When Lu Shusheng heard what Wang Xilie said, he wished he could give him a slap in the face. All the important officials in the court knew that last winter, the emperor sent a royal guard to deliver a letter to the general soldiers of the Nine Borders, attaching several formation diagrams, claiming that they were trained to be able to block cavalry with infantry.
At that time, there were many ministers who wanted to dissuade them, but on second thought they regarded the incident as a joke, thinking that it was normal for the emperor to have a young mind and be wary. Therefore, there were three or five memorials to dissuade the matter, but Zhu Yijun stayed behind and did not issue any.
It did not cause any disturbance in the court.
When the officials talked about this matter, except for a few who knew the military, they all said that they finally saw the childish side of the emperor. At this time, Wang Xilie mentioned the formation plan and elevated it to the level of subjugation, which was simply representing the Ministry of Rites.
Slap the emperor in the face.
Sure enough, Zhang Jing from the opposite side heard this and shouted: "Wang Xilie is boldly talking nonsense! The Royal Horse Supervisor actually practiced the formation chart invented by ***, and after practicing it, he can indeed restrain the cavalry charge!"
Wang Xilie heard this and choked out without thinking: "Practice? Act!" Lu Shusheng heard that he had stepped into Zhang Jing's trap and wanted to strangle him to death.
Sure enough, Chen Ju also spoke: "This year, outside Ji Town, there have been concrete examples of the emperor inventing phalanx to restrain cavalry, and the Ministry of War has verified it! What do you mean by this? The emperor will destroy the country after he distributes the formation map.
Do you mean it?"
Wang Xilie has already made fun of the Royal Horse Supervisor's training formation. If he says yes again, his official clothes will be stripped off by the inner court today.
Zhang Juzheng coughed heavily and said to Chen Ju: "Director Chen, Shilang Wang definitely didn't mean this. The harm done to the array formations in the Song Dynasty is difficult to describe in history books and has nothing to do with the hollow square array invented by the emperor. Please discuss the matter as it is and don't get involved."
Lu Shusheng, who was nearby, suddenly discovered the difference between this kind of meeting and the court meeting - the court meeting's fashion book was present, the minister could not represent the department and had no chance to represent the department, and the emperor directly asked the minister about matters concerning each department.
If the ministers of various ministries want to speak, they can only do so when the minister is away, and they cannot deviate too much from the political stance of the minister in their respective departments. Otherwise, the affairs of the department will be chaotic, and it will be the ministers and other ministers who suffer.
When a court meeting was arguing about something, such as the Great Ceremony or the Opening of the Sea, most memorials were used at that time to reflect personal political stances, and the emperor could not blame the minister.
But in this kind of face-to-face discussion, if the matter discussed has nothing to do with ministry affairs, the individual minister can speak freely, or speak freely based on his own political stance! After a while, the emperor came out, and looked at the minutes of the meeting - Where is the emperor?
Do you know which department this Wang Xilie belongs to? You will only think that he is from Lu Shusheng of the Ministry of Rites!
The more Lu Shusheng thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. In the past, he felt that although Wang Xilie, an old guy, was a bit stubborn, he was experienced in ministry and had a high level of skills, and he was quite protective of himself. He didn't expect that he would speak so loudly on this occasion today. If the emperor felt that the Ministry of Etiquette was secretly
This is how you view the emperor. Who am I to argue with, Old Lu?
But looking back, the benefits of this kind of meeting are obvious - there were not many emperors in the past dynasties who were diligent, otherwise they would not have set up a platform to call for justice and even apologize to their ancestors.
The emperor's way of holding small meetings greatly accelerated the decision-making speed of the court. Moreover, he was afraid of poor communication and thought too much. At this meeting, the ministers played gongs in front of them and beat the drums in front of them, and the ins and outs of something
, the advantages and disadvantages are all exposed, and those in power are easy to make decisions.
At this time, if we could go back to the old days of arguing with the ministers at court meetings, just the Yushi Kedao gang could make everything drag on for a year and a half, Lu Shusheng shuddered just thinking about it.
Tan Lun said: "Your Majesty, according to the example of Shizong and the previous emperors, when the Tartars beheaded, the court would no longer give them their true colors, but all their colors."
"The heads of Tatars are worth forty taels of silver, and the heads of Donglu are worth thirty taels of silver. This time, the beheadings are six thousand, the Jurchens are worth three thousand two, and the Tatars are worth two thousand eight. The court needs to spend two hundred and eight thousand.
An extra two taels. Including the additional rewards from the Tartar ministers and small chiefs, an extra 30,000 taels will be needed. The Ministry of War has calculated that the total reward for the head is 241,866 taels."
"In this battle, our army suffered 4,650 casualties, including a total of 95 generals and above. To provide compensation for their families and bonuses for the injured, we need 250,000 shi of rice and 12,000 bolts of cloth.
One hundred and five thousand six hundred and sixty taels of silver."
"In addition, if a general or commander above Xiaoqi dies, the court will give preferential treatment to his family. The minimum monthly salary for Xiaoqi and above is two shi of rice and two coins of silver. If the widow has no children and does not remarry, the court will support her for the rest of her life. If she has a child, one will be added to the age of fifteen.
The supply will be suspended after the promotion of rank."
After Zhu Yijun heard this, he was secretly stunned. After a great victory, not counting the cost of food, grass and salary, the reward of silver and rice alone would be worth more than 400,000 taels of silver. This is still a victory, but if it is a defeat, there will be no money for the pension.
side.
Zhu Yijun changed his mind and said: "How can the families of soldiers who were killed or injured be compensated? In addition, how can we reward those who have not received their heads?"
Tan Lun replied: "If a soldier is injured and is disabled and cannot support himself, the court will give him five taels of silver and two pieces of cloth to save his family from miscellaneous work. Those who are not disabled can still join the army and receive pay, and they will be given five taels of silver to save them."
Liang, two pieces of cotton cloth; for the deceased, ten liang of silver, five stones of rice, and two pieces of cloth will be burned and buried. The household will be exempted from miscellaneous work, and the family will be given half salary for three years. After three years, it will be reduced by half for one year, which is calculated as four
The supply will be discontinued after the year.”
He also said: "For the soldiers who have not received the head level, the chief soldier will make a book based on their merits. After reporting to the Ministry of War, the division of the head level silver will be arranged."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "There is a big difference between the superior officers and the soldiers; and the power to distribute money lies with the general soldiers." Tan Lun nodded in agreement.
Zhu Yijun muttered: "I have some other thoughts regarding the follow-up in Liaodong and the reward of soldiers. I will tell you today and you will discuss it."