"Minister Ma Shiying, knock to see the emperor."

"Minister Qian Qianyi, knock on the emperor."

"Chenlu Zhenfei ......"

"Minister Wu Weiye ......"

There are a total of five military ministers, as soon as Wang Jiayan is sick, a big mess is piled on the rest of the people, Wu Weiye is young and has little qualifications, and he will replace him when Wang Jiayan is on duty these days, and the rest of the people are also tired enough, and when they kneel, the exhaustion is very obvious.

Just as Chongzhen asked someone to bring a seat to sit, Ma Shiying said calmly: "Suizhou General Soldier Xu Dingguo rebelled, Generalissimo Mansion Sima Chen Sun Chuanting and Xu Zhen Chief Soldier Gao Jie went to quell the rebellion together, Xu Dingguo was captured and beheaded, and now Suizhou has been pacified." ”

After that, Zhuang Rong arched and said, "The minister congratulates the emperor." ”

He is the foreman of the military affairs and has full powers, and other military ministers can only speak when the order of the shift is on their own heads, or when the emperor personally inquires, unlike Ma Shiying, who has full power.

As soon as this was said, everyone could only go up with each other and congratulate the emperor together.

"Good, very good!"

Chongzhen's face glowed, and his eyes were full of joy.

All things went smoothly for a while, and he personally went to the school several times to review the whole army in Nanjing. Chang Yanling, the marquis, is worthy of being the best among the children of the founding heroes, and he is very responsible, selecting battalion soldiers, and rectifying the school camp and martial arts, all of which are very competent. And Qiu Yuanyi, a general, is also very powerful under the command of the troops, and the soldiers and horses under the Beijing camp and the guard department are all trained to be first-class and strong.

In addition, the guards in the forbidden middle school are all children of the gentry, which invisibly makes the ministers return to their hearts, and this layer has long been explained by Zhu Cihong when he was in Nanjing.

Local military and political affairs are also being carried out in an orderly manner, and when we think about it, we are very gratified.

Sure enough, after Ma Shiying finished congratulating, he began to report on specific military and political matters.

"Jiujiang Governor Yuan Jixian released 200,000 silver and 200,000 stone of polished rice, and the minister had ordered two pieces of silver to enter the treasury, half of the rice was left in Beijing, and the rest were allocated half to Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo...... Is the request appropriate? ”

"Yes."

"The governor of Hunan released 150,000 silver and 300,000 rice."

"Zhejiang Jieyin 180,000 ......"

"Chen Zizhuang, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, supervised the completion of the rectification of each battalion, and got 21,000 soldiers, more than 3,000 horses, and more than 1,700 mules."

"There are 327 post passes from Nanjing to Yunnan, each pass has six to ten horses, one post man, three post men, two miscellaneous servants, 287,000 taels of silver, 350,000 stones of true color, and a number of miscellaneous grains, in accordance with the emperor's decree, there is no need to support grass in various places, and it is not allowed to collect miscellaneous fees for post stations, and all officials are not allowed to disturb the post pass, and those who violate it will be beheaded!"

The drawbacks of the post station were too serious in the Ming Dynasty, although the post station in the south was well preserved, but it also needed to be re-checked and rectified, and the two important places were re-improved and reformed.

In the past, as soon as the post station was established, it was possible to collect miscellaneous fees in the local area, and forcibly conscripted servants, and the post station needed grass and fine materials for raising horses, which was also borne by the people.

This time, these miscellaneous fees were waived, and the post station was only responsible for transmitting military intelligence and information from the palace, and no official was allowed to stay or stay.

This is, of course, overkill, but beyond that, there is no way to prevent officials from harassing the place.

Before the rectification of the officials, it can only be like this for the time being.

"Zuo Liangyu, the chief military officer of Huguang Town, fought with the Xiangyang thieves before, won a big victory, and beheaded forty levels."

Today's discussion is almost all good news.

The functions of the Military Affairs Department are completely different from those of the Cabinet, and basically the major policies related to the military administration will be taken over by the Military Affairs Department. Including rice grain reserves and household silver.

Taxation and grain storage are not only the national economy and people's livelihood, but also the military foundation, without which it is impossible to raise new troops and fight in all directions.

The same is true of the post, and the road.

Today, all that Ma Shiying said was good news, and only when he finally talked about Zuo Liangyu's beheading and meritorious service, Chongzhen smiled, snorted coldly, and said angrily: "Is this guy here to kill Liang again?" ”

If he said this from the mouth of the Son of Heaven, if he was replaced by someone else, he would not be able to cut off ten heads.

However, Zuo Liangyu, who claims to have 800,000 soldiers, has at least 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers under his command, even if his combat effectiveness is very worrying, but there are few people who know the inside story.

In the end, it is a famous general who has experienced many wars during the Chongzhen period, and Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zichengdu, the general of the national dynasty, the qualifications are older than Lao Zuo, and the reputation is higher than Zuo Liangyu, there is really no one.

When Zuo Liangyu was the chief soldier, Gao Jie was still a thief, and Huang Degong was just a young general.

"This man has always been like this." Ma Shiying bowed down and said with a smile: "The emperor still has to do superficial work." ”

"That's it, let the Military Affairs Department send a decree to commend you."

In the end, he heard a lot of good news today, Chongzhen was calm, and he didn't have trouble with his subordinates. In other words, even if he reluctantly followed, he had to press Zuo Liangyu's credit for a few more days.

In fact, now that the dynasty is gradually stabilizing, Zuo Liangyu's gang will also watch the wind, although he is very close to the Donglin Party as usual, but he also pays tribute to Ma Shiying in private...... In this case, Ma Shiying will also help him at the appropriate time.

