The front hall was full of messes, official boots and hats were scattered all over the ground, and there was a big fat butt pouting under a table in the hall shivering, as if he had just been raided, and the situation was extremely bleak.

Xiao Fan suddenly understood a truth.

Annihilation is annihilation, they can never be as bright and upright as loyal ministers, justice is awe-inspiring, annihilation is shouting that they are loyal ministers, and their voices are louder than anyone else, but they are actually very weak-hearted. Because they know what they really are, they can't be as righteous as loyal ministers.

Dog meat can't be on the table, and mud can't be glued to the wall. This is also appropriate for them.

Xiao Fan let out a long sigh, how could he get mixed up with such a group of people?

"Ladies and gentlemen, come out, the official was just dazzled, and the Son of Heaven didn't come......" Xiao Fan said weakly.

After shouting several times, everyone looked out with their suspicious cautious probes, and saw that the hall was empty, and there was no one, so they came out and sat back in their chairs.

"Lord Xiao really likes to joke......" Everyone laughed awkwardly, looking at Xiao Fan's gaze and condemning.

"Lord Xiao, the old man is old and can't afford to be frightened, don't be so naughty in the future......" Ru Yu stroked her round belly, looking frightened.

"That's it, that's it." Everyone agreed.

"Hey, where's my shoes?"

"yes, and where's my official hat......"

Xiao Fan sighed silently.

It's better to finish what you have to say and let them get the fuck off. After getting along with them for a long time, a righteous man and a gentleman will become a shameless villain.

…………………… Slowly looking around at everyone, Xiao Fan pondered for a long time, and said with a serious expression: "This official made a thrilling tour of the north on behalf of the Son of Heaven this time, and after several twists and turns, he finally lived up to the trust of the Son of Heaven, and the merit of the northern tour was complete and he returned to Beijing smoothly. …… However, this northern tour, what the official has seen and heard, there are many feelings, such as today's new Zixin, Vientiane is renewed, it is the time for the Son of Heaven and your colleagues to show their ambitions, the new dynasty should have a new atmosphere, the official is not talented, and is willing to present a small view to the imperial court, waiting for the Son of Heaven and your colleagues to judge and decide. ”

Hearing this, everyone straightened their backs, and their expressions were solemn and solemn as they had never been.

Their leader is about to give instructions, with Xiao Fan's pivotal position now, his words are related to the trend of the situation in the court and the future and fate of everyone here, so they must be listened to carefully.

Xiao Fan quickly organized the language in his mind, paused for a long time, and then said slowly: "Since the first emperor expelled the Tartars, restored my Han people, and created the Ming Dynasty, there was a year of thirty years, when the Hongwu Dynasty, I had millions of troops in the Ming Dynasty, and the first emperor led the army, personally conquered the grassland desert, and finally defeated the former Yuan court, and fled several times. The children of military families have been passed down from generation to generation, but one generation is not as good as the next, and the physically weak and the old and weak are flooded the army, resulting in a decline in the combat strength of the soldiers and soldiers, scattered like sea sand, and almost a rabble......"

Xiao Fan looked around at the ministers and secretly added in his heart: Just like you...... The ministers nodded in agreement, and they all looked distressed.

"Lord Xiao is reasonable, the current situation in the imperial army is worrying......"

"The rabble of the gods and horses, the most annoying ......"

“…………”

Xiao Fan sighed again, this group of people is really ...... Hopelessly.

Clearing his throat, Xiao Fan continued: "...... The imperial army is so unbearable, and when the official patrols the north, he sees that my Ming border army is still brave and good at fighting, so that it forms a sharp contrast with the garrisons around the country, you can imagine, the strength of the battle is so obvious, the Ming border army is the first line of defense to defend my Ming territory, if the thousands of households around the country are so weak, the border army has not become the only line of defense in my Ming territory? Suppose that one day the Tartars will attack on a large scale, cross the Great Wall, break through the border defense line, and ride their horses directly into the territory of our Ming Dynasty, who can block the Tartar soldiers? All of you are knowledgeable people, you should know how the Mongols destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, because the Southern Song Dynasty court [***], the army has no morale, after the Mongols occupied the north bank of the Yangtze River, they raised troops to attack Xiangyang, Xiangyang was lost, the Mongols took the opportunity to go south, and finally destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty court, colleagues, the teacher of the past, do not forget......

Speaking of military affairs, Ru Yu, the secretary of the military department, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Lord Xiao means ......"

