In front of Duanmen, Li Jinglong and many ministers walked slowly forward.
Most ministers went directly to their offices when they arrived at Qianbu Gallery. Li Jinglong passed by the Five Military Commandery, but did not enter. Instead, he walked directly out of the palace.
"My cousin, please don't blame me for not helping you. His Highness Changsun is such a ruthless person. If you are implicated in the slightest and are misunderstood by His Highness Changsun, that would be bad."
"My cousin is always called the younger brother of His Royal Highness Chang Sun. Even if there are some unpleasant things, it's not a big deal. But my cousin is not like that."
"How can I not understand what my cousin is thinking? If this is settled, my life will be in danger."
Li Jinglong talked to himself as he walked.
During the morning court session, he certainly saw the look his cousin Zhu Yunwen gave him, but when the court session was over, he definitely did not go to Chunhe Hall.
Instead, he left the palace in a hurry, without even going to the Left Army Governor's Office, to avoid the possibility that his cousin would send someone to summon him.
Anyway, he had just returned to the capital and there was not much to do.
It’s not that the Five Military Commandery doesn’t have much to do, but Li Jinglong’s position is still in Xifan, and he is on a temporary assignment in the capital, and has not been reassigned.
Each commander-in-chief of the Five Military Commanderies was not only responsible for managing the training and production of the garrisons, but also had the ability to participate in the central military decision-making of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Ministry of War has the power to appoint, dismiss, promote, and train personnel in the military, it has no jurisdiction when it comes to commanding troops and managing garrisons.
Before the Battle of Tumu in the mid-Ming Dynasty, the Ming army was controlled by the Five Military Commissioners' Office, and civil officials could not interfere.
During this period, the Ming army had very strong combat effectiveness.
The Battle of Tumu, following the Lan Yu Case and the Jingnan Campaign, was another incident that had a huge impact on the development and changes of the Five Military Commanderies.
The military department represented by Yu Qian rose rapidly in status. The power of supervising military affairs, commanding troops, and commanding generals, which were actually the management and command rights of the army previously held by the Five Military Commands, were all held by Yu Qian alone.
This led to civil officials commanding military generals, so that in all aspects, the status of military generals was lowered and the combat effectiveness of the Ming army declined rapidly.
In particular, the corruption among civil officials affected the army, and most of the civil officials who led the troops sucked the blood of the soldiers and drew empty salaries.
The Ming army became corrupt and various wage arrears occurred frequently.
The reason why the army led by Qi Jiguang in the late Ming Dynasty had such strong combat effectiveness was all because Qi Jiguang himself gave gifts to his literary superior Zhang Juzheng and even Yan Song in the capital.
Even the military pay was paid by Qi Jiguang himself.
Under the circumstances at the end of the Ming Dynasty, how could the soldiers not fight to the death? Coupled with Qi Jiguang's own military capabilities, he was naturally even more powerful.
Qi Jiguang's wealth mainly came from the inheritance left to him by his father.
Qi Jiguang's father, Qi Jingtong, was also a hereditary deputy commander of Dengzhou Guards, a high-ranking official of the fourth rank.
At that time, Qi Jingtong gave up his good job as a commander and instead tried to find a way to become a captain of the seventh rank.
This captain-general of the seventh rank was the captain-general of the Jiangnan water transport.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, water transport was the most lucrative job with very high gray income. Qi Jingtong served as the chief of the Jiangnan water transport for many years, and the wealth he accumulated can be imagined.
It was for this reason that Wang Dong, the Wanhu of Nanxi at that time, married his daughter to Qi Jiguang.
At the same time, Zhu Ying was in the courtyard, checking the military system of the Ming Dynasty.
"It seems that the pace of separation of the military and politics must be accelerated."
Zhu Ying frowned as he looked at the jurisdiction of the Five Military Commandery.
The current Ming Dynasty is in the process of adopting the ruling philosophy of combining military and political power.
In Zhu Ying's view, the old man's centralization of power was a very uncomfortable thing, because the emperor himself was bound by all the affairs of the country.
The so-called busy schedule is no joke. All kinds of things take up all the emperor's energy, so he has no time to think about anything else.
There are endless memorials to read and endless morning court sessions to attend.
If a less capable emperor came to power, he would have no time to leave the palace. If nothing is done, it would be difficult for the government decrees to leave the palace.
In Zhu Ying's view, centralization is not reflected in domestic affairs, but in military power.
The advantage of the integration of military and politics is high efficiency of local governance, while the disadvantage is increased local independence.
