Since Huaien came back, Zhu Youtang asked Huaien to stay at Qianqing Palace every day. After these few days of heart-to-heart talks, he found that Huaien was indeed a far-sighted person. If he were not a eunuch, he would be capable enough to serve as one of the six central ministries.
On the night of the fourth day, Huaien refused to stay at Qianqing Palace. He believed that there was a difference between monarch and minister, and he was the emperor's slave. How could he sleep in the same bed with the emperor?
Tonight, Zhu Youtang had insomnia.
As he rolled over on the dragon bed, he repeatedly thought about his modern life. Although he was the county magistrate of a small county in a remote mountainous area, he was under a lot of pressure and his income was not very high. But in your free time, you can hang out with your friends at the barbecue stall, drink beer, and brag. You can play some football with your friends and relax. You can also talk on the phone with your parents and relatives to talk about your inner feelings. But since he traveled here, he can't say anything in his heart. He is an emperor, and he carries the burden of the Ming Dynasty's 50 million people. Because of his special status, few people can confide in him. Even in the past two days, Wynn has always been thoughtful and cautious in speaking.
The Qianqing Palace was built in the 18th year of Yongle reign and has always been the residence of the Ming Emperor.
This dormitory is so big, but I always feel like something is missing. Before the mourning period is over, he cannot go to the queen's palace to sleep. Historically, Zhu Youtang, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, only married one wife in his life, Queen Zhang, who was known as the model emperor in ancient times. But I am not that stupid. After finally traveling through time once, how could I still establish monogamy again? Don't say you are an emperor, even an ordinary person has to have a few concubines!
The more I think about it, the more I can't sleep, so I won't sleep anymore. Zhu You put on some clothes and got ready to walk. As soon as he got off the ground, he heard the sound of soft footsteps outside the palace.
The rapid footsteps belonged to He Ding. Because Wynn was already old, it was impossible for him to run so fast.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from the northwest. The Tatars invaded Lanzhou Guards. After breaking the city, they burned, killed and looted. Six hundred and forty-five people died!"
Sure enough, war broke out on the border again, and the Ming Empire's life-long enemy, the Mongols, rose again!
The Lanzhou Guard was the future capital of Gansu Province, Lanzhou City. The original establishment of the Lanzhou Guard was mainly to prevent the rise of the remaining Mongolian forces in the Lanzhou area, to support the border guards, and to transport military supplies to Hexi. At that time, it belonged to the inland guard station. The guards were mainly responsible for farming and had a small number of troops.
But since Zhu Qi, the God of War of the Ming Dynasty, defeated Tumubao and Wala, all the elites of the Ming Dynasty were lost. Mongolia and Oara invaded the northwest many times, and the internal defense lines continued to shrink. Especially since the Chenghua period, the military service was excessive and the farmland was abandoned, resulting in serious soldiers fleeing.
Zhu Youtang grabbed the memorial. The memorial probably meant that Liu Ning, the commander-in-chief of Gansu Province, said: "On January 15, the Tatars attacked in three directions, attacking Ningxia Town along the way, attacking Suzhou Guard along the way, and plundering all the way. Lanzhou. Liao Bing and Ding Yue, the commanders of the Ningxia Town and Suzhou Guards, defeated the Tatars. Only the commander of the Lanzhou Guards, Wu Hua, left his post without permission that day and went to Liangzhou to drink with the commander Chen Ming, leaving the Lanzhou Guards empty. The command was captured by the Tatars, and six hundred and forty-five people died.”
"How did the two mediocre generals Wu Hua and Chen Ming become commanders?" Aren't these people named Wu Hua and Chen Ming just drunkards? Because they drank, they lost their chance of fighting, and 645 people of the Ming Dynasty died at the hands of the Mongols.
"Returning to the emperor, Wu Hua and Chen Ming were both recommended by Chief Assistant Wan."
"It's Wan'an again! Such incompetent people are harming the country! He Ding, tell me, should I kill him?" Zhu Youtang's sudden question startled He Ding, and the word "kill" came out of his mouth. , indicating that the emperor was already furious.
"I don't know, please leave it to your Majesty to decide." No matter how you say it, Wan An is the chief minister of the current cabinet. Although he is the eunuch of the royal horse supervisor, he cannot say anything about killing the chief minister easily. Otherwise, Wan An's accomplices or his subordinates in the court would find out in the future, and he would not even know how he died.
"It's okay, you old cunning guy. I won't force you. I drafted an order: "Generals Wu Hua and Chen Ming drank to cause trouble and delayed the opportunity to fight. They beheaded in public as a warning to others! "
Since the Chenghua period, the territory of the Ming Dynasty has shrunk a lot. In the Northeast, the Nuergan Dusi was abolished during the Xuande period, which led to the previous Oara forces entering the Northeast outside Liaodong, and the Ming Dynasty's rule in the Northeast outside Liaodong basically collapsed. On the grassland, with the assistance of Manduhai, Balumengke unified all Mongolian tribes, and the power of his newly established Mongol Khanate has reached as far as Korea in the east and Central Asia in the west. The Ming Dynasty lacked institutional rule in the Hetao area, so its control over the Hetao area was gradually lost. The Mongols aimed to incorporate the Hetao area into their own territory.
Zhu Youtang really wanted to gather his troops and have a good fight with the Mongols, but now the elite of the Ming Dynasty have basically been lost in Tumu Fort. The current army is filled with wine bags and rice bags arranged by some noble people just to get more. A share of imperial grain.
It seems that it is time to make changes. In addition to the reform of the Four Guards of Tengxiang, the military system of the Beijing Camp and the national army must be reformed. I must also create a new army that is invincible and invincible! How to change it? Reform requires expenses. Where do the expenses come from? You have to ask the system.
The soul traveled to Zhu Youtang and came to this world. Zhu Youtang only summoned the system twice, once just when the soul traveled through and there was a novice reward. The second time was to order the arrest of Li Zi Province, but Zhu Youtang clearly remembered that one of the two rewards was "one hundred thousand taels of silver". As long as I summon it a few more times, won't there be military expenses?
I remember that I did several political things today that were beneficial to the development of the Ming Empire. Can I summon the system?
"Goldfinger? Goldfinger orders you to come out and sleep with me!"
Ding dong... [I heard the call from the host. The host has not met the summoning conditions today. Please be diligent in political affairs and continue to work hard]
Zhu Youtang curled his lips and said to himself: "The triggering conditions of this system are too harsh, isn't it? I was so diligent today but I didn't meet the conditions? (Most of them were approved by He Ding).
"There are still a few political matters that need to be checked."
Ding dong... [need two more]
Zhu Youtang turned his brain rapidly but couldn't think of anything. Suddenly he saw He Ding still standing outside the door, and he immediately had an idea in his mind.
"He Ding, please come in first and talk to me."
He Ding walked in cautiously and said, "Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body."
"He Ding, how long have you not seen your family? Are you homesick?"
Seeing that the emperor suddenly asked about his family, He Ding thought that he had done something wrong and wanted to drive him away. He quickly knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, what did this slave do wrong? Do you want to drive me away?"
Zhu Youtang originally wanted to take care of the eunuch who stayed with him, but He Ding suddenly knelt down and cried, which made him unable to do anything...
