Zhu Youzhu was obviously a preemptive strike.

First report the victory, tell you the situation in the northwest, I used Bingkuan to win the battle again, and then said that the northwest is a big problem, let the military department Shangshu take the lead in completing the reform of the military administration in the northwest, and immediately start to complete it before the end of the year, so reasonable, how do you refute it? .

Even a far-sighted and powerful Shoufu like Liu Jian is powerless in the face of such a "cunning" king.

Zhu Youzhu hit the railway while it was hot: "Ladies and gentlemen, the use of troops in the north has always been the top priority of the dynasty, and it has always been a lot of waste, but it has not increased in the past two years, but it has also been fought vigorously, all of which still depends on Bingkuan's support for border politics."

Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, military and political affairs cannot be done by one person."

Zhu Youzhu shook his head slightly and said, "But it can't be denied that Bingkuan has contributed the most in these things. In this battle of Ningxia, although the troops were dispatched and the route of the Tatar march was predicted, the number of artillery and guns in the various frontiers varied, and even if there were two ambushes, the main Tatar force could not be captured, and the results were still unsatisfactory."

The emperor actually took the initiative to say that the result of this battle was not good, which was still unexpected by the minister.

More than 2,000 kills, which can be bragged about at any time, and the monarchs and ministers blow against each other.

Can ...... now The emperor actually took the initiative to press the credit down.

There must be a conspiracy.

Sure enough, Zhu Youzhu added: "The reason why military spending has not increased is because the Ming Dynasty opened mines in Xishan, Zhangjiakou, Yongping Mansion and other places, and Datong even opened a series of coal mines to fill the military needs. Therefore, I believe that the number of veins should be increased, and we should not only look at the north, but also the south."

Fought back.

Ma Wensheng glanced at Liu Jian, although he wanted to stop Zhang Zhou's mining was proposed by him to Liu Jian today.

But in fact, this matter has been carried out in secret for a long time, and the emperor's news channels are obviously a lot, and it may also be that there are "traitors" inside, and before the matter is implemented, the news will be leaked, so that the emperor can make a good prediction in advance, and pick a northwest to report the victory, specifically to block the minister's mouth.

Ma Wensheng saw that Liu Jian chose to remain silent this time, he could only move forward by himself, Ma Wensheng walked out, raised the wat board and said: "Your Majesty, the mining business costs the people and money, and the people everywhere do not produce, and there are even many military runaways to engage in mining, which will cause the land to be wasted, and the mines and the local government are full of contradictions, so it really should not be promoted."

Zhu Youzhu said: "What Ma Qingjia said is only superficial, and I don't think it should be an obstacle."

The emperor didn't use any actual cases to refute it, but only said that I would not listen to you.

Ma Wensheng wanted to say something, but he saw the head of the household department on the side, Tong Zhong, come out and said: "Your Majesty, the ore and so on produced by the mines last year were not distributed through the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, or even the local government......

"Wait." Zhu Youzhu interrupted Tong Zhong's words and asked curiously, "This mine was originally instructed by me to let Bingkuan open it, and the income is also owned by him, how he transfers it is his own business, and the so-called private pocket is based on the mining of the imperial court. If it's Bingkuan...... Naturally, he's going to look up, are you worrying about him?"

When Tong Zhong heard this, he was anxious, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the mine is the mine of the Ming Dynasty, and it should not be deployed by one person."

Zhu Youzhu said with a straight face, "The mine is also my mine, isn't it? Do you think I don't have the power to relocate?"

"That's not what the minister meant." Tong Zhong did not expect that the emperor would take advantage of the loophole in his words to attack him.

"I have long said that if Bingkuan can find a coal kiln from the vast mountains and use it to open a mine, the income can be allocated to him, and the court can obtain mining taxes from it, and he can also use the income from these mines to open up new mines, and even raise the people, make cannons, etc., and the court will purchase silver, which has been discussed by the court before, don't you want me to break my word?"

Zhu Youji's temper came up.

Regardless of whether this is in line with the old practice, let's just say that this matter has been discussed with you in advance?

