Emperor Zhengde was watching the martial arts performance of his personal guards. His camp was set up at the highest point, and he was accompanied by important officials such as six ministries and nine ministers.
At the bottom of the slope were soldiers from two sides locked in a 'fight'.
It is not easy to find famous generals. There is Zhou Shangwen and Wang Shouren. It is not easy to find two people with extremely outstanding military talents in the era of peace.
Anything more is a luxury. Fortunately, the personal bravery of his current commanders is no problem. It's just that they have no commanding talents that surprise everyone.
Therefore, the wild fight between the two parties ended up being a clash of courage and physical strength.
Even so, Zhu Houzhao was satisfied with it. The soldiers roared loudly and were full of energy. The old, weak, sick and disabled who had appeared in the past disappeared, and were replaced by soldiers who were quite energetic and capable of fighting.
That's enough.
"Da Sima."
Wang Bing approached the emperor and said, "I'm here."
"I forgot for a moment. The last time the Ministry of War went back to rectify the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, has there been any results now? The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is also a soldier of the Ming Dynasty. If I pick up a few personal guards and fight with them, Can they win in one game?"
Wang Bing reported back: "I have already told the Admiral of the Military and Horse Department about this matter, and ordered him to strictly discipline the personnel of the Military and Horse Department and replace the old and weak. I think it will have some effect."
Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips slightly,
He is now the emperor because of his 'experience'.
As soon as he heard this, he knew that the Ministry of War did not implement it seriously.
Because the Commander-in-Chief of Soldiers and Horses is only of the sixth rank and is a big-ass official, what can he do?
"I only care about you, the Minister of War, and I don't care who the Admiral of the Military and Horse Department is. If there is a problem, I will come to you instead of him. Do you understand?"
"Weichen understands. Your Majesty, don't worry. After Weichen returns, he will intensify the rectification of the Military and Horse Division. In fact, Weichen has already classified some of them, but the personnel in the Military and Horse Division are complex, and some people..."
"who?"
"I dare not say it."
"If you don't say anything, you can handle these people yourself."
Wang Bing thought to himself, that's the last word, "In the beginning, in order to show the favor of the royal family, Xian Temple sealed some family members of the concubines in the Military and Horse Division. It's not that I dare not offend them, but this matter involves His Majesty's filial piety. Your Majesty, please... make a decision."
The concubine of Emperor Xianzong...
Zhu Houzhao frowned. Wang Bing should not dare to lie about these things. After all, he could find them out with a single investigation.
And the logic is valid. After all, the emperor really thinks that the people of the world should support them. People themselves are divided into three, six or nine grades. If you are born poor and humble, then you are poor and humble. How can nobles and ordinary children be the same?
It is also because of these concepts that it is certainly not a problem for the emperor's concubine's family to occupy some of the people's wealth, because they are relatives of the royal family!
But falling into the hands of Zhu Houzhao is actually a bit difficult. Xianzong... is equivalent to his grandfather, and the families of his concubines may be in their seventies now.
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It was originally meant to give them a chance to receive royal salary.
After raising them for a lifetime, people will definitely be useless. If they suddenly stop raising them at this time, some people will really die.
If this happens, it will actually damage the emperor's filial image.
Because even the civil servants themselves would feel that...some people have a noble status and it's okay to be supported by the court.
To put it bluntly, in an era when there is no concept of equality for all, if you insist on cutting back some benefits of the nobility, many people will not be able to accept it!
"Gather all the similar people together, and then gather the people who can be used. Let's do this first. If the Military and Horse Division is still unable to be reorganized, the Ministry of War will abolish it."
From the side, Liu Jin came over with small steps, "Your Majesty, the commanders of the 25th Guards are here."
Zhu Houzhao nodded, holding the horse's belly and moving forward.
He remembered all the names of these twenty-five people, but the twenty-five were too many to read out here one by one, so he just glanced at everyone.
"Shangzhi's personal guard can be said to be the emperor's personal army. You all performed very well today. I saw that every soldier is brave enough. After returning today, the personal guard must continue to train. It does not mean that there will be no battles. You have nothing to do every day, you have to raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a while. When you are used, you must be able to use it. This is the most fundamental requirement."
"There are some other things. Let's make it clear in advance. The personal guards of Shangzhi are the best paid among all the guards, so I have the highest requirements for you. You are all from the military academy, and you know that I pay the most attention to the discipline of the army. , so you commanders should not report any crimes or crimes to others. I will not keep an eye on you every day, but once you make a mistake, don’t even think about asking for mercy. I said it before, this day will come. Don't say that I will kill you without teaching. You must know that military orders are like mountains. Just for these four words, I can't spare anyone who breaks the law!"
"I understand!"
"Okay! You each go back to gather your troops, and then each of you will bring twenty people to hunt with me!"
"yes!"
Zhu Houzhao seemed to have finally come out for a while. He was very interested in walking, sitting and lying down. Moreover, he had plans for personal expeditions in the future. He would practice riding and shooting on weekdays, but he would not go out to hunt seriously like today. It’s the first time.
He was very happy as a young man, but he was suffering from old men in their seventies like Han Wen and Min Gui.
