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"The thieves rebellion that had raging in the past has been far away from Shanxi and Shaanxi. The bandit forces headed by Wang Jiayin were forced to fight to Qinghai under the siege of the court. Although there was still a significant threat to the important places in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, the stable situation has returned to Shanxi and Shaanxi.

In view of this situation, the court should make it clear as soon as possible in response to adjustments in Shanxi and Shaanxi, otherwise hundreds of thousands of troops to suppress the rebels and gather in key areas in the northwest, which would be too heavy for the court and the local government.

The three-sided governor Hong Chengchou had made outstanding achievements in suppressing the rebellion of the bandits in the past. I intend to promote Hong Chengchou to Beijing as an official and serve as the Minister of War.

Wang Qia, the former Minister of War, also worked hard and made great contributions. The Prince of Jin was promoted to the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace and transferred from the Military Affairs Office to the cabinet. What do you think?"

The hall is very quiet.

Han Yu, Wen Tiren, Zhou Daodeng and other cabinet ministers all showed a look of surprise. With this arrangement, the emperor obviously wanted to lay off the three-sided governor and make a smooth transition through such promotion arrangements.

However, in this way, there were as many as 10 cabinet members, which was rare in the past of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Emperor Chongzhen's arrangement would definitely dismiss a cabinet minister in the future, depending on who did not perform well. After all, there were too many cabinet members, which was not a good thing for the court and the people.

"Your Majesty, if Hong Chengchou enters the capital and becomes an official, how should the court make arrangements for the various troops under his jurisdiction?" Han Yu walked forward and bowed and said.

"After all, this involves more than 100,000 troops. If they are all brought back to their hometowns, if they appear in the northwest during this period..."

"I have already thought about this part of the rebellion-fighting army."

Emperor Chongzhen interrupted, "A group of elite troops were selected from them, and the scale was tentatively lingering at 30,000 people. Together with their relatives, they were transferred to the capital and added the order to the three major camps.

With the order to guard the camp, Shenshu Camp selected a group of generals and schoolmen, and then selected a group of elite troops from this part of the rebel army, and gave it the title of "Punishing the Bandit Army" and assigned it to the emperor's personal army. The scale was tentatively set at 20,000. After the army was rectified, it would be moved to Xining Guard to share the corresponding pressure.

After all the troops left were rewarded according to their merits, they followed the wishes of the soldiers, either withdrew from the army and returned to their hometowns, or went to Ningxia, Yulin and other border towns to guard the border.

The above matters are handled by the Military Affairs Office to ensure that all the soldiers who participated in the fight against the rebellion can receive the rewards they deserve.

In view of the current situation, I decided to let Wang Qia leave Beijing under the order and rush to Shaanxi to properly resolve the matter. After the matter is resolved, I will return to Beijing and enter the cabinet to do things."

In order to better solve the problems in Shanxi and Shaanxi, especially the abolition of garrisons and rectify the two important matters of the nine sides, Emperor Chongzhen must first make corresponding adjustments so that the more than 100,000 troops gathered can be effectively guided.

It is undeniable that when guiding these more than 100,000 troops, some harsh things will inevitably happen.

However, there were Shaanxi Governor Chen Qiyu, Shanxi Governor Liu Hongxun, as well as the Disaster Relief Administration they were led, as well as the Yongwei Camp led by Zhou Yuji, the Shenshu Camp led by Mao Chenglu, and the thieves led by Jin Sheng, and the former referees of the thieves to suppress the rebellion. Emperor Chongzhen believed that when encountering problems, the court would definitely be able to effectively solve the problem.
Chapter completed!