Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 84 Keeping Xiong Tingbi

"Brother, don't worry, this Xiong Tingbi has a straight temper, but his abilities are fine."

"As for the situation in the memorial, it should be true. Xiong Tingbi knows that Liao's salary is heavy, and it is a good thing to disarm again."

"As long as the soldiers from Zhejiang and Sichuan go to Liaoshen in a month's time, tens of thousands of troops can be reduced by then, and Liao's salary can also be reduced. This is a good thing..."

Zhu Youjian comforted the good emperor brother, but what the other party wanted to hear was not these, but pointed to Zhu Youjian and said:
"It's a good thing for Xiong Tingbi to abolish useless soldiers and horses, but his move has attracted the impeachment of the courtiers. Let me ask you, how should I protect him?"

There was some resentment in Zhu Youxiao's words, which is also human nature.

Although Xiong Tingbi is talented, but because of his bad temper, there are not many people in the Chu Party who speak for him.

At present, Yao Zongwen and Feng Sanyuan of the Zhejiang Party are impeaching him, and there are not many people in the Chu Party to speak up for him. With such a move, it is very difficult for Zhu Youxiao to protect him.

Unless someone is willing to speak up for him at this time, Xiong Tingbi's dismissal is a certainty.

It is impossible for Zhu Youjian to offend his good brother for Xiong Tingbi, nor is it possible for him to take the blame for Xiong Tingbi.

Therefore, he must find a party to speak for Xiong Tingbi, and the status of this party should not be low.

Thinking about it this way, Zhu Youjian said:

"I know what my brother said. I can ask Yang Lian to come forward to help Xiong Tingbi. After that, my brother can send people to Liaodong to investigate whether Xiong Tingbi's words are true."

The sending of people in Zhu Youjian's words is naturally impossible to send a person. Since the matter is to be investigated, and the essence of this matter is a party dispute, then the only way is to send all parties to investigate.

After hearing his words, Zhu Youxiao felt a little comforted in his heart, so he said softly:
"If my younger brother can ask Yang Lian to go to school, this matter will be much easier to handle, but this Xiong Tingbi has such a stubborn temper, and I think he will make waves again in the future."

"It's a good thing for a minister to be stubborn, but if he's not stubborn in business matters, but stubborn in party disputes, that's a bad thing." Zhu Youjian responded with a smile, applauded Brother Huang and nodded, indicating that he was right.

In the one month since he ascended the throne, Zhu Youxiao is used to party struggles, and knows that it is impossible to change Daming by relying on this group of people, only by relying on a few capable ministers among them.

So he continued to look at the next memorial, which was also the one that gave him the most headache among the three memorials.

After reading it briefly, he handed it to Zhu Youjian, and Zhu Youjian couldn't help having a headache when he saw the content of the memorial.

[Chen, household doctor Zhongge Rulin Shangshu, since the [-]th year of Wanli, the lack of payment has been extreme, and the famine is hard to deal with, so it is said that the Xuanfu's annual amount is the Beijing Yun master's and guest's payment...]

Compared with Xiong Tingbi's memorabilia, Ge Rulin's memoir is only a hundred words, but it is even more troublesome.

What happened to Xiong Tingbi was nothing more than a party struggle, which was already the norm in the late Ming Dynasty, but Ge Rulin's memorial was for real money.

In the memorial, it tells about the imperial court's arrears of payment to the Xuanfu's soldiers and horses. From the [-]st year of Wanli to the present, a total of eight years, the arrears of payment are [-] taels.

Ge Rulin's memorandum said that if there is a warrior who responds to all calls, then the rebellion of Xuanfu soldiers and horses is very close at hand.

This is a bit serious, but it is also true.

There are more than [-] soldiers in the Xuanfu, most of them are guard soldiers, only a small number of battalion soldiers, and those who owe their wages are these battalion soldiers. There are ten battalions belonging to various places, and there are more than [-] people. .

These more than [-] people are soldiers and horses of Xuan Mansion's recruiting system, but most of them have been paid by the battalion generals.

