As for why Lu Xiangsheng and Wen Zhenmeng were allowed to join the General Staff Office, the reason is also very simple, Lu Xiangsheng's ability is there, and it would be a waste not to send him to the General Staff Office;

As for Wen Zhenmeng, Zhu Youxiao wanted to use him as an example and tell the civil officials and students in the world: The Staff Office is also your place, not for the nobles and relatives. In this way, the defenses of these people can be reduced, and they can also be divided.

After all, this is obviously weakening the power of the cabinet, and in such a situation, it is not easy to make things too stiff, and you have to learn to pull a group and fight a group, so Zhu Youxiao chose Wen Zhenmeng.

As for the remaining Song Yingsheng and Zhang Yu, it is naturally more appropriate to go to Hanlin Yuan to take the path of traditional civil officials.

Of course, the General Staff Office will select some more people, but those people are not worthy of Zhu Youxiao to see them.

According to the official position of the General Staff Office, the lowest level is the Staff Office Clerk; This was followed by the walk of the General Staff; Further up are the Chiefs of Staff of the General Staff, and these Chiefs of Staff are the powerful faction.

Zhu Youxiao is still considering whether to set up a chief of staff, or chief of staff. Zhu Youxiao hadn't figured out which of these two names he wanted to call, and he hadn't even figured out whether to set them up or not.

As for what the General Staff Office does, it is naturally impossible for Lu Xiangsheng and Wen Zhenmeng not to know. You must know that the capital is also in an uproar during this period of time, even if they haven't seen it, they have heard of it at the time, but they didn't expect that they would enter this yamen one day.

After listening to Zhu Youxiao's arrangement, Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly took a step forward and said, "The ministers are grateful." ”

For Lu Xiangsheng, the Staff Office is really a more suitable yamen for him, because this is a newly established yamen, and it is also a place that students of the Royal Academy yearn for.

After all, the General Staff Office is in charge of civilian officials and military generals, and a person like Lu Xiangsheng, who is both civil and military, naturally wants to join.

In addition to Lu Xiangsheng, there are also Cao Wenzhao and Wu Xiang, all of whom will join the General Staff Office this time, which can be said to be a new force in the General Staff Office.

Hearing Lu Xiangsheng say this, Wen Zhenmeng also hurriedly said: "The ministers are grateful." ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded with a smile, his eyes fell on Song Yingsheng and Zhang Yu, and said with a smile: "As for the two of you, enter the Hanlin Academy." ”

"The four of you are the top four selected in the imperial examination this year, and they are also the first talents selected in the imperial examination since I ascended the throne. I think very highly of you, so do your best and don't let me down. ”

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng and the four of them hurriedly bowed down and said: "The ministers must bow and do their best!" ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded, waved his hand and said, "Okay, then you can go back and prepare, I will pay attention to you at any time." ”

"The ministers are leaving." When the four of them heard this, they bowed and bowed, and then obediently withdrew.

After the four of them left, Zhu Youxiao stood up with a smile on his face.

After seeing these people, Zhu Youxiao's heart finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Ming Dynasty also has successors, these people are talents, as long as they can use it well, there is still hope for the Ming Dynasty.

In the next few days, Zhu Youxiao took full charge of the establishment of the General Staff Office.

The General Staff Office has set up a total of four Ministers of Staff, in addition to the British Duke Zhang Weixian, there is also the Duke of Chengguo Zhu Chunchen.

Among the three princes of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing, only the Duke of Dingguo was excluded, which makes people have to think deeply.

It is not surprising that the British Duke was able to get the position of Chief of Staff, because the British Duke has a relatively high status and has also made meritorious contributions to the imperial court.

What's more, when preparing for the establishment of the General Staff Office, the British public capital participated. Under such circumstances, it was natural for the British Duke to join the General Staff.

As for Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, the reason is much simpler, this Zhuang Tian tax paid a few days ago can be said to be deep in His Majesty's mind, although his ability is not very good, but people are good at sycophancy, and it is not a strange thing to be reused this time.

Originally, everyone thought that Dingguo Gong would also be selected, after all, it was not a problem to get such a position with the prestige and qualifications of Dingguo Gong. But everyone didn't expect that there was no Dingguo Gong here.

