Chapter six hundred and forty-four: the rectification of the army that everyone expects
Speaking of which, whether you are willing to admit it or not, today's DPRK and China are actually gradually forming a trend of being prosperous in culture and weak in military affairs.
The reasons for this situation are very complicated. The main reason is naturally the civil war. In order to maintain their status in the court and to obtain new military honors, various nobles secretly encouraged the emperor to follow suit.
My father-in-law personally conquered Wala, but in the end he lost his wife and lost his troops.
Not only was the Supreme Emperor lost, but he also took on an army of 200,000 and a large number of nobles in their prime, putting himself in the embarrassing situation of being out of business.
In the end, the war started, but all the limelight was stolen by Yu Qian and other civil servants.
It should be said that this was something that was destined from the time the Civil Engineering Revolution occurred, and it did not depend on anyone's will.
After all, at that time, the government was in crisis, the capital was in danger, and the nobles themselves had been enjoying themselves for many years. There were not many capable people, and most of them were lost in civil engineering.
Under such circumstances, in order to preserve the capital and the country, it is an irreversible trend for civil servants to gain the upper hand...
If you try to stop it by force, it will only cause the government to fall apart and put the country in danger of overthrowing.
However, many things cannot be stopped once they start!
The rise of civil servants was inevitably accompanied by the decline of the power of noble military ministers.
To change this situation is difficult to say, but easy to say.
And the crux of this problem lies with the emperor!
As the king of all peoples and the lord of the country, the emperor himself has the power to influence the situation of the government.
In the past few decades, the reason why the power of nobles and nobles has been so prosperous in the court is simply because, from Taizu to Taizong to Xuanzong, they were all emperors with outstanding martial arts.
Therefore, during their reign, they attached great importance to military preparations. Taizong conducted several northern expeditions, Xuanzong patrolled the border several times, and served as ministers and generals. Naturally, their status and influence in the court became great.
But with the current emperor, this situation has changed.
The previous generations of emperors, not to mention Taizong, were born as King Sai, followed by Renzong, Xuanzong, and the Supreme Emperor, all successfully succeeded to the throne, and their status as princes were determined very early.
Under this circumstance, their growth process will always be accompanied by the figure of the new generation of nobles, the so-called Imperial Guards.
These people are all the most promising young people in each palace. After entering the palace, they will grow up with the prince and become available people in the East Palace in the future, ensuring the smooth transition of the government.
There were no big problems with this model until the Supreme Emperor succeeded to the throne.
However, it is different today.
To put it bluntly, today's emperor was ordered to hide as the vassal king in the face of danger. During the entire process of growing up, he and Xungui had no friendship at all, and there was a natural feeling of strangeness between the two parties.
Coupled with civil engineering matters, on top of this sense of strangeness, there may be a sense of alienation. This can be seen from the current experience of the Chengguo Palace.
At the same time, as the same saying goes, after civil engineering, the general situation of the court needs to rely on civil servants. Even if it is for the sake of the overall situation, it is imperative to reuse civil servants.
However, as a king, especially a king who has wisely judged the world, he naturally understands the dangers of such a development.
So in fact, it can be seen from many places that he is determined to support his relatives. For example, at the beginning, he appointed Shi Jing, Zhao Rong, Guo Sheng and others as governors, and later appointed Ningyang Bo Chen Mao
Returning to the capital, even going against the rules to elevate Duke Feng to a higher rank, and bestowing new nobles on those who performed outstandingly in the War of Oara are all proof.
However, court affairs are often so difficult.
It is true that the emperor himself has the power to influence the situation of the court, but at the same time, everyone, including the emperor, is also bound by the situation of the court.
Theoretically speaking, since the emperor has ascended the throne, all civil and military officials, nobles and relatives are all ministers of the emperor and must serve him loyally. As long as the emperor is willing to promote and use them, then the rise of nobles will be just around the corner.
However, in actual operation, there are many difficult joints.
If just by sitting on the throne, everyone could bow their heads sincerely, the world would have been united.
The real situation in the DPRK is extremely complicated.
The emperor may have the intention to promote and use nobles, but how to choose them is the first problem.
In the past few days, the emperor has not promoted nobles, but first there were Shi Jing, Guo Sheng, and then Chen Mao and Ren Li. Each of them was either due to lack of ability, distracting thoughts, or other reasons.
what reason.
In short, they were taken down one by one, and only a few were left standing firm.
