Chapter 435 Gu Santong's Road to No. 1 in the World

Forbidden City, Wuying Hall.

When Xu Xin followed Cao Zhengchun to Wuying Hall, he saw the emperor and the empress, as well as the emperor's favorite Concubine Li, and there were many cakes on the table, and no one knew who sent them.

"Shouren is back."

The emperor greeted Xu Xin with a smile, pointed to the table, and said, "Concubine Li learned to make pearl cakes from the empress, and made so many. I am not lucky enough to enjoy them alone. You can take some back later."

Xu Xin thanked the emperor, and the empress took Concubine Li to leave.

Xu Xin was a minister, and ministers usually came to see His Majesty for something.

The Ming Dynasty stipulated that the harem should not interfere in politics.

When Concubine Li and the empress left, Xu Xin's eyes did not change, but he also paid more attention to Concubine Li. It is said that this woman looks very much like the emperor's biological mother, Concubine Ji Shu, so she was taken into the harem by the emperor.

According to the information in Xu Xin's memory, Emperor Hongzhi seemed to have only one woman, Empress Zhang, which was also madly praised by later generations as a model of love.

But in the real Ming Dynasty, this kind of "love" is a big sin. There is only one person in the harem, that is, the queen is jealous and can't be the mother of the country.

However, it seems that in this martial arts world, Zhu Youtang did not have only one woman, the queen, as in history, but also had a Li Fei.

It's just that although Li Fei was favored, Zhu Youtang didn't stay in her palace for a long time. It seems that he just regarded her as a substitute for his mother and missed her when he saw her.

Xu Xin paid attention to Li Fei because of the Tianxiang cardamom.

A few years ago, a foreign country presented the three Tianxiang cardamoms that were said to be the only ones in the world as a hundred-day gift for the eldest son Zhu Houzhao.

Of course, it was on that night that Zhu Wusi was "humiliated" by the censor and "rashly" killed people. Afterwards, he was "punished" by the emperor and resigned from his post but kept his title.

Later, Zhu Wusi asked for permission to leave Beijing for a trip. Before he left, the emperor gave Zhu Wusi a Tianxiang cardamom and another one to the queen to show his favor and comfort Zhu Wusi. On the same night, the emperor stayed in the palace of Concubine Li and gave her a "mermaid pearl".

Xu Xin had been paying attention to the news in the palace. He was naturally interested in Tianxiang Doukou, so he knew all these things.

"Shouren, why didn't Wusi come back? Did something happen to him?"

After Concubine Li and the queen left, the emperor asked Xu Xin why Zhu Wusi didn't come back. What to do next, Zhu Wusi, the former Grand Commander of the Five Military Commander's Office, is the most suitable candidate!

Xu Xin roughly told the emperor what happened in Tianshan. After the emperor heard his words, his face changed again and again.

"Wusi, for a woman, he is really like his father!"

The emperor's words were full of displeasure.

He said that Zhu Wusi was like Zhu Jianshen, and he himself was not. The emperor favored the queen alone and indulged the queen's relatives to do whatever they wanted. There had been discussions inside and outside the court.

"Your Majesty, since the Grand Commander has something to do temporarily, it is better to slow down the process and take a long-term view to avoid mistakes."

After hearing what Xu Xin said, the emperor's eyes flickered, and he finally sighed: "We really can't be too anxious about the new army."

Although the conversation between the emperor and Xu Xin was simple, if it was spread to the outer court, it would definitely cause a big earthquake in the court.

The emperor actually wanted to set up a new army, and he kept it a secret. It was obvious that he was guarding against the interference of civil officials from the outer court.

Decades ago, during the Tumu Fortress Incident, the Ming Dynasty was fortunate to have Yu Qian stand up to turn the tide. Yu Qian, who was only the Minister of War at the time, was promoted to the Minister of War in that battle, and was also the Prince's Guardian. Later, he supported Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu and became the first person in the court.

Yu Qian was undoubtedly a loyal minister, and it could even be said that he was loyal blindly. When the coup occurred, he could have stopped it, but he did not, and let Zhu Qizhen, who regained the throne, punish him.

Zhu Qizhen's killing of Yu Qian was definitely an extremely ugly thing, but Yu Qian did do something bad for the Ming Dynasty court. Civil officials dominated military affairs. Since then, civil officials have gradually extended their hands into the army and affected the military power, which is a challenge to the imperial power.

An emperor without military power is like a man whose balls are grabbed by someone. No matter what, the emperor cannot accept it.

Zhu Qizhen was not capable of taking back the military power from the civil officials. He was simply a waste.

However, Zhu Jianshen, who succeeded him, was a capable person. He relied on various means to take back some power, but the nobles were too thoroughly abolished. No matter how he supported them, he could not restore the relative balance between civil and military affairs before the orthodoxy.

In the end, he was helpless by Emperor Chenghua, and he directly released the evil dog of the eunuchs and carried out the factory guards. Although he barely balanced the government, it also caused more problems.

Emperor Hongzhi now sits firmly on the throne and suppresses the factory guards. Naturally, he also wants to completely take back the military power and redefine the balance between civil and military affairs.

Xu Xin naturally came up with an idea at this time, to set up a military academy, select students, make those who practice martial arts as teachers, strictly supervise the lessons, clearly define the promotion, and focus on military affairs. Later, the military academy can be turned into a military school, and a "Huangfu" military school can be set up.

Although it seems too... to set up a "Huangfu Military School" in the Ming Dynasty, I have to admit that this method is useful.

The most critical reason why modern armies surpass ancient armies is the large number of qualified middle and lower-level officers. In modern times, all soldiers have read books, and they can be officers or generals in any dynasty. Naturally, these are the elite soldiers among the elite soldiers.

In many novels, traveling back to ancient times to get "Huangfu", you have to admit that this method is indeed efficient and useful.

However, there are many problems in order to handle this matter. The first is the headmaster, that is, the principal. Because it involves the matter of determining the rank, this involves the promotion of officials, similar to the imperial examination to determine the origin.

All the successful candidates in the imperial examination were granted by the emperor. Such successful candidates can call themselves the disciples of the emperor, and the emperor is naturally the teacher of all successful candidates.

The matter of determining the rank of the military academy can only be decided by the emperor, so the principal of this "imperial auxiliary military academy" can only be the emperor.

However, the person who specifically manages the management, that is, the vice-principal, is also very important and must be someone the emperor can trust, so Zhu Wusi was decided at the beginning, but now, it seems that only he, Xu, can be forced to take on this matter.

"Shouren, since Wusi can't come back for the time being, you can take charge of the military academy!"

The emperor sighed and made a decision, feeling that no one was available. Although Xu Xin was very "loyal and capable", the emperor felt embarrassed to let him do everything, and such a minister had too much power and would sooner or later have the ability to rebel.

Over here in the capital city a grand military reform was beginning, while over there in the martial arts world, starting from the Kunlun Sect in the northwest, the undefeated boy Gu Santong began his own road to fame. According to the list of the eight major sects, he challenged them one by one, determined to become the best in the world.