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Chapter 139
Yang Reform and the other ministers had hidden needles in their words, and they fought back and forth for a while, and they used a few tricks in the open and in the dark. Qin Liangyu brought six thousand soldiers into the capital to defend the capital, and they reached an agreement. For military expenses, this can only be done by the emperor. Who told the emperor to take internal money?This money does not go through the Ministry of Households, nor the Ministry of War, and no one can do anything about it. Who told the emperor to be good?

This Qin Liangyu led troops into Beijing, it can be regarded as a conclusion.

But next, the selection of candidates is not easy.Yang reformed Baidu, such as Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng. They were all generals who gradually rose after the "peasant uprising" broke out, and they were all Jinshi. Now, they are still officials step by step. Has the prestige and qualifications of Qin Liangyu. [Book friend "Liang Liang Papa" is right, the emperor should call the peasant uprising a rebellion. 】

Furthermore, I'm afraid it won't work for them to transfer to military positions and become generals. The status of military personnel is too low now. It is impossible for a Jinshi to transfer to military positions for no reason without a plausible reason. As for how to lead the army in the future of?That's because the peasants rebelled, and they went to suppress them, so they became the generals who led the army.Otherwise, it is impossible to lead the army.Yang Reform is also entangled. These candidates who came back from Baidu can't be thrown out at all!
After much deliberation, the only real warriors are Man Gui and Zhao Lengjiao, whose records and qualifications are fairly reliable.Zu Dashou's three brothers are still a little bit younger in rank now, and it may not be their turn to defend the capital.If you want to defend the capital, you must at least have the title of a general. Otherwise, the unit is too small, and the court will look down on you. If you want to defend the capital, you can't transfer a battalion here and a regiment there.Zu Dashou is now at best a vice president, and his two brothers have lower positions and are even more unreliable.

Yang Reform has a headache, and his own information cannot be made public, so he has to look at the ministers to see if they have any expert recommendations.But this is also a matter of seeking fish from a tree. I know this history. I know which ones will work and which will not. I am afraid that it will be thankless for these courtiers to recommend candidates to defend the capital!Yang Reform held the attitude of giving it a try.

"Do you have any candidates to defend the capital? You might as well talk about it." Chongzhen Emperor Yang Reform had no choice but to let all the officials talk about it, so that he could spare some time to think about how to let these people play.

The officials below saw that the emperor asked everyone to recommend candidates for Gongwei Jingshi, and also saw that the emperor personally handed out 10 taels of internal funds to Qin Liangyu.Prepare to push out people who are related to you.

"His Majesty, I recommend XX General Soldier XXX. XX General Soldier is brave and loyal to the court. He is a rare general in our court. Your Majesty can call him to Beijing to defend the capital." An old minister recommended it first.Such a good opportunity, there will be missed.

Yang Reform resting his chin with his hands? XX General Soldier XXX, never heard of it!If there is only one unknown person, he is not interested, but this is the first one recommended by the ministers, so it is not easy to say no directly, think about it, and say: "Does this person have any achievements worth talking about?"

"Uh!" The minister who recommended it just now was dumbfounded. He didn't expect the emperor to ask such a question.It was not like this before!The old man came forward, and the emperor didn't give him a little face?Where to put this face!You can't get off the stage, you can't get off the stage.

"If you can't come up with any record worth talking about, don't recommend it to me, lest you turn into Rufeng when the time comes, and abandon the king and father, and everyone will look bad." You don't have a good face, MD, this is related to my future survival, if you dare to play sloppy with me, Yang Reform will not be angry.I really want to beat this guy up, but I see him in his seventies and eighties, alas, forget it.

The minister recommended just now was so taunted by the emperor, he couldn't hold back his face, his face was flushed with embarrassment, he covered his face with his sleeve, and retreated.

Yang Reform found that he didn't need to ask them at all, why did he ask them?Isn't this making you feel uncomfortable?Is the person they recommend useful, and is it more accurate than history?I even know the later history, so why ask them?Marginal tree seeks fish.

After thinking about it, he asked, "I checked the roster of the generals leading my army, and found some with outstanding records. Please discuss with me, gentlemen."

All the ministers were eager to recommend some candidates. Seeing that the emperor wanted to nominate candidates himself, they had no choice but to see who the emperor was going to nominate, and secretly scolded the old guy who recommended just now. What is wrong with you recommending someone who is incompetent , Even our recommendation opportunities are gone.

