"He's quite courageous to ride out on his own to inspect the interior and exterior of the Great Wall." Zhu Youjian finished speaking, then changed his tone and said, "Your Majesty's transfer of him from the Ministry of War is a wise move, a small punishment but a great warning."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said with a smile: "My wisdom lies in observing people's actions, not listening to their words. If we take the empty talk as the truth, how many border talents and famous generals are there in the world? Youjian, whether Yuan Chonghuan is a border talent or not, we need to observe more!"

"Your Majesty is right. I appreciate your advice." Zhu Youjian felt that his majesty had a bad impression of Yuan Chonghuan, so he stopped arguing and nodded in agreement.

Zhu Youxiao leaned back in his chair and said, "Warfare is a matter of great importance to a nation; it's a matter of life and death, a matter of survival and destruction. It's something that must be carefully considered. Mao Wenlong of Dongjiang, though uneducated, rose to prominence through actual combat. Xiong Tingbi of Liaozhen, first passed the military examination, achieving first place in Huguang, and later became a Jinshi, a true virtuous figure in both civil and military fields."

Changing the subject, Zhu Youxiao continued, "However, those who are both civil and military are rare. Having civilian officials command the military in battle has numerous drawbacks, as evidenced by the Liao incident. If Wang Huazhen had not been removed from the Battle of Guangning, it would have been another disastrous defeat. And Wang Huazhen's boasts were indeed highly praised by the officials at court at the time."

Zhu Youxiao sneered, sat up straight, and said, "Asking for 60,000 troops and then wiping them out in one fell swoop—isn't that a huge joke now? And then there are the officials in the court, who usually make eloquent speeches but have no plan when faced with a crisis. This is a common problem among civil servants. I have made many improvements, but it is still far from enough."

Are there any similarities between Wang Huazhen and Yuan Chonghuan? Zhu Youjian frowned slightly and fell into thought.

"Future military commanders will all be military-trained." Zhu Youxiao finally stated his final plan. "Of course, this is only for military command. We must control the supply of food and military law, but we must not interfere with military command."

Zhu Youjian understood a little and said, "Military supervisors are allowed, but they are only given fodder and food, and are responsible for assessing merits and crimes. They are not allowed to make decisions on their own."

"You Jian is intelligent." Zhu Youxiao felt he shouldn't overdo it, so he praised him anyway, saying, "When the She'an Rebellion first became rampant, the supervisory officials controlled the generals, leading to a discord between the civil and military officials, and a stalemate between them. The successive defeats in Liaodong have fully exposed the flaws of civilian officials in commanding the army."

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