many years. His qualifications are enough. According to the elder Ge, this person is not bad for disaster relief in Shandong and practice of salt law in Shandong."

Wei Guang raised his head slightly.

"His Majesty……?"

Zhu Youxiao suddenly laughed and said:

"However, I also feel that the new salt law has just been implemented, and it needs a capable person to take care of it locally. Besides, it seems a bit anxious to call him back directly."

"How about this, after the matter of the new salt law has all subsided, I will ask Wen Tiren to come back to hold a court push. I have already taken care of this matter, so I don't need to mention it again."

As for other things about the new salt law mentioned in these words, it is natural to slowly sift through Shandong officialdom.

This is not only Wen Tiren's last test before entering the cabinet, but also Zhu Youxiao's test of the courtiers' opinions. If there is not much opposition, Wen Tiren's entry into the cabinet at the end of this year or five years after the apocalypse will be a foregone conclusion.

For some reason, although Wei Guangwei had a problem with Wen Tiren, he was still relieved when he heard the words, and said: