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Hearing that Li Yuntian mentioned the combat strength of the army during the period of Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle, Emperor Xuande's brows suddenly frowned slightly, and he immediately thought of Emperor Yongle's thrilling "Fengtian Jingjing".

At this moment, the situation faced by Emperor Xuande is very similar to that of Emperor Jianwen, both of whom are young emperors who ascended the throne in their twenties, and they are both facing a serious problem of vassal kings.

Compared with Emperor Jianwen, Emperor Xuande's situation was undoubtedly worse, when Emperor Jianwen had no officials or nobles in the court on the side of Emperor Jianwen, he had to face those rebellious vassal kings in other places.

By the time of Emperor Xuande, the situation in the court had undergone complex changes, the Han king had great achievements in the Jingjing period, and had a very good personal relationship with the nobles in the court, and the relationship was close.

Although Emperor Hongxi defeated the King of Han by virtue of forbearance in the battle for the throne, his heart was still too benevolent and kind, and he did not eradicate the hidden danger of the King of Han because of his brotherly affection.

In fact, if Emperor Hongxi can rule for ten years, then the King of Han will not be afraid at that time, Emperor Hongxi will definitely have cut off the wings of the King of Han, leaving Emperor Xuande with a peaceful court.

It's a pity that no one thought that Emperor Hongxi died suddenly after only ten months in the court, and he didn't have time to restrain the King of Han at all, which made Emperor Xuande have to face his ill-intentioned imperial uncle.

Although Yang Shiqi is not clear about the affairs of the army, it is an indisputable fact that the military strength of the Ming Dynasty has been declining year by year, not to mention, the civil "chaos" in Jiaozhi alone in recent years can not be pacified, which is enough to be an indisputable example.

"The hereditary military position was determined by Emperor Taizu, and its foundation was the cantonment system, serving as a soldier in wartime and farming in leisure time to reduce the tax burden of the people." After groaning for a while, Yang Shiqi shook his head and said slowly to Li Yuntian. [29115671 ruling the Ming Dynasty] 291 ruling the Ming Dynasty 294

Although Li Yuntianming said that the military position was hereditary, the meaning of his words alluded to the Ming Dynasty's military system, which was not only related to the interests of officers at all levels in the Ming Dynasty, but also determined by Emperor Taizu, and it was undoubtedly difficult to abolish it.

Emperor Hongwu is such a great achievement, now many important ministers in the court are old men of the Hongwu Dynasty, unauthorized use of the military system set up by Emperor Hongwu will definitely be blocked by those important ministers.

"Ge Lao, Emperor Taizu took pity on the people and wanted to make the army self-sufficient, so he created the cantonment system, intending to enrich the people and strengthen the army."

Li Yuntian had already done his homework, and when he heard this, he bowed slightly to Yang Shiqi and said in a deep voice, "If the local capitals and guards can effectively implement the Hongwu Emperor's cantonment system, our Ming military strength will definitely prosper." ”

Military attachés at all levels, for personal gain, took the opportunity to wantonly enslave their soldiers and annex their tuntian, and the soldiers' income from a year's cultivation was difficult to make a living, so the phenomenon of desertion from many guards became increasingly serious, and the morale of the army was lost!"

After praising the garrison system first, Li Yuntian turned around and looked at Yang Shiqi with a solemn expression:

"The elder of the pavilion didn't know that when Xia Guan returned to Beijing from Nanjing a few months ago, he met a deputy thousand households of Jining Wei in Jining Mansion, and in order to curry favor with a woman, he spent at least three or four hundred taels of silver in just a few days, and a jade bracelet alone was worth more than one hundred taels, and he didn't have so much money anyway."

Yang Shiqi's brows furrowed tightly, Jining Wei commanded Shi Hu's case to be tossed in Beijing not long ago, and there were already rumors in the officialdom that Shi Hu secretly intercepted Emperor Xuande in Jining Mansion, but was taken down by Li Yuntian.

Not only Shi Hu, but also the entire Jining Wei deputy military attache of more than 1,000 households were almost served in one pot.

