In April of the fourth year of Jingtai, Jinan Mansion City, Shandong Town General Military Mansion.

Liu Juntao sat at the top, holding the "quasi-sample map" issued by the Ministry of War, and said to Xiang Qun, Minister of the Ministry of War, Cheng Wulei, Director of the Military Recruitment Division, Zhang Baigui, Director of the Military Preparation Division, Cheng Tian Dusheng, and Yang Liben, Director of the R&D Department, who were sitting in the lobby: "This quasi-sample map was sent by the Ministry of War Kuaima, which includes all the sharp military equipment of the soldiers and horses from all over the Ming Dynasty, including the long knives and shields equipped by our Shandong Town. ”

Then, Liu Juntao said: "The meaning of the Ministry of War is to ask us to standardize the armament in our army according to the drawings in the quasi-sample drawing!" ”

Xiang Qun said with a smile: "General Town, is there a firearm pattern in it that wants to go from our Shandong Town?" ”

Liu Juntao waved his hand and said, "No! The Ministry of War had also sent people to ask for drawings before, and pointed out the manufacturing style of the Jingtai first-year-style bird-throwing gun, Jingtai second-year-style thunder-throwing cannon, and Jingtai first-year Shenwei general cannon that we had already equipped, but it was blocked back by the town. ”

After speaking, Liu Juntao said in a deep voice: "It's not that this town hides smuggling, but these firearms are all militaristic weapons, and after the imperial court obtains them, it is difficult to guarantee that the spies of Warat and Tatar will not know about it, and if those Tartars also start to build firearms, then the situation will not be good!" ”

"The head town can't trust the imperial court?"

Liu Juntao shook his head and said: "It's not that you can't trust the imperial court, but that this town can't trust some officials in the court, and you can't trust some generals in the frontier!" ”

"Didn't the people from the military department return in vain?"

Xiang Qun said with a smile: "Then this time, Lord Bingxian is going to lose face." ”

Liu Juntao said: "Now Bingxian is still inspecting the nine sides of Datong Town, Your Majesty is sincere to break up Bingxian, and this time I am afraid that the matter of asking for all kinds of firearms patterns has nothing to do with Bingxian!" However, this town is also taking care of the face of the Ministry of War, although the Ministry of War did not give the three sharp weapon patterns that the Ministry of War pointed out, but the town also handed over the armor, all kinds of chariots, and the manufacturing patterns of the earth-shaking thunder equipped by our Shandong Town, which can be regarded as taking care of the Ministry of War, so that the people of the Ministry of War can hand over to His Majesty. ”

Everyone smiled when they heard this.

At this time, Zhang Baigui asked with some eagerness: "General Town, in this quasi-sample map, is there a military style that our Shandong Town needs?" ”

Liu Juntao said with a smile: "This quasi-sample map, the town has ordered someone to copy two copies according to the same, one copy each from the R&D Department and the Military Armament Department of the Military Department, and the original is kept here in the real one." The R&D Department and the Ordnance Department can communicate to see if there is any military equipment that we need in Shandong Town, or we can refer to the military equipment in it to improve the existing military equipment of our various armies. ”

"However, this town has already opened this quasi-sample map, and most of the weapons in it are swords, guns, armor and utensils, and there are very few firearms, and they are not very powerful, so it is just for our reference."

After speaking, a guard next to him took over the two quasi-sample drawings and handed them to Zhang Baigui and Yang Liben.

Although Liu Juntao had already explained that there was no valuable armament in it, Zhang Baigui and Yang Liben couldn't wait to open it and take a look.

At this time, the head of the military department said to the group: "General Town, I heard that this movement in the DPRK is not small, in addition to this quasi-sample map, all the people of the Bingxian and the Inspectorate have been sent to the nine sides by His Majesty to inspect, and all the soldiers and horses of the Gyeonggi troops have also been mobilized, and even heard that the soldiers and horses of the Fengtai battalion have been driven outside the gate of the capital!" ”

Liu Juntao also nodded, and said in a deep voice: "And not only that, Your Majesty also dismissed more than 20 ministers for different reasons, and dragged the four imperial historians who forced the palace to meet outside the noon gate, and all of them were killed on the spot!" ”

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this, they didn't expect that the DPRK and China were already in turmoil to such a point!

