Domineering Daming

It's a silver token that belongs to the captain.

Zhu Cixuan was overjoyed immediately, held it in his hand and looked over and over again, looked at Zhu Xu in surprise and said: "Father, is your son a captain?"

Zhu Xu nodded with a smile, and said, "Boss Scout Captain, give Father a military salute."

The little guy stood up with a snap, knelt down to Zhu Xu, and said in a deep voice: "Captain Zhu Cixuan, see Father, long live Father!"

Zhu Xu smiled and patted his head, said: "Take it well, don't let your mother and concubine know."

The little guy is so excited now that he can't think of anything else, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Mmmmm."

Zhu Xu looked at him, smiled and turned to the third son, Zhu Ciyi, who was born of Bumbutai.

Zhu Ciyi was not able to write well, so he was a little sad among the brothers. Looking at Zhu Xu's eyes, the little guy was a little nervous, and said timidly: "I also want to study."

Zhu Xu poured him a cup of tea and said, "Don't be nervous, as long as you don't mess around, the emperor will allow it, to be honest."

The little guy is also ten years old. Seeing Zhu Xu's encouraging look, his eyes flickered for a while, and he said bravely, "I don't want to do anything, I just want to play."

Zhu Xu was taken aback, this son was really too much.

Not far away, Sun Chuanting, Fu Changzong, Zhu Youjian, etc. were all watching, but they didn't respond to Zhu Ciyi's words.

Zhu Ciyi is doomed to have no chance of being a big man, if he can be a wealthy and virtuous king with peace of mind, that's what they would like to see.

Zhu Xu was also a little speechless to the third son, thought for a while, and said, "You will go to the military academy with your second brother tomorrow to join the Boy Scouts."

Zhu Cixuan had a look of fear on his face and didn't want to go, but seeing Zhu Xu's expression, he could only wring his face in response.

Looking at the little guys with different expressions, Zhu Xu was quite satisfied, and said with a smile: "Go ahead, I'll let you go on vacation today, you can go out of the palace if you want."

The little ones were overjoyed, the outside of the palace was another world to them, and they wanted to go out to play all the time.

Zhang Yun stepped forward with a smile and took the little guys away.Now the government and the public are in chaos, it is not safe outside, and some little guys want to go out to play, Zhang Yun has to make some arrangements.

After the little fellows left, Zhu Xu stood up, looked at Sun Chuanting and the others, and said, "Marshal Sun has decided?"

Several people came over, and Sun Chuanting said: "Yes. Marshal Sun has decided to leave in March, and his resignation letter has been written, waiting for the emperor's arrangement."

Zhu Xu pondered and said, "What do you think?"

According to the current system of the Ming Dynasty, the right second assistant and the marshal of the Grand Marshal's House are nominated by the first assistant, approved by the parliament, and appointed by the emperor.

This is only in theory, in actual operation, it is still up to Zhu Xu to decide.

Sun Chuanting said: "Several major governors, there is basically a consensus inside and outside the commander's mansion, and Vice Marshal Qin is expected by everyone."

Zhu Xu smiled, thought for a moment, and said: "After Zhongyuan, you invite Marshal Sun to give a speech for the last time. At that time, all officials above the fifth rank will be there to listen. Honorable ministers and foreign envoys are all invited."

Sun Chuanting knew that this was Sun Chengzong's farewell ceremony, which was quite grand. It was the protection of Sun Chengzong from the Qianqing Palace, and no one was allowed to counterattack him.

Sun Chengzong was the executor of the Ming Dynasty's military reforms. He has offended more people than Bi Ziyan and Sun Chuanting for more than ten years.Sun Chengzong himself is low-key, far away from the officialdom and has no influence, and his own resistance is quite weak.

Sun Chuanting had already prepared the manuscript, and said: "Yes. I have come to arrange it. I also have some ideas about the treatment of Marshal Sun. Please accept it. The first is to bestow the duke with five generations. The portrait hangs in Lingyan Pavilion. Third, give the mansion and a salary. Third, ask the emperor to lead the cabinet to go out of the city for ten miles to see you off. Fourth, the imperial guards will personally escort you, and the officials along the way must go out to meet and see you off..."

Zhu Xu listened and nodded secretly. Sun Chuanting still had the respect he should have for this old man.

With his hands behind his back, Zhu Xu thought for a while and said, "Mr. Jian'en, the mansion is financed from within. The Ministry of Industry built it with [-] silver dollars and [-] mu of Yongye farmland. I personally wrote the 'Pillar of the Country' and engraved it on In front of the mansion. I sent the crown prince and the second son of the emperor to personally escort..."

Chapter 1529

It can be said that Zhu Xu gave Sun Chengzong all the honors he could give. Compared with Bi Ziyan, Bi Ziyan had only one marquis, and Sun Chengzong was a duke.

