Domineering Daming

Xiao Yongning looked at Zhu Xu, touched Cao Mingjiao's face with the last handful of cake in his hand, then blinked, and put his hands behind his back.

Xiao Shuxian blinked and hid behind Xiao Yongning.She is three years old, and she is very clever.

Cao Mingjiao stood there, still motionless, just grinning and crying.

"What's going on?" Zhu Xu glared at Xiao Yongning, this girl would definitely make trouble for him.

Xiao Yongning glanced at Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, pouted and snorted, "It's not that he bullied Ciye and the others, I didn't think so, so I taught him a lesson, and he also said that his father is a general, and no one can do anything to him ..."

Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's expressions changed immediately. No matter how impeached they were outside, as long as Zhu Xu's mind remained the same, their Cao family would be fine. Cut to death!

Just as Cao Wenzhao was about to speak, Zhu Xu had already opened his mouth, waved his hands and said, "You're 13 years old anyway, I'm ashamed to care about like a six or seven-year-old little brother, go, take gelatin to wash well, change clothes, Then he finds something to eat, plays with others, doesn't have the demeanor of a big girl, what kind of female general..."

Xiao Yongning pouted his mouth higher immediately, rolled his big eyes, turned around to look at Cao Mingjiao, and said with a hum: "This princess won't care about you, listen, from now on you will be my deputy general, in the future you will be my lieutenant general. Follow me to charge and defeat the enemy, you know?"

Cao Mingjiao stopped crying now, looked at Xiao Yongning, blinked his eyes covered with cakes, and suddenly cried: "Okay!"

The corner of Zhu Xu's mouth twitched, it's a child's world.

Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao felt relieved, they looked at Cao Mingjiao with a strange look in their eyes, and they planned to go back and take care of this little guy.

Zhu Xu glanced at Xiao Shuxian who was hiding behind Xiao Yongning and dared not show her head, then looked at Ci Ye and the others, and said, "Okay, let's have fun."

As he spoke, he walked forward again, saying: "Old Cao, I won't see you off. Mr. Sun Ge has already arrived, and I'm going to see him."

"Yes." Cao Wenzhao hurried forward to answer.

Zhu Xu didn't say much, and went straight to the third floor of the cabinet.

Sun Chengzong was already waiting, and immediately raised his hand and said: "I see the emperor..."

Zhu Xu looked at the prodigal servant Sun Chengzong, waved his hands, and said, "Excuse me, come and sit."

Zhu Xu took Sun Chengzong to the small living room, took the small teapot and started to boil water as soon as he sat down, and said at the same time: "The tea will be ready soon, sit down and rest for a while."

Sun Chengzong knew that Zhu Xu had always sympathized with these veterans, so he sat opposite Zhu Xu, first calmed down, and then said: "Your Majesty, the 'military reform' has been basically completed, the standing armies of all provinces have been reduced, and the battalions have also moved in. The designated place, everything is safe, there is no trouble..."

Zhu Xu listened quietly, and the teapot gurgled not long after.

He picked up the teapot, started to make tea, and said at the same time: "Well, now that the territory of our Daming has expanded like never before, the military region also needs to be adjusted..."

Sun Chengzong understood Zhu Xu's meaning, and said: "Mongolia and other ministers have made a plan and are going to implement it slowly. We still need to wait for the opportunity."

Zhu Xu nodded, poured him a cup of tea, filtered it, let it cool down a bit, and handed it to him, "Have a sip of tea first, and talk slowly."

Sun Chengzong took it, took a sip, put it down immediately, and said: "Although the 'military reform' is roughly completed, there are still too many details to be filled in, and it needs to be continuously deepened and improved. Reliable people, but enough checks and balances are needed to ensure that they will not grow up and form a feudal town, and at the same time increase the control of the court to ensure the loyalty of the army to the emperor, and the command can be like an arm..."

Holding the teacup, Zhu Xu took a sip lightly, with a serious expression.

"The recruit training camp plans to expand to fifteen. The compulsory military service system can be implemented within two years, and it will be rotated every two or three years. There are literacy classes in the recruit camps. In addition to training, they also need to accept literacy. As long as they spend two Years, once the cycle is established, the army's literacy can also help the court..."

"I also think about whether it is possible to train officers in the army. This is a step further than the military academy. The generals trained in the barracks and in actual combat are the ones who can really be used..."

"Except for Cao Wenzhao's Royal First Army, other armies, including Qin Liangyu, Xiong Tingbi, etc., are increasing their firearm testing and use, and are constantly eliminating old ones and installing new ones...the power of firearms continues to increase. , I believe that in the near future, these firearms will be the key to victory on the battlefield, and a strong country is indispensable..."

Zhu Xu listened and nodded slightly.

In the final analysis, the "Military Reform" of Daming was taking the route of turning the soldiers into elite soldiers, and at the same time, it also paid attention to the training of the latter. Sun Chengzong could understand his ideas, and the promotion was naturally very smooth.

Sun Chengzong continued to say that he was so busy along the way that he didn't have a moment of leisure, so he naturally saw a lot of things.

"He Renlong, Feng Shanzong, Liu Zhiyao, etc. embezzled the military pay, oppressed the local government, and brought disaster to the village. I have found out the facts and are now in prison, waiting for the emperor to punish me."