And Luo Deputy Qianhu, who "touched" Zhao Xinyue's boudoir that night, successfully stole Shi Hu's "limelight" under Li Yuntian's arrangement, and became the only unlucky person who was sentenced to a decisive decision.

The reason why Deputy Luo Qianhu was beheaded, in addition to his intention to rape Zhao Xinyue, was particularly critical when the presiding judge found that he had annexed his subordinate soldiers' tuntian, and squeezed and enslaved his subordinate military households, so as to accumulate money, and Yan zhòng undermined the military system set by Emperor Hongwu.

Therefore, Luo Deputy Qianhu's crime surpassed Shi Hu's, and he was sentenced to be beheaded in court, and he was about to be beheaded after the autumn trial.

The matter of Luo Deputy Qianhu is like a small pebble thrown into the undisturbed lake, and the slightest ripple is "waved" on the surface of the lake, so that the disadvantages of the cantonment system are displayed in front of the outside world.

A small deputy Qianhu can collect money like this, so it is obvious what the situation of the military attachés such as Qianhu and Wei Commander above him is obvious, and it is just the tip of the iceberg.

"Does Li Yushi have a countermeasure?" Hearing that Li Yuntian mentioned Deputy Luo Qianhu, Yang Shiqi finally understood why Deputy Luo Qianhu was charged with a bigger crime than Shi Hu, it seemed that Li Yuntian had already paved the way for today's events, so he looked at him with interest. [29115671 ruling the Ming Dynasty] 291 ruling the Ming Dynasty 294

"Ge Lao, Xia Guan has a general idea, please correct the Ge Lao." Li Yuntian groaned for a moment, and said solemnly to Yang Shiqi, "According to the lower officials, the Ming Dynasty should implement two systems, the compulsory military system and the professional military system, hide the soldiers from the people, and once a war breaks out, one million male soldiers can be recruited in a short time." ”

"Hiding soldiers from the people?" Emperor Xuande and Yang Shiqi couldn't help but "revea" their surprised looks, this idea was very novel, and it looked very attractive.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks so, the so-called compulsory military system, all men who are over eighteen years old and in good health in the Ming Dynasty can sign up to join the army, serve in the army for three years, although there is no military pay but after retiring and returning to their hometowns, they will be given three acres of land for cultivation, and the field tax will be exempted for the first two years, and the field tax will be reduced by half for the next three years, and they can be exempted from a certain amount of conscription."

Li Yuntian saw Emperor Xuande speak, so he turned to Emperor Xuande and said seriously, "The scope of the professional military system refers to those military attachés who are born in martial arts, as well as the elite soldiers who have been promoted from the personnel in the compulsory military system, not only have military salaries, but also can get corresponding fields after retirement. ”

"That's a wonderful way!" As soon as his words fell, Yang Shiqi couldn't help clapping his hands, and said to Emperor Xuande with a happy expression, "Your Majesty, in this way, the world's strong will inevitably compete to join the army. ”

Emperor Xuande also had a surprised look on his face, if so, he would not only get a brave and fierce army, but also those soldiers who had obtained the land after retiring would be grateful to him.

What is particularly important is that the service period of the soldiers in the compulsory military system is only three years, which means that one-third of the soldiers in the army will be replaced every year, and Emperor Xuande no longer has to worry about the military attachés who command the army.

"Li Yushi, how do you think this law will be implemented?" The more Emperor Xuande tasted it, the more he felt that Li Yuntian's method of hiding soldiers from the people was extremely exquisite, and he couldn't help but look at him with interest.

"Your Majesty, Wechen feels that this matter can't be '' too quickly, and it should be done gradually, but Wechen can assert to His Majesty that this law can be implemented in my Ming army within three years."

Li Yuntian thought about it carefully, and said solemnly to Emperor Xuande, "With today's plan, Weichen feels that His Majesty should promote the status of military attache and set an example for the people of the world. ”

"How to improve?" Emperor Xuande bowed slightly when he heard this, and then asked, does he think that it is a good way to add officials to military attachés, Li Yuntian must have something else.

