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Because the Ming Emperor has been stationed here for several months, the entire Luoyang City is much more lively than before. The accompanying officials of the six ministries almost made Luoyang City a ******, and Ye Yingwu could still command the world even if he stayed at home in the Luoyang Palace.

In addition to inspecting the garrison, including the market restaurants in Luoyang City, and the farmland houses outside Luoyang City, they all left the footprints of the Ming Emperor, which made many cultural people come and go outside Luoyang City to pay tribute to the monuments, such as "Yongle Imperial Road" or something.

(Author's note: Hack Qianlong here, just laugh at you)

Because Ye Yingwu's energy was mainly focused on inspecting the livelihood of the people in Heluo and the Central Plains, he mainly let Liang Yanwu lead the accompanying officials to be responsible for many matters in the court, and even included the promotion of the provincial system throughout the country.

The officials of the six departments in Nanjing are not fools, and when His Majesty goes north, there must be times when officials are used, so each ministry is to send elite people to follow, although the efficiency is not as good as that of the Nanjing court, but it is already very gratifying. And taking advantage of this opportunity, the six departments can also release all the good seedlings to experience it, and they can also accept heavier tasks when they come back.

After all, the six Shangshu of the DPRK, such as Chen Zongli, Wang Yao, and Zhang Jian, are old, and naturally they are not suitable to stay in this position all the year round. This is also a helpless move, who made Ye Yingwu rise too fast, and the talents under his command have not been tempered much.

Now that the reform of the civil and military political system inside and outside the court is in full swing, when these reforms are settled one by one, it is naturally the time for the old ministers to retreat, and then the current squires will inevitably come up, and there will be a lot of vacant positions, obviously these positions are prepared for these officials who accompanied Ye Yingwu to the north this time.

After several months of suffering, these young and vigorous officials, who were still in full swing when they set out from Nanjing, have become more mature and steady, and are capable enough to assume the responsibilities of one side. However, because of the implementation and implementation of the Tianxing Provincial System these days, they have really put a lot of effort into it, and even the people from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry who are more idle have been transferred and temporarily used to go up, which also makes the officials who are now standing in front of Ye Yingwu fight one by one.

If Ye Yingwu hadn't sat on it, I'm afraid he would have yawned a long time ago.

Although they didn't understand why His Majesty had suddenly summoned so many people, these young officials still understood the truth and didn't say a word, and looked at each other to figure out the king's heart.

"It's all here." Ye Yingwu said slowly.

Perhaps it has been sitting in the number one position in the world for more than a year, and Ye Yingwu's words already carry a kingly spirit that is difficult to hide. What's more, most of these officials were promoted from the grassroots level after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, and unlike Wen Tianxiang and their earliest ministers from the dragon, seeing Ye Yingwu was more afraid of the courtiers.

So this also made Ye Yingwu not finish speaking, the officials below had already bowed, Ye Yingwu's voice fell, and he immediately said loudly: "The ministers see Your Majesty." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, please get up." Although Ye Yingwu hated this kind of cumbersome etiquette, and even at this time, he always missed the time when he and Wen Tianxiang in Xingzhou did everything neatly, but he also knew that he had no way to avoid it, after all, this was the most basic etiquette of monarchs and ministers, and it was also the basis for upholding imperial power, "I also understand that you have many affairs in the Qing family, and I have gathered you here this time to discuss one thing." ”

The officials of the six ministries immediately pricked up their ears, how could it be a trivial matter to be able to make so many people gather here, and even their eyes fell on the huge map behind Ye Yingwu, and they already vaguely understood something.

Ye Yingwu waved his hand, and Xiao Yangzi had already strode forward, and the wooden pole in his hand fell directly on Hexi. Ye Yingwu said in a deep voice: "Now that I am in Luoyang, the six Shangshu Shilang are not around, so it is the Qing family that can decide." Come and see, Hexi. ”

In fact, without Xiao Yangzi's finger, the huge symbols marked on the map in Hexi and the Western Regions have invisibly attracted everyone's attention.

"Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered the champion Hou Huo to lead the army into Hexi, the entire Hexi Corridor has always belonged to the Chinese territory, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up Jiuquan County, Wuwei County, Zhangye County, Jincheng County in Hexi, of which Zhangye County is the meaning of expanding the arm of the Han Dynasty, and the importance of the Hexi Corridor is self-evident. However, in the previous dynasty, the five states of Dingnan were occupied by the Western Xia party, although the former Song Dynasty had many efforts, and opened the border in Hehuang, but the land obtained in the end was still lost," Ye Yingwu said slowly, "To this day, my Ming army has only advanced to Jingzhaofu and Longyou, and there is still some distance from the Hexi Corridor, but now the army of Mongolian Kublai Khan is fighting fiercely with the army of Haidu on the front line from Khorezm to the grassland, and the entire Hexi garrison is lax, and even the Western Regions are only garrisoned by a small number of Hui people, Most of the troops were drawn north or southeast. ”

These officials of the six ministries have been busy with the reform of the domestic system recently, and they no longer care much about the behemoth that once worried and scared them in the north, and now Ye Yingwu suddenly said Mongolia, which made them feel a little strange.

