After the Tumubao Incident, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty gradually gained an advantage when facing the military generals. After Jiang Bin of the Wu Zong Dynasty was stabbed 3,600 times, the civil servants completely suppressed the military generals.

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The power to appoint military generals was taken away by civil servants, and the right to distribute logistics materials was taken away. By the Wanli period, even the power of military command was taken away by civil servants. After that, military generals went on expeditions to the country's arsenal.

To receive weapons and armor, it’s just that the quality of the things you receive is low. The key is that the generals must privately allocate one-tenth of the book price of these weapons to the Ministry of War officials as bribes... In short, the status of military generals has weakened to the level before.

Song Dynasty: Only march on the route drawn by civil servants, and fight after arriving at the designated place...

But this brings about a big problem: the generals are suppressed too much, which will inevitably lead to the weakening of the country's military power. And the weakening of the military power will lead to an unlimited increase in the country's national defense problems - the country will become more and more

The more military generals are needed. And the more demand there is, the higher and higher the status of military generals will be - this cannot be suppressed by civil servants trying their best to suppress it.

On the historical level, the oppression of military generals by Ming Dynasty civil servants reached its peak in the Chongzhen Dynasty: Yuan Chonghuan was able to behead Mao Wenlong without any intention and was not held accountable afterwards. This caused the already dissatisfied military generals to completely alienate the royal family. Then, Gang Ji

Collapse, the country not only cannot control the generals, but is also held hostage by the generals...

As a time traveler, Zhu Youdong knows very well: Suppressing military generals is a road of no return. Not to mention that there are other time travelers competing in this plane. Even if he is the only time traveler in this plane, the situation in the late Ming Dynasty is doomed for the generals to be defeated again.

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Therefore, since he cannot be suppressed, then don't suppress him. Support, win over, and guide, this is what he should do.

After Sun Chengzong and Liu Wei were the only two people left in the hall, Sun Chengzong approached Liu Wei and whispered softly: "His Royal Highness Taisun personally allocated one hundred thousand taels of silver to provide supplies for Liu Shuai and Ma Xuanfu's troops along the way.

Procurement. In this way, there is no need for the chief officials in various places to provide food for the soldiers. In addition, His Highness said that this money is only the down payment. He will work hard to raise money in the capital, and the subsequent money will continue to be sent.

Come. Moreover, this money has been approved by the emperor, so Liu Shuai just feel free to use it."

"Ah? Your Majesty is so kind to me, and it's hard for me to repay you even if I'm heartbroken!"

"Haha, Liu Shuai, the grandson's money is not that easy to get. This time, in addition to bringing one hundred thousand taels of silver, I also brought two requests from the grandson."

"Master Sun, please give me your instructions. I will obey you in every possible way."

"Liu Shuai, don't rush to express your position. Taisun's two demands are simple to say, but they are not easy. The first is to ensure military discipline. This time I send troops to Mubang, it is not just to help the chieftains of Mubang drive away the Burmese army.

Instead, we should take this opportunity to change Mu State into a state directly under the jurisdiction of the Chief Secretary of Yunnan. Therefore, this military discipline is particularly important. If the soldiers have poor military discipline and harm the people in Mu State, then how can I gain a foothold in Mu State?

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"Uh... don't worry, Mr. Sun. The general also knows that the men under his command are a bit wild. Well, on the one hand, the general is not strict in running the army, and on the other hand, after all the expeditions, the masters in this place

We always leave the junior general’s sons with too much to eat. This time, His Highness Taisun is so supportive and lets his sons go out to harm the people again. Needless to say, Mr. Sun, the junior general also feels very sorry. Well, in short, we will completely eliminate the remnants of the people.

The general cannot guarantee anything that will harm the people. But as long as one is discovered, the general will definitely punish them severely."

"Okay, Liu Shuai is a hero who has experienced hundreds of battles. I believe what you say! Then let me tell you the second point. Taisun said that recently he has sent Eunuch Cao from Ouchi to the Yellow River disaster areas in Shandong and Henan to purchase goods.

Orphans. After buying these children, they will be placed in his manor. If Liu Shuai is willing, please send a capable general to Honghe Village as an instructor!"

"Hiss~~Master Sun, this kind of thing..."

