Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 706 Calculation
Zhu Shenzhu first severely criticized the Jiannu in Liaodong, and talked about the view that the three previous emperors since Emperor Wanli and the current emperor had always wanted to solve the Liaodong issue. He was particularly indignant about the Jiannu who had enslaved the people of the Ming Dynasty in recent years. Finally, he talked about Huang Taiji's intention to repeat the same trick and attack the Ming Dynasty again not long ago.

Although the Ming Dynasty repelled Huang Taiji's attack and forced the Jiannu to withdraw in this battle of the Great Wall, achieving a great victory unprecedented in decades, this was not enough. The Ming Dynasty should pursue the victory and make persistent efforts to completely wipe out the Jiannu and recover Liaodong as the main goal.

As regent, Zhu Shenzhui believed that Liaodong was of utmost priority. In addition to the previous Jisi Incident and this Battle of the Great Wall, Zhu Shenzhui decided to adjust the Liaodong war, of which the restoration of Jizhou Town was the first step. Jizhou Town was too empty at the moment, and if it continued like this, Huang Taiji would take advantage of it again. As the saying goes, it is never too late to mend. Huang Taiji has set his sights on Jizhou Town twice, so he can't just sit back and do nothing, right?

Zhang Keda, the general of Shandong, was a suitable candidate. Zhu Shenzui decided to transfer Zhang Keda to Jizhou Town to serve as the general, and to draw troops from other units to strengthen the Jizhou Guard and guard the Great Wall.

The same is true for Liaodong. They should reorganize the troops and fight against the Jiannu again, strike while the iron is hot and suppress the Jiannu to eliminate the hidden dangers.

Military generals are not a big problem. There are many military generals in the Liaodong Army. Among them, Wu Xiang and Zu Dashou are both capable and good at fighting. Wu Sangui made great achievements in the Battle of the Great Wall this time and has been officially promoted to the position of general. But military generals alone are not enough. Civil officials must also be sent to Liaodong to serve. In particular, the position of Ningqian Bingbei Dao is the most important. A suitable candidate should be sent to take up this position, but no one knows who can take on this task.

As soon as Zhu Shenzhui finished speaking, Zhang Xijun, who had been silent, stood up.

"I believe that Gong Dingzi, the military official, is qualified for this task!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Gong Dingzi, who had just been feeling proud of his position as the assistant manager of the military affairs of the Beijing Camp, was instantly dumbfounded and stunned.

"Oh, why do you say that?" Zhu Shenzhui asked with a little confusion.

Zhang Xijun said solemnly: "Gong Dingzi, the military secretary, has always been knowledgeable about military affairs, good at planning, and has no problems with his character. Moreover, it is also very suitable for Gong Dingzi to be transferred from his current position to the Ningqian Military Preparations Commissioner. The position of Ningqian Military Preparations Commissioner is important, and Gong Dingzi is the right person for it."

"I second the proposal!"

"I also second the proposal!"

"I think Gong Dingzi is indeed the right person."

As Zhang Xijun finished speaking, many people agreed. Gong Dingzi was not only a censor, but also a military official. He had just spoken eloquently about assisting the military affairs of the Beijing Camp, and he showed that he was very knowledgeable about military affairs. In addition, Gong Dingzi often boasted about his knowledge of military affairs, which was also known to everyone, so he was indeed the right person to take on this position.

Yang Tinglin was a little stunned at this time. He didn't expect that the Liaodong issue he raised would suddenly involve Gong Dingzi. As a Donglin Party member and a good friend, Yang Tinglin certainly knew Gong Dingzi. Didn't he know whether Gong Dingzi had military ability?

Normally, Gong Dingzi is good at talking and can discuss military affairs with great eloquence, but in reality he is just an armchair strategist. How could he know anything about fighting a war?

The post of Ningqian Bingbei Dao was extremely important. It could be said to be the front line of the Liaodong battlefield, directly responsible for the battle of the Ningjin defense line. Yuan Chonghuan was previously the Ningqian Bingbei Dao, and later he was promoted from this position to the Liaodong Governor, and then to the Ji-Liao Commander.

