Of course, this was what Xiao Ruxun meant. He wanted to give the generals a way out so that they would not always have to worry that they would be punished later.
This was very important.
"That's right. This is my goal. I want to find a reliable way out for all the generals in the world so that they will not cling to military power for the sake of their descendants. This will also ease the court's worries about the generals who lead the army. I hope that through the establishment of military academies, I can achieve the goal of strengthening the army and easing suspicion.
You are all generals who have been through hundreds of battles. When you can no longer continue to gallop on the battlefield, your experience and your abilities should be passed on to more people, so that more outstanding young people can learn from you.
Thus, the Daqin army will be able to cultivate more outstanding officers, inherit your experience and abilities, and ensure that the army's combat strength is as before. It will not be like the army of the former Ming Dynasty, like father like son, a pile of mud that cannot be supported by a wall, and the army will get worse with each generation. "
After Xiao Ruxun finished speaking, he left a gap for the generals to slowly recover from their shock.
In their shock, they experienced the Emperor's good intentions, experienced their marshal's love for them, and felt the happiness of being bathed in the Emperor's grace.
After this, Xiao Ruxun also promised to set up a staff headquarters to be in charge of military planning.
Xiao Ruxun planned to use the General Staff Headquarters to cut off the possibility of the civil officials getting involved in the military, separating the civil officials from the staff officers, and realizing the pure administrative nature of the civil officials. In the future, the Emperor would only discuss military affairs with the staff officers and generals, and the civil officials would not be allowed to participate.
All the departments and official positions related to the army would be taken up by soldiers. For this reason, Xiao Ruxun also proposed the concept of civil officials. Soldiers who did not go to the front lines to fight, although they did not fight, belonged to the army system and had military positions, not civil officials. This would greatly improve the overall quality of the army.
He wanted to introduce the concept of professional soldiers and set up a professional military command system. After the military commander-in-chief of the five armies became a virtual authority, the millions of troops in the Daming Dynasty did not have a real command system. This was a very frightening thing.
No matter where the war broke out, Xiao Ruxun needed an efficient central military command system to deal with it so that he could make the most correct decision as quickly as possible.
In short, through all kinds of schemes, the possibility of civil officials getting involved in military power was eliminated. Civil officials were absolutely not allowed to participate in military affairs. Professionals should do professional things. The situation of the Song Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty could not be repeated.
At the same time, this design also restricted the relationship between the military and the administration, effectively preventing generals from interfering in politics.
It was impossible for Xiao Ruxun to suppress the civil officials and elevate the military without any restrictions. He might even allow the military to bully and suppress the civil officials. In this way, even if he could not return to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, he would fall into the quagmire of militarism. It was unacceptable for a civil official to lead an army, and it was even more unacceptable for a military government.
It was necessary for the military and the administration to become two separate systems that did not belong to each other.
For these military generals who had never come into contact with this kind of information before, everything Xiao Ruxun said was undoubtedly novel and new, something they had never imagined before, whether it was the expansion of overseas territories, the establishment of military academies, the staff headquarters, and so on.
These should be a part of Xiao Ruxun's plan. For the military generals, it was the pavilion closest to the water enjoying moonlight first.
They could be the first to learn of this kind of thing and the first to respond.
This was a kind of benefit, a hidden but infinitely beneficial one.
"In the early stages, I will appease the people according to the old system of the former Ming Dynasty. I will give some positions to the former Ming officials, and they may even be above you. However, don't have any intense reactions. Right now, everything is for stability. Do you understand?"
Xiao Ruxun once again warned his generals.
The generals looked at each other and nodded in unison.
Before leaving, Xiao Ruxun specially reminded Li Rusong, "Zimao, don't disappoint me."
Li Rusong's figure paused, and then he immediately turned around and knelt in front of Xiao Ruxun.
"I will not disappoint Your Majesty!"
Xiao Ruxun nodded.
He believed that Li Rusong would make the wisest choice because Li Rusong was the person in the Li family who understood him the most and understood his methods the most. As for Li Chengliang, as a wily old fox, it had already become his instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. The situation was stronger than the person, so they would make the right choice.
Of course, this was only what Xiao Ruxun thought. Xiao Ruxun was sometimes not so sure of his own judgment, so he needed someone to help him confirm it.
