Better to live forever [Rebirth]

Dajing did not follow the previous dynasty's Zhongzheng Dingping system of selecting talents, but selected scholars through imperial examinations.

Hundreds of years have passed since the time of Taizu, but it is still difficult for poor scholars to get ahead.

For one thing, compared to children from poor families, they are no better than children from aristocratic families. They can afford good teachers and read books.To cultivate a scholar or a martial artist, the financial resources required are beyond the reach of ordinary people. It is to sell pots and sell iron to support them, unless there are a few outstanding talents who want to stand out among the children of aristocratic families, and it is difficult to reach the sky.

Second, after entering the official position, the children from poor families are far less supportive than the children from aristocratic families. The official career is prosperous, and the road to promotion is full of difficulties and dangers.

But now due to a combination of circumstances, the aristocratic family does not dare to choose the children of relatives to replace the position of the army supervisor. These poor children have no blood relationship with them, even if they make mistakes, they are not afraid of being implicated.And with their wealth, there are naturally many ways to make the nominated Wuzi of the poor family obey their orders.He is also responsible for "the kindness of knowledge and encounter", so he doesn't worry that Wuzi from the poor family is not grateful to them.

After hearing Zhu Dingbei's words, the old Hou Ye's eyes really brightened: "With these people, they are better than the children of the aristocratic family. At least, it will not be so easy to learn to be bad in three to five years."

The children of the aristocratic family are born in a noble family, and their courage and ambition have always been greater than their ability.Those who were selected as supervisors were mostly favored but mediocre people in the clan. If such people were angry and twisted their heads, they would often do things "unexpectedly" and confidently.Even if the warriors of the poor family are ambitious, except for a very few who have bad intentions, due to the limitation of their vision and life, most of them dare not confront the imperial power head-on and take opportunistic opportunities.

With these people, it is indeed possible to clear up the bribery ethos of the military supervisors in the Qing army and clean up the discipline.

Zhu Dingbei touched his chin, and then said with a smile: "What Your Majesty wants to do is not a one-time deal."

After a pause, he continued: "The noble family recommends martial arts from humble families, no matter if they are intimidated or tempted, even if they become their own disciples for their own use, it is impossible for anyone to have the power of the emperor to make these martial arts of humble families bow their heads. As long as His Majesty respects the virtuous and the corporal, and puts on a little gesture, these poor families will definitely yearn for it wholeheartedly, and may not be able to control those families. Moreover, it is the emperor who decides who they will nominate, and he will choose his favorite before then. It's just a trivial matter."

"As long as the Wuzi from the poor family solves the urgent need to replace the supervising army, His Majesty will have the ability to make this matter a rule. Undoubtedly, in the future, the supervising army will have a practice of not taking only those from poor families. And these people will truly become relatives of the royal family." make."

Thinking about it carefully, he also had to admire Emperor Zhenyuan's foresight.

Their emperor, who has always been honest with the family, may have long thought of launching a humble upstart who is loyal to him and dispersing the power and status of the family.In the past, the aristocratic family obstructed and intervened whether it was the selection of scholars in the imperial examination or the promotion of poor officials. However, the big step he was about to take now was made by the aristocratic family willingly and even eagerly.

With the underprivileged supervising army, with Emperor Zhenyuan's accumulated prestige, there was much less resistance to promote the poor family while taking advantage of the situation.

Well, yes, there are also those state capital officials who were implicated in the disaster of the garrison to fill in the vacancies... Maybe, soon, they will be in the pockets of poor officials.

The old Hou Ye didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the Wenchen faction, but after all he was a little keen on the court situation, and after his grandson's analysis, he thought a lot about it.He couldn't help stroking his beard, and exclaimed: "Your Majesty, you are indeed more courageous than the late emperor."

During the reign of the first emperor, there were also large-scale measures to use poor families, but they were all thunderous and rainy. Most of the official careers of those poor families who bathed in the emperor's favor died halfway in the hands of the aristocratic family, and the remaining ones did not become the guests of a certain family. , It is embarrassing to do nothing.Emperor Zhenyuan deserved the praise of the old Hou Ye. At least, he was able to deal ruthlessly with the aristocratic family, withstood the pressure from all sides, and even had the means to make them grit their teeth and swallow their blood, so that they did not dare to make mistakes.

As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I didn't expect that the young boy who was ignorant and ignorant at the time has now grown into a generation of emperors. It is really a blessing for the country and the country."

Zhu Dingbei couldn't help pouring cold water on him: "Your Majesty is wantonly gathering military power. Grandpa can't help but guess how long it will take him to master the military power that is enough to stabilize the country without the Zhu family's army?"

Old Hou Ye: "..."

Zhu Dingbei sneered: "Your Majesty, if you use the Zhu family's army to sacrifice the flag, no one in the army will dare to be obedient to the general power, and it will save you such a hard work. Grandpa, you should know that I am not causing trouble for nothing, the emperor You should understand what kind of person His Majesty is. He is no longer the young boy who needed to rely on the might of Zhu's army to secure his seat on the throne. He is able to deal with the family, and this method can naturally be used on Zhu's army. .In your opinion, who in our army is his opponent with his heart and skill?"

"We'd better hope that His Majesty's purge of military governance will smoothly let him taste the sweetness this time, otherwise this smooth and gentle road will not work, and he will be forced to use iron and blood methods. We're afraid... we won't be able to endure much It's time."

Old Hou Ye: "... Changsheng, what you said seems to be true."

Hearing this, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

Zhu Dingbei was startled.

Isn't it really the same...

When he said this just now, it was just a quick tongue, and he didn't really think that much.But being awakened by Grandpa's words, I suddenly felt enlightened!

