In the evening, the father and son finished their busy day and talked about some local issues and the transfer of military power in the north. Feng Sheng, Duke of Song Dynasty, rushed there. If everything went well, Chang Yuchun would return to Beijing next month.
At that time, Feng Sheng and Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong, who is preparing to be crowned king, will take over Chang Yuchun's military power to suppress the northern Mongolia. Next year, King Xu Da of Zhongshan will go to inspect it and everything will be complete.
In fact, the problem of numerous local military leaders has begun to emerge, especially after Zhu Yuanzhang retired from the position of commander-in-chief of the army. There are advantages and disadvantages to this matter of military leaders. The advantage is that the combat effectiveness can be guaranteed for the most part, and the top and bottom are united. The disadvantages are
That is, the soldiers and captains only know the general's orders but not the emperor's orders.
This is also a unique trend in troubled times. This is how Lao Zhu started his career. At that time, Guo Zixing and Lao Zhu's general ordered the one who was better at doing things in the army to use more words.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor, but the generals below are still using the same old methods, putting loyalty first rather than ability. In this way, they can naturally gather a group of confidants, and there are mountains above and hills below.
It didn't matter during the war, but now that the situation has turned to stability and the world is generally at peace, the imperial court has to dismember the mountains inside. It must be staggered and disrupted, otherwise it will be too late to regret the situation of separatist vassal towns.
"It's a pity that the second and third sons are still a little young, otherwise it would be much simpler. Just pointing at Li Wenzhong is not enough now."
Zhu Biao sighed and said: "The second, third, and fourth sons still have some qualifications, but it's almost impossible to subdue these arrogant generals and completely take back their military power. Let's wait a few years for the situation to ease."
No general who was born in troubled times would be willing to give up the foundation of his career. They all know that with military power in their hands, no one will be rewarded. If he is a bare commander, his words will be like farting.
Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and other top commanders can still see the situation clearly, but the nobles below who are in charge of military power are much worse. Not to mention the generals below, they even regard the troops under their command as their own private army.
When the father dies, the son takes his place.
The use of military power can easily cause a backlash. After all, it is the fundamental interests of others that are at stake. Fortunately, as long as the situation is stable, the terrifying prestige of the founding emperor is enough to suppress all dissatisfaction. However, military power still has to be distributed, and it is a question of who to entrust it to act as the agent.
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Zhu Yuanzhang naturally believed in his sons more, and Zhu Biao did the same in fact. He had absolute confidence in being able to suppress his younger brothers. It was actually very appropriate to hand over the military power to them, and it would be convenient to take it back in the future. After all, that
It's an internal matter within the royal family.
At that time, Zhu Biao doesn't even need to speak, the civil servants in the court will take the initiative to promote this matter. No matter how you think about the self-respect of the outer vassal kings, the support of troops is a huge threat. No matter how loyal or traitor you are, you don't want another knife above your head.
This is the mess left by the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Corruption and extravagance among civil servants became common, while military generals became arrogant and supported their troops to protect themselves. Both of these were detrimental to the country and the country, and were also a serious obstacle to the centralization of power by the monarch.
"The commanders of the guard posts, especially the Southwest Guard Post, have been changed. They have been promoted to a higher level and allowed to serve in the Beijing camp. It is also time for the generals of the Imperial Guard Kingo and the Habayashi Right Guards to be released for training."
Zhu Yuanzhang stroked the short beard on his chin and said: "Don't worry over there for now. We have sent a secret message to Chang Yuchun. In the future, the leader of the country and the country will also have the blood of his Chang family. It is time for him to come out."
Too old."
"If you want to gnaw, let's gnaw on the hardest nut first. The northern garrison posts have all been replaced, and the garrison posts in the southwest will not have the courage to cause trouble. It just so happens that the reward troops for this victory have not yet been decided, and if we go together, the resistance will be reduced.
Smaller.”
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "Then I will seal the family letter for my cousin."
"Well, don't mention this matter. We will arrange for the Yushitai and the Ministry of War to propose it, and then let the Governor's Office take the initiative to promote it."
The most powerful force in the Ming Dynasty today is the Wuxun Group, including but not limited to the Huaixi Group. It is conceivable how much backlash the imperial court will have if they want to dig into their foundation. Head-on confrontation will outweigh the gains and losses, and can only be resolved slowly through political compromise.