Zhang Baigui said with some fear: "It's okay! Fortunately, the town came back in time, otherwise he would have been swept up! ”

Xiang Qun said: "Presumably, those ministers in the court will die down!" ”

Who knew that Liu Juntao shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not!" When His Majesty mobilized troops and horses before, the ministers of the DPRK and China did not move for a while. But with the four imperial historians being killed by His Majesty's cane, now the ministers of the court and the central government have all made a fuss. This town heard the news of the Ministry of Intelligence, it is said that outside the palace gate, dozens of ministers are protesting every day, and even many scholars in the capital are jointly writing a letter, asking His Majesty to issue an edict! ”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, everyone didn't expect that the minister in the court would have such a bloody nature and dare to openly fight against the emperor!

Liu Juntao also sighed in his heart, although at this time the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty had begun to suppress the generals and fight for power and profit, but at this time, the style of the Ming civil officials was still good, and most of the people dared to resist the emperor's wrong words and deeds, and even many people would admonish each other with death.

In the Ming Dynasty, it is a glorious thing to be reprimanded by the emperor, which shows that this person is loyal to the country and does not hesitate to make a direct statement!

In the face of such ministers, the Ming emperors of all dynasties felt a deep headache, even if they killed people and established their authority, they could not stop the menacing momentum of the ministers of the court.

This situation is completely different from the situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in later generations, it is simply a heaven and an earth!

Different from the Wenchen style of the Ming Dynasty, the Wenchen and scholars of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in later generations were already a "traitor" class in a sense, and these people wagged their tails and begged for mercy in the face of the Manchu Qing Dynasty ~ colonization ~ people, and tried their best to flatter and betray the country!

For the orders of the Manchu slave chiefs, these literati have no courage to oppose them at all, they will only act loyally, and they are completely a group of "cynics"!

It was these cynicisms who were in power, together with the Manchu Tartars of Lu Shen Shenzhou, who turned the originally vibrant and high-spirited China into a big dye vat full of fools and fools, completely ruining Yan Huang's arrogance and backbone!

Thinking of this, Liu Juntao's heart swelled with endless sadness, at this time, although the enemies of the Ming Dynasty were Warat and Tatar, Liu Juntao never forgot the Jiannu of Liaodong.

For Liu Juntao, the Jiannu of Liaodong is the biggest enemy and the most vicious enemy!

Liu Juntao still clearly remembers that when he first came to the Yushan Gathering of that year, he had already heard from Jinggu's mouth that the imperial court had set up the Jianzhou Sanwei, which was the origin of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in later generations!

As a result, Liu Juntao suddenly remembered the current battle for the throne, Zhu Jianshen, who has been demoted to the king of Yi, is the future Emperor of Chenghua, and the male lord of the "Chenghua Plough Court" in the future!

"That's it! Even if it is to sweep Liaodong in the future, this town must do its best to help! ”

Liu Juntao also made up his mind and was ready to go all out to help Zhu Jianshen, the king of Yi, ascend to the throne, although according to the trend of history, it was only a matter of time before Zhu Jianshen entered the East Palace again, but Liu Juntao could also be the icing on the cake.

You must know that according to the trend in history, although Emperor Zhu Jianshen of Chenghua has plowed Liaodong twice and killed the corpses of the three guards of Jianzhou, he still did not remove this tumor, and finally let Jiannu leave a disaster for ten thousand years!

Therefore, Liu Juntao made up his mind that he must use Zhu Jianshen's momentum to let the Tiance army go to Liaodong when the time comes.

If the battle of Chenghua Ploughing Court is fought by the Tiance army, Liu Juntao is completely confident that he will be determined in one battle, and he will not need to go on two expeditions at all, as long as he can let the entire Jiannu clan go to hell once!

Thinking of this, Liu Juntao looked at the people who were sitting and talking in a whisper, and said: "This quasi-sample map is for reference only, although there are many sharp weapons in it, but it may not be completely applicable to the tactics of our Shandong Town, after all, there are too few firearms in it, almost nothing!" The Military Department's Armament Department and R&D Department can refer to it. ”

Guo Yongzhong and Yang Liben both hugged their fists to lead their lives.

Then they took some more deliberative moments, and then they dispersed.

Liu Juntao, on the other hand, sat alone in the lobby, thinking about the three guards of Liaodong Jiannu, Warat and Tatar, as well as the current situation between the DPRK and China, and slowly fell into contemplation.