Chapter eight hundred and fifty seventh: the reason
The Ming Dynasty implemented a system of separate management of soldiers and generals. After the founding of the country by Taizu, there was originally a Metropolitan Governor's Office and a Prime Minister's military administration. However, later, due to the excessive power of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, it was divided into five military governors' offices to take charge of military matters.
In general, the Fifth Army Governor's Office and the Ministry of War have a clear division of responsibilities. The Five Army Governor's Office is in charge of the world's military and is responsible for the daily management of the army. The Ministry of War is in charge of the assessment, evaluation, merit determination, and commendation of generals in various places.
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In the event of a war, the duke, marquis, and uncle would serve as the general military officers, dispatch troops from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to go out, and dispatch generals from the Ministry of War to serve under their command, forming a complete army.
However, this is only a general division. In actual implementation, the powers of the Fifth Army Governor's Office and the Ministry of War often overlap.
For example, the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies has the power to command troops but not to deploy them. The deployment of troops requires the emperor's decree and the Ministry of War is suitable. As for the selection and assessment of generals, the Ministry of War does not have the complete right to evaluate and select generals like the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The officials of each capital's garrison are selected on a daily basis. After the list is finalized, it must be sent to the deputy governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Office and then reported to the emperor.
As for the selection of military ministers of third rank and above and the appointment of large-scale guard officials, under normal circumstances, in addition to being directly appointed by the emperor, most of them are presided over by the Ministry of War in conjunction with the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, and the princes, princes, and uncles attend the selection meeting.
From Hongwu to Yongle, on a series of major military and political matters such as updating the farming laws, approving military status, training officers and soldiers, etc., the Fifth Army Governor's Office had absolute decision-making power, and the Ministry of War had no right to interfere.
In this era, it even happened that the Ministry of War asked the Fifth Army Governor's Office for the military registration list for the purpose of evaluating generals, but was severely rejected and regarded as an example of violation of regulations.
It can be said that this was the most glorious era of the Five Army Governor's Mansion. However, as the older generation of honorable ministers withered away, second-generation ancestors like Zhang Fu entered the military government to hold important positions. These people were neither familiar with military affairs nor qualified for military merit.
He only indulged in fighting for power and forming cliques, and the power of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion began to decline day by day.
Especially after the Civil War, this trend became more and more obvious.
The four core responsibilities and powers of the Fifth Army Governor's Office are to take charge of military status, manage farmland, lead troops on expeditions, and select generals in conjunction with the Ministry of War.
But now, the military garrison in various places is corrupt, and the generals and ministers are competing for profit. The garrison has become a tool for them to make money, and the officers and soldiers have become the object of their abuse and exploitation.
You must know that under the Minister of War, there are four major Qing officials, called military selection, staff, chariot, and arsenal. They are respectively responsible for the selection of military generals, concise maps, imperial guard post, and military weapons and equipment.
None of these items are related to military camps. What the Ministry of War has is just a fish-scale atlas of military camps, which is used to calculate logistics and equipment expenses. The person who is really responsible for the management of military camps should be the Fifth Army Governor's Office.
That's right.
But now?
The military camp has become so rotten that there is no movement from top to bottom in the military government. Instead, the Ministry of War is required to take charge of the rectification. Even now, with such a big thing happening and so many people being arrested, no one in the military government thinks that they should have any responsibility.
They feel ashamed and have failed the country, but they are all thinking about how to protect their wealth. It is indeed appropriate for such a military government to be controlled by the Ministry of War!
If the country and the country take shelter in the hands of these people, it is an act of subjugation!
If one cannot fulfill his duties, others will naturally take his place. The Ministry of War assumes the responsibilities that the Military Government should bear, and will naturally seize the power that belongs to the Military Government. If things go on like this, how can the Ministry of War not be allowed to override the Military Government?
Wu Xing could see the joints in the middle clearly, but he couldn't change them.
After all, he is just a mere governor. Although he is already considered a high-ranking official among the military ministers, let alone compared with the seven ministers of civil servants, even in the eyes of the princes and uncles, he is only worth a lot.
Just win over the subordinates who are doing the work.
Seeing Wu Xing's slightly excited look, Zhu Yi knew that he had guessed well. It seemed that for an officer like Wu Xing who had come up from the bottom step by step, it was not because he had no thoughts in his heart, but because he had almost no thoughts in his heart.
The possibility of realization, so I gradually became depressed and just went with the flow.
As long as people have something they care about, it's not difficult to deal with them!
A smile flashed across his face, and Zhu Yi spoke.