Therefore, in the early stage, the Tianjia should not only stand in a neutral position, but also protect the warriors openly. Otherwise, if the situation gets out of control, the current good situation will be messed up.
I don’t expect a complete solution, but at least it will be resolved before the princes go to their respective places. In such a long period of time, we can screen out who is a person with ulterior motives and who is a person who is swaying around asking for an official position and a title. From now on,
They have their own regulations to deal with it.
This is also a problem that every dynasty must experience. After the founding of the country, the biggest enemy is not the outside world, but the double-edged sword that conquers the world. This has been the case in all dynasties. Zhao Kuangyin solved it well, but in order to completely
The consequences of solving this problem are also obvious. It can be said that there is no success or failure.
After the discussion, the father and son walked out of the Jinshen Hall together and walked behind the Wuying Hall. On the farmland that was opened last year, several princes were working hard. Not only the second, third, and fourth princes, but also one who was punished
Lao Qi.
Seeing the emperor and the prince arriving, the eunuchs and maids on the side hurriedly knelt down to salute. The four princes also knelt down to greet them, but their father waved his sleeves and said: "Don't do this, let us continue to do it. This year we will
I want to taste the food my son grew with his own hands. If laziness leads to a poor harvest, hum!"
"promise!"
The three older ones had practiced after all, but Xiao Qi couldn't. Her little face turned pale with exhaustion, and the tools in her hands were trembling. She didn't dare to stop when her father came, and continued to follow her brother with red eyes.
Let's do it.
"Seventh brother, are you tired from studying or from farming?"
After hearing what his eldest brother said, Zhu Shu quickly replied pitifully: "Reporting to the emperor, my brother is arrogant and stubborn and does not realize the hardships of the people's livelihood. He pretended to be the prince of the heavenly family. Now he has realized his mistake."
"Then you still dare to contradict sir and stop doing your homework?"
"I don't dare anymore. If I do it again, I will be punished by my father and my brother."
"Okay, then the emperor will plead with the father for you, but remember what you said. If you do it again, you won't have to be punished by the father. You can go directly to the East Palace to receive the whip."
After Zhu Biaoyi finished speaking solemnly, he bowed to Lao Zhu in front of him and said: "Xiao Qi is young and ignorant. Now that he has learned a lesson and changed for the better, he is very good. Please forgive him, Father."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the blood blisters on his youngest son's palms and snorted coldly: "Thank you, brother."
As soon as he heard that his father had forgiven him, Zhu Su could no longer hold back his grievances. He knelt down and wiped his tears and said, "My son, I thank my father for your forgiveness, and I thank my brother..."
Lao Zhu, who was still a little distressed at first, felt a little disgusted when he saw his son's appearance. We have never suffered anything at your age. If we were crying like this, we would have cried to death.
Zhu Biao waved his hand and asked Lao Qi's personal eunuch to help him away. When he was far away, Zhu Biao said to Lao Zhu: "At the age of eight or nine, I have been pampered and raised. Naturally, I am a little aggrieved to suffer such a sudden fate."
Lao Zhu had no reaction. The three brothers who were still working hard at the front bent their mouths with disdain. The seventh brother was really useless. It was because my father was busy with national affairs and had been beaten since childhood. When we were seven or eight years old, we were beaten every three days.
He was hung up and beaten, but he never cried like this.
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a cold face: "That's because his mother didn't teach him well. He's a big boy, and he can't do any farm work. Our old Zhu family has only been farming for a few years. How can we forget this so quickly?"
"Send an order to reduce the number of concubine Da Ding for two months and let her serve the queen every day!"
When the brothers heard this, they knew that their father was really angry. Zhu Biao was okay because he felt confident in being favored, but the three brothers below who were still plowing the fields were not. It didn't matter if they received a few scoldings.
But I really don’t want to implicate my mother and concubine and be punished for my own affairs.
Zhu Yuanzhang untied his robe, threw off his dragon boots, and stepped barefoot into the farmland. He took the hoe on the side and started to turn up the ground, ignoring the eunuchs kneeling on the ground and begging the Holy One to put the dragon body as the most important thing.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao had nothing else to say, so he took off his heavy court clothes and got down to do it. The court clothes were solemn and elegant, but they were also really constraining. If he wanted to wear them, he had to straighten his waist, and he only had to stand under his feet.
You can take a square step, but if you want to work in the fields, you have to fall over.