Domineering Daming

Although there are many rebellions in various places in Ming Dynasty, but there are not many successes, and there are more victories and fewer defeats in pacification of chaos. Cao Huachun didn't understand why Zhu Xu always valued it so much, but he still bowed and said according to Zhu Xu's order: "Follow the order !"

Zhu Xu walked to the gate of Wenzhao Pavilion and looked outside the palace wall.

Beyond this year, next year's disaster situation will increase step by step. He must control the situation, otherwise he will fall into a bitter battle between the north and the south, and a little bit of consumption.

Zhu Xu looked at it for a while, then turned around and said, "Recruit Sun Chengzong to enter the palace."

"Yes." Liu Shimin bowed slightly, turned around to make arrangements.

Sun Chengzong was summoned by the emperor and hurried over from the Ministry of War.Since the last imperial garden, he knew that the new emperor had enough understanding of the capital and Liaodong, which was not comparable to that of Emperor Tianqi.

Therefore, he became more and more cautious. Inside the Wen Zhao Pavilion, he bowed and said: "My minister, Sun Chengzong, pay homage to the emperor."

Zhu Xu sipped his porridge and said, "Pingshen, come here and move a stool with Master Sun."

Zhu Xu didn't talk nonsense, after Sun Chengzong Xie En sat down, he said directly: "I plan to reform the military system."

Zhu Xu vaguely revealed this topic before, and Sun Chengzong bowed slightly and said, "I don't know, what's on your mind?"

Zhu Xu stood up, wiped his mouth, and said: "You did a good job in Liaodong. Set up barracks, five people to one room, three thousand to one battalion, five battalions to one, and two to one army. What do you think of the deployment as a standing army, and the rest will be supplemented and returned to various prefectures and counties as garrisons?"

Sun Chengzong pondered Zhu Xu's words, vaguely understood, and said: "Your Majesty, do you want to abolish the guard?"

The military system of the Ming Dynasty had always been chaotic, and Zhu Xu felt a sense of urgency in his heart. Naturally, he couldn't wait to act. He looked at Sun Chengzong and said, "That's right, the guards have been in chaos for hundreds of years, and there is no combat power. Survival of the fittest. We plan to build several armies capable of fighting."

Sun Chengzong thought that Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou all recruited [-] soldiers, which should be the first army.

He thought about it seriously, and said: "Your Majesty, this matter needs to be progressed slowly, maybe I will go out of Beijing to go there in person. In addition, the Nine Frontier Guards..."

"Not moving for now."

Zhu Xu interrupted him and said: "Start with the coastal provinces first. I will order all the places to suppress bandits, and the Ministry of War will supervise them. If someone is in trouble, the Ministry of War can take action immediately. In short, within three months, I want to see initial results. This time In governing the army, we must be strict, rather lack than excess!"

In fact, Sun Chengzong didn't quite understand why the emperor was so urgent all of a sudden, but this was indeed what he had always wanted to do. He clasped his fists again and said in a deep voice, "The minister leads the decree."

Chapter 212

Later, Zhu Xu recruited Fu Changzong.

There are several academies set up by Zhu Xu in the capital to train government affairs and military affairs. At this time, they are needed as fresh blood, and they are also needed as Zhu Xu's eyeliner to watch the actions of the Ministry of War.

After being busy until evening, Zhu Xu breathed a sigh of relief and strolled around the palace with his hands behind his back.

After walking for a while, Zhu Xu didn't feel that his shoulders were so sore. Seeing that the direction of the cabinet was still on, he said, "Xiao Cao, order someone to send a bowl of bird's nest to King Xin."

Cao Huachun bowed slightly and said: "Yes." After speaking, he sent a young eunuch behind him to leave.

Zhu Xu wandered around, feeling extremely bored, thought for a while and said, "Let's go to the Compassionate Ning Palace."

Zhu Xu felt bored, but the ministers outside the palace were not.

Ye Xianggao's mansion, Han Yu's mansion, Yang Lian's mansion, since Zhu Xu ordered to elect cabinet ministers, they have not stopped.

According to the usual practice, there are six people in the cabinet, and now there are still four people short. Even if the emperor wants to be elected, there will be no more than five people.Therefore, if they want to unify as soon as possible, they can only discuss it with the bottom.

This is also the habit of the Donglin Party. Adhering to the guiding ideology of exorcising evil and using righteousness, they must work together to remove members they think are evil members, and then distribute them internally.

