In the front hall of the Qianqing Palace, sandalwood rises up. Liu Jin is a very careful person, and before the sandalwood is about to burn out, he will replace it with new sandalwood.

Zhu Youzhu looked at the sturdy but not tall old man in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in front of him, who was an official here

In the Ming officialdom of "appearance", it is not easy to win the left squire of the military department with this kind of figure. It is said that with He Cong's previous words and deeds, he should not use this kind of person.

It's just that a very real problem is in front of him, and all of them have selfish thoughts in this civilian-bureaucratic group, and they can only distinguish between people who can do things and those who cannot.

Zhu Youzhu met He Cong's anxious gaze, and asked lightly: "He Qing, are you from Zhejiang Renhe?" ”

"Exactly!" He Cong didn't know why, but he nodded honestly. Zhu Youzhu saw the uneasiness in He Cong's heart, and asked seriously: "Jingtai is the fifty-fifth Jinshi in the fifth year of the second grade, and he was first awarded the county of Haifengzhi in Guangdong?" ”

"Not bad!" He Cong's eyes looked even more puzzled, but he still nodded honestly. Zhu Youzhu looked at the old man who had gray temples, and said with some sympathy: "He Qing has been promoted from a remote small county to the left attendant of the military department, and now he can walk along the palace road to the front of me, I'm afraid this road is not easy, right?" ”

"Minister...... Ministers do not ...... Not easy! He Cong has never been an emotional person, but when he heard these words that seemed to be a confidant, his eyes couldn't help but suddenly become moist, and he even choked up his voice.

He was born in an ordinary peasant family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and although he has obtained the fame of Jinshi after hard work, he is also a non-commissioned officer who is envied by everyone.

In the same class as him, there were Xu Pu, Sun Xian and Yu Zi and other protégés with prominent families, but he had no officialdom resources and money to deal with, and was finally assigned to a remote county thousands of miles away.

If it weren't for the fact that he was not pedantic since he was a child, and he also knew how to greet left and right in the officialdom, not to mention the current high-ranking military department Zuo Shilang, I am afraid that he would not even be able to get a political envoy now, but only a local prefect or a political secretary who has no real power to participate in politics.

From the fifth year of Jingtai to the first year of Hongzhi now, it has taken more than 20 years for him to step on the palace road to come to the front of this emperor.

At this moment, it was the first time he had faced his monarch alone, and when he heard the monarch's words like a confidant, how could he not be moved?

Zhu Youzhu saw He Cong's reaction in his eyes, and said lightly: "The clothes are not as good as new, and the people are not as good as the old!" He Qing, although I am very dissatisfied with the supply of materials from the S.H.I.E.L.D. camp, we can't take off your hat because of this incident, so I will be too ruthless! ”

"Your Majesty is a good minister today, the minister is grateful, and the minister is grateful to Longen!" He Cong's tears suddenly burst out of his eyes, and he knelt down in complete surrender.

Hey? Liu Jin just walked back to Zhu Youzhang's side, but he didn't understand that His Majesty just didn't choose to take off his black gauze hat, why was he thick?

Zhu Youzhu knew that no matter how the civilian-official group was united, he had basically abolished Jiuqing Tingtui, and now he had taken back the right to appoint personnel, so there were not many officials who really dared to openly call out for themselves.

He Cong, who came cautiously all the way, naturally couldn't be exempt from vulgarity, and now he was also worried about taking off his black gauze hat, and now if he didn't take off his black gauze hat, he would naturally be grateful to himself.

Zhu Youzhu didn't need to play any tricks now, he only needed to loosen and tighten the officials below to let them know who the emperor was, and said very calmly: "He Qing, you get up first!" I have left you alone this time, one is to hope that you will do your best in the future, and the other is to discuss a more secret military innovation with you! ”

"Your Majesty, please command, the minister is willing to repay the king's kindness by breaking his body and bones for His Majesty!" He Cong immediately wiped away his tears and looked serious and loyal.

Zhu Youzhu gave Liu Jin a look, and immediately said lightly: "The little prince is already eyeing my Ming Dynasty, and the transmission of military information between the imperial court and the nine sides is still too slow, so I want the Ministry of Military Vehicles to add a Tang newspaper!" ”

"Your Majesty, what is Tang Bao?" When He Cong heard this term, which he had never heard before, he asked in confusion.

