Chongzhen has really become a foolish king now, not because he has done any stupid things, but because he is tired. For five days and six nights, meetings of all sizes in the Huangji Palace have not stopped, and the group of traitors are obviously the same.
She was so excited that she went crazy with him without any complaints.
No one knows what is being discussed there, but according to the statistics of the eunuchs in the palace, the emperor's rest time these days adds up to less than eight hours. The civil and military departments of the Manchu Dynasty are not easy either. According to the statistics of the eunuchs in the palace at the same time,
This first aid record shows that in the past five days, more than 30 ministers have fainted in court. The most serious among them are old guys such as Han Xu and Gu Xichou. If we don't save them two or three times a day, these desperate old men will have to save their lives.
He was laid to rest in the great hall.
But no one dared to even try to persuade him like this. It was just because he felt sorry for the emperor and wanted him to sleep more. As a result, he woke up a quarter of an hour or two late. The queen has been scolded more these days than in previous years.
There are still more people getting up. Imperial doctors? That would be even worse. They had just saved the people here and before they could speak, there were guards who appeared on the order and threw them outside the hall to wait for the next summons.
The reform of the six departments of the Ming Dynasty has been officially put on the agenda, and no one of the courtiers dares to be careless for their own benefit. Although the specific details have to be worked out slowly, the big framework must be settled in this kind of quarrel. If
What should I do if I don’t keep an eye on the whole process and I’m being tricked?
The emperor has set the tone, and the court will be completely reorganized. The Audit Department will be added to the direct responsibility of King Fu, and the Ministry of Interior will be headed by Old Man Han. The new Supervision Department will be formed by personnel from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel and supplemented by imperial spies from all over the country.
The original six departments together formed the nine departments of the imperial court. At the same time, in order to reflect the importance of these nine departments, all their ministers were promoted to the first grade. In order to have more time for vacation in the future, the emperor has made a special declaration, so in the future he will have
If anything happens, just look for these nine unlucky people, plus at most the chief envoys of each province who have been designated as the second grade.
From now on, there will be fewer people quarreling in the court, and each department will have greater power, but none of the eight newly appointed ministers will curse others behind their backs. Why? The officials below made mistakes. The emperor did not find them
Are they taking out their troubles on old guys like us? If they can't handle it within the time limit, will they chop off the minister's head and even ransack his house?
There are only eight ministers in the nine major departments. Isn't there still one secretly enjoying himself? Who is this guy? Does he really think he can be alone?
The New Supervision Department, the department that Zhu Youcong mentioned to Chongzhen when he first came back from Shanhaiguan, after so many years of construction, can finally be exposed to the sun. To say that this department simply refuses to work
In terms of personnel affairs, they are only responsible for finding faults with officials from various places. After the faults are made, they do not tell others or provide solutions, but directly report them to the court.
It doesn't matter. Over the past thousands of years, dynasties have used many methods to rectify officialdom. What was written in Fan Thief's suicide note is actually not very new. Most of them are old tricks that have been used. It is also very simple to deal with them. Hibernate first.
After this stormy period, why not carry on as usual? But obviously Chongzhen and the traitors of the Ming Dynasty also thought of this, so they played all kinds of tricks in the setting up of the new Supervision Department.
Other departments have one minister and two ministers, but the Supervision Department has three ministers. Shi Kefa, the left minister, and Gao Hongtu, the right minister. These two young men are both stubborn and difficult to deal with. But this is not the key. The key is that the one who does not have to work every day
Ying Mao’s minister is called Zhu Youcong! General Zhenguo is the minister of the Ministry of Supervision? Who dares to go against his subordinates? And even more ruthless than this is that the minister of the Ministry of Supervision is called Zhu Chongao! Do you know who it is? I don’t know.
Just go to the Imperial College and ask what the emperor's name is there!
The most unbearable thing is that the emperor also serves as the Minister of Supervision. This matter has been written into the national policy. Unless future emperors do not want to be emperor, they must wear this hat themselves. The imperial court currently uses nearly 300,000 secrets.
For the time being, it is composed of the White Lotus Sect's magicians, and in the future it will also be served by veterans. With that kind of strict review system, it is really not something that ordinary people can get into. Moreover, they also have the privilege of directly applying without going through any other department.
A black case was reported to the emperor.
But what if the future emperor is more stupid than Chongzhen? Then there is still the cabinet system established by Chengzu. Wanli has not been in court for so many years and there is no problem. At worst, the emperor will be emptied out. But what?
