high official

Chapter 1132
In the last years of Yongle, due to financial pressure and the domestic situation, Zhu Di temporarily recalled the British Duke and most of the army in Jiaozhi, but at that time, the British Duke had already eliminated the three puppet kings of the puppet Chen Dynasty, and basically destroyed the military forces that resisted the imperial court. .Zhu Di thought that it would not be a big problem to transfer Zhang Fu and most of the troops back to the country.It doesn't mean to give up cochin in the slightest.

However, Zhang Fu left Jiaozhi for a year, and the local situation was in chaos. On the one hand, the people in Annan were only afraid of Zhang Fu. On the other hand, Zhu Di’s death in the court and civil strife also gave them an opportunity to take advantage of. Many areas were captured, and the court officers and soldiers were insufficient, so they could only retreat to the city and guard the important places, while asking for help from the court.

However, Emperor Hongxi and the academicians were not interested in adding troops to Cochin. For one thing, the biggest task of the imperial court today was to reduce expenditure and overcome the financial crisis.Second, after the capital was moved, Jiaozhi was even further away from the political center of Ming Dynasty!In the eyes of the emperor and ministers in the capital, Cochin has become a distant and insignificant tasteless rib. They want to get rid of this heavy burden, and even have an attempt to give up Cochin.

This is also one of the reasons why the nobles are strongly dissatisfied with the emperor and civil officials. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties have only expanded their territories and conquered the barbarians, and have never given up even an inch of land!Not to mention losing a huge province!
In the eyes of the nobles, Emperor Hongxi and the civil servants are a group of prodigal sons who lost their power and humiliated the country, causing thousands of soldiers who died heroically to die with grievances. Of course, we must fight them to the end!
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"Withdraw troops and withdraw provinces?" Hearing Xue Huan's words, Wang Xian sneered: "Have I agreed?"

"Scared!" Xue Huan lifted his spirits when he heard the words, stared at Wang Xian excitedly and said, "My lord, are you against giving up cochin?!"

"That's right!" Wang Xian nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Although Daming's territory is vast, not a single inch of land is superfluous!"

"Success! If you have the words of the adults, I will go to Annan!" Xue Huan blushed excitedly, and restored the heroic generosity of the past: "As long as I am not dead, Annan will always be the territory of Ming Dynasty!" Said Then, he hurriedly asked Wang Xiandao: "When will I leave?!"

"What's the rush, hurry up and leave it for your Xue family before we talk about it." Wang Xian looked at Xue Huan helplessly: "How old are you, and you haven't gotten married yet, so it can't be that there is a problem with your orientation..."

"I can testify that he's fine." Wu Wei couldn't help laughing as he suddenly remembered the legend of the fast-shooting general circulating in Zhenjiang City.

It can be said that Xue Bawang met people who were not good, and it was too late to get enlightened. He also met Xu Huaiqing and a group of bad friends, who made him start budding on prostitutes.

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It was already dusk when I returned from Beizhen Fusi to the Zhenguo Mansion, which was newly bestowed by the emperor.This Duke's Mansion was originally Zhao Wang's Mansion bestowed by Zhu Di to Zhu Gaosui. After years of reconstruction by Zhu Gaosui, the mansion has become more majestic and solemn, and the garden is even more beautiful and prosperous. !
After King Zhao was abolished, this mansion was given to Wang Xian. Of course, the prince's mansion had to be reduced to the duke's mansion. The craftsmen in Ouchi worked hard for more than half a year before transforming the prince's mansion into the duke's mansion.It is said to be a downgrade, but it is just that the number of gold nails on the door has decreased, the color of the glazed tiles on the wall has changed, and the plaque of the palace has been removed... The size of the entire mansion has not changed, and the rooms have not been missing. Neither the window nor the pavilion has changed.

It can be said that Wang Xian's duke's mansion is more magnificent and luxurious than the prince's mansion in the world, and it is even the mansion of several other dukes, which is far incomparable...

It's a pity that Wang Xian didn't plan to move his whole family here, even his wife and children stayed in Jinan. It was too vain to live alone in such a big house, so he simply let all his guards live in.With a total of 2000 people living in, the house did not seem so empty.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, the guards reported: "The two brothers Zhang Fu and Zhang Min are here."

