In the capital, the east wind blows snow and snow all over the sky, and snowflakes, big or small, float in the antique streets.

As the Lantern Festival ended, life in the capital returned to normal, officials and people began to get busy, and scholars also began to prepare for county examinations and wait for boy examinations.

After Longqing got money, he not only paid attention to the show, but also had extremely luxurious food and drink expenses. On the Lantern Festival, he once again hosted a grand Lantern Festival Aoshan Lantern Festival.

Although many upright officials were dissatisfied with this lazy and face-saving Emperor Longqing, they were not good at criticizing him too much, after all, all the money and grain had nothing to do with Taicang.

Since Longqing got Lin Weiran's tips, he has opened Pandora's magic box and is happy to borrow money. Especially after receiving the suggestion of Meng Chong's "new debt to repay old debts", he would think of issuing new debts as soon as possible whenever he was short of money.

Before the Spring Festival, the royal family's debt had just exceeded one million taels, but the Lantern Festival had just ended, and the total debt was already rushing towards two million taels.

But no one can stop Longqing's behavior. Not to mention that there are too many vested people here, and no one has stipulated that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty cannot live a debt.

Longqing was no longer satisfied with his current life of food and clothing. When the Lantern Festival just ended, he expressed his idea of ​​appointing eunuchs to Zhejiang to pick up girls.

Many officials knew that Longqing was lustful, but this requirement was also considered a matter that complies with the charter, and no official would jump out to stop it.

The emperor's selection of women was naturally handled by officials of the Ministry of Rites and eunuchs, but it did not have any impact on the entire Ming Dynasty.

Good things came as scheduled, and the news that Guanzibo pacified Bozhou would follow.

When I heard the news, the New Year atmosphere that had already faded in the capital suddenly came back. Many people made an appointment to go to the restaurant to drink and celebrate, and the festive sounds of firecrackers kept ringing everywhere.

Like later generations, the Chinese people have a yearning for the striking of the four barbarians, and they look forward to the emergence of Chinese people who can conquer war-going people who are good at quelling evil forces that are not subject to education everywhere.

Now that we know that the Ming army has achieved such a great victory, the time it took is far less than everyone's premonition, it makes many scholars feel like they are being slapped with chicken blood.

As early as before the Spring Festival, everyone knew that the Ming Dynasty sent border troops to Bozhou to quell the rebellion. At that time, there were people who were optimistic, but there were also many people who were inferior.

But no matter how much I think about the victory of the border army led by Guanqianbo, it is expected to take three months to calm down, but I never expected that happiness would come so quickly. I beat many people who were accused of being accused of the times.

Face.

"How long has it been? The King of Master arrived in Bozhou?"

"Didn't it mean that the Miao soldiers in Bozhou are very powerful? Why were they defeated so quickly?"

"Haha... Miao soldiers can still deal with the army of local garrisons, but this border army is an elite force that can kill the Tartars without leaving any armor!"

...

The people and scholars in the capital were shocked at first, but after calming down the shock, they also began to sing praises to the border troops.

In their opinion, since the royal army can win so quickly, if the Bozhou army was not too weak, then the border army is too strong now.

But after thinking about it carefully, the border troops today are indeed transformed and have become the pride of China. Just because the Tartars dare not offend the border, this is something they dare not imagine before.

Of course, all this is inseparable from the master Lin Ge who is planning and strategizing. It was the genius who silently changed the appearance of the Ming army.

Unlike the carnival between the people and scholars in the capital, the Ming Dynasty's officialdom seemed much more pragmatic.

In view of Lin Pingchang's great contribution this time, some officials suggested that Lin Pingchang be awarded the title of marquis, and some officials also suggested that Lin Pingchang be appointed as the governor of Bozhou.

It is precisely because this good news for pacifying Bozhou is like a small stone thrown into the calm lake, which immediately rejuvenates the dead officialdom.

But no matter how the public opinion in the officialdom in the capital is going, the cabinet has now held the right to speak.

After Xu Jie left, the five-member cabinet became more "authoritarian", and all major affairs of the six ministries often needed to come to the cabinet to report immediately.

After New Year's Day, the snow in the capital did not melt, and the whole capital showed a cold air.

Under the gloomy sky, the black glazed tiled roof of Wenyuan Pavilion was covered with snow, so it looked exactly like the other roofs of the Forbidden City.