Xiao Fan's expression was solemn, a touch of resoluteness flashed in his eyes, and he looked at everyone and said word by word: "I want to advise the court and the Son of Heaven on the national policy, the national policy is very simple, there is only one sentence: reform the military system, rejuvenate the military, and strengthen the army!" ”

Everyone in the hall was shocked, and they all cast complicated eyes at Xiao Fan.

Although all of you here bear the name of Annihilation, they are real scholars, they are all hard-working after the cold window, have passed the imperial examination, serious scholars, whether they are loyal ministers or Annihilators, the books they read are all sage books, the idea of advocating literature and contempt for martial arts is the consensus of all readers, and Annihilation is no exception.

If the political situation of the imperial court gradually becomes heavy on military force and light on literature because of Xiao Fan's words, wouldn't the status of these civil servants at that time not even be as good as vulgar martial arts? How can this be?

After saying this, everyone will surely flick their sleeves in hatred, turn their heads and leave.

However, now that these words were said by Xiao Fan, who is a high authority, he has to think carefully and speculate, even if he is not very happy, he must try to express it as subtle and tactful as possible.

The hall was silent for a long time, Ru Yu looked at the people with different expressions, and then looked at Xiao Fan's calm and unwavering face, and finally said cautiously: "Eh...... Lord Xiao is young and promising, and his ambitions are high, and I admire him very much......"

The crowd echoed wrongly: "Yes, yes, Lord Xiao, a young courtier, cares about the community, is really a model for us and a model for the court......"

Xiao Fan smiled: "Since you admire you so much, I will accept your admiration unceremoniously, what I said just now, it's so decided!" ”

"Huh?" Ru Yu and the others were all shocked, and hurriedly said, "My lord, please think twice!" ”

Xiao Fan frowned and said: "Well, think twice, I've already thought twice, this advice I mentioned is the result of thinking twice, do you have different opinions?" ”

"Uh......" Ru Yu rolled her small eyes, and then her chubby old face piled up a cautious smile, and said tentatively: "...... The adults are still young, they have already been the commander of the Jinyi Guard, the lord is Cheng Yibo, the Son of Heaven is favored, and the power is in his hands, such an encounter is very rare throughout the ages, and Qin Ganluo worshiped the prime minister at the age of twelve......"

Xiao Fan originally smiled when he heard this, but when he heard this, he frowned lightly and said, "Lord Ru, although the Ganluo you said is twelve years old, it is ...... This man died very young, isn't your analogy ......?"

Ru Yu was taken aback, and hurriedly apologized again and again: "Damn it, damn it!" The lower official lost his words, Lord Xiao is a young hero, capable of literature and martial arts, and naturally he is a long-lived and hundred-year-old ......"

After a pause, Ru Yu said: "What the lower official means is that Lord Xiao is young and ascends to a high position, and it is when the spring breeze is proud and high-spirited, and he is eager to make some political achievements for the Son of Heaven and the Manchu Dynasty to lay the foundation for the next promotion, this ...... We all understand it very well, however, Lord Xiao's governance direction can be many, such as agriculture, taxes, water conservancy, vendors, workshops, etc., these aspects have many drawbacks, adults can show their hands and feet, not to offend people, but also to reap a lot of political achievements, why bother to touch the tricky and troublesome military affairs? ”

Xiao Fan looked around at everyone, but saw that they all looked in agreement, and suddenly a little stunned, originally thought that as long as the tiger's body was shaken, an order, everyone would be nothing, but they didn't expect that their appearance actually disagreed with their idea of reforming the military system, Xiao Fan's heart sank slightly, and the party did not agree with him, if this idea was mentioned in the golden palace of the court, how much resistance would it receive?

"You ...... Don't agree? Xiao Fan was a little dumbfounded.

Ru Yu said with a smile: "My lord, the military system of all dynasties has had many drawbacks and criticisms, since ancient times, many ministers have been like adults, taking strengthening the army and rejuvenating the country as their own responsibility, and they want to carry out reforms, but they all end in dismal failure, this ...... There's a reason for that. ”

"What is the reason?"

"The Art of War: 'Soldiers, dangers.'" Sun Tzu said this, not only to say that it is a very dangerous thing to raise troops, but also to show that the army is a very complex and tricky group, a strict military discipline, fierce combat strength of the army should be invincible in the world, look down on the world, but this requires the harsh training in the ordinary and the strict and ruthless military law supervision, in order to train such an army, that is to say, the army is still difficult to fight, and the word 'governing the army', the most difficult thing is a 'governance' word, adults want to reform the military system, they have to touch this' The word 'governance', in terms of the garrisons of thousands of households in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, it is much more difficult to govern the army than in previous dynasties......"

