After Concubine Li left, Zhu Youzhen sat alone in the room for a while before summoning Lu Qi and the others in, and he asked Lu Qi, "Who else do you want to see next?" ”

Lu Qi thought for a while, and then replied: "Sun Chuanting has been waiting outside for a while, and there are also those from the Ministry of Rites..."

"Except for Sun Chuanting, let everyone else go back, let them leave the chapter." Zhu Youzhen thought about it, and then ordered Lu Qi directly.

When Lu Qi went to summon Sun Chuanting, Zhu Youzhen was still thinking about the message that Qian Qianyi transmitted to him through Liu Ru. Perhaps in the eyes of people in this era, this is a manifestation of women's interference in politics and political chaos.

But for Zhu Youzhen, as long as he can consolidate his power, he does not mind using some unconventional means. Since he has limited the power of the inner court to interfere with the foreign court, he naturally needs to interfere in the politics of the foreign court in another way, and he does not plan to tie his hands and feet to be a clay statue on top of a temple.

In addition, the officials of the outer court also need the news of the inner court to take the initiative, so that they can choose the right path instead of going to the opposite side of the palace, which is also based on the needs of each side of the political reality.

However, it is obvious that the news that came back to his ears from Liu Ru is mouth today made him quite unhappy. At the moment, Qian Qianyi probably guessed his intentions, but the other party's courage is really not very big, and he wants to further confirm it at this moment, which is undoubtedly a bit of a trick. After all, he had been silent for so long, didn't he just want to put himself in a detached place to deal with this matter?

When Zhu Youzhen secretly scolded Qian Qianyi in his heart, Sun Chuanting finally followed Lu Qi into the emperor's study. Originally, he didn't need to enter the palace so early to ask for a meeting, but Chongzhen had an order for him a few years ago, and he felt that this task should not be delayed, so he hurried to report today.

Zhu Youzhen, who was in a good mood, listened to Sun Chuanting's report, and his face became serious, "So, you have all verified and implemented all the files handed over to you a year ago?" Did these generals and armies really kill and plunder civilians? ”

Sun Chuanting's face was also a little unnatural, but he still nodded and replied: "That's true, but these cases not only involve the garrison and the militia group, but also the field troops. If it is dealt with great fanfare, the minister is worried that it will lead to a mutiny. ”

"Ha, haha." Zhu Youzhen sneered a few times and said: "Seventy percent of the country's annual income is used to feed the army, but Qing, as the chief of staff of the army, told me that if the imperial court orders the disposal of these soldiers who kill the people, it may cause a mutiny?"

Chief Sun, I ask you to answer loudly, is the General Staff capable of controlling the army? Do you, as Chief of Staff, have the ability to control the situation? ”

This was the first time that the emperor was angry in front of him, Sun Chuanting had beads of sweat on his forehead, and he no longer hesitated to reply to the emperor: "The minister is confident in controlling the local situation, and the minister is also confident in the ability of the General Staff to control the various armies. The minister is only worried that the number of people involved in the case is not only large but also scattered in various places, and once we start to arrest people and investigate thoroughly, these unscrupulous soldiers and ruffians will flee immediately after receiving the news, and even coerce their colleagues to cause chaos, which may further disrupt the local order and bring trouble to our handling of the problem. Therefore, the minister suggested that these cases should be handled one by one by time, region, and troops. ”

Regarding Sun Chuanting's caution, Chongzhen said disappreciatively: "What do you think is the most troublesome enemy? ”

When Sun Chuanting was still thinking about the question raised by the emperor, Chongzhen had already asked and answered himself: "I think that the invisible enemy is the most headache.

At present, these soldiers seem to be just killing good people and taking risks, and they have not betrayed the court. However, since they dare to ignore the military regulations set by the imperial court and the general staff, they can kill the good and take the lead today, and tomorrow they will naturally be able to divide the localities and fight against the imperial court. For those who break the rules, as long as they are not punished this time, they will be even more unscrupulous about breaking the rules the next time.

Today is just for them to maintain order in the country, and they have already ignored the orders of the imperial court, so if there are enemy troops pressing the border tomorrow, will these troops still obey the orders of the imperial court and go to the front line to fight the enemy army?

If they can't teach them a hard lesson, these people will not be afraid of the laws and regulations of the country, then they are likely to go to the opposite side of the court because of a small contradiction. If you want to breed good horses, you must eliminate sick and weak horses from time to time; If you want to grow a giant tree that can be used as a pillar of the palace, you should prune the side branches from a young age.

If the General Staff wants to ban the army, it should not be afraid to clean the army of the ruffians. It's been 14 years since Chongzhen, and it's been more than 10 years since we rectified the regulations on the establishment of the army. I believe that most of our troops are reliable and loyal to the imperial court.

