My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 67
"Zhang Aiqing."

"The minister is here."

Shortly after Fang Congzhe left, Zhu Youxiao asked someone to call Zhang Weixian, the left commander of the Chinese army.

Although this old man's role in Nanhaizi is to organize and train the army in name, he has no involvement in specific matters.

The daily job is to patrol the camp on behalf of the emperor when the emperor is not free.

The power to command the army lies in the hands of two generals.

The power to mobilize troops lies directly in the hands of the emperor.

He is someone who fights the emperor's flag or attracts firepower.

"I asked you to find my soldiers. Have you found them all?"

"Back to the Emperor, we have got all the Yanshan vanguard soldiers back."

Hearing this, Zhang Weixian cupped his hands and said.

"In addition, I also brought the occupied soldiers from other battalions to Nanhaizi one after another."

"Well, I have a heart."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded.

"As for you, since you are in charge of the Left Governor of the Central Military Governor's Mansion, you should go ahead and draw some soldiers and horses from the Beijing Camp, select one or two, reorganize the army, and serve as soldiers directly under the Central Military Governor's Mansion."

"The minister leads the decree to thank you."

Hearing this, Zhang Weixian quickly cupped his hands and said.

These days, he has long been itching to watch Sun Chuanting and Cao Wenzhao training.

Now the emperor finally gave him orders to keep soldiers in his hands.

Taking the drafted imperial edict from the eunuch's hand, Zhang Weixian excitedly turned around and left the old Yamen.

Watching Zhang Weixian leave, Zhu Youxiao tapped his hands on the table.

The predecessor of the Beijing Camp was the 26th Guards of the Imperial Army. It did not belong to the Fifth Army Governor's Office and was directly dispatched by the emperor. The Jinyi Guards, the Tengxiang Four Guards, and the Wugong Left, Middle and Right Guards (the Craftsman Camp, under the Ministry of Works) all belonged to this establishment. It is not within the jurisdiction of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.

But after Tumu Fort, the main battle force of the 26 guards of the Qin Army and the chief officer of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion were basically wiped out. The power to command the army could only fall into the hands of Yu Qian, the Minister of War of the Anti-big Banner.

When Zhu Jingmen was restored to power, he used the power of the Fifth Army Commander's Office to mobilize troops as a bargaining chip in exchange with the courtiers, in exchange for the death of Yu Qian.

Then the power of the Fifth Army Governor's Office to allocate national guard posts and part of the power to allocate the Beijing camp fell into the hands of the Ministry of War.

At this time, it has become inevitable to abolish the guard system and replace it with a recruitment system.

The imperial army system of the Tang Dynasty had already begun to collapse during the periods of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, and the military recruitment system came to the fore. By the time of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, in the eighth year of Tianbao, Li Linfu officially terminated the imperial army with an administrative order, and all the Long March athletes guarding the river were under the military recruitment system. of mercenaries.

The Ming Dynasty's Wei system just followed the path of Li and Tang in the past. It began to collapse in the late Yongle period. It was brought to the forefront during the Xuande period, and orthodoxy was given away. Then it was promoted by Zhengde, and the Qi Jiajun during the Jiajing period. This kind of professional army came to the stage and lasted until the end of the Ming Dynasty.

It is a pity that Ming Dynasty, with its limited financial capacity, did not embark on the road of comprehensive transformation of the military recruitment system as Li Tang did in the past.

At present, if Zhu Youxiao wants to carry out restructuring, he must have someone who can control the situation.

Currently, there is only one candidate for this job—Xiong Tingbi.

Moreover, it would be Xiong Tingbi who had defeated the Jiannu slaves in Liaodong.

People like Sun Chuanting and Cao Wenzhao were too young after all.

Just when Zhu Youxiao was thinking about how to become a monster next, the news that Fang Congzhe was ill spread throughout the city.

Someone is already planning to make him a demon.

"Fang Congzhe is ill? Wasn't he still in high spirits and on duty in the cabinet yesterday?"

"I don't know, but he went to Nanhaizi this morning, and in the afternoon he asked his family to send him a memorial to report his illness. The Director of Ceremonies immediately approved it."

"Is this what the emperor means?"

"definitely is."

