"For all the armies of the Ming Dynasty, strict assessments will be conducted, survival of the fittest, and streamlining the administration of the elite army ......"

Sun Chengzong's voice was a little louder to divert the thoughts of the generals present. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Jiannu threatened Liaodong for nearly a hundred years, and the Ming Dynasty won fewer and lost more. Since the current emperor ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty has never been defeated, and its reputation is flourishing, and a military general is naturally full of warlike hearts.

Sun Chengzong is a rare calm person, and his voice is getting louder and louder.

Zhu Xu scoffed at Huang Taiji's action, Liaodong is the coldest time, that is, a demonstration, how can he fight? What's more, I can't take Shen. Yang, he doesn't even have a foundation, and the current population of Jiannu, even if Horqin is added, the foundation is shallow, and every battle is a loss, but the replenishment will be unusually slow. Smart words can only be in Mongolia. Conquered, annexed, and grew on the ancient steppe.

Qin Liangyu's face was somewhat speechless, Zhu Xu could guess her thoughts, in her opinion, even if she couldn't destroy Jiannu in one battle, she had to gradually suppress it, find a suitable fighter and destroy it in one fell swoop, she couldn't indulge like this.

Zhu Xu did not explain, this year is the beginning of the real disaster, it will become more and more serious, and it will continue for more than ten years, the life of Daming will be very difficult, and on the other hand, the grassland will be even more sad! Without the output of Daming, they will hurt into the bone marrow!

At that time, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty should be worthy of a battle in the grassland, right?!

Zhu Xu squinted, suddenly interrupted Sun Chengzong's words, and said: "There are too many war zones, so they are divided into five, southeast, northwest, and middle, according to the geographical location, in addition, the sea should also demarcate a safety zone, the navy patrols regularly to protect the safety of fishermen and merchant ships, and if there is a suitable opportunity, a naval base can also be established overseas......"

Sun Chengzong was stunned for a moment, and thought for a while: "What the emperor said is that the ministers will discuss it again, and in addition, the ministers suggest that the standing army of each province be expanded to 50,000, and at the same time recruit new soldiers, and the veterans will retire in three years, so the rotation is endless." ”

The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth curled slightly, this is the reserve, these people who have retired from the army have undergone strict training, once there is a war and the troops are insufficient, as long as they are called back, they can be sent to the battlefield with a little training.

Everyone else also thinks this method is very good, but this is a 'digression' and belongs to Sun Chengzong's temporary play.

His voice fell, and Cao Wenzhao hurriedly continued, "Your Majesty, the minister has another suggestion, in each army station, set up a special team, only responsible for teaching soldiers to read, read, learn the art ......of war, no matter what else, it is best to show off talents."

Cao Wenzhao's proposal made everyone's eyes light up, hiding the generals, this is a good way!

Zhu Xu smiled and said nothing, this was what he said when he chatted with Cao Wenzhao before, but he didn't expect him to remember it.

As soon as Cao Wenzhao spoke, Qin Liangyu also said: "Your Majesty, the minister believes that the Tuntian method should also be applied now, and the standing armies in various places should have a piece of land for farming, two hundred hectares, which is enough to meet the needs of 30,000 troops for a year's grain and grass." ”

Yang Sichang listened silently, as the military squire in charge of the military intelligence department, he had to calculate every detail they said.

The other generals also began to talk in low voices.

Qin Liangyu's proposal is not uncommon, and it can even be said to be normal, the imperial court originally had military fields, and Sun Chengzong also cultivated thousands of acres of land in Liaodong, because the imperial court's food and salary were insufficient, so he could only raise his own funds.

Of course, Qin Liangyu's current statement is different from the past, she is really putting forward reasonable suggestions, and this is not 'self-funded'.

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, and at the same time sighed in his heart, two hundred hectares can feed an army of 30,000 people, and a prince often sits on tens of thousands of hectares, and he shouts every day that he can't eat and drink enough, and stretches out his hand to the court.

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't speak, Cao Wenzhao's heart moved, and he said: "There are people here who have records, and you can speak freely, as long as it is beneficial to the imperial court, the emperor will adopt it." ”

Cao Wenzhao's voice fell, and Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but say directly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the bereavement of the generals and soldiers who died in battle should be clarified, rather than being issued by the imperial court. ”

Zhu Xu was just about to nod, but Mao Wenlong, who knew that he was not liked by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, finally seized the opportunity and said to Zhu Xu: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that a mausoleum should be built for the meritorious achievements of the military generals who died on the battlefield, so as to promote the heart of the soldiers for the country!" ”

Zhu Xu's eyes lit up, this is indeed a good way.