"Oh?" Wang Xian didn't expect that Zhang Fu would come so early, and thought that the proud father-in-law would last a few more days before talking.

"They came here early in the morning." The guard added: "The subordinate said that the adults will come back at night and asked them to come back another day, but the two of them refused to leave and waited there."

"Understood." Wang Xian nodded, thought for a while, changed his clothes, and went to the flower hall to meet the Zhang family brothers.

Through the screen, Wang Xian took a look inside, and saw Zhang Nian anxiously pacing in the hall with his hands behind his back, while Zhang Fu was sitting there motionless, looking ahead like an old monk.

Suddenly, Zhang Fu's eyes turned around, and his gaze drifted to where Wang Xian was, apparently already aware of his arrival.

"Haha!" Wang Xian laughed loudly and turned out from behind the screen, clasped his fists to the Zhang brothers and said, "Waiting for a long time! It's a sin!"

"Don't dare!" After standing up, Zhang Fu turned to Wang Xian and knelt on the ground, saying in a deep voice, "The sinner is here to plead guilty to the Lord!"

Seeing his elder brother kneel down to Wang Xian without saying a word, Zhang Min was taken aback, so he had to kneel on the ground reluctantly.

"My lord, what are you doing?" Wang Xian was taken aback, he didn't expect Zhang Fu to be so open-minded.The man has gold under his knees, not to mention that the British Duke was born noble and outstanding, who would he bow his head to in his life?

This is exactly the sophistication of Zhang Fu. Since he has come to surrender, he must have the appearance of bowing his head.He still has to coddle to save face, and in the end he can only humiliate himself.Today, how could Zhang Fu not understand that no one in this world can handle Wang Xian?At least Zhang Fu didn't have that ability.

"Grandfather, sinners have evil intentions and deserve death. They deserve to be hacked into pieces, but the Lord is merciful. Not only did he not kill them all, but he also left a glimmer of life for us. Sinners are pigs, dogs, plants, and trees. I can't help but be grateful. Thank you, Lord, for keeping me safe!" Zhang Fu said with tears in his eyes, and kowtowed heavily to Wang Xian.

"..." Wang Xian sighed. This is the difference between a sensible person and an idiot. That idiot Xue Huan has to speak clearly to understand his good intentions.And Zhang Fu just looked at his own arrangement, and he understood everything, so he didn't need to talk nonsense at all.

That's right, Wang Xian wanted to keep the nobles, otherwise he wouldn't have killed those die-hard Forbidden Army generals.If he kept his mouth alive and interrogated him severely, he could easily set up a big prison for accusations and wipe out all the nobles.It is a fact that the nobles conspired to rebel and forced the palace. Whether to dig out the truth and punish them severely behind the scenes is all in Wang Xian's mind.

Of course, if Wang Xian showed up early, the nobles would not dare to make mistakes, and the situation must be much better than now, but that is not in Wang Xian's interest. lingering under his wings.

The nobles can regard Wang Xian as the enemy who knocked them down, or as the benefactor who saved them from the future, it's all in their mind.

Just like Wang Xian does not make choices based on feelings, but has to weigh how it is beneficial to him.Zhang Fu also doesn't act emotionally, even though he definitely hates Wang Xian to death... That's almost certain, the majestic and invincible Duke of England, how has he ever suffered such a disastrous defeat?Just like a fool, he was severely fooled by others.Could he not think of revenge?Give this bad breath out?
But rationality told Duke Ying that the huge gap in strength between the two sides gave him no chance to stand up, at least in Hong Xichao.Moreover, he and the nobles had to rely on Wang Xian to barely pass this level, otherwise the entire army would be wiped out, so what future is there to talk about?
So Zhang Fu wisely chose to regard Wang Xian as a benefactor and completely surrendered unconditionally!
Since Zhang Fu is so upright, there is no need for Wang Xian to talk nonsense. He sighed again, and helped the British brother-in-law up and said: "To put it bluntly, this country is neither your Zhang family nor my Wang family, but It belongs to the Zhu family. We don’t want to fight to the death and let others reap the benefits for nothing.”

