Chapter 117 Why?

Is the order of the Ministry of War useful? Normally, it is useful. The armies of the whole country, except for the forbidden army, should be placed under the command of the Ministry of War. However, Zhu Youzhen's military reform is actually a freak. Or rather, a military reform that stopped halfway through. At this time, the Ming army system was a bit like the end of the Qing Dynasty, and in general, it was just one word "chaos".

At the beginning, Zhu You's purpose in inspecting and training the new army was to use it as a model to gradually improve the army across the country. The idea was right, but unfortunately the cause collapsed before it was finished. After the new monarch ascended the throne, he did not have too much prestige, and it was difficult to direct the reform of the army. Because there are too many interests involved, the military department is not very active in promoting this matter. As a result, the new army has almost been trained and has a certain combat effectiveness, but the system of guarding posts, which has long been corrupted, has not been abolished. Another is that the recruitment set is still there, and there are still a lot of them. These two systems of the Ming army are huge and bloated, and they are still consuming the country's already small army expenditure. This is much worse than the end of the Qing Dynasty, the new armies in the provinces have put up shelves, although they have not been trained in strict accordance with the requirements of the state, but after all, the banner has been erected and silver has been thrown into it. At the same time, the Eight Banners soldiers in various places are still there, there are still many green battalions, and the traditional armies such as Lian Yong, the city defense battalion, and the river defense battalion are still there. Not to mention anything else, there are more than 200,000 in the green camp and Lian Yong alone.

Speaking of which, the army system of the Ming Dynasty will be two systems in general, after all, the new army is a very small part, and it has to be strictly counted, and the new army within the scope of the direct subordinate is also a flying eagle horse, a new army, adding up to more than 40,000. The army in the city is also more than 40,000, but the difference in combat effectiveness between the two is too great.

From the very beginning, the new army was a system of internal devotion. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the military headquarters is not able to command at all. After deciding that Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng went out of the city to take over the army with the orders of the military department, Hong Chengchou took the initiative to take over the work of going to Nanyuan. The salary of this cavalry is still the household system, so he is still very confident that he can impress He Xian with high-ranking officials and take the command of the Flying Eagle Cavalry. This idea is normally fine, but Chen Xie is gone. Can't subordinates find backers?

Hong Chengchou's selfishness is obvious, but Lu Xiangsheng doesn't care about this. He was more concerned about whether there was an imperial order, but unfortunately, the cabinet members, plus the civil officials and martial artists of the six ministries, agreed that they must first take down the army, and then they could continue to fight with the emperor with peace of mind. Even if the command of the army is returned to the emperor in the future, it will be a matter for the future. Speaking of which, the ambitions of the nobles are mainly reflected in the huge dividends overseas. There are not many extravagant hopes for the regime. With the emperor here, they are more willing to take a step back and play a role in defending the city of Beijing, stabilizing the chaos and ensuring a smooth transition.

Or to put it this way, Wuxun seeks profit, and Wenchen seeks power. Let's put it this way, under the new cabinet system. As long as you have the command of the army, you can really control the entire country. The young emperor simply couldn't do anything about the Wenchen group.

The sky was twilight, the city gate opened, and the two teams went to one side, one rushed to Fengtai, and the other rushed to Nanyuan.

Fast horses and light rides, this distance is really not long. When the sun came out, Hong Chengchou and his fifty generals had already come to the barracks of Nanyuan, and were "warmly welcomed" by the guards firing guns into the sky. The specific process is like this, after discovering Hong Chengchou and his entourage, the guards on duty immediately shouted with a loudspeaker: "The barracks are heavy." No trespassing. ”

Hong Chengchou was afraid of Chen Xie in his bones, which didn't mean that he was afraid of these little soldiers, so he ignored this stubble at all and continued to move forward. Approaching fifty meters away, a Ding Dan rode forward and shouted: "Hong Chengchou, a scholar of Dongge University and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, is here, where is Hexian?" ”

After revealing the name, Hong Chengchou was very confident and felt that he could suppress this little soldier. I never thought that after the soldier on duty pulled the trigger to the sky, he raised his horn and shouted: "Retreat, the rest of the people will retreat immediately, otherwise they will be punished for the crime of ramming the barracks." As soon as he fired, the movement became loud, and the cavalry company commander on duty immediately rushed over, commanded his subordinates to prepare for battle, and the muzzles of the rows of guns were aimed at the family members who came forward, and as long as he gave an order, he could be beaten into a hornet's nest.

Hong Chengchou didn't expect this change at all, and motioned for the others to stop, turn over and dismount. Calling the family back and walking forward alone, Hong Chengchou, who was dressed in an official robe, was still very confident, thinking that if the Flying Eagle Rider did not rebel, it would not be unfavorable to himself. If you want to talk about rebellion, Chen Xie wants to rebel and have to wait until today?

