"Bastard!" Zhang Mao was furious, his white beard trembled, and he was going to scold Zhang Lun when he looked for a good guy, but there were no crutches and sticks around him, so in a hurry, he took a few steps tightly, reached out and snatched the board from Li Dongyang's hand and beat Zhang Lun headlessly, and scolded in his mouth: "Ignorant child, tell you to talk nonsense, the old man will beat you to death." ”

Zhang Lun avoided it, and stubbornly said to himself: "Old man, whether this matter is appropriate or not, it should be decided by the emperor and all the adults, you can't be excited." ”

Zhang Mao scolded angrily: "Kill you, who doesn't understand the rules, the emperor, the old man has no way to discipline him, this beast doesn't understand anything, say some bastard words, please don't take it to heart, let the old man go back to the house and discipline him." ”

The ministers watched this farce, some people were naturally anxious for the old man, and some people thought with disdain: These ancestors and grandchildren are good at acting.

Zhengde frowned slightly, seeing that there was a lot of trouble, and finally spoke: "Old man, I don't know why you are so excited, in my opinion, Zhang Lun's mention is very reasonable, why does everyone seem to think it is amazing, why is this?" ”

The ministers were petrified again, and it turned out that the emperor actually thought that this mention was very reasonable, which was really unexpected.

"Zhang Lun's proposal is from the perspective of the defense of the capital, and it can have the best of both worlds, so that I can praise the meritorious ministers, it is the best of both worlds, what's wrong?" Zhengde asked again.

Xu Guangzuo came out of the column and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the military system in Beijing has become a rule, Jingtaizhong, the secretary of the military department Yu Qian, established the imperial court to set up regimental camp exercises, and after obtaining the permission of the imperial court, it has become a rule for decades. The military system of the capital of the Ming Dynasty is already a complete set of systems, how can it be increased or decreased at will? The regimental battalion is the elite division in Beijing, each battalion has jurisdiction over as many as 10,000 people, and one more battalion is not only involved in the establishment of food and salary in the Beijing camp, but also has an extra soldier and horse out of thin air, and it is not the emperor's cronies and relatives to lead the army, so it may be difficult to control it, which is a hidden danger. ”

Xu Guangzuo couldn't have said more clearly, the extra 10,000 soldiers and horses are in the hands of others, not a further guarantee for the safety of the capital, but on the contrary, it is a hidden danger, to put it bluntly, Song Nan is not a person who can reassure people, once he has the military power, who knows what will happen.

Originally, many people were reluctant to say it so bluntly, but since Xu Guangzuo said it clearly, others no longer had scruples, and they echoed it one after another, saying that this matter would never be feasible, and if the defense of Beijing and Central China was strengthened, the soldiers under the jurisdiction of the 12th regiment battalion could be expanded, and there was no need to separately send a new battalion, which would be conducive to control.

Song Nan didn't say a word from beginning to end, even if Xu Guangzuo and the ministers who echoed it revealed that their distrust of leading the troops was almost naked, Song Nan didn't intend to argue a word. Song Nan just put his mind on Zhang Lun, Zhang Lun was beaten by his old husband and his head was bleeding and his wolf bèi, and he couldn't help but thank Zhang Lun from the bottom of his heart for being a friend and righteous enough.

Zhengde frowned in the face of the opposition of the ministers and said: "Could it be that the system of regiments and battalions has never been changed?" I have heard that in the second year of Xianzong, the imperial court increased the ten regiments and battalions by two battalions. The formation of the 12 regiments and battalions has been until now, why can Xianzong increase or change in the year, but I can't? ”

Xu Guangzuo said: "That's because of the situation, but now and then it's different. ”

Zhengde said: "What's the difference? ”

Xu Guangzuo said: "This matter can be explained clearly without a few words, but the old minister desperately said, the control of the regiment and camp cannot be changed, and the safety of the capital is a major matter, the emperor, please think deeply." ”

Zhengde leaned back, thought for a while, and said: "I understand, the establishment of the Beijing camp cannot be moved, and the addition or deletion of new camps is not a whim, it needs to be carefully considered by the imperial court." ”

Xu Guangzuo sighed: "My Emperor Shengming, this is exactly what the courtiers meant, if it is necessary to increase or decrease the establishment of the Beijing camp, the cabinet, the military department, the Chinese military governor's office, and the Beijing camp will negotiate with each other to propose the establishment of the camp; The Beijing camp is the foundation of my Ming army, and it is not something that can be moved at will. ”

Zhengde smiled and nodded: "I understand, but the defense soldiers and horses in the capital have their own systems, and they have become a system, and they cannot be increased or decreased lightly......"

