On the first day of October in the fourth year of Zhengde, Liu Boss, who once had all the power in the world, issued an edict to the city to be the leader again. This statement seems simple, but it is actually very bloody. The original meaning of "Zheng" is to split, but in fact it is commonly referred to as a thousand swords.
Wan Gu. According to records, Liu Jin was cut off with more than 3,000 knives before his head was cut off and he died.
The authenticity of this record is open to debate, but the people of the Ming Dynasty did not care about the authenticity.
Common people who have a huge livelihood, the most talked about are countless gossips, such as Concubine Li Ning gave birth to a prince, the emperor is going to establish a crown prince, Boss Liu's meat can cure diseases, and so on, there are countless
Lift.
Zhu Shou finally chose to compromise. In the past three years, he has learned a lot, the most important of which is that you must pay the corresponding price for what you want.
Although he is the emperor of the Ming Empire, the world will never revolve around him alone. Since there is no good thing for nothing, then paying the minimum price in exchange for the maximum gain has become Zhu Shou's current motto.
Those he sent to bury Liu Jin include Zhang Cai, Zhang Wenmian, and Jinyiwei commander Shi Wenyi, who died in prison. Following the death of Liu Jin, those who were demoted were Ge Lao Jiao Fang and Hubu Shang Liu.
Ji, Liu Yu, the governor of the East China Sea, Cao Xiong, the left prime minister of the martial arts academy, and more than sixty people in total.
During Liu Jin's reign, more than 60 articles of the new law implemented were abolished and the old system was restored.
Zhu Shou was a little confused in the post-Liu Jin era. Without the help of Boss Liu like Tinker Bell, he was really asked to handle political affairs, and the otaku began to feel a headache.
Neither Zhu Shou nor Zhu Houzhao have high political talents. It is okay to be a fun emperor. It would be too difficult for these two people to really make them work hard to govern and become a promising emperor like a heavy star brother.
No? It doesn't matter, you can learn. Empress Dowager Zhang looked at her son with a smile and pointed out a way for him: Wasn't Jiao Fang demoted? There are only two elders in the pavilion, Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe. Three more people can be added. Six Parts
Shang, there are two vacancies with the greatest real power that can be replaced. It might as well be handed over to the civil service group and let them compete with each other.
Then who should be sent? What Zhu Shou is concerned about is the candidate for the elder.
There were six types of bachelors in the Zhengde Dynasty, namely, the Huagaidian bachelor, the Jinshendian bachelor, the Wenhuadian bachelor, the Wuyingdian bachelor, the Wenyuange bachelor and the Dongge bachelor. Their official positions were
He was not very high, and his talents were up to the fifth rank, but the additional titles were very scary. For example, Li Dongyang was the young master and the crown prince, Zuo Zhuguo, and the bachelor of Huagaidian.
"Don't you have many masters?" Queen Mother Zhang's tone was always very calm, but often to the point.
When Zhu Shou was the prince, he had many teachers. The four most famous masters were Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, Fei Hong and Mao Ji.
In fact, there are also people such as Jin Gui and Jiang Mian. Although their reputations are not obvious for the time being, in official history, they have all been in the cabinet. The starting point of the emperor's advisor is always much higher than that of other civil servants.
However, the status of these imperial advisors is also divided into high and low. Currently, there are only two people who meet the requirements for joining the cabinet. Liang Chu, the official envoy of Zuo who is in charge of immigration in Yizhou, and Fei Hong, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.
To join the cabinet, you must at least be given the rank of minister, so that you can easily transfer to the Three Lords and Three Solitaries and become a first-class official.
Then we have to find another person. This person must not only meet the basic conditions for joining the cabinet, but also be from the civil service group. He must not be an elite member of the civil service group, and he must not be involved with the eunuch party.
Only in this way can the influence of Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe be weakened in the court. But did the Ming Dynasty have such officials?
When Zhu Shou thought about it carefully, it actually reminded him of one person, Liu Zhong, the official of Nanjing!
