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In the face of criticism from the government and the opposition, Emperor Jingtai did not sit still, but began to do his best to fight with the ministers of the court.

At this time, Emperor Jingtai had only one thought in his heart, that is, to forcibly suppress the controversy between the court and the central government about the position of the crown prince and buy himself several years.

As a result, Emperor Jingtai let his trusted ministers spread public opinion in the court, and publicly wrote to support Emperor Jingtai's approach, and temporarily did not establish a prince; In addition, Emperor Jingtai also launched an operation for more than ten days in a row to suppress the ministers of the right governor Shi Heng's faction, as well as the civil and military generals who were close to the orthodox emperor of the Taishang Emperor, and dismissed more than a dozen ministers, which caused everyone in the court and the central government to endanger themselves, and many ministers were angry and wrote to the emperor, accusing Emperor Jingtai of "abusing imperial power and mutilating ministers".

However, Emperor Jingtai turned a deaf ear to this!

On the other hand, Emperor Jingtai urgently summoned Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, and prepared to use force to deter the courtiers.

But after Yu Qian entered the palace and knew Emperor Jingtai's thoughts, he rejected Emperor Jingtai's will in person, and said: "Your Majesty, now the struggle between the court and China is still under control, although the courtiers are talking about it, but Your Majesty can still use his authority to confront him; But once the soldiers and horses are involved, the situation is bound to be out of control, and if someone has ill intentions and arson, then the land of Gyeonggi will be in constant war, and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will be completely shaken! ”

Emperor Jingtai was just thinking about using the army to intimidate the ministers of the court, and he didn't want to really do anything, so Yu Qian's words really made Emperor Jingtai break out in a cold sweat and realize that he was a little presumptuous.

However, Emperor Jingtai thought about it for a while, and he was still a little entangled, although he could not mobilize troops and horses to intervene in the battle between the DPRK and China, but he could also mobilize the soldiers and horses around Gyeonggi and let those ministers in the court know to retreat!

So, Emperor Jingtai said: "Yu Shaobao, since it is not appropriate to mobilize the army into Beijing, then this discussion will be settled." ”

Yu Qian just breathed a sigh of relief, but heard Emperor Jingtai continue: "But I suddenly remembered one thing, before the Wara army entered the army twice, causing all the military camps in the nine borders to be abandoned, and the imperial court spent a lot of money and food to raise soldiers. Therefore, I decided to send Yu Shaobao to patrol the nine sides, and together with the Inspectorate, supervise the reclamation of the military tuns in Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, and Jizhou Town. ”

Yu Qian was slightly stunned when he heard this, and understood that Emperor Jingtai's move was also intended to deter the courtiers, but the reason was very sufficient, and he was not easy to object, so he took the order.

Then, Emperor Jingtai said: "In addition, I think that Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, has achieved remarkable results in reorganizing the Gyeonggi garrison, which not only streamlines the soldiers and horses, saves the expenses of the imperial court, but also improves the combat power of the Gyeonggi garrison, which is very good!" Therefore, I decided to learn from this move in Beizhili and other places on the nine borders and implement the nuclear Ding law! ”

"Nuclear law?"

Yu Qian frowned slightly, and realized in his heart that something was wrong, Emperor Jingtai's move had obviously been thought out in advance, and he had long been ready to put pressure on the court like this.

I only heard Emperor Jingtai continue: "This nuclear Ding method is that from now on, the Ministry of War and the Inspectorate will jointly verify the actual number of garrisons in Beizhili and Jiubian, and the imperial court will issue money, food, and military equipment according to the actual number of soldiers and horses, so as to prevent generals from eating empty salaries, and I will make a custom, and from this year, two inspections will be carried out every year!" ”

"At the same time, the imperial court must also strictly investigate and deal with those generals who are found to be empty salaries, and they must not be left to their own devices!"

Yu Qian listened, and his heart was also churning.

Emperor Jingtai's move is actually a policy for the benefit of the country, which can effectively curb the phenomenon of vacancies in the number of troops in various places and save the country's expenses.

However, if this move is implemented now, it will inevitably make people associate it with the struggle between the DPRK and China, and Emperor Jingtai is clearly taking the opportunity to rectify the defense affairs of various places, demonstrating to the ministers of the DPRK and China, and declaring the military power in his hands to the ministers of the DPRK and China!

"In this way, instead of showing weakness, the ministers of the DPRK and China will become more and more tough!"