The ministers nodded one after another: "Exactly, exactly." ”

Zhengde continued: "I understand how to arrange Song Nan's position, come here, draft the purpose!" ”

The ministers looked at Zhengde blankly, and the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch put on the holy decree and listened carefully, only to see Zhengde get up and walk out slowly from behind the dragon case, and said: "The commander of the Jinyi Guard made Song Nan give orders in danger, lead the army to suppress the thief, and he has made outstanding contributions, and I am very relieved." Today, Song Nan was crowned with the title of Marquis of the Second Class Yongguan, and was given a jade and gold belt; Song's mother taught her son well, and she was specially awarded the first-grade lady, and her wife, the lord of Shuyi, was crowned with the third-grade lady. In addition, a manor outside Beijing is rewarded, 500 acres of land is private property, 1,000 taels of silver, 10 silk cloths, and 3 royal horses. ”

Zhengde's words stopped, the celebrant waited with his pen hanging his wrist, and the ministers also pricked up their ears and waited for the last two words, as soon as these two words came out, the reward for Song Nan ended, what are these real estate estates? The most important thing about the position is that as long as there is no reward, Song Nan is equivalent to nothing. Although the title of the marquis is noble, there are no less than forty or fifty marquis relatives in the Ming Dynasty, although most of them are hereditary, unlike Song Nan, who was born from the grassroots, although it is amazing, but it is nothing.

Zhengde paused for a moment, looked at Song Nan, who bowed his head and was silent, and said with a movement in his throat: "This time to suppress the thieves, Song Nan showed the talent of leading the army, leading the army to sweep the thieves all the way, showing the power of my Ming soldiers, so that I can bury them." I decided to change the 3,000 battalions to the Shenshu battalion, appointed Song Nan as the commander of the Shenshu battalion, and shared the responsibility of guarding the capital with the regimental battalion and the Shenji battalion and other battalions in Beijing. ”

There was silence in the court, and everyone never expected Zhengde to come to this hand, but this move is acceptable, what kind of army is the three thousand battalions, everyone knows it, this Beijing battalion has long since declined, the emperor. It is not a big deal to hand over the 3,000 battalions to Song Nan, but the 3,000 battalions are now under the management of the Ministry of War, and I don't know how the outer court will react, and everyone's eyes will look at several scholars in the cabinet, wanting to see how they react.

To everyone's surprise, the cabinet's reaction was extremely calm, Yang Ting, Li Dongyang, Wang Wei and others just glanced at each other, and then there was no follow-up; Although Jiao Fang and Gu Zuo were a little stunned, they didn't have the idea of opposing it at all, on the contrary, they were secretly happy in their hearts: this time Song Nan is going to be charged with a crime by Li Dongyang and Yang Ting and them, no matter how bad the 3,000 battalions are, they are also the dishes of the military department, which is a tiger's mouth.

Zhengde paused for a long time and said: "It seems that you have no opinions, this matter has been decided, after the three thousand battalions are changed to the Shenshu battalion, I will allow them to increase the number of troops, the limit is 10,000, in order to increase the strength of the capital's defense." ”

The ministers were buzzing and discussing, in the end, it was still different, the strength of the three thousand battalions could also be increased after the change to the Shenshu battalion, Song Nan was still Song Nan in the end, it was impossible to take over this chicken rib army without making any changes, maybe this qiē was the result of Song Nan's own design.

"Zhang Yong went out with the thief army this time, and the soldiers from top to bottom unanimously gave a very high evaluation, and I decided to propose Zhang Yong as the leader of the Imperial Horse Supervisor to replace Gu Dayong, and also lead the Imperial Horse Supervisor 3,000 Royal Forest Army." Zhengde said slowly.

Liu Jin looked at Zhengde in disbelief, his mouth opened slightly, and he couldn't believe his ears. He didn't know anything about the emperor's sudden decision from beginning to end, and Zhengde didn't discuss it with him beforehand, Zhang Yong's promotion to the head of the imperial horse prison meant that he would lose the second most powerful department in the inner court, and Liu Jin couldn't bear this loss.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty ......" Liu Jin couldn't help but call in a low voice.

Zhengde turned around and asked, "What?" ”

Liu Jin looked around nervously, stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Is the emperor mistaken, the three thousand imperial forest army is led by Wei Bin, Gu Dayong is guilty, Wei Bin is not guilty, the emperor thinks twice." ”

Zhengde frowned and said: "Wei Bin has been reappointed as the head of the imperial prison, Zhang Yong has insight into military affairs, and this time the prison army has been proven, and I think it should be used." ”

"But the emperor ...... The matter of this inner court should be discussed with the slave and maid in advance, the slave and maid don't know at all, after all, the slave and maid have the responsibility of coordinating the affairs of the inner court, this is ......"

Zhengde Wen said: "I do want to sue you first, but I think you are also responsible for Gu Dayong's affairs, and I think you should concentrate on it." Although I don't intend to hold you responsible, but after all, Gu Dayong was the leader of the Imperial Horse Prison by you, and this time to suppress the thief, this slave was bold and reckless, which made me very annoyed. I thought about it afterwards, how dangerous it was for the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the three thousand Imperial Forest Army to hold in the hands of this person, once there was a change, Gu Dayong would never have the ability to protect me. You don't need to say more, I have already decided this matter, I still trust you, and step down. ”

Liu Jin's face was pale, although Zhengde's words were warm, but the dissatisfaction revealed in his words was obvious, the emperor implicated Gu Dayong's incompetence and dereliction of duty on himself, and the emperor was not completely ignorant of the affairs in the inner court, but the emperor was too lazy to care. Now the emperor himself appoints important positions in the inner court, and does not consult with himself, saying that he still trusts himself, but in fact this trust is greatly reduced.