According to their predictions, Ye Xianggao, Han Yu, Zhao Nanxing, and Gao Panlong basically have no problems. After all, Ye Xianggao and Han Yu were cabinet ministers before and had no bad deeds. Nan Xing was the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Gao Panlong was the censor of Zuodu, and both of them entered the cabinet with justifiable names.

It's just that this official position is not based on reason. Since he is on the nomination list, he can't be dismissed for nothing.

After repeated rounds of communication, the Donglin Party basically reached an agreement.

Ye Xianggao, Han Yu, Zhao Nanxing, and Gao Panlong will join the cabinet. Yang Lian will be transferred to the Minister of Rites next year, and Zuo Guangdou will be appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry first. Joining the cabinet is a matter of course.

As for the others, they were completely excluded.

There are always no secrets in the officialdom. Zhu Youjian left the palace late at night, and just after entering the mansion, Concubine Xin Zhou came over and said, "My lord, Mr. Ni, Mr. Wang has been waiting for you for a long time."

Zhu Youjian's face was tired, but he was in good spirits. He looked at Zhou and said, "Well, you should rest earlier."

Zhou looked at Zhu Youjian's face, twisted a hot towel, wiped his face, and said with concern: "My lord, no matter how busy the government is, you should also pay attention to your body."

Zhu Youjian wiped the hot towel, his whole body was much more awake, and he sighed softly: "You don't know, the emperor is still young, and I can't ignore many things."

Zhou's distress became more and more distressed, and she said softly: "Well, then you have seen the two adults go to bed early, and I will ask Wang Chengen to prepare something for you."

Zhu Youxiao nodded with a smile, turned and walked towards the hall.

Ni Wenhuan and Wang Shaohui sat opposite each other in the lobby, both of them looked anxious.

On the surface, they belonged to the king, but in fact they belonged to the emperor. However, if Zhao Nanxing and others came back, the Donglin Party would be like a raging fire. Not to mention the king, even the emperor would not be able to keep them both.

Because, the two of them were regarded as "evil party" by Zhao Nanxing a long time ago.

"My lords have been waiting for a long time."

Zhu Youjian came in and said to the two with a smile.

When Ni Wenhuan saw it, he quickly got up and said, "I hope you will forgive me for disturbing my lord so late."

Looking at the faces of the two, Zhu Youjian was slightly taken aback, and said, "But what happened?"

Ni Wenhuan and Wang Shaohui looked at each other, and Wang Shaohui said: "I'm afraid the prince doesn't know yet, the Donglin Party has already discussed the candidates for the cabinet ministers."

Zhu Youjian frowned, and said: "The court discussion has not yet started, how can it be decided?"

Ni Wenhuan showed bitterness on his face, and said: "Can't the lord see it? The court and the public are all members of the Donglin Party. This court meeting is probably just a passing scene."

Zhu Youjian was skeptical, and said: "My lords are all loyal to state affairs and have no selfishness. How can you give and accept in private like this?"

Wang Shaohui had no choice but to explain: "My lord has rarely been involved in the court affairs before, and I don't know about it. In fact, this is normal. The Donglin Party claims that all the people are right and the dynasty is full. Where did this 'right' come from? Goulian, support each other."

Zhu Youjian sat down on the chair and listened to the words of the two with a dignified expression.

These two people are people he trusts. During this period of observation, it is true that they have done a lot of things for the country.It is also impossible for them to coax him at night, after all, there will be a court meeting tomorrow, and there will be a public recommendation.

After being silent for a while, Zhu Youjian looked up at the two of them and said, "Who are they?"

Ni Wenhuan said: "Ye Xianggao, Han Yu, Zhao Nanxing, and Gao Panlong."

Zhu Youjian pondered that these four people were indeed members of the Donglin Party, and they had outstanding reputations, so joining the cabinet was expected by everyone.

Zhu Youjian thought about it, and said, "You guys, what do you think?"

Ni Wenhuan and Wang Shaohui looked at each other, and said: "My lord, the new emperor has just been established, and this column cannot be opened. Both of us think that the lord must stop them. First, the Donglin Party must not be allowed to dominate the court, and second, we must also warn The Donglin Party cannot be allowed to disregard the laws of the country like this. Three times, it is to stand up for the prince!"

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly in thought, and said: "What you said makes sense. The Donglin Party's move is indeed not good for the court. What do you think this king should do?"