Who made you think at that time, no matter how awesome Zhang Zhou was, it was impossible for him to open up any mines by himself and make a fortune...... It can only be said that your understanding of Zhang Bingkuan's ability is still too shallow.

At that time, you promised well, and now Zhang Zhou has really opened the mines, and even become the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty's military needs, but you think that these mines, smelters, etc. are not under the control of the imperial court, let me take it back......

You're thick-skinned, and I still want a face.

Zhu Youzhu saw that the faces of the ministers present were also ugly, and he suddenly felt a sense of relief, and glanced at Zhang Zhou, and his eyes instantly eased a lot.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't have to rely on Bingkuan, but because he is indeed indispensable to the imperial court, for several years in a row, I can finally stop worrying about the war in the north, everything has someone to advise me, what I want is peace in the north, and what I want is the long-term peace and stability of the country. You have to understand me."

Zhu Youzhu also wanted to find recognition in front of the minister.

But unfortunately, no matter what he says now, the minister cannot give him enough support, because the monarch and the minister themselves are "opposites", and there is a gap between the monarch and the minister, and the ideas cannot be completely consistent.

Just when the ministers felt very angry, Zhang Zhou also walked out of the ministers.

Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty, regarding the opening of mines, the minister believes that there is no need to expand to the rest of the country, and with the current number of mines, it is enough. As for the lack of satisfying the demand for firearms in various parts of the border towns for the time being, the minister believes that some time should be given, and I believe that in a few years, the border defense line of the Ming Dynasty will be invulnerable."

Zhang Zhou also took the initiative to back down?

Xie Qian walked out and said, "Cai Guogong, aren't you afraid that the Tatars have learned your technique? Not to mention that the Tatars don't have enough iron, they can make swords, how can they not make artillery? I don't believe that no one else can learn one thing."

Zhang Zhou smiled and ignored Xie Qian's question.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Xie Qing's family, for the time being, you don't need to worry about what has not happened, when the Tatars come again, and even use firearms, I believe that Bingkuan can also come up with a good countermeasure. What I'm going to talk about today is not this, do you have any other opinions on the accumulation of military affairs in the border town?"

Xie Qian said as if he was angry: "The old minister believes that such a major matter should be considered again, and should not only be the responsibility of the military department, and everything should be subject to the power of restriction, and should not be generalized."

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "It is urgent to follow the power, and now it is necessary to slow down and follow the power...... In other words, Xie Ge Lao also knows that there are many disadvantages of border politics, but he just thinks that he can't be in a hurry when it comes to reform? Or even turn a blind eye to some of the accumulated evils?"

"I didn't say that." Xie Qian denied it.

Zhang Zhou continued to laugh, and that smile made people look very uncomfortable, as if he was the opposite of the civil official.

Zhu Youzhu said, "Since it is not appropriate for the military department to take the lead, then let the Shangting Office take the lead. Bingkuan is responsible, and as for the central government and the central government to coordinate this matter, Bingkuan will dispatch it...... I know that this will offend a lot of people, and I believe that Bingkuan can do it well."

Of course Xie Qian was not happy, he wanted to say something, but was stopped by Li Dongyang with a look.

Next, the court is to discuss rewards for the military exploits of Shigou City.

Just like the victory in the previous battle of Huamachi, the general voice in the DPRK and China is that it is still necessary to wait for the Tatars to withdraw from the territory of the Ming Dynasty and the battle is completely over, and then make a comprehensive decision.

Subsequently, Ma Wensheng and some people from the military department came out to state the wolf ambitions of the Tatars, and showed that they could not focus on the small victory in front of them, and also proposed that the Tatars entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty and might plunder before leaving.

Originally, everyone thought that Zhang Zhou would come out to talk to Ma Wensheng, the former secretary of the military department, about the military and political affairs in Ningxia.

As a result, Zhang Zhou didn't say a word after that.

