Daming: You are really my eldest son

Chapter 80

In one fell swoop, the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty were separated from the prime minister's power, and Zhu Yuanzhang's understatement of the arrangement caused an uproar in the entire court.

"Your Majesty, please think twice."

The first person who couldn't sit still was not Sun Keyi, the Minister of the Ministry of War who had been completely deprived of power, but Sheng Yuanfu, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

"Your Majesty, the Ninth Five-Year Plan, how can you condescend to the responsibility of leading your ministers. Moreover, the central structure has not been slack in operation for several years, and the country's military has never made a single mistake. If you rashly set up the Metropolitan Governor's Office to specialize in military affairs, it will easily delay the military's plans." , Second, it will cause chaos in the court. Why don't we wait until the side matter settles down before dealing with it."

As an old minister who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang in the early years, he knew very well that Zhu Yuanzhang's move not only prevented the prime minister's power from being too concentrated, but also wanted to directly control the military power of Ming Dynasty in his own hands.

Once it is done, the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty will completely bypass the constraints of the court in the future.Those generals would wantonly start wars in order to seal their wives and sons. It is a small matter, and the imperial power has grown unprecedentedly. Since then, Zhu Yuanzhang has no shackles on his body, which is terrible.

Think about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and then Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty. The examples of using military force to shake the foundation of the country are clearly written in the history books.

If there is another emperor like this in Ming Dynasty, it will be of no benefit to civil officials, and it will be the common people who will suffer in the end.

When Sheng Yuanfu said this, a large group of civil servants stood up behind him and knelt down to express their agreement.

Although Hu Weiyong, who stood at the forefront of the civil servants, did not express any opinions, it seems that there is no need for him, the prime minister, to say anything now.

But obviously Zhu Yuanzhang will not let him go.

"Hu Weiyong, what do you want to say?"

Knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang's action had greatly weakened his own power, Hu Weiyong wanted to stay out of the matter, and waited for the old officials behind him to object one by one, and finally added two ambiguous words to confuse the matter.

When the remnants of the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty are completely wiped out, Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts of gathering power will be completely eliminated on the grounds that the stability of the world does not require a lot of trouble.

But Zhu Yuanzhang took the lead and let himself express his position. How to say this is open to question.

Hu Weiyong's thoughts ran rapidly, and when he got out of the train and knelt down on the ground, his eyes suddenly showed a bit of brilliance:

"Your Majesty, many generals with great military exploits are now leading troops abroad. Since the Metropolitan Government is in charge of the military affairs of the world, it is necessary to arrange suitable official positions for them. But in a border town, how can he act as an agent for the affairs of the Metropolitan Government?"

"According to my humble opinion, wait until the world is settled, and these generals will return to the court before discussing."

Hu Weiyong's opinion hit Zhu Yuanzhang's weakness.

Nowadays, many generals who are good at fighting are outside. Even if they set up this Metropolitan Government, if they really want to assign the heads of various departments to these nobles in the capital, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among others.

But if you just give up and lose your face, if you want to set up the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in the future, then there is really no hope.

While Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, Zhu Ji, who was standing with Zhu Biao, suddenly turned sideways and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Who in the court didn't know that His Royal Highness King Yong was just a clay puppet even though his rank was only one step lower than the crown prince's in the last court since he was canonized.After entering the court for such a long time, the time for squinting and dozing is almost the same as the time for going to court.

If Wang Guangyang and Chen Ning hadn't suppressed the censor platform, the censors would have had to quarrel for a long time every morning for their disrespect.

No one expected that at such a critical moment, this sleepy His Highness would actually have something to say.

For a moment, no matter whether they were civil servants or generals, they all looked up at the corners of the black uniform, eager to know what Zhu Ji wanted to say.

"Father, what Prime Minister Hu said is truly insightful. According to my son's humble opinion, you might as well let the generals who are outside take the title. If they return to the court, they will be directors in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion; if they are outside, they will be represented. "

"Moreover, some people who can read and write should be transferred to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, given the rank of military officer, or inspecting military discipline, or educating soldiers, or verifying military merits, or implementing rewards and punishments, so that both civil and military can be used."

If the former sentence is solving the problem for Zhu Yuanzhang, then the latter sentence is simply digging the roots of civil servants.

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the constitution was established, and no one could be conferred with a title unless he made great achievements, and he could not be crowned a king unless he died.

Although it is not expressly stated that civil servants are not allowed to confer titles, where does the great merit come from?Apart from killing the enemy on the battlefield, what great merits can civil servants do in governing the country?Wanting to get a title, the military generals said that frail scholars are not worthy of playing with them.

Why did Zhu Di's rebellion have a group of civil servants to follow? Isn't it just to make a fuss and let the descendants enjoy the blessings.

But when Zhu Ji said this, besides fighting and killing, literati instantly had another way to become a martial artist.

Although the hope is still slim, the advantage is that it is close to the water, and it is extremely safe.

Especially just now when Zhu Yuanzhang said that all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty should be able to read and write. Isn't this kind of enlightenment worthy of the youngest viscount?
These civil servants kneeling in Fengtian Temple may not care about the title as big as a sesame mung bean, but after leaving Fengtian Temple until the gate of Wuwu, no one can deny that they are moved.

Hu Weiyong felt that his face was turned pale by the sleeping prince.

Is that my opinion? I clearly want to gag the emperor.

Who knew that this guy didn't play cards according to the routine at all, but also used both civil and martial arts?Don't you know how much talent is lacking in the Ming Dynasty? Doesn't your father know that people like Niu Liang can become ministers of the Ministry of Rites in just a few years? You let literati serve in the army?
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible. You know that there is a shortage of talents in the court. If you send talents into the army according to what His Highness King Yong said, it would be putting the cart before the horse."

They are all smart people, and Hu Weiyong can clearly understand which is more important.

Hu Weiyong suddenly felt that it was more necessary for Zhu Yuanzhang to cut off the idea of ​​using civil servants as military officers than to prevent Zhu Yuanzhang from establishing the Metropolitan Government.If this hole is opened in the future, let alone his worthless prime minister, the civil service system may be greatly affected.

Not wanting to be interrupted by Zhu Ji, Zhu Ji immediately put forward another suggestion that made all the civil servants feel chills:
"From this point of view, it's time to train more talents. Nowadays, the official education of the country is developing day by day, but in comparison, the talents in military equipment are not sustainable.

How about setting up a military training school in the capital, let those generals with great military exploits be teachers, recall some young and promising school lieutenants every year, and send some honorable heirs there to teach them how to read and write, and march in formation. "

"After the one-year period expires, the title will be awarded again based on the actual school examination. The emperor can also order the craftsmen to make school tooth plaques, and the winners will be rewarded to show their bravery and wisdom."

Zhu Ji's method is obviously copying the method used by Emperor Song to make scholars his disciples.

Obviously, such a method is in the arms of Zhu Yuanzhang.

(End of this chapter)