After a short time, Zhou Yu entered the main hall.
Zhou Yu was almost thirty years old. In his middle age, he was not greasy at all, but became more energetic, majestic and majestic. When he saw Lu Xuan, he bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Gong Jin, sit down!"
Zhou Yu sat down and said with high spirits: "Your Majesty has seized the Japanese state and established the Japanese state. The territory of the Ming Dynasty has been further expanded. Looking at the past dynasties, our Ming Dynasty is now unique."
Lu Xuan said: "Gong Jin went too far. A mere corner of the Japanese kingdom is not worth mentioning. Although our territory is vast, it is actually not enough. Although the Ming Dynasty is developing well, it still needs to forge ahead.
Be wary of arrogance and impetuosity.”
Zhou Yu said: "Your Majesty is right, but your Majesty said last time that I don't need to go out to fight when attacking Japan. In subsequent foreign battles, I can go out to fight. Do you really mean what your Majesty said?"
Zhou Yu still has an enterprising spirit in his heart.
He wants to fight foreign wars.
Staying in the court to look after the family, even though he was the governor and the head of the generals, was not what Zhou Yu wanted.
"Of course it's true!"
Lu Xuan answered with a smile again.
He changed the topic, his expression became serious, and said: "It's just that before going on the expedition, we have to solve internal problems."
Zhou Yu asked: "What's the problem?"
Lu Xuan did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "I heard from Xiuyiwei that many people in the local garrison started doing business, and the garrison took the initiative to acquire many shops. Is this a thing?"
Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "I don't know about the arrangements for garrisoning troops and doing business. The Governor's Office is responsible for garrisoning troops in various places. It is only responsible for military operations, military training and other matters. The Ministry of War is responsible for all logistics arrangements. In addition, the Ministry of War is responsible for all arrangements for logistics.
, I have never heard of the military making money through business."
Lu Xuan said in a deep voice: "What do you think of this matter?"
Zhou Yu quickly made a calculation in his mind. He was a wise man, both civil and military, and could make rational judgments on things. After thinking about it, he said: "Your Majesty, I believe that officers and men in the army should be prohibited from doing business."
A smile appeared on Lu Xuan's face and he asked: "What's the reason?"
Zhou Yu replied: "First, the army is for fighting and defending the country. Once all the soldiers in the army go to make money, it will inevitably lead to lack of training and insufficient combat effectiveness."
"Secondly, if people in the army want to make money, they will be more unscrupulous and corrupt if left to the upper echelons of the army, and they will have no intention of training soldiers. Thirdly, and most importantly, once military generals conflict with local officials for the sake of profit, they will become more unscrupulous and corrupt.
It will cause civil unrest."
"No matter what aspect it is from, it must be stopped."
Zhou Yu said: "It must be strictly prohibited."
Lu Xuan's eyes were even more approving, and he smiled and said: "The person who knows me is Gong Jin. This time, I plan to sort out a few typical examples and completely put an end to this problem. An army is an army, and a garrison is simply a garrison. There cannot be any overstep. The imperial court
Once the Ministry of War has paid the troops and the soldiers are protected, we can no longer consider anything else."
Zhou Yu said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
He said without hesitation: "What arrangements does Your Majesty intend to make? Are you willing to arrange it yourself?"
Lu Xuan said: "The current situation is the worst in Xuzhou and Jingzhou, because the two places are relatively prosperous. When everything is arranged, you can follow me and visit the local areas first. We will go to Xiapi in Xuzhou first, and then go to Xiangyang in Jingzhou.
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"I obey!"
Zhou Yu nodded and answered.
He has no fear at all, because he does things upright and is not afraid of slanting shadows, and he does whatever he has to do.
Zhou Yu thought for a while and asked: "I remember that the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou's garrison was Huang Zhong, but before your majesty attacked the Japanese country, Huang Zhong left Xuzhou and followed your majesty in the battle."
"The person currently in charge of the government affairs in the army is Cao Bao, a local general in Xuzhou and Huang Zhong's deputy. As for the garrison general in Jingzhou, it is Wenpin. He was the person recommended by Taishi Ci to serve as the garrison general after he resigned."
