I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 123 With the help of strength, the civil servants are all dizzy!

Huang Zicheng's face turned red.

His gaze was about to burst into flames, staring at the blue jade, as if he wanted to peel off its skin, eat its flesh, and break its bones.

In his plan, seizing military power through the Counselor's Office was a crucial step.

Moreover, it is also a matter of course.

The general's cultural level was not high, and it was difficult to review and process memorials.

Second, generals who are qualified to enter may have to lead troops to fight at any time.

After all, Beiyuan has not yet been completely pacified.

The Tatars are still ready to move.

Daming also used troops from time to time to attack the grasslands.

The general didn't have much time in court.

As for the low-level generals who have been stationed near Jinling City all year round, they are definitely not qualified to enter the Advisory Office.

The Advisory Office acts as an agent of government affairs, and in his view, it naturally also includes military affairs.

After the civilian officials enter, by controlling the advisory office, although they do not direct the detailed process of the war, they can decide who will be the general, how to determine the overall strategic direction, how to determine the merits, who should be promoted, and many other military affairs.

In this way, the life and death of the generals are controlled, and the generals are completely under the control of civilian officials and can only obey orders.

This is something that many civil servants have been thinking about.

Only by controlling the military power can we truly control the situation of the government.

But unexpectedly, Lan Yu stood up and objected just as the discussion started.

How could Huang Zicheng not be angry?
"Lan Yu, we are talking about state affairs, how can you use your own personal opinion to fight for power in the name of the country?"

"I'll read the sage's book and explain it tomorrow."

"Literati are knowledgeable in the art of war, and there are many who know tactics."

"Don't you hear that in the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away?"

"Even in court, when did the literati become inferior to the generals?"

"You exaggerate and use excuses to fight for your own power. Do you really think others can't see that?"

"Your Highness, Lan Yu pretended to be public for personal gain and used his name to seize power. Please punish him severely as a respectful example."

As soon as his words fell, Qi Tai also stood up.

"The imperial court has always been inseparable from the deployment of the Ministry of War, the assessment of generals, and rewards for military exploits. Since he was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War, he has never dared to neglect."

"Every major military and state matter, how to use troops, and preparations for food, fodder, and military pay are all taken into consideration. How come you don't know about soldiers or what they mean?"

"Dong Guo Liang's statement is completely false, please take it back."

Then, another civil servant spoke up: "Duke Liang clearly wanted the military generals to seize power. The military generals already have heavy troops, and the Advisory Office acts as an agent of the government. If we hand over power to them again, wouldn't they be rebelling? What's the intention? "

A famous civil servant came out one after another.

"I think it's obviously rebellious?"

"Unpredictable intentions! Unpredictable intentions!"

"Advisory executions must not fall into the hands of military men."

"If you can't charge into battle, you don't understand military strategy? What a big joke."

"Jiang Shang was eighty years old, but he was still able to help King Wu raise an army to attack Shang Zhou; Sun Bin had his feet cut off, but he was still able to unite the three armies and destroy Pang Juan. Generals are more strategic than brave. How can they be divided into literati and military men at will?"

……

The civil servants were all angry, and they made generous statements one by one, all accusing Lan Yu of wrongful words.

It is only natural and reasonable for civil servants to join the Jade Advisory Office.

But, where are the generals and nobles willing to give in?

With Sapphire taking the lead, of course they will not show weakness.

I am someone who has followed His Majesty the Emperor through life and death.

You civil servants are nothing!
"A group of Confucian scholars who don't know shit, but also want to command thousands of troops?"

"Have you ever fought a battle? Have you rushed to the front? Is it a trifling matter for military and state affairs? You are also worthy of commanding Lao Tzu?"

"What Duke Liang Guo said makes sense. If the Counselor's Office wants to manage military affairs, it can only be headed by military men. Scholars will only harm the country."

"Yes, it's a big joke for a frail scholar who has never been on a battlefield to command Lao Tzu to fight."

"Say we want to seize power, I'm afraid it's you who really want to seize power?"

"Damn it, grandma, do these civil servants want to sit on my head and shit on me? I won't do it! It won't work without us military people in the Counselor's Office."

"A guy who talks on paper has no actual combat experience, and he can't even say a thousand things or ten thousand things."

"What's the use of just talking talk? If you have the ability, go out and fight me with real swords and guns."

……

The voices of military generals and nobles are louder than those of civilian officials, and their words are more vulgar.

For a time, saliva flew everywhere in the court.

At the beginning, it was quite elegant, but gradually the anger came up.

One by one, you pointed at my nose, and I pointed at your mouth, and cursed loudly.

Those who dig into the past, those who scold their ancestors, those who greet the whole family, those who roll up their sleeves and get ready to get started...

All kinds of embarrassing words and countless words that could not be heard were flying in the palace.

Civil servants and military generals clashed fiercely, and no one backed down.

The solemn hall turned into a noisy vegetable market.

The two men and horses looked like fighting cocks. You looked at me and I stared at you, with swollen veins and fierce eyes, full of murderous intent.

