When Zhu Youxiao arrived, there were already a lot of people gathered here, but when Zhu Youxiao arrived, everyone retreated.

There are no them in Zhu Youxiao's eyes now, these people are mainly here to pat Queen Zhang's ass.

Before this, Empress Zhang's status in the palace was already unparalleled, and His Majesty's favor for Empress Zhang had reached an outrageous level.

Now that Empress Zhang is pregnant again, she is naturally more favored. If she can give birth to a son in the future, then Empress Zhang's position in the palace will be unshakable.

At this time, even if you can't have a good relationship with Queen Zhang, you can't offend, so you can't lack courtesy.

Naturally, these people want to come over and offer their courtesy, at least to show their faces in front of Queen Zhang.

In this regard, Zhu Youxiao also knew that there was nothing he could do, after all, this is how to survive in the palace.

He walked to the bed, and when he saw that Empress Zhang was about to get up, he reached out and pressed her, and said with a gentle smile: "You are very important now, don't get up, we don't need this between husband and wife." ”

Listening to Zhu Youxiao's words, Empress Zhang nodded sweetly.

"Take good care of your body, tell them if you need anything, and let them do it. If anyone gets in your way, tell me and I'll clean them up. Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"The people in the palace are still very sensible." Empress Zhang also said with a smile.

She was also very happy to know that she had a child. Compared to when she first entered the palace, she has grown up a lot, and naturally understands a lot of things.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and didn't say anything more.

The people in this palace are not all so sensible, and the reason why Empress Zhang said that she is sensible is because they dare not be ignorant in front of Empress Zhang.

If you are a little ignorant, you will be gone.

Zhu Youxiao accompanied Empress Zhang and chatted for a while before leaving.

After having a child, Zhu Youxiao was in a very good mood, and the previous bad things were somewhat gone, but things still had to be done.

Now there are too many broken things, and the top priority is the matter of Shandong and Henan, where the disaster is very serious.

Zhu Youxiao knew very well that the local government did not handle this matter well, and according to the development of history, there would be a Wenxiang Sect in the White Lotus Sect.

There is a person named Xu Hongru, who will take advantage of this time to do something, and then he will give himself a wave of rebellion.

Compared with the matter in the southwest, Zhu Youxiao paid more attention to this matter, and even the matter in Liaodong was not as urgent as this matter.

In the southwest, Zhu Youxiao can let them rebel.

One is far away, and he can't reach himself; Second, although the noise is relatively large, it is not very destructive.

However, Xu Hongru's rebellion this time was not so simple.

Now that the three provinces have been hit by the disaster, coupled with their rebellion, I am afraid that there will be a big chaos, and the whole north will not be able to recover for a long time. This is what Zhu Youxiao does not want to see.

However, some things can be solved at once this time, but the time is more urgent.

After returning to the palace, Zhu Youxiao lay on the rocking chair and swayed his body and began to ponder some things.

Now the first thing to be on the daily schedule is the formation of the staff office.

The next war is coming, and the importance of this staff office can be imagined, not to mention that he has to use this opportunity to push out the staff office and add some power to them.

So Zhu Youxiao turned his head to Chen Hong and said, "Go and find Zhang Weixian." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong agreed, turned around and walked outside.

In fact, regarding the construction charter of the General Staff Office, Zhang Weixian has already handed it over. It's just that Zhu Youxiao hasn't talked to him in detail, and this time he wants to talk to him well.

Regarding the affairs of the General Staff Office, Zhang Weixian still needs to take the helm for himself.

The cabinet is actually a very good institution, but after so many years of development, the cabinet has long since changed.

They have set up a lot of rules for the cabinet, such as non-Hanlin is not allowed to enter the cabinet, which blocks the way of many people's progress.

Many officials have been local officials for many years in foreign offices, but they have no way to enter the center, which is a cool practice, and Zhu Youxiao does not want to do this.

Once an institution becomes the exclusive preserve of some people, then the institution is useless.

As for separating the military from the government, there are still some difficulties, and this is a matter for later.

However, it is urgent to weaken the power of the cabinet, and it is also important to promote the status of the military.

Although Zhu Youxiao agrees with the concept of Yiwen Yuwu, there are some things that cannot be too much.