On the other hand, the biggest advantage of separation of military and political power is that military power can be completely in the hands of the emperor.
As for the local areas, the emperor himself was fully capable of ruling the country with ease.
In Zhu Ying's mind, "ruling by the throne" means returning the power of civil officials to them and governing the local areas.
If the governance is not good, then naturally there will be punishment, and if the governance is good then of course there will be promotion.
The emperor who controls the army has great say and is not afraid of his civil officials being disobedient. If they disobey him, he will dismiss them from their posts at the very least and sentence them to death at the worst.
Make sure the army's pay is not a problem. With so many people in the Ming Dynasty, there will never be a shortage of talents, and there will always be capable ministers who can govern the country.
Thinking of this, Zhu Ying took out a piece of white paper and began to write down his thoughts on it.
The current Ming army, especially the Weisuo system, must not be abandoned. Military households farming is a very efficient existence nowadays.
Because today's army itself is a manifestation of productivity and cannot be considered professional soldiers. They can only be registered military households. When they are not training, they have to go to the fields to plant rice.
So of course we cannot simply copy the model of later generations and implement a one-size-fits-all approach.
What needs to be reformed is the implementation of dual-line management of the military, that is, the separation of military administration and military command.
The military and political departments are responsible for the daily production of military households, including farming, military registration, combat readiness, and other relatively logistical work.
The military command department is a completely combat department, especially the elite soldiers who have been trained for a long time, are completely controlled by the military command department.
In peacetime, the military-political line is the main one, and the military command line is the auxiliary one. In wartime, the two lines are switched, and the general of the military command department will command the combat forces of all military services to achieve centralized and unified command.
Take Duke Lan Yu of Liang as an example.
When the rebellion of Yuru Timur was suppressed in Sichuan, Lan Yu, the Duke of Liang, was the main person in charge of coordinating the army and arranging the battle.
But after the rebellion was quelled, except for the elite soldiers, the soldiers of the garrisons who were engaged in farming were handed over to the heads of other military and political departments of the army for management and arrangement.
That is to say, the army itself will face two situations, wartime and non-wartime.
This is Zhu Ying’s vision for the future Ming army.
"Boss, the old man is here." Uncle Zhang entered the study and reported to Zhu Ying.
Zhu Yuanzhang currently has no official public identity, nor has he formally summoned Zhu Ying into the palace to announce his identity as the eldest grandson.
Although there was only a layer of window paper between them that had not been broken, it was obvious that only Zhu Yuanzhang was qualified to break it.
So although everyone was already clear about Zhu Yuanzhang's identity, Zhang Bo still addressed him as the old man.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying put his pen on the pen holder and then stood up to go out to greet him.
"Grandson, do you miss grandpa? I miss you so much."
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Ying, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Zhu Ying now no longer wears the coarse linen clothes she used to wear, but has changed into brocade clothes made of silk and satin.
Of course, linen clothes are not as comfortable as silk. Zhu Ying is not a pedantic person who insists on wearing linen clothes to show off himself.
Although his identity has not been officially announced, he is wearing nice clothes, so no one can blame him for it.
Not to mention anything else, just looking at the Jinyiwei near the mansion, it is not possible for ordinary people to get in touch with Zhu Ying now.
"Grandpa, you have arranged so many things for your grandson. How can your grandson have time to miss you? I am confused every day."
Zhu Yingwen said this with a hint of complaint in his tone.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he burst into laughter.
He understood what Da Sun meant. He was thinking about himself while reading the memorial.
"I need to talk to you about this matter. The memorials that seem extremely cumbersome to you actually concern the survival of the people of the Ming Dynasty. So, grandson, your idea is not acceptable."
Zhu Yuanzhang said this with a smile, and although his tone seemed to be accusatory, it was actually instructive.
"My grandson thinks that we don't need to work so hard." Zhu Ying said frankly.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he paused for a moment, then seemed to understand something and asked, "Could it be that Grandson has come up with another good idea to help us share our worries?"
Although Zhu Yuanzhang has not spent a long time with his eldest grandson, he now understands his habits more and more.
If it were in the past, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely scold and lecture the other party first, but now, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was familiar with Zhu Ying, was naturally a little more patient.
"Okay, grandson does have some ideas. Grandpa, please follow me into the house." Zhu Ying touched his nose awkwardly. He wanted to show off, but he didn't expect to be seen through by the old man.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled triumphantly and followed Zhu Ying into the study.
