"This is a matter of His Majesty's arbitrary decision, how dare the minister speak falsely!" Yang was frightened and kowtowed.

Nearest the king nearest the gallows. The emperor asked you to talk about it casually, and if you really said it casually, then your political life and physical life might come to an end one day.

"Yang Aiqing, I really haven't found anything you don't dare. You dare to say such a thing in front of everyone, and if anyone reaches my ears, I will at least give you three feet of white silk! ”

Yang Zai kowtowed again and again, and only said: "The minister just saw the court that day..."

"Okay, okay, no need to defend yourself, get up. I understand what you mean, and say, if you were me, what would you do? ”

Yang Zai stood up and touched his sleeve, thinking about how to sound real without angering the emperor, who was getting worse and worse.

"If the minister is Your Majesty, the minister will follow the teachings of the Holy King, succeed the peerless, and raise the people..."

Yes, I also know how to remove the three taboo words "rise and destroy the country" in front of me. Zhu Youlang waved his hand: "Yang Qing continues, there are only me and Yang Qing here." ”

"The promotion of the fortunate minister, who has no foundation in the court, and has to be promoted by His Majesty, will be loyal to His Majesty. As for the old ministers of the court, they will either be transferred to idle positions, or they will find opportunities to be placed outside..."

Outside place? Zhu Youlang sighed. It seems that Yang Zai is still thinking of a simple court struggle, and he doesn't realize what Zhu Youlang is going to do at all. However, it can be seen that Yang is by no means so funny when he impeached Mu Tianbo before the curse of water, but a person with some experience in political struggle.

"When the world is initially decided, the governor's mansion of the five armies will be replaced, so that the meritorious nobles will be the governors of the capital, and the position will be noble, and the power will not be adjusted. In this way, it can avoid civilian officials who are ignorant of military affairs and are in charge of the remnants of the army; It can also restrain the soldiers from doing what they will do. ”

Restore the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies? Was it a retroist?

After pondering for a while, the current situation is really slightly similar to the early Ming Dynasty--- the early Ming Dynasty was strong, and the current Ming Dynasty was all supported by martial artists, and the literati who originally controlled the court basically shaved their heads from the Tartars.

"Oh? Civilian officials don't know about military affairs? Why did Yang Qing say this? ”

"The minister doesn't know about military affairs, but only inferred from common sense. There is a specialization in the art industry, and the system of my Ming Dynasty determines the marching route and combat timing of the army; The military garrison was responsible for the army's food and grass, and the generals who were supposed to lead the army in battle only had the right to fight when the governor decided to fight. It is a strategy to choose when and where to fight, and how to command during a war is a tactic. If the strategy is wrong, no matter how good the tactics are, what is the use? ”

Well, that sounds reasonable. This is what a certain island country in later generations looks like, with first-class tactics and third-rate strategies, and finally rolls all the way back to his hometown from the Pacific Ocean.

"Since the Western Army returned to this dynasty, the affairs of the army are in fact in the hands of the generals, so the Ming Dynasty can counterattack in Guangdong and other places. It can be seen that civilian officials lead the troops, and the disasters are endless! ”

Zhu Youlang nodded, with an approving look in his eyes.

"If the king can restore Yunnan and the two provinces of Guizhou, he can open Enke in the capital of Yunnan and recruit scholars from both places. Your Majesty should go to the field in person and choose talents..."

"Yang Qing, what you said to me before, why do you think I will definitely believe it?" Zhu Youlang interrupted him.

Yang Zai kowtowed. "Since Hongwu, this dynasty has set up a brocade guard to supervise hundreds of officials. If you don't say it, Your Majesty will know in a while. ”

"You're smart." Zhu Youlang laughed heartily, "I want to restore the prime minister, I don't know what Yang Qing thinks?" ”

"Emperor Taizu once said that whoever reinstates the prime minister will be beheaded immediately. The minister didn't dare to put his beak on his own! ”

"Oh? Emperor Taizu also said that the people's family can reduce the sentence, but as soon as his old man ascended to the sky, where did the big edict go? When I was in the Hidden Mansion, I wanted to find a book that could be used in the Hidden Mansion's rich collection, but there was not a single volume of "The Great Message". Zhu Youlang casually made up a sentence.

