Just when Li Dongyang and others went to visit Dai Shan, Zheng De, who had just returned to Maoqin Hall not long ago, also welcomed two special guests. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"Weichen Zhang Mao (Xu Guangzuo) has seen Your Majesty."

One of the two people who came was the British Duke Zhang Mao, and the other was the Duke of Dingguo Xu Guangzuo. These two are not Qingyun Marquis Zhou Shou and the Zhang brothers who won the title by becoming imperial relatives, but hereditary dukes who hold part of the military power. In particular, the British Duke Zhang Mao has been the heir for 56 years, has held the military handle for 30 years, and has been in charge of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies for many years. His prestige in the army is not comparable to that of Zhu Hui, the protector of the country, and even Zheng De has to deal with it carefully.

"The two princes are exempt, please take a seat!" Zheng De made a gesture of please, and waited for the two to sit down. Zheng De looked at the old and middle-aged combination in front of him a little strangely, and didn't understand what they were doing here.

Zhang Mao looked at the young man in front of him, but he felt a lot of emotion. As a veteran of the Five Dynasties, he experienced every emperor at the beginning of his ascension to the throne. But no one has such a toss, so that his old bones have to come here to probe the wind.

He stood up and arched his hand, "Your Majesty, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is responsible for commanding the Beijing army, but now Xu Jin, the squire of the military department, is the commander of the Beijing camp, not to mention whether this is appropriate." The minister has the power and responsibility to take charge of the governor's office of the five armies, why doesn't the minister know about it? ”

It turned out that this person was here to ask the teacher, and Zheng De suddenly looked a little embarrassed when he heard this. He really didn't know that the camp of the Beijing army was under the command of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but he just took the military department as the leader of the entire army of the Ming Dynasty, and left everything to them to do, but he didn't expect to cause such a thing.

"Guogong is angry, I don't know about this matter, I hope to forgive me!"

Seeing that the emperor's posture was so low, Zhang Mao couldn't continue to get angry. As for the emperor saying that he didn't know, it seemed to him that it was simply nonsense. It is almost common sense that the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces has the right to transfer troops but not the right to transfer troops, and the military department has the right to transfer troops but not the right to command troops. The dignified Emperor Ming actually said that he didn't know about this, and he wanted to find an excuse to find a clever one, okay?

"Your Majesty, the former person in charge of the Beijing army camp was Zhu Hui, the former Baoguo Gong, and he had nothing to do with the military department. Now he has ordered Xu Jin, the squire of the military department, to lead the Beijing army camp, which makes the military department combine the power to command the troops and the right to transfer troops, and the Beijing army is in charge of guarding the Beijing division, which is really a little inappropriate. Zhang Mao turned to the previous question.

Zheng De felt that this was indeed a problem, and looked at him, "Then who do you think is more suitable to be in charge of the Beijing army camp?" ”

Zhang Mao said directly without thinking, "The minister thinks that Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Dingguo, is a good candidate." ”

"Oh?" Zheng De glanced at the middle-aged man on the side, that is, Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Dingguo. A middle-aged man with fair skin, how do you look and feel like a weak scholar. Without a bit of weathered military spirit, it looks too unreliable.

"Forget it, the Beijing army camp is still in charge of Xu Jin for the time being." He thought about it for a moment and rejected the proposal.

Seeing that the emperor repented as he spoke, Zhang Mao was a little stunned for a while, and he really couldn't understand why the emperor suddenly changed his hexagram.

"Your Majesty, this ......"

He wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zheng De, "Zhang Aiqing, you have been in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies for so many years, do you really think that Dingguo Gong is a suitable candidate?" ”

I didn't expect the emperor to say this to his face, which made Xu Guangzuo on the side quite embarrassed, and he shouldn't do anything about standing there for a while.

"But the post in charge of the Beijing army camp is generally in charge of the ministers, such as the previous Baoguo Gong Zhu Yong, Zhu Hui and others." Zhang Mao argued.

Zheng De also said unceremoniously, "Then which rule of the imperial court says that the person in charge of the Beijing army must be a minister?" ”

Zhang Mao was speechless for a moment, the reason why he tried his best to fight for Xu Guangzuo for this opportunity to be in charge of the Beijing army camp was not that he had a deep personal relationship with him or anything, but simply to maintain his personal authority position as the governor of the five armies.

You must know that the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces seems to be the central organ of the "General Internal and External Military", but because it only has the right to command the troops, it has become subject to the military headquarters everywhere and has become an organization that simply carries out orders. Fortunately, because Zhang Mao had been in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies for 30 years, and he had Shijue by his side, even Liu Daxia, who was the secretary of the Ministry of War, did not dare to be too presumptuous.

But recently, because Zheng De got involved, he threw everything to the Ministry of War to do, which instantly embarrassed the identity of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. On the surface, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies is higher than the Ministry of War regardless of the official rank, but now it seems to have become a subordinate yamen of the Ministry of War.

The people in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies were naturally unhappy, but the military attachés were lower than civilian officials regardless of their status and status, and they couldn't speak above the court. In desperation, I had to go to the British Duke Zhang Mao, who was already in a semi-retired state, and came out to speak for them.

Zhang Mao was also angry when he heard this, although it was an order from the emperor, but in his opinion, it must have been instigated by Liu Daxia, the secretary of the military department. It is like taking advantage of the fact that the emperor has just ascended the throne, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies has completely become a subsidiary yamen of the Ministry of War.