This person is a strange person. He is at odds with Liu Jin, is at odds with Li Dongyang, and is not a party with Yang Tinghe. When he was still in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing, he also accomplished the great feat of "dismissing officials and sending them names under false names, and supervising all Cao Cao to eliminate thousands of people."
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How could such an alien survive in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty?
Because he also has another identity: Imperial Master!
He and Yang Tinghe were of the same age, and their life trajectories were exactly the same. They became Jinshi in the fourteenth year of Chenghua, and entered the East Palace at the same time in the fourth year of Hongzhi.
It is a pity that his skills as a man were far inferior to Yang Jiefu, so he was not promoted quickly enough. Instead, he offended too many people and was kicked to Nanjing to raise fish. Zhu Shou did not think of this teacher at first, which is reasonable.
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From the very beginning, the imperial cabinet of the fourth year of Zhengde was full of factions, fighting overtly and secretly.
After the cabinet elders are in place, who will be handed over to the officials and ministers who serve as springboards for them?
"Yang Yiqing can be the Minister of Household Affairs," Empress Dowager Zhang pointed out, "Liu Ji, the Navy Governor, can be the Minister of Staff. The word "profit" can be used to differentiate."
As mentioned earlier, the naval governor Liu Ji is different from the eunuch Liu Ji. Although they are of the same age, Liu Ji is a typical wealthy and handsome civil servant. Both positions are sweeteners for the civil service group.
After rewarding the civil servants, it was the turn of the eunuchs.
Zhang Yong and Ma Yongcheng both resolutely rejected the golden throne of the Chief of Ceremonies. Gu Dayong wanted to take the position, but he did not dare to be shameless and ranked ahead of Zhang and Ma.
In the end, he had to take advantage of the gold medal pimp Wei Bin, who was the oldest but the least capable.
As for the position of commander of the Jinyi Guards, it fell into the hands of Chen Jing, with Gao Delin in charge.
After Liang Chu was promoted to Pavilion Elder and Liu Yu was implicated in becoming an official, Sun Jiao, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing, was transferred to the post of governor of the left province of Yizhou. Fu Gui, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, became the governor of the East China Sea.
Zhu Shou not only adjusted the troops in Yizhou, but also took advantage of the opportunity to purge Liu Jin's troops, and he also kicked old man Xu Jin out of the Daming Martial Arts Academy.
Old man Xu was knowledgeable and strong, but his buttocks were too crooked, and Zhu Shou was really worried.
The person who took over the post of Zuo Cheng, the old man Xu, was Shang Hejian, the former Nanjing Ministry of War.
The reason why Zhu Shou chose He Jian is very simple: this old man is not only familiar with military affairs, but also likes to do practical things. He is not too close to the eunuch group or the civil servant group, so he will not fall into the wrong team.
The person who succeeded Cao Xiong, a famous old peasant general, was Qiu Yue, who had recently become more and more famous. He was the governor of Qianshi and the second-grade Youcheng of the martial arts academy. This was the reward he received.
"Qiu Tingwei is a man who understands current affairs, knows how to advance and retreat, and is well versed in military strategies. He is a talented general." Admiral Chen Jingchen's comments echoed in Zhu Shou's ears.
After Qiu Yue was summoned by Zhu Shou, the honest smile on his face also earned him a lot of impression points.
"How will you train your troops?" Zhu Shou asked slowly.
Hearing Zhu Shou's question, Qiu Yue knelt on the ground and replied: "Without it, if you are sent to the battle formation, your life or death will be determined by yourself."
"How to train a general?"
"Since ancient times, there seems to be no way to train generals," Qiu Yuehan said with a smile, "Please forgive me for my ignorance."
"How did you achieve what you did?"
Qiu Yue replied: "Weichen was born as a domestic servant. He was adopted as an adopted son by the master of the family because of his bravery in battle. He has gone through many ups and downs before he is today."
After hearing Qiu Yue's words, Zhu Shou felt that this middle-aged man was extremely boring, so he stopped asking questions. He came to Baoding this time. Firstly, he wanted to welcome the student soldiers returning from the southern expedition, and secondly, he wanted to see the new
The third batch of students accepted.
