Qufu County, Confucius.

Yan Shenggong Kong Yanjin sat in the study with his brows locked, and there was a handwritten letter from Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, in front of him, and he was obviously a little embarrassed by the letter.

On the side, Mr. Shan also bowed his head and groaned, obviously not thinking of a countermeasure.

After a long time, Yan Shenggong Kong Yanjin said in a deep voice: "It stands to reason that my Confucian Mansion and Shandong Town are allies, and they should advance and retreat together in these major matters, but the affairs of this new military system are too important, and if you are not careful, you will be enemies with the civil officials and gentry of the whole world, and even offend most of the generals of the guard, which can be said to offend the whole world!" ”

Mr. Shan also nodded and said: "In the past, Mr. Liu was able to make a lot of profits from doing things, but this time I can't see much at stake, I can only see that this matter will offend the officials of the DPRK and China!" This is not like Mr. Liu's style of doing things! ”

"Could it be that Mr. Liu is really dedicated to the country, regardless of personal gains and losses?"

In this regard, whether it is Yan Shenggong Kong Yanjin or Mr. Shan, they don't believe it very much.

The two just thought that there must be some benefits in this matter that they didn't think about, otherwise Liu Juntao would never have insisted on implementing this move!

The two thought for a while, and Kong Yanjin, the Holy Prince, said, "Could it be the tuntian under the jurisdiction of those guards?" Liu Zongbing wants to take these tuntian for his own use? ”

Mr. Shan thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Although there are a huge number of guards in Shandong, most of them have been encroached upon by gentry and officials from all over the country, and it is extremely difficult to get them back!" Moreover, even if Liu Zongbing took back these tuntians and hired people to cultivate them, most of the harvest would have to be handed over to the imperial court, and there would not be much benefit to Shandong Town! ”

Speaking of this, Yan Shenggong Kong Yanjin sighed and said: "In this way, then General Liu is either forced to a desperate position by the civilian officials, and wants to fight to the death and lose both, or is ready to make a desperate bet and end this dispute as soon as possible!" ”

Mr. Shan asked, "Yan Shenggong, how will our Confucian Mansion face this matter?" Minister Lan of the Central Department of the General Military Mansion of Shandong Town is still waiting for news in the mansion! ”

"Let me think about it!"

Yan Shenggong Kong Yanjin was very entangled at this time, neither wanting to offend Liu Juntao, nor wanting to stand out in this matter.

After a long time, Yan Shenggong Kong Yanjin still couldn't make up his mind, so Mr. Shan said: "Yan Shenggong, in my opinion, it's better to be like this, let's invite Minister Lan again, listen to what Minister Lan has to say?" ”

"It's good!"

After a stick of incense, Yan Shenggong Kong Yanjin and Mr. Shan saw Lan Siqi in the side hall.

"Minister Lan, the new military system proposed by General Liu this time is very important, so Yan Shenggong wants to listen to Minister Lan's suggestion!"

Yan Shenggong and Mr. Shan's reaction was also expected by Lan Siqi, after all, the reason why the Confucian Mansion was able to inherit for two thousand years was not only because of the identity and status of the Confucian Holy Saint, but also because of the Confucian Mansion's ability to judge the situation and know how to stand in line at a critical moment!

Therefore, Yan Shenggong was more cautious in this matter, which was also expected by Lan Siqi.

Therefore, Lan Siqi said: "Yan Shenggong, this time my family headquarters proposed a new military system, first, because the Korean Chinese officials were aggressive, so they wanted to use the new military system to check the amount of military cantonments in various places, so that those lawless civilian officials were greatly injured!" Second, the head town of my family is the heart of serving the country with a gun, and I want to establish battalions and soldiers in various parts of the Ming Dynasty through the new military system, so that the combat effectiveness of my Ming soldiers and horses will be improved; Third, the new military system allows the general soldiers and staff generals in various localities to control a lot of military land, which can greatly increase the money and food for the garrisons in various places and reduce the military expenditure of the imperial court! Although the total military expenditure of the imperial court may increase, the corresponding increase in military power is also very considerable! ”

Yan Shenggong Kong Yanjin and Mr. Shan also pondered for a long time after listening to it, although both of them agreed with this new military system, but they did not hear any impact on the Confucian Mansion!