As soon as he entered the room, Zhu Yuanzhang was attracted by the white paper covered with words on the desk.
The memorial was placed on the desk, with fresh ink next to it, and you could vaguely see that the ink on the white paper had not dried yet.
Zhu Yuanzhang ignored his eldest grandson and walked straight to the desk and began to check.
Seeing this, Zhu Ying smiled helplessly.
Forget it, I’m too lazy to talk nonsense, let’s wait until the old man finishes reading it.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the thousands of words on it and just read it out of interest at first.
At the beginning of the article, it says: A brief discussion on the Ming Dynasty Army.
朱元璋不由心中好笑。
“咱这大孙着实有些好高骛远了，咱统治大明百万雄狮，耗费多少心力，岂是这数千字能够改变的。”
想到这里，朱元璋就沉下心思，好好的看看大孙写的啥，而后对症下药，再度教导。
然而当朱元璋接触到正文内容的时候，一个军政分离四字，就让朱元璋的眼神，顿时开始变得认真起来。
简简单单四个字，却是让朱元璋感受到了前所未有的冲击。
大明军队如今的制度，是在继承蒙元的情况下，然后参照唐宋加以改良。
军政合一的理念，一直贯穿古今，很少有人在这方面提出什么建议。
所以当朱元璋看到这四个字的时候，仿若是一个新的世界大门，被打开了来。
本身对于军队极为熟悉的朱元璋，心中有一种预感，这四个字将会对现如今的大明，造成难以估量的影响。
便是在朱元璋仔细揣摩朱英写下的文章时。
蒙古草原上，两队人马正在追逐厮杀。
“巴图，你是草原上的汉子，成吉思汗尊贵的后裔，为什么要去奉一个汉人为主，还为其卖命，你对得起自己的伟大的孛儿只斤姓氏吗。”
两队人马数量相差很大，一方有骑士上千，一方只有三百人出头。
很快上千的骑兵，就将三百人给包围起来，将其逼停。
为首的千人首领，骑着一头毛发纯黑的高头大马，对着被围困的骑兵们呵斥喊道。
被称作巴图的汉子，从中骑马而出，看向前方的千人首领，喝道：
“前年严冬，我部族缺食，几近饿死，是东家给了我新的生命，在那个时候，我就已经向长生天发誓，必将誓死效忠东家。”
“哈斯巴根，你死心吧，我是绝对不会背叛东家，哪怕今日战死在这里。”
千人首领哈斯巴根拔出腰间的弯刀，高高举起，冷漠的看向巴图，这个他曾经年幼时的好友。
周边的蒙古骑兵见此，纷纷弯弓搭箭，就等着哈斯巴根一声令下，就开始射杀。
巴图见此，双手狠狠紧握马绳，准备冲锋。
就在这千钧一发之际，突然远处伴随着大喊，传来马蹄声。
“可汗有令，帖木儿来袭，召各部勇士迅速返回，不得相互厮杀。”那传令官，高举着代表金帐汗国的旗帜，咆哮着大声喊道。
哈斯巴根看着面前的巴图，眼神中闪过挣扎，就想着强行下令将其射杀。
但是周边的蒙古骑士们，听到喊声，已经放下了手中的弓箭。
这是蒙古的规矩，平时部族们可以相互厮杀，这是为了生存，但是当遇到外敌的时候，就必须团结起来。
哪怕正在刀已经架到脖子上，也必须停下。
现在哈斯巴根已经失去了杀死巴图的机会，无奈之下，调转马头，率领着上千骑士，浩浩****的离开。
“大哥，现在我们怎么办。”
巴图旁边，一名雄壮的汉子开口问道。
巴图犹豫了一下，坚定的说道：“自从效忠东家之后，我们就不再属于金帐可汗，可汗的命令对我们无用，回去，向商会禀告情况，等候指令。”
