Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 434, the butt decides the head

"Your Majesty's move is clever, it's really clever!"

All the officials were silent, and no one dared to stand up and object at this time.

Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

After carefully tracing the cause of the whole incident, you can clearly see the layout of Emperor Hongzhi immediately.

First, the Tartars went south, and Emperor Hongzhi was determined to fight the Tartars. He changed his previous passive defense policy and took the initiative to fight the Tartars in the wild.

If he wins the battle, it is naturally a good thing. His prestige as Emperor Hongzhi can be like the sky, and he can establish his own prestige.

If the battle is lost, Emperor Hongzhi can find an excuse casually, and severely find out the problems existing in the Ming army, and then, like now, start a massacre, and the murdered officials are terrified. military power.

There are too many problems in the Ming army, and this is not only because of the military power controlled by the civilian group, it is the combination of many aspects that lead to everything we have now.

Emperor Hongzhi also found a good reason, that is, the current Ming army has no combat effectiveness at all, and it is no longer able to shoulder the responsibility of defending the country. It has come to a time when it must be reorganized.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with the restructuring. The key point is that the restructuring was just an excuse. The real purpose was to take back the military power into the hands of the emperor. hands of the emperor.

"What do you think, dear friends?"

"Everyone talks, speaks freely."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help smiling, and asked again.

"I think it's wrong~"

At this time, a powerful censor stood up and said very righteously.

"Oh, what does Dong Aiqing think is wrong?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the censor and asked indifferently.

"This military system is the ancestral system and the foundation of the country. How can it be easily reformed?"

"Moreover, the military power has always belonged to the Ministry of War. It is the ancestral system to use civil and military power to prevent military generals from usurping the throne. If the military system is changed, I am afraid that the country will be shaken and the country will change hands."

"Your Majesty, the military system cannot be changed!"

Dong Yushi said sadly.

There are two core points in his words. One is that the current military system is the ancestral system. It is passed down from the ancestors and cannot be easily changed. The second is that the Ministry of War cannot be changed. Usurping the throne and seizing power, shaking the country.

"Your Majesty, what Dong Gong said is reasonable, the military system cannot be changed, please think twice, Your Majesty."

There was obviously more than one person with the iron head, and another minister stood up to express his opposition.

With the beginning of the person, people in the hall suddenly stood up to express their opposition. Military power is too important. Once it is taken back to the emperor's hands, it means that in the future, these ministers want to restrict the imperial power. Difficult.

Since ancient times, political power has come from the barrel of a gun, and those in charge of military power have the toughest waists. When the emperor has military power, those ministers like them will not have a good life.

Emperor Hongzhi looked coldly at the ministers who jumped out one by one, but he had already remembered them all in his heart.

After thinking about it, Emperor Hongzhi looked at the British Duke Zhang Mao.

Seeing the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi, Zhang Mao immediately understood what to do. This reform of the military system is a good thing for them, the generals and honorable group.

When the military power returned to the hands of the emperor, it would naturally be delegated to the hands of noble generals like them, and the era of civil servants governing the military would be gone forever.

Moreover, Zhang Mao is also a big capitalist now, and now he has slowly tasted the benefits of foreign trade, and he also knows that in foreign trade, these capitalists urgently need a strong Ming Dynasty to support them.

This powerful Ming Dynasty is not only strong in national power, but more importantly, strong in force, capable of sweeping away all obstacles that prevent capitalists like them from making a fortune.

To give a very simple example, the merchant ships going to the Japanese country of North Korea are affected and harassed by pirates. They used to be able to go there once a month, but because of the influence of pirates, everyone became cautious and frightened. Dare to go to sea.

It is reasonable to say that the navy of Daming should be dispatched to wipe out the Japanese pirates and pirates along the way to facilitate the exchange of merchant ships, but can the navy of Daming wipe out the Japanese pirates and pirates?
I'm afraid they can't even find the pirates and pirates anywhere. Even if they were found, given the current situation of the Daming Navy, it would be impossible to wipe out the pirates and pirates.

In addition, they have sent people to find the big silver mine in the country of Wa that Liu Jin mentioned.

New capitalists like Zhang Mao really want to eat this piece of fat, but the silver mine is in the country of Japan. If they want to eat this silver mine, can the people of the country of Japan agree easily?

