eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 346 Here Comes the Old Man!

Emperor Zhengde was watching the martial arts performance by his personal guards. His camp was set up at the highest point, and there were six important officials such as the Jiuqing and other important officials by his side.

And below the slope are soldiers from both sides caught in a 'fight'.

It is not easy to say that famous generals come out. There is Zhou Shangwen and Wang Shouren. It is not easy to find two people with outstanding military talents in the Taiping era.

No matter how much it is, it is a luxury. Fortunately, these commanders of his today have no problem with personal bravery, but it is true that he has no command ability that surprises everyone.

Therefore, the wild fight between the two parties finally became a collision of courage and physical strength between each other.

Even so, Zhu Houzhao is satisfied with this.The soldiers roared loudly and were full of energy. The old, weak, sick and disabled that appeared in the past disappeared, and they were replaced by quite energetic and ready-to-fight soldiers.

That's enough.

"Big Sima."

Wang Bing approached the emperor, "The minister is here."

"I forgot for a moment. The last time the Ministry of War went back to rectify the Wucheng soldiers and horses, now there is a result? The Wucheng soldiers and horses are also soldiers of my Ming Dynasty. If I pick a few personal guards and fight with them One game, can they win?"

Wang Bing replied: "I have already told the admiral of the Bingma Division about this matter, ordering him to strictly discipline the personnel of the Bingma Division and replace the old and the weak. I think it has some effect."

Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips slightly,
He is now the emperor because of his 'experience'.

As soon as he heard this, he knew that the Ministry of War did not implement it seriously.

Because the admiral of the soldiers and horses is no more than the sixth rank, what can he do for a big fart official?
"I only care about you, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and I don't care who the admiral of the army is. If something goes wrong, I will find you and not him. Do you understand?"

"Wei Chen understands. Don't worry, Your Majesty, after Wei Chen goes back, he will definitely increase the rectification of the Army and Horse Division. In fact, Wei Chen has already classified some of them, but there are complicated personnel in the Army and Horse Division. Some people..."

"who?"

"I dare not say it."

"Don't tell me, these people will deal with it themselves."

Wang Bing thought to himself, that's the final decision, "At the beginning, in order to show the royal family's kindness, the Xian Temple enshrined the families of some concubines in the army and horse division. It's not that I dare not offend them, but this matter involves Your Majesty's filial piety. Please Your Majesty... make a decision."

Concubine of Emperor Xianzong...

Zhu Houzhao frowned. Wang Bing shouldn't dare to lie about these things, after all, he can find out as soon as he checks.

And the logic is also established. After all, the emperor really thinks that people in the world should support them, and people themselves are divided into different grades. If you are born poor and humble, then you are poor and humble. How can nobles and ordinary children be the same?
It is also based on these ideas that it is not a problem for the emperor's concubine's family to occupy some of the people's fat and anointment, because they are relatives of the royal family!

But in Zhu Houzhao's hands, it is actually a bit difficult. Xianzong...is equivalent to his grandfather, and the family members of his concubines may be in their [-]s now.

Originally, it was to give them a chance to receive the royal salary,
A person who has been raised for a lifetime must be useless. If he suddenly stops raising at this time, some people will really die.

If this happens, it will actually hurt the emperor's image of filial piety.

Because even civil servants themselves would feel that...some people have a noble status, and it's okay to be supported by the court.

To put it bluntly, in an era where everyone is equal, if you insist on reducing the benefits of some nobles, it will make many people unacceptable!
"Gather all these similar people together, and then gather those who can be used. Let's do it like this first. If the Bingma Division can't be rectified, the Ministry of War will abolish it."

On the side, Liu Jin walked over in small steps, "Your Majesty, the commanders of the 25 guards have arrived."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and moved forward holding the horse's belly.

He remembers the names of these 25 people, but there are too many 25 people, so it is not easy to read them all here, so he just glanced at everyone,
"Shangzhi's personal guards can be said to be the son of heaven's pro-army. You all performed very well today. I saw that every soldier is brave enough. After returning today, the pro-guards must continue to practice. It doesn't mean that there will be no battles. There is nothing to do every day, raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a short time, and when you are used, you must be able to use them, this is the most fundamental requirement."

"There are some other things, let's make it clear in advance that Shangzhi's personal guards are the best paid among all the guards, so I have the highest demands on you. You are all from the military academy, and you know that I pay the most attention to the discipline of the army. , so you command envoys, don’t report any crimes. I won’t stare at you every day, but once you make a mistake, don’t try to plead for mercy. This is what I said earlier, and there will be a day Don't say that I will be punished if I don't teach. You must know that the military order is like a mountain, and it is impossible for me to spare anyone who breaks the law just for these four words!"

"Sir, you understand!"

"Okay! You go back to gather your troops, and then each bring 20 people to hunt with me!"

"Yes!"

Zhu Houzhao seemed to come out with great difficulty. He was very interested in walking, sitting and lying down, and he himself had a plan for his own expedition in the future. It was the first time.

He was very happy as a young man, but he suffered from Han Wen and Min Gui who were in their seventies.