This is equivalent to slapping the face of the Duke of Dingguo, and at the same time, it is also telling all the nobles and relatives that the days of not making meritorious service and lying on the merit book and eating the old book are gone.

Except for the two people of the British Duke and the Chengguo Duke, no one from the Xungui and Xunqi sides was selected for the General Staff Office.

As for the civilian officials, the person who entered the staff office is Yuan Keli. He made meritorious contributions to the suppression of the rebellion in the southwest, and now he has returned to join the staff office.

In addition to Yuan Keli, there is another person who can be selected, but everyone did not expect it. This person is Li Zhizao, the head of the household department, and he also became the chief of staff of the staff office.

In addition to these people, Sun Chuanting also entered the staff office and served as the chief of staff.

These five chiefs of staff make people a little confused, or they don't know what the selection criteria are. Among them, Yuan Keli and Sun Chuanting may still understand that these two people have just returned from winning the battle.

Especially Sun Chuanting, that is the character in His Majesty's pocket, this time in the southwest, not only did he not lose His Majesty's face, but he played a great life, it can be said that he is a great person, although he is not very old, but there is still something that should be there.

In addition, the Duke of England and the Duke of Chengguo can also be more or less understood. After all, both of them are nobles, and they both have contributed to the imperial court, so it is not surprising that they are not.

But what's going on with this Li Zhizao?

For a while, people were a little puzzled.

In addition, His Majesty also selected 20 new science and technology scholars, and recruited 20 people from the Hanlin Academy, all of whom were filled into the staff office. The entire staff office was put up on the shelves.

At the same time, the General Staff Office also set up a separate yamen, called the Judge Advocate General's Office.

Although this Judge Advocate Advocate General's Office is nominally a staff office, only Chen Sihai of the Judge Advocate Advocate General's Office can manage it, and no one else can even ask questions, and Chen Sihai is therefore a staff officer of this Judge Advocate General's Office.

Of course, there are also unexpected ones, such as Qi Jin.

Originally, everyone thought that Qi Jin would definitely be able to enter the staff office this time, at least he was also a candidate for the chief of staff, and even ranked relatively high.

But the result made everyone unexpected, there was no Qi Jin in the list of the staff office. However, this kind of doubt did not last long, everyone was mixed in the officialdom, as long as you think about it a little, you will understand the reason.

Look at the current people in the staff office, although they all seem to be in high positions, but these people do not have actual military power in their hands, to put it bluntly, they seem to have a lot of power, but in fact they have no soldiers in their hands.

And Qi Jin is different, Qi Jin really has people in his hands. His Majesty did not let Qi Jin enter the staff office, naturally because of this.

Those who lead troops as generals cannot enter the staff office, and if they do, they must give up their military power.

Under such circumstances, it was naturally inappropriate for Qi Jin to join the General Staff Office. This involves an issue of the right to lead troops and the right to transfer troops.

However, the ministers above the court are also very familiar with this point, so they will understand it after thinking about it for a while.

The matter of the General Staff Office was thus decided, and after planning for so long, the dust finally settled.

After the establishment of the General Staff Office, the first thing to do is to make an inventory of the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces, sort out the entire Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces from top to bottom, and take up some of their powers, so as to achieve the purpose of authorization.

Another role is to communicate with the six ministries, you must know that the staff office is on the same level as the cabinet, and it can directly write the six ministries.

This point is the checks and balances left by Zhu Youxiao, which is also used to reduce the power of the cabinet, but this role must be taken slowly, and it cannot be reflected for the time being.

However, Zhu Youxiao didn't have the heart to do this for the time being, and the staff office could develop slowly.

You must know that for a newly established yamen, as long as you let it go, they are like hungry wolves, they will go everywhere to find food, they will swallow everything in one bite.

The General Staff Office is such a yamen, and since its establishment, it has carried a desire for power.

What's more, none of these people in the staff office are easy to get along with. Except for Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, there is no one to deal with. So Zhu Youxiao is not worried.

The thing that Zhu Youxiao wants to plan is to go to Shandong.

British Mansion.

British Gong Zhang Weixian sat on a chair drinking tea, but the expression on his face was not very good-looking.

