Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 187 You still have the final say
Du Yinxi nodded and nodded. As an official in the court system, he naturally has a deeper understanding of court corruption than Li Yan.

How to clarify the administration of officials has always been a problem that rulers have to face from time to time, and they have even thought about many decisions to deal with it, but none of them can solve the problem of corruption once and for all.

Du Yinxi naturally came to Wuchang City today not to talk to Li Yan about the issue of government, so he put it aside, but continued to focus on the invading army and the people in the city.

Although the equipment of the Chuang army is poor and the proportion of firearms is not high, as Du Yinxi, who has done military preparations, he can also see that this army is still capable of fighting, and it has not been completely decadent due to repeated battles with the Qing army. Although it is inevitable that there is a look of disappointment on his face, the military discipline is not chaotic, which is much better than that of the left army in the past.

Du Yinxi couldn't help smiling.

Liu Tiren also came on horseback at this time, but like Liu Fangliang, he was not interested in the specific matters of recruiting, so he took Liu Fangliang to drink as soon as he came.

Chen Zilong was also forced to follow. Although he has joined the army, alcoholism is strictly prohibited in the army, so Chen Zilong is still abstaining from alcohol, but the coach is like this, so he can only risk his life to accompany the gentleman.

Du Yinxi and Li Yan are the only ones responsible for the whole recruitment.

As for appeasement, if it is just a simple appeasement, it is actually not difficult. It is nothing more than arranging the generals and soldiers who invaded the army.

But right now, Zhu Youjian's purpose is to block Yinxi from taking advantage of the opportunity of appeasement, to prepare for the fight against the Azig Department of the Qing army going south, to make full use of the hatred of the Chuang army against the Qing army, and to use the power of the Chuang army as much as possible to fight against the Qing army. Consume the offensive of the Qing army in the early stage.

In this way, it can not only weaken the Chuang army, but also prevent the Ming army from touching the edge of the Qing army as soon as it arrives, resulting in insufficient preparation.

Zhu Youjian was willing to appease all the ministries of the Chuangjun, and even agreed to perform the emperor's ceremony for Li Zicheng.

Chuang Jun is nothing more than worried about how Zhu Youjian treats them, whether he can give them a fair and equitable platform to play, and whether he can give them a place to live.

At this point, Zhu Youjian has basically ordered someone to convey his meaning to Du Yinxi, and Du Yinxi also naturally knows what the emperor Zhu Youjian wants.

Therefore, as soon as Du Yinxi entered Wuchang City, he directly said to Li Yan:

"Mr. Li's requests to His Majesty and the imperial court have all been approved by His Majesty, and now Liu Zongzhou, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, has been ordered to personally handle the matter, and he has selected the imperial tomb for Li Zicheng, the former leader of the rebel army. At that time, your Ministry can send representatives to Beijing to sacrifice bye;
As for the arrangement between Mr. Li and the generals, His Majesty has made it clear that in principle there will be no demotion, but Mr. Li, you also understand that the official system of your ministry is different from that of the imperial court, so you can only rearrange according to the status of your generals in your ministry. Most of the posts are given to the post of commander-in-chief. At that time, Mr. Li will draw up a list with the official, and then discuss in detail;

In addition, regarding the ownership of your Ministry, His Majesty also agreed to Mr. Li's request. The Grand Marshal's Mansion will lead your Ministry, and your Ministry will form a separate army. In the future, Your Majesty will give the name of the army; what's more, Mr. Li asked to fight The Qing army, His Majesty also expressed his willingness to use the sixteen prefectures in Huguang as the base for your Ministry to fight against the Qing Dynasty. The tax, money and food in this area will be supplied to your Ministry, but the Generalissimo's Mansion and the Governor of Huguang will be responsible for the distribution. "

Li Yan was quite surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian really agreed to his request.

Li Yan knew that although his Chuangjun brothers had not been wiped out after Li Zicheng's death, they were already bereaved dogs. If the court did not forget the old grudges, they could appease Zuo Liangyu and beat him back to Chuangjun.

But now the court's attitude is obviously better than he imagined, which made Li Yan's eyes burst into tears for a moment, and he couldn't help but stand up and kowtow: "Your Majesty understands righteousness so well, the sinner Li Yan has nothing to say! I just don't know that the Grand Marshal's Mansion What kind of official office is it? All the brothers are willing to obey His Majesty, but they don’t want to obey corrupt officials who only know how to harm the people.”

"The Grand Marshal's Mansion does not have a Grand Marshal, but it is a mansion that His Majesty personally controls. Because of the current troubled times, and His Majesty has newly trained the Guards, in order to unify the military and government and coordinate the overall situation, this Grand Marshal's Mansion was established. Mr. Li also knows that since After the five-army governor's mansion existed in name only, the military power of our Ming Dynasty was actually controlled by the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War was mostly coordinated by the cabinet, and most of the officials in the Ministry of War were civilian officials. Changes of generals often happen, and now His Majesty takes over the military power, naturally for the sake of separating the military and the government, and unifying and mobilizing it! This Grand Marshal is His Majesty, and the fact that your Ministry is subordinate to the Grand Marshal's Mansion means that it is subordinate to His Majesty, not the cabinet and the Ministry of War Tube."

Li Yan couldn't help but nodded and said: "It should have been like this a long time ago. It is not the sinner Li Yan who is abrupt. Although the literati are in charge of the army, they will not suffer from feudal lords, but in the end they will also fall into the disaster of party disputes. Your Majesty is in charge of the military alone. The government can be consolidated, and the country can be stabilized."

Du Yinxi nodded and nodded. He was not very interested in military and political reforms. He only cared about how to defend Huguang. Seeing that Li Yan had no objections, he took out the imperial decree first: "In that case, Mr. Li might as well first Accept the order, after receiving the order, we will discuss the arrangement of your department."

Li Yan couldn't help crawling to accept the order. Although he had already learned from the commander of the Jinyiwei that he would receive an important task from the court, he didn't want to go to the capital to serve as a capital official right now. He also knew that once he was transferred from the Chuangjun, he would be deliberately excluded by the court, so that he did not have the opportunity to go to the front line in person to avenge Li Zicheng, who was kind to him.

However, when Du Yinxi Xuanda Zhu Youjian asked Li Yan to be the governor of Huguang and the admiral of Huguang military affairs with the title of the right servant of the Ministry of War, he couldn't help being very happy. In Huguang, he was already content.

He can also understand Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian and the court's appointment of Du Yinxi as the governor of Huguang. After all, no matter how magnanimous the court accepts the surrender of the Chuang army, it is impossible for him to be the governor who actually leads the military and government of Huguang.

"At present, Your Majesty has divided various theaters for wartime needs, and Huguang is one of them. The governor and the general are in charge of the military administration of the theater, and they are under the command of the Grand Marshal's Mansion. The governor is subordinate to the governor and manages the civil affairs of the theater. But please rest assured, Mr. Li. Although nominally my official is in charge and you are my assistant, you still have to make up your mind about the military affairs, and I will never overstep your authority. I just hope that there will be no more starving people in Huguang. Starve to death and freeze to death!"

Du Yinxi said.

　Please take a leave of absence and start to catch the train to go to work today and tomorrow, so I can only update it for the time being, and resume normal updates the day after tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)