Liu Jin came to He Cong's front and handed him a plan that had been prepared for him to read. Zhu Youzhu knew that a military intelligence innovation was actually being carried out now, so he explained with ambition: "Tang Bao, this is the military intelligence reported to the imperial court by Tang soldiers and junior officers. Two additional organs were added to the Department of Vehicles and Drivers: one was called the Horse Pavilion, which was responsible for transmitting military information back and forth; A good news office, send and receive to and fro. In addition, nine military officers were stationed on the nine sides, and pond stations were set up everywhere to convey the front-line military information of the chief military officer or the superintendent! "Although there is also the transmission of military information in this era, the speed and transmission speed of both the collection of military information and the transmission speed are far from being comparable with the Tang Bao system, which is actually conducive to strengthening the central government's dominance over the local government.

Like the famous Gengxu Revolution in later generations, Qiu Luan, the general soldier of Wuxun Weining Hou Datong, actually sent a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry to the enemy camp in order to sue for peace with the invading me.

If there is a Tang newspaper system, although it is impossible for these martial artists to stand up, it will also deter this kind of martial artists who are greedy for life and afraid of death from doing such a shameful thing.

"The Tang soldiers who collect information have spies, guerrillas, huh? Jinwei Secret Guard? He Cong looked at the plan in his hand, and suddenly looked up at Zhu Youzhu in confusion.

If the people in front of him can still understand, but this last Jinwei secret guard is unheard of, and he is very sure that Jinyiwei does not have this title.

Zhu Youzhu faced He Cong's surprised gaze, so he nodded lightly and said: "On the bright side, Tang Bao is compiled from collecting all the relevant information from the front line, the border or the enemy as much as possible based on what the Tang soldiers have seen, heard, and personally interrogated those who surrendered or surrendered, but it will also be the military intelligence transmission channel of the Jin Army's secret guards. The nine martial arts positions of Tang Station are all played by the Jinyi Guard, and you order all the armies to cooperate with the best night guards to hand over to the Jinyi Guard, and the excellent ones are incorporated into the Jinyi Secret Guard! "In fact, many people don't know that there are special letter personnel in the Ming army, and they have a unified name - night does not collect.

In fact, it is the personnel sent out by the Ming border army to conduct sentinel reconnaissance or reconnaissance of the enemy's situation, and now the main object of investigation is the Mongolian departments.

There are two main types of night non-collection of exits, one is called long whistle night non-collection, and the other is called far whistle night non-collection.

The departure range of the long post is roughly between 50 and 100 li, and the departure range of the long post can reach hundreds of li.

In addition to these raids and investigations, there are also those who do not collect at night, and some of them will also lurk in the Mongolian steppes and carry out espionage work for several years.

In the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, great importance was attached to military intelligence work, so until now, all armies have special nights responsible for going out to investigate the enemy's situation, which is one of the most important sources of collecting military information.

The number of people who do not pass the customs at night will not exceed 10, and many of them are actually Mongolians who have come and gone, or Han Chinese who have lived in Mongolia.

It's just that after all, they are low-level soldiers, and whether they can display their talents depends largely on the border generals, but most of the current border generals are greedy for life and afraid of death, so they naturally adhere to the principle that more is better than less.

Zhu Youzhu knew that his ancestors had actually left a rich legacy, and now he needed to pull back the Daming Iron Cavalry that once galloped across the prairie from the edge of the cliff before the border army was completely corrupted.

He knew that he would definitely have a battle to the death with Dayan Khan, so he now set up a Tangbao to grasp the military situation of the nine sides and facilitate his own deployment and scheduling, and on the other hand, he sent Ye Bushu to lurk in the Mongol tribes, so as to grasp the military movements of the steppe.

No matter what era it is, intelligence is the most important of all, and if you want to lead the rise of China, then you will definitely defeat the Mongols unified by Dayan Han.

Liu Jin saw that He Cong had read the specific design plan, but he knew that this matter could not be leaked, so he took the plan back.

"Your Majesty, the minister will go to run the Tang Newspaper, but I don't know how to arrange the personnel of the Jinyi Guard?" He Cong immediately made a statement, and then looked puzzled.

Zhu Youzhu had already made up his mind, so he said lightly: "The king of Jinyi Wei Qianhu will meet and go to you, and the list of personnel stationed at Tang Station will be provided by him, and you can do it then!" "Although he knew that Dayan Khan was unlikely to infiltrate him, he still wanted to keep things secret, just in case.

You must know that there are really many people who have betrayed the country throughout the ages.

"Obey orders!" Although He Cong didn't understand the deep meaning, he had already sensed the ambition of this emperor, and even made a statement.

Zhu Youzhu saw that after finishing the matter, he seemed unkind to exert pressure and said: "He Qing, the armament of the A.S. Battalion must hurry up!" ”

"The minister must urge the two factories to step up production!" He Cong secretly complained in his heart, but he still solemnly said.

