Factory owner is king

Chapter 238
The story of Zhao Kuangyin's mutiny at Chenqiao and the addition of a yellow robe sounded a wake-up call for latecomers: military power can never be handed over to one person, even if that person is the emperor.

This truth is not difficult to imagine.The son of a daughter can't sit down.The soldiers and horses belong to the emperor, but most of the people who lead the soldiers to fight are not the emperor himself.Once the emperor loses his mind and trusts the wrong person, the situation will change overnight.

Or the emperor was born a fool, and it would be a terrible thing to kill him if he had nothing to do.

This is by no means whimsical. There are not a few emperors who used military affairs as a joke in history. The most famous one is King Zhou You who played with the princes in Fenghuo.

In view of this, Zhu Yuanzhang established the military system of the Ming Dynasty with the unique simplicity and wisdom of the old peasants and the unbreakable principle of "many people are powerful" since ancient times. Discuss, and only when the preparations are complete can the troops be dispatched.

When Lan Yu rebelled, because of his high reputation, under the restrictions of this rule, he had to lead a battalion of trusted soldiers and horses to revolt. This made Zhu Yuanzhang very satisfied with his military system, and later wrote: future generations must not Easier oracles.

The benefits are obvious, and it is difficult to predict if one person is unpredictable.

The downside is that the emperor's control over soldiers and horses is no longer absolute, which is why Zhu Yunqi did not stop Dongchang from raising soldiers and horses in the name of spies, but secretly supported them.

But Ningxia Wei is no better than Dongchang private soldiers, but a regular army under the command of the imperial court.It was very difficult to make a decree to transfer, so he had to go through it in the court, so he decided to have a talk with Minister of the Ministry of War Ruyu, Wenyuange University scholar Fang Xiaoru, and Xie Jin first. There will be no unanimity in the classroom, and the emperor himself will be sidelined, and the matter will be done.

Although Zhu Yunwen lived in a deep palace, he was more or less aware that, aside from Fang Xiaoru, Xie Jin, Ru Ruyi and Xu Ruyi were still very close.

But in his impatience, he forgot that the Wenyuan Pavilion bachelors he appointed were more than just Fang and Jie. After Huang Zicheng's death, out of guilt or consolation, in a short period of time, he He also promoted a person named. . .Huang Guan.

"The important affairs of the country are in the army and in the sacrificial ceremony. Your Majesty wants to transfer Ningxia Wei to Ganzhou, but I am afraid that the princes in the court will not allow it. Your Majesty, the old minister, will not abandon him. He is the Minister of the Ministry of War, but there are six ministers and five armies. The commander-in-chief of the army, with just an urgent letter from the Duke of Dongchang, I'm afraid..."

"Why did no one stop Dongchang when it dispatched troops to encircle and suppress the remnants of Bailian in Shaoshi Mountain?" Zhu Yunwen squinted his eyes, snorted in displeasure and asked, "Don't talk about people in the court, Ru Yu, you are the Minister of the Ministry of War. What do you think?"

"Minister...Minister..." Ru Yu subconsciously glanced at the new leader of the Chaotang Qingliu who was beside her. But as a sycophant, although he already has a reputation as a "eunuch" in the outside world, he hasn't put it on the bright side anyway, has he?

Zhu Yunwen's frown deepened, he gave Ru Yuan a hard look, and then followed his gaze. . .

Huang Guan, who had the weakest sense of existence among the three Wenyuan Pavilion scholars, read the secret letter in his hand word by word three times before raising his head: "Your Majesty, I can understand what is said in the letter. Qi and Wu Er People who have evil intentions should be punished for their crimes. But in the end, this is just Xu Gonggong's one-sided statement, without any evidence attached..."

"Huang Qing doesn't believe what is said in the letter?" Zhu Yunqi asked suddenly.

"Chen... I believe it." Huang Guan hesitated for a moment, then nodded, without directly contradicting him.

"It's just..." Huang Guan paused, and then changed the subject: "There is a saying in the military that the three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first. There is also a saying that the three armies are easy to get, but one general is hard to find.

I boldly want to ask Your Majesty, even if Your Majesty goes against all opinions and mobilizes troops to Ganzhou, how much food and grass will be wasted?And who should be the coach? "

"There is no need to worry about food and grass." Xie Jin stepped forward: "The first emperor practiced the system of garrisoning fields. The imperial court supplied food and salaries for the forbidden army in Beijing, and the frontier army has been farming for many years. There may be up and down... But it is necessary to support a big war. Not to mention that the distance between Ganzhou and Ningxia is only more than [-] li, if the imperial court makes an order, although it does not say that it will arrive in the morning, it should arrive within three days at the latest."

"Okay, the food and salary issue has been settled. Where is the coach?" Huang Guan asked slowly, with a calm demeanor that made Zhu Yunwen very uncomfortable at this tense moment.

"Wu Kedi has been in Longmen for a long time, and he can be regarded as a general in a hundred battles. If there is no general to lead, even if the number is twice as large, it is difficult to win. What's more, as far as I know, the total number of Ningxia guards is only [-]. Horses are far inferior to the elite soldiers and horses of Longmen. It is difficult to win, if you lose..." Huang Guan pointed to the northeast direction and didn't say any more, but the meaning was already very clear.

"Can peace be the end of the world?" Zhu Yunwen asked.

"Insufficient prestige, bravery, not necessarily conspiracy."

"Then... Marquis Wu Ding and Marquis Changxing..." Zhu Yunwen mentioned the only two veterans who survived from his grandfather's hands, but after thinking about it, he gave up.The age of the two was a big problem. If it was not a last resort and the frontier was bitterly cold, he was really afraid that the two of them would die on the road.

"I would like to recommend one person." Fang Xiaoru, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, attracting everyone's attention: "I have heard that Cao Guogong Li Jinglong is well versed in military affairs, and he was highly valued by the late emperor. Can be the leader of the army."

Hearing Fang Xiaoru mention Li Jinglong's name, everyone in the hall was stunned.

Ru Yu bowed her head and remained silent, unwilling to make a statement.

Xie Jin thought over and over again, and it seemed that Li Jinglong was indeed the best candidate.

On the other hand, Huang Guan stared at Fang Xiaoru's straight back with gloomy eyes. He was very puzzled why the senior who cared about him in private chose to side with the eunuch of the East Factory at this time.

Obviously, he has found the best excuse to stop him, and it is obviously a god-sent opportunity to behead Dongchang, how could this happen?

As if feeling the suspicious gaze behind her, Fang Xiaoru glanced back inadvertently, nodded inexplicably, and smiled, with that look in her eyes. . .Full of meaning.

"Li Jinglong, Li Jinglong..." Zhu Yunwen murmured a few times, his eyes gradually brightened, but he didn't notice the exchange of eyes between the two people in front of him, but Liu Xi, who was on the side, suddenly shrank his pupils, vaguely aware Seeing the strangeness in it, I wanted to say something, but I didn't dare, and I couldn't, so I had to hide my thoughts.

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