Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 317 Support me, support me, I can’t do it!
Zhu Biao laughed out loud and didn't bother about it.

He just felt a bit of a headache, as his brothers were all "famous", and if he really wanted to enforce strict military discipline, he was afraid there would be a lot of resistance. But this had to be done. Although he was the crown prince, he was not completely confident in his brothers.

Especially involving military power.

Over the years, Lan Yu has often reminded him to be wary of King Yan.

Although he did not express anything openly, he has been deliberately suppressing it in private.

However, in his father's current plan, the princes of various places are the key to seizing military power from the generals in the army. It is difficult for him to interfere, otherwise he would have proposed to reduce the military power of the princes long ago.

The suggestion Xia Zhibai made this time was exactly what he wanted.

He needed to use such things to test the control of the army by the local princes and the loyalty of the local armies to the court. He did not want to wait until he came to power in the future and have his brother and those military generals oppose him. Although the possibility was not high, he had to be on guard.

after all
He will definitely reduce the power of the feudal lords in the future!
immediately.

He thought of Xia Zhibai. Since it was Xia Zhibai who proposed it, Xia Zhibai must have a good idea. He subconsciously said, "Come on, go call Xia Zhibai." But just as he said this, Zhu Biao waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's wait a few days."

"You guys go down first."

"I will just read a book casually. If I really want to ask you something, I will ask you."

Fang Xiaoru and Liu Sanwu exchanged a glance and said quickly, "I obey your order."

Fang Xiaoru and Liu Sanwu retreated respectfully, but the worry between their brows became even more intense.

They thought that they could win some favor from His Highness by speaking up this time, but not only did it not work, but it made them look weak. What made them even more uneasy was that Xia Zhibai showed no signs of falling out of favor.

It is even becoming more and more powerful.

Xia Zhibai had already put pressure on them before, and it would probably be even worse in the future.

And from His Highness's tone, the reason why His Highness wants to rectify military discipline may be related to Xia Zhibai.

But they also had to admit that it was good advice.

It's just difficult to implement.

As the crown prince, the person who will rule the world in the future, he will definitely take military power into his own hands and will never allow it to fall into the hands of others, and this will certainly conflict with the local princes.

This is because the princes are unwilling to hand over their military power. If you can take advantage of the fact that Your Majesty is still here and rectify military discipline to secretly weaken the power of the princes, then Your Highness's ascension to power will undoubtedly be much smoother, and there will be much less resistance in governing the country.

Again.

Strict military discipline is beneficial to both the country and the people.

There have been many military ruffians and tumors since ancient times. These people have bullied the local people. If you can rectify the military discipline and deal with these soldiers who are causing trouble to the local area, it will greatly help Your Highness win the hearts of the people and boost the morale of the army.

but.
Who will do it?

Fang Xiaoru glanced at Liu Sanwu and whispered, "Master Liu, what do you think His Highness is thinking? Do you really want to take away the military power of the vassal kings?"

Liu Sanwu turned his head and looked behind him, lowering his voice and said, "How can I guess what your Highness is thinking?"

"But whether it is or not, people will think so."

"But as long as it can be done, Your Highness will face fewer obstacles in governing the country in the future."

"There are many Huaixi generals in the army now. These people have high positions in the court. Rectifying military discipline is a warning to them. After the rectification is completed, these Huaixi generals will not dare to be as arrogant as before, and we civil servants will be able to relax a little."

Fang Xiaoru nodded, and then said in a serious tone: "That's the truth."

“But it’s so difficult to do.”

"Besides the Huaixi generals, there are also a number of vassal kings."

"If you don't handle it well, it may bring disaster upon yourself. Although Your Highness is not afraid, it will inevitably damage Your Highness's reputation."

Liu Sanwu shook his head and said with a smile: "Since Your Highness has come up with this idea, how can he give up so easily? Moreover, this may not be what Your Majesty is thinking. We should not underestimate Your Highness. Your Highness's methods are never simple, but they are not easily revealed."

"It is indeed difficult to do." "But with your prestige in the court, if you really want to do it, would Feng Sheng and Lan Yu dare to be dissatisfied? Would the princes of Qin, Yan and other vassal kings really dare to complain to your highness? Today's world belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and your highness is the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Who dares not to obey?"

"Besides."

"Discipline is always better than no discipline."

"If the Ming Dynasty really wants the world to be peaceful, we must get rid of some bad habits."

"I am optimistic about your highness's approach."

“I fully support this.”

Fang Xiaoru sneered.

Who wouldn't say they support it?
But if Liu Sanwu were really arranged to go, I'm afraid he would immediately cry and yell, and all kinds of grievances would appear, and all kinds of physical illnesses would appear. It is only now that he relies on his age and knows that Your Highness will not make things difficult for him, so he behaves so righteously.

He was deeply ashamed.

Fang Xiaoru looked uncertain and said, "From what His Highness said just now, it seems that this was proposed by Xia Zhibai."

Liu Sanwu's face darkened and he said, "I don't know."

"But what Xia Zhibai proposed is not that surprising."

"Xia Zhibai is naturally bold."

"It's normal to say these words to His Highness."

"But isn't he in the south? He hasn't explained it to the generals, so why did he suddenly say this? Could it be that he encountered something unpleasant in the north before, but he never got angry until he went to the south and saw that everyone had forgotten about it, so he suddenly got angry?"

"If that's the case, Xia Zhibai can really endure it."

"But it's a bit too petty."

Liu Sanwu sneered, his eyes full of contempt and disdain.

Fang Xiaoru frowned.

He doesn't think so.

It’s just that Xia Zhibai’s thoughts have always been eccentric. It is harder than climbing to the sky to guess what Xia Zhibai is thinking, so they can’t do it.

Fang Xiaoru smiled sinisterly and said, "If it was Xia Zhibai who proposed it, we could recommend one or two to Your Highness and let Xia Zhibai go to the north, to those arrogant and brave generals, and to the major vassal kings to rectify military discipline. I'm sure he would be happy to go."

"After all, he was the one who asked, so it would be unreasonable for me not to go, right?!"

Liu Sanwu also stroked his beard and laughed.

The smile was very satisfying.

It was as if he had foreseen the scene of Xia Zhibai hitting a wall and being taught a lesson.

Fang Xiaoru also laughed.

They were happy to see Xia Zhibai suffer a setback.

Moreover, they believed that Xia Zhibai would definitely suffer a setback, because the princes of the Ming Dynasty were very domineering. Only His Majesty and His Highness could suppress them. The other princes of the Ming Dynasty did not take the others seriously at all.

In particular, it involves the power to mobilize military forces.

I am afraid that as soon as this matter gets out, a general will come knocking on our door.

There are many military generals in Yingtian Prefecture.

After this little episode, Fang Xiaoru and Liu Sanwu felt much better. They returned to their desks and began the boring and tedious task of organizing books.

(End of this chapter)