"Your Majesty," Zhao Shujiao also said loudly: "Tang has the name of Lingyan Pavilion passed on to future generations, and please ask the emperor to re-establish Lingyan Pavilion!" ”

Zhu Xu nodded approvingly to Zhao Shujiao, this idea is very good.

As several people spoke one after another, especially the emperor's satisfaction, a group of generals rushed to start admonishing, breaking the situation that Sun Chengzong had worked so hard to arrange and almost out of control.

Zhu Xu likes this scene very much, this is the atmosphere that should be used to discuss affairs.

Sun Chengzong secretly felt a headache, he was afraid that these people would not know how to measure and say some seemingly reasonable, but actually dangerous demands. The civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, almost all of the high-level officials are here, if it is really proposed, will the emperor agree or not?

Fortunately, these 'reckless men' are still measured, and they did not say anything excessive, Sun Chengzong ordered someone to record, discuss it here, and he will discuss it with the military department later, and then report it to the emperor.

This discussion came quite unexpectedly, and the generals talked about the merits of the generals from the soldiers' pensions, and then discussed the planning of the theater of operations, the scope of operations, methods, and even how to coordinate them, which was a very 'fierce' debate. Among them, the most "domineering" is Qin Liangyu, she put forward a lot of "tactics", Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Wenzhao, and even Yang Sichang and others have refuted it, as if this conference has become a 'tactical tea party'.

Sun Chengzong and Shen Yongmao looked at each other, and they both secretly shook their heads and smiled bitterly, what they should have thought of a long time ago was just that the emperor seemed to be deliberately making these people speak, and they couldn't stop them if they wanted to.

Zhu Xu sat down, smiled silently, and listened quietly.

Open and honest discussions often have unexpected benefits, and through today, I believe that everyone here will gain something.

Zhu Youzhen and other people in the 'civilian-official line' did not speak, and they had been asked to only 'observe' and not 'get involved'. The courtiers are already very sensitive to colluding with the generals who hold heavy troops abroad, and under the emperor's nose, naturally no one dares to interject at will.

The meeting lasted for nearly three hours, and it was only the first half, and as these commanders spoke, the things that had been agreed before were also mentioned, and they all wanted to 'supplement' and 'perfect'.

Zhu Xu had been listening quietly, seeing that everyone was tired, he stood up and said with a smile, "Okay, it's all right, rest for half an hour first, and then dine in the palace, Cao Huachun, let the imperial dining room prepare." ”

Only then did everyone suddenly come to their senses, they stood up one after another, raised their hands and said, "Thank you, Emperor." ”

Zhu Xu walked out of Wucheng Pavilion and quietly breathed a sigh of relief, this was only the first half.

Cao Huachun and Liu Shimin followed behind Zhu Xu, with a somewhat strange expression.

In the past, court discussions were all about mutual accusations and attacks between courtiers, and sometimes they even wanted to kill each other on the spot. Cao Huachun has never seen such an uncalm 'just talk about things'.

Sun Chengzong and Shen Yongmao chased after him, Sun Chengzong frowned calmly, and said, "Your Majesty, you can't continue, otherwise it will get out of control." ”

Shen Yongmao also said: "Your Majesty, let my elder Sun Ge communicate with all the commanders in private, and then gather them together and report them to the emperor." ”

Zhu Xu can understand the worries of the two, the military generals of the Ming Dynasty have always had a low status, plus the party strife has prevailed over the years, everyone lives carefully, and now the emperor attaches great importance to military merits, they naturally want to obtain a more 'fair' identity and status, if such a request is openly announced, it will put the court and the emperor in an embarrassing dilemma.

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry so much, let's let King Xin go back with the civil officials, the afternoon meeting will be changed to a war zone first, let them choose a group leader, and report the results of the discussion, and then you will find the team leader to discuss, which ones are listed as topics, and those that are no longer listed should not be discussed......"

Sun Chengzong, Shen Yongmao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "Yes, the ministers will do it." ”

Zhu Xu walked out of the gate and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you also have something to eat first, it won't end today at this time." ”

Sun Chengzong and the others also saw that these generals had something to say.

Zhu Xu returned to the imperial study, and while eating, he transferred all the information about Liaodong.

Although he was very calm and disdainful of Huang Taiji and Horqin's movements in front of the ministers, he was still extremely vigilant in his heart.

His fight with Huang Taiji was based on foresight, early preparation, and surprise to win step by step to this day, but now the situation is changing, he has to be 10,000 careful!

Huang Taiji, not an ordinary person!

Cao Huachun took out the recorded intelligence booklet, flipped through the page and handed it to Zhu Xu, and stood aside respectfully.