In fact, as Zhang Mao, the prince of the country, even if he doesn't get involved in this matter, no one can do anything to him. However, the reason why these five princes of the imperial court are so transcendent is because they hold part of the military power. If Liu Daxia is manipulated like this, he loses control of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the British Duke may be reduced to the same level as an ordinary prince. Just like the marquis of the Zhang brothers, who were awarded the title of imperial prince, they will not be bullied by others at that time.

And the reason why Zheng De disagreed with Xu Guangzuo to take charge of the Beijing army camp was not only because he did not have the demeanor of a soldier, but also because he did not want these lords to be in charge of the army. He hoped that every officer in his army would climb up step by step by his own ability, rather than relying on his own lord to become a high-ranking officer. Even if such a person is really capable, he will eventually become a general like Zhao Kuo.

And he didn't have much affection for the lords who lay in the merit book of his ancestors, even the British Gong Zhang Mao was no exception. It's just because he's old and has been in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies for so many years, and he has no merit and hard work, so he talked to him in a good voice.

He didn't want to offend the British duke too much, so he thought about it, "Otherwise, I will set up a military aircraft department in the Wuying Palace." It is up to you to coordinate the relationship between the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies with Shangshu of the Ministry of War as the Minister of Military Aircraft, and help me put the entire army of the Ming Dynasty in order, is it okay? ”

The establishment of the Military Aircraft Department can unify these two yamen, which are not subordinate to each other and check each other. Especially under the premise that Zheng De is ready to reorganize the entire Ming army, he can deal with everything more efficiently, and there will be no mutual disputes because something has happened.

Of course, the Military Aircraft Department should also have a distinction between priority and priority, which is the best thing. However, Zheng De also felt quite a headache about who was in charge and who was secondary, after all, neither Zhang Mao nor Liu Daxia was afraid that they were willing to be willing to be subordinate. Now I can only put this problem aside for the time being and not think about it.

Military Aircraft Division? Zhang Mao was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect the emperor to want to directly set up a government office above the Governor's Office and the Ministry of War of the Five Armies, this is really too bold, isn't the emperor afraid that someone will rebel?

Of course, if he knew what Zheng De was thinking, he would probably break out in a cold sweat with fright. Even if he is unwilling to live under Liu Daxia, if the emperor is trying to divide the priorities, he really won't fight with the latter. After all, as a British prince, his status is already extremely prominent, and if he fights for this position of being in charge of the world's army, it will most likely arouse the emperor's suspicion, which is almost like looking for death.

He doesn't have such great ambitions, and he doesn't want the title of Duke of England to be cut off in his own generation, and even if he does, he won't do it in such a stupid way. It's still safe and easy to live your own national life, and you don't have to think so much about clothes and food. Even if the sky falls, there is still an emperor on his back, as long as the Ming Dynasty is immortal, the iron hat of their family can be passed down from generation to generation.

Of course, this is just an extravagant hope!

Thinking of this, he said carefully, "Your Majesty, is there something wrong with this?" ”

Zheng De understood what he was worried about, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, this military aircraft department is only temporarily set up to rectify the army in the world, and it will naturally be abolished when the matter is done." ”

Zhang Mao secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and was immediately relieved.

"Go and call Liu Daxia, the secretary of the military department, to me." Zheng De gave an order to the same Shi Xuan.

Looking at Shi Xuan's departing back, Zhang Mao hesitated and asked, "Then how should the Duke of Dingguo be placed?" ”

Zheng De raised his head and glanced at Xu Guangzuo, who had almost been forgotten by the two of them. After thinking about it, he really didn't have any good ideas, so he had to say, "Since you are in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, let's arrange a seat for him casually." ”

Zhang Mao nodded, and now he can only settle for a moment.

Xu Guangzuo almost cried when he heard this, and he was finally remembered by these two. Unexpectedly, in the end, it was like sending a cat and a dog away, so he solved his official position lightly. said that it was solved, but in the end, his official position had not been determined, but it was handed over to the British public Zhang Mao to handle it. So what's the point of coming here to meet the emperor in this way, it's better to ask Zhang Mao directly, it's just a poor character who accompanies the prince to study.

Why is there such a big gap as a national prince?

Xu Guangzuo thought so in his heart.

Zheng De didn't know what this Dingguo Duke was thinking at the moment, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care. While he was waiting for Liu Daxia, he was fine and talked to the British man about some unnutritious words.

Just as he was talking and saying that he was about to fall asleep, Shi Xuan finally led Liu Daxia and hurriedly walked in. Seeing that the latter still had sweat stains oozing from his forehead, he obviously hurried over.

"Wechen see Your Majesty." Liu Daxia hurriedly saluted. glanced at the two princes on the side again, and it was obvious that the emperor was looking for himself mostly related to these two.

Zheng De nodded and told him what the military plane department thought. finally asked, "I don't know what Aiqing thinks?" ”

"Wechen thinks it's feasible." After Liu Daxia heard that it was temporary, he was obviously relieved, and he also nodded and agreed.

Seeing that Liu Daxia agreed, Zheng De also showed a smile on his face, "In this case, I will leave it to you to investigate all the troops and guards of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Liu Daxia opened his mouth, in fact, he still had a question in his heart, who was in charge of the military aircraft department. However, this question is not easy to say, otherwise wouldn't the emperor think that he was fighting for power?

He glanced up at the British Duke Zhang Mao, who also happened to look at him at this time. glanced at each other, and seemed to understand the other party's thoughts.