In the final analysis, in the end, fists are still needed to solve the problem. As long as the Japanese people are scared, they will naturally hand over the silver mine.

But relying on the current army of Ming Dynasty, can the country of Wa be conquered?

This is only for North Korea and Japan. In the future, we will go to Nanyang, Luzon, Gold Island, Australia, South Asia, Africa and Europe, etc. These places have infinite wealth, but if you want to do business safely, Then there must be a powerful Ming army escort.

Obviously, the current Ming army cannot fulfill this mission and task, so this military system is necessary.

It is unrealistic to expect the Ming army to be controlled by these civilian groups. It is necessary to take back the general power, and then carry out a thorough restructuring of the Ming army to build a powerful Ming army to protect the expansion and capital development of Ming.

"Your Majesty, I thought that our Daming army was weak in armaments, low in combat power, full of ills, and could no longer defend our home and country. The Tartars repeatedly went south and entered our Shenzhou every year to burn, kill and loot, but we have a million troops in the Ming Dynasty, but we take them. There is no way."

"It is indeed the time when the system has to be reformed. I think that your Majesty's method of reforming the system is far-sighted and far-sighted. It is a long-term consideration for my Ming Dynasty and my Chinese people."

Zhang Mao patted Emperor Hongzhi's flattery indiscriminately, which made Emperor Hongzhi smile with satisfaction.

"Your Majesty, what Zhang Gong said is justified. My Ming army has already accumulated a lot. When it comes time to apply heavy medicine, it must be reorganized, and it must be restructured in depth to create a strong army, so that my Ming Dynasty will have no more troubles."

With Zhang Mao at the beginning, Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu also expressed his support.

Cheng Guogong, Ding Guogong, and Yingguo Gong are almost all representatives of the military generals Xungui Group, and they all wear a pair of pants. Zhang Mao and Zhu Fu expressed their support, and the military generals Xungui Group followed suit to express their support.

This matter is absolutely beneficial to them, how could they not support it.

"Liu Aiqing, what do you think?"

Emperor Hongzhi's face was full of smiles, and then he looked at Liu Jian. He was the head of the cabinet, the head of all officials, and the head of civil servants. His opinion was very important.

"Chen... I think that the Ming army has indeed reached the point where it must be reorganized, but how to change it still needs to come up with a detailed charter."

Liu Jian pondered for a while, thought for a while and said slowly.

He knew very well why Emperor Hongzhi wanted to open the killing ring this time, and he also knew clearly that if Emperor Hongzhi could not achieve his goal of taking back military power, then more ministers would be implicated, and there would be more heads here at Caishikou move place.

Emperor Hongzhi has already caught many people's pigtails.

As far as Liu Jian is concerned, it's the same. Liu Yu and him are fellow villagers, and he was recommended by him alone, and he doesn't take Liu Yu's filial piety every year. This alone is enough to make Liu Jian's life difficult.

To be honest, there are not many clean buttocks in this court, and they can be found out by just checking. In the past, Emperor Hongzhi was stupid and didn't know how to use the power of the factory guards. Now there are factory guards.

In addition to the theft of the official warehouse, the Li Guang case, and the current case, no one knows how many braids Emperor Hongzhi has in his hands.

As a smart man and a qualified politician, he knew it was time to compromise.

This military power was taken back by Emperor Hongzhi. If he did not take it back, more people would die. In the end, Emperor Hongzhi could forcefully implement new military reforms and take back the general power.

Now make a political compromise, allowing Emperor Hongzhi to take back the military power to hold the heads of many people and keep the interests of the civil service group, otherwise the loss will only be greater.

Hearing Liu Jian's words, Emperor Hongzhi nodded in satisfaction. As long as he supports the reform, the military power is in his own hands. As for how to change it, that is the business of the following people. Emperor Hongzhi doesn't need to worry too much .

Emperor Hongzhi smiled with satisfaction, but the civil servants in the court were all dumbfounded, and they all looked at Liu Jian, the meaning was obvious, Liu Jian, do you have a fever in your head?

At this time, he actually supported Emperor Hongzhi to reform the military system. Once the military system was changed, the power would be in the hands of Emperor Hongzhi, and it would be impossible to return to the hands of the civil official group in the future.

It is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to have a second Civil Fort Change, and it is also impossible for a second Yu Qian to appear. They have no chance to snatch military power from the emperor.