"Your Majesty, now that the overall situation has reached a very critical time, the minister has something to say."

There are more than 30 major military and political events, and the ministers come in at the beginning of the hour, and it is already the end of the hour in the blink of an eye.

Normally, at this time, the military affairs would retreat, and then, according to the results of the court discussion, they would draw up the decree separately, use the seal, and then use the military affairs office to issue it in a hurry.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the military affairs department went home from duty, and took care of a little chores at home, and at about seven o'clock in the evening, all the military ministers had to sleep.

If this is not the case, even if you meet and discuss politics at the hour, it will take time to get from home to the palace, and you have to get up at about four o'clock in the morning, and if you sleep late, you will not be able to get along with yourself.

Listening to Ma Shiying's words, Chongzhen looked surprised, but he didn't hesitate, only nodded, and said, "If Mr. has anything to say, just say it." ”

At this time, Ma Shiying assisted in government affairs, and he was also attentive to everything, although Chongzhen felt that there was still a little distance between this person and Yang Sichang, but at this time, this person's talent was already outstanding.

Eat a trench, grow a wisdom, today's emperor has learned to observe when employing people, and knows a little how to identify whether a person is talented and learned, and whether he is willing to work hard and resentfully, rather than clever words, in front of him is one set, and the bottom is another set.

"The minister wants to ask the emperor for permission to send the envoy to the north."

"The minister adheres to the original proposal and opposes sending envoys to the north!"

"The minister is also against it!"

As soon as Ma Shiying spoke, Chongzhen had not answered, Lu Zhenfei and Wu Weiye stepped forward together, two civil officials, one was smart and capable, and the other was backward, but in this matter, they were all taught by Zhu Cihong in person, and earnestly advised: The matter of going north must not be feasible!

As soon as the two came out like this, Qian Qianyi stood in the original class, attracting attention no matter what.

At the moment, I felt bitter in my heart, but I felt that there was no reason, but the person still stepped forward, bowed down and said: "This matter is very important, and the emperor is invited to discuss it...... It is more appropriate to debate at the DPRK meeting. ”

The matter of sending envoys has already been mentioned in April. However, it didn't take long for the crown prince to swear in Nanjing, and led the generalissimo to seal out of Zhenhuai, and when he was in high spirits, he swore to go north to beg for capture...... At that time, even the cabinet would be embarrassed.

In June, Dolgon's public expression of friendship and willingness to lead the Ming Dynasty to the left of the river was copied to the south of the Yangtze River, so the public opinion that had been suppressed for a long time was very loud, and many scholars and doctors had the same opinion: People want to make peace, why do we want to fight in vain? It may not have been beaten!

This argument, of course, also affected the court officials, and even Chongzhen.

said that he wanted to negotiate peace with Jianzhou, of course, Chongzhen did not have the slightest willingness. However, the times are stronger than people. This emperor is not completely in love with the bull either.

Although Chen Xinjia was beheaded, the matter of peace negotiation was true. It's just that the officials are raging, and if Chen Xinjia is not beheaded, Chongzhen suspects that his image of more than ten years of business will be ruined.

This is more uncomfortable than calling him dead, to a certain extent, Chongzhen is a nerd scholar, and his reputation and integrity are a little more important than his own surname.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed in Yanjing City, and he almost lost his surname in the end.

At the beginning, it was the court officials who opposed it, and their reputation was hindered, but now it is the public opinion, except for the crown prince's side, but those who are willing to negotiate peace with Jianzhou account for the majority.

In this way, it is not surprising that Chongzhen is active.

"Two adults, let the students finish their sentences." Two military ministers objected, one played soy sauce, and the emperor only groaned and did not speak...... These were originally expected by Ma Shiying.

He was still smiling, looking at Lu Zhenfei and Wu Weiye, and said in a harmonious voice: "Sending an embassy is just a gesture of goodwill between the dynasty and the captives, not a blatant peace. Moreover, there is news today that the Eastern Captives will fight with the thieves, so at such a critical juncture, why should we be hostile to them and provoke the war in vain? ”

Speaking of this, Ma Shiying looked at Chongzhen again, and his expression was also very sincere: "The reason why this dynasty lost Shenjing is not that it is invincible to thieves, nor is it invincible to the eastern captives, but it is actually that these two families are losing their strengths, and this dynasty is being attacked by the left and right, so it is difficult to have both." Although he is trapped in Jiangzuo today, but the thieves and captives are fighting, which is also a solution to the previous hatred, the emperor, what do you think? ”

These words simply spoke to Chongzhen's bones.

Of course, he hated the thieves and the thieves, and no one could be forgiven by him. And Ma Shiying's words are very clear, slaves and thieves fight, but they can sit and watch each other fight, why not do it?

"However," although his face showed his approval, Chongzhen still hesitated: "Since we are at peace with each other now, why bother sending a mission, I feel more than that." ”

"Not really." Ma Shiying immediately retorted: "It is inevitable that the East will break the thieves. In a few months, the strength of the Eastern Captives will definitely increase greatly, and it is better to plan early than to meet at that time. Today, the crown prince has not yet succeeded in training troops in Huaishang, and the reduction of troops and horses in various places has not yet succeeded...... Although there are many folds in various places, as soon as the military salaries are taken from the Beijing camp and the towns, the household inventory silver is gone. Your Majesty, in half a month at most, I'm afraid that the ministers won't even be able to send out their official salaries. ”

(To be continued)