Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 88: The important generals launched an attack, aiming at Sima

Tian Le continued to report: "The Beijing camp is in a state of disrepair, inadequate military preparations, and slackness in training. There are many problems. The Beijing camp is in disrepair and unusable. There is no need to hide the fact. I have been ordered to formulate a strategy for the training of the Beijing camp. We must cut down on the abuse and eliminate the conscription. It is also Your Majesty's wish that the Beijing camp can fight. The border pay is already over 3 million taels a year. If most of the soldiers of Pingbo are sent to the nine borders, how much more will the border pay be?"

There were more than 240,000 soldiers in Pingbo, many of whom were actually temporarily recruited or transferred from border troops.

The post-war resettlement of this group of people has become a big problem.

The garrisons in the hinterland provinces actually do not want so many people to "reinforce the troop quota", as that would expose the truth about their actual military strength.

Those who were withdrawn from the border troops and then returned to the border towns would squeeze out the interest structure of the border towns that has already been stabilized.

The border will be forcibly strengthened unless the court offers additional benefits that far exceed their due proportion.

Those who refuted and impeached Tian Le also knew these facts.

But they don't care, because in the eyes of many of them: they are just generals and soldiers. Once the war is over, what difference will it make if they are dismissed and go home to live in leisure, or if the soldiers return to their hometown to farm?
Therefore, Tian Le's statement is not very convincing to them.

Keep kneeling and listen to what he has to say.

"I have thought about it and I think it would be better to cut down on the abuse and occupation of the Beijing Camp. There are more than 100,000 soldiers on the list of the Beijing Camp, and nearly 150,000 soldiers in the spring and autumn, but the actual number is probably only about 20,000. I ask Your Majesty to issue an order to strictly investigate the abuse and occupation of soldiers and create a new list. Some of the victorious soldiers can be sent to the Beijing Camp. Even if the actual number is only 50,000 or 60,000, it is better than the current Beijing Camp. Since the salary and food are reduced, there will be no more soldiers twice a year to disturb the local area!"

At this moment, the twenty-eight people kneeling on the ground felt a little embarrassed.

Did we blame Sima wrongly?
Should this be supported or not?

Now, it was the turn of the meritorious officials to be infuriated, and they all looked at Tian Le: Aren't those who serve as middle and high-level military officers in the Beijing camp, receive another military salary, have soldiers to use as servants, and falsely report many quotas to receive salaries and rations, mostly meritorious officials?

Filling the Beijing camp with victorious soldiers and generals is like changing the appearance of the Beijing camp and targeting meritorious officials?

Hearing the Minister of War drawing his sword against the meritorious official, most of the civil officials couldn't help but hold their breath and look at the emperor.

The Grand Marshal is too brave. Isn't this creating a rift between the Emperor and his ministers?

Which is more important: to appoint a few new meritorious officials to win the morale of the elite soldiers who are now capable of fighting, or to create a rift between the emperor and the old meritorious officials?
It's hard to choose, it seems like an open conspiracy.

Because all the meritorious soldiers were placed in the Beijing camp, many civil officials were not too worried now: Tian Le was also a civil official, and he had always been calm and steady over the years.

After the Battle of Matsuyama, the emperor did not ask for much mercy for the soldiers who went on the expedition. Overall, this was in line with the idea of ​​suppressing the desire of military officials for merit and fighting after a major war.

Therefore, the so-called reorganization of the Beijing Army is still mainly aimed at eliminating unscrupulous troops, and it is probably not really intended to train a Beijing Army that is good at fighting.

Which general and soldier would not be demoralized when they arrive at the Beijing camp?

Even Liu Jing was thinking about "enjoying life" in the future, so other civil officials would naturally think so too.

Is he a traitor to all the civil officials, or is he planning to use a conspiracy to alienate the emperor and the old officials?

Zhu Changluo admired the wonderful expressions on the faces of the civil officials who had just come out to refute Tian Le's impeachment. He then looked at the military officials and said, "Duke Dingguo, Duke Chengguo, Duke Yingguo, do you have any objections to the request of the Grand Marshal?"

Xu Wenbi sighed inwardly.

The day before yesterday in the Yangxin Palace, the emperor had already pressured them to "sincerely invest" a sum of money in the Changminghao. Now were they going to have their other benefits cut?
When the emperor asked for his opinion, Xu Wenbi knelt down and said, "I have no objection, but I will follow your majesty's orders."

Although only three people were asked, more and more officials stood up and knelt down to second the motion.

Previously there were 28 civil officials, but now there are so many meritorious officials that the place in the center outside the Qianqing Gate reserved for reporting on state affairs is completely overcrowded.

