In September of the 31st year of Hongwu, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to announce to the world that the Ming military system had accumulated for a long time, and it was necessary to change the law to strengthen the country.

After a contest with the annihilation of the party, the Qingliu finally realized that the military reform was irreversible, and the Son of Heaven and Xiao Fan put on a very resolute posture, and there was a resolute attitude of "those who oppose me die", and the court Qingliu is powerless to return to the sky even if they have the intention to oppose it.

Besides, that Chengyi Marquis, Jin Yiwei's methods of commanding Xiao Fan's rectification were too despicable and vicious, and the Qingliu people were tough on their lips, but in their hearts, they were really shocked by Xiao Fan's methods.

With such a ruthless, despicable and shameless colleague, what can Qingliu do except shut up? Who would dare to fight Xiao Fan again? Yan Wang, Huang Zicheng, including the current inspector Yushi Huang Guan, Violent Zhao, Zhuo Jing...... With so many negative teaching materials as typical, standing in front of everyone, who dares to argue with Xiao Fan again?

Qingliu people boast that they are the children of Confucianism, they are not afraid of power, even if they are dissatisfied with what the emperor has done, they dare to speak out and admonish each other, and the snowflakes fly to the emperor's dragon case, the emperor does not admit his mistakes, and the music does not stop. They are the most fearless type of people in the world, and such ruthless characters even terrorists have to give up three points.

It's a pity that one thing descends one thing, Qingliu is not invincible, they also have a vulnerable side, Xiao Fan is their nemesis.

Historically, dealing with political opponents has been nothing more than using various means to degrade, exile or be killed.

Xiao Fan is very benevolent, neither killing nor degrading, and still letting them be their officials well, but he ruins the reputation of others, pours all pickled sewage on others, and never stops if he does not stink the reputation of his political enemies all over the street.

- Qingliu is not afraid of death, but they value their reputation more than life, Xiao Fan pinched their seven inches.

Who wants to be the enemy of such an adversary?

The clear streams stopped, and a court struggle came to an end temporarily, and the three parties of the Son of Heaven, the clear stream, and the annihilation party were at peace.

In these few days, Ru Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, frequently went in and out of the Xiao Mansion and the Yamen of the Zhenfu Division, and discussed with Xiao Fan the specific rules of the law change with the attitude of his subordinates.

The Ministry of War, Jinyiwei, together with the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, the three Yamen with very different jurisdictions and including civil and military affairs, were united, headed by Xiao Fan, plus Ru Shangshu of the Military Department, and Li Jinglong, the Governor's Office of the Left Army, under the leadership of the three people, the subordinate officials and generals of the three departments mobilized one after another, and began to discuss the details of the military system change day and night.

With the full support of everyone, Xiao Fan's thoughts and will have been thoroughly implemented, and the outline of one of the most sensational reform plans since the founding of the Ming Dynasty gradually took shape.

And those clear streams in the DPRK and China can only watch Xiao Fan discuss the detailed reform of the Ming military system, denying or retaining them one by one, and no one knows how the Ming military system will become unrecognizable under the discussion of the annihilation party.

Worry, anger, and all kinds of emotions are intertwined, but Qingliu still doesn't dare to say a word, Xiao Fan's endless methods of rectifying people make them stunned from the bottom of their hearts.

In such a relatively calm atmosphere, the specific rules for reforming the military system were finally finalized.

Inside the Mandarin Hall of the Imperial Palace.

Xiao Fan sat on the side of the dragon case, and was telling Zhu Yunwen about the specific agreed content of the military system change.

Zhu Yunwen was dressed in bright yellow civilian clothes, and the golden dragon embroidered on his chest came to life with his movements, and he was about to rise into the clouds.

His hair was neatly combed, he meticulously tied a bun with a yellow scarf on the top of his head, his eyes were half-closed, and he was listening to Xiao Fan's performance intently, but his right hand was unconsciously rubbing a warm and transparent jade pendant.

After Xiao Fan's performance, Zhu Yunwen still kept his eyes half-closed, and his motionless posture remained for a long time.

"Your Majesty,...... Therefore, after discussing with Cao Guogong and Wei Guogong of the Military Department and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, they felt that there was no need to change the structure of the existing military system, but only slightly changed on the basis of the original structure, so as to ensure that the commanders and envoys in various places would not have doubts and worries about the imperial court, or even antipathy, and we tried to promote this change in a gentle way to achieve ...... Your Majesty, Your Majesty? ”

Xiao Fan stopped halfway through speaking, and then stared at Zhu Yunwen who was motionless speechlessly.

