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Chapter 255 Jin Shangshu

"How could the emperor say such a thing?" Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said, "But I'm not just guessing, because my second uncle also said the same to those generals." After a pause, he said: "But the other On the one hand, the emperor also hopes to see those honorable children become weapons, after all, the hereditary inheritance of generals is the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor does not want to destroy it."

"En." Wang Xian nodded. He understood why Zhu Zhanji's young army was so disobedient. He wanted to have the best of both worlds, but ended up making a mess.

"In any case, the young army must be trained as soon as possible." Zhu Zhanji looked at Wang Xian's butt, and wanted to talk about something in the future, but he couldn't help it, so he had to say with a bitter face: "This fall, the emperor will The big martial arts show will be held in Fangshan, and our young army will make its debut for the first time."

"Ah?" Wang Xian opened his mouth wide in shock and said, "It's only been less than three months?"

"To be precise, it's only two months and six days." Zhu Zhanji said gloomily, "My second uncle and his gang are all waiting to see my jokes."

"Then what were you going to do?"

"My original plan was to entrust the full authority to the brothers of the Xue family." Zhu Zhanji shrugged and said, "If they fail to recruit, they will ask their father for help. Marquis Yang Wu is the dignified right-hand governor, and such things as performing martial arts are even more difficult." Not at hand."

"Isn't this good?" Wang Xian got up with support.

"What are you going to do?"

"Apologize to the brothers of the Xue family. You can beat and scold me anytime, as long as they don't pick on you." Wang Xian said weakly.

"Don't be kidding." Zhu Zhanji said with a wry smile: "I was very contradictory at first, but you just helped me make up my mind."

"What do you mean?"

"Because in that way, the young army will become Xue's army. And the emperor is very observant, so I'm sure I won't be able to hide it from him. What the emperor wants to see is the soldiers I personally trained, so I'm sure I won't be happy."

"Sure enough, he is a good boy! But the problem is," Wang Xian looked at Zhu Zhanji and said, "Do you have any other options?"

"No. I really can't, I can only do it myself." Zhu Zhanji scratched his head and said: "I have been familiar with military books since I was a child, and I know some methods of military training. But I need officers, and this is more than 1 newcomers. .Really, it’s my first time leading troops, so I can give a thousand people practice first..."

"The current emperor is an emperor through the ages. He is so bold that 1000 people can't do it." Wang Xian laughed.

"You know the emperor quite well." Zhu Zhanji quite agreed: "But without a large number of qualified officers, even gods can't practice."

"Okay then," Wang Xian thought for a while, "The problem now becomes how to find a group of suitable mid- and lower-level officers."

"You can say that." Zhu Zhanji pouted and said, "But it's almost impossible. The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is my second uncle's territory. Those generals listen to him and won't help me. Yang Wuhou is just a example, and he won't help me now..."

"That's not necessarily true, maybe he has to thank you." Wang Xian shook his head and said: "There is also Jin Shangshu from the Ministry of War. He shouldn't be from His Highness the King of Han, right?"

"Jin Shangshu, he can't be regarded as my second uncle's person, but the Ministry of War has dealt with the five armies' governors everywhere, and he will not offend my second uncle for us." Zhu Zhanji said: "And the power to dispatch troops and generals is all It's in the Five Armies Commander's Mansion, not in his hands."

"Generally speaking, there are more solutions than difficulties, but most of the time, the solutions are in other people's minds." Wang Xian shook his head and said, "I don't believe that he can't do anything, even if a dead horse is a living doctor. Going to try your luck."

"Since you said so, I'll go there." Zhu Zhanji was kind.

"Your goal is too big, let me go and find out first." Wang Xian smiled wryly and said, "It will be more natural if I go."

"Naturally?" Zhu Zhanji looked at Wang Xian's butt, imagining his limping appearance, and couldn't help but asked, "Are you suitable for going to the Yamen of the Ministry of War?"

"If you don't go, you can't..." Wang Xian whispered: "If you don't believe me, just wait and see."

"You're amazing." Zhu Zhanji didn't believe it.But he believed it after only half an hour, because the Ministry of War sent someone to pass on Wang Xian's past, saying that Master Shangshu wanted to see him.

"You're amazing!" The same five words, spoken in different tones, have different meanings.

"It's nothing, it's just that when I first came to Beijing, Jin Shangshu warned me that he would always watch me..." Wang Xian said calmly.

"Why are you staring at you?"

"As long as I make a mistake, I will be kicked out of the young army." Wang Xian said with a wry smile: "It seems that I don't give you face."

"In their eyes, I'm just a kid. How can I have any face? But forgive me, he doesn't dare not give Master Yao face!" Zhu Zhanji sneered and said, "You might as well dawdle for a while before going."

"What?"

"You are a student of Master Yao. I have arranged for someone to accidentally leak it out. Since Tangtang Shangshu is well-informed, I should know about it by now." Zhu Zhanji said: "But out of caution, you should go there later Bar."

"Alright." Wang Xian nodded, and said with a wry smile, "I don't know when the old monk will know."

"Master Yao is busy reciting Buddha's name all day long, so he has no time to pay attention to such trivial matters..." Zhu Zhanji comforted irresponsibly.