The stakes are very high, Xiao Fan cheered up and humbly asked: "I don't know what are the difficulties in reforming the military system?" ”

Ru Yu squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "The composition of the army of my dynasty is the use of the military household system, the military household is passed down from generation to generation, father to son, son to grandson, all from generation to generation are military households, usually five said one, ten said one practice, out of the army, into the agriculture, this military system is the first emperor to follow the Sui and Tang Dynasty government military system, slightly improved into the law, in this way, the imperial court has a million troops can protect the territory and defend the land, and at the same time there are millions of farmers to work in the fields, once there is a war, the army can be completely self-sufficient, grain and grass will not add too much burden to the court, it is really a double win……”

Xiao Fan sighed: "What this official is worried about is that he is afraid that the military households will not be in war for a long time, and they will neglect their training, and when they reach the battlefield, millions of peasants are still just millions of peasants, and they specialize in the art industry, so they will farm well, and if they are soldiers, they will be good soldiers, and if they are not soldiers, if they are not farmers, how can such an army ensure their combat effectiveness?" ”

"But, my lord, if you make millions of soldiers put down their hoes and pick up their swords and train as soldiers wholeheartedly, who will farm the land and plead the fields? The land was barren, there was no harvest, and the imperial court had to allocate tens of thousands of grain and grass to bear the military rations of the million army, which increased the burden on the state capitals, and this burden could only be distributed to the peasants everywhere in the form of increased taxes......

Ru Yu paused, and then said, "...... The trouble of reforming the military system is not only this, adults know, to fight the world to rely on military generals, but to govern the world can only rely on civilian officials, the first emperor Ding Ding, create the Ming Dynasty, such as today's peace, and no war, the existence of military generals is not as important as in wartime, in this way, the role of civil officials is highlighted, the ancient sages are heavy on civil etiquette and light martial arts, that the military is the disaster of the disaster, the sages advocate the importance of etiquette and morality, and put an end to the military force, these truths have been passed down for thousands of years, has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, today's court is the world of civil officials, The adults want to make a big military effort, which is against the teachings of the saints, and it touches the interests of civil officials and devalues the status of civil officials. If the Lord proposes this idea on the Golden Palace, I am afraid that even the meritorious princes and the ministers who play the role of the wall grass will not stand on the side of the adults, and it will be difficult to reform the military system! ”

After Ru Yu finished speaking, there was a deathly silence in the hall.

Xiao Fan's expression gradually became depressed and condensed, and the two sword eyebrows frowned deeply like mountains and rivers.

It turned out that he thought about this era too simply, thinking that crossing would take advantage of knowledge and knowledge, and he could come up with some effective national policies in the previous world to change the world, but he didn't expect that good national policies can only be implemented in the world at the right time.

But...... Reform of the military system must be carried out! Xiao Fan is very firm in this point, the army is already full of holes, and in the future, Zhu Di will rebel, relying on such a court army to fight against the battle-hardened Youyan border army, the odds of victory are not high.

The question comes back to the question of how to do it when it is so difficult to reform? Is it possible to kill all the ministers who oppose it? He didn't mind, Zhu Yunwen definitely didn't have the courage.

After being silent for a long time, Xiao Fan arched his hand at Ru Yu and said, "Thank you Lord Ru for your advice, this official is grateful." ”

Ru Yu hurriedly replied: "What the lower official said may not be heard in the end, but it is all from the bottom of my heart, it is good if the adult is not surprised, and I dare not be the gratitude of the adult......"

"Lord Ru just said, this official summed up, the difficulty of reforming the military system, mainly two points, first, millions of people abandon the peasants to strengthen the army, lack of military food is the key, if the military grain is distributed to the state capitals, it will inevitably increase the burden of the people in the state capitals, and there may be civil unrest, second, the theory of rejuvenating the military has touched the bottom line of the civil officials, thinking that it will lead to the atmosphere of the imperial court emphasizing military force and ignoring literature, so they desperately oppose it, this matter will inevitably set off a big wave above the Golden Palace, it is difficult to obtain the approval of the ministers, this is also the key, right?"

Everyone nodded with complicated expressions, not to mention those Qingliu ministers, even these ministers and fellow parties don't agree with it, this Lord Xiao obviously has many ways to make political achievements, why do you have to use the military system? Isn't this unpleasant for yourself?

Xiao Fan closed his eyes and leaned his head on the back of the chair, a deep exhaustion invaded his body and mind.

He is in a high position and has a lot of power, but he still has these things that cannot be done by power, which makes him feel very frustrated.