Zhang Fuhua, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, even came to advise, "The minister heard that the emperor's rule is that he has the benevolence to overwhelm the world and uses it for free, and has the wisdom of the world and uses it for free. To rule the world The way can’t be generalized, it’s just to know the people and comfort the people. Now that he performs martial arts every year, he will give money, and I hope that your majesty will ban indulgence and practice it, reject heresy and practice it, and use the Mianzong society in Longchang.”

Zhu Houzhao didn't like to listen to this humanistic speech, so he didn't give a good face. "The martial arts is my plan. There are no heretics, and there are no heresies. Zhang Zongxian, governing the country depends on benevolence, relying on Virtue depends on filial piety, but sometimes it also depends on this short whip. Without it, it will not work.”

At the same time, he also noticed that Han Wen and Min Gui seemed to be struggling a bit, so he said, "I'm in the prime of my youth, it's okay to come out and ride a horse. The veterans should go back first, after all, the formal martial arts performance is over. "

Han Wen and Min Gui didn't dare to leave either, "Weichen and others still have to accompany His Majesty."

"No, it's an imperial decree to order you to go back. It's fine for Da Sima and Yang Jiefu to stay."

Soon after, the commander of the 25 guards and some soldiers surrounded the emperor and went hunting in the forest.

During this process, there was also an imperial decree, which said: "Emperor Taizu Gao drove away the evils of the Yuan Dynasty, used Xia to change the barbarians, the universe was opened up to carry the righteousness, the sun and the moon were cleansed and brightened. At that time, there is no one to stop tomorrow's soldiers. Emphasis on cavalry and archery to remember the ancestors, and tell the kings of the future generations of the Ming Dynasty, the military equipment must not be neglected, and the cavalry and archery must not be neglected!"

the news came out,
Both Han Wen and Min Gui saw through the emperor's mind at a glance. The emperor was interested in martial arts and hunting. In order to avoid objections, he issued an imperial edict in this name.

That's all right now, if there is such an event next year, it will also be a remembrance of our ancestors.

"...Fortunately, Your Majesty is not a playful person. Now the military equipment has improved greatly, and the Beijing camp and frontier troops are all powerful, and they are considered to be very impressive for a while." Min Gui stroked his beard. To be honest, other than this Said he had no other choice.

Same goes for Korean.

The two old men didn't intend to get too entangled with the emperor. Originally, the emperor was sympathetic to the veterans, and letting them go back to rest was considered a way of giving them face.

However, when the servants were helping Han Wen to get into the carriage, a man came from Han's house, and he was riding a horse to deliver a letter.

Because it was Min Gui, Han Wen didn't avoid it.

After sitting in the carriage, I took it out to look at it, but the more I looked at it, the more my brows became darker, and I finally sighed.

Min Gui was surprised, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"It's not a matter of going against the grain. Just take a look."

Han Wen rubbed his forehead and leaned back, looking tired.

Min Gui's reaction was similar to his, "Brother Guan Dao, you must persuade Li Qing to stop this matter no matter what!"

"If you listen to the old man, you won't be Gu Liqing." Han Wen said quietly.

"But this matter is really important. If the Holy Spirit is enraged and the matter is really investigated, Li Qing will also become a target of public criticism in the future!"

Gu Zuo was single-handedly selected in Korean. Before this year, everything was fine. As long as it is spoken in Korean, Gu Zuo can understand it.But when the bird grows up, it always wants to fly by itself.

"useless."

"Is it just watching like this?"

Neither of them are very bad officials, but the way of being an official is by no means clear about good and evil. Some things can be investigated, and some things can be investigated, but it will destroy the overall situation.

It is the truth they firmly believe that they should seek their own life first, but now that Gu Zuo is unwilling to seek his own life, it is actually not good for him to seek his career if this continues.

"It's not that I'm willing to just look at it like this. Chaoying, don't you think His Majesty doesn't know Li Qing's temperament? Why does Your Majesty ask Li Qing to go to Yan?"

Snapped.

Min Gui slapped his forehead, and ignored it when he was in a hurry just now, "Your Majesty wants to clean up the abuse of salt and law! No wonder, no wonder you suddenly perform martial arts at this time!"

In such an instant, the two of them suddenly realized!
If so, get in touch!

"Your Majesty is worthy of being my Ming emperor since the Five Dynasties of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, he has a firm mind. Even if he does not hesitate to use his personal guards, he will push this matter. Then Li Qing...we can't persuade you indiscriminately."

If Gu Zuo is persuaded, isn't this delaying the emperor's major event?

"It's true that you can't persuade. Your Majesty intends to clean up the salt law and punish corrupt officials. This is a good thing. Let's not do bad things."

It turned out that they were worried that the court would be unstable, but now it seems that it was the emperor's order.

The person who controls the overall situation is the emperor. According to past experience, there is actually nothing to worry about.

In an instant, Han Wen thought everything through and made a big decision.
"The memorial that Li Qing wants to present... let this old man do it!"

Because he knew that he really couldn't persuade Gu Zuo, so he could only hope to make Gu Zuo mature in this way.

He is already old, Gu Zuo is so young and deeply trusted by the emperor, maybe one day he, the minister, will have to abdicate and make way for a virtuous person. In this case, he is willing to end in this way.

After he retreats, the court will also have a real person of his own.He believed that Gu Zuo would not be ungrateful to that extent.

(End of this chapter)