"What Wu Tongzhi said is really what I said in my heart. The military government is in charge of the military and military affairs in the world, but now it is declining day by day, and its power is being eroded by the Ministry of War. If things go on like this, our Ming Dynasty may repeat the disaster of the former Song Dynasty. We use culture to control military affairs and order the military government to
He has become a vassal of the Ministry of War."
After hearing these words, Wu Xing's eyes clearly flashed with vigilance, and he looked at Zhu Yi and asked.
"What do you want to do, Duke Guo?"
However, this is not to blame for Wu Xing's overthinking, but Zhu Yi's words can easily cause ambiguity.
You know, most of the people in the military government are military people, so when solving problems, they like to use straightforward methods. And Zhu Yi has made it clear that he is a person of the Supreme Emperor, plus he comes late at night to avoid outsiders. These signs are obvious no matter how you look at them.
It doesn't seem like anything upright.
For a moment, Wu Xing had already begun to figure out how to prove his innocence if something really happened.
However, his appearance made Zhu Yi slightly stunned, but soon he realized something was wrong and laughed.
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"What is Wu Tongzhi thinking? My lord has just got his title back. Is it possible that he just throws it out in a hurry to keep it warm?"
This is true...
Although the Chengguo Palace is now attached to the Supreme Emperor, after all, the title has been returned and the status is still stable. At this time, the Chengguo Palace may continue to work for the Supreme Emperor, but in terms of taking risks and risking the lives of the whole family,
He didn't believe that Duke Cheng Guo had such courage and loyalty.
But if it wasn't what he thought, then what on earth did Zhu Yi want to do?
Looking at Wu Xing who was frowning and confused, Zhu Yi said.
"To be honest, Wu Tongzhi, since I hold the title of nobility now, I naturally cannot sit back and watch the military government decline. However, if the military government is in such a state of decay, it cannot be reversed by my own efforts."
"The affairs of the military camp are too deeply involved. The clan, nobles, generals, and border troops are all involved. Therefore, the only solution now is to scrape the bones and cure the poison. If it is not broken, it will not be established!"
"The fundamental strategy is to completely break the old order in the military government, completely clear out the dead people, promote a new group of capable military ministers, and reshape the atmosphere of the military government."
Scrape the bones to cure the poison...if it is not broken, it is not established...
Wu Xing frowned and stared intently at Zhu Yi in front of him, seeming to remember something and said.
"So, the Duke of Guo took the initiative to submit the land register to the Ministry of Household Affairs with a group of nobles and redeemed it at half price. Not only did he want to get back the title, but he also wanted to take the opportunity to get them out of the quagmire of the military camp?"
This idea came out of nowhere, but it was reasonable. However, Wu Xing always felt that there was something he hadn't thought through, but for a moment, he didn't know where it was.
Zhu Yi nodded and sighed.
"Yes, Wu Tongzhi should know that Yu Shaobao is a man. If it is just for the title, if I offer land to the Duke of Chengguo and his family, he will not stop me in this matter. The reason why I have brought so many people close to Duke of Chengguo
We are offering land together with all our nobles. In addition to wanting to increase the chance of winning, more importantly, we hope to take this opportunity to save their lives!"
"The rectification of the army this time is huge and the imperial court is determined. If the sword does not see blood, it will definitely not stop. It depends on who stands in front of this sword..."
"What I can do is to try to preserve as many mansions as possible, so that the people above the court who are really prosperous and weak in military affairs will not be able to fight back at all."
This statement is logically true, but Wu Xing always finds it a bit strange.
You must know that there are always many wise people in the court who protect themselves, and few people who help them when they need it. If Zhu Yi really follows what Zhu Yi said, he is not only helping these nobles avoid the disaster of ruining their families.
Moreover, he helped the other party avoid risks in a way that he owed the other party a favor. In the end, all the benefits belonged to the other party. He became the Duke's government and worked hard, and he owed the other party a favor.
Just for the sake of the so-called overall situation of the imperial court, and to preserve the effective strength of the military ministers?
Does Duke Cheng Guo really have such a broad mind that is completely unselfish and dedicated to benefiting others?
Shaking his head in his heart, Wu Xing immediately threw this idea behind him...
How can there be such a person in the court!
There must be something else he didn't see through!
After pondering for a moment, Wu Xing asked.
"So, what does Mr. Guo want me to do?"
After pulling for so long, it was finally time to show off. Zhu Yi immediately cheered up and said.
"I have made an agreement with Mr. Zhang from the British Government. In a few days, he will go to the Shu to expose a group of generals in the military government who have invaded and occupied the military villages. The emperor has been sharpening his sword for a long time and is lacking an excuse for the operation. Now the evidence
If you offer it, he will definitely not be polite."
