Chapter 441 Battle of the Ministry of War

Zhengde asked one by one. At this point, only fools would object. Unfortunately, Xu Guangzuo thought he was old and had a big face, but he insisted on saying something as a person who did not recognize the wind.

"Your Majesty, outside the capital, there are eight guards under the jurisdiction of the governor's office of our army. In fact, there is no need for the assistance of the Beijing battalion. This is an overlap of responsibilities and a waste of troops. The old ministers of the Sanqian Battalion have no opinion, but the minister suggested that their responsibilities should remain unchanged and the number of troops remain unchanged."

The new Ningbo Tan You, Hui'anbo Zhang Wei and others all took the opportunity to agree. These people are all veteran relatives of the governor' government of the five armies, and they do not hide their disdain for Song Nan in their words.

Zhengde choked and they were speechless: "Uncle Xu, the chaos of Liu and Liu Qi almost affected the capital. The soldiers and horses stationed in the central military governor's office in Beijing are not reassuring. The defeat of Dongchang Mansion is still in front of us. My husband still thinks about how to rectify the military discipline and improve their combat effectiveness so that his generals will not lose to Wu. Let's talk about it in the hands of the rebels. Don't worry about the Beijing camp.

Xu Guangzuo was ashamed and quickly retreated and pestered again. The emperor was afraid that he would bring up the old things again and held him accountable for the failure of suppressing the thief. His son Xu Yande had been ordered not to lead the army because of his defeat in Shandong. If he fell again, it would be all over.

So far, the overall situation has been decided. Before the upper hall, no one expected such a result. Before that, the vast majority of officials knew the attitude of the regimental admirals, so they thought that Song Nan would get nothing today, and perhaps be said to be hostile by the princes of the regiment camp, but they did not expect that Song Nan not only bypassed this. Some have also been given a more beautiful position than the admiral of the regimental battalion; the Shenshu battalion and the regimental battalion are among the three battalions. Although they cannot be compared with the regimental battalion with 120,000 troops, they are at least nominally equal.

The most depressed person is undoubtedly Liu Jin. Song Nan's strength has increased, but he has failed repeatedly. Zhang Yong and Song Nan clearly have an alliance relationship, and even his inner court can't control it all. And from Zhengde's attitude, Liu Jin felt a great sense of crisis. Although he tried his best to make Zhengde happy and never dared to rebel against Zhengde's heart, in fact, in the emperor's heart, the person he really trusts can still protect the country and society for him, and his little tricks and small ideas may be It makes Zhengde happy, but it doesn't work at the critical moment.

The writing of the imperial edict was promulgated. Ma Yongcheng was lucky enough to be the person to read the edict for the emperor for the first time. He has been raised to the ceremonial supervisor and become one of the eunuchs because of the position of suppressing thieves on the west road of the army. Although he is still under the eyes of Liu Jin, at least it has at least taken a key step, and Ma Yongcheng also clearly saw The trend is the right way to follow Song Nan and Zhang Yong's buttocks. Following Liu Jin, I'm afraid he can only eat farts for the rest of his life.

"Song Nan, the commander of Jinyiwei, was given an order and led the army to suppress the thieves. I am very relieved. Today, Song Nan's second-class brave marquis was awarded the title of jade and gold belt, and he was awarded the position of admiral of the Shenshu Camp. Song's mother taught her son well, and she specially awarded a first-class wife, and Shuyi County, the wife of Song Nan, advocated the addition of a second-class order. In addition, the empress dowager rewarded one Jingdong Manor, 500 mu of land as private property, 1,000 taels of silver, ten pieces of silk cloth, and three royal horses.

"Jiang Bin, deputy general of Datong, has made great contributions to suppressing thieves. He added the first class to the position of count, transferred to the position of governor of the Shenshu Camp, and rewarded a Beijing house, 500 taels of silver."

"Xu Tai, the deputy general of Xuanfu, made contributions to suppressing thieves. He added the first-class count of Anbian, transferred the Jingying Shenshu camp to the position of governor, and rewarded the first seat of the house, 500 taels of silver."

Ma Yongcheng's loud and harsh voice echoed in the hall. Compared with his excited tone, Liu Jin, Wei Bin and others bit the back teeth full of meat dregs, and their mood was extremely low.

Other meritorious generals, such as Ma Ming, the guerrilla general of Datong, Qiyong and Liu Hui, the commanders of Xuanfu, as well as Jiang Bin and Xu Tai, were also rewarded. Some of the personnel were transferred to serve in the Shenshu camp. For a time, the words of gratitude were endless, and the generals knelt down gratefully.

The dream of these border town generals is to enter the Beijing camp as generals. It was originally an unreachable dream, just like a counterattack of losers. Suddenly, they entered Beijing one by one, and suddenly their dreams shone into reality. How can they not be excited and burst into tears?

On the chaotic and lively court, Yang Ting and I'm afraid he is the most calm person at this moment. He still remembers the deal with Song Nan. Li Dongyang and Wang Yu voted in favor under his own lobby and did not put any pressure on Song Nan in today's court, so everything Song Nan's promise should be fulfilled.

"Your Majesty, there is still one thing to be decided today. Since Liu Daxia's resignation, the position of Shangshu has been vacant. The cabinet is complicated. Although Li Shoufu is also the leader of the Ministry of War, his energy is limited after all. The candidates for the Minister of War proposed by the previous cabinet should be finalized today." Yang Tinhe raised his voice to the water ducks full of chaos.

