This needs to be thought about.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

There were actually quite a few famous generals in the Wanli period, but they were all in the early stages; in the later stages, the number of famous generals could be said to have dropped sharply, and few of them could be put on the table.

This is probably related to the actions of Emperor Wanli at that time. Qi Jiguang did not end up well, which made many people feel disheartened.

Especially with the three major wars of Wanli, the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty were also consumed very heavily, and the national strength was also consumed very heavily.

It is really difficult to find a general who can suppress his life. In this case, there is really no suitable candidate.

Originally, Li Rusong was a very suitable candidate. If Li Rusong did not die, Liaodong would probably not be in chaos. However, when Li Rusong died, Liaodong could even be said to have no famous generals, so it would be in chaos.

However, Zhu Youxiao also knew that this situation would not last long under his command. As time goes by, as he continues to encourage, more and more capable people will be under his command.

I believe that by that time, the Ming Dynasty will present a situation where many famous generals emerge. Zhu Youxiao firmly believes in this.

At the same time, Zhu Youxiao also believes that in the future, those capable people will never have a good end in the original history, just like the original history. In this life, Zhu Youxiao must give them a good result.

Since Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he has done a lot of things and the court's policies have also changed. Therefore, the ministers have attached more importance to Zhu Youxiao's mind, and the news spreads the fastest on weekdays.

Everyone was excited when the matter about the title came out.

The speed of news spreading is beyond everyone's imagination.

After just one hour, the entire capital city knew everything he should know, and everyone was digesting the shock brought by this news.

For civil servants, this is another painful thing for them.

The title reform seems to have little to do with civil servants, but in fact it is very big. Civil servants want to intervene but cannot find any good reasons, which makes people feel helpless.

If they forcefully intervene, it will cause a rebound. This matter itself involves the reform of titles, and the most important interests are the nobles and relatives.

But those who understand can see that it is just a superficial matter. Since this incident, Your Majesty has been gradually expanding the power of the Staff Office, which is a bad signal for everyone.

The reform of titles also caused an uproar among the nobles and relatives. Although this matter seems to be a good thing, the essence of the readjustment of titles is that His Majesty is establishing the distance and relatives.

The thing that I used to rely on my title and earn my old capital would probably not be so easy in the future.

The one who panicked the most was Duke Dingguo, who was really scared.

Before this, there was no matter what the General Staff Office was doing. The Duke of England and Duke Cheng of the State Council had all joined the General Staff Office, and only he, the Duke of Ding, did not join, which made him very embarrassed.

Now another title has been created. If the titles of other dukes have not changed, and only he has set the title of dukes down, what will he become?

He will definitely become a laughing stock among the nobles, and he is also sorry for his ancestors. Thinking of this, Duke Ding was almost an ant on the hot pan.

He was also thinking about what to do to make His Majesty value him again.

At the same time, news of title reform also spread to the cabinet.

The four Cabinet Grand Secretary were also thinking about this matter, but they were not concerned about the title.

For the four cabinet ministers, the titles of nobles and relatives are really not very related to them, and they are the same whether they are promoted or lowered.

Han and the other two were concerned about the power of the Staff Office, which clearly showed that His Majesty wanted to support the Staff Office. Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for Han and the others to care whether they wanted to care.

So the four Cabinet Grand Secretary gathered together again and began to discuss this matter.

But after getting together, no one spoke for a long time. The reason was very simple, they really didn't know what to say.

Your Majesty asked the Advisory Office to agree that there was nothing to do with the Cabinet; the Cabinet wanted to intervene forcibly. This reason was not easy to find. Is it against Your Majesty's title reform?

But His Majesty did not discuss with the cabinet. Han and the others had to bite the bullet if they wanted to talk. But if they wanted to bite the bullet, there must be a reason.

There must be reasons to oppose the title reform. I am afraid this reason is not easy to find. Is it said that it violates the ancestral system?

In this case, there is no need to say anything before His Majesty today, and it is meaningless at all.

"There must be a charter." Han Du said.

As soon as these words came out, Xu Guangqi and others raised their heads.

Xu Guangqi said: "If there is nothing to do with our cabinet, there is no need for our cabinet to have any constitution, right?"

The reform of title has little to do with Xu Guangqi, and he does not want to have any conflicts with His Majesty because of this matter.

Xu Guangqi knew his status deeply and why His Majesty promoted him. In this cabinet, Xu Guangqi knew what to do and what not to do.

Besides, Xu Guangqi really doesn't think there is anything about this title reform. His Majesty wants the Advisory Office to take some power, so let's give it to them.

Everyone's eyes fell on Sun Chengzong's face, wanting to see what he was going to say. After all, this matter involved the Ministry of War. It was originally supposed to be done by the Ministry of War, but now it has been transferred to the Staff Office to do it, which is not appropriate.

Sun Chengzong also had a calm face, and he felt a little uncomfortable when he said that.

However, Your Majesty wants to split the court, and this matter is not something I just started today. Your Majesty has already shown it clearly at that time; it is not surprising that such an operation will be done this time.

When the Staff Office was established, everyone should have thought of today. If Your Majesty wants a Staff Office, it is naturally impossible for him to be just an empty yamen. Otherwise, what would Your Majesty spend so much effort?

Therefore, there is no way to stop the reform of titles. In fact, the things in the court are just like that. Either the imperial power overwhelms the power of ministers or the power of ministers overwhelms the power of imperial power.

From the moment His Majesty ascended the throne, what he did was to gather power.