Daming has never received such treatment!

For this reason, Sun Chengzong personally entered the palace and wanted to decline, but Zhu Xu insisted.

On February 27th of the tenth year of Jingzheng, Sun Chengzong, the second assistant of the cabinet, and Marshal Sun Chengzong of the Grand Marshal's Mansion made a report in the parliament. Officials of the fourth rank or above in Beijing, including honorable ministers, etc., were all present.

Sun Chengzong was sitting in a wheelchair, on the podium, looking at the crowded conference room, his old and hale and hearty face was expressionless, he glanced at the manuscript on the table, and spoke gently.

"Your Majesty, Chief Assistant, elders and everyone present, I am Sun Chengzong."

Without Zhu Xu leading the applause, the meeting room was silent.

Zhu Xu, Sun Chuanting and others were all watching him quietly without any other movements.

"My military system in the Ming Dynasty began to collapse in the late Xuanzong period. By the tenth year of Wanli, there was no regular army. All disasters were "recruited". In this way, when Jiannu rebelled, he had no soldiers to send, so he could only defend..."

"At the beginning of Chongzhen, the emperor felt that the military was decadent, internal and external troubles, and the country was in turmoil. He ordered many officials, including Chengzong, to promote the reform of the Ming army, to protect the country with a strong military force, and to protect the safety of the people..."

"From the first year to the third year of Chongzhen, Chengzong held the imperial decree, the king ordered the arrows to control the national guards, rectify them, abolish the guards, and form a standing army. It took three years. With the support of loyal and brave generals from all over the country, the initial completion of the guards The reform of the system..."

"In the four and five years of Chongzhen, the imperial court was committed to reform in all aspects, and I was ordered to devote myself to the construction of the army, and to test the results of the reform with actual combat. Among them, Chahar was eliminated one after another, and slaves were established, with the heart of reform. Getting more and more determined..."

"Jing Zhengchu, the situation in our Ming Dynasty has changed dramatically, and the army needs to be deeply reformed. The army is divided into a standing army and a local army. Each performs its own duties and responds to various challenges..."

"From three to six years of Jingzheng, the army continued to reform. With the purpose of strengthening the army and strengthening the army, cavalry, artillery, armored army, navy, royal army, etc. were successively formed, and the direction of establishing the most powerful and advanced army was explored..."

"Afterwards, the Grand Marshal's Mansion was established, enabling the military to focus on the reform of the military, and divide the military regions, refine and strengthen the corresponding powers and responsibilities, and establish a powerful military, theory, equipment, and logistics that is advanced in Ming Dynasty and overlooks the world. etc……"

Sun Chengzong was almost narrating the history of the reform of the Ming army, with a flat, calm and calm tone.

But everyone knows the storms and waves that the military reform has faced in these years, how many rebellions, how many disasters, how many generals with heavy troops have been executed, how many troops have been disbanded, and how many crises Sun Chengzong has faced.

After the storm, it seemed that everything had returned to calm, in Sun Chengzong's plain words.

Sun Chengzong's mouth was dry and he didn't know how many times he drank tea. He looked at the manuscript in front of him and said: "The army is the most basic guarantee of a country. Only a strong army can defend a country without internal and external troubles. To ensure the stability of the country and the peace of the people. We must resolutely oppose the theory of the uselessness of the army, the theory of persistence, and the theory of China... Therefore, my Ming Dynasty puts the military construction at the top of the priority direction, and will persevere in promoting the reform and development of the army to ensure that we The Ming army is at the forefront of the world, defending the country, defending our Daming society and inheritance..."

After Sun Chengzong finished speaking, he stood up with difficulty, and raised his hands to salute Zhu Xu and everyone else.

Zhu Xu looked at the trembling old man, stood up, and raised his hand in return.

The same is true for Sun Chuanting and others, and then the entire conference hall is like this.

The corners of Sun Chengzong's mouth twitched watching this scene, and his cloudy eyes were a little blurred.

To be able to do this for a courtier, he is also unprecedented, right?

Sun Chengzong was pushed down and came to Zhu Xu's right side. Below was Sun Chuanting's nomination of Qin Liangyu as the right second assistant, Marshal of the Generalissimo's House.

I don't know if it's because of Sun Chengzong's speech just now. Qin Liangyu's appointment this time originally had many objections, but Qin Liangyu's appointment was almost 100% approved by the parliament!

This matter really shocked the jaws of countless people inside and outside the capital, and many people still hoped that the parliament would not pass it.

On March [-]th, when the winter snow first thawed, a carriage that seemed ordinary yet extraordinary set out from Daming Gate and turned to the west.

Inside the carriage, Zhu Xu was sitting in the middle, beside Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, Qin Liangyu, Fu Changzong, Cao Wenzhao, and Zhu Xu's two sons, Zhu Ciye and Zhu Cixiu.