Melodious music is playing on the school grounds.
Hejian General Zhang Yunlin, who has only three fingers on his right hand, Baoding General Qian Zhu, who has no left hand, and Zhending General Song Jixian, Huang Yuan, the chief of the Qing Li Department of the Ministry of War, and Zhongtun Guard Commander of Andong, Si Zhenfusi, Zhenfu
During the disciplinary inspection, they all stood in the first row of the school field.
This place is closest to the emperor, so it is natural to arrange the most outstanding students.
"It's a pity that there is no news from Zhou Dai."
Zhu Shou sighed. He still remembered that stubborn one-eyed boy. Although he was not the most outstanding student, he was the most impressive.
"Zhou Qian sacrificed his life for the country." Chen Jing comforted him. "It can be regarded as seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence."
The post of Zhou Dai was posthumously awarded the title of Commander of the Yanghe Guard Division and Commander of the Qianshi.
"If he hadn't died, I would have had another tiger general," Zhu Shou sighed. "If he hadn't defeated those 10,000 suspected Mongolian soldiers, how would I have dared to go out from my empty nest to besiege the little prince and fight in Yingzhou. He
The first achievement should be remembered."
Thousands of cavalry are performing a charge into battle. This year is the graduation year of the first class of trainees. They were originally performing with Liu Hui, Zhao Hao and others, but were temporarily transferred back by Zhu Shou.
Fighting rebels is like raising chickens. If you let them wild, the meat will taste better.
Where there are gains, there are losses, and where there are losses, there are gains. Zhu Shou has engraved this sentence deeply in his heart.
Resisting the cavalry were hundreds of chariots of various types. This was a chariot specially designed by Zhu Shou for the student army. It could be equipped with a small Franco machine cannon. The long-lost minister of Honglu Temple, Cheng Savi, became the
He took temporary command of this tank army.
None of the veteran generals and nobles who were watching showed any interest in this drill.
In the Zhengde Dynasty, the only people who could deal with cavalry were cavalry!
Chariot formations and firearms are all powerful defensive weapons. Will the cavalry be stupid enough to attack the enemy? As long as they are not normal cavalry generals with evil intentions, guerrilla warfare and running attacks are the two most commonly used tactics.
No one would use cavalry to charge into a vehicle formation except for those who say sir or when they are forced to a dead end. To break through a vehicle formation with artillery, the cavalry has dozens of ways, so this drill is completely useless.
"Taizong swept Beiyuan with his iron cavalry. Maybe some soldiers will ask, what are these chariots for?" After the drill, Zhu Shou's first words made everyone's eyes drop. "My iron cavalry,
It will also sweep across Mongolia and kill the Mongolian warriors. Of course there will be warriors from the Ming Dynasty, but these chariots are not used to kill Mongolian warriors, but to kill Mongolian herdsmen!"
"Why do we want to kill the herdsmen?" Zhu Shou continued, "I am not a murderer, but I kill to stop killing. The Mongolians are all soldiers. They have invaded both inside and outside the Great Wall all year round and killed countless border residents. If I don't kill the herdsmen on the way,
Countless Ming warriors will be buried on the grassland!"
As if to verify his will, after the drill, Zhu Shou led the student army and his own troops to attack a horse thief's lair in Boye.
After Liu Hui and others went south, although they took away many horse thieves, there were also many horse thieves who combined soldiers and bandits and stayed in Hebei.
This group of horse thieves targeted by the emperor was not large in number, only about 700 people. The battle was without any suspense and ended easily in just half an hour.
However, this unequal battle was not the real test for the students. The test really came when more than two thousand relatives of the horse thieves were driven to a small river.
Looking at this group of helpless men, women, old and children, Zhu Shou sighed and made a decree: "The horse thieves have the intention of treason and will punish the nine tribes. The martial arts students of the martial arts academy will be executed according to the law. Those who resist and disobey the decree will be punished."