The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 150: Duke Yansheng Enters the Capital

“Well, also, the Military Court is a bit too serious and not suitable for interacting with lower-level soldiers. Its chief is called the Instructor.

"Teaching Envoy, this title sounds friendly." Zhu Houzhao thought of this title and said it immediately.

"Instructor~!" Wang Shouren muttered, nodded and said, "Your Majesty, your idea is very good. The title of Instructor is indeed very intimate and dignified.

The battalion-level instructors, regiment-level instructors, guard-level instructors, and army-level instructors are in charge of the military courts at all levels.

And then the Ministry of Justice.”

"Let's just change the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Military Law and unify them." Zhu Houzhao said directly.

Wang Shouren nodded and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the next step is to redefine the ranks of officers at all levels.

From the low-level soldiers to the army-level commanders, the seven levels of command have been changed to six levels of command, and the corresponding ranks should also be changed. "

"The military commander is of the second rank, this will not change, and the deputy commander is of the third rank.

The heads of the four departments are of the third rank, but the Military Law Department is different, and the military-level instructors are also of the third rank. "

"At the first level of the guard, the guard commander is of the third or fourth rank, the deputy commander and the guard-level instructor are of the fourth or fourth rank, and the directors of the other three departments are of the fourth or fifth rank. This is all to give them room to make meritorious contributions, and so on." Zhu Houzhao said.

"In this case, the regiment commander is of the fifth or junior fifth rank, the regiment deputy commander and the regiment instructor are of the fifth or sixth rank, and the other two divisions are of the sixth or junior sixth rank.

The battalion commander shall be of the sixth or seventh rank, the battalion instructor shall be of the seventh or seventh rank, and the logistics officer shall be of the seventh or eighth rank.

The chief flag officer and deputy chief flag officer are of the eighth, eighth and ninth ranks, and the squad leader is of the ninth rank. "Wang Shouren said with clear thinking.

"Well, that's roughly the case. Old Wang, please add some details." Zhu Houzhao said.

"I understand." Wang Shouren agreed. This was only the corresponding rank of the chief officer. The ranks under the chief officers needed to be determined, which was not difficult.

"By the way, I want Gu Chaoxi to be in charge of the military academy. Can he come back now?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

It has been almost a year since Gu Chaoxi went to Jin to help Wang Shouren.

When it comes to teaching students how to be a teaching assistant, I'm afraid only Old Wang can compare with Gu Chaoxi.

"Once the military system is officially determined, Minister Gu can return in a month." Wang Shouren said after some hesitation.

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao nodded and suddenly smiled, "Old Wang, you are back now. It's a good opportunity to meet Li Jing and talk to him about the new military system.

Tomorrow, write a memorial on the new military system, and I will issue an order to formally approve it."

"Yes, I am also very curious about Li Jing, whom Your Majesty values ​​so much." Wang Shouren said with a sincere smile.

"He will definitely not let you down." Zhu Houzhao immediately said enthusiastically.

Wang Shouren listened with a smile, and became more curious about and valued Li Jing.

Among so many people in the Ming army, including Wu Yunzhao from the Sui Dynasty, Li Jing is the military talent that Your Majesty values ​​the most, and he is even slightly better than Gu Xichao.

We cannot say that now. The role of the Military Law Department is so huge that it is inevitable that its rank will be upgraded in the future.

Gu Xichao is a man who is loyal to His Majesty and will do anything to achieve his goals.

He is indeed a very suitable candidate to head the Military Law Department.

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After talking for a while, Zhu Houzhao dragged Wang Shouren to fight outside the capital.

About two hundred miles outside the capital.

The earth shook, the sky changed, and the power of heaven and earth was in great chaos. It took a long time for it to calm down.

"Hahaha, Old King, your will is really getting stronger and stronger. I can't even snatch your power of heaven and earth.

But you don't practice martial arts, your strength depends entirely on your control of the power of heaven and earth, so your combat power is not that good." Zhu Houzhao laughed a few times and said happily.

The foundation of martial arts is oneself, and the power of heaven and earth is auxiliary.

However, Lao Wang's Confucianism relies entirely on the control of the power of heaven and earth, so its combat effectiveness is naturally inferior to that of martial arts.

"Your Majesty, I am a scholar and I don't know how to fight." Wang Shouren smiled and shook his head.

"It seems so." Zhu Houzhao asked again expectantly, "Old Wang, how is your Confucianism integrating with the power of the army?"

"We should be able to command an army of 150,000, but the five armies have just been established and have not yet been fully mobilized, so we have not been able to give it a try." Wang Shouren said truthfully.

"Hahahaha, 150,000 troops, great.

Old Wang, you need to hurry up and train all five armies, then we can defeat everything." Zhu Houzhao said happily.

"Yes, I will do it as soon as possible." Wang Shouren replied.

Duke Zheng, who was silent on the side, couldn't help but take another look at Wang Shouren.

An elite army of 150,000 strong!
Even the realm of heaven and man must give way.

And given Wang Shouren's caution, could he only command an army of 150,000?

Or maybe you don't have or have never tried to use a larger army, so you don't say anything?

Mr. Zheng has been watching Wang Shouren for almost eight or nine years, and he tends to believe the latter.

