Chapter 119 The Charm of Political Compromise (Subscription Request)
Border troops must not be allowed to enter Beijing.

This was something Xu Jie could not agree to even at the risk of his life today.

As long as he dares to agree tonight, he will have to be prepared to be impeached by all officials tomorrow and be forced to petition for his death.

This is not just his idea.

It is not the idea of ​​a certain group of court officials either.

Rather, it was the common will of the entire official system of the Ming Dynasty.

A will that cannot be changed!

Lu Fang said with great sorrow: "The master just wants to sleep peacefully. He just wants to transfer a few thousand border troops to the capital to protect the Western Garden. Doesn't Lord Xu agree to it?"

Inside Yuxi Palace, Lu Fang asked on behalf of the emperor.

The sound echoed in the palace.

The atmosphere became a little tense.

Hidden murderous intent.

Once Xu Jie answered, he refused.

That is him, Lord Xu, who doesn't care about the emperor's safety.

This is the crime of deceiving the emperor!
Even Gao Gong, who had been very dissatisfied with Old Xu's way of doing things recently, couldn't help but reveal a worried look and glanced at Old Xu.

Xu Jie faced the murderous intent head on, but his expression remained unchanged.

It's just some harsh questions.

If I can't solve such a difficult problem, then I can really roll down from the position of Second Minister of the Cabinet.

Xu Jie clasped his hands together, raised his head, his face full of loyalty, as if he was thinking deeply about the emperor.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is currently busy with the Xiyuan Incident. As a minister, we feel the same way as your Majesty."

Old Xu has actually become shameless!
Yan Shaoting on the side quickly glanced at Old Xu who expressed his empathy for his emperor and father.

Unexpectedly, this old fox also learned this trick
Xu Jie then said, "However, I think that Your Majesty was affected by the incident in the Western Garden at the moment, but the transfer of border troops to Beijing to protect the Western Garden was in the future.

The Xuanfu Border Army, which was closest to the capital, was ordered to be mobilized at this moment. Even if the order was sent at full speed, it would take three days for the order to reach Xuanfu.

When Xuanfu received the imperial edict, it was ordered to dispatch troops and horses to the capital. It would take two or three days to mobilize the troops, and now it would take another six or seven days to travel a distance of 400 miles.

All in all, it will take more than ten days to see the Xuanfu Border Guard Army arrive in the capital to protect the Western Garden."

He first used the distance between Xuanfu and the capital as an explanation.

Xu Jie continued, "Your Majesty is in trouble now, but Xuanfu is far away and out of reach. Can we sit by and watch Your Majesty not rest for more than ten days?
Your Majesty is unable to rest right now because you are disturbed by the incident in the Western Garden and are worried about the palace guards.

I believe that even if the Five Cities Military Command is not up to the task, it can still be deployed in the capital to strengthen the capital's defenses.

Inside and outside the Western Garden, an imperial decree can be issued to the Governor-General of the Capital Camp and Gu Huan, Marquis of Zhenyuan, to order them to draw troops from the Capital Camp into the city, station there and seal off the area around the Western Garden to protect Your Majesty's safety.

There are nearly 100,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp. Even if we select one out of thirty, the most elite soldiers, we can still select 3,000 elite soldiers to guard the Western Garden. This is enough to ensure that the Western Garden is safe and there will be no more gunshots like before."

What Xu Jie was talking about was generosity and confidence.

The severity of the situation is also analyzed clearly.

Didn’t the emperor say that he couldn’t sleep right now?

It was not that he disagreed with mobilizing the Xuanfu Army to the capital, but that the Xuanfu Army could not arrive in the capital immediately.

As ministers, they couldn't just sit back and watch the emperor lose sleep for the next ten days.

but.

They are all loyal ministers and will definitely help the emperor share his worries and solve his problems.

The border troops cannot be mobilized, but the Beijing camp is right in front of us.

There are 100,000 soldiers in the Beijing garrison, and the elite are selected from the best. Several thousand soldiers can always be picked out immediately to protect the safety of the Western Garden.

This is also the biggest concession Xu Jie can make.

