The fire in the East Warm Pavilion is very hot, the emperor specially ordered people to add more charcoal, the older the old dean is, the more cold he is, but the emperor does not like this stuffiness, if the mood is a little irritable, this stuffiness will make the irritability go to the next level, fortunately, he is not irritable today.

"I've been thinking about how to solve the problem on the grassland."

The emperor changed a cup of tea for the old dean, sat down opposite the old dean and said, "Like the previous Chao Chu? The grassland people have always been unruly, the temperament is wild, the former dynasty Chu is suppressed in every way, the slightest wind and grass will move the army will go in to fight a battle, when Chu was founded at the beginning of the country, the Chu army combat power should have few opponents in the world, so it is barely effective, and then the Chu court discipline collapsed, the country's law is unclear, so that the corrupt officials are all over the wilderness, the people are not happy, the combat power of the Chu army is greatly reduced, the cavalry on the grassland takes advantage of the situation, where can it be stopped, Chu is also considered lucky, the founding of the country picked up a Xiliang King - deterring the northwest, More than 100 years later, he picked up another Xu Zhuan to subdue the grassland, and since Xu Qilu, Chu has no famous generals. ”

After taking a sip of tea, he continued: "I have always said that the people of the Central Plains are my people, and the people on the grassland are also my people. ”

He stretched out his hand: "Raise horses for Daning, export cattle and sheep to Daning, and provide 100,000 elite soldiers for Daning, let the family do everything, and give no benefits?" ”

The old dean smiled: "From the time of Zhou Chu to the present, I have felt that the hearts of people who are not of my race must be different......

"So Zhou is extinguished, and Chu is also extinguished."

The emperor looked at the old dean: "Emperor Taizu led the army to destroy Chu, the grassland was prosperous at that time, enough to send at least 150,000 troops, if 150,000 steppe wolves rode to assist the Chu army, Emperor Taizu would have a headache, but because Emperor Chu always likes to divide what is between each other and what is expensive and cheap, so the steppe wolf rode still, and thousands of miles of land in northern Xinjiang fell into the hands of Daning." ”

The emperor exhaled slowly: "I want the people on the grassland to feel my heart, since I began to support the clouds and mulberry flowers, I have constantly sent people to the grassland, set up government schools, county schools, and even township schools, for 20 years, I have let the people of the grassland learn the culture of the Central Plains just like the people of the Central Plains, I taught them to read and write, and I also gave them tax exemptions." ”

The emperor said: "For more than 20 years, from the sixth year of Tiancheng to the twenty-ninth year of Tiancheng to the twenty-ninth year of Tiancheng, twenty-three years, everything I should prepare on the grassland has been prepared, and setting up the Anxi Protectorate has become a matter of course." ”

He glanced at the old dean: "Emperor Taizu created the soldiers of the four frontiers and four libraries, so that the four frontiers of Daning are stable, not afraid of strong enemies, and now the territory of Daning is more than double that of Taizu, so just the four frontiers and four libraries are not enough, set up the capital to protect the mansion, Tuntian in leisure time, serve in the army during wartime, cooperate with the four frontiers and four libraries, I want to strengthen the city wall of the four frontiers of Daning." ”

"Shi Podang is in the south, and the Protectorate of Annam doesn't need to worry about anything, but since you want to check and balance, you can't just use military generals......"

The emperor said: "It's the same, Wenchen and military generals will not favor one over the other. ”

The old dean smiled: "Your Majesty always makes the ministers feel that their horizons are too low, always makes the ministers feel that they have done nothing, and even makes the ministers feel guilty." ”

The emperor laughed: "This sycophant is not good, it is a little stiffer." ”

The old dean smiled: "Your Majesty knows, but the minister is not good at it." ”

He looked at Lai Cheng, who was sitting on the side, and Lai Cheng hurriedly said, "The old dean is right...... No, the old dean is right. ”

The emperor raised his feet, and Lai Cheng pulled the stool and retreated

Withdrawn.