"I hope..." Wang Xian closed his eyes depressed.

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In the Yamen of the Ministry of War, the Shangshu signed the deposit room.

Before falling into ambush, the weather in the capital was very hot. For the sake of confidentiality, the signing room had no windows and was airtight.

Even though the back of his clothes was soaked in sweat, Jin Shangshu still sat neatly behind the big case, handling the official documents meticulously.Early this morning, the emperor announced that he had accepted Arutai's tribute as a minister. Based on his understanding of the emperor, Mahamu and the Wara tribe would definitely be in big trouble—the emperor probably had the idea of ​​conquest again.

This also means that he, Minister of the Ministry of War, is also in big trouble.Although the imperial court has a five-army governor's office that is in charge of leading troops to fight, but the heavy tasks of logistics support and army allocation are all on the head of the Minister of the Ministry of War.Jin Shangshu knew the emperor's resolute character, once he made up his mind, he would never delay for too long, and it would definitely be too late to make preparations, so he had to plan ahead and act in advance.

Unlike Zhu Yuanzhang, who was seriously suspicious, Zhu Di gave his ministers deep trust. The six ministers and ministers he appointed were used for many years, and he was not worried that they would monopolize power.For example, Jian Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and him, Minister of the Ministry of War, all started to serve in the early years of Yongle, and they have not changed until now.Of course, this was based on the premise that Emperor Yongle knew people well. People like Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, and Jin Zhong were all worthy of the emperor's trust.It can even be said that it is their painstaking efforts and devotion that support the glory of Yongle Prosperity!

If you simply think about the great achievements Zhu Di has made in ten years, you can understand the difficulty of several ministers.Later generations can't even imagine how they survived Zhu Di, the second most capable master in the history of Tanshang.Jin Zhong's answer is very simple, only "loyalty"... After returning from the court, Jin Shangshu ordered someone to bring the files, and began to do his homework. The more he did it, the more dignified his face became.Because he found that at the end of last year, he had made too many concessions to Xia Shangshu of the household department, which led to a sharp reduction in military expenditure, and the Jiaozhi side was not settled as scheduled. As a result, ordnance, armor, equipment, food and grass... were only enough to maintain daily operations. But it is far from enough to cope with the army going out.

The reason why he was willing to make concessions to Xia Shangshu at the beginning was because he knew that Daming's financial situation was very bad, and the common people were already overwhelmed, and they could no longer plunder the people's wealth by issuing money indiscriminately.It was only with the reproach of the King of Han and those nobles that he agreed to cut military expenditures.Of course, this must have been approved by the emperor, but no one expected that Alutai would suddenly surrender.

Now that the opportunity came suddenly, with the emperor's character, he would definitely forget about his promise not to go to the Northern Expedition within five years, it was a certainty.So Jin Zhong knew that he had to fill this hole himself, and the thought of begging Xia Yuanji's iron cock gave him headaches.

Jin Shangshu was depressed, and the chief follower came in to report that two groups of young generals fought in Yihong Pavilion last night.

The Young Army was formed by Jin Zhong under the emperor's order. At least in the early stages of formation, he was responsible for any incidents. Therefore, Jin Zhong ordered people to keep an eye on them and report any situation at any time.Hearing this news, Jin Shangshu's headache became even worse. Since the establishment of the Young Army, fighting has been a common occurrence.In the past, I still fought with outsiders, but now it's good, the fight broke out...

"Okay, I'm getting more and more courageous." Jin Shangshu snorted coldly and said, "Is there another Xue family brother?" He decided to punish him severely this time.

"Yes, the brothers of the Xue family are on one side," Chang Sui said in a low voice, "The Wang Xian that His Royal Highness brought to the capital is the other side." Jin Zhong ordered them to keep an eye on Wang Xian's movements at all times, so Chang Sui specially emphasized.

"Good boy, I really ignored my warning!" Jin Shangshu said with a dark face, "He thought that if there was a little commotion in the capital, he could be unscrupulous? Drive out of the capital!"

"Yes." Chang Sui responded softly, but thought to himself, it must be because you want to repair your relationship with His Highness King Han.

The people who know you best are naturally the people around you, and Chang Su guessed what Jin Zhong was thinking.Jin Shangshu really wanted to repair the relationship with Zhu Gaoxu, but it was not because of any conspiracy, but because of the upcoming war, the Ministry of War and the five armies' governors must cooperate with each other.And to drive Wang Xian out of the young army, he had agreed to the other party before, but he was just concerned about his grandson's face, and had been waiting for the right opportunity.Unexpectedly, only a few days later, the opportunity came...

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Lord Shangshu gave an order, and Wang Xian was carried into the carriage and came to the Yamen of the Ministry of War.

Horse-drawn carriages were not allowed in the six-department yamen, at least people of Wang Xian's level were not allowed to enter by carriage, so he had to let Erhei go in behind his back.

"Stop, once you enter the yamen, you must walk, come down and walk by yourself!" The soldier guarding the gate stopped him when he saw this.

"That's what you said, my lord just beat me with forty army sticks, how did you get off?" Shuai Hui sneered, "If Lord Butang is not in a hurry, how about my lord go back to heal his injuries before going in? "

(End of this chapter)