Zhu Youzhu also didn't want to embarrass He Cong too much, so he raised his hand and asked him to leave. He knew that if he wanted to strengthen the country, he needed a strong army, and only by sending the Aegis Battalion he built with his own hands to the altar would the military soul of Huaxia truly return.

It was exactly like this, if anyone dared to stop him from building the A.R.D. Battalion, it would naturally be impossible to spare it, and he really hoped that the military department could complete the heavy armor as soon as possible.

In the first month of the year, the capital is still covered with snow. Although the New Year's Day holiday has passed, the atmosphere of the New Year still exists.

The sound of firecrackers continued to sound throughout the capital, children in new clothes still ran, and many ordinary people were still walking to their relatives.

It's just that when He Cong, the left attendant of the military department, returned, the yamen of the military department located in Mixiang of the Dongjiang River seemed to be busy like chickens and dogs, and He Cong's roar was constantly heard during the period.

Three of the five military and political policies are under the command of the Ministry of War, so there are four important new policies to be implemented by the Ministry of War.

Two of the five military and political policies were returned to the Household Department, and the Household Department was also busy under the leadership of Li Si, and it was especially necessary to find candidates to send the Governor Tea and Horse Division.

Originally, the five military and political policies had nothing to do with the Ministry of Industry, but Jia Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, took the initiative to build the Heart Cultivation Palace, so they also had to immediately come up with a set of effective construction plans.

For the three yamen, it was painful and happy.

"What does it mean to hold a pilgrimage every eight times a month?"

"The eighteenth, eighteenth, twenty-eighth, these three days are always on the court!"

"There is a ten-day holiday in July, this Halloween Festival is really exciting!" …… Although the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry were the first to get busy, after learning of the new early dynasty system and holiday system, many middle- and lower-level officials reacted very positively.

Just when the atmosphere of the various yamen seemed to be very harmonious, discord finally appeared.

The sky above Beijing was originally good, but it suddenly darkened, and just as many officials looked up at the sky in disapproval, a look of horror suddenly appeared on their faces.

However, I saw that there was a solar eclipse in the sky, and the area covered by the sun was only increasing little by little, and it was evolving in the direction of a total solar eclipse.

"Your Majesty's dereliction of government and morality?" Seeing this, Xu Qiong, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, immediately stopped on the ground and said in shock. Chen Qiong and other high-ranking officials of the ministry walked out of their respective duty rooms one after another when they heard the news, and when they looked up and saw the solar eclipse in the sky, they also felt a chill in their hearts.

"The five strategies of military and political affairs are the policies of failure to govern!" Liu Jian, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, looked up at the sky where the solar eclipse was staged, and his eyes flashed with joy.

This era still believes in the Western Zhou Dynasty

The idea of "respecting heaven and protecting the people". think

"Heaven" only rules over the earth

"Destiny" is given to those who have

"Virtuous", once the ruler

"Losing virtue" will also lose the protection of God, and a new virtuous person can be born and replaced as the ruler of the world

"Match heaven with virtue". Once there is a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse, this is caused by the emperor's loss of morality and government.

It's just that there isn't

The way to "save the king" is, after so many years of iteration

"Research" is to comprehend the behavior of hundreds of officials

The remedy of the "gift of salvation". As courtiers loyal to the emperor, whenever there is a solar or lunar eclipse, they must perform the ritual of salvation according to the custom to save their immoral and ungoverned emperors.

Whenever there was an abnormality in the operation of the sun and the moon, the emperor and the ruling ministers had to strengthen their self-cultivation activities around the government at that time.

At the same time, the cultivation of virtue and government became the most critical remedy in imperial politics. Like now, just enacted

"Five Policies for Military and Political Affairs",

"Early Dynasty System" and

The "holiday system" is undoubtedly the bane, so it should be carried out afterwards

"Fix the government". According to the system of the Ming Dynasty: during the solar eclipse, all the civil and military officials in the capital must be rescued by the Ministry of Rites.

"Quick, hurry to the Ministry of Rites!"

"Your Majesty, the old minister has come to save you!" Read the book

"What kind of sedan chair are you still sitting on, run over there!" …… When the solar eclipse appeared, the officials of various yamen rushed to the Ministry of Rites like a tide, preparing to perform the salutation ceremony to save the emperor Hongzhi Emperor, who had lost his government and morality.

But no one thought that the five military and political policies, the early dynasty system, and the holiday system that were just about to be promulgated would actually encounter a solar eclipse, which was really unpredictable.

"Thief God, don't take you to play like this!" Zhu Youzhu walked out of the Qianqing Palace when he heard the news, and when he saw the sun that was slowly being swallowed, he couldn't help but curse.