Chen Xi truly achieved the goal of selecting talents without avoiding relatives.

Among the three people he recommended this time, two were fellow Chenxi townsmen, and the remaining one was Chenxi's servants. This unconcealed attitude makes people unable to understand.

Don’t you, Chen Xi, claim to be fair?

In a key department like the Ministry of War, I actually recommended my servants to take important positions. Isn’t this blatant violation of the imperial court’s appointment system and challenging the authority of the Ming military system?

Everyone present had their opinions.

Mainly because of the unconditional trust of Hu Lian, Wang Lingzhi and Ma Jiu, he was dissatisfied with the emperor's command of the army.

Chen Xi asked: "Please send a military supervisor to the candidate."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Chen Xi and asked, "What are the good choices for Secretary Chen?"

Now the dissatisfaction in the hearts of civil officials and military generals became even greater!

Not only will the commander and deputy general be recommended by you, Chen Xi, the troops are also recruited from the local troops that have been replaced by the capital. It is estimated that many of them are your old subordinates. Now even the military supervisors are recommended by you. The troops that go to Xuanfu to support the Xuanfu are no longer ordinary Ming troops, so they can simply call it the "Shen Family Army"!

Chen Xi knew that the powerful old eunuchs in the court, such as Zhang Yong, Gu Dayong and others, liked to point fingers. Hu Lian, who had little qualifications, could not suppress those slick old eunuchs at all.

Chen Xi felt the bad eyes coming from all over the world, knew that some things should be stopped in time, and said immediately: "I think that you should recommend young people as the main one, please make a decision!"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "I also think so. You should not rely too much on old ministers in everything. Even if the old ministers are more experienced, they can act too conservatively and have no enterprising spirit. They are still young people with blood and fighting spirit, and are good at discovering and seizing opportunities, just like me... Haha... Well, since the head coach and deputy general sent this time are all young people, I will make an exception this time... I have a close servant named Xiao Tiaozi. I have been with me for seven or eight years. Why would I let him serve as the military supervisor!"

Zhang Yanling stood up and opposed: "Your Majesty, this matter of leading the army and supervising the army is not a joke. You must be very cautious!"

Zhu Houzhao was angry and asked, "According to the uncle's words, is it a joke that I acted or a joke that I made? If the uncle felt that he had the ability, he would lead the troops to fight in person, and I would definitely support him!"

Zhang Yanling sat down helplessly. He found that he had no way to control his nephew. No matter what he said, Zhu Houzhao would object, and Chen Xi agreed no matter what he said. He looked at Chen Xi with anger and found that Chen Xi looked calm and had no time to pay attention to him.

Zhu Houzhao said: "What do you think of my arrangements? Some stand up and speak, but if there is no, I will declare it accordingly!"

The officials present looked at each other and had some opinions, but they hoped that others would come out to debate with the emperor instead of charging forward.

Anyone who makes suggestions will have to take responsibility for the obvious matter. Even if you don’t agree with Zhu Houzhao’s domineering theory!

Whether it is civil officials or military generals here, they are basically unconfidence to lead their troops to war. These people have been comfortable in the capital for a long time, so it is really difficult to let them sleep in the open and fight against the Tartars in a worried manner! This is very different from the mentality of those officials who are struggling to find a chance to make a name for themselves in the local area.

The officials who served in the Governor's Office of the Five Army and the Beijing Camp were basically pampered, especially those nobles who enjoyed the honor and support of the court for generations, including Zhang Mao, who wanted to go to the battlefield to experience it.

Since the title has been promoted, what is the point of leading troops to fight on the border at the risk of failure and being held accountable?

Local officials, especially generals of the garrison station, have not received any opportunity to be promoted due to the military household registration system. When they think of serving the border, they have the opportunity to be promoted...

Zhu Houzhao waited for a while, and saw that no one was talking, nodded and said, "Since you all have no objection, then this matter has been decided."

"Shangshu Chen, today's discussion is over, you will put the spirit of the meeting into practice. The matter of sending troops is urgent. It is best to start the troops within two days!"

Chen Xi asked: "The food and equipment are allocated..."

Zhang Heling and others suddenly realized a problem, that is, the troops allocated from the local area outside the city lacked food and supplies, and Chen Xi has been running around for this. Now that they have to recruit this army to the battlefield, it means that the court must bear the food and supplies for this part of the people.

Just when someone wanted to stand up and give his opinions, Zhu Houzhao made a promise: "Since I am going to go to the front line to fight the Tartars, the troops, horses, food and grass will naturally be allocated from the treasury. Shangshu Chen turned around and discussed with the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Works. When I go back, I will draft the imperial edict for allocating food and grass and weapons and equipment for you..."

