The first half of the 28th year of Hongwu was a long and frightening one.

And the second half, but it makes people feel extremely fast.

It had just arrived in July, and Taisun Mansion was tense.

But in this tense atmosphere, there is a suppressed joy that only waits for the final result.

The princess and the concubine are on the verge of giving birth.

In the vicinity of Jiuqu Qingxi, there are more young people who are idle all day long.

The fourth generation of the Ming dynasty is about to be born, and there is no tension in the court and the palace.

In the court, the new deal seems to have entered a state of gradual improvement.

The emperor's tough attitude in the new policy, starting with the favor of hundreds of Beijing officials, made the people of the world understand that the emperor's will cannot be changed.

The local gentry were famous, and even the uncountable local officials who did not take a stand. In the face of the officers and soldiers of the guard who became eager for war and merit because of the resumption of the Qin and French military merits, no matter how dissatisfied they were in their hearts, they did not dare to show it in the slightest, lest their head become a first-class military merit on the road to the king.

At the beginning of the New Deal, after a fierce collision between imperial power and official power, it unexpectedly entered a relatively relaxed situation.

Wenyuan Pavilion.

Another day of cabinet meetings.

The first assistant Ren Hengtai sat on a bench with a teacup, and next to him was the second assistant Xie Jin, who was flipping through a few pieces of music.

As for the young Gao Yangzhi and Xu Yungong, who temporarily represented the Ming army alone, they sat around the desk in the middle of several people and sat on the chairs that were added because of the middle of summer.

"On the Taisun Mansion side, it's not just that Tianfu and Shangyuan County should send people to keep an eye on it, and beware of accidents. I also have to ask the soldiers and horses to set up a few more shops. ”

Ren Hengtai took a sip of the herbal tea he got up early and looked at Xu Yungong on the left.

Xu Yungong nodded and said, "The Terracotta Division has added five new shops around Taisun Mansion in the past few days. There are people on call at all times, and as long as there is the slightest movement outside, they can block everywhere.

Jinyiwei has also added manpower to the periphery. Ma Hongqing, the thousand-household official who was transferred from the Beijing Army Horse Barracks to the Shangzhi Guard, is now also stationed in the Taisun Mansion with his pro-army. ”

Xie Jin put down the piece in his hand, raised his head and looked forward to it: "Ah, may God bless me, and I will be safe for generations." ”

Ren Hengtai is more realistic: "Taisun Chong has been too forward these years, and no one knows if anyone has a grudge and is waiting for an opportunity." The reproduction of the heirs of the clan is a matter of the society, and our status cabinet has a great responsibility. These days, the government has to worry a lot, and it must not go wrong. ”

Xu Yungong nodded, this is the proper meaning.

Gao Yangzhi thought about it for a long time, and when he saw that several people had opened their mouths, he whispered: "Whether you want to be at the gate of Yingtian City, I will start to check the people who should enter Beijing, etc., if there is a cover, you can also find it as soon as possible." ”

Xu Yungong looked at the youngest cabinet member: "Little Gaoge Elder, those gates of Ying Tiancheng have already received military orders from the Dadu Governor's Mansion. ”

Gao Yangzhi opened his mouth, and then arched his hand at Xu Yungong.

It seems that the Metropolitan Governor's Office does not need to go to the cabinet at all, which is undoubtedly another brilliant performance of the military in the cabinet.

Ren Hengtai glanced at Xu Yungong and said: "The cement road leading to Huai'an Mansion and Fengyang Mansion in Yingtian is a matter explained by His Royal Highness, and the official document for the people along the road has been issued. The imperial court also needed to urge the household department to transfer grain, grass and road construction materials; The Ministry of Works should also send skilled craftsmen to assign work; The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion must order the local guards to prepare to protect the road and prevent them from being sabotaged. ”

Gao Yangzhi, who had just slapped slowly, was about to clench his fists and speak.