We need to carefully discuss how to use the cabinet to check and balance the imperial power without causing the situation in the past few years where the Donglin Party members controlled the government.
Regarding this issue, we still need to discuss it slowly. Anyway, Chongzhen is still young and his life is becoming more and more comfortable now. It is unlikely that he will go to see the late emperor for a while. But the rights of the other eight departments must be clearly divided, otherwise he will be replaced by others.
It's not a good feeling to be blamed. In order to prevent external interference, the emperor also issued an edict to close the Meridian Gate during the meeting, and all urgent matters were handled by the idle general.
Fortunately, nothing major happened these days. Otherwise, if someone really went to find that damn fat man, they would find that the place with the plaque of Prince Fu's Mansion on the front door and the name of General Zhenguo's Mansion on the back door was still closed and heavily guarded.
Zhu Youcong is also very busy. It is already mid-May of the seventh year of Chongzhen. According to the original arrangements and distance, the secret envoys of the Western Allies are already on their way. After they arrive, they will have to talk about how to jointly conquer the world.
The situation is even more chaotic. The diplomatic work will have to wait until Xiong Wencan, as an official under the Ministry of Rites, attends the court meeting, but the military deployment must be carried out now. Although the target of this operation is not against Western allies, it must be
Get ready for a thunderous strike and show them what this mighty Eastern Empire has to offer.
"General, do you mean to start a war in three directions at the same time this time?" Mao Wenlong, the former Acting Secretary of the Ministry of War, came. In order not to be arrested by the emperor for a meeting, he cried outside the Qianqing Gate for several days without any image.
Chongzhen was so annoyed that he couldn't help but kicked him to Zhu Youcong's side.
Mao Wenlong has run away, so who is the current Minister of War? Only Sun Chengzong is more prestigious and capable than him, but that old guy still hopes to stay in the Western Front Corps for a few more years, and he will definitely not give in so easily.
He was thrown into the court to quarrel with others. Therefore, the current Minister of War was replaced by Gao Doushu, who had been struggling in Shanxi for many years.
Choosing a civilian official to serve as the Minister of War? Is this Zhu Youcong going crazy, or is Chongzhen confused again? Of course, neither of these two possibilities exists. The real reason is that the functions of the Ministry of War have now changed. According to this time
According to the agreed charter, from now on the emperor will be the supreme commander of the army, and the general will serve as the emperor's plenipotentiary representative. He will be responsible for the specific command of the imperial army. This position is not inheritable, nor is it lifelong, and must be appointed by the most loyal and capable scourge.
Responsible for.
In addition to these two guys, it is not impossible to mobilize the main force of the empire in an emergency. However, a memorial must be drafted by the Ministry of War, approved by the eight ministers and the left and right ministers of the Ministry of Supervision, and then submitted to the cabinet for approval. Finally, it can be approved by the Ministry of War.
The General Staff issued an order. If any troops leave their base without authorization and there is any flaw in the transfer order, they will be directly regarded as treason.
Of course, the work of the Ministry of War is much simpler under normal circumstances. It recruits young people of appropriate age to join the army, reserves military supplies, pays the soldiers on time, and arranges the lives of the soldiers... Anyway, it is just doing miscellaneous tasks for the combat troops.
of.
Moreover, this job also carries great risks. If a simple recruitment task is not handled well, your head will be lost. To seize strong men by force? Do you really think that those local officials and imperial spies are freeloaders? Accepting bribes to select unqualified soldiers?
It's unreasonable for the soldiers in the combat unit responsible for receiving to get angry! As for withholding supplies and embezzling military pay, it's not impossible to do it, but you must be careful to avoid the eyes of the military and the audit department, otherwise...
There are many kinds of punishments in Zhao Prison.
Therefore, the Minister of the Ministry of War is just a doormat. If he fails to coordinate the relationship with the local government, he will be accused of blackmail. If he fails to meet the military's requirements, he will be beaten until he doesn't recognize him. Even if he does well, it is basically
There is no benefit, the newly established Integrity Award by the imperial court can also be obtained in other departments.
It is said that there are many civil servants like Gao Doushu who have connections with the military and have experience in governing local areas, but they all have their own affairs to be busy with. Moreover, this guy is one of the first polite scum who took refuge with Zhu Youcong.
I wonder how many bad ideas he has come up with behind his back to deceive Confucianism? If he doesn't seize this opportunity to take revenge now, wouldn't it mean that the whole court is too treacherous and unkind to women?
"What's wrong? What's the problem?" In Zhu Youcong's opinion, there shouldn't be any big problems with his arrangement.
