Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 858 The reason
The Ming Dynasty implemented a system of separate management of soldiers, generals, and commanders. After the founding of the country, the Taizu established the Prime Minister’s Military Administration of the Metropolitan Governor’s Mansion, but later, due to the excessive power of the Metropolitan Governor’s Mansion, it was divided into five armies.

In general, there was a clear division of responsibilities between the Dudufu of the Five Armies and the Ministry of War. The Dudufu of the Five Armies was in charge of the army and was responsible for the daily management of the army. and other affairs.

In case of war, the Duke, Hou, and Bo will act as the general officers, dispatch troops from the Dudufu of the Five Armies, and dispatch generals from the Ministry of War to serve under their command, forming a complete army.

However, this is only a division in the general direction. In actual implementation, the functions and powers of the Dudufu and the Ministry of War of the Five Armies mostly overlap.

For example, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies has the right to command troops but not the right to deploy troops. The dispatch of troops requires an imperial decree from the emperor, and the Ministry of War is compatible. As for the selection and assessment of generals, the Ministry of War does not have complete assessment and selection rights like the Ministry of Officials. The officials of the guards of each capital are selected daily, and after the list is confirmed, it needs to be sent to the deputy office of the governor of the five armies, and then reported to the emperor.

As for the selection of military officials of the 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 and the five armies.

From Hongwu to Yongle, in a series of military and political affairs such as changing the garrison law, approving military registration, and training officers and soldiers, the five-army governor's office had absolute decision-making power, and the Ministry of War had no right to intervene.

In this era, it even happened that the Ministry of War requested military rosters from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies for the purpose of evaluating generals, but they were all severely rejected, which was regarded as an example of violation of the system.

It can be said that this is the most glorious era of the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies, but as the older generation of honored officials withered away, the second generation ancestors like Zhang Yu entered the military mansion to take up important positions. These people have neither military knowledge nor military experience Indulging in fighting for power and profit, and forming cliques, the power of the Five Armies Commander's Mansion began to decline day by day.

Especially after the Civil War, this trend became more and more obvious.

Taking charge of military registration, managing garrison fields, leading troops to march, and cooperating with the Ministry of War to select generals are the four core responsibilities and powers of the Five Armies Dudufu.

But now, the military settlements in various places are corrupt, and the generals and ministers are vying for profit. The military settlements have become a tool for them to collect money, and the officers and soldiers have become the targets of their abuse and oppression.

You must know that under the Minister of the Ministry of War, there are four major bureaucratic divisions, which are called Wuxuan, Zhifang, Chejia, and Arsenal.

Among them, none of them are related to the military settlements. What the Ministry of War has is just the fish-scale atlases of the military settlements, which are used to calculate the logistics expenditure. That's right.

But now?

The military colony has been corrupted so far, and there is no movement in the military mansion. Instead, the Ministry of War is required to preside over the rectification. Even, until now, such a big incident has happened and so many people have been arrested. No one in the military mansion thinks that they should have Feeling ashamed and guilty of the country's grace, they all think about how to keep their wealth. Such a military mansion is indeed deserved to be controlled by the Ministry of War!
Taking shelter of a country in the hands of these people is an act of subjugation!

If one's own powers cannot be fulfilled, others will naturally replace them. 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.

Wu Xing could clearly see the joints in the middle, but he couldn't change them.

After all, he is just a mere governor and acquaintance. Although he is already considered a high position among military officials, let alone compared with the seven ministers of civil servants, even in the eyes of those princes and uncles, he is only worthy. It's just to win over the subordinates who are doing things.

Seeing Wu Xing's slightly agitated appearance, Zhu Yi knew that his guess was right. It seemed that an officer like Wu Xing who came up from the bottom step by step didn't have any thoughts in his heart, but because he had almost no thoughts in his heart. The possibility of realization, that's why I gradually became depressed and just drifted with the tide.

As long as people have something they care about, it is not difficult to deal with!
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 world's soldiers, horses and military government, but now it is declining day by day, and its power is being eroded by the military department. Become a vassal of the Ministry of War."

After hearing these words, Wu Xing's eyes obviously flashed with vigilance, and he looked at Zhu Yi and asked.