Zhu Yunwen sat behind the dragon case, with one hand on the desk, the other hand supporting his chin, his eyes were half-closed, motionless, with a slight smile on his face, and he looked like he was listening............ Whew......"

In the quiet hall, a melodious snoring echoed in the hall...... Xiao Fan's face became swarthy, like a piece of coal shining in the dark night...... "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty! ”

Zhu Yunwen didn't react, and still slept soundly with a smile on his face...... Xiao Fan stepped forward and whispered in Zhu Yunwen's ear with a wicked smile: "Your Majesty...... Your Fourth Emperor Uncle has already led his troops to fight under the Jingshi City, we can't hold it, let's flee quickly......"

Zhu Yunwen was full of excitement, and then he bounced up like an electric shock, and before he opened his eyes, he shouted with horror and despair: "Take the queen, the concubine, as well as the gold, silver, and jade seals, and go out of the city and run south by boat!" Hurry up, hurry up! ”

Xiao Fan's smile froze: "............"

When he opened his eyes, Zhu Yunwen's panicked eyes saw Xiao Fan with a speechless face...... The two of them were silent for a long time...... "Xiao waits to read ......," Zhu Yunwen called quietly.

"The minister is here."

"You deceive the king......" Zhu Yunwen pointed at him, his expression was aggrieved and resentful, full of condemnation.

"Minister...... Guilty! ”

"Forget it this time, ...... Let's not take this as an example! I...... I almost peed my pants ......" Zhu Yunwen pouted, very short of breath.

"Minister...... Damn it! However, Your Majesty ......"

"What?"

"The minister has to praise you from the bottom of my heart, when it comes to escaping, you are an expert!"

"This ...... Are you complimenting me? ”

"Don't doubt it, it's definitely a compliment."

…………………… Frightened, Zhu Yunwen cleared his throat and said, "You just said that the military system has changed,...... How do you say that? ”

Xiao Fan: "............"

It's more than 20 pages, do you want me to read it all over again?

Zhu Yunwen saw that Xiao Fan's expression was not good, and he couldn't help laughing a few times: "This ...... Ah, well, what you just said, I'm always on track, well, on track......"

Xiao Fan sighed, he was very worried, Zhu Yunwen was becoming more and more like a faint gentleman, what should I do.

"Since Your Majesty has agreed, the minister is welcome......"

Zhu Yunwen said: "What do you mean?" ”

Xiao Fan said solemnly: "The minister just proposed that I want to ask Your Majesty to follow the example of Qin Shi Huang and burn books to pit Confucianism, so that the change of law will not be hindered......"

"Huh?" Zhu Yunwen was shocked.

"The minister will go out of the palace and give an order, let people bury Huang Guan first, to be honest, it's not a day or two to see him unpleasant......"

"Slow...... Wait! Xiao Shi read! This joke is too big......" Zhu Yunwen was so frightened that cold sweat broke out.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, in autumn, a lot of yellow views will grow in the ground......

"That's not going to work either!" Zhu Yunwen stepped forward with an arrow, grabbed Xiao Fan's sleeve, and said pitifully: "Xiao waiter, stop playing, can we be serious?" ”

Xiao Fanqi squinted at him and snorted, "Who fell asleep when I was talking about business?" Now you blame me for not being serious. ”

"I was wrong...... Tell me a little bit about your variations. ”

Xiao Fan sighed, and had to say from the beginning: "Your Majesty, there are many people who have changed the law in the past dynasties, and those who can succeed are all cautious at the beginning of the change, and they are slowly advancing, such as the Qin State Shang Yang during the Warring States Period, he abandoned the well field, opened the Qianmo, rewarded military merits, abolished Shilu, and finally made the Qin State rich and strong army, became the hero of the Warring States, and laid the foundation of national strength for the first emperor to unify the six countries, and the former Song Dynasty King Anshi changed the law, although it was also with the purpose of strengthening the country, but he failed in the end, why is this?" ”

Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said, "Because Wang Anshi has received greater resistance than Shang Ying. ”

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "Yes, but not only that, the changes in the past dynasties are a readjustment of the statecraft, and it is also a redistribution of interests, so the changes will inevitably be greatly resisted, for example, the minister just put forward the idea of changing the military system, and it was strongly opposed by the Qinglius, this is an example, and the reason why Shang Ying was successful was because he judged the situation and knew how to be flexible and roundabout, and more importantly, the monarch of the Qin State resolutely supported him. ”

Zhu Yunwen thought thoughtfully: "You mean that the attitude of the monarch determines the success or failure of the law change?" ”

"Yes, so please ask Your Majesty to make up your mind, the change of the law is related to the society, the stakes are deep, success or failure, affecting the lives of tens of millions of people, the law has always been difficult to violate the interests of many people, if the monarch can not always firmly support the same, the law will eventually go on the road of failure, Wang Anshi's failure to change the law has a lot to do with the emperor's attitude at that time, this is a living lesson, the minister dares to ask Your Majesty, are you ready to persist for a long time?"