说完，巴图也不犹豫，策马奔腾直接离开。
跟随的骑兵大汉们，也没有丝毫迟疑，紧随其上。
他们所有人，都已经对长生天发誓，誓死效忠东家。
蒙古在蒙元时期，存在四大汗国，并不属于蒙元统治。
自成吉思汗铁木真，统一蒙古之后，在斡难河称帝，并把蒙古变为一个军事集团。
开始了自己的对外扩张之路，经过一系列的西征、东伐、南攻，一个地跨欧亚的大帝国横空出世。
面临如何统治这个庞大的帝国，成吉思汗鉴于蒙古族的数量限制，开始设立四大汗国。
以金帐汗国汗国为核心，窝阔台汗国、察合台汗国与伊尔汗国三个汗国为辅助，分别统治各自区域的事务。
成吉思汗利用自己的直系血脉为纽带，进行政治统治。
这种形式在成吉思汗在世时，还是有很强的威慑力。
因为成吉思汗在蒙古人的地位不一般，他是蒙古族历史上，第一个把蒙古族彻底统一。
从某种程度上来说，成吉思汗对于蒙古族，便是中原对于秦始皇一般，可以相媲美的存在。
只是成吉思汗死后，如同大秦帝国一般，余威还能震慑一时。
血脉维持的汗国关系却是开始出现裂痕，皇权经历几次变动后，四大汗国之间的联络也出现一定的矛盾。尤其是所统治的区域，彼此之间的联络开始出现间断性。
忽必烈南征建立蒙元，夺得皇位，但并没有赢得其他汗国与部族元老的认同。
而军事上的胜利，带来的是其他汗国的排斥与敌视。为此双方进行激烈的战争冲突。尤其是海都的进攻，以两个汗国的兵力与实力，对元帝国进行攻伐。
彼此之间进行长期的战争，一度让蒙元很被动。忽必烈死后，继任者又与其继续作战，这场持续三十多年的战争，虽然最终以元帝国的胜利结束。
只是代价也很惨重。通过分化、瓦解与军事恐吓，蒙元的底蕴与国力，在这场持久战逐步确立优势，最终灭掉窝阔台汗国。
而察合台汗国最后也反戈一击，背叛联盟，向蒙元臣服，最终两者瓜分窝阔台汗国的领土。
四大汗国因为一个窝阔台汗国挑战蒙元而被灭掉外，其他三大汗国之间的关系也并不是十分稳定。
甚至是矛盾重重，彼此之间战争不断。三大汗国之间的内斗也是很激烈的，这一内斗，也造成很严重的内耗。
所以在朱元璋崛起，蒙古族的众多汗国，基本上都是选择袖手旁观，冷漠的看着蒙元的灭亡。
然而当蒙元结束后，曾经强大的四大汗国，到了如今也只剩下金帐汗国的存在。
察合台汗国分裂为东西两部分，西察合台汗国为帖木儿帝国所灭，东察合台汗国苟延残喘。
伊儿汗国的汗王不赛因死后，诸王争立，汗国陷于分裂，国势益衰。
洪武二十一年的时候，被帖木儿帝国所灭。
大明建立后，朱元璋要求西亚的帖木儿帝国要求按元例进贡。帖木儿一开始并没有理会，但在帝国版图到达伊儿汗国的时候。
眼看和大明帝国越发接近，因为当时帖木儿帝国四处征战的情况影响，便开始遣使进贡。
虽然在文书中帖木儿自称臣，但他想的绝对不是奉大明帝国为宗主。
相反，通过使节他在不断了解明朝的情况和国力，在为进攻大明帝国做准备。
同时也通过朝贡，获取财富。
实际上后来帖木儿帝国也动员了百万大军，进行东征大明帝国。
不过在这期间，帖木儿于行军途中病亡，百万大军还未跟大明帝国发生交战，这次的东征就停止了。
巴图刚才侥幸逃生，便是在这个时候，帖木儿帝国再一次征伐金帐汗国。
蒙古人作为游牧民族，以征服起家，有自己的文字和文化传统，继承制度也自成体系。
但却又不向诸如大秦帝国、罗马帝国一般，将自己的文化制度建立在新征服的领土上。
相反蒙古族会被当地的文明所感染，大都加入伊斯兰。
蒙古人在亚欧大陆上席卷而来奔涌而去，除了将所到地方的文明重新打乱外，没有留下任何他们的文明痕迹，可以说是典型的野蛮人。
不过他们被同化的速度确实很快，他们的征服遗产，也被当地新发展起来的势力所继承。
仅就征服方面来看，当时几乎所有的文明都在蒙古帝国的统治之下。
从文明的角度来看，当蒙古帝国烟消云散后，却是什么都没有留下。
不对。
终究是留下了很多蒙古族人，融合到了本地的文化之中。
巴图率领着族人，向着大明的边疆的方向奔驰，他要将帖木儿帝国的情况，包括自身被暴露情况，全部汇报到群英商会中去。
巴图从某种意义上来说，并不是群英商会在草原上直接统领的骑兵队伍，实际上是朱英安插在金帐汗国里的钉子。
而他的暴露，代表着朱英在蒙古的布局，出现了一些漏洞，其中定然有叛徒的产生。
