The larger the dynasty, the more susceptible it is to decay.

Zhu Ying knew this well, but compared with the increasingly powerful Ming Dynasty, this can only be said to be a flaw.

But in the same way, if these flaws are ignored, a minor illness will turn into a serious illness.

Zhu Ying called Song Zhong.

"I think you must know something about the local Jin Yiwei. Maybe you think it won't be a big problem."

"But you have to understand one thing. Recruits are the future of the Ming Dynasty and the foundation of the entire army. No matter how powerful a general is without the support of good soldiers, it is just talk on paper."

"Don't take my kindness as forgiveness for you."

Zhu Ying said coldly.

After Song Zhong heard this, he immediately fell to his knees on the ground.

"Your Highness, I did hear something about it, but I didn't expect it to be so serious, and I didn't know that they dared to intervene in the army."

"Please give me a chance, Your Highness, and I will definitely handle this matter."

Zhu Ying looked at Song Zhong: "What a joke, do you think you are just a member of the capital?"

"In all the provinces of the Ming Dynasty, especially the original thirteen provinces, wherever there is no problem, the guards are the ones who steal, but it is nothing more than this. Do you want me to disband all the local Jinyiwei?"

"I will give you half a year to deal with the problems within Jinyiwei from top to bottom."

"Kill those who deserve to be killed, and those who deserve punishment. If half a year later, I investigate again and there is still such a phenomenon, then you should think carefully about where you should be buried."

Song Zhong did not expect that his grandson would be so determined this time. With a stern look on his face, he immediately said: "Your Highness, there are some people in the Jinyi Guards who do not obey my orders. I would like to ask Your Majesty to issue an order. I have the power to make arbitrary decisions. If it cannot be completed within half a year."

, I should raise my head to see you."

Zhu Ying looked at Song Zhong in surprise.

He knows what this sentence means.

In today's Jinyiwei organization, there are actually two major forces existing at the same time.

One faction is composed of old people led by Jiang Yu, and the other is composed of newcomers led by Song Zhong.

The good relationship between the grandfather and grandson does not mean that the people under them have a good relationship, but not everyone is related by blood. As long as there is interest, there will be competition.

Jiang Yu is the current commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei, that is, the top leader.

Song Zhong was the governor, equivalent to the second in command.

In the original Jin Yiwei, Song Zhong actually belonged to Jiang Yu, but after receiving Zhu Ying's appreciation, even though his status and position did not change, in fact the situation was completely different.

As Song Zhong continued to promote his subordinates, the current situation in Jinyiwei Yamen was formed.

"You mean, there is something wrong with Jiang Yu here?" Zhu Ying asked calmly.

Song Zhong replied: "I am not referring to Commander Chiang, but there are many situations that even Commander Chiang does not know about. Many people below are acting in the name of Commander Chiang."

"The main members of the local Jinyi Guards are all descendants of nobles who have made contributions to the founding of the country. They come in through the door. The noble families involved probably include half of the imperial court."

"If I want to take action, I'm afraid there will be many obstacles here. Without Your Majesty's decree, I think I won't be able to succeed."

Zhu Ying looked at Song Zhong.

After a while, he shouted to Guo Zhong: "Guo Zhong, bring me my sword."

It is said to be a treasured sword, but it is actually the most common long sword.

However, this ordinary long sword became not so ordinary because of Zhu Ying.

Because in his early years, Zhu Ying used this long knife when he was doing business.

Now Zhu Ying naturally had no possibility of using the knife himself, so he kept the knife for display in Kunning Palace.

"I will give you the decree, and I will also give you my sword. If you still cannot satisfy me after half a year, just kill yourself with this sword."

Zhu Ying looked at the knife in his hand and remembered some things in the past. After sighing slightly, he threw the knife to Song Zhong.

Song Zhong firmly caught the blade of the sword with both hands and said respectfully: "Your Highness, please rest assured that I will definitely be able to complete the tasks assigned by Your Highness."

Zhu Ying nodded and waved her hand to leave.

This was equivalent to a military order, but Zhu Ying could only cut off Song Zhong's escape route first.