That's right, in the previous life, Emperor Zhenyuan's several rounds of rectification in the army failed repeatedly, repeated over and over again, and gradually lost his patience.It's a pity that he and his father were still encouraging themselves to keep themselves upright and not "collaborate" with those garrison troops, but they didn't expect that what awaited them was the disaster of destroying their families.

He thought about it again, of course the mastermind of the Li family was behind this, but it was the emperor who really did the trick.

Even without the Li family, their ending that day...but sooner or later.

"Changsheng, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing his grandson's face turned pale, Old Hou Ye was a little out of breath. He squatted in front of him in shock, and asked with concern while holding his shoulder.

Zhu Dingbei gritted his teeth and shook his head, and it took a long time before he uttered a voice slowly: "Grandpa, it won't come to this point, I... don't allow it."

Zhu Dingbei took a rest and went back to his yard.He didn't know that Old Hou Ye sat in the study alone until dawn. At dawn, a war eagle soared high in the sky, flew out of Luojing and headed north.

Two days later, Xianbei took command.

Zhu Zhenliang's burly body collapsed a bit. He leaned back on the chair for a moment before he recovered his voice: "Chaoan, what do you mean by me? Your Majesty will really..."

"He can."

The military division has recovered from the initial shock, and ruthlessly crushed the coach's desire to seek relief.

He lowered his head, concealed the hatred in his eyes, and said sharply: "He has not only thought about it for a day or two, but he has been on the throne for 20 years - no, he has such thoughts when he is still the prince of Xiaoyao!"

Zhu Zhenliang was startled: "I, Zhu Jiajun, have been loyal to the royal family for generations and swore loyalty to the death. How could he do that?!"

How could they kill the Zhu family?how come……

"...You have no military power, how can you secure the country?"

"what?"

Zhu Zhenliang didn't understand what Gu Chao'an said for a while, that they have held military power since the founding of Dajing and were used by the royal family.The power in their hands, their Zhu family army, was there ever a day when it was not in the hands of the royal family?How come there is a saying that you have no military power?

Gu Chao'an raised his head and said with a wry smile: "This sentence was written in the schoolwork when His Majesty the Emperor was ten years old. Thinking about it now, he has always...not changed his original intention."

The Dajing imperial family had long been dissatisfied with the Zhu family's army, but the emperors of all dynasties chose to be tolerant, because there must always be someone in this position, and no one is more suitable and reassuring than the Zhu family who has been loyal to the past dynasties.But Emperor Zhenyuan didn't think so. When he was very young, he regarded the royal family's kindness to the Zhu family as a kind of weakness and incompetence.

He said that if he becomes an adult, he will definitely ask for an order to join the army.

He wants to replace the Zhu family and become the blade of the army in the hands of the royal family, so that this military prestige can be controlled in the hands of the royal family.

Back then, His Majesty never thought that he would accept orders in the face of danger and sit on the throne by accident.But it is clear that his attachment to military power has not been worn away by fighting courtiers over the years. On the contrary, he has greater ambitions.

Gu Chao'an lamented in his heart, thinking back then, he laughed at his recklessness and naivety, if it was true that this weapon was in the hands of the royal family, even if they were as close as father and son, they would definitely not be compatible.Unexpectedly, after sitting on the throne for so many years, he still has such a deep obsession with Zhu Jiajun.

Oh, isn't he afraid of reaping the consequences?

The Zhu family is gone, so what if he has all the general power in his hands?Can he personally go into battle to kill the enemy?Or, does he really have someone he can trust to hand over this killing blade?Isn't he afraid of raising a wolf with ambition, and after he dies, the country will change hands?

Gu Chao'an couldn't help thinking viciously in his heart, if he really did this, then he would just wait for the day when he came back alive from the imperial mausoleum!

Zhu Zhenliang was much calmer than him, the old man and Zhu Dingbei. After the initial astonishment, he thought about the matter before and after, and felt that something was wrong: "Your Majesty is trying to push someone else to replace my Zhu family? Can he choose?" Who, could it be the Li family? They don't have the ability and weight, right?...Tsk, does he have a second Sima Yuqi?"

Gu Chao'an was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise, "Why did the coach mention Sima Yuqi?"

"Isn't that Sima Yuqi the emperor's life-and-death friend when he was the prince? According to our old vulgar words, he is the one who can hand over his back." Zhu Zhenliang pulled his beard, "There are not many people like this Ah. What's more, our emperor is more suspicious than ordinary people, why did he trust Sima Yuqi at the beginning? Weird, weird."

He didn't see the distorted look on the military adviser's face for a moment just now, and he was still saying: "After this time, the Li family will not be able to become a big climate-hey, military adviser, you said that we only take down the second-rank generals of the Li family and the younger generation , aren’t you a little merciful?”

Marshal Zhu Zhenliang has always believed in cutting grass and roots, and now that he has seen the threat of the Li family more clearly, he feels that they have not done enough in the Li family army. Doomsday is.

Gu Chao calmed down and said: "No need, Commander, it's just right for the Li family to keep up and down like this."

"What are you talking about?"

"Heh, looking at the past, if His Majesty really wants to choose someone to take on us, the Li family is still the first choice. And now they have been cut down by us... It is good for His Majesty's control, but it is also good for us to fight back."

Rather than let the emperor train others to deal with them, it is better for the Li family.

It's easy to hide from the open gun, but it's hard to defend against the hidden arrow. After all, the Li family is their opponent who is already guarding the house. If it is replaced by other people, they will not be so easy to deal with.

Zhu Zhenliang thought about it too, "It seems that we have to be gentler with the Li family in the future."

Otherwise, if the Li family is completely defeated and the Huang family comes to the Wang family, then he will really run out of patience.