The officials suddenly calmed down, and the selection of the minister of the Ministry of War is no less than Song Nan's award today, which is also a highlight; whether you are in the Beijing camp or the governor's office of the five armies, and the power to transfer troops is still in the Ministry of War, and this position will undoubtedly become the focus of competition.

Liu Jin cleaned up his decadent mood, shook his spirits, and secretly winked at Xu Guangzuo, Jiao Fang, Gu Zuo and others. Xu Guangzuo knew what he meant and said, "What Yang University scholar said is very true. The candidates for the minister of the Ministry of War are still pending. After the riots, there are many complicated matters of rectifying and adding pensions and awards. The Beijing Foreign Health Office led by the Metropolitan Government. Li Shoufu may be old and not energetic, and it's time to implement the candidate as soon as possible.

Zhengde nodded and said, "Okay, today's court will solve these big problems together, and I can also have an easy New Year. The cabinet has voted for the candidate of the Ministry of War, and that is Lu Wan, the right servant of the Ministry of War. I don't know if you have any suggestions for the person who voted for the cabinet?

Lu Wan bowed his head and stood in the train. The imperial edict of the award had never had his own name, but he was not in a hurry at all, because he knew that he would be the candidate who would be named Minister of the Ministry of War today. This position is not inferior to Song Nan's today. In a sense, once the nomination is approved, Song Nan is in the Shenshu In the position of admiral, he became his subordinate instead.

"The old minister thinks that since he is the best candidate for the secretary of the Ministry of War, how can there be no choice? The old minister recommended a person. Jiang Han, the general soldier of Ningxia, has made countless achievements in the war. What's more rare is that he has a unique set of methods for military affairs. In the 14th year of Hongzhi, the previous emperor personally praised his ability and once wanted to transfer him back to Beijing to serve in the military department. Unfortunately, at that time, when the Tatars knocked on the customs, Jiang Han wrote a letter asking him to stay in the border town to protect the enemy. The previous emperor added his position as a servant of the military department and allowed him to stay in the border town. Xu Guangzuo forgot his previous setbacks and shook his head and played with his beard.

"Oh, my husband's words were deeply impressed by me. I remember the matter of Lord Jiang Han. The original intention was to let Lord Jiang Han return to Beijing to perform his duties after defeating the Taran, but due to the continuous war in the border town, Jiang Han has never had the opportunity to return to the military department to perform his duties. However, this person was very open-minded and simply resigned from the position of servant of the Ministry of War and stayed in Ningxia to guard the northwest town for Daming. This time, the secretary of the Ministry of War was vacant, and the first person I thought of was also him, who was incomparable to others in terms of talent and qualifications. Jiao Fang, a cabinet scholar, shook the head of the jujube nucleus and came out.

Yang Ting and his face are ugly, and the two factions in the cabinet are well known. Jiao Fang and Gu Zuo have always been working against themselves and Li Dongyang and Wang Kui. Fortunately, they have the advantage of the number of people, and the votes to decide on major affairs will not let them succeed, but every time they sing against each other in court, this is not only a heartfelt thing, but also for Li Dongyang and A big blow to my own majesty.

"Jiang Han?" Zhengde is very strange to this sudden name. There are many soldiers in the border town, and Zhengde knows no more than one slap in the name.

"Your Majesty, several Western Songji and the Western Python in the Xiyuan Leopard House were sent thousands of miles by this man, do you remember?" Liu Jin leaned over and whispered in Zhengde's ear.

Zhengde said, and the image of several exotic women with white skin, blue eyes and high nose appeared in his mind. For more than ten days, Zhengde has been fighting with them. At this moment, he forgot who sent him to the palace. It turned out to be this Jiang Han.

Zhengde was confused, and there was a smile on the corners of his mouth. The ministers did not know the image in Zhengde's mind at this moment, otherwise they would be afraid of spraying blood one by one.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty?" Liu Jin gently reminded.

Zhengde woke up and said quickly, "Well... this... Now there are two choices, Lu Wan and Jiang Han. Which of these two do you think is more suitable?"

"Naturally, Lu Wan is the most suitable candidate. This time, he is also outstanding in suppressing thieves. He is familiar with military affairs and serves as the right servant of the Ministry of War. During the period when the head of the Military Department was vacant, the operation of the Ministry of War also contributed to him."

"No, no, no... Lu Wan is not bad, but unfortunately he is too young. He was not qualified for the position of chief executive of the three sides at the beginning, so how can he take charge of the military department? Lord Jiang Han is an experienced veteran of the two dynasties, and it is the best choice to sit in the military headquarters.

"The elders of the two dynasties? Does that mean that he is old? Can Lian Po still eat when he is old? Not to mention being in charge of the military headquarters, I'm afraid I won't be able to fight in the border town.

"Bah, what kind of bastard are you talking about? The three bowls of rice are still eaten at each meal, the body is still strong, and the brain is still enough.

"Hey, three bowls of rice? What's the use of eating too much? I'm afraid it's 'three arrows in an instant'.

The court is automatically divided into two factions, and they do not give in to each other. They are extremely sarcastic and quarrel endlessly.