The explosion of flames one after another, and the soil and snow dust rose into the air. As the smoke filled the gun, Yue Tuo vaguely saw the flames shot by the muskets.

The smoke of gunpowder that was rising from the sky was quickly blown away by the cold wind and faded, presenting a miserable scene in Yue Tuo's sight.

The ground before the horse was lying everywhere and lying on the ground, the bodies of the Later Jin army were lying everywhere. The dead people were of different shapes and were fuzzy with flesh and blood.

The blood was still hot when it was gushing out, but it soon cooled down on the snow-covered ground, viscous and lost its flow.

The white snow and the black soil were all dazzling and fishy red in the land around the body.

The Ming army's muskets were still spitting out flames. The retreating Jiannu was occasionally hit by lead bullets shot from behind, screaming and falling to the ground.

The injured Jiannu wounded, screaming, some rolling and twisting on the ground, while others struggled and crawling, and they were in great pain.

Yue Tuo looked at the retreating soldiers with a gloomy face. Because of fear and physical exhaustion, many soldiers looked in shock and still fearful.

Looking up at the positions where the Ming army was guarding, several rows of horses frozen on the ground by watering, and the Ming army arrays that were waiting for the battle after the horses were rejected, Yue Tu hesitated.

After being ordered by his father to lead his troops to plagiarize the Ming army's retreat from the sub-island road, Yue Tuo's troops have suffered three similar blockades, one by one, one by one, and one by one, and one by one, more and more people.

Now, Jiannu has launched three attacks and is still unable to break through the Ming army's perseverance, but the casualties have exceeded 1,000.

Bypassing and plagiarism, they are already pursuing rapid concealment. The 6,000 troops led by Yue Tuo did not carry carriages or artillery, and there were very few heavy armored soldiers.

In this narrow area, Jiannu's stalking and shooting had no room to play, and was firmly blocked by the Ming army and could not move forward.

Yue Tuo hesitated and hesitated. He had seen similar situations. When he was reinforced by Manpu and Changcheng with his father, he was blocked by the Ming army layer by layer. The chest wall of the trench was accompanied by muskets, and the sky was thunder was hit, which was very lethal.

Obviously, the Ming army adopted this tactic again. Yue Tuo was almost certain that even if he broke through this blockade, there would be one or several lines of defense behind him.

Continuous attacks and consumption, how many people will be left in the end and how many wounded will be dragged down by the wounded?

Yue Tuo frowned tightly. Thinking of this result, he decided to give up this plagiarism and stop attacking.

This is the trick of the Ming army, which makes you feel hopeful and keep moving forward at a price. But in the end, except for death and injury, there will be no gains at all.

Turning back to look at the reorganization of the troops to launch an attack, Yue Tuo waved his hand and canceled the attack. He called his personal guards again, asking them to return Dai Shan to the Pegasus, and the roundabout plagiarism was frustrated.

Yue Tuo's decision was wise. The Ming army did not give Jiannu such a chance at all.

After Zhang Pan and Kong Youde's two alliance troops repelled Sahalian's troops, they occupied Shihe Post. But only a day later, the troops quietly retreated at night.

From dispatch to retreat, it is not about the size of the battle results or the difficulty of the attack, but about the fixed time.

The plan for this conjunction war was a coordinated operation of Mao Chenglu's former cooperation team to support the war after being revised and approved by the Dongjiang Town headquarters.

The combat time was also determined by Mao Wenlong. No matter what the situation was, it was necessary to retreat to the Luda to ensure that this bridgehead in southern Liaoning was foolproof.

The blockade that Yue Tuo's troops suffered was carried out by Mao Chenglu commanding the front association.

Such an arrangement was obviously beyond Dai Shan's expectations. He personally led the red flag to support Sahalian, but did not leave very quickly, and wanted to buy time for Yue Tuo's detour and let the Ming army stand out further.

But things went against my wishes. I was marching on the road, and I received a report from Sahalian that the Ming army had retreated at night. Immediately afterwards, the messenger sent by Yuetuo arrived, and the plan of the roundabout attack was thwarted.

Dai Shan was confused and sent someone to recall Yue Tuo, and hurriedly urged the army to move forward quickly. After meeting with Sahalian's troops, he pursued the Ming army.

The distance from the brigade attack to Shiheyi was very short. Although Dai Shan led his troops to chase him quickly, it was too late.

It is cold and freezing, so it is quite difficult to build civil fortifications such as trenches and chest walls. There is unexpected storm and heavy snowfall, the effectiveness of the combs will be greatly reduced.

These are two main factors that restricted the Ming army from fighting for a long time. Mao Wenlong also considered the support of other Jiannu troops, such as Huang Taiji and Amin.

