Zhengde was silent, Song Nan's construction was not something that could be agreed to casually, increasing the number of troops in the capital not only involves the rationality of the military system, but also involves the security of the capital.

Of course, Song Nan's move can still be heard, and the best of both worlds that Song Nan said is probably to add a new soldier and horse to let Song Nan command, so that he does not have to compete for positions with the regimental and battalion commanders, and can reasonably arrange Song Nan's position.

Song Nan knew that it was a critical time at this time, if he wanted to hold the military power and get the reward he should get, he would see if he could convince Zhengde, so he took advantage of Zhengde's hesitation and added a fierce fire.

"Your Majesty, the minister has always spoken straightforwardly, today the minister has spoken to the emperor from the bottom of his heart, if there is anything inappropriate, I hope the emperor will forgive the sin."

Zhengde said: "You say yes, there are no outsiders here." ”

Song Nan thanked him and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the minister has no prejudice against the regimental camp in Beijing, but the minister sincerely does not plan to enter the regimental camp as a commander. All generals are proud to be like regimental leaders, but in my opinion, this is not glory. ”

Zhengde was stunned and said, "How can you say this?" ”

Song Nan said: "The minister thinks that the army's loyalty to the emperor is the first element, and the second element is to have the capital that can be loyal to the emperor. ”

Zhengde's face changed and said, "You mean, Jingying doesn't have the capital to be loyal to me?" ”

Song Nan said: "If you talk about equipment and silver, the Beijing camp is several times more than other armies, the armor and blades of the soldiers in the Beijing camp are replaced with a new set in three years, and the silver is as high as two taels per month, and the armor of the officers and soldiers of the local guard is not enough to be changed every ten years." The funny thing is that some people don't even have armor, and when they fight, they use two planks tied to their front and back chests, which is really funny and bitter, and the salary is even rarer. The minister came from Ulzhou and knew that the salary of the Ulzhou soldiers was only eight yuan a month plus ten catties of cornmeal, and if the military family did not work hard to cultivate the fields, even their parents, wives and children would be hungry. ”

Zhengde frowned and said, "What are you talking about?" Why don't I want my Ming soldiers and horses to be fully armed and well-armed, with sufficient salaries and silver, but the finances are tight, what can I do? ”

Song Nan said: "The minister is not asking the emperor to do anything, the minister is just making a comparison; Under the circumstance that the Beijing battalion is treated and equipped many times more than the local guard station, what is its combat strength? Taking the Battle of Xinpingbao as an example, our Ming Dynasty won a complete victory in this battle, and more than 13,000 people participated in the battle, including the 6,000 border troops of the Ulzhou Wei and the Shenji Battalion of the Jingying Fenwu Battalion. In this battle, the emperor witnessed with his own eyes, what kind of posture did the more than 6,000 people of the Ulzhou border army face the Tatar cavalry several times his size before the Beijing camp arrived? Purely flesh and blood resisted the Tartar army, only a few hundred of the 6,000 people survived, and tens of thousands of Tartars were forcibly annihilated, dragged to the arrival of soldiers and horses in Beijing. And the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp did not evaluate the appearance of the soldiers and horses in the battle, and the emperor knew it. ”

Zhengde naturally understood in his heart that Zhang Lun's Fenwu Battalion and Shenji Battalion were the elite of the elite in the Beijing camp, but the table in the battle was not outstanding, if it weren't for the Ulzhou soldiers and horses who hit the Tartars first, coupled with the strength of firearms, the Shan Jing Battalion and the Tartar soldiers faced each other, it was difficult to predict whether they would win or not. ”

"This is still the Beijing camp led by Zhang Lun, the little grandfather is a general with troops and diligence, and the training of the Beijing camp is also considered conscientious, even so it is still unsatisfactory; Imagine, if it is the same equipment and the same troops, with the Ulzhou border army against the Beijing camp, who can win? ”

Zhengde scratched his head and said: "I'm afraid it's a big victory for the Ulzhou soldiers." ”

Song Nan got up and saluted and said: "The emperor shines on the sage, and he does not prevaricate when he speaks, this is exactly what the wise king did, as the emperor said, the Ulzhou soldiers will win, and it will be a big victory." The minister's intention is to say that when the capital is in trouble, although the Beijing camp has many troops, no one dares to pack a ticket whether they can bear the responsibility of defending the capital. And the safety of the emperor and the safety of the capital are not ambiguous at all. ”

Zhengde finally understood Song Nan's painstaking efforts, and the new army that could fight could not completely press the treasure on the Beijing camp, and it would be more reassuring to have a soldier and horse who could fight or even die to guard the side when it was critical.