The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to suppressing the military generals, also paid close attention to one thing: preventing the emperor from getting close to the military generals. This is normal, and the civil servants themselves knew that they were becoming more and more arrogant, and suppressing the military commanders would not work.

He even bullied the emperor. If the emperor was too close to the generals and the emperor had a knife in his hand, what if the emperor was offended one day and the emperor started a massacre?

Therefore, any military commander who attempts to get close to the emperor or who the emperor likes will be closely monitored, suppressed or even framed by civil servants.

Even though Liu Wei had beaten the prefect before, he was young and vigorous back then. Now that Liu is older, especially after being tortured to the point of death by civil servants several times, his thinking is different from before: national affairs still have to be handled.

, it is not a big deal if a man dies in battle. But we must not harm our family because of political struggle.

"Where did Liu Shuai think about this group of orphans? The oldest ones are no more than ten years old. What can they do? My grandson just wants Liu Shuai to send a soldier who has a good mouth and can teach these children some simple martial arts.

He's just an official. Why, Liu Shuai doesn't even agree to such a thing?"

Time is really too tight. Zhu Youdong can no longer wait for more than ten years after he ascends the throne to slowly lay out his plans. Especially since the one in Siam has already reached the top, his sense of urgency and crisis has been greatly intensified.

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Therefore, he told Sun Chengzong that he wanted Liu Wei to send an officer to be an instructor for his orphan group. This was a test for Sun Chengzong: As a civil servant, are you on the side of your class or on my side?

It is also a test for Liu Wei: I have spent so much money to help you build your career, can you come closer to me?

If Sun Chengzong dares to betray him and expose this matter, he will still be unscathed: What is the situation? I don’t know, bring the evidence! What happened to Gu buying an orphan? Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, you guys

understand?!

As for Liu Wei? He can ignore Zhu Youdong's solicitation. But as long as he is in his right mind, he will not expose this matter: If Sun Chengzong doesn't speak, who will believe what a warrior says?

Of course, Zhu Youdong's temptation was not random: Sun Chengzong had lived in Datong for a long time and had a lot of contact with local soldiers. His perception of warriors was completely different from that of ordinary civil servants. Moreover, this person's performance in history was absolutely loyal to

The country's.

All in all, I took a little risk, but it was basically within control.

"Haha, Mr. Sun is Taisun's teacher. Of course I believe this is what Taisun himself meant. However, the general is currently thinking about how to send troops to Mu State to fulfill the emperor and Taisun's instructions, so this matter

, let’s wait until the end is empty and then think about it carefully. Mr. Sun, what do you think?”

"Hehehe, just follow Liu Shuai."

After the two smiled slightly, they bowed to each other and said goodbye.

After a while, when Sun Chengzong and Liu Shimin were heading towards their residence under the guidance of the generals sent by Liu Wei, the whole camp quickly became noisy.

"Commander's order! The whole town is closing in! All soldiers are returning to camp! Starting at You hour, each battalion will count the number of people and report to the Chinese army before Hai hour. Tomorrow, we will pack and pack for the day, and we will send troops south to Mubang at midnight the next day!"

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The noisy day passed, and late at night, after finishing the camp affairs, Liu Wei called his adopted son Liu Zhaosun over.

"That's what Sun Chengzong said to my father during the day today, but after all, the man named Sun is a civil servant, and he is also a common scholar, so my father does not believe this guy. However, if this is really Taisun's original intention

, then as a father, I won’t want to miss it.”

"What does father mean?"

"Don't go to this southern expedition. I will keep you in the name of staying in the old camp, and then after my father's army sets off, you can go to the capital in person. Remember, don't go to Li Shizhong. If my father guesses

If it is true, Taisun should have felt that he is too dependent on the Li family and needs to introduce other generals to balance the Li family. So if you look for Li Shizhong, there will definitely be problems."

"Father, please tell me who should the child go to to help him contact his great-grandson?"

"Of course it's Dr. Wu Youke, who is now famous all over the world. You go to see Dr. Wu in the name of learning about cowpox and ask Dr. Wu to introduce you to your great-grandson. If the great-grandson doesn't have this intention, being a father means helping the great-grandson.

Sun has dug out a scourge around him, thus repaying Taisun's kindness. If Taisun really has this intention, then you can stay in the capital and serve Taisun well!"
Chapter completed!