巴图前往大明边疆的同时。
张三也终于到达了西域。
作为朱英在京师的心腹手下，调动番薯，马铃薯这样的重要物资，显然需要张三这样的人物出面，才能达到效果。
毕竟马铃薯，番薯都属于朱英核心势力的关键，一般人根本不可能让朱英在西域的势力听从。
从京师出发，张三有朱英赐予的驿站通行文书，这已经是最快的速度了。
当初的朱英之所以能够在西域崛起，其实跟西域本身的情况，也有着很大的原因。
西域本身是一个广义的称呼，没有具体的指向，这里诸多小国林立，并没有被彻底的统一过。
譬如曾经存在过的楼兰古国，还有在三国两晋时神秘消失，留下了今天的精绝尼雅遗址的精绝古国。
这些小国特别小，像是精绝。
全国仅四百八十户，人口仅有三千多人，能战斗的士兵仅五百人上下。
所谓的西域三十六国也只是一个概称，实际上西域2000年来的有过的国家和政权大大小小多达上百个，还有各自单独的文化和传承。
朱元璋打败了曾经让全世界颤抖，恐怖，不可一世的蒙古骑兵，并光复了汉人的政权，建立大明。
年轻时候，踌躇满志的朱元璋，自然是想立下超过秦皇汉武盛唐的不世之功。
登基后的朱元璋采用了盛唐胡萝卜加大棒的政策方式，开始对西域采取积极的民族政策。
洪武三年，朱元璋派邓愈远征甘肃，转战河州，收服了吐蕃和乌斯藏。
洪武十年朱元璋再次下诏，邓愈和沐英大军分三路大远征吐蕃，在昆仑山青海湖畔大胜吐蕃。
胜利后，朱元璋命令邓愈班师回南京，在班师回京途中，四十岁的邓愈不幸去世，此后明朝和吐蕃的关系出现缓和。
朱元璋派谴宗泐出使吐蕃，寻找在中原失散多年的佛教典籍以示友好。
当时的吐蕃一盘散沙，各种想法利益不同的派系不断闹事，使大明的示好成了一厢情愿。
失去耐性的朱元璋发怒，在洪武十一年滁州十八族发动兵变之机再次下诏，又一次派沐英远征吐蕃。
初战吐门峡告捷，并取得了洮州大捷，洮州十八族首领全部战败，俘敌三万人，缴获牛羊二十多万头，大明因此拓地千里，朱元璋设置洮州卫。
朱元璋清楚，威服不是长久之计，只有德服才能长治久安，于是开始不断派使臣对吐蕃人搞起了统战工作。
不断联系西藏东南的噶玛派大主持，并封官许愿，只要是在元朝做过官的，明朝一律授于官职。
乳多必吉四世活佛心动了，派遣使节到南京回访朱元璋。
蒙元总是刻意扶持某一方面势力管理吐蕃，然而无论扶持谁都可能造成一个强大的势力和自己对抗。
朱元璋首先取消了蒙元册封吐蕃帝师的称号。
所谓帝师，在青藏高原很有政治文化影响力，明取消了这个称号后，西藏政治核心可谓不复存在。
而后便是多封众建，东面给宗教领袖送封号，西面给地方势力加官进爵。
其结果是高原上到处都是大明扶持的势力，他们各有自己的势力范围，各自和睦相处，谁也强大不了，直接成为大明的附属，接受大明帝国的领导。
洪武六年的时候，朱元璋大封吐蕃各部族，各部族极为高兴，从者云集，纷纷请求封号。
一时间大明的封号都有些不够用了。
没事，大明不够用的，用蒙元的也行，反正封就完了。
就目前的西域，名义上几乎都被大明给统治了，到处都是大明藩属，是整个西域难得一见的和睦时期。
朱英之所以能够在这个时间段崛起，其实跟大明对西域的政策有很大的关系。
毕竟朱英是个汉人，要是混乱的西域，朱英连召集人手都难有办法。
而朱英崛起的那段时间，汉人在西域的地位，还是比较不错的。
甚至朱英在崛起的早期，还曾经扯起大明的虎皮，说自己在大明的家族多么牛逼，有多大的势力。
各种给诸多麾下画饼，加上其演说的能力，让诸多麾下认为，只要跟着朱英，日后子孙也能到大明享福。
朱英在西域有着不小的地盘，毕竟西域这里地方广阔。
从某种意义上来说，甚至称国都不是问题。
一些小国还没朱英势力这么多人。
西域地域大，沙漠戈壁多，河流格外珍贵。
朱英的势力基本盘，则是在塔里木河，临近曾经的楼兰古国所在一角。
旁边有大山遮挡，土地也算肥沃。
当然这不是朱英最早的地盘，在长达五年的时间里，朱英的地盘经历过三次搬迁，才占据这么好的地方。
张三到达西域初，就联系了商会。
他率领着上百骑兵，直达朱英地盘所在。
“是张三，张三回来了，是带回了东家的消息吗。”
当张三刚刚出现的时候，就被这里巡逻的骑兵所发现，看清楚来人后，众多巡逻骑兵纷纷跟上。