"Mangui." Yang Reform was the first to propose Mangui.This person, later on in the defense of Beijing, made great efforts. Not to mention his loyalty, his combat power is also acceptable. The combat power of those who fight against wild boar skin is also one-on-one.Yang Reform was naturally the first to mention him, and since Man Gui was already there, Yang Reform was planning to transfer back, and he still had important tasks for him.Furthermore, he and Yuan Chonghuan were at odds. Yuan Chonghuan had already applied to transfer Man Gui away, but he was scolded by the emperor that time, and he was "tortured" by the emperor and Sun Chengzong again and again, so Yuan Chonghuan never mentioned it again. So I squatted at home and practiced "Interstellar" every day.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is talking about the crown prince and grand teacher, the governor's affairs, the Jinyiwei's signature, and the commander-in-chief Mangui?" This person reported a series of titles one after another, which was long enough.

scare!Yang Reform didn't expect that there are quite a lot of titles in this man. At first, he didn't think that he was a general, not just a certain soldier. He didn't expect that there would be such a long list of titles.

"Well, that's right. I'm talking about him. Everyone must know Man Gui's record, so I won't say more. What do you love?"

"I want to report to Your Majesty, I believe that Your Majesty is going to release Yuan Ziru to be the governor of Liaodong. It is said that Man Gui and Yuan Ziru are at odds. It is just a matter of bringing Man Gui back to avoid the quarrel between the generals. It is a matter of the best of both worlds." A minister immediately Come out and talk about the gossip between Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui, saying that it is a good thing to transfer Man Gui back.

"I also know about this matter, so I specially took advantage of the time when the elites from all over the world were transferred to the court to defend the capital, and transferred all the Gui to return to the capital. This will not only avoid the quarrel between him and Yuan Chonghuan, but also defend the capital. It is the best of both worlds."

"I have no objection!"

"The minister has no objection!"

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A group of ministers had no objection, and they all felt that it was the best of both worlds to transfer Mangui to the court and avoid the quarrel with Yuan Chonghuan.

"Then how many soldiers should we have?" Yang Reform asked.

"Your Majesty, Man Gui is the crown prince and grand teacher. He is in charge of affairs, and his position is similar to that of Mrs. Qin. I think it is appropriate to bring six thousand elite soldiers into the court." A minister quickly calculated that Man Gui should bring How many soldiers are there.However, it is not calculated based on combat power or actual needs, but calculated based on status and grade.

Although Yang Reform was helpless with this method of calculating the number of soldiers determined by status and rank, the number of [-] was just about the same as the number in his mind, so he held back and didn't explode.

"Well, that's very good, so it's also six thousand, and it's also a starting fee of 10 taels of silver. I will send someone to send it." Yang Reform quickly finalized the cost of sending troops. A lot of blood was spent, but this value, in history, when King Qin was in charge, because the local logistics were not done well, there were not a few soldiers who came to King Qin to break up on the way.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that Lord Man Guiman is close to the capital, and with horses to travel, he will be able to reach the capital soon, and it will not cost 10 taels at all." The Minister of the Ministry of War, seeing this transfer of troops, The money didn't pass by him, so he came out again and told the emperor that it would cost less than 10 taels.

"Well, that's right! Aiqing is right." Yang Reform found that this person looked a bit annoying, but sometimes his words were reliable!It is very close from the outside to the inside of the pass, and there are horses to travel. Indeed, it may not take a month for soldiers and horses to enter Beijing. If the matter is urgent, it may be possible to enter Beijing in a week or two.

Yang Reform felt that this person was a bit pleasing to the eye, and was just about to praise him a little bit, and was about to reduce the starting fee, when someone came out to "make trouble".

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that Lord XX made a mistake in his calculations. It is really hard for Mrs. Qin to travel for four or five months to enter the capital. , Master Man Guiman is close to the capital, and there are horses to travel, and the speed is extremely fast. It shouldn't need 10 taels, but because there are horses, they are cavalry. The cost of cavalry is several times that of infantry. It’s common sense, so, although the distance is relatively short, the departure fee is indeed much more expensive, 10 taels, not much.” This person seemed to be unimpressed with the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he slapped the Minister of the Ministry of War twice when he came up. I don't know the basic military knowledge and I am still a minister of the Ministry of war.

