Why did this emperor trust civil officials more than military generals?

In addition to the usurpation of power by military generals again and again in history, a very important reason is that the Confucian theory makes the emperor like it very much, like what Confucian Three Guidelines, the monarch wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die is the most famous of them.

The emperor liked this very much, so he naturally felt more at ease with the civil officials.

But in fact, civil officials are really more reliable than military generals?

Not necessarily, there are more than one or two powerful ministers in history, when the Ming Dynasty fell, these civil official groups immediately switched to the new masters as soon as they turned their heads, and they didn't see how loyal they were.

Now Liu Jin emphasized that the most important thing in this military academy is to instill the idea of loyalty and patriotism, which is very good, and it is completely learned from Confucianism.

Don't think about it, the emperor must like it very much, and those who are emperors like others to be loyal to them.

"This can have ~"

Zhang Mao nodded and said.

"Gong Zhang, these are also my personal humble opinions, as for how to change it, in fact, it ultimately depends on Your Majesty's intentions."

Liu Jin smiled and said these things, hoping that Emperor Hongzhi would still be able to adopt them in the end.

Now Liu Jin is still a light talker, the official position is too small, and the influence that can be generated on the entire huge empire is still very limited, if Emperor Hongzhi does not adopt it, even if Liu Jin says it is good, it is useless.

"Stinky boy, I really don't know how your head was born, why you can always come up with something new, I think Your Majesty should adopt this restructuring method."

Zhang Mao looked at Liu Jin and said very confidently.

He knew Emperor Hongzhi better than Liu Jin, and he clearly knew that Emperor Hongzhi really didn't just take back his military power this time.

Emperor Hongzhi has changed, he used to be a good man, he listened to civil officials for everything, although he loved the people like a son, was diligent and thrifty, diligent and loved the people, but Emperor Hongzhi was actually not a qualified emperor, and he was even more 108,000 miles away from the heroic talent, far from being comparable with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

But now, Zhang Mao saw some things from Emperor Hongzhi that only an emperor has eloquent, such as courage, such as political means, as well as long-term vision, ambition and so on.

Now he can see some from Emperor Hongzhi, although it is still not obvious enough, but Emperor Hongzhi has really changed.

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In the imperial palace of the capital, as the weather became colder and colder in October, Emperor Hongzhi also officially moved into the newly built Qianqing Palace not long ago.

As soon as he moved in, Emperor Hongzhi immediately liked it here, especially in this winter, he liked this Qianqing Palace even more.

The new Qianqing Palace was designed by Liu Jin, built with reinforced concrete, and decorated with a large number of glass and tiles, making the whole palace look splendid.

Of course, in addition to being very atmospheric and luxurious, this palace is also full of humanized design in many aspects.

For example, the design of the heating was very popular with Emperor Hongji.

The winters of this era are very cold, especially the Xiaoice period is coming, and from time to time the winters of some years are particularly cold.

In the past, Emperor Hongzhi was only willing to build a warm pavilion, which was relatively warm in the warm pavilion and was used for office work and ministers.

But the warm pavilion is very small after all, and the lighting is not good in winter, and candles need to be lit in the daytime, and it is very cold in other places.

Now it is different, the entire new Qianqing Palace adopts the design of floor heating and heating, boiling water with coal, and then running the heating to every place in the entire Qianqing Palace through the pipes laid.

So the whole Qianqing Palace is very warm.

At the same time, many places are designed with all-glass, the lighting is very good, especially the higher the floor, the better the lighting, while enjoying the heating, while watching the cold wind whistling outside the window, snowflakes fluttering, this is definitely a very enjoyable thing.

In addition, the entire Qianqing Palace's large and small rooms, conference rooms, etc. are all covered with carpets, and it is very comfortable and clean when you are in it.

In addition, Liu Jin also designed gyms, swimming pools, recreation rooms, etc., which were specially used for Emperor Hongzhi to relax and play.

As soon as Emperor Hongzhi moved in, he immediately liked it here, and he didn't even go to the queen's Kunning Palace, so he directly called the queen over, lived in it together, and lived a happy life without shame and impatience.

Qianqing Palace Qinzheng Hall, this Qinzheng Hall is actually the study of Emperor Hongzhi, located on the second floor of Qianqing Palace, the room is very large, the layout is quite luxurious, all kinds of famous calligraphy and painting of all dynasties and dynasties are very ordinary, and a piece that is taken out casually is a national treasure.

The Qinzheng Hall sits in the north and faces south, and the direction facing south is a huge floor-to-ceiling window, when Emperor Hongzhi is tired of office, you can come to the window here to overlook the capital, and the scenery is definitely the top.

