In the Shili Pavilion, Zhu Xu and Qin Liangyu and the other two chatted for half an hour before they were about to enter the city.

Zhu Xu pulled Qin Liangyu in a carriage, explaining to her the changes in the capital, and also explaining his series of reform intentions, including military and political, and some are a little detailed.

Qin Liangyu listened carefully, and gradually showed admiration in his expression, praising Zhu Xu for "Taizu Taizong's style".

After Zhu Xu was humble, he talked about the incident in Liaodong, especially Huang Taiji, who looked into the Great Wall and expressed his concerns.

Qin Liangyu has been in the army for a long time and understands the terrible consequences of Jiannu cavalry bypassing mountains/sea/guard. There are plains in the pass and there is no danger to defend. The cavalry will definitely be like walking on flat ground. The destructiveness will be extremely terrifying, especially the military front can point directly to the capital!

Qin Liangyu did not speak nonsense. Zhu Xu was saying along the way that she was listening carefully. She empathized with some things, such as military reform, gathering military power, and strictly training the army, making it like an arm, and having the best effect of stabilizing the world. For example, reforming the salt administration has made the national treasury full. Sichuan has never reduced the shortage of food and salary in recent years, and the morale of the military and political parties has increased greatly.

These are important reasons why the southwestern provinces can be stable.

In the carriage behind, Ma Xianglin and his wife were still shocked, looking at each other and speechless for a long time.

After a while, Zhang Fengyi said, "Husband, the rumors outside should be unreliable, right?"

Ma Xianglin nodded silently. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he seemed to be a person of his character and did not listen to anyone's words. He vigorously changed the army and even shut down the cabinet. Every matter of it all marked him as a "willful emperor". If the emperor was a little older, he would probably not be able to escape the word "unlucky king".

But when you think about it carefully, the emperor seemed to have no other evil deeds. He had never been in power, nor had he made great efforts to harm the people. Instead, he had a great victory in Liaodong, which boosted the morale of the world.

Ma Xianglin's heart turned for a while, and suddenly looked up and said, "My mother is right. I will never say anything about it. We will do our best to do our duty and keep our integrity and keep our own principles!"

Zhang Fengyi leaned slightly and said, "What my husband is saying."

Zhu Xu took Qin Liangyu into the Beijing area and sent them into the house that had been prepared. After talking for a while, he left.

Qin Liangyu stood in front of the gate, looked at Zhu Xu's carriage, waited for the carriage to disappear, and looked into the direction of the palace.

Ma Xianglin stood beside her and whispered to her, "Mother, although the emperor is young, wise, wise, has a heart, restrains oneself and respects the wise and the nobles, he will be a wise king of a generation!"

Qin Liangyu was also quite shocked along the way, and sighed, "Well, the king is wise and loyal to the ministers, and the principle has not changed since ancient times. My Ma family has been a general for generations and has been deeply grateful to the emperor. He was wrapped in a horse and was sent to the corpse and served the country with death!"

Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi hurriedly clasped their fists and said, "Abide by the teachings of my mother!"

Qin Liangyu entered the capital, and there was no big deal at first. Then, Sun Chengzong invited a banquet, followed by Shen Yongmao, Sun Chuanting, and then British Duke Zhang Weixian, later King Ping, and finally, Wang Xin also invited an order to invite Qin Liangyu, as if Qin Liangyu had become an extraordinary figure in a short time.

Before Zhu Xu could wake up from surprise, Empress Dowager Zhang of Cining Palace and Concubine Liu of Renshou Palace also called Qin Liangyu into the palace, talked for a while, and left for meals.

It took Qin Liangyu to break free from the complex Beijing-China relationship network for several days and appear in the General Staff.

In front of the huge sand table, Zhu Xu stood in front of the front, standing on both sides, including Sun Chengzong, Qin Liangyu, Shen Yongmao, Sun Chuanting, Zhao Shujiao, Zhang Zhiji, Jin Guoqi and other soldiers in the capital.

Zhu Xu was very excited when he saw so many handsome men and women gathered together. He pressed his hands on the border and listened to Sun Chuanting's introduction.

He pointed at a slender wooden stick on the sand table and said, "Not long ago, Jiannu defeated Cha/Ha/er troops, so he could bypass the line from Jinzhou to Shan/Ha/guan and approach the Great Wall. He looked at the ancient/North/kou before, and probably had such a plan. From Shan/Ha/guan to west, there were dense cities and many gaps. This place was different from Shan/Ha/guan, and it was difficult to defend comprehensively. Therefore, the idea of ​​the General Staff was to focus on defending several towns and deliberately opened several gaps to lure the enemy!"

This was discussed by Sun Chengzong and others for a long time, and now it is said that it is for Qin Liangyu, Zhao Lujiao and others to listen to.

Qin Liangyu stood by the side, looked carefully, and agreed: "It's a good idea, but it needs to be blocked by the Jiannu cavalry, otherwise once they are allowed to break through the Great Wall, it will be hard to control them."

The Ming Dynasty now has no effective way to restrain the cavalry. If they are really allowed to enter the barrier, they will be really a wolf entering the sheep pen and there is nothing to do.

Sun Chuanting looked at Zhu Xu and said, "I am preparing for arrangements. Once I am sure that Jiannu will bypass the mountains/sea/guard, I will definitely make every preparation and will never give Jiannu a chance to go deep into the hinterland!"

