Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 126 Chapter 126, Emperor Chongzhen reorganized the cabinet, Zhu Cihong has no worries
In two days' time, the Ming army that went south to conquer Li Zicheng was about to set off, and Zhu Cihong also became busy.

On the one hand, he had to discuss major military matters with the British Duke, Li Guozhen and others. On the other hand, his three thousand prince's personal guards also needed to be taken care of.

After some selection, these prince's personal guards are at least relatively good in terms of stature, and all of them are tall and majestic.

However, the prince's pro-army is not without hidden worries. Many of them lack war experience and need to go through the tempering of war.

Fortunately, quite a few of the prince's pro-army are veterans of the original Guanning Army. The policy of bringing the old to the new is useful, and this has laid a foundation for improving combat effectiveness.

As for the specific training policy, Zhu Cihong's approach is also very simple, that is, to cultivate discipline first.

There is no need to form any formations. The Ming Dynasty also has relevant military drills, and the veterans in the Guards are also familiar with them. If they suddenly change to modern methods, there will be no time, but it will make everyone confused.

What Zhu Cixiang has to do is to strictly implement the regulations in the Ming Dynasty's military training code.

Laws and regulations are indispensable in any era. Zhu Yuanzhang was able to use these things to sweep the world, why not Chongzhen? In the past 200 years, there has not been much change in warfare except for cannons. In the final analysis, it is still a human problem.

Just when Zhu Cihong was serious about discipline, hanging up a group of disobedient soldiers and screaming with whips, he saw Wang Chengen.

"Eunuch Wang, why are you here?" Zhu Cihong couldn't help being curious.

Wang Chengen glanced at the group of soldiers tied to the pillars, as if thinking of something, his gaze towards Zhu Cihong suddenly became a little strange.

Fortunately, he soon became normal again, and said, "It's His Highness, His Majesty wants you to return to the palace to attend the court meeting."

Zhu Cihong was a little strange: "Tingyi? Why haven't I heard of it before?"

Wang Chengen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty also made a sudden decision, and please hurry back with His Royal Highness and servants."

An hour later, Zhu Cihong returned to the palace from the camp outside the city, and only then did he know what kind of medicine Chongzhen was selling in the gourd this time.

It was said to be a court discussion, but in fact there were only Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong in the imperial study at this time.

Zhu Cihong asked suspiciously: "Father, this is..."

If it wasn't for the system, Zhu Cihong would probably start to get nervous now, worried that Chongzhen would attack him suddenly.

Chongzhen coughed, and said, "Lang'er, today I'm looking for you back, in fact, it's for the selection of cabinet candidates."

After Chongzhen finished speaking, Zhu Cixiang understood.

After Wu Sangui was beheaded, the positions of Minister of the Ministry of War and Governor Ji Liao were vacated.

In addition, a group of officials who had good relations with Wu Sangui were also dismissed or dismissed during this turmoil. As a result, many positions in the imperial court were vacant.

Chongzhen asked Zhu Cihong to come here today, just to see if Zhu Cihong has any opinions on this aspect.

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong's heart immediately relaxed.

I thought it was a bad thing, but it turned out to be a great thing.

Zhu Cihong knew in his heart that this was actually a kind of compensation for Chongzhen.

In the matter of Wu Sangui, Chongzhen once wavered, and now giving Zhu Cihong a chance to be nominated is Chongzhen's compensation for this wavering.

Some things don’t really need to be said, it’s good for everyone to understand.

So Zhu Cihong was not polite, and said directly: "The position of Minister of the Ministry of War, I feel that the British Duke can be appointed. The British Duke is loyal, and he is also a veteran of the Ming Dynasty. He is definitely qualified for the position."

Chongzhen was a little hesitant, and said: "The Duke of England is an honorable man, if he is allowed to join the cabinet, isn't it a bit inappropriate."

There are actually many factions in Ming Dynasty. In the beginning, civil servants and nobles (military commanders) stood side by side. Later, that fool in Zhu Qizhen sent all the elites of Ming Dynasty to Tumubao. He was seriously injured and could no longer fight against the civil officials, which led to the subsequent emperor having no choice but to support the eunuch group headed by the Chief of Rites to check and balance the civil officials.

After that, although there were big figures like Zhang Weixian, the former British Duke, who controlled the elite army and even influenced the emperor's ascension to the throne, the entire noble class basically had no voice after Ming Yingzong.

Now, once the British Duke Zhang Shize becomes Minister of the Ministry of War, he will definitely promote the honorable class to re-enter the political arena of the Ming Dynasty to consolidate the foundation, thereby changing the situation of the Ming Dynasty. This is Chongzhen's concern.

Originally, civil servants and eunuchs were already very annoying, but wouldn't it be even more messy if a nobleman was added to make Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
Zhu Cihong laughed when he heard this.

My father, after all, is not a time traveler, I have watched too few palace fighting dramas and political dramas.

Zhu Cihong said sternly: "Father's words are wrong. From my point of view, the more factions in the Ming Dynasty's political arena, the better. Let me assume that if there are hundreds of factions in the Ming Dynasty's political arena, Then it is impossible for them to have a unified opinion when discussing, and they can only obey the orders of the father.