As the Minister of the Ministry of War, Ru Jun was in the first line under the imperial power. However, he had no way to deal with this matter himself. Instead, he wanted to talk to Zhu Ying.

It can be seen how complicated the people involved are.

To put it bluntly, I am afraid that some members of the royal family may be involved.

The Jinyiwei is an intelligence department and has always been directly under the emperor. However, the local Jinyiwei are far away from the capital, and their control is relatively loose.

In fact, Jiang Wei knew these things, and Song Zhong also knew them, but they couldn't tell them.

Ru Yu wanted to say that it was because the mine was too big. Once it exploded, his military department would be the first to bear the brunt.

After the founding of the country, Lao Zhu has been committed to catching corruption among civil servants.

Zhu Ying, on the other hand, targeted corruption in the military.

Youdao is that greed is not enough. For money, many people don't care so much, as long as they can make money.

Just like the Guo Huan case back then, Song Zhong's death will offend many people.

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Siam Peninsula.

Although it is already winter, it is more comfortable here in Nanyang. It is not as hot as in the past and feels a little cooler.

Now on the Siam Peninsula, Lan Yu has gathered an army of 300,000, waiting for the monsoon to arrive.

"Mr. Liang Guo, I don't know what the situation is in Tianzhu."

Cao Zhen looked at the sea and couldn't help but ask.

But Lan Yu didn't care much: "What could it be? I heard that guy Li Jinglong said that Tianzhu is just like that, and the soldiers' combat effectiveness is very low."

"Besides, we have an army of 300,000 people. There is no place in the world where we cannot fight."

"My great-grandson also said that Tianzhu must be conquered. From now on, like Nanyang, it will be our Ming Dynasty's back garden."

"It is said that Tianzhu is rich in products and extremely prosperous. It is a good place to go."

Hearing what Lan Yu said, Cao Zhen didn't know what to say.

In fact, Cao Zhen's situation is normal. Because he has no contact at all, his eyesight is completely blank, so he is a little worried.

"How well have those soldiers in Siam and Chenla performed recently?" Lan Yu asked smoothly.

Cao Zhen replied: "Don't worry, Duke Liang, most of these soldiers are just ordinary people. They didn't even have enough to eat often before."

"Now they are following us in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to the harder training, they can have enough to eat every day. For them, it is already a great gift."

Lan Yu nodded.

He still valued Siamese and Chenla soldiers more, because there were 300,000 troops in Siam and 100,000 in Chenla troops respectively.

Not just the 200,000 soldiers now.

Lan Yu knew very well that for the time being, the imperial court would not send him more troops, but it would give him the power to train troops.

In other words, Sapphire can recruit troops in the Siam and Chenla areas and then conduct training.

Although Lan Yu has never been to Tianzhu, it can be known from simple maps and some information that Tianzhu is a place where many dynasties exist at the same time and the territory is very vast.

It is not a big problem to attack a country with 300,000 soldiers, but it will be a big problem if the war continues.

Now, most of the army's logistics are also handled by Nanyang, and the court is mainly responsible for armaments and firearms.

When the Tianzhu region is invaded, Siam and Chenla will be equivalent to Lan Yu's logistics.

"Wind! Wind! Strong wind!!!"

Suddenly, loud shouts were heard in the military camp, and Lan Yu also felt the strong wind.

This is the monsoon, and it is also a strong wind that can drive treasure ships.

Only under such strong winds can the treasure ship's sails be provided with enough power to sail.

Everything is ready, the east wind has arrived.

Lan Yu did not hesitate anymore, immediately organized the army, sailed the treasure ship, and headed for Tianzhu.

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Tibet.

After three months, Fu Youde led the army and almost overran the entire Tibet.

The battle against Tubo went more smoothly than Fu Youde had imagined.

Today's Tubo is no longer the powerful dynasty it was during the Tang Dynasty.

The Tubo dynasty collapsed and split into many political regimes, large and small, mainly including the Lhasa royal family, the Ali royal family, the Yaze royal family and the Yalongjua royal family.

The four kings continued to divide within themselves, and various large and small separatist regimes emerged.
To be continued...