Zhu Xu nodded and said, "I have ordered the Jinyiwei to step up the investigation. I believe Jiannu will not be able to go south again this year. What I am worried about is next year."

Everyone present nodded. Jiannu had not recovered yet, and he had to take revenge next year.

Sun Chengzong looked at the sand table and pondered: "Your Majesty, I suggest that you should try your best to build Liaodong in this period. Bypassing mountains/sea/guards, it can only be once, the key is still in Liaodong."

Sun Chengzong's words are about the key point. If Jiannu wants to go south, his first choice is Liaodong. He will bypass mountains/sea/guards and go on an expedition. He can only attack once, which is not the best strategy.

Qin Liangyu looked at it for a while and said to Zhu Xu: "Emperor, Chaha/er’s troops have been defeated, Mongolia/gu has been defeated, and Tatars are unable to move south. You might as well withdraw all the four towns of Shan/xi, Da/tong, Xuan/fu, and Ji/zhou."

This sentence surprised everyone present. The center of these four towns is the capital!

Without waiting for others to speak, Zhu Xu said: "General Qin continues to speak."

Qin Liangyu picked up the slender wooden stick on the side and said, "Emperor, these four towns stretch for hundreds of miles and seem indestructible. Among the nine sides, the most dense and the military power is the largest. The minister believes that unless the military power changes, Jiannu will not use this as a breakthrough. The further Yulin, Ning, Xia, is too far away, and Liaodong cannot be broken. Therefore, instead of discussing whether Jiannu can bypass mountains, seas, and passes, it is better to give them a chance!"

This sentence made the whole room stunned.

Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting and others looked at each other. This Qin General was really bold and dared to take risks in the capital!

But what she said was reasonable and well-integrated with military tactics, revealing their previous blind spots.

Zhu Xu was also shocked and looked up at Qin Liangyu in amazement.

He remembered that it seemed that in history, it was because the troops near Xifengkou were transferred to Huang Taiji's chance. Qin Liangyu really surprised and surprised him.

Qin Liangyu looked at her all over the room, especially Zhu Xu's expression, and said in a deep voice: "Master, although this method is a bit risky, it is the safest way."

Zhu Xu didn't say anything, turned to look at Sun Chengzong and others, and said, "What do you think?"

Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting and others looked at each other, pondered for a while and said, "The words of General Qin are not unreasonable. They can indeed save a lot of unnecessary trouble, and they can also take the opportunity to rectify the northern towns."

Zhu Xu nodded, stood up straight, and said in a serious look: "Okay, you plan in detail and make sure that everything is foolproof. Jiannu's cavalry must not cross fifty miles across the Great Wall!"

All the generals raised their hands and said, "Abide by the order."

With Qin Liangyu's joining, Zhu Xu was relieved by the cavalry of Zhao Rushu. No matter what Huang Taiji's idea was, he was full of confidence and could temporarily turn to the inner gate.

At the same time, Qian Qianyi and Wen Tiren were sitting in the carriage, having passed Yangzhou Prefecture and were heading towards Yingtian Prefecture.

The curtains of the carriage had been lifted up, and both of them were fanning their fans desperately.

Both of them were big fat men, and they wiped the hot sweat from their faces from time to time, and their eyes were shining with gleam.

The relationship between the two is pretty good, not to mention that they also presided over the provincial examination together this time.

Wen Tiren leaned against Xiangbi, looked outside and smiled, "Mr. Qian, have you noticed that we are peaceful all the way."

Qian Qianyi is from Jiangnan. He went back and forth several times and said with a smile: "Mr. Wen doesn't know that although this road construction team is under the Ministry of Works, the personnel are either cut down soldiers or have undergone special training. Look, there are swords and guns not far away. Every place they go, they first suppress bandits and then build roads. Each road is a way to suppress bandits..."

Wen Tiren looked outside, her fat face couldn't tell her expression, but she became more and more aware of the situation in the capital.

Not only was the power of the court concentrated on the emperor, but the power of the local government was also concentrated on the local government. The governor was in charge of the military affairs of the whole province, with a firm control, and directly obeyed the Ministry of War. The government affairs of the local government were also changing. He also clearly saw the matters of Jiang/Su/Shan/East. He laid off the Censorate and the General Secretary, and merged it into the Governor's Office, which was also unprecedentedly concentrated on power.

Before this, the emperor had replaced the military command and controlled the troops across the country. Such power would probably be chasing Taizu Chengzu.

Wen Tiren is a smart and ambitious person. This time he went south, it was the best springboard for him to become a leader!

Whether it is Qian Qianyi or Wen Tiren, both of them are from Jiangnan clans and have been famous before. What's more, both of them are now the Minister of Rites and preside over this provincial examination!

Before the two of them arrived in Yingtian Mansion, Yingtian Mansion was already full of people who welcomed them, and each of them was full of enthusiasm and eagerly looking forward to it.

In the capital, Jiang Dejing and Shi Feng have not been idle these days, and the banquet has never been cut off. Although they keep saying things, they will be fair and just, but more and more people are present. Even Qian Longxi and the threshold of King Xin are almost broken.

The imperial examination has always been a major event. Not to mention the capital, the entire Ming Dynasty was attracted by this imperial examination. This was the first imperial examination in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and it was a weather vane. Everyone wanted to know the criteria for selecting new emperors, how the imperial court chose and used people.
Chapter completed!