随着大喊的传播，数十名身穿华丽服饰的中年或老年出现。
张三行至面前，翻身下马。
为首的一名老者，约莫五十多岁，身材魁梧，慈眉善目，须发皆白，穿着鲜艳长袍。
问道：“张三，是带回了老师的命令吗。”
这名老者，就是朱英的大徒弟，也是朱英在西域的代行管理者。
老者是朱英买来的奴隶，最初是作为朱英的翻译存在。
老者不是汉人，严格来说在西域没有民族的概念，跟随朱英后，就算是汉人了。
随着时间推移，得到了朱英的信任，从原本的奴隶，慢慢的演变成了朱英的徒弟。
老者早前作为奴隶，跟随一个主人，就换一个名字。
据说祖上跟大汉时期有些关系，朱英就起名刘胜，寓意旗开得胜的意思。
“刘老，这是东家从京师送来的文书。”
张三不敢怠慢，迅速从行囊中取出文书，递给刘胜。
刘胜接过文书，当即查看起来。
他一眼就认出，这上面的文字，确实是老师朱英所写。
只是看完内容后，刘胜眼睛微微眯起，看向张三问道：“这是老师亲手交给你的吗。”
张三犹豫了一下，说道：“是东家通过张伯给我的。”
刘胜再问道：“我看这文书中，你从京师出发，到现在不到一月的时间就过来了，你是如何过来的。”
此刻刘胜的语气极为平淡，完全没有了之前的惊喜，反而带着一种幽幽的感觉。
张三并没有注意这些，连续不断的奔波，已经让他的精神极为劳累，直接回道：
“我是通过大明驿站，逢水驿乘船，过陆驿换马，白日骑马，夜间乘车船小憩，昼夜不停赶过来的。”
刘胜闻言，微微眯起的眼睛中，透露出丝丝杀气。
在张三没注意的情况下，缓缓后退几步，而后厉声喝道：“来人，将这个叛徒给我抓其起来。”
随着一声令下，周边的士兵根本微微迟疑，眼看张三有所动作，立即将其束缚起来。
“好你个张三，东家待你不薄，你一家老小均是由东家供养，你竟敢背叛东家，说，居心何在！”
刘胜再次厉声喝道。
张三整个人都懵了，这是怎么回事。他明明是来传递东家的指令，怎么就成了叛徒。
愣神之后，张三马上反应过来，连忙大声斥责刘胜。
“你为何要污蔑我，这份文书，明明就是东家亲手所写，刘胜你作为东家大弟子，怎么可能会认不出来东家的笔迹。”
“我看你才是想要背叛东家，是不是东家离开得久了，所以刘胜你生出了二心？”
听到张三的辩驳，旁边两位抓住张三的士兵，不由将目光看向刘胜。
甚至其余朱英弟子，也下意识的避开刘胜。
现在朱英在这里的个人声望，相当崇高，只要跟背叛惹上关系，很容易就会遭到众人的排斥。
现在不管是骑士们，还是朱英的弟子们都有些懵圈。
完全不明白刘胜为何突然说张三是叛徒。
随即，朱英二弟子，一位中年男子站了出来，对着刘胜说道：“大师兄，张三作为老师亲卫怎会突然背叛老师，还请大师兄给个说法。”
面对中年男子的质疑，刘胜举起文书，朝中年男子递过去，同时冷哼一声，说道：
“师弟好好看看文书上的内容，就明白我的意思了。”
中年男子接过文书，看完之后，震惊说道：“这，这怎么可能，这绝不可能是老师的意思。”
说完后，又看向张三，呵斥道：“张三，我竟是没有想到，你真的背叛了老师，老师如今身在何处，情况如何，你须得从实交代。”
中年男子说完，将文书递给众人观看，顿时人群一片沸腾，顿时开始对张三大声漫骂起来。
张三看向人群，整个人都不好了，连忙喊道：“到底是怎么回事，难道你们都想要背叛东家不成。”
“哼，还想狡辩，今日便让你死个明白。”刘胜冷声说道。
“这就是东家亲笔所写，能有什么问题，为何要突然污蔑于我。”张三反驳道。
“好，不承认是吧，我与你细说。”
刘胜接回文书打开，对着张三说道：“文书上所言，老师的意思是立即调送马铃薯，番薯，玉米等粮种三十石送入大明京师。”
“大家谁不知道，这等作物对于我等在西域，有多么的重要，是我等赖以生存的根本。”
“足足三十石，几乎将库存大半调走。东家怎么可能下达如此指令。”
Zhang San sneered and said, "I was wondering what it was. It turns out that you wanted to take the crops for yourselves and kept giving orders from the boss. I see. Well, then you can just kill me."