The main force of the Ming Dynasty has been exhausted in recent years. They watched the overseas legions fighting in full swing on the Japanese islands. But they could only pick up some leftovers and send new soldiers to clean the battlefield. The Mongolian cavalry, who were thinking about making war fortune all day long,
Not to mention, people really don’t grab enough on Japanese islands.
This time, Zhu Youcong's total force in the north to deal with the Tatars was close to one million. Zhang Polu led the Northern Corps' 150,000 troops, with the cooperation of 300,000 Mongolian cavalry, to go out to the fishing sea and directly attack the Tatars.
hinterland and prevent reinforcements from the Oara people. Sun Chengzong led the 400,000-strong main force of the Western Front Corps, marched out of Liangzhou and attacked Tanglu Ridge with his guards, immediately began a horizontal sweep, and finally joined forces with the Northern Corps at Burhan Mountain.
850,000 troops cannot swallow up a small Tatar tribe, so Sun Chengzong and Zhang Polu don't need to look for tofu. Even the spittle of their generals such as Yuan Chonghuan, Huang Degong, Cao Wenzhao, uncles and nephews can kill them.
If they were drowned, Chaganbala, Oliya and other Mongolian cavalry regiment commanders could roast them into dried meat with their eyesight.
In the direction of Annan? Even Zhu Youcong himself was a little embarrassed to think of this. It has been almost a year since the panda flags in the hands of Li Zicheng and Zuo Liangyu were put away. These two bastards had already secretly ordered Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin to
Assemble the troops and quickly mobilize them to Guangxi just after the order from General Zhenguo.
The one who is more anxious than that group of bandits is of course the old woman Qin Liangyu. Her precious son Ma Xianglin did not take his wife Zhang Fengyi to hang out in the capital this time. That is because the two of them had already led 200,000 people in the name of training.
The Sichuan army secretly advanced to Lin'an Prefecture. If they hadn't received the order until now, they would have dared to put the command post in Shenglong City.
The overseas legions left Zhennan Pass, and the main force of the Sichuan Army left Mu's Imperial Mansion and headed down the Kuirong River... Zhu Youcong felt that the most important thing for Li Weiqi right now was to ignore Ma Wannian, who was wandering around, let alone send someone to randomly raise a flag.
He came to Daming for help, but quickly chose a place with good feng shui for himself. Otherwise, he would not be able to be a god, and he would be beaten into a lunatic.
Regarding these two fronts, if Zhu Youcong is worried, he can only worry that the leading generals will move too quickly. If he has dealt with all his opponents and the Western allies have not come back to his senses, then he will have to continue to find another unlucky guy.
Come for a demonstration? But there are really not many places around here that can be cleaned up. The fighting nation in the north is the future source of troops for the overseas legions. Zhu Youcong will not act rashly before he thinks of a practical way to conquer them.
Going south? Annan is not far from Siam. It is a hole dug for other Western allies. If we send troops to occupy it now, how can we tempt others to make mistakes in the future? The Ming Empire will never forget that it is a country of etiquette.
, even if you are cheating, you still need an excuse, right?
"Of course there is a problem. General, you use so many people to bully the Tatars. Don't you feel ashamed?" Mao Wenlong is really not afraid of what Zhu Youcong will do to him. Anyway, even though he got rid of the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, he still
As he presides over the staff, he has little chance to directly confront the enemy on the battlefield. If he can provoke this damn fat man and kick him back into the army as a pawn, that would be a dream.
"More? What do you think we should do?" Zhu Youcong was actually unwilling to make such a big fuss. After all, the people had just had enough to eat, and such a large-scale mobilization of troops would put too much pressure on logistics. But if he killed
It takes half a day for a chicken, so how can you scare a monkey?
"Isn't it just to clean up the Tatars who have been crippled long ago?" Although Mao Wenlong was very reluctant, he still walked up to Zhang Polu, slapped the ungrateful guy hard, and then asked: "The Zhang family
Boy, can you and the Mongolian cavalry take over this place with just the few people you have?"
"Is this still a big deal?" Zhang Polu rubbed his shoulders that were probably already red and swollen. He didn't have time to care about this kind of bad behavior of avenging public revenge. "I already investigated it clearly before I came back. The number of troops they can mobilize now will not exceed
Six hundred thousand, it’s already very shameful for us to fight one against four.”
"Where are the small tribes under their name?" The most powerful thing about the grassland people is not how many people they can gather in a short time, but that the small tribes all over the star can join the battle at any time. So if the Ming Dynasty wants to swallow up
Tatar, then you can't just focus on their main force.