Zhu Youzhi is not reluctant.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I will be here first today." Zhu Youzhu did not like to argue with the minister, and now he was so complacent that he only waited for the Tatars to retreat, and even did not expect Yang Yi

Qing and the others made further achievements, and he thought that these were enough, "I believe that the Baoguo Guild will bring reinforcements in time to force the Tatars back, and this battle goal will be achieved. The Hetao will be brought under the control of the border army, and I have no intention of fighting again this year, unless the Tatars have the courage to do so."

The emperor's words were quite clear.

At this point, I believe that it will take time to prepare for the complete sweep of the Tatars.

As long as the Tatars do not take the initiative to attack, they can recuperate until I and Bingkuan think that they can pacify the steppe in one fell swoop, and the next battle will begin.

"Retreat."

Zhu Youzhu was about to leave, and he didn't need anyone else to say anything, so he said in public, "Bingkuan came to the Qianqing Palace, I have something to discuss with you."

The summons alone, not to shy away from the minister, is to tell everyone present that I only believe in Bingkuan now, and you all stand aside.

Waiting for Zhang Zhou and Zhu Youzhu to leave the Fengtian Palace, the ministers left with mixed feelings.

Walking out of the hall, at least there are still many people talking and laughing.

I was worried about any accidents in the Northwest War, and in the end, the Tatars took advantage of the situation to kill near Gyeonggi, threatening their grange land outside the city, and even threatening their net worth, but now don't worry, the Tatars are chased everywhere in Ningxia, and it is still the descendants of the little Tatar prince in Batumunk.

What do you have to worry about now?

After winning the battle, the emperor is happy, and we are also happy.

However, this kind of happiness is obviously limited to those "optimists", who have no interests with Zhang Zhou, and even they themselves are very close to Zhang Zhou, and they have nothing to do with the so-called military and political reform for which Zhang Zhou is responsible.

Laughing, that's really laughing.

A few families rejoice, and there are always a few sorrows.

Xie Qian obviously didn't understand afterwards why Liu Jian didn't stop the emperor from handing over such a big matter as reforming the military and politics directly to Zhang Zhou, because he knew that Zhang Zhou was likely to take advantage of the topic.

After leaving the Fengtian Temple, Liu Jian didn't want to explain to anyone, but went directly to the British Gong Zhang Mao, obviously he had something to say to Zhang Mao.

Xie Qian took two steps forward and wanted to interject, but was stopped by Li Dongyang.

Li Dongyang just explained to Xie Qian lukewarmly: "Thankless things are the same for anyone."

Xie Qian said: "You can offend people, and you can also buy people's hearts, in the past, it was only Xuanda and Liaodong, and in the future, I am afraid that it will be the entire Governor's Mansion."

The two are not playing dumb riddles, and they can be said clearly.

Don't look at Zhang Zhou's reform of the military and political will offend people, but Zhang Zhou will also take advantage of this to firmly control the military and political system of the Ming Dynasty......

Who will not be Zhang Zhou's henchmen in the future, and who will still be qualified to govern the military affairs of the Northwest?

Liu Jian ignored Zhang Zhou's cultivation of party henchmen, he seemed to want Zhang Zhou to offend the people of the entire military and political system, if the backlash over there was very heavy, maybe they didn't need to take action, and what assassination, framing, and party disagreement would come.

Originally, the people of the Governor's Mansion would not stand on the side of the cabinet, but if they saw Zhang Zhou's bright butcher's knife, they would force them to stand on the side of the traditional civil officials.

"British duke, I heard that Ling Sun made a war exploit in the Hetao, but he was still injured, but I don't know if there is a big problem?"

Liu Jian and Zhang Mao walked together.

In words, he is expressing concern, but in fact, he is taking the opportunity to discuss things with Zhang Mao.

Zhang Mao sighed with emotion: "My grandson can be regarded as loyal to the Ming Dynasty, he discovered the traces of the Tatars in advance, reported to the imperial court, and made contributions. He has lived up to the old man's earnest teachings to him."

Liu Jian looked at Zhang Mao.

The heart said, looking at you like this, you are quite proud? What's in it?

