The Ming Dynasty court has reached a crossroads, and whether it exists or dies will be known at most a year.

The court ministers and knowledgeable people in the world all realized this, and their focus instantly changed from Jiaozhi to the capital. They knew that even if the Ming Dynasty continued, it was not the Ming court more than ten years ago. The one who took charge of the entire empire was probably not the emperor who had almost never left the capital, but Lin Chunhong, who was far away in Jingzhou.

Yang Sichang knew that Lin Chunhong's local official system was not something he thought of, but after at least ten years of exploration and pilot projects in many places, the plan was finally formed.

Although the plan has many imperfections, it has proved that it is definitely effective, otherwise it will not be explained why Lin Chunhong's rapid rise is.

It was faintly clear that Yang Sichang felt relieved. In the past, he was worried that Lin Chunhong would not be able to consolidate the official system and would fall into the ruling of his rise and fall. Now it seems that the four institutions designed by Lin Chunhong are undoubtedly much more perfect and stable than the Ming system.

What made Yang Sichang even more amazing was the establishment of Guanglu Court. On the surface, Guanglu Court is just a consulting agency, but from the relevant legal provisions of Guanglu Court, Yang Sichang saw at a glance that Guanglu Court actually has the right to supervise and question.

Yang Sichang felt that the number of Guanglushi is still too small. If Guanglushi in a county can reach hundreds of Guanglushi, any attempt to buy Guanglushiyuan will become impossible.

Moreover, Guangluyuan is naturally filled with different forces, scholars, powerful people, and merchants all account for one-third of the share, so they naturally have the attribute of struggle.

Yang Sichang also saw that Lin Chunhong only proposed the local official system and had no words about the central official system. This undoubtedly gave the court a buffer period.

Yang Sichang estimated that Lin Chunhong had already had a plan for the division of central power. What Yang Sichang could affirm was that Lin Chunhong had no plan to compete for the Nine Five Lords, and even had no plans to be King Wen of Zhou.

What Lin Chunhong wanted was probably the virtual king system that had never appeared in Chinese history, and he tried to fix this system.

In this case, Lin Chunhong had to accomplish two things: one was how the court reorganized, and the other was to limit the emperor's power through the law and think that it would be the law for all eternity.

Yang Sichang and Lin Chunhong have been dealing with Lin Chunhong for so long, and they are so familiar with each other. In Yang Sichang's opinion, Lin Chunhong's actions are tantamount to saying in his ears: The local government system must be based on his plan. As for the distribution of central power, we can talk about it!

What to talk about? Of course, it is about strength. Can we still fight for power by talking?

Yang Sichang and Li Shaoyi and others conspired for many days, and finally made a decision. Li Shaoyi submitted a memorial, and Yang Sichang decided to: In view of the establishment of the Jingguo Army, he should go south from Guangping Prefecture to station in Yuzhou.

The Jingguo Legion was based on Huang Degong's Beijing Camp and drew a large number of officers from the Imperial Guard Legion. Although its combat effectiveness was not as good as Sun Yingyuan's Imperial Guard Legion and had participated in actual combat, it was well-equipped, with two infantry corpses and one cavalry army. The cavalry army even included a heavy cavalry battalion!

Zhu Youjian has lived a very hard life these days, anxious and panic torment him constantly, and he almost fell into a state of neurasthenia. He couldn't sleep at night and finally fell asleep. He always dreamed that Lin Chunhong rushed into the capital and pulled him off the throne.

In addition to hatred and regret, he took his anger on others and even became suspicious of Yang Sichang. Lin Chunhong pressed step by step. After so many days, Yang Sichang didn't even have a solution to it. Could it be a complete mistake to trust Yang Sichang at the beginning?

Just when Zhu Youjian was suspicious, Yang Sichang's vote was about to arrive at his case.

"The Jingguo Army went south to Yuzhou?"

Zhu Youjian didn't know where Yuzhou was, so he hurriedly looked out the map. After reading it, he couldn't help but take a breath.