It is estimated that half of the [-] taels of silver will be eaten by the generals after they are distributed.

To send or not to send is the question.

But this matter is not difficult for Zhu Youjian.

"Pay!" Zhu Youjian raised his head and said to Zhu Youxiao:
"The battalion soldiers of the Xuan Mansion will naturally be paid, but their hair cannot be white."

"For a battalion of more than [-] soldiers, how many vacancies are there? It has to be figured out."

"Therefore, my brother thinks that we can first inform the soldiers of the Tenth Battalion of the Xuan Mansion that the roads are difficult in winter, and that next year's three springs will be paid together with the army's salary, so as to appease the people."

"What about next year?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Youjian and relied heavily on him for military affairs.

"Next year?" Zhu Youjian said with a wicked smile:
"In the next year, the younger brother will take the soldiers and horses from the Yumajian to the Xuanfu to pay the emperor's brother..."

Saying one sentence made Zhu Youxiao narrow his eyes, and realized the meaning of Zhu Youjian's words.

Even if the number of Yumajian is only at present, there are more than [-] people. The ten battalions of Xuanfu belong to different garrisons, so in a one-on-one situation, they can completely crush the soldiers of one battalion.

Zhu Youjian personally took more than [-] people to escort the salary and pay the salary. First of all, he would not embezzle the salary and send it directly to the soldiers of the Xuanfu camp.

Secondly, Zhu Youjian will take his men and horses to pay the ten battalion soldiers and horses himself. As long as there is space, the leading generals will have no choice but to die.

At that time, not only can you save money, but you can also kill generals and search for money.

No matter how you look at it, this is a good thing.

The only thing that scares people is Zhu Youjian leading the army.

In case Zhu Youjian rebelled, the distance from Changping to the capital was only a hundred or twenty miles away, and he could reach the foot of the capital in a day and night.

If it was another emperor, he might worry about whether the prince would rebel, but Zhu Youxiao was not afraid.

In his heart, if his younger brother wanted to grab the throne, the palace transfer case would be successful that night, without much effort.

He just thought it was his younger brother who went out on a long trip for his elder brother, to help his elder brother with a headache.

but……

"If that's the case, I'm afraid my brother will be impeached again. I'm afraid those civil servants won't have any good things to say."

Zhu Youxiao's eyebrows were a little worried, and he didn't want his younger brother to be involved in the party struggle, but facing his worries, Zhu Youjian smiled and said:
"Impeach me, impeach me, do things for my brother, as long as my brother doesn't punish me, then who can punish me?"

"Hehe, that's true." Zhu Youxiao was amused by him, so he raised his hand and patted him and said:
"Brother is very confident in the soldiers and horses under his command."

"Didn't I say that?" Zhu Youjian said seriously, "To train soldiers is to protect my brother so that he can sit on the throne with peace of mind."

"Whoever dares to rebel, I will lead my troops to defeat him!"

"Okay!" Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao said with some relief:

"In the future, when I sit in the palace, I will call my younger brother my general."

"Eh...hehe..." Zhu Youjian always felt weird when he heard this, and remembered a certain joke from his previous life.

What Emperor Yongle?It's just my General Who Conquers the North...

It would be easy if I really became a general this time... Zhu Youjian sighed, then got up and said:
"It's almost time to rest. I'm going to practice riding and archery first. Brother will deal with the memorials first. After resting, I will get on the horse."

"Go, go, I asked someone to make lunch, and it's almost ready to eat after the memorials are processed." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, signaling Zhu Youjian to go quickly, and don't stalk in front of him.

Seeing this, Zhu Youjian smiled and said nothing, turned on the pony, sat down firmly, then took the bow and arrow, and started riding and shooting in the square at the back left door.

He was riding and shooting, and the good emperor brother was dealing with the memorial. The two of them played around and worked alone, which really became a "combination of work and rest".

It's just that Zhu Youjian took up all the leisure and work together, and Zhu Youxiao ate all the hardships...

(End of this chapter)