"Um..." Zhang Polu didn't say anything. Instead, he kicked Zhuoligetu, who was secretly pinching his fingers next to him to calculate how many cattle and sheep he could catch this time. "Didn't you hear Master Mao's question? Hurry up and give me
Talk about it."
"Hui Mao, the children of my Uqiyete tribe have gone deep into the grassland many times and contacted the various tribes there." Zhuoligetu ran to the map excitedly, but Zhuoligetu actually didn't understand much. He casually said
He drew a circle and said: "There are a total of 266 small tribes in the Tatar territory. Now there are more than 200 people who are willing to loyal to the Ming Dynasty and accept the Ming Dynasty's national policies to fight for the Ming Empire. If we send troops now, they are willing to fight for the Ming Dynasty.
We will provide the greatest possible help with food and horses, and be ready to provide us with the movements of the main Tatar force at any time..."
The small tribes on the Tatar border decided to submit to the Ming Dynasty. The reason is actually very simple. The two sides have been tired of fighting for hundreds of years. It’s just that the Ming Dynasty’s border army was not strong in the past few years, and they could come at any time to make a small fortune, so they didn’t feel it.
.Now that Ming Dynasty has got rid of its shackles and is rising rapidly, the relationship between the two sides has been reversed.
If Chongzhen followed Chengzu's example and mobilized large-scale corps to fight, he wouldn't be afraid of five or even fifty personal expeditions. If he couldn't defeat them, he would just run away. Anyway, the Ming army wouldn't stay on the grassland for long. They could wait for the enemy to leave before continuing back.
.But that shameless General Zhenguo is so ruthless, he won’t play this trick with others at all.
The grass is growing and the eagles are flying. Do you want to graze? Sorry, the border troops of the Ming Dynasty have begun to engage in military exercises. Not only are they driving the Jurchens around, they also personally kill people and set fires. If you want to say that this spring and summer are noisy, autumn is refreshing and looting.
Forget it, but that group of soldiers from the Ming Dynasty refused to stop even in the freezing cold lunar month to recuperate. In the winter pasture, those damn bandits robbed everything they saw, even the cow and sheep dung used to make fires!
Gal, Chaganbala, Harbala... These people are not only evil wolves on the grassland, but also the idols in the hearts of many small tribes. Look at the lives they lived in those days. They stayed at home all day long and did nothing.
You can eat the fattest beef and mutton, drink the strongest wine, and play with the women snatched from the Tatars, Bangzi, and Japanese pirates. Grazing? That is what the docile workers under them do. They just wait.
After receiving the military order from the Ming Dynasty, I got on my war horse and went out with a big sword to make a fortune. I heard that the women of those tribes no longer work, and often disguise themselves as men and wander around with the large troops.
Why? We are all descendants of the Golden Family, and we are all eagles galloping on the grassland. Why can Wengniute, Tumote, and Uziyet tribes follow the Ming army and make a fortune, robbing cattle and sheep?
They robbed women, and even went to the Japanese island that Xue Chan and Khan had never been to. They had been fooling around for more than half a year. I heard that they had to move a few mountains of gold and silver. And they had to stay on the grassland and be raped every day.
Harassment?
After thinking about it, isn't it just because they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty? After further investigation in private, the price of surrender is really not high. It is not a big deal to admit that the Ming Empire is the master of the grassland. The grassland was originally
What we are talking about is strength. Now that people have big fists, what’s the point of being a master? Besides, this originally has historical origins. If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty can be recognized as the "Khan of Heaven", why can't it be given to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?
This hat?
After surrender, a family can only keep one young man at home, and the others have to fight for the country? Can you not talk about this? What is it like to bully others? The small tribes on the grassland have never seen it. But they know how they were bullied.
Damn it, following the main force of the Ming army, waiting for those monster weapons to finish, and then rushing in to clean up the battlefield can it be called a war? How great if there is no such requirement, then you can give all the warriors at home to
Sent out.
Declare the attachment, this is the common aspiration of the small tribes on the grassland. Zhang Polu can often encounter his troops as soon as they appear on the grassland, and someone will run up to them with fragrant roasted whole sheep, and then ask:
"Where do you want to rob, Sir? Allow me to surrender and I will lead the way immediately! We will cover all the food and accommodation for the army along the way. If you want people to ask for food, give them food! Reward? No, just incorporate us into the Mongolian Cavalry Regiment."