Zhu Yunwen turned his head to look at Xiao Fan, and seeing a resolute look on his face, Zhu Yunwen's gaze became equally resolute.

"Xiao Shiyu, I believe in you, you will not harm the Ming Dynasty, let alone me, you have always been you, no different from the small shopkeeper of the restaurant in Jiangpu County back then, I said earlier, we are the monarchs and ministers of the first life, but also the friends of the first life, everything you do is for me, if I don't stand firmly behind you, I am not only sorry for the Ming Society, but also sorry for the friendship between you and me."

Xiao Fan's eyes were moved, he stood up and gave Zhu Yunwen a deep look, and said, "Since you know your ministers, your ministers dare not to be bothered." ”

Raising their heads, the two monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled, the tacit understanding and friendship in the smile are still so familiar, the friendship of men is like alcohol, the more fragrant it is, looking back at the Jiangpu restaurant meeting that year, it has been three years in a blink of an eye, and now their respective identities and circumstances are very different, but the scenes of the encounter back then are as if they were yesterday, within reach.

The two couldn't help but sigh at each other, they both felt that they were lucky, throughout the ages, how could there have been such a relationship between monarchs and ministers without estrangement, like brothers? Especially in the deep palace of the court where you are in a high place and intrigue everywhere, it is really a great blessing in life to have such a pair of friends who support each other.

After a long time, Zhu Yunwen sighed with emotion: "Xiao Shiyu, it is really a blessing to meet you, there are no regrets in this life, the throne is just a passing prosperity, only a confidant who is intimate and life-changing is the biggest harvest in my life." ”

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "Wouldn't it be better to be able to sit on the throne and have a confidant to pay each other?" ”

Zhu Yunwen also smiled and said: "Yes, Xiao Shiyu, you tell me carefully, how has the military system changed?" ”

Xiao Fan said: "The minister and the military department Ru Shangshu and the five armies of the governor's office Cao Guogong, Wei Guogong and others have discussed, I Ming military system change, only should be slowly promoted, should not be too hasty, governing a big country such as cooking a small fresh, simmering slowly to receive the effect, the same is true for governing the army, now my Ming biggest worry comes from the vassal king, the vassal king is strong, the arrow is already in the string, the situation is urgent, we can not tolerate our drastic changes, can only be a small range of changes to the existing military system, if in the future after the success of the feudal division, Your Majesty will continue to implement the new law, At that time, I had no worries, and I could change the law calmly, and His Majesty was bent on creating a prosperous world of Wen, which was also said to be ......"

Zhu Yunwen perked up and said hurriedly: "Really? Can I really create a prosperous era of Jianwen that is comparable to the Tang and Song dynasties? ”

Xiao Fan nodded affirmatively: "The minister can pack the ticket, as long as His Majesty succeeds in cutting the domain, the prosperity of Jianwen is close at hand." ”

Zhu Yunwen rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "Let's talk about it, you said that the military system will be changed on a small scale, how to change?" ”

"First, my Ming Dynasty's military household system actually has a lot of drawbacks, but if you want to change, it takes a lot of time and energy, and you can't compete for merit in three or five years, and now the trouble of the vassal king is close at hand, we don't have time to change it from the root, we can only keep it temporarily, but the imperial court must allocate a lot of money and food to all parts of the command of the envoys and thousands of households, this year, we have to let the thousands of households train at night, the sergeants do not have to plead to the field, and practice wholeheartedly, the court raises them, first raise the combat power up......"

"Xiao Shiyu, why a year? And not two years, three years? ”

Because I know that in a year, King Yan will rebel...... This can only be said in Xiao Fan's heart, if he tells Zhu Yunwen like this, it is estimated that he will think of himself as a madman.

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Fan said leisurely: "...... Because this is my master's fingers and calculated, he calculated that King Yan would raise troops in a year. ”

Zhu Yun was stunned, and then opened his mouth in surprise: "Your master is so powerful?" Can you even figure out when the vassal king rebelled against him? ”

Xiao Fan nodded solemnly. - Cheap old guy.

Zhu Yunwen was amazed, and his expression was very adoring: "...... Please help me calculate again, can Huang Ying marry me? ”

Xiao Fan: "............"

Seeing that Xiao Fan's face was wrong, Zhu Yunwen smiled dryly: "Okay, I know, state affairs come first, don't indulge in children's private affairs......"