At this time, in the Qinzheng Hall, Emperor Hongzhi was convening Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Zhang Mao to discuss the matter of changing the military system.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang's restructuring plan is not too special, just referring to the military system of previous dynasties, and making some minor repairs and small changes around the existing military system of the Ming Dynasty, of course, the core point is still mentioned, that is, from now on, the Ming army will be directly under the control and command of the emperor, weakening the power of the military department.

Emperor Hongzhi was slightly disappointed and put down Liu Jian and Li Dongyang's recitals, he still had high hopes for these two elders, hoping that they would be able to come up with some really useful plans.

However, the result was disappointment, and the plan proposed by the two did not satisfy Emperor Hongji.

Finally, I picked up Zhang Mao's recital and looked at it.

Zhang Mao's plan was written according to what Liu Jin said, plus some of his own ideas.

When Emperor Hongzhi saw the first one, the abolition of the military household system, the whole person was immediately deeply attracted to it, and then looked very seriously.

"Compulsory military service?"

When he saw the compulsory military service system, Emperor Hongji's eyes lit up slightly.

"Not bad, quite good~"

Soon, when he saw the establishment of a military academy system and the cultivation of loyal and patriotic thoughts among army generals, he couldn't help but applaud the case.

Emperor Hongzhi's actions also immediately attracted the attention of Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, and the two of them immediately became curious, what kind of restructuring plan did Zhang Mao propose, and he was so deeply liked by Emperor Hongzhi?

"Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, you can also take a look~"

Emperor Hongzhi handed Zhang Mao's recital to Liu Jian and Li Dongyang and asked them to see it too.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang read it carefully, and after reading it, the two of them couldn't help but open their mouths wide, glanced at each other, and then looked at Zhang Mao.

There was a feeling in his eyes that he should be impressed for three days.

They never felt that this Zhang Mao was so good, but at this moment, they felt that Zhang Mao was really a bull fork, and it was incredible that he could propose such a restructuring plan.

As for Zhang Mao, he was smiling, and when he looked at Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, he glared slightly, the meaning was obvious, what to see, can't I Lao Zhang have a fork?

"This method is really a stroke of genius, it is really amazing!"

Liu Jian couldn't help but sigh like this.

"Admiration, it's really admirable, and those who can come up with a plan are gods."

Li Dongyang has always thought that he is talented and full of wealth, but at this moment, he has to express his admiration.

Zhang Mao's rhetoric sharply pointed out the problems existing in the military household system in the Ming Dynasty, and also explained the reason why the military household system had to be abolished.

At the same time, the plan put forward is very practical, and more importantly, the establishment of a military academy and the inculcation of loyal and patriotic thoughts in the generals are simply a thorough understanding of the emperor's heart.

"Hey~"

Hearing the praise of the two, Zhang Mao couldn't help but grin with a big mouth.

"What do you think of this restructuring plan?"

Seeing that the two of them gave a high evaluation after reading it, Emperor Hongzhi smiled and asked.

To be honest, he is quite satisfied with this restructuring plan, which is exactly what he wants, Daming needs a strong army, and the existing military household system is rotten.

When the crown prince Zhu Houzhao came back from the inspection, he also told Emperor Hongzhi in detail what he saw and thought, and combined with the investigation of the factory guard, the military household system was indeed rotten, which was why he made up his mind to change the military system.

The more the military system is reformed, the sooner Daming can have a strong army, and he wants to take advantage of his still existence to pave a spacious road for Zhu Houzhao as much as possible.

He had had enough of the steppe Tartars in the north, who had gone south to raid every winter in the past, and couldn't sleep well every winter, and he didn't want his son Zhu Houzhao to repeat such a thing.

Therefore, it must be changed, and a strong army must be created.

What's more, now Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao are the biggest emerging capitalists, and all the most profitable industries and trades have their share, and they all take the lion's share.

So it is also very clear that if you want to continue to make more money and continue to make money overseas, you must have a strong army to escort you.

The military household system must be abolished, which is also the idea of Emperor Hongzhi, and it is also the suggestion given by Zhu Houzhao.

That's why he was disappointed with Li Dongyang and Liu Jian's plan, because neither of them had designed their plans to the root, and there was no way to really say that they would build a strong army.

It's just a small change, it only strengthens the power of the emperor, and the military power is changed from the military department to the hands of the emperor, and there is nothing else.

However, Zhang Mao's plan is completely different, on the basis of fully understanding the current situation of the Ming army, fundamentally reform the military system of the Ming Dynasty, build a strong Ming army, and more importantly, make people feel very relieved.