Chapter 6: Pulling the Snake out of the Cave (Three)

The eyes swept to Xiong Tingbi on the side. He is now Sun Chengzong's deputy and his father-in-law. He is younger than Sun Chengzong. Sun Chengzong is older. According to the newly issued retirement regulations by the court, Sun Chengzong can only work until he is seventy years old at most. Xiong Tingbi is the first candidate to take over the military machine hall. Of course, if it weren't for Xiong Tingbi's own talents and character, Zhu Yinglong would not consider him first. The relationship here is too complicated. For the future, Xiong Tingbi is actually not the best candidate. He can only be regarded as a transition. In reality, sometimes it is helpless. Xiong Tingbi may not have any other thoughts, so it is hard to guarantee that the generals under his command will not have any thoughts. It is important to know that Xiong Hu was the eldest son of the emperor, although he was not the eldest son.

,But among the princes, he is the eldest, Xiong Hu is a noble concubine, and his status is only a slight difference from that of the queen. These are inevitable that some people will have different thoughts. He, the emperor, can make the harem harmonious, the princes and brothers love, and the sisters are humble, but he cannot control the various thoughts of the ministers. In history, princes fighting for the throne is the bloodiest and most ruthless. He does not want this to happen to him. Now that the Empress Zhou Yingning's father has died, is there anyone who can be used by her parents' family? She can tell that she has almost no power to rely on. Of course, she has a big support, that is, as long as she is here for one day, her status will be as stable as Mount Tai, provided that she cannot do anything out of particular way.

"Xiong Aiqing." Zhu Yinglong smiled and faced Xiong Tingbi who was standing beside him.

"I am here."

"Xiong Aiqing, I am very happy about your military region, but I am afraid it is not that easy to operate. Do you have any ideas?" Zhu Yinglong continued to ask.

"Your Majesty, I have only gained some simple opinions in recent days. I would like to ask the emperor not to blame him."

"Say, this is my purpose today." Zhu Yinglong nodded. When it comes to disarmament, the most difficult thing is to clarify the names and relationships in the army. As long as the military region is established, it is equivalent to dividing the army of the whole country into several large pieces, and then you can do it one by one. This is much more efficient than a messy one-size-fits-all approach.

"Yes, the emperor."

Sun Chengzong also raised his ears, and it should be noted that these days, the two have had secret discussions on the issue of establishing a military region several times. It is of great importance and must be cautious.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to start with the compulsory military service system."

"allow."

"In the eyes of Weichen, the compulsory military service system proposed and implemented by the emperor is an unprecedented law for the future. According to this system, the court no longer needs to worry about the lack of troops in the future, and the quality of troops can be guaranteed. However, in the eyes of Weichen, the greatest advantage of this compulsory military service system is not here."

Not only did Sun Chengzong be surprised when Xiong Tingbi said this, because these were all things that Xiong Tingbi had not mentioned to him, and Zhu Yinglong also became interested. Both of them were focused on listening to how Xiong Tingbi continued.

"Emperor, Sun Ge Lao, the compulsory military service system actually puts the entire world under the jurisdiction of the court, and this foreign service was the most critical point in the military service law. In the past, every time the imperial court established a guard, the army would be stationed in one place, and his family would also be stationed with the army. Over time, various forces were found in the army. Therefore, there were many generals who ruled their own affairs, and even occupied the mountains and became kings. Although they did not confront the court, the disadvantages of corruption and military pay were revealed, which caused the court's people to lose their hearts and rebellion to continue. Natural disasters were terrible, but human disasters were even more terrible. Military service in other places was a good medicine, and it stipulated that the military service was only four years, and once the service period was over, they had to return home. Moreover, the generals also stipulated the years of office. In this way, the possibility of local garrisons causing disasters to the local area was reduced a lot."

"Yes, it's good to serve in the military in another place. In this way, the army in the world is a family. There are both Shandong, Shanxi, Fujian, Guangzhou, and from all over the world." Sun Chengzong praised.

Zhu Yinglong also nodded and smiled. The benefits of compulsory military service are many, some of which are good at speaking. Military service in another place is a magic weapon for the imperial court to control the troops stationed in various places. In the future, unless the king is unjust and the court is corrupt, if you have ambitions to rebel, just see if your soldiers agree. You should know that they are not acre of land that your subordinates can control. They are willing to sacrifice for the court when they fight, because even if they die on the battlefield, the court will have kindness and fight for their personal ambitions, which will eventually affect their families. How many people are willing to follow such stupid things?

"Emperor." Xiong Tingbi continued, "To establish a military region, the first thing to do is to abolish the existing commanding yamen of the provinces, as well as generals and deputy generals of each town. These generals with actual military power are the biggest obstacles to disarmament and establishment of military regions. These people cannot satisfy them all. Therefore, before establishing a military region, some people who may be hindered must be transferred or rotated."

