control the heavens

Chapter 49 Travel through time and space
From the perspective of the Tang and Han Dynasties, it can already be seen that there were already many problems in the Ming Dynasty at this time.

First of all, the civil official group is too powerful, and the imperial power has been restrained. It is said that the imperial power is supreme, but since the Tumubao change, the civil official group has begun to take power, and it has become the ruler of Ming Dynasty. If a person with a background in the imperial examination is not an official who has passed the imperial examination, he will be excluded and it will be difficult to rise.Moreover, most of the civil official groups are landlords, and they are crazy about land annexation.Moreover, the civil official group colluded with businessmen, making it difficult for the imperial court to collect business taxes.The entire civil servant group crazily took the land as their own, and then exempted it from taxes, so that the annual tax of the imperial court was less than half of that when the country was first founded.

It is also ridiculous to say that from the 15th year of Hongzhi to the [-]th year of Zhengde, in these decades, only salt and iron were monopolized and mining taxes were levied, while taxes on other commodities were difficult to implement.

During the reign of Emperor Hongzhi, the conflict between the civil official group and the imperial power was not obvious, but after Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne, the conflict between the civil official group and the imperial power became more intense. So far, Emperor Zhengde has dismissed eight cabinet ministers and dozens of ministers. During the court meeting, all matters concerning Emperor Zhengde were pushed back by the ministers.

There is also the Weisuo system. When Tang Han was in Fuzhou, Fujian, he saw that the Weisuo had lost its combat effectiveness and lost the original intention of Ming Taizu to establish the Weisuo.The so-called Weisuo refers to the establishment of a county, and the establishment of guards in even counties, with 600 people as guards, 120 people as a thousand households, and 300 people as a hundred households.The maximum number of guards was about [-] million.In order to ensure a stable source of soldiers for the Guards Army, the military system of "every soldier is a member of the family" was implemented.This kind of military household has to bear heavy military service for generations. After a long time, many contradictions have been caused.The escape of military households is the biggest example.In addition, land annexation intensified in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and the military settlements, which were the economic pillar of the Weisuo military system, were destroyed, making it difficult to continue to support the implementation of the Weisuo system.It can be said that the guard system has already begun to collapse.

Without elite fighters, wanting to win battles is simply a dream.

"Master, what should I do then?" Emperor Zhengde asked. After being established as the crown prince, Emperor Zhengde began to accept the way of emperor. It has been more than ten years since he ascended the throne. , but still feel the constraints of the civil service group.

Tang Han said with a faint smile: "Your Majesty, both civil and military affairs are equally important. Since the Xungui Group is suppressed by the Civilian Group, Your Majesty will support the Xungui Group behind the scenes."

"Didn't Your Majesty establish the Leopard House in the northwest of the Imperial City? Why not just change the Leopard House into the 'Royal Military Academy', which specializes in training officers, and the students can recruit honorable children, outstanding sergeants in a certain department of the army." Tang Han said with a light smile.

When Emperor Zhengde heard the words, he felt suddenly enlightened. He couldn't help thinking of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Wasn't that how Emperor Wu of the Han established the elite troops such as the Habayashi Army?

"When the Tumu Fortress was changed, a large number of the capital's elite were defeated. Now there are 30 troops in operation, but there are not many troops to fight. Your Majesty can inspect the Beijing camp, take advantage of the problem, take the opportunity to rectify the capital camp, weed out the old and the weak, and organize training. For the elite, the graduates of the 'Royal Military Academy' will serve as generals, so that His Majesty can control the Beijing camp." Tang Han laughed, but he reminded: "However, Your Majesty must ensure his own safety in doing so. Palace guards, eunuchs, and court ladies all need loyal people, otherwise they will be taken advantage of by thieves, and the consequences will be disastrous."

Tang Han knew very well that during the Ming Dynasty, there were many handicrafts of civil official groups, such as the stiletto attack case, the red pill case, and the palace transfer case.