With regard to the use of literature and military force, this policy has been adhered to.

The general direction formulated by the Song Dynasty reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty. This proved to be a good centralized policy.

However, blindly stepping on the status of the warriors is not good for the country, and the direct manifestation is to weaken the combat effectiveness of the army, which is very bad.

From the foreign wars, it can be seen how powerful the central countries were during the Warring States period.

Subsequently, the Han and Tang dynasties were very strong, and even the Three Kingdoms were still very strong.

By the time of the Song and Ming dynasties, except for the founding generations, the status of the warriors was trampled on too low, and the combat effectiveness plummeted.

This is very bad, so Zhu Youxiao wants to promote the status of a martial artist.

Of course, it can't be promoted indefinitely, the ancestors have already summarized, "The way of civil and martial arts, one by one, can not be wasted." ”

The current situation is that it is on the sidelines, the status of civilian officials is too high, the status of military generals is too low, not to mention the military households at the grassroots level, which are mainly slaves, so it must be changed.

In Zhang Weixian's plan, this aspect is mentioned.

Even Zhang Weixian felt that since the staff office was a military officer, it should be dominated by military generals, so in his plan, honors and relatives accounted for a large proportion.

Like Qi Jin, although he is not a hereditary noble, his family is also a hereditary general.

The same is true for Qi Jiguang, many officers who came up from the conscription system were all crowned hereditary generals in the end, and nothing has changed in essence.

Therefore, the position of the nobles and relatives is very solid. This is what Zhu Youxiao does not want to see.

If you want to change, you just can't change it so blatantly, and you have to think about it in the long run.

If the staff office is full of military personnel, the civilian side will definitely not agree, and it is likely to turn into a civilian-military dispute at that time. This is not what Zhu Youxiao wants to see.

The staff office must have civilian officials, not to mention that there are many civilian officials in Daming who are very capable of fighting, which must be considered.

As for whether civilian officials will look down on the staff office, or even have a crooked buttocks, Zhu Youxiao is not worried at all.

Wherever you sit, you have to talk about it, and it is very difficult to do things that are detrimental to the interests of the staff office when you sit here in the staff office.

Because the interests of the General Staff are the interests of individuals, and no one is so selfless and great.

Soon, Zhang Weixian walked in from outside.

After seeing Zhu Youxiao, he hurriedly saluted respectfully and said, "Minister Zhang Weixian, see Your Majesty." ”

"Alright, excuse me." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "Come on, sit down." ”

After Chen Hong moved the stool and Zhang Weixian sat down. Zhu Youxiao said: "The affairs of the General Staff Office are about to be handled, and I am ready to ask the cabinet to draw up a list. Entered the General Staff Office, became a Minister of Staff, and his official position was five grades. ”

Listening to Zhu Youxiao's words, Zhang Weixian was stunned.

Didn't you say that you want to use the nobles and relatives?

Why is it that civil officials are suddenly needed now?

If the civilian officials are in control of the staff office, will they still have a good life?

What is going on these days, and who is slandering in front of His Majesty?

Zhu Youxiao didn't look at Zhang Weixian's face, but continued: "Regarding the question of the candidate for the staff office, I have already thought about it. ”

"It is necessary to recruit talents from a wide range of people, and select some generals who can fight well. In addition, some of the civil servants should also be selected, and some talented and learned personnel should be selected from among the new science and technology officers to be added to the General Staff Office. ”

After listening to Zhu Youxiao's words, Zhang Weixian was a little smacked.

In this way, then this staff office is very good.

There are civil officials, military generals, and at the same time, there are Jinshi of the new section, that is, there are reserve talents, it seems that His Majesty is going to reuse the staff office.

In fact, Zhang Weixian never doubted Zhu Youxiao's determination to reuse the staff office, but he didn't expect it to be in this way.

Originally, Zhang Weixian thought that he was just setting up a yamen in the military, but now it seems that this is not the case at all. So he said, "Your Majesty has made a wise decision, and the minister has no opinion. ”

"It's the best." Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and said, "Over there, generals, you can draw up a list!" ”

"Commandment." Zhang Weixian hurriedly said.

