Chapter 11 Military System Reform (V)

Shi Kefa was not wrong on the surface. He was wrong because he put the secret letter on him. The content of the secret letter touched the nerves of too many people, so so many officials united to impeach him. Therefore, he lost in his own hands, and was too eager to change the status quo and ignored the strength of the potential opposition. When many officials talked about it, they could only be wrong even though they knew that he was right.

In fact, this is also a confrontation between the old and new forces. The new forces, which are still in their infancy, have been defeated by the old forces, and are also a kind of force for the old forces to show their power to the emperor Zhu Yinglong, so that the emperor can retreat even if he is in trouble.

In fact, Yang He, Zhou Tingru, Wen Tiren and others who represented the old forces could only temporarily gain a little advantage, and then began to launch a continuous criticism of the cabinet. Not only were the storms in the court, but even the people were surging. Everyone had a series of refutations around the "new policy" and "old system". Most of the people who supported the new policy were the Donglin faction, because they originally advocated the reform of the new law, and the Donglin faction was a faction in power. They had a high reputation among young scholars and some enlightened middle and lower officials, and the conservative faction that occupied almost half of the government and the opposition, although they suffered some losses after the new emperor ascended the throne, but they were deeply rooted, and their leading figures were basically prominent figures in the dynasty, and their actual strength was even above the Donglin faction, which supported the new policy.

Party struggles are a problem that has never been solved in the Ming Dynasty, but now they are indisputable in front of Zhu Yinglong.

There was no Ming Dynasty that had never escaped the disaster of party struggles, and it was becoming increasingly fierce. In the Tianqi and Chongzhen dynasties, various parties were like mushrooms after a rain, and political propositions emerged one after another, representing the interests of all forces. Most of them focused on their own interests, and many of them sold dog meat with the right and bad party, and they attacked each other, which also caused constant turmoil in the political situation of the court, objectively accelerating the speed of the Ming Dynasty's demise. Zhu Yinglong himself did not think that there would be several parties with different political views under his rule, but he was not mentally prepared for the sudden arrival of party struggles. Although he was not in a hurry, it actually affected Zhu Yinglong's reform and forced him to put more energy into thinking about ways to eliminate party struggles. Of course, it was impossible to completely eliminate the impact of party struggles on the reform of the new policy to the greatest extent, and it was best to embark on a path of healthy competition.

Zhu Yinglong's eyes gradually shifted from political reform to military reform. Political and economic reform reached a low stage. If it continues forcibly reform, it will lead to a greater rebound. It is better to consolidate the existing reform results in the next period of time. This is also the truth that the old people often say, "I can't eat too much." Although the military reform also involves the interests of many people, in the army, the court and the country, there are generals and generals who occupy the mountain to be princes. With the military power controlled by the court, no one dares to rebel openly. Relatively speaking, the resistance of the military reform will be less, and with the examples of new troops in the capital, the military reform will be relatively easier. Therefore, Zhu Yinglong had the idea of ​​moving the army first and had an army that absolutely supported himself. Even if administrative and economic reforms are forcibly promoted, it will be much easier.

Of course, this does not mean that Zhu Yinglong deliberately indulged in party struggles. The Shi Kefa incident made Zhu Yinglong more alert. Half of the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by the party corruption, the other third was the incompetence of the Ming Dynasty's monarch and ministers, and the remaining six was the foreign enemy of the Later Jin Dynasty. As for the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, this was just a necessity for the dynasty to be renewed, that is, officials must rebel against the people, so the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by itself. Therefore, Zhu Yinglong was extremely unhappy with Yang He, Zhou Tingru and others to provoke party struggles. Yang He was very ambitious and talented, and had a high position for a long time. He developed a

He had a habit of being arrogant and arrogant. If he had not been a good official, he might not have been able to sit in the unknown of the Minister of Justice. Zhou Tingru had a ill-hearted intention and was a typical treacherous villain. Zhu Yinglong had long wanted to do this person, but he had no good excuse and could not catch his tail, so he still kept him in the court, and there was also Wen Tiren, a bird of a feather. If he had not been to the great treasure and needed to hire people, how could such a person have made him stand in the court?

