The dispatch of eunuchs to the army as supervisors was already practiced in the Tang Dynasty, but it was an invention of the Ming Dynasty that eunuchs were stationed in major prefectures and counties across the country. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In fact, if you think about it carefully, this has a lot to do with the fact that the monarchs of the Ming Dynasty did not trust civil officials.

After all, no matter how arrogant the generals are, it is impossible to set off too much storm under the military household guard system of the Ming Dynasty.

The civil service is completely different.

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty have evolved to a level where they can influence public opinion and public sentiment.

If the emperor dares to oppose the civil official group, he is likely to be sprayed with no skin.

The most important thing is that the system set by Zhu Yuanzhang is very flawed, and strong monarchs like him and Zhu Di can handle the government alone, but future generations do not have such a strong ability.

Therefore, the prime minister system that Zhu Yuanzhang painstakingly abolished has revived to some extent.

In fact, the establishment of the cabinet was because the emperor was too weak to handle government affairs alone.

The Son of Heaven could not do it alone, so the cabinet was introduced, hoping that the cabinet scholars would be able to complete most of the votes.

Some emperors were so lazy that they didn't even want to review the prepared notes, so the celebrant was granted the right to approve the red.

To be precise, the power of the cabinet chief assistant has been reduced a lot compared to the prime minister. The cabinet plus the celebrant is barely equivalent to the prime minister system pursued by all dynasties.

The emperor needed a group of eunuchs to provide checks and balances on civil officials, as evidenced by the way the cabinet and celebrants operated.

In fact, Xie Shen himself has no prejudice against eunuchs, and he has dealt with them a lot and somewhat understands the eunuchs' life standards.

Compared with civil officials, eunuchs are more righteous. Or to put it another way, the civil servants are too unjust.

Seat Master? Karma? As long as they are in the face of interests, civilian officials can all be betrayed.

On the other hand, the eunuchs have always been the "godfather" who has worshiped the mountain, and they rarely change their courts.

"Little Pavilion Elder, what you said flattered the slave maid."

He Shan looked surprised, the dignified cabinet scholar, the celebrity around the Son of Heaven had actually heard of him, a small Xuanfu town guard eunuch.

"Father-in-law He, this official has something to go out for, so let's talk to Xiaoge Lao."

Yang Tinghe found a reason to withdraw, leaving Xie Shen and He Shan alone in the hall.

"Father-in-law He has anything to say, why don't you say it directly, what are you looking for Xie Mou?"

Xie Shen didn't want to go around in circles with He Shan, so he asked straight to the point.

"Xiao Ge is really a cheerful person."

He Shan said with a smile: "Actually, the slave maid came to find Xiaoge Lao just to ask you for one thing. ”

No way!

Xie Shenxin said I'll give you some color, do you really want to open a dyeing workshop?

Do we know each other well? Isn't it okay for you to come up and ask me to do something?

Seeing that Xie Shen was silent, He Shan hesitated for a moment and sighed: "The slave has been in this Xuanfu for three years. If you can, please ask Xiao Ge Lao to talk to His Majesty and transfer the slave and maid back to Jingshi. ”

What the?

Xie Shen even suspected that he had misheard.

He Shan begged him to return to Beijing?

He had heard that the civil officials had gone to great lengths to return to Beijing, but he had never heard that eunuchs with real power were willing to run to Beijing.

After all, the Jingshi is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the eunuch is the slave of the Son of Heaven, and he has to look up to people in the deep palace, which is not comfortable for this kind of life.

And in this town guarding the eunuch's mansion, He Shan can live a good life, even the governor Yang Tinghe also has to give him some face.

He Shan's head was kicked by a donkey before he had plans to return to Beijing, right?

Xie Shen thought about it again and again, and then reluctantly made up a possibility.

That is, He Shan is for power, he wants to climb up and climb to the celebrant supervisor.

But it's too unlikely.

You must know that there are only a few positions in the celebrant eunuch, even Gu Dayong, who is extremely favored, does not dare to say that he will definitely be able to become the celebrant eunuch, where does He Shan get his confidence.

"Ahem, Grandpa He, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. You and I have different identities, if Xie intervenes in this matter, I'm afraid it will cause gossip. ”

After a pause, Xie Shen continued: "Besides, isn't it very good for Gonggong He to be the eunuch of this town guard in Xuanfu, why bother to go to Jingshi to be a non-dizha." ”

"Oh, my little pavilion elder, if you can't do this, there really is no one to do it."

He Shan looked sad, paused for a moment, and said: "The slave maid wants to return to Beijing to have his own slave maid, as long as the little pavilion elder can help the slave and maid transfer, the slave and maid are willing to invest 100,000 taels to build a shrine for the little pavilion elder." ”

The Seminary? Xie Shen almost fainted.

It's all about where and where.

Not to mention that the ancestral hall is a vain thing, even if Xie Shenxin doesn't know how to cultivate any ancestral halls, it's too unlucky!

And Xie Shen is now making a big move, what he is most afraid of is that someone will use his strength to attack, how can he do this kind of thing to give people a handle.

It seems that there is indeed something wrong with this He Shan's brain......