According to the control scope, Lin Chunhong controls Fangcheng, Ruzhou, Luoyang and Tongguan. The north and west of this line are all controlled by the court. Yuzhou is located between Fangcheng and Ruzhou.

In other words, after the Jingguo Army arrived in Yuzhou, once the troops advanced to Fangcheng and Ruzhou, they could not only cut off the connection between the Xuanwu Army, but also cut off the connection between Shaanxi, the Western Regions and Jingzhou!

This is completely the rhythm of preparing for a total war!

Yang Sichang's plan is not yet completed: "The Ministry of Revenue allocates money and asks Chen Yongfu to stockpile grain and military supplies in Kaifeng, recruit township tycoons and train rigorously; orders Ji Liao Legion to head south to Baoding Prefecture..."

After reading the memorial, Zhu Youjian became stupid for a moment. Although he always wanted to beat Lin Chunhong to the point of falling, once the matter came to an end, he looked forward and was frightened and worried.

He called Yang Sichang and asked what Yang Sichang wanted to do.

"Emperor, Henan is in a state of unstable state, and bandits are constantly in trouble. The Jingguo Army went south to eliminate bandits on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can calm the hearts of the people. Why not do it?"

Yang Sichang didn't mention Lin Chunhong or Jingzhou, which made Zhu Youjian suspicious of Dou.

Yang Sichang continued: "Henan has serious bandits, and relying solely on the Jingguo Legion is probably not enough, so we have to let the Ji Liao Legion go to Baoding Prefecture just in case."

Zhu Youjian finally realized that Yang Sichang didn't want to fight Lin Chunhong at all. He dispatched troops and generals, just to tell Lin Chunhong that the court was not without counter-attack. If he really forced the court too hard and would be bad for everyone.

Yang Sichang was just a little obscure because of Zhu Youjian's face and the court's face.

Zhu Youjian was still worried and asked: "The bandits are seriously affected, is it enough to rely solely on the Jingguo Army?"

Yang Sichang understood what Zhu Youjian meant, just saying that the Jingzhou army was strong, and the Jingguo Army would probably be useless to go south.

Yang Sichang pointed to the map and said to Zhu Youjian: "Now, from Fangcheng to Luoyang, only the Xuanwu Legion is stationed scattered. From south to north, the Dragon Guard Legion is in Yazhou, the Dragon and Tiger Legion is in Guangnan, the Xiao Guard Legion is in Jiaozhi, the Tiance Legion is in Yunnan, the Shengu Legion is in Guizhou, and the Tiger Roar Legion is in Sichuan. Almost half of the troops are stationed in the southwest, because there are many mountains in the southwest and there are many chieftains, and these forces need to be escorted for the local reform. These forces cannot move for the time being."

"Xiongwei Legion troops were stationed in Quzhou, and one of them was stationed in Xianxia Pass. Lin Chunhong was not at ease with Zheng Zhilong and needed Xiongwei Legion to shock. In addition, the Shenji Legion was stationed in Anqing, Yangzhou and Huzhou, and needed to shock the wealthy families in Jiangnan and could not move easily. The Pili Legion was stationed in Jingzhou, Wuchang and Xiangyang. These places were the foundation of Lin Chunhong and would not move easily."

"In the northwest, the Cavalry Army is stationed in Guanxi, which is the cornerstone of the Wuwei Army, Tianwu Army and the Divine Blade Army. It is responsible for shocking the enemy in the northwest and grasslands. It is not so easy to move. As for the Jinwu Army, a military force is placed in Lushun Fort and the other two armies are stationed on Jeju Island. I don't know what it is for, but it is too far from the Central Plains."

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Yang Sichang told the story, and suddenly revealed a key: Lin Chunhong and Miaoli expanded in the southwest and northwest, and the entire hinterland of the Central Plains and the two Huai areas were extremely weak, which just provided an opportunity for the court!

Zhu Youjian suddenly turned flushed and asked without further thought, "Can you let the Ji Liao Legion go south along the canal and station at Gaoyou?"