"Cao Bao did a good job, and so did Wenpin."
"The specific situation of these people requires further understanding before we can understand the situation clearly."
Zhou Yu talked eloquently and said: "Since His Majesty will take some time to leave, I will arrange for people to investigate the situation in the two places in these days. However, we will go to Xuzhou first. When will we set off? Who should we take?"
Lu Xuan replied: "You can just follow, and no one will be notified. As for the time of dispatching troops, I will postpone it for the time being. I will deal with domestic affairs first. In short, you should be prepared and learn more about the garrison situation in Xuzhou and Jingzhou."
"I obey!"
Zhou Yu nodded.
He stood up and bowed to Lu Xuan before saying goodbye and leaving.
Lu Xuan thought about the local situation and arranged for someone to notify Yang Xiu to discuss the matter. Lu Xuan believed what his son Lu Yu said, and Lu Yu had never intervened in the government affairs of the court, so it was impossible to lie.
However, I need to get to know Yang Xiu, the Commander-in-Chief of the Xiuyi Guard.
After a short time, Yang Xiu entered the main hall, bowed and said: "Your Majesty."
Yang Xiu's eyes were bright and he looked very excited.
Lu Xuan went to conquer the Japanese country, and when he left the court, his backers also left. Although the Xiuyi Guards still enforced the law, they did not have Lu Xuan's support after all.
But it's different now.
Lu Xuan is back, and he has confidence.
Lu Xuan said in a deep voice: "What did Xiuyiwei deal with in the nearly two years since I left? Did anything important happen?"
Yang Xiu said: "Reporting to your majesty, the main goal of the Xiu Yiwei in the past two years is still to suppress the local big families and pick up the illegal activities of the local big families. In addition, the Xiu Yiwei has begun to deploy spies and manpower throughout the country.
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"Up to now, Embroidery Guards have been deployed in remote places in the north such as Liangzhou, Youzhou and Bingzhou. In addition, the same is true in Jiaozhou in the south. The establishment of these intelligences ensures that the Embroidery Guards are responsible for local control
I can understand the situation clearly."
Lu Xuan praised: "You did a good job!"
The intelligence network always comes first.
Only with sufficient intelligence can Lu Xuan's control over the country be as stable as Mount Tai in the future.
Yang Xiu humbly said: "Your Majesty, thank you very much. This is what I should do."
Lu Xuan said: "In the past two years, Xiuyiwei has established an intelligence network for all parts of the world. According to what you said, doesn't it mean that all the intelligence in the world is with Xiuyiwei?"
A look of pride flashed across Yang Xiu's eyes, and he said: "Your Majesty, it is no exaggeration to say that it is indeed the case. I originally thought about gradually placing spies in the houses of all the officials in the court. However, since Your Majesty is not here, I dare not make decisions without authorization.
, so there have been no arrangements.”
Lu Xuan waved his hand and said: "It is necessary to arrange for the supervision of hundreds of officials. However, it is not necessary to arrange people to lurk in the houses of important civil and military ministers."
Yang Xiu asked: "Then how to monitor?"
Lu Xuan explained: "The purpose of the Xiuyi Guards in supervising the officials is to keep abreast of the public opinion and unjust cases in all parts of the world. Once the government fails to act and does not deal with the situation, then the Xiuyi Guards will report to me and leave it to me to deal with it decisively.
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"The existence of the Xiuyi Guards is not to arrange for people to arrest officials from time to time, causing panic and panic. It is to serve as a sharp sword, hanging on the heads of officials, so that civil and military officials can perform their duties and perform their duties to the best of their ability.
Responsibility, dare not be lazy."
Lu Xuandao: "Does Yang Qing understand?"
Yang Xiu respectfully replied: "Your Majesty's teachings, I will take them to heart."
Lu Xuan changed the topic and said: "Since you know the news from various places, do you know about the occurrence of local armies doing business in Ming Dynasty?"