The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 186 The War Ends
He curled his lips in disdain and said, "You have no fighting power at all, so don't bother with it.

An imperial decree was issued that officials from all regions were no longer allowed to submit memorials to oppose this matter. If they had the time and energy to do so, could they have managed the people's livelihood in their regions?

One by one, they just do useless things. "

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, officials of the third rank and above shut up.

However, the discussions in various places will certainly not stop just like that, and they are still heating up.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care at all and let them talk.

As long as they don't break the law, let them talk.

It can't stop anything anyway.

As for the court, there were certainly many people who had objections, but after nearly two years, no one stood up to oppose it anymore.

The new community schools and county schools in Jin were implemented smoothly.

On September 10, hundreds of thousands of children entered community schools.

On September 15th, the first examination to enter the county school began.

The content is mainly based on patriotic classics, arithmetic, and history taught by the community school, and it is not too difficult.

The total number of those who passed the exam was more than 3,000, and they were distributed in schools in various counties.

Zhu Houzhao was very happy when he knew this.

The teaching is finally on the right track.

On September 20th, after a long period of preparation, the four major colleges of the Imperial College officially began to recruit students.

There is a constant stream of people taking the exam.

No matter what, this is the capital, northern Zhili, the place where imperial power is at its strongest, and over the past two years, more and more people have been willing to believe in the court and Emperor Shengwu.

The assessment content of the four major colleges is to preliminarily select talented students. Zhu Houzhao also went to see it with his own eyes and felt it was quite good.

By early October, the four major colleges had filled their enrollment quotas, including the medical school, which had the largest number of students.

From the community schools and county schools in Jin to the Imperial College, a preliminary teaching system was established.

What remains is to grow slowly and spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao also knew that this would take time.

Also in early October, Zhu Houzhao went to the military academy in person.

Because the first batch of formally trained military instructors are finally about to graduate successfully.

On April 10th of this year, the military imperial examination selected 3,000 people for civilian positions in the military.

This was followed by three months of recruit training, which ended at the end of July.

Over a three-month period, another 1,200 people were selected to be trained as military instructors.

The original plan was for one month, but it was later increased to two months.

Until now, in early October, I finally completed the course successfully.

On the high platform, Zhu Houzhao looked at the 1,200 people below and felt relieved.

More than five months ago, those weak and frail scholars who were unable to even lift a finger had all changed.

It has added a distinct military atmosphere, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are now a soldier.

"You are very good, better than I expected. Every one of you has persisted and transformed from a useless weak scholar into a qualified Ming soldier."

Zhu Houzhao gave everyone an affirmation with satisfaction.

Suddenly, most of the people below looked excited.

After three months of recruit training and two months of unique training, they have become some of the most staunch admirers of Emperor Shengwu.

"Soon, you will go to various armies and become glorious instructors with a mission.

On my behalf, you will care for the lowest-level soldiers, teach them to read and write, and teach them patriotism.

I don't ask much of you, except one thing, that you sincerely treat every soldier at the lowest level as your own child or brother.

Tell me, can you do it?" Zhu Houzhao shouted.

"Can! Can! Can!"

Twelve hundred people shouted in unison, and emotions of excitement, enthusiasm, and reverence rolled like waves.

"Okay, I believe you.

Go ahead, I will always watch over you." Zhu Houzhao said with a big wave of his hand.

The twelve hundred people began to disperse in an orderly manner with some reluctance.

"Old Gu, you did a good job. As soon as I saw their spirit and energy, I knew they were all qualified soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

His ability as an instructor should not be bad either." Zhu Houzhao said to Gu Xichao with satisfaction.

There are 1,800 civilian officers and 1,200 military instructors, especially the latter, who were all taught by Gu Xichao alone.

The originally scheduled one month was extended to two months. This was all decided by Gu Xichao. Zhu Houzhao gave him enough trust and agreed to everything.

For now, the rewards he received still made Zhu Houzhao very satisfied.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. These instructors will definitely go deep into the army, establish good relationships with the soldiers, and firmly control every army for Your Majesty." Gu Xichao said confidently.

After several months of hard work, he has a deeper understanding of the position of instructor, which will have extremely strong influence and control over the army.

The training period was extended from one month to two months. The most important thing was the instructor’s loyalty, which could only be His Majesty.

He used the extra month to brainwash people.

"Remember, you can't hinder the commander from commanding the war, and the instructors can't manage the military affairs. If the commander wants to use the military force, he must use some means, and the instructors can't hinder it." Zhu Houzhao warned. "I understand, I will keep a close eye on the military instructors in various places." Gu Xichao said solemnly.

Zhu Houzhao nodded. He was very confident in Gu Xichao's work.

"Your Majesty, the position of instructor is of great importance. I think it would be a good idea to recall all the existing instructors and instructors in the various armies back to the military academy and retrain them.