Xie Jin, who was opposite him, had already raised his hand to stop Gao Yangzhi's words that had already reached his mouth, and turned his head to look at Ren Hengtai with a smile: "The Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry, let me go."

The construction of a new cement road was originally proposed by me, and now the two cement roads of Yinghuai and Yingfeng are about to start, and I still have to do some of these things. ”

Ren Hengtai nodded, this was originally a matter of Xie Jin, and now the cement road leading to Hangzhou Mansion in Yingtian has reached the final stage. There is the cement road connecting Taiping Mansion to Yingtian City, and this cement road is a great credit.

He's not at the point where he needs to take credit.

Xu Yungong spoke directly: "Fengyang Mansion, Huai'an Mansion, and all the guards along the way, except for the Prefecture Mansion and Yangzhou Mansion, have already written the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Labor disputes, road construction, land occupation, money and grain support, these things are all related to the imperial court, the yamen and the local government. But if there are gangsters and thieves who make trouble and intend to destroy the road, it is the military merit of the soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion! ”

Now the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has been re-established, just like the beginning of the country, commanding the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and commanding the million-strong division of the Ming Dynasty.

Ren Hengtai frowned slightly, and said: "The military department has to urge it, the matter of recruiting soldiers into the army is a long-term matter, and it should not be rushed." The rewards and examinations of meritorious soldiers on the front line, and the pensions of casualties, can also be verified according to the official documents transferred by the Metropolitan Governor's Office. Now it is time to urge the military department and supervise the military discipline of the guards, and arrange it as soon as possible. ”

As soon as Shoufu said this, Wenyuan Pavilion suddenly fell silent.

With the re-establishment of the Dadu Governor's Mansion, the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Liang, and the Marquis of Xiping became scholars of Wuyingdian University, and entered the Wenyuan Pavilion, and the authority of the military department was exploited layer by layer.

In the past, the military department was in charge of the military administration of military and guard officers, local officials, military system, training, recruitment, suppression, border defense, honor guard, janissaries, post passes, stables, ordnance, Fu Kan, military registration, martial arts, etc., and its court officials often supervised the army's expeditions, and the headquarters exercised the handle of rewarding and punishing advancing and retreating generals.

By now, only a few rights and responsibilities remained.

It is only used as a supplement to the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and related matters that do not involve the Ming army's conquest and training.

The armed forces belonging to the military department or the imperial court are now only left by the official government officers, the local city gates to assist in the defense, and the post guards on the official road post stations.

However, although the military department was deprived of a lot of its functions, it eventually left behind the crucial review of military merits and the power to supervise military discipline.

It was a power struggle between the civilian and military authorities, and it is almost common in the cabinet these days.

As Ren Hengtai spoke, Xie Jin leaned back with a piece of music in his hand. Gao Yangzhi turned his head, and the scenery outside Wenyuan Pavilion was very good today.

There's nothing out there, though.

Xu Yungong Meichuan stepped up and groaned for a long time.

Since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the feudal towns have been divided, and the Central Plains has been in turmoil every year. The establishment of the former Song Dynasty, with the emperor's cup of imperial wine, let the founding generals disarm and return to the field, and the warriors became the objects of command by the civil officials at will.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has been established for 28 years, fortunately, the emperor of the Zhu family is not as cold as the emperor of the Zhao family. Over the years, people have come and gone in the court, and many of the people in the Ming Dynasty have been punished for their crimes.

But after all, the emperor did not really treat the warriors badly.

It's just that the constraints and suppression in the court are also real.

Now the Ming Dynasty has begun to conquer foreign countries a few years ago and expand its territory. And it has been proved that there is no such thing as reckless military force, and war can bring huge profits to the country.

It is precisely because of the existence of the Southern Expedition Army and the Zhenwei Army that the resumption of the Qin and French military merits has empirical evidence and confidence.

