"Taishi, although our army won the battle of the Western Regions, the situation in the Western Regions is extremely complicated, in order to secure the territory of the Ming Dynasty in the Western Regions, this king believes that we should ensure sufficient troops to deal with possible changes in the Western Regions."

Under the gaze of everyone, Li Yuntian pondered for a while and then looked at Zhang Fu with a smile, "The Northwest Divisions are the closest to the Western Regions, once there is a change in the Western Regions, then the troops in the west will be the first of the Ming Dynasty, so the soldiers of the Northwest should become the elite of my Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhang Fu frowned slightly when he heard this, and then nodded thoughtfully, his expression was extremely solemn, the Ming Dynasty obtained a large amount of territory from the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Timurid Empire through this battle in the Western Regions, and how to hold these territories will become the primary issue for the military cabinet to consider.

After all, the Western Regions are far away, and it is not so easy for the Ming Dynasty to control them, in fact, the Ming Dynasty did not even control the Kansai before, not to mention the territory of the Turpan region and the more distant Hezhong region.

If there is a war in the Turpan area or the Hezhong region, especially in the Hezhong region, the Ming Dynasty will naturally have to send troops from Kansai and the northwest, so that the cost of the war will be minimized and more convenient, far less troublesome than mobilizing troops from the Gyeonggi Prefecture and other places, and can respond to the war as soon as possible.

The reason why Zhang Fu frowned was because Li Yuntian's words very implicitly revealed his plan for the Northwest Divisions, that is, to build the army of the Northwest Divisions into the main force of the Ming Dynasty.

This must be a good thing, even if it is brought to the court, no one can argue, but in this way, the guard system of the Northwest Divisions will be abolished, and it is obvious that the combat effectiveness of the guard army is not as good as that of the army under the command of the martial arts.

Since the gap between the two sides was caused by the two different military systems, even the transfer of the military attache from the martial arts hall to the Northwest Guard Station would not help.

Maybe the army of the Northwest Guard Station can have good combat effectiveness in a short period of time, but over time, it will naturally return to the old way before, even those military attachés who teach martial arts want to make any achievements, but they are trapped in the military system and cannot do anything.

Therefore, only by implementing the military system of stressing martial arts in the northwestern divisions can we change this situation and ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops.

In fact. Not only the Northwest Divisions, but also the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, the Shanbei Military Region, and the Liaodong Military Region were also faced with serious problems in changing the military system after the Battle of the Western Regions.

Unlike the Northwest Divisions, the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, the Shanbei Military Region, and the Liaodong Military Region had already undergone some reforms, and although they were still hereditary military positions, the training of soldiers was on par with that of the Shogun.

The Gyeonggi Governor's Office and the Shanbuk Military Region suffered heavy losses in the First Battle of the Western Regions, not only did they suffer serious losses in troops, but more importantly, they lost the battle, and those military attachés were punished, so that the military attachés in these two places were actually vacant.

As for the Liaodong Military Region, its military attachés at all levels were promoted from among the soldiers by the imperial court after the Battle of Liaodong that year according to Li Yuntian's merit list, and they had a close relationship with Li Yuntian, and they were the closest guards to the military system of Wutang in the Daming Guard.

In fact, in addition to the middle and senior military attachés, the grassroots military attaches in Liaodong were all promoted from the soldiers after the battle of Liaodong, and the only way to promote the grassroots military attaches was to promote the soldiers after the heavy casualties of the army of the Liaodong Guard, and even half of the middle and senior military attaches had experienced the battle of Liaodong and had worked under Li Yuntian.

What's more, among the Western Expeditionary Army sent by the imperial court, only the troops of the Liaodong Military Region shined in the war under the command of Li Yuntian, so if the military system of Jiangwutang was implemented in the Liaodong Military Region, it would not encounter much resistance.

After listening to Li Yuntian's words, the nobles in the room fell into deep thought, how could they not hear the meaning of Li Yuntian's words, it seems that the military system of Jiangwutang will be promoted in the Northwest Division, Gyeonggi Governor's Office, Shanbei Military Region, and Liaodong Military Region this time.

Although the nobles of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies in the capital did not want Li Yuntian to do this, they could not do anything about what was happening in front of him, Li Yuntian had confirmed to the world through more than ten years of war that the military system of the Jiangwutang was superior to the system of the Wei Institute, and this time he came with a great victory in the Battle of the Western Regions, and no one had any reason or excuse to stop Li Yuntian.

As for the Wei system being the ancestral system left by Ming Taizu, it seems to be a very powerful reason, but has there been less ancestral system that has been broken since Emperor Yongle?

At the end of the day, Li Yuntian now has the strength to promote the promotion of the military system of Jiangwutang, and among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, he not only has the support of the nobles of the Jiangwutang line, but also has the support of Zhou Zheng and Zhang Hao, who are close to him.