Zhang Fuhua, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Duchayuan, even came to advise him, "I heard that the emperor's rule was that he had the benevolence to overwhelm the world and did it without labor; he had the wisdom of Zhou Tianxia and used it without labor. To govern the world. The way cannot be summed up, it is just to know the people and bring peace to the people. Now that we perform martial arts every year and pay for them, I hope that your majesty will not indulge in indulgence but not practice, denounce the heretics but not practice, so that the clan can be prosperous and prosperous."
Zhu Houzhao didn't like to listen to this humanistic speech, so he didn't give him a good look, "The martial arts performance was planned by me. There are no heretics and there are no heretics. Mr. Zhang, governing a country must rely on benevolence and trust." Virtue depends on filial piety, but sometimes you also need this short riding crop. Without it, you can't do it."
At the same time, he also saw that Han Wen and Min Gui seemed to be struggling, so he said: "I am in the prime of my youth, so it is okay to go out and ride horses. Some veterans should go back first. After all, the official martial arts performance is over. "
Han Wen and Min Gui didn't dare to leave, "Wei Chen and others will still stay with His Majesty."
"No, it's an imperial decree ordering you to go back. Da Sima and Yang Jiefu can just stay."
Soon after, the commander of the twenty-five guards and some soldiers followed the emperor into the forest to start hunting.
During this process, an imperial edict was also issued, saying: "Emperor Taizu Gao drove away the evil spirits and used the summer to transform the barbarians. The universe was opened up and rectified, and the sun and the moon were purified and made clear. At that time, the soldiers of the heaven were unstoppable. I am today I recall my ancestors by emphasizing cavalry and archery, and tell the future rulers of the Ming Dynasty that military preparations must not be neglected, and cavalry and archery must not be used in vain!"
The news came out,
Han Wen and Min Gui both saw through the emperor's mind at a glance. The emperor was somewhat interested in martial arts and hunting. In order to avoid opposition, he issued an imperial edict in this name.
Now that's good, if there is such an event next year, it will also be about remembering our ancestors.
"...Fortunately, Your Majesty is indeed not a playful person. Now the military preparations have improved greatly. The troops at the border camp in Beijing are all powerful. It can be regarded as a moment of glory." Min Gui stroked his beard. To be honest, apart from this He said he had no other choice.
The same is true for Korean.
The two old men did not intend to quarrel too much with the emperor. Originally, the emperor was considerate of the old ministers and allowed them to go back to rest as a way of giving them face.
But when the servants were helping Han Wen get into the carriage, a man came from Han's house. He was riding a horse and came to deliver a message.
Because it is Min Gui, Hanwen is not avoided.
After I sat down in the carriage, I took it out to take a look. As a result, I frowned more and more, and finally sighed.
Min Gui was surprised, "What's wrong? What's going on?"
"It's not a bad thing. Just take a look."
Han Wen rubbed his forehead and leaned back, looking tired.
Min Gui had the same reaction as him, "Brother Guandao, you must persuade Li Qing to stop this matter no matter what!"
"If you had listened to me, you wouldn't be Gu Liqing." Han Wen said quietly.
"But the stakes in this matter are really important. If the Holy Lord Long Yan is angered and this matter is really investigated, then Li Qing will become a public loser in the future!"
Gu Zuo was promoted by Han Wen. Before this year, everything was fine. As long as Han Wen spoke, Gu Zuo could understand. But when the bird grows up, it always wants to fly on its own.
"useless."
"Are you just watching helplessly?"
Neither of them are very bad officials, but the way of being an official is by no means clear-cut between good and evil. There are some things that can be investigated, and some things that are investigated will undermine the overall situation.
They firmly believe in finding a career before planning, but now that Gu Zuo is unwilling to seek a career, it will actually not be conducive to his career if this continues.
"It's not that I want to just watch like this. Chao Ying, don't you think your Majesty knows Qing Li's temperament? Why does your Majesty let Qing Li go on a salt patrol?"
Snapped.
Min Gui slapped his forehead, but he had ignored it in his anxiety just now, "Your Majesty wants to clean up the bad government of the Salt Law! No wonder, no wonder he suddenly performed martial arts at this time!"
In just such a moment, the two of them suddenly understood!
In this case, we got in touch!
"Your Majesty is worthy of being the wise king that we have been for the past five generations of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, he is determined and will push forward this matter even if he does not hesitate to use his own bodyguards. As for the Minister of Li, we can't persuade you."
If Gu Zuo is persuaded, wouldn't this be a major delay for the emperor?
"It's true that you can't give random advice. His Majesty intends to clean up the salt law and punish corrupt officials. This is also a good thing. Let's not do bad things."
It turned out that they were worried that the government would be unstable because of this, but now it seems that it was the emperor's order.
The person who controls the overall situation is the emperor. According to past experience, there is actually nothing to worry about.
In an instant, Han Wen thought everything through and made a big decision.
"This memorandum that Minister Li is going to send...let me do it!"
Because he knew that he really couldn't persuade Gu Zuo, so he could only hope to make Gu Zuo mature in this way.
He is already old. Gu Zuo is so young and deeply trusted by the emperor. Maybe one day he, the minister, will have to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy. In this case, he is willing to end in this way.
After he retreats, there will be a real person in the court. He believed that Gu Zuo would not be ungrateful to that extent.
