After Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng brothers were among the Jinshi, one was arranged by Emperor Chongzhen to be a scholar in the cabinet, and the other was arranged to be the head of the seven products in the newly established Mining and Metallurgical Officials Division of the Ministry of Industry. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Soon after Song Yingsheng arrived at the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Mining and Metallurgical Qing Officials Division, because of the special care of Emperor Chongzhen, he was soon valued by Li Banghua, who was also a Jiangxi Jinshi, and followed Li Banghua to do things.

And Li Bei, the general who now leads the troops in the mine camp, is a native of Yulin, Shaanxi, and one of the famous generals in the late Ming Dynasty.

After You Shiwei took up the post of commander-in-chief of the Jianchang battalion, he recommended this Li Bei to Li Banghua, and Li Banghua, who correctly led the generals, selected him as the general of the general of the mining battalion after a little investigation, and promoted him to be a general within a few months.

Since then, Li Bei, who has had a bumpy career, has been grateful to Dade and loyal to Li Banghua, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the Minister of Military Aircraft. Now Li Banghua sent Song Yingxing, a scholar from the middle school, to Baiye City, naturally taking a fancy to the loyalty and reliability of Song Yingsheng and Li Bei.

Soon after these things were arranged, Wang Chengen led the British Duke Zhang Weixian to the outside of the Qianqing Palace, Wang Chengen came in first to report, and then quickly took Zhang Weixian into the imperial study where Emperor Chongzhen and everyone discussed.

As soon as Zhang Weixian came in, he immediately knelt on the ground and bowed, and said: "Zhang Weixian, the minister of sin, will see Your Majesty, please punish the crime of negligence of the minister!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen saw Zhang Weixian's sincere and frightened look, he immediately said: "The British public is too worried! I've seen your guilt.

"Although the British government has been at fault for annexation, occupation and even false military quotas before, you have taken the initiative to admit your mistakes, which is very good.

"Besides, I heard that the soldiers occupied by the British government have now been removed from the army and their salaries have been suspended, and your government will pay the ICBC grain and rice on its own, which is very good. I am very satisfied with what you have done, and you don't have to worry. ”

When Zhang Weixian heard this, his heart was settled, and then he kowtowed again and said, "The minister who is guilty of the crime will thank Your Majesty for your grace." His Majesty trusted him, first to supervise the five armies and the governor's office, and then to the governor of the three battalions of the Beijing Division, and now he is used as the minister of military aircraft. Now, the minister is being attacked and bitten, which is false and real, and it is difficult to understand himself for a while, and the minister is willing to go home and think about it, and implore His Majesty to remove the minister from his position. ”

Zhang Weixian must have had the common problems of the noble class at that time, but this person did not make any big mistakes in history.

Of course, maybe it was because he died a little early, and he didn't meet Li Zicheng to enter the Jingshi, nor did he meet the Manchu Qing Dynasty, otherwise it's really hard to say what kind of choice he would make at that time.

Historically, Zhang Weixian died of illness in the winter of the fourth year of Chongzhen, this person has been the Duke of England for more than 30 years, but the achievements of his life can be remembered for future generations only two, one is the president to edit Emperor Taichang's "Guangzong Record", and the other is to resolutely support Zhu Youzhen's enthronement.

Emperor Guangzong Zhu Changluo, that is, Emperor Taichang, the father of Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse and Emperor Zhu Youzhen of Chongzhen.

This Taichang Emperor has only been on the throne for a month, and he died because of the so-called Red Pill case, so it is not difficult to compile his actual record, because there is not much content to record.

Therefore, Zhang Weixian's greatest achievement is probably to smoothly send Zhu Youzhen to the emperor's throne.

Today's Emperor Chongzhen, looking at the British Duke Zhang Weixian who was kneeling on the ground and refused to get up, had to step forward in person, helped him up, ordered the attendants to give him a seat, and then said in Zhang Weixian's grateful thanks: "The British Duke doesn't have to be like this. Although I had the intention of rectifying the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and even the family of the lords, I had no intention of making a big move. Especially the British Mansion, is the leader of my Ming Dynasty's family, and the British Mansion is a Dinghai Shen Needle of my Ming Dynasty. ”

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen paused slightly, and then said: "The British Duke will take a leave of absence in the future and return home to think about it. Qing is the Minister of Military Aircraft, so he will be on duty at the Military Aircraft Department tonight and stay in the palace.

"In addition, if the British Duke is really strong, he can consider the arrangements of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies in the future. Although I intend to reform the old and make new changes, and make slight adjustments to the terms of reference and personnel arrangements of the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces, I have not had time to take care of it for the time being, and I have not considered it thoroughly. The British Gong has long led the affairs of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and is quite familiar with the functions and personnel of the Governor's Office, so this matter can be planned for me in advance. ”

The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, also known as the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, includes the Former Military Governor's Mansion, the Rear Military Governor's Mansion, the Left Army Governor's Mansion, the Right Army Governor's Mansion and the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion.