"What does the Duke want to do?"

However, it's not Wu Xing's fault for thinking too much, but Zhu Yi's words are easy to cause ambiguity.

You know, most of the military mansions are warriors, so when solving problems, they like to solve problems directly, and Zhu Yi has made it clear that he is the emperor's person, plus coming late at night to avoid outsiders, these signs, no matter how you look at it. It doesn't seem like a fair thing.

For a while, Wu Xing had already started to think about what happened and how to prove his innocence.

It's just that Zhu Yi was slightly taken aback by his appearance, but soon after, he realized something was wrong and said with a smile.

"What is Wu Tongzhi thinking? The Duke of this country has just taken back his title, so could it be that he threw it out in a hurry?"

This is also...

Although the Chengguo Palace is now attached to the Supreme Emperor, after all, the title has been taken back, and the status is still stable. At this time, the Chengguo Palace may continue to work for the Supreme Emperor, but if you want to say that it is risky and gambled. He didn't believe that this Cheng Guogong had such courage and loyalty.

But if it wasn't what he thought, then what exactly was Zhu Yi trying to do?
Seeing Wu Xing who was frowning in confusion, Zhu Yi said.

"To tell you the truth, Wu Tongzhi, since I hold the title now, naturally I can't just sit back and watch the military mansion sink. However, if the military mansion is corrupted, it is not my strength alone that can turn it around."

"The matter of the military colony is too deeply involved. The clan, nobles, generals, and frontier troops are all involved. Therefore, the only way to do it now is to scrape the bones to cure the poison. If you don't break it, you can't stand it!"

"The only way to do this is to completely break the old order in the military mansion, completely sweep out the people who are vegetarians, promote a new batch of capable military officials, and reshape the ethos of the military mansion."

Scraping the bone to heal the poison... if it can't be broken, it can't be built...

Wu Xing frowned, staring at Zhu Yi in front of him intently, as if he remembered something, said.

"So, the Duke of the State took the initiative to present the field records to the Ministry of Households with a group of nobles, and bought them at half price. Not only did he want to get back the title, but he also wanted to take this opportunity to get them out of the quagmire of the military settlement?"

This thought was a bit abrupt, but it was reasonable, but Wu Xing always felt that there was something he hadn't figured out, but for a while, he didn't know where it was.

Zhu Yi nodded and sighed.

"That's right, Wu Tongzhi should know that Yu Shaobao is a man. If I donated the land to the Duke of Cheng's family just for the title, he would not stop me in this matter. The reason why I have drawn so many people to get close to the Duke of Cheng's mansion Apart from wanting to increase the odds of winning, more importantly, I hope to take this opportunity to save their lives!"

"This time the rectification of the army is huge. The court is determined to do so. If the knife does not see blood, it will definitely not stop. It depends on who is standing in front of this knife..."

"What I can do is to try to preserve as many mansions as possible, so that the people above the court will not be able to fight back."

This statement is logically valid, but Wu Xing always feels a little weird.

You must know that there are always more people who are wise and protect their lives in court, and fewer people who give charcoal in the face of hardship. If it is true what Zhu Yi said, he is not only helping these nobles avoid the disaster of ruining their families.

Moreover, he helped the other party to avoid risks in a way that he owed favors to the other party. In the end, all the benefits belonged to them.

Just for the sake of the so-called overall situation of the court, to preserve the vitality of the military officials?

This Cheng Guogong really has such a broad mind that is selfless and dedicated to benefiting others?

Shaking his head in his heart, Wu Xing immediately put this thought behind him...

How can there be such a person in the court!
There must be something he didn't see through!

After pondering for a moment, Wu Xing asked.

"So, what does the Duke want me to do?"

After dragging on for so long, finally it was time to play, Zhu Yi immediately cheered up and said.

"I have made an agreement with Mr. Zhang Erye of the British government. In a few days, he will go to the public to expose a group of generals in the military government who have invaded and occupied the army. If you offer it, he will definitely not be polite."

"In this way, there will inevitably be a large number of vacancies in the military mansion. Taking this opportunity, we can break the previous lifeless pattern in the military mansion and promote a new group of capable generals to the military mansion. If one family dominates, then, naturally, no one would dare to be as unscrupulous as before under mutual restraint."

