Chapter 227 It’s faster than a glass of wine to release military power
In the afternoon, civil and military officials in Zhejiang and Hangzhou received messages sent by Zhu Xi.
Zhu Rui said that he had something important to discuss with them and invited them to come to the palace for tea at the end of the next day.
Zhu Tie never took the initiative to deal with officials, wishing that everyone would forget about him.
But everyone is afraid that Lao Zhu will say that they despise the royal family and neglect Zhu Ru, so they will still send some gifts during the holidays.
Zhu Rui always returns a box of "Shiquan Dabu Pills".
The adults don't dare to throw it away or eat it, and now they have seven or eight boxes at home.
Everyone was surprised when I received the post today, and gathered at the Advocate's Office to discuss it.
The capital commander asked Zuo Chengxuan, the political envoy: "What do you think, sir?"
The envoy Zuo Chengxuan sighed: "It may not be the King of Wu who is looking for us."
Others suddenly realized: "Yes, yes. Your Excellency is indeed wise."
Zuo Cheng announced the policy envoy: "I heard that this young prince has been reorganizing himself from Changzhou. Wherever he goes, whether it is the county magistrate, the bandit or the bandit, or the wealthy businessman, he has suffered losses. We need to be careful.
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The commander of the capital asked again: "What do you think King Xiang did when he saw us?"
It's okay for Zhu Rui to find them, but the worst thing he can do is test the medicine, and he won't die anyway.
But now it's Zhu Bai.
Even people like Xu Da, Deng Yu, and Xie Cheng were treated docilely by Zhu Bai. As a small commander, if he accidentally offends Zhu Bai...
Thinking about it made his legs weak.
You Chengxuan envoy: "After all, it's just those two things. County schools and water transportation."
All commanded, Qianhu and the inspector secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It's okay, it's okay, these two things have nothing to do with us.
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The next day, several adults tacitly carried some snacks and trinkets to the palace.
I think eight or nine-year-old children like these. Maybe Zhu Bai was coaxed to be happy and let them go.
After entering the palace, the adults suddenly felt that the atmosphere was different from the past.
In the past, the little boy who opened the door was indifferent and yawned all the time. He also had to wait for a long time to inform me.
Let alone drinking tea, you can't even find a clean seat after entering.
It was hard for them to speak out when they were left out. After all, this was the palace.
Today is different.
The door opened as soon as he was called, and there were well-dressed young men who led him into the flower hall.
The tables and chairs are clean and tidy, and there are no weeds or leaves in the courtyard.
As soon as they sat down, someone brought them warm tea.
After taking a closer look, I saw that there was no change, it was still the same servants.
Why has everything changed in just one day?
All the adults were secretly surprised.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, someone immediately went in and invited Zhu Ju and Zhu Bai to come out.
Even Zhu Xi seemed to be in better spirits.
Zhu Bai slowly followed Zhu Tong, looking at his posture, he didn't intend to be the protagonist today.
After Zhu Zhu took his seat, he said: "Don't be polite, please sit down. Today, I called you here because my father asked me to ask you two things."
When the adults heard that it was Lao Zhu who had brought the message, they stood up again and said, "I am all ears."
Zhu Rui said: "The first thing my father asked was how the county schools were going."
Isn’t this still asking about those two things?
The two confirmed envoys secretly exchanged glances.
Although the question was still asked, but since they came in the name of Lao Zhu, they had to answer it properly.
Because maybe Zhu Bai turned around and reported it in the memorial.
You Cheng announced that the Political Envoy handed over his hand: "I Cheng announced that ten of the 75 counties under the jurisdiction of the Political Envoy Department have opened schools, and the rest are under preparation."
Zhu Ju: "When will it be ready? It has been prepared for almost half a year. If you have any difficulties, please tell me."
Then the two promised envoys began to complain that they had no money and no one.
Zhu Rui blocked them one by one according to Zhu Bai's solution.
The last two envoys who confirmed the declaration were at a loss for words and could not find a reason.
Then Zhu Ru asked: "When will it be ready?"
Except for Lao Zhu, the two confirmed envoys had never been questioned like this before. It was very embarrassing.
But they didn't dare to give an accurate number, fearing that if they couldn't do it then, Lao Zhu would be held accountable.
Zhu Ru just stared at them, making them extremely embarrassed.
The scene fell into dead silence.
Zhu Bai looked on with cold eyes and saw Wang Cheng, the commander of the capital, was leisurely on the side. He walked over with his hands behind his back and asked: "Where is your master's job now?"
Wang Cheng was not careful when Zhu Bai suddenly came over to ask this question. He shuddered and quickly answered: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. The dog is in the sky, and Wu is at home."
Zhu Bai smiled and tilted his head and asked: "How old is your master?"
Wang Cheng became more and more uneasy and replied: "Seventeen."
Zhu Bai nodded slightly: "I heard that your son is quite talented in literature. Why don't you go to the Imperial Academy?"
Wang Cheng was stunned: Damn it, what do you mean by telling me this at this juncture?!
But being stared at by Zhu Bai's dark and shining eyes, he could not avoid it and could only reply in a low voice: "Wei Chen is a military commander."
Even if the son of a military general takes the imperial examination, shouldn't he also take the martial arts examination?
But Lao Zhu himself wanted to conquer the world on horseback. In order to prevent others from rebelling like him, he deliberately emphasized culture and suppressed military force.
Not only did civil servants have a higher status than generals in the imperial court, but even the last imperial examination and this one did not mention the military examination at all.
Therefore, there were military exercises in all dynasties, but not in this dynasty.
Is this obviously meant to leave the descendants of military commanders with nowhere to go?
But Lao Zhu himself paid great attention to the princes' riding, archery, and military skills.
How ironic...
Seeing that the eldest son is already grown up, he is still staying at home. Even Wang Cheng, a second-grade official, can't do anything about it.
Zhu Bai laughed and said, "It doesn't matter if you are a military general. The imperial examination requirements announced by the imperial court do not say that only the sons of civil servants can go to the Imperial College. In fact, I have written to my father a few days ago, asking him to be kind and recruit the descendants of military generals to study in the Imperial College.
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In fact, this is what he told Lao Zhu: It is useless to suppress generals by not holding military examinations. After all, the ability to fight does not need to be proved by the imperial examinations. If you have it, you have it, and if you don't, you don't.
The best way is to let the descendants of military generals become civil servants.
Without inheritance, the military power held by the founding fathers cannot be handed over to their sons.
The new generation of generals can only rely on military merit to climb up the ranks little by little. Once they reach a high level, they will basically retire.
As long as Lao Zhu was strong enough, fought to the death of his peers, and then handed over power to Zhu Biao, no general could threaten the imperial power.
At that time, Lao Zhu read Zhu Bai's letter and slapped his thigh: Lao Twelve understands us. He knows that what we are most worried about is these veterans who hold military power. This method is better than Song Taizu's way of releasing military power over a glass of wine.
Qianhu's ears perked up when he heard this: This matter has something to do with him.
Wang Cheng was actually very excited in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it for fear of Zhu Bai's trick. He just lowered his head and bowed: "Thank you, Your Highness. If the Emperor approves, it will be a blessing for us."