After being silent for a moment, Zhang Weixian put down the teacup in his hand, raised his head to look at the young man in front of him and asked, "Haven't you left yet?" ”

The young man sat on a chair, holding a handkerchief in his hand, wiped his mouth lightly and said, "Come in, how can it be so easy to go?" I'm still waiting there. ”

As he spoke, the young man raised his head and glanced at Zhang Weixian, and said, "Father, why don't you see each other?" People are also national princes, just like our family, it's not good for people to wait like this. ”

Listening to his son Zhang Zhiji's words, Zhang Weixian sighed and said with a wry smile: "What can I do if I see it?" ”

"It's been so long, it's not that you don't know what Your Majesty is doing today. What will I do when I meet him? What can I give him an idea? This is all on their own. ”

Zhang Zhiji thought for a while and said, "Maybe I have some ideas I want to ask my father." Even if my father doesn't want to deal with him, he has to take care of Xungui's face after all, if this matter spreads, I'm afraid it will damage our family's reputation. ”

Zhang Weixian looked at Zhang Zhiji, a playful smile suddenly appeared on his face, and then said with a smile: "Although you are not very old, your intelligence has always been very good. Over the years, you have been in poor health, and someone has shown you that your mind is too advanced and has affected your body. I don't believe you don't understand, say, what the hell is the idea. ”

"Actually, what my father is worried about is nothing more than being suspicious of His Majesty." Zhang Zhiji thought for a while and said: "Now Your Majesty doesn't need Dingguo Gong, and if my father helps Dingguo Gong, he will be suspected of giving grace." ”

Zhang Weixian glanced at his son, nodded and said, "Since you also know, why bother to let me see him?" ”

After so many years in the officialdom, there is one thing Zhang Weixian knows very well, that is, he must come out when he should come out, and he must not come out when he shouldn't.

His current situation is that he shouldn't come out, and the key is to live the next days in peace.

After all, he prepared the General Staff Office some time ago, and now he has become a chief of staff, so this status is naturally rising.

At this time, we should naturally guard against arrogance and rashness, and not be too arrogant. And this kind of thing is especially inadmissible.

What do you want to do to buy people's hearts?

Especially the person that His Majesty wants to beat, you go to show grace, don't you want to do it?

In Zhang Weixian's view, His Majesty is not a big-eyed person today. If you offend Your Majesty today because of this matter, it will really be worth the loss.

Ding Guogong is also an idiot, at this time, he ran to his house and didn't leave, isn't this nothing to do?

Zhang Zhiji smiled and said, "This person has already arrived, and it is impossible to get rid of it." Even if my father doesn't see him, people outside won't say that my father really didn't see him, but they will say that my father is playing tricks, and they will even say that my father is secretly Chen Cang and plotting against him. ”

"So my son thinks that since everyone has come, he should simply see it, not only to see it, but also to see it with great fanfare, to see it with a clear conscience, and to let everyone see it."

"As for whether or not to give him advice, that's my father's own business. What's more, if you are loyal to the court and do things for Your Majesty, you also have ideas in your heart when you want to come to Dingguo. ”

Turning his head to look at his son, Zhang Weixian looked at his pale face, a touch of distress flashed on his face, and then he sighed and said, "The young man is wise, tired and tired." You're not in good health, and it's probably because of that. I told you a long time ago, don't think about it all the time. ”

Zhang Zhiji didn't care, his father had been saying this for many years.

He raised his head and looked at his father and said, "Then do you see this Dingguo Gong or not?" ”

"You've said so, can you see it?" Zhang Weixian said angrily: "You ask someone to say hello and bring him over!" ”

"Okay." Zhang Zhiji nodded, turned around and walked outside.

It didn't take long for Zhang Zhiji to bring in a middle-aged man from outside.

This person is none other than Xu Xi, the Duke of Dingguo of this generation.

After seeing Zhang Weixian, Xu Xi hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "I've seen the British duke." The smile on his face was unusually bright.

Zhang Weixian was unmoved, and directly waved his hand and said, "Okay, we don't need this." Sit down and have tea. I'm a newcomer to tea, a tribute from Jiangnan, a good thing, try it. ”

"Good, good." Xu Xi hurriedly agreed, and also sat down with a smile.

After taking a sip of the teacup, Xu Xi said with a smile: "Sure enough, it is good tea, and Guogong has good taste!" ”

"Let me tell you, this tea, from the choice of tea to the brewing time, even the choice of water, the fire used to boil water, that is very particular."

Zhang Weixian looked very interested and talked eloquently.