While Zhu Hongsan looked at Hou Xun, Hou Xun was also looking at Zhu Hongsan. There are many legends about this rogue emperor among the people, such as greed for money and lust, ruthlessness, etc., but after Hou Xun saw Zhu Hongsan today, he immediately discovered that this emperor was not simple, and it was not as other literati said, except for eating, drinking, whore and gambling.

In fact, there is no need to think about it. The ancient Chinese emperors may be foolish and wise, but as long as they can firmly sit down, no one is a fool. Because in that kind of political dye vat, even a playboy like Emperor Zhengde can be trained to become a qualified emperor. Not to mention Zhu Hongsan, a small bureaucrat in the system in his previous life, after more than 20 years of immersion in this life, he has become a qualified politician.

"Mr. Hou, I'm tired of traveling from Henan, but the road is easy to walk?"

Hou Xun bowed and replied, "Thank you for your concern. Guide is still close to Yangzhou. With the escort of Jinyiwei, you will be safe and sound along the way!"

"Okay! Mr. Hou, I'm asking Mr. Hou to come to Yangzhou here, just to ask if he is willing to get back on his feet?"

When Hou Xun heard the emperor say this, he cursed in his heart: Isn’t this nonsense? Why don’t I do this to get back on me?

He thought so in his heart but could not say that. Hou Xun quickly replied: "The world has been chaotic for a long time. The emperors of the former Ming Dynasty were not the lords of Zhongxing. At that time, Caomin was already cold and wanted to have this life in his hometown in Henan! But now it is different. God blessed the Ming Dynasty, and the heroic lord appeared. Your Majesty's contribution is comparable to that of the Han Dynasty's Guangwu! Therefore, Caomin came immediately after learning that Your Majesty was summoned and was willing to offer this body to Your Majesty!"

Zhu Hongsan likes to talk to such old bureaucrats who know the current affairs the most, because these old guys have seen enough of the ups and downs of the officialdom and have no moral bottom line. As long as they can continue to be an official, it is easy to say anything. Now, when Zhu Hongsan hears Hou Xun's flattery, he said happily: "Okay! I am also a cheerful person, so I won't talk nonsense. I am going to appoint Mr. Hou as the governor of Northern Zhili and also in charge of Shandong. How about it? Can Mr. Hou be willing?"

Hou Xun and Donglin's friends had letters and exchanges. He knew that the official system of the new dynasty was somewhat different from that of the previous dynasty. The governor became a permanent official position and was in charge of the military and people's livelihood of several provinces. He was truly a vassal official with great power and a local emperor.

Hou Xun quickly bowed to thank him: "I am willing to devote myself to Your Majesty!"

Zhu Hongsan was very disgusted with his subordinates saying that he devoted himself to his work. Zhu Hongsan used to be a small bureaucrat. He knew very well what these subordinates thought. He shouted slogans one by one, but few people actually did things.

"Hou Aiqing, I don't have to devote myself to it, nor do I have to die before I die. I just hope that you can benefit the people after taking office! The north has been in chaos for more than 20 years, with large areas of wasteland no one farmed, and local bandits are everywhere, so your governor is very heavy!"

"Please rest assured by your Majesty, but I have two requirements. First, please give me the right to act cheaply, and second, please ask your Majesty to ensure the supply of food in the north!"

China has had a complete judicial management system since the Qin and Han Dynasties, which is no less than Europe and the United States before the Industrial Revolution. The ancient Chinese death penalty review system was established in the Northern Wei Dynasty, established in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and perfected in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has a long history, clear history, rich content, complete system, clear functions, complete systems, and far-reaching influence.

The emperors in ancient China often firmly controlled the decision-making power in death penalty cases in their own hands by adopting the two major models of death penalty review system and death penalty review system. The death penalty review system is for those cases that are intended to be sentenced to death. The death penalty review system means that the emperor must be requested to approve the emperor before the execution of the execution. Only after the order to be reviewed for the death penalty review is issued can the decision be made.

The death penalty in the Ming and Qing dynasties was divided into two forms: immediate execution (immediate execution) and autumn after-Autumn after-Autumn (immediate execution). In all cases of particularly serious nature, such as rebellion, major rebellion, rebellion, murder, and robbery, the serious crimes of robbery must be decided immediately, and the death penalty is generally decided after-Autumn after-Autumn. Both types of death penalty must be reviewed and approved by the central judicial organs and the emperor. For death penalty cases that were decided by the Ming Dynasty established a court trial system for review. The court trial was issued in the second year of Tianshun, and it began to be implemented in the third year, and from then on, "it was always a fixed rule", "after the frost falls every year", and "perfected by all dynasties", so it is said that "the court trial began in the third year of Tianshun", which became a legally enforced annual system for the establishment of a decree and heavy prisoner in Beijing.

The right to review the death penalty in the Ming Dynasty was in the hands of the emperor, that is, the imperial prisons of Xing's troops and Jinyiwei did not have the right to kill people casually in law. However, this is the law, and there are still loopholes in implementation.

Zhu Hongsan was a little hesitant when he heard Hou Xun say this. In the past, in order to give local governors rights, Zhu Hongsan had the right to act cheaply every time he appointed governors. That is, officials below the fourth rank can be executed first and then reported. However, now that most of China has been liberated, it is a bit too much to give governors such rights. After all, all the power of life and death in the country must be held by the emperor.

Zhu Hongsan looked at Hou Xun and finally decided to give him this right. After all, the north has been in chaos for so long, and social order cannot be restored quickly without duplication.