Yang Sichang sighed secretly and thought to himself: This emperor is really ambitious. The Jingguo Legion went south and asked for power. He warned Lin Chunhong not to force him too ruthlessly. If the Ji Liao Legion really went south to Gaoyou, he had already arrived at the doorstep of his home in Yangzhou. How could Lin Chunhong bear it?

Once Lin Chunhong is offended and the southwest troops are transferred back to the Central Plains on a large scale, then everything will be over.

What surprised Yang Sichang was that Zhu Youjian was even more radical: "The front line of Xuanda is not under great pressure at present. The unreorganized army can take over the defense of the Imperial Guard Corps. The Imperial Guard Corps can also go south, and the Imperial Guard Corps and Ji Liao Legion jointly enter Yangzhou. Then go west to Anqing... The north of the Yangtze River cannot always be outside the control of the court..."

Yang Sichang was anxious and hurriedly stopped him: "Emperor, after the Imperial Guards march south, what should I do if the Wugu Army threatens Xuanfu from Ulanqab? Moreover, the Qing Tartars were quite troubled recently and had a faint intention of going south. Once the Central Plains soldiers were in trouble and the Tartars attacked, how would the capital be settled?"

Zhu Youjian was silent for a while, but finally refused to comment and ordered Yang Sichang to retreat.

After Yang Sichang left the palace, he sighed to the sky, regretting that he wanted to slap himself a few times. After all the plans, how could he forget the emperor's anxious nature!

When Yang Sichang retreated, Zhu Youjian thought about it and felt that it was very likely to seize the territory north of the Yangtze River. After all, the government's finances had completely improved, and the income of money and grain not only increased a lot, but also due to Lin Chunhong's large-scale reform, the salaries of officials were also reduced a lot. Taxes in northern Zhili, Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong were increasing. Even if Lin Chunhong cut off the money and grain from other provinces, he could support several years of military operations.

However, Zhu Youjian was still a little worried. He was not sure what the military action would cause Lin Chunhong to react, nor could he judge the three legions against the Jingzhou army, and what is the chance of winning.

Zhu Youjian suddenly thought that the Inspector Gao Qiqian was aware of the army, and hurriedly asked him to call Gao Qiqian back from Guan Liao and asked for details.

Gao Qiqian was shocked when he first heard this. However, the internal ministers were internal ministers after all. Without the courage of Yang Sichang and other foreign ministers to fight against the emperor, they turned countless turns and tactfully advised: "If the Guanliao line is reorganized into three legions, and two legions are transferred south, and cooperate with the imperial guards, Jingguo, and Jiliao, they may fight with the Jingzhou army."

Gao Qiqian's original intention was to hope that Zhu Youjian would retreat when he was in trouble. After all, the troops on the front line of Guan Liao could not be easily reorganized, which was the consensus between Yang Sichang, Zhu Youjian and Gao Qiqian. What's more, if Guan Liao could draw two-thirds of the troops south, once the Tatars attacked, how could they resist the enemy?

However, Zhu Youjian was full of his mind to solve Lin Chunhong's fantasy, but he understood it as: with the Guan Liao troops, the court was enough to fight against Lin Chunhong!

As for the Tartars, they suffered losses in the past few years, but were expelled from the Xilinggrad line by the Imperial Guard Corps in recent years. With the strong city defense of Guanliao, it should not be a problem to resist the enemy.

Zhu Youjian was very dissatisfied with Yang Sichang. At the beginning, wasn’t it just Yang Sichang who had been inciting him to rise in adversity? Why did the court’s financial plan improve after many years of lying on firewood and tasting gall, and he had a new look. When things came to an end, Yang Sichang retreated?

Zhu Youjian even believed that this was the last chance for the court. Once Lin Chunhong settled the southwest, the three armies of Tiger Roar, Tiance, and Shenwei went north, the situation of the court would be even more difficult!

In the imperial court, there were a lot of comments criticizing Yang Sichang every month. In the past, Zhu Youjian always stayed at him. Now his mentality has changed. He handed over the comments to Yang Sichang and asked Yang Sichang to defend himself!
Chapter completed!