"This is easy to deal with. I will hold a winter study class and teach it in person. I believe they dare not not come. Anyway, there is no major war in the place except the southwest." Zhu Yinglong said with a smile.

Good idea, Sun Chengzong and Xiong Tingbi's eyes lit up when they heard this. As long as these people entered this so-called study class, they would be in a cage. Although they would not have to kill them, they would probably have to hold some idle positions after they came out, which would mean that they would invisibly deprive their military power.

"Weichen discussed with Sun Ge Lao for a while in the establishment of the military region, and believed that it would be better to establish six major military regions for the time being." Xiong Tingbi continued.

"Oh, my dear, let's talk." Zhu Yinglong also wanted to hear how the results of Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chengzong discussed were different from what he had imagined.

"First, the Liaodong Military Region is mainly responsible for the defense and counterattack against the Later Jin Dynasty and the battle to recover lost territory.

Second, the Beijing Military Region is responsible for the defense of the capital and the operation of the Liaodong Military Region at any time.

Third, the Northwest Military Region is mainly responsible for the defense of Ningxia, Shaanxi and Gansu areas and possible counterattacks against tribes from Qinghai-Tibet and Mongolians.

Fourth, the Nanjing Military Region is responsible for the defense of the coastal areas of Shandong such as Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and other Shandong, as well as landing operations against Japanese pirates and barbarians from the sea.

Fifth, the Guangzhou Military Region is responsible for the defense of Guangzhou, Guangxi and Yunnan, as well as surveillance of the southwestern countries and border security.

Sixth, the Sichuan-Guizhou Military Region is responsible for the defense and security of Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan, as well as the surveillance of southern Tibet and eastern Tibet."

Xiong Tingbi briefly explained the establishment and functions of the six military regions in one breath. To form words in this way, it may take more than ten thousand words. After all, there are too many things that need to be refined here.

The six military regions are basically within Zhu Yinglong's vision, and their functions are different. After all, Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chengzong are both veteran generals and famous generals in the army, and he has only had more than 300 years of experience to be slightly comparable to them. However, they seem to have only considered the frontier, but ignored the security of internal provinces and regions. Did they really not consider this, or did they deliberately leave it to themselves so that the emperor would also have a face that surpassed his ministers?

I can only think about these things. After all, even if the two of them did it on purpose, this is a good intention. For such a big thing, the light of the minister cannot cover the emperor. This seems to be one of the unspoken rules of the officialdom.

"Xiong Aiqing said it well, but do I think there is a Wuhan military region among these six major military regions?" Whether intentionally or unintentionally, there must be an army in the heart of the Central Plains. Otherwise, once the enemy breaks through the border, the Central Plains of the Heavenly Dynasty does not even have an army that can defend the enemy. Wouldn't it be allowed to rage the enemy? Of course, no one wants it to happen in this situation, but it cannot be without such an army. It is also good to leave it as a reserve force to support it.

"What the emperor said." Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chengzong looked at each other, and said in unison as if they were in a sympathetic manner.

"Okay, I have gained a lot today. You two beloved ministers must work together to help me manage this country." Zhu Yinglong understood in his heart, but did not point it out. Instead, he said with great joy, "You should give me the constitution for disarmament and the establishment of a military region as soon as possible. These two things are the top priority for the coming year."

"Don't worry, the emperor, I will do my best."

"Now Huang Taiji has freed up his hands from North Korea. He is an ambitious hero. He may have to attack Monan Mongolia. I wonder how many years my father-in-law can last?" Zhu Yinglong said to the two of them worriedly before leaving.

Sun Chengzong and Xiong Tingbi looked at the dragon chariot that was leaving, and were stunned for a long time before they came to their senses.

"Geor, the emperor?" Xiong Tingbi asked.

"Mr. Xiong, heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know, the emperor knows." Sun Chengzong sighed.

"I can't see that the emperor attaches so much importance to the army?" Xiong Tingbi also had a heavy and solemn expression on his face.

"Brother Xiong, I, the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty will eventually have a battle, and only one of them stayed in the end. On the surface, the emperor made peace with the Later Jin Dynasty. On the one hand, my Ming Dynasty needs to cultivate and restore national strength. On the other hand, our young emperor's ambition is not smaller than that of the Later Jin Dynasty." Sun Chengzong said that it is not a bad thing for the Ming Dynasty to have a pioneering and young monarch who is strong in power. The bad thing is that the pioneering monarch also has the same ambition. Fortunately, Zhu Yinglong's ambition is well controlled, at least he has not done anything crazy at this stage.

"If you can be silenced, you will eventually achieve great things. Our emperor's future achievements may not be inferior to Taizu." Xiong Tingbi sighed.
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