Even if someone is selected, will it be recognized by all the nobles?
Don’t you see, Duke Feng has held the title of Duke for so long, but he still doesn’t do everything himself?
If Jing'an Bo Fan Guang hadn't been married to the Prince of Zhennan now, he might not have been able to fall into the eyes of these nobles.
And the most critical point is that even if the emperor is willing to promote someone, and some mansions are also willing to serve him, does the emperor really dare to trust him without reservation?
The noble branches of each family are spread out, and the relationship is complicated. Who can guarantee that they will still be loyal to the emperor at the critical moment?
As the saying goes, trust cannot be established overnight. Even those civil servants who can truly become the emperor's confidants have gone through many tests.
For these noble military ministers, whether they want to be loyal is one thing, whether they can be loyal is another, and whether they can be trusted and reused to their satisfaction after being loyal is another.
Many worries stood in the middle, which made it difficult for the relationship between the emperor and the nobles to achieve a breakthrough.
And don’t forget that it is inappropriate to emphasize literature over military affairs, but it is also a disaster for the country to emphasize military affairs over literature. Even if the emperor intends to promote nobles, he must still care about the attitude of his civil servants.
From the perspective of those civil servants, with the lessons learned from the civil war, they never want the nobles to take power again.
They would not stand up to the emperor, but it was inevitable to find fault with various noble families. In this case, the emperor would not be too partial to protect any one party.
The combination of various reasons led to the current situation. Under the control of the emperor, there was basically no large-scale civil and military disputes in the court.
However, under the unremitting encroachment of civil servants, the status and power of noble military ministers were indeed continuously reduced.
So in fact, if Marquis Yongkang and Marquis Longping are really expressing their stance on behalf of Duke Dingguo, and if Duke Dingguo has really completed the connection with Jing'anbo Palace, then this may mean that in
In the future political situation, in addition to the British government, nobles will have new power that can make different voices.
The emergence of this kind of power may even change the current balance of civil and military forces in the court and the long-standing confrontation situation, which cannot but be said to be of great significance.
However, thoughtful people still discovered that although many nobles and nobles in the court now spoke out in support of the military camp, their words were still different.
The old man Feng Guogong skipped it, and Jing'an Bo just talked about it and didn't mention it again.
What attracted the attention of the courtiers was the group of people who were following behind, led by Zhao Rong, the Bo of Xincheng, and the Dingguo government officials represented by Marquis Yongkang and Marquis Longping.
These two groups of people were actually originally a group of people, both of whom came from Jingnan, headed by Dingguo Gongfu.
However, as Feng Guo Gong took the lead and gained the emperor's trust due to his support, Xincheng Bo, Wukang Bo, Xu Yong, Wu'an Hou and others who were close to Feng Guo's mansion also followed.
He received many rewards and formed a force with a small status in the court.
This group of people is actually those who are willing to serve the new emperor, but because there is not enough understanding between the two parties, they stay apart.
In the past court games, most of the time these people would follow Feng Guogong to play the side drum, but when their efforts were really needed, they were full of worries.
This point was also reflected in this court meeting.
Compared with the statements of Feng Guogong and Jing Anbo, these people can be said to be cautious and tight. Although they say they are willing to be the same as Jing Anbo, they have left themselves a backup plan.
Jing'an Bo's statement can be said to be straightforward. All the land and personnel involved in the military camp, whether discovered by himself or the court, will be returned to the court, compensated for, and disposed of, and will be handed over to the court for investigation and handling.
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But when it was these people's turn, they spoke beautifully, but in fact, they obviously still meant to waste money and eliminate disasters.
The so-called self-examination and severe punishment are actually the ones who have the final say. In the end, they will deal with whatever they say they will find out in the self-examination, and they will deal with whoever they say they will deal with.
It seems to be full of sincerity, but the real meaning behind the words is that he does not want the court to intervene, or to express his willingness to cooperate. He hopes that the Ministry of War will not be so strict. Hello everyone, I am okay, everyone, let's get this done.
Of course, there are the newly promoted nobles of Jing'an Bo Mansion, which involve few concerns, but the long-term inheritance of these aristocratic families involves many factors, which actually reflects the contradictory mentality of these nobles.
They wanted to please the emperor, but were afraid of sacrificing benefits. In the end, they could only try cautiously step by step, relying on the passage of time to gain the emperor's trust bit by bit, and at the same time build their own trust in the emperor.