And now Zhang Xijun suddenly proposed that Gong Dingzi take up this position? This surprised Yang Tinglin.

At this moment, Yang Sichang stood up and said that Gong Dingzi was indeed a suitable candidate. Yang Sichang was a native soldier and certainly had a considerable say in military affairs. Moreover, after Yang Sichang, the chief minister Wen Tiren, who had always been at odds with Yang Sichang, also expressed his agreement. For a time, several bigwigs in the court thought that Zhang Xijun's suggestion was good. Zhu Shenzhu did not wait for Fang Fengnian and others to object, and directly made the final decision. He appointed Gong Dingzi as the Ningqian Bingbei Dao on the spot and ordered him to go to Liaodong to take up his post as soon as possible.

This change came too suddenly. Fang Fengnian, Zhang Fengxiang and Fang Kezhuang had no time to react. It was confirmed that Gong Dingzi would be the Ningqian Military Governor.

The matter was done, and it was too late to object at this time. Fang Fengnian and others couldn't just say that Gong Dingzi was not worthy of being reused and was not suitable for the post of Ningqian Bingbei Dao, right? If they said so, it would be a denial of Gong Dingzi's ability, and they would also have objections to his previous proposal to assist in the military affairs of the Beijing Camp. Considering the overall situation, Fang Fengnian finally did not speak, and he also felt that it was not a bad thing for Gong Dingzi to go to Liaodong. Although the official position of Ningqian Bingbei Dao was not high, he had considerable power, and it was actually a good thing to have them in Liaodong.

As for Zhang Fengxiang and Fang Kezhuang, they also felt that although Gong Dingzi was a member of the Donglin Party, it was Gong Dingzi who went to Liaodong instead of himself, so what did they have to do with it? Moreover, Gong Dingzi's going to Liaodong might be able to take control of the military power in Liaodong, which would be a good thing for the Donglin Party. Since it was a good thing, why stop it?

After Zhu Shenzhui announced the appointment, he immediately announced the end of the court meeting, stood up, waved his sleeves, and turned to leave.

After Zhu Shenzhui left, all the officials left one by one. Yang Sichang deliberately walked behind. When Zhang Xijun approached, he whispered to Zhang Xijun: "Mr. Zhang just made a good choice. Sichang admires you very much."

"Why do you say that, Lord Yang?" Zhang Xijun said with a smile, "I am only trying to help the regent and recommend talented people for the Ming Dynasty."

"That's right!" Yang Sichang said with a smile, "This wise man is really a wise man. I think so too. Otherwise, I would not have agreed with Lord Zhang just now."

"You have the same opinion as me."

“Hahaha!” Yang Sichang laughed, then lowered his voice and asked, “I wonder if Lord Zhang has any plans after leaving the court?” “Lord Yang…?”

"A few days ago, a friend from Jiangnan sent me some good tea. Sichang knows that Lord Zhang loves tea, but Sichang doesn't know much about the tea ceremony. Could I condescend to learn from him?"

"Since Lord Yang has such a refined taste, I am naturally free." Zhang Xijun replied with a smile.

"Okay!" Yang Sichang was very happy and immediately invited Zhang Xijun to go out of the palace with him and visit his house to drink tea and discuss philosophy. After the two left the palace, Zhang Xijun got on his sedan chair and followed Yang Sichang's sedan chair to Yang Sichang's house.

After returning to Wenhua Palace, Zhu Shenzui looked as usual, and was not affected by what happened in the court before.

Although there were some troubles today, Zhu Shenzui had already expected it. However, compared with Zhu Shenzui's judgment, these people jumped out a little too hastily.

I originally thought that they would be patient and wait a little longer, but I didn't expect that they would be so impatient after such a short period of time. It seems that the Donglin Party is just like this.

After sitting down and drinking some tea, Zhou Anmin arrived.