"Only when the atmosphere is clean and upright, there is hope for the military residence. Wu Tongzhi has been in the military residence for a long time, so he should know this. I am here today to ask Wu Tongzhi for a couple of favors."

While talking, Zhu Yi pointed to the roster at Wu Xing's hand, and said.

"The forces in the military mansion are intertwined. I also know that many military officials are not mediocre people. They are just in it and unable to change. They can only follow the trend."

"So this time, I took the risk to keep these talented people. I don't ask them to switch to other schools. I only ask them to work hard and put the interests of the military government first."

These words were cryptic, but, thinking of the list he had just seen, Wu Xing's eyes flashed a hint of clarity, and his heart became much clearer.

The list he got in his hand, some he knew, some he didn't know, but most of them were originally favored by the British government, but later transferred to Ren Li's family.

Some of them had their names crossed out, while others remained.

He didn't understand the true meaning at first, but after hearing what Zhu Yi said, he understood it.

To put it bluntly, the relationship between the Chengguo government and the British government is not as close as it seems.

Looking at what happened during this period, Wu Xing could easily imagine that this list was obtained by Zhu Yi from the dying Ren Li at the cost of pleading for the Ren family.

So, in this world, apart from Ren Li, Zhu Yi is the only person who has really seen the roster in its entirety.

Wu Xing can be sure that the British government must have obtained a list, but it is by no means a complete list. If there is no accident, the people whose names have been crossed out are all the people that the British government has obtained.

As for the rest...

"Master Guo means that you want me to buy people's hearts for Duke Cheng's mansion?"

Wu Xing's tone was a bit inexplicable, making people unable to grasp the emotions in it.

If his guess is true, then Zhu Yi's purpose of coming to his residence at this time is very clear.

He was secretly plotting against the British government, but he didn't want to break the relationship between the two, so he needed a middleman to pass on the favor of the Chengguo government for him.

No matter how you say it, the British government is still a skinny camel that is bigger than a horse, although it can't keep an eye on the wind and grass in the capital like Dongchang.

However, these generals who are close to the British government will naturally pay attention.

Since Zhu Yi chose to conceal the fact that some of the generals had close contacts with Ren Li, once he went to the door to find these people in person, it would be easy for Zhang Wei to guess that he had hidden something secretly.

At that time, what he will face is the hostility of the British government, which is obviously not worthwhile.

So, he came to his own house, wanting to do it for him.

Wu Xing has been in the military government for many years and has extensive contacts. Among the crossed-out names, many people have deep friendship with him. If Zhang Yu takes action to impeach them, then, out of friendship, Wu Xing will contact some It is only natural for the generals close to the British government to intercede for them...

"If Wu Tongzhi wants to understand it that way, it's fine."

Facing Wu Xing's questioning, Zhu Yi did not deny it, and said lightly.

"However, it is not appropriate to say that it is to buy people's hearts. As I said just now, it is not necessary for them to switch to them. It is only necessary for them to put the interests of the military government first in everything in the future."

While talking, Zhu Yi leaned forward and said.

"Whether Wu Tong believes it or not, the Duke of the country has already made it clear just now that I did all this to break the old order of the military mansion, restore the military mansion to its former grand occasion, and shoulder its due responsibilities. It will also allow the court to restore civil and military checks and balances, so that we will not really be prosperous and weak, and the situation of using literature to control martial arts will appear again, after all..."

Zhu Yi said these words very seriously, without any hint of a joke, but at the end of the sentence, he didn't continue talking.

"After all what?"

Wu Xing followed up and asked.

However, Zhu Yi stopped talking in time and said with a smile.

"After all, Xungui and the military mansion are in the same line. If the military mansion really declines, even the king of Cheng Guo's mansion will not be able to hold his head up in the court, will he?"

of course not……

Hearing such an answer, Wu Xing couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

This kind of high-sounding words sounded like perfunctory to him, no, it was too lazy to perfunctory...

However, what he didn't notice was that at the moment when Zhu Yi stopped talking, the Duke's gaze seemed to penetrate the darkness and land in 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 Jiuzhong!
(End of this chapter)