Zhu Xu flipped through it quietly, even if he had already read it once, he still carefully scrutinized it word by word, trying to find unusual information from it, so as to deduce the purpose of Huang Taiji's sudden action this time.

After a while, Zhu Xu frowned slightly, he didn't find any clues, and he couldn't see the reason and purpose of Huang Taiji's army this time.

"Could it be that I just summoned the border generals back to Beijing for a demonstration? Show off your strength? Zhu Xu squinted his eyes and whispered softly. Vigilance does not mean fear, now the general trend is him, Huang Taiji wants to turn the tables, there is only one sentence: wishful thinking!

"Your Majesty, let's eat." Liu Shimin walked in and called in a low voice.

Zhu Xu glanced up at him, and then saw a palace lady behind Liu Shimin coming in with a plate and bending to salute.

Zhu Xu suddenly felt his stomach growling, closed the booklet and said, "Okay, by the way, send someone to see those adults, don't be lazy, don't eat well, decent, you know?" ”

Liu Shimin knew that the emperor had always disliked luxury and advocated frugality, which also had a great impact on the atmosphere of the capital.

"Yes." Liu Shimin responded and asked the palace maid to put the food on the table, and then he turned around and went to Wucheng Pavilion.

As soon as Liu Shimin left, Zhu Xu looked at Cao Huachun and said, "Send the intelligence of Liaodong to the military intelligence department, let them analyze it well, and give me a recital."

Cao Huachun turned sideways and said, "Yes." ”

Including Qin Liangyu, it was the first time for the generals to encounter this situation, and they were 'rude' on the matter, not involving individuals, not attacking each other, and their mood was a little extra excited.

Cao Wenzhao took a few chances in the gap between eating, approached Mao Wenlong's side, and said in a low voice, "Mao Shilang, I heard that the logistics base jointly established by the six ministries is going to be expanded again?" ”

Although Mao Wenlong is in the palace of soldiers, but the palace of soldiers has just been established, and he is being a man with his tail between his legs, he doesn't know much news, but he can't afford to offend this person in front of him, after thinking about it seriously, he glanced around, and said in a low voice: "Don't hide it from Lord Cao, there are plans to expand, but ...... Now that the commanders want to Tuntian, the plan will be changed. ”

Cao Wenzhao nodded thoughtfully, he naturally wanted to ask for more benefits for his Tiger Army, and said with a smile: "Thank you Mao Shilang, let's drink together at night!" ”

Mao Wenlong wished that he could make friends with the emperor's number one confidant, so he responded repeatedly.

Not only Cao Wenzhao, but other people are also moving around, hoping to benefit their army in this military reform, so as to build a strong army, with a strong army, the military merit is not far away, which general is not eager to gallop the field, great achievements, and then famous all over the world, the marquis worships the prime minister?

This military reform conference, which was destined to shock future generations, lasted for two days, and before this group of commanders who guarded the great tomorrow left Beijing, the edicts drafted by the cabinet were also promulgated one after another.

At the same time, the news was sent out simultaneously in eighteen provinces.

There are roughly three contents of military reform:

One is to establish the Ming military system of the Jingzheng Dynasty and later. The second is the transfer of personnel and the division of theaters. Third, it clarified the training, development and war direction of the Ming army.

Although it seems simple, it is extremely complicated, and Zhu Xu has been preparing for a long time to complete this series of arrangements.

South of the city, post station.

Zhu Xu and Qin Liangyu were walking strolling, talking at the same time.

Zhu Xu walked in front, didn't put on a stand, and said with a smile: "The old general is old, and he wants you to go back and forth, I really don't want to go." ”

Qin Liangyu slowed down Zhu Xu by half a step, listened to his words, raised his hand and said: "Eating the king's luck and bearing the king's worries, this is the duty of the minister." ”

Zhu Xu looked at the post station not far away and sighed lightly in his heart. He hoped to keep Qin Liangyu in the capital, selfishly, he had reverence for this old general, and the capital really needed advice from a battle-hardened military master like her.

However, the southwest needs her more, she is not here, Zhu Xu is not at ease!