Now that the Metropolitan Governor's Office wants to take back power from the Ministry of War, there will inevitably be a lot of friction in the middle.

Xu Yungong bowed his head slightly and narrowed his eyelids: "In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, Your Majesty has set the capital of the world." There are seven out of ten divisions in total, one left-behind division, three hundred and twenty-nine internal and external guards, and sixty-five guards in thousands of households. and added the road of Jiaozhi, the road of Zhancheng, and the ten guards. In terms of internal and external guards and guarding thousands of households, the military department still needs more than 400 military discipline officials to go down.

The Metropolitan Governor's Office will fully cooperate, strictly enforce military discipline, and eliminate the black sheep in the army. But His Majesty also has an edict that soldiers are used to fight for war, and they must know how to command the generals of the military array.

The military subordinates should know their own responsibilities and do not do the things of the military formation drawings. ”

This is a statement and a warning.

Ren Hengtai did not refute.

In fact, the former Song civil officials took the military formation drawings and asked the generals on the front line to fight according to the formation map, which in his own opinion was an extremely stupid thing.

The former Song Dynasty guarded the warriors so far, and they should have forgotten it.

Ren Hengtai just calmly replied to Wei Guogong: "Ru Yu, the secretary of the military department, is a person who understands things. ”

"Huh!"

Suddenly, lying on the chair and reading the recital's explanation, a puzzle sounded in his mouth, and he immediately sat up from the recliner.

Gao Yangzhi immediately looked up at his teacher: "But what happened?" ”

Ren Hengtai and Xu Yungong also looked sideways and looked at Xie Jin, who had a strange face.

Xie Jin put the music on the table and looked at a few people: "Cao Guogong has been on the music before, and the gold and silver in the second quarter of this year will be shipped in a few days, and it is expected that there will be 5,000 taels of gold and 800,000 taels of silver." ”

Ren Hengtai was a little puzzled: "I have seen Cao Guogong's recital, and now there is a shortage?" ”

Xie Jin shook his head.

Xu Yungong was very directly in front of Gao Yangzhi and snatched the piece into his hand.

After a while, Xu Yungong frowned and said: "Li Jiujiang said that along the coast of the Wa Kingdom, there have been sea disasters recently, and he is afraid that the imperial court's gold and silver ships will be attacked, so he asked the imperial court to mobilize sailors to swim between Shandong Road and the Wa Kingdom. ”

Ren Hengtai immediately frowned and said: "Where is there still a sea disaster on the sea now!" Where are the wokes? What the hell is going on with him Li Jiujiang? ”

At this moment, Ren Hengtai had already thought of all kinds of possibilities in his heart.

Li Jiujiang wants to steal gold and silver!

Or, something happened to the army of the Suppression, which may affect this year's output, and the army of the Suppression is ready to use the sea disaster as an excuse to avoid the accountability of the imperial court.

The output of the Zhenwei army now occupies a large weight above the court.

This income cannot be lost by the imperial court.

Thinking that the output of the army of Zhenwei might have an impact, coupled with the various innovations of the imperial court now, and the same big projects in the local area, Ren Hengtai couldn't help but feel numb.

The imperial court's finances must not be better than a few years, and they will have to tighten their belts to live and continue the old days of looking for money everywhere.

"It's weird!"

Xie Jin was puzzled, and only slowly let out a sound after half a ring.

Now everyone knows that nine out of ten of the original Japanese robbers were fake. Since the Zhenwei army was stationed in the Japanese country, it was later sent again.

Those Japanese people who were so poor that they needed to go to the sea to be Japanese have long been abducted by Tie Xuan, the head of the Wenhua Hall and the head of the military department, to go to Shanxi Road to dig coal.

As soon as the real widows were gone, the fake widows on the southeast coast also disappeared immediately. But Jin Yiwei has never slackened, and over the years, with the cooperation of Zhongshan Wangfu and others, he has continuously found out many Ming people who have done Japanese crimes in the past.