The emperor asked Lai Cheng: "I asked you to discuss the selection of the Protectorate of Annam, have you discussed it?" ”

"There is a young man who is the best choice for talent and conduct."

"Who?"

"Xu Jushan."

The emperor remembered this young man, which was recommended by Shen Leng, and the emperor deliberately took him with him during the Northern Expedition, after the victory of the Northern Expedition, the emperor set up a Taoist mansion in the newly acquired land of Northern Xinjiang, and intended to experience Xu Jushan, so he stayed in the local government for a term, and the household department evaluated, and his political performance was excellent, and he was just transferred back to the cabinet not long ago to do things.

"Yes."

The emperor said: "Transfer Xu Jushan to the south, do the affairs of the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate, let him work in the south for a few years, and then transfer back...... Speaking of Xu Jushan, I remembered another person. ”

The emperor looked at Lai Cheng: "Wu Chengde, the governor of Gyeonggi Province, has been old and has written to me several times to tell him that he is old, I have always been uncertain, he is already seventy-one years old, if I don't put him home to rest, it seems that I am ruthless, and it seems that there is no one to use in Daning, transfer Dou Huainan back, and serve as the governor of Gyeonggi Province." ”

Lai Cheng's heart moved.

Dou Huainan has also been in the south for a while, Gyeonggi Province is the top priority, it is normal to arrange Dou Huainan to come back, after all, no matter ability or character, Dou Huainan is the best choice, Daning Province is the second product, only Gyeonggi Province is the first product, and the Gyeonggi Province has always had to serve as the second assistant of the cabinet, and the people are not in the cabinet, but the cabinet has a place.

Lai Cheng always felt that His Majesty had brought Dou Huainan back at this time, not only because Wu Chengde was indeed old, but more than one person had mentioned to Lai Cheng that Gyeonggi Province was not so clean, if it was too far away from Chang'an City was far away from the Emperor of the Mountain, and even the national law was not enough, then Gyeonggi Province was dark under the lights, right under His Majesty's nose, everyone felt that there could be problems anywhere, but Gyeonggi Province could not have problems, maybe the problem was Gyeonggi Province.

The key is...... Prince.

When His Majesty was on the expedition, it was rumored that the prince and the officials of Gyeonggi Province were very close, and Lai Cheng also heard that the prince had sent someone to meet Wu Chengde in private, and he didn't know if there was an investigation in the Tingwei Mansion, because the Tingwei Mansion was not under his control, and Han Zhaozhi was only responsible to His Majesty.

"When the minister went back, he drafted a decree, transferred Jushan to Rilang to serve as the protector of Annan, and transferred Dou Huainan back to Chang'an to report on his work."

"Hmm."

The emperor nodded: "Write a letter to Shi Podang on behalf of me, telling him to help me guard the south for two more years, and I will transfer him back after two years......"

After saying this, the emperor paused, in fact, he wanted to transfer Shi Podang back immediately, but there was no suitable person to replace Shi Podang in the south, the situation in Rilang's place was complicated, although Rilang people were weak but their hearts were bad, and it was an overseas enclave, and the people who were not tough and thoughtful could not control the overall situation, and his original intention was to transfer Shi Podang back and re-serve as the general of the Jiazi Battalion in Gyeonggi Province, so that his layout inside and outside Daning was almost formed.

The four generals of the four frontiers have been replaced, although it is not too early to talk about Kyushu has not come back, Tang Baobao took over to talk about Kyushu as the general of the western Xinjiang is the last of His Majesty's replacement of the generals of the four frontiers, Wu Xinyu in the north of Xinjiang, Meng Chang'an in the east of Xinjiang, Ye Jingtian has already been replaced in the south of Xinjiang, and the replacement of the old and new in the west is completely completed.