"Alright, it's nothing, you can step down." Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and said.

After Zhang Weixian left, Zhu Youxiao gently knocked on the arm of the chair, turned to Chen Hong and said, "You go to the cabinet to send a decree, and let them draw up a list and send it as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong agreed, turned around and went to the cabinet to deliver the decree.

After this news spreads, I am afraid that there will be a battle in the cabinet.

After all, those who can enter the staff office will definitely be reused in the future. The cabinet elders are expected to quarrel endlessly.

This list is also important enough and exciting enough, so other people will also be active, and it seems that the officialdom will not be peaceful again.

But these have nothing to do with him, and Chen Hong is just going through them in his mind.

The truth is just as Chen Hong thought, after the news spread. It caused quite a stir in an instant. A lot of people are starting to think about it, and obviously everyone is excited.

In the cabinet, the atmosphere has also become strange.

Several pavilion elders could naturally understand how important this matter was, so they each began to think about what people to plant, and they didn't start to discuss anything for a while.

After leaving the yamen, everyone went home.

After returning home, Sun Chengzong ate a little something, took two sips of tea, looked up at the housekeeper and asked, "Is Lord Yuan here?" ”

"Master, no one has arrived yet!" Guan said with a smile.

He didn't know why his master was in such a hurry, but there was obviously something big. You know, usually when someone comes to the house, you will report it as soon as possible, and the master will not ask.

Now that he asked this time, it is obvious that there is some confusion.

However, it didn't take too long for the people below to come in and report.

The housekeeper followed Sun Chengzong's instructions and took the person directly to the study.

Yuan Keli looked at Sun Chengzong and said with a smile: "Ask me to come over so late, for the sake of the staff office, right?" ”

The two have been friends for many years, and they know each other well, so they don't talk around the corner. For Yuan Keli's directness, Sun Chengzong was not surprised.

Nodding slightly, he put down the teacup in his hand. Sun Chengzong said: "You should be able to see how important the staff office is this time. Your Majesty is going to do something to the military, but the world can't be chaotic. ”

"Now the court is eventful, the forces are intertwined, and there are many people who plot against the law. So this staff office, how can we have to have someone go in. ”

"Who do you want to go?" Yuan Keli looked at Sun Chengzong and asked.

"I want you to go." Sun Chengzong didn't hide it, and directly said his thoughts.

Seeing that Yuan Keli did not directly object, he continued: "There must always be a few old people in charge. You have won a big victory in the southwest this time, and it is not difficult to enter the staff office. ”

Yuan Keli did not speak.

Of course, he knew that it was not difficult for him to get in, but he was also pondering the pros and cons of this matter.

He's not young, and it doesn't seem good to get involved in this kind of thing.

"Don't hesitate, this is yours." Sun Chengzong looked at Yuan Keli and continued: "The importance of this staff office is self-evident, and those people can't be allowed to spoil things. ”

"Xungui and Xunqi have no ability, and they are very good at making money. If they really let them take control of the staff office, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"After you go in, it's much easier to do, at least you can't make them do anything illegal."

Yuan Keli sighed, and then said with a wry smile: "What you think is very good, I'm afraid it will be unsatisfactory in the end." ”

"It's just a matter of doing everything you can." Sun Chengzong looked at Yuan Keli and said with a calm face: "As officials of the Ming Dynasty, we naturally have to be loyal to the king. ”

Hearing Sun Chengzong say this, Yuan Keli raised his hand and said, "You don't need to say the rest, I promise." But there's one thing I want to tell you, I want you to cram in one more person. ”

"You're talking about Sun Chuanting, right?" Sun Chengzong looked at Yuan Keli and said with a smile.

"Those who know me, you too!" Yuan Keli also smiled, and said with an emotional smile on his face: "This Sun Chuanting is a talent, don't look at his age, but he is very talented. ”

"For marching and fighting, that is also quite a opinion, this time in the southwest is not less meritorious."

"I'm afraid you don't have to worry about this matter." Sun Chengzong looked at Yuan Keli and said, "Why did he go to the southwest, don't you know?" That's Jane's character in the emperor's heart, do we need to worry about it? ”

"That's why we recommend him, don't we?" Yuan Keli also said with a smile.