"Yuanfu, this Liu Jiye is too domineering to do things." Feng Yuanbiao, who had just entered Beijing not long ago to serve as the right and left attendant of the Ministry of War, sat in the duty room of Wu Fu, the first assistant of the cabinet, with a dissatisfied face.

"How?" Wu Fu asked.

"Since I entered Beijing and joined the Ministry of War, in order to familiarize myself with affairs, I have checked the official documents and files of the Ministry of War in recent years. In just a few years as a military general, Liu Jiye has been promoted to the king of Juejiajun, the minister of Gu Ming. Not only that, but he was a martial artist, but he also became the governor of Zhili and the governor of Shuntian, so it doesn't count, but he also joined the cabinet as a scholar, and now he has become the second assistant of the cabinet. ”

"In addition, he also abolished the Governor's Office of the Five Armies and set up the Privy Council and the Military Aircraft Department, all of which are very worrying."

Feng Yuanbiao, the word Ertao, is a native of Cixi, Zhejiang.

's father, Feng Ruoyu, once served as Shaoqing of Nanjing Taifu Temple. Feng Yuanbiao, the second year of the Apocalypse, the first year of the brother Feng Yuanyang Chongzhen.

Feng Yuanbiao was a Donglin general, and in his early years, he served as the magistrate of the county, and later entered Beijing to serve as the head of the household department. During the Chongzhen period, the Feng brothers were in Kedao, and repeatedly impeached the ministers of the dynasty, Zhou Yanru, Wang Yingxiong, Wen Tiren, etc. were impeached by him, and were later transferred to Nanjing Taifu Qing and demoted from the center.

Now, Wu Fu transferred Feng Yuanbiao to Beijing as the right attendant of the military department, and his brother Feng Yuanyang served as the deputy envoy of the Zhili Inspectorate and the Tianjin Military Guard.

"Motosuke, I flipped through the roster of the military department, and I was shocked. Liu Ge Lao carried out disarmament and merger of towns before, but the result is that now there are only 16 towns left in the world, and there are more than 300,000 people left. This can certainly save money, but it can be a weapon for the country. For example, today's military towns have been dismantled, and only more than 300,000 horses remain, but more than half of them are Liu Jiye's Chu army. ”

"The Liao army, the Chu army, the Qin army, the Yu army, etc., are just ordinary old names. No matter where the soldiers came from, they were all soldiers of the imperial court, and they were by no means someone's private soldiers. Wu Fu said. Nowadays, there are indeed many generals from Chu who hold important positions in various towns, but that is also because they have really made great contributions to the country, and they have been promoted to their current positions on merit. ”

"But these people are Liu Jiye's old subordinates, and some of them are his sworn brothers, in-laws, and even protégés. From Guanwai to Zhili, and then to the Central Plains and Chuanhu. Now the old soldiers of these four military regions have been abolished due to their unbearable combat strength, and they have all been replaced by Liu Jiye's old troops leading the Chu army to garrison, and even the Liangjiang, Fujian, Zhejiang, Liangguang, and navy in the southeast are all closely related to Liu Jiye, and half of the soldiers in the world are now in Liu Jiye's hands, which is already very dangerous. Feng Yuanbiao persuaded loudly.

"If it goes on like this, is it worth it? The commanders of the entire towns in the world are their old friends. The soldiers of the world are all Chu troops. If Liu Jiye ascends to the top one day and shouts, the mountains and rivers will change color. "The more Feng Yuanbiao said, the more angry he became, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the military town of Weisu was determined, and the central government was under the command of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

In the later period, it was even more to control the military with literature, and the military department seized the power of the five military governments, why? For the defense of the military will sit big.

With the rise of Liaodong Jurchen. The imperial court continued to use troops in Liaodong, and had to reuse some military generals who could fight. The result was that Li Chengliang and other military generals sat bigger, and after that, the Liaoxi General Gate was formed, and the Liaoxi Army was not able to lose its tail.

Compared with the Liaoxi Army, today's Chu Army is really terrifying.

The Chu army is too capable of fighting, but now the imperial court is still engaged in large-scale mergers and acquisitions, and as a result, the center has a military aircraft department and a privy council. On the contrary, the military department lost the right to transfer troops. Liu Jun was in the Military Aircraft Department, Fu Shan was in the Privy Council, and Zhao Shun and Zheng Zhilong were in the Military Department.