Zhu Yinglong thought of the reform of the military system alone, and Sun Chengzong, the chief assistant of the Military Pavilion, also thought of it. When the father-in-law Xiong Tingbi went to the northwest to take office at the beginning of the year, he also discussed this matter with Zhu Yinglong. However, at that time, the court was all focused on rectifying the officialdom and "severe crackdown". If even the army was moving at that time, an emergency would be difficult to end. The new army in the Jingying camp was different from the garrison troops at the border. The border army had been in system for many years, and many bad habits were difficult to return. If we wanted to reverse it, we had to make some efforts. Although the new army in the Jingying camp also had some residues at the beginning, it was like a piece of white paper when it was formed.

The intention was torn, Xiong Tingbi went to the northwest for more than half a year. With Zhu Yinglong's acquiescence, he attacked the northwest border army. Many generals in the army came to the public to impeach, but were forcibly suppressed by Zhu Yinglong. Most of the generals who impeached Xiong Tingbi were transferred and demoted, opening a convenient door for Xiong Tingbi to the northwest. After half a year, he finally achieved certain results. So Xiong Tingbi wrote a memorial to the Military Machine Pavilion, and attached a letter to the chief assistant Sun Chengzong, believing that the time for the military system reform was ripe, with his Northwest Army and the new army in Jingying, and Yuan Chonghuan's hands, the Liaodong Army, which had not yet been reformed, was enough to suppress all the forces that could be opposed in the country.

While submitting memorials to the Military Gallery, Xiong Tingbi did not forget to join forces with Yuan Chonghuan from Liaodong, Hong Chengchou from Fujian, Chang Yanlin from Guangzhou, Xiong Zhaolian from Nanjing and others. For a time, several memorials requiring military reform were placed on Sun Chengzong's desk.

Although Sun Chengzong also agreed to Xiong Tingbi and others' opinions on reforming the military system of the court, these memorials were not the time. They were at the time of the turmoil of the court. The decisive and capable, and upright Shi Kefa, because it touched the interests of too many people, led to the impeachment of more than half of the officials in Beijing. The emperor was unable to save them. Now he is still imprisoned in the prison of Dali Temple. If the army is allowed to riot, it will be a disaster for the sky to fall. Therefore, when Sun Chengzong received these memorials, he carefully suppressed them.

Come on, this is why Zhu Yinglong wondered why there was no memorial in the Japanese military cabinet when he returned to the palace from Zhang Yan. He thought that Sun Chengzong would submit it directly during the Great Dynasty the next day. Unexpectedly, Sun Chengzong stood in the train on that day and said nothing. Zhu Yinglong did not notice any troubles about the party dispute caused by Shi Kefa. When he thought of postponing the reform of the new policy, consolidating the existing achievements, and turning to the reform of the military system. When he summoned Sun Chengzong to the palace to inquire, he saw the memorial of Xiong Tingbi and others on the reform of the military system.

Xiong Tingbi proposed the idea of ​​dividing the national military region in his memorial, which is definitely a very advanced idea. This is also related to Zhu Yinglong's continuous guidance and guidance. There is also the military region's defense change system, which is also to prevent military generals from gaining troops and not obeying the imperial orders.

Yuan Chonghuan also mentioned two points: one is the military service system. The existing military service system is in name only, and the recruitment system is too broad, so the quality of the soldiers is difficult to guarantee. After all, the military has endured hardships and is facing death at any time. Except for the forced livelihood, who is willing to join the army? Second, the establishment of the imperial army in the future? He has become very interested in the new army in the Beijing camp. This "44" army organization seems to be more effective in combat and more flexible in command. He has also piloted the practice of brigades, regiments and staff in the Liaodong border army, and has achieved good results. After tasting the sweetness, he suggested that it be implemented nationwide.

The common point between Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Chonghuan in the memorial is that they have realized the power of firearms, especially the power of concentrated assault bombing of artillery made these two famous generals obsessed with them. The memorials were each called by a lion and Zhu Yinglong to ask for a large number of artillery shells. Because Zhu Yinglong decided to give priority to the navy, almost all the newly cast artillery was allocated to the navy, so he could only remain indifferent to the pleas of the two confidant generals.

The biggest difficulty in military system reform is not to disrupt the existing army and then adapt it after it is disrupted by new organization. It also re-formulates the title of general and implements the military rank system first created by the emperor. The most difficult thing is the military service system, which is the most fundamental problem of military system reform. This problem cannot be effectively solved. The strength of the army is only temporary and short-lived.
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