Xiao Fan turned his resentment into joy: "Your Majesty is really a generation of Ming Jun ......"

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Yun said worriedly: "That...... Can you please ask your master to help me draw a peach talisman and curse King Yan to death, so that everyone can save trouble......"

Xiao Fan closed his mouth: "............"

"Ahem, Xiao Shiyu, you can continue."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Article 2 of the Law on the Reform of the Military System, under the premise of not affecting the overall structure of the current military household system, the ministers asked the Beijing Division to open the Ming Military Academy, and select a large number of literate middle-level officers from thousands of households in various places, such as 100 households, 1,000 households, etc., to study in military academies and train good generals in the army for the imperial court. ”

"Military Academy...... What do you study? Is it that important? Zhu Yunwen looked ignorant.

"Very important! The military academy teaches courses, must be veterans with rich experience in battle formations, famous generals, such as Wuding Hou Guo Ying, Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen, the right army governor of the Ping'an and so on, ask them to teach these middle-level generals, and ask someone to teach the art of war battle formation, systematically learn how to govern the army, how to train soldiers, how to fight, etc., and must ask Your Majesty to personally serve as the principal of the military academy, this position must not be handed over to any bystander, because those middle-level officers in the military academy not only have to learn the things of the military formation, but also learn what it means to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country. From now on, they will be your Majesty's students, and in the future, when they return to the army, they will pass on this idea of loyalty to the monarch like a spark, so as to ensure the loyalty of the army to Your Majesty to the greatest extent, Your Majesty, the protégé of the Son of Heaven is the most trustworthy......"

Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up: "The protégé of the Son of Heaven...... Good idea! ”

"With this group of middle-level generals who are loyal to Your Majesty and the imperial court, not only can make up for the lack of capable officers in the army, but also can greatly increase the loyalty value of the entire imperial army to Your Majesty, so that even if there is a slight defeat on the battlefield in the future, there will be no defeat at the first blow, and the defeat will be like a mountain, Your Majesty should know that no matter how defeated on the battlefield, as long as the military spirit is not dispersed, and the Chinese army is not chaotic, there will always be a chance to turn the tables, and the military spirit is scattered or not dispersed, to a large extent, it is affected by the middle-level generals, and the generals are not chaotic. The rest of the sergeants can't mess up, and the original intention of opening a military school is precisely for this. ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded vigorously: "Yes, this one is accurate!" Anything else? ”

"There is also a martial arts, for the country to select talents, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the world's talents should be fully into the Son of Heaven, there should be no mistakes, martial arts test art of war, test strategy, test martial arts, if you are proficient in everything, you can be sealed military position, enter the army to serve Your Majesty, the sergeant said night training, the general said night study, and there are good talents into the army, the combat power of my Ming court army will naturally be greatly improved, at that time, even if the vassal king is in chaos, the court also has enough ability to suppress them......"

Zhu Yunwen became more and more frowning when he heard this, and said excitedly: "Xiao Shiyu is really a good minister who assists me, and the imperial grandfather is not wrong about you." ”

Xiao Fan smiled bitterly, is this guy really confused or fake? Didn't he know that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty regarded me as a vassal who brought disaster to the country and the people? If Huang Guan's gang heard Zhu Yunwen's words, they might be so angry that they would hit their heads against the pillar and give a bloody death advice...... Zhu Yunwen was interested in Xiao Fan's words, so he urged excitedly: "Is there anything else?" Anything else? ”

Xiao Fan turned his head and looked at the sky outside, it was almost dusk, and the halo of the sunset outside the hall cast on the red lacquered panes, emitting a faint golden light.

It's not early, the wife at home is still waiting for her to go back to eat, it's not good for them to be hungry, and there are many activities after eating, such as Zhang Hongqiao's jade flute played very well yesterday, you can try it again today...... Facing Zhu Yunwen's expectant gaze, Xiao Fan nodded calmly: "There are still ......"

"What else? Let's talk about it. ”

"Also, the minister suggested that the imperial court establish a four-hour work system, advocate no overtime, no delay, ten days of paid vacation every year, and double salary and dividends at the end of the year......"

Zhu Yunwen's eyes straightened: "Xiao Shi's reading is really unfathomable, this ...... Does this have anything to do with the military system? ”

"It has nothing to do with the military system, but it has something to do with me......"

"What...... What do you mean? ”

Xiao Fan raised his hand and pointed to the sunset outside the hall, and said leisurely: "I'm off work, to be continued." ”

After speaking, Xiao Fan arched his hand towards Zhu Yunwen, turned around and walked out of the palace door in a dashing manner.

Zhu Yunwen sat behind the dragon case, his eyes straight, like a dead fish......

(To be continued)