After returning to the capital, Wang Shouren met with Li Jing, and the two talked all night long.

Li Jing was in high spirits, as if he had gained a lot.

Wang Shouren was pleasantly surprised. When he met Zhu Houzhao and handed over the memorial about the new military system, he said confidently: "Your Majesty has a keen eye for talent. Li Jing is a rare talent in the world. In the future, he will surely help the Ming Dynasty to conquer the enemy."

"Hahaha, right? I knew it. I would definitely not make a mistake in choosing someone." Zhu Houzhao laughed proudly and happily.

Without wasting any time, Zhu Houzhao issued imperial decrees one after another.

The new military system was completely finalized, and the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th Army in Jin and the 1st Army in the capital were all established in accordance with the new military system.

At the same time, an imperial decree was issued to hold a military imperial examination, which will be held on April 10 this year, and 1,500 people will be selected.

Anyone between the ages of eighteen and thirty who can read and write can take the exam.

After passing the exam, they will receive unified training to become civilian officers in the military and will never become political officials.

The content of the exam is also very simple, mainly focusing on the military discipline and military law of the Ming Dynasty. There is also the Ministry of Justice under the Military Council, which was renamed the Military Law Department.

After these three imperial edicts were issued, the first and third ones were nothing special.

The second imperial edict once again caused an uproar.

When did the military imperial examination begin?
There is no limit on academic achievement, only age.

This is difficult to understand and unacceptable for many civil servants.

Because this means that many scholars can become court officials directly without having to go through layers of examinations.

Even if they are civilian officials in the military, they are real officials.

This makes their years of hard study seem to be in vain.

But no matter what they think, no one can stop them.

The scholars who were already gathering in the capital to prepare for the imperial examinations had mixed emotions.

I feel sad that others may achieve success overnight, but I am also happy that I have an extra way out.

If you fail the civil examination, you can also try the military examination.

Amidst all the discussions, Wang Shouren and Li Jing, who returned to Jin, completely ignored the outside voices and focused on establishing a new army.

Li Jing, who completed three months of training for new recruits, started recruiting again half a month ago. This time he recruited 20,000 people, which was completed in just a few days.

Then continue the intense military training.

Zhu Houzhao thought of something from the civilian duties of the new military system.

That day he called people from the Cabinet, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Rites.

“Military civilians can only be promoted vertically to higher-level departments because they don’t know how to fight.

I just thought of one thing. If those civil servants who are good at judicial affairs were promoted to departments like the Ministry of Revenue or the Ministry of Works, would they be able to do a good job?

That is definitely not something that can be done well. Like other officials, each has his or her own strengths.

So I think that in the future, officials should be promoted to areas where they are good at. What do you think?" Zhu Houzhao said with some pride.

Everyone listened thoughtfully.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Personnel will also take this into consideration when conducting assessments and when promoting and transferring officials," Ma Wensheng nodded.

“It’s not enough to think about it, we need to be more clear.

In addition, the selection and training of officials should also be based on this aspect.

For example, in the imperial examination, this year's examination will focus on current affairs, and it will be held again next year to meet the needs of the six ministries.

What do you think of specially selecting the right talents?" Zhu Houzhao said proudly.

He felt that this would be good for both the imperial examination system and the imperial court.

"Your Majesty, this change is too big. I'm afraid the students won't be able to accept it." Li Dongyang said with a headache.

Your Majesty is going to make trouble again.

"What's so unacceptable? How can we, the students of Ming Dynasty, be so fragile?

In addition, the provincial examinations must also be changed.

I have decided that starting from the provincial examination, it will be divided into several subjects to select more professional talents.

Of course, it is better to be all-rounder, and you can take more subjects.

You guys go and discuss the specific situation and report to me then." Zhu Houzhao said without question.

Is this to allow a hundred schools of thought to flourish again?
All the ministers couldn't help but murmur in their hearts, and except for a few people, they were all very resistant.

But in silence, no one objected.

They went back to discuss the matter, and Zhu Houzhao, in a good mood, continued to visit various departments.

As all departments became increasingly busy, on the fourth day of February, the father and son of the Kong family finally entered the capital.

The journey was only a thousand miles, but it took them more than twenty days.

It was not just because Kong Hongxu was in poor health, but also because they had already started contacting important officials in the capital before coming to the capital.

These also take time.

By this time, all these high-ranking officials had already been contacted, and it was natural for them to enter the capital.

As for spending so much time on the factory security investigation in their hometown, they didn't take it seriously at all.

No matter how vicious the factory guards were, how could they dare to tear down the family of the saint?
After entering the capital, Kong and his son did not contact anyone else, but went directly to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites to report.

The news quickly spread among the civil servants and the increasing number of scholars in the capital.

Duke Yansheng has come to Beijing!

As the imperial examination was approaching, many scholars were excited.

It seemed as if there was an invisible force that made the three words "Duke Yansheng" have a huge influence.

Everywhere one could hear people talking about Duke Yansheng and the saints.

Zhu Houzhao also received reports from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites as soon as possible.

However, he had of course known the news that the Kong father and son were coming to Beijing.

He also knew that although he was procrastinating on the surface, he was secretly active in the capital.

This made him dislike the father and son.

(Chapter two.)
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(End of this chapter)