"Song Nan, I already know your intentions, but what I want to say is that since the combat power of the Beijing camp is erosive, why don't you want to supervise a battalion to transform it?"

"Your Majesty, the transformation of the Beijing camp is naturally the best policy once and for all, but the minister asks himself if he has this ability, it is not difficult to train soldiers alone, the difficult thing is that the top-down generals in the Beijing camp are either marquis or earls, or it is inconvenient for the sons and daughters of the lords, all have the title of the emperor, if the ministers go to point fingers, isn't it boring to blame? The minister can't do it, and the minister doesn't want to be the target of the public. ”

Zhengde leaned back and sighed: "Yes, I know that this matter is difficult to do, but it is not a way to go on like this, if my Beijing camp cannot be responsible for the safety of the capital, what are I still doing with these hundreds of thousands of people?" ”

Song Nan said: "The emperor should not worry, the establishment of a new battalion can just stimulate the generals in the Beijing camp, if the emperor really wants to transform the Beijing camp, the ministers are willing to be pawns and solve problems for the emperor." ”

Zhengde perked up and said: "You first said that you can't start, for fear of receiving resistance from all the relatives, what kind of tricks do you have now?" ”

Song Nan said: "As long as the emperor agrees to build a new battalion, I have a way, next year to find an opportunity, let's have a big competition in Beijing, if the newly built battalion can sweep the twelve regiment battalions and the Shenji battalion, the emperor will order the rectification of the Beijing battalion, does anyone dare to say half a word?" ”

Zhengde looked at Song Nan in amazement and said, "You dare to boast of such a sea mouth?" ”

Song Nan said proudly: "Although the minister is not talented, but the Beijing camp has still been fought, otherwise why would the minister worry about establishing a new battalion to protect the safety of the emperor and the capital, because to be honest, the minister simply sneered at the combat power of the Beijing camp." ”

Zhengde pondered for a moment and said: "I have been persuaded by you, but I cannot arbitrarily judge this matter, if it is discussed by the court, I am afraid that I will attract the opposition of many people, I am afraid that it will not be possible." ”

Song Nan said: "The emperor can rest assured, the minister will mediate, if it is the opposition of the crowd, the minister will never mention it again; The minister's move was not for his own consideration, and the minister did not want to be the commander of this new battalion, but the minister was willing to recommend Jiang Bin and Xu Tai to lead the battalion; Ministers may not want the emperor's reward, but they must not hurt the hearts of other meritorious people. ”

Zhengde waved his hand and said: "After the court discussion, this matter may not be easy." ”

Song Nan said: "The ministers are afraid that they will oppose Gonggong Liu in the inner court, if Gonggong Liu does not understand the minister's painstaking efforts, it will be difficult for the minister to convince him." ”

Zhengde said: "You don't have to worry about this, what I am worried about is the reaction of the cabinet ministers, the military department and the relatives, there is no precedent for this move, the foreign army enters Beijing is a direct training team, and it will return in a few months, but this is a soldier stationed in Beijing, and many things are not very regular." ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "What the emperor said is true, but why can't the emperor make new rules and break the old rules?" If it doesn't work, they will fill the old bottle with new wine and plug their mouths. ”

Zhengde said: "What is the old bottle of new wine?" ”

Song Nan said: "There are not only regimental camps and Shenji battalions in Beijing, but also military camps with other names, with this number as the old bottle, as long as it does not touch the backlash of the Hou masters, no one will insist on being more serious with the emperor." ”

Zhengde thought for a while and said: "There is only one 3,000 battalion in the Beijing camp, but it is too wronged to let you lead the 3,000 battalion, the 3,000 battalion was originally a 3,000 cavalry formed by the Mongol surrender during the Yongle period, and it has no status in the Beijing camp for so many years; When Liu Daxia was in office, he wrote to me to merge him into the regimental camp. I want you to get three thousand battalions...... This one...... Not quite right. ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "What's wrong with that, the minister is confident that he will revive the strength of the three thousand battalions, as long as he can lead the troops to protect the emperor, these are nothing." ”

Zhengde walked a few steps with his hand in his hand and said: "I can't let you be so faceless, this time I want to let the court understand one thing, all the ministers who serve me loyally, I will not be stingy to give rewards, I have thought about it, the three thousand feather forest army of the Imperial Horse Prison is a janitarian guard, and it will be merged into your hands as the commander, what do you think?" ”

Song Nan's heart was moved, the three thousand imperial forest troops of the Imperial Horse Prison were the main force in the inner prison, and they were responsible for the palace guards, not belonging to the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Administration, it was with this identity that the Inner Court was able to participate in military affairs, and the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion were on an equal footing, if they could be grabbed from Liu Jin's hands, it would be a huge victory.