In six days, the Zhenghong Banner led by Sahalian and Yuetuo were all failed, with nearly 2,000 casualties. The Dongjiang Army completed the task of restraining and achieved great results.

As Nurhaci led his troops to withdraw from Ningyuan and declared the disastrous defeat of Jiannu's winter offensive, the Ming army once again won an unprecedented victory.

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Although the news that the Donglu launched the re-launch in western Liaoning had long been spread to the capital, the atmosphere was not as tense as the time of the Battle of Guangning.

Perhaps it was the festive festival of the New Year that diluted people's nervous and panic, or perhaps it was the Ming army's repeated victory, which gave people some confidence that the army could defeat the invading enemies.

The Spring Festival was the most grand festival at that time, but in terms of the most lively, it was the Lantern Festival (Lantern Festival).

In terms of the length of the festival, the Shangyuan Festival only lasted one day in the Han Dynasty, changed to three days in the Tang Dynasty, and extended to five days in the Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the lanterns were lit from the eighth day of the lunar month to the night of the 17th day of the first lunar month, and the so-called "Shangyuan Ten Night Lanterns".

Nanjing is the place where golden powder is the most famous for the Qinhuai River. I don’t know if it is a good lamp or a beautiful woman.

The lantern market in Beijing is also very grand in history.

At that time, the Dengshi Market was in the north outside Dong'anmen (now the Dengshikou area). "At that time, merchants from all over the world gathered, with ingenious pearls and stones, silk and silk, and foreign objects from ancient and modern times. There were also many skills and performances, and they were performed on the market. The viewers were intertwined, rubbing their shoulders and backs, making them very lively."

Judging from this description, it is not only a lively lantern market, but also a big market, or a big temple fair. Even women can come out to watch the lanterns and play openly. No wonder the Lantern Festival was once again called "Ancient Valentine's Day".

"The moon rises to the willows, and people make an appointment after dusk." But what if you see it right? Can you still hurry to check in like a modern monkey?

I've made an appointment this year and I may meet again on the Lantern Festival next year. Romance is romantic, but it is full of tests of the sincerity and firmness of the relationship.

"...The villagers have set up somn trees to build sheds, with lanterns hanging around, and the doors are twisted and twisted, and are called the "Yellow River Nine-Curve Lamp". There are often people who are lost for a while when they walk!"

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After Zhu Youxiao finished a memorial, he looked up at Li Chengcheng who was talking wonderfully, and smiled and said, "You remember clearly, and I was so itchy that I wanted to watch it."

The enthusiasm on Li Chengcheng's face slowly disappeared, and he shook his head gently and said, "The emperor's body of a thousand golds should not be used as a white dragon fish, but should not swim in the market."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and knew Li Chengcheng's thoughts, but he didn't say it out loud. He picked up another memorial and opened it and read it carefully.

Li Chengcheng really wanted to go to the fun, but if the emperor went to the lantern market after listening to her description, wouldn’t she be guilty of instigating and bewitching?

What's more, the emperor's identity is so noble and the safety is so important. How can he easily go to that chaotic place with crowded people?

Zhu Youxiao really wanted to go to see the lantern market in the Ming Dynasty, but he was also a little vigilant and would not take risks easily.

Over the past year, he has offended many people and will offend more people in the future. It is not difficult to guess from the articles published in the Ming Forum and the emperor's thinking and actions.

As for the regicide, this great crime that harms the nine clans may not necessarily deter some people's attempts. As long as they think they are doing it perfectly, they will not harm themselves.

Therefore, although Zhu Youxiao has been out of the palace many times, he has taken as safe as possible to prevent and measure. Even in the palace, he has conducted background checks on the palace servants and constantly released those who may have problems out of the palace.

To the outside world, Zhu Youxiao even used factory guards to monitor officials, mainly civil officials. This practice cannot be called a wise ruler in history, but for the sake of its own safety, Zhu Youxiao can do everything he wants.

Li Chengcheng felt uneasy when he saw the emperor not complaining. Seeing that the emperor was concentrating on criticizing the memorials, he did not dare to disturb him rashly for a while, and he felt a little regretful about his description of the lively Lantern Festival of the Shangyuan Festival.

At this time, Wang Tiqian came inside to report that Tao Lang, the Minister of Personnel, was waiting for him to see him outside.

After Zhu Youxiao reviewed the question book, he sat upright and ordered someone to summon Tao Lang to enter the hall.

Tao Lang, who was forty-five, was the youngest in the cabinet. In terms of talent, he, who was once the governor of Denglai, had no less than Yuan Keli's governance capabilities in addition to strategic vision.

Without the foundation he laid in Denglai, Yuan Keli could not achieve results in a short period of time.