In just two rounds of Tian Le, both the civil and military classes were brought to their knees.

The scene was spectacular.

Seeing that some marquises and earls knelt down reluctantly to second the motion and no one dared to express any objection, Zhu Changluo's eyes were somewhat disappointed.

Although some explanations were given to several dukes and Marquis Wuding the day before, the future plans of Changminghao might not be believed by the meritorious officials who knew about them, and the other marquises knew nothing at all.

Under such circumstances, Tian Le, the Minister of War, proposed such a strategy of retraining the Beijing camp, which infringed on their interests, but the meritorious officials actually tolerated it. Tian Le was right: in general, the meritorious officials did not need to worry about the retraining of the Beijing camp.

There will be no rebellious intention, no dare to have any rebellious intention, and no ability to rebel.

This was the meritorious official of the Ming Dynasty 233 years after its founding.

Perhaps there are some promising talents among their descendants, but they are not the ones sitting on the throne.

A military general who is capable of fighting will only be a minor official throughout his life. If he can be granted a title, it will only be because his contributions are so great that the emperor and civil officials are afraid of him and he will become powerful.

In such an environment, the nobles and military officers have tended to protect themselves in terms of their will and life pursuits. In reality, they often bribe civil officials to protect themselves, and after obtaining key positions, they keep the enemy at bay while sucking the blood of the soldiers to make money to support a small number of servants and private soldiers.

The ministers knelt down one by one. When it was Li Chengliang's turn, he stood up but did not kneel down. Instead, he said, "I think the Grand Marshal's proposal is inappropriate!"

Many of the noble officials turned around and looked at him expectantly.

Outside the Qianqing Gate, the atmosphere was tense for a moment.

Zhu Changluo only said: "Ningyuan Bo, please elaborate on your views."

Li Chengliang then knelt down and saluted: "Why should a general who is good at fighting and has made great contributions be left idle in the capital? The descendants of loyal and brave meritorious officials should not be treated badly and expelled! The Beijing camp is no longer useful, and there is no need to hide this fact. Now that meritorious officials are not being reused, although the court is in financial difficulties, it is not short of these silvers to support the loyal officials!"

Outside the Qianqing Gate, Li Chengliang's voice was full of energy and echoed left and right, and suddenly the situation became tense.

Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue looked back at Li Chengliang who was kneeling beside Tian Le, their eyes extremely solemn.

Then they looked at Tian Le who was standing there, and seeing that his expression was still calm, they turned back to look at the emperor, and finally at Shen Yikuan.

It shouldn't be like this.

Zhu Changluo quietly looked at Li Chengliang who bowed his head, and then looked at Shen Yikuan who looked stunned behind Kong Shangxian.

Who is acting? Who wants to do what?
Li Chengliang's intentions could not be determined at present. He did not raise his head, and Zhu Changluo could not see his eyes.

But Li Chengliang's words seemed to be a cry for injustice not only for the generals and soldiers, but also for the meritorious officials, and even more so for himself.

Was he using this action to support Tian Le's assertion about "unstable military morale," or was he trying to use his own special influence to prevent the Beijing camp from being reorganized?

If it's the latter, it's a real counterattack.

You know, the key is not the huge amount of one million taels used to win the hearts of the ministers, nor the banknote customs, the customs office and the commercial tax that are about to be taken, but Tian Le himself.

From the moment he was first summoned and let the three cabinet ministers know that the emperor had asked him for help, the fact that Tian Le was actually completely on the emperor's side could not be played for long by those old foxes.

Li Chengliang's objection seemed to immediately become the backbone of the meritorious officials, and he also had old generals in Liaodong.

The impact of refuting Li Chengliang's objection can be imagined.

If we give in to his objection, Tian Le will be immediately attacked by both civil and military officials, and how can we proceed with subsequent matters?

The granting of titles and rewards is linked to the training of the Beijing camp. If one of them cannot be pushed forward, none of them can be pushed forward.

Shen Shixing was about to step out to mediate when Zhu Changluo spoke.

Li Chengliang's position must be understood.

"Why does Ningyuan Bo think that the Grand Marshal's request is to keep the generals who are good at fighting and have made great contributions idle in the capital? Since there is no need to hide the fact that the Beijing Army is no longer useful, shouldn't we reorganize the Beijing Army? In addition, the Beijing Army is plagued by many problems. Do the military officials in the capital really need this money to be loyal?"

The emperor tortured him again and again, but Shen Shixing felt depressed.

broken!

(End of this chapter)