In the palace of the king of Chu, Wang Yan and Chen Bangyan came to his study to continue the discussion after the discussion.

After the two sat down, the maid came in and served them refreshments and melons and fruits, and after withdrawing, Chen Bangyan said: "I have communicated privately with Su Guansheng, Zhang Kentang and others before, and they all agreed with the proposal at that time, and the cabinet also voted to approve it, but I didn't expect that when the vote in the council hall was drafted, many officials in Tang and Lu temporarily changed their hexagrams. ”

The relationship between the council hall and the cabinet is actually similar to that between the former celebrant and the cabinet.

In the past, the cabinet had the right to vote, but because it was written in a blue pen, it was also called "approving blue", and the "approving red" power held by the celebrant was indispensable and interdependent.

Therefore, even if the blue criticism is for the benefit of the country and the people, if the celebrant does not approve the red and the white is in vain, this is an important means for the emperor to check and balance the ministers, so the eunuch is so rampant.

If, on the other hand, there is no cabinet vote to approve it, and there is no way to approve the red, then checks and balances can be formed, and it is a very good system. In fact, this was the case in the Song Dynasty, as long as the prime minister did not agree to the emperor's will, the emperor could not do what he wanted.

But there is an exception in the Ming Dynasty, there is no rule that the Song Dynasty cannot punish the doctor, the Song Dynasty is regarded as a monarch and a minister, and they have to abide by certain rules, but the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is beyond the rules, he can mercilessly disagree with the minister, and if you don't accept it, you will be killed.

In this way, the relationship between the cabinet and the celebrant is not equal, it is okay to meet a good eunuch and a good emperor, but once you meet a little bastard, the cabinet will become the plaything of the eunuch and the emperor.

In fact, there are many capable ministers in the Ming generation, but almost none of the capable ministers in the Ming Dynasty have a good end.

The current council hall has actually replaced the celebrant and supervisor, and the cabinet has the power to propose various plans, but the power to implement them is in the council hall.

Wang Yan, as an establishment and reformist, was actually very careful and did not make any fundamental changes to the system of the Ming Dynasty, which was also the reason why it did not cause a huge backlash, he just suppressed the imperial family.

"I had expected this, Tang Lu would definitely oppose this, and what they said was not completely unreasonable. The ministers of the two factions, seeing that the two kings of governance oppose at the same time, as long as the reason Tang Lu said is not too outrageous, those ministers will be shaken, which is a reasonable thing. I'm too anxious about this bill. ”

Wang Yan took a sip of tea, calmed down, and reflected for a while.

"So what now, give up for now?" Chen Bangyan asked.

Wang Yan put down the teacup and shook his head, "No, after the bill is amended, it will be resubmitted." ”

"How?" Chen Bangyan leaned forward, "What does Your Highness have in mind?" ”

Wang Yan groaned slightly, "This time we are taking too big a step and being too anxious." The military department can make a new revision, and various departments can transfer officers in batches, and they can also start with low-level officers and start step by step. In addition, King Lu gave Lone a threat, but at the same time, he also reminded Lone that the general's opinion must be considered, and this time it touched their interests, and they must be compensated to alleviate their resistance. ”

"What concessions is Your Highness ready to make?"

"It's not about concessions, it's also done so that the civil and military can converge." Wang Yanzheng said: "Lone means to transfer some generals with both civil and military skills to serve in the central government, so that the generals have the opportunity to enter the court and change from military to government, and as long as their talents are enough, they can also serve as Shangshu in the future, and even enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister." ”

"Enter the cabinet to pay respects, so I'm afraid that the Chinese courtiers will oppose it!" Chen Bangyan exclaimed, he thought of Di Qing of the Song Dynasty.

Wang Yan said with a smile: "So you have to come step by step, you can't be in a hurry, first transfer Wang Ji, Wang Shixiu, Xie Kuang and other famous generals into the imperial court, so that it can not only give some hints and hope to the generals in the army, but also will not arouse the disgust of Wenchen." ”

Seeing this, Wang Yan bowed his head slightly, looked at him and said: "The change of the army is imperative, but I am afraid that the generals below will not understand, so I hope you can put down the affairs in your hands and go to the Wuzhong departments instead of Lone, at least unify their thoughts for me." ”

Chen Bangyan nodded and sighed, "Okay! I'll leave as soon as possible. ”

After speaking, he was about to get up and say goodbye, Wang Yan stood up to see him off, and the two of them walked to the door, and saw Xia Wanchun coming in a hurry.

Wang Yan and Jin Bangyan immediately stood up, and when he arrived, he saw that he was holding a fold in his hand, so he asked, "Xiao Yin, what's the urgency?" ”

Xia Wanchun bowed to the two of them, and then said: "The military report sent by North Korea has to ask the imperial court for help, because the Chen Pavilion is here with His Royal Highness, and the lower official came over with the military report." ”

Chen Bangyan is also the secretary of the military department, and this matter really needs to be notified to him.

Since the Battle of Yangzhou, there has been no large-scale war between the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the two sides are relatively peaceful, but this does not mean that there is peace, and it does not mean that Wang Yan will not be against the Qing court.

In fact, although the strategic focus of the Ming Dynasty was shifted to the southwest, it did not mean that the dynasty would ignore the Manchu Qing and let him recover its strength.

The Ming army is now unable to cross the Huai River to fight head-on, so the position of Korea becomes important, and for a long time in the future, the Ming Dynasty can only rely on Korea to contain and harass the Manchu Qing Dynasty, affecting him to restore the production and economy of the north.

At the end of the year, the Qing army abandoned the city of Hefei, retreated to Huaibei on the whole line, and shrank its forces for defense, and there was news that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was going to take advantage of the winter to attack Korea, but later, in order to avenge the plundering of the year, Western Mongolia attacked the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so that the Qing army had to deal with Mongolia first.

Now that the Qing army is actually attacking Korea, it seems that they have repelled Western Mongolia, and then immediately approached Korea non-stop.

Wang Yan understood Dolgon's mood very well for the Qing army to be so anxious, because it was about to be the spring ploughing season, and if he did not solve the Korean problem, the Ming army in Korea would definitely have to accompany the Japanese and affect the production of the northern coast.

"What about the military newspaper? Take a look at Lonely! Wang Yan was very concerned about the situation in North Korea, so he offered to take a look at it first.

Chen Bangyan had to wait for him to finish reading, and after half a ring, Wang Yan said in a deep voice, "Dai Shan led 50,000 cavalry to approach North Korea, Xie Qian gathered 30,000 Ming troops and 30,000 North Korean men and horses to meet the battle, the Ming army is fine, but the North Korean army is too poorly equipped, and its combat power is very limited, and the North Korean side hopes that we can transfer some more ordnance to the past." ”

Wang Yan said and handed the general newspaper to Chen Bangyan, and then looked at Xia Wanchun, "Xiao Yin, you go to the cabinet, notify several ministries, and prepare for the discussion!" ”