On the other hand, if there are only one or two factions, then these people can control the government and even ignore the orders of their father. Isn't this the case with Zhang Juzheng, Wei Zhongxian and others?
Only more competition can force them all to need the support of the father, so that the father can truly control the supreme power, and keep his word! "

After hearing what Zhu Cihong said, Chongzhen was immediately shocked.

"Keep your word?"

Thinking of this, Chongzhen's eyes also shone with light.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty never kept his word. Throughout the Ming Dynasty, there were not too many powerful ministers and officials, and even super powerful ministers like Zhang Juzheng appeared who ignored the emperor.

Unlike the Manchu Qing Dynasty who entered the customs, the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department during the Yongzheng period really made the emperor a figure who could decide the affairs of the world with one sentence.

At that time, the Hanlin Xu Jun was directly beheaded by Yongzheng because of the sentence "Qingfeng is illiterate, why turn over the pages randomly", which opened the precedent of literary inquisition in the Qing Dynasty.

The literary inquisition in the Qing Dynasty was very harsh and shocking. Ordinary scholars wrote poems and said that the court was not good enough to kill your whole family directly.

From Yongzheng to Qianlong, the scale of the literary inquisition became larger each time. In the largest one, tens of thousands of people died because of it.

Where is it like Daming, a group of speech officials go to the memorial every day to scold the emperor for this and that, and they can still live well.

If these big Ming officials were in the Qing Dynasty, it would be a trivial matter to implicate the three clans, and the ancestral graves would be dug up by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

This is why when Chongzhen heard the words "one word and nine tripods", he would suddenly yearn for it.

The emperor of Ming Dynasty really couldn't do it.

Chongzhen finally made up his mind: "Since you said so, Hong'er, then let the British Duke concurrently serve as Minister of the Ministry of War and join the cabinet to discuss politics."

Zhu Cihong laughed and said, "Father is wise!"

Before the British Duke was able to participate in the court meeting, it was a special method in a special period when he was chartered by Chongzhen as the admiral of the Beijing camp.

Now that he became Minister of the Ministry of War and entered the cabinet, it was justified, and Zhu Cihong really had a hard-core ally in the court.

Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cihong and said, "What about the governor of Jiliao, what's your suggestion, Honger?"

Due to the existence of the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong, the governor of Jiliao was even more important than the minister of the Ministry of War to some extent.

Zhu Cihong smiled confidently: "Now Liaodong and Liaoxi have been occupied by Jiannu, and Daming has only Jizhou in his hands. The so-called Governor of Jiliao has long been a misnomer, so just cancel it."

Chongzhen frowned when he heard the words, and said, "Then what will we do with the Jiannu war in the future?"

Zhu Cilang said: "There are already troops stationed at Shanhaiguan, so we can appoint a Shanhaiguan commander-in-chief. If Jiannu starts fighting from other directions, then Daming will organize a large army to fight at any time. At that time, a commander-in-chief will be appointed. If a special position is set up, then Inevitably, warlords like the Guan Ning Army will become bigger again, which is not a good thing for Ming Dynasty."

Chongzhen rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

In fact, Chongzhen also considered canceling the governor of Jiliao, which is why Ming Dynasty has not appointed a new governor of Jiliao for a long time in the past few years.

It was not until Beijing was surrounded by Li Zicheng that he was forced to give this position to Wu Sangui.

Chongzhen said with some doubts: "Is now really the best time to cancel Governor Ji Liao?"

Zhu Cihong said with certainty: "Exactly!"

Zhu Cihong has always felt that Daming's method of setting up the governor of Jiliao is nonsense.

How can the commander-in-chief of the war have a permanent position? Isn't this equivalent to the Jiedushi in the Tang Dynasty?Think about the Anshi Rebellion.

That is to say, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was indeed very strong, and they beat all the governors of Jiliao to the point of being unable to hold their heads up, otherwise something would happen sooner or later.

After hearing the words, Chongzhen finally made up his mind and said, "Okay, then follow what you say."

The revocation of the governor of Ji Liao and the appointment of the Minister of the Ministry of War undoubtedly need to be passed in a formal court meeting before it can be announced to the world.

But at this moment, with the discussion between the father and son, these appointments have actually become a reality.

Chongzhen asked again: "About other official positions, do you have any suggestions?"

Zhu Cihong laughed: "My son is only a 15-year-old child, how can there be so many suggestions? Father is His Majesty of Daming, so let father worry about these matters."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Cihong bowed his hands towards Chongzhen, and then left generously.

Seeing Zhu Cihong's leaving figure, Chongzhen was silent for a while, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"My lang'er has really grown up."

When Zhu Cihong walked out of the imperial study, his heart was also relaxed.

Although I don't know which officials Chongzhen will appoint next, and what kind of purge and reorganization the court and cabinet will carry out, but one thing is certain, that is, the forces in the Ming court that oppose and hinder Zhu Cihong, at least in a short period of time. Will not pop up again.

Zhu Cihong can take advantage of this opportunity to revitalize Daming.

Let's start by killing Li Zicheng!

Full of confidence, Zhu Cihong walked towards the sunny world outside the palace.

　Thank you book friend Tiandao Nine Styles for your reward

　　
　
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