As for why Zhongshan Wangfu and others would cooperate with Jinyiwei to arrest people.

It's all because the shipping outside the Ming government is now in the hands of Zhongshan Wangfu and other families.

Profit dictates.

Xu Yungong sighed lightly, his face a little embarrassed.

The army of Zhenwei is also under the jurisdiction of the Dadu Governor's Office, and Li Jiujiang is also a disciple of a meritorious general.

If something really happens, his situation in the cabinet will be very sad.

"Taisun has revealed the intention of fully navigating the Wa Kingdom, and the original plan of the Dadu Governor's Mansion was to wait for the gold and silver to enter the treasury in the second quarter, and then mobilize troops and horses to reinforce the Zhen Wa army. If so......"

Xu Yungong felt that it was very difficult to do, and he couldn't wait to bring Li Jiujiang back now, so he asked the situation clearly.

And yet at this very moment.

Outside Wenyuan Pavilion, there was a sound of footsteps.

It's in a hurry.

During this period, there was a faint sound of the stomach.

Everyone was already full of distractions in their hearts, and at this time, when they heard that there were people outside Wenyuan Pavilion who were so ignorant of the rules, they couldn't help but look sideways outside.

Not much.

An officer and soldier with red feathers on his back and a hemp rope wrapped in his body hurried to the outer door of the Wenyuan Pavilion.

Poof.

The officers and men hit the ground on one knee, and their armor skirts were padded under their knees, and they smashed on the ground with a dull and piercing sound.

The officers and soldiers were already clasping their hands into fists, bowing their heads and bowing their heads, and said in a deep voice: "The army of Zhenwei is urgent!" In the second quarter of this year, the Zhenwa army released a deposit of 3,000 taels and 800,000 taels of silver, and the fleet came out of the stone and traveled hundreds of miles, without a trace, and did not know where to go. The fast ship of the Zhenyu army searched, but there was still no trace, only known or committed by the Japanese. Report to the imperial court and ask what should the Japanese army do? ”

In the Wenyuan Pavilion, Ren Hengtai's faces changed drastically at first, and they were all shocked.

It's just that I don't know who let out a chuckle.

The shoulders of several people, who were originally tense, also loosened.

Xie Jin asked softly: "Do you know how many ships there are in the fleet and how to configure them?" ”

The officer and soldier replied: "There are three treasure ships, five blessing ships, and a total of twenty building ships, Mengchong, fighting ships, and block ships. ”

Xie Jin stopped talking, just held back a smile.

Gao Yangzhi blinked, and originally wanted to ask, but he quickly reacted.

Xu Yungong on the side sneered, and then leaned back on the chair, looking at the first assistant Ren Hengtai with a surging gaze.

Ren Hengtai was very annoyed.

Cao Guogong actually walked in front of the imperial court!

This made Shousuke-sama very helpless and worried.

Ren Hengtai raised his head, looked at the three of them, and smiled bitterly: "Is Cao Guogong loyal to the country, or does he not respect the emperor's order?" ”

Xu Yungong coughed lightly, but he just didn't speak.

The young little Gaoge looked left and right, and finally saw that Mr. gave him a look, and then he spoke: "Anticipate the enemy first, and perceive the will." The dynasty acted benevolently and righteously, and the soldiers carried out the royal road to conquest. Should the cabinet give Grandpa Li a compliment? ”

"He, Li Jiujiang, didn't even inform the court in advance, so he made such a trick, and he still wants the court to praise him?"

Ren Hengtai exclaimed, his face full of displeasure.

Just scolded for a while, but he sighed again and waved his hand at the officers and soldiers who were in a hurry.

Wait until the officers and soldiers leave.

Ren Hengtai leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes slightly: "Ask the Ministry of Rites to draft the text, Da Ming does not do anything to bully the weak with the strong, but he can't tolerate hungry wolves pecking at food." ”

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