Therefore, Zhu You proofreaded that Tao Lang was more reliant on it. Like Sun Chengzong and Li Qiyuan, they were too old and could not use it for a few years even if they wanted to.

"Long live my visit to my emperor, long live, long live!" After Tao Lang entered the palace, he politely bowed.

Zhu Youxiao raised his hand and said, "Don't give me a sanction, I'll give you a seat."

Tao Lang first handed the inscription book in his hand to the palace servant to present it to the imperial court before sitting down respectfully on the embroidery pier.

"The official's transformation into an official" is not a big cake painted by Zhu Youxiao, but a reform plan that must be implemented quickly. As the Minister of Personnel, Tao Lang must first come up with specific regulations according to the emperor's wishes and promulgated and implemented them.

Zhu Youxiao took over the question book, opened it and read it carefully, pondered for a while, and said, "It's good overall, and the details need to be pondered again. For example, the harm of ceremonial politics is most likely to be exposed to the lower and lower levels. Even if it is inevitable and difficult to eliminate, there must be some warning and punishment measures."

The so-called "politics of literature" is equivalent to the later generations of documentary politics, and has many disadvantages. Because many political tricks (literature and law) are all given to the clerks and officials, and if they are not done well, the impact and results should be quite serious?

To give a simple example, "There is excusable love, but the guilt is indestructible" and "There is indestructible sin, but the emotion is indestructible". Although it is just a reversal of the order, the meaning to be expressed is very different.

For example, in "Water Margin", Wu Song killed Ximen Qing, and the clerk in the yamen moved his pen and changed it to "fight and kill", which made the serious crime lighter, and Wu Song was able to save his life and be sent to the distant place.

Zhu Youxiao also knew that "playing with words" is a specialty for some civil servants and clerks, and it is unlikely to eliminate them. But just like corruption cannot be eliminated, can we not enact relevant punishment laws?

Tao Lang first understood the emperor's meaning, and then hesitated and asked: "Long live, I am a little worried. If the system of officials being transferred to officials is introduced, will the right path for the imperial examination be affected and will the world's dissatisfaction?"

Zhu Youxiao shook his head and said, "As long as the number of officials in the imperial examination remains unchanged, I don't think it will be. Tao Qing doesn't have to worry about too many officials, which will lead to insufficient finances. As long as you are talented officials and give them a way out, it will be beneficial or harmful to the country."

There were many dynasties in history who had problems of one kind or another. But in the Ming Dynasty, at least at this stage, there might be redundant officials, but they would never be at the grassroots level.

After an official becomes an official, he will naturally have to enjoy the treatment of an official. What kind of salary and pension will cost a lot of money.

But Zhu Youxiao has different perspectives on the problem, so the means of making money are naturally one of his confidence.

If an official is honest and self-righteous after he is transferred, he will put away those tricks of secretly interfering and using power for personal gain. The increase in the national fiscal revenue should be enough to resist the improvement of the treatment given by the court after the official is transferred.

You should know that the work that clerks have to handle includes selection, punishment, financial responsibilities, ceremonies, human lives, prisons and projects. Political affairs are almost just these seven items.

The selection of responsibilities can be fast or slow, the punishment can be light or heavy, the wealth can be infringed or transformed, the ceremony can be ceremonials can be expelled, the life can be exported or incoming, the lawsuits can be large or small, and the project can be increased or reduced.

There are many ways here, and the clerks are all professionals and specialists. They can do more opportunities to erode national interests and exploit the people.

"Official administration, official administration, and the world governs." Zhu Youxiao emphasized the importance of the introduction of this system. "Those who are at the grassroots level and directly deal with the people are clerks. Without a future and a way out, how can they be self-righteous? How can they not feed their own pockets and serve the country and the people?"

Tao Lang thought for a while, bowed and said, "I am stupid, thank you for the holy words."

To improve the treatment of officials and give them room and possibility of promotion is to make officials motivated and cherish their future.

At the same time, supervision is also indispensable. On the one hand, it is to work hard to seek promotion, and on the other hand, it is to violate the law and discipline and be severely punished. Just think about it!

As for the reporting system and the policies of publicizing property, Zhu Youxiao will also implement them step by step. He still has many ways to deal with corrupt officials.

Tao Lang got up and took a break, went back to make details, and then submitted the report. The emperor was very concerned about this matter, and he did not dare to slacken off.

Zhu Youxiao read Tao Langxian's question book again and sighed softly.

Not only the grassroots, but also the secretary's copywriting and copywriting of the six ministries, but they are also clerks. They are stronger than the grassroots clerks, but they also face the difficulties of narrow ways out and difficult to be promoted.

The number of grassroots officials is neither too professional nor too strong, and they have to rely on clerks to handle practical matters. This is a fact that is difficult to change for a period of time.
Chapter completed!