In addition, over the years, many nobles have been cared for by Li Yuntian in the war, not to mention, Bai An, the deputy commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, is the most obvious example, if it were not for Li Yuntian's support, then he would have been imprisoned for the defeat of the Western Expeditionary Army, and not like now, he has the opportunity to become a duke.

In addition, the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family has great trust and reliance on Li Yuntian, so if Li Yuntian promotes this matter, no one can really stop it, and no one can afford to be responsible for the defeat of the war in the Western Regions in the future.

In this case, these nobles in the corridor are naturally thinking about how to deal with the upcoming military reform, and then get the maximum benefits from it, it is obvious that Li Yuntian will protect the interests of those nobles who are affected by this matter, and the key is how to maximize the benefits.

And once the Northwest Divisions promote the reform of the military system, then the other divisions of the Ming Dynasty are bound to carry out reforms one after another, unless those divisions can prove that their soldiers can also have strong combat effectiveness, but how is this possible?

Li Yuntian felt that the atmosphere in the room had become a little dull, so Yu Feng turned around and chatted with Zhang Fu about family life, and the two quickly talked and laughed, making the depressing atmosphere relaxed again.

After the time of the last dynasty arrived, the civil and military officials of the east and west thousand-step corridors lined up in the corridor in front of Langfang, and went to the Taihe Hall silently with their heads bowed.

Although there was no word in the palace, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty knew that today's generals of the Great Dynasty read out the rewards of the Orthodox Emperor to Li Yuntian and other meritorious officials in the Battle of the Western Regions, so all the ministries and institutes interestingly suppressed the concerts to be played, and today's Great Dynasty belonged to those heroes of the Battle of the Western Regions.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" After the Empress Dowager Zhang took the hand of the orthodox emperor and entered the Taihe Palace, the civil and military officials in the main hall knelt down and saluted, and the mountain shouted long live.

Not only the officials of the Taihe Palace, but also the military attachés of the Wenchen in the square of the Taihe Hall also knelt on the ground, looking black and pressing, which was quite spectacular.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat!" After taking a seat on the dragon chair in the main hall, the orthodox emperor raised his hands upwards into the void and said in a rough voice, with a trace of the temperament of a king on his body.

"Long live thanks!" Hearing this, the ministers in the palace stood up and stood there with their bows, and the huge palace was silent.

"The emperor has a decree, and there is a book." Song Dashan, who was standing in front of the Orthodox Emperor's side, bowed to the Orthodox Emperor and shouted in a sharp voice.

What is different from the past is that the "retreat from the dynasty" after "Youben Qilu" was omitted by Song Dashan, and it is obvious that the orthodox emperor will have a holy decree to be read later.

"The officials have no capital!"

"There is no book in the household!"

"The Ministry of Rites has no book!"

"The criminal department has no book!"

"The Ministry of Industry has no capital!"

"The Ministry of Agriculture has no capital!"

……

Song Dashan's voice lagged behind, and the chief officials of the various ministries and courtyards lined up in order in an orderly manner, and bowed to the orthodox emperor in a loud voice.

Today is a big thing and it must be postponed until tomorrow, otherwise it will collide with the rewards of Li Yuntian and Zhou Zheng and other meritorious heroes in the Battle of Kansai, in that case, it will undoubtedly be water in the brain.

For this reason, the chief officials of various ministries and institutes have long ago specially told their subordinate civil and military officials not to poke out any baskets today, otherwise those court officials will definitely not let go of those who cause trouble.

"Your Majesty, there is no book." After the chiefs of the ministries and institutes finished reporting, Song Dashan turned to the orthodox emperor and bowed down and said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our army won a complete victory in the Battle of the Western Regions, not only helping the restoration of Eastern Chagatai but also annihilating the old enemy Northern Yuan in one fell swoop, and making Western Chagatai cede land and sue for peace, and claim to be a minister, creating a great event after my Ming Dynasty established itself, and made great contributions!"

Hearing this, the orthodox emperor glanced around at the ministers in the main hall, and after a deep sigh, he said in an orderly manner, "Spread my will and reward the meritorious ministers of the Western Regions to show their merits." ”

"King Zhongwu, Duke Zhongguo, Duke Yiguo, Marquis Anping, Marquis Anyong, Marquis Anyong receive the order!" Hearing this, Song Dashan took the holy decree that had been prepared long ago from the hand of the attendant on the side, and shouted sharply.

"The minister takes the order!" Li Yuntian, Zhou Zheng, Zhang Hao, Niu Shihao and Bai An hurriedly walked out of the queue of honors and knelt side by side in front of the hall.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: King Zhongwu was ordered to strategize in the battle of the Western Regions, and turned the tide, his achievements are great, and his heart is loyal and unparalleled."