However, these things must be done, they have to be done, Zhu Di's rebellion is imminent, the imperial army is so weak, if it is not cured with fierce medicine, how can it resist Zhu Di's 100,000 rebels in the future?

Military rations, ministers, two difficult problems linger in my mind as if watching the lights.

The minister said that under both soft and hard measures, he was not afraid that they would not comply, food was a big problem, and he must not put this burden on the people, otherwise he would be scolded by the world, and he would not be happy in this life.

…… It would be nice if there was hybrid rice in this era, after the yield per mu increased, even more than a billion people could be fed, not to mention a million troops, the problem is that hybrid rice is such a profound technology, and in his previous life, he was just a robber who did not learn and did not understand it...... Why don't you let Taixu open the altar and ask God to send down a divine thunder and split Academician Yuan, the father of rice in his previous life, here?

Not very reliable, right? The business level of the old liar is very sparse, what if it is crooked?

Xiao Fan thought about it for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and some memories of his previous life gradually poured into his mind, although hybrid rice is difficult to do, it can be replaced by other crops.

For example, corn, sweet potatoes...... These are high-yielding crops, and if they are cultivated on a large scale, why not be able to feed an army of millions? And corn and sweet potatoes do not occupy fertile land, barren mountains can be planted, if popularized in the world, but it will greatly benefit the good deeds of the army and the people, but this matter is also difficult, corn and sweet potatoes are Central American products, Columbus was not born at this time, right? The New World has not been discovered, where can I find seeds?

Zhu Di's rebellion is imminent, if you want to reform the military system on a large scale, it is not feasible for the time being, as for corn and sweet potatoes, you can only wait until Zhu Di's rebellion is suppressed, and then slowly figure it out, according to the current treasury reserves of the imperial court, the strength to fight a big war is still there, and we will talk about it later.

It's a big deal that in the future, I will find a way to train a Columbus of the Ming Dynasty to make a big voyage, and get some seeds to come back.

Large-scale reform is not feasible, but small-scale reform must be carried out, and it is necessary to run military academies, open military forces, and build firearms.

"Reform must be carried out!" Xiao Fan pondered for a long time, and then waved his hand heavily to cut the railway.

Everyone looked at him in amazement, and then said in unison: "Please think twice, ...... adults."

Xiao Fan had to explain: "I want to promote martial arts, there is really a last resort, if the army is not strong, how can it be prosperous?" I know why you don't agree with it, but I also have a feeling that I have to do it......"

The crowd then said, "Please think twice...... Your Excellency."

Xiao Fan was impatient, stood up and said loudly: "Damn! Aren't you just afraid that in the future, the court will be heavy and you won't be able to get promoted? ”

Everyone was silent with a look of confusion on their faces.

Xiao Fan thought for a while and said: "This matter can't be done without your help, here the official will make a wish to you, Lord Ru is a scholar, this official position can't be promoted again, I recommend to the Son of Heaven to make you an earl, what do you think?" ”

Ru Yu trembled with fat all over her body, and then said gratefully: "Thank you for your sponsorship, the lower official swears to advance and retreat with the adult, and never retreat!" ”

Xiao Fan pointed to Hanlin Bachelor Xie Jin, and said: "Bachelor Xie, you are now a Hanlin Bachelor, and now the Taichang Siqing among the Jiuqing is vacant because of Lord Wei's old age, the Son of Heaven originally intended Huang Zicheng to take this position, Huang Zicheng, was degraded by the Son of Heaven to Shandong, I recommend you to the Son of Heaven as Taichang Siqing, what does Bachelor Xie think?" ”

Xie Jin's tears came down, and he said with tears: "I am willing to serve the death of the adult!" ”

Xiao Fan looked at Qi Tai again and said, "Lord Qi is a squire of the military department, and he has studied a lot of things in the soldiers' family, and it is inevitable to be transferred to other places, so I will also recommend you to the Son of Heaven as an earl, how about it?" ”

Qi Tai said with a reserved beard: "This ...... The subordinate officials are immoral and incompetent, and they are really ......"

"If you pretend to force me again, I'll change someone else!"

"Ahh Xia Guan is grateful, and he is willing to smear his liver and brain for adults, and he will die and die! ”

“…………”

One by one, the wishes of being promoted to the rank of lord were promised, and everyone was like being beaten with chicken blood, and the entire front hall was boiling.