What's even more terrifying is that the provinces of Guanwai, Zhili, Central Plains, and Chuanhu are now all being cut and merged, and what is left behind are the new troops in the towns dominated by the Chu army.

Even the Praetorian Guards and the Guards were selected from the Chu army. Even Liu Yunsheng, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, was Liu Jiye's cousin. In addition, Liu Jiye's uncle Liu Qiao is in charge of Jinyiwei, it can be said that half of the world is under Liu Jiye's control. Now Liu Jiye is very loyal, but once Liu Jun comes to a yellow robe one day, they have no power to resist at all.

"There is no way to cut and merge military towns, the guard has long been eroded, and the imperial court has relied on recruiting battalions to fight for many years. Now that the guard posts have been abolished and the military cantonments have been cleaned up, on the one hand, a large amount of military expenditures have been saved, and a large number of cantonment fields have also been cleared out, so that these grains that were originally embezzled by the military attachés of the guard posts can be used for military supplies. Wu Fu sighed and said, Feng Yuanbiao's words he didn't think about it, but as the first assistant, he couldn't give up food because of choking, he really couldn't find a better choice.

"The same is true of the reduction and merger of the new army. Originally, the imperial court reorganized the new army of 36 towns, adding up to more than one million people, but in fact, many military towns were seriously empty, and the situation was very serious for officers to eat empty salaries, deduct military salaries, and support their families, and the soldiers were too old and weak to fight. ”

"These military towns have become corrupt and are the same as the original guards army, and it is not possible to fight, but chaos often occurs. Every year, countless military salaries, money and food are wasted, and not only do they not play a role, but they are the source of local trouble. Do you think we can do it without cutting and rectifying? ”

"If there is a choice, of course, the imperial court does not want to be like this. Liaozhen, which was once pinned on high hopes by the imperial court, spent countless money and grain, but it couldn't defeat the Qing captives at all, and it couldn't be defeated when it advanced, and it couldn't be defended when it retreated. The defeat of Songjin in Yizhou almost allowed the Qing army to enter the pass, if it weren't for the Chu army, how could there be a later peace? ”

"As a result, Liaozhen is now reversed, these are those military towns, either they are just corrupt and embarrassed to fight, or they are arrogant, and if they are slightly dissatisfied, they dare to mutiny and rebel. In comparison, the Chu army can fight and fight, and the military discipline is good, who does the court use without them? ”

Feng Yuanbiao hurriedly said, "But it can't be like this, the Chu army is bound to be in a big trouble." ”

"The Chu army must be contained, otherwise the chaos will be in front of you." Feng Yuanbiao leaned in front of Wu Fu and said, "Yuanfu, at the beginning, the four major ministers who cared for their lives, Zhou Yanru committed suicide in fear of crime, and Liu Ge Lao Ding was worried in the township, but now only you and Liu Jiye are left." If Yuanfu doesn't want to find a way to curb him, I'm afraid that this Liu Jiye will turn against the guest and climb on your head. ”

As he was talking, an official came in and handed an official document to Wu Fu.

"Shoufu, this is the Tang newspaper that Miyun just sent back. Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses have reached the Chaohe River, and yesterday a patrol of the garrison stationed in Miyun encountered Wu Rei's forward scouts, and a company of 200 cavalry patrols of the garrison army completely annihilated Wu Regent's 100 cavalry scouts. ”

"yes, got it."

Wu Fu took the Tang newspaper and flipped through it, nodded and motioned for the officials to retreat.

"Ertao, you see, you know what the Beijing camp of the Beijing Division was like, and the 50,000 people who can really fight can't afford it. However, there were hundreds of thousands of establishments, and later His Majesty reorganized the Beijing camp, cut some of them, and still organized nine towns.

