Located in Sun Chuanting's mansion near the imperial city, Cao Yue Zheng and his spirit looked very good, and Sun Chuanting, who was full of red light, was secretly discussing things.

Sun Chuanting's health was originally relatively poor, but after arriving in Nanjing, after recuperation, coupled with everything going well, the original diseases slowly improved, and his body became stronger day by day. According to the secret that Old Man Sun revealed to Cao Yue in private, at his age, he can still fight with the concubine in the mansion every few days, and he can still cry wolf when the concubine is tossed.

But Cao Yue didn't believe that Sun Chuanting, who was about to die, still had this ability, thinking that he was bragging, and Sun Chuanting didn't care.

There aren't many days when the two of them discuss things in private, but if they really stay together to discuss, what they discuss must be matters of great importance.

"Old man Sun, today I want to talk to you about the reform of the government system!"

"Stinky boy, what tricks have you come up with again?" Sun Chuanting reclined on the soft chair and said angrily: "As long as you kid has a lot of ideas, toss and turn, change all the rules, and you will give up." ”

"Old man Sun, what you said is right, I just want to change all the rules of the Ming Dynasty," Cao Yue looked at Sun Chuanting with contempt: "Don't you think that there are a lot of things that need to be changed in the Ming Dynasty today?" I believe you have also seen that the changes in the past have turned Daming upside down, and we should continue to promote change and strive to make Daming better in our lifetime!"

"Boy, if you have any tricks, just say it," Sun Chuanting took a sip of tea sideways, and said puzzledly: "Old man, I'm really strange, how did you come from so many strange ideas, and where did you get the confidence to do this!"

"Old man Sun, when you are about to breathe before you die, I will tell you the biggest secret, so that you will not be blind to death!" Cao Yue continued to look disrespectful to the old. "When you know this biggest secret, all doubts will be cleared."

These words didn't make Sun Chuanting angry, he just rolled his eyes to express his dissatisfaction, "Boy, don't make a reason if you don't want to say it, it seems that your secret is very rare." All right. Don't talk nonsense, if you want to tell the old man, just say it!"

Sun Chuanting has asked Cao Yue several times about this question, but Cao Yue always teases him with such words, saying that he will tell him a shocking secret before he breathes, Sun Chuanting has been choked a few times, it doesn't matter, but he is more and more curious about this secret.

It is impossible for Cao Yue to have no secrets, this guy didn't have anything to show off before the Battle of Songshan. But when the Battle of Songshan was the most dangerous, he had a brave performance, and then his performance became more and more jaw-dropping, there was no change in this, and Sun Chuanting didn't believe it when he was killed.

It's just that Sun Chuanting can't think of anything that will happen to Cao Yue even if he wants to break his head.

After a few joking words, the two immediately turned to the topic.

What Cao Yue was going to discuss with Sun Chuanting this time was to further reform the power structure of the Ming Dynasty.

Imperial power will definitely be further weakened. The power of the cabinet will be increased, and there will be changes in the leadership of the army. The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is no longer suitable for the current military management, and other tricks must be devised as a general framework conceived by Cao Yue.

The cabinet and the six ministries are still retained, but under the six ministries, there are more subordinate departments, such as the Academy of Sciences, which belongs to the Ministry of Industry. The enlistment bureau belonging to the Ministry of War, etc. None of this surprised Sun Chuanting, Cao Yue had already told him that the imperial power would be further restricted, and in the end the emperor and the royal family would only be retained as a symbol, and the Western constitutional monarchy would be tried in the Ming Dynasty. What surprised Sun Chuanting was. Cao Yue tossed out a military council to replace the Metropolitan Governor's Office.

After the newly established Military Council replaced the Metropolitan Governor's Office, it would become the highest military decision-making and command organ of the Ming Dynasty. Under the Military Commission, there are many departments, such as the Joint Staff Department, the Logistics Department, the Armaments Department, the Political Work Department, the Intelligence Department, and the Training Department. The Joint Staff Department mainly performs the functions of operational planning, command and control, and operational command and support. The logistics department of course manages logistics quartermasters; The Ministry of Armaments is responsible for the development of combat weapons; The Ministry of Political Affairs is responsible for the political and ideological education of the military; Intelligence is responsible for intelligence and reconnaissance matters; The Training Department is responsible for the recruitment and training of the army.

The Jinyiwei agency will be abolished, and one function will be transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence, and the other will be assigned to the newly established Ministry of Security.

It can be said that the new round of military reform formulated by Cao Yue basically copied the framework of China's military leadership in later generations.

It's no wonder that Cao Yue is because he was a soldier of that era, and it was this military system that he knew and contacted the most. In fact, in Cao Yue's eyes, there was no fundamental difference in the military systems of most countries in later generations, and the institutions formed were similar, and he also reformed the military system according to what he knew about the later generations.

After reading the reform plan proposed by Cao Yue and listening to Cao Yue's narration, Sun Chuanting, who was shocked, finally nodded and approved Cao Yue's proposal. "Boy, you really have it, and you tossed these novel things, and the old man convinced you. The old man doesn't have any opinions, everything is up to you. It's just that if there will be any opposition in the court, the old man doesn't dare to guarantee it. ”

"You just need to support it, it doesn't matter if those inconsequential people oppose it, the emperor is there, I will personally persuade him," Cao Yue said, showing a meaningful smile, "Our Emperor His Majesty is actually quite smart and not greedy for power, so we have to take advantage of the present time to carry out a larger-scale reform, and strive to change everything that needs to be changed before the emperor's attitude changes." ”

Zhu Cijiong is still a young man, and he usually has the most contact with Cao Yue and his sister Zhu Yujiao. When Cao Yue stayed with Zhu Cijiong, he talked to him the most about the democratic systems in the West, and Cao Yue also asked Zhu Yujiao to tell Zhu Cijiong about the benefits of the constitutional monarchy in various ways, saying that in order for the Ming Dynasty to continue to prosper and become strong, it is necessary to adopt a more advanced system.

Zhu Cijiong, who was not interested in being the emperor and wanted to do the most was to follow Cao Yue's army to fight, but under the influence of his sister and brother-in-law, he actually agreed to the proposal to weaken the imperial power, and also expressed his attitude to the ministers in the court.

Zhu Cijiong's statement also made Cao Yue's restructuring much less resistant, and he believes that it will be the same this time.

"Boy, the old man doesn't have a few years to live, everything will be left to you in the future, I just hope you can make Daming stronger and stronger," and finally Sun Chuanting said something meaningful, "If Daming is really strong, the world is peaceful, even if the old man is infamy, he has no regrets." ”

Cao Yue smiled and said confidently, "Old man Sun, I won't let you down." ”

Just when Cao Yue and Sun Chuanting were discussing confidential matters, news came from the north that Shengjing had been conquered.

After the destruction of Shengjing City, Dolgon committed suicide in Shengjing's palace! (To be continued.) )