"Greetings to the Regent..."

"Come, sit down!" Seeing Zhou Anmin coming, Zhu Shenzhui stepped forward to stop him without waiting for him to salute, pointing to a chair next to him and asking him to sit down and talk.

After Zhou Anmin sat down, the guards served tea and left, leaving only the two of them in the room.

"Do you already know about today's court meeting?" Zhu Shenzhui asked directly.

Zhou Anmin was the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but he seldom attended court. Generally speaking, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard would not attend court unless the emperor requested it.

This is not a question of rank. According to his official title, Zhou Anmin is fully qualified to attend court. However, the Jinyiwei department is special. They belong to the emperor's personal army and are also a special agency. Normally, they do not attend court unless necessary.

However, not attending court does not mean that Zhou Anmin does not know what is happening in the court. Just like what happened in the court today, Zhou Anmin knew it very clearly. After the court was adjourned, Zhu Shencui asked someone to find Zhou Anmin. Before Zhou Anmin came, he knew that Zhu Shencui would definitely ask him this question.

"I heard about it."

"What do you think about this?"

"I think there is no problem with the Regent's response, and he used the opponent's force to his advantage, which was a good move." Zhou Anmin replied with a smile.

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Shenzhui burst into laughter and pointed at Zhou Anmin: "It seems that I can't hide it from you, my brother-in-law. Since you know everything in your heart, then tell me, what should we do next?"

Zhou Anmin smiled and said, "Regarding the Beijing Camp, the Regent originally planned to start a new camp and replace the Beijing Camp with a new army. The original Beijing Camp is just a facade. Since it is just a facade, what does it matter if they are given the so-called assistant military affairs?"

"Today, Jin Wu did not make any rebuttals in the court, and calmly accepted the regent's wishes. Naturally, he already knew the regent's thoughts. Otherwise, with his temper, wouldn't he have just started a riot?"

"Hahaha!" Zhu Shencui clapped his hands and laughed. He didn't care about the so-called assistant manager of the military affairs of the Beijing Camp at all, because he had long been prepared to replace the Beijing Camp. The previous purpose of forming the Shuntian Army with soldiers selected from the Beijing Camp was for this purpose. Next, the Beijing Camp will be reorganized again, all the available people in the Beijing Camp will be hollowed out, leaving only an empty shell.

One of Wang Jinwu's official positions was the commander of the Beijing Camp. The reason he was given this position was to take action against the Beijing Camp for the purpose of reorganization. But in fact, the Beijing Camp would be completely abolished in the future. Now this position was kept to give explanations to all parties. After all, there were many children of nobles in the Beijing Camp. These people could not lift their shoulders or carry anything, let alone go to the battlefield. They were completely a bunch of idiots.

If the Beijing Camp is completely abolished, the impact will be too great, especially the nobles group may cause trouble because their children will lose their livelihood in the Beijing Camp. Although most of the nobles are good-for-nothings, they have been with the country for more than 200 years, and their influence and energy are not small. These nobles may not be able to accomplish anything big, but they can cause trouble for you or even hold you back. Even if Zhu Shenzhui dislikes them, at least he cannot push them to the opposite side. Appropriate treatment and winning them over is still necessary.

Therefore, keeping the Beijing Camp is equivalent to giving these nobles a place to stay and a way out. In the future, they can be adjusted on this basis, or they can be organized into a guard team. Even if these people can't fight, they can always stand guard and patrol, right? In this way, the nobles can also fully accept it.

Of course, the scale of the Beijing Camp will become smaller and smaller in the future. Except for the children of nobles, all ordinary people will be transferred out. According to the number of children of nobles in Beijing, the scale of the Beijing Camp is estimated to be only one or two thousand people or even less. With such a small number of people, it is enough to support them with some money. The Ming Dynasty can afford to support them. In this case, what about the so-called assistant to the military affairs of the Beijing Camp? It is given, what else can be done?
(End of this chapter)