"Ahem, it doesn't have to be. It's still Xie Mou's words, I can't do anything about this matter. ”

He Shan was unwilling, he gritted his teeth and said, "That slave is willing to send the money for the construction of the ancestral hall directly to the old mansion of Xiaoge." ”

Damn, this is the rhythm of hugging his thighs and not letting go.

Xie Shen secretly complained bitterly, and said in his heart Yang Ting and this person who killed a thousand knives probably knew about this He Shan's urine nature, so they would not hesitate to dodge.

It is estimated that the surname Yang was not less harassed by this He Shan, and Eunuch He saw that Yang Tinghe was really not good at it, so he turned to attack Xie Shen.

"Father-in-law He, please go back."

On the issue of principle, Xie Shen does not intend to make concessions.

It's not that he can't cooperate with the eunuchs, isn't it good for Gu Dayong to cooperate. But he couldn't accept this kind of cooperation for no reason.

100,000 taels?

Not to mention that this is likely to be the ill-gotten wealth looted by Eunuch He, even if it is the legal income of Eunuch He's business, he can't accept it.

Just the income of the money village and the tea shop, Xie Shen has hundreds of thousands of taels a year, why take this hot money?

He Shan was rejected by Xie Shen like this, his face turned blue and red for a while, and he sighed for a long time before he sighed and said, "Since this is the case, the slave and maid will not bother the old little pavilion." ”

The difference between the identities of Eunuch He and Xie Shen is too great, so even if Xie Shen rejects him mercilessly, he will not have the slightest seizure. Otherwise, let alone being transferred back to Jingshi, I'm afraid he, the eunuch guarding the Xuanfu Town, will not have to do it.

After Eunuch He left, Xie Shen also went out of the hall to the garden to find Yang Tinghe.

He knew that Yang Tinghe would definitely not go far, and sure enough, he found Governor Yang at the rockery built up by Taihu Lake.

"Shi Zhaigong, it's really time for you to leave."

Seeing Xie Shen's resentful face, Yang Tinghe said quite embarrassedly: "Well, after being stuffy in the house for a long time, I came out to enjoy the scenery." ”

Xie Shen wanted to roll his eyes, this glance was full of bleak scenes, what was there to appreciate. Yang Tinghe didn't even bother to find a reason?

It's so perfunctory!

"Don't talk about that."

Xie Shen knew that he couldn't grind anything if he continued to talk to Yang Tinghe, so he simply said in a deep voice: "Shi Zhaigong." When Your Majesty arrives at the Xuanfu, you have to watch the army array, and you have to be well prepared for this matter. ”

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However, it was said that Emperor Zhengde was very fond of arranging troops.

When Jiang Bin was still favored, he often bewitched Zhengde to practice the forbidden army in Xiyuan.

Emperor Zhengde and Jiang Bin each pretended to be generals and led the forbidden army to fight.

The two parties come and go, and they often "fight" from early morning to dusk.

The entire West Garden has become a school ground for the Son of Heaven to train the forbidden army.

Although the civil officials repeatedly wrote to persuade the Son of Heaven, they did not achieve much effect.

Emperor Zhengde still went his own way, and even asked the forbidden army to dress up as Tatars and confront the Ming official army led by Jiang Bin.

Such a rebellious thing naturally can't last long, Jiang Bin is considered to be bewitching the monarch's father, and being demoted in the end can be regarded as a punishment for him.

But Emperor Zhengde did not give up this hobby because of Jiang Bin's demotion and still practiced the forbidden army in Xiyuan.

Only then did the civil officials suddenly realize that the Son of Heaven was not bewitched by anything, but that the Son of Heaven's own will accounted for a large proportion.

Without Jiang Bin, there will be Chen Bin and Liu Bin, and it would be difficult to change the mind of the Son of Heaven.

Therefore, on this Son of Heaven's northern tour, the civil officials only made symbolic dissuasion.

As the most important town in the Nine Sides, Xuanfu has a very large school field.

Although it is not as exaggerated as the rumored that it can accommodate more than 100,000 people to practice at the same time, it is indeed much larger than the Beijing Normal School.

Since Emperor Zhengde has come to Xuanfu, he will definitely go to watch the army drills, and Xie Shen also said to Yang Tinghe in advance, so as not to make a mess when Governor Yang arrives.

Yang Tinghe nodded gratefully and said, "Elder Xiaoge, rest assured, there will never be any problems." ”

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However, it was said that Emperor Zhengde rested in Xuanfu for one night and felt that his strength had recovered a lot.

Early the next morning, he summoned the governor Yang Tinghe to inquire about Xuanda's military affairs.

Although Zhu Houzhao is absurd and prodigal, he is by no means confused in major matters. He understood the importance of Xuanfu to the defense system of the Ming Empire, so as long as it was a military report from Xuanfu, he would read it as soon as possible.

At first, he was very satisfied with Yang Tinghe. It's just that recently, the thief chief Dayan Khan has led the crowd to attack Xuanda several times, although there is no substantial gain, but after all, he has shown off his might.

Zhu Houzhao values face the most, and he is naturally annoyed that Dayan Khan is riding on his head like this.

