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Chapter 1310: Warrior Power

"My Lord, you must not be the governor of the anti-bandit movement!"

Facing Sun Shixiang's words of advice, Chen Zhong said disapprovingly: "Why not? Fu Zonglong, Wang Qiaonian can do it, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui can do it, why can't my Marshal do it?"

Sun Shixiang glanced at Chen Zhong, revealing a hint of contempt, and said to the Earl of Yongning: "My Lord, there has been no precedent in our dynasty for two hundred years since Emperor Yingzong.

Moreover, no matter whether it was the Cabinet, the Six Ministries, or the Three Departments and Nine Ministers, they were all controlled by civil officials. Even the Five Military Commanderies, which should have been in the hands of military heroes, became a useless decoration.

It can be said that everything from the central government to the local governors, prefectures and county officials is in the hands of civil officials. Once Lord Bo takes up the post of governor-general to suppress the bandits, there will be no way to continue the war!"

"Why is there no way to fight? What do you mean there is no way to fight?" Chen Zhong yelled with a look of dissatisfaction.

Sun Shixiang glanced at him again, and then said to Zhang Cheng: "Once you take up the post of governor-general of the anti-bandit campaign, your deployment of troops, food and grass supply, merit and demerit investigation, and decision-making on battle and defense will definitely be hindered everywhere, putting our Yongyi Army in a passive position all the time. How can we not lose this battle!"

Chen Zhong also understood a little bit at this moment. He scratched his head and said, "Could it be...could it be that they dare to openly disobey the emperor's order?"

"Imperial order?"

Sun Shi asked the opposite question, and then continued: "In the palace, it is the emperor's order, and outside the palace, it depends on how the officials at all levels implement it."

He looked at Chen Zhong again and said to him patiently, "Chen Zhong, let me ask you, just like our uncle, if he followed the emperor's orders in everything, how could he have achieved what he has today? I'm afraid he would have been ruined by the emperor's orders.

On the other hand, how can the current emperor's decree be carried out? Doesn't it still rely on court officials at all levels to do things? If they are of one mind, wouldn't they be deceiving their superiors and concealing the truth from their subordinates?

At that time, they can completely turn black into white, take all the credit on themselves, and put all the blame on Lord Bo and the Yongyi Army. What will be the result then?"

He Zhenxiong said unconvincedly: "These damn guys are so despicable!"

He said angrily: "If you ask me... every civil servant in the world should be killed, and their entire families should be killed."

"Hey... General He, don't be so absolute!"

Hu Yiwen, the military advisor beside the Earl of Yongning, retorted: "The opposition between the civil and military officials has existed for a long time. It has never stopped since the founding of the country. It was only after the Tumu Incident that most of the nobles who rose to power through military means died, which allowed the civil officials to gain power and continue to this day.

However, there were also factions among the civil servants. Since the time of Emperor Shenzong, due to the dispute over the foundation of the country, his ambiguous attitude led to speculation among the ministers, resulting in the Xuan, Kun, Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties and the Donglin Party becoming two major factions. They fought openly and secretly against each other, and the government became increasingly corrupt.

Later, during the reign of Emperor Xizong, the dominant Donglin Party began to fight with the Eunuch Party, which lasted until the current situation. After the Chongzhen Emperor ascended the throne, he completely eradicated the power of the Eunuch Party, allowing the Donglin Party to become the only dominant party and even able to influence the government, eventually becoming a powerful force that could not be eliminated.

However, today's Donglin faction has long deviated from its original philosophy and has become a pure interest group. And it is precisely because of interests that they have once again split into small groups, which are fighting against each other and vying for power.

But even so, once it comes to the dispute between civil and military officials, they will band together again and do their best to protect their vested interests, and will never allow the power of the court to fall into the hands of military officials. "

Hu Yiwen's long speech roughly described the origin of the factional strife in the Ming Dynasty. Although he still did not fully explain the harmfulness, it was almost correct. Zhang Cheng, the Earl of Yongning, looked at Hu Yiwen with a little more approval. This young man was well-read and quick-witted. What was even more rare was that he had a clear mind and could analyze things soberly and calmly to get to the essence of the matter.

"If that's the case, then we warriors will have no power? No one will guarantee our interests?"

Hu Yiwen looked at He Zhenxiong, who was full of indignation, and smiled slightly. He turned his head to look at his master Sun Shixiang, and then looked at Earl Yongning, and then he said, "We warriors also have some power groups, but most of them are limited to one place, not like the civil official groups that spread throughout the entire Ming Dynasty court. From the central government to the local areas, all the literati are in power!"

"Oh..." He Zhenxiong looked a little excited: "Come... Mr. Hu, tell us about it and see what forces our warriors have."

Hu Yiwen did not speak directly, but looked at Earl Yongning again, and seeing him nodding and smiling at him, he slowly said: "There are also several forces among our warriors, but most of them are limited to one place or one province.

For example, in Liaodong, the original Zuo family, now the Wu family, can be regarded as a relatively powerful military group, almost completely controlling the entire Liaodong defense line of the Ming Dynasty. The court invests millions of grain and salaries every year, but dares not ask how it is used and spent. "

Seeing everyone nodding in agreement, he looked more radiant and continued, "Then there is my Earl of Yongning and our Yongyi Army. If we say that they are a new military power group, they are well-deserved!"

Hu Yiwen paused for a moment, and scanned the people in the general's tent. Seeing that there were indeed no outsiders present, he continued, "Our Yongyi Army has tens of thousands of elite infantry and cavalry, strict military discipline, brave soldiers, and better armor, weapons, guns, and ammunition than other local government troops. In addition, the generals of Shanxi and Datong are of the same mind as us, and we have also planted our secret lines in Jinan, Henan, and even Shaanxi.

If we only consider the military strength, we may be slightly inferior to the Zu family and the Wu family in Liaodong, but if we consider the overall combat power, we are much stronger than the Liaodong generals.

What is even more rare is that the Liaodong military forces consume millions of food and wages from the imperial court every year, while nearly half of the food and wages for our Xuanda troops come from the local area, especially the food and wages needed by our Yongyi Army, which are almost self-raised.

This alone will save the court more than one million taels of silver every year. Comparing the two, our Yongyi Army is better than the Liaodong generals."

Chen Zhong was also attracted by his series of topics and asked, "Officer Hu, are there any other military forces? For example, Zuo Liangyu and others?"

"They don't count."

Hu Yiwen said: "To be called a force, in addition to its own strength, it must have a foundation for survival. The roots of the Liaodong generals are in Liaodong, and their foundation is the Jiannu. As long as the Jiannu survives, the Liaodong generals will exist forever.

The roots of our Yongyi Army are in Xuanfu and our base is in Yongning Earl. As long as Yongning Earl is here, our Yongyi Army will only become stronger and stronger, and no one can stop us.

On the other hand, Zuo Liangyu and his men are nothing more than military leaders, with tens of thousands of soldiers under their command, but they are like trees without roots, running around in all directions without a solid foundation. Once they are defeated, there will be no chance of recovery. "

"However, strictly speaking, there is another family that can also be considered a martial arts force!"

"Oh. Who is it?"