In fact, the full-scale civil war that is now breaking out in Mongolia is not beneficial to Kublai Khan. Compared with another time and space, Kublai Khan not only did not conquer the elite army of the Southern Song Dynasty and went through the war, but even the cavalry of the headquarters that originally relied on it was almost consumed in the Central Plains. However, relying on the vast depth of the Mongolian steppe and the full support of the Ilkhanate, Kublai Khan finally blocked the fiercest attack of Haidu.

Now that both Mongolian tribes have stopped **** wounds, the main problem faced by Kublai Khan is the lack of troops, and he began to draw a large number of troops from Yanyun in the northeast, and replenish a large number of Bohai crossbowmen and Jurchen cavalry into the army, but these two races have been oppressed by Mongolia over the years, and there are not many people, and they are also regarded as "bitter and bitter" to Mongolia, far less than the Hui people and Tang Wu people, at the same time, the support of the Southern Ilkhanate for the Mongolian headquarters has also been blocked, Haidu continued to send troops south to block the Ilkhanate from moving north, and at the same time, the Ming Dynasty also instigated the Delhi Sultanate to attack the Ilkhanate behind his back, making the Ilkhanate unable to juggle three sides for a while, and was embarrassed.

Of course, Haidu also has one of the most deadly threats, after the first battle did not completely eliminate Kublai Khan, there have been doubts among the coalition forces, after all, this crusading army is a team of many forces of the two khanates, but because Haidu has the most troops and the strongest ability, he had to gather around him as the leader when he just started the army, but now Haidu is not ideal, and everyone has lost a lot of soldiers, so naturally some people began to want to seize power. After all, a group of old Mongolian princes were commanded by such a hairy boy as Haidu, and they had some complaints in their hearts.

Because of this, now the two Mongolian divisions are gradually forming a confrontation situation, and the two sides are constantly gathering heavy troops, but neither has the ability to eat the other in one bite. As for this ingenious balance, what role the Ming Dynasty has played has always been a mystery to historians. However, it is certain that the Delhi Sultanate is equipped with a large number of weapons such as crossbows and firetles that only the Ming army has, and there is definitely an unsightly deal with the Ming Dynasty behind it, otherwise they would not have the courage to attack the Ilkhanate that dominates the Persian Gulf.

It can be said that Ye Yingwu just let Mongolia fight each other, and constantly provoked the hatred of both sides, so that the two sides knew that such a stalemate could only cheapen outsiders, but they had no choice.

And at this time, for Da Ming, who has been recuperating for more than half a year, it is a good time to take advantage of the fire to rob, after all, Ye Yingwu doesn't want to really move a bench to watch the play silently, wait until a more powerful Mongolian tribe is reborn in front of him, and then panic the Northern Expedition.

Obviously, Ye Yingwu is not in a hurry to go north to Yanyun, after all, Yanyun is now the most important place for Kublai Khan to conquer Zhuangding, and Yanyun's original Han people in the north have been in war for many years, running and dying, there is not much left, Mongolia mainly issued Jurchens and Bohai people, and even a large number of Goryeo, which saves Ye Yingwu a lot of effort, and he doesn't have to worry about so many foreign races in the future, so Ye Yingwu is still very happy to watch Kublai Khan toss like this.

It is best for these alien races to be tossed clean, leaving a clean Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures for the Ming Dynasty.

It can't go north, there is a good fierce dog in the Delhi Sultanate in the South Seas to "take care" of the Ilkhanate, and the speed of the southwest Tubo is beyond Ye Yingwu's imagination, so Ye Yingwu only has the option of heading northwest. What's more, the Hexi Corridor was originally the throat route for the Western Regions to enter and exit the Central Plains, and after taking the Hexi Corridor, the Ming Dynasty could advance and retreat more calmly.

His eyes swept over the many officials below, and Ye Yingwu said in a deep voice: "Yesterday, I have already met with the living Buddha Sonam Sangpo of Tubo, once the Ming Dynasty breaks through Hexi and advances to Xingxing Gorge, then Tubo will accept the land and return to the Ming Dynasty." Therefore, I have summoned you today to discuss the feasibility of capturing Hexi. ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" The expressions on the faces of the officials were mixed, but they still said one by one from the bottom of their hearts. After all, Tubo Natu was annexed, which was definitely something that was not something that was not done when the Han and Tang dynasties were at their peak, but advancing to Xingxing Gorge actually meant that the Ming Dynasty took Hexi, which inevitably made Ye Yingwu have great demands for Hexi.