Wang Xian's words were also from the bottom of his heart. He was well aware of the calculations of the civil servants. They wanted to push themselves out and fight Xungui to the death.Although the nobles are in dire straits now, the emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and they are far superior to him, an upstart nouveau riche, in terms of background and power.Even if he wins in the end, it will be a situation where he kills one thousand enemies and loses eight hundred.

Of course, Wang Xian would not be so stupid as to be a gunman for the civil servants, so he wanted to keep the nobles and let them be used by him instead of against him.

After listening to Wang Xian's words, Zhang Fu nodded again and again, sincerely convinced: "My lord is too right, we are too confused, so we are almost lost."

Wang Xian waved his hand and said seriously: "Grandpa, although I have the intention to protect myself, but this time the matter is too big, it is definitely impossible to let it go lightly."

"I know that." Zhang Fu said with a respectful face: "I'll listen to the father-in-law. If anyone dares to refuse, I will be the first to spare him."

"With the words of Mr. Yingying, I feel more at ease." Wang Xian nodded with a smile, stretched out three fingers and said: "There are three main points, one is that the five-army governor's mansion can no longer exist, and temporarily the governor's mansion will be replaced by a major governor's mansion." To complete the reorganization and reorganization of the army."

"This..." Although it was all up to Wang Xian, but if you really want to accept it, it's really hard to swallow this bitter pill.The nobles control the world's army, relying on the system of the five-army governor's office.Although Emperor Taizu set up five mansions and divided military power, it was to prevent excessive concentration of military power, which would threaten the imperial power.But it also objectively caused the situation that the five prefectures did not belong to each other, and there were many mountains in the army. On the contrary, the power of the nobles expanded, and a powerful group was formed as a result.

Once the military power is to be unified, the status of the nobles will inevitably be greatly affected. It may be impossible to restore the grand occasion of the year.

But Zhang Fu was clear after all, knowing that the result was inevitable, and he didn't even depend on Wang Xian's will.Taking a deep breath, he nodded and agreed, "It's all up to the Lord."

"Okay!" Wang Xian nodded with a smile, put away a finger and said: "Second, the army must change from the military system to the recruitment system!"

"This..." Zhang Fu gasped, his expression even more tangled than before.Wang Xian wants to break the roots of honor!

The so-called Shibing system is the military household system that was created by Emperor Taizu and dominated the Ming army.At that time, Emperor Taizu, based on the simple concept that dragons beget dragons and phoenixes, and the son of a mouse can make holes, organized all the soldiers who fought with him into military households.These military households not only have to serve as soldiers themselves, but their children and grandchildren must be hereditary soldiers, and they are not allowed to leave the army.

This is one of the fundamental reasons why the forces in the military are intertwined and the water cannot be poured in.Think about it, everyone in the army can get involved. Your father once stood guard for me, and my brother once carried a gun with your uncle. When the entire army is full of such relationships, it will inevitably become one. In a small closed society, outsiders can't get involved at all.

It can be said that this is the fundamental reason why the Xungui Group dared to challenge the emperor!However, Wang Xian wants to change this system and replace military households with recruited soldiers!What is recruiting?That is, the imperial court pays for the recruitment, the strong men sign up voluntarily, and the two parties agree on the number of years, and they will be discharged and returned home.In this way, the relationship between officers and soldiers will be much purer.The object of soldiers' allegiance will naturally change from the chief to the court, which can greatly strengthen the court's control over the army.

And this is of great benefit to improving the combat effectiveness of the army, the only person who may be unhappy is Xungui.But at this moment when it was brought up, no matter how upset Zhang Fu was, he could only hold his nose and admit it.

"It's all up to the father-in-law." When he said this, Zhang Fu's voice trembled obviously, and his face was a little pale. It was obvious that agreeing to these two conditions made him very painful. Excessive, I don't know what the third one will be... What if it is even more excessive?Although I have made up my mind, I have to accept any excessive conditions.But he really felt that he had reached the edge of unacceptable... If it was too much, even if he reluctantly agreed, the nobles would not agree!
"Very good." Wang Xian smiled, curled up another finger and said, "Thirdly, my lord, please return to Jiaozhi immediately, there is a mess there, and only you can clean up the situation."

"What?" Zhang Fu looked at Wang Xian in surprise, not expecting the third condition to be like this.

(End of this chapter)