"Can you hide it for a while, or for a lifetime?"
Zhang San said, his eyes swept through the crowd, and said at the same time: "I believe that among you, there must be someone who is loyal to the boss. If I am killed today, just report the cause and effect to the capital."
"Then, Liu Sheng, let me see how you deceive everyone with lies."
Liu Sheng laughed and said, "I have followed the teacher for more than six years. I have no children and I am the only one. For me in this life, the teacher is everything."
"Now I am nearly sixty years old and I don't have many years left to live. Why would I betray my teacher?"
Hearing this, everyone nodded.
Liu Sheng never concealed the fact that he was once a slave bought by his employer. For some reason, although Liu Sheng was not a eunuch, he no longer had the ability to produce offspring.
So anyone could betray their boss, except Liu Sheng.
Zhang San was even more confused at this moment, and asked: "Then why do you think I betrayed the boss? These documents are the instructions written by the boss."
Liu Sheng said: "Of course this document was written by the teacher, but I don't know whether it was written by the teacher himself."
"Teacher, I'll leave you to Annan. I won't elaborate on the purpose behind this."
"So, teacher, there is no way you would bring these crops to the capital for no reason. Wouldn't this make the Ming Dynasty even more powerful?"
Zhang San heard this and argued, "You just based on your guesses and you labeled me a traitor?"
After Zhang San said this, everyone felt that it made sense and their eyes were once again focused on Liu Sheng.
Liu Sheng sneered and said, "Of course there is more to it than that. The most important thing is the wooden box that the teacher mentioned."
"Teacher is far away in the capital, why did he specifically ask me to take the wooden box with me? Teacher once told me that this wooden box is very important to him, so I kept it in the Western Regions to prevent it from being lost."
Zhang San argued again, "Since it was the boss who mentioned it, there must be something important in the wooden box. Why do you, Liu Sheng, make such a presumptuous guess?"
Liu Sheng laughed and said, "The teacher gave me the wooden box to keep. There is nothing important in it. It is just a piece of rag. It is probably a thought that the teacher had in the past."
"You said that the teacher requested in the document that 30 shi of such important crops be transferred over, and at the same time hinted to me that the wooden box must be delivered first and not with the crops."
"Isn't the meaning of this obvious enough?"
As soon as Liu Sheng said this, the crowd was in an uproar.
The current situation is almost very clear.
It was obvious that the boss had encountered a crisis in the capital, and he was even willing to expose the existence of crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn in order to save his life.
When the boss was writing the document, there must be someone watching him closely, so he could only use the wooden box to hint at his situation.
The crowd surged and cursed at Zhang Sanda.
A sturdy man who was holding Zhang San down next to him, with his face full of trembling flesh, was so angry that he kicked Zhang San hard on the back and knocked him to the ground.
At the same time, he spat and cursed, "Zhang San, you are so good, your name was given by the boss, how can you be so righteous to the boss, you are such a ruthless person, I thought you were reliable, I was really blind."
As the sturdy man started to take action, the crowd could no longer hold back and started beating Zhang San up, not even giving him a chance to argue.
In just a few breaths, Zhang San was beaten up and even had blood coming out of the corner of his mouth.
"Okay, don't beat him to death yet. We still need to interrogate him about the teacher's situation." Liu Sheng ordered.
Only then did everyone stop and tie Zhang San up tightly.
Zhang San's throat rolled and he wanted to explain himself, but after thinking for a long time, he still didn't know how to express himself.
After all, he was just a personal guard and a military man, and he wasn't very good at speaking.