Walking three steps away from the camp gate, facing more than a hundred muzzles, Hong Chengchou was still a little weak in his heart, in case any bastard was nervous and went crazy, he had to explain here today. But if you don't take risks at this time, when will you stay? As long as he takes the command of the Eagle Cavalry, the position of the first assistant of the cabinet will be his own in the future. As for Lu Xiangsheng, his mission to Fengtai, in Hong Chengchou's view, could not be completed at all. The new army listened only to the emperor on the grounds that every penny of silver they used came from the inner treasury. In other words, the Forces nouvelles did not identify with the military department. 、

Speaking of which, these Wenchen are really bold to do this. This is also in the Ming Dynasty, and it had to be after Zhu Youzhen's death that Wenchen had a strong pursuit of the system in the past, so he would take such a risk. Let's put it this way, once the current cabinet has succeeded in dealing with this issue, it is in essence infinitely close to a constitutional monarchy.

So, why didn't Chen Xie side with Wenchen? Quite simply, once the rights of these people are no longer binding, their group will frantically lie on the body of the state and suck blood. That's what they've done in the past, they've done it now, and they'll do it in the future. Let Wenchen control the situation, or give birth to many capitalists, and step by step on the road of capitalism, but this is not what Chen Xie wants. Why? Because the capitalists have no sense of statehood. They don't know where the future development direction is, and they can only do things driven by interests. At that time, not only will the traditional moral system be destroyed, but the new system may not be able to grow healthily. The key is the system, only by establishing the system first, can we ensure the stability of the country, and only when the country is stable can we talk about development.

Hong Chengchou was still blocked outside the camp gate, and the company commander on duty dropped a sentence: "Wait!" This made Hong Chengchou feel a strong sense of humiliation, is this still the army of the Ming Dynasty? Endure! Bear with it! We will settle accounts in the future.

He Xian finally came out, standing at the door without the intention of greeting, but arched his hand from afar: "Hong Pavilion Department, can there be holy will?" "One sentence made Hong Chengchou stupid, how could this be? In the face of a martial artist, Hong Chengchou still had the confidence to persuade him, so he stepped forward and said, "Hou Ye, can you take a step to speak?" ”

He Xian replied without hesitation: "Cabinet Department, please go back." Without Holy Will, I will not open the door here. ”

"He Xian, you are bold!" Hong Chengchou finally couldn't help it, scolded, looked at He Xian stunned, and then continued: "The headquarters hall is here in person, you don't even let the headquarters enter the camp gate?" ”

After hearing this, He Xian showed an incredible expression, and replied: "When the Flying Eagle Rider was stationed here, the first emperor had an order, and without a holy order, no one would open the door. It's really not that He doesn't give face to the cabinet, it's really hard to disobey the holy will. Hong Gebu, don't be embarrassed, hurry back and ask for the holy will. ”

These words were like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and Hong Chengchou was stunned at that time. How can there be such a statement, is it really the first emperor who said this? If you think about it carefully, there are indeed overseers in this Eagle Ride. Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou's white hair sweat came out, and his whole body was drenched in sweat in an instant. When he couldn't advance or retreat for a while, he decided to fight again, and shouted again: "He Dudu, there are 100,000 urgent things under him, please allow him to enter the camp for a meeting." ”

He Xian said with a smile: "The sky is falling, and without the Holy Order, the ministers of the outer court are not allowed to enter, not only the civil ministers, but also the martial arts. ”

This time, Hong Chengchou was completely numb, and he couldn't find a way to rack his brains, and people didn't talk nonsense with you at all. You can't stand at the door and shout, "Chen Xie was assassinated, life and death are unknown", right? When he really shouted this voice, the hands of those soldiers really shook, and he turned into a corpse.

"So, Hong went back first." Hong Chengchou had no choice but to give up, turned around and left, and left very decisively. Because he suddenly felt that something was not quite right. If you think about this thing carefully, it's really a bit weird, why don't you even give a chance to go in and say a word? He couldn't figure out what the specific problem was, and it could also be the meaning of the inner guards inside. After all, it's not normal for him to come over early in the morning without a holy decree, and you're not normal, do you still expect others to be normal?

Lu Xiangsheng's movements were not slow, at noon, he came to the outpost of the Fengtai battalion, and after reporting his name, he passed three checkpoints all the way and appeared outside the headquarters of the first division. I didn't expect it to be so smooth, looking at the high wall, and then looking at Weng Zhengqing and the others standing solemnly at the door, Lu Xiangsheng took a deep breath, calmed himself down, slowly turned over and dismounted, walked forward, and said lightly to everyone: "The headquarters is here in the name of the military department, everyone ......." ”

Halfway through his words, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't go on, because he saw an acquaintance standing in the middle of the group of officers, looking at him with infinite regret. "Why?" Lu Xiangsheng stepped forward firmly, stared at Chen Xie's face that seemed extremely ugly to him, and let out a roar of reprimand. (To be continued......) R1292