As soon as Xu Er, the squire of the Ministry of War, came to Shaanxi, there was a very important task, that is, how to deal with the many Wei commanders and envoys of Ningxia Wei, the crimes of these Wei commanders can be light or heavy, to put it in a big way, they colluded with Houjin's spies and intended to rebel, this is the crime of extermination, to a small extent, they do not know the identity of the middle-aged people in the Dao, they are bewitched, although they are guilty, but the crime is not to death, and it is even possible not to remove from their posts.

In Xu Eryi's view, Su Tiancheng must be going crazy this time, the abolition of the guard in Shaanxi is imperative, this time to the Ningxia guard area, Xu Eryi saw the sergeants of the guard with his own eyes, these sergeants are still border troops, the responsibility is very heavy, always to protect the peace of the Ming border pass, but it doesn't look like a sergeant, compared to the peasant's dress, how can such an army have combat effectiveness.

As a squire of the military department, Xu Eryi of course cares about the situation of the border army, where the responsibilities are, will not be negligent, he does not fully agree with Su Tiancheng's proposal to dismantle the guard army, the border pass of the Ming Dynasty is far away, since the founding of the country, it is all dependent on the border army for defense, since the Wanli period, the border pass has been repeatedly urgent, the army of the Houjin and Mongolian tribes often enter the pass to plunder, and the border army still plays a certain role in the process of guarding.

But the situation I saw this time made Xu Eryi's fantasy bigger, such an army would not be able to guard the Daming border pass.

Sun Chengzong, the deputy assistant of the cabinet in charge of the Ministry of War, had a very clear opinion, how to deal with the many guard commanders of Ningxia Wei, the focus is still to see what Su Tiancheng's opinion is, and being able to let Su Tiancheng take it out alone to deal with the opinions will be of great benefit to the next step of dismantling the army of the guard, at least Su Tiancheng has established enough prestige.

Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department, didn't say much, Sun Chengzong's opinion was very clear, and he would not put forward the opposite opinion.

The mutual market has begun. The situation is very good, the business is booming, and at this time, Xu Eryi needs to bring up the matter of the commander of the Ningxia Weiduo Guard. The officers captured this time, in addition to the six guard commanders, there were more than ten people. They were all cronies of these guard commanders, and some of them were not even captured on the way out. All were held in the Jiangning Camp military camp in Xi'an Prefecture.

Back to Xianyang, it was already the middle of March, the spring ploughing production in various parts of Shaanxi began, to say that Su Tiancheng had a lot of things, after the winter wheat harvest, many gentry and wealthy households in Shaanxi returned to the local area one after another, and the liukou left Shaanxi. The Jiangning camp was stationed, the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe were defeated by the Jiangning camp, and the mutual market between the Ming and Mongolian tribes also began.

The contradiction of cultivated land gradually broke out, and there was arable land for the gentry and wealthy households. There is arable land in the health center, all of which need to be discussed by Su Tiancheng and many officials. Come up with a plan as soon as possible, otherwise it will delay the spring ploughing, and it will be difficult for Shaanxi to completely recover.

Therefore, when he returned to the governor's yamen, Xu Eryi directly raised the matter of dealing with the officers of the guard.

Xu Eryi and Su Tiancheng entered the third hall, and Wang Dazhi stayed outside. No one is allowed to enter.

As for saying that Sun Tai, the head of the household department, was still in the bazaar of Anning Fort, after seeing the situation in Jingbian, he rushed directly to Anning Fort, which was his most important duty, and as for dealing with the affairs of the officers. He didn't need to worry about it.

Xu Eryi's expression was very serious, this conversation between him and Su Tiancheng would decide whether the lives of more than 20 people, including the families of these officers, would be implicated.

"Kun Yuan, Ningxia Wei, Ningxia's former central defenders, and the commanders of the left and right Zhongtun guards are all involved in the conspiracy, how to deal with it, I want to hear your opinion."

"The students still want to listen to the opinions of the adults, the adults represent the imperial court, and if they put forward the request, the students will try their best to comply."

Xu Er looked at Su Tiancheng for a while, he didn't expect Su Tiancheng to say this, but what Su Tiancheng said also made sense, if he didn't express his opinion first, and when Su Tiancheng was ready to decide, it would conflict with his own ideas, which would still be very difficult to coordinate. Although he knew that the reduction of the army of the Shaanxi Provincial Guard was mainly based on Su Tiancheng's opinion, the imperial court would not think so, including Su Tiancheng himself.