Zhu Houzhao said this, and those who had interests in Chen Xi were so angry that they were so angry that they were irritated.

Every year, the Ming army's money and grain allocations were fixed in the court. Too much this means less than that. When the money and grain were allocated to Chenxi, the money and grain of the rest of the army would be reduced accordingly.

The brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were hit the most. As for the rest of the military officials of the Governor's Office of the Five Army, they were also greatly affected. They were all worried that Chen Xi would take away the quota for money, food and weapons of their troops.

After talking about the military dispatch, Zhu Houzhao felt a little regretful and said, "I originally wanted to lead the troops to fight in person, but Shangshu Chen repeatedly dissuaded me, so I decided to endure it and wait until the army is full of food before the imperial army will be in charge. Next, I will fully support the military system reform implemented by Shangshu Chen. Officials in the court, especially those who serve in the Governor's Office of the Five Army, must not cause trouble to Shangshu Chen... Obstructing him is a deception of the emperor. Whoever has any objection can come to me directly. If you cause trouble for the Ministry of War privately, don't blame me for severe punishment!"

It is another vaccination with great deterrence.

Zhu Houzhao never shy away from admiration for Chen Xi in front of others, and even chose to support Chen Xi without hesitation in front of relatives like Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling.

The emperor valued Chen Xi to this extent. Not to mention a group like the foreign relatives who had direct conflicts of interest with Chen Xi. Even if there was no entanglement, such as Zhang Mao and others, they also felt a strong jealousy towards Chen Xi, and felt like there was a thorn in their hearts and felt very uncomfortable.

Afterwards, Zhu Houzhao and Shen Xi completely led the meeting.

After Chen Xi made the specific plan to send troops public, no officials present expressed their opinions.

To put it bluntly, Chen Xi made a plan and was very fast to hurry, and the requirements for the army's marching were extremely high. He had to travel almost seventy or eighty miles or even nearly a hundred miles a day. He asked these generals to lead their own troops and asked himself that it would not be so fast.

The main standard of marching in this era is that it is considered to be a very fast military force if you can walk forty or fifty miles a day.

The meeting was about an hour, and Zhu Houzhao was a little tired, so he decided to end the meeting, stood up and said, "Shangshu Chen, I have fully trusted you. I have entrusted you with all military affairs. While there are still two days before the official dispatch of troops, you must cultivate the people you recommend and not let them down!"

Chen Xi bowed respectfully: "I obey the order!"

Delegating power in public again!

Zhu Houzhao seemed to be saying to Chen Xi, "Cultivate your Shen family army quickly, and I will give you all the command power of the troops and the appointment and removal power of the generals, and you can do whatever you want!"

Hearing this, the officials present were full of jealousy.

Even those lords with extremely noble identities do not have the authority of Chen Xi. No wonder even honest people like Zhang Mao have opinions.

Zhu Houzhao said: "I don't want to make too many arrangements. After all, in terms of military affairs, the ability of Shangshu Chen is unquestionable. This battle will be planned and implemented by Shangshu Shen. The five military governor's office, the Beijing camp and the local garrison office are all controlled by Shangshu Chen. This is part of the wartime system. The order of the Ministry of War to allocate troops, horses, food and grass, and no government offices shall have any objections!"

Zhang Mao finally couldn't help it and stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it's a bit unruly to delegate power like this?"

"What are the rules? I know what Mr. Zhang is thinking. Do you think the Chen Qing family will abuse power and even threaten my throne to be stable?"

After Zhu Houzhao said this, the scene was silent again.

The little emperor really dares to say anything.

These rebellious words sound disrespectful, and the ministers dare not say them, but the emperor himself said it as casually as drinking boiled water.

Zhu Houzhao said: "I fully believe in Shangshu Chen, just like I believe in all your family. I believe that you are loyal and dedicated to the country, and you will definitely make greater contributions to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty..."

Perhaps realizing that his previous words were a bit less appropriate, Zhu Houzhao added a few words to win people's hearts.

Chen Xi did not comment on Zhu Houzhao's words, but all the officials present stood up consciously and bowed their hands to express their gratitude for the emperor's trust.

Zhu Houzhao stood up, waved his hand vigorously, and said, "Your family, I won't say anything extra. Let's stop talking about the matter today. I still have something to do. Please do your own thing..."

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he turned around and left, without giving the ministers any chance to communicate.

The officials were somewhat helpless.