After making a wish, Xiao Fan said slowly: "Colleagues, what are you talking about reforming the military system,...... Is it really hard? ”

Everyone got the benefit, and immediately worshiped Xiao Fan as a god, and said in unison: "It's not difficult!" It's not hard at all! Who dares to oppose your lordship, we dug up his ancestral grave in the middle of the night! ”

Xiao Fan slapped his palms fiercely and said angrily: "Isn't it just a bit of about being promoted?" Say no and be done! Tossing for so long, it's purely nothing to look for! ”

Everyone was ashamed and silent: "............"

Rolling his eyes at everyone, Xiao Fan snorted: "The sages of the ancients all revered the peach and reciprocated the favor, I helped you get promoted, what about you?" ”

Everyone was stunned, and then a bolt of lightning struck the Lingtai acupoint above their heads, and everyone immediately heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning.

"Lord Xiao toured north on behalf of the Son of Heaven, led the lone army into the grassland, and made the first contribution to the annihilation of the Tartars, such great feats, the court should praise them, I can't wait, I am willing to shout in unison for the adults on the Golden Palace, and invite the Son of Heaven to be the Lord of Lords and Marquises, in order to show the great merits of the Lords!"

Xiao Fan laughed, gave a thumbs up, and said, "It's too good!" ”

As soon as the final word was reached, the annihilation of the party unified their understanding, and the matter of reforming the military system was put on the agenda of the Golden Palace, and Zhu Yunwen carried Zhu Yunwen to divide the official titles and titles of the imperial court like watermelons.

The meeting was held, and the harvest was great, and everyone was happy.

After finishing the matter, Xiao Fan suddenly remembered a private matter.

"I heard that the Son of Heaven has been quite beautiful recently, this ...... It's not that it can't, after all, the bloodline of the Heavenly Family needs to be branched out in order to ensure that there are successors to my Ming Dynasty, but ...... The Son of Heaven actually likes Huang Guan and his sister, this is a bit too much to say, why? Huang Guan's dead man's face was like a coffin, where could his sister see it? The aesthetics of the Son of Heaven are very worrying! Don't you adults have a sister? Why don't you give it up? How can you let Huang Guan that guy be beautiful? ”

Everyone looked at each other and was silent.

After a while, Xie Jin said cautiously: "My lord, it is said that Huang Guan's sister is twenty-eight years old, and she looks quite standard, and she is a famous beauty in Beijing......

Xiao Fan was stunned, and then said angrily: "That's not good!" If Huang Guan becomes the brother-in-law of the Son of Heaven in the future, won't his arrogance become more and more arrogant? Will we still have a way to live then? Which of you has a sister? Hurry up and lure the Son of Heaven back! ”

Xie Jin hurriedly pointed at Ru Yu and said, "Lord Ru has a daughter, but she has already promised someone, and she looks good, well, it is impossible to seduce the Son of Heaven by her anyway, and men who don't have a heavy taste generally don't look down on ......"

Ru Yu's fat face turned black, and smoke began to rise above her head: "............"

Xie Jin pointed at Qi Tai who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and said: "Lord Qi has a younger sister, but Yun Ying has not married in the past ten years, and her identity can be ......."

Xiao Fan shook his eyes and said, "Twenty years old and still not married?" Why? ”

Xie Jin said with a smile: "Just because Lord Qi's sister is a famous melon seed face......

Xiao Fan was stunned and said: "The melon seed face is a standard beauty face......"

"Adults misunderstood, the so-called melon seeds are a whole sunflower, not a melon seed......"

"Whole ...... The whole flower is said to be a sunflower? Xiao Fan gasped, and then glanced at Qi Tai sympathetically.

Qi Tai's face gradually darkened.

Xie Jin proudly showed off his knowledge, and said: "In addition, the daughter of Yu Shangshu of the Ministry of Household is too fat, the sister-in-law of Zhuo Shilang of the Ministry of Industry is too dark, the daughter of Lord Xu of the Ministry of Industry is too thin, and the niece of Zhang Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is too small......

Qi Tai couldn't hold back any longer, stood up and kicked at Xie Jin, Xie Jin was gushing, and was kicked by Qi Tai unexpectedly, and he screamed and fell down.

Qi Tai still couldn't understand his hatred, and still kicked him desperately, his face turned red and scolded bitterly: "The silver thief raised by the son of a bitch, the daughters of the ministers of the court and the central government have been looked at by you, so shameless and despicable, Lao Tzu is now saying that he will clean up the door for the imperial court......"

Ru Yu was too obese, so she could only sit on the chair and wave her fists excitedly, gritting her teeth and shouting: "Beat him, beat him!" ”

“…………”

In the midst of the commotion, Xiao Fan sighed dejectedly and said, "Your sisters are all people with unique skills, I'm afraid the Son of Heaven can't stand it, so forget it......"

(To be continued)