He couldn't completely reject the emperor's request, but he also couldn't agree to it.

Compromise, each side makes a concession.

Instead of using border troops, use the capital camp.

In Xu Jie's view, as in the past, as long as the emperor and his subjects each took a step back, the matter would be accomplished.

But.

Yan Shaoting lowered his head, but his face was full of smiles.

From the time the cabinet was summoned to the palace until now, what they have been waiting for is Old Xu's answer of political compromise.

If he can compromise this time, he will be able to continue to compromise next time.

Damn the charm of political compromise!
Yan Shaoting gradually felt that with these, he would be able to thrive in the court of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

then.

Yan Shaoting restrained his smile and looked up at Lu Fang who was silently staring at him.

It was time for Lu Fang to deliver the final blow.

Lu Fang understood and snorted coldly.

"Beijing Camp?"

The question raised with full of sarcasm made Xu Jie and others look up in confusion.

Lv Fang said sarcastically, "It would be better if Lord Xu didn't mention this. Lord, do you know why I want to withdraw border troops from Xuanfu to Beijing to protect the Western Garden?"

Xu Jie naturally didn't know.

If I had known that, I wouldn't have had to give such a long speech analyzing the pros and cons.

Lu Fang continued to mock, "Lord Xu is so busy with state affairs that he even forgot about the messy accounts at the Ministry of Works' Armament Bureau, the Saddle and Bridle Bureau, and the Firearms Depot!"

"Lü Fang!"

Actor Zhu Houcong also spoke at the right time, looked at Lu Fang with some dissatisfaction, and interrupted the other party.

Lu Fang seemed to react suddenly. He quickly bowed and saluted towards Xu Jie.

"I have offended Lord Xu with my words. I hope Lord Xu will forgive me."

Xu Jie blinked, a little bewildered: "Eunuch Lu, you are too kind. We are all doing this for His Majesty."

Jiajing snorted and said, "Since we are talking about the useless people in the Beijing camp, let Yan Shaoting explain it to you, Lord Xu."

Xu Jie's eyes darkened.

This was the first time that the emperor said that the Beijing troops were useless.

This is quite a serious statement.

Gao Gong was even more alarmed.

He now seems to have an allergic reaction to the three words Yan Shaoting.

Whenever you hear Yan Shaoting's name, bad things are likely to happen.

however.

Yan Shaoting had already stood up.

He clasped his hands and said, "My dear ministers, I have recently been ordered to check the accounts of the Ministry of Works' Arms Bureau, Saddle and Bridle Bureau, Firearms Warehouse, the Imperial Household's Arms Bureau, and Gunpowder Warehouse.

The accounts of various departments are so unsightly that I, an humble official, feel uneasy when I see them.

Due to various reasons, the military equipment of the country over the years is less than half.

The general ledgers of the Ministry of Works, Ministry of War, and Ministry of Revenue, such as the accounts of the Military Equipment Bureau, are not isolated cases, nor are they related to firearms.

All the firearms, swords, guns, armor, military uniforms, and food and fodder needed by our army and horses were not counted correctly, and the warehouses were empty, even without rats or insects.

I do not know why this happened, but I can infer that the Beijing camp had long relaxed its military preparations, even though the Beijing camp governor, Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Huan, was diligent in training the troops and horses, and the soldiers were strong and powerful.

But the firearms, war horses, swords and spears in the camp are dependent on food and fodder. I am afraid that they have long been outstripping the supply. The war horses are weak, the soldiers are powerless, and there are no swords. Most of the firearms in the army are left over from the time of Taizu and Chengzu. "

Lu Fang immediately expressed her grief again: "Lord Xu, I was right before. It's not that I don't care about my master and use the nearest Beijing camp, but the Beijing camp is probably no longer able to fight. Only the border troops have been fighting at the border for many years and have sufficient armaments, so they can be used."

Yan Shaoting continued, “Although I haven’t checked all of them, but just in Beijing, the capital of the emperor, the military equipment and military supplies are so insufficient. Now it can be said that the 100,000 troops in the capital of the Ming Dynasty have long been exhausted!