There is a tendency to scold and start doing it at the same time.

Zhu Yunzhen sat on top, closed his eyes, as if asleep, and allowed the civil officials and military generals to quarrel.

"If a group of Confucian scholars dare to make noises, do you believe that I will slap you?"

"Those reckless men who only know how to take action, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

"Okay, today I have to show you how powerful I am!"

"How can we, scholars, be greedy for life and afraid of death? How can we be afraid of your threat?"

"I fucked your grandma!"

……

The quarrel between the two sides became more and more intense, and it seemed that they were about to fight.

The eunuch above finally shouted.

"quiet!"

"This is the court hall, what place do you think it is?"

"How is it appropriate to have a quarrel?"

"Anyone who continues to quarrel will be dealt with strictly according to the rules."

The voice gradually stopped, and everyone gradually regained their composure. When they looked up, they saw Zhu Yunxi sleeping soundly there.

"Your Highness Taisun, Your Highness Taisun" The eunuch quickly bent down to his side and softly woke him up.

Zhu Yunxi rubbed his eyes, stretched his waist, and looked down at the civil and military officials.

"Is it over?"

"Why don't you keep arguing?"

"Noisy!"

"Keep making noise!"

All the officials immediately lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

Zhu Yunzhen's expression gradually turned cold.

"As an important minister of the imperial court, you openly make noises and even want to fight in the court hall. Do you still think of the Ming Dynasty's laws? Do you still remember your identity?"

Zhu Yunxi said coldly: "The officials in the hall today will each be fined for three months."

All the officials felt a chill in their hearts.

Many scholars in later generations believed that the salaries of Ming officials were very low.

In fact, strictly speaking, it is not that low.

For example, the salary of a seventh-rank official is 90 shi for a year, which is 7.5 shi for a month.

At that time, one stone was equivalent to more than 150 kilograms in later generations. 7.5 stone was equivalent to more than 1000 kilograms of rice in later generations.

It does look low.

But don't forget, it is still Daming with low productivity.

At this time, a strong man worked hard for a month without a day off, and the reward he could get was about 1.5 shi.

In other words, the income of a seventh-grade official is five times that of an average working man.

If the income of the average person in later generations (working overtime and working hard) is 10 yuan a year, then the salary of a seventh-rank official is about 50 yuan.

It's not great, but it's definitely not low either.

Normally, there is no such thing as starving to death.

If the income is five times that of others and they will starve to death, then ordinary people really don't have to live.

As for the first-rank officials and the second-rank officials, the annual salary is more than 1000 shi and 700 shi respectively, which is already 40 to 60 times the average salary of ordinary people.

It is equivalent to an annual salary of 400 million to 600 million in future generations, without having to pay personal income tax.

This income cannot be said to be very low in any way, let alone starving to death.

When Lao Zhu set salaries for officials, he still considered them comprehensively.

It’s not very high, and it’s not like I’m hungry.

Scholars of later generations always say that Ming's salary is low, but they are speaking from their own standpoint.

I can't wait to read a little book and know a few words, and my salary should be tens of thousands of times higher than that of ordinary people!
As for the salary of military commanders and nobles, it is even higher.

For example, there are many levels of dukes. Among them, the salary of the founding duke can be as high as five thousand shi a year, and the lowest is more than double that of a first-rank official.

Of course, for most officials, the most important benefit is not even salary.

Instead, they are exempt from taxes and military service.

By not having to pay taxes, you can easily amass a fortune.

But there are also some poor officials who rely on their salaries to survive.

Being fined for three months is really painful.

This is also the effect Zhu Yunxi wanted to achieve.

Don't expect to hurt all of them, it's enough to hurt some of them.

"As for the establishment of the Advisory Office, Duke Liang's words are not unreasonable."

"Although civil servants are knowledgeable, they are not familiar with military affairs after all."

"But the generals in the DPRK are all responsible for commanding the troops. They may lead troops to go out at any time. There is something wrong with letting them take charge of the advisory office."

Huang Zicheng said: "The lower officials think that civil servants are not completely ignorant of soldiers, for example, there are many people in the Ministry of War who know soldiers and army well, so they are completely competent."

"Lieutenant general Kuang Jun, who doesn't read much, may not be able to do the job of reviewing memorials. I hope His Royal Highness Taisun thinks twice."

As soon as he said his words, all the generals and nobles looked at him angrily.

Hateful civil servants, hateful common men, how dare you despise us like this?
Zhu Yunxi giggled and said, "Gu has an idea."

All the officials looked over together.

He said: "Cultural and military affairs are different, and military affairs and government affairs are different. I plan to set up a military affairs department in addition to the counseling office, and recruit experienced and capable generals from the army to specialize in military affairs."

"it is good!"

"good idea!"

"Excellent!"

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

……

Below, the military commanders and nobles rushed to express their opinions.

His Majesty has always discussed government and military affairs with civil servants.

Because the generals who command the troops are outside most of the time.