"Ling Sun has no experience in actually leading troops, so why was he sent to the front line and used it as a vanguard? Even if it's an errand that doesn't take care of the night, it shouldn't be done by him."

Liu Jian almost said that someone behind him was making a ghost and deliberately letting your grandson take risks.

Zhang Mao continued to pretend to be confused and said, "Shi is also fate, although my grandson has never been to the battlefield, he has received a lot of tips, and there is nothing wrong with such an arrangement. If you don't take risks, how can you get the opportunity to make a difference?"

Zhang Mao said: "Baoguo Gong has not appeared on the battlefield in Ningxia until now."

Don't mention Zhang Zhou, just mention Zhu Hui to you, at the moment, you Zhang Mao are not wary of Zhu Hui? Or, don't you plan to take advantage of Zhu Hui's poor performance to get rid of this potential competitor?

Zhang Mao nodded and said: "In this battle, the performance of Baoguo Gong is indeed not good, I heard that many people have been impeached for his actions in the military department, and the old man, as an outsider, does not know much information, and it is not easy to comment casually."

Liu Jian said, "Then what do you think about His Majesty's appointment to cooperate with the Ministry of War to investigate the maladministration in the army?"

Zhang Mao's face was gloomy, and this time he didn't say anything.

But whenever it comes to Zhang Zhou, because the relationship behind it is too big, Zhang Mao also knows very well that he should avoid it.

Liu Jian didn't force him to say why, Liu Jian said: "The British Duke is also the pillar of the Ming army, in the past few decades, the army has respected you a lot, and the court can be upright in the face of trouble, which can be described as the mainstay. There are many protégés in the DPRK and China, but it is not until the end of the day that I remember that someone deliberately caused chaos in the DPRK."

Zhang Mao smiled and asked, "Are you talking about Bingkuan?"

Liu Jian didn't answer, and said coldly: "Those who cause trouble in the dynasty must put their personal likes and dislikes first, and be good at drilling camps and ignoring social affairs, not everyone can keep their hearts like the British public. And how many pillars and beams can there be on this court? Some of the so-called pillars and beams are just silverfish, focusing on the present, or helping the Ming Dynasty, and in the long run, they are bringing disaster to the country and the people."

"Huh." Zhang Mao smiled and waved his hand, "It's too big, how can you understand this?" If Elder Liu Ge has any opinions, just ask His Majesty to play the question, and it is none of his business to hang high."

Liu Jian didn't say much.

Just talk about the situation, there is no need to get Zhang Mao's statement immediately, as long as Zhang Mao and the people in the army know that now that Zhang Zhou's power is getting bigger and bigger, the alliance that secretly competes with Zhang Zhou can be completed without any covenant.

It is necessary to have a secret connection, and to unanimously face the "outside" without forming a party.

"Bingkuan, let you straighten out military affairs, I didn't tell you in advance, I also know that this will make you offend a lot of people, you won't blame me, right?"

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

After Zhu Youzhu met with Zhang Zhou, he tactfully expressed his apologies.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "The ministers share the worries of His Majesty, how can they pick and choose? It still needs to be done."

With Zhang Zhou's wisdom, when Zhu Youzhu asked him to participate in the punishment of the Liaodong Wo case, that is, to punish Zhang Yu, Ren Liang and others, it was clear that the emperor had plans to rectify the military and government.

This is what Zhu Youzhu has wanted to start for a long time, but he has been suffering from no opportunity.

In the past, the significance of rectifying military affairs was not great, and if we only replaced one group of old people with another group of old people, the border affairs would remain the same, and there would be no substantive change.

But now it's different.

With him Zhang Zhou, rectifying military affairs means that a group of cutting-edge people can be replaced with a group of cutting-edge people, who can level the grassland, which is very necessary for Zhu Youji, who has ambitions to become the "Emperor of the Ages".

Zhu Youzhu nodded and said: "If there is trouble, or who dares to secretly set up a stumbling block, I will help you eradicate these troublesome people and troubles, after I think this matter, you can start with Zhu Hui first, his performance in the war this time is too unsatisfactory, and some of the people under his command, who are close to him, will be handed over to you to deal with."

Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty, wouldn't it be too direct to ask Baoguo Gong directly?"

Zhu Youzhu looked at Xiao Jing and Li Rong on the side, and now there are only a few people in the know, and he doesn't seem to have a chance to let these two eunuchs know about it.

"Bingkuan, do you think that when the court and the middle of the country give orders, how many people will obey them without hesitation and not make irresponsible remarks?" Zhu Youzhu asked rhetorically.

This question is also very sharp, so that Zhang Zhou can't answer.

"You say." Zhu Youzhu threw the question again

To Xiao Jing and Li Rong.

Li Rong said cautiously: "Your Majesty, as the Ninth Five-Year Honor, who dares not to listen?"

Zhu Youzhu set his eyes on Xiao Jing again.

Xiao Jing then said: "Your Majesty's concern must be to take into account the long-term, if there are people in the court who question it, it will not set off any waves, or someone will discuss it, or ...... It's not out of bad intentions."

Zhu Youzhu said: "Even you think that there will still be opposition voices in the DPRK and China, and even most people will think about what I have instructed, how unreasonable is it?"

"The slave and maid lost her words, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." Xiao Jing didn't answer, and admitted his mistake first.

"Bingkuan, it's okay for you to say." Zhu Youzhu said.

Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty's meaning is that in the future, when the northwest uses troops, there will be no objections, and if you can achieve orders and prohibitions, you must also achieve the unity of the three armies?"

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu nodded, "The biggest problem in the army before was that I couldn't convey my will to the army as you said, let the three armies march into the grassland, you see...... What has become of it?"

Li Rong and Xiao Jing seemed to have the deepest understanding, and they both lowered their heads.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Baoguo Gong is also considered to be quite admired by me before, after the famous family, his father is also a brave general, now is the time when the border army is strong and strong, entering the river loop, but it is timid, I really don't dare to think, if I want to count on them to step on the grassland in the future, what will be the situation, don't be counterattacked by the Tatars at that time, the pass is not guaranteed, and the people will suffer!"

Zhang Zhou nodded.

The emperor took advantage of a military dispatch to put down his words early, let the Duke of Baoguo play well, and used this to purge the old lords.

Zhu Hui's performance is not good, and the emperor has enough reasons to rectify it.

"Bingkuan, I also know that no one wants to do the things that sinners do, but who else but you can share my worries? The whole army is a group of mediocre people, and after several adjustments, I really can't find any suitable candidates, and I have used a Zhu Hui after thousands of choices, and he can be regarded as losing all of my company!"

"On the contrary, a few people you can mention casually can make contributions on the battlefield, and I would rather hand over the military and government to talented and capable people in the future than to the so-called loyal ministers."

Zhu Youzhu finished saying this in a very emotional tone.

Zhang Zhou understood.

The biggest advantage of Zhu Hui and other old lords is "loyalty", after all, they are "loyal and good", and some are generations of glory and wealth, and they are not very willing to change the dynasty, because they know that even if they change the dynasty, they will not get a better net worth status than now.

Therefore, they will be relatively loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

But with such a group of incompetent but loyal people, history cannot be created, the emperor wants a flat grassland, and he can't pick out capable people from this group of old lords, so he can only give them up.

Zhu Youzhu said with a look full of trust: "Bingkuan, what do you want to do, you don't need to ask me, as long as everything is to work hard to level the border troubles in the north, even if it is to use the knife against the old ministers of the court, I understand. And I believe that as a human being, you will not be disposed of for personal reasons, and you will definitely dispose of it at your discretion."

Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty praises falsely, and the minister can only say that he will do his best."

Zhu Youzhu smiled and said, "It's good that you are willing to accept this errand, it doesn't mean that you have to give up the old and use the new, Yanwutang is your foundation, who you fancy will use whom, even if it is an exceptional promotion, it is just a matter of one sentence." As for those old ministers, those who are incompetent, let them unload their armor and return to the field as soon as possible, they will be light, and they will save my eyes."