Yang Zaifu lowered his head, not even daring to come out.

This old fritter was scared by me. Okay, I'll just slap him in the face and give him a sweet date.

Resisting the urge to appoint Yang Zai as the prime minister now--- this is to roast this person with a good brain on the fire, Zhu Youlang controlled the breath of speech like a tenth-level drama spirit: "Aiqing's astonishing words in a noble position are really unexpected. If there are thousands of scholars in the Ming Dynasty, everyone has half of Aiqing's knowledge, how can I fall into today's situation? ”

"Weichen doesn't dare to be His Majesty's false praise!" said this, Yang Zai's face was very proud.

"However, I have heard that the scholars of this dynasty have a clean talk. That's why I want to test the edge of the king..."

"Weichen is willing to go to the soup for His Majesty!"

Zhu Youlang squinted his eyes and stared at this old fritter, and instantly had the idea of letting people build a fire and set up a cauldron for Yang Zai to jump into.

"There are many Burmese people in Zhongxing, and it is very troublesome for Han people to not understand Burmese. To govern a township, you need to be able to count, and you can't know the general outline of a township if you can't do arithmetic. Yang Aiqing, in the past few months, you have learned Burmese and arithmetic. If you feel good, come to see me, and I will personally test you. ”

Zhu Youlang took out two hand-copied pamphlets from the drawer. If Yang Zai can be down-to-earth and get in touch with the most basic government knowledge, then he must be a capable official. The current Ming Dynasty needs capable officials, not waste officials who rely on their masters for everything.

Yang Zai was just stunned for a moment, then took the booklet with both hands and carefully collected it in his arms. "The ministers must fight at night to live up to Your Majesty's expectations!"

……

"Yang Banban, what's my schedule today?" The sleepy-eyed Zhu Youlang was gently woken up by the internal official and asked in a low voice.

Since moving to Zhongxing City, Zhu Youlang has changed Li Guotai's practice of being on duty alone, but Li Guotai, Li Maofang, Shen Youlong, Li Chonggui, and Yang Qiangyi, five internal officials who died in history due to the difficulty of cursing water, take turns on duty, so as not to be "isolated from China and abroad" by Ma Jixiang's kind of pit goods. Accustomed to being an emperor, he became more and more cautious.

Yang Qiangyi bent down and said in a somewhat male voice: "Your Majesty is going to see that Wu Shunsangui this morning, and in the afternoon you are going to meet the craftsmen and so on..."

Zhu Youlang listened attentively, while thinking about what kind of face, posture, and tone he should use to face these people today. The time immersed in thinking always passes quickly, and unconsciously, Zhu Youlang crossed the threshold of the palace under the escort of the forbidden army.

Wu Sangui has been held in a prison in the city since he was escorted back to Zhongxing City. No one persuaded him, no one tortured him, and the jailers only brought him food on time every day. Being in a dark, dark and damp dungeon, Wu Sangui only felt that he was about to be covered with mushrooms.

I woke up in a daze, and fell asleep in a daze. Circling back and forth between these square inches, Wu Sangui no longer has a sense of time: "How many months is it outside?" April? May? Or longer? ”

No one told him.

I don't know how long later, the deathly darkness and silence were suddenly broken--- the door of the dungeon creaked open.

The strong light pierced Wu Sangui's pupils, and he quickly closed his eyes.

In this brilliant light, Zhu Youlang covered his nose and carefully walked into the dungeon.

A thunderous voice sounded in his ears: "Wu Reverse Sangui, the emperor has arrived, and he doesn't kneel down quickly!" ”