If we look back to the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, the millions of Ming troops would probably have been abandoned long ago.

For example, the Zhejiang Province needed Qi Jiguang and other generals to recruit officers and soldiers to suppress the Japanese pirates, which shows that the local garrisons had already collapsed. However, the court's accounts were the same as before. I dare not think about how many of them were bad debts or fake accounts. "

Speaking of it.

Yan Shaoting turned around, bowed, clasped his fists, and faced Jiajing on the platform.

He said in a deep voice: "The country is in great difficulty now. How can we sit back and watch the army being corrupt and slackening its military preparations? As a result, Your Majesty is disturbed by the thieves and cannot sleep at night. Instead of summoning troops from the frontier camp to guard the capital, you select troops from the border towns a hundred miles away to enter the capital.

I request that the court conduct a strict investigation into the military preparations and investigate the corruption and embezzlement in the army. All the two capitals, 13 provinces, and nine border towns, millions of Ming troops, and tens of thousands of generals are to be investigated. We must do our utmost to change the situation of military shortages and embezzlement in our dynasty!"

In Yuxi Palace, Yan Shaoting's voice demanding a comprehensive inventory of military supplies across the country could not be calmed down for a long time.

Yan Song even interrupted and said, "Your Majesty has been humiliated and cannot sleep day and night. This is the fault of our ministers. Even if you want to transfer troops to guard the Western Garden, you have to abandon the Beijing camp and withdraw troops from the border. This is really absurd!"

At the beginning of the year, the emperor submitted a memorial to the emperor, stating that the country was in deficit of tens of millions, and the army had never lacked what it needed, yet the lower levels were exploiting them at every turn. This was truly a heinous crime of deceiving the emperor!

I think we should conduct a thorough investigation to make up for the deficit of the court!"

Yan Shaoting glanced at Old Yan silently.

The old man is getting more tacit now.

He looked at Lao Xu and Lao Gao again.

He and Old Yantou cooperated in this discussion, but did not mention a single word about rectifying military affairs. All they said was to check military supplies and reduce the deficit of the court.

All that is involved are issues of money and food.

If you, Old Xu and Old Gao, disagree, then it was you two who were the ones who took the lead in causing the court's deficit!

Would Xu Jie agree to a comprehensive investigation of what can now be considered a major case of military supply corruption in the Ming Dynasty?

Obviously it can't be done.

At least I can't completely agree.

Xu Jie turned his head and glanced at Gao Gong, then he said, "Your Majesty, the court has always had a separation of civil and military officials, this is a precedent.

As for the military equipment and military supplies, the Ministry of War discussed it with the Ministry of Revenue and drafted it before the Emperor.

We need to investigate corruption in military supplies right now, and I think the Ministry of Revenue’s idea is more appropriate.”

Gao Gong looked at Xu Jie with some surprise.

Old Xu, you are so unkind!
How come this matter is pushed onto me?

But he was also in charge of the Ministry of Revenue.

Gao Gong could only speak: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the country's money and grain. Now, Yan Shidu said that there was a lot of corruption in military supplies, which caused a serious deficit for the court.

I think this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated!"

We have to check.

Anyone who says they won't investigate at this time is embezzling the imperial money.

But Gao Gong quickly continued, "It's just that the court is facing many difficulties right now. If we start to investigate the garrisons and border troops in the two capitals and thirteen provinces across the country, it may cause unrest.

At the beginning of the year, the Ministry of War reported that the Anda tribe had made frequent unusual movements this year, with many reports coming from Datong and Xuanfu.

If the imperial court conducts an open investigation at this time, it may cause chaos among the border troops, which will destabilize the military morale and even lead to the Anda tribe invading the border.

I think..."

"Your Majesty, I agree with what Mr. Gao said. For the time being, we will temporarily postpone the comprehensive inventory of military equipment and military supplies in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of our dynasty."

Yan Shaoting spoke immediately, interrupting Gao Gong.

Gao Gong immediately turned to look at Yan Shaoting with a puzzled look on his face.

This kid is so kind today and won’t cause trouble anymore?
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