All the capitals in the world, except for the pro-army capital protection office directly under the Ming Emperor, that is, the Beijing camp and the pro-army command envoy within the jurisdiction of the twelve guards, all the capital guards of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing, Beijing and thirteen provinces, etc., are all under the jurisdiction of the five military governors.

Therefore, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the functions and powers of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies were very large, and each Governor's Office was divided into districts, and each was in charge of the military affairs of the Governor's Office of several provinces.

At the same time, each governor's office also has high-ranking general positions such as the left governor, the right governor, the governor and the governor, and the governor.

Some of these positions are real appointments, and some are honors, but no matter what, these positions are the highest level of military generals in the center.

Of course, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the authority of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies was seriously reduced, and the power of the military regime was basically attributed to the Ministry of War, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies simply became a military command body.

And the power to manage the world's capital guards that has not been taken away has also been null and void because of the abolition of the guards.

Including the emperor's direct pro-army commanded the envoys, except for the first guard of Jinyiwei, which has achieved unprecedented growth, other guards, such as Tiance Wei, Yulin Wei, Flying Bear Guard, etc., who made great achievements in the early Ming Dynasty, have all existed in name only.

Therefore, in the Chongzhen period, the legendary pro-army capital protectorate never played a role, and one of the major reasons was that most of the upper guards under the jurisdiction of this pro-army capital protectorate were wiped out in the Tumubao Incident.

These guards directly under the emperor were twelve guards during the period of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and they continued to increase later, at most twenty-six guards, but unfortunately except for Jinyi Wei, they all disappeared after the change of Tumubao.

Even if a very small number still existed, they were all placed near the Ming Emperor's Mausoleum, and the tombs of the dead emperors, such as Xiaolingwei, have been completely degraded and are not enough.

For these Dusi Guards, which are now almost in name only, Emperor Chongzhen certainly does not want them to continue to rot like this, but hopes to find an opportunity to get rid of the old and cloth the new, so that they can get rid of their burdens, come back to life, and play their role again.

For example, the original duty was to guard the palace ban and guard the upper twelve guards on the left and right, even if they can't all be restored, at least the Tiance Guard and Yulin Guard can be restored and strengthened, eliminate the old and weak, and add new strength, or simply enrich them based on the Jinyi Guard Gong Guard Division and the Palace Front Division, so that they can be brought back to life quickly.

As for the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, although it is now a virtual entity, and its authority and status are not as good as before, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and of course it must be retained.

At least the system of the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces that carries out military separation of powers and checks and balances cannot be easily changed, after all, this system is similar to and even similar to the military system designed by the Red Dynasty in later generations.

Although the Ming Dynasty's five military governors were divided into divisions and were in charge of the two capitals and thirteen provinces in the world, the five governors were all set up in Beijing, which became a drawback after Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing.

Because of the setting of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies in the front and back, when Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, was alive, the authority and jurisdiction were very clear, and there was not much overlap between them.

But after Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, the overlap between the governor's offices of the five armies in the north and south of Beijing became more and more serious.

Instead of this, it is better to refer to the practice of the Red Dynasty in later generations, according to the geographical location of the provincial capital guards, combined with the predetermined operational direction, re-divide and divide the districts, set up a governor's office in a strategic direction, and carry out unified management of the provincial bureaus and guards in the jurisdiction.

In this way, the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces will be similar to the headquarters of the five theaters, and it will not have to make a big move to abolish the border or inland garrisons, and it will also be able to play its own role better than if the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Services is all concentrated in Beijing.

This is the initial idea of the Chongzhen Emperor on the rectification of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, this time taking the opportunity of Juyong's trip, he will take the opportunity of the trip to the Honorable Circles of the Beijing Division, and at the same time sort out the problems of the Governor's Mansion and the Guards of the Five Armies, and further solve the outstanding problems within the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, for the issue of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Zhang Weixian, who has been enthroned as a British duke for 30 years, certainly does not have a base in his heart, but the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is the ancestral system of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and the scope of involvement is indeed too wide, so he never dares to mention changes lightly.

Now after listening to the emperor's words, Zhang Weixian is sure in his heart, knowing that since the emperor has also handed over to him the affairs involving the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, it means that this time, the emperor will not take the opportunity to clean up the British Mansion, so he put his mind at ease at the moment, and just bowed down and said in a deep voice: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

That night, British Minister Zhang Weixian stayed at the military aircraft office overnight.

Also that night, Fang Zhenghua entered the palace late at night and reported to the emperor the news that Ma Shilong led the first town of the newly formed new army to stay in the Tongzhou camp for the first time.