"Your Majesty, Guozijian is the highest institution of learning for Wenju scholars, and the minister thinks that the highest school for martial artists should also be set up, and the Jingshi Martial Arts Hall should be established to practice martial arts."

Li Yuntian bowed slightly at Emperor Xuande and replied in an orderly manner, in his opinion, only when the national educational institutions make military attachés pay attention, then can the people recognize the promotion of the status of military attachés, and can they attract those who are determined to do martial arts to come and show their ambitions.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks this idea is very good, the text has the country superintendent, the martial arts have the martial arts, one article and one martial arts, complement each other." Yang Shiqi nodded first when he heard this, and said to Emperor Xuande with a smile.

"What do the two Qing families think, who will be in charge of the martial arts hall?" Emperor Xuande groaned for a moment when he heard this, and looked at Li Yuntian and Yang Shiqi silently.

The choice of the future military attache of the Ming Dynasty involves military affairs, so the person in charge of the martial arts hall has become very sensitive, first of all, he must be trusted by Emperor Xuande, and secondly, he cannot interfere in the affairs of the army.

Yang Shiqi looked at Li Yuntian when he heard this, since Li Yuntian proposed to talk about martial arts, then there must be a candidate to take charge.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen feels that the lecture hall should be run by a person of noble status or outstanding military achievements in order to serve the public, and the minister feels that King Fu can take on this responsibility." Li Yuntian groaned for a moment and proposed a candidate.

The corners of Yang Shiqi's mouth suddenly showed a hint of smile, and his eyes were full of approval and appreciation when he looked at Li Yuntian.

King Fu is the cousin of Emperor Hongwu, nearly sixty years old, highly respected in the royal family, so he served as the position of Zongren Ling, he is very low-key, pure heart and few desires, away from the disputes in the court, and won the trust of the Empress Dowager Zhang and Emperor Xuande.

The lecture hall is in charge of King Fu, which is equivalent to being in the hands of the royal family, and there is no need to worry about the ministers taking the opportunity to sit big, in addition, King Fu is old, and he is not an orthodox candidate of the Ming Dynasty, so he cannot pose any threat to Emperor Xuande, so he is the best candidate.

"Li Yushi thinks that it is most appropriate for the members of the military cabinet to be selected." Sure enough, Emperor Xuande was very satisfied with King Fu being in charge of the martial arts hall, and then Yu Feng turned around and asked.

The members of the military cabinet are different from the cabinet members, and the cabinet members headed by Yang Shiqi do not serve in the six ministries, so they do not have any losses after serving as cabinet members.

But the members of the military cabinet are different, the selected ones are all nobles of the Ming Dynasty who are in charge of military power, and entering the military cabinet means giving up the military power at hand.

In their opinion, once they have no military power in their hands, then it is equivalent to having no foundation in the court and will be at the mercy of others, so I am afraid that they will all resist entering the military cabinet.

This is what Emperor Xuande is most worried about, and it is not good that the nobles will think that he is "releasing military power with a glass of wine", which is very bad in the current form.

"Your Majesty, according to Weichen, the only people who are qualified to enter the military cabinet are the governors of the five armies and the commanders of all places."

Li Yuntian also had a lot of headaches about the candidates for the military cabinet members, mainly because those nobles were reluctant to give up the military power in their hands, he groaned for a while, and said tentatively:

"The British Duke is the imperial master, and he is highly respected among the military ministers, and he should have entered the military cabinet the most, but Wechen thinks that the British Duke is the Dinghaishen needle in the army, and it is not appropriate to move lightly at this time, so Wechen first recommended the loyal prince to enter the military cabinet."

"Zhongguo Gong?" Emperor Xuande and Yang Shiqi's faces both showed a look of surprise, and they never imagined that Li Yuntian would push his father-in-law Zhou Zheng into the military pavilion.

Zhou Zheng is now the governor of the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Governor's Office, in charge of hundreds of thousands of elite Beijing troops in Beijing, and his status in the army is second only to the British Gong Zhang Fu.