After Yang Reform heard this, he didn't know whether it was reasonable or unreasonable. The cost of the cavalry was indeed much more expensive than that of the infantry. Although there were only 6000 soldiers, considering that each person had at least one horse, the horse could chew and use it. For a few people, the horse does not eat well, it is still on strike, and it has diarrhea, and it has to be taken care of, so the cost is even greater. In this way, 10 taels, 6000 people, is not too much!

Yang's reform was chaotic, so he asked Sun Chengzong again: "Master Sun, in your opinion, how much should it be?"

Military indecision asked Sun Chengzong, this awareness, Yang Reform became more and more intense.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that 8 taels is enough." Sun Chengzong gave a compromise.

"Well, then 8 taels, I will send someone to deliver it." Yang Reform immediately made a decision.

Minister of the Ministry of War pouted, okay, the 8 taels has nothing to do with him, and he glanced at the person who slapped him in the face just now, feeling secretly resentful.

"Next, I'm going to transfer Zhao to lead the teacher to the capital and defend the capital." Yang Reform directly mentioned his third candidate.

"Your Majesty can say that the crown prince Shaofu, the governor of the left, the hereditary Jinyiwei signed the matter, and the commander-in-chief Zhao led the teaching?" Someone still mentioned a long list of titles.

Yang Reform found that the titles of many generals in the late Ming Dynasty were quite high.Every now and then, it's the prince XX, then the governor XX, then Jin Yiwei XX, and finally the actual position is the chief military officer.Although the title is high, it is not very powerful.Not to mention the command of low-level literati, but also to decapitate the literati indiscriminately.

"Exactly, I am going to call Zhao led the teacher to the capital to defend the capital. Everyone must know the achievements of Zhao led the teacher."

All the ministers felt that what the emperor said was all nonsense. This warrior didn't have any record, so he could rise to such a high position?The imperial court is not a place to set up wholesale departments to sell officials, and they all despise the emperor in their hearts.

"May I ask how many soldiers and horses His Majesty wants to bring into Beijing?" There was no objection this time, so he directly asked how many people he would bring.

"Four thousand." Yang Reform said it in one gulp. Why?Because in history, when Zhao Lediao led troops into the customs for rescue, he brought 4000 troops. Presumably, Zhao Lediao was more confident, valued, and confident in this number of troops.Therefore, Yang Reform also recognized [-].

"Your Majesty, why not [-]? The first two are both [-]? Your Majesty is so partial to one, I'm afraid..." A minister suggested to the emperor that since everyone has the same rank, there should be no difference.

Yang Reform is troubled, and he doesn't like this kind of talk about grades, without any technical content.

"Master Sun, what do you think?"

"Four thousand elite cavalry is acceptable." Sun Chengzong was also very serious, and deliberately added the words "four thousand cavalry soldiers". play tricks.

"Well, then four thousand elite riders. What about the cost?" Yang Reform immediately ordered the team.

"6 taels." Sun Chengzong was also very straightforward, giving three words to settle the matter.

"Well, then 6 taels, I will still send someone to deliver it."

The Minister of the Ministry of War stopped pouting and lost his mind. The departure fee would not be passed by him, and he couldn't help it because he was greedy.

……

"Next, I'm going to invite Zu's birthday to Beijing, what do you think?"

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, but Ningyuan's deputy commander-in-chief Zu Dashou?" This time, the title given by this person is extremely short, and there is an adverb in front of it.

"Exactly! Does everyone know Zu Dashou's achievements?" Yang Reform talked about his achievements, and the ministers gradually got used to it.This is relatively fair, if you can't show a good record, don't say anything, even if you praise the emperor, you won't be lied to!
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think this person is inappropriate." Someone came out to object.

"What's wrong? Is the record bad?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, no, Zu Dashou's record is quite outstanding, and he also fought against the Eastern Prisoner Jin Ye. He is indeed a strong general. However, he is a deputy general, and his rank is too low. Besides, I The commander-in-chief of the court doesn't know how many people, if you want to find the elite to defend the capital, you can't find it from the deputy commander-in-chief, it would be too disrespectful to my dynasty, it seems that there is no one in my dynasty!"

Yang Reform has nothing to say about the reason for this objection. The key is the record, and it has something to do with face?This is outrageous, is it possible that someone has been transferred to the capital to defend the capital, and the neighbors who are stripped of water have to be notified?Want to see their reaction?If they don't think it's okay, doesn't it count?

However, there were also people who stood up for Zu Dashou. "Reporting to Your Majesty, I think XX is wrong. Although Zu Dashou is only the deputy commander-in-chief, he was the deputy commander-in-chief before the Jinning victory. After the Jinning victory, if the merits are counted ,...and please Your Majesty, please use your talents.”