Moreover, the love and possessiveness of the Chinese for land was not something that could be easily dismissed with a few words. He had made up his mind to destroy the gentry and power, so how could he allow a new gentry and power to be born under his eyes?
Xiao Ruxun had to make preparations for the future.
No matter what, no matter what, he had already become a revolutionary. A so-called revolutionary not only dared to take the lives of others, but also dared to take their own lives.
He called Zhou Yao and five managers of the Black Venom.
"Zixian, in addition to monitoring those on the blacklist, increase the monitoring of Li Rusong. Earlier, I sent some people of the Black Water to Liaodong to establish an intelligence network. Now, the command of this group of people is also handed over to you. Once something goes wrong, I want you to nip the crisis in the bud."
Zhou Yao immediately nodded, "I understand!"
"Except for Wang Hui and Ma Wei, the rest of the generals in the northwest must be monitored. You have to secretly contact Wang Hui and Ma Wei and ask them to prepare first. I will arrange reliable people to prepare mobile troops and secretly dispatch them. Once the generals in the northwest do anything wrong, immediately arrest them and punish them as an example to others!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Well, how are Zhu Changluo and Empress Dowager Ming now?"
"Zhu Changluo has been secretly placed under house arrest and is being taken care of by someone. Your Majesty, whenever you need him, I can immediately arrange it. As for Empress Dowager Ming, I have sent people to block the entrance, but no one can enter inside. Empress Dowager Ming sent someone to pass a message that if we force our way in, she will hang herself."
"Hang herself?"
Xiao Ruxun smiled coldly, "Indeed, success and failure are all due to Xiao He. This old lady is really too much. Not only did she not help her own son, she even dragged him down. If I didn't know better, I would have thought that she was Cixi."
"Cixi?"
"Don't talk too much."
Xiao Ruxun waved his hand, "Let's go and see this old lady."
"Now?"
Zhou Yao was puzzled.
"Of course, I haven't slept yet, how could that old lady fall asleep? Let's go and see her! With her in our hands, we can successfully get some things done. Zhu Changluo is still too young and hasn't reached adulthood yet. It won't be nice if others hear about it, understand? "
Zhou Yao suddenly understood.
Xiao Ruxun arrived at the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful. The palace gate was open, and there were guards outside the palace. When they saw Xiao Ruxun, they saluted in unison.
An old eunuch stood at the palace gate. When he saw a group of people surrounding Xiao Ruxun, he became nervous and his legs trembled.
"Is he the one who passed the message?"
Xiao Ruxun asked Zhou Yao.
Zhou Yao nodded.
"Yes, he is the steward of Empress Dowager Ming's palace."
"Go and tell Empress Dowager Ming that Xiao Ruxun has come to visit. I wonder if he can meet with her?"
The old eunuch was scared silly when he heard this.
"Xiao... Xiao... Xiao..."
He couldn't even speak properly.
Xiao Ruxun scratched her cheeks, feeling a little depressed.
"I'm not here to kill people. What are you afraid of? Go and tell Empress Dowager Ming! "
The old eunuch was stunned for a moment. Then, he was so scared that he quickly ran inside.
After a while, a slightly younger eunuch ran out and said in a trembling voice, "Empress Dowager said it's too late. She won't see you."
"If she doesn't see me, I will order a raid on the inner palace. Life or death is uncertain."
Xiao Ruxun didn't intend to waste time talking nonsense with her. His time was very precious.
From this moment on, his time had to be counted in seconds. He wouldn't waste even a second.
The little eunuch was scared out of his wits. He hurriedly ran inside and quickly ran back.
"Empress Dowager invites you..."
"Wouldn't it have been better if she had done this earlier? Lead the way! "
The little eunuch was ordered to lead the way. A group of guards surrounded Xiao Ruxun and led him to the main hall of the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful. There was no one around the main hall. Presumably, they had either run away or were hiding.
Zhou Yao also reported that there were several palaces in the palace where no one could be found. Not only were there no eunuchs or maids, but even the masters of the palaces were not there. They couldn't find them even after searching the palaces. He didn't know if they were concubines, princesses, or princes. In any case, they probably ran away and hid somewhere.
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