Emperor Zhengde's heart trembled.

Three days later, the prefects of various prefectures in Shaanxi and the main generals of the guards gathered in Xi'an to face the saint. Emperor Zhengde held a banquet in Xi'an for the officials of Shaanxi. After staying in Xi'an for half a month, Emperor Zhengde left Xi'an and returned to the capital.

Not long after, Tang Han received the news that Emperor Zhengde took advantage of the death of the British Duke and declared that he was grateful for the hardships of Xungui's grandfather for his contribution to the Ming Dynasty. Studying at the 'Royal Military Academy', and Emperor Zhengde appointed himself the administrator of the academy, those enrolled students suddenly became disciples of the Son of Heaven.

At the same time, Emperor Zhengde was assassinated in the palace. Emperor Zhengde was furious, killed more than a thousand eunuchs, maids, and imperial troops, and dismissed hundreds of generals.

In the 12th year of Zhengde, Emperor Zhengde made a private visit in private. Seeing that the soldiers of the Beijing camp oppressed the people, he was furious. He called the British public and scolded them severely. Then he began to rectify the Beijing camp. There were only ten thousand people. Emperor Zhengde angrily reprimanded the Minister of the Ministry of War, cut off the official position of the Minister of the Ministry of War, and appointed the British Duke as the Minister of the Ministry of War.

In the 13th year of Zhengde, Emperor Zhengde decreed that political affairs should be handled by the cabinet. There are seven ministers in the cabinet, divided into the first assistant and the second assistant.At the same time, Emperor Zhengde set up a military cabinet, set up military cabinet ministers to assist the emperor in handling major military affairs, and launched a vigorous military system reform, abolished the guard system, and established a recruiting system.

Tang Han watched the situation with a smile in Shaanxi, watched the fierce political situation in the capital, and felt the drastic changes in Ming Dynasty.

He is not worried about the rebellion of the vassal kings. Although the vassal kings are still powerful, but now that Ming Dynasty belongs to Zhongxing, it is impossible for the vassal kings to rebel. As for Emperor Zhengde, he has mastered the military power and established the authority of the emperor. I believe it is impossible was assassinated.

Even Tang and Han believed that Emperor Zhengde was assassinated several times, probably all directed and acted by Emperor Zhengde himself, and used to seize power.

The imperial court changed drastically, and the rivers and lakes were also unpredictable. First, Ren Woxing led four thousand evil sects to attack Heimuya, and fought against Dongfang Bubai. Wentian, Linghuchong, Ren Yingying and others killed Heimuya until rivers of blood flowed and corpses littered the field.

Not long after, the Songshan School and the Shaolin Temple fought fiercely. The two fought for the sphere of influence. As a result, Zuo Lengchan, the head of the Songshan School, and Master Fangzheng of the Shaolin Temple died together. The Shaolin Temple was not feeling well either, with muscle and bone injuries. The new abbot of the Shaolin Temple, Master Fang Sheng, spread the word to the world, and the Shaolin Temple was closed for ten years.

The rivers and lakes were bloody and bloody, but Shaanxi was calm and peaceful. With the protection of the Tang and Han Dynasties, the Huashan School was also calm and developed very smoothly.

In the 17th year of Zhengde, Emperor Zhengde personally led the army to march north, swept Mongolia, smashed all the tribes of Mongolia, captured the little Mongolian prince, Dayan Khan, drove the Mongolians to Mobei, and relieved the troubles in the northern border. Tang Han also felt that he entered After reaching the extreme state, except for the more exquisite swordsmanship, it is difficult to accumulate internal strength, as if there is some restriction in the world, knowing that what Feng Qingyang said in the past is true, Tang Han has the intention to leave.

In the 18th year of Zhengde, Tang Han retired from his old age and returned to his hometown. Regardless of Emperor Zhengde's persuasion, he left and returned to Huayin County to accompany his elderly parents for three months. Leaving the world of Xiaoao.

(End of this chapter)