Therefore, he once gave an order to Yang Tinghe and ordered him to choose an opportunity to fight.

Yang Tinghe was also very distressed about this. Emperor Zhengde's order is a golden rule, and it must be absolutely followed.

It is absolutely not a wise move to declare the current garrison and the Tatar field battle.

Although Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Beijing have cultivated a lot of horses after decades of horse administration, and can basically ensure that the cavalry has one horse, they still have no advantage over the perverted configuration of two war horses for one person, or even three war horses like the Tatars.

Attacking the enemy's strengths with your own shortcomings will only end up in a crushing defeat. But the Son of Heaven doesn't believe in this evil, Yang Tinghe is really dumb and can't say what he suffers from eating Coptis chinensis.

This time the Son of Heaven came to Xuanfu, and Yang Tinghe finally had the opportunity to explain to the Son of Heaven in person.

When Zhu Houzhao summoned Yang Tinghe, he told the Son of Heaven Chen that he had already prepared the manuscript.

Zhu Houzhao is not dim, he is just young and competitive. After listening to Yang Tinghe's analysis, Zhu Houzhao also fell into deep thought.

He did think it was too simple.

Even if he is as strong as Chengzu, he can't wipe out Mobei Mengyuan's swoop. For example, it has been peaceful for a long time today, and the army is exhausted, and it will take a lot of time to restore the original combat effectiveness.

When the army was not combative, he went out of the city with the Tatars to fight, and once he lost, even the Xuanfu could be lost.

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to be this sinner for the ages, so he agreed to Yang Tinghe's request and continued to implement the strategy of perseverance.

Of course, as a young emperor, Zhu Houzhao still has a great interest in leading troops to fight.

Although you can't lead the troops in person, you can still watch the army drills on campus.

Under Yang Tinghe's arrangement, the Son of Heaven moved to the Xuanfu campus, and the entire Xuanfu was boiling for a while.

The Son of Heaven gave a lecture on the podium at the school field, and on the side were Xie Shen, a cabinet scholar, and Yang Tinghe, the governor of the three towns.

The soldiers in the audience lined up neatly, holding their breath and concentrating.

They couldn't believe their eyes, His Majesty the Emperor actually came to the Xuanfu in person and encouraged them to resist the Tartars and defend their families and the country!

At this moment, they feel that it is worth it to sweat and practice. Even if they were to fight to the death with the Tatars now, they would not frown.

Why don't you take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures!

The Tatars would come to fight the autumn wind whenever there was a famine, and each time they watched the Tatars plunder.

At this moment, they swore in their hearts that if the Tatars came again, they would surely let them go and never return!

Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao could not hide the excitement in his heart.

Although he also led the forbidden army to fight in Xiyuan when he was in Xiyuan, after all, he was just holding a playful mentality, which was completely different from today.

Now in front of his eyes, they are all the best men in the Ming Dynasty.

They are all border soldiers, and they have seen blood.

Although not everyone of them had killed the Tatars, they must have a common belief, that is, to fight to the death for the Ming Dynasty.

"Spread my will, array, fight!"

Zhu Houzhao roared almost hoarsely.

Yang Tinghe immediately waved the flag and waved the flag.

The garrison of Xuanfu had a strong execution, and immediately changed its formation, showing the two armies facing each other.

Although the army gathered in the school field at this moment was only 5,000 people, it burst out with a thunderous momentum.

Emperor Zhengde nodded with satisfaction.

These are all his troops, all his subjects, and all this great country belongs to him!

The daily drills of the border army are very strict, and they are by no means showmanship.

Under the command of Yang Ting and Shuai Qi, the army of 5,000 people constantly changed formations and "fought" with each other.

Although it was only a formation drill, it seemed that we could see the fierce battle between the two armies.

I have to say that Yang Ting and Zhijun do have a hand. At least in this exercise, he did an impeccable job.

Xie Shen sincerely admired Yang Tinghe, it seemed that it was really a correct decision for him to recommend Yang Tinghe to be the governor of the three towns.

"Be born a man, as it should be!"

Emperor Zhengde only felt that the passion in his blood was aroused, and he clenched his fists and shouted.

"Your Majesty, please give the order for this final formation!"

Yang Tinghe handed over the handsome flag to Zhu Houzhao, which surprised the Son of Heaven very much.

"Yang Qing, what am I going to do?"

"Your Majesty only needs to wave the flag from west to east."

Yang Tinghe replied respectfully.

Emperor Zhengde had long had itchy hands, but he didn't know the flag language, so it was not easy to command himself.

Now that Yang Tinghe told him the flag, how could Zhu Houzhao still hold back his emotions and immediately wave the handsome flag.

Under the stage, the army immediately moved when they heard the flag, and put out the words 'Long live Your Majesty, Ming will win'.

Emperor Zhengde was stunned for a moment, and immediately said three good words in a row.

"Yang Qing, you say, how do you want me to reward you?"

Yang Tinghe immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Don't reward the minister." The minister only hoped that His Majesty could reward these soldiers with more silver taels. They are the backbone of the Ming Dynasty! ”

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