Yang Reform is already a little dizzy today. This Zu Dashou, Yang Reform has been hesitating whether to transfer him to Beijing. Thinking about this history, Zu Dashou is also a key figure who can influence the turning point of history. If he saw Yuan Chonghuan's handwriting After seeing Sun Chengzong's envoy, he didn't look back, but stayed outside the pass and didn't come back to fight with the wild boar skin. I'm afraid the history of the Ming Dynasty will really be rewritten... Yang Reform is dizzy, and he doesn't intend to bother about it , directly asked Sun Chengzong: "Master Sun, in your opinion?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that the Liaodong elite soldiers outside the pass have been drawn too much, and it is no longer possible to draw elite soldiers from outside the pass to enter the court. Your Majesty forgot that now, the Eastern Captive Jin is clearing the way to enter the pass and is fighting the Mongols. Presumably in the future , Your Majesty releases Yuan Ziru to be the governor of Liaodong, and Yuan Ziru is bound to clean up Mongolia again. If all the elites enter the customs, it will be difficult for Yuan Ziru to clean up Mongolia." Sun Chengzong is a discerning person, and he can see it at once The key to that.

Only then did Yang Reform realize that he had already drawn 1 elites outside the pass, and he really couldn't draw any more. Fortunately, Sun Chengzong reminded him, otherwise, he would have brought this ancestor Dashou and his brothers into the pass.At that time, Yuan Chonghuan might cry to the remaining "Elite of Liaodong".

"Master Sun is right. I forgot. It almost ruined the big event, so I won't send troops from outside the customs anymore." Yang Reform secretly blamed him, he was still brainless in doing things by himself!Think of where to do it.Thanks to Sun Chengzong, otherwise, if I want to save the Ming Dynasty with this half bucket of water, I guess it will be impossible.

"Do you have any other candidates to recommend?" Yang Reform was a little tired, so he decided to ask the ministers who else he was familiar with. If there is no one he is familiar with, he is ready to end this meeting.

A group of ministers also recommended some.When Yang Reform heard this, he didn't have the slightest impression, so he shot him immediately.People who have never heard of this, what are they doing in the capital?Dry rice?Do you switch to Rufeng in the decisive battle?

"In this way, the matter of transferring the best soldiers from all over the world to enter the court and defend the capital, we will stop here for the time being. If there is an Aiqing who can recommend a suitable candidate in the future, he can be transferred again. Anyway, there is still a period of time before this Eastern prisoner enters the pass. Let’s stop here for today.”

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The meeting lasted for a while, but there were really no ones worth discovering. Only then did Yang Reform announce the end of the meeting, and immediately summoned soldiers from these three places to Beijing by imperial decree.

At the end of the meeting, Yang Reform rubbed his forehead, feeling really headache.This is related to the security strategy layout of the entire country and the operation of the country. There are too many things to consider.Every aspect has to be taken into consideration, which is really tiring.

Wait for everyone to leave.Yang Reform took a sip of tea and asked, "Big companion, remember the last time I summoned the leader of the Mongolian tribe who belonged to our dynasty, what was his name?"

When Yang Reform transferred Mangui to Beijing, he remembered that he had planned a move in Mongolia, because he was so busy recently that he almost forgot.Thinking about it now, I hurriedly asked about the situation again.

"Your Majesty is asking about the leader of the Mongolian tribe who belonged to our dynasty, the one named Nengqitu Jindaiqing?" Wang Chengen reported the name of the leader of the Mongolian tribe in one mouthful.

"Wait, Big Companion, what's that called? What's so bad." Yang Reform could pronounce the name easily.

"Reporting to the emperor, I can beg for gold and greenness." Wang Chengen read it to the emperor word by word.

"Oh, I see, I can beg the rabbit Jin Laoqing. Well, very good, is he here?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have already arrived. We have been waiting outside for many days, and we have been waiting for His Majesty to summon you." Wang Chengen replied truthfully.

Arrived early?Well, well, I can just proceed to the next step.Yang Reform said: "It's here, okay, let's call. I will rest in the warm pavilion for a while, and wake me up when that person comes." Yang Reform decided to take a nap during the meeting. too tired.

"As you order, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen ordered a young eunuch to deliver the decree to call someone, and then served the emperor to sleep.

(End of this chapter)