Sun Chengzong and others believe that Qin Liangyu is in the fourth. Chuan has been there for decades, and her prestige has increased in recent years, which is not a good thing, and he hoped to transfer her away, but was stopped by Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu listened to Qin Liangyu's words, smiled, and said in a deep voice: "I still don't feel at ease in the southwest, although the thieves have been extinguished at the beginning of the recent years, and there is no trend of burning the prairies, but it is not clear whether the thieves are clever or the local officials are attentive." I will grant you the sword of Shang Fang, the secret decree, and when necessary, you can mobilize Shaanxi. West, expensive. State, IV. Chuan,Qing. Hai, Ning. Xia, Gan. Soldiers and horses of the six provinces, remember that no matter what time, I want these six provinces to be stable! ”

These six provinces are the western theater of operations, and adjacent to the east is the Central Plains theater, including the lake. Guang, He, Nan, Jiang. In the west, this is also a chaotic place, and Zhu Xu does not allow the Southwest Rebellion to infiltrate into the Central Plains! And to the south of the Western Theater is the Southern Theater, including the clouds. South, Guangzhou. West, Guangzhou. The east is not a peaceful place.

Qin Liangyu knew the emperor's worries, and said with a deep face: "The emperor can rest assured, the ministers will definitely ensure the stability of the southwest in one day, and the thieves and bandits will never rise again!" ”

Zhu Xu bowed his head and said: "Well, I can trust the old general, six provinces and six armies, nearly 200,000 troops, plus the governor's palace, nearly 400,000, I will entrust it all to the old general." ”

Zhu Xu's tone was calm, without the slightest vigilance and worry that the emperor would give too many military powers to remote generals.

Qin Liangyu's expression changed slightly, he knelt on one knee violently, and said in a deep voice: "Even if the minister is shrouded in horse leather, he will definitely live up to the emperor's expectations!" ”

The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth moved, and he felt a little uncomfortable, this old general was not a horse leather shroud in history, he was over seventy, dying on the battlefield, leaving a reputation for eternity, desolate and respectable.

He naturally didn't want Qin Liangyu to end up like this, but fortunately, now that the situation has changed greatly, Qin Liangyu should not still be in that situation.

"No courtesy." Zhu Xu suppressed the fluctuations in his heart and helped Qin Liangyu up.

Qin Liangyu's heart shook, looking at the emperor in front of her, she said: "The emperor is the lord of Shengming, and the ministers are grateful!" This will definitely ensure that the southwest is worry-free, and the stability of the Ming Dynasty is stable, and the bones are broken, at any cost! ”

Zhu Xu looked at Qin Liangyu, the old general's temples were already white, his eyes were as resolute as iron, he smiled calmly, and said: "The old general doesn't need to have much pressure, I have deployed 400,000 troops in the southwest, and thieves are thieves after all, and they can't become climates." ”

Qin Liangyu could hear that the emperor was comforting her, and became more and more grateful, and said, "Yes, the minister remembers the emperor's advice." ”

Zhu Xu nodded, and suddenly said, "Does the old general have granddaughters and juniors of the right age?" ”

Qin Liangyu was stunned at first, then his expression moved, and he raised his hand and said, "Back to the emperor, there is no granddaughter in the courtier's family." Qin Liangyu's words are false, her surname is Qin, she is a member of the Ma family, although there are no descendants, but the two families can always find a suitable junior. But she heard it clearly, the emperor was deliberately elevating her identity. At the same time, she also knows that there are many people in the capital who are afraid of her, a female general with heavy troops and a grand prestige in the border of the Ming Dynasty, as a courtier, she wants to share her worries for the emperor!

Zhu Xu only had a flash of inspiration, didn't think much about it, didn't know that Qin Liangyu's words were false, and said with regret: "Well, the old general will take care all the way here, if necessary, you can go to the Jinyi Guard secret music and directly submit it to the Beijing Division." ”

Qin Liangyu was well aware of the emperor's trust in her, which began with the personal greeting of Shili Pavilion a few years ago.

She looked at Zhu Xu deeply, raised her hand and said, "The minister is retiring, please be relieved." ”

Zhu Xu nodded and said, "The old general walks slowly." ”

Qin Liangyu didn't say any more, took a few steps back, got into the carriage not far away, and the carriage moved around quickly, leaving quickly with Qin Liangyu.

Cao Huachun, Liu Shimin, Cao Bianjiao and others stood not far away, looking at the emperor standing there for a long time, and their expressions were a little puzzled.

Although Qin Liangyu is a rare female general, the emperor's attention seems to be a little too much?

It took a while for Zhu Xu to come back to his senses and let out a sigh of relief, this time goodbye, it was not so easy to say goodbye, not to mention that the southwest was eventful, according to Qin Liangyu's age, Zhu Xu could not let her travel long distances to the capital.

"Let's go, let's go back." Zhu Xu turned around and walked a few steps, facing Cao Huachun and the three of them.

The military reform conference is relatively easy, after all, the wood has been completed, it is nothing more than a formal establishment, announced to the world, and supplemented with side details, but the next political reform conference will be much more troublesome, not only personnel, but also involving all aspects, which is very complicated.

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