So, Mr. Shan asked, "Then after this move is implemented, what will be the increase or decrease in my Confucian Mansion?" ”

Lan Siqi also sighed slightly in his heart when he heard this, and said secretly: "When I came, the head town once said that Yan Shenggong was unprofitable and could not afford to be early, and now it is really the case!" ”

At the same time, Lan Siqi said with a smile on the surface: "My head town has explained the following: as long as Yan Sheng Gong fully supports the new military system, then the business of Confucius Mansion and Yushan Town, my head town is willing to give up half of the dividend!" ”

Yan Shenggong Kong Yanjin and Mr. Shan were both taken aback when they heard this, and looked at Lan Siqi with an incredulous expression, for fear that they had heard it wrong, so they asked again.

"Half percent!"

After hearing the accurate answer, Yan Shenggong Kong Yanjin asked with a solemn expression: "Minister Lan, I don't know what General Liu is doing this for?" But I can't see any benefits from this new military system! ”

Mr. Shan also asked suspiciously: "Yes! Why did Liu Zongbing do such a thankless thing? Even if the persecution of those civil officials is too great, there are many ways to resolve it! ”

Lan Siqi said arrogantly when he heard this: "My family's head town is nothing else, just to revitalize the Ming army, if this agreement can be reached, then there is nothing to fear!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Yan Shenggong Kong Yanjin and Mr. Shan both turned red, and both of them sighed.

Jingtai 2nd year, early December.

Just when the Chinese official forces in the DPRK were filled with righteous indignation and made a huge "crusade" against Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, suddenly some civilian officials began to withdraw the impeachment and fold, and even some civilian officials of the Ministry of Ceremonies and the Ministry of Household began to approve of Liu Juntao's new military system from the perspective of saving the imperial court's military expenses!

At this moment, the DPRK and China suddenly exploded, and the civilian forces suddenly began to split into two parts and began to impeach each other.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Juntao, chief military officer of Shandong Town, Xue Tong, chief military officer of Datong Town, and other generals followed closely behind and vigorously impeached the Chinese military officials of the DPRK, and the entire Chinese military attache of the DPRK began to fall into a melee.

Emperor Jingtai was also surprised when he saw that the power of the Chinese officials of the dynasty had also begun to divide into two parts, and Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, was also surprised by this.

Within a few days, a letter of Yan Shenggong appeared in the government and the opposition, which immediately made the Manchu civil and military speechless!

Yan Shenggong vigorously praised the new military system proposed by Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, and believed that this move could not only boost the military strength of the Ming Dynasty, but also make the corrupt officials and bad gentry who occupied the military camps in various places have nothing to hide, and can greatly clarify the rule of officials in the imperial court.

Yan Shenggong suggested that Emperor Jingtai should first implement the new military system in Shandong, and if the effect of the new military system is significant, it can be implemented in turn throughout the country in several years!

This twist and turn was like a boulder that suddenly smashed into the pool water, and immediately smashed the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces into a daze.

Almost everyone did not expect that Yan Shenggong, who rarely made remarks on the government of the DPRK, would openly express his views on the new military system, and openly supported the chief military officer of Shandong Town, not the Chinese officer of the DPRK, which was beyond everyone's expectations, and even Emperor Jingtai was surprised!

With the announcement of Yan Shenggong's recital in the court, the originally powerful civil official forces suddenly stagnated, and many civil officials lost their fighting spirit and began to die down.

Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, struck while the iron was hot and directly reported the specific plan of the new military system to the Ministry of War, and Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also reported the plan of the new military system to Emperor Jingtai in the court meeting.

In the court, Emperor Jingtai asked the ministers for their opinions, and although the civilian forces in the court and the central government still opposed it, the voice of opposition was much smaller, and only a very small number of "diehards" still insisted on it.

Seeing this, Emperor Jingtai also knew that the general trend of the new military system had been decided, and he began to lean towards Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town.

At the same time, the civil officials and gentry in various parts of Shandong also began to panic all day long, and even many people began to secretly sell the land they had occupied in the military camps, for fear that after the implementation of the new military system, their own families would be implicated.

But at this time, the rumors of the new military system have completely penetrated out, and who would be stupid to buy these military land?

All of a sudden, people in Shandong were also panicking, and almost everyone was waiting for the final conclusion of the controversy over the new military system!

At this time, Shi Heng, the governor of the right capital, and Cao Jixiang, the eunuch of the Si Establishment, saw that the situation in the DPRK and China had deteriorated rapidly, and they could not sit still, so they gathered the officials around them to play together, echoed and agreed with Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, and began to "fall into the ground" against the Chinese official forces in the DPRK.