It took the emperor twenty-nine years to double the territory of Daning, but it did not hurt the foundation of Daning, and he also successfully completed the alternation of two generals of the four frontiers, looking at the hundreds of years of history of Daning

, who can compare with the emperor? Not to mention that Daning has been around for hundreds of years, even if you add the Zhou and Chu dynasties, no one can compare with the emperor.

How difficult it was for him when he first ascended the throne, but even in that case, he still smoothly replaced the general of Daning Sijiang, many people know that the emperor was really walking on thin ice at that time, but fortunately, none of the new people disappointed him, whether it was Tieliu Li in the north and Pei Tingshan in the east of Xinjiang, or Shi Yuanxiong in the south of Kyushu in the west, each of them is the cornerstone of Daning, not only to say that these four people are the talents of the generals, but also that His Majesty has the wisdom of people.

"Let's talk about the spirit fox coming back."

The emperor said suddenly.

He left Shi Podang in the south, but he couldn't wait for the hand that should be moved by the Jiazi Battalion in Gyeonggi Province for a while, he had to move, the Jiazi Battalion was just outside Chang'an, so many elite soldiers and strong generals, the emperor was unwilling to let this team, known as the first soldier of Daning, collapse.

"Talking about the spirit fox?"

Lai Cheng asked: "Jiazi Battalion? ”

"Yes."

Lai Cheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly stood up and took a few steps back, and then lifted his robe and knelt down: "The minister has always had an idea, but because he is not very mature, he doesn't dare to say it to His Majesty, and the minister is worried that someone will say that the minister is meddling in military affairs......

The emperor tore a piece of paper from the table, crumpled it into a ball, threw it over, and smashed it on Lai Cheng's head: "Shut away the, just say what you want to say." ”

"Yes......"

Lai Cheng raised his head: "The minister thinks that the generals of the guards should be transferred for a period of five years, and after the expiration of five years, there are more than 30 guards in Daning, and the soldiers will be rotated, and the generals of the guards shall not be in one place for more than five years." ”

The emperor was silent.

The old dean looked at Lai Cheng: "Do you know that once this move is formed, it will inevitably make the generals of the guards dissatisfied, no one is willing to give up their hard-trained soldiers to others, this is not an important thing, the important thing will be that the court does not trust them, it is Your Majesty who does not trust them." ”

"They shouldn't think about it that much."

Lai Cheng raised his head and said: "All guards are the same, who hasn't worked hard to train soldiers for five years in exchange for others?" So this is fair, there is no distinction between superior and inferior, if there is a distinction between superior and inferior, it is because they feel that they will leave in five years anyway, so they do not fulfill their duties in military training, and such people are not worthy of being a general of a guard soldier with their performance. ”

The old dean shook his head: "There are pros and cons. ”

The Emperor remained silent.

After a long time, the emperor asked himself as if he were talking to himself: "I once said that I will let go of all the things of grace, and let him do it after the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, and I might as well do more things that offend people, since this is the case...... Then I will do this offending thing. ”

He looked at Lai Cheng: "Draw up a specific article, and I'll talk about it after I read it." ”

Lai Cheng bowed down: "The minister obeys the order." ”

The old dean sighed lightly, and said in his heart that His Majesty is really hard, too hard, he doesn't want to let the second prince be said to be unkind and cold after he ascends the throne, and Lai Cheng will bring it up because he knows what the emperor thinks.

"Minister, there is one more thing."

Lai Cheng looked at the emperor, and the emperor asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Shen Leng."

Lai Cheng straightened up: "Your Majesty just asked Shen Leng to go to the East China Sea to train the new army of the Navy, Shen Leng is now in the Western Xinjiang to assist Tan Kyushu in the war with the people of the Western Regions, if the battle of the Western Regions is over, Your Majesty still plans to put him in the Eastern Frontier?" ”

The emperor was stunned: "Otherwise? ”

Lai Cheng lowered his head: "General Tai...... It's old too. ”