I know your majesty is not worried, but this is just in case. If something goes wrong, the victims will still be the low-level soldiers. "Gu Xichao took the opportunity to say.

This is the thing he wants to do most in the past two months.

Having personally trained 1,200 instructors, he was not very confident about the existing instructors and political instructors in the various armies.

I am not confident in his quality, and even more so in his loyalty to Your Majesty.

Zhu Houzhao thought about it for a moment and was touched by Gu Xichao's last sentence.

He is not afraid of anyone having ulterior motives and has enough confidence to suppress everything.

But if something really goes wrong, innocent soldiers will be the victims.

"Well, there is no major war going on right now, so we can recall the existing instructors and political instructors from the various armies for some training. You should be the one to do this.

In addition, in the next few years, there will be a military assessment every year to train civilians in the army, and you must also be prepared. "Zhu Houzhao agreed and said trustingly.

"I understand." Gu Xichao said solemnly.

This was not surprising to him.

Your Majesty will never be satisfied with nine new armies. There are just not enough qualified army commanders now.

Civilian positions in the military must be prepared in advance.

Not to mention that after Gu Xichao returned, he immediately began to recall the military instructors and political instructors of various armies. Zhu Houzhao was then attracted by the war situation in the Sui Dynasty.

Under the attention of the whole world, Yang Guang led his army back and finally defeated Yang Xuangan at all costs.

Yang Xuangan originally wanted to capture Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Sui Dynasty, and use Luoyang as a base to confront Yang Guang.

More importantly, once Luoyang is captured, those who have ulterior motives in various places will no longer be able to hold back.

That will be the time when the Sui Dynasty collapses.

But he underestimated the strength of the Sui Dynasty, underestimated the difficulty of attacking Luoyang, underestimated Yang Guang, and overestimated himself.

He attacked Luoyang for nearly a month but failed to capture it.

Yang Guang quickly returned to his army, determined to kill Yang Xuangan by any means necessary.

Yang Xuangan barely held out for a month before being defeated.

The two great masters of the Sui Dynasty, led by Yang Lin, tried almost desperately to keep Yang Xuangan.

Yang Xuangan was killed on the fifth day of October.

For a time, the power of the Sui Dynasty increased a little, suppressing those who were ready to make trouble.

After killing Yang Xuangan, Yang Guang did not stop and personally led another 500,000 troops north.

As the Sui army moved northward, the Mongols, who were defeating the Turks repeatedly, had to gradually stop their offensive.

Because they also have to consider a problem.

What would they do if they destroyed the Turks, or if the Sui army attacked when they were fighting fiercely with the Turks?
Although this possibility is not very high.

After all, they all knew that the reason Yang Guang was still able to control 500,000 troops to march north was because the army had always been under his control and had never dispersed.

It was also because of the power of having just killed Yang Xuangan.

But if we want to go out to fight again, it will be difficult in all aspects.

But the problem is that Yang Guang is not a normal person. Who knows if he will go crazy again and really go out of the border?
Now Yang Guang personally led an army of 500,000 to the north, which was obviously to intimidate the Mongols and to destroy both sides.

Who can be sure what Yang Guang will do?

Kublai Khan and Batu could not be sure.

It is also uncertain whether they could withstand the attack of hundreds of thousands of elite founding troops of the Sui Dynasty, as they would inevitably suffer heavy losses after destroying the Turks and would be unable to replenish their forces in a short period of time.

After ten days of stalemate, Kublai Khan and Batu withdrew their troops.

When this news came out, most countries in the world breathed a sigh of relief.

The war ended when the Mongols withdrew their troops.

No need to worry about being dragged into the water for no reason anymore.

For a time, many people praised Yang Guang, saying that he had done a good job in these steps.

The troops withdrew quickly, quickly defeated Yang Xuangan, and decisively led troops northward to threaten the Mongols to withdraw.

The top leaders of the Ming Dynasty have all changed their minds.

Yang Guang still has some abilities.

"Yang Guang is indeed a capable person, as can be seen from his decisive withdrawal of troops, quick execution of Yang Xuangan, and marching troops north.

These steps can even be said to have extended the life of the Sui Dynasty. The impact of the failure of the second expedition was greatly weakened, and it did not lead to the total collapse of the Sui Dynasty.

But this is only temporary. After all, the Sui Dynasty is now in a state of disarray. The Mongols and many people within the Sui Dynasty will not give him another chance.

The fall of the Sui Dynasty is only a matter of time. "Gu Xichao concluded in front of Zhu Houzhao and other senior officials.

Liu Jian and others also nodded in agreement.

"However, the Sui Dynasty was founded only 20 to 30 years ago. Yang Guang did not suffer too many casualties in his second expedition. Many of the elite soldiers and veteran ministers who founded the country are still alive, so the country can still maintain itself for a few more years.

It will take time for those people in Sui to completely undermine the foundation of Sui." Liu Jian said.

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