The story of Zhao Kuangyin's Chen Qiao mutiny, and the yellow robe's body sounded a wake-up call for those who came after: military power can never be handed over to one person, even if that person is the emperor.

It's not hard to think about that. The son of a daughter can't sit down. The soldiers and horses belonged to the emperor, but the vast majority of the people who led the troops to fight were not the emperor himself. Once the emperor's brain is faint and he believes in the wrong person, then the country will change overnight.

Or maybe this emperor is a fool by nature, and it is also a fatal thing to make a mess if he has nothing to do.

This is by no means whimsical, there are not a few emperors in the history of military affairs, and the most famous is King Zhou You, who is the prince of the Beacon Fire Opera.

In view of this, Zhu Yuanzhang, who is eloquent and strategic, set the Ming military system with the unique simplicity and wisdom of the old peasants, coupled with the unbreakable principle of "many people and great strength" that has been unbreakable for thousands of years, which can be summed up in one sentence: the emperor starts, the civil ministers and military generals discuss, and only when the preparations are complete can the troops and horses be deployed.

When Lan Yu rebelled, with his prestige, under the restrictions of this rule, he finally had to lead a battalion of cronies to start an incident, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very satisfied with his military system, and later wrote: The holy oracle that future generations will not be easier.

The benefits are obvious, and it is difficult for one person to overturn the sky.

The disadvantage is that the emperor's control over the soldiers and horses is no longer absolute, which is why Zhu Yunwen did not stop the Dongchang to raise soldiers and horses in the name of secret agents, but secretly supported it.

But Ningxia Wei is not as private as Dongchang, but a regular army under the command of the imperial court. When he ordered the transfer, he had to live it in the court again, which was very difficult, so he decided to talk to Ru Yu, the secretary of the military department, Fang Xiaoru, and Xie Jin, the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Xie Jin, if they were pulled together, there would be no public opinion in the court tomorrow, and he, the emperor, would pull the shelf, and the matter would be done.

Although Zhu Yunwen lives in the deep palace, he is more or less aware of it, Fang Xiaoru is put aside, Xie Jin and Ru Yu are still very close to Xu Ruyi.

But he was in a hurry, but he forgot that the Wenyuan Pavilion scholars he appointed were not only Fang and Xie two, after Huang Zicheng's death, out of guilt or comfort, he also promoted a person in a short period of time, named ... Huang Guan.

"The major affairs of the country are in Rong. His Majesty wants to transfer Ningxia Wei to Ganzhou, but he is afraid that the princes of the court and the central government will not allow it. The old minister did not give up on His Majesty, and he was the secretary of the military department, but the six ministries were systematic, and there were five armies in charge of the governor's office. ”

"Why was no one to stop Dongchang when he transferred troops to encircle and suppress the remnants of the White Lotus in Shaomu Mountain?" Zhu Yunwen squinted, snorted very unhappily and asked: "Don't talk about people in the court, Ru Yu, what do you think about this military secretary?"

"Minister... Minister... Ru Yu subconsciously glanced at the new leader of the court and the clear stream beside him, and was silent for a while, worried that if he spoke out to support it, it would be spread and spurned by the world, after all, the reputation of the eunuch party is ** linked, although he already has the reputation of "eunuch god" outside, but it has not been put on the bright side, right?

Zhu Yunwen's brows furrowed even deeper, glared at Ru Yu fiercely, and then followed his gaze...

Huang Guan, who had the weakest sense of presence among the three major scholars of Wenyuan Pavilion, read the secret letter in his hand word by word three times before raising his head: "Your Majesty, what is said in the letter, Wei Chen has already seen it. Qi and Wu had bad intentions, and their crimes should be punished. But in the final analysis, this is just the words of Father-in-law Xu, and there is no evidence attached... ”

"Huang Qing doesn't believe what the letter says?" Zhu Yunwen suddenly asked.

"Minister... Believe. Huang Guan hesitated, nodded, and did not say anything to contradict directly.

"It's just ... Huang Guan paused, and the words changed: "The soldiers have a saying, the three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first." There is also a saying that the three armies are easy to obtain, but one general is difficult to find.

The minister dared to ask His Majesty, even if His Majesty overrode public opinion and transferred troops to Ganzhou, how much would grain and grass be wasted?

"There is no need to worry about food and grass. Xie Jin stepped forward: "The first emperor practiced the system of tuntian, and the food and salary of the forbidden army in Beijing were supplied by the imperial court, and the border army had been cultivating for many years, and there may be up and down... But it is safe to support a big war. What's more, Ganzhou and Ningxia are only more than 700 miles apart, and the imperial court will not say that the morning and evening will come, but it should be able to arrive in three days at the latest. ”

"Okay, the matter of food and salary is settled, what about the boss?" Huang Guan asked slowly, a calm and unhurried attitude made Zhu Yunwen feel very uncomfortable at this tense moment.

"Wu Kedijiuzhen Longmen is also a general of a hundred battles, if there is no general to lead, it is difficult to have a chance of winning even if the number is doubled. What's more, as far as the minister knows, the total number of Ningxia Wei is only 70,000 soldiers and horses, which is far inferior to the elite of Longmen soldiers and horses. Winning is hard, if you lose... When Huang Guan said this, he pointed to the northeast and didn't say any more, but the meaning couldn't be clearer.

"Can peace be assured?" asked Zhu Yunwen.

"Lack of prestige, courage, not necessarily strategic. ”

"That... Marquis of Wuding and Marquis of Changxing... Zhu Yunwen mentioned the only two veterans who survived from his imperial grandfather, but after thinking about it, he gave up. The age of the two is a big problem, if it is not a last resort, he is really afraid that the two of them will die on the road.

"The minister is willing to protect one person. Fang Xiaoru, who had been silent, suddenly opened his mouth, attracting everyone's attention: "I have heard that Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, is familiar with military affairs, and he is deeply respected by the emperor, and he is pertinent, and he is more related to His Majesty, and he is loyal, and he can be a general who leads the army." ”

Hearing Fang Xiaoru mention Li Jinglong's name, everyone in the hall was stunned.

Ru Yu bowed her head and was silent, unwilling to express her position.

Xie Jin thought about it repeatedly, and it seemed that this Li Jinglong was indeed the best candidate.

However, Huang Guan looked at Fang Xiaoru's straight back, his eyes were gloomy, and he was very puzzled why the seniors who took care of him in private would choose to stand on the side of the eunuchs in the East Factory at this time.

Obviously, he has found the best excuse to block it, and it is obviously a godsend opportunity to behead Dongchang and chop his hands, how can this be?

As if feeling the doubtful gaze behind him, Fang Xiaoru glanced back inadvertently, nodded uncheckably, smiled, that look... Full of meaning.

"Li Jinglong, Li Jinglong... Zhu Yunwen muttered a few times, his eyes gradually brightened, but he didn't notice the exchange of eyes between the two people in front of him, but Liu Xi on the side, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he was vaguely aware of the strangeness, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't dare, and he couldn't, so he had to hide his thoughts.