In comparison, the two men, Marquis Yongkang and Marquis Longping, who represented the Duke of Dingguo, had much stronger attitudes.
Although it is not as straightforward as Jing Anbo's, it still grasps the key points firmly.
The statement of Duke Dingguo can be summarized in two points.
First, ensure that the amount of the military settlements, whether they were occupied earlier or were later privately cultivated by sergeants, as long as they are related to the military settlements, whether they are self-examined or discovered by the court, will be returned in full.
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In order to show its sincerity, Duke Dingguo even added a sentence that many palaces dare not add, saying that if there is any land that cannot be returned for various reasons, Duke Dingguo will purchase clean civilian land on its own and return it to the military garrison.
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To put it bluntly, Your Majesty, just tell me the number, and I will find it for you if you can get it back. If you can't find it, I will compensate you according to the price. Anyway, I guarantee that you will eventually get the land that matches the number and return it to the military camp.
It has to be said that this point directly hit the imperial court's Achilles heel.
Again, the core purpose of the imperial court being busy for so long and making such a big fuss was to restore the land in the military garrison.
Duke Dingguo's Mansion directly issued a military order, and it was done in one step!
However, at the same time, the other party also made a small request, which was the second point in his statement, regarding human issues.
At this point, the attitude of Duke Dingguo is similar to that of the previous group of people who were both responsible and established.
The so-called people of the Fuzhong clan who are involved in the military settlements should plead guilty to the imperial court and be punished by the imperial court. In fact, it means that they should investigate themselves and ask the imperial court to take back their land and let them go.
It should be said that this condition was well within the acceptable range of the imperial court.
After all, what the court wants is to restore the military garrison, not to kill people. Even if it wants to kill people, it is to improve military discipline, and it is not completely unchangeable.
Moreover, the reason why the ministers regarded this as a sign that Duke Dingguo finally took sides with the court was because the weight of this memorial was not light.
You must know that this memorial is jointly signed. In other words, it is not that Dingguo Gongfu and his family have to pay huge benefits, but that several noble families have done so.
The Dingguo Duke's family has a big business, so naturally they can afford to pay for so many acres. If they don't have enough, they can buy it. However, some other princes' and uncles' houses don't have such a strong foundation.
Especially for some mansions with many prodigal sons, the acres they acquired have already been sold and the money they received has been squandered. If the court really wants to investigate strictly, it will not be easy for them to fill the holes.
If Dingguo Gongfu can let them jointly sign, it will naturally share the pressure for them. It is conceivable that the cost will not be small.
This is why a top aristocratic family like Duke Dingguo dares to use this method. Other aristocratic families would not have the strength to do this!
No matter what, this court discussion has come to an end.
With Ren Li being taken down, it will be difficult for the noble force he represents to raise another organized voice of opposition for a while, and they can only remain silent.
And this force headed by Fengguo Gong, after joining forces with Dingguo Gongfu, has enough weight to speak out in the court. Ren Li and others can represent the attitude of the noble military ministers without expressing their opinions.
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In this way, at least on the matter of rectifying the military camp, the civil and military officials once again reached a consensus, and it became a matter that everyone expected.
Then, naturally all that is left is for the emperor to give the final word, and this court discussion will be able to end successfully.
Under this situation, the emperor naturally would not make any mistakes again, and returned to the familiar appearance of his ministers, listening to advice and accepting advice, saying.
"Since all the ministers have requested this, from now on, the Ministry of War will take the lead and all government offices will cooperate to implement the regulations for reorganizing the army and the garrison."
As he spoke, the emperor's eyes fell on the nobles in the middle of Danqi and said.
"As for what the honorable ministers have reported, I am very pleased that you can understand my heart and share the worries of the country. It is a good thing to self-examine and report. The imperial court is reorganizing the army to restore the army. If the army can be restored during the Hongwu period,
With half the force, our frontier army will be very powerful!"
"In order to rectify the military cantons, the honorable ministers of all military governments should also work together to cooperate with the Ministry of War, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Criminal Justice in the investigation, and report the truth truthfully and not conceal it. In the government affairs of the court, only the cooperation of civil and military forces can govern the government and people."
"That's it for today, retreat from the court!"
As soon as the voice fell, all the ministers bowed their heads, and the emperor, surrounded by a group of eunuchs and maidens, got into his chariot and left Fengtianmen.
As the emperor left, the elders stood up one after another, and with a "buzz", there was a burst of noisy discussion...