Since the Wu Dynasty was abolished, court officials have rarely had the opportunity to communicate with the emperor. Even top civil officials like the Pavilion Master and Jiuqing are not qualified to meet the emperor. Now they have finally met. Apart from the border war, there is no mention of other things, which has somewhat disappointed the civil and military officials present.

The ministers stood up to see him off, but Zhu Houzhao didn't look back and went straight to the door of the military school.

When Zhu Houzhao and his entourage walked away, there was a sudden burst of noise in the conference hall.

"Everyone, tell me, Your Majesty will delegate power to the Ministry of War for the matter of sending troops? Whatever you do in the future will you need to dispatch the Ministry of War?"

Those ordinary generals are not qualified to speak, and those who have opinions are nobles, especially those hereditary princes.

After the emperor left, they gathered together in groups of three or five to talk, intending to ask Chen Xi for an explanation, but they were worried that they would anger the new rules of the court, so they could only complain.

Chen Xi didn't want to pay attention to these guys and said to Hu Lian: "Master Hu, you heard your Majesty's arrangement today. I don't want to explain more. Just wait at the Ministry of War. After that, I will call some generals who follow you to the Ministry of War to discuss matters!"

Hu Lian saluted respectfully: "Yes, Secretary Chen, please go now!"

In front of Chen Xi, Hu Lian completed his official position in a few days. Even if Chen Xi asked him to go through fire and water, Hu Lian would definitely not even frown.

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With all troops and horses in hand, the logistics supply of food and grass has been settled.

All the people transferred to the capital by Chen Xi have found a new destination and have been temporarily recruited to Xuanfu to participate in the war with the Tatars.

The most unexpected thing is the appointment of Chen Xi for Hu Lian, Wang Lingzhi and Ma Jiu.

Hu Lian was a civil servant and a new Jinshi, but he had no qualifications before that he could prove that he had the ability to command military forces. He was appreciated by the emperor and Shen Xi just because of a few words, and was promoted by an extraordinary person, and was a lucky minister.

Wang Lingzhi belonged to a powerful general in the border army and had a certain reputation in the court. There was no controversy over his appointment, but Ma Jiu was completely an unknown little person.

Chen Xi called a few people, including some local generals who were transferred to Beijing, and held a brief meeting at the Ministry of War, which was considered a mobilization meeting before the expedition. Chen Xi set a goal very simple, not to make contributions, but to no mistakes, as long as he could persist until the Tatars retreated.

Hu Lian and Ma Jiu could understand Chen Xi's strategic intentions, but Wang Lingzhi was confused. He wished he could charge and fight the Tatars to the end. With his martial and warlike personality, it was really hard for him to shrink his defense. But after all, Wang Lingzhi was not the head coach during this trip, and everything had to be followed by Hu Lian. In addition, Chen Xi repeatedly reminded him that even if Wang Lingzhi was unwilling to accept it, he could not make any waves.

The meeting on the Ministry of War ended, and it was already night, and Chen Xi decided to go home.

Wang Lingzhi and Ma Jiu accompanied Chen Xi to return home. As for others, they had their own things to do, either going home to settle down the old and young people to go to the military camp to convey the imperial edict.

Chen Xi got on the carriage, Ma Jiu was responsible for catching the carriage, while Wang Lingzhi rode on a horse.

I didn't walk fast on the road, after all, the night market was still open, and there were constant pedestrians on the street... While the weather was warm, the people had already started to prepare for autumn and winter, and some daily necessities began to be moved home.

When I arrived at the gate of Chen Mansion, someone came out with a lantern.

Because Zhu Qi was dispatched by Chen Xi to do business with Leopard House, he was no longer responsible for the matter of visiting the guests. At this time, the person who did these things became Zhu Hong, who returned from the Wanping County Government.

"Master, when you were not here, many people came to visit the mansion in the afternoon. They all said that there was something important, so they left the visitor here!"

Zhu Hong took out some prayer letters and handed them to Chen Xi.

As Chen Xi's status in the court increased, more and more people came to Chen Xi to submit their letters.

Everyone inside and outside the court knew that now was the most glorious time for Chenxi. Liu Jin fell, and the next person who rose in the court was probably the very favored Minister of War.

Chen Xi took the letter of worship and looked at it. Most of them were self-recommendation, but he did not find any urgent letters.

"I'll take a closer look later. Brother Jiu, Ling Zhi, don't stick it in, follow me into the study..." Chen Xi wanted to explain some matters to Wang Lingzhi and Ma Jiu.

In front of the officials of the Ministry of War, the Governor's Office of the Five Army and the generals of the Beijing camp, Chen Xi could not say too much, but could only talk about some superficial things. Now that I am back home, it is much easier to speak.
To be continued...