"The Meng barbarians have gone too far!" Xiao Yu was furious in the main hall.

Looking at the documents rolling to the floor, Chu Cheng just glanced at them, and then cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the ambition of the Meng Dynasty has been clear for a few days, and by conferring titles with such great fanfare, he is declaring war on us!

"

"Oh? Does the Prime Minister mean to start a war with Mengshi?" Duanmu Yang said angrily.

"Prime Minister Zuo, I didn't say that we must start a war now. At present, the biggest enemy of our country is the foreign enemy. If the East China Sea and Beimu are not deported in one day, we cannot start a war with the Mongolian puppet country." Chu Cheng responded calmly,

This made Duanmu Yang seem to be inferior.

"Chu Cheng, please speak clearly, or I will punish you for talking nonsense!" Xiao Yu was obviously upset.

Chu Cheng stood up, walking steadily, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the left prime minister suggested that day that the Qingwu Army be mobilized to station in the south of Luzhou. It was not appropriate. The Qingwu Army going south was a provocative threat to the Mengshi Puppet Dynasty."

Xiao Yu was a little embarrassed. Although the suggestion was made by Duanmu Yang, the decision was still made by himself. At that time, Yu Qingyu wrote a letter saying that he could not go south for the time being. It was because of his temporary fever. However, Chu Cheng did a good job and put the blame on

Going to Duanmu Yang can be regarded as giving yourself a step down.

Xiao Yu cleared his throat and said: "The matter has been done, so there is no need to talk about it anymore. The problem now is how to deal with the relationship with Meng Manzi."

"Your Majesty, it's actually not difficult. The reform of the military system of the puppet dynasty has caused them to have turmoil and loopholes. We are taking this opportunity to intervene and maybe we will get good results. Of course, your Majesty's reform of the military system must also be put on the agenda.

." Chu Cheng bowed and replied.

"Well, indeed, I thought about this last year. Taking the Qingwu Army as an example, the army only cares about war and does not disturb the local area. It is indeed effective. You two go down and draw up a charter for this matter." Xiao Yu said.

The mood gradually calmed down.

"Your Majesty, I think that the jurisdiction of General Gan Ming and General Teng Han cannot be greatly disturbed for the time being, otherwise it will cause their resistance and the gain will outweigh the losses." Duan Muyang quickly suggested that this kind of thing must not be robbed by an old man like Chu Cheng.

First.

Chu Cheng just smiled and said, "That's wrong! The reform of the military system will not affect the status of the two generals. During wartime, it is authorized by His Majesty. During non-wartime, all armies are safe. This will not exclude them as generals, but also

Can better control the military power."

Xiao Yu fell into deep thought. Chu Cheng's statement was right. He had been troubled by the problem of military power falling apart. Chu Cheng's method could indeed effectively solve this problem. What about the title? He was never stingy.

"Well, this matter will be handled according to the wishes of the Prime Minister. What do you two think about the infiltration?"

"Your Majesty, Jinyi Qilin has been doing this, but is it effective?" Chu Cheng got straight to the point. Courtiers like them never asked about Jinyi Qilin's affairs, but when His Majesty mentioned the infiltration issue, it must be inseparable from Jinyi Qilin's operations.

Xiao Yu thought for a while and then said: "They are indeed doing it, and it has achieved some results. However, it is difficult for the Mongolian barbarians to penetrate. There had been improvement before, but with the great victory in the Battle of Guangnan and their reforms,

Let the matter rest."

"Veteran, I feel that we can restart now. The move of the puppet capital will definitely make some people in Chengdu dissatisfied. As long as we use it properly, the puppet Dynasty will definitely be in chaos!" Chu Cheng already had a plan in mind.

Duanmuyang glanced at Chu Cheng, and he had to admit that what Chu Cheng said was right, and this was indeed the best time.

"I think that's the case!" Duanmu Yang agreed.

Chu Cheng was also surprised by the rare response. He smiled and cupped his hands at Duanmu Yang, but was ignored by Duan Muyang.

"Okay! Let's do this. Prime Minister Chu, you go to Xijing to urge Gan Ming to send troops to recover Hetao, and then move closer to Youdu. Leave the affairs of the Western Regions to them for the time being. Duanmu, you go to Teng Han and ask him to send troops to recover as soon as possible.

We can’t afford to wait in Qingzhou and Liaodong areas, it’s best to let the Donghai Navy go south to concentrate on dealing with the Mongolian barbarians!”

Chu Cheng and Duan Muyang bowed to accept the decree. They recognized this decree, and at the same time they felt that their Emperor had finally made the most reasonable decision to regain the lost ground, seize the opportunity, and gain time to repair for the future battle with Daxuan.

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The Daning court is planning to infiltrate, and Daxuan is not idle either. At this moment, all three divisions are in Meng Yan's bookshop.

After Gu Yanfeng left office, his health became stronger. The clarity of the war also made him feel relieved and in a good mood.

"Your Majesty, the ministers and others have read the report sent by the Ministry of National Security from the cabinet. We think it is time to open the gap."

Meng Yan did not answer, but looked at Yan Lan and Chen Zhiqing.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, if you always block them from entering, they will think of other ways, and it will not be so easy to deal with it then." Chen Zhiqing is still weak, and the others are sitting upright, only

He was half-lying on a soft cushion.

"Yes! Your Majesty, the new title you gave me touched the nerves of that man. It seemed that the Qingwu Army stopped advancing and stationed in place, but their people were not idle. Chu Cheng went to Xijing, Duanmu

Yang went to Jinan, and King Ying was supervising the army in Luzhou, just to regain the lost territory as soon as possible and then buy time to cultivate." Yan Lan then said.