"As a result, there will inevitably be a large number of vacancies in the military government. Taking this opportunity, we can break the previous lifeless pattern in the military government and promote a new batch of capable generals into the military government. As long as there are no
If one family is the only one, then naturally no one will dare to be as unscrupulous as before under the constraints of each other."
"Only when the atmosphere is pure and upright can the military government have hope. Wu Tongzhi has been in the military government for a long time, so he should know this. I came here today to ask Wu Tongzhi for two favors."
As he spoke, Zhu Yi pointed to the roster in Wuxing's hand and said.
"The forces in the military government are intertwined, and I also know that many of the military officials are not mediocre people. They are just in it, unable to change, and can only follow the trend."
"So this time, I took the risk to protect these talented people. I don't ask them to switch to other companies. I just ask them to work hard and put the interests of the military government first."
The words were vague, but when he thought of the list he had just read, Wu Xing's eyes flashed with a hint of clarity, and his heart became much clearer.
In the list he got, some he knew and some he didn't know, but most of them were people who were originally favored by the British government but later switched to Ren Li's family.
Some of them had their names crossed out, but some of them were still there.
He didn't understand the true meaning at first, but now that he heard Zhu Yi say it, he roughly understood it.
To put it bluntly, the relationship between the Chengguo Palace and the British Palace is not as close as it seems.
Judging from what happened during this period, Wu Xing can easily imagine that Zhu Yi obtained this list from the dying Ren Li at the cost of interceding for the Ren family.
Therefore, apart from Ren Li, the only person in the world who has truly seen this complete list is Zhu Yi.
Wu Xing was able to confirm that the British government must have also obtained a list, but it was by no means a complete list. If nothing else, the people whose names were crossed out were all the people obtained by the British government.
As for the rest…
"What the Duke means is that you want me to win people's hearts on behalf of the Duke Cheng's government?"
Wu Xing's tone was a little incomprehensible, and people couldn't capture the emotion in it.
If his guess is true, then the purpose of Zhu Yi's Qingchao Jian Cong coming to his house at this time will be very clear.
He was secretly plotting against the British government, but he didn't want the relationship between the two to break, so he needed a middleman to pass on the benefits of the Chengguo government for him.
No matter what the British government said, a lean camel was bigger than a horse, although it could not always pay attention to the goings-on in the capital like Dongchang did.
However, these generals who are close to the British government will naturally pay attention.
Since Zhu Yi chose to conceal the fact that some generals had close contacts with Ren Li, once he went to find these people in person, it would be easy for Zhang Shi to guess that he was hiding something secretly.
At that time, what he will face is the hostility of the British government, which is obviously not cost-effective.
Therefore, he came to his house and wanted to complete this matter for him.
Wu Xing has been in the military government for many years and has extensive contacts. Among the names that have been crossed out, there are many people with whom he has deep friendships. If Zhang Shi takes action to impeach them, then out of friendship, Wu Xing will contact some people.
It was natural for the generals who were close to the British government to intercede for them...
"If Wu Tongzhi wants to understand it this way, it's okay."
Faced with Wuxing's doubts, Zhu Yi did not deny it and said calmly.
"However, it is not appropriate to say that they are buying people's hearts. I have just said that they do not need to switch to them. They only need to put the interests of the military government first in everything in the future."
As he spoke, Zhu Yi leaned forward and said.
"Whether Wu Tong believes it or not, my Lord has made it very clear just now. I am doing all this to break the old order of the military government, restore the military government to its former glory, and shoulder its due responsibilities.
It also allows the civil and military checks and balances to be restored in the court, so that the civil and military will not be really prosperous and the military will not be weak, and there will be a situation where civil society controls the military. After all..."
Zhu Yi said these words very seriously, without any hint of joking. However, at the end of the words, he did not continue.
"What exactly?"
Wu Xing asked immediately.
However, Zhu Yi stopped talking in time and said with a smile.
"After all, the nobility and the military government are of the same line. If the military government really declines, even the lord of the Duke of Chengguo will not be able to hold his head high in the court, right?"
of course not……
Hearing such an answer, Wu Xing couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Such high-sounding words are just perfunctory to him. No, this is simply too lazy to even bother to perfunctory...
However, what he didn't notice was that at the moment when Zhu Yi stopped talking, the Duke's eyes seemed to penetrate through the night and fell on the imperial city.
If anyone can hear the unfinished words in his heart, they will know that those words are...
After all, that is the will of the Supreme Emperor above the ninth level!