In the room at the center of the first floor, the red charcoal fire in the copper basin was releasing a hint of heat, making the room look warm as spring.

The tea fragrance in the conference hall swayed, and the five cabinet masters sat in a fixed order.

Although after Xu Jie left, the cabinet could fill another person. However, the cabinet usually consists of three or four people, and now it has as many as five cabinet ministers, so there is no need to add any more personnel.

Besides, with the current cabinet structure, it is actually better not to enter the cabinet than to enter the cabinet. Zhang Juzheng, who has been using soy sauce for more than half a year, has a deep understanding of this.

That's right, there has been no personnel changes in the current cabinet, and the current situation may continue for a long time.

There are actually many issues today, but the most important thing is the good news from Pingding Bozhou.

Although Li Chunfang believed in Lin Junran's military talent, he was surprised to see the matter resolved so quickly, and he had to re-weight the current military strength of the Ming Dynasty.

I just secretly observed that Lin Weiran seemed to be in control, and knew in my heart that he had actually underestimated Lin Weiran's military talent, so I mistakenly believed that pacifying Bozhou would be a protracted war.

Li Chunfang took a sip of hot tea and then said seriously: "This time, the Guanqian Bo is really a great contribution, and it is not only a matter of the court's heart disease!"

Guo Pu and others were not in a hurry to express their opinions, but also turned their heads and looked at Lin Weiran opposite.

Unlike later generations who have distinct individualism, no matter how dazzling Lin usually makes, many people will regard Lin Shiran and Lin Shichang as a whole.

Lin Weiran put down the teacup and said with a long time ago: "Master Yuan Fu, when it comes to heart disease, it is not just Bozhou Yangdi, but the chieftains in the whole southwest are all the heart disease of our Ming Dynasty! These chieftains can be said to be the local emperors, we

This time, I know that such evil deeds have to mobilize so many people, and there are probably countless bad things that are covered up by them. This disease is already terminally ill and has reached the point where it has to be eliminated!"

Huh?

Zhang Juzheng is a smart person. When he heard this argument, he immediately realized that Lin Weiran was pointing the finger at the toast in the southwest.

this……

Li Chunfang raised his head slightly unexpectedly. The southwestern chieftains often disobeyed the court's control and had quite strong private armed forces, which was a hidden danger for the Ming Dynasty.

However, the complexity of this matter is far beyond imagination, which caused Taizu and Chengzu to turn a blind eye, but failed to effectively solve this problem.

Lin Weiran could clearly end here and follow his sister to take over the military achievements of pacifying Biaozhou, so as to be more firmly in the position of Minister of War.

But he never thought that Lin Xuran chose to expose the bad habits of the Southwest at this time, which was to make trouble for him, which caused unreasonable trouble.

"Gemaster Lin, do you mean to further suppress the southwest chieftain?" Chen Yiqin frowned slightly and asked in uncertainty.

Li Chunfang and others looked at Lin Qinran, but they were also unable to figure out what Lin Qinran had to do this time.

Lin Qingran smiled slightly and said seriously in the eyes of the four people: "I wonder if you should use a stream or a local official after pacifying Bozhou this time?"

this……

When Chen Yiqin and Zhang Juzheng heard this question, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Although Bozhou has been settled, the real trouble is how to manage Bozhou and how to manage it in what way.

It is obvious that once the court no longer sets up chieftains and directly divides Bozhou into Guizhou Province, it will definitely cause panic among other chieftains.

But if Bozhou, which has been established now, is assigned to the new chieftain, even if he will be obedient these years, he will inevitably be the second Yang family in the future.

"There is no reason to spit out the fat meat you eat into your mouth. Of course, you have to use the official position!" Guo Pu followed Lin Qingran for a long time and said with a tough attitude.

Li Chunfang was originally a gentle person. Seeing Guo Pu's tough statement and his intentions were also a miserable official in his heart, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at Lin Qingran.

Lin Weiran faced the eyes of the four people and said seriously: "The disadvantages of the chieftains are obvious. In the past, the Dayuantu had convenience and did not care about the suffering of the people, so he allowed the chieftains to govern themselves, and even introduced the "reform and return to the land" of reverse actions.

Now that our king's army has arrived in Bozhou, we have successfully removed the biggest cancer of Bozhou Yang family. Why don't we take this opportunity to directly promote the comprehensive transformation of the southwest into the land and return to the land?"

