Guo Xun almost shouted out first to attract attention.
More than a dozen of the top court officials looked at him at the same time, and the emperor finally moved his eyes to him.
Guo Xun's body was filled with fear and excitement as if he were on the battlefield - even though he had never experienced it.
But at this moment, he did have the determination to charge.
Therefore, he said with emotion: "The three major battalions must all be elite soldiers! The soldiers and generals of the three major battalions must all be good at fighting and strategizing! The selection of troops and generals is based on the opinions of important ministers who participate in the national policy meetings of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the border towns. Top priority!”
After he finished speaking, he met the gazes of the cabinet ministers and Jiu Qing, and maintained a tough posture.
Yang Yiqing, say something!
Guo Xun knew that he could not speak, so he could only try his best to express himself and the attitude of the Fifth Army Commander's Office in the simplest way and language.
And Guo Xun, who treated Yang Yiqing to dinner with Xu Guangzuo last night, also looked forward to Yang Yiqing, a loyal minister who was about to go to the border post, to say a few words of help.
According to the emperor's previous explanation, one of the important ministers from the border town can attend this national policy meeting, but can he attend every time?
cannot!
Therefore, the important ministers of border towns may only participate in a meeting to determine long-term policies once every three years, or at most once a year.
Now, it depends on whether Yang Yiqing is more inclined to cooperate with the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion or the Ministry of War.
Yang Yiqing looked at the emperor.
Zhu Houcong also looked at him.
The emperor's eyes were clear and asking for advice, and Yang Yiqing could see the sincerity in them.
He was different from Yang Tinghe. He had seen the eyes of the soldiers at the border, the eyes of the generals and officials in the border town, and the eyes of the northern captives.
He even saw the look in Emperor Zhengde's eyes.
Now, the fifteen-year-old newcomer's eyes were different.
That's not purely a boy's curiosity or expectation.
The eyes of young people are always so pure. Like or dislike, it is always so strong.
Their world is colorful and gorgeous. Only after experiencing many things, when they looked at the world again, their eyes seemed to be covered with something.
Stupid, without the purity of a teenager, nor the calmness and understanding of an adult.
What was covered was either gauze curtains that caused more confusion, or masks that looked pleasing to the eye.
But now Yang Yiqing looked over, and he didn't know why he was confused: Is this a mask or pure?
The emperor was looking forward to his opinion.
Yang Yiqing was silent for a moment, and just said calmly: "I believe that the important affairs of the Beijing camp are closely related to the border towns. Now that the recruitment system is in place, it is not suitable to recruit soldiers from the border towns. However, when recruiting soldiers and selecting them, even if there are soldiers but no generals, it will be difficult after all. become."
This was just a safe opening statement after being focused on by all kinds of eyes. Yang Yiqing paused and said: "I agree with what Wu Dinghou said. The opinions of the five government officials and the opinions of important ministers who participated in the national policy meeting should be taken seriously. This is not a dispute. Power is for the important affairs of the family and the country. The generals in the capital camp and the generals in the border towns all need to be good at fighting and have strategies. At this time, I believe that the border towns should be the most important!"
Guo Xun was stunned: What beautiful words did you say last night?
The emperor spoke for the first time after opening this topic: "Border towns are a top priority, and resetting the three major battalions cannot leave the border defense empty. However, the Beijing camp has many problems. If there are no suitable generals, feasible troop training methods, and reliable Logistics support, then when will the problem of the Beijing camp be solved?"
Yang Yiqing pursed his lips first.
The emperor's speaking style was different from others.
There are more words used, some are still new, but they are quite accurate.
He seemed to just moisten his lips, and after this thought passed through his mind, he said: "Before I came to the capital, I have received many letters from old friends. I also know a thing or two about the situation in the capital and the situation in the kings' territories. Your Majesty wants to reset the three In a large camp, having enough elite soldiers is the first step, having a general with orders is the second step, and being able to command like an arm is the third step."
This is a bit brave. How can we say that the third step is whether Jingying can command it like an arm?
Guo Xun narrowed his eyes and stared at him: Wen Chen still can't have the same mind!
Zhu Houcong asked, "I would like to hear the details."
"Although there are many things going on in the court, the monarch and his ministers are of one mind and there will be no drastic changes. Although your majesty will inherit the throne but not heirs, the legal system is now clear and the world is settled. There is no need to worry about the vassal king's military troubles for the time being."