Meng Yan slowly put down the cabinet report in his hand, and then said slowly: "Since you all feel that the time has come, let's let go and let the Ministry of National Security act carefully, and ask Marquis Cheng for advice."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Marquis Cheng is already making preparations. She has been discussing with Princess Changsha these days. She must be mature now. The details will be sent over in the next two days." Gu Yanfeng said, stroking his beard.

"These are not big things. People in government affairs are getting used to it, right?" Meng Yan is now more concerned about the problems after the reform.

"The problem in government affairs is not big. The separation of military and government affairs has been done well in the past few years. However, this time the relationship between the two parties is completely severed, which is acceptable to both parties. However, there are still endless discussions on military affairs, and the main problem is focused on

Military rank." As a veteran of the military, Chen Zhiqing did his part.

"Military ranks are more about the imperial court's recognition of their many years of merit. I'm afraid those military veterans will be dissatisfied with their military ranks, right?" Meng Yan glanced at Chen Zhiqing and asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, take Lu Ping as an example. Based on his years in the military and his many years of achievements, he can indeed be ranked as a marshal. However, he is really not satisfied with only being given a general in the rating." Chen Zhiqing was not satisfied at all.

Not taboo.

In the first rating, only two people were rated as marshals, one was Chen Zhiqing and the other was Yu Geng. Naturally, these two army lieutenant generals had no objections, but Lu Ping was unhappy that Xuan Song could both be rated as generals.

, and be on an equal footing with him.

"What do you two think?" Meng Yan did not rush to reply to Chen Zhiqing.

"I thought I could give Lu Ping a marshal, just a military rank. Lu Ping is an older member of the army. Xuan Song has already surpassed him in terms of commanding troops and horses, and being on an equal footing in terms of military rank is really embarrassing.

." Yan Lan was the first to respond. He has not led troops for many years, and in terms of government affairs, balance is the best.

Gu Yanfeng said nothing, not because he didn't want to offend people, but because he had never cared much about military ranks. After the chaos in his heart, great governance was needed. Great governance could not rely on soldiers, but should select political talents. Lu Pingzhi

Liu is a strong general in the army and is of little help to government affairs. He doesn't care about their military rank.

Meng Yan thought for a while and said: "Commander Qing, let's tell the lord that the war is not over yet, and the issue of military ranks is still ongoing. Except for you and Tiger, everyone's military ranks will be lower or higher. After the war, we will

Rating based on combat merit."

Chen Zhiqing held up his arms and bowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise, this is a very good move. I think we can limit the range. We will not rate the ranks above Major General for the time being. We will discuss and evaluate them after we expel the foreign enemies. We will only rank the ranks below Major General now."

"Okay, let the Privy Council think about it, but I have something to say first. When evaluating military ranks, although military merit is valued, character and ability must also be evaluated. When you talk about Lu Ping, this guy has good military ability, but his character and character are really embarrassing. You

OK now

According to me, if Lu Ping still has such a character, Lieutenant General can't give him anything!" Meng Yan has always maintained a cautious attitude towards Lu Ping's questions. If this guy gives him some sunshine, he will be brilliant. If it is not needed for war,

Meng Yan really didn't want to use him.

After the third master left, Gu Qingfeng came in with soup. He looked at Meng Yan in a daze and said with a smile, "What's wrong with you? Do you have a problem?"

Meng Yan came back to his senses when he heard Gu Qingfeng's voice, and said with a wry smile: "It's not really a problem, I just found out that the separation of military and political affairs is so right. Your brother is very dismissive of military matters."

"He has been presiding over the government all year round and has never paid much attention to military affairs. Now that the war is coming to an end, his mind is entirely on government affairs." Gu Qingfeng disapproved of his brother's attitude.

"This is not good. Soldiers protect our homes and the country. Although they are not good at people's livelihood and government affairs, they are also the pillars of the country and cannot be regarded as governing the world. If these courtiers are allowed to lead troops in war, it will be a disaster!"

Meng Yan recalled the previous dynasty's emphasis on culture over military affairs. Civil servants led troops and supervised divisions, which resulted in a weakened country. Otherwise, it would not have been Quan's turn to found the country. Although Quan did not continue the strategy of emphasizing culture over military affairs after taking over the country, he still

Excessive strengthening of central power allowed the rise of local wealthy families, which also resulted in a state of poverty for the people. He made many reforms in order to get rid of this constrained situation.

"It doesn't mean that we should just let them lead troops to fight. They definitely can't do it. What I mean is that we can let such courtiers go to the army to experience the difficulties in the army, and let the generals in the army also see the cumbersomeness of governing the place.

This way there won't be a long-term confrontation between them." Gu Qingfeng said as he served Meng Yan a bowl of ginseng soup.

"Huh? Hiss!" Meng Yan sat up straight, holding the bowl in his hand but did not drink. Instead, he looked at Lu Qingfeng and murmured: "You said that, I have a clue. Now go and correct someone like your brother."

It’s not easy anymore. Why don’t we start from dolls?

Grab it and let the children go to the military for training half a month before entering school every year. First, they can strengthen their bodies. Second, they can experience the hardships of being a soldier. Third, they can also select some preparatory talents to enrich Baize Martial Arts Academy and provide more training.

All-round talent.”

Gu Qingfeng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You always get what you want from other people's words!"

Meng Yan was overjoyed to receive his wife's approval. He drank the ginseng soup in one breath and said, "You will have someone tell this to Haitangyuan later, especially your brother. He also led the army in Hengyang."

, it’s time to get back to work!”

"Hahaha! You are forcing my brother to death! His current body is too tired to even climb a step, let alone get on a horse!"

"I don't feel sorry for him. Let him go back and experience it. I said, let the tiger lead him. Others can't take him down!"
Chapter completed!