Seeing this, Song Dashan opened the holy decree in his hand, glanced at Li Yuntianhou and read aloud, "Therefore, according to the ancestral system, I will be the loyal king of the Ming Dynasty with the merit of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, and I will be replaced by hereditary succession, and I will be awarded the title of prince and teacher, and I will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold and thousands of hectares of fertile land." ”

"Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Although he had long known that he would be crowned a prince, when the holy decree was really issued, Li Yuntian still felt a little excited in his heart, and bowed to the orthodox emperor and thanked him grandly.

The eyes of the ministers in the hall looking at Li Yuntian were suddenly full of envy and jealousy, Li Yuntian not only became the first nobleman to be crowned king when he was alive in the Ming Dynasty, but also became the first prince of the Ming Dynasty, which can be said to have broken the heavenly wilderness of the Ming Dynasty.

However, after all, Li Yuntian is a prince of the opposite sex, and he has to be different from the prince of the Ming royal family, so he got the word "loyalty", instead of being titled according to his location like the prince of the royal family, such as King Yan, King Ning, and so on.

It can be seen from Li Yuntian's title that the Empress Dowager Zhang gave Li Yuntian such a great grace and hoped to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty forever.

"Zhongguo Gong blocked the enemy in the northwest so that it could not cross the thunder pond one step, and the battle of Jiayu was even more heartfelt, but the song and cry, so he entered the title of Taifu, the bounty was ten thousand taels, and the fertile land was one hundred hectares."

After Li Yuntian thanked him, Song Dashan continued to read the holy decree loudly, and Zhou Zheng ranked second because of his meritorious service in the northwest town.

"Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Zhou Zheng heard that he knelt down to the orthodox emperor, and felt a little lost in his heart in addition to his excitement, and regretted that he could not enter the title of prince, after all, his military exploits in the battle of the Western Regions were second only to Li Yuntian, and it can also be said that he "opened up the territory" for the Ming Dynasty.

But then again, the prince of the Ming Dynasty is not so easy to enter the seal, according to the Ming ancestral system, the two merits of not opening up the territory and saving the country are not allowed to enter the seal.

It is worth mentioning that opening up the territory and saving the country are only the prerequisites for entering the kingship, which does not mean that the person who has made these two merits must be crowned the king.

The reason why Li Yuntian was crowned as a prince was the grace that Emperor Xuande descended before his death, in addition to highlighting Li Yuntian's past achievements, there was also a sense of trust, so he was fortunate to be crowned a prince, otherwise Emperor Xuande would not have done this, at most he would have given Li Yuntian a title.

Besides, since Li Yuntian had already been crowned a prince because of his exploits in the Battle of the Western Regions, Zhou Zheng and others, as Li Yuntian's deputies, naturally lost the opportunity to be crowned princes.

"The Duke of Yiguo and the Marquis of Anping rushed thousands of miles to attack Mobei, leveled the Northern Yuan Dynasty in one fell swoop, and blocked the enemy in Chisha City, Guanxi, bloody battles were fought again and again, and they could sing and cry."

Seeing Zhou Zheng's decree of gratitude, Song Dashan glanced at Zhang Hao and Niu Shihao, who were kneeling there, and read out the next holy decree loudly, "Therefore, the righteous prince enters the Taibao title, the bounty is ten thousand taels, and the fertile land is one hundred hectares; The Marquis of Anping entered the title of Anguo Gong, entered the title of prince and prince, with a bounty of 10,000 taels and 100 hectares of fertile land. ”

"The minister's decree is grateful, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Zhang Hao and Niu Shihao kowtowed to the orthodox emperor in unison to thank him, especially Niu Shihao, his face turned a little red due to excitement, he looked forward to it for so many years and finally became a prince of the country, making up for the regret of the defeat of the Northern Expedition a few years ago.

"Marquis An Yong led the army to escort the royal family of East Chagatai into the customs, broke into the desert, fought Dunhuang, and made commendable achievements."

Subsequently, it was Bai An's turn to reward the orthodox emperor, and Song Dashan read out loudly in a frustrated voice, "Therefore, enter the title of Marquis Yong of Yongguo and enter the title of Prince Taibao." ”

"The minister's decree is grateful, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Bai An immediately knelt down happily to thank the commander when he heard this, and his ending was undoubtedly the best among the generals of the Western Expeditionary Army, not only because he was not implicated in the defeat of the Western Expeditionary Army, but also because he was able to increase his official rank, which was really lucky.

To this day, the whereabouts of Song Hai, the Duke of Wuguo, and Yang Sanyu, the Marquis of Chengning, are still unknown, and their lives and deaths are unknown, neither the Timurid Empire nor the Northern Yuan Dynasty know the whereabouts of the two.

After the end of the two battles between Heishui City and Blue Leaf City, the generals of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty specially asked the soldiers to search the traces of the two, after all, the two were the main generals of the Ming army, but unfortunately nothing was found, and no one knew where the two were.

Bai An's entry into the seal meant that the imperial court recognized the merits of the Western Expeditionary Army in the Battle of the Western Regions, which made the Western Expeditionary Army save a lot of face, and also made the surviving soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army feel a lot of comfort.