Ming Empire

Chapter 219 Daming's system also needs to be reformed
"Old man Sun, you have worked hard these days," Cao Yue said with a smile, looking at Sun Chuanting's face that was obviously more haggard than before, "It really makes people feel at ease to have you in the court. It’s all taken care of, so don’t worry about it. You, the chief minister of the cabinet, are really competent, and you are really the right person for this job!”

"Stinky boy, leave everything to me, old man. You are good. You hide in Yanziji every day to enjoy the blessings. You don't come to ask about the affairs of the court. If you have anything to do, you just send someone to pass the message. You give orders. We, the officials, are higher than you. Those who are in charge will have to work tirelessly," Sun Chuanting took a sip of his wine and shouted at Cao Yue full of resentment: "I, the Chief Minister, have also become your follower!"

"Old man Sun, don't say that, revolutionary work... um, you don't distinguish between high and low for the revival of Ming Dynasty, why do you complain so much?" Cao Yue still looked at Sun Chuanting with a grin, "Now you are Chief Assistant Minister, you have the final say on the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, are you still not satisfied? Do you still want to be thrown into prison by the emperor and eat bad food in the dark prison like before? If you want, I can also fulfill your wishes and let you go to the prison to enjoy peace and happiness!"

"Go, go!" Sun Chuanting snorted angrily at Cao Yue, "Don't think that you can control the fate of my old man now that you have mastered the army. Believe it or not, when this old man finds a way to relieve you from the position of the governor, Humph! Don’t think that this old man doesn’t understand military affairs. I’ve fought many more battles than you. Without you, this old man can still manage the army well!”

"Old man Sun, don't be smug, who was defeated by Li Zicheng a while ago? He also almost lost all the tens of thousands of elites I handed over to you. I really blush for you," Cao Yue looked contemptuously. Looking at Sun Chuanting, whose face was flushed from drinking too much wine, he sneered, "If I hadn't pleaded for you, your head might have been chopped off."

"Oh, brat, do you still regard yourself as my savior?" After Sun Chuanting finished speaking, he took a sip of wine, but was choked and coughed repeatedly.Seeing Sun Chuanting's distressed appearance, Cao Yue had no choice but to go forward and beat him on the back, "Old man Sun, don't be brave if you can't drink enough, as soon as you choke to death, Daming will lose his support!"

"You also know that this old man is Daming's pillar?"

"Why not? If I don't think you are capable, then how could I protect you with all my life, and how could I push you to the position of chief minister in the cabinet?"

"Okay, brat, don't say such hypocritical things." Sun Chuanting managed to stop his cough, wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, and asked Cao Yue solemnly: "You are going to lead the army to the north, so what will Zuo Liangyu do? He has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands!"

"Old man Sun, I came to you today to talk about this matter!" Cao Yue sat down beside Sun Chuanting, and said in the same serious manner: "I want to leave this matter to you to solve."

"Oh?!" Sun Chuanting raised his gray eyebrows and asked in surprise, "How should I solve it?"

"The two Guards Divisions of the Nanjing Garrison are still in strength. I led the Northern Expedition to take away the first, third to sixth, five Guards Divisions. The other three Guards Divisions will be handed over to you. If Zuo Liangyu dares to If you act rashly and take advantage of our army’s Northern Expedition to do something, or even lead troops into rebellion, then you will lead these tens of thousands of people to fight against the rebellion!” Cao Yue did not tell Sun Chuanting about this arrangement before, and that when he entered Beijing today, he would fight with Sun Chuanting. The old man came to confess.

Seeing that Cao Yue had already made an arrangement, Sun Chuanting was very pleased, but he still asked calmly: "The three guards have 6 horses, and Zuo Liangyu claims to have 80 horses. Do you think 6 horses can defeat Cao Yue?" His 80 horses?"

"Zuo Liangyu's 80 horses are just a mob, and the number must be greatly exaggerated. In fact, 30 horses is already very good. Even if there are 30 horses, there are only tens of thousands of people who are really capable of fighting. Our 6 horses However, the equipment is excellent and the fighting power is outstanding. As long as there is no command error, how can Zuo Liangyu's hundreds of thousands of mobs win the elite new army of the Ming Guards? Don't forget, old man Sun, there are also tens of thousands of Hong Niangzi. The men and horses are under the command of the imperial court, and during this time, Hong Niangzi has caused Zuo Liangyu a lot of losses. He dares to make trouble, and we attack from both sides, and these hundreds of thousands of mobs will surely collapse soon!" Hong Niangzi's men and horses indirectly obeyed him Cao Yue had already secretly told Sun Chuanting some time ago that there was no need to hide this kind of thing from old man Sun. Cao Yue believed that this guy would not talk nonsense.

"Boy, the arrangement is quite thoughtful and intelligent." Sun Chuanting was quite satisfied after hearing this, and he didn't forget to gossip: "Boy, how did you subdue Hong Niangzi? Could it be that the two of you have committed adultery a long time ago?" love?"

"Old man Sun, you can eat whatever you want, and you can't talk nonsense. It's true that we have friendship, but there is no adultery." Cao Yue glared angrily at Sun Chuanting, who was gossiping, with an angry look, "even if There is an affair between us, but it is reasonable to appease tens of thousands of rogues through the affair, right?"

"Of course it makes sense," Sun Chuanting had already guessed that there was a shady relationship between Cao Yue and Hong Niangzi, and his gossip mentality was satisfied, so he couldn't help grinning: "You can appease Hong Niangzi, no matter what method you use, old man I don’t have any objections, and I will bless you all. But, does the princess in your family have any objections? You must know that Daming’s son-in-law is not allowed to take concubines!”

"The son-in-law of Ming Dynasty can't intervene in court affairs, but in military affairs!" Cao Yue glared at Sun Chuanting dissatisfiedly, "Isn't my son-in-law captain now a governor? Old man Sun, rules are dead, people are Living people can change the rules of death. Don't say that the laws of the ancestors are immutable, as long as they are not suitable, they can be modified. All the systems of the Ming Dynasty will also be modified slowly in the future, and they must keep pace with the times and conform to the times. Development! Let me tell you, there is a system in the West called constitutional monarchy, and I think this system is more suitable for Ming Dynasty!"

Cao Yue lowered his voice and briefly talked about the characteristics of a constitutional monarchy, which left Sun Chuanting stunned.

"Boy, so you have such a plan." Sun Chuanting looked at Cao Yue like an alien, frowned and said, "The system you mentioned is actually somewhat similar to my current cabinet system in Ming Dynasty, but the emperor's The power has been greatly reduced. You said, if the emperor's power is greatly reduced, will the emperor agree, and will the ministers of the court agree?"

"Take your time, they will all agree, as long as we can cooperate with each other," Cao Yue smiled meaningfully, "as long as the two of us can cooperate well, there is nothing we can't do in the world! We can put down the bandits and eliminate Establishing slaves will restore peace to the world, and it will also bring a brand-new Ming Dynasty to the people of the world, a Ming Dynasty that is far more prosperous and powerful than any dynasty in history!"

"Boy, there's another trick!" Sun Chuanting looked at Cao Yue with disdain, "Okay, let's talk about these things later, now let's continue discussing the Northern Expedition!"

(End of this chapter)