Therefore, I hope that this time the General Staff will be able to deal with these personnel with great fanfare, and also see how many invisible enemies are still hidden in the army.

In addition, the General Staff did not have so much time to slowly deal with these issues. Although we have reached a peace agreement with Houjin, we should not think that peace between the two sides will last forever. There is only a temporary truce and rest period between the Ming Dynasty and the Houjin, and it is impossible for us and the Houjin to coexist in the same world, I think so, and Huang Taiji thinks the same way.

Last year, we encountered an unprecedented natural disaster, which was supposed to be the best time for the Houjin invasion, but there were also huge problems in the Houjin, so the two sides maintained peace. However, the General Staff should have received the news that Huang Taiji had sorted out the internal problems and was preparing to restore the establishment of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, so the General Staff should be careful to prevent Huang Taiji from tearing up the peace agreement and attacking our country or submitting to our vassal tribes.

Because of this, I hope that the General Staff will deal with these problems as soon as possible and strengthen its control over the army in case of any sudden accidents. ”

At this point, Sun Chuanting finally gave up his efforts to balance the forces within the army, and assured Chongzhen that he would carry out the emperor's orders in a sincere manner.

Although with the support of the emperor, Sun Chuanting became the chief of staff and became the first person to control the army for the emperor. But after all, he is not from Jiangmen, and he has nothing to do with any border town, and his only identity with a bonus is the status of a civil official from Jinshi.

And in this time and space, because Chongzhen handled it properly, the displaced people in Shaanxi did not turn into a large-scale peasant uprising, and a group of leaders of the peasant army who were not strong enough were recruited by Yang He, and the peasant army such as Gao Yingxiang, who was determined to overthrow the imperial court, was surrounded and annihilated by Hong Chengchou's design, so Sun Chuanting did not need to volunteer to serve as the governor of Shaanxi to suppress the local peasant army.

In this way, Sun Chuanting's military ability cannot be as well known as in another time and space. Judging from the current General Staff and the generals of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Chuanting is just a civil official who has won the favor of the emperor, so he surpassed Mao Yuanyi and Yuan Chonghuan and became the first person in the General Staff.

Because of this, Sun Chuanting's reputation in the army is far less than that of Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Yuanyi, and the farther away from the army in the capital, the less reverence there is for Sun Chuanting. Under such circumstances, Sun Chuanting, who had just taken over as chief of staff, naturally hoped that the matter could be handled relatively peacefully, so as to avoid some unpredictable changes in the local army.

But since Chongzhen had made such a firm determination in front of him, he naturally threw aside that little bit of gentleness. However, although he had thoroughly communicated with the emperor, Sun Chuanting did not quit, but stood in place and hesitated for a while.

After noticing Sun Chuanting's small movements, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but raise his head and asked, "Is there anything else Qing Ke wants to talk to me?" ”

Sun Chuanting immediately followed the emperor's inquiry and said: "The minister does have one more thing to report to His Majesty, and when the minister sent people to the disaster areas to investigate, he also found some problems.

The garrison units in various localities were ordered to block all the main communication routes in the disaster area, and the order in the disaster area was relatively stable when the damage was relatively minor in the early stage. However, as the disaster situation continued to worsen in the later period, many people were locked in their hometowns, and they were really hungry and couldn't stand it, so there was an action to attack the roadblock in the whole village.

In the process of storming the roadblocks, some officers and soldiers chose to abdicate their responsibilities and allow the victims to pass through the roadblocks they guarded. Now these officers and soldiers are considered to have disobeyed military orders and abandoned their duties without authorization, so military courts are ready to try them.

Other officers and soldiers chose to shoot at the people who stormed the roadblock, and although they prevented the victims from rushing through their garrisoned roadblocks, they were now regarded as the murderers of good people, and the local people demanded that the army deal with the murderers, and some of the officers who ordered the shooting even committed suicide because they could not bear the pressure.

Now that these cases have also been sent to the General Staff, and many people have clarified them or complained to the General Staff, His Majesty hopes that he will give a guiding word. ”

After listening to Sun Chuanting's report, Zhu Youzhen slowly put the tea cup that was brought to his mouth back on the table, he pondered silently for a long time, and then sighed and said: "Whether it is releasing people or shooting, there is a reason for it." After all, isn't it the people who govern the country that have caused the current situation? If they are to be held accountable, then who will hold us accountable? I can't give you any guidance, so you can come up with a plan after you go back and discuss it with everyone..."

Sun Chuanting was also unable to deal with it for a while, but it took a while to react, ask Chongzhen for instructions to retire, and turned around and left quite frustratedly.

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