Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 349
The governor of the five armies died of a sudden illness on the same day.Sure enough, rumors abounded in the marketplace.

Some people said that it was He Madgou of Jinyiwei who was ordered by the emperor to assassinate the five supreme commanders of the guards.The reason is that the emperor and He Liu supported the recruiting faction headed by Wang Chonggu.

It was also said that Qi Jiguang sent a peerless killer from Jizhou to poison the five governors.

What is even more outrageous is that the commanders of the five armies fought each other to death because of a woman named Nuer Huahua.

Ordinary people are like this. They can always use their endless imagination to generate countless weird rumors about things they don't know.

Only a few people from Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and Lijian knew that the commander-in-chief of the five armies was bestowed to death by the emperor because of the snake spirit case.

He Liu told Zhu Xixiao that the commander-in-chief of the Five Armies was the real culprit behind the snake spirit case, and the evidence was solid.The emperor ordered them to die, and they deserved what they deserved.

As for Dudu Zhao's plan to clear the way for the court to implement the recruitment system, He Liu will never tell anyone.

Zhu Xixiao is Gao Gong's best friend, and he told Gao Gong about it.

Gao Gong immediately ordered his disciples to stop attacking the recruitment faction in the court hall.At this juncture, whoever attacks the recruiting faction will be suspected of colluding with the commanders of the five armies to commit the snake spirit case and frame Wang Chonggu.

Zhao Dudu sacrificed his life, and finally let the recruitment faction gain the upper hand in the court.

Fengtian Temple early dynasty.

Emperor Longqing asked: "My dear friends, do you have something to report today?"

Zhang Juzheng was the first to leave the class: "I would like to report to the emperor that I have a suggestion regarding the military system."

Emperor Longqing asked, "Oh? Any suggestions?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "My Majesty, it is imperative to implement the recruitment system now. However, the complete abolition of the guard system will make the soldiers of the guards unstable, and I am afraid that troubles will arise."

Emperor Longqing nodded: "Yes, if we want to abolish 200 million guards at once, it is inevitable that there will be people with malicious intentions in the guards who will take risks..."

Zhang Juzheng talked eloquently: "Your Majesty, my lords, the sage said: If things are slow, things will be smooth, and if things are urgent, there will be chaos. I think it is unrealistic and unwise to abolish all the guards in a short period of time. I have a strategy. One First of all, in the guard army, all old and weak soldiers over 40 years old were abolished. Of course, the intention of doing this is not to take away their jobs and cut off their livelihood. The court can give them some land for them to support themselves, and farming pregnancy."

As soon as Zhang Juzheng's words came out, there were many discussions among the ministers.

Wang Chonggu, the governor of the four sides, said: "Report to the emperor, and the ministers seconded the proposal. Mr. Zhang Ge's first method can not only save a large amount of military expenses, but also take into account the survival of the dismissed guards. The best of both worlds."

Yang Bo, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also said: "What Zhang Taiyue said is an old-fashioned way to seek the country. The minister also agreed."

Wang and Yang took the lead, and all the ministers seconded.

Gao Gong and his henchmen were silent.Sometimes another word for silence is acquiescence.

Zhang Juzheng continued: "Secondly, some guards in the interior that have not had a war for a long time can appropriately cut some of their staff. For example, Wuchang Guard has not seen a war for more than 40 years. It can reduce [-]% of its staff this year. Next year, continue to cut [-]% When there is a war, the reduced soldiers will be recalled. The reduced number, like those old, weak and sick soldiers, will also be given land to cultivate."

Li Chunfang has retired and returned home.Chen Yiqin is now the chief assistant of the cabinet.Chen Yiqin said: "The second statute mentioned by Mr. Zhang Ge is also an old man who seeks to seek the country! The minister seconded it!"

The officials of the recruiting faction in the court all seconded their proposals one after another.The officials of the Weisuo system still responded with silence.

Zhang Juzheng said again: "My Majesty, I have made a rough estimate. In this way, the 260 million guards on the roster of the Ministry of War will be reduced to 190 million within two years. It can save the court 500 million taels of military expenditure every year. The court From the 500 million taels, 200 million taels can be used to recruit [-] young and strong men through the recruiting system, and hand them over to capable generals to train them into several elite divisions."

Emperor Longqing said: "In this way, we can not only reduce the expenditure of the imperial court, but also increase the combat power of the Ming army. The best of both worlds! Good!"

Zhang Juzheng said again: "Thirdly, Your Majesty, as I said just now, things can be smooth when things are slow, and things that are urgent can lead to chaos. Similarly, things that are slow should be persevering, and things that are urgent should be governed by authority. Reducing the number of guards in the interior cannot be done across the board. For example Say, a certain person serves in the Guards Army with his brother. One of the two brothers can be dismissed. In this way, one person in a certain family can always receive the military salary from the court. Another example, father and son are in the Guards Army Those who serve in the army can let the elderly father disarm and farm, and the son will continue to stay in the army."

Zhang Juzheng put forward such a suggestion because he was afraid that if the soldiers of the guards, Qiu Ba, were forced into a hurry, there would be a mutiny.

He Liu, who was standing in the class of military officers, carefully considered Zhang Juzheng's method.He suddenly remembered Xu Jie's evaluation of Zhang Juzheng back then: "Zhang Taiyue, a minister who seeks the country!"

Zhang Juzheng is so wise!On the premise of not intensifying conflicts as much as possible, he implemented the recruitment system by boiling frogs in warm water.

Not to mention He Liu, even Zhang Juzheng's political opponent Gao Gong secretly admired Zhang Juzheng's foresight.

Emperor Longqing thought for a long time, and then said: "The three proposals proposed by Zhang Aiqing are reasonable! Your cabinet drafted a statement according to what Zhang Aiqing said, and handed it over to me. I approved it and implemented it immediately!"

All the ministers shouted in unison: "My emperor is holy!"

The battle over the military system in the winter of the third year of Longqing finally came to an end.At the cost of his own life, Zhao Dudu helped the recruiting faction win the final victory.

After the dynasty dispersed, Wang Chonggu found He Liu.Wang Chonggu lowered his voice and said: "Sixth, someone told me yesterday that I was so confused that I was almost framed as the culprit in the snake spirit case. Thanks to you for finding out the real culprit and clearing up my grievances. Thank you very much."

He Liu smiled: "Wang Butang doesn't need to thank you! This is just my job."

Wang Chonggu said again: "I'm going back to the northwest soon. From now on, if you have anything I can help you with on the ground in the northwest, feel free to ask."

He Liudao: "Then I wish Governor Wang a smooth journey."

He Liusan returned home.

Bai Xiaoyan came up to welcome her: "Our godmother came to our house last night. She kept asking me how my godfather died."

He Liu put his beam crown on the hat tube: "Oh? How did you answer her?"

Bai Xiaoyan said: "What else can I say? I told her that the godfather did die of a sudden illness."

He Liu sighed: "Hey, prepare a generous funeral ceremony for the Zhao family. By the way, I remember that you have a good relationship with the wife of Xu Xianqing's family, the Imperial College Jijiu?"

Bai Xiaoyan nodded: "Mrs. Xu and I are good friends. What's the matter?"

He Liudao: "Our godfather's grandson, Qin Bing, was selected as a scholar just last year. You entrust Mrs. Xu's family and send him to the Imperial College. We will pay all the money needed for the up and down management."

Qin Bing is the son of Qin Yiyue, the governor of the Chinese army, and the grandson of Zhao Dudu.He Liu would never have imagined that 20 years later, Qin Bing almost killed his god-uncle.

(End of this chapter)