The first thing Your Majesty seized today was military power, and asked Qi Jin to train the new army. Instead of using the money from the court, he used the money from the inner treasury to directly bypass the cabinet and the six ministers.

At the same time, His Majesty also launched anti-corruption activities in the court and killed a large number of people from the Donglin Party. However, they did not kill them all, but supported the three forces of Xu Guangqi, Han Du and Sun Chengzong, making them unable to unite, thereby weakening the power of the cabinet.

His Majesty also supported the Tongzheng Department and stripped away part of the power of the cabinet and the six ministries; he began to establish the Royal Academy, and removed part of the power of the Ministry of Rites.

Under such circumstances, Your Majesty has a strong control over the court. It can be seen from Xu Guangqi's words that he would not be able to beat His Majesty because of this matter.

The court, which cannot be twisted into a rope, has no ability to resist at all.

What's more, in the current court, all kinds of things are complicated and it is difficult to form a unified consensus.

This time, you can see that Your Majesty is very brave. Because Your Majesty has the confidence, the military achievements of the Southwest to suppress the rebellion have allowed everyone to see the ability of the new army. With the support of the new army, Your Majesty becomes even more unscrupulous when doing things.

There are also many officials in the court who support and support His Majesty, and Xu Guangqi's series are examples.

In addition, although Han Dong shouts very high slogans, if it really happens, Han Dong may not have turned against him. If he believes Han Dong, he will definitely be cheated to death.

If Han Yu is disobedient, the Censorate will impeach him. After all, the Censorate is now in charge of Cui Chengxiu, who is Wei Zhongxian's man.

With the attack from the Censorate and His Majesty, it would be very easy to replace Han Du. At that time, Xu Guangqi will be the one who takes over the position.

So now no one in the court moves, like an old turtle.

If he stands up and opposes this matter, Sun Chengzong believes that he will definitely be replaced by His Majesty.

All kinds of thoughts were tossing and turning in Sun Chengzong's mind.

After pondering for a moment, Sun Chengzong said, "Since the staff is doing this, we don't have to worry about it, let them do it."

No one expected that Sun Chengzong would say such words.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Han Du's eyes. None of the old foxes could be with each other.

Han Yu was also very clear in his heart. The situation in the court is very obvious now. The power of his cabinet chief has been greatly weakened. Now it is like the one scolded outside: the clay cabinet master.

"Since Master Sun said that, then do it like this." Han Du said.

Things are coming to an end here.

This time the cabinet discussed, nothing was discussed, or everyone didn't want to discuss anything, so it was considered a tone.

After several concessions, everyone probably understood that it was impossible for the cabinet to be united.

Even if Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong colluded, Han Yu could be linked to Sun Chengzong in any matter, but if three forces were connected together, no one could do it. For example, Xu Guangqi clearly opposed the title reform this time.

Since there was no decision and no need to continue the negotiation, the four of them ended.

After leaving the cabinet, Sun Chengzong walked out.

Sun Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief and soon arrived at the Ministry of Personnel. He wanted to meet Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of Personnel.

As the Minister of War and the Grand Secretary who is not ranked high in the cabinet, Sun Chengzong was able to gain a foothold in the court, so that no one dared to underestimate him. One of the big reasons is his relationship with Zhou Jiamo.

With the support of the Minister of Personnel and his own abilities, Sun Chengzong's status was very stable.

Seeing that Sun Chengzong was coming, Zhou Jiamo smiled and welcomed him in, and the tea quickly brought him up.

After the two separated the guests and the host and the host sat down, Zhou Jiamo smiled and said, "Looking at Zhisheng's appearance, he seems to have something to worry about. Is it because of the staff office?"

In front of Zhou Jiamo, Sun Chengzong naturally had no need to hide it. He nodded gently, told Zhou Jiamo what happened in the cabinet, and waited quietly for him to express his opinion.

"This Han Yu is not kind!" Zhou Jiamo stroked his beard and said with a smile.

"I can see it too." Sun Chengzong nodded and sighed, "This is also the reason why I didn't agree to Han Du. I wanted to do something, but he was seeking my position. This made me dare not do anything."

"This time Liaodong won, it seems that it hit Han Yu's pain." Zhou Jiamo said with a smile.

"Everyone knows the matter in Liaodong. Although no one mentioned it in the court recently, it does not mean that he is not paying attention. What is the purpose of His Majesty's training of the new army and investing a lot of energy and money in order? Isn't it for the fight to strengthen the army?"

"What our Majesty is very big in our hearts, we can see all of these, so there is a consensus in the court. Your Majesty will definitely use troops to Liaodong today, but it will only happen sooner or later."

"Xu Guangqi is in charge of the Centre for the Centre for Workers and the Ministry of Revenue. If you are in charge of the Ministry of War, you will definitely make contributions to the battle against Liaodong. You dare not take action before because everyone is afraid of losing."

"But this time, Xiong Tingbi from Liaodong won, and with the combat power of the new army in the North Korea, who knew that this battle would be at least 70% to 80% sure. This made many people unable to sit still."

"The war in Liaodong is of great importance, and the court will inevitably send people to supervise the army. Xu Guangqi cannot, so the most suitable candidate is you. In terms of official positions, you are a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and Minister of War; in terms of relationships, you are very close to Your Majesty. In this way, you are the well-deserved first candidate. Once Liaodong wins, your status will inevitably rise."

"Han Du looks calm and peaceful, but he is very cautious. He is provoking. No one can touch His Majesty's decision to reform his title, and there will be no good ending if he touches it. You are good at doing this."

Sun Chengzong sighed and said helplessly: "But the Advisory Office is not a good thing after all."
To be continued...