Yang Yiqing's words surprised Yang Tinghe, Fei Hong and others who were familiar with him: he said it very directly.
He did not avoid the fact that there were constant disputes in the court, but he also expressed his views through the word "the monarch and his ministers are of one mind": You are actually fighting with each other, but the fight is not broken. The idea of maintaining the stability of the court is One-hearted.
The capital camp defends its own people. Since the court probably won't undergo any major changes, what it has to defend is the vassal king and the place. The legal system is clear and preparations are sufficient, so it is difficult for the feudal king to cause rebellion.
"In this case, it is enough to start with the troops, gradually change the generals, and slowly form an army." Yang Yiqing continued, "You cannot select too many elite soldiers and generals in the border towns. If your Majesty is worried, you should worry about the border towns first. Things in the capital camp, Calculated in five or ten years.”
Zhu Houcong looked at him quietly.
Starting from the proposal to reset the three major camps, the strategies proposed by Xia Yan to help the five offices, the strategies proposed by the Ministry of War, and the cabinet's voting opinions all actually took care of the emperor's need to prevent "vassal rebellion" and stabilize the throne.
Guo Xun had the courage to emphasize that the Fifth Army Governor's Office and the border town ministers had a say in this matter, just to have more say in the middle and upper levels of the Beijing camp.
Yang Yiqing was the first to persuade him to focus on border towns, that the throne was not in danger now, and that the capital camp could be built slowly.
Zhu Houcong asked: "Since there is a lack of good generals, when will the three major battalions become a good fighting force?"
Yang Yiqing replied calmly: "There are many good generals in Bianzhen! If they are all not buried, why worry about the lack of generals in the capital camp?"
Zhu Houcong narrowed his eyes and slowly looked at Guo Xun and Wang Xian, Minister of War.
Of course, it cannot be said that it is their problem. What Yang Yiqing is talking about is a system problem.
There are actually quite a few generals in Border Town, but if you want to get ahead, you have to either take the path of an honorable minister in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, or take the path of a civil servant in the Ministry of War.
Zhu Houcong clapped his hands in their surprised eyes: "Okay! Very good! If this national policy meeting cannot solve some practical problems, it will not be able to play its due role after all. The descendants of Xunchen and the generals in the border towns are staring at this capital. There are indeed many people with important responsibilities in the battalion. Soldiers first, then generals, and then command like an arm. Before the army is formed, Yang Yiqing, can you keep me safe?"
The words were worded in a questioning manner, or at least seemed to indicate disapproval.
But Yang Yiqing replied: "Before attending this national policy meeting today, I dare not reply to Your Majesty. But after today, I can confidently say: Your Majesty, don't worry!"
Hearing the meaning behind these words, who can’t understand it?
This national policy meeting was planned by the emperor. Didn't he think it through carefully?
Now that Yang Yiqing said this, many people couldn't help but nodded slowly after thinking about it carefully.
Guo Xun:? ? ?
He couldn't understand the possibility that after the establishment of the National Policy Council, the civil servants tried their best to adjust their posture for these eighteen top positions.
He also did not understand how much support the emperor would temporarily receive from the civil servants and gentry after he transferred part of the power of the Supervisor of Ceremonies to the hands of civil servants.
He also didn't understand how much time the people who sat on these eighteen chairs would spend later on reconstructing the factions in the center of power under the new rules.
If there is no cooperation from important ministers, which vassal king or powerful traitor can cause trouble?
Just looking at the emperor’s shrewdness in planning this national policy meeting and many previous actions, how many people would risk annihilation to rebel?
Therefore, the throne is currently stable, and the Beijing camp is not in a hurry.
Because of Yang Yiqing's obvious partiality for civil servants, Yang Tinghe and others even had the idea of admonishing the emperor to postpone the resettlement of the three major camps.
But the emperor shook his head: "My worry is not about internal troubles. Internal troubles are of no consequence. However, border defense is also a worry. In my hand, I can't just rely on the border army as a card. And there are troops from the North heading directly towards the capital. Where can I find another Yu Zhongwu Gong?"
Yes, Yu Qian has already pursued the posthumous title of Zhongwu, but the emperor now made it clear: I am not afraid of rebellion from within, I am only worried that foreign enemies will trap the capital again.