But Song Nan quickly dispelled this idea, not to mention whether Zhengde was testing his mind or really wanted to hand over the responsibility of the guard to himself, but as far as the special status of the three thousand imperial forest troops of the Imperial Horse Supervisor was concerned, he would never get the opportunity to lead this army; The emperor of the Ming Dynasty needed this kind of political mechanism in which the inner and outer courts checked each other, not only the status of the 'internal minister' of the ceremonial supervisor relative to the cabinet, but also the power of the imperial horse supervisor to lead the army independent of the military department and the superintendent, which was a kind of restraint and balance on the external court; no matter how much Zhengde trusted himself, he would not hand over such an important power to himself, and all he could seek was the military position in the Beijing camp.

Thinking of this, Song Nan hurriedly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers dare not agree to this matter, the three thousand imperial guards of the Imperial Horse Prison are the internal guards of the palace, and they have always been the commanders of the internal prisons, and the ministers who are not internal officials cannot receive this heavy responsibility; This move is also suspected of exceeding the system, and not only the ministers will oppose it, but also the whole court and the central government, and the ministers will definitely not agree. ”

Zhengde smiled and said, "Hmm...... What you said is also reasonable, then you will be wronged in the 3,000 battalion first? Hey, I'm really sorry not to go, I've made such a great contribution, but I can't reward you, so let's do it, I promise you to transform the 3,000 battalions, and the number of troops can also be expanded, I hope you can revive the prestige of the 3,000 battalions and give me a long face. ”

Song Nan hurriedly thanked him and said, "The minister will live up to the emperor's expectations." Not...... Since the brigadier is expanding the army, the names of these 3,000 battalions must be changed, and the emperor is asked to give them a name. ”

"A makeover? It's also done, what should I change the name? ”

"The name of the Divine Machine Camp is quite majestic, but it has already been occupied, why don't you follow suit and change it to the Divine Pivot Camp? The cardinal is the backbone of protecting the emperor. ”

"It's a good name, it's called the Divine Pivot Camp."

"The minister still has a matter to play the emperor."

"Say it."

"On this expedition, the supervisor Zhang Yongbiao xiàn is excellent, and he has made a lot of good ideas for the minister, the minister has a sentence to say, Zhang Gonggong is really buried in the imperial prison, and the minister of the inner court affairs can not interject, but the minister is really grateful for his help, please ask the emperor to convey his thanks to Zhang Gonggong for me."

"Well, I know, I will sue Zhang Yong, saying that the inner court finally has a person who fights for energy, and my side is not all waste."

"That's natural, it's all the emperor's training."

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After exiting the palace, Song Nan was full of comfort, looking up at the stars in the sky, and the air was cold and fresh; The lights in the capital are bright, every household laughs and laughs, the New Year festival is approaching, ordinary people are sleeping later and later, dealing with more and more busy business during the day, and at night they have to prepare the ingredients for the New Year, killing chickens and slaughtering pigs and tailoring under the lamp, all after dinner.

Song Nan felt this real qiē, and was very emotional in his heart, leading the horse all the way, but he never stopped in his mind, the key to this matter lies in the attitude of the cabinet and the regimental relatives above the court.

Of course, Song Nan knows in his heart, the opposition of the relatives is not to worry, Song Nan does not compete with them for the position of the regimental battalion is already their bottom line, they need to worry about the outer court, the 3,000 battalion is now under the management of the military department, although it is not an important force, but after all, it was snatched from others, I am afraid that it will cause opposition from the outer court. However, Song Nan has his own way to deal with them, tomorrow will be a busy day, in addition to going to a showdown with her husband, she also has to make a deal with Yang Tinghe.

But that's all tomorrow, Song Nan is now anxious to go home and spend a beautiful night with his wife and concubine in his arms, only in their warm and soft arms can he truly get peace.