[Ming] Wuzong's Chronicle of Rebirth

Five years ago, Ma Wensheng had reorganized the Beijing camp, which was very effective. Only five years later, the Beijing camp had been reduced to such a state. In order to avoid suspicion, he naturally pointed all the problems to Zhang Mao.Of course, Zhang Mao is not a good bird. There are countless big and small problems on his body.

Zhu Houzhao had no contact with the government and didn't know it. Now that he was in the court and supervised the country, he discovered Zhu Youtang's shortcomings-as an emperor, his tolerance for the powerful was too high.For example, Zhu Youtang just summoned Zhang Heling into the palace to reprimand him in the case of the royal family dignitaries and the people fighting for profit that once shocked the government and the public, without even hurting the flesh.Others just refuted it and temporarily demoted their officials, and after a few years they were still promoted and added titles.Shops are opened and fields are looted.

The Zhou family was repeatedly impeached, but Zhu Youtang still suppressed all the memorials. Other relatives and clans followed suit, but Zhu Youtang still tolerated everything.Although these dignitaries once supported Zhu Youtang, they had already made enough money from Zhu Youtang. From Zhu Houzhao's point of view, Zhu Youtang had done his best to them, so why tolerate them any more.

Now that he knew his father's shortcomings, Zhu Houzhao naturally planned to dissuade them from the sidelines, but Zhu Youtang was too tolerant of them, and no matter what Zhu Houzhao said, it had little effect.After trying a few times, Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to waste any more words. Anyway, no matter what happened, he just talked about it in a serious way.He can only hope that one day Zhu Youtang will see the true colors of these people clearly, and transfer his own "impatient" in the administration of officials to these honorable generals.

For example, this time, Zhu Houzhao summed up the three major crimes in the army.

One is empty pay.Zhu Houzhao had entrusted Jiang Cong to find out about the guards in various places in advance.According to the statistics of the secret reports of eunuchs guarding eunuchs from various places reported by Jiang Cong, whether it is the capital or the guards, the general shortage is about 570 to 140%.In particular, Dong Rang, the eunuch guarding Jiangxi, reported that the Nanchang Zuowei Banner Army originally had [-] people, but in fact there were only more than [-] people, and most of them were old and weak.During the public roll call, it was found that the number of people was much higher. After inquiring, it was discovered that the market rogues were temporarily recruited to make up for the number.

The second is that the training is not refined.Ma Wensheng wrote in the memorial that the sergeants in the battalion at that time did not practice at all. Even if they practiced, they were putting on airs. As for how to set up the formation and how to advance and retreat, they often did not know.Attacking, killing and stabbing are also unfamiliar.Although he is practicing sword dancing, he is not proficient in sword skills. Although he is practicing shooting guns, he doesn't know how to shoot.Even more unfamiliar, compared with the proficiency of enemy cavalry, there is a world of difference.

The third is the corruption of military discipline.Zhu Youtang sheltered the nobles in the army, and his subordinates also intensified their efforts to exploit the lower-level sergeants.

Zhu Houzhao was not stupid enough to directly disclose these things to the public, but silently put all these things before Zhu Youtang's case and let him make his own choice.

Zhu Youtang is even more helpless, since his child has loved to supervise himself to be a wise king since he was a child.Ever since the former Jiang Cong had both scheming and strategy.What's even more rare is that he can still keep his bottom line, without hiding anything from himself.But even so, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

Just imagine, your son is stronger than you, better able to hold on to loneliness than you, and younger than you, who wouldn't feel a little lonely in his heart.Zhu Youtang is in this mood now. Even though he knows that Zhu Houzhao is right, it doesn't feel good that his son is better than Lao Tzu.

Zhu Houzhao was busy with Chen Kuan and Ma Wensheng thoroughly investigating the shortcomings of the Beijing camp and preparing the military camp again, but he didn't feel the subtle feelings in Zhu Youtang's heart.But Mrs. Zhang saw the clues. "It's been more than three days since Zhao'er left, why haven't you been thinking about him these two days?"

Naturally, Zhu Youtang was unwilling to talk about this almost shameful psychology, and only reasoned that he was too busy these two days to ignore Zhu Houzhao.But Mrs. Zhang and Zhu Youtang have been husband and wife for more than ten years, so they naturally knew what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "It's Zhao'er's loyal words that go against your ears, and his good medicine must have hurt your heart."

Being punctured by his wife, Zhu Youtang was naturally embarrassed, so he could only hold up his teacup to cover up his slightly hot cheeks.Mrs. Zhang is not willing to let him go just like that, she snatched Zhu Youtang's disguised teacup, and said: "I was also so soft-hearted back then, the two brothers Heling and Yanling were spoiled by me so badly, they still persuaded me. Now that Yanling and Heling are living a good life without making mistakes, isn’t it great? Why are you fighting here now? Zhao’er just said a few words of the truth, and you’re so annoyed. Doesn’t Zhao’er still do it? is it wrong?"

After hearing Zhang's words, Zhu Youtang felt even more uncomfortable in his heart, and sighed: "The blue is better than the blue. The young phoenix is ​​clearer than the old phoenix. But I, the old phoenix, don't feel well."

Mrs. Zhang suddenly felt bad. According to Zhu Youtang's temperament, he would never think so. Someone must be chewing his tongue beside him.She temporarily suppressed her doubts, and teased Zhu Youtang, "Why are you acting like a child, and still jealous of Zhao'er?"