"I also feel that the time has come for the military system to be changed. My Ming Dynasty has been suffering from severe border problems over the past few years, and the people on the border have suffered greatly from it. My Ming Dynasty has an army of one million, but there is no way to take down the small grassland tartars. , The root of all this is still in the military system.”

Li Dongyang is also a smart and understanding person. He has already seen that Emperor Hongzhi was looking for this opportunity to take back his military power, so after Liu Jian made his statement, he also wisely stood up to express his support for Emperor Hongzhi.

Xie Qian looked at Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, and immediately understood, so he also stood up to express his support.

"Your Majesty, I object. I want to impeach Liu Jian, the downpayer of the cabinet, and Li Dongyang and Xie Qian. As important ministers of the cabinet, they are doing nothing and eating nothing."

At this time, Dong Yushi stepped forward again, and like a mad dog, he directly bit the elders of the three cabinets in one bite, and directly put on the hats of the three of them.

It is also a characteristic of Ming Dynasty politics to control the big with the small. The rank of the censor is very low, but they can directly impeach the cabinet ministers, and they do not need any evidence at all to impeach, they only need to speak.

"Your Majesty, the military system is the ancestral system and the foundation of the country. It cannot be easily shaken. The military department controls the soldiers and uses literature to control the military. It is also for the future generations of the Ming Dynasty and prevents generals from usurping power."

After impeaching the three elders of the cabinet, he said with a heartbroken heart that, in his opinion, once the military system is changed, the country of Ming Dynasty will be shaken, and at the same time, it is very likely that there will be generals like Zhao Kuangyin in yellow robes in the future.

Of course, these are all excuses. The real reason is that the civil servants will lose their military power. Emperor Hongzhi can take back his military power today, and he can take back more power tomorrow.

Similarly, once the military system is changed, the military general Xungui Group, which has been suppressed with great difficulty, will inevitably revive. From then on, the civil officials like them will no longer have the final say in this Ming Dynasty.

This is the root cause of their opposition from civil servant groups. In the final analysis, it is the interest groups that determine their respective positions.

"Ancestral system?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Dong Yushi coldly, then said with a sneer: "I am not very good at history, please tell me, Aiqing, what was the military system like during the Taizu and Chengzu periods? "

"Your Majesty, the military system during the period of Taizu and Chengzu is the same as it is now. The current military system was established by His Majesty Taizu. It is the foundation of Ming Dynasty for generations to come."

When Dong Yushi heard this, he thought for a while and said.

"It's the same?"

Emperor Hongzhi smiled, finally seeing the shamelessness of these civil servant groups.

You actually told me that there is no difference, that the old ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang will need the consent of you civil officials to dispatch troops?
Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's rhetorical question, and looking at Emperor Hongzhi's cold eyes, Dong Yushi suddenly broke out in cold sweat, and only then remembered that thousands of people had lost their heads during this period.

Thinking of this, I immediately felt a chill in my neck, and then suddenly felt like a deflated balloon.

Everyone is afraid of death, and so is he.

As for leaving a name in history and dying with direct remonstrance, it also depends on the situation. When meeting a good-tempered emperor, such as the former Emperor Hongzhi, everyone is very happy to spit on Emperor Hongzhi.

However, the current Emperor Hongzhi clearly wants to take back his military power. If he is tough with Emperor Hongzhi, his death may be in vain. Emperor Hongzhi has already killed thousands of people, so he probably wouldn’t care about killing himself one more time. .

After thinking about this clearly, look at those important ministers in the court. Everyone is very smart, just like Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. The same fools stood up against it, and even the smart ones expressed their support.

Dong Yushi understood immediately, and then sighed helplessly. After all, this Daming belongs to their old Zhu family.

The entire hall was silent, and many smart people expressed their opinions one after another, expressing their support for Emperor Hongzhi's restructuring, and feeling that Emperor Hongzhi was far-sighted and far-sighted.

As for the fool with the top iron, facing such a situation, he is powerless, and there is no way to prevent Emperor Hongzhi from taking back his military power.

"Since everyone expresses their support, then this matter will be settled like this. Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Zhang Mao, you three, just come up with a restructuring plan."

Emperor Hongzhi was very satisfied with the result. Although some people objected, most of them were smart people, so in the end he also handed over the restructuring to Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Zhang Mao, which can be regarded as saving some face for the civil official group.

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