Wuying Palace.
Xu Huizu entered the hall, and after bowing, he respectfully said to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty, Prince Gaoyang has won a golden sword."
The prince of Gaoyang County, Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Di's second son.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said: "It seems that the fourth uncle's son is indeed powerful and has the same style as the fourth uncle. However, such a competition between Zongxun and Zongxun is not worthy of the Qing family entering the palace in person, right?"
Xu Huizu lowered his head, hesitated, knelt down, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I have seen the Yan King Guards. The soldiers of the imperial court have become the private soldiers of the King of Yan. They only obey orders. I am terrified day and night. I saw Yan again. The three princes each have their own strengths, especially Zhu Gaoxu who is good at fighting."
"I believe that the vassal king is outside and has a large number of troops, and it is difficult for the imperial court's decree to reach the world, which is disadvantageous to the court. I sincerely request your majesty to implement the strategy of reducing the vassal in order to appease the world."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xu Huizu and frowned slightly.
It seems that the news that he ordered to summon King Yan to the capital last night made Xu Huizu mistakenly think that he wanted to detain King Yan in the capital in order to reduce the vassal status.
So I came here in advance to ask for the reduction of the feudal clan.
As soon as you can express your loyalty, see clearly that I, Old Xu, belong to your Emperor Jianwen, so you must believe me.
Second, you can draw closer relationships and express your stance.
After all, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng constantly requested to reduce the vassal status, and although this matter was kept secret, no matter how secret it was, it would be difficult to bypass the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
"Cutting down the vassalage? Haha, why do you want to cut down the vassalage?"
Zhu Yunwen stood up, looked at the astonished Xu Huizu, and said, "You are overthinking. My uncles can still be trusted."
Xu Huizu looked at Zhu Yunwen in disbelief, wondering whether he had changed his mind or didn't trust him.
Zhu Yunwen understood Xu Huizu's thoughts and said warmly: "The rule of the empire depends on the prosperity of the people and the prosperity of the country, and the peace of the world. My uncles defend the frontiers, and they deserve their credit."
Xu Huizu was a little confused.
Zhu Yunwen explained: "Let's postpone the matter of reducing the vassal status for now. I plan to implement the new policy of military training, and I have some opinions that I just want to ask you."
"New policy on military training?"
Xu Huizu looked at Zhu Yunwen and quickly expressed his position: "As long as your majesty orders, no minister dares to disobey."
Zhu Yunwen shook his head slightly and said, "How many elites are there in the Beijing camp now?"
Xu Huizu quickly reported: "There are currently 500,000 elite soldiers in the Beijing camp. Are you planning to expand the army? I suggest that you mobilize troops from Guangdong, Guangxi and the northwest. The soldiers there are good at fighting and brave, and they can be put to great use!"
Xu Huizu's idea was very simple. If Zhu Yunwen did not intend to reduce the vassal, he could only strengthen the central military strength. In terms of the army, it was enough to crush any vassal king. The threat of the vassal king would naturally weaken.
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly, there were as many as half a million.
During Zhu Yuanzhang's period, he considered the issue of army construction and adopted the system of "two large and small fields inside and outside, and forty-eight guards were taught separately".
One guard had 5,600 people, and the size at that time was nearly 300,000.
However, as time went on, by the early years of Jianwen, the size of the Beijing camp had reached 500,000. At this time, the Northern Sai King also had more than 300,000 soldiers and horses.
"How about disarmament by 100,000 people?"
Zhu Yunwen asked seriously.
Xu Huizu said quickly: "Deploy 100,000 elite troops to defend... eh? Disarmament?"
Xu Huizu, who originally thought it was a troop movement, suddenly panicked.
If you don't increase your strength at this time, how can you weaken your own strength?
How to deal with the feudal king once he has a problem?
Zhu Yunwen did not joke, but said very seriously: "You know better than me about the army. What I want is not the old, weak, sick and disabled, nor a few domestic servants, nor a group of soldiers. What I want is, A master who can fight!"
The problem of military corruption has always been a persistent problem in every dynasty.
With a spear in your hand, you dare to say that you are an elite? No matter how old I am, the dirt is up to my neck.
If you tell me your name, do you really think he is a soldier? Who doesn’t know which nobleman you are a slave to? Or some military commander's servant?
How can a group of people with very little training call themselves elites?
Xu Huizu broke out in a cold sweat, and he suddenly understood that the troops should be more sophisticated than numerous!
"I'll give you a month to reorganize the army. After one month, I will review it! Remember to make a big noise."
Zhu Yunwen ordered.
Xu Huizu agreed loudly, saluted and left Wuying Hall.
Returning to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Xu Huizu was still shocked and confused. He summoned his two younger brothers, Xu Yingxu, the minister of the Central Army Governor's Mansion, and Xu Zengshou, the left governor of the Right Army Governor's Mansion, to inform them of the reduction of 100,000 troops.
The two of them were also suddenly surprised and caught off guard.
Xu Huizu calmly watched the two people digest this shocking news, and sighed: "The emperor's hand is extremely powerful."
Xu Yingxu asked in confusion: "Brother, why do you say this?"
Xu Huizu took a sip of tea, calmed down his shock, and said: "The emperor's move is one to purge the army, the other is to beat the noble generals, and the third is to tell the kings of Sai that the emperor has no intention to touch them. I hope They are in the fiefdom and guarding it safely.”
"Perhaps the Emperor has another meaning."
Xu Zengshou looked at the two men and said slowly: "The emperor is telling King Sai that he can attack the capital's army. Then one day, it would be reasonable for him to attack the soldiers controlled by King Sai. At that time, King Sai had no reason to object."
Xu Huizu glanced at Xu Zengshou with admiration and said: "The emperor's thoughts are unpredictable now, but it is imperative to reduce the army by one hundred thousand. This is an offending thing."
Nowadays, when there is peace, all the generals, nobles, powerful men, relatives, etc. all want to get rich. However, relying only on the small salary set by Zhu Yuanzhang, everyone would have starved to death.
For these people, the best way to make a fortune is to earn military pay.
This sudden reduction of 100,000 troops does not necessarily mean reducing the number of people by 100,000, but kicking out those who are eating empty pay and pretending to receive military pay.
According to Xu Huizu's estimate, the actual number of soldiers laid off may not exceed 50,000.
"Brother, there is one more trouble..."
Xu Zengshou looked at Xu Huizu and rubbed his eyebrows.
"What's up?"
Xu Huizu felt something was wrong.
Xu Zengshou sighed: "This morning, Miao Jin entered the palace to accompany Kunji, and was awarded the title of Imperial Academy Supervisor by the emperor. Now the whole court is shocked, and officials have spoken out to prepare for impeachment..."
"What? Miaojin? How can Miaojin enter the Imperial Academy? How can he be a scholar?"
Xu Huizu felt a little dark in front of his eyes and a little dizzy.
The Imperial College is an important place for learning, where students from all over the world gather. Many officials come from the Imperial College.
Not to mention that these scholars are stubborn, unruly, and always talk about benevolence, righteousness, morality, and the three cardinal principles and five permanent principles. How can they value a woman?
What kind of move did the emperor make? Isn't this just a scolding?
Officials are all salt-eaters. They are worried about the national mourning during this period and have nothing to do. When they heard that the woman was admitted to the Imperial Academy, they didn't jump up, spit, and prepare for a memorial?