"Hey, what is this?"
Just as Zhang San was tied up and dragged away, the middle-aged man who was Zhu Ying's disciple before, looked through the bag that Zhang San brought with him.
See if there is any evidence.
I happened to see a blank post station document.
This document has already been stamped with a great seal, so you just need to fill in your name before using it.
"this……"
Liu Sheng heard the sound, walked over and saw it, and stopped for a moment.
Then he took the pass and examined it carefully. In Zhang San's bag, there was another copy.
On one document, there was even a stamp of "Express Delivery from Six Hundred Miles Away".
“Stop!”
Liu Sheng and the middle-aged man looked at each other, and then shouted loudly, and the people who tied up Zhang San stopped when they heard the shout.
Liu Sheng took the document and walked up to Zhang San and asked, "How did you get this document?"
Zhang San said weakly, "This is what my boss gave me. There are two copies. The one that is 600 miles away is the one my boss asked me to send to the post station and have it delivered to the capital quickly."
"There is another one, which is for sweet potatoes and other crops, prepared for the post station."
Hearing this, Liu Sheng paused.
He found that he seemed to have misunderstood something.
He was just a little confused, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Untie Zhang San and let the doctor check and apply the medicine."
Then he said, "Where is Li Xiucai? Ask him to come and see me immediately."
Liu Sheng's words seemed to make everyone understand that there might be a misunderstanding about Zhang San.
Several strong men quickly carried Zhang San over for treatment, while the others went to find Li Xiucai.
"Big Brother, maybe this really is the teacher's instruction." The middle-aged man came over and said with a frown.
Liu Sheng replied: "It's really strange. A few days ago, I just received news that there might be a traitor in the desert. Now Zhang San has brought such a strange order. It's hard for me to believe it."
"Let Li Xiucai take a look. He understands the Ming Dynasty system and should have some understanding of it."
The middle-aged man nodded in agreement.
The teacher has worked so hard to build up such power, and it would not be too much for him to be more cautious when he suddenly receives such an order.
…
In the courtyard, Zhu Yuanzhang read the article written by Zhu Ying on the white paper twice before stopping.
After stopping, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought.
After a long while, he asked Zhu Ying, "Grandson, how did you come up with this idea?"
Zhu Ying had anticipated the old man's questions.
Then it’s time to perform.
"Grandpa, you know that your grandson is lazy. While reviewing the memorials, he was thinking about a problem."
"Why do I have to review so many memorials every day? In my grandson's opinion, many of the matters in these memorials are just trivial matters that an ordinary minister can handle properly."
"My grandson also understands that memorials represent power. If memorials are handed over to others to handle, it is equivalent to the power being dispersed."
"It seems that there is no way to have the best of both worlds. So my grandson considered from another angle, where did the original power of our Ming Dynasty come from?"
"Are they civil officials? No, they should be military generals. The establishment of the Ming Empire is not something that can be done by a few literati reciting poems and writing couplets. If we want the Ming Empire to prosper and last for thousands of years, it will last for thousands of years."
"The key lies in the strength of the soldiers. In other words, the power itself lies in the military power in one's hands."
“No matter how great the power held by civil officials is, it is still illusory, like a castle in the air, and can be taken back at any time.”
"Hence, my grandson set his sights on military power."
"How to better control the military power, or even hold it firmly in your hands, is the key to the problem."
Zhu Yuanzhang listened quietly, and then took over Zhu Ying's words and said: "So the separation of military and politics of Da Sun is to make the soldiers more pure, not to participate in internal affairs, and thus control them."
Zhu Ying nodded and smiled, "Grandpa is really amazing, he hit the nail on the head."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "I have led the army for so many years. Although I am not as smart as you, how can I not understand it after seeing it like this?"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ying and sighed, "I never thought that you, my great grandson, would have such a deep understanding of the military. Do you know how much change this will bring to my Ming Dynasty if this method succeeds?"
"My grandson doesn't know." Zhu Ying replied.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Ying, knowing that he was flattering him, and then said:
"I have lived for most of my life and have never thought about this. If it is completed according to your grandson's idea, the Ming Dynasty will usher in earth-shaking changes."
"From now on, successive emperors no longer have to worry about civil officials having too much power, nor do they have to be bogged down in the tedious daily review of memorials like us."
"In the true sense, the Holy Emperor has achieved the rule of the world."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ying deeply. He really wanted to open his eldest grandson's head and take a good look at what kind of person he was who could have such a wonderful idea.