As soon as he entered the warm pavilion, Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand and gave a seat, and ordered tea.

Xie Zhi was not polite, and after sitting down directly and drinking tea, he said: "Your Majesty, the disease of the Shenji Camp is too big, if it is dealt with by thunderous means, then there will be hundreds of people who will lose their heads, so the turmoil in the Beijing army is certain, rather than this, it is better to give it a chance to reform itself." ”

Killing this person at once is really not good for the stability of the imperial court.

After a pause, Xie Zhi then said: "The military households have fled a lot, on the one hand, because of the service of the officials, on the other hand, it is also because of the military household's own contempt for their identity, if you want to cultivate an elite army, you still need to enhance the sense of honor and mission of the military household, so that they understand that they are from the military household, they will no longer be looked down upon, and as a military household, they have the responsibility of protecting their family and defending the country, so that they will no longer be forced by the imperial court, once the imperial court needs to send troops, they can do it without hesitation." ”

Under the continuous suppression of literati in previous dynasties, martial artists were gradually crowned with a vulgar identity, and the identity of those who served in the army was naturally lower, that is, higher than that of slaves.

Emperor Hongzhi has also seen that the current civil officials are pulling together and gradually encroaching on the power that belongs to the royal monarchy.

can restrain the literati, and Emperor Hongzhi doesn't have much opinion.

Immediately afterwards, Xie Zhi said: "Naturally, you can't just rely on the military households to sacrifice their lives for the imperial court, the imperial court should also improve their status, meritorious people do not have to pay food, similar should also be given to those who serve in the army, and should also be properly publicized, the military household is working for the imperial court, and it is a glorious thing for all the people of the Ming Dynasty to live and work in peace and contentment.

In this way, after purging the greedy ink of the generals above, the soldiers below can sacrifice their lives to serve, and the military households that have fled and run away are likely to return in a large area, and the guards will no longer have to catch other people for making up the numbers, and at that time, I am afraid that some people will blame themselves for not being from military households.

If it really comes to that time, there is no need to turn it away, and the person who really has the ability can be arranged into another guard, and when necessary, he can hit a surprise person. ”

After Xie Zhi's explanation, Emperor Hongzhi asked Zhu Houzhao, "Prince, what do you think?" ”

Emperor Hongzhi is doing all this in order to clear the obstacles after Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, and he will not let go of the cultivation of Zhu Houzhao in the bits and pieces.

Since Emperor Hongzhi came from a background to ask, Zhu Houzhao replied: "Erchen thinks that what Xie Wu said can also be tried, so that the industry can solve the problem of low morale of the guard, Erchen went out to Pingwa this time and saw those guards carelessly, and there was no training and preparation for war at all, although Erchen also saw the soldiers when he went to the guard, but at first glance, it was now learning and selling, and he was not practicing at all on weekdays, did such soldiers dare to use it, how many good fields there were in the military tun, and they all raised some bad soldiers, not to mention Pingwu, it was reluctant to deal with some ruffians and gangsters. ”

Of course, now is only the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there are still hundreds of years before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, if it is really as Zhu Houzhao said, then how can it persist in these hundreds of years?

Emperor Hongzhi didn't say anything, Xie Zhi said again: "Your Majesty, next, the focus of the Five Armies Metropolitan Procuratorate is still in the Beijing Army, and the Beijing Military Guards will be investigated together, which can be regarded as mastering the following of their foundations, the big problems can be punished, and the small problems can be ordered to be strictly rectified by themselves, and then the focus will be on the local guards.

Everyone has greed, and they will make some mistakes, if they blindly divide right and wrong black and white, I am afraid that there will not be many people left, and right and wrong are certainly not so easy to distinguish, as long as it can be between gray, it is already available.

In the end, the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Five Armies came forward to send some people to publicize the importance of the imperial court to military households, protect some new laws and regulations of the imperial court, and publicize among the soldiers that it is glorious for them to protect their families and defend the country. ”

If they are all investigated and dealt with according to the standard of right and wrong, then there may not be ten clean people in the whole world.