Yang Yiqing, another important minister of the border town, was immediately the subject of suspicion in these words. Is this the emperor's distrust, or is it the provocation of the general?
Yang Yiqing replied: "I have already told you that there are many good generals in the border town! If they are all not buried, why worry about having no generals in the capital camp? However, the selection of generals in the capital camp should be done with caution. Wu Dinghou said that I also have suggestions for important tasks. , I ask you to use honorable ministers as commanders and people recommended by the border towns as generals. It will take three years to form an army and five years to be able to fight! If you also start martial arts and martial arts, then there will be successors, and there will be no worries for the capital camp and the border towns!"
Guo Xun had been concentrating on it, and now he could slowly hear it.
What Yang Yiqing means: You honorable ministers, just be high-ranking officers of each battalion who appear to have higher positions of authority, but in fact do not care about military training. But for the middle and lower-level officers who are actually training troops, let me, an important official from the border town, select people, regardless of whether they have already followed your path.
Guo Xun looked at the emperor nervously.
It's terrible to be uneducated. He doesn't know how to express his opinions now, but he can't say that the Fifth Army Governor's Office is planning to use the middle and lower-level officers who walked through their doors.
Zhu Houcong was silent for a moment and then said: "It seems that there are many generals who have been buried in the border town. What San Nanqing said is reasonable. It is just the selection scope of the soldiers in the capital camp, the selection method of the generals, and how to establish martial arts and martial arts examinations in the future. , improvement, all the ministers will continue to discuss."
It is very simple to eliminate the defectors. Just squeeze out the water and put the remaining people into the recruitment system for assessment and retain some of them.
The total number of the Beijing camp is 150,000. Now because of Yang Yiqing's opinions, the emperor has agreed not to select from the border troops, so he will narrow down the scope and discuss the next part.
As the meeting progressed, the participants gradually felt it.
The emperor is the leader of this meeting, and he controls the issues - although in the future, there will be a principle that all ministries will be involved and the decision will be determined by the national policy meeting.
He also controlled the rhythm of constantly eliminating differences during the meeting - that's what he said: first feel free to argue and argue boldly. Don't have any objections to things that have been decided by the Holy Will.
There is no doubt that the emperor also has control over the final decision made at this national policy meeting, including what the plan is, which cabinet minister will take charge of it, and how to report and inspect the progress in the future.
As for the supervision during the process of a matter, of course there are factory guards, inspectorate, and public officials keeping an eye on it.
The changes in the national policy meeting are not insignificant, but they are also strangely unobtrusive.
To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than bringing together the former Director of Ceremonies, the Cabinet, the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers, and the Honorable Ministers of the Five Governments to discuss it.
But it’s always the details that matter.
The unresolved chief royal study accompanying the bachelor!
Try to maintain a full staff of six cabinet ministers who are responsible for their respective affairs!
The privilege of important ministers attending national policy meetings!
Following the many official positions that were vacated after the emperor's first visit to the court, this was a top-down trend that would mobilize the movement of important officials throughout the court.
The space is not full yet! What is the concept of missing two cabinet ministers?
Yang Tinghe, who cannot block the progress of so many middle-level civil servants, has not yet thought of a safe way: it is not because the authority of the chief minister of the cabinet has been weakened, but because of the establishment of the imperial study room and the national policy conference, its evolution is unpredictable. , the pros and cons are unclear at the moment.
But he couldn't be too sensitive, because the emperor said what he said after discussing and finalizing the plan to reset the three major camps and reform the Huangzhuang Huangdian in a full-day meeting.
"This national policy meeting will be implemented on a trial basis for three years. I will be eighteen in three years. If the national policy meeting and the imperial study room accompanying the bachelor's degree do more harm than good, we will make adjustments at that time. But before that, I hope that you will implement a three-year period. , be loyal to your work!”
It's just a trial run for three years.
If so many things hadn't happened before, Yang Tinghe would definitely try to persuade the emperor not to try blindly.
But not anymore.
Yang Tinghe didn't believe that such a design was just a whim.
The biggest possibility is that after the incident in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice, the emperor felt the huge influence of the cabinet, especially his chief minister.
Yang Tinghe felt very aggrieved: For the sake of this national policy meeting, you are actually willing to play the card of fundamentally suppressing the Supervisor of Ceremonies?
(End of chapter)