"Where did you come from? Why am I jealous?"

Mrs. Zhang has been with Zhu Youtang for so many years, so she naturally knows how to appease Zhu Youtang. Seeing Zhu Youtang frowning with displeasure on his face, he said in a serious voice, "Your Majesty, why can't you figure it out today? Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Master." Of course, those ministers dare not offend His Majesty. Everyone knows that His Majesty protects these nobles, so naturally they dare not bring these ills to His Majesty's case. Zhao'er is still young, and everyone is not afraid of him When you get angry, you naturally want to send a message from him to the Holy Majesty. If the Holy Majesty doesn't review his mistakes, how can he blame Zhao'er?"

In the days when Zhu Youtang had just ascended the throne, Mrs. Zhang also assisted her husband as a daughter.Now that her husband and son want to support each other in the court, they have done a lot in the past few years. Mrs. Zhang is now happily raising a pair of children in the harem, and she rarely speaks harshly like today.

Zhu Youtang was awakened immediately by the words, and sighed: "I am overthinking." Mrs. Zhang waited on Zhu Youtang for lunch, and after he fell asleep, he secretly summoned Jiang Cong to ask him who served in front of the imperial court these days .

Jiang Cong thought for a while and said: "These days, the Holy Majesty is busy with the affairs of the Beijing camp. Except for the servants, there are no servants to serve the Holy Majesty." Mrs. Zhang asked him to think about it carefully, and Jiang Cong suddenly thought of someone and said: "Yesterday The Holy Majesty looked up the classics in Zangshuge and had a very happy conversation with a female official in Zangshuge, and the Holy Majesty is still listening to the female official talk about the "Old Book of Tang" Taizong Jiji. "

Mrs. Zhang knew it well, and she was afraid that Zhu Youtang should have such an idea after hearing the story of Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate. I went. Why did you suddenly think of going to the Library Pavilion?"

"It's the Empress Dowager who said that she has become increasingly old and dim-sighted recently, and she is still [-] volumes away from copying the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Vows Sutra" in her wish. The Holy One is Ren Xiao, and she wants to help the Empress Dowager to copy the scriptures. In the middle, the Holy Majesty had no choice but to go there to find it."

Mrs. Zhang thought to herself: "It's the Empress Dowager Zhou again, this old immortal."In his heart, he scolded Zhou's troublesome things, but Zhang's face was not revealing, and he waved Jiang Cong back.

There was another turmoil in the palace, but Zhu Houzhao knew nothing about being in the Beijing camp. He was answering by name one by one under the sun, verifying the military register of the Beijing camp.

"Your Highness, do you still want to order?" The person who spoke was a small officer of the Ministry of War who was counting officers and soldiers with a roster. The situation of false registration in the Beijing camp is really serious, and now five regiments in the [-]th regiment battalion are counted. In the camp, there are two or three out of ten people who are famous and have no one.This is the fifth battalion of the top six battalions, let alone the other battalions.

"How many people have been counted out now?" Zhu Houzhao was checking the income and expenditure books of each battalion there, and found that it was a mess.The Beijing camp did not need to attack the city, but the Fen camp in the military camp alone spent tens of thousands of taels of money on siege equipment, which is really ridiculous.

"The four camps of Fen, Yao, Lian, Xian, and the fifth camp of Quyong camp should have a total of 420 people. Today, a total of 370 people were counted, and another 550 people asked for leave. No. [-] and four." That petty official was originally a Jinshi with a previous record, and he only got to see Tianyan in the palace examination back then, so how could he talk to someone like the crown prince so close.He trembled when he was nervous.

The young man looked only in his twenties, Zhu Houzhao saw that he was very nervous, and said with a smile: "I am not angry at you again, why are you nervous." The official stood up straight, and his eyes no longer wandered.

"What's your name?" Zhu Houzhao asked after closing the account book.

"The humble official Wei Wu shoots, and the word is holding a halberd."

Wei Wushe looks white and tender, and he doesn't seem to have such a domineering name at all.Zhu Houzhao closed the book, smiled at him and said, "Look at how gentle you are, why did your parents give you such a martial name?"

"When I was young, I was weak and sick. Later, I worshiped a family friend from the army as my adoptive father. My parents wanted to choose a heroic name to drive away illnesses for my minister."

"So there's this reason." Zhu Houzhao went to the window and looked at the army phalanxes one after another in front of him. Those officers and soldiers stood crookedly. "Since you have a father-in-law who is a soldier, you probably know some strategies of war. Look at the army below."

Wei Wushe took a sneak look at Zhu Houzhao's face, seeing that he was actually smiling, he didn't know how to answer, and said embarrassingly: "This, I don't see it." After speaking, he was afraid that Zhu Houzhao would get angry, so he didn't dare to look at him again.

Seeing Wei Wushe cowering in fear, Zhu Houzhao patted the window railing and laughed loudly: "You don't have to be afraid. You know what you know, and you don't know what you don't know. You know it. You are much better than those who don't know and pretend to know. Okay. Now, I won't bother you anymore, you can continue."

Wei Wushe bowed, sat down and continued to settle his own accounts.

Zhu Houzhao was there alone and continued to watch the people downstairs ordering troops.After a while, Liu Dong came here with the people from the household department.