As soon as the voices of many officials fell, Song Qi, the inspector of the household department, stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it has not been long since the Ming Dynasty recovered Heluo and Guanzhong, and the grain and grass are not abundant, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty has just completed the reform of the civil service system, and there is a lot of instability in the country. Tubo promised to annex the land and be a first-class event for my Ming Dynasty, but now that the enemy situation in the north is unclear and the Ming Dynasty is empty, why not delay it for half a year to a year, and wait until the grain and grass are abundant and then work hard. ”

Since the Ming Dynasty conquered the Quartet, the military department and the household department have become a pair of enemies, and before Song Qi stood back, Sima Zhang Hao of the military department jumped out, looking like he was going to quarrel: "Your Majesty, what Song Xianggong said is an exaggeration, according to the grain and grass reserves reported by the Shence Army, it is enough to support 50,000 troops to go out to fight for three months, and it is enough to break through Hexi, and according to the last Northern Expedition grain and grass transfer, it can support the battle for another two months." Moreover, since the recovery of Guanzhong, the Shence army has been studying how to attack Hexi and Hetao, and now it is only waiting for His Majesty's order that the Shence army can attack forward! ”

"Zhang Xianggong said it easily!" Another household official stood up, "Once the Shence Army attacks, then Guanzhong is empty, once there is a mistake, who can be responsible?" What's more, when the time comes, the back road of the army will be cut off, wouldn't it be impossible for the Shence army to advance or retreat! ”

The household department came quickly, and the military department was even more outdone, and several officials were already rolling up their sleeves: "How can you say this?" Whether it is the Sichuan Shu army, the Jinghu army or the Dali army, it can be transferred to the north and garrison Guanzhong, not to mention that the Mongolian Tatar civil war in the north is in full swing, and where is the energy to sneak attack Guanzhong, as long as Guanzhong is well prepared, it is 100,000 troops to press the border, and it can still be defended! ”

"Then I don't know if the military department has calculated how many officials, how much grain and grass are needed, how much land needs to be recovered, and how many people are needed to go to Hexi?" Seeing that the household department was pressed and beaten, the officials who had always advanced and retreated with the household department did not hesitate to jump out to support the field, after all, once the attack means that a large number of officials need to follow up, and it is difficult for the officials to find enough people.

The Ministry of Works, which had always been in the same position as the Ministry of War (because the Ministry of War purchased a large number of equipment from the Ministry of Industry, made the research of the Ministry of Industry flourish, and the Ministry of Household always opposed the Ministry of Work in terms of money and food allocation) also rushed into the war group and immediately turned the situation around.

When a group of young and vigorous officials were concerned about the interests of their own departments, they couldn't care so much about it, and they spat at each other, even to the point of staging an all-out martial arts in front of Ye Yingwu. Even the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Rites, which were originally quietly watching the play, couldn't stand it when their colleagues with better relationships encountered accusations and sieges from others, and joined the war group one after another.

It is indeed a rare sight for so many imperial court officials and the mainstay of the future Ming Dynasty to quarrel, and they were dumbfounded when they saw Xiao Yangzi and Liang Yanwu. But the corners of Ye Yingwu's mouth showed a hint of a smile.

He didn't mind the hustle and bustle in front of him, and even enjoyed seeing it.

These officials were arguing with each other with their own reasoning, and the appearance of red ears and foaming made Ye Yingwu feel the vitality of the entire court. These young people are still obsessed with using reason and fists to convince each other, instead of playing tricks behind their backs like old fritters in officialdom, and this is enough.

Only a dynamic country can step by step to its peak.

Only a country full of officials who dare to roll up their sleeves and argue with others, and who can run around with sweat on their heads, can have a deterrent effect on all enemies, and can not be confused or silent when a major event is approaching.

The reason why Ye Yingwu led the Tianwu Army to fight in the north and south, and the reason why he did not save him at the last moment of the Lin'an fire was because he knew very well that the erosion of three hundred years had made the once powerful Former Song Dynasty no longer have a way to support it.

Since there is no way to support it, simply overthrow it and replace it with a new, stronger and more combative dynasty!

That's what Ye Yingwu needs.

"Silence!" Ye Yingwu coughed lightly.

The following disputes gradually subsided, and the officials who looked at each other like tigers and wolves showed embarrassed looks on their faces, but in the future, they would all be the spokesmen and even heads of the six ministries in the court, and this time they almost fought in front of His Majesty, which was a bit embarrassing.

But Liang Yanwu smiled lightly, Ye Yingwu stopped perfectly before the fight started, so that the disputes and contradictions of these officials were still limited to words, and it can be said that they grasped it just right. As long as they don't do it, these officials can still walk together after the big thing is decided.

After all, for people in this era, a gentleman does not use his words, and once he starts, it often means that he is a mortal enemy. And if it's just spitting at each other, it's just a quarrel between colleagues, which is normal.

glanced at Ye Yingwu obliquely, and Liang Yanwu secretly sighed in his heart.

Your Majesty in the end! (To be continued.) )