"Okay! I can promise you that you will give you the right to deal with it cheaply, but only targeting bandits, civilians and officials must go through normal judicial procedures!" Zhu Hongsan did not completely relax his power, but only gave Hou Xu half of the rights.

As for the second grain, it is easy to solve. There are large grain-producing areas in the south, and there are also areas like Luzon and Annan, plus potatoes and corn, which have been planted in large areas in Guangdong. Although this kind of thing is not suitable for the eating habits of Chinese people, you can even lick your shit when you don’t eat it. Isn’t it satisfying to eat this kind of thing?

Hou Xun's conditions were met, and the old guy happily went on to take office. Next, Zhu Hongsan had to meet the military generals.

Zhu Hongsan brought four divisions, and all the other troops had already gathered in Yangzhou a few months ago. Of course, the war was not about the number of people. Yangzhou was densely populated, and more than 200,000 troops could be deployed. So Zhu Hongsan decided to divide his troops into three groups, and the cavalry returned to Li Yuanyin and led him to Fengyang in Zhongdu to Xuzhou. The main force of the musketeers of the five divisions was led by Zhao Guodong. He captured the last important city of the Qing Dynasty in southern Zhili, Huai'an, along the canal. Two other divisions were led by Zhao Guoliang, boarded the ship north to North Korea, landed from Jiuliancheng at the mouth of the Yalu River, and collected the Qing Dynasty's hometown Shenyang.

After resting in Yangzhou for three days, Zhu Hongsan immediately took his troops to fight. Outside the North Gate of Yangzhou, Zhu Hongsan asked Li Chengen to read the imperial edict and appointed Li Yuanyin, the prince of Jianning County, as General of Cavalry, and led all 50,000 cavalry to Fengyang. After receiving the edict, Li Yuanyin took his cavalry and rushed to Fengyang along the official road.

There were 50,000 cavalrymen, and there were more than 80,000 horses. The sound of horse hooves as they ran away was like thunder. Zhu Shengduo, the emperor's grandson sitting next to Zhu Hongsan, shouted excitedly: "The cavalry is so majestic!"

Zhu Hongsan touched Zhu Shengduo's head and said, "Child, the cavalry looks majestic, but the era of cavalry has passed, and now is the era of iron and fire!"

Zhu Shengduo didn't understand such profound words, so he turned around and asked, "Grandpa Emperor, does iron and fire mean muskets and cannons?"

"Yes, the boy is good at teaching! I will follow Grandpa Emperor to go to the war later to see the power of the cannons!"

Zhao Guoliang was appointed as the deputy commander of the marching, and took two divisions to board the ship again in Yangzhou, turned back to the Yangtze River, and took a warship to North Korea. This time the commander was Zhao Guodong, and this guy finally surpassed Qian Yong and became the commander, looking proud.

Zhu Hongsan looked at Qian Yong beside him and asked, "How is it? Do you want to go too?"

He didn't want to go, he was a grandson! Qian Yong thought to himself. But Qian Yong knew that he could not lead the troops again, because he was already the number one person in the army, and he was just not sure that he was dead when he made contributions.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Your Majesty's safety is the top priority, so I am willing to be by Your Majesty's side!"

Seeing Qian Yong identifying the current affairs, Zhu Hongsan nodded: "Qian Yong, I am protecting you. After occupying Beijing, you should become the chief general of the army! Take charge of the defense of the capital!"

Qian Yong's current position is the left governor of the Central Army, and the chief governor is Zhu Hongyi, the prince of Wuchang. However, Zhu Hongyi, who was the direct descendant of Zhu Hongsan, did not follow him in this Northern Expedition. Now he has handed over Zhu Hongyi's position as the chief governor to Qian Yong, which also means that Zhu Hongyi was completely thrown out of the core of power by Zhu Hongsan.

After Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, he adopted the Yuan Dynasty's Grand Governor system. However, the Grand Governor's Office was too powerful. While abolishing the prime minister system, in order to prevent excessive concentration of military power, the Grand Governor's Office was also abolished and changed to the Central, Left, Right, Front and Back five armies, which managed the capital and local garrisons respectively.

However, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Governor's Office of the Five Army was completely reduced to a nursing home. One was the loss of the regime, the second was the oppression of the eunuchs and the third was the power of the Ministry of War. In this way, the Governor's Office of the Five Army changed from a central organization that "main the internal and external military affairs" to an institution that was controlled by the Ministry of War simply to execute orders, and its real power was weakened and exhausted.

According to later application, the Governor's Office of the Five Army was roughly equivalent to the war zone of the country. From the map of the Ming Dynasty, with the capital as the center, there are four directions. So it is better to understand the Governor's Office of the Five Army as the capital to manage the army in the country and the nearby army and the army in the four directions of national defense. This division is exactly five places. The front army is equivalent to the south of national defense, the rear army is equivalent to the north. The left army is equivalent to the east of national defense, and the right army is equivalent to the west.

Zhu Hongsan is about to occupy the whole country, so he must also consider the future national military power planning. As a time traveler, Zhu Hongsan naturally follows the example and directly applies the military region system of the later generations to the Governor's Office. That is, the Governor's Office of the Central Army is responsible for the provinces of the Central Plains, the Governor's Office of the Front Army is responsible for the Northern Mongolian tribes and Liaodong, the Governor's Office of the Later Army is responsible for Tibet, Yunnan, Guizhou, Myanmar, and the Indian subcontinent, the Governor's Office of the Left Army is responsible for the northwest provinces and the Western Regions, and the Governor's Office of the Right Army is responsible for the Guangdong, Guangxi and Nanyang countries.
Chapter completed!