Changing the land and returning to the current was a national policy that the Ming Dynasty had always intended to promote.

As early as the Yongle period, the two Xuanwei Offices in Sizhou and Sinan in Tongren and other places rebelled. After the imperial court sent troops to pacify it, it was renamed the Guizhou Administrator's Office, and the resigned officials served as official positions.

However, the transformation of land and return to the current was essentially a sovereignty dispute between the court and local warlords. Even Zhu Di also carried out reforms against the two Xuanwei Offices of the Guizhou rebellion, which only touched a small part of Guizhou and most of the southwest part of the Ming Dynasty.

The toast system is still implemented.

With the continuous decline of the Ming Dynasty, especially the Japanese pirates in the southeast and the nomadic peoples in the north, the court did not have the strength to promote the transformation of land in the southwest.

But in today's cabinet meeting, Lin Ge Lao, who was the Minister of War, had already thrown out a shocking "comprehensive transformation of land and return to the land".

Lin Junran seemed to be not shocked enough, and continued to face the four people present: "In fact, not only the Jurchens and other nomadic peoples in the southwest and northeast, we cannot adopt the local official system in the future, but also promote the transformation of land and return to the current!"

Although he has silently changed the direction of this corrupt dynasty and history has long changed, he also wants to kill all the unfavorable factors.

Since nomadic peoples can enter the Central Plains, why can't the Chinese nation enter the grassland? The system of official positions is implemented among the many tribes on the grassland?

That's why he not only wants to bring stability and prosperity to the Chinese nation, but also wants to bring prosperity to China.

this……

When Zhang Juzheng and Chen Yiqin heard this argument, they were completely shocked. They knew that this matter was no longer something that their two cabinet brothers could decide, so they turned their heads silently and looked at Li Chunfang.

Li Chunfang has been dealing with Lin Qinran for many years and has also known that Lin Qinran is a person who dares to think and do it, but he asked cautiously: "The many chieftains in the southwest are not weak, can they really suppress them?"

Although they pacified the Yang family of Bozhou in one fell swoop, there were too many toasts in the southwest. If they united, they would be a very terrifying force, which could cause irreparable consequences at that time.

"If you support me with all your strength and my sister continues to take charge, the chieftains in the southwest will not be afraid enough. In less than two years, it will be enough to abolish the local official system in the southwest!" Lin Weiran looked at everyone's eyes and seemed full of confidence.

Zhang Juzheng did not forget the little girl from the Hanlin Academy period and seemed to be puzzled and said, "Can your sister take on this burden?"

"On the clear, my sister is in charge of the overall situation, but I say frankly! The Ming army has been defeated repeatedly, because the civil servants are too strong, and my sister is Jurou, which allows the generals of the border army to maximize their military talents!

Although she is young and young, her wisdom is not much worse than that of me!" Lin Qianran said with a sincere face.

When Zhang Juzheng heard this explanation, he nodded thoughtfully, and he also knew the disadvantages of civil servants leading the army. As for Lin Pingchang's wisdom, he was probably really "Brother Tiger without a dog".

Li Chunfang and Guo Pu had no objection to the candidates, especially Lin Fengran is the Minister of War, and he has always recommended the right commander.

Chen Yiqin considered a longer-term issue, which was to raise his own doubts and said: "Lin Ge Lao, it was not difficult to pacify the southwest during the Taizu and Chengzu periods, but the reason why the local officials did not completely collapse was the difficulty of how to manage it.

If this problem is not solved, even if it is captured in the southwest, it will be like some places where it will be swaying between local officials and migrant officials, which will only increase the trouble!”

When Li Chunfang and others heard this question, they also knew that this was the key, so they turned their heads and looked at Lin Weiran.

If this matter cannot be solved, even if they fully support it, they may not be able to truly solve the problem of the southwestern toast.

Since Lin Xuran wanted to promote the comprehensive transformation of the southwest, he naturally thought of all this and said with a smile: "There is a plan!"

"I would like to hear it carefully!" Chen Yiqin asked with interest.

Zhang Juzheng claimed to be a suitable person to govern the country. He had already formed his own experience in how to govern the country, but he knew that the governance problem of the southwestern chieftains had plagued China for hundreds of years, and it was simply an unsolvable problem.

Now that Lin Xuran heard that he had a solution, he couldn't help but look at Lin Xuran suspiciously, but he didn't believe that Lin Xuran could solve the problem.
Chapter completed!