Of course, Emperor Hongzhi also knew this truth, and he didn't say much.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't hold his breath, and asked rhetorically: "Since you want to investigate, why don't you investigate it clearly, why do you want to leave such a room for those people." ”

In the final analysis, Zhu Houzhao is too young, and he has not experienced the royal family, and he is still too young after all.

It is not very useful to investigate the problems of the past, and the most important thing now is to prevent such things from happening again in the future.

Emperor Hongzhi also ignored Zhu Houzhao's questioning, and said: "Let's do this way, prince, you will be responsible for the reorganization of the Shenji Battalion, I will give you three months, after three months, I really want to see an elite army equipped with new firearms, thank you, your weapons cooperate with the prince to do this, if the Shenji Battalion can't be trained, I will ask you." ”

Emperor Hongzhi was extremely serious when he said this, and he didn't mean to joke at all.

Xie Zhi looked pitiful, and said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, the affairs of the weapons institute are not in charge of the ministers now, and besides, His Royal Highness is wise and martial, and there is no problem at all with his own training of the Shenji Battalion, and the ministers and the affairs of the Five Armies Metropolitan Procuratorate need to be busy." ”

Three months is not much, but Xie Zhi doesn't dare to guarantee that he will be able to train, if there is no latter sentence, Xie Zhi will agree without saying a word, and if there is more of that sentence, he better stay away.

Zhu Houzhao usually looks very normal, who knows when he will do something shocking.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't say anything, and said: "You are the prince's companion, so you have the responsibility to help the prince, okay, this matter is like this, there is no need to say it again." ”

If Emperor Hongzhi is stubborn, he will be very stubborn, and it is estimated that nine cows will not be able to pull it back.

Since Emperor Hongzhi is so unquestionable, Xie Zhi still chooses to shut up obediently.

"Yes, the minister obeys the order, and the minister is determined to assist His Highness in resuming the function of the Shenji Battalion as soon as possible."

After agreeing, Xie Zhi said: "Your Majesty, the minister has prepared something in the clouds, or Your Majesty will go and take a look, by the way, go and take a look at the cement pavement in the clouds, if Your Majesty feels good, the minister can also lay some on the official road in Beijing, Your Majesty, in fact, the cement pavement is really quite good." ”

Even if it's just a concrete pavement, it's much better than the usual dirt roads on official roads.

The distance between Yunzhong and Jingshi is not very far, and Emperor Hongzhi wants to go, even if he brings a guard of honor, it is estimated that it will be a few hours to arrive.

If you don't get tired, you can play a round trip in a few hours.

Xie Zhi said this, Emperor Hongzhi was a little surprised, now that things are so busy in the Jingshi, how can he go to the clouds, and the cement road is not in a hurry at this time.

When Emperor Hongzhi was surprised, Xie Zhi pulled up a smile and said mysteriously: "Your Majesty, first because of the Pingwei and the courtiers to engage in fundraising, and now there is a five-army capital procuratorate, the courtiers will definitely be dissatisfied with the court. ”

Xie Zhi has always had something to say in terms of doing things and talking, and when Xie Zhi said this, Emperor Hongzhi didn't feel that this was a bit of a boast, but he was more curious about what Xie Zhi said.

When Emperor Hongzhi was surprised, Xie Zhi immediately said: "If Your Majesty goes, you can bring some courtiers with you, and it won't take much time to make a round trip now." ”

Emperor Xie Zhi Hongzhi is 100% convinced, since Xie Zhi said this, Emperor Hongzhi is no longer suspicious, and said: "Cabinet scholars, six Shangshu, the chief officer of the three law divisions, the chief official of the factory guard, and the left and right governors of the Imperial Court will go together." ”

Emperor Hongzhi ordered a few yamen, which was regarded as bringing the ministers of all functional departments.