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Chapter 254 Summoning Sun Chuanting

Cao Huachun led Sun Chuanting, passed through the Taihe Gate to the Ganqing Palace, and headed straight to Jingyang Palace.

Sun Chuanting was exhausted, his face was still exhausted, but his eyes were very energetic. He walked and said with a smile, "This is the second time I have seen Eunuch Cao. I have not thanked the decree and money I sent to you."

Cao Huachun smiled and knew what Sun Chuanting meant. It was the "Imperial Imperial" written by Zhu Xu several years ago. He gave it to Sun Chuanting in front of the city gate with his own hands.

Seeing that Cao Huachun had no airs, Sun Chuanting chuckled and said, "Duce, the emperor, what are you going to explain?"

Although Sun Chuanting hurriedly entered Beijing, he knew a little about the matter in the capital and couldn't help but worry. Especially since the military reform reached this point, he must not give up halfway, let alone turn back!

Cao Huachun smiled calmly and said, "You will know when you see the emperor."

Sun Chuanting felt a little sad when he heard Cao Huachun's words. He had not been in the temple in recent years, and had watched coldly and understood many things. Especially the emperor's military reform this time, he supported 100% and hoped to change it to the end to save the Ming Dynasty's weak military strength and corruption and unbearable battle situation.

But can the new emperor really withstand the pressure of the outer court?

He had heard that many government affairs are now piled up in various yamen, with no one working, and they are almost paralyzed.

Cao Huachun led Sun Chuanting into the imperial study room, and he bowed slightly to Zhu Xu and stood aside.

Sun Chuanting knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice: "My minister, Sun Chuanting, please come to the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Zhu Xu was eating porridge, and quickly wiped his mouth, stood up and smiled, "No need to be polite, come on, talk to others."

Sun Chuanting was stunned and had to get up and follow Zhu Xu, one after another, and sat opposite Zhu Xu, across from a small stone table.

Zhu Xu looked at him, looked at him and said with a smile, "Tell me, especially the standing troops in various places."

Sun Chuanting kept looking at Zhu Xu quietly. Seeing that although he was young and young, his every move was quite advanced and retreating. He was not an ordinary naughty boy, and he felt a little relieved.

Listening to Zhu Xu's question, he thought about it in his heart and said, "Back to the emperor, the garrisons in various places have been corrupt for many years, and their combat preparations have been relaxed, and they are unable to fight. I worked hard to rectify them, but I could only barely form an army, and it was still loose and difficult to have combat power, even... not as good as the previous garrisons. I have discussed with Lord Yuan and Master Sun Ge Lao to build a military commander, train strictly, and eliminate the old-fashioned spirit, so that they can dare to fight..."

Zhu Xu nodded secretly while listening. What Sun Chuanting said was the truth and hit the nail on the head.

If an army wants to have combat power, it is not enough for someone to have weapons and food. Without some training and a few bloody battles, it is impossible to have combat power and form an army.

After Sun Chuanting said something and stopped, Zhu Xu smiled with satisfaction and said, "Well, I know all of these. After you take office as the Ministry of War, your main responsibility is to train troops. The Ministry of War must conduct strict supervision. If there is any obstacle, the black sheep will be eliminated decisively. You must train me as soon as possible to create a powerful soldier that can be fought for you!"

Sun Chuanting bowed slightly, looked up at Zhu Xu, and said cautiously, "Emperor, Lord Shen advocates slowing down..."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this. I will give you clear responsibilities and will not hinder you."

Sun Chuanting felt relieved and was curious. The emperor seemed to not care much about what was happening outside the palace?

Zhu Xu was very concerned about military information in various places and began to inquire in detail.

Sun Chuanting is both civil and military, and has some insights in both military and government affairs. It is very smooth to report the monarch and ministers.

Zhu Xu listened to the frequent jaw head, and from Sun Chuanting's words, he also learned that the disasters across the country did not stop in the north, and in the southern provinces, even the coastal areas were getting worse and worse, and most of the bandits were born from this, and it was not enough to just use a sweep.

Zhu Xu listened for a while and asked, "What do you think, each of the governors sent a governor to be responsible for military affairs and deal with bandits in various places?"

Sun Chuanting frowned slightly. This was actually the power of the Du Command Department. The abolishment of the garrison naturally required a new yamen to take over. However, the governor and the supervisory department have not been subordinate to each other and have shirked responsibility for each other. If a governor is sent, it is nothing more than the Du Command Department reappearing, and there is no big change at all.

When it comes to these, Sun Chuanting could not make arbitrarily judgement, and he still advised cautiously, "Emperor, I believe that whether it is the governor of one province or two provinces, it is necessary to decide whether to deal with bandits or rebellion."

Zhu Xu's expression was slightly different, and he immediately understood what Sun Chuanting meant.

Among the three local departments, the governor has the greatest power. If they do not support it, even if they do not cooperate, the governor sent it to the place will not have much influence. There are many governors, governors, and those who are undermined will return in a mess.

However, Zhu Xu was unwilling to continue to expand the power of the governor to avoid affecting his plan. He said calmly, "Well, I will consider it again."

"By the way," Zhu Xu suddenly said: "When you arrive at the Ministry of War, you will also pay attention to the battle situation of the Mongolian Yuan and Jiannu. Although Lin Danhan is disappointed with him, he must not help him. You can discuss how to support them so that they can consume each other and get the benefits of making it bigger."

Sun Chuanting glanced at Zhu Xu and said, "I understand, I will start immediately after taking office."

Zhu Xu smiled and discussed with Sun Chuanting for more than half an hour before he let him out of the palace.

Zhu Xu stood in front of the stairs, looked at Sun Chuanting's back, and breathed a sigh of relief, and said to himself with a smile: "With him here, I can at least half of my heart."

However, he also vaguely understood from Sun Chuanting's words that Sun Chuanting was different from the Donglin Party or other Qingliu ministers, and had a clear understanding of the situation in the Ming Dynasty, especially the military and political affairs in various places, which had been corrupted to a certain extent. If we do not seek change, there would be no hope of reviving the Ming Dynasty!

At this time when Sun Chuanting entered Beijing, he naturally did not attract much attention.

The Donglin Party’s connection was getting faster and faster, and the scale was getting bigger and bigger. Even the memorials from all over the country entered Beijing one by one through the post station, but were not sent to the Tongzheng Envoy Department, but to Zhao Nanxing and others.

Like snowballs, both in terms of momentum and scale, they began to sweep the capital, from princes and ministers to peddlers and pawns, everyone knew it and everyone knew it.

All kinds of rumors began to spread, such as the emperor wanted to kill ministers, the king wanted to rebel, the emperor's side, and even the "civil language" appeared, and the entire capital was in chaos.

However, not all Donglin Party members were attracted to it.

In a room in Taichang Temple, several people sat opposite each other and drank a lot of wine.

They are all small officials in the last rank, and the highest in the official uniform is only the seventh rank, led by the doctor of Taichang Temple and Xu Jie. All of them are from Jiangnan Wu and Xi, who have been officials for several years and are in their early thirties, seemingly mediocre.

One of them looked sad and poured wine into his mouth and said, "Brother Xu, are we really not going?"

Although Xu Jie was drinking, his expression remained unchanged at all. He was very sober. Before he could speak, the other person suddenly snorted coldly and said, "How can we participate in such a rebellious act?"
Chapter completed!
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