As a result, the last time there was a mutiny, it was quickly pacified by Liu Jiye with only half of Beiyang Town. After the fact, most of the vacancies were empty, and there were countless old and weak. 50,000 horses were transferred from Beiyang and Denglai to Beijing, another 30,000 were recruited, and 50,000 were selected from the Beijing camp. It was newly reorganized into the four armies of the guards, guards, garrisons, and garrisons, and the guards and guards guarded the imperial city and the inner and outer cities of the Jingshi. Liu Jun's direct subordinates commanded the soldiers and horses of the garrison and garrison towns, and in just half a year, the Beijing camp was reborn. Sometimes, the old man does not admit that Liu Jiye does command the army and train the troops. ”

"That's why we have to be more vigilant, don't let the martial arts mess with the government, and let the martial arts rule the country."

Wu Fu glanced at Feng Yuanbiao, a little helpless.

Doesn't he know that he has to guard against Liu Jun, but he can prevent it? When Liu Jun was suppressing bandits in the Central Plains, he reluctantly sat on the post of Yunyang General Army by killing Zhang Xianzhong and having the full recommendation of Mei Zhihuan and others. But after that, Liu Jun entered Jiangbei to suppress bandits, and then went south to patrol the sea, and then sent troops to Liaodong, winning one victory after another.

On the other hand, the imperial court has failed one after another on other battlefields, and the imperial court has any other ways than to reuse Liu Jun? At the beginning, the first emperor didn't think about curbing Liu Jun, but every time the plan couldn't catch up with the changes. It is said that when Liu Jun was the governor of Zhili, it was to transfer Liu Jun to Beijing and let him no longer command the heroic division of the Chu army.

The result? Songjin was defeated, and the emperor had to let Liu Jiye serve as the superintendent, and after the war, Liu Jiye was transferred to Beijing, but he did not enter Beijing, and the emperor died first.

Step by step, it is indeed an unpredictable result.

Now the north has to rely on the Chu army to defend against the Qing captives, and the rebellious Liao army has to face the Central Plains, and the Central Plains also needs the Chu army to encircle and suppress the thieves.

"Yuan Fu, the rebellious Liao army is not the opponent of the Chu army at all, you see that these hundred scout forwards were actually wiped out by two hundred patrols. I also heard that Wu Sangui's army had fled before he reached the foot of the Great Wall. If he really wants to fight, he is by no means Liu Jun's opponent. ”

"That's a good thing." Wu Fu said.

"This is actually not a good thing at all, I think that Wu Sangui should be kept and the Liao army should be kept."

"What do you mean?" Wu Fu frowned.

Feng Yuanbiao further explained, "The Liao army can't defeat the Chu army, and even if the Qing army is behind, it will be difficult for them to break through Liu Jiye's army, which is retreating to the defense line of the Great Wall." If it continued, there was only one result, the Liao army was defeated, and even the entire army was annihilated. If they can't break through the defense line of the Great Wall, Wu Sangui will either be directly defeated under the Great Wall or retreat, but will Liu Jiye let them retreat calmly? ”

"Yuan Fu, at this time, destroying Wu Sangui and destroying the Liao army will only further fuel Liu Jun's momentum, and from then on he will have no one to contain. It is better to keep Wu Sangui and the Liao army, and the imperial court ordered to recruit the Liao army, keep them, and also contain the Chu army. ”

"This?" Wu Fu was surprised.

"Wu Sangui just raised troops under the banner of the Qing monarch's side, and did not openly rebel against the emperor, and the imperial court could have issued an order to surrender. I believe that Wu Sangui also rode a tiger south at this time, and he regretted it very much. If there is such an opportunity, he will definitely seize it. The imperial court only needs to issue an order to pardon them for the crime of raising troops, and then restore the two towns of Jinzhou and Guangning, and let them continue to garrison the two places. ”

"Liu Jiye will never accept it."

Feng Yuanbiao smiled, "There are only Yuanfu and him in the middle of the court now, and you are the first assistant." As long as someone proposes a surrender plan, and Yuan Fu agrees again, even if Liu Jiye opposes it, it can't change the result, right? ”

"In addition, Zuo Liangyu is the governor of Guanwai and the chief soldier of Ningyuan, as long as the imperial court is willing to support him, I believe he will be able to control the situation in Ningyuan Town in the future."

"Yuanfu, you must not let Liu Jiye's family dominate, otherwise there will be no need to control it."

Wu Fu fell into deep thought. (To be continued.) )