"Kun Yuan, then I'll tell you the truth, Ningxia Wei, Ningxia front and rear guards, left and right Zhongtun Wei, all belong to the category of the border army, according to the situation previously mastered by the Ministry of War, Shaanxi first began to dismantle, it should be stationed in Fuzhou County, the guard army, but there is a mutual market, so the abolition of the border town guard army, can only be advanced, I can't imagine that Houjin actually noticed such a thing, thinking of taking this opportunity to disrupt the situation of my Ming Dynasty, its intentions are sinister, hateful These border guard commanders, For the sake of a small profit, he actually sold himself for glory, which cannot be forgiven. ”

Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face and nodded frequently, obviously agreeing with Xu Eryi's statement.

Xu Er sighed in his heart, it seemed that Su Tiancheng was still unwilling to let go of these guard commanders, and originally wanted to test Su Tiancheng's thoughts, hoping that Su Tiancheng would be magnanimous, but now it seems that the possibility is gone.

"My opinion, all the Wei commanders and envoys who participated in the conspiracy with the Hou Jin spies, as well as their cronies, should all be beheaded, as for their family members, although their crimes are not to death, but they cannot escape the crime of living, or exile, or confiscated into the army, in order to set an example."

"Kun Yuan, what do you think of this treatment?"

The smile on Su Tiancheng's face disappeared.

Xu Eryi's tentative meaning, he was clear, the reason why he didn't immediately express his attitude, was also to see what the imperial court thought, the abolition of the guard army, followed by the change of the Ming Dynasty's military system, the abolition of the previous military household system, this is a reform that has never been seen before, the difficulties can be imagined, if you want to really implement such a reform, you must have an extraordinary reliance.

Zhu Youzhen may not be able to persevere, although he is the emperor, but Zhu Youzhen's prestige is not enough, many ministers, trying every means to limit the imperial power, where Zhu Youzhen makes a decision that is not conducive to them, he will die or live in the court, and resolutely stop the issuance of the holy decree, so that Zhu Youzhen is helpless.

The current dismantling of the guards in Shaanxi, including the border troops, is an extremely important step, and once this measure is implemented, the situation in Shaanxi will bring about a major change.

"My lord, about the dismantling of the army in Shaanxi, the students think a lot, and they are very cautious, this time the Houjin sent spies, intending to take advantage of such things, to obstruct, and at the same time disrupt the situation in my Ming Dynasty, it can be seen that they are also very concerned, it is said that the dismantling of the army of the guard, especially the border army, Houjin should be happy, but they do not understand why they would do this."

"The students are happy to make a suggestion that all the guards who participated in the conspiracy, as well as their cronies, be held accountable and dealt with on the charge of rebellion, so that the officers of the guards in Shaanxi are all trembling and do not dare to raise any objections to the dismantling of the guards army, and the students will do a lot in the next step."

"But the student knows that the adults put forward such suggestions are not from the heart, the adults still hope to be lenient and forgive these guard commanders, to be honest, these officers, will not know the way, the middle-aged people who instigated them to mess around, are the spies of Houjin, they are not knowingly, they just think of their own interests, so they cater to other people's proposals."

"In such a situation, I am afraid that no one will be convinced that all these officers will be beheaded and their families will be questioned, and the students will not be able to do this even if they want to do this."

Xu Eryi had a smile on his face.

"Kun Yuan, what you said is very good, but since you don't agree, don't you deal with this matter."

"My lord, such a big thing, it is not okay not to deal with it, if you don't deal with it, a similar situation will occur in the future, it will really threaten my Ming Dynasty, think that Kong Youde and others, betrayed the lord for glory, encountered everyone scolded, hated to eat them alive, this kind of lesson, is already very profound."

"That's true, so the military department is also very embarrassed, I don't know how to deal with Lu Dao, the handling is light, it can't play any role, the handling is heavy, I'm afraid there are many people who are not convinced, you are really giving me a problem, I don't know what kind of handling suggestions Lu Dao should put forward."

"My lord, the students have thought about it, in fact, it is very simple, they can't continue to serve as the commander of the guard, but the crime is not death, and they can be made to make meritorious service for their crimes."

"Oh, where did that begin?"

"Let them reflect on their own crimes, and at the same time teach them by word and deed, and warn the officers of other guards in Shaanxi, including the officers of Yulinwei, and the students will also tell them that if such a situation occurs again, there will be no forgiveness for killing, and not only for their own crimes, but also for their family members to be held accountable.

Xu Er thought for a moment.

"Okay, this is a good idea, these guard commanders, they can escape the death penalty, they are already grateful, use their own lessons as the theme, tell other guards officers, don't be fooled, you will definitely be able to receive the best effect."

Su Tiancheng stood up.

"Now that the adults have made a decision, the students are ready to implement it, and the students believe that through such means, the officers of the guard in Shaanxi will not dare to make any rash moves."

"Hehe, Kun Yuan, this is not a decision made by me, it is still a decision made by you, taking into account the overall situation, giving these officers a way to live, so that those officers of the guard station have no reason to say." (To be continued......)