Yu Qian couldn't help but worry in his heart, and his face became more and more ugly.

However, Emperor Jingtai seemed to be still unsatisfied, and continued; "I am determined that the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War will mobilize manpower and set up a quasi-sample map! The excellent armament of the soldiers and horses in various parts of the imperial court is recorded, and the standards are set for the manufacturing and distribution process of all standard armaments, so that the soldiers and horses in various places are well-equipped and sufficient! ”

Yu Qian recorded on the side, ready to go back to find the right implementation, but his heart sank more and more, once these orders began to be implemented, they would inevitably attract the attention of the ministers of the DPRK and China to the army, which was very dangerous!

Suddenly, Yu Qian heard Emperor Jingtai say: "Order the Gyeonggi garrison to strengthen drills, pull out the battalion every month to carry out actual combat drills in the field, and organize training between the two armies every quarter, and never relax!" ”

Hearing this, Yu Qian was even more shocked into a cold sweat, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there are many large armies in various places, so I am afraid that the local area will not be able to bear it, and it will cost money and food in vain, so it is better to let the soldiers practice in the camp!" ”

"Humph!"

Emperor Jingtai sneered and said, "I want to train my troops on a big scale to revive my great prestige, how can I just let the soldiers stay in the camp and not get out?" ”

Seeing this, Yu Qian could only bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty! I'm afraid that if this move is made, all the ministers in the DPRK and China will look sideways! ”

"Humph! I've made up my mind! ”

After speaking, Emperor Jingtai left the imperial study, leaving Yu Qian to sigh in place.

A few days later, Emperor Jingtai issued several holy decrees in a row, mobilized the Gyeonggi garrison and the nine-sided army, and Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, also rushed to the three towns of Jiubian Xuanfu, Datong and Jizhou together with the Inspectorate, and the Gyeonggi garrison opened a large camp one after another, and carried out a large-scale training around the capital.

When the ministers of the DPRK and China heard the news, they were immediately frightened, and many people thought that Emperor Jingtai was ready to make a move, and they carried out a large-scale purge in the DPRK.

Shi Heng, the governor of the right capital, was also hesitant, directly said that he was sick at home, closed the door to thank the guests, and discussed countermeasures with Xu Youzhen and others in the left capital for several days.

Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, couldn't sit still, and seeing that Emperor Jingtai had resigned from the dynasty again, he asked to see Emperor Jingtai for several days, wanting to find out, but Emperor Jingtai didn't give Chen Xun a chance at all, and directly blocked him out of the palace gate.

As a result, the ministers of the court and the central government were even more panicked, and some ministers were frightened by Emperor Jingtai's operation, and they all stopped mentioning the matter of establishing the prince again, and even some ministers directly said that they were sick at home, for fear that they would touch the mold.

But most of the courtiers are still very tough, Emperor Jingtai's move not only did not make these ministers retreat, but angered everyone, these ministers did not pay attention to Emperor Jingtai's mobilization of troops and horses, and still kept writing to ask Emperor Jingtai to set up the prince as soon as possible.

Emperor Jingtai was even more furious when he saw this, he didn't expect the ministers of the court and the central government to be so tough.

At this time, the civil and official forces in the court also stood up one after another, and most of them stood with Shi Heng, the governor of the right capital, and kept writing to Emperor Jingtai to ask for another crown prince.

Although these civil officials were relatively close to Emperor Jingtai before, for these civil officials, the prince is the foundation of the country, and Emperor Jingtai does not establish a prince, which is useless to the country, so these civil officials have "defected", and united with Shi Heng and his party to continue to force the palace, which made Emperor Jingtai very surprised.

Seeing this, Emperor Jingtai was also ruthless, leaving all the words of Yu Qian's advice to him behind, and directly ordered the military department to mobilize 30,000 troops from the Fengtai battalion to go outside the Xuanwu Gate, and perform a military parade outside the gate of the capital!

For a time, there were rumors inside and outside the capital, and the shouts of the 30,000 troops outside the city could be transmitted to the city every day.

In this way, the turmoil in the court has calmed down slightly, except for some ministers who really don't want to die, who are still constantly writing, most of the courtiers have already died down.

Seeing this, Emperor Jingtai breathed a sigh of relief and said secretly: "At the critical moment, the soldiers and horses are still reliable!" Intimidation methods are not commonly used, but they are far more effective than ordinary methods! ”