The generals who remained in the court were either of low rank, or were only responsible for guarding and had never been on the battlefield... If the emperor wanted to find someone to discuss military and state affairs, he could only be a group of ministers, that is, civil servants.

As time went by, the military commanders and nobles always felt that they were restricted in everything. They could only fawn over the civil servants and were overpowered by them.

It would be great if a special military affairs office could be established and civilian officials could not participate.

"Your Highness, military and government affairs cannot be completely separated. The three armies have not moved, and food and grass go first. To lead the troops in battle, we need logistical support and the assistance of local officials. If we leave military affairs to the Military Affairs Office, we are afraid that coordination will be inconvenient... "

Huang Zicheng's face was as cold as ice.

The original idea was to set up an advisory office to seize military power, but unexpectedly, it actually handed over the military power completely.

In the past, I could often discuss military and state affairs with His Majesty and use this to exert influence.

In the future, once the Military Affairs Office is established, I am afraid there will be no need to even ask their civilian officials.

Military power has never had anything to do with civil servants.

It will become extremely difficult to exert even a little influence on the army.

This is undoubtedly a severe blow to the civil servants.

Senseless.

The civil servants were all dumbfounded.

Before going to court, everyone was gearing up, thinking that today is the time to seize power.

At least, it will definitely not be a problem to seize the military power and control the generals from now on.

Seeing Chang Mao being beaten, they strengthened this idea.

His Highness Taisun probably wanted to suppress the military commander Xungui.

This is also the view of most people.

Throughout the dynasties, after conquering the world and taking over the country, they all had to withdraw their military power.

After all, no one can rest assured that generals will always be in control of the army.

Maybe one day there will be a scene of adding a yellow robe to the body.

Daming is no exception.

If you want to deal with military generals Xungui, it is the most natural thing to reuse civil servants.

It is natural for civil servants to control generals.

None of them expected that His Royal Highness would set up a special military affairs department.

Then how to seize the military power of the noble generals?

Panic.

Everyone panicked.

That's why Huang Zicheng hurriedly spoke up to stop this matter.

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly, looked at him and said: "There is no need to worry about coordinating with the local government."

"Gu has thought about it a long time ago. From now on, the Advisory Office will work in the left hall, and the Military Affairs Office will work in the right hall."

"After reviewing the memorial, hand it over to the solitary for rereading. If there is any need for coordination, call it into the nave and discuss the matter together, so that there will be no worries about the future."

"What do you gentlemen think?"

Lan Yu bowed and said, "His Royal Highness is a genius in the sky, so he can come up with such a brilliant move, it's amazing."

The military commanders and nobles expressed their praise one after another.

"good idea!"

"Wonderful!"

"As expected of His Majesty the Grandson!"

"Haha, look at you bunch of evil-minded civil servants, what else can you say?"

As long as the military affairs department can be set up without the restraint of those civil officials, they have no reason to disapprove.

……

The civil servants were all downcast.

Originally, the opportunity to discuss matters in the court could be more or less used to influence the strategic layout of the army and the appointment of important personnel.

But once the Military Affairs Department was established, the army returned to the army, and the government returned to the government, and it was completely over.

If you want to get involved in the military again, it will be difficult to reach the sky.

Maybe disagree?

The reason?
Seeing that they were silent, Zhu Yunzhen immediately darkened his face and said, "Do you really just want to seize military power, not serve the country and the public?"

This is the theory of killing the heart.

What do you want to do to seize military power?

Rebellion?
Otherwise why?
The civil servants dared not remain indifferent any longer, and could only speak reluctantly.

"Your Majesty, this righteousness is feasible."

"This idea is very good, and the next official seconded it."

"The lower officials seconded the proposal."

"The lower official also seconded the proposal."

……

What else can I do but agree?

You can't say that you have selfish motives and want to seize military power, right?
Therefore, even if the heart is bleeding and you are going to be dizzy with anger, you can only express your approval one after another.

The only difference is that unlike the elated expressions of the military officers, they all looked like their mothers had just died, and their faces were extremely ugly.

This is especially true for Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others.

They can see it.

This was designed by Zhu Yunxuan a long time ago.

Taking advantage of the establishment of the Advisory Office, he took over military power.

If it was in the past, he proposed to set up a military affairs office to be in charge of military affairs.

The generals and nobles will definitely oppose it collectively.

No one wants to have an extra "dad" on their head who takes care of them.

But in the name of opposing the Advisory Office's control of the military, the Military Affairs Office was set up without resistance.

Instead, the military commanders and nobles strongly supported it.

And their civil servants were fooled again.

How could Huang Zicheng not be angry?

"This group of idiots set up the Military Affairs Office to take back military power, and they will definitely take over more thoroughly. They actually thought it was delegating power, thinking that generals were in power... stupid... stupid beyond words."

Although he could not see how Zhu Yunxuan planned to withdraw his military power, he firmly believed so.

Huang Zicheng held his breath in his heart.

But I couldn't spit it out, so I had to endure it.

(End of this chapter)