Touching his chin, Han Xu paced in the cabinet.

"Where is Mr. Ye now?"

"A messenger came yesterday, but Mr. Ye refused."

"Does he really not want to return to Beijing, or is he being reserved?"

Hearing this, Han Xu was a little unsure of what Ye Xianggao meant.

"I'm afraid this is a polite refusal as usual."

"I understand." Hearing this, Han Xu nodded.

Ye Xianggao is putting on a show so that he can gain another reputation before entering Beijing.

"Then I'm afraid he won't be able to return to Beijing."

Han Xu took out a memorial signed by the emperor and placed it in front of the man.

"Wang Zuo was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry. He declined as usual. The emperor directly asked him to go home and retire. He didn't even have to be the governor of the river."

"hiss."

The man standing outside the door took a breath of air.

This emperor really doesn't follow their rules when doing things.

"This matter is inconsistent with etiquette, why can't you refute it?"

"Liu Yishen's proposal is not in line with the emperor's wishes, and he is still in the Ministry of Punishment at the moment."

"Do I want to go to jail? To deny the emperor's personal approval?"

Han Xu said angrily.

He is stupid, not stupid.

"If Fang Congzhe retires due to illness, then there will only be one person left in the cabinet. I wonder if the emperor has any intention of replenishing the cabinet?"

"This?"

Han Xu stretched out his neck to look at Gu Zao's liver on the bookshelf and frowned.

"At present, no one in the ministers of the various ministries has asked for replacement cabinet ministers. They are all trying to find ways to fill the vacancies under their own command."

"If we, Donglin, submit a letter at this time, please ask the emperor to supplement the cabinet ministers..."

"No."

Hearing this, Han Xu rejected this man's proposal.

"Without knowing the emperor's thoughts, those evil parties have not yet come forward. If we act like this, I'm afraid we will become the rafters who come forward first."

"If the evil party gets the upper hand, we will be beyond redemption."

After hearing what Han Xu said, the man said harshly.

"The evil party plotted to kill the late emperor and deceive the saints. Everyone can kill him. If you don't dare, then I will do it. Please ask the emperor to supplement the cabinet ministers and then rectify the dynasty."

"Zou Yuanbiao, you are seeking death!"

Hearing that Dali Temple Minister Zou Yuanbiao dared to say such treacherous and unjust words in the cabinet, Han Xu was so frightened that he stretched his neck out and looked around the prison room.

"It's been a month, haven't you noticed yet? God, things have changed."

"The Emperor has his own opinions. He is no longer the kind of person Guangzong can be swayed by whatever you say."

"Humph, what kind of opinion can a 15-year-old have?"

Hearing this, Zou Yuanbiao said disdainfully.

"This Ming Dynasty is carried by us, the loyal scholars of the country. The emperor should rule with dignity, only then can he be the Holy Emperor."

"you!"

Hearing Zou Yuanbiao's words, Han Xu was so angry that he couldn't speak.

"If you cannot help the emperor, you are pretending to be a cabinet minister."

With that said, Zou Yuanbiao flicked his sleeves and walked out of Han Xu's classroom. The officials from the General Affairs Department who had just arrived to deliver the memorial were stunned for a moment.

"What happened?"

After walking out of his class room and looking at the General Affairs Department official at the door, Han Xu asked curiously.

"Didn't Yang Sichang, the Foreign Minister of the Jiangxi Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, be transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs? He passed by Huaibei and rushed five hundred miles to send this memorial to Beijing, saying that there was a famine in Huaibei."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Han Xu quickly took the memorial from his hand and opened it to read.

"When I was in Yingtian, I heard that the residents of Huaibei had eaten all the grass roots and tree barks, and even several cottages, and the women who lived in the house were ordered to eat beans and grains. After crossing the river, the kitchen households were grabbing rice, and the hungry people were grabbing grain from the canal. , the location is diverse. As soon as you enter Zhenjiang, you can pay a hundred dollars for a fight of rice. Gradually, it will increase to Su and Song, and it will increase to a hundred, thirty or forty and is still there. Merchant ships can't wait for the rice, and the shops are almost closed. The small people want to succeed as soon as possible. "

"The dog takes the mouse!"

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