Finally, Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Xu and said cautiously.

Zhu Xu had always been strict in controlling the army. Without his permission, outsiders would not dare to do anything. Now that Sun Chengzong directly took down the three deputy generals, it would definitely cause a shock in the government and the public.

Zhu Xu frowned and said, "When did it happen? The Ministry of War didn't take turns to monitor the place before, why didn't it find it?"

He Renlong was originally Hong Chengchou's deputy general, and later he followed Cao Wenzhao in Shanxi. In addition, he was very powerful in bribery, so he hid deeply.

But when it came to Cao Wenzhao, Sun Chengzong hesitated to speak.

Chapter 1131

Even if Sun Chengzong didn't say anything, Zhu Xu could guess.

Cao Wenzhao, now also considered a center of storm in the Ming Dynasty, was widely rumored that he would succeed Sun Chengzong as the next Marshal of the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

The marshal of the Grand Marshal's Mansion is also the right second assistant of the cabinet. Cao Wenzhao has always been far away from the court, and he has never appeared in any major events inside or outside the Ming Dynasty in these years. His sudden step into the absolute core of the court will have great influence on the ruling and opposition parties, and even the Ming Dynasty. Cause a huge storm!

Sun Chengzong hesitated to speak, Zhu Xu took a sip of tea, and said with a flat expression: "Illegal violations of discipline... Those that should be dealt with, should be dealt with decisively, and there is no need to be soft. After the trial at the Grand Marshal's Mansion, report it to me for approval."

Sun Chengzong leaned slightly and said, "Yes."

Zhu Xu looked up at Sun Chengzong, turned the teacup in his hand, and said in a slow tone: "Just now, I met Cao Wenzhao. I told him clearly that I will keep you and not let him succeed... My Ming Dynasty is full of waste, and the reform is like a rolling stone. I can't stop at all. I also hope that Master Sun can stay in office. Cao Wenzhao still can't afford such a big responsibility. Looking inside and outside the Ming Dynasty, only Master Sun can support the current military reform. Keep going..."

Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Xu, a little startled.

It stands to reason that he is now abdicating, and Zhu Xu's first confidant takes over as the Generalissimo's Mansion. go well.

In the same way, this rumor is so popular outside, it is because of this "big trend" that even the senior officials of the six ministries of the ruling and opposition parties believe it, and this rumor has become a rumor, and it is getting more and more popular.

Zhu Xu looked at Sun Chengzong's expression, shook his head with a smile, and said, "Do you all think that I am the kind of person who is cronyistic and disregards the interests of the country, and is so dizzy that he can no longer tell right from wrong?"

Sun Chengzong's face trembled slightly, as if he suddenly remembered that the emperor in front of him was the one who was the most restrained, the most rational, and the one who had the greatest sense of responsibility for Daming!

He couldn't explain it in his heart, stood up abruptly, bowed and said: "I dare not!"

Zhu Xu squeezed his hands and said: "There are so many rumors outside, I don't have time to pay attention to them one by one. Now, there is nothing I can't say. The 'military reform' will continue, and the Grand Marshal's Mansion must strongly control it." All armies should not give anyone a big chance. The guard system in the past can no longer be revived. The army must remain pure, upright, capable of fighting, and able to fight at any time. The bandits actually disturbed my Ming Dynasty. A few years ago, Liaodong was in chaos, and my Ming Dynasty could not find a well-organized army. It is really ironic..."

Sun Chengzong was well aware of the situation of Daming in recent decades, and when he heard Zhu Xu's words, he was also silent for a while.

The situation of Daming, some are slowly shrinking, and some are changing rapidly. Every sudden change will make Daming fall into a "desperate situation", and then it is difficult to turn over again and again.

Zhu Xu poured a cup of tea for Sun Chengzong, and said: "If the army wants to maintain its combat effectiveness, it must have a strong enough supervisory organization and be independent from the imperial court. At the same time, it must ensure that the imperial court interferes with the army to the minimum. What was the imperial court before the apocalypse? Master Sun knows better than I do. There are some things that I have no choice but to do. I don’t know how to write the so-called historical annals of thousands of years, and I don’t want to take care of them. I can’t take care of the decades before me. How can I take care of hundreds of thousands of years? Master Sun, our generation has too many things to do, and there are not many people who can understand me, but I hope that you will be one of them..."

This is already a heart-to-heart, Sun Chengzong leaned forward and said solemnly: "I can understand the emperor's heart to save the country, but one day, I will definitely support the 'New Deal' with all my strength, so that our country will be reborn and the country will continue..."

Zhu Xu nodded with a smile. Sun Chengzong and others have the heart for the country, which is really rare.

Now the situation has become clear. Although there are still some differences between Zhu Xu and the cabinet in terms of policy, it has not hindered the general trend of the "New Deal", and there will no longer be any force to hinder or overthrow it.

The two chatted for more than an hour before Sun Chengzong left the third floor and went down to the first floor to meet Bi Ziyan and others.

"Military reform" is always part of the "New Deal", and the cabinet cannot be completely bypassed.

Two days later, the Grand Marshal's Mansion's detailed report on the "military reform" appeared on Zhu Xu's desk.