Liu Jin didn't dare to say more, at this time choosing humility and obedience was the best choice, Liu Jin's heart was like a mirror, this matter had something to do with Song Nan, and he couldn't help gritting his teeth in his heart, glancing at Song Nan with his eyes, eager to bite him out of breath.

"Song Nan, Song Nan, you are really ruthless, our family has never been ruthless to you, but you want to dig our family's hearts and lungs; In this case, our family will take thunderous measures against you, and we will not blame our family for leaving no room for you. ”

Zhengde turned to the whispering people in the hall: "This time, my disposal should be out of line, since you say that you can't add new camps, I won't add new camps, this Shenshu camp is just the foundation of 3,000 camps, the name has changed, the establishment has not changed and has not increased, it can be called the best of both worlds." ”

The ministers were speechless, the shape had already been seen clearly, Zhengde was bent on giving Song Nan a military position, this should be the tone set from the beginning, everyone in the hall jumped up and down and worked for a long time, but they got the wrong direction of the wind and felt the wrong pulse, and many people regretted it at that time.

The delicate people couldn't help but think secretly, with the ability of righteousness and morality, it would be impossible to come up with such a cunning plan to exploit loopholes, and this matter was most likely Song Nan's own idea. Thinking about it, such a result is indeed the best of both worlds, which will not arouse the anger of the lords and marquis, and gently and skillfully seize the military position in Beijing, which can be described as a subtle calculation and exquisite thought.

Zhengde smiled at Song Nan and said, "Song Nan, aren't you still grateful?" ”

Song Nan hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that the ministers still have some opinions, the adults do not agree, and the ministers dare not thank you, in order to avoid someone taking the rules and talking about things in the future, the ministers think it is better to let the adults show their attitudes." ”

Zhengde said: "How come, I arranged it according to their wishes, I originally planned to add a new regimental battalion." ”

Song Nan said: "It's better to ask." ”

Zhengde frowned and said, "Well, do you have any opinions on my arrangement?" Li Shoufu, what do you think? ”

Li Dongyang lowered his head and thought for a moment, and arched his hand: "The old minister has no objection." ”

Zhengde smiled and said, "It seems that Li Shoufu also agreed with my arrangement, so what does Scholar Yang think?" ”

Yang Tinghe's expression was indifferent, but he said without hesitation: "The emperor has arranged it properly, Song Nan is indeed a general, three thousand battalions...... No, the Shenshu Battalion will be reborn under the command of Lord Song, and the ministers have no objections. ”

Song Nan smiled and said: Yang Tinghe has finally succumbed, the position of the secretary of the military department is much more important to the foreign court than the three thousand battalions.

"What does the British think?"

Zhang Mao grabbed the board that beat Zhang Lun in his hand, his expression was a little sluggish, he knew that the emperor's attitude was like this, why should he be a villain in vain? hated that Song Nan only told Zhang Lun that the emperor was determined to grant him a military position and planned to give a new regimental battalion, but did not reveal that the emperor would hand over the 3,000 battalions to Song Nan. This kid did this deliberately, in fact, to find out his true attitude towards him.

Zhang Mao's heart is complicated and difficult to name, he is not unwilling to Song Nan to be promoted, but in the face of the interests of the Guogong Mansion, he can only choose to suppress Song Nan Ru Tuan's idea of the regimental camp in order to save the hearts of the marquis.

Fortunately, Zhang Lun supported Song Nan today, so as not to make the relationship between the Guogong Mansion and Song Nan out of control, looking at the blood flowing from Zhang Lun's head and face, Zhang Mao regretted it a little.

"The emperor shines on the Holy Ming, such an arrangement is the most suitable, but the old minister dares to ask, where is this divine camp controlled?" Zhang Mao asked slowly.

Zhengde smiled and said: "Shenshu Battalion, Shenji Battalion, and Regiment Battalion all belong to my Beijing Battalion, I think so, Shenshu Battalion can be regarded as a mobile force in the capital, if there is a change in Gyeonggi, and the regimental battalion Shenji Battalion is stationed in the capital, the Shenshu Battalion can go out of Beijing to defend against the enemy, and the identity should be more flexible." Inside, the responsibility of the five divisions in the original 3,000 battalions can be carried out, and the whole army can also be used to fight, not limited to the capital. ”

The ministers took a breath, according to Zhengde, the Shenshu Battalion will be the storage of the Shenji Battalion side by side with the regimental battalion, and the responsibilities are broad, and after the number of troops increases, it will become an important force in the capital.

"The old minister understands, and the old minister has no objection." Zhang Mao was in a mood and sighed secretly; I really didn't do enough shrewdness in this matter, I knew that this was the result, why should I be a villain in vain. Fortunately, one of Lun'er's tendons has done good things, at least there is still the possibility of repairing the relationship with Song Nan, and what I have to do now is to quickly express my attitude and recover my losses.